Monthly Archives: November 2022

2022-11-30: News Headlines

Yves Engler (2022-11-30). Hey CIJA! Conflating Jews with Israel is racist. dissidentvoice.org Charges of "antisemitism" have been degraded to the point where they often sound like a 6-year-old telling other kids not to play with Johnnie because he has cooties. Recently federal NDP executive member Ryan Painter quote-tweeted me saying "Don't listen to anything Yves Engler says. He's Canada's leading antisemite and doesn't want anything more than …

Rosalind English (2022-11-30). The Weekly Round-up: Scottish independence referendum, retained EU law and social media. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the News… The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the Scottish parliament does not have the power to pass legislation that would allow for a second referendum on Scottish independence. Such legislation, the Supreme Court found, would touch on 'reserved matters', that is, matters affecting the United Kingdom as a whole. The Scottish government unsuccessfully argued …

LaborFest (2022-11-30). Saturday 12/10: Get Your Ticket To Mars. indybay.org Twitter Headquarters San Francico | 1355 Market St. | San Francisco…

Michael Petrelis (2022-11-30). Anti-hate, anti-Trump LGBTQ people protest at Twitter building. indybay.org Twitter protest report back to the community…

Editor (2022-11-30). New York Times Fails To See Its Own Hypocritical Practices. scheerpost.com In a long and detailed Twitter thread, Scott Hechinger dives into the malpractices of the New York Times when it comes to reporting on certain criminal justice elements.

Dean Baker (2022-11-29). OMG, a Right-Wing Jerk Can Buy Twitter! Media Concentration Matters. cepr.net It's more than a bit bizarre that until Elon Musk bought Twitter, most policy types apparently did not see a risk that huge platforms like Facebook and Twitter could be controlled by people with a clear political agenda. While just about everyone had some complaints about the moderation of these and other commonly used platforms, …

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). SA jails social media activist for criticizing unemployment. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — The Saudi regime authorities arrested an activist for critical tweets about the House of Saud and unemployment in the kingdom, in yet another sign of the Riyadh regime's aggressive crackdown on dissent on social media.

Tim Karr (2022-11-29). Serious Question: Is Twitter Worth Saving? commondreams.org This particular social media giant may be beyond saving, but the idea of a public-interest social network is something worth fighting for.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-11-29). Legendary Singer and 'Sparkle' Actress Irene Cara Passes Away at 63. moguldom.com Irene Cara, the beautiful and incomparable actress and singer known for her roles and songs in "Sparkle," "Fame" and "Flashdance" has died. She was 63. Cara's death was announced by her publicist, Judith Moose, in a tweet shared from Cara's official account on Friday, Nov. 26. "It is with profound sadness that on behalf of …

_____ (2022-11-29). 60-80% of Twitter accounts posting on Russia-Ukraine war are bots, 90% pro-Ukraine. strategic-culture.org Between 60 and 80 percent of Twitter handles posting on the Russia-Ukraine war may be bot accounts, research by scholars from the University of Adelaide, Australia, has found. Among other influences, these bot accounts may have been pushing people to flee their homes during the conflict between these two countries, the researchers added.

Ana Perdigón (2022-11-29). FANB Deployed in Bolívar State to Tackle Illegal Mining. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) remains deployed in Bolívar state to confront illegal armed organizations, many of whom operate networks involved in black market mining interests. As part of this patrol, FANB troops detained seven rustlers who were transporting 204 stolen cows on a barge to sell them illegally in Bolívar state. | The arrest of the seven subjects took place in the Orinoco River, as reported by the Twitter account of the GNB No. 62 Zone Command of the Bolívar state. |

Mike Ludwig (2022-11-29). Global Coalition Calls for More Advertisers to Boycott Twitter. truthout.org

Staff (2022-11-29). Kun Agàºero se vuelve viral al bailar con un grupo de niños en Doha. cubadebate.cu El futbolista argentino Sergio Agàºero bailó con un grupo de niños en Doha y se viralizó en las redes. Triplets Ghetto Kids es un grupo de baile formado por niños ugandeses de barrios pobres que hace furor en Internet. El Kun Agàºero apareció en un centro comercial en Doha junto a su amigo, el chef turco Burak àñzdemir, y coincidieron con los niños.

