Daily Archives: December 16, 2022

2022-12-16: News Headlines

Dean Baker (2022-12-15). We Don't Need Government-Granted Patent Monopolies to Finance Drug Development. cepr.net I was having an exchange with an old friend on Mastodon (yes, I'm there now @deanbaker13@econtwitter.net), in which I was arguing that the best way to get alternatives to the current patent system was to have examples of successful drugs developed without relying on patent monopolies. Of course, there are great historical examples, like the …

Dana Sanchez (2022-12-15). Feds Bust 8 Social Media Influencers In $100M Stock Manipulation Scheme. moguldom.com Eight social media influencers from around the U.S. promoted themselves to their followers as financial whizzes who could pick winning stocks. The Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission have charged them with securities fraud for allegedly engaging in a pump-and-dump scheme, raking in about $114 million from January 2020 to April 2022 …

Narkys Blanco (2022-12-15). Nicolás Maduro Among 10 Most Influential World Leaders on Twitter in 2022. orinocotribune.com The head of state ranks sixth in the world for his influence on the social media network. | This December 9th, the website Twiplomacy announced its most influential diplomats for the past year. The popular website concluded that the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, was among the 10 most influential world leaders on the Twitter social media platform. | Maduro ranked sixth, according to the list that details the most influential world leaders on Twitter. The digital diplomacy website Twiplomacy, which has been providing digital diplomacy trends and news since 2012, states that its power rankings apply a cust…

Editor (2022-12-15). Project Censored: Hunting the Twitter Files. scheerpost.com

fvorinoco (2022-12-14). Peru: Castillo Tells Police to Put Down Their Weapons, Blames 'Usurper' Boluarte for Intensifying Violence. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, December 13, the deposed President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, in light of the serious situation the country is experiencing, urged the National Police and the Armed Forces to lay down their weapons to stop the bloodshed of the people. | Castillo's call was posted through his social media account, where a letter he wrote was shared. | He also addressed Dina Boluarte, who took office as president on December 7 after Castillo's dismissal, "Look at the place you occupy. I hold you and the entire circle that accompanies you responsible for the ferocious attack on my compatriots." | Meanwhile, he called on th…

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