Monthly Archives: August 2023

2023-08-04: News Headlines

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). AUSMIN, Assange and Talisman Sabre deaths at sea. greenleft.org.au

Joe Lauria (2023-08-04). Blinken Slams Door on Australian Bid for Assange. orinocotribune.com By Joe Lauria — Jul 30, 2023 | The U.S. secretary of state confirmed Australia has lobbied the U.S. to end the WikiLeaks publisher's prosecution, but said unequivocally that it would continue, reports Joe Lauria. | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has publicly rebuffed efforts by the Australian government to free WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. | Speaking at a press conference with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Brisbane on Saturday, Blinken said he understood Australians' concerns about their imprisoned citizen, but took a hard line against any move to end his persecution. Blinken said:…

Stephen Langford (2023-08-04). PM Albanese must do more for Julian Assange, protesters say. greenleft.org.au A giant letter demanding Anthony Albanese push harder to have Julian Assange released from Belmarsh Prison was read out, outside the Prime Minister's electorate office. Stephen Langford reports.

Joe Lauria, Consortium News. (2023-08-03). Australian Members Of Parliament Blast Blinken Over Assange. popularresistance.org Three Australian members of Parliament have dismissed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's strong statement in support of prosecuting imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange as "nonsense." | Independent MP Andrew Wilkie told The Guardian's Australian edition that Assange was "not the villain … and if the US wasn't obsessed with revenge it would drop the extradition charge as soon as possible." | "Antony Blinken's allegation that Julian Assange risked very serious harm to US national security is patent nonsense," Wilkie said. | "Mr Blinken would be well aware of the inquiries in both the US and Austral…

Chris Walker (2023-08-03). DeSantis Says He Will "Start Slitting Throats on Day One" as President. truthout.org Over the weekend, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — who has been waging a fledgling 2024 presidential campaign — used violent rhetoric to suggest that he'd go after federal employees he felt were disloyal to him should he become president. "We're going to have all these deep state people, you know we're going to start slitting throats on day one," DeSantis said during a New Hampshire Public… |

Scott J Adams, Eric J Topol (2023-08-05). Perspectives] Rebooting cancer screening with artificial intelligence. thelancet.com Cancer screening typically relies on a reductionist, all-comer population approach, with screening eligibility based predominantly on age. This approach does not account for the multidimensional complexity of each individual, including a person's biological, physiological, and environmental data, and can miss those who may be at high risk of disease. As the total number of cancer cases continues to increase, and at younger ages, a rebooting of cancer screening is needed.


Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-08-04). Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Came to Power in Carefully Planned Operation Coordinated by Western Intelligence Services, Says Former U.S. Diplomat. covertactionmagazine.com Secret Meeting with British MI6 Head Richard Moore Points to the Likelihood That Zelensky Is a British Intelligence Agent In October 2020, on a visit to London, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Sir Richard Moore, the head of the British intelligence service, MI6. The usual diplomatic protocol is for a visiting foreign head of …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate graduation provides glimpse into future of medicine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate celebrated the graduation of its third cohort of health tech startups, including 12 national and international innovative businesses. During the event, held in Rochester, Minnesota, on July 28, each company presented progress and outcomes from the Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate program, providing a glimpse into the future of medicine. Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate is an immersive 20-week accelerator program giving participants an opportunity to validate the clinical readiness of their artificial intelligence-driven solutions…

Denis Voltaire (2023-08-03). Top French Intelligence Operative Sent to Capture Carlos the Jackal Says that the Jackal Was Protected by Israeli Mossad For Years. covertactionmagazine.com His case, along with that of the Italian Red Brigades, points to double standards in War on Terror going back to the 1970s In August 1994, Carlos the Jackal was arrested in Khartoum, Sudan, after a long sting operation by the CIA, and he was subsequently tried and convicted on murder charges. The operation seemed …

Editor (2023-08-03). Artificial Intelligence and the class struggle. mronline.org Since the earliest days of the industrial revolution, workers have fought company owners over their use of automated machinery to step up the pace of exploitation.

