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2019-04-29: Social Media Postees

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Pompeo's talk of 'Russian meddling' is not about democracy, but about power
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-30
The 'Russian meddling' conspiracy theory was hatched by Democrats in 2016 as a way to defeat Donald Trump. Now the Trump administration is invoking it to justify massive military spending, spying, coups and censorship. | …
rt.com/usa/457867-pompeo-russian-meddling-elections/

Google Tracks Your Location and Shares It With Police, Even When Your Phone is Off
Derrick Broze | theantimedia.com | 2019-04-29
Even if you disable GPS, deactivate phone location tracking, and turn off your phone, it's still possible for Google and the NSA to monitor your every move. (TMU) — Over the last two decades, cell phone use has become an everyday part of life for the vast majority of people around the planet. Nearly without question, …

Google Tracks Your Location and Shares It With Police, Even When Your Phone is Off

The Malignant Nature of the Mueller Report and 2020 Election
Massoud Nayeri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
The publication of the Mueller report more than anything else confirmed that the working people in America are facing deeply divided and antagonistic "leadership" in Washington. The consequence of the 1% family feud over the Mueller report will be disastrous. …
globalresearch.ca/mueller-report-2020-election/5676002

The Politics of Impeachment May Be Debatable, but Congress's Duty Is Clear
Joshua Holland | thenation.com | 2019-04-29
The Politics of Impeachment May Be Debatable, but Congress's Duty Is Clear…
thenation.com/article/donald-trump-impeachment-mueller-pelosi/

William Barr's Handling of the Mueller Report
Calvin Trillin | thenation.com | 2019-04-29
William Barr's Handling of the Mueller Report…
thenation.com/article/william-barr-mueller-report/

'I'm f***ed': Twitter facepalms as Clinton impersonates Trump's Mueller report quote (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-29
Hillary Clinton impersonating US President Donald Trump while reading excerpts from the Mueller report has sparked an outpouring of groans across the internet. | …
rt.com/usa/457817-clinton-impersonates-trump-mueller-report/

Why mainstream media can't let go of Mueller report: RT host who provoked Maddow's rage explains
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-29
After MSNBC's Rachel Maddow flipped out over YouTube algorithms promoting RT content on the Mueller report, the host of that content, Chris Hedges, explains how her anger indicates serious problems with corporate news networks. | …
rt.com/usa/457829-hedges-rt-mueller-maddow/

Corporate media outlets 'part of the US power structure,' journalist Ben Norton tells RT
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-29
From attacking whistleblower Julian Assange, to doggedly supporting Washington's foreign policy lines, to beating the dead horse on Russiagate, journalist Ben Norton tells RT the corporate media isn't designed to tell the truth. | …
rt.com/usa/457858-mainstream-media-needs-russiagate-norton/

Workshop "Wikileaks, Whistleblowers and the Right to a Free Press"
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2019-04-29
2969 Mission St., near 26th St. | San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/25/18822958.php

On Australian TV, Julian Assange's father calls for son's freedom
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-29
John Shipton warned that his son's persecution was "to demonstrate that publishers and whistleblowers will be destroyed."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/29/assa-a29.html

Campaign Against Criminalising Communities condemns arrest and potential extradition of Julian Assange
Mohamed Elmaazi | thecanary.co | 2019-04-29
The Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC) has issued a statement condemning the arrest and potential extradition of journalist and publisher Julian Assange. The statement says: Assange is a publisher facing trial for publish…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/04/29/campaign-against-criminalising-communities-condemns-arrest-and-potential-extradition-of-julian-assange/

White House correspondents' tribute to press freedom silent on Assange and Manning
WSWS Repost | indybay.org | 2019-04-29
The White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was a miserable and cowardly spectacle that reflected the deeply right-wing character of the American media.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/29/18823019.php

Assange's Defense Sue Ecuadorean Diplomats for Espionage
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-29
WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange's defense lawyer filed a complaint Monday before Ecuador's Attorney General against several members of its diplomatic mission in the United Kingdom (U.K.) for alleged espionage inside the embassy during his asylum in London. | RELATED: | Assange Was Put Through 'Hell' At Ecuadorean Embassy: Narvaez | According to Carlos Poveda, Assange's lawyer, crimes were committed and about 10 people are connected in a case that is related to alleged extortion r…
telesurenglish.net/news/Assanges-Defense-File-Complaint-on-Ecuadorean-Diplomats-for-Espionage-20190429-0015.html

Assange: So Where Is the Swedish Warrant?
Craig Murray | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
If the Swedish allegations against Julian Assange were genuine and not simply a ruse to arrest him for extradition to the United States, where is the arrest warrant now from Sweden and what are the charges? | Only the more minor …
globalresearch.ca/where-swedish-warrant/5676006

White House correspondents' tribute to press freedom silent on Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-29
The White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday evening was a travesty. No one on the podium referred to either Julian Assange or Chelsea Manning, and no one in the audience protested this criminal omission.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/29/whcd-a29.html

