(2023-05-27). Perspectives] Confronting medical colonialism and obstetric violence in Canada. thelancet.com On Sept 28, 2020, just moments before her death, 37-year-old Joyce Echaquan sent a message to her family via Facebook Live, expressing her distress about treatment administered by hospital staff at an emergency department in Joliette, QC, Canada. She had been admitted there a few days earlier with severe abdominal pain. Echaquan was entitled to respectful, dignified care. Instead, capturing health-care workers treating her disdainfully with slurs and taunts based on degrading stereotypes of Indigenous women, Echaquan's live-stream video made headlines worldwide, exposing the racist and sexist violence Indigenous…
(2023-05-27). World Report] US health experts divided on social media age restrictions. thelancet.com Some medical associations support restrictions on social media use to protect adolescent's health, while others focus on making companies provide safer platforms. Susan Jaffe reports.
(2023-05-26). Alibaba plans to increase its headcount. ecns.cn Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group Holding Ltd announced on Thursday night it plans to hire 15,000 people this year, refuting rumors circulating on social media platforms in recent days that the company planned to lay off 20 percent of its staff.
(2023-05-26). Mayo Clinic Minute: How much screen time is too much time for your kids? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org How much screen time is too much for a child? Is digital media affecting your child's health? The surgeon general has issued a new advisory, citing growing concerns about the effects of social media use on the mental health of young people. Dr. Nusheen Ameenuddin is a Mayo Clinic pediatrician and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. While there are many benefits to technology, she says it also can affect children and teens in negative ways,…
(2023-05-25). Antifascists Shut Down Neo-Nazis And Proud Boys In Sacramento. popularresistance.org Sacramento, California – Clashes broke out inside the Sacramento City Council chambers on May 23rd, as angry community members chanted, held banners, and shut down a small group of neo-Nazis who threw up Hitler salutes and attempted to address the council. | The group of white supremacists was led by Ryan Messano of the bay area, who made headlines last week for attending a previous city council meeting, spewing racist and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Writing on the neo-Nazi friendly social media platform Gab, Messano gloated, "I've commented 20+ times under my name. None of the Leftists have put it together…
(2023-05-25). Is Sharp Rise In Strokes From Covid, Vaccines, Or Something Else? What The Science Says. moguldom.com On April 11, Jamie Foxx was admitted to the emergency room due to an unknown illness. His daughter, Corinne, posted on social media the next day, "From the Foxx family: We wanted to share that my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced a medical complication yesterday." The family has been hush-hush about what caused the medical emergency. …
(2023-05-25). TikTok files lawsuit against Montana over state ban. america.cgtn.com 
The social media giant TikTok filed a lawsuit against Montana over a state law that aims to ban the popular app starting next year. See the latest.
(2023-05-25). Appleton, WI: Activists shut down county board meeting, call for removal of transphobic member. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI – Over 50 outraged community members gathered outside the Outagamie County Courthouse on May 23 for a protest demanding accountability around Tim Hermes, a member of the Outagamie County Board of Supervisors. The event took aim at Hermes after recent transphobic comments he made during a board meeting became public. A look at his social media reveals a long history of bigotry and racism. The demand put forward was for Hermes's removal from office. | The action was organized by members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), Appleton Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and a brand ne…
(2023-05-25). Iranian press review: Taliban figure mocks Raisi over water rights demands. middleeasteye.net 
Iranian press review: Taliban figure mocks Raisi over water rights demands | Meanwhile, authorities ban grape juice trading and remove Qassem Soleimani's biography from Tehran book fair | Thu, 05/25/2023 – 16: 15 | Taliban's General Mubeen Khan filling up a yellow plastic jug with water and offering it to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a sarcastic video (Screengrab/social media)…
(2023-05-25). TikTok files lawsuit against Montana over state ban. america.cgtn.com The social media giant TikTok filed a lawsuit against Montana over a state law that aims to ban the popular app starting next year. See the latest.
