QAnon Vaccine Conspiracy Theories — VAXOPEDIA

There is one thing you can believe in when it comes to conspiracy theories, including vaccine conspiracy theories. “The QAnon theory now connects anti-vaccine, anti-5G conspiracies, antisemitic and anti-migrant tropes, and several bizarre theories that the world is in the thrall of a group of peadophile elites set on global domination in part aided by…

QAnon Vaccine Conspiracy Theories — VAXOPEDIA

Cats, dogs, and humans in Istanbul – Nadia’s Jerusalem

It always fascinated me to see cats and dogs in Istanbul. I was actually willing to live a dog life in that city. The amount of care and cleanliness was always a wishful thought.

This time things looked different… dogs roaming spiritless as if drugged. Homeless men on the sides of the streets, close to mosques and inside public gardens… misery was obvious. It was only cats that managed to grab life to its fullest …

 

Source: Cats, dogs, and humans in Istanbul – Nadia’s Jerusalem

Doctors warned Victoria’s health department about hotel infection control dangers before coronavirus spread – ABC News

Frontline doctors warned about infection dangers inside Victoria’s hotel quarantine program more than a month before workers started catching COVID-19, but the state’s health department never responded to their concerns.

Source: Doctors warned Victoria’s health department about hotel infection control dangers before coronavirus spread – ABC News

Israel: Arrests in Jerusalem as protests against Benjamin Netanyahu continue | News | DW | 16.08.2020

Israeli police have arrested 11 people during massive protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the protesters were arrested outside the prime minister’s Jerusalem residence early on Sunday because they had been forbidden from marching beyond a designated area.

An estimated 10,000 Israelis turned out in Jerusalem late on Saturday, while many more protested outside Netanyahu’s private villa north of Tel Aviv and on bridges over highways across the country.

Source: Israel: Arrests in Jerusalem as protests against Benjamin Netanyahu continue | News | DW | 16.08.2020

Belarus: Rival rallies as Lukashenko claims NATO deployed to border | News | DW | 16.08.2020

A rally in support of the embattled Belarusian president was dwarfed by an opposition protest more than 100,000 strong. Alexander Lukashenko said NATO is building up its military on the country’s western border.

Source: Belarus: Rival rallies as Lukashenko claims NATO deployed to border | News | DW | 16.08.2020

Facebook algorithm found to ‘actively promote’ Holocaust denial | World news | The Guardian

Last Wednesday Facebook announced it was banning conspiracy theories about Jewish people “controlling the world”. However, it has been unwilling to categorise Holocaust denial as a form of hate speech, a stance that ISD describe as a “conceptual blind spot”. The ISD also discovered at least 36 Facebook groups with a combined 366,068 followers which are specifically dedicated to Holocaust denial or which host such content. Researchers found that when they followed public Facebook pages containing Holocaust denial content, Facebook recommended further similar content.

Source: Facebook algorithm found to ‘actively promote’ Holocaust denial | World news | The Guardian

Coronavirus czar (falsely) accuses Arabs of ‘attacking’ Israel by spreading virus – The Jerusalem Post

In response to Gamzu’s comments, MK Aida Touma-Sliman (Joint List) called the commissioner “racist” and said that he related to the Arab community as if its intention was to commit harm.

She added that “nobody has used such a term to refer to all the people gathering on the beachfront, in cafes in Jaffa and Tel Aviv – no one has called them perpetrators,” and that “Gamzu should focus on his work and examine what can be done in particular in the Arab sector.”

MK Ayman Odeh, head of the Joint List, also criticized Gamzu over his remarks.

“It is a pity that while Arab doctors are at the forefront of the struggle against the coronavirus, the commissioner comes out with a statement that harms an entire society,” Odeh said. “Instead of making such unfortunate statements, I invite him to work together to defeat the plague.”Source: Coronavirus czar accuses Arabs of ‘attacking’ Israel by spreading virus – The Jerusalem Post