We roundly condemn this imperialist attack on Venezuela. The world is less safe and less free since Trump and the international hate movement began acting with impunity. We will always be on the side of international law and peace.
Her comments came after Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said his government was “closet monitoring” the situation in Venezuela. He added:
Explosions have been heard and plumes of smoke are rising in the Venezuelan capital Caracas, according to an Al Jazeera correspondent there, amid spiralling tensions with the United States.
The Reuters news agency also reports loud noises were being heard in Caracas in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to witnesses.
The Associated Press news agency reported at least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas.
The southern area of the city, near a major military base, was reportedly without electricity.
When political leaders speak of genocide, they repeat a timeworn mantra: “Never again.”
Over the past year, for the Palestinians of Gaza, “again” has become reality – mass casualties broadcast almost in real time by its victims.
Thursday's suspensions come as Musk has backtracked on his promise that he Thursday's suspensions come as Musk has backtracked on his promise that he would run Twitter as a free speech absolutist could run Twitter as a free speech absolutist.
Twitter suspended several high-profile journalists Thursday evening who have been covering the company and Elon Musk.
The suspensions come a day after Twitter changed its policies around accounts that track private jets, including one owned by Elon Musk.
The accounts of Ryan Mac of The New York Times, Donie O'Sullivan of CNN, Drew Harwell of The Washington Post, Matt Binder of Mashable, Micah Lee of The Intercept and independent journalists Aaron Rupar and Tony Webster had all been suspended as of Thursday evening.
From Rolling Stone
Twitter on Thursday afternoon, adding onto an already controversial week of content moderation decisions by new platform owner Elon Musk.
New York Times reporter Ryan Mac, The Washington Post’s Drew Harwell, Mashable’s Matt Binder, CNN reporter Donie O’Sullivan, and independent journalist Aaron Rupar were removed from the platform in a late afternoon purge. The removed accounts shared a common thread of critical coverage of Musk and his management and policy decisions following his October takeover of Twitter.
Also removed from twitter was an account run by freelance journalist Tony Webster, who shared on Mastodon, that he was booted from his account with no warning. “My Twitter account has been suspended,” he wrote with a screenshot of his suspended account. “I’ve received no explanation.”
From The New York Times:
The social media service, which is owned by Elon Musk, said the accounts were suspended for “violating the Twitter rules” but did not provide details.
Twitter suspended the accounts of roughly half a dozen journalists on Thursday, the latest change by the social media service under its new owner, Elon Musk.
The accounts suspended included Ryan Mac of The New York Times; Drew Harwell of The Washington Post; Aaron Rupar, an independent journalist; Donie O’Sullivan of CNN; Matt Binder of Mashable; Tony Webster, an independent journalist; and the political journalist Keith Olbermann. It was unclear what the suspensions had in common; each user’s Twitter page included a message that said it was suspended for “violating the Twitter rules.”
Don't let anybody know where you are. -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Vice President Mike Pence.
There are a lot of powerful moments in these additional CNN clips of the Capitol attack (you probably saw some of them yesterday during the Jan. 6th committee hearing - they were taken by Alexandra Pelosi, who is a documentary filmmaker), but that's the one that jumps out to me: Nancy Pelosi telling Mike Pence not to let anyone know his location. Pelosi knew exactly what they were dealing with: Insurrection at the urging of the president. She knew Pence was in danger.
I'm stick to death of the Novak Djokovic's of the world. Believing, because they are wealthy and famous rules are only for the peasants.
