Editor (2023-12-09). The attack against the freedom to read and what to do about it. mronline.org During the past three years, the country has seen a dramatic increase in book bans at public and K-12 school libraries and in rightwing pro-censorship activism, usually targeting books that address race, gender identity, or sexuality.

WSWS (2023-12-09). Australian state Labor governments threaten school teachers over Palestine solidarity actions. wsws.org Labor governments, their Departments of Education, Zionist organisations and the corporate media have worked to whip up a frenzied atmosphere of intimidation, including through false allegations of antisemitism.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-12-09). Video: "Justified Vengeance" and The History of Israeli "False Flags"(2001-2023): Palestine Portrayed as "The Aggressor" globalresearch.ca The longer term objective of "Operation Justified Vengeance" (2001) was and remains the destruction of Palestine and the expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland.

The Exposé (2023-12-10). NHS Under Fire: Whistleblower Claims Patients Were Unjustly Euthanized to Falsely Inflate COVID Pandemic Toll. expose-news.com An NHS whistleblower, who wishes to remain anonymous, has come forward with allegations that the NHS hospitals were not overwhelmed during the Covid-19 pandemic, as was reported by authorities and the mainstream …

Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-10). The View from Washington: Let the Killing in Gaza Continue. dissidentvoice.org Bloodletting as form; murder as fashion. The ongoing campaign in Gaza by Israel's Defence Forces continues without stalling and restriction. But the burgeoning number of corpses is starting to become a challenge for the propaganda outlets: How to justify it? Fortunately for Israel, the United States, its unqualified defender, is happy to provide cover for …

midwesternmarx (2023-12-09). PROPAGANDA WAR: PRO-ISRAEL TROLLS ARE MOBBING TWITTER'S COMMUNITY NOTES By: ALAN MACLEOD. midwesternmarx.com Almost as important as its military campaign for Israel is its battle to control its public image. Even as it kills thousands of people in Gaza, the small Middle Eastern nation is spending millions of dollars on a propaganda war, purchasing ads on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and other online apps. At the same time, an army of pro-Israel trolls has invaded the Community Notes function on X/Twitter, attempting to influence the online debate around the ongoing crisis.SPENDING MILLIONS TO WHITEW …

Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2023-12-09). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".

Edited (2023-12-10). 2024 California Black History Month – Pan African Presence in Early California History. indybay.org Pan Africans migrated to California in significant numbers. By 1790, they made up nearly 20 percent of California's population, or one out of every five residents. More importantly, the concept of "race" had far less significance in California than in the United States. While European-born Spaniards controlled California society, Afro-Latinos and mestizos did manage to gain political and economic influence during the Spanish and Mexican periods of California history. African Cuban, Danish Jewish first elected Treasurer of San Francisco, Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. and several other "hidden figure…

Gerry Condon, Peace, Planet News. (2023-12-10). Witnessing The Gaza Genocide And Dealing With Despair. popularresistance.org Israel's genocidal assault on the civilian population of Gaza is not being carried out by carpet bombing alone. Electricity and water have been cut off. Desperately needed food, water and medical supplies are not being allowed in. Israel has deployed starvation as a weapon of war. Hundreds of big-rig trucks are lined up at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, waiting to deliver their cargoes of food, water, medicine, and basic necessities. | This is the southern Gaza border, which is supposed to be controlled by Egypt. Israel has bombed the Gaza side of the border, however, and Egypt, a military dictatorship tha…

Jake Johnson (2023-12-09). War Fears Grow as US Holds Military Drills in Guyana Amid Venezuela Oil Dispute. truthout.org forces held joint military drills within Guyanese airspace on Thursday as a longstanding and intensifying territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana sparked fears of war in South America. At the center of the dispute is Essequibo, an oil-rich region that Guyana has controlled for more than a century. Venezuela has claimed sovereignty over Essequibo for decades, and the two nations… |

Patricia Harrity (2023-12-08). Censored — The Study That Shows a Staggering 17 Million Deaths After Covid Vaccine Rollout. expose-news.com

WSWS (2023-12-07). No to censorship of opponents of war! Stop the genocide in Gaza! Protest December 12 at Ruhr University Bochum! wsws.org While a deliberate massacre of the women and children of Gaza is being committed before the eyes of the whole world, the RUB has banned the International Youth and Students for Social Equality group from organising an event entitled "Stop the genocide in Gaza!"

