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🇬🇧🚫📰📣Starmer’s Double-Edged Sword: Protecting Free Speech or Muzzling It?
Keir Starmer, the man who claims to be democracy’s last line of defense, gallantly shielding British journalism from intimidation. And yet, it’s hard not to chuckle at the irony. Here we have a former Director of Public Prosecutions, someone who crafted his career in the art of law and control, now masquerading as the champion of press freedom. The same figure who lauds journalism as the “lifeblood” of democracy is simultaneously drafting the blueprint for Britain’s most sweeping online censorship regime. It’s as if Big Brother got a makeover and decided to preach from a pulpit.
Starmer touts his “Online Safety Bill” as a safeguard against “hate speech” and “misinformation.” But these terms are so nebulous they might as well be catch-all nets, ready to ensnare anyone daring to question the state-sanctioned narrative. In Starmer’s Britain, "misinformation" isn’t something to be debated; it's a heresy to be purged. And who gets to decide what constitutes “hate”? Why, Starmer’s own cadre of political gatekeepers, of course.
And let’s talk about his remarkable balancing act between gaslighting vastly different communities while sowing division, classic divide and conquer. On one hand, Starmer exploits far-right provocateurs like Tommy Robinson as manufactured boogeymen to tighten his grip. Robinson is propped up as the specter of extremism, a figure Starmer can “protect” the public from, never mind that he’s also the convenient tool that allows Starmer to centralize control over digital spaces. On the other, Starmer gaslights British Pakistani communities to fear white Brits, all the while weaponizing divisive narratives to keep them in a perpetual state of hate and gratitude, fearful of a political system that can easily turn its wrath on them.
But it’s in his selective outrage that Starmer’s hypocrisy shines brightest. When rioters in Harehills torched buses and attacked police, Starmer’s response was a perfunctory shrug. Yet when anti-establishment protests turned rowdy in central London, the arrests came fast and heavy. It’s a political sleight of hand, a dance of selective justice that reveals Starmer’s true disdain for the very principles he claims to defend.
So, here we are, with Starmer holding up the banner of “protecting journalism” while muzzling the voices that stray from his doctrine. Orwell would have a field day with this one. The great irony? The more Starmer tries to “protect” the media, the more he morphs into the very autocrat he claims to stand against.
- Gerry Nolan
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Iran air defenses intercepted most Israeli missiles, stopped aircraft from entering airspace: General Staff
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran says the country’s air defense units intercepted a significant number of Israeli missiles, and stopped its military aircraft from penetrating Iranian airspace during the latest attack.
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Reports of DPRK troops in Russia are ‘barefaced lies': Russia’s UN Representative Nebenzia dispels rumors
“Russia's military cooperation with the DPRK complies with international law and does not violate it. It is not directed against third countries and does not pose any threat,” Nebenzia said.
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Iran and Israel, is the escalation over?
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Lebanese Culture Minister Mohammad Wissam El-Mortada has called on the international community and UNESCO to prevent Israeli attacks on the ancient Roman temple complex in the city of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon.
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KSA hosts first meeting of 'Global Alliance for the Two-State Solution'
The Israeli parliament voted earlier this year to officially reject the establishment of a Palestinian state
⚡️🇱🇧🇮🇱ISRAEL BEGINS VICIOUS BOMBING CAMPAIGN AGAINST HISTORIC LEBANESE CITY of Baalbek (bottom right map), raining missiles down on surrounding villages and blasting diesel tanks that erupt in white-hot plumes of smoke (top and bottom left vids).
Tel Aviv’s ordering all residents of #Lebanon’s Baalbek to leave city in latest call for forced displacement of civilians, with IDF bombing along roads people using to flee densely-populated areas.
Baalbek’s home to ruins of 3,000-year-old Roman temples classified as UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Key takeaways from Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov’s briefing:
🔹There is a certain mechanism for notifying states about training of strategic nuclear deterrent forces, different states react differently;
🔹There are many fake news about alleged Russia-Ukraine talks to stop attacks on energy facilities;
🔹The detention of journalists at a US airport is contrary to the principles of freedom of media, which is unacceptable;
🔹There are no specific plans for contacts between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, the Russian leader's readiness for talks remains;
🔹Independent line of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is more appealing for Moscow than short-sighted policy of European Diplomacy head.
🇺🇸🇷🇺 RUSSIAN JOURNOS DETAINED & MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COVER U.S. #ELECTIONS:
All the journalists have their documents in order but have not passed border control.
