(2020-06-14). George Floyd Uprising in Minneapolis—Saint Paul — The First Two Weeks. unicornriot.ninja Minneapolis, MN — Waves of rage tore through the Twin Cities community after a video of Minneapolis police officers mercilessly killing George Floyd went viral. Fires were lit across the world as a new movement spread rapidly with the goal of dismantling the police and…
(2020-06-14). Who should get COVID-19 testing? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Bobbi Pritt, a clinical microbiologist at Mayo Clinic, acknowledges that there seems to be a lot of confusion with the general public when it comes to COVID-19 testing. Terms like viral, molecular, serology and antibodies, and convalescent plasma have sprung up in everyday language when talking about COVID-19 — but do you really need …
(2020-06-14). Delhi to use 500 railway coaches as hospital facilities to fight coronavirus. yenisafak.com The coaches will increase Delhi's capacity by 8,000 beds, home minister Amit Shah said on Twitter after a meeting with the capital's chief minister.The government will also ramp up testing in the city, especially in containment zones, conduct a door-to-door health survey of residents and provide sufficient supplies of oxygen cylinders and ventilators, he said.India is the fourth-worst affected country in the world, with cases steadily increasing. It reported a record single-day jump in cases on Sunday, adding nearly 12,000 confirmed infections and taking the total to more than 320,000, according to health ministr…
(2020-06-13). 'Don't make me come down there,' Cuomo warns New Yorkers in streets, but gets scolded for Covid-19 handling. rt.com 
Responding to a video of New Yorkers flooding the streets despite the Covid-19 lockdown, Governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted a warning only to be chastised for his own handling of the pandemic, especially in nursing homes. | "Don't make me come down there," Cuomo tweeted along with a video of New York's St. Mark's being inundated with citizens, most clearly ignoring social distancing and protective mask requirements the city has put in place to battle the spread of coronavirus. | Cuomo's warning landed with a bit of a thud on social media, mainly thanks to his controversial and now infamous decision to force nursing…
(2020-06-13). #ExposeBillGates explodes on Twitter as conspiracy theorists vow to avoid Covid-19 vaccine connected to billionaire. rt.com 
Bill Gates' omnipresence in the media during the Covid-19 pandemic has turned into a mass obsession with many, and conspiracy theorists got #ExposeBillGates trending on Twitter on a planned "day of action." | The coronavirus pandemic created a number of speculations around the Microsoft Founder over his support of extended lockdown measures, his large contributions to the World Health Organization, and past comments on vaccines. | "The public is finally waking up. I've never liked this guy and if you really listen to him talk and watch his interviews you'll know he DOESN'T have our best interest in mind," auth…
(2020-06-13). Boris Johnson gives stern warning about attacking police, says protests 'subverted by violence'. rt.com 
Following protesters clashing with police in London, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a warning to anyone targeting police and said demonstrations have been "subverted by violence." | "Racist thuggery has no place on our streets. Anyone attacking the police will be met with full force of the law," Johnson tweeted on Saturday. | The prime minister followed that by saying current protests over police brutality and racial inequality "breach current guidelines." | "These marches & protests have been subverted by violence and breach current guidelines. Racism has no part in the UK and we must work together to…
(2020-06-13). Lebanese Protesters Set Central Bank on Fire. anti-empire.com 
Demonstrators in Lebanon attempted to occupy the central bank in the capital Thursday after the country's currency sank to a record low against the US dollar. | As a result of the nation's economic crisis, the dollar rose to 6,000 Lebanese pounds from 4,000 in the last two days, prompting protesters to take to the streets in Beirut and many other cities. | twitter.com/BasedPoland/status/1271523775440392195 | They blocked roads to traffic with garbage containers and burning tires. | Forcing their way into the central bank on Hamra Street, they had to withdraw when security forces intervened. | Security for…
(2020-06-13). Black Lives Matter-Lansing event declares racism a public health crisis, confronts mayor. fightbacknews.org Lansing, MI – Police brutality protests continue in both Lansing and East Lansing after the downtown march on May 31 but they are not the only challenge to police brutality based in the Lansing metropolitan area. Black Lives Matter-Lansing and One Love Global hosted a live "Call to Action" on Facebook and Eventbrite. | After a spoken word performance and moment of silence for victims of racist violence, One Love Global CEO and Black Lives Matter-Lansing cofounder Angela Waters Austin spoke with panelists from the Ingham County Health Department about public health deficits experienced by African Americans and oth…
