US Senator's tweet over Taiwan provokes Chinese threats of war
wsws.org | 2021-08-18
The US debacle in Afghanistan has brought forth panicked calls in Washington for the US to shore up its prestige internationally by aggressively backing its allies and confronting its rivals–chiefly China.
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Facebook Censorship Police Nix Anything Related To New Taliban Government Of Afghanistan
Ann Brown | moguldom.com | 2021-08-18
Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan following the July 6 drawdown of U.S. military troops, social media platforms have been struggling with how to handle content about the new government. Anything Taliban-related is becoming a no-no on Facebook. The Taliban is considered by most other governments to be an oppressive regime, especially toward women. A Facebook executive said the …
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Belarusian Officers Push Migrants Across Lithuania Border, Briefly Encroach (Video)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-08-18
Click to see full-size image | On August 17th, Belarusian officers armed with shields and riot gear forcibly pushed a group of 35 irregular migrants into Lithuania, and in the process entered Lithuanian territory. | Lithuania's State Border Guard Service (VSAT) shared a video of the incident on Facebook on Tuesday afternoon. It said that Belarus first published the footage, but omitted the part where the officers can be seen in Lithuanian territory. | "Belarusian officers wearing riot gear were the ones…
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MIDDAY POSTER: Climate Personnel Is Policy
Walker Bragman | dailyposter.com | 2021-08-18
Click to share this on FacebookThe Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) determines how to invest the retirement funds of the nation's federal employees, including military service members, meaning it controls the largest defined contribution plan in the world. Since he has the ability to fill five seats on the board, Pres. Joe Biden has a chance to stack the body with nominees committed to making the retirement plan the largest pension fund in t…
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Biden's Mounting Pandemic Failures
Walker Bragman | dailyposter.com | 2021-08-18
Click to share this on FacebookWhen the COVID-19 pandemic first hit New York back in the spring of 2020, 32-year-old family medicine doctor Peter Possidente was a resident at an in-patient hospital and intensive care unit upstate. In those early days, the young physician would wake up around 4: 15 in the morning for 16-hour shifts filled with death and human suffering on a level that strained even his practiced medical detachment."Eventually, the overall volume…
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Poland deploys 1,000 troops, seals border with Belarus
Rick Rozoff | antibellum679354512.wordpress.com | 2021-08-18
Poland strengthens security on Belarus border "The border is sealed, and the Border Guard has been supported for a week by 1,000 Polish Army soldiers," Deputy Interior Minister Maciej WƒÖsik said in a tweet late on Tuesday. "We act quickly and effectively," he added. **** In a joint statement issued [earlier this month], Polish Prime …
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Reporter Gets Death Threats After DeSantis Press Sec. Tweets Attacks Against Him
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-08-18
A journalist said he faced death threats after Christina Pushaw, press secretary to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), responded to an article by him saying she would put him "on blast" unless he changed its content and headline to her liking. | Brendan Farrington, who writes for The Associated Press, detailed in an article published this week how DeSantis has been traveling…
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Peru's Foreign Minister Resigns over Controversial Statements on Terrorism
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-08-18
Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Béjar submitted his resignation after the scandal caused by his statements about the organization Sendero Luminoso and the role of the Peruvian Navy during the Fujimori dictatorship. | On Tuesday, August 17, Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Béjar submitted his resignation after a controversial statement on terrorism and the Peruvian Navy became public, reported local Peruvian radio station RPP. | RPP cited sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; however, before that, Prime Minister Guido Bellido had already indicated in a Twitter post that "there will be changes for t…
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"How Could They Not Hate You Forever?"
Eoin Higgins | dailyposter.com | 2021-08-17
Click to share this on FacebookThis is being co-published with Eoin's newsletter The Flashpoint. Daily Poster supporters can subscribe to The Flashpoint for 20% off by clicking here.Content warning: This story includes accounts of graphic violenceAs the United States leaves Afghanistan after 20 years of war, a chaotic scene is unfolding with the Taliban reasserting control over the country in…
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"How Could They Not Hate You Forever?"
Eoin Higgins | dailyposter.com | 2021-08-17
Click to share this on FacebookThis is being co-published with Eoin's newsletter The Flashpoint. Daily Poster supporters can subscribe to The Flashpoint for 20% off by clicking here.Content warning: This story includes accounts of graphic violenceAs the United States leaves Afghanistan after 20 years of war, a chaotic scene is unfolding with the Taliban reasserting control over the country in…
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The U.S. Government Lied For Two Decades About Afghanistan
Moderator | scheerpost.com | 2021-08-17
Al Jazeera after taking control of the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2021 (Al Jazeera/YouTube) By Glenn Greenwald / Substack "The Taliban regime is coming to an end," announced President George W. Bush at the National Museum of Women in the Arts on December 12, 2001 — almost twenty years ago today. Five months later, Bush vowed: "In the United States of America… | Source…
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Rand Paul spreads COVID lies, risking lives in low-vaccination rate Kentucky
Berry Craig | peoplesworld.org | 2021-08-17
"You can't make this stuff up," starts a fundraising email from Democrat Charles Booker, who wants to challenge Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul next year. Team Booker meant the widely publicized Paul video fib-fest on Twitter in which he shifted his chronic covidiocy into warp drive. "This is just the latest in a series of political …
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Rand Paul spreads COVID lies, risking lives in low-vaccination rate Kentucky
Berry Craig | peoplesworld.org | 2021-08-17