Dr. William Makis (2023-08-28). The Mask Cult Is Back! The Pandemic Propaganda Has Been Unleashed. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-08-28). Selected Articles: The Mask Cult Is Back! The Pandemic Propaganda Has Been Unleashed. globalresearch.ca By Big Pharma compromised corrupt doctors, and virtue signaling far left activist doctors (medical students & residents who think they are smarter …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-28). For a Convergence of the Uncorrupted. libya360.wordpress.com Paul Cudenec It sometimes baffles me how the global ruling class, whose core is tiny, manages to hold 99.9% of humankind under its domination. The criminocrats use every weapon in the book to achieve this, from propaganda to police violence, from bribery to blackmail, from dishonesty to debt. But one of their main ways of keeping us…

infobrics (2023-08-29). Ukraine accuses the Pope of "imperialist propaganda" after he praised Russian youth. infobrics.org Kiev angered at the Vatican for not capitulating to anti-Russia demands.

infobrics (2023-08-28). US weaponizes environmental rhetoric to seek water hegemony. infobrics.org Managing water access is one of the great challenges of this century, and one should expect to see many more disputes and conflicts arising over that issue, both intra-nationally and internationally.

Staff (2023-08-29). Jacksonville Shooting: Rep. Maxwell Frost Blasts DeSantis for Pushing Bigotry & Ignoring Gun Violence. democracynow.org Congressmember Maxwell Frost of Florida says this weekend's shooting in Jacksonville, carried out by a white supremacist who targeted Black people at a dollar store, did not happen in isolation. He points to Republican efforts to loosen gun laws and racist rhetoric from party leaders as part of the problem of far-right violence. "All of these things are connected," says Frost, who also applauded people for booing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at a prayer vigil in Jacksonville. "In moments like these, we have to stand strong on ensuring that leaders who contributed to the problem can'…

Editor (2023-08-29). Noam Chomsky: Humanity Imperiled. scheerpost.com

People's Dispatch. (2023-08-28). Protests Break Out In Libya Over Rumors Of Normalization With Israel. popularresistance.org Libya is experiencing more political turmoil with rare popular demonstrations witnessed in different parts of the country on Sunday, August 27, following reports that the Tripoli-based Government of Nation Unity (GNU) was attempting to normalize relations with Israel. | Protesters in cities such as Al-Zawiya, Tajoura, and Tripoli, among other places, blocked roads and burnt the Israeli flag while shouting slogans against the GNU and Israel. Some of the protesters stormed the foreign ministry office in Tripoli. | The protesters expressed solidarity with Palestine and warned that if the government goes ahead with t…

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-28). US Knew Saudis Were Slaughtering African Migrants at Border But Kept Quiet. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration has been aware since last year that Saudi border guards were slaughtering African migrants on Saudi Arabia's border with Yemen but kept quiet about the killings, The New York Times reported on Saturday. Sources told the Times that American diplomats were made aware of the news last fall, around the time the …

John Clarke, Canadian Dimension. (2023-08-28). The Changing Climate Of Class Struggle. popularresistance.org Two very different developments in the last year, each affecting the lives of workers in the United States, bring home the degree to which the impacts of climate change are redefining the nature of the class struggle. The implications that flow from this development are well worth considering. | Last August, an article in the New York Times took up the question of how intensifying heat waves were leading to deteriorating working conditions and increased health and safety risks for UPS drivers and other workers. It pointed out that since 2015 hundreds of UPS and US Postal Service, FedEx, and other delivery company…

Editor (2023-08-29). Mass Media — Stop Being a Trump Megaphone and Cover Civic Critics Rebutting Him. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader / Nader.org Marc Fisher of the Washington Post is often the "go-to" reporter editors choose to write Page One stories that synthesize and analyze the Big Story of the Day. On August 17th, Mr. Fisher delivered a lengthy feature titled, "Trump Follows Tested 'Counterpuncher' Playbook in Face of Indictments." Alas, he gave readers a …

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-25). How America's 'News'-Media Sell Propaganda Instead of Journalism. theduran.com

Global Research News (2023-08-25). Selected Articles: "Canary in a COVID World: How Propaganda and Censorship Changed Our (My) World" globalresearch.ca By The inspired editors of this fascinating collection have managed to gain the confidence and cooperation of 34 thought leaders who …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-25). Understanding "Dictatorship" Beyond Propaganda. libya360.wordpress.com Erica Caines Since the proxy war in Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022, subsequent geopolitical shifts have created a situation for a restructuring towards a multipolar world. The distractions created by capitalist media have heightened confusion around how to discuss current geopolitical events. Despite the illusion of a free and fair press, as political scientist and…

Dan La Botz, Stephen R Shalom (2023-08-26). We Oppose McCarthyism and Apologizing for China. internationalviewpoint.org Here's how to oppose Cold War rhetoric and still be an internationalist who supports democracy and human rights. | – | / |

TASS (2023-08-25). India tries to depoliticize B20 meetings — expert. tass.com "If there is reference to the situation around Ukraine, then it is made without aggressive rhetoric," Alexander Shokhin noted…

MEE staff (2023-08-25). Palestine at the centre of free-speech battle on US campuses, academics say. middleeasteye.net Palestine at the centre of free-speech battle on US campuses, academics say | Methods used to blacklist pro-Palestinian academics are now being deployed against students and academics in other fields, experts say | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 21: 14 | Members of the Palestinian community protest against violence in the Gaza Strip, during a rally in Times Square, on 18 May 2018 in New York City (AFP) | As issues o…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-25). Anthony Fauci promotes the use of ventilators to treat covid; despite admitting more than a year ago they do more harm than good. expose-news.com

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). What's Behind EU's Censorship of Social Media & Search Engines? sputnikglobe.com The European Commission (EC) has stepped up pressure on online platforms under the pretext of creating "a safer digital space" free from "disinformation." Does the EC consider itself a gatekeeper of truth?

infobrics (2023-08-25). Western media spreading disinformation about alleged Prigozhin's death. infobrics.org Conspiracy theories about Russian government's "involvement" in plane accident are baseless and benefit the West.

