Monthly Archives: August 2023

2023-08-26: News Headlines

Organized Voices, AOUON, ACLU NorCal (2023-08-26). Friday 9/15: 2nd Annual Hip Hop & Civil Rights: Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop. indybay.org The Guild Theater | 2828 35th Street | Sacramento, CA 95817…

Shane Burley (2023-08-25). Right-Winger Andy Ngo Lost His Suit. Why Are Defendants on the Line for Damages? truthout.org When Elizabeth Richter first received notice on December 13, 2022, that she was being sued by right-wing media performer Andy Ngo, none of it made sense. Richter had only ever been in proximity to Ngo once, at a 2021 Black Lives Matter demonstration. Ngo had dressed in all-black clothing in an effort to go undetected by demonstrators. A group of activists discovered him, prompting Ngo to flee into… |

Staff (2023-08-25). Inmate P01135809: Trump Surrenders to Jail in Georgia, Booked on 13 Felony Counts. democracynow.org Former President Donald Trump was booked Thursday at Atlanta's Fulton County Jail on 13 felony charges for attempting to overturn the 2020 election. He paid $20,000, or 10% of his $200,000 bond, through a local bail bondsman, allowing him to be released after about 20 minutes at the jail. He is expected to face trial as early as October. In Atlanta, we speak with two guests: Carol Anderson, a professor of African American studies at Emory University and the author of One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy, among other books on race and civil rights in American politics, and H…

Sarah Anderson (2023-08-25). Respect, Dignity, and the Montgomery Riverfront Brawl. inequality.org Residents of Montgomery, Alabama are still reeling after a brawl in a local riverfront park several weeks ago that captured national headlines. The racial overtones of the incident cannot be ignored, and yet the response to this violent clash gives me hope that Montgomery, a city infamous for its civil rights history, is making progress …

MEE staff (2023-08-25). US sues Musk's SpaceX over alleged hiring discrimination against asylees and refugees. middleeasteye.net US sues Musk's SpaceX over alleged hiring discrimination against asylees and refugees | Lawsuit claims SpaceX consistently deterred refugees and asylees from submitting applications and did not hire or even consider them | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 17: 14 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 24 August 2023 (AFP) | The US Department…

FP Staff (2023-08-26). Pakistani doctor jailed for attempting to support ISIS, planning attacks in US. firstpost.com A Pakistani doctor, who worked in the United States on an H-1B visa, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to terror organisation ISIS and conduct "lone wolf" terrorist attacks in the US. | Muhammad Masood, 31, was sentenced on Friday to 18 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a Department of Justice statement said. | He pleaded guilty in August last year and was sentenced before Senior Judge Paul A. Magnuson. | According to court documents, Masood was a licensed medical doctor in Pakistan and…


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.

Amy Goodman (2023-08-25). Trump Released on Bail From Georgia Jail After Being Booked on 13 Felony Counts. truthout.org Former President Donald Trump was booked Thursday at Atlanta's Fulton County Jail on 13 felony charges for attempting to overturn the 2020 election. He paid $20,000, or 10% of his $200,000 bond, through a local bail bondsman, allowing him to be released after about 20 minutes at the jail. He is expected to face trial as early as October. In Atlanta, we speak with two guests: Carol Anderson… |

Justin A. Davis, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-08-25). Taking Lessons From Black Political Prisoners During Black August. popularresistance.org From local police outfitted with military-grade equipment, to nonviolent protesters jailed on terrorism charges, the spectacle of state repression has become an increasingly visible part of the Black liberation struggle in U.S. cities. Police and prisons have long served as a conduit for stamping out Black-led protest movements, especially when those movements openly challenge capitalism and state power. Between the 1960s and 1980s, for example, local, state and federal law enforcement coordinated massive campaigns to dismantle radical groups like the Black Panthers, Republic of New Afrika and Black Liberation Ar…

Editor at NewsOne (2023-08-25). Trump Indictment Mugshots Go Viral As 'The Big Lie' Suspects Surrender In Fulton County, Georgia. newsone.com A protestor holds a sign outside the Fulton County Jail on August 23, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Jessica McGowan / Getty | UPDATED: 3: 30 p.m. ET, Aug. 25 | All 19 suspects in the sweeping RICO indictment against former President Donald Trump have been arrested and booked in Georgia as of Friday afternoon. | Trump surrendered on Thursday night, just hours before the deadline of 12 noon on Friday that was set by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. His

Zack Linly (2023-08-25). 'N*ggas 4 Trump': Video Shows Black MAGA Zealot Outside Jail Claiming Ex-President Should Be 'King'. newsone.com Derrick Gibson, a Black man and former New York gubernatorial Republican candidate, wore a "N*ggas For Trump" shirt outside Fulton County Jail and said the ex-president should be "king" of the U.S.

