Up to 175 Years in Prison The Australian founder of WikiLeaks is currently imprisoned in the UK following his arrest in the Ecuadorian Embassy in April 2019. British authorities found Assange guilty of breaching his earlier bail conditions and failing to surrender himself to the UK court in 2012 upon Sweden’s request for extradition. … [Read more...] about WikiLeaks is Reaching Out for Help to Secure Trump’s Pardon for Assange
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The rise, fall, and future of Parler, the right-wing site that Amazon shut down
In addition, it is easy to find the implicit bigotry and violence that eventually caused Facebook to ban movements like QAnon. For example, QAnon’s version of the “blood libel” theory—the centuries-old false conspiracy theory that Jewish people murder Christians and use their blood for rituals—has spread widely on the platform. Thousands of posts also use QAnon hashtags and promote the false claim that global elites are literally eating children. … [Read more...] about The rise, fall, and future of Parler, the right-wing site that Amazon shut down
Pompeo urges WHO to probe Wuhan lab illnesses, demands Beijing be transparent
The U.S. has long expressed doubts about the WHO, and President Trump terminated the U.S. relationship with the U.N. body last year amid questions about its bias toward China and its acceptance of early narratives about the virus. The U.S. had been the top contributor to the agency to the tune of approximately $450 million a year. … [Read more...] about Pompeo urges WHO to probe Wuhan lab illnesses, demands Beijing be transparent
Joe Biden’s Secretary of State Pick Praised Merkel’s Open Borders Policy
While serving in the Obama administration as deputy secretary of state, Blinken delivered a speech in New York City in September 2016 where he applauded Merkel for her opening Germany’s borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees at the time even as the burden fell on German taxpayers. … [Read more...] about Joe Biden’s Secretary of State Pick Praised Merkel’s Open Borders Policy
China, US trade reps meet for high-stakes talks with hours to go until $200B in new tariffs take effect
Before this week, both the U.S. and China said the trade talks were making steady progress, giving the impression that the world's two biggest economies were approaching an agreement. But on Sunday, Trump announced on Twitter that he plans to raise tariffs and have them cover all products imported from China, as of Friday. … [Read more...] about China, US trade reps meet for high-stakes talks with hours to go until $200B in new tariffs take effect
