Above photo: SITU model of Maidan Massacre in Ukraine. In Nicaragua, Ukraine and Syria. This article shows how media uses computer modeling and “virtual crime scenes” to assign blame for some extremely important international events. In these examples from Nicaragua, Ukraine and Syria, many people died in complex circumstances. The deaths at the “Mother’s March” in Managua, Nicaragua precipitated an attempted coup. The Maidan Massacre in Kyiv led to an actual coup. The claims of a chemical attack in Douma led to the US, France and the UK bombing Syria. The three incidents are in different continents but share some key […]
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President Donald Trump confirmed that he will host Rush Limbaugh’s nationally syndicated radio show, agreeing to an event billed as a “virtual rally” after refusing to do an online debate with Democrat rival Joe Biden next week. “Looking forward to speaking with the great Rush and guests,” Trump said Thursday afternoon in response to a message by journalist Jack Posobiec, who tweeted that the president would host Limbaugh’s show on Friday as a “virtual MAGA rally.” Limbaugh announced earlier Thursday on his show that Trump would join him Friday for “the largest virtual rally in radio history.” He added, “It will […]
Fight the Power: Resistance Radio At The Virtual GRC Summit By Ann Garrison, Black Agenda Report. October 8, 2020 Fight the Power: Resistance Radio At The Virtual GRC Summit2020-10-082020-10-08https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/garrison_-_845x400.jpeg200px200px The Grassroots Radio Virtual Summit is for anyone looking for ways to resist heightening repression and anyone who feels that grassroots radio is vital to their community, writes Ann Garrison. “I think about us as something like the soundtrack of The Warriors movie This year’s Grassroots Radio Conference will be a virtual summit, Friday to Sunday, October 9 to 11. The annual event is typically hosted by a Pacifica Radio affiliate station, most recently by K UHS H ot Springs-Arkansas in […]
The infectious President Donald Trump has announced that he has absolutely no intention of taking part in a virtual debate with Joe Biden, just minutes after the Commission on Presidential Debates confirmed the pre-election event would take place remotely to keep everyone safe. In his first live interview since he was hospitalized for three days with COVID-19, Trump told the Fox Business Network Thursday morning: “I’m not going to do a virtual debate… I’m not going to waste my time on a virtual debate.” Then, in a dubious attempt to convince everyone that a debate would be safe, he added: “I […]
President Trump said he won’t participate in a virtual debate moments after the commission that organizes the presidential debate announced a change in format because of the coronavirus. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP President Trump said he won’t participate in a virtual debate moments after the commission that organizes the presidential debate announced a change in format because of the coronavirus. Patrick Semansky/AP Updated at 8:55 a.m. President Trump said Thursday he’s “not going to do a virtual debate” after the independent commission that runs the debates announced that the second presidential debate, which had been scheduled for […]
US President Donald Trump has vowed not to participate in a virtual debate with Democrat Joe Biden after a new format was proposed by the debates commission. Speaking with Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo, Trump said the proposed format, in which each candidate would appear via a live feed from separate remote locations, was unacceptable. Trump said that he’s “not going to waste” his time doing a virtual debate and dismissed the proposed arrangement for the October 15 faceoff. “I’m not going to waste my time on a virtual debate” — Trump, on with Maria Bartiromo, begins his first post-coronavirus interview by […]
“A virtual hearing is virtually no hearing at all,” the New York Senator says, suggesting the decision on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett should be postponed, despite Senate already using the practice throughout pandemic. “If it’s not safe for the Senate to meet in session, it’s not safe for the hearings to go forward,” Chuck Schumer said at a Sunday press conference. The Senate has already cancelled meetings this week due to several senators, including two on the judiciary committee, revealing they are positive for Covid-19. The idea of virtual hearings has been suggested, but Democrats have been resistant to the […]
