How Exxon Captured a Country Without Firing a Shot (theintercept.com)
Mali’s military rulers hold constitutional referendum vote (www.aljazeera.com)
Google Is Making Millions of Dollars From Ads for Fake Abortion Clinics: Report (www.vice.com)
How Israeli Spyware Endangers Activists Across the Globe (inthesetimes.com)
Evidence suggests Russia blew Kakhovka dam in Ukraine - New York Times (www.reuters.com)
Cited NYT article here for those who have access and would like more details: An Inside Job nytimes.com/…/ukraine-kakhovka-dam-collapse.html?…
How do international media portray Taiwan in their coverage? (globalvoices.org)
Permanent Apartheid in Palestine: Why Israel Wants to Reactivate The E1 Plan (www.mintpressnews.com)
China and Germany gear up for high-level talks – DW – 06/18/2023 (www.dw.com)
Saudi Foreign Minister in Iran seeking $1 bn in Bilateral Trade, Security for Gulf Shipping, Justice for Palestine (www.juancole.com)
Serbia: Seventh week of mass demonstrations against the government (www.euronews.com)
Avi Shlaim says he has 'proof of Zionist involvement' in 1950s attack on Iraqi Jews (www.middleeasteye.net)
Philippines: Ferry with 120 people on board catches fire – DW – 06/18/2023 (www.dw.com)
Sen. Chris Van Hollen: State Dept. Must Release Report on Shireen Abu Akleh Death, Hold Killers Accountable (www.democracynow.org)
Two of the biggest Reddit communities reopened in the funniest way possible (www.theverge.com)
All posts on r/pics and r/gifs must now be about comedian and Last Week Tonight host John Oliver after users voted.
Exporting Occupation: Israeli Business is Booming in Morocco-Occupied Western Sahara (www.mintpressnews.com)
Ecuador: ‘dead’ woman who was found alive in her coffin dies in intensive care (www.theguardian.com)
The world's worst industrial disaster harmed people even before they were born (www.npr.org)
AI-generated narrators threaten voice actors hoping for audiobook gigs (www.businessinsider.com)
How Henry Kissinger Paved the Way for Orlando Letelier’s Assassination (theintercept.com)
How a Grad Student Uncovered the Largest Known Slave Auction in the U.S. (www.propublica.org)
Documents Link Potential Covid Patient Zero to U.S.-Funded Research in Wuhan (theintercept.com)
Killer Whales Are Not Our Friends (archive.ph)
Stop rooting for the orcas ramming boats.