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Ben Norton

Journalist / periodista || @TheGrayzoneNews assistant editor || English: thegrayzone.com/author/ben-nor… || español: thegrayzone.com/author/benjami…

benjaminnorton.substack.com

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Top Applications	Count	%
twitter.com Twitter for Android · twitter.com/download/android	14,532	53.0%
twitter.com Twitter Web Client · twitter.com	7,638	27.8%
mobile.twitter.com Twitter Web App · mobile.twitter.com	5,264	19.2%
periscope.tv Periscope · periscope.tv	4	0.0%
moa.party Moa Bridge · moa.party	1	0.0%

Top Tweet Types	Count	%
Retweet	13,085	47.7%
Reply	7,727	28.2%
Quote	7,714	28.1%
Tweet	3,939	14.4%

Top Content Types	Count	%
URL	12,335	45.0%
Photo	2,115	7.7%
Video	377	1.4%
GIF	4	0.0%

Top Domains in URLs	Count	%
thegrayzone.com	795	13.8%
twitter.com	689	11.9%
theguardian.com	195	3.4%
therealnews.com	191	3.3%
youtube.com	167	2.9%
reuters.com	135	2.3%
nytimes.com	117	2.0%
washingtonpost.com	98	1.7%
haaretz.com	93	1.6%
alternet.org	76	1.3%
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Most Retweeted Users	Count	%
@BenjaminNorton - Ben Norton	1,708	22.1%
@MaxBlumenthal - Max Blumenthal	842	10.9%
@aaronjmate - Aaron Maté	493	6.4%
@RaniaKhalek - Rania Khalek	402	5.2%
@dancohen3000 - Dan Cohen	321	4.1%
@AliAbunimah - Ali Abunimah	249	3.2%
@TheGrayzoneNews - The Grayzone	239	3.1%
@MarkAmesExiled - Mark Ames	195	2.5%
@OVargas52 - Ollie Vargas	191	2.5%
@yashalevine - Yasha Levine	171	2.2%
@AhmadAlgohbary - Ahmad Algohbary	141	1.8%
@anyaparampil - Anya Parampil	140	1.8%
@ggreenwald - Glenn Greenwald	129	1.7%
@Moderate_Rebels - Moderate Rebels	122	1.6%
@ModerateRadio - Moderate Rebels	111	1.4%
@TheRealNews - The Real News	105	1.4%
@adamjohnsonNYC - Adam H. Johnson	103	1.3%
@RealAlexRubi - Alex Rubinstein	99	1.3%
@GrayzoneProject - Grayzone Project	99	1.3%
@ajitxsingh - Ajit Singh	98	1.3%
@BrasilWire - Brasil Wire	95	1.2%
@amalsaad_lb - Amal Saad	95	1.2%
@wikileaks - WikiLeaks	87	1.1%
@camilateleSUR - Camila	84	1.1%
@KawsachunNews - Kawsachun News	80	1.0%
@DefendingHistor - Defending History	79	1.0%
@shireen818 - Shireen Al-Adeimi	79	1.0%
@venanalysis - venezuelanalysis.com	76	1.0%
@asadabukhalil - asad abukhalil	71	0.9%
@BrianMteleSUR - BrianMier	70	0.9%
@rosendo_joe - Joe Emersberger	67	0.9%
@markcurtis30 - Mark Curtis	64	0.8%
@thekarami - Arash Karami	62	0.8%
@madanboukman - Madame Boukman - Justice 4 Haiti🇭🇹	55	0.7%
@AbbyMartin - Abby Martin	52	0.7%
@OrlenysOV - ✽ Orlenys 🍁🍃	50	0.6%
@AsaWinstanley - Asa Winstanley	50	0.6%
@taseenb - taseenb	49	0.6%
@HussainBukhaiti - Hussain Albukhaiti	49	0.6%
@OurHiddenHistry - Our Hidden History	47	0.6%
@AlanRMacLeod - Alan MacLeod	46	0.6%
@halaljew - Sam	46	0.6%
@s_m_marandi - S. Mohammad Marandi	44	0.6%
@telesurenglish - teleSUR English	43	0.6%
@Shehla_Rashid - Shehla Rashid	43	0.6%
@CarlZha - Carl Zha	42	0.5%
@DarlingHHuete - Darling Huete	41	0.5%
@deviIette - paolette	40	0.5%
@evoespueblo - Evo Morales Ayma	39	0.5%
@LindseySnell - Lindsey Snell	39	0.5%
