(2020-12-23). Interview with Amaurie Johnson: 'There's a lot of things that I want changed'. liberationnews.org 
In cell phone videos that went viral, Amaurie Johnson was assaulted by now former officer Matt Dages on May 27 in La Mesa, Ca.
(2020-12-23). "Worse Than Being in Iraq": Veteran & ER Doctor Says Pandemic Is Pushing Hospitals to Breaking Point. democracynow.org 
As the U.S. averages more than 200,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, we speak with Dr. Cleavon Gilman, an emergency physician who has been treating patients since the beginning of the U.S. outbreak, first in New York City and now in Yuma, Arizona. Dr. Gilman is also an Iraq War veteran who served as a Marine combat medic, and has kept a public diary of his experiences treating COVID-19 patients. He was fired after tweeting that Arizona's ICU beds were full, and then got his job back after public outcry. "This pandemic is worse than being in Iraq," says Dr. Gilman. "This virus is a Trojan horse, and it just hides in…
(2020-12-23). 'Good luck ladies': Kuwait exclusively appoints men to its Women's Committee. middleeasteye.net 
'Good luck ladies': Kuwait exclusively appoints men to its Women's Committee | The committee has been widely criticised online, forcing Kuwait's precarious position on gender equality back into the spotlight | Wed, 12/23/2020 – 13: 21 | Members of Kuwait's Parliamentary Women's Committee (Screengrab/ twitter) | The newly appointed, all-male parliamentary Women's Committee of Kuwait has been met with ridicul…
(2020-12-23). UK: Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth Hospital staff respond to frontline nurse's exposure of dangerous working conditions. wsws.org Posted on the NHS FightBack Facebook group page, the letter was read by hundreds of people and widely shared. It was also shared to various NHS based campaign groups across Facebook.
(2020-12-23). Hate speech on Facebook poses 'acute challenges to human dignity' — UN expert. news.un.org An independent UN human rights expert called on Wednesday for Facebook's Oversight Board to give greater consideration to the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities before making decisions over controversial content, particularly involving hate speech.
(2020-12-22). Baseball's racist legacy today as MLB finally recognizes 'Negro Leagues' — a WW commentary. workers.org 
Twitter feed: @mmashcat Major League Baseball first announced on Dec. 9 that it would finally incorporate all of the players, statistics and records from the "Negro Leagues" (NL) into its present-day records. Many said it was about time and that this recognition is long overdue. Both sentiments are justified. Pennsylvania's . . . |
(2020-12-22). Arizona State University workers go union, found United Campus Workers chapter. peoplesworld.org 
PHOENIX—In a historic move for organized labor in Arizona, workers at Arizona State University have joined with staff at the University of Arizona to unionize with United Campus Workers. On Dec. 17, the newly-formed ASU-UCW chapter took to Twitter and Facebook to officially go public with the "wall-to-wall" union, meaning it's intended to represent every …
(2020-12-22). Microsoft and Google join Facebook's legal battle against Israeli NSO Group. middleeasteye.net 
Microsoft and Google join Facebook's legal battle against Israeli NSO Group | Tech giants, in addition to Cisco, Linkedin and others, filed an amicus brief in support of Facebook's lawsuit against the surveillance company | Tue, 12/22/2020 – 18: 56 | Facebook's lawsuit alleges NSO Group facilitated government hacking in 20 countries (AFP/File photo) | Microsoft and Google have joined forces with Facebook in it…
(2020-12-22). 'Patriot Prayers' Storm Oregon Capitol to Reject Restrictions. telesurenglish.net Dozens of protesters, some of them carrying firearms, stormed the Oregon Capitol in Salem city on Monday to protest COVID-19 restrictions. | RELATED: | "Right-wing thugs intimidated and threatened journalist Brian Hayes for trying to cover their unlawful assembly at the Capitol in Salem," the DemCast Director Nick Knudsen tweeted. | "Just before their violent physical assaults on journalists, the right-wing extr…
(2020-12-22). US to offer Covid vaccines at some 4,000 sites nationwide. laprensalatina.com By Alex Segura Lozano Los Angeles, Dec 21 (efe-epa).- The United States already has the capacity to administer the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines at some 4,000 sites around the country, according to official figures, after on Monday Americans began being inoculated against the sometimes deadly viral disease. US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex …
(2020-12-22). The FBI is Secretly Breaking Into Encrypted Devices. We're Suing. aclu.org The FBI is secretly breaking the encryption that secures our cell phones and laptops from identity thieves, hackers, and abusive governments, and it refuses to even acknowledge that it has information about these efforts — even though some details have been filed publicly in federal court. We're suing to get some answers., , Between our emails, text messages, location information, social media activity, and more, our cell phones hold almost our entire lives. In recent years, governments have stepped up efforts to gain access to the information on our cell phones and personal computers. The federal govern…
(2020-12-22). US return to JCPOA right way for defusing tensions: China. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — In a tweet on Tues. China's foreign ministry spox named the US as the main culprit for the current tensions and urged Americans to return to the JCPOA.
(2020-12-22). Twitter to Wipe Out Followers on Official White House Accounts Before Biden Takeover. sputniknews.com Social media platform Twitter noted in late November it was actively working with the US National Archives and Records Administration to handle the transfer of several White House accounts. At the time, it was believed the transition would follow the same process that occurred during the 2017 handover to the incoming Trump administration.
(2020-12-21). Russian opposition figure Navalny claims he spoke to 'FSB officer' who confessed to being part of alleged poison plot last summer. rt.com 
Last week Alexey Navalny named eight FSB agents he believes are responsible for his alleged poisoning last August. Now, he has released a video showing a conversation he conducted with one of the men previously singled out. | In the video, published to Navalny's YouTube channel on Monday afternoon, the person on the other end of the phone — purported to be security officer Konstantin Kudryavtsev — admits to being part of an operation to poison and kill the opposition figure. Last week, the anti-corruption activist named Kudryavtsev, along with seven others, as supposedly taking part in a mission to m…
(2020-12-21). VIDEO: Ask The Experts: Covid-19 Vaccine — Now Banned on YouTube and Facebook. globalresearch.ca The opinions of prominent scientists who question the lockdown, the face-mask or social distancing are "taken down" by Google: | " …
(2020-12-21). Home Secretary 'caused legal storm by posting tweet about migrant deaths'. thecanary.co The home secretary caused a legal storm with an "ill-advised" tweet about the deaths of 39 migrants while the people-smuggling trial was going on. | Twitter politics: | On 23 October, the anniversary of the tragedy, Priti Patel's Twitter account posted: One year ago today, 39 people lost their lives in horrific circumstances at the hands of ruthless criminals. My thoughts remain with everyone who was affected by that day, particularly the loved ones of the people who so tragically died. | The comments were made as the prosecution of four alleged people-smugglers linked to the deaths was continuing at the O…