Daily Archives: August 7, 2018

2018-08-07: Social Media Postees

Intelligence Veterans Plead for Humanitarian Asylum for Julian Assange
VIPFS | mintpressnews.com | 2018-08-07
Memorandum for: The US Embassies of Ecuador and the United Kingdom, and the U.S. State Department | From: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity | Subject: Humanitarian Asylum for Julian Assange | The post Intelligence Veterans Plead for Humanitarian Asylum for Julian Assange appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/intelligence-vips-plead-humanitarian-asylum-julian-assange/247183/

SPLC releases new Intelligence Report, including special section on 'Confronting Hate'
splcenter.org | splcenter.org | 2018-08-07
In this issue of the Intelligence Report, we shine a light on those facing hate who are often overlooked, in our special section Confronting Hate. We also share stories to help our readers understand the scope of the hate problem and provide actionable suggestions for how to address it.
splcenter.org/news/2018/08/07/splc-releases-new-intelligence-report-including-special-section-confronting-hate

VIPS Plead for Humanitarian Asylum for Julian Assange
Consortiumnews.com | consortiumnews.com | 2018-08-07
Memorandum for: The US Embassies of Ecuador and the United Kingdom, and the U.S. State Department From: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity Subject: Humanitarian Asylum for Julian Assange For six years, WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange has been effectively imprisoned without… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/08/06/vips-plead-for-humanitarian-asylum-for-julian-assange/

Updated: Army Abducts Ten Palestinians In The West Bank
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-08-07
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, at least ten Palestinians in several parts of the occupied West Bank, during extensive and violent searches of homes and property. The soldiers searched and ransacked at least seven homes Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, and interrogated many …

Updated: Army Abducts Ten Palestinians In The West Bank

Pilger Excoriates Media on Assange Silence
Consortiumnews.com | consortiumnews.com | 2018-08-07
Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and investigative reporter John Pilger takes the gloves off on the continuing attempts to upend WikiLeaks and arrest its founding publisher, Julian Assange, in this interview with Dennis Bernstein and Randy Credico. Pilger talks about Assange's deteriorating… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/08/07/pilger-excoriates-media-on-assange-silence/

US aggression on Korea, trade overshadows Southeast Asian meetings
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-07
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used the occasion to warn Russia, China and others against any breach of US-led sanctions that North Korea still faces.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/07/asea-a07.html

Extensive police spying on activists in Memphis, Tennessee, exposed
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-07
The purpose of extensive surveillance is to monitor, chill, and ultimately crack down on opposition in the working class to the actions of the government and the police.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/07/memp-a07.html

Ecuador's president issues new threat to Julian Assange
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-07
Moreno's threats to "take measures" if Assange "intervenes" in the politics of other countries is a fraudulent attempt to justify turning the journalist over to the war criminals in Washington and London.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/07/assa-a07.html

'Impostor!' Voters baffled as Ron Estes faces Ron Estes in Kansas primary
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-07
Kansas voters who haven't done their research might regret it when they go to vote in the state's 4th Congressional District Republican primary today and find two candidates named Ron Estes listed on the same ballot.
rt.com/usa/435359-ron-estes-kansas-ballot/

Dominicano Vladimir Guerrero, último latino en sumarse a Cooperstown
Prensa Latina | peoplesworld.org | 2018-08-06
El último exjugador latinoamericano y caribeño de las Grandes Ligas de béisbol estadounidense en acceder al Salón de la Fama de Cooperstown, Nueva York, responde al nombre de Vladimir Guerrero, de República Dominicana. | La ceremonia de exaltación en el recinto sagrado se produjo el 29 de julio y estuvieron presentes centenares de aficionados dominicanos. | Guerrero se convirtió en el tercer quisqueyano con el anhelado reconocimiento, sueño de casi todos y realidad de muy pocos, y en el primer otrora pelotero de su país en el llamado Templo de los Inmortales que no se desempeñó como lanzador. | Durante 16 temporadas en el 'Big Show' desde 1996 hasta 2011, las primeras ocho con el desaparecido club canadiense Expos de Montreal, el toletero disparó 449 jonrones, impulsó mil 496 carreras y su promedio ofensivo fue de .318. | Conectó dos mil 590 hits,…
peoplesworld.org/article/dominicano-vladimir-guerrero-ultimo-latino-en-sumarse-a-cooperstown/

