Capitalism in Crisis: An Absurd & Deadly System
The Socialist Program | liberationnews.org | 2021-02-18
This interview is an episode of The Socialist Program with Brian Becker, a podcast providing news and views about the world for those who want to change it. You can follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Brian and Prof. Wolff discuss how deeply dependent big banks and corporations are on government assistance, the …
liberationnews.org/capitalism-in-crisis-an-absurd-deadly-system/

Stratfor's Decade-Old Geopolitical Map Provoking Russian-Turkish Distrust?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2021-02-18
The recent viral sharing of the speculative map of Turkey's future regional influence that was first published by Stratfor founder George Friedman in his 2010 book about "The Next 100 Years: A Forecast For The 21st Century" is provoking distrust …
globalresearch.ca/stratfors-decade-old-geopolitical-map-provoking-russian-turkish-distrust/5737755

Biden's Saudi Game of Thrones: Is he trying to Sideline crown prince Bin Salman?
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-02-18
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — BBC Arabic reports that Saudi Twitter has gone wild with responses to the apparent sidelining by President Biden of Saudi crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman, with many Saudis considering it a humiliation. White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said this week that Biden wishes to "recalibrate" the U.S. relationship with Saudi …
juancole.com/2021/02/bidens-thrones-sideline.html

Palestinian cancer patient on deathbed after release from Israeli prison
Akram Al-Waara | middleeasteye.net | 2021-02-18
Palestinian cancer patient on deathbed after release from Israeli prison | Hussein Masalmeh lies in critical condition in hospital, as family accuses Israel of medical negligence | Akram Al-Waara | Thu, 02/18/2021 – 12: 01 | Hussein Masalmeh's family say he was gravely ill for two years before being released from Israeli prison (Twitter) | When Bilal Masalmeh, 34, dreamt of the day his older brother Hussein woul…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestine-israel-prisoner-cancer-medical-negligence

Friday 2/19: SC1.5NCE Not Silence Forum as U.S. Rejoins Paris Climate Agreement
March for Science | indybay.org | 2021-02-18
Online via livestream: www.facebook.com/marchforscience/…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/16/18840098.php

Facebook blocks all news content in Australia
wsws.org | 2021-02-18
Facebook has responded to a conflict with the Australian authorities and media corporations over advertising revenue, with what could be described as a declaration of online martial law.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/02/18/face-f18.html

'Only the strong will survive': Texas city mayor resigns for lashing out at residents asking for help during deadly storm
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-02-18
The now former mayor of Colorado City, Texas, Tim Boyd, has resigned after two Facebook posts telling people needing help and without electricity that they are on their own.
mronline.org/2021/02/18/only-the-strong-will-survive-texas-city-mayor-resigns-for-lashing-out-at-residents-asking-for-help-during-deadly-storm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=only-the-strong-will-survive-texas-city-mayor-resigns-for-lashing-out-at-residents-asking-for-help-during-deadly-storm

The Failure of the Media in Responding to the Lying Right
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2021-02-18
I posted this Twitter thread this morning. It should be self-explanatory, but it is more than a little infuriating to see the media (not just Thomas Edsall) act like they are innocent bystanders in the rise of an anti-democratic right-wing movement that constantly lies to advance its agenda. The media have agency, but have thus…
counterpunch.org/2021/02/18/the-failure-of-the-media-in-responding-to-the-lying-right/

Stratfor's Decade-Old Speculative Map Is Provoking Russian-Turkish Distrust
oneworld.press | 2021-02-18
The recent viral sharing of the speculative map of Turkey's future regional influence that was first published by Stratfor founder George Friedman in his 2010 book about "The Next 100 Years: A Forecast For The 21st Century" is provoking distrust between the Russian and Turkish societies since this image predicts that Ankara will eventually exert sway over Crimea and all of southern Russia by 2050.
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Stratfor's Decade-Old Speculative Map Is Provoking Russian-Turkish Distrust
oneworld.press | 2021-02-18
The recent viral sharing of the speculative map of Turkey's future regional influence that was first published by Stratfor founder George Friedman in his 2010 book about "The Next 100 Years: A Forecast For The 21st Century" is provoking distrust between the Russian and Turkish societies since this image predicts that Ankara will eventually exert sway over Crimea and all of southern Russia by 2050.
oneworld.press/?module=articles&action=view&id=1926

