Crosstalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: Purge 2.0

Internet censorship is happening at an accelerated pace. Conservatives and progressives are being demonetized and deplatformed. More times than not, this censorship is never really explained. We are left to assume when the phrase ‘community standards’ is invoked, we somehow are threatening power. But that is what dissent is all about. … Read More >Crosstalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: Purge 2.0

Fear of Covid-19 no longer petrifies 1 in 3 Americans, but indecision about how to move forward does

Americans have finally begun easing out of the pandemic-induced phobias that sent them scurrying underground nearly a year ago. However, few seem to agree on how to come out of hibernation, with many waiting for an official “OK.” … Read More >Fear of Covid-19 no longer petrifies 1 in 3 Americans, but indecision about how to move forward does

Will the Senate scrutinize Biden budget nominee Neera Tanden’s apparent pay-for-play foreign policy corruption?

As president of the Center for American Progress, Neera Tanden raked in whopping donations from repressive right-wing foreign governments while she advanced their hardline policy priorities in Washington. … Read More >Will the Senate scrutinize Biden budget nominee Neera Tanden’s apparent pay-for-play foreign policy corruption?

Iran’s Intelligence Minister Reveals Circumstance Under Which Tehran Would Pursue Nukes

The Islamic Republic has long maintained that it has no intention of pursuing nuclear weapons, or weapons of mass destruction of any kind, and has repeatedly demanded that the United States and Israel dismantle their large stocks of WMDs. … Read More >Iran’s Intelligence Minister Reveals Circumstance Under Which Tehran Would Pursue Nukes

Two Former Execs of Venezuelan Oil Giant PDVSA Given Five-Year Prison Terms for Leaking Data to US

Venezuela’s oil sector, the primary source of the country’s foreign exchange earnings, suffered major losses after Washington recognised opposition figure Juan Guaido as the country’s “interim president”, slapped crippling sanctions on the nation’s ability to export its black gold, and seized tens of billions in assets held abroad. … Read More >Two Former Execs of Venezuelan Oil Giant PDVSA Given Five-Year Prison Terms for Leaking Data to US

Denmark Reconsidering Cooperation With Australian Elite Soldiers After Reports of Killings, Torture

A shocking internal report, based on statements from witnesses, documents, and photos, described extrajudicial killings and a general “toxic warrior culture” within the Australian Special Air Service (SAS) and threatens to undermine the country’s international collaboration. … Read More >Denmark Reconsidering Cooperation With Australian Elite Soldiers After Reports of Killings, Torture

UN Puts Sweden on ‘Shame List’, Urges to Bring ‘Home’ Daesh Children

During the rise of the so-called Daesh* “caliphate”, Sweden emerged as one of Europe’s premier “producers” of jihadists per capita. While notoriously lax at prosecuting returnees for crimes committed in warzones, Sweden also struggles to locate all of its “Daesh children”, let alone repatriate them. … Read More >UN Puts Sweden on ‘Shame List’, Urges to Bring ‘Home’ Daesh Children

Snubbing Civil Liberties Groups, Biden’s DOJ Plans to Pursue Assange Extradition From UK

In 2010, then-Vice President Joe Biden derided WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange as a “high-tech terrorist”. Now that Biden is president, his administration is keen to continue the work begun by US President Donald Trump of putting the Australian journalist behind bars. … Read More >Snubbing Civil Liberties Groups, Biden’s DOJ Plans to Pursue Assange Extradition From UK