Monthly Archives: May 2023

2023-05-08: News Headlines

Al Jazeera (2023-05-08). Australia PM Says No Point in US's Continued Pursuit of Assange. globalresearch.ca

Julian Assange (2023-05-08). A Kingly Proposal: Letter from Julian Assange to King Charles III. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-08). Lula calls for Assange's release in London, reiterating calls by leaders globally. peoplesdispatch.org Speaking to journalists in London, Brazil's Lula pulled no punches when criticizing the mainstream media's lack of organized efforts to defend Assange and demand his freedom…

Mark Taylor-Canfield (2023-05-08). Media Monopolies and Prosecution of Assange Drive Drop in US Press Freedom Rank. truthout.org CODEPINK cofounder Medea Benjamin interrupted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a Washington Post-sponsored World Press Freedom Day event on May 3, taking the stage where a Post journalist was interviewing Blinken. Benjamin demanded that the U.S. and United Kingdom free imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. A group of men in suits, presumably Secret Service agents… |

teleSUR, JGN (2023-05-08). Lula denuncia que encarcelamiento de Assange es una vergàºenza. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado del gigante suramericano abogó por un movimiento mundial de la prensa en defensa de Assange y de la libertad de denunciar.

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-05-07). Multiple US Officials Confronted About US Assange Hypocrisy On World Press Freedom Day. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — May 4, 2023 | | Wednesday was


Dave DeCamp (2023-05-07). Australia's PM 'Frustrated' US Won't Drop Charges Against Assange. news.antiwar.com Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed frustration over the Biden administration's efforts to convict WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, an Australian citizen. "There is nothing to be served by his ongoing incarceration," Albanese said Friday while in the UK. The Australian leader noted Assange had already spent years incarcerated, as he has been held in …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-05-07). Julian Assange invites King Charles to visit His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh. expose-news.com Julian Assange wrote a letter to King Charles ahead of his coronation inviting him to visit the UK prison where Assange has been captive for more than four years. "I implore you, …

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-05-08). Artificial Emotional Intelligence and Its Human Implications. transcend.org There is currently no lack of references to the major future impacts of artificial intelligence on global civilization at every level. Some of these are anticipated with concern, especially with warnings of how AI is likely to be misused to undermine valued social processes and employment, whether deliberately or inadvertently.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-05-08). Key Nations Don't Want to Follow the US on Russia, China Policies. transcend.org 30 Apr 2023 – Leaked intelligence assessments detail how Brazil, Pakistan, India, and other countries don't want to follow Biden.

Frank Cappello (2023-05-08). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: The Race To Artificial Super Intelligence. levernews.com

Dana Sanchez (2023-05-08). Insider Provides 10 Tips To Use ChatGPT Like A Pro. moguldom.com Everyone's using ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence bot trained to imitate human speech and writing, but almost everyone's stuck in beginner mode, according to Rob Lennon, an audience growth specialist and independent writer with 106,000+ Twitter followers who goes by the Twitter handle AI Whisperer. Lennon says he has been testing and experimenting with AI writing tools …


Dave DeCamp (2023-05-07). Prominent Russian Novelist Injured in Deadly Car Bombing. news.antiwar.com Zakhar Prilepin, a prominent Russian novelist and supporter of Russia's war in Ukraine, was injured in a deadly car bombing in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod oblast on Saturday. Prilepin said Sunday that he broke two legs in the attack, and his driver was killed by the blast. Moscow blamed the bombing on Ukraine's intelligence services and …

Nathan King (2023-05-07). China protests Canadian threats to expel Chinese diplomats. america.cgtn.com China is strongly protesting Canadian threats to expel Chinese diplomats over allegations of intimidation and spying against a Canadian politician. China's foreign ministry has lodged a "stern representation" to Ottawa's ambassador to China. This follows similar representations Thursday to the Chinese ambassador to Canada …

David Sirota (2023-05-08). Here's The Real Goal Of Supreme Court Corruption. levernews.com

Editor (2023-05-08). The Troubling Case of Richard Glossip: After Unprecedented Bipartisan Support, Supreme Court Blocks His Ninth Execution Date. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-05-08). Sister Helen Prejean on Richard Glossip's Stay of Execution: I Believe He Will Walk Out a Free Man. democracynow.org Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip's execution was stayed by the Supreme Court on Friday, marking the ninth time he had an execution date put on hold. Glossip has maintained his innocence throughout his 25 years of incarceration; his accuser has previously attempted to recant his testimony. In an unprecedented move earlier this month, Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a joint motion with Glossip's defense team to halt his May 18 execution, saying he did not receive a fair trial. For more, we are joined in Oklahoma City by Sister Helen Prejean, one of the worl…

Staff (2023-05-08). Should Sen. Feinstein Resign? Why Aren't Media, Colleagues Talking Openly About Mental Competence? democracynow.org We look at the question of whether Senator Dianne Feinstein, who is on the Judiciary Committee, should resign due to mental deterioration, and how the media has failed to fully address the issue, with longtime Supreme Court reporter Dahlia Lithwick. As a result of Feinstein's current condition, "we're not getting judges confirmed at rates that we need to see," Lithwick says. This should lead to "soul-searching above and beyond competency to say, 'How am I hampering this institution from doing the essential work of government?'"…

