A mob vandalized and set fire to the government building during demonstrations on Saturday in Guatemala City. Footage from RT’s Ruptly video agency shows flames shooting out of one of the structure’s windows, as black billows of smoke pour out of adjacent windows. Firefighters who rushed into the building were …
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 …
Read More »Chinese President Xi proposes GLOBAL health QR code system to revive coronavirus-battered trade & travel
“While containing the virus, we need to restore the secure and smooth operation of global industrial and supply chains,” China’s leader told the virtual G20 summit late on Saturday, while advocating the need to “reduce tariffs and barriers” and “liberalize” the trade of crucial medical supplies. He also called for …
Read More »WATCH clashes break out in Germany after rally against Covid-19 lockdown canceled last minute
Leipzig has been one of the centers of the anti-lockdown movement in Germany in recent weeks. On November 8, the ‘Lateral Thinking’ group, which insists that Covid-19 is a hoax, was able to gather thousands of people in the city center. A large rally was also expected on Saturday after …
Read More »Pennsylvania court tosses Trump’s suit alleging mail-in vote irregularities. Campaign says it ‘helps strategy to get to SCOTUS’
US District Court Judge Matthew Brann has ruled to dismiss the lawsuit from the Trump campaign on Saturday, saying the president’s legal team failed to present “compelling legal arguments and factual proof of rampant corruption” which would have warranted the court “disenfranchising almost seven million votes.” “That has not happened. …
Read More »Georgia to hold 2nd recount requested by Trump campaign after certifying Biden won the state
In a statement, the Trump campaign said that it was “focused on ensuring that every aspect of Georgia State Law and the US Constitution are followed so that every legal vote is counted,” and also called for signature matching for mail-in ballots and “other vital safeguards.” After receiving the request, …
Read More »‘Manipulative BULLS**T’: Glenn Greenwald defends calling NBC a CIA mouthpiece, mocks accusation of ‘endangering journalists’
“Profoundly sorry for endangering the lives of NBC executives and TV personalities by spilling the extremely well-kept secret of their close working relationship with the CIA,” Greenwald tweeted sarcastically on Saturday. His message showed a picture of a headline about NBC’s 2018 hiring of ex-CIA chief John Brennan as an …
Read More »6.2 magnitude quake hits off Chile coast – USGS
The jolt occurred some 157.4 km (97.8 mi) to the south-east of Talca, a city of some 200,000 people south of the capital Santiago, late on Saturday. There has been no tsunami alert issued as a result of the quake. Some 10 million people might have felt the shaking, according …
Read More »FDA grants emergency use authorization for experimental Regeneron Covid-19 cocktail given to Trump
The emergency green light was given for casirivimab and imdevimab, two monoclonal antibodies developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, to be administered to children above the age of 12 and adults, including those over 65 with underlying health conditions, as part of a therapy to stop their condition from worsening. Justifying the …
Read More »Essential entertainment? California Governor excludes Hollywood from having to follow his strict Covid-19 curfew order – report
The month-long curfew requirement, which was announced on Thursday and runs from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each day, excludes television and movie crews, as well as other entertainment industry workers, a representative of Newsom’s office told media outlet Deadline. Unlike when the governor imposed a statewide lockdown in March, …
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