Sadistic Facebook shuts down Gaza health ministry page
Ali Abunimah | zcomm.org | 2020-08-28
Things are difficult enough for Palestinians in Gaza. Facebook must stop contributing to their misery by censoring vital health information.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/sadistic-facebook-shuts-down-gaza-health-ministry-page/
We Gawk at Nonsense Political Theater While the Real Enemies Go Unnoticed
Lee Camp | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-28
Donald Trump speeches. Celebrity tweets. Corporate news repetition. Chaos. Vapidity. Manufactured dissent. Graphic fighting sports. This is what fills our field of vision. It consumes our thoughts, overflows our brains with anti-intellectual mud. Yet most of these things are the bug splatter across the windshield. They are not the actual highway, the path forward, actually…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/28/we-gawk-at-nonsense-political-theater-while-the-real-enemies-go-unnoticed/
12 Experts Questioning the Coronavirus Panic
OffGuardian | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-28
First crossposted in March. | Below is our list of twelve medical experts whose opinions on the Coronavirus outbreak contradict the official narratives of the MSM, and the memes so prevalent on social media. | *** | Dr Sucharit Bhakdi is a specialist …
globalresearch.ca/12-experts-questioning-coronavirus-panic/5707532
Protesters clash with police in downtown Minneapolis, mayor summons National Guard
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-28
Minneapolis, MN – Three months after the murder of George Floyd, and days after the cowardly shooting of Jacob Blake in the back in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the simmering anger in Minneapolis boiled over last night, Wednesday, August 26, after dozens of people witnessed what they believed was another police murder of a Black man. | In the early evening, word spread across social media that police had shot and killed a Black man on a crowded street here. Members of Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar were on the other side of downtown, at a memorial march for Lionel "Twan" Lewis who had been killed by police year…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/8/27/protesters-clash-police-downtown-minneapolis-mayor-summons-national-guard
Clear Markers and Dark Delusions
Joseph Natoli | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-28
"If anyone but me takes over… there will be a Market Crash the likes of which has not been seen before!" — Trump tweet You could say that this tweet is President Trump's prediction or prophecy with some rational basis to it but the refrain "which has not been seen before" is one that the…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/28/clear-markers-and-dark-delusions/
Stand with Anarchist Publishers Banned by Facebook
Agency | indybay.org | 2020-08-28
Sign our open letter to oppose Facebook's "both sides" narrative as they align with the Trump administration to suppress the voices of activists and media producers associated with left protest movements.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/27/18836209.php
Republican Senator Rand Paul gets swarmed & harassed by mob of 'over 100' after Trump's RNC speech
rt.com | 2020-08-28
An enraged crowd "attacked" Kentucky Senator Rand Paul in the vicinity of the White House, with some hot-headed mobsters going as far as to violently push officers escorting the prominent lawmaker. | Footage of the assault quickly spread on social media on August 28, showing Senator Paul and his wife slowly making their way through a street in the US capital after the final night of the Republican National Convention. | People are seen swarming the senator, with police forming a protective ring around him. | Things started to get more contentious when an officer appears to have been shoved into Paul, nearly k…
rt.com/usa/499275-rand-paul-attacked-mob-rnc/
Award-winning investigative journalist ridiculed on Twitter after calling out Ivanka Trump for 'LEGOGATE' fib
rt.com | 2020-08-28
With 'Russiagate' done and dusted, and the 'Ukrainegate' impeachment a flop, some intrepid journalists have scraped the bottom of the barrel and come up with a new Trump family scandal: 'Legogate.' | Speaking to the Republican National Convention on Thursday, the US president's daughter and advisor, Ivanka Trump, shared a personal anecdote about moving to Washington DC with her family. "My son Joseph promptly built Grandpa a Lego replica of the White House. The president still displays it on the mantel in the Oval Office and shows it to world leaders, just so they know he has the greatest grandchildren on Eart…
rt.com/usa/499338-ivanka-trump-lego-journalist/
Beijing on Possible US Ban of WeChat: 'There'll Be No Reason Why Chinese Should Keep Apple Products'
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-28
Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump announced numerous bans on business dealings with the Chinese social media platforms TikTok and WeChat via executive orders set to take effect on 15 September, citing national security risks.
