'Fire Fauci, let us work': No social distancing as Alex Jones joins hundreds in rally against Covid-19 lockdown measures in Texas
rt.com | 2020-04-18
Texans flocked to the state's Capitol in Austin to protest Covid-19 lockdown measures, refusing to practice social distancing and cheering for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be fired by President Donald Trump. | In attendance at Saturday's 'You Can't Close America' Rally were InfoWars founder Alex Jones and host Owen Shroyer, who led the crowd of some 200 people in chants against the mainstream media and officials like Fauci. | Shroyer, who referred to the doctor as "fascist Fauci," asked the crowd: "Do you think Anthony Fauci should be fired?", before leading them in chants of "Fire Fauci." | Lots of protest speakers s…
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US right-wing protesters, supported by Trump, organize against stay-at-home orders
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-04-18
Different States in the United States are faced with threats of armed resistance from right-wing and conservative groups who are opposing measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. So far, Michigan and a few others States have had or are set to have thousands of protesters defying stay-at-home orders passed by their respective governments. Unsurprisingly, president Donald Trump has come out in support of such dangerous acts. | On April 17, president Donald Trump tweeted in support of these right-wing protests in the States which are led by Democratic governors. The tweets include content like "LIBERATE MICHIGAN",…
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Trump tweets support for far-right protests against social distancing orders
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
Having announced his plan for the state-by-state reopening of the economy, Trump is seeking to mobilize his far-right base to press for a rapid lifting of barriers to corporate profit-making.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/trum…
Venezuela Blasts Trump After Central Bank Assets Quietly Transferred to Guaido's Fed Account
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
The Trump administration quietly ordered the transfer of some $342 million in funds from a Venezuelan central bank account at Citibank to an account controlled by opposition leader and self-proclaimed Venezuelan 'president' Juan Guaido at the New York branch of the US Federal Reserve.
sputniknews.com/latam/202004181079009570…
At least 2 troopers killed in militant attack on paramilitary police in Indian-controlled Kashmir
rt.com | 2020-04-18
At least two paramilitary police have been killed by unknown assailants in the Indian-controlled Kashmir region, local media reported. The attackers fled the scene, prompting a manhunt. | Unidentified militants reportedly opened fire on a joint patrol of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local police in the Sopore area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday, wounding a number of troopers. | The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital, where at least two CRPF personnel were pronounced dead on arrival. Other media reports indicate that the third trooper died at the hospital shortly afterwar…
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Trump slams 'rude & nasty' Dems admitting Covid-19 cooperation bad between parties
rt.com | 2020-04-18
Donald Trump slammed Democrats for a "rude and nasty" phone call with the vice president over the Covid-19 pandemic, and theorized nothing will satisfy them as they try to "fool" America in November's election. | "No matter what you do for the Do Nothing Democrats, no matter how GREAT a job you are doing, they will only respond to their Fake partners in the Lamestream Media in the negative, even in a time of crisis," Trump tweeted on Saturday. | He added that his working relationship with Democrats during the Covid-19 pandemic has been "even worse" than before and revealed senators held a "rude and nasty" conf…
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Trump slams 'rude & nasty' Dems admitting Covid-19 cooperation bad between parties
rt.com | 2020-04-18
Donald Trump slammed Democrats for a "rude and nasty" phone call with the vice president over the Covid-19 pandemic, and theorized nothing will satisfy them as they try to "fool" America in November's election. | "No matter what you do for the Do Nothing Democrats, no matter how GREAT a job you are doing, they will only respond to their Fake partners in the Lamestream Media in the negative, even in a time of crisis," Trump tweeted on Saturday. | He added that his working relationship with Democrats during the Covid-19 pandemic has been "even worse" than before and revealed senators held a "rude and nasty" conf…
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Covid-19 Speculation Goes From Margin to Center
Ari Paul | fair.org | 2020-04-17
Government-funded NPR ( 4/10/20) covers government charges that government-run VOA "speaks for America's adversaries." | The fact that President Donald Trump attacked the official US state broadcasting outlet, Voice of America, as an organ of Chinese government propaganda (NPR, 4/10/20) is a testament to just how important anti-China rhetoric is to his political strat…
fair.org/home/covid-19-speculation-goes-…
The Big Lie: Today's Mainstream Corporate Media
Richard Gale | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-17
The liberal media
9/11 Truth: Under Lockdown for Nearly Two Decades
Max Parry | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-17
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.
