Trump's Threat to Iran Has a Hollow, Angsty Ring
M. K. Bhadrakumar | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-05
A tweet by the U.S. President Donald Trump on April 22 said, "I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea." Trump seems to be talking the language of war while indulging in politics by other means. Like his ban…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/05/trumps-threat-to-iran-has-a-hollow-angsty-ring/
Kim Jong-un accepts WWII medal awarded by Putin days after DEATH rumors spread by Western media
rt.com | 2020-05-05
He may have been reported dead last week by US/UK media, but today North Korean leader Kim Jong-un received a medal from President Putin for his contribution to perpetuating the memory of Soviet citizens buried in North Korea. | In 2019, the Kremlin announced the creation of a brand new award named '75 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945′, to be given to those chosen by the president. The award has already been presented to multiple people, many of whom are Russian veterans. | | © Russian Embassy in North Korea | According to the Facebook page of the Russian Embassy in North Korea, Kim…
rt.com/russia/487828-russia-award-kim-medal/
Kim Jong-un accepts WWII medal awarded by Putin days after DEATH rumors spread by Western media
rt.com | 2020-05-05
He may have been reported dead last week by US/UK media, but today North Korean leader Kim Jong-un received a medal from President Putin for his contribution to perpetuating the memory of Soviet citizens buried in North Korea. | In 2019, the Kremlin announced the creation of a brand new award named '75 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945′, to be given to those chosen by the president. The award has already been presented to multiple people, many of whom are Russian veterans. | | @ Russian Embassy in North Korea | According to the Facebook page of the Russian Embassy in North Korea, Kim was…
rt.com/russia/487828-russia-award-kim-medal/
Venezuela denuncia serie de acciones de EE.UU y Colombia
Prensa Latina | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-05
CARACAS, 5 may (Prensa Latina) El Ministerio Público denunció hoy que el intento de invasión del pasado domingo a Venezuela forma parte de una serie de acciones preparadas y financiadas por Colombia y Estados Unidos para derrocar al presidente Nicolás Maduro. En la cuenta oficial de esa institución, en la red social Twitter, se anuncian …
peoplesworld.org/article/venezuela-denuncia-serie-de-acciones-de-ee-uu-y-colombia/
The Only Way the Fight Against Coronavirus Resembles the Real Wars I've Witnessed
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-05
After 40 years of watching "real" war, I obviously have strong views about the fight which statesmen and politicians and liars
Trump "Ragetweets" Over Conservative Group's Political Ad Against Him
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-05
A new political ad from a conservative group that has pledged to oppose President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has caused the commander-in-chief to lash out on social media against it. | The ad is produced by The Lincoln Project, a group of four conservative political strategists and consultants, including George Conway, husband to Trump's White House adviser Kellyanne Conway. | The ad, titled "Mourning in America," bor…
truthout.org/articles/trump-ragetweets-over-conservative-groups-political-ad-against-him/
Propaganda: Automated bots defending the government
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-05-05
If you've ever wondered whether social media is just a vast network of automated bots interacting with other bots, congratulations, your worldview may be dystopian, but it's not exactly wrong. In fact, if anything you're way ahead of what most people believe. Exactly two years ago a study determined that on Twitter, at least, two-thirds …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/propaganda-automated-bots-defending-the-government/
Pre-crime: Twitter will warn users about their 'HARMFUL' language, BEFORE they tweet
rt.com | 2020-05-05
Twitter will now notify some users whenever they're about to post a reply using "harmful" language. On a platform that's already been pilloried for enforcing its rules haphazardly, the plan will surely offend potential offenders. | According to the social media giant, users on iOS who hit 'send' on a reply
Nurses who raised concerns about lack of PPE targeted by online trolls
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-05-05
We recently published an article about automated bots spewing out thousands of messages on social media defending the government and their failures throughout the COVID-10 crisis. Below is a piece published on April 29th in the 'Nursing Standard'. We have not edited a word. The reason for bringing this to your attention is that the …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/nurses-who-raised-concerns-about-lack-of-ppe-targeted-by-online-trolls/
Technofascism: The Censorship of David Icke is Digital Book Burning in a Totalitarian Age
John Whitehead | mintpressnews.com | 2020-05-05
CHARLOTTESVILLE ( Rutherford) —-We are fast becoming a nation–nay, a world–of book burners.While on paper, we are technically free to speak–at least according to the U.S. Constitution–in reality, however, we are only as free to speak as the government and its corporate partners such as Facebook, Google or YouTube may allow. | That's not a whole lot of freedom. Especially if you're inclined to voice opinions that may be construed as conspiratorial or dangerous. | Take David Icke, for example. | Icke, a popular c…
mintpressnews.com/technofascism-david-icke-digital-book-burning-totalitarian-age/267246/
Omaha Beach Redux: Californians Liberate Venice Beach From the COVID Rouge
Marko Marjanović | anti-empire.com | 2020-05-05
This is some kamikaze-like courage here: | | They're throwing themselves at the occupiers threatening to arrest them like a Banzai charge. | Well, Americans have always been good at hitting beaches.
