Daily Archives: May 26, 2021

2021-05-26: News Headlines

Mark Gruenberg (2021-05-26). Israeli bombardment of Gaza builds support for U.S. aid restrictions. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Even though its bombardment was stopped by an Egyptian-brokered and U.S.-pressured ceasefire, the Israeli government-ordered 11-day offensive against the Palestinians in Gaza has built momentum for restrictions on U.S. foreign aid to Israel. But though a mainstream lawmaker, Rep. Betty McCollum, DFL-Minn., has lined up 22 cosponsors for her legislation, HR2590, it still faces an …

Melvin Goodman (2021-05-26). Loosening the Tie to Israel. counterpunch.org After bombing over a thousand targets in Gaza, where genuine strategic targets are few and far between, even Israeli leaders decided that the backlash from killing Palestinian children was too much to bear. Nevertheless, the mainstream media is giving credit to President Joe Biden for arranging a cease fire between Israel and Gaza that was determined by conditions on the ground and not humanitarian concerns.

David Sheen (2021-05-26). How a fascist party brought into Israel's parliament by Netanyahu helped him start the war he wanted. thegrayzone.com After Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu paved its way into Israel's parliament, the fascist Jewish Power party sparked anti-Palestinian pogroms, giving him a pretext to attack Gaza The day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect, ending eleven days of mutual bombardment that resulted in the deaths of some two hundred and fifty Palestinians, ten Israelis and three Asian workers, mainstream Israeli commentators piled on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of launching the war for his own …

Eds. (2021-05-26). A mainstream outlet accepted my pitch on what media refuses to say about U.S. empire—then refused to let me say it. mronline.org A mainstream academic outlet called The Conversation green-lighted my article on foreign policy issues Western media refuses to discuss. With the piece ready to go live, everything went horribly wrong. | May 26, 2021…

Staff (2021-05-26). Rashida Tlaib Demands That Social Media Companies Stop Censoring Palestinians. truthout.org Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) has written a letter to social media companies asking that they stop removing and suspending posts and users from their platforms for spreading information about Israeli violence against Palestinians. | The letter to Facebook, Twitter and ByteDance, which owns TikTok, asks the companies to answer a series of questions on their methodologies for removing certain posts and highlights a double standard in censorship of Palestinians online. | "I write with urgent…

WSWS (2021-05-26). Sri Lankan government imposes censorship as experts warn of coronavirus surge. wsws.org President Rajapakse has warned state officials not to make any unauthorised media statements about COVID-19, fearing it could provoke opposition against the government's criminal response.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-05-26). Podcast Ep 37: How the corporate media suppresses Palestine. electronicintifada.net Journalist Greg Shupak analyzes mainstream news and its routine defense of Israeli violence.

Megan Redshaw (2021-05-26). Bombshell Video, Leaked Documents Detail How Facebook Censors Vaccine Facts When They Don't Fit CDC, Big Pharma Narrative. globalresearch.ca Investigative journalist James …

Project Censored (2021-05-25). Abby Martin, Michelle Rodino-Colocino, and Brian Dolber. projectcensored.org Mickey's first guest, independent journalist Abby Martin of The Empire Files, provides background to the Israeli bombardments of Gaza, and explains how big U.S. media strenuously avoid presenting the truth…

David L. Wilson (2021-05-25). Media 'Border crisis' threatens immigration reform. mronline.org What's striking is how badly the situation has been represented in the more centrist and prestigious parts of the corporate media. | May 25, 2021 | Newswire…

Fernando Buen Abad Domínguez (2021-05-25). Neoliberalismo, fake news y procesos electorales. globalizacion.ca Es un error enorme suponer que el neoliberalismo es solo una canallada burguesa exclusiva del campo económico-financiero. Es un error grave que, de existir así en algunas cabezas, debe corregirse de inmediato. El neoliberalismo es, patéticamente, una emboscada ideológica (en…

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2021-05-26: Social Media Postees

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Loosening the Tie to Israel
Melvin Goodman | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-26
After bombing over a thousand targets in Gaza, where genuine strategic targets are few and far between, even Israeli leaders decided that the backlash from killing Palestinian children was too much to bear. Nevertheless, the mainstream media is giving credit to President Joe Biden for arranging a cease fire between Israel and Gaza that was determined by conditions on the ground and not humanitarian concerns.
counterpunch.org/2021/05/26/loosening-th…

