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Pentagon searching for ‘vetted Official Twitter Partner’ to help it influence platform’s users

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The US Defense Department is looking to ramp up its real-time surveillance of social media and specifically seeking a contractor already trusted by Twitter to model and influence shifting public sentiment in real time. … Read More >Pentagon searching for ‘vetted Official Twitter Partner’ to help it influence platform’s users

Categories Middle East

Internal Power Struggle or Fake News? US, Israeli Media Claim Iran’s Khamenei ‘Handing Power to Son’

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Ali Khamenei, 81, has been Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989, when he succeeded the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Under Iran’s Islamic republican system, the supreme leader ranks above the president and has the power to appoint senior military, government and judiciary figures, and serves as commander-in-chief of Iran’s armed forces. … Read More >Internal Power Struggle or Fake News? US, Israeli Media Claim Iran’s Khamenei ‘Handing Power to Son’

Categories World

‘Apologize to the Afghan people’: China scoffs after Canberra demands Beijing retract poster about Aussie war-crime report

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Beijing has rejected calls for an apology after a Chinese official shared a doctored poster of an Australian soldier attacking an Afghan girl, urging Canberra to instead seek forgiveness for its alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. … Read More >‘Apologize to the Afghan people’: China scoffs after Canberra demands Beijing retract poster about Aussie war-crime report

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‘Resolute Desk Total Landscaping’: Trump fumes as his Thanksgiving presser goes viral over ‘kids table,’ not ‘vote fraud’ message

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US President Donald Trump has expressed irritation with Twitter’s “totally false” trends rankings, lashing out at the platform for censoring his repeated allegations of election fraud while elevating jokes at his expense. … Read More >‘Resolute Desk Total Landscaping’: Trump fumes as his Thanksgiving presser goes viral over ‘kids table,’ not ‘vote fraud’ message

Categories Middle East

‘Mossad at work’? Twitter explodes with speculation of US & Israeli involvement after killing of top Iranian scientist

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While it remains unknown who is responsible for the killing of top Iran nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahavadi, commenters on social media are already blaming Israel’s Mossad, with some even theorizing a Trump connection. … Read More >‘Mossad at work’? Twitter explodes with speculation of US & Israeli involvement after killing of top Iranian scientist

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‘Is this a joke?’ NY Governor Cuomo wins Emmy for his televised coronavirus briefings, Twitter meltdown ensues

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Twitter has popped a fuse after learning that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will receive an Emmy for his televised coronavirus briefings, pointing to his state’s high death toll and Cuomo’s spotty record on transparency. … Read More >‘Is this a joke?’ NY Governor Cuomo wins Emmy for his televised coronavirus briefings, Twitter meltdown ensues

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Twitter says it will strip Trump of @POTUS handle on January 20, even if he does not concede, touts talks with Biden team

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Twitter has signaled that it will hand the “@POTUS” account – reserved for the sitting US president – to Joe Biden, despite no winner being formally declared and regardless of whether Donald Trump concedes. … Read More >Twitter says it will strip Trump of @POTUS handle on January 20, even if he does not concede, touts talks with Biden team

Categories Shows

Criticizing Biden, Canada embraces propaganda, industries buying referendum wins

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Joe Biden won the election. He is the president-elect. So now it’s time to start pushing back against his conservative agenda harder than ever before. Lee Camp opens the show this week with a focus on some of the most important issues that have defined Biden’s career as one of the most conservative members in Congress. … Read More >Criticizing Biden, Canada embraces propaganda, industries buying referendum wins

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‘Zero self-awareness’: Hillary Clinton walloped by critics after saying ‘one man’s ego’ has imperiled integrity of US ‘democracy’

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Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton triggered an avalanche of mockery by declaring Donald Trump’s ego a threat to the legitimacy of US democracy, proving her efforts to delegitimize the 2016 vote haven’t been forgotten. … Read More >‘Zero self-awareness’: Hillary Clinton walloped by critics after saying ‘one man’s ego’ has imperiled integrity of US ‘democracy’