Orkan Okan, Leena Paakkari, Didier Jourdan, Vivian Barnekow, Martin W Weber (2023-02-04). [Correspondence] The urgent need to address health literacy in schools. thelancet.com The Editorial1 raised an important question: why is health literacy failing so many? It urgently called for effective responses to support people to better manage health information, but also to account for the environmental and social forces that shape people's choices. Overcoming the commercial determinants of health and the increase in disinformation on social media and the internet are being highlighted as key drivers of mistrust among people, families, and communities.

Vanessa Beeley (2023-02-04). Back from Iran — the hybrid war hub. thealtworld.com I am back from Iran. Apologies for no posts for the last two weeks. The internet situation in Iran is difficult to work with. VPNs are banned and the majority of social media platforms. | Cover image: Interview with the mother of one of the 15 victims of the ISIS attack on Shah-e-Cheragh Shrine in Shiraz in October 2022. | Over the next week or ten days I will be doing various interviews to talk about my experiences in Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz conducting multiple interviews of people for and against the government and leadership. | Here is UK Column News from 3rd February where I go into some detail about the…

_____ (2023-02-04). On The Media Of 'Russiagate' And Related Fake Stories. popularresistance.org Last week Matt Taibbi, with access to Twitter's internal papers, debunked the fake Hamilton 68 propaganda dashboard that was used to create many stories about alleged Russian disinformation. I had done similar five years earlier but had no access to the original data. There were enough secondary indications to conclude that the dashboard was a sham. Still, have the case made with primary data is a valuable addition. | There has been no Russian influence or disinformation campaign. | Two days later the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) published a five part longread from an 18 month long investigation into the 'Rus…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-02-04). TSE de Guatemala rechaza candidatura de lideresa indígena. telesurtv.net Jordán Rodas, exprocurador de Derechos Humanos, anunció a través de su cuenta en Twitter que apelarán en Corte Suprema de Justicia la decisión del TSE…

_____ (2023-02-04). Oil Lobby Prompts Right-Wing Media To Save Whales—From Wind Power. popularresistance.org As a humpback whale was found on the shore at Brigantine, New Jersey on January 12—the seventh dead whale to wash up on a New York or New Jersey beach since December 5—local Republicans rushed to blame it on offshore wind development projects. | "Not even the whales can survive [New Jersey Gov.] Murphy's Energy Master Plan," lamented the Jersey GOP on Twitter (1/18/23). The partisan account linked to a story in the New Jersey Monitor (1/17/23) with the alarming headline "Debate Grows Over Offshore Wind, as Whale Deaths Mount." The article began by laying out that debate—"environmentalists put ou…

kzorinoco (2023-02-04). Strategic Alliance: Iranian Foreign Minister Affirms Cooperation with Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Friday, February 3, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Amir Abdollahian, arrived in Venezuela with the purpose of fulfilling work agendas and establishing strategic alliances to strengthen bilateral relations between both countries. | The Iranian representative was received by the Minister of People's Power for Transportation, Ramón Velásquez Araguayán; the Deputy Minister for Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania, Tatiana Pugh; and the Persian Ambassador accredited in Caracas, Hojjatolah Soltani. | Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil welcomed his Iranian counterpart through his Twitter accoun…

kzorinoco (2023-02-04). Strategic Alliance: Iranian Foreign Minister Affirms Cooperation with Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Friday, February 3, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Amir Abdollahian, arrived in Venezuela with the purpose of fulfilling work agendas and establishing strategic alliances to strengthen bilateral relations between both countries. | The Iranian representative was received by the Minister of People's Power for Transportation, Ramón Velásquez Araguayán; the Deputy Minister for Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania, Tatiana Pugh; and the Persian Ambassador accredited in Caracas, Hojjatolah Soltani. | Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil welcomed his Iranian counterpart through his Twitter accoun…

Anand Naidoo (2023-02-03). The Heat: End of an era in Silicon Valley? america.cgtn.com Thousands of layoffs jolt Silicon Valley like an earthquake. Is this the end of the golden era of the tech sector? "Move fast and break things." The motto coined by Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg illustrates Silicon Valley mentality, for the past 20 years. But now …

Orkan Okan, Leena Paakkari, Didier Jourdan, Vivian Barnekow, Martin W Weber (2023-02-04). [Correspondence] The urgent need to address health literacy in schools. thelancet.com The Editorial1 raised an important question: why is health literacy failing so many? It urgently called for effective responses to support people to better manage health information, but also to account for the environmental and social forces that shape people's choices. Overcoming the commercial determinants of health and the increase in disinformation on social media and the internet are being highlighted as key drivers of mistrust among people, families, and communities.

