Terry Hicks, father of former Guantánamo Bay prisoner David Hicks, demands freedom for Assange and Manning
wsws.org | 2019-06-28
"There's only one word to describe the victimisation and persecution of Assange and Manning, and that word is barbaric."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/28/terr-j28.html

Basta !!! Free Chelsea Manning & Julien Assange Oakland Weekly Friday Vigil
Orion Edmonson | indybay.org | 2019-06-28
Fruitvale and macarthur oakland 94602…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/28/18824269.php

Watch the Sydney rally to free Assange live!
wsws.org | 2019-06-28
The SEP rally is among the first events to be held since the WSWS International Editorial Board called for the formation of a Global Defence Committee to demand freedom for Assange and Manning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/28/live-j28.html

From Cyber War to Omnicide?
Paul Atwood | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-28
Will the Justice Department and all those calling for the heads of Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange now demand that the publishers of the hallowed New York Times be punished for their transgression of revealing our government's cyber warfare against Russia? The front page article is titled "U.S. Buries Digital Land Mines To Menace Russia's Power Grid." Many citizens undoubtedly feel that this is just payback for the long decreed turpitude of the Russians for interfering with our "democracy." Of course there is nothing new about this…the cyber warfare that is. One could make the case that such has been ongoing…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/28/from-cyber-war-to-omnicide/

At G20, Trump Seeks Fresh Start With Putin After End of Mueller Inquiry
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-28
(ANTIWAR.COM) — President Trump arrived in Osaka, Japan on Thursday evening, and is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday afternoon. This will be their first meeting since last year in Helsinki, and a huge deal, as US and Russia relations have been suffering mightily in recent years. Trump and other officials have …

At G20, Trump Seeks Fresh Start With Putin After End of Mueller Inquiry

Pompeo touts Indo-US alliance, bullies New Delhi
wsws.org | 2019-06-28
India's ruling elite is determined to double-down on its reckless gamble that it can realize its great-power ambitions by serving as US imperialism's junior partner.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/28/pomp-j28.html

War Against Iran? Some Trumpists Oppose It
Michael T. Klare | thenation.com | 2019-06-28
War Against Iran? Some Trumpists Oppose It.
thenation.com/article/war-iran-bolton-pompeo-pentagon/

US Supreme Court halts Trump plan for citizenship question in 2020 census
wsws.org | 2019-06-28
The delay may only be temporary, as the high court remanded the issue to a lower court, giving the administration a further opportunity to revive its effort to lower the official count of immigrants residing in the United States.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/28/scot-j28.html

Hawks Behind Trump's Back
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-27
Iran is not provoking but is provoked by a group that wants a war between the U.S. and Iran. Recently, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Advisor John Bolton, and CIA director Gina Haspel all favored a …
globalresearch.ca/hawks-behind-trumps-back/5681724

#Candles for Assange Independence Action @ Mime Troupe Delores Park
BACFJA | indybay.org | 2019-06-27
Delores Park, San Francisco | Dolores St. & 19th St. | San Francisco, CA 94114…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/24/18824205.php

Watch: Chris Marsden's speech to Paris meeting to demand freedom for Assange and Manning
wsws.org | 2019-06-27
The speech was delivered by Socialist Equality Party (UK) National Secretary Chris Marsden to a meeting hosted by the Parti de l'égalité socialiste on June 23.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/27/cmss-j27.html

Join the Sydney rally this Saturday demanding freedom for Julian Assange!
wsws.org | 2019-06-27
The demonstration will insist that the Australian government take immediate action to prevent the WikiLeaks founder's extradition to the US, where he faces life imprisonment or the death penalty.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/27/rall-j27.html

For a global campaign to prevent Julian Assange's rendition to the US!
wsws.org | 2019-06-27
On June 20 the WSWS issued a call for the formation of a Global Defence Committee to secure freedom for Wikileaks founder and class-war prisoner Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/27/meet-j27.html

