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updates on the slow-mo death of Julian Assange

Submitted by wendy davis on Sat, 12/14/2019 - 11:36am

…plus a likely minuscule hope of a reprieve from extradition.  First, and given that editor Joseph Kishore has kindly given me persmission to use all their content I wish, I’ll past most all of it in.  At the bottom, I’ll explain the irony of why I haven’t used snippets from two other papers with similar content.

‘Julian Assange denied access to lawyers and vital evidence in US extradition case’, Thomas Scripps, 14 December 2019

“WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared via videolink at Westminster Magistrates Court in London yesterday for a brief administrative hearing. The half-hour proceedings confirm that the fundamental legal rights of the world-famous investigative journalist are being trampled in what amounts to an extraordinary rendition.”

It was always about Brexit.

Submitted by Not Henry Kissinger on Fri, 12/13/2019 - 9:18am

As much as Labour tried to change the narrative to austerity, what motivated the British public to give Upper Class Twit of the Year Boris Johnson and his fox hunting buddies a five year license to trample all over the British commons was Boris' clear stand in favor of Brexit.

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Open diamonds are flipped seats, which shows that nearly all of the flips from Labour to the Tories happened in majority Leave districts.

full chart here

Open Thread Friday

Submitted by studentofearth on Fri, 12/13/2019 - 5:45am


Self-care is growing in importance once again as our healthcare system is becoming less accessible to many citizens. From the early 1900's to about 30 years ago access limits were often due to physical location of practitioners and medical facilities. Most of us are now within a few miles of some type of medical care availability and cost has become driving factor limiting medical care.

Bernie Sanders shows why we need Medicare For All, seen in a single instance

Submitted by Alligator Ed on Thu, 12/12/2019 - 3:11pm

There are statistics and there is life, which occurs to individuals. What is the impact of huge numbers on popular understanding? Does anyone comprehend what a billion dollars is? Well, it's 1000 million.

But who can grasp what 1000 million is when most people will never know what it feels like to have 1 million dollars? The scope is huge.

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