San Francisco ICE Deportation Hearings Tear Families Apart
Photos and Text | indybay.org | 2019-10-05
Cambodian refugees protest immigration raids…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/03/18827030.php

Day After Mass Arrests, Animal Activists Swarm SF City Hall to Ask for \"Right to Rescue\"
DXE | indybay.org | 2019-10-05
Activists face multiple felony charges after exposing alleged criminal animal cruelty at Amazon-suppyling factory farms…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/03/18827028.php

Whole Foods Files Restraining Order to Ban Animal Rights Activists From All California Locations
DXE | indybay.org | 2019-10-05
Following Monday\'s protests in San Francisco, activists say Whole Foods\' parent-company Amazon continually seeks to silence animal cruelty and transparency concerns with heavy-handed legal action…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/03/18827045.php

Hong Kong\'s chief executive invokes emergency law against protest movement
wsws.org | 2019-10-05
The use of this British colonial era law is a warning that the ruling class in the Hong Kong and Beijing are preparing to suppress the months-long demonstrations for basic democratic rights.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/05/hong-o05.html

Iraq in flames
wsws.org | 2019-10-05
Iraqi security forces opened fire on unarmed civilians for the fourth day in a row Friday as protesters poured into the streets once again in defiance of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi\'s declaration of a round-the-clock curfew.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/05/pers-o05.html

Tolkien: Biopic of author J.R.R. Tolkien rings false
wsws.org | 2019-10-05
The film about the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings oversimplifies the impact of World War I on the author.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/05/tolk-o05.html

GM strike in danger of union-enforced defeat as UAW announces \'good progress\' on temps, health care
wsws.org | 2019-10-05
The United Auto Workers (UAW) and General Motors are making \"good progress\" towards an agreement, UAW Vice President for GM Terry Dittes said in a letter published Friday evening.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/05/auto-o05.html

The Deep State Goes Shallow. \"Reality-TV Coup d\'etat in Prime Time\"
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-05
This article was first published on February 21, 2017, one month after Donald Trump was sworn in as president, more than two-and-a half years ago. What was true then is even truer now, and so I am reprinting it with …
globalresearch.ca/the-deep-state-goes-shallow-reality-tv-coup-detat-in-prime-time/5576078

Trump continues to defy Democrats\' impeachment inquiry
wsws.org | 2019-10-05
On Friday, President Donald Trump stepped up his defiance of the impeachment inquiry launched by the Democrats with the support of the intelligence agencies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/05/trum-o05.html


Support the Embassy Protectors Collective. U.S. Hands off Venezuela
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2019-10-05
NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/03/18827027.php

Illinois steelworker killed on the job, police launch investigation
wsws.org | 2019-10-05
Police and government officials are investigating the death Adrian Gomez, 26, husband and father of two, who was killed when he became trapped in machinery.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/05/stee-o05.html

twin hoaxes : paris and trieste
ALETH | indybay.org | 2019-10-05
the bilderberg fakes terror attacks to take away our freedoms…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/05/18827082.php

Day 2: What the #WaterForRivers bus tour was really like
Mat Ward | greenleft.org.au | 2019-10-05
Aboriginal rights Mat WardIssue 1240 Australia Aboriginal culture Murray Darling River crisis Save Our Rivers…
greenleft.org.au/content/day-2-what-waterforrivers-bus-tour-was-really

Second Intel Whistleblower Reportedly Considering Coming Forward With \'More Direct Information\' on Trump-Ukraine Talks
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-05
commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/whistleblower.jpg …

Trump Suspends Entry of Immigrants Who Cannot Pay for Healthcare
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-04
On Friday United State President Donald Trump signed a proclamation suspending the entry of immigrants into the country who will not be covered by health insurance within 30 days, or do not have the means to pay for their own healthcare costs. | RELATED: | Ilhan Omar Says Her Intersectionality \"Terrifies\" Donald Trump | The White House said the measure won\'t affect any individual\'s eligibility for asylum or refugee status. The provision will go into effect Nov. 3. | Just days ag…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Suspends-Entry-of-Immigrants-Who-Cannot-Pay-for-Healthcare-20191004-0016.html

