2020-01-08: Social Media Postees

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'Cancer to Humanity': Ex-White House Adviser on Twitter Trial for Mocking Greta 'Thunder Thighs'
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-08
The teen eco-activist from Sweden turned 17 just several days ago yet has already managed to inspire student climate protests around the globe. She earlier scolded world leaders for "stealing" children's future and drew angry and condescending remarks from celebrities and top politicians, including Donald Trump.
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All India Strike: Videos Surface on Social Media Showing Violence in West Bengal
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-08
New Delhi (Sputnik): Ten major trade unions have called for a nationwide strike on Wednesday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "anti-worker" policies. The protests have affected everyday life in states such as West Bengal, with demonstrators blocking highways and railway tracks.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001081077977301-all-india-strike-videos-surface-on-social-media-showing-violence-in-west-bengal/

Trump Backs Away from Threats to Retaliate for Iranian Missile Strikes, Promises New Sanctions
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-08
Following Iran's military response to the deaths of Soleimani and his Iraqi ally, Trump's tone — at least publicly — was dramatically less bellicose than his recent tweets promising to strike Iranian territory should Tehran retaliate against the US.
mintpressnews.com/trump-backs-away-threats-retaliate-iran-missile-strikes-instead-promises-new-sanctions/263991/

What Made Bollywood Star Varun Dhawan Punch His Co-Star?
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-08
New Delhi (Sputnik): Bollywood actors Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor's "Street Dancer" is the story of two dance groups from India and Pakistan coming together to perform for a single cause against the backdrop of a global dance competition. Directed by Remo D'Souza, the film cast also includes such actors sa Prabhu Deva and Nora Fatehi.
sputniknews.com/viral/202001081077975364-what-made-bollywood-star-varun-dhawan-punch-his-co-star/

'No Bad Blood' as Bollywood's Ayushmann Khurrana 'Politely' Refuses a Biopic About Elvis of Punjab
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-08
New Delhi (Sputnik): Punjabi folk singer Amar Singh Chamkila, also known as the Elvis of the Punjab, was recognised for his tracks that have addressed issues like extramarital relationships and drug abuse. He and his wife Amarjot were killed along with two members of their band in 1988 by a gang of armed youths for unknown reasons.
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WTF is Wrong With You? Armies Furious as Famous BTS Fan Oli Marries Jimin Cardboard Cut-Out
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-08
The British man rose to fame as a fan who spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on surgeries to look like his favourite K-pop artist.
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A View from Tehran: Iranian Professor Condemns U.S. Aggression & Warns U.S.-Backed Gulf States
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-08
Iranian forces fired 22 ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq early Wednesday in what Iran described as "fierce revenge" for the U.S. assassination of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike last week at the Baghdad airport. The Iranian missiles targeted the Al Asad Airbase in Anbar province and a base in Erbil. There were no initial reports of U.S. or Iraqi casualties. Shortly after the attacks, Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif tweeted, "We do not seek escalation or war, but will defend ourselves against any aggression." Earlier today, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/8/mohammad_marandi_iran_us_bases_iraq

1 dead, 3 injured in 'targeted shooting' in downtown Ottawa (WATCH LIVE)
rt.com | 2020-01-08
Police responded to reports of "many injuries" in a shooting in the Centretown part of the city before 7: 30am local time, prompting the Canadian parliament's security team to issue an "active shooter" warning to its employees. | The incident unfolded on Gilmour Street, and officers tweeted that a "coordinated response" was underway. | One person was confirmed dead at the scene and three others were taken to hospital "in serious condition suffering from gunshot wounds." Police also said one of the injured was a minor who was taken to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. | Shooting this morning on our…
rt.com/news/477727-many-injuries-downtown-ottawa-shooting/

'So far, so good!' Trump tweets of US military might, set to address Americans on Wednesday over Iranian strike
rt.com | 2020-01-08
US President Donald Trump has weighed in after a series of Iranian missile strikes on American bases in Iraq, noting that a damage and casualty assessment looks "good" so far. | "All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now," Trump said, adding that he would make a statement to the nation on Wednesday morning. | All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now. So far, so good! We have the most powerful and well equipped military anywhere in t…
rt.com/usa/477686-trump-tweet-iranian-strike/

