Daily Archives: August 1, 2019

2019-08-01: News Headlines

John Shafthauer (2019-08-01). Allegedly 'skint' nation finds £2.1bn to spend on preparations for being even skinter. thecanary.co So the good news is that the allegedly skint Great Britain has found another £2.1bn down the back of Treasury's sofa. The bad news is we've already spent it — namely on something which is almost certainly going to see us vomiting money like a busted cash machine. | Magic money tree: | The last decade has revolved around Tory politicians saying: No, we don't have any money for poor people; no, we don't have any money for the NHS; no, we don't have any money for dis…

teleSUR (2019-08-01). Yemen's Houthi Attack Military Parade in Aden: 32 Killed. telesurenglish.net Yemen's Houthi Movement launched this morning a drone and missile attack on a pro-government military parade in the port-city of Aden. | RELATED: | Saudi Forces Kill 13 in 'Massacre' at Yemen Market | According to a report from the Houthi-aligned Military Media, the attack was carried out on a military parade at the Al-Jalaa Camp in the Buraiqa District of Aden. | The Medecins Sans Frontieres tweeted that tens of wounded were hospitalized, while other reports claimed that 32 were killed, in…

RT (2019-08-01). Tulsi Gabbard dismantles Kamala Harris over her prosecutor record during Dem debate. rt.com Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard slammed rival Kamala Harris for her actions as California's top cop during the second round of debates, winning over viewers across social media.

Democracy Now! (2019-08-01). Gilroy Shooter Touted White Supremacist Text, Posted Racist Content Before Massacre. indybay.org In California, police have identified the gunman who killed three people—including two children—at a mass shooting Sunday at the Gilroy Garlic Festival as 19-year-old Santino William Legan. He was fatally shot by police at the scene. Authorities say they are still determining a motive for the attack, but the gunman's social media activity shows him promoting a manifesto on white supremacy just moments before the rampage. He also wrote in a post Sunday, "Why overcrowd towns and pave more open space to make room for hordes of mestizos and Silicon Valley white twats?"

The Canary (2019-07-31). ITV used Facebook to target 'lie detector' guests for Jeremy Kyle. thecanary.co The Jeremy Kyle Show used Facebook to target guests who wanted to take lie detector or DNA tests, according to written evidence submitted to MPs.In a letter to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS), which has launched an inquiry into reality TV, ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall said Facebook was used by the production team to post requests for people to contact the show. | New evidence published today by @CommonsCMS shows that ITV used Facebook ads to target people…

Rick Sterling (2019-07-31). Tulsi Gabbard vs Google Goliath. globalresearch.ca Introduction | The Tulsi Gabbard presidential campaign has filed a major lawsuit against Google. This article outlines the main points of the lawsuit and evidence the the social media giant Google has quietly acquired enormous influence on public perceptions and has …

Regina Garcia Cano, Bernard Condon (2019-07-31). Trump "rodent" tweets accurately describe Kushner-owned Baltimore property. peoplesworld.org BALTIMORE (AP) — Davon Jones doesn't have to look far to see the irony in President Donald Trump's tweets that Baltimore is a "rat and rodent infested mess." His apartment owned by the president's son-in-law has been invaded by mice since he moved in a year ago. "I don't know how they come in," Jones says. …

Rick Sterling (2019-07-31). Tulsi Gabbard vs Google Goliath. dissidentvoice.org Introduction The Tulsi Gabbard presidential campaign has filed a major law suit against Google. This article outlines the main points of the law suit and evidence the the social media giant Google has quietly acquired enormous influence on public perceptions and has been actively censoring alternative viewpoints. Tulsi Now vs Google Tulsi Now, Inc vs …

Staff (2019-07-31). Sanders Calls Out CNN for Airing Pharma Commercials During 2020 Debate. truthout.org | | It was " like clockwork." | In the middle of a heated back-and-forth on Medicare for All at the beginning of Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate in Detroit, Sen. Bernie Sanders called out CNN for airing anti-single payer ads from the pharmaceutical and insurance industries during commercial breaks. | "By the way, the healthcare industry will be advertising tonight on this program," Sanders said after accusi…