Toxic Silence: Public Officials, Monsanto and the Media
Colin Todhunter | counterpunch.org | 2018-08-06
Are you being lied to or misled? Environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason certainly thinks so and has provided much supporting evidence. She has been campaigning against the agrochemical industry for many years (all her work can be accessed here) and has borne witness to the destruction of her own nature reserve in South Wales, which she argues is due…
counterpunch.org/2018/08/06/toxic-silence-public-officials-monsanto-and-the-media/

Europe Fears Instability As Iran Scrambles To Ready Economy For US Sanctions
Jason Ditz | iranian.com | 2018-08-06
European nations expressed concern on Sunday after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the US is set to start reimposing sanctions on Iran lifted under the P5+1 nuclear deal. Pompeo says the sanctions will be "rigorously enforced." The US withdrew from the P5+1 deal earlier this year, but all other parties remain, and intend to […] | The post Europe Fears Instability As Iran Scrambles To Ready Economy For US Sanctions appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/08/06/europe-fears-instability-sanctions/

Pompeo vows to 'enforce' Iran sanctions as 90-day grace period ends
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-06
A part of US sanctions on Iran has kicked in after Washington gave businesses there 90 days to wind down their activities. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said they would be rigorously enforced as the period expired on Monday.
rt.com/usa/435179-iran-sanctions-pompeo-enforce/

The Invisible Hate Crime
DMIMT | splcenter.org | 2018-08-05
Violence against people with disabilities is more widespread than you think.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2018/invisible-hate-crime

Intel On Iran Could Be CATASTROPHIC
VIPFS | iranian.com | 2018-08-05
As drums beat again for war — this time on Iran—the VIPS' warning is again being disregarded as it was before the Iraq debacle and this time VIPS fear the consequences will be all-caps CATASTROPHIC. August 1, 2018 MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Intelligence on Iran Fails the Smell Test Mr. President: As […] | The post Intel On Iran Could Be CATASTROPHIC appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/08/05/intel-on-iran-catastrophic/

One Year Later: Leaders from 'Unite the Right' Fall From Grace
RLIAW | splcenter.org | 2018-08-05
As they struggle, others step in and take their place.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2018/one-year-later-leaders-%25E2%2580%2598unite-right%25E2%2580%2599-fall-grace

America's Only Coup D'État
Molly McCluskey | splcenter.org | 2018-08-05
North Carolina honors an elected black government that was violently overthrown by racist whites 120 years ago.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2018/americas-only-coup-d%25C3%25A9tat

School's Out
splcenter.org | splcenter.org | 2018-08-05
Richard Spencer took universities, protesters by storm; they adjusted and brought his speaking tour to an end.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2018/schools-out

Intelligence Briefs
splcenter.org | splcenter.org | 2018-08-05
The artist who created Pepe the Frog scores a legal win, Harim Vargas imagines himself as a 'martyr' for Trump, and…
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2018/intelligence-briefs

The Wrath of Con
Rachel Janik | splcenter.org | 2018-08-05
Once upon a time, there was a hero.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2018/wrath-con

What's Next: Confronting Hate
splcenter.org | splcenter.org | 2018-08-05
One year after the deadly Charlottesville rally, it's past time to combat all the ways hate morphs into violence and crime in the U.S.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2018/whats-next-confronting-hate

The Brawler
AIAK | splcenter.org | 2018-08-05
The hard-charging neo-Nazi from East Texas known as Azzmador was supposed to take the alt-right's ground game to the next level.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2018/brawler

Into Darkness
Brendan Joel Kelley | splcenter.org | 2018-08-05
Inside an American white supremacist cult.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2018/darkness

Blood & Dishonour
splcenter.org | splcenter.org | 2018-08-04
Greed, guns lead to Aryan Strikeforce's downfall.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2018/blood-dishonour