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Most Quoted Users	Count	%
@BenjaminNorton - Ben Norton	743	33.0%
@MaxBlumenthal - Max Blumenthal	101	4.5%
@aaronjmate - Aaron Maté	71	3.2%
@KenRoth - Kenneth Roth	61	2.7%
@RaniaKhalek - Rania Khalek	59	2.6%
@KawsachunNews - Kawsachun News	51	2.3%
@nytimes - The New York Times	49	2.2%
@SecBlinken - Secretary Antony Blinken	46	2.0%
@dancohen3000 - Dan Cohen	42	1.9%
@DefendingHistor - Defending History	42	1.9%
@AP - The Associated Press	41	1.8%
@thehill - The Hill	40	1.8%
@Reuters - Reuters Top News	39	1.7%
@realDonaldTrump - Donald J. Trump	38	1.7%
@AFP - AFP news agency	36	1.6%
@CNN - CNN	36	1.6%
@TheGrayzoneNews - The Grayzone	35	1.6%
@TheEconomist - The Economist	33	1.5%
@marcorubio - Marco Rubio	33	1.5%
@SecPompeo - Secretary Pompeo	32	1.4%
@haaretzcom - Haaretz.com	31	1.4%
@yashalevine - Yasha Levine	28	1.2%
@wikileaks - WikiLeaks	27	1.2%
@evoespueblo - Evo Morales Ayma	26	1.2%
@MarkAmesExiled - Mark Ames	25	1.1%
@JoeBiden - Joe Biden	25	1.1%
@RealAlexRubi - Alex Rubinstein	24	1.1%
@Almagro_OEA2015 - Luis Almagro	23	1.0%
@CarlZha - Carl Zha	23	1.0%
@OVargas52 - Ollie Vargas	23	1.0%
@washingtonpost - Washington Post	22	1.0%
@jguaido - Juan Guaidó	21	0.9%
@ModerateRadio - Moderate Rebels	21	0.9%
@rosendo_joe - Joe Emersberger	20	0.9%
@27khv - Bryan MacDonald	19	0.8%
@jaarreaza - Jorge Arreaza M	19	0.8%
@ChrisMurphyCT - Chris Murphy	19	0.8%
@adamjohnsonNYC - Adam H. Johnson	19	0.8%
@StateDept - Department of State	18	0.8%
@ReutersVzla - Reuters Venezuela	18	0.8%
@Moderate_Rebels - Moderate Rebels	18	0.8%
@WHAAsstSecty - Michael G. Kozak	18	0.8%
@BrasilWire - Brasil Wire	18	0.8%
@AmbJohnBolton - John Bolton	18	0.8%
@AlanRMacLeod - Alan MacLeod	17	0.8%
@ggreenwald - Glenn Greenwald	17	0.8%
@AliAbunimah - Ali Abunimah	17	0.8%
@franakviacorka - Franak Viačorka	17	0.8%
@AOC - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	17	0.8%
@camilateleSUR - Camila	17	0.8%
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Most Replied to Users	Count	%
@BenjaminNorton - Ben Norton	6,226	94.1%
@SecBlinken - Secretary Antony Blinken	29	0.4%
@KenRoth - Kenneth Roth	29	0.4%
@joshua__frank - Joshua Frank	28	0.4%
@nytimes - The New York Times	18	0.3%
@ModerateRadio - Moderate Rebels	17	0.3%
@SecPompeo - Secretary Pompeo	14	0.2%
@WHAAsstSecty - Michael G. Kozak	12	0.2%
@JoeBiden - Joe Biden	12	0.2%
@JMVivancoHRW - José Miguel Vivanco	10	0.2%
@TheEconomist - The Economist	10	0.2%
@Almagro_OEA2015 - Luis Almagro	9	0.1%
@ianbremmer - ian bremmer	9	0.1%
@realDonaldTrump - Donald J. Trump	9	0.1%
@marcorubio - Marco Rubio	8	0.1%
@AFP - AFP news agency	8	0.1%
@AP - The Associated Press	8	0.1%
@jguaido - Juan Guaidó	7	0.1%
@ggreenwald - Glenn Greenwald	7	0.1%
@CNN - CNN	7	0.1%
@halaljew - Sam	7	0.1%
@thehill - The Hill	6	0.1%
@Charles_Lister - Charles Lister	6	0.1%
@VoCommunism - Victims of Communism	6	0.1%
@democracynow - Democracy Now!	5	0.1%
@CFWIJ - #WomenInJournalism	5	0.1%
@ananavarro - Ana Navarro	5	0.1%
@nypost - New York Post	5	0.1%
@mattduss - Matt Duss	5	0.1%