People's Health Movement (2023-12-07). Censorship of grassroots voices at global health conference raises concerns. peoplesdispatch.org The People's Health Movement was removed from the organizing committee of the Prince Mahidol Awards Conference following an article criticizing presence of fossil fuel companies at public health events…

WSWS (2023-12-08). Trump threatens dictatorship, but "Genocide Joe" is no alternative. wsws.org The threat of a personalist Trump dictatorship is now being acknowledged by the Democrats and the corporate media, but they offer no way out of the crisis of American capitalism except imperialist war.

Media Lens (2023-12-07). Genocide: The Gaze from the Abyss. dissidentvoice.org Left-progressive websites don't always get it right. Take Media Lens, for example. In October, we discussed the corporate media invention of so-called 'disinformation experts'. We lampooned the claim that although journalists are 'working within profit-maximising, billionaire-owned, advertiser-dependent, government-subsidised media, they are nevertheless exposing "disinformation" without the slightest trace of bias'. Last May, the BBC unveiled …

Hamza Hamouchene, Black Agenda Report. (2023-12-07). The False Equivalence Of The Colonized And Colonizer. popularresistance.org Following Hamas's October 7 attacks on Israel that caused more than 1,200 fatalities, there was a barrage of injunctions from Western mainstream media, politicians, and pundits insisting that anybody wishing to express an opinion on the events and the ensuing Israeli war crimes and genocide in Gaza, first denounce Hamas before expressing any other view. The failure to explicitly do so or any attempt to put events in their historical context or emphasize the root causes of the conflict were interpreted as condoning Hamas's actions (that the speaker was a Hamas sympathizer) and conflated with antisemitism.

Ali Abunimah, Black Agenda Report. (2023-12-07). Debunking Israel's 'Mass Rape' Propaganda. popularresistance.org Israel and its proxies have launched a new media blitz, reviving unverified claims that Hamas fighters perpetrated mass rapes of Israeli women during its 7 October military operation. | Despite blanket coverage, Israel does not claim to have identified any specific victim of such crimes, nor produced any videos or forensic evidence corroborating that they took place. | On The Electronic Intifada livestream we dissected this propaganda campaign and showed how it is being fronted by operatives close to the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | Watch the video above. | We explain how this is a decep…

Benay Blend (2023-12-07). Questioning the Stories We Are Told: On Solidarity and Propaganda. orinocotribune.com By Benay Blend — Dec 4, 2023 | To be in solidarity with the oppressed, whoever that might be, means to be wary of sensational media that transforms the victim into a victimizer for the sake of inflaming public opinion. | On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, November 29, it is always good to remember what being in solidarity with another group of people really means. | It doesn't matter that the date might have come and gone before this article appears because solidarity is not something that should be put on and taken off, like a shawl, worn when it's convenient but put aside w…

WSWS (2023-12-07). US and Israeli mass rape propaganda, without credible evidence, is being used to justify Gaza genocide. wsws.org The campaign over alleged mass rape is timed to coincide with the resumption of the Israeli war on Gaza, following the brief "pause."

The Exposé (2023-12-08). Shocking Report: U.S. Government Data Reveals a Staggering 143,233% Surge in Fatal Cancer Cases Linked to COVID Vaccinations. expose-news.com Cancer begins when genetic changes interfere with the normal replication and replacement of cells in the body. Cells start to grow uncontrollably and may form a tumour. It is the No. 2 leading cause …

WSWS (2023-12-08). Venezuela claims oil-rich territory controlled by Guyana as Pentagon carries out flight operations. wsws.org While the Maduro administration is carrying out an entirely reactionary policy, US imperialism has been the main player stoking up tensions in recent years.

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-07). WFP Is Halting Food Distribution In Houthi-Held Northern Yemen. popularresistance.org The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Tuesday, December 5 that it is suspending its food distribution program in areas controlled by the government in Yemen's capital Sana'a due to lack of funds and lack of agreement with the authorities. | The government in Sanaa is backed by the Ansar Allah (Houthi) group which also controls most of northern Yemen. | "This difficult decision, made in consultation with donors, comes after nearly a year of negotiations, during which no agreement was reached to reduce the number of people served from 9.5 million to 6.5 million," the WFP statement read.