Staff (2024-01-18). US citizen Gonzalo Lira abandoned to die in Ukraine. youtube.com The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate cover the shocking death of Gonzalo Lira, a US citizen imprisoned by Ukraine's regime for criticizing Kiev's war effort, and the Biden administration's abject refusal to intervene on his family's behalf. ||| The Grayzone ||| Find more reporting at thegrayzone.com Support our original journalism at Patreon: patreon.com/grayzone Facebook: …

The Independent (2024-01-18). Lango reacts to Atim Ogwal's death. independent.co.ug Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | First announced by Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among, the speaker of Parliament, the news about Ogwal's death spread through social media like wild fire sending Lango into a frenzy. Atim Ogwal succumbed to cancer from a Hospital in India at 77 years. Commonly referred to as "Atat" in Lango, Atim …

Plus News (2024-01-18). Lango Reacts to Atim Ogwal's Death. plusnews.ug There is a somber mood in Lango following the news of Cecilia Atim Ogwal's death. First announced by Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among, the speaker of Parliament, the news about Ogwal's death spread through social media like wild fire sending Lango into a frenzy. Atim Ogwal succumbed to cancer from a Hospital in India at 77 …

Sharon Zhang (2024-01-18). AOC: GOP Would Rather Sacrifice Child Labor Laws Than Allow Legal Immigration. truthout.org Republicans are aiming to erode legal immigration pathways as part of their latest attacks on immigration, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) warned this week as the White House negotiates an immigration deal with the GOP to prevent a government shutdown. On social media, Ocasio-Cortez highlighted a portion of a House Oversight Committee hearing on immigration from Wednesday… |

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-01-18). Salvadorian authorities continue to target drug trafficking and gangs. plenglish.com The National Civil Police (PNC) reported the arrest of Génesis Daniela Vásquez Pérez, aka "Bombón," homegirl of the MS City Paradise Gánster Salvatruchos, who was dedicated to distributing drugs in Distrito Italia, in Tonacatepeque, and who was arrested with more than 500 portions of marihuana. | The drug was ready to be delivered, however, through an intelligence operation we captured this gang member in the Italia District, in Tonacatepeque, the PNC said. | The War against Gangs is hitting criminal structures at all levels. The frontal combat does not stop, the PNC said on its social media account. | In the la…

The Independent (2024-01-18). Cameroon FA cautions against fake news about team at AFCON. independent.co.ug YAOUNDE, CAMEROON | Xinhua | Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) on Wednesday refuted the rumors on social media about the national football team that is currently competing in Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D'Ivoire. In a statement, FECAFOOT secretary general Blaise Djounang said there was no quarrel between FA president Samuel Eto'o and head …

aljazeera (2024-01-18). Israeli soldiers are filming themselves mocking Palestinians. aljazeera.com Israeli soldiers have been filming themselves mocking Palestinians and posting it on social media.

newarab (2024-01-18). BBC host Gary Lineker removes Israel football ban post. newarab.com Prominent British sports presenter and former England star Lineker, who hosts BBC's Match of the Day, had retweeted a post from the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) to his 8.9 million followers on X,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-18). Mother of Captive in Gaza: IDF Killed Her Son with Poison Gas. libya360.wordpress.com Wyatt Reed and Max Blumenthal Ron Sherman An outraged Israeli mom has sparked an uproar after accusing the Israeli army of deliberately gassing her son to death while he was being held in a Gaza tunnel. Now she says the Israeli military had her son's gravestone removed after her critical message went viral. His killing…

Wyatt Reed (2024-01-18). Israeli army gassed my son 'like Auschwitz,' mother of slain Israeli soldier says. thegrayzone.com An outraged Israeli mom has sparked an uproar after accusing the Israeli army of deliberately gassing her son to death while he was being held in a Gaza tunnel. Now she says the Israeli military had her son's gravestone removed after her critical message went viral. His killing follows a pattern of Israeli military attacks on Israeli captives in Gaza, raising questions about the existence of a friendly fire policy to prevent prisoner swaps. The mother of a now-dead Israeli …

