Commentary on Bolivia: How a coup failed
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-10-24
Chicago, IL – On November 10, 2019, a hastily-assembled coalition of generals, middle class liberals and fascist paramilitaries overthrew the democratic government of Evo Morales in Bolivia. Coming on the heels of a coup attempt in Venezuela and the vicious repression of a people’s uprising in Chile, it seemed to many that the continental struggle against U.S. imperialism had reached a tipping point in the empire’s favor. | Today, not even a year later, the official results for Bolivia’s presidential elections were announced. Evo’s comrade and successor Luis “Lucho” Arce received a resounding 55% of the vote…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/10/23/comment…

Warring parties in Libya sign “permanent ceasefire” deal
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-10-24
Following a temporary ceasefire in July, Libya’s Government of National Accord and the Khalifa Haftar-led Libyan National Army have struck a permanent deal. All foreign fighters are to leave the country in three months…
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Coronavirus: Corporate Plunder and Hope for Political Change
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2020-10-24
“It destroys peoples lives! And it destroys the nation-state! And eventually, what is happening is a structure whereby the financial establishment takes over the structures of government.” | — Professor Michel Chossudovsky (from this week’s interview) | LISTEN TO THE SHOW | Click …
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Palestine Cinema Days film festival kicks off despite cash, pandemic challenges
Shatha Hammad | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-24
Palestine Cinema Days film festival kicks off despite cash, pandemic challenges | Social distancing, international funding curbs on Palestinian cultural institutions fail to deter event’s seventh edition | Shatha Hammad | Sat, 10/24/2020 – 10: 23 | Seats sealed off in line with strict Covid-19 social-distancing measures at the Ramallah Cultural Palace on 20 October (MEE/Shatha Hammad) | In the main hall of the Ram…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestine-cin…

Hmm… America Keeps Getting Attacked by Nations It Hates in Ways Only the CIA Can See
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-10-24
Caitlin JOHNSTONE | Once upon a time there was an Emperor who loved war and military expansionism. He was always searching for new ways to instigate military conflicts without losing the support of the international community or waking up the populace to the fact that they’re just propagandized cogs in the machine of a globe-spanning Empire which uses endless military and economic violence to maintain its unipolar hegemony. | One day two men calling themselves Intelligence Experts came into town claiming that they had devised a wondrous new type of enemy threat that is invisible to the common folk. | “Is it as go…
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Trump Supporters Are Hurting Assange With Their 4-D Chess Talk
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-10-24
At a time when everyone should be out in the streets shaking the earth and protesting the Trump administration’s prosecution of Julian Assange for exposing US war crimes, those who continue to support this president have one message and one message only when it comes to the WikiLeaks founder: Don’t do anything. Relax, wait and see, trust Trump, and don’t do anything. Trump is about to save Assange, and save us all. Do nothing. | Who do you guys think this strategy benefits, exactly? | These are all people who say they support Assange and WikiLeaks, who say they support free speech and oppose the deep state, and y…
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Trump Supporters Are Hurting Assange With Their 4-D Chess Talk
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-10-24
Who do you guys think this strategy benefits, exactly? | These are all people who say they support Assange and WikiLeaks, who say they support free speech and oppose the deep state, and yet what they are doing today hurts Assange and helps the unelected power establishment known as the deep state just as much as the hysterical Russiavape dupes who are overtly smearing Assange today. | To be clear, not everyone who voted for Trump is doing this; many are aggressively opposing this administration’s prosecution of Assang…
thealtworld.com/caitlin_johnston/trump-s…

BBC’s upcoming White Helmets ‘documentary’ gears up to be a character assassination of those who challenge Syria war narratives
Vanessa Beeley | thealtworld.com | 2020-10-24
The BBC is preparing an attack against journalists, former diplomats, academics and scientists who challenge the dominant …
thealtworld.com/vanessa_beeley/bbcs-upco…

The Covid-19 Numbers Game: The “Second Wave” is Based on Fake Statistics
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-10-24
“Red zones”, travel bans, quarantines, “red lists”. A “Second Wave”. Millions of people are lining up for Covid-19 testing. The “Numbers Game”. How statistics and “estimates” are used by politicians to justify the closure of the national economy and the derogation of fundamental civil rights.
globalresearch.ca/the-covid-19-numbers-g…

Morales’ Socialist Party Wins Election
Ron Ridenour | zcomm.org | 2020-10-24
I believe that we must put an end to patriarchal patterns of top-down leadership…
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After Socialist Victory In Bolivia, Media Still Whitewash Coup
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-10-24
Bolivia’s Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party won a decisive victory in the country’s presidential elections on Sunday, with its candidate Luis Arce apparently winning by a large enough margin to avoid a runoff, likely achieving an absolute majority. The leading opposing candidate, neoliberal Carlos Mesa, and the right-wing unelected President Jeanine àÅñez congratulated Arce on his victory. | Some in US corporate media, however, failed to describe what was really going on in the country. | When the Wall Street Journal (10/19/20) reported on the MAS victory, for example, it kept to the usual line…
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Fascist Culture, Critical Pedagogy, And Resistance In Dark Times
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-10-24
Across the globe, democratic institutions such as the independent media, schools, the legal system, certain financial institutions, and higher education are under siege. The promise, if not ideals, of democracy are receding as the barbarians who breathe new life into a fascist past are once again on the move subverting language, values, courage, vision and a critical consciousness. Education has increasingly become a tool of domination as right wing pedagogical apparatuses controlled by the entrepreneurs of hate attack workers, the poor, people of color, refugees, immigrants from the south and others considered d…
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Produce For The People
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-10-24
Hatfield, MA – For many farmers, the 2020 season has posed numerous difficulties: an ongoing drought, early frost and a need for extra public health precautions amid the pandemic, to name a few. But in a year marked by challenges, Riquezas del Campo farm, now in its second season, is growing. | The immigrant-led, worker-owned cooperative farm got started later in the growing season when it started in 2019 and had just one customer, said Lorena Moreno, a founding member of the farm. This year, the farm, situated on the Northampton-Hatfiled line, has multiplied its sales around four times over, is attracting new me…
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Israel Lobby Spreads More Lies About Palestine Groups At NYU
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-10-24
New York University has agreed to settle with the US Department of Education over allegations that the university had not appropriately responded to claims of anti-Semitism. | Two attorneys filed the complaint last year on behalf of a student who alleged that she faced “two years of extreme anti-Semitism on the NYU campus which has created an intolerable and unlawful hostile atmosphere for Jewish students.” | Echoing previous attempts by Israel advocates to silence Palestinian rights activists on campuses, the complaint accused Students for Justice in Palestine of creating the “hostile” climate due to the group’s…
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Saturday 10/24: Oakland protest in Solidarity w Nigeria
lekki was a massacre | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Bay Area solidarity demo with #endsars movement in Nigeria…
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Oakland protest in Solidarity w Nigeria
lekki was a massacre | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Bay Area solidarity demo with #endsars movement in Nigeria…
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Nigerian Youth Lead the Way
anonymous solidarity | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Total Solidarity with the Youth of Nigeria!
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Insurance Companies and the Forest Service are screwing over Indigenous groups
FIRE | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Insurers are increasingly wary of serving wildfire-prone areas. Happy Camp residents are struggling to rebuild without it…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/10/23/1883781…

Sunday 11/1: Día de los Muertos Paddle Out
Indigenous Surf Club | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Cowell’s Beach, Santa Cruz…
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[Perspectives] Kelvin Kong: trailblazer for Indigenous health in Australia
Richard Lane | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
The equity of his nation’s health services provision is a core mission for ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeon Kelvin Kong, Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, and the University of Newcastle in eastern Australia. “As an Indigenous Australian, I feel obligated to strive to ensure that access to quality health care is available to all Australian citizens”, he says. As a busy clinician, Kong sees the pressure on ENT and hearing services, recently compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rouhani felicitates Bolivian counterpart on election win
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-10-24
TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) — Congratulating the new Bolivian President on his election, President Rouhani expressed Iran’s readiness to revive bilateral relations and expand cooperation with the Bolivian government in all fields.
en.mehrnews.com/news/165123/Rouhani-feli…

Iran emphasizes political settlement for Libya’s crisis
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-10-24
TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman noted that the crisis in Libya must be resolved through a political settlement.
en.mehrnews.com/news/165122/Iran-emphasi…

Nigerian president blames ‘hooliganism’ for 51 killings by security forces during protests
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-10-24
At least 51 civilians have been killed during unrest in Nigeria following days of protests over police abuses, the country’s president said.President Muhammadu Buhari blamed the violence on “hooliganism”. And he asserted that security forces have used “extreme restraint”.On Thursday 22 October, he said the government “will not fold its arms and allow miscreants and criminals continue to perpetrate acts of hooliganism”.”Devoid of sympathy”: But many Nigerians are upset by what the president has not said. In a national address on 22 October, Buhari didn’t mention the shootings. Instead, he warned protesters…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/10/2…

Spain’s “left populist” Podemos separates migrant children from their parents
wsws.org | 2020-10-24
A dozen children in the Canary Islands had been separated from their mothers or relatives for months, while DNA testing was carried out to verify they were related.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/10/24/spai…

The Squad Calls for UN Inquiry Into Alleged Human Rights Abuses at Trump’s DHS
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-10-24
The four first-term progressive congresswomen collectively called the Squad led a letter Friday calling for independent international investigation of “recent, ongoing, and credible allegations of egregious human rights abuses by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), its components, and its private contractors.” | “From the unwanted and unnecessary hysterectomies of migrant women, to the forced separation of children from their families, to the indefinite detention of immi…
truthout.org/articles/the-squad-calls-fo…

