(2022-07-16). Jóvenes sandinistas inician congreso nacional en Nicaragua. telesurtv.net Rosario Murillo señaló que en esta jornada inicia la primera fase de un congreso evolutivo que tendrá varias etapas.
(2022-07-16). [Perspectives] Navigating recovery: the healing power of patients' narratives. thelancet.com The Miskito are Indigenous people of Nicaragua. They come from the Mosquito coast where remote villages nestle between the Caribbean Sea and lush jungle. Their communities are affected by a disorder called grisi siknis that manifests as highly contagious convulsions. It predominantly affects young women and sweeps through villages in sporadic outbreaks. The Miskito believe that grisi siknis is caused by a spirit called the duende. Traditional healers cure it with ritual and herbal potions. Krasnogorsk, a small town in Kazakhstan's vast northern steppe that is now nearly deserted, is another place said to have a u…
(2022-07-15). Bogus Report on Nicaragua by "60 Minutes" Exposed as Propaganda from CIA-linked National Endowment for Democracy. covertactionmagazine.com [Below is an open letter to 60 Minutes written by Susan Lagos, a Spanish and ESL teacher who has lived …
(2022-07-15). Challenging the AFL-CIO's Labor Imperialism. orinocotribune.com 
A little known fact, even to those who work there, is that the AFL-CIO organizes in support of US imperialist policies that drive a global race to the bottom in wages and working conditions, negatively impacting US workers too. The AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center is one of the four core components of the National Endowment for Democracy. Clearing the FOG speaks with Kim Scipes, a co-founder of the new Labor Education Project on the AFL-CIO's International Operations (LEPAIO). Scipes describes the long history of labor imperialism and how unions are challenging it. Adrienne Pine provides a brief report on workers prot…
(2022-07-14). Leaked Docs: Facebook 'Bot' Adviser Secretly in Pay of US Regime Change Agency. mintpressnews.com 
U.K. intelligence-linked communication firm Valent has been advising Facebook on which accounts to ban for inauthentic behavior and on suspicions for being foreign-backed disinformation operations. But documents show that Valent itself is secretly funded by U.S. regime change organization USAID. This connection might explain the recent mass purgings from Sudanese and Ethiopian social media.