How a fascist party brought into Israel's parliament by Netanyahu helped him start the war he wanted
David Sheen | thegrayzone.com | 2021-05-26
After Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu paved its way into Israel's parliament, the fascist Jewish Power party sparked anti-Palestinian pogroms, giving him a pretext to attack Gaza. The day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect, ending 11 days of mutual bombardment that resulted in the deaths of some 250 Palestinians, 10 Israelis, and three Asian workers, mainstream Israeli commentators piled on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of launching the war for his own personal benefit. The …
thegrayzone.com/2021/05/26/fascist-party…

How a fascist party brought into Israel's parliament by Netanyahu helped him start the war he wanted
David Sheen | thegrayzone.com | 2021-05-26
After Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu paved its way into Israel's parliament, the fascist Jewish Power party sparked anti-Palestinian pogroms, giving him a pretext to attack Gaza The day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect, ending eleven days of mutual bombardment that resulted in the deaths of some two hundred and fifty Palestinians, ten Israelis and three Asian workers, mainstream Israeli commentators piled on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of launching the war for his own …
thegrayzone.com/2021/05/26/fascist-party…

A mainstream outlet accepted my pitch on what media refuses to say about U.S. empire–then refused to let me say it
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-05-26
A mainstream academic outlet called The Conversation green-lighted my article on foreign policy issues Western media refuses to discuss. With the piece ready to go live, everything went horribly wrong. | May 26, 2021…
mronline.org/2021/05/26/a-mainstream-out…

Rashida Tlaib Demands That Social Media Companies Stop Censoring Palestinians
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-26
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) has written a letter to social media companies asking that they stop removing and suspending posts and users from their platforms for spreading information about Israeli violence against Palestinians. | The letter to Facebook, Twitter and ByteDance, which owns TikTok, asks the companies to answer a series of questions on their methodologies for removing certain posts and highlights a double standard in censorship of Palestinians online. | "I write with urgent…
truthout.org/articles/rashida-tlaib-dema…

Podcast Ep 37: How the corporate media suppresses Palestine
Nora Barrows-Friedman | electronicintifada.net | 2021-05-26
Journalist Greg Shupak analyzes mainstream news and its routine defense of Israeli violence.
electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrow…

Israeli bombardment of Gaza builds support for U.S. aid restrictions
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2021-05-26
WASHINGTON–Even though its bombardment was stopped by an Egyptian-brokered and U.S.-pressured ceasefire, the Israeli government-ordered 11-day offensive against the Palestinians in Gaza has built momentum for restrictions on U.S. foreign aid to Israel. But though a mainstream lawmaker, Rep. Betty McCollum, DFL-Minn., has lined up 22 cosponsors for her legislation, HR2590, it still faces an …
peoplesworld.org/article/israeli-bombard…

Sri Lankan government imposes censorship as experts warn of coronavirus surge
wsws.org | 2021-05-26
President Rajapakse has warned state officials not to make any unauthorised media statements about COVID-19, fearing it could provoke opposition against the government's criminal response.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/26/slco…

Bombshell Video, Leaked Documents Detail How Facebook Censors Vaccine Facts When They Don't Fit CDC, Big Pharma Narrative
Megan Redshaw | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-26
Investigative journalist James …
globalresearch.ca/bombshell-video-leaked…

Abby Martin, Michelle Rodino-Colocino, and Brian Dolber
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2021-05-25
Mickey's first guest, independent journalist Abby Martin of The Empire Files, provides background to the Israeli bombardments of Gaza, and explains how big U.S. media strenuously avoid presenting the truth…
projectcensored.org/abby-martin-michelle…

Abby Martin, Michelle Rodino-Colocino, and Brian Dolber
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2021-05-25
Mickey's first guest, independent journalist Abby Martin of The Empire Files, provides background to the Israeli bombardments of Gaza, and explains how big U.S. media strenuously avoid presenting the truth…
projectcensored.org/abby-martin-michelle…

Neoliberalismo, fake news y procesos electorales
Fernando Buen Abad Domínguez | globalizacion.ca | 2021-05-25
Es un error enorme suponer que el neoliberalismo es solo una canallada burguesa exclusiva del campo económico-financiero. Es un error grave que, de existir así en algunas cabezas, debe corregirse de inmediato. El neoliberalismo es, patéticamente, una emboscada ideológica (en…
globalizacion.ca/neoliberalismo-fake-new…

Media 'Border crisis' threatens immigration reform
David L. Wilson | mronline.org | 2021-05-25
What's striking is how badly the situation has been represented in the more centrist and prestigious parts of the corporate media. | May 25, 2021 | Newswire…
mronline.org/2021/05/25/media-border-cri…

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