Monthly Archives: November 2020

2020-11-10: News Headlines

Project Censored (2020-11-10). Peter Kuznick Makes the Case for Americans to Consider a Post-Trump Era with Joe Biden. projectcensored.org Historian Peter Kuznick, co-author with Oliver Stone of the Untold History of the United States, is the first guest in this post-Election 2020 show; he makes the case for Americans…

Scott Ritter (2020-11-10). MAGA was far more mainstream than most Americans realized, and its electoral rejection will prove to be a historic mistake. thealtworld.com Americans may come to view Donald Trump's Make America Great Again movement not as an embodiment of …

oneworld.press (2020-11-10). Hold Alt-Media To Account For Getting It Wrong About Armenia & Azerbaijan! oneworld.press How many remember reading that Azerbaijan was supposedly retreating, the world will recognize "Artsakh" soon, etc.? What about all that fake news about a supposedly "imminent" Russian military intervention in Armenia's support? None of it happened, it was all fake, all information warfare, and many were manipulated by the Alt-Media Community that they trusted. Those who misled you must be publicly challenged by you, their audience, to explain their fake news campaign.

Project Censored (2020-11-10). Trump's Gone, Biden's On… But at the Cost of Some Liberals' Principles and Integrity. projectcensored.org By Nolan Higdon I can remember when the GOP went to crazy town. It was during the George W. Bush presidency, and I watched as seemingly rational people responded to…

_____ (2020-11-10). How WWI Soldiers' Bodies Were Controlled, Transformed and Abused to Secure Victory. strategic-culture.org Stephen KHAN | Between 1914 and 1918 the British Empire Most had limited to zero military experience and many men who entered service did not return home the same. Changed and often traumatised, the first world war represented a fracture point in soldiers' personal histories. As a young…

Anthony Cartalucci (2020-11-10). Thailand: How the US Supports "Penguin" & the Student Mobs. thealtworld.com We were told that Thailand's anti-government protests were "self-organized" by "students." Yet these "students" appear to be regular guests at the same embassies funding anti-government organizations across Thailand as well as supporting the billionaire-led opposition parties of Pheu Thai and Future Forward/Move Forward. | AFP Fact Check — Old photos of former US Ambassador with Thai student leader used to claim foreign involveme…

Project Censored (2020-11-10). Episode 114: Power Projects: The Houston Youth P.O.W.E.R. Research & Propwatch Projects with Dr. James Stancil and Mike Gordon. projectcensored.org Along The Line is a non-profit, education-based podcast that provides listeners with context and analysis about various critical and contemporary issues and topics. Hosted by Dr. Nolan Higdon, Dr. Dreadlocks…

Project Censored (2020-11-10). Ep115: Millennial Candidates, Voters, Activists, and Media Makers. projectcensored.org On today's episode, Nicholas Baham II (Dr. Dreadlocks), Janice Domingo, and Nolan Higdon discuss The Houston Youth P.O.W.E.R. Research & Propwatch Projects with Dr. James Stancil and Mike Gordon. Along…

MEE staff (2020-11-09). Alleged victims of torture target US assets of Libya's Khalifa Haftar in lawsuit. middleeasteye.net Alleged victims of torture target US assets of Libya's Khalifa Haftar in lawsuit | Plaintiffs are targeting assets worth millions of dollars owned by Haftar and his family as compensation for his alleged involvement in war crimes, WSJ reports | Mon, 11/09/2020 – 21: 57 | Most of the 17 Haftar-linked properties are owned by limited liability companies controlled by his son Okba Haftar (AFP/File photo) | New det…

Andrew Korybko (2020-11-09). Don't Fall for the Psyop! Biden's Not Officially the President-Elect, At Least Not Yet… globalresearch.ca A massive psyop was launched across the world after the Mainstream Media's "projection" that Biden will become the President-Elect deceived average folks and foreign governments alike into thinking that the US' contentious 2020 presidential election has finally concluded, but the …

Jonathan Cook (2020-11-09). The UK Equalities Commission's Labour Antisemitism Report Is the Real 'Political Interference'. commondreams.org Neither Jewish leadership groups nor the corporate media have an interest in highlighting the embarrassing fact that the commission's findings exposed their campaign against Corbyn as misinformation. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Robert J. Burrowes (2020-11-09). Why Do People Believe Propaganda? Creating Submissively "Obedient Individuals" globalresearch.ca In his 1995 book The Demon-Haunted World Carl Sagan lamented as follows: | I have a foreboding of time when… awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even …

David Rosen (2020-11-09). How the U.S. Became an Inferior Communication Nation. progressive.org The Republican-controlled FCC has not only removed nearly all regulations but is allowing private companies to take over state utility wired networks.

