2020-12-01: Social Media Postees

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Video: US-Backed Thai Mobs Remove Barriers at Army Base
Brian Berletic | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2020-12-01
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Nuremberg Trial: 75 years Ago and What it Means Today
Peter Koenig | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-01
On Saturday 21 November 2020 Russia celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the beginning of the Nuremberg Trials which started on 20 November 1945 and lasted almost a year, until 1 October 1946. The Tribunal was given the task of trying and judging 24 of the most atrocious political and military leaders of the Third Reich. …
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IMF Refuses to Help Ukraine
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
Ukraine’s economic situation is getting more and more complicated. The country is going through a moment of great crisis, from which it hoped to mitigate the effects by receiving emergency financial aid from the International Monetary Fund. However, the IMF …
globalresearch.ca/imf-refuses-help-ukrai…

What is Covid-19, SARS-2. How is it Tested? How is It Measured? The Fear Campaign Has No Scientific Basis
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
The data and concepts have been manipulated with a view to sustaining the fear campaign. The estimates are meaningless. The figures have been hyped to justify the closure of the national economy. Covid-19 is a public health concern but it is NOT a dangerous virus.
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El Salvador: New Idea Party’s Advocates Block Electoral Tribunal
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-01
Supporters of the ruling New Ideas Party (NI) blocked the headquarters of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) in El Salvador on Monday, claiming this institution seeks to prevent its candidates’ inscription in the legislative elections to take place in February 2021. | RELATED: | Salvadorean Judge Requests Inquiry of Bukele Over Massacre | The blockade came after TSE suspended the registration of some NI candidates by stating that an official elected by popular vote is prohibited…
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Scientists and Historians Uncover Further Details of Racist 1921 Tulsa Massacre
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
During World War I (1914-1918) and the immediately following years (1919-1921), racial tensions escalated inside the United States resulting in numerous efforts by white racists to contain and in many cases remove the presence of African Americans. | One of the …
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Three LATAM Women Were Awarded the 2020 Goldman Prize
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-01
The 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize was awarded to five activists in the fight against environmental pollution and climate change. Three of the winners are from the Latin American and Caribbean region. | RELATED: | LATAM: Alarmingly Widespread Violence Against Women – Studies | The Mayan indigenous leader Leydy Pech was honored for her contribution to put an end to the farming of genetically modified soybeans in Mexico by the U.S. company Monsanto. In September 2017, Mexico’s Fo…
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Guatemala: Indigenous People Block Roads Against Giammattei
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-01
Hundreds of Indigenous people Monday blocked the main highways of western Guatemala to demand President Alejandro Giammattei’s resignation and reject austerity, corruption, and police brutality. | RELATED: | Cuban Doctors Will Aid Victims of Hurricane Iota in Guatemala | The Indigenous communities of the Solola Department, located 130 kilometers from Guatemala City, organized the blockades on the Inter-American highway, which leads to the capital. | “On November 24, our communit…
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#15. Indigenous Trauma and Suicide an Enduring Legacy of Colonialism
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-12-01
From evidence of neglect at government-run clinics in Canada’s northern reserves to the tragic loss of lives in remote villages in Alaska and on reservation lands in Montana, independent news…
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Is the Nationalist Tide Receding?
Lawrence Wittner | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-01
Nationalism–placing the interests of one’s own nation above the interests of other nations–has been a powerful force in world affairs for centuries. But it seemed on the wane after 1945, when the vast devastation of World War II–a conflict fostered by rightwing, nationalist demagogues–convinced people around the globe of the necessity to transcend nationalism and…
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Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) Calls Upon Government of Pakistan to Refrain from Recognizing Israel
Junaid S. Ahmad | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
Dear friends, sisters, brothers, and comrades in the struggle for peace and justice: | We hope this finds all of you well and safe. | The Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC)-Pakistan is deeply distressed at the way in which the US and the …
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#24. Silenced in Savannah: Journalist Abby Martin Challenges Georgia’s BDS “Gag Law”
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-12-01
Journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin, a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement that aims to end support for Israel’s oppression of Palestinians, was scheduled to give a…
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Initial Iranian Response to Assassination of Its Top Nuclear Scientist
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
Iranian parliamentarians responded swiftly to last Friday’s assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh — more from the country’s ruling authorities highly likely. | According to Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, Fakhrizadeh was martyred by at least one explosion and gunfire from a number …
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Moving Past Apartheid: One-State is not Ideal Justice, but It is Just and Possible
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-01
Once again, Europe’s top diplomats expressed their ‘deep concern’ regarding Israel’s ongoing illegal settlement expansion, again evoking the maxim that Israeli actions “threaten the viability of the two-state solution”. This position was communicated by EU Foreign Affairs Chief, Josep Borrell, on November 19, during a video-conference with Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister, Riyad al-Maliki. All Israeli …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/11/moving-past-a…

Germany’s Undiplomatic Threat to Russia, Triggers Harsh Rebukes from Moscow, Russia-Germany Relations in Crisis
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
The German Defense Minister’s undiplomatic threat that her country must negotiate “from a position of strength” with Russia, especially regarding military issues, triggered some harsh rebukes from Moscow which aimed to remind her of how unacceptable it is for Berlin …
globalresearch.ca/germany-undiplomatic-t…

The Slow-motion Assassination of Julian Assange
Kim Petersen | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
Another Iranian nuclear scientist has been assassinated. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed by an elaborately planned and executed ambush. The complexity of the attack and the resources required to carry it out strongly indicate a state actor. Fingers of blame quickly …
globalresearch.ca/slow-motion-assassinat…

COVID-19 cases explode at GM Fort Wayne as UAW abets cover-up
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
Management memos obtained by the World Socialist Web Site Autoworker Newsletter document 50 cases in the plant between November 6 and November 23. Eleven cases were reported November 20 alone, indicating the rate of infection is increasing.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/auto…

World AIDS Day Is Grim Reminder of an Ongoing Epidemic, with 700,000 Dead from HIV/AIDS in 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-12-01
December 1 is World AIDS Day, and as the world waits on an effective vaccine for COVID-19, we look at the ongoing AIDS epidemic and how the coronavirus has threatened treatment for those living with HIV. Author and journalism professor Steven Thrasher says the coronavirus has amplified racial, class and other disparities, just as AIDS has done for decades, and that treatments must have an antiracist and anti-capitalist foundation in order to be successful. “HIV/AIDS has continued to kill way too many people. Almost 700,000 people died last year,” says Thrasher. “The problem is not just the drugs. It’s the conditi…
www.democracynow.org/2020/12/1/world_aid…

Warning of International Law Violations, Rights Groups Demand Halt to Trump Weapons Sale to UAE
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-12-01
“In Yemen, airstrikes by the Saudi- and Emirati-led Coalition are responsible for the majority of civilian casualties,” 29 groups write in a new letter. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
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The Future of the United States Is at Stake in Georgia
Jesse Jackson | commondreams.org | 2020-12-01
The two U.S. Senate races there are a microcosm of America’s struggle to find a way forward. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
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VIDEO: Moroccans burn Israeli flag in unity with Palestine
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — Moroccan people set the Israeli regime’s flag on fire to show support to the oppressed people of Palestine, on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (Nov. 29), which is a UN-organized observance.
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Over 220,000 people have been killed in Yemen: UN
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says the war in Yemen and its aftermath has claimed lives of 223,000 people so far.
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Covid-19: Hamas leader in Gaza tests positive
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-01
Covid-19: Hamas leader in Gaza tests positive | Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas’s political bureau in the Gaza Strip, is in generally good health, says Hamas spokesperson | MEE and agencies | Tue, 12/01/2020 – 17: 33 | Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar speaks during a press conference for Quds (Jerusalem) day in Gaza City on 30 May 2019 (AFP/File photo) | The leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, tested positive for Co…
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Israel High Court authorises takeover of Palestinian land near Jerusalem
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-01
Israel High Court authorises takeover of Palestinian land near Jerusalem | Court’s decision reportedly paves the way for the retroactive formalisation of a number of illegal outposts and settlements | MEE staff | Tue, 12/01/2020 – 12: 09 | The Palestinian Qalandiya refugee camp (foreground) and the Jewish settlement of Kokhav Yaakov (background), in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, 6 July 2017 (AFP) | Israel’s High Court a…
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Deaths mount as Spain’s PSOE–Podemos government escalates assault on migrants
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
At least nine migrants died last week trying to reach the Canary Islands, bringing the total deaths on the West African migration route to more than 500 this year.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/spai…