Hate Groups and Racist Pundits Spew COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media Despite Companies' Pledges to Combat It
Hannah Gais | splcenter.org | 2020-04-16
Hate groups and racist pundits have pushed misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic on mainstream social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube throughout the crisis, despite companies pledging to fight fake news about the virus.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/04/17/hate-…
COVID-19 storm strengthens across Europe, controlling transmission everywhere, essential: Tedros
news.un.org | 2020-04-16
The storm clouds of COVID-19 still hang heavily over Europe, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Thursday, with reported cases in the last 10 days alone, doubling to nearly 1 million. The continent now accounts for 10 per cent of the global total.
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Corporate Media Cover for US Mob Threats Against Venezuela
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-04-15
The Trump administration unveiled on March 31 a "democratic transition" plan to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from office, in favor of a "council of state" composed of both opposition and ruling party loyalists. | The plan was, however, less an offer to negotiate than a diktat, with the US State Department ( 3/31/20) vowing that "sanctions will remain in effect, and increase, until the Maduro regime accepts a genuine political transition." | Despite the obvious mafioso over…
fair.org/home/corporate-media-cover-for-…
21 million Chinese dead due to COVID-19 story is FAKE NEWS
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-04-15
Did new US intelligence data reveal that 21 million people died in China from December 2019 to March 2020 due to the novel coronavirus? No, that's not true: An online article being shared uses a statistic about a drop in cellphone users to make a faulty supposition that this figure reflects COVID-19 deaths in China. …
truepublica.org.uk/global/21-million-chinese-dead-due-to-covid-19-story-is-fake-news/
Mickey Talks With Dr. Steve Macek
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-14
Mickey's guest for the hour is media scholar Dr. Steve Macek of North Central College in suburban Chicago. Macek, a long time contributor to Project Censored's annual volume, compiled Chapter 4 of…
projectcensored.org/mickey-talks-with-dr…
Mainstream Media Blind Spots In The Coronavirus Crisis
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-04-14
The mainstream media let Trump's blunders dominate the COVID-19 narrative, neglecting their chance for a nuanced look at public health, incarceration, farmers, and homelessness.
therealnews.com/stories/mainstream-media…
Stir Crazy! Episode #13: What Hath Corporate Media Wrought!
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-04-14
Episode #13 of Stir Crazy, on The Real News Network. On today's show: What Hath Corporate Media Wrought! We're happy to have special guest Baltimore based journalist Brandon Soderberg. Also on the show: Eddie Conway, Leandro Lagera, and Lisa Snowden-McCray. Hosted by Kim Brown…
therealnews.com/stories/stir-crazy-episo…
As Nicaragua confronts Covid, its US-backed opposition exploits the pandemic to create chaos
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-13
Nicaragua's right-wing opposition is waging an information warfare campaign to undermine the elected Sandinista government, spreading fake news on coronavirus,…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/13/regime-change…
Colonialism & coronavirus: 800,000 Haitians may die of COVID-19
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-09
Gutted by US-allied, neoliberal governments which have controlled the country since 2004, Haiti's healthcare sector braces for a potential catastrophe….
