Daily Archives: October 9, 2020

2020-10-09: News Headlines

Staff (2020-10-09). FBI Foils Right-Wing Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Months After Trump Urged "Liberation" of State. 18.224.45.15 Just months after President Trump tweeted for his supporters to "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!" the FBI has foiled an alleged plot to kidnap and take hostage Democratic Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer. Authorities arrested six men Thursday involved in the kidnapping plot, and seven others who were said to be planning to storm the state Capitol in Lansing with the intent of starting a civil war. "It came as a surprise to many, but not necessarily here in Michigan, because the state has a long history of militia and white nationalist ties," says Russ McNamara, a reporter at WDET, Detroit's NPR affiliate. We also speak w…

Anthony DiMaggio (2020-10-09). The Case Against Social Media: Mass Misinformation in the Covid-19 Era. counterpunch.org Americans are now witnessing a new era of conspiracy mongering and fake news via the rise of the fringe "QAnon" movement, among a plethora of paranoid claims that Covid-19 is an elite-fueled hoax and that it was secretly created by powerful people working in the shadows.

Lawrence Ware — Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (2020-10-09). Debatable: Can Kamala Harris Tell Us Anything About the Politics of Ava DuVernay? counterpunch.org I can't believe that it was just last year that Ava DuVernay's "When They See Us" was the thing that Black folks were watching and discussing on social media. We laughed, we cried, we felt righteous indignation at the way those young men were treated, and immeasurable gratitude for the filmmaker who put their stories

Prof. Bill Willers (2020-10-09). Evidence that the Face Mask does not Impede Viral Transmission. globalresearch.ca Dr. Redfield: | I made it a point to watch you after seeing Wisconsin's Chief Medical Officer and Epidemiologist, Dr. Ryan Westergaard, "Now the science is in. [Because of] recent studies with large numbers …

MEE and agencies (2020-10-08). Yemen's Houthi-run Al Masirah TV accounts suspended by Twitter. middleeasteye.net Yemen's Houthi-run Al Masirah TV accounts suspended by Twitter | Suspension comes as clashes intensify in Hodeidah between Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed forces | Thu, 10/08/2020 – 13: 40 | Supporters of Yemen's Houthi fighters chant slogans as they gather in the capital Sanaa on 24 September 2020, during a ceremony by the Houthis to collect cash, food and other donations for their force…

David Rosen (2020-10-08). Protests & Provocateurs: Infiltrators are Disrupting BLM Protests. counterpunch.org Reports of agents provocateurs, outside agitators and police infiltration of protests are appearing throughout the country and involving law-enforcement agents and rightwing nationalists. The most public role of such a disruptor was detailed in Minneapolis at the time of Trump's provocative tweets and involved someone who has come to be known as the "Umbrella Man."

RT (2020-10-08). 'Misogynistic loser': GOP consulstant eviscerated on Twitter for calling Kamala Harris an 'insufferable lying bi**h'. rt.com Republican consultant and regular Fox News guest Harlan Hill bashed a social media hornets' nest with a bat with a tweet branding VP candidate Kamala Harris an "insufferable lying b*tch" during her debate with Mike Pence. | "Kamala Harris comes off as such an insufferable lying bitch. Sorry, it's just true," Hill tweeted during the Wednesday night debate between Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. "I didn't think it was possible for someone to be less likable than Hillary Clinton," he added in a separate tweet. | Kamala Harris comes off as such an insufferable lying bitch. Sorry, it's just true.— HARLA…

RT (2020-10-08). USA Today blasted for 'who won VP debate' Twitter poll that LEFT OUT Pence. rt.com USA Today has been called out by Republicans for inexplicably leaving Mike Pence out of a Twitter poll asking "Who won the vice presidential debate?" — though the outlet tried to brush it off as a mistake. | The poll, posted after the Wednesday night debate, asked users who had won, offering respondents the choices of Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (who wasn't even in the debate), "the pesky fly" that alighted on Pence's head, or "I didn't watch!" Notably, Vice President Pence's name was nowhere to be seen. | Think the media has an agenda…

RT (2020-10-08). 'Misogynistic loser': Fox News contributor eviscerated on Twitter for calling Kamala Harris an 'insufferable lying bi**h'. rt.com Republican consultant and Fox News contributor Harlan Hill bashed a social media hornets' nest with a bat with a tweet branding Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris an "insufferable lying b*tch" during her debate with Mike Pence. | "Kamala Harris comes off as such an insufferable lying bitch. Sorry, it's just true," Hill tweeted during the Wednesday night debate between Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. "I didn't think it was possible for someone to be less likable than Hillary Clinton," he added in a separate tweet. | Kamala Harris comes off as such an insufferable lying bitch. Sorry, it's just true.[mda…

RT (2020-10-08). Penelope Cruz bombarded with Nagorno-Karabakh comments on Instagram as users mistake Colombian flag on film poster for Armenia's. rt.com Hollywood star Penelope Cruz has been unwittingly dragged into an online battle over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, after social media users falsely assumed she had posted an image of the Armenian flag. | The Spanish-born actress shared a photo of…