anti-empire.com/omaha-beach-redeux-californians-liberate-venice-beach-from-the-covid-rouge/
U.S. Trade War Against China Takes a Coronaviral Turn
Prabir Purkayastha | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-05
The Trump administration has expanded its trade war against China to include the COVID-19 pandemic. With more than 1 million already infected in the United States and about 60,000 dead, Trump's assertions in February and March that the coronavirus is just "like a flu" and will disappear have now been replaced by 'China did it,'…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/05/u-s-trade-war-against-china-takes-a-coronaviral-turn/
South Africa: ANC government orders a partial return to work amid mounting economic crisis
wsws.org | 2020-05-05
The lockdown has caused grave hardship for millions of South Africa's 60 million people, with videos of people waiting in kilometres-long queues for charity food aid going viral.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/05/safr-m05.html
Facebook Is Go-To Platform For Organizing Protests Against Social Distancing
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2020-05-04
As COVID-19 continues to pose a lethal threat worldwide, fringe, right-wing activists are using Facebook to mobilize protests of stay-at-home orders in several states.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/05/05/facebook-go-platform-organizing-protests-against-social-distancing
'Open up a long overdue Florida Cold Case': Trump sparks war of words with MSNBC host over intern's death
rt.com | 2020-05-04
Donald Trump took some serious shots at MSNBC's Joe Scarborough by insinuating his involvement in the years-old death of a young intern in Florida, with the morning show host responding angrily to the suggestion. | "'Concast' should open up a long overdue Florida Cold Case against Psycho Joe Scarborough," the US president tweeted on Monday, referring to Comcast, the company that owns Scarborough's employer. | Trump continued by knocking Scarborough's co-host Mika Brzezinski, and claiming their show, 'Morning Joe,' suffers "bad ratings." The president finished his outburst with the hashtag #OPENJOECOLDCASE. | "
rt.com/usa/487726-trump-morning-joe-cold-case/
Lockdown-Weary California Doctors Purged by YouTube Return for a Follow Up Interview (VIDEO)
Dr. Erickson & Dr. Massihi | anti-empire.com | 2020-05-04
Journeyman Pictures: | When Dr. Dan Erickson and Dr. Antin Massihi held a press conference on April 22nd about the results of testing they conducted at their urgent care facilities around Bakersfield, California, the video, uploaded by a local ABC news affiliate, went viral. | After reaching five million views, YouTube took it down on the grounds that it "violated community standards." | We followed up with the doctors to determine what was so dangerous about their message. | What we discovered were reasonable…
anti-empire.com/lockdown-weary-california-doctors-purged-by-youtube-return-for-a-follow-up-interview-video/
Gogglebox is doing a better job holding the government to account than the mainstream media
Emily Apple | thecanary.co | 2020-05-03
Twitter users have noticed something disturbing about Channel 4's Gogglebox. Namely that the participants on the show seem to be doing a better job at holding the government to account than the mainstream media: | Surely we should be worried when #Gogglebox is the best journalism and social commentary we've had in this country for about 15 years. |
Hillary ditches pantsuits for Covid face-mask with a message, is immediately MEMED to death with reminders of scandals
rt.com | 2020-05-02
Hillary Clinton took to Twitter to show off her new facemask wardrobe in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic with a political message attached, but the pic quickly became easy cannon fodder for hungry meme-creating trolls. | "No makeup? No pantsuit? No problem," Clinton tweeted on Saturday. "I've got the must-have accessory for spring." | She then included a photo of her with her arms crossed donning a black facemask with the words "VOTE" written on it. | Unfortunately for the failed presidential candidate, the large black cloth mask has proven an irresistible target for meme-crafters online, who used it to…
rt.com/usa/487643-hillary-clinton-coronavirus-facemask-memes/
'It's a Swift reference': Alex Jones says 'eat my neighbors' rant was SATIRE to highlight people 'starving' in Covid-19 lockdown
rt.com | 2020-05-02
Infowars founder Alex Jones says his viral "eat my neighbors" rant was taken out of context by the media, insisting it's a reference to satirist Jonathan Swift and a way to bring attention to what he calls "population control." | Through his son Rex's Twitter account, Jones said on Saturday that his viral rant was an homage of sorts to the 1729 essay 'A Modest Proposal' by Swift in which the author recommends the poor use their children as food to sell to the rich to help with their economic burdens. | Not many would likely compare Jones to Swift, Irish writer and cleric, on any normal occassion, but the Infow…
rt.com/usa/487644-alex-jones-swift-eat-my-neighbors/
Musk says he's 'selling all' for 'FREEDOM' as Tesla loses $14 BILLION on his tweets… Now it all makes sense!
