July 2021
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The Road to Totalitarianism
People can tell themselves that they didn’t see where things have been heading for the last 17 months, but they did. They saw all the signs along the way. The signs were all written in big, bold letters, some of them in scary-looking Germanic script. They read … Continue reading
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Russia Closes Syrian Skies to Israel
For a long time, Russia and Israel avoided clashes in Syria, where their interests overlap. After Moscow introduced its forces into Syrian territory in 2015, it took into account Israeli interests related to the security of the Jewish state. Israel appreciated Russia’s position and tried to make the best of the situation by avoiding clashes… Continue reading
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Thousands march across France as nationwide opposition to domestic Covid ID shows no signs of fizzling out
Huge crowds turned out in Paris on Saturday as riot police attempted to corral the seemingly endless columns of protesters filling the capital’s main thoroughfares. Drumming, chanting and exploding firecrackers could be heard in a Ruptly livestream of the massive demonstration. The protesters could be heard shouting “Liberty!” as they snaked their way through the… Continue reading
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Blinken’s single-point agenda in Delhi – China
The overnight visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to New Delhi has been an eye-opener in many ways. It highlighted how much India has changed through the searing pain and suffering it underwent in the past one-year period and how that tumultuous period also led to a reset in the government’s calculus. Continue reading
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South Africa: The dangerous collapse of non-racialism
Transcending the colonial fabrication of race is a radical idea. Now, as opportunists whip up hatred, South Africa needs to restore this emancipatory horizon. Continue reading
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Syrian insurgents guilty of ‘red line’ 2013 sarin chemical attack, study finds
A new open-source study concludes that Syrian insurgents carried out the Ghouta sarin chemical attack in August 2013. The explosive findings add to a growing body of public evidence that undermines US-led efforts to blame the Syrian government, which almost led to US military intervention. Continue reading
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Meet the Censored: Hitler
A young Jewish Internet commentator named Manny Marotta wanted to call attention to the date, for educational purposes. Marotta has been maintaining popular accounts on both Twitter and Instagram called 100 Years Ago Live. His simple, clever, and enlightening mission is to describe history as an actual contemporary might have, in the language of modern social… Continue reading
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Statewatch News 30 July 2021 (Issue 14/21)
30 July 2021 — Statewatch News Also available as a PDF) This is the last issue of Statewatch news before we take a well-earned break over August. We will be back in September with more news, analysis and action on civil liberties in Europe. Thanks for following our work, and we wish you all a good summer. Continue reading
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The August issue of ColdType (Issue 225) is now online
In our cover story, John Feffer explains why it is necessary to control the spread of artificial intelligence before it controls us. Other top features in this issue include Niren Tolsi’s gripping account of recent riots in South Africa and the memories it stir of a previous bitter racial struggle in the country’s KwaZulu-Natal province, and Joe Allen’s… Continue reading
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The WHO Recommends Genetic Manipulation and Gene Editing of Humans “To Promote Public Health”
Those who warned that Corona “vaccinations“ were the first step towards the genetic manipulation of humans faced harsh attacks from quality media, politicians and activists who denied this and ridiculed the corresponding fears. Continue reading
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Going Dark
This blog will be going dark for a few months. The Queen kindly paid for my dinners for over twenty years while I was a British diplomat and Ambassador, and now she is going to be paying for my dinners again. That is very kind, I thought she had forgotten me. Continue reading
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Cuba News Links 27-30 July 2021
30 July 2021 — The New Dark Age The Movement Standing Up To Biden’s Maximum Pressure Campaign https://popularresistance.org/the-movement-standing-up-to-bidens-maximum-pressure-campaign/ The Great Contest of Our Time Is between Humanity and Imperialism https://dissidentvoice.org/2021/07/the-great-contest-of-our-time-is-between-humanity-and-imperialism/ Continue reading
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Whistleblower Craig Murray Will Surrender Himself For Prison
In the case against former United Kingdom diplomat-turned whistleblower Craig Murray, the UK supreme court refused to hear Murray’s appeal. He will now surrender himself to police for an eight-month prison sentence. Continue reading
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Bayer Confirms End of Sale of Glyphosate-Based Herbicides for US Lawn & Garden Market
29 July 2021 — Sustainable Pulse Bayer have announced that they will no longer sell glyphosate-based herbicides to U.S. gardeners as of 2023, following the costly litigation battle over their cancer causing weedkiller Roundup. Read More Continue reading
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The stories we trust: Regulating genome edited organisms
EXCERPT: In repeating industry narratives, decision-makers (and the media) pave the ground for a handful of corporations to advance false solutions that serve their encroachment of food systems. To help clarify valid claims from technological bluff, we recommend institutions, regulators and funders to carry out a ‘hype test’ by asking: What makes gene editing superior… Continue reading
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The Great Contest of Our Time Is between Humanity and Imperialism: The Thirtieth Newsletter (2021)
29 July 2021 — Tricontinental Uttam Ghosh (India), Let Cuba Live, 2021. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On 23 July 2021, a full-page appeal appeared in the New York Times calling on United States President Joe Biden to withdraw the vindictive US blockade against Cuba. As that appeal went to press, I spoke Continue reading
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US Fingerprints on Terrorism Aimed At China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
In April of this year and then again in July, two attacks in Pakistan, west of the Indus River, appear to have targeted Beijing’s partnership with Islamabad. Continue reading
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Chris Hedges: The Price of Conscience
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY (Scheerpost) — Daniel Hale, a former intelligence analyst in the drone program for the Air Force who as a private contractor in 2013 leaked some 17 classified documents about drone strikes to the press, was sentenced today to 45 months in prison. Continue reading
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U.S. – China Talks Point To A Longer Conflict
The U.S. wants to slice and dice its approach to China. It will use all means to take advantage of China where it can, while restricting China in those fields were it can no longer compete with it. The Chinese reject that approach. The U.S., they say, should not see China as an enemy. It… Continue reading
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The worst U-turn on vaccine passes
You can’t have missed the news that the Government wants to make vaccine passes mandatory from September for large gatherings, without even the option of a test as an alternative. The front pages have been filled with Government threats confirming our worst fears – access to nightclubs, sports events, and even universities could be restricted… Continue reading
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