Bruce C.T. Wright (2023-08-25). After Being Booked, Trump Disingenuously Invokes Stacey Abrams' Name For 'Doing The Same Thing'. newsone.com Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty | Former President


Zack Linly (2023-08-25). 'N*ggas 4 Trump': Video Shows Black MAGA Zealot Outside Jail Claiming Ex-President Should Be 'King'. newsone.com Derrick Gibson, a Black man and former New York gubernatorial Republican candidate, wore a "N*ggas For Trump" shirt outside Fulton County Jail and said the ex-president should be "king" of the U.S.

Bruce C.T. Wright (2023-08-25). After Being Booked, Trump Disingenuously Invokes Stacey Abrams' Name For 'Doing The Same Thing'. newsone.com Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty | Former President

WSWS (2023-08-25). Trump, Meadows surrender to arrest in Fulton County, Georgia. wsws.org Despite Trump's repeated calls for protests, only a few dozen of his supporters appeared outside the Fulton County jail ahead of Trump's booking.

Bruce C.T. Wright (2023-08-25). After Being Booked, Trump Disingenuously Invokes Stacey Abrams' Name For 'Doing The Same Thing'. newsone.com Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty | Former President

TASS (2023-08-25). Trump left Fulton jail after arrest procedure. tass.com The ex-US leader spent about twenty minutes in the penitentiary…

Bruce C.T. Wright (2023-08-25). After Being Booked, Trump Disingenuously Invokes Stacey Abrams' Name For 'Doing The Same Thing'. newsone.com Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty | Former President

Zack Linly (2023-08-25). 'N*ggas 4 Trump': Video Shows Black MAGA Zealot Outside Jail Claiming Ex-President Should Be 'King'. newsone.com Derrick Gibson, a Black man and former New York gubernatorial Republican candidate, wore a "N*ggas For Trump" shirt outside Fulton County Jail and said the ex-president should be "king" of the U.S.

Bruce C.T. Wright (2023-08-25). After Being Booked, Trump Disingenuously Invokes Stacey Abrams' Name For 'Doing The Same Thing'. newsone.com Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty | Former President

WSWS (2023-08-25). Trump, Meadows surrender to arrest in Fulton County, Georgia. wsws.org Despite Trump's repeated calls for protests, only a few dozen of his supporters appeared outside the Fulton County jail ahead of Trump's booking.

Bruce C.T. Wright (2023-08-25). After Being Booked, Trump Disingenuously Invokes Stacey Abrams' Name For 'Doing The Same Thing'. newsone.com Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty | Former President

TASS (2023-08-25). Trump left Fulton jail after arrest procedure. tass.com The ex-US leader spent about twenty minutes in the penitentiary…

Bruce C.T. Wright (2023-08-25). After Being Booked, Trump Disingenuously Invokes Stacey Abrams' Name For 'Doing The Same Thing'. newsone.com Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty | Former President

Jonathan J. Cooper (2023-08-25). Donald J. Trump — Inmate Number P01135809. peoplesworld.org A camera clicks. In a fraction of a second, the shutter opens and then closes, freezing forever the image in front of it. When the camera shutter blinked inside an Atlanta jail on Thursday, it both created and documented a tiny inflection point in American life. Captured for posterity, there was a former president of the United …

Staff (2023-08-25). Are "Mugshots" Unethical? How Jailhouse Photos Undermine Defendants & Reinforce Systemic Bias. democracynow.org While being booked for attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump made history as the first former president to have his mugshot taken and released to the public. Shortly after the image of Trump scowling at a police camera started to circulate, the embattled real estate mogul and politician began using it to raise money for his 2024 presidential campaign. "Mugshots have these various ways of being deployed … to craft a narrative, or to reinforce a narrative," says Emory University professor Carol Anderson, who contrasts the novelty of Trump's mugshot with the usage of…

