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  View in browser   BY  MYAH WARD Presented by Visa President Joe Biden removes his mask at an event in August. | Alex Wong/Getty Images NOT OVER UNTIL IT’S OVER   — President Joe Biden shocked even his own public health officials last night when he declared in a “60 Minutes” interview that  “the pandemic is over.” Biden’s declaration, which was not in his planned remarks for the interview, according to POLITICO’s  Adam Cancryn , was his most definitive statement on the pandemic to date. Even as the administration shifts out of crisis mode, White House public health officials have come nowhere close to such a sweeping statement. The pandemic isn’t over, Biden  aides told Adam as recently as earlier this month  , but with vaccines, tests and therapeutics, officials do see the virus as less of a lethal threat and more of a manageable disease for most Americans. That’s why the president’s remarks  were met  with surprise and  widesprea...

  Dear Friend, In an address to the Trondheim World Festival in Norway, John Pilger charts the history of power propaganda and describes how it appropriates journalism in a ‘profound imperialism’ and is likely to entrap us all, if we allow it. If you think the contents of this newsletter are critical for the dignified living and survival of humanity and other species on earth, please forward it to your friends and spread the word. It's time for humanity to come together as one family! You can subscribe to our newsletter here http://www.countercurrents.org/news-letter/. In Solidarity Binu Mathew Editor Countercurrents.org Silencing The Lambs, How Propaganda Works by John Pilger https://countercurrents.org/2022/09/silencing-the-lambs-how-propaganda-works/?swcfpc=1 In an address to the Trondheim World Festival in Norway, John Pilger charts the history of power propaganda and describes how it appropriates journalism in a ‘profound imperialism’ and is likely to entrap us all, if we allo...

  IN FLORIDA, CHARLIE CRIST IS RUNNING TO REPLACE DESANTIS.  IN TEXAS, BETO O'ROURKE IS RUNNING TO REPLACE GREG ABBOTT.  IT'S TIME FOR SENSIBLE SOLUTIONS, NOT STUNTS. View in browser   BY  MYAH WARD Presented by With help from Ben Pauker A man, who is part of a group of immigrants sent to Martha's Vineyard Wednesday by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, flashes a thumbs up. | Ray Ewing/Vineyard Gazette via AP PERFORMATIVE POLICY  — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is once again making national headlines. His latest move to send two planes of migrants from Florida to the liberal enclave of Martha’s Vineyard is dominating the political discussion, placing the potential 2024 presidential contender at center stage. He’s not the only governor using these shock tactics: Today, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott dropped two busloads of undocumented immigrants outside of Vice President Kamala Harris’ Naval Observatory residence, and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has sent thousands of migrants o...