Trump Is Hellbent on Provoking a New Cold War
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-29
It’s not just China that’s victimized by Trump’s MAGA strategy but Russia as well despite Trump’s opponents continuing to claim that he’s under the influence of Moscow. | *** | Trump’s famous promise to “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) should have come | …
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Assange’s Fifteenth Day at the Old Bailey: Solitary Confinement and Parlous Health Care
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-09-29
September 28. Central Criminal Court, London. Throughout the sham process formally known as the Julian Assange extradition trial, prosecutors representing the United States have been adamant: the carceral conditions awaiting him in freedom’s land will be pleasant, accommodating and appropriate. Confronting 17 charges under the US Espionage Act and one under the Computer Fraud and …
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Assange Faces ‘Torturous’ Months In Tiny Cell If Extradited
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-29
The 49-year-old is fighting extradition to the US on charges related to leaks of classified documents allegedly exposing war crimes. | Assange’s defence have claimed he is a “high” suicide risk, having already spent 16 months in top security Belmarsh jail in south London. | On Monday, the Old Bailey heard from witnesses with experience of the Alexandria Detention Centre in Virginia, Assange’s likely pre-trial destination if he was extradited. | The court heard that due to his high profile and his perceived national security risk, he could be placed in an administrative segregation (ad seg) unit.
popularresistance.org/assange-faces-tort…

Assange’s Fifteenth Day at the Old Bailey: Solitary Confinement and Parlous Health Care
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-29
Throughout the sham process formally known as the Julian Assange extradition trial, prosecutors representing the United States have been adamant: the carceral conditions awaiting him in freedom’s land will be pleasant, accommodating and appropriate. Confronting 17 charges under the US …
globalresearch.ca/assange-fifteenth-day-…

Report: Bad Day For Julian Assange
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-29
Today was the worst day for the defence since the start of the trial, as their expert witnesses failed to cope with the sheer aggression of cross-examination by the US Government and found themselves backing away from maintaining propositions they knew to be true. It was uncomfortable viewing. | It was not that the prosecution had in any way changed their very systematic techniques of denigrating and browbeating; in fact the precise prosecution template was once again followed. It goes like this. | undermine academic credentials as not precisely relevant | humiliate by repeated memory test questions of precise ph…
popularresistance.org/report-bad-day-for…

Exclusive: Spanish judge seeks Sheldon Adelson security chief in Assange spying case
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-09-29
The judge’s request to probe a Las Vegas Sands staffer’s apparent role in a criminal spying operation against Julian Assange indicates the investigation is homing in on US intelligence. Tellingly, the US Department of Justice is stonewalling the application. By Max Blumenthal The Spanish judge presiding over the trial of a security firm owner apparently hired to spy on jailed Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange has sent a request to the US Department of Justice for an interview with Zohar Lahav, …
thegrayzone.com/2020/09/29/spanish-judge…

Flooding leaves South Sudan facing threat of ‘catastrophic’ hunger levels
news.un.org | 2020-09-29
Torrential rains and flooding across South Sudan have created the threat of “catastrophic” levels of hunger and left hundreds of thousands homeless, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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Immigration Detention and Coerced Sterilization: History Tragically Repeats Itself
Maya Manian | aclu.org | 2020-09-29
The recent news of a whistleblower’s allegations that a for-profit ICE detention center forced sterilization procedures on immigrant women shocked many people and drew comparisons to Nazi sterilization campaigns. The ICE detention story reflects a long pattern in the United States of the coerced sterilization of marginalized populations, particularly of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous peoples. In fact, the Nazi’s borrowed ideas for their sterilization regimen from eugenic sterilization laws adopted in the U.S. in the early…
aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/immigrat…

Unfounded UN Report On Venezuela Used As Regime Change Tool
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-29
The United Nations Human Rights Council issued a report* by the Independent Mission to Determine the Facts in Venezuela (Independent Mission), which accuses Venezuela of “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment committed since 2014.” The veracity, timing, and political intent of this report is best understood in the context of a campaign led by the U.S. to overthrow Venezuela’s democratically elected government of President Nicolás Maduro and before him of Hugo Chávez. | Venezuela is a historically petroleum exporting nation and has consequently suffered from the crash in the international oil prices starting in 20…
popularresistance.org/unfounded-un-repor…

Charlie Chaplin and Karl Marx in conversation
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-09-29
Modern Times, directed by Charlie Chaplin, was released in 1936, in the depths of the Great Depression. It opens with a clock marking the beginning of the working day and a sentence: “A story of industry, of individual enterprise–humanity crusading in the pursuit of happiness.”
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Marxian economics for the 21st century?
David Ruccio | mronline.org | 2020-09-29
It’s an obvious question for those of us living now, in the twenty-first century. Is Marxian economics still relevant?>…
mronline.org/2020/09/29/marxian-economic…

The Marxian Theory of Value: A Response to David Pena (Part Two)
Robin Cox | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-09-29
Read Part 1 here We now turn to consider, in more depth, what is the basic flaw in Pena’s whole argument which I briefly alluded to earlier. According to him: A viable ecological socialism must build a classless society that meets fundamental human needs without destroying the environment. To accomplish this, we must discover theoretical …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/09/the-marxian-t…

Tax Revelations and Corporate Media Won’t Defeat Trump
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2020-09-29
Alec Perkins / CC BY 2.0] By Norman Solomon The big banner headline across the top of the New York Times homepage as Tuesday got underway — “TRUMP’S TAXES SHOW CHRONIC LOSSES AND YEARS OF TAX AVOIDANCE” — might give the impression that Donald Trump is finally on the verge of political downfall. Don’t believe it for a moment. The same kind of mistaken belief has led many to put undeserved trust in… | Source…
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Tax revelations and corporate media won’t defeat Trump
Norman Solomon | nationofchange.org | 2020-09-29
Those who want to prevent another Trump victory should go all-out to show they won’t be fooled again.
nationofchange.org/2020/09/29/tax-revela…

Britain Will Seek Coronavirus ‘herd immunity’ Covertly or by Default, Thanks to an Inability to Get anything Done
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2020-09-29
I was six years old in 1956 when my parents decided to return to Ireland from London, though a polio epidemic was in full swing in Cork city thirty miles from where we lived. They thought we would be safe in our house deep in the countryside and were encouraged by the fact that there…
counterpunch.org/2020/09/29/britain-will…

Tulsi Gabbard believes Project Veritas’ ballot-harvesting claims against fellow dem Ilhan Omar, causing left-wing backlash
rt.com | 2020-09-29
Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard invoked the ire of her own base for siding with the conservative news organization Project Veritas, over claims of alleged ballot-harvesting voter fraud linked to Representative Ilhan Omar. | Gabbard tweeted on Monday that the allegations against Omar made by the investigative undercover news group were “further evidence of the need to ban ballot harvesting.” Such practice is also called ‘ballot collecting’ and involves third parties gathering mail-in ballots and delivering them to election officials. It is legal in some states, and is aimed at helping physically impaired…
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‘No Confirmation Before Inauguration’
Andrea Germanos | zcomm.org | 2020-09-29
“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.”
zcomm.org/znetarticle/no-confirmation-be…

Where Does the Democratic Party Stand on War, Peace, and International Relations?
Lawrence Wittner | zcomm.org | 2020-09-29
In this November’s elections, American voters will have a clear choice as to what kind of role they want their country to play in the world…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/where-does-the-dem…

From a Justice for Gender Equality to a “Justice” for Gender Oppression
Marjorie Cohn | zcomm.org | 2020-09-29
Amy Coney Barrett and Ruth Bader Ginsburg could not be more different when it comes to their respective notions of justice…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/from-a-justice-for…

Tax Revelations and Corporate Media Won’t Defeat Trump
Norman Solomon | zcomm.org | 2020-09-29
Those who want to prevent another Trump victory should go all-out to show they won’t be fooled again…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/tax-revelations-an…

Tuesday 10/6: “How We Go Home”: Indigenous Women on the Modern Struggle to Save Native Lands & Lives
Haymarket Books | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
Online…
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Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor: We Must Rethink Our Society, from Policing to the Supreme Court
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-09-29
As President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden face off in the first presidential debate in Cleveland, we speak to author and academic Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, who says the multiple crises facing the United States are not getting enough attention leading up to the November election. “We’re in the midst of a national reckoning about systemic racism in this country, about the way that things are governed, the way that this country functions,” says Taylor, historian and contributing writer at The New Yorker. “There is such a myopia with Donald Trump that every sentence, every breath, everything that h…
www.democracynow.org/2020/9/29/keeanga_y…

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor: Breonna Taylor’s Rigged Case Further Erodes Legitimacy of U.S. Institutions
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-09-29
Historian Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor says the Breonna Taylor case is contributing to an “unfolding dynamic of radicalization” in the United States as people see repeated cases of police misconduct go unpunished. A grand jury recently declined to charge any of the officers involved in the 26-year-old EMT’s killing for her death. “To have it go through the ‘proper channels’ and still come out with a rigged decision raises existential questions for people about the legitimacy of the institutions of governance in the United States,” says Taylor, assistant professor of African American studies at Princeton University.
www.democracynow.org/2020/9/29/keeanga_y…