Barrett Poised to Be Sixth SCOTUS Justice Hand-Picked by Federalist Society
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-10-24
For Americans tearing their hair out about the imminent conservative super-majority on the United States Supreme Court, we have some pointed advice for you. Familiarize yourself with the work of the Federalist Society, a group comprising thousands of very conservative lawyers advocating a so-called “originalist” version of the Constitution, sanctifying private property rights at the expense of workers, consumers, the environment, social justice and the protection of individual rights. | When w…
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UN hails Libya’s lifting of force majeure on oil ports
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-24
The UN mission in Libya on Saturday welcomed an announcement of lifting the state of “force majeure” from Libya’s eastern Sidra and Ras Lanuf ports.”This decision is a result of the confidence-building measures agreed and implemented through the Joint Military Commission. It’s a win-win for the Libyan people,” the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said in a statement.The UN mission said the announcement “demonstrates what can be accomplished when Libyans come together in good faith for the sake of their country”.The move by the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) came after the announcement of a permanent ce…
yenisafak.com/en/news/un-hails-libyas-li…

Indonesia maintains both support for Palestine, ties with UAE
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-24
Earlier this week, the UAE government inaugurated a street in the capital Jakarta dedicated to Indonesian President Joko Widodo as a symbol of bilateral ties between the two countries.Ramdhan Muhaimin, a lecturer at the Al-Azhar University in Jakarta, urged Indonesia to keep supporting the Palestinian cause, though several Arab countries, including UAE, have agreed to normalize relations with Israel.”Defending occupied Palestine is the mandate of our Constitution,” said Ramdhan on Thursday, referring to the 1945 Constitution that explicitly states that independence is the right of every nation and that colonialis…
yenisafak.com/en/news/indonesia-maintain…

Indonesia maintains both support for Palestine, ties with UAE
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-24
An Indonesian expert on international relations has said despite its close relationship with the UAE, Indonesia, should not let this affect its unwavering support for Palestinian independence from Israeli occupation.Earlier this week, the UAE government inaugurated a street in the capital Jakarta dedicated to Indonesian President Joko Widodo as a symbol of bilateral ties between the two countries.Ramdhan Muhaimin, a lecturer at the Al-Azhar University in Jakarta, urged Indonesia to keep supporting the Palestinian cause, though several Arab countries, including UAE, have agreed to normalize relations with Israel.”
yenisafak.com/en/news/indonesia-maintain…

Here’s why the Overseas Operations Bill is pretty much an establishment stitch-up
Joe Glenton | thecanary.co | 2020-10-24
A top military lawyer has warned that the Tory war crimes immunity bill is not what it seems. On closer inspection, it looks more like a Ministry of Defence (MOD) cash-saving exercise. One that could rob wounded and sick soldiers of their right to compensation. | The criticism comes after new figures revealed that claims by military personnel against the military vastly exceed allegations of abuse from people in Iraq and Afghanistan. | On 18 October, shadow defence minister John Healey revealed statistics which show that for…
thecanary.co/discovery/analysis-discover…

The IMF smokescreen
Michael Roberts | mronline.org | 2020-10-24
Global emissions fell by 8.8 per cent in the first half of this year amid restrictions on movement and economic activity owing to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.
mronline.org/2020/10/24/the-imf-smokescr…

Coronavirus: Killer Virus or Common Flu
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2020-10-24
This is part one of a special series devoted to the global pandemic that has coordinated an unprecedented attack on lives and civil liberties everywhere. In this chapter, we have two guests concluding that the threat is not nearly catastrophic …
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Video: Second 2020 Presidential Debate: Joe Biden and Donald Trump
Pres. Donald Trump | globalresearch.ca | 2020-10-24
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What Canvassing in Nevada Amid a Pandemic Has Taught Me
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2020-10-24
Anthony Quintano / CC BY 2.0] By Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch “Look, folks, the air quality is in the red zone today. The EPA says that means people with lung or heart issues should avoid prolonged activity outdoors.” That was J.R. de Vera, one of two directors of UNITE-HERE!’s independent expenditure campaign to elect Biden and Harris in Reno, Nevada. UNITE-HERE! is a union representing 300… | Source…
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The Third “Open” Presidential Debate
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-10-24
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Video: The Lockdown: Economic Hell on Earth is Coming, “They Are Killing Us”
Gerald Celente | globalresearch.ca | 2020-10-24
Gerald Celente, the popular publisher of The Trends Journal, is sounding the alarm on what he sees as a coming economic catastrophe. | “They are killing us,” says Celente referring to the current lockdown of many businesses. | In the interview …
globalresearch.ca/video-the-lockdown-eco…

Six million displaced people have returned home
teleSUR Desk | mronline.org | 2020-10-24
The authorities reported that they have repaired more than 19.000 houses while supporting waste recycling projects that aim at securing an 18.000 job position.
mronline.org/2020/10/24/six-million-disp…

Hopes rise of extension of New START arms control treaty as Russia offers to freeze arsenal
Peoples Dispatch | mronline.org | 2020-10-24
Russia on Tuesday offered to freeze its current arsenal, and proposed an extension of the treaty by one year. The treaty signed in 2010 capped the number of nuclear warheads by the two countries and its deployment.
mronline.org/2020/10/24/hopes-rise-of-ex…

Coronavirus: Algeria president to be quarantined after staff test positive
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-24
Coronavirus: Algeria president to be quarantined after staff test positive | Doctors advise 74-year-old Abdelmadjid Tebboune to start five-day quarantine as a precautionary measure, his office said on Saturday | MEE staff | Sat, 10/24/2020 – 13: 49 | Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (AFP) | Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will start a five-day quarantine from Saturday after senior staff tested positive for…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/coronavirus-a…

Tesla delivers record number vehicles amid pandemic doubling third-quarter profits
Ashley Curtin | nationofchange.org | 2020-10-24
Third quarter net profit was at $331 million making Tesla on course to turn an annual profit for the first time ever.
nationofchange.org/2020/10/24/tesla-deli…

Universal mask-wearing would save nearly 130,000 lives by spring 2021, study finds
Julia Conley | nationofchange.org | 2020-10-24
The researchers estimated what the death toll until March 2021 would be for each state if mask-wearing and social distancing mandates are put in place, versus if they are not.
nationofchange.org/2020/10/24/universal-…

Former deputy constable admits to transporting drug money and heroin
Andrew Emett | nationofchange.org | 2020-10-24
Betty Molina received approximately $30,000 after she and her husband, Henry Molina, obtained several thousands of dollars in drug proceeds.
nationofchange.org/2020/10/24/former-dep…

Egyptians set to vote for parliament ‘with no real authority’
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-24
Egyptians set to vote for parliament ‘with no real authority’ | Some 63 million voters are eligible to elect 568 of 596 members in the lower house, widely seen as rubber-stamp body | MEE and agencies | Sat, 10/24/2020 – 09: 45 | A resident makes her vote a polling station in Agouza district in Giza, the twin-city of Egypt’s capital, on 24 October, 2020 (AFP) | Voting for Egypt’s lower house of parliament beg…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/egyptians-set…

Congo Week: Our goal is the liberation of the DRC and the transformation of Africa
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-10-24
We talk to Kambale Musavuli, who explains the spirit behind Congo Week, the history of exploitation and violence against the people, and their inspiring fight-back.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/10/24/congo-wee…

Long-term unemployment continues to grow
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-10-24
San José, CA – On Thursday, October 22, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that there were 787,000 new claims for regular state unemployment in the week that ended October 17. This was 55,000 fewer than the previous week, but still 20,000 higher than two weeks ago and almost four times as high as the same week a year ago. While new claims have fallen dramatically from the record high of almost 6 million in April, they are still higher than the pre-recession high of less than 700,000. | The report also said that continuing claims for regular state unemployment did fall by a million to 8.4 million for the week e…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/10/24/long-te…

Mysterious oil spill spreads along 11 miles of Delaware beach
Olivia Rosane | nationofchange.org | 2020-10-24
The spill has mostly taken the form of oil patties that range in size from a quarter to a manhole cover, the Coast Guard said Tuesday.
nationofchange.org/2020/10/24/mysterious…

Video: The Lockdown: Economic Hell on Earth is Coming, “They Are Killing Us”
Gerald Celente | globalresearch.ca | 2020-10-24
Gerald Celente, the popular publisher of The Trends Journal, is sounding the alarm on what he sees as a coming economic catastrophe. | “They are killing us,” says Celente referring to the current lockdown of many businesses. | In the interview with …
globalresearch.ca/video-the-lockdown-eco…

Israel-Sudan normalisation: How the world reacted
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-24
Israel-Sudan normalisation: How the world reacted | While Palestinians categorically reject the deal, US allies welcome it as a boost to stability in the Middle East | MEE and agencies | Sat, 10/24/2020 – 11: 23 | Sudan, technically at war with Israel since 1948, has become the fifth Arab country to forge diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv (AFP) | US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Sudan has agree…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-sudan-…

Dystopian Plagues, Pandemic Fears, and Fascist Politics in the Age of Trump
Henry A. Giroux | zcomm.org | 2020-10-24
The COVID-19 crisis has amplified a surrealist hallucination that floods our screens and media with images of fear, trepidation, and dread…
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Herd Immunity Is Folly — So Who’s Funding This Bad Science?
Trish Greenhalgh, Martin McKee and Michelle Kelly-Irving | zcomm.org | 2020-10-24
Links between an anti-lockdown declaration and a libertarian thinktank suggest a hidden agenda…
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Winter Is Coming for Bars. Here’s How to Save Them. And Us
Elisabeth Rosenthal | zcomm.org | 2020-10-24
With bars closed, you could still drink and socialize with smaller groups of people at home or outdoors, when the weather allows it. That may not be quite as much fun, but nothing is much fun while the coronavirus is around.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/winter-is-coming-f…

White House Gangster Wants to Avoid Nuclear-Armed Stigma
John M. Laforge | zcomm.org | 2020-10-24
In a fashion reminiscent of lawless dictatorships the world over, the Trump White House has written to countries that have adopted the treaty urging them to withdraw their ratifications.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/white-house-gangst…