WSWS (2023-02-03). Video shows California police gun down double amputee in hail of gunfire. wsws.org Family members of 36-year-old Anthony Lowe Jr. protested outside the Huntington Police Department on Monday after a video released by a witness on social media showed police shooting the double amputee multiple times.

WSWS (2023-02-03). Video shows California police kill double amputee in hail of gunfire. wsws.org Family members of 36-year-old Anthony Lowe Jr. protested outside the Huntington Police Department on Monday after a video released by a witness on social media showed police shooting the double amputee multiple times.

Chris Walker (2023-02-03). GOP Lawmakers Ditch Flag Pins for AR-15-Shaped Ones. truthout.org At least two Republican members of Congress were seen wearing lapel pins in the shape of an AR-15 rifle while conducting official business in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, when two mass shootings took place in the U.S. Tweets showing Rep. George Santos (R-New York) and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) wearing the pins went viral as many users pointed out the already high number of… |

_____ (2023-02-04). On The Media Of 'Russiagate' And Related Fake Stories. popularresistance.org Last week Matt Taibbi, with access to Twitter's internal papers, debunked the fake Hamilton 68 propaganda dashboard that was used to create many stories about alleged Russian disinformation. I had done similar five years earlier but had no access to the original data. There were enough secondary indications to conclude that the dashboard was a sham. Still, have the case made with primary data is a valuable addition. | There has been no Russian influence or disinformation campaign. | Two days later the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) published a five part longread from an 18 month long investigation into the 'Rus…

Anand Naidoo (2023-02-03). The Heat: End of an era in Silicon Valley? america.cgtn.com Thousands of layoffs jolt Silicon Valley like an earthquake. Is this the end of the golden era of the tech sector? "Move fast and break things." The motto coined by Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg illustrates Silicon Valley mentality, for the past 20 years. But now …

Orkan Okan, Leena Paakkari, Didier Jourdan, Vivian Barnekow, Martin W Weber (2023-02-04). [Correspondence] The urgent need to address health literacy in schools. thelancet.com The Editorial1 raised an important question: why is health literacy failing so many? It urgently called for effective responses to support people to better manage health information, but also to account for the environmental and social forces that shape people's choices. Overcoming the commercial determinants of health and the increase in disinformation on social media and the internet are being highlighted as key drivers of mistrust among people, families, and communities.

WSWS (2023-02-03). Video shows California police gun down double amputee in hail of gunfire. wsws.org Family members of 36-year-old Anthony Lowe Jr. protested outside the Huntington Police Department on Monday after a video released by a witness on social media showed police shooting the double amputee multiple times.

WSWS (2023-02-03). Video shows California police kill double amputee in hail of gunfire. wsws.org Family members of 36-year-old Anthony Lowe Jr. protested outside the Huntington Police Department on Monday after a video released by a witness on social media showed police shooting the double amputee multiple times.

Chris Walker (2023-02-03). GOP Lawmakers Ditch Flag Pins for AR-15-Shaped Ones. truthout.org At least two Republican members of Congress were seen wearing lapel pins in the shape of an AR-15 rifle while conducting official business in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, when two mass shootings took place in the U.S. Tweets showing Rep. George Santos (R-New York) and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) wearing the pins went viral as many users pointed out the already high number of… |

_____ (2023-02-04). On The Media Of 'Russiagate' And Related Fake Stories. popularresistance.org Last week Matt Taibbi, with access to Twitter's internal papers, debunked the fake Hamilton 68 propaganda dashboard that was used to create many stories about alleged Russian disinformation. I had done similar five years earlier but had no access to the original data. There were enough secondary indications to conclude that the dashboard was a sham. Still, have the case made with primary data is a valuable addition. | There has been no Russian influence or disinformation campaign. | Two days later the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) published a five part longread from an 18 month long investigation into the 'Rus…

Zack Linly (2023-02-03). White History Month Is Trending On Twitter Because…Of Course It Is! newsone.com Source: SOPA Images / Getty | Let me begin by stating a few simple facts: For the vast majority of its history, whiteness has represented the default for social and cultural normalcy in America. White people are and have always been overwhelmingly represented in every pillar of America's popular culture, from TV to film to broadcasting to celebrated literature. | Finally, American history by default is white history. Everything else has always been treated as secondary—if not ignored completely. | In 2023, I shouldn't have to explain any of this. And yet… | Whens white history month? or where's WET white…