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Fake news? 10 times the MSM talking heads got it really wrong


RT
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 02:22 UTC
news control room
Fake news, alternative facts, propaganda wars - it's been a rough few years for American journalism. A survey carried out in 2016 found that only six percent of Americans had a "great deal of trust" in their news media.

So, here are 10 times news anchors gave Americans good reason to doubt their trustworthiness.

1. When Lawrence O'Donnell said Putin planned Syria gas attack to help Trump

When US President Donald Trump launched 59 Tomahawk missiles at the Syrian government's Shayrat airbase April 2017 in response to an alleged chemical attack, O'Donnell had an odd theory. The MSNBC host suggested that perhaps Russian President Vladimir Putin advised Syrian President Bashar Assad to attack his people with chemical gas to give Trump an excuse to hit the Syrian base, thus helping to improve his damaged image at home. O'Donnell was promptly called out by experts and Twitter users for the deranged theory.

Comment: Just this short list should be more than enough to put anyone off the mainstream media for good.

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US 'Declaration of Independence' breaches Facebook 'hate speech' rules, gets removed from platform


RT
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 00:00 UTC
US Declaration of Independence
© Hannah Mckay / Reuters
A Facebook algorithm designed to filter out hate speech did its job too well during this week's Independence Day celebrations - after it removed excerpts of the US Declaration of Independence posted to the platform.

Texas local newspaper 'Liberty County Vindicator' fell foul of the algorithm when staff attempted to post sections from the founding document to its Facebook page Wednesday. Unfortunately, a line about "merciless Indian savages" found in the text did not meet the social media giant's auto-censor and it was swiftly removed.

"Perhaps had Thomas Jefferson written it as 'Native Americans at a challenging stage of cultural development' that would have been better," Casey Stinnett, the paper's editor, wrote in a statement. "Unfortunately, Jefferson, like most British colonists of his day, did not hold an entirely friendly view of Native Americans."
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Black Magic

London-based sex-trafficker used Voodoo to manipulate victims


RT
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 14:19 UTC
voodoo doll
© Peter Dazeley / Getty Images
A sex-trafficking nurse has been jailed for 14 years after subjecting Nigerian women to voodoo rituals in order to force them to work as prostitutes in Germany.

London-based Josephine Iyamu was convicted in Birmingham Crown Court of arranging travel for sexual exploitation and perverting the course of justice, according to the Birmingham Mail. The 51 year old, known to her victims as 'Madam Sandra', had been accused of trafficking five women, making them eat chicken hearts and drink blood during "juju" ceremonies in which they were made to swear an oath never to go to police.

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Che Guevara

As Syrian army advances against terrorists popular support is demonstrated for Assad forces and expulsion of militants


Fars News Agency
Wed, 04 Jul 2018 02:48 UTC
People in Southern Syria
People in Southern Syria demonstrated against terrorists on Wednesday as the Syrian Army troops continued their advances in Dara'a province moved towards Nasib passageway at the border with Jordan.

Civilians in different districts in the town of Nawa poured into the streets and hoisted the government flags, calling for expulsion of terrorists from their region.

Meantime, the army men stormed terrorists' positions Northeast of the town of al-Tayebeh in Southern Dara'a.

Also, the artillery and missile units opened heavy fire at terrorists' positions and movements in al-Tayereh, Tal al-Saman and Tafas regions in Western Dara'a, inflicting major losses on the terrorists.

Comment: Yet another demonstration of where most of the people of Syria's loyalty lies. See also:

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Smoking

Smoking ban to be rolled out in Paris public parks


The Local - France
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 10:37 UTC
Smoking in French public parks
© AFP
Paris is set to ban smoking in the city's parks and gardens this summer in an attempt to stub out the unhealthy habit among Parisians and cut down on cigarette butts in green spaces.

The ban will affect four parks and gardens in Paris from the summer for a four-month period and will be rolled out across the city from the autumn. The move, which City Hall hopes to eventually make permanent, is the latest attempt to cut down on smoking in France.

"The goal is to fight smoking and the trivialization of cigarettes among the young and to respect non-smokers," said Paris councillor Laurence Goldgrab.

