Israeli football fans share songs insulting Prophet Muhammad
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-27
Israeli football fans shared songs containing insulting phrases of the Prophet Muhammad on YouTube, according to Arab member of Knesset (Israel's parliament) Ayman Odeh. | Odeh said, "Fans of the [Beitar Jerusalem] football club recently published on YouTube offensive songs of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him." | He added the songs have recently begun to gain "popularity with the rise in Islamophobic incitement in the world." | He demanded internet giant Google, which owns YouTube, to delete the offensive songs. | The songs come in conjunction with increasing Islamophobia in France manifested in the public…
yenisafak.com/en/world/israeli-football-fans-share-songs-insulting-prophet-muhammad-3552771
Somalis join calls for boycott of French products
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-27
Calls are growing in the Muslim world to boycott French goods in protest of President Emmanuel Macron's controversial plans to crack down on "Islamist separatism," and continue publishing blasphemous cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.While trade groups and netizens in many nations have announced their boycott of French products, young Somalis have also joined the campaign."…Someone must tell us how we can boycott France while being in Somalia… No human rights and religious freedom in France," tweeted Abdikarim Hussein. Some users in the East African country asked Muslim African football players to reconsider t…
yenisafak.com/en/news/somalis-join-calls-for-boycott-of-french-products-3552765
Protests Rise in Philly After Police Murder Black Man Amid Mental Health Crisis
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-10-27
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–West Philly saw a quickly escalating situation develop on 4 p.m. Monday afternoon and dragging into the evening and overnight. In a graphic and disturbing video circulating on social media, two white Philadelphia Police (PPD) officers are seen repeatedly shooting a Black man in front of his mother from several feet away as he walked while holding a knife. Neither of the two officers in the video seemed to attempt to use their taser, and they appeared to hav…
truthout.org/articles/protests-rise-in-philly-after-police-murder-black-man-amid-mental-health-crisis/
Yemen: Houthi minister of youth 'assassinated' in Sanaa
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-27
Yemen: Houthi minister of youth 'assassinated' in Sanaa | The Houthis denounce the attack as 'a criminal act' by the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen | MEE and agencies | Tue, 10/27/2020 – 10: 38 | Yemeni politician Hassan Mohamed Zaid, 66, was killed in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday (Twitter) | Yemen's Houthi movement announced on Tuesday that Hassan Zaid, its minister of youth and sports affairs, was g…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-houthi-minister-youth-assassinated-sanaa
Never-Trumper Ana Navarro mocked for shaming third-party voters, after saying she'd write in her MOTHER on 2016 ballot
rt.com | 2020-10-27
After blaming Americans who didn't vote for Hillary Clinton for the confirmation of a new conservative Supreme Court justice, commentator Ana Navarro was reminded she had vowed to write in her own mother's name on the 2016 ballot. | "If you're mad Amy Coney Barrett was just rammed through to replace RBG, then you better get off your duff and vote," Navarro tweeted late on Monday following the senate confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. | "To those who voted for Jill Stein or the pot-smoker from New Mexico, or wrote-in, "Mickey Mouse…congrats on your new SCOTUS Justice!" she added, referrin…
rt.com/usa/504698-ana-navarro-voting-mother/
Macron's anti-Islam remarks give rise to France boycott campaign in Egypt
Amr Emam | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-27
Macron's anti-Islam remarks give rise to France boycott campaign in Egypt | Calls for boycotting French goods find support and opposition in Egypt, one of France's main strategic allies in the region | Amr Emam | Tue, 10/27/2020 – 11: 44 | Workers at an Egyptian supermarket chain remove French products from shelves, 24 October 2020 (Facebook) | A major supermarket chain in Egypt has taken French goods off its shelves in res…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-france-boycott-macron-anti-islam-remarks
Iran condemns French incitement against Islam
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-27
"Muslims are the primary victims of the 'cult of hatred' empowered by colonial regimes and exported by their own clients," Javad Zarif said on Twitter.Underlining that incitement against Islam only fuels extremism, Zarif said: "Insulting 1.9B Muslims — their sanctities — for the abhorrent crimes of such extremists is an opportunistic abuse of freedom of speech".Over the past few days, France has witnessed…
yenisafak.com/en/world/iran-condemns-french-incitement-against-islam-3552748
From a Wealthy Socialite to an Israeli Govt Censor, Facebook's New "Free Speech Court" Is Anything but Independent
Raul Diego | mintpressnews.com | 2020-10-27
Freedom of speech on the Internet is all but extinct, and on the eve of the 2020 US elections, a de facto "free speech court" is going to make sure it never comes back. On Facebook at least.