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-07). Prominent Russian Novelist Injured in Deadly Car Bombing. news.antiwar.com Zakhar Prilepin, a prominent Russian novelist and supporter of Russia's war in Ukraine, was injured in a deadly car bombing in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod oblast on Saturday. Prilepin said Sunday that he broke two legs in the attack, and his driver was killed by the blast. Moscow blamed the bombing on Ukraine's intelligence services and …

Nathan King (2023-05-07). China protests Canadian threats to expel Chinese diplomats. america.cgtn.com China is strongly protesting Canadian threats to expel Chinese diplomats over allegations of intimidation and spying against a Canadian politician. China's foreign ministry has lodged a "stern representation" to Ottawa's ambassador to China. This follows similar representations Thursday to the Chinese ambassador to Canada …

David Sirota (2023-05-08). Here's The Real Goal Of Supreme Court Corruption. levernews.com

Editor (2023-05-08). The Troubling Case of Richard Glossip: After Unprecedented Bipartisan Support, Supreme Court Blocks His Ninth Execution Date. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-05-08). Sister Helen Prejean on Richard Glossip's Stay of Execution: I Believe He Will Walk Out a Free Man. democracynow.org Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip's execution was stayed by the Supreme Court on Friday, marking the ninth time he had an execution date put on hold. Glossip has maintained his innocence throughout his 25 years of incarceration; his accuser has previously attempted to recant his testimony. In an unprecedented move earlier this month, Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a joint motion with Glossip's defense team to halt his May 18 execution, saying he did not receive a fair trial. For more, we are joined in Oklahoma City by Sister Helen Prejean, one of the worl…

Staff (2023-05-08). Should Sen. Feinstein Resign? Why Aren't Media, Colleagues Talking Openly About Mental Competence? democracynow.org We look at the question of whether Senator Dianne Feinstein, who is on the Judiciary Committee, should resign due to mental deterioration, and how the media has failed to fully address the issue, with longtime Supreme Court reporter Dahlia Lithwick. As a result of Feinstein's current condition, "we're not getting judges confirmed at rates that we need to see," Lithwick says. This should lead to "soul-searching above and beyond competency to say, 'How am I hampering this institution from doing the essential work of government?'"…

Staff (2023-05-08). Can Anyone Hold Justice Clarence Thomas to Account for Secret Dealings with Billionaire GOP Megadonor? democracynow.org We speak with longtime Supreme Court reporter Dahlia Lithwick about the mounting evidence of apparent financial impropriety by the court's conservatives. ProPublica recently reported that Republican billionaire Harlan Crow paid two years of private school tuition for Clarence Thomas's grandnephew — payments that Thomas did not include on his annual financial disclosures. This comes after previous reporting revealed Crow also paid money to Thomas and his relatives in an undisclosed real estate deal, and that Thomas accepted luxury travel from Crow virtually every year for decades, while failing t…

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2023-05-07: News Headlines

teleSUR, JGN (2023-05-07). Lula denuncia que encarcelamiento de Assange es una vergàºenza. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado del gigante suramericano abogó por un movimiento mundial de la prensa en defensa de Assange y de la libertad de denunciar.

Labor Video Project (2023-05-07). KQED Security Used To Coerce Speak-out on World Press Freedom Day For Assange & Mumia. indybay.org On World Press Freedom Day a rally speak-out was held in front of KQED TV and radio. The station bosses mobilized security to try to coerce and threaten the action.

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-05-07). Multiple US Officials Confronted About US Assange Hypocrisy on World Press Freedom Day. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, YSM (2023-05-07). Julian Assange invita al rey Carlos III a visitar prisión de Belmarsh. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con Assange, en el centro penitenciario británico se encuentran recluidos 687 súbditos.

Staff (2023-05-07). Lula pide en Londres liberación de Julian Assange. cubadebate.cu "Es una vergàºenza que un periodista que denunció engaños de un Estado hacia otro sea arrestado, condenado a morir en prisión y no hagamos nada para liberarlo. Es una locura", dijo Lula a la prensa. "Hablamos de libertad de expresión; El hombre está en la cárcel porque denunció actos indebidos. Y la prensa no hace nada en defensa de este periodista. No puedo comprenderlo".

Staff (2023-05-07). Julian Assange imperdonable para el imperio. cubadebate.cu El caso más evidente de doble rasero fue uno que implica directamente a la Administración de Biden: la persecución de Julian Assange: "a los tres minutos de su intervención en los festejos…, Biden declaró: "El periodismo no es un delito". La formulación parecía una perversa reformulación de una declaración emitida por media docena de los principales periódicos del mundo, incluido el /New York Times/, el pasado diciembre, cuando pidieron al gobierno de Biden que retirara los cargos contra Assange porque "publicar no es un delito".

teleSUR, JGN (2023-05-07). Lula denuncia que encarcelamiento de Assange es una vergàºenza. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado del gigante suramericano abogó por un movimiento mundial de la prensa en defensa de Assange y de la libertad de denunciar.

