2021-08-04: News Headlines

Omar Zahzah (2021-08-04). Fired for a Facebook post, doctor seeks justice. electronicintifada.net The online targeting of Palestinian-American pediatrician intended to chill speech for Palestinian rights.

Staff (2021-08-04). Video: Palestine Solidarity and the Boycott Movement: An Inter-Generational Dialogue. samidoun.net Watch the full video (above) of "Palestine Solidarity and the Boycott Movement: An Inter-Generational Dialogue," organized by the Canada Palestine Association and BDS Vancouver — Coast Salish Territories on Tuesday, 3 August 2021. The online event was also supported by the Canadian BDS Coalition, Just Peace Advocates and Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. The full event video is also available on Facebook: www.facebook.com/cpavancouver.org/videos/1008597779913447/ The event aimed to provide a moderated, dynamic and inter-generational discussion of the history, current challenges and pr…

Angela (2021-08-04). Friday 8/6: Education Webinar: Determined To Stay: Palestinian Youth Fight for Their Village. indybay.org Facebook…

Ben Norton (2021-08-04). Twitter partners with UK govt-backed, CIA-linked Reuters to censor alternative views. thegrayzone.com Twitter is collaborating with Reuters, a CIA-linked media outlet that also participates in a covert UK information warfare program, to censor "misinformation" on social media. Social media giant Twitter has announced that it will work with Reuters and the Associated Press to censor supposed "misinformation" on the platform, while actively promoting news stories that they deem to be "credible." Both of these media outlets are reliable mouthpieces of Western governments, but Reuters takes the cozy relationship a step further. During …

Angela (2021-08-04). Tuesday 8/3: Complicity with Ethnic Cleansing. indybay.org Facebook…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-04). Alleged Hijacking Incident In The Arabian Sea Inexplicably Resolved By Itself. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | An incident where Iranian-backed forces allegedly seized control of a tanker in the Gulf off the coast of the United Arab Emirates has ended safely, the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations announced. | t.co/toURu6jSzg #MaritimeSecurity #marsec Dianne Mathiowetz (2021-08-04). Solidarity rally for striking Alabama miners. workers.org Preparations are under way in Brookwood, Ala., for an Aug. 4 solidarity rally for striking United Mine Workers (UMWA) members who have maintained a picket line 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at the entrances to Warrior Met Coal facilities since April 1. In Alabama coal miners on . . . |

Staff (2021-08-04). Cota 905 Terrorists El Coqui, El Vampi & Garbis Hiding in Cúcuta, Colombia. orinocotribune.com Cúcuta Police Commander Oscar Moreno announced on Tuesday, August 3, that his office received information that members of the criminal and terrorist gang that operated in Cota 905, Caracas, are hiding in the Colombian city, including the criminals known as "El Vampi," "El Garbis," and "El Coqui"—recently also called "El Koki" (for purposes of scrubbing social media and search engine results, according to Orinoco Tribune analysts). | During an interview, Moreno indicated that they received the information that the criminals are in Cúcuta, and that Colombian authorities "are working on that." The official cla…

Ann Brown (2021-08-03). Watch: Popular Socialist Tim Black Goes Off On Left Over Lack Of Support For Reparations. moguldom.com It's time for Black Americans to stand up for reparations or "get out the way," popular socialist podcast host Tim Black said in a recent video. The host of Tim Black TV, Black went off on non-supporters, tweeting, "Black people are demanding Reparations, suddenly everyone's an Economist. Kill the noise. This is not Rocket Science. Get …

Anonymous103 (2021-08-03). 1 Officer Dead, Pentagon Lockdown Lifted After Shots Fired At Nearby Metro Station. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Originally published on The lockdown has since been lifted, the agency announced later Tuesday, tweeting: | "The Pentagon has lifted the lock down and has reopened. Corridor 2 and the Metro entrance remains closed. Corridor 3 is open for pede…

David Swanson (2021-08-03). Talk World Radio: Robert Gray on Peace in the Streets. warisacrime.org Talk World Radio is recorded as audio and video on Riverside.fm. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. This week on Talk World Radio: Peace in the Streets. Our guest Robert Gray is Co-Founder of Uhuru, an organization based where I am, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Gray is a visionary, businessman, brand …

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-08-03). Electricity Blackout Reported in Several Caracas Neighborhoods on Monday. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 2, 2021 (special for OrinocoTribune.com)—This Monday around 5: 30 p.m. an electricity blackout was reported in several neighborhoods of Caracas. The failure lasted approximately 45 minutes, with service being restored around 6: 15 p.m. | On social media platforms Venezuelans reported the incident using the hashtag #SinLuz. Users indicated that the service was interrupted in Santa Paula, El Cafetal, Colinas de Bello Monte, La Castellana, Santa Fe, Montalban, Santa Rosa de Lima, Cumbres de Curumo, Las Mercedes, El Paraiso, La Tahona, La Florida, La Candelaria, San Román, and Caricuao, among othe…

Billick MJ, Gold WL. (2021-08-03). Alopecia in a 36-Year-Old Man With HIV Infection. jamanetwork.com A 36-year-old man with a history of chronic HIV infection had 3 weeks of generalized weakness; examination revealed a maculopapular rash on his arms and torso and patchy hair loss on his scalp. His CD4+ cell count was 820/μL and his HIV viral load was undetectable. What is the diagnosis and what would you do next?

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