Monthly Archives: April 2023

2023-04-28: News Headlines

Editor (2023-04-27). Joe Lauria: State Dept. & Senate Leaders Troll Assange. scheerpost.com Increasing pressure is being brought by politicians and the public on the DOJ to drop the charges against Julian Assange. Despite some progress, the political obstacles are formidable.

_____ (2023-04-27). Is It Time for Unemployed Tucker Carlson to Enter the U.S. Political Fray? strategic-culture.org Tragic as that may be for his legion of listeners, Carlson now has a chance to not only question America, but to change it. | This week, Fox News axed without warning or explanation its highest-rated talk show host, Tucker Carlson. Tragic as that may be for his legion of listeners, Carlson now has a chance to not only question America, but to change it. | It looks as though the establishment — the Deep State, the Swamp, the Nursing Home for Octogenarian Ice Cream Lovers, call it what you will — has finally found a way to eliminate Tucker Carlson and his heretical views once and for all. | Just days af…

Vijay Prashad (2023-04-28). You Are Reading This Thanks to Semiconductors. dissidentvoice.org Koga Harue (Japan), Umi ('The Sea'), 1929. On 7 October 2022, the United States government implemented export controls in an effort to hinder the development of China's semiconductor industry. An expert on the subject told the Financial Times, 'The whole point of the policy is to kneecap China's AI [Artificial Intelligence] and HPC [High Performance …

channelnewsasia (2023-04-28). EU lawmakers committee reaches deal on artificial intelligence act. channelnewsasia.com

Anonymous103 (2023-04-27). Anxiety as Socialism: AI Moratorium Fantasies. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Rumours and streaks of hysteria are running rife about what such artificial intelligence (AI) systems as ChatGPT are meant to do. Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy recently showed himself to be

Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-28). Unauthorized Disclosure: Subscriber Show For April 28. thedissenter.org In this episode for "Unauthorized Disclosure" subscribers, Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola discuss a report on the US military industrial-complex…

Editor (2023-04-27). Joe Lauria: State Dept. & Senate Leaders Troll Assange. scheerpost.com Increasing pressure is being brought by politicians and the public on the DOJ to drop the charges against Julian Assange. Despite some progress, the political obstacles are formidable.

_____ (2023-04-27). Is It Time for Unemployed Tucker Carlson to Enter the U.S. Political Fray? strategic-culture.org Tragic as that may be for his legion of listeners, Carlson now has a chance to not only question America, but to change it. | This week, Fox News axed without warning or explanation its highest-rated talk show host, Tucker Carlson. Tragic as that may be for his legion of listeners, Carlson now has a chance to not only question America, but to change it. | It looks as though the establishment — the Deep State, the Swamp, the Nursing Home for Octogenarian Ice Cream Lovers, call it what you will — has finally found a way to eliminate Tucker Carlson and his heretical views once and for all. | Just days af…

Vijay Prashad (2023-04-28). You Are Reading This Thanks to Semiconductors. dissidentvoice.org Koga Harue (Japan), Umi ('The Sea'), 1929. On 7 October 2022, the United States government implemented export controls in an effort to hinder the development of China's semiconductor industry. An expert on the subject told the Financial Times, 'The whole point of the policy is to kneecap China's AI [Artificial Intelligence] and HPC [High Performance …

channelnewsasia (2023-04-28). EU lawmakers committee reaches deal on artificial intelligence act. channelnewsasia.com

Anonymous103 (2023-04-27). Anxiety as Socialism: AI Moratorium Fantasies. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Rumours and streaks of hysteria are running rife about what such artificial intelligence (AI) systems as ChatGPT are meant to do. Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy recently showed himself to be

Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-28). Unauthorized Disclosure: Subscriber Show For April 28. thedissenter.org In this episode for "Unauthorized Disclosure" subscribers, Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola discuss a report on the US military industrial-complex…

Editor (2023-04-28). Bombshell Filing: 9/11 Hijackers Were CIA Recruits. scheerpost.com By Kit Klarenberg / A newly-released Obtained by SpyTalk, the filing is a 21-page declaration by Don Canestraro, a lead investi…

