If We Reopen Schools, We Admit That Community Safety Is Not Our Priority
William rivers Pitt | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
“[C]lassrooms without adequate health and safety measures” covers most of the populated portions of the country right now…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/if-we-reopen-schoo…
Reopening of schools in Germany puts the lives of children and educators at stake
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The situation is highly dangerous. Since the easing of the coronavirus restrictions, the number of cases in Europe, and in Germany, is once again on the rise.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/scho…
As COVID-19 ravages Brazil, governments promote homicidal reopening of schools
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The attempt by big business politicians to reopen schools in the country faces massive opposition from educators and working-class families.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/braz…
Portland anti-racist protesters undeterred by repression
Lily Cooper | liberationnews.org | 2020-08-01
For 63 days, every possible attempt to derail a people’s movement in defense of Black lives has been made against protesters in Portland, Oregon. Every red-baiting, reactionary talking point has been deployed. On the ground, the Portland Police Bureau, the National Guard and three different types of federal paramilitary police have attempted to crush dissent. …
liberationnews.org/portland-anti-racist-…
The SECRET Purpose of Trump’s Threat to Delay the Vote
Greg Palast | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
The real purpose of the threat by our Twittiot-in-Chief to delay the election is to lay the groundwork for massive challenges of mail-in ballots.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-secret-purpose…
The global pandemic, the class struggle, and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
This resolution was adopted unanimously by the Sixth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party in the US, held July 19–24, 2020.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/reso…
Socialist Equality Party (US) National Congress adopts resolution on the coronavirus pandemic and the fight for socialism
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The Congress resolution provides an unequaled analysis of the crisis triggered by the pandemic, directed toward the development of socialist class consciousness and the independent action of the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/pers…
The global pandemic, the class struggle, and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
This resolution was adopted unanimously by the Sixth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party in the US, held from July 19–24, 2020.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/reso…
US unemployment supplement expires, setting the stage for mass hunger and homelessness
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The Congress stalemate over an extension of the unemployment pay supplement, which is certain to result in a total elimination or a major cut in the benefit, is a declaration of war against the entire working population.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/unem…
US unemployment supplement expires, setting the stage for mass hunger and homelessness
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The congressional stalemate over an extension of the unemployment pay supplement, which is certain to result in the total elimination or a major cut in the benefit, is a declaration of war against the entire working population.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/unem…
Who is Behind “Fake News”? Mainstream Media Use Fake Videos and Images
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-01
The mainstream corporate media is desperate. They want to suppress independent and alternative online media, which they categorize as “fake news”. Readers on social media are warned not to go onto certain sites. Our analysis confirms that the mainstream media are routinely involved in distorting the facts and turning realities upside down.
globalresearch.ca/who-is-behind-fake-new…
2009 H1N1 Vaccine Caused Brain Damage in Children. Dr. Anthony Fauci on “Vaccine Safety” Issues
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-01
A lawsuit against the Trudeau Government for its handling of the COVID-19 Crisis has been launched. What is at stake is the violation of fundamental rights of Canadians. | “The mass and indiscriminate containment of citizens, the restriction of access to …
globalresearch.ca/video-dr-anthony-fauci…
Human Rights Defenders: Palestinian Eyewitness Testimony of the Execution of Abdul Fattah al-Sharif by Israeli Soldier, Elor Azaria
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-01
As illegal Jewish settlers increase their attacks on Palestinian civilians in the occupied city of Al Khalil (Hebron), the people of the Palestinian city continue to mount a campaign of popular resistance. One of the channels of resistance is Human Rights Defenders, “a grass-roots, non-partisan Palestinian organization, working to support nonviolent popular resistance through popular …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/human-rights-…
Oil giants help fund powerful police groups in top US cities
Nina Lakhani | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
The investigation details how firms linked to fossil fuels also sponsor events and galas that celebrate the police, while some have senior staff serving as directors of police foundations.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/oil-giants-help-fu…
Department of Homeland Security assembles “intelligence reports” on US journalists covering Portland protests
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
Such reports have been traditionally used to share information regarding wanted criminals or terrorists across federal and local law enforcement agencies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/dhsi…
Universities prepare to blame students for COVID-19 outbreaks
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
Universities are hoping the personal responsibility of students will be sufficient enough to contain outbreaks on campuses.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/uptb…
Six months since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global public health emergency
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
Nearly 700,000 people have succumbed to the pandemic over the past six months.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/covi…
Black Lives Matter Coalition calls for termination of 21 officers involved in 2019 drowning of Keshawn Stewart
ANSWER Indiana | liberationnews.org | 2020-08-01
We demand an end to the war on Black America!
liberationnews.org/black-lives-matter-co…
GOP on How to Make America Great Again
Terry Everton | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-01
Except ” Making America Great, Again?” presumes that America was once great. Was it?
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/gop-on-how-to…
Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian In Nablus, Injure Many In Jenin
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-08-01
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday at dawn, one Palestinian in Nablus, and injured several others in Jenin, in northern West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded Nablus city, stormed and searched homes, before abducting one Palestinian, identified as Islam al-Qadah. The soldiers also invaded Zabbouba village, west of Jenin, …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-abduct-a-pale…
Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure 7 Palestinians at Weekly Kufur Qaddoum March
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-08-01
Seven Palestinian young men were shot and injured by Israeli forces, on Friday, while dozens more suffocated on tear-gas at the weekly march in Kufur Qaddoum village, east of Qalqilia, in the northern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported. The coordinator of the Popular Resistance in the …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-shoot-i…
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/labo…
Speaker Nancy Pelosi Writes to Me!
Ralph Nader | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks during a weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol May 7, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Human Rights Defenders: Palestinian Eyewitness Testimony of the Execution of Abdul Fattah al-Sharif by Israeli Soldier, Elor Azaria
Ramzy Baroud | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
Israeli occupation forces attack Palestinian demonstrators during a protest against the illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley, in Hebron on July 17, 2020. (Photo: Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/views/2020/08/01/human-…
Sri Lankan SEP to hold online meeting to conclude its election campaign
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The SEP is the only party fighting for an international socialist perspective against deepening social inequality, the danger of imperialist war and the threat of dictatorship.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/slmt…
Journalist in Portland says federal police have been dishing out ‘collective punishment’ during protests
Slava Zilber | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
On 27 July The Canary spoke to journalist Wyatt Reed, who is a contributor for the Roanoke Times, MintPress News and the Grayzone. He’s been covering the protests in Portland, Oregon. | Wyatt, where are you right now?: | Right now, I’m outside the federal courthouse here in Portland…
thecanary.co/feature/2020/08/01/journali…
The Venezuelan government’s latest move exposes the falsehoods in the US narrative
Peter Bolton | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro recently confirmed that his government has made contact with Norwegian counterparts so they can resume their role as a mediator in dialogue between his government and Juan Guaidó’s hardline opposition faction. Guaidó is the US-backed leader of the coup in Venezuela. The move shows that there is, and always has been, a peaceful way out of the political conflict that’s been roiling the country since the beginning of the coup attempt in January 2019. | But you wo…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2020/…
There’s a clear way the world can help all of the rangers we’ve just been celebrating
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
It was World Ranger Day on 31 July. A day where we celebrated the vital work of wildlife rangers around the globe. Their tireless work to protect our planet’s species is indispensable. Globally, we’re facing a biodiversity crisis of epic proportions. Imagine how much worse that crisis would be if rangers didn’t put their lives on the line to protect the wildlife that remains? | As a global community, however, we can — and should — do a lot more than celebrating ran…
thecanary.co/opinion/2020/08/01/theres-a…
Russia aims to begin public Covid-19 vaccinations in October, starting with medical workers & teachers — Minister of Health
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Russia expects to start mass anti-coronavirus vaccinations, across the country, by October, the country’s health minister has said. Mikhail Murashko added that medical workers and teachers will be given first priority. | Murashko announced on Saturday that clinical trials of a vaccine developed by the Moscow-based Gamalei Institute have been completed and that the health ministry is aiming to begin a public vaccination program in October. Medical personnel and teachers will be the first to receive immunization, he said. “Now, the package of documents for the procedure of registration [of the vaccine] is being…
rt.com/russia/496833-russia-vaccine-prog…
Open Letter from WSWS Chairman to Alphabet Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai
WSWS Repost | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
Why was the World Socialist Web Site never informed that its claim of suppression was being discussed within Alphabet/Google management, or that an investigation was being conducted into its complaint?>…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/31/1883554…
Department of Homeland Security assembles intelligence reports on US journalists covering Portland protests
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
Such reports have been traditionally used to share information regarding wanted criminals or terrorists across federal and local law enforcement agencies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/dhsi…
Lawsuit exposes massive COVID-19 outbreak at privately-run immigrant detention center in Virginia
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The Farmville Detention Center has the largest COVID-19 outbreak of all immigrant detainment facilities in the United States.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/immi…
COVID-19 infections rapidly spread across Bangladesh
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The worsening coronavirus crisis in Bangladesh is a direct result of inadequate public health spending by successive governments.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/bang…
Masks are a Psychological Preparation for Mandatory Vaccinations
Bill Willers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-01
This respirator does not protect against the risk of contracting disease or infection. –Warning with a box of N-95 respirators. You have no right not to be vaccinated. You have no right not to wear a mask. You have no right to open up your business …. If you refuse to be vaccinated, the state …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/masks-are-a-p…
Coronavirus is unleashing righteous worker anger and a new wave of unionism
Steven Greenhouse | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
We may look back on this calamitous year as a pivotal moment when unions regained support as being critically important to building a fairer economy and society…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/coronavirus-is-unl…
An Ignorant, Racist US Senator
Terry Everton | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-01
Another head scratcher. Arkansas Republican senator, Tom Cotton defended the institution of slavery by quoting the slave-owning so-called founding fathers who opined that slavery “was the necessary evil upon which the union was built…”
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/an-ignorant-r…
Could the Duterte Regime Be COVID-19’s Next Victim?
