(2023-09-15). Justice Department Says Google 'Flexed Its Muscle' As A Monopolist. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, the government opened its first major monopolization case in decades at the D.C. District Court with opening statements from both the Justice Department's Antitrust Division and the defendant, Google. | Despite the stakes of the trial, the remainder of the legal proceeding will take place in a near-total blackout, since requests for public audio have been denied by Judge Amit Mehta and even in-person attendants are restricted from digital access inside the courtroom. | For nearly two decades, Google has served as the "on-ramp" and gatekeeper of the digital world through its do…
(2023-09-15). Leaked body camera footage reveals officer mocking young pedestrian killed by speeding Seattle police cruiser. wsws.org The footage reveals the officer mocking the deceased 23-year-old. "It's a regular person," he said. "Yeah, just write a check. $11,000. She was 26 anyway. She had limited value."
(2023-09-16). Comment] Offline: Mahsa Amini—never forget. thelancet.com September 16, 2022: Mahsa Amini died in Kasra Hospital, Iran, after being arrested, tortured, and beaten for allegedly breaking the Iranian Government's strict mandatory hijab law. She was 22 years old and her murder, for that is what it was, triggered unprecedented nationwide protests, which continue in more muted forms to this day. Women publicly cut their hair, they burned their hijabs, and they confronted riot police. These protests posed the most direct threat to Iran's regime since the Islamic revolution of 1979.