Peter Maass (2019-09-22). Why Is Bill De Blasio Trying to Kill Me? New York\'s Mayor Claims to Be Progressive but Favors Drivers Over Bicyclists. theintercept.com I never expected that my skills as a war reporter would be relevant to my life as a dad in a Brooklyn, but that was before I started biking to work.

RT (2019-09-22). NOT \'the last thing millennials will see\'! US military apologizes for \'Area 51 raid\' meme with B-2 stealth bomber. rt.com A US military unit was forced to apologize to UFO fans and alien enthusiasts for a tweet that suggested the government is ready to use B-2 nuclear-capable bombers to protect the secrets held inside the classified Area 51 facility. | Jumping on the hype train headed for the secretive air force base in Nevada desert, the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) flexed its meme muscles on Friday by tweeting a photo of a B-2 stealth bomber, accompanied by a chilling warning: | The last thing #Millennials will see if they attempt the #area51raid today. | In case anyone wanted to see the tweet in ques…

Staff (2019-09-22). Venezuela\'s Maduro Attempts a Separate Peace with Part of Opposition. therealnews.com As tensions increase between the Maduro government and the US-supported opposition, Maduro signed an agreement with smaller opposition parties against sanctions and in favor of deescalation…

RT (2019-09-22). Yemeni children considered covering themselves in oil? Lee Camp bashes US reactions to Saudi refinery attacks & Yemen bombings. rt.com Washington and Riyadh were quick to blame Tehran for attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Despite lack of proof and the history of lies told by the accusers, the US media eagerly took their claims at face value, Lee Camp points out.

RT (2019-09-22). Didn\'t he learn what deterrence is? Cruz insists Iran wants to nuke American cities, puzzles Twitter. rt.com Ted Cruz insists Tehran\'s grand dream is to nuke American cities and that Iran nuclear deal is to blame for the attack on Saudi oil facilities. The argument was mocked for making no sense, but the hawkish US senator doubles down.

The Canary (2019-09-22). Sadiq Khan calls Donald Trump \'poster boy for far-right around world\'. thecanary.co London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called Donald Trump \"

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-22). The Attack on Saudi Arabia\'s Oil Facility. The Patriot Air Defence System Failed. Why? globalresearch.ca Why did Saudi Arabia\'s advanced Patriot Air defense system fail to detect the drones and missiles? The whole Persian Gulf defense apparatus which includes strategic US and allied military facilities is based on \"anticipating\" strikes from Iran. Was the Patriot System \"Disabled\" on September 14?

Staff (2019-09-22). The Green New Deal Can Help Us Fight White Supremacy. truthout.org | | \"We had a direct existential threat with…Nazi Germany,\" Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said at a 2018 event. \"We chose to mobilize our entire economy…. We have to do the same thing in order to get us to 100 percent renewable energy.\" She was promoting a Green New Deal, but her war analogy eerily fit our current political situation. | The left is facing a two-front struggle: On one side is capitalism wrecking the…

teleSUR (2019-09-22). Young Climate Activists Held World Leaders Accountable at UN. telesurenglish.net Young climate change activists delivered a strong message to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Saturday: If elected officials do not take strong actions to combat climate change, they will be voted out of office. | RELATED: | Thousands Join World Climate Strike as UN Summit Approaches | Guterres gave around 500 youth activists the floor at the U.N.\'s first youth climate change summit, an informal event aimed at connecting young activists and entrepreneurs with glob…

Santa Cruz Climate Action Network (2019-09-22). Climate Week: Faith in Our Future: Interfaith Conversation on Climate Change (Santa Cruz). indybay.org Peace United Church of Christ, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-22). A Game-Changing China-Pakistan Proposal for the Afghan Peace Process. globalresearch.ca The time has arrived for China and Pakistan to take the lead in reviving the frozen Afghan peace process and replacing the US\' leading role in it by unveiling a joint developmental plan to be implemented in the war-torn country …

Exploritorium (2019-09-22). International Peace Day: Exploratorium Community Day with Free and Reduced Rates. indybay.org Exploratorium, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, 94111…