Walden Bello | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
Like Trump in the U.S. and Bolsonaro in Brazil, the Philippine strongman’s utter failure to contain COVID-19 may kneecap his authoritarian ambitions…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/could-the-duterte-…
Health workers in the UK protest demanding wage hike
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-01
Thousands of health workers, including thousands of nurses, marched in London protesting their exclusion from the pay rise announced by the government. The call for the march was given by the Unite union…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/01/health-wo…
Bernie groups break free of Dems: New party rising?
Jonathan H. Martin | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
The beauty of the foregoing strategy is that it seeks a viable new party through a graduated series of accomplishable, grassroots-based electoral successes…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/bernie-groups-brea…
The coronavirus pandemic and the growing mental health crisis
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
Dealing with the insidious uncertainty of COVID-19’s spread is more like living with a domestic abuser or being deployed to a war zone.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/ment…
A Portland ‘Sit-Down’ Can Rock Trump’s Boat
Barbara G. Ellis | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
Where used, the sit-down has always instantly, clearly and visually separated the oppressed from the oppressors, the peaceful from the violent…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/a-portland-sit-dow…
Lula and other international personalities join call to give Nobel Peace Prize to Cuban doctors
Brasil de Fato | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-01
The solidarity of Cuban doctors, once again, has gained international recognition. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, 1,800 healthcare professionals have been sent by the island’s government to 27 countries to help contain the spread of the virus. | In response, everyday the campaign to award the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to the Cuban doctors gains strength, through petitions endorsed by a variety of organizations and personalities (the US-based campaign’s petition can be found here). | Among those who have signed the petition a…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/01/lula-and-…
Doctors at Michigan’s Beaumont Health submit no-confidence petition on eve of merger
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
A group of doctors at Michigan’s Beaumont Health system are submitting a no-confidence petition on the eve of a possible merger with Chicago-Milwaukee-based Advocate Aurora Health system.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/beau…
Ford Dearborn Truck Plant workers launch rank-and-file safety committee to save lives amid COVID-19 pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The committee has appealed to its 5,000 co-workers, who build F-150 pickup trucks, to prepare joint action to fight the coronavirus and save lives.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/dtpr…
California’s Health Care Crisis
Cal Winslow | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
The strikers at Memorial report that while the chain lavishes its executives with six-figure bonuses, it demands that its “heroes” accept insufficient PPE, unsafe staffing levels, cuts to paid-time-off, including sick leave, and sharp increases in health care costs…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/californias-health…
Ford Dearborn Truck Plant workers launch rank-and-file safety committee to save lives amid COVID-19 pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The committee has appealed to their 5,000 co-workers, who build F-150 pickup trucks, to prepare joint action to fight the coronavirus and to save lives.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/dtpr…
New prosecutor refuses to press charges against cop that killed Michael Brown
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell has announced that no charges would be filed against Darren Wilson, the former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who shot Brown in 2014.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/furg…
Venezuela Requests Extradition of Former Oil Minister
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-08-01
Rafael Ramirez has been accused of corrupt dealings during his tenure as oil minister.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14957
acism, Sexism, Classism — The Necessary Incoherence Of ‘Mainstream’ Ethical Debate
David Edwards | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
What does it mean when journalists who spent the last two decades promoting wars of aggression on brown- and black-skinned people in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen take a knee?>…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/acism-sexism-class…
UK government forced to enact new restrictions after pandemic let loose
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
Around 4,200 people are catching COVID-19 each day in England, up 68 percent on the estimated 2,500 daily infections two weeks ago.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/lock…
Remdesivir for Covid-19: $1.6 Billion for a “Modestly Beneficial” Drug?
Elizabeth Woodworth | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-01
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recently “bought” all of Gilead Science’s Remdesivir for $1.6 billion. “500,000 doses at $3,200 per patient — to be available to American hospitals but not for other countries”[6] | That’s $1.6 …
globalresearch.ca/remdesivir-covid-19-1-…
Week in Review 25th July — 1st August
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-08-01
Editor: Review of the Week It’s been an interesting July, hasn’t it? With seemingly never-ending stories of corruption, malfeasance and duplicity centred around Her Majesty’s government. And it isn’t about to stop just because the Commons has gone on holiday, in the midst of the biggest crisis since WW2. According to The Telegraph ‘newspaper’ — …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/week-in-review-25th-july-1st-august/
The US tech war on China and the 5G battlefield
Prabir Purkayastha | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-01
It is certainly not game over for Huawei, as many tech analysts are concluding. They have already pronounced the game over twice, once over Google’s Android system denial, later on ARM processor ban…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/01/the-us-te…
Grenfell Tower inquiry reveals more criminality by corporations involved in refurbishment
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
An entire culture within corporations, built up over decades, which viewed regulations as impediments to reaping greater profits was evident in Rydon’s testimony.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/gren…
We Need To Talk About Romanticism
Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-01
Satire on Romantic Suicide (1839) by Leonardo Alenza y Nieto (1807–1845) Introduction Why do we need to talk about Romanticism? What is Romanticism? And how does it affect us in the 21st century? The fact is that we are so immersed in Romanticism now that we cannot see the proverbial wood for the haunted-looking trees. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/we-need-to-ta…
We Need to Talk about Romanticism
Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-01
Satire on Romantic Suicide (1839) by Leonardo Alenza y Nieto (1807–1845) Introduction Why do we need to talk about Romanticism? What is Romanticism? And how does it affect us in the 21st century? The fact is that we are so immersed in Romanticism now that we cannot see the proverbial wood for the haunted-looking trees. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/we-need-to-ta…
[Correspondence] Managing late preterm pre-eclampsia — Authors’ reply
Lucy C Chappell, Edmund Juszczak, Andrew Shennan | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Lionel Carbillon queries the choice of composite maternal outcome in the PHOENIX trial,1 a Delphi consensus derived composite outcome reflecting the spectrum of pre-eclampsia multiorgan complications (including hepatic dysfunction typical of haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndrome),2 together with severe maternal hypertension (associated with maternal adverse cerebrovascular events). Hepatic dysfunction was more common in the PHOENIX expectant management group (63 [14%] of 451 participants) than the planned delivery group (44 [10%] of 448 participants), in keeping with the HYPITAT-II trial3…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)30620-6/fulltext?rss=yes
[Correspondence] Individual patient risk assessment and cost–benefit analysis of patiromer in AMBER — Authors’ reply
Rajiv Agarwal, Patrick Rossignol, William B White, Bryan Williams | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Eoin O’Sullivan and Iain MacIntyre raise important questions about the relevance of the AMBER study, relating to individual-level decision making and the cost–benefit of our approach.1…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)30534-1/fulltext?rss=yes
[Correspondence] Cardiovascular risk in hypertension: open questions about HOPE 4 — Authors’ reply
Jon-David Schwalm, Tara McCready, Shofiqul Islam, Martin McKee, Salim Yusuf | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
We thank Marleen Hendriks and colleagues and Adam Richards for their comments regarding the HOPE 4 trial.1 Hendriks and colleagues draw attention to the generalisability of our findings as the non-physician health workers were paid by the project and the study medications were provided to the intervention group free of charge. Although working within the infrastructure of existing health-care systems might be theoretically optimal for uptake and sustainability, most health systems do not adequately address cardiovascular disease control.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)30616-4/fulltext?rss=yes
[Correspondence] Cardiovascular risk in hypertension: open questions about HOPE 4
Adam Richards | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Congratulations to Jon-David Schwalm and colleagues1 of the HOPE 4 study team for convincingly showing that a non-physician health worker care model reduces 10-year cardiovascular disease risk in middle-income countries. However, the reduction in risk attributable to the care model is almost certainly larger than the ‚àí6 ∑40% points reported for the primary outcome for two reasons.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)30613-9/fulltext?rss=yes
[Seminar] Atopic dermatitis
Sinéad M Langan, Alan D Irvine, Stephan Weidinger | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Atopic dermatitis is a common inflammatory skin disorder characterised by recurrent eczematous lesions and intense itch. The disorder affects people of all ages and ethnicities, has a substantial psychosocial impact on patients and relatives, and is the leading cause of the global burden from skin disease. Atopic dermatitis is associated with increased risk of multiple comorbidities, including food allergy, asthma, allergic rhinitis, and mental health disorders. The pathophysiology is complex and involves a strong genetic predisposition, epidermal dysfunction, and T-cell driven inflammation.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)31286-1/fulltext?rss=yes
[Correspondence] Cardiovascular risk in hypertension: open questions about HOPE 4
Marleen Hendriks, Judith van Andel, Gershim Asiki, Catherine Kyobutungi | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
