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Trumpland thought he’d get back on Facebook. Now, they’re anxious and scrambling.
The president’s suspension remains in place. And GOP operatives worry what that might mean for him and the party.
The ruling by the Facebook oversight board meant that Donald Trump would remain off the platform for the foreseeable future. | Carl Court/Getty Images
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Republicans on Wednesday expressed outrage over news that Donald Trump’s Facebook suspension would remain in place for the time being. Privately, many of them, including some close to the former president, were panicked.
The ruling by the Facebook oversight board meant that Trump would remain off the platform for the foreseeable future and, perhaps, well beyond should the company make the ban permanent. In practical terms, the main driver of Republican Party enthusiasm would be less omnipresent in voters’ lives a reality that sparked fear for some GOP operatives. As for Trump, he would remain without on
Former US President Donald Trump. Leah Millis/Reuters
Facebook’s oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company’s suspension of former US President Donald Trump in a much-awaited verdict that may signal how the company will treat rule-breaking world leaders in the future.
Facebook indefinitely blocked Trump’s access to his Facebook and Instagram accounts over concerns of further violent unrest following the 6 January storming of the US Capitol by supporters of the former president.
At the time of the suspension, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post that “the risks of allowing the president to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great”. The company later referred the case to its recently established board, which includes academics, lawyers and rights activists, to decide whether to uphold the ban or restore Trump.
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Members of the Indian-Australian community have expressed outrage over the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic by both the West Australian and Federal government.
They have also raised concerns over the WA Premier Mark McGowan discussing the circumstances of a man at the centre of the latest COVID-19 outbreak.
The West Australian first published details of the man last week, revealing he’d travelled to get married in India last December before returning in April and testing positive for the virus while in hotel quarantine in Perth.
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When asked by the paper about the man’s situation, the Department of Home Affairs said it does comment on individual cases.
India Covid crisis: UAE ships 7 tankers of liquid medical oxygen
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The tankers with liquid medical oxygen reached at Mundra Port in Gujarat.
The UAE has offered seven tankers of liquid medical oxygen to India, struggling to provide vital life-saving gas for treatment of Covid-19 patients, a top official said.
The tankers with liquid medical oxygen, a first such shipment to India, reached at Mundra Port in Gujarat, the home state of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Further consolidating our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. 7 ISO tankers with 20 MT Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) each arrive at Mundra Port (India). First such shipment of LMO to India. Deeply value the support from UAE. Will help augment oxygen availability,” Arindam Bagchi, official spokesperson, Indian Ministry of External Affairs, tweeted.