2020-08-12: Social Media Postees

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Twitter Spreads Paid U.S. Gov't Propaganda While Falsely Claiming It Bans State Media Ads
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-12
Twitter says it bans ads from state-affiliated media outlets. However, US government propaganda organs like Voice of America's VOA Persian pay the social media corporation huge sums of money to spread disinformation against Iran and other foreign adversaries. | Ben NORTON | Twitter has demonstrated a clear, consistent bias in favor of the US government and its geopolitical interests. The social media giant has also repeatedly lied about its policies on state-backed media outlets. | Twitter unveiled a new feature on August 6 that labels government-affiliated media on the platform. Users immediately pointed out…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/12/twitter-spreads-paid-u-s-govt-propaganda-while-falsely-claiming-it-bans-state-media-ads/

Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni sentenced to three years in prison for Facebook posts
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-12
An Algiers court handed journalist Khaled Drareni a three-year prison sentence. The verdict has been widely condemned by human rights groups and Hirak movement protesters…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/12/algerian-journalist-khaled-drareni-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison-for-facebook-posts/

Leaked documents reveal what TikTok shares with authorities — In the U.S
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-08-12
A glimpse at what the social media platform does in the U.S. underscores that data privacy issues extend beyond China.
mronline.org/2020/08/12/leaked-documents-reveal-what-tiktok-shares-with-authorities-in-the-u-s/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leaked-documents-reveal-what-tiktok-shares-with-authorities-in-the-u-s

Families of missing Kashmiri men allege they were killed in a staged encounter
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-12
Three men were killed by security forces in Shopian district of Kashmir on July 18. A few days ago, their pictures appeared on social media and were identified by their family members who said they were laborers who were searching for jobs…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/12/families-of-missing-kashmiri-men-allege-they-were-killed-in-a-staged-encounter/

Is the Face Mask Epidemic "Bringing on the Dumbing Down of Society?"
John C. A. Manley | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-12
"The mask is just as detrimental to society as vaccinations," says Rose Davidson in a viral video.
globalresearch.ca/is-face-mask-epidemic-bringing-dumbing-down-society/5720867

Russia sees US attempts to revise UN res. 2231 unjustifiable
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-12
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) — In a tweet on Wednesday, Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov named US attempts to revise UNSC Resolution. 2231 as 'counterproductive and unjustifiable'.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162201/Russia-sees-US-attempts-to-revise-UN-res-2231-unjustifiable

MSNBC accused of cropping image of Biden calling Kamala to remove script he was reading
rt.com | 2020-08-12
MSNBC has been accused of some comically conspicuous cropping of a photo of Joe Biden, obscuring his notes for the video call in which he told Kamala Harris she would be his 2020 election running mate. | As election season gathers pace ahead of the November vote to decide the US president, every word, photo and soundbite will be pored over endlessly by both the media and the public, which makes it all the more bizarre that MSNBC would attempt to somewhat needlessly obscure the phone script for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. | pic.twitter.com/kaiTOz0tDT– Steve Guest (@SteveGuest)
rt.com/usa/497770-msnbc-accused-doctoring-biden-image/

Cure worse than disease: We filmed REAL BLM protesters burning a Bible. NY Times tried to 'debunk' it with actual FAKE NEWS
rt.com | 2020-08-12
Mainstream media have denounced Ruptly video of Portland protesters burning Bibles as 'Russian disinfo', countering the unaltered viral footage with fake news of their own in bad-faith 'shoot the messenger' gaslighting. | Protesters gather around a burning Bible, chanting "F*** Trump" as they neatly drape first an American flag over the flames, in the original video, which clocks in at under 90 seconds. A few of the demonstrators rub their hands over the tiny fire, aping warming themselves as the flames devour the book. | It's an incendiary image (no pun intended) — protesters already denounced from some…
rt.com/usa/497751-blm-protesters-bible-ny-times/

Derailed train in Scotland is 'extremely serious': Scottish leader Sturgeon
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-12
Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said the derailment of a train near Stonehaven on Wednesday morning was "extremely serious", as video footage on social media showed smoke rising from the scene on the east coast of the country."This is an extremely serious incident," she said. "I've had an initial report from Network Rail and the emergency services and am being kept updated. All my thoughts are with those involved."Police received reports of a train derailing near Stonehaven, a town 15 km (9 miles) south of the city of Aberdeen, at 0940 a.m. on Wednesday."Emergency services are currently in attendance and the inci…
yenisafak.com/en/world/derailed-train-in-scotland-is-extremely-serious-scottish-leader-sturgeon-3536670