Facial recognition technology and the US military-intelligence apparatus
wsws.org | 2019-06-27
The banning of facial recognition software by major California cities has exposed the advanced use of biometrics and artificial intelligence by the domestic surveillance state and the Pentagon war machine.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/27/faci-j27.html

A Whistleblower Pointed to ICE Abuse of Solitary Confinement. Now Pressure Mounts for Congressional Investigation
Maryam Saleh | theintercept.com | 2019-06-27
A government watchdog wants a full accounting for abuses against people detained by ICE — and how an internal whistleblower came to be ignored.
theintercept.com/2019/06/27/ice-solitary-confinement-abuse-watchdog/

'Oops, we did it again!' NSA caught illegally collecting Americans' phone data
rt.com | 2019-06-27
The NSA has been caught improperly collecting Americans' phone data yet again, just months after a similar incident forced them to (supposedly) purge hundreds of millions of records captured without FISA authorization. | …
rt.com/usa/462770-nsa-caught-unauthorized-surveillance/

Attorney General James' Statement Praising U.S. Supreme Court Decision To Disallow Census Citizenship Question
Special To The Black Star News | blackstarnews.com | 2019-06-27
Supreme Court has temporarily disallowed the asking of the citizenship question by the Trump Administration on the 2020 Census… | NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, in Department of Commerce v. New York: | "Every single person in this country deserves to be counted, plain and simple. We are pleased with the Supreme Court's decision today. | "This one question could have caused a substantial undercount, particularly of noncitizens and Latinos. Thanks to the Court, the census will remain a tool for deliv…
www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/news/attorney-general-james%E2%80%99-statement-praising-us-supreme-court-decision

MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY CYRUS VANCE JR. ANNOUNCES HATE CRIME CONVICTION IN UNION SQUARE SUBWAY ATTACK
Special To The Black Star News | blackstarnews.com | 2019-06-27
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. today announced the trial conviction of WILLIE AMES, 49, for attacking two men on the platform of the Union Square subway station after making derogatory statements about Mexican-Americans. | A New York State Supreme Court jury found the defendant guilty of Assault in the Second and Third Degrees as Hate Crimes and Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree. He is expected to be sentenced on July 12, 2019. | "This defendant's crime was more than a violation of our laws — it was a violation of our New York values," said District Attorney Vance. "As a jury has…
www.blackstarnews.com/ny-watch/crime/manhattan-district-attorney-cyrus-vance-jr-announces-hate-crime

Statements by Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP, on Supreme Court's Democracy Rulings
Austyn Ross | naacp.org | 2019-06-27
Statement on Rucho v. Common Cause and Lamone v. Benisek: "The Court's rulings today upend our democratic principles by allowing party politics to determine the outcomes of our elections. Extreme partisan gerrymandering has infected our electoral process for far too long. Exercise of the franchise, which many fought and even died for, must not be …
naacp.org/latest/statements-derrick-johnson-president-ceo-naacp-supreme-courts-democracy-rulings/

Supreme Court's Gerrymandering Decision a Danger to Democracy
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-27
Justice Kagan's minority opinion calls out the threat that the decision represents to our right to vote and to our democratic future. Suzanne Almeida of Common Cause discusses the implications…
therealnews.com/stories/supreme-courts-gerrymandering-decision-a-danger-to-democracy

A loss and a win: Supreme Court OKs gerrymandering, blocks census citizenship question
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-06-27
WASHINGTON–Workers, including African-Americans, Latinos, and other minorities, lost one of the biggest U.S. Supreme Court decisions in years, as the justices, on a party-line 5-4 vote, allowed political gerrymandering to continue. The majority called gerrymandering "a political question" only the states can solve. But those same groups got a split decision on the other key …
peoplesworld.org/article/a-loss-and-a-win-supreme-court-oks-gerrymandering-blocks-census-citizenship-question/