With great interest we read the encouraging results of the HOPE 4 trial by Jon-David Schwalm and colleagues.1 However, we agree with Tanzeen H Jafar and colleagues2 that the generalisability of the findings is limited because the non-physician health workers were privately paid by the study, and drugs were provided for free. Our work in Kenya shows that non-physician health workers are often overburdened, and that drugs are frequently out of stock in public facilities and pricey in private health facilities, leading to high out-of-pocket expenditure.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)30612-7/fulltext?rss=yes
[Correspondence] Individual patient risk assessment and cost–benefit analysis of patiromer in AMBER
Eoin D O’Sullivan, Iain M MacIntyre | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
We commend Rajiv Agarwal and colleagues1 for completion of the AMBER phase 2 trial. This is an important contribution to a habitually understudied patient population. However, their results raise challenging questions regarding both individual patient risk assessment and future cost–benefit analysis of patiromer use in this setting.1…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)30545-6/fulltext?rss=yes
[Correspondence] Managing late preterm pre-eclampsia
Yuto Maeda, Kohei Ogawa, Yuki Kamihara, Tetsuya Tanimoto, Haruhiko Sago | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Lucy C Chappell and colleagues1 showed that, at the expense of increased neonatal unit admissions related to premature births, immediate planned delivery reduced maternal morbidity and severe hypertension compared with expectant management among women with late preterm pre-eclampsia. Although the authors conclude that their trial supports this strategy in favour of initiation of delivery in women with late preterm pre-eclampsia, we are concerned about the underestimation of long-term neonatal morbidities.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)30623-1/fulltext?rss=yes
[Editorial] The truth is out there, somewhere
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
The tidal wave of information on the internet concerning the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in difficulties in discerning truth from fiction. This so-called infodemic, defined by WHO as an “overabundance of information–some accurate and some not–that makes it harder for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when needed”, has become a major threat to public health. Infection rates will rise if people are confused about restrictions and patients may be harmed if they use unproven treatments or bogus remedies.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)31678-0/fulltext?rss=yes
[Correspondence] Asphyxia of Italian academia in medicine and political deference
Pasquale Gallina, Oreste Gallo | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
The Gelmini law, which reformed the Italian university system, aimed to promote academic meritocracy and independence (article 1).1 These issues were crucial for medicine, which was particularly afflicted by academic malpractice.2 Regrettably, expectations of reform have been unmet on many grounds.2 We have identified flaws in the recruitment of academics and the detrimental effects that result.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)30626-7/fulltext?rss=yes
[Perspectives] Why vaccine rumours stick–and getting them unstuck
Bruce Gellin | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Infectious diseases have long shaped human history, from the plague of Athens (430–427 BCE) that killed around a third of the Athenian population, the Black Death in the 14th century that killed about 30–60% of all Europeans, and the 1918–19 influenza pandemic that took the lives of at least 50 million people globally. In the 8 months since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, more than 600‚Äà000 people worldwide have died from COVID-19 as of July 21, 2020. No sector of society has been spared and the full economic and societal reckoning will be grim by any account.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)31640-8/fulltext?rss=yes
[World Report] COVID-19 has “devastating” effect on women and girls
Sophie Cousins | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Natalia Kanem, executive director of the UN Population Fund, is among experts warning about disrupted health services and a surge in gender-based violence. Sophie Cousins reports.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)31679-2/fulltext?rss=yes
[Correspondence] Managing late preterm pre-eclampsia
Lionel Carbillon | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
I read with particular interest Lucy C Chappell and colleagues’1 findings from the PHOENIX study, which clarifies issues about whether planned delivery or expectant management has better outcomes for mothers and their babies if the woman has pre-eclampsia or superimposed pre-eclampsia between 34 and 37 weeks’ gestation.2 However, classical components of severe maternal morbidity, such as haemolysis elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndrome, are not specified or even mentioned in the primary outcome, which is a heterogeneous composite variable with both some obvious severe maternal complications and one i…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)30622-X/fulltext?rss=yes
[Comment] Screening for Barrett’s oesophagus: is now the time?
Yuri Hanada, Kenneth K Wang | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Screening for cancer is an important aspect of medical practice in this new millennium. It is well accepted that to decrease mortality due to oesophageal carcinoma, it is necessary to identify the malignancy at earlier, curable stages. In The Lancet, Rebecca Fitzgerald and colleagues1 report the results of a prospective, multicentre, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial, done at 109 sociodemographically diverse general practice clinics in England, which investigated whether offering the Cytosponge-trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) procedure to patients on medication for gastro-oesophageal reflux would increase the detect…
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UK government advisers issue stark warning: Avoid local lockdowns or unleash total anarchy
rt.com | 2020-08-01
As Britain imposes local lockdowns, a newly released study suggests the UK is a hair’s breadth away from devastating riots. However, the government was warned about this a long time ago, and apparently chose to proceed anyway. | When the British government’s policing and security advisers met in London on July 2, their tone was serious. Racial and societal tensions, they warned, had reached boiling point in the UK, and the re-imposition of coronavirus lockdown measures could ignite this powder keg and trigger riots unseen since the mass unrest of 2011. | If this happens, the advisers warned, police would be un…
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Royal commission into Australia’s bushfires promotes greater use of the military
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The inquiry will ignore the underfunding of fire and emergency services while justifying rapid and expanded military interventions in domestic “emergencies.”
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Anti-Semitism payouts are an ‘abuse of members money,’ trade union warns Labour Party
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Britain’s Labour party is dishing out “substantial damages” to staffers who accused the party of anti-Semitism. However, new Labour leader Keir Starmer is facing backlash for this tactic of handling the issue. | Labour’s opponents have long accused the party of anti-Semitism, and a BBC documentary last year promised to shed light on these accusations. In it, seven former party members and a host of Israel advocates claimed that the party had stymied investigations into anti-Jewish sentiment within its ranks. The party condemned the documentary as “biased,” and accused the former members of having “personal and…
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Boris Johnson accused of ‘worst kind of cronyism’ after Lords appointments revealed
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
Prime minister Boris Johnson has been accused of “the worst kind of cronyism” following his latest appointments to the House of Lords. | The criticism comes after an announcement that peerages have been granted for the prime minister’s brother and former Tory minister Jo Johnson. Tory grandees and Brexit backers have also been awarded peerages. | Jobs for life as unaccountable legislators: | The SNP’s Cabinet Office spokesperson Pete Wishart said the prime minister is “handing out jobs for life in the unelected House of Lords to friends and those who have done him favours”. He added: | The Prime Minister’…
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It’s Easy to Laugh at Louie Gohmert. But
Michael Winship | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) questions Attorney General William Barr who appears before the House Oversight Committee on July 28, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. (Photo: Matt McClain-Pool/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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‘Continued Kindergarten-Level Logic’: As Covid Cases Surge Across US, Trump Repeats False Claim Rise Is Result of More Testing
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
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The 1 Percent’s Attack on Unemployment Benefits is a Sign of Our Broken Democracy
Adam Shah | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
The long-term systemic reason that working people are willing to accept jobs that cannot provide enough income to cover basic needs is because they are unable to organize and demand higher wages. Unionization is clearly tied to higher and more equal wages. (Photo: SEIU via Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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‘Back for Another Whack’: Trump Administration Rule Proposal Would Further Undermine Endangered Species Act
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
“It is unconscionable that President Trump would propose to scale back essential protections for endangered and threatened species and their critical habitat.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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“They’re Playing With Us”: Anger With GOP Growing as $600 Unemployment Benefit Lapses
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
“All our government wants is money in their pockets, while the people are poor and starving and scrounging.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Take On the Tech Mob Now or Perish
Laura Flanders | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on “Online Platforms and Market Power” in the Rayburn House office Building on Capitol Hill on July 29, 2020. (Photo by Graeme Jennings/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Calling Ed Markey a ‘Benchmark’ Progressive, Dying Healthcare Activist Ady Barkan Endorses the Massachusetts Senator for Reelection
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
“Ed has long been a progressive champion for universal health care as well as the environment, equity, and dozens of other issues.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Japanese Reportedly Receive Mysterious Seed Parcels From China
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
TOKYO (Sputnik) – Japanese nationals report receiving unsolicited mysterious seed parcels that appear to be coming from China, national media reported on Saturday, citing the Kanagawa prefecture authorities.
