In 1807, Thomas Jefferson wrote,
Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle. The real extent of this state of misinformation is known only to those who are in situations to confront facts within their knowledge with the lies of the day.
Great advice to us all, two centuries later. The disinformation, propaganda and myth making have never stopped. So, quit flagellating yourself by wasting time accessing the mainstream media. You know they are marionettes for the One Percent, and that includes PBS, NPR, BBC and ersatz "liberal" aggregators like Huffington Post and Slate. When I stopped, I felt like I got off bad drugs. My mind cleared and I could think objectively again. At the end of the day, whose voice has the most credibility: the world's victimized 80% or the West's aggressor 15% (20% if you throw in vassal Japan, South Korea and the other usual suspects)?
Instead, use that time to read the following books, as weapons of truth to combat Western Empire. All three are exhaustively researched and referenced. Like William Blake's cleansed Doors of Perception, they literally changed my life:
" JFK and the Unspeakable, by James W. Douglass. This was the
American deep state's great first false flag, a coup d'etat that changed the
world for worse, much worse. Our slippery slope started here.
" NATO's Secret Armies: Operation GLADIO and Terrorism in Western Europe,
by Daniele Ganser. A gripping, sordid account of how NATO has killed,
assassinated, maimed and terrorized thousands of their own European citizens
and leaders, while overthrowing a few more, and most assuredly still are.
" Killing Hope, by William Blum. It's all here, a detailed dirty laundry
list of the CIA's endless coups, assassinations, psyops, (mainstream)
propaganda, destabilization, running drugs, partnering with the Mafia, ad
nauseam, across the four corners of the planet. The heart of the deep state.
On the internet, only two "mainstream" Western sources are listed here. The Guardian is usually good, but their bias against Russia since the 2014 Ukrainian junta has been servile abomination. If you want to really know what's going on in the Middle East, its history and interrelationships, Robert Fisk at The Independent pushes his editors to the limit. My daily dose from A-Z is Al-Jazeera, Global Research, Global Times, The Guardian, RT, Russian Insider, Saker, Sputnik News, teleSUR and Voltaire. For several, like Paul Craig Roberts, American Conservative and ICH, I get email alerts. They all get looked at in cycles, over the days and weeks. I'm still looking for alternative Indian and Brazilian websites in English, and I'm committed to finding one in South Africa, to fully cover BRICS.
Al Jazeera English - Live US, Europe,
Middle East, Asia, Sports, Weather & Business News
The American Conservative
Antiwar.com
China Daily Website - Connecting China
Connecting the World
China | South China Morning Post
chomsky.info : The Noam Chomsky Website (his
website is always outdated, but he's all over the internet)
Chris Hedges, Columnist -
Truthdig
ClubOrlov
CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the
Names
Deena Stryker
Fort Russ
Trends Monthly - Trends
Research Institute
Fire Dog Lake (I contribute to this
website)
Globaltimes.cn | Latest China,
world news and business stories, comments from the Global Times
Guardian | World news | The Guardian
Global Research
The Greanville Post " Vol. VIII
Hidden Harmonies China Blog | å" å š 'degrees
INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE
Russia & India Report: Top Stories
The Intercept
The
Journal | Articles & Archives | Life+Outdoors | Field Notes(great site
for science, history, etc.)
MintPress News | Independent,
non-partisan journalism
The Nation
New Eastern Outlook
Oped News (I contribute to this website)
Oriental Review | Open Dialogue Research
Journal
Outlookindia.com
Paul Craig Roberts - Official
Homepage
People's Daily Online - Home Page
Asia Times Online ::
the best of Pepe Escobar
Press TV
Reseau Voltaire (in French, the
English version is below)
The
Independent | Robert Fisk
RT
Russia Insider: politics and news
Sputnik international
teleSUR
This Modern World
TomDispatch
Truthout
The Vineyard of the Saker
Voltaire Network
Worldbulletin - News on Turkey, Middle
East, Muslim World, Latest News, Culture&Islamic History Worldbulletin News
World Socialist Web Site - Marxist analysis,
international working class struggles & the fight for socialism
Xinhua -- English.news.cn
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While it is not strictly politics, to keep up on the latest in Science and Technology, I read ZME Science almost daily.
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