Misión Verdad (2021-11-05). Poll: Nicaragua's FSLN has 70% Electoral Support for November 7 Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com The polling firm M&R Consultores released the results of a survey in Nicaragua that places the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) far ahead of the competition for the upcoming general elections. The pollster estimated that voter intention favors the FSLN party of incumbent Daniel Ortega by 70% for the elections that will take place on Sunday, November 7. | For the vast majority of the population consulted, the most significant factor was that the people have tangible opportunities to improve their quality of life. In addition, 65.2% described the freedom of citizens to think, say, and do as they please a…

Editor (2021-11-05). Facebook does the U.S. government's censorship work in Nicaraguan elections. mronline.org A few days before the Nicaraguan presidential elections on November 7, Facebook and other social media companies began closing down many of the pages used by Sandinista supporters in their campaign to re-elect President Daniel Ortega.

_____ (2021-11-05). Washington Piles On Pressure Ahead Of Nicaraguan Elections. popularresistance.org Washington has ratcheted up the pressure just days before Nicaragua's presidential and parliamentary elections, approving legislation calling for more sanctions and other punitive measures. | The bipartisan Renacer Act was passed by 387 votes to 35 on Wednesday evening and will be sent to President Joe Biden to pass into law. | It is expected to be introduced ahead of Sunday's poll to pile additional pressure on President Daniel Ortega and his Sandinista government. | The Senate foreign relations committee welcomed the passing of the draconian and reactionary Bill. | Senator Bob Menendez said that he was proud to…

Yader Lanuza (2021-11-05). Nicaragua's Elections: The Reality. dissidentvoice.org The Nicaraguan elections are on November 7, 2021. The US government, the media that does its bidding, and even some self-described "leftists," present a Nicaragua in "turmoil" and "crisis" — and the elections as a farce. These attacks against the Sandinista government also emanate from academics, intellectuals, and journalists with ties to the members of …

Staff (2021-11-05). Has Fuel Distribution in Venezuela Improved? This is what Venezuelans Say. orinocotribune.com A tour made of service stations in Caracas and its surroundings this Thursday, November 4, by Laiguana.tv's team of reporters, led by the journalist Mirelvis Gutiérrez, found two contrasting realities. On the one hand, at the pumps that sell fuel at international prices, queues are practically non-existent and the supply is constant. Alternately, where subsidized gasoline is sold, long lines persist. | On Victoria Avenue in Caracas an interviewee told Gutiérrez that, although they still have to wait several hours to refuel, the situation has improved in comparison to previous months. | Since June 1, 2020, Venezue…

Misión Verdad (2021-11-05). Poll: Nicaragua's FSLN has 70% Electoral Support for November 7 Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com The polling firm M&R Consultores released the results of a survey in Nicaragua that places the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) far ahead of the competition for the upcoming general elections. The pollster estimated that voter intention favors the FSLN party of incumbent Daniel Ortega by 70% for the elections that will take place on Sunday, November 7. | For the vast majority of the population consulted, the most significant factor was that the people have tangible opportunities to improve their quality of life. In addition, 65.2% described the freedom of citizens to think, say, and do as they please a…

Editor (2021-11-05). Facebook does the U.S. government's censorship work in Nicaraguan elections. mronline.org A few days before the Nicaraguan presidential elections on November 7, Facebook and other social media companies began closing down many of the pages used by Sandinista supporters in their campaign to re-elect President Daniel Ortega.

_____ (2021-11-05). Washington Piles On Pressure Ahead Of Nicaraguan Elections. popularresistance.org Washington has ratcheted up the pressure just days before Nicaragua's presidential and parliamentary elections, approving legislation calling for more sanctions and other punitive measures. | The bipartisan Renacer Act was passed by 387 votes to 35 on Wednesday evening and will be sent to President Joe Biden to pass into law. | It is expected to be introduced ahead of Sunday's poll to pile additional pressure on President Daniel Ortega and his Sandinista government. | The Senate foreign relations committee welcomed the passing of the draconian and reactionary Bill. | Senator Bob Menendez said that he was proud to…

Yader Lanuza (2021-11-05). Nicaragua's Elections: The Reality. dissidentvoice.org The Nicaraguan elections are on November 7, 2021. The US government, the media that does its bidding, and even some self-described "leftists," present a Nicaragua in "turmoil" and "crisis" — and the elections as a farce. These attacks against the Sandinista government also emanate from academics, intellectuals, and journalists with ties to the members of …

Staff (2021-11-05). Has Fuel Distribution in Venezuela Improved? This is what Venezuelans Say. orinocotribune.com A tour made of service stations in Caracas and its surroundings this Thursday, November 4, by Laiguana.tv's team of reporters, led by the journalist Mirelvis Gutiérrez, found two contrasting realities. On the one hand, at the pumps that sell fuel at international prices, queues are practically non-existent and the supply is constant. Alternately, where subsidized gasoline is sold, long lines persist. | On Victoria Avenue in Caracas an interviewee told Gutiérrez that, although they still have to wait several hours to refuel, the situation has improved in comparison to previous months. | Since June 1, 2020, Venezue…

