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BBC’s ‘independent’ Russian partner begged UK govt for funds, files show
Leaked documents show the supposedly self-reliant anti-Kremlin outlet Mediazona asked the UK gov’t for £300,000. With foreign funding drying up, the “independent” news site now faces financial crisis. Mediazona, the self-styled “independent” Russian outlet which partners with the BBC to track the deaths of Russian troops, requested hundreds of thousands of […]

In Defense of Whataboutism, The Scientific Method of Justice
Try this sometime: say that NATO bombed civilians in Serbia, and Russia did the same in Ukraine. Don’t take a side, don’t justify it – just note the symmetry and watch the room explode. You’ll be accused of whataboutism, as though you’d just farted in church during a eulogy. Push further, and […]

The So-Called Trump-Ramaphosa ‘Ambush’
Trump’s meeting with Ramaphosa was a long-overdue reality check on South Africa’s hostility, hypocrisy, and dependence on U.S. aid and trade. Nothing highlights the poverty of the media-Democratic mind than its weary use of echo-chamber buzzwords. Once Pravda-like instructions are sent out from DNC operatives, mindless media anchors mouth them […]

Japan Rides the Censorship Bandwagon
The manufacturer of the replicon mRNA Covid “vaccine” in Japan, Meiji Seika Pharma, has brought a lawsuit against a member of the Japanese parliament, Kazuhiro Haraguchi. Haraguchi had commented that the Covid injections are “akin to a biological weapon,” a statement which the Meiji Pharma president claimed was beyond the bounds of […]

It’s A Complete Lie To Say Gaza Can Have Peace If Hamas Surrenders
We need to make sure everyone’s clear on this so nobody can say they didn’t know after history unpacks this one. Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): ❖ Anyone who says Gaza will be at peace if […]

NEXT PHASE: ‘Civilizational Multipolarity’ in a Post-Pax Americana World
New order sees states derive legitimacy from deep structures of language, religion and institutional memory rather than universal norms. Marcus Loh writes for Asia Times…. In 2016, Singapore’s then-Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen was asked in Parliament how the country would respond if the United States were to pull back from its security commitments […]

If You Don’t Oppose The Gaza Holocaust, You’ve Been Wasting Your Life On This Planet
Take a firm position on the great moral issue of our time, or be prepared to spend the rest of your life explaining why you didn’t. Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): They’re burning kids alive in Gaza. They’re burning them alive. And still people are silent, […]

Gaza Crisis Inflamed as Israeli Officials Vow to Enact the ‘TRUMP PLAN’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now warning that Syria could be weeks away from “potential collapse and a full-scale civil war of epic proportions,” as the West rushes to prop up the Al-Qaeda regime in Damascus led by Abu Mohammed al-Julani, amid growing discontent and divide in Syria. What […]

Trump’s War on Leaks: Is Journalism the Next Casualty?
When Donald Trump returned to office in 2025, he vowed to “end the weaponization of government censorship once and for all.” His Executive Order — Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship — was welcomed by many, including myself. As a journalist — even one who focuses mainly on medicine, science, and public […]
The Deep State Goes Viral: Introduction
The following is the introduction to Debbie Lerman’s new book, The Deep State Goes Viral: Pandemic Planning and the Covid Coup. For most of my adult life, I believed pretty much everything I read in the New York Times and heard on NPR. I thought there was a huge difference between Republicans and […]