sputniknews.com/business/202008281080305469-beijing-on-possible-us-ban-of-wechat-therell-be-no-reason-why-chinese-should-keep-apple-products/
From Obama's Birth Certificate to Dancing Coronaviruses: Twitter Edits Melania Trump's RNC Dress
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-28
The first lady's pick of wardrobe is rarely ignored by eagle-eyed netizens, and even more so if it truly stands out not only for its design, but for its colour.
sputniknews.com/viral/202008281080304196-from-obamas-birth-certificate-to-dancing-coronaviruses-twitter-edits-melania-trumps-rnc-dress/
US Rep. senator says he was 'attacked by angry mob'
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-28
US Republican Senator Rand Paul said Friday he was "attacked by an angry mob" of more than 100 people near the White House, where he attended President Donald Trump's nomination convention."Just got attacked by an angry mob of over 100, one block away from the White House," Paul said on Twitter in the early hours of today."Thank you to DC Police Dept for literally saving our lives from a crazed mob," he added.In a video that emerged on social media, Paul and his wife Kelley are seen being escorted by police through a rowdy crowd of protesters.The motive of the confrontation is not clear yet.
yenisafak.com/en/world/us-rep-senator-says-he-was-attacked-by-angry-mob-3537889
Top Turkish diplomat regrets Japan PM's resignation
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-28
The Turkish foreign minister on Friday expressed sorrow at the resignation of the Japanese prime minister due to health issues.In a Twitter post, Mevlut Cavusoglu said Shinzo Abe made a great contribution in the sense of improving diplomatic ties between Turkey and Japan.Cavusoglu thanked Abe for his efforts in this regard and wished him recovery.Earlier, the 65-year-old Japanese premier announced his resignation due to health concerns, saying: "I have decided to step down as prime minister as poor health should not lead to wrong political decision."The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will hold a poll of se…
yenisafak.com/en/news/top-turkish-diplomat-regrets-japan-pms-resignation-3537915
Microsoft joined by Walmart in grab for TikTok as tech platform's CEO jumps ship
rt.com | 2020-08-27
Walmart is joining Microsoft in its bid to acquire the US, Canadian and Australian operations of Chinese social media platform TikTok — a move that could help the retailer better compete against major player and rival Amazon. | The big-box retailer confirmed on Thursday that it's climbing on board with software giant Microsoft in the company's bid to acquire TikTok's operations in four countries. TikTok owner ByteDance has been pressured to sell its blockbuster micro-vlogging platform for weeks by the Trump administration, which is threatening to ban the social network entirely in the US if the Chinese c…
rt.com/usa/499240-tiktok-walmart-microsoft-bid/
Who benefits from TikTok's sale?
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-27
In this episode of Talking Science and Tech, Prabir Purkayastha discusses the recent revelations on how Facebook's lobbying influenced the current US stance on TikTok. He talks about how US has always been above international law, and this time as well, the country is using the guise of national security to protect its companies and keep competition such as TikTok from becoming too big.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/27/who-benefits-from-tiktoks-sale/
TikTok files federal lawsuit against the Trump administration
wsws.org | 2020-08-27
TikTok, the massively popular social media platform owned by China-based ByteDance, has filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order banning the app and forcing its sale to a US owner.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/27/tikt-a27.html
Far-right militia member arrested for fatally shooting two protesters and wounding a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin
wsws.org | 2020-08-27
Video posted on social media shows friendly interaction between Kenosha police and armed militia members just prior to the murderous assault on demonstrators.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/27/keno-a27.html
We Gawk At Nonsense Political Theater While The Real Enemies Go Unnoticed
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-27
Donald Trump speeches. Celebrity tweets. Corporate news repetition. Chaos. Vapidity. Manufactured dissent. Graphic fighting sports. | This is what fills our field of vision. It consumes our thoughts, overflows our brains with anti-intellectual mud. Yet most of these things are the bug splatter across the windshield. They are not the actual highway, the path forward, actually deserving of our focus. | Looking beyond these distractions, one can see what really matters. The true stuff of life and death and oppression and justice.
