2019-07-22: Social Media Postees

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Hundreds of Thousands to Protest as Puerto Rico Governor Refuses to Resign
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-22
| As mass street protests demanding his immediate resignation intensified over the weekend and are expected to continue growing Monday, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló stepped down as head of his party on Sunday and announced he will not seek reelection in 2020 — but stopped short of leaving his post. | "To every Puerto Rican man and every Puerto Rican woman, I've heard you and I hear you today," Rosselló said during a Facebook livestream. "I've made mistakes and I ha…
truthout.org/articles/hundreds-of-thousands-to-protest-as-puerto-rico-governor-refuses-to-resign/

US Cop Suggests Ocasio-Cortez Should Be Shot
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-22
A social media post by a police officer from Louisiana, United States suggesting that Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) should be shot received criticisms Sunday. | RELATED: | Ocasio-Cortez: 'Time to Open Impeachment Inquiry Against Trump' | The officer, Charlie Rispoli, a 14-year veteran of Gretna police department wrote on Facebook Thursda…
telesurenglish.net/news/united-states-cop-suggests-aoc-to-be-shot-trump-20190722-0012.html

Behind the Scenes of the House Democrats' Twitter War
Joan Walsh | thenation.com | 2019-07-22
Behind the Scenes of the House Democrats' Twitter War…
thenation.com/article/house-democrats-twitter-pramila-jayapal/

Illinois GOP Posts Facebook Meme Calling Four Congresswomen "The Jihad Squad"
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-22
| Top leaders of the Illinois Republican Party sought to reverse damage on Sunday after posting and then deleting a movie-style poster on Facebook that depicted four progressive congresswomen who have been repeatedly attacked by President Donald Trump in recent days as "The Jihad Squad."
truthout.org/articles/illinois-gop-posts-facebook-meme-calling-four-congresswomen-the-jihad-squad/

Facebook Wants Its Own Currency. That Should Scare Us All
Rohan Grey | thenation.com | 2019-07-22
Facebook Wants Its Own Currency. That Should Scare Us All.
thenation.com/article/facebook-libra-currency-digital/

Probe into Facebook cryptocurrency 'being considered by MPs'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-22
A probe into Facebook's digital currency plans is being considered by MPs, it has been reported.Concerns have been raised over the social network's intentions to start a cryptocurrency called Libra, which will be run by a number of firms including Mastercard, Visa and PayPal.Facebook will incorporate the currency into its digital wallet called Calibra, while other companies will be able to use Libra in their own apps.Last week, US senators expressed their reservations about the project, as Libra chief David Marcus gave evidence to the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.Facebook hopes to launch Li…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/07/22/probe-into-facebook-cryptocurrency-being-considered-by-mps/

Media Insists on Repackaging Terrifying Stories as 'Uplifting'
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-22
"No… it's not awesome at all. It's a painful indictment of the state of healthcare in America," reads the first comment under this tweet by Fox 5 DC ( 5/28/19). | "THIS IS AWESOME!" That's how Fox 5 DC described its story ( 5/28/19) about Logan Moore of Cedartown, GA, a disabled two-year-old whose parents were unable to afford to buy him a walker, so employees at Home…
truthdig.com/articles/media-insists-on-repackaging-terrifying-stories-as-uplifting/

Media Insist on Repackaging Terrifying Stories as 'Uplifting'
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-22
"No… it's not awesome at all. It's a painful indictment of the state of healthcare in America," reads the first comment under this tweet by Fox 5 DC ( 5/28/19). | "THIS IS AWESOME!" That's how Fox 5 DC described its story ( 5/28/19) about Logan Moore of Cedartown, GA, a disabled two-year-old whose parents were unable to afford to buy him a walker, so employees at Home…
truthdig.com/articles/media-insists-on-repackaging-terrifying-stories-as-uplifting/

'Missed you guys': John McAfee reemerges after 'going dark' following 'CIA encounter'
rt.com | 2019-07-22
John McAfee has reemerged on Twitter after 'going dark' online following what he said was a run-in with the CIA. | …
rt.com/usa/464772-mcafee-back-dark-cia/

