(2019-11-25). Blinded Palestinian Journalist Exposes Israel's Increasing Violence Against Media. mintpressnews.com 
2018 saw a 52 percent increase in the number of violations against Palestinian press, the majority of them comprised physical abuse, arrests or detentions, questioning, preventing coverage and shutting down websites and social media accounts.
(2019-11-25). World Wide Web inventor slams 'brazen' Tory misinformation campaign. thecanary.co World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has slammed the Conservative Party's recent move to rename its Twitter account to make it look like an official fact-checker. | "Don't trust people who do that": | Speaking about the Conservatives' move, Berners-Lee told the BBC: That was really brazen… It was unbelievable they would do that. | He called the move "impersonation", saying: Don't do that. Don't trust peo…
(2019-11-25). Jeremy Corbyn's priceless response to a billionaire's act of 'charity'. thecanary.co On 22 November, Amazon CEO and arguably the richest person in the world Jeff Bezos announced a donation of $98.5m to help homeless peopl…
(2019-11-25). US-senator Ted Cruz jokes he is mysterious Skyjacker 'Dan Cooper'… triggers avalanche of reasons why it's not the case. rt.com 
One of the most mysterious skyjackings has finally been solved. At least, if we go by the admission of US-Senator Ted Cruz. And Twitter was there to give its take in the matter. | In 1971, a man using the alias 'Dan Cooper', managed to hijack a plane and walk away with $200.000 in ransom. Despite allocating huge amounts of money, time and energy, the real identity of the hijacker still remains one of the biggest mysteries, for both FBI and conspiracy zealots alike. | Though Ted Cruz effectively couldn't be the mysterious Cooper, being born a year before the plane hijack took place, this didn't stop the US-Sena…
(2019-11-25). 18yo girl 'seriously injured' after setting herself alight in French high school. rt.com 
An 18-year-old high school student in a suburb of the French capital set herself alight before jumping out of a first-story window, according to eyewitnesses. She was reportedly seriously injured in the incident. | The student set herself on fire at the Georges-Clemenceau high school in Villemomble on Monday before running down the hallway calling for help, one of her classmates is cited by Le Pari…
(2019-11-24). Nicola Sturgeon sets out exactly why nuclear weapons have no place in Scotland. thecanary.co On 24 November, leader of the SNP and first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon appeared on Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday. And she explained exactly why there's no place for nuclear weapons in Scotland. | "Weapons of mass destruction": | Sturgeon said a Jeremy Corbyn-led minority UK government scrapping its nuclear weapons would be a "red line" for SNP support. | Scrapping Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent is a "red line" for the SNP supporting a minority Labour gov…
(2019-11-24). Trump taps Ambassador to Norway Braithwaite to replace Navy Sec. fired over Gallagher scandal. rt.com 
Donald Trump has nominated current ambassador to Norway, Ken Braithwaite, as the new head of the Navy, saying that he was "not pleased" with the way fired Navy Secretary Richard Spencer handled the SEAL Eddie Gallagher's case. | In a flurry of tweets on Sunday, the US president confirmed Spencer's resignation, saying that his "services have been terminated by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper." ….contracting procedures were not addressed to my satisfaction. Therefore, Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer's services have been terminated by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. I thank Richard for his service & co…
(2019-11-24). He did it for the memes! Musk claims Cybertruck orders through the roof after presentation 'fiasco'. rt.com 
There is no such thing as bad PR, apparently, with Tesla CEO Elon Musk now claiming the electric car maker has received nearly 150,000 pre-orders for his 'Cybertruck', after its unveiling spawned a torrent of online mockery. | Two days after his car crash of a presentation (no pun intended) for the futuristic Cybertruck vehicle, Musk declared on Twitter that orders for the peculiar-looking electric car have soared. | Also on rt.com | | Fragile glass, handle with care: BULLETPROOF windows on Elon Musk's electric truck crack during awry live demo (VIDEO)
(2019-11-24). Laura Kuenssberg scrapes rock bottom in a pathetic attempt to defend Boris Johnson's manifesto. thecanary.co 
Boris Johnson launched the Conservative Party's manifesto on 24 November. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given her previous record, the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg couldn't wait to defend it. But luckily, Twitter users were on hand to set the record straight and ensure her response got the takedown it deserved. | Kuenssberg tweeted: | Main sense is it's a do no harm document after the Tory calamity of 2017 — most of big picture plans already out there aside from promise to recruit lots of extra nurses | — Lau…
(2019-11-24). Boris Johnson's manifesto launch really didn't get off to a good start. thecanary.co 
Boris Johnson launched the Conservative Party's manifesto on 24 November. But he didn't exactly get the welcome he'd like. Because unlike Jeremy Corbyn's public appearances, the crowd that came to greet him wasn't there to support him. | These were the scenes in Telford for the launch: | Not the welcoming party ‚Ŷ @BorisJohnson‚Å&…
