(Joe Lauria) WikiLeaks has quoted a “high-level” Ecuadorian government source as saying that Julian Assange could be imminently expelled from Ecuador’s London embassy and that Quito has an agreement with the UK to arrest him.
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Facebook Leak Reveals Global Bribery Scheme to Soften Data Privacy Laws
(Zero Hedge) A leak of internal Facebook documents reveals that the company has conducted a global lobbying campaign to against data privacy legislation, targeting politicians around the world with promises of investments and incentives, according to The Guardian.
The Illusory Truth Effect: How Millions of Americans Were Duped by Russiagate
(Caitlin Johnstone) “Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy”, read the front page headline of Sunday’s New York Times. Bit by bit, mainstream American consciousness is slowly coming to terms with the death of the thrilling conspiracy theory that the highest levels of the US government had been infiltrated by the Kremlin, and with the stark reality that the mass media and the Democratic Party spent the last two and-a-half years monopolizing public attention with a narrative which never had any underlying truth to it.
Toxic Weed Killer Found in Almost All Beer and Wine Brands (Including Organic)
(the Anti-Media) Most of the food that we eat makes a long and tortuous journey to our tables, often over great distances or from unknown origins. Whether it’s factory-farmed eggs, processed chicken, fresh fruit from the west coast, seafood from the east coast, or a glass of wine or ice-cold beer, we often assume that what we’re eating is generally healthy or at least won’t harm us if enjoyed in moderation.
Sexual Assault Of Detained Migrant Children Reported In The Thousands Since 2015
(Julia Conley) A House hearing on the Trump administration’s family separation policy on Tuesday revealed that thousands of children in U.S. custody over the past five years have been subjected to sexual abuse in migrant detention centers.
Trump Says It’s Time for US to Recognize Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan Heights
(Middle East Monitor) US President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was time to back Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights that Israel seized from Syria in 1967, providing a boost to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the middle of his re-election campaign, Reuters reports.
How a Small Team of Journalists Overcame Facebook Censorship
(Alexander Rubinstein) Facebook seemed to have outdone itself again in its ongoing suppression of independent media when, earlier this month in coordination with CNN, it banned four pages belonging to a company that was not even accused of breaking any of the platform’s rules.
Third Most Powerful Vatican Official Found Guilty of Child Rape
(Zero Hedge) The former third most powerful Vatican official and Australia’s most senior Catholic official, Cardinal George Pell, has been found guilty of child sexual abuse in a Melbourne trial.
Tulsi Gabbard Wants to Legalize Marijuana, Punish Big Pharma and End Private Prisons
(Elias Marat) Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii’s democratic congresswoman and one of many entrants in the crowded 2020 presidential race, is already turning heads thanks to her anti-interventionist foreign policy approach and progressive stance on a variety of issues, making her an outlier among establishment Democrats.
Pope Francis Admits Nuns Were Used as “Sex Slaves” by Priests and Bishops
(Anti Media) Pope Francis has acknowledged that the Roman Catholic Church has a persistent problem in which nuns are sexually abused by priests and bishops who have resorted to using them as “sex slaves.”
Tulsi Gabbard’s Presidential Campaign to Challenge US Military-Industrial Complex
(Kevin Gosztola) Democratic Representative Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii announced she will launch a presidential campaign for 2020. Her campaign is likely to distinguish itself from other Democratic campaigns by making wars and broader United States foreign policy a major issue.
The Yellow Vest Movement Has Officially Gone Global
(Zero Hedge) The Yellow Vest anti-government movement started in France on November 17, when over 300,000 people across France protested a carbon tax on fuel that French President Emmanuel Macron touted as evidence of France’s leadership when it comes to mitigating climate change.
IRS Will Take Your Money but Won’t Issue Tax Refunds During Shutdown
(Zero Hedge) While most Americans thought they wouldn’t be affected by the partial government shutdown, anyone with a federal tax refund coming to them will have to wait until the stalemate is over, according to the Wall Street Journal.
US Military Ordered to Withdraw 7,000 Troops From Afghanistan
(Zero Hedge) CNN warns that US officials are bracing themselves for Trump’s announcement on Afghanistan after his bombshell Syria troop pullout announcement on Wednesday.
Is Trump Really Bringing US Troops Home From Syria?
(Consortium News) It would be nice to think the president has final say on foreign policy, given the U.S. Constitution. But the misleading troop withdrawal announcement, followed by Trump’s boastful tweet, suggests the exact opposite, says Patrick Lawrence.