Day: June 3, 2019

Thirty-Two Tips For Navigating A Society That Is Full Of Propaganda And Manipulation by Caitlin Johnstone

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3 June 2019 — Caitlin Johnson

For as long as there has been human language, humans have been using it to manipulate one another. The fact that it is possible to skillfully weave a collection of symbolic mouth noises together in such a way as to extract favors, concessions, votes and consent from other humans has made manipulation so common that it now pervades our society from top to bottom, from personal relationships between two people to international relationships between government agencies and the public.

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Julian Assange Newslinks 3 June 2019

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3 June 2019 • 18:50 — The New Dark Age

There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day

Britain and Australia dismiss UN report that Assange has been tortured

Swedish court rejects request to detain Assange in absence over rape allegation
https://on.rt.com/9vog

Julian Assange: Swedish judge rejects detention of Wikileaks founder
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48503730

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UN Torture Report: ‘Demonized’ Assange Has Faced ‘Psychological Torture’

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31 May 2019 — Consortium News

The UN special rapporteur on torture has blasted four nations for imposing psychological torture on Julian Assange

‘A Relentless and Unrestrained Campaign of Public Mobbing, Intimidation and Defamation’

Warns of ‘Criminalization of Journalism’

By Joe Lauria
Special to Consortium News

The UN special rapporteur on torture has issued a stinging rebuke to the United States, Great Britain, Sweden and Ecuador for “deliberately” exposing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to years of “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,” which can only be described as “psychological torture.”

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The Trump ‘Deal’: An Ultimatum and a Setup By Elias Samo

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3 June 2019 — Strategic Culture Foundation

A few weeks ago I wrote an article about the Trump Deal of the century titled “The Deal of the Century: Two Con Men’s Job”, published by Strategic Culture Foundation on May 5th, 2019.

At the time of writing the article, not enough credible material was published about the “Deal”, so the article’s introduction was “Yes, ‘You can judge a book by its cover’, especially if the ‘book’ is the ‘Deal of the Century’ and the ‘cover’ lauds two con men, Trump and Netanyahu.” Now, apparently enough credible material about the content of the ‘Deal’ has been published, particularly the article in ‘Hayom’, the Israeli Jewish paper. The deal merits a second look, without resorting to reading a ‘book’ by its cover.

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One Man’s Quest to Expose a Fake BBC Video about Syria

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3. June 2019 — True Publica

One Man's Quest to Expose a Fake BBC Video about Syria
By Susan Dirgham and Rick Sterling: It’s a David vs Goliath story. A former local newspaper reporter, Robert Stuart, is taking on the British Broadcasting Corporation. Stuart believes that a sensational video story about an alleged atrocity in Syria “was largely, if not entirely, staged.”  The BBC would like it all to just go away. But like David, Stuart will not back down or let it go.  It has been proposed that the BBC could settle the issue by releasing the raw footage from the event, but they refuse to do this. Why?

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China Newslinks 3 June 2019

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3 June 2019 • 14:00 — The New Dark Age

There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day

Belt and Road, Consolidation of Russia-China Economic Relations: President Xi in Saint Petersburg
https://www.globalresearch.ca/belt-and-road-consolidation-of-russia-china-economic-relations-president-xi-in-saint-petersburg/5679334

The Pentagon’s “Indo-Pacific Strategy Report” Is All About Containing China
https://www.globalresearch.ca/u-s-indo-pacific-strategy-report-all-about-containing-china/5679332

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WATCH: Seizing the Means of Production A Spotlight on Greece’s Occupied Worker-Run Factory

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3 June 2019 — Off Guardian

Unicorn Riot, via Economic Grassroots Organizing

[CC – Greek, English] Workers have successfully self-managed the production of environmentally-friendly cleaning products for the last six years in the occupied factory Vio.Me. There are no bosses in this factory on the east side of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city. Workers have been in full control since occupying the factory in 2013, two years after the workers had stopped receiving paychecks from the business due to the parent company having filed for bankruptcy.

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Iran Newslinks 3 June 2019

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3 June 2019 — The New Dark Age

There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day

Assurances That There Will be no War in Iran:  The U.S. Softens its Stance

US strategic bomber & aircraft carrier drill ‘strike operations’ on Iran’s doorstep (PHOTOS)
https://www.rt.com/news/460913-b52-carrier-drills-iran/

Netanyahu warns Iran ‘will be hurt far worse’ amid deadly Israeli strikes in Syria
https://www.rt.com/news/460912-netanyahu-iran-syria-strikes-warning/

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Death And Resurrection In North Korea (Updated)

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31 May 2019 — Moon of Alabama

Updated below
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Huffington Post – August 30 2013

Hyon Song Wol, Kim Jong Un’s Ex-Girlfriend, Reportedly Executed For Making Sex Tape

Unconfirmed reports claim the ex-girlfriend of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was executed by firing squad along with 11 others, after the group allegedly made and sold a sex tape.

Hyon Song Wol, a singer in North Korea’s famed Unhasu Orchestra, was killed by machine gun along with 11 other members of the orchestra and the Wangjaesan Light Music Band, another popular state-run music group in North Korea, according to a report in The Chosun Ilbo, South Korea’s largest daily newspaper.

The report, which cites an anonymous source in China, says the group was arrested Aug. 17 for filming and selling a pornographic video featuring themselves.

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