(2021-04-16). Making Sense of a Viral Military: The Pentagon's Flawed Response to the Pandemic. juancole.com 
By Andrea Mazzarino | — ( Tomdispatch.com) — Herd immunity? Don't count on it. Not if that "herd" is the U.S. military. According to news reports, at least a third of active-duty military personnel or those in the National Guard have opted out of getting the coronavirus vaccine. That figure, by the way, doesn't even …
(2021-04-16). Al-Qaeda's Cyber Allies Call For Killing Of Western Police Officers. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Al-Qaeda affiliate the al-Malahem Electronic Army (aka al-Malahem Cyber Army) released its new issue of "The Wolves of Manhattan" magazine, that supports terrorism. | It is released in Arabic, French and English, the magazine is described as 'a guide for lone wolves in the Crusaders' land.' | The previous issues had tips on how to exploit the COVID-19 measures to get opportunity for attacks and so on. | pic.twitter.com/BbQgMBEi…
(2021-04-16). Blood-clotting illness PVT 30x more prevalent in Moderna, Pfizer Covid-19 recipients than AstraZeneca — Oxford researchers. rt.com 
A potentially fatal blood-clotting disease is 30 times more common among people who have received the Covid-19 vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer than those given the troubled AstraZeneca jab, researchers have found. | A team of scientists from the University of Oxford has found that after vaccination, Vaxzevria (formerly AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine) recipients were less likely to suffer portal vein thrombosis (PVT) — blood clots in the artery from the intestines to the liver. | For recipients of the viral vector Vaxzevria vaccine, the incidence rate for splanchnic thrombosis — clotting in the…
(2021-04-16). Facebooking While Brown: Indigenous man in Arizona imprisoned for Social Media "shock-talk" about #BLM protest. mronline.org 
Reed has been held in federal pretrial detention without bail for ten months after a prior high school acquaintance reported him to the police for a different satirical social media post about planning a protest or 'riot' at the courthouse that never actually happened. | April 16, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-16). Jordan: King Abdullah calls woman charged with insulting the throne. middleeasteye.net 
Jordan: King Abdullah calls woman charged with insulting the throne | Jordanian authorities rescinded Athar al-Dabbas's one year prison sentence following a social media campaign
| Fri, 04/16/2021 – 12: 01 | Women walk past a poster of King Abdullah II in Amman (AFP) | A Jordanian woman charged with insulting the throne has received a call pardoning her from King Abdullah, following a social media c…
(2021-04-16). Iran Produced First Batch Of 60% Enriched Uranium At Natanz Facility. southfront.org 
File image | Iranian scientists have produced the first batch of 60% enriched uranium, Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, announced on April 16."I am proud to announce that at 00: 40 last night … young and pious Iranian scientists were able to obtain a 60% enriched uranium product," Qalibaf wrote in a Persian tweet on Friday. "We congratulate the brave people of the Islamic Iran on this success; the will of the Iranian people is miraculous and will thwart any conspiracy." | Earlier this…
(2021-04-16). Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office Releases Video Footage of Officer Involved Shooting. indybay.org The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office has released some of the video footage from the body cameras worn by deputies involved in the shooting of Eli Burry on April 6. The footage was included in an edited video posted to Facebook on April 14 that features video, text, and still images, in addition to narration by Sheriff Jim Hart. (Watch video below)…
(2021-04-15). Network of Private and Public Pharmacies Already Has Carvativir for Sale. orinocotribune.com 
This Wednesday, April 14, Venezuelan Minister for National Commerce, Eneida Laya, informed about the beginning of the commercial sale of the antiviral Carvativir, and that people will be able to purchase up to 4 units in different public and private pharmacies nationwide. | "On the instructions of President Nicolás Maduro, Carvativir is distributed in all the private pharmacy chains in the country, as well as in the public network. Sales of the drug are controlled. The purchase limit is 4 units per person and there is a data record when making the purchase in order to prevent possible resale," said Laya. | Variou…
(2021-04-15). Peru: Left vs. Far-Right — Dramatic Choice in Presidential Election. theanalysis.news 
| | | | (2021-04-15). Making Sense of a Viral Military. tomdispatch.com Herd immunity? Don't count on it. Not if that "herd" is the U.S. military. According to news reports, at least a third of active-duty military personnel or those in the National Guard have opted out of getting the coronavirus vaccine. That figure, by the way, doesn't even include American troops stationed around the world, many of whom have yet to be offered the chance to be vaccinated. As a Navy spouse whose husband has moved to five separate U.S. duty stations in the decade we've been together, one thing is hard for me to imagine: an administration pledging to do everything it can to beat this pandemic has stop…
