Daily Archives: September 19, 2021

2021-09-19: News Headlines

Luis Feliz León (2021-09-19). Washington Carpenter Revolt Swells Picket Lines. zcomm.org Five jobs were picketed, including construction projects at Facebook's Building X, the Microsoft's Campus in Redmond, and Alphabet's Google…

Jon Skolnik (2021-09-19). Gun manufacturers quietly target young boys using social media. zcomm.org Companies like Smith & Wesson have "influencers" and "sponsored shooters" to connect more with younger audiences…

Staff (2021-09-19). Thanks, comrades! US SOUTHCOM amuses Twitter followers with pic celebrating US Air Force birthday featuring RUSSIAN warplanes. rt.com The official Twitter account of US Southern Command is facing mockery after it posted a picture featuring silhouettes of Russian Sukhoi fighter jets to mark the US Air Force's birthday. | The simple graphics,

Detention Watch Network (2021-09-19). Thursday 9/23: National Day of Action to Shut Down Detention Centers. indybay.org In-person actions; or join in phonebanking and/or Twitter storm…

David Swanson (2021-09-19). Talk World Radio: Delmarie Cobb on Rahm Emanuel's Nomination. 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: Rahm Emanuel has been nominated for worst politician ever — just kidding, he's been nominated for Ambassador to Japan. Will the U.S. Senate go along with that? …

Editor (2021-09-18). Canadian imperialism in Africa. mronline.org Canadian imperialism in Africa has had a rare social media moment.

Staff (2021-09-18). Minnesota plan to reduce police shootings at traffic stops with CLEAR BAGS draws contempt. rt.com Officials in Minnesota have received heavy backlash for promoting cheap, clear plastic bags to store documents in vehicles as an easy way to "reduce deadly force encounters" with police during traffic stops. | The state's Department of Public Safety posted images of the see-through pouches to their social media accounts and revealed that "several law enforcement agencies across the state" will soon be handing them out to citizens at community events. | Our troopers, along with several law enforcement agencies across the state, want to make it easier for drivers to store the information and for law enforcement…

sputniknews (2021-09-18). US Capitol Police Brace for Rally in Support of Protesters Charged in 6 January Riot. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A rally scheduled at the Capitol on Saturday in support of individuals arrested in connection with the 6 January riot is expected to be peaceful, but local law enforcement is prepared for potential unrest after observing threats of violence on social media.

Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Council NYC (2021-09-18). Ten Years After Occupy Wall Street, Its Real Legacy is Anarchism in Practice. itsgoingdown.org Statement from Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Council (MACC) on the anarchist legacy of Occupy Wall Street on the movement's 10th anniversary. Lenapehoking, Turtle Island (also known as New York City) — Since its demise in the Fall of 2012, various individuals, websites, social media accounts, and politicians have tried to claim the mantle of Occupy Wall…

Staff (2021-09-18). Gun Manufactures Quietly Target Young Boys Using Social Media. truthout.org When Nikolas Cruz, a then-19-year-old from Parkland, Florida, stormed the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 with a semi-automatic rifle, gunning down fourteen students and three staff in roughly six minutes, those unfamiliar with Cruz's personal history felt like the tragedy came out of nowhere. Cruz, like so many mass shooters, had

Staff (2021-09-18). Venezuela Denounces Serious Violation of Agreements Signed in Mexico. orinocotribune.com The Head of Venezuela's government delegation to the Mexico Talks, Jorge Rodríguez, reported that the Venezuelan government categorically rejects the serious violation of the agreements signed by opposition elements and their foreign sponsors, who have already dedicated themselves to sabotaging and evading their commitments established in the Memorandum of Understanding signed on August 13. Rodríguez specifically addressed the agreement concerning the restoration of the assets and resources belonging to Venezuela, held abroad or in foreign bank accounts. | Through his official account on Twitter @jorgerpsuv, Rodr…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-18). Ecuadorians Mobilize against Lasso's Anti-People Policies. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch On September 15, thousands of Ecuadorians took to the streets in different provinces of the country against the neoliberal policies of the right-wing government of President Guillermo Lasso. Photo: CONAIE/Twitter The primary demands of the trade unions and social organizations include the immediate discontinuation of the neoliberal measure in force since last year,…

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2021-09-19: Social Media Postees

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Washington Carpenter Revolt Swells Picket Lines
Luis Feliz León | zcomm.org | 2021-09-19
Five jobs were picketed, including construction projects at Facebook's Building X, the Microsoft's Campus in Redmond, and Alphabet's Google…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/washington-carpenter-revolt-swells-picket-lines/

