WSWS (2022-02-08). Throughout his presidency and following the failed coup, Trump illegally burned, shredded and hid White House documents. wsws.org The Washington Post reveals that Trump stowed "multiple boxes" of White House documents at his Mar-a-Lago compound, which were only recovered last month.

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-08). CIA veteran hosting anti-China 'Uyghur diaspora' podcast funded by US government. multipolarista.com The "WEghur Stories" podcast claims to speak on behalf of "the Uyghur diaspora," and uses intersectional feminist rhetoric to demonize China. But it's co-created and hosted by an ex CIA agent, with funding from the US embassy in France.

Kai Ehlers (2022-02-08). Will Orwell's prediction in '1984' become reality? indybay.org Basic elements of a development such as Orwell describes are emerging from the fog of current war propaganda, at least as it is being pursued by the West, namely attempts to drive the population into acceptance of a constant exceptional situation in which war appears as the guarantor of peace.

_____ (2022-02-07). Crisis or Confusion? A Brief Guide For Black Folk On The Situation In Ukraine. popularresistance.org Within large sectors of the U.S. left, including many elements of the Black left, there is widespread confusion related to the Ukraine "crisis." Years of anti-Russia propaganda from the US and its NATO allies, and the tendency to abstract the current Ukrainian situation from its historical and geo-strategic context, have created a climate of confusion. This climate has played into the hands of state propagandists and democratic party activists eager to use the Ukraine situation to deflect attention from Biden's disastrous domestic agenda. The situation with Ukraine did not just fall out of the sky in 2021. It has…

International Action Center (2022-02-07). Olympic Games & U.S. propaganda: Have you been lied to about Xinjiang, human rights ‚àí and China? workers.org Feb. 6 update — The U.S. war propaganda machine is working overtime during the Olympics to defame China with false accusations of "human rights abuse" against the Turkic-speaking Muslim Uyghurs, based in its Xinjiang Province. As readers evaluate these claims, keep in mind these facts: 1) There is a centuries-long . . . |

_____ (2022-02-07). Casual Racism And The New Cold War. popularresistance.org A quick Google search of "Russia" or "China" is all that is needed to identify the casual racism of the corporate media and its central role in the U.S.'s New Cold War. Add the word "fear" to the search and the agenda becomes even clearer. In a search for mainstream media articles on Russia conducted on January 26th, nine of the first ten articles that appeared contained the word "fear" in the headline. China fared a bit better than Russia, but not by much. Better than half of the headlines referenced the word "fear" or "worried" to describe affairs relating to the world's second largest economy. | What is the co…

WSWS (2022-02-07). US combat troops arrive in Eastern Europe as Washington steps up war hysteria. wsws.org Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan made several television appearances Sunday to warn, without evidence, that Russia could invade Ukraine "at any moment."

WSWS (2022-02-07). US combat troops arrive in Eastern Europe as Washington steps up war hysteria. wsws.org Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan made several television appearances Sunday to warn, without evidence, that Russia could invade Ukraine "at any moment."

_____ (2022-02-07). Crisis or Confusion? A Brief Guide For Black Folk On The Situation In Ukraine. popularresistance.org Within large sectors of the U.S. left, including many elements of the Black left, there is widespread confusion related to the Ukraine "crisis." Years of anti-Russia propaganda from the US and its NATO allies, and the tendency to abstract the current Ukrainian situation from its historical and geo-strategic context, have created a climate of confusion. This climate has played into the hands of state propagandists and democratic party activists eager to use the Ukraine situation to deflect attention from Biden's disastrous domestic agenda. The situation with Ukraine did not just fall out of the sky in 2021. It has…

Kai Ehlers (2022-02-07). Will Orwell's prediction in '1984' become reality? indybay.org Basic elements of a development such as Orwell describes are emerging from the fog of current war propaganda, at least as it is being pursued by the West, namely attempts to drive the population into acceptance of a constant exceptional situation in which war appears as the guarantor of peace.

_____ (2022-02-07). Casual Racism and the New Cold War. popularresistance.org A quick Google search of "Russia" or "China" is all that is needed to identify the casual racism of the corporate media and its central role in the U.S.'s New Cold War. Add the word "fear" to the search and the agenda becomes even clearer. In a search for mainstream media articles on Russia conducted on January 26th, nine of the first ten articles that appeared contained the word "fear" in the headline. China fared a bit better than Russia, but not by much. Better than half of the headlines referenced the word "fear" or "worried" to describe affairs relating to the world's second largest economy.