(2019-11-23). After the leaders' debate, Kate Hoey launched a vile attack on John McDonnell. But the online response was just perfect. thecanary.co On 23 November, former Labour MP for Vauxhall Kate Hoey launched a scandalous and unprovoked attack on her former party in the Daily Telegraph. In particular, she took aim at shadow chancellor John McDonnell.But people on social media reacted beautifully and reminded us exactly how…
(2019-11-23). Uruguay: Far-Right Calls Armed Forces to Vote Against Leftists. telesurenglish.net Uruguay's Minister of Defense Jose Bayardi denounced Saturday former army general and far-right presidential candidate Guido Manini for inciting confrontations and rebellion of the military against democratic institutions, through a video on social media. | RELATED: | Uruguay: Martinez, Lacalle Pou Close Campaigns Prior to Ballot | The far-right politician who belongs to the Cabildo Abierto party published a video addressed to members of the armed forces, calling for them…
(2019-11-23). 'OK boomer': Biden attempt to roast Trump on Twitter unites left and right in mockery. rt.com 
Conservatives and liberals found rare common ground in mocking the Twitter game of former Vice-President and current Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden, after he tried to accuse President Donald Trump of corruption. | "Corruption is Donald Trump's middle name," Biden tweeted out on Friday, following that up with a plea for $5 donations to oust the "most corrupt president in modern American history." | This prompted Ken Klippenstein, a journalist with the progressive outlet The Young Turks, to post a screensho…
(2019-11-23). Trump & Navy trade blows as confusion, conflicting reports swirl around review to expel SEAL accused of war crimes. rt.com 
A showdown between President Donald Trump and the US Navy may be shaping up over an attempt to expel a commando from the elite SEAL force. Vague statements and conflicting reports are adding to confusion about the case. | After the Navy announced that it would carry out a Trident review to consider expelling Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher from the SEALs earlier this week, Trump stepped in with a tweet, insisting that nothing of the sort would be happening. | "The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher's Trident Pin," the president said on Thursday. "This case was handl…
(2019-11-22). Washington's Consensus on Neofascist Coups in Latin America. counterpunch.org The Obama-backed right-wing coup in Honduras helped fuel Central American migrant streams that the demented fascist oligarch Donald Trump railed against during his successful and Nativist presidential campaign. "Donito Assolini" has been mired in partisan turmoil since the beginning of his cancerous, white-nationalist presidency. The two major parties and their constituents disagree sharply over whether the tiny-fingered, tangerine-tinted, Twitter-tantruming tyrant Trump should be impeached and removed for trying to trade arms to Ukraine in exchange for political dirt on the ludicrous right-wing Democratic-presid…
(2019-11-22). 'Suppressed unfairly'? John Bolton's Twitter comeback raises Resistance hopes for Trump impeachment. rt.com 
President Donald Trump's now-former National Security Advisor John Bolton returned to Twitter promising a "backstory" for his two-month absence, sending Trump critics into a frenzy of hope he might testify in impeachment hearings. | "Glad to be back on Twitter after more than two months. For the backstory, stay tuned," the verified account with over 770,000 followers tweeted on Friday, for the first time since Bolton's resignation — or firing, depending on who you ask — on September 10. | Glad to be back on Twitter after more than two months. For the backstory, stay tuned……..— John Bolton (…
(2019-11-20). At Private California Fundraiser, Pete Buttigieg Explains Limited Black Support. theintercept.com At a private fundraiser in California on Friday, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg suggested that black voters in South Carolina preferred former Vice President Joe Biden because of a perception of "familiarity," even though Biden isn't "the candidate with the best answers on the subject of race." | Asked by a guest in attendance at a meet-and-greet event at Thunderbird Heig…
(2019-11-20). Iran: Over 100 Feared Dead in Protest Crackdown as Authorities Impose Internet Blackout. democracynow.org 
In Iran, Amnesty International reports over 100 protesters have been killed in 21 cities by security forces during ongoing nationwide demonstrations sparked by a sudden hike in fuel prices last week. The death count may be much higher, the report warns, with some suggesting as many as 200 have been killed. According to Iranian state media, over 1,000 people have been arrested. On Thursday, Iran announced a rise in the cost of gas ranging from 50% to 300%. Soon after protests broke out on Sunday, Iran imposed an almost complete internet blackout, making it nearly impossible for protesters use social media to share…
(2019-11-17). CAP's Topher Spiro Is Trying to Deceive Journalists By Lying. peoplespolicyproject.org 
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…
(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…