2024-10-07: News Headlines

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-10-07). Meta Is Aggressively Censoring Criticism Of US-Israeli Warmongering. caitlinjohnstone.com.au I am at risk of getting banned from both Instagram and Facebook as both Meta-owned platforms keep censoring my criticisms of Israel's US-backed atrocities in Gaza and Lebanon.

UMMID (2024-10-07). Elon Musk 'publicly' endorses Donald Trump. ummid.com SpaceX and Tesla CEO and owner of social media platform X (originally launched as Twitter) has publicly endorsed former President and Republican Party candidate for the 2024 US Elections Donald Trump.

Basit Mahmood (2024-10-07). Tory campaign ad brutally mocked after using pensioner with a Rolex to complain about winter fuel cuts. leftfootforward.org "Tell me my party's social media team did not film a pensioner losing the winter fuel allowance wearing a solid gold @ROLEX?"

Staff (2024-10-07). More Than 62% of Content on Social Media Contains Violent Messages. orinocotribune.com In an interview on the television program La Librería Mediática, broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión and hosted by Marialcira Matute, Venezuelan Minister for Science and Technology Gabriela Jiménez warned that over 62% of content on social networks contains violent messages. This finding, based on studies and surveys conducted in Venezuela, could have a negative impact on people's mental health. | During the interview on Saturday, October 5, Minister Jiménez also explained that mental health goes beyond the absence of illness. It encompasses a state of balance and well-being that includes organic, spiritual, se…

Julian Petley (2024-10-07). 'The Higher Education Act is a Culture War Tactic Designed by Right-Wingers to Ensure Their Views are Heard'. bylinetimes.com new Government, which right-wing newspapers clearly regard as having usurped the Most obviously, the Government's stress on the role played by social media in fuelling the

The Independent (2024-10-07). How a new generation of female activists are countering digital threats. independent.co.ug ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Safina Virani, a Ugandan feminist and activist, recalls a pivotal moment from about a year ago when her tweet against child marriage in the Middle East went viral. "I got bullied from all sides; Christians, Muslims, Arabs—they were like, 'Oh, you westernized people, you American,' because they had the assumption that …

hindustantimes (2024-10-07). Israeli Town On Fire After Direct Rocket Hit By Hezbollah; IDF In Panic On Eve Of Oct 7 Anniversary. hindustantimes.com Hezbollah, in a fresh attack on Israel on Oct 6, claimed to have targeted Galilee town of Maalot. A viral video from the city shows a home on fire, apparently caused by a direct hit from a projectile shot from Lebanon. Israeli police said there were no major injuries but widespread damage to property in the attack. Watch for more.

It's Going Down (2024-10-06). "The Utopia we Dream of Becomes Most Visible in the Dark": Dispatches from Firestorm in Asheville, NC. itsgoingdown.org The following are several dispatches from Firestorm, a radical anarchist community center and cooperative bookstore in Asheville, NC, which in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, has become a growing hub of mutual aid and autonomous disaster relief efforts in the area. While these dispatches have been posted to social media, we are publishing them here…

Steve Topple (2024-10-06). The Canary has a leaked copy of the second NHS eLearning module on ME/CFS. It's not good. thecanary.co The Canary has been leaked a draft copy of the second NHS eLearning module on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS). It comes after patients have been expressing growing concern on social media over it. Those concerns seem well-placed — because there are some gaping holes in the NHS ME/CFS module's content. The second NHS ME/CFS module In […] | By

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2024-09-30: News Headlines

newarab (2024-09-30). Egypt refuses to free jailed activist Alaa Abdel Fattah: sister. newarab.com Egyptian authorities have refused to release dissident Abdel Fattah, 42, was arrested on September 29, 2019. | Just over two years later, he was handed a five-year sentence for "spreading false news" by sharing a Facebook post about police brutality. | His family on Thursday urged the government of

Jessica Corbett (2024-09-30). Tlaib Slams US-Funded 'Bloodbath' as Biden Calls Israel Bombing Lebanon 'Justice'. indybay.org Margaret Zaknoen DeReus, executive director at the California-based Institute for Middle East Understanding, said: "Like Biden, not a word from the VP , from the candidate of joy & freedom, about the 1,000+ Lebanese men, women and children Israel obliterated. Not a word about hundreds of thousands of Lebanese displaced, entire city blocks destroyed. We don't exist as human beings to this [administration]." | Responding to both statements on social media, the anti-war group CodePink said that the Biden-Harris administration "believes flattening a residential area with… bombs is 'justice.'"

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-09-30). In case you missed it: This week's Top 5 stories on social media. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Check out a few of the most popular News Network stories on @mayoclinic social media this past week. Mayo Clinic Minute: What is whooping cough? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are on the rise. Roughly four times as many cases of pertussis have been reported in 2024 compared to the same time last year.‚Å Mayo Clinic Minute: What is TIL therapy? Approximately 100,000…

UMMID (2024-09-30). Elon Musk reacts to buzz over his 'romance' with Meloni. ummid.com "American multi-billionaire Elon Musk is dating Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni" is the latest buzz on social media platforms.

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