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Authoritarian Crackdown on Palestine Advocacy Meets Legal Challenges
Although there is now a growing set of legal challenges to the ongoing assault on First Amendment rights, the campaign to stifle free speech is manifesting itself in so many ways beyond deportations and propaganda. Continue reading
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On March 24, 1999, the North Atlantic bloc started bombing Yugoslavia
On March 24, 1999, the North Atlantic bloc started bombing Yugoslavia. The “military operation” against a sovereign state became a tragic milestone in the life of the Serbian people and delivered a devastating blow to international law. Continue reading
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From welfare to warfare: military Keynesianism
Warmongering has reached fever pitch in Europe. It all started with the US under Trump deciding that paying for the military ‘protection’ of European capitals from potential enemies was not worth it. Trump wants to stop the US paying for the bulk of the financing of NATO and providing its military might and he wants… Continue reading
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Our ruling oligarchs have made class war inevitable, & the response to Luigi shows where the masses will side in this
There is no stopping the social trend that Luigi Mangione represents, because he’s the kind of person who emerges in a situation of tremendous class-based injustice. This is something we need to understand about the conditions we’re now in: it’s inevitable that these conditions will produce a wave of political unrest, comparable to the “Years… Continue reading
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Thank you GBC!
Green & Black Cross (GBC) is an independent grassroots project providing legal support for protesters and social movements. GBC volunteers work incredibly hard to support people facing the police. We’re collecting messages of appreciation from people who’ve been supported by GBC, to pass on some appreciation for the people working behind the scenes. Continue reading
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Stepan Bandera’s Sinister MI6 Alliance Exposed
March 17th marked the 80th anniversary of the creation of the Ukrainian National Committee. With the Red Army rapidly advancing on Berlin, Nazi officials released Ukrainian ultranationalist military units from their command, and recognised the Committee – and a newly-formed National Army under its control – as the legitimate government of Ukraine. It was hoped… Continue reading
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Silence! We Will Build Our EU Wehrmacht, Like It Or Not
The European Union’s push for militarization is facing widespread public backlash, as citizens across social media platforms reject its aggressive defense policies and question its leadership. Continue reading
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A state of exception – The Grayzone live
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss Netanyahu breaking the Gaza ceasefire to resume Israel’s assault on the besieged enclave as Trump launches a war on Yemen to protect Tel Aviv’s shipping. They will also cover Trump’s declaration of a de facto state of emergency at home to escalate deportations and repression of Palestine solidarity activism. Continue reading
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New report reveals protest crackdown in England & Wales is now so severe, it amounts to state repression of people’s human rights
A new report authored by the Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol) says the aggressive police use of new anti-protest laws, coupled with a growing portrayal of protesters as alleged threats to democracy rather than a vital part of public participation, has grown so routine and so severe that it now amounts to state repression. Continue reading
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Israel blows up the sole cancer treatment hospital in the Gaza Strip
The Turkish friendship hospital, located near the recently re-invaded Netzarim corridor that intersects northern and central Gaza, was blown up without any justification by Israeli forces. Continue reading
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US Lays “Minsk 3” Ceasefire Trap for Russia as Europe Prepares “Peacekeepers” The New Atlas 283K subscribers
Thursday, 20 March 2025 — The New Atlas The US proxy war in Ukraine is collapsing, prompting urgent attempts to impose a ceasefire on Russia; This includes a European-led “peacekeeping” mission into Ukraine to freeze the conflict and create a bufferzone preventing Russia from neutralizing the threat the US has created on its border; The… Continue reading
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The Spring 2025 MediaNorth is now online
Friday, 21 March 2025 — Coldtype Welcome to the Spring issue of MediaNorth. You can read it here: https://medianorth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/MediaNorth_March2025WEBV2.0.pdf —————————- INSIDE The Spring issue has a review by veteran UK journalist Paul Routledge of The Art of Class War by Nick Jones. The front page is on the Covid Inquiry and mentions the role of Tory… Continue reading
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Unilateral Coercive Measures and the War on Women: The Twelfth Newsletter (2025)
Thursday, 20 March 2025 — The Tricontinental Alejandra Laprea (Venezuela), El acuerpamiento de las mujeres es nuestra estrategia de defensa (Women’s Embodied Solidarity Is Our Defence Strategy), 2022. Dear Friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. In 1945, when the United Nations Charter was drafted, its authors and those who first… Continue reading
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Pepe Escobar : Trump, Yemen, and Iran.
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 — Judge Napolitano – Judging Freedom Continue reading
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Global War for Opium Poppy
A study done by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) revealed that the Opiates epidemic, alongside overdose deaths in the US, rose by 500% as a result of US intervention in Afghanistan between 2000 and 2016. Continue reading
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“Trump/Putin Phone Call” Kalibrated Live #142 with Brian Berletic
Brian Berletic from @TheNewAtlas Joins me to discuss the recent phone call between Putin and Trump on ending hostilities in Ukraine. Is this just another another stall tactic trying to buy Ukraine time and space or is this a geunuine move to resolve the conflict. Continue reading
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Ukraine War and Media Manipulation, who controls what you see?
I was on SaltCubeAnalytics to discuss why narrative control and propaganda are key components of war. Framing conflicts as a struggle between good and evil is beneficial to mobilise public support for war, although it makes it near impossible to accept a workable peace. Continue reading
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From East to West: A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
Let’s start with that phone call. The Kremlin readout is quite sober – but it does reveal a few nuggets. There is no comprehensive deal – yet – between Moscow and Washington. Far from it: we are just in the initial tentative stage of talking and talking about several interconnected dossiers. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report March 19, 2025
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 — Black Agenda Report Will Trump Send U.S. Citizens to El Salvador? Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist Showdowns between the Trump administration and the federal judiciary will determine the fate of everyone in the country, including whether the government has the right to send U.S. citizens to jail… Continue reading
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GM Watch Daily Digest 19 March 2025
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 — GM Watch EFSA proposal to weaken risk assessment for “new GM” animals threatens animal welfare GeneWatch UK has submitted a response to the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s) consultation on its “Draft scientific opinion on new developments in biotechnology applied to animals: an assessment of the adequacy and sufficiency of… Continue reading
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