2020-01-23: Social Media Postees

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Three firefighters die in Australia as water tanker plane crashes
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-23
A water tanker plane fighting wildfires in Australia has crashed killing three US crew members, officials have said. | The C-130 Hercules plane went down in the Snowy Monaro region in the state of New South Wales (NSW). | The state's premier Gladys Berejiklian expressed her condolences to the families of the three crew members, who were flown in as part of an international assistance effort to fight the devastating wildfires. | "Our thoughts & heartfelt condolences are with their families & the tight knit firefighting community," Berejiklian tweeted. | Heartbreaking & devastating news that three US residents who…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/01/23/three-firefighters-die-in-australia-as-water-tanker-plane-crashes/

Now Three Years into the Reign of Trump, What's Left?
Roger D. Harris | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-23
On January 20, Donald G. Trump completed his third year in office. My one blog that received five-digit Facebook shares predicted Trump would lose in 2016. I was spectacularly wrong but not alone. Even the Las Vegas bookies thought Clinton was a shoo-in with her unbeatable two-punch knockout of (1) I'm not Trump and (2) …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/now-three-years-into-the-reign-of-trump-whats-left/

Define 'number 1': Trump brags about beating India's Modi on Facebook… despite trailing by millions of followers
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Ever eager to tout his massive following, US President Donald Trump claimed to have the "number one" Facebook account, even edging out Indian PM Narendra Modi

Harrowing images of Chinese quarantine flood social media amid coronavirus outbreak (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-01-23
As coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on China, with cases detected across the globe, netizens have uploaded alarming footage showing those infected and put in quarantine as authorities try to prevent the spread of the epidemic. | Trying to cope with coronavirus transmission, the Chinese government put on quarantine Wuhan

BoJo's 'Parliamentarian of the Year' acceptance speech upstaged by his dog, prompting laughter and anger on Twitter (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Boris Johnson's dog became the star of the show in a hilarious video that saw the UK prime minister win a 'Parliamentarian of the Year' award, triggering both his supporters and detractors on social media. | The Spectator awards event in London on Wednesday night saw Johnson accepting the award via his dog, Dilyn, in a pre-recorded video, much to the amusement of assembled guests. Johnson apologized for not being able to accept his 'Parliamentarian of the Year' accolade, and said he had "found someone that could accept it on his behalf." | The PM's canine friend was then seen barking enthusiastically before te…
rt.com/uk/478971-boris-dog-parliamentarian-award/

IMAGES of Chinese quarantine flood social media amid coronavirus outbreak
rt.com | 2020-01-23
As coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on China, with cases detected across the globe, netizens have uploaded alarming footage showing those infected and put in quarantine as authorities try to prevent the spread of the epidemic. | Trying to cope with coronavirus transmission, the Chinese government put on quarantine Wuhan

Impressive fighter jet formations & daring female motorcyclists: India gears up for Republic Day parade (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Cities across India are making final preparations for Republic Day celebrations, as Delhi holds a traffic-clogging full dress rehearsal for the main parade. | Celebrated on January 26, Republic Day marks the date on which the Constitution of India, ratified in 1950, came into effect. The main event, the Delhi Republic Day parade, is held at the Rajpath, a ceremonial boulevard in the nation's capital. | Photographs and videos posted to social media showcase the diverse array of military units and hardware that will be put on display during the Delhi parade, as well as smaller ceremonies across India. | IN PICS:…
rt.com/news/478957-india-republic-day-parade-rehearsal/

Venezuela Must Remain Vigilant and On Guard Against US Hybrid Warfare
Nino Pagliccia | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
A meme circulating on social media shows the distraught gaze of Venezuela's opposition member Juan Guaidó with a caption that says in part, "he is not a head of State, he has no army, he has no ministers, he never …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-remain-vigilant-guard-against-us-hybrid-warfare/5701458

'Does He Know Edison is Dead?' Trump Mocked for Call to 'Protect Geniuses' Elon Musk & Thomas Edison
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
In a 2008 interview, Elon Musk, the 47-year-old tech billionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla Inc and SpaceX, said Edison and Nikola Tesla, for whom he named his electric auto company, were both role models, but noted he preferred Edison.
sputniknews.com/viral/202001231078114278-does-he-know-edison-is-dead-trump-mocked-for-call-to-protect-geniuses-elon-musk–thomas-edison/