RT (2020-10-08). European Parliament President Sassoli self-isolating after member of his staff tests positive for Covid-19. rt.com The president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, announced on Thursday he would self-isolate after contact with a Covid-19 infected person. | "I was recently in contact with a member of my staff who today tested positive for Covid-19," Sassoli tweeted. "In accordance with the rules, I'll be self-isolating for the required period to carry out the necessary checks." | The EU Parliament head Sassoli has already put himself into quarantine once — back in March…

sputniknews (2020-10-08). Video: US Marine Who Posted Clip Threatening Asians Wanted by Pentagon. sputniknews.com A US Marine who recently posted a video on social media in which he threatened to shoot Asians is now wanted by US Marine Corps leaders "so that his command can take appropriate action."

sputniknews (2020-10-08). Video: Rapper Tory Lanez Charged With Felony Assault in Megan Thee Stallion Shooting. sputniknews.com Canadian rapper and singer Tory Lanez is facing up to 22 years and eight months in prison for the July 12 incident in which he allegedly shot US rapper Megan Thee Stallion in both feet.

Staff (2020-10-08). Did Trump's "LIBERATE MICHIGAN" Tweet Inspire Militia Plot Against Gov. Whitmer? truthout.org Federal investigators uncovered and thwarted a plot planned by six individuals, some of whom were part of a militia in Michigan planning to kidnap Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. | Four of the six men The men ha…

Brett Wilkins, staff writer (2020-10-08). Facebook Profited From Climate Misinformation Even After Vowing to Fight It, Report Shows. commondreams.org Inaccurate and misleading ads—which were bought by right-wing lobby and nonprofit groups—were viewed by eight million U.S. users during the first half of 2020. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/denial.jpg

Mitch Stoltz (2020-10-07). House Antitrust Report Is a Bold Prescription for Curing Big Tech's Ills. commondreams.org Following a year of hearings and research, the staff of the Subcommittee on Antitrust found that Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple all have either significant market power or outright monopoly power in a variety of markets. (Photo: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/break-up-big-tech.jpg

Staff (2020-10-07). Headlines for October 7, 2020. democracynow.org Stephen Miller Tests Positive for COVID-19 as Top Pentagon Generals Quarantine, Rudy Giuliani Coughs Through TV Interview While Awaiting Coronavirus Test Result, White House Refuses Contact Tracing Help as Trump Puts Residence Staff at Risk of COVID-19, Two Presidential Valets Who Carry Nuclear Launch Codes Test Positive for Coronavirus, Six States Report Record Hospitalizations as U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Nears 211,000, Trump Calls Off Stimulus Talks, Then Reverses Course in Erratic Series of Tweets, Facebook, Twitter Crack Down on Trump's False Claim COVID-19 Is Less Lethal Than Flu, FDA to Require Two Month Sa…

Sheren Khalel (2020-10-07). Facebook begins banning accounts that openly support xenophobic QAnon group. middleeasteye.net Facebook begins banning accounts that openly support xenophobic QAnon group | Designated by FBI as domestic terror threat in 2019, US President Donald Trump applauded group in August, calling followers 'people that love our country' | Wed, 10/07/2020 – 16: 36 | Trump supporter wears QAnon sweatshirt during one of president's rallies on 3 October in Staten Island, New York (AFP/File photo) | Faceboo…

RT (2020-10-07). 'Cuties' goes to court: Netflix INDICTED by Texas grand jury for lewd depiction of children in controversial film. rt.com Netflix is facing criminal prosecution over the controversial French film 'Cuties,' after a Texas grand jury indicted the entertainment streaming service for lewd depiction of children. | The indictment was filed on September 23 in Tyler County but was shared on Tuesday on Twitter by Republican state Representative Matt Schaefer. It accuses Netflix of knowingly promoting visual material that depicts "lewd exhibition" of the genitals or pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was under 18 when the content was created. Further, the prosecution alleges that the material "appeals to the prurient int…

RT (2020-10-07). Trump hints at 'standalone' $1,200 stimulus check bill after vowing to halt Covid relief talks with Democrats until November. rt.com US President Donald Trump said he would sign a bill approving another round of Covid-19 relief checks if one crossed his desk, apparently backtracking after saying he'd ended stimulus talks with Democrats until after the election. | "[If I sent] a Stand Alone Bill for Stimulus Checks ($1,200), they will go out to our great people IMMEDIATELY. I am ready to sign right now. Are you listening Nancy?" Trump tweeted on Tuesday evening amid a flurry of posts, tagging his own chief of staff Mark Meadows and leadership in both parties. | If I am sent a Stand Alone Bill for Stimulus Checks ($1,200), they will go out to…