As man dies in ICE custody, California moves to ban for-profit prisons, including immigrant jails
Amy Goodman | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-04
A Cameroonian immigrant died this week in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in California. The man, identified as 37-year-old Nebane Abienwi, died on Tuesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage. This comes as California lawmakers passed a bill last month that would ban private prisons statewide, a major blow to the for-profit prison …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/04/as-man-dies-in-ice-custody-california-moves-to-ban-for-profit-prisons-including-immigrant-jails/

Trump\'s Anti-Immigration Policies Are a Deepening of Previous Admin Policies
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-04
Although Trump\'s rhetoric on immigration is shocking, suggesting border patrol should shoot border crossing immigrants in the legs, his policies are an intensification of policies that began under Obama, not a dramatic departure, says Aviva Chomsky.
therealnews.com/stories/trump-anti-immigration-deepens-previous-policies

What Julian Assange Really Represents
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-04
Julian Assange is facing extradition to the United States after he was forcibly dragged from the Ecuadorian embassy in London by police mid-April this year. On the 1st May, he was imprisoned for breaching bail conditions. His sentence is now …
globalresearch.ca/what-julian-assange-really-represents/5691064

Why I Confronted Trump\'s Architect of U.S. Sanctions Against Iran and Called Her a \'Weapon of Mass Destruction\'
Jodie Evans | commondreams.org | 2019-10-04
Jodie Evans with others outside of the United Against a Nuclear Iran conference in New York City. (Photo: Codepink) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-10-04_at_1.04.15_pm.png …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/04/why-i-confronted-trumps-architect-us-sanctions-against-iran-and-called-her-weapon?cd-origin=rss

\'Save the planet, eat the babies\': AOC trolled over climate change panic by pro-Trump prankster
rt.com | 2019-10-04
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a fan of radical climate change solutions, but one \"modest proposal\" caught her off guard. A woman she thought had a \"mental condition\" suggested eating babies for the good of the earth. | Speaking about her proposed \'Green New Deal\' at a town hall event on Thursday, AOC was interrupted by an apparently distressed woman who felt the Green New Deal\'s zero-carbon goal just wouldn\'t cut it. Claiming that \"we only have a few months left\" to fight climate change, the woman went on to suggest that humanity begin eating its own children to save the world from ecological apoca…
rt.com/usa/470218-aoc-eat-babies-climate/

France\'s Police Protest Movement: The Unspoken Truth is that their Demands are Similar to those of the Yellow Vests
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-04
Pour la version franàßaise de cet article | In early October, The French Police conducted La March de la colère, (The \"March of Anger\") directed against President Macron\'s deadly economic austerity measures. \"The center of Paris was paralyzed by the largest …
globalresearch.ca/frances-police-protest-movement-the-unspoken-truth-is-that-their-demands-are-similar-to-those-of-the-yellow-vests/5690970

Cómo Venezuela derrotó el intento de golpe de estado de Washington en las Naciones Unidas
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-04
Un vistazo a cómo los diplomáticos venezolanos obstaculizaron un intento de Estados Unidos de revocar sus credenciales en la ONU…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/04/venezuela-golpe-eeuu-onu/

Trump announces plan to further privatize Medicare
wsws.org | 2019-10-04
The Democrats are basing their impeachment drive not on opposition to Trump\'s fascistic attack on immigrants and pro-corporate social policies, but on claims that he is not pursuing US foreign policy aggressively enough.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/04/medi-o04.html

The Refugee Crisis Unlike You\'ve Ever Seen It Before
Robert Scheer | truthdig.com | 2019-10-04
As conflicts spread and climate change worsens, the refugee crisis worldwide is breaking astounding records. There currently are 70.8 million forcibly displaced people around the globe, according to the United Nations refugee agency. Each of these individuals has a tale to tell about overcoming immense obstacles and dangers as he or she sought safety and stability away from homes they were forced to leave. One such story is told in the documentary \" Midnight Traveler,\" filmed by Afghan director…
truthdig.com/articles/the-refugee-crisis-unlike-youve-ever-seen-it-before/

