With international complaints about war crimes mounting, and a vote on US involvement in Yemen having just been derailed by the Congressional leadership, another vote on Saudi weapons sales is likely forthcoming, following reports the Saudis have made deals for another $7 billion in US arms related to the war. Details of exactly what is being Read More…
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The Plutocrats Are Pursuing Internet Censorship And They’re Barely Even Hiding It
“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.” ~ Noam Chomsky, The Common Good A few days ago Facebook blocked my account for posting an article about false flag operations around the world, then two days later Read More…
Thanksgiving Guide: How To Celebrate A Sordid History
A day seen by many Americans as a day of celebration, a day for family, and a day for giving thanks, is perceived by many Native Americans as a day filled with ignorance, a day filled with anger and a day full of mourning. While millions of Americans prepare this week to get into the holiday Read More…
Judge Protects Fmr House Speaker And Admitted Child Rapist, Telling His Victim He Can’t Sue
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the sixth man who has claimed he was sexually assaulted by Dennis Hastert when he was a young boy. (TFTP) A judge has chosen to protect former U.S. House speaker and admitted child rapist, Dennis Hastert, by throwing out a lawsuit filed by a man who claims he Read More…
Google’s Eric Schmidt Says Americans Too Dumb To Detect Fake News, Plans To “Derank” Russian News
Eric Schmidt has made news with his latest announcement that Google is working on ways to “derank” Russian media in the search engine’s results. At this weekend’s Halifax International Security Forum in Canada, Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and current executive Chairman of Alphabet Inc., discussed Google’s efforts to deal with the apparent rise of fake Read More…
Rex Tillerson Accused Of Violating Child Soldier Law
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is facing allegations that he violated the Child Soldiers Prevention Act over the summer by deliberately excluding multiple nations from the list of offenders, a move done to allow the US to keep providing military aid to them. The State Department had already publicly confirmed that all three nations, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Read More…