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Mayo Clinic Expands Commitment To Serving Veterans By Participating In VA Community Care Network Beginning August 1, 2020
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-08-01
Veterans in the upper Midwest may now be eligible to receive care in their local communities from Mayo Clinic Health System providers; and veterans around the country may be eligible for unique care for complex health issues at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Mayo Clinic in Florida, and Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. This expanded access is …
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Johnny Boy (JT) and Black Kettle
Paul Haeder | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-01
JT loves drawing sandhill cranes. Extruded from memory, JT sits on the sagging bumper of the Ford RV as he pushes capillaries of charcoal into the sky he delivers on the sketch pad paper. Unending fire sky, he tells himself. He wants to imagine the sky this way, Turneresque, electric, something like all those village …
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Apple Becomes World’s Most Valuable Company, Outstrips Saudi Aramco
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
On Thursday, Apple released its results for its fiscal 2020 third quarter, announcing that the company’s revenue increased by 11% over the year despite the negative economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Kuwait bans flights to 31 ‘high risk’ countries due to coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Kuwait has banned until further notice commercial flights to 31 countries it said that it regarded as high risk due to the spread of the coronavirus, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said on Saturday.The countries include India, Pakistan, Egypt, the Philippines, Lebanon and Sri Lanka, which all have large numbers of expatriates in Kuwait. The list also includes China, Iran, Brazil, Mexico, Italy and Iraq.The ban was announced the same day Kuwait began a partial resumption of commercial flights. The authorities have said Kuwait International Airport would run at about 30% capacity from Saturday, gradually…
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From the frontline of Portland’s resistance to Trump’s occupation
Andrew Butler | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
The Canary’s Slava Zilber spoke with journalist Wyatt Reed, who has been covering the Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Oregon. Federal officers, deployed by Donald Trump, have been targeting both protesters and journalists in Portland in an increasingly authoritarian clampdown. | At the time of publication, federal officers appear to have stepped back from their frontline…
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How the government scapegoated minorities with its lockdown announcement for northern areas
Imaan Asim | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
For Muslims up and down the country, Friday 31 July would have been a particularly special Eid to celebrate, being able to spend it with family after the last Eid was in stricter lockdown conditions, and coming together as many have lost loved ones to coronavirus (Covid-19). | However, mere hours before midnight on 30 July, the government announced that “members of separate households are banned” from meeting indoors from midnight “in Greater Manchester, parts of Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire”. | Racis…
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A UK-funded contractor is providing intelligence support to Trump’s protester-attacking paramilitaries
Tom Coburg | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
Paramilitary units deployed by Donald Trump to the US city of Portland, in response to Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, have been identified. Interestingly, intelligence for one of the units is handled by a multinational corporation that recently won a UK contract to manage NHS data. | Federal units identified: | Units engaging with protesters in Portland have been identified in a New York Times video. They include US Marshals, Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC), and Immig…
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Home Office launches attack on ‘activist lawyers’ getting in the way of sending back refugees to France
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
The Home Office has launched an attack on what it calls “activist lawyers” who it says are frustrating efforts to send refugees back to France.It cited “vexatious” claims that are hindering its attempts to remove refugees from the UK, but refused to say how many remained in the country.Priti Patel’s office also hit out at “inflexible and rigid” asylum regulations that it says are “not fit for purpose”.”Vexatious” claims: The row comes after a record 202 refugees reached the UK by crossing the Channel on Thursday 30 July. More are believed to have made the perilous journey on 31 July.Suspected refugees inte…
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‘Without a Doubt, an Alien Craft’: UFO Gets Spotted by Security Cam, Conspiracy Theorist Claims
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
In his blog, Waring argued that the object in the video appears to be way slower than a meteor, and that it even ends up changing its shape during flight.
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Japan’s kabuki theatre resumes, socially distanced, after coronavirus hiatus
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Japan’s stately traditional kabuki theatre resumed performances on Saturday after a five-month break due to the novel coronavirus, with musicians in masks, actors farther apart on stage and only half the usual number of seats.The re-opening of Tokyo’s famed Kabukiza Theatre, which called off performances from March due to the spread of the coronavirus, came even as new cases have spiked to record highs around the country.”We’re re-opening based on guidelines from infectious disease experts, paying attention to audience safety from the time they enter until the time they leave,” Kabukiza manager Yoshitaka Hashimot…
yenisafak.com/en/world/japans-kabuki-the…
Eid al-Adha: Aid distributed to 4,000 families in Gaza
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
A Turkish charity on Saturday distributed meat to nearly 4,200 families in need in the Gaza Strip on the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival.Nearly 25,000 people will receive the meat distributed by Turkey’s Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) for the holiday, also known as the feast of sacrifice.A total of 37 cattle were slaughtered by the IHH in the Gaza Strip, media manager at IHH’s Gaza Office, Muhammad es-Shurefa, told Anadolu Agency.Most Muslim-majority countries around the world are observing the four-day holiday starting on Friday.On Eid al-Adha, one of the two main yearly Muslim holidays, people who can afford…
yenisafak.com/en/world/eid-al-adha-aid-d…
Ten crushed to death in Indian crane collapse
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Ten people died on Saturday when a crane collapsed, trapping them underneath, at a state-run shipyard in the southern Indian city of Visakhapatnam, a senior police officer said.The incident at the Hindustan Shipyard Ltd site occurred when a new crane collapsed during a weight-bearing trial, Suresh Babu, a deputy commissioner of police, told Reuters.Rescue workers were trying to cut the crane and remove its pieces, Babu said. He added that if anybody was trapped alive under the crane, they would only be found once it was lifted.There was no immediate comment from Hindustan Shipyard. A company official said senior…
yenisafak.com/en/world/ten-crushed-to-de…
Poland reports record rise in virus cases for third day
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Poland reported its highest number of new daily coronavirus cases since the global pandemic started for the third day in a row on Saturday, with 658 new infections, the Health Ministry said.More than 200 cases were reported in the Silesia mining region in southern Poland, which has been grappling with an outbreak amongst miners.The ministry also reported five new deaths.Poland has now reported a total of 46,346 coronavirus cases and 1,721 deaths.
yenisafak.com/en/world/poland-reports-re…
Vietnam says up to 800,000 have left virus epicentre Danang
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Vietnam’s health ministry said on Saturday up to 800,000 visitors to Danang city, the country’s new novel coronavirus epicentre, have left for other parts of the country since July 1.Vietnam last week detected its first locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in more than three months in Danang, a tourism hot spot.The total number of infections in the country has since risen to 558 from 413, with most of the new cases linked to three hospitals in Danang.More than 41,000 people have visited the three hospitals since July 1, the ministry said in a statement.The Southeast Asian country reported its first two COVID-19 dea…
yenisafak.com/en/world/vietnam-says-up-t…
Turkey: 1.2M families get financial aid during pandemic
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
The Turkish state has provided financial support to over a million families during the COVID-19 outbreak, a top government official said on Saturday.The government launched the Social Protection Shield program in March to cater to citizens’ needs during the pandemic, Zehra Zumrut Selcuk, Turkey’s family, labor, and social services minister, said in a statement.She said over 2 billion liras (over $286 million) have been distributed among citizens so far, with at least 1.2 million families each having received 1,000 Turkish liras ($143) in financial support.According to the minister, the government has extended soc…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkey-12m-famili…
‘Kashmiri feel humiliated by India’s annexation move’
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Former Indian government mediator for Kashmir Radha Kumar has said that Kashmiri people are feeling humiliated by India’s decisions taken last year on Aug. 5, involving repealing the special status and dividing of the region into two centrally administered territories.She said there was a great deal of fear in the Kashmir Valley.In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, she said the Indian government’s arguments that revocation of special status will accelerate development and end militancy have not come true.”There is hardly any development on the ground and militancy continues to remain there. Figures for…
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‘India’s actions in Kashmir, part of majoritarian agenda’
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
The annexation of the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Aug. 5 last year has evoked international anguish against India, said Pakistan’s former top diplomat.In an interview with Anadolu Agency on the eve of the first anniversary of India’s revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, former Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said this controversial move has violated international law embodied in the UN Security Council resolutions.”There is a growing international reaction to Indian atrocities in the occupied Kashmir. The UN Human Rights Commissioner has published reports documenting the violat…
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Environmental disasters across world in July 2020
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Numerous environmental disasters occurred across the world in the month of July which included forest fires in Ukraine, a storm in Russia, landslides in Myanmar, Nepal, China and many flash floods caused by heavy rains.Here is a timeline compiled by Anadolu AgencyJuly 1: – Powerful floods affect over 1.4 million people in the state of Assam, northeast India, according to the country’s disaster authorities.July 2: – At least 110 miners are killed in a landslide, caused by heavy rain, at a jade mine in the state of Kachin, northern Myanmar, according to the country’s emergency services.July 3: – At least eight people…
yenisafak.com/en/world/environmental-dis…
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 955 to 209,653
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 955 to 209,653, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday.The reported death toll rose by 7 to 9148, the tally showed.
yenisafak.com/en/world/germanys-confirme…
Thousands march in Berlin to protest coronavirus curbs
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Berlin on Saturday to protest against measures imposed in Germany to stem the coronavirus pandemic, saying they violated people’s rights and freedoms.The loose gathering, estimated by police at 15,000, included libertarians, constitutional loyalists and sceptics of the science behind policies to fight the pandemic. There was also a small far-right presence with some marchers carrying Germany’s imperial flag.Protesters danced and sang ‘We are free people!’ to the tune of rock band Queen’s ‘We Will Rock You’. Others marched with placards saying ‘We are making a noise because yo…
yenisafak.com/en/world/thousands-march-i…
Russia’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 14,000
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Russia reported 95 new deaths from the novel coronavirus on Saturday, pushing its national tally to 14,058.Officials also reported 5,462 new cases of the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, pushing the country’s tally to 845,443.
