May 2019
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Microsoft’s ElectionGuard a Trojan Horse for a Military-Industrial Takeover of US Elections
Earlier this month, tech giant Microsoft announced its solution to “protect” American elections from interference, which it has named “ElectionGuard.” The election technology is already set to be adopted by half of voting machine manufacturers and some state governments for the 2020 general election. Though it has been heavily promoted by the mainstream media in… Continue reading
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Welfare Weekly 25 May 2019
25 May 2019 — Welfare Weekly Free social care for over-65s would save the NHS £4.5bn a year IPPR report claims it would also create 70,000 new jobs in the care sector. Read more Continue reading
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‘Everyone else must take my place’: Assange in letter from British prison
© Reuters/Henry Nicholls In a handwritten letter from Belmarsh prison, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange says he is being denied a chance to defend himself and that elements in the US that “hate truth, liberty and justice” want him extradited and dead. Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 24 May 2019
24 May 2019 20:50 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Julian Assange’s Attorney Decries Espionage Charges as Threat to Press Freedom MintCast Episode 3: Iran, Chelsea Manning, ElectionGuard and the Embassy Protection Collective New charges against Julian Assange under the Espionage Continue reading
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The western media is key to Syria deceptions By Jonathan Cook
By any reckoning, the claim made this week by al-Qaeda-linked fighters that they were targeted with chemical weapons by the Syrian government in Idlib province – their final holdout in Syria – should have been treated by the western media with a high degree of scepticism. Continue reading
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Sanctions or Sucking Up? US Grovels in Ukraine By Tom Luongo
The US sent Energy Secretary Rick Perry to the inauguration of the new Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, to announce the sanctions bill on Gazprom’s Nordstream 2 pipeline would pass. Continue reading
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Monsanto, Scientific Deception And Cancer by Binoy KAMPMARK
Money may not be able to buy the purest love, but it can buy the best, life-ending cancer. For Monsanto, giant of rule and misrule in matters of genetically modified crops, known for bullying practices towards farmers, things have not been so rosy of late. Ever the self-promoter of saving the world an agricultural headache… Continue reading
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A Brief History of the CIA (and its New Methods) in Venezuela
There is abundant evidence that exposes the intrusion of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) into the internal affairs of the Latin American region, in the form of coups d’état and the promotion of civil wars. Continue reading
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Guaido “hires” an economic hitman (Venezuelan debt)
Juan Guiadó announced on Monday that he had authorized the hiring of expert Lee Buchheit, to advise on the “restructuring and refinancing” of Venezuela’s external public debt. The announcement occurred outside Venezuelan legality, since Guaidó does not have executive control of the Venezuelan institutions, while trying to usurp functions that do not correspond to him. Continue reading
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Daniel Ellsberg on Julian Assange’s Espionage Charges
The US Department of Justice issued an 18-count indictment against Julian Assange for violating the 1917 Espionage Act. We speak to Daniel Ellsberg about the dangerous implications this move has for journalism in the United States Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 24 May 2019
24 May 2019 — The New Dark Age High Fives to Jimmy Dore for Laughing Russiagaters out of the Room https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/high-fives-to-jimmy-dore-for-laughing-russiagaters-out-of-the-room/ Canada’s Five Year Campaign to Oust Venezuela’s Government https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/canadas-five-year-campaign-to-oust-venezuelas-government/ Continue reading
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Guaidó Out of Gas (1/2 )
After several failed US-backed coup attempts, Juan Guaidó sent an envoy to Oslo to explore talks with the government. Former Chief of Staff to Nicolás Maduro, Temir Porras, joins Sharmini Peries for analysis (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 23 May 2019
23 May 2019 — Sustainable Pulse Editors’ picks Monsanto Kept ‘Watch Lists’ in Seven EU Countries – Bayer Bayer’s public relations headaches over its mammoth takeover of Monsanto intensified Tuesday, as a scandal about “watch lists” of pro- or anti-pesticides figures kept by the US group snowballed across Europe. Source: www.afp.com The German group said the lists Continue reading
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Julian Assange charged under Espionage Act in unprecedented attack on First Amendment
Today federal prosecutors unsealed a new, 18-count superseding indictment charging Julian Assange with violating the Espionage Act, the first use of the 1917 law against a publisher. Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 23 May 2019
23 May 2019 19:45 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day US looking for reason to start direct confrontation with Iran, diplomat says Trump Attacks Military Industrial Complex and Calls for Infrastructure Investments in the Middle East https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/05/23/trump-attacks-military-industrial-complex-and-calls-for-infrastructure-investments-in-middle-east/ Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 23 May 2019
23 May 2019 19:45 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day After causing 40,000 deaths, US sanctions on Venezuela now target vital lifeline of cheap food http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/4uM3_kWovx4/ US warships off Venezuela make situation worse, says Russian diplomat http://tass.com/world/1059806 Continue reading
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China Newslinks 23 May 2019
23 May 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Campaigners to target Chinese embassy for its role in Zimbabwe’s ‘shameful’ exporting of baby elephants http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/OS4mHHd9I60/ Hardball Trump Regime Tactics Against China Doomed to Fail https://www.globalresearch.ca/hardball-trump-regime-tactics-against-china-doomed-fail/5678324 Continue reading
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David Swanson: We Can’t Save the Climate Without Ending War
“War and preparations for war are not just the pit into which trillions of dollars that could be used to prevent environmental damage are dumped, but also a major direct cause of that environmental damage. Continue reading
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Britain: The Database State
By TruePublica: Britain is a surveillance state, the worst in the democratic West. In a short period of time, it has amassed a rather sordid history of citizen surveillance – and it continues to be unlawful. Last September’s damning judgement of British security operations against its own people saw the European Court of Human Rights… Continue reading
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