New Zealand’s PM sides with Australia after Chinese diplomat tweets brutal image condemning war crimes against Afghan civilians
rt.com | 2020-12-01
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has come to Australia’s defense after a Chinese diplomat shared an illustration showing an Aussie soldier with an Afghan child at knifepoint, saying the government has chided Beijing for…
rt.com/news/508288-ardern-china-australi…

Pic of Aussie soldier CHUGGING BEER from ‘prosthetic leg of dead Taliban fighter’ emerges amid Afghan war crimes report fallout
rt.com | 2020-12-01
Leaked photographs purportedly show Australian soldiers partying with an artificial limb that belonged to a Taliban militant, amid growing outrage over a report detailing suspected abuses committed by Aussie troops in Afghanistan. | In one of the images, a senior Australian special forces soldier is seen drinking beer from the prosthetic leg, the Guardian, which obtained the photographs, reported. The trooper in the photograph is still serving in t…
rt.com/news/508296-australia-soldier-pro…

With challenges, COVID-19 also saw initiatives helping migrants: Guterres
news.un.org | 2020-12-01
The Global Compact for Migration, adopted by countries in 2018 as a comprehensive framework for cooperation on international migration, is “taking root in promising ways”, the UN Secretary General said on Tuesday.
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“Part of the Solution”: Meet the Black Doctor Who Joined a Vaccine Trial After Her Dad Died of COVID
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-12-01
As the drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna seek emergency approval for their coronavirus vaccines, public health bodies and regulators are weighing how to distribute the vaccines and who will get access to them. The pandemic is disproportionately impacting African American, Latinx and Indigenous communities, exposing long-standing inequities and systemic racism in the U.S. healthcare system. These same communities are underrepresented in the clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines, due in part to centuries of abusive treatment at the hands of medical researchers. We speak with Dr. Chris Pernell, a public health physician…
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Vaccine Ethics: Doctor Warns Against Paying People to Get COVID Vaccine as U.S. Preps Distribution
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-12-01
As distribution of coronavirus vaccines draws near, a recent poll suggests that 42% of Americans are reluctant to take the vaccine. In response, some, including former Maryland congressmember and presidential candidate John Delaney, are pushing to pay people to get vaccinated, a move being discouraged by many, including Dr. Monica Peek, a physician, associate professor of medicine and health disparities researcher at the University of Chicago. She says there are major concerns about how to ensure at-risk groups get vaccinated while overcoming public doubts about the safety and efficacy of the vaccines, but paying…
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Sunday 12/13: The Confounding 2020 Election: Analysis & Next Steps for Action
Freedom Socialist Party Bay Area | indybay.org | 2020-12-01
Zoom (registration link in description)…
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COVID-19 and the lessons of 2020: A socialist perspective for the struggles ahead
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
The Socialist Equality Party and International Youth and Students for Social Equality in Australia are holding an online public meeting to discuss the program the working class must adopt to fight the social, economic and political crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/sepa…

Amazon should do better by its workers
Rina Cummings | progressive.org | 2020-12-01
Amazon can afford to invest more to protect workers through measures like hazard pay, a dedicated express bus for commuting workers, sturdier masks, and a workplace council of frontline workers to advise the company on safety systems.
progressive.org/op-eds/amazon-should-do-…

Video: Iranian Nuclear Program Gains Steam Following Fakhrizadeh Assassination
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
US President Donald Trump is apparently set to slam the door and go to great lengths to show love to his friends in Tel Aviv before withdrawing from the White House. | On November 27, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a prominent Iranian …
globalresearch.ca/video-iranian-nuclear-…

Establishment journalists are piling on to smear Robert Fisk now he cannot answer back
Jonathan Cook | zcomm.org | 2020-12-01
Fisk was the constant reminder of just how much they had sold out. His very existence shamed them for what they were too cowardly to do themselves. And now in death, when he cannot answer back, they are feasting on his corpse like the vultures that they are…
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Workers Struggles: The Americas
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
Chilean health care workers are protesting for more funding from the government to fight COVID-19 while teachers in Mexico and Peru struck and demonstrated over pay and budgetary support and Washington state health care workers demand adequate staffing and PPE.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/wkrs…

On unemployment benefits, Wall Street Journal’s ‘common sense’ is nonsense
John Miller | peoplesworld.org | 2020-12-01
“The latest attempt to defy common sense is a study by Yale economists that purportedly finds the $600 federal enhancement to jobless benefits hasn’t affected the incentive to work. But the study offers limited evidence for this conclusion, which is contradicted by other data and real-world evidence.” –Editorial Board, “Economists vs. Common Sense: If you …
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Ecuador: Mayors Took to the Streets to Reject Budget Cuts
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-01
At least 80 mayors from several cities of Ecuador peacefully gathered in the capital Quito on Tuesday to demand President Lenin Moreno observe the agreements on Budget plans between the municipalities and the national government. | RELATED: | Ecuador: Union for Hope Awaits Decision to Contest Elections | The mobilization was called by the Association of Municipalities of Ecuador (AME), which claimed the Executive branch has not respected the agreements with the town halls by cutt…
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Wednesday 12/2: #BLM Book Launch: “Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Educational Justice”
Haymarket Books | indybay.org | 2020-12-01
Online Event…
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SF’s New DA, Chesa Boudin, Battles Criminal Injustice System on Two Fronts
Jonah Raskin | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-01
San Francisco District Attorney, Chesa Boudin, 40, is battling the criminal injustice system in his own balliwick where cops have literally been getting away with murder, and where they have also aimed to sabotage the orderly workings of law enforcement. Boudin is battling much the same system of injustice, thousands of miles from home at Shawangunk…
counterpunch.org/2020/12/01/sfs-new-da-c…

US Launched Huawei Case to Suppress Chinese High-Tech Industry, Foreign Ministry Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
The Chinese government has repeatedly criticised the US for the legal actions that have been taken against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, accusing the Trump administration of an “unjustified” and “politically motivated” investigation.
sputniknews.com/asia/202012011081326602-…

Iranian Parliament Ratifies General Outlines for Nuclear Revival Plan After Top Scientist Killed
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN (Sputnik) – Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday ratified the general outlines of a national plan to boost nuclear activity in the wake of the recent assassination of Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, media reported.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/2020120110813…

UK Conservative government moves to end national lockdown with Labour Party backing
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
The government is to end a lockdown that, despite its partial character and schools and workplaces remaining open, has cut coronavirus infections cases by a third.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/couk…

Race-Conscious Policies–Including Affirmative Action–Are Necessary For Addressing Racial Inequity
Tiffani Burgess | aclu.org | 2020-12-01
Affirmative action recently survived yet another legal attack: Last month, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Harvard’s favor in a long-running case challenging affirmative action. The court rightly upheld a lower court finding that Harvard’s use of race as a factor in its admissions process is constitutional. The decision is a welcome affirmation that using race-conscious decision-making is both lawful and necessary in higher education., , Consideration of all aspects of a student…
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“Dark Winter” Was the Code Name for a Scenario in Which a Biological Weapon Was Used Against the American Populace
Michael Snyder | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
Could it be possible that the phrase “dark winter” has some sort of deeper meaning that most of us are not meant to understand? We have heard that phrase over and over again in recent weeks, and usually it has …
globalresearch.ca/dark-winter-was-the-co…

Looking Inward: Can We Win? Or Will We Defeat Ourselves?
Michael Albert | zcomm.org | 2020-12-01
We who would improve ourselves, our relatives, our friends, our neighbors, or especially the world, need to learn how to deal with our tendencies to delusion, not only in its most obvious political forms like sectarianism, but also in its more personal dimensions that are cumulatively no less deadly to our political and social openness to critical change.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/can-we-win/

