Daily Archives: November 16, 2020

2020-11-16: News Headlines

Ralph Nader (2020-11-16). Trump's Ongoing Crime Wave Requires a Special Prosecutor. counterpunch.org There are many reasons why loser Trump refuses to concede. Yes, delusion has been the counterfeit coin of his fantasy realm — "I won this election by a lot" he tweeted with all caps last Saturday. In his fevered mind — nourished by a bullying career — all victories are his triumphs, and all losses are fake due

MEE staff (2020-11-16). Etihad Airways removes advert featuring Second Jewish Temple. middleeasteye.net Etihad Airways removes advert featuring Second Jewish Temple | Promotional video was part of announcement that airline will start operating flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv | Mon, 11/16/2020 – 15: 32 | Screengrab of Etihad Airways' promotional video, subsequently removed, showing a drawing of Jerusalem's Second Temple as one of Israel's landmarks (Twitter\@etihad) | Etihad Airways has removed a video adv…

Mohammad Ayesh (2020-11-16). Arabic press review: Algerian court sentences media mogul to five years in prison. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Algerian court sentences media mogul to five years in prison | Meanwhile, Jordanian MPs are due to be prosecuted over alleged 'vote buying', and more than 200 prominent Palestinians campaign for one-state solution | Mon, 11/16/2020 – 14: 32 | Anis Rahmani's organisation served as the media wing of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's administration (Facebook) | Algerian cour…

Mehr News Agency (2020-11-16). 'I WON': Trump tweets claiming 'fake results'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Trump tweets 'I Won' after saying 'Fake Results' of 2020 Mail-in vote shouldn't be allowed to stand.

RT (2020-11-15). Silencing discussion? UK Labour Party demands online crackdown on 'anti-vax disinformation' ahead of Covid-19 vaccine rollout. rt.com With the UK preparing for a Covid-19 vaccine rollout, the Labour Party is calling for emergency censorship legislation to punish social-media companies if they allow posting of what it considers to be "anti-vax disinformation." | "Social-media companies have a pitiful record of tackling disinformation," shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens tweeted on Sunday. | The government needs to stop dragging its heels and force companies to remove this dangerous content ahead of the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. | Stevens and Labour's shadow health secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, have co-authored a letter demanding t…

sputniknews (2020-11-15). Trump Tweets Bolton Was 'One of the Dumbest People' He's Worked With. sputniknews.com Trump has had differences with his ex-aide on a whole range of issues, given the latter's harsh stance on American foreign policy, which only became sharper after he published a memoir this year presenting Trump in quite a negative light.

Staff (2020-11-15). "Campus Reform" Is Funneling Koch Money to Groom Right-Wing "Journalists" truthout.org When Alexia Isais's phone registered a Blue Alert earlier this fall, informing her that there had been an attack on a local police officer, she quickly tweeted her reaction. "They can all go fall into the abyss and society would be better without them," she wrote. | Isais, a political science student at Arizona State University, is known for being outspoken. "As a Mexican American woman, I have a right to object to conditions and institutions that have ruined people's lives," she told Truthout. Amon…

WSWS (2020-11-15). Victimized "Teachers Against Dying" Facebook group founder discusses the struggle facing educators. wsws.org Michael Hull, the founder of the Facebook group "Teachers Against Dying," recently spoke with the WSWS about the conditions facing educators and the growing opposition to in-person learning amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic.

WSWS (2020-11-14). Workers must stop production to contain coronavirus outbreak at Sterling Heights Assembly Plant! wsws.org At least one worker, Mark Bianchi, is already dead, a relative confirmed recently on Facebook, and the United Auto Workers union has pulled virtually all of its shop stewards from the floor, pointing to an outbreak potentially without precedent in the US industry.

Lucian K. Truscott IV (2020-11-14). Trump is going out the way he came in: A loser, a liar and a cheat. salon.com As the virus heads into a winter surge, our defeated president tweets, plays golf and runs a money-raising scam…

Mehr News Agency (2020-11-14). Iran produces effective antiviral COVID-19 drug. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — Iranian researchers have developed an effective COVID-19 drug that has been approved by Iran's Food and Drug Administration (IFDA).

