By Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter, 10/23/23
Consortium News sued the United States government and NewsGuard Technologies for allegedly defaming the independent media organization and violating the organization’s First Amendment rights.
The Dissenter: Consortium News Sues NewsGuard, US Government For Alleged Defamation
Tag: self-censorship
Lowkey drops truth bombs on Israel
AP erases Israeli pledge to attack Gaza like ‘Axis Power’ as officials threaten Palestinians with ‘Dresden’ doctrine
As Israeli officials proudly compare their bombardment of the Gaza Strip to the Allied firebombing of Dresden, the Associated Press has quietly removed a section noting US alarm over the historical comparison.
AP erases Israeli pledge to attack Gaza like ‘Axis Power’ as officials threaten Palestinians with ‘Dresden’ doctrine
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Gaza awaits aid from Egypt as Israel readies troops for ground assault
The seeds of this crisis were planted by the Gilad Schalit deal – opinion
The US Is Just As Culpable As Israel For The Atrocities Committed In Gaza
The Israeli government dropped thousands of leaflets on Gaza telling everyone who lives in the northern part of the strip that they have 24 hours to evacuate to the southern part, and then bombed the people who were trying to evacuate.
The US Is Just As Culpable As Israel For The Atrocities Committed In Gaza
Stunning State Department Memo Warns Diplomats: No Gaza ‘De-Escalation’ Talk
As Israel escalates its offensive, U.S. diplomats are being discouraged from publicly using three phrases that would urge calm.
Stunning State Department Memo Warns Diplomats: No Gaza ‘De-Escalation’ Talk (archived)
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Blinken Deletes Tweet Encouraging Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas
Report Shows How Military Industrial Complex Sets Media Narrative on Ukraine
Wealthy donors have long funded think tanks with official-sounding names that produce research that reflects the interests of those funders (Extra!, 7/13). The weapons industry is a major contributor to these idea factories; a recent report from the Quincy Institute (6/1/23) demonstrates just how much influence war profiteers have on the national discourse.
Report Shows How Military Industrial Complex Sets Media Narrative on Ukraine
Without the 2014 coup, Ukraine would be living in peace
This is the first of three parts of an interview that Oleg Nesterenko, President of the CCIE, gave to the publication “L’Éclaireur des Alpes”. This part discusses the responsibility of the 2014 Maidan coup for the tragic events that plunged Ukraine into war.
Without the 2014 coup, Ukraine would be living in peace
The Ukrainification of the World
Something has gone awry when American institutions embrace the myths of other countries’ revanchist nationalisms.
The Ukrainification of the World
Previously:
Elizabeth Gilbert Delayed Her Novel After Protests. Some Worry It Sets a Dangerous Precedent
Elizabeth Gilbert Delayed Her Novel After Protests. Some Worry It Sets a Dangerous Precedent
On Monday morning, author Elizabeth Gilbert posted a video to her social media accounts announcing that she was pulling her newest book, The Snow Forest, from the publishing calendar. The historical novel, which centers around a family in the 1930s that finds refuge from the Soviet government in the woods of Siberia, received backlash online from Ukrainian readers who criticized her for publishing a book set in Russia amid the Russian war in Ukraine.
Elizabeth Gilbert Delayed Her Novel After Protests. Some Worry It Sets a Dangerous Precedent
Should’ve just put a trigger warning, on it, for the Snowflakes! 🙄
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