As President Donald Trump is quarantined with Covid-19, his reelection campaign is canceling events or making them virtual. Vice President Mike Pence has handled some White House events and may do more if Trump’s symptoms worsen. “All previously announced campaign events involving the President’s participation are in the process of being moved to virtual events or are being temporarily postponed,” campaign manager Bill Stepien said in a statement on Friday. While everything involving the First Family has been put on hold, other campaign events will proceed on a case-by-case basis, he added. Trump and his wife Melania both tested positive for […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/17/1080546317_0:137:3073:1865_1200x675_80_0_0_cd87df6d668ebb6730da9e775077046c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009261080578913-heads-of-state-take-part-in-unga-morning-virtual-session-day-5—video/ The General Debate of the UN General Assembly started on Tuesday, and for the first time in its history, is being conducted virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic. World leaders are participating in the morning session of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 75) held in New York City and conducted remotely via video link. According to the United Nations, 119 heads of state and 54 heads of government will deliver their remarks via recorded videos submitted by a country’s delegate already in New York. The theme of the high-level debate […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105554/85/1055548574_0:300:5760:3540_1200x675_80_0_0_898d67d7fae0a984f9519c3740e1c8d4.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/art_living/202009211080521443-virtual-emmy-awards-schitts-creek-wins-all-comedy-categories/ The coronavirus pandemic prompted organisers of the show to search for modern solutions, so this year the event is taking place virtually, with no guests on the red carpet. The 72nd Emmy Awards is underway in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, hosted by comedian James Kimmel, who presented the awards last year. In his opening speech, Kimmel ensured viewers he is “alone” in the audience, taking a shot at President Donald Trump for his “Make America Great Again” rallies. “Of course I’s here all alone. Of course we don’t have an audience. […]
September 21: ‘We Are Many’ Global Virtual Premiere By Popular Resistance. September 18, 2020 September 21: ‘We Are Many’ Global Virtual Premiere2020-09-182020-09-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/wearemany.jpg200px200px On February 15th, 2003, up to 30 million people, many of whom had never demonstrated before in their lives, came out in nearly 800 cities around the world to protest against the impending Iraq War. We Are Many is the never-before-told story of the largest demonstration in human history, and how the movement created by a small band of activists changed the world. Eight years in the making, filmed in seven countries, and including interviews with John Le Carre, […]
Fed up with decades of two-party rule, hundreds of thousands of Americans tuned in for the People’s Convention, where they voted to form a new political alternative unbeholden to corporate power or the military-industrial complex. The event drew more than 400,000 viewers to its livestream on Sunday, organizers said. It continued to trend on Twitter through more than 5 hours of speeches that culminated in a vote to create a “major new corporate-free political party in America.” Among the speakers at the convention were several disgruntled Democrats, from Sen. Bernie Sanders’s 2020 national co-chair Nina Turner to a candidate in this […]
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay held a convocation ceremony in a virtual environment by creating unique 3D avatars for more than 2,000 of its students due to gathering restrictions imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic. IIT Bombay, one of the top technical universities in India, sent off its virtual graduates on Sunday. The students’ avatars received their diplomas and medals after walking across a 3D environment designed to look like a stage. Princeton University’s Duncan Haldane, joint winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize, was an invited chief guest at the ceremony, and was also represented by a computer model. Judging by […]
A cybersecurity firm has unearthed a monero mining script embedded in a public instance of an Amazon Web Service (AWS) virtual machine. Now the firm is raising the question: How many other community Amazon Machine Instances (AMIs) are infected with the same malware? Researchers at Mitiga revealed in a blog post Friday an AWS AMI for a Windows 2008 virtual server hosted by an unverified vendor is infected with a Monero mining script. The malware would have infected any device running the AMI with the purpose of using the device’s processing power to mine the privacy coin monero in the background […]
Presidential nominee Joe Biden is delivering an acceptance speech on the closing night of the Democratic National Convention. Source link
