During the BIG 4 Tech hearings today, Google CEO Sundar Pichai admitted he follows UN directives when censoring content. Pichai was specifically asked about Youtube’s censoring of a video of a group of doctors who talked about the hydroxychloroquine’s effectiveness in curing those sick with COVID-19. Pichai said they censor content contrary to CDC guidelines. YouTube mirror: Source link
Daily Archives: July 29, 2020
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By Gordon Duff and New Eastern Outlook of the Russian Academy of Science (Est. 1816) Moscow: American elections are demonstrations to the world of how democracy can go bad. It is clear and simple. They are ruled by cash, run by ‘cons’ and exist inside a political system that is the most corrupt on earth. American politics matter to the world because, quite simply, when America […]
Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin) gaffed his way to meme status after grilling Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg about Donald Trump Jr.’s Twitter suspension, forcing the CEO to explain the platforms are, in fact, different. “If I may ask a specific of you: it was reported that Donald Trump Jr. got taken down for a period of time… why did that happen?” the rep asked during a House […]
(Natural News) A “Back the Blue” event that was scheduled to take place on July 25 in Long Island has been tampered with by Facebook, which reportedly removed its official event page for no apparent reason. After receiving more than 6,300 RSVPs, Long Island’s “Back the Blue” rally page suddenly disappeared, prompting Law Enforcement Today (LET) national spokesperson Kyle Reyes to bring it to the attention […]
Video: NYPD Officers Throwing Protest Leader Into Unmarked Van By Jake Offenhartz and Gwynne Hogan, Gothamist. July 29, 2020 Video: NYPD Officers Throwing Protest Leader Into Unmarked Van2020-07-292020-07-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/video-shows-nypd-officers-throwing-a-protester-into-an-unmarked-van-on-tuesday-night-courtesy-of-abolition-park-media-e1596046361782.png200px200px Above photo: Video shows plain-clothed NYPD officers throwing a protester into an unmarked van on the night of July 27, 2020. From Abolition Park Media. NYPD officers dragged a protest leader into an unmarked minivan van and doused onlookers with pepper […]
As word spread on Wednesday that another lawmaker had contracted COVID-19, initial concern for his well-being was quickly overwhelmed with a tide of anger and frustration. Because it wasn’t just any lawmaker who contracted the disease. It was Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX). The conservative firebrand has steadfastly refused to wear a face mask while conducting his Capitol Hill business—including while greeting Attorney General William Barr before […]
The New York City Police Department has come under rising criticism after plainclothes officers aggressively detained a woman at a protest and hauled her away in an unmarked vehicle. Video posted to social media shows men forcefully grabbing Nikki Stone, 18, off the street Tuesday during a demonstration against police brutality and shoving her into an unmarked police van. Uniformed bicycle officers then appear and form […]
Richard Myers is an decentralized applications engineer at goTenna’s Global Mesh Labs initiative, and previously a co-founder of Bytabit AB. Online censorship and surveillance will persist as long as local fiat currencies are the only way to pay for telecommunication services. The risk of internet censorship and surveillance is a growing concern in many parts of the world. NetBlocks, a digital rights advocacy group, frequently detects […]
HUGE! Trump White House Implements Executive Order on Online Censorship: Prevents Tech Giants from Altering Users’ Free Speech – Demands Transparency of Moderation Practices Tap here to add The Western Journal to your home screen. Source link
A former British ambassador to Turkey has been appointed to the helm of the government’s secret intelligence service, MI6, on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Richard Moore, a political director at the Foreign Office, will take over his new post in the Fall. He served as UK envoy to Ankara between January 2014 and December 2017. Moore will succeed Sir Alex Younger, who has been chief of the spy agency for […]
The in-fighting has intensified so rapidly that Rubio even suggested this week that his committee’s annual hearing on global threats might not go on as planned, citing “heavy politicization.” The hearings allows members of the House and Senate intelligence panels to hear directly from the heads of the CIA, NSA and other agencies about the dangers posed by countries like Russia, Iran and China. “It’s become […]
Sudan launched an online project to help in testing and containing the novel coronavirus that has widely spread in the country, according to a health official on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. The project that has established a smart phone application called Corona SAFE will help overcome shortages of mass testing in the country, Sara Alamlik, the head of the health support division in the Health Ministry, told […]
WASHINGTON — Replacements for components that caused cost increases and program delays for two multi-billion dollar nuclear warhead programs have been successfully tested, and the programs seem to be on track for their revamped production dates, according to a top official from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Charles Verdon, deputy administrator for defense programs at the NNSA, also pushed back Wednesday on a recent report […]
Jon Rappaport explains how schools in the near future will use COVID-19 as an excuse to quarantine and vaccinate children and their families. Source link
Woolly Mammoth Skeleton With Intact Ligaments Found in Siberian Lake by Alex Fox/Smithsonianmag.com Reindeer herders in northern Siberia have discovered the skeleton of a woolly mammoth whose ligaments remain intact at least 10,000 years after its death, reports the Associated Press. Scientists pulled parts of the mammoth’s skull, ribs and foot—some still held together by soft tissue—from the muck of Pechevalavato Lake in the Yamalo-Nenets district […]
An attempt by Twitter to promote Thursday’s mission to Mars liftoff from Florida didn’t exactly go as planned, as people either showed they had no idea about the upcoming event or were only interested in trolling. “Who wants to be transported off this planet?” the official Twitter account published on Wednesday. While the background of their avatar, featuring the famous bird, has been changed to resemble […]
(Natural News) The Black Coalition Against Policing is now demanding that Duke University abolish their campus police and cut all ties with local police. The fringe coalition believes “policing is inherently rooted in white supremacy” and cannot be reformed. The fringe group is not alone. They are joined by over fifty other campus groups including the Asian American Alliance, the Black Law Students Association, the National […]
