'Algorithms don't write themselves': Google whistleblower on Big Tech merging with politics
rt.com | 2019-07-25
A senior Google software engineer has dismissed the idea that Big Tech can be politically neutral and called out his company as "very biased," joining Project Veritas' growing stable of whistleblowers. | …
rt.com/usa/465000-google-engineer-whistleblower-veritas/

Time to forget the word Russiagate & look into FBI-gate instead — Ron Paul
rt.com | 2019-07-25
The Democrats' dream of impeaching President Trump over the Russiagate scandal has "totally failed," its fate confirmed by special counsel Robert Mueller's disastrous showing in Congress, former congressman Ron Paul told RT. | …
rt.com/usa/464996-ron-paul-mueller-russiagate/

In Crisis of Democracy, We Must All Become Julian Assange
Nozomi Hayase | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
The US government's indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange marked the worst attack on press freedom in modern history. Assange has been charged with 18 counts, including 17 violations of the Espionage Act. James Goodale, former general counsel of The New York Times, who urged the paper to publish the Pentagon Papers during the Nixon…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/in-crisis-of-democracy-we-must-all-become-julian-assange/

WikiLeaks, Julian Assange and Decoding the National Security Commentariat
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
The Fourth Estate, that historical unelected grouping of society's scrutineers, has become something of a rabble, and, as a confederacy of strewn dunces and the ongoing compromised, is ripe for analysis. An essential premise in the work of WikiLeaks was demonstrating, to a good, stone-throwing degree, how media figures and practitioners had been bought by…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/wikileaks-julian-assange-and-decoding-the-national-security-commentariat/

WikiLeaks, Julian Assange and Decoding the National Security Commentariat
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
The Fourth Estate, that historical unelected grouping of society's scrutineers, has become something of a rabble, and, as a confederacy of strewn dunces and the ongoing compromised, is ripe for analysis. An essential premise in the work of WikiLeaks was demonstrating, to a good, stone-throwing degree, how media figures and practitioners had been bought by…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/wikileaks-julian-assange-and-decoding-the-national-security-commentariat/

In Crisis of Democracy, We Must All Become Julian Assange
Nozomi Hayase | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
The US government's indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange marked the worst attack on press freedom in modern history. Assange has been charged with 18 counts, including 17 violations of the Espionage Act. James Goodale, former general counsel of The New York Times, who urged the paper to publish the Pentagon Papers during the Nixon…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/in-crisis-of-democracy-we-must-all-become-julian-assange/

Joe Biden's New Foreign Policy Adviser Supported Iraq War and Dubbed Edward Snowden a "Traitor"
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-07-24
Nicholas Burns worked under presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush before leaving public service and becoming a lobbyist.
theintercept.com/2019/07/24/joe-biden-nicholas-burns-foreign-policy/

WATCH: Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Testifies on Capitol Hill
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-24
| Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller is testifying on Capitol Hill today for the first time about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections.
truthout.org/video/watch-former-special-counsel-robert-mueller-testifies-on-capitol-hill/

Rep. Lieu's Recap During Mueller Testimony Makes Obstruction Case Against Trump
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-24
| Amid congressional testimony on Wednesday in which former special counsel Robert Mueller reiterated publicly that President Donald Trump "was not exculpated" of wrongdoing in his report, Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu of California also provided a succinct recap of why the only reason Mueller did not recommend charges against the president was because of an exis…
truthout.org/articles/rep-lieus-recap-during-mueller-testimony-makes-obstruction-case-against-trump/

Mueller Has Provided Congress With Everything It Needs to Impeach Trump
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2019-07-24
Mueller Has Provided Congress With Everything It Needs to Impeach Trump…
thenation.com/article/mueller-report-trump-testimony-impeachment/

