Mickey Z. (2021-07-21). The White House and Facebook vs. Freedom of Speech. dissidentvoice.org It's not unusual for politically minded people on Facebook to claim that they're being targeted and censored. They all think they're "too radical" in one way or another and thus, must be silenced by the authorities. Hey, in my activist days, I'd even get insulted if I wasn't pulled off the line to board a …

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-07-21). Advierten presión de EE.UU para que países declaren contra Cuba. telesurtv.net Las autoridades cubanas han denunciado que el Gobierno de EE.UU. recurre a maniobras injerencistas para recrudecer el bloqueo impuesto a la isla caribeña.

teleSUR, JL (2021-07-21). Denuncian represión a manifestantes en ciudades de Colombia. telesurtv.net En varias regiones se reportaron hechos represivos, donde el Esmad atacó con gases y bombas aturdidoras a los manifestantes.

sputniknews (2021-07-21). US Attacks Sovereignty from Haiti to Cuba to China. sputniknews.com 'Core Group' just kinda decided who the Haitian government is; Dems push for decriminalizing marijuana; NSO spyware exposed; US attacks on Cuba and China connected…

Project Censored (2021-07-21). Dan Kovalik Speaks About his Latest Work, Cancel This Book: The Progressive Case Against Cancel Culture. projectcensored.org This week's program presents edited audio of a July 13, 2021 Zoom conversation in which Mickey hosted a KPFA event with author Dan Kovalik. Kovalik spoke about his latest work,…

_____ (2021-07-20). Why We All Need To Fight To End The US' War On Cuba. popularresistance.org The United States has waged war on Cuba since it dared to revolt and chart its own path more than 60 years ago. The US' illegal economic blockade is devastating Cuba's ability to meet the basic needs of its people right now, which is even more deadly during the pandemic. On top of that, the US is funding a small opposition within Cuba and is using the crisis it created to foment unrest. The corporate media is playing right along. Clearing the FOG speaks with Bill Hackwell of Resumen-English and the International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity to set the record straight about the history of US interventi…

Marc Vandepitte (2021-07-20). The Recent Unrest in Cuba: A Textbook Example of Fake News and Media Warfare. globalresearch.ca

Kuehn BM. (2021-07-20). Treatment Approved for "Undruggable" Lung Cancer. jamanetwork.com The FDA has approved sotorasib for the 13% of patients whose non—small cell lung cancer has the KRAS G12C variant that confers resistance to systemic therapy. Sotorasib is a small molecule that specifically inhibits the KRAS G12C protein, which leads to uncontrolled cell growth. It is indicated for adults whose cancer hasn't responded to at least 1 type of systemic therapy.

WSWS (2021-07-20). Censorship of Southend UK art installation points to rising suppression of art and critical thought. wsws.org Britain's first nuclear weapon was assembled close to the site in 1952, and then shipped to Australia for testing. Gabriella Hirst wanted to invite reflection on the impact of 12 British nuclear tests on indigenous lands.

_____ (2021-07-20). Warmongers Should Be Treated Like Serial Killers and Child Rapists. strategic-culture.org Anti-imperialism should be the most obvious, basic, bare-minimum agenda for anyone who cares about peace, truth and justice in our world. Instead, in a globe-spanning empire made of lies, it's been turned by propaganda into a freakish fringe position that no elected officials are allowed to espouse, while monsters like Kristol are embraced and uplifted.

Francisco Dominguez (2021-07-20). The Only Way to End Economic Hardship in Cuba Is to Lift the US Blockade. orinocotribune.com By Francisco Dominguez — Jul 17, 2021 | For 60 years, Cuba has lived under siege from the most powerful nation on earth, denying it basics like food, medicine and building equipment — anyone who cares about economic hardship must call for it to end. | In an evidently well-coordinated action, on 11 July 2021, groups of opponents of the government staged demonstrations in several Cuban cities, notably Havana. Within seconds of the event the world's mainstream media, including, of course, the media in the UK, were in full swing magnifying the event. | Such social outburst is an unusual event in Cuba and e…

_____ (2021-07-20). Why We All Need To Fight To End The US' War On Cuba. popularresistance.org The United States has waged war on Cuba since it dared to revolt and chart its own path more than 60 years ago. The US' illegal economic blockade is devastating Cuba's ability to meet the basic needs of its people right now, which is even more deadly during the pandemic. On top of that, the US is funding a small opposition within Cuba and is using the crisis it created to foment unrest. The corporate media is playing right along. Clearing the FOG speaks with Bill Hackwell of Resumen-English and the International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity to set the record straight about the history of US interventi…

Marc Vandepitte (2021-07-20). The Recent Unrest in Cuba: A Textbook Example of Fake News and Media Warfare. globalresearch.ca

Kuehn BM. (2021-07-20). Treatment Approved for "Undruggable" Lung Cancer. jamanetwork.com The FDA has approved sotorasib for the 13% of patients whose non—small cell lung cancer has the KRAS G12C variant that confers resistance to systemic therapy. Sotorasib is a small molecule that specifically inhibits the KRAS G12C protein, which leads to uncontrolled cell growth. It is indicated for adults whose cancer hasn't responded to at least 1 type of systemic therapy.