@areidross - Alexander Reid Ross	5	0.1%
@HillaryClinton - Hillary Clinton	5	0.1%
@NathanJRobinson - Nathan J Robinson	5	0.1%
@libcomorg - libcom dot org	5	0.1%
@yashalevine - Yasha Levine	5	0.1%
@KennardMatt - Matt Kennard	5	0.1%
@Moazzam_Begg - Moazzam Begg	5	0.1%
@laprensa - LA PRENSA Nicaragua	4	0.1%
@benimmo - Ben Nimmo	4	0.1%
@nytimesworld - New York Times World	4	0.1%
@SulomeAnderson - Sulome Anderson	4	0.1%
@Reuters - Reuters Top News	4	0.1%
@washingtonpost - Washington Post	4	0.1%
@CIA - CIA	4	0.1%
@thenation - The Nation	4	0.1%
@nytopinion - NYT Opinion	4	0.1%
@leftiblog - Left I on the News	4	0.1%
@FP_Champagne - François-Philippe Champagne (FPC) 🇨🇦	4	0.1%
@RealAlexRubi - Alex Rubinstein	4	0.1%
@theintercept - The Intercept	4	0.1%
@SolidarityFC - The Reverend Dr. Kilo Mac, Esq.	4	0.1%
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Top Hashtags	Count	%
#yemen	226	0.8%
#saudi	149	0.5%
#ukraine	57	0.2%
#venezuela	56	0.2%
#haiti	52	0.2%
#uae	51	0.2%
#us	48	0.2%
#sanaa	39	0.1%
#assange	36	0.1%
#hodeidah	33	0.1%
#breaking	33	0.1%
#syria	30	0.1%
#ecuador	27	0.1%
#nicaragua	23	0.1%
#iran	23	0.1%
#bolivia	19	0.1%
#cuba	19	0.1%
#uk	18	0.1%
#demdebate	18	0.1%
#saada	18	0.1%
#covid19	15	0.1%
#iraq	14	0.1%
#julianassange	13	0.0%
#gaza	13	0.0%
#israel	12	0.0%
#saudi-led	12	0.0%
#colombia	11	0.0%
#1	11	0.0%
#coronavirus	11	0.0%
#libya	10	0.0%
#unitetheright	10	0.0%
#trump	9	0.0%
#charlottesville	9	0.0%
#russiagate	7	0.0%
#afrin	7	0.0%
#russia	6	0.0%
#idlib	6	0.0%
#saudiarabia	6	0.0%
#lithuania	6	0.0%
#pcor	6	0.0%
#eeuu	5	0.0%
#caracas	5	0.0%
#lebanon	5	0.0%
#chile	5	0.0%
#yemeni	5	0.0%
#abolishthecia	5	0.0%
#bds	5	0.0%
#yem	5	0.0%
#aden	5	0.0%
#greatreturnmarch	5	0.0%
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Top Words	Count	%
government	1,932	7.0%
regime	1,825	6.7%
venezuela	1,755	6.4%
trump	1,629	5.9%
saudi	1,525	5.6%
military	1,310	4.8%
backed	1,279	4.7%
syria	1,268	4.6%
propaganda	1,154	4.2%
nicaragua	917	3.3%
yemen	893	3.3%
govt	887	3.2%
change	872	3.2%
because	846	3.1%
corporate	791	2.9%
western	778	2.8%
imperialist	748	2.7%
neoliberal	740	2.7%
israeli	738	2.7%
funded	736	2.7%
sanctions	730	2.7%
called	702	2.6%
biden	698	2.5%
being	691	2.5%
nazi	636	2.3%
foreign	616	2.2%
killed	608	2.2%
russia	607	2.2%
rights	594	2.2%
bolivia	581	2.1%
imperialism	579	2.1%
police	547	2.0%
political	541	2.0%
syrian	535	1.9%
civilians	531	1.9%
leftist	508	1.9%
elected	502	1.8%
election	496	1.8%
countries	493	1.8%
trying	473	1.7%
cuba	468	1.7%
democratic	460	1.7%
venezuelan	459	1.7%
used	451	1.6%
racist	449	1.6%
history	445	1.6%
palestinian	438	1.6%
arabia	436	1.6%
democracy	429	1.6%
any	420	1.5%
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Top Emojis	Count	%
😂 Face With Tears Of Joy	58	0.2%
👇 Backhand Index Pointing Down	22	0.1%
🔴 Red Circle	18	0.1%
🤔 Thinking Face	17	0.1%
🚨 Police Car Light	11	0.0%
🔥 Fire	11	0.0%
🤣 Rolling On The Floor Laughing	10	0.0%
🐍 Snake	10	0.0%
✅ White Heavy Check Mark	9	0.0%
❤ Heavy Black Heart	8	0.0%
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Tweets