The Need for More and Better Testing for COVID-19
Manabe YC, Sharfstein JS, Armstrong K. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-01
This Viewpoint proposes criteria for more effective COVID-19 testing strategies to manage population transmission, including use of rapid antigen tests and self-administered nasal and salivary tests, emphasizing that more effective testing alone cannot control the pandemic without continued public health interventions, such as mask wearing, physical distancing, and avoidance of large gatherings.
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Friday 12/4: Teachers on Strike Are Still Teaching: Union Power & the Fight for Democracy
Haymarket Books | indybay.org | 2020-12-01
Online event…
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Don’t be fooled: Trump’s conspiracy theories won’t discourage Georgia Republicans
Amanda Marcotte | salon.com | 2020-12-01
Republican voters aren’t fooled by Trump’s lies about “rigged” elections — they think they’re in on the con…
salon.com/2020/12/01/dont-be-fooled-trum…

#20. A Comprehensive Framework for Transforming the Criminal-Legal System
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-12-01
Calling for policy solutions to dismantle the US system of criminal punishment and the inequalities and white supremacy that this system promotes and perpetuates, Alec Karakatsanis, the executive director of…
projectcensored.org/20-a-comprehensive-f…

#25. Studies Document Links between Education, Incarceration, and Recidivism
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-12-01
Two research studies document links between education, incarceration, and recidivism, as covered in articles published by ColorLines, Usable Knowledge, and Citizen Truth. In September 2019, ColorLines reported that attending a…
projectcensored.org/25-studies-document-…

How Will Iran Answer the Assassination of Fakhri Zadeh?
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
US President Donald Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided that Iran was their worst enemy and that its nuclear and missile programs should be disrupted or destroyed by all means. Perhaps Trump considers Iran to be one of …
globalresearch.ca/how-will-iran-answer-a…

DAFOOS hosts session on latest developments in Karabakh
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — A meeting to review the latest geopolitical developments in Nagorno-Karabakh was held at AJA University of Command and Staff (DAFOOS) on Tuesday.
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While the Rich Cheer Wall Street Records, Americans Are Draining 401(k)s
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-12-01
The all-time record highs that Wall Street has registered last week have given some Americans — the nation’s already rich — considerable cause for celebration. | And the rest of the nation? Tens of millions of Americans are paying precious little attention to the chirpy tale of Wall Street’s ticker. T…
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Killed Iranian Nuke Scientist Was ‘Core Source of Authority, Knowledge’, Ex-Israeli Intel Chief Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
Senior Iranian officials have blamed Friday’s assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Israel. Tel Aviv has so far remained silent on the matter.
sputniknews.com/world/202012011081325068…

Argentina Begins Debate on ‘Legal, Free, Save Abortion’ Bill
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-01
Argentina’s Lower House on Tuesday began the process for the discussion of the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill sent by President Alberto Fernandez. | RELATED: | Argentina’s President Submits Bill To Decriminalize Abortion | This bill will be analyzed by commissions related to general legislation, diversity, health, criminal law, and women. Once the discussions are over, the commissions will issue an opinion to take the bill to debate in plenary, which is expected to happe…
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A Note on Research and Evaluation of Censored News Stories
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-12-01
How do we at Project Censored identify and evaluate independent news stories, and how do we know that the Top 25 stories that we bring forward each year are not…
projectcensored.org/a-note-on-research-a…

Nuclear war between US & Russia more likely as Americans ‘share’ bombs with European NATO members — Deputy FM Ryabkov
rt.com | 2020-12-01
Russia has called for the US to halt the deployment of nuclear weapons on the territory of NATO’s European members, arguing it both violates the terms of existing treaties and makes a devastating conflict more likely to happen. | Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told a meeting sponsored by energy companies Chevron and Transneft on Monday that Moscow “hopes that the United States will stop ‘sharing’ nuclear weapons with its allies, and stop deploying nuclear weapons in countries that do not possess such weapons… Obviously, this leads to destabilization, in addition, new risks appear,” he added, “and thi…
rt.com/russia/508309-nuclear-war-bombs-s…

Saturday 12/5: All Out for Sacramento 12/5: In the Name of Antifascism & Community Defense
antifasacramento | indybay.org | 2020-12-01
John C. Fremont Park | 1515 Q St, Sacramento, CA 95811…
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Pregnant Danish Women’s Blood Tests Used in US Business Scheme Linked to Mark Zuckerberg — Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
Danish participants in a medical research project were never informed of its commercial interests. While the project with the involvement of Facebok CEO and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is tipped to become an international success, Danish experts have slammed it as a violation of data protection and a “bad deal for Denmark”.
sputniknews.com/europe/20201201108132266…

COVID Patients Are Treated as Untouchables Once Posters Put Up Outside Their Homes: Top Indian Court
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
Last month, India’s top court asked the governing Bharatiya Janata Party government to consider issuing guidelines to do away with the practice of pasting posters outside the homes of COVID-19 patients.
sputniknews.com/india/202012011081324162…

Essential Medicines Identified for Future Public Health Emergencies
Voelker R. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-01
As it prepares for the next potential public health emergency, the FDA collaborated with other federal agencies to develop a list of essential medicines, medical countermeasures, and pharmaceutical ingredients considered necessary to protect the public from infectious diseases and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…

US Steel announces electric arc furnace in Alabama as crisis mounts in global steel industry
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
Production for the American steel industry declined across the board in 2019 as a result of retaliatory tariffs, and global production sank even further in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/usst…

The Christmas Big Pharma Race in On: “Back to Normal” When We Get the Covid Vaccine?
Js Adams | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
Ask anyone and they will say things will be back to ‘normal’ as soon as we all have the vaccine. Furthermore, if your only source of news is sponsored by Big Pharma, then you better watch out. Despite what …
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Election, legal disasters, surging Covid cases, economy stumbling: Just “too much winning”
Robert S. Becker | nationofchange.org | 2020-12-01
Major irony: the perceived, 2016 “change” candidate was and is utterly incapable of change.
nationofchange.org/2020/12/01/election-l…

‘High-risk settings’ in our jails means prisoners must get priority for coronavirus vaccines
Jasmine Norden | thecanary.co | 2020-12-01
Researchers have recommended prisoners be prioritised for the coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine, after finding it’s difficult to manage outbreaks. | Academics from the University of Oxford conducted a review of how prisons manage outbreaks of contagious diseases. They found that several factors, including higher rates of other health problems, fear of quarantine, and overcrowding, make it more difficult to control virus transmission. | The researchers concluded that vaccinating prisoners early would help to so…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/12/01/high-ris…

The more the merrier? Philippines orders Covid-19 vaccines from FOUR different countries
rt.com | 2020-12-01
As nations around the world begin lining up for the roll-out of a range of coronavirus jabs, the Philippines has apparently decided to hedge its bets by purchasing four different vaccine brands. | The Southeast Asian country will procure Covid-19 vaccines developed by China’s Sinovac, the US-German Pfizer-BioNTech partnership, the UK’s AstraZeneca-Oxford University variant, as well as the jab created by Russia’s Gamaleya Center, known as Sputnik V. | Read more | | Senior UK minister denies plans to introduce Covid-19 vaccine passport | The decision…
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UN urges ‘global solidarity, shared responsibility’ against pandemics, marking World AIDS Day
news.un.org | 2020-12-01
The United Nations is commemorating World AIDS Day, on Tuesday, with a call for “global solidarity and shared responsibility” to overcome not only COVID-19, but also AIDS — another global pandemic that is still with us nearly 40 years after it emerged.
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Concerts, Sport Events: World’s Largest Ticket Agency Plans to Require COVID-19 Testing or Vaccination
Carolyn Hendler | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
On Nov. 11, 2020, Billboard magazine reported that Ticketmaster, the world’s largest ticket agency, revealed it wants to require proof that ticket purchasers have tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus within 24-72 hours before attending an event or have received …
globalresearch.ca/ticketmaster-walks-bac…

VIDEO: Vehicles express objection on scientist terror attack
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
YAZD, Dec. 01 (MNA) — In a joint symbolic effort on Tuesday, 200 cars and motorcycles carrying people of Yazd across the streets, voiced their objection over the assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
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COVID-19, Masks, and School Children in Ontario
Cailin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
Full transcript of the interview below. | Mark: [00: 00: 00We’re in] Hamilton, Ontario, across from the City Hall, this is Cailin, and we’re at anti lock down rally and everyone that I’ve interviewed has their own different story and they’ve all been …
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Retired Spanish officers appeal to the king to back a military coup
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
Army and Air Force officers have sent letters to King Felipe VI and to the European parliament, asking them to support action against Spain’s elected government.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/span…

