(2023-07-20). Meet the Wisconsin Teacher Fired for Protesting Ban on Miley Cyrus & Dolly Parton Song "Rainbowland" democracynow.org 
We speak with first-grade teacher Melissa Tempel, who was fired last week for a viral tweet in which she criticized the Waukesha, Wisconsin, board of education's decision to ban her students from singing "Rainbowland" during a school concert earlier this year. The hit song about inclusivity by Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton includes the lyrics "We are rainbows, me and you / Every color, every hue / Let's shine on through." The school district said Tempel's firing was not about the song but about the way she protested the decision. Tempel says the Waukesha school district…
(2023-07-20). How The White House Colluded with Twitter to Censor RFK Jr. and Children's Health Defense. globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-19). It's Not the Really Blatant Propaganda That Gets You. strategic-culture.org 
One of my favorite follows on Twitter right now is a smallish account run by an anti-imperialist activist who goes by "Left I on the News", because he has a real knack for going through articles in the mainstream press and highlighting the mundane little manipulations we're fed each day to shape our worldview in alignment with the US empire.
(2023-07-19). LA Official: Universal Didn't Obtain Permit to Trim Trees Near Union Picket Line. truthout.org When Universal Pictures studios trimmed several trees lining a writers' picket line to bare bones this week amid a sweltering heat wave, they did so without obtaining a permit from the city, making the move potentially illegal, Los Angeles officials have found. On Monday, comedian and TV writer Chris Stephens noted on Twitter that, over the weekend, NBCUniversal corporation appeared to have… |
(2023-07-20). Could mink farms be the source of the next flu pandemic? imperial.ac.uk Urgent action is needed to address the significant risk posed by fur farms for the emergence of future viral pandemics, Imperial scientists warn.