June 8, 2019
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Trump in the UK: A Marriage Made in Hell By Seth Ferris
We have all seen it time and again – the US walks into some developing country, gives its support to its favoured politicians, irrespective of whether they are in government or not, and then starts trying to dictate domestic policy by offering “aid” the poor country is in no position to refuse. Continue reading
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Australian police chief links media raids to US-led “Five Eyes” spy network By Mike Head
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) called a news conference on Thursday to justify its raids targeting journalists at two media organisations this week. Police spent seven hours ransacking a News Corp political reporter’s home in Canberra on Tuesday, and eight hours poring over and seizing files at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) Sydney headquarters on… Continue reading
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The Trust Project: Big Media and Silicon Valley’s Weaponized Algorithms Silence Dissent by Whitney Webb
Given the Trust Project’s rich-get-richer impact on the online news landscape, it is not surprising to find that it is funded by a confluence of tech oligarchs and powerful forces with a clear stake in controlling the flow of news. Continue reading
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Free Reis Morris! Grenfell Tower campaigner imprisoned while those guilty of social murder walk free
The Socialist Equality Party condemns the imprisonment of Grenfell justice campaigner Reis Morris. His jailing is a vicious act of class justice aimed at suppressing opposition and protecting those responsible for 72 deaths in the Grenfell Tower inferno. Continue reading
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This Outlaw Power By Christopher Black
On June 4th the Chinese government issued a travel alert for Chinese tourists thinking of visiting the United States, a day after it issued a similar advisory to Chinese students thinking of studying in the US over concerns for their safety and security. Chinese in the US are reporting harassment and interrogations by US immigration… Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 7-8 June 2019
8 June 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day When the Journalists Ganged Up on Assange They Ganged Up on Themselves https://www.globalresearch.ca/when-journalists-ganged-up-assange-they-ganged-up-themselves/5679909 RT’s video agency Ruptly has obtained footage… https://williambowles.info/2019/06/07/106051/ Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 7-8 June 2019
7 June 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day The Venezuelan Right’s Oslo Crisis Venezuela to use ruble in trade with Russia to bypass US sanctions https://www.rt.com/news/461385-spief-ruble-venezuela-sanctions-dollar/ Continue reading
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Exclusive: First VIDEO of Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison
RT’s video agency Ruptly has obtained footage showing WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange inside Belmarsh maximum security prison. Continue reading
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Timeline: Julian Assange’s Expulsion & Arrest
7 June 2019 — Defend Wikileaks Read the PDF version here March 2017 7 March 2017 — WikiLeaks releases Vault 7, exposing CIA hacking tools Largest leak of confidential CIA documents in history, details the agency’s cyber warfare capabilities Continue reading
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Isolated, Surveilled, Expelled: How Ecuador Betrayed Julian Assange
The expulsion of Julian Assange from Ecuador’s embassy in London on 11 April 2019 marked the culmination of President Lenín Moreno’s years-long effort to renege on Ecuador’s commitment to protect the WikiLeaks publisher from the United States’ persecution. By the time he took office on 24 May 2017, Moreno had already begun working on undermining… Continue reading
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Why Trump Now Wants Talks with Iran By Pepe Escobar
If Tehran blocks the Strait of Hormuz it could send the price of oil soaring and cause a global recession Continue reading
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Sudan: A Reign of Terror After the Massacre By Pavan Kulkarni
After killing 35 and injuring hundreds of protesters, the notorious paramilitary force, RSF, has overrun the capital city, terrorizing the citizens seen on the streets Continue reading
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European parliament election: the far right stopped — for now By Dick Nichols
In the end, the European establishment parties’ almighty scare campaign about the threat of a far-right surge at the May 26 elections to the European parliament worked out quite nicely for them. True, guarding the power structures of the neoliberal European Union (EU) has become trickier now that the duopoly of the European People’s Party (EPP)… Continue reading
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