Slava Zilber (2019-07-31). Amid ongoing process against Chris Williamson, let's remember his firm opposition to regime-change efforts abroad. thecanary.co On 30 July, the Campaign for Chris Williamson tweeted: | In a total subversion of due process, @DerbyChrisW has been referred to @UKLabour's National Constitutional Committee for expulsion. We understand this to be unlawful and against Labour's rules. Legal action against the part…

teleSUR (2019-07-31). US Imposes Sanctions on Iran's Foreign Minister. telesurenglish.net The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control said on its website. | The Treasury Department said it was imposing sanctions on Zarif for acting on behalf of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. | RELATED: | Trump Claims Iran has Never Won a War in New Twitter Rant | "Javad Zarif implements the reckless agenda of Iran's Supreme Leader, and is the regime's pri…

Binoy Kampmark (2019-07-31). Permissible Deviance: Facebook's FTC Fine. counterpunch.org 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 More

commondreams (2019-07-31). Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook Blanket Washington With Campaign Contributions, Lobbyists. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Vaughn Golden and Jessica Piper (2019-07-31). Intelligence nominee Ratcliffe a favorite of defense industry, conservative groups. nationofchange.org 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 …

RT (2019-07-31). Blinding whiteness of 'party of diversity' spawns #DemDebateSoWhite hashtag. rt.com 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 (2019-07-31). Trump says tweeting is his 'ONLY FORM OF DEFENSE' against hostile press. rt.com Trump explained his penchant for Twitter, arguing that the platform allows him to fight back against biased media coverage. He said his prolific and often divisive tweeting wouldn't be necessary if the press covered him fairly.

Binoy Kampmark (2019-07-30). Permissible Deviance: Facebook's FTC Fine. dissidentvoice.org 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 …

Mat Ward (2019-07-30). 10 new political albums that will make you smile. greenleft.org.au 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. | VARIOUS ARTISTS – DEADLY HEARTS 2.jpg: | 1. VARIOUS ARTISTS – DEADLY HEARTS 2 : | From July 7 to 14, Australia held…

Staff (2019-07-29). Baltimore Residents: Trump's Attacks on the City Are Rooted in "Racism and White Supremacy" democracynow.org 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…

Staff (2019-07-29). Democrats Use Trump's Tweets to Hide Neoliberal Policy Failures. therealnews.com 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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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.

2019-08-01: Social Media Postees

Yemen's Houthi Attack Military Parade in Aden: 32 Killed
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-01
Yemen's Houthi Movement launched this morning a drone and missile attack on a pro-government military parade in the port-city of Aden. | RELATED: | Saudi Forces Kill 13 in 'Massacre' at Yemen Market | According to a report from the Houthi-aligned Military Media, the attack was carried out on a military parade at the Al-Jalaa Camp in the Buraiqa District of Aden. | The Medecins Sans Frontieres tweeted that tens of wounded were hospitalized, while other reports claimed that 32 were killed, in…
telesurenglish.net/news/Yemens-Houthi-Attack-Military-Parade-in-Aden-32-Killed-20190801-0002.html

Gilroy Shooter Touted White Supremacist Text, Posted Racist Content Before Massacre
Democracy Now! | indybay.org | 2019-08-01
In California, police have identified the gunman who killed three people–including two children–at a mass shooting Sunday at the Gilroy Garlic Festival as 19-year-old Santino William Legan. He was fatally shot by police at the scene. Authorities say they are still determining a motive for the attack, but the gunman's social media activity shows him promoting a manifesto on white supremacy just moments before the rampage. He also wrote in a post Sunday,…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/31/18825088.php

Tulsi Gabbard dismantles Kamala Harris over her prosecutor record during Dem debate
rt.com | 2019-08-01
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard slammed rival Kamala Harris for her actions as California's top cop during the second round of debates, winning over viewers across social media. | …
rt.com/usa/465523-tulsi-trending-attacks-harris-twitter/

