Fake news hoax exposed: NY Times podcast star lied about joining ISIS
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-09-27
The main source for the hit New York Times podcast Caliphate duped its host and her colleagues about serving as an ISIS executioner. It’s just the latest in a series of fake national security-related stories published by the US newspaper of record. By Ben Norton The top US newspaper has been exposed for overseeing another large-scale fake news operation. The main source for the New York Times’ award-winning podcast, Caliphate, has been arrested and charged with lying about joining ISIS …
thegrayzone.com/2020/09/27/fake-new-york…

Wildfires show that climate change will not impact just the global south
Newsclick | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-27
In today’s Talking Science and Tech, Prabir Purkayastha talks about the wildfires in California and how it can no longer be denied that climate change is the underlying cause. He also talks about the Paris climate accord and where different countries stand in achieving its targets.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/09/27/wildfires…

Coronavirus: Killer Virus or Common Flu?
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-27
“Implementation of the current draconian measures that are so extremely restrict fundamental rights can only be justified if there is reason to fear that a truly, exceptionally dangerous virus is threatening us. Do any scientifically sound data exist to support …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-killer-vir…

Abdullah àñcalan on the Sociology of Freedom
Ted Glick | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-09-27
The primary goal of politics in the environment and in the institutions of bourgeois democracy is, above all, to hold power. Power, on the other hand, is about getting a share from the monopolies. Obviously, this cannot be the objective of democratic politics. Even if democratic politics are to operate within the institutions of power …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/09/abdullah-ocal…

Greek workers stage massive protests against government policies
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-27
On Thursday, September 24, massive and militant demonstrations were organized across Greece by the workers from different sectors on a variety of demands. | In the education sector, teachers and students’ unions, along with parents’ organizations, held demonstrations. The Public Hospital Doctors’ Federation (OENGE) observed a national strike and held demonstrations in all major cities of Greece. Their main demands were immediate measures to support doctors and healthcare workers in public hospitals against the pandemic. Maritime workers went on strike in Greece’s biggest port, Piraeus, protesting the attempt of t…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/09/27/greek-wor…

Even with vaccines, it is a long and rocky road to immunity
Prabir Purkayastha | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-27
Even if the major economies can solve their own problems of procuring the vaccines by jumping the queue with money or captive production capacities, what about the rest of the world?
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/09/27/even-with…

1 killed, hundreds arrested in anti-government protests in Egypt
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-27
The Day of Rage protests on September 25 saw thousands taking to the streets. Massive protests took place in Egypt over the week on the anniversary of similar protests in 2019…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/09/27/1-killed-…

Thirty-Six Hours Past Judgment Day
Chris Floyd | counterpunch.org | 2020-09-27
“The weight of this sad time we must obey; Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say… And it’s thirty-six hours past Judgment Day.” -William Shakespeare and Bob Dylan In the mid-1990s, I lived in Moscow. It was the “Wild, Wild East” of Yeltsin time, in…
counterpunch.org/2020/09/27/thirty-six-h…

The Climate Strike Movement in Switzerland
Franklin Frederick | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-27
In the early hours of Monday 21 September, a large number of young people from the Swiss Climate Strike movement occupied the Federal Square in Bern, opposite the Federal Palace — hence its name — seat of the Swiss Government …
globalresearch.ca/climate-strike-movemen…

Korean War Redux
Jeffrey Kaye | counterpunch.org | 2020-09-27
The question whether the United States used biological weapons during the Korean War remains a fierce controversy nearly 70 years after the North Korea and China made the initial allegations of such attacks. An important new book by author Nicolson Baker, published in July by Penguin Books, Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins…
counterpunch.org/2020/09/27/korean-war-r…

Boston’s looming eviction crisis
Gerry Scoppettuolo | liberationnews.org | 2020-09-27
In Boston and elsewhere in the United States, there is a tendency in the press to characterize the current economic and eviction crisis as something unexpected or mysterious. But as the winter approaches in Massachusetts, the overcrowded homeless shelters in Boston anticipate a flood of newcomers as the Center For Disease Control’s eviction moratorium is …
liberationnews.org/bostons-looming-evict…

RIP Andre Vltchek: ‘Western Imperialism Is World’s Biggest Problem’
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-27
André traveled relentlessly from one battle field to another, from one conflict zone to a war zone. He exposed innumerable atrocities committed around the world, mostly by western powers. He never wavered from revealing the truth. From Afghanistan to Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan to Argentina, Chile, Peru to Hong Kong, to Xinjiang, the Uygur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China — André was there.
popularresistance.org/rip-andre-vltchek-…

Assange Hearing: Testimonies Undermine US Indictment, Provide Grounds For Dismissal
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-27
Week three of the hearings at the Old Bailey for Julian Assange’s extradition to the US heard testimony from a computer security expert that may prove to be critical. That testimony could be used to undermine the first indictment raised against the WikiLeaks founder and therefore weaken the entire case. | Other testimonies may form the basis by which the US extradition request could be dismissed. Computer forensic expert Patrick Eller was formerly lead digital forensics examiner with the US Army’s Criminal Investigation Command in Virginia.
popularresistance.org/assange-hearing-te…

On Contact: Origin Of White Supremacy
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-27
On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the origin of white supremacy and how it plays out in contemporary society with historian Gerald Horne. Horne is the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, Texas. Horne’s new book is ‘The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century’.
popularresistance.org/on-contact-origin-…

Zapatistas Need Solidarity After Coffee Harvest Burned
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-27
On August 22, 2020, the ORCAO paramilitary organization looted and burned two Zapatista coffee warehouses in Cuxuljá, Chiapas. This is the latest in an accelerating series of attacks on the Zapatista project since the current administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) took office. | Many of you will remember that in 2017 as Trump took office, the Zapatistas sent four tons of their coffee harvest to migrant and other communities in struggle in the United States as an organizing resource. Now we need to organize our own coffee solidarity effort — not only to help recover the cost of the lost harvest…
popularresistance.org/zapatistas-need-so…

Assange’s Fourteenth Day at the Old Bailey: Elections, Cracking Passwords and Failures of Proof
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-27
On this Friday, the Assange trial moved into the rarefied realm of computer hacking and the less than rarefied world of when final arguments will be made. The WikiLeaks publisher is confronting the prospect of extradition to the United States | …
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Assange’s Fourteenth Day at the Old Bailey: Elections, Cracking Passwords and Failures of Proof
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-09-27
September 25. Central Criminal Court, London. On this Friday, the Assange trial moved into the rarefied realm of computer hacking and the less than rarefied world of when final arguments will be made. The WikiLeaks publisher is confronting the prospect of extradition to the United States for 17 charges under the US Espionage Act and …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/09/assanges-four…

Why Liberals Hate Leftists
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-09-27
They don’t often admit it of course. Admitting you hate those to your left at least as much as you hate those to your right would cause a lot of cognitive dissonance for those who think of themselves as being on the left, and it would weaken their arguments considerably. | But they do. Liberals hate leftists, for a number of reasons. | Liberals hate leftists because there is a night-and-day difference between a capitalist, imperialist establishment and an ideology which wants to tear down that establishment and replace it with peace and socialism. There’s more of a difference between true leftists and estab…
thealtworld.com/caitlin_johnston/why-lib…

Latest UN report on Venezuela is not remotely honest (Part 1)
Joe Emersberger | zcomm.org | 2020-09-27
On September 15, UN investigators published a 411 page report about the human rights situation in Venezuela. They were not granted access to Venezuela but conducted hundreds of interviews with opponents of the Maduro government. Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Arreaza assailed the report for being done “remotely”. It was done separately from the office of Michele Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/latest-un-report-on-ven…

Saudi Arabia, World’s Last Absolute Monarchy, Challenged by New Democratic Political Party
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-09-27
“There would be an end of everything,” Montesquieu said of absolute monarchy and the erasure of the separation of powers. That is what the Saudis have, and what Trump is working toward.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/saudi-arabia-world…

