Protests erupt over killing of Palestinian citizen of Israel during police shoot-out
Lubna Masarwa | middleeasteye.net | 2021-02-03
Protests erupt over killing of Palestinian citizen of Israel during police shoot-out | The death of Ahmed Hijazi, a 22-year-old nursing student, has reignited anger over Israel's selective policing of Palestinian communities in the country | Lubna Masarwa | Wed, 02/03/2021 – 14: 29 | Palestinian protesters in the town of Umm al-Fahm carry a placard saying "We are killed while the police are laughing" (Twitter\@ume…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-protest-police-killing-ahmed-hijazi
Misinformation market: Money-making tools Facebook hands to Covid cranks
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2021-02-03
By Jasper Jackson, Alexandra Heal: The video on Facebook opens with a question: "Could this be bio-terrorism?" Talking directly into the camera, the unshaven young man continues in a sarcastic American drawl: "I'm sure that there's no possible way that somebody could play Frankenstein and create the monster that they didn't mean to, or in many cases, …
truepublica.org.uk/global/misinformation-market-money-making-tools-facebook-hands-to-covid-cranks/
Top Turkish, Norwegian diplomats discuss relations
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-03
Turkish and Norwegian foreign ministers on Wednesday met virtually and discussed bilateral relations, regional and global developments.In a Twitter post, Turkey's Mevlut Cavusoglu said he discussed bilateral relations and recent developments in Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria, Libya, the US, and the East Mediterranean with his Norwegian counterpart Eriksen Soreide.Turkey and Norway maintained its "bilateral trade volume despite the pandemic," Cavusoglu noted, and wished "further cooperation in every field, particularly energy."Meanwhile, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said in a Twitter post that Soreide had a "good and f…
yenisafak.com/en/news/top-turkish-norwegian-diplomats-discuss-relations-3560055
Remdesivir's History Shows How Americans Pay More for Drugs Than Others Globally
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-02-03
It was the end of April — just as the U.S. confirmed its millionth covid-19 case and 50,000 deaths — when White House adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci announced "highly significant" news about a drug called remdesivir. | That was surprising because the antiviral drug, owned by Gilead Sciences and developed with investment from the federal government, had languished for years with no apparent commercial use. It had struck out as a treatment for hepatitis C and Ebola. | But early in 202…
truthout.org/articles/remdesivirs-history-shows-how-americans-pay-more-for-drugs-than-others-globally/
Examining The Ethics & Implications Of Twitter's Censorship Policy In India
Andrew Korybko | thealtworld.com | 2021-02-03
Twitter caused a stir by complying with the Indian government's request to temporarily "withhold" access to dozens of accounts for users within the country in response to claims that they were "inciting violence" during the ongoing farmers' protests, which prompts some very important ethical questions that have a few disturbing implications for the freedoms of speech and assembly in Western-style democracies across the world. | Everyone across the world is talking about social media censorship after former US President Trump was deplatformed last month by the world's largest companies in this sphere following the…
thealtworld.com/andrew_korybko/examining-the-ethics-implications-of-twitters-censorship-policy-in-india
Turkey: Twitter labels minister's 'LGBT deviants' post hateful amid university protest
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-02-03
Turkey: Twitter labels minister's 'LGBT deviants' post hateful amid university protest | Interior minister angered over picture mixing LGBT symbols and Islamic images during protests against Istanbul rector's appointment | MEE and agencies | Wed, 02/03/2021 – 08: 19 | Police detained 159 students on Monday after breaking up a group planning an all-night vigil outside the rector's office (AFP) | Intensifying…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-twitter-minister-lgbt-deviants-hateful-university-protest
Top Turkish diplomat attends 18th MIKTA meeting
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-03
"Attended 18th FM Meeting of MIKTA with Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea and Australia," Cavusoglu said in a Twitter post.Established in 2013, MIKTA is an informal partnership consisting of Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey, and Australia.Cavusoglu "thanked South Korea for her term and congratulated incoming Chair Australia.""MIKTA is a good model for multilateral diplomacy. Will continue our contributions," the top Turkish diplomat added.