“All You Fascists Bound To Lose”
Resistance Revival Chorus | zcomm.org | 2020-10-24
Let this single and the rest of our album be your soundtrack to defeating fascism at the polls on Nov. 3 — and marching in the streets afterwards if the white nationalists in the White House don’t like the results…
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17 Ballot Initiatives to Reduce Inequality
Brian Wakamo | zcomm.org | 2020-10-24
On November 3, voters in many states and cities will weigh in on a variety of inequality-related proposals, from taxing the wealthy to increasing worker and tenant protections…
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Nearly 1,000 Homeless People Died in LA in 2020 as 93,000 Homes Sit Vacant
Alex Ferrer, Terra Graziani & Jacob Woocher | zcomm.org | 2020-10-24
We cannot rely on the operation of the market to fix our problems because the capitalist market is the problem…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/nearly-1000-homele…

We Finally Won Just Cause Protection at The New Yorker after AOC and Warren Refused to Cross Our Picket Line
Hannah Aizenman, Stefanie Frey, and Mai Schotz | zcomm.org | 2020-10-24
After 95 years, at-will employment is over at The New Yorker. Our union finally won just cause in our first contract…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/we-finally-won-jus…

Trump’s Attacks on Science Have Scarred Our Public Institutions
Peter Montague | zcomm.org | 2020-10-24
Trump is continuing a long GOP tradition of warring against science…
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Aaron Sorkin Turned the Chicago 7’s Militancy and Defiance Into Bland Liberalism
Eileen Jones | zcomm.org | 2020-10-24
Netflix’s new Aaron Sorkin movie on the Chicago Seven tries — and fails — to turn a travesty of justice and an attack on the Left into a defense of American institutions…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/aaron-sorkin-turne…

COVID-19: The World Is At A Critical Juncture
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-10-24
The fall and winter surge of COVID-19 cases, as predicted, has begun. The number of cases across North America and Europe is rising exponentially in some regions. | There have been more than 42.4 million cases of COVID-19 globally, with 1.14 million deaths thus far. On Friday, the number of daily new cases reached an unprecedented 500,000-plus new infections. Global deaths have consistently tracked above 6,000 four days running. | At the World Health Organization Friday press briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ominously warned…
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Our Fight For Quitobaquito
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-10-24
Border wall construction is destroying the Sonoran Desert’s most sacred spring. | Growing up as a Tohono O’odham woman on my ancestral homelands taught me one thing above all: Take care of the land and the land will take care of you. | When the federal government ramped up border-wall construction in Arizona, I knew I had to fight for my homelands, which are split in half by the U.S-Mexico border. I knew that meant activating my community, facing construction workers and opposing the U.S. Border Patrol and its long history of brutalizing O’odham tribal members.
popularresistance.org/our-fight-for-quit…

UN Nuclear Ban Treaty One Ratification Shy Of Taking Effect
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-10-24
Jamaica and Nauru are the latest countries to complete the ratification procedures, the United Nations said. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, adopted in 2017, will enter into force 90 days after it has been ratified by at least 50 countries and regions. | Although the pact will not be able to legally require nuclear power states to get rid of their arsenals, the launch of the world’s first treaty banning nuclear weapons is likely to gain global momentum toward reducing stockpiles. | According to an official with the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), another country is expe…
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Prisoners Won The Right To Stimulus Checks
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-10-24
Last week, Thomas Root emailed his weekly legal newsletter from his office in Ohio to nearly 11,000 federal prisoners around the country — just as he’s done every Monday since 2015. That same day, attorney Brandon Sample in Vermont fired off his own weekly legal updates to more than 6,700 federal prisoners — as he’s done for three years. | Within days, the men were flooded with rejection emails declaring that the Federal Bureau of Prisons had abruptly banned their newsletters, saying they were “detrimental to the security, good order, or discipline of the facility, or might facilitate criminal activit…
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USPS Ordered To Reassemble Sorting Machines
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-10-24
A federal judge has ordered the United States Postal Service (USPS) to restore previously decommissioned high-speed mail sorting machines at offices that can’t process election mail fast enough ahead of the upcoming presidential election. The order is the result of a lawsuit filed by New York state in late August. | In the order, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan wrote that, if a post office or distribution center is unable to process election mail, “available processing equipment will be restored to service to ensure that USPS can comply with its prior policy of delivering Election Mail in accordance with First…
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Welsh Government Announces Nationalisation Of Rail Service
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-10-24
The Welsh government has decided to nationalise its railways following a significant drop in passenger numbers because of coronavirus (Covid-19). | The country’s transport minister Ken Skates said bringing day-to-day rail services for its Wales and Borders franchise under public control would help secure the future of passenger services and protect jobs. | Private firm KeolisAmey, a joint venture between French transport giant Keolis and Amey, has run the franchise in Wales for just two years after taking it over from Arriva Trains Wales.
popularresistance.org/welsh-government-a…

Thai protests continue
Thai soli | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Bangkok, Thailand- protests demanding democratic reforms and reform to the monarchy are sweeping the capital. Hundreds of students clashed with riot police.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/10/23/1883780…