Mueller Hearing: Trump Would be Indicted if He Weren't President
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-24
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Wednesday told a U.S. congressional hearing he had not exonerated President Donald Trump of obstruction of justice and indicated he would have sought his indictment were it not for a Justice Department policy against bringing charges against a sitting president. | RELATED: | Chomsky: Fixation on Russia May Have Handed Trump a 2020 Win | Democratic Representative Ted Lieu asked Mueller if the reason he did not bring a criminal indictment agains…
telesurenglish.net/news/united-states-mueller-congress-hearing-donald-trump-impeachment-20190724-0011.html

Mueller Hearing: Trump Would be Indicted if He Weren't President
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-24
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Wednesday told a U.S. congressional hearing he had not exonerated President Donald Trump of obstruction of justice and indicated he would have sought his indictment were it not for a Justice Department policy against bringing charges against a sitting president. | RELATED: | Chomsky: Fixation on Russia May Have Handed Trump a 2020 Win | Democratic Representative Ted Lieu asked Mueller if the reason he did not bring a criminal indictment agains…
telesurenglish.net/news/united-states-mueller-congress-hearing-donald-trump-impeachment-20190724-0011.html

Mueller: I Did Not Clear Trump of Obstruction of Justice
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-24
WASHINGTON — Robert Mueller on Wednesday bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump's claims of total exoneration in the federal probe of Russia's 2016 election interference. The former special counsel told Congress he explicitly did not clear the president of obstructing his investigation. | The televised Capitol Hill appearance, Mueller's first since wrapping his two-year Russia probe last spring, unfolded at a moment of deep divisions in the country, with many Americans hardened in their opinions about the success of Donald…
truthdig.com/articles/mueller-i-did-not-clear-trump-of-obstruction-of-justice/

The Mueller Hearings Are a Preview of 2020 Election Arguments
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2019-07-24
The Mueller Hearings Are a Preview of 2020 Election Arguments…
thenation.com/article/mueller-hearings-2020-election-arguments/

The Mueller Hearings Are a Preview of 2020 Election Arguments
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2019-07-24
The Mueller Hearings Are a Preview of 2020 Election Arguments…
thenation.com/article/mueller-hearings-2020-election-arguments/

Democrats to Seek More Russia Probe Information
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-24
WASHINGTON — The Latest on former special counsel Robert Mueller's congressional testimony on the Russia probe (all times local): | 6: 35 p.m. | House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler says his panel will file lawsuits this week to obtain more information about special counsel Robert Mueller's report and to enforce a subpoena against former White House counsel Donald McGahn. | Democrats have been preparing the lawsuits for weeks and were waiting until after Mueller's testimony on Wednesday. They will seek to obtain secret grand jury…
truthdig.com/articles/mueller-raises-alarm-on-russian-interference/

Iran Hints at Possible Swap of Seized Tankers
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-24
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that they would be open to returning a British tanker that Iran seized if Britain returns the Iranian tanker they seized in Gibraltar adding that while his government is open to dialogue, Iran will not back down from defending its waters from western "mischief" in the Strait of Hormuz. | RELATED: | Iran Says Arrested 17 CIA Spies, Some Sentenced to Death | "If Britain steps away from the wrong actions in Gibraltar, they will receive an a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Hints-at-Possible-Swap-of-Seized-Tankers-20190724-0006.html

Iran Hints at Possible Swap of Seized Tankers
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-24
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that they would be open to returning a British tanker that Iran seized if Britain returns the Iranian tanker they seized in Gibraltar adding that while his government is open to dialogue, Iran will not back down from defending its waters from western "mischief" in the Strait of Hormuz. | RELATED: | Iran Says Arrested 17 CIA Spies, Some Sentenced to Death | "If Britain steps away from the wrong actions in Gibraltar, they will receive an a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Hints-at-Possible-Swap-of-Seized-Tankers-20190724-0006.html

The UK Media's Spurious Campaign Against Labour "Antisemitism"
Kenneth Surin | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
While I was in London recently, the BBC programme Panorama aired a supposed exposé on Labour's "antisemitism crisis". In the Panorama programme, titled "Is Labour Anti-Semitic?", a series of whistleblowers formerly employed by the Labour party accused the party's leadership of failing to tackle antisemitism within its ranks.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/the-uk-medias-spurious-campaign-against-labour-antisemitism/

