Nan McCurdy (2023-06-09). Defending Nicaragua During the 2018 Coup Attempt. orinocotribune.com By Nan McCurdy — Jun 1, 2023 | [This is primarily a translation of accounts by Edwin Mendoza. Mendoza is a member of the July 19 Sandinista Youth Association. He has begun writing his own story and that of other young people about what happened during the 2018 US-backed coup attempt. I found the following accounts on his Facebook page and I also heard them read on Sin Fronteras, a tri-weekly analysis program on Radio La Primerisima with William Grigsby, journalist/analyst/historian.] | May 10, 2018 | A group of about forty-five JS19J (Juventud Sandinista 19 de Julio / July 19 Sandinista Youth) went to the Di…

Lee Fang (2023-06-09). Billionaire Biden Donor Bankrolled 2020 Election Social Media Censorship Effort. globalresearch.ca

Luis Feliz Leon, Labor Notes. (2023-06-09). As New York Skies Darken, Delivery Workers Help Each Other. popularresistance.org Wildfire smoke muddled the New York City skyline on Tuesday. Many people experienced the eerie threat mainly by scrolling through social media. But others experienced it in their bodies. | "My eyes were burning," said UPS package driver Matt Leichenger, who was making deliveries in Brooklyn. "My throat was scratchy. By lunchtime, I was feeling dizzy and nauseous." | Eventually, he got himself a surgical mask, he said, pausing momentarily to cough while we spoke on the phone. "It got a little bit better, but I was still blowing snot." | News stories showed a veil of smoke stretching from Wisconsin to Alabama[mdash…

Aaron Maté (2023-06-09). FBI Helps Ukraine Censor Twitter Users and Obtain Their Info, Including Journalists. orinocotribune.com By Aaron Maté — Jun 7, 2023 | The FBI aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to ban Twitter users and collect their data, leaks reveal. Twitter declined to censor journalists targeted by Ukraine, including Aaron Maté. | The Federal Bureau of Investigation has aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to censor social media users and obtain their personal information, leaked emails reveal. | In March 2022, an FBI Special Agent sent Twitter a list of accounts on behalf of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Ukraine's main intelligence agency. The accounts, the FBI wrote, "are suspected by the SBU in spreading fe…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-08). Twitter Files: FBI Helps Ukraine Censor Twitter Users And Obtain Their Info, Including Journalists. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Authored by The Federal Bureau of Investigation has aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to censor social media users and obtain their personal information, leaked emails reveal. | In March 2022, an FBI Special Agent sent Twitter a list of accounts on behalf of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Ukraine's ma…

guest author (2023-06-09). Erdogan, un barco que podría seguir navegando en un mar de contradicciones. workers.org El autor es un diplomático venezuelano y analista antiimperialista. Twitter: @sergioro0701 La coalición que apoyó al presidente Recep Tayyip Erdogan obtuvo la victoria en las elecciones presidenciales de Türkiye (Turquía) realizadas el pasado domingo 28 de mayo. Aunque en esta segunda vuelta el triunfo de Erdogan era esperado, resultó una sorpresa . . . |

scorinoco (2023-06-09). Venezuela's Attorney General Meets With ICC Prosecutor. orinocotribune.com The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, has held a meeting with the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan. | Attorney General Saab reported in a Twitter post on Thursday, June 8, details of his meeting with Khan in the Attorney General's Office where they exchanged "views regarding the achievements in the protection of human rights in Venezuela." | Saab added that they also talked about the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Venezuelan State and the ICC Prosecutor's Office. | #AHORA… hemos culminado la reunión en el despacho del

ecns.cn (2023-06-09). Host of fan meeting in HK blasted for remarks. ecns.cn The host of a meeting of fans of Thai idol duo BKPP in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region drew sharp criticism after a video went viral showing him making separatist remarks at the meeting and discriminating against mainland fans.

Bobby Allyn, NPR (2023-06-07). Facebook and Instagram Threaten to Block News Stories in California If AB-886 Passes. indybay.org Update June 1: A bill that would force Big Tech companies to pay news agencies for using their content passed its first big test in the California state legislature. Meta, based in Menlo Park, has threatened to block news articles in California if AB-886 passes into law.

Aaron Maté (2023-06-07). Leaks reveal FBI helps Ukraine censor Twitter users and obtain their info. thegrayzone.com The FBI aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to ban Twitter users and collect their data, new leaks show. Twitter declined to censor journalists targeted by Ukraine, including The Grayzone's Aaron Maté. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to censor social media users and obtain their personal information, leaked emails reveal. In March 2022, an FBI Special Agent sent Twitter a list of accounts on behalf of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Ukraine's main intelligence …

Ana Perdigón (2023-06-07). President Petro Denounces Peru-Style Lawfare Against Him. orinocotribune.com Colombian President Gustavo Petro reported that there are attempts to prevent him from participating in the shortlist to elect the new attorney general to take office in February 2024. This is another step in advancing a coup d'état in the making similar to the one against Peruvian President Pedro Castillo. | Petro's denunciation comes in response to a tweet from former prosecutor Vivian Morales, who suggested that the Colombian president should "declare himself barred from being part of the shortlist that should elect the new prosecutor." | To appoint the attorney general of Colombia, the president must define t…

Center For Constitutional Rights. (2023-06-07). Close Guantanamo Monthly Vigils. popularresistance.org Monthly vigils — or even weekly vigils — for the closure of Guantánamo were a noticeable feature of the London protest scene for many years, while British prisoners were still held there, although, with the release of Shaker Aamer, the prison's last British resident, in October 2015, it became impossible to sustain the impetus, and the Trump years, of course, were bleak for protestors, because Trump had tweeted, even before he took office, that "there must be no more releases from Gitmo," and he was largely true to his word, releasing only one man in his nearly 1,500 days in office.

Anonymous669 (2023-06-07). Iraqi Army, PMU Kill ISIS Baghdad Governor, Three Other Terrorists In Joint Operation. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | ISIS's so-called northern Baghdad governor was killed along with three other terrorists in a joint operation by the Iraqi military and the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), the Iraqi capital operations command announced on June 7. | The operation took place in the district of Tarmiyah, which is located some 50 kilometers to the north of Baghadad. ISIS maintains an active presence in Tarmiyah. From the district, the terrorist group's cell…

Editor (2023-06-07). Twitter Files Extra: How the World's 'No-Kidding Decision Makers' Got Organized. scheerpost.com

teleSUR (2023-06-07). Smoke From Wildfires In Canada Reaches US East Coast. telesurenglish.net The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported Wednesday that smoke from wildfires in Canada has reached the U.S. East Coast, causing poor air quality indices. | RELATED: | "Air quality has plummeted over much of the Northeast as smoke from wildfires in Canada moves southward. Poor air quality can be dangerous," NOAA's National Weather Service said via Twitter. | The agency warned the population to check the air quality…

teleSUR (2023-06-07). Smoke From Wildfires In Canada Reaches US East Coast. telesurenglish.net The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported Wednesday that smoke from wildfires in Canada has reached the U.S. East Coast, causing poor air quality indices. | RELATED: | "Air quality has plummeted over much of the Northeast as smoke from wildfires in Canada moves southward. Poor air quality can be dangerous," NOAA's National Weather Service said via Twitter. | The agency warned the population to check the air quality…