(2023-07-10). Biden Knows Section 702 is Unconstitutional, Yet His Administration Still Defends It. aclu.org Fifteen years ago this week, then Senator Joe Biden
(2023-07-10). My Journey From Death Row to Becoming an Advocate for Justice. aclu.org In 2006, I was sentenced to death for a crime I didn't commit. The jury in my case was split 8-4. Eight people thought I was guilty and should be executed, and four people thought I was not guilty and should not be. Despite the divided jury, I was sentenced to death. | At the time in Florida, it was possible for a person to be sentenced to death by a non-unanimous jury. Only in 2017 did the law change to require a unanimous jury. But this year, Florida took a step backwards, reinstating non-unanimous juries for the death penalty. | Florida is one of two states that still sends people to death row even if the j…
(2023-07-09). Solidarity Economics — A Path Away From Capitalist Exploitation. popularresistance.org Professor Jessica Gordon-Nembhard explores the potential of cooperatives and solidarity economics as pathways towards economic democracy and justice. Drawing on historical examples from the civil rights movement and the Knights of Labor in the 1880s, Nembhard demonstrates how cooperative economics can counteract the exploitation inherent in capitalist systems. She underlines the importance of communal ownership and shared decision-making as mechanisms for wealth redistribution, arguing that such models can liberate communities from economic exploitation.
(2023-07-10). Over 71K alleged gangers busted in El Salvador. plenglish.com The arrest of Javier Enrique Sánchez, alias Liro Black, marked the total number of detentions under the state of emergency. Most are presently being sentenced for their crimes, Justice and Security Minister Gustavo Villatoro stated. | Villatoro stated that Sánchez would be tried for illegal association and drug possession.
(2023-07-10). Conditions for Guantanamo Detainees Are Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading, UN Investigator Says. transcend.org 26 Jun 2023 – The first U.N. independent investigator to visit the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay said today the 30 men held there are subject "to ongoing cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international law."
(2023-07-10). United States: Supreme Court upholds LGBTQ discrimination, denies student debt relief. greenleft.org.au 
The United States Supreme Court curtailed LGBTQ rights and struck down debt relief for students on June 30, reports Barry Sheppard.
(2023-07-10). Tesla: The Cars That Racism Built? popularresistance.org Complaint after complaint alleging anti-Black racism at Tesla's factory in Fremont has not stopped such abuse and discrimination, with Black workers segregated into the hardest, most dangerous, lowest-paid jobs and subjected to a barrage of racist treatment, language and images, according to claims in recent court filings and employee interviews. | Black workers at the plant — Tesla's biggest California facility, which employs thousands to build its four electric car models — alleged such abuse often began soon after they started, excited at landing a job at the famed automotive pioneer.
(2023-07-10). NSW legal groups call for new religious discrimination amendments to be rejected. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-09). Disabled Mothers Are Fighting Back Against Social Services. popularresistance.org We have come together to make the situation of disabled mothers and our children visible. We are launching a Charter of Rights which will spell out what support we are entitled to, and what councils and the family courts must do to end the discrimination and abuse of power we face at their hands, especially if we're also single, of colour, immigrant, working-class, a victim of domestic violence, a sex worker and/or were in care as children. The universal bond between mother and child must be respected and supported, financially and in every way, not the privatised child removal industry where disabled children/of…
(2023-07-10). Trump's indictment and America's two legal systems. therealnews.com 
Former President Donald Trump is facing 34 felony counts in New York State and an additional 37 felony federal charges. None of this prevents him from freely campaigning for President and appearing before the media. Yet the reality for most people targeted by the criminal justice system is far different. Take Rikers Island Jail—where more than 80 percent of inmates have not been convicted of a crime. Legal reform advocate Dyjuan Tatro joins Rattling the Bars to discuss Trump's indictment and how it illustrates the two legal systems that exist side-by-side in the land of the free: one for the rich and…
(2023-07-10). International lawyers call to free Palestine Action prisoners, divest from Elbit Systems. samidoun.net 
The International Association of Democratic Lawyers adopted a resolution at its Council meeting on 2 July 2023, calling for freedom for Palestine Action prisoners in British jails and divestment from Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems. Founded in 1946, the IADL is accredited to UNESCO and ECOSOC at the United Nations, and it has sections and members …
(2023-07-10). SENAD to carry out raids for more evidence against Chimenes Pavà£o. plenglish.com Asunción, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan officers have carried out an operation in search of more evidence against Brazilian drug trafficker Jarvis Chimenes Pavà£o, regarded as one of South America ¥s major drug trafficker and who is being held at a local jail, àöltimas Noticias reported.
(2023-07-10). Authors File a Lawsuit against OpenAI for Unlawfully 'Ingesting' Their Books. transcend.org 5 Jul 2023 – Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay allege that their books, which are copyrighted, were 'used to train' ChatGPT because the Chatbot generated 'very accurate summaries' of the works.