Labor Video Project (2023-05-07). KQED Security Used To Coerce Speak-out on World Press Freedom Day For Assange & Mumia. indybay.org On World Press Freedom Day a rally speak-out was held in front of KQED TV and radio. The station bosses mobilized security to try to coerce and threaten the action.

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-05-07). Multiple US Officials Confronted About US Assange Hypocrisy on World Press Freedom Day. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, YSM (2023-05-07). Julian Assange invita al rey Carlos III a visitar prisión de Belmarsh. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con Assange, en el centro penitenciario británico se encuentran recluidos 687 súbditos.

Staff (2023-05-07). Lula pide en Londres liberación de Julian Assange. cubadebate.cu "Es una vergàºenza que un periodista que denunció engaños de un Estado hacia otro sea arrestado, condenado a morir en prisión y no hagamos nada para liberarlo. Es una locura", dijo Lula a la prensa. "Hablamos de libertad de expresión; El hombre está en la cárcel porque denunció actos indebidos. Y la prensa no hace nada en defensa de este periodista. No puedo comprenderlo".

Staff (2023-05-07). Julian Assange imperdonable para el imperio. cubadebate.cu El caso más evidente de doble rasero fue uno que implica directamente a la Administración de Biden: la persecución de Julian Assange: "a los tres minutos de su intervención en los festejos…, Biden declaró: "El periodismo no es un delito". La formulación parecía una perversa reformulación de una declaración emitida por media docena de los principales periódicos del mundo, incluido el /New York Times/, el pasado diciembre, cuando pidieron al gobierno de Biden que retirara los cargos contra Assange porque "publicar no es un delito".

Rhoda Wilson (2023-05-07). Julian Assange invites King Charles to visit His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh. expose-news.com Julian Assange wrote a letter to King Charles ahead of his coronation inviting him to visit the UK prison where Assange has been captive for more than four years. "I implore you, …

WSWS (2023-05-06). Assange letter to King details brutal conditions at Belmarsh Prison. wsws.org WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has written an open letter to King Charles III on the day of his coronation, calling attention to the appalling conditions in which he is being held in His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh.

WSWS (2023-05-06). Australian prime minister feigns concern for Assange but defends "national security" secrecy. wsws.org The entire thrust of Albanese's remarks was that Assange's fate was out of the Labor government's hands, thus leaving him to the mercy of the British and US administrations.

Julian Assange (2023-05-06). A kingly proposal: Letter from Julian Assange to King Charles III. mronline.org On the coronation of my liege, I thought it only fitting to extend a heartfelt invitation to you to commemorate this momentous occasion by visiting your very own kingdom within a kingdom: His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-05-06). Julian Assange invites King Charles III to visit Belmarsh prison. plenglish.com London, May 6 (Prensa Latina) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, held at His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh, urged King Charles III to visit the penitentiary institution after his coronation ceremony, which was attended by which 200,000 guests on Saturday.

Joe Lauria, Consortium News. (2023-05-06). Albanese 'Frustrated' With US Over Assange. popularresistance.org Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he has unequivocally stated his position to the United States that a diplomatic resolution of the case of Julian Assange must be made. | In his clearest statement yet about the fate of the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher, Albanese told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in an interview in London that he has told the U.S. Justice Department that Assange's case must come to an end. | "I continue to say in private what I said publicly as Labor leader and what I've said as Prime Minister, that enough is enough," Albanese told the ABC. "This needs to be brought to a…

ecns.cn (2023-05-07). ComicommentÔºö'Hacking empire' U.S. runs rampant, causing harm worldwide. ecns.cn An investigation report was released on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States, one of the major intelligence agencies of the U.S. federal government, revealing an "empire of hackers" under U.S. manipulation.

mforinoco (2023-05-06). Blinken Deflects Blame For Russian Disinfo Letter on Hunter Biden's Laptop. orinocotribune.com The laptop's content shed light on details about potentially illegal activities by the US president's son, ranging from parties with prostitutes to "business deals" involving the trading of cash for access to Joe Biden during his tenure as Barack Obama's vice president. | | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has claimed that he was not behind a letter signed by 51 former intelligence officials in October 2020 that sou…

Jim Naureckas, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-05-06). Action Alert: False NYT Spy Claim On Iran Nukes Needs Correction. popularresistance.org The New York Times (5/1/23), reporting on Iran's execution of British spy Alireza Akbari, reported: | The spy had provided valuable information — and would continue to do so for years — intelligence that would prove critical in eliminating any doubt in Western capitals that Iran was pursuing nuclear weapons. | This is not correct; as FAIR has often pointed out (FAIR.org, 10/17/17, 9/9/15, 9/24/13; 1/31/13; Extra!, 3—4/08), the position of US intelligence is that it has no proof Iran has decided to build a nuclear weapon. As the US State Department reiterated in April 2022: | The United States co…

WSWS (2023-05-06). More revelations of corruption on US Supreme Court. wsws.org The exposure of rampant corruption on the US Supreme Court expanded over the past week. While the scandal has centered on Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife "Ginni," the most brazen bribe-takers, it has increasingly implicated the entire court, including the chief justice and the Democratic minority.

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