Tuesday 10/27: Under the Redwoods: A Sempervirens Fund Webinar Series
Sempervirens Fund | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Online Event | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x3Tg……
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Tuesday 10/27: Stop the Lot 4 Mixed-Use Project
Downtown Commons Advocates | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Call into the Santa Cruz City Council meeting discussion of item #30 at 6pm…
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Monday 10/26: LGBTQIA+ and The Equal Rights Amendment Virtual Town Hall
ECFFWE | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Online event…
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S.F. Votes 10/23/20-11/3/20 daily; Young People Changing the World
11 Days to Go | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
San Francisco’s early voting is now daily including 2 weekends, from 10/23/20 to 11/3/20. Young people are turning out in record numbers in the contested states, and need to keep doing so as the young outnumber the old, to Dump Trump and his minions all the way down the ballot. See circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/absente……
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Green Voter Guide paper and online versions
Green Party | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Here is info about Voter Guides and endorsements by the Green Parties of Alameda, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Sonoma counties:…
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Solidarity with Mama Julz
John Lapp | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
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“Expose The Contradiction”: William C Anderson On Anarchism, Mutual Aid, What Comes Nest
William C Anderson | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
“Expose The Contradiction”: William C Anderson On Anarchism, Mutual Aid, And What Comes Next…
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Wednesday 10/28: Defend & Speak Out for New Orleans Striking Sanitation Workers
SPTESR | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Peoples Ready/Labor Ready | 2648 International Blvd, Oakland, CA…
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Tuesday 10/27: Panel-SEIU, Union Democracy, Union Elections & The Rank & File
WorkWeek | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Zoom Panel | us02web.zoom.us/j/82188245989?pwd=aEJ5b2……
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Pacifica National Board Censures KPFK Jan Goodman For Illegal Deal Making
Stop Wrecking Pacifica For Take-over | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
KPFK LSB Board member Jan Goodman in cahoots with The KPFA management cabal and their supporters that want to corporatize Pacifica and shutdown WBAI went into private negotiations with the lender of Pacifica’s loan to supposedly work out a special deal. | This effort to subvert the PNB officers and board is illegal under California Corporation laws. You cannot negotiate for a Foundation you do not represent. She was censured by the PNB…
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Michael Reinhold was executed
MR | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Michael Reinoehl likely shot Aaron ‘Jay’ Danielson, and police shot Reinoehl – but the men at the heart of the bloody conflict were more alike than different.
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Oakland’s new Encampment Management Policy (EMP) threatens the unhoused
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Black, Asian, & Latino Adults Have The Most Trouble Paying The Rent During The Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic:…
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Free Loren Reed
Free Loren Reed | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
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Thursday 10/29: Censorship, Entanglement & Corruption: The Israel Lobby 2021 Agenda
Grant Smith | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Webinar with participation through Zoom and YouTube. 9AM California time, Noon EDT.
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RIP Marcellis Stinnette
FTP | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
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HEAT CCSF Collective Gives a “Report Card” That Flunks the CCSF Board of Trustees
HEAT | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
San Francisco HEAT Higher Education Action Team and the CCSF Collective present their | Report Card on the performance of the San Francisco City | College Board of Trustees.
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UNA Santa Cruz Celebrates Nobel Prize and United Nations Day
Steve Pleich | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
UN World Food Program Awarded 2020 Nobel Peace Prize…
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Saturday 10/24: The perils of Judge Barrett’s “originalism”
David Giesen | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
Join Zoom Meeting | zoom.us/j/98214579358?pwd=ME9XdWV6azMrdH… | Meeting ID: 982 1457 9358 | Passcode: tSm4Wb…
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Final presidential debate: Candidates silent on Trump threat of political coup
WSWS Repost | indybay.org | 2020-10-24
What was not discussed in the last presidential debate should tell voters more than what was discussed. | The candidates made no reference to the plot to assassinate Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer or the growing threat of fascist violence encouraged by the White House.
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[Comment] Building a tuberculosis-free world while responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
Michael J A Reid, Sachin Silva, Nimalan Arinaminpathy, Eric Goosby | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
In March, 2019, the Lancet Commission on Tuberculosis1 highlighted the opportunity to build a tuberculosis-free world. After years of neglect of this disease, the UN High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis in September, 2018, made ending tuberculosis a global priority; global leaders committed to important steps, including ambitious country-specific tuberculosis case-finding and prevention targets, and a revitalised research agenda.2 The Lancet Commission concluded that the prospect of a tuberculosis-free world was a realistic objective that could be achieved with sufficient accountability and resources, and detailed…
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[Correspondence] Accelerated surgery for hip fractures–the HIP ATTACK results discussed
Christopher L Pysyk | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
The HIP ATTACK investigators1 have provided useful information of what can be expected in a best case, timely access to care scenario for patients with hip fracture. Although the investigators found no difference in mortality compared to standard care, a signal for reduced secondary outcomes, including delirium, was noted with accelerated access to surgical treatment.1…
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[Department of Error] Department of Error
thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
Heisler M, Hampton K, McKay D. Dangerous use of crowd-control weapons against medics and protesters in Portland, OR. Lancet 2020; 396: e59–60–In the last paragraph of this Correspondence, Portland should have been designated as a city in the US state of Oregon. This correction has been made to the online version as of Oct 22, 2020, and the printed version is correct.
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[World Report] Experts criticise Australia’s aged care failings over COVID-19
Sophie Cousins | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
Three-quarters of deaths from COVID-19 in Australia have been in aged care homes. Experts say that the pandemic is only exposing systemic weaknesses. Sophie Cousins reports.
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[Review] Long-term care system for older adults in China: policy landscape, challenges, and future prospects
Zhanlian Feng, Elena Glinskaya, Hongtu Chen, Sen Gong, Yue Qiu, Jianming Xu, Winnie Yip | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
In China, the population is rapidly ageing and the capacity of the system that cares for older people is increasingly a concern. In this Review, we provide a profile of the long-term care system and policy landscape in China. The long-term care system is characterised by rapid growth of the residential care sector, slow development of home and community-based services, and increasing involvement of the private sector. The long-term care workforce shortage and weak quality assurance are concerning.
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[Correspondence] Sepsis hysteria? Not for children — Authors’ reply
Mervyn Singer, Matt Inada-Kim, Mark Peters, Kathryn Maitland | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
We thank L Nelson Sanchez-Pinto and colleagues for their comments on our Correspondence1 and concur that every avoidable death of a child, or adult, is a death too many. However, their comments underline our points precisely–namely, issues with definition, denominators, attributable deaths, and avoidable deaths due to lack of timely antibiotics.
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[Correspondence] Sepsis hysteria? Not for children
L Nelson Sanchez-Pinto, Sebastián González-Dambrauskas, Roberto Jabornisky, Kuban Naidoo, Luregn J Schlapbach, Niranjan Kissoon | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
Mervyn Singer and colleagues assert that sepsis is an overhyped problem that mostly affects individuals who are “older, frail, and at the end of life”.1 This message is misleading and problematic for children worldwide.
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[Department of Error] Department of Error
thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
Crovetto F, Crispi F, Llurba E, Figueras F, Gómez-Roig MD, Gratacós E. Seroprevalence and presentation of SARS-CoV-2 in pregnancy. Lancet 2020; 396: 530–31–In this Correspondence, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Banco Santander, and other private donors of Kids Corona should have been acknowledged as funders. This correction has been made to the online version as of Oct 22, 2020.
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[Clinical Picture] Relapsing polychondritis associated with pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis
Suwasin Udomkarnjananun, Pongpratch Puapatanakul, Kearkiat Praditpornsilpa | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
A 37-year-old woman presented with a 3-year history of episodic pain, swelling, and redness of her left ear. She said the problem had re-occurred three to four times each year and had either resolved spontaneously or after she took non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) which she had bought over the counter. She also reported infrequent episodes of redness of her eyes.
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[Correspondence] Leonardo da Vinci has been misinterpreted
Klaus F Steinsiepe, Markus Hauser | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
About 1506–08, Leonardo da Vinci’s studies of the brain culminated in filling the ventricles of an ox with melted wax, a pioneer accomplishment in medical science. An otherwise excellent review in The Lancet claimed that these drawings of the casted ventricles show the interventricular foramen of Monro and the paired lateral ventricles in a correct manner.1 This misconception has repeatedly been stated in the literature.2–4…
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[Obituary] Timothy Ray Brown
Geoff Watts | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
HIV activist and the first person to be cured of HIV. He was born in Seattle, WA, USA, on March 11, 1966, and died of acute myeloid leukaemia in Palm Springs, CA, USA, on Sept 29, 2020, aged 54 years.
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[Correspondence] Accelerated surgery for hip fractures–the HIP ATTACK results discussed
Ellis Muggleton, Tàºlin Muggleton | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
We would like to make several points regarding the HIP ATTACK trial results.1…
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[Correspondence] Accelerated surgery for hip fractures–the HIP ATTACK results discussed
Daniel Pincus, Bheeshma Ravi | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
The HIP ATTACK investigators1 found that accelerated surgery (median 6 h) did not lower the risk of mortality or a composite of major complications compared with standard care (median 24 h) but reduced the risk of delirium, urinary tract infection, pain, and length of hospital stay. We have two concerns.
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[Editorial] Reimagining long-term care
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
A dichotomous narrative surrounds ageing in the 21st century. On the one hand, there is increasing research and recognition of healthy ageing, and a recognition that age is not synonymous with ill health. On the other hand, there is the fear of looming economic costs and providing care for increasing numbers of older people with increasingly complex needs. These two narratives are hard to marry. Even the name long-term care (given to the latter narrative) is at odds with a short-term neoliberal political economy and, as a result, is generally low on government agendas.
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[Correspondence] Misuse of SARS-CoV-2 testing in symptomatic health-care staff in the UK — Authors’ reply
James R M Black, Chris Bailey, Joanna Przewrocka, Krijn K Dijkstra, Sonia Gandhi, Steve Gamblin, Sam Barrell, Charles Swanton | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
We thank Bernard Freudenthal for his response to our previous Correspondence.1 We agree that use of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing among health-care workers (HCWs) solely to reduce absenteeism is inappropriate. Freudenthal correctly outlines the risks, posed by false-negative results, of advising potentially infectious HCWs to return to work. Moreover, staffing levels are currently far less problematic within UK health-care settings than during the peak of the pandemic.
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[Comment] Offline: Science and politics in the era of COVID-19
Richard Horton | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
“How can we follow the science when scientists haven’t the foggiest.” “‘Big mouth’ scientists losing trust of Ministers.” Headlines such as these are increasingly common in UK newspapers. Scientists are no longer seen as providing impartial, independent advice to government. They are seen as being responsible for crashing economies, driving up unemployment, and ruining livelihoods. Chris Whitty, England’s Chief Medical Officer, and Patrick Vallance, Chief Scientific Adviser, have received the sharpest criticism.
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[Department of Error] Department of Error
thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
Horne AW, Vincent K, Hewitt CA, et al. Gabapentin for chronic pelvic pain in women (GaPP2): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2020; 396: 909–17–In this Article, the final three references were omitted from the reference list. This correction has been made to the online version as of Oct 22, 2020.
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[Correspondence] Misuse of SARS-CoV-2 testing in symptomatic health-care staff in the UK
Bernard Freudenthal | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
An initiative to screen asymptomatic health-care workers for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was timely and logical,1 and contrasted markedly with the UK Government’s testing strategy of National Health Service (NHS) staff during the epidemic. The NHS staff testing policy was only to test symptomatic staff, precisely to reduce absenteeism by encouraging staff with negative results back to work, thus intentionally reducing their time in self-isolation. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, himself stated that “we want to get [NHS staff absences] down, and the…
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[Correspondence] Accelerated surgery for hip fractures–the HIP ATTACK results discussed
Manfred Gogol, Christian Krettek, Christian Macke, Ronny Otto, Michaela Wilhelmi | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
It is of huge interest for clinicians that in an international and multicentre study including 3000 patients, it was feasible to do surgery in hip fracture patients within 6 h in the intervention group.1 However, we have some concerns regarding non-declared changes to the study protocol.
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[Correspondence] Accelerated surgery for hip fractures–the HIP ATTACK results discussed — Authors’ reply
Flavia K Borges, Mohit Bhandari, Ernesto Guerra-Farfan, Valerie Harvey, P J Devereaux | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
Daniel Pincus and Bheeshma Ravi highlight their observational study suggesting surgery for a hip fracture within 24 h of hospital arrival might result in a lower risk of 30-day mortality compared to surgery 24 h or more after hospital arrival.1 HIP ATTACK2 highlights why we need surgical and health-care system randomised controlled trials and why data from observational studies are unreliable. Moreover, other trial data have shown misleading risk adjusted time thresholds in observational studies.
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[World Report] US election 2020: research and health institutions
Susan Jaffe | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
How will the NIH, CDC, and FDA change if President Donald Trump wins a second term or if his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, defeats him? Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
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[Perspectives] Understanding planetary health
Anthony Capon | thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves is a milestone–the first textbook for the emerging field of planetary health. I read the book under lockdown at home in Australia, a requirement of the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne. At the same time, wildfires were raging in the USA that made me recall the devastating 2019–20 Australian wildfire season. Those fires were unprecedented. They killed more than 30 people, burned more than 11 million hectares of land, and resulted in prolonged smoke pollution that has since been linked to more than 400 premature deaths.
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[Department of Error] Department of Error
thelancet.com | 2020-10-24
Norman JE, Heazell AEP, Rodriguez A, et al. Awareness of fetal movements and care package to reduce fetal mortality (AFFIRM): a stepped wedge, cluster-randomised trial. Lancet 2018; 392: 1629–38–In table 2 of this Article, some data in the “Perinatal mortality, n (per 1000 births)” row have been amended in line with the definition for perinatal mortality given in the Outcomes section of the Methods, amends have been made to the legend to clarify the definition of stillbirths at ‚â•22 weeks’ gestation, and the appendix has been corrected.
