Editor (2024-05-07). Why Wall Street Wants You to Fear AI. scheerpost.com By Les Leopold / Substack Goldman Sachs, the infamous Wall Street "vampire squid" (aptly so dubbed by Matt Taibbi), wants to scare the hell out of us. It reports that more than 300 million jobs worldwide could be affected negatively by artificial intelligence programs and that "roughly two-thirds of U.S. occupations are exposed to some …

WSWS (2024-05-07). US intelligence agencies say Putin "didn't order" murder of Alexei Navalny, Wall Street Journal reports. wsws.org The revelation, published by the Wall Street Journal in late April, came from undisclosed sources within the CIA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the State Department and is "broadly accepted" within these institutions.

WSWS (2024-05-07). US intelligence agencies say Putin 'didn't order' murder of Alexei Navalny, Wall Street Journal reports. wsws.org The revelation, published by the Wall Street Journal in late April, came from undisclosed sources within the CIA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the State Department and is "broadly accepted" within these institutions.

Alejandra Marquez Guajardo (2024-05-07). Mexico Emerges as a Destination for Americans Seeking Reproductive Health Services…Not for the First Time. counterpunch.org When its six-week abortion ban went into effect on May 1, 2024, Florida joined nearly two dozen other U.S. states that ban abortion or greatly restrict it. These laws came into effect after the Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade ended nearly 50 years of the constitutional right to abortion in the

Larry Johnson (2024-05-07). Are the West and Ukraine Going to Send Putin an Inauguration "gift"? sonar21.com Lots of information swirling through social media that hints that Ukraine is going to launch a major attack on Russia targets, using Western long-range missiles, on 7 May, which is inauguration day in Russia. As I mentioned in my chat today with Judge Napolitano, a good friend, whose wife is in Moscow, told me that she has been stopped and searched twice in the last week while running errands in her car. Moscow authorities are on high alert for a potential serious threat. Remains to be seen if this is just nervous worry or reflects solid intelligence that a plot is afoot. | RT reports that Ukraine may start…

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-05-03). Ukrainian officer: Russia's taking of Chasov Yar is a matter of time. plenglish.com Kiev, May 3 (Prensa Latina) The Russian armed forces will end up taking the town of Chasov Yar, in Donetsk; it is only a matter of time, said the deputy head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, Vadim Skibitski, in an interview with The Economist, which was replicated by the Ukrainian media.

Associated Press (2024-05-03). Kremlin critics say Russia targeting foes abroad with killings, poisonings and harassment. scmp.com Since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, attacks and harassment of Russians — prominent or not — have been blamed on Moscow's intelligence operatives across Europe and elsewhere.

WSWS (2024-05-03). Another Boeing whistleblower dies, the second in two months. wsws.org Joshua Dean's death came suddenly—the Seattle Times reported that he began having trouble breathing two weeks ago and was hospitalized and intubated.

Robert Delaney (2024-05-03). China-Russia military exercises near Taiwan force US to revise plans, intelligence chiefs say. scmp.com Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines says joint exercises show 'China definitely wants Russia to be working with them and we see no reason why [Russia] wouldn't'.

Reuters (2024-05-03). Singapore, Malaysia to get visit from US treasury official to discuss sanctions on Iran, and Russian oil. scmp.com Brian Nelson, the Treasury's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, will visit the region as Washington looks to combat funding for Iran and its proxies as well as evasion of its sanctions on Russia.

themoscowtimes (2024-05-03). Germany Blames Russia for 'Intolerable' Cyber Attack on SPD Members. themoscowtimes.com Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said a group "steered by the military intelligence service of Russia" was behind a January 2023 attack.