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/09/colonialism-c…
US Gov Gives 1M Masks To Israel During Shortage, Coronavirus Censorship & Trump 'Holds' WHO Funding
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-04-08
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/7/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Senate Bill Challenges Online Encryption, Constitutional Rights to Speech and Privacy
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-06
A Senate bill, the EARN IT Act of 2020, introduced by Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in March 2020, appears to revise regulations aimed at preventing online sexual…
projectcensored.org/senate-bill-challeng…
Media Scholar Victor Pickard Explains the Historical Roots of the Current News Crisis
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-06
Mickey's guest for the full hour is media scholar and author, Victor Pickard. Pickard is associate professor in the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. They discuss…
projectcensored.org/media-scholar-victor…
Memphis Journalist Targeted by ICE for His Work
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
Manuel Duran Ortega is a Salvadorian immigrant journalist living in Memphis, Tennessee who has helped to uncover and expose connections between the Memphis Police and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
projectcensored.org/memphis-journalist-t…
Oregon Leads Way by Enacting Rent Control Law to Address Homelessness
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
Rising rents lead to evictions and homelessness. In February 2019, the state of Oregon passed a Senate Bill 608 to implement the first statewide rent control in the nation, Yasmeen…
projectcensored.org/oregon-leads-way-by-…
Shadow Network of Conservative Outlets Emerges to Exploit Faith in Local News
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
A report by the Columbian Journalism Review highlighted a troubling trend in online local news coverage from so called 'pink slime' outlets. These sources tend to take on local sounding…
projectcensored.org/shadowy-network-of-c…
Public-Private Partnerships Leave Wake of Debt on the Canadian Prairie
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) are hurting taxpayers in Saskatchewan, Canada, according to an article in Briarpatch, an independent Canadian magazine. Author Sara Birrell explains that the partnerships involve contracting private companies…
projectcensored.org/public-private-partn…
Capitalism Drains America's Blood Banks as Exports Bring in $1.4 Billion
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
Hospitals are desperate for blood donors: more than 4,000 blood drives were canceled in the US because of the coronavirus, according to the American Association of Blood Banks. This situation,…
projectcensored.org/capitalism-drains-am…
NYC Subways Lack Accommodations for Accessibility
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
Seventy-five per cent of the subway stations in New York City don't have full accessibility. New York City's most popular form of transportation is causing issues for people who are…
projectcensored.org/nyc-subways-lack-acc…
Women's Wage Gap Widened by Expected Beauty Standards
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
What will you be doing in 2277? Unless something drastic changes, that's how long it will be until women find wage parity. According to the Global Gender Gap Report, prepared…
projectcensored.org/womens-wage-gap-wide…
International JUULs: E-Cigarette Giant Courts Foreign Governments
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
Since coming under major scrutiny for many marketing scandals, leading e-cigarette company JUUL has begun looking to enter new markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and Asia….
projectcensored.org/international-juuls-…
Passage of New California Law Hurts Freelance Journalists
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
In September 2019 the California state legislature passed Assembly Bill 5 to protect gig-workers and freelance workers from being exploited by companies like Uber, DoorDash, and Lyft who classify their…
projectcensored.org/passage-of-new-calif…
Technological Solution to Food Crisis?
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
Entrepreneurs and investors are looking for ways to grow enough food in a world of climate change and diminishing resources. | Some propose making "food out of air," according to "Food without Fields?" The article, published in the autumn 2019 issue of Earth Island Journal, presumes the best way to protect ecosystems is to take farming out of them
Rise of US Airstrikes in Afghanistan Caused Threefold Increase in Civilian Casualties
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported that the number of civilian casualties has almost tripled in the first six months of 2019 as compared to the previous…
projectcensored.org/rise-of-us-airstrike…
Indigenous Men, Suicides, Racism, and Health Care. Who is Watching?
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
The suicide rate for Indigenous men across North America, especially within Canada, is disproportionate to the rest of the population and racism may very well play a huge role in…
projectcensored.org/indigenous-men-suici…
Mauritius Leaks Expose Exploitation of African Nations
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
In August 2019, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists announced that businesses have used Mauritius as a tax shelter from 1992 to the present. Mauritius originally set up a series…
projectcensored.org/mauritius-leaks-expo…
Military-Grade Drones to Operate over San Diego in 2020
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
As tensions between Iran and the United States remain high, the US military is preparing to conduct test flights of drones over major American cities, Truthout reported in January 2020….
projectcensored.org/military-grade-drone…
News Coverage of Opioid Abuse in Saskatchewan Masks More Widespread Prairie Drug Crisis
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
While opioid abuse has captured media attention, methamphetamine use continued to grow under the radar in Canada's prairie provinces in 2019. An article published in the independent newsletter Sask Dispatch…
projectcensored.org/news-coverage-of-opi…
"Crunch": Video Game Development's Dirty Secret
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
Video games are big business, with gamers around the world spending an estimated $152 billion on games, according to one 2019 estimate. Yet, as several sources of news about the…
projectcensored.org/crunch-video-game-de…
Unions Disregard Call for Large Scale Climate Action Strikes
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
Students are leading the way with Global Climate Strikes across the country to persuade the government and leaders of the country to take impactful action to remedy the current climate…
projectcensored.org/unions-disregard-cal…
Mainstream Canadian LGBTQ Organizations Fail to Address Poverty, Homelessness
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
The number of homeless LGBTQ people in Toronto, Ontario is staggering. More than eleven percent of Toronto residents who identify as LGBTQ are homeless. The rate is even worse for…
projectcensored.org/mainstream-canadian-…
Coronavirus: Empty Hospitals, Insider Trading, Fake News, Censorship & Impending Martial Law
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-03-31
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/30/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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