Where Does the Democratic Party Stand on War, Peace, and International Relations?
Lawrence Wittner | zcomm.org | 2020-09-27
After nearly four years of the Trump administration, U.S. voters have a pretty good idea of the policies that the President and his Republican allies champion when it comes to America’s dealings with other nations. These policies include massive increases in military spending, lengthy wars abroad, threats of nuclear war, withdrawal from climate and nuclear Read…
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Good Riddance Palantir Party at Company’s Palo Alto Headquarters
PWCANDH | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
CIA-backed data mining company Palantir says its involvement with ICE is in the interest of American citizens. San Francisco Bay Area immigrant rights activists counter that the company’s development of technologies to surveil immigrants is immoral; they have protested frequently in front of the Palo Alto HQ. On September 21, demonstrators celebrated Palantir’s exit from Silicon Valley with a colorful goodbye party.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/09/27/1883707…

Democrats Rip Into Judge Barrett’s Supreme Court Nomination
sputniknews.com | 2020-09-27
The intention by US President Donald Trump to fill in the vacancy in the Supreme Court opened after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last week drew harsh condemnation from Democrats, who insist that the vacancy should not be filled until after the US presidential election.
sputniknews.com/us/202009271080583861-de…

Senate Judiciary Committee Reveals Amy Barrett Confirmation Hearing Details
sputniknews.com | 2020-09-27
Earlier in the day, US President Donald Trump announced Amy Barrett as his Supreme Court nomination pick, in a move to fill the vacancy opened by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
sputniknews.com/us/202009271080583616-se…

Egypt reopens Gaza terminal for stranded Palestinians
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-27
Egyptian authorities on Sunday reopened the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip in both directions, the Palestinian Interior Ministry said.The Hamas-run ministry said the border terminal will remain open for three days to allow Palestinian travelers to leave Gaza and let Palestinians stranded in Egypt to return back to the territory.This is the second time for the Egyptian authorities to reopen the Rafah crossing since the coronavirus outbreak in March.According to the Palestinian health authorities, travelers arriving in Gaza will enter an obligatory quarantine for a period of 21 days.The Gaza Strip has recorded…
yenisafak.com/en/world/egypt-reopens-gaz…

Progressives Demand Outside Supreme Court: ‘No Confirmation Before Inauguration’
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-09-27
“The people demand that OUR NEEDS ARE MET before the Senate entertains the idea of confirming a new justice days before the most important presidential election of our lifetime.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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The U.S. ‘War on Terror’ Has Displaced 37 Million People
David Vine | commondreams.org | 2020-09-27
Syrian refugees arrive at a humanitarian camp in in Dohuk, Iraq on October 17, 2019. (Photo: Byron Smith/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Debate Detector: Trump’s Top 10 Tricks
Mark Green, Ralph Nader | commondreams.org | 2020-09-27
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 9, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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The Guardian’s Deceit-riddled New Statement betrays both Julian Assange and Journalism
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-09-27
In my recent post on the current hearings at the Old Bailey over Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States, where he would almost certainly be locked away for the rest of his life for the crime of doing journalism, I made two main criticisms of the Guardian. A decade ago, remember, the newspaper worked …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/09/the-guardians…

Assange extradition court hears explosive testimonies that undermine US indictment and provide grounds for dismissal
Tom Coburg | thecanary.co | 2020-09-27
Week three of the hearings at the Old Bailey for Julian Assange’s extradition to the US heard testimony from a computer security expert that may prove to be critical. That testimony could be used to undermine the first indictment raised against the WikiLeaks founder and therefore weaken the entire case. | Other testimonies may form the basis by which the US extradition request could be dismissed. | No Assange-Manning conspiracy: | Compute…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/09/27/assa…

UW-Milwaukee SDS rallies to get cops off campus
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-09-27
Milwaukee, WI – On the evening of September 25, organizers with the recently re-formed University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) led a rally in Spaights Plaza on campus. More than 20 students and supporters gathered to demand that the university disarm, defund and ultimately disband the campus police. | “This event was held to formally announce our demands of UW Milwaukee, which includes defunding the UWM campus police entirely and redistributing those funds to programs such as ethnic studies and mental health services,” said Veronica Roll, a leader with UWM SDS. “I am overjoyed wi…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/9/27/uw-milwa…

Cities and Green Orthodoxy
Christopher Ketcham | counterpunch.org | 2020-09-27
As the world has urbanized rapidly since 1950, per capita carbon footprint has declined, and so has carbon intensity in economic output, defined as the amount of energy used to produce a unit of economic growth. But gross material throughputs and greenhouse gas production during this same period skyrocketed. Global natural capital — fisheries, topsoil, freshwater supply,…
counterpunch.org/2020/09/27/cities-green…

Modi’s farm bills totally kowtow to imperialist agenda
Prabhat Patnaik | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-27
The two Bills rammed through Parliament last week were objectionable in every conceivable sense. The very fact of their being rammed through the Rajya Sabha, without being put to vote despite demands for a division, was grossly anti-democratic. The fact of the Center making unilateral and fundamental changes in agricultural marketing arrangements which fall within the state list of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution was a blow against federalism. | To resurrect the pre-Independence arrangement…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/09/27/modis-far…

New York Times Releases Sequel of Putin-the-Poisoner
Roger D. Harris | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-09-27
The New York Times released sequel six in the best-selling Putin-the-Poisoner series on September 22. The incredibly gifted junior G-men and women in the Times Tower have sleuthed yet another episode of boundless evildoing by the arch-villain Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. “The editorial board,” we are informed, “is a group of opinion journalists whose views are …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/09/new-york-time…

The Plain Truth About Face Masks
Michael J. Talmo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-27
People have been using masks for a long time. The oldest masks ever found were 9,000 years old. Masks have been used for religious rituals, for fun, in factories to protect against breathing in chemicals and dust particles, for protection …
globalresearch.ca/plain-truth-about-mask…

The Weaponization of Human Rights
Carla Stea | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-27
China’s Communist “Dictatorship” Lifts 700 Million Chinese Citizens Out Of Poverty: Yet India is Adored by Western Pundits, While China is Demonized and Sanctioned | *** | “The first human right is the right to life.” Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign …
globalresearch.ca/weaponization-human-ri…

New Documents Further Unveil Democrat’s ‘Russiagate’
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-27
A number of recent document releases shine new lights on ‘Russiagate’. That conspiracy theory, peddled by the Obama administration, the Democratic Party aligned media and ‘deep state’ actors opposed to President Trump, alleged that Trump was in cahoots with Russia. The disinformation campaign had the purpose of sabotaging his presidency. | To some extent it has worked as intended. But due to the legal investigation of the whole affair much more is now known about those who conspired against Trump. Some of them are likely to end up in legal jeopardy.
popularresistance.org/new-documents-furt…

The Left And The Election Crisis
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-27
The political crisis in the ruling class that is playing itself out in the presidential election is not really about Trump, any more than it’s about saving democracy, decency and all the other stuff that Democratic Party leaders are shouting about. | This crisis is about the capitalist system starting to break down and fall apart, and what must be done to rescue capitalism and U.S. imperialism from demise. | This crisis has been building for a long time. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the course of the crisis; it’s like pouring gasoline on a burning police station.
popularresistance.org/the-left-and-the-e…

Volunteers Mobilize In Aftermath Of Oregon Fires
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-27
Portland, United States – Hunter Bombadier has spent the better part of the past year protesting for an end to police violence and anti-Black racism — and supporting communities hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. | That is how the 33-year-old member of Symbiosis, a network of left-wing organisations across the United States, was ready to help when massive wildfires broke out south of Portland, Oregon, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. | “We were able to use the programming and infrastructure we already had,” Bombadier told Al Jazeera in a recent phone interview.
popularresistance.org/volunteers-mobiliz…

Gallup: Americans Tend to Trust Only News That Confirms Their Beliefs; Highly Educated Americans Are by Far the Most Closed-Minded Group
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-09-27
On September 11th, Gallup headlined “Bias in Others’ News a Greater Concern Than Bias in Own News”, and reported (based upon polling a randomized sample of 20,046 American adults) that: | “69% of Americans say they are more concerned about bias in the news other people consume than its presence in their own news (29%).” In other words: 69/29, or 2.38 times, as many Americans are closed-minded (prejudiced) regarding information-sources which don’t fit their ideology, than are not. Overwhelmingly in…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/09/27/ga…

