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20.09.2017 um 10:44 Uhr – Lennart Mühlenmeier – 33 Ergänzungen
Daily Archives: 21. September 2019
Secret F.B.I. Subpoenas Scoop Up Personal Data From Scores of Companies
Now, records show how far beyond Silicon Valley the practice extends — encompassing scores of banks, credit agencies, cellphone carriers and even universities.
The demands can scoop up a variety of information, including usernames, locations, IP addresses and records of purchases. They don’t require a judge’s approval and usually come with a gag order, leaving them shrouded in secrecy. Fewer than 20 entities, most of them tech companies, have ever revealed that they’ve received the subpoenas, known as national security letters.
The World’s Most Important Political Prisoner
We are now just one week away from the end of Julian Assange’s uniquely lengthy imprisonment for bail violation. He will receive parole from the rest of that sentence, but will continue to be imprisoned on remand awaiting his hearing on extradition to the USA – a process which could last several years.
At that point, all the excuses for Assange’s imprisonment which so-called leftists and liberals in the UK have hidden behind will evaporate. There are no charges and no active investigation in Sweden, where the “evidence” disintegrated at the first whiff of critical scrutiny. He is no longer imprisoned for “jumping bail”. The sole reason for his incarceration will be the publishing of the Afghan and Iraq war logs leaked by Chelsea Manning, with their evidence of wrongdoing and multiple war crimes.
UK worsens Julian Assange’s persecution as US seeks extradition
Kristinn Hrafnsson, editor-in-chief of Wikileaks, says that UK authorities are holding Julian Assange in worse conditions than accused terrorists and ‘making it impossible’ for him to fight US extradition.
Cost of Iran war? A region engulfed in bloodletting, countless lives, many trillions$, our ntnl security undermined, ISIS/AQ strengthened, massive immigration crisis, possible confrontation btwn US & nuclear Russia or China. War without end because “victory” will remain undefined
Going to the doctor should never be the reason anyone in our country should be in debt. Our health and lives are priceless. Read @BernieSanders plan to #EliminateMedicalDebt here:
Bernie Sanders Calls for Eliminating Americans’ Medical Debt
On top of his “Medicare for all” proposal, Mr. Sanders’s new plan would wipe out an estimated $81 billion in existing medical debt and ignore such debt in credit scores.
Italy‘s 5-Star Backs Local Pact with Center-Left PD
By joining forces in Umbria, traditionally a PD stronghold, 5-Star and the PD hope to halt a long streak of victories by the center-right, which has triumphed in seven regional ballots since the national election in March 2018.
Success at the Oct. 27 Umbria vote would probably pave the way for similar alliances in the next few months in the regions of Emilia-Romagna in the industrial north, and Calabria in the poorer south.
Israel president to start consultations Sunday on next PM
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will begin consultations on Sunday to decide who should form the next government following this week‘s general elections, a statement from his office said.
What’s left after Tuesday‘s election is to finish the revolution by forming a government without Netanyahu, one that will force Likud to carry out a leadership change | Ehud Barak
„Almost final“ results of Israel‘s tight election gives Benny Gantz a two-seat lead over Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu trails Gantz by two seats in latest Israeli election results, ahead of scrap to form coalition
Gantz‘s Blue and White Party have 33 seats to Likud‘s 31 in the latest standings from Tuesday‘s do-over election, according to Israel‘s Central Elections Committee.
Election officials say tallies won‘t be absolutely final until they have investigated the ballots at 15 polling stations where there were suspected voting irregularities.
Ukraine imbroglio confirms Giuliani‘s as Trump‘s most off-kilter advocate
Cuomo: “Did you ask the Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden?”
Giuliani: “No. Actually I didn’t.”
Crystal clear. Except that 83 words and about 30 seconds later, Cuomo asked the question again.
Cuomo: “So, you did ask Ukraine to look into Joe Biden?”
Giuliani: “Of course I did.”
Giuliani admits to asking Ukraine about Joe Biden after denying it 30 seconds earlier
Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump’s personal lawyer, contradicted himself when asked whether he personally asked Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Biden, ranted about media bias and defended Trump amid new reports about an intelligence official’s whistleblower complaint, during a chaotic and fiery CNN interview Thursday night.
Trump Focuses on Defending Saudis, Not Striking Iran, for Now
President Trump is sending a modest deployment of American troops to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, along with air and missile defense systems, in response to the attacks on Saudi oil facilities, which the administration blames on Iran.
Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper called the decision, which came on Friday during a White House meeting with top national security officials, “defensive in nature.”