RT (2020-10-07). 'Former staff' of disgraced Rep. Katie Hill use ex-lawmaker's Twitter account to accuse her of 'workplace abuse'. rt.com A series of messages posted to the verified Twitter account of former Rep. Katie Hill accused her of abusing her congressional staff. Hill, who resigned following a salacious sex scandal, claims that the account was hacked. | Hill, a Democrat who vacated her seat in October 2019 following allegations that she had extramarital affairs with multiple members of her staff, once again found herself in the spotlight after it was announced on Tuesday that her memoir would be turned into a film. The Handmaid's Tale star Elisabeth Moss will play Hill in the movie, which is being produced for a streaming service. | Alt…

RT (2020-10-07). Traits like 'objectivity' and 'perfectionism' signs of RACISM and white supremacy, elementary school kids taught. rt.com A screenshot of a lesson apparently taught to elementary school kids claiming characteristics like "perfectionism" and "objectivity" can signify racism has sparked outcry, with many ridiculing the concept as being racist itself. | The presentation slide, shared on Twitter by author James Lindsay on Wednesday, showed a list of 15 traits by which the young students could identify "white supremacy culture." It appeared to be a rough

RT (2020-10-07). UFO watchers agog after mysterious object seen hurtling past International Space Station. rt.com Alien enthusiasts are in a frenzy after peculiar footage appearing to capture a UFO flying past the International Space Station (ISS) was captured by a skywatcher and uploaded online. | The curious video was uploaded on the popular space conspiracy YouTube channel MrMBB333 on Tuesday. The YouTuber behind it, who describes himself as an 'Earth Watchman', says the footage was captured in Chino Hills, California, on Monday. | It shows a small white light whizzing behind the ISS as a spacecraft starts to disembark. "It looks like it's white and, as we zoom in, appears to be tumbling," MrMBB333 explains. | The uplo…

Steve Topple (2020-10-07). PMQs just exposed Starmer's complete lack of principles. thecanary.co It's fair enough if you've given up watching Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) recently. Because the previous few weeks have been PMQs: Starmer rebelling?: | As BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg tweeted, Starmer might be about to 'rebel' against Johnson: | Getting tricky for govt — fair number of Tory MPs might…

MEE staff (2020-10-07). Trump shares tweet calling New York City mayor 'an anti-Semite thug'. middleeasteye.net Trump shares tweet calling New York City mayor 'an anti-Semite thug' | President suggests New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is antisemitic after night of demonstrations by Orthodox Jews that saw some burn their masks | Wed, 10/07/2020 – 17: 51 | Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in Borough Park section of Brooklyn in New York City on 6 October (Reuters) | US President Donald Trump suggested that New York's Democratic mayo…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-10-07). Bangladesh erupts against repeated incidents of sexual abuse against women. peoplesdispatch.org On October 5, Monday, hundreds of people protested in Shahbag area of Bangladeshi capital Dhaka after a video of a woman being gangraped and tortured by at least nine men went viral on social media. The incident reportedly took place in Noakhali district's Begumganj upazila on September 2. The victim's 65-year-old father was also assaulted by some of the alleged rapists at his house in Jagannathpur upazila of Sumangunj, as per reports. | Protesters on Monday carried banners demanding the resignation of home minister Asadduzzam Khan for the government's failure to stop sexual violence against women in the country.

Brett Heinz (2020-10-07). Why a DC Public Relations Firm Pretended to Be Bolivian on Facebook. counterpunch.org The Americas Blog featured a post last week about the growing wave of election interference and misinformation campaigns sweeping Latin America, especially as a tool of right-wing governments and political movements. As these digital operations have grown in popularity, so has the market for firms to organize them. In particular, new details about the recent

sputniknews (2020-10-07). Facebook to Cease Running US Political Ads After 2020 Election Polls Close. sputniknews.com Facebook has declared that it will temporarily halt the allowance of political advertisements on Facebook and Instagram following the November 3 US presidential election.

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2020-10-07). Facebook to Ban Political Ads After Polls Close on Nov. 3, 'Just in Time to Have No Impact Whatsoever'. commondreams.org Critics noted that the social media giant also recently announced an algorithm change that could "make the site more toxic and less usable while endangering democracy and human rights." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/facebook.housing_0_0.jpg

Alec Connon (2020-10-07). From the Jailhouse to Wall Street: How Change Happens. commondreams.org On the night before JPMorgan Chase's annual shareholders meeting in May of 2020, activists with Stop the Money Pipeline projected 30-foot-tall images of people holding protest signs with messages calling on CEO Jamie Dimon to "stop funding fossil fuels" on a wall across from his apartment in New York City. (Photo: Erik McGregor/Stop the Money Pipeline/Facebook) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/chase-protest.jpg

RT (2020-10-06). 'Powers unseen since oil barons': Democrats threaten to BREAK UP Apple, Google, Amazon & Facebook, accusing Big Tech of monopolism. rt.com House Democrats called for an overhaul of antitrust laws to break up Silicon Valley, comparing them to Gilded Age monopolies, even as tech giants backed their calls for increased speech policing ahead of the November election. | That's the main thrust of the

