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'''Abby Martin''' is an [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]] journalist who | '''Abby Martin''' is an [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]] journalist who is famous for her work with [[Empire Files]], [[Media Roots]] and [[Breaking The Set]]. In 2014, Georgia Southern University cancelled her scheduled speech after she refused to sign a pro-Israel pledge.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=teleSUR|title=Abby Martin Banned From Speaking at US University For Refusing to Sign Pro-Israel Pledge|date=2020-01-17|url=https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Abby-Martin-Banned-From-Speaking-at-US-University--20200117-0007.html|retrieved=2022-05-09}}</ref> Her previous work on [[Breaking The Set]] has been censored on [[YouTube]] alongside most content from [[Russian Federation|Russian]] television broadcaster [[RT (TV Network)|RT]].<ref>@AbbyMartin on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/AbbyMartin/status/1502681715428380678?s=20&t=zujai6-D2lRlu7SUKr-EMQ "YouTube just banned almost 600 episodes of my old show Breaking The Set. Years-long censorship campaign culminated in tech giants purging thousands of my critical interviews and reports about US empire. Gutted"]</ref><ref>{{News citation|author=[[Briahna Joy Gray]]|date=2022-03-18|title=Abby Martin on the Left Media PURGE|url=https://youtu.be/BXDENfoIOi8|newspaper=[[Bad Faith]]}}</ref> | ||
She is married to anti-war activist and [[Iraq War]] veteran [[Michael Prysner]], who is famous for interrupting a 2021 speech by ex-president and war criminal [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Daily Sabah|title=‘You lied about WMDs’: Iraq war veteran blasts Bush in public|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/world/americas/you-lied-about-wmds-iraq-war-veteran-blasts-bush-in-public|retrieved=2022-05-09}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 22:43, 9 May 2022
Abby Martin is an anti-imperialist journalist who is famous for her work with Empire Files, Media Roots and Breaking The Set. In 2014, Georgia Southern University cancelled her scheduled speech after she refused to sign a pro-Israel pledge.[1] Her previous work on Breaking The Set has been censored on YouTube alongside most content from Russian television broadcaster RT.[2][3]
She is married to anti-war activist and Iraq War veteran Michael Prysner, who is famous for interrupting a 2021 speech by ex-president and war criminal George W. Bush.[4]
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- ↑ "Abby Martin Banned From Speaking at US University For Refusing to Sign Pro-Israel Pledge" (2020-01-17). teleSUR. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ↑ @AbbyMartin on Twitter: "YouTube just banned almost 600 episodes of my old show Breaking The Set. Years-long censorship campaign culminated in tech giants purging thousands of my critical interviews and reports about US empire. Gutted"
- ↑ Briahna Joy Gray (2022-03-18). "Abby Martin on the Left Media PURGE" Bad Faith.
- ↑ "‘You lied about WMDs’: Iraq war veteran blasts Bush in public". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2022-05-09.