UK's Julian Assange Defence Committee holds public meeting
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-29
At the meeting many ideas were discussed and agreed on how best to take forward the campaign to defend WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/29/assg-a29.html

SEP (Australia) candidates demand freedom for Assange and Manning at Sydney rally
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-29
The protest, in Sydney's western suburbs, underscored the working-class opposition to Canberra's role in the persecution of Assange and Manning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/29/aspa-a29.html

Homeland Security Used a Private Intelligence Firm to Monitor Family Separation Protests
Ryan Devereaux | theintercept.com | 2019-04-29
The calls for action were mounting. It was mid-June, and the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy, which saw thousands of migrant children separated from their parents, was producing waves of outrage. By the end of the month, hundreds of protests were planned in towns and cities across the country. As the plans moved forward, others took notice. | In the days leading up to the protests, a private intelligence company that works with the Department of Homeland Security was monitoring the activity on the ground. Documents shared with The Intercept by the American Immigration Council, obtained through a fr…
theintercept.com/2019/04/29/family-separation-protests-surveillance/

FBI: The greatest danger comes from Beijing
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-04-29
Recently, FBI Director Christopher Wray declared that the greatest danger to the US is from Beijing, not Moscow. Director Wray: No country poses a broader, more severe intelligence collection threat than China. China has pioneered a societal approach to stealing innovation in any way it can, from a wide array of businesses, universities, & organizations. …
uwidata.com/3230-fbi-the-greatest-danger-comes-from-beijing/

Consortium News and the Establishment
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-29
Consortium News stands outside the extreme partisan thinking that now dominates American politics. Consortium News is completely funded by its readers. It has no relationship with corporations, intelligence agencies, political parties, the Pentagon, nor major think tanks and universities that… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/29/consortium-news-and-the-establishment/

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The US Moves on Iran's Oil Market as an Expression of an Irrational Foreign Policy
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-29
Patrick Lawrence gauges the backfiring potential of Pompeo's withdrawal on Thursday of U.S. sanction waivers from eight major importers. A Decisive Defeat in Long-Running Battle with Foreign Policy Minders By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News Secretary of State Mike… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/29/patrick-lawrence-the-us-moves-on-irans-oil-market-as-an-expression-of-an-irrational-foreign-policy/

How Movement To Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Prevailed Over Obstruction Of A Progressive Prosecutor
Jared Ware & Miles Quarles | shadowproof.com | 2019-04-29
A late December ruling by the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Judge Leon Tucker re-opened pathways for long-time political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal to litigate his freedom. | "Progressive prosecutor" Larry Krasner's appeal of the ruling stood in the way until Wednesday, April 17. At issue was whether Ronald Castille–a former Philadelphia District Attorney, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice, and Krasner transition team member–had a constitutional duty to recuse himself from Mumia's appeals of…
shadowproof.com/2019/04/29/how-movement-to-free-mumia-abu-jamal-prevailed-over-obstruction-of-a-progressive-prosecutor/

UAE Spy Suspect Committed Suicide in Istanbul Prison: Turkey
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-29
A man held by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates has committed suicide by hanging himself in prison, the Istanbul prosecutor's office said Monday. | RELATED: | Killers of Saudi Journalist Khashoggi Trained in US: Report | The suspect, named as Zaki Y. M. Hasan, was found hanging from the bathroom door in his one-person cell in Silivri prison, west of Istanbul, when guards arrived to give him food on Sunday morning, the prosecutor's office statement said.
telesurenglish.net/news/UAE-Spy-Suspect-Committed-Suicide-in-Istanbul-Prison-Turkey-20190429-0010.html

'Death by algorithm': Maddow inconsolable after YouTube recommends RT interview on Mueller report
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-28
Russiagate guru Rachel Maddow has caught wind of the latest Kremlin-linked outrage: YouTube recommended an RT video about the Mueller report! And now social media users have lined up to laugh at her. | …
rt.com/usa/457741-maddow-rt-video-russiagate/

Boeing whistleblower identifies new issue with 737 Max jets — report
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-28
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reportedly considering an entirely new angle on its investigation into Boeing's 737 Max line of jets after a company insider called a hotline to highlight a new issue with the aircraft. | …
rt.com/news/457775-boeing-whistleblower-737-max-faa/

Brazil Tried to Lead Operation Condor: CIA Documents
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-28
Declassified documents from the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), opened to the public on April 12, show that Brazil made an aggressive bid to lead Operation Condor in the region but only failed to because of opposition from other countries such as Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia. | RELATED: | CIA Declassified Info: Europe Wanted Own 'Operation Condor' | After failing to take over the leadership of the regional program, Brazilian security services then…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Tried-to-Lead-Operation-Condor-CIA-Documents-20190428-0019.html

Lies, Damn Lies, and Abortion
Jordan Smith | theintercept.com | 2019-04-28
For a long time, when people would ask me what subjects I covered as a journalist, I would jokingly say, "Criminal justice and reproductive rights — and hoping the two never intersect." It's not funny anymore (if it ever really was). | Opponents of reproductive rights have become emboldened, pumped up by a reconstituted, decidedly conservative U.S. Supreme Court and the appointment of a fleet of radical judges to the lower benches. Meanwhile, in a race to see who can be first to directly challenge abortion rights before the high court, their proxies in state houses across the country gleefully file legislat…
theintercept.com/2019/04/28/abortion-laws-reproductive-rights/

