Daily Archives: July 28, 2019

2019-07-28: News Headlines

Staff (2019-07-28). MSNBC's Anti-Sanders Bias Is Getting Truly Ridiculous. truthdig.com When MSNBC legal analyst Mimi Rocah ( 7/21/19) said that Bernie Sanders "made [her] skin crawl," though she "can't even identify for you what exactly it is," she was just expressing more overtly the anti-Sanders bias that pervades the network. MSNBC's Mimi Rocah ( 7/21/19) explaining how Bernie Sanders makes her "skin crawl." | The hostility is so entrenched, in fact, it seems to have corrupted MSNBC's mathematical reasoning…

WSWS Repost (2019-07-28). Lessons of Nashville: The working class and the defense of immigrants. indybay.org 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.

teleSUR (2019-07-28). Corbyn 'Ready' to Challange Boris Johnson in General Election. telesurenglish.net Labour's leftist leader Jeremy Corbyn said Sunday that he is "ready" for a general election, and hopes to move beyond the Brexit debate, so as to focus on issues of "Investment, jobs, trade and equality" | RELATED: | #NotMyPM Goes Viral as UK Reacts to Boris Johnson's Victory | In an interview with Sky News, Corbyn laid out a number of positions Labour will be taking to challenge new Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He said his party is ready for a general election against Johnson, citing the…

Global Research News (2019-07-28). Selected Articles: The Malaysian Airlines MH17 Tragedy. globalresearch.ca Our objective at Global Research is to recruit one thousand committed "volunteers" among our more than 50,000 Newsletter subscribers to support the distribution of Global Research articles (email lists, social media, crossposts). | Do not send us money. Under Plan A

RT (2019-07-28). 'Disgusting, rat infested mess!' Trump triples down on criticism amid #WeAreBaltimore Twitterstorm. rt.com President Trump has unleashed a Twitterstorm on Rep. Elijah Cummings, advising the congressman to clean up the "worst" congressional district in the US instead of criticizing the treatment of migrants at the border.

Staff (2019-07-27). Right-Wing Foundation Money Fuels Trump's Racist Echo Chamber. truthout.org | | Many of the same social media influencers who attended Trump's "Social Media Summit" on July 11 have rallied to defend his racist attacks against U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-D), Rashida Tlaib (MI-D), Ayanna Pressley (MA-D), and Ilhan Omar (MN-D). And a number of them are bankrolled by the Kochs, the Bradley Foundation, and other large right-wing foundations. | In a tweet July 14…

Steve Topple (2019-07-27). CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged S2 EP12. thecanary.co 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…

John Shafthauer (2019-07-27). Free speech advocate Jacob Rees-Mogg is literally banning his staff using certain words. thecanary.co As Jacob Rees-Mogg takes his place in Boris Johnson's new cabinet, it's been revealed that he has a style guide and a list of banned words. They're as backwards and weird as you'd expect. People had fun with it, but some of Rees-Mogg's writerly demands are troubling.It turns out the free speech advocate

WSWS (2019-07-27). FTC imposes $5 billion fine on Facebook for "deceiving users" about data privacy. wsws.org The settlement is part of a concerted effort by the US government to implement regulations and control over social media platforms.

Tom Coburg (2019-07-27). Boris Johnson rules out a snap election. Here's the evidence that suggests otherwise. thecanary.co Despite a denial to the contrary, the 'Boris Gang' appears to be preparing for an autumn general election, though the precise timing will be dependent on a number of scenarios. Indeed, over 500 different advertisements promoting the gang are already appearing on Facebook.Meanwhile, Dominic Cummings, the master…

Ralph Nader (2019-07-26). Only Civic Driven Voter Turnout Can Defeat Tweeter Trump. dissidentvoice.org 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 …

Ralph Nader (2019-07-26). Only Civic Driven Voter Turnout Can Defeat Tweeter Trump. counterpunch.org 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 More