rt.com | 2020-05-02
If Elon Musk believes his freedom depends on wiping Tesla's market value, he is now certainly far less constrained by the burden of worldly possessions. The company's worth plunged $14 billion on his Friday tweets. | The stock of the electric car manufacturer dropped over 10 percent at the close of Nasdaq trading. The CEO, who triggered the nosedive by tweeting that Tesla share price was too high, got a $2.4 billion hole in his fortune, according to a Forbes estimate. | The tweet was one in a barrage unleashed by Musk on Friday, escalating an already stange week in the life of the eccentric billionaire. He als…
rt.com/usa/487635-musk-wipes-tesla-value-freedom/
Big Pharma Beware: Dr. Montagnier Shines New Light on COVID-19 and The Future of Medicine
Matthew J. L. Ehret | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-02
This April 16th, Dr. Luc Montagnier became a household name around the world. This occurred as the controversial virologist decided to publicly state his support for the theory that Covid-19 is indeed a laboratory-generated creation and not a naturally occurring effect of viral evolution. Referring to a study published at the Kusama School of Biology …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/05/big-pharma-beware-dr-montagnier-shines-new-light-on-covid-19-and-the-future-of-medicine/
Groundhog Day: Juan Guaidó Is Trying to Overthrow the Venezuelan Government Again
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-05-01
Exactly one year since his audacious coup attempt failed spectacularly, self-declared Venezuelan president Juan Guaidó is once again trying to overthrow the government of Nicolas Maduro. "Today I speak to the patriotic soldiers of our Armed Forces who rebelled against hunger and destruction and sided with the constitution," he announced on social media last night,…
mintpressnews.com/juan-guaido-trying-to-overthrow-venezuela-government/267201/
Threatening Retaliation for Protected Activity Is No Joke
Matt Bruenig | peoplespolicyproject.org | 2020-04-29
Last week, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) concluded that the Federalist's top manager, Ben Domenech, violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when, on the same day as a 2019 Vox Media union walkout, Domenech tweeted "FYI @fdrlst first one of you tries to unionize I swear I'll send you back to the salt mine." | This is an obviously correct decision that is consistent with both the statute and the NRLB case law. Section 8(a)(1) of the NLRA declares that it is an unfair labor practice to "i…
peoplespolicyproject.org/2020/04/29/threatening-retaliation-for-protected-activity-is-no-joke/
Long-Acting Injectable HIV Therapy Noninferior to Daily Pills
Slomski A. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-28
A pair of trials in the New England Journal of Medicine found that long-acting monthly injectable therapy for HIV-1 infection was noninferior to standard daily oral regimens for maintaining viral suppression.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2764996
Oath Keepers Chaplain Quits Over Leader's COVID Response
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2020-04-23
Chuck Baldwin, who has served as the national chaplain of the antigovernment Oath Keepers since 2013, announced his resignation early Tuesday morning on Facebook.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/04/23/oath-keepers-chaplain-quits-over-leaders-covid-response
Is Trump's "Shoot Down And Destroy" Tweet About Boosting Oil Prices Or A Harbinger Of War With Iran?
Whitney Webb | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-04-22
Trump's recent tweet to "shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships" has sparked concern over a new war in the Middle East. However, the more immediate effect of Trump's tweet has been a big boost in oil prices and a rise in the stock market. Was that Trump's …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/foreign-policy/trumps-shoot-destroy-tweet-about-boosting-oil-prices-harbinger-war-with-iran/
Police 'Visit', Urge Nigel Farage to Respect COVID-19 Measures After Dover 'Illegal' Migrant Report
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-05
Police officers have reportedly advised the top Brexiteer to respect COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and social restriction measures in place at the time, the top Brexiteer said on social media this week.
sputniknews.com/uk/202005051079201758-police-visit-urge-nigel-farage-to-respect-covid-19-measures-after-dover-illegal-migrant-report/
Bollywood Director Ridiculed for 'Misogynist' Tweet About Women Queuing up to Buy Liquor in India
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-05
New Delhi (Sputnik): Hundreds of people queued up outside liquor shops as they opened for the first time since lockdown on 24 March. Several shops had to be shut just hours later to overwhelming crowds defying social distancing norms.
sputniknews.com/india/202005051079198718-bollywood-director-ridiculed-for-misogynist-tweet-about-women-queuing-up-to-buy-liquor-in-india/
'Show 'em How it's Done!' Fans Ecstatic as PewDiePie Signs Exclusive Streaming Deal with YouTube
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-05
YouTube's most popular individual creator PewDiePie announced a year ago he would be using live-streaming video service DLive exclusively to present weekly live-streams, touting their far better economic terms for creators.
sputniknews.com/viral/202005051079201507-show-em-how-its-done-fans-ecstatic-as-pewdiepie-signs-exclusive-streaming-deal-with-youtube/
Turkey urges powers supporting Haftar to rethink
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-05
Turkey on Tuesday called on all powers supporting Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar to "rethink their position and invest" in the Libyan government."Thanks to Turkey's support for the legitimate government of Libya, the destabilizing and illegitimate Haftar forces are losing ground in Libya. All those powers supporting Haftar must rethink their position and invest in the legitimate government for peace and stability," Fahrettin Altun, Turkey's communications director, said on Twitter.Under the guidance of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Altun said Turkey is "a capable country that can pursue terrorists in Sy…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-urges-powers-supporting-haftar-to-rethink-3518692