Juan Cole (2022-02-06). Beer Hall Putsch 2.0: Republican Nat'l Committee Channels their inner Hitler in defending Capitol Insurrectionists. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Republican National Committee's censure of Representatives Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) slammed the two for "participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse" and of "utilizing their past professed political affiliation to mask Democrat abuse of prosecutorial power for partisan purposes." The …

Staff (2022-02-06). Video: Remembering Samah Idriss: An Organic Intellectual and his Literary and Socio-Political Paths. samidoun.net On Saturday, 5 February, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement (Masar Badil) organized a webinar to remember the Lebanese revolutionary intellectual Samah Idriss. "Remembering Samah Idriss: An Organic Intellectual and his Subversive Literary and Socio-Political Paths" included analysis of his literary and political contributions, memories of his life in struggle, and visions for future organizing …

Anonymous103 (2022-02-06). Is U.S. News-Media's 'Russia Could Seize Kyiv In Days' Just The Latest Version Of America's 'Saddam's WMD' Lying? southfront.org Written by Eric Zuesse On Saturday, February 5th, the Washington Post headlined "Russia could seize Kyiv in days and cause…

_____ (2022-02-06). News Flash: Billionaires Don't Like Socialism. popularresistance.org In response to a rising progressive tide in the United States, a new genre of stories has emerged in corporate media: rich guys warning against taxing them, or really changing anything about the system at all. Just as the press are keen for you to know that Medicare for All is a very bad idea (FAIR.org, 4/29/19), they are equally anxious to make sure that the voices of beleaguered, unheard plutocrats are given as much of a boost as possible. | A case in point is CNBC's recent article (1/22/20) headlined, "BP's CEO Chides AOC and Bernie Sanders for Their 'Completely Unrealistic' Green New Deal Ideas." Reporter Jes…

_____ (2022-02-06). Olympic Games 1936: How USA Supported Hitler Amid International Protest. strategic-culture.org The U.S. agitates against China as a host country for the Olympics. But in 1936, Hitler's Germany was able to stage glittering Winter and Summer Olympics — with U.S. help against international protests from Jewish and labor movements | Despite the worldwide boycott movement against awarding the 1936 Olympics to Berlin, they finally took place, bigger and more brilliant than ever before. Dictator Hitler stood with them in the summit of his international recognition. | The crimes of Hitler's government were internationally known since the beginning of 1933. They began immediately after the seizure of power i…

Staff (2022-02-06). Video: Remembering Samah Idriss: An Organic Intellectual and his Literary and Socio-Political Paths. samidoun.net On Saturday, 5 February, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement (Masar Badil) organized a webinar to remember the Lebanese revolutionary intellectual Samah Idriss. "Remembering Samah Idriss: An Organic Intellectual and his Subversive Literary and Socio-Political Paths" included analysis of his literary and political contributions, memories of his life in struggle, and visions for future organizing …

Gérard Delépine (2022-02-05). 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.

WSWS (2022-02-05). Republican Party officially endorses Trump's January 6 putsch as "legitimate political discourse" wsws.org The resolution marks a turning point in the political history of the United States and the capitalist two-party system, with the Republican Party now transforming itself into an organization of extra-parliamentary insurrection.

sputniknews (2022-02-05). Peskov: Kremlin May Switch 'Fake News' to 'Bloomberg News' After False Report on 'Russia Invasion'. sputniknews.com On Friday, Bloomberg news agency published the headline "Russia invades Ukraine" – only to remove it half an hour later, saying that it was a pre-written headline rolled out "inadvertently".

_____ (2022-02-05). Unable to Produce Evidence, State Dept. Spox Hits Reporter With Russia Smear. strategic-culture.org It's been more than a month since the "imminent" invasion was coming so a new threat needed to be cooked up in the bowels of Foggy Bottom and Langley, writes Daniel McAdams. | By Daniel MCADAMS | It is so rare to see an actual journalist rather than a regime stenographer in the U.S. mainstream media that there really needs to be a federal "endangered species" protection designation. In this case it would be AP's

PopularResistance (2022-02-05). Popular Resistance Newsletter: Stop the War with Russia Weekend Actions! dissidentvoice.org Once again, the people of the United States are being lied into a war — this time with Russia over Ukraine. The corporate media echo chamber's warning of an "imminent Russian invasion" is the equivalence of the "Iraq has WMD's" lie used to justify a US invasion there in 2003. We are in an urgent …

Ron Forthofer (2022-02-05). US Corporate Media and Israel. dissidentvoice.org Israel is greatly concerned about the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) effort that seeks: 1) to end international support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians; and 2) to pressure Israel to comply with international law. Israel claims that this campaign is a threat to its legitimacy. Unsurprisingly, Israel doesn't want to acknowledge that it is …

Editor (2022-02-05). Lee Camp and Adam McKay on Social Criticisms and Government Corruption. scheerpost.com This week on VIP Lee Camp looks back to a 2016 interview with the director of the Netflix smash-hit "Don't Look Up." Adam McKay is responsible for brilliant social criticisms in movies like "The Big Short" that took on the 2008 financial crisis and a satire of corporate media in "Anchorman." His latest movie skewers …

Gérard Delépine (2022-02-05). 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.

WSWS (2022-02-05). Republican Party officially endorses Trump's January 6 putsch as "legitimate political discourse" wsws.org The resolution marks a turning point in the political history of the United States and the capitalist two-party system, with the Republican Party now transforming itself into an organization of extra-parliamentary insurrection.

sputniknews (2022-02-05). Peskov: Kremlin May Switch 'Fake News' to 'Bloomberg News' After False Report on 'Russia Invasion'. sputniknews.com On Friday, Bloomberg news agency published the headline "Russia invades Ukraine" – only to remove it half an hour later, saying that it was a pre-written headline rolled out "inadvertently".

PopularResistance (2022-02-05). Popular Resistance Newsletter: Stop the War with Russia Weekend Actions! dissidentvoice.org Once again, the people of the United States are being lied into a war — this time with Russia over Ukraine. The corporate media echo chamber's warning of an "imminent Russian invasion" is the equivalence of the "Iraq has WMD's" lie used to justify a US invasion there in 2003. We are in an urgent …

Ron Forthofer (2022-02-05). US Corporate Media and Israel. dissidentvoice.org Israel is greatly concerned about the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) effort that seeks: 1) to end international support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians; and 2) to pressure Israel to comply with international law. Israel claims that this campaign is a threat to its legitimacy. Unsurprisingly, Israel doesn't want to acknowledge that it is …

Editor (2022-02-05). Lee Camp and Adam McKay on Social Criticisms and Government Corruption. scheerpost.com This week on VIP Lee Camp looks back to a 2016 interview with the director of the Netflix smash-hit "Don't Look Up." Adam McKay is responsible for brilliant social criticisms in movies like "The Big Short" that took on the 2008 financial crisis and a satire of corporate media in "Anchorman." His latest movie skewers …

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-04). US walks back evidence-free claim of 'imminent' Russian invasion of Ukraine. multipolarista.com Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki walked back the baseless claim of an "imminent" Russian invasion of Ukraine, admitting "we still don't know that [Putin has] made a decision." Meanwhile Ukrainian President Zelensky is criticizing Washington for manufacturing a crisis that has hurt his economy.

teleSUR (2022-02-04). Russia Calls on UK To Stop Spreading Fake News. telesurenglish.net Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has called on the UK Prime Minister demanding he stop fabricating and spreading fake news about an alleged Russian threat to Ukraine. | RELATED: | "UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson posted a video on the government's official account in social networks, where he tells viewers about Russian troops near the border with Ukraine and threatens with 'very real' perspec…

WSWS (2022-02-04). The COVID-19 cover-up: Hear no deaths, see no deaths, speak no deaths. wsws.org As thousands of Americans die every single day from COVID-19, the Biden administration carries out a campaign, through media propaganda and the manipulation of data, to cover up the pandemic and accustom the population to mass death in perpetuity.

C.J. Polychroniou (2022-02-04). Chomsky: US Approach to Ukraine Has "Left the Domain of Rational Discourse" truthout.org The Russia-Ukraine crisis continues unabated as the United States ignores all of Russian President Vladmir Putin's security demands and spreads a frenzy of fear by claiming that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent. | In a new exclusive interview for Truthout on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, world-renowned public intellectual Noam Chomsky outlines the deadly dangers of U.S. intransigence over Ukrainian membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) even when key Western…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-04). 30 NATO members, 37 partners from around the world forge new global strategic doctrine. mronline.org The 67 nations involved include ones on all six populated continents. Why the world stubbornly persists in ignoring the evolution of an ever-expanding international military alliance is beyond my ability to comprehend.