Interfaith Council of Rossmoor (2019-09-22). International Day of Peace: \"One Voice\" Interfaith Choir Documentary (Walnut Creek). indybay.org Fireside Room of Rossmoor Gateway Center | 1001 Golden Rain Rd., Walnut Creek, CA 94595…

Santa Cruz Climate Action Network (2019-09-22). Climate Strike: Sidewalk Protest for Climate Crisis in Santa Cruz, Sept. 24. indybay.org Sidewalk along Pacific Garden Mall, 1424-1498 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…

Santa Cruz Climate Action Network (2019-09-22). Climate Strike: Sidewalk Protest for Climate Crisis in Santa Cruz, Sept. 26. indybay.org Sidewalk along Pacific Garden Mall, 1424-1498 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…

Brasil Solidarity Network and others (2019-09-22). SF Climate Strike: Amazon Protest Contingent outside Brasilian Consulate. indybay.org Brasilian Consulate, 300 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94104-1901…

Photos and Text (2019-09-22). Youth Leads In Global Climate Strike. indybay.org Demonstrations throughout the Bay Area and the world in emergency climate protest…

Afroze Fatima Zaidi (2019-09-22). As the climate emergency worsens, poor people will suffer the most. thecanary.co The worldwide climate strikes on Friday 20 September showed enormous public will towards addressing the climate crisis. Ahead of the UN climate change summit to take place on 23 September, protesters from all over the world took to the streets to demand action from world leaders. | I…

Mark Fiore (2019-09-22). How To Get The U.S. To Care About The War In Yemen (Video). truthdig.com Yemen gets a moment in the spotlight when we may have to pay 20 extra cents at the pump — not so much when 85,000 children under the age of give starve to death.

Climate One (2019-09-22). Climate Week Talk: Author Jonathan Safran Foer, \"We Are the Weather\" indybay.org Climate One, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco 94105…

United Nations (2019-09-22). Banks worth $47 trillion adopt new UN-backed climate, sustainability principles. un.org Banks collectively with more than $47 trillion in assets, or a third of the global industry, signed up on Sunday to new United Nations-backed responsible banking principles in a massive boost for climate action and the shift from \"brown to green\" models of economic growth.

Extinction Rebellion Santa Cruz (2019-09-22). Climate Week: Nonviolent Direct Action Training in Santa Cruz. indybay.org El Rio Mobile Home Park, 2120 N Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060-2706, United States…

United Nations (2019-09-22). Ahead of UN summit, leading scientists warn climate change \'hitting harder and sooner\' than forecast. un.org Top climate scientists issued a report on Sunday showing that over the last several years, sea-level rise, planetary warming, shrinking ice sheets and carbon pollution have accelerated; a sobering call to action for political leaders headed to New York for summit-level climate change talks tomorrow at the United Nations.

Staff (2019-09-22). As Arctic Sea Ice Disappears, What Happens to Ecosystems? truthout.org | | In winter 2018, the sea ice extent in the Bering Sea reached the lowest levels observed since 1850, when records began. By late April, warm, southerly winds left sea ice levels at just 10% of the 1981—2010 average for that time of year. In recent research, scientists studied how the unprecedentedly low ice cover affected ecosystems in the region. | As sea ice melts in the spring, it releas…

Santa Cruz Climate Action Network (2019-09-22). Climate Week: Real Democracy Teach-in & Free Veg Dinner (Santa Cruz). indybay.org Louden Nelson Auditorium, 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz 95060…

Staff (2019-09-22). We Need Biodiversity-Based Agriculture to Solve the Climate Crisis. truthout.org | | The Earth is living, and also creates life. Over 4 billion years the Earth has evolved a rich biodiversity — an abundance of different living organisms and ecosystems — that can meet all our needs and sustain life. | Through biodiversity and the living functions of the biosphere, the Earth regulates temperature and climate, and has created the conditions for our species to evolve. This is what NASA scientist James Lovelock found in working with Lynn Margulis, who was studying the pro…

Indivisible East Bay (2019-09-22). Climate Policy Q & A Session with Senator Feinstein\'s State Director. indybay.org Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St, Berkeley, CA 94704…