yenisafak.com/en/world/russias-coronavir…
Turkish beauty who stole hearts | as Halime Sultan becomes face of Pakistan
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Turkish actress Esra Bilgiàß whom we have all come to know and love as Halime Sultan in Turkey’s globally-acclaimed TV series Ertugrul: Resurrection announced that she will be collaborating with Pakistani mobile company Jazz.Taking to her social media accounts, Bilgiàß posted a stunning picture of herself in red to her 3.8 million followers and wrote: “I think its time to tell the world #Dunyakobatado #JazzSuper4G,” revealing her collaboration with Pakistan’s leading telecommunication network.Who is Halime Sultan’s No.1?In a separate tweet, Bilgiàß wrote, “I found my no.1 in Pakistan,” sending f…
yenisafak.com/en/life/turkish-beauty-who…
Israel’s attacks violate UNSC resolution: Lebanon
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Lebanon is prepared to defend itself against Israel’s attacks, which are in violation of the 2006 UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution, Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday.In a televised address, the president said Israel’s attacks in southern Lebanon had once again flouted UNSC Resolution 1701, which calls for full cessation of hostilities and Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon.Aoun asserted that Lebanon remains willing to abide by the resolution and resolving all disputes under UN supervision.”We are committed to defend ourselves, our land, our water, and our authority. We will not compromis…
yenisafak.com/en/news/israels-attacks-vi…
Iran arrests head of US-based anti-regime group
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
“Jamshid Sharmahd, the ringleader of the Tondar terrorist organization, was arrested by Iranian security forces,” the Iranian Intelligence Ministry said in a written statement that did not contain more details of the arrest.Tehran accuses the US-based pro-monarchy organization, known in English as Kingdom Assembly of Iran, of conducting attacks and sabotage acts in Iran, including an April 2018 terror attack in the city of Shiraz that killed 14 people and injured 215 others.Sharmahd, who was based in the US state of California, was also reportedly responsible for anti-Iran media coverage. | * Writing by Zehra Nur…
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Erdogan says Eid more joyous with Hagia Sophia Mosque
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
The president of Turkey on Saturday said the reopening of the Hagia Sophia as a mosque made the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha even more joyous.”The reopening of the Hagia Sophia grand Mosque — an 86-year wound in the heart of our nation — has added to the joy of our Eid,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, greeting local officials of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party for the holiday via video-link.Erdogan said he sought to hold an upcoming party congress as a “new resurrection, a new rising milestone.”The next AK Party congress is expected to be held towards the end of 2020 while observing health and safet…
yenisafak.com/en/news/erdogan-says-eid-m…
Honestly, People In The US Couldn’t Care Less About Hong Kong
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
I just spent two weeks in the United States, investigating, analyzing the situation there. | I worked in Washington D.C., Minneapolis, where Mr. George Floyd was murdered by deranged cops, in New York City and Boston. COVID-19 was at my tail, as the states kept opening and closing, frantically. Demonstrations were shaking the country, protests against endemic racism and discrimination have been erupting in hundreds of cities and towns. | In several of my reports, I described confusion and deep contradictions, which have been devastating this, still the most powerful nation in the Western world.
popularresistance.org/honestly-people-in…
The Kurdish Freedom Movement, Rojava And The Left
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
The revolution in the Kurdish region of Syria called Rojava has generated significant enthusiasm among broad segments of the left in Europe and North America. The heroic resistance by Kurdish forces in Kobane, Syria during the siege by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in late 2014 and into early 2015 proved to be a pivotal moment. Images of revolutionary fighters, and particularly of armed women, engaged in a life-and-death struggle, bravely resisting the vicious onslaught by Islamist thugs, caught the attention and imagination of many on the so-called international left.
popularresistance.org/the-kurdish-freedo…
No To The New Cold War With China
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
China’s Ambassador to the United States posed a very simple question: “Is the United States ready or willing to live with another country with a very different culture, a very different political and economic system … in peace?” | The answer to this question must be that despite the intentions of the U.S. rulers, the people must opt for peace. For the Black liberation and anti-imperialist movement in the U.S., we are clear: War is a class issue and we say not one drop of blood from the Black working class and poor to defend the capitalist oligarchy.
popularresistance.org/no-to-the-new-cold…
Bolivians Reject Postponement Of Elections With Massive Mobilizations
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
Organizations and trade unions from diverse sectors in Bolivia joined the call to mobilize today, on July 28, against…
popularresistance.org/bolivians-reject-p…
Trump’s Golden Era Of Energy Is Turning To Lead
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
It was just over a year ago that President Trump announced, “The golden era of American energy is now underway,” saying that his policies focused on exploiting oil, gas, and coal were “unleashing energy dominance.” | What a difference a year makes. On July 10, the Financial Times ran an article with a headline that asked, “Is the party finally over for U.S. oil and gas?” And there is no doubt that it has been quite a party for the last decade. At least, for the fracking executives who have enriched themselves while losing hundreds of billions of dollars investors gave them to produce oil and gas.
popularresistance.org/trumps-golden-era-…
Crisis In Portland Did Not Start With Trump’s Shock Troops
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
By now, you’ve very likely seen startling footage of armed federal officers storming through the streets of downtown Portland and abducting protesters with unmarked vehicles. Maybe you’ve watched the live streams of them indiscriminately lobbing tear gas into crowds of people calmly standing on the sidewalk. Perhaps you saw a gruesome photo of critically injured young man, struck in the face by a munition while holding a speaker over his head. | Since then, several others have been hit in the face by impact munitions and flash bangs, and there exists extensive footage, photos, and firsthand accounts of the mayhem…
popularresistance.org/crisis-in-portland…
Yemen: A Torrent Of Suffering In A Time of Siege
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
In war-torn Yemen, the crimes pile up. Children who bear no responsibility for governance or warfare endure the punishment. In 2018, UNICEF said the war made Yemen a living hell for children. By the year’s end, Save the Children reported 85,000 children under age five had already died from starvation since the war escalated in 2015. By the end of 2020, it is expected that 23,500 children with severe acute malnutrition will be at immediate risk of death. | Cataclysmic conditions afflict Yemen as people try to cope with rampant diseases, the spread of COVID-19, flooding, literal swarms of locusts, rising displaceme…
popularresistance.org/yemen-a-torrent-of…
Hold The Halos
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
Last week I received an invitation to attend the annual whistleblowers luncheon hosted by the National Whistleblower Center (NWC). The luncheon is always a big deal. It’s held in Washington, D.C., in the Russell Senate Office Building’s Kennedy Caucus Room, the same room that hosted the Watergate hearings, the Army-McCarthy hearings, the Iran-Contra hearings and other momentous events in American political history. | It’s attended by hundreds of whistleblowers from all over government and the private sector, as well as more than a few politicians.
popularresistance.org/hold-the-halos/
Child Care Workers Now Have A Huge New Union
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
A 17-year organizing campaign in California culminated this week in the successful unionization of 45,000 child care providers–the largest single union election America has seen in years. The campaign is a tangible achievement that brings together union power, political might, and social justice battles for racial and gender equality. Now, the hard part begins. | Child Care Providers United (CCPU), the umbrella group now representing workers across the state, is a joint project of several powerful SEIU and AFSCME locals in California.
popularresistance.org/child-care-workers…
Humanity Protests Against The Crimes Of Death
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
On 23 July, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that the world now has 15 million people infected by COVID-19. ‘The pandemic has disrupted the lives of billions of people. Many have been at home for months’, he said. The trauma of the Great Lockdown is taking a serious psycho-social toll. ‘It’s completely understandable that people want to get on with their lives’, Dr. Ghebreyesus said. ‘But we will not go back to the “old normal”. The pandemic has already changed the way we live our lives.
popularresistance.org/humanity-protests-…
USSR’s unique Cold War-era flying ship ‘Caspian Sea Monster’ to become main star of military theme park in Russia (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-08-01
A one-of-a-kind and bizarre-looking ekranoplan vehicle, which looks like a plane but is actually a military super ship, has arrived in the city of Derbent on the Caspian Sea where it will be the highlight of Patriot Park. | Built in the Soviet Union in 1986, 903 Lun became the first and only missile-carrying ekranoplan in the world. It joined the Caspian Flotilla in the early 1990s and remained in service for a decade. | The 74-meter vehicle used the lift generated by the ground effect of its huge wings to fly several meters above the water surface. Despite closely resembling a plane, Lun was classified as a s…
rt.com/russia/496846-caspian-sea-monster…
‘Caspian Sea Monster’: Unique Soviet Cold War-era flying ship to become main attraction at military theme park in Russia (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-08-01
A one-of-a-kind bizarre ekranoplan vehicle, which looks like a plane but is actually a military super ship, has arrived in the city of Derbent on the Caspian Sea. It will eventually be the highlight of its ‘Patriot Park.’ | Built in the Soviet Union in 1986, 903 Lun became the first and only missile-carrying ekranoplan in the world. It joined the Caspian Flotilla in the early 1990s and remained in service for a decade. | The 74-meter vehicle used the lift generated by the ground effect of its huge wings to fly several meters above the water surface. Despite closely resembling a plane, Lun was classified as a s…
rt.com/russia/496846-caspian-sea-monster…
The Biden Rule: ‘No Men Need Apply!’
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-01
Patrick BUCHANAN | There is a real possibility that, this coming week, Joe Biden will be selecting the 47th president of the United States. | For the woman Biden picks — he has promised to exclude from consideration all men, black, brown, white or Asian — has a better chance of succeeding to the presidency than any vice presidential nominee in U.S. history, other than perhaps Harry Truman. | In 1944, the Democratic establishment engineered the dumping of radical Henry Wallace from Roosevelt’s ticket. They could see from FDR’s physical deterioration that he would not last through a full fourth term.
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/01/th…
Fuel truck rams into plane at Russia’s largest airport on the day international flights resume (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-08-01
The resumption of international flights in Russia after the hiatus caused by Covid-19 has been marred by an accident at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, where a fuel truck collided with an Airbus A321. | The truck crashed into a plane belonging to Russia’s top air carrier, Aeroflot, early on Saturday. It happened on a remote parking lot, and no crew or passengers were on board the Airbus, which was preparing for a flight to the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Sheremetyevo Airport’s press service said. | Both the plane and the truck suffered damage in the collision. Photos and videos from the scene published by RT’s R…
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Muslim Celebrations of Eid al-Adha Around the Globe Amid Pandemic
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
Usually this holiday is one of the most widespread in all countries where a significant number of Muslims live, including Russia. In Moscow alone, more than 300,000 believers take part in it.
