(2018-10-22). The New York Times' Animal Cruelty Fetish. counterpunch.org In league with its fellow corporate media, The New York Times has for a very long time devoted itself to advertising, sanitizing and lying about American imperialism. From the Cold War to the War on (sic) Terror, the NYT has bent over backward to reassure the American people that their government's actions, however heinous, were and More
(2018-10-22). Blaming Saudis for Corrupting Otherwise Human Rights—Loving US. fair.org 
As FAIR has noted for years, one of the primary ideological functions of US corporate media is to maintain the mythology that the US is a noble protector of democracy and arbiter of human rights. When material facts—like wars of aggression, massive spying regimes, the funding and arming right-wing militias and the propping up of dictators—get in the way of this mythology the response by most pundits is to wave away these inconsistencies (FAIR.org, 2/1/09), ignore them altogether (FAIR.org, (2018-10-22). MSNBC and Daily Beast Feature UAE Lobbyist David Rothkopf With No Disclosure: a Scandalous Media-Wide Practice. theintercept.com This is as extreme a perversion of journalism as can be imagined, yet it pervades the nation's largest corporate media outlets.
(2018-10-22). Hipster Media Giant VICE Did Paid Propaganda For Saudi Arabia. iranian.com Hipster media giant VICE worked with Saudi Arabia's regime mouthpiece SRMG to create propaganda. The hipster corporate media giant VICE did paid propaganda for Saudi Arabia, according to a British report on Saudi astroturf efforts. Jim Waterson, the media editor for The Guardian, reported that VICE has worked with a soft-power arm of the Saudi royal family […]
(2018-10-22). Headlines for October 22, 2018. democracynow.org Trump to Withdraw from 1987 U.S.-Russia Nuclear Deal, Plans to Establish Biological Definition of Gender Threatens Trans Rights, Saudi Arabia Says Khashoggi Killed in "Fistfight" Amid Mounting U.S. Pressure, NYT: Saudi Troll Farm Targeted Khashoggi, Other Critics on Twitter, Afghanistan: 27 Killed, 100 Injured as Voters Head to Polls, Gaza: Israeli Forces Shoot and Injure 130 Palestinian Protesters, Israel Delays Plans to Evict Bedouin Village in West Bank, Central American Caravan Crosses into Mexico as Trump Threats Mount, Honduras: Lawyers for Victim Berta Cáceres Removed from Murder Trial, Florida: $339 Milli…
(2018-10-22). Assange Should Be Thanked — Not Smeared — for WikiLeaks' Service to Journalism. theantimedia.com 
(MEE Op-ed) — Twelve years ago this month, WikiLeaks began publishing government secrets that the world public might otherwise never have known. What it has revealed about state duplicity, human rights abuses and corruption goes beyond anything published in the world's "mainstream" media. After over six months of being cut off from outside world, on 14 October Ecuador has partly …
(2018-10-22). War, censorship, and the invention of "fake news" wsws.org Under conditions of mounting social opposition and escalating plans for military conflict, the US political establishment is moving to ever more brazenly implement internet censorship.
(2018-10-21). Iran: National Teachers' Strike Could Herald New Era Of Dissent. iranian.com Iran witnessed a nationwide strike by teachers on October 14-15. Iranian social media exploded with photos and videos of the teachers' sit-ins at elementary and high schools across more than a dozen cities. Official Iranian media completely ignored the strike, however, while mainstream media abroad largely either downplayed the story or covered it as if the protests were only about better […]
(2018-10-21). Selected Articles: US-NATO War Crimes. globalresearch.ca For seventeen years, Global Research, together with partner independent media organizations, has sought Truth in Media with a view to eventually "disarming" the corporate media's disinformation crusade. | To reverse the tide, we call upon our readers to participate in an …
(2018-10-21). Imperial-Hipster Bible VICE Did Paid Propaganda for Saudi Arabia. grayzoneproject.com Hipster media giant VICE worked with Saudi Arabia's regime mouthpiece SRMG to create a video promoting tourism and a camel…
(2018-10-19). CNN's Acosta bizarrely tells former WH official to 'Fu*k off' for teasing tweet. rt.com 
CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta has been outed for an abusive outburst following some mild trolling by a former White House official on Twitter.
(2018-10-19). Marijuana legalization linked to spike in car crashes, studies reveal. rt.com 
Marijuana legalization hit another milestone this week as Canada lifted its ban on the drug. But new research may undermine pot's march towards the mainstream, as two studies have linked legalization with a rise in car crashes.
(2018-10-19). Elle Magazine forced to apologize as Kim & Kanye fake news completely backfires. rt.com 
Elle Magazine has apologized for their "bad joke" which saw the publication post a false 'breaking news' tweet about the break up of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, in an effort to lure readers to a voter registration site.
(2018-10-18). In Latest Fit of Censorship, Facebook Deletes Video Detailing Brutal Legacy of Christopher Columbus. mintpressnews.com This piece of "journalism was about the airbrushing of history. Therefore, there is a great irony in the fact it has now been airbrushed" from Facebook's platform.This piece of "journalism was about the airbrushing of history. Therefore, there is a great irony in the fact it has now been airbrushed" from Facebook's platform.
(2018-10-18). Hatewatch Headlines 10/18/2018. splcenter.org Are Proud Boys new face of the GOP? Fake news makes students doubt all news; 'Today' gives white supremacists a shiny platform; and more.
(2018-10-18). Twitter & NATO think tanks publish database of tweets, pics… and GIFs by 'Russian trolls'. rt.com 
Ahead of midterm elections, Twitter has reminded Americans that democracy is still under threat by releasing millions of tweets by pesky Russians (and Iranians) from the past decade. How do they know? Well, that's the question.
(2018-10-17). Consortium News' Comment Policy. consortiumnews.com We are republishing our Comment Policy to remind readers to please adhere to it. We do not practice censorship based on political views but comments that violate the Policy will be removed to maintain a dignified and fact-based comments section. … Read more →
(2018-10-14). Five Questions For: Author Suzanne Gordon on the VA as a 'Model for American Health Care'. progressive.org "Many liberals and progressives who don't buy the propaganda about climate, or about education, buy the propaganda about the VA."
(2018-10-02). After Chemnitz: Germany's Extreme Right Exploits Government Passivity and Public Resentment to Enter the Mainstream. grayzoneproject.com While the AfD party emerges as a leading voice of political opposition, the government downplays its danger and even co-opts…
(2018-09-16). Presenting The Syria Deception: Al Qaeda Goes to Hollywood (VIDEO). grayzoneproject.com An exclusive Grayzone investigative documentary rips the cover off of the most sophisticated and expensive campaign of humanitarian interventionist propaganda…
(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…
(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…
(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."…