(2019-11-17). 'That highlight's going viral!' Former UFC star Ross Pearson knocked out by spectacular 'rolling thunder' heel kick (VIDEO). rt.com 
British MMA star Ross Pearson's return from retirement ended in disaster as he was spectacularly knocked out in a UK MMA event in Brentwood, Essex. | Pearson, who found fame as the second British fighter to win The Ultimate Fighter, enjoyed a long career in the UFC and fought 25 times in the octagon following his victory in The Ultimate Fighter Finale back in June 2009. | A run of poor form saw him lose six of his last seven fights inside the octagon as he announced his retirement following a first-round TKO loss to Desmond Green in March this year, but the lure of competition soon had Pearson thinking about a…
(2019-11-17). Time to Change Canadian Policy Towards Haiti. globalresearch.ca Protesters recently threw a Molotov cocktail and burnt tires in front of the Canadian Embassy in Port-au-Prince. At another rally demonstrators hurled rocks at Canada's diplomatic representation in Haiti and a protester was filmed holding a sign sayi…
(2019-11-17). Jeremy Corbyn says Labour will protect EU nationals who've 'made their homes in this country'. thecanary.co Jeremy Corbyn has remained tight-lipped about the contents of his party's general election manifesto but has insisted migration into Britain is vital to maintain the economy. | Labour met on 15 November, to hammer out the final details of the manifesto, which will be unveiled on 21 November | Corbyn refused to confirm whether free movement of people would end if the UK leaves the EU under a Labour government. | Shadow chancellor John McDonnell tweeted: "We just saw a Prime Minister on Marr and his name is Jeremy Corbyn". | We just saw a Prime Minister on Marr and his name is Jeremy Corbyn. Displaying the confiden…
(2019-11-17). Prince Andrew's BBC interview likened to 'a plane crashing into an oil tanker'. thecanary.co 
Prince Andrew's interview with the BBC's Newsnight may not have been the reputation saver he expected, but it gave people on social media plenty to talk about.BBC presenter Jeremy Vine spoke for many when he asked if anyone else was "struggling with the Woking angle?"Andrew said he could not have been at a London nightclub on March 10, 2001, as he had been at a Pizza Express restaurant in Woking, Surrey that evening and went home afterwards.Virginia Guiffre has claimed the prince had sex with her after they were introduced in…
(2019-11-17). Prince Andrew's BBC interview likened to 'a plane crashing into an oil tanker'. thecanary.co Prince Andrew's interview with the BBC's Newsnight may not have been the reputation saver he expected, but it gave people on social media plenty to talk about.BBC presenter Jeremy Vine spoke for many when he asked if anyone else was "struggling with the Woking angle?"Andrew said he could not have been at a London nightclub on March 10, 2001, as he had been at a Pizza Express restaurant in Woking, Surrey that evening and went home afterwards.Virginia Guiffre has claimed the prince had sex with her after they were introduced in…
(2019-11-16). Activists in UK inflate GIANT BREAST in front of Facebook HQ to protest nipple censorship. rt.com 
Dozens of women showed up in front of Facebook's London HQ to inflate a giant breast featuring a realistic nipple. It was in protest of the social network's censorship of photos of breast cancer survivors with nipple tattoos. | The protest was spearheaded by tattoo artist Vicky Martin, who specializes in 3D tattoos of areolas. Women who underwent a mastectomy as part of breast cancer treatment are her primary customers. However, Facebook's content policy, which forbids images of naked female breasts, disallows Martin's clients to share the results of her work on the social network. | At least that's the sig…
(2019-11-16). 'Bazooka arms' MMA fighter Kirill Tereshin to undergo surgery to remove potentially deadly bicep enhancements. rt.com 
Kirill Tereshin, an MMA fighter whose artificially enhanced biceps have earned him the nickname 'Popeye', has begun receiving treatment to remove his fake muscles amid doctors' warnings that they could kill him. | Tereshin, also known as 'Bazooka Arms', became something of a viral sensation this year after footage of the 23-year-old's outrageously swollen arms traversed the internet, but the former army recruit's 15 minutes of fame look to be coming to an end after he has heeded medical advice to remove the vaseline jelly-like substance from his upper arms or else risk amputation, or even death. | Also on rt.c…
(2019-11-16). Trump's Ukraine Phone Call 'Unusual, Inappropriate': VP Aide. telesurenglish.net As public hearings continue part of the Congress' impeachment inquiry, a foreign policy aide to Vice President Mike Pence told lawmakers, according to a transcript released Saturday that the phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart was "inappropriate." | RELATED: | Trump's Tweet May Cause Him Charges for Obstruction of Justice | Jennifer Williams, who was listening to the call on July 25, testified that Trump's insistence that Ukraine carry ou…