Trump administration argues in Supreme Court for including citizenship question on 2020 census
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-27
The decision to include the question of citizenship is designed to intimidate immigrants and ultimately to divert resources from working class areas.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/27/supr-a27.html

Consortium News' Record on Russiagate–How CN Covered the 'Scandal': No. 7: 'Russiagate Is No Watergate or Iran-Contra'
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-26
Many comparisons have been made between Russiagate and the earlier scandals of Watergate and Iran-Contra, but the similarities are at best superficial, explained Robert Parry on June 28, 2017. On CNN last week Carl Bernstein astonishingly said that the Mueller… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/26/russia-gate-is-no-watergate-or-iran-contra/

The Mueller Report Indicts the Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory
Aaron Maté | thenation.com | 2019-04-26
The Mueller Report Indicts the Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory…
thenation.com/article/russiagate-trump-mueller-report-no-collusion/

Corruption and Mismanagement at USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service's Put Consumers at Risk, Whistleblower Says
Martha Rosenberg | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-26
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), which operates under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and employs more than 10,000 people, is tasked with ensuring the safety and proper labeling of U.S. meat, poultry and eggs. FSIS inspectors are present at over 6,200 U.S. slaughter, food processing and import facilities to check for diseased animals, compliance…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/26/corruption-and-mismanagement-at-usdas-food-safety-and-inspection-services-put-consumers-at-risk-whistleblower-says/

Letter from the US: Stop the persecution of Julian Assange
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-04-26
When the world saw the video of beefy police dragging Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, it was clear that the media had been alerted to film the spectacle. | Ecuador had granted Assange asylum in its embassy since 2012, to block his threatened extradition to the United States at the time. | Media outlets such as CNN declared he looked crazy in the video. One CNN reporter said that one of the reasons the embassy called the police was that Assange had allegedly smeared faeces on walls inside the Embassy. | The real smears, however, have been by the press against the WikiLeaks founder. | The ac…
greenleft.org.au/content/letter-us-stop-persecution-julian-assange

Assange's Imprisonment Arguably Reveals Even More Corruption Than WikiLeaks Did
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-26
By locking up Assange, the U.S, its allies and corporate media have inadvertently exposed themselves for what they are, and we're now able to point that out for everyone to see, writes Caitlin Johnstone. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com Consortium News has launched… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/26/assanges-imprisonment-arguably-reveals-even-more-corruption-than-wikileaks-did/

View 27th Vigil, a Fortnight After Assange's Arrest
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-26
Consortium News brought live coverage of the 27th Vigil. Watch the replay of a spirited discussion about the importance of public protest and the fate of Assange's extradition here. Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/26/view-27th-vigil-a-fortnight-after-assanges-arrest/

What's Driving Bolton's Attacks on the "Troika of Tyranny"?
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-26
If you're in the market for a troika of tyranny, Donald Trump, John Bolton, and Mike Pompeo certainly fit the bill. Or, if you'd rather focus on countries not individuals, you might single out Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt as the three most likely candidates. Perhaps, if you're in a confessional mood,…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/26/whats-driving-boltons-attacks-on-the-troika-of-tyranny/

Special Counsel Mueller: Disingenuous and Dishonest
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-25
Larry C. Johnson sees real meat on the bone for Barr's upcoming investigation of spying by law enforcement and intelligence on the Trump campaign. And Trump has tweeted about it. On Wednesday Donald Trump tweeted:…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/24/special-counsel-mueller-disingenuous-and-dishonest/

Free Advice for Democrats
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2019-04-25
Now that the redacted Mueller report lays out what appears to be evidence of a president obstructing justice, it's up to Congress.
progressive.org/dispatches/free-advice-for-democrats-fiore-190425/

Here's a Handy Impeachment Refresher for Donald Trump
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2019-04-25
Here's a Handy Impeachment Refresher for Donald Trump…
thenation.com/article/impeachmenti-donald-trump-mueller-report/

A Dangerous global trend (part two)
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-04-25
The Belgian intelligence service (VSSE) had earlier warned that members of a far-right racist group, mainly based in Austria and Belgium, were "actively arming themselves." According to the VSSE, the far-right in Western Europe began to "call on their members to learn to shoot and acquire weapons both legally and illegally." This information, alongside a …
uwidata.com/3213-a-dangerous-global-trend-part-two/

Leaked Report: Western Arms Are Essential to Saudi Arabia's War in Yemen
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-04-25
A French intelligence report reveals that Saudi Arabia and UAE depend on Western support for their war in Yemen. Just Foreign Policy co-director Hassan El-Tayyab speaks about the report and the need to override Trump's veto of the Yemen War Powers resolution…
therealnews.com/stories/leaked-report-western-arms-are-essential-to-saudi-arabias-war-in-yemen

