(2022-01-05). Rio De Janeiro Cancels Carnival Street Parades Due To COVID-19. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's top tourism destination, announced the cancelation of the city's traditional carnival-time street parades due to surging COVID-19 cases. | RELATED: | In a live broadcast on social media platforms, Mayor Eduardo Paes said the decision was made after meeting with representatives of the city's carnival "blocos," or neighborhood street bands, that perform for the crowds during the annual c…
(2022-01-05). Argentina: Adolfo Perez Esquivel Is Discharged from Hospital. telesurenglish.net The 1980 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Adolfo Perez Esquivel, was discharged from the hospital where he was admitted on Saturday due to an ischemic cerebrovascular accident (CVA). | RELATED: | "We want to tell you that Adolfo has already been discharged and is on his way to Buenos Aires to continue his recovery … he is clinically stable and lucid," his relatives tweeted. | Son of a Galician immigrant and an Argentine of Guarani…
(2022-01-05). Violence in Colombia Near Venezuelan Border Raises Military Alert. orinocotribune.com 
A new wave of violence and terror was unleashed yesterday in Colombia near its border with Venezuela, in the department of Arauca. Reports stated that over 20 people died in clashes between paramilitary groups fighting for territory. | The Colombian municipalities of Arauquita, Saravena, Forul, Tame, and Botalón, in Arauca, were struck by massacres, detentions, and displacements. | With the slogan "Botalón demands peace," Colombian social leader Mayerly Briceño published statements on her Twitter account as residents in the sector were mobilized. They requested the intervention of human rights organizations and C…
(2022-01-04). Facebook takes cue from Twitter, suspends Republican congresswoman. rt.com 
Marjorie Taylor Greene had her Facebook account suspended for 24 hours, after being banned from Twitter | Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene accused Facebook and Twitter of censoring her, after the social media giants suspended her accounts. | The congresswoman took to conservative social media platform Gettr, saying that Facebook's suspension of her account for 24 hours "is beyond censorship of speech." | It comes just one day after Twitter permanently banned Greene from using one of her accounts over what the company described as "repeated violations of our COVID-19 misinformation policy." | In her post on…
(2022-01-04). Trump slams 'low-life' Twitter & Facebook. rt.com 
The former US president responded to Marjorie Taylor Greene's ban by blasting Twitter and Facebook's 'radical left' slant | Donald Trump has branded Twitter a "disgrace to democracy" after it permanently suspended the personal account of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) for allegedly violating its Covid-19 misinformation rules. | In a
(2022-01-04). Rand Paul quits YouTube over 'despicable' censorship. rt.com 
Citing the platform's rampant censorship practices, the lawmaker said he was leaving YouTube as part of an 'exodus' from Big Tech | Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) has announced that he will no longer be posting content on YouTube, branding the Google-owned platform as the "worst censors" among a host of "Big Tech gatekeepers" that "silenced" opposing views. | Penning his thoughts in an op-ed for the Washington Examiner on Monday, Paul noted that the move would be part of a bigger "exodus" from the "new town square" of "Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram" over rampant censorship and an "almost religious a…
(2022-01-04). The Monómeros Case Becomes a Factor in Colombia's Presidential Campaign. orinocotribune.com With the presidential elections in Colombia only five months away, the political climate has begun to intensify and new arguments are arising regarding the destiny of the country. For example, the many mistakes of current President Iván Duque are recurrently referenced on social media by leftist candidate Gustavo Petro. | Petro recently mentioned the responsibility that Duque has for the theft of the Venezuelan fertilizer company Monómeros headquartered in Barranquilla, Colombia, which was stolen in complicity with self-proclaimed "interim president" of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó. On this subject, Petro also commente…
(2022-01-04). Trump Blasts Twitter as a 'Disgrace to Democracy' For Booting Off Marjorie Taylor Greene. sputniknews.com US Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene labelled Twitter "an enemy to America" after she had her personal account permanently suspended over repeated violations of the social media platform's policy regarding COVID-19 misinformation.
(2022-01-04). Pabst Blue Ribbon's 'Try Eating A**' & 'Ask Your Mom' Tweets Leaves Netizens in Stitches. sputniknews.com PBR has already removed the tweets in question and issued an apology, with the company's vice president of marketing reportedly saying they are "handling the matter internally."
(2022-01-04). NYC Mayor And Former Police Officer Eric Adams Says He's Bringing 'Swagger' Back To City, Twitter Claps Back. moguldom.com The new mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, was just sworn in on Jan. 1 and already he's being slammed over tone-deaf comments he made during a recent speech. The media and average citizens alike are criticizing Adams, the second Black politician ever to be elected mayor of the Big Apple. According to Adams, …
(2022-01-04). 4 January, Riverside, CA: Emergency protest to free Hisham Abu Hawash. samidoun.net 
Tuesday, 4 January 2 pm 6235 Rivercrest Drive (Red Cross of Riverside County) Riverside, CA Info: twitter.com/uspcn/status/1478217226410885120 EMERGENCY ACTION: #FREEHISHAM *mask required* mandatory social distancing! Join us as we gather outside the Riverside County, Southern California Red Cross office to demand more accountability from international human rights orgs. We will deliver our concerns to this […] | The article
(2022-01-04). Tuesday 1/4: Press Conference: Stop the Mayor's War on the Tenderloin! indybay.org SF City Hall. Tune into the livestream via @PSLBayArea on Twitter…
(2022-01-04). FDA issues emergency use authorization for second at-home COVID-19 treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For the second time in as many days, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization for an investigational antiviral pill to treat COVID-19. This time it is Merck's molnupiravir. According to the company, under the emergency use authorization, the treatment is cleared to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults who have tested positive for the disease, are at high risk for progression to severe COIVD-19 and for whom alternative COVID-19…
(2022-01-04). Indian Police Detain Engineering Student in 'Online Sale' of Muslim Women Case. sputniknews.com On 1 January, photos of more than a hundred Indian Muslim women went viral on an open-source app — "Bulli Bai", hosted on the web platform GitHub. The photographs were sourced without the individuals' permission, in apparent attempt to target and harass Muslim women.