(2020-06-13). Narrative Control Operations Escalate As America Burns. thealtworld.com Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter, and mainstream media are falling all over themselves with censorship and spin jobs to get the narrative back under control as mass protests continue to sweep across America. | In 2017, representatives of Facebook, Twitter, and Google were "Civil wars don't start…
(2020-06-13). Facebook fires employee who protested inaction on Trump posts. yenisafak.com Facebook Inc fired an employee who had criticized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump this month, citing his tweet challenging a colleague's silence on the issue.Brandon Dail, a user interface engineer in Seattle, wrote on Twitter that he was dismissed for publicly scolding a colleague who had refused to include a statement of support for the Black Lives Matter movement on developer documents he was publishing.Dail sent the tweet a day after joining dozens of employees, including the six other engineers on his team, in abandoning…
(2020-06-13). Parallels between Minneapolis and Jerusalem are More than Skin Deep. dissidentvoice.org It is hard to ignore the striking parallels between the recent scenes of police brutality in cities across the United States and decades of violence from Israel's security forces against Palestinians. A video that went viral late last month of a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, killing a black man, George Floyd, by pressing a …
(2020-06-13). Turkey rescues 381 asylum seekers in a week. yenisafak.com Turkey rescued 381 asylum seekers over the past week, the Turkish Coast Guard Command said on Saturday.Between June 5 and 11, a total of 381 asylum seekers were held or rescued in 14 incidents, the coast guard said on Twitter.Three smugglers were also arrested, it added, sharing four photos from the rescue operations where the Turkish teams in full protective gear were seen taking asylum seekers' temperature.Turkey has been one of the main routes for asylum seekers wanting to reach Europe, especially since Syria's civil war started in 2011.Turkey hosts nearly four million Syrians, more than any other country in t…
(2020-06-12). Project Venezuela: Right-Wing Activists Push Wikipedia to Blacklist MintPress, other Alternative Media. mintpressnews.com 
Still unable to convince a sufficient number of their countryfolk to support them, the Venezuelan opposition has turned their efforts towards convincing an international audience — primarily Americans — to support their cause. Part of that is spending inordinate amounts of time online, arguing in English on social media, creating Now, a…
(2020-06-12). Hawkish, Gov't Funded Think Tank Behind Twitter Decision to Delete Thousands of Chinese Accounts. mintpressnews.com Twitter's decision came after close collaboration with a deeply controversial U.S. and Australian government-funded think tank that has been denounced by Australia's former ambassador in Beijing as "the architect of the China threat theory in Australia."
(2020-06-12). It is all About Race: Awful Hypocrisy to Say it is Not! dissidentvoice.org While I am following closely various discussions on Western mass media and social media, simultaneously engaging in several direct exchanges, one overwhelming leitmotif that I see is clearly emerging: "What is happening in the United States (and the UK, France and other parts of Western Empire) is not really about the race. Let us protest …
(2020-06-12). Media are slowly starting to be serious about police violence. mronline.org 
As the George Floyd protests against police violence erupted around the nation, a massive amount of evidence of police brutality was widely captured through social media. Unfortunately, very little of it made it to mainstream outlets until much later.
(2020-06-12). Facebook pitched language suppression tool in workplace chat product to employers — report. rt.com 
New 'benefits' of Facebook Workplace reportedly include a feature that helps employers prevent workers from unionizing. The social media giant seems to be joining other Big Tech companies with anti-union bias. | The Intercept Facebook Workplace is the tech giant's answer to Slack, and allows employees to col…
(2020-06-12). Starbucks bows to online roasting and 'cancel' calls, changes dress code to declare 'Black Lives Matter'. rt.com 
Starbucks overrode its long-standing dress code and pledged to sponsor 'Black Lives Matter' merchandise after celebrities and activists threatened to 'cancel' the coffee chain for its perceived lack of wokeness. | The company announced on Friday it would sponsor 250,000 'BLM' shirts for its employees and allow buttons supporting the cause, reversing course after just one day of social media brigading. | The shirts are intended to "demonstrate our allyship and show we stand together in unity," the executives wrote in a letter on Friday, titled 'Standing together against racial injustice'. | Black Lives Matter.
