Israeli Military's 'Friends' Tweet Backfires, Exposing the Horrors of Occupation
Emma Fiala | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-23
Twitter users, both friends and foes alike, were quick to point out that the tweet was less than tasteful.

Israeli Military's ‘Friends’ Tweet Backfires, Exposing the Horrors of Occupation

Facebook's Libra, Corporate Political Spending Disclosure and Executive Compensation Among Likely Topics When All Five SEC Commissioners Testify This Week
commondreams.org | 2019-09-23
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/09/23/facebooks-libra-corporate-political-spending-disclosure-and-executive?cd-origin=rss

'Project Voldemort' Snapchat has been tracking Facebook's anti-competitive behavior — and now it's talking to the FTC
rt.com | 2019-09-23
With Facebook under investigation for alleged anti-competitive tactics, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seems to be getting help from rival Snapchat, which has reportedly been carefully tracking Facebook's copycat behavior. | In a dossier known as 'Project Voldemort,' Snapchat's parent company Snap has meticulously detailed Facebook moves which it deemed to be anti-competitive. The dossier includes cases of the Instagram-owner allegedly warning popular Instagram accounts from referencing or posting links to Snapchat profiles, the Wall Street Journal reported. | It's not just Snapchat, either. According to t…
rt.com/usa/469448-facebook-snapchat-ant-competitive-ftc/

'Dumb white people': Another NYT editor under fire after questionable old tweets resurface
rt.com | 2019-09-23
As the New York Times continues its pivot to race-focused coverage, more arguably racist and anti-Semitic tweets by an editor have come to light — just weeks after another employee apologized for "offensive" past comments. | Breitbart uncovered the "racially offensive" tweets blasting "dumb white people" which were posted between 2014 and 2017 by Jazmine Hughes, an associate editor of the New York Times Magazine. | In one of the tweets, Hughes jokes that she might tell a store cashier to have a nice day "even though you white." In another, she attributes decreased stress in her life to a decision she mad…
rt.com/usa/469408-nyt-editor-racist-tweets/

Grizzly bears face-off in ferocious fight on Canadian highway (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2019-09-23
Rare footage of two grizzly bears embroiled in a vicious fight has gone viral after the awesome wildlife encounter was filmed on a Canadian highway and shared on social media. | The incredible video shows the two bears facing off on their hind legs while growling, shoving and scratching each other in a vicious brawl that brings them to the ground before they roll into a ditch. | The footage ends with the bears chasing after each other and the bystander behind the camera clearly re-evaluating her front-row seat. | Cari McGillivray shot on the "amazing moment" on Stewart-Cassiar Highway in Birtish Columbia on…
rt.com/usa/469393-canada-bear-fight-video/

The U.S. Department of Terrorism
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-23
The State Department–under the leadership of the Zionist fellow traveler, former CIA boss and tank commander Mike Pompeo–has tweeted out the following propaganda produced with your tax dollars (or debt spending that will be passed on to your children)….
globalresearch.ca/us-dept-terrorism/5689967

Didn't he learn what deterrence is? Cruz insists Iran wants to nuke American cities, puzzles Twitter
rt.com | 2019-09-22
Ted Cruz insists Tehran's dream is to nuke American cities and that the Iran nuclear deal is to blame for the attack on Saudi oil facilities. The argument was mocked for making no sense, but the hawkish senator doubled down. | The Texas legislator, one of the most vocal cheerleaders of Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran, took to the pages of the New York Post on Friday to warn the public of the imminent danger. More international sanctions against Iran may soon be dropped under the 2015 nuclear deal, which means Tehran is drawing closer to obtaining nuclear weapons which "could incinerat…
rt.com/usa/469367-ted-cruz-iran-bomb-us-cities/

CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged S2 EP19
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2019-09-22
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/2019/09/22/canarypod-topple-uncaged-s2-ep19/

NOT 'the last thing millennials will see'! US military apologizes for 'Area 51 raid' meme with B-2 stealth bomber
rt.com | 2019-09-22
A US military unit was forced to apologize to UFO fans and alien enthusiasts for a tweet that suggested the government is ready to use B-2 nuclear-capable bombers to protect the secrets held inside the classified Area 51 facility. | Jumping on the hype train headed for the secretive air force base in Nevada desert, the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) flexed its meme muscles on Friday by tweeting a photo of a B-2 stealth bomber, accompanied by a chilling warning: | The last thing #Millennials will see if they attempt the #area51raid today. | In case anyone wanted to see the tweet in ques…
rt.com/usa/469334-area-51-military-meme-apology/

No aliens, no party: Poor turnout for Area 51 raid kills UFO fanatics' festival
rt.com | 2019-09-21
A planned mass raid on a US military site that was spawned by a joke Facebook post and drew alarmed warnings from the authorities ended in such an extravagant no-show of attendees that sideline events are being canceled. | Area 51, a US Air Force training base, has been the source of tremendous speculation about aliens for decades, centering on theories that the government has long covered up evidence of alien life after carrying out a range of experiments at the Nevada facility. | In early July, the Facebook event 'Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us' went viral after millions of people signed up to atte…
rt.com/usa/469326-area-51-party-canceled/

SHOCKER! Area 51 raid FLOPS as bunch of YouTubers chat up guards instead of running to 'see them aliens' (PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2019-09-20
A viral prank that promised to see two million alien hunters breach the gates of Area 51 has ended with a whimper instead of a bang, drawing only a few dozen enthusiasts for the much-anticipated 'raid.' | Initially a mock Facebook event, "Storm Area 51" quickly became a phenomenon that garnered interest from hundreds of thousands of netizens, who signed up to blaze past police and military guards to "see them aliens" at the top-secret Nevada facility. Some celebrities who'd promised to join in heated up the memeful event even more, while the authorities tried to pour cold water on even the idea of a peaceful a…
rt.com/usa/469270-storm-area-51-raid-run/

Area 51 raid day: UFO & alien hunters descend on Nevada as US military calls in reinforcements & declares no-fly zone
rt.com | 2019-09-20
Alien enthusiasts are descending on rural Nevada en masse for a pair of festivals celebrating Area 51 and the UFOs it could be hiding — but locals don't want them there and neither do the military, who've called in reinforcements. | UFO enthusiasts have begun making the pilgrimage out to Rachel and Hiko, Nevada, sites of two competing festivals scheduled for this weekend, real-life versions of the "Storm Area 51" event scheduled that went viral on Facebook last month and attracted millions of would-be attendees. | The impending human tide has provoked a grim response from authorities protecting whatever…
rt.com/usa/469210-storm-area-51-festivals-nevada/

Identity Unmasked: Meet the Proprietors of the Internet's Largest Neo-Confederate Propaganda Machine
splcenter.org | 2019-09-03
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.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2019/identity-unmasked-meet-proprietors-internets-largest-neo-confederate-propaganda-machine

Out of the Darkness: Conversion Therapist Quits 'Ex-Gay' Movement
Intelligence Report Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-03
According to Truth Wins Out, Matheson's fellow ex-gay leader Rich Wyler announced his exit in a post to a private Facebook group. TWO "goes undercover to expose 'ex-gay' conversion leaders as hypocritical frauds that have not actually changed their sexual orientation," its website states.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2019/out-darkness-conversion-therapist-quits-ex-gay-movement