Daily Archives: April 12, 2023

2023-04-12: News Headlines

Staff (2023-04-12). Headlines for April 12, 2023. democracynow.org Kentucky and Tennessee Officials, Incl. GOP Gov., Call for More Gun Control After Mass Shootings, EPA Moves to Accelerate Transition to All-Electric Vehicles, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Sues Jim Jordan for "Brazen and Unconstitutional Attack" on His Office, U.N. Staff in Afghanistan Unable to Go to Work Due to Taliban Ban on Working Women, IDF Kill 2 More Palestinians in West Bank as Israel Bars Jews from Al-Aqsa for Rest of Ramadan, U.K. Doctors Continue Strike Actions, Say They Are at Breaking Point, Rep. Tlaib and Other Progressives Call on DOJ to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange, Democratic Gover…

Anish R M (2023-04-11). Assange completes four years in UK jail, struggle against US extradition continues. peoplesdispatch.org The Wikileaks founder has spent four years in a high-security prison without a conviction or a charge, fighting a prolonged extradition process. Meanwhile, his supporters have shown no signs of easing the struggle for his release…

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-11). House Democrats Urge Biden to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange. news.antiwar.com A group of House Democrats sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the Biden administration to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing up to 175 years in prison for exposing US war crimes if extradited to the US and convicted. The letter was led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib …

Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-11). Politicians In UK, Australia, Brazil, and Mexico Demand US Drop Charges Against Assange On Fourth Anniversary Of His Arrest. thedissenter.org The following article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and Elected politicians in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and the United Kingdom signed on to letters to United States Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding that the Justice Department drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | A letter of opposition signed by four members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including Representative Rashida Tlaib, who initiated the letter, w…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-11). Julian Assange, WikiLeaks & war crimes | Peter Mertens meets Stella Assange. peoplesdispatch.org Peter Mertens of the Workers' Party of Belgium spoke to Stella Assange ahead of the four year anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of Julian Assange…

WSWS (2023-04-11). Four years since the arrest and imprisonment of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. wsws.org Assange has spent almost a third of his adult life in detention, for the "crime" of exposing illegal wars, diplomatic conspiracies and mass surveillance.

Staff (2023-04-12). Headlines for April 12, 2023. democracynow.org Kentucky and Tennessee Officials, Incl. GOP Gov., Call for More Gun Control After Mass Shootings, EPA Moves to Accelerate Transition to All-Electric Vehicles, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Sues Jim Jordan for "Brazen and Unconstitutional Attack" on His Office, U.N. Staff in Afghanistan Unable to Go to Work Due to Taliban Ban on Working Women, IDF Kill 2 More Palestinians in West Bank as Israel Bars Jews from Al-Aqsa for Rest of Ramadan, U.K. Doctors Continue Strike Actions, Say They Are at Breaking Point, Rep. Tlaib and Other Progressives Call on DOJ to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange, Democratic Gover…

Anish R M (2023-04-11). Assange completes four years in UK jail, struggle against US extradition continues. peoplesdispatch.org The Wikileaks founder has spent four years in a high-security prison without a conviction or a charge, fighting a prolonged extradition process. Meanwhile, his supporters have shown no signs of easing the struggle for his release…

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-11). House Democrats Urge Biden to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange. news.antiwar.com A group of House Democrats sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the Biden administration to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing up to 175 years in prison for exposing US war crimes if extradited to the US and convicted. The letter was led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib …

Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-11). Politicians In UK, Australia, Brazil, and Mexico Demand US Drop Charges Against Assange On Fourth Anniversary Of His Arrest. thedissenter.org The following article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and Elected politicians in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and the United Kingdom signed on to letters to United States Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding that the Justice Department drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | A letter of opposition signed by four members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including Representative Rashida Tlaib, who initiated the letter, w…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-11). Julian Assange, WikiLeaks & war crimes | Peter Mertens meets Stella Assange. peoplesdispatch.org Peter Mertens of the Workers' Party of Belgium spoke to Stella Assange ahead of the four year anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of Julian Assange…

WSWS (2023-04-11). Four years since the arrest and imprisonment of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. wsws.org Assange has spent almost a third of his adult life in detention, for the "crime" of exposing illegal wars, diplomatic conspiracies and mass surveillance.

