"The Oppressive State is a Macho Rapist" Chilean flashmob dance comes to San Francisco
Impeach Piñera | indybay.org | 2019-12-08
The viral anti-state, anti-femicide dance flashmob from Chile has come to San Francisco.
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Evo Morales Vows to Return to Bolivia After Right-Wing Coup
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-08
The democratically elected President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, congratulated the Movement for Socialism (MAS) Party after having successfully completed its assembly, in which he endorsed its democratic vocation and presented its plan of political struggle to recover the government from the new far-right regime. | RELATED: | Bolivia: MAS Appoints Morales as Director of its 2020 Campaign | Through his Twitter account on Sunday, Morales said: "We are not alone in Bolivia or in the w…
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Here's one of the most 'disgraceful' Tory moments of the election so far
Brian Finlay | thecanary.co | 2019-12-08
On 6 December, Tory candidate Darren Henry, standing in the Broxtowe constituency in Nottinghamshire, shocked his hustings audience. He posed a "disgraceful" solution for families relying on foodbanks. Owen Jones shared a video on Twitter of Henry's ignorant claims: | Oh wow. The Tory candidate for Broxtowe says that people driven to food banks should just get a pay day loan. A party with genuine contempt for victims of their own policies. pic.twitter.com/vxIxHy82fn | — Owen Jones?? (@O…
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FBI confirms identity of Pensacola shooter, US Navy says slain sailors confronted him before demise (PHOTO)
rt.com | 2019-12-08
The FBI has released a photo of the Saudi gunman who killed three people at a US naval base in Florida on Friday, formally identifying him as Mohammed Alshamrani and asking the public for tip-offs about his "activities." | "The NAS Pensacola shooter is identified as Saudi national Mohammed Alshamrani," the FBI field office in Jacksonville said in a statement on Twitter, accompanying it with a photo of the attacker that has been widely circulated on social media. | The NAS Pensacola shooter is identified as Saudi national Mohammed Alshamrani. Anyone with information regarding his activites is encouraged to call…
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Pedalling porkies? BoJo claims CYCLING on the pavement is the 'NAUGHTIEST' thing he's ever done
rt.com | 2019-12-08
Boris Johnson has confessed to having occasionally used pedestrian-only areas to ride his bicycle, claiming the infraction is his gravest sin. Judging from social media reactions, basically nobody believes the prime minister. | Boris Johnson has confessed to having occasionally used pedestrian-only areas to ride his bicycle, claiming the infraction is his gravest sin. Judging from social media reactions, basically nobody believes the prime minister. | The Tory leader, who is just days away from a critical general election, was apparently caught off guard when Sky News host Sophy Ridge asked him about the "naug…
rt.com/uk/475332-boris-johnson-cycling-pavement-naughty/

