Monthly Archives: December 2020

2020-12-17: News Headlines

Eds. (2020-12-17). Who's afraid of Glenn Greenwald? mronline.org Today, swarms of Corporate Media "self-limiting mosquitoes" are rejoicing—in their small buzzing ways—over the self-banishment of that notorious gadfly Glenn Greenwald from the Kingdom of Left-Liberal-"Woke!" orthodoxical rectitude.

Robert Wheeler (2020-12-17). Vaccine Passports and Health Passes: Is Showing Your "Papers" the "New Normal?" globalresearch.ca Life cannot return to normal until there is a vaccine for COVID 19. | At least, that is what governments, corporations, and their mainstream propaganda media outlets have been incessantly arguing. Interestingly, the development of that vaccine was "warp speed," allegedly …

Joseph Massad (2020-12-17). History: Israeli Propaganda on the 'Expulsion' of Arab Jews. globalresearch.ca Israeli propaganda about the "expulsion" of Arab Jews from Arab countries in the late 1940s and early 1950s continues without respite. Earlier this month, Israel's UN ambassador, Gilad Erdan,

MEE and agencies (2020-12-16). Turkey: YouTube to appoint local representative after government pressure. middleeasteye.net Turkey: YouTube to appoint local representative after government pressure | Critics have warned that the new internet law, which requires such a role, will increase censorship and help silence dissent | Wed, 12/16/2020 – 13: 38 | 'We remain committed to our Turkish users, creators and business partners, and will continue to preserve the platform's vibrance and openness,' YouTube said in a…

RT (2020-12-16). Facebook pleads concern for small businesses in attack ads against Apple privacy move which limits user data tracking. rt.com Facebook has slammed Apple, via adverts placed in mainstream US newspapers, over an operating system update that makes it harder for social media companies to harvest data from users in order to hit them with personalized ads. | In full-page adverts carried by the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Facebook claims that new privacy updates for Apple's iOS 14 operating system, which came out on Monday, will be bad for small firms. | The social media giant vows that it is "standing up to Apple for small businesses everywhere," as it attacks changes to the Apple operating system…

news.un (2020-12-16). Cartoonist must be released on medical grounds, urge rights experts. news.un.org An ailing Bangladeshi cartoonist who has been detained for allegedly spreading fake news about the country's response to COVID-19, should be released immediately, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.

John Pilger (2020-12-15). The Most Lethal Virus is Not COVID. It is War. counterpunch.org In the midst of the greatest health emergency in modern times, with more than 4 million surgical procedures delayed by the National Health Service, Boris Johnson has announced a record increase of £16.5 billion in so-called defence spending — a figure that would restore the under-resourced NHS many times over.

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2020-12-15). Defend Chich'il Bildagoteel! workers.org Apache clans and over 300 Indigenous nations are organizing to protect Chich'il Bildagoteel, the Oak Flat site in southeastern Arizona, from devastating copper mining extraction. Apache clan members and supporters rally to defend Chich'il Bildagoteel (Oak Flat) in December 2019.Credit: Sandra Rambler/Censored News The mining was given a federal go-ahead . . . |

Kenny Stancil, staff writer (2020-12-15). 'Raking in Cash From Major Financial Interests': Wall Street Gives Millions to Georgia Lawmakers in Bid to Maintain GOP-Controlled Senate. commondreams.org "Conservative outside groups are also raking in cash from major financial interests for the Georgia Senate runoffs in an attempt to keep these seats—and the Senate—for the GOP." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Project Censored (2020-12-14). Journalist Chris Hedges. projectcensored.org In an online speech delivered one week after the election, journalist Chris Hedges spoke about the much deeper forces of political and economic decay afflicting the US. This week's Project Censored Show contains Hedges' complete speech, titled "The Culture of Despair." This event was sponsored by KPFA, Pacifica Radio and Project Censored. Mickey Huff of Project Censored hosted the event. | Notes: | Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist with a long career as a foreign correspondent around the world. He hosts the program "On Contact" for RT America, and writes online at www.scheerpost.com His books in…

