US House votes to condemn Trump's tweets against congresswomen
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-17
The Democratic-led House of Representatives has voted to condemn US president Donald Trump's "racist comments" against four congresswomen, despite protestations by Trump that he has not got "a racist bone in my body".Two days after the president tweeted that four Democratic politicians should "go back" to their home countries — although all are citizens and three were born in the US — Democrats muscled the resolution through the chamber by 240-187 over strong Republican opposition.The rebuke was an embarrassing one for Trump, and he had appealed to Republican politicians not to go along — but four…
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Iran's Not the Aggressor, the US Is
Khury Petersen-Smith | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-17
It's easy to be confused about what's happening between the U.S. and Iran. On July 10, President Trump again accused Iran of violating the Obama-era nuclear deal, in a tweet that he concluded by promising to increase U.S. sanctions "substantially." Similarly, headlines — such as a recent New York Times article that originally proclaimed,…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/17/irans-not-the-aggressor-the-us-is/
Congresswomen condemn White House racism
Monica Moorehead | workers.org | 2019-07-17
As we go to press, the House of Representatives passed a resolution saying that Trump's tweets were racist. All Democrats and four Republicans voted for the resolution. More to come. The white supremacist and misogynist Trump has opened up another vicious, racist verbal war. This time it is against four . . . | Continue reading Congresswomen condemn White House racism at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/07/17/congresswomen-condemn-white-house-racism/
Trump would have to go back 'to hell' if he followed his own advice, Philly mayor says
rt.com | 2019-07-17
With Washington consumed by debate over whether US President Donald Trump's "go back to where you came from" tweets are racist, the mayor of Philadelphia suggested Trump should follow his own advice and go back… to hell. | …
rt.com/usa/464348-trump-hell-tweet-mayor/
'We want to just FIGHT!' House protocol drama almost drowns out 'Trump's racist tweets' resolution
rt.com | 2019-07-17
House Democrats and Republicans crossed swords over a resolution condemning Trump's 'racist' tweets — and whether they could even call the tweets racist — leading to a procedural battle that overshadowed the actual vote. | …
rt.com/usa/464341-dems-fight-trump-racist-tweet/
Twitter CEO maxes out donations to Tulsi Gabbard… conspiracy machine kicks into overdrive
rt.com | 2019-07-17
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has donated thousands of dollars to anti-war Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard — and Twitter users and mainstream media journalists are (rather ironically) up in arms about it. | …
rt.com/usa/464340-jack-dorsey-tulsi-gabbard-donations/
'4 horsewomen of the apocalypse': Trump renews attack on 'Dem Squad'
rt.com | 2019-07-17
US President Donald Trump has tweeted out comments made by a Republican senator who branded the 'squad' of four freshman Democratic congresswoman who accused him of racism as "the four horsewomen of the apocalypse." | …
rt.com/usa/464377-dem-squad-trump-horsewomen-apocalypse/
CNN embraces white nationalist Richard Spencer in shared Trump-hate
rt.com | 2019-07-17
CNN tapped white nationalist Richard Spencer to join the Orange Man Bad choir in response to President Trump's 'racist' tweets, proving the enemy of their enemy could be their friend — and uniting the internet against them. | …
rt.com/usa/464350-cnn-spencer-trump-tweets-racist/
"We Love All People in This Country": AOC and the Squad Respond to Trump
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-16
Congressmembers Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar condemned President Trump's spate of racist attacks against them in a news conference Monday. Their public rebuke followed Trump tweeting Sunday telling them to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came." The comments have been widely condemned as racist and xenophobic. We hear from the progressive congresswomen in their own words. | TRANSCRIPT: | JUAN GONZÁLEZ: President Trump is doubling down after he was widely condemned for his racist attack on four progressiv…
truthout.org/video/we-love-all-people-in-this-country-aoc-and-the-squad-respond-to-trump/
South African Singer, Anti-Apartheid Activist Johnny Clegg Dies
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-16
South African singer Johnny Clegg, one of the very few white artists who confronted the apartheid regime in the 1970s and 1980s has died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 66, his manager informedTuesday. | RELATED: | Anarchist Activist Killed for Fighting US 'Concentration Camps' | "Clegg has made an indelible mark on the music industry and the hearts of the people," said the South African government in a tribute paid to the singer on Twitter, adding that his music had the power to unite…
telesurenglish.net/news/South-African-Anti-Apartheid-Activist-Johnny-Clegg-Dies-20190716-0027.html
"Our Squad Is Big": Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Tlaib and Pressley Condemn Trump's Racist Attack
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-16
Congressmembers Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar condemned President Trump's spate of racist attacks against them in a news conference Monday. Their public rebuke followed Trump tweeting Sunday telling them to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came." The comments have been widely condemned as racist and xenophobic. We hear from the progressive congresswomen in their own words.
