Why Israel Fears the Nakba: How Memory Became Palestine's Greatest Weapon
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-22
On May 15, thousands of Palestinians in Occupied Palestine and throughout the 'shatat', or diaspora, participated in the commemoration of Nakba Day, the one event that unites all Palestinians, regardless of their political differences or backgrounds. For years, social media has added a whole new stratum to this process of commemoration. #Nakba72, along with #NakbaDay…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/22/why-israel-fears-the-nakba-how-memory-became-palestines-greatest-weapon/

There's No Telling What Data Facebook Will Collect With Zoom Clone
Sam Biddle | zcomm.org | 2020-05-22
It's impossible to determine exactly what information will be collected about you and your life if you decide to use the product…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/theres-no-telling-what-data-facebook-will-collect-with-zoom-clone/

There's No Telling What Data Facebook Will Collect With Zoom Clone
Sam Biddle | zcomm.org | 2020-05-22
It's impossible to determine exactly what information will be collected about you and your life if you decide to use the product…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/theres-no-telling-what-data-facebook-will-collect-with-zoom-clone/

A Thought about Racial Tension
Brian Sankarsingh | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-22
I recently came across a tweet, where the tweet writer proclaimed: I am convinced that 90% of racial tensions remaining in the West would evaporate within 5 years if lefties\liberals stopped racializing everything, stopped obsessing over and judging based on skin colour and stopped re-opening stale historical wounds unnecessarily… My immediate thought was that I …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/05/a-thought-about-racial-tension/

A Tale of Two Pandemics
Robert Reich | commondreams.org | 2020-05-22
Systematic inequality in America has produced two very different pandemics. (Photo: Screenshot/Youtube) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-05-22_at_10.59.28_am.png …
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Trump's COVID-19 Disinformation Campaign Is a Preview of the 2020 Elections
Mike Ludwig | zcomm.org | 2020-05-22
Media watchdogs say homegrown disinformation is now a much bigger problem than foreign interference, thanks to President Trump, his reelection campaign and right-wing extremists fueling viral media content shared widely by the president's supporters…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trumps-covid-19-disinformation-campaign-is-a-preview-of-the-2020-elections/

Why Israel Fears the Nakba: How Memory Became Palestine's Greatest Weapon
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-05-21
On May 15, thousands of Palestinians in Occupied Palestine and throughout the 'shatat', or diaspora, participated in the commemoration of Nakba Day, the one event that unites all Palestinians, regardless of their political differences or backgrounds. | For years, social media has added a whole new stratum to this process of commemoration. #Nakba72, along with #NakbaDay and #Nakba, have all trended on Twitter for days. Facebook was inundated with countless stories, videos, images, and statements, written by Palestinians, or in global support of the Palestinian people. | The dominant Nakba narrative remains &#150…
mintpressnews.com/israel-fears-nakba-memory-palestinian-greatest-weapon/267757/

Why Israel Fears the Nakba: How Memory Became Palestine's Greatest Weapon
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-21
On May 15, thousands of Palestinians in Occupied Palestine and throughout the 'shatat', or diaspora, participated in the commemoration of Nakba Day, the one event that unites all Palestinians, regardless of their political differences or backgrounds. For years, social media has added a whole new stratum to this process of commemoration. #Nakba72, along with #NakbaDay …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/05/why-israel-fears-the-nakba-how-memory-became-palestines-greatest-weapon/

The Absurd Attacks on the ACLU
David Cole | aclu.org | 2020-05-21
On May 19, the National Review editors condemned the ACLU's "absurd" lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's new Title IX regulations, which govern sexual harassment and assault at schools that receive federal funding. They argue that we had sacrificed our principles by seeking to "weaken" due process standards. President Trump promptly retweeted it, though showed no evidence that he actually read it. But the National Review's criticism bears no relation to the lawsuit we actually filed. Our suit challenges provisions letting schools ignore serious claims of sexual harassment altogether. It does not…
aclu.org/news/womens-rights/the-absurd-attacks-on-the-aclu