David Cay Johnston: Trump Deserves to Be Jailed, But System Is Set Up to Let Rich Avoid Paying Taxes
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-09-29
Ahead of the first of three presidential debates between President Trump and Joe Biden, we speak with David Cay Johnston, founder and editor-in-chief of DCReport.org, who says the bombshell New York Times report on Trump’s taxes highlights the existence of “two income tax systems, separate and unequal.” The Times reports that Trump paid no federal income tax in 10 of the past 15 years and just $750 in 2016 and 2017. In a follow-up report, the Times reveals Trump made $427 million in connection to the hit reality TV show “The Apprentice,” providing him a financial lifeline as other investments lost money. “People…
www.democracynow.org/2020/9/29/david_cay…

Philly Activists Reclaim 50 Vacant Houses, Creating a Model for Organizing as Mass Evictions Loom
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-09-29
In a historic victory for unhoused people, Philadelphia city officials agreed to hand over 50 vacant homes to a community land trust, following months of organizing and protest encampments. We hear from one of the organizers and speak to Philadelphia-based Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, who has written extensively about housing insecurity and says the direct actions there are applicable across the U.S. “This dynamic exists all over the country where you have both empty housing and houseless people, a completely irrational expression of what American capitalism means,” Taylor says. The sustained movement in Philadelphia…
www.democracynow.org/2020/9/29/keeanga_y…

The Guardian’s Deceit-Riddled New Statement Betrays Both Julian Assange and Journalism
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-09-29
Jonathan COOK | 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 closely in collaboration with Assange and Wikileaks to publish the Iraq and Afghan war diaries, which are now the grounds on which the US is ba…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/09/29/th…

Greek Cyprus pushing back migrants, refugees: HRW
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
The Greek Cypriot coast guard “summarily pushed back, abandoned, expelled, or returned more than 200 migrants, refugees and asylum seekers,” an international rights group said on Tuesday.The US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the group came from Lebanon in seven boats between Aug. 29 and Sept. 7 and was not given “the opportunity to lodge asylum claims.”Some migrants were beaten and threatened by the Greek Cypriot administration’s marine police, the report said.According to the HRW, Greek Cypriot coast guard vessels circled the migrants at high speeds, swamping their boats, and, in at least one case, abandoni…
yenisafak.com/en/world/greek-cyprus-push…

Minneapolis Police Open Probe Into Reports Ilhan Omar’s Allies Harvested Piles of Ballots for Money
sputniknews.com | 2020-09-29
Undercover videos published by Project Veritas over the weekend allege, citing a Somali political operative, that special ballot harvesters were hired in the community in July for the Democrats to take advantage of elderly and other vulnerable community members. The politicians named in the allegations have denied them.
sputniknews.com/us/202009291080607934-mi…

The Guardian’s deceit-riddled new statement betrays both Julian Assange and journalism
Jonathan Cook | mronline.org | 2020-09-29
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 …
mronline.org/2020/09/29/the-guardians-de…

The trial of Julian Assange: Week 3
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-29
We take a look at the developments during the third week of the trial portion of the extradition hearings of Julian Assange that is taking place in the United Kingdom…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/09/29/the-trial…

Trump Confirms U.S. Is Israel’s “Protector”
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-29
For many years the security framework in the Middle East has been described as a bilateral arrangement whereby Washington gained access to sufficient Saudi Arabian oil to keep the energy market stable while the United States provided an armed physical …
globalresearch.ca/trump-confirms-us-isra…

Socialists in Ghana honored liberation leader Kwame Nkrumah on Founder’s Day
West Africa Newswire | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-29
The Socialist Forum of Ghana celebrated the life and achievements of Ghana’s national liberation leader Kwame Nkrumah despite ongoing efforts by the ruling elites to discredit his contributions…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/09/29/socialist…

Video: Armenian-Azerbaijani War Rages in South Caucasus
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-29
On September 27, a new regional war in South Caucasus arose from the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region. | Pro-Armenian forces captured the region in the early 90s triggering an armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Further development of …
globalresearch.ca/video-armenian-azerbai…

Trump Regime Bans Technology Exports to China’s Leading Chip Maker
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-29
Last week, the Trump regime accused China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) — its largest chip maker — of being an “unacceptable (national security) risk.” | Claiming technology shipped to the company could be used for military purposes is code language …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-bans-tech…

How the ACLU is Flexing its Political Muscle in the 2020 Elections
Ronald Newman | aclu.org | 2020-09-29
This week, the presidential candidates will face off in their first debate of the general election. Voters will hear Donald Trump and Joe Biden talk about their views on the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy, and the Supreme Court vacancy created by the untimely passing of ACLU alumna Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The ACLU and our supporters will be listening closely for how their answers relate to key civil liberties issues, including racial justice and reproductive freedom, just as we have throughout the presidential campaign., , This cycle, the ACLU has gotten involved in the presidential campaign in a serious way for…
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Tuesday 9/29: Remember Ruth & Breonna: Rise Up & Vote March & Rally at SCOTUS Washington DC w/ PPC
Poor People’s Campaign | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
In-person march starting at Supreme Court, Washington D.C. & online via livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/09/28/1883710…

Winner-Take-All Electoral College Could Enable Dreaded Constitutional Crisis
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-09-29
Support for abolishing the Electoral College has reached its highest level in nearly 10 years as calls to reform other minoritarian structures, including the composition of the Senate and the Supreme Court, come under increasing scrutiny after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. | A Gallup survey found 61 percent of those surveyed want to get rid of the Electoral College, with 89 percen…
truthout.org/articles/winner-take-all-el…

Indian court set to deliver verdict in Babri mosque demolition case
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
A special court in India will deliver on Wednesday the verdict in the criminal case related to the Babri mosque demolition, almost 28 years after the structure in the Ayodhya town was pulled down.Last month, the Supreme Court had set Sept. 30 as the deadline to conclude the trial and pronounce the judgment.However, many senior defendants above 90 years of age may not be able to attend the court proceedings on that day due to health concerns although they are legally required to be present in court. It is not clear what arrangements the court would make for them.As many as 32 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders w…
yenisafak.com/en/news/indian-court-set-t…

Trump court nominee Barrett tied to group advocating criminalization of homosexuality
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-09-29
A major national union, the American Federation of Teachers, is exposing Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, for her connections to a hate group espousing criminalization of homosexuality. Barrett has apparently been paid for speeches she delivered to the right-wing hate group, the “Alliance Defending Freedom.” In its statement, at www.aft.org/press, AFT President Randi …
peoplesworld.org/article/trump-court-nom…

The people, not the military, must protect democracy in America
Joel Wendland-Liu | peoplesworld.org | 2020-09-29
I am a U.S. military veteran and served in the army in the early 1990s, partly out of a belief in patriotic duty and partly out of need for G.I. Bill resources to attend college. Having said this, I do not believe in the idea that a military veteran is a more “virtuous citizen” with …
peoplesworld.org/article/the-people-not-…

Is Pakistan ready to recognise Israel?
Suddaf Chaudry | middleeasteye.net | 2020-09-29
Is Pakistan ready to recognise Israel? | Despite the pivotal role played by its close ally Saudi Arabia in the normalisation accords, any prospect of recognising Israel is seen as highly controversial | Suddaf Chaudry | Tue, 09/29/2020 – 10: 17 | Israeli and US flags are burned during an anti-normalisation protest in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi (AFP) | With a number of Gulf Arab countries, including the Unit…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/pakistan-isra…

Don’t Be Fooled: The 2020 Election Has Already Been Decided
John Whitehead | mintpressnews.com | 2020-09-29
Voting booths have already been hijacked by a political elite comprised of Republicans and Democrats who are determined to retain power at all costs. The outcome is a foregone conclusion: the Deep State will win and “we the people” will lose.
mintpressnews.com/2020-election-already-…

Pandemic shows international cooperation ‘delivers results’, says German Foreign Minister
news.un.org | 2020-09-29
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how international cooperation “delivers results” in efforts to resolve conflict, though there is still a long way to go, Germany’s Foreign Minister told the UN General Assembly in a pre-recorded speech broadcast on Tuesday.
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How Donald Trump abandoned workers after promising to bring manufacturing back to the U.S
Tom Conway | nationofchange.org | 2020-09-29
Although Donald Trump won the White House with a vow to reinvigorate a manufacturing base essential for America’s future, he failed to stanch the torrent of U.S. corporations absconding to countries with abysmal working conditions and lax environmental regulations.
nationofchange.org/2020/09/29/how-donald…

On the Precipice of Tyranny
Evaggelos Vallianatos | counterpunch.org | 2020-09-29
As if climate change, its consuming heat and fires, and the killer pandemic plague were not enough, the country is getting closer to tyranny — by the day. Trump refuses peaceful transfer of power President Trump keeps saying the only result of the November 3 elections he will accept is his own reelection. His refusal…
counterpunch.org/2020/09/29/on-the-preci…

Leadership By the People
Ruth Conniff | progressive.org | 2020-09-29
The only thing that will save us is an uprising of people across the country demanding a better vision of society.
progressive.org/magazine/leadership-by-t…

Plastic-eating super enzyme could help solve the plastic waste crisis
Jordan Davidson | nationofchange.org | 2020-09-29
nationofchange.org/2020/09/29/plastic-ea…

