_____ (2021-04-04). The Flow Of Military Equipment To Police Has Accelerated Under Biden. popularresistance.org The Pentagon's 1033 program is the primary mechanism by which police acquire military hardware. Most of the items transferred are innocuous, but that's only in terms of quantity; in terms of value, combat gear dominates the ledger. Not surprisingly the latter fact typically escapes police/DOD discourse. | Matériel is what's counted here. The values below reflect that of military hardware ("controlled" equipment) transferred through the 1033 program and not the office supplies or generators or t-shirts or whatever ("uncontrolled" equipment). Congress needs to pressure Biden to issue an executive order to 1) preven…

Jose Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-04-03). Fake News Warfare in Venezuela: Now an Alleged Morgue Collapse Due to COVID-19. orinocotribune.com Friday, April 2, social media networks in Venezuela were once again the center of a debate in which users revealed a case of fake news. The action began with photographs that were circulated depicting an alleged "COVID-19 death surge" in the Bello Monte morgue in Caracas. | The issue became a trending topic at a time when the country is going through a second wave of coronavirus infections. On the same day, for example, 1,254 new positive cases, and 13 deaths from the illness were reported. |

James Emery* (2021-04-03). Revoking The Coup In Myanmar — Analysis. eurasiareview.com The situation in Myanmar following the Tatmadaw's coup d'état of February 1, 2021 is at a critical point. The insular Tatmadaw, backed by China and Russia, along with supportive regional players, is unlikely to capitulate from traditional sanctions and a compromised United Nations (UN). | The first step in crafting an effective response is to identify the primary drivers and objectives of the coup. Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief, General Min Aung Hlaing, controlled the Ministries of Defense (armed forces), Home Affairs (national police force), and Border Affairs. Myanmar soldiers, police, militias, and the courts…

WSWS (2021-04-03). Brazilian political establishment, corporate media promote military as opposition to Bolsonaro. wsws.org Just days after an unprecedented shakeup in the high command, the consensus within the political establishment is that the military represents the bulwark of Brazilian democracy…

_____ (2021-04-03). Report: UK School Textbooks Altered To Favour Israel. popularresistance.org The international publisher Pearson has paused further distribution of two textbooks used by UK high schools after a group of academics said in a report that they distorted the historical record and failed to offer pupils a balanced view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. | The report found that alterations had been made to text, timelines, maps and photographs, as well as to sample student essays and questions. | It concluded that "school children should not be supplied with propaganda under the guise of education" and called for their immediate withdrawal. | The textbook alterations were made last year after…

Anonymous765 (2021-04-03). SouthFront Is a Crowdfunded Endeavour. southfront.org DEAR FRIENDS,: | Since April 1, we've collected 480 USD. This is about 9.6% 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…

Stéphane Gaudry, David Hajage, Laurent Martin-Lefevre, SaàØd Lebbah, Guillaume Louis, Sébastien Moschietto, Dimitri Titeca-Beauport, Béatrice La Combe, Bertrand Pons, Nicolas de Prost, Sébastien Besset, Alain Combes, Adrien Robine, Marion Beuzelin, Julio Badie, Guillaume Chevrel, Julien Bohé, Elisabeth Coupez, Nicolas Chudeau, Saber Barbar, Christophe Vinsonneau, Jean-Marie Forel, Didier Thevenin, Eric Boulet, Karim Lakhal, Nadia Aissaoui, Steven Grange, Marc Leone, Guillaume Lacave, Saad Nseir, Florent Poirson, Julien Mayaux, Karim Asehnoune, Guillaume Geri, Kada Klouche, Guillaume Thiery, Laurent Argaud, Bertrand Rozec, Cyril Cadoz, Pascal Andreu, Jean Reignier, Jean-Damien Ricard, Jean-Pierre Quenot, Didier Dreyfuss (2021-04-03). [Articles] Comparison of two delayed strategies for renal replacement therapy initiation for severe acute kidney injury (AKIKI 2): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled trial. thelancet.com In severe acute kidney injury patients with oliguria for more than 72 h or blood urea nitrogen concentration higher than 112 mg/dL and no severe complication that would mandate immediate RRT, longer postponing of RRT initiation did not confer additional benefit and was associated with potential harm.

