Puerto Rico's Governor Resigns in Face of Protests
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-25
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico–Anger turned to jubilation in the streets in a flash as Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced his resignation overnight, ceding power after nearly two weeks of furious protests and political upheaval touched off by a leak of insulting chat messages. | A crowd of thousands outside the governor's mansion in Old San Juan erupted in cheers and song over his announcement on Facebook, made just before midnight on Wednesday. | "Despite expecting to serve the term that the people democratically elected me to, today I feel that continuing in this position represents a threat to the succes…
truthdig.com/articles/puerto-ricos-governor-resigns-in-face-of-protests/

115 Migrants Feared Dead as Boat Capsizes off Libya
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-25
About 115 people are missing and feared to have drowned and another 134 were rescued by Libyan coast guards and local fishermen after a wooden boat carrying migrants capsized off Libya, a Libyan navy official said Thursday. | RELATED: | EU Commission Should Let Rescue Boats Dock, Rackete Asks | "The worst Mediterranean tragedy of this year has just occurred," UNHCR head Filippo Grandi said in a tweet. Earlier, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said that up to 150 people were feared dead.
telesurenglish.net/news/migrants-feared-dead-libya-boat-capsize-20190725-0013.html

Puerto Rico's Governor Resigns in Face of Protests
Spenser Rapone | truthdig.com | 2019-07-25
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico–Anger turned to jubilation in the streets in a flash as Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced his resignation overnight, ceding power after nearly two weeks of furious protests and political upheaval touched off by a leak of insulting chat messages. | A crowd of thousands outside the governor's mansion in Old San Juan erupted in cheers and song over his announcement on Facebook, made just before midnight on Wednesday. | "Despite expecting to serve the term that the people democratically elected me to, today I feel that continuing in this position represents a threat to the succes…
truthdig.com/articles/puerto-ricos-governor-resigns-in-face-of-protests/

Trump's DOJ Is Resuming the Death Penalty. Bernie Sanders Vows to Abolish It
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-25
| Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday vowed to abolish the death penalty at the federal level if elected president after news broke that Attorney General William Barr has directed the Bureau of Prisons to resume capital punishment for the first time in nearly two decades. | "There's enough violence in the world. The government shouldn't add to it," tweeted Sanders, the first 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to respond to the news. "When I am president, we will abolish the death penalty."
truthout.org/articles/trumps-doj-is-resuming-the-death-penalty-bernie-sanders-vows-to-abolish-it/

Trump's DOJ Is Resuming the Death Penalty. Bernie Sanders Vows to Abolish It
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-25
| Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday vowed to abolish the death penalty at the federal level if elected president after news broke that Attorney General William Barr has directed the Bureau of Prisons to resume capital punishment for the first time in nearly two decades. | "There's enough violence in the world. The government shouldn't add to it," tweeted Sanders, the first 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to respond to the news. "When I am president, we will abolish the death penalty."
truthout.org/articles/trumps-doj-is-resuming-the-death-penalty-bernie-sanders-vows-to-abolish-it/

Trump's Tweets Are Not Just a Diversion, They're Part of a Fascist Agenda
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-25
| Of course, Donald Trump is a racist. His tweet attacks telling four Democratic congresswomen of color to "go back to their broken and crime infested" countries are only the latest ugly examples of a consistent, unbroken pattern. As Washington Post journalist Eugene Robinson rightly noted, Trump's co…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-tweets-are-not-just-a-diversion-theyre-part-of-a-fascist-agenda/

Hollywood actress Bette Midler sparks racism row with 'BLACKGROUND' tweet aimed at Trump
rt.com | 2019-07-25
Actress Bette Midler took time out of her usual schedule of tweeting anti-Donald Trump poems and limericks to suggest that the president pays black people to attend his rallies for diversity's sake — only to be accused of racism. | …
rt.com/usa/465095-hollywood-midler-trump-blackground/

Lessons of Nashville: The working class and the defense of immigrants
WSWS Repost | indybay.org | 2019-07-25
In this commentary from the World Socialist Web Site, Patrick Martin describes how a recent viral video helps expose fundamental lies behind doomsday predictions of an America on the brink of race war.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/25/18824968.php

'How have I not seen this before?': Trump's 'House of Wings' 2004 SNL skit goes viral (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2019-07-25
No stranger to going viral for his off-the-cuff remarks, both before and after taking office, US President Donald Trump is again trending on Twitter; not for a pithy tweet but for a bizarre Saturday Night Live sketch from 2004. | …
rt.com/usa/465059-trump-snl-skit-2004-viral/

'How have I not seen this before?': Trump's 'House of Wings' 2004 SNL skit goes viral (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2019-07-25
No stranger to going viral for his off-the-cuff remarks, both before and after taking office, US President Donald Trump is again trending on Twitter; not for a pithy tweet but for a bizarre Saturday Night Live sketch from 2004. | …
rt.com/usa/465059-trump-snl-skit-2004-viral/

