(2021-05-27). Educators denounce banning of WSWS writer Evan Blake from "Badass Teachers" Facebook group. wsws.org The censorship of Blake has continued, provoking opposition among educators and school workers.
(2021-05-26). 47 Advocacy Groups Urge Facebook to Explain, Cease Censorship of Israel Critics. commondreams.org "Social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram are often Palestinian protestors' and residents' only tools to share information to keep each other safe in the face of repression by the Israeli government and police, and during attacks on civilians." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/facebook-palestine-2600×1361.jpg …
(2021-05-26). Rashida Tlaib Demands That Social Media Companies Stop Censoring Palestinians. truthout.org 
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) has written a letter to social media companies asking that they stop removing and suspending posts and users from their platforms for spreading information about Israeli violence against Palestinians. | The letter to Facebook, Twitter and ByteDance, which owns TikTok, asks the companies to answer a series of questions on their methodologies for removing certain posts and highlights a double standard in censorship of Palestinians online. | "I write with urgent…
(2021-05-26). Juan Grabois, member of International Solidarity Mission to Colombia, deported on arrival. peoplesdispatch.org Colombia migration authorities denied entrance to Juan Grabois who is part of an Argentinian human rights delegation. The International Mission of Solidarity and Human Rights Observation arrived on May 25 to Colombia and is made up of different human rights and social organizations from Argentina and other countries in the region. | Grabois explained on Twitter that "After a series of physical attacks witnessed by several people and by security cameras, the Colombian government expelled me from its territory because it considers me a risk to State Security." | He also added that "they took my documents and luggag…
(2021-05-26). Anti-Chavista Luis Vicente León: 68% of Venezuelans Reject US Sanctions (Diesel). orinocotribune.com Luis Vicente León, president of the polling firm Datanálisis and an outspoken anti-Chavista, highlighted this Tuesday, May 25, that 66.4% of Venezuelans agree with lifting the "sanctions" that prevent state oil company PDVSA from exchanging crude for diesel, according to a recent opinion poll released through his Twitter account @luisvicenteleon. | In a series of messages, the economist and university professor pointed out that "66.4% of Venezuelans consider that the United States should lift the ban on importing diesel to Venezuela from other countries, as it does not fulfill its objective of putting pressure on…
(2021-05-26). Science Saturday: Macrophage communication is key during viral infection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A new finding from Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues may suggest treatment options for severe viral infections and new avenues for research into tissue regeneration after injury. The paper, published in Immunity, examines the work of immune cells called macrophages that stay deep in the lungs. These cells are found in the part of the lungs …
(2021-05-26). Bombshell Video, Leaked Documents Detail How Facebook Censors Vaccine Facts When They Don't Fit CDC, Big Pharma Narrative. globalresearch.ca Investigative journalist James …
(2021-05-25). I Will Not Yield My Values: Fired AP Journalist Emily Wilder Speaks Out After Right-Wing Smears. democracynow.org 
In her first TV interview, we speak with Emily Wilder, the young reporter fired by the Associated Press after she was targeted in a Republican smear campaign for her pro-Palestinian activism in college. Wilder is Jewish and was a member of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace at Stanford University before she graduated in 2020. She was two weeks into her new job with the AP when the Stanford College Republicans singled out some of her past social media posts, triggering a conservative frenzy. The AP announced Wilder's firing shortly thereafter, citing unspecified violations of its social m…
(2021-05-25). Fired AP Journalist Emily Wilder Speaks Out After Right-Wing Smears. truthout.org 
In her first TV interview, we speak with Emily Wilder, the young reporter fired by the Associated Press after she was targeted in a Republican smear campaign for her pro-Palestinian activism in college. Wilder is Jewish and was a member of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace at Stanford University before she graduated in 2020. She was two weeks into her new job with the AP when the Stanford College Republicans singled out some of her past social media posts, triggering a conserva…