popularresistance.org/we-gawk-at-nonsense-political-theater-while-the-real-enemies-go-unnoticed/
Armed Kenosha shooting victim tells friend he regrets 'NOT KILLING THE KID' in Facebook post
rt.com | 2020-08-27
Gaige Grosskreutz was armed with a pistol when 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse blew his bicep apart with a semi-automatic rifle in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In a Facebook post that's gone viral, Grosskreutz regrets not killing the teen. | Rittenhouse has been arrested and charged with murder after he shot three people during the rioting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night. Two died, and a third, Grosskreutz, has had surgery to repair a massive bullet wound to his bicep. | Grosskreutz was one of two men caught on video attacking Rittenhouse, who was apparently fleeing the scene of the first shooting. As gunshots ran…
rt.com/usa/499259-kenosha-victim-facebook-killing-kid/
Armed Kenosha shooting victim tells friend he regrets 'NOT KILLING THE KID' in Facebook post
rt.com | 2020-08-27
Gaige Grosskreutz was armed with a pistol when 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse blew his bicep apart with a semi-automatic rifle in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In a Facebook post gone viral, Grosskreutz regrets not killing the teenager. | Rittenhouse has been arrested and charged with murder after he shot three people during the rioting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night. Two died, and a third, Grosskreutz, has had surgery to repair a massive bullet wound to his bicep. | Grosskreutz was one of two men caught on video attacking Rittenhouse, who was apparently fleeing the scene of the first shooting. As gunshots rang o…
rt.com/usa/499259-kenosha-victim-facebook-killing-kid/
First Hurricane Laura, now a CHEMICAL FIRE: Louisiana towns told to stay indoors, turn off air conditioning (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-08-27
Residents of an area just west of Lake Charles, Louisiana have been ordered to shelter in place, close all windows and turn off air conditioning, due to a fire at a chemical plant in the wake of Hurricane Laura. | Governor John Bel Edwards himself tweeted at the residents of Westlake, Moss Bluff and Sulphur to "shelter in place, close your windows and doors and TURN OFF YOUR AIR CONDITIONING UNITS." | "There is a chemical fire," he added. "Stay inside and wait for additional direction from local officials." | Sh…
rt.com/usa/499247-chemical-fire-louisiana-hurricane-laura/
Twitterstorm as India's Apex Court Disallows Muharram Processions, Saying Muslims Could Be Targeted
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-27
New Delhi (Sputnik): Shia Muslims observe Muharram by mourning the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein Ibn Ali, on the 10th day of the first month of the Islamic calendar, falling on 29 August. People gather in streets for processions with decorated "Tazia" – a replica of a coffin – and perform ceremonial chest-beating.
sputniknews.com/india/202008271080293831-twitterstorm-as-indias-apex-court-disallows-muharram-processions-saying-muslims-could-be-targeted/
Democrats Wage #TrumpChaos 'War' Campaign via Billboards in DC Amid RNC Convention
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-27
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched the Twitter hashtag #TrumpChaos, fueling both offline and online campaigns against US President Donald Trump, attacking the president for how he uses the coronavirus pandemic and condemning him for attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
sputniknews.com/us/202008271080288395-democrats-wage-trumpchaos-war-campaign-via-billboards-in-dc-amid-rnc-convention/
Video: Three US Officers Raid Wrong Home, Point Gun at Innocent Woman
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-27
Three Nashville, Tennessee, police officers have been decommissioned after raiding the wrong home on August 18.