Daniel Warner (2020-11-13). Can Multinationals be Responsible? counterpunch.org As part of anger against the 1%, many of the 99% are turning against multinational corporations such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. On November 29, the Swiss will vote on a referendum concerning corporate social responsibility. Before deciding on the pros and cons of what's on the ballot, we should consider the nature of

sputniknews (2020-11-13). Twitter Says Around 300,000 Tweets About US Election Flagged, Labeled 'Potentially Misleading'. sputniknews.com An estimated 300,000 tweets related to the 2020 US presidential election were flagged for misleading content, according to an update issued by Twitter this week.

Vijay Prashad (2020-11-13). Biden Should Shake Hands With Nicolás Maduro. counterpunch.org In June, Joe Biden—who will be the U.S. president in January 2021—sent out a tweet that described Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro—and others—as "thugs and dictators." Maduro won two elections to hold his post—in 2013 and 2018. In 2018, Maduro won 67.8 percent of the vote, losing a third of the votes to Henri Falcón and

WSWS (2020-11-13). Stop online censorship: Restore the Twitter account of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (US)! wsws.org In an act of online political censorship, Twitter has suspended the account of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality in the US.

Matthew Rozsa (2020-11-13). Mark Zuckerberg defends decision to keep Steve Bannon on Facebook after violent post. salon.com President Trump's former adviser suggested beheading two high-ranking officials "as a warning" about disloyalty…

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Trump's Ongoing Crime Wave Requires a Special Prosecutor
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-16
There are many reasons why loser Trump refuses to concede. Yes, delusion has been the counterfeit coin of his fantasy realm — "I won this election by a lot" he tweeted with all caps last Saturday. In his fevered mind — nourished by a bullying career — all victories are his triumphs, and all losses are fake due…
counterpunch.org/2020/11/16/trumps-ongoing-crime-wave-requires-a-special-prosecutor/

Etihad Airways removes advert featuring Second Jewish Temple
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-11-16
Etihad Airways removes advert featuring Second Jewish Temple | Promotional video was part of announcement that airline will start operating flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv | MEE staff | Mon, 11/16/2020 – 15: 32 | Screengrab of Etihad Airways' promotional video, subsequently removed, showing a drawing of Jerusalem's Second Temple as one of Israel's landmarks (Twitter\@etihad) | Etihad Airways has removed a video adv…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-uae-etihad-second-jewish-temple-removed-video

'I WON': Trump tweets claiming 'fake results'
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-16
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Trump tweets 'I Won' after saying 'Fake Results' of 2020 Mail-in vote shouldn't be allowed to stand.
en.mehrnews.com/news/165939/I-WON-Trump-tweets-claiming-fake-results

Arabic press review: Algerian court sentences media mogul to five years in prison
Mohammad Ayesh | middleeasteye.net | 2020-11-16
Arabic press review: Algerian court sentences media mogul to five years in prison | Meanwhile, Jordanian MPs are due to be prosecuted over alleged 'vote buying', and more than 200 prominent Palestinians campaign for one-state solution | Mohammad Ayesh | Mon, 11/16/2020 – 14: 32 | Anis Rahmani's organisation served as the media wing of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's administration (Facebook) | Algerian cour…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/arabic-press-review-algerian-court-sentences-media-mogul-five-years-prison

"Campus Reform" Is Funneling Koch Money to Groom Right-Wing "Journalists"
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-11-15
When Alexia Isais's phone registered a Blue Alert earlier this fall, informing her that there had been an attack on a local police officer, she quickly tweeted her reaction. "They can all go fall into the abyss and society would be better without them," she wrote. | Isais, a political science student at Arizona State University, is known for being outspoken. "As a Mexican American woman, I have a right to object to conditions and institutions that have ruined people's lives," she told Truthout. Amon…
truthout.org/articles/campus-reform-is-funneling-koch-money-to-groom-right-wing-journalists/

Silencing discussion? UK Labour Party demands online crackdown on 'anti-vax disinformation' ahead of Covid-19 vaccine rollout
rt.com | 2020-11-15
With the UK preparing for a Covid-19 vaccine rollout, the Labour Party is calling for emergency censorship legislation to punish social-media companies if they allow posting of what it considers to be "anti-vax disinformation." | "Social-media companies have a pitiful record of tackling disinformation," shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens tweeted on Sunday. | The government needs to stop dragging its heels and force companies to remove this dangerous content ahead of the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. | Stevens and Labour's shadow health secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, have co-authored a letter demanding t…
rt.com/uk/506806-labour-vaccine-disinformation-censorship/