(2019-11-16). Venezuela Rejects Coup-Mongering Calls From the US. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan government rejected Saturday a statement from United States Vice President Mike Pence, who called on the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) to carry out a coup d'etat in the country. | RELATED: | 'The March Against Fascism' To Defend Venezuela and Latin America | 'We urge the Venezuelan military to join the Venezuelan people, not a despot. The Venezuelan army should be a force of good, the…
(2019-11-16). Instagram Eliminates 'The Likes' From Its Platform. telesurenglish.net Instagram announced that "the number of likes" will no longer be a way to measure the social approval of the contents which users place in their accounts. | RELATED: | Facebook: Child Abuse, Suicide, Terrorism, Drugs | The company made that decision after the success reached in tests carried out in Australia, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, Italy, and Canada.‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Ä&ati…
(2019-11-16). Left Twitter Responds With Viral #TooFarLeft Hashtag After Obama Counsels Democrats to Tamp Down Progressive Ambitions. commondreams.org "I launched the #TooFarLeft tag," declared Peter Daou, "because I've had it with Republicans, media elites, and corporate Dems enabling fascists while denigrating those who seek economic and social justice as 'too far left.' I'd like to ONCE hear them complain America is too far right." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/barakc_obama_too_far_let.jpg …
(2019-11-15). Western Media Whitewash Bolivia's Far-Right Coup. fair.org 
The phrase AP (Chattanooga Times Free Press, 11/13/19) is looking for is "self-declared." | Bolivia has a new US-backed puppet leader, and the Western media can hardly conceal their adulation. | Jeanine àÅñez declared herself "interim president" in a near-empty Senate chamber on November 12, proceeding to don the presidential sash with the assistance of uniformed soldiers. Despite a lack of quorum rendering the move nakedly unconstitutional, àÅñez was immediate…
(2019-11-15). AFL-CIO President Trumka and other union leaders condemn Bolivian coup. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has come out against the military coup that ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales earlier this week. Trumka tweeted that the nation's largest labor federation is joining national and international labor organizations "in condemning the military interference in Bolivia's election process. Morales reduced widespread poverty and fought for the inclusion of the …
(2019-11-15). Ex-Ukraine envoy's feelings that Trump 'threatened' her & his 'real-time attacks' on Twitter are IMPEACHABLE, Democrats say. rt.com 
Ex-ambassador Marie Yovanovitch feeling "threatened" by President Donald Trump and his tweet criticizing her "in real-time" during her testimony amount to new grounds for impeachment, Democrats and their media proxies claimed. | During Friday's impeachment hearing, Yovanovitch complained that she's been the victim of a "smear campaign" by the Trump administration, carried out particularly by the president's personal counsel Rudy Giuliani — and Trump himself. | The former ambassador recalled her reaction to the transcript of the phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a testi…
(2019-11-15). Yovanovitch Testifies for 5 Hours in House Probe. truthdig.com 
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and House impeachment hearings (all times local): | 3: 22 p.m. | The second open House impeachment hearing is over. | Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified for about five hours on Friday, telling investigators about her ouster in May at President Donald Trump's direction and how she felt as she found out that he had criticized her in a July phone call with Ukraine's president. | She also said it was "intimidating" as Trump went after her again on Twitter as she testified…
(2019-11-15). Noel Ignatiev: Remembering a Comrade and a Friend. counterpunch.org For all of the opprobrium Facebook deserves, it is still essential for building ties on the left when there are so few opportunities for networking in real space as opposed to cyberspace. Just checking now, it seems that I became a FB friend with Noel Ignatiev sometime in 2015. It was worth it to me More
(2019-11-15). The Truthiest Reality of Global Warming. counterpunch.org An omniscient individual on my electronic social media splattergram expressed skepticism that the 0.04% of the atmosphere made up of CO2 could possibly have any responsibility for causing global warming, now also known as climate change. It seems clear to me now that with each passing day more people will stumble upon this startling insight, More
(2019-11-15). Whistleblowers Are Public Servants. We Must Protect Them. aclu.org President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine spoke on the phone. The president insists the call was " perfect." Others are concerned that, during the call, the president intimated he would withhold financial aid appropriated to Ukraine unless the Ukrainian president agreed to investigate former-Vice President Joe Biden, a political rival of the president. | How do we even know about any of this? A…