October 1: International Day Of Action On AFRICOM
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-27
October 1, 2020 is the 12th anniversary of the launch of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), a command structure with bases that are now in dozens of African nations. Yet, the existence of AFRICOM has escaped the awareness of not only the general public in the United States and the world. When four U.S. soldiers were killed in the small African nation of Niger, even members of the U.S. Congress were unaware of the U.S. military’s presence in the country and the extent of the U.S. military presence throughout Africa.
popularresistance.org/october-1-internat…

United Nations: Trump Attacks China
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-27
Above photo: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping address the United Nations General Assembly. Sinophobia, lies and hybrid war. Contrary to US rhetoric and disinformation China is not an existential threat to the ‘free world’. It took one minute for President Trump to introduce a virus at the virtual 75th UN General Assembly, blasting “the nation which unleashed …
popularresistance.org/united-nations-tru…

Housing Activists Claim Victory In Fight For Community Land Trust
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-27
On Friday, September 25, Philadelphia Housing Action and the City of Philadelphia reached a tentative agreement to resolve a months long standoff over the fate of two homeless protest encampments and 15 vacant city-owned homes occupied by mothers and children. The unprecedented agreement to give homeless activists 50 vacant, viable homes comes after many months of housing takeovers, protest encampments, eviction defense of the houses, barricaded and blockaded streets and mass mobilizations to defend the encampments.
popularresistance.org/housing-activists-…

Provocation on the High Seas: U.S. Naval Adventures Near the Shores of Russia, China and Iran
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-09-27
Eve OTTENBERG | The war on terror is slowly ending. The U.S. military will try to keep bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, but with most troops gone in the next few years, the lives of the few who remain will be at constant risk. Pressure will mount to get those soldiers out. But Pentagon bureaucrats and brass are masters of institutional infighting, and, apparently, ignoring presidential orders they don’t like, so who knows how that will turn out? One thing is sure: the military’s focus has shifted, from the Middle East to Russia and China. That means U.S. soldiers and materiel will continue to be in places they shou…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/09/27/pr…

Return of CHAZ? Protesters erect barricades, set fires & loot store amid showdown with police in Seattle (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2020-09-27
Protesters wreaked havoc in downtown Seattle, erecting barricades and setting them on fire to block police from moving in. Violence erupted in the heart of the former ‘autonomous zone’ created by Black Lives Matter protesters. | At least seven people were arrested after a Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle turned violent on Saturday night, and saw activists storming a boarded store and vandalizing businesses and Seattle City Hall with graffiti. | Footage emerged showing masked protesters spray painting “Kill Pigs” and “Kill SPD [Seattle Police Department]” on the walls of the building that hosts the mayor’s…
rt.com/usa/501819-seattle-fire-vandalism…

UAE/Bahrain Normalization: Peace or Geopolitics?
Richard Falk | zcomm.org | 2020-09-27
I think the willingness to endorse these normalization agreements in the White House setting was a dramatic expression of identification with Trump’s regional diplomacy in the Middle East and a formalized repudiation of Palestinian aspirations for a sustainable peace…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/uae-bahrain-normal…

The most important week of our profession
Andy Sernatinger | zcomm.org | 2020-09-27
Five members of the Movement of Rank and File Educations (MORE) caucus spoke to Tempest on September 15th about the struggle over safe teaching and learning conditions in the New York City school system.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-most-important…

In refusing to extend New START, the US puts the world on the path of collective suicide
Scott Ritter | zcomm.org | 2020-09-27
The US has embraced the notion that American security is predicated on a new generation of nuclear weaponry unconstrained by the limitations imposed by arms control agreements…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/in-refusing-to-ext…

How to Block Trump from Stealing Election
Bernie Sanders | zcomm.org | 2020-09-27
The American people, no matter what their political view, must make it clear that American democracy will not be destroyed…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/how-to-block-trump…

“Cheap, frequent COVID tests could be ‘akin to vaccine,” professor says
Antonio Carty | zcomm.org | 2020-09-27
I’m surprised there is not more interest in a logical solution that definitely works and is ready to produce now, far easier than an unproven vaccine that may or may not work. Great if it did, but even if it eventually does it will take years to have an effect, that is waves and waves Read…
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Uber and Lyft Try to Strong-Arm California
Nelson Lichtenstein | zcomm.org | 2020-09-27
We need an equally radical rededication to the concept of jobs with rights, and the rewards, monetary and moral, that are their just compensation…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/uber-and-lyft-try-…

Sunday 9/27: Food Not Bombs San Jose
JAMES | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
St. James Park, Stone Fountain (middle of the park) Between 1st and 3rd, between Julian and St James Streets, Downtown San Jose CA…
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Saturday 9/26: Community Defense Art Build
Oakland Builders Collective | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Little Bobby Hutton Park (DeFremery)…
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Saturday 10/17: U.S. domination — A disaster for the people of Central America (online)
Speak Out Now | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
online meeting, see website for details…
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Friday 10/2: Stop Funding Tar Sands: Digital Rally in Solidarity w/ Frontline Tar Sands Fighters
Stop The Money Pipeline | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Online…
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Monday 9/28: Yes on 16: CA’s Latinx Community & the Lack of Latinx Physicans During COVID-19
Yes on Prop 16 | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Online…
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Wednesday 9/30: How Fascism Works, and How to Stop It: A Dialogue between Jason Stanley and Andy Zee
Revolution Books | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
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Walnut Creek Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vigil
All Masked Up | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Walnut Creek came out to memorialize Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 20.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/09/26/1883698…

Saturday 9/26: Emergency Call To Action
Indivisible | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Online via YouTube…
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Monday 10/5: California Poor People’s Campaign Zoom Open House to Unite & Organize
California Poor People’s Campaign | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Online…
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At Mountain View RBG Vigil Attendees Say They Are Fearful
She Passed Too Soon | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Sadly, Ruth Bader Ginsburg left us before the November election. On September 19 in Mountain View, California, people at a vigil in her honor said they fear Trump may be successful in his plan to choose her replacement and see them seated.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/09/26/1883700…

High School Students March Against Chevron in Climate Strike
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Richmond High School Students in “March For Our Future” protest assail Chevron…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/09/25/1883695…

Trump,GW Bush,Hannity & Sen. Rick Scott’s best sheriff friend under DOJ & State investigat
scott huminski | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Trump, G.W. Bush, Sean Hannity & Senator.. Rick Scott’s best sheriff friend, Carmine Marceno, under DOJ & State investigation…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/09/27/1883706…

Africa has defied the covid-19 nightmare scenarios. We shouldn’t be surprised
Karen Attiah | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Published Sept. 22, 2020- in The Washington Post…
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Blacks and Asians Proclaim Unity in Struggle Against Racism and Violence
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Rallies at SF City Hall and in Chinatown…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/09/26/1883703…

Friday 10/2: D5 Supervisor Candidate Debate Oct. 2
Tes Welborn | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
YOU ARE INVITED TO A ZOOM WEBINAR. | When: Oct 2, 2020 06: 00 PM Pacific Time | Topic: 2020 District 5 Candidates Debate | REGISTER IN ADVANCE FOR THIS WEBINAR: | zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ALRRxD4sSuCq… | After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. Send your questions to D5-debate-questions@hanc-sf.org…
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Wednesday 9/30: Back to School Rally: Students for Yes on Prop. 16!
Yes on Prop 16 | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Online…
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Abolition Fair Begins Monday
Santa Cruz News | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Abolition Fair is an in-person and virtual series of events by groups and activist collectives in Santa Cruz with the opportunity to learn about alternatives to policing, community care, and envisioning liberatory futures. Events are scheduled between September 28 and October 4. For more event dates and registration information, please visit abolitious.org.
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Santa Rosa Fast Response Vigil for RBG
Women’s March Acts Quickly | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Photos of some of the several hundred who attended a vigil for Ruth Bader Ginsburg the day she died.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/09/26/1883697…

