(2022-01-04). Trump slams 'low-life' Twitter & Facebook. rt.com 
The former US president responded to Marjorie Taylor Greene's ban by blasting Twitter and Facebook's 'radical left' slant | Donald Trump has branded Twitter a "disgrace to democracy" after it permanently suspended the personal account of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) for allegedly violating its Covid-19 misinformation rules. | In a
(2022-01-04). Rand Paul quits YouTube over 'despicable' censorship. rt.com 
Citing the platform's rampant censorship practices, the lawmaker said he was leaving YouTube as part of an 'exodus' from Big Tech | Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) has announced that he will no longer be posting content on YouTube, branding the Google-owned platform as the "worst censors" among a host of "Big Tech gatekeepers" that "silenced" opposing views. | Penning his thoughts in an op-ed for the Washington Examiner on Monday, Paul noted that the move would be part of a bigger "exodus" from the "new town square" of "Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram" over rampant censorship and an "almost religious a…
(2022-01-04). Facebook takes cue from Twitter, suspends Republican congresswoman. rt.com 
Marjorie Taylor Greene had her Facebook account suspended for 24 hours, after being banned from Twitter | Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene accused Facebook and Twitter of censoring her, after the social media giants suspended her accounts. | The congresswoman took to conservative social media platform Gettr, saying that Facebook's suspension of her account for 24 hours "is beyond censorship of speech." | It comes just one day after Twitter permanently banned Greene from using one of her accounts over what the company described as "repeated violations of our COVID-19 misinformation policy." | In her post on…
(2022-01-04). Trump Blasts Twitter as a 'Disgrace to Democracy' For Booting Off Marjorie Taylor Greene. sputniknews.com US Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene labelled Twitter "an enemy to America" after she had her personal account permanently suspended over repeated violations of the social media platform's policy regarding COVID-19 misinformation.
(2022-01-04). Pabst Blue Ribbon's 'Try Eating A**' & 'Ask Your Mom' Tweets Leaves Netizens in Stitches. sputniknews.com PBR has already removed the tweets in question and issued an apology, with the company's vice president of marketing reportedly saying they are "handling the matter internally."
(2022-01-04). Tuesday 1/4: Press Conference: Stop the Mayor's War on the Tenderloin! indybay.org SF City Hall. Tune into the livestream via @PSLBayArea on Twitter…
(2022-01-04). Indian Police Detain Engineering Student in 'Online Sale' of Muslim Women Case. sputniknews.com On 1 January, photos of more than a hundred Indian Muslim women went viral on an open-source app — "Bulli Bai", hosted on the web platform GitHub. The photographs were sourced without the individuals' permission, in apparent attempt to target and harass Muslim women.
(2022-01-04). FDA issues emergency use authorization for second at-home COVID-19 treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For the second time in as many days, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization for an investigational antiviral pill to treat COVID-19. This time it is Merck's molnupiravir. According to the company, under the emergency use authorization, the treatment is cleared to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults who have tested positive for the disease, are at high risk for progression to severe COIVD-19 and for whom alternative COVID-19…
(2022-01-03). Palestinian Facebook news platform suspends operations after ban on page. middleeasteye.net 
Palestinian Facebook news platform suspends operations after ban on page | Maydan al-Quds news network had relied on Facebook for its audience, but a ban has made their work almost impossible, says director | Mon, 01/03/2022 – 15: 20 | Palestinian activists in Hebron hold banners as they protest against what they consider censorship of Palestinian content by Facebook, 24 November 2021 (AFP) | A Pal…
(2022-01-03). NFL rebel Antonio Brown issues fresh message after quitting mid-game (VIDEO). rt.com 
NFL star Antonio Brown left the field shirtless and has had his time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cut short | Troubled NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown has taken to social media following his wild in-game exit on Sunday that ended his tenure with the current Super Bowl holders. | To his 6 million followers on Instagram, 'AB' posted a photo of himself in his Tampa Bay Buccaneers uniform. | It showed the 33-year-old in action just after a catch and came with the caption: "Big Mad (Making a Difference)." | "Thanks for the opportunity," he signed off, with emojis of a 'Hang Loose' hand and a wasp. | Brown's lat…
(2022-01-03). DJ denies infecting Messi with Covid. rt.com 
An Argentine DJ has said he did not pass on coronavirus to the football icon | Argentinian DJ Fer Palacio has denied giving Covid to Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi, saying he has received death threats after it was revealed that the football superstar had caught the virus. | Fer Palacio performed at one of several parties attended by the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner over the Christmas and New Year break back in his Argentine homeland. | In videos uploaded to social media, Messi was seen dancing with wife Antonella as neither donned a mask. | On the eve of a Coupe de France match to be played against mi…
(2022-01-03). AOC goes maskless to Florida party (VIDEO). rt.com 
