Monthly Archives: March 2022

2022-03-31: News Headlines

Donbass Insider (2022-03-31). Censorship: Donbass Insider in the Crosshairs of Newsguard, an Agency Linked to the CIA, NATO and the White House. dissidentvoice.org On 18 March 2022, I received a letter in my e-mail box from a certain Edward O'Reilly, an analyst for NewsGuard, a sort of international Decodex (which awards green or red stickers to news sites, i.e. justifies the censorship of such and such a site), linked to the CIA, NATO and the White House, concerning …

imperial.ac.uk (2022-03-31). Study shows COVID risk greater for those with poorly controlled or severe asthma. imperial.ac.uk Children and adults with asthma that is severe or poorly controlled are at greater risk of hospitalisation with COVID-19, a major study shows.

Dan Cohen (2022-03-31). Ukraine's Propaganda War: International PR Firms, DC Lobbyists and CIA Cutouts. indybay.org Dan Cohen reveals the network of foreign strategists, Washington DC lobbyists, and intelligence-linked media outlets behind Ukraine's public relations blitz.

Jasper Jackson (2022-03-31). US investment firms prop up ad revenue for Russian propaganda sites. nationofchange.org "Investors need to also think through how their money is being used, where that money is being invested, and how they can contribute to isolating Russia and Russian companies."

VINS (2022-03-30). School-Issued Technology Poses Surveillance Risks for Students. projectcensored.org Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, public schools have increased their reliance on technology, having nearly doubled the number of school-issued tablet and laptop devices used…

Asa Winstanley (2022-03-30). Lowkey petition to Spotify grabs 4,000 signatures in first three hours. electronicintifada.net Stars reject Israel lobby censorship.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Stop censoring the opponents of war! wsws.org On Saturday, Facebook deleted a video posted by the Socialist Equality Party of Germany opposing the German government's participation in the US-led NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-30). New McCarthyism Silences the Black and Other Radical Left. libya360.wordpress.com Erica Caines Socialists, anti-imperialists, anti-war activists, Black radicals, and other independent alternative voices who challenge mainstream media and its political culture are being explicitly targeted by Liberals and Big Tech in a censorship campaign akin to the McCarthy era. "I was a victim of the McCarthyite hysteria against independent political ideas in the USA— a…

Ann Brown (2022-03-30). Fact Check: Majority Of America's Homeless Is Black. moguldom.com Every night, an estimated 326,000 homeless people are sheltered in emergency or temporary transitional housing in the U.S., according to the Annual Homeless Assessment Report, released Feb. 4, 2022. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report, which is based on research from 2021, found that 45 percent of people in homeless shelters are …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-30). Elections in Haiti: Legitimizing Imperialism and Killing Democracy? libya360.wordpress.com Kevin Edmonds Montana Accord Signatories (Photo: HaàØti Liberté) As the white rulers of Haiti push for illegitimate elections, can the "Montana Accord"- an agreement among some civil society groups to return democracy to Haiti — offer a way out of the country's neocolonial predicament? If you were to read (and believe) mainstream reporting on Haiti,…

John Potash (2022-03-30). Do Americans Really Want to Support the Neo-Nazi Filled Western Ukrainian Government? covertactionmagazine.com Due to incessant media propaganda, 74% of Americans support a no-fly zone that could ignite World War III Americans have …

WSWS (2022-03-30). Canadian workers denounce US-NATO war drive against Russia and Putin's invasion of Ukraine. wsws.org In contrast to the pro-war propaganda pumped out by the corporate-controlled media on a daily basis, working people across Canada have no enthusiasm for the aggressive warmongering of American and Canadian imperialism.

Brittani Banks (2022-03-30). New Book Argues Mandatory Voting Will Fulfill America's Promise of Democracy. independentmediainstitute.org American democracy is facing grave and unprecedented tests in our time, many political pundits, election officials and voting advocates have said. A majority of Republicans believe partisan propaganda that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. The angriest pro-Donald Trump partisans have threatened election officials as never before. A new cottage industry of 2020-denying conspiracy theorists …

WSWS (2022-03-30). Chevron, the USW, and the threat of war: What striking oil workers need to know. wsws.org Chevron is the fourth-largest private oil company in the world, with close ties to the US military—industrial complex and interests in controlling the vast oil and gas reserves in Russia.

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2022-03-30: News Headlines

Dan Cohen (2022-03-30). Ukraine's Propaganda War: International PR Firms, DC Lobbyists and CIA Cutouts. indybay.org Dan Cohen reveals the network of foreign strategists, Washington DC lobbyists, and intelligence-linked media outlets behind Ukraine's public relations blitz.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Stop censoring the opponents of war! wsws.org On Saturday, Facebook deleted a video posted by the Socialist Equality Party of Germany opposing the German government's participation in the US-led NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.

