Former Israeli President Reuven Rivlin Spewed Historically Revisionist Anti-Polish Hate Speech

Former Israeli President Reuven Rivlin Spewed Historically Revisionist Anti-Polish Hate Speech By Andrew Korybko It’s always morally wrong to construct hierarchies of victimhood, and in this case it’s also factually wrong too, with it amounting to hate speech for former Israeli... Read More › - Voice of East


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Regarding Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and Thorazine Shortages

The fix, it seems, is in — for both Super Bowl LVIII and the 2024 presidential election. MAGA media are alight with claims (or, in some cases, mere “just asking questions” trolling) about a plot to use a Kansas City Chiefs win in the former to amp up a Joe Biden endorsement from an “artificially … Continue reading Regarding Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and Thorazine Shortages → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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‘Raped and beaten’: Prince Harry charity linked to horrific abuses in Africa

A charity with strong ties to Prince Harry has been funding rangers responsible for horrific abuses against Indigenous People in the Congo, including torture and rape, according to a major investigation backed by charity Survival International. It shows large conservation organisations are just another arm of colonialism. African Parks: systemic abuse allegations The abuses have […]


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Egypt And Saudi Arabia Aren’t Expected To Step Up After The West Suspended UNRWA Funding

Egypt And Saudi Arabia Aren’t Expected To Step Up After The West Suspended UNRWA Funding By Andrew Korybko Egypt’s security-centric policy prevents it from opening the border to fleeing refugees while political factors vis-a-vis Israel and the US are responsible for... Read More › - Voice of East


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Immigration: Texas has a Constitutional Case, But Not a Moral One

On January 22, a 5-4 US Supreme Court vote allowed US Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire installed along the US-Mexico border (which also happens to be the Texas-Mexico Border) in the vicinity of a local park that the Texas Military Department seized earlier in the month. Eagle Park verges on the Rio Grande … Continue reading Immigration: Texas has a Constitutional Case, But Not a Moral One → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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BREAKING: PCS union taking the Tories to court over anti-strike laws

The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union is to launch a judicial review against the government’s new anti-strike laws to stop strike action in the Border Force. It’s general secretary announced the news at a rally marking 40 years since a ban on strikes at GCHQ. Tories’ anti-strike laws: enough is enough On Saturday 27 […]


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https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2024/01/27/psc-anti-strike-laws-court/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Texas’ Standoff With The Federal Government Over Border Security Won’t Lead To Civil War

Texas’ Standoff With The Federal Government Over Border Security Won’t Lead To Civil War By Andrew Korybko The consequences of this constitutional crisis could still reverberate much further than the Rio Grande and last much longer than the week’s news cycle.... Read More › - Voice of East


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Slow applause for the billionaires on the Sunday Times Tax List for doing the BARE MINIMUM

The Sunday Times has published its latest “tax list”. It’s a Who’s-Who of very rich people who pay a lot of tax – or, if you prefer, don’t break the law and declare their income as they’re supposed to. So, enter think tank the High Pay Centre not only to give some slow applause to […]


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Celebrating India’s Republic Day In Indian Occupied Kashmir

Celebrating India’s Republic Day In Indian Occupied Kashmir By Our Special Correspondent Washington, DC. – Vidhi Kumar Bhirdi, Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Indian Occupied Kashmir said on January 24, 2024 that all the security arrangements are in place... Read More › - Voice of East


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Another Year, Another Fake “School Choice” Week

Yes, folks, it’s that time again. Each year, the final week of January features a campaign of punditry, analysis, and cheerleading centered around “National School Choice Week.” What is “school choice?” In theory, it’s a utopian something-for-nothing scenario in which every student gets the education he, she, or other pronoun “chooses.” In fact, “school choice,” … Continue reading Another Year, Another Fake “School Choice” Week → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Acu Seeds has devasted chronically ill people. Ofcom must now hold the BBC to account.

If you live with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), know someone who does, or just happen to use social media, you cannot have missed the storm over the Acu Seeds product that appeared on Dragon’s Den. People are rightly furious. So, the Canary is supporting a campaign group to help people complain to Ofcom about the BBC. […]


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https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2024/01/24/acu-seeds-dragons-den-2/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Election 2024: Don’t Fall for James Risen’s Guilt Trippery

“A progressive who stays home on Election Day — or backs Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West, or No Labels,” reads the tag line on James Risen’s latest column at The Intercept, “is voting for Donald Trump.” Well, no. A progressive (or anyone else) who doesn’t vote isn’t voting for Donald Trump or for any … Continue reading Election 2024: Don’t Fall for James Risen’s Guilt Trippery → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Egypt Is Sabre-Rattling Against Ethiopia To Distract From Its Betrayal Of The Palestinians

Egypt Is Saber-Rattling Against Ethiopia To Distract From Its Betrayal Of The Palestinians By Andrew Korybko The same country that had once been the leader of the Arab World now cares more about helping faraway Somalia wage Hybrid War against Ethiopia... Read More › - Voice of East


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Is Geopolitics Deterministic?

