Twitter confirmed that the leaked demo, which was accessible on a publicly available site, is one possible iteration of a new policy to target misinformation. The company does not have a date to roll out any new misinformation features.
— Read on www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/twitter-testing-new-ways-fight-misinformation-including-community-based-points-n1139931
Day: February 20, 2020
Lockheed Martin hires Trump-tied lobbyist who pushed for strike against Iran
David Urban, a CNN contributor and former Trump campaign aide, pushed for a military strike on Iran while inking a lobbying deal with Lockheed Martin.
— Read on www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/06/lockheed-martin-hires-trump-tied-lobbyist/
Trump Puts Jared Kushner in Charge of Clemency Process – Reports
After the US president pardoned a group of 11 people earlier this week, sources said Trump had assembled a team of advisers led by his son-in-law Jared Kushner to recommend and vet candidates for pardons.
— Read on sputniknews.com/amp/us/202002201078363593-trump-jared-kushner-charge-clemency-process/
US diplomats involved in trafficking of human blood and pathogens for secret military program (video)
Leaked documents reveal that the US Embassy to Tbilisi transports pathogens, as well as frozen human blood, as diplomatic cargo.
— Read on dilyana.bg/us-diplomats-involved-in-trafficking-of-human-blood-and-pathogens-for-secret-military-program/
Let Bannon Defeat Himself 班农之矛戳班农之盾
Let Bannon Defeat Himself 班农之矛戳班农之盾 yes-justice-seeking: “Steve Bannon, or shall I call you Cat-Face? Leninist? Today is Feb. 19, 2020, I am hereby announcing that you will be exposed, defeated by…
— Read on thechaoscat1.tumblr.com/post/190941594071/let-bannon-defeat-himself-班农之矛戳班农之盾
10 Inventions From China’s Han Dynasty That Change the World
The 400-year rule of the Han Dynasty generated a slew of innovations in everything from agriculture to metallurgy to seismology.
— Read on https://www.history.com/news/han-dynasty-inventions
How ‘The Birth of a Nation’ Revived the Ku Klux Klan
D.W. Griffith’s controversial epic 1915 film about the Civil War and Reconstruction depicted the Ku Klux Klan as valiant saviors of a post-war South ravaged by Northern carpetbaggers and freed blacks.
— Read on https://www.history.com/news/kkk-birth-of-a-nation-film
Does NATO respond positively to the Turkish supererogation?
Turkey is once again turning to the West, while over the past two years, it had been distancing from the West and trying to collaborate with Russia due the success of the Astana peace process on the Syrian conflict.
— Read on www.tehrantimes.com/news/445305/Does-NATO-respond-positively-to-the-Turkish-supererogation
Economic Expert Discloses US-Saudi Arabia Agreement on Yemen’s Oil Reserves
“Saudi Arabia has signed a secret agreement with the US to prevent Yemen from utilizing its oil reserves over the past 30 years,” Yemeni Economist Hassan Ali al-Sanaeri told FNA on Sunday.
“The scientific research and assessments conducted by international drilling companies show that Yemen’s oil reserves are more than the combined reservers of all the Persian Gulf states,” he added.
Al-Sanaeri added that Yemen has abundant oil reserves in Ma’rib, al-Jawf, Shabwah and Hadhramaut regions.
— Read on www.tehrantimes.com/news/409031/Economic-Expert-Discloses-US-Saudi-Arabia-Agreement-on-Yemen-s
The Racism of ‘Gone with the Wind’ Is Still with Us
Re-watching it 75 years later
— Read on www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a30109/gone-with-the-wind-racism/
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