Monthly Archives: January 2024

2024-01-18: News Headlines

Democracy Now! (2024-01-18). Democracy Now! 2024-01-18 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 18, 2024; Palestinian Artist Samia Halaby Slams Indiana University for Canceling Exhibit over Her Support for Gaza; Artist Emily Jacir: Rampant Censorship Is Part of the Genocidal Campaign to Erase Palestinians; Holocaust Survivor Marione Ingram Decries Climate of Censorship After Her Hamburg Talks Are Canceled | Headlines for January 18, 2024; Palestinian Artist Samia Halaby Slams Indiana University for Canceling Exhibit over Her Support for Gaza; Artist Emily Jacir: Rampant Censorship Is Part of the Genocidal Campaign to Erase Palestinians; Holocaust Survivor Marione Ingram Decries Climate o…

Democracy Now! (2024-01-18). Democracy Now! 2024-01-18 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 18, 2024; Palestinian Artist Samia Halaby Slams Indiana University for Canceling Exhibit over Her Support for Gaza; Artist Emily Jacir: Rampant Censorship Is Part of the Genocidal Campaign to Erase Palestinians; Holocaust Survivor Marione Ingram Decries Climate of Censorship After Her Hamburg Talks Are Canceled | Headlines for January 18, 2024; Palestinian Artist Samia Halaby Slams Indiana University for Canceling Exhibit over Her Support for Gaza; Artist Emily Jacir: Rampant Censorship Is Part of the Genocidal Campaign to Erase Palestinians; Holocaust Survivor Marione Ingram Decries Climate o…

Staff (2024-01-18). Artist Emily Jacir: Rampant Censorship Is Part of the Genocidal Campaign to Erase Palestinians. democracynow.org We speak with award-winning Palestinian American artist and filmmaker Emily Jacir, whose event in Berlin in October was canceled after Israel launched its ongoing assault on Gaza. Jacir decries a pattern of "harassment, baseless smear campaigns, canceling shows, canceling talks" conducted against Palestinian artists in Germany and around the world. "It's very much part of a coordinated movement," she says, connecting global censorship of diasporic Palestinian voices with the violent "targeted destruction of culture in Gaza," which she calls a "part of genocide.&#822…

Staff (2024-01-18). Palestinian Artist Samia Halaby Slams Indiana University for Canceling Exhibit over Her Support for Gaza. democracynow.org We spend the hour looking at how artists, writers and other cultural workers in the United States and Europe are facing a growing backlash after expressing solidarity for Palestine. We begin with one of these "canceled" cultural workers: renowned Palestinian American artist Samia Halaby, whose first U.S. retrospective was canceled by her graduate alma mater, Indiana University, after she criticized Israel's bombardment of Gaza. The school's provost said this week the show would have been a "lightning rod" that carried a "risk of violence." Halaby expresses her shock and d…

Amy Goodman (2024-01-18). Targeted Artist: Censorship Is Part of Genocidal Campaign to Erase Palestinians. truthout.org We speak with award-winning Palestinian American artist and filmmaker Emily Jacir, whose event in Berlin in October was canceled after Israel launched its ongoing assault on Gaza. Jacir decries a pattern of "harassment, baseless smear campaigns, canceling shows, canceling talks" conducted against Palestinian artists in Germany and around the world. "It's very much part of a coordinated movement,"… |

Staff (2024-01-18). Holocaust Survivor Marione Ingram Decries Climate of Censorship After Her Hamburg Talks Are Canceled. democracynow.org We are joined by 88-year-old Jewish German American Marione Ingram, who describes how her scheduled speaking tour in Hamburg — the city she fled in the Holocaust — was "postponed" this month amid a wider backlash against those speaking out against Israel's assault on Gaza. Ingram has been protesting for months outside the White House calling for a ceasefire, and characterizes U.S. and German pro-Israel policy as "disturbing" and "frightening." As a survivor of the Holocaust, Ingram says, "My childhood was spent in the first 10 years much the same way as…

Editor (2024-01-18). Navigating the News Void: From News Deserts to Revitalization. scheerpost.com By Andy Lee Roth and Mickey Huff /Project Censored In 1995, early in the development of the global internet, sociologist Michael Schudson imagined how people might process information if journalism were to suddenly disappear. An expert on the history of US news media, Schudson speculated in his book, The Power of News, that peoples' need to …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-18). Multiple covid injections could weaken immunity and lead to cancer and brain disorders, Thai corporate media reports. expose-news.com On Sunday, the Bangkok Post published an article stating that multiple covid injections may cause hidden diseases to surface, weaken immunity and lead to cancer and brain disorders. The Bangkok Post is …

The Independent (2024-01-18). Cameroon FA cautions against fake news about team at AFCON. independent.co.ug YAOUNDE, CAMEROON | Xinhua | Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) on Wednesday refuted the rumors on social media about the national football team that is currently competing in Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D'Ivoire. In a statement, FECAFOOT secretary general Blaise Djounang said there was no quarrel between FA president Samuel Eto'o and head …

WSWS (2024-01-18). Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen. wsws.org From the beginning of the Israeli onslaught against Gaza, Sanders has promoted the propaganda line of Tel Aviv and Washington that Israel's campaign of mass murder is a defensive response to the armed incursion of Hamas last October 7. He is now providing a similar service for the war criminals in Washington in relation to their illegal attack on Yemen.

