Daily Archives: December 21, 2020

2020-12-21: News Headlines

MEE staff (2020-12-21). Israeli woman found dead near settlement in West Bank. middleeasteye.net Israeli woman found dead near settlement in West Bank | Police reportedly suspect the killing was 'politically motivated' | Mon, 12/21/2020 – 09: 25 | Esther Horgen, a 52-year-old mother of six from Tal Menashe settlement, did not return from a run (Social media) | Israeli police opened an investigation on Monday into the death of an Israeli woman whose body was found on Sunday near a settlement in the north o…

The Canary (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…

Global Research News (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: | " …

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-21). Twitter updates label for Trump's misleading tweets. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) — Twitter has updated a label placed on misleading claims made by Donald Trump and others, that declares Joe Biden to have won the election.

Online News Editor (2020-12-21). Canada suspends UK flights after new virus strain detected. laprensalatina.com Toronto, Canada, Dec 20 (efe-epa).- Canada on Sunday night suspended all flights from the United Kingdom for 72 hours in the wake of the rapidly spreading mutated variant of the coronavirus found in the European country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the decision on Twitter and said the government of Canada was closely monitoring the …

RT (2020-12-20). 'Disconnect from reality': Brits seethe as 'one of richest UK men' Chancellor Sunak claims people 'BUILT UP SAVINGS' under Covid. rt.com Rishi Sunak, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, was called out by Brits on Sunday after he claimed people had been "building up savings" during the coronavirus and were ready to go on a spending spree when the lockdown ends. | Sunak reportedly told Conservative Party members last week that he thinks "people have been sitting at home, building up some savings hopefully and we would like to go and spend them when we get back." | Brits on social media, however, mocked the suggestion that their bank accounts had been growing under a pandemic and subsequent economic crisis where many have lost their jobs, and ac…

sputniknews (2020-12-20). 'Forever n Then Some More': Netizens Shed Tears of Joy on Ariana Grande's Engagement Announcement. sputniknews.com Ariana Grande, a Florida-born singer and actress, keeps giving her fans reasons to celebrate during this difficult year. First, it was her new album Positions, then it was news about her Netflix documentary "Excuse Me, I love you", and now it's the sweetest announcement that made every Arianator happy.

Steve Topple (2020-12-20). The Tories leaked Tier 4 plans to a journalist with a broken Twitter account. thecanary.co The Tories appear to have leaked the controversial 'Tier 4' plans to a journalist whose main Twitter account is " Hi, I'm Carolin64723572. I have breaking news.: | Looking at the time stamp, it appears Caroline Wheeler was one of the first journalists to share the det…

2020-12-21: Social Media Postees

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Home Secretary 'caused legal storm by posting tweet about migrant deaths'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-12-21
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…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/12/21/home-secretary-caused-legal-storm-by-posting-tweet-about-migrant-deaths/

Israeli woman found dead near settlement in West Bank
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-21
Israeli woman found dead near settlement in West Bank | Police reportedly suspect the killing was 'politically motivated' | MEE staff | Mon, 12/21/2020 – 09: 25 | Esther Horgen, a 52-year-old mother of six from Tal Menashe settlement, did not return from a run (Social media) | Israeli police opened an investigation on Monday into the death of an Israeli woman whose body was found on Sunday near a settlement in the north o…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-woman-dead-settlement-west-bank-palestine

VIDEO: Ask The Experts: Covid-19 Vaccine — Now Banned on YouTube and Facebook
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-21
click screen below to view: important testimonies of medical doctors censored by Youtube and Facebook | The opinions of prominent scientists who question the lockdown, the face-mask or social distancing are "taken down" by Google: | " YouTube doesn't allow content that | …
globalresearch.ca/ask-the-experts-covid-19-vaccine-now-banned-on-youtube-and-facebook/5732740

Canada suspends UK flights after new virus strain detected
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2020-12-21
Toronto, Canada, Dec 20 (efe-epa).- Canada on Sunday night suspended all flights from the United Kingdom for 72 hours in the wake of the rapidly spreading mutated variant of the coronavirus found in the European country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the decision on Twitter and said the government of Canada was closely monitoring the …
laprensalatina.com/canada-suspends-uk-flights-after-new-virus-strain-detected/

Twitter updates label for Trump's misleading tweets
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-21
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) — Twitter has updated a label placed on misleading claims made by Donald Trump and others, that declares Joe Biden to have won the election.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167440/Twitter-updates-label-for-Trump-s-misleading-tweets