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Debate Victory May Have Sealed It for Biden
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-10-24
Donald Trump learned his lesson to appear gentlemanly before a national audience at long last. But too late. That is the Big Takeaway from the Second Trump-Biden presidential debate on Thursday night. | Before the debate, opinion polls consistently reported Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden enjoyed a 10 percent lead over Trump across the United States: It is likely to grow wider now. | There are still 10 days to go as I write this before the presidential election is officially held on November 3. But Trump has already run out of time. | Around one third of estimated voters have already voted — 35…
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COVID-19 Lockdowns Are in Lockstep With the ‘Great Reset’
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-10-24
Dr. Mathew MAAVAK | In October 2019, a pandemic simulation exercise called Event 201 — a collaborative effort between Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, World Economic Forum, and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — concluded that a hypothetical new coronavirus may end up killing at least 65 million people worldwide within 18 months of an outbreak. | When COVID-19 coincidentally emerged from Wuhan two months later, scientists were rushing to generate similar alarmist forecasts using a variety of questiona…
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The More the EU Tightens Its Grip, the More Countries Slip Through Its Fingers
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-10-24
It finally looks like the four-and-a-half-year saga of Brexit is coming to an ignominious end. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the final bluff of the incompetent bureaucrats in Brussels, walking away from trade talks while leaving the door open. | But that door is only open if the EU is willing to crawl in on its knees and give the UK what it wants, a minimal free trade deal, Canada-style, which was offered by then President of the European Council Donald Tusk. | The EU played hardball giving zero ground for four years while undermining the UK from within its own political and bureaucratic structures.
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Iranian short animation ‘Malakout’ vies at SIN Film Festival
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-10-24
TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) — Iranian short animated film ‘Malakout’ (Divinity), directed by Farnoosh Abedi, has been nominated for Best Director and Best Film at the SIN Film Festival.
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Iran not interested in interfering in US election: GC spox
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-10-24
TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) — Spokesman of the Guardian Council said that Islamic Republic of Iran is not interested in interfering in the US election, stating that US election in an internal issue.
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World has to reject unilateralism, coercion: FM
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-10-24
TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) — On the occasion of the establishment anniversary of the United Nations, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that UN Day is a reminder that the world has to reject unilateralism and coercion.
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Harvesting Roselle flowers in Khuzestan
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-10-24
AHVAZ, Oct. 24 (MNA) — The farmers in Karun County, southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan, are harvesting Roselle flowers which are mainly used for producing Hibiscus tea.
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33rd ICFF award winners announced
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-10-24
TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) — The Winners of the 33rd International Film Festival for Children and Youth in different sections were announced and awarded in a ceremony held at Tehran’s Book Garden.
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Iran photo artist wins top Award at Siena Intl Photo Award
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-10-24
TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) — An Iranian photographer won an award for “creative photography” | in the “attractive faces and personalities” section of the Siena International Photo Awards.
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Any change in border geopolitics, ‘Iran’s red line’: Cmdr
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-10-24
TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) — The commander of IRGC Ground Force said that any change in border geopolitics of the country is Iran’s red line, referring to the recent dispute erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh region.
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VIDEO: Blast leaves 13 dead in Afghanistan
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-10-24
TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) — A spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry said 13 people have been killed and 30 others injured due to a suicide bombing in the country.
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Police ‘threatened’ parents of a murdered woman with £6,000 legal bill
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-10-24
A police force “threatened” an elderly couple with a £6,000 legal bill as they sought answers over their daughter’s murder, their lawyer has claimed.Fighting for justice: Peter and Elizabeth Skelton have spent almost a decade fighting for justice after their daughter Susan Nicholson was killed in 2011. Initially, Sussex Police ignored their pleas for her death to be investigated. They insisted the circumstances were not suspicious, and an initial inquest found her death was accidental.Susan Nicholson was murdered by her boyfriend in 2011 (Family handout/PA)The West Sussex couple, who are in their eig…
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Headteachers ‘speechless’ after ministers offer food standards advice during school meals battle
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-10-24
Headteachers have been left angry by a letter from ministers reminding them to provide pupils with nutritious food in school. It comes just days after MPs rejected a campaign to extend free meals to children during the holidays. | “Speechless”: | The letter came from children’s minister Vicky Ford and junior health minister Jo Churchill. It was sent to school leaders on the morning of Friday 23 October to encourage them to offer a healthy and nutritious hot meal to their pupils during term-time. Heads received the letter two days after a Labour motion to offer free school meals to poorer children during h…
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Scientist warns we may struggle to curb coronavirus spread without closing schools for older kids
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-10-24
Ministers may be forced to close schools to older children if coronavirus (Covid-19) cases continue to increase at the current rate, a scientist has warned.Professor Neil Ferguson said the NHS would soon be unable to cope unless the spread of the disease was stemmed. His modelling led to the original lockdown in March.He said there were currently 8,000 people in hospital with coronavirus. That’s around a third of the peak earlier this year, and numbers are continuing to rise.Further action: He said the restrictions on households mixing may not be enough, and further action may be needed: If we go beyond tha…
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New Research Shows Masks Are Helping Hold Down COVID Death Rates Significantly
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-10-24
The chances of dying from COVID-19 have fallen precipitously since the pandemic began, according to two new peer-reviewed studies. | One study, from researchers at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine, found that the death rate has gone down substantially among all age groups. | Patients treated by NYU’s health system had a 25.6% chance of dying when the pandemic began but that number has fallen to 7.6%…
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Puerto Rico Debt Vultures Give Big to Candidates to Influence Fiscal Board Picks
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-10-24
The vulture funds profiting off of Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, and the law firms that represent them, are donating to the political campaigns of the presidential candidates and key players in Congress who are involved in the selection of the members of the oversight board. | A review of the reports submitted by these candidates’ campaign committees to the Federal Election Commission shows that the vulture funds and their attorneys have donated just over $1.4 million to these candidates. Th…
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Candidates Focus on the Middle Class, But They Must Also Tackle Deep Poverty
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-10-24
Midway through Thursday night’s presidential debate, Joe Biden looked directly into the camera and addressed Americans struggling to pay their bills. He talked about the challenges families face in juggling all their financial obligations at a moment of cascading economic crisis, and lambasted Trump for opposing an increased minimum wage while instead measuring the economy recovery solely by the value of the sto…
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Anti-war activists grade foreign policies of Trump, Biden
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-10-24
Minneapolis, MN – On October 20, the Minnesota Anti-War Committee (AWC) held an online discussion on the foreign policies of President Donald Trump and his rival in the upcoming election, former Vice President Joe Biden. Members of the longstanding Twin Cities-based street protest group compared the platforms and records of each candidate from an anti-war perspective. | Overall, the group condemned U.S. interventions abroad under Trump’s leadership, and affirmed the need for change. But panelists agreed that the anti-war movement would need to push back against a Biden administration for similar reasons. | “Trump…
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Massive blast rocks Afghanistan’s capital
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-24
Multiple casualties are feared as a huge explosion rocked Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday evening.The explosion occurred in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood of the capital, an area largely inhabited by the Shia Hazara minority.Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency the blast took place inside a private academic institute named Kawsar-e-Danish.The Interior Ministry confirmed the blast and said details will be shared after initial investigations.
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UAE, Bahrain hail normalization of Sudan-Israel ties
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-24
In a statement, the UAE Foreign Ministry described the announcement as “an important step toward enhancing security and prosperity in the region”. | It said the move to normalize the Sudanese-Israeli relations “would expand the scope of economic, commercial, scientific and diplomatic cooperation”. | The Bahraini Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, described the announcement as “an additional historical step on the path for achieving peace, stability and prosperity in the Middle East region”. | It went on to hail US efforts for facilitating the normalization of the Sudanese-Israeli relations. | On Friday, Sudan’s acti…
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WHO says may have vaccine result at end of November
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-24
The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking at 10 vaccines in phase three trials as the northern hemisphere with skyrocketing cases faces a critical juncture in the fight against COVID-19, the chief scientist of global body said Friday.”Our best expectations, as far as we know by watching the trials that are moving ahead, is that we may have results from one or two of the vaccine trials before the end of the year, possibly starting late November,” said Dr. Soumya Swaminathan.Speaking at a twice-weekly webinar hosted by the WHO, Swaminathan said that this is going to the bare minimum from results considered by…
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Arabs condemn French insults of Islam, Prophet Muhammad
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-24
Several Arab countries have condemned the French incitement against the Islamic religion and the Holy Prophet Muhammad, warning that these repeated insults fuel hatred among the peoples. | In recent weeks, French President Emmanuel Macron attacked Islam and the Muslim community, accusing Muslims of “separatism”. He described Islam as a “a religion in crisis all over the world”. | This coincided with a provocative move by Charlie Hebdo, a left-wing French magazine infamous for publishing anti-Islamic caricatures, which have drawn widespread anger and outrage across the Muslim world. | The caricatures were first pu…
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Arab trade groups boycott French products over insults
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-24
Several Arab trade groups have announced their boycott of French products in response to incitements against the Islamic religion and insulting statements against Prophet Muhammad.Arab activists also launched several social media campaigns for the boycott of all French products, using several hashtags as (#boycottfrance #boycott_French_products #ProphetMuhammad).In Kuwait, the Alnaeem Cooperative Society, a large series of supermarkets in the Gulf state, said it will remove all French products from the shelves in protest of the French insulting statements against Islam and the prophet.A similar move was taken by…
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Sudan says Trump signs order removing state from terrorism list
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-24
Sudan said on Friday that US President Donald Trump signed an official statement to take Sudan off its list of states sponsoring terrorism.”Trump officially signed an order to remove Sudan from the list of states sponsoring terrorism,” a statement by the Sudan’s Sovereign Council said.”Shortly this day will be announced as a historic day for Sudan and its revolution,” the statement added.So far, the US has not commented on the Sudanese announcement.On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the US started the process of removing Sudan from his country’s list of State Sponsors of Terrorism.Pompeo a…
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‘Many are inappropriate’: UFC starlet Liana Jojua says she receives CRAZY messages from fans as she prepares for battle at UFC 254
rt.com | 2020-10-24
When Liana Jojua steps into the octagon on UFC Fight Island, she’ll have an army of fans cheering her on, but the Georgian starlet admits that some of her supporters take things a little too far on social media. | The 25-year-old flyweight will take on newcomer Miranda Maverick in the second fight of the event at UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi, and she is hopeful of claiming her second victory in the UFC. | Jojua lost her octagon debut to Sarah Moras at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi last year, but bounced back in her most recent fight in the UFC, defeating Diana Belbita via first-round armbar on Fight Island in July. | Now the f…
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Ethiopia denounces ‘belligerent threats’ after Trump says Egypt to blow up disputed dam
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-24
Ethiopia denounces ‘belligerent threats’ after Trump says Egypt to blow up disputed dam | Ethiopia’s PM says his country ‘will not cave in to aggressions of any kind’ | MEE and agencies | Sat, 10/24/2020 – 11: 54 | The Renaissance Dam in Guba, Ethiopia, is at the centre of a dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over shares of the Nile water (AFP/file photo) | Ethiopia said on Saturday that threats of an…
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Renaissance Dam: Ethiopia summons US ambassador over Trump’s ‘incitement of war’
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-24
Renaissance Dam: Ethiopia summons US ambassador over Trump’s ‘incitement of war’ | Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his country ‘will not cave in to aggressions of any kind’ | MEE and agencies | Sat, 10/24/2020 – 11: 54 | The Renaissance Dam in Guba, Ethiopia, is at the centre of a dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over shares of the Nile water (AFP/file photo) | Ethiopia on Saturday summoned the US am…
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Israel normalisation deal finds fury and favour in Sudan
Mohammed Amin | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-24
Israel normalisation deal finds fury and favour in Sudan | Critics say US-backed deal ‘humiliating’, ‘shameful’ for Sudan; supporters welcome country’s return to international fold | Mohammed Amin | Sat, 10/24/2020 – 11: 14 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. Sudan normalised relations with Israel on Friday (AFP) | Sudan on Friday become the third Arab countr…
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Children in ‘crack dens’ and ‘brothels’? A Tory MP accidentally exposed the state of Britain’s care system
Sophia Purdy-Moore | thecanary.co | 2020-10-24
In a now deleted tweet, Conservative MP for Mansfield Ben Bradley said that in his constituency, “One kid lives in a crack den, another in a brothel”. | He went on to say that free school meal vouchers effectively lined the pockets of drug dealers and pimps. This tweet was part of a defensive thread explaining why he was one of over 300 Conservative MPs who voted against proposals to provide disadvantaged children in…
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From Texas to Nigeria, end police brutality!
Mirinda Crissman | workers.org | 2020-10-23
Houston Hundreds of people gathered near Wazobia African Market on the southwest side of Houston on Oct. 14 to protest police brutality in Nigeria. They came together to draw attention to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, known in Nigeria for its extrajudicial killings, torture, extortion, frame-ups and blackmail. “End SARS” protests . . . | Continue reading From Texas to Nigeria, end police brutality! at Workers.org…
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Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws.org | 2020-10-23
Nigerian Federal airport workers stage one-day warning strike under conditions of mass unemployment, poverty and inequality in Africa’s largest country–which has fueled mass protests against state violence.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/10/23/wkrs…