John Potash (2022-03-30). Do Americans Really Want to Support the Neo-Nazi Filled Western Ukrainian Government? covertactionmagazine.com Due to incessant media propaganda, 74% of Americans support a no-fly zone that could ignite World War III Americans have …

WSWS (2022-03-30). Canadian workers denounce US-NATO war drive against Russia and Putin's invasion of Ukraine. wsws.org In contrast to the pro-war propaganda pumped out by the corporate-controlled media on a daily basis, working people across Canada have no enthusiasm for the aggressive warmongering of American and Canadian imperialism.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Chevron, the USW, and the threat of war: What striking oil workers need to know. wsws.org Chevron is the fourth-largest private oil company in the world, with close ties to the US military—industrial complex and interests in controlling the vast oil and gas reserves in Russia.

Editor (2022-03-29). Ukrainian forces want to surrender and Azov forces started shooting at them — they are at war with each other. mronline.org U.S. Navy veteran and independent journalist, Patrick Lancaster, has been making regular reports from Ukraine since the beginning of the crisis. His reports reveal that what is happening on the ground is not what Western corporate media would have you believe.

Dave DeCamp (2022-03-29). Biden Appears to Reveal the US Is Training Ukrainian Troops in Poland. news.antiwar.com President Biden appeared to reveal on Monday that the US is training Ukrainian troops in Poland. Biden made the comments when trying to explain a recent gaffe. In Poland on Friday, President Biden told members of the 82nd Airborne Division that Ukrainians were "stepping up" against the Russian assault and said, "You're going to see …

VINS (2022-03-29). Lack of Research on Rise of Suicides Among Asian American Youth. projectcensored.org Racially motivated acts of violence encompass not only mass shootings, but also self-induced deaths. Unlike any other racial group in the US, Asian American youth aged 15-24 grapple with suicide…

Omar Zahzah (2022-03-29). Social media giants repress Palestinian content. electronicintifada.net Political censorship has become routine feature of social media platforms.

WSWS (2022-03-29). Stop Facebook's censorship of the SGP's anti-war video! wsws.org In an act of political censorship that must be widely opposed, Facebook deleted a popular anti-war video by the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party, SGP) without providing any reason.

John Catalinotto (2022-03-29). World wants peace, Biden threatens war. workers.org March 29 — Recent polls show that a majority of people in the U.S. fear that the current crisis might escalate to a war with Russia, a war they want no part of. (cbs42.com, March 28) Despite avalanche of anti-Russia propaganda, revulsion for wider war exists among workers in the . . . |

Staff (2022-03-29). La vasta red internacional a cargo de la propaganda de guerra ucraniana. cubadebate.cu Desde que comenzó la ofensiva rusa dentro de Ucrania, el ejército ucraniano ha cultivado una imagen de un pequeño ejército valiente que enfrenta al Goliat ruso. Para reforzar la percepción del temple militar ucraniano, Kiev ha producido un flujo constante de sofisticada propaganda dirigida a agitar el apoyo público y oficial de los países occidentales.

Brittani Banks (2022-03-29). New Book Argues Mandatory Voting Will Fulfill America's Promise of Democracy. independentmediainstitute.org American democracy is facing grave and unprecedented tests in our time, many political pundits, election officials and voting advocates have said. A majority of Republicans believe partisan propaganda that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. The angriest pro-Donald Trump partisans have threatened election officials as never before. A new cottage industry of 2020-denying conspiracy theorists …

Reynard Loki (2022-03-29). It's Time for Charles Koch to Testify About His Climate Disinformation Campaign. independentmediainstitute.org For more than two decades, Koch-controlled foundations spent more than $150 million to stymie government action on climate change. By Elliott Negin, Independent Media Institute 12 min read The U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee kicked off its investigation of the fossil fuel industry's decades-long climate change disinformation campaign last fall by inviting top executives …

TASS (2022-03-29). No free gas supplies for Europe, Kremlin spokesman says. tass.com No payment, no gas, the Kremlin spokesman emphasized…

TASS (2022-03-29). Developers unveil pilot version of Russian alternative to Instagram. tass.com Rossgram users will be able to upload photos and videos from their smartphones, as well as videos from other platforms such as YouTube, Dailymotion and Vimeo…

TASS (2022-03-29). UN calls for investigation into reports about torture of prisoners of war in Ukraine. tass.com It is important that any ill treatment that may happen is stopped immediately, Head of the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine Matilda Bogner said…

TASS (2022-03-29). NATO took steps affecting Russia's security before Moscow's operation in Ukraine – Kremlin. tass.com The situation is quite concerning, Peskov said…

Juan Cole (2022-03-29). How Israel's Indiscriminate bombing of Gaza Endangers its Precious Hellenistic and Roman Archeological Heritage. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Palestinian Gaza Strip doesn't stay on the world's mind the way some besieged cities in Ukraine do right now, but it is also surrounded, besieged, and blockaded by Israeli forces. This blockade is illegal in international law, since Israel is recognized as the Occupying authority over Gaza, which it …

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