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Peru's elected left-wing President Pedro Castillo has only been in power for 4 months, but he has faced constant destabilization.

Now the opposition-controlled congress just introduced a measure to remove him from office.

This is a political coup attempt
elcomercio.pe/politica/pedro…

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Replying to @BenjaminNorton

Just weeks after President Castillo took office, Peru's military forced his anti-imperialist Foreign Minister Héctor Béjar to resign Béjar warned, "This is a soft coup, or the beginning of it" That soft coup is expanding now into an impeachment attempt

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Coup alert: Peru's Foreign Minister Héctor Béjar, who was just forced by the military to resign, publicly warned, "This is a soft coup, or the beginning of it"

He says there is a coup in motion against the elected leftist gov't of President Pedro Castillo
portalalba.org/temas/politica…

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

The Belarusian version of Juan Guaidó, NATO coup puppet Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, is showing who her real constituency is by wishing a happy Thanksgiving to her patrons in Washington

Thanksgiving is a uniquely US (colonial) holiday, so this message is clearly not for Belarusians

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

@Tsihanouskaya

Happy Thanksgiving to all celebrating today! May love, hope, and joy of life fill your homes. There is so much to be thankful for! I feel blessed to have so much support around the world – for me and my fellow Belarusians. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/PawxIVY19h

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Nicaragua Explains Why It’s Leaving OAS, Responds to US Attacks on Its Elections

Thanks to @BlkAgendaReport for reprinting my interview with a top Nicaraguan diplomat discussing the US-led attacks on his country's sovereignty:
blackagendareport.com/nicaragua-expl…

Nicaragua Explains Why Its Leaving OAS, Responds to US Attacks on Its Elections | Black Agenda Report

blackagendareport.com

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

In this interview with @GordonDimmack I discussed US meddling in the elections in Nicaragua and Venezuela, a brief history of US imperialism in Latin America going back to the Monroe Doctrine, and the death of the CIA's Russiagate conspiracy
youtube.com/watch?v=pImEbP…

