Monthly Archives: April 2022

2022-04-10: News Headlines

_____ (2022-04-09). Obama Reminds Us That Democrats Remain The More Effective Evil. popularresistance.org On April 5th, Barack Obama visited the White House to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Democratic Party loyalists expressed great enthusiasm for Obama's return to the White House over social media. Congressional Democrats flocked around the former President and took full advantage of the photo opportunity. President Joe Biden also used the occasion to announce an Executive Order that will allow about 200,000 people to gain access to the ACA marketplace beginning in 2023. An atmosphere of confidence surrounded the White House despite Biden's recent polling numbers which suggest th…

VINS (2022-04-09). Major Media Outlets Lobby against Regulation of "Surveillance Advertising" projectcensored.org It is an open secret that the world's most popular social media apps and websites collect users' data in order to tailor advertisements to those users. The worst offenders however…

Staff (2022-04-09). Otorgan título Héroe del Trabajo a 13 científicos de BioCubaFarma. cubadebate.cu El primer secretario del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la nación, Miguel Díaz-Canel, aprobó mediante decreto divulgado este sábado otorgar el Título Honorífico de Héroe del Trabajo a 13 eminentes científicos. Con orgullo y satisfacción recibimos la noticia, publicó en la red social Twitter el grupo empresarial BioCubaFarma.

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2022-04-09: News Headlines

Mark Gruenberg (2022-04-08). Obama: Social media platforms' pursuit of profits undermines democracy. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—Social media platforms' pursuit of profits, without controlling for extremist content, leads to "a series of editorial choices" and rampant disinformation which can "undermine our democracy, and combined with a media ecosystem, can be fatal to it," former President Barack Obama says. Google, Facebook, Instagram, and the like ignore or denigrate past safeguards on disinformation …

Staff (2022-04-08). Canciller cubano remarca protagonismo de la juventud para la continuidad de la Revolución. cubadebate.cu El canciller de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, remarcó el protagonismo de la juventud para la continuidad de la Revolución en medio de las dificultades que enfrenta el país por la política hostil de EE.UU. Durante una transmisión directa por la página de Facebook del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, el jefe de la diplomacia significó cómo las nuevas generaciones mantienen la alegría y dan su aporte al proyecto social.

Staff (2022-04-08). Desde las redes: La 220 para Los del Río. cubadebate.cu "Increíble, pero cierto", comenta en su cuenta de Facebook Freddy Espinosa Martínez desde Caibarién, Villa Clara.

Anonymous669 (2022-04-08). Slovakia Sends Its Only S-300PMU System To Ukraine (Videos, Photos). southfront.org File image. | On April 8, Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger announced that his country had sent its S-300PMU long-range air-defense system to Ukraine. "I would like to confirm that Slovakia has provided Ukraine with an air-defense system S-300. Ukrainian nation is bravely defending its sovereign country and us too," Heger said in a Tweet. | NATO member Slovakia has been operating a single battery of the Soviet-made S-300PMU air-defense system which it inherited after the break-up of Czechoslovakia in…

Staff (2022-04-08). Macri y Trump presumen de su buena sintonía en Twitter. cubadebate.cu El expresidente argentino Mauricio Macri se reunió con el exmandatario de EE.UU., Donald Trump, para conversar "sobre la realidad mundial y la relación entre ambos países", según lo publicado por Macri en Twitter. El encuentro entre ambos exmandatarios se produjo en Palm Beach, Florida. El almuerzo confirma la buena relación que ambos mantienen desde hace décadas.

_____ (2022-04-08). No Charges For Minneapolis Cop In Amir Locke Killing. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, Minnesota – Two months after Minneapolis Police officer Mark Hanneman killed Amir Locke, 22, while executing a no-knock warrant, prosecutors say they won't be charging Hanneman with a crime. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released a 44-page joint report on April 6 explaining their decision in the case. Also released was a report by retired police officer John "Jack" Ryan. | Locke was killed by Hanneman, who was part of a SWAT unit serving a pre-dawn no-knock warrant on February 2, 2022. Locke, a registered gun owner, was sleeping in a blanket on his…

Michael Steinberg (2022-04-08). Attacks On Nuclear Plants Continue In Ukraine. indybay.org As Russia's hostile actions towards Ukraine entered a second month, so too have its acts of aggression against nuclear facilities.

WorkWeek (2022-04-08). Chris Hedges On Imperialist Wars, Capitalist Media & Censorship. indybay.org Journalist and writer Chris Hedges is interviewed on WorkWeek and talks about the removal of the complete archives on his show at RT by youtube which is owned by Google.

Heidi Harmon (2022-04-08). Solidarity with Ukraine with CA climate action day April 8 Solidarity with Ukraine with CA. indybay.org On April 8 communities across California will join together in solidarity with Ukraine – to free fossil fuel dependency – will have a statewide day of action as they call on the Governor to build on his climate leadership by ending all new fossil fuel permitting and strengthening the setbacks rule to include both new and existing oil wells.

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