WHO praises China's 'strong action' to quarantine 11mn in Wuhan as outbreak kills 17, with 95 critical
rt.com | 2020-01-23
The World Health Organization (WHO) has commended China's swift response to a rapidly moving virus gripping the country, but despite a quick-climbing infection tally, the agency is reluctant to classify it a global health threat. | "What they are doing is a very, very strong measure and with full commitment," WHO director-general Tedros Ahanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, referring to Beijing's shutdown of all public transportation in and out of the city of Wuhan, the viral epicenter. | As of 10am local time, all trains, buses, r…
rt.com/news/478945-who-virus-emergency-china/

China: Lockdown of Two Cities Near Wuhan to Contain Coronavirus
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
In order to curb the spread of coronavirus 2019-nCoV, Chinese authorities have suspended public transport out of the city of Huanggang (6 million inhabitants) and the city of Ezhou (1million inhabitants). Citizens have been asked not to leave these places without "special reasons." | RELATED: | WHO Extends Emergency Talks Over Novel Coronavirus Outbreak | Both locations are near Wuhan, the center of the viral pneumonia outbreak that has left at least 17 people dead. In this city,…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Lockdown-of-Two-Cities-Near-Wuhan-to-Contain-Coronavirus-20200123-0004.html

Netizens Think Hilarious Video of Pakistani Spiderman's Desi Dance Might Offend Marvel
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
New Delhi (Sputnik): The real Spiderman of Hollywood Movies left fans gasping by pulling off daredevil stunts to help those in need and save lives, but this Spiderman in Pakistan has a unique way of amusing people with his dancing style.
sputniknews.com/viral/202001231078111763-netizens-think-hilarious-video-of-pakistani-spidermans-desi-dance-might-offend-marvel/

'Imran Khan Good Cricketer, Poor Politician', Says Director of Biopic About Pakistani Nobel Laureate
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
New Delhi (Sputnik): Amjad Khan, who previously directed the 2012 film "Le Gaya Saddam", went behind the camera once again for his film "Gul Makai", a biopic on the life and struggle of the Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, and how she fought against all odds to make education a right for every girl in her country.
sputniknews.com/viral/202001231078113733-imran-khan-good-cricketer-poor-politician-says-director-of-biopic-on-pakistani-nobel-laureate/

White House Broadcasts Blatantly Homophobic Sermon Attended by Mike Pence
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-23
The White House streamed a homophobic church service attended by Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday, during which a preacher claimed that a "demonic spirit" is behind homosexuality. | The video, which is still available on the official White House YouTube page, showed Pence promising to "stand strong for the values that you hold dear" while speaking at the Holy City Church of God in Christ in Memphis. | Moments after Pence's remarks, Bishop Jerry Wayne…
truthout.org/articles/white-house-broadcasts-blatantly-homophobic-sermon-attended-by-mike-pence/

Queen Elizabeth II approves British govt's Brexit bill
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Queen Elizabeth II formally approved on Thursday the law facilitating Britain's departure from the European Union at the end of this month, AFP reports. | "Her Majesty the Queen has now granted Royal Assent to the Brexit Bill which therefore becomes the Brexit Act," Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay tweeted. "Enshrined in law, this enables the UK to leave the EU on 31st January." | The Brexit bill passed its final hurdle in Parliament on Wednesday after the House of Lords abandoned attempts to amend it. | The bill was approved by Parliament's upper chamber after the House of Commons overturned changes to the gove…
rt.com/newsline/479004-queen-elizabeth-brexit-bill/

Queen Elizabeth II approves British govt's Brexit bill
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Queen Elizabeth II formally approved on Thursday the law facilitating Britain's departure from the European Union at the end of this month, AFP reports. | "Her Majesty the Queen has now granted Royal Assent to the Brexit Bill which therefore becomes the Brexit Act," Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay tweeted. "Enshrined in law, this enables the UK to leave the EU on 31st January." | The Brexit bill passed its final hurdle in Parliament on Wednesday after the House of Lords abandoned attempts to amend it. | It was approved by Parliament's upper chamber after the House of Commons overturned changes to the government…
rt.com/newsline/479004-queen-elizabeth-brexit-bill/

Ending Militarization Of Our Communities
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-22
From Stop The Militarization of Police Facebook page In recent weeks Popular Resistance has focused on the escalation of US militarism around the world, especially in the Middle East with the assassination of General Soleimani, US troops staying in Syria to take their oil and the US refusing to leave Iraq despite being asked to leave. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/ending-militarization-of-our-communities/

