Cameroon: Opposition vows to defy Paul Biya’s government
Is this another country Trump wants to invade or sponsor a coup in?

Cameroonians are taking their grievances against the regime of President Paul Biya to the world. Over the weekend, Cameroonians occupied the embassies of their country in Berlin and Paris, to support protests back home.
German bloggers release classified intelligence report on far-right AfD

Although parts of the intelligence report had already circulated through German media, the full AfD report reveals an exhaustive analysis of the party’s rhetoric as well as members’ links to extremist groups.
Facebook unveils new tools to fight EU election interference
And blocks others tracking its mining of our data! With European Union elections months away, Facebook has announced new measures to stop election meddling across the bloc. The measures include bolstering ad transparency and establishing regional defense centers.
The Democratic Promise of Ocasio-Cortez, Warren and Sanders
Sanders is still not a Democrat. Economic power corrupts, and absolute economic power corrupts absolutely.
Duke University Apologizes Over Professor’s Email Asking Chinese Students to Speak English
As well they should – and now move to be sure that the racists go back into their closets or hit the road! The university is conducting an internal review after a professor sent an email cautioning international students from speaking Chinese on campus.
Howard Schultz, Please Don’t Run for President
Being good at coffee does not a President make, nor does just being rich! A bid by an ex-chief of Starbucks would be reckless idiocy.
Prominent Democrats Form Pro-Israel Group to Counter Skepticism on the Left – The New York Times – “The need is for balance to achieve peace, not one-sidedness.”
J Street donated just under $5 million to candidates in the 2018 election and Jeremy Ben-Ami, the group’s president, said they would at least match that in 2020. “The idea that the Democratic Party should just support the Netanyahu government, right or wrong, is out of line with where American Jews are at and where Jewish Democrats are at,” Mr. Ben-Ami said.
Inoreader – Facebook Moves to Block Ad Transparency Tools — Including Ours
A number of organizations, including ProPublica, have developed tools to let the public see exactly how Facebook users are being targeted by advertisers. Now, Facebook has quietly made changes to its site that stop those efforts. ProPublica, Mozilla and Who Targets Me have all noticed their tools stopped working this month after Facebook inserted code in its website that blocks them. “This is very concerning,” said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., who has co-sponsored the Honest Ads Act, which would require transparency on Facebook ads. “Investigative groups like ProPublica need access to this information in order to track and report on the opaque and frequently deceptive world of online advertising.”
Source: Inoreader – Facebook Moves to Block Ad Transparency Tools — Including Ours
Kirsten Gillibrand Talks Immigration, Institutional Racism, And ‘Why We Need To Get Money Out Of Politics’
As Democrats jump head first into the race for the 2020 presidential nomination, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who announced her candidacy on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert earlier this month, stopped by WNYC on Friday afternoon. [ more › ]
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