Will Belated Open Letter by The New York Times and other Media Outlets Be Enough to Compel Julian Assange’s Release From Prison?

Monday, 12 December 2022 — CovertAction Magazine

By Ellen Taylor

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Or will vindictive elites exposed as war criminals in documents Assange released and who engaged in deep-reaching smear campaign directed against him try to lock up the heroic truth-teller forever?

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Ukraine News Links 11-12 December 2022

Monday, 12 December 2022 — The New Dark Age

Brian Berletic Sitrepping.
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/12/brian-berletic-sitrepping.html

Short Clarification On “50/50” Offensive.
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/12/short-clarification-on-5050-offensive.html

Andrei Raevsky Asks A Reasonable Question.
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/12/andrei-raevsky-asks-reasonable-question.html

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The journalist-run, intelligence-linked operation that warped British pandemic policy

21 November 2022 — Grayzone

Presented as an independent voice for “unbiased” scientific advice, iSAGE provided a channel for media spinmeisters, spies and psy-op specialists to influence Britain’s pandemic policy without accountability. Leaked internal emails show members fretting over its unethical methods.

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Uneven Earth’s November readings

Monday, 12 December 2022 — Uneven Earth

On AI, the COP, and why having more fun is good for the planet

Once a month, we put together a list of stories we’ve been reading: news you might’ve missed or crucial conversations going on around the web. We focus on environmental justice, radical municipalism, new politics, political theory, and resources for action and education.

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Watch Lowkey and Matt Kennard on The British-American Project

Monday, 12 December 2022 — Lowkey

Lowkey is joined by investigative journalists Matt Kennard (Declassified UK) and Asa Winstanley (Electronic Intifada), along with activist Huda Ammori (Palestine Action), for a special episode of The Watchdog.

They explore the US Embassy-funded British-American Project and its grip on British politics. They also discuss Asa Winstanley’s new book, Weaponising Antisemitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Corbyn, and the recent victories of Palestine Action with Huda Ammori.
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The Heat of the Artemovsk Cauldron

Monday, 12 December 2022 — The van says…

The town of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) is now effectively surrounded, yet the fact that the Russians have minimized fighting in residential areas is for good reason.

Preamble

As the assault on Artemovsk (Bakhmut) continues, rather than attempting to steamroll Ukrainian defenses in the town, Russian forces are now encircling the area, effectively cutting the it off from resupply and reinforcements from the rest of the Ukraine. This article will look at why Russia is choosing to do this and the potential consequences of following a plan such as this.
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