Tag: propaganda
-
US to send weapons to Israel amid invasion threat in Gaza’s Rafah
The United States is preparing to send more bombs and other weapons to Israel even as it pushes for a ceasefire in the war on Gaza and has said it opposes Tel Aviv’s plans for a ground invasion in southern Rafah where more than half the enclave’s displaced population is trapped. The proposed arms delivery…
-
New Report Suggests The Games Industry Is Failing LGBTQ Players
I’ve known that representation in games mattered ever since that day in 1987 when I finished Metroid and discovered that intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran was that rarest of things (for the time): a cool female video-game protagonist. I loved playing as Mario, or Link, or any intrepid hero, but I was particularly thrilled to see a game say that women…
-
Biden campaign joins TikTok after sources said it wouldn’t
President Joe Biden’s 2024 presidential campaign has joined TikTok despite sources saying last year that thecampaign wouldn’t formally use the social media platform. The account is being run by campaign staff, who will be posting content regularly as the campaign does on other social media such as Instagram, Facebook, X and Threads, campaign advisers said. The only good propaganda is your…
-
Schools to extend extracurricular classes until 8 p.m. for first graders
South Korea on Monday unveiled plans to extend hours for primary schools’ extracurricular classes and make the classes available at all schools to make commuting parents’ life routines more logistically and financially sustainable. The government has allocated a budget of 1.17 trillion won ($879 million) for this year, more than double the amount earmarked for…
-
Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine says under house arrest
Ugandan opposition leader and former presidential candidate Bobi Wine said on Thursday that police had surrounded his residence and put him “under house arrest” ahead of a planned protest. Opposition politicians had planned demonstrations on Thursday against the poor condition of roads in Uganda, which is hosting two global summits this month.Wine, a popstar-turned-politician, said…
-
In Israel, Blinken looks to planning for post-war Gaza as bombardment, fighting continue to rage
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced tough talks with Israeli leaders on Gaza’s post-war future Tuesday, while Israel’s military pushed ahead with its offensive in the beleaguered territory. Heavy bombardment and fighting shook refugee camps, sending Palestinians scrambling to find safety and hampering aid groups’ efforts to get relief to the population. The discordance of “make…
-
Crackdown on Palestine in education goes far beyond universities
In November, two teachers at the Citizens of the World Charter School in Los Angeles were suspended and subjected to an investigation after they made social media posts about giving lessons to first graders on the genocide in Palestine. “LOL but I did a lesson on the genocide in Palestine today [with] my first graders,’”…
-
Family of key case in New York Times October 7 sexual violence report renounces story, says reporters manipulated them
On December 28, the New York Times published an “investigative” report on gender-based violence allegedly committed by Palestinians during the October 7 attack. The newspaper says the story was based on over 150 interviews conducted by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jeffrey Gettleman, along with Anat Schwartz and Adam Sella. The story concludes that Hamas fighters engaged in systematic rape and…