'Snapchatization' has users declaring #RIPTwitter, but vulture capitalist takeover is what they should REALLY be worrying about
rt.com | 2020-03-06
A notorious hedge-funder who's left a trail of broken companies (and countries) in his wake has set his sights on ousting Twitter's Jack Dorsey. Users complaining about new features should know the platform may never be the same. | Elliott Management, euphemistically called an "activist investor" by timid media who fear its legendary founder Paul Singer, has reportedly snapped up a four percent ($1 billion) stake in Twitter, nominating four directors to its board as the start of a bid to oust Dorsey. The hedge fund supposedly resents the CEO dividing his attentions between Twitter, Square, and a six-month move…
rt.com/usa/482451-singer-vulture-capitalist-dorsey/
Former Nobel Peace Prize Nominates Morales for 2020 Distinction
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-06
"It is an honor for me to inform you that I have nominated comrade Evo Morales Ayma for the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2020," the Argentinian Adolfo Perez Esquivel announced on his Twitter account. | *** | The Argentinian activist …
globalresearch.ca/former-nobel-peace-prize-nominates-morales-2020-distinction/5705700
Democrat outrage forces Facebook to remove Team Trump's 'misleading' Census ads
rt.com | 2020-03-06
Social media giant Facebook said it will remove certain ads by President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign, after Democrats and media activists complained they would confuse Americans about the upcoming population census. | The ads were titled "Official 2020 Congressional District Census," but they directed respondents to a website used by the president's re-election campaign. The text of the ads, however, made it clear they were requesting data so the campaign could better formulate the election strategy in November: | "This survey is ESSENTIAL to our team's 2020 campaign strategy. We need Patriotic Americans like…
rt.com/usa/482452-facebook-removes-trump-census-ads/
Math is hard when counting millions? MSM makes a blooper figuring out how much Bloomberg spent on his campaign
rt.com | 2020-03-06
An MSNBC host made the "disturbing discovery" that Michael Bloomberg could afford to give "each American $1 million" from his presidential campaign fund. If only their production team had used a calculator before going on air. | MSNBC's Brian Williams was talking to NYT board member Mara Gay when he cited a tweet by a Washington Post contributor, Mekita Rivas, who literally claimed the former New York mayor and billionaire could present every single American with a whopping $1 million
Over 142,000 asylum seekers leave Turkey for Europe
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-06
More than 142,000 asylum seekers have left Turkey for Greece, the country's interior minister said Friday."As of 12.10 p.m. local time, 142,175 migrants have left the territory of Turkey from Edirne and Evros to Greece," said Suleyman Soylu in a tweet.Last week, Turkish officials announced they would no longer try to stop asylum seekers from reaching Europe.Since then, thousands of asylum seekers have flocked to Edirne, along the borders with Greece and Bulgaria, to make their way into Europe.The decision was made after 34 Turkish soldiers were martyred by Assad regime forces in Idlib, northwestern Syria last wee…
yenisafak.com/en/news/over-142000-asylum-seekers-leave-turkey-for-europe-3513455
Greece's suspending asylum bids lacks legal basis: UN
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-06
The UN human rights office said Friday that Greece's suspending new asylum applications has no legal basis under the international refugee law.Liz Throssell, a spokeswoman for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said the rights office follows the position of the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, on the Greek decision."There is no legal basis for the suspension of refugee procedures under the international refugee law," she said during a UN press briefing at Geneva.On Sunday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Twitter that Greece will not accept any new asylum applications f…
yenisafak.com/en/news/greeces-suspending-asylum-bids-lacks-legal-basis-un-3513457
Greece's suspending asylum bids lacks legal basis: UN
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-06
Liz Throssell, a spokeswoman for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said the rights office follows the position of the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, on the Greek decision."There is no legal basis for the suspension of refugee procedures under the international refugee law," she said during a UN press briefing at Geneva.On Sunday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Twitter that Greece will not accept any new asylum applications for a month.Throssell also responded to a question by Anadolu Agency about the reports of Greek authorities shooting at refugees, sinking their…
yenisafak.com/en/news/greeces-suspending-asylum-bids-lacks-legal-basis-un-3513457
UFO 'Bigger Than Earth' Flying Past the Sun 'Spotted' by NASA Observation Mission
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
The development comes weeks after a camera at the International Space Station spotted an unknown cone-like object that was flying upward.
