Lately, the Israeli malware firm, NSO Group, named one of the 20 worst digital predators in the world, has garnered the most scandalous headlines. Exposes published by 16 difference global media outlets noted it was spying on 50,000 cell phone numbers for police states and intelligence agencies in 50 client countries. But another Israeli company, […]
Facebook’s Two-Faced Approach to Censorship
Most journalists and human rights activists who write or advocate for Palestinian rights–or who criticize Israeli apartheid and Occupation–have confronted censorship on social media platforms. Though Facebook seems to be a more egregious violator of free expression, Twitter too engages in censorship of political speech. Today, NBC News reported that Facebook had suspended or deleted […]
Seattle Police Chief, FoxNews Continue Their Lying Ways
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best continues to feed outrageous lies to right-wing national media about the Capitol Hill neighborhood here, which has “liberated” its police Precinct after days of mass police violence targeting local residents. The chief peddled a continuous parade of lies including claims there were armed protesters on the streets extorting “tribute” from […]
Capitol Hill Attacker Charged with Assault, Police Chief Defends Violent Response to Protests, Falsely Claims Armed Protesters Extorting Payments from Local Business
King County prosecutor, Dan Satterberg, has finally filed charges against Nikolas Fernandez (see charging document), who attempted to ram his car into the Capitol Hill protesters outside the city’s East Precinct. According to Dan Gregory, who courageously confronted the driver to prevent him driving into the crowd a la James Fields, Fernandez drove down the […]