Kim Jong-un has 'everything to lose' & doesn't want to break our 'special relationship' — Trump
rt.com | 2019-12-08
President Donald Trump has insisted that the US will stick to its goal of denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, saying that Kim Jong-un is "too smart and has far too much to lose" to do otherwise. | "Kim Jong Un is too smart and has far too much to lose, everything actually, if he acts in a hostile way," Trump tweeted on Sunday. "He signed a strong Denuclearization Agreement with me in Singapore. He does not want to void his special relationship with the President of the United States." | Kim Jong Un is too smart and has far too much to lose, everything actually, if he acts in a hostile way. He signed a strong…
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Mars will wait! Neil deGrasse Tyson trolls Musk, advising him to drop Tesla & focus on developing WARP DRIVE
rt.com | 2019-12-08
Celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has jokingly called on Elon Musk to pour all his resources into creating 'warp drive' technology. His suggestion resulted in dozens of memes being launched into internet orbit. | In a tweet that received more than 120,000 likes, Tyson said that Musk should "stop dallying around" with Space X, Tesla and his other entrepreneurial ventures, and instead focus on creating the fictional propulsion system beloved by Star Trek fans. | Dear @ElonMusk, | When are you going to stop dallying with Mars Rockets & Hype…
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Newsweek reporter resigns after accusing outlet of SUPPRESSING story about OPCW leak that undermines Syria 'gas attack' narrative
rt.com | 2019-12-08
A reporter for Newsweek says he has quit his job after his editor allegedly refused to publish an article about an internal email that raises serious questions about the OPCW's findings on an alleged gas attack in Douma, Syria. | "Yesterday I resigned from Newsweek after my attempts to publish newsworthy revelations about the leaked OPCW letter were refused for no valid reason," Tareq Haddad tweeted out on Saturday. | I have collected evidence of how they suppressed the story in addition to evidence from another case where info inconvenient to US govt was removed, though it was factually correct.– Tareq…
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Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Is an Engine of Anti-Muslim Hate the World Over. Don't You Care?
Mehdi Hasan | theintercept.com | 2019-12-07
What happened to the guy who told his Muslim employees in 2015 that he would "fight to protect your rights and create a peaceful and safe environment"?
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Corbyn dismisses controversy surrounding leaked NHS documents as 'nonsense'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-12-07
Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed as "nonsense" the controversy surrounding the source of leaked documents used by Labour as proof the Tories are planning to sell the NHS.The Labour leader insisted the dossier was real after social media platform Reddit claimed the documents were disclosed as "part of a campaign that has been reported as originating from Russia".Corbyn used the leaked papers as evidence that the government was at an advanced stage of negotiations with the US to open up the health service to American pharmaceutical companies. Asked about the claims during a campaign visit to Barry, South Wales Corbyn to…
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Britain's elites should fear Corbyn's Brexit stance. Because it could deliver him the election
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-12-07
In a Britain severely divided by Brexit, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has made it perfectly clear why he's "proud" of his unifying stance. | On 6 December, as Corbyn revealed a damning government document showing how Boris Johnson has misled voters, he tweet…
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'People are flushing toilets 10 times': Trump mulls pouring conservation rules down the drain & Twitter cannot hold it
rt.com | 2019-12-07
President Donald Trump is taking aim at water efficiency laws, arguing that they paradoxically encourage waste due to weak water pressure. He vowed to seek "commonsense" solutions to America's toilet troubles. | Despite ongoing Democratic impeachment efforts in Washington, a trade row with Beijing and another war of words heating up with Iran, the president took time on Friday to address a problem much closer to home — perhaps lurking in your very own bathroom. | "We have a situation where we're looking very strongly at sinks and showers, and other elements of bathrooms," the president said. "You turn on…
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The crucial fact Laura Kuenssberg omitted from her tweet about Boris Johnson
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-12-06
The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg tweeted on 6 December about the cancellation of a Boris Johnson speech. But she left out one revealing fact. | She said: | Johnson stump speech in Rochester cancelled on police advice | — Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) December 6, 2019 | But what was it, exactly, that caused the cancellation?: | Well, according to the Independent, Johnson "cancelled a speech to members of the public in Rochester after a small number of proteste…
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Law Seminar in the Hearing Room: Impeachment Day Six
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-06
The week began with a few tweets from ignorant congresspeople and the president decrying the supposed unfairness of the proceedings. Pompeo chimed in with a remark that the timing was "unfortunate." His reasoning was that Trump had important business to take care of in Britain at the NATO meeting. You know, the North Atlantic Treaty…
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Free pass for Israel? Ilhan Omar notes silence after Israeli group linked to fake news operation targeting Muslim US congresswomen
rt.com | 2019-12-06
An Israeli group uses social media to vilify the first two Muslim women to serve in US Congress, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. But will the revelation spark accusations of foreign meddling? Omar doesn't seem to think so. | An investigation by the Guardian has uncovered an Israeli-based operation that uses 21 Facebook pages to pump out thousands of fake news posts per week. The paper said that the social media posts "inflame Islamophobia for profit" and have directly mentioned Omar more than 1,400 times, and Tlaib nearly 1,200 times, since the operation began two years ago.The Israeli group is accused of sharin…
rt.com/usa/475183-israel-meddling-omar-muslims-facebook/

