(2024-10-23). Video: Facebook 'Israel policy' head talks 'privilege' of content influence. skwawkbox.org 
Former Netanyahu adviser reportedly flagged string of pro-Palestine content for censorship Jordana Cutler, a former Israeli official now working as head of 'Israel and the Jewish Diaspora' policy for Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, was revealed this week by The Intercept to have repeatedly flagged pro-Palestine messages accounts on Instagram for removal or censorship, …
(2024-10-23). Israeli authorities censor Lyd, a film about the massacre of Palestinians in 1948—and the possibility of a different historical outcome. wsws.org The Culture Minister asserted the film presented "a distorted picture of reality" and that its screening amounted to an incitement to violence that could foment "unrest and tensions."
(2024-10-23). As Israel readies to strike Iran, the Pentagon spills its ally's secrets in real time. haaretz.com The two U.S. intelligence documents that were made public last weekend provide a unique and unprecedentedly deep glimpse into the IDF's clandestine activity – and the very close surveillance by the Americans of its friend and ally…
(2024-10-23). Rockets fired from Lebanon trigger sirens in Tel Aviv, across central Israel. haaretz.com GAZA: At least 74 killed in last day, Gaza Health Ministry says ‚ñ LEBANON: IDF reportedly carries out large-scale strikes in Lebanon's Tyre hours after telling residents in parts of city to evacuate north ‚ñ HOSTAGE DEAL: Biden administration pushing for limited cease-fire deal to release some hostages…
(2024-10-23). Israel at war, day 383: Israeli army says it struck Hezbollah command posts in southern Lebanon. haaretz.com IDF: Tens of thousands of Palestinians evacuated from north Gaza's Jabalya since Thursday ‚ñ IDF says likely Hezbollah chief successor killed in Beirut three weeks ago ‚ñ Blinken: U.S. working to push limited deal in which a few hostages would be released for temporary Gaza cease-fire ‚ñ FBI says it is investigating leak of documents on Israel's preparation for retaliatory Iran strike ‚ñ Here's what you need to know 383 days into the war…
(2024-10-23). Rockets fired from Lebanon trigger sirens across northern Israel, Golan Heights. haaretz.com GAZA: At least 74 killed in last day, Gaza Health Ministry says ‚ñ LEBANON: IDF reportedly carries out large-scale strikes in Lebanon's Tyre hours after telling residents in parts of city to evacuate north ‚ñ HOSTAGE DEAL: Biden administration pushing for limited cease-fire deal to release some hostages…
(2024-10-23). IDF tells some residents of Lebanon's Tyre to evacuate; One wounded by shrapnel in central Israel. haaretz.com GAZA: IDF calls on north Gaza residents of Beit Lahia to evacuate ‚ñ LEBANON: IDF tells residents in parts of Lebanon's Tyre to evacuate north ‚ñ ISRAEL: Hezbollah launched rockets at central Israel two days in a row ‚ñ HOSTAGE DEAL: Blinken in Israel for Middle East tour amid push to restart cease-fire/hostage release talks…
(2024-10-23). U.S. is spending $28 billion on Sinophobic propaganda to colonise your brain. mronline.org 
Whoever owns the narrative owns the world—and things just got a lot tougher for those of us opposed to the metastasising brain cancer known as U.S. influence campaigns—or "perception management".
(2024-10-23). US Government Behind Campaign Violating North Korean Airspace. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Berletic North Korea has recently warned against the use of drones over its sovereign airspace to spread subversive propaganda. CNN in its October 11, 2024 article, "North Korea accuses South of flying drones over Pyongyang," reported, "North Korea accused South Korea of flying propaganda-filled drones over Pyongyang and threatened "retaliation," state media reported." The same…
(2024-10-23). Cuban and Chinese Communists hold meeting in Havana. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) Organization Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Roberto Morales, and head of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Li Shulei, inaugurated here today the 6th Theoretical Seminar on both political groups.
(2024-10-23). Mainstream propaganda machine fuming as 'Putin's isolation' myth crumbles. infobrics.org The Guardian argues that "Putin returned to the world stage by hosting 36 leaders at the BRICS Summit". However, this "return" exists only in the "parallel reality" of the political West's microcosm. In our actual timeline, the Russian president never left the stage.
(2024-10-23). Inauguran en La Habana seminario teórico Cuba y China (+Foto). radiohc.cu La Habana, 23 oct (RHC) El secretario de Organización del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC), Roberto Morales, y el jefe del Departamento de Propaganda del Partido Comunista de China (PCCH), Li Shulei, inauguraron este miércoles el VI Seminario Teórico de esas agrupaciones políticas.
(2024-10-23). Doomed US submarine, quantum computer hacking experiment: 7 science highlights. scmp.com From a declassified Chinese operation to possible building blocks for a lunar base, here are a few highlights from SCMP's recent science reporting.
(2024-10-23). Blinken discusses mass extermination plan with Netanyahu, pledges "ironclad commitment" to Israel. wsws.org US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to hold a "friendly and productive" discussion about the Israeli government's plan—known as the "General's Plan"—to ethnically cleanse northern Gaza and kill all Palestinians who remain.
(2024-10-23). Cuban and Vietnamese unions cement ties in Havana. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuban and Vietnamese unions strengthened ties on Wednesday during a visit here by Nguyén Ngoc Huyén, vice-secretary general of the Construction Union of Vietnam.
