The march to fascism, Facebook as a world superpower, the CIA black site in Poland

Lee Camp examines how two recent stories show the US is on the road to fascism. Recent reporting from Yahoo! News confirmed a story published by The Grayzone over a year ago that the CIA had made plans to assassinate Julian Assange. The corporate media ignored the story until it was reported, with multiple factual errors, from a friendly source. … Read More >The march to fascism, Facebook as a world superpower, the CIA black site in Poland

Australian police confirm officers’ use of force during arrest of Indigenous man who died after ‘violent struggle’

An Australian police watchdog is probing a “violent struggle” in the state of Queensland, but confirmed use of force by its officers during the situation in which an Indigenous man lost consciousness during efforts to detain him. … Read More >Australian police confirm officers’ use of force during arrest of Indigenous man who died after ‘violent struggle’

Not again?! Facebook, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp offline for second time in a week

Social media giant Facebook, along with its subsidiaries Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp, is offline for the second time in less than a week, leaving competitors to rescue its customers from an existential crisis. … Read More >Not again?! Facebook, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp offline for second time in a week

Russia supplying additional gas to Europe using all available routes – Gazprom Export

Russia has been gradually increasing gas deliveries to Europe over the past nine months, boosting exports by 15% compared to last year and edging toward record gas deliveries via all routes, including Ukraine, Gazprom Export says. … Read More >Russia supplying additional gas to Europe using all available routes – Gazprom Export

Global food prices reach record high in September amid harvest issues and rising demand for vegetable oils, sugar & cereals

The world’s food price index in September rose for the second consecutive month to its highest level in 10 years, data from a press release of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) shows. … Read More >Global food prices reach record high in September amid harvest issues and rising demand for vegetable oils, sugar & cereals

Europe needs to understand root causes of rising gas price ‘phenomenon’ to avoid energy crisis – AEB

Natural gas prices skyrocketed this week and had Europe on edge. The only way to stabilize the situation is to know the root causes of the price spike, the head of the Association of European Businesses (AEB) has told RT. … Read More >Europe needs to understand root causes of rising gas price ‘phenomenon’ to avoid energy crisis – AEB