Trump Tweets Bolton Was 'One of the Dumbest People' He's Worked With
sputniknews.com | 2020-11-15
Trump has had differences with his ex-aide on a whole range of issues, given the latter's harsh stance on American foreign policy, which only became sharper after he published a memoir this year presenting Trump in quite a negative light.
sputniknews.com/us/202011151081175170-trump-tweets-bolton-was-one-of-the-dumbest-people-heve-worked-with/

Victimized "Teachers Against Dying" Facebook group founder discusses the struggle facing educators
wsws.org | 2020-11-15
Michael Hull, the founder of the Facebook group "Teachers Against Dying," recently spoke with the WSWS about the conditions facing educators and the growing opposition to in-person learning amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/16/teac-n15.html

Iran produces effective antiviral COVID-19 drug
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-11-14
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — Iranian researchers have developed an effective COVID-19 drug that has been approved by Iran's Food and Drug Administration (IFDA).
en.mehrnews.com/news/165870/Iran-produces-effective-antiviral-COVID-19-drug

Enormous trove of sarcophagi and gilded statues discovered in ancient Egypt capital
rt.com | 2020-11-14
The boundless archaeological treasures of Egypt seemingly know no end as officials have announced an extraordinary trove of fresh discoveries, including at least 100 coffins and 40 gilded statues dating back to ancient times. | The incredible artefacts were unearthed in the vast Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo which served as a cemetery for the ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. | | © Fadel Dawood/ Global look Press | www.facebook.com/moantiquities/videos/4698936120177981/ | An array of elaborate sarcophagi and statues were displayed in the shadow of the famous Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqar…
rt.com/news/506740-ancient-coffins-discovered-saqqara-egypt/

Trump is going out the way he came in: A loser, a liar and a cheat
Lucian K. Truscott IV | salon.com | 2020-11-14
As the virus heads into a winter surge, our defeated president tweets, plays golf and runs a money-raising scam…
salon.com/2020/11/14/trump-is-going-out-the-way-he-came-in-a-loser-a-liar-and-a-cheat/

Workers must stop production to contain coronavirus outbreak at Sterling Heights Assembly Plant!
wsws.org | 2020-11-14
At least one worker, Mark Bianchi, is already dead, a relative confirmed recently on Facebook, and the United Auto Workers union has pulled virtually all of its shop stewards from the floor, pointing to an outbreak potentially without precedent in the US industry.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/14/shap-n14.html

Biden Should Shake Hands With Nicolás Maduro
Vijay Prashad | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-13
In June, Joe Biden–who will be the U.S. president in January 2021–sent out a tweet that described Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro–and others–as "thugs and dictators." Maduro won two elections to hold his post–in 2013 and 2018. In 2018, Maduro won 67.8 percent of the vote, losing a third of the votes to Henri Falcón and…
counterpunch.org/2020/11/13/biden-should-shake-hands-with-nicolas-maduro/

On Losing and Winning
Leia Barnett | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-13
In a recent phone conversation with a group of friends, we were asked to speak about loss as a sort of cathartic recognition of the feelings of the moment, induced by certain biological, viral, and political upheavals: what were we afraid of losing, what had we already lost, what does loss mean, and how do…
counterpunch.org/2020/11/13/on-losing-and-winning/

Mark Zuckerberg defends decision to keep Steve Bannon on Facebook after violent post
Matthew Rozsa | salon.com | 2020-11-13
President Trump's former adviser suggested beheading two high-ranking officials "as a warning" about disloyalty…
salon.com/2020/11/13/mark-zuckerberg-defends-decision-to-keep-steve-bannon-on-facebook-despite-violent-post/

On Losing and Winning
Leia Barnett | counterpunch.org | 2020-11-13
In a recent phone conversation with a group of friends, we were asked to speak about loss as a sort of cathartic recognition of the feelings of the moment, induced by certain biological, viral, and political upheavals: what were we afraid of losing, what had we already lost, what does loss mean, and how do…
counterpunch.org/2020/11/13/on-losing-and-winning/

Twitter Says Around 300,000 Tweets About US Election Flagged, Labeled 'Potentially Misleading'
sputniknews.com | 2020-11-13
An estimated 300,000 tweets related to the 2020 US presidential election were flagged for misleading content, according to an update issued by Twitter this week.
sputniknews.com/us/202011131081160872-twitter-says-around-300000-tweets-about-us-election-flagged-labeled-potentially-misleading/