(2023-08-05). 'Unconstitutionally Vague' Texas Drag Ban Challenged By ACLU. scheerpost.com 
By Matt Keeley / AlterNet The Texas drag ban is the subject of a new lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Texas on Wednesday. The ban is due to take effect next month. Senate Bill 12 was passed by the state Senate and House on May 29, and signed into law by Republican Governor Greg Abbott …
(2023-08-05). Five Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. plenglish.com Ramallah, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) Five Palestinians imprisoned in Israel continue today on an indefinite hunger strike in rejection of their administrative detention, which allows the Israeli authorities to keep them locked up without charge or trial for an indefinite period of time.
(2023-08-05). Pakistan's Imran Khan Arrested, Sentenced To Three Years In Jail (Video). southfront.org 
Imran Khan, file image. | On August 5, Pakistani police arrested the country's former prime minister Imran Khan in the eastern city of Lahore after a trial court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts. | Khan was accused of misusing his position from 2018 to 2022 to buy and sell gifts in state possession that were received during visits abroad and worth more than 140 million Pakistani rupees [$497,500]."His dishonesty has been established beyond doubt," judge Humayun Dilawar wrot…
(2023-08-05). Nancy Fraser on capitalism, gender oppression, Marxism, and the post-left populist moment. youtube.com Nancy Fraser's many groundbreaking contributions to Marxism and feminism make her a legendary figure on the left.
(2023-08-05). Human Rights Organizations Urge Biden to Release Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Over 180 social and human rights organizations from around the world have sent an open letter to US President Joe Biden calling for the release of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, currently detained illegally in a US prison. The signatories include two Nobel Peace Prize winners, the Tunisian League for Human Rights, the Observatory of Human Rights of the Peoples, the National Lawyers Guild of the United States, Brazil's Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) of Brazil, and Argentina's Frente Patria Grande. | The letter, dated August 2, 2023, proposes a prisoner exchange involving Saab for US citizens currently deta…
(2023-08-06). A Victory Over Social Media Censorship. strategic-culture.org 
In a season of good news for the First Amendment following some important Supreme Court decisions, here's more to be happy about: a federal judge in Louisiana issued an injunction stopping Biden administration officials from contacting social media companies to block content in what could be a landmark order targeting government censorship and suppression of online postings.