Ramzy Baroud (2022-01-31). Israel's Hasbara in Sheikh Jarrah: On Gilad Erdan's 'Terrorist' Rock and Faulty Logic. dissidentvoice.org Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, is leading his country's anti-Palestinian propaganda, this time engaging in pre-emptive hasbara in anticipation of a Palestinian response to the ongoing evictions in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. "Would you consider it a terror attack if a rock like this was thrown at your car …

WSWS (2022-01-31). At Texas rally, Trump promises to pardon January 6 militia foot soldiers if reelected. wsws.org Flanked by top Texas Republicans, including Governor Greg Abbott, the former president incited fascistic violence against immigrants and his political and legal enemies while reiterating his "stolen election" lies.

Fight Back (2022-01-31). New Yorkers protest Mayor Adams and Act 60. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – On the evening of January 28, hours before a nor'easter was going to hit the east coast, a few dozen people gathered in front of City Hall to demand that Mayor Adams end his relationship with Brock Pierce, a crypto currency expert. | The protest was organized by New York Boricua Resistance and Colectiva Solidaridad right in front of Mayor Adam's office, who has already incited concern from progressives throughout the city as he's doubled down on supporting the corrupt NYPD. However, Adam's new project is Act 60, and the main beneficiary is Brock Pierce. | Act 60 is the short form name for "The Tax…

Staff (2022-01-31). 5 February, Webinar: Remembering Samah Idriss. samidoun.net REMEMBERING SAMAH IDRISS: An Organic Intellectual and his Subversive Literary and Socio-Political Paths Speakers: RABAB ABDULHADI & RULA JURDI Saturday, February 5, 2022 11 am Pacific — 2 pm Eastern — 9 pm Palestine Register to join on Zoom: bit.ly/samahevent This webinar will take place in English. Organized by: Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement (Masar …

New Atlas (2022-01-30). China's Belt & Road Already Delivering for Southeast Asia. newatlas.report January 30, 2022 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — The West's propaganda campaign against China is attempting to convince the world that Beijing and its policies pose a global threat. China is accused of everything from presenting an outright military threat to its neighbors and the world, to sinisterly trapping nations in debt for infrastructure projects …

Gérard Delépine (2022-01-30). High Recorded Mortality in Countries Categorized as "Covid-19 Vaccine Champions". The Vaccinated Suffer from Increased Risk of Mortality. globalresearch.ca This "health strategy" based on false simulations, lies, promises never kept, propaganda and the fear campaign has become unbearable. In turn it has been followed by the extortion of consent to be vaccinated, by outright blackmail.

_____ (2022-01-30). Venezuelan Coup Attempt Leader Might End Up In Prison Soon. popularresistance.org As The Canary has consistently reported, the US-backed coup attempt in Venezuela has been degenerating into an increasingly pathetic and embarrassing spectacle. Now, in one final gasp of desperation, Juan Guaidó has called for a fresh round of protests next month. But it looks like he and his dwindling band of followers' hopes of toppling the government will soon be dashed. Because there are now growing calls for his prosecution for crimes including treason. | Washington and its mouthpieces in the corporate-owned media will surely crow that this somehow constitutes 'proof' of the Venezuelan government's authorita…

_____ (2022-01-29). Call To Action: No War With Russia Over Ukraine. popularresistance.org Once again, our world is facing an imminent threat of war between two major nuclear powers. As in the past, the United States is using the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as the vehicle to wage war in clear violation of international law and the Charter of United Nations. | The Biden administration is currently flying $200 million worth of weapons and other "lethal aid" to Ukraine and has 8,500 US troops on standby to enter that country. 'Nonessential' US diplomatic personnel and their families are being withdrawn from the country. The corporate media is lockstep in its portrayal of Russia as the enemy…

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-29). U.S. embassy in Kiev: "How do you know Russia means war? They scream 'Peace!'" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com In case anyone still doesn't realize who is pushing for war. Russia hiding preparations for war under slogans of peace — U.S. embassy The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has warned that the Kremlin's propaganda machine is running at full speed to hide its preparations for war under slogans of peace. According to Ukrinform, the embassy …

sputniknews (2022-01-29). Ukraine's Zelensky Fears US Deliberately Overplaying Escalation Rhetoric, Reports Say. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fears that the United States is exaggerating the threat of an imminent invasion of Ukraine to conclude an agreement with Russia, which would give Moscow more control over the Donbass region, Politico has reported, citing sources close to the Ukrainian leader and his team.

Eric Zuesse (2022-01-29). The Washington Post Publishes a Commentary Full of Lies Against Putin. dissidentvoice.org On January 29, the Washington Post published an op-ed by the well-known Yale neoconservative Timothy Snyder, titled "Putin's case for invading Ukraine rests on phony grievances and ancient myths." Key passages in Snyder's article are: Last July, Vladimir Putin supplied the mythical basis [BAD LINK FROM SNYDER: here is a functional link to see Putin's article] for Russian war propaganda in an …

WSWS (2022-01-29). Contradicting US, Ukrainian President Zelensky denies Russian attack imminent. wsws.org The NATO powers' calls to prepare for a war against Russia supposedly to defend Ukraine are reckless, unsubstantiated propaganda threatening to trigger a world war.

Anonymous103 (2022-01-29). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On January 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | DPR forces shelled UAF positions near Maryinka with small arms; | The UAF shelled DPR positions near Yasnoe with high calibre machine guns ; | The DPR Ministry of Information was evacuated following a bomb threat, according to the head of DPR Ministry of Information ; | The UAF shelled the village of Elenovka with grenade launchers; | As a result of sniper fire by the UAF, a civilian was wounded in the village of Aleksandrovka. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: :…

Staff (2022-01-29). Failure of American 'disinformation' revealed. rt.com Why is the US government pretending that RT is the only news outlet that makes mistakes? | A new US government report has accused RT of spreading false narratives. However, in the process, Washington officials have exposed some untruths of their own. Far from being an isolated case, it's typical of the West's burgeoning disinformation industry. | Whenever a new 'threat' appears, be it ethnic conflict, weapons of mass destruction, terrorism or anything else, the coffers of government open up, and funds pour into state organizations, think tanks and private 'experts' in an effort to dissect the problem in questi…

TASS (2022-01-29). US pumps Kiev regime with weapons, incites it to military adventures, says Russian embassy. tass.com The diplomatic mission called once again on Washington to force its wards to comply with the Minsk agreements, and not to indulge their belligerency and attempts to forcibly assimilate the Russian-speaking population…

