A spokesperson for the US Department of State has warned Americans currently in Ukraine that they should not “anticipate that there will be US government-sponsored evacuations,” suggesting that they use the available commercial flights instead. The official made the comment to media outlets on Friday, responding to questions on recent …
Read More »Zuckerberg claims Facebook is victim of ‘coordinated media effort’ to tarnish its image with leaked documents
During Facebook’s third-quarter earnings call on Monday, Zuckerberg told investors that the ongoing spate of reportage based on leaked documents from whistleblower Frances Haugen and others was not “good-faith criticism.” He claimed that the news coverage did not reflect the company’s efforts to curb hate speech and disinformation, noting that …
Read More »In coordinated move, West imposes sanctions on Belarus over grounding of Ryanair plane & arrest of opposition activist Protasevich
On Monday, Brussels announced that it would be targeting 78 individuals and eight organizations, said to be “made in view of the escalation of serious human rights violations in Belarus and the violent repression of civil society, democratic opposition, and journalists.” As justification, the EU noted last month‘s now-infamous forced …
Read More »Merkel pushes for coordinated bans on UK arrivals to EU due to new variant of coronavirus – British media
EU nations would be “free to impose temporary bans on entry and on transporting passengers entering from [non-EU] countries with virus-variants areas,” the Times reported on Thursday, citing a draft proposal submitted to Brussels by Berlin. According to the paper, the move is being wholly backed by German Chancellor Angela …
Read More »Parler CEO denounces ‘coordinated attack’ by Big Tech as Amazon prepares to pull plug on its servers
While the conservative-friendly social media company hopes to move to a new hosting provider soon, it acknowledged that its options are “limited” due to a “coordinated effort” designed and timed to “inflict the most damage,” according Matze. Earlier on Saturday, Apple followed Google’s steps to purge Parler from its App …
Read More »In his ‘most important speech ever’, Trump vows to protect US election system from ‘coordinated assault & siege’
“As president, I have no higher duty than to defend the laws and the Constitution of the United States, that is why I am determined to protect our election system, which is now under coordinated assault and siege,” Trump said in a lengthy video address on Wednesday, laying out his case …
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