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Turkish Delight: Playboy Model Reportedly Facing Jail for Stripping Off in Istanbul Mosque
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
The contentious internet diva has long been in the viral news headlines for repeatedly baring it all in very different corners of the world. She started off her sassy antics in Luxor, Egypt, and has since been travelling the world flashing her private parts in Turkey, Israel, the US, and even Iceland.
sputniknews.com/viral/202003061078492951-turkish-delight-playboy-model-reportedly-facing-jail-for-stripping-off-in-istanbul-mosque/
French Channel Apologises for Spoof 'Corona Pizza' Ad Mocking Italy, Internet Still Outraged
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
Around 3,800 cases of the Covid-19 virus have been confirmed in Italy so far, with people still unwilling to make fun of the infection, which has already taken the lives of more than 140 people in the country.
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Baby Elephant Pulled by Ear, Trailed by 'Cruel' Villagers in Shocking Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
New Delhi (Sputnik): The huge mammals are vulnerable to ivory poaching, as well as the meat and tourism industries. India is home to some 25,000 to 27,000 wild elephants out of the 40,000-50,000 Asian elephants in the world.
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Math is Hard: MSNBC, New York Times Reporters Dragged for Elementary Division Error
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
MSNBC's Brian Williams and New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay were taken back to school by netizens on Friday after they both failed to demonstrate basic math skills Thursday night in reference to former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg's spending in 2020 campaign advertisements.
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Hillary Clinton Mocks Melania Trump's Cyber Bullying Initiative, Says She Should Look 'Closer Home'
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
The US first lady's "Be Best" public awareness campaign against cyber bullying has been repeatedly targeted by critics, who have pointed to her husband's vivid online activity and harsh remarks on Twitter. Now, failed 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has also weighed in on the topic.
sputniknews.com/us/202003061078496964-hillary-clinton-mocks-melania-trumps-cyber-bullying-initiative-says-she-should-look-closer-home/
Facebook Removes Trump's 'Official 2020 Census' Ads Over Their Allegedly Misleading Nature
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
The real census in the US is about to start on 12 March, but apparently POTUS' campaign sought to obtain information about potential voters' preferences beforehand.
sputniknews.com/us/202003061078497114-facebook-removes-trumps-official-2020-census-ads-over-their-allegedly-misleading-nature/
Tulsi Gabbard calls out 'very real' Hinduphobia in US, gets branded 'fascist' as if to prove her point
rt.com | 2020-03-05
Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, the sole remaining woman in the Democratic presidential primaries, has been accused of "fascism" and pressured to drop out of the race after she shared a post about hatred of Hindus in the US. | "Unfortunately, Hinduphobia is very real," Gabbard tweeted on Thursday, saying she experienced it directly both in her congressional and presidential campaigns. "Sadly, our political leaders [and] media not only tolerate it, but foment it," she added. | By way of example, she retweeted someone quoting a Facebook post about a confrontation with an Uber driver accusing Indians of murde…
rt.com/usa/482444-tulsi-gabbard-hinduphobia-twitter/
NYPD officers caught in shocking VIDEO brutalizing unarmed black man for unspecified 'crime'
rt.com | 2020-03-05
Shocking footage of a swarm of NYPD cops savagely beating an unarmed black man while arresting him for the 'crime' of asking why a plainclothes officer was detaining him has gone viral, epitomizing 'excessive force.' | The eyewitness video, viewed close to three million times since it was posted to Twitter late on Wednesday night, opens on a black man being held against a wall by an undercover cop. With his hands up and holding only a cellphone, he calmly asks what crime he's accused of committing (and if he's even being arrested), but his assailant refuses to answer his questions and calls for backup. Within…
rt.com/usa/482423-black-man-beaten-nypd-cops/
Cuba Has No COVID-19 Cases so Far but Remains Alert
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
Cuba's National Public Health System authorities Thursday reported that its nation does not register cases of Covid-19, a disease that affects 97,878 people in 87 countries and territories around the world. | RELATED: | U.S. Blockade Hinders Organ Transplant Process in Cuba | Despite the U.S. blockade against their revolution, the Cubans have managed to build a health system that constitutes their most valuable asset to face viral diseases. | This system has very proactive characteristic…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuba-Has-No-COVID-19-Cases-so-Far-but-Remains-Alert-20200305-0012.html
