Centrist Twitter is very upset with people pointing out Jo Swinson's voting record
John Shafthauer | thecanary.co | 2019-07-23
On 22 July, the Liberal Democrats elected Jo Swinson as their leader. As The Canary pointed out, the coalition-era politician is "more Tory than some Tories". Other people pointed out the same thing. Predictably, this set off all the usual suspects: | t.co/SuLwNNbDBc | — Grace Blakeley (@graceblakeley) July 22…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/07/23/centrist-twitter-is-very-upset-with-people-pointing-out-jo-swinsons-voting-record/
"Electromagnetic Attack" Sparks Massive Blackouts Across Venezuela
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-23
(ZH) — Widespread power blackouts were first reported on Monday evening across 15 Venezuelan states and Caracas, as per a report from Reuters Caracas newsroom. Central #Caracas (#Chacao) right now #apagón #blackout #Venezuela pic.twitter.com/6Pvp3QdPPW — Adriano Mérola Marotta (@AdrianoMerola) July 22, 2019 Venezuelan information minister Jorge Rodrigues said an "electromagnetic attack caused the nationwide blackout" and power companies along with …
Peckerwood Populism is About Political Strategy, Not Personal Belief
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-23
The controversy around President Donald Trump's recent tweets targeting "The Squad" — four Democratic members of Congress who are all women, all people "of color," and all of whom Trump seems to think aren't "from America" (one came from Somalia as a young woman and became a US citizen at 17; the rest are…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/23/peckerwood-populism-is-about-political-strategy-not-personal-belief/
'Ricky, Resign!': Thousands of Puerto Ricans Reiterate Demand
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-22
Tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans took the streets Monday, on the tenth day of consecutive protests to demand Governor Ricardo Rossello to resign. | RELATED: | Puerto Rico: House Has Enough Votes To Impeach Gov. Rossello | "They can't deny it: The power is in the street," San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz tweeted on Monday. | Waving flags, chanting and banging pots and pans, demonstrators blocked the American Expressway, as growing discontent against Rossello was seen with the surge o…
telesurenglish.net/news/Thousands-of-Puerto-Ricans-Reiterate-Demand-Ricky-Resign-20190722-0020.html
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
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/
DR Congo's Health Minister Resigns Amidst Ebola Pandemic
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-22
Democratic Republic of Congo's Health Minister, Oly Ilunga Kalenga, presented Monday his resignation after the country's president Felix Tshisekedi stripped him of the management of the Ebola pandemic. | RELATED: | WHO Declares Ebola An International Emergency | Ilunga explained in an official letter published on his Twitter account that his resignation is mainly due to "the creation of parallel chains of authority and to the interference in the management of the response" to the epidemic.
telesurenglish.net/news/Congo-Health-Minister-Resigns-over-Ebola-Pandemic-20190722-0024.html
Deal Sealed on Federal Budget, Ensuring No Shutdown, Default
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-22
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and congressional leaders announced late Monday they had struck a critical debt and budget agreement. The deal amounts to an against-the-odds victory for Washington pragmatists seeking to avoid politically dangerous tumult over the possibility of a government shutdown or first-ever federal default. | The deal, announced by Trump on Twitter and in a statement by Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, will restore the government's ability to borrow to pay…
truthdig.com/articles/deal-sealed-on-federal-budget-ensuring-no-shutdown-default/
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/
UN health agency 'strongly recommends' dolutegravir antiretroviral medication to manage HIV
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-22
Based on new evidence, the United Nations health agency on Monday announced it was recommending the use of the antiretroviral drug dolutegravir (DTG) — which, with other medication, treats HIV/AIDS — as the preferred first- and second-line treatment for all cases, including pregnant women and those who have the potential to give birth.
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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/
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/
'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/
'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/
As Trump Tweets More Racism on His Way To 'Pay Respect' to Justice Stevens, Ilhan Omar Calls for Cancelling Student Debt in US
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-22
"Trump continues to foment hate and racism that is endangering the lives of women of color in Congress and so many others. We all need to call it out. And it must end NOW." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/racist_president.jpg …
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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/
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/
Truth, Lies, and Will Van Spronsen
David Rovics | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-20
I have lost track of the number of times in the past few days that I have been told by openly fascist YouTube viewers that I deserve a bullet in my head for writing my most recent song. It's been a pretty busy week. It's always a busy week when you have a small child, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/truth-lies-and-will-van-spronsen/
Twitter Restores Assange Activism Account In Response To Backlash
Caitlin Johnstone | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-19
After a week of vocal protests from online supporters of Julian Assange, Twitter has reversed its unjust removal of the prominent pro-Assange activism account @Unity4J. After the account was suspended without any explanation being presented to its operators, Assange supporters drew a clear line in the sand against internet censorship and began making a big …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/twitter-restores-assange-activism-account-in-response-to-backlash/
Is Trump a Racist?
Kim Petersen | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-19
President Donald Trump has once again stepped into the doggy-doo of comments that point to being a racist. Tweeted Trump: So interesting to see "Progressive" Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/is-trump-a-racist/
Pakistan: Release Ali Wazeer, Mohsin Dawar and PTM activists
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-19
On May 26, the army fired on a non-violent protest by the Pashtun Defence Movement (PTM) in Waziristan, killing at least 13 people and injuring dozens. | Two PTM members of the Pakistan National Assembly, Ali Wazeer and Mohsin Dawar, who led the protest, were arrested on trumped up terrorism charges and a curfew was imposed on the region. | The curfew created a humanitarian crisis, resulting in three deaths from starvation and lack of medicine. After huge protests across Waziristan and on social media, the 11-day curfew was lifted on June 17. | Today, Wazeer and Dawar still remain in detention, charged with terro…
greenleft.org.au/content/pakistan-release-ali-wazeer-mohsin-dawar-and-ptm-activists
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