(2021-09-14). Do They Want Tomás Guanipa as Caracas Mayor? — Persecuted Parliamentarian or a Farce? orinocotribune.com After it was revealed that the opposition politician Tomás Guanipa will run as mayor of Caracas in the upcoming regional elections scheduled for November 21, a flurry of critical comments were unleashed regarding the nomination, some originating from right-wing elements. | Comments on social media platforms mostly questioned Guanipa's apparent "metamorphosis," as until recently he had presented himself as a parliamentarian persecuted by the government and as former deputy Guaidó's so-called ambassador to Iván Duque (Colombia). He recently resigned from that "position" and joined the Mexico Talks. | Similarly, cri…
(2021-09-14). Canadian imperialism in Africa. dissidentvoice.org Canadian imperialism in Africa has had a rare social media moment. On Twitter K. Diallo recently posted a map of the continent with the sum of Canadian mining investment in each African country under the words "75% of mining companies globally are now Canadian. Canada is a great source of corporate neocolonialism expansion." The tweet …
(2021-09-14). Venezuelan Foreign Minister Meets New EU Chargé d'Affaires: Relations Must be Based on Respect. orinocotribune.com 
This Sunday, September 12, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Felix Plasencia, received the EU Chargé d'Affaires in Venezuela, Rafael Dochao, for a cordial bilateral meeting in Caracas. | "We appreciate the support for the dialogue between the Bolivarian Government and the opposition," Plasencia wrote on his Twitter account @PlasenciaFelix, referring to the "support" that the European bloc has shown for the negotiations and agreements between Venezuelans, taking place in Mexico City, hosted by the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and mediated by the Kingd…
(2021-09-14). Twitter dodges election-meddling complaint over suppressing 'unsubstantiated' Hunter Biden laptop story. rt.com 
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has reportedly rejected a Republican complaint claiming Twitter gave Democrats an in-kind contribution by blocking a New York Post story about Joe Biden's son Hunter ahead of the 2020 vote. | The New York Times, which broke the news of the FEC decision on Monday, editorialized by describing the story as "unsubstantiated." The commission has yet to officially publish the ruling or any explanations. | NEWS: The FEC has dismissed claims that Twitter acted illegally when it blocked users from posting an unsubstantiated Hunter Biden article. | Decision not public yet but sets a…
(2021-09-14). Talk World Radio: David Vine on U.S. Bases Everywhere. 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: U.S. military bases all over the world and what the heck are they doing there? Our guest David Vine is Professor of Anthropology at American University. His …
(2021-09-13). The United States' Recent Failures Should Serve As A Warning To Its Allies. popularresistance.org On May 26, 2021, President Joe Biden ordered US intelligence agencies to produce "analysis of the origins of COVID-19" within 90 days. This move followed weeks of speculation surrounding the claim that the virus had escaped from a Chinese laboratory, usually identified as the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Having rightly rejected this claim for more than a year as a Trumpian conspiracy theory, centrist and liberal commentators in the West have breathed new life into the "lab leak" hypothesis, taking cues from allegations and claims made by US state leaders and corporate media. Meanwhile, Facebook and other social m…
(2021-09-13). Haitiian Political Forces Reach Agreement on Transitional Government. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Ariel Henry, the interim president of Haiti, and the country's main political forces signed an agreement to form a transitional government until the elections next year. Photo: Ariel Henry/Twitter Ariel Henry, who became the interim president of Haiti after the assassination of de-facto president Jovenel MoàØse, signed an agreement with 20 main political…
(2021-09-13). 18 September, Toulouse: Palestine Stand: Boycott Puma, Boycott Israel. samidoun.net 
Saturday September 18, 2021 From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Metro Capitole — Toulouse, France Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/194889916045090 On Saturday September 18th from 11am to 1pm, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra organizing a Palestine Stand at the exit of the Capitole metro in Toulouse. On September 18, the #BoycottPuma campaign calls for an international day of action. Sports equipment […] | The article
(2021-09-13). Hashtag 'Untie_Our_Hands': How Many More Palestinians Must Die for Israel's 'Security'? counterpunch.org A large Israeli army campaign is taking social media by storm. The unstated aim of what is known as the "#Untie_Our_Hands" initiative is the desire to kill, with no accountability, more Palestinian protesters at the Gaza fence. The campaign was motivated by the killing of an Israeli sniper, Barel Hadaria Shmueli, who was reportedly shot from the Palestinian side of the fence on August 21.
(2021-09-13). TOMORROW SEPTEMBER 14: Zoom with Rainer Shea: 'Propaganda, Corporate Censorship & Dictatorship of the Proletariat'. orinocotribune.com 
(Español abajo) | Caracas, September 6, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—Rainer Shea (Shea's account with the online publishing platform Medium.com was suspended a few days ago. In January of this year, Shea was banned from Facebook. As a result, Orinoco Tribune felt it necessary to open a debate about a Marxist-Leni…
(2021-09-13). France moves to dissolve 'racist' Black African Defense League following weekend violence. rt.com 
The French interior minister has started proceedings to ban a group, known as the 'Ligue de Défense Noire Africaine' (Black African Defense League), claiming it's a racist organization that promotes hatred and discrimination. | On Monday, French interior minister Gérald Darmanin posted a statement on Twitter that the Ligue de Défense Noire Africaine (LDNA) would be banned in France following a weekend in which the group was allegedly involved in violence. | "I have decided to launch the procedure initiating the dissolution of the Black African Defense League. The speeches of this racist structure…