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2020-05-07: Social Media Postees

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December 2019 COVID-19 Outbreaks in France, China Rips Pompeo
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-07
Evidence suggests that one or more COVID-19 outbreaks likely first occurred in Hawaii late last summer, what a previous article discussed. | Did outbreaks begin in France before Wuhan, China? | According to a French hospital, a COVID-19 patient was treated on …
globalresearch.ca/december-2019-covid-19-outbreaks-france-china-rips-pompeo/5712122

Kadhimi takes office as Iraq's PM amid fiscal & coronavirus crises
rt.com | 2020-05-07
Mustafa al-Kadhimi took office as Iraq's prime minister early Thursday after breaking months of political deadlock. The former intelligence chief will have to tackle a staggering economic crisis, a health pandemic and the specter of renewed protests. | Observing social distancing, lawmakers gathered at parliament in masks and gloves around 9: 00pm local time, but the vote was delayed to make last-minute edits to ministerial posts. | Kadhemi soon received a congratulatory call from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who announced a 120-day waiver extension on US sanctions to let Iraq buy gas from neighboring Ira…
rt.com/newsline/487994-kadhimi-takes-pm-iraq/

When fear reigns
Anna Jikhareva and Anne Jung | indybay.org | 2020-05-07
What was thought to be temporary has remained until today. Temporary rules became law. Snowden warns of a similar process in the context of a real crisis.Surveillance is accepted on an unprecedented scale.The virus is dangerous.But the destruction of our rights is fatal because it is permanent. Snowden believers.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/04/18832818.php

Colombia raids army command as illegal spying scandal mushrooms
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-05-07
Colombia's Inspector General's said his office had carried out a raid at the country's army command on Wednesday as part of an investigation into reported illegal spying practices. Inspector General…
colombiareports.com/colombia-raids-army-command-as-illegal-spying-scandal-mushrooms/

Exclusive: OPCW chief made false claims to denigrate Douma whistleblower, documents reveal
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-05-06
The Grayzone has obtained documents exposing numerous falsehoods and misleading claims by OPCW Director General Fernando Arias to degrade the…
thegrayzone.com/2020/05/06/opcw-douma-whistleblower/

Pompeo and the capricious virus
M.K. Bhadrakumar | mronline.org | 2020-05-06
Iran has delivered a devastating blow to the ego of the Trump administration, puncturing it beyond repair, by its announcement Sunday that mosques will start reopening in low-risk areas of the country from May 5.
mronline.org/2020/05/06/pompeo-and-the-capricious-virus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pompeo-and-the-capricious-virus

Muting Justice: Rescheduling Julian Assange's Hearing
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-06
When we think of the repression of journalists, we automatically evoke foreign lands. We rarely, however, evoke or remember our own dissidents.

Pompeo repeats Chinese lab created coronavirus theory, but we may have to wait a long time for proof
rt.com | 2020-05-06
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Washington has "significant evidence" that the coronavirus originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China. However, don't expect to see proof any time soon. | Speaking at the State Department in Washington on Wednesday, Pompeo opened up his press conference with a broadside against Beijing. He repeated the accusations against the Chinese government of "covering up" the initial coronavirus outbreak in December, and of obstructing Western efforts to investigate the virus' origin. | Though American and international intelligence agencies have not supported the theory that the v…
rt.com/usa/487960-pompeo-evidence-china-coronavirus/

Sudan's peace talks cross barrier but have a long way to go
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-06
The transitional government of Sudan and the Malik Agar-led faction of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North agreed to integrate the latter's forces into the state's army, police and intelligence services. But there is a long way ahead…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/05/06/sudans-peace-talks-cross-barrier-but-have-a-long-way-to-go/

Whistleblower Says He Was Pushed to Give Drug Contracts to Trump-Friendly Firms
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-06
A federal scientist filed a formal whistleblower complaint Tuesday, weeks after being reassigned from his position at the Health and Human Services Department following a clash with Trump administration officials over untested Covid-19 treatments that the president was promoting. | Dr. Rick Bright, an immunology expert and until last month the directo…
truthout.org/articles/whistleblower-says-he-was-pushed-to-give-drug-contracts-to-trump-friendly-firms/

Trump administration ignored warnings of COVID-19 spread, says whistleblower
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-06
A complaint filed with the US watchdog would be the first major indictment of the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, that has killed around 70,000 US citizens so far…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/05/06/trump-administration-ignored-warnings-of-covid-19-spread-says-whistleblower/

