Nan McCurdy (2023-06-09). Defending Nicaragua During the 2018 Coup Attempt. orinocotribune.com 
By Nan McCurdy — Jun 1, 2023 | [This is primarily a translation of accounts by Edwin Mendoza. Mendoza is a member of the July 19 Sandinista Youth Association. He has begun writing his own story and that of other young people about what happened during the 2018 US-backed coup attempt. I found the following accounts on his Facebook page and I also heard them read on Sin Fronteras, a tri-weekly analysis program on Radio La Primerisima with William Grigsby, journalist/analyst/historian.] | May 10, 2018 | A group of about forty-five JS19J (Juventud Sandinista 19 de Julio / July 19 Sandinista Youth) went to the Di…
Ralph Nader (2023-06-09). Technology Needs Assessments by Congress, Municipalities, and Local Civic Groups. dissidentvoice.org The pace of for-profit technological innovations is accelerating, but to what end beyond corporate sales? The gap between marketing new high-tech products and assessing their intended and unintended consequences has never been greater. Let's start with the ballooning of augmented reality inside virtual reality. Facebook's Oculus Rift escapism has flopped. Trying to improve on this …
Shane Burley (2023-06-10). January 6 Convictions Could Strengthen the State's Ability to Target the Left. truthout.org Schadenfreude is a German word that describes the absolute joy we feel in the misfortune of our enemies. Because we now experience news primarily through social media, which invites us to comment on breaking stories, we are even more likely to celebrate when some particularly unsavory character gets their comeuppance. This "active spectatorship" was especially true as the Jan. |
Aaron Maté (2023-06-09). FBI Helps Ukraine Censor Twitter Users and Obtain Their Info, Including Journalists. orinocotribune.com 
By Aaron Maté — Jun 7, 2023 | The FBI aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to ban Twitter users and collect their data, leaks reveal. Twitter declined to censor journalists targeted by Ukraine, including Aaron Maté. | The Federal Bureau of Investigation has aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to censor social media users and obtain their personal information, leaked emails reveal. | In March 2022, an FBI Special Agent sent Twitter a list of accounts on behalf of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Ukraine's main intelligence agency. The accounts, the FBI wrote, "are suspected by the SBU in spreading fe…
Lee Fang (2023-06-09). Billionaire Biden Donor Bankrolled 2020 Election Social Media Censorship Effort. globalresearch.ca
Luis Feliz Leon, Labor Notes. (2023-06-09). As New York Skies Darken, Delivery Workers Help Each Other. popularresistance.org Wildfire smoke muddled the New York City skyline on Tuesday. Many people experienced the eerie threat mainly by scrolling through social media. But others experienced it in their bodies. | "My eyes were burning," said UPS package driver Matt Leichenger, who was making deliveries in Brooklyn. "My throat was scratchy. By lunchtime, I was feeling dizzy and nauseous." | Eventually, he got himself a surgical mask, he said, pausing momentarily to cough while we spoke on the phone. "It got a little bit better, but I was still blowing snot." | News stories showed a veil of smoke stretching from Wisconsin to Alabama[mdash…
Anonymous669 (2023-06-10). New Photos Suggest Israel Approved Supply Of Spike Missiles To Ukraine. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | Israel may have approved the supply of Spike anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) manufactured aboard to Kiev forces, according to photos that surfaced online on June 9. | The photos show Ukrainian service members with a Spike LR ATGM. Observers speculated that the photos were taken in a training ground in Poland. The system seen in the photo was reportedly a Polish copy produced under license from Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
Anonymous669 (2023-06-10). Russia Downed, Captured First American-Made ScanEagle Drone Over Ukraine. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | The Russian military has downed one of several Boeing Insitu ScanEagle 2 reconnaissance drones recently supplied to Ukraine by the United States. | The drone was reportedly downed with electronic warfare means over the Zaporozhye sector, where Kiev forces have been launching attacks for nearly a week as a part of their so-called spring counteroffensive. The nearly intact wreckage was recovered by Russian troops. | It is unclear when exact…
Editor (2023-06-10). Leaks Reveal FBI Helps Ukraine Censor Twitter Users and Obtain Their Information. scheerpost.com 
The FBI aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to ban Twitter users and collect their data, new leaks show. Twitter declined to censor journalists targeted by Ukraine, including The Grayzone's Aaron Maté.
teleSUR, MER (2023-06-10). Encuentran a niños que estaban perdidos en selva colombiana. telesurtv.net La noticia la confirmó el jefe de Estado mediante su cuenta en la red social Twitter, quien manifestó la alegría por el hallazgo.
guest author (2023-06-10). Erdogan: a ship that could continue to sail in a sea of contradictions. workers.org 
The author of this article, published June 2 on lapluma.net, is a former Venezuelan military officer and diplomat and current international analyst. Twitter: @sergioro0701. Translation: John Catalinotto. The coalition that supported President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the presidential elections of Türkiye held on May 28. Although Erdogan's victory in this second . . . |
guest author (2023-06-09). Erdogan, un barco que podría seguir navegando en un mar de contradicciones. workers.org 
El autor es un diplomático venezuelano y analista antiimperialista. Twitter: @sergioro0701 La coalición que apoyó al presidente Recep Tayyip Erdogan obtuvo la victoria en las elecciones presidenciales de Türkiye (Turquía) realizadas el pasado domingo 28 de mayo. Aunque en esta segunda vuelta el triunfo de Erdogan era esperado, resultó una sorpresa . . . |
teleSUR (2023-06-09). Four Missing Children Found Alive in Colombian Jungle. telesurenglish.net Colombian President Gustavo Petro confirmed Friday that the country's Military Forces managed to find alive four indigenous children missing since last May 1 in the Amazon region. | RELATED: | "A joy for the whole country! Found alive the 4 children who were lost 40 days ago in the Colombian jungle," Petro said on his official Twitter account. | The president said in a press conference that the indigenous comm…
Dr. C. Stephen Frost (2023-06-10). A Big Pharma/Globalist Construct Fraud: Deadly Viral Pandemics Are Not Possible? globalresearch.ca
ecns.cn (2023-06-09). Host of fan meeting in HK blasted for remarks. ecns.cn The host of a meeting of fans of Thai idol duo BKPP in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region drew sharp criticism after a video went viral showing him making separatist remarks at the meeting and discriminating against mainland fans.
teleSUR (2023-06-09). Four Missing Children Found Alive in Colombian Jungle. telesurenglish.net Colombian President Gustavo Petro confirmed Friday that the country's Military Forces managed to find alive four indigenous children missing since last May 1 in the Amazon region. | RELATED: | "A joy for the whole country! Found alive the 4 children who were lost 40 days ago in the Colombian jungle," Petro said on his official Twitter account. | The president said in a press conference that the indigenous comm…
Dr. C. Stephen Frost (2023-06-10). A Big Pharma/Globalist Construct Fraud: Deadly Viral Pandemics Are Not Possible? globalresearch.ca
ecns.cn (2023-06-09). Host of fan meeting in HK blasted for remarks. ecns.cn The host of a meeting of fans of Thai idol duo BKPP in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region drew sharp criticism after a video went viral showing him making separatist remarks at the meeting and discriminating against mainland fans.
By Ralph Nader / Nader.org The pace of for-profit technological innovations is accelerating, but to what end beyond corporate sales? The gap between marketing new high-tech products and assessing their intended and unintended consequences has never been greater. Let's start with the ballooning of augmented reality inside virtual reality. Facebook's Oculus Rift escapism has flopped. …