Katie Halper (2019-07-26). MSNBC's Anti-Sanders Bias Makes It Forget How to Do Math. fair.org When MSNBC legal analyst Mimi Rocah ( 7/21/19) said that Bernie Sanders "made [her] skin crawl," though she "can't even identify for you what exactly it is," she was just expressing more overtly the anti-Sanders bias that pervades the network. MSNBC's Mimi Rocah ( 7/21/19) explaining how Bernie Sanders makes her "skin crawl." | The hostility is so entrenched, in fact, it seems to have corrupted MSNBC's mathematical reasoni…

Ramzy Baroud (2019-07-26). Killing Tariq: Why We Must Rethink the Roots of Jewish Settlers Violence. counterpunch.org 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, More

United Nations (2019-07-26). Eliminating hepatitis calls for 'bold political leadership, with investments to match,' UN health chief says. un.org 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.

RT (2019-07-26). 'Teens can't vote': Elizabeth Warren tweet praising gender neutral licenses backfires. rt.com US presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren's strategy to appeal to progressive voters by praising New Hampshire for passing a law to allow citizens to mark their gender as 'X' appears to have backfired massively.

Julia Conley, staff writer (2019-07-26). 'Don't Let Them Send Me Back': Stopped Inches From US Border After 1,500 Mile Journey, Viral Photos Show Mother's Plea for Son's Life. commondreams.org Immigrant rights advocates pointed to a photo essay by a Reuters photojournalist showing a Guatemalan mother and child begging to be allowed into the U.S., as visual evidence of asylum seekers' desperation to enter the country. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-07-26_at_10.34.42_am.jpg

Josmar Trujillo (2019-07-26). The 'Total Anarchy' of Wet Cops. fair.org 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…

Julianne Tveten (2019-07-25). Fearing Chinese competition, U.S. government will never break up big tech. peoplesworld.org In recent months, reports have been swirling that U.S. monopolies Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook—so-called "Big Tech"—may soon be broken up. Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has proposed a plan to do so using antitrust law. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are reportedly preparing for antitrust investigations into the four firms, and …

RT (2019-07-25). Hollywood actress Bette Midler sparks racism row with 'BLACKGROUND' tweet aimed at Trump. rt.com 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 (2019-07-25). 'Clinton Body Count' trends on Twitter, establishment blames Russia. rt.com 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 (2019-07-25). 'How have I not seen this before?': Trump's 'House of Wings' 2004 SNL skit goes viral (VIDEO). rt.com 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.

Staff (2019-07-25). Headlines for July 25, 2019. democracynow.org Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Resigns Amid Mass Protests, Trump Vetoes Pave Way for U.S. Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Robert Mueller Tells Congress His Report Did Not Exonerate Trump, Federal Court Puts Trump's Asylum Ban on Hold, Federal Regulators Fine Facebook $5 Billion for Massive Privacy Breaches, New U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Downplays Threat of Hard Brexit, Thousands Protest as Boris Johnson Begins Term as British Prime Minister, North Korea Test-Fires Missiles Ahead of U.S.-South Korea War Games, House Lawmakers Approve Resolution Opposing Boycotts of Israel, China's Military Warns It…

Ramzy Baroud (2019-07-24). Killing Tariq: Why We Must Rethink the Roots of Jewish Settlers Violence. dissidentvoice.org 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, …

Staff (2019-07-24). Headlines for July 24, 2019. democracynow.org Robert Mueller Testifies Before Congress, Trump Rails Against Squad, Mueller Report in Speech to Teenagers, Disgraced Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló Expected to Step Down, ORR Says Unaccompanied Migrant Children Could Be Detained for Years, Immigration Agents Detain Texas Teen for 3+ Weeks Despite Being a U.S. Citizen, Tennessee Community Blocks ICE from Taking Neighbor by Forming Human Chain, Trump Threatens Guatemala with Tariffs and Other Penalties After Failure of Immigration Deal, DOJ Pursues Antitrust Probe into Big Tech, Reports: FTC to Accuse Facebook of Misleading Consumers on Personal Data Use, F…

susan_p (2019-07-24). Malaysian environmentalists demand Australia stop supporting corporate polluter Lynas. greenleft.org.au Nearly 100 Malaysian environmental and civil society groups have demanded that Australia stop exerting "bullying" diplomatic pressure on Malaysia to accept half a million tonnes of toxic radioactive waste piled up at Australian corporate polluter Lynas's rare-earth refinery in Gebeng, near the Malaysian city of Kuantan.

