Monthly Archives: November 2021

2021-11-15: News Headlines

_____ (2021-11-15). Censorship Is The Last Gasp Of The Liberal Class. popularresistance.org On November 8, 2021, Twitter locked my account for a period of one day for responding to corporate media darling and Russiagate fanatic Keith Olbermann's slanderous reply to journalist Wyatt Reed's coverage of the Nicaraguan election. The flagged tweet simply restated Olbermann's question, replacing "whore for a dictator" with "whoring for the American oligarchy." Twitter demanded that I delete the tweet or send a time-consuming, lengthy appeal with no assurances as to if or when my sentence in "Twitter jail" would end. This prompted me to delete the tweet and wait for the 12-hour suspension to end. Keith Olberma…

teleSUR (2021-11-15). Young Cubans Take Part In Sit-In To Reject US Blockade. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, over 70 young Cubans took part in a sit-in at Havana's Central Park to reject the U.S. blockade, recent destabilization attempts, and smear campaigns in social media against Cuba. | RELATED: | "These actions are part of the strategy of unconventional war against our people. We deserve to live in peace and without the obstacles imposed by unilateral coercive measures," President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated. | The initiative known as "Red Sc…

Arnold August (2021-11-14). En las entrañas de "Archipiélago", grupo de Facebook de los disidentes cubanos detrás del complot del 15 de noviembre. globalizacion.ca Introducción a la versión original en inglés, publicada en The Canada Files el 9 de noviembre | The Canada Files tiene la suerte de contar con Arnold August como columnista, aclamado desde 1997 como uno de los expertos no cubanos de…

MEE, agencies (2021-11-14). Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to run for president. middleeasteye.net Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to run for president | Son of dictator Muammar Gaddafi registers for December elections despite being wanted by International Criminal Court | Sun, 11/14/2021 – 11: 55 | Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (left) in Sebha, Libya, registering to run in the country's December presidential polls, 14 November 2021 (AFP/Libyan High National Election Commission Facebook page) | Sa…

Nadda Osman (2021-11-14). Earthquakes, floods, wildfires and a scorpion plague: The Middle East's weekend of climate chaos. middleeasteye.net Earthquakes, floods, wildfires and a scorpion plague: The Middle East's weekend of climate chaos | Region hit by extreme conditions, as scorpions wash up in people's homes and cars are covered in ash
| Sun, 11/14/2021 – 15: 03 | Wildfires rage across Lebanon's Beit Meri, a village close to the country's capital, on 15 November 2021 (Screengrab/Twitter) | People in several Middle Eastern countries wer…

Julie Varughese (2021-11-14). After Daniel Ortega's Victory in Nicaragua, Biden Signs RENACER Act and OAS Votes to Condemn. towardfreedom.org Between an Organization of American States resolution, fresh U.S. sanctions, social media platforms suspending known Ortega supporters a week before the elections and corporate media outlets inaccurately reporting on Ortega, it is clear the United States is the primary contradiction in the Nicaraguan people's struggle for liberation.

Staff (2021-11-14). Elon Musk keeps forgetting Bernie Sanders is still alive. rt.com Billionaire Elon Musk responded to a call by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) for the wealthy to pay their "fair share" by claiming to forget the 80-year-old democratic socialist was alive. | "We must demand that the extremely wealthy pay their fair share. Period," Sanders tweeted on Saturday, to which Musk replied, "I keep forgetting you're still alive." | He followed up by floating the idea of selling Tesla stock. Musk previously sold billions in shares after putting out a poll asking if he should sell 10% of his holdings, to which over 50% of people said yes. | I keep forgetting that you're still alive[m…

MEE staff (2021-11-14). Saudi official linked to Khashoggi murder accused of trolling Newcastle critics. middleeasteye.net Saudi official linked to Khashoggi murder accused of trolling Newcastle critics | Saudi al-Qahtani said to be behind account trolling journalists critical of Saudi takeover of the football club | Sun, 11/14/2021 – 20: 09 | Newcastle United fans wave black and white flags and banners celebrating the club's recent take over by a Saudi-led consortium on 17 October (AFP/File photo) | A Twitter account believed to…

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2021-11-14: News Headlines

Arnold August (2021-11-14). En las entrañas de "Archipiélago", grupo de Facebook de los disidentes cubanos detrás del complot del 15 de noviembre. globalizacion.ca Introducción a la versión original en inglés, publicada en The Canada Files el 9 de noviembre | The Canada Files tiene la suerte de contar con Arnold August como columnista, aclamado desde 1997 como uno de los expertos no cubanos de…

Asma Khan (2021-11-13). Does social media affect our lives? indybay.org Female African-American Hip Hop artist, Keldamuzik shared her insight on social media and how it affects lives.

Staff (2021-11-13). Celebration of Kamala Harris' trip as 'gaffe-free' stuns conservatives and liberals alike. rt.com A White House reporter's description of Vice President Kamala Harris' recent trip overseas as "gaffe-free" left conservative critics lauding accusations of bias while outraged liberals cried racism. | "VP Harris ends 5-day (gaffe-free) Paris trip [with] multiple themes," Jennifer Jacobs, Bloomberg's senior White House reporter tweeted after Harris' trip was complete, noting her time spent attending forums and speaking with French president Emmanuel Macron. | VP Harris ends 5-day (gaffe-free) Paris trip w multiple themes—hours w Macron (global stage/sub tiff amends), research lab (covid/cancer/science), A…

Staff (2021-11-13). Vuelta a la Patria Program Returns 250 Venezuelan Migrants from Peru. orinocotribune.com A total of 250 additional Venezuelans returned to their homeland from Peru through the Vuelta a la Patria program, in an Airbus 340-200 flight of the Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautical Industries and Air Services (CONVIASA), under strict COVID-19 biosecurity measures. | This was reported by the Foreign Ministry through its Twitter account and through a press release. |

_____ (2021-11-13). Censorship Is the Last Gasp of the Liberal Class. strategic-culture.org By Daniel HAIPHONG | On November 8, 2021, Twitter

Nadda Osman (2021-11-13). Call of Duty: Video game publisher apologises for 'disrespectful' use of Quran. middleeasteye.net Call of Duty: Video game publisher apologises for 'disrespectful' use of Quran | The depiction of Islam's holiest book in the popular game sparked fierce backlash online | Sat, 11/13/2021 – 11: 35 | A screengrab of the Call of Duty game shows parts of the Quran scattered across the ground (Screengrab/Twitter) | In one scene of the popular video game Call of Duty, torn pages of the Quran are seen scattere…

Staff (2021-11-13). Yale researchers detect 'Remdesivir-resistant' Covid mutation. rt.com Researchers have discovered what's believed to be the first Covid-19 mutation resistant to the antiviral drug Remdesivir outside of the lab, according to a new preprint study. | In Though such mutations have been produce…

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