Nigerian government clamps down on protests
wsws.org | 2020-10-23
The deployment of Nigeria’s army followed its announcement last week that it was ready to maintain law and order and deal decisively with “subversive elements and troublemakers.”
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/10/23/nige…

PDF of October 22 issue
A. Majumdar | workers.org | 2020-10-23
Download the 12-page PDF. If Trump won’t quit: Shut! It! Down! Rochester Labor Council resolution ALSO: Indigenous Peoples’ Day; Philly for Trans Lives; Up against the state: Providing water criminalized; Barrett nomination draws mass protests; Big $ militarizes police; Mumia on fascism; Elections under siege; From Nigeria to U.S., Black . . . | Continue reading PDF of October 22 issue at Workers.org…
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Joint Statement: US Connection In Nigeria Violence
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-10-23
Washington, D.C.-based Pan-African Community Action (PACA) and the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP)’s U.S. Out of Africa Network (USOAN) issued a joint statement condemning what appears to be illegal police and military violence committed against unarmed, peaceful protesters in Nigeria. | PACA and the USOAN assert, however, a U.S. connection to the violence that many are not making. The Nigerian police forces and military have long histories with the United States through the U.S.-led International Police Training School and the military-to-military relations between U.S. and Nigerian militaries, a part of the U.S.
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‘Out of Government Reach’: Nigerians Turn to Bitcoin to Fund Anti-Police Brutality Protests
sputniknews.com | 2020-10-23
As protests sweep across Nigeria in response to police brutality, some protesters have turned to Bitcoin to provide medical care, legal aid and funeral funds to demonstrators, Dr. Linwood Tauheed, associate professor of economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, told Political Misfits on Friday.
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Shh We’re Debating!; MAS Fights for Peace in Bolivia; Nigeria on Fire
sputniknews.com | 2020-10-23
Biden, Trump hold final, quieter debate; Nigerian civil unrests leaves 50+ dead; Will Sanders serve as Labor Secretary in Biden’s cabinet?
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It’s official: Movement Towards Socialism wins landslide victory in Bolivia
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-10-23
With 100% of the votes counted, the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) presidential ticket of Luis Arce and David Choquehuanca has won 55.1% of the votes, with a lead of 26.27% over their nearest rival Carlos Mesa…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/10/23/its-offic…

Bolivia’s TSE Declares Luis Arce the Elected President
telesurenglish.net | 2020-10-23
Bolivia’s Electoral Supreme Court (TSE) declared Luis Arce, the elected president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and David Choquehuanca as vice-president on Friday after the official vote counting showed that Arce’s party, the Movement Towards Socialism, reached a landslide victory of 55.10 percent of the votes. | RELATED: | Time to Flee? àÅñez Asks US For 350 Visas After Arce’s victory | About 6.483.893 Bolivians out of the 7.332.926 registered went to the polls, re…
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Bolivia Reaches 100% of Vote Count, MAS Reinforces Its Victory
telesurenglish.net | 2020-10-23
The Bolivian Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on Friday reached 100 percent of the electoral count, which ratified the victory of Luis Arce’s Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) with over 55 percent of the votes in favor. | RELATED: | Socialist Presidential Candidate Arce Wins Bolivia’s Elections | The MAS got a distance of over 26 points against the right-wing Citizen Community Party (CC), presided by Carlos Mesa. CC accumulated 29 percent of the votes. | W Believe Party, Luis Cam…
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Movement Towards Socialism Wins Landslide Victory In Bolivia
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-10-23
After 11 months of being ruled by a repressive coup-regime, Bolivians have finally recovered democracy. After five days of counting, the official results of the Bolivian presidential elections are finally in. The Movement Towards Socialism’s (MAS) presidential ticket with Luis Arce and David Choquehuanca won 55.1% of the vote share while Carlos Mesa’s Citizen Community party won just 28.83% of the vote share. The MAS also won the parliamentary elections, bagging 73 out of the 130 seats in the lower house of parliament and 21 of the 36 seats in the Senate.
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Data from Bolivia’s Election Add More Evidence That OAS Fabricated Last Year’s Fraud Claims
Jake Johnston | counterpunch.org | 2020-10-23
The MAS Received More Votes in Almost All of the OAS’s 86 Suspect Precincts in 2020 than in 2019 On Sunday, October 20, Bolivians went to the polls and overwhelmingly elected Luis Arce of the MAS party president. Private quick counts released the night of the vote showed Arce receiving more than 50 percent of…
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Mexico at the OAS General Assembly: Almagro undermined the OAS Charter and Damaged Bolivia’s Democracy
Matt Sedlar | cepr.net | 2020-10-23
This week in Washington, D.C. the Organization of American States (OAS) held their 50th Regular Session of the General Assembly. In these meetings the General Assembly, the highest decision-making body of the OAS, is tasked with debating the organization’s course of action for the next year, as well as setting the standards of governance for …
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Leaked emails suggest shocking US mercenary plot in Bolivia
Kit Klarenberg | thecanary.co | 2020-10-23
Bombshell leaked communications indicate scores of US military and intelligence veterans have been secretly recruited for wide-ranging covert action of an indeterminate nature in Bolivia. | The private correspondence, which has already been reported on by Morning Star, and which hasn’t yet been fully verified, doesn’t offer specific details of what’s to take place and when. However, it does make clear something significant, and highly sinister, is in the work…
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Libyan factions sign ‘permanent’ ceasefire following talks
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-23
Libyan factions sign ‘permanent’ ceasefire following talks | UN announces signing of agreement in Geneva to end fighting | MEE staff | Fri, 10/23/2020 – 10: 35 | General view during talks between the rival factions in the Libya conflict on 20 October 2020 at the United Nations offices in Geneva (AFP) | Warring factions in Libya have agreed to a “permanent” ceasefire following talks, the United Nations said on Friday. | Th…
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UN Chief Welcomes Libya Cease-Fire Accord
telesurenglish.net | 2020-10-23
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the signing of a cease-fire agreement by the Libyan parties in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations. | “This is a fundamental step toward peace and stability in Libya. I congratulate the parties for putting the interest of their nation ahead of their differences,” Guterres told reporters at UN Headquarters in New York. | RELATED: | United Nations Denounces Growing Foreign Intervention in Libya | He appealed to…
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Arabic press review: Iraqi bank triggers storm over ‘second marriage’ loan
Mohammad Ayesh | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-23
Arabic press review: Iraqi bank triggers storm over ‘second marriage’ loan | Meanwhile, US diplomat says political solution in sight in Libya, and Palestinian lawyers sue UK over century-old Balfour Declaration | Mohammad Ayesh | Fri, 10/23/2020 – 16: 48 | An Iraqi business owner adjusts a protective mask bearing a wedding invitation on a bridal shop mannequin amid the Covid-19 pandemic, in the southern port cit…
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UN salutes new Libya ceasefire agreement that points to ‘a better, safer, and more peaceful future’
news.un.org | 2020-10-23
Warring parties in Libya on Friday agreed an historic ceasefire, which was hailed by the head of the UN Support Mission in the country (UNSMIL), who led the mediation, as a courageous act that can help secure a “a better, safer, and more peaceful future for all the Libyan people”.
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Libya’s warring sides sign ‘permanent’ cease-fire deal
yenisafak.com | 2020-10-23
The UN special envoy on Libya on Friday announced the signing of a cease-fire agreement between the delegations of both main warring parties in Libya.Stephanie Turcos Williams, who heads the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), said the Libyan parties reached an agreement for a “permanent” cease-fire in all areas of the country.”Today is good day for the Libyan people,” said Williams at a news conference.As the parties were signing the agreement, UNSMIL released a statement, saying: “Good news for Libyans.””The 5 5 Joint Military Commission talks in Geneva today culminate in a historic achievement as Libyan team…
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No Matter Who Wins, The War Machine Wins
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-10-23
The US government is pushing yet another unproven election meddling narrative about yet another disobedient government, this time targeting Iran and Russia. | This is exhausting. Do I really need to type this bullshit out? | Fine. Okay. Here we go again: | At a press conference with Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Christopher Wray it was announced that Iran and Russia have separately obtained some voter registration information, and that Iran has been using its information to send bizarr…
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Blaming Moscow for Hunter Biden’s laptop is Russiagate disinformation
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-10-23
Former intelligence officials, Democratic leaders, and media outlets dismissing the Hunter Biden story as “Russian disinformation” are spreading more Russiagate disinformation, ex-CIA officer Ray McGovern says. Media outlets are amplifying the claims of former intelligence officials, including John Brennan and James Clapper, as well as of top Democrats, including Joe Biden and Adam Schiff, that the Hunter Biden laptop revelations are “Russian disinformation.” They have done so even though no one from the Biden camp has disputed the authenticity of …
thegrayzone.com/2020/10/23/blaming-mosco…