From Crime Bill to Iraq War Vote, Biden's Legislative History Under Scrutiny as He Enters Race
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-04-25
Former Vice President Joe Biden has entered the 2020 race for the White House, becoming the 20th Democrat to seek the nomination in the largest and most diverse field of Democratic candidates ever to run for president. Biden will face scrutiny for his long and checkered record in the coming weeks, including his 1994 crime bill, that helped fuel mass incarceration with financial incentives to keep people behind bars, and his handling of Anita Hill's sexual harassment allegations against Supreme Court justice nominee Clarence Thomas in 1991. Biden is also known for close ties to the financial industry and voting to…
www.democracynow.org/2019/4/25/from_crime_bill_to_iraq_war

Unequal Justice: As the Next Census Approaches, Will the Supreme Court Side with Trump in his War on Immigrants?
Bill Blum | progressive.org | 2019-04-25
The idea for reinstating the citizenship question came from discussions including White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, both of whom have long histories as proponents of anti-immigrant policies.
progressive.org/dispatches/unequal-justice-census-supreme-court-voting-blum-190425/

An Indictment in All But Name
ACLU | aclu.org | 2019-04-24
The report dispassionately lays out the facts, which are an indictment in all but name. | Special Counsel Robert Mueller's long-awaited report, released to the public in a redacted version on April 18, lays out in meticulous detail both a blatantly illegal effort by Russia to throw the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump and repeated efforts by President Trump to end, limit, or impede Mueller's investigation of Russian interference. Trump's efforts included firing or attempting to fire those overseeing the investigation, directing subordinates to lie on his behalf, cajoling witnesses not to cooperate, and…
aclu.org/blog/executive-branch/indictment-all-name

'Pod Save The World' And Their Awful Discussion Of Case Against Julian Assange
Shadowproof | shadowproof.com | 2019-04-24
President Donald Trump's Justice Department will need the rhetorical support of liberal Democrats to succeed in prosecuting WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange. Ben Rhodes, former deputy national security advisor for strategic communications, and Tommy Vietor, former national security spokesperson and special assistant to the president, worked in President Barack Obama's administration.
shadowproof.com/2019/04/24/former-obama-official-ben-rhodes-assange-justify-trump-doj-prosecution/

Supreme Court Appears Set to OK Census Citizenship Question Despite Risk of Undercounting Millions
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-04-24
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case challenging the Trump administration's plans to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Voting rights activists fear that adding the question will deter immigrants from participating in the census and lead to a vast undercount in states with large immigrant communities. Census officials have estimated 6.5 million people will not respond to the census if the citizenship question is added. This undercount could affect everything from the redrawing of congressional maps to the allocation of federal funding. The case centers on whether Commerce Secre…
www.democracynow.org/2019/4/24/a_threat_to_democracy_justices_appear

Daniel Ellsberg Speaks Out on the Arrest of Julian Assange
Dennis J. Bernstein | progressive.org | 2019-04-23
"Without whistleblowers we would not have a democracy. And there have to be people to distribute work and publish it."
progressive.org/dispatches/daniel-ellsberg-on-arrest-of-julian-assange-bernstein-190423/

QAnon Conspiracy Increasingly Popular with Antigovernment Extremists
Brendan Joel Kelley and Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-04-23
Antigovernment extremists, including some who've committed violent acts, are increasingly subscribing to and propagating the QAnon conspiracy theory, which asserts that pro-Trump forces will soon take down the so-called deep state.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/04/23/qanon-conspiracy-increasingly-popular-antigovernment-extremists

Supreme Court Takes Cases of People Fired for Being LGBTQ
ACLU | aclu.org | 2019-04-22
The court will consider whether to take anti-discrimination protections away from LGBTQ people. | Can a business fire someone because they're LGBTQ? The Supreme Court will soon tell us. | After a funeral home outside Detroit fired Aimee Stephens because she is transgender, Aimee won a federal appeals court ruling that the firing violated the federal law barring sex discrimination in the workplace. After Don Zarda was fired from his job as a skydiving instr…
aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/lgbt-nondiscrimination-protections/supreme-court-takes-cases-people-fired-being

What we know so far from the Mueller Report
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-04-19
On Thursday, Special Attorney Robert Mueller's report on alleged "Russian interference" in the 2016 US elections was finally published, albeit partially censored. The report contains information on an investigation into the Donald Trump campaign's alleged connection with Russian authorities, as well as the possible methods of Russian influence in the elections. The document was submitted …
uwidata.com/3154-what-we-know-so-far-from-the-mueller-report/

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-04-30 03:20 GMT (23:20 EST)

2019-04-28: News Headlines

teleSUR (2019-04-28). US Wants To Carve Up Venezuela Like Syria and Libya: Russia. telesurenglish.net Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin accused Western countries, including the United States, of "carving Venezuela up like Libya and Syria" in order to destabilize the Latin American region. | RELATED: | Venezuelans Celebrate The Country's Official Exit From OAS | Naryshkin told the audience at the 8th Moscow Conference on International Security Thursday that the U.S. and its allies are using military force to further promote their interests in Lati…

