2020-01-25: Social Media Postees

Please be social by posting these 'POSTEES' on social media!

The significance of Italy's Sardines movement
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
In less than two months, the Sardines movement, a social media initiative, has mobilized thousands of protesters against the right-wing former deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/ital-j25.html

A new MP brilliantly demolishes Tony Blair's attempt to troll Jeremy Corbyn
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2020-01-25
In a desperate attempt to defend his legacy of ' Thatcherism-lite' politics, Tony Blair has hit out at Jeremy Corbyn. But it only took one tweet from a new MP to demolish his argument. | Blair put out a video in which he said: I don't often respond to the Leader of the Labour Party's attacks on the last Labour government, but enough is enough. | He went on to criticise Corbyn for lumpi…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/01/25/a-new-mp-brilliantly-demolishes-tony-blairs-attempt-to-troll-jeremy-corbyn/

Starbucks shutters shops in China's Hubei Province amid coronavirus outbreak
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Starbucks has shut down all shops and halted delivery services in China's Hubei Province, as health officials scramble to contain a deadly coronavirus that originated from the provincial capital, Wuhan. | The coffee chain's decision to suspend operations for the duration of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday was prompted by "health concerns" for its customers and employees, the company said in a social media post. | The move comes shortly after McDonald's announced that it will halt operations in five cities in the province. The fast-food giant said the temporary closures were for "for employee and customer…
rt.com/business/479147-starbucks-coronavirus-china-closes-wuhan/

Rita Ora Spices Up Her Instagram Feed With Snap in Paper-Like Underwear
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
The US hitmaker has never been shy on social media, exciting fans with borderline snaps featuring Rita Ora in see-through outfits and tiny bikinis. To lure music lovers to her concerts in South America, she opted for a no less appealing photo.
sputniknews.com/viral/202001251078136491-rita-ora-instagram-paper-like-underwear/

Netizens Laugh Off Prince Charles' Explanation After Not Shaking Hands With Mike Pence
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
With Megxit and Prince Harry leaving the royal court for a simpler life in Canada, his father and heir to the British throne has already had a lot on his plate this January. On top of this, he now has to tackle an online storm over "snubbing" US Vice President Mike Pence at a commemoration event in Jerusalem.
sputniknews.com/viral/202001251078135712-netizens-laugh-prince-charles-not-shaking-hands-with-pence/

'We Gonna Build a Wall on Mars?' Netizens Ecstatic After Trump Unveils Logo of US Space Force
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
The space operations branch has become the first new military service since the establishment of the independent Air Force in 1947. John Raymond who was recently sworn in as commander of the new branch said that the creation of the Space Force is "not only historical but it's critical to our national security and that of our allies".
sputniknews.com/viral/202001251078134026-we-gonna-build-a-wall-on-mars-netizens-ecstatic-after-trump-unveils-logo-of-us-space-force/

Limited internet to be restored in Kashmir, no access to social media
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-25
Limited mobile data services and internet will be temporarily restored in Jammu and Kashmir from Saturday, ending nearly a six month communications lockdown after Prime Minister Narendra Modi withdrew the Muslim majority region's autonomy.Access will be limited to about 300 "whitelisted" websites and internet speed would remain low, the local Jammu and Kashmir government said in a notice late on Friday.However, social media applications that allow "peer to peer" communication will continue to be banned, it said.The decision will be reviewed on Jan. 31, the notice added.The move to restore the services comes days…
yenisafak.com/en/world/limited-internet-to-be-restored-in-kashmir-no-access-to-social-media-3510465

Lee Camp straightens out 'sewage' NYT article that claims Russian bots 'sowed confusion' in South America (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-24
American comedian Lee Camp issued a scathing retort to a New York Times piece alleging that Russian bots stoked tensions in South America, jokingly noting that it would take several years to fully dissect the baseless report. | The host of Redacted Tonight marveled at how the piece, titled "As Protests in South America Surged, So Did Russian Trolls on Twitter, US Finds," was based on data provided by not-very-objective State Department 'analysts'. For Camp, this raised a number of obvious red flags. | He argued that, contrary to the US government-sourced piece, Washington and its cheerleaders in the media are…
rt.com/usa/479076-lee-camp-nyt-russian-bots-venezuela/

