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Iranian official: We’re prepared to export vaccine

3 Feb 2021
Flag of Iran; public domain image You want to watch many Americans freak out? Tell them that Iranian officials say their country is prepared to export coronavirus vaccines produced within…
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CNN: Iran is ready for a new relationship with the US, but the clock is ticking, says Foreign Minister Javad Zarif

2 Feb 20213 Feb 2021
This news ought to set off a few unnecessary alarm bells throughout the U.S.: Iran says it's ready for a new relationship with America. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif made that…
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Where well-dressed women in heels go food shopping

13 Sep 2020
Time to check out the New York Times for the latest propaganda effort from North Korea. A well-dressed young woman toured a shiny, brightly lit grocery store in Pyongyang, where…

NY TIMES: “Russian propaganda” has come to America’s heartland

15 Feb 202014 Feb 2020
According to the New York Times, Critics in Kansas City called Radio Sputnik’s arrival an unabashed exploitation of American values and openness. Those behind the deal defended it as a…

U.K. might order RT off the air in that country

19 Apr 201820 Apr 2018
An excerpt from today's Morning Media Newsfeed, produced by AdWeek. British regulators have launched an investigation into whether Russian state-backed news channel RT breached broadcasting standards in its coverage of…

“Night Wolves” in Bosnia. Harmless or dangerous?

22 Mar 201822 Mar 2018
The answer to that question differs, depending upon to whom the question is addressed. As Al Jazeera notes Authorities are worried the Night Wolves are stoking anti-Western sentiment and pushing…
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RT and FOX News come to the aid of Donald Trump

16 May 2017
RT (formerly Russia Today), the propag...oops, I mean news network owned by the Russian government, has come to the aid of Donald Trump. Consider how it attempts to undercut the…
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He used to work for Breitbart. Now, he’s “on the Russian payroll”

6 Apr 2017
The Atlantic reports that Lee Stranahan has a new job. “I’m on the Russian payroll now, when you work at Sputnik you’re being paid by the Russians,” former Breitbart investigative…
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Sputnik News wants a White House pass, and it might get one

25 Mar 201725 Mar 2017
Politico states that a propaganda...oops, sorry...news site controlled by the Russian government wants to report from the White House. And it might get one. Among the criteria to become a WHFPG…

Now the fun begins: Americans decide how they will deal with Trump and with each other

6 Feb 20176 Feb 2017
His first two weeks as President of the United States were defined by a flurry of executive orders, all of which were consistent with his campaign promises. A few of…

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