(2021-06-04). Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones granted whistleblower status. wsws.org The action comes after Jones was fired and witchhunted by Governor Ron DeSantis for opposing his campaign to ignore COVID-19 and reopen schools and workplaces.
(2021-06-04). Julian Assange's Father And Brother Announce US Tour. popularresistance.org The father and brother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are planning a nationwide tour of the United States next month to advocate for the release of the detained journalist and for the Biden administration to drop its extradition effort—and to highlight the broader implications that his prosecution has for global press freedom. | John and Gabriel Shipton, Assange's father and brother, will kick off the #HomeRun4Julian tour in Miami on June 6, then travel to over a dozen U.S. cities for the rest of the month, wrapping up in Washington, D.C. in July. Some events will be live-streamed, and the pair plans t…
(2021-06-04). That Old Story: Spying on Friends. counterpunch.org One has to be repeatedly reminded that the theatre of international relations knows no friends and only national interests, whatever those might be. Intelligence services, being an expression of those interests, do not necessarily discriminate in targeting their quarry. The revelations of Edward Snowden in 2013 about warrantless and unwarranted surveillance by the US National
(2021-06-04). Headlines for June 4, 2021. democracynow.org Activists Call U.S. Plan to Ship 25 Million COVID Vaccine Doses Abroad "Deeply Insufficient", WHO Warns of Surging COVID-19 Cases in Africa as Vaccine Shipments Come to "Near Halt", Chinese Authorities Ban Hong Kong Vigil Commemorating Tiananmen Massacre, Arrest Organizer, Peruvian Presidential Runoff Pits Ex-Dictator's Daughter Against Socialist School Teacher, 89 Politicians Killed in Run-up to Mexican Midterm Elections, Lawyers for Guantánamo Prisoner Challenge Judge's Order Permitting Use of Info Obtained by Torture, Watchdog Says Pentagon Grossly Misrepresented Civilian Casualties from U.S. Military, U.N. Sa…
(2021-06-04). Palestinian Fighters Open Fire At Israeli Drone Swarm Over Gaza (Videos). southfront.org 
Screen grab from one of the videos showing two Israeli drones passing by each other over the Gaza Strip. | Late on June 3, a swarm of small quadcopter drones launched by the Israeli military invaded the skies of the Gaza Strip. | A source in Gaza's armed factions told the al-Quds newspaper that the drones had flown over military posts as well as civilian homes and buildings. The drones were targeted by Palestinian fighters, who managed to shot down some of them. | "By flying these drones, occupation forces attempted to test a…
(2021-06-04). End privatization of prison mail! workers.org 
By mYia X and Phebe Eckfeldt Boston Banning paper letters for the incarcerated: Would you consider this torture? Would you consider this sensory deprivation? Would you consider this a violation of human rights? We do! Imagine not having seen your family, children, loved ones for years, and now you are . . . |
(2021-06-04). End privatization of prison mail! workers.org By mYia X and Phebe Eckheldt Boston Banning paper letters for the incarcerated: Would you consider this torture? Would you consider this sensory deprivation? Would you consider this a violation of human rights? We do! Imagine not having seen your family, children, loved ones for years, and now you are . . . |
(2021-06-03). First Fully Autonomous Drone Was Used To Hunt Haftar's Forces In Libya. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Military-grade autonomous drones can fly themselves to a specific location, pick their own targets and kill without the assistance of a remote human operator. | According to a United Nations report, for the first time ever, such a weapon was used in Libya against Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's forces — the Libyan National Army. | The lethal autonomous weapons system (LAWS) was used back in March 2020. | The UN said that logistic convoys and retrea…