The GOP's Power Grabs Grow Bolder by the Day
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-27
This article was produced by Voting Booth, a project of the Independent Media Institute. | On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases highlighting the collision between partisan power grabs and setting the ground rules for two of the most important elections in America–those for U.S. House and state legislative chambe…
truthdig.com/articles/the-gops-power-grabs-grow-bolder-by-the-day/

Supreme Court Finds that Wilbur Ross Lied To Put Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census
aclu.org | 2019-06-27
The ruling affirms that the Trump administration cannot offer pretextual reasons to cover up its anti-immigrant attacks. | This morning, the Supreme Court told the country what we and our clients have long known: that Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross provided a false reason for his decision to add a citizenship question to the Decennial Census. The court explained that the Trump administration's stated reason for adding a citizenship question–enf…
aclu.org/blog/immigrants-rights/supreme-court-finds-wilbur-ross-lied-put-citizenship-question-2020-census

Right-Wing Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Partisan Gerrymandering
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-27
In a decision voting rights advocates warned could open the floodgates for even more extreme and undemocratic redistricting than what is already in place throughout the nation, the right-wing Supreme Court effectively condoned partisan gerrymandering Thursday by ruling that the practice is beyond its constitutional reach. | The ruling was 5-4 along party lines, with conservative Chief Justice John Roberts writing the majority opinion. | "Today, five Supreme Court Justices turned their backs on hundreds of thousands of people in Maryland…
truthout.org/articles/right-wing-supreme-court-gives-green-light-to-partisan-gerrymandering/

Leaders Hail U.S. Supreme Court's Repudiation of Trump's Bid to add Citizen Question in Census 2020
Special To The Black Star News | blackstarnews.com | 2019-06-27
Egg on his face. Trump is repudiated by SCOTUS in Census ploy. Photo: Gage Skidmore | Elected representatives and activist have praised the move by the U.S. Supreme Court to block the Trump administration's attempt to add a citizen question to the 2020 Census and the president has asked his advisors if the count can be delayed. Opponents of Trump's bid to include a citizenship question feared it would have resulted in gross undercounts. | "The Supreme Court's decision to block the Trump Administration's inclusion of a citizenship question on the U.S. Census is an important win for our count…
www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/white-house/leaders-hail-us-supreme-courts-repudiation-of-trumps-bid-to

Right-Wing Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Partisan Gerrymandering
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-27
In a decision voting rights advocates warned could open the floodgates for even more extreme and undemocratic redistricting than what is already in place throughout the nation, the right-wing Supreme Court effectively condoned partisan gerrymandering Thursday by ruling that the practice is beyond its constitutional reach. | The ruling was 5-4 along party lines, with conservative Chief Justice John Roberts writing the majority opinion. | "Today, five Supreme Court Justices turned their backs on hundreds of thousands of people in Maryland…
truthout.org/articles/right-wing-supreme-court-gives-green-light-to-partisan-gerrymandering/

Citizenship question on 2020 census? SCOTUS says it's complicated
rt.com | 2019-06-27
The Supreme Court has effectively blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, arguing that the government's reasoning for the proposal was inadequately explained. | …
rt.com/usa/462840-citizenship-question-census-supreme-court/

SPLC: Supreme Court decision not to stop politicians from rigging voting maps hurts our democracy
splcenter.org | 2019-06-27
The Supreme Court decided today that federal courts have no role in regulating state legislatures' gross abuses of power when drawing political lines.
splcenter.org/news/2019/06/27/splc-supreme-court-decision-not-stop-politicians-rigging-voting-maps-hurts-our-democracy

Australian filmmaker James Ricketson to speak at SEP rally in defence of Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-26
"We must do all in our power to prevent Assange's extradition to the US. Signing petitions is not enough. We must make our presence felt in the streets at vigils and demonstrations."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/26/rick-j26.html