Amazon VP Quits In Support Of Fired Whistleblowers
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-05-06
Senior Amazon engineer Tim Bray said the firings were evidence of "a vein of toxicity running through the company culture." We get a response from Chris Smalls, one of those fired workers.
therealnews.com/stories/amazon-vp-engineer-tim-bray-quits-over-firing-whistleblowers-worker-safety

Trump administration 'ignored virus warnings and pushed unproven drug'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-06
The Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of coronavirus, then sought a quick fix by trying to rush an unproven drug to patients, a senior government scientist has alleged in a whistleblower complaint.Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, alleges he was reassigned to a lesser role because he resisted political pressure to allow widespread use of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug pushed by Donald Trump.He said the Trump administration wanted to "flood" hot spots in New York and New Jersey with the drug.Rick Bright (Health and Human Services/…
thecanary.co/us/us-news-us/2020/05/06/trump-administration-ignored-virus-warnings-and-pushed-unproven-drug/

US refuses to extradite CIA agent who killed UK teen Harry Dunn
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-05-05
As the US government hunts Julian Assange, it refuses to extradite a CIA agent who killed UK teen Harry Dunn…
thegrayzone.com/2020/05/05/us-refuses-to-extradite-cia-agent-who-killed-uk-teen-harry-dunn/

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt claims he can link tech & defense, but he's just a civilian dilettante who doesn't get reality of war
Scott Ritter | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-05
The former CEO of Google claims he can improve the US military's integration of artificial intelligence (AI) …
thealtworld.com/scott_ritter/ex-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-claims-he-can-link-tech-defense-but-hes-just-a-civilian-dilettante-who-doesnt-get-reality-of-war

FBI Documents Hint at Israeli Collusion with 2016 Trump Campaign
Alison Weir | mintpressnews.com | 2020-05-04
Previously sealed FBI documents indicate close contacts between Israel and the Trump campaign and that the Mueller investigation found evidence of Israeli involvement, but largely redacted it.
mintpressnews.com/fbi-documents-israel-collusion-2016-trump-campaign/267212/

Is Kim Dead? Your Guess Is as Good as Western Media's
Julianne Tveten | fair.org | 2020-04-30
"Monitoring intelligence" is journalese for "aware of rumors" (CNN, 4/20/20). | If CNN is to be believed, Kim Jong-un is in critical condition–or he isn't. | Recently, the network published an article ( 4/20/20) whose headline stated that the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known in the West as North Korea, was in "grave danger" following cardiovascular surgery and an absence at an April 15 even…
fair.org/home/is-kim-dead-your-guess-is-as-good-as-western-medias/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-kim-dead-your-guess-is-as-good-as-western-medias

Stir Crazy! Episode #25: Schools Out For…Ever?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-04-30
On today's show: TRNN Executive Producer Lisa Snowden-McCray, "By Any Means Necessary" co-host Jacqueline Luqman, and special guest Center for American Progress Managing Director for K-12 Education Policy Dr. Khalilah Harris. Hosted by Kim Brown.
therealnews.com/stories/stir-crazy-episode-25-schools-out-for-ever

Headlines for April 28, 2020
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-28
Known U.S. Deaths Top 56,000 as New Study Shows True Number Likely Much Higher, Trump Ignored Early Intelligence Reports as Coronavirus Spread, Trump Denies Responsibility for Spike in Disinfectant Poisonings, Texas Reopens Businesses, California Warns Against Violating Restrictions | , Trump's Plan to Give Commencement Address at West Point Could Bring Back 1,000 Cadets to Campus, NY Cancels Primary After Removing Bernie Sanders from the Ballot , U.N. Calls for Release of Immigrant Prisoners as San Diego Facility Refuses to Allow Face Mask Delivery, More Cases Reported at Prisons as New Study Shows 96% of Inmate…
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/28/headlines

"Artificial Intelligence Plan" That Became "Coronavirus Plan" & "China Did It" Narrative Is WMDs 2.0
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-04-22
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/21/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/artificial-intelligence-plan-that-became-coronavirus-plan-china-did-it-narrative-wmds-2-0/

