Amid warnings of "catastrophic" COVID-19 third wave, Brazil's state governors reopen economy
wsws.org | 2021-05-22
The scientific institute Fiocruz's warning that a new surge of current high infection rates "will be catastrophic" is being covered up by the mainstream media and ignored by federal and state governments.
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Panel Discussion: Israeli Intelligence Colludes with Facebook, Google to Censor Palestinian Voices
Mnar Muhawesh Adley | mintpressnews.com | 2021-05-21
The ongoing assault on Palestine has captured the world's attention. The latest violence was sparked by an attack on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem by Israeli security forces, resulting in over 300 casualties, as Muslims had gathered to celebrate Ramadan in the region's holiest place of worship. Outside, far-right groups cheered as the mosque was damaged, and launched pogroms against non-Jews inside Israel. | In response, Hamas began firing rockets into Israel, which, in turn, spurred a massive Israeli retaliation that has seen hundreds killed, thousands injured, and forced tens of thousands to flee their hom…
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There is No Equivalence
Curtis Doebbler | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-21
As Israel plumets the Palestinians living in Gaza observers of the mainstream media in the United States of America and indeed the US government, might be prone to think that Israel is merely match tit-for-tat the Palestinians acts of violence or even that Israel is defending itself. Nothing could be further from the truth. The…
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Spain cracks down on migrants after mass border crossing
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-21
The migrants were intercepted by Spanish security personnel patrolling the borders and at least 5,600 were sent back to Morocco by May 19. Meanwhile, hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children remain stranded in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta…
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Conservative Jewish Journalists Use False Claims of Censorship to Try to Silence Critics
Ari Paul | commondreams.org | 2021-05-21
"The fact is that while the Jewish right claims they are being silenced or vilified in the media by the left, the Jewish right and its allies have levied harsh criticism toward liberal Jews and have in some cases attempted to deplatform them." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Dark Money Groups Are Pouring Untold Millions Into 2021 Redistricting Efforts
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-21
How congressional districts are drawn can change political outcomes for a decade. But the redistricting process is opaque and open to the influence of a complicated network of " dark money" groups. | Redistricting is the process of redrawing the maps that decide the makeup of congressional and state districts. In 42 states, it is controlled by elected state-level politicians. That means t…
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Under pressure from Squad, Biden finally comes out for Gaza ceasefire
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2021-05-20
WASHINGTON–Continuing Israeli Air Force attacks on Palestinian-controlled Gaza, in disproportionate retaliation for Hamas rockets fired at Israel, finally drew some concern from Biden after stepped up demands from congressional members of the Squad and others in Congress. In his fourth phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu since the fighting began two weeks ago, Biden …
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Under pressure from Squad, Biden finally comes out for Gaza ceasefire
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2021-05-20
WASHINGTON–Continuing Israeli Air Force attacks on Palestinian-controlled Gaza, in disproportionate retaliation for Hamas rockets fired at Israel, finally drew some concern from Biden after stepped up demands from congressional members of the Squad and others in Congress. In his fourth phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu since the fighting began two weeks ago, Biden …
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Palestinians are not a "Death Toll": How Corporate Media's "Objective Reporting" on Israel-Palestine Favors Governments
The Conversation | juancole.com | 2021-05-20
By Annabelle Lukin | — As lethal violence kills ordinary people in Gaza and Israel, news outlets across the globe are constructing versions of events that will keep eyeballs on their content. After all, war is the most compelling news story of all. And given many people who care about this situation have no direct …
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Qui Bono? Understanding Israel's Latest Assault on Gaza
Phyllis Bennis | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-20
"Both sides need to de-escalate." "No one benefits from this. " You'll hear a lot of statements like that from pundits, elected officials, government spokespeople, and mainstream media anytime there's violence in Israel-Palestine. In the last few days, Israeli war planes, armed drones, and artillery mounted on tanks have killed more than 119 Palestinians in…
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Military Situation In The West Bank And Gaza Strip On May 20, 2021 (Map Update)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-20
Click to see full-size image | 227 Palestinian including 64 children and 38 women were killed and more than 1630 were injured in the Gaza Strip by the IDF strikes since the start of conflict, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza | Palestinian resistance groups fired more than 4000 rockets into the Israeli territories and controlled areas since May 10 | Israeli warplanes have carried out more than 1800 strikes on the Gaza Strip since May 10 | On May 20, Qassam Brigades targeted a bus carry…
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Anti-Global Warming PR
Thomas Klikauer — Norman Simms | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-20
Propaganda may very well have been invented by the Catholic Church in the year 1622. Yet it was transported into modernity by a man known as Poison Ivy and, more importantly, by Edward Bernays, who once said, The significant revolution of modern times is not industrial or economic or political but the revolution which is taking place…
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