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“Twitter Suspends Palestinian Journalist Arikat, and Media Response — Silence” — by Philip Weiss

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In yet another demonstration of anti-Palestinianism in the U.S. mainstream, there is no outcry over Twitter’s arbitrary suspension of Said Arikat, longtime D.C. correspondent for Al-Quds newspaper. SAID ARIKAT AT DEC. 16 STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING. SCREENSHOT FROM STATE DEPARTMENT VIDEO.
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“Elon Musk Might Have Just Dealt A Death Blow To NAFO” — ZubuBrothers

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Instead of Twitter taking Kiev’s side by boosting its trolls’ accounts and hashtags, it’s now finally moving towards becoming a neutral host of civilized debate, which aligns with Elon Musk’s noble mission. Be that as it is, this is still admittedly being implemented imperfectly as proven by the continued existence of certain troll accounts that explicitly violate the terms of service but have yet to be removed. Nevertheless, the progress achieved thus far is visible and prompted senior Ukrainian presidential advisor Mikhail Podolyak to publicly complain.
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“The US Egged on The Coup in Peru” — by Vijay Prashad & Jose Carlos Llerena

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Soldiers from National Police deployed on the streets and highways following the declaration of a state of emergency in Peru amid anti-coup protests (Arequipa, Peru). Photo: Zintia Fernández / Wayka. The move by Pedro Castillo to dissolve Congress ahead of a third impeachment motion seems to be the result of a pressure campaign with support from the US
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“The ADL Issues Statement Declaring Ukraine’s Azov Battalion no Longer ‘Far-Right’”— Alexander Rubinstein

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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has emailed The Grayzone a defense of the Azov Battalion and refused to condemn the Pentagon for honoring a veteran of the group who sports Nazi-inspired tattoos.
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“Leaked Files: Private Spying Firm Targets Global Population with Illegal Spyware” — by Kit Klarenberg

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A Washington DC-area Anomaly 6 firm is marketing illegal spy tech that can scrape an individual’s most sensitive personal data by tracking their smartphone. The British Ministry of Defence and GCHQ are potential buyers.
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“World Cup 2022: How Arab Fans are Speaking Truth to Israel on Palestine” — by Emile Badarin

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Morocco’s Jawad El Yamiq raises the Palestinian flag after the World Cup soccer match between Canada and Morocco at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha on 1 December, 2022 (AP). By refusing interviews with Israeli journalists, Arab fans are refusing to bestow legitimacy on the state’s apartheid system
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“Private Equity Is Destroying US Health Care” — by F. Douglas Stephenson

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Healthcare, Not Wealthcare! rally in Philadelphia, June 22, 2017. (Joe Piete, Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). From driving medical facilities out of business to charging predatory interest rates on patient billing schemes, F. Douglas Stephenson outlines how private equity is stealthily
destroying Americans’ healthcare.
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