Netflix roasted for leading viewers astray with 'health misinformation' in Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop show
rt.com | 2020-01-08
Gwyneth Paltrow's wellness brand Goop has secured its own show on Netflix and anti-pseudoscience crusaders are demanding its cancellation, insisting the doyenne of jade vaginal eggs is hurting people with health misinformation. | Paltrow's medical faddism "does real harm" by contributing to the "erosion of critical thinking," University of Alberta researcher Tim Caulfield tweeted on Monday after Netflix posted a teaser for the premiere of "The Goop Lab" later this month, setting off a firestorm of panic among a certain stripe of science enthusiast. The idea of an entire show devoted to whatever bizarre health…
rt.com/usa/477673-goop-pseudoscience-paltrow-health-choice/

Twitter Suspends Dozens of Accounts of Venezuelan Officials
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-08
Twitter accounts linked to Venezuela's Central Bank, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), public media, political leaders, and journalists were suspended without explanation on Tuesday. | RELATED: | Venezuelan National Assembly To Reactivate Legislative Agenda | Accounts belonging to the FANB Strategic Operating Command and Press Department…
telesurenglish.net/news/twitter-suspends-dozens-of-accounts-of-venezuelan-officials-20200107-0021.html

Ukrainians, Iranians, Canadians, Germans & Brits among 176 killed in Boeing 737 crash near Tehran
rt.com | 2020-01-08
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko has confirmed the number and country of origin of all passengers and crew on board the Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 which crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran. | All 176 people on board were killed after the plane's engine reportedly caught fire. | "Terrible news about the plane crash in Tehran. My sincere condolences to the families of the dead," Prystaiko said in statements posted to Twitter, adding that "Ukrainian authorities continue to investi…
rt.com/news/477702-ukraine-airlines-crash-passenger-nationality-update/

Several rockets hit '100 meters away' from US embassy, cause fire in Baghdad's Green zone
rt.com | 2020-01-08
Two blasts have reportedly been heard in Baghdad, followed by the sirens of emergency services. The apparent explosions come hours after US President Donald Trump walked back from military action against Iran. | Air raid sirens can be heard in video footage presumably captured in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday night. Multiple journalists in the city reported that two explosions rang out, apparently coming from the direction of the heavily-fortified 'Green Zone,' home to the US embassy. | BREAKING: Rocket fire into Baghdad's Green Zone pic.twitter.com/HaPcDaF22Z– Trey…
rt.com/news/477765-two-blasts-sirens-baghdad/

Ukraine to open criminal case following plane crash
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-08
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday instructed the country's attorney general to launch an investigation into Wednesday's deadly crash of a Ukraine International Airlines flight in Tehran, Iran's capital.An investigative commission will be created with the participation of law enforcement and specialized agencies responsible for civil aviation, Zelensky said in a message posted on Facebook.Zelensky also ordered an inspection of the entire civilian fleet of Ukraine's airlines and interrupted a visit to Oman to take personal control of the probe.Vowing to explore all the possibilities, Zelensky adde…
yenisafak.com/en/world/ukraine-to-open-criminal-case-following-plane-crash-3509138

Ukraine to coordinate closely with Iran on airliner investigation: minister
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-08
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said on Wednesday he had spoken to his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif following the crash of an Ukrainian airliner in Iran."Agreed to coordinate further actions of our investigation groups closely to determine the cause of the terrible plane crash," he tweeted.A Ukrainian airliner crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off from Tehran early on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board.
yenisafak.com/en/world/ukraine-to-coordinate-closely-with-iran-on-airliner-investigation-minister-3509135

Kuwait says report of US troop withdrawal incorrect, KUNA agency hacked
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-08
Kuwait's government said on Wednesday a report posted on the state news agency KUNA saying all U.S. military forces in Kuwait would be withdrawn imminently was incorrect and that KUNA had been "hacked".The statement denying the report about U.S. troops was issued on Twitter by Tareq al-Muzarem, head of Kuwait's government communication office.
yenisafak.com/en/world/kuwait-says-report-of-us-troop-withdrawal-incorrect-kuna-agency-hacked-3509134

Ilhan Omar just pointed out one really f**ked up detail about Trump's war on Iran
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2020-01-07
Donald Trump effectively started a war with Iran on 3 January by assassinating one of the country's top generals. As would be the case with virtually any other regional power, Iran has vowed to respond. | Congresswoman Ilhan Omar took to Twitter on 6 January and pointed out one sobering, maddening, and…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/01/07/ilhan-omar-just-pointed-out-one-really-fked-up-detail-about-trumps-war-on-iran/