_____ (2022-01-29). France has Become a "Destabilizing Force" in Africa. journal-neo.org In a January briefing with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, on the eve of his talks with Russian head of state Vladimir Putin, said Russia was allegedly becoming a "destabilizing force". In making this assessment of Russia's policies, Macron was certainly following instructions from Washington to actively deploy anti-Russian rhetoric and propaganda. …

Staff (2022-01-29). GOP Doctors Caucus 'infuriated' with Fauci, White House. rt.com "We are not going to vaccinate our way" out of the Covid-19 pandemic, Rep. Greg Murphy says | Murphy, a practicing surgeon, says the GOP Doctors Caucus is "infuriated" with the White House and its chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, for promoting Covid-19 vaccinations too heavily while ignoring potential therapeutic treatments. | "I'm a vice chair of the GOP Doctors Caucus. We are infuriated — infuriated — that this has all been about vaccination. Fauci has been, 'Vaccination, vaccination, vaccination,' rather than therapeutics," Murphy told Breitbart News on Friday, adding that he believes the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-29). Consumer Health: What is a Pap smear, and who needs one? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about Pap smears. A Pap smear, also called a Pap test, is a routine screening test for early diagnosis of cervical cancer. A Pap smear also can detect changes in cervical cells that suggest cancer may develop in the future. Early stage cervical cancer generally produces no signs or symptoms, so early diagnosis is important. There is a greater chance for a cure when…

WSWS (2022-01-29). Canadian media and Conservatives promote far-right trucker protest to push for scrapping of remaining anti-COVID-19 measures. wsws.org Anyone following the Canadian corporate media's news coverage in recent days will have been bombarded by reports about a small protest led by far-right owner-operator truckers against a federal government-imposed vaccine mandate.

Anne Drapkin Lyerly (2022-01-29). [Perspectives] Pregnancy and the origins of illness. thelancet.com The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to be felt for years after the virus is contained. Alongside the more than 5 ∑5 million COVID-19 deaths globally, there have been massive shifts in how we understand and practise medicine and public health, transformations of global economies, and losses in livelihoods, health, education, and security. There is also the disquieting prospect that our current trauma could have lasting intergenerational impacts—that children gestated or born during this pandemic might carry an imprint of their mother's experience with lifelong and inheritable consequences.

_____ (2022-01-29). France has Become a "Destabilizing Force" in Africa. journal-neo.org In a January briefing with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, on the eve of his talks with Russian head of state Vladimir Putin, said Russia was allegedly becoming a "destabilizing force". In making this assessment of Russia's policies, Macron was certainly following instructions from Washington to actively deploy anti-Russian rhetoric and propaganda. …

WSWS (2022-01-29). Contradicting US, Ukrainian President Zelensky denies Russian attack imminent. wsws.org The NATO powers' calls to prepare for a war against Russia supposedly to defend Ukraine are reckless, unsubstantiated propaganda threatening to trigger a world war.

WSWS (2022-01-29). Canadian media and Conservatives promote far-right trucker protest to push for scrapping of remaining anti-COVID-19 measures. wsws.org Anyone following the Canadian corporate media's news coverage in recent days will have been bombarded by reports about a small protest led by far-right owner-operator truckers against a federal government-imposed vaccine mandate.

Anne Drapkin Lyerly (2022-01-29). [Perspectives] Pregnancy and the origins of illness. thelancet.com The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to be felt for years after the virus is contained. Alongside the more than 5 ∑5 million COVID-19 deaths globally, there have been massive shifts in how we understand and practise medicine and public health, transformations of global economies, and losses in livelihoods, health, education, and security. There is also the disquieting prospect that our current trauma could have lasting intergenerational impacts—that children gestated or born during this pandemic might carry an imprint of their mother's experience with lifelong and inheritable consequences.

_____ (2022-01-28). Ukraine And US War Propaganda. popularresistance.org The corporate media always carry water for the state, and they are never more dangerous than when the nation is on a war footing. Right now the United States government is sending weapons to Ukraine. One wouldn't know that because of constant references to "lethal aid." The euphemisms and subterfuge are necessary for a very simple reason. Everyone except the Washington war party knows that provoking war with Russia is extremely dangerous. | Joe Biden is picking up where he left off, as Barack Obama's Ukraine viceroy. He and his incompetent foreign policy team have spun a tale about a pending Russian attack on Ukr…

_____ (2022-01-28). China's Belt & Road Already Delivering for Southeast Asia. journal-neo.org The West's propaganda campaign against China is attempting to convince the world that Beijing and its policies pose a global threat. China is accused of everything from presenting an outright military threat to its neighbors and the world, to sinisterly trapping nations in debt for infrastructure projects the West insists are unnecessary in the first …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-28). Marxism and the Black Caribbean. libya360.wordpress.com Transcript Onye: The main impact of anti-communism and online left discourse has been serious strikes to principled anti imperialism, particularly in Western nations like the United Snakes. You get to the point where China, for example, or Cuba or Vietnam have clearly managed the pandemic much better: have prioritized the health and well-being of their populations,…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-28). 'Sí se Pudo!': Xiomara Castro Takes Office in Honduras — Venezuelan Delegation Present. orinocotribune.com With the challenge of achieving the overhaul of the Honduran State and implementing policies for the benefit of the most vulnerable families, the new leftist Honduran president, Xiomara Castro, took office amid cheers and slogans such as: "Si se pudo!" [Yes, we could!] | The ceremony took place after a period that plunged the country into chaos, illegality and corruption, which began after the coup, carried out by sectors of the right with the support of the United States, perpetrated against the then President Manuel Zelaya, in 2009. | Xiomara Castro, wife of deposed President Zelaya, won the elections on Novemb…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-01-28). Fact Check: Full Brain Development Doesn't Happen Until Age 25. moguldom.com There have long been scientific studies that support the argument that full brain development doesn't happen until the age of 25. As a result, some believe certain decisions made prior to that age should be given a bit more grace. However, others say teens and adolescents should still be held accountable for their actions. A …

W. T. Whitney, Jr. (2022-01-28). U.S. government pays big money for bad news about Cuba. mronline.org The cruder U.S. methods for destroying Cuba's revolutionary government—military attacks, bombings of hotels and a fully-loaded airplane, violent attacks on officials, biological warfare—did not work. Nor has economic blockade, which of course continues. A more subtle approach also exists. Like the blockade, its purpose is to cause despair and then dissent.