Party for Socialism and Liberation (2019-04-28). Workshop "Wikileaks, Whistleblowers and the Right to a Free Press" indybay.org 2969 Mission St., near 26th St. | San Francisco…

RT (2019-04-28). 'Death by algorithm': Maddow inconsolable after YouTube recommends RT interview on Mueller report. rt.com Russiagate guru Rachel Maddow has caught wind of the latest Kremlin-linked outrage: YouTube recommended an RT video about the Mueller report! And now social media users have lined up to laugh at her.

teleSUR (2019-04-27). Ecuador Embassy Staff Contradicts Allegations Against Assange. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's president Lenin Moreno made a number of allegations against Julian Assange, including accusing the whistleblower of being disrespectful towards embassy staff. However, Ecuadors consul at the time has dispelled Moreno's accusations, calling them a "smokescreen". | RELATED: | Assange Was Put Through 'Hell' At Ecuadorean Embassy: Narvaez | Fidel Narvaez was the consul in London for 6 of the 7 years that Julian Assange stayed at the embassy, speaking to Russian outlet RT he s…

Staff (2019-04-27). Trump's Torrent of Twisted Claims on Russia. truthdig.com WASHINGTON — Russia keeps reverberating even with special counsel Robert Mueller's report now part of history. | As much as President Donald Trump says he wants the United States to move on, he's found it hard to turn away himself, as seen in a torrent of tweets and remarks railing against Democrats, trashing Mueller and painting his own actions in a saintly light. | There is little truth to be found in these statements. | A review of a week of Russia-heavy rhetoric from Trump and his team, also touching on the census and the economy: | RUSSIA | TRUMP: "No Collusion, No Obstruction — there has NEVER be…

Staff (2019-04-27). The President's Executive Privilege Strategy Could Mean a Messy Fight. truthdig.com WASHINGTON — Since George Washington's time, presidents have used executive privilege to resist congressional inquiries in the name of protecting the confidentiality of their decision-making. | President Donald Trump threatened this past week to broadly assert executive privilege to block a number of current and former aides from testifying, including some who have cooperated with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. It's a strategy that could lead to a messy, protracted legal fight, but even if the White House is eventually defeated in court, the president and his allies could have the ch…

teleSUR (2019-04-27). Media Attacks Jeremy Corbyn For Refusing to Meet Trump. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the U.K.'s Labour Party, the official opposition, announced that he had refused an invitation from the Queen to attend a banquet, which is to be held for U.S. President Donald Trump during his upcoming state visit to Britain. Most media outlets have accused Corbyn of turning his back on Britain's relationship with the US. | RELATED: | Corbyn: UK Should Reject US Request For Assange Extradition | Donald Trump is set to visit the U.K. on June 3 an…

Staff (2019-04-27). Kansas Supreme Court Guarantees Right to Abortion. truthout.org In what advocates called an "historic" victory for women's reproductive rights, the Kansas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that women in the state have a constitutional right to abortion care regardless of federal laws. | The 6-1 ruling would protect the rights of women in the state in the event that Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that affirmed American women's right to abor…

Staff (2019-04-27). Is It Time to Take the Abortion Battle Hyperlocal? truthout.org Whether or not the Supreme Court decides to uphold Roe v. Wade and keep abortion legal in every state, it's an undeniable fact that abortion access has been decimated across the country. For more than half of U.S. states, the clinics that do remain are located in just a handful of cities, leaving most of the state without any provider at all. | Prior to 2016 and the resurgence of a national anti-abortion push, the right was heavily invested i…

WSWS (2019-04-27). Christoph Vandreier speaks at Berlin rally to defend Julian Assange. wsws.org Christoph Vandreier, Deputy National Secretary of the Socialist Equality Party in Germany and a candidate in the European elections, addressed a rally in front of the Ecuadorian embassy in Berlin in defense of the Wikileaks publisher.

Natasha Lennard (2019-04-27). What Joe Biden's (Non-)Apology to Anita Hill Reveals About Him. theintercept.com Anita Hill in Waltham, Mass., on Nov. 20, 2018. | , the political calculus could not have been more transparent. Biden has had 28 years to apologize to Hill for the foul treatment she received in Senate Judiciary Committee hearings chaired by then-Sen. Biden. Hill had come to the Capitol to testify about her sexual harassment accusations against now-Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — a hearing where, with Biden presiding, the young woman was eviscerated by a panel of 14 male senators.When Biden did finally call — a blatant and ill-conceived attempt at damage control in the lead up to his anno…

Andrew Korybko (2019-04-26). Did Russia and China Get the US to Accelerate Its Diplomatic Drawdown in Afghanistan? globalresearch.ca Reuters quoted "deep state" sources as reporting that the US will accelerate its diplomatic drawdown in Afghanistan, with this breaking news coming on the same day as its representatives met with their Russian and Chinese counterparts in Moscow to discuss …