Christian Christensen (2019-09-22). The US Just Killed 30 Innocent People in Afghanistan. Let\'s Pretend It Was London. commondreams.org Thirty Afghan farmers were killed in a U.S. drone strike last week. (Photo: U.S. Air Force/Lt Col Leslie Pratt/Public Domain) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/drone_iran.jpg …

South Front (2019-09-22). Video: Russia Gave Syria \'Green Light\' to Use the S-300 Air Defense System. globalresearch.ca On September 19, the Syrian Air Defense Forces shot down an unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over the town of Aqraba, south of Damascus. Pro-government sources claim that the intercepted UAV was likely operated by Israel. | On August 25, two …

Keith Lamb (2019-09-22). We Must Remain Skeptical of Any Attempts to Incite War with Iran. globalresearch.ca Last Saturday Saudi Arabia\'s Abqaiq petroleum processing facilities and Khurais oil field were attacked by cruise missiles and drones. The Saudis claim that this unconventional attack thwarted their defense systems as both cruise missiles and drones fly too low. Saudi …

Rene Sonsmann (2019-09-22). The C.E.O> – A Fun Poem. indybay.org BY RENE SONSMANN. SET: The play takes place in Heaven. The set is a bare stage. The stage is lit with a warm ethereal light. God is bathed in a strong spot light at all times. CHARACTERS: God and Adrian, a recently deceased arrival in Heaven. God is middle-aged, clean shaven, dressed in a bright Hawaiian shirt and pale blue chinos.

Scientists for future, Gregor Hagedorn (2019-09-22). Manifesto for a Post-Materialist Science. indybay.org We are a group of internationally known scientists, from a variety of scientific fields (biology, neuroscience, psychology, medicine, psychiatry), who participated in an international summit on post-materialist science, spirituality and society. The summit was co-organized by Gary E. Schwartz, PhD and Mario Beauregard, PhD, the University of Arizona, and Lisa Miller, PhD, Columbia…

Fight Back (2019-09-22). Philippines: Resist and end Duterte\'s fascist regime. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Sept. 20 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | Almost five decades ago, Ferdinand Marcos placed the entire country under martial law which launched his brutal dictatorial rule. For 14 years, the Filipino people resisted valiantly and fought on all arenas of struggle. Serving as the strongest bulwark of anti-fascist resistance, the Party and the New People\'s Army waged underground and armed struggle, inspiring and militating the Filipino people to unite and struggle for democracy. Culminating long years of anti-fascist resistance, the Filipino…

teleSUR (2019-09-22). Iran to Present Regional Security Cooperation Plan at UNGA. telesurenglish.net Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday his country will present a regional cooperation security plan this week when he attends the United Nations General Assembly. | RELATED | US Sends Troops to Saudi Arabia Amid Row with Iran | Rouhani said in a speech commemorating the 39th Anniversary of the Iran-Iraq War that his country extends its \"hand of friendship and brotherhood\" towards nations in the region willing to cooperate in overseeing security in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz,…

Staff (2019-09-22). Biden Loses His Lead for The First Time in 2020 Primary. truthdig.com The Des Moines Register/CNN poll represents the first time Biden has been pushed out of the lead in a major Iowa survey.

Staff (2019-09-22). Trump Threatens to Veto First Ever Congressional Action on \"Forever Chemicals\" truthout.org | | A handful of multibillion-dollar chemical companies have waged war on our bodies and our environment for nearly 70 years without our knowledge or consent. Although the federal government — tasked with protecting the public and upholding the law [m…

teleSUR (2019-09-22). Venezuela to Denounce US Blockade at 74th UN General Assembly. telesurenglish.net Venezuela confirmed Saturday that its delegation to the United Nations General Assembly will denounce the illegal blockade imposed by the United States government, as well as present the millions of signatures gathered from the international campaign \'No More Trump\'. | RELATED | #NoMoreTrump Campaign Takes to Streets of Caracas | Venezuela\'s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Ä&at…