RT (2020-10-06). 'She's 15. You are adults': Kellyanne Conway slams 'sick' social media speculators after daughter tweets Trump 'not better'. rt.com Kellyanne Conway has slammed online speculation over President Donald Trump's health, the latest of which arose after her outspoken 15-year-old daughter Claudia posted on TikTok that he was "doing badly" with Covid-19. | "Like all of you, [Claudia] speculates on social media," Conway tweeted on Tuesday, after her child's name began trending, following several controversial TikTok posts. | "She's 15. You are adults," said Trump's 2016 campaign manager. "We have Covid, but it's clear who's really sick," she added. | My daughter, Claudia, is beautiful & brilliant. She has access to top doctors & health care & liv…

RT (2020-10-06). Facebook & Instagram to purge ALL accounts 'representing QAnon,' even those that don't share 'violent content'. rt.com A new Facebook policy will see all profiles linked to the QAnon conspiracy community wiped from the platform whether or not they promote violence, in the company's latest crackdown on what it claims is a dangerous movement. | Facebook

RT (2020-10-06). 'Don't let Covid-19 dominate you': Trump tells Americans to 'get out' & 'be careful' in first statement after hospital stay. rt.com US President Donald Trump has urged Americans not to fear the coronavirus and pledged that he would soon be "back to work" in his first statement from the White House since leaving hospital, where he was treated for Covid-19. | The president shared a brief video message on Twitter after returning to the White House on Monday evening, thanking staff at Walter Reed Medical Center and stating that he felt "better than I have in a long time" after his three-day stay. | "One thing that's for certain: Don't let [Covid-19] dominate you, don't be afraid of it, you're going to beat it. We have the best medical equipmen…

RT (2020-10-06). 'This is an environmental disaster': Unexplained tragedy kills 95% of sea-life on bed of Russia's Avacha Bay. rt.com Worries about life in the oceans around Russia's north-eastern Kamchatka region have increased sharply, after scientists discovered that 95 percent of all organisms living on the seabed of the peninsula's Avacha Bay have died. | The alarm was raised last weekend when piles of sea life began washing up on Kamchatka's beaches. Pictures of dead octopi, crabs, and starfish went viral on Russian social media, and local surfers reported that they'd experienced problems with their eyes after being in the water. | Now, the latest revelations seem to have confirmed ecologists' worst fears. After studying the water of t…

MEE staff (2020-10-06). Israeli press review: Minister breaks lockdown, gets corona, then lies about it. middleeasteye.net Israeli press review: Minister breaks lockdown, gets corona, then lies about it | Meanwhile, Jerusalem police let ultra-Orthodox celebrate Sukkot as normal and Israeli and UAE foreign ministers meet in Berlin | Tue, 10/06/2020 – 13: 41 | Gila Gamliel has been backed by Netanyahu (social media) | Israeli minister breaks lockdown and lies about it: | An Israeli minister broke lockdown restrictions, lied…

Joyce Nelson (2020-10-06). Billionaires' Media: The Smearing of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. globalresearch.ca The Globe and Mail published an extraordinary and very lengthy article vilifying Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and calling him "a top voice of misinformation on social media." The headline for the piece summarizes its range: "How a Kennedy became a 'superspreader' of hoaxes on COVID-19, vaccines, 5G and more".

John K. White (2020-10-06). The American Way? Yap Loudly and Pack a Big Shtick. counterpunch.org The House of Donald's Populist Tweetocracy instructs us daily how sharing doesn't matter and that taxes are for losers, those impecunious citizen-suckers who can't afford a lawyer who charges less than the claimed deductions. Tax Avoidance 101. No need to share with the "little people," a.k.a. socialism. Of course, in Socialism American Style, the protected class siphons

sputniknews (2020-10-06). Videos: US Couple Indicted After Brandishing, Pointing Firearms at Protesters. sputniknews.com Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the gun-wielding couple that made national headlines for brandishing their weapons at protesters back in June, were indicted Tuesday by a grand jury on a variety of charges that stemmed from their viral stance against Missouri demonstrators.

sputniknews (2020-10-06). Dream Factory? Hollywood-Style 'Trump' Sign Appears Above Mountain Freeway in California. sputniknews.com The extravagant Trump-supporting sign did not last long on the 405 freeway in California, as it was quickly dismantled by crews before the morning rush hour on Tuesday, because it was a "traffic hazard".

2020-10-09: Social Media Postees

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The Case Against Social Media: Mass Misinformation in the Covid-19 Era
Anthony DiMaggio | counterpunch.org | 2020-10-09
Americans are now witnessing a new era of conspiracy mongering and fake news via the rise of the fringe "QAnon" movement, among a plethora of paranoid claims that Covid-19 is an elite-fueled hoax and that it was secretly created by powerful people working in the shadows.
counterpunch.org/2020/10/09/the-case-against-social-media-mass-misinformation-in-the-covid-19-era/

Evidence that the Face Mask does not Impede Viral Transmission
Prof. Bill Willers | globalresearch.ca | 2020-10-09
Dr. Redfield: | I made it a point to watch you after seeing Wisconsin's Chief Medical Officer and Epidemiologist, Dr. Ryan Westergaard, state publicly on June 3, 2020 | "Now the science is in. [Because of] recent studies with large numbers …
globalresearch.ca/open-letter-robert-redfield-director-center-disease-control-prevention/5725629

