David Rovics (2023-11-27). Dublin Riots: the Social Engineering of Xenophobia in Ireland. counterpunch.org In these days of a genocidal bombing campaign in Gaza and a widespread blackout in both the mainstream media in the west, and on social media, the choice between a news blackout on Facebook and a polarized, all-or-nothing "discourse" on X, trying to make sense of anything happening in the world that you're not directly

Alex Newman (2023-11-28). UNESCO's Insidious Plan to "Regulate Social Media" and "Control Speech Online" globalresearch.ca

Chris Walker (2023-11-27). Trump Says He'll Push for Repeal of Obamacare (Again) If He's Elected President. truthout.org Former President Donald Trump suggested in a social media post over the weekend that, if he were to win the 2024 presidential election, he would continue pursuing avenues to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA, commonly referred to as Obamacare because it was passed during the first term of former President Barack Obama, is directly responsible for providing health coverage to tens of… |

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-11-27). Essequibo Campaign stands out by Venezuelans' unity. plenglish.com Caracas, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) The response of the people has been unity over differences, and mostly an active participation, Genesis Garvett, secretary of spokesperson and social media of the All Venezuela campaign command affirmed.

Sharon Zhang (2023-11-27). Elon Musk's Backing of Antisemitic Content May Cost "X" Up to $75M in Ad Revenue. truthout.org Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly known as Twitter) may have cost the company tens of millions of dollars in lost advertising revenue due to his recent comments endorsing an antisemitic and racist conspiracy theory, internal documents show. According to The New York Times, these documents find that the social media platform could lose as much as $75 million from advertising by the end of this… |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-28). What Would a Just Peace in Palestine Look Like? libya360.wordpress.com The Eclectic Radical A meme on Twitter has been asking "Where do the Israeli Jews go?" as if this is the supreme gotcha and this question completely invalidates all discussion of Palestinian liberation, as if Palestinian self-determination automatically means rendering the entire population of Israel homeless and stateless. This ignores the fact that the mere…

WSWS (2023-11-28). Surge of respiratory illness in northern China part of global outbreak of pneumonia among children. wsws.org Cases of influenza-like illnesses have seen thousands of children hospitalized recently. China's health authorities have told the World Health Organization that these illnesses are being caused by the continuing rise in mycoplasma pneumonias combined with other known seasonal viral pathogens.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-11-27). Anti-Arab and Islamophobic hate crimes on the rise in the US amidst Israel's war on Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org This Saturday, three young Palestinian men, Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ali, and Kenan Abdulhamid were shot in Vermont. The three men, all college students, were shot at four times by 48-year-old Jason J. Eaton. They were speaking Arabic and two of them were wearing Palestinian keffiyehs. All three of the shooting victims are 20 years old. | This comes shortly after three separate videos went viral of former State Department official Stuart Seldowitz harassing an Egyptian halal cart worker with vile Islamophobic and racist remarks. "Did you rape your daughter like Mohammed d…

presstv.ir (2023-11-25). Facebook greenlit ads calling for 'holocaust' against Palestinians in Gaza. presstv.ir Facebook approves advertisements sent experimentally to the social network, including some containing demands for "holocaust for the Palestinians."

midwesternmarx (2023-11-26). Gaza war shatters west's Global South clout. By: Mohamad Hasan Sweidan. midwesternmarx.com ​On 15 November, The Guardian caused a social media stir by removing a letter from its website written by the late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, titled "A Letter to America." The missive, which had remained on the media outlet's site for over two decades, delved into the reasons behind the fateful 9/11 attacks on the US, which it said was a response to US injustices in Afghanistan, Palestine, and other parts of the Islamic world. ​Bin Laden's letter …

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2023-11-26). Profit-Making Holiday 'Black Friday' Interrupted By Mass Mobilizations. popularresistance.org Thousands took to the streets across multiple US cities to disrupt Black Friday, the most profitable retail shopping day of the year, to demand a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. | November 24, marked the first day of the four-day humanitarian pause in the enclave. Displaced families have begun to travel back to their homes in the north of Gaza, even as Israeli forces opened fire on them, killing at least two Palestinians who were traveling back north. Videos have been circulating on social media of Palestinian political prisoners being released by Israeli forces, including many children and women. Freed ch…