Pakistanis | say 'Turkey is not alone' with countless tweets over East Med | dispute
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-12
Tens of thousands of Pakistanis voiced their support for Turkey regarding the Eastern Mediterranean dispute on social media using the hashtag, "#Turkeyisnotalone", amid an escalating rift between Ankara and Greece over seismic exploration and drilling activities in the region.As a sign of unity between the two brother countries, the hashtag "#Turkeyisnotalone" remained a top trend in Pakistan on the microblogging website on Wednesday.Posting countless tweets and photos, Pakistanis expressed their solidarity with Turkey over mounting tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean."Pakistan and the Pakistani nation will nev…
yenisafak.com/en/technology/pakistanissay-turkey-is-not-alone-with-countless-tweets-over-east-meddispute-3536671

Turkey lays 1,750 km streamer under Mediterranean Sea
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-12
Turkey announced on Wednesday that it had laid two streamer cables on the Eastern Mediterranean Sea bed as part of its ongoing hydrocarbon exploration activities."By Aug. 23, a total 1,750 kilometers of streamer (seismic cable) was laid under the Mediterranean Sea for two-dimensional seismic exploration," Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez said on Twitter.Turkey's seismic research vessel, the MTA Oruc Reis was "x-raying the seas."As part of the country's hydrocarbon surveying activities, Turkey released a NAVTEX (navigational telex) on Aug. 10, 2020, announcing that the Oruc Reis would begin cond…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-lays-1750-km-streamer-under-mediterranean-sea-3536673

A BBC journalist's tweet sums up the broadcaster's rancid attitude towards refugees
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-08-12
A BBC journalist managed to sum up in one tweet the broadcaster's rancid coverage of refugees crossing the Channel. But the situation also points to a wider problem: how co-opted the media is, and how corporations co-opt politics for their own gains. | The BBC: scraping the bottom of the barrel: | Both BBC and Sky News have faced criticism for their journalists…
thecanary.co/opinion/2020/08/12/a-bbc-journalists-tweet-sums-up-the-broadcasters-rancid-attitude-towards-refugees/

Twitter spreads paid U.S. gov't propaganda while falsely claiming it bans state media ads
Ben Norton | mronline.org | 2020-08-11
Twitter says it bans ads from state-affiliated media outlets. However, U.S. government propaganda organs like Voice of America's VOA Persian pay the social media corporation huge sums of money to spread disinformation against Iran and other foreign adversaries.
mronline.org/2020/08/11/twitter-spreads-paid-u-s-govt-propaganda-while-falsely-claiming-it-bans-state-media-ads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=twitter-spreads-paid-u-s-govt-propaganda-while-falsely-claiming-it-bans-state-media-ads

Rebellion reignites in Chicago
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-11
Chicago, IL – Chicago police shot a 20-year-old Black man, Latrell Allen, in the Englewood neighborhood on Sunday afternoon, August 9. His mother told the media that he was shot five times, and she and an eyewitness both said he didn't have a gun at the time. | Community members angrily challenged the police. In response, the cops became brutal. One eyewitness, Joseph Williams, described on social media, "When I came out, the police were literally whupping a young man. One of them even kicked him in the face, which led to the blood on the ground," as he pointed to a stain on the pavement. | The police escalated.
fightbacknews.org/2020/8/10/rebellion-reignites-chicago

Rebellion reignites in Chicago
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-11
Chicago, IL – Chicago police shot a 20-year-old Black man, Latrell Allen, in the Englewood neighborhood on Sunday afternoon, August 9. His mother told the media that he was shot five times, and she and an eyewitness both said he didn't have a gun at the time. | Community members angrily challenged the police. In response, the cops became brutal. One eyewitness, Joseph Williams, described on social media, "When I came out, the police were literally whupping a young man. One of them even kicked him in the face, which led to the blood on the ground," as he pointed to a stain on the pavement. | The police escalated.
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/8/10/rebellion-reignites-chicago

Promising Early Results for Potent, Long-Acting HIV Injection
Abbasi J. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-08-11
A highly potent, long-acting drug candidate with a novel mode of action showed promising anti-HIV activity in recent phase 1 trials. The slow-release compound, lenacapavir (previously GS-6207), would be used in combination with other antiretroviral agents, researchers said at the 23rd International AIDS Conference.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2769244