Kelly Hayes (2023-08-03). AI Won't Overthrow Us, But It Will Optimize the Capitalist Death Machine. truthout.org "How are these tools going to be used to increase the power of employers and of management once again, and to be used against workers," asks Paris Marx. In this episode of "Movement Memos," Marx and host Kelly Hayes break down the hype and potential of artificial intelligence, and what we should really be worried about. Note: This a rush transcript and has been lightly edited for clarity. |

Mnar Adley (2023-08-04). 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.




Staff (2023-08-03). FBI & Colorado Springs Police Sued for Targeting & Spying on Racial Justice Protesters. democracynow.org The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado has sued the FBI, the Colorado Springs Police Department and local officers for illegally spying on local activist Jacqueline "Jax" Armendariz Unzueta and the Chinook Center, a community organizing hub in Colorado Springs. "This was one of the worst moments of my life," says Unzueta, who describes the investigation by law enforcement as "incredibly invasive." The lawsuit accuses the agencies of "unconstitutional and invasive search and seizure of the phones, computers, devices, and private chats of people and groups whose mes…

Amy Goodman (2023-08-03). Community Organizer Spied on by FBI and Colorado Springs Police Speaks Out. truthout.org The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado has sued the FBI, the Colorado Springs Police Department and local officers for illegally spying on local activist Jacqueline "Jax" Armendariz Unzueta and the Chinook Center, a community organizing hub in Colorado Springs. "This was one of the worst moments of my life," says Unzueta, who describes the investigation by law enforcement as "incredibly… |

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-08-03). Attacks on RFK Jr. as a "Conspiracy Theorist" Show All the Hallmarks of CIA Disinformation. globalresearch.ca

Stan Karp, Rethinking Schools. (2023-08-03). 50 Years Older And Deeper In Debt. popularresistance.org This year marks the 50th anniversary of San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, the landmark 5-4 Supreme Court decision that held that education is not a fundamental right protected by the U.S. Constitution. The decision dashed hopes that the historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling that ended legal segregation in 1954 would be followed by a sustained federal commitment to making education equality a reality. | Demetrio Rodriguez was a sheet metal worker and a member of the Edgewood Concerned Parent Association when he became the lead plaintiff in the case. He thought his three children were bein…

Zane McNeill (2023-08-03). 19 Attorney Generals Challenge Idaho's Dangerous "Abortion Trafficking" Law. truthout.org A coalition of attorney generals from nearly twenty states, led by Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D-Washington), filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of several abortion rights organizations that are suing Idaho for its implementation of the country's first "abortion trafficking" law. Idaho has had an abortion ban in place since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer. |

LaborFest.net (2023-08-04). From East Palestine, Silicon Valley & Hunters Point, Toxins, Workers & Whistleblowers. indybay.org This is a panel on the toxic dangers to workers and the community from East Palestine, Silicon Valley To Hunters Point shipyard.




Repost (2023-08-04). Apple Whistleblower Ashley Gjà∏vik Part 1 & Part 2. indybay.org Apple Whistleblower Ashley Gjà∏vik talks about her struggle for health and safety at the super-fund toxic dump site that her Apple office was on in Silicon Valley…

Repost (2023-08-04). Apple Whistleblower Ashley Gjà∏vik Part 1 & Part 2. indybay.org Apple Whistleblower Ashley Gjà∏vik talks about her struggle for health and safety at the super-fund toxic dump site that her Apple office was on in Silicon Valley…

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2023-08-01: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-08-01). US Secretary of State Blinken denounces Assange, indicates extradition going ahead. wsws.org Blinken dispensed with the fraud that the persecution of Assange is a matter for the US Justice Department. It is being spearheaded by the Biden administration, as part of its program of war.