Comment: See also: Lies, Damned Lies & 400,000 Smoking-related Deaths: Cooking the Data in the Fascists' Anti-Smoking Crusade

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Propaganda

What modern war propaganda looks like

Caitlin Johnstone
Medium
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 23:29 UTC
Iranian propaganda
I've been noticing videos going viral the last few days, some with millions of views, about Muslim women bravely fighting to free themselves from oppression in the Middle East. The videos, curiously, are being shared enthusiastically by many Republicans and pro-Israel hawks, who aren't traditionally the sort of crowd you see rallying to support the civil rights of Muslims. What's up with that?

Well, you may want to sit down for this shocker, but it turns out that they happen to be women from a nation that the US war machine is currently escalating operations against. They are Iranian.

Comment:

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Wall Street

UK Academic: 'Everything the Mainstream Media Tells You About Venezuela Is Lies'


Sputnik
Wed, 04 Jul 2018 20:50 UTC
Venezuela
© REUTERS / Andres Martinez Casares
Over the course of two tumultuous decades, the US government has determinedly endeavored to destabilize, undermine and ultimately depose the democratically-elected government of Venezuela without pause. First they came for Hugo Chavez, then his successor Nicolas Maduro.

One wouldn't be able to discern this iniquitous reality from mainstream Western news reporting, however. Alan MacLeod, an academic specializing in media theory and analysis - and member of Glasgow University's respected Media Group - set out to discover why.

Comment: And, unfortunately still the case, 'Western sources' remain the overwhelmingly dominant narrative-writers globally. Even if, for example, you're reading a Malaysian New Straits Times piece on Venezuela, chances are high that you're actually reading a slightly modified script written in London or New York.

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Black Cat

Karma: Poachers who broke into rhino reserve attacked and killed by pride of lions


RT
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 19:04 UTC
lions

Dinner in sight: Lions at the Sibuya Game Reserve which would have been among those that devoured three rhino poachers this week
At least three poachers who broke into a rhinoceros reserve in South Africa received a brutal dose of karma when they were torn to pieces by a pride of lions.

Staff at the Sibuya Game Reserve in Kenton-on-Sea, South Africa discovered the men's bloody remains on Tuesday, including dismembered limbs and a decapitated head. Several pairs of empty shoes were discovered, indicating that the lions ate the men, although staff say that more remains may be hidden in the thick bush.

"The lions are our watchers and guardians and they picked the wrong pride and became a meal," reserve owner Nick Fox told the Daily Express. "Whilst we are saddened at any loss of life, the poachers came here to kill our animals and this sends out a very clear message to any other poachers that you will not always be the winner."

Fox said that axes, wire cutters, and silenced rifles were found near the poachers' remains. He added that "they were clearly intent on killing rhinos and cutting off their horns."
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Mr. Potato

A grant for this? Prof claims Hispanic students perpetuate 'colorblind racism' with belief in meritocracy

Toni Airaksinen
Campus Reform
Tue, 03 Jul 2018 18:50 UTC
latino graduates
© blog.latism.org
A Michigan State University sociology professor claims that the "abstract liberalism" of many Latino and Latina college students serves to reinforce "colorblind racism."

Maria Isabel Ayala interviewed 50 Latino(a) students at Midwestern University, and was dismayed to find that they attribute their success to hard work and self-reliance while shunning affirmative action.

Sociology professor Maria Isabel Ayala made the argument in a recent study published by the Journal of Latinos and Education, having received $25,000 from the school to conduct the research.

"Abstract liberalism counters affirmative action and supports race-blind college admissions."

Comment: Ayala "study" was nothing more than an attempt to perpetuate the radical Left's culture of victimhood. The students she interviewed showed they possess the common sense needed to make a success of their lives.

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Smoking

French designer's fashion show goes against the grain with celebration of smoking

Sarah White
Thomas Reuters Foundation News
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 18:56 UTC
Jean Paul Gaultier
© Imaxtree
Jean Paul Gaultier
With sultry tuxedos and a gown that appeared to waft down the catwalk like cigarette smoke, French designer Jean Paul Gaultier celebrated smoking in all its forms on Wednesday in a fashion show filled with tongue-in-cheek digs at overly rigid attitudes.

Reinterpretations of "Le Smoking" - or tuxedos for women popularised by late French couturier Yves Saint Laurent in the 1960s - dominated the Haute Couture collection, with black and white combinations of jackets and ruffled dresses for instance.

The designer took smoke as his inspiration for a see-through dress decked out in swirling embellishments, or a wedding gown with a featherlight, waspy train that looked like it could vanish into thin air as it twirled on the runway.
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