Editor (2022-01-28). Ralph Nader on Morton Mintz— Investigative Nemesis of Corporate Criminals — Turning 100. scheerpost.com Morton Mintz. [ By Ralph Nader | "Hi Mort," began my calls to Morton Mintz who would invariably answer his phone promptly at the Washington Post. "I've got a story," to which Mintz would respond warily: "Tell me about it." And so it went for nearly twenty years with me and lots of other citizen advocates, whistleblowers, and congressional committee staff. More than any other reporter, Mintz broke open the walls surrounding the media's non-coverage of serious consumer, en…

_____ (2022-01-28). US And Russia Climb Escalation Ladder. popularresistance.org The corporate media in the United States are breathlessly covering Russia's every move right now while U.S. politicians are aggressively pushing new sanctions and arms shipments to Ukraine. | But how is the conflict viewed from the other side? Dr. Oleg Barabanov, Academic Director of the European Studies Institute at MGIMO University, joins the show to bring light to the issues from the Russian perspective. | Ben Chacko, editor of the Morning Star in Britain, explains why people in the West should be paying close attention to the conflict.

Misión Verdad (2022-01-28). Vaccine Apartheid 2.0: The Great Reset in Action. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Jan 25, 2022 | Recently, media outlets have reported that Nike has begun to fire employees who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 in the United States. Certainly, one must doubt whether the measure corresponds to a policy to take care of employees or whether it is intended to serve a disguised corporate agenda. | However, this is not the first company to make a similar decision. At the end of last year, Google took the decision to put pressure on its employees who were not vaccinated, even threatening to fire them. Up to that point, it was an extreme measure that no other tech company had…

WSWS (2022-01-28). BA.2 subvariant of Omicron in more than 40 countries across the globe. wsws.org The Omicron subvariant BA.2 is now dominant in Denmark. This variant of the virus has also been detected in more than 40 countries across the world and is beginning to displace the original Omicron.

_____ (2022-01-28). China's Belt & Road Already Delivering for Southeast Asia. journal-neo.org The West's propaganda campaign against China is attempting to convince the world that Beijing and its policies pose a global threat. China is accused of everything from presenting an outright military threat to its neighbors and the world, to sinisterly trapping nations in debt for infrastructure projects the West insists are unnecessary in the first …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-28). Marxism and the Black Caribbean. libya360.wordpress.com Transcript Onye: The main impact of anti-communism and online left discourse has been serious strikes to principled anti imperialism, particularly in Western nations like the United Snakes. You get to the point where China, for example, or Cuba or Vietnam have clearly managed the pandemic much better: have prioritized the health and well-being of their populations,…

WSWS (2022-01-28). BA.2 subvariant of Omicron in more than 40 countries across the globe. wsws.org The Omicron subvariant BA.2 is now dominant in Denmark. This variant of the virus has also been detected in more than 40 countries across the world and is beginning to displace the original Omicron.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-01-27). Is Lockheed Martin Dictating Politico's War Propaganda Articles in Secret? Hell No—They're Doing it Right Out in the Open. covertactionmagazine.com Check out Politico's latest "independent" news story designed to scare the bejeezus out of its readers and justify the cry …

Reynard Loki (2022-01-27). Exposing the massive hypocrisy of international insurance companies. nationofchange.org Despite the pro-climate rhetoric of the insurance industry—and warnings by the world's climate scientists calling for an end to fossil fuel exploration—leading global insurers are backing the Brazilian government's massive offshore oil expansion, according to a new report titled, "Fueling Climate Change: The Insurers Behind Brazil's Offshore Oil Expansion." Released on January 20 by Insure …

Editor (2022-01-27). Un año después del ataque fascista: El capital y el Capitolio. workers.org Los United Auto Workers hacen una huelga en Ford para que se reconozca el sindicato, 1941. Henry Ford se alió abiertamente con Hitler. Hoy, Ford financia a candidatos ultraderechistas para cargos políticos. 6 de enero de 2021. Esta fecha está grabada en nuestra psique colectiva como el día en que . . . |

Editor2 (2022-01-27). Palestinian Academic Suspended by UK University Following Israeli Lobby Pressure. orinocotribune.com By Palestine Chronicle Staff — Jan 24, 2022 | British University Sheffield Hallam has suspended a Palestinian Ph.D. student from teaching, following a smear campaign by the Israeli lobby, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. | Shahd Abusalama, a Palestinian activist, writer and artist from Gaza, announced on her social media that she was suspended from a teaching position at her department following an intense online campaign by pro-Israel supporters who accused her of 'antisemitism'. | I cannot describe what I feel in words, receiving this proactive support and solidarity from people I know o…

Jipson John, Jitheesh P.M. (2022-01-27). Tariq Ali: 'Democracy is largely a set of rituals now'. canadiandimension.com Tariq Ali speaking at the 2013 Subversive Festival in Zagreb. Photo from Tariq Ali is an internationally known public intellectual, columnist and political activist. Born in pre-partition India in 1943, Ali studied at Oxford University and was elected as students' union president there. He has been involved in political activism since then. He was one of the most prominent figures of the civil society coalition against the United States' war in Vietnam. He was also there at the forefront of agitation against the war…

Dean Baker (2022-01-27). Washington Post Tries to Tell Readers that Fourth Quarter Jump In Inventories Was Due to Higher Prices. cepr.net Pretty much everyone looking at the 4th quarter GDP report ( "'The real driver of the retail inventory measurement was the dollar value, driven by new vehicle price inflation,' Smoke said. 'This does not mean that real…

Sharon Zhang (2022-01-27). Ocasio-Cortez Says Backing Progressive Over Sinema Would Be "Easiest Decision" truthout.org On Wednesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) said that backing a progressive primary challenger to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) would be the "easiest decision" she would ever have to make. | In an interview with MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan, Ocasio-Cortez "She h…

Editor2 (2022-01-27). Havana Syndrome, the US's Monumental Hoax. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia — Jan 23, 2022 | Last week, the United States decided to recognize for the first time in five years that the phenomenon baptized as "Havana Syndrome" is nothing more than a big farce. On Thursday, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) admitted that its allegations against Cuba for the so-called "health incidents" suffered by CIA officials in La Havana back in 2016 were not caused by "a deliberate attack." | A report released by the CIA has confirmed what the scientific community in Cuba, and the rest of the world, has been repeating from the beginning: "there is no evidence that an a…

