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Alan MacLeod of Mintpress News joined Scott to talk about how he and several other prominent critics of Israel’s war in Gaza had their X accounts banned last week without notice. The accounts have since been restored, with Elon Musk promising to investigate, but Scott and MacLeod point out that the suppression of voices critical of Washington’s preferred geopolitical narrative is nothing new.

Discussed on the show:

• Alan MacLeod
• Ken Klippenstein
• Rob Rousseau
• True Anon Podcast
• @Zei_Squrill
• “Several Large Accounts That Criticized Israel and Musk Banned from X” (Libertarian Institute)

Alan MacLeod is Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News. After completing his PhD in 2017 he published two books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent, as well as a number of academic articles. Follow him on Twitter @AlanRMacLeod.

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Grant F. Smith, director of research at the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy, discusses the IRmep-sponsored polls showing that Americans, and particularly young Jewish students, have an increasingly less favorable view of Israel.

Reminder: On March 18, 2016, Grant F. Smith and many notable journalists and academics will participate in the “Israel’s Influence: Good or Bad for America?” conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Listeners of this podcast will receive a $20 discount on admission tickets!

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