Misión Verdad (2023-08-25). President Maduro's Discourse at BRICS Summit: Key Points. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, participated in the recently concluded 15th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the BRICS, held in Johannesburg, South Africa. This was the first time that Venezuela participated in a meeting of the largest emerging economies' cooperation bloc. | The following are the key points of his speech, given at the event titled "BRICS+ Rapprochement Dialogue," held on Wednesday, August 23. | Venezuela advocates for new international financial system | "Venezuela joins the call for the creation of a new global financial system that would allow us to carry out our transacti…

Taya Graham, Stephen Janis (2023-08-25). Cop watchers are being targeted by police, but they're not going down without a fight. therealnews.com A recent article in The Washington Post highlighting the growth of cop watcher YouTube channels provided a rare mainstream spotlight on a movement that's developed entirely outside of elite institutions. But for all The Washington Post got right, a lot was missed as well. Police Accountability Report sits down with popular YouTube cop watchers The Battousai and James Freeman to discuss the state of cop watching today and how the police are trying to make the practice illegal. | Pre-Production: Stephen Janis, Taya Graham, Adam Coley, Cameron Granadino | Studio Production: Adam Coley, Cameron Granadino |

John Pilger (2023-08-22). Silencing the Lambs. How Propaganda Works. globalresearch.ca

Michael F. Brown (2023-08-22). PragerU brings pro-Israel propaganda to Florida schools. electronicintifada.net DeSantis is keen to sanitize history from anti-Black race massacres in the US to the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

unitedEditor (2023-08-23). Senior Pakistani clerical delegation visits Uighur region. uwidata.com Reporting from Urumqi / China Delegations of clerics visiting China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region are proving that Western media and Uighur separatists' claims that "China is banning Islam and practicing genocide against Uighur" are false. The last important visit came from Pakistan, a country with high Islamic sensitivity. Between July 16-19, a delegation of senior Pakistani clerics …

jamanetwork (2023-08-22). Coordinated Care for Optimization of Cardiovascular Preventive Therapies in Patients With Diabetes—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply The Coordinating Cardiology Clinics Randomized Trial of Interventions to Improve Outcomes (COORDINATE)—Diabetes trial was designed and powered to assess the effect of a multicomponent intervention on evidence-based medication prescription among patients with diabetes and atherosclerotic vascular disease, rather than on levels for risk factors or hard clinical outcomes. Because we did not mandate follow-up assessment of risk factors such as cholesterol or glycemic measurements, and because this trial was conducted during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, only a minority of patients received these…

Valeriy Krylko (2023-08-22). Private Cybersecurity Organizations Are Being Used For Under-Cover Espionage as George Orwell's 1984 Nightmare Becomes More and More a Reality. covertactionmagazine.com Everything that was once created for the common good turns into a farce nowadays. All words about international cooperation are just empty words. A case in point is the professed commitment of high-level politicians to combating cyber-crime when we have evidence that cyber-security organizations are being used as a cover for undercover espionage. The UN …

Staff (2023-08-22). McCarthyism Is Back: Together We Can Stop It. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is one of hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals who have already signed on to this statement against a red-baiting attack in the New York Times aiming to incite repression against anti-imperialist organizations in the United States. We urge you to sign on to the statement here: actionnetwork.org/forms/mccarthyism-is-back-together-we-can-stop-it McCarthyism …

Anonymous (2023-08-23). Caltech Labor Consultant Enabled Scott Svonkin's Alleged Abusive Behavior. indybay.org Pasadena CalTech University's Labor Consultant Annie Goldman-Reed was previously was a low-level administrator at Los Angeles Valley College. In 2017, she ran a campaign to discredit a fellow trustees allegations of abusive behavior. This followed years a smear campaigns against other LACCD whistleblowers.

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-22). US Officials Criticize Ukraine's Tactics, Say Troops are Too Spread Out. news.antiwar.com US and Western officials speaking to The New York Times blamed Ukraine's struggling counteroffensive on Kyiv's tactics, saying Ukrainian troops are too spread out. US officials said that Ukraine's primary goal is to sever Russia's land bridge to Crimea but that Ukraine has placed its troops and firepower equally along the entire front, in the …

Igor Derysh (2023-08-22). Trump's Former Chief of Staff Is Cooperating With Jack Smith's Investigation. truthout.org Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows quietly decided to cooperate with special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutors after they challenged former President Donald Trump's claims of executive privilege, according to The New York Times. Meadows "commenced a delicate dance" with federal prosecutors after receiving a subpoena from a grand jury over the winter, the outlet reported. |

infobrics (2023-08-22). Cracks beginning to emerge between Washington and Kiev. infobrics.org Ukraine is running out of possibilities for a counteroffensive – The Washington Post.

Igor Derysh (2023-08-22). Trump's Former Chief of Staff Is Cooperating With Jack Smith's Investigation. truthout.org Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows quietly decided to cooperate with special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutors after they challenged former President Donald Trump's claims of executive privilege, according to The New York Times. Meadows "commenced a delicate dance" with federal prosecutors after receiving a subpoena from a grand jury over the winter, the outlet reported. |

infobrics (2023-08-22). Cracks beginning to emerge between Washington and Kiev. infobrics.org Ukraine is running out of possibilities for a counteroffensive – The Washington Post.

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-08-20). Evil, Scary China Refuses To Passively Let Us Encircle It: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | It's not the big, glaring, obvious lies that get you. The New York Times is the world's most destructive propaganda outlet not because it publishes giant ham-fisted whoppers, but because it appears trustworthy. Its reporting looks authoritative. Children are taught in school that it's what credible news media looks like. This lets the well-crafted propaganda slide into people's minds, undetected and without resistance. | ‚ùñ | The western media are so ridiculously deceitful and propagandistic that the fact that popular comedy sho…

Julie Hollar (2023-08-19). NYT reveals that a Tech mogul likes China—and that McCarthyism is alive and well. mronline.org "A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a U.S. Tech Mogul," the New York Times (8/5/23) announced on its front page. "The Times unraveled a financial network that stretches from Chicago to Shanghai and uses American nonprofits to push Chinese talking points worldwide," read the subhead.

