BREAKING: "This is a historical day for Chile," says the govt official who tweeted this video. Nearly 1 million protesters are in the streets of Santagio, Chile, now. Internet service is slowing down, as people use social media to make sure the world knows.pic.twitter.com/sUZ3GM4AR7
[...] Trump may have his sights on a medium with a global audience of 345 million people that provides a new, multi-lingual megaphone: the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the government-funded international news agency.
The 39 people who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry trailer in Essex on Wednesday were already trapped when they arrived at the Belgian coast en route to England, local officials have said, as police confirmed that the victims were all Chinese nationals.
‘The forms of torture documented in the report range from scalding with boiling hot water and slicing off body parts to rape and other sexual violence, and medical neglect including allowing junior doctors to use prisoners for surgical training.’ https://t.co/gcq5GIWB2O
It seems that Elizabeth Warren might need her own Marriner Eccles (FDR's chairman of the Fed), someone who can explain to the very rich that in order to protect its capitalists, big and small, the US needs to overcome the extreme tendency...https://t.co/JXmovH8pI2 via @voxdotcom
Haitians say the violence and economic stagnation stemming from a clash between the president and the opposition are worse than anything they have ever experienced. Kirk Semple reporting fromLÉOGÂNE, Haiti
Turkish-backed proxies have released ISIS fighters and allegedly used white phosphorus on Syrian civilians. Now, Erdogan and Putin have decided to carve up what’s left of northeastern Syria. https://t.co/B9P0BipVjJ
Five times the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations undermined scientific integrity by interfering with the findings of federal government researchers for political reasons. https://t.co/TavROPAEaw
Stupid stunt by a lawless gang of thugs. It’s like storming a grand jury room, only crazier: Republicans are fully and fairly represented in the closed hearing and have ample opportunity to question all witnesses, which defense counsel never get!https://t.co/lKKEvebCSR
Tying it all together. “Defending Ukraine against Russian encroachment, much like defending Kurdish allies against Turkey, has been a high priority for many Rs, who complained Obama did not stand up to Moscow aggressively enough.” @peterbakernyt https://t.co/LW2W2NMaTo
[....] the physical and verbal attacks on lawmakers from Macron's La République En Marche party highlight the struggle to push forward his economically and socially liberal, pro-European agenda.