FBI Foils Right-Wing Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Months After Trump Urged "Liberation" of State
Staff | 18.224.45.15 | 2020-10-09
Just months after President Trump tweeted for his supporters to "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!" the FBI has foiled an alleged plot to kidnap and take hostage Democratic Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer. Authorities arrested six men Thursday involved in the kidnapping plot, and seven others who were said to be planning to storm the state Capitol in Lansing with the intent of starting a civil war. "It came as a surprise to many, but not necessarily here in Michigan, because the state has a long history of militia and white nationalist ties," says Russ McNamara, a reporter at WDET, Detroit's NPR affiliate. We also speak w…
18.224.45.15/2020/10/9/michigan_kidnapping_plot_right_wing_militias

Debatable: Can Kamala Harris Tell Us Anything About the Politics of Ava DuVernay?
Lawrence Ware — Chanda Prescod-Weinstein | counterpunch.org | 2020-10-09
I can't believe that it was just last year that Ava DuVernay's "When They See Us" was the thing that Black folks were watching and discussing on social media. We laughed, we cried, we felt righteous indignation at the way those young men were treated, and immeasurable gratitude for the filmmaker who put their stories…
counterpunch.org/2020/10/09/debatable-can-kamala-harris-tell-us-anything-about-the-politics-of-ava-duvernay/

Why America's Economic War On China Is Failing
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-10-09
U.S. President Donald Trump–supported by most of the U.S. establishment–deepened the U.S. government's assault on the Chinese economy. The "trade war" seemed to play well with Trump's political base, who somehow hoped that an economic attack on China would miraculously create economic prosperity for them. In 2018, Trump slapped tariffs on more than $200 billion worth of various Chinese goods. Then, Trump's administration went after Chinese high-tech firms such as Huawei, ZTE, ByteDance (the owners of TikTok), and WeChat.
popularresistance.org/why-americas-economic-war-on-china-is-failing/

The Case Against Social Media: Mass Misinformation in the Covid-19 Era
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-10-09
Anthony DIMAGGIO | Despite the rising salience of "fake news" in the U.S., propaganda, misinformation, and conspiracy theories are hardly new phenomena. In the 1950s, The historian Richard Hofstadter famously wrote in The Paranoid Style of American Politics about conspiratorial thinking in American history, including McCarthyism, ravings about water fluoridation, and wild tales about the Illuminati and Free Masons secretly dominating American politics and society. | Americans are now witnessing a new era of c…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/10/09/the-case-against-social-media-mass-misinformation-in-the-covid-19-era/

Yemen's Houthi-run Al Masirah TV accounts suspended by Twitter
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-08
Yemen's Houthi-run Al Masirah TV accounts suspended by Twitter | Suspension comes as clashes intensify in Hodeidah between Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed forces | MEE and agencies | Thu, 10/08/2020 – 13: 40 | Supporters of Yemen's Houthi fighters chant slogans as they gather in the capital Sanaa on 24 September 2020, during a ceremony by the Houthis to collect cash, food and other donations for their force…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-houthi-twitter-suspends-masirah-tv-account

Protests & Provocateurs: Infiltrators are Disrupting BLM Protests
David Rosen | counterpunch.org | 2020-10-08
Reports of agents provocateurs, outside agitators and police infiltration of protests are appearing throughout the country and involving law-enforcement agents and rightwing nationalists. The most public role of such a disruptor was detailed in Minneapolis at the time of Trump's provocative tweets and involved someone who has come to be known as the "Umbrella Man."
counterpunch.org/2020/10/08/protests-provocateurs-infiltrators-are-disrupting-blm-protests/

Video: US Marine Who Posted Clip Threatening Asians Wanted by Pentagon
sputniknews.com | 2020-10-08
A US Marine who recently posted a video on social media in which he threatened to shoot Asians is now wanted by US Marine Corps leaders "so that his command can take appropriate action."
sputniknews.com/us/202010081080712679-video-us-marine-who-posted-clip-threatening-asians-wanted-by-pentagon/

Video: Rapper Tory Lanez Charged With Felony Assault in Megan Thee Stallion Shooting
sputniknews.com | 2020-10-08
Canadian rapper and singer Tory Lanez is facing up to 22 years and eight months in prison for the July 12 incident in which he allegedly shot US rapper Megan Thee Stallion in both feet.
sputniknews.com/viral/202010081080712892-rapper-tory-lanez-charged-with-felony-assault-in-megan-thee-stallion-shooting/

Did Trump's "LIBERATE MICHIGAN" Tweet Inspire Militia Plot Against Gov. Whitmer?
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-10-08
Federal investigators uncovered and thwarted a plot planned by six individuals, some of whom were part of a militia in Michigan planning to kidnap Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. | Four of the six men were planning to meet on Wednesday to pay for explosives as part of their plot to abduct Whitmer. The FBI arrested all six individuals on Wednesday night. | The men ha…
truthout.org/articles/did-trumps-liberate-michigan-tweet-inspire-militia-plot-against-gov-whitmer/