The UK Media's Spurious Campaign Against Labour "Antisemitism"
Kenneth Surin | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
While I was in London recently, the BBC programme Panorama aired a supposed exposé on Labour's "antisemitism crisis". In the Panorama programme, titled "Is Labour Anti-Semitic?", a series of whistleblowers formerly employed by the Labour party accused the party's leadership of failing to tackle antisemitism within its ranks.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/the-uk-medias-spurious-campaign-against-labour-antisemitism/

Defense Lobbyist Mark Esper Sworn in as Pentagon Chief
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-24
Army Secretary Mark Esper was sworn in as U.S. secretary of defense Tuesday, hours after the Senate cast a strong bipartisan vote, ending the longest period the Pentagon has been without a permanent top official. | RELATED: | From Boeing to Raytheon: A New Lobbyist to Run the Pentagon | Esper was sworn in by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in a White House ceremony hosted by President Donald Trump and attended by a number of Republican lawmakers. He was confirmed by the U.S…
telesurenglish.net/news/united-states-new-defense-secretary-pentagon-chief-mark-esper-weapon-lobbyist-20190724-0008.html

WATCH LIVE: Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Testifies on Capitol Hill. Then Will Democrats Impeach Trump?
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-24
"The #MuellerTestimony matters less than what is done after Mueller testifies. If [Democrats] simply head off for the August recess without acting upon what they have heard, they will destroy any momentum for accountability." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/mueller_hearings.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/24/watch-live-former-special-counsel-robert-mueller-testifies-capitol-hill-then-will?cd-origin=rss

Mueller's testimony was a major anti-climax. Will Democrats finally realize he won't save them?
rt.com | 2019-07-24
Democrats expected Russiagate fireworks from former special counsel Robert Mueller's long-awaited testimony on Capitol Hill, but were once again disappointed, witnessing only the last fizzles of a dying conspiracy theory. | …
rt.com/usa/464984-mueller-testimony-democrats-collusion/

Mueller's Seven-Hour Testimony Changed Nothing
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-24
Former FBI Agent Coleen Rowley talks about Mueller's past incompetence and describes how the hearing is the movie following the book and amounted to "Much Ado About Nothing."
therealnews.com/stories/muellers-seven-hour-testimony-changed-nothing

One hearing down, 'Shifty Schiff' to go: Trump mocks Democrat Intelligence Chairman
rt.com | 2019-07-24
As former Special Counsel sat down to his second Congressional hearing of the day, President Donald Trump mocked House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, calling him an "embarrassment to our country." | …
rt.com/usa/464977-mueller-trump-adam-schiff/

What is the OLC opinion? The policy that forbade Mueller from charging Trump
rt.com | 2019-07-24
With Democrats questioning Robert Mueller on whether he would have indicted President Trump for obstruction were he not elected to the White House, Mueller repeatedly deferred to the OLC opinion. But what does the opinion mean? | …
rt.com/usa/464967-what-is-olc-opinion-policy/

Fusion who? Mueller doesn't seem to know the name of firm that compiled infamous 'Steele Dossier'
rt.com | 2019-07-24
With Republicans questioning the origins of former special counsel Robert Mueller's 'Russiagate' investigation, Mueller claimed he was not familiar with one of the key players behind the whole affair: Fusion GPS. | …
rt.com/usa/464985-mueller-fusion-gps-steele/

Trump wanted me fired, Mueller tells Congress
rt.com | 2019-07-24
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller told a House Judiciary Committee hearing that President Donald Trump wanted him fired once his investigation shifted towards alleged obstruction of justice. | …
rt.com/usa/464957-trump-wanted-mueller-fired/

Mueller Report 'mostly just regurgitated press stories' — Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko
rt.com | 2019-07-24
With Robert Mueller's report partly relying on media stories to paint a picture of alleged obstruction, Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko asked the special counsel why she couldn't have got a "$50 cable news subscription" instead. | …
rt.com/usa/464969-mueller-report-cable-news/

