Daily Archives: October 27, 2021

2021-10-27: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-10-27). Stop the witch-hunt against scientist Peter Daszak! wsws.org The Washington Post hopes that scapegoating scientists for the COVID-19 pandemic will turn attention away from the US government's criminal "herd immunity" policies that have killed hundreds of thousands of Americans.

sputniknews (2021-10-26). Florida Gov. DeSantis Says Anthony Fauci Should Be Held Accountable for 'Unethical' Experiments. sputniknews.com The statement comes as US non-profit organisation the White Coast Waste Project accused Fauci of spending thousands of taxpayer dollars on "cruel" experiments on dogs in Tunisia. According to the organisation, dozens of puppies had their vocal chords removed and were infected with disease-causing parasites in order to test drugs on them.

Staff (2021-10-26). The Facebook Papers: Docs Reveal Tech Giant's Complicity in Hate, Lies & Violence Around the World. democracynow.org Thousands of internal Facebook documents leaked to media outlets continue to produce damning revelations about how the social media giant has prioritized its profits over user safety. The Facebook Papers have provided fresh evidence of how the company has let serious problems fester on its platform, including hate, misinformation, and human trafficking, and failed to invest in moderation outside English-speaking countries. The former Facebook product manager who shared the documents, Frances Haugen, is pressing lawmakers to more tightly regulate the company's activities and testified Monday before the British Par…

Ann Brown (2021-10-26). Fact Check: Did Al Sharpton Spy And Become An FBI Informant To Entrap Boxing Promoter Don King? moguldom.com Civil rights activist and Baptist preacher Rev. Al Sharpton was not only protesting the government to end discriminatory practices but also working for the government as an FBI informant in the 1980s. This came to light in 2014 when unsealed FBI documents finally forced Sharpton to admit to his role working as a spy. During …

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