Ben Norton Retweeted ·

Gordon Dimmack

@GordonDimmack

Podcast 026 - Ben Norton
@BenjaminNorton

We discuss how hypocritical Western "democracies" have meddled in South American elections for many decades, and how they are literally fabricating their own news to further nefarious goals.
youtube.com/watch?v=pImEbP…

Ben Norton Retweeted ·

In reply to @OrlenysOV

✽ Orlenys 🍁🍃

@OrlenysOV

Para mí, como venezolana en Venezuela, el hecho de que la @MOEUEVenezuela no incluyera este elemento en su informe preliminar, lo plaga de vicios y no solo es irresponsable, sino irrespetuoso con nuestro Pueblo. Pero da igual, porque este es un país libre y no la extinta colonia

Ben Norton Retweeted ·

✽ Orlenys 🍁🍃

@OrlenysOV

La Unión Europea omite irresponsablemente en su informe, los gravísimos efectos que el bloqueo ilegal genera en la población venezolana.

Cualquier experto electoral serio, haría énfasis en los estragos que esos efectos causan, influyendo en la participación de estas elecciones.

Ben Norton Retweeted ·

Dr Annabel

@SoSowemimo

There is not a single sub Saharan African country in the top 30 countries for carbon emissions per capita. Meanwhile…

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Over 200 labor leaders from Nicaragua's powerful trade union federation the National Union of Employees - National Front of Workers (UNE-FNT) have approved a declaration denouncing the Organization of American States (OAS) for its meddling in and aggression against their country

Ana Yelitzia Gómez Terán

@AnaGomez_UNE

Al menos unos 200 dirigentes sindicales de nuestra poderosa Central Sindical UNE @FNT_Nicaragua aprueban la posición de rechazo de los movimientos sindicales y la coordinadora social a la resolución injerencista dictada por la @OEA_oficial
#FNTNiUnPasoAtras #SoberaniaEnMiTierra pic.twitter.com/HRglsXbFwI

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Temür

@realsteelmuslim

Rioters are burning down the Chinatown in Solomon Island’s capital of Honiara.

Many Chinese shops and businesses are now gone

This riot can ultimately be traced to Australian media domination of Solomon Islands and the constant stream of anti-Chinese news.

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Taiwan is meddling in Honduras' presidential election, coming up on the 28th, giving aid to the ruling right-wing National Party, which has brutally ruled the country since a US-backed 2009 military coup

The leftist Libre Party candidate pledged to establish relations with China

ABG RIC SOTO

@ricsotohn

#ÚltimaHora 🗣🚨⚠️De manera URGENTE se denuncia que los cachurecos están repartiendo descaradamente las ayudas y donaciones de Taiwan para hacer campaña partidista en favor de Nasry Asfura.

En las gorras se les lee “PAPI A LA ORDEN” y estàn en carpas del Partido Nacional. ¿AJÁ? pic.twitter.com/TEtF61M5wt

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Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

The Hill is staunchly pro-Trump and the show "Rising" is a vehicle to push new cold war propaganda. They talk about "populism" but don't challenge the bipartisan imperialist consensus Saagar Enjeti is paid by a neocon think tank to rebrand neoconservatism youtube.com/watch?v=14-8-d…

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Replying to @BenjaminNorton

Reminder that The Hill is owned by a rich right-wing Trump ally. Some think it's "alternative" media because it hosts the popular YouTube show Rising, but it pushes constant imperialist propaganda, especially against China. Here a CIA agent calls for war: thehill.com/opinion/nation…

Ben Norton Retweeted ·

John McEvoy

@jmcevoy_2

Fidel Castro died on this day in 2016.

This is how the British Joint Intelligence Committee described the Cuban threat in 1961: Castro must not be allowed to inspire hope among the Latin American poor lest they also demand economic justice for themselves.

Ben Norton Retweeted ·

Craig Pasta Jardula

@yopasta

Here they go again with their bullshit. And please don’t give me that “It’s a private company” crap. This is Fascism. How convenient for the State department that Twitter pulls the plug on Fi a day before we are set to arrive in Honduras to cover the election.

