from the the-1st-amendment-still-matters dept
Freedom of speech and association include the right to choose one’s communication technologies. Politicians shouldn’t be able to tell you what to say, where to say it, or who to say it to.
The US Government Has Not Justified A TikTok Ban
Tag: Transparency
US Airstrike in Somalia Killed 7 Civilians in January
According to the monitoring group Airwars, a suspected US drone strike killed seven civilians, including three children, in Somalia on January 30.
US Airstrike in Somalia Killed 7 Civilians in January
Previously:
United States’s Pursuit of Imperial Military Base in Northern Somalia Fuels Brutal War
The Color of Foreign Influence
There is a distressing and familiar sight in the nation-state of Georgia. Young protestors have taken over a central area and are chanting anti-Russia slogans, often obscene and in English, as they wave Ukraine and EU flags and clash with the police.
The Color of Foreign Influence
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Georgia Protests: US Seeks to Open 2nd Front Against Russia
– Protests in Georgia consist of US-backed opposition groups (literally waving US and EU flags) attempting to block a bill to increase transparency behind political groups to reduce foreign interference;
– The US has already once overthrown Georgia’s government in 2003, according to the London Guardian;
– By 2008 after flooding Georgia with weapons and training its military, Georgia attacked Russia, according to a EU investigation;
– The US seeks to stir up trouble in Georgia again to “extend” Russia as explained in detail by the RAND Corporation’s 2019 paper, “Extending Russia;”
– The US has pressured other nations attempting to pass bills to protect against foreign interference including recently Thailand
References:
Georgia Protests: US Seeks to Open 2nd Front Against Russia (Odysee) via The New Atlas
Previously:
Daily pictures: Maidan 2.0 in Georgia?
Since March 7, 2023, a few thousands protestors are confronting the police in front of the parliament in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. They are demanding the removal from the parliament of a new draft law and against Russia, the Euro-Atlantic integration of the country. The law would require all organizations that receive more than 20% of their funds from abroad to register as foreign agents. The targets are indeed the groups that the US and the European Union are sponsoring, in order to demand the Euro-Atlantic integration. The scenography of the demonstration reminds the previous West-inspired color revolutions in Eurasia since 2003. Because as usual, the movement is not democratic, possibly revolutionary or neither, would not emancipate the people nor maintain independence of the country.
Daily pictures : Maidan 2.0 in Georgia ?
Audio via Don DeBar
Related:
Georgian Government Warns of Imminent Color Revolution to Pull Country into Ukraine War
Ultimatum: Western operatives give Georgian parliament one hour to withdraw bill
Intelligence Suggests Pro-Ukrainian Group Sabotaged Pipelines, U.S. Officials Say
Washington gives secret bailout to companies accused of war crimes in West Asia
US lawmakers last year secretly authorized a bailout for weapons makers for unproven inflation burden as part of the record-breaking 2023 annual defense budget, which allotted over $800 billion for defense spending.
Washington gives secret bailout to companies accused of war crimes in West Asia
The World Economic Forum has outed itself as anti-Palestinian
The World Economic Forum has outed itself as anti-Palestinian
A few months later, I received a letter indefinitely suspending my membership. My request for the reasons for my suspension and an appeal has gone completely ignored. So much for the values of “stakeholder capitalism” and “cooperation in a fragmented world” that WEF publicly espouses. More like racism, abuse of power, and lack of transparency. I have learned firsthand that some YGLs are informants leaking private communications directly to the WEF’s leadership. Feels more like an authoritarian regime that spies on its constituency and loathes free speech than a global forum. As for my former YGLs, only a handful of true leaders actually protested my suspension. The silence of the remaining supposed “young global leaders” was deafening, but in retrospect, I realize that their silence is expressive of the exact type of Machiavellian leadership that the WEF seeks to foster.
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The World Economic Forum adheres to the principles of independence, impartiality, moral integrity and intellectual integrity.
[2021] Can we improve the world by remaining impartial?
What do you do when violent conflict erupts, innocent people get killed, and human rights are being violated? I believe any person with a heart and a moral compass would feel compelled to condemn the aggressors. Not doing so feels wrong on a moral level, and could raise the risk of further escalation. Are we misguided then, as an international institution, to not speak out unequivocally when conflicts emerge, and innocent people suffer? Are we “hiding” behind our impartiality?
[2022] Klaus Schwab and Børge Brende Statement on Ukraine
We therefore deeply condemn the aggression by Russia against Ukraine, the attacks and atrocities.
Elections & Lithium Mining: Why is the US Suddenly Running ‘Get Out the Vote Ads’ in Nigeria?
Elections & Lithium Mining: Why is the US Suddenly Running ‘Get Out the Vote Ads’ in Nigeria?
Last year, US-based electric vehicle company Tesla put in a bid for a contract to mine some of that Lithium, but the Nigerian government denied them. Nigeria, like most African countries, has a history of foreign powers exploiting them for their national resources while offering little value to the people of Nigeria.
Video via Activist News Network
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Twitter puts free speech and transparency at risk if it fails to publish government takedown requests
For the past decade, Twitter has published biannual reports detailing takedown requests and legal demands the company received, including from governments around the world, as well as Twitter’s responses to those requests.
However, according to an update yesterday in Rolling Stone, Twitter failed to publish its most recent transparency report and has yet to respond to media requests about the oversight.
Twitter puts free speech and transparency at risk if it fails to publish government takedown requests
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