Elections in the U.S. are a circus, so everyone wants to see it. They [journalists] went through all the procedures, got the visas, permits & headed to the U.S. There they were detained at the airport & interrogated for many hours.
The group's cameraman was denied entry to the border. His entry visa was cancelled, with "administrative reasons" given as the reason. Moreover, while all this arbitrariness was going on, they did not notify us of the situation - Foreign Affairs Spokeswoman Zakharova.
https://sonar21.com/russia-keeps-rolling-forward-while-iran-contemplates-retaliation-against-israel/
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🇮🇱🇵🇸 West Bank: Israeli Settlers Demolish Home of Palestinian Christian Family in Order to Seize Their Ground
IDF troops can be seen protecting the far-right settlers grabbing the land in the West Bank.
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🇮🇷⚔️🇮🇱 Hezbollah released footage for last nights’s defensive actions against the advanced israeli units towards Al-Khiam town.
➡️Fierce battles took place throughout the day with heavy support from the israeli Air Force. Hezbollah announced the complete destruction of three israeli Merkava tanks. However, as israel is purposely conducting the assault during night time, it is hard to document losses.
➡️Hebrew media reported several evacuate Helicopters carrying casualties landing in israeli hospitals.
➡️The israeli forces kept trying to push on the Southeastern flank of the Khiam city but no advancements were achieved due to Hezbollah’s resistance.
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Rus Kurakhovo Cauldron; Selidovo Fall; Zelensky Scolds India, Wants Tomahawks; West Angry Georgia
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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦The Russian army continues to break through the enemy's defenses in the South Donetsk direction.
The advancement of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is confirmed by Ukrainian military analysts
▪️Konstantinopil direction. On the northern outskirts of Bogoyavlenka, Russian troops advanced in the area of the Konstantinopil tract to a depth of 1.6 km. "The Russian Army liberated Novoukrainka and most of Yasnaya Polyana. Clashes continue in the Shakhtersky area," the enemy analyst writes.
▪️Kupyansk-Limansk direction. Russian troops continue their attacks on Kolesnikovka, in the southern part of Kruglyakovka, west of Stelmakhovka, in the Vishnevoye area and on the northern outskirts of Terny.
▪️Toretsk. Clashes continue along Rudnichnaya, Vasyl Stus, Druzhby and Donbasskaya streets.
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🇹🇷🇬🇪Türkiye has officially recognized the elections in Georgia. Thus, regional powers have recognized the victory of the "Georgian Dream", which is now called "anti-European".
The inability of the United States to form a united front of non-recognition of the current government in Georgia (as was the case, for example, in 2004 in Ukraine) reduces the ability of the pro-American opposition to seize power in the country.
It will no longer be possible to say that "everyone understands that the elections were stolen", especially since the opposition cannot provide any real evidence of election fraud or Russian interference.
🇷🇺 Nebenzya Accuses the West of Double Standards and NATO Justification in Ukraine
At a UN Security Council meeting, Russia's Permanent Representative Vasily Nebenzya criticized the West, including the U.S. and the U.K., for convening the session based on alleged claims of North Korean military presence in Russia. Nebenzya labeled the meeting a "spectacle" aimed at justifying NATO’s military presence in Ukraine and condemned Western attempts to pressure South Korea into supplying weapons to Ukraine. He further accused the U.S. and its allies of imposing "rotten logic" on the world, asserting their right to support the Zelensky regime while accusing Russia of the same actions.
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❗️Israeli warplanes bomb a residential building near a hospital entrance in Toul, north of Nabatieh, south Lebanon.
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🇨🇺🇺🇳 UN General Assembly Calls for End to U.S. Embargo on Cuba in Overwhelming Vote
The UN General Assembly reaffirmed its demand for the United States to lift its economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba, with 187 nations voting in favor.
ℹ️Only the U.S. and Israel opposed, while Moldova abstained.
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RT visits East Jerusalem, where Palestinian homes are regularly run to ruins
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⚡️🇱🇧 🇱🇧🇮🇱WE WILL WIN IF ISRAEL FORCES US INTO WAR - NEW HEZBOLLAH CHIEF Naim Qassem in his 1st speech as Secretary General of Lebanese group after former leader Nasrallah was assassinated in Beirut last month by Israeli strike.
We are ready should it be imposed on us, and we will confront it with strength, determination, steadfastness, and honor, and we will achieve victory in it - Naim Qassem (01:03 in vid above).