Staff (2022-01-27). Despite U.S. Embargo, Cuba Aims to Share Homegrown Vaccine with Global South. democracynow.org A 60-year U.S. embargo that prevents U.S.-made products from being exported to Cuba has forced the small island nation to develop its own COVID-19 vaccines and rely on open source designs for life-saving medical equipment such as ventilators. We speak to leading Cuban scientist Dr. Mitchell Valdés-Sosa about how massive mobilization helped produce three original vaccines that have proven highly effective against the coronavirus. "In a moment that the whole world was mobilizing to face this tremendous menace that was killing people around the world, the U.S. administration did not lift any of the 400 sanctions tha…

Reynard Loki (2022-01-27). Exposing the massive hypocrisy of international insurance companies. nationofchange.org Despite the pro-climate rhetoric of the insurance industry—and warnings by the world's climate scientists calling for an end to fossil fuel exploration—leading global insurers are backing the Brazilian government's massive offshore oil expansion, according to a new report titled, "Fueling Climate Change: The Insurers Behind Brazil's Offshore Oil Expansion." Released on January 20 by Insure …

Editor (2022-01-27). Un año después del ataque fascista: El capital y el Capitolio. workers.org Los United Auto Workers hacen una huelga en Ford para que se reconozca el sindicato, 1941. Henry Ford se alió abiertamente con Hitler. Hoy, Ford financia a candidatos ultraderechistas para cargos políticos. 6 de enero de 2021. Esta fecha está grabada en nuestra psique colectiva como el día en que . . . |

Jipson John, Jitheesh P.M. (2022-01-27). Tariq Ali: 'Democracy is largely a set of rituals now'. canadiandimension.com Tariq Ali speaking at the 2013 Subversive Festival in Zagreb. Photo from Tariq Ali is an internationally known public intellectual, columnist and political activist. Born in pre-partition India in 1943, Ali studied at Oxford University and was elected as students' union president there. He has been involved in political activism since then. He was one of the most prominent figures of the civil society coalition against the United States' war in Vietnam. He was also there at the forefront of agitation against the war…

Dean Baker (2022-01-27). Washington Post Tries to Tell Readers that Fourth Quarter Jump In Inventories Was Due to Higher Prices. cepr.net Pretty much everyone looking at the 4th quarter GDP report ( "'The real driver of the retail inventory measurement was the dollar value, driven by new vehicle price inflation,' Smoke said. 'This does not mean that real…

Staff (2022-01-27). Despite U.S. Embargo, Cuba Aims to Share Homegrown Vaccine with Global South. democracynow.org A 60-year U.S. embargo that prevents U.S.-made products from being exported to Cuba has forced the small island nation to develop its own COVID-19 vaccines and rely on open source designs for life-saving medical equipment such as ventilators. We speak to leading Cuban scientist Dr. Mitchell Valdés-Sosa about how massive mobilization helped produce three original vaccines that have proven highly effective against the coronavirus. "In a moment that the whole world was mobilizing to face this tremendous menace that was killing people around the world, the U.S. administration did not lift any of the 400 sanctions tha…

Steve Sweeney (2022-01-26). Pelosi fast-tracks bill to funnel more weapons to Ukraine. peoplesworld.org U.S. officials are planning to rush through a major bill that will dramatically bolster weapons allocations for Ukraine and increase funding for anti-Russian propaganda and intelligence, it was announced on Tuesday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was fast-tracking the bill, called the "Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022," straight to the House of Representatives. …

CJ Baker (2022-01-26). Protest Song Of The Week: 'Landlord Of The Gentriflies' By Calm. (Featuring Lee Reed and Buddha). shadowproof.com Calm is a hip-hop duo featuring rapper Time and producer Awareness. Time has also done engineering work for Common and is a journalist who has worked with Noam Chomsky.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-26). Guaidó Knew About Operation Gideon, Claims His Strategist Rendón. orinocotribune.com Far-right propagandist Juan José Rendón has confirmed that former deputy Juan Guaidó was aware of Operation Gideon as it was being planned. He made such statements during an Rendón affirmed that he contacted SilverCorp security company, directed by former US military officer Jordan Goudreau, and spoke with him of a "military plot to overthrow, kill, capture" President Nicolás Maduro. | Rendón declared that, initially, they had studied all the possible "soft cou…

Editor (2022-01-26). The Neocons' Primary War Tactic: Branding Opponents of U.S. Intervention as Traitors. scheerpost.com Former Bush White House speechwriter David Frum speaks to MSNBC's Joe Scarborough about Russia, Nov. 30, 2021 | By Glenn Greenwald / One of the most bizarre but important dynamics of Trump-era U.S. politics is that the most fanatical war-hungry neocons, who shaped Bush/Cheney militarism, have become the most popular pundits and thought leaders in American liberalism. They have not changed in the slightest — they are employing the same tactics they have always invoked, and for the same causes — but they…

WSWS (2022-01-26). What "endemic" COVID-19 really means: Mass infection and death forever. wsws.org Government officials and the corporate media want to declare COVID-19 "endemic," to enforce policies that will have disastrous consequences for the working class.

WSWS (2022-01-26). What "endemic" COVID-19 really means: Mass infection and death forever. wsws.org Government officials and the corporate media want to declare COVID-19 "endemic," to enforce policies that will have disastrous consequences for the working class.

_____ (2022-01-25). Tell Biden: No War! U.S./NATO Hands Off Russia And Donbass! popularresistance.org U.S. imperialism is playing with fire in Eastern Europe. U.S. officials are toying with the lives of millions of people in Europe, Asia and potentially the entire world with their unprecedented campaign of threats, provocations and war propaganda aimed at the Russian Federation. | The Biden regime and corporate media are lying when they warn of an "imminent" Russian invasion of Ukraine. The real danger of invasion comes from the U.S.-supported, NATO-armed Ukrainian government against the peoples of the independent Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk on Russia's Western border.

Staff (2022-01-25). Gay Catholics come out, demand the church accept them. rt.com A group of LGBTQ Catholics demand the Vatican revise its strict church doctrine to accommodate them | More than 120 LGBT priests, teachers and Church volunteers in Germany have The group said they want "to be able to live and work openly as LGBTIQ+ persons in the church without fear," including to serve in all Church occupation…

sputniknews (2022-01-25). Is Citing the Bible a Crime? Finnish Ex-Minister Faces Two Years for 'Incitement' Against Gays. sputniknews.com The case of Christian Democrat Pà§ivi Rà§sà§nen marks the first time in Finland that a court will decide on whether quoting the Bible can be considered a crime.