Andy Thayer (2019-04-26). How Chicago Police Infiltrated, Spied on Anti-NATO Organizers. counterpunch.org Chicago Police here infiltrated the main anti-NATO summit organizing coalition shortly after its 2011 formation, and maintained that infiltration until shortly after the summit ended in May 2012, according to Chicago Police Department documents recently released under a Freedom of Information Act request. On January 11, 2012, Michael J. Mealer, Commander of the CPD's Intelligence More

John Feffer (2019-04-26). What's Driving Bolton's Attacks on the "Troika of Tyranny"? counterpunch.org If you're in the market for a troika of tyranny, Donald Trump, John Bolton, and Mike Pompeo certainly fit the bill. Or, if you'd rather focus on countries not individuals, you might single out Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt as the three most likely candidates. Perhaps, if you're in a confessional mood, More

Aaron Maté (2019-04-26). The Mueller Report Indicts the Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory. thenation.com The Mueller Report Indicts the Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory…

David Rosen (2019-04-26). Trump and False Consciousness. counterpunch.org Pres. Donald Trump is a media magician, able to artfully distort and/or deny the factual "truth" of an event or news report that exposes his failings or falsehoods. He is currently playing his grand political fan dance over information revealed in the redacted Mueller report. In late-March, his loyal-henchman, AG Bill Barr, first spun the hokum More

Consortiumnews (2019-04-26). Consortium News' Record on Russiagate—How CN Covered the 'Scandal': No. 7: 'Russiagate Is No Watergate or Iran-Contra'. consortiumnews.com Many comparisons have been made between Russiagate and the earlier scandals of Watergate and Iran-Contra, but the similarities are at best superficial, explained Robert Parry on June 28, 2017. On CNN last week Carl Bernstein astonishingly said that the Mueller… Read more →

Democracy Now! (2019-04-26). Headlines for April 26, 2019. democracynow.org Sri Lanka Lowers Death Toll from Easter Attacks; Top Officials Resign over Intelligence Failures, Anita Hill: I Am Not Satisfied by Biden's Apology over Handling of Clarence Thomas Allegations, As Comcast Lobbyist Hosts Biden's First Fundraiser, Campaign Boasts of Support from "Top 1%", Biden Hires Ex-Bernie Sanders Staffer as Senior Adviser, Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Sudan Demanding Civilian Rule, North Korea's Kim Jong-un Accuses U.S. of Acting in Bad Faith in Nuke Talks, In Response to Yellow Vest Protests, Macron Vows to Cut Taxes, Tells Nation It Must Work Harder, Report: U.S. Sanctions Have Killed 40…

Consortiumnews (2019-04-26). View 27th Vigil, a Fortnight After Assange's Arrest. consortiumnews.com Consortium News brought live coverage of the 27th Vigil. Watch the replay of a spirited discussion about the importance of public protest and the fate of Assange's extradition here. Read more →

Consortiumnews (2019-04-26). Assange's Imprisonment Arguably Reveals Even More Corruption Than WikiLeaks Did. consortiumnews.com By locking up Assange, the U.S, its allies and corporate media have inadvertently exposed themselves for what they are, and we're now able to point that out for everyone to see, writes Caitlin Johnstone. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com Consortium News has launched… Read more →

WSWS (2019-04-26). UN official visits Julian Assange, investigating Ecuador's illegal surveillance. wsws.org Confronted by worldwide protests and petitions, the British government felt compelled to grant the UN access to the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder.

pip.hinman (2019-04-26). Letter from the US: Stop the persecution of Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au When the world saw the video of beefy police dragging Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, it was clear that the media had been alerted to film the spectacle. | Ecuador had granted Assange asylum in its embassy since 2012, to block his threatened extradition to the United States at the time. | Media outlets such as CNN declared he looked crazy in the video. One CNN reporter said that one of the reasons the embassy called the police was that Assange had allegedly smeared faeces on walls inside the Embassy. | The real smears, however, have been by the press against the WikiLeaks founder. | The ac…

Julia Conley, staff writer (2019-04-26). Amid Fears of Federal Attack on Roe, Kansas Supreme Court Guarantees Right to Abortion in the Conservative State. commondreams.org In what advocates called a "historic" victory for women's reproductive rights, the Kansas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that women in the state have a constitutional right to abortion care regardless of federal laws. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/23880829317_48d973c7bf_o_0.jpg…

RT (2019-04-26). DOJ could build Assange case on Espionage Act, carries possible death sentence. rt.com Julian Assange could be charged under the Espionage Act for leaking classified material in addition to the hacking charge he already faces, a US Department of Justice document indicates.

WSWS (2019-04-26). Leaked documents implicate French government in war crimes in Yemen. wsws.org Leaked intelligence documents expose top French officials' denials that Saudi-led coalition forces use French-made weapons against Yemeni civilians as bald-faced lies.

