(2021-06-08). Twitter censors account of COVID-19 whistleblower Rebekah Jones. wsws.org Jones has been censored because she has been one of the most forthright and well-known opponents of the homicidal policy of herd immunity—dubbed "social murder" by the British medical journal BMJ—promoted by Florida Governor DeSantis and former President Donald Trump.
(2021-06-08). Why We Should Abolish the Senate. counterpunch.org While mainstream media focus on issues related to 'bipartisanship' in the United States Senate, and on issues of Senate procedures such as decisions to use or allow use of the filibuster, or supermajority requirements for bill passage or bill consideration, they ignore a more fundamental issue: the deliberate choice to have both a Senate and
(2021-06-08). Jim Crow and "Lost Cause" 2.0: Trump's Big Lie and GOP Plot to Suppress the Vote. juancole.com Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) — Big Lie propaganda, that the 2020 election was stolen, rewrites history and fuels the current Republican war on democracy. Similarly, Confederate Lost Cause propaganda incited a wave of anti-democratic laws and rewrote the history of the Civil War by asserting that slavery did not cause the War and that …
(2021-06-08). Resistance And Aid. popularresistance.org In the villages, cities and regions of Rojava, in the predominantly Kurdish north east of Syria, political upheaval has resulted in the largely decentralised self-administration of many areas, including health, economy, law, education and internal security. The Rojava revolution led to both the secularisation and democratisation of institutions that had, until then, been controlled by an elitist-centralist national state. But what exactly does this mean? How is Rojava's decentralisation expressed in everyday life? Located in north eastern Rojava, Amûdê County demonstrates what decentralisation and self-administra…
(2021-06-08). German trade unions support destruction of jobs and worksite closures at Lufthansa Technik. wsws.org Lufthansa Technik GmbH, a subsidiary controlled 100 percent by Lufthansa, plans to close its worksites in Bremen, Dàºsseldorf, Hannover, and Leipzig, while the closure of sites in Hamburg and Frankfurt is taking place in stages.
(2021-06-08). Lying Does Not "Nurture" Relationships! Pacifica New Day Fake News Tactics. indybay.org The Pacifica "New Day" faction put out fake news that Jane Fonda had endorsed their corporate bylaw proposal. They were caught in a lie which was answered by the Pacifica Counsel. These tactics have been supported by their KPFA on air hosts who have used their names and credibility to put out fake news. | They also engaged in red baiting tactics by charging that Pacifica has been taken over by the Green Party and Workers World Party.
(2021-06-07). When Sensitivity Becomes Censorship. thenation.com When Sensitivity Becomes Censorship…
(2021-06-07). Immigrant Rights: Humane policies, not harmful propaganda, will improve quality of life for everyone. splcenter.org  …
(2021-06-07). Review: Third World War. challenge-magazine.org Pierre Marshal reviews the latest reprint of 'Third World War', a storyline written by Pat Mills and Carlos Ezquerra which appeared in the British comic magazine, Crisis. | Oxford-based comics publisher 200AD recently reprinted the second book of 'Third World War' — a story which ran in the magazine 'Crisis' through the late 1980s/early 1990s. The magazine was characterised by an overtly political tone, part of a revival of mature themes in comics which was tragically misinterpreted by a mainstream United States audience as a 'moody superheroes' period. Crisis explained itself through its own dictionary d…
(2021-06-07). Review: Third World War. challenge-magazine.org Pierre Marshall reviews the latest reprint of 'Third World War', a storyline written by Pat Mills and Carlos Ezquerra which appeared in the British comic magazine, Crisis. | Oxford-based comics publisher 200AD recently reprinted the second book of 'Third World War' — a story which ran in the magazine 'Crisis' through the late 1980s/early 1990s. The magazine was characterised by an overtly political tone, part of a revival of mature themes in comics which was tragically misinterpreted by a mainstream United States audience as a 'moody superheroes' period. Crisis explained itself through its own dictionary…
(2021-06-07). Manchin's Effort to Screw His Own Party Is So Monumental, It Shocked Fox News. truthout.org Let me see if I have this straight: The very right to vote is being fed into a meat grinder in several of the GOP-controlled states Donald Trump lost, or almost lost, in 2020. For example, it is now illegal in Georgia to bring water and snacks to people forced to wait hours in line to vote, said lines existing thanks to several other new anti-voter rules that have also been enacted… but Congress can't pass a voter protections bill. | There is an ongoing political crisis in this country over…
(2021-06-07). Lying Does Not "Nurture" Relationships! Pacifica New Day Fake News Tactics. indybay.org The Pacifica "New Day" faction put out fake news that Jane Fonda had endorsed their corporate bylaw proposal. They were caught in a lie which was answered by the Pacifica Counsel. These tactics have been supported by their KPFA on air hosts who have used their names and credibility to put out fake news. | They also engaged in red baiting tactics by charging that Pacifica has been taken over by the Green Party and Workers World Party.
(2021-06-07). Trump seizes on "Wuhan lab" lies in North Carolina speech. wsws.org Ex-president Donald Trump appeared as the keynote speaker of the state Republican Party convention in North Carolina Saturday night, embracing the lies against China that have dominated the American corporate media for the past two weeks.