(2023-12-31). Constitutional violations: Julian Assange, privacy and the CIA. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-12-30). Assange's final British appeal against extradition set for February. wsws.org The WikiLeaks publisher is perilously close to being extradited to the US, where he would face life imprisonment for exposing US-led war crimes, human rights abuses and diplomatic conspiracies.
(2023-12-30). Constitutional violations: Julian Assange, privacy and the CIA. greenleft.org.au
(2023-12-31). Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2023. independent.co.ug 
BEIJING | Xinhua | The following are the top 10 world news events in the year 2023 selected by Xinhua in a chronological order: 1. Generative AI accelerates industrial transformation The number of monthly active users of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, reached 100 million in January. Generative AI represented by ChatGPT is developing …
(2023-12-30). US Sanctions Yemeni Money Network Over Pro-Palestine Action. popularresistance.org The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on 28 December imposed unilateral economic sanctions on one individual and two currency exchange houses in Yemen, accusing them of "facilitating" the flow of funds for the Ansarallah resistance movement. | "Today's action underscores our resolve to restrict the illicit flow of funds to [Ansarallah], who continue to conduct dangerous attacks on international shipping and risk further destabilizing the region," said Brian Nelson, the US Treasury under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence. | The sanctions targeted Nabil Ali Ahmed [mda…
(2023-12-30). Amoral Compass: "Create and Govern Artificial Intelligence". Palantir and Its Quest to Remake the World. globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-30). Remember when Japan was going to take over the world? responsiblestatecraft.org 
The most important security issue for the United States, the contest/competition/rivalry with China, may soon fade away.The plausibility of this proposition is enhanced if we take as a parallel not the rivalry with the USSR during the Cold War, but the one that smoked through the 1980s and early 1990s when Japan appeared to be becoming "Number One." The rather benign ending of that rivalry may have something to say about what will happen as China slides into what many suggest will be a lengthy period of slow growth or even stagnation.In both cases, the perceived threats have been primarily economic.<...
(2023-12-31). Glenn Greenwald: Can't-Miss of 2023 — COVID, #TwitterFiles, Govt Spying & More. scheerpost.com 
(2023-12-31). Supreme Court overturns aspects of NSW's anti-protest laws. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-12-30). Supreme Court overturns aspects of NSW's anti-protest laws. greenleft.org.au