(2021-04-18). Blood-Clotting Illness PVT 30x More Prevalent in Moderna, Pfizer COVID-19 Recipients than AstraZeneca — Oxford Researchers. orinocotribune.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 p…
(2021-04-17). The Military Origins of Facebook. orinocotribune.com 
By Whitney Webb — Apr 12, 2021 | Facebook's growing role in the ever-expanding surveillance and "pre-crime" apparatus of the national security state demands new scrutiny of the company's origins and its products as they relate to a former, controversial DARPA-run surveillance program that was essentially analogous to what is currently the world's largest social network. | In mid-February, Daniel Baker, a US veteran described by the media as "anti-Trump, anti-government, anti-white supremacists, and anti-police," was charged by a Florida grand jury with two counts of "transmitting a communication in interst…
(2021-04-17). Venezuela Expands Operations Against Colombian Paramilitary Gangs. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has expanded military operations in the border state of Apure to capture Colombian narco-paramilitary groups and eliminate foreign aggression. | "We are stepping up operations in Apure state (bordering Colombia) to guarantee internal order and for the capture of armed Colombian drug traffickers and their collaborators in the area," declared the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB) account on Friday, April 16. | In this sense, the command emphasized in a post on its official Twitter account that the military will continue actions aimed at eliminating foreign aggr…
(2021-04-17). Venezuelan Army to Begin Clearing Mines in Apure State near Colombian Border. orinocotribune.com Major General Domingo Hernández Lárez, general commander of the Bolivarian Army, reported on his Twitter account that a military team has already been deployed to begin demining in the state of Apure, suffering from Colombian narco-paramilitary violence that included landmines planted to cause terror among local residents. | The minesweeper, the commander wrote, is an armored unit designed by Army engineers, dubbed the "patrol alligator." | El barremina diseñado por los ingenieros de combate del Ejército Bolivariano está listo para ir al Alto Apure e iniciar el desminado en nuestro territorio nacional del Alto Ap…
(2021-04-17). Declassified: CIA Plotted Assassination Of Cuba's Raul Castro. southfront.org 
Raul Castro Source: Twitter | According to the declassified documents, the CIA attempted to assassinate Raul Castro, the younger brother of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in 1960. The top secret documents were published on the The report claims that CIA recruited the pilot, Jose Raul Martinez, in Cuba. On July 21, 196…
(2021-04-17). Social Media and the Spread of Global Hate. juancole.com ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) — Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter helped right-wing populists take power. Can they now help rein them in? By John Feffer | April 14, 2021 One insidious way to torture the detainees at Guantanamo was to blast music at them at all hours. The mixtape, which included …
(2021-04-17). The Spread of Global Hate. zcomm.org Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter helped right-wing populists take power. Can they now help rein them in?>
(2021-04-17). JCPOA meeting participants satisfied with progress made. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — In two consecutive tweets on Sat. Russia's Permanent Representative to the Intl. Organizations announced the JCPOA Joint Commission participants are satisfied with the progress made so far.
(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). Largest Vaccine Producer Denounces US Raw Material Blockade. telesurenglish.net India's Serum Institute (SII), the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, denounced on Friday that the U.S. government is blocking access to raw materials to produce the vaccines, which jeopardizes its distribution amid the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | SII Chief Executive Adar Poonawalla called on Biden via Twitter remarking that "if we are to truly unite in beating this virus, on behalf of the vaccine industry outside the U.S.,…
(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). 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). 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). Making Sense of a Viral Military. counterpunch.org 
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
(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). Entisar al-Hammadi: Yemen's missing model to be questioned by prosecutors. middleeasteye.net 
Entisar al-Hammadi: Yemen's missing model to be questioned by prosecutors | Famous model and actress disappeared without trace more than a month ago in a case that has divided the war-torn country | Fri, 04/16/2021 – 14: 30 | Hammadi, who featured in several TV shows last year, says her childhood dream was to be either a model or a flight attendant (Facebook) | More than a month after t…
(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)…
(2021-04-16). 'Keep Your War Away From Venezuela' Arreaza Urges Colombia. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza on Friday urged Colombia's President Ivan Duque to protect the Colombian borders and keep the war away from the Venezuelan territory. | RELATED: | "Colombia's armed groups reign and guard the Colombian drug routes while Duque does nothing to protect his country's borders," he tweeted. | Arreaza also rejected the declarations of Colombia's Foreign Affairs Minister Claudia Blu…