(2023-05-25). Appleton, WI: Activists shut down county board meeting, call for removal of transphobic member. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI – Over 50 outraged community members gathered outside the Outagamie County Courthouse on May 23 for a protest demanding accountability around Tim Hermes, a member of the Outagamie County Board of Supervisors. The event took aim at Hermes after recent transphobic comments he made during a board meeting became public. A look at his social media reveals a long history of bigotry and racism. The demand put forward was for Hermes's removal from office. | The action was organized by members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), Appleton Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and a brand ne…
(2023-05-25). Iranian press review: Taliban figure mocks Raisi over water rights demands. middleeasteye.net Iranian press review: Taliban figure mocks Raisi over water rights demands | Meanwhile, authorities ban grape juice trading and remove Qassem Soleimani's biography from Tehran book fair | Thu, 05/25/2023 – 16: 15 | Taliban's General Mubeen Khan filling up a yellow plastic jug with water and offering it to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a sarcastic video (Screengrab/social media)…
(2023-05-25). Pfizer donations to organisations in 2021, of course, had no influence … expose-news.com Aaron Siri tweeted a summary of donations made by Pfizer in 2021 to American universities, hospitals, medical associations, cancer organisations and medical organisations. "Pfizer donations to [those] organisations in 2021, of course, …
(2023-05-25). Cuban President Greets Africa Day. plenglish.com Through his Tweeter account, the head of State highlighted the 60th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity and said this Caribbean island and that Continent celebrate today their friendship and brotherhood, as well as their cultural and historic links. | The Day of Africa is celebrated each May 25 in different countries over the world. | The date remembers the day when 32 leaders of that continent met in Addis Abeba to form the Organization of African Unity, today African Union. | The commemoration was established in order to make known the needs faced by those countries and serve to reivindicate their…
(2023-05-26). Thursday 5/25: SF Rally To Send Musk And Desantis On A Mission To Mars. indybay.org Twitter Headquarters | 1355 Market St. | San Francisco, CA…
(2023-05-26). U.S. Claims Wagner Supplied Anti-Aircraft Missiles To Sudan's Rapid Support Force. southfront.org 
RSF fighters with Chinese-made FN-6 systems. Via Twitter. | Russia's Wagner Group has supplied anti-aircraft missiles to the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) in Sudan, the United States Department of Treasury said on May 25. | The accusations came in a statement announcing new U.S. sanctions against the head of Russia's Wagner Group in Mali, Ivan Aleksandrovich Maslov."Most recently in Sudan, the Wagner Group has been supplying Sudan's Rapid Support Forces with surface-to-air…
(2023-05-25). Glitches on Twitter Interrupt Ron DeSantis's 2024 Presidential Campaign Launch. truthout.org On Wednesday night, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced his 2024 bid for the GOP nomination for president in a Twitter livestream that was marred by glitches and technical difficulties. The first-of-its-kind event, which was hyped up by both DeSantis and Twitter owner Elon Musk, was widely panned by political and media observers. Musk, along with tech entrepreneur David Sacks, hosted the livestream on… |
(2023-05-25). Matt Taibbi on Rising: I Published the Twitter Files, Then the IRS Came For Me. scheerpost.com By Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave / The Hill Twitter files author Matt Taibbi weighs in on the IRS's examination of him.
(2023-05-25). Why anti-worker Musk pushed anti-woke DeSantis on Twitter. peoplesworld.org 
Did you catch Ron DeSantis's announcement on Twitter? No? Of course not. Who in their right mind would waste their time listening to DeSantis being interviewed by Elon Musk? Who would want to give any credence at all to the anti-woke culture warrior and the anti-worker robber baron? It was a technical fiasco, anyway. So …
(2023-05-25). Why Some Experts Say More Advanced Artificial Intelligence Can Attack Humans: 3 Things To Know. moguldom.com Citing a potential danger to humanity, more than 31,000 people including tech leaders and researchers signed an open letter on March 22 urging a six-month moratorium on developing artificial intelligence systems more powerful than GPT-4. Twitter owner Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak were among those who signed. "Should we automate away all the jobs, …
(2023-05-25). "Governing by Distraction": Florida Union Leader Says Ron DeSantis Is No Friend of Workers. democracynow.org 
Ron DeSantis officially launched his presidential campaign Wednesday, pitting the Florida governor against his former ally Donald Trump and at least five other Republicans in a fight for their party's 2024 nomination. His formal announcement came in a Twitter audio stream hosted by the company's billionaire owner, Elon Musk, and was beset by technical problems. As governor of Florida, DeSantis has signed a slew of bills targeting reproductive rights, immigrant rights, the transgender community, and diversity programs in schools. He has also recently signed legislation to weaken the power of public sec…
(2023-05-25). Florida Gov. DeSantis Launches 2024 Presidential Bid. telesurenglish.net Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday his entry into the 2024 U.S. presidential race, vowing to lead a "Great American Comeback." | RELATED: | DeSantis made the announcement in a video posted on Twitter. "We need the courage to lead and the strength to win," he said. "I'm Ron DeSantis, and I'm running for president to lead our Great American Comeback," the Florida governor said. | His campaign filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commis…
(2023-05-25). Cierra votación en el exterior de cara a presidenciales turcas. twitter.com De acuerdo con el Consejo Supremo Electoral (YSK), en el balotaje participaron 1.856.000 turcos residentes en otros países en solo cinco días.