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Bottle Episode: COVID-19 Pandemic Hits Champagne Producers
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
France’s GDP plunged 13.8 percent in April-June 2020, reflecting the effect of the coronavirus outbreak and related health crisis, the statistics agency INSEE reported earlier.
sputniknews.com/europe/20200801108003257…
‘The Show Feels Done’: Staffers of ‘The Ellen Show’ Reportedly ‘Freaking Out’ Over Possible End
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
The US-based daytime hit talk show ‘The Ellen Show’ has recently faced a series of allegations by staffers for its “toxic work environment” and instances of sexual misconduct , which, some reports claim, have caused show host Ellen DeGeneres to weigh shutting down the program.
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Space X Crew Dragon With Two Astronauts Aboard Undocks From ISS to Return to Earth – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
Earlier on 30 May, the United States conducted their first space launch in ten years, sending a Space X Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. On 31 May, the vehicle successfully docked with the ISS.
sputniknews.com/science/2020080110800350…
Video: Arsenal Secures Victory Over Chelsea in FA Cup Final
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
The long-anticipated FA Cup final took place this weekend, with Chelsea and Arsenal supporters both hoping for the victory. The result adds to a long string of championship wins and European league qualifiers for The Gunners.
sputniknews.com/sport/202008011080035245…
No, You First! Two Cute Kitties Playfully Pass Milk Bowl to Each Other
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
Watching cats indulge in playful activities makes everyone smile. What could be more adorable than two fluffy and confused kitties trying to decide on a matter and no conclusion being reached!
sputniknews.com/videoclub/20200801108003…
Balancing on the Edge: UK Gov’t May Need to Call In Military to Quell ‘Public Disorder’
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
There have been months long concerns around whether harsher measures may be needed to impose the coronavirus social distancing measures across the UK as the population grows weary. However, many are likely to be surprised at the extent to which the government’s scientific advisors are now saying enforcement measures should be taken.
sputniknews.com/uk/202008011080032838-UK…
Hong Kong Chief Says Only Beijing Able to Resolve Legislative Limbo of Delayed Election
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
BEIJING (Sputnik) – Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam believes it’s reasonable to extend the term of the current Legislative Assembly for a year as the legislative elections were postponed by over a year.
sputniknews.com/asia/202008011080032866-…
Mysterious ‘Biowarfare Seeds’ From China Sowing Panic in US Turn Out to Be…Veggies and Herbs
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
Last week, residents of dozens of US states reported receiving suspicious, unsolicited packages of seeds from China, with fear mongers online immediately asking whether their delivery was a form of “biological warfare” by the People’s Republic against the United States.
sputniknews.com/us/202008011080032800-my…
UK Wants US to Take Up Part of Spending Burden for Trident Missile’s New Warhead, Report Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
The Pentagon leaked the UK’s plans to purchase a new generation of W93 nuclear warheads for its submarine-based Trident weapons system earlier this year, with the upgrade expected to cost in excess of £11 billion ($14 billion) for the warheads alone, and £31 billion ($40 billion US) total.
sputniknews.com/military/202008011080034…
Protests Against Tighter Coronavirus Measures in Berlin – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
Earlier this week, Robert Koch Institute president Lothar Wieler stressed that German citizens must abide by the coronavirus measures “for the upcoming months,” adding that the rules should not be questioned.
sputniknews.com/europe/20200801108003249…
EU’s Cybersanctions Against Russian Citizens Politically Motivated, Foreign Ministry Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The political connotations of the European Union’s decision to impose sanctions against Russian, Chinese, and North Korean citizens and entities for alleged cyberattacks are obvious, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
sputniknews.com/world/202008011080034928…
Russian Foreign Intelligence Chief Hopes Incident in Belarus Resolved for Friendly Ties
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Chief Sergey Naryshkin said on Saturday he hoped the incident of Minsk’s detention of 33 Russian nationals will be resolved in the interest of fraternal relations between the two countries.
sputniknews.com/russia/20200801108003303…
It’s Raining Cocaine: Plane Overloaded With Drugs Crashes in Papua New Guinea
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
According to authorities, the plane had flown to Papua New Guinea from Mareeba in Far North Queensland, flying at about 3,000 feet to avoid being detected by radar.
sputniknews.com/us/202008011080034287-it…
Iran COVID-19 cases pass 306,000
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2,548 people in Iran in the past 24 hours, increasing the total cases to 306,752, said Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari on Saturday.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161712/Iran-COVID-1…
Ghalibaf meets chair of Russian Duma’s Foreign Affairs Cmte
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met and held talks with Chairman of the Russian Duma’s Foreign Affairs Committee Leonid Slutsky on Saturday.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161717/Ghalibaf-mee…
Toronto Intl. Filmfest. to host two Iranian titles
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Two Iranian title, namely ‘Bandor Band’ and ‘180 Degree Rule’ will take part at the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161689/Toronto-Intl…
Iran plays important role in Afghan peace as global actor
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — The Secretary-General of National Authority Party of Afghanistan said that Tehran has been Afghanistan’s important neighbor in the past 40 years, stressing it will play a key role in securing the country.
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Iran’s steel producing capacity grows: CEO
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Chief Executive of Kaveh Pars Mining Industries Development Holding revealed the growth of steelmaking capacity in the country in the current year (started March 21, 2020).
en.mehrnews.com/news/161696/Iran-s-steel…
Deep Iran-Iraq bonds supporting implementation of agreements
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani described deep bonds between the two neighboring countries of Iran and Iraq as supporting implementation of the agreements between the two countries in various fields.
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IRGC’s military exercise serious warning to enemies
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Colonel Anatoly Tsyganok, a member of the Russian Center for Political-Military Studies believes that the recent IRGC’s military exercise was a serious warning to the enemies of Iran, especially the United States.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161705/IRGC-s-milit…
Enemies cannot believe Sharmahd arrested inside Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Iran’s Intelligence Minister said that some enemies do not believe that Jamshid Sharmahd, the ringleader of a terror group supported by the US, has been arrested inside Iran.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161729/Enemies-cann…
Mina stampede must be thoroughly investigated
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Saeed Ohadi said on Saturday that the Mina stampede incident must be thoroughly investigated.
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Intelligence forces dismantle intl. drug smuggling band in NW
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iran’s Intelligence forces have identified and dismantled an international drug smuggling band in West Azarbaijan Province, northwest Iran.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161714/Intelligence…
Iran dismantles US-based terrorist group
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence announced on Saturday that its forces have dismantled a US-based terrorist group.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161713/Iran-dismant…
Iran-Russia coop. expected to be promoted: Ghalibaf
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that comprehensive cooperation between Islamic Republic of Iran and Russian Federation is expected to be enhanced.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161723/Iran-Russia-…
VIDEO: Two dead after train derails in Portugal
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — A high-speed train derailed in the Portuguese district of Coimbra on Saturday, killing two and injuring at least 30 others.
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Iraqi army arrests ISIL membrs in Nineveh
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iraqi Army has arrested some ISIL terrorists forces in Nineveh Governorate.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161703/Iraqi-army-a…
Iran to chair a council at UN Human Settlements Program
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — The Islamic Republic of Iran has become the presidet of Executive Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Program for one year.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161724/Iran-to-chai…
Iran hopes inter-Afghan talks would lead to peace
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hoped that inter-Afghan talks with the centrality of the Afghan government would lead to peace.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161726/Iran-hopes-i…
Iran’s non-oil exports via SP Customs increase in 4 months
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – According to the Department General of South Pars Customs, 6,036,447 tons of non-oil goods, valued at $1,467,652,224, were exported via this customs office in first four months of the current year (from March 21 to July 22).
en.mehrnews.com/news/161708/Iran-s-non-o…
IKAC makes COVID19 PCR test mandatory for incoming passengers
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — All passengers coming from abroad to Imam Khomeini International Airport will need a negative COVID-19 PCR test proof as of August 5, an airport official said.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161718/IKAC-makes-C…
IRGC achievements, clear example of relying on domestic power
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — A parliament member hailed that IRGC’s performance in various fields as a clear example of relying on internal power and making progress without the help of any western countries.
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This year’s Hajj rites differ from previous yr. due to corona
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) –This year’s Hajj rites and rituals differ from the previous year due to the spread of the coronavirus global pandemic, COVID-19.
en.mehrnews.com/photo/161702/This-year-s…
The Heat: China’s Navigation System & U.S. Politics
Anand Naidoo | america.cgtn.com | 2020-08-01
China charts its own course with a new satellite navigation system. And, the surge of COVID-19 cases in the United States. Why health experts say it may only get worse in the weeks ahead.
