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 Pilger contradict the idea "it started on Oct7th"

A bright star in the firmament of justice has gone out. One of the greatest journalists of our era has passed away.

Source: Vale John Pilger – Pearls and Irritations

 

 

Tributes Pour in For John Pilger- Not a word from American Media

Meanwhile, the U.S. mainstream media is so far silent on Pilger’s passing. The New York Times on Monday ran an obit on the comedian Shecky Greene but not a word on Pilger, who wrote several opinion pieces for the Times.

Source: Tributes Pour in For John Pilger

Israel would send in the IDF and start bombing a city yelling “it started today, it started today”

If today is a typical day in the United States there will be two mass shootings somewhere in the 50 states.

Source: America’s mad love for guns: 650 mass shootings in ’23

Did 2023 see more or less transparency from Government? Is the Albanese Government more or less transparent than the Morrison Government? Transparency Warrior Rex Patrick looks back to answer these questions and give out some awards, many of them likely not wanted.

Source: Rex Patrick’s Transparency and Opaqueness Awards 2023 – Michael West

ZAKA is one of the leading organizations "alleging" Hamas atrocities on October 7. But the organization’s volunteers have systematically given false testimonies, and continue repeating them to journalists on behalf of the Israeli government.

Many of the reports in Israeli and international media networks — including CNN, the BBC, the New York Times, and many others — that accuse Palestinians of committing systematic wide-scale gender-based violence against Israeli women on October 7, 2023, rely on testimonies by Israeli ZAKA volunteers..... Are they reliable?

Source: ZAKA Is Not a Trustworthy Source for Allegations of Sexual Violence on October 7 – ScheerPost

 

  When it came to movies this year, the junk outstripped the gems. But three films rose above the muck.

2023 Was a Bad Year for Movies. Here Were the Best.

Dive into Jacobin’s “best books of the year” list. From sweeping 19th-century tales of rural life to the politics of war to contemporary accounts of revolution — we’ve got your reading needs covered.

The Best Books We Read This Year