Tulsi Gabbard vs Google Goliath
Rick Sterling | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-31
Introduction | The Tulsi Gabbard presidential campaign has filed a major lawsuit against Google. This article outlines the main points of the lawsuit and evidence the the social media giant Google has quietly acquired enormous influence on public perceptions and has …
globalresearch.ca/tulsi-gabbard-vs-google-goliath/5685139

Tulsi Gabbard vs Google Goliath
Rick Sterling | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-31
Introduction The Tulsi Gabbard presidential campaign has filed a major law suit against Google. This article outlines the main points of the law suit and evidence the the social media giant Google has quietly acquired enormous influence on public perceptions and has been actively censoring alternative viewpoints. Tulsi Now vs Google Tulsi Now, Inc vs …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/tulsi-gabbard-vs-google-goliath/

US Imposes Sanctions on Iran's Foreign Minister
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-31
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control said on its website. | The Treasury Department said it was imposing sanctions on Zarif for acting on behalf of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. | RELATED: | Trump Claims Iran has Never Won a War in New Twitter Rant | "Javad Zarif implements the reckless agenda of Iran's Supreme Leader, and is the regime's pri…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Imposes-Sanctions-on-Irans-Foreign-Minister-20190731-0013.html

Permissible Deviance: Facebook's FTC Fine
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-31
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/31/permissible-deviance-facebooks-ftc-fine/

Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook Blanket Washington With Campaign Contributions, Lobbyists
commondreams.org | 2019-07-31
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/07/31/google-amazon-apple-and-facebook-blanket-washington-campaign-contributions?cd-origin=rss

ITV used Facebook to target 'lie detector' guests for Jeremy Kyle
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-31
The Jeremy Kyle Show used Facebook to target guests who wanted to take lie detector or DNA tests, according to written evidence submitted to MPs.In a letter to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS), which has launched an inquiry into reality TV, ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall said Facebook was used by the production team to post requests for people to contact the show. | New evidence published today by @CommonsCMS shows that ITV used Facebook ads to target people…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/07/31/itv-used-facebook-to-target-lie-detector-guests-for-jeremy-kyle/

Amid ongoing process against Chris Williamson, let's remember his firm opposition to regime-change efforts abroad
Slava Zilber | thecanary.co | 2019-07-31
On 30 July, the Campaign for Chris Williamson tweeted: | In a total subversion of due process, @DerbyChrisW has been referred to @UKLabour's National Constitutional Committee for expulsion. We understand this to be unlawful and against Labour's rules. Legal action against the part…
thecanary.co/feature/2019/07/31/amid-ongoing-process-against-chris-williamson-lets-remember-his-firm-opposition-to-regime-change-efforts-abroad/

Intelligence nominee Ratcliffe a favorite of defense industry, conservative groups
Vaughn Golden and Jessica Piper | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-31
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 …
nationofchange.org/2019/07/31/intelligence-nominee-ratcliffe-a-favorite-of-defense-industry-conservative-groups/

Trump "rodent" tweets accurately describe Kushner-owned Baltimore property
Regina Garcia Cano, Bernard Condon | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-31
BALTIMORE (AP) — Davon Jones doesn't have to look far to see the irony in President Donald Trump's tweets that Baltimore is a "rat and rodent infested mess." His apartment owned by the president's son-in-law has been invaded by mice since he moved in a year ago. "I don't know how they come in," Jones says. …
peoplesworld.org/article/trump-rodent-tweets-accurately-describe-kushner-owned-baltimore-property/

Trump says tweeting is his 'ONLY FORM OF DEFENSE' against hostile press
rt.com | 2019-07-31
Trump explained his penchant for Twitter, arguing that the platform allows him to fight back against biased media coverage. He said his prolific and often divisive tweeting wouldn't be necessary if the press covered him fairly. | …
rt.com/usa/465447-trump-twitter-press-defense/

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/

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/

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. | VARIOUS ARTISTS – DEADLY HEARTS 2.jpg: | 1. VARIOUS ARTISTS – DEADLY HEARTS 2 : | From July 7 to 14, Australia held…
greenleft.org.au/content/10-new-political-albums-will-make-you-smile

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

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

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 | 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

Headlines for July 25, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-25
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…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/25/headlines

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/

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