sputniknews.com/viral/202008271080296581-video-three-us-officers-raid-wrong-home-point-gun-at-innocent-woman/
UK's Johnson Reprises Skripal Saga for Navalny 'Poisoning'
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-27
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is the latest Western leader to wildly jump on the bandwagon claiming that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was poisoned, and by implication insinuating the Kremlin had a sinister hand in it. | "The poisoning of Alexei Navalny shocked the world," asserted Johnson on Twitter, who went on to call for a "transparent investigation" to find the perpetrators. The British premier didn't explicitly finger the Russian a…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/27/uks-johnson-reprises-skripal-saga-for-navalny-poisoning/
Obama Is Wrong, Trump Doesn't Use Twitter Enough
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-27
Not surprisingly Barack Obama has risen from the murky grey realm of former U.S. Presidents to support his old right-hand man Joe Biden by emotionally criticizing Trump. The main theses of his arguments against The Donald are centered around his use of social and other media as the leader of the United States. He accuses Trump of turning his office into a "reality show" and that Trump needs to "show some interest in taking the job seriously". Obviously, Obama is not doing this for fun, in the run-up to the election he…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/27/obama-wrong-trump-doesnt-use-twitter-enough/
Home Office accused of 'assault on rule of law' over rhetoric on refugees
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-08-27
The Home Office has been accused of an "assault on the rule of law" over its comments about "activist lawyers" who are representing refugees. | Home secretary Priti Patel's department has faced fierce criticism from legal figures over a video posted to its Twitter account about its efforts to remove refugees from the UK. | The clip, which has been viewed nearly a million times in less than 24 hours, says that current regulations are "allowing activist lawyers to delay and disrupt returns". | The comments have been criticised by various legal figures including immigration lawyers Duncan Lewis, who described them a…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/08/27/home-office-accused-of-assault-on-rule-of-law-over-rhetoric-on-refugees/
US' Pompeo pays surprise visit to Oman
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-27
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Oman Thursday for an unannounced stopover."Arrived in Oman and will meet with Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said," Pompeo wrote on his Twitter account.Before Oman, Pompeo paid a visit Israel, Sudan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during his Mideast tour."I look forward to discussing efforts to build unity among the Gulf Cooperation Council and build on the momentum to advance regional peace and prosperity," Pompeo added.Although his visit was not announced by the State Department, some media reports revealed that Pompeo is visiting two countries within…
yenisafak.com/en/world/us-pompeo-pays-surprise-visit-to-oman-3537803
Common Cause Joins Suit Challenging President's Executive Order to Police Speech on Social Media
commondreams.org | 2020-08-27
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/08/27/common-cause-joins-suit-challenging-presidents-executive-order-police-speech?cd-origin=rss
Outrage Grows Over Police Treatment of Alleged Kenosha Killer Kyle Rittenhouse Compared to Shooting Victim Jacob Blake
Brett Wilkins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-27
In the streets and on social media, anger and questions about systemic racism and white privilege abound in the wake of Kenosha shootings. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/shooter.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/27/outrage-grows-over-police-treatment-alleged-kenosha-killer-kyle-rittenhouse-compared?cd-origin=rss
Anti-Trump Twitter UNWOKES itself to go after Melania for being an immigrant and a woman following RNC speech
rt.com | 2020-08-26
Anti-Republican partisans online appeared to abandon any pro-women and pro-immigrant rhetoric to mock Melania Trump's accent, appearance and even to doubt her visa following the first lady's RNC speech. | In her address at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, Melania urged to "stop the violence" at the ongoing anti-racism protests, and expressed her sympathies for Americans hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. | The speech's substance was largely ignored by some Twitter users, who went on to ridicule the first lady for b…
rt.com/usa/499110-anti-trump-twitter-unwokes/
Protester SHOT IN THE HEAD as Kenosha descends into warzone (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-08-26