Vladimir Putin even outdid Trump with this ludicrous comment on Greta Thunberg
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2019-10-04
Vladimir Putin just achieved the impossible: he outdid Donald Trump in sheer ludicrousness. The Russian president shared his thoughts on Greta Thunberg, the young Swedish climate activist who\'s inspired mass protests around the world. They\'re astounding in their hypocrisy and lack of awareness. | Adults have a duty: | Thunberg recently spoke at the UN. In her passionate speech, she said: Entire ecosyst…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/04/vladimir-putin-even-outdid-trump-with-this-ludicrous-comment-on-greta-thunberg/

How Fossil Fuels Pollute STEM Education
Josue De Luna Navarro | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-04
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has a message for policy makers: \"Listen to the scientists.\" As an engineer, I was glad to hear that. But I also believe it\'s also vital for scientists to be vigilant about whom they listen to. For years, corporations funded junk science trying to undermine the climate consensus. Now, virtually…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/04/how-fossil-fuels-pollute-stem-education/

Think or Swim
David Klein | thenation.com | 2019-10-04
Climate change activists demand action from our leaders.
thenation.com/article/think-or-swim/

The official lies told about JFK\'s death prove that the people no longer own the government
Michael T. Hertz | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-04
Let us think back to the year 1960 and compare those times to our own. The previous eight years under Eisenhower were, in America, years of relative peace and prosperity. The Korean War ended in 1953. There was the continuing fear of nuclear destruction and war with the Soviet Union, but we were not actually …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/04/the-official-lies-told-about-jfks-death-prove-that-the-people-no-longer-own-the-government/

World Lauds Xi\'s National Day Speech as China Reaffirms Peace
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-04
Foreign officials and experts applauded a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People\'s Republic of China, as Beijing reaffirmed its commitment to world peace and development. | During his speech, Xi pledged that China will stay on the path of peaceful development, and pursue a mutually beneficial strategy of opening up. | RELATED: | Russia Helps China Build Missile-Attack Warning System | \"We will continue to work wit…
telesurenglish.net/news/World-Lauds-Xis-National-Day-Speech-as-China-Reaffirms-Peace-20191004-0011.html

\'Madness is Over\', Ecuador\'s President Moreno Warns Protesters
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-04
Ecuador\'s President Lenin Moreno on Friday ratified that he will not back down on the elimination of fuel subsidies, the flexibilization of labor rules and other austerity measures which have prompted an ongoing indefinite nationwide strike. | RELATED: | Ecuador Assembly Calls for President\'s Removal, Early Polls | \"When they become rulers, opponents will be…
telesurenglish.net/news/Madness-is-Over-Ecuadors-President-Moreno-Warns-Protesters-20191004-0003.html

Correa: No One Voted For The IMF Or The Increase In Fuel Price
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-04
Former Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa referred to the complicated situation that his country is going through after Lenin Moreno decreed a \"State of Exception\" in response to protests against adjustment measures agreed with the IMF. | RELATED: | \'Madness is Over\', Ecuador\'s President Moreno Warns Protesters | \"What happens tears the soul,\" Correa said and also compared this social outbreak with the resistance to economic policies of…
telesurenglish.net/news/correa-no-one-voted-for-the-imf-or-the-increase-in-fuels-20191004-0007.html

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man at Gaza Border
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-04
The Israeli Defense Forces opened fire on Palestinian demonstrators Friday, killing at least one person and wounding many others, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement. | RELATED: | 20 Year Old Killed in Gaza Protests | According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, nearly 6,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip gathered near the border to protest against Israel\'s discrimatory policies. | During the protest, the Israeli Defense Forces fired live rounds towards the protesters after they alleged…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israeli-Forces-Kill-Palestinian-Man-at-Gaza-Border-20191004-0005.html

