Labor Video Project (2023-08-26). KPFA Journalist Frank Sterling, , Elections, Pacifica & The Fight Against The Racist Anti. indybay.org KPFA journalist Frank Sterling and KPFA LSB candidate Steve Zeltzer speak out about the refusal of the KPFA Local Station Board group "The Protectors" to support a resolution calling for the dropping of Antioch police charges against journalist Frank Sterling. The KPFA Local station board and the past manager have refused to also call for the freedom of journalist s Mumia Abu-jamal and Julian Assange. KPFA also put on programmer Ian Masters who has said he is for keeping Mumia in jail and the supporters of Mumia are dupes.

Marjorie Cohn (2023-08-26). Extradition of Julian Assange threatens First Amendment, Press Freedom. indybay.org JURIST: My favorite Supreme Court Justice of all time is William O. Douglas. A staunch defender of the First Amendment, he asserted in his book Points of Rebellion, "We must realize that today's Establishment is the new George III. Whether it will continue to adhere to his tactics, we do not know. If it does, the redress, honored in tradition, is also revolution."

TASS (2023-08-26). South Ossetian president concerned about Georgia's pans to produce kamikaze drones. tass.com According to Alan Gagloev, Tbilisi, with the support of the West, continues to sabotage the process of developing and signing a mutually acceptable document that would open the way to restoring trust with Tskhinval…

sputnikglobe (2023-08-26). Russia Successfully Tested Laser Gun – Source. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia conducted successful field tests of a laser gun, during which it destroyed several drones of various types, an informed source told Sputnik.

FP Staff (2023-08-26). Russia's military ties with Iran will withstand geopolitical pressure: Sergei Ryabkov. firstpost.com Russia's military cooperation with Iran will not succumb to geopolitical pressure, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, following reports that Washington has asked Teheran to stop selling drones to Moscow. | "There are no changes, and cooperation with Iran will continue," Ryabkov said, according to a report on Saturday from Russian state news agency RIA. "We are independent states and do not succumb to the dictates of the United States and its satellites." | The US is pressing Iran to stop selling the armed drones, which Russia is using in the war in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported earlier t…

FP Staff (2023-08-26). Ukraine says it hit Russian military base in annexed Crimea. firstpost.com Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency said on Friday a Ukrainian drone attack had hit a Russian military base deep inside annexed Crimea, while residents reported casualties, explosions and a road closure. | Early on Friday, Russia reported one of the biggest coordinated Ukrainian air raids yet over Russian-controlled territory but said air defence systems had downed all 42 drones attacking Crimea before they could hit their targets. | Ukrainian intelligence officials said the attack struck Russia's 126th Coastal Defence Brigade based in Perevalnoye, a town more than 200 km (120 miles) from Ukraine-controlle…

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Japan Urges US to Strengthen Safety Measures of Its UAVs – Defense Minister. sputnikglobe.com TOKYO (Sputnik) – Japanese Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada has called on the United States to take all necessary safety measures in regard to its MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance-attack drones after one such UAV rolled off the runway at an airbase of Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF).

TASS (2023-08-25). Ukraine attempted to attack Russia by drones at night — Russian Defense Ministry. tass.com Air defense systems detected 42 unmanned aerial vehicles…

TASS (2023-08-25). Two Ukrainian drones destroyed — Russian Defense Ministry. tass.com

TASS (2023-08-25). Several drones destroyed in Sevastopol — Governor. tass.com Emergency functions have not registered any damage to civilian infrastructure, Mikhail Razvozhaev said…

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Iran Launches Large-Scale Electronic Warfare Drills – Reports. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Iranian armed forces have launched a large-scale warfare exercise, involving drones and aircraft, to test various ground- and air-based electronic warfare systems and assess their performance, an Iranian news agency reported on Friday.

M. K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Punchline. (2023-08-25). Niger Revolution Takes Bonapartist Turn. popularresistance.org The 4-week old turmoil in the West African state of Niger is taking a curious turn that no longer allows a binary vision of "neo-colonialism and imperialism" versus "national liberation". Niger's coup leaders are making overtures to the United States and keeping the Russian military contractors, Wagner PMC, at arm's length — at least, at the present stage of transition of power. | The speed with which Washington deployed Kathleen FitzGibbon, an ace Africa hand with intelligence background, as its new ambassador to Niamey signals diplomacy as the preferred course while keeping all options on the table.

