Daily Archives: September 11, 2018

2018-09-11: News Headlines

Morning Star (2018-09-11). Far right breakthrough prevented in Sweden. peoplesworld.org No one can dress up a far-right general election vote of 17.6 percent as good news, but nor should the disappointment felt by Sweden's Democrat fascists in suits be ignored. | The misnamed Democrats had hoped the result would be still better, claiming that they could score as much as 30 percent and replace the free-market conservative Moderate Party as the second party. | Even mainstream opinion polls suggested the party, with its roots in Keep Sweden Swedish nazi extremism, could hit 24 percent. | The Moderates lost ground, as did the country's largest party, the Social Democrats, but, alongside the Democrats' surge from 12.9 per cent to 17.6, the Left party, which polled below 6 per cent in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 general elections, rose to 8 percent. | Its 28 seats, alongside the Greens' depleted 15 and 101 for the…

Dave Lindorff (2018-09-11). The Kavanaugh Hearing is About Political Posturing, Not Keeping a Political Hack Off the High Court. counterpunch.org The politically ambitious mainstream Democratic Senator Cory Booker has been posing as a courageous man ready to put his seat in the Senate at risk by violating Senate rules and releasing "confidential" emails of Supreme Court nominee and current Appeals Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh at Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The truth More

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (2018-09-11). Leaked Clips from Censored Documentary on Israel Lobby Reveal Attacks on US Activists. therealnews.com Excerpts of the censored Al Jazeera undercover film on the Israel lobby in the US have started to be leaked. The Electronic Intifada's Ali Abunimah and the Grayzone Project's Max Blumenthal explain how these clips show the Israeli government backing attacks on American pro-Palestinian activists and Black Lives Matter

wsws (2018-09-10). A week of crisis and deepening dysfunction in US politics. wsws.org There is no progressive or democratic side in the conflict between Trump and his opponents within the military-intelligence apparatus, the corporate media, and the Democratic Party.

wsws (2018-09-10). Sri Lankan prime minister threatens increased internet and social media censorship. wsws.org Wickremesinghe's comments are part of the escalating global censorship of the internet and social media, and other attacks on democratic rights.

RT (2018-09-07). Censorship or battle against hate & abuse? Infowars Twitter ban fuels free speech debate. rt.com Twitter's move to ban controversial political commentator Alex Jones from the platform has been cheered by critics but called 'unconstitutional' by supporters, reigniting a fierce debate about freedom of speech and censorship.

RT (2018-09-07). 'Fake news' v 'alternative facts'? Libertarian presidential hopeful on Facebook censorship. rt.com Facebook's strategy to provide "alternative facts" to combat "fake news" will only result in political censorship that will cater for the interests of the Democratic Party, the Libertarians' presidential hopeful told RT.

Justin Anderson (2018-09-07). By Inviting and Disinviting Bannon, New Yorker Fell Into Its Own Trap. fair.org Steve Bannon (New Yorker, 5/1/17) | Corporate media just can't stop cluelessly digging their own grave. | The New Yorker on September 3 announced it had invited white nationalist grifter Steve Bannon, the former Trump strategist and former head of the racist conspiracy theory website Breitbart, to a top spot at the annual New Yorker Festival, the magazine's high-profile celebration of art, media and politics. It's not surprising that sharing a platform with the likes of Bannon impelled many of the other speakers to threaten to cancel their slots at the festival in protest, along with hordes of attendees asking for their money back. By mid-afternoon, the New Yorker had pulled the plug on Bannon's appearance. | Bannon was to be interviewed by editor David Remnick, who said he was hoping to

RT (2018-09-07). Fake news hated Lincoln too, Trump tells rally. rt.com President Donald Trump told a campaign-style rally in Montana that the Civil War-era 'fake news' press hated Abraham Lincoln too, and ridiculed him for his now-famous Gettysburg Address. |

Tom Engelhardt (2018-09-06). Trump's Biggest Crime Isn't Being Covered by the Mainstream Media. thenation.com Trump's Biggest Crime Isn't Being Covered by the Mainstream Media appeared first on The Nation.

