Julian Assange’s Belmarsh prison blues & Oz military connection
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spent four years mostly inside his UK maximum-security prison cell for a case his wife Stella describes as ‘99% politics and 1% law’, and the divide between the rich and poor in Sydney grows ever wider.
DOJ sued for failing to comply with FOIA over anti-Catholic memo
Internal FBI field office memo identified ‘radical-traditionalist’ Catholics as potential violent extremists
The Justice Department and […]
9/11 hijackers were CIA recruits – court filing
At least two 9/11 hijackers had been recruited into a joint CIA-Saudi intelligence operation that was covered up at the highest level, according to an explosive new court filing.
A newly-released court filing raises grave questions about […]
Oz banks shut branches across the country as they rake in “massive profits”
A Senate inquiry into regional and rural bank closures will begin in Victoria on Thursday.
Australian’s major banks are shutting down more branches across the country and have been accused of not caring about their customers.
NAB has announced branches at Jeparit and Inverloch in Victoria […]
Utah Woman Is First to Sue Merck Alleging Gardasil HPV Vaccine Caused Cervical Cancer
A lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court alleges Merck’s Gardasil human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine caused a young Utah woman to develop cervical cancer and other injuries.
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Caroline Cantera, 25, by Wisner Baum (formerly […]
Jail for social media bosses who repeatedly fail to remove harmful content
Jail threat aimed at executives who ‘have consented or connived in ignoring enforceable requirements, risking serious harm to children’
China Says Chatbots Must Toe the Party Line
The Communist Party outlined draft rules that would set guardrails on the rapidly growing industry of services like ChatGPT.
Chinese Cops Ran Troll Farm and Secret NY Police Station, US Says
Three criminal cases detail China’s alleged attempts to extend its security forces’ influence online—and around the globe.
Gone are the days when China was content to merely control speech within its borders and push dissents into exile outside that strict firewall. A new set of US federal charges […]