(2020-06-12). Trump slams Seattle mayor for describing 'anarchist takeover' as 'summer of love'. rt.com 
President Donald Trump has blasted Seattle's mayor for describing the city's 'autonomous zone', a few blocks taken over by protesters who chased police out, as a place that could have a "summer of love." | "Seattle Mayor says, about the anarchists takeover of her city, 'it is a Summer of Love,'" tweeted the president on Friday. | "These Liberal Dems don't have a clue. The terrorists burn and pillage our cities, and they think it is just wonderful, even the death. Must end this Seattle takeover now!" | Seattle Mayor says, about the anarchists takeover of her city, "it is a Summer of Love". These Liberal Dems do…
(2020-06-12). 'Comedians SHOULD make fun of people': Candace Owens refuses to get triggered by Dave Chapelle's brutal mockery. rt.com 
Conservative activist Candace Owens responded to critics sending her clips of Dave Chappelle's rant against her from a new George Floyd-themed special by railing against a culture that doesn't encourage comedians to speak freely. | Critics who were hoping for a feud between Owens and Chappelle are sure to be sorely disappointed by her tweets. | Instead of taking a swipe back at Chappelle, Owens responded by criticizing the culture that doesn't encourage comedians to target whomever they want, and dismissing Democrats sending her the footage in hopes of triggering an extreme response. | "To every Democrat tweet…
(2020-06-12). 'Do the protests now': Hillary Clinton's Covid-19 outrage over Trump rally during pandemic roasted. rt.com 
Hillary Clinton has criticized President Donald Trump's upcoming Oklahoma rally over Covid-19 fears, but critics are blasting her as she's seen no problem with the mass protests across the nation over the death of George Floyd. | "If your rallies come with a liability waiver, you shouldn't be holding them," Clinton tweeted on Friday in response to a tweet revealing the president's Tulsa, Oklahoma rally includes a Covid-19 waiver form for attendees. | If your rallies come with a liability waiver, you shouldn't be holding them.
(2020-06-12). Syria in Seattle: Commune Defies the U.S. Regime. thealtworld.com The marriage of post-Lockdown and George Floyd protests has nurtured a rough beast that is still immune to any form of civilized debate in the U.S.: the Seattle Commune. | So what really is the Capital Hill Autonomous Zone cum People's Republic all about? | Are the communards mere useful idiots? Is this a refined Occupy Wall Street experiment? Could it survive, logistically, and be replicated in NYC, L.A. and D.C.? | An outraged President Trump has described it as a plot by "domestic terrorists" in a city "run by radical left Democrats". He called for "LAW & ORDER" (in caps, according to his Tweetology). | Shades…
(2020-06-12). Police Violence: "Reform" is Not Enough. counterpunch.org Every few years, some particular instance of a pervasive phenomenon — police violence in the form of unjustified or at least highly questionable killings — "goes viral" with the result that America's cities explode in protest. Every time that happens, some American politicians complain about a non-existent "war on police," while others promise "reforms" such
(2020-06-12). Who Supplied The Weapons Used Against #BLM Protesters? popularresistance.org In response to the murder of George Floyd by a member of the Minneapolis police department on 25th May, thousands of people across the United States joined protests demanding justice for his killing, radical reform of police forces, and driving home the message that Black Lives Matter. Many of these protests face militarised police responses, including the use of rubber bullets, sting balls, stun grenades, battons, police charges, and chemical weapons like tear gas and pepper spray. | Twitter users have photographed a large number of canisters that were fired during the protest. Many appear to have been produced…
(2020-06-12). Will Science and Reason Save Us? The Liberal Left's False Wall of Defense. counterpunch.org Lies on social media, life-threatening health advice, "alternative facts," info wars, etc. It is easy to be concerned about the disregard for truthfulness, reflection, and sensibility involved in the far-right offensive that has entered government buildings around the world. Yet, it is also troubling that an increasing number of leftists embrace a neoliberal line of
(2020-06-12). Should I Confront My TERFy Ex-Colleagues on Social Media? thenation.com Should I Confront My TERFy Ex-Colleagues on Social Media?
