Today's Exclusive News from MintPress: Thursday, August 23
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US Sanctions Against Venezuela Force Abby Martin’s “Empire Files” to Shut Down
The U.S. government is not only seeking to punish the Venezuelan government with its increasingly draconian sanctions, but is seeking as well to cripple the teleSUR media network, despite the fact that it is funded by several other countries.
by Whitney Webb
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Abby is a true voice for news, and its a clear sign that US does not want actual information shared, just propaganda
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Empire Files cannot be forced to shutdown. It may need to respond to changes in the environment by adapting to new conditions, but if it has become unable to adapt, that is not because it was forced to.
Saturday I had a knife pulled on me. Thursday I discovered my brakeline was severed.
Here I am.
No one can force me to be silent.
Thanks!