yenisafak.com/en/news/top-turkish-diplomat-attends-18th-mikta-meeting-3560016
Turkish manufacturing industry starts 'strong' 2021
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-03
All preliminary indicators show that the Turkish manufacturing industry made a "strong start" in 2021, the country's industry and technology minister said Wednesday."We will continue to keep our country's agenda on investment, employment, production, and exports," Mustafa Varank said on Twitter.He added that Turkey would make itself a winner of…
yenisafak.com/en/economy/turkish-manufacturing-industry-starts-strong-2021-3560054
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell gets his company banned from Twitter, provokes Newsmax host to WALK OFF SET with election-fraud claims
rt.com | 2021-02-03
Twitter has banished MyPillow after company founder Mike Lindell used the account to reiterate claims of election fraud and accuse the social media platform's chief executive, Jack Dorsey, of being "tied into" the alleged crimes. | "Jack Dorsey is trying to cancel me (Mike Lindell) out," Lindell tweeted through MyPillow's account on Sunday, in a message thanking supporters who ordered pillows after Kohl's and other major retailers stopped carrying the company's products. "We are extremely busy and hiring as fast as we can to handle all the shipping. Jack (Dorsey) will be found out and should be put in prison w…
rt.com/usa/514432-mypillow-ceo-newsmax-walks-off/
California YIMBY Comms Director Lies About Berkeley Parks
ParkNonymous | indybay.org | 2021-02-03
Matthew Lewis, the Communications Director for the lobby group California YIMBY, has been spreading disinformation about available park space in Berkeley. The CAYIMBY Communications Director is messaging on social media for the purpose of riling public open against People's Park.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/01/18839709.php
Viral Inequality and the Farmers' Struggle in India
Colin Todhunter | counterpunch.org | 2021-02-03
According to a new report by Oxfam, 'The Inequality Virus', the wealth of the world's billionaires increased by $3.9tn (trillion) between 18 March and 31 December 2020. Their total wealth now stands at $11.95tn. The world's 10 richest billionaires have collectively seen their wealth increase by $540bn over this period. In September 2020, Jeff Bezos…
counterpunch.org/2021/02/03/viral-inequality-and-the-farmers-struggle-in-india/
Facebook Is Meddling In Myanmar's Legally Implemented State Of Emergency
oneworld.press | 2021-02-03
Facebook deplatformed the page for the Myanmar military's TV network on the basis that it spread "misinformation that delegitimizes the outcome of November's election" despite the social media giant having no right to arbitrate in a foreign country's domestic political dispute, especially not since the recently announced state of emergency was legally implemented in accordance with Chapter XI of the 2008 Constitution despite some abroad wrongly considering it to be an illegal "coup".
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Examining The Ethics & Implications Of Twitter's Censorship Policy In India
oneworld.press | 2021-02-03
Twitter caused a stir by complying with the Indian government's request to temporarily "withhold" access to dozens of accounts for users within the country in response to claims that they were "inciting violence" during the ongoing farmers' protests, which prompts some very important ethical questions that have a few disturbing implications for the freedoms of speech and assembly in Western-style democracies across the world.
oneworld.press/?module=articles&action=view&id=1903
Examining The Ethics & Implications Of Twitter's Censorship Policy In India
oneworld.press | 2021-02-03
Twitter caused a stir by complying with the Indian government's request to temporarily "withhold" access to dozens of accounts for users within the country in response to claims that they were "inciting violence" during the ongoing farmers' protests, which prompts some very important ethical questions that have a few disturbing implications for the freedoms of speech and assembly in Western-style democracies across the world.
oneworld.press/?module=articles&action=view&id=1903
Facebook Is Meddling In Myanmar's Legally Implemented State Of Emergency
oneworld.press | 2021-02-03
Facebook deplatformed the page for the Myanmar military's TV network on the basis that it spread "misinformation that delegitimizes the outcome of November's election" despite the social media giant having no right to arbitrate in a foreign country's domestic political dispute, especially not since the recently announced state of emergency was legally implemented in accordance with Chapter XI of the 2008 Constitution despite some abroad wrongly considering it to be an illegal "coup".