Journalists Are All Julian Assange
Consortiumnews.com | consortiumnews.com | 2018-08-04
As Ecuador threatens to expel Julian Assange, CN Ed. Joe Lauria will speak in a 50-hr. online vigil for Assange on Sat., 8pm EDT. In 2010, Bob Parry, late CN founder & editor, wrote this incisive essay on Assange's vital work. … Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/08/04/journalists-are-all-julian-assange/

Pervasive… just a click away… not yet: US security chiefs fan Russia election-meddling scare
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-02
Russia and unnamed others are still seeking to influence US midterm elections through messaging and sowing division, heads of the ODNI, FBI, DHS, and NSA told reporters, pledging to protect democracy but offering no details.
rt.com/usa/434969-russia-midterm-elections-meddling/

Will Emin sing? Mueller seeks interview with pop star linked to Trump Tower meeting
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-02
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly requested to interview Russian pop singer Emin Agalarov, who supposedly helped arrange the controversial 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump Jr.
rt.com/usa/434975-agalarov-mueller-trump-interview/

'Not Good for a Democracy'
Bill Lueders | progressive.org | 2018-08-01
James Clapper, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency under George H. W. Bush and Director of National Intelligence under President Barack Obama speaks out against the current President.
progressive.org/magazine/not-good-for-a-democracy-james-clapper/

Virginia State Senator in Rare Support by Politician for Assange
Consortiumnews.com | consortiumnews.com | 2018-08-01
Julian Assange's lawyers fear his extradition to the U.S. where they believe a sealed indictment in Virginia is awaiting him. In a rare move by a U.S. politician, a state senator in Virginia has come out in support of Assange…. Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/07/31/virginia-state-senator-in-rare-support-by-politician-for-assange/

Trump: Sessions must stop Mueller 'right now' before witch hunt 'stains America'
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-01
President Donald Trump again lashed out at Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 'Russiagate' investigation via Twitter, warning Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step in and end it "right now."
rt.com/usa/434836-trump-sessions-stop-mueller/

Sale of S-400 to Turkey 'catastrophic for US' — Pompeo's assistant
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-01
If Ankara buys the Russian-made S-400 anti-aircraft system, it would be catastrophic for the US and could imply a break-up with Turkey, a newly-picked assistant secretary of state told US lawmakers during confirmation hearings.
rt.com/usa/434870-s400-turkey-catastrophic-for-us/

'He's on a jihad': Fox News host Lou Dobbs fumes over Mueller's Trump investigation (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-07-31
Lou Dobbs lashed out at US Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Monday, dubbing the probe into Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and alleged involvement with Russia as an "ideologically-inspired jihad" against the POTUS.
rt.com/usa/434731-trump-dobbs-mueller-fox/

'Collusion is not a crime,' says Trump, as Mueller-Manafort trial begins
RT | rt.com | 2018-07-31
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter to say that collusion isn't a crime, and that he never colluded with anyone. His tweet came as the first trial from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 'Russiagate' probe begins.
rt.com/usa/434733-trump-no-collusion-mueller/

Headlines for July 27, 2018
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-07-27
700+ Migrant Families Still Separated as Reunification Deadline Passes, Protests Target President Trump's Family Separation Policy, House Votes 359-54 in Favor of Record Military Spending Bill, Michael Cohen Says Trump Knew in Advance About Meeting with Russians, House Republicans Set to Punish Rod Rosenstein over Mueller Probe, Pakistan: Imran Khan Claims Victory as Opponents Allege Vote Rigging, Gaza: Palestinians Call for Renewed Protests, Palestinian Teen Who Slapped Soldier to Be Released from Israeli Jail, Hundreds of African Refugees Scale Border Wall into Spanish Enclave, Laos: Aid Groups Say Death Toll f…
www.democracynow.org/2018/7/27/headlines