WSWS (2023-04-11). Four years since the arrest of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. wsws.org Assange has spent almost a third of his adult life behind bars, for the "crime" of exposing illegal wars, diplomatic conspiracies and mass surveillance.

ecns.cn (2023-04-12). Alibaba jumps on AI chatbot bandwagon. ecns.cn Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Tuesday unveiled its artificial intelligence-powered large language model — Tongyi Qianwen — which it plans to integrate into all of its applicable businesses, joining the chatbot race to offer a potential rival to ChatGPT.

ecns.cn (2023-04-12). China launches draft regulation for AI-generated content to nurture industry, ensure fair competition amid ChatGPT frenzy. ecns.cn China's cyberspace authority issued a content regulation draft for artificial intelligence (AI) on Tuesday, voicing clear support for innovation, promotion and application in AI algorithms and frameworks.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-12). Artificial intelligence creates opportunities to close health care, workplace equity gaps. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and platform models are increasingly driving everyone's day-to-day experiences, including how people receive health care. However, those experiences are not always the same for everyone. April is Minority Health Awareness Month, a national observance to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups. At Mayo Clinic, experts are looking at the ways AI and digital tools can and are shaping the future…

Staff (2023-04-12). Leaked Pentagon Docs Show U.S. & U.K. Special Forces Already in Ukraine as War Heads to Stalemate. democracynow.org We look more at what recently leaked Pentagon documents reveal about the war in Ukraine, and U.S. spying on both its adversaries and its allies, including Israel. In Part 2 of our interview with James Bamford, the longtime investigative journalist discusses how the leaks challenge the corporate media's portrayal of the war in Ukraine, and more. Bamford's latest book is Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence.

WSWS (2023-04-12). Leaked Pentagon documents expose role of British imperialism in provocations and war against Russia. wsws.org The leaked intelligence documents also confirm that UK Special Forces troops are operating on the ground, in the Ukrainian war zone.

Amy Goodman (2023-04-11). Leaked Pentagon Documents Reveal Global Reach of US Espionage. truthout.org The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into a recent leak of highly classified Pentagon intelligence documents revealing secrets about the war in Ukraine, as well as details about the U.S. spying on a number of its adversaries, as well as its allies, including Israel and South Korea. We discuss the documents, the agencies they come from, how and where they were released… |

Ann Brown (2023-04-11). Lies, Spies, And More Lies: 7 Things To Know About Leaked Top Secret Docs From US Intelligence. moguldom.com In the spy game, all's fair in love and war. Top U.S. intelligence documents that have reportedly been leaked are proof. What appear to be classified U.S. intelligence documents, some of which are top secret, have been circulating on the internet. Many of the documents concern Russia's war in Ukraine and images of the alleged …

ecns.cn (2023-04-11). CCIA releases review sorting out U.S. global cyberattacks. ecns.cn The China Cybersecurity Industry Alliance (CCIA) released the Review of Cyberattacks from US Intelligence Agencies- Based on Global Cybersecurity Communities' Analyses on Tuesday, systematically sorting out the cyber attack activities conducted by U.S. intelligence agencies against various countries around the world.

Staff (2023-04-11). "Spyfail" Author James Bamford: What Leaked Pentagon Docs Show About Ukraine War, U.S. Spying on Allies. democracynow.org The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into a recent leak of highly classified Pentagon intelligence documents revealing secrets about the war in Ukraine, as well as details about the U.S. spying on a number of its adversaries, as well as its allies, including Israel and South Korea. We discuss the documents, the agencies they come from, how and where they were released, and more with investigative journalist James Bamford, whose latest book is Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence.

Anonymous765 (2023-04-11). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — April 11, 2023. southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…

ecns.cn (2023-04-11). China's AI system advances global medium-range weather forecasts. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have developed an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) weather forecast system, pushing global medium-range weather forecasts beyond 10 days.

