MAY 13 THROUGH 22
May
22, 2019
Thanks
to Facebook, Your Cellphone Company Is Watching You More Closely Than Ever. Intercept
Bottle
of Lies: How Poor FDA Oversight & Fraud in Generic Drug Industry Threaten
Patients’ Health. DemocracyNow
Corporate
Media Is Gunning for War With Iran.
TruthDig
The Liberal Embrace of War. ... American interventionists learned a lesson from
Iraq: pre-empt the debate. Now everyone is for regime change. RollingStone
CLICK
BAIT Bleeding
John Bolton Stumbles Into Capitol Building Claiming That Iran Shot Him. >
Go Alabama
Governor Signs New ‘Heartbeat Bill’ Lowering State’s Age Of Consent.
>
Go Nigel
Farage Dies Of Milkshake Wounds. >
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Watch:
Ocasio-Cortez back CEO into a corner over why he charges Americans $2000 for drug
that costs $8 in Australia. AlterNet
America's
Reproductive Slaves. TruthDig/Hedages
No
holds Barred: Trump and his troops push for imperial presidency. Guardian
Has
Freedom of the Press Become an Illusion?
TruthDig
Related:
Saudi Arabia Couldn't Ask for Better Coverage From Corporate Media TruthDig
The
Espionage Axe: Donald Trump and the War Against a Free Press. Intercept
Despite
Anti-American 'Baiting' by NYT, Sanders Makes 'No Apologies' for Opposing Reagan-Backed
Death Squads. ... "I plead guilty to, throughout my adult life, doing everything
that I can to prevent war and destruction." CommonDreams
The
Biggest Divide Among 2020 Democrats Is How To Pass The Party’s Agenda. ...
Biden wants to work with the GOP, Warren wants to change the rules and Sanders
wants to build a movement.. HuffPost
“Inside
Syria’s Secret Prisons”: A Harrowing Account of How Assad’s Torture
Machine Crushed Dissent. DemocrachNow
May
21, 2019
The
Missing Step. ... In Sweden, prosecutors have applied to the Swedish courts to
issue a warrant for Julian’s arrest. There is a tremendous back story to
that simple statement. Craig
Murray
Chelsea
Manning jailed again as she refuses to testify before grand jury. ... Former army
private says she would ‘rather starve to death’ than cooperate in growing
battle of wills. Guardian
Nothing
but the truth: the legacy of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. Guardian
Related:
You thought fake news was bad? Deep fakes are where truth goes to die
Guardian
No holds Barred: Trump and his troops push for imperial presidency Guardian
American
History for Truthdiggers: Nixon’s Dark Legacy. TruthDig
The
Washington Post’s “Cartel of the Suns” Theory is the Latest Desperate
Excuse for Why the Coup Attempt in Venezuela has Failed. AlterNet
Modern Merchants of Death:
the NSO Group, Spyware and Human Rights. CounterPunch
Related: HIDE
AND SEEK Tracking NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware to Operations in 45 Countries.
The
Citizen Lab
We
Need to Reclaim State Courts From Big Money and Hateful Agendas. ... State courts
are being hacked, packed and politicized - one might even say corrupted - by the
same big money special interests that long ago captured many of our state and
national representatives. TruthOut
Where
Is the Democratic Alternative to Forever War? TruthDig
Related:
War With Iran Is America's Endgame. TruthDig
Saudi
Arabia Couldn't Ask for Better Coverage From Corporate Media. TruthDig
Trump
Is Achieving His Primary Goal. ... Donald Trump’s goal is, and has always
been, division and disunion TruthDig
Could
climate change submerge Joe Biden's presidential bid? ... The former vice-president
has yet to put forward a plan to address global warming, which polls suggest is
the single most important issue for Democrats.
Guardian
Kick
the Cows Out of Point Reyes National Seashore. CounterPunch
May
20, 2019
Iran
Notes. ... “Boys go to Baghdad, but real men go to Tehran” – Bush
official, 2003. CounterPunch
A
Vigilante Militia Defends an Imaginary Border. Intercept
A
Vigilante Militia Defends an Imaginary Border.