COVID-19: ‘Legitimate concerns’ must be heard, and fears addressed over misinformation
news.un.org | 2020-09-29
Amid continuing uncertainty, fear and anxiety around the world over the COVID-19 pandemic, senior UN officials are keen to stress the legitimacy of concerns, listen carefully to citizens around the world, and help them distinguish between misinformation and accurate information, based on science.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/09/1…

Racism, Militarism and Materialism = AFRICOM
Black Alliance for Peace | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-29
A year before the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was murdered, he declared the United States was the greatest purveyor of violence on the planet. | Some people today focus on the moral implications of this statement, disconnected from the …
globalresearch.ca/racism-militarism-mate…

How’s that Recovery Going?
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2020-09-29
Donald Trump boasts endlessly about the economic recovery and insists that people are doing great now. The numbers disagree. We will get the last employment report before the election on Friday. The unemployment rate reported for August was 8.4 percent. We’ll see what happens on Friday, but we are not doing especially well compared to …
cepr.net/hows-that-recovery-going/

Are we close to herd immunity?
Newsclick | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-29
In this interview with scientist Satyajit Rath, we talk about whether the world is reaching any closer to herd immunity. While COVID-19 cases continue to rise almost exponentially, Rath talks about what is happening with the vaccine and…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/09/29/are-we-cl…

How Personal Stories Can Combat Climate Denialism
Anna Colivicchi | progressive.org | 2020-09-29
A new study shows that storytelling is an effective tool to engage people in conversations about climate change–even those who are skeptical.
progressive.org/dispatches/personal-stor…

Reclaimed Space Sprouts From Uprising’s Embers
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-29
Minneapolis, MN — Without waiting for permission, growers began planting vegetables and herbs in an empty lot on Lake Street and 17th Avenue. Their aim was to reclaim the dormant land on behalf of the community who lived nearby, in whatever way they saw fit to put it to use. ‘Lake Street Open Growth Space’ was the name chosen for this squatted garden. A ‘squat’ is a reclamation of neglected or unused privately-owned property to transform it into a public commons. | In August, we interviewed several volunteer organizers at the Open Growth Space (OGS).
popularresistance.org/reclaimed-space-sp…

My COVID Prison
Christopher Dye | counterpunch.org | 2020-09-29
A quarter-century in prison and this decade past now in solitary confinement is part of my integrity. As responsibility for the serious transgressions of my past, prison is not a good place no matter how well a fellow strives to do his time here. COVID-19 is a weird, weird nemesis once it invades your body. This is the saga of my battle with a virus and a plea to friends in closing. From Coffield Prison in Texas.
counterpunch.org/2020/09/29/my-covid-pri…

Fugitive Carlos Ghosn offers executive training in troubled Lebanon
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-09-29
Fugitive Carlos Ghosn offers executive training in troubled Lebanon | Billionaire was credited with turning round Nissan and Renault before he faced charges of financial wrongdoing | MEE and agencies | Tue, 09/29/2020 – 10: 46 | The short courses, expected to start in March, will be open to 15 to 20 senior executives in Lebanon and the Middle East | Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan and Renault head who fled J…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-carlo…

Coalition fights self-storage company’s desecration of Bethesda’s Moses African Cemetery
Mari E. Shields | peoplesworld.org | 2020-09-29
During the Jim Crow era, many statues were erected to “remind the Black community who was really in charge” by extreme-right groups such as the Daughters of the Confederacy, who are also responsible for historical revisionism of U.S. history textbooks pertaining to the Civil War. And, while many of those statues are being torn down …
peoplesworld.org/article/coalition-fight…

Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders holds founding congress
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-29
The Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders or CODESA was first formed in 2007, but could not take formal shape until now due to interference by the occupying Moroccan authorities…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/09/29/collectiv…

Millionth death from COVID-19 ‘an agonizing milestone’: UN Secretary-General
news.un.org | 2020-09-29
With over one million lives now lost to COVID-19 globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that while the “agonizing milestone” is a “mind-numbing figure”, the world must never lose sight of each and every individual life.
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Bt Cotton in India Is a GMO Template for a ‘Monumental Irreversible Catastrophe’
Aruna Rodrigues | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-29
Cotton is the only genetically modified (GM) crop that has been officially approved in India and has been cultivated (illegally then legally) in the country for more than 20 years. Although GM mustard has been approved for commercial cultivation by …
globalresearch.ca/bt-cotton-india-gmo-te…

Many Superfund Sites Are Dangerously Threatened By Climate Change
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-29
Barrett, Texas – Fred Barrett thought he’d wait out Hurricane Harvey at his home in this town outside Houston, founded by his great-grandfather in 1889. He prepared for heavy rain, wind and flooding. | But when the murky brown San Jacinto River jumped its banks, flooding Barrett’s neighbors and an ominous cluster of four hazardous waste Superfund sites nearby, Barrett worried the catastrophic 2017 storm could fill his community with deadly toxins. | The most notorious of the sites, the San Jacinto Waste Pits, was smashed by 16 feet of water that undermined a concrete cap covering the site’s toxic contents, washin…
popularresistance.org/many-superfund-sit…

Food loss and waste ‘an ethical outrage’, UN chief says on International Day
news.un.org | 2020-09-29
New approaches and solutions are needed to address worsening food loss and waste, the UN Secretary-General has said, in a message marking the first ever International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Reduction.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/09/1…

What’s the Conflict Between Greece and Turkey All About?
Brandon Turbeville | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-29
The majority of people tend to think of the concept of history as if it is something relegated only to the past. As if they are not living through what will become history in the future. Doing so allows them …
globalresearch.ca/conflict-between-greec…

Iran rejects Saudi accusation it trained terrorist cell uncovered in kingdom
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-09-29
Iran rejects Saudi accusation it trained terrorist cell uncovered in kingdom | Riyadh says it arrested 10 people earlier this month and seized weapons and explosives from the group | MEE and agencies | Tue, 09/29/2020 – 12: 24 | Saudi Arabia said the cell had received training from Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (Reuters) | Iran rejected on Tuesday an accusation by Saudi Arabia that it had t…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-saudi-ar…

Public healthcare strikes continue in Kenya as workers demand their rights
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-29
Doctors and nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi have downed tools. Meanwhile, the strike by medics in Embu county’s government hospitals was called off after the government committed to a timeline to address their grievances…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/09/29/public-he…

The Better Part of Patriotism
Jim Hightower | progressive.org | 2020-09-29
Protest is the essence of American democracy, of America itself.
progressive.org/magazine/better-part-pat…

The Next Steps In Eviction Defense
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-29
Oregon – Here in Portland, there are signs that the movement for Black lives and the movement for actually affordable housing are increasingly intersecting in all kinds of ways. Among the networks engaged in popular education and resistance organizing efforts around housing issues, you’ll find groups normally focused on the massive problems of killer cops and institutional racism, such as Don’t Shoot PDX. Outside of the home of a family facing foreclosure in North Portland on Mississippi, you’ll find people who have long been involved with the daily protests that have been going on in Portland since the murder of…
popularresistance.org/the-next-steps-in-…

Officers who murdered Breonna Taylor not held accountable
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-09-29
Breonna Taylor was murdered by Louisville, KY, police while asleep in her home in March of this year. Today, the three officers responsible for her death–Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove–were not held responsible for her death.
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Boundless Dying Trees
Robert Hunziker | counterpunch.org | 2020-09-29
Global warming is ravaging forests throughout the world. “New studies show drought and heat waves will cause massive die-offs, killing most trees alive today.” (Source: We Need to Hear These Poor Trees Scream: Unchecked Global Warming Means Big Trouble for Forests, Inside Climate News, April 25, 2020) According to Bill Anderegg, a forest researcher at…
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US Misleading Canada in Extradition Case: Huawei Executive’s Lawyer
TRT World | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-29
Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and her lawyers have returned to a Canadian court to press for her release, arguing that the United States, by omitting key facts, blatantly misled Canada about her alleged crimes to secure her arrest. | The …
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The Fourth Circle
T.P. Wilkinson | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-09-29
Gustave Dore — Dante’s fourth circle of hell “the hoarders and wasters” 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 offshore enterprise in …
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Workers’ protest sweeps Portugal
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-29
On September 26, Saturday, workers in Portugal under the leadership of the General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP) organized massive demonstrations across the country to highlight the growing concerns among the working class. Their demands included an increase in wages and pensions, protection of collective bargaining, repealing of burdensome rules in the labor code, job security, and a 35-hour work week. | Mobilizations were organized in Lisbon, Setubal, Porto, Faro, Castelo Branco, Braga, Aveiro, Beja, Portalegre, Evora, Coimbra, Guarda, Santarem, Leiria, Vila Real and Viana do Castelo, among oth…
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Julio López, the shadow of Etchecolatz and the new forced disappearance in democracy
Julián Pilatti | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-29
The disappearance of Jorge Julio López is a symbol of the impunity of the remnants of the dictatorship and particularly of the Buenos Aires police, who is once again suspected of being responsible for the death of Facundo Astudillo Castro.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/09/29/julio-lop…

UK imports Dutch sewage for use on farmland despite being banned in Holland
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-09-29
The UK is importing thousands of tonnes of sewage sludge to be used on farmland despite serious health and environmental concerns over the controversial practice, Unearthed can reveal. Documents obtained using freedom of information rules show that the Environment Agency (EA) has approved shipments that would see the arrival of 27,500 tonnes of sewage waste …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/uk-imports-dutch-sewage-for-use-on-farmland-despite-being-banned-in-holland/

