2019-07-30: Social Media Postees

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Blinding whiteness of 'party of diversity' spawns #DemDebateSoWhite hashtag
rt.com | 2019-07-31
Amid a chorus of Orange Man Bad echoing from the Democratic debate stage, another color was on some voters' minds as Twitter gadflies highlighted the absurdity of 10 white candidates fighting over who'd best represent minorities. | …
rt.com/usa/465435-democratic-debate-white-twitter/

Baltimore residents: Trump's attacks on the city are rooted in "racism and white supremacy"
Amy Goodman | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-30
President Trump is facing widespread outrage after describing Baltimore as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" in tweets attacking Congressmember Elijah Cummings, one of the most prominent African-American lawmakers in Washington. Trump tweeted that Cummings's district is "considered the Worst in the USA," and said "no human being would want to live there." Trump's initial tweets came after Fox News ran a story about Baltimore and after Cummings criticized the conditions of immigration jails along the Mexican border. Officials across Baltimore and Maryland denounced the president's remarks, and The Ba…
nationofchange.org/2019/07/30/baltimore-residents-trumps-attacks-on-the-city-are-rooted-in-racism-and-white-supremacy/

Permissible Deviance: Facebook's FTC Fine
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-30
It was something of a shrug moment. One of the world's largest digital platforms had been fined $5 billion for privacy violations by the Federal Trade Commission, claiming it had violated its 2012 order. The FTC order also requires the company "to restructure its approach to privacy from the corporate board-level down, establishing strong new …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/permissible-deviance-facebooks-ftc-fine/

Trump's Intelligence Director Nominee Is a Defense Industry Favorite
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-30
| Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), congressman from one of the most conservative districts in the country, will be the next director of national intelligence pending Senate confirmation, President Donald Trump announced in a tweet Sunday. | The Texas representative is seen as more ideologically aligned with Trump than his predecessor, Dan Coats, who came into conflict with the president over issues including North K…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-intelligence-director-nominee-is-a-defense-industry-favorite/

Trump Claims Iran has Never Won a War in New Twitter Rant
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-30
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday evening that Iran had never won a war, adding that they had also "never lost a negotiation. | RELATED: | US Senate Fails to Overturn Trump's Veto on Saudi Weapons Ban | "Just remember, the Iranians never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!" | Trump' would not elaborate after this bizarre tweet, but his remarks seem to follow U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's latest rant about Iran's unwillingness to hold talks with the Ameri…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Claims-Iran-has-Never-Won-a-War-in-New-Twitter-Rant-20190730-0004.html

10 new political albums that will make you smile
Mat Ward | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-30
The world is a dark place in July 2019, but it's inspiring some great protest music to give you hope and raise a smile. Here are the best new albums that related to this month's political news. What albums would you suggest? Comment on Twitter, Facebook, or email.
greenleft.org.au/content/10-new-political-albums-will-make-you-smile

Man charged with felony over cop-mocking Facebook page allowed to sue cops
rt.com | 2019-07-30
An Ohio man charged with — and acquitted of — a felony over a satirical Facebook page mocking his local police department can sue both the city and the police who tried to send him to prison, a federal judge has ruled. | …
rt.com/usa/465345-police-parody-lawsuit-approved-ohio/

'Armed, dangerous and unhinged': John McAfee tweets 'warning' about lookalike imposter
rt.com | 2019-07-30
John McAfee made fun of his renegade reputation with a tongue-in-cheek tweet warning people to be on the lookout for an armed and dangerous man — one who looks suspiciously exactly like him, but with a blonde wig. | …
rt.com/usa/465378-john-mcafee-imposter-tweet-warning/

Not a drill: Hawaii missile false alarm caused surge in anxiety with lasting effects, report says
rt.com | 2019-07-30
A false alarm 'incoming missile' alert sent to people in Hawaii in January 2018 had a lasting effect on anxiety levels, a new study has shown. People who were less anxious beforehand were most affected by the incident. | …
rt.com/usa/465400-hawaii-missile-anxiety-twitter/

Baltimore Residents: Trump's Attacks on the City Are Rooted in "Racism and White Supremacy"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-29
President Trump is facing widespread outrage after describing Baltimore as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" in tweets attacking Congressmember Elijah Cummings, one of the most prominent African-American lawmakers in Washington. Trump tweeted that Cummings's district is "considered the Worst in the USA," and said "no human being would want to live there." Trump's initial tweets came after Fox News ran a story about Baltimore and after Cummings criticized the conditions of immigration jails along the Mexican border. Officials across Baltimore and Maryland denounced the president's remarks, and The Balti…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/29/donald_trump_elijah_cummings_baltimore_tweets

Trump's Attacks on Baltimore Are Rooted in Racism and White Supremacy
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-29
| President Trump is facing widespread outrage after describing Baltimore as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" in tweets attacking Congressmember Elijah Cummings, one of the most prominent African-American lawmakers in Washington. Trump tweeted that Cummings's district is "considered the Worst in the USA," and said "no human being would want to live there." Trump's initial tweets came after Fox News ran a story about Baltimore and after Cummings criticized the conditions of immigration j…
truthout.org/video/trumps-attacks-on-baltimore-are-rooted-in-racism-and-white-supremacy/

