(2021-04-22). Fake News Reports. is Russia Preparing to Invade Ukraine? Zelensky Ready for War? globalresearch.ca When major media operate exclusively as press agents for wealth, power, …
(2021-04-22). Graham Suggests State Department Language on 'Third-World' Countries While Slashing Court-Packing. sputniknews.com Earlier, Democrats introduced legislation to expand the Supreme Court to 13 judges, citing the need to restore public confidence in the body. The reform bill was criticised by GOP lawmakers who argued that it is aimed at bypassing the current conservative majority in the Supreme Court and turn the body into an institution controlled by one party.
(2021-04-22). SouthFront Existence Depends On You. southfront.org DEAR FRIENDS,: | Since April 1, we've collected 2947 USD. This is about 59% of the monthly budget needed to continue SouthFront work and further. | Unlike propaganda structures funded by the Euro-Atlantic establishment, SouthFront operates thanks to the audience's support. We will not be able to survive without your help. | WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, SOUTHFRONT WORK WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE: : | PayPal | SouthFront's PayPal account: southfront@internet.ru | One Time Support — 20 USD: | One Time Support — 50 USD: | One Time Support — 100 USD: | One Time Support — 500 USD: | Recurring Sup…
(2021-04-22). Zoom Classrooms Raise Concerns about Law Enforcement Surveillance and 4th Amendment Rights. projectcensored.org Zoom's popularity skyrocketed as the COVID-19 pandemic intensified in Spring 2020, and the company's revenues rose more than 169 percent. Online conferencing has enabled people to continue their work, school,…
(2021-04-22). Report Documents Governments' Use of COVID-19 to Impose Authoritarian Policies. projectcensored.org A January 2021 report by the American Friends Service Committee documents how local and state governments arounds the world have implemented "extreme emergency measures under the cover of responding to…
(2021-04-22). [Research Paper] Efficacy of the TMPRSS2 inhibitor camostat mesilate in patients hospitalized with Covid-19-a double-blind randomized controlled trial. thelancet.com Under this protocol, camostat mesilate treatment was not associated with increased adverse events during hospitalization for Covid-19 and did not affect time to clinical improvement, progression to ICU admission or mortality.
(2021-04-22). Tech Elite Threatened by Progressive San Francisco DA, Push for His Recall. projectcensored.org Venture capital tech elites threatened by San Francisco's homelessness and crime are pushing for a recall of San Francisco's progressive district attorney, Chesa Boudin. Citing an astronomical increase in crime,…
(2021-04-21). Rising Drug Prices Will Become Leading Cause of Senior Citizen Deaths, Report Finds. projectcensored.org The rising cost of prescription drugs could lead to the premature deaths of 1.1 million seniors in Medicare programs in the next decade, according to a study conducted by the…
(2021-04-21). The Questionable Government Practice of "Escheatment" projectcensored.org In the 1990s Walter Schramm, a Delaware resident, invested in Amazon stock. As the stock's value grew, Schramm left his Amazon investment alone only to learn in 2015 that it…
(2021-04-21). Xinjiang Native Speaks Out: 'Western Media Jeopardizing Uyghurs' Interests'. orinocotribune.com Dan Cohen speaks with Gordon Gao, an ethnic minority and native of Xinjiang native on the realities of life in Xinjiang, Western media coverage and US-China tensions. | WASHINGTON — Dan Cohen speaks with Gordon Gao, Director of Strategic Research at Tsinghua University Endowment Fund in Beijing and a native of Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Gao discusses growing up as a Mongolian ethnic minority in XUAR, and how the propaganda war against China hurts Uyghur interests, but will ultimately backfire on the United States. Gao and Coden also discuss the U.S.-China artificial intelligence…
(2021-04-21). Xinjiang Native Speaks Out: "Western Media Jeopardizing Uyghurs Interests" orinocotribune.com Dan Cohen speaks with Gordon Gao, an ethnic minority and native of Xinjiang native on the realities of life in Xinjiang, Western media coverage and US-China tensions. | WASHINGTON — Dan Cohen speaks with Gordon Gao, Director of Strategic Research at Tsinghua University Endowment Fund in Beijing and a native of Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Gao discusses growing up as a Mongolian ethnic minority in XUAR, and how the propaganda war against China hurts Uyghur interests, but will ultimately backfire on the United States. Gao and Coden also discuss the U.S.-China artificial intelligence…
(2021-04-21). Corporate Media Sideline Health Experts during Pandemic. projectcensored.org As the COVID-19 pandemic became more widespread and dangerous in the US, information surrounding it became unclear and uncontrolled. Establishment media outlets had the crucial task of clarifying this information…
(2021-04-21). COVID-19 Exposes Extent of Student Debt Crisis. projectcensored.org In August 2020, Politico's Bianca Quilantan reported on how COVID-19 has affected colleges and universities across the US. According to the article, the pandemic forced many schools to close their…
(2021-04-21). Factory Farming in US Creates Breeding Ground for Next Pandemic. projectcensored.org As the impacts of COVID-19 continue to expand, experts say pandemic prevention should also focus on the United States, where intensive agricultural practices are breeding grounds for disease, according to…