Ann Brown (2022-02-04). Fact Check: Black Chef Created Mac And Cheese But His Slavemaster Thomas Jefferson Took Credit. moguldom.com Mac and cheese is as American as apple pie and Thomas Jefferson, the founding father and third president of the U.S. often gets credit for introducing the dish into American cuisine. But it was actually his enslaved chef, James Hemings, who perfected the dish as we know it today. The story, passed down through the …

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2022-02-04). Victory: Palestinian teacher defeats Israel lobby smears. electronicintifada.net Sheffield Hallam University drops investigation against Shahd Abusalama.

Staff (2022-02-04). "Love & the Constitution": Rep. Jamie Raskin on Son's Death, Trump's Coup Plot & Protecting the Vote. democracynow.org As more details emerge about Donald Trump's role in the deadly January 6 insurrection, we're joined by Congressmember Jamie Raskin, who serves on the House select committee investigating the Capitol attack and was the lead manager in Trump's second impeachment trial. Raskin writes about the insurrection in a new memoir titled "Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy" and is featured in the new MSNBC documentary "Love & the Constitution," which follows Raskin during Trump's years in office leading up to the January 6 insurrection and the tragic death of Raskin's son. "We knew that Trump wa…

Natalia Marques (2022-02-04). Fighting for his life: An interview with Prakash Churaman. peoplesdispatch.org Prakash Churaman was 15 years old when NYPD officers kidnapped him from his home in the early hours of the morning, drove him around in an unmarked vehicle for three hours, and upon arriving at the 113th Precinct of New York City, handcuffed him to a pipe attached to the wall. Prakash would then be interrogated for three hours and fifteen minutes by two police officers, before making incriminating statements allegedly connecting him to the crime of which there was no physical or forensic evidence of him committing. | After spending six years of his youth behind bars, Prakash, now 22, is fighting for his freedom a…

Anonymous103 (2022-02-04). Bizarre Exchange: Journalist Says State Dept Engaged In "Alex Jones" Level Russian "False Flag" Conspiracies. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by A veteran Associated Press writer named Matt Lee had State Department spokesman Ned Price flustered on Thursday after he pressed the government mouthpiece on alleged evidence of Russian plans to stage a false-flag against Ukraine. | During the press briefing, Price claimed Moscow could be seeking to engage in a "false-flag operation in order to initiate military activity," in Ukraine. | Ne…

Jake Johnson (2022-02-04). Warren warns 'corporate vultures' are circling Medicare on Biden's watch. nationofchange.org Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday joined physicians and dozens of her House Democratic colleagues in urging the Biden administration to immediately halt Medicare Direct Contracting, a Trump-era pilot that could result in complete privatization of the cherished public healthcare program by decade's end. "It is completely baffling to me that the Biden administration wants to …

WSWS (2022-02-04). The COVID-19 cover-up: Hear no deaths, see no deaths, speak no deaths. wsws.org As thousands of Americans die every single day from COVID-19, the Biden administration carries out a campaign, through media propaganda and the manipulation of data, to cover up the pandemic and accustom the population to mass death in perpetuity.

Anonymous103 (2022-02-04). Bizarre Exchange: Journalist Says State Dept Engaged In "Alex Jones" Level Russian "False Flag" Conspiracies. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by A veteran Associated Press writer named Matt Lee had State Department spokesman Ned Price flustered on Thursday after he pressed the government mouthpiece on alleged evidence of Russian plans to stage a false-flag against Ukraine. | During the press briefing, Price claimed Moscow could be seeking to engage in a "false-flag operation in order to initiate military activity," in Ukraine. | Ne…

Hannah Gais, Jason Wilson (2022-02-03). Media2Rise Propagandist Identified as Montana Neo-Nazi. splcenter.org Hatewatch has identified "Lucca Corgiat," an on-air presenter for the far-right propaganda outfit Media2Rise, as Allen Michael Goff, 29, of Billings, Montana.

