Freedom from fear
John Pilger | zcomm.org | 2020-04-10
Interview on coronavirus, Assange, propaganda and human rights…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/freedom-from-fear/

Trump gloats over ABC 'fake news' as medical intelligence refutes shock report, denies warning Washington of Covid-19 in November
rt.com | 2020-04-10
A bombshell ABC News report that claimed US military intelligence warned the White House about a looming coronavirus outbreak was denied by the service itself, giving President Trump an opportunity to gloat at his accusers. | The story, released on Wednesday, claimed the National Center for Medical Intelligence (NCMI) reported in November that a possible "cataclysmic event" was in the making in China's Wuhan city. The NCMI

COVID-19 SF DPH Healthcare Workers Under Attack, Health & Safety, Racism & Retaliation
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-04-10
The COVID pandemic is being used to violate union contracts and retaliate against whistleblowers. This pandemic is also hitting Black workers and their families even more heavily. There is also no enforcement by Governor Newsom's Cal-OSHA which has fewer than 200 inspectors for 18 million workers.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/09/18832221.php

Iraq intelligence chief appointed new PM-designate after al-Zurfi withdraws
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-09
TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA)

Iran welcomes nomination of Iraq's new PM-designate
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-09
TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA)

After 'Civic Catastrophe' in Wisconsin, Congress Urged to Fully Fund National Vote-by-Mail for November
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-04-09
Calls are mounting from rights advocates for Congress to fully fund a nationwide shift to mail-in voting during the coronavirus pandemic after a "civic catastrophe" in Wisconsin Tuesday, when the state's Republican legislative leaders and Supreme Court forced people to vote in-person despite the serious threat to public health. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12174503721.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/04/09/after-civic-catastrophe-wisconsin-congress-urged-fully-fund-national-vote-mail?cd-origin=rss

Julian Assange and Lockdown Injustice
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-08
Scribes of the Julian Assange case must surely gawk with a sense of horrified wonder at each proceeding unfolding at the Westminster Magistrates' Court in London. Assange is in a battle that can only be described as titanic, seeking to avoid the clutches of the US Justice Department, not to mention its legal system, and …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/04/julian-assange-and-lockdown-injustice/

What did they know, exactly? US intel warned of 'cataclysmic' coronavirus pandemic in NOVEMBER 2019, report claims
rt.com | 2020-04-08
US military intelligence tried to raise the alarm about the coronavirus epidemic in China when it was still embryonic in November, inside sources claim

Journalist on Wisconsin Election: Republicans Are Letting People Die in Order to Hang On to Power
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-08
Lines stretching city blocks, hours-long waits and polling officials in hazmat suits. That's the scene voters in Wisconsin encountered as they braved the polls Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic. Despite growing outcry about the risks to public health and safety that in-person voting would pose, on Monday the state Supreme Court blocked Democratic Governor Tony Evers's ruling to delay the election until June. At least 92 people in Wisconsin have died from exposure to COVID-19. In Milwaukee

Wisconsin FRSO condemns April 7 election farce
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-04-08
Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) spokesperson Ryan Hamann blasted the April 7 statewide election, stating, "Wisconsin FRSO condemns the forced vote in the midst of a global pandemic. Despite the CDC recommendations that people stay home as much as possible and avoid any kind of mass congregation, legislators in Wisconsin and members of the U.S. Supreme Court determined that did not apply when it came to voting in a presidential primary." | Hamann continued, "Meanwhile, the city of Milwaukee, populated by nearly 700,000 people, cut polling stations by 99%, from 180 to five. Unde…
fightbacknews.org/2020/4/8/wisconsin-frso-condemns-april-7-election-farce

Pompeo's 'transition' plan tells Venezuela to suffer into submission
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-01
Declaring that "Nicolas Maduro will never again govern Venezuela," Mike Pompeo unveils a so-called "transition" plan that tells Venezuelans to…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/01/pompeos-transition-plan-tells-venezuela-to-suffer-into-submission/

The Added Importance of the Census, in Light of COVID-19
Steven K. Choi | aclu.org | 2020-04-01
Last year around this time, my biggest worry was how the inclusion of the Trump administration's proposed citizenship question would depress participation in the decennial census. Thankfully, our Supreme Court victory means there is no citizenship question on the census. Now, I have a new worry: a global pandemic and the health of my loved ones. As it turns out, the 2020 Census plays a role here too, as it will have enormous implications on our health care for decades to come. | Specifically, the census will determine the allocation of $300 billion dollars of federal aid for the states' health care

Arbitrary & excessive: Marijuana trafficking sentences in Alabama
Kathryn Casteel and Will Tucker | splcenter.org | 2020-03-24
Alabama resident Lee Carroll Brooker garnered national attention in 2016 when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the marijuana trafficking case that put Brooker, in his 70s at the time, in prison for life.
splcenter.org/news/2020/03/28/arbitrary-excessive-marijuana-trafficking-sentences-alabama

Senator Dumped Up to $1.7 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-20
Soon after he offered public assurances that the government was ready to battle the coronavirus, the powerful chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Richard Burr, sold off a significant percentage of his stocks, unloading between $628,000 and $1.72 million of his holdings on Feb. 13 in 33 separate transactions. As the head of the intelligence …
truthdig.com/articles/senator-dumped-up-to-1-7-million-of-stock-after-reassuring-public-about-coronavirus-preparedness/