WSWS (2023-08-19). All-out propaganda blitz by Teamsters bureaucrats in final days of UPS vote. wsws.org With the end of voting next Tuesday, the Teamsters bureaucracy is engaged in a desperate, last-ditch effort to ensure the passage of the sellout contract for 340,000 workers at UPS, combining a public relations blitz on social media with intimidation tactics against rank-and-file opponents.

Julie Hollar, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-08-19). The New York Times Reveals That A Tech Mogul Likes China. popularresistance.org "A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a US Tech Mogul," the New York Times (8/5/23) announced on its front page. "The Times unraveled a financial network that stretches from Chicago to Shanghai and uses American nonprofits to push Chinese talking points worldwide," read the subhead. | This ostensibly major scoop ran more than 3,000 words and painted a picture of multimillionaire socialist Neville Roy Singham and the activist groups he funds as shady agents of Chinese propaganda. The piece even referenced the Foreign Agents Registration Act, noting that "none of Mr. Singham's nonprofits have registered unde…

LEPAIO (2023-08-20). No More AFL-CIO Support For Coups On The 50th Anniversary Of The 1973 Chile Coup. indybay.org September 11, 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the US coup in Chile that cost the lives of tens of thousands of workers and people. The AFL-CIO leadership was centrally involved in this coup and continues to cover up it's role and also continues to take tens of millions of dollars from the National Endowment For Democracy NED for operations in over 62 countries. An educational conference will be held in Washington DC on September 10 and a rally at the AFL-CIO headquarters on September 11th to demand justice and against the continued funding of the AFL-CIO international operations by the US government.

Dan La Botz, Stephen R Shalom (2023-08-20). We Oppose McCarthyism and Apologizing for China. internationalviewpoint.org Here's how to oppose Cold War rhetoric and still be an internationalist who supports democracy and human rights. | – | / |

Ralph Nader (2023-08-19). "That Lady from New England Who Shamed Us All." dissidentvoice.org The mass media is reluctant to recognize civic heroes unless they display physical bravery such as rushing into a burning building to save a child. The media also lavishes vast coverage on sports heroes and entertainers. Unnoticed by the mass media was how it came about that the Illinois legislature, overcome by corporate lobbyists, passed legislation allowing …

repost (2023-08-20). Tom Hayden: The CIA Student-Activism Phase & Ian Masters On KPFA. indybay.org The bringing on of pro-war propagandist propagandist Ian Masters raises question about who is running KPFA and "The Protectors"

repost (2023-08-19). Why Is KPFA's Manager Keeping Mark Mericle On The Air & Costing the Station Thousands? indybay.org KPFA's manager continues to keep KPFA news director on the air even though he faces serious charges of sexual harassment. The same KPFA manager put pro-war propagandist and Philadelphia police supporter Ian Masters on the air or 9 hours a week. Masters is for the continued imprisonment of Mumia Abu-Jamal. What is going on at KPFA?>

Farooq Tariq (2023-08-20). Protest rally of Huqooq e Khalq Party breached police barriers to reach Governor House. internationalviewpoint.org "Protesters of Haqooq e Khalq party were chanting slogans against IMF and the ruling coalition." | – | / |

sputnikglobe (2023-08-19). West's Slogans Change, But Goal of Bending World to Its Will Remain Unchanged — Lavrov. sputnikglobe.com The Ukrainian crisis has resulted in the acceleration of global processes aimed at the creation of a new global economic, political and security architecture to challenge the unipolar hegemony of the United States and its allies. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has played a key role in helping to facilitate this global transformation.

TASS (2023-08-20). Russian forces neutralize four Ukrainian subversive groups Zaporozhye, DPR over past day. tass.com According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, they operated in the areas of the settlements of Marfopol, Chervonoye and Urozhaynoye…

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-20). US 'Fears' Ukraine Is Too 'Casualty Averse'. news.antiwar.com The New York Times reported on Friday that US officials "fear" Ukraine has become "casualty averse" as Ukrainian commanders have not been pushing as hard against Russia's defenses as the US would like due to a high cost in Ukrainian lives. The report reads: "American officials say they fear that Ukraine has become casualty averse, …

Seth Galinsky (2023-08-19). 'New York Times' opens new witch hunt on political rights. themilitant.com NEW YORK — With language virtually inviting government prosecutions and other punitive action, the New York Times published a front-page article Aug. 5 claiming that several organizations and individuals in the United States are part of "a financial network that stretches from Chicago to Shanghai and uses American nonprofits to push Chinese talking points worldwide." | The Times — the paper of "record" of the U.S. ruling class — dedicated considerable resources to the lengthy screed, bylined by four "investigative" reporters on three continents with the aid of seven other reporters and researche…

Author Blank (2023-08-19). SWP: Defend free speech, political rights! themilitant.com Below is a statement issued Aug. 15 by Róger Calero, Socialist Workers Party candidate for New York City Council District 48. | Working people and all defenders of constitutional protections of free speech and assembly should oppose the campaign by the New York Times, now backed by Sen. Marco Rubio, for investigations and prosecution as "unregistered" foreign agents — in this case, for the government of China — of members or supporters of Codepink, People's Forum and other organizations. We oppose any attempts to take away the tax exempt status of groups cited by the Times. | Since its enactment in 19…

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies (2023-08-19). "US-Backed Roll of the Dice Leaves Ukraine in Worse Crisis" dissidentvoice.org President Biden speaks to General Mark Milley after his 2023 State of the Union speech. (Photo credit: Francis Chung/Politico) President Biden wrote in the New York Times in June 2022 that the United States was arming Ukraine to "fight on the battlefield and be in the strongest possible position at the negotiating table." Ukraine's fall …

Anand Naidoo (2023-08-19). The Heat: U.S. Migrant Crisis. america.cgtn.com Illegal crossings along the U.S. southern border are on the rise again, three months after the Biden administration issued new asylum restrictions. More than 130,000 migrants were apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in July according to data obtained by The Washington Post. That's a 30% …

Pablo Jofré Leal (2023-08-18). Fracaso de la contraofensiva ucraniana. globalizacion.ca Durante los últimos tres meses la propaganda occidental, abundante y con recurso ilimitados ha inundado los medios televisivos, radiales, gráficos, las redes sociales del planeta, para sostener que el régimen de Kiev avanza a paso decidido y con resultados positivos,…

LEPAIO (2023-08-18). No More AFL-CIO Support For Coups On The 50th Anniversary Of The 1973 Chile Coup. indybay.org September 11, 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the US coup in Chile that cost the lives of tens of thousands of workers and people. The AFL-CIO leadership was centrally involved in this coup and continues to cover up it's role and also continues to take tens of millions of dollars from the National Endowment For Democracy NED for operations in over 62 countries. An educational conference will be held in Washington DC on September 10 and a rally at the AFL-CIO headquarters on September 11th to demand justice and against the continued funding of the AFL-CIO international operations by the US government.