Aaron Kesel (2020-11-09). Information War? Internet Archive to Rewrite History with Alerts for Sites that Have Been Fact Checked. globalresearch.ca According to an Archive.org This also includes "dead" web pages that were archived. The Internet Archive has started …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-11-07). Who is Behind "Fake News"? Mainstream Media Use Fake Videos and Images. globalresearch.ca The mainstream corporate media is desperate. They want to suppress independent and alternative online media, which they categorize as "fake news". Readers on social media are warned not to go onto certain sites. Our analysis confirms that the mainstream media are routinely involved in distorting the facts and turning realities upside down.

WSWS (2020-11-07). FBI seizes internet domain names it claims are part of Iranian influence campaign. wsws.org The Justice Department made vague assertions of "covert influence" and "pro-Iranian propaganda," but presented no evidence of its allegations.

sputniknews (2020-11-07). US Streets After Mainstream Media Declare Biden Winner of Presidential Election — Videos. sputniknews.com The 77-year-old Democrat declared himself a winner in the election after gaining 20 Electoral College votes in Pennsylvania, which gave him over the 270 votes needed to win the election. Several political leaders, including UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron have congratulated Biden on his victory.

WSWS (2020-11-07). Australia's first "foreign interference" arrest targets Liberal Party figure accused of links to China. wsws.org Duong's prosecution is regarded by the corporate media in both Australia and the US as a test case for the "anti-influence" legislation.

Richard Horton (2020-11-07). [Comment] Offline: Managing the COVID-19 vaccine infodemic. thelancet.com If you read News Punch (aka "Where mainstream fears to tread"), you will be familiar with a series of articles about the prospects for a COVID-19 vaccine. With headlines such as "Big Pharma Exec: We Are Exempt From COVID-19 Vaccine Liability Claims", the website has published report after report casting doubt on the integrity of vaccine science and even the likelihood of a vaccine becoming available. You will find similar pieces on other websites, such as Infowars and AlterNet. The arguments these articles peddle seem deliberately designed to sow uncertainty.

_____ (2020-11-06). Twitter Double Downs on Censorship With Renewed Warnings on Trump Tweets. strategic-culture.org Jonathan TURLEY | We have been discussing the rising private censorship on the Internet

2020-11-09: News Headlines

Andrew Korybko (2020-11-09). Don't Fall for the Psyop! Biden's Not Officially the President-Elect, At Least Not Yet… globalresearch.ca A massive psyop was launched across the world after the Mainstream Media's "projection" that Biden will become the President-Elect deceived average folks and foreign governments alike into thinking that the US' contentious 2020 presidential election has finally concluded, but the …

Robert J. Burrowes (2020-11-09). Why Do People Believe Propaganda? Creating Submissively "Obedient Individuals" globalresearch.ca In his 1995 book The Demon-Haunted World Carl Sagan lamented as follows: | I have a foreboding of time when… awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even …

Jonathan Cook (2020-11-09). The UK equalities commission's Labour antisemitism report is the real 'political interference'. zcomm.org Neither Jewish leadership groups such as the Board of Deputies nor the corporate media have an interest in highlighting the embarrassing fact that the commission's findings exposed their campaign against Corbyn as misinformation…

Aaron Kesel (2020-11-09). Information War? Internet Archive to Rewrite History with Alerts for Sites that Have Been Fact Checked. globalresearch.ca According to an Archive.org This also includes "dead" web pages that were archived. The Internet Archive has started …

Jonathan Cook (2020-11-09). The UK Equalities Commission's Labour Antisemitism Report Is the Real 'Political Interference'. commondreams.org Neither Jewish leadership groups nor the corporate media have an interest in highlighting the embarrassing fact that the commission's findings exposed their campaign against Corbyn as misinformation. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Alan MacLeod (2020-11-08). Media silence marks ongoing OPCW cover-up of Syria chemical weapons scandal. mronline.org "Clearly the U.S. and its allies do not want transparency and open debate about the OPCW Douma investigation, and one can only conclude that this is the case because they know full well that their claims cannot be substantiated. Smears and censorship are the only tactics they have left." — Propaganda Expert Piers Robinson…

_____ (2020-11-08). U.S. Foreign Policy Is a Failure, Whoever's President. strategic-culture.org Eve OTTENBERG | The world recognizes what U.S. elites don't: the utter, total American failure to contain Covid-19 has damaged U.S. standing and will do so until the virus is controlled. Meanwhile, regional powers, China and Russia, cooperate and share resources, particularly vaccines. Cuba provides treatments, but the U.S. turns up its nose at Cuban medicine, even if it means more American covid patients die — this, though Cuba's pharmacopeia for this plague appears superior. China sends doctors and medicines across the globe. Russia opts for sane herd immunity — through vaccination. These countries…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-11-07). Who is Behind "Fake News"? Mainstream Media Use Fake Videos and Images. globalresearch.ca The mainstream corporate media is desperate. They want to suppress independent and alternative online media, which they categorize as "fake news". Readers on social media are warned not to go onto certain sites. Our analysis confirms that the mainstream media are routinely involved in distorting the facts and turning realities upside down.