USA Today blasted for 'who won VP debate' Twitter poll that LEFT OUT Pence
rt.com | 2020-10-08
USA Today has been called out by Republicans for inexplicably leaving Mike Pence out of a Twitter poll asking "Who won the vice presidential debate?" — though the outlet tried to brush it off as a mistake. | The poll, posted after the Wednesday night debate, asked users who had won, offering respondents the choices of Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (who wasn't even in the debate), "the pesky fly" that alighted on Pence's head, or "I didn't watch!" Notably, Vice President Pence's name was nowhere to be seen. | Think the media has an agenda…
rt.com/usa/502977-pence-poll-usatoday-bias/

'Misogynistic loser': Fox News contributor eviscerated on Twitter for calling Kamala Harris an 'insufferable lying bi**h'
rt.com | 2020-10-08
Republican consultant and Fox News contributor Harlan Hill bashed a social media hornets' nest with a bat with a tweet branding Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris an "insufferable lying b*tch" during her debate with Mike Pence. | "Kamala Harris comes off as such an insufferable lying bitch. Sorry, it's just true," Hill tweeted during the Wednesday night debate between Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. "I didn't think it was possible for someone to be less likable than Hillary Clinton," he added in a separate tweet. | Kamala Harris comes off as such an insufferable lying bitch. Sorry, it's just true.[mda…
rt.com/usa/502953-harlan-hill-kamala-harris-debate/

'Misogynistic loser': GOP consulstant eviscerated on Twitter for calling Kamala Harris an 'insufferable lying bi**h'
rt.com | 2020-10-08
Republican consultant and regular Fox News guest Harlan Hill bashed a social media hornets' nest with a bat with a tweet branding VP candidate Kamala Harris an "insufferable lying b*tch" during her debate with Mike Pence. | "Kamala Harris comes off as such an insufferable lying bitch. Sorry, it's just true," Hill tweeted during the Wednesday night debate between Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. "I didn't think it was possible for someone to be less likable than Hillary Clinton," he added in a separate tweet. | Kamala Harris comes off as such an insufferable lying bitch. Sorry, it's just true.– HARLA…
rt.com/usa/502953-harlan-hill-kamala-harris-debate/

Penelope Cruz bombarded with Nagorno-Karabakh comments on Instagram as users mistake Colombian flag on film poster for Armenia's
rt.com | 2020-10-08
Hollywood star Penelope Cruz has been unwittingly dragged into an online battle over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, after social media users falsely assumed she had posted an image of the Armenian flag. | The Spanish-born actress shared a photo of…
rt.com/usa/502920-penelope-cruz-nagorno-karabakh/

European Parliament President Sassoli self-isolating after member of his staff tests positive for Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-10-08
The president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, announced on Thursday he would self-isolate after contact with a Covid-19 infected person. | "I was recently in contact with a member of my staff who today tested positive for Covid-19," Sassoli tweeted. "In accordance with the rules, I'll be self-isolating for the required period to carry out the necessary checks." | The EU Parliament head said he feels fine and has "no symptoms." | Sassoli has already put himself into quarantine once — back in March…
rt.com/news/502969-european-parliament-sassoli-isolating/

European Parliament President Sassoli self-isolating after member of his staff tests positive for Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-10-08
The president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, announced on Thursday he would self-isolate after contact with a Covid-19 infected person. | "I was recently in contact with a member of my staff who today tested positive for Covid-19," Sassoli tweeted. "In accordance with the rules, I'll be self-isolating for the required period to carry out the necessary checks." | The EU Parliament head said he feels fine and has "no symptoms." | Sassoli has already put himself into quarantine once — back in March…
rt.com/news/502969-european-parliament-sassoli-isolating/

Facebook Profited From Climate Misinformation Even After Vowing to Fight It, Report Shows
Brett Wilkins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-10-08
Inaccurate and misleading ads—which were bought by right-wing lobby and nonprofit groups—were viewed by eight million U.S. users during the first half of 2020. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/denial.jpg
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Empire of High Technology: Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook achieve 'monopoly power'
C.J. Atkins | peoplesworld.org | 2020-10-07
In the middle of the last century, Marxist economist Victor Perlo described the U.S. economy as an "empire of high finance." If he were writing today, he'd probably update his assessment to say U.S. capitalism has also become an "empire of high technology." The U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust essentially dances around that conclusion …
peoplesworld.org/article/empire-of-high-technology-amazon-apple-google-facebook-achieve-monopoly-power/