Noam Chomsky on Mass Media Obsession with Russia & the Stories Not Being Covered in the Trump Era
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-07-27
The New York Times reports special counsel Robert Mueller is scrutinizing President Trump's tweets as part of Mueller's expanding probe into Trump's ties to Russia. This latest revelation in the Mueller investigation is part of a nearly 24-hour stream of headlines about Trump, Russia and the administration's various scandals. But is the mainstream media missing the real stories amid its obsession with "Russiagate"? For more, we speak with world-renowned political dissident, linguist, author and professor Noam Chomsky on media manipulation in the Trump era.
www.democracynow.org/2018/7/27/noam_chomsky_on_mass_media_obsession

Last Process: 35 Postees 2018-08-07 20:57:52 GMT (14:55 MDT)

2018-08-07: News Headlines

VIPFS (2018-08-07). Intelligence Veterans Plead for Humanitarian Asylum for Julian Assange. mintpressnews.com Memorandum for: The US Embassies of Ecuador and the United Kingdom, and the U.S. State Department | From: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity | Subject: Humanitarian Asylum for Julian Assange

Consortiumnews.com (2018-08-07). VIPS Plead for Humanitarian Asylum for Julian Assange. consortiumnews.com Memorandum for: The US Embassies of Ecuador and the United Kingdom, and the U.S. State Department From: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity Subject: Humanitarian Asylum for Julian Assange For six years, WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange has been effectively imprisoned without… Read more →

splcenter.org (2018-08-07). SPLC releases new Intelligence Report, including special section on 'Confronting Hate'. splcenter.org In this issue of the Intelligence Report, we shine a light on those facing hate who are often overlooked, in our special section Confronting Hate. We also share stories to help our readers understand the scope of the hate problem and provide actionable suggestions for how to address it.

Democracy Now! (2018-08-07). Headlines for August 7, 2018. democracynow.org U.S. Reimposes Sanctions Against Iran, Brazil's Workers' Party Nominates Lula as Presidential Candidate, Rick Gates Testifies He and Manafort Committed Crimes, Voters Head to Polls in Missouri, Kansas, Michigan & Washington State, Tennessee Democrats Celebrate "Blue Wave" That Swept Shelby County, Massive Student Protests Sweep Bangladesh Demanding Safer Roads, Canada Criticizes Saudi Arabia over Arrest of Feminist Activists, Mendocino Complex Now Largest Fire in California History, Social Media Platforms Remove Alex Jones, Citing Hate Speech, The Dream Defenders Organize National Protests Against GEO Group, Gunm…

IMEMC News (2018-08-07). Updated: Army Abducts Ten Palestinians In The West Bank. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, at least ten Palestinians in several parts of the occupied West Bank, during extensive and violent searches of homes and property. The soldiers searched and ransacked at least seven homes Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, and interrogated many […]…

Consortiumnews.com (2018-08-07). Pilger Excoriates Media on Assange Silence. consortiumnews.com Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and investigative reporter John Pilger takes the gloves off on the continuing attempts to upend WikiLeaks and arrest its founding publisher, Julian Assange, in this interview with Dennis Bernstein and Randy Credico. Pilger talks about Assange's deteriorating… Read more →

wsws.org (2018-08-07). Ecuador's president issues new threat to Julian Assange. wsws.org Moreno's threats to "take measures" if Assange "intervenes" in the politics of other countries is a fraudulent attempt to justify turning the journalist over to the war criminals in Washington and London.

RT (2018-08-07). 'Impostor!' Voters baffled as Ron Estes faces Ron Estes in Kansas primary. rt.com Kansas voters who haven't done their research might regret it when they go to vote in the state's 4th Congressional District Republican primary today and find two candidates named Ron Estes listed on the same ballot.

wsws.org (2018-08-07). US aggression on Korea, trade overshadows Southeast Asian meetings. wsws.org US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used the occasion to warn Russia, China and others against any breach of US-led sanctions that North Korea still faces.

wsws.org (2018-08-07). Extensive police spying on activists in Memphis, Tennessee, exposed. wsws.org The purpose of extensive surveillance is to monitor, chill, and ultimately crack down on opposition in the working class to the actions of the government and the police.