LEPAIO (2023-04-28). Saturday 4/29: Panel On The CIA AFL-CIO Murderous Attack On Mexico City Ford Assembly Worker In 1980. indybay.org Join us on Zoom with Spanish Text Narration | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpf-yvpzwtHtUuLoNGYKEWxySYgK5gLnOr

teleSUR (2023-04-28). Venezuela To Seize Assets Obtained by Corruption. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the National Assembly (AN) unanimously approved the Asset Forfeiture Act (AFA), which allows Venezuelan authorities to confiscate assets obtained by corruption and use them to finance social programs, infrastructure or public services. | RELATED: | The AN President Jorge Rodriguez, who congratulated the speed with which lawmakers approved the AFA, sent the new norm to the Supreme Court's Constitutiona…

krish-rad_ind (2023-04-28). Supreme Court Denies Big Oil Push To Move Lawsuits Away From States. popularresistance.org

Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-27). The Myth Of Daniel Ellsberg As The 'Good Leaker'. thedissenter.org The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and Even as Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg closes in on the end of an incredible and impactful life, the Washington Post and the pundit class still cannot resist using Ellsberg as a prop to misleadingly assert that he is history's best example of a "Good Leaker." | Devlin Barrett, a national security correspondent who covers the FBI and the United States Justice Department for…

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2023-04-27: News Headlines

Editor (2023-04-27). Joe Lauria: State Dept. & Senate Leaders Troll Assange. scheerpost.com Increasing pressure is being brought by politicians and the public on the DOJ to drop the charges against Julian Assange. Despite some progress, the political obstacles are formidable.

_____ (2023-04-27). Is It Time for Unemployed Tucker Carlson to Enter the U.S. Political Fray? strategic-culture.org Tragic as that may be for his legion of listeners, Carlson now has a chance to not only question America, but to change it. | This week, Fox News axed without warning or explanation its highest-rated talk show host, Tucker Carlson. Tragic as that may be for his legion of listeners, Carlson now has a chance to not only question America, but to change it. | It looks as though the establishment — the Deep State, the Swamp, the Nursing Home for Octogenarian Ice Cream Lovers, call it what you will — has finally found a way to eliminate Tucker Carlson and his heretical views once and for all. | Just days af…

channelnewsasia (2023-04-28). EU lawmakers committee reaches deal on artificial intelligence act. channelnewsasia.com

Anonymous669 (2023-04-27). Shadowy Pro-Iran Group Warns Of Nearing Israeli Attack Through Iraqi Airspace. southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | Israel is planning a surprise attack against Iran and its allies in the Middle East, a shadowy Iraqi armed group warned on April 27. | The group, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf, said in a statement that the attack will be carried out by the Israeli Air Force, adding that the United States will help Tel Aviv repel any response by the Axis of Resistance. | Senior intelligence officers from Israel, the U.S. and…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-27). Turkey's Baykar Unveils Cruise Missile With AI Capabilities (Video). southfront.org Baykar's Kemanke≈ü, screengrab. By Baykar Defense (@BaykarTech on Twitter. | On April 27, Turkey's drone manufacturer Baykar Defense unveiled a precision-guided munition with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, dubbed Kemanke≈ü [Turkish for Archer]. | The munition, which Baykar Chairman of the Board of Directors Selàßuk Bayraktar referred to as a "mini cruise missile, was showcased on the sideline of the Teknofest 2023 exhibition in the Turkish ci…

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-26). Taiwan Now Has 'Real Time' Intelligence Sharing Link With Five Eyes. news.antiwar.com A Taiwanese national security official said Wednesday that the island now has a "real time" intelligence-sharing link with the Five Eyes, the Western intelligence alliance that includes the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Britain. Tsai Ming-yen, the director-general of Taiwan's National Security Bureau, made the comments during a legislative hearing. Tsai confirmed that Taiwan …

Kit Klarenberg (2023-04-26). Bombshell Filing: 9/11 Hijackers Were CIA Recruits. orinocotribune.com By Kit Klarenberg — April 18, 2023 | At least two 9/11 hijackers had been recruited into a joint CIA-Saudi intelligence operation that was covered up at the highest level, according to an explosive new court filing. | A newly-released