74th Anniversary Of The Oakland General Strike & Lessons For Today With Gifford Hartman
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-12-01
This is the 74th anniversary of the Oakland general strike which started on December 1, 1946. Labor historian Gifford Hartman talks about the strike and it’s relevance in the United States for today.
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Film, communism, radical politics: A conversation between Boots Riley and Charisse Burden-Stelly
Jamal Rich | peoplesworld.org | 2020-12-01
WASHINGTON, D.C.– In late October, the Claudia Jones School for Political Education and the New Dawn Podcast co-hosted scholar Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly and artist Boots Riley for an evening conversation titled Anti-capitalism In These Times. Burden-Stelly is a scholar of political theory, political economy, and intellectual history. She is currently a visiting scholar with the …
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UNHCR asks Ethiopia for urgent access to 96,000 Eritreans cut off without food
news.un.org | 2020-12-01
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, appealed to Ethiopia on Tuesday for urgent access to 96,000 Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, saying the month-long conflict in Tigray had left them without vital supplies.
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Kremlin pressures Lukashenko to give up power in Belarus
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
Although the Kremlin has backed Lukashenko temporarily amidst EU-backed mass protests, relations have long been tense.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/bela…

Developments in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction–Reply
Murphy SP, Ibhrahim NE, Januzzi JL, Jr. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-01
In Reply In response to our recent review of HFrEF, Dr Dowling and colleagues correctly highlight that mechanical circulatory support devices are anticipated to play an expanding role in the management of patients with advanced heart failure, particularly as technological advancements result in development of devices with greater efficacy and more favorable safety profiles. With improvements in device technology, early identification and referral of appropriate patients to a heart failure specialist will become even more important, so that patients do not present late with multiorgan failure, rendering them nonca…
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Iran’s cement export value tops $163.4mn in 7 months
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — Export value of cement in the country exceeded $163.4 million in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (from March 21 to Oct. 22), showing an 11% decline as compared to the same period of last year.
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#23. “Global Gag Rule” Continues to Compromise Women’s Health around World
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-12-01
The United States’s global gag rule continues to put at risk the sexual health of women in developing countries that rely on US aid. This federal rule–formally known as the…
projectcensored.org/23-global-gag-rule-c…

Britain’s Spy Agency GCHQ ‘Blacklists’ Investigative Journalist After ‘Negative’ Report
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
This is the second time an investigative journalist with the same hard-hitting outlet appears to have earned the silent treatment from a UK public body following detailed exposés of alleged wrongdoing by the state.
sputniknews.com/military/202012011081326…

Ivermectin Lotion for Head Lice No Longer Needs a Prescription
Voelker R. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-01
The head lice treatment ivermectin lotion, 0.5% will be marketed in the US as a nonprescription drug and will no longer be available by prescription, the FDA announced.
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What would a “successful” Trump presidency have looked like? An alternate universe
Bob Cesca | salon.com | 2020-12-01
Trump believed his base wouldn’t let him be a normal president. That’s not true: The failure was his alone…
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The Siege of Indraprastha: The Food Providers of the Republic Come Calling
Badri Raina | zcomm.org | 2020-12-01
Up against a regime that seeks votes but disregards the voter, farmers have come prepared for the long haul to protect their interests.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-siege-of-indra…

We Know Joe
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-01
We know this man Joe Biden. We know the politics he champions. We know his corporate and financial backers. We know what we’re up against. Barack Obama and the Clintons operated in the same neoliberal and essentially reactionary sphere. The faces in power may be female, Black, Latino and gay, but the policies are designed to keep the power from the people, the money from the vast numbers of working people, and the war machine’s troops around the globe. We cannot afford to get fooled again.
counterpunch.org/2020/12/01/we-know-joe/

Resolution in Germany: “Close schools and day-care centres and organize safe education!”
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
The following statement was adopted by the Network of Action Committees for Safe Education at its meeting last Friday.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/reso…

The Great Reject — Of the “Great Reset”. Dystopian Nightmare for All Humanity
Julian Rose | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
The World that Klaus Schwab, executive director of the World Economic Forum, wants us to rubber stamp is a 100% dystopian nightmare. In fact, if one was to write a film script about the worst of all outcomes for …
globalresearch.ca/great-reject-great-res…

Inability To Contain COVID-19 Worsens Well-Being in the US
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-01
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) informed that over 1.1 million travelers went through security lines at U.S. airports on Sunday. It is the second time that the 1 million passenger mark has been broken within a single week. | RELATED: | Moderna Asks Permission to Sell Its Vaccine in the US and EU | The record uptick in airline travel since the pandemic gripped the country in March came when the U.S. has reached a grim weekly milestone: more than 1 million new COVI…
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#3. US Military–A Massive, Hidden Contributor to Climate Crisis
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-12-01
The US military is “one of the largest polluters in history, consuming more liquid fuels and emitting more climate-changing gases than most medium-sized countries,” Benjamin Neimark, Oliver Belcher, and Patrick…
projectcensored.org/3-us-military-a-mass…

La Bomba è pronta: tra breve in Italia
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
Un video, pubblicato il 23 novembre dai Sandia National Laboratories, mostra un caccia Usa F-35A che, volando a velocità supersonica a 3000 metri di quota, lancia una bomba nucleare B61-12 (dotata per il test di testata non-nucleare). | La bomba non …
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Association of Meningococcus Group B Vaccine With Group B Invasive Meningococcal Disease Among Children
Rodrigues FP, Marlow R, Simàµes M, et al. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-01
This case-control study uses national hospital and immunization records in Portugal to estimates the difference in incidence of invasive group B meningococcal disease among children and adolescents who were immunized vs not immunized with 4CMenB, a 4-component meningococcus group B vaccine licensed in 2013.
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“Anyone could be the Beatles,” Stephanie Phillips explains — “genius” not necessarily required
Nicole Michael | salon.com | 2020-12-01
“Everything Fab Four” talks to UK author and musician Stephanie Phillips on becoming a Beatles fan on her own terms…
salon.com/2020/12/01/anyone-could-be-the…

Envoy says UN must give decisive response on Fakhrizadeh case
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — Iran’s Permanent Representative to UN Office in Geneva called on the High Commissioner for Human Rights to take decisive action against the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166600/Envoy-says-U…

An Imperfect Substitute for Isolation Gives us More Freedom – Coronavirus
Martha Stilson | indybay.org | 2020-12-01
Yes, masks and gloves are only an imperfect substitute for isolation, but we can at least be in the same room with each other.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/12/01/1883874…

The Queen’s Gambit: The coming of age of a chess prodigy
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
This Netflix offering treats its subject with uncommon seriousness and humanity.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/quee…

Privatizing Puerto Rico
Ed Morales | thenation.com | 2020-12-01
Privatizing Puerto Rico…
thenation.com/article/world/puerto-rico-…

John Wilson’s Magically Poignant Urban Histories
Vikram Murthi | thenation.com | 2020-12-01
John Wilson’s Magically Poignant Urban Histories…
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Global Research’s Most Popular Articles in November
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
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Hospital-Acquired SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Richterman A, Meyerowitz EA, Cevik M. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-01
This Viewpoint reviews the rare incidence of nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infection and discusses ways it can be minimized, including use of surgical masks, proper ventilation, physical distancing, eye protection, regular testing, and the availability of sick leave for health care workers.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…

How Targeting Fat Cells’ Estrogen Receptors Could Fight Obesity
Hampton T. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-01
In adipocytes, fat cells, a particular estrogen receptor appears critical for energy-supplying mitochondria to function properly. The discovery points to a potential drug target for boosting fat tissue metabolism, which could help combat obesity and other metabolic conditions.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…

‘COVID Is The Grinch’: Gov Cuomo Ridiculed For Playing Christmas Music at COVID Briefing
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
The Grinch is the world-famous character from the ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas!’ book by children’s author Dr. Seuss. Over the years the cynical green creature’s name has become synonymous with grumpy people who spoil the happiness of others. But in 2020, not only a person can be titled this way.
sputniknews.com/society/2020120110813202…

China Has Given COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate to Kim Jong-un, US Analysts Claim
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
North Korea enhanced control over its border last week to keep the coronavirus pandemic from entering the country. Although the government claims there are no confirmed COVID-19 infections in North Korea, there have been media reports claiming that there are more than 8,000 “suspected” coronavirus cases in the Asian nation.
sputniknews.com/asia/202012011081325209-…

