2021-09-24: News Headlines

Sara Flounders (2021-09-24). 'Rising Together' rally for solidarity. workers.org A giant 18-foot-tall paper-mache puppet of Mumia Abu Jamal was the centerpiece of the"Rising Together" rally held Sept. 19 at Foley Square in New York City. The program used art, banners, speakers, culture and poetry to call for the freedom of political prisoners including Mumia Abu Jamal, Julian Assange, Alex . . . |

Anonymous669 (2021-09-24). Iran's Spymaster Threatens "American & Israeli" Bases In Iraqi Kurdistan. southfront.org A file photo of Iran's IRGC forces in a parade. Source: PressTV | On September 24, Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib warned terrorist groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and their sponsors against destabilizing Iran. | "I warn terrorist elements and the sponsors of these groups in the region that any breach of Iran's security will be met with a firm response by the Iranian armed forces and security services," the newly-appointed minister told reports, according to RT. | Khatib went on to warn what he called "Ame…

Kevin Gosztola (2021-09-24). Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale In Carceral Limbo While US Generals Shirk Responsibility For Deadly Strikes. thedissenter.org Daniel Hale (Photo: Bob Hayes)Around two months ago, drone whistleblower Daniel Hale was sentenced to 45 months in prison  after he stood before a federal judge and delivered a statement that demonstrated he was a person of conscience. | "I am here to answer for my own crimes and not that of another person. And it would appear that I am here today to answer for the crime of stealing papers for which I expect to spend some portion of my life in prison," Hale declared. "But what I am really here for is having stolen something that was never mine to take: precious human life." | Hale add…

Murray Horton (2021-09-24). How the CIA Tried to Overthrow New Zealand's Progressive Labor Government by Stoking White Racial Rage Against the Indigenous MƒÅori Population. covertactionmagazine.com The effects of this poisonous coup attempt—cooked up at Langley more than 30 years ago—had lingering consequences which exacerbated income …

_____ (2021-09-23). Eric Schmidt Cashes In On Artificial Intelligence Arms Race. popularresistance.org Mountain View, California – The United States is leading a new artificial intelligence arms race that could spell the end of humanity. | Back in 2014, a few years before he died, Stephen Hawking warned us about artificial intelligence: | The primitive forms of artificial intelligence we already have, have proved very useful. But I think the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race. Once humans develop artificial intelligence, it would take off on its own and redesign itself at an ever-increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete a…

Anonymous669 (2021-09-23). In Video: Iraqi Air Force, Intelligence Killed Four Terrorists In Attack On Key ISIS Hideout In Hamrin. southfront.org On September 23, the Iraqi Air Force and intelligence carried out a joint attack on a key hideout of ISIS…

Ruth Conniff (2021-09-23). Wisconsin State and Federal Courts Are Set to Draw Voting Maps. progressive.org The state's Supreme Court has taken a redistricting case that could allow it to draw the next round of voting maps.

Staff (2021-09-23). Florida Republican Proposes Texas-Style Anti-Abortion Law. truthout.org A Republican state lawmaker in Florida is proposing a bill that would copy the state of Texas's restrictive new anti-abortion law, which has so far avoided scrutiny from the United States Supreme Court by allowing enforcement of its provisions to be carried out by private citizens. |

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