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NYT Cheers the Rise of Censorship Algorithms
Exclusive: The New York Times is cheering on the Orwellian future for Western “democracy” in which algorithms quickly hunt down and eliminate information that the Times and other mainstream outlets don’t like, reports Robert Parry. By Robert Parry Just days…Read more →
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Is Culture Really Threatened by the Free Market?
Sitting in his favorite Irish bar, the French citizen, dressed in his Chinese cotton clothes, sips his Spanish wine from a Polish wine glass while he complains about American pop music broadcast by Japanese loudspeakers. Because he is "tired of this cultural invader," he intends to vote for subsidies to “protect” local culture, meaning the government would force the media to disseminate local bands. But ask him what his favorite bands and singers are and he will look away.
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Putin and Merkel: Europe’s titans meet in Moscow
Angela Merkel met Vladimir Putin for the first time in Moscow in 2 years, her last visit there being a brief visit she made in 2015 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Victory In Europe.
Apart from that one meeting, which it was impossible politically for Merkel to avoid, Merkel’s visit to Moscow today is her first visit there since her negotiation with Putin in February 2015, which took place in the run-up to the signing of the Minsk Agreement.
Merkel has avoided to Moscow since then, and has signalled her disapproval of visits there by other German politicians. -
WWF’s Better Cotton Initiative: Encouraging responsible production or just greenwash?
WWF is endorsing GM Bt cotton as better for the environment – even though it’s water-hungry, gives uncertain yields, and has fallen victim to pests
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WWF’s Better Cotton Initiative: Encouraging responsible production or just greenwash?
WWF is endorsing GM Bt cotton as better for the environment – even though it’s water-hungry, gives uncertain yields, and has fallen victim to pests
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UNESCO: Israel is an ‘occupying power’
MEMO | May 2, 2017 UNESCO today voted in favour of a resolution which describes Israel as an “occupying power” and denies its sovereignty over occupied Jerusalem. Twenty-two countries voted in favour of the resolution which was submitted to UNESCO’s Executive Board by Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar and Sudan. The text which was […]
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Planned Parenthood Support Much Bigger Than Trump Support In Many GOP-Held Districts
Polling for the runoff in the GA-06 race to replace Tom Price is very tight-- incredible for such a red district-- and Jon Ossoff is slightly ahead of radical right Republican Karen Handel-- 48-47%. Republican outside groups-- primarily the NRCC, the Chamber of Commerce and Ryan's shady, corporately-financed SuperPAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund have already spent over $7 million tearing Ossoff down and trying to bolster Handel.
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Most Members Of Congress Are Relieved That Another Government Shutdown Has Been Averted-- But Not The Far Right Extremists
North Carolina right-wing ideologue Mark Meadows opposes the bipartisan compromiseLate Sunday night, congressional staffers announced that Democratic and Republican negotiators reached a bipartisan agreement to fund government operations through September to the tune of over a trillion dollars, while igno
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Nye’s Quadrant
by Judith Curry
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Making sense: are we ready to ditch the disposable economy?
From a surge of interest in repair cafes, to a new wave of workspaces for freelance makers, we explore fresh signs that we’re demanding a new relationship with ‘stuff’
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The Frustration of French Voters Will Play into Le Pen's Hands in the Long Run
"The dilemma now faced by millions of French voters will eventually transform into frustration and then into upset until typical French cynicism results in the National Front marching straight through the gates of the Elysée Palace."
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Mike King: M.S. King’s, “The Bad War”
In today’s show originally broadcast on May 2 2017, TBR Radio’s Andrew Carrington Hitchcock interviews Mike King, to discuss his book, “The Bad War – The Truth NEVER Taught About World War 2,” which was banned by Amazon in March 2017 at the same time as my book, “The Synagogue Of Satan – Updated, Expanded,…
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Russia Never Interferes in Political Processes of Other Countries – Putin
Sputnik – 02.05.2017 SOCHI – Russia does not interfere in the domestic political processes in other countries, but is experiencing such attempts on its own, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold a joint press conference between two rounds of meetings in Sochi on Tuesday, May […]
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Syrian Rebels Raid Doctors Without Borders Hospital Amid Infighting
(MEE) Doctors Without Borders has suspended its activities in the besieged Damascus suburbs of eastern Ghouta after militants stormed its hospital looking for wounded enemies amid intense clashes between rival Syrian rebel groups.
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The Campus Counter-Revolution against Liberty
Much has been rightly said about recent attacks on conservative, libertarian, and other non-Leftist speakers on college and university campuses around the country. We should also appreciate that this is the renewed counter-revolution, which we have seen for a century, against the philosophical individualist and market-based foundations of the modern world.