Staff (2022-11-29). Reto viral: øDónde está el volumen 6 del libro? cubadebate.cu Cubadebate vuelve a proponer un nuevo reto viral que está poniendo a prueba a muchos usuarios de las redes sociales.Pon a prueba tu lógica. Encuentra el volúmen del libro que falta, en solo 15 segundos. En esta ocasión tomamos un reto de la página de Instagram de RTplayes.Déjanos saber en los comentarios si lograste resolver el reto.

Mac Slavo (2022-11-28). Facebook (Meta) Confirms It Has Ties to a U.S. Military Propaganda Campaign. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-11-28). Pro-NATO opposition's rhetoric fuels anti-Christian pogroms: Georgian prelate. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaNovember 28, 2022 Media Partly to Blame for Attack on Nunnery, says Archpriest Jagmaidze See also: U.S. escalates coup/war plans for Georgia NATO-standard special operations base being built in Georgia Georgia: American Alecto excoriates non-NED/Soros NGO/CSO Archpriest Andria Jagmaidze, Head of the Public Relations Department of the Georgian Orthodox Church, authored a Facebook post …

_____ (2022-11-28). Workers Built Twitter — They Should Own It, Not Elon Musk. popularresistance.org Let's be clear: Elon Musk has no idea how the software that runs Twitter actually works. He has made it abundantly clear that he has not even a basic understanding of how a website like Twitter functions under the hood, or how it was built, or what Twitter workers do all day. On his first day in the office, he demanded that workers print out their code so that he could review it himself, apparently under the impression that a 16-year-old social media site with a system architecture made up of dozens if not hundreds of component pieces of software, each made up of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of lines of…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). US reacts to Football Federation anti-Iran measure. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — A spokesperson for the State Department told media outlets it did not coordinate with US Soccer in the sporting body's decision to change Iran's flag on its social media accounts.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). USA coach issues apology to Iran for wrong move. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — USA head coach Gregg Berhalter has issued an apology to Iran after the US Soccer social media page posted a flawed Iranian flag.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). Xi vs Trudeau: How China is Rewriting History with the Colonial West. libya360.wordpress.com Dr Ramzy Baroud Though brief, the exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia on November 16 has become a social media sensation. Xi, assertive if not domineering, lectured the visibly apprehensive Trudeau about the etiquette of diplomacy. This exchange can be…

Thecommunists (2022-11-28). Brian Berletic on China's 'social credit score system': fact or fiction? thecommunists.org Across the internet and social media, the alleged existence of a draconian 'social credit score system' is given as evidence that China is an authoritarian state, particularly by those trying to disparage China's image. Various disturbing claims in western media are made about China's system, including that it violates privacy, monitors and records an untold …

Thom Hartmann (2022-11-28). Ending the For-Profit Algorithms Before They End Us. commondreams.org Those who own the social media giants are often focused more on revenue than the consequences of their algorithms.

Matthew Johnson (2022-11-28). Salting the Bird's Tail? The Online Safety Bill -v- Musk's Twitter. ukhumanrightsblog.com Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has made headline news over the past few months. Attention firstly focused on whether it would happen at all. Once the acquisition was completed, public opinion turned to Musk's plans for the platform: to make Twitter a bastion of free speech in opposition to an age of censorship. As these …

Staff (2022-11-28). Elon Musk denuncia amenaza de Apple de eliminar Twitter de App Store. cubadebate.cu El empresario Elon Musk denunció este lunes a la compañía Apple, luego de que esta amenazara con eliminar Twitter de su tienda de aplicaciones. "Apple también ha amenazado con retirar a Twitter de su App Store, pero no nos dice por qué", escribió el nuevo propietario de la red social en un tuit.

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2022-11-29: News Headlines

LaborFest (2022-11-29). Saturday 12/10: Get Your Ticket To Mars. indybay.org Twitter Headquarters San Francico | 1355 Market St. | San Francisco…

Michael Petrelis (2022-11-29). Anti-hate, anti-Trump LGBTQ people protest at Twitter building. indybay.org Twitter protest report back to the community…

Mac Slavo (2022-11-28). Facebook (Meta) Confirms It Has Ties to a U.S. Military Propaganda Campaign. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-11-28). Pro-NATO opposition's rhetoric fuels anti-Christian pogroms: Georgian prelate. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaNovember 28, 2022 Media Partly to Blame for Attack on Nunnery, says Archpriest Jagmaidze See also: U.S. escalates coup/war plans for Georgia NATO-standard special operations base being built in Georgia Georgia: American Alecto excoriates non-NED/Soros NGO/CSO Archpriest Andria Jagmaidze, Head of the Public Relations Department of the Georgian Orthodox Church, authored a Facebook post …