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2022-01-25). U.S. government pays big money for bad news about Cuba. peoplesworld.org The cruder U.S. methods for destroying Cuba's revolutionary government—military attacks, bombings of hotels and a fully-loaded airplane, violent attacks on officials, biological warfare—did not work. Nor has economic blockade, which of course continues. A more subtle approach also exists. Like the blockade, its purpose is to cause despair and then dissent. U.S. officials pay for …

_____ (2022-01-25). US And UK Escalate Russia War Fever, But NATO Splits Over Ukraine Emerge. popularresistance.org The US and UK are ramping up threats to Russia over Ukraine by sending more weapons, vowing more sanctions, and lodging evidence-free claims of a Russian plot to install a pro-Kremlin leader. But comments by Germany's navy chief that Russia "deserves respect" — leading to his resignation — underscore that not everyone is on board with Washington and London's war fever. Scholar and author Richard Sakwa discusses the latest in the Ukraine crisis.

Staff (2022-01-25). Gay Catholics come out, demand the church accept them. rt.com A group of LGBTQ Catholics demand the Vatican revise its strict church doctrine to accommodate them | More than 120 LGBT priests, teachers and Church volunteers in Germany have The group said they want "to be able to live and work openly as LGBTIQ+ persons in the church without fear," including to serve in all Church occupation…

sputniknews (2022-01-25). Is Citing the Bible a Crime? Finnish Ex-Minister Faces Two Years for 'Incitement' Against Gays. sputniknews.com The case of Christian Democrat Pà§ivi Rà§sà§nen marks the first time in Finland that a court will decide on whether quoting the Bible can be considered a crime.

WSWS (2022-01-25). What "endemic" COVID-19 really means: Mass infection and death forever. wsws.org Government officials and the corporate media want to declare COVID-19 "endemic," to enforce policies that will have disastrous consequences for the working class.

_____ (2022-01-24). As the West Normalizes Moral Depravity, Russia Moves Against Pedophiles. strategic-culture.org Imagine for a moment if Hollywood, the mainstream media and the three-letter federal agencies spent as much time and cash in the war against pedophiles as they do in their perennial propaganda war against Russia. | While the Western media hyperventilates over its own phony news of 'Russian aggression' and imminent invasions, the Kremlin has quietly turned its sights on an altogether different target: pedophilia. | Imagine for a moment if Hollywood, the mainstream media and the three-letter federal agencies spent as much time and cash in the war against pedophiles as they do in their perennial propaganda war again…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-24). Anti-Chinese Propaganda, Christian Nationalism, & the Foundations for a Right-Wing Terror Campaign. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer SheaUsing the USA's rising anti-Chinese sentiment as their ideological unifier, Christian nationalists are partnering with reactionary militias and imperialist agents to build a growing fascist movement. One that, if it doesn't fulfill its goals for regime change abroad, is still likely to carry out a successful version of its January 6th coup attempt at…

Guest Contributor (2022-01-24). The Independent Human Rights Act Review and the government's Bill of Rights. ukhumanrightsblog.com Do they have anything in common? Relatively little, says Nicola Barker, Professor of Law at the University of Liverpool. When the IHRAR was announced by Robert Buckland in December 2020, it was accompanied by some of the usual rhetoric about the courts "rewriting" legislation, but the more hyperbolic claims about foreign criminals and pet cats were absent. The Terms of …

John Knefel (2022-01-24). Is Ron DeSantis Shaping Up to Be Trump 2.0 in 2024? truthout.org A common refrain in the Trump era was that despite all of Donald Trump's racist, xenophobic ambitions, he was too incompetent to carry out a wholescale remaking of U.S. society. There's no question his four years in office had a profound, disastrous effect on the people and communities his administration targeted — immigrants, Muslims and trans people, just to name a few. Plus, his openly fascist rhetoric — and sometimes actions — significantly emboldened the far right. However, both his legislative…

Staff (2022-01-24). Cubadebate y Cadeca desmienten noticia falsa sobre la venta de divisas. cubadebate.cu Empleando la plantilla de nuestro sitio web, circula una nueva fake news en las redes sociales sobre la venta de divisas en Cuba. No comparta informaciones dudosas o falsas. A la vez, Cadeca alertó en su cuenta de twitter que circula en las redes una noticia sobre próxima venta de Moneda Libremente Convertible (MLC) a quienes viajen al exterior.

sputniknews (2022-01-24). Aaron Rodgers Slams 'Fake White House' After Biden Jokes About Player's Vaccination Status. sputniknews.com Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers took aim at US President Joe Biden and the latter's assertion that the US is gripped by a "pandemic of the unvaccinated". Rodgers called the Biden administration a "fake White House", and questioned the trustworthiness of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an interview with ESPN.

Staff (2022-01-24). Julian Assange Wins Right to Appeal Extradition; Stella Moris Blasts "Politically Motivated Prosecution" democracynow.org A British judge has ruled that political dissident and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the United States. The ruling dealt a major blow to the Biden administration's efforts to put Assange on trial for espionage charges. Assange has spent over 1,000 days locked up in the Belmarsh high-security prison in London, where he recently suffered a mini-stroke. The "politically driven" prosecution of Assange is punishing "a publisher for doing his work, for having published evidence of U.S. crimes," says Stella Moris, Assange's fiancée. "For every win that we get, Julian's situation doesn't…

Editor2 (2022-01-24). Ready for Another Game of Russian Roulette? orinocotribune.com By H. Bruce Franklin — Jan 19, 2022 | As the U.S. moves nuclear forces closer and closer to the border of Russia, and as our corporate media bang their war drums louder and louder, does anyone remember the Cuban missile crisis? | In June of 1961, just three months after the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba was defeated, the United States began the deployment of fifteen Jupiter nuclear missiles to Turkey, which shared a border with the Soviet Union. Each missile, armed with a W49 1.4 megaton thermonuclear warhead, was equivalent to 175 Hiroshima bombs. With their fifteen-hundred-mile range, the missiles were capa…

sputniknews (2022-01-24). Sue Gray Reportedly Receives 'Extremely Damning' Evidence From No 10 Police in 'Partygate' Probe. sputniknews.com Downing Street reportedly remains on pins and needles as time is ticking for the publication of senior civil servant Sue Gray's report on the alleged No 10 lockdown-breaking parties that took place in 2020 and 2021.