'A Misbegotten, Warped Freedom Obsession Is Killing Us': Video of Trumpian Anti-Mask Jerks Goes Viral
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-22
On social media Friday, author Anand Giridharadas shared what he called an "end-of-empire" video featuring a number of people refusing to wear face masks in public places, coughing on others, and claiming their "freedom" is being trampled by public health guidance. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1214261292_1.jpg …
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Michigan Flood, Says Group, Shows US Unprepared for 'Nightmarish' Threat of Nuclear Disaster Combined With Pandemic
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-22
"The prospect of a nuclear disaster prompting a mass evacuation during a viral pandemic reinforces the need for an energy policy focused on safe, clean and affordable renewable energy." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/flood_3.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/22/michigan-flood-says-group-shows-us-unprepared-nightmarish-threat-nuclear-disaster?cd-origin=rss

Regime Change Back In Focus: Pompeo Targets Iran, Cuba & Venezuela In Epic Tweet Thread
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2020-05-21
Given the very noticeable rise in threatening rhetoric focused on Iran over the past week, it seems thoughts of regime change in Tehran are once again top of the agenda. Or perhaps simultaneously the administration needs a significant distraction of sorts amid the coronavirus pandemic, and the persistent national reopening question and agenda. On Wednesday, Secretary …
iranian.com/2020/05/20/regime-change-back-in-focus-pompeo-targets-iran-cuba-venezuela-in-epic-tweet-thread/

Poor People's Campaign Virtual Town Hall: Voting, Poverty, Racism, Healthcare, COVID19
Poor People's Campaign | indybay.org | 2020-05-22
Online via livestream: www.facebook.com/anewppc/…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/22/18833179.php

Trump's "Blame China" Strategy Echoes Bush's Targeting of Iraq
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-21
There's a meme that appears now and then on Facebook and other social media: "Those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it. Yet those who do study history are doomed to stand by helplessly while everyone else repeats it." | That's funny. What's not is that the Trump administration and its coterie of China-bashers, led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and aided by Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton, have recently been dusting off the fake-intelligence playbook Vice President Dick Cheney used in 20…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-blame-china-strategy-echoes-bushs-targeting-of-iraq/

'Can this be for real?' Trump weighs in on SHOCKING VIDEO of 75yo being brutally beaten in Detroit nursing home
rt.com | 2020-05-22
A disturbing video showing an elderly patient being punched repeatedly in the face in a Detroit nursing home until he bleeds has made waves online, leading to the suspect's arrest and attracting President Trump's attention. | The video, which has gained traction across social media, shows a young black male punching an elderly white man who's lying in bed. The beating continues until the victim, who is unable to put up any resistance, is bloodied. As the incident unfolds, the attacker starts hurling a barrage of insults at the elderly resident, calling him the n-word and telling him to "get the f**ck off" what…
rt.com/usa/489408-nursing-home-attack-detroit/

CCTV video appears to show PIA plane that crashed in Karachi EXPLODE
rt.com | 2020-05-22
The moment of the Pakistan International Airlines A320 plane crashing in a crowded Karachi neighborhood on Friday seems to have been caught by CCTV footage posted to social media. | The plane with 99 people on board crashed Friday morning less than a kilometer from the airport where it was attempting to land, hitting a building tail-first. While the moment of impact is not seen on the video, the fireball from impact is certainly visible, as is the resulting plume of dark smoke. | It's not clear what caused the crash; PIA CEO Arshad Malik confirmed with local media that the plane had been cleared to land, bu…
rt.com/news/489539-pakistan-plane-crash-video/

Zuckerberg is watching? Pushback after Facebook says 'encrypted' Messenger chats will be shielded from 'harmful interactions'
rt.com | 2020-05-22
Facebook Messenger users have expressed unease over the platform's latest update, which claims to shield end-to-end encrypted chats from scammers. How exactly does that work if the app is safe from prying eyes? | The company said that pop-up notices will appear "when something doesn't seem right"

Khashoggi family announces PARDON for slain journalist's killers as Muslims mark the end of Ramadan fest
rt.com | 2020-05-22
The family of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has declared "forgiveness" for his killers, extending pardons to the accused, who faced execution in Saudi Arabia, as Muslims gear to celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan. | One of the Washington Post columnist's two sons, Salah Khashoggi, announced amnesty for the murderers in a statement posted to Twitter on Thursday. Five men were sentenced to death in the case last year in a Saudi court, while three others were given 24 years in prison for their role in the murder plot. | Sons of Jamal Khashoggi say they have decided to pardon the killers of their father -…
rt.com/news/489405-khashoggi-family-pardon-execution/

