Pages purged by Facebook were on blacklist promoted by Washington Post
Media outlets removed by Facebook on Thursday, in a massive purge of 800 accounts and pages, had previously been targeted in a blacklist of oppositional sites promoted by the Washington Post in November 2016.
wsws.org
Massive protest against right-wing surge hits Berlin as ethnic tensions boil over in Germany
Thousands have rallied in Berlin against the riding wave of right-wing politics. The protests come in the wake of recent far-right and neo-Nazi demonstrations against multiculturalism in Chemnitz, Köthen, and Schönberg.
rt.com
Millions of Americans Will Face Poverty in Retirement, Study Finds
Workers and their spouses are expected to sink into poverty in their old age.
telesurtv.net
U.S. Edges Toward New Cold-War Era With China
The Trump administration is moving deliberately to counter what the White House views as years of unbridled Chinese aggression, taking aim at military, political and economic targets in Beijing and signaling a new and potentially much colder era in U.S.-China relations.
archive.is
Italy's Matteo Salvini says 'little ethnic shops' should close by 9pm
Italy’s far-right interior minister has come under fire for a proposal that would force what he calls “little ethnic shops” to close by 9pm.Matteo Salvini added the measure to his immigrant-targeting security decree, arguing late-night grocery stores, mostly run by foreigners, are “a meeting place for drug deals and people who raise hell”.
theguardian.com
Canada is 'concerned' with Khashoggi's fate but will sell arms to Saudis anyway
Ottawa will keep its $15bn arms deal with Riyadh despite concerns over Saudi involvement in the disappearance of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the diplomatic row over human rights, Prime Minister Trudeau said.
rt.com
US hotel workers continue strikes in eight cities
Walkouts by US hotel workers continued into the weekend with about 7,700 workers at Marriott hotels in eight US cities on strike over largely economic issues as well as job security.
wsws.org
Germany's Far Right Finds A New Stronghold In Bavaria, And It's Costing Merkel
German support for Chancellor Angela Merkel and her conservatives is at an all-time low, and in few places is that more evident than Bavaria.A booming economy and ever fewer migrants crossing the border into the wealthy alpine state haven't eased a populist backlash against the Christian Social Union (CSU), which is the closest ally of Merkel's party, the Christian Democrats (CDU). The CSU has governed Bavaria for all but three years since 1946, most of the time with an absolute majority.
npr.org
State Department revokes Hillary Clinton's security clearance at her request
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's security clearance has been revoked at her request, the State Department told lawmakers, according to a letter made public Friday.
outline.com