Report: Facebook “Complicit” in Role as “World’s Engine for Anti-Muslim Violence”
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-10-23
A new study conducted across nine countries revealed that Facebook played a leading role in facilitating anti-Muslim violence by providing a platform for Islamophobic groups to organize and refusing to stop them when their activities were brought to its attention.
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Report: Facebook “Complicit” in Role as “World’s Engine for Anti-Muslim Violence”
Alan MacLeod | thealtworld.com | 2020-10-23
A new study conducted across nine countries revealed that Facebook played a leading role in facilitating anti-Muslim violence by providing a platform for Islamophobic groups to organize and refusing to stop them when their activities were brought to its attention. | MPN– Facebook has been described as “the world’s engine for anti-Muslim violence” in a new report on Islamophobia. Entitled “Complicit: the human cost of facebook’s disregard for Muslim life,” the report was written by Muslim Advoca…
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Media Outlets Owned by Billionaires Very Quick to Tell Readers Taxing the Rich Is Bad Idea
Alan MacLeod | commondreams.org | 2020-10-23
That so much of the media are so dead set against the idea suggests whose interests they really serve. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Greenpeace Warns ‘Potential Damage to Human DNA’ at Risk With Japan’s Plan to Dump Fukushima Water Into Ocean
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-10-23
“The policy of the Japanese government to dump nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean is not based on scientific or environmental protection principles and has no justification.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Ten years since WikiLeaks and Julian Assange published the Iraq War Logs
wsws.org | 2020-10-23
The publication was an imperishable contribution to the fight against imperialist militarism, for which the war criminals and their political representatives have never forgiven Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/10/23/pers…

Maduro Asks National Assembly to Consider Same-Sex Marriage
telesurenglish.net | 2020-10-23
Regarding the support given by Pope Francis to civil unions between same-sex couples in the documentary “Francesco,” released this Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, entrusted the next National Assembly (NA), which will be elected on December 6, with the discussion of the issue of equal marriage. | RELATED: | Venezuelan Supreme Court Accepts Landmark Trans Rights Case | The Head of State said during a meeting…
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Trump Lies About COVID-19 Risks & Vaccine at Debate as Pandemic Is Tied to 300K Excess U.S. Deaths
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-10-23
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday in the second and final debate of the 2020 campaign. It was a more subdued debate than their first clash, when Trump refused to abide by the rules and interrupted Biden at least 128 times. Thursday’s debate was moderated by NBC’s Kristen Welker, who began by asking the candidates about COVID-19. Biden criticized Trump for repeatedly downplaying the severity of the pandemic, while the president boasted about his handling of the crisis, falsely claiming a vaccine was “ready” to be deployed within weeks. Epidemiologis…
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Biden Admits Past Mistake Supporting Crime Bill as Trump Defends Attacks on Black Lives Matter
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-10-23
President Trump and Joe Biden sparred on their records over race and criminal justice in Thursday’s presidential debate. Trump simultaneously promoted his criminal justice reform efforts while continuing to lean on “tough on crime” rhetoric. Trump also criticized Biden for authoring the 1994 crime bill and supporting other laws that intensified mass incarceration in the U.S., which Biden acknowledged was “a mistake.” Rashad Robinson, spokesperson for Color of Change PAC, says Biden’s admission highlights the importance of continued pressure on politicians on racial justice issues. “The Democrats can’t just make t…
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“It’s Criminal”: Biden Slams Trump as Gov’t Can’t Find Parents of 545 Children Separated at Border
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-10-23
During the second and final presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee, moderator Kristen Welker asked Trump and Biden about immigration and family separation. Trump deflected questions during the debate, repeatedly stating that the Obama-Biden administration “built the cages” and falsely claiming that kids seeking asylum in the U.S. are “well taken care of.” However, the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy “took children away from their families at the border,” says Erika Andiola, advocacy chief at RAICES Action, the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services. “He’s not owning up t…
www.democracynow.org/2020/10/23/biden_tr…

Egypt vents anger as Turkey takes centre stage in reconciliation of Palestinian factions
Adam Khalil | middleeasteye.net | 2020-10-23
Egypt vents anger as Turkey takes centre stage in reconciliation of Palestinian factions | Cairo considers the success of talks held in Istanbul as a violation of its historical role in the Palestinian cause | Adam Khalil | Fri, 10/23/2020 – 12: 10 | Following the talks in Istanbul, Fatah and Hamas agreed to present a joint vision on legislative and presidential elections to be held in the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusale…
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Syrian Refugees Have Become a Tool of Duplicitous Politics
Ahmad Salah | globalresearch.ca | 2020-10-23
Since the beginning of the conflict in Syria the issue of Syrian refugees and internally displace has been the subject of countless articles and reports with international humanitarian organizations and countries involved in the Syrian conflict shifting responsibility for the …
globalresearch.ca/syrian-refugees-tool-d…

Sea-Watch Takes Action Against Blockade of Its Rescue Ship
telesurenglish.net | 2020-10-23
The German NGO Sea-Watch on Friday filed an appeal at the Palermo Administrative Court against the blockade of the Sea-Watch 4, a humanitarian vessel which has been detained in port since September. | RELATED: Italy: 1,200 Migrants Arrive on Lampedusa Island at the Weekend | On August 15, this humanitarian rescue ship, which is owned by Sea-Watch and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), set sail from Spain to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean. | Eleven days after carrying out its f…
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Indigenous solutions to California’s capitalist conflagrations
Tony Marks-Block | mronline.org | 2020-10-23
Colonial timber management and capitalist land use has produced the wildfire crisis we see today. Prescribed Indigenous burning is a viable preventative solution to high severity wildfire but its success hinges on the fight by Indigenous socialists and grassroots organizers for Tribal sovereignty, land restitution, and the creation of a new prescribed fire workforce.
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Indigenous Knowledge Revives Ancient Clam Garden Practices
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-10-23
La Conner, WA – Tribal communities are reviving 3,500-year-old eco-friendly practices to create sustainable beaches along the Pacific Northwest Coast. | Teams of tribal members and scientists in the U.S. and Canada have scouted various locations that are ideal areas for shellfish, like clams, and other small marine life to nestle and flourish in what is referred to as clam gardens. The concept is to build rock walls near low tidemarks, which in turn traps sediment and sand to create terraces to cultivate intertidal ecosystems. These sanctuaries encourage sea creature growth and development in shallow coastal wate…
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A Day in My Life in the Time of Covid
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2020-10-23
Find the remote and flip on CNN to check the headlines, before immediately clicking it off, recalling my vow, made at least once a week, to never watch cable news again. I’ve taken similar vows about reading the New York Times, the Guardian and the Washington Post. But you can’t avoid them. They seek you out, relentlessly track you down, enter your mind, like it or not, like some cyber-Nosferatu, sucking your soul out before you’ve had the chance to fuel yourself with the day’s first bitter cup of Arabica. I think of Eliot’s line about J. Alfred measuring his days with “coffee spoons.” Mine, I fear, will be measu…
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A clear Choice on Climate
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-10-23
Trump wants to Wreck the Planet; Biden has taken strides toward a Green Vision…
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Top 10 People to Blame if Joe Biden Loses (It’s Not The Left)
Lee Camp | counterpunch.org | 2020-10-23
So, Joseph Biden, AKA “Kid Senile,” leads in the polls against Donald Trump, AKA “Kid Fascist Lunatic,” by such a large margin that it resembles a horse race in which one of the horses is an aged wiener dog with three legs. Right now, even though the polling does not account for the millions of voters who…
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Protests Against President Iván Duque Increase in Colombia
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-10-23
In Colombia, popular dissatisfaction with President Iván Duque’s policies is growing day after day. Popular protests started late last year and peaked between September and October this year. During this period, the number of claims increased significantly, mainly due …
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‘Mar-a-Lago’ Will Be A Ghost Town, NYC Mayor Replies to Trump
telesurenglish.net | 2020-10-23
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks during the last presidential debate when he assured that New York had become a “ghost town.” | RELATED: | Trump Plans To Meet With President Maduro, Bolton Says | “The only ‘ghost town’ will be Mar-a-Lago once you’re forced into retirement after losing the elections,” De Blasio assured alluding to Trump’s private Florida resort. | “New Yorkers are bringing our city back stronger than ever. It’s noth…
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Make America Up Again
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2020-10-23
A new poll shows that half of Trump’s supporters believe the QAnon conspiracy.
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Marx, Engels and metabolic rift — Part Two
Mark Walsh | mronline.org | 2020-10-23
The development in 1909, by the German chemists Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch of a technique for taking Nitrogen out of the atmosphere to produce ammonia (NH3) allowed for the production of synthetic fertilisers (and explosives) on an industrial scale.
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Karl Marx’s debt to people of African descent
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-10-23
You do not need to be a Marxist to agree that the methodology of historical materialism is relevant to struggles on the ground in Africa and globally, not only to the European working-class.
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Marx and popcorn on Halloween
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-10-23
Karl Marx drew on horror, gothic and fantasy literature throughout his mature works, evoking the power, wonder and terror of capital through supernatural allusions writes Aleks Wansbrough.
greenleft.org.au/content/marx-and-popcor…

