Daily Archives: February 20, 2022

2022-02-20: News Headlines

Staff (2022-02-20). UK hunts for Facebook's spies — Daily Mail. rt.com The British government is reportedly probing whether moles leaked plans to police social media to senior Meta official Nick Clegg | The UK government has launched an internal inquiry to identify 'spies' who may have leaked secret details about its plans to regulate Facebook to the tech giant, according to the Daily Mail. Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg — who recently became Meta's new president of Global Affairs — reportedly received the sensitive information. | The search will cover the Treasury, Foreign Office, and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the paper reported on Satu…

Staff (2022-02-20). Donald Trump's 'truth-telling' app set for debut — media. rt.com The former US president is expected to make a comeback in the world of social media after being barred from Twitter and Facebook | After more than a year off major social media platforms, former US President Donald Trump could potentially be back as early as Monday, with the expected launch of his own network, 'Truth Social', Reuters has learned. | The media outlet cites an online Q&A session that Truth Social's chief product officer, Billy B., held late Friday with people who had already been invited to test out the app. When asked by one of the Beta-testers when Truth Social would be available for the genera…

sputniknews (2022-02-20). 'Hijab Isn't a Choice But an Obligation in Islam': Former Bollywood Actress Zaira Wasim on Hijab Row. sputniknews.com Amid the ongoing Hijab controversy in India, an advocate appearing for the Karnataka government at an Indian court on Friday claimed that wearing the Hijab is not an essential religious practice of the Muslim faith and preventing it does not violate the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom. This statement has led to a social media uproar.

Staff (2022-02-20). Díaz-Canel felicita a Cristina Fernández en su cumpleaños. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, felicitó este sábado a la vicemandataria de Argentina, Cristina Fernández, a propósito de su cumpleaños. Con una etiqueta convertida en tendencia en Twitter, personalidades políticas, militantes y admiradores de la vicepresidenta le enviaron hoy felicitaciones por su cumpleaños 69. Desde la madrugada comenzaron a sucederse los mensajes de cientos de seguidores que recuerdan a la exmandataria, le expresan su admiración y agradecimiento por sus convicciones y entrega a la patria.

Staff (2022-02-20). La imagen del día: Fuerza policial a caballo arremete contra manifestantes en Canadá. cubadebate.cu El presentador Benny Johnson compartió la fotografía con el siguiente texto en Twitter: "Esta es la imagen definitoria: un líder occidental ordenó a las autoridades aplastar el cráneo de una abuela. No hay dos lados aquí. O estás con fascistas o estás en contra. Pregúntele a su representante por qué no se han pronunciado y condenado esto. Ahora es el momento de elegir".

TASS (2022-02-19). Russian embassy rejects US allegations of Moscow's involvement in Ukraine cyberattacks. tass.com According to the statement, published on the embassy's Facebook page, Neuberger's claims are "blatantly anti-Russian"

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-02-19). Freedom Convoy in Ottawa Live Feb 19, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Cops advancing onto Parliament so I have to go to streets. I have met no one from the United States yet. Everyone I have met is from East Coast, West Coast, Prairies, Quebec, Ontario. #Ottawa, #Canada. People are still trying to get into city, to join, through the checkpoints. pic.twitter.com/qCbxPmGxux — Cory Morningstar (@elleprovocateur) February…

Kenny Stancil (2022-02-19). AOC Slams NYPD for Bragging About Arrests Over Stolen Diapers, Baby Formula. truthout.org Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday criticized New York City police officers for boasting about arresting a dozen people over stolen necessities, including diapers, baby formula, and medicine. | In a Wednesday tweet that has since been deleted, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) wrote: "After receiving numerous larceny complaints in the Bronx, officers from the NYPD 44th Precinct recently arrested 12 individuals following an enforcement initiative targeting shoplifters. T…

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