Dissenter Weekly: Colorado Kept Mental Patient 'Unconstitutionally Confined'
Plus, New York state expands whistleblower protections for workers
Kevin Gosztola
EPA's Own Survey Shows Employees Fear Retaliation, Pressure To Alter Science
EPA Administrator Michael Regan (Screen shot from Office of Senator Patrick
Leahy [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiPAaECqHbw])
A majority of Environmental Protection Agency scientists surveyed by the agency
in May indicated they are unable to “do their work knowing they are protected
from intimidation or coercion to alter
Appeal Hearing: CIA's War On Assange, Their 'Most Prominent Critic,' Takes Center Stage
Photo: Mohamed Elmaazi, NUJ memberThe Central Intelligence Agency's record of
retaliation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, including reported plans
to kidnap or assassinate him, was focused on during the second day of the United
States government's appeal hearing.
It was part of the Assange legal team&
Appeal Hearing: Prosecutor Attacks Judge's Decision, Which Blocked US From Extraditing Assange
(Photo by Mohamed Elmaazi, NUJ member)The Crown Prosecution Service, which
represents the United States government, went before the British High Court of
Justice and bashed the work of the district judge, who blocked the extradition
of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in January.
James Lewis QC argued Judge Vanessa Baraitser
The PATRIOT Act And The Whistleblowers Who Challenged Mass Surveillance After 9/11
Mark Klein, former AT&T technician who blew the whistle on NSA warrantless
wiretapping (Photo: insunlight
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/insunlight/4349077860/sizes/z/])
[Editor's Note: To mark the 20th anniversary of the rise of the American
security state after the September 11th attacks, The Dissenter
A Guide To The U.S. Government's Appeal In The Assange Extradition Case
Attorney General Merrick Garland, head of the U.S. Justice Department under
President Joe Biden[Editor's Note: I expect to be credentialed to remotely cover
the Assange appeal hearing on October 27-28 and will have live updates on
proceedings that can be followed on Twitter from @kgosztola
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Imprisoning Drone Whistleblower In Isolation Unit May Jeopardize US Appeal In Assange Extradition Case
The Federal Bureau of Prisons put Daniel Hale in a Communications Management Unit, even though they know he lives with post-traumatic stress.