The Daily Populous

Monday October 10th, 2022 morning edition

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Kanye West has been locked out of his Twitter account after posting an anti-Semitic tweet, BuzzFeed News reports and Pitchfork can confirm.

The social media platform removed the tweet shortly after West published it for violating its rules and guidelines.

There is currently a notice from Twitter in the tweet’s place that reads: “This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules.”

Although West’s Twitter account is currently still live, a Twitter spokesperson told Pitchfork that “the account was locked for violating Twitter’s policies.”

Pitchfork has reached out to Kanye West’s representatives for further information and comment.

West later addressed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Twitter, saying “how you gone kick me off instagram.”

In March, West’s Instagram account was suspended for 24 hours after posting a slur targeting The Daily Show host Trevor Noah. »

Trump told advisors last year he'd return Mar-a-Lago files in exchange for 'sensitive' documents about the FBI probe of his 2016 campaign's ties to Russia: NYT

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Trump floated the idea of trading Mar-a-Lago boxes for documents on the Russia probe, per The NYT.

Aides to Trump did not pitch his proposal to the National Archives, knowing it would be rejected.

The Department of Justice is investigating whether Trump broke three federal laws relating to the handling of classified information, including the Espionage Act. »

Dutch employee fired by U.S. firm for shutting off webcam awarded €75,000 in court

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A remote employee of a U.S. business who was fired for refusing to leave his webcam on while he was working was awarded roughly 75,000 euros by a Dutch court for wrongful termination.

He was told that during the period he would have to remain logged in for the entire workday with screen-sharing turned on and his webcam activated.

The telemarketing worker replied back two days later, “I don't feel comfortable being monitored for 9 hours a day by a camera. »

Putin Sees Pakistan as Russia’s Priority Partner in South Asia

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As the Russian leader put it, “I would like to note that we see Pakistan as a priority partner in South Asia as well as the continent as a whole.

During the Cold War, Pakistan was the front-line ally of the United States in its war against the defunct Soviet Union.

Russia’s expected future participation in CPEC will further strengthen the Beijing-Moscow-Islamabad nexus and strategic partnership, thus expanding Moscow’s influence in South Asia. »

‘I’d eat an Indian’: rivals seize on unearthed Bolsonaro cannibalism boast

Authored by theguardian.com

The Yanomami people from the territory Bolsonaro claims to have visited say they have never engaged in such acts.

“Bolsonaro has revealed that he would eat human flesh,” a television advert produced by Bolsonaro’s leftist rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, declared on Friday after the remarks were unearthed.

One recent Lula advert shows Bolsonaro shoving a female politician and calling her a “bitch”. »