Tyler Durden (2019-07-23). "Electromagnetic Attack" Sparks Massive Blackouts Across Venezuela. theantimedia.com (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 …

Lucas Koerner (2019-07-23). Western Media Losing Enthusiasm for Failing Coup in Venezuela. fair.org When previously unknown Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Guaidó stood up in an East Caracas plaza and declared himself "interim president" of the South American country, Western corporate media were ebullient. | In those heady early days, corporate journalists could scarcely conceal their love affair with the 35-year-old politician, whom they likened to Barack Obama (CNN, 2/7/19) and described as a "freedom fighter" (Fox Business, 1/29/19)…

United Nations (2019-07-22). UN health agency 'strongly recommends' dolutegravir antiretroviral medication to manage HIV. un.org 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.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-07-17). Retaking Everything: The Story of Identity Dixie. splcenter.org 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.

ACLU (2019-07-11). CBP Can't Detain Domestic Flight Passengers for Refusing Suspicionless ID Checks. aclu.org The Constitution protects passengers deplaning domestic flights just as it protects people on the street or in a car. | In February 2017, two U.S. CBP officers stood on a jet bridge at New York's JFK Airport to meet Delta Flight 1583 as it taxied to the gate upon arrival from San Francisco. As passengers prepared to deplane, they were told by flight attendants — at the direction of the two officers — that all passengers would have to show identification documents to the officer…

splcenter (2019-07-10). SPLC statement on White House social media summit. splcenter.org The Trump administration's social media summit today is a gathering of groups and individuals who have no business at the White House.

2019-07-28: Social Media Postees

Lessons of Nashville: The working class and the defense of immigrants
WSWS Repost | indybay.org | 2019-07-28
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

Corbyn 'Ready' to Challange Boris Johnson in General Election
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-28
Labour's leftist leader Jeremy Corbyn said Sunday that he is "ready" for a general election, and hopes to move beyond the Brexit debate, so as to focus on issues of "Investment, jobs, trade and equality" | RELATED: | #NotMyPM Goes Viral as UK Reacts to Boris Johnson's Victory | In an interview with Sky News, Corbyn laid out a number of positions Labour will be taking to challenge new Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He said his party is ready for a general election against Johnson, citing the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Jeremy-Corbyn-Ready-to-Challange-Boris-Johnson-in-New-Election-With-Focus-on-Poverty-Inequality-20190728-0002.html

'Disgusting, rat infested mess!' Trump triples down on criticism amid #WeAreBaltimore Twitterstorm
rt.com | 2019-07-28
President Trump has unleashed a Twitterstorm on Rep. Elijah Cummings, advising the congressman to clean up the "worst" congressional district in the US instead of criticizing the treatment of migrants at the border. | …
rt.com/usa/465230-trump-attacks-baltimore-representative/

Selected Articles: The Malaysian Airlines MH17 Tragedy
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-28
Our objective at Global Research is to recruit one thousand committed "volunteers" among our more than 50,000 Newsletter subscribers to support the distribution of Global Research articles (email lists, social media, crossposts). | Do not send us money. Under Plan A…
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-malaysian-airlines-mh17-tragedy-suppression-tampering-evidence-new-documentary/5684868