_____ (2022-02-03). Between Russia and the USA: Will Turkey's Zigzags Work in the 'Ukraine Crisis'? strategic-culture.org It is not possible to be at more than one table at the same time, especially in topics such as Ukraine, where tensions are at critical levels, Erkin àñncan writes. | It would be more appropriate to call this crisis a 'Russia-US/NATO crisis', rather than Russia-Ukraine. | While the Western world continues its strategy of containing Russia at full speed, under the leadership of the USA, the Western media (propaganda device at all) continues to pump the opposite narrative: the so-called Russian occupation. | The 'Russian occupation' narrative featured in the Western media is actually not about the steps that…

Nikola Mikovic (2022-02-03). Despite the U.S. Hype about an "imminent" Russian invasion of Ukraine, Moscow is not Ready to Risk War. juancole.com Belgrade (Special to Informed Comment) — Russia seems to be giving up on the "ultimatum" it issued to the United States in December. After Washington and its allies said no to Moscow's security demands, the Kremlin started to soften its rhetoric regarding a potential NATO expansion eastward. Western media, however, keep spreading rumors of an …

Elizabeth Milos (2022-02-03). With "Protectors" like these…. The Fight to Rescue Pacifica from the KPFA Pretenders. indybay.org Unmasking KPFA "Protectors" attempts to Shock Doctrine Pacifica Foundation's assets into receivership and gain full control over the last remaining independent terrestrial radio network in the US.

WSWS (2022-02-03). Ottawa police mull appealing for military support to end far-right occupation of Canada's capital. wsws.org The Conservatives, right-wing media outlets like the Toronto Sun and National Post, and sections of big business have incited a far-right extra-parliamentary movement to push politics sharply to the right, beginning with the elimination of all remaining anti-COVID-19 public health measures.

The Global Research Team (2022-02-03). Global Research Will Pull You Out of the Rabbit Hole of Deception. globalresearch.ca Big Tech in coordination with Big Pharma is categorically zeroing in on dissidents who are critical of the official COVID-19 narrative. | Independent voices are the object of censorship, shadowban and smear campaigns. If these voices get silenced, it will be …

WSWS (2022-02-03). Whoopi Goldberg suspended for comments about the Holocaust. wsws.org The backlash in the corporate media against Goldberg's insensitive and confused comments is rife with hypocrisy and works to conceal anti-Semitism and fascism within sections of the ruling establishment.

Nikola Mikovic (2022-02-03). Despite the U.S. Hype about an "imminent" Russian invasion of Ukraine, Moscow is not Ready to Risk War. juancole.com Belgrade (Special to Informed Comment) — Russia seems to be giving up on the "ultimatum" it issued to the United States in December. After Washington and its allies said no to Moscow's security demands, the Kremlin started to soften its rhetoric regarding a potential NATO expansion eastward. Western media, however, keep spreading rumors of an …

Elizabeth Milos (2022-02-03). With "Protectors" like these…. The Fight to Rescue Pacifica from the KPFA Pretenders. indybay.org Unmasking KPFA "Protectors" attempts to Shock Doctrine Pacifica Foundation's assets into receivership and gain full control over the last remaining independent terrestrial radio network in the US.

WSWS (2022-02-03). Ottawa police mull appealing for military support to end far-right occupation of Canada's capital. wsws.org The Conservatives, right-wing media outlets like the Toronto Sun and National Post, and sections of big business have incited a far-right extra-parliamentary movement to push politics sharply to the right, beginning with the elimination of all remaining anti-COVID-19 public health measures.

WSWS (2022-02-03). Whoopi Goldberg suspended for comments about the Holocaust. wsws.org The backlash in the corporate media against Goldberg's insensitive and confused comments is rife with hypocrisy and works to conceal anti-Semitism and fascism within sections of the ruling establishment.

Staff (2022-02-02). VIDEO: Ukraine Crisis Webinar: Peace Activists and Experts Gather. davidswanson.org Here's the video: Speakers include: Katrina vanden Heuvel, editorial director of The Nation magazine, columnist for the Washington Post. Ann Wright, retired U.S. Army colonel, retired diplomat, author, activist. Vladimir Kozin, member of Russian Academy of Military Sciences, speaking from Moscow. Norman Solomon, co-founder and national director of RootsAction.org, author, activist. Moderator: David Swanson, campaign …

WSWS (2022-02-02). Boris Johnson pushes anti-Russia war rhetoric in Ukraine amid UK government crisis. wsws.org Demanding Russia "steps back and chooses the path of diplomacy," Johnson made clear that this meant recognising Ukraine's right to decide "which organisations they aspire to join", i.e., NATO.

Margaret Kimberley (2022-02-02). Ukraine and U.S. war propaganda. mronline.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.