Karsten Riise (2023-08-18). Ukraine is Failing Miserably in its "Counteroffensive": Is a New Discourse in the West Unfolding? globalresearch.ca

Michael Fox (2023-08-17). El Salvador's model of authoritarianism may be spreading to countries like Costa Rica and Honduras. therealnews.com Costa Rica, a tourist's paradise and a country without a military, has historically been one of Central America's strongest democracies, but times are changing. Last year, Costa Ricans elected Rodrigo Chaves, a man fashioned in the mold of Donald Trump, as their new president. In office, Chaves has attacked his political opponents, focusing particularly on the media and universities, and he has harnessed the power of social media to push conspiracy theories and fake news. And, as of late June, Chaves had the fourth highest approval rating—71%—of any public official in the world. Chaves's popular…

repost (2023-08-18). Why Is KPFA's Manager Keeping Mark Mericle On The Air & Costing the Station Thousands? indybay.org KPFA's manager continues to keep KPFA news director on the air even though he faces serious charges of sexual harassment. The same KPFA manager put pro-war propagandist and Philadelphia police supporter Ian Masters on the air or 9 hours a week. Masters is for the continued imprisonment of Mumia Abu-Jamal. What is going on at KPFA?>

repost (2023-08-18). Tom Hayden: The CIA Student-Activism Phase & Ian Masters On KPFA. indybay.org The bringing on of pro-war propagandist propagandist Ian Masters raises question about who is running KPFA and "The Protectors"

Dan Cohen, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-08-17). US Apparel Industry Endorses Looming Haiti Invasion. popularresistance.org As the Biden administration works diligently to organize an invasion of Haiti — most recently with Kenya's pledge to send 1,000 police officers — the sweatshop labor industry is celebrating. | American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) president and CEO Steve Lamar applauded Kenya's recent announcement that it would send 1,000 police officers in support of an "anti-gang" mission, telling the trade publication Sourcing Journal that it "reinforces that a country like Kenya has shared values, and shared prosperity, with the United States and with Haiti, and is trying to be a long-term partner. He a…

Mike Whitney (2023-08-18). Anti-China Brainwashing Is the Fast-Track to War. Mike Whitney. globalresearch.ca

Chris Walker (2023-08-17). Items Seized in Raid of Kansas Newspaper to Be Returned, County Official Says. truthout.org Officials in Marion County, Kansas, announced on Wednesday that they would return items that were seized from a newspaper under highly controversial, and likely illegal, circumstances. Five police officers from the town and two sheriff's deputies raided the offices of The Marion County Record last week, ostensibly to find evidence over whether the paper had illegally obtained information about… |

WSWS (2023-08-18). Trump incites threats of fascist violence against grand jurors and judges. wsws.org In a clear and obvious threat of violence, supporters of ex-president Donald Trump have posted on the internet the names and addresses of every member of the Fulton County, Georgia grand jury that indicted Trump.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-17). Comprehensive Overview: Understanding Digital Yuan Minting. southfront.org SPONSORED: | Illustrative Image | By providing transparency, security, and efficiency, blockchain enhances the integrity and trustworthiness of the currency system. This article is about the minting process of digital yuan and the role of blockchain in Digital Yuan Minting. The complexities of minting Digital Yuan are better navigated with sophisticated platforms like the The Minting Process of Digital Yua…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-18). NYTimes' McCarthyite 'Exposé' Carries Water for the MAGA Right. orinocotribune.com By Communist Party USA — Aug 11, 2023 | It's official: The new Cold War is on—and the New York Times "proves" it by warning of a nefarious Chinese plot to influence U.S. public opinion. | In

John Catalinotto (2023-08-17). NY Times publishes hit job on anti-war activists; solidarity must be the answer. workers.org Left, Jodie Evans of Code Pink, who the New York Times attacked for the group's straightforward message. Once in a while, the New York Times runs an article that reveals what this media conglomerate really represents. People often call the Times "liberal." That's because it seems to oppose some of . . . |

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-08-14). THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION OF ALL TIME: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | The 2024 presidential election will be THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION OF ALL TIME, because if Americans don't make the correct choice between the two candidates something terrible might happen to their country. The US might even turn into an abusive totalitarian dystopia where everyone's mind is controlled by propaganda engineered to shape them into unthinking gear-turners for a globe-spanning empire. | ‚ùñ | People on one side of the partisan divide are being trained to fear a future fascist takeover. | People on the other side are…

ecsorinoco (2023-08-14). Sergei Shoigu's Tactics are Beginning to Give Excellent Results. orinocotribune.com By Slavisha Milacic — Aug 11, 2023 | Having failed negotiations with Moscow in the spring of 2022, and launching a counteroffensive that allowed their forces to claw back several districts of the Kharkiv region, in September of that same year, the Kyiv authorities started telling their allies that a Ukrainian victory was now a done deal. At the same time, Ukrainian propaganda and the pro-Western opposition inside Russia, were busy convincing the people of the Russian Federation of the Russian army's inability to resist the "modernized Ukrainian forces," and making them believe that there were disagreements…

WSWS (2023-08-14). Sanders promotes UAW bureaucracy, economic nationalism in online event. wsws.org Sanders' and Fain's rhetorical appeals to social discontent were combined with a lying narrative which covered up for the Democratic Party and the UAW bureaucracy, which are both centrally responsible for creating the conditions workers now confront.