Techno-Tyranny: How The US National Security State Is Using Coronavirus To Fulfill An Orwellian Vision
Whitney Webb | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-04-20
Last year, a government commission called for the US to adopt an AI-driven mass surveillance system far beyond that used in any other country in order to ensure American hegemony in artificial intelligence. Now, many of the "obstacles" they had cited as preventing its implementation are rapidly being removed under the guise of combating the …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/top-news/techno-tyranny-how-us-national-security-state-using-coronavirus-fulfill-orwellian-vision/

Meet The Companies Poised To Build The Kushner-Backed "Coronavirus Surveillance System"
Whitney Webb | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-04-11
The three companies behind the leading proposal to build a "national coronavirus surveillance system", an initiative spearheaded by Jared Kushner, boast deep ties to Google, intelligence-linked venture capital firms as well as one of last year's eerily predictive "pandemic" simulations. On April 7, Politico reported that the President's son-in-law Jared Kushner was spearheading an all-private …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/top-news/meet-companies-poised-build-kushner-backed-coronavirus-surveillance-system/

Pompeo and the capricious virus
M. K. Bhadrakumar | iranian.com | 2020-05-05
Iran has delivered a devastating blow to the ego of the Trump administration, puncturing it beyond repair, by its announcement Sunday that mosques will start reopening in low-risk areas of the country from May 5. President Hassan Rouhani said mosques would reopen in 132 regions designated as white under a colour-coded system after being consistently …
iranian.com/2020/05/04/pompeo-and-the-capricious-virus/

Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice Asks if Safer at Home Order Is 'Tyranny'
Ruth Conniff | commondreams.org | 2020-05-06
People hold signs during a protest against the coronavirus shutdown in front of the State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 24, 2020. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1210936769.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/05/06/wisconsin-state-supreme-court-justice-asks-if-safer-home-order-tyranny?cd-origin=rss

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Future of Birth Control Coverage
commondreams.org | 2020-05-06
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/05/06/supreme-court-hear-case-future-birth-control-coverage?cd-origin=rss

A red-baiter, an anti-Trumper & a libertarian walk into a bar: Facebook angers conservatives & liberals alike with oversight picks
rt.com | 2020-05-06
Facebook has unveiled its 20-person Oversight Board, a supposedly independent body able to reverse the platform's own content moderation decisions. The names have raised eyebrows all over the political spectrum. | The social media behemoth revealed its 'supreme court' roster on Wednesday, showing off a pedigreed list of legal scholars, human rights advocates, and journalists from around the globe. While the Oversight Board idea was initially presented to the Facebook community back in 2018, as a way for aggrieved users to appeal content take-downs to an independent panel, bylaws unveiled in January suggested i…
rt.com/news/487979-facebook-oversight-board-bipartisan-hate/

Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice Asks if Safer at Home Order Is 'Tyranny'
Ruth Conniff | progressive.org | 2020-05-06
The state's conservative justices raise issue of Japanese internment camps while discussing Governor Tony Evers's order.
progressive.org/dispatches/wi-supreme-court-safer-at-home-tyranny-conniff-200506/

Wisconsin Protesters Target 'Tony the Tyrant'
Ruth Conniff | progressive.org | 2020-05-04
GOP temper tantrum escalates as state Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on restrictions.
progressive.org/dispatches/wisconsin-protesters-target-tony-the-tyrant-conniff-200504/

Last Process: 28 Postees: 2020-05-07 15:02 GMT (11:02 EST)

2020-05-05: News Headlines

Aaron Maté (2020-05-05). US refuses to extradite CIA agent who killed UK teen Harry Dunn. thegrayzone.com As the US government hunts Julian Assange, it refuses to extradite a CIA agent who killed UK teen Harry Dunn…

RT (2020-05-05). A new song or same old tune? Memo warns of Russian 'plot' to influence 2020 vote by 'secretly advising' candidates. rt.com An internal American intelligence memo reportedly warns of a sinister Russian plot in the making to meddle in the upcoming US presidential election, including by directly advising the candidates and their campaigns. | Cobbled together by 'cyber experts' at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI in February, the memo effectively regurgitates the old Russiagate narrative, which quietly fizzled out after a special counsel probe led by Robert Mueller failed to find any proof of conspiracy or collusion between President Donald Trump and Russia. Excerpts from the document — dubbed "Possible Ru…

RT (2020-05-05). Five Eyes spies have NO EVIDENCE that coronavirus emerged from Wuhan lab, report suggests in U-turn from previous leaks. rt.com There is no evidence to substantiate the Trump administration's claims that Covid-19 came from a Chinese laboratory, according to intelligence sources, raising questions about a leaked dossier blaming Beijing for the pandemic. | Sources that

WSWS (2020-05-05). Assange extradition hearing rescheduled for September. wsws.org The British state continues to obstruct both Assange's ability to conduct his defence and journalists' ability to report on the case in detail.

en.mehrnews (2020-05-05). Pompeo should read UNSCR 2231: FM Zarif. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Noting that UNSCR 2231 and JCPOA are inseparable, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif explained the resolution to his American counterpart once again.