Mark Gruenberg (2023-04-12). DA Bragg sues Jim Jordan over Trump case interference. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK— Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who indicted Trump on 34 felony counts, has sued a top Trump devotee, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, for his attempts to sabotage the DA's probe by threatening to subpoena all evidence and work papers. Bragg, who some are calling the "Anti-Mueller" because of his sharp …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-12). Leaks Showing US Spied on South Korea Spark Outrage in Seoul. news.antiwar.com Pentagon documents that surfaced online that revealed the US was spying on South Korean officials have sparked outrage from opposition lawmakers in Seoul while the government of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is downplaying the leaks. According to The Wall Street Journal, the documents show the contents of a conversation between two of Yoon's top …

kwjorinoco (2023-04-11). What We Know About Leaked Documents Concerning US Role in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Since last week, the media spotlight has been scrutinizing a series of classified Pentagon and US special agency documents which contain details on Ukraine and Western arms aid to Kiev and reveal information about Washington's spying activities targeting Israel and South Korea, among other countries. | The leak, which came as Kiev prepares to carry out a counteroffensive in the conflict against Russia, has already caused both the Pentagon and the US Department of Justice to launch investigations in order to estimate the potential repercussions. | What are the documents about? | The uncovered materials, reportedly…

Seymour Hersh (2023-04-11). El barco fantasma Nord Stream. globalizacion.ca La CIA ha proporcionado historias falsas para mantener al mundo centrado en cualquier posible sospechoso menos el más lógico: Biden. | La Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA, por sus siglas en inglés) de Estados Unidos lleva a cabo constantemente operaciones encubiertas…

Sarah Taitz (2023-04-11). Five Things to Know About NSA Mass Surveillance and the Coming Fight in Congress. aclu.org One of the most sweeping surveillance statutes ever enacted by Congress is set to expire at the end of this year — creating an important opportunity to rein in America's sprawling surveillance state. |

Fight Back (2023-04-12). A people's mandate: Milwaukee County overwhelmingly demands an end to state abortion ban. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On April 4, activists with Reproductive Justice Action – Milwaukee (RJAM) celebrated the end of the Wisconsin spring election. Many organizations poured energy into the extremely important State Supreme Court election, which had reproductive rights, workers' rights, and fair electoral maps taking center stage. RJAM focused on getting voters to the polls by encouraging Milwaukee people to vote in favor of an advisory referendum, polling Milwaukee County's opinion on overturning the state's 1849 abortion ban. | RJAM was able to win this advisory referendum after picketing county supervisor…

Editor (2023-04-11). The "Powell Memo" and the Supreme Court: A counteroffensive against the many. mronline.org By the early 1970s, the global revolutionary tide of socialist and national liberation struggles was at its apex, and the tide was washing over the U.S., with expanding and increasingly militant social movements and political organizations.

Editor (2023-04-11). Ralph Nader: Some of Trump's Brazen Violations of the Laws Moving to the Courts. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader If there was a giant composite lawsuit against Donald J. Trump, for his over forty years of recurring criminal and civil violations, (while a corporate boss and politician) the only recourse for his lawyers would be to plead the insanity defense. Until this week, in a New York State Supreme Court based …

Maddie Dery (2023-04-11). Abortion pill: Far-right judge bans access, other ruling lifts restrictions — is medication abortion headed to Supreme Court? liberationnews.org We need a militant women's movement in the streets if we are to defend the right to abortion care as a human right.

Sharon Zhang (2023-04-11). Senate Democrats Will Hold Hearing on Supreme Court Ethics Amid Thomas Scandal. truthout.org Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are planning to hold a hearing on the "ethical standards" of the Supreme Court in the midst of a major scandal surrounding Justice Clarence Thomas. The group, led by Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), announced the hearing in a letter sent to Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday, saying that the recent report on Thomas shows behavior… |

Martin Edwin Andersen (2023-04-12). The 1st Amendment, Defense Security Cooperation Agency & the Henry A. Kissinger Connection. indybay.org Attached please find the article, "Kissinger's Culpability," published this month in The Progressive magazine. The story admirably fleshes out the already decorated U.S. federal national security and human rights whistleblower's arguably most important disclosures regarding a far-right and/or neo-Nazi cabal and a systemic pattern of self-protecting reprisal running through National Defense University (NDU) and Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) decisions against an already decorated national security whistleblower; efforts sustained by collaborationist kapos of the U.S. Merit System Protection Board (MSPB…

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