Democrat goes bare-faced to drag bar after pushing mask mandates | New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was seen schmoozing with drag queens at a packed Florida bar, despite being a staunch proponent of mask mandates. Conservatives have blasted AOC as a hypocrite. | A video clip posted to social media on Sunday showed the Democrat congresswoman waving to a cheering crowd at a 'Drag Queen Brunch' event in Miami, Florida. In another photo, Ocasio-Cortez can be seen hugging actor Billy Porter, who was hosting the event. | pic.twitter.com/8l30GFA0GT— Brendon Leslie (@BrendonLeslie) (2022-01-03). Thursday 2/10: Social Media: Tackling Misinformation, Hate & Extremism Online for a Just & Safer World. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-03). White Venture Capitalist Attacks Black America: It's Broken Culture And Out-Of-Wedlock Births. moguldom.com A prominent venture capitalist has been called out as racist and attracted a firestorm of attention to himself and the white-male-dominated world of venture capital in general over his tweet against Black America. Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of tech company Palantir and a partner at San Francisco-based venture capital firm 8VC tweeted, "A real view: average …
(2022-01-03). Bitcoin predicted to hit $100k. rt.com 
El Salvador's head of state predicts Bitcoin will have a blast in 2022, from official adoption to hitting the elusive 6-digit price | El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, predicts Bitcoin will double in price this year and reach $100,000 per coin amid official adoption as a sovereign currency. | In a tweet on Sunday, Bukele — whose country last year became the first to embrace Bitcoin as a sovereign currency — pitched a couple of exciting predictions for the world's largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. | He tweeted that Bitcoin may finally reach the long-sought $100,000 price tag someti…
(2022-01-03). Bolsonaro Attacks Venezuela, Refuses Argentina's Aid Following Tragic Floods in Brazil. orinocotribune.com 
This Saturday, January 1, Venezuela's Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia demanded that the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, authorize air and land transfers to facilitate the return of Venezuelan nationals in Brazil who want to return to Venezuela. This within the framework of recent floods and Brazil's calamitous management of the pandemic. Venezuela's Vuelta a la Patria program facilitates the return of Venezuelans to their home country, providing transport and medical services free of charge. | Through a post published on his Twitter account, @PlasenciaFlex, the head of Venezuelan diplomacy pointed out that…
(2022-01-03). Russian Muslim leaders deny they want Beijing boycott. rt.com 
Russia's leading Muslim body says it has not called for a boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics | Russia's Islamic leaders have rebutted suggestions that they have forbidden Muslim athletes from competing at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in protest at China's treatment of its Uyghur population. | A document shared at the end of December by the 'Global Imams Council' Twitter account purportedly came from senior Islamic leaders who 'banned' Muslim athletes from appearing at the upcoming Games in Beijing. | "This event directly serves the interests of a tyrannical and oppressive regime that is directly respon…
(2022-01-03). Iranian Hackers deface Jerusalem Post with missile threat on Anniversary of Trump-Netanyahu Assassination of Gen. Soleimani. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — On Monday morning, according to Iran International, Iranian hackers defaced the front page of the Israeli newspaper the Jerusalem Post and the Twitter feed of the Hebrew-language daily Maariv [Evening]. They posted an image, which stayed up a couple of hours, of a missile aimed at the Shimon Peres Negev …
(2022-01-03). Is the Turkish Finance Minister wrecking Economy 'with a twinkle in his eye'? juancole.com By Arzu Geybullayeva ( Globalvoices.org) — Turkish Twitter-sphere was full of memes and jokes after the country's new Minister of Treasure and Finance, Nureddin Nebati, exclaimed in a TV interview that the economy was about the "twinkle" in his eyes. The twinkle was the minister's response to a question on economic indicators as the country …
(2022-01-03). Scientists explain HIV 'immunity' phenomenon. rt.com 
US researchers have come closer to answering the question why some people are able to control HIV levels without antiretroviral therapy | A group of American scientists has come closer to solving the mystery of so-called 'elite controllers' (ECs) — a rare group of people who are able to keep low levels of HIV without antiretroviral drugs. | Researchers from the National Institutes of Health compared "chromosomal integration sites and escape mutations" of 58 'elite controllers' and 42 individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) "to understand the role of immune pressure." | The tests showed that elite con…
(2022-01-03). México se acerca a los 300.000 muertos por la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El país latinoamericano registró durante las últimas 48 horas un total de 10.864 nuevos casos de la enfermedad viral.
(2022-01-03). FDA issues emergency use authorization for second at-home COVID-19 treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For the second time in as many days, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization for an investigational antiviral pill to treat COVID-19. This time it is Merck's molnupiravir. According to the company, under the emergency use authorization, the treatment is cleared to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults who have tested positive for the disease, are at high risk for progression to severe COIVD-19 and for whom alternative COVID-19…
(2022-01-03). México se acerca a los 300.000 muertos por la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El país latinoamericano registró durante las últimas 48 horas un total de 10.864 nuevos casos de la enfermedad viral.