(2020-12-19). [Correspondence] Renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We disagree with Vincenzo Sepe and colleagues' comment about the timing and prescription of renal replacement therapy (RRT). In the randomised controlled trials included in our systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis,1 the protocol was precise; it mandated starting RRT as soon as Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes acute kidney injury stage 2 or 3 was present in the early strategy, and it had stringent criteria for initiating RRT in the delayed strategy, such as severe hyperkalaemia or acidosis, among others.
(2020-12-19). Scary 'R' Us 3 — The Exaggerated Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction. zcomm.org The term WMD is propaganda to confuse chemical weapons with nuclear weapons, in order to exaggerate a threat…
(2020-12-18). Mass Starvation Looms as Yemen's Currency Nears Historic Freefall. mintpressnews.com 
TAIZ, YEMEN- — Both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates seem to be doing everything in their power to prevent an end to the suffering in Yemen. Even those living in areas under the total control of the wealthy Gulf monarchies are facing levels of devastation that harken back to the total destruction of European cities during World War II. | With no functioning government to provide residents with even basic assistance and facing a collapsed economy amid a famine that could soon beset all of Yemen according to the United Nations, the collapse of Yemen's rial, particularly in Saudi-coalition-controlled a…
(2020-12-17). Vaccine Passports and Health Passes: Is Showing Your "Papers" the "New Normal?" globalresearch.ca Life cannot return to normal until there is a vaccine for COVID 19. | At least, that is what governments, corporations, and their mainstream propaganda media outlets have been incessantly arguing. Interestingly, the development of that vaccine was "warp speed," allegedly …
(2020-12-17). Who's afraid of Glenn Greenwald? mronline.org 
Today, swarms of Corporate Media "self-limiting mosquitoes" are rejoicing—in their small buzzing ways—over the self-banishment of that notorious gadfly Glenn Greenwald from the Kingdom of Left-Liberal-"Woke!" orthodoxical rectitude.
(2020-12-17). History: Israeli Propaganda on the 'Expulsion' of Arab Jews. globalresearch.ca Israeli propaganda about the "expulsion" of Arab Jews from Arab countries in the late 1940s and early 1950s continues without respite. Earlier this month, Israel's UN ambassador, Gilad Erdan,
(2020-12-16). Facebook pleads concern for small businesses in attack ads against Apple privacy move which limits user data tracking. rt.com 
Facebook has slammed Apple, via adverts placed in mainstream US newspapers, over an operating system update that makes it harder for social media companies to harvest data from users in order to hit them with personalized ads. | In full-page adverts carried by the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Facebook claims that new privacy updates for Apple's iOS 14 operating system, which came out on Monday, will be bad for small firms. | The social media giant vows that it is "standing up to Apple for small businesses everywhere," as it attacks changes to the Apple operating system…
(2020-12-16). Turkey: YouTube to appoint local representative after government pressure. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey: YouTube to appoint local representative after government pressure | Critics have warned that the new internet law, which requires such a role, will increase censorship and help silence dissent | Wed, 12/16/2020 – 13: 38 | 'We remain committed to our Turkish users, creators and business partners, and will continue to preserve the platform's vibrance and openness,' YouTube said in a…