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Twitter's political censorship is so ridiculous: Fiorella Isabel @Fiorella_im, a journalist with independent outlet @theconvocouch, was just suspended after reporting on elections in Nicaragua, and days before going to report on elections in Honduras - both targets of US meddling

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

The US-UK-Saudi-UAE war on Yemen will have killed at least 377,000 Yemenis by the end of 2021, according to a new UN study.

This is a bipartisan, criminal war of aggression that Saudi Arabia initiated, with US backing, in March 2015, and still continues
al-monitor.com/originals/2021…

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Replying to @BenjaminNorton

A majority of the victims of the US-UK-Saudi war on Yemen are young children. The UN estimates one Yemeni child under the age of 5 dies every 9 minutes due to the imperialist war al-monitor.com/originals/2021…

Ben Norton Retweeted ·

Graham Elwood

@grahamelwood

Live NOW w/ @BenjaminNorton Talking Nicaragua Elections & More! 11/24/21 rokfin.com/stream/11257?a… #Rokfin

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Graham Elwood

@grahamelwood

Live w/ @BenjaminNorton Talking Nicaragua Elections & More! 11/24/21 youtu.be/7JTnPiyYfsw
LIVE NOW!

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Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Remember when major media outlets spread fake news claiming North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had died? Yeah, that was just last year. The lie originated with a website funded by the US government’s regime-change arm the NED, like most of these fake stories thegrayzone.com/2020/05/04/fak…

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Replying to @BenjaminNorton

Even the New York Times has admitted that Radio Free Asia is part of a "worldwide propaganda network built by the CIA" nytimes.com/1977/12/26/arc…

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

More ridiculous fake news about North Korea. What's the "source"? You guessed it: Radio Free Asia, a US government propaganda weapon created by the CIA

Corporate media standards in reporting on the DPRK are nonexistent. They just make up nonsense and stenographers regurgitate it pic.twitter.com/eNDR1JT7HR

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Replying to @BenjaminNorton

Anatomy of a fake news campaign: Media spreads lie from US govt-funded Korean outlet that Kim Jong-un died - The Grayzone

thegrayzone.com

Kotaku

@Kotaku

North Korean man reportedly sentenced to death for smuggling copies of Squid Game. bit.ly/3HTrkKG pic.twitter.com/otapDoVJGA

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Replying to @Kotaku

Fake news from the mouth of the CIA

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Kotaku

@Kotaku

North Korean man reportedly sentenced to death for smuggling copies of Squid Game. bit.ly/3HTrkKG pic.twitter.com/otapDoVJGA

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Smoking gun evidence of a Western imperialist plot to overthrow Ethiopia's constitutional government:

Current and ex diplomats from the US, Britain, & EU just held a meeting basically giving a green light to TPLF extremists to violently take over Ethiopia
jeffpearce.medium.com/ethiopia-the-w…

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Replying to @BenjaminNorton

Ex US Assistant Secretary of State Vicki Huddleston, ex chargé d'affaires in Ethiopia, told a TPLF official, "I hope that you’ll have military success fairly soon" (ie, violently overthrow Ethiopia's government) She added that PM "Abiy should step down" jeffpearce.medium.com/ethiopia-the-w…

Ethiopia: The Wests Diplomats Meet in Secret to Decide How to Help the TPLF

jeffpearce.medium.com

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Ethiopia: The Wests Diplomats Meet in Secret to Decide How to Help the TPLF

jeffpearce.medium.com

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

The US military has been waging an "irregular war" against Iran, conducting "kinetic" (read: violent) sabotage and psychological operations to "undermine the Iranian people's faith in their government"

In other words, it's US state-sponsored terrorism
news.yahoo.com/frustrated-wit…

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Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Venezuela's right-wing opposition were unable to win elections, so the US told them to boycott elections After years boycotting, USA told them to participate this Nov. 21. They did, but were defeated in a landslide socialist victory So now USA is demonizing the elections again

Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Replying to @BenjaminNorton

A delegation of US National Lawyers Guild members traveled to Venezuela to monitor regional elections on November 21 They wrote: "We observed a balanced and transparent voting process which voters expressed confidence in," including opposition supporters nlginternational.org/2021/11/nation…

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Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

The hypocrisy is mind-blowing: The US government claims it supports "democracy" while rejecting Venezuela's free and fair elections (monitored by the EU), and simultaneously reaffirming support for coup leader Juan Guaidó, who has not received a single vote to be fake "president" pic.twitter.com/8NKwMKGiIP

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The US supported negotiations in Mexico leading to Venezuela's opposition participating in elections But because the socialists won, USA moved the goal posts and claimed it was rigged beforehand USA will never accept Venezuela's election results until its right-wing puppets win pic.twitter.com/UaHP0IXtWp

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Venezuela's socialist party won regional elections in a landslide, getting more votes in 20 of 23 states and the capital Caracas

So the US government responded by trying to discredit the vote—while reaffirming support for unelected coup puppet Juan Guaidó
thegrayzone.com/2021/11/23/ven…

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CODEPINK

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"We have a responsibility to the people of Nicaragua to defend the constitution, to defend the sovereignty of the country... that is why we decided to take the historical step of denouncing the charter of the OAS."

Bravo, Nicaragua 👏🏿👏🏻👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼
thegrayzone.com/2021/11/21/nic…

Nicaragua explains why it's leaving OAS, responds to US attacks on its elections - The Grayzone

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Venezuela's socialists win elections in landslide - so US tries to discredit them - The Grayzone

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The New York Times' right-wing Latin America propagandist Anatoly Kurmanaev admitted that he and his colleagues are "mercenaries" who use “sexy tricks” to “hook” readers on absurd fake news demonizing Venezuela's democratically elected socialist government thegrayzone.com/2019/12/09/sex…

'Sexy tricks': How 'mercenary' journalists demonize Venezuela, in their own words - The Grayzone

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Anatoly Kurmanaev

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Maduro doesn't need to jail everyone like Ortega to win elections. He has perfected a much more sophisticated system. By dividing the opposition, stoking apathy & keeping a loyal minority dependent he can sweep the vote even under international scrutiny. nytimes.com/2021/11/23/wor…

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'Sexy tricks': How 'mercenary' journalists demonize Venezuela, in their own words - The Grayzone

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Ben Norton

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US government mouthpiece the NY Times and this propagandist who once admitted he's a "mercenary" know the elections in Venezuela were free and transparent, and the socialists won fairly.

So this US gov't lackey is desperately crafting another narrative to discredit their victory

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Ben Norton

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Hahaha CIA mouthpiece the NY Times is so desperate to pretend nothing shady happened with US intelligence asset / child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that it's quoting an anonymous "inmate who appears to have worked in the kitchen"

Maybe the source knows where Saddam's WMDs are too

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The New York Times

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About two months after Epstein’s death, an inmate emailed the psychology department about a conversation he had with a man whose cell had been next to Epstein’s. The inmate had heard Epstein “tearing up his sheet before committing suicide," he wrote in the email. pic.twitter.com/KJ91erYgS2

Gustavo Petro

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Ella se llama Dora María Téllez, combatiente icónica del Frente Sandinista de lIberación Nacional, que derrocó a Somoza.

