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Google to force advertisers to declare abortion stance as debate rages in US


RT
Tue, 21 May 2019 21:10 UTC
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© REUTERS / Michael Spooneybarger
After it was revealed that Google had inadvertently given over $150,000 of free advertising to pro-life groups engaging in unscrupulous advertising practices, the company is now updating its advertising policy.

From June onwards, groups that want to advertise using keywords related to abortion must make clear whether their organization "provides abortions or does not provide abortions." This stance will be displayed within future adverts themselves to better inform the public.

Google says the disclosures will show on all search ad formats. "This added transparency will help ensure that users have the necessary information to decide which abortion-related ads are most relevant to them," the company claimed.
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North Korea slams "fool of low IQ" Biden, says frontrunner status is 'laughable'

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Tue, 21 May 2019 20:59 UTC
Joe Biden
At a time when the relationship between the Trump Administration and Beijing has probably never been more tense, we imagine it's only a matter of time before Beijing unleashes the 'coordinated' Facebook campaign to sabotage the Trump administration, a campaign presumably organized at the behest of Trump's one-time presidential rival, Hillary Clinton.

But if/when that happens, don't expect Pyongyang to play along. To wit, North Korea's state broadcaster has, seemingly apropros of nothing, lashed out at Joe Biden, accusing the former vice president of being "a snob bereft of elementary quality as a human being" in a scathing editorial.
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Richard Carranza held 'white-supremacy culture' training for school admins

Susan Edelman, Selim Algar and Aaron Feis
New York Post
Tue, 21 May 2019 20:39 UTC
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City Department of Education brass are targeting a "white-supremacy culture" among school administrators - by disparaging ideas like "individualism," "objectivity" and "worship of the written word," The Post has learned.

A presentation slide obtained by The Post offers a bullet-point description of the systemic, supposedly pro-white favoritism that Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza claims must be eradicated from the DOE, and provides just one insight into his anti-bias training efforts.

The list - derived from "Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups" by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun - names more than a dozen hallmarks of "white-supremacy culture" that school administrators are expected to steer clear of.

"They include such dynamics as "paternalism," a "sense of urgency" and "power hoarding," according to the slide, which an insider said was part of mandatory training sponsored and funded by the department's Office of Equity and Access and recently administered to principals, central office supervisors and superintendent teams.

The seminar is concurrent with Carranza's larger push to root out "implicit bias" in the school system - an effort that some veteran DOE members blasted as creating a view of "toxic whiteness" detailed in a front-page story in Sunday's Post.

Comment: Freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, and judging people not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character is judging people by the color of their skin and ignoring their character.

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Not Russia's fault? Macron blames imminent EU election wipe-out on 'US meddling'


RT
Tue, 21 May 2019 19:05 UTC
Macron Bannon Le Pen
© REUTERS / Pool / Iroz Gaizka; Jonathan Bachman; Global Look Press/Panoramic/ZUMAPRESS.com
Le Pen's National Rally is likely to be tied with "lobbyists close to the American government," the French president claimed as polls show his party is losing support just days ahead of the European Parliament vote.

Recent polls show Macron's party La République En Marche (LREM) is trailing behind Le Pen's right-wing National Rally and the president chose to lash out once again at its main rival.

Macron's fresh rant was triggered by the figure of Steve Bannon, a former Trump's advisor, whom French media suspect of backing the National Rally's campaign. Bannon, who is currently visiting Paris, insists he came as an "observer" but the president clearly feels it is not the whole story.

Comment: The US set the stage for this one!

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The US Navy wants to store 350 billion social media posts to research 'collective expression'


RT
Tue, 21 May 2019 19:29 UTC
American Flag
© Global Look Press / Jaap Arriens
The US Navy is seeking to create an archive that will store no less than 350 billion social media posts, as part of the military branch's "research efforts" into "modes of collective expression."

The Department of the Navy has posted a solicitation asking contractors to bid on a project that would amass a staggering 350 billion social media posts dating from 2014 through 2016. The data will be taken from a single social media platform - but the solicitation does not specify which one.

"We seek to acquire a large-scale global historical archive of social media data, providing the full text of all public social media posts, across all countries and languages covered by the social media platform," the contract synopsis reads. The Navy said that the archive would be used in "ongoing research efforts" into "the evolution of linguistic communities" and "emerging modes of collective expression, over time and across countries."

Comment: Private contact information of millions of Instagram influencers found in a Mumbai database

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Arrow Up

Europe unlikely to join US on Huawei ban after years of joint projects - company's VP


RT
Tue, 21 May 2019 13:34 UTC
Huawei
© REUTERS/Jason LeeFILE PHOTO: A Huawei logo is seen at an exhibition during the World Intelligence Congress in Tianjin
European countries won't ban Huawei from their markets because they see the firm as a reliable partner, the Chinese tech giant's vice president has said in response to sweeping restrictions on the company imposed by the US.

"We don't think this can happen in Europe," Catherine Chen told Italy's Corriere della Sera after Huawei was officially blacklisted from doing business with US companies. The company has been working with European partners for "10 or 20 years" developing 5G and other solutions, she stressed.

"I believe they will make decisions independently," the Huawei official said.

Comment: See also: And check out SOTT radio's: Objective:Health #15 - The Dangers of 5G & WiFi - With Scott Ogrin of Scottie's Tech.Info

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Did the Mueller report free Trump to openly deal with Russia?