oneworld.press/?module=articles&action=view&id=1904
Palestinian political activist and analyst Abdel Sattar Qassem dies of Covid-19
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-02-02
Palestinian political activist and analyst Abdel Sattar Qassem dies of Covid-19 | Qassem, 72, had announced in January that he would be running as an independent candidate for the presidency in the upcoming Palestinian election | MEE staff | Tue, 02/02/2021 – 11: 33 | Qassem was born in the village of Deir al-Ghusun in 1948, in the present-day occupied West Bank (social media) | Prominent Palestinian academic and politica…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/covid-palestine-abd-sattar-qassem-dies-political-activist
Bill Gates calls for global alert system and 'pandemic fire squads' for post-Covid-19 world
rt.com | 2021-02-02
Social media users are recoiling at Bill Gates' call for a global disease alert system, questioning why a tech billionaire with no medical expertise or elected office is plotting what they fear could become a platform for tyranny. | The Microsoft co-founder, who ranks as the world's third-richest person, took to Twitter on Monday to make his pitch for a new system that he said would help prevent future pandemics. This would include "mega testing diagnostic platforms" that could test 20 percent of the population every week, Gates said in a video promoting his plans. He added that future treatments, such as mono…
rt.com/usa/514428-gates-global-alert-system/
Marjorie Greene Taylor hits back after Mitch McConnell dubs her 'GOP cancer,' says 'weak Republicans' will doom party & country
rt.com | 2021-02-02
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has responded to a scathing attack by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — who dubbed her a "cancer" for the GOP — insisting that "weak" Republicans would be the country's downfall. | "The real cancer for the Republican Party is weak Republicans who only know how to lose gracefully," the freshman GOP congresswoman wrote in a tweet on Monday night. | This is why we are losing our country. | The real cancer for the Republican Party is weak Republicans who only know how to lose gracefully. | This is why we are losing our country.– Marjorie Taylor Greene &#…
rt.com/usa/514324-taylor-greene-weak-republicans/
GameStop's story isn't revolutionary. The rich just got richer
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2021-02-02
The hashtag #EatTheRich has been all over social media in recent days because of the "GameStop" chaos that has engulfed Wall Street. People have been pushing the narrative that the 'small guy' has taken on the big financial corporations and won. But this is, in no uncertain terms, utter bullshit. | Welcome to GameStop: | CBC reported on the current storm surrounding a video game retailer, t…
thecanary.co/opinion/2021/02/02/gamestops-story-isnt-revolutionary-the-rich-just-got-richer/
Not so Innocent anymore: smoothie maker bends the knee, issues apology for following 'transphobe' pensioner on Twitter
rt.com | 2021-02-02
British smoothie company Innocent Drinks was hauled before the court of social justice and issued a groveling apology for the crime of following one allegedly transphobic pensioner on Twitter. | Innocent Drinks may be guilty of charging an arm and a leg for their smoothies and juices, but the brand was never known for its bigotry. However, one eagle-eyed Twitter user looked through the 31,000 accounts the company follows last month and discovered with horror that 76-year-old Margaret Nelson was among them. | Nelson, the user complained, is a "clear transphobe," and following her was "too political" for a smoot…
rt.com/uk/514405-innocent-smoothies-transphobic-twitter/
Elon Musk takes Twitter hiatus after publicly backing bitcoin & acknowledging his comments could affect markets
rt.com | 2021-02-02
Elon Musk has announced that he is staying off Twitter for the time being, after a headline-grabbing week in which he made market-shaking comments about cryptocurrencies and the ongoing GameStop stock drama. | "Off Twitter for a while," the world's richest man tweeted, without elaborating on the reason for his social media sabbatical. | Off Twitter for a while– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 2, 2021 | Although no stranger to the media limelight, Musk has had an unusually chaotic week, in which he voiced support for…
rt.com/usa/514351-musk-twitter-bitcoin-break-markets/
Acronyms are 'symptoms of white supremacy', says San Francisco public schools' art dept, after dropping its abbreviation
rt.com | 2021-02-02
The San Francisco Unified School District Arts Department has decided to abandon its acronym, apparently in a bid to end racism — but many Twitter users have failed to appreciate this historic step forward for equality. | Formerly known as 'VAPA', short for 'Visual and Performing Arts', the department announced that going forward it would be referred to as the SFUSD Arts Department because "acronyms are a symptom of white supremacy culture," a local ABC affiliate reported.