_____ (2022-01-24). Leonard Peltier Pleads For Help Amid Constant COVID Lockdowns. popularresistance.org Never mind that he shouldn't be in a federal prison at all. | Leonard Peltier, the Native American rights activist whom the FBI put behind bars decades ago without any evidence that he committed a crime, tells HuffPost that his facility's prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns and failure to provide at least some inmates with booster shots has left him ‚Äï and likely others ‚Äï unbearably isolated and preparing for death. | "I'm in hell," Peltier said in a Friday statement, "and there is no way to deal with it but to take it as long as you can." | Peltier, who is 77 and has serious health pr…

WSWS (2022-01-24). As death toll mounts, US officials, media try to declare the pandemic over. wsws.org New infections continue at a high pace, and death follows. Despite these dangerous conditions, the corporate parties and their media apologists portray a return to "normal."

Guest Contributor (2022-01-24). The Independent Human Rights Act Review and the government's Bill of Rights. ukhumanrightsblog.com Do they have anything in common? Relatively little, says Nicola Barker, Professor of Law at the University of Liverpool. When the IHRAR was announced by Robert Buckland in December 2020, it was accompanied by some of the usual rhetoric about the courts "rewriting" legislation, but the more hyperbolic claims about foreign criminals and pet cats were absent. The Terms of …

Staff (2022-01-24). Cubadebate y Cadeca desmienten noticia falsa sobre la venta de divisas. cubadebate.cu Empleando la plantilla de nuestro sitio web, circula una nueva fake news en las redes sociales sobre la venta de divisas en Cuba. No comparta informaciones dudosas o falsas. A la vez, Cadeca alertó en su cuenta de twitter que circula en las redes una noticia sobre próxima venta de Moneda Libremente Convertible (MLC) a quienes viajen al exterior.

sputniknews (2022-01-24). Aaron Rodgers Slams 'Fake White House' After Biden Jokes About Player's Vaccination Status. sputniknews.com Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers took aim at US President Joe Biden and the latter's assertion that the US is gripped by a "pandemic of the unvaccinated". Rodgers called the Biden administration a "fake White House", and questioned the trustworthiness of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an interview with ESPN.

WSWS (2022-01-24). As death toll mounts, US officials, media try to declare the pandemic over. wsws.org New infections continue at a high pace, and death follows. Despite these dangerous conditions, the corporate parties and their media apologists portray a return to "normal."

Staff (2022-01-24). Julian Assange Wins Right to Appeal Extradition; Stella Moris Blasts "Politically Motivated Prosecution" democracynow.org A British judge has ruled that political dissident and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the United States. The ruling dealt a major blow to the Biden administration's efforts to put Assange on trial for espionage charges. Assange has spent over 1,000 days locked up in the Belmarsh high-security prison in London, where he recently suffered a mini-stroke. The "politically driven" prosecution of Assange is punishing "a publisher for doing his work, for having published evidence of U.S. crimes," says Stella Moris, Assange's fiancée. "For every win that we get, Julian's situation doesn't…

Editor2 (2022-01-24). Ready for Another Game of Russian Roulette? orinocotribune.com By H. Bruce Franklin — Jan 19, 2022 | As the U.S. moves nuclear forces closer and closer to the border of Russia, and as our corporate media bang their war drums louder and louder, does anyone remember the Cuban missile crisis? | In June of 1961, just three months after the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba was defeated, the United States began the deployment of fifteen Jupiter nuclear missiles to Turkey, which shared a border with the Soviet Union. Each missile, armed with a W49 1.4 megaton thermonuclear warhead, was equivalent to 175 Hiroshima bombs. With their fifteen-hundred-mile range, the missiles were capa…

sputniknews (2022-01-24). Sue Gray Reportedly Receives 'Extremely Damning' Evidence From No 10 Police in 'Partygate' Probe. sputniknews.com Downing Street reportedly remains on pins and needles as time is ticking for the publication of senior civil servant Sue Gray's report on the alleged No 10 lockdown-breaking parties that took place in 2020 and 2021.

sputniknews (2022-01-23). 'Extremely Unlikely' That UK Would Send Soldiers to Defend Ukraine, British Deputy PM Raab Says. sputniknews.com London previously claimed that Russia is planning to install a puppet government in Kiev, which Moscow blasted as absurd, calling it part of a disinformation campaign.

teleSUR (2022-01-23). Russia Refutes U.S. "Fact Sheet" on Ukraine Crisis. telesurenglish.net The U.S. Department of State has released a fact sheet titled "Fact vs. Fiction: Russian Disinformation on Ukraine" merely a day before talks between the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Geneva on Friday. | RELATED: | The Russian Ministry of Foreign affairs slammed the publication, criticizing it and indicating it as a clear provocation, as it contains false infor…

Staff (2022-01-23). Russia responds to British 'coup' allegations. rt.com Russia has urged the UK to cease spreading false stories | The Russian Foreign Ministry has dismissed a claim by the UK government that Moscow is plotting to install a puppet government in Kiev, calling on London's Foreign Office to stop spreading "nonsense" and "disinformation." | The UK government sent a press release to media outlets on Saturday titled "Kremlin plan to install pro-Russian leadership in Ukraine exposed." As previously

Staff (2022-01-23). Russia responds to British 'coup' allegations. rt.com Russia has urged the UK to cease spreading false stories | The Russian Foreign Ministry has dismissed a claim by the UK government that Moscow is plotting to install a puppet government in Kiev, calling on London's Foreign Office to stop spreading "nonsense" and "disinformation." | The UK government sent a press release to media outlets on Saturday titled "Kremlin plan to install pro-Russian leadership in Ukraine exposed." As previously

Editor (2022-01-23). Capitalists Only "Trust the Science" When It Suits Their Agenda. scheerpost.com Image: The New Yorker, 2017 | By Olivia Wood and B.C. Daurelle / During the Trump presidency, slogans like "Facts Matter" and "#BelieveTheScience" abounded. The idea was that, unlike the outright denial espoused by Republicans, Democrats recognize basic scientific truths about the world, such as the existence of climate change and the dangers of Covid-19. Because they "take science seriously," it's implied, Democrats will propose and enact more scientifically-informed policies. It's been a year s…

sputniknews (2022-01-23). More Trouble Lurking for Netanyahu? Israeli Authorities May Open Probe Into Sub Affair. sputniknews.com Previously, neither the police nor the Jewish state's attorney general had found enough evidence to link the former prime minister with what could potentially be the biggest scandal in Israeli history. But if the government ends up launching an official investigation, that may all change.

