2024-08-30: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2024-08-30). Hungary Warns Against Allowing Long-Range Strikes Inside Russia. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto warned against allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons to launch long-range strikes inside Russia. "If long-range attacks hit the territory of Russia, then the risk of escalation will only increase," Szijjarto wrote on Facebook ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. "We don't want this." …

newarab (2024-08-30). Social media images reveal Sudan war crimes: HRW. newarab.com Since April 2023,

Ana Perdigón (2024-08-30). Venezuela's Foreign Minister Responds to US Southern Command Threats. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan minister of foreign affairs, Yván Gil, has condemned the "ridiculous threats" made by the head of the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Laura Richardson, against the sovereign government of Venezuela. | This Thursday, August 29, Gil spoke out on social media regarding the speech given by the head of SOUTHCOM at the South American Defense Conference—held in Chile)—where she claimed that the popularly elected president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, "continues to undermine the democratic will of the Venezuelan people." | Richardson, who holds the rank of general in the US imperial military,…

Abdullah Jallow (2024-08-30). Truth Remains Crystal Clear, Even As Persistent, Unapologetic Wrongdoers Attempt to Cloak Themselves In The Tweets and Words of Scholars and Students of Knowledge. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Allah, The Exalted, says: ŸäŸéŸ∞Ÿìÿ£ŸéŸäŸëŸèŸáŸéÿß Ÿ±ŸÑŸëŸéÿ∞ŸêŸäŸÜŸé ÿ°Ÿéÿߟ֟éŸÜŸèŸàÿ߀ü Ÿ±ÿ™ŸëŸéŸÇŸèŸàÿ߀ü…

The Independent (2024-08-30). MPOX: KCCA sets up 2 isolation treatment centers as cases rise to 5. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) have revealed increasing surveillance as Uganda's confirmed cases of Mpox, a viral disease previously known as monkey pox increased to five. Speaking on Thursday, Dr Daniel Okello the Director Public Health at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) revealed that following the …

hindustantimes (2024-08-29). UN Chief Rips Apart Israel For Gaza-Like Military Action In West Bank, Tells IDF To Immediately Stop. hindustantimes.com UN Chief Antonio Guterres called for an immediate cessation of IDF activities in the West Bank. Guterres batted for a return to the meaningful political processes in a social media post. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell also slammed the IDF's West Bank operations on Aug 28. Watch this video for all the details.

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-08-29). Human Rights Activist Sarah Wilkinson Arrested By UK Police. popularresistance.org British human rights activist and social media influencer Sarah Wilkinson was arrested by UK police on 29 August, reportedly over "content she posted online." | "The police came to her house just before 7.30am. [Twelve] of them in total, some of them in plain clothes from the counter-terrorism police. They said she was under arrest for 'content that she has posted online.' Her house is being raided, and they have seized all her electronic devices," Jack Wilkinson is quoted as saying by the social media account Suppressed News. | "The pro-genocide UK regime has arrested [MENAUncensored's] roving reporter and Human…

Rhoda Wilson (2024-08-29). Freedom of speech is dying in the UK, Norwegian author warns. expose-news.com Freedom of speech is dying. You can now be thrown in jail for posting something on social media that the government doesn't like and the UK seems to be one of the …

Joe Lauria, Consortium News. (2024-08-29). Acclaimed Journalist Charged With 'Anti-Semitism'. popularresistance.org For retweeting two tweets on X critical of Israel, famed Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis is facing charges of allegedly violating the country's Racial Discrimination Act. | The complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission from Alon Cassuto, the CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia, highlights just two Kostakidis retweets from January this year, both of which contain a video of a speech by Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah in which he allegedly called for the ethnic cleansing of Israel. | One of the retweets is from independent British journalist Richie Medhurst, who was arrested at Heathrow airp…

Hatewatch Staff (2024-08-29). Hate Group's Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Reflects Anti-LGBTQ+ Conspiracy Theories. splcenter.org Between July 30 and Aug. 10, Jaimee Michell, the founder and current president of the anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Gays Against Groomers, posted a series of comments on X, formerly Twitter, equating Islam with pedophilia, characterizing Muslim faith as "a cancer on this world" and sharing content from an account that claims Europe is being invaded by immigrants and Muslims.