Staff (2024-01-18). Israeli army gassed my son 'like Auschwitz,' mother of slain Israeli soldier says. thegrayzone.com An outraged Israeli mom has sparked an uproar after accusing the Israeli army of deliberately gassing her son to death while he was being held in a Gaza tunnel. Now she says the Israeli military had her son's gravestone removed after her critical message went viral. His killing follows a pattern of Israeli military attacks …

Staff (2024-01-17). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda, "Pago de tributos: deber y aporte social (parte final)" mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu Directivos de la ONAT responderán a las opiniones y preguntas de la población sobre temas tributarios en la Mesa Redonda de este miércoles. Cubavisión, Cubavisión Internacional, Canal Caribe, Radio Rebelde y Radio Habana Cuba, los canales de Youtube de la Mesa Redonda y la Presidencia y las páginas de Facebook de la Mesa Redonda, Cubadebate y la Presidencia transmitirán en vivo este programa a las 7: 00 pm…

Areeb Ullah (2024-01-16). War on Gaza: Rishi Sunak accused of 'endangering safety' of Muslim MP. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Rishi Sunak accused of 'endangering safety' of Muslim MP | The British prime minister called on Labour MP Zarah Sultana to condemn Hamas and the Houthis during a debate on the Gaza war | Tue, 01/16/2024 – 12: 35 | Zarah Sultana MP speaks at a rally in London in 2021 (Facebook) |

Areeb Ullah (2024-01-16). War on Gaza: Rishi Sunak accused of endangering safety of Muslim MP. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Rishi Sunak accused of endangering safety of Muslim MP | The British prime minister called on Labour MP Zarah Sultana to condemn Hamas and the Houthis during a debate on the Gaza war | Tue, 01/16/2024 – 12: 35 | Zarah Sultana MP speaks at a rally in London in 2021 (Facebook) | British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of using an Islamophobic trope that endangers "the safety…

Mason Walker (2024-01-17). COVID-19: An Unresolved Public Health Crisis in 2023. medriva.com The Persistence of COVID-19 as a Public Health Threat As we navigate the final stretch of 2023, COVID-19 continues to be a serious public health problem, with a significant number of deaths and hospitalizations reported in December. Despite a decrease in media coverage and social media attention, COVID-19 remains a grave threat, particularly to vulnerable…

Larry Johnson (2024-01-16). Western Academics Do Not Understand Russia and Its Military — The Fabian Hoffmann Example. sonar21.com A friend flagged this X-Twitter thread by Fabian Hoffman to me the other day because it attracted a lot of neo-con attention and cheerleading. Prior to this I had never heard of Hoffmann. I can't tell if Hoffmann is Dutch, English or Norwegian. Here's his bio, you tell me: | Fabian Hoffmann is a PhD Research Fellow at the Oslo Nuclear Project. His PhD research focuses on the proliferation, deployment, and use of non-nuclear strategic weapons, in particular conventional precision-strike capabilities, and their implications on nuclear strategy and broader nuclear weapons policy (e.g., nuclear proliferation &…

Thomas Knapp (2024-01-16). Substack's No-Platforming Climbdown Isn't "Censorship," But It's Still a Bad Idea. counterpunch.org In January of 2022, Lulu Cheng-Meservey — at the time, Vice President of Communication for Substack, though she's since moved on to a similar role at Activision Blizzard — wrote on Twitter (now known as "X"): "At Substack, we don't make moderation decisions based on public pressure or PR considerations. An important principle for us

Patricia Harrity (2024-01-16). Breaking: U.S. Consulate in Northern Iraq Targeted. expose-news.com In what is a massive escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, a U.S Consulate in Northern Iraq has been bombed on Monday night. Several videos have gone viral claiming to show …