(2021-05-25). Talk World Radio: Nora Barrows-Friedman on Palestine and Activism. warisacrime.org 
Talk World Radio is recorded as audio and video on Riverside.fm. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about activism on behalf of the basic human rights of Palestinians. Our guest is Nora Barrows-Friedman. Nora Barrows-Friedman is an associate editor at The Electronic …
(2021-05-25). Suit seeks to limit anti-Muslim speech on Facebook but roots of Islamophobia run far deeper. juancole.com 
By Caleb Elfenbein | — A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its top executives in federal court over the company's failure to crack down on hate speech against Muslims. Muslim Advocates, a Washington, D.C.-based organization focused on discrimination against American Muslims, alleges in the suit that Facebook has violated a series of local …
(2021-05-25). Anniversary of killing of George Floyd remembered in Minneapolis. peoplesworld.org 
MINNEAPOLIS — The streets here are transformed into an outdoor festival on the anniversary of George Floyd's death, with food, children's activities and a long list of musical performers. "We're going to be turning mourning into dancing," rapper Nur-D tweeted. "We're going to be celebrating 365 days of strength in the face of injustice." Floyd, …
(2021-05-25). Cuban President Visits Community Project Against Racial Discrimination in Havana. orinocotribune.com 
The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, this Thursday visited the headquarters of a community project against racial discrimination—the Afro-descendant Neighborhood Network—in Havana, in the municipality of La Lisa. | The official Twitter account of the presidency commented on the meeting, where Maritza López, general coordinator of the initiative, received the Cuban president and provided an explanation of the principles and projections of this community initiative. | Photo: Twitter of the Cuban Presidency. | Created nine years ago, this project against racism also maintains relationships with simi…
(2021-05-25). Tory railway plan: real fix or more deception? challenge-magazine.org 
Japhy Barrera, is a member of the YCL's Birmingham branch | Following the government's unveiling of a transport 'overhaul' plan last Thursday including nationalisation of the railway system, many on social media were left puzzled. Railway nationalisation was a core policy of the 2019 Labour manifesto under Jeremy Corbyn, and in principle has always been contradictory to Conservative privatisation of publicly owned services. | Through #CorbynWasRight, many on Twitter voiced this confusion and anger. What Jeremy Corbyn was mocked for by Tories just a couple of years ago has now been unveiled and rebranded as a n…
(2021-05-25). #LeninChao: Bitter Farewell to Lenín Moreno in the Streets of Ecuador and on Social Media. orinocotribune.com The inauguration of Guillermo Lasso in Ecuador also meant a farewell to Lenín Moreno, a president who leaves office with almost zero popular support. This was confirmed during Lasso's inauguration day in the Legislative Assembly, in the streets, and on social media networks, where Moreno was described as a "traitor" and the "worst president in history." | Expectations for the inauguration of Guillermo Lasso as the new president of Ecuador were instead overshadowed by the bitter farewell that the outgoing president, Lenín Moreno (2017-2021), received both in the National Assembly and on social media networks. | As…
(2021-05-25). President of Cuba: Africa Deserves Global Solidarity. telesurenglish.net The president of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, has affirmed that Africa deserves international solidarity and much more than just a single day since the world is in debt. | RELATED: | The president tweeted on the occasion of the celebration of Africa Day, stressing that the continent demands centuries of attention and the cooperation of all countries. | "The world grew rich by impoverishing it," the Cuban President twe…
(2021-05-25). Groups Call Out Facebook's Litany of Abuses at Tech Giant"s Federal Lobbying HQ. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-05-25). It's time for YouTube to stop promoting animal abuse. nationofchange.org Some 2,000 videos have been found on YouTube in which animals were harmed for entertainment or suffered pain and death.
(2021-05-25). National Beef Burger Day Is a Shame. counterpunch.org Friday, May 28 is National Beef Burger Day. We're supposed to use the hashtag #BeefBurgerBrag and tag @BeefItsWhatsForDinner on Facebook when adding our burger photos to this marketing frenzy. "Americans love burgers and there's no substitute for a real beef burger sizzling on the grill," says the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. Looks like Epicurious will