Colonel Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. (2023-12-21). Biden Is Trump's Poodle. popularresistance.org Biden, you defeated Trump, yet your administration has NOT rolled back all of the evil caused by Trump. | Take the case of journalist Julian Assange. | Under the Obama administration of which you, Biden, were Vice-President for 8 years, journalist and publisher Julian Assange was NOT prosecuted for publishing the Collateral Damage video of the U.S. Army murder by hellfire missile of Reuters reporters nor the classified Afghanistan and the Iraq war files. | However, you and the Obama administration did prosecute and won conviction of U.S. Army PFC Bradley Manning for disclosing those classified materials.
Joe Lauria, Consortium News. (2023-12-20). Assange Appeal Hearing Set For February. popularresistance.org Imprisoned publisher Julian Assange will face two High Court judges over two days on Feb. 20-21, 2024 in London in what will likely be his last appeal against being extradited to the United States to face charges of violating the Espionage Act. | Assange's wife Stella Assange confirmed that the hearing will take place at the Royal Courts of Justice. Assange had had an earlier request to appeal rejected by High Court Judge Jonathan Swift on June 6. | Assange then filed an application to appeal that decision and the dates have now been set. Assange is seeking to challenge both the home secretary's decision to extra…
Anish R M (2023-12-20). UK court to hear Assange's final appeal against extradition in February. peoplesdispatch.org
Pressenza New York (2023-12-20). Julian Assange's final appeal date in UK Court. pressenza.com The UK High Court has confirmed that a public hearing will take place on 20 and 21 February 2024.: | Julian's two-day hearing will be held before a panel of two judges who will review an earlier UK High Court decision taken by a single judge on 6 June 2023 which refused Julian permission to appeal. The hearing will determine whether Julian will have further opportunities to argue his case before the UK courts, or whether he will be extradited to the United States to face charges under the 1917 US Espionage Act. | If extradited, Julian faces a sentence of 175 years for exposing war crimes committed by the…
Larry Johnson (2023-12-21). Ukraine — Turn Out the Lights, The Party is Over. sonar21.com 
Thanks to DL for reminding me of this iconic song and Dandy Don Meredith. Meredith was a star football player (American style) with the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960s and then played second banana to Howard Cosell as the broadcast team for Monday Night Football. | What does this have to do with Ukraine? Did you see what the Washington Post did to its banner on line? | This is just one more indicator that the Ukrainian fan-boy shop in Washington, DC is shutting down. Clicking on a current link filled with articles about the War in Ukraine is quite a downer if you are one of the Deep State gaggle infesting Wa…
John W. Whitehead (2023-12-20). Born in a Police State: The Deep State's Persecution of Its Most Vulnerable Citizens. "What if Jesus had been born 2,000 years later?" globalresearch.ca
Staff (2023-12-21). "The Hostages Weren't Our Top Priority": Israel's "Bombing Frenzy" Endangered Hostages Held in Gaza. democracynow.org 
A new investigation reveals Israel launched its military campaign of relentless airstrikes, which has killed nearly 1% of the population of Gaza, with little intelligence about where hostages taken by Hamas were being held. Jerusalem-based journalist Yuval Abraham reports the military decided hostages were "just not a priority," their safety "relegated in favor of carrying out this bombing campaign." The revelation comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces increasing pressure to secure the release of the hostages after Israeli forces shot dead three Israeli hostages who mana…
Scott Ritter (2023-12-20). Scott Ritter: Israel Will LOSE Its War on Gaza and the US is Powerless to Stop It. thealtworld.com Former UN Weapons Inspector and US Marine Corps Intelligence officer Scott Ritter reacts to Israel's military operation and how it has backfired in a huge way.
John Potash (2023-12-20). Arrest in Tupac Shakur Murder Case Extends the U.S. Intelligence Cover-up. covertactionmagazine.com In late September 2023, police arrested a man they say ordered the murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur in 1996. This arrest comes after decades of murders and cover-up of the globally loved rapper and film star whose work at bringing peace between rival gangs threatened the CIA's racist, imperialist drug-trafficking agenda. After the September …
ecns.cn (2023-12-20). AI-powered PC ecosystem to gain ground. ecns.cn An artificial intelligence-powered personal computer ecosystem is forming in China, and this will boost the popularity of AI PCs in the country, said company executives and experts.
WSWS (2023-12-21). National defense budget extends illegal electronic spying on US citizens. wsws.org The National Defense Authorization Act, which was sent to the White House by Congress on December 14, contains a little-known four-month extension of Section 702 provisions that enable the ongoing warrantless surveillance of US citizens in violation of fundamental constitutional rights.
Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-12-21). Thirty Five Years Ago, 270 People Were Killed When Pan Am Flight 103 Crashed: Evidence Indicates that CIA Was Behind It. covertactionmagazine.com On the evening of December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 traveling from Frankfurt to New York crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland, after a stopover at London's Heathrow Airport, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew along with 11 civilians on a residential street. Following a three-year joint investigation by Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary and the U.S. Federal Bureau …
The Independent (2023-12-21). Mpuuga slams speaker for defending 'incompetent' PM Nabbanja. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba, the Leader of Opposition in Parliament — LOP has slammed the Speaker's office for shielding Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja. Mpuuga claims the PM has shown incompetence as leader of government business in the August House. He was responding to questions from journalists at Parliament on Wednesday …
WSWS (2023-12-21). Colorado Supreme Court rules Trump coup attempt disqualifies him as candidate. wsws.org The Democratic Party and the Biden administration, however, will take no serious action against the fascist ex-president. They seek collaboration with the Republicans on a shared agenda of war in Ukraine and Gaza.
greenleft.org.au (2023-12-21). Supreme Court overturns aspects of NSW's anti-protest laws. greenleft.org.au 
Staff (2023-12-21). Colorado Disqualifies Trump from Ballot, Triggering Battle over Constitution's Insurrection Clause. democracynow.org 
In a historic decision, the Colorado State Supreme Court has ruled 4-3 to bar Donald Trump from the state's 2024 presidential primary ballot because his actions during the January 6 insurrection violated the 14th Amendment. Trump has vowed to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, where conservatives hold a 6-3 majority. "If we ignore this provision of the Constitution, we make it a dead letter, and we set a very dangerous precedent going forward that people can ignore their oath of office and engage in future insurrections," says John Bonifaz, co-founder and president of Free Speech for…
Zero Hedge (2023-12-21). Colorado Supreme Court Disqualifies Trump from 2024 Ballot, Setting Up Supreme Court Challenge. globalresearch.ca
Quanah Brightman (2023-12-21). Saturday 1/6: Demand Donald Trump's Bail be Revoked and Donald Trump be Remanded into Custody. indybay.org Supreme Court of California | 350 McAllister St Room 1295, San Francisco, CA 94102…
Mark A. Graber (2023-12-21). Why 14th Amendment Bars Trump From Office: a Constitutional Law Scholar Explains Principle Behind Colorado Supreme Court Ruling. counterpunch.org 
Staff (2023-12-20). Headlines for December 20, 2023. democracynow.org Openings for New Truce as Deadly Israeli Attacks Continue to Target Civilians in Jabaliya, Rafah, U.N. Security Council Again Delays Gaza Resolution Vote as U.S. Stalls over Language, Lloyd Austin Announces Coalition to Combat Houthi Red Sea Attacks, Police Arrest High-Profile Activists as Multifaith Groups from Across the U.S. Protest at Capitol, Colorado Supreme Court Bars Trump from Appearing on Presidential Primary Ballot, Senate Confirms Final Pentagon Nominees as Tuberville Blockade Ends, U.N. Says Russian Forces Have Committed War Crimes in Ukraine, Incl. 142 Civilian Executions, Sudan's Paramilitary…
Quanah Brightman (2023-12-20). Saturday 1/6: Demand Donald Trump's Bail be Revoked and Donald Trump be Remanded into Custody. indybay.org Supreme Court of California | 350 McAllister St Room 1295, San Francisco, CA 94102…
Ashley Curtin (2023-12-20). Colorado Supreme Court rules Trump disqualified from ballots for president across state. nationofchange.org This is the first time—under the 14th Amendment's disqualification clause—that a presidential candidate was disqualified or barred from a ballot.
Chris Walker (2023-12-20). CO Supreme Court Uses Neil Gorsuch Ruling to Justify Blocking Trump From Ballot. truthout.org The Colorado state Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump should be disqualified from being able to serve in any office ever again — including the presidency, which he is seeking in the 2024 election — due to his being an insurrectionist. A lower court in the state had already determined that Trump was an insurrectionist because of his actions on January 6, 2021… |
Chris Walker (2023-12-20). Poll Shows Most Americans Disapprove of Texas Denying Kate Cox an Abortion. truthout.org A new poll shows that the vast majority of Americans, including Republican-leaning voters, disapprove of the state of Texas's decision to deny an abortion to a woman whose fetus was unviable and who could have lost the ability to become pregnant again if she didn't obtain the procedure. Kate Cox, who was denied an abortion by the Texas state Supreme Court, had to flee the state and obtain the… |
greenleft.org.au (2023-12-20). Supreme Court overturns aspects of NSW's anti-protest laws. greenleft.org.au
Mark Gruenberg (2023-12-20). Citing Jan. 6 coup attempt, Colorado Supreme Court removes Trump from ballot. peoplesworld.org 
DENVER—By a 4-3 vote, though all seven justices agreed on the facts of the 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection, the Colorado Supreme Court tossed Donald Trump off the state's 2024 presidential primary ballot on Tuesday. In a case brought by six state Republican voters and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), the majority invoked …
Kevin Gosztola (2023-12-20). US Press Freedom Tracker: Reporters Criminalized For 'Routine Journalism' In 2023. thedissenter.org 
Support independent journalism on press freedom, whistleblowers, and government secrecy. In 2023, the United States government armed the Israeli military in an assault and siege on Gaza that has killed over 75 journalists. It has repeatedly been confirmed that military forces targeted journalists—and their families—to eliminate them and their coverage of the war. | Despite increased calls from the Australian government and other world leaders to drop the charges against WikiLeaks…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A whistleblower has petitioned the Inspectorate of Government to investigate Principal Judge Flavian Zeija, and Prof. Eli Katunguka Rwakishaya, the Vice Chancellor of Kyambogo University for alleged land fraud. The whistleblower, identifying himself as Godfrey Deogratius Ouma, points to the alleged illegal consolidation of suits to grab over 80 acres …