Colin Todhunter (2018-08-06). Toxic Silence: Public Officials, Monsanto and the Media. counterpunch.org Are you being lied to or misled? Environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason certainly thinks so and has provided much supporting evidence. She has been campaigning against the agrochemical industry for many years (all her work can be accessed here) and has borne witness to the destruction of her own nature reserve in South Wales, which she argues is due More

Prensa Latina (2018-08-06). Dominicano Vladimir Guerrero, último latino en sumarse a Cooperstown. peoplesworld.org El último exjugador latinoamericano y caribeño de las Grandes Ligas de béisbol estadounidense en acceder al Salón de la Fama de Cooperstown, Nueva York, responde al nombre de Vladimir Guerrero, de República Dominicana. | La ceremonia de exaltación en el recinto sagrado se produjo el 29 de julio y estuvieron presentes centenares de aficionados dominicanos. | Guerrero se convirtió en el tercer quisqueyano con el anhelado reconocimiento, sueño de casi todos y realidad de muy pocos, y en el primer otrora pelotero de su país en el llamado Templo de los Inmortales que no se desempeñó como lanzador. | Durante 16 temporadas en el 'Big Show' desde 1996 hasta 2011, las primeras ocho con el desaparecido club canadiense Expos de Montreal, el toletero disparó 449 jonrones, impulsó mil 496 carreras y su promedio ofensivo fue de .318. | Conectó dos mil 590 hits,…

Jason Ditz (2018-08-06). Europe Fears Instability As Iran Scrambles To Ready Economy For US Sanctions. iranian.com European nations expressed concern on Sunday after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the US is set to start reimposing sanctions on Iran lifted under the P5+1 nuclear deal. Pompeo says the sanctions will be "rigorously enforced." The US withdrew from the P5+1 deal earlier this year, but all other parties remain, and intend to […]

RT (2018-08-06). Pompeo vows to 'enforce' Iran sanctions as 90-day grace period ends. rt.com A part of US sanctions on Iran has kicked in after Washington gave businesses there 90 days to wind down their activities. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said they would be rigorously enforced as the period expired on Monday.

Rachel Janik (2018-08-05). The Wrath of Con. splcenter.org Once upon a time, there was a hero.

DMIMT (2018-08-05). The Invisible Hate Crime. splcenter.org Violence against people with disabilities is more widespread than you think.

RLIAW (2018-08-05). One Year Later: Leaders from 'Unite the Right' Fall From Grace. splcenter.org As they struggle, others step in and take their place.

splcenter.org (2018-08-05). What's Next: Confronting Hate. splcenter.org One year after the deadly Charlottesville rally, it's past time to combat all the ways hate morphs into violence and crime in the U.S.

splcenter.org (2018-08-05). School's Out. splcenter.org Richard Spencer took universities, protesters by storm; they adjusted and brought his speaking tour to an end.

Molly McCluskey (2018-08-05). America's Only Coup D'État. splcenter.org North Carolina honors an elected black government that was violently overthrown by racist whites 120 years ago.

AIAK (2018-08-05). The Brawler. splcenter.org The hard-charging neo-Nazi from East Texas known as Azzmador was supposed to take the alt-right's ground game to the next level.

VIPFS (2018-08-05). Intel On Iran Could Be CATASTROPHIC. iranian.com As drums beat again for war — this time on Iran—-the VIPS' warning is again being disregarded as it was before the Iraq debacle and this time VIPS fear the consequences will be all-caps CATASTROPHIC. August 1, 2018 MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Intelligence on Iran Fails the Smell Test Mr. President: As […]

splcenter.org (2018-08-05). Intelligence Briefs. splcenter.org The artist who created Pepe the Frog scores a legal win, Harim Vargas imagines himself as a 'martyr' for Trump, and more.

Brendan Joel Kelley (2018-08-05). Into Darkness. splcenter.org Inside an American white supremacist cult.

splcenter.org (2018-08-04). Blood & Dishonour. splcenter.org Greed, guns lead to Aryan Strikeforce's downfall.