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-15). Kansas Newspaper Owner Died After Police Raid 'Hitler Tactics'. popularresistance.org

Editor (2023-08-15). 'These Are Hitler Tactics': Illegal Police Raids Effectively Shut Down Kansas Newspaper. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Joan Meyer, the 98-year-old co-owner of the Marion County Record in Kansas, had worked at the newspaper for over 50 years. She died after the newspaper was targeted in illegal police raids on August 11. Marion city police and the Marion County sheriff's office, according to the Record, raided …

Staff (2023-08-15). Demand Marcus Corporation Not Host the Hateful Moms For Liberty (Moms For Bigotry) in Milwaukee! — Say NO to the Adolph Hitler Quoting Bradley Foundation Funded Group! wibailoutpeople.org

Staff (2023-08-15). Moms For Liberty (Moms For Bigotry): Foot Soldiers for Capitalism. wibailoutpeople.org Adolf Hitler Quoted in Newsletter: | In a recent newsletter from the Indiana chapter of Moms for Liberty, it was discovered that the group had quoted Adolf Hitler in its inaugural newsletter. In the first version of the letter, it included the quote, "'He alone, who OWNS the youth, GAINS the future,' and cited Hitler. While the origin of the quote is not entirely clear, it has been attributed in numerous historical texts to a 1935 rally speech by the Nazi lead…

Staff (2023-08-15). Moms For Liberty (Moms For Bigotry) Funded by Right-Wing National Network; Group Hates Kids, Quotes Hitler. wibailoutpeople.org Adolf Hitler Quoted in Newsletter: | In a recent newsletter from the Indiana chapter of Moms for Liberty, it was discovered that the group had quoted Adolf Hitler in its inaugural newsletter. In the first version of the letter, it included the quote, "'He alone, who OWNS the youth, GAINS the future,' and cited Hitler. While the origin of the quote is not entirely clear, it has been attributed in numerous historical texts to a 1935 rally speech by the Nazi leader." W…

repost (2023-08-15). Why Is KPFA's Manager Keeping Mark Mericle On The Air & Costing the Station Thousands? indybay.org KPFA's manager continues to keep KPFA news director on the air even though he faces serious charges of sexual harassment. The same KPFA manager put pro-war propagandist and Philadelphia police supporter Ian Masters on the air or 9 hours a week. Masters is for the continued imprisonment of Mumia Abu-Jamal. What is going on at KPFA?>

Kit Klarenberg (2023-08-15). Western press fetishizes Ukrainian amputees as limb loss epidemic grows. thegrayzone.com With Ukrainian forces reportedly suffering a level of amputations reminiscent of WWI, a New York Times proxy war propagandist is spinning amputees as sex symbols and painting their gruesome injuries as "magical." After 18 months of devastating proxy warfare, the scale of the depletion of the Ukrainian military is so extensive that even mainstream sources have been forced to concede the cruel reality. On August 1, The Wall Street Journal reported that "between 20,000 and 50,000 Ukrainians" have "lost one …

Dana Sanchez (2023-08-15). Fact Check: Singers And Rappers Got Over $100 Million In Covid Money From Government. moguldom.com Dozens of businesses controlled by big-name artists received government grants with no obligation to repay the money through a covid relief program called The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG). Dubbed "Save Our Stages," the aid bill was marketed or hyped to Congress and approved by Congress as supporting small venues and behind-the-scenes workers — not …

WSWS (2023-08-15). US Labor Department uses spurious arguments to reject Will Lehman's election complaint, sanctions disenfranchisement of UAW members. wsws.org The August 8 letter from the Office of Labor-Management Standards Enforcement ignores the widespread evidence of voter suppression by the UAW bureaucracy.

WSWS (2023-08-15). Biden's Labor Department uses spurious arguments to reject Will Lehman's election complaint, sanctions disenfranchisement of UAW members. wsws.org The August 8 letter from the Office of Labor-Management Standards Enforcement ignores the widespread evidence of voter suppression by the UAW bureaucracy.

Ryan Cristián (2023-08-14). Shelby Thomson Interview — Locals Convinced Maui Fires Not Accident As Evidence Suggests Foul Play. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today Shelby Thomson, co-founder of Unjected, and resident of Maui, here to discuss what she has witnessed, as well as what her family experienced, in surviving the fires that have devastated the island of Maui, and entirely destroyed the historic and rebellious town of Lahaina. We discuss the many failures and ineptitudes of

ecns.cn (2023-08-15). Facts, lessons still need to be told 78 years after Japan surrender in war. ecns.cn Seventy eight years ago, the Japanese government officially announced its unconditional surrender, signifying the end of World War II and the victory of people worldwide against fascism.

ecsorinoco (2023-08-14). Sergei Shoigu's Tactics are Beginning to Give Excellent Results. orinocotribune.com By Slavisha Milacic — Aug 11, 2023 | Having failed negotiations with Moscow in the spring of 2022, and launching a counteroffensive that allowed their forces to claw back several districts of the Kharkiv region, in September of that same year, the Kyiv authorities started telling their allies that a Ukrainian victory was now a done deal. At the same time, Ukrainian propaganda and the pro-Western opposition inside Russia, were busy convincing the people of the Russian Federation of the Russian army's inability to resist the "modernized Ukrainian forces," and making them believe that there were disagreements…

Defending Rights, Dissent. (2023-08-14). McCarthyism Is Back, And It's Coming For The Peace Movement. popularresistance.org Defending Rights & Dissent condemns in the strongest possible terms the increasing McCarthyite attacks on leftwing and peace groups critical of US-policy towards China. As tensions between the US and China escalate, we have unsurprisingly seen attacks against those who dissent from the prevailing foreign policy orthodoxy. Over the weekend, the New York Times published an inflammatory regurgitation of innuendo, aspersions, and propaganda focusing on a number of groups, including Code Pink and the People's Forum. With the "paper of record" giving these smears a veneer of legitimacy, Senator Marco Rubio sent a…

Andrew Korybko (2023-08-13). Kyrgyzstan Is The US' Next Regime Change Target. thealtworld.com What Senator Menendez demands is nothing short of a soft coup brought about by voluntarily reversing Kyrgyzstan's recent "Democratic Security" successes under the Damocles' sword of "security and economic" consequences if it dares to refuse. If he has his way, then suspected Color Revolutionaries will be released from prison, Western "NGO" intel fronts will be allowed to meddle with impunity, and their allied propaganda outlets will once again incessantly spew anti-state disinformation for provoking riots. | Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez conveyed his country's intentions to overt…

WSWS (2023-08-14). Sanders promotes UAW bureaucracy, economic nationalism in online event. wsws.org Sanders' and Fain's rhetorical appeals to social discontent were combined with a lying narrative which covered up for the Democratic Party and the UAW bureaucracy, which are both centrally responsible for creating the conditions workers now confront.