Daniel Ortega la ha encarcelado con cientos de dirigentes políticos. Ortega ha transformado un sueño libertario en una dictadura bananera pic.twitter.com/96NEFhYnPL

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Dora María Téllez salió del FSLN en 1995 y se convirtió en informante de la embajada de EEUU: thegrayzone.com/2021/11/05/nic… Téllez y su partido neoliberal apoyaron el golpe de estado fascista en Bolivia en 2019—después de orquestar su propio fallido golpe violento en Nicaragua en 2018

From Nicaraguan revolutionaries to US embassy informants: How Washington recruited ex-Sandinistas like Dora Mara Tllez and her MRS party - The Grayzone

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Ben Norton

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Dora María Téllez salió del FSLN en 1995 y se convirtió en informante de la embajada de EEUU: thegrayzone.com/2021/11/05/nic…

Téllez y su partido neoliberal apoyaron el golpe de estado fascista en Bolivia en 2019—después de orquestar su propio fallido golpe violento en Nicaragua en 2018

From Nicaraguan revolutionaries to US embassy informants: How Washington recruited ex-Sandinistas like Dora Mara Tllez and her MRS party - The Grayzone

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Ben Norton

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Hablé con @JulianMaciasT del intervencionismo e imperialismo de EEUU en América Latina

También hablamos de las empresas de tecnología de Silicon Valley y como son parte de la estructura del llamado "estado de seguridad nacional" de Washington:
twitch.tv/videos/1213873…

#BenNortonEnPandemiaDigital Hablamos con Ben Norton del intervencionismo, imperialismo y colonialismo en Amrica Latina - pandemiadigital on Twitch

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Venezuela's socialists win elections in landslide - so US tries to discredit them

Join us now for an interview with Venezuelan journalist @QueraElse:
youtube.com/watch?v=p5ZrAM…

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Julián Macías Tovar

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Hoy entrevistaremos a @magdabandera, directora de @lamarea_com, para hablar de los ataques cibernéticos a medios de comunicación, y a @BenjaminNorton, editor de @TheGrayzoneNews sobre la intervención de los EEUU en procesos democráticos en América Latina.
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An explosive Grayzone report reveals the #OPCW's malicious concealment of findings that ruled out that chlorine gas was used in #Douma, #Syria. en.mdn.tv/6R8s

The Grayzone: OPCW Tampered with Findings of Douma Attack Investigation

english.almayadeen.net

Ben Norton

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Venezuela's socialists win elections in landslide - so US tries to discredit them

I'm speaking with Venezuelan journalist @QueraElse about the historic electoral victory, and Washington's attempt to delegitimize the process.

We're live now. Join us:
youtube.com/watch?v=p5ZrAM…

Ben Norton

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A hundred-billionaire oligarch thanks Obama for his neoliberal policies that made the rich even richer (and the poor even poorer):

Jeff Bezos donates $100 million to the Obama Presidential Foundation, largest individual gift ever chicago.suntimes.com/2021/11/22/227…

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Obama told a room full of Wall Street bankers to "just say thank you, please," after he helped them make so much money thegrayzone.com/2018/11/30/oba…

Obama tells Wall Street to thank him for making so much money, at elite gala with ex-Bush official - The Grayzone

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Jeff Bezos donates $100 million to the Obama Presidential Foundation, largest individual gift ever

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The US is likely sending even more military advisers, missiles, mortars, and helicopters to Ukraine's Nazi-infiltrated government -- while using the "threat" of Russian troops inside Russia as an excuse to justify Washington's war drive
cnn.com/2021/11/22/pol…

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Billionaire-funded regime-change lobby group "Human Rights Watch" also supported the far-right US-backed 2019 military coup in Bolivia: thegrayzone.com/2019/11/20/hum…

@HRW Director-for-Life Ken Roth praised the “transitional moment” (coup) against a (democratically elected) “strongman”

Human Rights Watch supports US-backed far-right coup in Bolivia, whitewashes massacre of indigenous protesters - The Grayzone

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BrianMier

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Don't be fooled by its name. Human Rights Watch is anti-human rights. José Miguel Vivanco publically supported the 2016 coup against Dilma Rousseff which led to catastrophic rises in femicide, hunger & homelessness and genocide of indigenous people. Now he's lying about Venezuela pic.twitter.com/3FKReVDc9L

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El Salvador's techno-neoliberal millennial President Bukele has been interestingly trying to play China and the US against each other -- although he continues attacking the Sandinista government in neighboring Nicaragua while viciously repressing the leftist FMLN party at home.