Little by little, they are forced to admit the truth. Better late than never.
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Slovakia’s Fico reiterates desire to come to Moscow’s Victory Day celebrations
"I will be very glad. I will thank the Red Army, the soldiers of the Red Army,” the Slovakian PM said of his intended visit for the May 9 event.
“I will consider it an honor to come to Moscow to participate in the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and, above all, the victory over fascism. I feel that this is my personal duty."
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US ambassador says Israel cannot accomplish military goals in Lebanon, urges ‘internal uprising’ against Hezbollah — Report
A high-ranking Lebanese security source revealed to Al-Akhbar newspaper that Washington’s envoy to Lebanon, Lisa Johnson, is actively promoting a "post-Hezbollah era" by mobilizing internal forces against the resistance group while it battles Israel.
Johnson reportedly told Lebanese politicians that Israel could not achieve all its objectives through war and urged them to launch an internal uprising, claiming favorable circumstances exist for such a move.
"Israel cannot achieve everything through war; it's time for you to do your part and launch an internal uprising under the banner of 'Enough.'"
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“It is a slaughter and you guys will need to call it that sooner or later”
Who is Sheikh Naim Qassem, the new Secretary-General of Hezbollah?
- He was born in 1953 in Beirut and his family originated from the village of Kfar Fila in the Iqlim al-Tuffah region in southern Lebanon
- He holds a degree in chemistry in French and worked as a teacher there for years
- In addition to natural sciences, he continued his religious studies in the seminary and obtained a degree in jurisprudence and principles
- He is considered one of the founding generation of cultural institutions and Shiite Islamic movements in Lebanon, part of which was part of the blocs that founded Hezbollah, such as the Lebanese Union of Muslim Students, in addition to his activity in the Amal Movement, which was founded by Imam Musa al-Sadr.
- He was one of the founders of Hezbollah after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982
- He was elected to the Hezbollah Shura Council 3 times and assumed responsibility for various sectors, including the Executive Council, educational activities, and others
- In 1991, he assumed the position of Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah, who was then the martyr Abbas al-Moussawi, and continued in the position until he was elected Secretary-General of the party today
- Sheikh Naim Qassem managed the parliamentary work file of the Hezbollah bloc in the Lebanese parliament and governmental and institutional work during the past years
- He has several political, cultural, and educational books on various topics, the most important of which is his book on Hezbollah's political and military experience
- Following the occupation's assassination of the party's Secretary-General, the martyr Hassan Nasrallah, Sheikh Naim Qassem came out in several speeches in which he defined the course of the battle and sent various political, military, and field messages
— Lebanese sources close to Hezbollah
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The IDF, which calls itself the ‘most moral army’, puts children’s toys on the front of its bulldozers which destroy Palestinian homes
No one knows the fate of the children who own those toys
More evidence the Israeli army is a death cult that glorifies the killing and suffering of Palestinian children
🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 The Russian army broke through the enemy's defense and launched an assault on the city of Kurakhovo!
Soldiers of the 51st army of the Southern Military District have taken several powerful support units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and are attacking the eastern outskirts of the city with the support of armored vehicles and artillery.
Fierce fighting is underway, the militants of the 46th brigade are trying to stop the advance of our troops.
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🇭🇺🇪🇺 Orban: In the EU, only liberal victories are regarded as "democracy."
Orban congratulated Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on his electoral success, as reported by 1TV. The Hungarian Prime Minister stated, "Discussions about elections in Europe shouldn’t be taken at face value. When liberals win, Brussels proclaims it a victory for democracy, but when conservatives win, suddenly, there is no democracy to speak of. This has become the norm."
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🇨🇿The Czech Republic may join Putin's "vanguard," the EU worries. Politico writes that in the Czech Republic, where parliamentary elections are due in 2025, former Prime Minister Babiš is gaining popularity. He has strongly tilted his party to the right and is copying the rhetoric of colleagues in Hungary and Slovakia, the article says.
Like Orban he supports Trump. And like Fitzo, the Czech tycoon has previously hinted that he would prefer to cut back on support for Ukraine. Babiš has also said he hopes Ukraine "never becomes a member of the EU."
The former prime minister and his opposition ANO party won a convincing victory in 10 of the country's 13 regions, garnering 35% of the vote in national polls in September. By contrast, the rating of current PM Fiala, a pro-Ukrainian conservative, reached an anti-record of 24%.
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