Rep. Swalwell: Capitol Attack Was The ‘Largest Crime Committed In The U.S.

MSNBC– Jul 6, 2021

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the ongoing criminal investigation into members of the Trump mob who stormed the Capitol and why “January 6th does not happen” without Donald Trump’s incitement of the mob.

Fox News’ Rupert Murdoch Expanding Disinformation Empire To Weather

MSNBC – Jul 6, 2021

Climate-denying billionaire and owner of Fox News Rupert Murdoch is starting a weather channel, and we can’t think of a worse person to trust with information about the weather.

Right Wing Media and the Dangerous Expansion of the Disinformation Universe (April 21, 2021)

Al Franken

Premiered Apr 21, 2021

If Rush Limbaugh was the Big Bang, the expanding universe of disinformation has only become bigger, darker, and more dangerous. Think Anti Vaxxers. Think QAnon… Think Tucker Carlson!

‘Like The Mob’: Trump In Trouble As Family Member Floats Ivanka Flipping

MSNBC

Citizen Donald Trump is speaking out about the criminal probe into his namesake organization, admitting the crime during a rally and downplaying the charges. Prosecutors are still pressuring Trump’s money man Allen Weisselberg to start talking. MSNBC’s Dr. Jason Johnson is joined by former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal to discuss the latest in the investigation.

GLOBALink | High-tech methods boosting agricultural development in east China

New China TV

Published on Jul 6, 2021

See how modern farmers in east China’s Jiangsu Province are using high-tech methods to boost agricultural development. #GLOBALink

Mary Simon chosen as 1st Indigenous governor general

CBC News: The National

Published on Jul 6, 2021

A rash of kidnappings in Nigeria has families living in fear and some keeping their children out of school. Officials say high unemployment and a struggling economy has led to a rise in kidnappers seeking ransom.

Kidnapping crisis in Nigeria keeps children out of school

CBC News: The National

Published on Jul 6, 2021

A rash of kidnappings in Nigeria has families living in fear and some keeping their children out of school. Officials say high unemployment and a struggling economy has led to a rise in kidnappers seeking ransom.

What Do People Mean by ‘Critical Race Theory’?

VOA News

Published on Jul 6, 2021

Critical race theory has been around nearly 50 years but has gained mainstream recognition only recently

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‘Graveyard of empires’: With US out, who will fill void in Afghanistan? (FULL SHOW)

RT America

Published on Jul 6, 2021

Three-trillion dollars later, the US begins its long-overdue withdrawal from Afghanistan amid accusations of too little consideration for the safety of local allies. Has Washington become “one more on the heap” of a country rightly dubbed “the graveyard of empires?” Former Pentagon official Michael Maloof joins News.Views.Hughes to share his expertise.

He predicts civil war as a likely outcome and anticipates Beijing to increase its influence in the region and says China, along with Pakistan, India, Iran and Russia, are best positioned to take responsibility for security on behalf of war-torn Afghanistan. (01:25)

Meanwhile, Facebook has unveiled a pilot project to trace the spread of “extremism” on its platform. Investigative journalist Ben Swann weighs in. (10:34)

He argues that terms like “extremist” aren’t specific enough to prevent overuse of the new feature to ostracize anyone who questions mainstream politics and news narratives and people who otherwise “think differently or think for themselves.”

Then Lionel of Lionel Media joins the discussion, pointing out the disturbing parallels between COVID-19 contact tracing and the virtual “idea tracing” that Facebook’s initiative represents. (12:34)

Meanwhile, billionaire elites from media, banking and the tech sector have descended on Idaho Summer Camp for a press-free, invite-only event at an Idaho summer camp to discuss the future of a society and culture over which they wield so much influence. RT America’s Natasha Sweatte has the details. (18:34)