RT (2018-09-06). 1 in 4 Americans & almost half of millennials deleted Facebook in wake of privacy scandals — study. rt.com After Facebook was accused of censorship and hammered by privacy scandals, a new study has found that one in four Americans have deleted the app from their phones. Among young people, this number is even higher. |

RT (2018-09-06). 'Treason or fake news?' Trump urges NYT to reveal its White House 'resistance' insider. rt.com Furious over an article allegedly penned by a senior official who claims to be a part of the White House resistance working against Trump, the US leader has urged the New York Times to reveal its "phony" anonymous source.

RT (2018-09-06). Israel targeted Black Lives Matter in bid to counter support for BDS — censored documentary leak. rt.com Footage leaked from an explosive, censored documentary on Israeli influence in the US reveals Israeli officials boasting of targeting Black Lives Matter and convincing Martin Luther King's friend to write pro-Israel propaganda.

Max Blumenthal (2018-09-05). Censored Documentary Exposes the Israeli Government's Attack on Black Lives Matter. grayzoneproject.com Exclusive footage from the censored Al Jazeera documentary, "The Lobby — USA," shows Israeli government officials taking credit for attacks…

RT (2018-09-04). Stormed off? Media dramatizes moment Monica Lewinsky leaves stage after off-limits Clinton question. rt.com Monica Lewinsky walked off stage at an event on Tuesday after being asked an 'off-limits' question about Bill Clinton — but mainstream outlets dramatized the moment, claiming she "stormed off" stage, prompting Twitter backlash. |

Max Blumenthal (2018-08-29). Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest. grayzoneproject.com Exclusive leaked scenes from Al Jazeera's "The Lobby — USA" documentary show how Emergency Committee for Israel Executive Director Noah…

Ben Norton (2018-08-24). Big Tech Corporations Are Now Banning Iranian Social Media Accounts — A Censored Student Journalist Speaks out. grayzoneproject.com Google, Facebook, and Twitter are removing social media accounts of real life Iranians who are falsely dubbed as "government trolls."…

2018-09-11: Social Media Postees

Leaked Clips from Censored Documentary on Israel Lobby Reveal Attacks on US Activists
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-11
Excerpts of the censored Al Jazeera undercover film on the Israel lobby in the US have started to be leaked. The Electronic Intifada's Ali Abunimah and the Grayzone Project's Max Blumenthal explain how these clips show the Israeli government backing attacks on American pro-Palestinian activists and Black Lives Matter | The post Leaked Clips from Censored Documentary on Israel Lob…
therealnews.com/stories/leaked-clips-fro…

Far right breakthrough prevented in Sweden
Morning Star | peoplesworld.org | 2018-09-11
No one can dress up a far-right general election vote of 17.6 percent as good news, but nor should the disappointment felt by Sweden's Democrat fascists in suits be ignored. | The misnamed Democrats had hoped the result would be still better, claiming that they could score as much as 30 percent and replace the free-market conservative Moderate Party as the second party. | Even mainstream opinion polls suggested the party, with its roots in Keep Sweden Swedish nazi extremism, could hit 24 percent. | The Moderates lost ground, as did the country's largest party, the Social Democrats, but, alongside the Democrats' surge from 12.9 per cent to 17.6, the Left party, which polled below 6 per cent in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 general elections, rose to 8 percent. | Its 28 seats, alongside the Greens' depleted 15 and 101 for the…
peoplesworld.org/article/far-right-break…

The Kavanaugh Hearing is About Political Posturing, Not Keeping a Political Hack Off the High Court
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-11
The politically ambitious mainstream Democratic Senator Cory Booker has been posing as a courageous man ready to put his seat in the Senate at risk by violating Senate rules and releasing "confidential" emails of Supreme Court nominee and current Appeals Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh at Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The truth…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/11/the-kavanaug…

Sri Lankan prime minister threatens increased internet and social media censorship
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-10
Wickremesinghe's comments are part of the escalating global censorship of the internet and social media, and other attacks on democratic rights.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/10/medi…

A week of crisis and deepening dysfunction in US politics
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-10
There is no progressive or democratic side in the conflict between Trump and his opponents within the military-intelligence apparatus, the corporate media, and the Democratic Party.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/10/pers…