Orinoco Tribune. (2023-11-26). Hamas Praises Contributions Of China, Russia, And Arab Countries In Truce. popularresistance.org The political leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, highlighted the efforts of several Arab countries, as well as Russia and China, behind the truce in Gaza Strip. | "We reaffirm the importance of the efforts of Arab and Islamic countries, as well as friendly states like Russia and China, to help our people fulfill their aspirations for freedom, return, and independence," Haniyeh said on Friday, November 24, in a short video posted on social media. | The Hamas leader also thanked Egypt and Qatar for their mediation efforts in the truce agreement, underlining the Palestinian movement…

Ari Paul, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-11-25). Musk's Lawsuit Is About Destroying Free Speech. popularresistance.org He wasn't bluffing. | After threatening to sue liberal media watchdog Media Matters for America (CNBC, 11/18/23), Twitter's principal owner Elon Musk did just that, arguing in papers filed in a Texas court that the group "manipulated" data in an effort to "destroy" the social media platform, causing major advertisers to pull back (BBC, 11/20/23). | The world's richest human was responding to an MMFA report (11/16/23) about Twitter—which Musk has rebranded as X since purchasing the once publicly traded company—and its promotion of far-right, antisemitic content. It said that while "Musk continues his d…

Staff (2023-11-25). Hamas Praises Contributions of China, Russia, and Arab Countries in Gaza Truce (+Prisoner Exchange). orinocotribune.com The political leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, highlighted the efforts of several Arab countries, as well as Russia and China, behind the truce in Gaza Strip. | "We reaffirm the importance of the efforts of Arab and Islamic countries, as well as friendly states like Russia and China, to help our people fulfill their aspirations for freedom, return, and independence," Haniyeh said on Friday, November 24, in a short video posted on social media. | The Hamas leader also thanked Egypt and Qatar for their mediation efforts in the truce agreement, underlining the Palestinian movement…

Staff (2023-11-25). Hamas Praises Contributions of China, Russia, and Arab Countries in Gaza Truce (+Prisoner Exchange). orinocotribune.com The political leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, highlighted the efforts of several Arab countries, as well as Russia and China, behind the truce in Gaza Strip. | "We reaffirm the importance of the efforts of Arab and Islamic countries, as well as friendly states like Russia and China, to help our people fulfill their aspirations for freedom, return and independence," Haniyeh said on Friday, November 24, in a short video posted on social media. | The Hamas leader also thanked Egypt and Qatar for their mediation efforts in the truce agreement, underlining the Palestinian movement'

Shealeigh (2023-11-26). #24 — Twitter Files Reveal US Government Pressure on Social Media Platform to Suppress Alternative Views. projectcensored.org The "Twitter Files"—a trove of internal communications relating to Twitter's content moderation practices, made available to select journalists by the platform's owner, Elon Musk—reveal how pressure from US government agencies…

Ann Brown (2023-11-25). Silicon Valley Legend Paul Graham Called Anti-Semite For Highlighting Massacre Of 3600 Palestinian Children. moguldom.com Silicon Valley luminary and Y Combinator founder Paul Graham has stirred up controversy with his recent tweets concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Graham, known for his influential role in the tech industry, found himself facing criticism from Israeli tech professionals who accused him of taking a seemingly pro-Palestinian stance. He faced the same backlash in 2014 …

Ann Brown (2023-11-25). Silicon Valley Legend Paul Graham Called Anti-Semite For Highlighting Massacre Of 3600 Palestinian Children. moguldom.com Silicon Valley luminary and Y Combinator founder, Paul Graham, has stirred up controversy with his recent tweets concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Graham, known for his influential role in the tech industry, found himself facing criticism from Israeli tech professionals who accused him of taking a seemingly pro-Palestinian stance. He faced the same backlash in 2014 …

The Lancet (2023-11-25). Editorial] Drug decriminalisation: grounding policy in evidence. thelancet.com The Global Commission on Drug Policy's latest report, published ahead of World AIDS Day on Dec 1, describes decriminalisation of drug use as an essential precursor to ending HIV and viral hepatitis as public health threats. Since its formation in 2011 by political, economic, and cultural leaders, the Commission has advocated for decriminalisation as part of a rights-based approach to drug policy, rooted in scientific evidence and principles of public health, to minimise the harms arising from drug use.