Western "Progressives" Support Yet Another Color Revolution in Hong Kong
K.J. Noh | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-02
Misinformed "progressive" western "activists" and pundits are putting down their remote controls and organic smoothies just long enough to tweet out that Hong Kong protesters need to be supported as paragons of virtue and justice. Some have even blogged and bloviated about the importance of these protests as a struggle for freedom against "dictatorship." Most …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/western-progressives-support-yet-another-color-revolution-in-hong-kong/

Remembering Mitch Podolak
David Rovics | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-02
Before going to bed last night, I learned from a post I was tagged on on Facebook that Mitch Podolak had died. If I ever checked my Feed, I might have learned earlier — he had died several days earlier, on August 25th, 2019. Incidentally, exactly one year after US Senator John McCain died, who…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/02/remembering-mitch-podolak/

This Labor Day, US Workers One-Third Poorer Than in 2003—While Top 1% Now Two-Times Richer
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-09-02
The oligarchy is doing just fine, explains historian Juan Cole. (Image: Screenshot/AJ+/Youtube) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/on-labor-day-us-workers-are-1-3-750×422.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/02/labor-day-us-workers-one-third-poorer-2003-while-top-1-now-two-times-richer?cd-origin=rss

Reports of Paid Recall Canvassers Continue to Circulate
Santa Cruz News Network | indybay.org | 2019-09-02
Community members in Santa Cruz are continuing to report on social media encounters they have had with petition signature gatherers who say they have been paid to work for the campaign to recall Progressive City Councilmembers Chris Krohn and Drew Glover. Despite the reports, Santa Cruz United (SCU), the organization behind the recall, still describes itself on its website as, "a lean, all-volunteer organization. Expenses include this website, printing, meeting rooms, filing fees, records requests and small miscellaneous costs."
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/30/18825840.php

Please Shut Up, Mr. President, and Read Some Books
Michael Winship | commondreams.org | 2019-09-02
A display of a phone with tiny hands is seen near tweets by US President Donald Trump at "The Daily Show Presents: The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library" exhibition in Washington, DC on June 14, 2019. – The Daily Show opened the Washington, DC exhibition of "The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library" in celebration of President Trump's 73rd birthday. (Photo: Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP / Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_read_book.jpg …
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In 'stop the coup' demos, police arrest protesters while protecting some from the far right
Afroze Fatima Zaidi | thecanary.co | 2019-09-01
On 31 August, thousands of people took to the streets to protest against Boris Johnson's proroguing of parliament. Protesters gathered in many major cities across the UK and shared updates and images on social media using the hashtag #stopthecoup. | However, the police presence was a cause for concern. Some tried to convince protesters in London to 'clear the streets': | The police have been sent in to persuade the protesters to clear the streets. But it's cat & mou…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/09/01/in-stop-the-coup-demos-police-arrest-protesters-while-protecting-some-from-the-far-right/

CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged S2 EP17
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2019-09-01
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/2019/09/01/canarypod-topple-uncaged-s2-ep17/

The sharing of Johnson's Brexit tweets raises some interesting questions
Peadar O'Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2019-09-01
Academic Marc Owen Jones studied two of Boris Johnson's Brexit tweets from 15 and 27 August. He found something, that could be revealing when he analysed 13,000 retweets of Johnson's original messages. | Jones suggested that a large number of these retweets could either be "inorganic" or from Trump supporters. | His analysis also led Journalist Carole Cadwalladr to…
thecanary.co/uk/2019/09/01/the-sharing-of-johnsons-brexit-tweets-raises-some-interesting-questions/

Fakes for me, not for thee: US govt to use false social media profiles to monitor immigrants
rt.com | 2019-08-31
US Citizenship and Immigration officers can now use fake social media accounts to surveil foreigners seeking visas and citizenship, even after years of US lawmakers blasting foreign rivals for supposedly doing the same. | Officers have until recently been banned from creating fictitious profiles, but a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) privacy review dated July 2019 but posted online on Friday has reversed that ban. According to the review, officers with the department's…
rt.com/usa/467715-immigration-officers-fake-profiles/