Consortiumnews.com (2018-08-04). Journalists Are All Julian Assange. consortiumnews.com As Ecuador threatens to expel Julian Assange, CN Ed. Joe Lauria will speak in a 50-hr. online vigil for Assange on Sat., 8pm EDT. In 2010, Bob Parry, late CN founder & editor, wrote this incisive essay on Assange's vital work. … Read more →

RT (2018-08-02). Will Emin sing? Mueller seeks interview with pop star linked to Trump Tower meeting. rt.com Special Counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly requested to interview Russian pop singer Emin Agalarov, who supposedly helped arrange the controversial 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump Jr.

RT (2018-08-02). Pervasive… just a click away… not yet: US security chiefs fan Russia election-meddling scare. rt.com Russia and unnamed others are still seeking to influence US midterm elections through messaging and sowing division, heads of the ODNI, FBI, DHS, and NSA told reporters, pledging to protect democracy but offering no details.

Bill Lueders (2018-08-01). 'Not Good for a Democracy'. progressive.org James Clapper, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency under George H. W. Bush and Director of National Intelligence under President Barack Obama speaks out against the current President.

Consortiumnews.com (2018-08-01). Virginia State Senator in Rare Support by Politician for Assange. consortiumnews.com Julian Assange's lawyers fear his extradition to the U.S. where they believe a sealed indictment in Virginia is awaiting him. In a rare move by a U.S. politician, a state senator in Virginia has come out in support of Assange…. Read more →

RT (2018-08-01). Sale of S-400 to Turkey 'catastrophic for US' — Pompeo's assistant. rt.com If Ankara buys the Russian-made S-400 anti-aircraft system, it would be catastrophic for the US and could imply a break-up with Turkey, a newly-picked assistant secretary of state told US lawmakers during confirmation hearings.

RT (2018-08-01). Trump: Sessions must stop Mueller 'right now' before witch hunt 'stains America'. rt.com President Donald Trump again lashed out at Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 'Russiagate' investigation via Twitter, warning Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step in and end it "right now." |

RT (2018-07-31). 'He's on a jihad': Fox News host Lou Dobbs fumes over Mueller's Trump investigation (VIDEO). rt.com Lou Dobbs lashed out at US Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Monday, dubbing the probe into Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and alleged involvement with Russia as an "ideologically-inspired jihad" against the POTUS.

RT (2018-07-31). 'Collusion is not a crime,' says Trump, as Mueller-Manafort trial begins. rt.com US President Donald Trump took to Twitter to say that collusion isn't a crime, and that he never colluded with anyone. His tweet came as the first trial from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 'Russiagate' probe begins. |

Democracy Now! (2018-07-27). Noam Chomsky on Mass Media Obsession with Russia & the Stories Not Being Covered in the Trump Era. democracynow.org The New York Times reports special counsel Robert Mueller is scrutinizing President Trump's tweets as part of Mueller's expanding probe into Trump's ties to Russia. This latest revelation in the Mueller investigation is part of a nearly 24-hour stream of headlines about Trump, Russia and the administration's various scandals. But is the mainstream media missing the real stories amid its obsession with "Russiagate"? For more, we speak with world-renowned political dissident, linguist, author and professor Noam Chomsky on media manipulation in the Trump era.

Democracy Now! (2018-07-27). Headlines for July 27, 2018. democracynow.org 700+ Migrant Families Still Separated as Reunification Deadline Passes, Protests Target President Trump's Family Separation Policy, House Votes 359-54 in Favor of Record Military Spending Bill, Michael Cohen Says Trump Knew in Advance About Meeting with Russians, House Republicans Set to Punish Rod Rosenstein over Mueller Probe, Pakistan: Imran Khan Claims Victory as Opponents Allege Vote Rigging, Gaza: Palestinians Call for Renewed Protests, Palestinian Teen Who Slapped Soldier to Be Released from Israeli Jail, Hundreds of African Refugees Scale Border Wall into Spanish Enclave, Laos: Aid Groups Say Death Toll f…

Last Process: 36 Citations 2018-08-07 20:57:52 GMT (14:57 MDT)