As the Democratic Party moved to nominate Joe Biden, viewers watching at home were somewhat distracted, infatuated with Rhode Island’s calamari-wielding “ninja” and a bizarre “hostage-taking” scene in American Samoa. The party’s national convention pushed into its second night on Tuesday, seeing Biden officially elevated as the Democrats’ 2020 presidential candidate alongside running mate Kamala Harris. During the roll call vote prior to the nomination, however, spectators couldn’t help notice that delegates in American Samoa, a US territory, were flanked by a pair of uniformed soldiers, giving the appearance that they had been taken captive. Throwing off “disturbing” vibes, the scene […]
Watch a live broadcast of the first day of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which will continue from 17 to 20 August to let delegates choose their party’s nominees for president and vice president of the United States. This year, the convention will be held in the form of online meetings, speeches and events due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez will be working from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the convention was originally scheduled to take place in mid-July. Speakers during the convention include Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senator Bernie Sanders, Former First Lady […]
Monday night is the kickoff of the Democrat National Convention in Milwaukee and Joe Biden’s basement. Tonight’s show will include former Republican Ohio Governor John Kasich, Michelle Obama and Crazy Bernie. Here is the list of speakers for Monday night. MSN reportd: TRENDING: BREAKING: 4Chan Identifies One of the Portland Rioters Who Attempted to Kill Driver as ‘Keese Love’ Top speakers of the night include former first lady Michelle Obama, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and a Republican — former Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Obama and Sanders are two of the most popular figures in Democratic politics. Kasich, a former presidential candidate, […]
On Saturday, two days into the MLB’s skeletal 2020 season, Fox Sports debuted a feature few asked for: virtual fans. Facing a schedule that dropped from 162 games to just 60, held in stadiums without crowds to boo, applaud, or smooch on the jumbotron, Fox announced via tweet that they had just the fix: a partnership with SportsMEDIA Technology and Silver Spoon Animation to insert the grainy, Sim-like visages of shrieking baseball lovers onto home screens everywhere, further blurring the line between reality and dystopian role-playing game. As one Reddit pundit put it: “Why.” As sports negotiate their return to televisions, […]
Harvard is one of the colleges who will offer the bulk of their courses online. But why aren’t they reducing the cost of tuition? Photograph: Charles Krupa/AP Guardian: Colleges and universities are in an unprecedented bind. Coronavirus continues to rage in many parts of America, making the sort of communal gatherings that are hallmarks of collegiate life outright dangerous. Lecture halls, libraries, football games and dorm-room parties can all be superspreader events. Now that we have witnessed it on a large scale basis, and firsthand, Virtual Learning has proven to be TERRIBLE compared to In School, or On Campus, Learning. Not […]
77-year-old Joe Biden on Wednesday made no sense and forgot his own proposal while reading from a teleprompter when he made remarks at IBEW’s 2020 virtual political conference. As soon as Biden realized he was making no sense, he insisted he was “taking too much time.” “We’re posed — what I proposed is — is — is…can be done,” said Biden. “I think we’re really in a position to make it happen. And my team and your team are already working closely together to light up the path forward here. This is when Biden went completely off the rails…as he was […]
The Democratic National Convention Committee on Wednesday announced plans to host a scaled-back, largely virtual convention as coronavirus cases surge in several cities. Former Vice President Joe Biden will accept the nomination in Milwaukee, and the Wisconsin city will serve as an anchor for “both live broadcasts and curated content” from other satellite locations across the country. “Leadership means being able to adapt to any situation,” DNC Chairman Tom Perez said in a statement. “That’s exactly what we’ve done with our convention. Unlike this president, Joe Biden and Democrats are committed to protecting the health and safety of the American people. […]