Facebook ban makes supporting independent media even more important
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2021-02-18
Green Left is one of the many independent outlets that have become collateral damage in the power struggle between the old media oligarchs and the new media oligarchies. Now is the time to support people-powered media, argue Pip Hinman and Susan Price.
greenleft.org.au/content/facebook-ban-makes-supporting-independent-media-even-more-important

Facebook ban makes supporting independent media even more important
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2021-02-18
Green Left is one of the many independent outlets that have become collateral damage in the power struggle between old and new media oligarchs, argue Pip Hinman and Susan Price.
greenleft.org.au/content/facebook-ban-makes-supporting-independent-media-even-more-important

Stomachs churn after Portland police face-off with crowd picking through mountain of food… tossed during power outage (PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2021-02-18
Portland, Oregon has made headlines after police were called in to stop people from rummaging through a dumpster full of food that allegedly spoiled due to a power outage. Social media users found the incident hard to stomach. | A power outage caused by a winter storm that has wreaked havoc on multiple US states prompted a supermarket to discard perishable items deemed unsafe due to lack of proper refrigeration. After two dumpsters were filled with meat, dairy and other items, a small group of people began to form in the store's parking lot, apparently angry that so much food was being discarded. Photographs s…
rt.com/usa/515886-portland-dumpster-food-police/

'My family freezing, my senator is in Cancun': Twitter explodes as Ted Cruz accused of traveling out of storm-hit Texas
rt.com | 2021-02-18
Anger has been spilling on Twitter over photos that purportedly show Texas Senator Ted Cruz boarding a plane to Cancun, Mexico. People criticized him for "fleeing" when his state has been badly hit with extreme cold. | Several photos that have been circulating on social media since Wednesday appear to show Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and his family arriving at the airport and then boarding a flight — allegedly heading to Cancun, Mexico. | It appears in the middle of the worst energy crisis in the history of Texas, @tedcruz is on his way to Cancu…
rt.com/usa/515908-ted-cruz-anger-travel-storm/

Senator Ted Cruz ripped for change of flight (& story) after he's caught heading to Cancun amid massive snowstorm in home state
rt.com | 2021-02-18
Texas Republican Ted Cruz is being ripped to shreds on social media for apparently covering up a trip to Cancun by recasting it as an overnight and changing his flight — all while his Texas constituents froze in the dark at home. | …
rt.com/usa/515986-cruz-cancun-airport-turnaround-fail/

Bill Gates says Trump should be allowed back on social media 'at some point'
rt.com | 2021-02-18
Microsoft founder and synthetic meat enthusiast Bill Gates has said former President Donald Trump should be let back on social media "at some point." Trump himself thinks that social media has "become very boring" without him. | "I think at some point he probably will be allowed back on and probably should be allowed back on," Gates told CNBC on Thursday, more than a month after Twitter and multiple other social media outlets booted Trump from their platforms, with Twitter's reasoning being that the president's calls to protest the 2020 election results presented a "risk of…violence." | Gates is considered b…
rt.com/usa/515964-bill-gates-trump-twitter/

Ted Cruz Jets Off for Mexican Vacation While Texas Endures Unprecedented Crisis
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-02-18
This week, while millions of his constituents in Texas suffered under conditions that some have likened to Hurricane Katrina, Sen. Ted Cruz decided to fly to Cancun with his family for a vacation. | After pictures appeared on social media Wednesday night showing Cruz at the airport and on the flight to Mexico, the senator confirmed th…
truthout.org/articles/ted-cruz-jets-off-for-mexican-vacation-while-texas-endures-unprecedented-crisis/

More Policing Is Not the Solution to Anti-Asian Violence
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-02-18
Asian Americans are crying out against an escalation of anti-Asian attacks in San Francisco, San Jose, New York, and all across the United States. In light of the scant media coverage, Asian American celebrities like Daniel Dae Kim, Daniel Wu, and cast members from the blockbuster film Crazy Rich Asians have taken to social media to raise awareness of Asian elders who have been brutalized and…
truthout.org/articles/more-policing-is-not-the-solution-to-anti-asian-violence/