Assange and Trump: Real Hero, Fake Villain
Frank Scott | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-06-26
The rapid descent of the nation, the system and the planet under the domain of private-profit-first capitalism continues with opposition growing but still far too much acceptance that only agrees to new employees at the level of state rule who represent the same class interests but in more polite forms. This means some benefits for …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/06/assange-and-trump-real-hero-fake-villain/

#Candles for Assange Independence Action @ Mime Troupe Delores Park
BACFJA | indybay.org | 2019-06-26
Delores Park, San Francisco | Dolores St. & 19th St. | San Francisco, CA 94114…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/24/18824205.php

Abrams Welcomes Venezuela's Former Intelligence Chief to the US, Reaffirms Trump's Commitment to Ousting Maduro
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-06-26
The press conference came as the Venezuelan military called for respect from those looking to break it.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14559

Aggressive US Lies and Misleads to Justify War on Iran
William Boardman | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-06-26
It is the assessment of the United States Government that the Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the Gulf of Oman today. This assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping, and the fact …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/06/aggressive-us-lies-and-misleads-to-justify-war-on-iran/

Hallelujah! Russiagate cultists ecstatic as Mueller set to testify before House
rt.com | 2019-06-26
House Democrats have finally compelled special counsel Robert Mueller to testify before the Judiciary and Intelligence Committees next month in an appearance eagerly anticipated by the anti-Trump #Resistance. | …
rt.com/usa/462690-mueller-testimony-resistance-ecstatic/

Special ex-Prosecutor will meet Committees of U.S.Lower House
plenglish.com | 2019-06-26
26 de junio de 2019, 00: 25Washington, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Former special prosecutor Robert Mueller will testify before the House of Representatives" Intelligence and Judicial Committees on July 17, the head of the legislative group, Jerrold Nadler, announced here.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43731&SEO=special-ex-prosecutor-will-meet-committees-of-u.s.lower-house

Falling Oil Profits Drive U.S. War Threats Against Iran?
Bill Dores | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-26
"I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. … We had entire training courses." That's what Trump regime Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told students at Texas A&M University on April 15. | On June 14, Pompeo told …
globalresearch.ca/falling-oil-profits-drive-u-s-war-threats-against-iran/5681811

DHS Whistleblower Who Spoke Out Against Obama-Era Immigration Jails Condemns Conditions on Border
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-26
Immigration jails along the southern border are facing heightened scrutiny following horrific reports of dirty and unhygienic conditions at a detention center in Clint, Texas, and other facilities. We speak with government whistleblower Dr. Scott Allen, who was hired in 2014 to inspect facilities where immigrant families are incarcerated, who says degrading conditions for jailed migrants date back to Obama's presidency. He is calling for more government transparency about conditions in immigration facilities, saying, "I think most Americans, if they were confronted with the humanity of what we are doing here, wou…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/26/dhs_whistleblower_we_made_specific_warnings

DHS Whistleblower Who Spoke Out Against Obama-Era Immigration Jails Condemns Conditions on Border
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-26
Immigration jails along the southern border are facing heightened scrutiny following horrific reports of dirty and unhygienic conditions at a detention center in Clint, Texas, and other facilities. We speak with government whistleblower Dr. Scott Allen, who was hired in 2014 to inspect facilities where immigrant families are incarcerated, who says degrading conditions for jailed migrants date back to Obama's presidency. He is calling for more government transparency about conditions in immigration facilities, saying, "I think most Americans, if they were confronted with the humanity of what we are doing here, wou…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/26/dhs_whistleblower_we_made_specific_warnings

Trump's policies are killing people, but impeachment still waits on Mueller
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2019-06-26
Some, including the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, are hoping Robert Mueller will tip the scales somehow so that everyone will be demanding impeachment after he testifies publicly before Congress on July 17. Those of us who are skeptical can be forgiven for not holding our breath until then. Mueller has already said he …
peoplesworld.org/article/trumps-policies-are-killing-people-but-impeachment-still-waits-on-mueller/