Google has claimed there is a perfectly benign reason for Winston Churchill’s photograph disappearing from its search engine – but many are unconvinced, as the iconic British PM is now in the eye of the protest storm. Eagle-eyed internet users raised hell after discovering that Churchill – who led the United Kingdom through World War II – was faceless when listed in Google’s knowledge panel, which provides general information about common search queries. In a list of UK prime ministers generated by the tech giant, Churchill lacked a photograph, while his predecessors and successors were all given portraits. “Utterly disturbing that […]
Joe Biden lost his temper on Wednesday during a NAACP virtual town hall when he was told some young people don’t like him. Advertisement – story continues below Biden is not attracting the young voters. Joe Biden snapped when he was asked a question sent in by a young person about concerns that a lot young people don’t like him. “No! There’s no evidence! That’s not true!” Biden yelled as he pointed his finger. “Show me a poll that says that!” TRENDING: Antifa Releases List of Demands After Taking Over 6 Square Block Section in Seattle and Setting Up Armed Security […]
A great many people have done heroic and selfless things in response to the novel coronavirus epidemic. A few have done stupid and selfish things. I can’t say I did the first and I hope I didn’t do the second. What I did do is what I know how to do, and that’s show people how to mix drinks. On Friday, May 29, I closed out a 75-day run of posting a Twitter thread at cocktail hour demonstrating—with pictures—how to make a different classic (or classic-ish) drink, with ingredients folks were likely to have around or at least might be able […]
Tech 19:03 GMT 04.06.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107390/35/1073903541_0:156:5000:2969_1200x675_80_0_0_c0fed3d416793571ff7d88b97b9c5c7e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202006041079520837-virtual-trip-to-our-galaxys-center-offered-by-new-visual-simulation/ The visualization in question displays about three light-years of space centered on Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole that lies at the center of our galaxy. Those wishing to know more about what wonders the center of our galaxy holds will now be able to satisfy their curiosity thanks to a new visualization called “Galactic Center VR”, based on the data supplied by telescopes such as NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory, space.com reports. According to the media outlet, this creation essentially allows viewers to witness some 500 years of evolution […]
As coronavirus is changing everyone’s lives, making it harder to go outside or interact with friends and family, people are leaning more than ever on digital video platforms to live a “normal” life. That includes Bitcoiners who are fine-tuning the organization of hackathons in the virtual realm. Several times around the globe, German lightning research startup Fulmo has put on the event Lightning Hack Day, where developers gather to hack and share new exciting ideas to further the network or the lightning-related projects they’ve been working on. With coronavirus making it unwise (and even legally restricted) to travel and gather in […]
The Sunday Night with Matty Johns show on Fox Sports has apologized after they aired a skit depicting Adolf Hitler as a virtual fan at an Australian NRL match, admitting the joke was “poor taste and completely unacceptable”. READ MORE: ‘Definitely WHITE PEOPLE’: Rioters ransack Chicago Blackhawks store, social media bizarrely affixes blame (VIDEO) As part of the ‘virtual fan’ craze currently implemented by many sports clubs in the absence of real supporters while they play fixtures behind closed doors, NRL (National Rugby League) clubs are charging fans to have their images portrayed on a cardboard cut out in the empty […]
youtube.com Boston Marathon Canceled, Will Be A Virtual Event Because Of Coronavirus by Austin Horn/NPR The 124th annual Boston Marathon has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Boston Athletic Association announced the move in a statement on Thursday, saying that the marathon will instead be held as a virtual event. All participants who were set to run in the event initially slated for April 20 and later pushed back to Sept. 14 will be offered a full refund of their entry fee and have the opportunity to participate in the alternative. This is the first time the in-person event […]
World 12:19 GMT 28.05.2020Get short URL The meeting, organised by the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, will focus on financial solutions to the global emergency posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Sputnik is livestreaming a UN meeting “On Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond” which is taking place in a virtual format. The forum is dedicated to developing solutions to tacke the economic crisis prompted by the global pandemic. The WHO reported 5,491,678 confirmed cases as of 27 May 7:12 p.m. CEST, as well as 349,190 deaths from […]