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/16/trump_racist_attacks_congresswomen_of_color
Senate Panel Casts Skeptical Eye on Facebook's Digital Currency Plan
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-16
An official with the social network pledges to work with regulators to achieve a system that protects the privacy of users' data.
truthdig.com/articles/senate-panel-casts-skeptical-eye-on-facebooks-digital-currency-plan/
House to vote on denouncing Trump's racist tweets
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-16
WASHINGTON–The Democratic-run U.S. House will vote to denounce Republican President Donald Trump for his racist rants and tweets against four first-year Democratic lawmakers, all women of color. The vote could occur as early as the afternoon of July 16. The denunciation is expected to pass. Trump, however, could care less–except to use his rants as …
peoplesworld.org/article/house-to-vote-on-denouncing-trumps-racist-tweets/
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Arrested in US
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-16
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was arrested in the United States under an extradition order on Tuesday, the South American country's public prosecutor's office said in a post on its official Twitter account. | RELATED: | Odebrecht Admits Paying Peru ex-President Toledo $32M in Bribes | Toledo, who governed from 2001 to 2006, is a fugitive from Peruvian justice for allegedly receiving $20 million from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht in exchange for aid t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Former-Peruvian-President-Alejandro-Toledo-Arrested-in-US-20190716-0015.html
Venezuela Rejects EU Sanctions Warnings
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-16
The Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jorge Arreaza, published Tuesday a communiqué on his Twitter account denouncing and rejecting statements made by the High Representative of the European Union (EU), Federica Mogherini, as she threatened the South American country with new sanctions if there was no progress in talks between the Venezuelan opposition and the government of President Nicolas Maduro. | RELATED: | Blockade Forces Venezuelan Kids To Leave Argentinian Hospital…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-rejects-EU-sanctions-warnings-20190716-0020.html
Trump's Racism Is Not Blundering — It Is Tactically Deliberate
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-16
Donald Trump is a giant flapping racist and doesn't give a single damn if that bothers you. Given this reality, it is important to note that when Trump dispensed with all pretense and held a one-man Sunday morning Klan rally on Twitter, it was not a blunder on his part. | When he dug his heels in on Monday morning an…
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House Dems slap Trump with resolution condemning 'go back' tweets against congresswomen of color
rt.com | 2019-07-16
House Democrats have rushed to table a resolution condemning Donald Trump for a series of angry tweets against four freshman congresswomen of color, which they said was a "blatant racist attack." | …
rt.com/usa/464282-democrats-resolution-trump-racist-tweets/
#Resistance fawns over Antifa 'martyr' killed while attempting to set ICE facility on fire
rt.com | 2019-07-16
Impassioned tributes for Willem Van Spronsen, the seasoned Antifa activist who was shot dead by police after attacking an ICE detention center in Tacoma on Saturday, have flooded Twitter, praising him as a "hero" and a "martyr." | …
rt.com/usa/464256-activist-attack-ice-praised/
'Not a racist bone in my body': Trump rejects claims of bigotry over 'go back' tweet
rt.com | 2019-07-16
Responding to allegations of racism after he suggested a group of Democratic lawmakers should go back to their "crime infested" home countries, US President Donald Trump said he hasn't got a single bigoted bone in his body. | …
rt.com/usa/464333-trump-tweet-not-racist-bone/
Trump's Racist Tweets Fan Hatred, Defining the Coming Election
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-16
Professors Gerald Horne and Kimberly Moffit examine how Trump's targeted tweet storm against progressive women of color who serve in Congress works to further divide the Democratic party, while dredging up America's racist settler-colonial past…
therealnews.com/stories/trumps-racist-tweets-fan-hatred-defining-the-coming-election
AOC & Omar's 'squad' bashes Trump for 'distracting' tweet — by devoting entire conference to it
