____ (2022-07-20). 7th package of EU sanctions against Russia to come into force. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — The next package of EU sanctions against Russia will become effective on July 21, the Czech Permanent Representation in the EU Council tweeted on Wednesday.

Editor (2022-07-19). Meet the Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook's Content Policy. scheerpost.com By Alan MacLeod / MintPress News It is an uncomfortable job for anyone trying to draw the line between "harmful content and protecting freedom of speech. It's a balance", Aaron says. In this official Facebook video, Aaron identifies himself as the manager of "the team that writes the rules for Facebook", determining "what is acceptable and …

Editor (2022-07-19). Leaked Docs: Facebook 'Bot' Adviser Secretly in Pay of US Regime Change Agency. scheerpost.com By Kit Klarenberg / MintPress News Documents shared with MintPress reveal that Valent Projects — a shadowy communications firm that advises social media platforms such as Facebook on alleged state-backed online influence campaigns — has itself received $1.2 million from U.S. intelligence front USAID, for "counter disinformation and communications support." This relationship has hitherto never been publicly …

Jamanetwork (2022-07-19). Mix-and-Match COVID-19 Boosters After Inactivated Virus Vaccine. jamanetwork.com A booster shot of mRNA or viral vector SARS-CoV-2 vaccine after 2 doses of an inactivated virus vaccine better protected patients against severe disease and death from COVID-19 than 3 doses of the inactivated virus vaccine, according to a large-scale study in The Lancet Global Health. The findings give additional support for a mix-and-match approach to COVID-19 boosters, the authors wrote.

Staff (2022-07-19). UPEC desarticula campaña de desinformación contra Cuba. cubadebate.cu El sitio Cubaperiodistas, de la Unión de Periodistas de Cuba, informó en sus redes sociales que utilizando la herramienta Gephi para visualizar la red en Twitter en torno a la etiqueta que convoca a la desobediencia civil en Cuba, detectaron 8 190 usuarios que han generado 27 301 interacciones en los últimos días, la mayor parte de ellos ubicados en EE.UU., Venezuela, México y Colombia.

Staff (2022-07-19). Díaz-Canel preside acto por aniversario 69 del asalto a los cuarteles Moncada y Carlos Manuel de Céspedes. cubadebate.cu El presidente cubano Miguel Díaz-Canel preside el acto político cultural por el aniversario 69 del asalto a los cuarteles Moncada y Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, que se realiza en la Escuela Superior del Partido "àëico López", informa Presidencia en su cuenta en Twitter. En la ceremonia participan funcionarios y trabajadores del Comité Central y su estructura auxiliar.

WSWS (2022-07-19). Statements of support from Australia, New Zealand and the US for Zero-COVID advocate Dr David Berger. wsws.org The WSWS continues to receive statements denouncing the Australia Health Practitioners Regulatory Authority's "disciplining" and threatened deregistration of Dr. David Berger, an Australian physician, over his social media criticism of governments' response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mark Taliano (2022-07-18). COVID Test Insert Admits Results are Scientifically Invalid. marktaliano.net Notice the following under "INTENDED USE": "Positive results indicate the presence of viral antigens, but clinical correlation with patient history and other diagnostic information is necessary to determine infection status. Positive results do not rule out bacterial infection or co-infection with other viruses. The agent detected may not be the definite cause of disease." (emphasis …