Anti-imperialist commentator Richard Medhurst reports that Instagram has deleted some 20 images from his account and given him a warning that he could face a permanent ban if he continues making similar posts. The posts in question are screenshots from a Twitter thread Medhurst made to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the Trump administration's assassination of renowned Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani.

Go ahead and read the thread; here's the hyperlink again. There's nothing in there that comes anywhere remotely close to violating Instagram's terms of service as they are written; Medhurst condemns the assassination and the bogus justifications provided for it, and discusses Soleimani's crucial role in the fight against ISIS and Al Qaeda. The reason for Instagram's censorship of Medhurst's political speech is that Instagram's parent company Meta (then called Facebook) determined after Soleimani's assassination that anything which seems supportive of him constitutes a violation of US sanctions and must therefore be removed.

In 2019 the Trump administration designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, which was as hypocritical and arbitrary as any other government designating any other branch of another government's military a terrorist organization. Despite this completely baseless designation, both the Meta-owned social media platforms Facebook and Instagram have been actively censoring political speech about Soleimani, who was the commander of the IRGC's Quds force when he was assassinated. Medhurst reports that he has been censored on Instagram under the same justification for posting about Hamas as well.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Medhurst thread:https://twitter.com/richimedhurst/status/1477991667189919750

Meta Censors Anti - Imperialist Speech In Obedience To The US Government

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Jeremy Wilmotte (@oceanpixels) was born in Belgium and now calls Sydney, Australia home for himself and family. He began foiling roughly 4 years ago and has never looked back.  He states "every single foiling division is so much fun no matter how many obstacles get thrown at me to return to the normal path of the standard citizen. Recently I have started to venture into bigger hollower waves similar to my previous obsession as a grumpy old retired surfer."

Jeremy Wilmotte on Heavy Waves, Foil Bans and the 1 Hour Surf Run

Erik Christensen (@EricFoil) comes on to discuss his journey into downwind, the struggles and successes, the differences in learning DW compared to winging, the epic trips and amazing friends he's gained through foiling and what makes the foiling community so incredible.

Eric Christensen on Downwind Learning Curve, Epic Trips and the Foiling Community

78rpm Disc 193: John McGettigan and his Irish Minstrels: Salamanca/Blackthorn (reels)

This week's disc is actually a feature for John McGettigan's accordion player, Dan Marquette and guitar player Jimmy McDade on a couple reels. The guitar here is likely a tenor guitar, played in the tenor banjo accompaniment style of the time.

Recorded in 1937 and released on the RCA Victor label (26-7510). From the Ted McGraw Collection, McGraw 78 02-003.

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John McGettigan and his Irish Minstrels: Salamanca/Blackthorn (reels)

Tom Carroll is a2x World Surf Champion and lifelong waterman.  He is currently frothing on the foil.  He comes back on the show for a soulful conversation about his journey, his draw to flow and mediation, how foiling fits into his watertime and tons more...  Enjoy a conversation with one of the legends in our sport.

Tom Carroll on Flow and Mediation and Foil Froth

Nate comes back on the show to froth on the foil scene on Maui, his full-time role at Signature, designing and testing foils, his favorite foil spots, and tons more all the foil-brained folks out there will love.

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Mike Raper is the head of North Foils and Kites and has an extensive, 30-year history in board sports.  On the show he gives insights into the evolutionary parallels in kite surfing and foiling, and shares his passion for water sports and design.

Mike Raper of North Foils

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On today's episode John Prysner and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how one year into the war in Ukraine, the U.S. government has committed $100 billion dollars to this bloody proxy conflict that is threatening the whole world with catastrophe. But while huge numbers of people suffer and die, some capitalists are focused on getting their share of this enormous sum of money. Who profits from war?

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