mintpressnews.com/facebook-free-speech-court-oversight-board-independent/272330/
IAM Local 1855 wins a better contract after strike in Appleton, WI
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-10-27
Appleton, WI – On the morning of October 24, the following message was posted on the social media accounts of IAM Local 1855: "After a week-long strike IAMAW Members employed at AstenJohnson in Appleton overwhelmingly accepted a greatly improved contract offer this morning. This offer included locking in insurance plan design and premiums for the next two years among other positive changes. Their solidarity and persistence paid off big. Congratulations to the members of Local 1855 and a special thank you to the Teamsters Local 662 for honoring our picket line." | The machinists at AstenJohnson were on strike to d…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/10/26/iam-local-1855-wins-better-contract-after-strike-appleton-wi
'Election misinformation pre-bunking'? Twitter again censors Trump as it begins spamming Americans with new Orwellian warnings
rt.com | 2020-10-27
Twitter has slapped a "misleading" label on yet another tweet from President Donald Trump, as it rolls out a new effort to "pre-bunk" criticism of mail-in voting and warns Americans not to expect final results on election night. | In a tweet on Monday night, Trump stressed the need to have a final vote tally on the day of the general election, stating there are "big problems and discrepancies with mail-in ballots all over the USA," reiterating previous complaints about potential flaws in universal distance voting.
rt.com/usa/504638-twitter-censor-trump-election-misinformation/
Dear Congress: Platform Accountability Should Not Threaten Online Expression
Kate Ruane | aclu.org | 2020-10-27
Tomorrow, the Senate Commerce Committee is holding a hearing entitled "Does Section 230 Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?" This is just the latest attempt by Congress and the Trump administration to amend, reinterpret, or eliminate Section 230, a key provision of federal law that generally ensures online platforms, including social media, can't be held liable for the speech and content their users post on these platforms. This law means Yelp can't be held legally responsible every time one…
aclu.org/news/free-speech/dear-congress-platform-accountability-should-not-threaten-online-expression
Turkey denounces killing of French teacher
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-27
Turkey's presidential spokesman on Monday condemned the brutal murder of French teacher Samuel Paty."We strongly condemn the murder of Samuel Paty in France and reject this barbarism. There is nothing legitimate about this murder," Ibrahim Kalin wrote on Twitter.He said those who insult Prophet Muhammad fail to understand the love and reverence Muslims feel for him.However, he said: "To become monstrous while fighting evil is the worst disaster."Samuel Paty, 47, who taught history and geography at Bois-d'Aulne College in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, was brutally murdered by Abdullakh Anzorov, an 18-year-old of Chech…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-denounces-killing-of-french-teacher-3552751
IAM Local 1855 wins a better contract after strike in Appleton, WI
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-10-27
Appleton, WI – On the morning of October 24, the following message was posted on the social media accounts of IAM Local 1855: "After a week-long strike IAMAW Members employed at AstenJohnson in Appleton overwhelmingly accepted a greatly improved contract offer this morning. This offer included locking in insurance plan design and premiums for the next two years among other positive changes. Their solidarity and persistence paid off big. Congratulations to the members of Local 1855 and a special thank you to the Teamsters Local 662 for honoring our picket line." | The machinists at AstenJohnson were on strike to d…
fightbacknews.org/2020/10/26/iam-local-1855-wins-better-contract-after-strike-appleton-wi
Top EU official tests positive for COVID-19
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-27
European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas said on Tuesday he tested positive for coronavirus. | "I have just learned that my regular scheduled COVID-19 test before the College came back positive. I am now self-isolating as required. Stay safe," he tweeted. | Earlier this month, Mariya Gabriel, the European commissioner for innovation and research, also contracted the novel virus. | Other top officials who self-isolated after coming in contact with those who tested positive include foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, EU Commission President Ursula von der, and European Council President Charles Michel.