Robert Blake
The Duran
Sun, 19 May 2019 00:00 UTC
TrumpPutin
© Happy News BotPresidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
The former Indian Diplomat, M. Bhadrakumar (MB), points out that "The US President Donald Trump's phone call to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, comes within 3 weeks of the release of the redacted report of the Robert Mueller inquiry into his [alleged] 'Russia collusion'. It was a 90-minute phone conversation, which underscored Trump's determination to foster good relations, despite strong opposition from both Democrats and Republican leaders alike...."

The President's comment on the call: "Yes, we're going to have lots of good trade with Russia," viewed by many as not only a poke in the eye to his critics, but also stating in no uncertain terms that the US is ready to do business again with Russia, and possibly also hinting at sanctions relief.

The phone call leaves one question unanswered. Did the filing of the Mueller report free the President to enter into the close relationship that he has always sought with Russia? The President's actions and comments seem to indicate that he believes so.
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Though Trump threatens 'great force' at Iran provocation, he says 'no indication' of one


RT
Tue, 21 May 2019 00:42 UTC
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© Real IranUS President Donald Trump
As he continues to trade verbal jabs with Tehran, US President Donald Trump issued a fresh barrage of threats on Monday, vowing to meet any provocation with "great force" while calling Iran the 'number one provocateur of terror.' "We'll see what happens, but they've been very hostile, they've truly been the number one provocateur," Trump told reporters as he was departing for a campaign rally in Montoursville, Pennsylvania.

Washington has been "very much involved" in the situation with Iran - cranking up sanctions, sending over its military might and threatening war - "because we are trying to help a lot of people out," Trump said.

As rhetoric between the US and Iranian governments heated up in the last few days, cautious voices have been pointing out the potentially devastating consequences of an all-out war between the US and the Islamic Republic, and the impact it could have on the region, including war-ravaged Iraq.

While neither of the sides appear to favor that prospect, at least publicly, Trump added fuel to his war-mongering rhetoric, promising to fend off any potential provocation from Iran "with great force."

However, asked if he had a reason to believe that such a provocation is imminent, Trump admitted that there is nothing to suggest that. "We have no indication that anything is happening or will happen, but if it does, it will be met, obviously, with great force. We'll have no choice," Trump said.

Comment: More from RT, Senator Lindsey Graham apparently doesn't agree:
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has blamed Iran for "escalating tensions" in the Persian Gulf, accusing the country of threatening the US even while promising massive retaliation in response to vague "threat streams."

Graham's latest tweets were apparently inspired by a briefing from National Security Advisor John Bolton...after he complained last week that the administration wasn't telling Congress enough about the supposedly credible threats that had led Bolton to summon a carrier strike group, a bomber task force and a missile battery to the Persian Gulf over the past month.

The latest peak came when a rocket landed in an abandoned building inside Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday, triggering a tweetstorm of apocalyptic rhetoric from President Trump - even in the absence of evidence linking the rocket to Iran.

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Frustrating regime changers, Maduro proposes early elections for Venezuela's National Assembly


RT
Mon, 20 May 2019 20:09 UTC
National Assembly Caracas
© Reuters/IANational Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has proposed holding early elections to restock the National Assembly, currently headed by opposition leader and self-declared interim president Juan Guaido, who is backed by the US.

Maduro made this call in a speech in Caracas on Monday. He also talked about an early election in February of this year. If elections are not held beforehand, Venezuelans will vote on the makeup of the National Assembly next year as scheduled.

In 2017, the body saw its powers somewhat limited after the establishment of the Constituent Assembly, with the latter being entirely staffed with Maduro loyalists. The two legislatures have functioned in parallel since.

A broad coalition of opposition parties currently holds 109 seats in the assembly, while parties loyal to Maduro hold 55. There are a total of 167 seats in the house.

Maduro's announcement comes on the anniversary of his reelection to the Latin American country's presidency last year. Guaido, along with the United States, has called the election "illegitimate."

If defeated at the ballot box, Guaido would lose his claim to legitimate power. Despite Washington's backing, Guaido's efforts to mobilize popular anger and oust Maduro have thus far failed, and the Venezuelan president still commands the support of the country's military and remains safely in power.

Comment: Smart move by Maduro. Even if pro-govt parties don't win a majority, Guaido's extremists are sure to lose.

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Fresh from election victory, ANC prepares to 'take back' South African economy 'from White capital monopoly'


RT
Mon, 20 May 2019 10:45 UTC
SA mine workers
© Reuters/Siphiwe SibekoMine workers take part in a march at Lonmin's Marikana mine in South Africa's North West Province.
The struggle for economic emancipation of South Africa's black population should be unstoppable, according to the ANC (African National Congress) secretary-general Ace Magashule.

Speaking at a memorial lecture in honor of South African activist Walter Sisulu, he said that "dark forces" in the ruling party are hellbent on distracting from the struggle for economic freedom and the battle against white monopoly capital. Magashule said as cited by the Sunday Times:
"The struggle for economic emancipation of our people is and must be unstoppable. We can no longer be slaves in our own nation. We can no longer be counted as the poorest of the poor, while those who hold our wealth through historic theft still enjoy it."
It is unacceptable that the economy is still in white hands, he said, adding the ANC has to remain steadfast in the struggle for economic freedom.

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