Biden Has the Power to Cancel Student Loan Debt Now. What's Stopping Him?
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-02-18
Image Credit: Facebook: Debt Collective | Students, campaigners and top Democrats have been pushing President Joe Biden to use executive authority to cancel at least $50,000 in student loan debt per person. Student loan debt in the U.S. stands at $1.7 trillion, with some 45 million people owing money. Filmmaker and organizer Astra Taylor, an author, documentary director and organizer with the Debt Collective, says Biden has clear legal authority to cancel student debt. "Not doing this is a choice," sh…
truthout.org/video/biden-has-the-power-to-cancel-student-loan-debt-now-whats-stopping-him/

US congratulates Pakistani students after they best MIT, Stanford in aeronautics contest
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-18
A team of brilliant Pakistani students won second prize in an international aeronautics and astronautics contest, outclassing their peers from the world's top ranking universities.The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad praised the Pakistani youths in a tweet, saying: "Congrats to Team Invictus, a group of Pakistani students from Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI) for winning 2nd place in the 2021 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Design, Build and Fly) competition, beating MIT & Stanford!"Congrats to Team Invictus, a group of Pakistani students from Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute for winning 2nd place in th…
yenisafak.com/en/technology/us-congratulates-pakistani-students-after-they-best-mit-stanford-in-aeronautics-contest-3561052

Donald Trump says he will continue to be in US politics
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-18
Former US President Donald Trump has indicated he will continue to be in American political life, according to three different interviews he gave on Wednesday.Trump left the White House last month amid Capitol riot, for which he was blamed for inciting. Although he went down in history as the only US president that was impeached twice by the House of Representatives, the Senate acquitted him.After the Jan. 6 riot in Capitol building, Trump's Twitter account was suspended indefinitely. While the social media service provider was his foremost choice of communication with the masses, he said he "won't be back on Twi…
yenisafak.com/en/world/donald-trump-says-he-will-continue-to-be-in-us-politics-3561051

In the News: Did Impeachment Make Trump Weaker or Stronger?
The Socialist Program | liberationnews.org | 2021-02-17
This interview is an episode of The Socialist Program with Brian Becker, a podcast providing news and views about the world for those who want to change it. You can follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Nicole Roussell, Esther Iverem and Walter Smolarek discuss the …
liberationnews.org/in-the-news-did-impeachment-make-trump-weaker-or-stronger/

"Palestine Must be Demilitarized". According to Israel, there is no "Occupation" of The West Bank and Gaza
Rima Najjar | globalresearch.ca | 2021-02-17
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). | *** | Soapbox (described on Facebook as Russia state-controlled media) is circulating a …
globalresearch.ca/palestine-must-be-demilitarized-according-to-israel-there-is-no-occupation-of-the-west-bank-and-gaza/5737634

COVID-19 Has Made Americans Lonelier Than Ever — Here's how AI can Help
Real Progressives | realprogressives.org | 2021-02-17
Laken Brooks, University of Florida | "How does that make you feel?" | In the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are missing a sympathetic ear. Would a response like that make you feel heard, less alone, even if it were a machine writing back to you? | The pandemic has contributed to chronic loneliness. Digital tools like video chat and social media help connect people who live or quarant…
realprogressives.org/covid-19-made-americans-lonelier-ai-can-help/

COVID-19 Has Made Americans Lonelier Than Ever — Here's how AI can Help
Real Progressives | realprogressives.org | 2021-02-17
Laken Brooks, University of Florida | "How does that make you feel?" | In the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are missing a sympathetic ear. Would a response like that make you feel heard, less alone, even if it were a machine writing back to you? | The pandemic has contributed to chronic loneliness. Digital tools like video chat and social media help connect people who live or quar…
realprogressives.org/covid-19-made-americans-lonelier-ai-can-help/

'Breathing is optional': Internet groans after NYC requires double-masking inside federal court buildings
rt.com | 2021-02-17
Two masks will now be required for those who want to enter a federal court building in Manhattan — but the new Covid-19 guidance has provoked more mockery than applause on social media. | The Southern District of New York announced the rule last week as part of its "phased re-entry plan." Individuals will need to wear two face coverings or be equipped with an N95 mask. The guidelines also specify that bandanas and coverings with vents will not be considered adequ…
rt.com/usa/515810-nyc-double-mask-court-buildings/