Natural Gas Fracking Under Fire In Pennsylvania
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-29
In a blistering report on Pennsylvania’s 12-year experience with hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, a special statewide grand jury said public health and the environment have suffered and the state’s environmental and health agencies, rather than acting as watchdogs, had a “culture of inadequate oversight.” | “When it comes to fracking, Pennsylvania failed,” said Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who convened the Investigating Statewide Grand Jury that listened to scores of witnesses and reports of investigators over two years.
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Chile at a Crossroads, Chileans on the Move
Jonah Raskin | counterpunch.org | 2020-09-29
“The oppressive state is a macho rapist.” — Chilean feminst art collective, Lastesis Election Day this November rightly occupies the minds and hearts of American citizens, no matter what their political affiliations. The future of the republic itself is at stake. But the U.S. isn’t the only country in the world with an upcoming election,…
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Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah dies at 91
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-09-29
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah dies at 91 | Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah had been receiving medical treament in the United States | MEE and agencies | Tue, 09/29/2020 – 14: 31 | Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah waves upon his arrival to open the parliament’s new term at the Gulf emirate’s National Assembly in Kuwait City (AFP) | Kuwait on Tuesday confirmed the death of Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sab…
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Unionists link growing usage of mass transit to combating global warming
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-09-29
WASHINGTON–Increasing people’s usage of mass transit will not only help combat global warming but could produce tens of thousands of good union jobs, in everything from retrofitting school buses to make them electronic to building more commuter rail lines in smaller metro and rural areas, a panel of unionists say. And since those jobs involve …
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‘Saving American Democracy’: Sanders outlines plan to combat Trump’s election threats
Al Neal | peoplesworld.org | 2020-09-29
During a Sep. 23 news conference, when asked about the election outcome, Trump said, “We’re going to have to see what happens,” in response to a question about committing to the results. “You know that I’ve been complaining very strongly about the ballots, and the ballots are a disaster.” In a sweeping response to Trump’s …
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US Accountant Found Guilty In Panama Papers Case
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-29
A U.S. accountant who helped American residents evade taxes in a case exposed by the Panama Papers investigation has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. | Over a sometimes choppy internet connection on Thursday, federal judge Richard M. Berman in New York sentenced Richard Gaffey, 74, to jail. | Gaffey, a Massachusetts-based accountant, previously pleaded guilty to eight crimes, including conspiracy to commit tax evasion and defraud the United States. From 2000 to 2018, prosecutors said, Gaffey worked with others, including lawyers at the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, to evade paying income…
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Lebanon’s Amal ‘surprised’ after Macron hit at Shia groups over talks failure
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-09-29
Lebanon’s Amal ‘surprised’ after Macron hit at Shia groups over talks failure | The French president criticised Amal and Hezbollah for blocking talks to resolve Lebanon’s ongoing political and economic crisis | MEE and agencies | Tue, 09/29/2020 – 13: 32 | Macron has questioned Hebollah’s role in derailing proposals to form a unity government after the Beirut blast (AFP) | Lebanon’s Amal movement said it was…
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The Real News Network announces new editorial leadership
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-09-29
For Immediate Release | September 29, 2020 | Media contact: Charles Lenchner, charles@therealnews.com | Baltimore, MD The Real News Network (TRNN), an international nonprofit news project headquartered in Baltimore, today announced that Maximillian Alvarez, formerly an associate editor at The Chronicle Review, will serve as the new editor-in-chief for the organization. Additionally, TRNN announced the promotion of Lisa Snowden-McCray to managing editor and Baltimore editor. | TRNN’s mission is to center the stories and voices mainstream, for-profit media too often ignores or marginalizes, a mission that both A…
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Bilateral cooperation ‘only way’ to resolve repatriation issue, Myanmar Minister tells General Assembly
news.un.org | 2020-09-29
Bilateral cooperation is the only way to effectively resolve the repatriation issue between Myanmar and Bangladesh, the Minister of the Office of the State Counsellor of Myanmar, told the UN General Assembly.
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America’s Global Reputation Isn’t Bouncing Back Anytime Soon
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2020-09-29
Donald Trump used to care what the world outside America thought of him. Before he ran for president, he was focused on turning his business into a global brand. The name “Trump” was supposed to connote all the luxury and success of the elite lifestyle. Trump hotels, Trump golf courses, Trump books and TV shows…
counterpunch.org/2020/09/29/americas-glo…

The Election Has Already Been Hijacked and the Winner Decided: ‘We the People’ Lose
John W. Whitehead | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-29
“Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves.” ‚Äï Herbert Marcuse | Republicans and Democrats alike fear that the other party will attempt to hijack this election. | President Trump is convinced that mail-in ballots are a …
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Albuquerque Police Surveillance Linked to Companies Who Work with Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, CIA, Documents Show
David Correia, Matteo MacDermant, and Ernesto Longa | counterpunch.org | 2020-09-29
The Albuquerque Police Department (APD), with the help of private companies, built a large and sophisticated intelligence gathering operation. One company is slowly building a database of every license plate in the United States. Another has clients that include neo-Nazi and white supremacist websites, and more than a half dozen groups listed as terrorist organizations…
counterpunch.org/2020/09/29/albuquerque-…

Sadiq Khan refuses to denounce Saudi summit despite boycott by three mayors
Rayhan Uddin | middleeasteye.net | 2020-09-29
Sadiq Khan refuses to denounce Saudi summit despite boycott by three mayors | London will send a representative to the ‘Urban 20’ meeting in Riyadh despite New York, LA and Paris withdrawing from G20 mayor’s summit over human rights concerns | Rayhan Uddin | Tue, 09/29/2020 – 16: 32 | Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim mayor of London, has led the city since May 2016 (AFP/File photo) | A representative from London will at…
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Turkey recruiting Syrians to guard troops and facilities in Azerbaijan
MEE correspondent | middleeasteye.net | 2020-09-29
Turkey recruiting Syrians to guard troops and facilities in Azerbaijan | Rebels and civilians employed as security suspect they will soon be sent to fight Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh | MEE correspondent | Tue, 09/29/2020 – 12: 01 | A Turkish-backed Syrian fighter in the northwestern Syrian city of Afrin, 9 October 2018 (AFP) | Hundreds of Syrian rebels and civilians are being sent by Turkey to Azerbaijan…
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Universal Collaboration is Needed to End This Pandemic
Ike Nahem | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-09-29
Cuba, battling successfully to contain COVID-19 at home, also provides medical internationalism and solidarity abroad. While Cuba dispatches the Henry Reeve Brigade to countries requesting healthcare assistance, Donald Trump’s administration escalates the anti-Cuba economic, financial and commercial blockade while threatening sovereign states who request needed Cuban medical solidarity — in a global pandemic. The limited measures implemented …
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Protect the world from sliding into global recession, urges UN chief
news.un.org | 2020-09-29
The economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic “are as bad as we feared”, the UN Secretary-General said, as he warned that the international community must act now if it is stave off a global recession, which could wipe out decades of development gains.
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Maryland banning foam takeout containers
Amanda Mills | nationofchange.org | 2020-09-29
The state is the first state to implement a ban on foam food containers witch includes cups, plates, takeout containers and trays.
nationofchange.org/2020/09/29/maryland-b…

One year of anti-government protests in Egypt
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-29
While corruption was the central issue for the protests last year, this time around people are also protesting spiralling inflation, frequent demolition of houses and the mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/09/29/one-year-…

Stop the war against Black and Brown communities!
Editor | workers.org | 2020-09-29
Following the 2014 police murders of Eric Gardner and Michael Brown, activists raised concerns about an “epidemic” of police brutality. Six years later it is clear that Black and Brown communities, living under police occupation, are confronting a very real war. The numbers do not lie. Documented police killings of . . . | Continue reading Stop the war against Black and Brown communities! at Workers.org…
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Venezuela: Democracy Versus Blockade
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-29
On December 6 there will be elections in Venezuela to elect all the deputies to the National Assembly (NA), an event of extraordinary political transcendence. But before going into that subject I will mention the elections that will be held in several Latin American countries in the coming months, all of them are very important in the dispute for our America between the right-wing and the popular forces. | On October 18, general elections in Bolivia, where Evo Morales’ MAS is the favorite to win in the first round, but the big question remains whether the same oligarchic and racist group that, supported by Washin…
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Ceremony To Stop A Pipeline
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-29
A group of Secwepemc people held a canoe and kayak ceremony Saturday morning in Kamloops in opposition to the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project drilling under the Thompson River. | The journey began at Adams Lake and the group kayaked and canoed their way to the Mission Flats area for a potluck dinner and games. | “Families from our Secwepemc Nation came together for the No TMX Canoe and Kayak Journey today to be in ceremony and offer prayers and protection for our clean water and our wild salmon,” says Anushka Nagji, a Secwepemc activist.
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NYT Releases Sequel of Putin-the-Poisoner: the Incredulous Case of Mr. N
Roger Harris | counterpunch.org | 2020-09-29
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,…
counterpunch.org/2020/09/29/nyt-releases…

