Here are 7 hand-picked articles from the best and most trusted independent news sources, focused on topics and angles you probably won’t see anywhere in the corporate media.
#1
Leaked Documents Reveal Julian Assange Planned an Escape to Moscow in 2017
The documents show that the plan involved Assange being transferred from his Ecuadorean embassy hideout — where he's been stuck for the last six years — via a politically sensitive process whereby Ecuador would name him as a political counselor to the country's embassy in Moscow.
However, British authorities vetoed his diplomatic status and refused to recognize such a designation, which ultimately blocked the plan from coming to fruition.
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#2
Facebook Censors Viral Video Detailing True Legacy of Christopher Columbus
With nothing but a vague "violation of community standards" note and offering no ability to appeal the decision, Facebook has once again blocked a piece of critical journalism—this time a short documentary video depicting the brutal legacy of Christopher Columbus—from its global online platform.
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#3
Supporting Palestine Can Now Get You Denied Entry to the US
"I have been a severe critic of the current US administration's policy towards the Palestinians. But does this make me a possible security threat to the US? Of course not."
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#4
Self-Censorship: Where The Real Damage Is Being Done
"I was going to write another article today about a different topic, but I backed down because I didn’t think I could deliver the kind of fiery, forceful, unmitigated argument it would need to be without risking getting banned from social media and blogging platforms."
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#5
Trump: Saudis Unfairly Deemed "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" Like Kavanaugh
U.S. President Donald Trump continued groveling at the feet of the murderous kingdom Tuesday night by claiming that the Saudis have been deemed "guilty until proven innocent" just like newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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#6
How the FBI Silences Whistleblowers
Most whistleblowers either suffer in anonymity or are personally, professionally, socially and financially ruined for speaking truth to power. Darin Jones is one of those people. He’s one of the people silenced in Barack Obama’s war on whistleblowers. And he continues to suffer under Donald Trump.
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#7
Saudi Arabia Transfers $100,000,000 to the US as Khashoggi Crisis Deepens
When US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew into Riyadh to discuss the disappearance and likely death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia transferred $100,000,000 to the State Department for US efforts against the ISIS.
“The timing of this is no coincidence,” a US official told the New York Times.
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