Gun manufacturers quietly target young boys using social media
Jon Skolnik | zcomm.org | 2021-09-19
Companies like Smith & Wesson have "influencers" and "sponsored shooters" to connect more with younger audiences…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/gun-manufacturers-quietly-target-young-boys-using-social-media/

Talk World Radio: Delmarie Cobb on Rahm Emanuel's Nomination
David Swanson | warisacrime.org | 2021-09-19
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: Rahm Emanuel has been nominated for worst politician ever — just kidding, he's been nominated for Ambassador to Japan. Will the U.S. Senate go along with that? … Continue reading "Talk World Radio: Delmarie Cobb on Rahm Emanuel's Nomination"
warisacrime.org/2021/09/19/talk-world-radio-delmarie-cobb-on-rahm-emanuels-nomination/

Canadian imperialism in Africa
Editor | mronline.org | 2021-09-18
Canadian imperialism in Africa has had a rare social media moment.
mronline.org/2021/09/18/canadian-imperialism-in-africa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=canadian-imperialism-in-africa

Grief and Anger after UAE Soldiers Torture and Kill Yemeni-American Student Trying to Visit Family
scorinoco | orinocotribune.com | 2021-09-18
Dhamar, Yemen, Sep 14 — As his hope that the Sana'a International Airport will be reopened has faded, smiley-faced Abdulmalek Anwar Alsanabani, a 25-year-old Yemeni-American living in Fresno, California, finally decided to take the risky journey across the south of Yemen in order to see his family in Sana'a. Al-Sanabani had gone eight years away from his loved ones. On Wednesday, he arrived at southern Yemen's Aden Airport, where he shared his last Facebook post before his smiley face became bloodied and bruised. | Abdulmalek, a grad…
orinocotribune.com/grief-and-anger-after-uae-soldiers-torture-and-kill-yemeni-american-student-trying-to-visit-family/

Gun Manufactures Quietly Target Young Boys Using Social Media
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-09-18
When Nikolas Cruz, a then-19-year-old from Parkland, Florida, stormed the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 with a semi-automatic rifle, gunning down fourteen students and three staff in roughly six minutes, those unfamiliar with Cruz's personal history felt like the tragedy came out of nowhere. Cruz, like so many mass shooters, had exhibited all of the signs of someone…
truthout.org/articles/gun-manufactures-quietly-target-young-boys-using-social-media/

Ten Years After Occupy Wall Street, Its Real Legacy is Anarchism in Practice
Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Council NYC | itsgoingdown.org | 2021-09-18
Statement from Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Council (MACC) on the anarchist legacy of Occupy Wall Street on the movement's 10th anniversary. Lenapehoking, Turtle Island (also known as New York City) — Since its demise in the Fall of 2012, various individuals, websites, social media accounts, and politicians have tried to claim the mantle of Occupy Wall… Read Full Article…
itsgoingdown.org/ten-years-after-occupy-wall-street-its-real-legacy-is-anarchism-in-practice/

Ten Years After Occupy Wall Street, Its Real Legacy is Anarchism in Practice
Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Council NYC | itsgoingdown.org | 2021-09-18
Statement from Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Council (MACC) on the anarchist legacy of Occupy Wall Street on the movement's 10th anniversary. Lenapehoking, Turtle Island (also known as New York City) — Since its demise in the Fall of 2012, various individuals, websites, social media accounts, and politicians have tried to claim the mantle of Occupy Wall… Read Full Article…
itsgoingdown.org/ten-years-after-occupy-wall-street-its-real-legacy-is-anarchism-in-practice/

Venezuela Denounces Serious Violation of Agreements Signed in Mexico
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-09-18
The Head of Venezuela's government delegation to the Mexico Talks, Jorge Rodríguez, reported that the Venezuelan government categorically rejects the serious violation of the agreements signed by opposition elements and their foreign sponsors, who have already dedicated themselves to sabotaging and evading their commitments established in the Memorandum of Understanding signed on August 13. Rodríguez specifically addressed the agreement concerning the restoration of the assets and resources belonging to Venezuela, held abroad or in foreign bank accounts. | Through his official account on Twitter @jorgerpsuv, Rodr…
orinocotribune.com/venezuela-denounces-serious-violation-of-agreements-signed-in-mexico/

Ecuadorians Mobilize against Lasso's Anti-People Policies
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-09-18
Peoples Dispatch On September 15, thousands of Ecuadorians took to the streets in different provinces of the country against the neoliberal policies of the right-wing government of President Guillermo Lasso. Photo: CONAIE/Twitter The primary demands of the trade unions and social organizations include the immediate discontinuation of the neoliberal measure in force since last year,… Read…
libya360.wordpress.com/2021/09/18/ecuadorians-mobilize-against-lassos-anti-people-policies/

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