(2020-06-12). UK won't extend Brexit transition period: Minister. yenisafak.com The UK on Friday confirmed to the EU that it will not extend the Brexit transition period. | Michael Gove, minister for the Cabinet Office, wrote on Twitter that he chaired a "constructive" EU Joint Committee meeting with European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic. | "I formally confirmed the UK will not extend the transition period the moment for extension has now passed. On 1 January 2021 we will take back control and regain our political economic independence," he wrote. | This came after Scottish and Welsh first ministers sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, requesting an extension to c…
(2020-06-12). UK tabloid story on JK Rowling abuse condemned. yenisafak.com British tabloid The Sun was roundly condemned on Friday for a controversial front-page story about Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling suffering domestic abuse.The story — an interview with Rowling's first husband Jorge Arantes — ran under the headline, "I slapped JK and I'm not sorry."Labour MP Jess Phillips, a vocal women's rights campaigner, tweeted: "The sun headline is awful, the perpetrator more awful still. You'd be surprised how only his hideous arrogant admission will allow some to believe. Still too often doubt and disbelief are the best weapon abusers have in their arsenal… 'no one will bel…
(2020-06-12). Zarif: Time to End Israel's Tyranny over Western Halls of Power. iranian.com Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif lashed out at the Zionist lobbies for "poisoning" US politics, saying the time has come to end Israeli influence on the Western decision-making bodies. In a post on his Twitter account on Thursday, the top Iranian diplomat pointed to an article published in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency about Israel's …
(2020-06-11). Inauthentic behavior: SouthFront is the latest victim of the Facebook banhammer. mronline.org 
The censorship of alternative media is becoming more widespread. The latest victim to fall to Facebook and YouTube's overzealous banhammer is well-known conflict watchdog website, SouthFront.
(2020-06-11). Viruses & imperialism. mronline.org 
Despite conspiracy theories, there is no evidence whatsoever that the virus was manufactured in or escaped from a laboratory, in China or anywhere else. Such accusations ignore how easy viral transmission can be when other factors come into play.
(2020-06-11). Boston music college begs forgiveness for letting police use their toilets during protest. rt.com 
Top officials at the Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts have apologized profusely for 'perpetuating feelings of oppression' by letting Boston police use their restrooms during a recent Black Lives Matter protest. | After receiving messages of "hurt and anger" from the "campus community," both personally and over social media, President Roger Brown, Vice President Mac Hisey and campus police chief David Ransom issued a groveling apology, pledging to "consider the effects of our actions" and that something like this will not happen again. | We understand that many members of our community feel betrayed. W…
(2020-06-11). Country band Lady Antebellum joins woke mob, apologizes and changes name because… slavery. rt.com 
US country music band Lady Antebellum have changed their name after "personal reflection" and conversations with their "closest black friends" amid widespread protests over the death of George Floyd. | The Grammy-winning group announced the change through social media on Thursday, with a long statement from members Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood. They will now be called Lady A. | "We've watched and listened more than ever these last few weeks, and our hearts have been stirred with conviction, our eyes opened wide to the injustices, inequality and biases black women and men have always faced and…
(2020-06-11). Hollywood actors blasted for 'performative nonsense,' after committing to 'take responsibility' for racism in cringey VIDEO. rt.com 
An impressive lineup of Hollywood celebrities has banded together to "take responsibility" for racism in a video that many on social media were quick to ridicule for over-the-top and cringeworthy "virtue signalling." | The video, produced in black and white, with sombre music playing in the background, features celebrities including Kristen Bell, Justin Theroux, Sarah Paulson, Debra Messing and Julianne Moore, among others. | One by one, the actors declare that they take responsibility "for every unchecked moment," "for every unfair stereotype," and for every time they ignored a racist comment because it was "
(2020-06-11). WATCH: Storm so intense it SMASHES sections of theater, flooding streets with BRICKS. rt.com 
Residents in Sandusky, Ohio, were forced to take shelter as a ferocious storm descended on their town, ultimately demolishing the historic Sandusky State Theater before their very eyes. | The theater, which had stood since 1928, was no match for the storm that struck the town on Wednesday, ripping away entire walls and sections of roof, and raining bricks and debris on the sidewalk and streets below, as seen in stunning eyewitness video. | www.facebook.com/doug.flinner.1/posts/10219935459675178 | www.facebook.com/susan.p.prentice/posts/10157765135854006 | "Pieces of the roof kind of pulled back…
