(2021-05-15). Biden Administration Affirms US Support for Corrupt Jordanian Monarchy Amidst Suppression of Alleged Coup Attempt. orinocotribune.com 
By Christian Sorensen — May 5, 2021 | Pattern of U.S. Support for Autocracy across the Middle East | In early April, Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the former crown prince of Jordan, was imprisoned under house arrest. | King Abdullah II, who is Hamzah's half-brother and the absolute ruler of Jordan, ordered Prince Hamzah to cease communications with the outside world. | Prince Hamzah said he would not keep quiet, tweeting, "I'm not going to obey when they say you can't go out, you can't tweet, you can't communicate with people." | The Jordanian deputy prime minister, Ayman Safadi, claimed that the prince was inv…
(2021-05-15). Mysterious Group Claimed Responsibility For Rocket Attack On Israeli-Occupied Golan. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | A group calling itself the "Palestinian Liberation Brigades" has claimed responsibility for the The group's name first appeared on a number of Syria and Iraq social media news channels and pages, including the Sabereen News. The Telegram channel is known to be close to pro-Iranian factions in Iraq. | As for n…
(2021-05-14). President Maduro: Former Deputy Guaidó Wants to Talk Now Because they Gave him the Order from the North. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro confirmed on Wednesday, May 12, the willingness of his government to dialogue with opposition actors who have not yet participated in the national dialogue table. Maduro made the statement in regard to the change of discourse by former deputy Juan Guaidó, who proposed this Tuesday, through a message published on his social media accounts, "a national salvation agreement" that includes conciliation with the Bolivarian Executive. | "Guaidó now went from R2P, which was the invasion of Venezuela, to dialogue with Maduro," commented the head of state during a televised broadcast. "N…
(2021-05-14). Facebook, Social Media Giants Admit to Silencing Palestinian Voices Online. mintpressnews.com 
OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM — In a video posted on activist organization Jewish Voice for Peace's Twitter account, Muna El-Kurd explained why social media is so vital for the Palestinian cause. | "We rely on the honorable people standing in solidarity with us, people who tweet #SaveSheikhJarrah everyday," Muna El-Kurd said. "Even a short tweet or post is a treasure." | #SaveSheikhJarrah everyday… Even a short tweet or post is a treasure." | — Muna El-Kurd, Palestinian home defender | Quote tweet this with #SaveSheikhJ…
(2021-05-14). America Belongs to the People—All the People. counterpunch.org 
It's happened again. I got into this heated argument on social media that turned vitriolic, in response to my defense of this simple meme going around. You may have seen it. It shows two maps, side by side: On the left— a map of all the Americas that says, "This is America," and on the
(2021-05-14). Sussex Police: serving Capitalism locally. challenge-magazine.org 
Brighton and East Sussex Branch, Young Communist League | YCL Brighton & East Sussex Branch expose the longstanding and institutional racism, sexism and brutality of Sussex Police. | On Saturday 13th March YCL members attended the Sarah Everard vigil along with 150 other people held at Valley Gardens. Mirroring the events at the vigil held in Clapham Common the same day, multiple police vans pulled up and officers began trying to disperse the crowd. Shocking footage was posted on social media showing police harassing and threatening members of the public. Despite the event proceeding safely and peacefully pr…
(2021-05-14). Floating Graveyards: Let's Not Revive the Cruise Industry. counterpunch.org 
Under the so-called leadership of governor Ron DeSantis, Florida is suing the federal government and CDC to allow cruises to resume sailing. As author Carl Hiaasen noted on twitter, this "stunt lawsuit by Ron DeSantis has zero chance in court," but it's aimed at "making DeSantis look tough for his right-wing base." It also fits
(2021-05-14). 28 Groups Denounce Facebook's Plan to Extended Data Collection by Pestering WhatsApp Users, Degrading Features. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-05-14). Colombia: Anti-Government Protests. popularresistance.org Colombia's security forces apparently entered panic mode and the government of President Ivan Duque all but collapsed after the US Congress reiterated threats to cut military funds. | The panic was most evident on the National Army's twitter page, which suddenly began publishing in Spanglish about mysterious "spirit of body and military training." | The prosecution and the police additionally announced investigations into reports on widespread human rights violations against anti-government protesters. | This violence that surged after protests began on April 28 suddenly stopped on Wednesday when police apparentl…