How about '1 coffin'? BoJo's office ridiculed after suggesting people social distance '3 fridges' apart
rt.com | 2020-05-22
No. 10 Downing Street's Twitter account was brutally mocked after recommending UK citizens visualize household items such as beds, benches, fridges and chairs to help them stick to the two-meter Covid-19 social distancing rule. | The strict regulation has been a key feature of coronavirus-mitigating restrictions imposed by countries around the globe, including the UK. In what was perhaps an attempt to communicate the physical distancing rule in a more relatable way, the PM's office tweeted on Friday: "Keep 2 metres apart when you go outside. That's 1 bed; 2 benches; 3 fridges; 4 chairs." | Keep 2 metres apart…
rt.com/uk/489503-downing-street-twitter-social-distancing/

Two passengers SURVIVE deadly Pakistan plane crash
rt.com | 2020-05-22
Two passengers miraculously survived the devastating crash of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane which went down in a residential area near Karachi only minutes from the airport, local authorities have confirmed. | Bank of Punjab (BOP) CEO Zafar Masud was one of the two confirmed miracle survivors. | BOP said Masud was being treated in hospital, writing on Twitter that he has "sustained injuries but he is out of danger." | The other passenger has been named as Mohd Zubair by a Sindh government offici…
rt.com/news/489479-passenger-survives-pakistan-plane-crash/

Lenin for sale? Russian politician suggests flogging Soviet leader's body to the Chinese
rt.com | 2020-05-22
No stranger to controversy, veteran politician and perennial presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky caused a stir online after suggesting that Russia sells the preserved body of revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin. | "In France, a businessman wants to sell the painting 'Mona Lisa'. We could sell Lenin's mummy. There are buyers: China, Vietnam, or some other kind of communist. Lenin, in good condition, mummified just 96 years ago," he tweeted. The Soviet leader's body has been on public display since shortly after his death in 1924. | The controversial Russian politician was referring to a recent suggestio…
rt.com/russia/489498-zhirinovsky-sell-lenin-body/

Zuckerberg insists Facebook ready for 'arms race' over 2020 US election interference
rt.com | 2020-05-21
Facebook is more prepared to deal with potential state-sponsored interference in the upcoming 2020 US presidential election than it was four years ago, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has claimed in an interview. | The social media giant, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, has been under heavy public scrutiny since the 2016 US presidential election. It was blamed for allowing disinformation campaigns

Active shooter 'neutralized' at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas, base on lockdown
rt.com | 2020-05-21
A US Navy air base in Corpus Christi, Texas is on lockdown after an active shooter incident at the facility. Soon after the alarm was raised, officials said the shooter had been "neutralized." | The shooting was reported at around 6.15am local time Thursday. As Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) investigators and local law enforcement responded, airbase officials warned anyone near the north gate of the base to "get out and away to safety." | "Execute lockdown procedures

Hand sanitizers can cause FIRE if left in car on hot summer's day
rt.com | 2020-05-21
Hand sanitizers, the new liquid gold sought after and rationed in the times of the Covid-19 pandemic, may cause even more harm than the virus itself if left unattended under the burning summer sun, firefighters have warned. | While vigorously trying to protect yourself from the coronavirus, which has already infected more than five million people around the globe and killed over 328,000, you could find your vehicle and even life in danger from the means to fend off the virus. | A Wisconsin fire department posted a photo of a destroyed car door on its Facebook page. It looks as if it was fired upon from a shotg…
rt.com/usa/489399-hand-sanitizer-fire-danger-coronavirus/

'Selfish' or 'correct'? Twitter's blue checks go to war over New York Post cover story demanding NYC lockdown ends NOW
rt.com | 2020-05-21
As the New York Post prepares to run a cover story urging for an immediate end to the Big Apple's lockdown, pundits have raced to their battle stations to fire off a barrage of hot takes and pithy attacks on the hot-button column. | …
rt.com/usa/489284-new-york-post-reopen-nyc/

JK Rowling Reveals the Truth Around 'Harry Potter's Birthplace'
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-22
The Elephant House Cafe in Edinburgh has been widely regarded as the place where one of the world's best-selling authors wrote the first of the seven fantasy novels.
sputniknews.com/viral/202005221079386133-jk-rowling-reveals-the-truth-around-harry-potters-birthplace/