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Syrian War Report – May 2, 2017: Russia Setting Up Military Installations In YPG-held Area
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-may-2-2017-russia-setting-up-m… f you’re able, and if you like our content and approach, please support the project. Our work wouldn’t be possible without your help: PayPal: southfront@list.ru or via: http://southfront.org/donate/
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US commerce secretary says missile strike against Syria was “after-dinner entertainment”
After the delicious chocolate cake, came a missile strike against Syria, providing air cover for ISIS to make advances against the secular and sovereign Syrian government.
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The Trade Dreams of Boris Johnson
“My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive.” Boris Johnson, UK Foreign Secretary Few characters in history have seen so much spoken about him for one seemingly so irrelevant. Out of obscure follies and foolhardy decisions, he rose from being a questionable journalist for[Read More...]
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The Prisoners’ Revolt: The Real Reasons Behind The Palestinian Hunger Strike
Gaza is the world’s largest open air prison. The West Bank is a prison, too, segmented into various wards, known as areas A, B and C. In fact, all Palestinians are subjected to varied degrees of military restrictions. At some level, they are all prisoners. East Jerusalem is cut off from the West Bank, and those in the West Bank are separated from one[Read More...]
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Australian ABC And UK BBC Fake News Through Lying By Omission
The UK BBC and the Australian ABC (Australia’s equivalent of the BBC) pride themselves on superiority over the Yellow Press as typified by the sex and scandal tabloids of the Murdoch media. However, as analysed below, both the Oz ABC and the UK BBC betray their audiences with fake news through lying by omission over horrendous Australian, British and[Read More...]
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Remembering Karl Marx
While most of the European thinkers and philosophers are famous, not all of them are as relevant as Karl Marx who is often referred to as the father of revolution. As a student of social sciences it was a privilege for me to study Karl Marx during early days of my graduation and at doctoral level. The present piece of[Read More...]
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Who’s Afraid Of Aadhaar UID?
Political corruption is a manipulation of policies, institutions and rules of procedure in the allocation of resources and financing by political decision makers, who abuse their position to sustain their power, status and wealth. www.transparency.org It was around midnight, and the family was having their late, last supper. As the clock struck twelve, they heard the dreaded midnight knock![Read More...]
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BUSTED lying! Leaked emails shows Belgium ordered to vote Saudi Arabia into UN’s women’s rights commission
Last week The Duran reported on Belgium issuing an apology for voting Saudi Arabia into UN’s women’s rights commission.
We asked if it was a sincere apology, or just Belgium politicians placating a population disgusted with out of control corrupt cronyism?
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Statement on Suicide of Sagar in IISER, Kolkata
The Coordination of Science and Technology Institutes Students’Associations (COSTISA) expresses its grave concern at the suicide of Sagar Mandal, a 2nd year undergraduate student of IISER, Kolkata on 1st May, 2017. Sagar Mandal, a student from a poor family and rural background, is the latest in the case of suicides by students of the elite science and technology institutes in[Read More...]
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Why People Love to Hate Politics
The majority of what we read about or watch on the news has little impact on our daily lives. Likewise, we can have very little impact on those current events, but that doesn't stop people from getting upset.
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What Western Media Never Tells You about North Korea
By Joe Clifford | Dissident Voice | May 1, 2017 There is a great deal of propaganda and deliberate misinformation about North Korea, which the public should know. While neocons, a cheering corporate media, and Deep State, rush to war with North Korea, information is the ultimate weapon. For example, did you know that North […]
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Macron and Le Pen: Two faces of the same con
It is sad that a nation defined by a great revolution has come to this: the docile copycat of a pseudo-ideological struggle at play elsewhere between globalism and nationalism.
It is sad that in the country of Danton, Mirabeau, Montesquieu and de Gaulle millions have become resigned to their fate and submissive like farm animals. -
Saudis Hire Controversial PR Firm To Push Legitimacy Of 34 Nation ‘Muslim NATO’
(MPN) With plans to step up its grotesque war in Yemen and the first major meeting of defense ministers for the 41-nation military alliance it leads fast approaching, it’s no wonder the Saudi government has called upon public relations firm Burson-Marsteller for its services.
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UN Urges Action as Microplastics in the Ocean Outnumber the Stars
If you’ve ever laid on a blanket and looked up at the night sky, you know how mind-blowing it is to consider the sheer number of stars in our galaxy – between 100 and 400 billion, according to scientists. Now, think about how heartbreaking it is to find out that there are more microscopic pieces of plastic in our oceans than there are stars in the Milky Way. [1]
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African Cities Are Being Built for Wealth Consumption Not Creation
The African city Kinshasa, despite having a population that is bigger than London's and being one of the world's fastest growing cities, is only slightly better connected to the global economy than the North Pole. This and other African cities are centers of consumption and extraction of power elites, as opposed to centers of commerce and production.
