2022-04-15: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-04-15). Genocide and war propaganda. wsws.org Biden's charge of "genocide" in Ukraine is a political provocation consciously aimed at whipping up a public hysteria to legitimize a massive escalation of the war, including the full-scale, open participation by the United States.

Editor (2022-04-15). Washington Post calls for censoring Chinese media, praises purge of Russian outlets. mronline.org The Washington Post—owned by billionaire oligarch Jeff Bezos, who has CIA and Pentagon contracts—has called for censoring Chinese news outlets on social media, while praising Silicon Valley for purging Russian publications.

Kevin Mwanza (2022-04-15). Fact Check: Magic Johnson Choosing Converse Over Nike Cost Him $5B. moguldom.com Former NBA basketball star Magic Johnson is known among his fans as a successful businessman who has made great investments over the years that have grown his company's holdings to more than $1 billion. But one investment decision that he says he regrets is the one that could have made him $5.2 billion. The 62-year-old …

_____ (2022-04-15). How Movements Can Maintain Their Radical Vision While Winning Practical Reforms. popularresistance.org For movements in the U.S. and beyond wondering how they can engage with the system without being co-opted, the MST offers a powerful example. Many social movement scholars believe that movements can institutionalize their wins over the long-term by having the state and mainstream political parties adopt their demands and programs. However, these scholars also contend that such institutionalization comes at a price: too often, as movement programs are incorporated into mainstream structures, grassroots forces become demobilized, dull their radical edge and lose their ability to exercise disruptive power.

Scribe (2022-04-15). Charlie Kirk's Propaganda Tour Coming to UC Berkeley. indybay.org Charlie Kirk and the Turning Point USA zoo-crew is coming to UC Berkeley tomorrow night, Wednesday April 13th. This is part of TPUSA's latest propaganda tour. The event is being held at an indoor location somewhere on campus. Which hall is only disclosed to ticket holders. For those who wish to protest, tickets are free via eventbrite. The event is from 7PM to 8: 30PM.

_____ (2022-04-14). Western Dissent From US/NATO Policy On Ukraine Is Small. popularresistance.org If one wishes to be exposed to news, information or perspective that contravenes the prevailing US/NATO view on the war in Ukraine, a rigorous search is required. And there is no guarantee that search will succeed. That is because the state/corporate censorship regime that has been imposed in the West with regard to this war is stunningly aggressive, rapid and comprehensive. | On a virtually daily basis, any off-key news agency, independent platform or individual citizen is liable to be banished from the internet. In early March, barely a week after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the twenty-seven nation European U…

_____ (2022-04-14). They Actually Admitted They're Lying To You! popularresistance.org In it I reveal that the Biden Administration and others have broken from the past and literally admitted they are "manipulating" or inventing various aspects of the war in Ukraine. I'm not kidding. They admitted it. I am one of the most censored comedians in America.

_____ (2022-04-14). Beware Of The Fact-Checkers. popularresistance.org Opinion columnists are familiar with the traditional role of the fact checker. Prior to publication, an editor checks accuracy of quotes and the sources for factual assertions. Erroneous or unsupported assertions are removed or revised. | But times have changed. Today, an entire fact-checker industry has emerged to check your opinions, making sure you have not strayed beyond acceptable limits for public discourse. These professional fact-checkers are often brought in after publication of a controversial article, opinion piece or podcast to quell a controversy. Acting more like business consultants, they help medi…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-14). The War in Ukraine Marks a Turning Point in Power in the World. libya360.wordpress.com James ONeill One of the interesting features of the ongoing war in Ukraine is the extent to which the Australian mainstream media has almost entirely ceased to bother offering an objective assessment of what is actually happening in the ongoing war in that country. The latest examples refer to the alleged murder of citizens in…

Benjamin Norton (2022-04-14). New York Times' ridiculous attack on me exposes its deceitful propaganda tactics. multipolarista.com The New York Times printed absurd claims about Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton in a smear piece, using an image of his face crossed out by a red line, without giving him an opportunity to comment. This hatchet job reflects the newspaper's long history of spreading false war propaganda for the US government.

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