Ms. Ocasio-Cortez Goes to Washington: AOC shamed into un-liking antiwar journalist's tweet, apologizing for wrongthink
rt.com | 2020-01-07
New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez learned the hard way about the phalanx of thought-police waiting to pounce on politicians' 'wrongthink' when she was shamed into un-liking a tweet from an antiwar journalist. | Ocasio-Cortez (AOC, for short) stepped a little too far outside the mainstream when she clicked 'like' on a tweet by journalist Rania Khalek about US fears of Iranian retaliation over the killing of General Qassem Soleimani. An army of blue-checks and their enforcers quickly encircled her to point out the error of her ways, gloating when she finally knuckled under and apologized. | Last ni…
rt.com/usa/477659-aoc-iran-strike-trolls-khalek/

Is this the end of U.S. interference in West Asia?
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-01-07
Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif reacted strongly to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's suggestion that Iraqis were "dancing in the street" to celebrate the assassination. On Twitter, Zarif posted pictures of the funeral procession for Soleimani and wrote, "End of U.S. malign presence in West Asia has begun." | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/07/is-this-the-end-of-u-s-interference-in-west-asia/

Big Data Firms Helped Sway the 2016 Election. Could It Happen Again in 2020?
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-07
The documentary "The Great Hack," which was shortlisted for the Oscars, explores how the data firm Cambridge Analytica came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Cambridge Analytica collapsed in May 2018 after The Observer newspaper revealed the company had harvested some 87 million Facebook profiles without the users' knowledge or consent. Cambridge Analytica then used the data to sway voters to support President Trump during the 2016 campa…
truthout.org/video/big-data-firms-helped-sway-the-2016-election-could-it-happen-again-in-2020/

"The Great Hack": Big Data Firms Helped Sway the 2016 Election. Could It Happen Again in 2020?
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-07
The documentary "The Great Hack," which was shortlisted for the Oscars, explores how the data firm Cambridge Analytica came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Cambridge Analytica collapsed in May 2018 after The Observer newspaper revealed the company had harvested some 87 million Facebook profiles without the users' knowledge or consent. Cambridge Analytica then used the data to sway voters to support President Trump during the 2016 campaign. We speak with "The Great Hack" co-directors Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim, as well as Cambridge Analytica whistle…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/7/the_great_hack_documentary_cambridge_analytica

Using Marx as a pejorative to defend the ease of doing business: analysing the World Bank's attack on CGD
Dissenting Voices | mronline.org | 2020-01-07
The recent attack by a Senior World Bank Official, against the Centre for Global Development (CGD) has been rightly publicised on social media, for failing to engage with critique and misconstruing it as ideology. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/07/using-marx-as-a-pejorative-to-defend-the-ease-of-doing-business-analysing-the-world-banks-attack-on-cgd/

Propaganda Machine: The Military Roots of Cambridge Analytica's Psychological Manipulation of Voters
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-07
We continue our discussion of data harvesting, targeted advertising and voter manipulation — practices used by firms like Cambridge Analytica. The secretive data firm collapsed in May 2018 after The Observer newspaper revealed the company had harvested some 87 million Facebook profiles without the users' knowledge or consent to sway voters to support Trump during the 2016 campaign. A new trove of internal Cambridge Analytica documents and emails are being posted on Twitter detailing the company's operations, including its work with President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton. We speak wit…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/7/cambridge_analytica_data_manipulation_john_bolton

The Hottest Day on Earth: the Politics of Australia's Bushfires
Thomas Klikauer | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-07
Just before Christmas and in excessive secret, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, known as Scomo, tried to escape the nightmare of bushfires he left behind. Scomo flew 8,000km to Hawaii. Meanwhile the bush firestorm was ravaging Australia. Unforeseen by Scomo and his entourage, a Facebook storm was also ravaging his approval ratings. Hence, reluctantly and…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/07/the-politics-of-australias-bushfires/

52 Pick-Up: Trump's Deranged Threats to Bomb the Past
David Price | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-07
On January 4th, President Trump tweeted that his military response to any Iranian military reactions to his assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani could include attacks on "52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD." For an administration whose acts in the present routinely require Orwellian carpet-bombing campaigns on the past (consider Mike Pence's lie this week that Iran was involved in the 9/11 attacks), t…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/07/52-pick-up-trumps-deranged-treats-to-bomb-the-past/

Tehran: Flight Carrying 180 Passengers Crashes After Takeoff
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-07
A Boeing 737 belonging to Ukraine International Airlines has crashed due to technical problems after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport with 180 passengers and crew aboard, the semi-official Fars news agency tweeted on Wednesday. | Flight Radar's website reports that communication with the plane was lost almost immediately after takeoff | #PS752 departed Tehran at 02: 42UTC. Last ADS-B data received at 02: 44UTC. t.co/qXWHUPGDTu pic.twitter.com/vuAi6TOqTp — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) |

Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Reveals Extent of Global Voter Manipulation
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-07
New details are emerging about how the shadowy data firm Cambridge Analytica worked to manipulate voters across the globe, from the 2016 election in the United States to the Brexit campaign in Britain and elections in over 60 other countries, including Malaysia, Kenya and Brazil. A new trove of internal Cambridge Analytica documents and emails are being posted on Twitter detailing the company's operations, including its work with President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton. T…
truthout.org/video/cambridge-analytica-whistleblower-reveals-extent-of-global-voter-manipulation/

Meet Brittany Kaiser, Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Releasing Troves of New Files from Data Firm
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-07
New details are emerging about how the shadowy data firm Cambridge Analytica worked to manipulate voters across the globe, from the 2016 election in the United States to the Brexit campaign in Britain and elections in over 60 other countries, including Malaysia, Kenya and Brazil. A new trove of internal Cambridge Analytica documents and emails are being posted on Twitter detailing the company's operations, including its work with President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton. The documents come from Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Brittany Kaiser, who worked at the firm for three-and-a-half yea…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/7/the_great_hack_cambridge_analytica

Damage control: Trump admin backtracking on threat to target Iran's 'cultural sites' after international outrage
rt.com | 2020-01-06
US administration officials are scrambling to walk back Donald Trump's suggestion that he would target Iranian cultural sites by denying that he ever made the threat, even after he doubled down. | Trump provoked widespread outrage with a tweet Saturday claiming that Washington had 52 Iranian sites in its crosshairs, some of which were "very important" to "Iranian culture." Those targets, he added, would be hit "very fast and very hard" if Tehran retaliated for the killing of top general Qassem Soleimani. | ….targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some…
rt.com/usa/477586-iran-culture-conway-trump/

More Rockets Fired At US Embassy, US Iranians Detained & Trump Says Twitter Is "Notifying Congress"
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-06
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/5/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/more-rockets-fired-at-us-embassy-us-iranians-detained-trump-says-twitter-is-notifying-congress/

Trump says his tweets are 'notification' to Congress, pledges 'disproportionate' response to Iran in case of attack
rt.com | 2020-01-05
The US President Donald Trump has literally said that his Twitter posts should be seen as "notification to the United States Congress" — in another tweet no less — as he vowed to "strike back" should Iran target any American. | The president minced no words as he continued to threaten Tehran with a swift and potentially devastating response as the two nations have found themselves on the brink of a military conflict after the US killed a top Iranian commander on a direct order from the White House. | This time, however, he did not just issue another threat but also said that the US Congress should…
rt.com/usa/477536-trump-notification-congress-twitter-post/

War over Iran already raging on Twitter: users call for Trump ban, claim suspension over 'No war on Iran' image
rt.com | 2020-01-05
Twitter's dubious enforcement of its own rules is back in the spotlight after Trump threatened to strike Iran and destroy Iranian cultural treasures. Trump's tweet remains, but many wonder whether it's prohibited speech. | Users are supposedly not allowed to threaten violence or glorify acts of violence on Twitter. And many people believe US President Donald Trump did just that when h…
rt.com/usa/477509-twitter-ban-iran-war/

Australia Wildfire Coverage Is Long on Koalas, Short on Causes
Neil deMause | fair.org | 2020-01-03
Fires making their own weather are interesting (The Hill, 12/30/19)–but not as important as humans making their own climate. | If you've only been following the bushfires ravaging Australia through the headlines popping up on your social media feeds — which, let's face it, is more popular than reading newspapers these days — it's proba…
fair.org/home/australia-wildfire-coverage-is-long-on-koalas-short-on-causes/

Michael Moore on Trump, 2020 & Why "the Old, Angry White Guy" Doesn't Represent the Working Class
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-30
Last week on Democracy Now!, acclaimed filmmaker "Michael Moore predicted": www.democracynow.org/2019/12/26/michael_moore_donald_trump_impeachment Donald Trump would win re-election if Democrats don't choose a candidate to run against him who excites their base of voters. His comments prompted President Donald Trump to respond on Twitter, "He made [the] same prediction in 2016. Nobody ever said Michael was stupid!" But Moore's comments went further than Trump's tweet alluded to. He said the working class in the United States is mostly women, people of color and young people — all groups who tend to v…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/30/michael_moore_trump_2016_2020_prediction

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