Egypt: Photographer and model arrested over pyramid photoshoot
Nur Ayoubi | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-01
Egypt: Photographer and model arrested over pyramid photoshoot | Latest instance of detentions by Egyptian forces over images of women deemed too ‘provocative’ has garnered mixed reactions online | Nur Ayoubi | Tue, 12/01/2020 – 13: 52 | Model Salma al-Shimi in one of the images taken at the Saqqara site (Screengrab/Twitter) | Photos of an Egyptian model have sparked intense debate online, after both the photographer an…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-pyramid…

Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis and Its Constituents
Rubin R. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-01
This Medical News feature discusses research into how cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabinol affect driving performance.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…

Iranian envoy submits credentials to FM of Congo
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — The new Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran presented a copy of his credentials to the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166632/Iranian-envo…

Heavily-armed bank robbers launch ‘MAJOR ASSAULT’ on city in Brazil, before locals swoop in to pick up leftover cash (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-12-01
A gang of armed thieves laid siege to a Brazilian city and assaulted banks in what the city’s mayor called a “robbery of great proportions.” Video footage caught the brazen criminals in action, before police arrested several. | The thieves, described by a Military Police commander as “a gang that specializes in bank robbery,” stormed the city of Criciuma shortly before midnight on Monday. More than two dozen men arrived in a convoy of vehicl…
rt.com/news/508360-brazil-bank-robbery-a…

Tens of thousands of Indian farmers set up camp outside Delhi against Modi govt.’s pro-corporate laws
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-01
Indian farmers have gathered outside the capital New Delhi in huge numbers demanding the withdrawal of the three laws. Their stand has forced the government to call for early talks…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/01/tens-of-t…

COVID-19 in Oregon: Prison laundry workers at greatest risk
Johnnie Lewis | workers.org | 2020-12-01
Portland, Ore. In November, three Oregon prisons — Two Rivers, Salem, and Snake River — reported the state’s highest rate of workplace COVID-19 infections. Oregon prison laundry, 2017. By Oregon law, prisons are workplaces. All prisoners are forced to work a 40-hour week. On Nov. 23, Snake River reported 518 . . . | Continue reading COVID-19 in Oregon: Prison laundry workers at greatest risk at Workers.org
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RT-PCR Test to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Reveals 10 Major Scientific Flaws at the Molecular and Methodological Level: Consequences for False Positive Results
Pieter Borger | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
Abstract | In the publication entitled “Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR” (Eurosurveillance 25(8) 2020) the authors present a diagnostic workflow and RT-qPCR protocol for detection and diagnostics of 2019-nCoV (now known as SARS-CoV-2), which they claim to …
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The UK’s most gruesome sport is taking place on National Trust land
Eliza Egret | thecanary.co | 2020-12-01
Content warning: this article contains graphic descriptions of animal abuse that some readers may find upsetting. | The National Trust is appearing a lot in the news, most recently for its conservation efforts in reintroducing beavers to Exmoor, and also for suspending the trail hunting of foxes on its land. These are seemingly positive actions from one of the UK’s biggest landowners. But as The Canary recently reported, te…
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Prejudices of a Referenced Philosopher–Reply
Berwick DM. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-01
In Reply I am grateful for the clarity offered by Ms Alsalihi and colleagues regarding Immanuel Kant’s horrific racist and sexist prejudice. When I cited his words in the Viewpoint, I was not aware of this well-documented component of his work. I should have been more diligent and at least called it to the attention of readers. I shall not make this mistake again.
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#6. Shadow Network of Conservative Outlets Emerges to Exploit Faith in Local News
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-12-01
A December 2019 report by the Columbia Journalism Review highlighted how a network of 450 websites operated by five corporate organizations in twelve states “mimic the appearance and output of traditional…
projectcensored.org/6-shadow-network-of-…

Indian Filmmaker Onir Talks About ‘My Brother Nikhil’ Breaking Stigma of HIV/AIDS
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
Apart from entertainment, cinema is also a great tool to spread awareness about sensitive subjects. And Indian Filmmaker Onir did just that with his iconic Bollywood movie “My Brother Nikhil” (2005), which created a movement and triggered conversations about HIV/AIDS and same-sex relationships across the globe.
sputniknews.com/india/202012011081324599…

Johnson urges MPs to back UK’s regional tiered system amid criticism within his own party
rt.com | 2020-12-01
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on British lawmakers to support his new system of Covid-19 restrictions by English region, despite a rebellion within his own Conservative Party against the “draconian” measures. | A “compelling case” remains for three-tier regional restrictions in England, Johnson told the House of Commons on Tuesday, citing the spread of the virus “varying across the country.” | From Wednesday, more than 40 percent of people in England will see the toughest tier of restrictions imposed on their daily life. After a month of national lockdown, the government has chosen a region-by-region…
rt.com/uk/508364-johnson-covid-tiered-sy…

On the Psychology of Evil. A First Approach to the Subject “Man Is Good”. Evil Will Not Succeed!
Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
The ringleaders of the global conspiracy against us citizens have already pushed the realisation of their diabolical plans for a New World Order NWO and a One World Government based on the Chinese model as well as a “Great New …
globalresearch.ca/psychology-evil-first-…

Dispossession and Imperialism Repackaged as “Feeding the World”
Colin Todhunter | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-01
The world is fast losing farms and farmers through the concentration of land into the hands of rich and powerful land speculators and agribusiness corporations. Smallholder farmers are being criminalised and even made to disappear when it comes to the struggle for land. They are constantly exposed to systematic expulsion. In 2014, the Oakland Institute found that institutional…
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Body of 26-Year-Old Missing Instagram Influencer Found in Texas
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
Alexis Robinault, known on Instagram as Alexis Sharkey and a “mentor”, went missing last week. The family knew she vanished from the words of her husband, who had not heard from her since Friday.
sputniknews.com/us/202012011081322441-bo…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Announces End of Military Operations in Tigray Region
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday said military operations were over in the Tigray Region after the army captured the regional capital of Mekelle, but the Tigray People’s Liberation Front said it will keep fighting.
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Understanding and Overcoming the Urban-Rural Divide
Anthony Flaccavento | zcomm.org | 2020-12-01
My part of the world is full of people who, according to most of my liberal friends, “vote against their own interests”.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/understanding-and-…

UK Court Warns Against Giving Puberty Blockers To Confused Children Who Want To Switch Genders
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
Keira Bell suffered from gender dysmorphia as a child and wanted to have surgery to become a boy called Quincy. But she later changed her mind and brought legal action against the healthcare trust involved.
sputniknews.com/uk/202012011081327555-uk…

U.S. Centrism: The Radical Betrayal of Global Solidarity
Black Alliance for Peace | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
“… Somebody must say to America, America if you have contempt for life, if you exploit human beings by seeing them as less than human, if you will treat human beings as a means to an end, you thingafy those …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-centrism-radical-b…

Martyred Missionaries: The Lives and Legacies of Maura Clarke, Jean Donovan, Ita Ford, and Dorothy Kazel
Brett Wilkins | zcomm.org | 2020-12-01
In their lives, work, and tragic, untimely deaths, the women inspired people in El Salvador who, deeply moved by their ultimate sacrifice, would at long last prevail in their freedom struggle.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/martyred-missionar…

Mysterious monolith surfaces in ROMANIA, days after similar object disappeared from Utah desert
rt.com | 2020-12-01
A strange metallic monolith has been spotted in Romania just days after a similar structure was discovered in a remote Utah desert — before being removed by an unknown party. | The cryptic 13-foot (4m) object was found near an ancient fortress and archaeological site in the city of Piatra Neamt. | Photographs and videos show that the structure has a startling resemblance to a similar monolith that was discovered, but then hauled away by an unidentified group, in Utah last week. However, the Romanian monolith is decorated with a loop-like script that appears to be etched into the object’s metallic veneer.
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André Singer’s master class in “Cinema Verite”
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — André Singer is slated to hold an online master class at Iran International Documentary Film Festival known as “Cinema Verite” in Tehran.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166609/André…

