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“Iran’s Anti-Morality Police Protests: A Different View from the Ground“ — by Max Blumenthal for The Grayzone

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Setareh Sadeghi, an Esfahan, Iran-based scholar and teacher, provides Max Blumenthal with a complex view of Iran’s protests against the country’s morality police and the death of Mahsa Amini never heard in US mainstream media.
A full transcript of Sadeghi’s conversation with Blumenthal is below.
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“Dirty Money: Meet the US Agent Driving the CIA-Led Riots in Iran” — by Mona Issa for Al Mayadeen English

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The largest color revolution attempt in recent Iranian history is led by a woman on Washington’s payroll – and we have the facts. There are Iranian women, though a minority, who are not in favor of the mandatory veil – a legitimate grievance, an opinionated dissatisfaction to which humankind is entitled. And then there are people leading a fraudulent anti-hijab movement with a barrel aimed at Tehran.
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“The Fed’s Intentional Recession: Higher Interest Rates Mean Fewer Jobs, Smaller Paychecks” — by C.J. Atkins for People’s World

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A recession on purpose? They’ve done it before, and they’ll do it again. The Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes are aimed at slashing wages and cutting jobs as part of a campaign that blames workers for inflation. In this photo, jobless workers line up at a Michigan unemployment office in the late 1970s. | Preston Stroup / AP
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“US Ignores Growing Calls for Diplomacy and Sends More Weapons to Ukraine” — by Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken—seen here during an October 3, 2022 press conference in Bogotá, Colombia—explained the latest American military assistance to Ukraine is “carefully calibrated to make the most difference on the battlefield and strengthen Ukraine’s hand at the negotiating table when the time is right.” (Photo: Guillermo Legaria/Getty Images). “Are there still negotiation possibilities?” asked Noam Chomsky. “There’s only one way to find out. That’s to try. If you refuse to try, of course, there’s no option, no possibilities.”
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“Israeli Campaign in Germany Blocks Award to Navi Pillay, a Renowned Rights Leader” — by Barbara Corssette for Pass Blue

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In September, Navi Pillay, a global rights expert, was to receive an award by the United Nations Association of Germany for her pioneering work in human rights and international criminal law. But then an Israeli lobbying campaign contested the award, and Pillay was suddenly abandoned. UN PHOTO
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“Sudanese-British Magnate Ibrahim Blasts West’s Hypocrisy Over Green Agenda, Use of African Resources” — by Olga Borodkina for Sputnik News

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Sudanese-British billionaire Mo Ibrahim took part in the “Reuters impact” conference in London on Monday, where world leaders, businessmen, scientists and thinkers gathered to discuss climate issues.
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“The App ICE Forces You To Download” — by Maurizio Guerrero for In These Times

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Under Biden, monitoring of immigrants by cell phone has jumped 808%. The SmartLINK phone app, made by BI Incorporated under contract with ICE, uses facial recognition, voice recognition and GPS to track nearly a quarter-million immigrants. PHOTO COURTESY CAROLINA SANCHEZ BOE
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“ DPR Referendum NGO Observer: UN ‘Asleep’ as Ukraine Shells Civilians” — By Al Mayadeen English Staff

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Italian observer from a UN-recognized nonprofit complains that the UN has not been reacting to the Ukrainian shelling against the Donetsk People’s Republic. Emergency specialist work at a residential building damaged by Ukrainian shelling in the city of Donetsk, DPR March 30, 2022 (REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko)
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