(2020-10-22). Thailand cancels state of emergency in bid to calm pro-democracy protests. thecanary.co 
Thailand's government has cancelled a state of emergency it declared last week for Bangkok in a gesture offered by the embattled prime minister to cool massive student-led protests seeking democracy reforms.The decree had banned public gatherings of more than four people and allowed censorship of the media, among other provisions. It was challenged in court by an opposition party and a group of university students.The revocation of the emergency decree declared that the situation had been mitigated and could now be dealt with by existing laws.Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has faced calls to step down (Governme…
(2020-10-22). Conservatives accuse Twitter of selectively ignoring own policies on REVENGE PORN, misleading content in Borat prank on Giuliani. rt.com 
Conservatives blasted Twitter for ignoring and even promoting what they called a misleading revenge-porn attack on Rudy Giuliani after censoring reporting on alleged influence-peddling by Joe Biden's family. | At issue was a picture posted on Twitter on Wednesday showing Giuliani laying back on a bed with his hand reaching inside his pants while a woman stands nearby. The image was taken from the new 'Borat' sequel, in which Giuliani, a personal lawyer for President Donald Trump, believed himself to be doing an interview on the Covid-19 pandemic with a female Russian reporter. After the interview, Giuliani and…
(2020-10-21). The New York Times Guild Once Again Demands Censorship of Colleagues. zcomm.org The union demanded "sensitivity readers" for their colleagues. Now they're angry that a columnist wrote about a major controversy…
(2020-10-21). 'Fake news' and what's missing from the presidential debates. therealnews.com 
Corporate media has some responsibility for the explosion of disinformation argues Nolan Higdon, author of "The Anatomy of Fake News."
(2020-10-21). WATCH: Scientists maneuver tumbling microbot through live animal colon in remarkable first. rt.com 
In a breakthrough that could help revolutionize medicine, scientists have successfully piloted a tiny, tumbling microbot inside an animal colon for the first time ever. | The miniature machine is only the size of a few human hairs, but it promises to have a massive impact, as it could be used for a raft of medical purposes, including drug delivery and monitoring. | The machine is so small that it can't even carry a battery, and instead is powered and wirelessly controlled from the outside thanks to the magic of magnetic fields. | The rectangular robot had already proven that it could successfully navigate o…
(2020-10-21). Sloppy Methodology: Social Media, Censorship and the New York Post's Hunter Biden Story. counterpunch.org It was highly probable. Given the howls of concern that social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook nurse and nurture a bias (every choice on content entails one), a gift was made to critics to show just that. Last Wednesday, Twitter prevented users from posting links to a New York Post story. The story,
(2020-10-21). International media hails New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's re-election. wsws.org Far from being a progressive alternative to Trump and other right-wing populists, Ardern is being embraced in the world's corporate media precisely because of her Labour Party government's pro-war and pro-business policies, packaged with her "kind" and "inclusive" persona.
(2020-10-21). School nurse dies from COVID-19 as officials in Baltimore—Washington region reopen schools. wsws.org The push to reopen Democrat-controlled districts throughout the region is part of a nationwide trend that has been spearheaded in New York City, the largest district in the US.
(2020-10-21). Chile: Left-Wing Forces Seek New Start With The Plebiscite. popularresistance.org Chile's Communist Party (PC) will do everything it can to guarantee a victory in the upcoming referendum on Sunday 25, as the country gets ready to decide whether it remains with the current constitution created by Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship or starts a brand new chapter of its history instead. | The CP President Guillermo Teillier told local media outlet El Siglo that his party will support mobilization until the last day of permitted propaganda and encourage social organizations to do the same.
(2020-10-21). The complementary reality. indybay.org Where we cannot completely displace the mainstream, we should first try to supplement it with our own more humane concepts.
(2020-10-20). Chomsky: OPCW cover-up of Syria probe is 'shocking'. thegrayzone.com Noam Chomsky says that the OPCW's cover-up, under US pressure, of a Syria chemical weapons probe raises "very severe suspicions." In his first public comments on the OPCW's Syria cover-up scandal, Noam Chomsky criticizes the chemical watchdog for suppressing, under US pressure, evidence that undermined the pretext for the US-led bombing of Syria in April 2018. The censorship recently extended to the UN Security Council, where the US, UK, and France blocked former OPCW Director General José Bustani from testifying …
(2020-10-20). Abby Martin and Eleanor Goldfield. projectcensored.org
(2020-10-20). Competing with Nature: COVID-19 as a capitalist virus. mronline.org 
He's turned it into a political propaganda unit to the point that it is unable to deal even with a major outbreak within our own borders. The U.S. is beginning to exhibit the features of a failed nation state.