Erika Takeo (2021-11-04). Women's struggle in Nicaragua: from liberation fighters to building an alternative society. peoplesdispatch.org "Throughout Central America, women are actively mobilizing for their rights; the crucial difference in Nicaragua is that the new government has a commitment to support them. The challenges they face are similar to those faced by each of the neighboring republics — but only in Nicaragua have concrete opportunities for change arisen." — Helen Collinson et al., 'Women and Revolution in Nicaragua' (1990) | According to the

teleSUR (2021-11-04). Six Candidates Compete For The Nicaraguan Presidency On Sunday. telesurenglish.net On Nov., the Nicaraguan people will elect president, vice president, 90 lawmakers, and 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament. | RELATED: | The parties competing for the presidency are the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), Nicaragua's Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC), Christian Road (CCN), Liberal Alliance Party (ALN), the Independent Liberal Party (PLI), and the Alliance for the Republic Party (APRE). Below are the profiles of the politic…

Daniela Jimenez (2021-11-03). Facebook Censors Sandinistas in Nicaragua Days Before Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com Social media corporation Facebook, now called Meta, reported that it eliminated an alleged network of trolling accounts aimed at national audiences in Nicaragua. However, activists and supporters of Daniel Ortega's government allege that their accounts were closed without prior notice and clarified that they are not trolls. | This was stated by Sandinista activist Ligia Sevilla, who reported that she was censored by the social media platform due to content she posted in support of the government of Daniel Ortega, and against the interests of the right-wing opposition in the Central American country, but above all…

Peter Bolton (2021-11-03). Socialist International's Parroting of US Line on Nicaragua Shows What a Worthless Fossil It's Become. orinocotribune.com By Peter Bolton — Nov 1, 2021 | On October 25, about two weeks before Nicaragua's 2021 presidential election, the Socialist International (SI) released a statement titled Nicaragua: A Contemporary Victim of Absolute Power. Given the steady stream of tendentious twaddle about Nicaragua that's been disseminated from Washington and dutifully repeated by the corporate-owned media, one might reasonably assume that the global federation of social democratic and labor parties would at least provide some semblance of balance. | But far from adding nuance, the statement reads as if it were a press release sent direct…

Nan McCurdy (2021-11-03). Electoral Contras: U.S. Plotting to Sabotage Nicaraguan Democracy Yet Again. covertactionmagazine.com But Nicaraguans Will Not Let the Evil Empire Dictate Who They Vote for, with Sandinista Revolutionary Leader Daniel Ortega Poised …

Daniela Jimenez (2021-11-03). Facebook Censors Sandinistas in Nicaragua Days Before Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com Social media corporation Facebook, now called Meta, reported that it eliminated an alleged network of trolling accounts aimed at national audiences in Nicaragua. However, activists and supporters of Daniel Ortega's government allege that their accounts were closed without prior notice and clarified that they are not trolls. | This was stated by Sandinista activist Ligia Sevilla, who reported that she was censored by the social media platform due to content she posted in support of the government of Daniel Ortega, and against the interests of the right-wing opposition in the Central American country, but above all…

Nan McCurdy (2021-11-03). Electoral Contras: U.S. Plotting to Sabotage Nicaraguan Democracy Yet Again. covertactionmagazine.com But Nicaraguans Will Not Let the Evil Empire Dictate Who They Vote for, with Sandinista Revolutionary Leader Daniel Ortega Poised …

Peter Bolton (2021-11-03). Socialist International's Parroting of US Line on Nicaragua Shows What a Worthless Fossil It's Become. orinocotribune.com By Peter Bolton — Nov 1, 2021 | On October 25, about two weeks before Nicaragua's 2021 presidential election, the Socialist International (SI) released a statement titled Nicaragua: A Contemporary Victim of Absolute Power. Given the steady stream of tendentious twaddle about Nicaragua that's been disseminated from Washington and dutifully repeated by the corporate-owned media, one might reasonably assume that the global federation of social democratic and labor parties would at least provide some semblance of balance. | But far from adding nuance, the statement reads as if it were a press release sent direct…

Ben Norton (2021-11-02). Meet the Nicaraguans Facebook falsely branded bots and censored days before elections. thegrayzone.com Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter suspended hundreds of influential pro-Sandinista journalists and activists days before Nicaragua's November 7 elections, falsely claiming they were government trolls. The Grayzone interviewed them to reveal the truth. (Puede leer este informe en español aquí.) MANAGUA, NICARAGUA — Just days before Nicaragua's November 7 elections, top social media platforms censored top Nicaraguan news outlets and hundreds of journalists and activists who support their country's leftist Sandinista government. The politically motivated campaign of Silicon Valley censorship amounted …