Land Defenders Rebuild Camp Despite New Injunction
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-11
After several arrests last week and a new court order, land defenders are digging in their heels and rebuilding 1492 Land Back Lane, a name they've given McKenzie Meadows, a disputed site of a proposed housing development in Caledonia, Ont. that borders Six Nations of the Grand River's eastern border. | "We are under constant threat of OPP invasion of our unceded Haudenosaunee territory," said community member Skyler Williams in a Facebook post on Sunday. "Despite all of this, we continue to work on and build our community here at Land Back Lane."
popularresistance.org/land-defenders-rebuild-camp-despite-new-injunction/

Rowan Atkinson invokes wrath of cancel culture for raising concerns about controversial 'hate crime' bill
rt.com | 2020-08-11
Comedian Rowan Atkinson has incurred the wrath of woke warriors on social media after voicing his opposition to a controversial hate crimes law which he believes will stifle free speech and rational debate. | The British comedy legend was among a group of authors, journalists, philosophers and campaigners who signed an open letter against legislation put forward by the Scottish Nationalist Party, warning of the "unintended consequences" the bill could have. | The signees raised specific concern over provisions around making "stirring up hatred" an offence, even if it was not the intention of the person making…
rt.com/uk/497722-rowan-atkinson-free-speech-cancel-culture/

Belarusian SWAT threaten bystanders with GRENADE after collaring teen in viral VIDEO
rt.com | 2020-08-11
As protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election rage on in several cities, video footage has emerged showing the local riot police apparently deploying some heavy handed tactics against teenagers. | In a video widely shared on social media on Tuesday, two members of Belarus' OMON tactical police can be seen restraining a young man, possibly a protester. The officers manhandle the suspect, and as bystanders complain, one officer tugs on the pin of a grenade. | –î–Ä–É–∑–å–è, –∞ –≤–&aelig…
rt.com/news/497747-belarus-police-grenade-teenager/

Whose convention is it again? MSNBC uses Republican backdrop to promote Democratic convention
rt.com | 2020-08-11
A graphical blunder by MSNBC demonstrates two facts about modern America: that fact-checking takes second seat to pizzazz, and that neither party has a monopoly on red, white, and blue pageantry. | In a series of graphics announcing the speaker schedule for next week's Democratic National Convention, MSNBC on Tuesday listed the names over a photograph of the Republican Party's 2012 convention — where Mitt Romney accepted his party's nomination in a shower of red, white, and blue balloons. | The gaffe was quickly picked up by hawk-eyed Twitter users, who mocked the network for its sloppiness. Among the fir…
rt.com/usa/497741-democratic-convention-backdrop-msnbc/

'Let's Go Win': Politicos, Netizens React to Biden-Harris 2020 Presidential Ticket
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-11
Social media activity related to the US' ongoing protests and the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic took a backseat for a few hours on Tuesday as politicos and everyday netizens provided their opinions on former US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's selection of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his running mate.
sputniknews.com/us/202008111080139323-lets-go-win-politicos-netizens-react-to-biden-harris-2020-presidential-ticket/

POTUS Claims G. Washington 'Would Have Had a Hard Time' to Beat Him in Election, Ignites Twitter
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-11
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which started in China in late-December 2019, for his declining poll statistics, as his administration faces heavy criticism over its handling of a crisis where over 5 million Americans have been infected with the disease and at least 164,603 have died.
sputniknews.com/viral/202008111080139117-potus-claims-g-washington-would-have-had-a-hard-time-to-beat-him-in-election-ignites-twitter/

Research Reveals Direct Connection Between Smoking, Vaping and Risk of Contracting Coronavirus
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-11
Previous studies on links between smoking, vaping and the coronavirus disease found that COVID-19 patients who smoked, in comparison to nonsmokers, are twice as likely to require mechanical ventilation and treatment in intensive care. Some studies also found that e-cigarettes weaken the ability of the lungs to fight viral infections.
sputniknews.com/science/202008111080138418-research-reveals-direct-connection-between-smoking-vaping-and-risk-of-contracting-coronavirus/

Many Progressives Respond With Disappointment as Biden Picks Harris for VP
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-11
Presumptive Democratic nominee for president Joe Biden has selected Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his vice-presidential running mate. | Harris, who herself ran for president in the Democratic primary races against Biden earlier this year, is just the fourth woman to be named to the ticket of a major political party in presidential politics and the third woman to be named a vice-presidential candidate. | While many on social media described Harris as an inspiring choice, others noted that her p…
truthout.org/articles/progressives-respond-with-disappointment-as-biden-picks-harris-for-vp/

