(2023-04-18). Seven Members Of Congress Take A Stand For Assange. popularresistance.org April 11 – Four years ago today, six men dragged Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London into a van, where he was carted off to Belmarsh Prison, where he remains, fighting extradition to the U.S. On April 11, 2019, after seven years holed up in the embassy, Ecuador rescinded Assange's citizenship and turned him over to British authorities. The final extrication from the embassy followed years of CIA plotting against Assange, going so far as to draw up "options" for how to assassinate him and contracting with the security company charged with surveilling the Ecuadorian embassy. | The date marks near…
(2023-04-18). Wednesday 5/3: On World Press Freedom Day: A Day Of Action To Free Assange/ Mumia & Against Censorship. indybay.org KQED Television | 2601 Mariposa St. | San Francisco…
(2023-04-17). Julian Assange, WikiLeaks & War Crimes | Peter Mertens Meets Stella Assange. scheerpost.com 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…
(2023-04-17). Sudan's "Deep State" War Could Have Far-Reaching Geostrategic Consequences If It Continues. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-18). George Carlin and the American Dream. scheerpost.com 
By SP Staff Last week's Scheer Intelligence podcast featured a headline inspired by the late comedian George Carlin. The headline serves as an excuse to revisit his 2005 HBO special "Life is Worth Losing," where Carlin includes one of his most iconic bits critiquing America's consumerism, education, politics and the myth of the American Dream. …
(2023-04-18). The Heat: U.S. Intelligence Leaks. america.cgtn.com 
Washington is trying to contain another national security breach. Why were the documents leaked? And, what happens next? The U.S. government is dealing with the fallout of yet another major leak of classified papers. Among the revelations: U.S. skepticism about Ukraine's military abilities in the …
(2023-04-18). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — April 18, 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…
(2023-04-17). The Leaking Republic: The Pentagon's Take on Information Security. dissidentvoice.org For years, US intelligence officials could hold their allies, notably the British, in contempt for leaking like sinking vessels and harbouring such espionage luminaries as the Cambridge Five. The whirligig of time has returned the favour with the latest leak from the US Department of Defense. They pose a question pregnant with relevance: Do Washington's …
(2023-04-17). Military Situation In Iraq On April 17, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 16, the US reportedly shot down an unidentified quadcopter over the Baghdad airport; | On April 16, the PMU's 30th Brigade arrested an ISIS terrorists in Nineveh province; | On April 16, the PMU's 52nd Brigade started a security operation in the eastern areas of Salah al-Din province against the ISIS elements; | A delegation from Iran's Ministry of Intelligence reportedly visited the Iraqi Kurdistan region late last week to follow up on the Iran-Iraq security agr…
(2023-04-17). Who Is Jack Teixeira, the Man Arrested over Pentagon Files Leak? transcend.org 13 Apr 2023 – Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old air national guardsman suspect in the leak of classified intelligence documents is youthful looking, like his teenage friends in the online group where the documents were leaked. Today the FBI arrested Teixeira and were searching his home.
(2023-04-17). Elon Musk: The US Government, Intelligence Agencies Had Access To Twitter Backdoor, Ability To Spy On Direct Messages. moguldom.com Twitter CEO Elon Musk said it blew his mind to learn that the U.S. government had "full access" to read direct, private messages sent through the social network before he took over. The previous Twitter management had ties to government agencies which demanded that certain content be flagged or banned, Musk said in an excerpt …
(2023-04-17). Weekly Round-Up: NHS strikes, Sudan in crisis, and US intelligence leaks. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news The NHS faced further strike action this week, with 47,000 junior doctors participating in a four-day walkout. The Health Secretary, Steve Barclay, has said the British Medical Association's (BMA) demand for a pay restoration to 2008 levels is 'unreasonable'. Negotiations have stalled over the effective 35% pay rise demand. Meanwhile, on Friday the …
(2023-04-17). Video shows Ukrainian special ops forces using U.S. Black Hawks. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 17, 2023 Ukraine's special forces confirm using US Black Hawk helicopter: report Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) has confirmed that its special forces are using a US Black Hawk multirole helicopter…. HUR published a video showing its special forces soldiers training on the UH-60A Black Hawk machine on Sunday, the defence24.pl website reported. …
(2023-04-17). US Hit by 'Worst Leak of Secret Documents since Edward Snowden'. transcend.org 10 Apr 2023 – More than 100 classified items relating to Ukraine, China, the Middle East, the Pacific and terrorism published on social media.
(2023-04-17). Leaked Document Reveals the US Spying on the UN Secretary-General. news.antiwar.com Classified documents allegedly leaked by Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira have revealed that the US is closely spying on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and is not happy with his engagement with Moscow. Several documents detail Guterres' communications, including one that accuses him of "undermining" efforts to take action against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. …
(2023-04-17). Israel Protests and UK Spying on Palestinian Refugees, with Asa Winstanley. mintpressnews.com Asa Winstanley joins Lowkey to discuss the ongoing protests in Israel, UK Spying on Palestinian Refugees and his new book, "Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Took Down Jeremy Corbyn."