John McEvoy (2022-01-23). Secretive UK Team Met in Venezuela to Promote British Energy Interests. orinocotribune.com By John McEvoy — Jan 2, 2022 | A record of meetings seen by Declassified provides further evidence that Britain's attempt to remove Venezuela's government is guided by an interest in the country's vast oil resources. | The head of a secretive British government "reconstruction" unit held meetings in Venezuela's capital, Caracas, to plan for UK involvement in the country's energy sector. | A record of the meetings is included in documents released under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, but which are heavily redacted, and were provided over a year after a request was made. | The documents concern the Venez…

Staff (2022-01-23). Russia responds to British 'coup' allegations. rt.com Russia has urged the UK to cease spreading false stories | The Russian Foreign Ministry has dismissed a claim by the UK government that Moscow is plotting to install a puppet government in Kiev, calling on London's Foreign Office to stop spreading "nonsense" and "disinformation." | The UK government sent a press release to media outlets on Saturday titled "Kremlin plan to install pro-Russian leadership in Ukraine exposed." As previously

Staff (2022-01-23). Russia responds to British 'coup' allegations. rt.com Russia has urged the UK to cease spreading false stories | The Russian Foreign Ministry has dismissed a claim by the UK government that Moscow is plotting to install a puppet government in Kiev, calling on London's Foreign Office to stop spreading "nonsense" and "disinformation." | The UK government sent a press release to media outlets on Saturday titled "Kremlin plan to install pro-Russian leadership in Ukraine exposed." As previously

sputniknews (2022-01-23). 'Extremely Unlikely' That UK Would Send Soldiers to Defend Ukraine, British Deputy PM Raab Says. sputniknews.com London previously claimed that Russia is planning to install a puppet government in Kiev, which Moscow blasted as absurd, calling it part of a disinformation campaign.

sputniknews (2022-01-23). More Trouble Lurking for Netanyahu? Israeli Authorities May Open Probe Into Sub Affair. sputniknews.com Previously, neither the police nor the Jewish state's attorney general had found enough evidence to link the former prime minister with what could potentially be the biggest scandal in Israeli history. But if the government ends up launching an official investigation, that may all change.

ecns.cn (2022-01-22). U.S. propaganda against China on Xinjiang groundless: Pakistani officials. ecns.cn Pakistani officials said Thursday that the U.S. propaganda against China on Xinjiang is groundless.

Richard Horton (2022-01-22). [Comment] Offline: COVID-19 as culture war. thelancet.com When Dr Anthony Fauci challenged Senator Rand Paul last week during US congressional hearings, he exposed how politicians have exploited the COVID-19 pandemic for their own personal advantage. Fauci showed screenshots of Senator Paul's website, which included the message "Fire Dr Fauci". He pointed out that Paul was inviting people to send donations to firefauci.org. He explained how Paul's exaggerations were creating the conditions for violent attacks on himself and his family. In December, 2021, a man was arrested on his way to Washington, DC, with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle in his car.

Noam Chomsky (2022-01-22). COP26 Pledges Will Fail Unless Pushed by Mass Organizing. zcomm.org Crucially, there is widespread understanding of the measures that can be take, quite realistically, to avert impending disaster and move on to a much better world…

_____ (2022-01-22). Capitalists Only 'Trust The Science' When It Suits Their Agenda. popularresistance.org During the Trump presidency, slogans like "Facts Matter" and "#BelieveTheScience" abounded. The idea was that, unlike the outright denial espoused by Republicans, Democrats recognize basic scientific truths about the world, such as the existence of climate change and the dangers of Covid-19. Because they "take science seriously," it's implied, Democrats will propose and enact more scientifically-informed policies. It's been a year since Joe Biden took office on the promise that his respect for science would manifest in more rational policy solutions. So, now is a good time to ask: how's that going? | "Follow the…

_____ (2022-01-22). Capitalists Only 'Trust The Science' When It Suits Their Agenda. popularresistance.org During the Trump presidency, slogans like "Facts Matter" and "#BelieveTheScience" abounded. The idea was that, unlike the outright denial espoused by Republicans, Democrats recognize basic scientific truths about the world, such as the existence of climate change and the dangers of Covid-19. Because they "take science seriously," it's implied, Democrats will propose and enact more scientifically-informed policies. It's been a year since Joe Biden took office on the promise that his respect for science would manifest in more rational policy solutions. So, now is a good time to ask: how's that going? | "Follow the…

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2022-01-22). UK Israel lobby takes aim at Palestinian university lecturer. electronicintifada.net Sheffield Hallam University must not capitulate to smear campaign against Shahd Abusalama.

ecns.cn (2022-01-22). HK's prosperity, stability brook no interference: commissioner's office of Chinese foreign ministry in HK. ecns.cn The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday strongly disapproved of and firmly rejected the so-called Hong Kong-related resolution of the European Parliament, which smeared Hong Kong's democracy and freedom, called for sanctions against central government and HKSAR government officials, and asked for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

Dean Baker (2022-01-22). Washington Post Says Life Was Bleak for Workers on Eve of Pandemic. cepr.net Yes, that was the clear meaning of a front page article telling readers how bad things are for workers today. The piece told us: "In interviews with more than a dozen workers, many said that despite considerable pay raises — as much as 33 percent, in some cases — they were still struggling to cover …

Dean Baker (2022-01-22). Washington Post Says Life Was Bleak for Workers on Eve of Pandemic. cepr.net Yes, that was the clear meaning of a front page article telling readers how bad things are for workers today. The piece told us: "In interviews with more than a dozen workers, many said that despite considerable pay raises — as much as 33 percent, in some cases — they were still struggling to cover …

Irtiza Qureshi, Mayuri Gogoi, Amani Al-Oraibi, Fatimah Wobi, Daniel Pan, Christopher A Martin, Jonathan Chaloner, Katherine Woolf, Manish Pareek, Laura B Nellums (2022-01-22). [Correspondence] Intersectionality and developing evidence-based policy. thelancet.com It is reassuring to see that ministers in the UK are formally acknowledging how people from minority ethnic (ie, defined here as all ethnicities other than White British) backgrounds have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. However, crucial gaps exist in the collection, analysis, and translation of data to assess the effects of multiple intersecting factors on individuals and communities. The Science and Technology Committee and Health and Social Care Committee report, Coronavirus: lessons learned to date,1 dedicates thirteen paragraphs to how ethnicity ties into disparities and makes five recommendatio…

Kirsty Brown, Asma Yahyouche, Shamil Haroon, Jenny Camaradou, Grace Turner (2022-01-22). [Correspondence] Long COVID and self-management. thelancet.com People with COVID-19 often have symptoms in the long term (ie, long COVID), including fatigue, breathlessness, and neurocognitive difficulties.1 The disease mechanisms causing long COVID are unknown, and there are no evidence-based treatment options. Clinical guidelines focus on symptom management, and various treatment options are being evaluated.1 The scarcity of advice has often left people with long COVID feeling isolated and frustrated in their search for therapies.

