On Thursday, the bloc’s lawmakers approved a document outlining the EU’s relationship with Russia. It was prepared by former Lithuanian PM Andrius Kubilius and passed by a 494 to 103 vote, with 72 MEPs abstaining. It’s important to note that setting foreign policy is a function of member states and not parliamentarians …
Read More »Google apologizes after listing ancient language spoken by 40 million people as ‘ugliest in India’
The tech giant came under fire after it was discovered that typing “ugliest language in India” into its search engine returned “Kannada,” a language spoken by more than 40 million people, predominantly in the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka. The harsh designation soon caught the eye of officials in Bangalore, …
Read More »Listing Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism would be a last throw of the dice by bitter Pompeo
According to a report from the New York Times, Mike Pompeo is considering placing Cuba on the US’ ‘State Sponsors of Terrorism’ list before he leaves office, with only 22 days left until the Joe Biden administration takes control in January. This would brand Cuba as an instigator of terrorism …
Read More »Caitlin Johnstone: New York Times job listing shows how Western propaganda operates
That they sit around scheming up ways to deceive their audiences into supporting war, oligarchy and oppression for the benefit of their plutocratic masters. Once you’ve learned a bit more you realize it’s not quite happening that way. Most mainstream news reporters are not really witting propagandists – those are …
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