Fourth Afghan journalist assassinated within two months
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2020-12-21
Kabul, Dec 21 (efe-epa).- Afghan journalist Rahmatullah Nikzad was shot dead on Monday in front of his house in the central Ghazni province, marking the fourth targeted killing of a journalist in the country within the last two months. . "Another Afghan journalist killed today," tweeted nonprofit Afghan Journalists Safety Committee, announcing that Nikzad had …
laprensalatina.com/fourth-afghan-journalist-assassinated-within-two-months/

'Disconnect from reality': Brits seethe as 'one of richest UK men' Chancellor Sunak claims people 'BUILT UP SAVINGS' under Covid
rt.com | 2020-12-20
Rishi Sunak, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, was called out by Brits on Sunday after he claimed people had been "building up savings" during the coronavirus and were ready to go on a spending spree when the lockdown ends. | Sunak reportedly told Conservative Party members last week that he thinks "people have been sitting at home, building up some savings hopefully and we would like to go and spend them when we get back." | Brits on social media, however, mocked the suggestion that their bank accounts had been growing under a pandemic and subsequent economic crisis where many have lost their jobs, and ac…
rt.com/uk/510257-sunak-brits-savings-spending-spree/

Rockets 'targeting US embassy' rain on Baghdad's Green Zone — VIDEOS show fiery intercepts
rt.com | 2020-12-20
Multiple rockets have targeted the Iraqi capital's heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday evening. The US embassy's C-RAM air defense systems were engaged to intercept the missile attack, which it said resulted in no casualties. | Footage published on the social media show the night skies over Baghdad illuminated with flashes of light as rapid-fire guns of the US C-RAM systems were used to intercept the incoming projectiles. At least three rockets were targeting the American diplomatic missions, the Iraqi security officials told AP, saying they were launched by an "outlaw group." | BREAKING – Rocket attack on…
rt.com/news/510271-rockets-us-embassy-baghdad-iraq/

Dead dogs hung from trees along Siberian highway as hunter takes grisly revenge on pack of strays (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-12-19
An investigation has been launched in the remote Russian region of Kemerovo, after viral footage showed the dead bodies of half a dozen dogs strung up in trees along the roadside. | According to Russian media on Saturday, the canines had been shot by a local hunter after he found the corpses of several goats nearby. Anatoly Kadochnikov, the head of the Novoromanovsky settlement, told journalists that "he tracked the dogs from the bloody trail that they had left and shot them… As he didn't know whose dogs they were or where they came from, he hung them on trees as a message to their owners." | WARNING: GRAPHI…
rt.com/russia/510213-dead-dogs-hunter-syberia/

Wokestradamus? Parody Twitter account 'Titania McGrath' perfectly predicted the latest social justice battles
rt.com | 2020-12-19
In a bizarre case of life imitating art, a parody Twitter account making fun of the woke movement ended up predicting exactly what that movement would do. Does the line between satire and reality even exist any more? | 'Titania McGrath' doesn't exist, and is a creation of Spiked columnist Andrew Doyle. Yet her Twitter account, which parodies and ridicules modern society's obsession with political correctness, has fooled the unaware before, even earning a ban from Twitter after a biting send-up of critical…
rt.com/news/510216-titania-mcgrath-woke-predictions/

'A bit too transparent'? Pfizer fumes as Belgian official leaks all VACCINE PRICES for EU in 'unintended' Twitter post
rt.com | 2020-12-18
The shroud of secrecy over the Covid-19 vaccines' prices was suddenly lifted, when Belgian MP Eva De Bleeker published a tweet detailing how much the EU is paying to six pharma companies for each shot. | Brussels has for months been insisting it is legally restricted from revealing any details on the price of the coronavirus vaccines, but that didn't stop the senior official from blowing the lid late on Thursday. | De Bleeker, who is Belgium's State Secretary for Budget and Consumer Protection, quickly realized her blunder and deleted…
rt.com/news/510140-eu-vaccine-prices-leak-belgium/

Keir Starmer accused of bigotry for daring to praise 'Christian values' a week before Christmas
rt.com | 2020-12-18
Labour leader Keir Starmer has been accused of religious bigotry and pandering to Tory voters, after tweeting about "Christian values," and how they helped Brits overcome the struggles of 2020. | Starmer tweeted a short excerpt from his Friday article for the Church Times, writing, "The best of British values that we've seen over the past year are the best of Christian values." | The MP also attached the link to the piece, in which he argued that Christmas was the time to reflect on the passing year, which was full of "loss and difficulties", but also highlighted "the best of humanity". Starmer thanked the Ch…
rt.com/uk/510137-starmer-christian-values-twitter/