Martha Rosenberg (2019-04-26). Corruption and Mismanagement at USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service's Put Consumers at Risk, Whistleblower Says. counterpunch.org The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), which operates under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and employs more than 10,000 people, is tasked with ensuring the safety and proper labeling of U.S. meat, poultry and eggs. FSIS inspectors are present at over 6,200 U.S. slaughter, food processing and import facilities to check for diseased animals, compliance More

Bill Blum (2019-04-26). Unequal Justice: As the Next Census Approaches, Will the Supreme Court Side with Trump in his War on Immigrants? commondreams.org The U.S. census sets the number of votes each state is accorded in the electoral college, the number of seats states are allocated in the House of Representatives, and determines how some $880 billion per year in federal funds are distributed throughout the country. (Photo: US Census Bureau) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-04-26_at_1.42.28_pm.png…

Mark Fiore (2019-04-25). Free Advice for Democrats. progressive.org Now that the redacted Mueller report lays out what appears to be evidence of a president obstructing justice, it's up to Congress.

Staff (2019-04-25). Leaked Report: Western Arms Are Essential to Saudi Arabia's War in Yemen. therealnews.com A French intelligence report reveals that Saudi Arabia and UAE depend on Western support for their war in Yemen. Just Foreign Policy co-director Hassan El-Tayyab speaks about the report and the need to override Trump's veto of the Yemen War Powers resolution…

John Nichols (2019-04-25). Here's a Handy Impeachment Refresher for Donald Trump. thenation.com Here's a Handy Impeachment Refresher for Donald Trump…

Consortiumnews (2019-04-25). Special Counsel Mueller: Disingenuous and Dishonest. consortiumnews.com Larry C. Johnson sees real meat on the bone for Barr's upcoming investigation of spying by law enforcement and intelligence on the Trump campaign. And Trump has tweeted about it. On Wednesday Donald Trump tweeted: "Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson… Read more →

unitedEditor (2019-04-25). A Dangerous global trend (part two). uwidata.com The Belgian intelligence service (VSSE) had earlier warned that members of a far-right racist group, mainly based in Austria and Belgium, were "actively arming themselves." According to the VSSE, the far-right in Western Europe began to "call on their members to learn to shoot and acquire weapons both legally and illegally." This information, alongside a …

Bill Blum (2019-04-25). Unequal Justice: As the Next Census Approaches, Will the Supreme Court Side with Trump in his War on Immigrants? progressive.org The idea for reinstating the citizenship question came from discussions including White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, both of whom have long histories as proponents of anti-immigrant policies.

Democracy Now! (2019-04-25). From Crime Bill to Iraq War Vote, Biden's Legislative History Under Scrutiny as He Enters Race. democracynow.org Former Vice President Joe Biden has entered the 2020 race for the White House, becoming the 20th Democrat to seek the nomination in the largest and most diverse field of Democratic candidates ever to run for president. Biden will face scrutiny for his long and checkered record in the coming weeks, including his 1994 crime bill, that helped fuel mass incarceration with financial incentives to keep people behind bars, and his handling of Anita Hill's sexual harassment allegations against Supreme Court justice nominee Clarence Thomas in 1991. Biden is also known for close ties to the financial industry and voting to…

ACLU (2019-04-24). An Indictment in All But Name. aclu.org The report dispassionately lays out the facts, which are an indictment in all but name. | Special Counsel Robert Mueller's long-awaited report, released to the public in a redacted version on April 18, lays out in meticulous detail both a blatantly illegal effort by Russia to throw the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump and repeated efforts by President Trump to end, limit, or impede Mueller's investigation of Russian interference. Trump's efforts included firing or attempting to fire those overseeing the investigation, directing subordinates to lie on his behalf, cajoling witnesses not to cooperate, and…

Shadowproof (2019-04-24). 'Pod Save The World' And Their Awful Discussion Of Case Against Julian Assange. shadowproof.com President Donald Trump's Justice Department will need the rhetorical support of liberal Democrats to succeed in prosecuting WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange. Ben Rhodes, former deputy national security advisor for strategic communications, and Tommy Vietor, former national security spokesperson and special assistant to the president, worked in President Barack Obama's administration.

Democracy Now! (2019-04-24). Supreme Court Appears Set to OK Census Citizenship Question Despite Risk of Undercounting Millions. democracynow.org The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case challenging the Trump administration's plans to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Voting rights activists fear that adding the question will deter immigrants from participating in the census and lead to a vast undercount in states with large immigrant communities. Census officials have estimated 6.5 million people will not respond to the census if the citizenship question is added. This undercount could affect everything from the redrawing of congressional maps to the allocation of federal funding. The case centers on whether Commerce Secre…

Brendan Joel Kelley and Hatewatch Staff (2019-04-23). QAnon Conspiracy Increasingly Popular with Antigovernment Extremists. splcenter.org Antigovernment extremists, including some who've committed violent acts, are increasingly subscribing to and propagating the QAnon conspiracy theory, which asserts that pro-Trump forces will soon take down the so-called deep state.

Dennis J. Bernstein (2019-04-23). Daniel Ellsberg Speaks Out on the Arrest of Julian Assange. progressive.org "Without whistleblowers we would not have a democracy. And there have to be people to distribute work and publish it."

