Daily Archives: July 8, 2024

2024-07-08: News Headlines

Imran Mulla (2024-07-08). UK: University of Leicester criticised for event with Israeli Supreme Court justice. middleeasteye.net

Lee Camp, BreakThrough News. (2024-07-08). US Elections 100% Bought Off! popularresistance.org US elections are the most bought-off in the world. How did we get here? Most people know that it has something to do with the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision. But most do not know it actually goes back more than a hundred years before that to an 1886 Supreme Court decision. But it gets worse — The statement that made corporations people (and therefore able to buy elections) wasn't even in the actual Supreme Court decision. It was in the "headnote" by the court reporter. Comedian Lee Camp dives deeper into the last hundred years of corporate money corrupting every inch of our elections.

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2024-07-08). Julian Assange Freed By The Prospect Of Justice. popularresistance.org The sudden announcement that Julian Assange would be freed after a plea agreement came as a great and very welcome surprise. Assange and the Wikileaks team were targets of United States persecution and prosecution by three different presidential administrations because they revealed secrets that the state wanted to keep hidden. | Wikileaks revealed war crimes committed during the George W. Bush administration in their Iraq War Logs and Afghanistan War Logs. Private Chelsea Manning leaked the Collateral Murder video, which shows the deaths of civilians, including two Reuters reporters, as they were gunned down by…

ecns.cn (2024-07-08). CITIC Group unveils its AI plans. ecns.cn CITIC Group will strive to come up with over 50 in-depth applications powered by artificial intelligence to nurture specific foundation models for different industries, said the State-owned financial conglomerate during the four-day 2024 World AI Conference underway in Shanghai since Thursday.

Kevin Rennie (2024-07-08). 'Free at last': Aussies respond to Julian Assange homecoming. globalvoices.org Wikileaks founder's release from prison brings mixed reactions down underOriginally published on Julian Assange home in Australia. Screenshot from 7.30″ on the

presstv.ir (2024-07-08). 'He's the devil', Trump critics speak out against Supreme Court immunity ruling. presstv.ir Protesters gathered at the US Supreme Court after it recognized that ex-presidents have immunity from prosecution for certain actions taken in office.

Kate Litman (2024-07-08). The Weekly Round-Up: universities share intelligence with police and US presidents have immunity from prosecution. ukhumanrightsblog.com In UK news An investigation by Liberty Investigates and Metro found that a number of UK universities have been providing intelligence on pro-Palestine student protesters to the police. The investigation described "varying degrees of cooperation and intelligence sharing" in correspondence between universities and police forces. A manager at Queen Mary University of London wrote to …

Maxime Duriez (2024-07-08). Julian Assange is free. fidh.org

Guest Blogger (2024-07-08). Energy, Business Groups Ask Supreme Court To Stop California From Forcing EVs On the Rest of America. wattsupwiththat.com Numerous trade associations are asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court's decision that effectively allowed California to push electric vehicles (EVs) on the rest of the U.S.

William Hartung (2024-07-08). Automated Warfare Is Risky and Really Motivated by Wealth. fairobserver.com Venture capital and military startup firms in Silicon Valley have begun aggressively selling a version of automated warfare that will deeply incorporate artificial intelligence (AI). Those companies and their CEOs are now pressing full speed ahead with that emerging technology. They are largely dismissing the risk of malfunctions that could lead to the future slaughter…

UMMID (2024-07-08). As Saudi Arabia rings in Islamic New Year 1446, Kaaba adorned with new Kiswah. ummid.com Muharram 2024 Moon Sighting Live Updates: The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia and the Moon sighting committees in the United Arab Emirate (UAE), Kuwait, Jordan, Oman, Iraq, Qatar, Morocco, Iran and other Muslim states have appealed the local residents to sight the New Moon of the Holy month of Muharram al Haram today i.e. Friday 29th of Dhul Hijjah 1445 AH corresponding to July 05, 2024.

hindustantimes (2024-07-08). Relief For Trump In Classified Documents Case; Biden Interview Was Staged? | US Election Update. hindustantimes.com 2024 US Election updates: A federal judge temporarily halted certain filing deadlines in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. Trump faces accusations of taking classified materials from the White House and obstructing government efforts to retrieve them. The judge referenced a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity regarding some of Trump's actions. Meanwhile, fresh controversy surrounds President Biden over a radio interview done in the aftermath of the disastrous debate with Trump. In other developments, Vice President Kamala Harris steered clear of addressing the question…

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