yenisafak.com/en/world/top-eu-official-tests-positive-for-covid-19-3552759
AOC Pushes for Dems to "Expand the Court" After Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-10-27
Following the confirmation by the United States Senate of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) sent out a tweet that expressed her view of how Democrats should proceed from this moment onward. | "Expand the court," Ocasio-Cortez wrote. | The congresswoman elaborated on the point in a second tweet, explaining that increasing the number of sitting justices on the high court was n…
truthout.org/articles/aoc-pushes-for-dems-to-expand-the-court-after-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation/
Who is Behind "Fake News"? Mainstream Media Use Fake Videos and Images
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-10-26
The mainstream corporate media is desperate. They want to suppress independent and alternative online media, which they categorize as "fake news". Readers on social media are warned not to go onto certain sites. Our analysis confirms that the mainstream media are routinely involved in distorting the facts and turning realities upside down.
globalresearch.ca/who-is-behind-fake-news-mainstream-media-use-fake-videos-and-images/5557580
Arab Christians slam French insults against Islam
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-26
Arab Christians on Sunday joined those condemning recent statements by French authorities against Islam and Prophet Muhammad. | On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron said he will not prevent the publishing of insulting cartoons of Prophet Muhammad under the pretext of freedom of expression, a statement that sparked outrage in the Arab and Muslim world.Jalal Chahda, a senior anchor with the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera news channel, said in a tweet: "I am Jalal Chahda, an Arab Levantine Christian, and I strongly reject and denounce the insult to the Prophet of Islam, the Messenger #Mohammad. Blessings and peace…
yenisafak.com/en/news/arab-christians-slam-french-insults-against-islam-3552680
Facebook Demands End to NYU Program That Has Exposed Social Media Giant's Failures to Uphold Commitments to Safeguard Democracy
commondreams.org | 2020-10-26
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/10/26/facebook-demands-end-nyu-program-has-exposed-social-media-giants-failures-uphold?cd-origin=rss
If you 'love' politics, there's something wrong with you. Let me explain what
Wilson Belshaw | thecanary.co | 2020-10-26
Politics watching has hit the sort of highs you only see when things are going very, very badly. While engagement is a good thing, there is one group that's suffering — namely the weirdoes and pundits who treat politics like some drab combination of Game of Thrones and the snooker.For them, the constant reminder that parliamentary drama has real life consequences harshes their buzz. It doesn't harsh it as much as it harshes the lives of those who experience said consequences, but still, it has made their Twitter interactions some 27% more disagreeable.The question is who are these people and what's wrong wit…
thecanary.co/opinion/2020/10/26/if-you-love-politics-theres-something-wrong-with-you-let-me-explain-what/
Social Media Coordinator
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-10-26
Two Month Contract: Social Media Coordinator (35 hours/week) | The Real News Network is seeking a temporary contractor/freelancer to assist us during the holidays. Optimum start date is Nov. 10, 2020; end date is January 10, 2021. There is some flexibility around start/end dates. | This assignment is 35 hours/week. Contractor should expect to work some evenings, weekends and holidays — but the majority of hours will take place during the hours of 10-6pm, M-F, Eastern. | Required skills and experience | 1. At least one year of social media and communications work in a media, nonprofit or political context.
therealnews.com/social-media-coordinator
COVID-19 "long-hauler" phenomenon presents in children and teens as schools reopen against expert advice
wsws.org | 2020-10-26
New data is surfacing that suggests children can be saddled with chronic and debilitating post-viral illness after even mild cases of COVID-19.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/10/26/long-o26.html
'He couldn't remember my name': Trump mocks Biden for confusing him with George Bush, accuses media of 'covering up' incident
rt.com | 2020-10-26
Donald Trump has ridiculed Democratic challenger Joe Biden for apparently confusing him with former President George Bush during a virtual media event and accused journalists of helping "cover" for him. | "Joe Biden called me George yesterday. Couldn't remember my name," Trump tweeted on Monday morning. The president also accused "The Fake News Cartel" of being in cahoots with the Democrats and "working overtime" to cover the incident up. | Joe Biden called me George yesterday. Couldn't remember my name. Got some help from the anchor to get him through the interview. The Fake News Cartel is working overtime to…
rt.com/usa/504583-trump-mocks-biden-george/
US Appeals Court Upholds Injunction Blocking WeChat Ban
sputniknews.com | 2020-10-26
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a US Department of Justice (DoJ) request to overturn a September 20 ruling that found the federal government's ban on WeChat violates free speech.