Adam Bienkov (2024-08-29). Smoking Ban: The Conservative Party Suffers a Severe Case of Smoke-Induced Amnesia. bylinetimes.com Responding to the news that Keir Starmer's Government is considering imposing a new ban on smoking in beer gardens, and other public spaces, a series of senior Conservative figures came out today to condemn it as a deeply disturbing and "authoritarian" proposal. | "Today's news is more evidence that Labour hates freedom", the party's Twitter feed declared darkly. | "This isn't about people's health. It's about social control." | Of course this will be news to anyone who is able to remember as far back into the mists of time as just last month. | Back then their current leader, Rishi Sunak, led his party into t…

Willis Eschenbach (2024-08-29). How Clouds Affect The Seasons. wattsupwiththat.com Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach (@weschenbach on eX-Twitter) I love science because of the surprises. Today I had several. My first surprise today was evidence of strong negative feedback in…

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2024-08-29: News Headlines

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-08-29). De Moraes gives X owner deadline to appoint representative in Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) Supreme Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes has reportedly given the owner of X, South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, 24 hours to appoint a representative or the social media will be closed in Brazil.

Rhoda Wilson (2024-08-29). Freedom of speech is dying in the UK, Norwegian author warns. expose-news.com Freedom of speech is dying. You can now be thrown in jail for posting something on social media that the government doesn't like and the UK seems to be one of the …

_____ (2024-08-29). Turkish court orders social media accounts blocked despite ruling that banned police 'virtual patrolling'. bianet.org

UMMID (2024-08-29). Elon Musk slams Pavel Durov's arrest, questions impunity to Mark Zuckerberg. ummid.com US multi-billionaire and owner of X (formerly Twitter) slammed the arrest of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov in France at the same time questioning impunity granted to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2024-08-28). Technofascism: The Government Pressured Tech Companies to Censor Users. dissidentvoice.org Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has finally admitted what we knew all along: Facebook conspired with the government to censor individuals expressing "disapproved" views about the COVID-19 pandemic. Zuckerberg's confession comes in the wake of a series of court rulings that turn a blind eye to the government's technofascism. In a 2-1 decision in Children's …

newarab (2024-08-28). Algeria arrests opposition figure Fethi Ghares. newarab.com Algerian authorities on Tuesday arrested opposition figure Fethi Ghares, former coordinator of the In a video posted on Facebook and tit…

Human Rights Watch (2024-08-28). Stop Politicizing Education for Lebanon's Refugee Children. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Chairs are placed on classroom tables at a closed public school in Beirut, Lebanon September 22, 2022. | © 2022 Mohamed Azakir/Reuters | Ahead of the upcoming school year, local authorities and politicians in Lebanon are seeking to impose discriminatory restrictions that could result in tens of thousands of refugee children being denied their right to education.On July 8, Lebanese Forces party leader Samir Geagea wrote on social media that the Education Ministry must require all students to provide identification papers to register for the 2024-25 school year, for both public and p…

newarab (2024-08-28). Experts baffled by Israel president's unchallenged false X post. newarab.com Social media experts have raised concerns about the lack of a 'community note' on an X Despite Argamani publicly refuting claims she was beaten in captivity, Herzog's post remains unflagged on X, formerly Twitter. | Users have questioned why the platform's community note system has not been activated to flag the veracity of…

ecns.cn (2024-08-28). Governments closing their unused social media accounts. ecns.cn Government departments across multiple regions in China have been shutting down official social media accounts this year as part of a broader effort to curb formalism and bureaucracy and ease burdens on grassroots governments.

ecns.cn (2024-08-28). Video of women scolding toddler on plane sparks debate. ecns.cn A video showing two women scolding a crying toddler in an airplane bathroom has gone viral on social media in China, igniting a wide-ranging debate on how to best handle distressed children on public transportation.

ecns.cn (2024-08-28). Flood hits China's largest desert. ecns.cn Recently, China's largest desert, the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, experienced flooding, which sparked widespread discussions on social media.

Howard Altman (2024-08-28). Ukraine Bracketing Key Kursk Highway With Drones To Slow Russian Logistics. twz.com Ukrainian forces targeting a portion of the The Rylsk Bridge in particular has been a hotspot. An image appeared on social media of one burning vehicle on that span claimed to have been hit in an FPV drone strike. | The E38 highway runs east to west from Kursk city to the Ukrainian border, and would be the main logis…

Thomas Newdick (2024-08-28). Our Best Look At China's Stealthy Experimental Corvette. twz.com A new photo has emerged of China's mysterious stealthy corvette or light frigate, an intriguing design with low-observable features, which you can read more about The photo of the Chinese warship — the name and designation of which remain unknown — began to circulate recently on social media. It sho…

_____ (2024-08-28). Turkish court orders social media accounts blocked despite ruling that banned police 'virtual patrolling'. bianet.org

Human Rights Watch (2024-08-28). Sudan: Warring Parties Execute Detainees, Mutilate Bodies. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Still image from a video posted to social media showing Sudanese Armed Forces soldiers setting the bodies of persons they have apparently executed, on fire. | © User via X, 2024…

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