rt.com/usa/514368-san-francisco-schools-acronym-white-supremacy/
West Virginia Newspaper Company Accuses Google, Facebook of Digital Advertising Antitrust Violations
Chris Dickerson | globalresearch.ca | 2021-02-02
All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | The state's largest newspaper company has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit …
globalresearch.ca/west-virginia-newspaper-company-accuses-google-facebook-digital-advertising-antitrust-violations/5736192
California YIMBY Comms Director Lies About Berkeley Parks
ParkNonymous | indybay.org | 2021-02-02
Matthew Lewis, the Communications Director for the lobby group California YIMBY, has been spreading disinformation about available park space in Berkeley. The CAYIMBY Communications Director is messaging on social media for the purpose of riling public open against People's Park.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/01/18839709.php
"At First I Thought it Was a Joke": Academic Media Censorship Conference Censored by YouTube
Alan MacLeod | thealtworld.com | 2021-02-01
The entire video record of the conference — estimated at around 24 hours of material — was mysteriously disappeared from YouTube say conference organizers. | MPN- An academic critical media literacy conference warning of the dangers of media censorship has, ironically, been censored by YouTube. The Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas 2020 took place without incident online over two days in October and featured a number of esteemed speakers and panels discussing iss…
thealtworld.com/alan_macleod/at-first-i-thought-it-was-a-joke-academic-media-censorship-conference-censored-by-youtube
"At First I Thought it Was a Joke": Academic Media Censorship Conference Censored by YouTube
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2021-02-01
The entire video record of the conference — estimated at around 24 hours of material — was mysteriously disappeared from YouTube say conference organizers.
mintpressnews.com/media-censorship-conference-censored-youtube/274918/
Emmy Butlin and Maxine Walker of the UK Committee to Defend Julian Assange oppose Facebook censorship of the Socialist Equality Party/IYSSE
wsws.org | 2021-02-01
The WSWS has been sent letters from Emmy Butlin and Maxine Walker, of the Committee to Defend Julian Assange (JADC) in opposition to the censorship of the World Socialist Web Site and Socialist Equality Parties by Facebook.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/02/01/jadc-f01.html
Ilhan Omar Pushes Tax on All Stock Trades Amid GameStop Controversy
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-02-01
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) has renewed calls she's made in the past to place a small tax on Wall Street investors amid concerns that were exposed last week amid the GameStop trading frenzy. | Omar proposed in a tweet last Thursday that a 0.1 percent tax on every trade conducted would act as a means to deter frequent trading on the markets, a practice hedge fund managers frequently engage in daily with little regard. | "A small ta…
truthout.org/articles/ilhan-omar-pushes-tax-on-all-stock-trades-amid-gamestop-controversy/
UK Labour Party's Hiring of Former Israeli Spy Completes the Post-Corbyn Transformation
Raul Diego | mintpressnews.com | 2021-02-01
UK Labour is in the throes of a makeover as the new leader of the opposition taps a notorious Israeli Unit 8200 alumnus to lead its social media in the push for a 2024 victory.
mintpressnews.com/uk-labour-former-israeli-spy-complete-post-corbyn-transformation/275016/
Guaido Prevents the Use of Frozen Funds for Vaccines
teleSUR | anti-empire.com | 2021-02-01
Jan 21 (teleSUR) — The former lawmaker rejected a proposal of the legitimate government to allocate gold blocked in the United Kingdom to anti-COVID-19 vaccines. | Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza denounced Wednesday that former opposition deputy Juan Guaidó rejected a proposal by the legitimate government of the South American nation to allocate 120 million dollars, illegally withheld in the United Kingdom, to the purchase of anti-Covid-19 vaccines. | In a message disseminated through the social network Twitter, Arreaza detailed that this maneuver constitutes "another proof of the cruelty of Guaid…
anti-empire.com/guaido-prevents-the-use-of-frozen-funds-for-vaccines/
Chris Hedges: Papering Over The Rot
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-02-01
The death spiral of the American Empire will not be halted with civility. It will not be halted with the 42 executive orders signed by Joe Biden, however welcome many are, especially since they can, with a new chief executive, be immediately revoked. It will not be halted by removing Donald Trump, and the crackpot conspiracy theorists, Christian fascists and racists who support him, from social media. It will not be halted by locking up the Proud Boys and the clueless protestors who stormed the Congress on January 6 and took selfies in Mike Pence's Senate chair. It will not be halted by restoring the frayed allia…
popularresistance.org/chris-hedges-papering-over-the-rot/
Chris Hedges: Papering Over the Rot
Chris Hedges | mintpressnews.com | 2021-02-01