No Accident: Israel Targets Eyes
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-22
by Tareq Hajaj, for Days of Palestine Media coverage and social media posts went wild when Palestinian photojournalist Muath Amarneh was blinded in his left eye after he was hit by a rubber bullet while covering a protest in the West Bank. However, Amarneh was far from unique; Israeli snipers targeting participants …
imemc.org/article/no-accident-israel-targets-eyes/

Scientists Discover Protein to Fight Brain Diseases
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
A team of Spanish scientists has discovered a protein (tau), the main suspect in causing Alzheimer's, that has a protective effect capable of slowing the development of brain cancer or glioma, Spanish Newspaper El Pais reports. | RELATED: | Brazil Fines Facebook US$1.6m in Cambridge Analytica Case | This discovery could clarify a process that is barely known and which determines whether a person with brain cancer will survive or not; because it's still a mystery why and how a glioma…
telesurenglish.net/news/scientists-discover-protein-to-fight-brain-deseases-20200122-0014.html

The Uber-Rich's Preferred Means of Fending Off the Masses
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-22
I'm guessing that being rich is a comfortable feeling

Muddle-Eastern diplomacy: White House confuses Iran and Iraq in YouTube blunder
rt.com | 2020-01-22
As President Donald Trump sat down with the world's movers and shakers at Davos, White House staff clearly weren't paying much attention, mistaking Iraqi President Barham Salih for his Iranian counterpart. | "President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the President of the Republic of Iran," the title of a YouTube video published by the White House on Wednesday proclaimed. | Hell had not frozen over, however, and Trump had not secretly met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani unbeknownst to the world's media. Instead, the video clearly showed Trump meeting with Iraqi President Barham Salih. | Ira…
rt.com/usa/478894-white-house-iran-iraq/

The "Evolving" Scotty Morrison From Marketing
Kenneth Surin | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-22
In a previous CounterPunch piece I mentioned a scathing adage regarding Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, a former PR executive, making the rounds in Australian social media: you can take Scotty out of marketing, but you can't take the marketing out of Scotty. When he became PM last May ScoMo (as he is also known)…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/22/the-evolving-scotty-morrison-from-marketing/

#TelltheTruthJoe Trends as Sanders Video Shows Biden Record on Social Security
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-22
After Joe Biden's campaign Tuesday night released an online video accusing the campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders of unleashing a "barrage of negative attacks" and "not telling the truth" about the former vice president's record on Social Security, the hashtag #TelltheTruthJoe began trending on social media and Sanders himself shot back by saying…
truthout.org/articles/tellthetruthjoe-trends-as-sanders-video-shows-biden-record-on-social-security/

Cases of New Viral Respiratory Illness Rise Sharply in China
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-22
World health agency weighs global emergency declaration as coronavirus infects more than 400 people, killing at least 17 in Wuhan outbreak.
truthdig.com/articles/cases-of-new-viral-respiratory-illness-rise-sharply-in-china/

The image that tells you all you need to know about the Labour leadership candidates
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2020-01-21
CORRECTION: This article was updated at 2.15pm on 23 January to acknowledge that the images used in this article, which were created by the article's author, were inspired by images seen on Twitter, and to add a link to those images. The author would like to acknowledge and credit Ed Poole who, we are now aware, created similar images before this article was published. You can read more about The Canary's policy on attribution and credi…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/01/21/the-image-that-tells-you-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-labour-leadership-candidates/

The image that tells you all you need to know about the Labour leadership candidates
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2020-01-21
CORRECTION: This article was updated at 2.15pm on 23 January to acknowledge that the images used in this article, which were created by the article's author, were inspired by images seen on Twitter, and to add a link to those images. The author would like to acknowledge and credit Ed Poole who, we are now aware, created similar images before this article was published. You can read more about The Canary's policy on attribution and credi…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/01/21/the-image-that-tells-you-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-labour-leadership-candidates/

Under US pressure, social media companies censor critical content and suspend Venezuelan, Iranian, and Syrian accounts
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-13
As the US escalates its hybrid wars, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are suspending accounts and censoring content that conflicts with…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/12/us-pressure-social-media-censoring-suspending-venezuela-iran-syria/