Sunday 9/27: Community Defense Training and Practice
Oakland Builders Collective | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Lake Merritt Amphitheater…
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Saturday 9/26: Justice Jubilee Jam Concert w/ Poor People’s Campaign
Poor People’s Campaign NY | indybay.org | 2020-09-27
Online via livestream…
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Iranian FM sympathizes with Ukraine over plane crash
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-27
TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Sun. expressed his sympathy with the people and government of Ukraine over the plane crash.
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Iran, Iraq poised to broaden bilateral defense coop
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-27
TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq explored avenues for broadening and enhancing bilateral ties in the defense field.
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3 veteran Iranian artists honored at Resistance film fest
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-27
TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) –Concurrent with the closing ceremony of the 16th Resistance International Film Festival, three veteran Iranian artists including Jamshid Hashempour, Jamal Shorjeh, Mohsen Ali Akbari, were honored.
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Sacred Defense Museum Garden & Abadan Oil Industry
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-27
ABADAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) — The Sacred Defense Museum Garden & Abadan Oil Industry is the most natural and vast museum garden in the country.
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“A Path to the Sky” battle theatre in Parand New City
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-27
TEHRAN, Sep. 27(MNA) — Written and Directed by Mohammad Mehdi Parizad, “A Path to the Sky”, the biggest battle theatre with the theme of Holy Defense, is performed during the Holy Defense Week in the Parand New City, Tehran.
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1,377 new COVID-19 cases hospitalized in 24h
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-27
TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) — According to the Iranian Health Ministry, 1,377 of the 3,362 new confirmed COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours have been hospitalized.
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Industry min. can play a key role in solving economic problem
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-27
TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade can play a very constructive and leading role in solving economic problems overshadowing the country effectively in the current situation.
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Tehran hosts closing ceremony of ‘Resistance Intl. Filmfest.’
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-27
TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) — The closing ceremony of Iran’s 16th Resistance International Film Festival held in Tehran’s Sacred Defense Garden on Sunday attended by several high-ranking officials and cinematic figures.
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Zarif urges Azerbaijan, Armenia to self-restraint, ceasefire
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-27
TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister called on Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia to self-restraint and ceasefire over Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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Iran closely monitoring alarming violence in Nagorno-Karabakh
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-27
TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Islamic Republic of Iran is closely monitoring the alarming violence in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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VIDEO: IRGC unveils ‘Zolfaghar Basir’ naval ballistic missile
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-27
TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) — “Zolfaghar Basir” is a naval ballistic missile whose ground-to-ground type with a range of more than 700 kilometers was used in targeting ISIL bases in Syria and American terrorist bases in Iraq.
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Open session of Iran’s Parliament on Sunday
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-27
TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) — Presided by the Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the open session of Iran’ Parliament held on Sunday.
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IRGC inaugurates ‘National Aerospace Park’ in Tehran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-27
TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — IRGC inaugurated a ‘National Aerospace Park’ in Tehran, which is a permanent exhibition of the achievements of the IRGC Aerospace Force.
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“Rasoul’s Sign” presented to Iranian composer Majid Entezami
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-27
TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) — The “Rasoul’s Sign” memorial of the 16th Resistance International Film Festival was presented to maestro Majid Entezami who has composed music for over 80 movies, the Sacred Defense films in particular.
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Resistance FilmFest. announces “Health Defenders” winners
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-27
TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — The 16th Resistance International Film Festival has announced the winners of “Health Defenders” and “Festival of Festivals” sections.
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Biden Promises Police Reform, National Commission to Oversee Law Enforcement Action
sputniknews.com | 2020-09-27
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised, if elected, to create a federal commission to work on a policy covering excessive use of force by law enforcement officers.
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Sparks to Fly as Trump, Biden Ditch Handshakes and Masks for First Showdown
sputniknews.com | 2020-09-27
On 29 September, Donald Trump and Joe Biden are scheduled to face each other in the first of three presidential debates, with the representatives of the two candidates having hammered out the final details of the face-off.
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Iran’s Rouhani Urges All Mideast Nations Hosting US Forces to Expel Them
sputniknews.com | 2020-09-27
Washington beefed up its military presence near Iran earlier this month, deploying a carrier strike group to the Persian Gulf in a move one senior Iranian commander has called “theatrics.” At the same time, the US has been gradually paring down its permanent troop presence in Iraq amid constant attacks on its interests.
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NYC ‘Under Assault Like Never Before’: CIA Insider Claims China Has Over 100 Spies Operating in City
sputniknews.com | 2020-09-27
In the wake of last Monday’s arrest of a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer charged with spying for Beijing, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a New York Post interview on Wednesday accused the Chinese consulate in NYC of “crossing the line from normal diplomacy”, describing the embassy as an espionage hot spot on US soil.
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A private student housing company calling the cops on a Labour MP is peak 2020
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-09-27
On 26 September, a student housing company called the police on a Labour MP and protesters. This was because they were picketing outside one of the company’s properties. And this story, as well as the one behind the demo, are peak 2020. | Coventry’s “greedy” landlord: | The Canary previously reported on Rebecca’s story. She’s a tenant of Prime Student Living in Coventry. It’s a private company that runs halls for uni students. But Prim…
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‘Immediate action’ needed to control coronavirus in London, mayor’s office warns
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-09-27
The mayor’s office has warned that “immediate action” is needed to get coronavirus (Covid-19) back under control in London. | A spokesperson for London mayor Sadiq Khan expressed concern for the capital, saying: London is at a very worrying tipping point right now. We’re seeing a sharp rise in 111 calls, hospital admissions, and patients in ICU. | Whilst Londoners have made incredible collective sacrifices to reduce the spread of Covid-19, the number of cases is now rising steeply again and we have to take immediate action to get the virus back under control.” | Ineffective curfew: | Their comments come af…
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Lib Dems urge Raab to step up sanctions against China over Uyghur ‘genocide’
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-09-27
Foreign secretary Dominic Raab must “pull his finger out” and step up sanctions against China over its treatment of the Uyghurs, the Liberal Democrats have said. Layla Moran, the party’s foreign affairs spokesperson, told the Lib Dem online conference that the treatment of the Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province is “nothing short of genocide”. | “History is watching”: | In a keynote address to the virtual event on Saturday 26 September, Moran said: History is watching us. The world is looking to the UK and the international community to stand up and take action. | I wonder, has Dominic Raab seen the footag…
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Concerns grow for the welfare of a Palestinian activist on hunger strike in a Belfast prison
Peadar O’Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2020-09-27
As reported by The Canary, republican prisoners went on hunger strike inside Maghaberry prison in Belfast on 16 September. This was to show solidarity with fellow prisoner and Palestinian activist Dr Issam Hijjawi-Bassalat, who began his hunger strike on the same date. | Now the political activist group Scotland Against Criminalising Communities ( SACC) says it: is becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare…
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Armenia targets Turkish news team in Azerbaijan
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-27
A team from Turkey’s state-run news agency on Sunday came in the line of fire during a cross-border attack by the Armenian army on Azerbaijan.Anadolu Agency reporters went to the border areas in the wee hours of the morning to monitor the attacks on Azerbaijani civilian settlements.Two drones were spotted near the Kapanli village where the reporters were working.Shortly after, the Armenian army fired mortar shells which landed within a 100-meter radius from the reporters’ work station.The team also had reporters from TRT, Turkey’s state-run news channel.The reporters who threw themselves behind a vehicle escaped…
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Erdogan calls on Armenians to stand against leadership amid clashes with Azerbaijan
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-27
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday called on Armenia’s people to take hold of their future against “leadership that is dragging them to catastrophe and those using it like puppets”, following clashes between Armenian and Azeri forces over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.Armenia on Sunday declared martial law and mobilised its male population after the clashes. Turkey has condemned Armenia for what it said were provocations against Azerbaijan.”While I call on the Armenian people to take hold of their future against their leadership that is dragging them to catastrophe and those using it like puppe…