Is a Rouhani-Trump Meeting Imminent?
Press TV | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-30
PressTV Interview Transcript www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qsp1UcXqEo&feature=youtu.be Peter Koenig 29 August 2019 Background Tehran and Washington have been locked in a dispute since last year when the US unilaterally pulled out of the nuclear agreement and re-imposed crippling sanctions on Iran. On Monday, President Donald Trump said he is ready to meet his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani within …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/is-a-rouhani-trump-meeting-imminent/

Stunning but deadly: Satellite imagery shows Hurricane Dorian sparkling as it approaches US (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2019-08-30
As Hurricane Dorian makes its way to the US, a meteorologist has shared stunning satellite snaps of the "extremely dangerous" storm's brightly colored lightning eruptions amid swirling clouds that look like a fireworks display. | Hurricane Dorian putting on a lightning show tonight. | Spectacular imagery. pic.twitter.com/cdrs22PZqe– Dakota Smith (@weatherdak) August 30, 2019 | Meteorologist Dakota Smith shared the footage on Twitter and explained that the flashes seen in the…
rt.com/usa/467644-hurricane-dorian-lightning-imagery/

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account 'compromised,' posted racial slurs
rt.com | 2019-08-30
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was hacked on his own platform, his company said, with a torrent of strange tweets sent from his account. Twitter said it is investigating the matter further. | Dorsey's Twitter account began putting out inflammatory tweets on Friday afternoon, just before 4pm, according to CNBC. Some of…
rt.com/usa/467651-jack-dorsey-hacked-twitter/

'Good luck determining what happened': Trump says US not involved in Iranian satellite 'incident'
rt.com | 2019-08-30
US President Donald Trump denied any American involvement after reports of a failed Iranian satellite launch, in which a rocket is said to have exploded on a launch pad. Iran, meanwhile, has not issued any accusations of the sort. | In a tweet on Friday, the president assured Washington had nothing to do with the apparently botched satellite mission, and wished Tehran "good luck" in figuring out what went wrong. He also attached an image of damage done to the launch site. | "The United States of America was not involved in the catastrophic accident during final launch preparations for the Safir SLV Launch at S…
rt.com/usa/467649-trump-us-iran-satellite/

When Ilhan Omar Is Accused of Anti-Semitism, It's News. When a Republican Smears Muslims, There's Silence
Mehdi Hasan | theintercept.com | 2019-08-28
Rep. Ilhan Omar participates in a panel discussion during the Muslim Collective for Equitable Democracy Conference and Presidential Forum at the National Housing Center in Washington, D.C., on July 23, 2019. | the Benjamins, baby." | That is, of course, what Rep. Ilhan Omar famously tweeted on February 10, in response to a tweet from my colleague Glenn Greenwald decrying "how much time U.S. political leaders spend defending a foreign nation" — namely, the state of Israel. Then, when a journalist followed up by asking Omar w…
theintercept.com/2019/08/28/when-ilhan-omar-is-accused-of-anti-semitism-its-news-when-a-republican-smears-muslims-theres-silence/

Israel's Online Occupation of Palestine
Miriam Deprez | progressive.org | 2019-08-23
How a Facebook post can land you in prison.
progressive.org/dispatches/israels-online-occupation-of-palestine-deprez-190823/

Marjorie Taylor Greene: How an Outspoken MAGA Fan Built a Following in a World of Extremists
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-08-16
Originally a MAGA supporter but now an emerging MAGA star, Marjorie Taylor Greene has deftly leveraged social media and confrontations in public to increase her visibility. Now she's entering politics as a GOP candidate for Georgia's 6th Congressional District.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/08/16/marjorie-taylor-greene-how-outspoken-maga-fan-built-following-world-extremists