A man was shot in the head after gunfire broke out during violent demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Several others were wounded in separate incidents, according to media reports. | Graphic videos posted on social media show a shirtless man lying on the ground with a wound on the side of his head. It's unclear what prompted the shooting, with some eyewitnesses claiming that an armed individual was trying to protect a local business from being looted and burned by rioters. | Bystanders were seen wrapping a shirt around the victim's head, and then carrying him to a nearby vehicle. He was then rushed to the ho…
rt.com/usa/499055-kenosha-shot-head-riots-video/
FOMO for all: Social media heightens fear of missing out, and people of all ages are affected
rt.com | 2020-08-26
All that scrolling through social media platforms heightens people's Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) and scientists have found that it's not just Tiktok teens and Instagram-loving millennials who are affected. | Because teens experience so much social development in such a short space of time, even the experts were expecting FOMO to be higher among younger groups. However, their research actually found that loneliness and low self-esteem were a much greater indicator than age of people's social anxiety over others having fun without them. | "We expected FOMO to be higher in younger age groups, particularly because…
rt.com/news/499131-fomo-affects-all-ages-social-media/
Trump sends National Guard to Wisconsin at Kenosha County Board's request, after clashes there result in deaths
rt.com | 2020-08-26
US President Donald Trump has sent National Guard troops to Kenosha after county officials begged for assistance with ongoing riots following Sunday's police shooting. An Illinois teen has been charged with killing two protesters. | The president announced he was deploying "federal law enforcement and the National Guard to Kenosha, [Wisconsin] to restore LAW and ORDER!" via Twitter on Wednesday, explaining he had just gotten off the phone with State Governor Tony Evers. | …TODAY, I will be sending federal law enforcement and the National Guard to Kenosha, WI to restore LAW and ORDER!– Donald J. Trump (…
rt.com/usa/499138-kenosha-riots-national-guard-arrest/
Progressive Twitter icon Shaun King threatens to DOX Kenosha cops after openly supporting violent riots
rt.com | 2020-08-26
Prominent social activist Shaun King has threatened to indiscriminately publish the names of police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin if the city refuses to identify the cop who shot a black man, Jacob Blake. | Twitter users expressed disgust and reported King for harassment after the prominent Black Lives Matter advocate said he would begin targeting members of the Kenosha police force, regardless of whether they were involved in Sunday's shooting. | "If you do not name the officer who brutally shot Jacob Blake on Sunday, we will simply begin naming officers from your department who may or may not be him," King…
rt.com/usa/499095-shaun-king-kenosha-police-blake-dox/
Russian expert says severity of Covid-19 may increase with 2nd wave, expects virus to stick around until at least summer 2021
rt.com | 2020-08-26
Now for some bad news. If Covid-19 follows historic patterns it will likely come in three waves and normal life won't resume until the summer of next year. That's according to leading Russian virus expert Mikhail Paltsev. | The scientist told the Telegram channel of the Russian anti-coronavirus internet hotline that historically all viral pandemics occur in three waves. The first is rather strong, the second one is even stronger, and the third is less potent due to the formation of herd immunity. | Professor Palstev reiterated that, for example, the Spanish flu occurred in three waves at the beginning of the l…
rt.com/russia/499139-russian-expert-says-severity-of/
'Get That Illegal Alien Off Stage': Bette Midler Faces Backlash After Mocking Melania Trump's Accent
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-26
Midler mocked a speech by Melania Trump delivered earlier on Tuesday during the Republican National Convention, lashing out at FLOTUS in a series of tweets calling to get "that illegal alien" off the stage.
sputniknews.com/viral/202008261080286983-get-that-illegal-alien-off-stage-bette-midler-faces-backlash-after-mocking-melania-trumps-accent/
Users Worldwide See Twitter Embed Problems
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-26
On Wednesday, Twitter users attempting to embed a post around the world faced issues, reporting that the social platform would not allow them to perform the action, or the website would not properly display the contents of the embed.
sputniknews.com/society/202008261080286822-users-worldwide-encounter-problems-with-twitter-embeds/
Debate on Entrance Exam Rages in India Amid Complaints Over Unfair Competition, Virus Restrictions
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-26
New Delhi (Sputnik): More than a million medical and engineering students in India are spending days in high anxiety and stress after the government decided to go ahead with entrance exams on 13 September. #PostponeJEE_NEETinCOVID has been trending on Twitter and students are calling for the prime minister to intervene.
