Facebook: Genocide Is Cool but Don't Threaten Our Profits
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2021-02-20
"Facebook's willingness to block credible news sources also stands in sharp distinction to the company's poor track record in addressing the spread of hateful content and disinformation on the platform." — Tim O'Connor, Amnesty International Australia | Alan MACLEOD | Australia's 18 million Facebook users woke up yesterday to find that, without warning, local and global news sites were unavailable, meaning that they could not view or share news at all. Facebook users across the world were also unable to read or access any Australian news publications. The tech giant had taken the step of essentially shuttin…
strategic-culture.org/news/2021/02/20/facebook-genocide-cool-but-dont-threaten-our-profits/
With No Compulsory Muzzling and Schools Open, Florida Ranks 11th Lowest in COVID Deaths per Capita Among Seniors
Daniel Horowitz | anti-empire.com | 2021-02-20
There's a reason why the Biden regime is trying to attack Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and create an illusion of a disproportionate viral crisis in the state. With no declared emergency restrictions in place at the state level since last September, the fact that Florida is doing better than the national average completely exposes the lie of lockdown and masks having any effect whatsoever on the fixed natural progression of the virus. | Dr. F…
anti-empire.com/with-no-compulsory-muzzling-and-schools-open-florida-ranks-11th-lowest-in-covid-deaths-per-capita-among-seniors/
Monday 2/22: Black History Month: Judges, U.S. Courts, & Issues Critical to Black Communities w/ AFJ
Alliance for Justice | indybay.org | 2021-02-20
Online event: www.facebook.com/AllianceforJustic…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/19/18840157.php
Myanmar: Violence Spike, Two Deaths During Anti-Coup Protests
telesurenglish.net | 2021-02-20
At least two people died and 20 injured during the anti-coup protests in Myanmar on Saturday as security forces used live ammunition to disperse the crowd in Mandalay. | RELATED: | Myanmar Military Junta Promises To Hold Elections | According to local media outlets, one person was shot in the head and died immediately while another demonstrator was shot in the chest and lost his life on the way to the hospital. | t.co/kC0Z61N0WC pic.twitter.com/p…
telesurenglish.net/news/Myanmar-Violence-Spike-Two-Deaths-During-Anti-Coup-Protests-20210220-0005.html
Sunday 3/7: Women's History Month: Historic & Preservation Role of Women in the Marin Headlands
San Francisco Public Library & NPS | indybay.org | 2021-02-20
Online via YouTube livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/19/18840168.php
Former Australian govt party adviser accused of 2nd rape
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-20
Sydney, Australia, Feb 20 (efe-epa).- A woman said Saturday she was raped by a former adviser to the government party accused this week of raping another co-worker in parliament, according to local media reports. Prime Minister Scott Morrison expressed his discomfort at this second complaint at a press conference via his Facebook profile. The accusation …
laprensalatina.com/former-australian-govt-party-adviser-accused-of-2nd-rape/
Google fires ANOTHER AI ethics researcher amid row over 'censorship & racism,' as team member accuses company of 'smear campaign'
rt.com | 2021-02-20
Google has terminated the head researcher on its AI ethics team over what the tech giant deemed a violation of its "code of conduct," as the company faces an internal revolt over a previous firing of a black data scientist. | Margaret Mitchell, who led Google's Ethical AI unit, announced her termination in a brief tweet on Friday, saying only "I'm fired" without offering further detail. | I'm fired.– MMitchell (@mmitchell_ai) February 19, 2021 | Google's own statement on the matter was also somewhat vague, confi…
rt.com/usa/516113-google-fires-researcher-racism/
'DEATH TO THE PATRIARCHY': Madonna lashes out at shadowy cabal of men attempting to 'cut off her life force'
rt.com | 2021-02-20
Pop icon Madonna has complained that a conniving cadre of scheming men has prevented her from reaching her full potential, but some believe that the obscenely wealthy and successful entertainer may be overreacting. | "The Patriarchy continues to try to crush my neck with their heavy boots, cut off my life force and take away my voice–Even those who call themselves artists…………..You know who you are!!! DEATH TO THE PATRIARCHY! Now and Forever," Madonna tweeted, including a photograph of herself wearing a glittering tiara. | The Patriarchy continues to try to crush my neck with their heavy boots, cu…
rt.com/usa/516118-madonna-death-patriarchy-twitter/
Turkey says to begin easing coronavirus restrictions starting March 1
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-20
Turkey will start to gradually normalize from coronavirus restrictions as of March 1, Turkey's health minister said on Saturday.Underlining that they are working carefully on normalization steps, Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter that the process will start with provincial public health councils dealing with four risk levels in line with Health Ministry criteria.Announcing earlier this week an easing of restrictions starting in March, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said provinces will be categorized as low, medium, high, or very high risk based on infection rates and the vaccination process.Turkey on Friday reported…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-says-to-begin-easing-coronavirus-restrictions-starting-march-1-3561184