Biden promises vaccines available to all Americans by end of July, 'significantly' less social distancing & masks a year from now
rt.com | 2021-02-17
President Biden has predicted a "very different circumstance" for the US' Covid-19 outbreak by Christmas, saying some 600 million vaccine doses will be ready by July while noting that he's been advised against 'over-promising.' | Biden waxed optimistic about the ongoing viral outbreak during a CNN town hall event on Tuesday, declaring that "by next Christmas, I think we'll be in a very different circumstance, God willing, than we are today." He said the improvement would be further helped along if an inoculation developed by Johnson & Johnson receives FDA approval, as it is expected to sometime this month. | "
rt.com/usa/515770-biden-vaccines-masks-pandemic/

Paraguay to Receive First Batch of Sputnik V Vaccines
telesurenglish.net | 2021-02-17
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo on Wednesday thanked Russia's President Vladimir Putin for supplying his country with Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines. | RELATED: | Six Inmates Die in a Riot in Paraguay's Main Prison | "I hold an excellent telephone conversation with President Putin. We agreed to push for a shipment schedule for more COVID-19 vaccine batches as soon as possible," Abdo tweeted. | The first 4,000 Sputnik V doses should arrive in this South American country early Friday mo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Paraguay-to-Receive-First-Batch-of-Sputnik-V-Vaccines-20210217-0013.html

YouTube Censorship and Now What's Happening in Kansas — Thomas Frank
Paul Jay | theanalysis.news | 2021-02-17
Thomas Frank and Paul Jay discuss censorship by monopolies and changes in the political landscape of Kansas, on theAnalysis.news…
theanalysis.news/interviews/youtube-censorship-and-now-whats-happening-in-kansas-thomas-frank/

Texas disaster is what happens when you DON'T pursue a Green New Deal — AOC
rt.com | 2021-02-17
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has blasted Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the state's infrastructure planning, claiming her Green New Deal would better prepare areas for extreme weather conditions. | "The infrastructure failures in Texas are quite literally what happens when you *don't* pursue a Green New Deal," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Wednesday. | The message appeared to be in response to Abbott criticizing a potential Green New Deal due to many renewable energy sources like solar panels and wind turbines failing in the state's historically cold weather. In an appearance on Fox News on Tuesday ev…
rt.com/usa/515857-aoc-green-new-deal-texas/

Taliban hail NZ troops withdrawal plan from Afghanistan
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-17
The Taliban on Wednesday hailed the announcement by New Zealand to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by May."We welcome the decision by New Zealand that is in line with the Doha agreement," spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed said in a tweet."We urge all countries that have exhausted their troops in a long unwinnable war in Afghanistan to take similar steps," he added, as NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels to decide on the fate of the Afghan mission.Washington struck a deal with the Taliban last year to withdraw all US forces in exchange for security guarantees. But the new US administration led by President Joe…
yenisafak.com/en/news/taliban-hail-nz-troops-withdrawal-plan-from-afghanistan-3560964

India's trade union demands 'serious action' against Amazon after report alleges it worked to dodge country's regulations
rt.com | 2021-02-17
India's leading trade union has urged the government to punish Amazon after a media report alleged that Jeff Bezos's company has been secretly discriminating small sellers on its platform. | For years, Amazon has been "circumventing" Indian laws to "conduct unfair and unethical trade," the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) tweeted on Wednesday. The umbrella group, which includes over 40,000 local trade associations, demanded that the government takes "serious action" against the corporation. | CAIT chief Praveen Khandelwal said that it is "an open and shut case that Amazon is willfully playing with rul…
rt.com/news/515854-india-amazon-antitrust-law/

Friday 2/19: SC1.5NCE Not Silence Forum as U.S. Rejoins Paris Climate Agreement
March for Science | indybay.org | 2021-02-17
Online via livestream: www.facebook.com/marchforscience/…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/16/18840098.php

The Failure of the Media in Responding to the Lying Right
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2021-02-17
I posted this Twitter thread this morning. It should be self-explanatory, but it is more than a little infuriating to see the media (not just Thomas Edsall) act like they are innocent bystanders in the rise of an anti-democratic right-wing movement that constantly lies to advance its agenda. The media have agency, but have thus …
cepr.net/the-failure-of-the-media-in-responding-to-the-lying-right/