(2019-11-15). Alberto Fernandez Bolsters Plan To Fight Hunger in Argentina. telesurenglish.net President-elect Alberto Fernandez met on Friday with a wide range of Argentine sectors and personalities to draft the first steps of his plan to tackle hunger in the South American country. | RELATED: | Argentina: Lower House Extends Food Emergency Until Dec. 2022 | "Hunger is a consequence of an economic structure that does not work, where there is a lack of jobs, a lack of investment, where workers face a lot of abuse," Fernandez said,…
(2019-11-15). Chile's Communists on New Constitution: Don't Forget the People. telesurenglish.net Guillermo Teillier, president of the Communist Party of Chile (PC), insisted on Friday that citizens had to play an important role in the process of writing a new Constitution. | RELATED: | Chile To Vote On New Constitution But State Violence Continues | Referring to the agreement signed on Friday by 11…
(2019-11-15). DNC Dithers While the World Burns. commondreams.org The youth-led Sunrise Movement launched a campaign earlier this year to urge the Democratic Party to hold a 2020 presidential primary debate about the climate crisis. (Photo: Sunrise Movement/Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/dnc-sunrise.jpg …
(2019-11-15). BBC Politics Live has already entered meltdown over Labour's free WiFi policy. thecanary.co 
The Labour Party has announced a sweeping upgrade to Britain's internet infrastructure, pledging fast, free broadband for all. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said: I just say to the Conservatives and others… we can't afford not to do it. We're falling behind our global competitors… Take… South Korea for example. What South Korea did is exactly this. They set up a state company, and they rolled out their full fibre broadband over a ten-year programme… They've covered ne…
(2019-11-15). In 24 seconds of TV gold, Boris Johnson gives Britons a massive reason not to vote for him. thecanary.co 
Boris Johnson was plastered all over the BBC on 15 November. The PM appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live, and got away with saying his party doesn't "do deals" without any challenge from the show's host, despite the Tory/DUP deal after the last election. BBC Breakfast also interviewed him. But in 24 excruciating seconds of…
(2019-11-15). The government's latest cringeworthy attempt to sell Brexit is reducing people to tears. thecanary.co 
Brexit secretary Steven Barclay has released a video on social media making an astonishing claim about the benefits of Brexit. Barclay promises Brexit will mean we can invite more players from Brazil, Argentina, or Africa to join the UK Premier League. It's a complete lie, and people can't stop laughing about it. | Oh Steve: | According to Barclay, the government's alleged lack of control over immigration is impacting football's Premier League. He said: one of the things about taking control of our immigration is we can decide, do we want more English qualified players in the Premier League? Which is somet…
(2019-11-14). Facebook Logo Redux. thenation.com 
Keeping a stiff Zucker lip.
(2019-11-14). Social Media Censorship Reaches New Heights as Twitter Permanently Bans Dissent. mintpressnews.com 
| | It's an open secret. The deep state is wo…
(2019-11-13). Code Pink founder raided by DC police on dubious charges of 'assault' at anti-Maduro 'Venezuela freedom' event (VIDEO). rt.com 
Police have tried to detain Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin without a warrant on mysterious charges of 'assaulting' a Democratic congresswoman at an anti-Maduro press event in support of the "freedom for the Venezuelan people." | Benjamin was accused of assaulting Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Florida) when over a dozen officers surrounded her home on Wednesday in Washington, DC. | In footage she posted to Facebook, Benjamin strenuously denies the accusations, explaining that she was the one assaulted — pushed and pulled by right-wing Venezuelans ("big guys") supporting the US-backed oppositi…
(2019-11-12). Marco Rubio blames 'Putin's disinformation' for coverage of Bolivia coup that he doesn't like. rt.com 
Eager to find some way to implicate Russia in Bolivia's political crisis and control of the US narrative, Republican senator Marco Rubio branded any skeptical coverage of events as an example of how "Putin uses disinformation." | Rubio, an early and avid supporter of protests that ousted former Bolivian President Evo Morales this week, tweeted that those wishing to understand Russian disinformation should "study current coverage" of Bolivia. | In Rubio's world, Russia has created "fake news" on Bolivia and is spreading it via a "vast network of outlets" and "social media actors" before it is "echoed in mainstr…
(2019-11-07). Former British Ambassador to Syria: UK Complicit in Trump's Syria Oil Grab. mintpressnews.com 
The cat is out of the bag. The UK is potentially complicit in a war crime. With typical insouciance the U.S. military dropped this bombshell by tweet and apparently without realizing the implications for U.S. partners: | We are repositioning @CJTFOIR forces to Deir ez Zor #Syria to continue partnering w/ #SDF to defeat ISIS remnants, protect critical infrastructure, & deny ISIS access to revenue sources…