Updated 5:28 am PDT, Saturday, March 16, 2019 FILE - In this March 23, 2017 file photo, China's Energy Minister Nur Bekri, right, shakes hands with Sweden's Minister for Energy Ibrahim Baylan at the Swedish Government headquarters Rosenbad in Stockholm. The head of China's energy planning agency has been expelled from the country's ruling Communist Party and dismissed from his posts, China's disciplinary committee announced Saturday, March 16, 2019. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP, File) less FILE - In this March 23, 2017 file photo, China's Energy Minister Nur Bekri, right, shakes hands with Sweden's Minister for Energy Ibrahim Baylan at the Swedish Government headquarters Rosenbad in Stockholm. ... more Photo: Henrik Montgomery, AP Photo: Henrik Montgomery, AP Image 1 of / 1 … [Read more...] about Head of Chinese energy agency expelled from Communist Party
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Daughter of ex-Mao secretary boycotts Communist-led memorial
Updated 9:12 pm PST, Wednesday, February 20, 2019 In this April 13, 1997, photo released by Li Nanyang, Communist Party veteran Li Rui celebrates his 80th birthday in Beijing. Li Nanyang, daughter of Li Rui, boycotted her father's funeral Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, calling it an improper tribute to a man who once worked for Mao Zedong but later became a fierce critic of the regime. (Li Nanyang via AP) less In this April 13, 1997, photo released by Li Nanyang, Communist Party veteran Li Rui celebrates his 80th birthday in Beijing. Li Nanyang, daughter of Li Rui, boycotted her father's funeral Wednesday, Feb. 20, ... more Photo: AP Photo: AP Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 In this April 13, 1997, photo released by Li Nanyang, Communist Party veteran Li Rui celebrates his … [Read more...] about Daughter of ex-Mao secretary boycotts Communist-led memorial
German communist leaders honored 100 years after slayings
Updated 7:53 am CST, Sunday, January 13, 2019 Carnations lay on the grave of former German socialists' leader Rosa Luxemburg at a cemetery Berlin, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. Prominent figures from the country's left have paid tribute to the founders of the German Communist Party and other socialistic heroes. With the event they are marking the 100th anniversary of the deaths of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, who were killed Jan. 15, 1919, by right-wing militiamen during a failed uprising. less Carnations lay on the grave of former German socialists' leader Rosa Luxemburg at a cemetery Berlin, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. Prominent figures from the country's left have paid tribute to the founders of the ... more Photo: Markus Schreiber, AP Photo: Markus Schreiber, AP Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close … [Read more...] about German communist leaders honored 100 years after slayings
Brazil’s leftist parties to boycott Bolsonaro’s inauguration
Mauricio Savarese and C.h. Gardiner, Associated Press Updated 12:35 pm PST, Friday, December 28, 2018 FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2018 file photo, Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro listens to a question during a press interview, in Brasilia, Brazil. Brazil’s biggest left-leaning opposition parties will boycott the presidential inauguration on Jan. 1. The Workers’ Party, which governed Brazil between 2003 and 2016, and the Socialism and Liberty Party said Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, their lawmakers will not attend the ceremonies. less FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2018 file photo, Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro listens to a question during a press interview, in Brasilia, Brazil. Brazil’s biggest left-leaning opposition parties will ... more Photo: Eraldo Peres, AP Photo: Eraldo … [Read more...] about Brazil’s leftist parties to boycott Bolsonaro’s inauguration
Google bent to communist China’s demands by blacklisting a dissident, company engineer reveals
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 by: JD Heyes Tags: Ai Weiwei, authoritarianism, Censorship, China, Chinese dissident, cognitive dissidence, evil, Google, Google engineer, Google Play, information control, left cult, Mike Wacker, project Dragonfly, search engine, suppression, Talk at Google, tech giants, Whistleblower (Natural News) For most of its existence, search and media behemoth Google thrived under the unofficial motto, “Don’t be evil.” Part of the company’s Code of Conduct since 2000, the motto was altered slightly in 2015 when Google was reorganized under a new parent company, Alphabet, to “do the right thing.” Google itself, meanwhile, retained “don’t be evil.” But that changed earlier this year as reports noted that the company suddenly and unceremoniously dropped “don’t be evil” from its conduct code for employees. No one outside of top management really knew why at the time, but as the … [Read more...] about Google bent to communist China’s demands by blacklisting a dissident, company engineer reveals