Monthly Archives: July 2023

2023-07-14: News Headlines

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 . . . |

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-14). Cuba receives 1.3 million foreign visitors. plenglish.com He added on Facebook that preliminary figures indicated an increase of 50.6 percent compared to the same period in 2019, accounting for a little more than 1.298 million foreign holidaymakers. | The recovery of Canadian tourism, Cuba's major tourist-sending market, reached 80.3 percent with respect to 2019, with 583,025 travelers. | Three markets accounted for 70 percent of the accumulated total of international tourist arrivals, following the Canadians: Cuban residents abroad (176,349), the United States (82,280) and Russia (67,615). | The latter market should show a better performance as of July 1, after the re…

Dianne Mathiowetz (2023-07-14). Atlanta/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 . . . |

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-13). Hair Salon Bans Non-Binary Customers. orinocotribune.com The owner of the Michigan salon advised some LGBTQ customers to "seek services at a local pet groomer" | Christine Geiger, the owner of Studio 8 Hair Lab in the US state of Michigan, has warned customers who specify their pronouns that they are not welcome in her hair salon. | "If a human identifies as anything other than a man/woman, please seek services at a local pet groomer," read a since-deleted Facebook post from Geiger. She added that her refusal of service to particular members of the LGBTQ community was simply her exercising her "free speech," as well as her right as a business owner to refuse service to…

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.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-14). Who is Behind "Fake News"? Mainstream Media Use Fake Videos and Images. globalresearch.ca The mainstream corporate media is desperate. They want to suppress independent and alternative online media, which they categorize as "fake news". Readers on social media are warned not to go onto certain sites. Our analysis confirms that the mainstream media are routinely involved in distorting the facts and turning realities upside down.


Orinoco Tribune. (2023-07-14). Cuba Condemns US Nuclear Submarine In Guantanamo. popularresistance.org Cuba condemned the presence of a US nuclear submarine at the Guantánamo naval base in Cuba earlier this month. Cuban authorities labeled the move a military provocation. | On Tuesday, July 11, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez stated via social media, "We categorically condemn the presence between July 5 and 8 of a nuclear submarine at the Guantánamo naval base. It constitutes a provocative escalation by the US, which forces us to question what strategic purpose it is pursuing in our region, declared a Zone of Peace." | According to the Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS), the submarine tha…

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…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-14). FBI Cooperated With Kiev Regime To Remove Verified Social Media Accounts. southfront.org Written by Lucas Leiroz, journalist, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, geopolitical consultant | According to recent House's report, the

WSWS (2023-07-14). Trump incites killing of Hunter Biden. wsws.org In a social media posting, the fascist ex-president denounced a US attorney for not seeking a "death sentence" for President Biden's son.

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-07-13). FBI Cooperated with Kiev Regime to Remove "Verified Social Media Accounts" Including the US State Department. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-07-13). Colombia: President Petro Receives Diplomatic Credentials From Venezuelan Ambassador Martinez. orinocotribune.com Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has received the letter of credence of Carlos Martinez, who has been appointed as Venezuela's ambassador to the country. | Venezuelan Minister for Foreign Affairs Yván Gil announced the information through a tweet, pointing out that this procedure will progress the strengthening of the two neighboring nations' diplomatic relations. | "Ambassador of the Bolivarian Re…


Dave DeCamp (2023-07-13). Report: US Almost Scaled Back NATO Commitment for Ukraine Over Zelensky Tweet. news.antiwar.com The Washington Post reported Thursday that US officials at the NATO summit in Vilnius were so angry over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's criticism that they almost scaled back the commitment made to Ukraine in NATO's communiqué. As the alliance was working on the wording of its communiqué on Tuesday, Zelensky took to Twitter to air …

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…

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-13). Twitter Refused to Pay Ex-Employees $500 Million in Severance, Lawsuit Says. truthout.org A new lawsuit filed against Twitter claims that the company has refused to pay out severance payments after it laid off thousands of workers when right-wing billionaire Elon Musk took over. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed on behalf of former employee Courtney McMillian in a federal district court in California on Wednesday, claims that the company has failed to pay at least $500 million… |

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). 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.

