Leftists Today - 7/19 Early Edition Top Articles & Videos

Featuring: CommonDreams, WSWS, FAIR, Popular Information, CounterPunch, Lauren Steiner, Red Berets Medicare For All, #M4M4ALL, Richard Medhurst, The Vanguard, Real Progress in Action, Katie Halper +

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• ☀️  Data Leak Exposes Global Surveillance Plot Targeting Journalists and Dissidents: Kenny Stancil, CommonDreams

  Common Dreams @commondreams

  Pegasus spyware sold by private Israeli company NSO Group, "is a weapon of choice for repressive governments seeking to silence journalists, attack activists, and crush dissent," said @AgnesCallamard of @amnesty.

  

  commondreams.orgData Leak Exposes Global Surveillance Plot Targeting Journalists and DissidentsPegasus spyware, sold by private Israeli company NSO Group, “is a weapon of choice for repressive governments seeking to silence journalists, attack activists, and crush dissent,” said Amnesty International’s Agnès Callamard.

• ☀️  The floods in Europe and the bankruptcy of capitalism: Johannes Stern, WSWS

  World Socialist Web Site @WSWS_Updates

  The floods, which have claimed the lives of over 180 people in Germany and Belgium, expose in many ways the bankruptcy of capitalism and its political representatives.

  

  wsws.orgThe floods in Europe and the bankruptcy of capitalismThe floods, which have claimed the lives of over 180 people in Germany and Belgium, expose in many ways the bankruptcy of capitalism and its political representatives.

• ☀️  Media Embellish Protests, Downplay Effects of US Sanctions in Cuba: Alan Macleod, FAIR via CommonDreams

  Common Dreams @commondreams

  The corporate press across the political spectrum consistently downplayed one of the primary causes of unrest in Cuba: the increasingly punitive U.S. blockade.

  

  cdreams.newsMedia Embellish Protests, Downplay Effects of US Sanctions in CubaWhile giving the protests in Cuba a great deal of coverage, the corporate press across the political spectrum consistently downplayed one of the primary causes of unrest: the increasingly punitive U.S. blockade.

• ☀️  Lockheed Martin is now the top corporate donor to GOP objectors: Judd Legum & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information

  Judd Legum @JuddLegum

  UPDATE: @LockheedMartin is now the top corporate donor to Republicans that voted to overturn the election, surpassing @Toyota A popular.info analysis finds @LockheedMartin has donated to 53 GOP objectors in the first 6 months of 2021

  

  popular.infoLockheed Martin is now the top corporate donor to GOP objectorsIn the first six months of 2021, Lockheed Martin has already donated to 53 members of Congress who voted on January 6 to overturned the election results. The defense contractor has donated to more GOP objectors than any other major company, according to an analysis of new FEC filings by Popular Info…

• ☀️  Nothing is Happening in South Africa (Just Devastation): Paul Cochrane, CounterPunch

  CounterPunch @NatCounterPunch

  Huge swathes of South Africa are smouldering from days of rioting and looting, yet judging by the limited news coverage internationally, you wouldn’t think so. It’s not too much of a stretch to say there’s been a near global media blackout.

  

  counterpunch.orgNothing is Happening in South Africa (Just Devastation) - CounterPunch.orgHuge swathes of South Africa are smouldering from days of rioting and looting. Some 27 million people have been going through the equivalent of a force 10 hurricane, yet judging by the limited news coverage internationally, you wouldn’t think so. It’s not too much of a stretch to say there’s been a …

Top Videos:

• ☀️  #M4M4All Medicare For All Marches Unmasked: Lauren Steiner (via FB Live) (1:36:33)

• ☀️  Republicans Call Biden a Communist for Not Starving Cuba Even More: Richard Medhurst (30:58)

• ☀️  Addressing Criticism of Our Ryan Grim Interview & MORE - THE VANGUARD LIVE (1:06:38)

• ☀️  The New Untouchables: The Pecora Files S2:E3 The Devil is in the Details: Real Progress in Action (1:18:10)

• ☀️  Quick Hello Meta Cuba Interview Watch Party Stream: Katie Halper (1:09:52)

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