Kevin Gosztola (2023-08-13). 'These Are Hitler Tactics': Illegal Police Raids Effectively Shut Down Kansas Newspaper. thedissenter.org Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-13). 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.

ecns.cn (2023-08-14). China won't 'sit idle' if Germany bans Chinese 5G gear recklessly: ambassador. ecns.cn China will not 'sit idle' if Germany decides to ban Chinese telecommunication firms from the country's 5G network construction without offering hard evidence that Chinese firms pose a so-called "national security" threat.

Ryan Cristián (2023-08-14). Shelby Thomson Interview — Locals Convinced Maui Fires Not Accident As Evidence Suggests Foul Play. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today Shelby Thomson, co-founder of Unjected, and resident of Maui, here to discuss what she has witnessed, as well as what her family experienced, in surviving the fires that have devastated the island of Maui, and entirely destroyed the historic and rebellious town of Lahaina. We discuss the many failures and ineptitudes of

teleSUR (2023-08-14). Niger Junta To Prosecute President Bazoum for High Treason. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the perpetrators of the coup in Niger against President Mohamed Bazoum announced their intention to prosecute the ousted leader for high treason and undermining the country's security, in a statement read on national television. | Related: | "So far, the government of Niger has gathered… evidence to prosecute the deposed president and his local and foreign accomplices before the competent national and international bodies for…

Caitlin A. Johnstone (2023-08-14). New York Times helps Marco Rubio push persecution of antiwar leftists. mronline.org Citing a recent McCarthyite smear piece by The New York Times, Senator Marco Rubio published a letter on Wednesday that he'd sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the investigation of American leftist antiwar groups, claiming they are "tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and operating with impunity in the United States."

Staff (2023-08-14). NY Times exposes its colonial and fossil fuel biases as one writer's response to Hawaiian wildfires is 'Rolex!'. thecanary.co A New York Times's (NYT) journalist's abhorrent tweet on Hawaii's devastating wildfires is exactly what you should expect from an elite corporate outlet that has shilled for the fossil fuel industry. Since Tuesday 8 August, a deadly wildfire has ripped through a Hawaiian town. So far, the blaze has killed nearly a hundred people in Lahaina …

Leonid Savin (2023-08-14). La UE no tiene voluntad política propia. thealtworld.com No importa lo que diga la UE sobre la necesidad de un enfoque más independiente en la toma de decisiones sobre cuestiones clave, todas esas declaraciones y afirmaciones, como los planes de autonomía estratégica de Alemania y Francia, pueden considerarse sonidos vacíos. | En vísperas de la cumbre de la OTAN, The New York Times Los autores comienzan el artículo con los últimos acontecimientos, incluida la…

Leonid Savin (2023-08-14). L'UE n'a pas de volonté politique propre. thealtworld.com Quoi que dise l'UE sur la nécessité d'une approche plus indépendante de la prise de décision sur les questions clés, toutes les déclarations et affirmations de ce type, comme les plans d'autonomie stratégique de l'Allemagne et de la France, peuvent être considérées comme des sons creux. | A la veille du sommet de l'OTAN, le New York Times a Les auteurs commencent l'article par les développem…

Dean Baker (2023-08-13). The WaPo's "Unluckiest Generation" Are Doing Relatively Well in Becoming Homeowners. cepr.net The Washington Post told readers that the current generation of young people is finding it much harder to become homeowners than young people did in the past. The data disagree with this claim. While young people (under age 35) did become homeowners at higher rates in the early and mid-eighties and the late 1990s until …

Leonid Savin (2023-08-14). L'UE n'a pas de volonté politique propre. thealtworld.com Quoi que dise l'UE sur la nécessité d'une approche plus indépendante de la prise de décision sur les questions clés, toutes les déclarations et affirmations de ce type, comme les plans d'autonomie stratégique de l'Allemagne et de la France, peuvent être considérées comme des sons creux. | A la veille du sommet de l'OTAN, le New York Times a Les auteurs commencent l'article par les développem…

Dean Baker (2023-08-13). The WaPo's "Unluckiest Generation" Are Doing Relatively Well in Becoming Homeowners. cepr.net The Washington Post told readers that the current generation of young people is finding it much harder to become homeowners than young people did in the past. The data disagree with this claim. While young people (under age 35) did become homeowners at higher rates in the early and mid-eighties and the late 1990s until …

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Electoral Ban Begins in Argentina Ahead of Primary Elections. telesurenglish.net Argentina entered on Friday into the so-called electoral ban, with the prohibition of proselytizing acts and campaign propaganda. | RELATED: | On August 13, Argentines will go to the polls for the Primary, Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory (PASO) elections where the candidates who will be able to compete in the general elections on October 22 will be defined. | The electoral ban started to be in force as from 08: 00 lo…

Susan Bonath (2023-08-11). Caught in the discourse of power. indybay.org The problem is that the country called Ukraine does not belong to the wage-dependent Ukrainian people. This state, for which the Ukrainians have gone to war, is, like every capitalist state apparatus, an instrument of power of the rulers.. The powerful have always been forcing a classic Stockholm syndrome on the population with their propaganda.

