(2023-02-15). Selected Articles: Sy Hersh and the Way We Live Now. "The Propaganda Apparatus that Manipulates and Controls Our Society" globalresearch.ca 
By It is a clear indicator of the disappearance of freedom from our so-called Western democracies that …
(2023-02-14). Militarism and Diplomacy in the South China Sea: The Propaganda Machine Is Mobilized. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-14). Police Terror — Racist Arrow Tip Launched Against All Workers. indybay.org Police and propaganda, corporate mass media control of the public mind…
(2023-02-15). Bellicosity, bravado and blather. workers.org 
President Joe Biden's Feb. 7 State of the Union address offered no real surprises. Like any loyal imperialist politician, Biden included the obligatory pro-war rhetoric. He blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the Ukraine war, calling it "a murderous assault, evoking images of the death and destruction Europe suffered in . . . |
(2023-02-14). Ballooning Rhetoric: Aliens, Escalation and Airborne Surveillance. dissidentvoice.org Things are getting rather bizarre at the US Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Its increasingly prominent commanding chief, one General Glen VanHerck, has abandoned any initial sense of frankness in discussing the destruction of an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon on February 4. Since that disproportionately violent event, more public relations …
(2023-02-14). PSL Editorial — Balloon frenzy exposes corporate media as arm of the Pentagon. liberationnews.org 
This frenzy has nothing to do with the privacy and security of people in the United States and everything to do with the long-standing desire of the Pentagon generals to contain, confront and even wage war against China.
(2023-02-15). Selected Articles: Sy Hersh and the Way We Live Now. "The Propaganda Apparatus that Manipulates and Controls Our Society" globalresearch.ca By It is a clear indicator of the disappearance of freedom from our so-called Western democracies that …
(2023-02-14). Militarism and Diplomacy in the South China Sea: The Propaganda Machine Is Mobilized. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-14). Police Terror — Racist Arrow Tip Launched Against All Workers. indybay.org Police and propaganda, corporate mass media control of the public mind…
(2023-02-15). Bellicosity, bravado and blather. workers.org President Joe Biden's Feb. 7 State of the Union address offered no real surprises. Like any loyal imperialist politician, Biden included the obligatory pro-war rhetoric. He blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the Ukraine war, calling it "a murderous assault, evoking images of the death and destruction Europe suffered in . . . |
(2023-02-14). Ballooning Rhetoric: Aliens, Escalation and Airborne Surveillance. dissidentvoice.org Things are getting rather bizarre at the US Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Its increasingly prominent commanding chief, one General Glen VanHerck, has abandoned any initial sense of frankness in discussing the destruction of an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon on February 4. Since that disproportionately violent event, more public relations …
(2023-02-14). PSL Editorial — Balloon frenzy exposes corporate media as arm of the Pentagon. liberationnews.org This frenzy has nothing to do with the privacy and security of people in the United States and everything to do with the long-standing desire of the Pentagon generals to contain, confront and even wage war against China.
(2023-02-14). Cuba is not a state sponsor of terrorism. canadiandimension.com 
Days after the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Cuba sent a 30 person health brigade to assist in medical care to victims. Photo by Ismael Francisco. | Cuba, a country of eleven million people, has been under an illegal embargo by the United States government for over six decades. | Despite this embargo, Cuba's people have been able to transcend the indignities of hunger, ill-health, and illiteracy, all three being social plagues that continue to trouble much of the world. | Due to its innovations in health care delivery, for instance, Cuba has been able to send its medical workers to other coun…
(2023-02-14). Chomsky y Prashad: Cuba no es un Estado patrocinador del terrorismo. peoplesdispatch.org La inclusión de Cuba en la lista de Estados patrocinadores del terrorismo de Estados Unidos ha restringido aún más su capacidad para adquirir bienes esenciales para su población.
(2023-02-14). Police Accountability Is A 'Non-Starter' Without Discarding The Qualified Immunity Doctrine. popularresistance.org Some reps in Congress assert that dismantling qualified immunity ("QI")—a police officer's so-called good faith defense to a civil rights lawsuit—is a "non-starter" in negotiations to pass the George Floyd Civil Rights Act. In reality, meaningful police accountability is a non-starter without discarding QI. | QI is a regressive framework which has turned federal civil rights lawsuits into sheer games of chance with bad odds. Under QI, the Supreme Court instructs judges to apply a two-pronged analysis, in a specific order: first to examine whether the right sought to be vindicated was clearly-establish…
(2023-02-14). In Video: Russian Hackers Revealed Another Ukrainian Fake. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Kiev regime does not stop making fake news aimed at convincing its own population and the world community of the allegedly deplorable state of the Russian Army. This is not a difficult task, since many Ukrainians speak Russian and can play the role of fake Russian soldiers. | However, Ukrainian actors are not so professional and cannot play the role on the first take. Recently, Russian hackers leaked a video of an unsuccessful attempt by Ukrainians to play angry Russian soldiers. | The…
(2023-02-15). Cal Students Hold Valentine's Day-Themed Protest Against University Sourcing from Factory Farms. indybay.org Cal Dining continues to buy from Tyson Foods, a company students say is abusing workers, animals, and the planet. Protestors hold heart-shaped signs outside of Golden Bear Cafe while calling on UC Berkeley to "break up with" worker abuse, pollution, and animal cruelty.
(2023-02-15). Video: America is at War with Europe. globalresearch.ca The evidence amply confirms that The Nord Stream was the object of an act of sabotage ordered by President Joe Biden. | Nord Stream —which originates in Russia— transits through the (maritime) territorial jurisdiction of 4 member states of the EU. From a legal standpoint (International Law: UN Charter, Law of the Sea) this was a U.S. Act of War against the EU.
(2023-02-14). Russia Says NATO Should Hold Emergency Summit Over Nord Stream Sabotage. news.antiwar.com Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said over the weekend that NATO countries should hold an emergency summit over the sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines after a report from journalist Seymour Hersh said US Navy divers planted explosives on the pipelines. "There have been plenty of facts: pipeline explosions, motives and indirect evidence obtained …
(2023-02-14). Approaches to Prevention of Firearm Violence. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The recent Viewpoint entitled "Firearms, Suicide, and Approaches for Prevention" focused on lethal means safety, an essential element of evidence-based suicide prevention programs. This approach limits access by either removing firearms from the home or by improving the security of home storage. However, lethal means safety does not cover a large subgroup of suicidal or potentially suicidal people: those who are inclined to use a firearm for suicide but have not yet purchased a weapon.
(2023-02-14). USPSTF Review: Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes. jamanetwork.com This systematic review to support the 2023 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on serologic screening for genital herpes summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of screening and interventions for genital herpes in asymptomatic sexually active adolescents, adults, and pregnant persons with no clinical history of genital herpes.
(2023-02-14). Take Action To Demand Justice For Our Political Prisoners. popularresistance.org This week, Clearing the FOG speaks with two advocates for the freedom of political prisoners Mumia Abu-Jamal and Leonard Peltier. Mumia Abu-Jamal is waiting to hear if Judge Lucretia Clemons will grant a new hearing on his case that includes new evidence of corruption in the legal process that led to his false conviction. On February 16, port workers will strike on the West Coast in support of an international day of action in for Mumia. Noelle Hanrahan of Prison Radio talks about his case and the carceral state. Leonard Peltier has now served almost 50 years in prison on a murder charge involving FBI agents. Col…
(2023-02-14). Gigi Sohn Has Faced Relentless Smear Campaigns, Some Funded By Telecoms. popularresistance.org Gigi Sohn was nominated by Joe Biden to fill the vacant fifth seat at the Federal Communications Commission in October of 2021, and renominated for a third time last month. Sohn is a veteran legal telecom expert, a fellow at Georgetown Law, co-founder of the group Public Knowledge, and for years an advisor to former FCC chair Tom Wheeler. | Hundreds of groups, officials, companies—left, right and center—have publicly endorsed her. So why has her nomination languished? | Therein lies the tale—a disheartening one of outsized corporate power and the denaturing of government's public interest obliga…
(2023-02-14). Health disparities in preventive screenings for African Americans. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org BARRON, Wis. — Preventive health screenings are important for everyone, yet these simple and routine things are not readily available to some. Nothing in life is perfect, medicine included. The health care system has not figured out a way to screen for every illness or cancer, but it does offer great screening tools for some. Things like pap smears, mammograms, colon cancer screenings and vaccines save lives every day. "As a family physician, I come…
(2023-02-14). Stopping 'Subversives': The BBC and the Spooks. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-14). It's finally dawning on the New York Times that gun-free zones don't work. americanthinker.com We need to forget the idea that disarming the innocent will protect them.
(2023-02-15). US Wants to Help Ukraine Retake More Territory Before Negotiating With Putin. news.antiwar.com The Washington Post reported on Monday that Biden administration officials say they want to help Ukraine retake as much territory as it can from Russia over the next few months before they sit down at the negotiation table with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The report, which cited unnamed Biden administration officials, said that some "optimists" …
(2023-02-15). WaPo: Chinese Balloon Wound Up in the US Due to Unexpected Weather. news.antiwar.com The Chinese balloon that wound up over the continental United States likely ended up there by accident due to unexpected weather, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. US officials told…
(2023-02-14). 2022 Was Worst Year for School Shootings "by Nearly Every Meaningful Measure" truthout.org The U.S.'s gun violence crisis is shattering records as the number of school shootings hit a record high in 2022, according to a grim new analysis released on the fifth anniversary of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Tuesday. According to The Washington Post, there were 46 shootings at K-12 schools in 2022, surpassing 2021's record of 42 school shootings. |