In an online video interview, libertarian judge Andrew Napolitano asked University of Chicago political scientist and international relations professor John Mearsheimer to “translate” president Xi’s remarks in his New Year speech. The professor answered, “There is no question that the Chinese want Taiwan back. They want to make Taiwan part of China…. There is also […]
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CWU slams leaking of Ofcom report into Royal Mail as regulator proposes deliveries EVERY OTHER DAY

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has issued a furious response to the leaking of an Ofcom report into Royal Mail. Little wonder really, when one of the regulator’s reported proposals is letter deliveries every other day. However, there’s more to this story than meets the eye – because it all hinges on the company’s new […]


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https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2024/01/22/cwu-slams-leaking-of-ofcom-report-into-royal-mail-as-regulator-proposes-deliveries-every-other-day/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Why’s The New York Times Fearmongering About Indonesia’s Presidential Frontrunner?

Why’s The New York Times Fearmongering About Indonesia’s Presidential Frontrunner? By Andrew Korybko It’s an information warfare provocation intended to manipulate voters’ perceptions of the frontrunner to the point that a run-off election is scheduled this summer, which could then give... Read More › - Voice of East


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Cops RAID the home of a pro-Palestinian pensioner – for putting up posters with… DRAWING PINS

On Wednesday 17 January, four Devon and Cornwall police officers raided the house of a pensioner over allegations of criminal damage to Falmouth and Truro Tory MP Cherilyn Mackrory’s office. The alleged crime was committed using… wait for it… drawing pins. April: a criminal mastermind with drawing pins The pensioner, April, woke up to find […]


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https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2024/01/19/pensioner-drawing-pins-police-raid/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Do We Need Terms of Service for Porch Pirates?

On January 6, Canada’s  CTV ran a story on package theft in Montreal West, a Quebecois suburb. “Porch piracy” — grabbing parcels left at doors by delivery services — isn’t just a Canadian problem, of course. It’s become endemic in prosperous western societies, particularly in densely populated areas with front doors located at convenient dashing … Continue reading Do We Need Terms of Service for Porch Pirates? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Latvia’s Planned Deportation Of Some Russians Could Set Bild’s Scenario Forecast Into Motion

Latvia’s Planned Deportation Of Some Russians Could Set Bild’s Scenario Forecast Into Motion By Andrew Korybko This thought exercise shouldn’t be misinterpreted as suggesting that a NATO-Russian war in the Baltics (and possibly stretching into the Arctic via new member Finland)... Read More › - Voice of East


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Overdraft Fee Cap: A Terrible Solution to an Already Solved Problem

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Financial Times reports, “is proposing to cap overdraft fees at as low as $3, potentially saving consumers billions of dollars a year and stepping up US President Joe Biden’s war on so-called junk fees ahead of the 2024 election.” The simple version, for those unfamiliar with overdraft fees: You … Continue reading Overdraft Fee Cap: A Terrible Solution to an Already Solved Problem → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Leaked German War Plans Against Russia Are Aimed At Advancing The “Military Schengen” Proposal

Leaked German War Plans Against Russia Are Aimed At Advancing The “Military Schengen” Proposal By Andrew Korybko While Moscow opposes the “military Schengen” due to the ease with which it’ll facilitate NATO aggression against Belarus, Kaliningrad, and/or “mainland” Russia and regards... Read More › - Voice of East


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Ofgem and Tories under increasing pressure to stop cruel energy standing charges

New research shows overwhelming support for scrapping the flat-rate daily standing charge on our energy bills, as thousands share their experiences of the energy crisis. It comes energy suppliers have hiked the fixed charges to around £300 – leading one campaign group to say they are causing “widespread energy starvation”. However, will the regulator Ofgem […]


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Indonesia deploys 400 battle-hardened troops to troubled Papua

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic […] - Steve Topple


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Substack’s No-Platforming Climbdown Isn’t “Censorship,” But It’s Still a Bad Idea

In January of 2022, Lulu Cheng-Meservey — at the time, Vice President of Communication for Substack, though she’s since moved on to a similar role at Activision Blizzard — wrote on Twitter (now known as “X”): “At Substack, we don’t make moderation decisions based on public pressure or PR considerations. An important principle for us … Continue reading Substack’s No-Platforming Climbdown Isn’t “Censorship,” But It’s Still a Bad Idea → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Slovak Prime Minister Has A Pragmatic Approach Towards The Ukrainian Conflict

The Slovak Prime Minister Has A Pragmatic Approach Towards The Ukrainian Conflict By Andrew Korybko The importance of Robert Fico’s piece is that it represents yet another clearly articulated and impressively pragmatic view of the Ukrainian Conflict from a European leader... Read More › - Voice of East