Kit Klarenberg (2023-04-26). Did Bellingcat get Ukrainian forces killed? thegrayzone.com Christo Grozev of Bellingcat gained a front row seat to a bungled Ukrainian intelligence operation that left a friendly airfield destroyed and soldiers dead. His narrative about his role in the plot is filled with holes. Criminal charges of treason and abuse of power have been leveled against an unspecified number of Ukrainian servicemen by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). In a bizarre plot to seize Russian aircraft and transfer the planes to Ukraine, the accused soldiers disclosed sensitive …

LEPAIO (2023-04-27). Saturday 4/29: Panel On The CIA AFL-CIO Murderous Attack On Mexico City Ford Assembly Worker In 1980. indybay.org Join us on Zoom with Spanish Text Narration | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpf-yvpzwtHtUuLoNGYKEWxySYgK5gLnOr

LEPAIO (2023-04-27). Panel On The CIA AFL-CIO Murderous Attack On Mexico City Ford Assembly Worker In 1980. indybay.org There will be a panel on the CIA AFL-CIO attack on Mexico City Ford Assembly workers on January 8, 1980. It injured many workers and killed one auto worker. It has been covered up by the AFL-CIO and UAW leadership since it took place.

Staff (2023-04-27). The Monroe Doctrine, Revisited: How 200 Years of U.S. Policy Have Helped to Destabilize the Americas. democracynow.org This weekend, Democracy Now! co-host Juan González gives the opening plenary at American University's one-day conference, "Burying 200 Years of the U.S. Monroe Doctrine," marking 200 years since the Monroe Doctrine, the foreign policy directive from President James Monroe that effectively declared all of Latin America a U.S. sphere of influence. For the past two centuries, the Monroe Doctrine has been repeatedly used to justify scores of invasions, interventions and CIA regime changes in the Americas. On today's show, we speak to two other conference guests, CodePink's Medea Benjamin…

SAM (2023-04-27). The Supreme Court Needs Term Limits. progressivehub.net SONALI KOLHATKAR | OTHERWORDS…

Julia Conley (2023-04-26). Oklahoma Woman's Experience Illustrates What Abortion Bans Really Look Like. truthout.org Mounting news reports since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year have detailed the experiences of pregnant people who have been denied lifesaving abortion care, and in the case of one woman in Oklahoma last month, the state's abortion ban effectively barred her from receiving cancer treatment. Jaci Statton, a 25-year-old mother of three, experienced heavy bleeding in February… |

SAM (2023-04-26). Supreme Court: States Can Sue Big Oil For Climate Malfeasance. progressivehub.net BILL MCKIBBEN | THE CRUCIAL YEARS…

Sharon Zhang (2023-04-26). AOC: Roberts Allows Supreme Court to Erode Rights But Won't Rein In Corruption. truthout.org Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has condemned Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts for declining an invitation from the Senate to testify in an upcoming hearing regarding the ethics of the Supreme Court, as spurred by recent revelations of corruption among justices. On Tuesday, Roberts sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) saying that he "must… |

Sonali Kolhatkar (2023-04-26). It's Time for Supreme Court Term Limits. otherwords.org

Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-27). The Myth Of Daniel Ellsberg As The 'Good Leaker'. thedissenter.org The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and Even as Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg closes in on the end of an incredible and impactful life, the Washington Post and the pundit class still cannot resist using Ellsberg as a prop to misleadingly assert that he is history's best example of a "Good Leaker." | Devlin Barrett, a national security correspondent who covers the FBI and the United States Justice Department for…

Ashley Gjà∏vik (2023-04-26). Whistleblowers Are the Conscience of Society, Yet Suffer Gravely For Trying to Hold the Rich and Powerful Accountable For Their Sins. covertactionmagazine.com Why Don't More People Support Whistleblowers? …Legislatures Should Provide the Protections They Deserve [Author's Note: I blew the whistle and was met with an experience so destructive that I did not have the words to describe what happened to me. I set out to learn if what happened to me is a known phenomenon and, …

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