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News and commentary round upASSANGE WATCH: From TruthDig: Daniel Ellsberg: Julian Assange's Espionage Charges Are a Travesty. "The whistleblower breaks down the latest indictments and their possible implications for American journalism and press freedoms worldwide." From NOLA: Some federal prosecutors disagreed with decision to charge Julian Assange under Espionage Act. From You Tube: Chris Hedges - Once Trump administration gets Assange, it will go after everyone. [Ed: especially the NYT.] From Global Research: “Truth Ultimately Is All We Have:” Julian Assange Appeals for Public Support From the Salt Lake Tribune: Margaret Sullivan: Assange’s indictment ‘crosses a bright red line for journalists’
From the Daily Beast: Naomi Wolf’s Publisher ‘Discussing Corrections’ After Disastrous Radio Interview. "Following a BBC interview that exposed major errors in Naomi Wolf’s new book, her U.S. publisher said it still supports her but is considering adding corrections." [Ed: all the factual errors filling PC feminist books should be debunked and reviled.]
From the Telegraph: European elections 2019 results: Tories and Labour suffer heavy losses amid Nigel Farage triumph. From the BBC: European elections 2019: Power blocs lose grip on Parliament
From GiladAtZom: Why Farage Wins The Country And Corbyn Wins Only A Party
From Eric Peters Auto: Elon’s “Compelling” New Offer. [Ed: a must read. What a disaster Musk is.]
From the Rolling Stone: Taibbi: Avenatti, Wohl, & The Krassensteins Prove Political Media Is A Hucksters' Paradise
From the Strategic Culture Foundation: Shielding The World From US Chaos Is No Easy Task. "...in resorting to tried-and-true imperialism - economic terrorism, threats of war, diplomatic pressure, trade wars, etc. - it is isolating itself internationally from traditional allies and raising tensions on the global chessboard to an unprecedented level." [Ed: a return to old-fashioned imperialism.] From Reason: Army Tweets 'How Has Serving Impacted You?' Gets Thousands of Responses About the Horrors of War. "My cousin committed suicide while on duty at the armory after coming home from a tour abroad', for example." Caitlin Johnstone's take: The US Army Asked Twitter How Service Has Impacted People. The Answers Were Gut-Wrenching. From the American Conservative: After Multiple Deployments, Coming Home to a Changed Country. [Ed: very interesting.]
From Ammo: Weapons of War On Our Streets: A Guide to the Militarization of America's Police [Ed: a must read.]
From Grist: Climate crisis more politically polarizing than abortion for U.S. voters, study finds "When voters were asked to rank topics important to them for the 2020 presidential election, conservative Republicans put global warming last out of 29 issues. Liberal Democrats placed the issue third, behind only environmental protection and healthcare."
From Lew Rockwell: Take the Quiz That Reveals YOUR Best Learning Style and How it Can Help You Retain Information
From Human Events: Global Elites Started The Russia Nonsense. [Ed: I've heard that the investigation will include elites from the UK, Australia, and the Ukraine as well as the U.S.]
From the International Man: Doug Casey: "This Is Going To Be One For The Record Books" [Ed: important read on coming economic collapse.] From Zero Hedge: Three Charts Show Millennials Are Nowhere Close In Buying A Home
From the Electronic Frontier Foundation: Human Rights Watch Reverse-Engineers Mass Surveillance App Used by Police in Xinjiang. From South China Morning Post: Tech cold war: how Trump’s assault on Huawei is forcing the world to contemplate a digital iron curtain From Valdai Club: The West and Russian-Chinese Relations: Stages of Denial [Ed: an important read.]
From Reason: The Inside Story of How Denver Decriminalized Magic Mushrooms. Decriminalize Denver campaign director Kevin Matthews speaks about his winning strategy and the new frontier of drug policy. [Ed: note that this is a podcast.]
From San Francisco Chronicle: For Pelosi, the biggest test awaits: Impeach or not impeach? [Ed: the article is dead on. The biggest challenge of her career.]
From the Daily Beast: Naomi Wolf’s Publisher ‘Discussing Corrections’ After Disastrous Radio Interview. "Following a BBC interview that exposed major errors in Naomi Wolf’s new book, her U.S. publisher said it still supports her but is considering adding corrections." [Ed: all the factual errors filling PC feminist books should be debunked and reviled.]
From the Telegraph: European elections 2019 results: Tories and Labour suffer heavy losses amid Nigel Farage triumph. From the BBC: European elections 2019: Power blocs lose grip on Parliament
From GiladAtZom: Why Farage Wins The Country And Corbyn Wins Only A Party
From Eric Peters Auto: Elon’s “Compelling” New Offer. [Ed: a must read. What a disaster Musk is.]
From the Rolling Stone: Taibbi: Avenatti, Wohl, & The Krassensteins Prove Political Media Is A Hucksters' Paradise
From the Strategic Culture Foundation: Shielding The World From US Chaos Is No Easy Task. "...in resorting to tried-and-true imperialism - economic terrorism, threats of war, diplomatic pressure, trade wars, etc. - it is isolating itself internationally from traditional allies and raising tensions on the global chessboard to an unprecedented level." [Ed: a return to old-fashioned imperialism.] From Reason: Army Tweets 'How Has Serving Impacted You?' Gets Thousands of Responses About the Horrors of War. "My cousin committed suicide while on duty at the armory after coming home from a tour abroad', for example." Caitlin Johnstone's take: The US Army Asked Twitter How Service Has Impacted People. The Answers Were Gut-Wrenching. From the American Conservative: After Multiple Deployments, Coming Home to a Changed Country. [Ed: very interesting.]
From Ammo: Weapons of War On Our Streets: A Guide to the Militarization of America's Police [Ed: a must read.]
From Grist: Climate crisis more politically polarizing than abortion for U.S. voters, study finds "When voters were asked to rank topics important to them for the 2020 presidential election, conservative Republicans put global warming last out of 29 issues. Liberal Democrats placed the issue third, behind only environmental protection and healthcare."
From Lew Rockwell: Take the Quiz That Reveals YOUR Best Learning Style and How it Can Help You Retain Information
From Human Events: Global Elites Started The Russia Nonsense. [Ed: I've heard that the investigation will include elites from the UK, Australia, and the Ukraine as well as the U.S.]
From the International Man: Doug Casey: "This Is Going To Be One For The Record Books" [Ed: important read on coming economic collapse.] From Zero Hedge: Three Charts Show Millennials Are Nowhere Close In Buying A Home
From the Electronic Frontier Foundation: Human Rights Watch Reverse-Engineers Mass Surveillance App Used by Police in Xinjiang. From South China Morning Post: Tech cold war: how Trump’s assault on Huawei is forcing the world to contemplate a digital iron curtain From Valdai Club: The West and Russian-Chinese Relations: Stages of Denial [Ed: an important read.]
From Reason: The Inside Story of How Denver Decriminalized Magic Mushrooms. Decriminalize Denver campaign director Kevin Matthews speaks about his winning strategy and the new frontier of drug policy. [Ed: note that this is a podcast.]
From San Francisco Chronicle: For Pelosi, the biggest test awaits: Impeach or not impeach? [Ed: the article is dead on. The biggest challenge of her career.]
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