2021-08-18: News Headlines

_____ (2021-08-18). Why More Celebrities Don't Speak Out On Israel-Palestine. popularresistance.org The new MintPress podcast "The Watchdog," hosted by British-Iraqi hip-hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know — including intelligence, lobby and special-interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain by casting a light on stories largely ignored by the mainstream, corporate media. | Hollywood is not exactly known for being a hotbed of anti-war, anti-imperialist activism. Indeed, so close is the relationship between the national security state and Tinseltown that the Departme…

John Pilger (2021-08-18). A Day in the Death of British Justice. towardfreedom.org WikiLeaks has given us real news about those who govern us and take us to war, not the preordained, repetitive spin that fills newspapers and television screens. This is real journalism; and for the crime of real journalism, Julian Assange has spent most of the past decade in one form of incarceration or another, including Belmarsh prison, a horrific place.

Marjorie Cohn (2021-08-18). Threat of Extradition for Assange Grows Following British High Court Ruling. zcomm.org If the United States is ultimately allowed to extradite Assange and try him under the Espionage Act, it will send an ominous message to investigative journalists…

_____ (2021-08-18). Texas Supreme Court Says Dems Who Fled State to Block Voter Suppression Package Can Be Arrested. commondreams.org "Voters deserve better," said one advocacy group.

Kevin Gosztola (2021-08-18). How A Drone Whistleblower In Montana Survived A Political Prosecution. thedissenter.org Brandon BryantIn July, drone whistleblower Brandon Bryant survived a political prosecution that was launched against him by the Missoula County Attorney's Office in Montana and with support from city council members.Brandon was accused of making "threats" and "improper influence" in official or political matters, a felony that carries a potential sentence of 10 years in prison. The charge stemmed from a city council member who googled him after he spoke at a city council meeting during public comment.City Council member Julie Merritt found a video that was edited by someone who joined the…

Brian Shilhavy (2021-08-18). Board Certified Occupational Therapist Whistleblower: More Patients Are Dying from the Vaccine than from COVID. globalresearch.ca

Ann Brown (2021-08-17). Former CIA Director And Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Blames The 'Fall Of Afghanistan' On Critical Race Theory. moguldom.com Is there a connection between critical race theory and the recent fall of Afghanistan? Well, former CIA Director and Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo thinks so. The former Trump surrogate blames the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on President Joe Biden's administration, saying it was focused on critical race theory instead of foreign policy. CRT, Pompeo …

Michael Hudson (2021-08-17). Biden Forfeits His Afghan Victory by Defending His Deep State Advisors. counterpunch.org President Biden put a popular flag-waving wrapping on America's forced withdrawal from Afghanistan in his 4 PM speech on Monday. It was as if all this was following Biden's own intentions, not a demonstration of the totally incompetent assurances by the CIA and State Department as recently as last Friday that the Taliban was over a month away from being able to enter Kabul.

WSWS (2021-08-17). Texas Supreme Court blocks mask mandates. wsws.org The Texas Supreme Court reversed lower court rulings that upheld local mandates in defiance of Governor Greg Abbott's executive order.

Kevin Gosztola (2021-08-17). Listen To The Fifth Episode Of 'Primary Sources' With Jeffrey Sterling (Exclusive For Paid Subscribers). thedissenter.org CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling recounts racism he experienced at the CIA and how he came to be the target of an Espionage Act prosecution…

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