Los Angeles Police Department officers and employees caught circulating Valentine's Day image of George Floyd captioned "You take my breath away"
wsws.org | 2021-02-17
The LAPD issued several statements via Twitter confirming that a police officer had filed a personnel complaint regarding a valentine making fun of the 2020 Minneapolis police killing.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/02/17/lapd-f17.html

BBC criticised over 'hostile' interview with MCB's first female leader
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-02-17
BBC criticised over 'hostile' interview with MCB's first female leader | More than 100 public figures sign letter calling for public broadcaster to diversify and better engage with Britain's Muslims | MEE staff | Wed, 02/17/2021 – 19: 10 | Zara Mohammed became both the youngest and first female leader of Muslim Council of Britain last month (Twitter) | More than 100 public figures have signed an open letter to the BBC cri…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/bbc-criticised-hostile-interview-mcb-zara-mohammed

A Fossil Fuel Fail In Texas
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-02-17
As you may have seen on social media, a group of climate deniers, right wing politicians, and fossil fuel industry mouthpieces are spreading a bunch of disinformation about how wind and solar energy is to blame for the current blackouts in Texas. | This is a lie. | In reality, the blackouts in Texas are a fossil fail: the result of our over dependence on a fossil fuel energy system in the era of climate disruption. | Fossil Free Media has pulled together a set of talking points that you can use to share the truth about what's going on in Texas and pushback on the fossil fuel industry's disinformation campaign.
popularresistance.org/a-fossil-fuel-fail-in-texas/

Biden makes long-awaited call to Israel's Netanyahu
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-02-17
Biden makes long-awaited call to Israel's Netanyahu | US President Joe Biden spoke to the Israeli PM for around an hour, following much speculation over a month of silence between the two leaders | MEE staff | Wed, 02/17/2021 – 21: 18 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on the phone with US President Joe Biden on 17 February (Twitter/@IsraeliPM) | US President Joe Biden made a much-anticipated call to I…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-president-biden-makes-long-awaited-call-israeli-pm-netanyahu

'Deeply Satisfying': Netizens Rejoice as Trump's Atlantic City Casino Gets Dynamited
sputniknews.com | 2021-02-17
Former US President Donald Trump once boasted of the "incredible" profits he made at his Atlantic City hotels, but by the time the Trump Taj Mahal, the last of his three hotels there, closed in 2016, the president-to-be was widely reviled by city residents.
sputniknews.com/viral/202102171082110609-deeply-satisfying-netizens-rejoice-as-trumps-atlantic-city-casino-gets-dynamited/

Videos: Police Use Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets to Desperse Pablo Hasel Protesters in Madrid, Spain
sputniknews.com | 2021-02-17
Protests have swept through big cities in Spain recently over the arrest of rapper Pablo Hasel, who was convicted for "slander against the crown" concerning his provocative song lyrics and social media posts.
sputniknews.com/europe/202102171082110164-videos-police-use-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-against-protesters-in-madrid/

Rush Limbaugh, legendary conservative radio host, dies of cancer
rt.com | 2021-02-17
Rush Limbaugh, the pioneer of conservative talk radio who influenced Republican politics in the US for decades, lost his battle with lung cancer and passed away at the age of 70, his family has announced. | Limbaugh's wife Kathryn made the announcement on his radio show on Wednesday. | Rush Limbaugh has died, his wife Kathryn announced at the start of his show moments ago. pic.twitter.com/vjaMPkBpTQ– Michael Calhoun (@michaelcalhoun) February 17, 2021 | In January 2020, Li…
rt.com/usa/515853-rush-limbaugh-dies-cancer/

Israeli PM Netanyahu says he had 'friendly and warm' call with US president Biden
rt.com | 2021-02-17
After almost a month in office, US President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House confirmed. Netanyahu described the hour-long conversation as friendly and warm. | Tweeting in Hebrew, Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that he had spoken with Biden, saying they discussed the "strong alliance between Israel and the United States," the "Iranian threat," and challenges in the Middle East, among other things. | ◊®◊ê◊© ◊î◊û◊û◊©◊ú◊î ◊ë◊ ◊ô◊û◊&oc…
rt.com/news/515871-biden-netanyahu-first-call/