Ex-FARC Members March Over Selective Killings Against Them
telesurenglish.net | 2020-10-23
Hundreds of former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas marched from the municipality of Mesetas, in Meta Department, to protest against the targeted killing of 234 of their fellow FARC party members since the signing of the Peace Agreement. | RELATED: | Seven Killed in Colombia’s 60th Massacre of 2020 | The march for “Life and Peace” was organized by members of the Revolutionary Alternative Forces of the Commons (FARC), which became a legal political party after their dem…
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“It’s Criminal”: Biden Slams Trump as Gov’t Can’t Find Parents of 545 Children Separated at Border
Staff | 18.224.45.15 | 2020-10-23
During the second and final presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee, moderator Kristen Welker asked Trump and Biden about immigration and family separation. Trump deflected questions during the debate, repeatedly stating that the Obama-Biden administration “built the cages” and falsely claiming that kids seeking asylum in the U.S. are “well taken care of.” However, the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy “took children away from their families at the border,” says Erika Andiola, advocacy chief at RAICES Action, the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services. “He’s not owning up t…
18.224.45.15/2020/10/23/biden_trump_deba…

Film review — “Belly of the Beast”: Sterilizations inside the world’s largest women’s prison
Judy Greenspan | workers.org | 2020-10-23
With the world spotlight currently on the forced sterilizations of migrant women inside the ICE detention center in Georgia, the release of the documentary “Belly of the Beast” is timely. The film, by Erica Cohn, exposes the inhumane and illegal practice of sterilizations inside the Central California Women’s Facility, the . . . | Continue reading Film review — “Belly of the Beast”: Sterilizations inside the world’s largest women’s prison at Workers.org…
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Parents can’t be found for 545 of Trump’s kidnapped migrant children
Al Neal | peoplesworld.org | 2020-10-23
Hidden behind the dull silver sheen of chain-link fences and concrete walls are the gut-wrenching, shallow-breathed screams of children. They watch with tear-blurred eyes as their parents are pulled away from them by Immigration and Border Control officers, unsure of what comes next or whether they will ever see, or hear, or hold their mothers …
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U.S. Spends More Than $80 Billion a Year Incarcerating 2.3 Million People
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-10-23
Laura FLANDERS | The U.S. today spends more than $80 billion a year incarcerating 2.3 million people in state and federal prisons, local jails, youth facilities and deportation centers. That’s $80 billion that comes out of public coffers and goes into public confinement. | With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, many were shocked to see woman, children and migrants — including many pre-trial and pre-hearing — who had never been convicted of anything crammed into overcrowded lock-ups that might as well have been petri dishes for community spread of the disease. | By the middle of October, close to 150…
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Trump Smears Victims of Mass Family Separations as “Bad People”
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-10-23
Pressed during Thursday night’s final 2020 presidential debate to account for his administration’s record of separating immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump repeatedly attempted to evade responsibility by lying about the origins of the inhumane practice, smearing those harmed by it, and attempting to shift blame onto Democratic opponent Joe Biden. | In response to a question about the more than 500 parents who have yet to be found after they were separated from their children…
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Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley, and Tlaib Lead Call for UN Probe Into Alleged DHS Human Rights Abuses
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-10-23
“Our government cannot be allowed to commit human rights atrocities or escape investigation, oversight, or criticism based on its powerful geopolitical position, as it so often has.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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European Hypocrisy: Empty Words for Palestine, Deadly Weapons for Israel
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-10-23
In theory, Europe and the United States stand on completely opposite sides when it comes to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. While the US government has fully embraced the tragic status quo created by 53 years of Israeli military occupation, the EU continues to advocate a negotiated settlement that is predicated on respect for international…
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Palestinians Condemn Agreement Between Sudan, Israel
telesurenglish.net | 2020-10-23
Palestinians have been outraged over the declaration of a normalization agreement between Israel and Sudan under the U.S. sponsorship. | The Palestinian Presidency affirmed in a statement its condemnation and rejection of Sudan’s decision to normalize relations with Israel that seizes the land of Palestine. | “No one has the right to speak on behalf of the Palestinian people and the Palestinian cause,” it said. | It also said that the path to a comprehensive and just peace must be based on international law, resolutions of international legitimacy, and specific references, in a way that leads to ending the Isr…
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European Hypocrisy: Empty Words for Palestine, Deadly Weapons for Israel
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-10-23
In practice, despite the seeming rift between Washington and Brussels, the outcome is, essentially, the same. The US and Europe are Israel’s largest trade partners, weapon suppliers and political advocates.
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Biden Appeals to Bosnian Muslim and Albanian Voters. Reveal Democrats’ Plans in the Balkans
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-10-23
U.S. Democrat Presidential Candidate Joe Biden has been on a whirlwind campaign in an attempt to defeat President Donald Trump in next month’s election. Published policy papers has shown Biden’s strong support for Greece, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Albania …
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Ex-President Obama: Ten Ironies
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-10-23
The irony on Thursday morning cable news was too delicious not to savor. MSDNC anchor Halle Jackson could barely contain her glee over how former president Barack Obama had finally “taken the gloves off” and gone after Donald Trump by name while campaigning for Joe Biden the previous day. I have no idea if Obama really did “take the gloves off” on Wednesday. I have my doubts. But whatever he did, he may have answered the bell too late.
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The Elusive “October Surprise”. Iran Seeks to Confuse the United States?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-10-23
Those who have been waiting for the elusive October Surprise that will upset the apple cart on election day are admittedly running out of time. The media’s unwillingness to even consider that the antics of Hunter Biden just might constitute …
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Iran Seeks to Confuse the United States?
Philip Giraldi | thealtworld.com | 2020-10-23
Another story that is more fiction than fact | Those who have been waiting for the elusive October Surprise that will upset the apple cart on election day are admittedly running out of time. The media’s unwillingness to even consider that the antics of Hunter Biden just might constitute an embarrassment of major proportions or even something worse has done much to kill that story. And the old tried and true expedient of starting a little war somewhere is also proving to be a false hope as no one appears ready to provoke the righteously…
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Wrecking America: How Trump’s Lawbreaking and Lies Betray All
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-10-23
Political analysts of all stripes have concluded that President Trump has a base of supporters who are credulous, immovable, and unpersuadable. Allow us to briefly test that hypothesis, but to ignore the skins-shirts labels — Left-Right, Democrat-Republican — that often though not always determine how a person votes. Instead, we’d like to ask sincere Trump voters…
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The ‘Three-Legged Stool’: a Folksy, but Deceptive, Rhetorical Attack on Social Security
Richard Eskow | counterpunch.org | 2020-10-23
The “three-legged stool”: That phrase may not be familiar to everyone, but most people who work in public policy or private-sector insurance have heard it used to describe the U.S. retirement system. It suggests that our system for retirement security was designed to stand on three “legs”: Social Security, employer pensions, and individual savings. Subliminally,…
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The Sunset Gun: One Nation, Under the Influence of Hate
Richard Eskow | commondreams.org | 2020-10-23
Some of those Trump voters are experiencing a level suffering that is unimaginable to outsiders. (Photo: Kerem Yucel / AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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New York Workers Assembly Against Racism
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2020-10-23
A powerful and forward-planning Workers Assembly Against Racism was held at Union Square in New York City on Oct. 18. Participants projected the possibilities of workers’ power through general strikes, shutdowns and mass actions to dramatically push back ongoing attacks — including police and racist violence, evictions, lack of stimulus . . . | Continue reading New York Workers Assembly Against Racism at Workers.org…
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Return of the Chicago 7
Louis Proyect | counterpunch.org | 2020-10-23
Not long after I joined the Socialist Workers Party in 1967, I dropped in on my old friend Laura Kronenberg at her loft on The Bowery. At the time, I was gung-ho on Trotskyism and preached to both friends and strangers. She was having none of it, insisting that I had to figure out a…
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Twitter locks socialist for urging people to ‘kill’ late anti-communist McCarthy IN THEIR HEADS
rt.com | 2020-10-23
Metaphorically telling people to get rid of their censorship instinct got one prominent Twitter user censored herself, after the platform decided that went against their harassment rules for wishing someone “physical harm.” | “Boomers need to kill the Joseph McCarthy that’s still alive in their heads! He is dead but he still censors the thinking of many Boomers!” is what the user, who goes by the name Esha, tweeted on Thursday. She was addressing the generation of Americans born right after the Second World War, and referring to the Wisconsin senator who infamously claimed the US government was infiltrated by…
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