15 people among those killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-09-29
Seven women, five children, and two men were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Kajran district in the central Daikundi province of Afghanistan on Tuesday morning…
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Redouble efforts against ‘global scourge’ of gender-based violence, intensified by pandemic: Guterres
news.un.org | 2020-09-29
From domestic violence to sexual abuse, online harassment and increased child marriage, gender-based violence (GBV) is “a global scourge” that is being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said on Tuesday.
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UAE expresses hopes for Middle East peace talks following ‘historic’ accord with Israel
news.un.org | 2020-09-29
The historic agreement normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should boost efforts towards achieving regional peace and a brighter future for generations to come, the UAE’s Foreign Affairs Minister told the UN General Assembly in a pre-recorded speech broadcast on Tuesday.
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September Soliloquy (Lessons We are Learning)
Quincy Saul | counterpunch.org | 2020-09-29
“True words are not pleasant; pleasant words are not true.” — Tao Teh Ching 1. If it isn’t disposable, it isn’t safe. So, for the supposed safety of a single generation of humans — us — we are poisoning the next thousand generations of our descendants and those of every other species. For our safety,…
counterpunch.org/2020/09/29/september-so…

Portland’s people out organize fascist groups
Joshua Hanks | workers.org | 2020-09-29
Portland, Ore. People in this city — the scene of many past rallies by violent fascist groups — squared off once more against far-right groups, led by the Proud Boys, on Sept. 26. Pro-fascists organized under the banner of combatting the mass anti-racist movement, which has persisted in this city . . . | Continue reading Portland’s people out organize fascist groups at Workers.org…
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After the Shooting of Jacob Blake, Kenosha Struggles to Rebound
Roger Bybee | progressive.org | 2020-09-29
The Wisconsin city has long suffered economic distress and disparate policing.
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Covid-19 outbreak: Titans have reported 8 positive test results, first for the NFL
Teresa M. Walker | peoplesworld.org | 2020-09-29
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans suspended in-person activities through Friday after the NFL says three Titans players and five other personnel tested positive for the coronavirus. The NFL issued a statement Tuesday saying both the Titans and Minnesota Vikings suspended in-person activities following the test results. The Titans beat the Vikings 31-30 in Minneapolis on …
peoplesworld.org/article/covid-19-outbre…

Selling Ourselves For Safety: A Look At the Migration Industrial Complex
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-29
The climate crisis, wars, violent states and economic crashes are driving migration around the world and in this capitalist global environment, it is no surprise that a profiteering industrial complex has evolved. I speak with Siobhan McGuirk and Adrienne Pine, co-authors of “Asylum for Sale: Profit and protest in the migration industry,” about the ways capitalism both drives migration and benefits from it. They discuss who has the resources to migrate, the problem with how asylum-seeking is framed in the public discourse and courts and the diverse international resistance that is forming to demand universal acce…
popularresistance.org/selling-ourselves-…

Kentucky AG to release grand jury records in Breonna Taylor case after juror files motion to disclose details of proceedings
rt.com | 2020-09-29
Kentucky’s attorney general will release a recording from the grand jury probe into the death of Breonna Taylor, saying he would do so hours after a juror on the case filed a motion to go public with details about the proceeding. | …
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‘You can’t even keep the lights on!’ EPA chief mocks California’s 2035 ban on sales of gas-powered cars
rt.com | 2020-09-29
The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency has panned California’s new goal of outlawing sales of gas-powered cars by 2035, insisting the plan is neither legal nor practical given the state’s current power grid problems. | In a letter penned to California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler said that a recent executive order seeking to replace all gas-guzzling vehicles with electric cars would run into legal issues and would be unworkable, arguing that California “is already struggling to maintain reliable electricity for today’s demands.” | “Your recent executive order (E…
rt.com/usa/501990-epa-california-gas-car…

Police departments across US report ‘nationwide’ 911 OUTAGE, possibly caused by Microsoft cloud glitch
rt.com | 2020-09-29
A number of police departments around the United States have reported that their 911 services are down, a widespread outage believed to be linked to a glitch in Microsoft cloud computing platform Azure. | Police and sheriffs departments in at least Minnesota, Arizona, California, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania noted issues with their emergency call systems on Monday, directing residents to use alternative numbers while they work to correct the issue, allegedly caused by a technical failure in Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing services. | No official explanation has yet been offered for the outages in…
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The Post-Truth Requirements of ‘Development’ and Parliament as an Artifact
Badri Raina | zcomm.org | 2020-09-29
Although India is still saddled with a parliament, a colonial bugbear, the last six years or so have seen a gradual, but now more rapid, informal switch over to a desired and desirable presidential form.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-post-truth-req…

American Workers Have Lost Control of Their Time. It’s Time To Take It Back
Jamie McCal ≠lum | zcomm.org | 2020-09-29
Whether it’s working longer hours, having no control over work schedules, or scrambling to find enough hours to pay the bills, American workers have lost control of their working time. Getting that time back is crucial–for workers’ well-being, for democracy and for weakening the tyrannical power of the boss.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/american-workers-h…

Amid COVID and Wildfires, Farmworkers Have Been Pushed to the Brink
Anthony Pahnke | zcomm.org | 2020-09-29
Farmworker organizations are leading the way in showing us the need for reform; the question is if the rest of us will stand with some of the most essential people who sacrifice so much to feed us daily…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/amid-covid-and-wil…

Babbling in ‘Tongues’
James A. Haught | zcomm.org | 2020-09-29
Will much of Christianity be transformed into jerking, howling, swooning congregations who utter incoherent sounds? If so, that’s one more reason for thinking people to renounce irrational supernaturalism.
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The Rise of Christian Nationalism in America
Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis | zcomm.org | 2020-09-29
Or How to Legislate Evil and Punish the Poor…
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Telling the Truth About Slavery Is Not ‘Indoctrination’
Clint Smith | zcomm.org | 2020-09-29
Our country is made better, not worse, by young people reckoning with the full legacy of the institution.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/telling-the-truth-…

Selected Comments Sent to Z
Z Staff | zcomm.org | 2020-09-29
Selected comments received Sept 28 *** I’m so sorry to hear about Lydia’s death. And to happen during this awful epidemic and alone in a hospital is so brutal. Your letter brought back so many wonderful memories–mostly of all the fun we had together. Doing parts from plays, making jokes, laughing, and hanging out. Read…
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Trump’s strategy of tension
Paul Simon | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
“No one will be safe in Biden’s America!” This was Donald Trump’s message. The theme, for three days: Danger. Danger through crime, through China, through the supposedly radical agenda of the Democrats – and through “riots, looting, arson and violence” in the country’s cities.
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Vigil for Breonna Taylor in Fresno
Peter Maiden | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
Around 60 protesters held a vigil for Breonna Taylor in front of the Unitarian Church in Fresno on Sunday, September 27. Below, Gwen Goodman holds a sign at the vigil.
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Thursday 10/1: Saving Life on Earth: The Feds’ War on Wildlife Using Cruel Culling Programs
Center for Biological Diversity | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
Online via Zoom…
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Wednesday 9/30: UUSF Morning Vigil
Unitarian Universalists of SF | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
UUSF 1187 Franklin @ Geary | San Francisco…
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Renewed Azerbaijani Attacks Seek to Destabilize Caucasus Region and Deprive Armenians of
Lucine Kasbarian | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
Repelling foreign invaders has been the single most recurring event throughout all of Armenian history. This year is no different.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/09/28/1883714…

Monday 10/5: California Poor People’s Campaign Zoom Open House to Unite & Organize
California Poor People’s Campaign | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
Online…
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Saturday 10/3: Escape Velocity is not desirable, or Why so many of us are Trump suckers
David Giesen | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
ZOOM: | zoom.us/j/91769996601?pwd=R3o1SWpkL043M0……
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Santa Cruz City Officials to evict Food Not Bombs, the Homeless Union COVID -19 Relief Center
Keith McHenry | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
Santa Cruz City Officials to evict Food Not Bombs, the Homeless Union COVID -19 Relief Center, and sweep those without housing.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/09/27/1883708…

Protesters March On the Most Racist Police Department on the SF Peninsula
Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by Louisville, Kentucky Metro Police Department officers Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove on March 13, 2020. In response to a lack of indictments for murder announced on September 23, hundreds marched down the El Camino Real taking the streets and descending on the Menlo Park Police Department (MPPD) two days later. An organizer said the location was chosen because MPPD is “the most racist police on the Peninsula by far.”
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/09/28/1883710…

Tuesday 9/29: Study and Struggle: Abolition, Intersectionality, and Care
Haymarket Books | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
Online…
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Why Pacifica Needs New Bylaws
repost | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
“The New Day Pacifica Bylaws will correct excesses of the present bylaws by reducing the size of the board, getting the Local Station Boards out of station management, and having direct elections of National Board Members, rather than our present, baroque two stage voting process.” – Carol Spooner…
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Tuesday 10/20: Visualizing Abolition
UIAS | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
Webinar/virtual presentation: ucsc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UBn3rbR……
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/09/28/1883712…

Cerco financiero de tierras agrícolas en América del Sur
reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
Cercas digitales: cercamiento financiero de las tierras agrícolas en América del Sur…
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Why Did Protesters Shut Down Intersection in Menlo Park?
Justice for Breonna | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
About 200 people demonstrated on September 25 in Menlo Park in a protest that called for justice in the police murder of Breonna Taylor. They shut down a major intersection twice during the evening protest.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/09/28/1883713…