Chile: Ex-Police Chief Rozas Testifies Over Human Rights Offenses
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-01
Former Director of Chile’s Military Police (Carabineros) Mario Rozas on Monday testified as he faces 36 claims on crimes against humanity and human rights violations, following the popular unrest unleashed in October 2019. | RELATED: | Chile: Low Turnout Marks Primary Elections | Describing Rozas’s testimony as “pertinent and necessary for the clarification of the facts”, lawyer Claudia Perivancich presented a request to Santiago’s 7th Court of Guarantee early this year in order to take his declar…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chile-Ex-Police-…

Therapy for Early COVID-19–A Critical Need
Kim PS, Read SW, Fauci AS. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-01
In this Viewpoint, Fauci and NIAID colleagues review leading candidates for treatment of mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to prevent disease progression and longer-term complications, including emerging antiviral drugs, immune-modulating agents, and antibody-based therapies, and the challenges of developing randomized trials to rapidly evaluate the safety and efficacy of each.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…

#7. Underreporting of Missing and Victimized Black Women and Girls
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-12-01
The rate at which Black women and girls go missing in the United States is higher than that of their white counterparts. As Carma Henry reported for the Westside Gazette, “What’s…
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#17. International Plasma Market Profits from US and Mexico’s Poorest
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-12-01
US hospitals are currently desperate for blood donors: more than 4000 blood drives were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a March 2020 letter co-signed by the AABB, America’s…
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#22. An Emergency Wealth Tax to Confront Coronavirus Pandemic
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-12-01
From March 18 to May 14, 2020, more than 36 million US workers lost their jobs, while the wealth of US billionaires increased by more than $368 billion, an increase…
projectcensored.org/22-an-emergency-weal…

The Possibility of Trump Proving Election Fraud Looks Slim
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan discuss the ongoing Trump election fight.
sputniknews.com/radio_fault_lines/202012…

US accuses UAE of funding Russian mercenaries in Libya
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-01
US accuses UAE of funding Russian mercenaries in Libya | A US Africa Command says Wagner Group’s support of Khalifa Haftar may have been paid for by its ally the United Arab Emirates | MEE staff | Tue, 12/01/2020 – 13: 21 | The US Pentagon said Wagner had deployed 2,000 mercenaries in Libya to prop up Haftar’s attempt to take control of Tripoli (AFP) | The United States has accused its ally the UAE of funding Russian merc…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-libya-rus…

New questions: What did David Perdue know about COVID technology before big stock buyback?>
Roger Sollenberger | salon.com | 2020-12-01
Georgia senator sold his old company’s stock in January, then bought it back cheap in March. How much did he know?>…
salon.com/2020/12/01/new-questions-what-…

No, it’s not safe to reopen schools
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
Despite a months-long media campaign claiming it is safe to reopen schools, every reputable scientific study has shown that closing schools is one of the most effective ways to contain the pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/pers…

Aide Stephanie Grisham Blamed for FLOTUS Melania Trump Losing Tatler Cover to Meghan Markle
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
As President Donald Trump instructed the White House to get ready for the transfer of power in the run-up to the 20 January inauguration, a number of people in the president’s inner circle have ostensibly engaged in a blame game for issues in the administration.
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DoJ Moves to Dismiss General Flynn Case as Moot Following Trump Pardon
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
General Michael T. Flynn, who was US President Donald Trump’s first National Security Advisor, was accused of making “false statements” to the FBI regarding contacts by the Trump team with the Russian ambassador to the US during the 2016 election campaign.
sputniknews.com/us/202012011081322276-do…

#12. Police Officers Implicated in Online Hate Groups as Facebook Profits
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-12-01
According to an investigation by Reveal, the media platform for the nonprofit Center for Investigative Reporting, hundreds of US police officers are members of misogynistic, homophobic, racist, anti-Muslim, Confederate, or…
projectcensored.org/12-police-officers-i…

Petition in Defense of Academic Freedom. “Effectiveness of Face Mask ” Banned From Classroom Discussion?
Prof Mark Crispin Miller | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
Dear President Hamilton, | Herewith I am submitting my petition in defense of academic freedom and free speech, prompted by my unfortunate experience at NYU since Sept. 20, when, as you are well aware, a student in my undergraduate propaganda course, …
globalresearch.ca/petition-defense-acade…

‘Housing is healthcare’: Evictions have exacerbated Covid-19 pandemic, research shows
Kenny Stancil | nationofchange.org | 2020-12-01
“This is a time where it’s not an overstatement to say that for many people, eviction can lead to death.”
nationofchange.org/2020/12/01/housing-is…

Greece: Lesbos Camp Refugees Have No Protection From the Cold
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-01
The NGO Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) reported that over 7,000 refugees, who live at the Reception and Identification Center (RIC) in the area of ‚Äã‚ÄãKara Tepe on Lesvos island, face winter with no protection against the cold. | RELATED: | Human Rights Defenders Call for Changes in EU Migration Policy | “There are not enough blankets. We do not know how we will go through this winter… What breaks our heart is that we do not have humane con…
telesurenglish.net/news/Greece-Lesbos-Ca…

Rumors of IRGC Commander’s Killing in Drone Strike in Iraq False, Iranian Media Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Informed sources have denied reports that an airstrike by a drone had killed a commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in western Iraq on the border with Syria, Tasnim news agency said.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/2020120110813…

PFAS Discovered in Common Pesticide Sprayed on Millions of Acres
commondreams.org | 2020-12-01
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Canada Is Now Paying the Price for Privatizing Its Vaccine Research and Production Lab
Linda McQuaig | commondreams.org | 2020-12-01
Unfortunately, we’ve ventured a long way from the days when we had a publicly owned and medically innovative enterprise that dazzled on the world stage and kept Canadians at the front of the line for vaccines. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
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Venezuela Denounces US Sanctions Against CEIEC, Foreign Ministry States
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Caracas considers the recent US sanctions against the China National Electronic Import-Export Company (CEIEC) an attempt to destabilize the situation ahead of elections, according to a Venezuelan Foreign Ministry statement.
sputniknews.com/world/202012011081322148…

Why the Fed Needs Public Banks
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2020-12-01
The Fed’s policy tools — interest rate manipulation, quantitative easing, and “Special Purpose Vehicles” — have all failed to revive local economies suffering from government-mandated shutdowns. . The Fed must rely on private banks to inject credit into Main Street, and private banks are currently unable or unwilling to do it. The tools the Fed actually needs are public banks, which could and would do the job.
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Saving JCPOA necessary for resolving Iran’s nuclear issue
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said that safeguarding JCPOA must be the basic precondition for any political solution to Iran’s nuclear issue.
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Front pages of Iran’s English-language dailies on Dec. 1
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English-language dailies on Tuesday, December 1.
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Beijing is ready to enter dialogue with NATO but urges West to take the correct view of China
rt.com | 2020-12-01
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has warned NATO to take a rational view of China’s rise and foreign policy, but said it is willing to engage in dialogue with the alliance on the basis of mutual respect. | Hua Chunying, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, told the gathered press on Tuesday that Beijing was prepared to cooperate with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). | Her remarks come on the same day as NATO is set to publish a report which purportedly outlines the growing threat posed by the Chinese state. | Hua said China has always had a purely defensive national defense policy and hoped that N…
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Brussels lockdown orgy: Hungarian EU lawmaker and diplomats among 25 men busted by police during ‘gang bang’
rt.com | 2020-12-01
A member of the European Parliament and several diplomats were caught by police at an illegal lockdown “orgy” in a bar in central Brussels, with local media reporting that the lawmaker tried to flee the scene through a window. | Officers reportedly encountered 25 naked men enjoying a drink-and-drugs-fuelled “party of legs in the air” when they raided the venue on Rue des Pierres in the Belgian capital on Friday night. “We interrupted a gang bang!” a source told the Belgian newspaper La Dernière Heure (DH). | MEP József Szájer admitted in a statement on Tuesday that he was at the “private p…
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‘Integrity of US Electoral System as a Whole is Completely Down in Flames’ – Retired US Diplomat
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
Matt Braynard, who runs the Voter Integrity Project, has recently taken to Twitter to claim that the FBI was “proactively and directly” requesting files from the initiative’s independent probe into allegations of voter fraud in the US presidential election.
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Iranian film ‘Warehouse’ wins at Brazil’s GIMFA
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — Iranian short film ‘Warehouse’ has won the Best Short Film and the Best Actor Awards at Gralha International Monthly Film Awards in Brazil.
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Archbishop Viganà≤: Open Letter to Donald Trump, Warns About ‘Great Reset’ Plot to ‘Subdue Humanity,’ Destroy Freedom
His Excellency Carlo Maria Viganà≤ | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
His Excellency, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganà≤, has written yet another open letter to President Donald J. Trump. Read it in its entirety below. It is available in PDF by clicking here. Read it in Italian here….
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Gov. Tim Walz Turns Blind Eye to Pipeline Construction: Health Professionals Warn This Could Spread COVID and Accelerate Dangerous Climate Change
commondreams.org | 2020-12-01
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James Baker’s legal strategies won Bush a contested election — unlike Giuliani’s string of losses
Richard Pildes | salon.com | 2020-12-01
James Baker delivered victory. A new book reveals three crucial reasons why.
salon.com/2020/12/01/james-bakers-legal-…