Twitter spreads paid US gov't propaganda while falsely claiming it bans state media ads
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-08-10
Twitter says it bans ads from state-affiliated media outlets. However, US government propaganda organs like Voice of America's VOA Persian…
thegrayzone.com/2020/08/10/twitter-us-state-media-ads-voa-persian/

Trump's Payroll Tax Deferral Aims to Weaken and Kill Social Security and Medicare
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-10
All politicians lie. Rare exceptions prove the rule. | Trump is Exhibit A, a serial liar never to be trusted, a menace to virtually everything just societies hold dear. | Last February 8 he tweeted: "We will not be touching your Social …
globalresearch.ca/trump-payroll-tax-deferral-aims-weaken-kill-social-security-medicare/5720690

The Caldwells: Father-Son Duo Team Up on a Portion of Historic Minneapolis Mural
Unicorn Riot | unicornriot.ninja | 2020-08-10
Minneapolis, MN — When Kenneth Caldwell got tagged on a Facebook post about participating in making a Black Lives Matter mural in North Minneapolis, he jumped at the opportunity. | The well-known local artist teamed up with his father, Charles Caldwell, another prolific artist, to create…
unicornriot.ninja/2020/the-caldwells-father-son-duo-team-up-on-a-portion-of-historic-minneapolis-mural/

Hundreds of looters raid Chicago after riots break out over police shooting (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-08-10
Chicago has been gripped by large-scale rioting and looting, believed to have been sparked by a police shooting in the city. Law enforcement are reportedly struggling to restore order. | Social media was flooded with photographs and videos showing widespread chaos in the city. Footage shows large crowds walking through the streets with looted merchandise, as people rush in and out of stores. | According to eyewitness reports, looters targeted large department stores such as Macy's and Nordstrom, as well as luxury shops including Gucci, Louis Vuitton and even a Tesla dealership. Countless other businesses were…
rt.com/usa/497565-chicago-riots-looting-videos-police/

Victim of 'systemic racism'? Biden's Ferguson anniversary tweet flops… as his own DOJ justified Michael Brown shooting
rt.com | 2020-08-10
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden seemingly forgot what was made clear by his own administration when he was vice president under Obama: Evidence shows that Michael Brown was killed while assaulting a police officer. | That was the conclusion of a US Department of Justice investigation in 2015, during the Obama-Biden administration, when the feds exonerated former Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson in the August 2014 sho…
rt.com/usa/497548-biden-ferguson-systemic-racism/

What could it mean? Twitter erupts with sarcastic suggestions after Trump refers to himself as 'President T'
rt.com | 2020-08-10
Donald Trump has sparked yet another Twitter drama after referring to himself as 'President T' in a post questioning the loyalty of a senator, prompting users to make sarcastic suggestions of what the 'T' could possibly stand for. | In the Monday tweet, Trump accused Republican Senator Ben Sasse of "going rogue" after he sharply criticized the president's executive orders aimed at providing coronavirus relief while bypassing Congress. | RINO Ben Sasse, who needed my support and endorsement in order to get the Republican nomination for Senate from the GREAT State of Nebraska, has, now that he's got it (Thank yo…
rt.com/usa/497625-president-t-twitter-trump/

Videos: Chaos Erupts in France's Cannes Following False Reports of Shooter
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-10
Multiple videos shared on social media Monday documented mass chaos erupting in France's Cannes moments after an unidentified individual yelled out "gunshot" in the streets, a move which ultimately prompted false reports of an active-shooter situation.
sputniknews.com/europe/202008101080127442-VideosChaosEruptsinFrancesCannesFollowingFalseReportsofShooter/

West wants to avoid strategic coop. between Iran, East
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-09
TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) — In a tweet on Sunday, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani wrote that the west is in favor of avoiding Iran from developing ties with the eastern countries.
en.mehrnews.com/news/162043/West-wants-to-avoid-strategic-coop-between-Iran-East

OUCH! Falling on a Pole Like That Must've Hurt
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-09
Some things hurt more than others, and falling on a pole with your legs open must be one of them. In a 'painful' viral video, the distress is palpable.
sputniknews.com/videoclub/202008091080111350-ouch-falling-on-a-pole-like-that-mustve-hurt/