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2024-01-17: News Headlines

Thomas Knapp (2024-01-16). Substack's No-Platforming Climbdown Isn't "Censorship," But It's Still a Bad Idea. counterpunch.org In January of 2022, Lulu Cheng-Meservey — at the time, Vice President of Communication for Substack, though she's since moved on to a similar role at Activision Blizzard — wrote on Twitter (now known as "X"): "At Substack, we don't make moderation decisions based on public pressure or PR considerations. An important principle for us

Ann Brown (2024-01-16). Fact Check: Black Women Die 41% More From Breast Cancer, Than White. moguldom.com A recent American Cancer Society (ACS) report highlights a persistent and alarming disparity in breast cancer outcomes, revealing that Black women are 41 percent more likely to die from breast cancer compared to their white counterparts. Despite overall progress in reducing breast cancer mortality rates, these findings underscore the urgent need for targeted interventions and …

Staff (2024-01-17). Chapeando: No hubo masacre en Primelles, pura fake news (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu En el podcast de hoy, hablamos sobre la fake news de una presunta masacre a machetazos, en la intersección de las calles Primelles desde Vía Blanca a Calzada del Cerro en La Habana. El propósito es amedrentar, irritar a las personas, generando miedo y sentimiento de desprotección, lo cual es un añadido a la campaña más fuerte sobre la subida de precios que se dice que engordaría la inflación en las próximas semanas y meses.

ecns.cn (2024-01-16). Analysts say Taiwan polls show DPP doesn't represent mainstream views. ecns.cn Although the Democratic Progressive Party won the Taiwan regional election, it does not represent mainstream public opinion on the island, as it only received support from around 40 percent of the voters.

Dario Calvisi (2024-01-16). Laudatory Commemorations of Kissinger Reveal Systemic Bias in U.S. Media, Academia and Think Tanks. covertactionmagazine.com Huge Human Costs of Many of His Policies Go Ignored Along with Their Impact on the Global South The passing of Henry Kissinger on November 29, 2023, has sparked an intense debate over the legacy of the controversial statesman, with the remarkable persistence of laudatory comments. Echoing similar notes in mainstream media, George Beebe at …

Global Research News (2024-01-16). Selected Articles: War Propaganda Intensifies as US Mainstream Media Calls for War on Iran to Stop the "Axis of Resistance" globalresearch.ca By Remember when the mainstream media especially FOX News was calling for a…

Liberation Staff (2024-01-17). Taiwan's 2024 presidential election: U.S. propaganda of "independence" must be rejected. liberationnews.org The false and warmongering narrative of Taiwan's people yearning for independence only benefits the U.S. ruling class and its military-industrial complex.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-17). Israeli media: Massive rocket barrage on Netivot reveals that Hamas still has command and control capabilities even in areas controlled by the Israeli army. english.almanar.com.lb

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-16). US Launches More Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen as Escalations Continue. news.antiwar.com The US military said Tuesday that it launched more strikes against the Houthis in Yemen as tensions in the region continue to escalate. US Central Command claimed that it hit Houthi anti-ship missiles. "At approximately 4: 15 am (Sanaa time), US Forces struck and destroyed four Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles prepared to launch from Houthi-controlled areas …

MEE staff (2024-01-16). US launches fresh strikes on Houthis as Red Sea tensions boil over. middleeasteye.net US launches fresh strikes on Houthis as Red Sea tensions boil over | Relishing their chance to take on the US as a new foe, the Houthis claimed responsibility for striking a vessel en route to Israel | Tue, 01/16/2024 – 19: 57 | Houthi fighters brandish their weapons during a march in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, on 11 January 2024 (AFP) | The US launche…

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-16). If the Covid Jab was a Trial Run — What Happens Next? expose-news.com In a year or two, or even earlier, governments everywhere — aided and abetted by the Gates-controlled WHO — will announce that a new, even deadlier virus has been isolated. And a …

Anthony Raphael (2024-01-16). Understanding the Impact of Vaccine Hesitancy: Insights from a UK-Wide Study. medriva.com Unveiling the Negative Impact of Vaccine Hesitancy A comprehensive UK-wide study recently published in The Lancet has shed light on the negative impact of individuals choosing not to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. The report emphasizes the crucial role vaccines play in controlling the spread of the virus and safeguarding public health. The study's findings offer valuable…

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