Consortiumnews (2019-04-23). New CN Series: The Revelations of WikiLeaks: No. 1—The Video that Put Assange in US Crosshairs. consortiumnews.com "Collateral Murder" created a media sensation in 2010 and led to Chelsea Manning's imprisonment and to a DOJ investigation of Julian Assange, reports Elizabeth Vos. But the war crimes the video exposed got no one else in trouble. Consortium News today begins… Read more →

Democracy Now! (2019-04-23). Headlines for April 23, 2019. democracynow.org Sri Lankan Minister Says Easter Bombings Were Retaliation for NZ Mosque Attacks, Trump Admin to Ratchet Up Unilateral U.S. Sanctions on Iranian Oil, House Democrats Subpoena Former White House Counsel Don McGahn, Trump Sues to Quash Subpoena Requesting 10 Years of Financial Records, Sen. Kamala Harris Calls for Trump's Impeachment, Breaking from Democratic Leaders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren Proposes Canceling Student Loan Debt, Making Public Colleges Free, Supreme Court to Weigh Citizenship Question on 2020 Census, Supreme Court to Decide If LGBTQ Workers Are Protected by Civil Rights Act, Charges Dropped Against 3 A…

Democracy Now! (2019-04-22). Headlines for April 22, 2019. democracynow.org Easter Sunday Attacks Kill Nearly 300 Across Sri Lanka, House Judiciary Chair Subpoenas Unredacted Mueller Report, Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls on Congress to Impeach President Trump, Afghanistan: 10 Killed in Suicide Attack as Taliban Peace Talks Collapse, Libya Death Toll Climbs to 227 as Trump Backs Renegade General, Hundreds of Thousands of Algerians March Demanding Democratic Reforms, Thousands March on Morocco's Parliament, Demanding Release of Political Prisoners, Sudan Protest Leaders End Talks with Ruling Military Council, Volodymyr Zelensky, Who Played a President on TV, Elected to Lead Ukraine, France:…

ACLU (2019-04-22). Supreme Court Takes Cases of People Fired for Being LGBTQ. aclu.org The court will consider whether to take anti-discrimination protections away from LGBTQ people. | Can a business fire someone because they're LGBTQ? The Supreme Court will soon tell us. | After a funeral home outside Detroit fired Aimee Stephens because she is transgender, Aimee won a federal appeals court ruling that the firing violated the federal law barring sex discrimination in the workplace. After Don Zarda was fired from his job as a skydiving instr…

Democracy Now! (2019-04-19). The Mueller Report: Glenn Greenwald vs. David Cay Johnston on Trump-Russia Ties, Obstruction & More. democracynow.org The Justice Department has released a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's 448-page report detailing Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia and President Trump's attempts to impede the special counsel's investigation. The report states the campaign "expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts," but Mueller concluded, "the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities." Mueller also outlined…

unitedEditor (2019-04-19). What we know so far from the Mueller Report. uwidata.com On Thursday, Special Attorney Robert Mueller's report on alleged "Russian interference" in the 2016 US elections was finally published, albeit partially censored. The report contains information on an investigation into the Donald Trump campaign's alleged connection with Russian authorities, as well as the possible methods of Russian influence in the elections. The document was submitted …

Ruth Conniff (2019-04-19). The Mueller Report Shows How Bad Trump Is. Now What? progressive.org To get too caught up in Russian interference and the unfairness of the American electoral system is to overlook Trump's power, and to risk not learning the lessons of his popularity.

Democracy Now! (2019-04-19). Headlines for April 19, 2019. democracynow.org Mueller Report Shows No Trump-Russia Conspiracy But Leaves Open Question of Obstruction, Trump Admin to Spend $40 Million on New Immigration Detention Camps, Central American Migrants Claim Assault by Mexican Authorities, ACLU Warns of "Fascist Militia" Holding Migrant Border Crossers at Gunpoint, Nicaragua Bans Anti-Government Protests, Arresting Dozens, Mali's Government Resigns as Protesters Condemn Ethnic Violence, Sudan: Mass Protests Demand Civilian Rule After Omar al-Bashir's Ouster, Bangladeshi Teen Burned to Death After Reporting Sexual Assault, Saudi Court Suspends Hearing for 11 Women's Rights Activist…

Kevin Gosztola (2019-04-19). On WikiLeaks Email Releases, Mueller Team Ignored Findings Of Former US Intelligence Officials. shadowproof.com Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on an investigation into alleged Russian efforts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election does not confirm, without a doubt, that Russian intelligence agents or individuals tied to Russian intelligence agencies passed on emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign to WikiLeaks. | Mueller's team highlighted statements from WikiLeaks on Twitter about former Democratic National Committee (DNC) staff member Seth Rich, which seemed to relate to the alleged source of emails and documents the organization published. Yet, more explicit claims from WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Ass…

Mark Fiore (2019-04-18). Barring the Mueller Report. progressive.org Barr does know we're talking about President Trump, right?

Reese Erlich (2019-04-18). Foreign Correspondent: Can Wikileaks' Julian Assange Get a Fair Trial? progressive.org "I'm sure he's going to get a kangaroo court. I don't see the government allowing Assange to put on a vigorous defense."

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