By Inviting and Disinviting Bannon, New Yorker Fell Into Its Own Trap
Justin Anderson | fair.org | 2018-09-07
Steve Bannon (New Yorker, 5/1/17) | Corporate media just can't stop cluelessly digging their own grave. | The New Yorker on September 3 announced it had invited white nationalist grifter Steve Bannon, the former Trump strategist and former head of the racist conspiracy theory website Breitbart, to a top spot at the annual New Yorker Festival, the magazine's high-profile celebration of art, media and politics. It's not surprising that sharing a platform with the likes of Bannon impelled many of the other speakers to threaten to cancel their slots at the festival in protest, along with hordes of attendees asking for their money back. By mid-afternoon, the New Yorker had pulled the plug on Bannon's appearance. | Bannon was to be interviewed by editor David Remnick, who said he was hoping to…
fair.org/home/by-inviting-and-disinvitin…

'Fake news' v 'alternative facts'? Libertarian presidential hopeful on Facebook censorship
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-07
Facebook's strategy to provide "alternative facts" to combat "fake news" will only result in political censorship that will cater for the interests of the Democratic Party, the Libertarians' presidential hopeful told RT.
rt.com/usa/437834-facebooks-alternative-…

Censorship or battle against hate & abuse? Infowars Twitter ban fuels free speech debate
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-07
Twitter's move to ban controversial political commentator Alex Jones from the platform has been cheered by critics but called 'unconstitutional' by supporters, reigniting a fierce debate about freedom of speech and censorship.
rt.com/usa/437828-alex-jones-twitter-ban…

Fake news hated Lincoln too, Trump tells rally
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-07
President Donald Trump told a campaign-style rally in Montana that the Civil War-era 'fake news' press hated Abraham Lincoln too, and ridiculed him for his now-famous Gettysburg Address.
rt.com/usa/437917-trump-lincoln-fake-new…

Trump's Biggest Crime Isn't Being Covered by the Mainstream Media
Tom Engelhardt | thenation.com | 2018-09-06
Trump's Biggest Crime Isn't Being Covered by the Mainstream Media appeared first on The Nation.
thenation.com/article/trumps-biggest-cri…

'Treason or fake news?' Trump urges NYT to reveal its White House 'resistance' insider
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-06
Furious over an article allegedly penned by a senior official who claims to be a part of the White House resistance working against Trump, the US leader has urged the New York Times to reveal its "phony" anonymous source.
rt.com/usa/437735-trump-nyt-treason-phon…

Israel targeted Black Lives Matter in bid to counter support for BDS — censored documentary leak
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-06
Footage leaked from an explosive, censored documentary on Israeli influence in the US reveals Israeli officials boasting of targeting Black Lives Matter and convincing Martin Luther King's friend to write pro-Israel propaganda.
rt.com/usa/437775-israel-black-lives-mat…

1 in 4 Americans & almost half of millennials deleted Facebook in wake of privacy scandals — study
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-06
After Facebook was accused of censorship and hammered by privacy scandals, a new study has found that one in four Americans have deleted the app from their phones. Among young people, this number is even higher.
rt.com/usa/437807-facebook-app-deleted-p…

Censored Documentary Exposes the Israeli Government's Attack on Black Lives Matter
Max Blumenthal | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-09-05
Exclusive footage from the censored Al Jazeera documentary, "The Lobby — USA," shows Israeli government officials taking credit for attacks… | The post Censored Documentary Exposes the Israeli Government's Attack on Black Lives Matter appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/09/05/censored-…

Stormed off? Media dramatizes moment Monica Lewinsky leaves stage after off-limits Clinton question
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-04
Monica Lewinsky walked off stage at an event on Tuesday after being asked an 'off-limits' question about Bill Clinton — but mainstream outlets dramatized the moment, claiming she "stormed off" stage, prompting Twitter backlash.
rt.com/usa/437641-monica-lewinsky-clinto…

Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest
Max Blumenthal | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-08-29
Exclusive leaked scenes from Al Jazeera's "The Lobby — USA" documentary show how Emergency Committee for Israel Executive Director Noah… | The post Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/08/28/leaked-sc…

Big Tech Corporations Are Now Banning Iranian Social Media Accounts — A Censored Student Journalist Speaks out
Ben Norton | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-08-24
Google, Facebook, and Twitter are removing social media accounts of real life Iranians who are falsely dubbed as "government trolls."… | The post Big Tech Corporations Are Now Banning Iranian Social Media Accounts — A Censored Student Journalist Speaks out appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/08/24/big-tech-…

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