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When it suits them Human Rights Watch is seen as a reliable source such as in the case of Israeli persecution of Palestinians but when it comes to criticisms of left-wing nations, it becomes a HRW becomes a CIA front and no doubt leftists will accuse it of being one with this criticism of Cuba.
https://www.ibtimes.com/hrw-accuses-cuba-widespread-abuses-after-street-protests-3319751
Biden’s anti-immigration policy has used Title 42 to deport 690,209 people from February through August 2021 more than 1.8 times the number of expulsions in 10 months last year, from March through December 2020 that Trump did.
Biden Has Outpaced Trump’s Use of Title 42 to Expel Asylum Seekers
While this topic began as a light-hearted piece of banter, the actual situation with the Saudi take-over of Newcastle has taken on a fairly serious tone.
Why was the Emirates and Etihad Arabian money acceptable or Leicester City’s Thai cash okay? Why are the rich clubs grumbling about sponsorship unfairness when they all are beneficiaries of big money injections also compared to the clubs in the other leagues?
On a different note, having accepted Russians with questionable claims to Judaism and Ethiopian Falashas, Israel is rejecting the claims of a community in Nigeria who say they are followers of Judaism
Jonathan Cook of the Zionist Lobby’s activities
As with its attacks on Corbyn, the [Jewish] Chronicle’s claims against Miller are hyperbolic, with the paper reporting uncritically that members of the Union of Jewish Students at Bristol had accused the professor of “harassment, targeting, and vicious diatribe”.
In fact, this supposed “harassment” refers either to a lecture about propaganda by Miller, based on his research, that cited the Israel lobby’s promotion of Islamophobia, or to critical comments he made about Zionism and the Israel lobby in forums outside the classroom.
Miller did not harass anyone. Rather, those who identify as Zionists – for whom Israel is an abiding political priority – have chosen to take offence at his findings. They have not been bullied, intimidated or threatened, as the Chronicle implies. Their political beliefs about Israel have been challenged by Miller’s academic work.
“There is a strong correlation between the embrace of ‘wellness woo’ and being susceptible to misinformation. And as conspiracy theories and misinformation become increasingly about ideology, it becomes easier to sell both wellness bunk and conspiracy theories as being ‘on brand.’ In other words, if you are part of our community, this is the cluster of beliefs you must embrace – Big Science is evil, supplements help, you can boost your immune system, vaccines don’t work…” He could go on. “I truly hope that one of the legacies of the pandemic is a greater understanding of the harm that tolerating pseudoscience can do. The good news is that we are seeing more and more individuals get involved in the fight against misinformation.”
Jonathan Cook’s take-down of that supposed documentary
My own evolution began when as a young teenager I read Von Danikens’s ‘Chariots of the Gods. Was God an Astronaut?’ and was fully duped by it until by accident I came across a book exposing its fakery.
Pseudo-history, quack medicine, paranormal super-powers all depend on vast complex conspiracies crossing all scientific fields to hide the ‘real truth’.
But even I am still surprised by the capacity of supposed intelligent reasoned people to still be gullible to the most nonsensical ideas.
The topic thread is “Biden is President” But is he?
Seems from looking at policies, it is West Virginia’s Senator Joe Manchin, who is determining what is to be done and what is not.
And it is fairly clear that he is the proxy of some fossil fuel corporations.
And is Kamela Harris Vice-President?
Or has Big Pharma shill Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema got that role?
A reasoned article basically saying QAnon – what’s so new about?
https://www.alternet.org/2021/10/conspiracy-theory/
What has changed from 50 or 60 years ago, according to Uscinski, is that “reporters are paying more attention to” conspiracy theorists than they did…”I mean, there was a write-up last summer about this woman who trashed the mask aisle at Target, and all they’re talking about is social media, conspiracy theories, how conspiracy theories overtook her life. You have to get to paragraph 15 to find out that, oh, by the way, she’s diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder, was off her meds for a few months, had lost her job, was facing severe anxiety and was suffering from isolation due to the pandemic. Well, OK, that should be paragraph one.”
The trillion-dollar coin
I can’t help thinking about the classic Gregory Peck movie, the million-pound note
What’s the opposite of BDS?
FIFA President Gianno Infantino during his visit to Jerusalem suggesting that the 2030 World Cup could take place in Israel, Palestine and other countries in the region.
His wiki entry
CIA has created a new center to focus exclusively on collecting intelligence about China and countering its espionage against the United States.
The Department of Defense and the intelligence community, particularly the CIA, are exaggerating the China threat just as they exaggerated the Soviet threat during the Cold War.
The U.S. strategic position is still unassailable, even in East Asia, with military superiority in various domains. China lacks strategic allies. The United States has important relations with Australia, Japan, India, South Korea, and various Southeast Asian states, a grouping which is beginning to resemble an anti-China partnership.
France going ‘green’ with nuclear power and small reactors
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20211013-france-unveils-nuclear-power-overhaul-with-eye-on-china