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Bangladesh says world must step up to solve Rohingya issue
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-27
“More than three years have been passed but not a single Rohingya could be repatriated. The Rohingya crisis was created by [neighboring] Myanmar and the solution lies in Myanmar,” Sheikh Hasina said in her virtual speech at the 75th UN General Assembly.”Bangladesh has a painful experience of genocide, crimes against humanity on its people, and a struggle for independence, and such an experience motivated Bangladesh to support the legitimate demands of the Palestinian people and also motivated it to allow and provide shelter to over 1.1 million forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals,” she continued, referring to the…
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Over 35 kg of heroin seized in eastern Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-27
Turkish forces on Sunday seized over 35 kilograms of heroin in the eastern Van province, security sources said.Acting on a tip off, the anti-narcotics team carried out a raid in the Baskale district, said the source, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.A sniffer dog helped the search and a total of 35.83 kg (79 pounds) of heroin hidden in 70 packages were seized, it said.Efforts are underway to track and arrest the suspects, it added.
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UAE poet barred from travel for rejecting Israel deal
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-27
A prominent Emirati poet said Sunday she was barred from travel over her opposition to her country’s decision to normalize relations with Israel.Dhabiya Khamis said she was banned from boarding a Cairo-bound flight from the Dubai Airport.”The ban is probably because of my announced opinion against Zionism and normalization,” she said on her social media accounts.”I fear for my freedom and life from being threatened and arrested,” she said.Several writers and poets have expressed support and solidarity with Khamis after being banned from travel.The female poet has earned the ire of the Emirati authorities after sh…
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World’s silent on Armenian attacks, laments envoy
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-27
The Azerbaijani ambassador to Ankara lamented on Sunday the international community’s silence on Armenia’s border violations.Armenia continues its attacks because there is no world reaction to its aggression, Khazar Ibrahim told CNN Turk news channel. | Border clashes broke out earlier in the day when Armenian forces targeted Azerbaijani civilian settlements and military positions, causing casualties. | Ibrahim termed the cease-fire violation an “act of terrorism,” saying Armenia seeks provocation. | He added that recently a large number of weapons were sent to Yerevan, the Armenian capital.‚Ä®&sbq…
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Qatar Airways reports $1.92 billion loss amid coronavirus crisis
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-27
Qatar Airways reported a loss of 7 billion riyals ($1.92 billion) on Sunday for the year ending March 31, as the coronavirus crisis hurt the aviation industry around the world.The airline also disclosed it had received a 7.3 billion riyal advance from its owner, the government of Qatar, after March that has since been converted into new shares. ($1 = 3.6411 Qatar riyals)…
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Al-Sadr says Iraq won’t become ‘foreign colony’
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-27
Firebrand Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said on Sunday that Iraq will not become a foreign colony.”We will not allow Iraq to become a foreign colony…,” he said in a tweet. “[Iraq] will be a strong and sovereign state.”On Friday, al-Sadr called for an investigation into repeated attacks on foreign missions in Iraq and bringing perpetrators to justice.The call came after two Shia groups, Iraqi Hezbollah and al-Nujaba, threatened to launch more attacks against US forces in Iraq.In recent weeks, several attacks targeted the US Embassy in Iraq, US forces, and other troops involved in the International Coalition agains…
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A Tory MP just let slip why Johnson might be lining up an ex-Daily Mail editor to run Ofcom
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-09-27
People have been up in arms over rumours about Boris Johnson allegedly lining up an ex-Daily Mail editor to run Ofcom. At the same time, a Tory MP just admitted live on TV why the PM would do this. And it confirms what most of us already know. That Johnson’s government is turning into a one-party state. | “Fascist poisons”: | The Evening Standard reported that: A former editor of the Daily Mail has been tipped to become chairman of the broadcast regulator Ofcom. | Paul Dacre, who stepped down…
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This Is How We Pry The Corporate Stranglehold Off Of Our Farm System
Rebecca Wolf | commondreams.org | 2020-09-27
“There is real promise for transformational change in our food system when we design a vision for our future that includes everyone,” writes Rebecca Wolf. (Photo: Nicholas Erwin/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Debunking the Myth of “The Greatest Economy Ever”
Robert Freeman | commondreams.org | 2020-09-27
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina on September 19, 2020. (Photo: Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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After 4 decades of Plowshares Actions, It’s Nuclear Warfare that Should Be on Trial — Not Activists
Frida Berrigan | commondreams.org | 2020-09-27
Phil Berrigan in front of a “wreckage of war” die-in at the River Entrance. Frida is half-visible behind to the left. Photo taken by Rick Reinhard on December 30, 1996. The banner reads, “The Pentagon Product Is War: Shut It Down.” (Photo via Frida Berrigan) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Ignorance Is Bliss
Christopher Brauchli | commondreams.org | 2020-09-27
A participant holding a sign during a vigil on September 20, 2020 in Manhattan. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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82 more arrests: Turkey escalates crackdown on HDP
ALEX | greenleft.org.au | 2020-09-27
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Towards “Totalitarian Governance” in America
Massoud Nayeri | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-27
American “democracy” is neither dead nor defeated; it is simply decaying day by day. This reality is the reflection of an exhausted and worn out capitalist system on a global scale. Facts surrounding the 2020 Presidential Election in the U.S. …
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‘Communities, not capitalism’ as activists demand action on second homes in Wales
Peadar O’Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2020-09-27
On 26 September, campaigners in Wales marched from Nefyn to Gwynedd county council headquarters in Caernarfon. The march is part of the campaign to demand: the Welsh Government acts to solve the second home crisis that threatens the Welsh language in Pen Ll≈∑n and rural Wales | The Welsh language society Cymdeithas yr Iaith wants a new property act to deal with second home purchases. It also wants the Senedd to devolve the land transaction tax to local authorities. Cymdeithas yr Iaith to…
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Moderate Murder: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-09-26
Kill millions in concentration camps and they’ll call you a monster. Kill millions with bombs and they’ll call you a moderate. | ~ | A species that is hurtling toward extinction has no business promoting slow incremental change. | ~ | Claiming a country attacked America’s democracy is like claiming they attacked America’s leprechauns. | ~ | America has slaughtered millions of human beings since 9/11 to facilitate global domination and the people who live there are saying this election is unique because this president is actually bad. | ~ | The only way to believe Trump is uniquely evil as a president…
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Julian Assange: Press Shows Little Interest in Media ‘Trial of Century’
Alan MacLeod | commondreams.org | 2020-09-26
Protestors wear “#FREEASSANGE” face masks outside Belmarsh prison prior to Julian Assange’s extradition hearing on February 24, 2020 in London. (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Renewed Scrutiny of US Nuclear Weapons Stockpile as Campaigners Mark Day to Rid World of ‘Tools of Mass Human Death and Suffering’
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-09-26
“There is no cure for a nuclear war. Prevention is our only option.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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‘Regenerative Agriculture and the Soil Carbon Solution’: New Paper Outlines Vision for Climate Action
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-09-26
“Data from farming and grazing studies show the power of exemplary regenerative systems that, if achieved globally, would drawdown more than 100% of current annual CO2 emissions,” the new research says. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Taiwan’s ‘Self-Defense’ Claim against China: Euphemism for US-Backed Aggression?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-26
It’s important to explain the context of the island leadership’s provocative comments in order to better understand why everything isn’t as simple as they try to make it seem. | Taiwan’s self-described “Ministry of National Defense” released a statement on Monday | …
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Eurasian Geopolitics: US’ Hybrid War on Russian Energy Targets Germany, Belarus, and Bulgaria
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-26
The US is ruthlessly waging an intense Hybrid War on Russian energy interests in Europe by targeting the Eurasian Great Power’s relevant projects in Germany, Belarus, and Bulgaria, banking on the fact that even the partial success of this strategy …
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Free Press on Trial Week 3 recap
Tareq Haddad | thealtworld.com | 2020-09-26
Today’s guests are @MElmaazi and @Tareq_Haddad , two of the few journalists with video feed access to the show trial of Julian Assange. Don’t miss this!
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Decision on Assange’s extradition set for next year
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
Accepting the defence’s argument that any dramatic change in the facts surrounding the case before November 13 would have to be taken into account, Baraitser asked, “What impact on your case, say you, will the American elections have?”
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“We demand the immediate release of Julian Assange”
Progressive International | zcomm.org | 2020-09-26
PI Council Members support the freedom of Julian Assange against the unlawful and dangerous extradition trial against him currently taking place in London.
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The Extradition Trial of Julian Assange
John Pilger | zcomm.org | 2020-09-26
The whole principle of the right to be free journalists is at stake…