_____ (2022-11-28). Workers Built Twitter — They Should Own It, Not Elon Musk. popularresistance.org Let's be clear: Elon Musk has no idea how the software that runs Twitter actually works. He has made it abundantly clear that he has not even a basic understanding of how a website like Twitter functions under the hood, or how it was built, or what Twitter workers do all day. On his first day in the office, he demanded that workers print out their code so that he could review it himself, apparently under the impression that a 16-year-old social media site with a system architecture made up of dozens if not hundreds of component pieces of software, each made up of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of lines of…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). US reacts to Football Federation anti-Iran measure. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — A spokesperson for the State Department told media outlets it did not coordinate with US Soccer in the sporting body's decision to change Iran's flag on its social media accounts.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). USA coach issues apology to Iran for wrong move. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — USA head coach Gregg Berhalter has issued an apology to Iran after the US Soccer social media page posted a flawed Iranian flag.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-28). Xi vs Trudeau: How China is Rewriting History with the Colonial West. libya360.wordpress.com Dr Ramzy Baroud Though brief, the exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia on November 16 has become a social media sensation. Xi, assertive if not domineering, lectured the visibly apprehensive Trudeau about the etiquette of diplomacy. This exchange can be…

Thecommunists (2022-11-28). Brian Berletic on China's 'social credit score system': fact or fiction? thecommunists.org Across the internet and social media, the alleged existence of a draconian 'social credit score system' is given as evidence that China is an authoritarian state, particularly by those trying to disparage China's image. Various disturbing claims in western media are made about China's system, including that it violates privacy, monitors and records an untold …

Thom Hartmann (2022-11-28). Ending the For-Profit Algorithms Before They End Us. commondreams.org Those who own the social media giants are often focused more on revenue than the consequences of their algorithms.

Matthew Johnson (2022-11-28). Salting the Bird's Tail? The Online Safety Bill -v- Musk's Twitter. ukhumanrightsblog.com Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has made headline news over the past few months. Attention firstly focused on whether it would happen at all. Once the acquisition was completed, public opinion turned to Musk's plans for the platform: to make Twitter a bastion of free speech in opposition to an age of censorship. As these …

Staff (2022-11-28). Elon Musk denuncia amenaza de Apple de eliminar Twitter de App Store. cubadebate.cu El empresario Elon Musk denunció este lunes a la compañía Apple, luego de que esta amenazara con eliminar Twitter de su tienda de aplicaciones. "Apple también ha amenazado con retirar a Twitter de su App Store, pero no nos dice por qué", escribió el nuevo propietario de la red social en un tuit.

Michael Nevradakis (2022-11-27). Fauci Grilled Under Oath in Social Media Censorship Case. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-11-27). Comicomment: Gun violence, US' other epidemic. ecns.cn The United States has recorded 611 cases of mass shootings so far this year, Gun Violence Archive (GVA), a non-profit organization that tracks gun-related violence in the country tweeted on Saturday.

Anonymous669 (2022-11-27). Four Saudi-Backed Fighters Killed In Suspected Al-Qaeda Bombings In Yemen's Shabwah. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On November 26, four members of the Yemeni government, which is backed by the Saudi-led coalition, were killed and at least four others were wounded in two suspected al-Qaeda bombings in the southern-central Yemen province of Shabwah. | The first bombing targeted a vehicle of the newly-recruited Shabwah's Defence Troops near the town of al-Musayniyah, while the second targeted a vehicle of Southern Giants Brigades in the town of al-Nasarah. | A loc…

Staff (2022-11-27). Facebook bloquea permisos de publicar en página de Cubadebate en esa red. cubadebate.cu En otra acción punitiva, impiden a Cubadebate publicar en su página de Facebook en un día tan importante para Cuba. Los administradores y editores de Cubadebate no tienen hoy permisos de publicación en la página que supera los más de 850 mil seguidores. øEs coincidencia que hoy día de las elecciones municipales en Cuba suceda esto?

Staff (2022-11-27). Magnate estadounidense Elon Musk pierde la mitad de anunciantes de Twitter. cubadebate.cu El empresario estadounidense Elon Musk, tras la compra de Twitter el mes pasado, ha perdido la mitad de los mayores anunciantes de la plataforma, reporta la organización sin fines de lucro Media Matters.En las últimas semanas, 50 de los 100 principales anunciantes de Twitter han dejado de hacer publicidad en la red social, según la organización.

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