(2025-01-09). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. Mohamed Mandour
(2025-01-09). 'Fact-checkers' melt down over Facebook free speech move. skwawkbox.org 
Censorship industry panics over Zuckerberg's announcement that platform will no longer use it Social media baron Mark Zuckerberg has admitted the so-called 'fact-checkers' his Meta Facebook and Instagram platforms use are 'politically biased' and says they will be replaced by a 'community note' system similar to that used by the 'X' platform. The decision has …
(2025-01-09). Students in every country have the right to free speech! Oppose the censorship of the Sri Lankan IYSSE! wsws.org The IYSSE in the United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the ban on our comrades' lecture at Peradeniya University in Sri Lanka.
(2025-01-09). The Dark Ages are here again. peoplesworld.org 
"We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout." That sentiment from a Lee Hazelwood/Nancy Sinatra song sums up how I wrote the latest Harry Palmer L.A. mystery thriller, The Dark Ages, about censorship and repression in Hollywood in 1951 and its echo in America and the West today as the perils of …
(2025-01-09). 2025: Another 'Unprecedented' Year Calls for Staying the Course. projectcensored.org By Mischa Geracoulis "The America I loved still exists, if not in the White House, the Supreme Court, the Senate, the House of Representatives, or the media. The America I loved still exists at the front desks of our public libraries," wrote American author and social critic Kurt Vonnegut (1922—2007)…
(2025-01-09). Canary research shows corporate media attacks on disabled people increased by 1130% in 2024. thecanary.co The right-wing corporate media ramped up its attacks on chronically ill and disabled benefit claimants to a gargantuan degree in 2024. Coverage of disability benefits in the Telegraph, the Times, and the Daily Mail together sky-rocketed more than 1130% from 2023's output. A Canary analysis of nearly 300 articles published by the three major outlets […] | By
(2025-01-09). Fact Check: Narayana Murthy's advice to young girls, boys which actually is not. ummid.com An image purportedly showing a screenshot of an article published by Hindustan Times (HT) has gone viral on social media, claiming that Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has advocated for 'limited interaction between young girls and boys for success' and discusses his alleged comments on the GenZ population.
(2025-01-09). Brickgate-linked former Eagle staffer swapped emails about 'collaborative efforts' with Israel govt. skwawkbox.org 
After 'Stop Funding Fake News' anti-left smear campaign, Imran Ahmed's CCDH exposed in collusion in anti-Palestinian propaganda Leaked emails uncovered by the Grayzone reveal that Imran 'Imi' Ahmed, the former Angela Eagle staffer and anti-left smear coordinator who set up the so-called 'Centre for Countering Digital Hate' (CCDH) in the US after trying to shut …
(2025-01-09). Twisting The Terrorism Narrative. popularresistance.org There was absolutely nothing stopping them. But not one single member of Western mainstream media ever visited a bomb site in Lebanon to verify whether Israeli claims it was a Hezbollah base or missile site were true because they knew the answer is negative, as I found across dozens of bomb sites, and that is not the narrative they are paid to promote. | But when a narrative they are paid to promote came to the fore, they flocked to Damascus — driving right past the bombed civilian homes, ambulance centres and schools of Lebanon's Bekaa Valley to get there — to promote Syria's new Israel-, U.S.A- and…
(2025-01-09). A Turning Point in Public Health. counterpunch.org 
Our nation is on the cusp of momentous changes to the laws, policies, and procedures that shape governmental and private institutional power to protect the public's health. The 2024 election, the Covid-19 pandemic, the reversal of longstanding precedents by the Supreme Court, and the collapse of deference to mainstream scientific consensus have created a legal
(2025-01-09). Jean-Marie Le Pen Legacy: Mainstreaming the Far-Right in France. counterpunch.org 
The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of the party once known as the National Front, occurs at a time when the mainstreaming of far-right politics in France seems almost complete. Le Pen was, for most of his career, considered the devil in French politics. Yet today, his party, headed by his daughter and
(2025-01-09). A Democrat Won a NC Supreme Court Race. GOP Justices Blocked Her Certification. truthout.org The Republican-controlled state Supreme Court of North Carolina ruled on Tuesday to block the certification of a Democratic candidate for justice, entertaining dubious claims of election fraud from her Republican opponent seeking to toss out tens of thousands of votes in the 2024 election. Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs — who abstained from the decision because it involved her own… |
(2025-01-09). Israeli defense minister tells army chief to cooperate with watchdog's October 7 probe. haaretz.com Israel Katz demanded that the chief of staff allow the state comptroller access to any material required as part of the investigation into the events of October 7, even though the government opposes the establishment of a committee to investigate its own responsibility…
(2025-01-08). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. Mohamed Mandour
(2025-01-08). Zuckerberg ditches fact-checking on Meta ahead of Trump's inauguration. leftfootforward.org Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Meta will end third-party fact-checking on its sites claiming there is "too much censorship" and citing a "cultural tipping point" since Donald Trump's re-election. | The tech firm will get rid of independent fact checkers and replace them with a 'community notes' system like the one used on X, which relies on users adding context or corrections to 'misleading' posts. | Elon Musk has been criticised for allowing disinformation to spread on X since he acquired the platform in 2022. | In a video message, Zuckerberg said "it's time to get back to our roots around free expressio…
(2025-01-08). Compatible Left Joins Imperialism in Celebrating Defeat of Syria. covertactionmagazine.com It may be no surprise that the "mainstream" corporate news media have turned into advertising agencies for U.S. government policy. But it still surprises that what the CIA called a compatible left—those on the left it deemed compatible with maintaining imperialist rule—celebrates another successful U.S. "regime change," this time, in Syria. Portside, which assembles daily …
(2025-01-08). The cancellation of western mainstream debate on what's happening in Ukraine. strategic-culture.su
(2025-01-08). Leader Urges Counteraction against Enemy's Propaganda. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called on the media and cultural organizations to prevent the hostile propaganda from influencing the Iranian public opinion and shatter the illusion of the enemy's power.