Month: October 2020

Categories USA

UPS finds Tucker Carlson’s trove of missing Biden documents after critics mocked ‘conspiracy theory’ that they vanished in transit

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UPS has found documents that went missing in transit to Tucker Carlson, putting to rest questions about the whereabouts of a trove that the Fox News host had called “damning” of presidential candidate Joe Biden’s family. … Read More >UPS finds Tucker Carlson’s trove of missing Biden documents after critics mocked ‘conspiracy theory’ that they vanished in transit

Categories USA

‘Journalists desperate to not know’: Glenn Greenwald blasts media coverage of Hunter Biden scandal in piece the Intercept censored

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US mainstream media deliberately ignoring the Hunter Biden story is a betrayal of the core principles of journalism, argues Glenn Greenwald in an article that the outlet he co-founded tried to censor, prompting his resignation. … Read More >‘Journalists desperate to not know’: Glenn Greenwald blasts media coverage of Hunter Biden scandal in piece the Intercept censored

Categories Shows

Terrorists decapitating French citizens over Prophet cartoon (Full show)

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France raised its terror alert to its highest level after an “Islamist terrorist” carried out a gruesome knife attack in a Catholic church on Thursday morning that left three people dead. The massacre came amid outcry against satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for a cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammed. Rick Sanchez brings us up to speed. … Read More >Terrorists decapitating French citizens over Prophet cartoon (Full show)

Categories Journalism & Mass media

How a key Pentagon official turned China policy over to arms industry and Taiwan supporters

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The “Fortress Taiwan” arms deal overseen by ex-Assistant Secretary of Defense Randall Schriver is one of the most provocative U.S. moves against China in years – and a big win for his think tank’s arms industry and Taiwanese patrons. … Read More >How a key Pentagon official turned China policy over to arms industry and Taiwan supporters

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Draft debacle: Bellingcat smears OPCW whistleblower, journalists with false letter, farcical claims

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Bellingcat claimed to have uncovered a letter that disproves OPCW inspectors and journalists who challenged the censorship of a Syria chemical weapons probe. But in one of many falsehoods, Bellingcat’s “letter” … Read More >Draft debacle: Bellingcat smears OPCW whistleblower, journalists with false letter, farcical claims

Categories Russia

Time for Western media to retire its Russian ‘state TV’ obsession? Russians now overwhelmingly use internet as main news source

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Russians are relying less and less on television as their main news source, with just 23% now saying they see it as the most trustworthy form of media. The box has been pushed out by the internet, including social media (55%). … Read More >Time for Western media to retire its Russian ‘state TV’ obsession? Russians now overwhelmingly use internet as main news source

Categories Russia

Keep your cash in the country: New law means Russia’s most important officials will be banned from having foreign bank accounts

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Members of Russia’s Security Council will be forbidden from keeping their money and valuables in banks outside of Russia, after the country’s parliament passed a law restricting financial freedoms for the most powerful officials. … Read More >Keep your cash in the country: New law means Russia’s most important officials will be banned from having foreign bank accounts