'Jihad Squad' meme with Omar & co. on Illinois GOP page angers Democrats
rt.com | 2019-07-22
A Republican group has distanced itself from an altered movie poster that appeared on its Facebook page, depicting four progressive congresswomen as 'The Jihad Squad'.
rt.com/usa/464712-jihad-squad-poster-outrage/

Media Just Can't Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as 'Uplifting' Perseverance Porn
Alan MacLeod | fair.org | 2019-07-21
"No… it's not awesome at all. It's a painful indictment of the state of healthcare in America," reads the first comment under this tweet by Fox 5 DC ( 5/28/19). | "THIS IS AWESOME!" That's how Fox 5 DC described its story ( 5/28/19) about Logan Moore of Cedartown, GA, a disabled two-year-old whose parents were unable to afford to buy him a walker, so employees at Home…
fair.org/home/media-just-cant-stop-presenting-horrifying-stories-as-uplifting-perseverance-porn/

Media Just Can't Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as 'Uplifting' Perseverance Porn
Alan MacLeod | fair.org | 2019-07-21
by Alan MacLeod "No… it's not awesome at all. It's a painful indictment of the state of healthcare in America," reads the first comment under this tweet by Fox 5 DC ( 5/28/19). | "THIS IS AWESOME!" That's how Fox 5 DC described its story ( 5/28/19) about Logan Moore of Cedartown, GA, a disabled two-year-old whose parents were unable to afford to buy him a walker, so emp…
fair.org/home/media-just-cant-stop-presenting-horrifying-stories-as-uplifting-perseverance-porn/

CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged S2 EP11
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2019-07-20
THIS PODCAST CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND CONTENT SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS EPISODE ARE THE OPINIONS OF THE HOST AND GUESTS. | Welcome to series two of #ToppleUncaged! | Every week, The Canary will be bringing you an innovative podcast for the media landscape; hosted by me, Steve Topple. | You'll get my quick fire round-up of the news in Topple's Twittering. Then, I'll be going in on a story or campaign you may have missed, with a very special guest, on Free Flying With… After that, you get to have your say on the week's talking points in Twitter Chirps Back. And finally, I'll be brin…
thecanary.co/podcasts/2019/07/20/canarypod-topple-uncaged-s2-ep11/

Groupthink or bust: House Democrats want to look united, delete tweets attacking each other
rt.com | 2019-07-19
US House Democrats' progressive and establishment wings have pledged not to let their political convictions get in the way of attacking President Donald Trump, uniting in a "collective de-escalation" to squelch intraparty drama. | …
rt.com/usa/464522-house-democrats-ideological-lockstep-pledge/

'Bring it': Businesses rush to cash in on Storm Area 51 joke as founder feels 'spooked'
rt.com | 2019-07-19
The alleged creator of the world-famous viral Storm Area 51 event is concerned that people might be missing the joke, but business, local and otherwise, are less concerned and happily cashing in on the phenomenon. | …
rt.com/usa/464585-storm-area-51-money-maker/

US House chaplain holds EXORCISM after 'spirits of darkness' engulf proceedings
rt.com | 2019-07-19
The House chaplain has staged an emergency prayer intervention in Congress to cast out the "spirits of darkness" he blames for the turmoil that seized the chamber during the vote to condemn the president's tweets for 'racism.' | …
rt.com/usa/464525-house-chaplain-exorcism-trump-tweets/

Pro-Trump Miss Michigan who refused to try on hijab stripped of title over twitter posts — report
rt.com | 2019-07-19
Ardent Trump supporter Kathy Zhu has said she was stripped of a Miss World America title after the organizers took issue with her black-on-black violence tweet and her refusal to try on a hijab as part of a school activity. | …
rt.com/usa/464557-miss-michigan-title-stripped/

Should We Have a Right to Troll Politicians on Twitter?
Alexis Grenell | thenation.com | 2019-07-18
Should We Have a Right to Troll Politicians on Twitter?
thenation.com/article/troll-twitter-aoc-saladino/

Retaking Everything: The Story of Identity Dixie
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-07-17
A small Facebook campaign predicated on keeping Confederate monuments in place has morphed into a group of more than 200 ardent, secretive separatists planning to make the South a separate nation. And Hatewatch has learned the identities of some of the group's leaders and members.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/07/17/retaking-everything-story-identity-dixie

"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

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

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