(2021-04-21). Toondah Harbor Project to De-List Australian Wetlands, Endangering Habitats and Indigenous Sites. projectcensored.org The Walker Corporation's Toondah Harbor development would de-list over 67 hectares of land and water around Moreton Bay in Australia, threatening endangered species and indigenous sites, according to reports by…
(2021-04-21). ACLU Demands Improved COVID-19 Protections for Florida Detainees. projectcensored.org The American Civil Law Union (ACLU) of Florida and Disability Rights Florida co-filed a class action lawsuit against the Sheriff of Broward County after receiving complaints of the county's lack…
(2021-04-21). Defeat of Minimum Wage Increase Leaves People with Disabilities Behind. projectcensored.org As was widely reported by news outlets (including CNN, CBS, NPR, among others) in February 2021, a popular $15 minimum-wage hike was struck from President Biden's COVID relief package when…
(2021-04-21). Unexpected Environmental Consequences of COVID-19. projectcensored.org Due to COVID-19, recycling programs in many bigger cities have ceased. Because the recycling process is hands-on and involves multiple processing steps, many recycling centers have either shutdown or significantly reduced operations to avoid cross-contamination cases. But with pollution already being one of the most pressing public concerns of this century, reductions in recycling are deeply problematic. | Unfortunately, recycling programs are not the only ecologically-friendly options that have been disrupted by COVID-19, as Bloomberg News reported in March 2020. Companies such as Starbucks have stopped acceptin…
(2021-04-21). Opportunists Game Facebook with COVID-19 Misinformation for Profit. projectcensored.org According to a March 2021 report from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Dr. Eric Nepute began posting misinformation regarding COVID-19 and coronavirus vaccines on Facebook and other social media platforms,…
(2021-04-21). Could Malaysia's Fake News Ordinance Stifle Public Debate? — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani* | On 12 January 2021, Malaysia's king, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, announced a nationwide state of emergency that will last until 1 August 2021. That same day, the Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced the imposition of stricter movement controls in states most badly affected by COVID-19. The Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021 was gazetted on 14 January 2021. | On 12 March, the Emergency (Essential Powers) (No. 2) Ordinance 2021 followed, taking action against the spread of fake news across video, written and audio platforms. The ordinance raises concerns abou…
(2021-04-21). Report Documents Governments' Use of COVID-19 to Impose Authoritarian Policies. projectcensored.org A January 2021 report by the American Friends Service Committee documents how local and state governments arounds the world have implemented "extreme emergency measures under the cover of responding to…
(2021-04-21). UK's New Coal Mine Plans Foreshadow Massive Carbon Emissions. projectcensored.org An October 2020 Guardian article reported that West Cumbria Mining will open "the UK's first new deep coalmine in 30 years" after local government officials approved the company's plans, and…
(2021-04-21). Google's Union-Busting Methods Revealed. projectcensored.org Leaked files from IRI Consultants, a union avoidance firm, obtained by Vice's Motherboard show the disturbing lengths to which companies will go in order to derail workplace organizing. The leaked records include a spreadsheet of anecdotal personal information the company had gathered about the employees of one client, Conifer Health Solutions, who hired IRI Consultants to thwart a union drive at two hospitals the company owns in Seattle. The document included data about employees' private lives including descriptions of workers as: 'lazy', 'impressionable', 'money oriented', and 'a single mother'. IRI Consultant…
(2021-04-21). Facebook intensified political censorship in advance of Chauvin verdict. wsws.org Facebook announced on Monday that it was "working around the clock" to limit content regarding the verdict in the trial of Minneapolis police officer Derrick Chauvin that "could lead to civil unrest or violence."
(2021-04-21). Lack of Federal Relief Leaves Theater in the Dark. projectcensored.org As of March 2021, more than 51,000 musical theater actors have been unemployed for over a year. This does not include the 150,000 members of the International Alliance of Theatrical…
(2021-04-21). Claudio Saunt: The Mass Expulsion of Native American Indians From the Southern US. projectcensored.org On this week's Project Censored Show: History Matters. Historian and author Claudio Saunt is featured on the program for the hour. He addresses the mass expulsion of Native American Indians…
(2021-04-21). The Washington Post's phony campaign on Uyghur "genocide" wsws.org With astonishing speed, the US media has swung into action churning out a growing deluge of propaganda with lurid horror stories of life in the detention camps in Xinjiang, calls for the US to boycott the Winter Olympics in Beijing, and demands for tougher measures against China.
(2021-04-21). Analysis Shows Richest 10% Now Own Nearly 70% of All Household Wealth in US. commondreams.org As 2020 came to a close, the bottom 50% of earners controlled just 2% of U.S. wealth. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …