Somewhere to Begin, sung by Sara Thomsen
If changes are to come there are things that must be done...
Anthem, by Leonard Cohen
Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in
EFF: Digital Security Tips for Protesters (on and off the streets)
Organizers: Consider alternatives to Facebook and Twitter
Is Big Tech Too Powerful? Chris Hedges and Ramesh Srinivasan Debate Twitter & Facebook Banning Trump
“It is incredible how much power we have given to a very small number of people who are essentially mediating pretty much every aspect of our lives.”
A Very Intentional First Day of the Year, by Michael Bayly
"Following are images from my time at the George Floyd Memorial Site and the Prayer Tree on the afternoon of Friday, January 1, 2021. I experienced my time at both of these places as holy, grounding, and renewing."
Midwest Dispatch: How Past Economic Policies Influenced Racism of Today, by Sara Lahm
"While hedonism was running rampant among young, white, urban professionals, George Floyd and his family and friends were caught up in another hallmark of the 1980s: the war on drugs."
Chris Hedges: The Empire is Not Done with Julian Assange
“WikiLeaks and you personally are facing a battle that is both legal and political,” Weinglass told Assange. “As we learned in the Pentagon Papers case, the U.S. government doesn’t like the truth coming out...."
JUDGE BLOCKS ASSANGE EXTRADITION, PENDING US APPEAL
Magistrate Vanessa Baraitser on Monday rejected a U.S. extradition request on both indictments for WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.
Margaret Flowers: Assange’s Extradition Case is Our Struggle for Popular Power
“The prevailing atmosphere has been shocking. I say that without hesitation; I have sat in many courts and seldom known such a corruption of due process; this is due revenge.” John Pilger
Glenn Greenwald: Julian Assange’s Imprisonment Exposes U.S. Myths About Freedom
"Censorship, like most repression, is reserved for those who dissent from majoritarian orthodoxies, not for those who express views comfortably within the mainstream."
Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday and a very Happy New Year
Rise Up Times is admittedly and consciously eclectic with a focus on media analysis and antiwar, propeace activities but inclusive of many movements that coalesce and weave in and out of each other.
I Am Guilty of Violating the Espionage Act by Laura Poitras
"It is impossible to overstate the dangerous precedent Mr. Assange’s indictment under the Espionage Act and possible extradition sets: Every national security journalist who reports on classified information now faces possible Espionage Act charges" nationally and internationally.