Ethiopia: Tigray TPLF Sets Peace Talks Conditions With Gov't
telesurenglish.net | 2021-02-19
The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) set on Friday a group of conditions for holding peace talks with the Ethiopian government. | RELATED: | Tigray: UN Pushes Gov't To Offer Humanitarian Help | In a statement shared on Facebook by the TPLF TV station Dimtsi Weyane, the opposition demands an international mediator's appointment and unrestricted access to humanitarian aid. | During our virtual meeting with regional presidents and city administrators, we agreed to mobilise support for th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ethiopia-Tigrays-TPLF-Sets-Peace-Talks-Conditions-With-Govt-20210219-0016.html
ALBA Members Review Food Access Strategies Amidst COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2021-02-19
Ministers of Agriculture of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) analyzed on Thursday actions to guarantee food to their populations in the coronavirus context pandemic. | Venezuelan Minister of Agriculture, Wilmar Castro, explained in a message on his Twitter account that in the meeting, developed virtually, the impacts on the agri-food sector of the COVID-19 pandemic were analyzed. | RELATED: | ALBA-TCP Celebrates XVIII Summitt Virtually | The o…
telesurenglish.net/news/ALBA-Members-Review-Food-Access-Strategies-Amidst-COVID-19-20210219-0015.html
Facebook: Genocide is Cool but Don't Threaten our Profits
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2021-02-19
"Facebook's willingness to block credible news sources also stands in sharp distinction to the company's poor track record in addressing the spread of hateful content and disinformation on the platform." — Tim O'Connor, Amnesty International Australia…
mintpressnews.com/facebook-refused-to-shutter-amid-genocide-in-myanmar-but-pulled-news-in-australia-amid-threats-to-profits/275494/
Facebook: Genocide is Cool but Don't Threaten our Profits
Alan MacLeod | thealtworld.com | 2021-02-19
"Facebook's willingness to block credible news sources also stands in sharp distinction to the company's poor track record in addressing the spread of hateful content and disinformation on the platform." — Tim O'Connor, Amnesty International Australia | MPN- Australia's 18 million Facebook users woke up yesterday to find that, without warning, local and global news sites were unavailable, meaning that they could not view or share news at all. Facebook users across the world were also unable to read or access any Australian news publications. The tech giant had taken the step of essentially shutting down its…
thealtworld.com/alan_macleod/facebook-genocide-is-cool-but-dont-threaten-our-profits
'What is this, 1998?' Twitter users astonished that Tony Blair is opining on Covid roadmap… and MEDIA COVERS IT as 'news'
rt.com | 2021-02-19
Brits may have wondered if they woke up in the right century after seeing ex-prime minister Tony Blair giving his policy prescription for the Covid-19 pandemic — and being cited as an authority on the topic by major media outlets. | The former Labour Party leader on Friday published his own "roadmap" out of the UK's Covid-19 lockdown, complete with a "traffic light system" dictating data-based parameters for opening and closing decisions. Mainstream media outlets jumped on the report as big news, with some portraying it as influential in setting the current government's policy. | We believe a credible lo…
rt.com/uk/516105-tony-blair-covid-roadmap/
'Idea of Sacrifice a complete nonstarter in US culture before Covid': Pandemic spurred major shift in American values, study finds
rt.com | 2021-02-19
Researchers from UCLA and Harvard University analyzed internet activity, namely online searches and social media posts, and found a significant return to more traditional, rural American values emerged as the pandemic took hold. | The team studied online activity during the two 10-week periods either side of March 13, 2020, the date Covid-19 was declared a national emergency in the US. | In their analysis, they used Google searches as one metric to reflect societal mood and attitudes w…
rt.com/usa/516033-pandemic-american-value-shift/
Monday 2/22: Black History Month: Judges, U.S. Courts, & Issues Critical to Black Communities w/ AFJ
Alliance for Justice | indybay.org | 2021-02-19
Online event: www.facebook.com/AllianceforJustic…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/19/18840157.php
Facebook news ban continues in Australia
wsws.org | 2021-02-19
Facebook's actions are only the latest shot in a war between the social media companies and the largest news conglomerates over control of lucrative advertising revenue streams.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/02/19/face-f19.html
Facebook's news censorship in Australia: A battle between monopolies
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-02-19
Facebook's sweeping ban on news content has also affected non-news websites. Apart from blocking crucial public information websites, left-wing parties, trade unions and progressive movements have also been censored…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/02/19/facebooks-news-censorship-in-australia-a-battle-between-monopolies/
Donation match: Will you meet my challenge for People's World?