Intercept
US
prosecutors to 'help themselves' to Julian Assange's possessions. ... Material
from WikiLeaks founder’s time in Ecuadorian embassy is said to include two
manuscripts. Guardian
Why
race science is on the rise again. Guardian
Why
race science is on the rise again. Guardian
The
Struggle Is The Meaning. Craig
Murray
'Disturbing':
Trump Reportedly Reviewed Bolton Plan to Threaten Iran by Sending 120,000 Troops
to Middle East. ... "If you are worried about a new war in the Middle East,
you are in good company. In fact, you are probably not worried enough." CommonDreams
If
Classrooms Are “Free of Politics,” the Right Wing Will Grow. ...
In the age of nascent fascism, it is irresponsible to insist on a politically
neutral world where pedagogy is a banal transmission of noncontroversial facts.
TruthOut/Giroux
Undermining
American democracy’: Robert Reich explains the insidious reason Trump and
his enablers aim to divide the nation. AlterNet
Why
Is Everyone Running for President? It’s a Billion-Dollar Industry. TruthOut
After
Assange, Ecuador’s Lenin Moreno escalates persecution of critics and perceived
foes. ... The US-backed, neoliberal Ecuadorian leader is persecuting Swedish software
developer Ola Bini for his political sympathies, censoring critical media, and
jailing progressive leadership in a sweeping crackdown.
Gray
Zone
Explosive
Investigation Uncovers Greed & Infighting at NRA, Shattering “Myth”
of the Group’s Power. DemocracyNow
What
50 Countries are Backing Guaidó? Who Knows? Who Cares? If the Media Say
It Enough It Must Be True CounterPunch
Weekend
of May 17-19, 2019
Weekend
Read: The World As it Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress.
- By Chris Hedges. ... Hedges lyrically and fearlessly dissects the most controversial
issues of the day: America’s wars of self-destruction in Iraq and Afghanistan,
the decay of American empire (at home and abroad), Israel’s ghettoization
of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, and the failure of American liberalism.
TruthDig
The
Pivot Point. ... The massive economic shock following the banking collapse of
2007-8 is the direct cause of the crisis of confidence which is affecting almost
all the institutions of western representative democracy.
Craig
Murray
Trump
Administration ‘Censorship’ Erasing Affordable Care Act From Federal
Websites. ... A new report details an ongoing campaign to remove references to
and information about the 2010 health care law from official web pages. HuffPost
The
Espionage Axe: Donald Trump and the War Against a Free Press. ... Another alleged
whistleblower has been charged with espionage. This week on Intercepted: Donald
Trump is set to shatter Barack Obama’s record of prosecuting journalistic
sources under the 1917 Espionage Act. Intercept
In
liberal San Francisco, anti-Trump politicians support police raid on journalist.
... After authorities
seize reporter’s notes, Democratic leaders say they back the raid and decline
to address press freedom concerns. Guardian
Europe
is Powerless in Growing Conflict Between the US and Iran. CounterPunch/Cockburn
US
Border Patrol Is the Most Brutal Militia of All. TruthOut
One
million face hunger in Gaza after US cut to Palestine aid. ... UN
relief agency warns of crisis next month unless donor countries provide $60m.
Guardian
The
Mysterious “Sabotage” of Saudi Oil Tankers: a Dangerous Moment in Trump’s
Escalating Conflict With Iran. CounterPunch
May
16, 2019
US
orders non-essential embassy staff to leave Iraq amid Iran tensions. ... Order
comes as Iran’s supreme leader issues warning over country’s nuclear
capabilities. Guardian
Undermining
Trump-Bolton War Narrative, British General Says No Evidence of 'Increased Threat'
From Iran. ... "Intelligence and military officials in Europe as well as
in the United States said that over the past year, most aggressive moves have
originated not in Tehran, but in Washington." Guardian
Embarrassing
poll says that 56% of Americans don’t want kids taught Arabic numerals. We
have some bad news. AlterNet
Will
John Bolton’s Dream to Bomb Iran Come True? Ex-Iranian Ambassador Warns About
U.S. Escalation. DemocracyNow
Lobbyists
Working to Undermine Medicare For All Host Congressional Staff at Luxury Resort.
Intercept
Socialism
and Workers’ Coops. Actually existing socialisms since the 1917 Soviet
revolution leave a rich legacy: aspects to build on, aspects to reject. Collective
consumption (free education, medical care, subsidized housing, transport, etc.)
is among the first and party dictatorship is among the second. CounterPunch
In
Show of 'Breathtaking Cruelty,' Trump White House Unveils Plan That Would Evict
Tens of Thousands of Children From Public Housing. ... "Another despicable
action by the Trump administration to disrupt communities and separate families."