Adriaan Alsema (2020-05-05). Colombia to call former army chief in for questioning over illegal spying. colombiareports.com Colombia's former army chief will be called in for questioning over his alleged role in spying on journalists, NGOs, opposition politicians and even the president's office, the chief prosecutor said…

Dave DeCamp (2020-05-05). OPCW Insiders Denounce Latest Syria Report. globalresearch.ca Over the past year, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has been quietly facing a crisis of credibility. The crisis started when whistleblowers within the organization shared information that contradicted the findings of an OPCW investigation into …

Alison Weir (2020-05-04). FBI Documents Hint at Israeli Collusion with 2016 Trump Campaign. mintpressnews.com Previously sealed FBI documents indicate close contacts between Israel and the Trump campaign and that the Mueller investigation found evidence of Israeli involvement, but largely redacted it.

RT (2020-05-04). Top engineer quits Amazon in protest over firings of Covid-19 whistleblower employees. rt.com Vice-president and top engineer at Amazon Web Services Tim Bray has resigned in protest over the firings of workers, mainly from minorities, who complained over conditions at the company's warehouses during the Covid-19 pandemic. | "I quit in dismay at Amazon firing whistleblowers who were making noise about warehouse employees frightened of Covid-19," Bray wrote in an open letter titled Bray admitted working with…

en.mehrnews (2020-05-04). Return of Iranian scientist in US jail to country confirmed: MP. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) — Referring to the latest status of Iranian scientist imprisoned in the US, Spokesman for the Iranian Parliament's National Security Committee, Hossein Naghavi Hosseini said according to representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Defense and Intelligence, Asgari's return to the country has been confirmed.

RT (2020-05-03). Covid contradiction? Pompeo believes coronavirus was 'man-made,' also agrees with intelligence that it was not. rt.com In his rush to accuse Beijing of unleashing the scourge of Covid-19 on an unsuspecting world, the US Secretary of State said the coronavirus was man-made, before making a U-turn without even blinking. | "The best experts so far seem to think it was man-made. I don't have reason to disbelieve them at this point," Mike Pompeo told ABC's 'This Week' when asked about a statement from the US intelligence community that unequivocally said the opposite. | Host Martha Raddatz twice asked Pompeo to clarify whether his view differed from that of American intelligence, and he voiced his total support for the spies &#150…

RT (2020-05-03). ANOTHER leaked intel report accuses China of 'intentionally' concealing coronavirus danger to hoard medical supplies. rt.com The Department of Homeland Security has backed the Trump administration's criticism of Beijing's early response to the coronavirus outbreak with a new intelligence report, which has already been leaked to the media. | Back in January, China decreased exports and sharply increased its imports of basic medical supplies like face masks and surgical gowns and gloves, while simultaneously "denying there were export restrictions and obfuscating and delaying provision of its trade data," the Associated Press

acTVism Munich (2020-05-02). Wikileaks Chief Editor on Assange: "People need to care" dissidentvoice.org …

Julianne Tveten (2020-04-30). Is Kim Dead? Your Guess Is as Good as Western Media's. fair.org "Monitoring intelligence" is journalese for "aware of rumors" (CNN, If CNN is to be believed, Kim Jong-un is in critical condition—or he isn't. | Recently, the network published an article (

Staff (2020-04-30). Stir Crazy! Episode #25: Schools Out For…Ever? therealnews.com On today's show: TRNN Executive Producer Lisa Snowden-McCray, "By Any Means Necessary" co-host Jacqueline Luqman, and special guest Center for American Progress Managing Director for K-12 Education Policy Dr. Khalilah Harris. Hosted by Kim Brown.