Permissible Deviance: Privacy Violations and Facebook's FTC Fine
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-29
It was something of a shrug moment. One of the world's largest digital platforms had been fined $5 billion for privacy violations by the Federal Trade Commission, claiming it had violated its 2012 order. The FTC order also requires the …
globalresearch.ca/permissible-deviance-privacy-violations-and-facebooks-ftc-fine/5684896

People notice a clear pattern as Donald Trump continues racist assault on Black politicians
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-07-29
Donald Trump has sought to deflect criticism of his recent dog-whistle Twitter attacks by labelling a leading Black congressman as "racist". But many people see right through his transparent and cynical attempt to appeal to racist voters by attacking prominent Black politicians. | Holding Trump to account: | Trump insisted his weekend comments referring to Representative Elijah Cummings' majority-black Baltimore district as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" where "no human being would want to live" were not racist. He tweeted:…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/07/29/people-notice-a-clear-pattern-as-donald-trump-continues-racist-assault-on-black-politicians/

Ethiopia Sets New Tree-planting Record To Fight Climate Change
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-29
Ethiopia's roughly 91 million inhabitants planted 353.6 million trees in the space of 12 hours on Monday, setting a new world record as part of a campaign to revert deforestation caused by climate change. | RELATED: | Drought Threatens Lives of 15 Million People in Africa's Horn | The final tally, pending verification by independent experts, was announced on Twitter by the minister of Innovation and Technology, Getahun Mekuria. | In his May 26 announcement of the program, Prime…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ethiopia-Sets-New-Tree-planting-Record-To-Fight-Climate-Change-20190729-0014.html

Not just Baltimore: American cities have a HUGE rat problem
rt.com | 2019-07-29
Amid the war of words between President Donald Trump and Congressman Elijah Cummings over tweets about Baltimore, an uncomfortable truth is emerging: many American cities have a problem with rats, lots of them. | …
rt.com/usa/465332-not-just-baltimore-rats/

Democrats Use Trump's Tweets to Hide Neoliberal Policy Failures
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-29
The reactions to Trump's tweets show that the "Diverter in Chief" has effectively derailed the conversation around Baltimore City, and has allowed establishment Democrats to avoid their own culpability in the segregation and poverty in our cities…
therealnews.com/stories/democrats-use-trumps-tweets-to-hide-neoliberal-policy-failures

Trump blasts Baltimore crimes stats, says Reverend Al might 'show up to complain & protest'
rt.com | 2019-07-29
US President Donald Trump has ripped into Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings on Twitter once again, saying Baltimore has the "worst" crime statistics in the country and Reverend Al Sharpton might "show up to complain & protest." | …
rt.com/usa/465302-trump-baltimore-cummings-sharpton/

'Garbage': Reporter says Trump called himself a 9/11 'first responder' but video shows the opposite
rt.com | 2019-07-29
A Vox journalist has drawn ire on Twitter for claiming that Donald Trump suggested he was a "9/11 first responder" — despite the fact that the clip posted by the reporter himself shows the US president saying exactly the opposite. | …
rt.com/usa/465337-trump-911-first-responder/

Only Civic Driven Voter Turnout Can Defeat Tweeter Trump
Ralph Nader | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-26
Does the Democratic Party know how to defeat the foul-mouthed, bigoted, self-enriching crony capitalist Donald Trump? Trump pretends to be a populist. In reality he does the bidding of Wall Street instead of Main Street and weakens or repeals governmental health and safety programs. Defeating corrupt, disgraceful, disastrous Donald should be easy. He is, on …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/only-civic-driven-voter-turnout-can-defeat-tweeter-trump/

Killing Tariq: Why We Must Rethink the Roots of Jewish Settlers Violence
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-26
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, we are morally obliged to understand the nature of Jewish settler violence, which cannot be viewed in isolation from the inherent racism in Israeli society as a whole. | We a…
mintpressnews.com/killing-tariq-violence-racism-israel-society-jewish-settlers/260774/

The 'Total Anarchy' of Wet Cops
Josmar Trujillo | fair.org | 2019-07-26
by Josmar Trujillo "Total Anarchy": The headline has changed, but the tweet remains (Twitter, 7/22/19). | The family of Eric Garner, the Staten Island father infamously choked to death by a New York City cop in 2014 (Extra!, 1–2/15), was told last week by the Justice Department that charges would not be brought against that officer. Family members and activists responded with fury, mostly aimed at Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose refusal to fire the officer, Daniel Pantaleo, allo…
fair.org/home/the-total-anarchy-of-wet-cops/

Eliminating hepatitis calls for 'bold political leadership, with investments to match,' UN health chief says
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-26
Calling for "bold political leadership" ahead of World Hepatitis Day, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries to take advantage of recent reductions in the costs of diagnosing and treating viral hepatitis and scale up investments in disease elimination.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1043261

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/

"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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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

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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