CommonDreams
’10
cities, thousands of targets’: The Trump administration is reportedly considering
a plot for ‘mass arrests’ of migrants. ... A new report from the Washington
Post Monday night revealed plans inside the Trump administration to sweep through
10 different cities and arrest as many as 10,000 immigrants in one...
AlterNet
Shocking
UN Report Warns up to a Million Species are at Risk of Extinction Due to Human
Activity. DemocracyNow
Interning
for a Centrist Democrat Pushed Me to Democratic Socialism. TruthOut
(2017)
WikiLeaks dumps CIA malware obfuscation code. ... Julian Assange's WikiLeaks website
has released the source code for what it says is a malware obfuscation tool used
by the CIA, as part of its Vault 7 information leaks. IT
News
Statement
on the Indictment of Alleged Drone Strike Whistleblower. Intercept
Trump
sold property to a ‘mysterious shell company’ tied to one of Maduro’s
top allies in 2015. AlterNet
May
15, 2019
Who's
Really Sowing Chaos in the Middle East? ... Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told
NBC that Iran is an active threat to US interests and “sowing chaos”
in the Middle East. ... Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told NBC that Iran is an
active threat to US interests and “sowing chaos” in the Middle East.
t strikes me that exactly the opposite is true. The Islamic Republic of Iran has
in recent years, despite its heritage in the 1979 revolution, acted as an Establishment,
status quo power. TruthDig
Silicon
Valley and "communication weapons of war”
What a Western Electric
advert from 1944 can teach us about Google and Facebook. Yasha
Substack
CLICK
BAIT Jared
Kushner Claims That Russian Interference Less Damaging To U.S. Democracy Than
Saudi Arabia, Nepotism, Israel, Cambridge Analytica, UAE, Illicit Donations, Erik
Prince, Bill Barr, And Financial Entanglements. >
Go De
Blasio PAC Spends $30M On Ads Urging Candidate Not To Embarrass Self By Running.
>
Go Body
Positivity FTW! Cap’n Crunch Just Became The First Breakfast Cereal Mascot
To Show Off His C-Section Scar On A Cereal Box. >
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Newest
Beto O’Rourke Hire Lobbied for Keystone XL, Seaworld, and Private Prisons.
Intercept
Swarms
of Drones, Piloted by Artificial Intelligence, May Soon Patrol Europe’s Borders.
Intercept
House
rejects Libya authorization measure. ... In a rebuke to President Obama, the House
on Friday rejected a resolution that would authorize continued military operations
in Libya for one year. The
Hill
America’s
Next Too-Big-To-Fail Bank - Democrats helped create this monster. HuffPost
As
Capitalism Fails, We Need a Roadmap to Survive Climate Change. TruthOut
Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders Team Up on Bank Legislation. Intercept
May
14, 2019
Insurance
Industry Working Hard to Stop Growing Support for Medicare for All ... Interview
with Wendell Potter, a former health insurance industry executive, turned whistleblower
and author, conducted by Scott Harris. Between
the Lines
Lawsuit
by 44 States Accuses Pharma Giants of 'Multi-Year Conspiracy' to Hike Drug Prices
by Over 1,000% ..."We have hard evidence that shows the generic drug industry
perpetrated a multi-billion dollar fraud on the American people." CommonDreams
JULIAN
ASSANGE UPDATE The
Re-Opening of the Swedish Assange Case Should Be Welcomed. Craig
Murray
Sweden
Reopens Investigation of Assange for Rape, Complicating US Extradition. Intercept
Arundhati
Roy on Why She Admires WikiLeaks & Opposes Assange’s Extradition to the
U.S. DemocracyNow
Justice
for Assange. |
Trump
Nominates 'Embodiment of the Military-Industrial Complex' Patrick Shanahan to
Lead Pentagon. ... Shanahan worked at Boeing, one of the world's largest defense
contractors, for more than 30 years before joining the Trump administration. CommonDreams
WAR
IS WHAT DEFINES THE U.S. Bolton
Is Spinning Israeli ‘Intelligence’ to Push for War Against Iran. TruthDig
Related:
The Trump Administration Is Manufacturing an Iran Crisis. TruthDig
New
Strategy Fuels Global Demand For More New Bombers. Aviation
Week The
Toxic Lure of “Guns and Butter”. ... The current political brawl over
next year’s budget is highly significant. With Democrats in a House majority
for the first time in eight years, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and most other party leaders
continue to support even more largesse for the Pentagon CounterPunch
Trita
Parsi: John Bolton Has Wanted War With Iran for 20 Years. Now Could Be His Best
Chance. DemocracyNow
The US Is Spending $1.25 Trillion Annually on War. TuthOut
U.S.-Iran
Tensions Rise Ahead Of Anniversary Of Deal Pullout. ... The White House suddenly
announced a U.S. aircraft carrier and a bomber wing would be deployed in the Persian
Gulf. HuffPost
US
deploys aircraft carrier and bombers after 'credible threat' from Iran. ... National
security adviser John Bolton says any Iranian attack on US or its allies will
be met with ‘unrelenting force’. Guardian
Behind
the U.S. Labeling of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Organization.
