(2023-05-24). It's Time for Congress to Update Our Genetic Nondiscrimination Law. aclu.org 
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) was enacted in 2008 to protect Americans from being widely discriminated against by a then new technology: genetic testing. The law was written after genetic discrimination emerged in the 1970s. At the time, programs to screen and identify genetic carriers of sickle cell anemia, a disease which afflicts many Black Americans, were being mandated by states. These mandated screening programs targeted Black people, perpetuating racial bias and stigmatization. Congress acted to make this genetic discrimination illegal. But now, GINA is 15 years old and needs to b…
(2023-05-23). WSJ Journalist To Remain In Detention – Moscow Court. telesurenglish.net Moscow's Lefortovo Court on Tuesday upheld a decision to extend the detention of Wall Street Journal (WSJ) journalist Evan Gershkovich for three months. | RELATED: | "By the decision of the Lefortovsky District Court of the city of Moscow dated May 23, 2023, the period of detention of Evan Gershkovich was extended for three months and one day, i.e. until August 30, 2023," the court said according to Russia's main news agency TASS. | Gershkovich,…
(2023-05-23). Training Formerly Incarcerated Leaders To Fight Mass Incarceration. popularresistance.org Over 1.9 million people are incarcerated in the US today, and even greater 5.5 million people are subjected to the wide-ranging system of mass punishment from parole, probation, and beyond. One organization, JustLeadershipUSA, seeks to tackle the prison system by building leaders among formerly incarcerated people, and fighting for change from the local level up. JustLeadershipUSA President and CEO DeAnna Hoskins joins Rattling the Bars to explain the work of her organization and how it seeks to bring about to change. | DeAnna Hoskins has been at the helm of JLUSA as the President and CEO of JustLeadershipUSA (JL…
(2023-05-24). Thursday 6/1: Jail Former SF Fed Member & Silicon Valley CEO Gregory Becker! Bankers Out Of Fed Reserve. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Reserve | 101 Market St. | San Franciso…
(2023-05-24). Arabic press review: Egyptian prisoners launch collective hunger strike. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Egyptian prisoners launch collective hunger strike | Meanwhile, Qatar is set to boost investments in Egypt while Saudi Arabia tops regional box office revenues | Wed, 05/24/2023 – 13: 53 | A media tour of the Correctional and Rehabilitation Center in Badr City, 70 kilometres northeast of Cairo, on 16 January 2022 (AFP)
| Egypt: Hunger strike begins over jail condi…
(2023-05-24). Experts: VDARE's Real Estate Deals May Cost Group Nonprofit Status. splcenter.org White nationalist hate group VDARE could lose its nonprofit status over real estate agreements surrounding a historic castle the group purchased in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, according to two nonprofit lawyers to whom Hatewatch described property records and court filings. Most of the documents came from a lawsuit VDARE brought against New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James' office, wherein the AG alleges VDARE "violated New York law."
(2023-05-24). Texas Sues the Biden Administration Over New Asylum Rule. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the state of Texas filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden's administration over a newly-introduced asylum rule allowing migrants to set up appointments at the U.S.-Mexico border via a phone app so as to seek asylum in the United States. | RELATED: | "The Biden Administration deliberately conceived of this phone app with the goal of illegally pre-approving more foreign aliens to enter the country…
(2023-05-24). Chinese nationals fight 'alien land law' in Florida. ecns.cn Four Chinese nationals living in Florida and a Florida real estate company that primarily serves Chinese-speaking clients have filed a lawsuit jointly to repeal the newly passed SB 264, which is referred to as "Florida's New Alien Land Law" in the lawsuit.
(2023-05-24). TikTok files lawsuit against Montana ban. ecns.cn TikTok filed a lawsuit against Montana state government on Monday after it became the first U.S. state to pass a bill last week to ban TikTok app from operating in Montana.
(2023-05-24). Israeli authorities are trying to kill Walid Daqqa inside prison, claim Palestinians. peoplesdispatch.org Walid Daqqa has been inside an Israeli prison since 1986. The 61-year-old needs intensive medical care after being diagnosed with bone marrow cancer last year and suffering a blood clot-induced stroke this year in February…
(2023-05-24). Escaping The Prison Of Mainstream Culture: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com 
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | Many people turn to conservatism and religion because they perceive — correctly — that mainstream culture is a fraudulent sham bereft of meaning and authentic values. Their solutions are misguided, but their reasons arise from a perception of a very real problem. | It isn't actually necessary to turn to religion or conservatism to find depth, meaning and groundedness; depth, meaning and groundedness are
(2023-05-24). Video: Stella Assange speaks in Sydney: Free Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au Stella Assange headlined a 1000-strong rally calling for Julian Assange to be released immediately from Belmarsh Prison. Video by Alex Bainbridge.
(2023-05-24). The US empire and the complicity of intellectuals. indybay.org Interventions have always been dictated by the geopolitical and economic interests of the country. In fact, the United States is no exception to this rule. On the contrary, every empire acts in this way (see, for example, the invasions of Russia by Napoleon and Adolf Hitler). History also shows that imperial interests have often led to the suppression of aspirations for self-determination.