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-13). Report: US Almost Scaled Back NATO Commitment for Ukraine Over Zelensky Tweet. news.antiwar.com The Washington Post reported Thursday that US officials at the NATO summit in Vilnius were so angry over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's criticism that they almost scaled back the commitment made to Ukraine in NATO's communiqué. As the alliance was working on the wording of its communiqué on Tuesday, Zelensky took to Twitter to air …

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…

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-13). Twitter Refused to Pay Ex-Employees $500 Million in Severance, Lawsuit Says. truthout.org A new lawsuit filed against Twitter claims that the company has refused to pay out severance payments after it laid off thousands of workers when right-wing billionaire Elon Musk took over. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed on behalf of former employee Courtney McMillian in a federal district court in California on Wednesday, claims that the company has failed to pay at least $500 million… |

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). 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.

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2023-07-13: News Headlines

infobrics (2023-07-13). FBI cooperated with Kiev regime to remove verified social media accounts. infobrics.org The attempt at mass censorship went wrong due to inaccurate analysis, having even listed an official American account in Russian language.

WSWS (2023-07-13). Australian Labor government pushes social media censorship. wsws.org The draft legislation creates the framework for the mass deletion of social media postings deemed by government authorities to do "harm" to "public order," state institutions and corporate interests.

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-07-13). FBI Cooperated with Kiev Regime to Remove "Verified Social Media Accounts" Including the US State Department. globalresearch.ca

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-12). The psychological war waged by the Five Eyes against the very civilians they claim to defend. expose-news.com In November 2020, GCHQ was ordered "to wage cyber war on anti-vaccine propaganda" and "to take out anti-vaxxers online and on social media." GCHQ is Britain's main eavesdropping agency and has a …

Salifu Mack, Hood Communist. (2023-07-12). More Than Meets The Silk Press: Kamala Harris And US Imperialism. popularresistance.org Kamala Harris wants to be your aunty. The Biden Administration's controversial Vice President is often presented as either an incompetent sidekick, or a lovable big sister figure who "stays with her hair done". Usually when she is presented to the general public it's a roast— right wing media highlighting her latest string of incoherent thoughts or social media unloading a fresh set of cop memes. In February, The New York Times published the headline, "Kamala Harris Is Trying to Define Her Vice Presidency. Even Her Allies Are Tired of Waiting." In the piece, John Morgan, a prominent fund-raiser for the Demo…

Staff (2023-07-12). Cuba Condemns US Nuclear Submarine in Guantánamo. orinocotribune.com Cuba condemned the presence of a US nuclear submarine at the Guantánamo naval base in Cuba earlier this month. Cuban authorities labeled the move a military provocation. | On Tuesday, July 11, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez stated via social media, "We categorically condemn the presence between July 5 and 8 of a nuclear submarine at the Guantánamo naval base. It constitutes a provocative escalation by the US, which forces us to question what strategic purpose it is pursuing in our region, declared a Zone of Peace." | According to the Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS), the submarine tha…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-13). Blast Wipes Out Ammunition Depot Of Turkistan Militants In Syria Greater Idlib (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On July 12, a large blast wiped out an ammunition depot of the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | Photos that surfaced online showed fire and thick smoke rising from the scene of the blast at the city of Jisr al-Shughur in the western Idlib countryside. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based monitoring group, said that three militants of the TIP were wounded in the blast.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-13). House, Headquarters Of Former ISIS Facilitator Blown Up In Syria's Daraa. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On July 12, two large explosions rocked the town of Tafas in the western countryside of Daraa, where several cells of ISIS are reportedly taking shelter. | The explosions destroyed the house and the headquarters of former rebel leader and ISIS facilitator

Jeff Shantz (2023-07-12). Canada: Striking dock workers need working-class solidarity against ruling-class collusion. greenleft.org.au More than 10 days into the mass strike by Canadian dockworkers in British Columbia, dockworkers on the West Coast of the United States declared their refusal to handle containers rerouted from the struck Port of Vancouver, reports Jeff Shantz.

Staff (2023-07-12). 13 July, Twitter Space: Political Prisoners for Palestine: A crime to care? samidoun.net DON'T MISS THIS IMPORTANT DISCUSSION OF THE PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS ▪️ What shall we do when Palestine supporters are repeatedly put behind bars for protesting for our brothers and sisters in Palestine? ▪️ What can we do to help them continue fighting against companies like Elbit Systems who provide the arms to kill innocent men, …

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). WeChat refutes rumors of an upcoming 'seen' function. ecns.cn Popular instant messaging tool WeChat reassured users on Wednesday it wouldn't add a function displaying a "seen" notification, which alerts senders the recipient has read the message.

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