Daily Archives: December 17, 2022

2022-12-17: News Headlines

Editor (2022-12-16). 'An Attack on Free Expression': Musk Under Fire for Suspending Journalists From Twitter. scheerpost.com "Musk suspending journalists' accounts is petty and vindictive and absolutely disgraceful—and especially so because Musk has styled himself, however absurdly, as a champion of free speech."

Anonymous669 (2022-12-16). Senior Police Officer Killed During Rare Protests In Jordan Over High Fuel Prices (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | Late on December 15, a senior officer of the Jordanian Police was killed during clashes with demonstrators in the southern city of Maan amid protests over high fuel prices that spread to several cities across the kingdom. | In a statement, the police said Colonel Abdul Razzaq Al Dalabeh, the deputy director of Maan's police force, was shot in the head while dealing with "rioting" by a group of "vandals and outlaws" in the city. Two other officers were also wounded during the pr…

Victoria Torres (2022-12-16). Venezuela to Begin Gradual Reopening of Maritime and Aerial Borders with Aruba, Curaàßao, and Bonaire Islands. orinocotribune.com On Monday, December 12, the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, reported on Venezuela and the Netherlands' review of steps to take to reopen the maritime and aerial borders between Venezuela and the islands of Aruba, Curaàßao, and Bonaire, overseas territories of the Netherlands in the Caribbean (Netherlands Antilles). The borders have been closed since 2019. | Vice President Rodríguez reported on Twitter that she held a meeting with the ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Venezuela, Robert Schuddeboom, regarding the reopening of the borders. | Nos reunimos con el embajador del Reino d…

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 …

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…

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 …

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

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