April 25, 2019
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XR
25 April 2019 — extinction/rebellion There are a lot of brave people willing to risk imprisonment involved in XR, here’s one of them, an 82 year-old man camped out on top of a DLR train in London. Continue reading
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The Chelsea Manning Story- The Trailer
XY Chelsea tells the historic story of whistleblower Chelsea Manning, whose 35-year sentence in an all-male maximum security prison was commuted by President Obama in 2017. XY Chelsea is the journey of her fight for survival and dignity, and her transition from prisoner to a free woman. Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 24-25 April 2019
25 April 2019 18:43 — The New Dark Age Russian Intel: West ‘Tearing Apart’ Venezuela Like Syria, Libya Venezuela’s Parallel Ambassador Seated at OAS as Activists Defend Embassy https://therealnews.com/stories/venezuelas-parallel-ambassador-seated-at-oas-as-activists-defend-embassy Continue reading
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Media trust ranker NewsGuard launches in UK by greenlighting tabloids, adding ex-NATO chief to board
NewsGuard, the trust-rating outfit that continues to approve of US media that spread the Russiagate conspiracy theory, has expanded operations to the UK and added a former NATO chief to its advisory board. Continue reading
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Book Review: Savagery and Its Promoters and Profiteers By David Swanson
Max Blumenthal’s new book, “The Management of Savagery: How America’s National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump,” is over 300 pages and wastes not a word. It also does far more than it claims. Continue reading
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Empire Files: Giants – Who Really Rules The World?
Abby Martin sits down with Peter Phillips, former director of Project Censored and professor of Political Sociology at Sonoma State University. His new book “Giants: The Global Power Elite” details the 17 transnational investment firms which control over $50 trillion in wealth—and how they are kept in power by their activists, facilitators and protectors Continue reading
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U.S. Ambassador to Russia Openly Boasts of ‘Gunboat Diplomacy’
Who remembers the good old days, where diplomats engaged in that thing called diplomacy. Remember – when it talk first, shoot second? Those days seem to be long gone by the looks of it, evidenced by this latest spate of bravado from US Ambassador to Russia, Jon Huntsman, extolling the virtues of ‘gunboat diplomacy.’ Continue reading
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COLDTYPE Issue 183 MAY 2019 – is now on line
24 April 2019 — Coldtype Issue Continue reading
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Yemeni Military Successes May Boost Secret Peace Negotiations with Saudis by Ahmed Abdulkareem
Ansar Allah leader Al-Houthi revealed secret negotiations between Ansar Allah and the Saudi regime to end the Saudi war against Yemen, but hinted that ending the war would require serious will from the Saudi regime to change its vision towards Yemen’s relationship with the kingdom after the war. Continue reading
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PEPE ESCOBAR: War on Iran & Calling America’s Bluff
Vast swathes of the West seem not to realize that if the Strait of Hormuz is shut down a global depression will follow, writes Pepe Escobar. Continue reading
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5G Health Effects: Swiss Telecom Ignores Official Laws and Launches 5G; Rule of Law Under Attack
In the past month, official resolutions against 5G have been adopted by the cantons of Geneva, Vaud, Jura and Neuchâtel in Switzerland. These are the first four Swiss regions to pass ordinances against 5G installation (see chart below), comprising 1.5 million people (18.1% of national population). Continue reading
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End Of Sanction Waivers For Iran’s Oil Will Hurt Trump’s Voter Support
The U.S. Secretary of State, “we lie, we cheat, we steal” (vid) Mike Pompeo, set out 12 demands to Iran which sum up to demanding a total capitulation. Iran will of course not fulfill any of them. It is the U.S. which, without reason, again raised hostility against the country. Given its geography and capabilities Iran has no… Continue reading
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Ukraine 2019 Election- Ukraine Rejects Maidan and Revolution By George Eliason
To put it concisely, the 2019 Ukrainian election did not meet international standards. While legal according to Ukrainian law, the 2019 election and processes are illegitimate by ODIHR, Council of Europe, PACE, and OSCE standards and practices. Continue reading
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