(2020-10-20). 'He was uncontrollable': Mike Perry's ex-wife Danielle Nickerson reveals alleged abuse by UFC fighter. rt.com 
Danielle Nickerson, ex-wife of Mike Perry, has spoken out about alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of the UFC fighter. | In an interview with The moment in question allegedly occurred when Perry, who…
(2020-10-20). How the Global Media Lost Its Way. globalresearch.ca Herman and Chomsky call it the age of manufactured consent. Surrounded by propaganda, unable to determine motives behind selective presentation of content on an illusory spectrum of media choice, we yet depend on mainstream news to edify, inform our knowledge …
(2020-10-20). Sloppy Methodology: Social Media, Censorship and New York Post's Hunter Biden Story. globalresearch.ca It was highly probable. Given the howls of concern that social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook nurse and nurture a bias (every choice on content entails one), a gift was made to critics to show just that. Last …
(2020-10-20). Midwest Dispatch: Rightwing 'News' Sites Are Colonizing America's Local Media. progressive.org As Independent media outlets close across the country, shoddy, far-right propaganda is filling in the gap.
(2020-10-20). The New York Times Is Anti-White and Anti-American. thealtworld.com The vast majority of the New York Times's subscribers are white people. These are people who apparently are so emotionally and mentally weak and so full of guilt and self-loathing that they support a rabid anti-American propaganda organization that brands its readers "racists" and delegitimises the founding principles of the United States. | The US Defense Secretary, Espy, distracts us with the "Russian and Chinese enemies," while the worst enemy that the United States has ever had—The New York Times—carries on its deadly attack of deconstructing America. The New York Times' position is that America i…
(2020-10-19). Media Responds With Apathy, Disappointment as US-Backed Coup Gov't Concedes Defeat in Bolivia. mintpressnews.com 
Across the spectrum, corporate media has endorsed last year's rightwing takeover of Bolivia, refusing to label it as a coup. Coverage of Sunday's historical elections hasn't been much better.
(2020-10-19). 'Bad arm!' Trump blasts 'disaster' Fauci in campaign call, slams doctor's baseball pitching. rt.com 
After Dr. Anthony Fauci gave an interview in which he claimed the White House was controlling his media appearances, the president lashed out at him, even taking to comparing how each of them throws a baseball. | "Dr.Tony Fauci says we don't allow him to do television, and yet I saw him last night on @60Minutes," Trump tweeted on Monday, referencing the interview where Fauci made his claims about being limited in who he can talk to. | "He seems to get more airtime than anybody since the late, great, Bob Hope," the president added, referencing the late comedian known for his near-constant rotation on television…
(2020-10-19). Selected Articles: Where Are the Borders of the State of Israel? globalresearch.ca 
By Let no one say — without a vigorous challenge — that the so-called 'new normal' …
(2020-10-19). Ep112: The DNC's War on the Green Party and Traditional Versus New Media in an Election Year w/Peter Finch. projectcensored.org On today's episode, Nicholas Baham II (Dr. Dreadlocks), Janice Domingo, and Nolan Higdon discuss the DNC's war on the Green Party and traditional versus new media in an election year…
(2020-10-19). Communist Party of the Philippines targets Chinese firms blacklisted by Washington. wsws.org The leadership of the CPP explained it would be targeting Chinese firms in interviews with Radio Free Asia, an official organ of US government propaganda directed against China.
(2020-10-19). Why Are Fauci, Redfield, and the "Presstitutes" Deceiving Us About the Masks? globalresearch.ca Twitter, the Censor and Explainer Controller for the Deep State, removed a tweet from White House Covid adviser Dr. Scott Atlas who reported accurately that the masks people are wearing do not prevent the transmission of Covid-19. | As I have …
(2020-10-18). 'Still think Antifa is just an idea?' Black conservative activist gets tooth knocked in clashes during free speech rally (VIDEOS). rt.com 
Conservative protesters in San Francisco accuse Antifa activists of violently attacking their rally. Police officers were injured at the event as well. | A "free speech rally" was held at the United Nations Plaza on Saturday. Some demonstrators wore red 'Make America Great Again' Trump campaign hats and carried pro-police 'Thin Blue Line' flags, as well as US flags. The activists came to decry what they call censorship of conservative views and stories by social media giants, like San Francisco-based Twitter. | Counter-protesters rushed to the scene as well, quickly outnumbering their rivals. Carrying makeshif…