Cleric warns Iraqi leaders as protest death toll soars
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-04
Iraq\'s top Shiite cleric has sharply criticised the government over deadly violence gripping the country, urging political leaders and protesters to pull back \"before it is too late\".The comments by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani came as the death toll in this week\'s anti-government demonstrations climbed to 42.His sermon came hours after Iraq\'s prime minister called on protesters to go home, comparing security measures to \"bitter medicine\" that needs to be swallowed.Anti-government protesters burn an armoured vehicle (Hadi Mizban/AP)Since 1 October, security forces have fired live rounds and tear gas every day t…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/10/04/cleric-warns-iraqi-leaders-as-protest-death-toll-soars/

Video: Russia Tested Elements of Advanced S-500 Air Defense in Syria
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-04
Syrian, Iranian and Russian forces started a joint military drill, involving heavy military equipment, rocket launchers and warplanes, on October 1, al-Watan newspaper reported on October 2. According to al-Watan, the drills coincided with a series of protests against the …
globalresearch.ca/video-russia-tested-s-500-syria/5691029

Martial Law Unfolding in Iraq: 30 Protesters Dead, Internet Blackout, 24-Hour Curfews
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-04
Now in their third day, mass anti-government protests across Iraq have resulted in 30 dead and over 1000 wounded.
theantimedia.com/martial-law-unfolding-in-iraq-30-protesters-dead-internet-blackout-24-hour-curfews/

Dozens of Iraqi Protesters Killed as Demonstrations Intensify
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-04
For the past week, wide-scale demonstrations have hit several Iraqi cities as protesters demand economic improvements and the removal of government officials. | RELATED: | 11 Murdered Overnight in Anti-Government Protest in Iraq | In the past 24 hours, dozens of these protesters have been killed across Iraq as the violent protests against government corruption swelled into a mass spontaneous uprising sweeping much of the country, the worst unrest since the defeat of Islamic State.
telesurenglish.net/news/Dozens-of-Iraqi-Protesters-Killed-as-Demonstrations-Intensify-20191004-0004.html

UN expresses concern following wave of street protests in Iraq and elsewhere
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-04
The United Nations is urging authorities in Iraq to allow citizens to exercise their right to freedom of expression after the security forces opened fire on mass anti-government protests which began earlier this week.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048582

A Year After Khashoggi\'s Murder, Saudi Arabia is Lurching Toward Chaos
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-04
The Saudis are taking a pasting. Video pictures from the Houthis of Saudi soldiers and their allies killed or surrendering inside the Saudi border town of Najran represent a devastating blow to a kingdom which is constantly threatening war against Iran. If it can\'t protect its own armed forces inside Saudi territory, what is the…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/04/a-year-after-khashoggis-murder-saudi-arabia-is-lurching-toward-chaos/

Trump\'s Trade War With China: Is It About to End?
Mark Weisbrot | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-04
The latest de-escalation of the trade war with China — with exemptions from some tariffs on both sides — has left markets uncertain as to whether it will end before there is serious escalation. But if I were managing a hedge fund, I would bet on it. To see why, we must start with Trump…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/04/trumps-trade-war-with-china-is-it-about-to-end/

We Meddle Too: Trump, Empire, and \"The National Interest\"
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-04
Never underestimate the power of the United States\' American Exeptionalist and imperial doctrine. Look at the recent Washington Post revelation regarding wannabe fascist strongman Donald Trump\'s meeting with Russian ambassador Sergey Lavrov in the White House in 2017. Trump told Lavrov and another high-ranking Russian official that he wasn\'t concerned about Russia meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election because the United States does the same thing in other countries.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/04/we-meddle-too-trump-empire-and-the-national-interest/

As Global Economy Weakens, Trump Escalates Trade War
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-04
Multiple rounds of Sino/US trade talks failed over unacceptable Trump regime demands and aims. | They\'re unrelated to the bilateral trade imbalance — caused by corporate America shifting operations to China and other low-wage countries. | Another round of US/China talks are …
globalresearch.ca/as-global-economy-weakens-trump-escalates-trade-war/5691013