Land-Based Ethics And Settler Solidarity In A Time Of Corona And Revolution By Natalie Avalos, The Arrow. July 29, 2020 Land-Based Ethics And Settler Solidarity In A Time Of Corona And Revolution2020-07-292020-07-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/art-agricultre-ane-indusrry-e1596047892349.png200px200px Settler colonialism has been defined as a structure, not an event, meaning that settler societies like the U.S., Canada, and Australia endure over time through racist laws and ideologies that naturalize the dispossession of Indigenous […]
With all major pre-launch preparations complete, United Launch Alliance stands ready to launch NASA’s latest mission to Mars: the Perseverance rover and accompanying Ingenuity helicopter. Liftoff of the third of our world’s three missions to Mars during the current interplanetary transfer window is targeted for Thursday, 30 July 2020 in a two hour launch window that opens at 07:50 EDT and closes at 09:50 EDT (11:50–13:50 […]
A couple of years ago, I was introduced to White Claw (I think it was actually Bon & Viv Spiked Seltzer, but that’s neither here nor there at this point) by my boyfriend’s sister. She was looking for a lighter alternative to drinking while on vacation. The idea of a spiked seltzer kind of skeeved me out. Coming from hazy memories of drinking Four Loko (before […]
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is heading toward the Leeward Islands and is expected to arrive at Florida’s coast this weekend. The state says it will suspend coronavirus testing as a precaution. National Weather Service hide caption toggle caption National Weather Service Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is heading toward the Leeward Islands and is expected to arrive at Florida’s coast this weekend. The state says it will […]
One of the most unfortunate aspects of the crypto space is its tendency to attract scams. The world bore witness to this in early July when one of the boldest hacks in Internet history – the hijacking of several prominent Twitter accounts, including those of presidential candidate Joe Biden as well as tech titans Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos – turned out to be a ruse to […]
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) tested positive for the COVID-19 China coronavirus Wednesday. In a statement posted online and in an interview with KETK-TV, Gohmert speculated on whether wearing a mask played a role in his being infected with the virus. That prompted mockery by reporters and others who apparently are unaware that both the World Health Organization and the Surgeon General have cautioned that mishandling of […]
A group of authors have denounced and condemned Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the World Science Fiction Convention in 2022, saying that its human rights violations and discriminatory laws prevent it from being the right candidate. The kingdom submitted its bid to host the convention in the city of Jeddah along the Red Sea, as this year’s convention is being held virtually in the New Zealand […]
The Turkish Coast Guard rescued on Wednesday 18 asylum seekers who were pushed into Turkish territorial waters off the Aegean coast by Greek coastal authorities, according to a security source, Anadolu reports. The coast guard was dispatched to the area after asylum seekers called for help off the coast of the Marmaris district in the southwestern province of Mugla, said the source, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking […]
LONDON — The program to replace the British Army’s aging AS90 self-propelled artillery has hit at least a two-year delay, with the forthcoming howitzer not expected to reach initial operating capability until the first quarter of 2029. The decision to defer the Mobile Fires Program was taken to allow the Ministry of Defence to address key technical risks and meet requirements in the government’s integrated defense, […]
Dr. Deborah Birx, President Trump’s coronavirus adviser, is now telling all Americans to accept the “new normal” of wearing a face mask after she pressured Tennessee officials to require mandatory mask wearing in public. Dr. Birx, who stepped into the spotlight as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator after the department of Dr. Anthony Fauci, says that wearing a face mask is the “next phase” of […]
National teacher union supports strikes over reopening plans by Collin Binkely/AP education writer/abcnews One of the nation’s largest teachers unions is authorizing its members to strike if their schools plan to reopen without proper safety measures in the middle of the global pandemic. The American Federation of Teachers, which represents 1.7 million school employees, issued a resolution on Tuesday saying it will support any local chapter […]
Facebook censors almost 90 percent of ‘hate speech’ before it’s allowed to circulate, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Congress at Wednesday’s Big Tech hearing, responding to pressure from Democrats to submit to the advertiser boycott. “We’re able to proactively identify 89 percent of the hate speech that we take down before, I think, it’s even seen by other people,” Zuckerberg told the Antitrust Subcommittee of the US […]
(Natural News) “Cat Dad” Paul Gallant, a Seattle-based radio host who took to Twitter back in June to strongly criticize President Donald Trump’s demand that the riots in Seattle stop, came home one day to find that his apartment complex had been destroyed by rioters. This has caused him to reevaluate his beliefs about firearms. Gallant – who co-hosts the show Danny and Gallant on ESPN – had previously replied […]
Calls For Video Related To John Neville’s Death Persist By Lee Anne Denyer, WXII. July 29, 2020 Calls For Video Related To John Neville’s Death Persist2020-07-292020-07-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/black-lives-matter-protest-in-north-carolina-tony-ndege-speaking-july-2020-wxii-ch-12.png200px200px Above photo: Screen shot of Black Lives Matter protest in North Carolina, Tony Ndege speaking, July 2020 WXII, Ch 12. See video here. Protesters made new demands of Forsyth County elected officials Tuesday, calling for a general increase in transparency from […]
The bizarre press conference Monday by self-identified doctors promoting hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus treatment has become a campaign issue, with a congressman who attended the event at the steps of the Supreme Court being attacked for doing so. Footage of the event, which was organized by the Tea Party Patriots and starred a handful of doctors who have criticized prevailing views on the pandemic, went viral […]
Defense Secretary Mark Esper, pictured earlier this month, announced a drawdown of U.S. troops in Germany on Wednesday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Defense Secretary Mark Esper, pictured earlier this month, announced a drawdown of U.S. troops in Germany on Wednesday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images In a slap at a longtime ally frequently reviled by President […]