sputniknews.com/us/202010261080885310-us-appeals-court-upholds-injunction-blocking-wechat-ban/
Watchdog Fights Back as Facebook Attempts to Shut Down Research Exposing 'Political Disinformation' in Ad Practices
Kenny Stancil, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-10-26
"Rather than combat the rampant disinformation and hate on its platform, Facebook has decided to go after the people who are helping voters understand who is trying to influence their votes." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/facebook_5.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/10/26/watchdog-fights-back-facebook-attempts-shut-down-research-exposing-political?cd-origin=rss
NPR, CNN, NYT, Wa-Po, MSNBC, Twitter, Facebook, Google Presstitutes Covering Up Biden Scandals by Refusing to Report on Them
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-10-26
Paul Craig ROBERTS | The New York Post's report that the FBI has laptops belonging to Hunter Biden that contain emails showing Hunter and Joe Biden's use of the Vice Presidency for business deals that amount to influence peddling and money laundering was banned from Twitter, Facebook, and Google. The New York Times, Washington Post and other of the press prostitutes tried to discredit the story with the fake news that it was Russian disinformation to help Trump win the election. National Public Radio refused to mention the story other than to brand it a story that is not really a story, simply a waste of "listene…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/10/26/npr-cnn-nyt-wa-po-msnbc-twitter-facebook-google-presstitutes-covering-up-biden-scandals-by-refusing-to-report-on-them/
Twitter, Facebook Chose Poorly in Blocking Access to Hunter Biden Email Story
sputniknews.com | 2020-10-26
Facebook reduced the presence of the New York Post's Hunter Biden email story in users' feeds until fact-checkers had looked into the matter, while Twitter initially stopped it from being posted, shared or sent via direct message.
sputniknews.com/radio_the_critical_hour/202010261080884919-twitter-facebook-chose-poorly-in-blocking-access-to-hunter-biden-email-story/
Baku frees 17 more villages from Armenia's occupation
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-26
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Monday announced the names of villages liberated from Armenia's occupation a day earlier.The Azerbaijani army liberated the Birinji Alibayli, Ikinji Alibayli, Raband and Yenikand villages of Zangilan district, the Govshudlu, Sofulu, Dagh Mashanli, Kurdlar, Hovuslu, Chalabilar villages of Jabrayil district and the Padar, Afandilar, Yusifbayli, Chaytumas, Khanlig, Sariyatag, Mollaburhan villages of Gubadli district and the city of Gubadli, state news agency Azertac quoted the president as saying.In an earlier tweet, Aliyev said Baku had taken control of seven border villages w…
yenisafak.com/en/news/baku-frees-17-more-villages-from-armenias-occupation-3552674
'So cringeworthy': Kamala Harris accused of 'pandering' after doing a promo about her sneakers amid election campaign
rt.com | 2020-10-26
Kamala Harris garnered quite a few haters after "going sneaker shopping" with a pop culture outlet as a campaign promotional event, with viewers seeing the move as unserious and "pandering." | Harris was probed about her footwear in a video released on Monday by lifestyle outlet Complex. | "I love my chucks," the California senator said of her Chuck Taylor sneakers, a fashion choice often lauded in liberal circles on social media. "I think it's a statement about who we really are," she added by way of explanati…
rt.com/usa/504619-kamala-harris-sneakers-pandering/
'I was born for that': Hillary Clinton says she'd handle Covid-19 better, but Trump & Russian media 'stole' election from her
rt.com | 2020-10-26
Failed 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is claiming Trump "basically stole the election" from her four years after her loss, a statement that is earning her plenty of ridicule on social media. | In an interview with journalist Kara Swisher's podcast for the New York Times Opinions network released on Monday, Clinton spoke about losing in 2016 because of a "disinformation campaign" run by then-Republican candidate Donald Trump and "Russian media." She even claimed the election was "stolen" from her. | "I think that Trump and a lot of the people around him know that his victory was not on the up and u…
