Emily Kennard (2023-07-15). DeSantis Outspends Trump on Digital Ads Ahead of Debates. truthout.org Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his committees are outspending former President Donald Trump on digital ads by almost two-fold on Meta and Google as the race between the two 2024 presidential contenders tightens, but committees affiliated with current Democratic President Joe Biden dwarf both Republican challengers. Trump has spent $928,544 on Meta and Google — which includes Facebook… |

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). Cuban PM receives St. Petersburg leader Dmitrievich Grigoriev. plenglish.com "During the meeting, we gave continuity to conversations held during my visit to St. Petersburg and reaffirmed our commitment to continue strengthening relations," Marrero live-tweeted. | Marrero stressed that Cuba and Russia share historic friendship ties which have always characterized the development of bilateral relations in all spheres of common interest.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-16). Three Israelis Wounded In New West Bank Shooting Attack. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On July 16, an Israeli was seriously wounded and two others were lightly hurt in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank. | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) alleged that the three were wounded when a Palestinian gunman or gunmen opened fire from a passing vehicle on a highway near the settlement of Tekoa, some 16 kilometers to the south of the city of Jerusalem. | According To Israel's Magen David Adom ambulance service, the 35-year-…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-15). A brief history of secret US military experiments leading to epidemics. expose-news.com Last year a Twitter user posted a thread about the history of the US military conducting biowarfare experiments in heavily populated areas of the US. The experiments involved tests introducing "innocuous organisms" …

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-15). Ecuadorians reject police repression against anti-mining protests. plenglish.com In a statement, the Popular Committee reiterated mining is the main threat to the peoples and condemned that the Guillermo Lasso administration has given away large tracts of land to transnational mining interests in several Ecuadorian territories. | Likewise, the Popular Committee warned that in the mining areas, all kinds of crimes are being conducted under the protection of the police. | On Friday afternoon, at least two people were arrested and 10 were injured during a confrontation between the National Police and Las Naves villagers. | The National Anti-Mining Front strongly condemned on Twitter that some 30…

ecns.cn (2023-07-16). Flywire offers WeChat payment option for Chinese students. ecns.cn Flywire, a third-party payment platform in the United States, announced a partnership with Tencent Financial Technology, a fintech arm of China's tech giant Tencent, on Thursday.

Dianne Mathiowetz (2023-07-14). People's Town Hall demands: 'Rent control NOW!'. workers.org Atlanta Tenants and housing activists packed the Neighborhood Church in East Atlanta July 8 for a People's Town Hall to launch a statewide effort to overturn a Georgia law that forbids any rent control measures from being enacted in any jurisdiction. Credit: Housing Justice League, Facebook People traveled from around . . . |

Alan Macleod (2023-07-14). From TikTok to Taking on the CIA: The Resurgence of Cutting Political Comedy with James Rehwald. mintpressnews.com Join MintCast for a hilarious conversation with James Rehwald as he discusses anti-imperialist comedy, the limitations of mainstream media, and the rise of political satire on social media.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-14). Palestinian journalist Lama Ghosheh sentenced to community service by Israeli court. peoplesdispatch.org Ghosheh has already spent 10 months in house arrest with a ban on her social media use. She is accused of causing incitement to violence and "identification with a terrorist group" for her social media posts and writings…

Jonathan Cook (2023-07-14). Another Act of Terror: How the Media do PR for Biden and Zelensky. dissidentvoice.org The hypocrisy gets starker by the day. The same western media that strains to warn of the dangers of disinformation — at least when it comes to rivals on social media — barely bothers to conceal its own role in purveying disinformation in the Ukraine war. In fact, the propaganda peddled by the media grows …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-15). A brief history of secret US military experiments leading to epidemics. expose-news.com Last year a Twitter user posted a thread about the history of the US military conducting biowarfare experiments in heavily populated areas of the US. The experiments involved tests introducing "innocuous organisms" …

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-15). Ecuadorians reject police repression against anti-mining protests. plenglish.com In a statement, the Popular Committee reiterated mining is the main threat to the peoples and condemned that the Guillermo Lasso administration has given away large tracts of land to transnational mining interests in several Ecuadorian territories. | Likewise, the Popular Committee warned that in the mining areas, all kinds of crimes are being conducted under the protection of the police. | On Friday afternoon, at least two people were arrested and 10 were injured during a confrontation between the National Police and Las Naves villagers. | The National Anti-Mining Front strongly condemned on Twitter that some 30…

guest author (2023-07-14). The inevitable de-dollarization (I). workers.org A Venezuelan international relations expert, Rodríguez Gelfenstein was previously Director of International Relations of the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, his country's ambassador to Nicaragua, and an advisor on international politics for TELESUR. You can follow him on Twitter: @sergioro0701 In previous articles we have said that [U.S.] . . . |

Prabir Purkayastha (2023-07-14). Clash of Twitter Vs Meta's Threads: Zuckerberg and Musk fight over digital real estate. peoplesdispatch.org Twitter vs Threads is interesting because until now, the digital monopolies had carved out their exclusive spaces, which had some overlaps, particularly in technology and infrastructure, but not in the primary "product" they were selling to the people. Threads marks the first major change in this trend an instance of direct competition…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-14). PAHO, Costa Rica work to wipe out arboviral transmission. plenglish.com San José, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rica ¥s Health Ministry and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Friday met and launched an updated guideline of the National Integrated Management Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Arbovirus…

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). Flywire offers WeChat payment option for Chinese students. ecns.cn Flywire, a third-party payment platform in the United States, announced a partnership with Tencent Financial Technology, a fintech arm of China's tech giant Tencent, on Thursday.