america.cgtn.com/2020/08/01/the-heat-chi…
Okinawa declares state of emergency as spike in Covid-19 cases traced to US military bases
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture has declared a state of emergency and urged residents to stay home after the region experienced an uptick in coronavirus cases, most of them linked to US military facilities. The guidelines, which will remain in place for two weeks but are non-compulsory, ask people to avoid non-essential activities in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. The measures including restricting operating hours for restaurants and discouraging people from unnecessary travel. | Okinawa registered 71 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, bringing its total to 395. US military personnel stationed on the island…
rt.com/newsline/496832-okinawa-state-of-…
Iran says leader of US-based ‘terror group’ arrested in intelligence operation
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Iran has nabbed the alleged ringleader of a group of Iranian exiles in California accused of carrying out terrorist attacks against the Islamic Republic, the country’s ministry of intelligence announced. | The leader of Tondar (Persian for ‘thunder’), identified as Jamshid Sharmahd, was captured in an intelligence operation, state media reported on Saturday. The US-based group seeks the overthrow of the Iranian government and the return of the country’s monarchy that ruled the country prior to the Revolution and the fall of the Shah in 1979. | Sarmahd was apprehended while “leading armed and sabotage operation…
rt.com/news/496843-iran-us-terrorist-gro…
As rain falls & holiday season begins, Khabarovsk protests start to peter out. But thousands still march in support of ex-governor
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Residents of the Far Eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk took to the streets for the 22nd day in a row, as thousands of locals protested against the arrest of former Governor Sergey Furgal, accused of ordering killings in the 2000s | But the crowd was significantly smaller than in previous weeks. Around 3,500 people gathered in the center of the former Far Eastern capital, according to official estimates of the regional government. This contrasts with an implausible opposition claim that 90,000 took part last week, althou…
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ACLU gets to decide who’s a journalist? Judge suggests having group vet reporters to protect press covering Portland protests
rt.com | 2020-08-01
A federal judge in Portland has proposed making the American Civil Liberties Union an arbiter to distinguish between legitimate journalists and protesters-in-disguise — a move with important implications for press protections. | The issue stems from an order by US District Judge Michael Simon last week banning federal officers from arresting or assaulting journalists covering the ongoing protests in Portland. Federal agencies said the ruling was untenable because some protest…
rt.com/usa/496874-aclu-press-judge/
‘Best gift he can give the Dems’: #GenZ trending after Trump announces TikTok ban, sending Twitter into overdrive
rt.com | 2020-08-01
An announcement by US President Donald Trump that he is shutting down video app TikTok has sent netizens into panic mode, with some going as far as predicting that the move, bound to enrage Generation Z, will cost him an election. | …
rt.com/usa/496824-tiktok-ban-generation-…
Da, Da, Da! As flights reopen, research reveals Russian women prefer Turkish delights for extramarital holiday fling
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Are you thinking what she’s thinking? Some women were undoubtedly overjoyed when it was announced that flights to Turkey are back on. A study has revealed the country is the most popular destination for Russians seeking to stray. | Specialists from the psychological training website ‘Know Yourself’ analyzed women’s online communities, telegram chats, and popular forums, and identified 16 different resort locations where women admitted to cheating on their spouse. | The psychologists discovered that Russian women cheat on their husbands in Turkey more than any other resort location, ahead of Crimea and Sochi, a…
rt.com/russia/496856-turkey-favorite-pla…
US ‘working on nuclear non-proliferation agreement with Russia,’ Trump says after discussing New START with Putin
rt.com | 2020-08-01
US President Donald Trump has said that “it would be great” if Moscow and Washington agreed on a new nuclear non-proliferation deal. The admission comes after rare phone talks between the Russian and US leaders last week. | Trump has not provided any details as to the current state of the negotiations, which have been underway for quite some time. | Last Thursday, Trump held a rare phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which the two touched on a range of issues, among them the New Start Treaty, the last standing pillar upholding the nuclear arms control framework in…
rt.com/usa/496821-nuclear-proliferation-…
Federal agents won’t leave Portland until ‘anarchists and agitators’ are properly dealt with — Trump
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Portland must be free of violent protesters before federal officers operating in the city can leave, Donald Trump has warned, after the Oregon government announced that agents would be replaced by state police. | “Homeland Security is not leaving Portland until local police complete cleanup of Anarchists and Agitators!” the US president tweeted on Saturday. | Local media reported that Friday night’s protest in the city was attended by several thousand people and was largely peaceful. | Department of Homeland…
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If she’s keen on Turkey, this may be why: Research says it’s Russian women’s favorite place for extramarital holiday fling
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Are you thinking what she’s thinking? Some women were undoubtedly overjoyed when it was announced that flights to Turkey are back on. A study revealed the country is the most popular infidelity destination for Russians. | Specialists from the psychological training website ‘Know Yourself’ analyzed women’s online communities, telegram chats, and popular forums, and identified 16 different resort locations where women admitted to cheating on their spouse. | The psychologists discovered that Russian women cheat on their husbands in Turkey more than any other resort location, ahead of Crimea and Sochi, as well as…
rt.com/russia/496856-turkey-favorite-pla…
Xenugate: Resurfaced VIDEO of top contender for Biden’s VP pick addressing Scientology church in LA goes viral
rt.com | 2020-08-01
California Rep. Karen Bass, thought to be on the shortlist of potential running mates for Joe Biden, has appeared in a resurfaced clip giving a glowing speech to a new Scientology church — a group widely deemed a predatory “cult.” | Dated from the 2010 ribbon-cutting ceremony at a newly renovated Scientology church in Los Angeles, Bass is seen lavishing praise on the group’s founder L. Ron Hubbard, who parlayed a faltering career as a science fiction writer into a successful new religious movement, starting with his 1950 work…
rt.com/usa/496823-biden-vp-candidate-sci…
Moscow calls Polish claims it planted explosives on crashed president Kaczynski’s plane ‘endless fantasy-making’
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Polish allegations that Russia planted TNT aboard the plane of President Lech Kaczynski that crashed in 2010 are a figment of their imagination, Moscow said, advising Warsaw to listen to the pilots’ communications again. | “Reality has firmly intertwined with fiction, turning it into an endless fantasy-making process,” Maria Zakharova, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, wrote on Facebook about the freshly released preliminary results of Poland’s second probe into the decade old tragedy. | This inves…
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UAE becomes first Arab country to harness nuclear power following successful reactor launch
rt.com | 2020-08-01
The United Arab Emirates has become the first nation in the Arab world to produce nuclear energy, following the start-up of a newly constructed plant in Abu Dhabi. | The Barakah Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit 1 is now using nuclear fuel to produce energy after the facility successfully executed initial tests on Saturday. Three other reactors are still under construction and the plant still needs to be connected to the country’s power grid, local media reported. | The #UAE is the first in the Arab world and the 33rd in the world to produce e…
rt.com/news/496835-uae-nuclear-energy-fi…
Portland man faces up to 20 years in prison after throwing explosive at federal courthouse, ID’d by vest his grandma bought him
rt.com | 2020-08-01
A young man in Portland faces up to 20 years in prison on arson charges, accused of hurling a bomb at a courthouse amid ongoing police brutality protests. He was identified by a tactical vest gifted to him by his grandmother. | …
rt.com/usa/496820-portland-charged-arson…
WATCH ‘peaceful’ Portland protesters burn Bible & flag, 24 hours after torching pig’s head in cop hat
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Demonstrators in Portland set Bibles and US flags on fire amid protests that have spanned nearly 2 months. The day before, protesters torched a pig’s head with police clothing, though they still claim their movement is peaceful. | Footage published by RT’s Ruptly video agency shows a group of protesters on Friday night gathered around a burning Bible, with several individuals mockingly warming their hands around the fire. Laughter and shouts of “F**k Trump” can be heard in the background. | US flags were also burned by the protesters, who were seen crowding around the fire and taking photographs. | The prov…
rt.com/usa/496847-portland-protests-burn…
Trump says he will BAN TikTok in US within 24 hours
rt.com | 2020-08-01
US President Donald Trump has vowed to prohibit the Chinese-owned video sharing platform TikTok in the United States, saying that he might do this via an executive order the next day, amid allegations of IP theft by Beijing. | “As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States,” Trump told reporters on board Air Force One on Friday, according to NBC News, adding that he may do so as early as Saturday. Trump indicated that he might use an executive order or invoke emergency powers to effect the ban. | I have that authority. I can do it with an executive order or that. | The proposal comes…
rt.com/usa/496822-tiktok-trump-ban-china…
Wife arrested on suspicion of murder after Ukrainian rapper Cartwright’s corpse found chopped into pieces in fridge
rt.com | 2020-08-01
The wife of Ukrainian rapper Andy Cartwright, who dismembered her deceased husband and placed his body parts in their apartment fridge, has been detained on suspicion of murder. | She had claimed he died of an overdose. | Russia’s Investigative Committee charged Marina Kokhal with murder and believes she killed her husband during a quarrel, although how is unknown. She then cut up the body “in order to hide the traces of the crime,” investigators said. Kokhal maintains that she did not kill the artist, whose…
rt.com/russia/496861-cartwright-murder-w…
Russia’s once-heaviest woman at 350kg reported dead after shedding half her body weight in stunning makeover
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Lubov Nurdinova, who was Russia’s heaviest woman before turning her life around and losing 200 kg (440 pounds), has died at 57, local media said. Nurdinova hoped her dramatic weight loss would inspire others. | The woman, a resident of Tuymen, a city in Siberia some 2,143 kilometers (1,332 mi) east of Moscow, had become a sort of nationwide celebrity not long before her passing, after her story grabbed attention of the local and later national media earlier this year. | Nurdinova had been bed-bound for years and had to rely on her 25-year-old son as a caretaker. The woman was living off a disability pension an…
rt.com/russia/496876-russia-heaviest-wom…
Next-level protection: Anti-Covid HELMET uses space technologies to stop virus in its tracks (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Forget about face masks, engineers from Colombia have designed a special helmet similar to those used by astronauts to work as a protection bubble against the coronavirus infection. | The futuristic headgear is intended for use by people who are most vulnerable and who “really live their daily lives with a lot of risk” of getting sick, aeronautical engineer, Andres Felipe Giraldo, told RT’s Ruptly video agency. | Yet, according to the helmet’s co-creator, Ricardo Andres Conde, it will also fit “anyone who wants to protect him or herself” from the disease, which has already infected around 296,000 and killed ov…
rt.com/news/496867-covid19-protective-he…
‘We’re here for the long run’: TikTok’s US general manager dismisses Trump’s ban plan
rt.com | 2020-08-01
As the clock runs down on Friday night’s vow by President Donald Trump to ban TikTok in the US, the Chinese-owned social media platform has responded by insisting that it’s not going anywhere and plans to create more US jobs. | “We’ve heard your outpouring of support and we want to say thank you, we’re not planning on going anywhere,” TikTok US General Manager Vanessa Pappas said in a video message on Saturday morning. | She added that TikTok already has 1,500 employees in the US, plans to hire an additional 10,000 over the next three years, and has a billion-dollar fund to support creators on the massively po…
rt.com/usa/496869-tiktok-manager-dismiss…
Music Video – Vitamin Em’s version of Never Tear Us Apart (INXS)
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
Vitamin Em – Quarantine Music Video – Released July 29, 2020 – Performed While Sheltering-In-Place During The Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic:…
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Stimulus Plan Negotiations Turn to Student Debt
Zach Conti | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
Student debt relief is now included in round the clock stimulus package negotiations on Capitol Hill.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/31/1883554…
Report on J25 Protest/Police Response in NLG-SF Newsletter
Oakland Rose Up | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
Shortly after midnight police charged the crowd for several blocks from Oakland PD and approximately four arrests were made.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/31/1883553…
Friday 7/31: Protest the COVID Spreading Homeless Sweep and Repressive City Managed Camp
Keith McHenry | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
San Lorenzo River and Park at Water Street in Santa Cruz, California…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/31/1883554…
Monday 8/3: Protest To Stop Evictions By UC Berkeley
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA: OUTSIDE in front of the building…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/30/1883553…
170th Anniversary of California and Negro Bar history still hidden?