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Leaked Docs Expose Massive Syria Propaganda Operation Waged by Western Govt Contractors and Media
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-09-26
Western government-funded intelligence cutouts trained Syrian opposition leaders, planted stories in media outlets from BBC to Al Jazeera, and ran a cadre of journalists. A trove of leaked documents exposes the propaganda network. | Ben NORTON | Leaked documents show how UK government contractors developed an advanced infrastructure of propaganda to stimulate support in the West for Syria’s political and armed opposition. | Virtually every aspect of the Syrian opposition was cultivated and marketed by Western government-backed public relations firms, from their political narratives to their branding, from what th…
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The Sino-Russian Alliance Comes of Age — Part 3
M.K. Bhadrakumar | mronline.org | 2020-09-26
Soon after becoming the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping is known to have spoken about the former Soviet Union. The first time was in December 2012, when, in comments to party functionaries, he reportedly remarked that China still had to “profoundly remember the lesson of the Soviet collapse.”
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Hate: A key strategy of the Venezuelan opposition
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-09-26
Psychologist Fernando Giuliani analyses the retaliatory feelings of those who wish to annihilate the Bolivarian Revolution, which have been overheating during the pandemic.
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[Correspondence] Israeli aid to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip during the COVID-19 pandemic
Zion Hagay | thelancet.com | 2020-09-26
The claims asserted in David Mills and colleagues in their Correspondence1 were so egregious that we feel the need to respond, even though some time has passed since its publication and the Correspondence has since been removed from The Lancet’s website.
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Russia tells Trump to Jump in Lake
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-09-26
Commits 80,000 Personnel to War drill alongside Iran, China…
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The Marxian Theory of Value: A Response to David Pena (Part One)
Robin Cox | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-09-26
David Pena has responded to a critique I wrote of an article of his published in this e-journal. My critique was published in the Socialist Standard, monthly journal of the Socialist Party of Great Britain (SPGB), and Pena’s response has appeared here. What follows is my response to Pena’s response. Pena kicks off in robustly …
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India fails to curb virus despite strict lockdown
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-26
India enforced one of the world’s most stringent lockdowns in March to check the spread of the coronavirus.The shutdown took effect four hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement and created chaos and confusion as Indians were totally unprepared.All economic activities came to a standstill. More than 140 million migrant workers in big cities were suddenly left without work as shops, factories and establishments shut down.In the COVID-19-hit months of April to June, India’s GDP shrank 23.9% year-on-year. Although the pandemic turned into a financial crisis and rendered millions jobless, the virus spr…
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‘Cultivated with love’: Palestinian farmers’ markets flourish in the West Bank
Fareed Taamallah | middleeasteye.net | 2020-09-26
‘Cultivated with love’: Palestinian farmers’ markets flourish in the West Bank | Souk el-fallaheen has offered Palestinian farmers a space to sell their products and build relationships with their communities | | Fareed Taamallah | Sat, 09/26/2020 – 10: 20 | The Palestinian farmers’ market in al-Bireh has seen an unprecedented turnout from buyers and farmers this summer (MEE/Al-Bireh Municipality) | ”
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Expropriate, Capture & Marginalize: the Energix business model from Palestine to the US
IRMEP | indybay.org | 2020-09-26
Energix expropriated 24 acres from a Palestinian community in the Israeli-occupied West Bank to boost its bottom line. When residents in the Israeli-occupied Golan questioned Energix electricity exports from massive wind turbines built on occupied land, Energix sued them in Israeli court. | Now Energix has brought its business practices to America. But can Energix get away with expropriating $26,000 from each home within 100 feet of its utility scale energy generators in Virginia? Will county boards of supervisors accept quiet Energix payoffs of $50,000 in exchange for 35-year licenses? Will the officials and ass…
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Hamas chief hails Abbas’ speech to UN
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-26
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday hailed President Mahmoud Abbas’s speech to the UN General Assembly, according to the official Wafa news agency.This came during a phone call Abbas received from the Hamas leader.Abbas’ speech “reflects the moment [the Palestinian people are going through] in this historic stage,” Haniyeh said.In his speech on Friday, Abbas said the umbrella Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has not mandated any party to speak in its name.”We will not bow or abandon our rights in spite of the unjust blockade targeting our national decision,” Abbas said.The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and…
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Hamas deal to counter US-Israeli plots: Fatah
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-26
Palestinian group Fatah said Saturday its deal with rival Hamas group aims to counter US-Israeli plots against the Palestinian cause.”The agreement is part of efforts to unify the Palestinian position in order to abort the passage of US-Israeli plots,” Fatah deputy leader Mahmoud al-Aloul told the official Voice of Palestine Radio.He said the Fatah-Hamas deal also aims to “confront moves by some Arab countries to normalize their relations with the [Israeli] occupation state”.The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain signed US-sponsored deals earlier this month to normalize their relations with Israel.Palestinia…
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Enemies Lists on Display at the United Nations
Philip Giraldi | thealtworld.com | 2020-09-26
The opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York each September is generally notable for its two weeks of speeches by heads of state, foreign ministers and other government officials addressing their own fellow citizens through the medium of a world forum. This year was no exception except for the fact that the coronavirus pandemic meant that most speakers were not live, instead delivering their messages by means of pre-recorded videos. | Most of the speeches were bland, boasting of achievements…
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To Democratic Voters — Up Your Demands; To Trump Voters — See How He Didn’t Deliver for You
Ralph Nader | commondreams.org | 2020-09-26
A voter puts a ballot in a ballot box on June 9, 2020 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Bolivia: TSE Officially Leaves Jeanine Añez Aside From Elections
telesurenglish.net | 2020-09-26
Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) Friday approved the request to dissolve the Alliance Together (Alianza Juntos) through which coup-born regime’s leader Jeanine Añez intended to run for president. | RELATED: | Far-Right Group Performs New Attack Against Bolivian Socialists | “From this moment on, all Alliance Together candidacies are void,” TSE stated as it explained that their candidates cannot run for the presidency, vice presidency, senate, and national assembly. | How…
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National Abortion Federation (NAF) on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett
commondreams.org | 2020-09-26
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Muslim Advocates: Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Nomination Threatens Democracy
commondreams.org | 2020-09-26
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NEA: Americans Deserve a Voice in Selection of Next Supreme Court Justice
commondreams.org | 2020-09-26
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Popular Democracy PAC Denounces Trump’s Supreme Court Nomination
commondreams.org | 2020-09-26
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‘I’m deleting Twitter’: Morning Joe shares ‘deceptively edited’ video clip of Amy Coney Barrett, runs with tail between his legs
rt.com | 2020-09-26
‘Morning Joe’ host Joe Scarborough has vowed to “delete Twitter” from his phone after being accused of “lying” for sharing a debunked clip of potential Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett. | In a now-deleted tweet, Scarborough shared a clip of Barrett appearing to suggest that she opposed nominating Supreme Court judges in a presidential election year for fear they may “flip the balance of the court.” Barrett made the comments in question after Barack Obama had nominated Merrick Garland to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. | “Amy Coney Barrett opposed Merrick Garland…
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‘She’s a F***ing Nut’: Bill Maher Rips Trump’s Likely SCOTUS Pick Barrett
sputniknews.com | 2020-09-26
Earlier, reports emerged suggesting that US President Donald Trump would be nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett, of the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, to fill the seat of late Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Trump Announces Amy Barrett as His Supreme Court Nomination Pick
sputniknews.com | 2020-09-26
A vacancy in the US Supreme Court opened following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last week at the age of 87. US President Donald Trump has been eager to fill the vacancy before the presidential election, a desire met with criticism by Democrats.
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Birth Control Is Harder to Get During COVID. Over-the-Counter Access Is Crucial
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-09-26
In what was her final dissent, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fiercely advocated for workers to have their birth control covered by insurance regardless of their employers’ beliefs. In the decision, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic to uphold the Trump administration’s rules that allow companies to deny insurance coverage of birth control to employees. | As Justice Ginsburg knew,…
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Ginsburg’s Legal Victories for Women Led to Landmark Anti-Discrimination Rulings for the LGBTQ Community, Too
Penny M. Venetis | commondreams.org | 2020-09-26
An RBG flag is flown in front of the U.S. Supreme Court for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg September 21, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Justice Ginsburg died Sept. 18 from complications of pancreatic cancer at the age of 87. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Reports: Trump to name Judge Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-09-26
Barrett, a hardline conservative, could be instrumental in deciding who wins the 2020 election, and could vote to end Roe v. Wade, the Affordable Care Act, protections for the LGBTQ community, unions, and legislation required to fight climate change.
therealnews.com/reports-trump-to-name-ju…