CounterPunch
Everywhere
Is War: The American Threat to Iran, Venezuela, and Women. Intercept
Trump and
His Obscene War Machine. ... A month into his presidency, Donald Trump announced
that he would increase US military spending by $54 billion. To do this, Trump
said that he would cut the exact amount from the non-military, namely social,
programs.
AlterNet
(2016)
Obama administration arms sales offers to Saudi top $115 billion: report. Reuters
|
Privacy
Experts, Senators Demand Investigation of Amazon’s Child Data Collection
Practices.
Intercept
US
still outdoes all other countries for national pride. ... Americans more likely
than any other nationality to say their country is ‘best in the world’. Guardian
“The
Fourth Amendment Doesn’t Apply Here” — U.S. Border Guards Arrest
Arizona Immigrant Rights Volunteer. Intercept
May
13, 2019
The
Real Muellergate Scandal. ... Robert Mueller is either a fool, or deeply corrupt.
I do not think he is a fool. ... Mueller, as a matter of determined policy, omitted
key steps which any honest investigator would undertake Craig
Murray Related:
Murder
of Seth Rich
Pedagogical
Terrorism and Hope in the age of Fascist Politics. CounterPunch
American
History Textbooks' Lies: Everything Your Teacher Got Wrong - Myths, Education
(1995).
YouTube
JOE
BIDEN Joe
Biden’s Presidential Campaign Pledged Not to Take Special-Interest Money
— but Not His PAC. Intercept Related:
Obama Fundraisers-Turned-Ambassadors Are Back to Make It Rain for Biden. TruthOut
Biden
Likes Republicans So Much Because He’s So Much Like Them. CounterPunch
Joe
Biden Might as Well Be a Republican. ... His compulsion to vouch for the decency
of Republican leaders — while calling Donald Trump an “aberration”
— is consistent with Biden’s political record. It sheds light on why
he’s probably the worst Democrat running for president.TruthDig Joe
Biden’s Son Hunter Is Invested in China’s Mass Surveillance Program
Used to Monitor Uyghur Muslims. DemocracyNow
|
The
Rot of American Journalism Runs Deep. ... Chris Hedges sits down with Matt
Taibbi of Rolling Stone for the first of a two-part series on American media,
which Hedges calls a "purveyor of hate." TruthDig
Trump
Steps up War on Whistleblowers: Air Force Vet Daniel Hale Arrested For Leaking
Drone War Info. DemocracyNow
'One
More Reason to Refuse to Give Defense Department $733 Billion' as Pentagon Shifts
Funds to Trump Border Wall. ... "Obviously they don't need it because they
keep diverting billions, without congressional authorization, to Trump's vanity
wall," said Rep. CommonDreams
The
Militarization of Empathy. CounterPunch
New
Documents Reveal a Covert British Military-Intelligence Smear Machine Meddling
In American Politics. ... The Integrity Initiative has mobilized an international
disinformation campaign across Europe. Now, with government and right-wing foundation
money, this massive “political smear unit” is infiltrating the US. Gray
Zone
Insects
Are 'Glue in Nature' and Must Be Rescued to Save Humanity, Says Top Scientist.
... Rapidly falling insect populations, said Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, "will
make it even more difficult than today to get enough food for the human population
of the planet, to get good health and freshwater for everybody." CommonDreams