Richard Horton (2020-11-07). [Comment] Offline: Managing the COVID-19 vaccine infodemic. thelancet.com If you read News Punch (aka "Where mainstream fears to tread"), you will be familiar with a series of articles about the prospects for a COVID-19 vaccine. With headlines such as "Big Pharma Exec: We Are Exempt From COVID-19 Vaccine Liability Claims", the website has published report after report casting doubt on the integrity of vaccine science and even the likelihood of a vaccine becoming available. You will find similar pieces on other websites, such as Infowars and AlterNet. The arguments these articles peddle seem deliberately designed to sow uncertainty.

WSWS (2020-11-07). FBI seizes internet domain names it claims are part of Iranian influence campaign. wsws.org The Justice Department made vague assertions of "covert influence" and "pro-Iranian propaganda," but presented no evidence of its allegations.

sputniknews (2020-11-07). US Streets After Mainstream Media Declare Biden Winner of Presidential Election — Videos. sputniknews.com The 77-year-old Democrat declared himself a winner in the election after gaining 20 Electoral College votes in Pennsylvania, which gave him over the 270 votes needed to win the election. Several political leaders, including UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron have congratulated Biden on his victory.

WSWS (2020-11-07). Australia's first "foreign interference" arrest targets Liberal Party figure accused of links to China. wsws.org Duong's prosecution is regarded by the corporate media in both Australia and the US as a test case for the "anti-influence" legislation.

RT (2020-11-06). Russia & Germany call for immediate ceasefire amid fears Nagorno-Karabakh war could become Yugoslavia-like humanitarian crisis. rt.com The capital of the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh is preparing for an assault by Azerbaijani troops, this weekend, while Russia and the European Union work to try to secure at least a temporary pause in hostilities. | Stepanakert, the administrative centre of the de facto Armenian-controlled breakaway region, which Azerbaijan considers part of its territory, is expected to be the next frontier in the war between the two nations. The city is home to around 55,000 people and is the largest conurbation in the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. There are fears that fighting there could precipitate a humani…

Eve Ottenberg (2020-11-06). U.S. Foreign Policy is a Failure, Whoever's President. counterpunch.org The world recognizes what U.S. elites don't: the utter, total American failure to contain Covid-19 has damaged U.S. standing and will do so until the virus is controlled. Meanwhile, regional powers, China and Russia, cooperate and share resources, particularly vaccines. Cuba provides treatments, but the U.S. turns up its nose at Cuban medicine, even if it means more American covid patients die — this, though Cuba's pharmacopeia for this plague appears superior. China sends doctors and medicines across the globe. Russia opts for sane herd immunity — through vaccination. These countries act like adults.

Alan Macleod (2020-11-06). Did Media Spiking the Ukraine-Burisma Story Win Joe Biden the Election? mintpressnews.com Whatever one thinks about Biden or Trump, or the veracity of the Burisma story, the way in which corporate media and social media giants unilaterally decided that Americans would not be able to decide for themselves raises profound questions about the nature of power and freedom of speech in society.

Kevin Barry (2020-11-06). The True Story of the 1918 "Spanish Flu" globalresearch.ca For long version of original Kevin Barry article, click For over a century, various entities that are involved in the propaganda machinery that has been tasked by the powers-that-be to advance American patriotism and corporate profiteering …

WSWS (2020-11-06). Social media platforms implement aggressive censorship during the 2020 US elections. wsws.org The major social media platforms took their political censorship operations into high gear on election day, including Facebook placing a fact checking label on every single post by anyone on their platform who is commenting or sharing content about the election in any way.

_____ (2020-11-06). Twitter Double Downs on Censorship With Renewed Warnings on Trump Tweets. strategic-culture.org Jonathan TURLEY | We have been discussing the rising private censorship on the Internet

Khaled Iskef (2020-11-05). The Arab World and the US Elections. Who Will Succeed in Controlling the White House? globalresearch.ca The exit of the American forces from Iraq and Syria, finding a solution to the Palestinian issue and the Syrian and Libyan crisis and ending the war in Yemen is what the Arab World wants, in addition to ending the …

Brian Shilhavy (2020-11-05). Brainwashing the Masses: 6 Companies Own Almost All of the Media in the U.S. — Using Medical "Doctors" to Sell Their Message. globalresearch.ca The current "war against the Coronavirus" is primarily an information war, with the corporate media putting forth a unified message they want the public to believe, and any efforts to present alternative information is vigorously opposed and ridiculed. | Six …