The Guardian UK
"Thousands of marchers descended on Washington DC on Saturday to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and to protest US aid to Israel, more than three months into an Israeli offensive against Hamas that is killing 250 Palestinians per day, according to the Oxfam charity.
The protest, called a march on Washington for Gaza, was promoted as likely to be the largest pro-Palestinian demonstration in the US since the 7 October attack on southern Israel by Hamas fighters ... Oxfam said the Israeli bombardment has displaced 1.8 million of the 2.3 million Palestinians living in Gaza and turned much of the besieged territory bordering Israel, the Mediterranean Sea and Egypt into rubble and dust.
Saturday’s protest, organized by the American Muslim Task Force for Palestine and aligned groups, was organized to draw attention to what it calls Israel’s 'crimes against humanity' and articulates a position that the creation of a fully recognized Palestinian state is in US national interests.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/13/march-on-washington-ceasefire-gaza
-->But the NYT didn't print this story, or any story in fact, about one of the largest pro Palestinian demonstrations ever in this country (at least 400,000). But it is the hubris of the NYT that is on full display here. On Sunday, our "newspaper of record" headlined a story about those troublesome Indian courts, making people wait for years. On Monday, the headline was "how Netflix Reels in Viewers With Its Three-Word Hooks." Nothing about millions rising up against US supported genocide. It's simply the empire's newspaper.
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Jacobin:
"Less than a month before a catastrophic aircraft failure prompted the grounding of more than 150 of Boeing’s commercial aircraft, documents were filed in federal court alleging that former employees at the company’s subcontractor repeatedly warned corporate officials about safety problems and were told to falsify records.
One of the employees at Spirit AeroSystems, which reportedly manufactured the door plug that blew out of an Alaska Airlines flight over Portland, Oregon, allegedly told company officials about an 'excessive amount of defects,' according to the federal complaint and corresponding internal corporate documents reviewed by us.
According to the court documents, the employee told a colleague that 'he believed it was just a matter of time until a major defect escaped to a customer.'
The allegations come from a federal securities lawsuit accusing Spirit of deliberately covering up systematic quality-control problems, encouraging workers to undercount defects, and retaliating against those who raised safety concerns. Although the cause of the Boeing airplane’s failure is still unclear, some aviation experts say the allegations against Spirit are emblematic of how brand-name manufacturers’ practice of outsourcing aerospace construction has led to worrisome safety issues."
https://jacobin.com/2024/01/alaska-airlines-boeing-parts-malfunction-workers-spirit-aerosystems
-->Another missing story from the NYT. Along with its love of US militarism, the paper has always protected the empire's weapons makers. All the stories that the empire sees fit to print.
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Common Dreams:
"Members of Congress who expressed more support for Israel during the first six weeks of its war on Gaza received $125,000 on average from pro-Israeli lobby groups and individuals during their last elections, The Guardian reported Wednesday. In contrast, lawmakers who expressed more pro-Palestinian views only received $18,000 on average from these groups.
The Guardian analysis does not prove that legislators changed their views because they received donations; it is also the case that pro-Israel groups are more likely to fund campaigns run by people who express pro-Israel views. However, experts and advocates argue that the lobbying is one reason why around 82% of Congress was more supportive of Israel while only 9% was more supportive of Palestine.
'One of the main reasons most members of Congress don't represent the majority of Americans who want a cease-fire: The Israel lobby gave Congress $58 million last cycle; only 33 members didn't receive donations,' the group Justice Democrats posted in response to the analysis. 'This dark money poisons our democracy.' "
https://www.commondreams.org/news/u-s-lawmakers-money-gaza-war
-->Amazingly, no national media would touch this story. Exposing just how bought and sold our governing system has become, is just not considered good journalism. And most Americans think they have a free press!
