Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“Empire managers and propagandists are losing their minds about student protests against the genocide in Gaza on university campuses, so naturally we’re seeing a mad push to frame this as the result of interference by Russia, China, Iran and Hamas. These demented conspiracies of foreign influence come even as Israel’s prime minister openly calls for the US government to quash the university protests by any means necessary. In a speech supporting the ban of TikTok this past Tuesday, Senator Pete Ricketts said the protests are an example of ‘the Chinese Communist Party using TikTok to skew public opinion on foreign events.’ ‘Look what’s happening in our college campuses right now around this country,’ Ricketts said. ‘Pro-Hamas activists are taking over public spaces and making it impossible for campuses to operate. Why is this happening? Well, let’s look at where young people are getting their news.'” (04/26/24)