Princeton, New Jersey ( Scheerpost) — The death spiral of the American Empire will not be halted with civility. It will not be halted with the 42 executive orders signed by Joe Biden, however, welcome many are, especially since they can, with a new chief executive, be immediately revoked. It will not be halted by removing Donald Trump, and the crackpot conspiracy theorists, Christian fascists and racists who support him, from social media. It will not be halted by locking up the Proud Boys and the clueles…
mintpressnews.com/chris-hedges-papering-over-the-rot-wealth-inequality/274984/
50 House Democrats Back Resolution to Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene From Office
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-02-01
Image Credit: Facebook: Marjorie Taylor Greene | Republicans face increasing pressure to strip Georgia Congressmember Marjorie Taylor Greene of her post on the House Education Committee. Greene was elected in November 2020 and is a far-right conspiracy theorist who has promoted QAnon, supported the execution of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and claimed the school shootings in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, and Parkland, Florida, were staged — as was the September 11 attack on the Pentagon. She al…
truthout.org/video/qanon-conspiracy-theorist-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-could-be-new-face-of-gop/
13 GOP House members demand AOC apologize to Ted Cruz for accusing him of 'attempted murder'
rt.com | 2021-02-01
Republican members of Congress have sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California), demanding Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) apologize to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for claiming he tried to have her killed. | "It has come to our attention that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sent out a tweet in which she accused Senator Cruz, in essence, of attempted murder," the letter, which was obtained and revealed by Washington Examiner on Monday, reads. | The lawmakers are referring to a recent tweet from Ocasio-Cortez in which she said Cruz was among the Republicans who "almost had me murder…
rt.com/usa/514317-aoc-ted-cruz-murder-capitol/
13 GOP House members demand AOC apologize to Ted Cruz for accusing him of 'attempted murder'
rt.com | 2021-02-01
Republican members of Congress have sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California), demanding Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) apologize to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for claiming he tried to have her killed. | "It has come to our attention that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sent out a tweet in which she accused Senator Cruz, in essence, of attempted murder," the letter, which was obtained and revealed by Washington Examiner on Monday, reads. | The lawmakers are referring to a recent tweet from Ocasio-Cortez in which she said Cruz was among the Republicans who "almost had me murder…
rt.com/usa/514317-aoc-ted-cruz-murder-capitol/
EU to get 75M extra Pfizer/BioNTech virus vaccine doses
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-01
US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech will deliver an additional 75 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the EU until summer, the head of the European Commission said on Monday."BioNTech/ Pfizer will deliver 75 million of additional doses in the second quarter of the year – and up to 600 millions in total in 2021″, Ursula von der Leyen said in a Twitter post.‚Ä®On Sunday, the UK-based AstraZeneca also agreed to deliver 9 million more jabs to the bloc during the first three months of the year, making it 40 million doses for the period.‚Ä®This came as a sign…
yenisafak.com/en/life/eu-to-get-75m-extra-pfizer-biontech-virus-vaccine-doses-3559890
Facebook leak: Zuckerberg admits having TOO MUCH POWER but cheers new administration, seeks to WORK WITH BIDEN on key issues
rt.com | 2021-02-01
Project Veritas has posted leaked videos exposing internal talks at Facebook lamenting the company's admittedly excessive power but at the same time seeking to use its influence to "work with" President Joe Biden's administration. | "These were all important and positive steps," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said of the executive orders on immigration, Covid-19 and other issues that Biden signed right after being inaugurated on January 20. "And I am looking forward to opportunities where Facebook is going to be able to work together with this new administration on some of their top priorities, starting with Cov…
rt.com/usa/514306-facebook-admits-excessive-power/
Murder of Lebanese model Zeina Kanjo causes uproar online
Nadda Osman | middleeasteye.net | 2021-02-01
Murder of Lebanese model Zeina Kanjo causes uproar online | Many have called for greater protection of women and improved domestic violence laws | Nadda Osman | Mon, 02/01/2021 – 13: 58 | Kanjo's death has been condemned online, with many calling for accountability (Screengrab/Twitter) | The murder of a Lebanese model, Zeina Kanjo, on Sunday evening has been condemned online, and reignited conversations about the prot…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-model-murder-zeina-kanjo-husband
Syria: Activist's arrest by Turkish-backed forces raises concerns over freedoms
Mustafa Dahnon | middleeasteye.net | 2021-02-01