(2023-04-18). Peru's Coup-plotting Congress Has 6% Approval, 91% Disapproval. popularresistance.org A study by a leading polling firm in Peru found that the country's coup-plotting congress has an approval rating of just 6%, with a staggering 91% disapproval. | The South American nation's unelected president, Dina Boluarte, has the approval of just 15% of Peruvians, with 78% disapproval. | In December 2022, Peru's democratically elected leftist President Pedro Castillo was overthrown in a congressional coup. The military arrested him, and he was sentenced to 18 months in prison, without due process. | The US ambassador in Peru, Lisa Kenna, is a CIA veteran who strongly supported the coup against Castillo, and h…
(2023-04-17). TikTok: Chinese "Trojan Horse" is Run by U.S. State Department Officials. libya360.wordpress.com Alan Macleod Amid a national hysteria claiming the popular video-sharing app is a Chinese Trojan Horse, a MintPress News investigation has found dozens of ex-U.S. State Department officials working in key positions at TikTok. Many more individuals with backgrounds in the FBI, CIA and other departments of the national security state also hold influential posts at the…
(2023-04-18). Volunteers And Victims Of US Border Patrol Violence Demand Justice. popularresistance.org Hundreds of people die every year at the hands of US Border Patrol agents, either from being beaten, shot, car chases or being left stranded in the desert, simply for exercising their right to move. A US Supreme Court decision, Hernandez Vs Mesa, in February 2020 granted the US Border Patrol the ability to murder people on the Mexican side of the border without being held accountable. Clearing the FOG spoke with four women from the Border Patrol Victims Network – Ana Maria Vasquez and Tracye Peterson, who are volunteers, Marisol Garcia Alcantara, who was shot by border agents, and Yanelis Laurencia, whose 23-year…
(2023-04-18). Merrick Garland and Dick Durbin under pressure to act on SCOTUS scandal. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—More revelations about the corporate and right-wing ties of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, his lobbyist wife Ginni Thomas and his failure for almost two decades to disclose even minimal information about both have raised pressure on Attorney General Merrick Garland to name a special counsel and act in the case and on Senate Democratic …
(2023-04-17). Israel Protests and UK Spying on Palestinian Refugees, with Asa Winstanley. mintpressnews.com Asa Winstanley joins Lowkey to discuss the ongoing protests in Israel, UK Spying on Palestinian Refugees and his new book, "Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Took Down Jeremy Corbyn."
(2023-04-18). Peru's Coup-plotting Congress Has 6% Approval, 91% Disapproval. popularresistance.org A study by a leading polling firm in Peru found that the country's coup-plotting congress has an approval rating of just 6%, with a staggering 91% disapproval. | The South American nation's unelected president, Dina Boluarte, has the approval of just 15% of Peruvians, with 78% disapproval. | In December 2022, Peru's democratically elected leftist President Pedro Castillo was overthrown in a congressional coup. The military arrested him, and he was sentenced to 18 months in prison, without due process. | The US ambassador in Peru, Lisa Kenna, is a CIA veteran who strongly supported the coup against Castillo, and h…
(2023-04-17). TikTok: Chinese "Trojan Horse" is Run by U.S. State Department Officials. libya360.wordpress.com Alan Macleod Amid a national hysteria claiming the popular video-sharing app is a Chinese Trojan Horse, a MintPress News investigation has found dozens of ex-U.S. State Department officials working in key positions at TikTok. Many more individuals with backgrounds in the FBI, CIA and other departments of the national security state also hold influential posts at the…
(2023-04-18). Volunteers And Victims Of US Border Patrol Violence Demand Justice. popularresistance.org Hundreds of people die every year at the hands of US Border Patrol agents, either from being beaten, shot, car chases or being left stranded in the desert, simply for exercising their right to move. A US Supreme Court decision, Hernandez Vs Mesa, in February 2020 granted the US Border Patrol the ability to murder people on the Mexican side of the border without being held accountable. Clearing the FOG spoke with four women from the Border Patrol Victims Network – Ana Maria Vasquez and Tracye Peterson, who are volunteers, Marisol Garcia Alcantara, who was shot by border agents, and Yanelis Laurencia, whose 23-year…
(2023-04-18). Merrick Garland and Dick Durbin under pressure to act on SCOTUS scandal. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—More revelations about the corporate and right-wing ties of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, his lobbyist wife Ginni Thomas and his failure for almost two decades to disclose even minimal information about both have raised pressure on Attorney General Merrick Garland to name a special counsel and act in the case and on Senate Democratic …
(2023-04-17). Clarence Thomas proves it's time for Supreme Court term limits. nationofchange.org If justices can be bought by billionaires, lifetime terms only enable corruption rather than protect the U.S. Supreme Court from undue influence.
(2023-04-17). Canadian Hero, Former Ontario MPP and Whistleblower Randy Hillier. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-17). Loyola University New Orleans Punishes Student Reporter For Engaging In Journalism. thedissenter.org 
The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and A student journalist at Loyola University New Orleans lost her appeal and faces sanctions for reporting on a student who was arrested and charged with stalking. | Kloe Witt is a freshman. She was working on a story for the university newspaper called The Maroon, and the story was