WSWS (2024-02-02). US Senate hearing uses child sexual exploitation as pretext for state control of social media content. wsws.org The hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday set a new bar for right-wing hypocrisy and grandstanding as Democrats and Republicans came together to push for censorship and government control of social media content under the guise of fighting online child sexual exploitation.

WSWS (2024-02-01). New slander campaign against Roger Waters amid growing mass global opposition to Gaza genocide. wsws.org The campaign of slander against Waters is being ramped up by the corporate media as mass international opposition grows to the genocide in Gaza.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-02-02). Inician veda electoral hasta comicios del 4 de febrero en El Salvador. telesurtv.net El TSE recordó a los partidos políticos y simpatizantes que, está prohibida la propaganda durante los tres días anteriores a la elección y en el propio día de la misma.

Thomas Knapp (2024-02-02). Regarding Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and Thorazine Shortages. counterpunch.org The fix, it seems, is in — for both Super Bowl LVIII and the 2024 presidential election. MAGA media are alight with claims (or, in some cases, mere "just asking questions" trolling) about a plot to use a Kansas City Chiefs win in the former to amp up a Joe Biden endorsement from an "artificially

Staff (2024-02-01). María Corina Machado's Lengthy Criminal Record. orinocotribune.com Last Friday, Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) confirmed the disqualification of far-right politician María Corina Machado from holding any public office for 15 years. | The ruling follows ruling No. 00005, file No. 2023-0461, referring to precautionary protection requested by Machado for the "alleged material actions carried out by the Comptroller General of the Republic." | The ruling states that Machado, founder of the Vente Venezuela political organization was a participant in the "corruption plot orchestrated by the usurper Juan Guaidó," leader of the Popular Will party (VP) who, supported by the Un…

Glenn Sacks (2024-01-31). Teachers Have the Right to Criticize Israel Without Censorship. progressive.org Academic freedom is under assault when educators who criticize Israel or support Palestine are punished, writes Glenn Sacks.

WSWS (2024-02-01). New slander campaign against Roger Waters amid growing mass global opposition to Gaza genocide. wsws.org The campaign of slander against Waters is being ramped up by the corporate media as mass international opposition grows to the genocide in Gaza.

Editor (2024-01-31). For Western media, Israel's bombing of Gaza is not 'deadly'. mronline.org Right across the Anglo-American mainstream media, the killing of Palestinians is seen as normal. It's only Israeli lives that matter.

newarab (2024-01-31). How the NYT weaponised rape in service of Israeli propaganda. newarab.com

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-31). US Launches 11th Round of Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen. news.antiwar.com The US launched more strikes against the Houthis on Wednesday, marking at least the 11th time the US has targeted Yemen since President Biden started the bombing campaign on January 12. US Central Command claimed the strikes targeted a Houthi surface-to-air missile. "US forces identified the missile in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined that …