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Twitter’s decision came after close collaboration with a deeply controversial U.S. and Australian government-funded think tank that has been denounced by Australia’s former ambassador in Beijing as “the architect of the China threat theory in Australia.” by Alan Macleod  Part 2 - Pushing “a new Cold War with China” Twitter worked closely with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) in making yesterday’s decision. ASPI is a deeply controversial U.S. and Australian government-funded think tank based in Canberra, and was denounced by Australia’s former ambassador in Beijing as “ the architect of the China threat theory in Australia. ” Senator Kim Carr claimed ASPI was working hand-in-hand with Washington, trying to push “ a new Cold War with China. ” Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bob Carr (no relation), agreed, saying it pushed a “ one-sided, pro-American view of the world. ” This certainly seems to be the case, judging by their website, which appears unif

A group of right-wing Venezuelans has managed to ban the use of a range of alternative media outlets covering Venezuela, including MintPress News. by Alan Macleod  Part 2 - Policing the narrative Wikipedia suggests using corporate-funded mainstream sources who they feel are “generally reliable.” However, on Venezuela, these same outlets closely resemble and parrot U.S. regime change propaganda. For example, CNN, the BBC, and the Daily Telegraph all reported the blatant falsehood that the Venezuelan government burned aid trucks trying to enter the country last year. In reality, it was the opposition themselves that burned their own trucks, as immediately reported by The Grayzone , MintPress News , and other outlets who were actually there. Multiple well-circulated live streams also showed the event in real-time. However, that was all ignored. The New York Times , a site recommended by Wikipedia for citation, currently employs a journalist covering Venezuela who openly ad

Wikipedia has become a bulletin board for corporate and imperial interests under the watch of its Randian founder, Jimmy Wales, and the veteran US regime-change operative who heads the Wikimedia Foundation, Katherine Maher. by Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal Part 2 - Jimmy Wales’ Randian philosophy, corporate and national security ties come to the surface Born from seemingly humble beginnings, the Wikimedia Foundation is today swimming in cash and invested in many of the powerful interests that benefit from its lax editorial policy. The foundation’s largest donors include corporate tech giants Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Craigslist. With more than $145 million in assets in 2018, nearly $105 million in annual revenue, and a massive headquarters in San Francisco, Wikimedia has carved out a space for itself next to these Big Tech oligarchs in the Silicon Valley bubble. It is also impossible to separate Wikipedia as a project from the ideology of its creator. When he co

An exclusive investigation by The Grayzone reveals new details on the critical role Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands played in an apparent CIA spying operation targeting Julian Assange, and exposes the Sands security staff who helped coordinate the malicious campaign. by Max Blumenthal “ I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. ” –Mike Pompeo, College Station, TX, April 15, 2019 Part 11 - After a campaign of espionage, an Espionage Act prosecution On April 11, 2019, British police raided the Ecuadorian embassy in London and dragged Assange into a waiting van. It was the first time in history a government had allowed a foreign law enforcement agency to enter its sovereign territory to arrest one of its citizens.  That same day, Ola Bini – the Swedish computer programmer branded as a “hacker” by Morales and placed under apparent US  surveillance – was arrested in Ecuador and detained for months without charges. Accused of collaborating with Assange an

Ever since the PSOE and Unidas Podemos formed a governing coalition in January, Spain’s right-wing opposition has denied its democratic legitimacy. Calls for police mutiny and resistance against the COVID-19 lockdown show how the Spanish right is imitating its Latin American counterparts, seeking to create a climate of chaos that can bring down the government. by Iker Itoiz Ciáurriz  Part 3 - A Spanish “Venezuela” Doubtless, though, this crisis has destabilized the minority government. According to the Spanish constitution, the state of emergency necessary for the lockdown needs to be approved by a parliamentary majority every fortnight. After being approved three times, a further extension in early May was complicated by renewed opposition from the PP and Vox, as well as the Catalan-nationalist ERC. The PP’s Casado declared that the crisis measures — initially designed to contain the disease and prevent the collapse of the country’s intensive care units — were no longer n

U.S. Attorney General William Barr has repeatedly blamed anti-fascist activists for the violence that has erupted during demonstrations over George Floyd's death, but federal court records show no sign of so-called antifa links so far in cases brought by the Justice Department. NPR has reviewed court documents of 51 individuals facing federal charges in connection with the unrest. As of Tuesday morning, none is alleged to have links to the antifa movement. Of the cases brought so far, 20 involve allegations related to arson; 16 involve the illegal possession of a firearm, more often than not by a felon; another eight people face charges related to inciting a riot or civil disorder. The single instance in which an extremist group is mentioned in court documents is a case against three Nevada men. Federal prosecutors allege the trio belong to the right-wing Boogaloo movement that wants to bring about a civil war. The men have been charged with plotting violence during La

The Hill Co-Founding Editor of The Intercept Glenn Greenwald discusses how military rule and government surveillance during the pandemic walks the line of authoritarianism in Brazil and the U.S.

globinfo freexchange Όλα δείχνουν ότι η Τουρκία ετοιμάζεται να εμπλακεί στρατιωτικά και στην Υεμένη.  Σύμφωνα με τελευταίες πληροφορίες της ανεξάρτητης ιστοσελίδας MintPress News , παραστρατιωτικές ομάδες του κόμματος El-Eslah, φίλα προσκείμενο στους Αδελφούς Μουσουλμάνους που είναι οι ιδεολογικοί και πολιτικοί σύμμαχοι του Ερντογάν, έχουν ήδη εμπλακεί σε ένα νέο γύρο συγκρούσεων σε περιοχές της νότιας Υεμένης και ειδικότερα στις περιοχές Abyan and Shabwa. Τούρκοι σύμβουλοι και αξιωματικοί παρέχουν ολοκληρωμένη υποστήριξη στους παραστρατιωτικούς που μάχονται κατά του Νότιου Μεταβατικού Συμβουλίου  (STC) στην Abyan από τα τέλη Απριλίου, όταν το STC επέβαλε κατάσταση εκτάκτου ανάγκης στο Aden και σε όλες τις διοικητικές περιοχές του νότου. Ήδη από το 2018 και 2019, δεκάδες Τούρκοι αξιωματικοί και ειδικοί στάλθηκαν σε πολλές περιοχές της Υεμένης για να επιθεωρήσουν στρατηγικά σημεία και περιοχές της Κόκκινης Θάλασσας και της Αραβικής Θάλασσας. Οι Τούρκοι απεσταλμένοι εισ

The Real News Network The death of Anton Black in 2018 was caught on camera but did not lead to charges against the police involved.  The Real News spoke with his family about how they say authorities stonewalled their demands for an investigation.

As a Hong Kong protest leader promotes far-right condemnations of US anti-racism demonstrations and activists shut down a Black Lives Matter rally in the city, Hong Kong organizers forge close ties with hardline Republicans in Washington. by Ajit Singh Part 1 A leading Hong Kong “pro-democracy” figure, Jimmy Lai, has denounced nationwide protests in the United States against police brutality and systemic racism, which were sparked by the police killing of an African-American man, George Floyd. Lai’s views reflect a significant segment of the city’s protest movement, who affirm the exceptionalist myth of the US as a beacon of “ freedom and democracy. ” Hong Kong’s “pro-democracy” activists have gone so far as to derail the efforts of an African-American woman who attempted to organize a Black Lives Matter demonstration in the city, accusing her of being an agent of the police and Communist Party of China. Meanwhile, some leaders of Hong Kong’s anti-Beijing oppositio