Friday 10/2: 2020 Election Voting Info & #GOTV Gathering w/ United We Dream Action
United We Dream Action | indybay.org | 2020-09-29
Online…
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The Long Overdue Alaska-Canada Railway Takes One Step Closer to Reality
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-09-29
In the early hours of September 26, President Trump sent out the announcement on Twitter that a gigantic continental project long through dead and buried will be revived: The 2570 km Alaska Canada Rail connection which will move freight, oil, grains and other goods from Anchorage to the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Northern Alberta. | In his tweet Trump stated: | For those who are not aware, anyone wishing to take rail from the USA north, will only make it as far as British Columbia as a 1000 km gap separates any rail fr…
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Democracy and Judgement Are Dying in the Light
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-09-29
The Washington Post was first published in 1877 and is a fine newspaper in spite of its sometimes swivel-eyed intolerance of all things Russian. Its admirable motto is ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’ and it often succeeds in throwing light on domestic and international affairs that might otherwise remain shrouded in veils of official secrecy. Democracy is generally defined as “a system of government by the whole population… typically through elected representatives” and its wider effects are that national and international policies are accepted by foreign countries as…
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The Heat: Fears of second wave of Covid-19
Anand Naidoo | america.cgtn.com | 2020-09-29
The death toll from COVID-19 is about to surpass one million people around the world. And there are fears that a second wave is just around the corner.
america.cgtn.com/2020/09/29/the-heat-fea…

Three IRGC soldiers martyred in SE Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-29
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) — The Quds Headquarters of IRGC ground forces announced that three of its forces have been martyred near Nikshahr County in Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
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Terrorists’ defeat in Syria like Liberation of Khorramshahr
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-29
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) — Hailing Iran’s recent victories at the international level, the Commander of Iran Air Force likened the failure of the terrorist group in Syria to the victory of Iran in liberating Khorramshahr during the Imposed War.
en.mehrnews.com/news/164108/Terrorists-d…

Nujaba calls for forming committee regarding crime of Baghdad
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-29
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) — In a statement, the secretary-general of Nujaba insisted on the innocence of the Resistance and called for the establishment of a fact-finding committee about the suspicious crime of Baghdad.
en.mehrnews.com/news/164131/Nujaba-calls…

Nasrallah delivering speech on latest regional developments
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-29
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) — Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah is delivering a live speech.
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Iranian envoy meets Omani deputy FM
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-29
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) — Iranian ambassador Ali Najafi met and held talks with the Deputy Foreign Minister for Diplomatic Affairs in the Sultanate of Oman Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali Al-Harthi in Muscat on Monday.
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Rouhani urges Europe to maintain economic relations with Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-29
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged Europe not to allow US illegal and unilateral sanctions to affect its economic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Rouhani hails Denmark’ stance over JCPOA at UNSC
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-29
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) — Hailing Denmark’s constructive stance in favor of JCPOA at UN Security Council, the Iranian President expressed hope that Iran-Denmark expand relations in the field of trade, economic, and technology.
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‘Doomsday’ play at Eram Park
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-29
TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) — Ordered by Owj Arts and Media Organization, the play “Doomsday” will be performed for 20 nights in the parking lot of Eram Amusement Park.
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Iraqis’ resistance against ISIL outcome of Sistani’s wisodom
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-09-29
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) — IRGC Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani said the resistance of Iraqi people against the ISIL is a result of the wisdom of Iraq’s most prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
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Machine learning to automated daydreaming: Imperial academics map future of AI
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-09-29
Imperial academics have plotted the roles that AI could play in our future society in a new map that connects reality to science fiction.
imperial.ac.uk/news/205293/machine-learning-automated-daydreaming-imperial-academics

Solar storms could be more extreme if they ‘slipstream’ behind each other
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-09-29
Modelling of an extreme space weather event that narrowly missed Earth in 2012 shows it could have been even worse if paired with another event.
imperial.ac.uk/news/204493/solar-storms-could-more-extreme-they

Second Intifada Was Natural Response to Israeli ‘Occupation’, Top Abbas Adviser Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-09-29
For Israel, the second Palestinian uprising was a bloody page in the country’s history. It claimed the lives of more than a thousand people and injured many others. But for the Palestinians, assaults on Israeli targets, even if they were civilian, were necessary simply because they were a tool in the hands of people fighting for their independence.
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Pundit on Trump: I’ll Vote for Man Who’ll Bring Peace Back to US Regardless of What He Paid in Taxes
sputniknews.com | 2020-09-29
On 27 September, The New York Times published an “investigation”, in which it claimed that Donald Trump’s tax bill was only $750 in both 2016 and 2017 – after he became US president. According to the newspaper, Trump paid no federal income taxes in 10 of the last 15 years.
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Trump Rejects Reports He Wanted Daughter Ivanka to Run on His Ticket in 2016 Poll
sputniknews.com | 2020-09-29
Rick Gates, POTUS’ ex-campaign manager, now serving a probationary period on money laundering among other charges, reportedly claims in his upcoming memoir it wasn’t until Ivanka Trump dismissed the idea herself, that the president ditched her candidacy for the second most prominent job in the government.
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Tory Revolt Over Coronavirus Laws Expected to Be Ignored Despite Calls for Greater Scrutiny by MPs
sputniknews.com | 2020-09-29
New measures for northeast England took effect on Monday including a ban on mass singing in pubs, attending public spots after 10 p.m., and huge fines for non-compliance with the updated rules.
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First Regular Manned Crew Dragon Mission to Lift Off on 31 October, NASA Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-09-29
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The first operational flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon with four astronauts aboard will take place on 31 October, NASA said in a press release.
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Boris Johnson apologises for not understanding his government’s own coronavirus restrictions
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-09-29
The prime minister has apologised after he failed to clarify the new local lockdown measures for large parts of the North East.Ignorance is this: Boris Johnson said he “misspoke” when he was asked to explain the new rules, which were announced on Monday and will come into effect from midnight.Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner claimed Johnson did not understand the new regulations, set to put a ban on households mixing in private and also social settings, in Northumberland, Newcastle, Gateshead, North and South Tyneside, Sunderland, and County Durham.When asked by reporters to clarify whether people could…
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Former Sainsbury’s boss to take on key Test and Trace role
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-09-29
The former chief executive of Sainsbury’s is to take over as testing director at Test and Trace.Mike Coupe, who retired as chief executive officer of Sainsbury’s at the end of May, is set to replace Sarah-Jane Marsh who is returning to her post as chief executive of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.Dido Harding, who runs NHS Test and Trace and is interim executive chair of the National Institute for Health Protection, said in an email to staff that Mr Coupe “will bring a wealth of experience in large scale supply chains, logistics and digital transformation”.Baroness Dido Harding (Dominic Li…
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‘Let us out’: Isolating students hang window protest signs
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-09-29
Students isolating in their university halls of residence have been communicating with the outside world via signs in their windows saying “Let us out” and “Send beer”.Unrest: Thousands of students have been forced to self-isolate following a surge in cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) at universities including Manchester Metropolitan, Glasgow, and Edinburgh Napier.1,700 people were told to stay in their rooms at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Birley Campus and Cambridge Halls for 14 days after 127 tested positive for the virus.The signs have called on people to send help and food (Peter Byrne/PA)Studen…
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Domestic Workers Are Organizing to Make Care Work a 2020 Election Issue
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-09-29
Angella Foster, 56, has worked as a nanny in the Boston area since immigrating from Jamaica in 2000. She is also a local political activist. Foster has been reaching out to voters since the early days of the 2020 presidential primary, before COVID-19 hit. | “At first, I was fearful to canvas door to door in case I came across someone who was racist, but I knew I had to do it. I did it for myself, and for the next generation,” Foster told Truthout. | Since the pandemic has made in-person canvassing…
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Wilbur Ross Defies Federal Court Order With Move to Shutter Census Early
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-09-29
Just days after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate the previous October 31 deadline for the 2020 census, the U.S. Census Bureau late Monday released a one-sentence statement announcing that Commerce Se…
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Democrats Present GOP With Yet Another Opportunity to Pass COVID Relief
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-09-29
Progressive advocacy groups and labor leaders are urging Senate Republicans and the Trump White House to stop stonewalling and immediately approve a Covid-19 relief package unveiled late Monday by House Democrats that would renew the expired $600-per-week federal unemployment supplement, send another round of $1,200 stimulus checks to most Americans, and p…
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White House Pressured CDC to Produce Data Backing Trump’s Push to Reopen Schools
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-09-29
Officials within the Trump administration sought to pressure the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to downplay the risks associated with coronavirus in children in order to bolster the narrative that it was safe for schools to resume in-person instruction across the United States, according to The New York Times. | Trump officials also wanted the health agency to find data t…
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Private Police at Hospital Hosting Trump-Biden Debate Mostly Arrest Black People
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-09-29
A few minutes after noon on a September day in 2018, Jacarvi Jackson and Darcell Williams were crossing Euclid Avenue, a main road through Cleveland’s medical area. Both of them worked for a vendor that supplies food to patients at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic. Still in their work uniforms after finishing their eight-hour shifts at the hospital’s loading dock, they were heading to a Burger King lot where their cars were parked. They were in a hurry — Jackson was worried about…
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Philadelphia Agrees to Grant 50 Vacant Homes to Community Land Trust
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-09-29
Image Credit: Twitter: @PhlHousing | In a historic victory for unhoused people, Philadelphia city officials agreed to hand over 50 vacant homes to a community land trust, following months of organizing and protest encampments. We hear from one of the organizers and speak to Philadelphia-based Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, who has written extensively about housing insecurity and says the direct actions there are applicable across the U.S. “This dynamic exists all over the country where you have both empty hou…
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Philippines: Human rights are weapons against Duterte’s state terrorism
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-09-29
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Sept. 26 statement from Marco L. Valbuena, Information Officer, Communist Party of the Philippines. | Before the entire world, Duterte revealed himself a remorseless fascist when speaking before the United Nations General Assembly a few days ago, he denounced how human rights have been “weaponized” against his regime. Duterte used the term “weaponize” to denigrate human rights as if it were some malevolent tool used for underhanded aims and to denounce the advocates of human rights as subversives. | In fact, human rights are weapons of the people to defend them…
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Kuwait’s Sheikh Sabah: The Gulf’s ‘great balancer’
Bill Law | middleeasteye.net | 2020-09-29
Kuwait’s Sheikh Sabah: The Gulf’s ‘great balancer’ | Dead at 91, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah closes 60 years of service to his country and leaves a significant diplomatic vacuum | Bill Law | Tue, 09/29/2020 – 14: 47 | Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah at the Arab League in Tunis in March 2019 (AFP) | The death at 91 of the Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah brings to a cl…
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Pakistan: 2 killed in border clash with India
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
A Pakistani army soldier and a civilian were killed in a clash along the Kashmir border with India, the military said on Tuesday. | The clash, the latest in a string of border skirmishes, took place along the Line of Control (LoC) — a de facto border that splits the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir between the two longstanding rivals. | “Indian Army resorted to unprovoked fire in Baroh and Tandar Sectors along LOC targeting civilian population. A 15-year-old boy embraced shahdat [martyrdom] while four civilians including a woman and an 80-year-old male got injured,” said a statement from the Pakistan Army.
yenisafak.com/en/news/pakistan-2-killed-…

