Facebook platforms shut down by worldwide outage
wsws.org | 2021-10-05
The social media apps Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, which are used by billions of people internationally each day for critical business and personal activities, were shut down for more than five hours on Monday.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/10/05/face-o05.html
Progressives Respond to Facebook Outage With Simple Call: 'Break Them Up'
Jake Johnson | zcomm.org | 2021-10-05
"It's almost as if Facebook's monopolistic mission to either own, copy, or destroy any competing platform has incredibly destructive effects on free society and democracy"
zcomm.org/znetarticle/progressives-respond-to-facebook-outage-with-simple-call-break-them-up/
Sinema: "Senators Need To Hear From Their Constituents"
Andrew Perez | dailyposter.com | 2021-10-05
Click to share this on FacebookMonths before Arizonans started filming Sen. Kyrsten Sinema repeatedly refusing to answer their questions about her political position…
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Trump, Twitter and the Digital Town Hall
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-10-05
The merits are hard to stomach for partisans long jaundiced by presumption and dislike, but the cheer at the deplatforming of Donald Trump by a range of social media platforms said as much about the nature of any sentiment about democracy as it did about those claiming to defend it. For one, it shut off …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/10/trump-twitter-and-the-digital-town-hall/
When they say, 'The Reds are coming!'
Editor | workers.org | 2021-10-05
In the course of the battle over Biden's "build back better" bill, the ugly specter of anti-communism has raised its head, most prominently in the U.S. Senate and from the right-wing media. No doubt this poison is also being spread in less open forums. Senator Marco Rubio infamously tweeted, "The . . . | Continue reading When they say, 'The Reds are coming!' at Workers.org…
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Merck announces promising new pill to treat COVID infections
wsws.org | 2021-10-05
The new oral antiviral pills could reduce death and hospitalizations by 50 percent if taken early in the course of infection with the coronavirus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/10/05/pill-o05.html
Mayo Clinic Minute: What to do if your child has a bellyache
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-10-05
Kids are back in the classroom, and a common back-to-school sickness is viral gastroenteritis, or stomach flu. It's an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/jwxQ2L4ZVXE Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 58) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. If your child is showing symptoms of a stomach bug, such as vomiting…
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Headlines for October 4, 2021
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-10-04
Rallies Across U.S. Call for Reproductive Justice Amid GOP Assault on Abortion, U.S. Tops 700K COVID Deaths; CA Announces Student Vaccine Mandate as NYC Educator Mandate Starts, Major Orange County Oil Spill Blankets Beaches, Kills Wildlife, Pandora Papers Expose Secret Financial Dealings of World Leaders, Billionaires and Other Elites, Facebook Whistleblower Says Co. Repeatedly Put Profit Over Safety, Calls for Regulations, Kabul Blast Kills Five People as Afghan Humanitarian Crisis Grows, 8 Killed at Indian Farmworker Protest, 4,000 Refugees, Including Children, Arrested in Raids by Libyan Authorities, 3 Millio…
www.democracynow.org/2021/10/4/headlines
Users Report Massive WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Crashes
telesurenglish.net | 2021-10-04
On its Twitter account, Facebook wrote: "We are aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We are working to get everything back to normal as soon as possible and apologize for any inconvenience." | In their Twitter messages, Internet users echo the fact that the three social networks are down, posting numerous memes about the crash. | RELATED: | WhatsApp to Up User Age Limit in EU After Pressure | The Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA) simi…
telesurenglish.net/news/Users-Report-Massive-WhatsApp-Instagram-and-Facebook-Crashes-20211004-0014.html
Facebook Users Union Launches #FireZuck Campaign
CounterPunch News Service | counterpunch.org | 2021-10-04
San Francisco Last night, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told 60 Minutes that Facebook is misleading the public about lies, hate and disinformation on its platform. We wish we were surprised. Time and time again, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has put Facebook's profits ahead of truth, safety, health and democracy. That's why today the Facebook Users…
counterpunch.org/2021/10/04/facebook-users-union-launches-firezuck-campaign/
The Big Business of Future Wars
Walker Bragman | dailyposter.com | 2021-10-04
Click to share this on FacebookLawmakers in Congress are preparing to consider big cuts to the emergency $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill designed to fight the climate apocalypse and provide a safety net to struggling Americans. At the same time, legislators are nonchalantly advancing a defense spending plan that would put America on track to spend more than twice as much…
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The Big Business of Future Wars
Walker Bragman | dailyposter.com | 2021-10-04
Click to share this on FacebookLawmakers in Congress are preparing to consider big cuts to the emergency $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill designed to fight the climate apocalypse and provide a safety net to struggling Americans. At the same time, legislators are nonchalantly advancing a defense spending plan that would put America on track to spend more than twice as much…
dailyposter.com/the-big-business-of-future-wars/
Trump Sues to Restore Twitter Account Ahead of Likely 2024 Presidential Run
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-10-04