Richard Horton (2022-01-22). [Comment] Offline: COVID-19 as culture war. thelancet.com When Dr Anthony Fauci challenged Senator Rand Paul last week during US congressional hearings, he exposed how politicians have exploited the COVID-19 pandemic for their own personal advantage. Fauci showed screenshots of Senator Paul's website, which included the message "Fire Dr Fauci". He pointed out that Paul was inviting people to send donations to firefauci.org. He explained how Paul's exaggerations were creating the conditions for violent attacks on himself and his family. In December, 2021, a man was arrested on his way to Washington, DC, with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle in his car.

Noam Chomsky (2022-01-22). COP26 Pledges Will Fail Unless Pushed by Mass Organizing. zcomm.org Crucially, there is widespread understanding of the measures that can be take, quite realistically, to avert impending disaster and move on to a much better world…

Irtiza Qureshi, Mayuri Gogoi, Amani Al-Oraibi, Fatimah Wobi, Daniel Pan, Christopher A Martin, Jonathan Chaloner, Katherine Woolf, Manish Pareek, Laura B Nellums (2022-01-22). [Correspondence] Intersectionality and developing evidence-based policy. thelancet.com It is reassuring to see that ministers in the UK are formally acknowledging how people from minority ethnic (ie, defined here as all ethnicities other than White British) backgrounds have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. However, crucial gaps exist in the collection, analysis, and translation of data to assess the effects of multiple intersecting factors on individuals and communities. The Science and Technology Committee and Health and Social Care Committee report, Coronavirus: lessons learned to date,1 dedicates thirteen paragraphs to how ethnicity ties into disparities and makes five recommendatio…

Kirsty Brown, Asma Yahyouche, Shamil Haroon, Jenny Camaradou, Grace Turner (2022-01-22). [Correspondence] Long COVID and self-management. thelancet.com People with COVID-19 often have symptoms in the long term (ie, long COVID), including fatigue, breathlessness, and neurocognitive difficulties.1 The disease mechanisms causing long COVID are unknown, and there are no evidence-based treatment options. Clinical guidelines focus on symptom management, and various treatment options are being evaluated.1 The scarcity of advice has often left people with long COVID feeling isolated and frustrated in their search for therapies.

Global Research News (2022-01-21). Global Research Weekender: Will Ukraine be Russia-NATO's War Theatre? globalresearch.ca The recent US-Russia strategic dialogue on Ukraine has been anything but successful, only raising tensions between Moscow and Washington. Demands from Moscow fell on deaf ears as Washington escalates its war propaganda which constitutes the pretext for war in the …

_____ (2022-01-21). Russia, Ukraine et al: What Next? strategic-culture.org By Patrick ARMSTRONG | To Moscow, Ukraine is not the problem, Washington is. Or, as Putin might put it: Tabaqui does what Shere Khan tells him to and there is no point in dealing with him, go straight to Shere Khan. That is what Moscow is trying to do with its treaty proposals. | For the same reason, Moscow is not much concerned with what the EU or NATO says; it assesses that they are Tabaquis too. | The current propaganda meme in Washington is that Russia is going to "invade Ukraine" and absorb it. It will not: Ukraine is a decaying, impoverished, de-industrialised, divided, corrupt and decaying mess; Moscow doe…

ecns.cn (2022-01-21). HK's prosperity, stability brook no interference: commissioner's office of Chinese foreign ministry in HK. ecns.cn The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday strongly disapproved of and firmly rejected the so-called Hong Kong-related resolution of the European Parliament, which smeared Hong Kong's democracy and freedom, called for sanctions against central government and HKSAR government officials, and asked for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

ecns.cn (2022-01-21). U.S. propaganda against China on Xinjiang groundless: Pakistani officials. ecns.cn Pakistani officials said Thursday that the U.S. propaganda against China on Xinjiang is groundless.

sputniknews (2022-01-21). Swedish People, Parties Polarised Over Joining NATO Amid Russia Scaremongering. sputniknews.com As a result of what the Russian Embassy has described as an "incomparable propaganda campaign", a majority of Swedes are now afraid of Russia as a superpower — to the point that the nation's embassy there has even had to soothe ordinary Swedes and assure them that Moscow doesn't plan to attack the Scandinavian country.

Staff (2022-01-21). 'Death Star' moon could be another place hosting life. rt.com Saturn's moon of Mimas is likely hiding an ocean under its surface where alien life could be found, scientists said | The number of places to search for life in our solar system could be expanded as scientists said they've discovered "compelling evidence" of a "stealth ocean world" on Saturn's icy moon of Mimas. | So far, Saturn's Enceladus and Jupiter's Europa have been considered the prime candidates to host alien life. Both of those icy moons show signs of geologic activity, which suggest that they have an internal heat source that allows the existence of liquid water under the surface. And water is known a…

Jenny Farrell (2022-01-21). Evidence directly implicates British state in Northern Ireland murders. peoplesworld.org In a report released Jan. 13, Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland Marie Anderson said there was evidence of "collusive behavior" by some British officers in the murder of 19 people and the attempted murder of two others over a four-year period by unionist terror groups. "Operation Greenwich," led by Ms. Anderson, dealt with the activities …

Editor (2022-01-21). Lee Camp: Pentagon Fails Audit AGAIN! scheerpost.com The Pentagon has a long history of budgetary waste and fraud. They've failed every financial audit they've ever had by mind-blowingly large margins. Fortunately for the war hawks the corporate media has helped the Pentagon cover up their actions. Lee Camp hates to repeat himself but this story requires it because the Pentagon keeps on pouring trillions into military violence so he shines his spotlight back onto the military industrial complex to open this episode. | Lee CampLee Camp is the host of the hit comedy news show "