Parler's new acting CEO invites Trump AND Biden to join 'civil discourse' after platform goes back online
rt.com | 2021-02-17
The interim CEO of the conservative-friendly social media site Parler has invited both President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump to create accounts, encouraging "civil discourse" after announcing the platform's return. | Parler's new acting chief executive, longtime Tea Party activist Mark Meckler, extended the offer to the current and former president during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday night, saying both are welcome on the site. | "What Parler's really about is being a public square, and a public square is where anybody can come, they can say what they want as long as it's legal. And Dona…
rt.com/usa/515769-parler-invites-trump-biden/

'No violations allowed': WATCH Russian Su-27 jets drive away NATO warplanes over Black Sea, trio of French aircraft intercepted
rt.com | 2021-02-17
Two Su-27 interceptor planes have escorted two French fighters and a tanker aircraft away from Russian airspace over the Black Sea, the Russian military has confirmed, as video of the encounter in the sky appeared on social media. | The Southern Military District deployed the interceptors on Wednesday morning as the trio of foreign aircraft appeared on radar, the National Defense Control Center (NDCC) said in a statement. | üá®üáµ #ArméedelAir Boeing C-135FR Stratotanker ove…
rt.com/russia/515861-french-planes-intercept-black-sea/

Facebook to ban Australian users from reading and sharing news in response to government's Big Tech bill
rt.com | 2021-02-17
Australian Facebook users will be banned from reading, posting and sharing news, the social media platform said on Wednesday in response to a new government bill forcing tech giants to pay news outlets for using their content. | Facebook and Google are firmly opposed to Australia's News Media Bargaining Code, which is in the process of being reformed and has been debated by lawmakers this week. | The legislation forces tech companies to be more transparent about algorithms that help control news content on their platforms. | "The proposed law fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform a…
rt.com/news/515863-facebook-bans-australian-users-news/

Rush Limbaugh's Death Evokes Little Sympathy From Progressives on Social Media
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-02-17
Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, who hosted his eponymous radio program "The Rush Limbaugh Show" for the past 32 years, died on Wednesday, his wife announced on his show. He was 70 years old. | Limbaugh announced in February 2020 that he was diagnosed with advanced Stage 4 lung cancer. Shortly after, former President Donald Trump controversially aw…
truthout.org/articles/rush-limbaughs-death-evokes-little-sympathy-from-progressives-on-social-media/

Ex-Qatari premier alleges provocation despite Gulf deal
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-17
A former Qatari premier accused other unnamed Gulf countries of continued provocations against Doha despite a reconciliation deal signed last month.Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani said on Twitter that he had expected a "new era" in relations between Qatar on one side and its fellow members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Egypt on the other."We still see and hear the continuation of some [countries] beating the drums of provocation and statements charged with negativity and incitement," Al-Thani said without specifying any country in particular.He added: "We didn't pay any attention, praise be to God,…
yenisafak.com/en/news/ex-qatari-premier-alleges-provocation-despite-gulf-deal-3560921

Texas Republicans mocked California for blackouts. Now their tweets are coming back to haunt them
Jon Skolnik | salon.com | 2021-02-17
It was fine when it was just dunking on the libs in California…
salon.com/2021/02/17/texas-republicans-mocked-california-for-blackouts-now-their-tweets-are-coming-back-to-haunt-them/

Texas Governor Says Power To Be Restored Soon After Snow Storm
telesurenglish.net | 2021-02-16
The U.S. Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday promised that electricity would begin to be restored to some homes as crews work to repair power plants impacted by a severe winter storm. | "Good news. Results are on the way," Abbott tweeted in the afternoon. | According to the governor's office, Texas is deploying maximum resources to local officials throughout the state to respond to severe winter weather and to restore power. | State agencies are sending resources and personnel to help local officials clear roadways and to assist essential workers, such as healthcare professionals and power grid workers, in ca…
telesurenglish.net/news/Texas-Governor-Says-Power-To-Be-Restored-Soon-After-Snow-Storm-20210216-0019.html

Egypt: Student anger over in-person exams despite Covid-19
Nadda Osman | middleeasteye.net | 2021-02-16
Egypt: Student anger over in-person exams despite Covid-19 | Calls for Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel Ghaffar to be dismissed over his comments | Nadda Osman | Tue, 02/16/2021 – 12: 41 | Many have used the minister's comments to highlight the crowded nature of university education and the threat it could pose to the health of students (Screengrab/Social media) | Egypt's Minister of Higher Education Khaled A…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/covid-egypt-students-exams-in-person-anger