House Antitrust Report Is a Bold Prescription for Curing Big Tech's Ills
Mitch Stoltz | commondreams.org | 2020-10-07
Following a year of hearings and research, the staff of the Subcommittee on Antitrust found that Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple all have either significant market power or outright monopoly power in a variety of markets. (Photo: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/break-up-big-tech.jpg
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Bangladesh erupts against repeated incidents of sexual abuse against women
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-10-07
On October 5, Monday, hundreds of people protested in Shahbag area of Bangladeshi capital Dhaka after a video of a woman being gangraped and tortured by at least nine men went viral on social media. The incident reportedly took place in Noakhali district's Begumganj upazila on September 2. The victim's 65-year-old father was also assaulted by some of the alleged rapists at his house in Jagannathpur upazila of Sumangunj, as per reports. | Protesters on Monday carried banners demanding the resignation of home minister Asadduzzam Khan for the government's failure to stop sexual violence against women in the country.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/10/07/bangladesh-erupts-against-repeated-incidents-of-sexual-abuse-against-women/

Why a DC Public Relations Firm Pretended to Be Bolivian on Facebook
Brett Heinz | counterpunch.org | 2020-10-07
The Americas Blog featured a post last week about the growing wave of election interference and misinformation campaigns sweeping Latin America, especially as a tool of right-wing governments and political movements. As these digital operations have grown in popularity, so has the market for firms to organize them. In particular, new details about the recent…
counterpunch.org/2020/10/07/why-a-dc-public-relations-firm-pretended-to-be-bolivian-on-facebook/

Facebook begins banning accounts that openly support xenophobic QAnon group
Sheren Khalel | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-07
Facebook begins banning accounts that openly support xenophobic QAnon group | Designated by FBI as domestic terror threat in 2019, US President Donald Trump applauded group in August, calling followers 'people that love our country' | Sheren Khalel | Wed, 10/07/2020 – 16: 36 | Trump supporter wears QAnon sweatshirt during one of president's rallies on 3 October in Staten Island, New York (AFP/File photo) | Faceboo…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/facebook-begins-banning-accounts-openly-support-qanon-conspiracy

Facebook to Cease Running US Political Ads After 2020 Election Polls Close
sputniknews.com | 2020-10-07
Facebook has declared that it will temporarily halt the allowance of political advertisements on Facebook and Instagram following the November 3 US presidential election.
sputniknews.com/us/202010071080701197-facebook-to-cease-running-us-political-ads-after-2020-election-polls-close/

'Cuties' goes to court: Netflix INDICTED by Texas grand jury for lewd depiction of children in controversial film
rt.com | 2020-10-07
Netflix is facing criminal prosecution over the controversial French film 'Cuties,' after a Texas grand jury indicted the entertainment streaming service for lewd depiction of children. | The indictment was filed on September 23 in Tyler County but was shared on Tuesday on Twitter by Republican state Representative Matt Schaefer. It accuses Netflix of knowingly promoting visual material that depicts "lewd exhibition" of the genitals or pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was under 18 when the content was created. Further, the prosecution alleges that the material "appeals to the prurient int…
rt.com/usa/502755-netflix-cuties-indicted/

Traits like 'objectivity' and 'perfectionism' signs of RACISM and white supremacy, elementary school kids taught
rt.com | 2020-10-07
A screenshot of a lesson apparently taught to elementary school kids claiming characteristics like "perfectionism" and "objectivity" can signify racism has sparked outcry, with many ridiculing the concept as being racist itself. | The presentation slide, shared on Twitter by author James Lindsay on Wednesday, showed a list of 15 traits by which the young students could identify "white supremacy culture." It appeared to be a rough summary of the 2001 'Dismantling Racism Workbook' by au…
rt.com/usa/502845-racism-white-supremacy-elementary-school/

Trump hints at 'standalone' $1,200 stimulus check bill after vowing to halt Covid relief talks with Democrats until November
rt.com | 2020-10-07
US President Donald Trump said he would sign a bill approving another round of Covid-19 relief checks if one crossed his desk, apparently backtracking after saying he'd ended stimulus talks with Democrats until after the election. | "[If I sent] a Stand Alone Bill for Stimulus Checks ($1,200), they will go out to our great people IMMEDIATELY. I am ready to sign right now. Are you listening Nancy?" Trump tweeted on Tuesday evening amid a flurry of posts, tagging his own chief of staff Mark Meadows and leadership in both parties. | If I am sent a Stand Alone Bill for Stimulus Checks ($1,200), they will go out to…
rt.com/usa/502760-trump-standalone-stimulus-bill/

'Former staff' of disgraced Rep. Katie Hill use ex-lawmaker's Twitter account to accuse her of 'workplace abuse'
rt.com | 2020-10-07
A series of messages posted to the verified Twitter account of former Rep. Katie Hill accused her of abusing her congressional staff. Hill, who resigned following a salacious sex scandal, claims that the account was hacked. | Hill, a Democrat who vacated her seat in October 2019 following allegations that she had extramarital affairs with multiple members of her staff, once again found herself in the spotlight after it was announced on Tuesday that her memoir would be turned into a film. The Handmaid's Tale star Elisabeth Moss will play Hill in the movie, which is being produced for a streaming service. | Alt…
rt.com/usa/502764-katie-hill-twitter-hacked-abuse-staff/