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THAAD: China Angered By South Korea ‘Active’ System And Demands Halt
21st Century Wire says…
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, [China] “is ready to protect its interests“. This is not only a statement towards bellicose North Korea and their recent spate of ‘activity’, but as a warning to the United States. Smoke is billowing forth from the nose of the Dragon, and that’s not good for anyone. -
Vladimir Putin blasts western hypocrisy while standing next to Angela Merkel
President Putin lambasted European leaders for their total lack of concern for the victims of the Odessa Massacre which took place three years ago today.
Standing next to Germany Chancellor Merkel, The Russian President reminded Merkel that,“Ukrainian nationalists forced helpless people into the Trade Unions House and burned them alive.
The international community should never forget about this incident and never allow anything like it to happen in the future” -
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Reaching Out in Peace to Russia
The mainstream U.S. media bristles with hostility toward Russia – fueling a New McCarthyism – but the press finds no space for grassroots American gestures of peace, writes ex-U.S. intelligence analyst Elizabeth Murray. By Elizabeth Murray On a sunny afternoon…Read more →
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Rhymes Reasons w/Dr. Edward Rhymes: 2017-04-17 with Gail Malone
Hello Rhymes Media Group Fam. Today’s guest was Gail Malone, Australian activist who we were able to talk to, on the ground, in Damascus, Syria. Gail – who’s in Syria for the fourth time since 2013 – tells of her travels throughout Syria and her encounters with the Syrian people.
She speaks about the overwhelming support that Assad enjoys in his country; the propaganda war that that West has declared on Syria – as well as Russia and debunks the myth that there exists within, the opposition to the Syrian government, elements that are not terrorist. -
Beijing hails ASEAN statement on S China Sea
There has been rising tension over disputed islands in the South China Sea [Xinhua]
China’s foreign ministry on Tuesday said it is encouraged by recent statements made by the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) regarding ongoing disputes in the South China Sea.
Maritime disputes between China on the one hand and the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan on the other have caused tensions in the region and often led to a war of words between Beijing and Washington. -
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Brazil’s Odebrecht Gave Argentina’s Macri US$500k For Presidential Run
teleSUR | April 30, 2017 Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri received US$500,000 from Brazil’s Odebrecht construction firm for his 2015 electoral campaign, Argentine daily La Nacion revealed on Sunday. The donation was processed through Odebrecht’s Braksem SA branch, and appeared in Macri’s party 2015 balance record. The company defended the move as “totally legal,” saying the […]
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US Dropping Bombs Quicker Than They Can Be Replaced
(ANTIWAR) Massive air wars in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan are just the beginning of the story for the United States military, with regular strikes in places like Somalia and Yemen, and constant risks of the US launching a massive war on North Korea at any moment. That’s a lot of bombs being dropped, and mostly in open-ended conflicts.
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Sessions’ Dream of Resurrecting Reefer Madness Foiled by Congress
"Demonstrating just how out of touch he is on the issue and denying medical research to the contrary Sessions also had the audacity to call pot "slightly" less terrible than heroine."
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GPS Devices “Shut Off” Important Parts of the Brain
Let’s just admit it: If all GPS devices suddenly stopped working, there would be a lot of lost and stranded people on the road. Today, adults may have learned how to read a map, but most kids haven’t the foggiest idea of how to accomplish this task. Researchers are pointing out that without putting this skill to use, we’re starving parts of our brain from much-needed exercise.
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Turkish President Erdogan to meet with Russian President Putin tomorrow
Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has confirmed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan will meet Vladimir Putin tomorrow in Sochi.
Although Turkey continues to fund the jihadist terrorist group FSA in Syria, a group whose aims are competently contrary to those of Syria’s anti-terrorist coalition of which Russia is a member, at a diplomatic level, Turkey has in many ways grown closer to Russia than its own NATO colleagues. -
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Why The Circle Is Such an Epic Fail
In The Circle, the totality of the problem is that private enterprise, and actually just one company with a nearly complete monopoly, is the source of all problems. Sadly, the movie just ends up collapsing into a classic anti-capitalist screed that wildly exaggerates the power of business while completely ignoring the actual real-world problem of government intrusion in the digital space.
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Green MEP: EFSA should release full glyphosate studies
“We can no longer accept decisions that are based on opinions reached from unpublished, unverified science” – Bart Staes, MEP
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Green MEP: EFSA should release full glyphosate studies
“We can no longer accept decisions that are based on opinions reached from unpublished, unverified science” – Bart Staes, MEP
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