Friends of the Earth vs. Shell: ‘Historic Moment’ as Climate Movement Takes on Big Oil at The Hague
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-12-01
Representing more than 17,000 claimants who support climate action, the international organization Friends of the Earth on Tuesday opened its case against fossil fuel giant Shell at The Hague by demanding that a judge order the corporation to significantly reduce its emissions in the next decade. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
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Poland, Hungary Expect EU Budget Proposals From Germany, Polish Government Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
WARSAW (Sputnik) – Poland and Hungary are currently awaiting proposals from Germany on the EU budget, Polish government spokesman Piotr Mueller said, after a meeting between Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday in Warsaw.
sputniknews.com/europe/20201201108132235…

War tensions mount in wake of Israeli assassination of top Iranian scientist
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
While neither Washington nor Tel Aviv have formally claimed responsibility for the assassination of Moshen Fakhrizadeh, the authorship of this act of state terrorism is hardly in doubt.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/iran…

Trier car-ramming apparently was ‘on purpose,’ officials say, as 4, including child, confirmed dead
rt.com | 2020-12-01
Police have confirmed four deaths in Trier, Germany after a car plowed into a pedestrian area. While the driver’s actions appear to have been intentional, the public prosecutor says there are no indications of an Islamist motive. | Also on rt.com | | Four killed, dozens injured by speeding car in pedestrian zone of Trier, Germany (VIDEO) | DETAILS TO FOLLOW…
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Friday 12/4: Alec Karakatsani on “Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers…”
Revolution Books | indybay.org | 2020-12-01
Online event accessible through www.facebook.com/revbooksnyc/live/
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Diversity in Dance Today: Enlightenment and Romanticist Perspectives
Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
The drum is always there. In life and death. In between is dance. Always the drum is everywhere. -Peniel Guerrier | I don’t think this world was made for a small minority to dance on the faces of everyone else. -H.G. …
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Arcadia’s collapse triggers high street bloodbath with 25,000 jobs on the line
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-12-01
A high street bloodbath is under way as the jobs of around 25,000 staff at Arcadia and Debenhams hang in the balance.Job losses: Some 13,000 staff at Philip Green’s Arcadia Group face an anxious wait following the business collapsing into administration. And Debenhams, which is already in administration, said it would start a liquidation process after JD Sports confirmed it had pulled out of a possible rescue. The department store has around 12,000 staff.Arcadia’s brands, which includes Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Burton, has hired Deloitte to handle the next steps after the pandemic “severely impacted” u…
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Prejudices of a Referenced Philosopher
Alsalihi YM, Cousin-Peterson E, Kuo PC. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-01
To the Editor The message of “social solidarity” and collaboration in Dr Berwick’s Viewpoint was eloquent. Unfortunately, it was undermined by referencing a philosopher, Immanuel Kant, whose “racist and sexist prejudices had a profound impact on the shape of his moral and political theory.” The Kant reference to the “moral law within” that underscored the entire article was misrepresented in a way that gave a skewed perception of its meaning.
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San Francisco Bay View’s New Era Kicks Off
SF Bay View | indybay.org | 2020-12-01
Revolutionary greetings old and new friends, allies and supporters!
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The Nuremberg Tribunal: 75 Years Later and Still the Basis for Humanity’s Survival
Matthew Ehret-Kump | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
“The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant and so devastating, that Civilization cannot tolerate their being ignored because it cannot survive their being repeated. That four great nations, flushed with victory and …
globalresearch.ca/nuremberg-tribunal-75-…

Open Letter to My Landlord: The Word of the Month is “Renegotiation”
David Rovics | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-01
Dear Randall Group/CTL Management, (Please forward to corporate, as far up the chain as possible.) First of all, in this household, we’ve long ago stopped responding to your bizarre annual surveys where you ask whether your tenants are content, without ever mentioning the elephant in the living room. You give us options to rate how content…
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Dams: simplistic, costly and not a quick-fix
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-12-01
Communities and farmers say the billions being allocated on raising dam walls is not a “solution” to the latest drought or to long-term climate change. Tracey Carpenter reports.
greenleft.org.au/content/dams-simplistic…

2 killed after car ploughs into pedestrians in Trier, Germany
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — At least two people were killed and 15 others injured on Tuesday when a Range Rover “deliberately” crashed into victims in Trier city center in Germany.
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New Partnership Aims to Intercept Illegal Drugs and Devices
Voelker R. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-01
The FDA has joined with US Customs and Border Patrol (CPB) and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) to stop harmful products that threaten the public’s health from entering the US through International Mail Facilities.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…

Developments in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Dowling R, Melton NL, Soleimani B. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-01
To the Editor The review by Dr Murphy and colleagues on heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) did not mention surgical options for this patient population. Advances in the field of mechanical circulatory support that include new-generation continuous-flow devices have resulted in improved patient outcomes and merit discussion. Recent American College of Cardiology (ACC) guidelines state that mechanical circulatory support is beneficial in carefully selected patients with stage D heart failure in whom definitive therapy such as cardiac transplantation is planned or when native heart recovery is anti…
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Give CEPR Your Vote!
Matt Sedlar | cepr.net | 2020-12-01
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New Music Release By Lynda Carson
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-12-01
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Barack Obama Reveals He Would Have Run For a Third Term
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
The 44th president made the statement while promoting his book titled “A Promised Land”. In his memoir, the Democrat talks about his political career from the moment he became a state senator for Illinois to becoming the first African American president of the United States.
sputniknews.com/us/202012011081325679-ba…

Australia Joins Forces With US to Develop Hypersonic Weapons Amid Continuing Spats With China
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
Canberra’s relations with its overseas neighbour, which is already testing its first hypersonic armaments, have been deteriorating over the course of 2020 in light of disputes over the coronavirus pandemic and trade disagreements.
sputniknews.com/asia/202012011081327420-…

US Steels announces electric arc furnace in Alabama as crisis mounts in global steel industry
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
Production for the American steel industry declined across the board in 2019 as a result of retaliatory tariffs, and global production sank even further in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/usst…

#8. The Public Banking Revolution
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-12-01
In October 2019, California governor Gavin Newsom signed the Public Banking Act, authorizing city and county governments to create or sponsor public banks. As YES! Magazine reported, though establishing the charters for such banks will likely take several years, public banks like the Bank of North Dakota, which was established in 1919, provide a robust alternative to the “big for-profit banks that the government uses to invest public money into Wall Street, rather than local communities.” Public banks will provide “public agencies access to loans at interest rates much lower than they could find at private banks,…
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Anti-narcotic police dismantles six drug bands in Tehran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — The Iranian police have smashed six drug bands in Tehran, busting over 2 tons of different illicit drugs.
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Kamala Harris’ Prosecutors Sent This Innocent Man to Prison for Murder. Now He’s Talking
repost | indybay.org | 2020-12-01
In a New York Times op-ed published in January, University of San Francisco law professor Lara Bazelon described various instances when Harris, either as district attorney or state attorney general, vigorously defended cases in which prosecutors were accused of fabricating testimony or withholding potentially exculpatory evidence–stacking the deck against the accused. | “My issue with [Harris] is the way she characterizes herself and her record. If she were just straightforward, it wouldn’t be a problem.”–Lara Bazelon…
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Venezuela Submits Report to Meet the Hague Court’s Requests
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-01
Venezuela’s Public Ministry delivered Monday a report to respond to the requests issued by the Prosecutor Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in October this year. | RELATED: | US Sanctions Chinese Tech Firm for Having Ties With Venezuela | Attorney General Tarek William Saab noted that the “extensive report” was submitted “in time and form” in order to meet the call voiced by the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) chairwoman Fatou Bensouda. | He also reiterated his go…
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Rent debt “bomb” points to depth of social crisis in Australia
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
Hundreds of thousands of working-class households could face eviction as temporary COVID-19 pandemic moratoriums end.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/rent…

