>"WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday was given the chance to challenge at Britain's highest court a decision allowing him to be extradited to the United States to face 18 criminal charges including breaking a spying law."

>"Pope Francis has dedicated a large part of his traditional Christmas message on Saturday to reflect on the pandemic and its impact on relationships."

CNN: Bidens reinstate tradition of first family attending the Kennedy Center Honors. >"President Joe Biden and Jill Biden will attend the 44th annual Kennedy _...Read More_

>"Fandom, patriotism, and the trickiness of a national team in a divided nation."

>"US has assured courts he could be jailed in native Australia and not held under maximum security"

The U.S. military protects the UAE and trains its military. The UAE protects Chinese black sites where Uyghurs are imprisoned.

"A young Chinese woman says she was held for eight days at a Chinese-run secret detention facility in Dubai along with at least two Uyghurs, in what may be the first evidence that China is operating a so-called “black site” beyond its _...Read More_

A good piece on the background of this concept. For those new to this, this passage might be worth highlighting: “As historians have documented, it also influenced the ideology of Nazi Germany. Translated into law, it produced such _...Read More_

"Facebook and Google want to keep playing three roles: essential infrastructure, publisher, and targeted-ad mogul. That’s impossible."

>"Demonstrations across the country after the Capitol riot were small, but more violence may soon come."

>"Legal team for WikiLeaks co-founder expected to refer to Covid risk at Belmarsh prison"

>"A British judge on Monday rejected the United States' request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face _...Read More_

"A final grand distraction before the president is forced to relinquish his office is a real danger that deserves serious attention."

>"A company that offers app-based coaching laid off its mental-health coaches, then offered them their jobs back without health _...Read More_