WSWS (2022-10-01). Twitter reverses account lock on Will Lehman, rank-and-file candidate for UAW president, without explanation. wsws.org There can be little doubt that the lock was not "in error," but rather a deliberate act of censorship against a campaign which has given voice to the sentiments and aspirations of rank-and-file workers.

_____ (2022-09-30). The Democratic Party, Now The Leading Party Of War. popularresistance.org The prowar mentality among the progressive Dem pols is not limited to Biden's cruel proxy war to the last Ukrainian. It extends to a second proxy war now being ginned up in Taiwan. When Nancy Pelosi recently visited the island to stir up secessionist sentiment, not a single progressive Democrat in Congress made so much as a peep of protest. In fact Rep. Ro Khanna, Co-chair of Bernie Sanders's 2020 Presidential campaign boosted it in rants on CNN and Twitter. | Both of these proxy wars bring the US into conflict with two other major global nuclear powers. If the progressive pols cannot be against military escalati…

Brett Heinz (2022-09-30). The Fake News Machine: How Meta Endangers Brazilian Democracy. cepr.net With just days left before Brazilians head to the polls to decide the political future of their country, the use of social media by political elites to manipulate elections is again in full swing.

_____ (2022-09-30). For Haitian Asylum Seekers, Biden Is The More Effective Evil. popularresistance.org For many 2020 voters of Presidential candidate Joe Biden and Vice-Presidential candidate Kamala Harris, their historic electoral win would symbolize a drastic change from the vituperative language and callous policies that came to define the chaotic and destructive Trump years. Whether it was the Trump administration's criminalization of asylum seekers, separation of mother and child at the border through their cruel "zero tolerance" strategy, reduction in refugee resettlement, or use of xenophobic rhetoric before racializing a viral disease like COVID-19 that would stoke rampant Sinophobia, a more "compassionate…

WSWS (2022-09-29). Twitter locks account of Will Lehman, rank-and-file candidate for UAW president, in act of censorship. wsws.org The lock on Lehman's account came without warning, occurring almost immediately after it tweeted a thread reporting on the support for his campaign among John Deere agricultural equipment workers.

Staff (2022-09-29). 2 October, Vancouver: End Administrative Detention! Outreach and rally for justice in Palestine. samidoun.net Sunday, 2 October 2 pm Vancouver Art Gallery (Howe Side/Robson Square) Vancouver Facebook Join us on Sunday, October 2 outside the Vancouver Art Gallery (Howe Street Side) to support 30 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike for freedom. They are putting their bodies and lives on the lines to demand an end to administrative detention, Israeli …

WSWS (2022-09-29). German secret service operates hundreds of far-right social media profiles. wsws.org Regardless of whether the pending investigations can demonstrate that the agents gave the impetus to the planned terrorist attacks, a picture emerges of a right-wing extremist milieu organized and controlled by the state.

Staff (2022-09-29). Díaz-Canel recorre Central Termoeléctrica Ernesto Guevara, en Santa Cruz del Norte. cubadebate.cu El presidente cubano Miguel Díaz-Canel llegó esta mañana a la Central Termoeléctrica Ernesto Guevara, en Santa Cruz del Norte, provincia Mayabeque, donde se trabaja sin descanso para recuperar potencia en la generación que se aportará a sincronización del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional, informó Presidencia en su cuenta en Twitter.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-28). Attack on Nord Stream Kills Prospects for Dialogue in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR The three leaks that were discovered on Monday at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines connecting Russia with Germany — one after another within hours of each other in the exclusive economic zones of Sweden and Denmark — were caused by blasts. Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde tweeted that the…

Omar Zahzah (2022-09-28). "We battled the algorithm and won" electronicintifada.net Social media companies have silenced Palestinian voices in ways they haven't for others…

Staff (2022-09-28). Join the Social Media Storm to #EndAdministrativeDetention on Friday, 30 September. samidoun.net There are currently 30 Palestinian prisoners on an open hunger strike to bring an end to administrative detention, Israeli imprisonment without charge or trial. They are putting their bodies and lives on the line to take a stand for freedom and against this arbitrary form of detention used to routinely attack Palestinian community, student, farmer …

TeleSUR (2022-09-28). Cuba Makes Progress in Restoring Electricity After Hurricane. telesurenglish.net "Considerable progress is being made in the recovery of power lines affected by the hurricane to provide service to the capital of Cuba, an army of dedicated people is working uninterruptedly to restore in the shortest possible time," UNE reported on the social network Twitter. | RELATED: | UNE's technical director, Lázaro Guerra, added in the televised forum Mesa Redonda that the system is still fragile and tha…