rt.com/usa/504632-hillary-clinton-trump-stolen/
Turkey's first car to provide longer battery life
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-26
Turkey's first domestically manufactured car will have a longer battery life than its competitors, its producers said Monday.An NMC (Nickel, Manganese, Cobalt Oxide) cathode will be used in the car's lithium-ion batteries, which optimizes energy and power density, Turkey's Automobile Joint Venture Group (TOGG) tweeted.Pouch type cells with high energy density will be used in the battery modules which will be enclosed with aluminum coverage to provide high structural strength, according to TOGG.Maximum battery life, performance and safety will be ensured with highly efficient liquid cooling and innovative battery…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkeys-first-car-to-provide-longer-battery-life-3552679
Social Media Coordinator
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-10-26
Two Month Contract: Social Media Coordinator (35 hours/week) | The Real News Network is seeking a temporary contractor/freelancer to assist us during the holidays. Optimum start date is Nov. 10, 2020; end date is January 10, 2021. There is some flexibility around start/end dates. | This assignment is 35 hours/week. Contractor should expect to work some evenings, weekends and holidays — but the majority of hours will take place during the hours of 10-6pm, M-F. | Required skills and experience | 1. At least one year of social media and communications work in a media, nonprofit or political context. (Graduat…
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Campaign launched on social media to boycott French goods across MENA
Yasmina Allouche | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-26
Campaign launched on social media to boycott French goods across MENA | The French Foreign Ministry has declared that 'calls for a boycott are baseless' and demanded it end 'immediately' | Yasmina Allouche | Mon, 10/26/2020 – 12: 09 | A list of French brands to boycott was circulated on Twitter, with users encouraged to avoid buying products like Lancà¥me, Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Gi…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/french-boycott-middle-east-social-media-campaign
Obama-Era Officials Call for More Government Control of Your Facebook Feed
Alan MacLeod | thealtworld.com | 2020-10-26
Facebook content is already partially curated by government-linked think tanks, but for Samantha Power and others, that is simply not enough. | MPN– Writing in the Washington Post, senior Obama-era official Samantha Power has called on social media giant Facebook to do more to crush what she calls conspiracy theories and disinformation circulating on its platform. | Describing it as being "overrun with foreign disinfor…
thealtworld.com/alan_macleod/obama-era-officials-call-for-more-government-control-of-your-facebook-feed
Obama-Era Officials Call for More Government Control of Your Facebook Feed
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-10-26
Writing in the Washington Post, senior Obama-era official Samantha Power has called on social media giant Facebook to do more to crush what she calls conspiracy theories and disinformation circulating on its platform. | Describing it as being "overrun with foreign disinformation," Power demanded Mark Zuckerberg "take far more drastic steps" to "detox" the company's algorithm. The former United States ambassador to the Unite…
mintpressnews.com/obama-era-officials-call-for-more-government-control-of-your-facebook-feed/272300/
Jared Kushner accused of 'casual racism' after claiming Trump's policies work but black people must 'want to be successful'
rt.com | 2020-10-26
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner has earned heavy criticism for a seemingly insensitive comment stating that black Americans can be successful under Donald Trump's policies, but only if they "want to be." | "President Trump's policies are the policies that can help people break out of the problems that they're complaining about, but he can't want them to be successful more than that they want to be successful," Kushner said in a viral clip grabbed from a Monday morning Fox & Friends interview. | Kushner also said more high profile black Americans, including rapper Ice Cube, want to work with the presid…