Staff (2023-08-25). Who's afraid of Prigozhin and Wagner? peoplesdispatch.org There was an avalanche of Western media reports within minutes or hours of the ghastly death on Wednesday of the head of the Wagner organization of Russian military contractors, Yevgeny Prigozhin, which pointed the accusing finger at President Vladimir Putin as the perpetrator. It is almost as if a button was pressed at some unknown …

Mohammed Hamo (2023-08-25). Gaza photographer captured and tortured by Israel. electronicintifada.net Hatim Abu Sharia spent five years in prison.

The Dissenter (2023-08-25). Unauthorized Disclosure: Andy Worthington. thedissenter.org

Staff (2023-08-25). Who's afraid of Prigozhin and Wagner? peoplesdispatch.org There was an avalanche of Western media reports within minutes or hours of the ghastly death on Wednesday of the head of the Wagner organization of Russian military contractors, Yevgeny Prigozhin, which pointed the accusing finger at President Vladimir Putin as the perpetrator. It is almost as if a button was pressed at some unknown …

Mohammed Hamo (2023-08-25). Gaza photographer captured and tortured by Israel. electronicintifada.net Hatim Abu Sharia spent five years in prison.

The Dissenter (2023-08-25). Unauthorized Disclosure: Andy Worthington. thedissenter.org

Chris Hedges (2023-08-22). The crucifixion of Julian Assange. mronline.org The Biblical prophets — Elijah, Amos, Jeremiah, Isaiah — believed that anything worth living for was worth dying for. Their enemy was not only suffering, calumny, poverty, injustice, but a life devoid of meaning.

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-22). Ukrainian Drones Disrupt Moscow Airport Traffic for Second Day. news.antiwar.com Airports in Moscow temporarily halted service for the second day in a row on Tuesday as Ukrainian drones again targeted the region, part of Kyiv's strategy to bring the war to Russian civilians. Andrey Vorobyev, governor of the Moscow Oblast, said two drones were intercepted in the region and fell outside of the capital city …

Maha Hilal (2023-08-22). Why Won't the US Close Guantanamo? globalresearch.ca

Ann Brown (2023-08-22). Attorney Malik Zulu Shabazz Speaks On 'Goon Squad' Police Torture Case. moguldom.com The "Goon Squad" police torture case has sent shockwaves through the country. Six officers in Mississippi subjected two Black men to unspeakable torture. One of the attorneys fighting for the two victims is Malik Zulu Shabazz, a prominent lawyer known for his advocacy against injustice. Shabazz previously served as the chairman of the New Black …

Anonymous (2023-08-23). Caltech Labor Consultant Enabled Scott Svonkin's Alleged Abusive Behavior. indybay.org Pasadena CalTech University's Labor Consultant Annie Goldman-Reed was previously was a low-level administrator at Los Angeles Valley College. In 2017, she ran a campaign to discredit a fellow trustees allegations of abusive behavior. This followed years a smear campaigns against other LACCD whistleblowers.

Anonymous (2023-08-22). Breaking: CALTECH Hires LAVC Stalker as Labor Consultant. indybay.org CalTech (California Institute of Technology) is a prestigious research institution in Pasadena, California. Like many larger institutions, CalTech has been embroiled in a series of legal issues. To combat them, Cal-Tech has employed a consultant who stalked and retaliated against student whistleblowers at Los Angeles Valley College.

Kevin Gosztola (2023-08-22). Journalist Sues Over Gag Rules At County Jail In Pennsylvania. thedissenter.org Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Journalist Brittany Hailer has sued a county jail in Pennsylvania for "strictly enforcing" gag rules against prisoners and the jail's employees and contractors. Hailer claims the rules allegedly violate her constitutional rights to "gather news and receive information from otherwise willing speakers."The lawsuit is believed to be a first-of-its-kind lawsuit brought by a journalist against such speech restrictions, and Hailer is…

Valeriy Krylko (2023-08-22). Private Cybersecurity Organizations Are Being Used For Under-Cover Espionage as George Orwell's 1984 Nightmare Becomes More and More a Reality. covertactionmagazine.com Everything that was once created for the common good turns into a farce nowadays. All words about international cooperation are just empty words. A case in point is the professed commitment of high-level politicians to combating cyber-crime when we have evidence that cyber-security organizations are being used as a cover for undercover espionage. The UN …