A screen capture shows the introduction to a Trump campaign nightly webcast. YouTube/Donald J Trump hide caption toggle caption YouTube/Donald J Trump A screen capture shows the introduction to a Trump campaign nightly webcast. YouTube/Donald J Trump If you’re a supporter of President Trump, longing for the excitement and MAGA-kinship of a big rally, Trump’s campaign has built the next best thing. It’s a massive digital operation that creates an interactive world where President Trump is flawless, Republicans are saviors, while Democrats and Joe Biden are wrong and dangerous. They encourage supporters to “forget the mainstream media” and get their “facts […]
Is there a Joe Biden translator app, yet? Biden on Wednesday stumbled his way through a virtual event about rural issues with Democrat Congressman Ron Kind and other guests. 77-year-old Biden is still hiding in his basement but his gaffes and bloopers are piling up. “And we’re going to create a new bio-based multi-facturing – multi-manufacturing job pro..uh uh…environment to deal farmers in on the benefits of a changing economy,” said Biden. TRENDING: AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN: Alan Dershowitz Says Americans Can be Forced to Take Coronavirus Vaccine (VIDEO) WATCH: At least Biden’s handlers were smart enough to finally move him […]
Facebook hopes to make commerce a bigger part of its operation by letting businesses set up storefronts in its apps. Facebook hide caption toggle caption Facebook Facebook hopes to make commerce a bigger part of its operation by letting businesses set up storefronts in its apps. Facebook Facebook is making a big push into online shopping by letting businesses set up free storefronts on its social network and Instagram. Businesses can feature items in their shops, advertise them to users, and communicate with customers through the company’s messaging services. Shops will eventually be integrated across Facebook’s apps, including WhatsApp and Messenger. […]
Former President Barack Obama took a veiled swipe at President Trump during a virtual commencement address for HBCU (historically black colleges and universities) on Saturday. Advertisement – story continues below ““More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing. A lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge,” Video clip of Obama’s remarks: TRENDING: “We’ll Just Get Rid of All Whites in the United States” – CDC Chair of Advisory Committee on Immunizations Lashes Out at White Americans (VIDEO) In case […]
Former President Barack Obama talks during a panel with NBA players Chris Paul, Kevin Love and Giannis Antetokounmpo and sports analyst Michael Wilbon in Chicago on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP Former President Barack Obama talks during a panel with NBA players Chris Paul, Kevin Love and Giannis Antetokounmpo and sports analyst Michael Wilbon in Chicago on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh/AP Former President Barack Obama delivered a virtual commencement address on Saturday, urging the tens of thousands of graduates from historically […]
Four Democrats were present at former Vice President Joe Biden’s latest virtual event, a roundtable to discuss states’ responses to COVID-19. But among the trio of male voices, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took center stage. “I think you’ve done one hell of a job,” Biden said to Whitmer from his home porch in Wilmington, Delaware on Thursday afternoon, teeing up a lengthy conversation filled with overt praise of the woman who is thought to be in the mix as his potential running mate. “Gretchen’s got it exactly right,” Gov. Ned Lamont (D-CT) said a few minutes later to a response from […]
What is wrong with old Joe? 77-year-old Biden held a virtual round table to discuss the Coronavirus from his basement on Thursday. As usual, his virtual town hall was marred by glitches and audio problems. Biden also struggled to remember who briefs him every morning. TRENDING: John Brennan Goes Berserk After His Role in Unmasking General Mike Flynn Revealed He’s not playing with a full deck. “Um, and uh, and I’m not, and I, I have a, I have a uh, like all of you but every day I get between an hour and an hour and a half brief with […]
How much would you pay to have dinner with Hillary Clinton on the internet? The DNC is hoping their donors will pay up to $100,000 dollars for the chance. That’s a lot of cash for a ‘virtual’ event. Could they possibly get any takers for this? The Blaze reports: TRENDING: Texas Governor And Attorney General Call For Immediate Release Of Jailed Salon Owner, Rip Judge For ‘Political Stunt’ DNC is asking people to pay upward of $100K for a ‘virtual dinner’ with Hillary Clinton Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to appear at a “virtual dinner” campaign event for […]