Syria: Activist's arrest by Turkish-backed forces raises concerns over freedoms | Hayyan Ibrahim Hababa was detained for nearly two weeks before his release, with relatives fearing for his safety in detention | Mustafa Dahnon | Mon, 02/01/2021 – 14: 16 | A social media picture of Hayyan Ibrahim Hababa (Facebook) | The arrest of a prominent media activist by Turkish-backed rebel forces has raised concerns about f…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/syria-idlib-activist-arrest-national-army-torture
'For what?' Alan Dershowitz's nomination of Jared Kushner for Nobel Peace Prize leaves critics bemused
rt.com | 2021-02-01
News that Jared Kushner — former President Donald Trump's son-in-law and ex-senior adviser — has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize provoked outrage and bemusement on social media. | Kushner was nominated for the prize on Sunday by Alan Dershowitz, who worked as a lawyer for Trump, as well as the late serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He was put forward for his work setting up the controversial Abraham Accords between the United States, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. | Some on social media compare…
rt.com/usa/514277-jared-kushner-nobel-peace-prize/
White House press secretary Psaki finally CIRCLES BACK after trolling from 'conservative Twitter' over repetitive promise
rt.com | 2021-02-01
White House Press Secretary Jen Paski has claimed she doesn't spend "a lot of time" thinking about Donald Trump's absence on social media, but she did turn heads by acknowledging criticism of her from "conservative Twitter." | Psaki addressed a number of issues with the press during a Monday gathering at the White House, but the comment that appeared to stick out most was one directed at what she deemed "conservative Twitter." | "I often note I'm going to circle back, I hate to disappoint conservative Twitter, but I am going to circle back on a number of things," she said before answering a few questions that…
rt.com/usa/514314-jen-psaki-conservative-twitter/
Former Russian President Medvedev calls Twitter 'politicized' platform, slams ban of Trump & claims site is biased towards Navalny
rt.com | 2021-02-01
Twitter is a "politicized" website, involved with interference in foreign states. That's according to former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who also attacked the platform for blocking former US President Donald Trump's account | Medvedev's comments come after Twitter, along with other social media networks, received blame for allowing Russian opposition figures to advertise protests. | According to the former leader, who now sits on the Russian Security Council, his acquaintance signed up to the popular social network and was immediately recommended to subscribe to Alexey Navalny. When joining Twitter, the…
rt.com/russia/514275-medvedev-twitter-politicized-platform/
'A True Legend': Tony Bennett Reveals His Struggle With Alzheimer's
sputniknews.com | 2021-02-01
In response to the singer's revelation, numerous social media users rushed to wish him well and to praise him for being a gentleman.
sputniknews.com/society/202102011081949127-a-true-legend-tony-bennett-reveals-his-struggle-with-alzheimers/
Video: Chinese Kid Employs 'Drunken' Style Kung Fu
sputniknews.com | 2021-02-01
He protects, he attacks but, most importantly, he does Kung Fu just like in most badass martial arts movies.
sputniknews.com/viral/202102011081947005-video-chinese-kid-employs-drunken-style-kung-fu/
Student protests compels Pakistani administration to hold online exams
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-02-01
On Wednesday, January 27, following week-long protests that rocked university campuses across Pakistan with thousands of students demanding #RejectOnCampusExams, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) finally agreed to the students' demand of holding examinations online. The HEC had earlier announced the conduct of on-campus examinations from February 1. | Federal education minister Shafqat Mahmood announced the HEC's decision, tweeting that he is "happy to note that HEC has formally allowed the universities to conduct online exams with a…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/02/01/student-protests-compels-pakistani-administration-to-hold-online-exams/
Viral Inequality and the Farmers' Struggle in India
Colin Todhunter | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-02-01
According to a new report by Oxfam, 'The Inequality Virus', the wealth of the world's billionaires increased by $3.9tn (trillion) between 18 March and 31 December 2020. Their total wealth now stands at $11.95tn. The world's 10 richest billionaires have collectively seen their wealth increase by $540bn over this period. In September 2020, Jeff Bezos …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/01/viral-inequality-and-the-farmers-struggle-in-india/
Viral Inequality and the Farmers' Struggle in India
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2021-02-01
All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | According to a new report by Oxfam, 'The Inequality Virus…
globalresearch.ca/viral-inequality-and-the-farmers-struggle-in-india/5736009
"This Is War": Inside the Secret Chat Where Far-Right Extremists Devised Their Post-Capitol Plans
ProPublica | juancole.com | 2021-02-01
by Logan Jaffe and Jack Gillum | — ( ProPublica ) — When the FBI arrested Edward "Jake" Lang on Jan. 16 for his alleged role in the U.S. Capitol attack, court documents show agents had followed a seemingly straightforward trail from his public social media to collect evidence. "THIS IS ME," Lang wrote over …
juancole.com/2021/02/extremists-devised-capitol.html