Streamed live on 17 Apr 2024Join Kevin Gosztola, author of “Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case Against Julian Assange,” as he covers the U.S. government’s “assurances” that were submitted to a British appeals court. They represent a clear indication that President Joe Biden’s administration is not going to end the case. If Biden was “considering” a plea deal for Assange, as was reported, he has made the decision to keep pursuing extradition and a U.S. trial on Espionage Act charges ..read more

 https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/nuclear-safety/2024/04/expert-fears-flooded-radioactive-dump-sites-could-leak-river-system-flow Floodwaters in Tomsk region threatens to submerge the river banks in Seversk where highly radioactive liquid waste from the Soviet Union’s nuclear weapons program for decades were injected into two unprotected underground reservoirs. Water level on Monday continues to rise in the Tom River in Western Siberia. The record floods are among the worst ever in the region and local emergency services help in evacuation of people living near tributaries of the O ..read more

It seems we haven’t the money to save the planet, but we can stump up any amount to fund nuclear death NORTH EAST BYLINES, by Caroline Westgate, 15-04-2024 A massive and accelerating crisis faces all of us on Planet Earth: the climate is warming, and we will rapidly reach a point where the damage to our ecosystem will be irreversible. Dismayed by the political inertia which fails to address this emergency, increasing numbers of people are resorting to protest through nonviolent direct action. International conferences regularly agree on aims but fail to implement action with the urgency and on ..read more

The U.S. Tuesday filed  assurances on the death penalty and the 1st Amendment, the latter of which Stella Assange called a “non-assurance.” Joe Lauria, in London, Consortium News, 17 Apr 24,  https://consortiumnews.com/2024/04/16/us-issues-assurances-assange/ The United States Embassy on Tuesday filed two assurances with the British Foreign Office saying it would not seek the death penalty against imprisoned WikiLeaks‘ publisher Julian Assange and would allow Assange “the ability to raise and seek to reply upon at trial … the rights and protections given under the First Amendme ..read more

 https://www.rt.com/russia/596018-no-heavy-russian-arms-zaporozhye/—16 Apr 24 Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was attacked by drones last week Russia has not stationed heavy weapons at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi told reporters on Monday. Moscow and Kiev have accused each other of shelling Europe’s largest nuclear plant, which sits close to the front line. Ukraine and its Western backers have also accused Moscow of using the facility as cover for its troops. “There is no heavy weaponry there,”  ..read more

​A new survey by a Theddlethorpe campaign group has shown that after years of the campaign, public opinion remains the same – it’s still a ‘no’ to a nuclear waste dump. Lincolnshire World, By The Newsroom, 16th Apr 2024, Travis Hesketh, East Lindsey District Councillor for the Withern and Theddlethorpe Ward, joined forces with the Guardians of the East Coast to host public consultation events during March to gather public opinion on Nuclear Waste Services plans to store nuclear waste at Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal. As well as asking residents of Theddlethorpe and Sutton on Sea in person a ..read more

by Stuart McCarthy | Apr 17, 2024  https://michaelwest.com.au/israel-iran-and-the-prospect-of-war/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2024-04-18&utm_campaign=Michael+West+Media+Weekly+Update— Stuart McCarthy dissects the forever conflict. Spectacular footage of Iranian missiles being intercepted by Israeli air defences in the night skies last weekend is only a portend of what’s at stake if Middle East tensions continue to spiral. As horrific as the human suffering in Gaza has been since October, there’s a risk of worse to come if cool heads don ..read more

Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix, CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, APR 18, 2024  https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/rules-based-order-means-rules-for?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=82124&post_id Israel’s allowed to bomb an Iranian consulate, but Iran’s not allowed to strike back. The US is allowed to surround China with war machinery, but it would be World War Three if China ever tried to militarily encircle the US. NATO is allowed to expand to Russia’s doorstep and amass proxy forces on its border, but the last time Moscow placed a credible military threat anywhe ..read more

Budget 2024 proposes to provide $3.1 billion over 11 years, starting in 2025-26, with $1.5 billion in remaining amortization, to Atomic Energy of Canada Limited to support Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ ongoing nuclear science research, environmental protection, and site remediation work.  16 Apr 2024, Susan O’Donnell There’s no new money announcements for nuclear reactor development such as more money in the Strategic Innovation Fund, a bit of good news. Overall, a ton of references to nuclear stuff, it’s all over this budget. The big money announcement, which is no ..read more

“If you have access to any communications, the government can force you to help it spy,” said Sen. Ron Wyden. JAKE JOHNSON, Apr 17, 2024, Common Dreams Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden took to the floor of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to speak out against a chilling mass surveillance bill that lawmakers are working to rush through the upper chamber and send to President Joe Biden’s desk by the end of the week. The measure in question would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for two years and massively expand the federal government’s warrantless surveillance powe ..read more