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Presidential Immunity: Trump Makes a Good Point Without Meaning To

“It’s the opening of a Pandora’s Box,” Donald Trump said on January 9, musing on the possibility of a court rejecting his claim that, as a former president, he must enjoy life-long immunity from criminal prosecution for pretty much anything and everything he did while in office. “[I]f I wasn’t given immunity, then other presidents … Continue reading Presidential Immunity: Trump Makes a Good Point Without Meaning To → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Somali Leader Is Looking For Allies As He Plots Hybrid War Against Ethiopia And Somaliland

The Somali Leader Is Looking For Allies As He Plots Hybrid War Against Ethiopia And Somaliland By Andrew Korybko Eritrea and Somalia are on the same side vis-à-vis Ethiopia in the regional security dilemma, it already trains members of the Somali... Read More › - Voice of East


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After the Post Office scandal, it’s time ITV exposed the ‘post-viral scandal’ of ME and Long Covid

The ITV1 drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office has caused a flurry of activity around the Horizon IT system scandal. It has also prompted countless people …
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Our Political Conundrum: Two Questions That Answer Each Other

It’s customary for op-ed columns to hang themselves on “news hooks” — the things you’re already reading about that just happened, are happening, or may be about to happen. The closest thing I to a “news hook” I could up with for this piece is that my friend Lloyd Sloan supports the presidential candidacy of … Continue reading Our Political Conundrum: Two Questions That Answer Each Other → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Let The United Nations Prove That It Is Not A Country Club For The Rich

Let The United Nations Prove That It Is Not A Country Club For The Rich By Dr Imtiaz A. Khan (Professor at George Washington University Medical Centre) Washington, DC – Unresolved issue of Indian occupied Kashmir has embroiled the region since... Read More › - Voice of East


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Putin Importantly Clarified That The Western Elite, Not Ukraine, Are Russia’s True Enemies

Putin Importantly Clarified That The Western Elite, Not Ukraine, Are Russia’s True Enemies By Andrew Korybko As the proxy war winds down and all players begin preparing for the post-conflict future, whenever it comes to pass, it’s worthwhile to once again... Read More › - Voice of East


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What’s In Your Wallet? If CBDC Supporters Have Their Way, Nothing Reliable

In December, Reuters reports,  India’s “digital rupee” crossed the milestone of more than one million transactions per day. Meanwhile, in early January,  the European Union’s central bank published a rulebook for, and Spain’s central bank  selected “partners” in a pilot/test program for, their own central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). In the US, CBDCs remain at … Continue reading What’s In Your Wallet? If CBDC Supporters Have Their Way, Nothing Reliable → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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A viral petition and the CWU sum up the corrupt cronyism that ‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office’ reignited public awareness of

The ITV1 drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office has caused a flurry of activity around the Horizon IT system scandal – not least …
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The Somali Authorities And Al-Shabaab Are On The Same Side Against Ethiopia’s Somaliland Port Deal

The Somali Authorities And Al-Shabaab Are On The Same Side Against Ethiopia’s Somaliland Port Deal By Andrew Korybko Social media is flooded with warmongering from some Somali activists who all of a sudden consider Ethiopia to be more of a threat... Read More › - Voice of East


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Where Do You Want to Take a Free Mouse Today?

As 2024 begins, Mickey Mouse no longer remains under the full legal control of the Walt Disney Company. Meanwhile, their archenemy vies with an ex-President, who has pictured himself as a slacker cartoon frog, for the Republican nomination. Ron DeSantis’s thin cloak of anti-corporate rhetoric covers a conventional GOP suit. Donald Trump is known more … Continue reading Where Do You Want to Take a Free Mouse Today? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Somalia Should Negotiate A “Dignified Divorce” With Somaliland As Soon As Possible

Somalia Should Negotiate A “Dignified Divorce” With Somaliland As Soon As Possible By Andrew Korybko Egypt and Eritrea, which want to contain Ethiopia through proxy war means, might try to push Somalia into going to war over this issue. Mogadishu would... Read More › - Voice of East


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It’s All About Them, Lauren Boebert Edition

In late December, US Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) packed her carpet bag and moved her 2024 re-election campaign. After supposedly representing her state’s 3rd district for two terms, she’s now seeking to supposedly represent the 4th. Why? Well, it’s all about safety. Not her constituents’ safety, her district’s safety, her state’s safety, her party’s safety, … Continue reading It’s All About Them, Lauren Boebert Edition → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Five Messages Sent By Ukraine’s Latest Bombing Of Belgorod

The Five Messages Sent By Ukraine’s Latest Bombing Of Belgorod By Andrew Korybko The more state terrorism that Ukraine commits against Russian civilians without any criticism from the West, the more that the Global South will sympathize with Russia’s goals of... Read More › - Voice of East


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