Eric Zuesse (2022-02-02). Surprise, Surprise……The Washington Post Publishes a Commentary Full of Lies Against Putin. covertactionmagazine.com On January 29th, The Washington Post published an op-ed by the well-known Yale historian Timothy Snyder, titled "Putin's case for invading Ukraine rests on …

Margaret Kimberley (2022-02-02). Ukraine and US War Propaganda. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberley — Jan 26, 2022 | The 2014 U.S. sponsored coup against the elected government of Ukraine must be the starting point for any discussion of the current crisis. That crisis has been manufactured by Joe Biden, who was the Obama administration point person in using Ukraine as a means of destabilizing Russia. | 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 a…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-02). 30 NATO members, 37 partners from around the world forge new global strategic doctrine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The 67 nations involved include ones on all six populated continents. Why the world stubbornly persists in ignoring the evolution of an ever-expanding international military alliance is beyond my ability to comprehend. ==== NATO engages with partners to help shape the next Strategic Concept 37 participating partners: Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia and …

Anonymous103 (2022-02-02). Biden Intensifies Anti-China/Russia Rhetoric As US Struggles With Rising Inflation. southfront.org Click to see full-size imagePolls suggest that the Democrats will lose control of Congress. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | While many in the US are trying to address pressing domestic issues, the White House's political rhetoric is intended to divert voters' attention to non-existent external threats. If one is to believe Western mass media, it would appear that the US is being encircled by external threats, primarily China and Russia, but also by the likes of Iran and North Korea. | Alt…

WSWS (2022-02-02). International Viewpoint supports war propaganda against Russia. wsws.org Under the misleading title "Time for International Anti-War Solidarity," unnamed "Ukrainian socialists" called on the "international left" to "condemn the imperialist policies of the Russian government."

Kim Petersen (2022-02-02). The Onus on Those Who Accuse Others of Mis/Disinformation. dissidentvoice.org Musician Neil Young finds himself in the 2022 limelight. It may well generate more on-air play and music sales for the Canadian. Young wrote a letter on his website (since removed) that garnered much attention. It read: Please immediately inform Spotify that I am actively canceling all my music availability on Spotify as soon as …

Kevin Mwanza (2022-02-02). Fact Check: 80% Of NFTs Created With The OpenSea Free Minting Tool Are Plagiarized, Fake Or Spam. moguldom.com The booming NFT art market could have been built on fakes and plagiarized content. More than 80 percent of the NFTs created on the OpenSea free minting tool either counterfeits or spam, according to OpenSea — a peer-to-peer marketplace, supposedly, for rare digital items and crypto collectibles. NFTs or nonfungible tokens are cryptographically unique digital …

WSWS (2022-02-02). Far-right "Freedom Convoy" besieges Canada's parliament—an inflection point in the breakdown of Canadian democracy. wsws.org Powerful sections of Canada's ruling elite have incited a far-right, extra-parliamentary movement that is now encamped menacingly outside the national parliament and vows to remain until its demands are met.

Michael F. Brown (2022-02-02). Israel's smears against Amnesty fail to hide apartheid. electronicintifada.net It's getting harder for Israeli politicians and the Israel lobby to cover up reality with verbal intimidation.

WSWS (2022-02-02). Boris Johnson pushes anti-Russia war rhetoric in Ukraine amid UK government crisis. wsws.org Demanding Russia "steps back and chooses the path of diplomacy," Johnson made clear that this meant recognising Ukraine's right to decide "which organisations they aspire to join", i.e., NATO.

WSWS (2022-02-02). International Viewpoint supports war propaganda against Russia. wsws.org Under the misleading title "Time for International Anti-War Solidarity," unnamed "Ukrainian socialists" called on the "international left" to "condemn the imperialist policies of the Russian government."

Kim Petersen (2022-02-02). The Onus on Those Who Accuse Others of Mis/Disinformation. dissidentvoice.org Musician Neil Young finds himself in the 2022 limelight. It may well generate more on-air play and music sales for the Canadian. Young wrote a letter on his website (since removed) that garnered much attention. It read: Please immediately inform Spotify that I am actively canceling all my music availability on Spotify as soon as …

Elizabeth Milos (2022-02-02). With "Protectors" like these…. The Fight to Rescue Pacifica from the KPFA Pretenders. indybay.org Unmasking KPFA "Protectors" attempts to Shock Doctrine Pacifica Foundation's assets into receivership and gain full control over the last remaining independent terrestrial radio network in the US.

