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OPINION - Press freedom does not exist while my husband Julian Assange is in jail

We must defend the right to offend. The most important aspect of the right to offend is the one that confronts those in power with the truths that they most eagerly wish to conceal. Without this right, the powerful become untouchable.

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2023

What a government shutdown would mean for the U.S. military — and national security

Service members would work without pay, and many civil servants are likely to be furloughed. Congress has yet to pass a separate bill to guarantee military pay as it did in previous shutdowns.

WEKU · Sep 27, 2023

Advocates back Pentagon move to fix discharge records of LGBTQ+ personnel

DoD to review cases of veterans denied honorable discharges under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy but critics say more can be done

The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2023

Hill worries mount about delays in arming Ukraine - Roll Call

Amid requests for further aid, lawmakers are increasingly alarmed by the slow pace in arming Ukraine with the money appropriated so far.

Roll Call · Sep 22, 2023

Ukraine-Russia war - live: Putin’s Black Sea navy HQ hit in missile strike as Kyiv breaches frontline defences

Biden agrees to give Kyiv ATACMS long-range missiles as Zelensky visits Canada

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Canada pledges C$650 million in Ukraine aid during Zelensky visit

Canada will give an extra C$650 million ($482 million) in military aid to Ukraine over the next three years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the Canadian Parliament on Friday during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The news came after Ukraine's military said on Friday its forces had "successfully"…

France 24 · Sep 22, 2023

GOP chaos: "Burn the whole place down"

Six Republicans joined Democrats in voting to block the Pentagon appropriations bill for the second time this week

Salon · Sep 21, 2023

Senate confirms new army chief as one senator's objection holds up other military nominations

The Senate is confirming three of the Pentagon’s top leaders, filling the posts after monthslong delays and as a Republican senator is still holding up hundreds of other nominations and promotions for military officers

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Defense appropriations rule goes down, again - Roll Call

House GOP leaders couldn't twist enough arms to get the $826.4 billion Pentagon spending bill back on track Thursday.

Roll Call · Sep 21, 2023

NASA shifts UFO debate from sensationalism to science | Data

Mexican Congress hears testimony on extraterrestrials; NASA panel recommends increased efforts to gather info on UAPs; U.S. govt. has done U-turn on public info on UAPs; AARO has classified UFO/UAP sightings; 800+ sightings collected, only a few unidentified.

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2023