2023-05-06: News Headlines

John Pilger (2023-05-06). We must speak up before the propagandists get their war with China. peoplesdispatch.org Where are the voices that speak up against fascism, war, and propaganda, asks renowned journalist John Pilger as he surveys the past decade of dirty tricks perpetrated by the United States and its allies…

Colin Todhunter (2023-05-06). What Was Covid Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…

The Global Research Team (2023-05-05). Global Research: Calling for Peace Negotiations, Seeking and Telling the Truth. globalresearch.ca It has always been our mandate to tell and spread the truth even in the midst of censorship, working continuously to reverse the psychological effects of lies and war propaganda. | Humanity is at a dangerous crossroads. Truth remains a "powerful …

Brittani Banks (2023-05-05). Why Julian Assange Is at the Vanguard for World Press Freedom. independentmediainstitute.org We celebrate World Press Freedom Day in May as a reminder that the role of news organizations is to speak truth to power. Not for manufacturing consent—to use Chomsky's famous words—for the government and the ruling classes. It's an occasion to remember three people who exemplify the need to speak the truth: Daniel Ellsberg of …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-05-06). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.

Ryan Cristián (2023-05-05). The Pirate Stream: Dialectical Dissidents — Episode 14. thelastamericanvagabond.com Join us on today's episode of The Pirate Stream — Dialectical Dissidents. Pirate Stream Media is a new platform of dedicated content creators focused on circumventing the tightly controlled, manipulated, and outright censored media space of today (both corporate and independent media) with a commitment to objectivity, integrity, and a stark awareness of the two

Editor (2023-05-05). 'The End of Organized Humanity'. mronline.org Noam Chomsky lays out the coming apocalypse without taking direct action to quell the climate crisis.

Chuck Fall (2023-05-05). Navigating the Shoals of Cognitive Dissonance in a Sea of Big Lies. globalresearch.ca

Ann Brown (2023-05-05). Fact Check: People Who Are Obsessed with Celebrities Are Less Intelligent. moguldom.com People who are obsessed with celebrities might be less intelligent than others, one study claims. Research by Hungarian academics found that people obsessed with Hollywood gossip and A-list celebs tend not to be smart. The study was published in BMC Psychology in late 2021 and concluded that "there is a direct association between celebrity worship and poorer performance …

Pierre Ambrosi, Gilbert Habib (2023-05-06). Correspondence] Unanswered questions from the IRONMAN trial. thelancet.com There is currently no strong evidence that intravenous iron saves lives or decreases the incidence of hospitalisation in patients with heart failure. The demonstrated benefit in the IRONMAN1 and FAIR-HF2 trials is a functional improvement. This benefit must be weighed against the risks to the patient. Hypophosphataemia is common after intravenous iron.3 However, it is rarely symptomatic and only leads to muscle weakness and bone fracture in a minority of patients receiving repeated intravenous iron.

Ian Ford, Paul R Kalra (2023-05-06). Correspondence] Unanswered questions from the IRONMAN trial — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Pierre Ambrosi and Gilbert Habib, and Tomohiko Sato and Ayumi Nojiri for their Correspondences. Ambrosi and Habib cast doubt on the morbidity and mortality benefits of intravenous iron in heart failure and commented on the potential risks of hypophosphataemia, allergic reaction, and infection. Although there is no current evidence that intravenous iron reduces the risk of death, there is good evidence that it reduces heart failure hospitalisation risk.1—3 We agree that any proposed treatment should be discussed with patients as part of shared decision making.

Anonymous349 (2023-05-06). Evidence U.S. Plans A WW III Against Both Russia And China. southfront.org ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE | Submitted by Eric Zuesse | On May 3rd, U.S. Secretary of State Antony

Anonymous103 (2023-05-05). War Crime: Ukrainian Forces Killed Civilian Fisherman In Kherson Region. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Ukrainian military claimed another victory in the Kherson region. Ukrainian forces killed a civilian who was sailing along the Dnieper on a boat, and published a video with cheerful music, mocking their victim. | The incident reportedly took place in late April. The video was shared by the 192nd Battalion of the Territorial Defense of Ukraine and become evidence of another war crime. | It shows a man in civilian closes walking on the shore and then attempting to hide from the Ukrain…

Chris Walker (2023-05-05). Trump Employs Misogynistic Line of Defense in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Trial. truthout.org The defamation trial brought against former President Donald Trump by writer E. Jean Carroll, who alleges that Trump raped her in a dressing room in the mid-1990s, appeared to conclude on Thursday, barring any surprise testimony from Trump. The judge presiding over the case left the door open for Trump to speak before the jurors in person, as his defense team opted not to present evidence or… |

Editor (2023-05-06). Patrick Lawrence: Journalists-on-Journalists Crime. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost I've read a lot of smear since Fox News dismissed Tucker Carlson as its premier evening news presenter late last month. How could I not? It was everywhere, and more fecal matter is being flung Carlson's way as we speak. My favorite in this line so far comes …

Jim Naureckas, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-05-06). Action Alert: False NYT Spy Claim On Iran Nukes Needs Correction. popularresistance.org The New York Times (5/1/23), reporting on Iran's execution of British spy Alireza Akbari, reported: | The spy had provided valuable information — and would continue to do so for years — intelligence that would prove critical in eliminating any doubt in Western capitals that Iran was pursuing nuclear weapons. | This is not correct; as FAIR has often pointed out (FAIR.org, 10/17/17, 9/9/15, 9/24/13; 1/31/13; Extra!, 3—4/08), the position of US intelligence is that it has no proof Iran has decided to build a nuclear weapon. As the US State Department reiterated in April 2022: | The United States co…

Brittani Banks (2023-05-05). A New Republican Assault on Children: Overturning Labor Laws. independentmediainstitute.org Two recent exposés about child labor in the United States highlight how prevalent the once-outlawed practice has become. In February, the New York Times published an extensive investigative report by Hannah Dreier about scores of undocumented Central American children who were found to be working in food processing plants, construction projects, big farms, garment factories, …

Chris Walker (2023-05-05). Report: "Insider Witness" at Mar-a-Lago Cooperating With Classified Docs Inquiry. truthout.org The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly working with a witness who has knowledge of the inner workings of Mar-a-Lago and former President Donald Trump's improper transfer of government documents from the White House to his Palm Beach, Florida, estate. The unnamed person cooperating with the Justice Department — whom The New York Times, which broke the story, described as an "insider witness"… |

Jon Queally (2023-05-05). Leonard Leo Arranged Secret Payments to Ginni Thomas Ahead of Voting Rights Case. truthout.org Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas are under fresh scrutiny as yet another revelation, this one reported by the Washington Post on Thursday evening shows Ginni received tens of thousands of dollars in off-the-book compensation from a powerful right-wing nonprofit shortly before the group "soon would have an interest before the court" — a pivotal voting rights case. |

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