(2020-06-11). 'If you don't do it, I will!' Trump threatens Seattle & WA govt with INTERVENTION if they don't clear protester-occupied 'Zone'. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump has delivered an ultimatum to Washington officials: clear out the Seattle Autonomous Zone or he'll do it himself (presumably via the National Guard). The six-block area was taken by protesters on Sunday. | Trump threatened to send in the troops on Thursday on Twitter, ordering state governor Jay Inslee and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan to "take back your city NOW" and "MOVE FAST" doing it. | Radical Left Governor
(2020-06-11). Over 90,000 people displaced in Yemen since January as conflict continues — UN. rt.com 
The UN refugee agency said on Thursday that more than 94,000 people have been displaced and forced to flee their homes in several parts of Yemen since January. "The ongoing conflict in Yemen continues to displace people from their homes as they struggle to survive," the UNHCR tweeted. | More than 94,000 — including at least 15,000 households — were displaced between January 1 and June 6, according to the agency. Only about 5,200 people were able to return to their places of origin in that period. | The civil war erupted in Yemen in 2015. A US-backed, Saudi-led coalition launched an offensive against…
(2020-06-11). Cop accused of racism for citing research that police are shooting African-Americans 'less than we ought to'. rt.com 
Major Travis Yates of Tulsa, Oklahoma is refusing to apologize and rejects accusations of racism, saying he was quoting research and not his personal opinion in a radio show appearance. The Tulsa PD has disavowed his remarks. | Yates made waves this week when his opinion piece about the wave of George Floyd protests went viral. "It's over America. You finally did it. You aren't going to have to abolish the police, we won't be around for it," he wrote in his piece, Also…
(2020-06-11). Trump rules out changing names of army bases which refer to Confederate generals. thecanary.co 
Donald Trump says his administration will "not even consider"" changing the name of any of the 10 US Army bases that are named for Confederate Army officers as anti-racism protests continue across the country.The US leader made the comments days after defence secretary Mark Esper indicated he was open to discussing such changes and in the wake of the funeral of Black man George Floyd, whose killing prompted calls for changes to police practices and an end to racial prejudices.Trump tweeted: "These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage, a history of Winning, Victory, and…
(2020-06-11). Trump: Take back Seattle from 'domestic terrorists'. yenisafak.com US President Donald Trump late Wednesday complained that "domestic terrorists" have taken over Seattle, Washington amid George Floyd protests, putting the blame on Democratic governor and mayor."Domestic Terrorists have taken over Seattle, run by Radical Left Democrats, of course. LAW ORDER," Trump said in one of his last tweets for the day.In a separate tweet, he urged Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan to take back the control of the city."Radical Left Governor @JayInslee and the Mayor of Seattle are being taunted and played at a level that our great Country has never seen before," Tr…
(2020-06-11). Trump Refuses to Discuss Removing Confederate Names From Military Bases. truthout.org President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday on social media that he would not engage in any discussions on renaming military bases that bear the names of Confederate generals. | The debate on removing Confederate names, symbols and monuments has been renewed in recent weeks, following a string of uprisings in cities across the U.S. after a white Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, a Black man, in May. | Protesters across the country have removed monuments of Confederate generals and…
(2020-06-11). AIPAC has poisoned US politics for years, says Iran Foreign Minister. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in his Twitter account reacted to the recent report by the 'Jewish Telegraphic Agency' on American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC) order to the US Congress on the Zionist plan to occupy the West Bank.
(2020-06-11). Thursday 7/2: Thirty Thursday Virtual Concert. indybay.org Livestream Facebook Live Virtual Concert…
(2020-06-10). Rapper Ice Cube slammed for bizarre 'ANTI-SEMITIC' tweetstorm — but Twitter yet to intervene. rt.com 
US rapper and actor Ice Cube is being slammed as "anti-Semitic" for a series of strange tweets that appear to criticize Jewish people, linking them to a strange conspiracy theory. There has been no reaction from Twitter. | One image in particular tweeted by the 'Friday' star seems to have drawn most of the attention on social media. The picture shows the Jewish Star of David with a cube outlined in the middle. The tweet itself is in reply to another one of the rapper's posts depicting similar cube-like structures at landmarks across the world. | | © icecube Twitter | The black outlined hexagon seems to…
(2020-06-10). President Trump Is Seeking Another Victim. globalresearch.ca On George Floyd final viewing day and celebration of his life (under the Democratic Party supervision), the fascistic minded President Trump is seeking another victim! He has tweeted: "Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year …
(2020-06-10). Be ashamed of crying wolf over detention of an Iranian. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — In a tweet on Wednesday, Iran's Ambassador to UK Hamid Baeidinjad lashed out at United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Woody Johnson for his latest remarks urging the release of the detained Iranian citizen Morad Tahbaz by the Islamic Republic.