rt.com | 2019-07-16
The four freshman congresswomen President Donald Trump told to leave the US if they didn't like it have hit back with a grandstanding press conference, feeding the #Resistance back its own warmed-over talking points. | …
rt.com/usa/464257-squad-conference-trump-virtue-distraction/
Increased TV and social media use 'linked to growth in teenage depression'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-15
Increased social media use and television viewing are linked to worsening teenage depression, researchers say. | The more time adolescents spend on social media and in front of the television, the more severe their symptoms of depression become, it is suggested. | The study of 1,786 girls and 2,028 boys aged 12 to 16 found that if they reported their social media use and television viewing surpassed their overall mean level of use in a given year, then their symptoms also increased that year. | There was no evidence screen time had an impact on adolescent depression by reducing their involvement in physical activ…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/07/15/increased-tv-and-social-media-use-linked-to-growth-in-teenage-depression/
Pass the ICE: Sizzling hot Border Protection agent causes a viral sensation (PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2019-07-15
With debate raging over the Trump administration's hardline immigration policies, some netizens paused to reflect on the more important news: the female Customs and Border Patrol agent who went viral as #ICEbae. | …
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'If you're not happy, you can leave': Trump stands by his tweets slamming Dem Squad
rt.com | 2019-07-15
US President Donald Trump ramped up his Twitter feud with four Democratic congresswomen who he says 'hate America,' accusing one of them of supporting Al-Qaeda and saying they are welcome to leave the country if they so wish. | …
rt.com/usa/464242-trump-omar-aoc-hate-leave/
Main Twitter Account Defending Julian Assange Removed for No Reason
Caitlin Johnstone | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-14
The operators of the account report that they have been given no reason for its removal by Twitter staff, and no response to their appeals.
Main Twitter Account Defending Julian Assange Removed for No Reason
Top Assange Defense Account Deleted by Twitter
Caitlin Johnstone | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-13
One of the biggest Twitter accounts dedicated to circulating information and advocacy for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, @Unity4J, has been completely removed from the site. The operators of the account report that they have been given no reason for its removal by Twitter staff, and have received no response to their appeals. Any Assange supporter …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/top-assange-defense-account-deleted-by-twitter/
Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost Was a Member of Secret Facebook Group
Ryan Devereaux | theintercept.com | 2019-07-12
When news broke that thousands of current and former Border Patrol agents were members of a secret Facebook group filled with racist, vulgar, and sexist content, Carla Provost, chief of the agency, was quick to respond. "These posts are completely inappropriate and contrary to the honor and integrity I see — and expect — from our agents day in and day out," Provost said in a statement. "Any employees found to have violated our standards of conduct will be held accountable." | For Provost, a veteran of the Border Patrol who was named head of the agency in August 2018, the group's existence and content…
theintercept.com/2019/07/12/border-patrol-chief-carla-provost-was-a-member-of-secret-facebook-group/
SPLC statement on White House social media summit
splcenter.org | 2019-07-10
The Trump administration's social media summit today is a gathering of groups and individuals who have no business at the White House.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/10/splc-statement-white-house-social-media-summit
White Nationalist Shieldwall Network Member Arrested in Alleged Anti-LGBTQ Attack Invokes Domestic Terror Ideology on Facebook
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-06-27
Three members of the Shieldwall Network (SWN), an Arkansas-based white nationalist group founded by longtime movement leader Billy Roper, were arrested last week in connection with second-degree battery.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/06/27/white-nationalist-shieldwall-network-member-arrested-alleged-anti-lgbtq-attack-invokes