US strongly supports dialogue between Greece and Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
The United States strongly supports the dialogue between Greece and Turkey, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, after meeting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the island of Crete.Pompeo is on a two-day trip to Greece amid increased regional tension over energy resources.NATO allies Greece and Turkey, at loggerheads on a range of issues, have agreed to resume exploratory talks over contested maritime claims following weeks of tensions.”We hope that these talks can continue in a serious way,” Pompeo said.
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Turkish parliament to open for 4th legislative session
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
Turkish parliament will on Thursday start the fourth legislative session of its 27th term.The general assembly will convene at 2.00 p.m. local time (1100GMT) under the gavel of Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop.Later, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will deliver an opening speech at the assembly.This year, Sentop will not host an opening reception in the parliament due to novel coronavirus outbreak.On Oct. 6 and 7, the general assembly is scheduled to debate motions to extend the state’s authority to launch cross-border military operations in northern Iraq and Syria for another year.Marathon deliberations on the 2…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkish-parliament…

Germany calls on Armenia, Azerbaijan to end fighting
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
Germany on Tuesday called for an immediate cease-fire between Azerbaijan and Armenia, amid the heaviest clashes in years in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, spoke on the phone with presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia on the recently escalated conflict, and called for a peaceful solution, the government spokesman said on Twitter.”The Chancellor has underlined the urgent need for an immediate cease-fire and return to the negotiation table,” Steffen Seibert said, adding that Germany supports diplomatic efforts of OSCE…
yenisafak.com/en/news/germany-calls-on-a…

Saudi Arabia announces new Umrah measures
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced fresh measures for the Umrah pilgrimage, which was suspended for six months due to the coronavirus outbreak.As part of the COVID-19 measures, the barricade placed around the Kaaba and the holy Black Stone will remain in its place and visitors will be prevented from touching them, the official SPA news agency reported.Masjid al-Haram, where the Kaaba is located, will be disinfected 10 times a day, SPA said, adding that quarantine rooms were already prepared for visitors showing symptoms of COVID-19.Saudi Arabia announced last week that it will gradually lift a coronavirus-related…
yenisafak.com/en/world/saudi-arabia-anno…

Kremlin urges halt to Karabakh fighting
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Russia wanted the fighting between ethnic Armenian and Azeri forces over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh to stop, and warned that talk of providing military support to either side only added fuel to the fire.Speaking to reporters on a conference call, Peskov added that Moscow was in constant contact with the authorities in Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan about the conflict.(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)…
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Europe is ‘screwed’ if its parliament sits only in Brussels, says Macron
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
Europe is “screwed” if the European Parliament ceases sitting in the French city of Strasbourg once a month and convenes only in Brussels, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.”At the moment I’m fighting tooth and nail for the idea that the European Parliament should convene in Strasbourg,” Macron told university students in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius.”If we accept that the European Parliament only gathers in Brussels, we’re screwed, because in 10 years time everything will take place in Brussels and people will only speak amongst themselves in Brussels,” he added.Macron complained in a letter to…
yenisafak.com/en/news/europe-is-screwed-…

China again opposes Ladakh as India’s union territory
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
China on Tuesday once again criticized India’s unilateral move of Aug. 5, 2019, which downgraded and divided the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region. “China does not recognize the so-called Union Territory of Ladakh illegally established by India,” the state-run Global Times newspaper quoted China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin as saying.Beijing, he said, “opposes infrastructure construction in disputed border areas for military control purposes.”Last year, the Indian government revoked various provisions under Article 370 and 35A from its Constitution, scrapping the Muslim-majority region’s minimal auton…
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At least ten Azerbaijanis killed, 30 wounded in Armenia attacks
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
At least 10 Azerbaijani people have been killed and 30 others wounded in the attacks of Armenia over the past two days, officials said.The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry and prosecutors said in a joint statement that the Armenian forces attacked civilian settlements with heavy weapons between Sept. 27-29.Among the fatalities were children, the statement noted.Border clashes broke out early Sunday when Armenian forces targeted Azerbaijani civilian settlements and military positions, leading to casualties. Azerbaijan’s parliament declared a state of war in some of its cities and regions following Armenia’s border vio…
yenisafak.com/en/world/at-least-ten-azer…

The deep roots of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
The escalation of border clashes along the Armenia-Azerbaijan frontier is the latest rekindling of a longstanding conflict between the two former Soviet countries.Some 20% of Azerbaijan’s territory, including the Upper Karabakh, or Nagorno-Karabakh region, has remained under illegal occupation by Armenia for roughly three decades.Four UN Security Council and two UN General Assembly resolutions as well as decisions by many international organizations refer to this fact and demand the withdrawal of Armenia’s occupying forces from Upper Karabakh and seven adjacent occupied regions of Azerbaijan.The occupied Upper Ka…
yenisafak.com/en/world/the-deep-roots-of…

PM Johnson sows confusion as UK tightens COVID curbs
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson corrected himself on Tuesday after appearing uncertain about basic social distancing rules that will apply in a large swathe of England.The government announced on Monday a tightening of restrictions on socialising in northeast England from Wednesday, in response to high and increasing COVID-19 infection rates in the region – the latest in a series of local measures.In the affected areas, which include large urban centres such as Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and Durham, people will face fines if they are caught meeting people from other households indoors, including in hom…
yenisafak.com/en/news/pm-johnson-sows-co…

UK sanctions Belarus leader Lukashenko
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
Britain has imposed sanctions on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, his son and senior members of the government, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Tuesday.The new sanctions include a travel ban and asset freeze on eight individuals.Those sanctioned are Lukashenko, his son Viktor, Presidential Chief of Staff Igor Sergeenko, Interior Minister Yuri Karayev, Deputy Interior Ministers Alexander Barsukov and Yuri Nazarenko, Deputy Internal Troop Commander Khazalbek Atabekov and Minsk Riot Police chief Dmitry Balaba.”Today the UK and Canada have sent a clear message by imposing sanctions against Alexander…
yenisafak.com/en/world/uk-sanctions-bela…

Coronavirus situation update in Eurasian countries
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
Health authorities in Eurasian and Central Asian countries on Tuesday reported new coronavirus cases, related deaths and recoveries. | The world’s death toll from the novel infection, meanwhile, crossed one million, a development the UN secretary general termed “mind-numbing” and “an agonizing milestone.” | – Ukraine | The death toll in Ukraine reached 4,065 with 69 more fatalities reported over the past 24 hours. | Confirming another 3,627 cases, the tally of cases reached 204,932, with 90,250 recoveries. | Over 114,000 patients remain under treatment. | – Georgia | With 314 new cases and 270 more patients regai…
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COVID-19 continues to claim more lives in Arab region
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
Health authorities in four Arab countries confirmed additional fatalities due to the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday. | In a statement, the Tunisian Health Ministry said 32 people died from COVID-19, while 1,291 others tested positive for the virus over the past 24 hours. | Tunisia’s tally now rose to 17,405 confirmed cases, including 246 deaths. | In Oman, the Health Ministry confirmed 11 fatalities and 528 infections, taking the Gulf state’s count to 98,585, including 935 deaths, and 88,528 recoveries. | In the United Arab Emirates, the country’s nationwide death toll rose to 416 after three people lost their l…
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a flying paramedic
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
In scenes reminiscent of a James Bond movie, test pilot and suit inventor Richard Browning hovers and moves a few metres above the rough terrain with the help of small jets mounted on his arms and back.”Who knows what the future holds but this is a start we are very proud of,” Browning said.Developed by UK-based Gravity Industries, the technology drastically reduces response times in rough terrain, potentially saving lives.”The potential is just huge,” said helicopter paramedic Andy Mawson. “The first flight in Cumbria from a jet suit that is going to save lives and ease suffering – an incredible moment.”It’s abs…
yenisafak.com/en/news/is-it-a-bird-is-it…

