Category Archives: Media watch

NATO Training Leaves Ukrainian Troops ‘Underprepared’ for War

The veneer of NATO superiority is cracking as the Ukraine and its sponsors engage in a blame game over why the war is going so badly.

The NIH Ices a Research Project on “Health Communication”. Is It Self-Censorship?

What sure looks like an NIH study to improve the medical establishment’s propaganda skills had died a well-deserved death.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. v. Google Alleges First Amendment Violations via YouTube Censorship as a State Actor

Oh frabjous day! RFK, Jr. has lobbed a very big bomb at the heart of the censorship apparatus.

Fascism is the Western Answer to Class Struggle

Rob Urie makes a reasoned, data-backed case that the tools used in supposed democracies to enforce class standing merit the label of fascism

Russia Is Finally Correcting False Perceptions of BRICS

Russia is dialing down expectations for big BRICS developments at a late August summit.

The Bizarre and Widely Disparaged Fitch Downgrade of US Government Debt to AA+

The financial press and Mr. Market shrugged off the Fitch downgrade of US government debt from AAA to AA+. Why?

Gonzalo Lira Reports Torture in Ukraine Prison, Extortion, Inevitable Conviction with Sentence of 5 to 8 Years in Labor Camp

Gonzalo Lira is alive after being tortured in prison. He is tryng to flee Urkaine, witih tacit approval of the authorities. Wish him luck.

Revealed: Fossil Fuel Giants Are Using British Influencers to go Viral

Some badly-needed naming and shaming of soi-disant influencers who ran undisclosed advertorials for dirty energy companies

Hunter Biden Plea Deal Collapse: Dirty, Desperate Dealings in Delaware

Hunter Biden seems to have quite the affinity for hot water. Judge Noreika has sent his irregular plea deal back to the drawing board.

Decades of Public Messages about Recycling in the US Have Crowded Out More Sustainable Ways to Manage Waste

Why trying to tackle trash with recycling is too little, too late.

Rage, Neoliberalism, and Phone Trees

How neoliberalism is contributing to the collective sour mood.

Revealed: Media Blitz Against Heat Pumps Funded by Gas Lobby Group

Gas-linked companies’ attack on electric heating confuses consumers and leaves UK trailing behind Europe.