(2021-06-25). Indian farmers' protest completes 200 days. popularresistance.org It has been a tumultuous ride, says Dharmendra Malik, the media in-charge of Bhartiya Kisan Union. "First, they derided us as the misguided rural folk. Then we were labelled as hooligans and even terrorists! Then came the accusation of some international conspiracy. There was also an attempt to blame the second COVID wave on us. Ironically, trolls on Twitter give lessons on patriotism to farmers. We spend 10 hours on the farm every day, toiling to put food on everyone's plates. Yet for some, we are anything but humans with legitimate demands and a right to protest."
(2021-06-25). Sri Lankan government deploys police to crackdown on social media. wsws.org The Rajapakse government's moves to criminalise "fake news" are a response to rising social opposition to wage and job cuts and Colombo's criminal mishandling of the worsening pandemic.
(2021-06-25). Sri Lankan government deploys police to crack down on social media. wsws.org The Rajapakse government's moves to criminalise "fake news" are a response to rising social opposition to wage and job cuts and Colombo's criminal mishandling of the worsening pandemic.
(2021-06-25). Biden endorses bipartisan infrastructure plan which guts initial proposal. wsws.org While the corporate media hailed the inadequate $579 billion plan as a "major breakthrough," the reality is that a commitment by the US government to any infrastructure spending plan is still far from a certainty.
(2021-06-24). Suppression of Evidence: CBC Censorship of Top Scientists in COVID-19 Research: Prof. Anthony Hall. globalresearch.ca …
(2021-06-24). US seizes PressTV.com and 32 other Iranian media website domains. wsws.org In a provocative act of censorship and imperialist gangsterism, the Biden administration took control of three dozen internet domains and shut down websites affiliated with Iran-based media organizations on unsubstantiated grounds of "disinformation campaigns and malign influence operations."
(2021-06-24). When a President Lies. counterpunch.org Presidents lie — it goes with the job. If Biden lied about the U.S.'s role in innumerable coups and regime changes, one can only wonder what else he is lying about. More troubling, with the exception of NBC News and The Guardian, the mainstream media chose to ignore or avoid challenging Biden, thus reenforcing their role as echo chambers of Democratic-corporate establishment agenda.
(2021-06-24). Rise in Fake News Tarnishing Venezuela's Mass Vaccination Campaign against COVID-19. orinocotribune.com 
Since the transformation process led by Commander Hugo Chávez began, Venezuela has continuously been in the eye of the media hurricane. A good research project for the new generations of communicators and journalists would be to make a detailed inventory of the many and varied lies against the Bolivarian Revolution, all set against the country and its people over the last two decades. The media disinformation campaign has even worsened in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. | Surely the list of falsehoods will be as surprising as it is extensive. But perhaps it has been in these last 5 or 6 years of extreme aggre…
(2021-06-24). Turkey's Attempt At Military Self-Sufficiency Now Includes Automated Turret. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Turkey's efforts to modernize its military might with indigenous equipment are all-encompassing, as developments in every domain are on-going. | Turkey's state-controlled military electronics company Aselsan unveiled the first of what will become an upgraded armored combat vehicle used by the military. | In the first phase of the upgrade program, Aselsan will modernize 133 vehicles, lengthening their life span and survivability. | The first batch of vehicles is part of a whole convoy of…
(2021-06-24). Russian Warplanes Bombed Outskirts Of Militant-Held Idlib City (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 takes off on a combat mission at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. IMAGE: AP PHOTO/VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | On June 24, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out at least three airstrikes on the western outskirts of Idlib city in northwestern Syria. | The airstrikes targeted buildings and fields in the village of Ein Shib. Idlib city and its outskirts are tightly controlled by the al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of the Greater Idlib region…
(2021-06-24). Instead of Verdi's fruitless strike calls, workers at Amazon in Germany need independent action committees! wsws.org Verdi wants to be recognised by the company because the union officials are afraid that otherwise, resistance against the brutal methods of exploitation could develop spontaneously, uncontrolled, and explosively.
(2021-06-24). US Intelligence Says Kabul Could Fall 6 Months After Pullout. news.antiwar.com As the US is pulling out of Afghanistan, Western media has been full of stories warning that the Afghan government will collapse shortly after the US leaves. On Wednesday, While mainstream media reports citing anonymous officials are not the most trustworthy sources, the story is notable because hawks want to use what t…
(2021-06-24). Biden, Putin And The Press. popularresistance.org Corporate media in the United States work hand in hand with the state and promote its neoliberal and imperialist agenda. There is great continuity from administration to administration and nowhere is that more obvious than in the realm of foreign policy. The duopoly war party consensus doesn't just dominate in the White House and Congress, but also in television news and newspapers. The recent summit meeting between Joe Biden and Russian president Vladimir Putin demonstrated that the media see themselves as governmental servants. They have little interest in being adversarial or keeping the public informed of any…
(2021-06-24). Censored News: The Twin Forces of Light and Darkness. indybay.org Duane Chili Yazzie, Dine', describes the Earth's defense to extractive industries and white supremacy. The Zapatistas have just arrived in Spain. At the same time, Yaqui Water Protectors are assassinated, and mass graves reveal genocide at residential schools. — Censored News…