'Brits claiming our coronavirus!' Sky News angers Irish viewers for adding country's Covid-19 patients to UK count
rt.com | 2020-03-05
Irish Twitter users were left irate after a Sky News chyron informed viewers that four new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Ireland brought the "total number in the UK to 91." | A clip of the chyron was posted by a user on Twitter, who aptly noted that new cases of the virus in Ireland do not in fact increase the "UK total"
The Legacy of Michael Bloomberg's Muslim Surveillance Programme
Azad Essa | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
When Asad Dandia received a friend request on Facebook, he didn't think much of it. | The college student was active with a religious-based charity, so it was common for people to reach out on the social media platform and offer …
globalresearch.ca/legacy-michael-bloomberg-muslim-surveillance-programme/5705650
New PR Group Pushes Private Prison Industry Talking Points
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-05
In late 2019, the three largest private prison operators joined forces to establish a new group to push pro-industry talking points to the press and on social media: the Day 1 Alliance. Why is the private prison industry going on the offensive to improve its public image and secure positive earned media? | In the wake of the family separation and detention crisis of summer 2018, a broad array of organizations joined forces under the banners of #FamiliesBelongTogether and #BackersOfHate. This coalition specific…
truthout.org/articles/new-pr-group-pushes-private-prison-industry-talking-points/
Bernie surrogate locks horns with Maddow over alleged report that Democrats are plotting against Vermont senator
rt.com | 2020-03-04
Activist and Bernie Sanders supporter Shaun King has sparred with MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, after claiming she reported that the DNC is angling to prevent the socialist senator from winning the Democratic nomination. | King tweeted out to his more than 1 million followers that Maddow had disclosed that "senior officials" within the Democratic Party were pressuring billionaire-turned-presidential-candidate Michael Bloomberg to drop out so that "Biden would have an easier time against Bernie." He made the provocative accusations that the Democrats were in fact "interfering with the primaries to stop" Sanders.
rt.com/usa/482290-maddow-sanders-king-democrats-plot/
Boosting Morale: Iranian medical teams launched a "dancing challenge"
The Iranian | iranian.com | 2020-03-04
Iranian medical teams launched a "dancing challenge" in social media, especially on Instagram, to revive morale in combating the Corona Virus outbreak.
iranian.com/2020/03/03/boosting-morale-iranian-medical-teams-launched-a-dancing-challenge/
Death Toll Rises in Iran, Middle East Epicenter of Coronavirus, Amid U.S. Sanctions & Gov't Negligence
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-02
The official coronavirus death toll in Iran, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, has risen to at least 54
Canadians Furious At Trudeau As Government Refuses To Stop Travelers From Iran
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2020-03-02
Furious Canadians slammed the government for failing to cancel flights from Iran, presently the country with the worst outbreak outside China, and other policies that suggest a dangerously blithe response from the government, perhaps as a consequence of PM Trudeau's commitment to 'woke' policies (many have slammed travel bans as racist). twitter.com/DrJacobsRad/status/1234139825722273793 One critic even accused …
iranian.com/2020/03/02/canadians-furious-at-trudeau-as-government-refuses-to-stop-travelers-from-iran/
Prominent Iranian physician clears up misconceptions about outbreak & impact of sanctions
Sina Toossi | iranian.com | 2020-02-28
Prominent Iranian physician & member of the Health Ministry Minoo Mohraz has for her part defended the health ministry's data but has also said the number of people infected has been underreported because sanctions had blocked access to diagnostic kits: twitter.com/SinaToossi/status/1233409214002999296 twitter.com/SinaToossi/status/1233409467125059584 twitter.com/SinaToossi/status/1233409591616118786 twitter.com/SinaToossi/status/1233409679872663562 twitter.com/SinaToossi/status/1233409919447117824 twitter.com/SinaToossi/status/1233410030164226049 twitter.co…
iranian.com/2020/02/28/prominent-iranian-physician-clears-up-misconceptions-about-outbreak-impact-of-sanctions/
In the Midst of Infighting, Anti-LGBTQ Church Network's Website and Social Media Disappear
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2020-02-21
The New Independent Fundamental Baptist network, most prominently associated with anti-LGBTQ pastor Steven Anderson, appears to be in turmoil as infighting again erupts, this time between Anderson and fellow pastors in the network.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/02/21/midst-infighting-anti-lgbtq-church-networks-website-and-social-media-disappear