Jonathan Cook (2021-10-10). Haugen isn't really a 'Facebook whistleblower'. zcomm.org And it's dangerous to imagine she is…

Staff (2021-10-10). Colombia-Venezuela Border Reopening on Hold: Freddy Bernal's Latest Update. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 8, Freddy Bernal, the head of the protectorate of Táchira, reiterated that the Venezuelan government has all the political will for the progressive commercial reopening of the Colombia-Venezuela border in a biosecure manner. | "We have all the political will, as said President Nicolás Maduro, for a progressive and biosecure commercial opening of the border," said Bernal in a video posted in his Twitter account. "We wait, with all due respect, for the response of the Colombian authorities. Facts and not words. Meanwhile, we go on working for the prosperity, unity and peace of the state of Táchir…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-10). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to do if your child has a bellyache. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are back in the classroom, and a common back-to-school sickness is viral gastroenteritis, or stomach flu. It's an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/jwxQ2L4ZVXE Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 58) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. If your child is showing symptoms of a stomach bug, such as vomiting…

International Indian Treaty Council (2021-10-09). Monday 10/11: Annual Alcatraz Sunrise Ceremony on Indigenous People's Day (broadcast). indybay.org Radio broadcast on KPFA 94.1 FM or IITC Facebook page…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-10-09). How Facebook's Quest for Profits Is Paved on Hate and Lies. zcomm.org New revelations by a whistleblower prove that the world's largest social media platform understands clearly its negative impact on society, but that profits are a greater lure than preserving democracy…

Staff (2021-10-09). Mexico Talks: Norway Confirms Next Round to Take Place During October 17 to 20. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 8, Norway confirmed that the next round of the dialogue between the delegations of the Venezuelan government and the extreme right opposition will take place from October 17 to 20 in Mexico City, where the previous rounds of the dialogue were held. | This was announced by the embassy of Norway in Mexico through its official Twitter account, @NoruegaMexCA. | In late September, just before the third round was to begin, an impasse had emerged between the Norwegian facilitating team and the government of Venezuela. However, on September 25, the head of the Venezuelan government delegation, National…

Moderator (2021-10-09). Joseph Weisberg: Is America's View of 'Evil' Russia Merely Projection? scheerpost.com Former CIA officer, author and Emmy award-winning creator, Joseph Weisberg. [Photo courtesy of Twitter] | Click to subscribe on: The relationship between the United States and Russia has been troubled for more than half a century, most notably during the decades-long Cold War that, despite never turning "hot," led to many deaths on both sides as well as in countri…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-10-09). How Facebook's Quest for Profits Is Paved on Hate and Lies. zcomm.org New revelations by a whistleblower prove that the world's largest social media platform understands clearly its negative impact on society, but that profits are a greater lure than preserving democracy…

International Indian Treaty Council (2021-10-09). Monday 10/11: Annual Alcatraz Sunrise Ceremony on Indigenous People's Day (broadcast). indybay.org Radio broadcast on KPFA 94.1 FM or IITC Facebook page…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-09). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to do if your child has a bellyache. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are back in the classroom, and a common back-to-school sickness is viral gastroenteritis, or stomach flu. It's an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/jwxQ2L4ZVXE Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 58) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. If your child is showing symptoms of a stomach bug, such as vomiting…

_____ (2021-10-08). Some Schools Remove Police, Others Continue Sending Students To Police. popularresistance.org Chicago – In January 2019, a cell phone video from inside Marshall High School on Chicago's West Side was posted to Facebook. It shows a student, then-16-year-old Dnigma Howard, at the bottom of a staircase, and two Chicago Police officers trying to handcuff her. One of the officers fires his Taser at Dnigma as she's on the ground. | Now, more than two years and a $300,000 settlement with the school district later, many Chicago schools have opted to remove police from their hallways. At the same time, newly released body camera video sheds light on what happened to Dnigma, and data from the US Department of Educa…

The Socialist Program (2021-10-08). Government and Landlords Declare Class War Against Tenants: Who Will Win? liberationnews.org This interview is an episode of The Socialist Program with Brian Becker, a podcast providing news and views about the world for those who want to change it. You can follow the show on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the massive scale of the eviction crisis and the urgent need …

Binoy Kampmark (2021-10-08). Blowing the Whistle at Facebook. counterpunch.org The only surprise was that it did not come sooner. Big Tech whistleblowers are not exactly running out of the offices of Silicon Valley, so it was with some excitement that Facebook could produce a person willing enough to show us the laundry, with the dirt still caking the content. And the laundry in question

Manlio Dinucci (2021-10-08). The True Face of Facebook. globalresearch.ca

Latino Rebels (2021-10-08). UnidosUS Announces That It Has Cut Corporate Ties With Facebook After Whistleblower Revelations. latinorebels.com On Friday, the nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization said it cut ties with Facebook after a whistleblower revealed that Facebook has been intentionally promoting products and policies that harm the Latino community and undermine democratic principles.

Jonathan Cook (2021-10-08). Haugen isn't really a "Facebook whistleblower" and it's dangerous to imagine she is. dissidentvoice.org The enthusiasm with which much of the media and political establishment have characterised Frances Haugen as a "Facebook whistleblower" requires that we pause to consider what exactly we think the term "whistleblower" means. Haugen has brought to the surface a fuzziness in what many of us understand by the idea of whistleblowing. Even Russell Brand, …

Prabir Purkayastha (2021-10-08). How Facebook algorithms promote hate and toxic content. peoplesdispatch.org Whistleblower Frances Haugen has revealed hard evidence—internal Facebook documents—that show it knew its algorithms promote dangerous content but did nothing about it so that it could maximize its advertising revenue.