SPECIAL ANALYSIS: For all his remarkable accomplishments, #Sanders ’ legacy in 2020 will likely be that of 2016, which was to be the sheepdog that herded progressives into the #DemocraticParty and got nothing in return.
By: Roger D. Harris #COVIDー19 mintpressnews.com/great-gray-hop…
#Sanders didn’t politically critique the #Obama/#Biden2020 record, hamstrung by his determination not to harm the Democratic Party. Unlike #Trump in 2016, who savaged the Republican establishment and won, Sanders pulled his punches and lost. #COVID19#RepublicansAreKillingUs
Sanders arguably could have beaten #Trump but not the #DNC. He would have beaten his Democratic rivals and gone on to defeat the incumbent president if what passes for the “liberal” establishment (e.g., the @SpeakerPelosi and Schumer) didn’t sabotage him. #PelosiHatesAmericans
Sanders is a social democrat; supports the rule of the owners of capital with workers as junior partners. He made clear, “I don’t believe government should own the means of production.” What he wants is a nice #capitalism that shares its crumbs with those who create the #wealth.
Sanders endorses the bipartisan consensus to overthrow the “vicious dictator” (his words) in #Venezuela. Sanders yearns for a nice imperialism, which somehow avoids messy excesses while not challenging #US hegemony. #Covid_19
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🧵A new MintPress News investigation reveals that a number of the most influential journalists in the United States were previously operatives of Israeli spying agency, Unit 8200.
Barak Ravid.
Founded in 1952, Unit 8200 is the Israeli military’s largest and most controversial division. Responsible for clandestine operations, spying, surveillance and cyberwarfare, the group has been at the forefront of the world’s attention since October 7, 2023.
🧵The twelve-month Israeli attack on Gaza could not be sustained without the unwavering support of corporate media in the West.
Since October 7, Western media have pulled out all the stops to ensure the public does not see the reality of what is happening in Gaza.
In this series of slides, MintPress explains nine common tactics big media outlets use to manufacture public consent for Israeli actions against its neighbors, highlighting some egregious examples on the way.
Using the passive voice when describing Israeli attacks.
Refusing to use accurate terms such as “invasion” to describe Israeli aggression.
The Israeli national security state is known the world over for its ethically questionable practices. But few people know that many of the world’s top companies were actually started by alumni of Israeli intelligence services—the same services that surveil and oppress the Palestinian population.
MintPress lays out eight companies with extremely close ties to Israeli intelligence.
Waze.
Unit 8200 is an elite military unit that carries out surveillance, cyber warfare and clandestine operations for Israel.
🧵With three billion monthly users, Facebook is the world’s largest media platform. This gives whoever controls it enormous power to shape narratives worldwide.
The US government has consistently used this power to influence Facebook and censor and delete viewpoints it does not like.
Last August, Facebook deleted nearly 8,000 accounts and 1,000 pages that spread positive messages about China and criticized US actions against Beijing.
Facebook did not claim these accounts were linked to the Chinese government, and so it was merely their opinions that triggered their removal.
🧵Tommy Robinson has been deeply linked to Israel since the very beginning of his political activity in 2009.
MintPress outlines what we know so far:
Tommy Robinson founded the English Defence League with Paul Ray in 2009. Ray previously infiltrated and spied on the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement (ISM).
Former Israeli soldier Roberta Moore registered the EDL on Companies House and later changed the name to the Jewish Defence League (JDL UK) as a branch of the Zionist terror group founded by Meir Kahane.
She officially headed the Jewish Unit of the EDL and regularly hosted rallies outside the Israeli embassy with the Zionist Federation.