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BREAKING: UK Court Officially Orders US Extradition of Julian Assange on Espionage Charges
His fate now lies in the hands of UK home secretary Priti Patel.
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Fossil Fuel Industry Subsidized at Rate of $11 Million Per Minute, IMF Finds
Fossil fuel subsidies trigger a vicious circle that leads to higher production, higher consumption, and higher emissions.
U.S. ‘Intelligence’ Says Its ‘Intelligence’ Is Bullshit
U.S. ‘intelligence’ folks tell their stenographers at NBC News that their obvious lies are obvious lies.
The Isolation of Russia: Competing Narratives
In the competing narrative to the unified response from governments around the world following NATO’s lead, China and India, which make up 37% of the world’s population, are noticeably absent from that unified response.
Chris Hedges: On Being Disappeared
The entire archive of six years of my show On Contact has been removed by YouTube.
Project Nimbus: How Amazon And Google Made Billions From Israel’s Occupation of Palestine
Google employees, who have been kept in the dark about the “Nimbus” AI project, have concerns about Israeli human rights abuses.
Democracy? Zelensky Martial Law Forces Merger of Ukraine Media, Outlaws Opposition Parties
This latest executive decree effectively shuts down political pluralism in Ukraine, as the country’s increasingly paranoid US-backed president officially deems any ethnic Russian political or media activity in Ukraine as suspicious – claiming that ‘the activities of those politicians aimed at division or collusion will not succeed, but will receive a harsh response.’
Lawmakers Criminalize ‘Fake News’ On Russia’s State Bodies Abroad
Those spreading “false information” on the work of the embassies and other entities face up to 15 years in jail.
War Propaganda About Ukraine Becoming More Militaristic, Authoritarian, and Reckless
There is no propaganda as potent or powerful as war propaganda.
Tears for Ukraine, Sanctions for Russia, Yawns for Yemen, Arms for Saudis: The West’s Grotesque Double Standard
The speed of Western retaliation over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised eyebrows among Yemenis who have endured a relentless bombing campaign and deadly air, land, and sea blockade for 2,520 consecutive days.
7 Fake News Stories Coming Out of Ukraine
In just the last 48 hours, dozens of stories, images, narratives and videos have circulated as being taken from the fighting in Ukraine, a huge percentage of which are fake.
Moro’s U.S. Law Firm Received R$40 Million From His Lava Jato Targets, Says Federal Audit Court
Court says disgraced ex-judge’s former law firm received more than R$ 40 million from companies convicted in Lava Jato.
Alleged Maduro co-conspirator says CIA knew about coup plans
A retired Venezuelan army general says U.S. officials at the highest levels of the CIA and other federal agencies were aware of his efforts to oust Nicolás Maduro — a role he says should immediately debunk criminal charges that he worked alongside the socialist leader to flood the U.S. with cocaine.
Billionaires ‘Had a Terrific Pandemic’ While Inequality Killed Millions: Oxfam
A new report explains how inequality contributed to the death of 21,000 people each day of the pandemic while the wealthiest collectively got $1.2 billion richer every 24 hours.
Scotland Will Pardon Thousands of Witches Executed 300 Years Ago
Three centuries after repeal of the Witchcraft Act, thousands tried and executed as witches could receive official apologies from Scotland.