'Sources say' stories are all fake news? Trump takes aim at media's penchant for anonymous tip-offs
rt.com | 2019-12-06
US President Donald Trump has fired off another volley of Twitter wisdom in his endless war against 'fake news,' advising people to ignore stories based on information from unnamed sources. | "Do not believe any article or story you read or see that uses 'anonymous sources' having to do with trade or any other subject," Trump tweeted on Friday. "Only accept information if it has an actual living name on it. The Fake News Media makes up many 'sources say' stories. Do not believe them!" | Do not believe any article or story you read or see that uses "anonymous sources" having to do with trade or any other subjec…
rt.com/usa/475199-trump-fake-news-anonymous-sources/

That's a bit rich: Biden says paycheck doesn't matter, jobs are 'about dignity'
rt.com | 2019-12-06
Democrat hopeful Joe Biden says jobs aren't just about money, but his words rang hollow for critics who shot back with reminders about low wages and the former vice president's son getting a cushy gig at a Ukrainian oil company. | Biden's latest pitch to voters promised to bring "dignity" back to the working middle class. | "A job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about dignity. It's about being able to look your kid in the eye and say everything is going to be okay — and mean it. Too many people today can't do that," Biden tweeted on Friday. | A job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about…
rt.com/usa/475247-biden-paycheck-job-ukraine/

Saudis angered by 'barbaric' Pensacola shooter, love America — king to Trump
rt.com | 2019-12-06
US President Donald Trump said he received a condolence call from King Salman of Saudi Arabia over the shooting at Pensacola Naval Air Station, committed by a Saudi officer who was in Florida for training. | King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud "said that the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people who love the American people," Trump said in a series of tweets on Friday afternoon. | ….The King said that the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that th…
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Filmmakers Sue to Shield Visitors to U.S. From Social Media Vetting
Cora Currier | theintercept.com | 2019-12-05
A filmmaker working on a documentary that's critical of U.S. policies. A writer who operates a pseudonymous Twitter account to evade an authoritarian regime in their home country. An activist who uses Facebook to organize protests at the U.S.-Mexico border. | These are the kinds of people who might not want U.S. immigration agents poring over their social media profiles before deciding whether they should be allowed into the country. Yet that's exactly what the State Department now requires as part of the Trump administration's "extreme vetting" of millions of visa applicants. As of May, people who need a visa to…
theintercept.com/2019/12/05/us-visa-social-media-screening/

Measles 'misinformation campaigns' through social media, fuel rising toll
news.un.org | 2019-12-05
Measles deaths and infections in 2019 are set to "substantially exceed" last year's toll when more than 142,000 people died from the preventable disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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"If I Could Just Look at Her"
Ashoka Mukpo | aclu.org | 2019-11-27
Watch the journey of two separated parents trying to cross the border and reunite with their children.: | " data-whitelisted="false" data-domain="www.youtube.com"> | In October, the Trump administration admitted that in a 12-month period, beginning in July 2017, it separated 4,370 immigrant children from their parents at the border. Since then, over 1,000 more have been separated under a dubious loophole that all…
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CAP's Topher Spiro Is Trying to Deceive Journalists By Lying
Matt Bruenig | peoplespolicyproject.org | 2019-11-17
It's been fun to see how the Center for American Progress (CAP) navigates this year's presidential election. For insider political reasons, they can't support Biden or Sanders. But for a long time, it was unclear who the alternative candidate they could support would be. | When Kamala Harris was rising, CAP's staff was doing overtime boosting her on Twitter and in the press, including boosting Harris's absurd health care proposal. But Harris's collapse put an end to that strategy. Recently Warren has risen as the alternative and so CAP has been working to promote her campaign, which puts CAP in the comical positi…
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