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Fri, 24/02/2023 - 01:10

Discover the truth about US foreign policy and the impact of propaganda on mainstream media with journalist Rania Khalek, as she challenges simplified narratives and advocates for critical reporting in this thought-provoking interview.

The post From Latin America to Nord Stream: Rania Khalek Challenges US Foreign Policy and Mainstream Media Narratives appeared first on MintPress News.

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Fri, 24/02/2023 - 01:02
A new invisible empire strikes back The backlash to the “created equal” decisions and policies of the last century percolated along for decades. First, resistance to 1954’s Brown v. Board decision with the growth of segregation academies. Then the blue to red flip of former Confederate states in the wake of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965 under LBJ. Then the promotion of the religious right by the conservative movement. By the end of the last century, the internet and right-wing media facilitated isolated cranks and bigots bonding with others of their kind, including flat earthers and other conspiracy theorists. The election of a Black man to the White House threw accelerant onto white grievances building for half a century. What has grown into a white grievance industrial complex pairs racial and ideological goals with commercial ones supported by YouTube, Fox, and other social media. Charles Blow examines the next generation of efforts by unsettled whites to turn back the clock and return nonwhite minorities to their proper places at the bottom of the social order.
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Fri, 24/02/2023 - 01:01

During a Veterans Day celebration in my small Maryland community, a teacher clicked through a slideshow of smiling men and women in military uniforms. “Girls and boys, can anyone tell me what courage is?” she asked the crowd, mostly children from local elementary schools, including my two young kids. A boy raised his hand. “Not being scared?” he asked. The teacher seized on his response: “Yes!” she exclaimed. “Not being scared.” She proceeded to discuss this country’s armed forces, highlighting how brave U.S. troops are because they fight to defend our way of life. Servicemembers and veterans in the crowd were encouraged to stand. My own children beamed, knowing that their father is just such a military officer. The veterans... Read more

Source: Children of War appeared first on TomDispatch.com.

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Fri, 24/02/2023 - 00:00


Gerk Jervis

Gerk Jervis was the mascot of Pancake Tramp locations across America. An animated chef with one eye, he shook when he wasn’t drinking and made a deep moan or growl when the food he was having made him happy. Gerk was always happy at Pancake Tramp.

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Carl Drip

Carl was seemingly nothing more than an animated version of a very average man who simply wanted value for his money when he visited nationwide coffee shops owned by Gemspots Incorporated. He often appeared next to a tiny economy car in advertisements for everyday low prices on drip coffee and breakfast items. It was rare to see a Carl Drip illustration or figurine that hadn’t been violently defaced.

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Raddy!

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Thu, 23/02/2023 - 22:43

By Mark Fiore / Original to ScheerPost The movement to ban certain books is gaining traction in Florida and around the country. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is riding the book ban bandwagon to national fame (after first riding Covid misinformation bandwagon) as he prepares to run for president.  Organized groups have popped up over the past two […]

The post Mark Fiore: Freedom Liberry appeared first on scheerpost.com.

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Thu, 23/02/2023 - 22:33

By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The grand chamber of the European Court of Human Rights recently ruled in favor of a whistleblower who worked for the multinational accounting conglomerate PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and exposed tax evasion schemes in Luxembourg. French national Raphaël Halet, a former auditor for PwC, alleged that his criminal conviction had disproportionately […]

The post LuxLeaks Whistleblower Wins Case Before Europe’s Top Human Rights Court appeared first on scheerpost.com.

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Thu, 23/02/2023 - 22:00

By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost News that Russia will suspend its participation in the New START nuclear arms pact, which arrived Tuesday via Vladimir Putin’s annual address to the Federal Assembly, had to land hard. This suspension is not a withdrawal, as various Western media reports initially described it, and it is temporary, […]

The post Patrick Lawrence: Russia Takes Another Step Back From the West appeared first on scheerpost.com.

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Thu, 23/02/2023 - 21:59

By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost Financial podcasts have been featuring ominous headlines lately along the lines of “Your Bank Can Legally Seize Your Money” and “Banks Can STEAL Your Money?! Here’s How!” The reference is to “bail-ins:” the provision under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act allowing Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs, basically the biggest […]

The post What Will Happen When Banks Go Bust? Bank Runs, Bail-Ins and Systemic Risk appeared first on scheerpost.com.