2020-12-16: News Headlines

RT (2020-12-16). Facebook pleads concern for small businesses in attack ads against Apple privacy move which limits user data tracking. rt.com Facebook has slammed Apple, via adverts placed in mainstream US newspapers, over an operating system update that makes it harder for social media companies to harvest data from users in order to hit them with personalized ads. | In full-page adverts carried by the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Facebook claims that new privacy updates for Apple's iOS 14 operating system, which came out on Monday, will be bad for small firms. | The social media giant vows that it is "standing up to Apple for small businesses everywhere," as it attacks changes to the Apple operating system…

MEE and agencies (2020-12-16). Turkey: YouTube to appoint local representative after government pressure. middleeasteye.net Turkey: YouTube to appoint local representative after government pressure | Critics have warned that the new internet law, which requires such a role, will increase censorship and help silence dissent | Wed, 12/16/2020 – 13: 38 | 'We remain committed to our Turkish users, creators and business partners, and will continue to preserve the platform's vibrance and openness,' YouTube said in a…

news.un (2020-12-16). Cartoonist must be released on medical grounds, urge rights experts. news.un.org An ailing Bangladeshi cartoonist who has been detained for allegedly spreading fake news about the country's response to COVID-19, should be released immediately, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2020-12-15). Defend Chich'il Bildagoteel! workers.org Apache clans and over 300 Indigenous nations are organizing to protect Chich'il Bildagoteel, the Oak Flat site in southeastern Arizona, from devastating copper mining extraction. Apache clan members and supporters rally to defend Chich'il Bildagoteel (Oak Flat) in December 2019.Credit: Sandra Rambler/Censored News The mining was given a federal go-ahead . . . |

John Pilger (2020-12-15). The Most Lethal Virus is Not COVID. It is War. counterpunch.org In the midst of the greatest health emergency in modern times, with more than 4 million surgical procedures delayed by the National Health Service, Boris Johnson has announced a record increase of £16.5 billion in so-called defence spending — a figure that would restore the under-resourced NHS many times over.

Kenny Stancil, staff writer (2020-12-15). 'Raking in Cash From Major Financial Interests': Wall Street Gives Millions to Georgia Lawmakers in Bid to Maintain GOP-Controlled Senate. commondreams.org "Conservative outside groups are also raking in cash from major financial interests for the Georgia Senate runoffs in an attempt to keep these seats—and the Senate—for the GOP." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Vanessa Beeley (2020-12-14). Evasions and Cover-ups by Western Governments over Funding of Terrorist Groups in Syria Start to Unravel. dissidentvoice.org Evidence of Dutch and British funding for extremists who've beheaded children & carried out ethnic-cleansing grows by the day. Yet most of the mainstream media — including the BBC — still try to keep this truth silent. Recently, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte effectively blocked a Parliamentary motion to allow an external independent investigation of …

Dan Cohen (2020-12-14). Corporate Media Shills For Assassination Of Iranian Scientist. mintpressnews.com Corporate media features serial liars and pundits paid by the weapons industry to discuss the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist and Defense Minister Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Dan Cohen examines the propaganda campaign to drum up support for a war against Iran.

The Global Research Team (2020-12-14). Help Us Protect the Future of GlobalResearch.ca. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | We have been bringing you independent news and analysis for over 19 years. Our intention is to continue to relentlessly promote independent voices that speak out on issues too often neglected by the corporate media. There are no …

David Skripac (2020-12-13). COVID-19: A Fabricated Second "Tidal Wave" of Poverty and Injustice. globalresearch.ca Here we are at the end of a year filled with upheaval, facing yet another round of lockdowns, this time ostensibly intended to fight off a supposed "second wave of COVID-19." | In the foreground, we have the completely co-opted mainstream …