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
I’ve read lots of articles about Negro Bar and changing the name. But with our close tie to Mexico in the history of California, no one has mentioned that Negro means black in Spanish! | Are we also going to have to change the Spanish language? | So many of our towns and cities have some form of Spanish in their naming. They either start with San or Santa or the whole name is a Spanish word. So I rest my case. | Please bring this up in the next article about the name Negro being black in Spanish. | Laurie Kendall, Folsom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/30/1883553…
Oakland tenants & activists are to hold press conference in front of Lapham Company Inc
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
Tenants and activists plan to hold a press conference tomorrow Friday July, 31, 2020, at 12: 30PM, in front of the office of the landlord known as Lapham Property Inc., at 4484 Telegraph, Avenue, downtown Oakland!
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/30/1883553…
Monday 8/3: National Day of Resistance: Oakland Car Caravan to Demand Safe, Healthy, Equitable Schools
Journey for Justice & OPEN | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
Car Caravan: meet at La Escuelita, 1050 2nd Ave, Oakland, CA…
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When Corporate Power Is Your Real Government, Corporate Media Is State Media
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-01
Caitlin JOHNSTONE | astonishingly horrible article the other day titled “Latin America Is Facing a ‘Decline of Democracy’ Under the Pandemic” accusing governments like Venezuela and Nicaragua of exploiting Covid-19 to quash opposition and oppress democracy. | The article sources its jarringly propagandistic claims in multiple US government-funded narrative management operations like the Wilson Center and the National Endow…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/01/wh…
Moncada’s Significance in Cuban Revolutionary History
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-01
“When Batista’s coup took place in 1952, I’d already formulated a plan for the future. I decided to launch a revolutionary programme and organise a popular uprising. From that moment on, I had a clear idea of the struggle ahead and of the fundamental revolutionary ideas behind it, the ideas that are in History Will Absolve Me.” | Just one year later, Fidel Castro would lead the attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba on July 26, 1953. It was a failed military attempt and 70…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/01/mo…
Russophobia is Going Viral… Again
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-01
The writers at AP and NYT believe beyond a doubt that all Russian media is controlled by the state. They cannot believe that Russians want to have a diverse and free media and have their say in global affairs. Watch the video and read more in the Editorial article.
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The Sprit of Apollo-Soyuz Is Alive… With the Russia/China Space Alliance
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-01
Forty five years ago, Cold Warriors in the Pentagon and CIA shook their fists angrily at the stars- and for good reason. | On July 17, 1975 the first international handshake was occurring in space between Russian Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov and American astronaut Thomas Stafford as the first official act kicking off the historic Apollo-Soyuz cooperative mission. Taking place during age of nuclear terror on Earth, the Apollo-Soyuz represented a great hope for humankind and was the first ever international space mission leading the way to the MIR-…
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CDC shifts under pressure, weakens safety standards for reopening schools, parents and teachers resist
Reds In Ed | liberationnews.org | 2020-07-31
Everyone wants students back in the schools, but not at the risk of losing lives.
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A Teacher Strike Wave?
Eric Blanc | zcomm.org | 2020-07-31
Teachers across the country are insisting that schools should only be reopened when it can be done safely — and they might just go on strike to fight back against the billionaires…
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To Reopen Schools Safely, We Need to Fund Teachers — Not Cops
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-31
Ask Randi Weingarten, president of the 1.7 million-member American Federation of Teachers (AFT), what public schools need in order to safely reopen this fall and her answer is immediate: more money for the daily deep-cleaning of schools; personal protective equipment (PPE) for teachers, staff and students; the hiring of thousands of additional school nurses and counselors to help students navigate social and emotional roadblocks; reliable computers and internet access for every kid; and a 10 percent increase i…
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Hundreds of thousands mobilize on social media to oppose US school reopenings
wsws.org | 2020-07-31
An explosion of opposition to the unsafe reopening of schools has developed on social media, primarily through dozens of Facebook groups with a combined global membership of over 300,000.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/31/scho…
Hundreds of thousands mobilize on social media to oppose US school reopenings
wsws.org | 2020-07-31
Over the past month, an explosion of opposition to the unsafe reopening of schools has developed on social media, primarily through dozens of Facebook groups with a combined global membership of well over 300,000.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/31/scho…
Trump: Young People ‘Almost Immune’ to Coronavirus. WHO Chief: No
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-31
The contrasting statements about the risk of Covid-19 to children came as the U.S. president continued to push for a full reopening of schools. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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A “Brazen Giveaway” GOP HEALS Act Is a $30 Billion Bonanza for the Pentagon
Alan MacLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
On Monday the Senate GOP released their outline for a new $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. A successor to March’s CARES Act, the 177-page document, named the HEALS Act, includes no funding for hazard pay,…
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Bernie Groups Break Free of Dems: New Party Rising?
Jonathan H. Martin | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
When will the organized Bernie Sanders base lose patience with the Democrats and strike out on its own? That question has captivated the independent left in the US since the 2016 election. Now, in the wake of Bernie Sanders’s second presidential primary loss, and as hopes of progressives taking over a largely impervious Democratic Party…
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Why Bernie Sanders Delegates Should Keep Fighting
Norman Solomon | commondreams.org | 2020-07-31
Just as Biden’s chances of winning the presidency would improve if he embraced Medicare for All, his prospects would also be enhanced by adopting popular positions that are especially important to racial minorities. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Here’s How We Remake The Economy
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-31
To defend the $600 unemployment payments as both morally and economically necessary is not to suggest that the CARES Act is a sufficient solution to our economic problems. Nor, says Pavlina Tcherneva, Associate Professor of Economics at Bard College and a Research Scholar at the Levy Economics Institute and advisor to Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign, is the Democratic-led HEROES Act, which would extend the payments through January 2021 if Senate Republicans and the Trump administration would support it. Dr. Tcherneva studies the impact of unemployment on growth, income inequality and public health, an…
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Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Remembered at Funeral as “Patriot Who Risked His Life” for Democracy
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-31
As family, friends and dignitaries paid their final respects at the Atlanta funeral of John Lewis, the civil rights leader and 17-term Georgia Congressmember was remembered as a singular force for equality and justice. The funeral took place at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, once led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., where senior pastor Rev. Raphael Warnock contrasted Lewis’ legacy with “some in high office who are much better at division than vision,” and described the late politician as “a true American patriot who risked his life and bled for the hope and promise of democracy.”
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Headlines for July 31, 2020
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-31
U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top 1,000 for Fourth Consecutive Day, U.S. Economy Recorded Worst Quarterly Drop on Record as Coronavirus Spread, New Orleans Protesters Block Eviction Court Proceedings as Rent Comes Due, Brazil’s First Lady Tests Positive for COVID-19 as Deaths Top 91,000, Coronavirus Cases Spike in European Countries that Lifted Lockdowns, Donald Trump Suggests Election Delay, Sparking Bipartisan Outrage, U.S. Postal Delays Spark Fears Over Mail-In Ballots in November Election, Civil Rights Icon and Georgia Congressmember John Lewis Laid to Rest, Herman Cain, Co-Chair of Black Voices for Trump, Dies of…
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/31/headlines
Barack Obama: Honor John Lewis by Renewing Voting Rights Act & Ballot Access in the U.S
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-31
In his stirring eulogy at the funeral service for Congressmember John Lewis, President Barack Obama said expanded voting rights would be the greatest way to honor the civil rights icon’s legacy. In a speech that condemned the status of American democracy without ever naming the sitting president, Obama called for election day to be declared a national holiday, full Congressional representation for Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, and the end of the filibuster, which he called a “Jim Crow relic.” “You want to honor John? Let’s honor him by revitalizing the law he was willing to die for,” Obama said in reference…
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