Dr. Chandra Muzaffar (2019-09-22). Iran — Neither Military Action nor Economic Sanctions. globalresearch.ca It would be utterly immoral of the United States to launch a military attack upon Iran if it is true that one of the missiles that destroyed an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia on the 14th of September 2019 …

Aaron Maté (2019-09-22). US troops in Saudi Arabia defend hegemony, not security. thegrayzone.com The Trump administration is sending US troops to Saudi Arabia as it continues to threaten Iran. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former…

Francesco Maringià≤ (2019-09-22). European Parliament Adopts Resolution Assimilating Communism to Nazism. globalresearch.ca The single party that governs Italy and the European Union has approved a resolution (yet another) that aligns Nazism and Communism. This is not the first time, it had already happened in the past, in line with the hysteria launched …

EWG (2019-09-22). Study Estimates More than 100,000 Cancer Cases Could Stem from Contaminants in Tap Water. globalresearch.ca A toxic cocktail of chemical pollutants in U.S. drinking water could result in more than 100,000 cancer cases, according to a peer-reviewed study from Environmental Working Group — the first study to conduct a cumulative assessment of cancer risks due …

Tony Cartalucci (2019-09-22). Firing Bolton: Bait and Switch or Changing Tack? globalresearch.ca News of US National Security Adviser John Bolton\'s departure was followed by hopeful commentary both within the US and abroad that so too would follow the aggressive foreign policy he advocated — particularly in regards to Iran. | However, …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-09-22). Rotten in Tunisia: The Corrupt Rule of Ben Ali. globalresearch.ca He was the prototypical strong man softened by tactical reforms, blissfully ignorant before the fall, blown off in the violent winds of the Arab Spring. Having come to power in 1987 on the back of a coup against the 84-year-old …

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-22). India\'s Prime Minister Modi\'s Texas Trip Will Make a Mockery Out of American Democracy. globalresearch.ca Trump\'s participation in the \"Howdy Modi\" rally that will be held in Houston on 22 September during the Indian leader\'s nearly week-long trip to the US and represent the largest political gathering ever for a foreign head of state will …

Russ Christianson (2019-09-22). Take the General Motors Oshawa Plant, \"Save the Planet\" globalresearch.ca It is a tragic irony that General Motors (GM) chose its hundredth anniversary in Oshawa to announce the December 2019 closure of its Oshawa assembly plant. This means the loss of over 15,000 jobs in Ontario: 2,200 GM assembly jobs, …

Michael Welch (2019-09-22). 5G and the Wireless Revolution: When Progress Becomes a Death Sentence. globalresearch.ca \"Without any 5G, without any expansion of 4G, without putting any radar units in cars, all of these things are being planned for us, I believe we\'ll be going…our reproduction will crash essentially to zero within probably about 2-3 years….5G, …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2019-09-22). America: A Land without Truth. globalresearch.ca It has been 17 days since a four-year study of the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 by civil engineers was made available to the media. The study concluded that fire was not the cause of the collapse of …

Staff (2019-09-22). GM Workers Strike for Fair Pay as Executives and Investors Rake in Billions. truthout.org | | On Monday, September 16, nearly 50,000 General Motors workers across the United States went on strike, picketing for better wages, affordable healthcare, profit sharing, job security, and a pathway to permanent jobs for temporary workers. | Over the past 10 years, GM has gone from bankruptcy to record profits, paying out billions of dollars i…

Staff (2019-09-22). Sanders Unveils Plan to Wipe Out All Medical Debt in US. truthout.org | | Pledging to end the \"immoral and unconscionable\" practice of collecting debt from families who have endured an illness or hospital stay, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday unveiled his plan to wipe out all medical debt in the United States. | The Vermont Independent senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate announced his proposal to eliminate the $81 billion in medical debt carried by American households days after asking his…

United Nations (2019-09-22). With 5 billion set to miss out on health care, UN holds landmark summit to boost coverage. un.org Some five billion people risk missing out on health care in 2030, unless countries close glaring gaps in health coverage, a new report revealed on Sunday, as the UN prepares to host a landmark summit to speed up progress on universal health care.