Monthly Archives: December 2023

2023-12-08: News Headlines

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-08). VAD becomes legal in NSW, but Telehealth ban bites. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-07). VAD becomes legal in NSW, but Telehealth ban bites. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-12-08). Friday 12/8: Action: Phone Jam + Social Media Storm. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-08). Israeli Forces Strip, Abduct Dozens of Palestinian Men. orinocotribune.com Seven men were reportedly shot dead by Israeli troops for not complying with the soldiers' orders fast enough | Israeli forces abducted dozens of Gaza men from the market street in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza on 7 December. The men were forced to strip off their clothes and sit in rows on the street. They were then searched and humiliated before they were taken in trucks to an unknown location, according to eyewitnesses, The New Arab Images and footage circulating on social media platforms showed Israeli for…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-12-07). President Arce praises presence in MERCOSUR meeting. plenglish.com La Paz, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Luis Arce on Thursday heaped praise on social media his attendance to the Heads of State of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) Meeting held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Yoav Haifawi (2023-12-07). How Israel undermined the prisoner exchange by widening the definition of 'security prisoners'. mondoweiss.net Israel undermined the prisoner exchange with Hamas by widening the definition of "security prisoners" to include those held for little more than social media posts.

Editor (2023-12-08). Digital Rights Groups Urge Meta to Stop Silencing Palestine. scheerpost.com By Jillian C. York / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) In the wake of the October 7 attack on Israel and the ensuing backlash on Palestine, Meta has engaged in unjustified content and account takedowns on its social media platforms. This has suppressed the voices of journalists, human rights defenders, and many others concerned or directly affected by …

WSWS (2023-12-08). Teacher, author and activist Dr. Refaat al-Ar'eer murdered in Israeli airstrike. wsws.org In his final X/Twitter posts, which have gone viral globally, Dr. al-Ar'eer correctly blamed the Biden administration and Democratic Party for the ongoing genocide.

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2023-12-06: News Headlines

Staff (2023-12-06). Indian Army Major dismissed for 'ties with Pakistani intelligence operative'. muslimmirror.com An Indian Army Major, who was recently dismissed from service by the President in October, is alleged to have been in contact with a Pakistani intelligence operative via Facebook. The dismissed officer, commissioned in the Regiment of Artillery in December 2012, served in various units and appointments during his 11-year tenure with the Army. His …

Ana Perdigón (2023-12-06). FANB Deployed in Territory Bordering Essequibo. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) began development and social care activities in the border with the Essequibo territory. | The Strategic Operational Commander of the FANB, Domingo Hernández Lárez, reported via social media that the FANB began a first phase of deployment to provide comprehensive support in the area. | He explained that the support plans were carried out in the town of Punta Barima, in the Antonio Díaz municipality of…

BAN Toxics (2023-12-05). SHOPPING ALERT: Refrain from Buying and Gifting Hazardous Skin Lightening Products to Pregnant Women. pressenza.com Amidst the bustling holiday shopping season, BAN Toxics issues a cautionary advisory against the purchase and usage of skin-lightening products containing toxic chemicals, readily available in local markets and online platforms. The toxic watchdog expresses grave concern over the proliferation and 'bargain' sales of these hazardous beauty products due to their profound adverse health and safety effects, particularly among pregnant women. | Despite being banned in the country and worldwide, mercury-containing whitening products are easily available for sale over the internet, promoted online on social media sites,…

Sybil Davis, Left Voice. (2023-12-05). The New Hollywood McCarthyism Emerging Around Palestine. popularresistance.org Following the outbreak of Israel's latest war on Gaza, Melissa Barrera, an up-and-coming young actor who made a name for herself as the star of the Scream franchise, became vocal on social media, denouncing the war on Gaza and resharing posts which accused Israel of perpetuating ethnic cleansing and genocide. In response to these posts, Spyglass Media, the production company of Scream, fired Barrera from the upcoming film and accused her of antisemitism despite Barrera explicitly posting, in one of her Instagram posts denouncing Israel, "We don't need more hate. No Islamophobia. No antisemitism."

Ana Perdigón (2023-12-06). Venezuela: FANB Deployed in Territory Bordering Essequibo. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) began development and social care activities in the border with the Essequibo territory. | The Strategic Operational Commander of the FANB, Domingo Hernández Lárez, reported via social media that the FANB began a first phase of deployment to provide comprehensive support in the area. | He explained that the support plans were carried out in the town of Punta Barima, in the Antonio Díaz municipality of…

jamanetwork (2023-12-05). Mpox Might Have Circulated in Humans Longer Than Realized. jamanetwork.com A new analysis of genomic changes suggests that the mpox virus has been circulating in humans since 2016—several years before the international mpox epidemic began in 2022. Many of the changes to the virus' genome were related to antiviral enzymes known as APOBEC3 deaminases.

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