Day: October 12, 2020

Categories Middle East

‘Bibi, you are destroying my future’: Anti-Netanyahu protesters defy lockdown, clash with police in Tel Aviv (VIDEO)

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Demonstrators opposing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu descended on the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night, despite only being allowed to rally outside their homes. Four people were detained following scuffles with police. … Read More >‘Bibi, you are destroying my future’: Anti-Netanyahu protesters defy lockdown, clash with police in Tel Aviv (VIDEO)

Categories World

Privacy or child protection? 7 governments, including US & UK, argue Facebook’s new encryption plan would benefit PEDOPHILES

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The UK, and others, have criticized Facebook over its plan to introduce end-to-end message encryption, arguing it would allow pedophiles freely share child abuse materials as millions are attributed to the tech giant’s platforms. … Read More >Privacy or child protection? 7 governments, including US & UK, argue Facebook’s new encryption plan would benefit PEDOPHILES

Categories Op-ed

UK’s report on Huawei 5G ‘threat’ offers no evidence and proves US is pulling strings in Downing Street

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A new report seeking to justify the UK’s U-turn on Huawei’s involvement in its 5G network has proved what many doubters thought all along – the decision had little justification and was driven by America’s anti-China crusade. … Read More >UK’s report on Huawei 5G ‘threat’ offers no evidence and proves US is pulling strings in Downing Street

Categories Op-ed

When the choice is between Trump and Biden, American elections don’t seem that democratic

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The American pride in democracy is evident in the election season. Coming from Russia, I get constant reminders of my former country’s inferiority. But I’ve seen the electoral systems of both, and harbor no illusions about either. … Read More >When the choice is between Trump and Biden, American elections don’t seem that democratic

Categories UK

A Sky News poll suggests Christmas gatherings ‘not a priority’ for UK public during Covid. Oh yes they are, Twitter cries

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More than half of Britons think fighting Covid-19 is more important than having a normal Christmas, Sky News has reported, citing a new poll. The news was met with mistrust and anger by the outlet’s Twitter audience. … Read More >A Sky News poll suggests Christmas gatherings ‘not a priority’ for UK public during Covid. Oh yes they are, Twitter cries

Categories UK

UK faces possible hospitality shutdown, yet contact-tracing app has only alerted Britons to one public venue Covid outbreak

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Critics have hit out at the UK government as it mulls hospitality closures, based on research collected at only 98 pubs. Meanwhile, the UK’s contact-tracing app has sent just one Covid outbreak alert from a venue. … Read More >UK faces possible hospitality shutdown, yet contact-tracing app has only alerted Britons to one public venue Covid outbreak

Categories USA

Niece of Osama bin Laden says her support for Trump has caused her ‘more grief’ than relation to terrorist mastermind

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The niece of the late terrorist leader Osama bin Laden has said that her support for US President Donald Trump has earned her more public disdain than her familial link to the al-Qaeda founder, even destroying friendships. … Read More >Niece of Osama bin Laden says her support for Trump has caused her ‘more grief’ than relation to terrorist mastermind

Categories Op-ed

Caitlin Johnstone: ‘Successful’ people are misery superspreaders in a world that values conquest and power over growth and healing

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Thanks to society’s insane view of ‘success’ as nothing more than the amassing of influence, the most powerful people in the world are also the most miserable, dysfunctional and traumatized. Just look at the White House. … Read More >Caitlin Johnstone: ‘Successful’ people are misery superspreaders in a world that values conquest and power over growth and healing