Tag: Max Blumenthal

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US ‘virtual ambassador’ to Venezuela hosts insurrectionist summit ahead of Biden’s Guaidó recognition

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A closed-door Bogotá summit of fugitive Venezuelan insurrectionists highlighted James Story’s role as Washington’s manager of the radical right-wing opposition. So who is the US “virtual ambassador” to Venezuela? … Read More >US ‘virtual ambassador’ to Venezuela hosts insurrectionist summit ahead of Biden’s Guaidó recognition

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As leaks expose UK op to ‘weaken’ Russia, suppression of Grayzone reporting backfires

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Twitter added an unprecedented “warning” to Max Blumenthal’s Grayzone article about explosive leaks revealing a massive UK government anti-Russia propaganda operation involving Reuters, BBC, and Bellingcat. Instead of suppressing the article, it went viral. … Read More >As leaks expose UK op to ‘weaken’ Russia, suppression of Grayzone reporting backfires

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Reuters, BBC, and Bellingcat participated in covert UK Foreign Office-funded programs to “weaken Russia,” leaked docs reveal

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New leaked documents show Reuters’ and the BBC’s involvement in covert UK FCO programs to effect “attitudinal change” and “weaken the Russian state’s influence,” alongside intel contractors and Bellingcat. … Read More >Reuters, BBC, and Bellingcat participated in covert UK Foreign Office-funded programs to “weaken Russia,” leaked docs reveal

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US State Department accusation of China ‘genocide’ relied on data abuse and baseless claims by far-right ideologue

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The Trump and Biden administrations have relied on the work of a right-wing religious extremist, Adrian Zenz, for their “genocide” accusation against China. A close review of Zenz’s research reveals flagrant data abuse and outright falsehoods. … Read More >US State Department accusation of China ‘genocide’ relied on data abuse and baseless claims by far-right ideologue

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

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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?

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Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodriguez details new measures to break the US blockade

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In a wide-ranging interview with The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez details her government’s new Anti-Blockade Law and explains how it counteracts the impact of the US economic war imposed on her country … Read More >Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodriguez details new measures to break the US blockade

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Video: US troops occupy Washington DC in massive show of force

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On the periphery of DC’s heavily militarized Red Zone, Blumenthal spoke to local residents about the militarization of the nation’s capital and examined some of the public relations stunts deployed to generate public support for the unprecedented military show of force. … Read More >Video: US troops occupy Washington DC in massive show of force

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Chaos agent: Right-wing blames US Capitol riot on notorious instigator banished by Black Lives Matter

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John Sullivan was at the front of the Trumpist mob in the Capitol, egging it on as he recorded the rampage. The far-right is pointing to him as proof of Antifa’s role in the riot. But leftist activists call him a dangerous provocateur and have banished him. … Read More >Chaos agent: Right-wing blames US Capitol riot on notorious instigator banished by Black Lives Matter

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Buzzfeed & its puppeteers ramp up anti-China propaganda as supposedly soft-on-Beijing Biden awaits inauguration

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Minorities are being forced into slave labor in China’s Xinjiang region, Buzzfeed has declared, backing up its claims with contextless Google Earth images. But these stories are sponsored by US government agencies. … Read More >Buzzfeed & its puppeteers ramp up anti-China propaganda as supposedly soft-on-Beijing Biden awaits inauguration