Trump to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett so Supreme Court will hand him the election
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-09-26
Barrett, a hardline conservative, could be instrumental in deciding who wins the 2020 election, and could vote to end Roe v. Wade, the Affordable Care Act, protections for the LGBTQ community, unions, and legislation required to fight climate change.
therealnews.com/reports-trump-to-name-ju…

Trump nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett so Supreme Court will hand him the election
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-09-26
Barrett, a hardline conservative, could be instrumental in deciding who wins the 2020 election, and could vote to end Roe v. Wade, the Affordable Care Act, protections for the LGBTQ community, unions, and legislation required to fight climate change.
therealnews.com/reports-trump-to-name-ju…

Oil Companies Wind Down Venezuela Dealings as Washington Ramps Up Sanctions
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-09-26
The State Department has threatened foreign companies with secondary sanctions.
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International Peace Forum Opposes US-Led New Cold War on China
teleSUR, ce | telesurenglish.net | 2020-09-26
Peace activists from China, the US, Britain, South Africa, India, Morocco, Bolivia and Belgium have come together for an international forum to discuss the US-led New Cold War and how to oppose it. | RELATED: | China Backs Venezuela’s Right To Safeguard Sovereignty: FM | The event, organized by the No Cold War campaign, was chaired by Vijay Prashad, Director of the Tricontinental Institute and Kate Hudson, General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. | Deputy General Se…
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Lebanon’s PM-designate resigns in blow to French initiative
Kareem Chehayeb | middleeasteye.net | 2020-09-26
Lebanon’s PM-designate resigns in blow to French initiative | Mustapha Adib stands down less than a month after his appointment, after failing to form a reform-minded government | Kareem Chehayeb | Sat, 09/26/2020 – 11: 06 | Lebanese prime minister designate Mustapha Adib, speaking at a press conference at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut on 26 September 2020 (AFP/Dalati and Nohra…
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Inferno and the “Fourth Circle”. The American Empire and the 2020 Pandemic
Dr. T. P. Wilkinson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-26
In 1973, the world economy was brought almost to a halt by a supposed shortage of oil. The ostensible trigger for this alleged shortage was the so-called Yom Kippur War in which the armed forces of the Anglo-American Empire’s settler-colonial …
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Sudan ready to return to international role but first needs support, Prime Minister says
news.un.org | 2020-09-26
Sudan is eager to again contribute to the international community but will need assistance as it works to revitalize its tattered economy, Prime Minister Abdalla Adam Hamdok told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.
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A Brotherhood Built on Black Liberation
Eleanor J. Bader | progressive.org | 2020-09-26
In her new book, Susie Day shares conversations on life, politics, and the revolution between former Black Panthers Eddie Conway and Paul Coates.
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US Accuses Its Own Informant in Venezuela Case of Lying to Feds
teleSUR, ce | telesurenglish.net | 2020-09-26
United States federal law enforcement has accused a key informant on the trumped up case targeting Venezuela’s Minister Tareck El Aissami of lying and stealing US $140,000. | RELATED: | Venezuela Presents Its Own Report in Response To Lima Group’s | The Associated Press reports that Venezuelan-born businessman and pilot Alejandro Marin was arrested on September 19th in Miami on three counts of knowingly making false statements to U.S. federal agents, according to court filings.
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Western US wildfires point to worsening trends of global warming
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
Since the beginning of 2020, California has seen approximately 3.6 million acres burn–a testament to the growing climate crisis.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/cali…

Brazilian educators call strikes against homicidal reopening of schools
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
The efforts of Brazil’s ruling elite to reopen schools amid the catastrophic spread of COVID-19 are being met with a growing wave of resistance.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/braz…

Detroit students stage sickout in opposition to the district’s back-to-school plan
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
While the demands laid out by the students are limited to immediate measures, there is no doubt that they are motivated by much broader issues.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/detr…

COVID-19 a litmus test of global unity, Thai Prime Minister tells world leaders
news.un.org | 2020-09-26
The COVID-19 pandemic is a “litmus test” of the faith in multilateralism and unity among nations, the Prime Minister of Thailand told world leaders gathered virtually at the UN General Assembly, urging every country to renew their trust in international cooperation.
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Mexico: Still No Justice for the 43 Ayotzinapa Students
telesurenglish.net | 2020-09-26
Family and friends of the 43 Ayotzinapa students who disappeared on September 26, 2014, Friday gathered outside the facilities of the Attorney General’s office in Mexico City to demand an acceleration of the investigation process. | RELATED: | Ayotzinapa 43: Four Years After The Crime That Shocked Mexico | “Six years after the disappearance of our loved ones, there is still no justice as the investigations are revealing nothing new,” the relatives complained. | Guerreros Unidos’s cartel m…
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“State of Emergency” declared in three states as protests continue over cover-up of Breonna Taylor slaying
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
Courageous multiracial demonstrators continue to defy curfews, police rampages and vehicle assaults in cities across the US to protest the state-sanctioned murder.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/prot…

Plastic debris plagues Honduras beaches
Ashley Curtin | nationofchange.org | 2020-09-26
The “massive trash tsunami” was filled with plastic debris believed to have come from a neighboring river in Guatemala.
nationofchange.org/2020/09/26/plastic-de…

After the exoneration of Breonna Taylor’s killers: The way forward in the fight against police violence
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
The ubiquity of police violence in the US, with approximately 1,000 people killed every year, is bound up with the extreme growth of social inequality and class tensions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/pers…

White House nears antitrust lawsuit against Google while advancing new censorship rules for social media
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
Any antitrust action against Google by the US government, whether focused on the search or advertising aspects of the tech firm’s business, has nothing to do with stopping anti-competitive practices or protecting the rights of consumers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/goog…

Washington continues to ramp up tensions with Beijing over Taiwan
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
The US has sent another high-ranking government official to Taiwan–a thinly-veiled challenge to the “One China” policy–while also planning a $7 billion military package to Taipei.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/taiw…

Brazil: Politician Shot Dead After Denouncing Corruption
telesurenglish.net | 2020-09-26
Cassio Remis, the candidate for the Brazilian city of Patrocinio’s council, in Minas Gerais State, was shot dead after doing a live broadcast to denounce a corruption case. | RELATED: | Brazil: Bolsonaro Fails to Manage COVID-19 Crisis | Remis was killed allegedly by the Public Works’ municipal-secretary Jorge Marra, while the politician was denouncing irregularities in a public work’s construction. | According to local media, Marra interrupted Remis’ broadcast as he took the cell phone aw…
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‘We must open our eyes to the weaknesses this pandemic has laid bare’, Belgium leader tells UN General Assembly
news.un.org | 2020-09-26
As the world continues to confront the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftershocks, we cannot ‘turn our back’ to other pressing global concerns, Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.
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Sinophobia Inc: Understanding the anti-China Industrial complex
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-09-26
Take a deep dive into the inner workings of Sinophobia Inc. to learn how to see through the media machine.
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Manufactured Pandemic: Testing People for Any Strain of a Coronavirus, Not Specifically for COVID-19
Julian Rose | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-26
First published by Global Research on March 27, 2020 | The following is from a medical forum. The writer, who is a widely respected professional scientist in the US, prefers to stay anonymous, because presenting any narrative different than the official …
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Killing by Colombian military escalates protests against state violence
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
The wave of unrest is merging with opposition to the devastation caused by the state’s counter-insurrectionary war, which has killed more than 200,000 civilians.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/colo…

UN reform is ‘the need of the hour’: India premier
news.un.org | 2020-09-26
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, declared that United Nations reform is “the need of the hour”, as he addressed world leaders in a video address to the General Debate of the General Assembly, on Saturday.
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Democrats need to be pressured on climate, too
Rachel Zhang | nationofchange.org | 2020-09-26
“We are already facing the consequences of the climate crisis.”
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Trump administration to allow logging in pristine national forest
Jordan Davidson | nationofchange.org | 2020-09-26
The roughly 9 million acres that the administration wants to open up now have been protected since the 2001 by the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, or Roadless Rule.
nationofchange.org/2020/09/26/trump-admi…

