The Daily Shaarli

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May 15, 2020

Facebook deactivates dozens of accounts of Palestinian journalists and activists
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At least 52 Palestinians have been affected by Facebook's deactivation sweep, according to data collected by Middle East Eye

Ex-Green Beret Thought U.S. Supported Failed Venezuela Raid, Family Says - WSJ
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"Luke Denman’s loved ones are pleading for help from the State Department after his mission in Venezuela ended in disaster."

Hunger Gnaws at the Edges of the World: The Twentieth Newsletter (2020).
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Hunger is a bitter reality that modern civilisation should have expelled a century ago. What did it mean for human beings to learn how to build a car or fly a plane and not at the same time abolish the indignity of hunger?

Venezuela says 39 ex-soldiers caught trying to enter country | The Star
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"Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino López gave no details on where or when the former soldiers were captured. Officials had previously reported the arrests of at least 40 people, including two Americans, as a result of the May 3 raid on the coastal town of Macuto."

Canada: Wet'suwet'en sign historic deal to negotiate land rights | World news | The Guardian
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"The federal government typically only negotiates with First Nations band councils and their democratically elected leadership. But Wet’suwet’en hereditary leaders have long claimed authority over a large swath of northern British Columbia arguing that they never signed any treaty to cede the land. Few expect the negotiations will be straightforward: there are few playbooks for the government to draw on when negotiating rights and land titles."

Letter and contract put Guaido at center of failed Venezuelan raid | Miami Herald
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There you have it. Even the Miami Herald is saying this was orchestrated by Guaido.