rt.com/usa/504620-jared-kushner-black-americans-trump/
What happened to redemption? Sarah Silverman says cancel culture turns people 'to the DARK SIDE,' gets cancelled (again)
rt.com | 2020-10-26
Comedian Sarah Silverman has come out swinging against 'cancel culture' for supposedly denying people "redemption" and leading them into the embrace of "the dark side," earning herself both praise and scorn on social media. | Silverman gave her take on the 'cancel culture' phenomenon in a segment on her podcast at the weekend. | "When you take someone, you found a tweet they wrote seven years ago … you expose it and you say, 'This person should be no more. Banish them forever.' They're going to find some place where they are accepted," Silverman mused. | That place, she added, "is the motherf**king dark side…
rt.com/usa/504605-sarah-silverman-cancel-culture-redemption/
'F**k Sleepy Joe!' Rapper Lil Pump records VIDEO endorsing Trump & blasting Biden's tax plan
rt.com | 2020-10-26
Rapper Lil Pump has backed the 'Trump 2020' message in an emotional, profanity-laden video, while seemingly taking issue with Joe Biden's plan to increase some of the tax rates if elected president. | The 20-year-old hip hop star, who released his second studio album, 'Harverd Dropout', last year, made his endorsement in a short clip posted on social media. | "What I gotta say is 'Trump 2020', b***h!" the artist said is an expletive-ridden tirade. He referred to Biden as 'Sleepy Joe' — a nickname for the former vice president coined by Trump. | üòÇüòÇ&…
rt.com/usa/504549-lil-pump-endorses-trump/
India's central bank chief tests positive for coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-25
"I have tested Covid-19 positive. Asymptomatic. Feeling very much alright," Das said in a tweet."Will continue to work from isolation. Work in the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) will go on normally," he said.Many top Indian politicians including Home Minister Amit Shah and actors such as Amitabh Bachchan have tested positive for the virus, and since recovered.Over 7.8 million Indians have tested positive for COVID-19 so far. The pandemic has claimed 118,534 lives in the world's second most populous country.
yenisafak.com/en/world/indias-central-bank-chief-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-3552644
Reddit censors alleged Hunter Biden 'sex tape' shared on video hosting subsidiary of Chinese firm co-founded by Steve Bannon
rt.com | 2020-10-25
Social media websites, including Reddit, have taken to censoring the sharing of an alleged Hunter Biden sex tape published on the platform of a Chinese media company connected to Steve Bannon. | Joe Biden's son Hunter has become even more of a focus for critics after an alleged sex tape involving "crack" usage was published on Saturday night. | The video, along with several images, were put out through GTV, a subsidiary of GTV Media Group, which was founded in April of this year by Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, a fugitive in China for fraud, and Steve Bannon, a former advisor to President Donald Trump. | Ban…
rt.com/usa/504540-hunter-biden-sex-tape-bannon/
'Rigged election?' Trump seizes on Biden's latest gaffe, boasting about 'most extensive and inclusive VOTER FRAUD' organization
rt.com | 2020-10-25
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's remark that his party has created "the most extensive voter fraud organization" has reinforced the former VP's "gaffe-machine" status, giving the Republicans a free gotcha moment. | Wait… What? | pic.twitter.com/rsbm7Wn7gF– Tyler Cardon (@TyCardon) October 24, 2020 | "We're in a situation where we have put together — and you guys did it for our admi … the president, Obama's administration before this — we have put toge…
rt.com/usa/504501-voter-fraud-organization-gaffe-biden/
Twitter Bans Users Posting Links to Site Claiming to Show Hunter Biden's Alleged Sex and Drug Pics
sputniknews.com | 2020-10-25
Taiwanese website GTV published what it claimed were photos of Hunter Biden nude, masturbating, having sex with young women and using drugs on Sunday. Twitter users attempting share the links quickly found them removed for breaching 'community standards'.
