(2021-08-20). Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria Destroyed Compounds Near Lebanon's Border, Killed Four Civilians. southfront.org 
Illustrative photo of an Israeli F-15 Eagle fighter jet (Edi Israel/Flash90/File) | The On August 20, the Aurora Intel account on Twitter shared new satellite images of the targeted compounds which were located to the east of Qarah. All three compound…
(2021-08-20). Nobel Winning Virologists & Other Scientists in Vaccine Truth Movement. indybay.org Facebook, Google, CSpan, CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, | PBS, NY Times, Washington Post, LA Time: some of the | censors of vaccine truth are censoring the words of 3 Nobel winners, the inventor of Moderna's vaccine, and many others.
(2021-08-20). Phone Zap for Eric King: Lift the Mail Ban! itsgoingdown.org Call for phone-zap campaign in support of anarchist prisoner Eric King, who is currently fighting a mail ban. Please call and spread call-in on social media. Follow his support crew here. Eric King is a 35-year-old political prisoner who is being severely singled out by the federal Bureau of Prisons for abusive and illegal treatment….
(2021-08-20). Venezuela's Minister for Defense Responds to SOUTHCOM's Craig Faller. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's defense minister, General Vladimir Padrino, responded to the attacks by commander of the U.S. Southern Command, Craig Faller, accusing Venezuela of being at the center of a vicious circle of threats. Padrino tweeted: "After so many threats, provocations, and spaghetti westerns… What a rhetorical turn coming from the person who asked for military intervention [in Venezuela]. There will be neither military intervention, nor diplomatic 'exit' here. Here, there is a sovereign response to an internal situation, which is being resolved among Venezuelans." | The US admiral said that he expects a "diplomati…
(2021-08-20). Twitter accused of 'de-verifying' DeVito for supporting Nabisco strike after beloved actor briefly loses checkmark. rt.com 
Danny DeVito's Twitter handle lost its verification checkmark for several hours after he expressed his solidarity with the striking workers of snacks producer Nabisco. Many suspect the two events must have been connected. | Workers of several Nabisco plants in three states walked off the job last week after talks on a new contract between the BCTGM International Union and Nabisco parent company Mondelez International failed. DeVito became one of the most prominent supporters of the striking Oreos makers, when he tweeted on Wednesday: "NO CONTRACTS NO SNACKS", backing the workers' demands. | On Thursday pro-lab…
(2021-08-20). Robinson Can Still Do the Socialist Thing at Current Affairs. counterpunch.org Most of the full-time and part-time staff at Current Affairs have been fired, they said on Twitter (8/18/21), in large part because its founder and lead editor, Nathan J. Robinson, fought their attempt to bring a more democratic governance structure to the socialist magazine—or, as Vice (8/18/21) quipped, fired "for doing socialism." Online commentators have
(2021-08-20). Arreaza No Longer Venezuela's Minister for Foreign Affairs: President Maduro Reshuffles Cabinet. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 19, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced a reshuffling of his cabinet today. The appointment of Ambassador Felix Plasencia as the new minister for foreign affairs, replacing Jorge Arreaza—who held the position for over four years—was the most significant change. | "I have appointed Mr. Felix Plasencia as the new minister for foreign affairs of the Republic," President Maduro wrote on his Twitter account. "He has the immense responsibility of continuing the excellent diplomatic work carried out by Jorge Arreaza. Let's make our Peace Diplo…
(2021-08-19). Antitrust Experts Welcome FTC's Revised Suit Against Facebook as 'Huge and Promising Step'. commondreams.org "While it will have no Republican support in Washington, Democrats, Independents, and working-class Republicans all over the country support our plan to finally invest in the long-neglected needs of working families," said the senator.
(2021-08-19). Venezuela's Arreaza: Almagro Should be Investigated for Bolivia's 2019 Coup & Massacres. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, August 18, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, spoke in favor of investigating the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, for his role in the coup against Evo Morales in November 2019, and for supporting the de facto government of Jeanine àÅñez and her human rights violations. | The statement was made by Arreaza in a tweet published this Wednesday that read: "the Interdisciplinary Group of Experts of the IACHR [Inter-American Commission on Human Rights] confirmed serious human rights violations in Bolivia during the de facto governme…
(2021-08-19). As Covid Tore Up US And Put Her On Lockdown, Sen. Rand Paul's Wife Purchased Covid Treatment Stock. moguldom.com In early 2020 as the covid-19 pandemic began to drag the U.S. down, Republican Sen. Rand Paul's wife, Kelley Paul, purchased shares of the drug company Gilead Sciences, which was working on a treatment for the virus. Kelley Paul completed the purchase one day after the first clinical trial began for Gilead's antiviral drug Remdesivir, which …