(2023-01-17). Tampa: Community speaks out against racist cop survey. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – In late December, the Tampa Police Benevolent Association (PBA) sent out a survey to city council candidates for the upcoming municipal election asking both "Have you ever participated in a protest, whether physical, virtual, digital or online or advocated against, publicly or privately, police brutality?" and "Have you ever been a member of, donated to or supported Black Lives Matters whether financially, verbally, online or through social media?" | Community members spoke out at a recent city council meeting. Laura Rodríguez, an organizer with the Tampa Bay Community Action Committee, said, "This su…
(2023-01-17). Venezuela Fine-Tunes Details for 2023 Caribbean Series. orinocotribune.com 
The Venezuelan vice presidency office reported that the government is fine-tuning details for the upcoming inauguration of the Gran Caracas 2023 Caribbean Series. The 65th edition of the Caribbean baseball tournament is scheduled to take place from February 2 to 10 in Venezuela. | Through a message on social media, the vice presidency office explained that a meeting was held on Saturday, January 14, between Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and officials from the national executive, including Minister for Sport Mervin Maldonado, Minister for Communication and Information Freddy àëáñez, Minister for Public Works…
(2023-01-17). Isn't it Time for Adam Schiff to Be Expelled From Congress? strategic-culture.org With each new release of the "Twitter Files" we learn more and more about the deep corruption in Washington. We sensed during Covid that something was really wrong — for example the bizarre denial of natural immunity. But thanks to Elon Musk's decision to open the books, our worst fears have been proven true. Each new release seems to show something even more criminal inside America's rotten ruling class.
(2023-01-17). 'Deeply sinister': emails reveal Big Pharma pushed Twitter to silence vaccine equity voices. nationofchange.org "At a time when online mobilizations were one of the few forms of protest available to the public, Twitter was seemingly asked to shield the powerful from criticism," said one campaigner. "That should worry all those who care about accountability."
(2023-01-17). Saturday 2/11: Get Your Ticket To Mars! 2nd Launch To Artists, Musicians,Poets & 1937 GM Flint Occupation. indybay.org Twitter Headquarters | 1355 Market St. | San Francisco…
(2023-01-17). 'Becky With The Hands' Raises Over $16,000 After Waffle House Fight Went Viral, Gets Fox News Support. moguldom.com The public has rallied around a former Waffle House cook by donating over $16,000 to a GoFundMe campaign after she was blacklisted from working at the restaurant due to her involvement in a fight with customers. Last year, Halie Booth was employed at an Austin, Texas, location of the popular restaurant chain. She went viral after footage …
(2023-01-17). Mayo Clinic Laboratories and Helix collaborate to provide comprehensive suite of laboratory services to biopharma customers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Laboratories, a leading reference laboratory, and Helix, the nation's leading population genomics and viral surveillance company, today announced a new strategic collaboration that will provide biopharma customers access to a comprehensive joint laboratory offering for research and development initiatives across the drug development lifecycle. The offering will include a full spectrum of testing capabilities that leverages both Helix's suite of next generation sequencing capabilities and Mayo Clinic Laboratories' portfolio of more than 3,800…
(2023-01-16). J. Edgar Hoover was the QAnon of his Era, and Martin Luther King Jr. was the Victim of his Dirty Tricks. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment)  ; Ours is an age beset by conspiracy theories, with the fascist QAnon cult at the center of much public lunacy. These completely implausible ideas, apparently taken seriously by millions of people, have been enabled by the internet, by social media, and by the rise of a new, militant billionaire class …
(2023-01-16). Commentary: Honoring MLK's Vision Of The Beloved Community Demands A Transformative Mindset. newsone.com 
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty | Each year social media is flooded with homages to the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Many organizations use the holiday weekend celebrating his birthday as an opportunity to push for better outcomes. | Ahead of the annual holiday celebrating the late civil rights leader, the
(2023-01-16). P&G Acquires Black-Owned Beauty Company Mielle Organics: 5 Things to Know. moguldom.com Last week Mielle Organics became the latest beloved Black-owned beauty brand to be acquired by beauty conglomerate Procter and Gamble. News of the sale caused a stir among Black consumers on social media. Mielle's founders are wife and husband team Monique and Melvin Rodriguez. The deal with P&G was announced on Wednesday, Jan. 11, two …
(2023-01-16). Aaliyah Songs That Could Still Be Hits If Released Today. newsone.com 
Source: Anacleto Rapping / Getty | Music debates happen on a daily basis, whether at the barbershop sounding off on the best emcees of all time, going to bat on social media over why
(2023-01-16). Recalling CNN's Fraudulent 'Interview' With a Seven Year-Old Syrian Girl. strategic-culture.org There's a thread going around on Twitter by Columbia University's Sophie Fullerton advancing the claim that I have promoted crazy conspiracy theories about child "crisis actors" in Syrian war atrocities. Fullerton has me blocked on Twitter so I can't respond to her there, but in her thread she brings up one of the most egregious instances I've ever seen of US war propaganda in the mass media, so it's worth taking some time to unpack her claims here as a public service.
(2023-01-16). Presidente cubano evoca el legado de Rubén Martínez Villena. cubadebate.cu Miguel Díaz-Canel, Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido y Presidente de la República, evocó la vida y obra del poeta y revolucionario cubano Rubén Martínez Villena, a propósito del aniversario 89 de su muerte. En su cuenta oficial en Twitter, el mandatario recordó que tras el fallecimiento del destacado intelectual, a la temprana edad de 35 años.