It's a 'crime' Mueller 'terminated' messages between FBI agents Strzok & Page — Trump
rt.com | 2019-06-26
US President Donald Trump accused former special counsel investigator Robert Mueller of scrubbing communications between FBI agents investigating his 2016 presidential campaign for alleged ties to Moscow. | …
rt.com/usa/462753-trump-mueller-terminated-messages/

At Last, Robert Mueller Will Testify Before Congress
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-26
There's a scene in the film "Goodfellas" where the main character, Henry Hill, explains the economic ethos of his compatriots: "Business bad? F–k you, pay me. Oh, you had a fire? F–k you, pay me. Place got hit by lightning, huh? F–k you, pay me." | I've been muttering something similar at Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and the House Democratic committee chairs since Robert Mueller released his Russian election interference report on April 18: "Nervous about the election? F–k you, subpoena Mueller. Oh, not enough support in the polls for impeac…
truthout.org/articles/at-last-robert-mueller-will-testify-before-congress/

US House votes down amendment to block NSA collection of the personal communications of American citizens
wsws.org | 2019-06-26
The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to reject a bipartisan proposal to halt warrantless collection of the personal communications of citizens under provisions of Section 702 of the FISA Act.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/26/surv-j26.html

Raising our Voices for Equality at Stonewall and the Supreme Court
aclu.org | 2019-06-26
50 years after the riots at Stonewall, we are telling the Supreme Court not to roll back protections for LGBTQ people. | It's been half a century since the Stonewall uprising began on June 28, 1969, the reason we celebrate Pride each June. But there's another fitting date to commemorate this month, and it falls just two days before the 50th anniversary of Stonewall. | June 26 marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in 2003 striking down state laws that criminalized same-sex intimacy. T…
aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/raising-our-voices-equality-stonewall-and-supreme-court

Socialist Equality Group (New Zealand) calls rally to demand freedom for Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-25
Support the SEG's rally on Sunday July 14 as part of the international campaign to demand freedom for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and whistleblower Chelsea Manning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/25/segn-j25.html

Parti de l'égalité socialiste meeting in Paris demands freedom for Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-25
The meeting came three days after the World Socialist Web Site issued a call to build a Global Defense Committee fighting for Assange's freedom.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/25/pesp-j25.html

Assange legal advisor: Pentagon spearheaded pursuit of WikiLeaks founder
wsws.org | 2019-06-25
Geoffrey Robertson's statement is another demonstration that Assange would not receive anything resembling a fair trial if he were extradited to the US.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/25/assa-j25.html

#Candles for Assange Independence Action @ Mime Troupe Delores Park
BACFJA | indybay.org | 2019-06-25
Delores Park, San Francisco | Dolores St. & 19th St. | San Francisco, CA 94114…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/24/18824205.php

Hollywood stars read 'adaptation' of Mueller report in deranged stage 'performance'
rt.com | 2019-06-25
With America facing a dizzying array of social and political challenges, an impressive cast of Hollywood actors have taken their civic activism to the next level — with a live stage performance of the Mueller report. | …
rt.com/usa/462674-mueller-report-hollywood-performance/

Pompeo's "Indo-Pacific" Tour Is Aimed Against Iran and China
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-25
The Secretary of State is on a tour of the Indo-Pacific region that will take him to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, Japan, and South Korea by the time it concludes next week, with the aim of this global voyage …
globalresearch.ca/pompeos-indo-pacific-tour-aimed-against-iran-china/5681656

Indian Leftist Groups Protest Pompeo's Visit (+Photos)
plenglish.com | 2019-06-25
New Delhi, June 25 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of supporters of left-wing groups marched in India"s capital on Tuesday to protest a visit by the US Ssecretary of State Mike Pompeo and in solidarity with nations subject to sanctions and economic blockades by the United States Government.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43697&SEO=indian-leftist-groups-protest-pompeos-visit-photos