Bolsonaro: 'More and More the Indian Is a Human Being Like Us'
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-24
Brazil's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, once again displayed his racism Thursday. He defended that Indigenous communities should integrate with the rest of society and assessed that, increasingly, the Indian is "evolving" and becoming a "human being like us." | RELATED: | Brazil's Peoples: Bolsonaro Means Genocide, Ethnocide, Ecocide | During a live broadcast on Facebook, Bolsonaro announced the creation of the Amazon Council, a structure created earlier this week to coordina…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaro-More-and-More-the-Indian-Is-a-Human-Being-Like-Us–20200124-0010.html

Impeachment as a Distraction
Robert Fantina | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
Well, the circus has arrived in the United States capital, and the media is all agog at the show! In the Big Tent, sometimes referred to as the White House, announcements about forthcoming performances are being tweeted at a breath-taking rate. Many of them are coming directly from the star clown himself, none other than…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/impeachment-as-a-distraction/

European Jewish Congress (EJC) Launches Campaign Against 'Antisemitism' (Aka Support for Palestinian Rights)
Alison Weir | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
The European Jewish Congress (EJC) has announced the launch of a worldwide, star studded social media campaign against what it calls "antisemitism," but which is often advocacy for Palestinian human rights and opposition to Israeli apartheid. EJC is the …
globalresearch.ca/jewish-congress-launches-campaign-against-antisemitism-support-palestinian-rights/5701608

Venezuela Must Remain Vigilant and on Guard Against US Hybrid Warfare
Nino Pagliccia | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
A meme circulating on social media shows the distraught gaze of Venezuela's opposition member Juan Guaidó with a caption that says in part,…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/venezuela-must-remain-vigilant-and-on-guard-against-us-hybrid-warfare/

The Coronavirus Serious Public Health Threat in China
Cesar Chelala | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
The happy expectations for the week-long Chinese New Year holidays has been dampened by a new viral infection that is spreading rapidly in China (cases have been confirmed in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong province) and other countries. Since late 2019, people from Wuhan had been infected with a viral pneumonia whose cause was unknown. Now…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/the-coronavirus-serious-public-health-threat-in-china/

#MarchForLies: Reproductive Justice Advocates Counter Trump's "Dangerous Rhetoric" at Anti-Choice March
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-24
As President Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to attend the annual March for Life on Friday, reproductive rights advocates used social media to counter his anti-choice message with the hashtag #MarchForLies, sharing accurate information about reproductive health and slamming Trump for his attacks on women. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-01-24_at_2.48.04_pm.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/24/marchforlies-reproductive-justice-advocates-counter-trumps-dangerous-rhetoric-anti?cd-origin=rss

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/

U.S. clearing anti-war voices off social media in vast censorship operation
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-23
Instagram and its parent company Facebook are removing posts that appear to be in support of the late Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in order to comply with U.S. sanctions, a company spokesperson recently told CNN. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/23/u-s-clearing-anti-war-voices-off-social-media-in-vast-censorship-operation/

In Latest Encryption Battle with Apple, Justice Department Still Wrong
Jennifer Stisa Granick | aclu.org | 2020-01-23
The | federal government is once again trying to force Apple to weaken the security | of millions of iPhones. On Wednesday, President Trump issued a call from Davos, | Switzerland for Apple to assist law enforcement in unlocking iPhones. Last week, | Trump made the same demand of Apple, tweeting that the | company should unlock cell phones as a quid pro quo for any benefits it enjoys | as a result of favo…
aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/in-latest-encryption-battle-with-apple-doj-still-wrong

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/

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/

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/