Torture and Killing of Palestinians in Israeli Prisons
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-04
B\'Tselem published numerous reports on Israeli use of torture and other forms of abuse against Palestinian detainees — arrested and imprisoned for political reasons. | In November 2017, the organization said the following: | \"The Israel Security Agency\'s (ISA) interrogation regime relies | …
globalresearch.ca/torture-killing-palestinians-israeli-prisons/5691017

Africa is Becoming the Latest Battleground in the Struggle for Palestinian Freedom
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-10-04
Israel has successively driven a wedge between African countries, which, at one point, were united in their unconditional support of the Palestinian struggle against Israeli military occupation and apartheid.
mintpressnews.com/africa-battleground-struggle-palestinian-freedom/262198/

The Africa-Palestine Conference: Why South Africa Must Lead the Way
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-04
On September 16, I visited South Africa, a country where many Palestinians have always felt welcomed, if not overwhelmed by the degree of genuine and meaningful solidarity. While having the honor to address many audiences in six, major cities, I have also learned a great deal. An important and sobering lesson is that while apartheid…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/04/the-africa-palestine-conference-why-south-africa-must-lead-the-way/

The Las Vegas Shooter, Two Years Later
Greg Palast | truthdig.com | 2019-10-04
Why Steve Paddock killed dozens of innocent Las Vegas revelers two years ago isn\'t as much of a mystery when you consider his roots.
truthdig.com/articles/the-las-vegas-shooter-two-years-later/

Nuclear powers once shared their technology openly — how Iran\'s program fell on the wrong side of history
Joseph OMahoney | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-04
As tensions remain at fever pitch between Tehran and Washington, Iran continues to breach limits agreed in the 2015 Iran deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Since Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the deal in May 2018, its future has become more and more uncertain. Iran has enriched uranium beyond the level agreed …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/04/nuclear-powers-once-shared-their-technology-openly-how-irans-program-fell-on-the-wrong-side-of-history/

Missed opportunities? Pros and cons of a \'focused\' Trump impeachment inquiry
Derek Royden | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-04
For almost two weeks, American news has been filled with stories about the possibility and soon enough reality of an impeachment inquiry in the country\'s House of Representatives. The inquiry comes as a result of a whistleblower complaint filed by a still anonymous source now believed to have come forward in relation to a July 25th phone call that had taken place between the current occupant of the White House and the then newly elected president of the Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/04/missed-opportunities-pros-and-cons-of-a-focused-trump-impeachment-inquiry/

European Parliament launches anti-communist crusade
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-04
Communists and left organizations have hit out at a reactionary \"ahistorical\" motion passed by the European Parliament last month which equates communism with \"the monster of fascism.\" The European Communist Initiative condemned the \"outrageous\" resolution tabled by the right-wing European People\'s Party group and warned of the escalating anti-communism of the European Union (EU). The …
peoplesworld.org/article/european-parliament-launches-anti-communist-crusade/

\'We are at a crisis point\' warns new report exposing \'science under siege\' from the Trump administration
Jessica Corbett | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-04
The Trump administration\'s attacks on science have reached a \"crisis point,\" according to policy experts and ex-government officials who published a report on Thursday that \"highlights how our government research and data are being increasingly manipulated for political gain.\" Proposals for Reform Volume II (pdf) is the second report from the National Task Force on Rule …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/04/we-are-at-a-crisis-point-warns-new-report-exposing-science-under-siege-from-the-trump-administration/

Pelosi Wants to Prosecute Snowden But Protect Trump Whistleblower
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-04
| House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi was quick to condemn NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden when he revealed the U.S. government\'s vast surveillance programs. \"I think that he should be prosecuted,\" Pelosi told reporters, just days after Snowden\'s name became public in June 2013. | Later that month, speaking about Snowden at a Netroots Nation conference, Pelosi rendered…
truthout.org/articles/pelosi-wants-to-prosecute-snowden-but-protect-trump-whistleblower/