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Facebook hires ex-NATO press officer and social media censor Ben Nimmo as intel strategist

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

Nimmo has previously worked for NATO and the Integrity Initiative, a covert UK govt troll farm. His move to Facebook suggests more censorship on the way for anti-establishment voices. … Read More >Facebook hires ex-NATO press officer and social media censor Ben Nimmo as intel strategist

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Suggested Washington State Wealth Tax Would Have Jeff Bezos Owe $2Bln a Year

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

The state of Washington recently proposed a wealth tax that would oblige those with over $1 billion to pay 1 percent. According to those behind the bill, the wealth tax would combat inequality in the state’s tax laws. … Read More >Suggested Washington State Wealth Tax Would Have Jeff Bezos Owe $2Bln a Year

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US Man Charged in Capitol Riots Says He Worked for FBI, Holds Top Security Clearance

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

Loyalists of the former US president, Donald Trump, on January 6, violently breached the Capitol building in Washington DC, causing five deaths, in a failed attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election by the Electoral College. … Read More >US Man Charged in Capitol Riots Says He Worked for FBI, Holds Top Security Clearance

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Pompeo Slams WHO Findings That COVID-19 Did Not Come From Wuhan Lab Despite Demanding Investigation

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

The World Health Organisation on Tuesday concluded its investigation into the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, announcing that it was unlikely that the COVID-19 was released from laboratories at the Wuhan Institute for Virology. … Read More >Pompeo Slams WHO Findings That COVID-19 Did Not Come From Wuhan Lab Despite Demanding Investigation

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Trump impeachment is ‘constitutionally flawed’ & Capitol riot was ‘pre-planned’ – lawyers

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021By Editor

Ex-president Donald Trump’s lawyers have eviscerated the impeachment charge against him, accusing Democrats of conducting “no investigation” of the raid and claiming Capitol rioters already had plans to swarm the building. … Read More >Trump impeachment is ‘constitutionally flawed’ & Capitol riot was ‘pre-planned’ – lawyers

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Overwhelming majority of Americans don’t think democracy is working very well, poll reveals

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021By Editor

Just a small fraction of Americans believe democracy is working very well, though most agree that a democratically elected government is essential to US society, a new poll has shown. Unfortunately, most see things getting worse. … Read More >Overwhelming majority of Americans don’t think democracy is working very well, poll reveals

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Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to keep 20 lines of Epstein testimony PRIVATE

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021By Editor

Accused child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has “minimal” privacy interest in keeping 20 lines of testimony sealed, said a US judge, rejecting the bid by former Jeffrey Epstein associate to prevent them from being made public. … Read More >Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to keep 20 lines of Epstein testimony PRIVATE

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Washington ready to rejoin UN Human Rights Council… to shift its attention from Israel’s violations

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021By Editor

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced America will “re-engage” with the UNHRC as an “observer” in a bid to pressure the international body to dispense with what he called its “disproportionate” focus on Israel. … Read More >Washington ready to rejoin UN Human Rights Council… to shift its attention from Israel’s violations

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Telegram scores top spot as most-downloaded app in the WORLD for January, founder reveals

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021By Editor

Encrypted social app Telegram has snagged the coveted position of most downloaded (non-gaming) app in the world for January, attracting tens of millions of WhatsApp, Twitter, and TikTok refugees. … Read More >Telegram scores top spot as most-downloaded app in the WORLD for January, founder reveals

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Biden puts US in standoff with Iran, says sanctions won’t be lifted until country stops enriching uranium

Posted on February 8, 2021February 8, 2021By Editor

In a new excerpt from his pre-Super Bowl interview, President Joe Biden made it clear there is no chance of the US lifting sanctions on Iran unless they “stop enriching uranium first,” a step Tehran is not willing to take. … Read More >Biden puts US in standoff with Iran, says sanctions won’t be lifted until country stops enriching uranium