Tim Wheeler | peoplesworld.org | 2021-02-19
Dear readers, I recently posted on social media Marilyn Bechtel's story in People's World headlined, "U.S. and Russia Extend New START Nuclear Treaty for Five Years." Bechtel's article was the first I read about this hugely significant step by President Joe Biden reversing former President Trump's attempt to wreck the New START treaty. The people's …
peoplesworld.org/article/donation-match-will-you-meet-my-challenge-for-peoples-world/
The Guardian shuts down criticism of Israel
Staff | therealnews.com | 2021-02-19
Nathan Robinson's column at The Guardian US was shut down after a tweet criticizing US-Israel relations. Then, Tamara Payne explains how Malcolm Little became Malcolm X.
therealnews.com/the-guardian-shuts-down-criticism-of-israel
Iran Urges Nuclear Deal Signatories to Uphold Commitments
telesurenglish.net | 2021-02-19
Iran's Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday urged Britain, France, and Germany to adhere to their commitments regarding Iran's interests under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). | RELATED: | Iran: Rouhani Encourages Biden To Return To Nuclear Deal | "Instead of sophistry & putting onus on Iran, E3/EU must abide by own commitments & demand an end to Trump's legacy of economic terrorism against Iran," Zarif tweeted, referring to the three Europ…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Urges-Nuclear-Deal-Signatories-to-Uphold-Commitments-20210219-0002.html
Spain's Trans Community Ready To Strike To Demand Its Rights
telesurenglish.net | 2021-02-19
The Federation of Trans Organizations of Spain (Trans Platform) on Thursday announced that gender activists will go on a hunger strike if the Parliament does not discuss a draft bill on equal treatment and non-discrimination. | RELATED: | Spain: Court Ratifies Rapper's Two Year Sentence Amid Protests | "We are used to put our bodies first. We have so much suffering that no one will stop us because we are not afraid," said the organization on its Twitter account. | If the law is n…
telesurenglish.net/news/Spains-Trans-Community-Ready-To-Strike-To-Demand-Its-Rights-20210219-0006.html
MMA fighter Leonardo Barbosa admits to 'throwing fight in Afghanistan after being pressured by gunman in locker room' (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2021-02-19
Brazilian featherweight Leonardo Barbosa says he 'took a dive' in a mixed martial arts bout earlier this month in Afghanistan after being pressured by an unknown gunman in the locker room prior to the fight. | Barbosa admitted to feigning injury as a result of a knee to the body in the fight against Ahmed Wali Hotak in Kabul on February 11, leading to the referee calling the bout in favor of the hometown fighter – but he claims that the fight's telling blow didn't come in the cage, but in minutes before he even made his walk into the arena. | The Brazilian fighter said on social media that he was threatened by…
rt.com/sport/516076-leonardo-barbosa-mma-fixed-fight-afghanistan/
Chuck some borscht on the barbie? Amid Australian news row, Facebook 'accidentally' clamps down on RUSSIAN CULTURE SITE
rt.com | 2021-02-19
Facebook's new algorithms targeting Aussie news websites evidently need some fine-tuning: citing "Australian government legislation," the social media behemoth has banned sharing links to a Russian culture site, Russia Beyond. | As of Wednesday, Australian Facebook users found themselves unable to share links to local and international news sites, a change that Facebook implemented as retaliation against the Australian government for legislation that would require Facebook and other companies to pay news creators for their content. Globally, all users are forbidden from sharing links to Australian news sources…
rt.com/russia/516112-facebook-australia-blockade-rtbh/
Algeria frees first democracy activists after presidential pardons
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-02-19
Algeria frees first democracy activists after presidential pardons | The pardon's come on eve of Hirak's second anniversary, with calls on social media for demonstrations on 22 February | MEE and agencies | Fri, 02/19/2021 – 13: 38 | Relatives of prisoners and journalists gathered on Friday outside Kolea prison, west of the capital Algiers (AFP) | Algeria released a dozen pro-democrac…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/algeria-release-first-democracy-activists-after-presidential-pardons
WHO lauds new commitments from US, EU countries on vaccine equity
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-19
Geneva, Feb 19 (efe-epa).- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday praised countries such as the United States, France, Germany and the United Kingdom after they announced new commitments to the COVAX program for the global delivery of antiviral vaccines, bringing the organisation closer to the goal of getting them to the entire planet. "There …
laprensalatina.com/who-lauds-new-commitments-from-us-eu-countries-on-vaccine-equity/
Savage, tacky, or dangerous? Congresswoman's GUN SHELF causes stir during virtual hearing
rt.com | 2021-02-19
Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert's fondness for firearms is once again making headlines, after she appeared at a virtual hearing in front of a bookshelf with two rifles and a shotgun, to cheers from the GOP and Democrats' alarm. | It was Rep. Katie Porter (D-California) who kicked off the whole thing on Thursday, reporting Boebert to the 'Room Rater' account on Twitter for having a "dangerous" background during the House Natural Resources Committee hearing via Zoom. | I always thought my dirty dishes piled up and accumulating bacteria were the most dangerous thing in a Zoom background… ü&ograv…
rt.com/usa/515992-boebert-gun-shelf-zoom-congress/
Lucasfilm president excoriated for talking of EMPOWERING WOMEN after firing Gina Carano, forcing Oscars to wipe comments
rt.com | 2021-02-19
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, fresh from firing actress Gina Carano from 'The Mandalorian' for political incorrectness, made the ironic decision to speak about empowering women and hearing their voices. It didn't end well. | The Oscars posted the video on Tuesday, featuring Kennedy speaking about its scientific and technical awards. Kennedy, who fired Carano last week over "abhorrent and unacceptable" social media posts, said in the video that "women are helping to redefine science and technology in the movies, and that means a brave, bold future without limits for each and every storyteller." | 'St…
rt.com/usa/515996-kathleen-kennedy-gina-carano/
'Immediately Reverse This Decision': Amnesty Rebukes Facebook for Blocking Australian News Outlets
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-02-18
"When Big Tech's gatekeeper power is unchecked or a handful of dominant publishers can influence legislation, we get caught in a battle where users always lose." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/facebook_google-australia-news.png …
commondreams.org/news/2021/02/18/immediately-reverse-decision-amnesty-rebukes-facebook-blocking-australian-news?cd-origin=rss
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
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
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/
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
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
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
ESA to recruit world's 1st disabled 'parastronaut' but it's still not enough for the excruciatingly woke on Twitter
rt.com | 2021-02-18
For the first time in 11 years, the European Space Agency (ESA) is actively recruiting new astronauts, including for the first time in human history, a physically disabled team member. | Applications for aspiring astro- and para-nauts will open on March 31 for a period of eight weeks, after which the six-stage selection process will begin. | "We did not evolve to go to space so when it comes to space travel, we are all disabled," said Captain Samantha Cristoforetti, an Italian European Space Agency astronaut. | Candidates are required to have knowledge of or a degree in at least one of the following: physics,…
rt.com/news/515948-esa-recruitment-disabled-astronauts/
Protests rock Spain for 3rd night in a row after rapper jailed for tweets insulting king & praising terrorist groups (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2021-02-18
Rallies protesting the arrest of a rapper convicted of insulting the monarchy have continued across Spain for a third straight night. One woman reportedly lost an eye and more than 50 people were detained at demos a day earlier. | Valencia saw some of the worst violence on Thursday, where demonstrators could be seen clashing with riot police in footage posted to social media, while a helicopter appeared to be monitoring the protests from above. | üî¥Cà rregues policials a la concentració…
rt.com/news/515984-spain-pablo-hasel-rapper-protests/
Thousands of Israelis return to normal life with forged 'Green Pass' as vaccine refuseniks otherwise barred from venues
rt.com | 2021-02-18
While Israel prepares to welcome only vaccine recipients into gyms, hotels, and other venues, thousands have been making their own 'Green Pass,' the easily-counterfeited credential the country is using to prove vaccination. | The Green Pass looks complex enough, with the secure-looking QR code on the lower-right side, but the code is just made up of the same details printed on the pass in normal letters and numbers, cybersecurity expert Ran Bar-Zik revealed in a Facebook post earlier this week. The pass can thus be easily forged by anyone with a graphics program and a printer. | ◊ê◊û;◊&…
rt.com/news/515961-israel-forged-vaccine-certificates-ban/
Facebook Blocks Australian News Sites From Being Shared on its Platform
commondreams.org | 2021-02-18
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/02/18/facebook-blocks-australian-news-sites-being-shared-its-platform?cd-origin=rss
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
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/
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/
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/
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/
'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/