(2020-08-26). After Beirut blast, Israel revives tales of Hezbollah ammonium nitrate terror plots. thegrayzone.com Israeli intelligence is polishing off a dubious propaganda campaign to suggest Hezbollah was to blame for the recent catastrophe in Beirut. But the factual record either contradicts Israeli claims or reveals a complete dearth of evidence. By Gareth Porter Israeli officials have exploited the massive explosion at the Port of Beirut this August to revive …
(2020-08-26). After Beirut blast, Israel revives tales of Hezbollah ammonium nitrate terror plots. thealtworld.com Israeli intelligence is polishing off a dubious propaganda campaign to suggest Hezbollah was to blame for the recent catastrophe in Beirut. But the factual record either contradicts Israeli claims or reveals a complete dearth of evidence. | Israeli officials have exploited the massive explosion at the Port of Beirut this August to revive a dormant propaganda campaign that had accused the Lebanese militia and political party Hezbollah of storing ammonium nitrate in several countries to wage terror attacks on Israelis. | The Israeli intelligence apparatus had planted a series of stories from 2012 to 2019 claiming H…
(2020-08-26). US Elections 2020 and the Corporate Media. globalresearch.ca Irony is dead, or at least one might think so by observing several articles about Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar's recent re-nomination. Article after article references her statement that U.S. officials' support for Israel is "all about the Benjamins", and …
(2020-08-26). COVID can be defeated / Cuba, China, Venezuela and Vietnam lead the way. workers.org 
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage uncontrollably in the U.S., it must be understood that it doesn't have to be this way. Many countries around the world, especially those building socialism, have been able to effectively combat the pandemic, using the tools of a planned economy and robust national . . . |
(2020-08-25). MSM Is Propaganda: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com ~ | You know that person in your life who's always telling you what you should do despite the fact that their own life is a shambles and nobody likes them and they continuously make bad decisions for themselves? That's America on the world stage. | ~ | Don't take life advice from miserable people, don't take creative advice from people who don't create, don't join religions that facilitate child rape, don't join political parties that don't help the public, don't give military power to people with a history of bad military decisions. | ~ | When it first rose to power with the Bush administration the neoconservati…
(2020-08-25). As Israeli Bombing of Gaza Continues, US Media Show Little Interest. commondreams.org Mainstream outlets are largely ignoring the IDF's near-daily attacks, which began in early August. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-08-25). Not that you'd know from watching the mainstream media, but Israel is bombing Gaza. Again. thecanary.co 
The Gaza strip has been under
(2020-08-25). CBS News whitewashes Kenosha destruction as mostly 'peaceful protests' as city smolders in aftermath. rt.com 
To some in the mainstream media, the wave of arson and destruction that swept over Kenosha, Wisconsin was nothing more than "peaceful protest" that "gave way to clashes." Don't believe your lying eyes, they may as well have said. | The Wisconsin city of Kenosha burned for a second night in a row on Monday, as rioters defied a police curfew and torched local businesses and law enforcement buildings. Some were armed, and even as Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers called in the National Guard, furniture shops, car lots, correctional facilities, and random vehicles were razed to the ground by the mob. | Also on rt.com…
(2020-08-25). Global Research: Shedding Light on Complex Issues. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | The goal of the Global Research website is to shed light on complex and controversial issues often neglected by the mainstream media. You help this light shine brighter by sharing the information we publish, engaging in research and …
(2020-08-25). Response To Trump Tweet: If Voting By Mail Is Good Enough For Trump, It's Good Enough For Every American. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-08-24). To Oppose Power Is To Meet With Hopelessness, But Hopelessness Is An Invitation To Real Power. thealtworld.com You set out, all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, charging full speed at the man all set to overthrow the status quo, and then what happens? | You splat headfirst into a solid steel wall. | Your plans fail. | Your heroes capitulate. | Your comrades begin succumbing to propaganda. | You realize that the roots of establishment power stretch far deeper than you'd initially guessed, and that it has strategies in place to ensure its survival that are far more ingenious and effective than you'd ever previously imagined. | And then there she is. Lady Despair, in all her ego-crushing glory. | And then what do you do? | Perh…
(2020-08-24). Episode 103 — Kamala Harris with Robin Andersen. projectcensored.org 
On today's episode, Nicholas Baham II (Dr. Dreadlocks), Janice Domingo, and Nolan Higdon host Fordam University's Robin Andersen. Along The Line is a non-profit, education-based podcast that provides listeners with… | With no national plan to control the pandemic, nor a coherent program to reopen schools safely, the Trump Administration has trapped school districts in a Sophie's Choice: to open schools…
(2020-08-24). The Spanish State's "Nationalization" of Clinics Resembles Privatization. counterpunch.org 
We hear it throughout the English-language press, both mainstream and progressive: "The Covid-19 crisis led Spain to nationalize its private clinics!" It would be great if it were true. Moreover, since governments like to say that we are "at war" with the coronavirus, shouldn't a war involve more than just confining people in their houses,
(2020-08-24). 'He's going full Putin': Trump encourages '12 more years' chant at RNC to make opponents go 'crazy'…they respond by going crazy. rt.com 
President Donald Trump jokingly told the crowd at the Republican National Convention to replace their "four more years" chant with "12" because it will make his critics "crazy," and they played right into his hand. | Trump has floated the idea several times of holding the office of the presidency beyond two terms, despite the position holding exactly a two-term limit. He's previously trolled his critics, who have called him everything from a white supremacist to an enemy of the state to traitor, with memes that have ignited outrage among many on the left. | The president continued trolling while speaking at th…
(2020-08-24). Episode 103 — Kamala Harris with Robin Andersen. projectcensored.org On today's episode, Nicholas Baham II (Dr. Dreadlocks), Janice Domingo, and Nolan Higdon host Fordam University's Robin Andersen. Along The Line is a non-profit, education-based podcast that provides listeners with…
(2020-08-24). Democracy — We've Had the Russia Report, Now Where Is the America Report? strategic-culture.org Rob WOODWARD | The long-awaited Russia report was published with a call for "immediate action" by the government and intelligence services to tackle the threat from just one country — Russia. The reality was that while Russia may have been meddling at the edges of Britain's democracy, America has been actively involved in centrally funding the breakdown of democracy, the rule of law and the British way of life. So where is the America Report? | The Russia Report cited 'open source' studies which pointed to "pro-Brexit or anti-EU stories on RT and Sputnik, and the use of 'bots' and 'trolls', as evidence of R…
(2020-08-23). Americans criticizing Biden may be 'unwittingly' spreading 'Kremlin disinformation', top Russiagate peddler warns. rt.com 
US citizens may "unwittingly" become Russian agents and spread "disinformation" about Joe Biden, Senator Mark Warner has warned, urging the intelligence community to be more vocal and tell the public what to do. | According to the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, one should be particularly vigilant about the Russian trolls, lurking around the social media feeds, as Kremlin is allegedly once again seeking to prop up President Donald Trump and help him secure re-election in November. | Speaking to NBC News' "Meet the Press" on Sunday, the Senator warned that if one is not careful enough, he can…
(2020-08-22). Facebook censors anti-fascist and anarchist groups, falsely linking them with extreme-right violence. wsws.org Facebook has adopted positions put forward by the Trump administration and US Justice Department targeting left-wing opposition in the latest expansion of its political censorship regime.