Robert Mueller testifies before House Intelligence Committee about 'Russiagate' probe (WATCH LIVE)
rt.com | 2019-07-24
Former special counsel Robert Mueller is testifying before the House Intelligence Committee about his investigation into alleged collusion between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and the Kremlin. | …
rt.com/usa/464941-robert-mueller-testimony-congress-russiagate/

'You managed to violate every principle!' — Republican Rep. unloads on Mueller
rt.com | 2019-07-24
Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe came out swinging at former special counsel Robert Mueller, using his entire five minutes' speaking time to attack Mueller for refusing to completely exonerate President Donald Trump for obstruction. | …
rt.com/usa/464955-mueller-ratcliffe-exonerated-innocence/

Mueller's sluggish testimony turns out to be 'disaster' for disappointed Democrats
rt.com | 2019-07-24
Former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony to congress was supposed to bring new clarity to the Russiagate drama — but Americans tuning in quickly realized the much-hyped event was turning into a "disaster" for Democrats. | …
rt.com/usa/464982-mueller-testimony-democrats-disaster/

Trump rejects Mueller testimony, demands he 'investigates the investigators'
rt.com | 2019-07-24
US President Donald Trump has ridiculed Robert Mueller during the former special counsel's testimony to Congress, arguing the investigator led a "witch hunt" in his collusion probe and failed to investigate the right officials. | …
rt.com/usa/464954-trump-reject-mueller-testimony/

Mueller hearing 'very big mistake' for anti-Trump #Resistance, but will they give up?
rt.com | 2019-07-24
President Donald Trump's Democratic opponents have shot themselves in the foot by forcing Robert Mueller to testify publicly, not realizing he already done his best to make the probe look credible, journalist Aaron Maté told RT. | …
rt.com/usa/464994-mueller-hearing-very-big-mistake/

Indian auto workers speak out in defence of Assange and Manning
wsws.org | 2019-07-24
The Trotskyists in India are building support in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal for rallies to demand freedom for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and whistleblower Chelsea Manning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/24/assa-j24.html

Must-see or much ado? Mueller testimony in Congress to rehash 'Russiagate'
rt.com | 2019-07-24
Americans who somehow missed the 'Russiagate' book can now see the movie adaptation, namely former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before two committees of Congress. A must-see event, or much ado about nothing? | …
rt.com/usa/464908-mueller-congress-testimony-russiagate/

'They are a mess': Trump unloads on Russiagate cultists' post-Mueller stress disorder
rt.com | 2019-07-24
US President Donald Trump slammed former special counsel Robert Mueller's long-awaited House testimony, reserving his harshest words for the Democrats who "knew it was a hoax" — and the media who enabled them. | …
rt.com/usa/464990-trump-slams-mueller-democrats/

Mueller denies he ever asked to be Trump's FBI chief
rt.com | 2019-07-24
Former US special counsel Robert Mueller has said he'd never applied to President Donald Trump to be the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, contradicting earlier statements by Trump. | …
rt.com/usa/464970-mueller-trump-fbi-director/

Mueller says he found 'insufficient evidence' that Trump conspired with Russians
rt.com | 2019-07-24
Former special counsel Robert Mueller told a House Judiciary Committee hearing that his two-year investigation has found "insufficient evidence of the president's culpability" in conspiring with Russians in 2016. | …
rt.com/usa/464947-mueller-trump-testimony-collusion/

Assange and His Wiki Wicked leaks
John Kendall Hawkins | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-23
"But all the same," insisted the Savage, "it is natural to believe in God when you're alone–quite alone, in the night, thinking about death…" "But people never are alone now," said Mustapha Mond. "We make them hate solitude; and we arrange their lives so that it's almost impossible for them ever to have it." Brave…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/23/assange-and-his-wiki-wicked-leaks/

