(2023-07-14). Denver joins worldwide protests to free Julian Assange. workers.org 
This photo shows a glowing "Free Assange" sign outside a downtown Denver concert July 4 at the capitol. The people watching from the capitol's hillside had a great view of this sign and the banner drop over the highway as they arrived. Actions took place around the world the week . . . |
(2023-07-14). Panama received over 8 million passangers in 2023. plenglish.com According to the statistics, 1,277,239 more travelers in Q1 2023 arrived in Panama than in the same period of last year. It really confirms the revival of the industry. | The report also stated that Tocumen processed 1,441,346 travelers in June.
(2023-07-14). Daniel Ellsberg is Lauded in Death by the Same Media that Lets Assange Rot in Jail. dissidentvoice.org 
Rightly, there's been an outpouring of tributes to Daniel Ellsberg following the announcement of his death last Friday, aged 92. His leaking of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 revealed that Washington officials had systematically lied for decades about US military conduct in Vietnam. The disclosure of 7,000 pages of documents, and subsequent legal battles to …
(2023-07-15). Correspondence] Moravec's paradox and the fear of job automation in health care. thelancet.com The role of artificial intelligence in health care is becoming an increasingly topical and controversial discussion. There remains uncertainty about what is achievable regarding ongoing medical artificial intelligence research. Although there are some people who believe that artificial intelligence will be used, at best, as a tool to assist clinicians in their day-to-day activities, there are others who believe that job automation and replacement is a looming threat.1…
(2023-07-14). The Military Dangers of AI Are Not Hallucinations. fpif.org A world in which machines governed by artificial intelligence (AI) systematically replace human beings in most business, industrial, and professional functions is horrifying to imagine. After all, as prominent computer scientists have been warning us, AI-governed systems are
(2023-07-14). Strike Of 160,000 SAG-AFTRA Members Imminent Tonight. popularresistance.org It appears imminent that 160,000 members of SAG-AFTRA will go on strike tonite at midnight PST (3 AM EST), joining 11,000 Writers Guild, who have already been on strike for nearly three months. | SAG-AFTRA and the studio association AMPTP appear very far apart on several key issues, particularly the use of Artificial Intelligence, and a strike seems imminent. | Additionally, many members of SAG-AFTRA have been angered by comments by studio directors that they intend to "starve out" the Writers Guild and only return to the bargaining table this fall.
(2023-07-14). China 'willing' to enhance talks on global AI governance after Musk's remarks. ecns.cn China is willing to strengthen communication and exchanges with the international community on the security governance of artificial intelligence (AI), promote the establishment of an international mechanism with universal participation.
(2023-07-14). Mayo Clinic hosts RISE for Equity conference in Minneapolis Aug. 10-12. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Hundreds of healthcare professionals will gather Aug. 10-12 for Mayo Clinic's third annual RISE for Equity: Reflect, Inspire, Strengthen & Empower 2023 conference, an opportunity to advance national discussion and learn evidence-based practices to improving diversity, equity and inclusion in healthcare. Keynote presentations by leading experts and panel discussions will cover topics such as health disparities, digital equity, artificial intelligence (AI) and coded bias, representation, and organizational belonging, among many others. The…
(2023-07-13). Bandera, Biden and the BBC's War on Our Intelligence. strategic-culture.org 
(2023-07-13). MintPress News Is Being Targeted: Join Us in Standing up to the War Machine. mintpressnews.com 
Stand up for truth. Stand up against war. Today, we invite you to join us in empowering MintPress News, the vanguard of fearless investigative journalism that unearths the hidden web of the military industrial complex.
(2023-07-14). Minneapolis protest against U.S. Supreme Court decisions. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – 30 protesters gathered in front of Mayday Books in the West Bank neighborhood on July 8 to oppose the recent U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decisions that end affirmative action, enable LBGTQ discrimination, and block student loan forgiveness. | Activists also commemorated the first anniversary of the June 24, 2022, overturn of Roe v. Wade by the SCOTUS in the Dobbs v. Jackson decision. In the year since, 14 states now have near, or total, abortion bans while six states have gestational restrictions. | "When Roe was overturned, many activists sensed that this was only the beginning. Unfortunately…
(2023-07-14). How Michiganders Showed Up for Reproductive Freedom and Won. aclu.org 
Last year's decision overturning Roe v. Wade proved to be a major galvanizing moment for people who support abortion rights in communities across the country as bans began to go into effect. One of those states is Michigan, where a grassroots coalition had growing concerns about an archaic 1931 abortion ban that could take effect if the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and had already been working to prepare for that possibility. Their tireless work put abortion rights on the ballot with
(2023-07-13). üéß LEVER TIME: The Stealth Supreme Court Rulings No One Is Talking About. levernews.com
(2023-07-13). Randall Kennedy vs John McWhorter: Highlights From Debate On Affirmative Action Ruling. moguldom.com On June 19, the U.S. Supreme Court ended affirmative action, ceasing race-conscious admission programs at colleges and universities nationwide. In the late 1960s, college admissions departments began considering race as a factor when admitting new students. The SCOTUS's landmark ruling determined that race should not be a factor in achieving educational diversity. The controversial decision …
(2023-07-13). Poll: 1 in 10 Americans Know Someone Who Couldn't Get Abortion Where They Lived. truthout.org A newly published poll demonstrates that most Americans support abortion rights, even as states across the country continue to introduce draconian restrictions on the procedure one year since the U.S. Supreme Court dismantled federal abortion rights protections. Since June of 2022, when the Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization to overturn nearly 50 years of precedent… |
(2023-07-14). Not Weaponized? Biden DOJ Indicts Whistleblower Prepared To Testify Against Biden Family. globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-13). üéß LEVER TIME: The Stealth Supreme Court Rulings No One Is Talking About. levernews.com
(2023-07-13). Randall Kennedy vs John McWhorter: Highlights From Debate On Affirmative Action Ruling. moguldom.com On June 19, the U.S. Supreme Court ended affirmative action, ceasing race-conscious admission programs at colleges and universities nationwide. In the late 1960s, college admissions departments began considering race as a factor when admitting new students. The SCOTUS's landmark ruling determined that race should not be a factor in achieving educational diversity. The controversial decision …
(2023-07-13). Poll: 1 in 10 Americans Know Someone Who Couldn't Get Abortion Where They Lived. truthout.org A newly published poll demonstrates that most Americans support abortion rights, even as states across the country continue to introduce draconian restrictions on the procedure one year since the U.S. Supreme Court dismantled federal abortion rights protections. Since June of 2022, when the Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization to overturn nearly 50 years of precedent… |
(2023-07-14). Not Weaponized? Biden DOJ Indicts Whistleblower Prepared To Testify Against Biden Family. globalresearch.ca