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). AUSMIN, Assange and Talisman Sabre deaths at sea. greenleft.org.au

David Bernhardt (2023-08-01). The Deep State Is All Too Real. globalresearch.ca

Irwin Jerome (2023-08-01). The Ukraine War Will Only End When and How the Deep State Says It Will? globalresearch.ca

Anonymous765 (2023-08-01). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — August 1, 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. | | 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…

Larry Johnson (2023-08-01). Judge Napolitano and I Talk Intelligence and Gonzalo Lira Speaks. sonar21.com I want to get this up without a lot of commentary. The most important news is that Gonzalo Lira was released on bail on July 6 and is now working…


Dave DeCamp (2023-07-31). US to Establish New Spy Center in Australia to Keep an Eye on China. news.antiwar.com After two days of talks in Australia, the US and Australian governments announced they will form a "Combined Intelligence Center" to give the US more spy capabilities in the region to monitor China. "The principals agreed to establish Combined Intelligence Center — Australia within Australia's Defense Intelligence Organization by 2024," the US and Australia said …

_____ (2023-07-31). Pertinent Concerns about Artificial Intelligence (AI): Friend or Foe? transcend.org 31 Jul 2023 – Intelligence or… what? What are AI possibilities, vis-a-vis its human counterpart? A new human master? You be the judge.

_____ (2023-07-31). New Files Reveal MKUltra's Terrifying Reach: Ethnic Bioweapons, Mind Control and Disturbing Experiments. transcend.org 25 Jul 2023 – Renowned anthropologist Orisanmi Burton exposes a dark chapter in CIA history. Classified Agency files obtained through Freedom of Information reveal ties between the infamous MKULTRA program and nightmarish experiments on prisoners of color in the United States.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Biden's loan waiver plan faces hurdles. ecns.cn After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan in June, the administration has come up with a workaround. However, the new plan could also face legal opposition.

Cassandra Jaramillo (2023-08-01). Doctors Are Mobilizing in Ohio and Elsewhere to Protect Reproductive Rights. truthout.org After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending nearly 50 years of federal protection for abortion, some states began enforcing strict abortion bans while others became new havens for the procedure. ProPublica is investigating how sweeping changes to reproductive health care access in America are affecting people, institutions and governments. In her eight years as a pediatrician, Dr. |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-31). AOC Slams Alito for Implying Checks and Balances "Shouldn't Apply to Him" truthout.org Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has condemned Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after the conservative essentially claimed that the Supreme Court has absolute power over other branches of government, including Congress. "What a surprise, guy who is supposed to enforce checks and balances thinks checks shouldn't apply to him," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Friday, in response to a laudatory… |


Zane McNeill (2023-07-31). GOP Lawsuit Asks Ohio Supreme Court to Block Abortion Rights Measure. truthout.org Three days after Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose approved an abortion rights amendment for the November election, Republicans filed a lawsuit asking that the Ohio Supreme Court block the proposed abortion rights amendment from being included on the ballot. Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights has successfully gathered more than 495,000 valid signatures from 55 counties to ensure that the… |

Kevin Gosztola (2023-07-31). Ten Years After The US Military Verdict Against Chelsea Manning. thedissenter.org Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter with this It was ten years ago that a United States military judge found Pfc. Chelsea Manning guilty of violating the Espionage Act, along with several other related offenses. She was fortunately acquitted of the most alarming charge levied against her: "aiding the enemy." | Manning provided over 700,000 documents to WikiLeaks, many of which contained evidence of torture, war…

Zane McNeill (2023-07-31). GOP Lawsuit Asks Ohio Supreme Court to Block Abortion Rights Measure. truthout.org Three days after Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose approved an abortion rights amendment for the November election, Republicans filed a lawsuit asking that the Ohio Supreme Court block the proposed abortion rights amendment from being included on the ballot. Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights has successfully gathered more than 495,000 valid signatures from 55 counties to ensure that the… |

Kevin Gosztola (2023-07-31). Ten Years After The US Military Verdict Against Chelsea Manning. thedissenter.org Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter with this It was ten years ago that a United States military judge found Pfc. Chelsea Manning guilty of violating the Espionage Act, along with several other related offenses. She was fortunately acquitted of the most alarming charge levied against her: "aiding the enemy." | Manning provided over 700,000 documents to WikiLeaks, many of which contained evidence of torture, war…

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