UFO watchers agog after mysterious object seen hurtling past International Space Station
rt.com | 2020-10-07
Alien enthusiasts are in a frenzy after peculiar footage appearing to capture a UFO flying past the International Space Station (ISS) was captured by a skywatcher and uploaded online. | The curious video was uploaded on the popular space conspiracy YouTube channel MrMBB333 on Tuesday. The YouTuber behind it, who describes himself as an 'Earth Watchman', says the footage was captured in Chino Hills, California, on Monday. | It shows a small white light whizzing behind the ISS as a spacecraft starts to disembark. "It looks like it's white and, as we zoom in, appears to be tumbling," MrMBB333 explains. | The uplo…
rt.com/news/502849-ufo-international-space-station-video/

PMQs just exposed Starmer's complete lack of principles
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-10-07
It's fair enough if you've given up watching Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) recently. Because the previous few weeks have been dire to say the least. But a question from Keir Starmer to Boris Johnson over the 10pm curfew for pubs and restaurants cast a light on another big story. And it shows the Labour leader is devoid of principles. | PMQs: Starmer rebelling?: | As BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg tweeted, Starmer might be about to 'rebel' against Johnson: | Getting tricky for govt — fair number of Tory MPs might…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/10/07/pmqs-just-exposed-starmers-complete-lack-of-principles/

From the Jailhouse to Wall Street: How Change Happens
Alec Connon | commondreams.org | 2020-10-07
On the night before JPMorgan Chase's annual shareholders meeting in May of 2020, activists with Stop the Money Pipeline projected 30-foot-tall images of people holding protest signs with messages calling on CEO Jamie Dimon to "stop funding fossil fuels" on a wall across from his apartment in New York City. (Photo: Erik McGregor/Stop the Money Pipeline/Facebook) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/chase-protest.jpg
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Facebook to Ban Political Ads After Polls Close on Nov. 3, 'Just in Time to Have No Impact Whatsoever'
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-10-07
Critics noted that the social media giant also recently announced an algorithm change that could "make the site more toxic and less usable while endangering democracy and human rights." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/facebook.housing_0_0.jpg
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Trump shares tweet calling New York City mayor 'an anti-Semite thug'
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-07
Trump shares tweet calling New York City mayor 'an anti-Semite thug' | President suggests New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is antisemitic after night of demonstrations by Orthodox Jews that saw some burn their masks | MEE staff | Wed, 10/07/2020 – 17: 51 | Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in Borough Park section of Brooklyn in New York City on 6 October (Reuters) | US President Donald Trump suggested that New York's Democratic mayo…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/coronavirus-orthodox-jews-new-york-donald-trump-bill-deblasio

Dimbleby's silencing on The One Show sums up the mindless programme perfectly
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-10-07
Former Question Time host David Dimbleby used to get flack over butting-in when his guests were speaking. Sadly for him, the shoe was on the other foot on Tuesday 6 September. As a host royally shut him down on The One Show. | You can't say THAT, Dimbleby!: | Kevin Pascoe tweeted a clip from the show. It shows Dimbleby going on one about the Tory government. H…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/10/07/dimblebys-silencing-on-the-one-show-sums-up-the-mindless-programme-perfectly/

'Powers unseen since oil barons': Democrats threaten to BREAK UP Apple, Google, Amazon & Facebook, accusing Big Tech of monopolism
rt.com | 2020-10-06
House Democrats urged an overhaul of antitrust laws to break up Silicon Valley, comparing them to Gilded Age monopolies, even as tech giants backed their calls for increased speech policing ahead of the November election. | That's the main thrust of the 449-page report released on Tuesday by the majority on the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee. It found that Google has an unfair monopoly on online search, Facebook rules…
rt.com/usa/502752-silicon-valley-antitrust-democrats/

Trump copies Hitler
wsws.org | 2020-10-06
A video tweeted by President Trump depicting his return to the White House on October 5, 2020 after being hospitalized with COVID-19 was clearly modeled after Hitler's arrival at the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in the Nazi film Triumph of the Will.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/10/07/trum-o07.html

Billionaires' Media: The Smearing of Robert F. Kennedy Jr
Joyce Nelson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-10-06
On Sept. 17, Toronto-based The Globe and Mail newspaper published an extraordinary and very lengthy article vilifying Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and calling him "a top voice of misinformation on social media." The headline for the piece summarizes its range: …
globalresearch.ca/billionaire-media-smearing-robert-f-kennedy-jr/5725810

Facebook & Instagram to purge ALL accounts 'representing QAnon,' even those that don't share 'violent content'
rt.com | 2020-10-06
A new Facebook policy will see all profiles linked to the QAnon conspiracy community wiped from the platform whether or not they promote violence, the company's latest crackdown on what it claims is a dangerous movement. | Facebook announced the new measures on Tuesday, explaining that the decision updates a policy imposed in August targeting QAnon accounts "containing discussions…
rt.com/usa/502750-facebook-bans-all-qanon/

Planned Parenthood Action Fund Statement on Trump's False Tweet on Abortion Later in Pregnancy
commondreams.org | 2020-10-06
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