(2021-10-19). Debate Breaks Out Among Atheists Over Role Of Religion In Black Liberation: Here Are The Highlights. moguldom.com Some Twitter users found out how a discussion on religion can escalate when a remark erupted into a Twitter tiff full of back-and-forth posts. The debate took place between atheists over the role of religion in the Black liberation movement. There aren't many Black atheists in the U.S. Even among those Black Americans who do …
(2021-10-19). CNE Considers Impasse Over Borrell's Statements Resolved — EU's Electoral Observation Mission. orinocotribune.com This Monday, October 18, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), through its Twitter account, issued a statement consisting of several posts in a lengthy thread, confirming that the impasse generated by Joseph Borrell's comments regarding the upcoming elections of November 21 has been overcome. | After a telephone conversation between the president of the electoral body, Pedro Calzadilla, and the head of the European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission (EOM), Isabel Santos, the impasse resulting from statements made by the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Joseph Borrell,…
(2021-10-18). Facebook will hire 10,000 European engineers to create metaverse. tass.com This investment is a vote of confidence in the strength of the European tech industry and the potential of European tech talent, the company said…
(2021-10-18). Legacy Social Media: Free as in Beer, Not as in Speech. counterpunch.org On October 5, former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen testified before the US Senate, decrying her former employer's "destructive impact" and warning that "without action, divisive and extremist behaviors we see today are only the beginning." Per Haugen's theory, lack of "action" by social media platforms is the cause of social ills such as violence
(2021-10-18). Champion Of Iraq War WMD Case, General Colin Powell Dies Of Covid, Had Cancer. moguldom.com 
General Colin Powell, who made history as the first Black person to serve as U.S. Secretary of State, has died of complications from covid-19. He was 84. Powell's death was announced by his family in a statement on social media. "General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs …
(2021-10-18). While Bush & Biden praise the late Colin Powell, 'war criminal' trends on Twitter. rt.com 
The death of General Colin Powell has drawn an outpouring of sympathy and praise from politicians, but social media users made "war criminal" trend instead, having not forgiven Powell for his role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. | Powell died on Monday of complications from Covid-19, according to his family. He was eulogized in major media outlets as the first black secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. President Joe Biden said Powell embodied "the highest ideals of both warrior and diplomat," while 43rd president George W. Bush called him a "great public servant." | Also on rt.com…
(2021-10-18). Lebanese army to investigate soldier seen shooting at protesters in Beirut last week. peoplesdispatch.org On October 14, seven people, including a woman, were killed and dozens were wounded when gunmen attacked a protest in Beirut's Tayouneh area. A video of an soldier shooting at protesters has gone viral on social media…
(2021-10-18). David Amess: UK police investigating if MP killed over Qatar links. middleeasteye.net 
David Amess: UK police investigating if MP killed over Qatar links | Amess was chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Qatar and visited the country shortly before his death | Mon, 10/18/2021 – 08: 48 | David Amess met Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during his trip to Doha before his death (Social media) |
(2021-10-18). Iraq's Sadr Lays Out Conditions for Dealing With US. news.antiwar.com Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Safr is in a good place, with the election giving his party a strong plurality. With high hopes for governance, Sadr is setting out the conditions by which the Sadr was fairly straightforward, saying diplomacy needs to be "state-to-state with full sovereignty" with comments on Twitter. He's long made the idea of an Iraqi state standing up for its sovereignty a major goal. | The US is emphasized because that's the most safely popular position within Iraq,…