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Dan Wootton, journalist and presenter, has just come out with a list of the 50 biggest freedom fighters around the world today. Wootton, who has himself been canceled, included many people who were subjects of cancel culture and came to fight for their beliefs. Of course, this list is all personal opinion, no poll was taken, and even in the comments below his initial post he agrees it’s quite subjective and there are many people he probably could have included instead. However, one fact remains true from this list. All these names are from Western countries, or so-called first-world countries, who supposedly represent the free world. As we look at Tik Tok bans, governments partnering with social media companies for censorship, it raises the question: Has turmoil in politics and the rise of unfiltered social media made us more or less free? The Biden administration reached out to Twitter and Facebook to suppress information about Hunter Biden’s laptop and conservative political speech in particular, a move that landed them in hot water with the US Supreme Court. On this episode of 360 View, Scottie Nell Hughes asks her panel (Jamarl Thomas, Political Analyst and Radio Host; Tom Norton, Chairman American PAC; Lionel, Media Analyst) for their comments on who should be considered global freedom fighters and if the list has any relevance to the Global South. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Kiev. The high-level visit follows a series of Russian military gains in northeastern Ukraine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Yet more lawlessness from the streets of Sadiq Khan’s London, as a machete wielding gang robbed a man in broad daylight, then began slashing at his legs and stomping on his head. The attack occurred in central London’s Woolwich area, outside a small real estate agent office, forcing terrified realtors to cower inside as the attack unfolded. So too did passengers on a bus, who filmed the entire incident, including the stabbing, slashing, stomping and running away. Police quickly attended the scene and took the victim to the hospital, where the man in his 20s was treated for ‘non-life threatening’ and ‘non-life changing’ injuries. Police are investigating the incident and hunting for the suspects; however, they have found no trace of them so far, as London’s 8 billion cameras are only designed to issue extra taxes to drivers, not actually monitor criminal activity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

A group of aid trucks carrying vital supplies to Gaza from Jordan was set upon by an Israeli mob on Monday, who ripped open bags of food and other essentials, throwing the bags out onto the road. Footage shared on social media shows the group pulling boxes from the trucks and stomping on them. According to reports in the Israeli media, the Tzav 9 activist group was responsible for the incident, although the group has distanced itself from some of the actions carried out. One protester told reporters that ‘no food should go into Gaza’ until Hamas returned its Israeli hostages. Washington has condemned what they call ‘looting,’ stating the actions of the Israeli group are ‘a total outrage’ and confirming that they were raising concerns with ‘the highest level of the Israeli government.’ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

The streets of Concordia, Argentina were submerged after a devastating flood that began in the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil crossed the border, forcing more than 560 people to evacuate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

On Israel Independence Day, dozens of people gathered outside Prime Minister Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem blaming him for the October 7 tragedy and the ongoing fighting in Gaza. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Hundreds of students set up a tent camp to take part in an overnight pro-Palestinian protest outside the University of Athens. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

The Russian FSB prevented a terrorist attack planned by three supporters of an international terrorist organization. The terrorists, supervised by Syrian militants, were preparing to stage an explosion in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic using home-made explosives. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Indian PM Modi came to Varanasi to file his nomination for a third term in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Western politicians are trying to blame Moscow for their own refusal to import Russian energy supplies. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is one of them, saying it was Putin who ‘cut off gas supplies.’ Does Rishi have memory problems or does he consider his constituents to have the memory-span of a goldfish? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China later this week to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, the Kremlin has announced. It will be the Russian leader’s first foreign trip of his new presidential term. Tune in for RT's coverage of the visit May 16-17. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has reopened its doors in East Jerusalem, according to the organization’s West Bank director, who spoke exclusively with RT. He said the office had previously been forced to close after Israelis had set it on fire... twice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

The State Department's deputy spokesperson found himself in hot water as he was grilled about US double standards over the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. ‘We are talking about different circumstances,’ – Vedant Patel said. Smells more like hypocrisy, Vedant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets of Hebron in the West Bank to protest against the Israeli military operation in Gaza, calling on Muslim nations to take immediate action to end the conflict. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Students and employees from several universities in the Netherlands protested on Monday denouncing Israel's actions in Gaza and dispersing pro-Palestinian protests last week. Riot police was deployed to break up the campus protest and restore order, according to local officials. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

A Russian 122-mm D-30 howitzer unit struck dugouts and Ukrainian troops amid ongoing hostilities. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Crews have conducted a controlled demolition to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. It will hopefully allow the grounded Dali container ship to be refloated and restore traffic through the port. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

A state trooper who arrested two LGBT activists in Philadelphia after a traffic stop has now left his position, after part of the interaction was filmed and shared online. Celena Morrison, executive director of City Hall’s Office of LGBT Affairs, and husband Darius McLean were arrested in March after a traffic stop escalated, although the events leading up to the arrest are unclear. It was claimed in a subsequent report that ‘the individual refused multiple lawful orders made by the trooper,’ and ‘resisted arrest on multiple occasions,’ with both ultimately arrested for ‘Resisting Arrest, Obstruction of Justice, Disorderly Conduct and other related charges.’ Following the video’s publication, Pennsylvania State Police said a full investigation, including witness interviews, were in the process looking into the traffic stop and all aspects of the encounter. The unnamed officer is confirmed to no longer be working for the department, although it’s unknown whether he resigned or was fired. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Several life-size (ish) Transformers statues bound for a movie exhibition in Taiwan were stopped in Thailand and found to be packed with an extraordinary amount of ketamine. The drugs hidden inside Bumblebee et al were found in an elaborate sting operation, following a multinational police effort to monitor an unknown woman who had tried to smuggle 100kg of methamphetamine hidden in a food processor into Australia. Her latest ‘decepticon’ involved packing giant Transformers statues with 320kg of ketamine and paying $4,800 to a shipping company to send ostensibly to a movie exhibition in Taiwan. A woman from Laos was supposed to intercept the shipment and distribute the drugs, which were made in Cambodia, across the region. While the ketamine, estimated to have a street value of nearly $20 million, was seized, the ‘lynchpins’ of this international drug smuggling scheme remain at large, probably thinking of more weird things they can stick drugs in. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Police deploy tear gas amid continued clashes with protesters in Kashmir over rising prices on wheat and electricity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Mount Ibu in Indonesia, one of country’s most active volcanoes, has erupted for the second time in a week, sending up a thick 5-kilometer column of ash into the sky. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the border of Mexico and Guatemala on Sunday, causing landslides. Several roads were blocked as a result, and some buildings were also damaged. There were no reports of deaths or injuries. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

University of Amsterdam's handling of pro-Palestinian protests prompted students and staff to stage a walk-out -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

In the latest episode ofLet’s Talk Bharat, Anupam Kher is joined by India’s most celebrated female producer Guneet Monga Kapoor. In a male-dominated industry, where the young are seldom accepted as equal, Monga Kapoor has overcome biases to“adopt dreams of every director”— several of whom are internationally acclaimed. Her talent is a mix of creative brilliance and networking with the industry’s bigwigs, but on her two Academy Awards she says:“I don’t work for awards, they happen.”In this discussion, Monga Kapoor shares tips on how Indian entries at international film festivals can make a more prominent mark on the world stage and celebrates Bharat’s unity in diversity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Pro-Israel protesters marched in the streets of Berlin demanding the release of the Hamas hostages and denounce antisemitism. The demonstrators carried posters with pictures of the hostages held by Hamas, and waved Israeli flags along with those of other European countries. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com