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.

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…

Anonymous007 (2021-11-12). Sudan's Junta Head General Burhan Appoints Himself As Interim Leader. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On November 11th, in a sign that Sudan's woes are far from over, the head of the junta, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan reappointed himself as interim leader. | Anti-coup protesters in the east of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, reacted to al-Burhan's move by blocking roads and burning tires. Pictures posted on social media appeared to show similar protests in other parts of the city. | The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), a leading protest movement, said: "Burhan and his council's…

MEE staff (2021-11-12). US Jewish groups urge Senate to approve antisemitism envoy. middleeasteye.net US Jewish groups urge Senate to approve antisemitism envoy | Senators urged to consider current nominee Deborah Lipstadt, who Republicans are blocking because of past tweets critical of lawmakers | Fri, 11/12/2021 – 18: 30 | Deborah Lipstadt was nominated to be the antisemitism envoy by US President Joe Biden in July (AFP/File photo) | A coalition of nearly two dozen American Jewish groups and denominations ha…

Staff (2021-11-12). UK caves, allows Assange to get married in jail. rt.com Imprisoned WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange will tie the knot with the mother of his children at a maximum security UK prison, after Stella Moris sued the "creepy" British government for denying them the right to marry. | "Julian and I now have permission to marry in Belmarsh prison," Moris tweeted on Thursday evening, explaining that the UK government had "backed down" 24 hours before a legal deadline. | Good news: UK government has backed down 24h before the deadline. | Julian and I now have permission to marry in Belmarsh prison. | I am relieved but still angry that legal action was necessary to put a st…

Kevin Mwanza (2021-11-12). Miami Will Give Residents Bitcoin As Part Of A New Program, Mayor Announces. moguldom.com Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced on Twitter that city residents will soon be getting a Bitcoin "yield" as part of a new program that the city has staked in its own cryptocurrency, MiamiCoin. In an interview with CoinDesk, Suarez said he was planning to convert the millions of dollars in proceeds produced by MiamiCoin into …

Staff (2021-11-12). Samurai sword vs rifle in road rage stand-off (VIDEO). rt.com Road rage may be common, but two men in Portland, Oregon took it to the extreme in a viral video posted to Twitter, with both brandishing deadly weaponry in an attempt to intimidate each other. | Two motorists were filmed coming face-to-face in a heated stand-off last week. In the footage, one man can be seen drawing a Samurai sword and threatening the other driver, who responds by pulling a rifle from his trunk. | As the video begins, the pickup truck driver can be seen threatening another motorist with the Samurai sword coiled back behind his shoulder, as the target of his fury stands coolly, barely flinchin…

Isheka N. Harrison (2021-11-12). Terry Crews Hired By Amazon As Leverage And Propaganda Against Workers, Workers Put Out Response Video. moguldom.com Actor Terry Crews has been hired by Amazon to promote the e-commerce giant as a great place to work. Fans are dragging him for it. Crews uploaded a now-viral 30-second commercial to TikTok on Tuesday, where he has over 20 million followers. In the ad, Crews is insanely happy and seems to be having the …

Anonymous007 (2021-11-12). Sudan's Junta Head General Burhan Appoints Himself As Interim Leader. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On November 11th, in a sign that Sudan's woes are far from over, the head of the junta, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan reappointed himself as interim leader. | Anti-coup protesters in the east of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, reacted to al-Burhan's move by blocking roads and burning tires. Pictures posted on social media appeared to show similar protests in other parts of the city. | The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), a leading protest movement, said: "Burhan and his council's…

Staff (2021-11-12). UK caves, allows Assange to get married in jail. rt.com Imprisoned WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange will tie the knot with the mother of his children at a maximum security UK prison, after Stella Moris sued the "creepy" British government for denying them the right to marry. | "Julian and I now have permission to marry in Belmarsh prison," Moris tweeted on Thursday evening, explaining that the UK government had "backed down" 24 hours before a legal deadline. | Good news: UK government has backed down 24h before the deadline. | Julian and I now have permission to marry in Belmarsh prison. | I am relieved but still angry that legal action was necessary to put a st…