WSWS (2022-02-02). Far-right "Freedom Convoy" besieges Canada's parliament—an inflection point in the breakdown of Canadian democracy. wsws.org Powerful sections of Canada's ruling elite have incited a far-right, extra-parliamentary movement that is now encamped menacingly outside the national parliament and vows to remain until its demands are met.

Staff (2022-02-01). Headlines for February 1, 2022. democracynow.org U.S. and Russia Clash over Ukraine at U.N. Security Council, China Struggles to Stamp Out COVID Outbreaks Ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Pfizer Vaccine Could Be Made Available to U.S. Children Under 5 by March, Trump Sought to Seize Voting Machines in Swing States He Lost to Biden, Atlanta-Area Prosecutor Asks FBI for Protection After Trump Urges Followers to Protest, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Accuses Democrats of "Smears" over Nazi Rallies, Amnesty Report Finds Israel Guilty of "The Crime of Apartheid Against Palestinians", Three Israeli O…

Brittani Banks (2022-02-01). Meet the Trio Who May Have Figured Out How to Save American Democracy. independentmediainstitute.org Three retired election auditors in Arizona foiled the Cyber Ninjas scam—and may have created a template for how to protect elections in 2022 and 2024. By Steven Rosenfeld Since the 2020 election, Donald Trump and his allies have produced no evidence that Joe Biden's victory was illegitimate despite their dozens of failed lawsuits, shrill propaganda, …

Chris Walker (2022-02-01). Mayoral Candidate Faces Backlash After Saying She Wants to "Eradicate" Islam. truthout.org A far right candidate for mayor in Oklahoma City has been spewing hateful and dangerous rhetoric regarding Islam, stating in a debate last week that she wants to "get rid" of the religion entirely. | Carol Hefner, a conservative businesswoman seeking to unseat current Republican Mayor David Holt,

John Bachtell (2022-02-01). Death by disinformation: Anti-vaxxers, GOP, fascists, white supremacists unite against public health. peoplesworld.org Right-wing sabotage of public health measures to end the pandemic entered a dangerous new phase at the Jan. 23 "Defeat the Mandates" rally in Washington, D.C. Extreme right-wing and fascist movements opposing the COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates merged with the already existing anti-vaccination movement, forming a potent anti-science force. The rally deliberately served to …

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2022-02-01). "Journaille… Canaille!", Media Disinformation: Karl Kraus' Campaign against a "Warmongering Press" globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on May 18, 2019 | Karl Kraus, born in 1874, was one of the most important Austrian writers of the beginning of the 20th century and a sharp critic of the predominant press and inflammatory …

Melvin A. Goodman (2022-02-01). The United States of Hypocrisy: Revisiting the Monroe Doctrine. canadiandimension.com In Victor Gillam's 1896 political cartoon, Uncle Sam stands with rifle between the outrageously dressed European figures and the native-dress-wearing representatives of Nicaragua and Venezuela. Image courtesy the Library of Congress/ There is no doctrinal statement in American diplomatic history that is more fundamental than the

Fidencio Aldama Support Group (2022-02-01). Justice Demands Freedom for Fidencio Aldama. indybay.org In a case filled with irregularities and counter to all evidence, Fidencio was found guilty in March 2018. A final appeal of this sentence was filed on August 12, 2021. The last legal recourse available, this appeal now sits before Magistrate Luz Elba de la Torre Orozco of the Third Collegial Tribunal of Penal and Administrative Matters for the Fifth Circuit of the State of Sonora. The tribunal's ruling is expected to be made at any moment.

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2022-02-01). "Journaille… Canaille!", Media Disinformation: Karl Kraus' Campaign against a "Warmongering Press" globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on May 18, 2019 | Karl Kraus, born in 1874, was one of the most important Austrian writers of the beginning of the 20th century and a sharp critic of the predominant press and inflammatory …

New Atlas (2022-01-31). NPR Twists Truth to Push Xinjiang "Genocide" Lies. newatlas.report February 1, 2022 (The New Atlas) NPR recently interviewed the Chinese Ambassador to the US, Qin Gang. In order to make his comments fit US propaganda regarding fabricated claims about China, NPR deliberately misrepresented, edited, and twisted his words. I take a look at what NRP presented to the public and the full text of …

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 …

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…

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.

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 …