February 2, 2019
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Venezuela Newslinks 1-2 February 2019
2 February 2019 21:05– The New Dark Age Note: There may be some duplication due to cross-posting. Venezuela crisis: Rival protests held in Caracas https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-47101291 Jeremy Corbyn Rejects US, UK Gov’ts Intervention in Venezuela https://www.greanvillepost.com/2019/02/02/jeremy-corbyn-rejects-us-uk-govts-intervention-in-venezuela/ Continue reading
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Police fine man £90 after he covers his head to avoid facial recognition technology
The police have fined a man £90 after he covered his head with his jumper to avoid a police trial of facial recognition technology (FRT). Other people were stopped by police during the trial for trying to hide their faces to avoid the cameras. Continue reading
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MUST READ! Trump’s Brilliant Strategy to Dismember U.S. Dollar Hegemony By Michael Hudson
The end of America’s unchallenged global economic dominance has arrived sooner than expected, thanks to the very same Neocons who gave the world the Iraq, Syria and the dirty wars in Latin America. Just as the Vietnam War drove the United States off gold by 1971, its sponsorship and funding of violent regime change wars… Continue reading
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BREAKING NEWS: Vladimir Putin Held a Meeting On INF Treaty With Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu
Regarding the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, as you know, it has been in force since 1988. It had an indefinite term. According to the information at our disposal, the United States has been violating the Treaty since 1999, when it started testing combat unmanned aerial vehicles that have the same characteristics as land-based cruise missiles… Continue reading
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COLDTYPE Issue 177 February 2018 – is now on line
2 February 2019 — Coldtype Continue reading
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Twitter Bans 2,000 Pro-Maduro Accounts As Demands For Regime Change Escalate by Tyler Durden
On the evening before National Security Advisor John Bolton reiterated that “all options [including, presumably, military intervention] are on the table” regarding the situation in Venezuela, Twitter announced that it had joined the US-backed coup by taking down 2,000 accounts that it said were engaged in a “state-backed influence campaign”, according to RT. Continue reading
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Twitter takes down hundreds of accounts linked to Venezuela amid US calls for regime change
The San Francisco-based social media giant released a blog post on Thursday saying that it removed 1,196 accounts located in Venezuela which it deemed to “appear to be engaged in a state-backed influence campaign targeting domestic audiences.” It also removed another 764 accounts, however, noted: “We are unable to definitively tie the accounts located in… Continue reading
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The U.S. 12-Step Method to Conduct Regime Change By Vijay Prashad
On September 15, 1970, U.S. President Richard Nixon and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger authorized the U.S. government to do everything possible to undermine the incoming government of the socialist president of Chile, Salvador Allende. Nixon and Kissinger, according to the notes kept by CIA Director Richard Helms, wanted to “make the economy scream” in… Continue reading
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Imperialist intervention in Venezuela: UPDATE 3
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reaffirmed his commitment to defending the people’s sovereignty of the country while visiting members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) carrying out military drills on Friday. Continue reading
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Time is Running Out to Oust Maduro By Tom Luongo
The most welcome news for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in the past month came from Russian President Vladimir Putin in December. Maduro and Putin reaffirmed the relationship between the two countries with more than just words. Continue reading
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GDPR and Big Tech: The Cookie Monster Versus Joe Public by Julian Vigo
Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation which was implemented last summer has far-reaching privacy rules. Commonly referred as the , this is now the standard which has forced most tech companies to rethink not only data collection practices but also how data is collected or they risk high fines. Where the US lacks a similar regulation… Continue reading
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A citizens’ path to true democracy By Terry Bell
There is a clear lesson — amounting to a wake-up call — for every trade unionist in the allegations and evidence emerging from the Zondo Commission into state capture. It is that the perception in the labour movement that the present economic system is inherently rotten, is true. Continue reading
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European Parliament backs US-led coup in Venezuela By Alex Lantier and Alejandro Lopez
The European Parliament has voted a resolution supporting the brazen US-led coup to topple Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, endorsing the Trump administration’s aggressive policy. Continue reading
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Facebook’s censor Nick Clegg outlines plans for European elections By Robert Stevens
Just two months after joining Facebook as its vice-president of Global Affairs and Communications, Nick Clegg gave his first main speech this week outlining sweeping censorship measures to be imposed during the European elections. These are to be carried out in the name of combatting “disinformation” and “fake news.” Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 31 January 2019 (02/19)
1 February 2019 — Statewatch.org/ Also available as a pdf file: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2019/jan/email-jan-31.pdf Please to support our work STATEWATCH NEWS EU: Article 50: Member State that has given notice of its intention to withdraw from the EU EU: New report examines widespread deployment of automated decision-making Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (22-28.1.19) UK-ECHR: Calls for extremism… Continue reading
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