New ‘COVID-19 reality’ should compel some to put aside narrow interests and seek multilateral solutions, Syrian Minister says
news.un.org | 2020-09-26
As some States continue to pursue their own narrow agendas above all else, the world is straying further from the principles that underpin international norms and the work of the United Nations, the Foreign Minister of Syria told the high-level General Assembly plenary on Saturday.
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Spain’s PSOE-Podemos government assaults protests vs. herd immunity policy
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
As 7,500 army troops deploy to Madrid amid a Europe-wide resurgence of COVID-19, this crackdown is a threat aimed at the entire working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/spai…

Pennsylvania nursing students demand refunds, financial support due to COVID policies
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
Students say their calls for adequate support and transparency, quality education, reduced costs and licensing accommodations have been met with indifference and hostility from university administrators.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/penn…

Peru to Resume International Flights on October 5
telesurenglish.net | 2020-09-26
Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Rocío Barrios has announced the resumption of international flights on October 5th, following a six month cease on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Portugal: Workers Demand Gov’t Action Against Unemployment | “The Ministry of Transport has been coordinating with the private sector and with the airline operators. A survey has been carried out on the demand that would exist and the need for the number of flights to be ope…
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Tennessee parents and educators speak out against unsafe school openings
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
The teachers and parents often shared similar complaints about the unsafe conditions in schools and pressure to accept the reopening policies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/tenn…

FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19’s ‘deadly layer of complexity’ depicted in photos
news.un.org | 2020-09-26
The fall-out from the COVID-19 pandemic is adding a “deadly layer of complexity” to the global challenge of preventing more people from falling into poverty, a view articulated in a photographic exhibition sponsored by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
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Metropolitan Opera announces cancellation of entire 2020–2021 season
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
Management is demanding major concessions from its musicians, who have been furloughed without pay since March.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/meto…

Thousands at UK universities infected with coronavirus as new term opens
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
The former regional director for public health in northwest England, Professor John Ashton, said it was “almost inevitable” that the return of students would lead to a spike in COVID-19 cases.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/unuk…

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, world needs masks, not weapons, declares Prime Minister of Nepal
news.un.org | 2020-09-26
The global pandemic has put at risk hard-earned development achievements, the Prime Minister of Nepal told world leaders gathered virtually on Friday for the UN General Assembly, adding that the ones most affected are the smaller and more vulnerable countries.
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The Sino-Russian alliance comes of age–Part 2
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-09-26
The Russian diplomacy, which has a glorious tradition in modern history, does not make its moves accidentally or impulsively. The historical consciousness is intense.
mronline.org/2020/09/26/the-sino-russian…

Diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks helped CIA torture victim get justice
Abdul Rahman | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-26
Wikileaks strengthened the case of Khalid El-Masri in the European Human Rights Court which handed first ever punishment to CIA operatives involved in rendition in 2012.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/09/26/diplomati…

Belarusian Minster denounces Western attempts to sow ‘chaos’, says threats against his country must end
news.un.org | 2020-09-26
Political and economic threats against Belarus “must end” the Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei told the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly on Saturday, accusing Western nations of trying to sow “chaos and anarchy” in the country.
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Bangladesh urges greater international action on Rohingya status
news.un.org | 2020-09-26
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh has called for stronger international action to help Rohingya refugees in the country to return to neighbouring Myanmar.
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Renewed mass arrests target Kurdish-nationalist HDP in Turkey
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
There is growing speculation that the Turkish government is preparing a renewed military offensive against US-backed Kurdish-nationalist forces in Syria.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/turk…

Lessons of the University of Michigan graduate student strike
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
Throughout the course of the strike, many students admirably asserted that their fight was not only about the health and safety of themselves, but of the community as a whole.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/uofm…

Lebanon’s PM-designate resigns in blow to French initiative
Kareem Chehayeb | middleeasteye.net | 2020-09-26
Lebanon’s PM-designate resigns in blow to French initiative | Mustapha Adib stands down less than a month after his appointment, after failing to form a reform-minded government | Kareem Chehayeb | Sat, 09/26/2020 – 11: 06 | Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Mustapha Adib, speaking at a press conference at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut on 26 September 2020 (AFP/Dalati and Nohra…
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A murderous pact: The European Union to deport refugees
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
Wrapped up in sugary phrases about “values,” “responsibility” and “solidarity,” the EU Commission president has presented a plan that spells deportation, misery and certain death for hundreds of thousands.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/refu…

Coronavirus: Why Everyone Was Wrong. It is Not a “New Virus”. “The Fairy Tale of No Immunity”
Beda M Stadler | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-26
So: Sars-Cov-2 isn’t all that new, but merely a seasonal cold virus that mutated and disappears in summer, as all cold viri do — which is what we’re observing globally right now. Flu viri mutate significantly more, by the way, and nobody would ever claim that a new flu virus strain was completely novel.
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-why-everyo…

Chilean Police Brutally Repress Health Workers’ Peaceful Protest
telesurenglish.net | 2020-09-26
Chilean Police (Carabineros) Friday repressed a demonstration called by health workers in the Chilean capital, Santiago, to demand that the government recognize their careers in the Health Code. | RELATED: | Chile: Civilians Attack Mapuches With Carabineros’ Complicity | Health System’s technical nursing staff (TENS) demonstrated in Plaza Baquedano, known as Plaza de la Dignidad, after several weeks demanding their professional recognition. | The demonstration was peaceful until t…
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Record growth of COVID-19 infections in Eastern Europe
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
The numbers of new COVID-19 infections in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary are breaking previous records.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/covi…

Canadian PM Trudeau provides political cover for criminal back-to-work drive
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
The Liberal government is determined to “reopen” the economy, even as it concedes that Canada is in the midst of a “second wave” of the pandemic that threatens to be worse than last spring.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/thsp…

Egypt: At least one protester killed in anti-Sisi protests, hundreds detained
MEE correspondent | middleeasteye.net | 2020-09-26
Egypt: At least one protester killed in anti-Sisi protests, hundreds detained | Thousands took part in ‘day of rage’ protests on Friday calling on President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to step down | MEE correspondent | Sat, 09/26/2020 – 12: 01 | In this file photo, taken on 25 April 2016, Egyptian riot police fire teargas towards protesters as they demonstrate in Cairo (AFP) | Egyptian security forces killed at…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-anti-si…

US Congress threatens to cut funding for Philippines police and military
wsws.org | 2020-09-26
Congressional Democrats are attempting to establish a more pliant regime in the Philippines to join the US build-up to war against China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/26/phil…

West Papuans reject Indonesia’s plans to extend Special Autonomy Law
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-26
In the twenty years of living under this law, Papuans say that it did not address the contested history of Papua’s integration and its outstanding political and human rights issues.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/09/26/west-papu…

Is COVID-19 causing a spike in addiction rates?
Mia Barnes | nationofchange.org | 2020-09-26
Addiction is hard, especially in tough world or life circumstances, but with support from near or far, you can make it through.
nationofchange.org/2020/09/25/is-covid-1…

Six years after the Ayotzinapa disappearances, families continue to demand justice
Tanya Wadhwa | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-26
While the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador promised to take action on the case, little progress has been made to overcome the years of evidence tampering and cover-ups done to protect those involved…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/09/26/six-years…

Face Masks Pose Serious Risks to the Healthy
Dr. Russell Blaylock | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-26
First published by GR on May 26, 2020 | “By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.” — Russell Blaylock, …
globalresearch.ca/face-masks-pose-seriou…

Joining Trump to undermine election results, GOP senator proposes nullifying all mail-in ballots not counted within 48-hour window
Julia Conley | nationofchange.org | 2020-09-26
Tallying every vote within 24 hours of polls closing would be “impossible” in many states, legal scholar Richard L. Hasen told Slate.
nationofchange.org/2020/09/26/joining-tr…

‘Instead of nationalism, we need global cooperation’; Caribbean leaders call for united front against COVID-19 pandemic
news.un.org | 2020-09-26
Leaders from the Caribbean, in pre-recorded addresses to the UN General Assembly, stressed that their small economies are largely dependent on one or just a few industries, and called for strengthened global cooperation and financing mechanisms to overcome the health crisis sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and recover from its massive socio-economic fallout.
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