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Egypt Announces the End of Daily Reporting on COVID-19 Statistics

People wait to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a mass immunisation venue in Cairo. Photo Credit | Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh The Egyptian Ministry of…

Egypt Announces the End of Daily Reporting on COVID-19 Statistics

Not alone in thinking it can let up – pray they are right but fear Covid might ramp up again.

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Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., called Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug” at a campaign event over the weekend.

“Remember that Zelensky is a thug,” Cawthorn said in a video obtained by WRAL. “Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and is incredibly evil and has been pushing woke ideologies.”

I’m curious how those attending the event in Asheville, N.C.  responded.  Does he not know Trump has changed his tune?   Could Cawthorn have been referring to democracy when he referred to woke ideologies?   Mother Jones reports that “Cawthorn’s remarks, which parrot Russian propaganda, were first reported by none other than Karl Rove. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed urging the GOP to stand up for Ukraine, the former senior adviser to George W. Bush called out Cawthorn, along with Ohio senatorial candidate JD Vance, for their anti-Ukraine stances, insisting that neither man was reflective of the Republican Party at…

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Russian TikTok Influencers Are Being Paid To Spread Kremlin Propaganda – Slashdot

An investigation has uncovered a coordinated campaign to pay Russian TikTok influencers to post videos pushing pro-Kremlin narratives about the war in Ukraine. Vice News:Numerous campaigns have been coordinated in a secret Telegram channel that directs these influencers on what to say, where to capture videos, what hashtags to use, and when exactly to post the video. These campaigns were launched at the beginning of the invasion and have involved a number of the highest-profile influencers on TikTok, some of whom have over a million followers.

And even though TikTok has banned new uploads from users located inside Russia, the campaigns have not stopped. The Telegram channel is run by an anonymous administrator who recruits social media influencers and told VICE News he was a journalist. The administrator lays out the requirements, such as minimum views required and the date and time the video needs to be posted. He also asks potential recruits to say how much money they demand per post. It remains unknown who is paying for the campaigns. Source: Russian TikTok Influencers Are Being Paid To Spread Kremlin Propaganda – Slashdot