'Clinton Body Count' trends on Twitter, establishment blames Russia
rt.com | 2019-07-25
Americans waking up to check Twitter were greeted with the trending hashtag "#ClintonBodyCount." Referencing a long-running conservative conspiracy theory, its re-emergence has of course been blamed on 'Russian bots.' | …
rt.com/usa/465068-clinton-body-count-twitter/

Documentary 'Cooked: Survival by Zip Code' re-defines racism, poverty as disasters
Tim Libretti | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-24
Trump's controversial tweet about sending the squad of four–Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar–back to where they came from has certainly captured the media's attention, recycling seemingly endless and pointless debate about whether or not Trump is a racist. Don't we have bigger issues of racism to address other than adjudicating …
peoplesworld.org/article/documentary-cooked-survival-by-zip-code-re-defines-racism-poverty-as-disasters/

Why We Just Blocked Boris Johnson on His Way to See the Queen
Flo Stuart-Leach | commondreams.org | 2019-07-24
We've delivered our message, but will he act? (Photo: Twitter/Greenpeace) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-07-24_at_11.39.42_am.png …
commondreams.org/views/2019/07/24/why-we-just-blocked-boris-johnson-his-way-see-queen?cd-origin=rss

Killing Tariq: Why We Must Rethink the Roots of Jewish Settlers Violence
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-24
Seven-year-old Tariq Zabania from Al-Khalil (Hebron) was killed on the spot when an Israeli Jewish settler ran his car over him on July 15. Little Tariq's photograph, lying face down on the road, was circulated on social media. His untimely death is heartbreaking. Tariq's innocent blood must not go in vain. For this to happen, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/killing-tariq-why-we-must-rethink-the-roots-of-jewish-settlers-violence/

Facebook and FTC: Hammer or Slap on the Wrist?
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-24
The Federal Trade Commission's record $5 billion fine and new oversight of Facebook don't go as far as many critics would have liked.
truthdig.com/articles/facebook-and-ftc-hammer-or-slap-on-the-wrist/

Facebook to Pay US $5 Billion Fine Over Privacy Violations
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-24
The Chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Joe Simons Wednesday announced that Facebook has agreed to pay US$5 billion as a penalty for its mismanagement of user privacy. | RELATED: | G7 Countries Take a Step Towards Taxing Big Internet Companies | While this is the largest U.S. fine ever imposed on a technology company, the Democratic members of the FTC complained that the sanction did not solve "Facebook's financial incentives to jeopardize personal privacy and n…
telesurenglish.net/news/Facebook-to-Pay-US-5-Billion-Fine-Over-Privacy-Violations-20190724-0012.html

Facebook cafeteria workers demand decent wages, 8-hour day
Rosa Pergams | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-24
Software engineers come out on picket line in solidarity.
liberationnews.org/facebook-cafeteria-workers-demand-decent-wages-8-hour-da/

With FTC Settlement, Expect Facebook to Violate Privacy Again and Again
commondreams.org | 2019-07-24
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/07/24/ftc-settlement-expect-facebook-violate-privacy-again-and-again?cd-origin=rss

Open Markets Denounces Ineffective $5 Billion FTC Settlement With Facebook, Calls on Congress to Investigate the FTC
commondreams.org | 2019-07-24
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/07/24/open-markets-denounces-ineffective-5-billion-ftc-settlement-facebook-calls?cd-origin=rss

#RespectThePolice order backfires after cathartic VIDEOS of soaked cops go viral
rt.com | 2019-07-24
Viral videos showing New York police getting doused in water have prompted an investigation – and a flood of derisive tweets after authorities' plea to "respect the police" appeared to add insult to years of police-abuse injury. | …
rt.com/usa/464904-nypd-officers-soaked-respect-viral/

Critics Warn FTC's Paltry $5 Billion Fine for FaceBook 'Leaves the Public Vulnerable' to Future Abuse by Tech Giant
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-24
"When companies can violate the law, pay big penalties, and still turn a profit while keeping their business model intact, enforcement agencies cannot claim victory." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/facebook_3.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/24/critics-warn-ftcs-paltry-5-billion-fine-facebook-leaves-public-vulnerable-future?cd-origin=rss

"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 …

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'Did Eric Trump choose the decor?' Twitter jibes Pompeo and Pakistani PM's safari-themed meeting
rt.com | 2019-07-23
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down to a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in style. Commenters paid little attention to geopolitical issues, however, and more to the Pakistani embassy's choice of chairs. | …
rt.com/usa/464879-pompeo-khan-meeting-chairs/

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.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1043021

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/

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/

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

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

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