Jose Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-04-03). Fake News Warfare in Venezuela: Now an Alleged Morgue Collapse Due to COVID-19. orinocotribune.com Friday, April 2, social media networks in Venezuela were once again the center of a debate in which users revealed a case of fake news. The action began with photographs that were circulated depicting an alleged "COVID-19 death surge" in the Bello Monte morgue in Caracas. | The issue became a trending topic at a time when the country is going through a second wave of coronavirus infections. On the same day, for example, 1,254 new positive cases, and 13 deaths from the illness were reported. |

James Emery* (2021-04-03). Revoking The Coup In Myanmar — Analysis. eurasiareview.com The situation in Myanmar following the Tatmadaw's coup d'état of February 1, 2021 is at a critical point. The insular Tatmadaw, backed by China and Russia, along with supportive regional players, is unlikely to capitulate from traditional sanctions and a compromised United Nations (UN). | The first step in crafting an effective response is to identify the primary drivers and objectives of the coup. Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief, General Min Aung Hlaing, controlled the Ministries of Defense (armed forces), Home Affairs (national police force), and Border Affairs. Myanmar soldiers, police, militias, and the courts…

_____ (2021-04-03). Report: UK School Textbooks Altered To Favour Israel. popularresistance.org The international publisher Pearson has paused further distribution of two textbooks used by UK high schools after a group of academics said in a report that they distorted the historical record and failed to offer pupils a balanced view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. | The report found that alterations had been made to text, timelines, maps and photographs, as well as to sample student essays and questions. | It concluded that "school children should not be supplied with propaganda under the guise of education" and called for their immediate withdrawal. | The textbook alterations were made last year after…

Stéphane Gaudry, David Hajage, Laurent Martin-Lefevre, SaàØd Lebbah, Guillaume Louis, Sébastien Moschietto, Dimitri Titeca-Beauport, Béatrice La Combe, Bertrand Pons, Nicolas de Prost, Sébastien Besset, Alain Combes, Adrien Robine, Marion Beuzelin, Julio Badie, Guillaume Chevrel, Julien Bohé, Elisabeth Coupez, Nicolas Chudeau, Saber Barbar, Christophe Vinsonneau, Jean-Marie Forel, Didier Thevenin, Eric Boulet, Karim Lakhal, Nadia Aissaoui, Steven Grange, Marc Leone, Guillaume Lacave, Saad Nseir, Florent Poirson, Julien Mayaux, Karim Asehnoune, Guillaume Geri, Kada Klouche, Guillaume Thiery, Laurent Argaud, Bertrand Rozec, Cyril Cadoz, Pascal Andreu, Jean Reignier, Jean-Damien Ricard, Jean-Pierre Quenot, Didier Dreyfuss (2021-04-03). [Articles] Comparison of two delayed strategies for renal replacement therapy initiation for severe acute kidney injury (AKIKI 2): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled trial. thelancet.com In severe acute kidney injury patients with oliguria for more than 72 h or blood urea nitrogen concentration higher than 112 mg/dL and no severe complication that would mandate immediate RRT, longer postponing of RRT initiation did not confer additional benefit and was associated with potential harm.

Anonymous765 (2021-04-03). SouthFront Is a Crowdfunded Endeavour. southfront.org DEAR FRIENDS,: | Since April 1, we've collected 330 USD. This is about 6.6% 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…

orinocotribune (2021-04-02). Fake News Op in the 'Candid Activists' Case: There was No Arrest, Only Protection of Journalists in Apure. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, April 1, the launch of a new media conspiracy against Venezuela was attempted on social media networks and in the US-financed "free press," but the truth quickly emerged. Finally, the alleged detention of journalists in Apure state, allegedly covering the events in the Colombian-Venezuelan border territory, was reported as false. | A new fake news story was spread by some media and journalists who assured that several journalists and activists were apprehended; some even dared to describe the arrests as "force disappearance." | In addition, social media exploded with manipulations and falsehoods th…

Igor Derysh (2021-04-02). John Boehner spills the beans on "a**hole" Ted Cruz, Fox "propaganda" and the GOP's "crazy caucus" salon.com Boehner goes off on Fox News for turning the GOP into a party of "crazies," "morons" and "reckless a**holes"

CGTN (2021-04-02). MOFA: BBC is Not Trusted even in the UK. dissidentvoice.org According to material openly available, BBC World Service is immune from any form of regulation and can produce all the disinformation it likes with legal impunity in the UK. It has caused the spread of the fake news virus not only in the UK but all over the world. BBC should try to do more …

Nora Barrows-friedman (2021-04-02). Butler University blocks Angela Davis event. zcomm.org "Time and again Palestine activists have faced false claims that they broke the rules followed by attempts to either blame them for their own censorship or drown their victories in red tape"

Paul Street (2021-04-02). Some Standard Cynical CIA-Style Cuba Covid Reporting at The Washington Post. counterpunch.org Never underestimate the cynicism of American corporate media. As the Scotland-based historian Helen Yaffe recently observed on Counterpunch, the socialist state of Cuba currently has five COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials "and is set to be among the first nations to vaccinate its entire population." Further: "Cuba has gone on the offensive against Covid-19, mobilizing

and Censored Guest (2021-04-02). We Need Way More Censorship: A Plea to Big Tech to Save Us All. indybay.org In an effort to protect freedom of speech, we have spent our adult lives working with numerous well-known national organizations in support of the First Amendment. We mistakenly believed that protecting access to a diversity of ideas would strengthen our perspective. We even thought that the proper response to bad speech was better speech, more thoughtful speech.