2023-07-18: News Headlines

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-18). Climategate: BBC's propaganda falls apart under scrutiny. expose-news.com In a rare moment of honesty, in 2009 the BBC published an article that admitted that no increase in global temperatures had been observed for 11 years even though carbon dioxide continued …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-17). Eritrea: The Story You Don't Hear. orinocotribune.com By Eugene Puryear — Jul 14, 2023 | Eritrea is demonized for not conforming to the Washington Consensus at home and abroad. Criticisms in the Western media are typically decontextualized, sometimes fabricated, and almost always deployed to build a regime change narrative. Any statement contrary to that narrative, no matter how factual, is met with a barrage of attacks. Anything other than "Eritrea is pure evil" is treated as invented propaganda by the mainstream media and "experts." | To see for myself, I spent two weeks in and around the capital city of Asmara and Massawa, Afabet, Keren and Nakfa, after visi…

The Exposé (2023-07-17). FACT CHECK: No Evidence to Support Mainstream Media Claim of "Hottest Day on Earth for 125k Years"; It's Propaganda. expose-news.com Recently, a claim has circulated across major news outlets stating that "today was the hottest day on Earth for 125,000 years back when Neanderthals were roaming the planet." Is this statement accurate? …

infobrics (2023-07-17). Kiev is not any closer to joining NATO after Vilnius Summit. infobrics.org Zelensky's demanding rhetoric proved to be ineffective as confrontational tweet almost backfired.

Project Censored (2023-07-17). The Importance of Independent Media and Critical Media Literacy Education in a Democratic Society. projectcensored.org Raza Rumi, director of the Park Institute for Independent Media at Ithaca College in NY, joins Mickey for a wide-ranging conversation about the importance of non-corporate media and media literacy….

_____ (2023-07-17). The US-Nordic Summit: NATO Expansion, Confusion and Repetition. transcend.org 13 Jul 2023 – It is extremely important to think of alternatives to the ongoing NATO militarism, re-think its triumphalistic, provocative expansion, and refer to words and concepts cancelled from the Western discourse: peace, cooperation, common security, reconciliation, media diversity.

Peter Koenig (2023-07-18). What If — John Lennon Was the Ultimate Visionary Predicting the Times of Globalization and the Doctrine of Globalism. globalresearch.ca

William Melhado (2023-07-17). Texas Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Is Driving Physicians to Leave the State. truthout.org At least once a day Dr. Ximena Lopez sees a parent crying in her clinic. They're crying because Lopez just told them they need to find a new way to get transition-related care for their children — by leaving Texas or sourcing treatments outside the state — because the state outlawed these treatments for trans youth. After a yearslong barrage by activists and lawmakers, the state has won the battle… |

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-18). Mayo Clinic hosts RISE for Equity conference in Minneapolis Aug. 10-12. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Hundreds of healthcare professionals will gather Aug. 10-12 for Mayo Clinic's third annual RISE for Equity: Reflect, Inspire, Strengthen & Empower 2023 conference, an opportunity to advance national discussion and learn evidence-based practices to improving diversity, equity and inclusion in healthcare. Keynote presentations by leading experts and panel discussions will cover topics such as health disparities, digital equity, artificial intelligence (AI) and coded bias, representation, and organizational belonging, among many others. The…

_____ (2023-07-17). The Weaponization of Human Rights at the Human Rights Council. transcend.org 3 Jul 2023 – Alas, the Human Rights Council has become predominantly a platform for those who engage in war-mongering and incitement to hatred. Notwithstanding the clear language of Article 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, many states practice flagrant Russophobia, Sinophobia and other phobias. Article 20 stipulates:…

_____ (2023-07-18). Higher Military Spending Will Save Democracy: So the 'Liberal' New York Times Says. strategic-culture.org So the "liberal" New York Times says | W.J. ASTORE | Join us on , , and . | Four days ago, I got a story in my New York Times email feed on "A Turning Point in Military Spending." The article celebrated the greater willingne…

Bradley Blankenship, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-07-17). FTC Chair's Efforts To Curb Corporate Power 'Raise Questions'. popularresistance.org The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lost a key antitrust case on July 11 after a federal judge rejected the agency's move to halt Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of video game holding company Activision Blizzard. | FTC Chair Lina Khan has argued that, win or lose, the mere act of taking tech behemoths to court would be a partial victory by signaling the pressing need to update antitrust laws for today's digital economy (New York Times, 12/7/22). But the Times' Cecilia Kang (7/11/23) wrote that the latest rulings "raise questions" about Khan's strategy, with "critics…speaking out more loudly." As to which cri…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-17). Prominent Taiwanese Businessman Calls for Dialogue With China. news.antiwar.com Terry Guo, a Taiwanese billionaire and politician, has called for dialogue between Taiwan and China and criticized the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for not engaging with Beijing. Guo, founder of the tech giant Foxconn, said in an op-ed for The Washington Post that Taiwan should not abandon the 1992 Consensus reached between Taipei and …

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