Right-Wing Foundation Money Fuels Trump's Racist Echo Chamber
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-27
| Many of the same social media influencers who attended Trump's "Social Media Summit" on July 11 have rallied to defend his racist attacks against U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-D), Rashida Tlaib (MI-D), Ayanna Pressley (MA-D), and Ilhan Omar (MN-D). And a number of them are bankrolled by the Kochs, the Bradley Foundation, and other large right-wing foundations. | In a tweet July 14…
truthout.org/articles/right-wing-foundation-money-fuels-trumps-racist-echo-chamber/

Right-Wing Foundation Money Fuels Trump's Racist Echo Chamber
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-27
| Many of the same social media influencers who attended Trump's "Social Media Summit" on July 11 have rallied to defend his racist attacks against U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-D), Rashida Tlaib (MI-D), Ayanna Pressley (MA-D), and Ilhan Omar (MN-D). And a number of them are bankrolled by the Kochs, the Bradley Foundation, and other large right-wing foundations. | In a tweet July 14…
truthout.org/articles/right-wing-foundation-money-fuels-trumps-racist-echo-chamber/

Boris Johnson rules out a snap election. Here's the evidence that suggests otherwise
Tom Coburg | thecanary.co | 2019-07-27
Despite a denial to the contrary, the 'Boris Gang' appears to be preparing for an autumn general election, though the precise timing will be dependent on a number of scenarios. Indeed, over 500 different advertisements promoting the gang are already appearing on Facebook.Meanwhile, Dominic Cummings, the master…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/07/27/boris-johnson-rules-out-a-snap-election-heres-the-evidence-that-suggests-otherwise/

CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged S2 EP12
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2019-07-27
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/2019/07/27/canarypod-topple-uncaged-s2-ep12/

FTC imposes $5 billion fine on Facebook for "deceiving users" about data privacy
wsws.org | 2019-07-27
The settlement is part of a concerted effort by the US government to implement regulations and control over social media platforms.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/27/face-j27.html

Only Civic Driven Voter Turnout Can Defeat Tweeter Trump
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.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…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/only-civic-driven-voter-turnout-can-defeat-tweeter-trump/

Killing Tariq: Why We Must Rethink the Roots of Jewish Settlers Violence
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 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,…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/killing-tariq-why-we-must-rethink-the-roots-of-jewish-settlers-violence/

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/

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/

Only Civic Driven Voter Turnout Can Defeat Tweeter Trump
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.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…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/only-civic-driven-voter-turnout-can-defeat-tweeter-trump/

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/

Killing Tariq: Why We Must Rethink the Roots of Jewish Settlers Violence
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 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,…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/killing-tariq-why-we-must-rethink-the-roots-of-jewish-settlers-violence/

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/

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

'Don't Let Them Send Me Back': Stopped Inches From US Border After 1,500 Mile Journey, Viral Photos Show Mother's Plea for Son's Life
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-26
Immigrant rights advocates pointed to a photo essay by a Reuters photojournalist showing a Guatemalan mother and child begging to be allowed into the U.S., as visual evidence of asylum seekers' desperation to enter the country. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-07-26_at_10.34.42_am.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/26/dont-let-them-send-me-back-stopped-inches-us-border-after-1500-mile-journey-viral?cd-origin=rss

'Teens can't vote': Elizabeth Warren tweet praising gender neutral licenses backfires
rt.com | 2019-07-26
US presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren's strategy to appeal to progressive voters by praising New Hampshire for passing a law to allow citizens to mark their gender as 'X' appears to have backfired massively. | …
rt.com/usa/465165-elizabeth-warren-gender-neutral-tweet/

Fearing Chinese competition, U.S. government will never break up big tech
Julianne Tveten | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-25
In recent months, reports have been swirling that U.S. monopolies Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook–so-called "Big Tech"–may soon be broken up. Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has proposed a plan to do so using antitrust law. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are reportedly preparing for antitrust investigations into the four firms, and …
peoplesworld.org/article/fearing-chinese-competition-u-s-government-will-never-break-up-big-tech/

'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/

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/

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 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 …

Electromagnetic Attack Venezuela

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

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