(2023-07-09). Students Sue Idaho Officials To Protect Transgender Youth. popularresistance.org Students in the Boise School District have filed a federal lawsuit against Idaho school officials to keep them from enforcing a new law meant to prevent transgender students from using school restrooms that correspond with their gender identity. | Signed into law by Idaho Gov. Brad Little on March 22, Senate Bill 1100 requires that public schools maintain two separate multi-occupancy restrooms, showers, changing facilities and overnight accommodations for students based on their sex assigned at birth. The law took effect July 1. | According to the law, "no person shall enter a multi-occupancy restroom or changing…
(2023-07-10). Video: Fadia Barghouti speaks from occupied Palestine about Jenin, resistance and the prisoners' movement. samidoun.net Samidoun Spain joined with Alkarama Palestinian Women's Mobilization and fellow organizations in the Masar Badil, the Palestnian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, in Spain, to organize an online political seminar on Sunday 9 July about the current situation in occupied Palestine, the Palestinian resistance and Zionist attacks, with Fadia Barghouti, a Palestinian political activist based in …
(2023-07-10). Vancouver event honours Ghassan Kanafani and the Palestinian resistance in Jenin. samidoun.net 
On Saturday evening, 8 July, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Vancouver organized a political and cultural evening for Palestine commemoratiing the 51st anniversary of the assassination of Palestinian revolutionary leader and writer Ghassan Kanafani. The event also highlighted the complicity of the Canadian government and corporations in Zionist war crimes in occupied Palestine, the rising …
(2023-07-10). Leaked Documents Reveal Reuters Helped Overthrow Egyptian Democracy. orinocotribune.com 
Reuters served as a channel for the UK Foreign Office to covertly fund an Egyptian outlet that clamored for the overthrow of the country's first democratically elected leader, leaked documents show. | This July 3 marks the 10th anniversary of Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah Sisi's violent seizure of power in Cairo. The first democratically elected leader in 5000 years of Egyptian history, Mohamed Morsi, was swept from office, his supporters were massacred by the hundreds, and he ultimately died in prison. With US and UK support, Sisi quickly reversed any tentative democratic gains made during the country…
(2023-07-10). President Lasso pardons 130 incarcerated women in Ecuador. plenglish.com During a ceremony in Guayaquil City, the president said the pardon is aimed at those suffering from catastrophic, terminal or rare diseases, and others who live with their children in prisons. | President Lasso assured the beneficiaries will have access to government loans with low interest rates to facilitate their social reintegration through ventures.
(2023-07-10). Authors File a Lawsuit against OpenAI for Unlawfully 'Ingesting' Their Books. transcend.org 5 Jul 2023 – Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay allege that their books, which are copyrighted, were 'used to train' ChatGPT because the Chatbot generated 'very accurate summaries' of the works.
(2023-07-09). Students Sue Idaho Officials To Protect Transgender Youth. popularresistance.org Students in the Boise School District have filed a federal lawsuit against Idaho school officials to keep them from enforcing a new law meant to prevent transgender students from using school restrooms that correspond with their gender identity. | Signed into law by Idaho Gov. Brad Little on March 22, Senate Bill 1100 requires that public schools maintain two separate multi-occupancy restrooms, showers, changing facilities and overnight accommodations for students based on their sex assigned at birth. The law took effect July 1. | According to the law, "no person shall enter a multi-occupancy restroom or changing…
(2023-07-10). Video: Fadia Barghouti speaks from occupied Palestine about Jenin, resistance and the prisoners' movement. samidoun.net Samidoun Spain joined with Alkarama Palestinian Women's Mobilization and fellow organizations in the Masar Badil, the Palestnian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, in Spain, to organize an online political seminar on Sunday 9 July about the current situation in occupied Palestine, the Palestinian resistance and Zionist attacks, with Fadia Barghouti, a Palestinian political activist based in …
(2023-07-10). Vancouver event honours Ghassan Kanafani and the Palestinian resistance in Jenin. samidoun.net On Saturday evening, 8 July, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Vancouver organized a political and cultural evening for Palestine commemoratiing the 51st anniversary of the assassination of Palestinian revolutionary leader and writer Ghassan Kanafani. The event also highlighted the complicity of the Canadian government and corporations in Zionist war crimes in occupied Palestine, the rising …
(2023-07-10). Leaked Documents Reveal Reuters Helped Overthrow Egyptian Democracy. orinocotribune.com Reuters served as a channel for the UK Foreign Office to covertly fund an Egyptian outlet that clamored for the overthrow of the country's first democratically elected leader, leaked documents show. | This July 3 marks the 10th anniversary of Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah Sisi's violent seizure of power in Cairo. The first democratically elected leader in 5000 years of Egyptian history, Mohamed Morsi, was swept from office, his supporters were massacred by the hundreds, and he ultimately died in prison. With US and UK support, Sisi quickly reversed any tentative democratic gains made during the country…
(2023-07-10). President Lasso pardons 130 incarcerated women in Ecuador. plenglish.com During a ceremony in Guayaquil City, the president said the pardon is aimed at those suffering from catastrophic, terminal or rare diseases, and others who live with their children in prisons. | President Lasso assured the beneficiaries will have access to government loans with low interest rates to facilitate their social reintegration through ventures.
(2023-07-10). UN Forcefully Hits at US Blockade of Cuba and Prison in Guantanamo. transcend.org 5 Jul 2023 – The United Nations put forth a denunciation that carries unusual force because of its legal authority and practical experience in Cuba. Internal criticism of U.S. policies on Cuba is brushed aside due to the low priority Washington officials assign to Cuban affairs.
(2023-07-09). Connections, Collaboration, and Freedom Fighting. podcasters.spotify.com In this episode, I talk about some of the reflections from an episode of activist news network that aired a couple days ago with comrades Dequi, Kalonji, Haki, Frank and Ryan. They spoke, not only about the recent passing of Dr. Mutulu Shakur and the importance of his, his work, his revolutionary struggles and his comrades/loved ones; about the importance of building real struggles to free all political prisoners like Jo Jo Bowen, Kamau Sadiki, and to support those on the outside and especially on the inside who are still in the land of the living today; to end settler colonialism; and to put our money where our…
(2023-07-09). A Jan. 6 "Moms" Group Funded by Big Lie Donors Is Stoking Voter Suppression. truthout.org Julie Jenkins Fancelli, a Florida-based heiress to the Publix super markets fortune, was little known to the public before she was outed as a major sponsor of the dark money groups organizing the January 6 "Stop the Steal" rallies that culminated in the violent insurrection at the United States Capitol. Recent reporting by OpenSecrets uncovered that the George Jenkins Foundation… |