Patricia Harrity (2023-08-11). Dr Michael Yeadon: Why I Don't Believe There Ever Was a Covid Virus. expose-news.com Doctor Michael Yeadon has published over 40 original research articles and since 2011 has consulted to more than 20 biotechnology companies. Prior to consulting as an independent, he was Vice President and …

Anonymous834 (2023-08-11). The Censors Down Under: The ACMA Gambit On Misinformation And Disinformation. southfront.org Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | In January 2010, the then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, doing what she does best, grasped a platitude and ran with it in launching, of all things, an institution called the Newseum. "Information freedom," The same figure has encouraged the prosecution of such info…

ecns.cn (2023-08-11). Beijing speaks out against U.S.' cyber deployments. ecns.cn Beijing opposes Washington's deployment of cyber forces in China's neighbors and condemns its disinformation campaign, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-11). Eritrea Celebrates Freedom. popularresistance.org I was honored to speak at the 49th annual National Council of Eritrean Americans conference and festival recently held in Tacoma, Washington. Black Agenda Report has always been a staunch defender of the rights of the Eritrean people to live free from U.S. domination. BAR exposes the lies that are told about that nation by the U.S. and their partners in corporate media. The late Glen Ford was especially keen to explain why this country, which is referred to as a "prison camp" and which is described in the most negative and inaccurate ways possible, is in fact a functioning state which overcomes the hardships crea…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Brazilian Supreme Annuls Evidence Against Ecuadorian Jorge Glas. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) annulled the evidence presented by the Odebrecht company against former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. | RELATED: | "The annulment is based on the fact that the evidence was delivered without judicial authorization and without respecting due legal process," Juscogens law firm reported, stressing that the Citizen Revolution militant was unjustly sentenced to pris…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-11). Ice melting to be more common and severe. plenglish.com With drastic action now needed to limit global warming to the Paris Agreement target of 1.5 ∞C, the scientists warn that recent extremes in Antarctica may be the tip of the iceberg. | The study reviews evidence of extreme events in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, including weather, sea ice, ocean temperatures, glacier and ice shelf systems, and biodiversity on land and sea. | It concludes that Antarctica's fragile environments "may well be subject to considerable stress and damage in future years and decades" — and calls for urgent policy action to protect it. | "Antarctic change has global implica…

CounterSpin (2023-08-11). Shankar Narayan on Facial Misrecognition, Braxton Brewington on Student Debt Abolition. fair.org CounterSpin230811.mp3 New York Times ( This week on CounterSpin: Why was Detroit mother

Craig Murray. (2023-08-11). When A CIA Asset Becomes A CIA Liability. popularresistance.org Fernando Villavicencio, who with the Guardian's Luke Harding and Dan Collyns fabricated the notorious Guardian front page lie that Paul Manafort and Julian Assange held pro-Trump meetings in the Ecuadorean Embassy, has been shot dead in Ecuador. | The appalling lie, which the Guardian's $700,000 a year editor has refused to retract or remove, despite criticism even from the Washington Post which named Villavicencio as the fabricator, was aimed to give support to Clinton's flagging "Russiagate" invention, which was crumbling fast.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-11). Defunct "Counter-Offensive", Non-Existent Ukraine Air Force: "F-16 Training for Ukrainian Pilots Faces Delays and Uncertainty". Washington Post. globalresearch.ca

Kyle Anzalone (2023-08-11). Delays Push F-16 Transfer to Ukraine Until Next Summer. news.antiwar.com Delays have caused the North Atlantic alliance to push back the expected arrival of F-16s in Ukraine until next summer. Currently, only six Ukrainian pilots are engaged in the training program. According to the Washington Post, the revised timeline reflects that Western countries see the F-16s as a part of Ukraine's long-term defense but not …

The Washington Post (2023-08-11). Defunct "Counter-Offensive", Non-Existent Ukraine Air Force: F-16 Training for Ukrainian Pilots Faces Delays and Uncertainty. Washington Post. globalresearch.ca

Susan Bonath (2023-08-11). Caught in the discourse of power. indybay.org The problem is that the country called Ukraine does not belong to the wage-dependent Ukrainian people. This state, for which the Ukrainians have gone to war, is, like every capitalist state apparatus, an instrument of power of the rulers.. The powerful have always been forcing a classic Stockholm syndrome on the population with their propaganda.

Frank Cappello (2023-08-10). LEVER TIME: How PragerU's Propaganda Machine Infiltrated Florida's Schools. levernews.com

Patricia Harrity (2023-08-11). Dr Michael Yeadon: Why I Don't Believe There Ever Was a Covid Virus. expose-news.com Doctor Michael Yeadon has published over 40 original research articles and since 2011 has consulted to more than 20 biotechnology companies. Prior to consulting as an independent, he was Vice President and …

The Exposé (2023-08-10). Fauci Lied; 120k+ Children Died: Secret CDC Report confirms Hundreds of Thousands of Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA following roll-out of COVID-19 Vaccines. expose-news.com Time and time again throughout 2021, Dr. Anthony Fauci, stood at the podium, the bright lights of the cameras blinding him as he faced the nation. With a steady hand, he held …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-08-11). The Censors Down Under: The ACMA Gambit on Misinformation and Disinformation. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-08-11). Beijing speaks out against U.S.' cyber deployments. ecns.cn Beijing opposes Washington's deployment of cyber forces in China's neighbors and condemns its disinformation campaign, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-11). Eritrea Celebrates Freedom. popularresistance.org I was honored to speak at the 49th annual National Council of Eritrean Americans conference and festival recently held in Tacoma, Washington. Black Agenda Report has always been a staunch defender of the rights of the Eritrean people to live free from U.S. domination. BAR exposes the lies that are told about that nation by the U.S. and their partners in corporate media. The late Glen Ford was especially keen to explain why this country, which is referred to as a "prison camp" and which is described in the most negative and inaccurate ways possible, is in fact a functioning state which overcomes the hardships crea…