Assange and His Wiki Wicked leaks
John Kendall Hawkins | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-23
"But all the same," insisted the Savage, "it is natural to believe in God when you're alone–quite alone, in the night, thinking about death…" "But people never are alone now," said Mustapha Mond. "We make them hate solitude; and we arrange their lives so that it's almost impossible for them ever to have it." Brave…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/23/assange-and-his-wiki-wicked-leaks/

Mueller Could Be the Downfall of the Mueller Hearing
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-23
| Unless the creek rises (again), Special Counsel Robert Mueller will spend a portion of tomorrow testifying before two House committees regarding his investigation into Trump campaign dealings with Russian operatives, and into Trump administration obstruction of that investigation. | Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler and Intelligence Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff have set the table for Mr. Mueller after a one-week delay to carve out more time for his testimony. The Judiciary committee hearing is expected to beg…
truthout.org/articles/mueller-could-be-the-downfall-of-the-mueller-hearing/

We Are at a Moment of Great Peril, and the Rule of Law Is All We've Got
Tim Weiner | thenation.com | 2019-07-23
We Are at a Moment of Great Peril, and the Rule of Law Is All We've Got…
thenation.com/article/mueller-report-congress-barr/

These Questions for Mueller Show Why Russiagate Was Never the Answer
Aaron Maté | thenation.com | 2019-07-23
These Questions for Mueller Show Why Russiagate Was Never the Answer…
thenation.com/article/questions-mueller-russiagate/

UK Wants European Force to Police Persian Gulf
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-23
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for a European led naval force to police the gulf and counter "piracy," meanwhile, Tehran says they have drones above the waters and are monitoring all movements in their territorial waters. | RELATED: | Iran Says Arrested 17 CIA Spies, Some Sentenced to Death | "We will now seek to put together a European-led maritime protection mission to support safe passage of both crew and cargo in this vital region," said Hunt, as he called for th…
telesurenglish.net/news/UK-Wants-European-Force-to-Police-Persian-Gulf–20190723-0010.html

Artificial Intelligence and "Voice AI": Dawn of the Reduction of Human Thinking
Makia Freeman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-23
Voice AI is becoming a normal part of life for many people. Whether it's a little cylinder of circle on your countertop (Amazon Echo/Alexa, Google Home/Google Assistant) or activated purely through your computer/smartphone (Apple's Siri, Microsoft's Cortana), the Big Tech …
globalresearch.ca/voice-ai-dawn-reduction-human-thinking/5684389

Google Continues Investments in Military and Police AI Technology Through Venture Capital Arm
Lee Fang | theintercept.com | 2019-07-23
Last year,Google faced internal revolt from many employees over its handling of Project Maven, a secretive contract between the company and the Department of Defense to use artificial intelligence to improve the military's drone targeting capabilities. After a series of internal, worker-led protests and resignations following reporting by The Intercept and Gizmodo, the company said it would wi…
theintercept.com/2019/07/23/google-ai-gradient-ventures/

Intelligence act will protect CIA agents who 'commit war crimes,' whistleblower Kiriakou tells RT
rt.com | 2019-07-23
A new US bill would make it illegal to reveal the identity of a covert agent, even after their retirement or death, if it becomes law. Former CIA officer, and whistleblower, John Kiriakou told RT that it will protect wrongdoers. | …
rt.com/usa/464881-cia-intelligence-act-kiriakou/

Iran accuses 17 of spying for CIA as tensions escalate
wsws.org | 2019-07-23
Iran's arrest of 17 alleged CIA agents follows weeks of intense US pressure that brought the Trump administration within 10 minutes of bombing raids.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/23/iran-j23.html

'Did Eric Trump choose the decor?' Twitter jibes Pompeo and Pakistani PM's safari-themed meeting
rt.com | 2019-07-23
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down to a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in style. Commenters paid little attention to geopolitical issues, however, and more to the Pakistani embassy's choice of chairs. | …
rt.com/usa/464879-pompeo-khan-meeting-chairs/