(2021-04-15). US Lawmakers Call For Splitting Up Amazon, Facebook, Google. telesurenglish.net The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a report requesting Congress to split Amazon, Facebook, and Google. It argues that these companies took advantage of their market dominance to eradicate their competitors. | RELATED: | First released in Oct. 2020, the report was prepared after investigating the market position of those companies for 16 months. It found that U.S. antitrust agencies had failed to limit the dominance of Amazon,…
(2021-04-15). How Can Hate Speech, Conspiracy Theories, etc., be Banned on Social Media? zcomm.org As social media sites continue to ban or suspend users who are posting misinformation that endangers public health or incites violence toward others, such as hate speech, the Supreme Court is more likely to be drawn into that discussion…
(2021-04-15). Health Advocates Ask Facebook to Scrap Planned Instagram for Kids. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-15). Curbing the Spread Of Global Hate. commondreams.org Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter helped right-wing populists take power. Can they now help rein them in? | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/hate_0.jpg …
(2021-04-15). Health Advocates Urge Facebook to Scrap Plan to Build Instagram for Kids 12 and Under. commondreams.org "Facebook and Instagram have zero credibility and have proven time and time again that their priority is profiting off their manipulative and addictive tactics to keep users scrolling." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12283396552.jpg …
(2021-04-15). Biden Urged to Pick Appointees Who Will Strongly Enforce Antitrust Laws Against Big Tech. commondreams.org "Truth is under siege, and Big Tech platforms have become too big to care—they must be reined in." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/facebook_google_0.png …
(2021-04-15). Haiti's Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe resigns, anti-government protests continue. peoplesdispatch.org Haiti's Prime Minister, Joseph Jouthe, on April 14, resigned from his post, which he had held since March 2020. Jouthe announced his resignation on Twitter without explaining the reasons for his decision. | "This evening, I submitted my resignation to the President of the Republic, H.E. Jovenel MoàØse. It has been an honor to serve my country as Prime Minister. I thank the members of my Government, the technical and financial partners for their collaboration. May God bless Haiti!," Shortly after Jouthe's announ…
(2021-04-15). México — Ricos y pobres en la "milagrosa" Cuarta Transformación. globalizacion.ca En pleno Viernes Santo Andrés Manuel López Obrador, acorde a sus creencias religiosas, aprovechó oportunistamente mencionar la preferencia de Jesús por los pobres y la paz. | Dictó su Evangelio (que significa buenas nuevas) diciendo en cuenta de Twitter: "La vida…
(2021-04-15). Leaked Emails Reveal US Pressure on the UK not to Release Venezuelan Gold. orinocotribune.com The United States Department of State would have pressured the British Foreign Office to retain the frozen Venezuelan gold valued at almost $2 billion, which is sequestered by the Bank of England. | This information was relayed by independent UK journalist, John McEvoy, who through his Twitter account, released some emails that show the reality of the event. In one of these, for example, a response from the British Foreign Office was shown. It states that "the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) of the United States recognizes the need to protect information, which could harm relations between the UK and other stat…
(2021-04-15). Leaked Emails Reveal US Pressure on UK not to Release Venezuelan Gold. orinocotribune.com The US State Department may have pressured the British Foreign Office to retain the frozen Venezuelan gold valued at almost $2 billion, which is being held by the Bank of England. | This information was relayed by independent UK journalist, John McEvoy, who through his Twitter account, released some emails demonstrating the reality of the event. In one of these mails, for example, a response from the British Foreign Office was shown. It states that "the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) of the United States recognizes the need to protect information, which could harm relations between the UK and other states if d…
(2021-04-15). Over 78 pct of netizens oppose Japan's decision to dump radioactive water into sea: survey. ecns.cn Over 78 percent of global netizens expressed opposition to Japan's decision to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater into sea, according to an exclusive survey posted by Xinhua on its Twitter account on Tuesday.