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-10). Colombia: Semana Magazine Accused of Spreading Fake News About ELN Plot to Assassinate Attorney General. orinocotribune.com Colombia's Semana magazine published a fake news trying to incriminate Venezuela in an alleged plot orchestrated by the Colombian guerrilla organization National Liberation Army (ELN) to assassinate the attorney general of Colombia, Francisco Barbosa, who is linked to former President àÅlvaro Uribe. | For months, Semana has been carrying out media campaigns attempting to undermine the government of President Gustavo Petro, among them was the publication of the audios of former Colombian Ambassador to Venezuela Armando Benedetti. | This time, a few hours after the formal start of the ceasefire between the Co…

Editor (2023-08-10). How Swedish Love for the US Turned Deadly. scheerpost.com By Eleanor Goldfield / Project Censored Generally speaking, Swedes really love the US. And I don't just mean, oh we love the Brad Pitt movies and the whimsical images of Sunset Blvd (which by the way is way less whimsical in real life). No, I mean that Swedes really love the whole propagandized packaged-with-a-bloody-bow-on-top United States. There …

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Brazilian Supreme Annuls Evidence Against Ecuadorian Jorge Glas. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) annulled the evidence presented by the Odebrecht company against former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. | RELATED: | "The annulment is based on the fact that the evidence was delivered without judicial authorization and without respecting due legal process," Juscogens law firm reported, stressing that the Citizen Revolution militant was unjustly sentenced to pris…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-11). Ice melting to be more common and severe. plenglish.com With drastic action now needed to limit global warming to the Paris Agreement target of 1.5 ∞C, the scientists warn that recent extremes in Antarctica may be the tip of the iceberg. | The study reviews evidence of extreme events in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, including weather, sea ice, ocean temperatures, glacier and ice shelf systems, and biodiversity on land and sea. | It concludes that Antarctica's fragile environments "may well be subject to considerable stress and damage in future years and decades" — and calls for urgent policy action to protect it. | "Antarctic change has global implica…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-10). LancetGate: "Scientific Corona Lies" and Big Pharma Corruption. Hydroxychloroquine vs. Gilead's Remdesivir. globalresearch.ca The campaign against HCQ is carried out through slanderous political statements, media smears, not to mention an authoritative peer reviewed "evaluation" published on May 22nd by The Lancet, which was based on fake figures and test trials.

CounterSpin (2023-08-11). Shankar Narayan on Facial Misrecognition, Braxton Brewington on Student Debt Abolition. fair.org CounterSpin230811.mp3 New York Times ( This week on CounterSpin: Why was Detroit mother

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-10). Report: US, Iran Reach Deal on Prisoner Release and Frozen Funds. news.antiwar.com The US and Iran have reached a deal that will free five Americans in exchange for the US releasing some Iranians and granting Tehran limited access to $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds, The New York Times reported Thursday. Sources told the Times that the negotiations have been going on quietly for two years. Prisoner …

Craig Murray. (2023-08-11). When A CIA Asset Becomes A CIA Liability. popularresistance.org Fernando Villavicencio, who with the Guardian's Luke Harding and Dan Collyns fabricated the notorious Guardian front page lie that Paul Manafort and Julian Assange held pro-Trump meetings in the Ecuadorean Embassy, has been shot dead in Ecuador. | The appalling lie, which the Guardian's $700,000 a year editor has refused to retract or remove, despite criticism even from the Washington Post which named Villavicencio as the fabricator, was aimed to give support to Clinton's flagging "Russiagate" invention, which was crumbling fast.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-11). Defunct "Counter-Offensive", Non-Existent Ukraine Air Force: "F-16 Training for Ukrainian Pilots Faces Delays and Uncertainty". Washington Post. globalresearch.ca

Kyle Anzalone (2023-08-11). Delays Push F-16 Transfer to Ukraine Until Next Summer. news.antiwar.com Delays have caused the North Atlantic alliance to push back the expected arrival of F-16s in Ukraine until next summer. Currently, only six Ukrainian pilots are engaged in the training program. According to the Washington Post, the revised timeline reflects that Western countries see the F-16s as a part of Ukraine's long-term defense but not …

The Washington Post (2023-08-11). Defunct "Counter-Offensive", Non-Existent Ukraine Air Force: F-16 Training for Ukrainian Pilots Faces Delays and Uncertainty. Washington Post. globalresearch.ca

CounterSpin (2023-08-11). Shankar Narayan on Facial Misrecognition, Braxton Brewington on Student Debt Abolition. fair.org CounterSpin230811.mp3 New York Times ( This week on CounterSpin: Why was Detroit mother

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-10). Report: US, Iran Reach Deal on Prisoner Release and Frozen Funds. news.antiwar.com The US and Iran have reached a deal that will free five Americans in exchange for the US releasing some Iranians and granting Tehran limited access to $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds, The New York Times reported Thursday. Sources told the Times that the negotiations have been going on quietly for two years. Prisoner …

Craig Murray. (2023-08-11). When A CIA Asset Becomes A CIA Liability. popularresistance.org Fernando Villavicencio, who with the Guardian's Luke Harding and Dan Collyns fabricated the notorious Guardian front page lie that Paul Manafort and Julian Assange held pro-Trump meetings in the Ecuadorean Embassy, has been shot dead in Ecuador. | The appalling lie, which the Guardian's $700,000 a year editor has refused to retract or remove, despite criticism even from the Washington Post which named Villavicencio as the fabricator, was aimed to give support to Clinton's flagging "Russiagate" invention, which was crumbling fast.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-11). Defunct "Counter-Offensive", Non-Existent Ukraine Air Force: "F-16 Training for Ukrainian Pilots Faces Delays and Uncertainty". Washington Post. globalresearch.ca

Kyle Anzalone (2023-08-11). Delays Push F-16 Transfer to Ukraine Until Next Summer. news.antiwar.com Delays have caused the North Atlantic alliance to push back the expected arrival of F-16s in Ukraine until next summer. Currently, only six Ukrainian pilots are engaged in the training program. According to the Washington Post, the revised timeline reflects that Western countries see the F-16s as a part of Ukraine's long-term defense but not …

The Washington Post (2023-08-11). Defunct "Counter-Offensive", Non-Existent Ukraine Air Force: F-16 Training for Ukrainian Pilots Faces Delays and Uncertainty. Washington Post. globalresearch.ca