_____ (2021-11-02). Meta Deletes Over 1,000 Nicaraguan Accounts Days Before Election. popularresistance.org On Monday, Ben Nimmo, the head of Facebook-turned-Meta's global threat intelligence strategy, announced that the social media giant had taken down what he claimed was a "a troll farm run by the government of Nicaragua and the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party." | The takedown included 937 Facebook accounts, 140 Pages, 24 Groups and 363 Instagram accounts in Nicaragua. | The Meta report claimed the accounts were "one of the most cross-government troll operations we've disrupted to date, with multiple state entities participating in this activity at once," but primarily run by employees of the Nicar…

Monica Moorehead (2021-11-02). Without U.S. interference, Nicaragua's right to sovereignty, development. workers.org Managua, Nicaragua The Central American country of Nicaragua will hold national elections Nov. 7. Already the U.S. bourgeois press, a mouthpiece for U.S. imperialism, has declared that the elections will be "unfair and undemocratic." For example, the New York Times ran an article Oct. 7, entitled "Democracy, or Something Like . . . |

Benjamin Norton (2021-11-02). Facebook acusó falsamente a estos nicaragàºenses de ser troles y los censuró antes de las elecciones. thegrayzone.com Facebook, Instagram y Twitter suspendieron a cientos de periodistas y activistas pro sandinistas días antes de las elecciones del 7 de noviembre en Nicaragua, alegando falsamente que eran troles del gobierno. The Grayzone los entrevistó para revelar la verdad. (You can read this article in English here.) MANAGUA, NICARAGUA — Pocos días antes de las elecciones del 7 de noviembre en Nicaragua, las plataformas de redes sociales censuraron a influyentes medios de comunicación nicaragàºenses y a cientos de periodistas y …

Rick Sterling (2021-11-02). Líderes indígenas en Nicaragua se pronuncian contra los medios occidentales y las ONG. globalizacion.ca Nicaragua tiene una elección para elegir a su presidente y asamblea nacional el 7 de noviembre. Según las encuestas , se espera que el Frente Sandinista (FSLN) actualmente en el gobierno gane la presidencia y la mayoría de escaños en…

Hahn SR. (2021-11-02). Depressive Symptom Assessment in Medically Ill Patients. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The recent article about diagnosis of depression in patients with comorbid medical conditions failed to make 3 important points. First, in their discussion of screening tools for diagnosing depression, the authors briefly mentioned the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 (PHQ-2) and Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) in conjunction with the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and contrasted these with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID). This catalog of tools does not do jus…

Anonymous103 (2021-11-02). Sudan And The UAE: Pulling Sudanese Strings. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Sudan is the exception to the rule in the United Arab Emirates' counterrevolutionary playbook. | In contrast to Egypt or Yemen, where it went out of its way to help roll back the achievements of popular revolts, the UAE was happy to see the back of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir. | Mr. Al-Bashir was toppled in April 2019 by the country's military as mass anti-government protests demanded regime change. The m…

Ben Norton (2021-11-02). Meet the Nicaraguans Facebook falsely branded bots and censored days before elections. thegrayzone.com Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter suspended hundreds of influential pro-Sandinista journalists and activists days before Nicaragua's November 7 elections, falsely claiming they were government trolls. The Grayzone interviewed them to reveal the truth. Just days before Nicaragua's November 7 elections, top social media platforms censored top Nicaraguan news outlets and hundreds of journalists and activists who support their country's leftist Sandinista government. The politically motivated campaign of Silicon Valley censorship amounted to a massive purge of Sandinista supporters one week before …

Rick Sterling (2021-11-02). Líderes indígenas en Nicaragua se pronuncian contra los medios occidentales y las ONG. globalizacion.ca Nicaragua tiene una elección para elegir a su presidente y asamblea nacional el 7 de noviembre. Según las encuestas , se espera que el Frente Sandinista (FSLN) actualmente en el gobierno gane la presidencia y la mayoría de escaños en…

teleSUR, JCM (2021-11-01). Ejército de Nicaragua garantiza seguridad en las elecciones. telesurtv.net El Ejército de Nicaragua desplegará 15 mil efectivos militares durante los comicios generales del 7 de noviembre.

Editor2 (2021-11-01). Cuba as an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. orinocotribune.com By Rosa Miriam Elizalde — Oct 28, 2021 | The piggy bank rang again. Less than a month ago, in September 2021, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded 6 million 669 thousand dollars in grants for projects aimed at "regime change" in Cuba, a euphemism to avoid saying "direct intervention by a foreign power". | The current Democratic administration has especially favored the International Republican Institute (IRI) with a bipartisan generosity that Donald Trump never had. Other groups in Florida, Washington and Madrid that have called for an invasion of the island and painted an a…

teleSUR, JCM (2021-11-01). Ejército de Nicaragua garantiza seguridad en las elecciones. telesurtv.net El Ejército de Nicaragua desplegará 15 mil efectivos militares durante los comicios generales del 7 de noviembre.

teleSUR, JCM (2021-10-31). Nicaragua acreditó a 180 acompañantes electorales. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta de Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo, informó este viernes que serán 180 los acompañantes electorales.