Daily Archives: May 25, 2022

2022-05-25: News Headlines

_____ (2022-05-25). Penetrating the Blue Wall. popularresistance.org Like many Americans, especially those on the political left, I have a distrust of the police. I've had several negative experiences that have left me jaded, including one in which I am the plaintiff in a federal lawsuit. My brain defaults to thinking the worst of the men and women in blue. That's often unfair, and it's something that I'm trying to overcome. One thing I realized very recently was that, as in any other vocation, there are some police officers who are born whistleblowers. Like any others, they revealed the truth when they were witness to waste, fraud, abuse, illegality, or threats to the public heal…

_____ (2022-05-25). There's Still Hope For Julian Assange In His Battle To Avoid US Trial. popularresistance.org Home secretary Priti Patel will decide before the end of May whether to recommend Julian Assange's extradition to the US. The WikiLeaks founder is accused of 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act and one of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. | Patel's recommendation will have implications for journalists everywhere, not just in the UK or US. But her recommendation is not necessarily the end of the matter. Because Assange's lawyers can still apply to appeal earlier court rulings.

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