Staff (2023-08-25). Headlines for August 25, 2023. democracynow.org Donald Trump Booked at Atlanta's Fulton County Jail, Released on $200,000 Bond, Ukrainian Forces Launch Amphibious Assault on Russian-Occupied Crimea, U.S. Intelligence Says Russian Mercenary Leader Yevgeny Prigozhin Was Assassinated, Opposition Leader Accuses Zimbabwe's President of Vote Rigging and Voter Suppression, China Bans Japanese Seafood After Release of Radioactive Wastewater from Fukushima, Record Heat Waves Put 2023 on Track to Become Hottest Year in Human History, Maui County Sues Hawaii's Largest Utility over Wildfires That Killed at Least 115, Fracking in Pennsylvania Linked to Ca…

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Never Give Up! How X Users Reacted to Trump's Mug Shot. sputnikglobe.com Donald Trump became the first-ever former US president to have a mug shot taken after he surrendered at Fulton County jail in Georgia. However, the move, apparently designed to humiliate the ex-president, appears to have only boosted his popularity.

Adriaan Alsema (2023-08-25). Why "Macaco" matters to Colombia's peace processes. colombiareports.com Jailed drug trafficker and paramilitary chief "Macaco" says his influence went all the way up to Colombia's Supreme Court. Macaco, whose real name is Carlos Mario Jimenez, reiterated last week…

Staff (2023-08-25). Lawsuit Challenges Massive Offshore Lease Sale for Failing to Consider Gulf Communities, Climate. commondreams.org Gulf community and environmental groups sued the Interior Department today to challenge an offshore oil and gas lease sale that would offer up more than 67 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico. The department plans to hold the sale Sept. 27. Lease Sale 261, which the Biden administration canceled in 2021, is the last …

Staff (2023-08-25). After Almost a Decade of Missed Deadlines, EPA Ordered to Finalize Ethylene Oxide Regulations. commondreams.org Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia signed a consent decree mandating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize much-needed updates to ethylene oxide regulations by March 1, 2024. This court-enforced deadline comes as a result of years of tireless advocacy from communities across the country and a corresponding lawsuit filed …

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Man Threatening to 'Hurt' Marjorie Taylor Greene Gets Slap on the Wrist Prison Sentence. sputnikglobe.com The Republican congresswoman from Georgia is one of about two dozen staunch supporters of former president Donald Trump in the House of Representatives, and an outspoken opponent of President Biden's foreign and domestic policy, including on Ukraine.

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

Abby Zimet (2023-08-25). Long Time Coming: Prisoner Number P01135809. commondreams.org

Mohammad Ayesh (2023-08-25). Arabic press review: Kuwait expels over 25,000 expats this year. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Kuwait expels over 25,000 expats this year | Meanwhile, soft drinks disappear from shelves in Tunisia, and Egypt delays release of pardoned prisoners | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 16: 05 | Kuwait is deporting around 108 people per day this year (AFP) | Kuwait expels over 25,000 expats : | Authorities in

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-25). Atlanta: Referendum Coalition Says City Will Use Voter Suppression. popularresistance.org

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2023-08-23: News Headlines

Freddy Martinez, Nick Schwellenbach, POGO. (2023-08-22). DHS's Secret Reports On Ice Detention. popularresistance.org Previously confidential records from within the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) confirm years of inadequate medical care, extensive use of solitary confinement, mistreatment of transgender individuals, shortcomings in rape and sexual assault prevention and response, inaccessible services, and other problems disclosed by people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is making dozens of these reports public after a nearly five-year Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) legal battle ended with a judge or…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-22). Palestinian councils in Israel protest suspension of funds. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has withheld allocations and payments worth 200 million Israeli shekels to Palestinian municipal councils. Residents of Palestinian-majority areas in Israel have been subject to decades of discrimination and marginalization…

Staff (2023-08-22). "Notorious": Inside the Fulton County Jail, Where Trump Will Surrender & 15 Prisoners Died Last Year. democracynow.org As former President Donald Trump prepares to surrender in Atlanta on Thursday to face charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, we speak with journalist George Chidi, who has documented the inhumane conditions inside the Fulton County Jail, where Trump will appear before a judge. "A lot of people are getting killed" inside the jail, says Chidi. "The jail is the largest mental health provider in this county, and that's a tragedy all on its own." He also discusses the death of Lashawn Thompson, who was found dead inside his cell after being eaten alive…