(2024-10-23). Republican officials in Indiana seek to purge voter rolls, Hoosiers fight back. peoplesworld.org 
INDIANAPOLIS—In an attack on the voting rights of legal immigrants and Black and brown working people, on Oct. 7 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and Secretary of State Diego Morales asked Ur M. Jaddou, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, to "verify" the citizenship of over 10% of the state's registered voters — some …
(2024-10-23). Netanyahu swerves US calls to reject genocidal 'General's Plan'. newarab.com 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resisted calls from top US officials to publicly disavow the so-called ' The Israeli leader and top aide Ron Dermer denied that the plan was being implemented in talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, but sidestepped the top US diplomat's urging for a public clarification, according to The Times of Israel, citing an unnamed US official. | The talks came amid Isr…
(2024-10-23). Leader: Struggles of Nasrallah, Sinwar changed fate of West Asia. presstv.ir Iran's Leader says the martyrdom of Hamas Political Bureau chief, Yahya Sinwar, and Hezbollah's Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah served to change the fate of the West Asia region.
(2024-10-23). Leader: Struggles of Nasrallah, Sinwar changed fate of West Asia region. presstv.ir Iran's Leader says the martyrdom of Hamas Political Bureau chief, Yahya Sinwar, and Hezbollah's Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah served to change the fate of the West Asia region.
(2024-10-23). What religion does King Charles follow? expose-news.com In 1996, the grand mufti of Cyprus, Nazim Al-Haqqani, accused Prince Charles of secretly converting to Islam in Turkey, which Buckingham Palace dismissed as "nonsense." "Did you know that Prince Charles has …
(2024-10-23). Video: Environment Sec Reed's car-crash interview over private water parent company freebie. skwawkbox.org 
Stammering minister claims he hasn't been influenced and water wasn't discussed Environment Secretary Steve Reed has suffered a 'car-crash' interview on Sky News, when challenged about accepting a £2,000 football freebie from a massive investment firm that owns Northumbrian Water. The water industry, privatised in the 1980s, is regulated by Ofwat, which takes direction from …
(2024-10-23). Exclusive: DWP refuses to provide details of mental health work coach trial and its 'dramatic results'. skwawkbox.org 
Kendall's department won't provide details or methodology of trial she says justifies forcing stressful visits on mental health patients The government has been rightly criticised for its plan to make people in hospital for treatment for severe mental health issues receive visits from 'work coaches' to get them back to work — government employees with …
(2024-10-23). Exclusive: DWP refuses to provide details of mental health work coach trial and its 'dramatic results'. skwawkbox.org Kendall's department won't provide details or methodology of trial she says justifies giving dangerous drug to unemployed The government has been rightly criticised for its plan to make people in hospital for treatment for severe mental health issues receive visits from 'work coaches' to get them back to work — government employees with the power …
(2024-10-23). U.S. is pushing for a deal to release a few Israeli hostages in exchange for a limited cease-fire in Gaza. haaretz.com U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken described the proposal as an attempt to gauge Hamas' seriousness for a broader deal, according to hostages' families who met with him. Given that Hamas' position is still unclear, the proposal has yet to be put to a formal vote in Israel…
(2024-10-23). Pressenza Press Agency Launches Malayalam Language Edition. pressenza.com In continuity with the drive to reach more and more people and to become an agency that fully reflects cultural diversity in its content, Pressenza will inaugurate its Malayalam newsroom this Thursday (24/10). | The celebration, which will begin at 5 pm (Indian time) will take place in person at the Jawahar Library in Kannur, in the state of Kerala, India, and will also be broadcast virtually to facilitate the participation of journalists, editors, publishers and friends of the agency in different parts of the world. | This new milestone follows the recent additions of Russian and Arabic newsrooms in 2024, enrich…
(2024-10-23). US Charges Iranian Official in Plot To Kill Journalist in New York. themedialine.org 
(2024-10-23). What frightens Ezra Klein most about Israel becoming a pariah state. haaretz.com After the 2014 Gaza war, U.S. journalist Ezra Klein took a 'personal break' from reporting on Israel-Palestine. A decade later he is one of the most influential voices on the conflict. In an interview with Haaretz, he discusses how October 7 're-confronted' him with Israel's impact on Diaspora Jews and why people who still think of the Jewish state as a democracy are 'delusional'…
(2024-10-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Food recalls and sickness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products are being recalled because of possible listeria contamination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician, explains the risks associated with listeria and how to best avoid foodborne illness. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 03) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: …
(2024-10-23). (Video) 'In the blink of an eye,' healthy teen needs new heart. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A healthy boy goes from celebrating his 16th birthday to suddenly needing a heart transplant. And it was all caused by a rare reaction to a common childhood virus that usually only results in a mild rash. Watch: Braxton Wohlferd's story youtu.be/f-cjbyoWhA4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (3: 19) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Wetting a line and catching fish is just one of the…
(2024-10-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Protect your family from seasonal respiratory infections. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cold, flu, RSV and COVID-19 all have one thing in common: they are respiratory infections that cause similar symptoms such as coughing, fever and fatigue. These illnesses can range from mild to severe, especially in people who are more vulnerable. Dr. Tina Ardon, a family medicine physician at Mayo Clinic, says these respiratory infections also share common preventive measures. She offers these tips to help keep you and your family safe. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/sgcSYHY-5Z8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality…
(2024-10-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Radiation therapy for patients with breast cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Radiation therapy is a common component of breast cancer treatment for patients. The high-powered beams of intense energy kill cancer cells and reduce the risk of the cancer recurring. Dr. Laura Vallow, chair of the Radiation Oncology Department at Mayo Clinic in Florida, explains how innovation is transforming radiation treatments. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/aCjypSH3cZw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of…