Staff (2020-04-28). Headlines for April 28, 2020. democracynow.org Known U.S. Deaths Top 56,000 as New Study Shows True Number Likely Much Higher, Trump Ignored Early Intelligence Reports as Coronavirus Spread, Trump Denies Responsibility for Spike in Disinfectant Poisonings, Texas Reopens Businesses, California Warns Against Violating Restrictions | , Trump's Plan to Give Commencement Address at West Point Could Bring Back 1,000 Cadets to Campus, NY Cancels Primary After Removing Bernie Sanders from the Ballot , U.N. Calls for Release of Immigrant Prisoners as San Diego Facility Refuses to Allow Face Mask Delivery, More Cases Reported at Prisons as New Study Shows 96% of Inmate…

Whitney Webb (2020-04-28). Douglas Valentine Interview — How The COVID-19 Police State Was Born In Vietnam. thelastamericanvagabond.com Interview Transcript: Whitney: Today I am joined by the legendary author and researcher Doug Valentine, whose books, including "The CIA as Organized Crime," among several others, are essential reading for understanding how covert and illegal intelligence operations have shaped, and continue to shape, conflict and policy in the U.S. and beyond. In this interview, we …

Staff (2020-04-27). Stir Crazy! Episode #22: Another Day in Paradise. therealnews.com On today's show: TRNN Managing Editor Marc Steiner, TRNN Executive Producer Lisa Snowden-McCray, and special guest political commentator Marcus Ferrell. Hosted by Kim Brown.

Ryan Cristián (2020-04-22). "Artificial Intelligence Plan" That Became "Coronavirus Plan" & "China Did It" Narrative Is WMDs 2.0. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/21/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Whitney Webb (2020-04-20). Techno-Tyranny: How The US National Security State Is Using Coronavirus To Fulfill An Orwellian Vision. thelastamericanvagabond.com Last year, a government commission called for the US to adopt an AI-driven mass surveillance system far beyond that used in any other country in order to ensure American hegemony in artificial intelligence. Now, many of the "obstacles" they had cited as preventing its implementation are rapidly being removed under the guise of combating the …

Whitney Webb (2020-04-11). Meet The Companies Poised To Build The Kushner-Backed "Coronavirus Surveillance System" thelastamericanvagabond.com The three companies behind the leading proposal to build a "national coronavirus surveillance system", an initiative spearheaded by Jared Kushner, boast deep ties to Google, intelligence-linked venture capital firms as well as one of last year's eerily predictive "pandemic" simulations. On April 7, Politico reported that the President's son-in-law Jared Kushner was spearheading an all-private …

Jason Ditz (2020-02-17). DOJ Investigating Former CIA Director's Role in Russiagate. theantimedia.com The Justice Department is investigating the role of John Brennan in the assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2020-05-05). Pompeo and the capricious virus. iranian.com Iran has delivered a devastating blow to the ego of the Trump administration, puncturing it beyond repair, by its announcement Sunday that mosques will start reopening in low-risk areas of the country from May 5. President Hassan Rouhani said mosques would reopen in 132 regions designated as white under a colour-coded system after being consistently …

sputniknews (2020-05-05). Revealed: How USSR's 'Death to Spies' Spooks Paralyzed Third Reich Intelligence. sputniknews.com Nazi intelligence and the Kriegsmarine mastered the art of spreading radio disinformation among the Allies after the occupation of France and the campaign for the Atlantic. However, by 1944, the NKVD and SMERSH (Red Army counterintelligence), set up similar operations, disorganizing Wehrmacht intelligence-gathering until the very end of the war.

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-05-04). Citing 'Vein of Toxicity' and Firing of Whistleblowers, Amazon VP Resigns in Disgust. commondreams.org Now-former Amazon engineer Tim Bray won praise from labor rights advocates on Monday after resigning from his high-ranking position over the company's treatment of whistleblowers during the Covid-19 pandemic, publishing a "scathing" letter on his personal blog. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1211479571_1.jpg …

Elie Mystal (2020-05-04). It's Time to Bring the Supreme Court Into the Modern Era—and the Light. thenation.com It's Time to Bring the Supreme Court Into the Modern Era—and the Light…

Ruth Conniff (2020-05-04). Wisconsin Protesters Target 'Tony the Tyrant'. progressive.org GOP temper tantrum escalates as state Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on restrictions.

Last Process: 27 Citations: 2020-05-06 00:21 GMT (20:21 EST)