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…


cameron orr (2023-08-22). Freeing our organizations from the culture of oppression requires vigilance. cpusa.org I was recently asked how I became a Marxist-Leninist and I feel like the simplest answer I can provide is my experience as a Black person, who is often perceived as a woman. Throughout my life, I have struggled tremendously with not feeling good enough, while simultaneously feeling like I'm too much. A lot of this comes down to the unfair expectations and standards people hold me to, as a Black femme, while also making me feel invisible for my achievements and accomplishments. I've noticed in school and work, I would always be doing more than my white peers, only to be less respected, acknowledged, and support…

Staff (2023-08-23). Maher al-Akhras, former long-term hunger striker, seized by occupation forces; launches immediate hunger strike. samidoun.net Occupation forces seized Palestinian leader Maher al-Akhras, a former prisoner and long-term hunger striker whose 103-day hunger strike won his freedom and galvanized Palestinian, Arab and international support, from his home in Silat al-Dhahr, south of Jenin, in the early morning hours of 23 August 2023. His family announced that he had immediately launched a …

Staff (2023-08-22). McCarthyism Is Back: Together We Can Stop It. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is one of hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals who have already signed on to this statement against a red-baiting attack in the New York Times aiming to incite repression against anti-imperialist organizations in the United States. We urge you to sign on to the statement here: actionnetwork.org/forms/mccarthyism-is-back-together-we-can-stop-it McCarthyism …

Staff (2023-08-22). Headlines for August 22, 2023. democracynow.org Biden Pledges Federal Support to Maui Wildfire Survivors, House Democrats Demand Probe of Prisoner Deaths Amid Unrelenting Summer Heat, Ukraine's Zelensky Wins Promise of F-16 Fighter Jets as War Toll Nears 500,000 Soldiers, Real Estate Tycoon Srettha Thavisin Selected as Prime Minister of Thailand, Trump to Pay $200,000 Bail After Surrendering to Georgia Authorities on Thursday , Mike Pence and Mark Meadows Dispute Trump's Claim He Declassified Documents, Texas Authorities Reposition Deadly Floating Barrier in Rio Grande Ahead of Court Hearing, Atlanta Activists Gather 100,000+ Signatures for Referen…


San Francisco Solidarity Collective (2023-08-22). Solidarity With Anarchist Prisoners: A Message From Occupied Ohlone/Miwok Territory. indybay.org International Week of Solidarity With Anarchist Prisoners: A Message From Occupied Ohlone/Miwok Territory…

ecns.cn (2023-08-23). Four fraudsters sentenced as Beijing courts continue fight against personal data infringement. ecns.cn A Beijing court recently sentenced four people to prison for participating in telecom fraud. The case served as an example of the capital's determination to protect people's personal information through the judicial system.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-08-22). Republican Party Sets Up Trump for Democrats. thealtworld.com Just think of the many years and the many iterations the Democrats and their FBI and presstitute media have given to their attempts to frame up President Trump beginning with the "Russiagate" hoax in 2016 seven years ago. After "Russiagate," which even the Democrat anti-Trump special prosecutor had to dismiss, there were two phony impeachments, both rejected by the Senate, an "insurrection" hoax which has left 1,000 American patriots and military veterans in prison on false convictions orchestrated by a black anti-Trump judge, strippergate in which a woman who performs in pornographic films, likely a false charge…

San Francisco Solidarity Collective (2023-08-22). Solidarity With Anarchist Prisoners: A Message From Occupied Ohlone/Miwok Territory. indybay.org International Week of Solidarity With Anarchist Prisoners: A Message From Occupied Ohlone/Miwok Territory…

ecns.cn (2023-08-23). Four fraudsters sentenced as Beijing courts continue fight against personal data infringement. ecns.cn A Beijing court recently sentenced four people to prison for participating in telecom fraud. The case served as an example of the capital's determination to protect people's personal information through the judicial system.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-08-22). Republican Party Sets Up Trump for Democrats. thealtworld.com Just think of the many years and the many iterations the Democrats and their FBI and presstitute media have given to their attempts to frame up President Trump beginning with the "Russiagate" hoax in 2016 seven years ago. After "Russiagate," which even the Democrat anti-Trump special prosecutor had to dismiss, there were two phony impeachments, both rejected by the Senate, an "insurrection" hoax which has left 1,000 American patriots and military veterans in prison on false convictions orchestrated by a black anti-Trump judge, strippergate in which a woman who performs in pornographic films, likely a false charge…

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