sputniknews.com/india/202008261080280272-debate-on-entrance-exam-rages-in-india-amid-complaints-over-unfair-competition-virus-restrictions/
US: Laura strengthens into major hurricane
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-26
Tropical Storm Laura is strengthening into a major hurricane expected to make landfall in the US states of Texas and Louisiana, both on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, US weather officials said Wednesday.The storm has maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 kilometers per hour), according to data from the National Hurricane Center. "Potentially Catastrophic Storm Surge, Extreme Winds, and Flash Flooding Expected Along the Northwest Gulf Coast Tonight," the center warned on Twitter."Laura is expected to bring multiple life-threatening hazards to the Gulf Coast beginning later today," it added."Efforts…
yenisafak.com/en/world/us-laura-strengthens-into-major-hurricane-3537730
Pompeo in UAE says hopeful to build on UAE-Israel accord momentum
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-26
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a short visit to the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday as part of a Middle East tour following a U.S.-brokered deal on normalising relations between Israel and the UAE announced on Aug. 13."Excited to arrive in the United Arab Emirates and congratulate the Emirati people on the historic Abraham Accords– the most significant step toward peace in the Middle East in over 25 years. Hopeful we will‚ÄØ build on this momentum towards regional peace," Pompeo said on Twitter, referring to the UAE-Israel agreement aimed at normalising relations.Pompeo visited…
yenisafak.com/en/world/pompeo-in-uae-says-hopeful-to-build-on-uae-israel-accord-momentum-3537728
Clinical features, diagnostics, and outcomes of patients presenting with acute respiratory illness: A retrospective cohort study of patients with and without COVID-19
Sachin J. Shah, Peter N. Barish, Priya A. Prasad, Amy Kistler, Norma Neff, Jack Kamm, Lucy M. Li, Charles Y. Chiu, Jennifer M. Babik, Margaret C. Fang, Kirsten Neudoerffer Kangelaris, Charles Langelier, Yumiko Abe-Jones, Narges Alipanah, Francisco N. Alvarez, Olga Borisovna Botvinnik, Gloria Castaneda, The CZB CLIAhub Consortium, Rand M. Dadasovich, Jennifer Davis, Xianding Deng, Joseph L. DeRisi, Angela M. Detweiler, Scot Federman, John Haliburton, Samantha Hao, Andrew D. Kerkhoff, G.Renuka Kumar, Katherine B. Malcolm, Sabrina A. Mann, Sandra Martinez, Rupa K. Mary, Eran Mick, Lusajo Mwakibete, Nader Najafi, Michael J. Peluso, Maira Phelps, Angela Oliveira Pisco, Kalani Ratnasiri, Luis A. Rubio, Anna Sellas, Kyla D. Sherwood, Jonathan Sheu, Natasha Spottiswoode, Michelle Tan, Guixia Yu | thelancet.com | 2020-08-26
While we found differences in clinical features of COVID-19 compared to other acute respiratory illnesses, there was significant overlap in presentation and comorbidities. Patients with COVID-19 were more likely to be admitted to the hospital, have longer hospitalizations and develop ARDS, and were unlikely to have co-existent viral infections.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30262-5/fulltext?rss=yes
Thanks, Obama: You Lie
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-25
Paul STREET | Record-Setting Absurdity and Mendacity | The malignant fascist sociopath Donald Trump lies so voluminously and absurdly that many Americans will believe he said or Tweeted almost anything, no matter how offensive and ridiculous. Every few months for the last three years I've been making up off-the-wall Trump statements and sending them out on so-called social media to see if people will take them as genuine. Many readers do indeed see them as bona fide Trump comments. Here' a recent example, a spoof I put up on Mindfuck three days ago: "Trump is tweeting that Joe Biden 'faked the death of Beau Biden…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/25/thanks-obama-you-lie/
Fight for justice for Jacob Blake! Arrest, charge and convict KPD officers for attempted murder!
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-25
A statement by the Kenosha branch of the Wisconsin Freedom Road Socialist Organization | On the evening of Sunday, August 23, the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin ignited in protest. A 29-year-old Black father named Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times in front of his children by a white Kenosha Police officer. | While Blake was fighting for his life in the hospital, a viral video of the attempted murder spurred hundreds of people to gather at the crime scene. The large crowd decided to march to the Kenosha Police Department, where they were attacked by militarized police with riot gear and tear gas. | Garba…
fightbacknews.org/2020/8/25/fight-justice-jacob-blake-arrest-charge-and-convict-kpd-officers-attempted-murder
Turkey reports 1,500-plus coronavirus cases in a day
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-25
Turkey on Tuesday confirmed 1,502 new cases of the novel coronavirus, while the number of tests conducted exceeded 6.5 million.On Twitter, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said 887 patients recovered from COVID-19 over the past day, pushing the total count of recoveries to 238,795.Meanwhile, the death toll in the country reached 6,163, as 24 more people lost their lives.Health care professionals run 98,231 more tests to diagnose the disease over the last 24 hours, pushing the tally beyond 6.5 million.Since it originated in China last December, the coronavirus has claimed around 814,500 lives in 188 countries and re…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-reports-1500-plus-coronavirus-cases-in-a-day-3537637