sputniknews.com/viral/202010251080876141-twitter-bans-users-posting-links-to-site-claiming-to-show-hunter-bidens-sex-and-drug-pics/
Erdogan calls Dutch politician 'fascist' over cartoon
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-25
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday hit back at Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders over an insulting cartoon he shared."Fascism is not in our book, it's in your book. Social justice is in our book," Erdogan said at a meeting of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in the eastern Malatya province, calling Wilders a "fascist.""The forces that make the world uninhabitable have put us on the target board because we disrupt their games and reveal their true faces," Erdogan said, adding: "We will carry on."His remarks came after Wilders, known for his anti-Islamic stance, shared on Twitter…
yenisafak.com/en/world/erdogan-calls-dutch-politician-fascist-over-cartoon-3552642
VIDEO of NYPD officers blaring 'Trump 2020' through patrol car loudspeaker SETS OFF liberals
rt.com | 2020-10-25
Critics are taking to social media to express outrage over a video showing three NYPD cops in Brooklyn using their patrol vehicle to say "Trump 2020," behavior that would be prohibited for an officer. | Multiple videos show the incident, which appeared to involve at least three officers, on Saturday night from multiple angles. | An officer can be seen blocking a crosswalk with his vehicle in one video taken from a distance. He says "Trump 2020″ through the car's loudspeaker and encourages people to record him and post it to their social media. A man can be heard cursing at the officer, as the cop calls him a "
rt.com/usa/504530-nypd-trump-loudspeaker-patrol/
Slate calls for Mozart & Beethoven to be referred to by their full names to fight 'sexism and racism,' leaving Twitter baffled
rt.com | 2020-10-25
Calling famous classical music composers just by their last names can be "harmful" nowadays, according to an article published in US liberal magazine Slate. The piece was instantly mocked online. | Writing for Slate, Chris White, an assistant professor of music theory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, took issue with how some composers, like Beethoven or Mozart, are often referred to just by their last names, while others are not. In fact, continuing to use such mononyms today could be seen as "outdated and harmful," he argued. | When we say, 'Tonight, you'll be hearing symphonies by Brahms and Edmon…
rt.com/usa/504511-twitter-baffled-mozart-beethoven/
Thursday 10/29: Censorship, Entanglement & Corruption: The Israel Lobby 2021 Agenda
Grant Smith | indybay.org | 2020-10-25
Webinar with participation through Zoom and YouTube. 9AM California time, Noon EDT.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/10/24/18837840.php
Saudi imports from Turkey rise to over $220 mln as public shuns boycott calls
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-25
Calls to boycott Turkish products in Saudi Arabia that appeared to be gaining momentum on social media seem to have fallen on deaf ears as newly-released data showed that the Kingdom's imports rose to over $220 million.Saudi Arabia's imports from Turkey actually rose in August, up from the previous month, according to official data on Sunday, despite an informal boycott that has gained momentum with Saudi businessmen and retailers calling for a ban on "everything Turkish."For over a year, some Saudi and Turkish traders have speculated that Riyadh was enforcing an informal boycott due to political tensions between…
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'Hazmat'-clad entomologists DESTROY first confirmed 'murder hornet' nest in the US (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-10-25
The first-ever nest of invasive Asian giant hornets discovered on US soil has been successfully removed by pest control specialists during a large-scale operation involving futuristic equipment — and a vacuum cleaner. | On Sunday, Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) said it dismantled the nest that had been discovered near Blaine earlier this week. | "The WSDA Pest Program vacuumed numerous specimens out of the nest located in a tree cavity," the department said in a short statement posted on Facebook, promising to provide a further update on Monday. | | Washington State Department of Agr…
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Exxon Spends Millions on Facebook To Keep the Fossil Fuel Industry Alive
Christine MacDonald | zcomm.org | 2020-10-25
Aided by a right-wing political consulting firm, the company is rallying supporters to fight for oil and gas interests at every level of government…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/exxon-spends-millions-on-facebook-to-keep-the-fossil-fuel-industry-alive/
Turkish ruling party spokesman slams Dutch politician
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-25
Turkey's ruling party spokesman on Sunday slammed Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders for tweeting an insulting cartoon of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan."Immoral, antihuman and fascist…," Omer Celik wrote on Twitter in response to…
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French president encouraged Islamophobia: Pakistan PM
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-25
The Pakistani prime minster has added his voice to the growing criticism of the French president for "encouraging Islamophobia" following the killing of a teacher who showed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to his pupils. | "Hallmark of a leader is he unites human beings… rather than dividing them. This is a time when President [Emmanuel] Macron could have put healing touch, and denied space to extremists rather than creating further polarisation and marginalisation that inevitably leads to radicalization," Imran Khan said in a series of tweets on Sunday. | "It is unfortunate that he has chosen to encourage Isl…
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