Staff (2021-11-12). Samurai sword vs rifle in road rage stand-off (VIDEO). rt.com Road rage may be common, but two men in Portland, Oregon took it to the extreme in a viral video posted to Twitter, with both brandishing deadly weaponry in an attempt to intimidate each other. | Two motorists were filmed coming face-to-face in a heated stand-off last week. In the footage, one man can be seen drawing a Samurai sword and threatening the other driver, who responds by pulling a rifle from his trunk. | As the video begins, the pickup truck driver can be seen threatening another motorist with the Samurai sword coiled back behind his shoulder, as the target of his fury stands coolly, barely flinchin…

Dana Sanchez (2021-11-11). Be Careful: Facebook Marketplace Being Used To Set Up Armed Robberies Across America. moguldom.com A billion people worldwide use Facebook Marketplace to buy and sell items and the company has told investors that this is one of its most promising new sources of revenue. That growth has been built partly on Facebook's assurances that the platform is safe, ProPublica reported. While most commerce on Marketplace is legitimate, safeguards fail …

Prabir Purkayastha (2021-11-11). Meta Isn't Just About Rebranding Facebook—Could It Bring a Dystopian Future? zcomm.org Facebook's announcement has implications about digital life and work—provided it can attract younger users and gamer skeptics and overcome the hate speech and disinformation problems that could still plague Zuckerberg's vision…

Ana Perdigón (2021-11-11). Venezuela's 21N Elections: CNE Enables Electoral Simulator on its Website. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), Enrique Márquez, reported this Tuesday, November 9, that the website of the electoral body has activated an electoral simulator to educate voters about the voting procedure for the November 21 regional and municipal elections. | In a message posted on his Twitter account, Márquez urged the population to use the simulator if they desire additional information about the voting process for the mega-elections. | "If you want to know how to vote on the #21N elections, we invite you to use the #Electoral Simulator, the online tool that we have enabled…

Caitlin Johnstone (2021-11-11). All US Elections are Fraudulent; Shut Up About Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Nov 9, 2021 | Western media are blaring headlines today about a rigged election, not in the United States or any of the other powerful nations allied with it whose elections are consistently fraudulent from top to bottom, but in the small Central American nation of Nicaragua. | A Google search brings up only news stories disparaging the Nicaragua election and its results. As flagged on Twitter by

Editor2 (2021-11-11). Cuba Sent Over a Million Anti-COVID-19 Doses to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com "More than 1,640,000 doses of the Abdala vaccine were sent from Cuba to our brothers in Venezuela, on a CONVIASA flight, which took off from Havana early today", says a message from the CIGB on the social network Twitter. | The first batch of Abdala, which became the first anti-Covid-19 immunogen developed and produced in Latin America and the Caribbean, arrived in Venezuela last June. | On that occasion, the executive vice pr…

Staff (2021-11-11). SpaceX's Crew-3 mission lifts off for International Space Station. rt.com SpaceX and NASA's latest manned mission, Crew-3, has taken off from Florida's Cape Canaveral, set to bring four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for another six-month science expedition. | Crew-3 appeared to lift off without a hitch on Wednesday evening, as was seen in footage shared by SpaceX, carrying NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron, as well as Matthias Maurer — a German national with the European Space Agency — into orbit to rendezvous with the ISS. | pic.twitter.com/P2H0r0VaES— SpaceX (@SpaceX) Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2021-11-11). Israel: Palestinian prisoner ends hunger strike after 113 days. middleeasteye.net Israel: Palestinian prisoner ends hunger strike after 113 days | Miqdad al-Qawasmi has reached an agreement with Israeli authorities to end his hunger strike and to be released in February 2022 | Thu, 11/11/2021 – 14: 47 | Miqdad al-Qawasmi gestures on the hospital bed following his ending of the hunger strike (Twitter\@ShehabAgency) | A Palestinian prisoner ended his 113-day hung…

Edna Mohamed (2021-11-11). Newcastle Saudi takeover: Journalist faces Twitter abuse over questions he did not ask. middleeasteye.net Newcastle Saudi takeover: Journalist faces Twitter abuse over questions he did not ask | The Athletic reporter Adam Crafton says he has been a victim of online abuse by the new Saudi fans of Newcastle FC for allegedly asking a question about human rights

| Thu, 11/11/2021 – 17: 16 | Newcastle United director Amanda Staveley and her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi pose with the club's newly appointed…