Crímenes de lesa humanidad: °Acusamos de genocidio!
Editor | workers.org | 2020-12-01
El viernes 20 de noviembre, se diagnosticaron más de 200.000 casos nuevos de COVID-19 en los EE.UU. °En solo ese día! Desde que el virus comenzó a viajar por el país a fines de enero, al principio sin ser detectado, más de 260.000 personas han muerto en los EE.UU. y . . . | Continue reading Crímenes de lesa humanidad: °Acusamos de genocidio! at Workers.org
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Cannabidiol and Δ 9 -Tetrahydrocannabinol Effects on Driving Performance
Arkell TR, Vinckenbosch F, Kevin RC, et al. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-12-01
This crossover randomized clinical trial evaluated driving test performance of healthy young adult volunteers after vaporized consumption of cannabis (Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol [THC] and cannabidiol [CBD]) vs placebo.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticl…

The Fed Needs Public Banks Now More Than Ever
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2020-12-01
The Fed’s policy tools — interest rate manipulation, quantitative easing, and “Special Purpose Vehicles” — have all failed to revive local economies suffering from government-mandated shutdowns. . The Fed must rely on private banks to inject credit into Main Street, and private banks are currently unable or unwilling to do it. The tools the Fed actually needs are public banks, which could and would do the job.
scheerpost.com/2020/12/01/the-fed-needs-…

29 organizations call for blocking arms sales to UAE
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — Signing a letter, twenty-nine arms control and human rights organizations have voiced their opposition to $23 billion worth of US arms sale to the United Arab Emirates.
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EU wants lion’s share of fishing in ‘our waters,’ UK’s Gove says with Brexit talks stuck on 3 issues
rt.com | 2020-12-01
Senior cabinet minister Michael Gove said on Tuesday that Brexit trade talks remain stalled on three main sticking points and accused the European Union of asking too much from Britain. | The talks on future ties between the EU and UK are stuck on fishing, governance rules and dispute resolution, the minister told Sky. | The EU still wants to take the lion’s share of the fishing in our waters — that’s not fair… The EU still want us to be tied to their way of doing things. | Gove later told ITV that “it’s important that the EU also lives up to its responsibilities as well.” | There is a possibility that…
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New questions: What did David Perdue know about COVID technology before big stock buyback?>
Roger Sollenberger | salon.com | 2020-12-01
Georgia senator sold his old company’s stock in January, then bought it back cheap in March. How much did he know?>…
salon.com/2020/12/01/new-questions-what-…

Federal Grazing Fees: the Hidden Subsidy
David Parsons | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-01
I’m writing in response to Greta Anderson’s recent post titled “What does coexistence with large carnivores actually mean?” Greta highlights the fallacy that “coexistence” between public lands ranchers and wolves is fair to both wolves and ranchers. Whereas, in actual practice the long-term “existence” of ranchers is favored over the existence of wolves, and is…
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Enemy’s miscalculation not to go unanswered: MP
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — Spokesman for Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that miscalculation and misbehavior of enemy will not go unanswered, referring to the assassination of Iran’s prominent scientist ‘Fakhrizadeh’.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166601/Enemy-s-misc…

First Air Shipment of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Reportedly Arrives in US Prior to FDA Approval
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
American multinational pharmaceutical company Pfizer has completed its phase 3 trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate and has found its vaccine to be 95% effective against the respiratory illness. The company is currently seeking emergency use approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
sputniknews.com/society/2020120110813214…

Iran ‘aggressively’ challenging regional security, Bahrain claims, calls for ‘unrelenting pressure’ on Tehran
rt.com | 2020-12-01
Bahrain’s foreign minister has condemned what he termed Tehran’s heightened interference and aggression in the Middle East, saying it’s essential the international community confront Iran’s behavior “with unrelenting pressure.” | Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani said on Tuesday that Iran’s aggression was a regional security challenge that needs to be confronted head-on. | Iran today challenges regional security as aggressively as at any time in recent history. | Al-Zayani made the remarks during a virtual meeting for US-Bahrain Strategic Dialogue. | The minister said that Iran’s “malign intent and activities are…
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Tuesday 12/8: 18th Annual Human Rights Awards
Human Agenda | indybay.org | 2020-12-01
Zoom ID: 864 8365 0623 | us02web.zoom.us/j/86483650623 | Call in: +1 669-900-9128…
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Iranian “E Like Elvis” to vie at Color tape Intl. FilmFest
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — Directed by Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Mir Hosseini, the short film “E Like Elvis” will participate at the Color tape International Film Festival in Australia.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166615/Iranian-E-Li…

GM Fairfax worker speaks out over management-UAW cover-up of COVID-19 spread
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
The coronavirus has been surging across Kansas and Missouri, with both states recording their highest totals over the proceeding days with no sign of abating.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/fair…

4. Congressional Investments and Conflicts of Interest
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-12-01
In January 2020 the Center for Public Integrity and Vox reported that the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which granted corporations a 14 percent reduction in taxes, also helped…
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Monday 11/30: Gen Z and the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Webinar
ERA Coalition | indybay.org | 2020-12-01
Online via Zoom…
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Moscow to ban state officials & military personnel from holding foreign citizenships & residence permits as part of major reform
rt.com | 2020-12-01
Russian President Vladimir Putin has introduced a new bill to ban civil servants and armed forces personnel from holding other allegiances. The measure is set to apply to around one million state employees. | They will be prohibited from holding foreign citizenships and residence permits under the plan, which has been published in the State Duma’s online database. | “A soldier, a federal state civil servant, an employee of state security bodies can only be a citizen of the Russian Federation who does not have citizenship (nationality) of a foreign state or a residence permit or other document confirming the ri…
rt.com/russia/508302-officials-foreign-c…

Attempts Being Made to Undermine Karabakh Trilateral Agreement, Azerbaijani President Aliyev Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-01
Last month, Moscow, Yerevan, and Baku signed a joint statement on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh after a military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan hit the region.
sputniknews.com/world/202012011081323966…

Scientists: How to fight back against anti-maskers, climate deniers and anti-vaxxers
Keroles Riad | zcomm.org | 2020-12-01
Universities and scientists must recognize the necessity of equipping the next generation with science journalism skills, and adapt their training and professional development accordingly…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/scientists-how-to-…

Iran’s nuclear, defense knowledge cannot be assassinated
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-01
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabeie underlined that the nuclear and defense knowledge of Iran cannot be assassinated.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166612/Iran-s-nucle…

At least two killed, dozens injured by speeding car in pedestrian zone of Trier, Germany (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-12-01
At least two people were killed and dozens of others injured in an incident in the German town of Trier after a car plowed through a pedestrianized zone Tuesday afternoon. | Authorities have only officially confirmed two fatalities, one of whom was a baby, but German news outlets are reporting that at least four people died during the incident. | Eyewitnesses said the speeding sports utility vehicle (SUV) hit a baby stroller as it plowed through a crowd of people. | Officials have asked the public to avoid the area as investigations into…
rt.com/news/508342-car-german-town-accid…

Young people speak out about the unprecedented collapse in their living conditions since the pandemic began
wsws.org | 2020-12-01
Over half of all people between the ages of 18 and 29 in the United States have been forced to move in with relatives or friends since the pandemic began in March.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/01/yout…

Solano Court Requires Public Approval Process for Cell Site Simulator Usage Policies
Oakland Privacy | indybay.org | 2020-12-01
Oakland Privacy’s Lawsuit Against the City of Vallejo Upholds 2015 Legislation…
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The Dialectics of Justice and Revenge: A Radical Compromise
Prof. Ruel F. Pepa | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-01
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.” — Aristotle | “Revenge is a kind of wild justice; which the more man’s nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.” — Francis Bacon | ” If …
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