Fighting rages on between Armenia, Azerbaijan
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
Heavy fighting was reported on the Armenian-Azerbaijani front-line throughout the night, according to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry on early Tuesday.In a statement, the ministry said that the Armenian forces attempted to take back the positions they lost in the Fuzuli-Jabrayil and Agdere-Terter border regions. | However, retaliatory firing from the Azerbaijani troops foiled their attempt, according to the statement.Azerbaijani jets and troops destroyed a convoy of Armenian armored vehicles setting off from the Madagiz village, the statement added.Also, Azerbaijani soldiers destroyed an Armenian tank and vehicl…
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UAE, Israeli ministers discuss energy, technology cooperation
yenisafak.com | 2020-09-29
Sultan al-Jaber had discussions with them on cooperation opportunities in energy, technology and industry, ADNOC said.Israel and the UAE signed an agreement on Sept. 15 to establish diplomatic relations.
yenisafak.com/en/news/uae-israeli-minist…

Proposal could pave way for recognition of Uighur genocide in UK courts
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-09-29
Proposal could pave way for recognition of Uighur genocide in UK courts | The UK government fears new motion put forward by British parliamentarians could jeopardise Britain’s relationship with China | MEE and agencies | Tue, 09/29/2020 – 15: 16 | UK parliamentarians have put forward proposals that could lead Britain to end its trade relationship with China (AFP) | Proposals put forth by British MPs and peer…
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10 of the best political albums in the world right now
Mat Ward | greenleft.org.au | 2020-09-29
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Recession and the rise of insecure work
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-09-29
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Gasoduto explosivo no Mediterrâneo
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-29
No Mediterrâneo Oriental, em cujas profundezas foram descobertas grandes jazidas offshore de gás natural, está em curso um contencioso acirrado sobre a definiàßà£o de zonas económicas exclusivas, dentro das quais (até 200 milhas da costa) cada um dos países costeiros …
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Gasdotto esplosivo nel Mediterraneo
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-29
Les véritables enjeux en Méditerranée orientale sont à la fois géopolitique et géostratégique, et impliquent les grandes puissances mondiales…
globalresearch.ca/gasdotto-esplosivo-nel…

Punished for Reporting Sexual Harassment: How One Law School Almost Got a Student Survivor Banned From the Bar
Scott Michelman | aclu.org | 2020-09-29
George Washington University law student Dorea K. Batté saw the texts, missed calls, and voicemails pour into her phone by the hundreds. When she blocked the number they were coming from, her stalker found a way to use different numbers to contact her. She kept blocking the numbers; he kept reaching her using new ones. Feeling helpless and overwhelmed and after warning her stalker twice to stop contacting her — to no avail — Batté finally went to her law school’s Title IX office to get help. As a reminder, Title IX is the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination — including sexual harass…
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The government is quietly trying to destroy freedom of speech in our schools
Jasmine Norden | thecanary.co | 2020-09-29
The Department for Education has updated its PSHE guidance to schools with new restrictions banning resources from “extreme political stances”. | PSHE stands for ‘personal, social, health and economic education’. It teaches children skills intended to prepare them for adult life, as well as knowledge about keeping themselves healthy and safe. | But the new guidelines amount to a direct attack on freedom of speech. And many education professionals have expressed concern about how this will affect their fr…
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If You Think Amy Coney Barrett Is Extreme, Meet Judy Shelton
James Ledbetter | thenation.com | 2020-09-29
If You Think Amy Coney Barrett Is Extreme, Meet Judy Shelton…
thenation.com/article/economy/trump-shel…

Justice for Breonna Taylor
Charles Booker | thenation.com | 2020-09-29
Justice for Breonna Taylor…
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Trump Paid Less in Taxes Than a Schoolteacher or a Nurse
Katrina vanden Heuvel | thenation.com | 2020-09-29
Trump Paid Less in Taxes Than a Schoolteacher or a Nurse…
thenation.com/article/politics/trump-tax…

Should the United States Stay United?
Jessica Suriano | thenation.com | 2020-09-29
Should the United States Stay United?
thenation.com/article/culture/qa-richard…

Amid Trump’s Wreckage, Democrats Have New Opportunities–if They Seize Them
Marshall Auerback | thenation.com | 2020-09-29
Amid Trump’s Wreckage, Democrats Have New Opportunities–if They Seize Them…
thenation.com/article/politics/trump-bid…

What Is Chris Wallace Thinking?
Mark Hertsgaard | thenation.com | 2020-09-29
What Is Chris Wallace Thinking?
thenation.com/article/environment/debate…

Hundreds of Vehicle Ramming Attacks Mark New Norm in America’s Civil Unrest
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-09-28
There were 104 separate incidents of drivers crashing into protests between May 27, the date of the George Floyd killing, and September 5, including 96 civilians and 8 police vehicles.
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Hundreds of Vehicle Ramming Attacks Mark New Norm in America’s Civil Unrest
Alan MacLeod | thealtworld.com | 2020-09-28
There were 104 separate incidents of drivers crashing into protests between May 27, the date of the George Floyd killing, and September 5, including 96 civilians and 8 police vehicles. | MPN– Last week a black pickup truck plowed into a large crowd of anti-racist demonstrators protesting the police killing of Breonna Taylor in Hollywood. Video of the incident shows the driver hit a young man, subsequently accelerating over his body to escape a crowd converging on him. In Seattle, a m…
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As his extradition trial drags on, media and rights groups are still ignoring Julian Assange
Alan MacLeod | mronline.org | 2020-09-28
Many mainstream rights groups and media organizations have a mixed history when it comes to opposing Washington’s agenda. The case of Julian Assange has been no exception.
mronline.org/2020/09/28/as-his-extraditi…

Report: 56 Million Americans Depended on Food Banks During the Pandemic
Alan MacLeod | thealtworld.com | 2020-09-28
Once only associated with enemy nations and the Great Depression, bread lines have returned to the US, often in form of miles-long traffic jams or car parks filled with hungry drivers. | MPN– Amid a pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 209,000 Americans and caused widespread economic dislocation, tens of millions have been forced to rely on food banks to survive. A new report from the Pew Research Center found that 17 percent of the 13,2…
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Media blame gender reveal parties, not climate change, for West Coast fires
Alan MacLeod | mronline.org | 2020-09-28
The West is on fire, quite literally. A record-breaking heatwave has sparked unprecedented wildfires up and down the coast, turning the sky an apocalyptic, terrifying shade of red.
mronline.org/2020/09/28/media-blame-gend…

Report: 56 Million Americans Depended on Food Banks During the Pandemic
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-09-28
Once only associated with enemy nations and the Great Depression, bread lines have returned to the US, often in form of miles-long traffic jams or car parks filled with hungry drivers.
mintpressnews.com/report-56-million-amer…

More evidence of management spying on Amazon workers’ political activities
wsws.org | 2020-09-28
A whistleblower inside Amazon sent a message last week to a number of internal company listservs, warning fellow workers that the company is monitoring opposition on those forums.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/28/amaz…

Trump Moves to Finalize ‘Catastrophic’ Stripping of Key Protections for Largest National Forest in US
Andrea Germanos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-09-28
The Trump administration on Friday moved closer to its goal of stripping conservation protections from the nation’s largest national forest, putting over 9 million acres at risk of clear-cut logging and bulldozing for roads and sparking warnings of “irreversible ecological …
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Report: Julian Assange Hearing
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-09-28
It is hard to believe, but Judge Baraitser on Friday ruled that there will be no closing speeches in the Assange extradition hearing. She accepted the proposal initially put forward by counsel for the US government, that closing arguments should simply be submitted in writing and without an oral hearing. This was accepted by the defence, as they need time to address the new superseding indictment in the closing arguments, and Baraitser was not willing for oral argument to take place later than 8 October. By agreeing to written arguments only, the defence gained a further three weeks to put together the closing of…
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Free Julian Assange! The political issues confronting educators in the fight for freedom of information
wsws.org | 2020-09-28
“Teachers and educators are among those owing a debt to Assange and to the whistleblowers who courageously decided to leak classified information in the public interest.”
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/28/cfja…

Assange on Trial: Elections, Cracking Passwords and Failures of Proof
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-09-28
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…
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The Guardian’s deceit-riddled new statement betrays both Julian Assange and journalism
Jonathan Cook | zcomm.org | 2020-09-28
Of course, none of these corporate journalists — only Assange — is being put on trial, revealing clearly that this is a political trial to silence Assange and disable Wikileaks.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-guardians-dece…