WSWS (2021-07-20). Censorship of Southend UK art installation points to rising suppression of art and critical thought. wsws.org Britain's first nuclear weapon was assembled close to the site in 1952, and then shipped to Australia for testing. Gabriella Hirst wanted to invite reflection on the impact of 12 British nuclear tests on indigenous lands.

Francisco Dominguez (2021-07-20). The Only Way to End Economic Hardship in Cuba Is to Lift the US Blockade. orinocotribune.com By Francisco Dominguez — Jul 17, 2021 | For 60 years, Cuba has lived under siege from the most powerful nation on earth, denying it basics like food, medicine and building equipment — anyone who cares about economic hardship must call for it to end. | In an evidently well-coordinated action, on 11 July 2021, groups of opponents of the government staged demonstrations in several Cuban cities, notably Havana. Within seconds of the event the world's mainstream media, including, of course, the media in the UK, were in full swing magnifying the event. | Such social outburst is an unusual event in Cuba and e…

_____ (2021-07-19). Only International Solidarity Can Defeat Covid For Good. popularresistance.org In early March of this year, I was in a hospital bed in Delhi for a week following a Covid diagnosis. This was just about four weeks before the second wave hit the country, showcasing the dystopic deadliness of the virus. It was strangely calm at that time with fewer than ten Covid patients at the facility; the same hospital was recently treating close to 400. | I'd occasionally chat with the nurses who recalled the 'Covid times' earlier in the year when each nurse had to attend to up to a dozen patients at a time. But thankfully that, they said, was in the past; the virus had been controlled. Later, I thought of…

Staff (2021-07-19). Exposed: Fake News Campaign Misrepresents Havana Demonstrations (Alan MacLeod). orinocotribune.com On Sunday, July 18, renowned MintPress News journalist Alan MacLeod exposed the anti-Cuba fake news operation launched by Fox News in the United States. He revealed the true messages on posters displayed by protesters in support of the Revolution on the streets of Havana. Fox News network had tried to distort reality in Cuba by using a video with blurred banners to present a demonstration in favor of the Cuban government as a demonstration against it. | "Fox News' editors blurred out the signs at what they claimed were 'anti-government' demonstrations in Cuba because they said things like 'Long live the Cuban Rev…

Ivory Hecker (2021-07-19). Video: Censoring Her for Reporting on Hydroxychloroquine: Journalist Ivory Hecker. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2021-07-19). China Demands US Lift Blockade Against Cuba. telesurenglish.net China demanded again on Monday the lifting of the U.S. blockade against Cuba, in the aftermath of July 11 protests and amid a vast disinformation campaign promoted by foreign mainstream media. | RELATED: | Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that "China firmly opposes external interference in Cuba's internal affairs. We urge the US to immediately and fully lift its embargo against Cuba." | The Cuban government organi…

Staff (2021-07-19). If Biden Wants to "Stand With the Cuban People," He Can Ease the Cruel Blockade. truthout.org The corporate media have been

Mickey Z. (2021-07-19). What do you really know about U.S.-Cuba relations? dissidentvoice.org The need to possess Cuba is the oldest issue in U.S. foreign policy. — Noam Chomsky, Excerpted from Rogue States, 2000 When you watch the latest news stories about unrest in Cuba, are you relying on critical thought to process them, or are you lazily falling back on decades of deeply embedded propaganda about Castro, …

Alan MacLeod (2021-07-19). Breaking through the western media propaganda coverage of Cuba protests. mronline.org While there are plenty of reasons for ordinary Cubans to currently feel disenchanted about life on the island, there are also strong suspicions that these protests were not quite the grassroots uprising they were made out to be in the U.S. press. | July 19, 2021…

Tom Engelhardt (2021-07-19). Tomgram: Aviva Chomsky, Migration as Resistance. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Give Joe Biden credit. As a 78-year-old mainstream politician, he's made some surprisingly bold moves domestically when it comes, for instance, to climate change — even if his plans have been quite literally paralyzed by Senate Minority Leader …

_____ (2021-07-19). Western Governments Chided At Arms Conference For 'Enabling' Arab Regimes. popularresistance.org Western nations and arms companies are complicit in aiding regimes in the Middle East to spy on their citizens, speakers at an international conference shedding light on the human rights implications of the arms trade, said on Saturday. | Attendees at Selling Death: why the international arms trade must be controlled, which was backed by former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, decried what they said was a "corrupt" arms trade that reaped huge profits for the "global military-industrial complex." | The Egyptian human rights activist, Sherif Mansour spoke of "the quiet war" which he says takes place every day acr…

Nick Licata (2021-07-19). The Politics of Fear and Hope. counterpunch.org Both the Democrat and Republican parties employ Fear and Hope messaging in marketing their campaigns. The Republicans present Fear like a paperback novel you can't put down. Will you be murdered on an evening stroll by someone who doesn't look like you? And did you notice there's more of them moving into your neighborhood? For