2009 H1N1 Vaccine Caused Brain Damage in Children. Dr. Anthony Fauci on "Vaccine Safety" Issues
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-01
A lawsuit against the Trudeau Government for its handling of the COVID-19 Crisis has been launched. What is at stake is the violation of fundamental rights of Canadians. | "The mass and indiscriminate containment of citizens, the restriction of access to …
globalresearch.ca/video-dr-anthony-fauci-on-the-2009-h1n1pandemic-the-2009-h1n1-vaccine-caused-brain-damage-in-children/5711540

Who is Behind "Fake News"? Mainstream Media Use Fake Videos and Images
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-01
The mainstream corporate media is desperate. They want to suppress independent and alternative online media, which they categorize as "fake news". Readers on social media are warned not to go onto certain sites. Our analysis confirms that the mainstream media are routinely involved in distorting the facts and turning realities upside down.
globalresearch.ca/who-is-behind-fake-news-mainstream-media-use-fake-videos-and-images/5557580

The SECRET Purpose of Trump's Threat to Delay the Vote
Greg Palast | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
The real purpose of the threat by our Twittiot-in-Chief to delay the election is to lay the groundwork for massive challenges of mail-in ballots.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-secret-purpose-of-trumps-threat-to-delay-the-vote/

The Venezuelan government's latest move exposes the falsehoods in the US narrative
Peter Bolton | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro recently confirmed that his government has made contact with Norwegian counterparts so they can resume their role as a mediator in dialogue between his government and Juan Guaidó's hardline opposition faction. Guaidó is the US-backed leader of the coup in Venezuela. The move shows that there is, and always has been, a peaceful way out of the political conflict that's been roiling the country since the beginning of the coup attempt in January 2019. | But you wo…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2020/08/01/the-venezuelan-governments-latest-move-exposes-the-falsehoods-in-the-us-narrative/

Speaker Nancy Pelosi Writes to Me!
Ralph Nader | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks during a weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol May 7, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/pelosi_coronavirus.jpg …
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Human Rights Defenders: Palestinian Eyewitness Testimony of the Execution of Abdul Fattah al-Sharif by Israeli Soldier, Elor Azaria
Ramzy Baroud | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
Israeli occupation forces attack Palestinian demonstrators during a protest against the illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley, in Hebron on July 17, 2020. (Photo: Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1227670297.jpg …
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Human Rights Defenders: Palestinian Eyewitness Testimony of the Execution of Abdul Fattah al-Sharif by Israeli Soldier, Elor Azaria
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-01
As illegal Jewish settlers increase their attacks on Palestinian civilians in the occupied city of Al Khalil (Hebron), the people of the Palestinian city continue to mount a campaign of popular resistance. One of the channels of resistance is Human Rights Defenders, "a grass-roots, non-partisan Palestinian organization, working to support nonviolent popular resistance through popular …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/human-rights-defenders-palestinian-eyewitness-testimony-of-the-execution-of-abdul-fattah-al-sharif-by-israeli-soldier-elor-azaria/

Socialist Equality Party (US) National Congress adopts resolution on the coronavirus pandemic and the fight for socialism
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The Congress resolution provides an unequaled analysis of the crisis triggered by the pandemic, directed toward the development of socialist class consciousness and the independent action of the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/pers-a01.html

The global pandemic, the class struggle, and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
This resolution was adopted unanimously by the Sixth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party in the US, held from July 19–24, 2020.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/reso-a01.html

The global pandemic, the class struggle, and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
This resolution was adopted unanimously by the Sixth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party in the US, held July 19–24, 2020.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/reso-a01.html

Sri Lankan SEP to hold online meeting to conclude its election campaign
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The SEP is the only party fighting for an international socialist perspective against deepening social inequality, the danger of imperialist war and the threat of dictatorship.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/slmt-a01.html

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/labo-a01.html

There's a clear way the world can help all of the rangers we've just been celebrating
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
It was World Ranger Day on 31 July. A day where we celebrated the vital work of wildlife rangers around the globe. Their tireless work to protect our planet's species is indispensable. Globally, we're facing a biodiversity crisis of epic proportions. Imagine how much worse that crisis would be if rangers didn't put their lives on the line to protect the wildlife that remains? | As a global community, however, we can — and should — do a lot more than celebrating ran…
thecanary.co/opinion/2020/08/01/theres-a-clear-way-the-world-can-help-all-of-the-rangers-weve-just-been-celebrating/

acism, Sexism, Classism — The Necessary Incoherence Of 'Mainstream' Ethical Debate
David Edwards | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
What does it mean when journalists who spent the last two decades promoting wars of aggression on brown- and black-skinned people in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen take a knee?>…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/acism-sexism-classism-the-necessary-incoherence-of-mainstream-ethical-debate/

Take On the Tech Mob Now or Perish
Laura Flanders | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on "Online Platforms and Market Power" in the Rayburn House office Building on Capitol Hill on July 29, 2020. (Photo by Graeme Jennings/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/jeff_b.jpg …
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Bernie groups break free of Dems: New party rising?
Jonathan H. Martin | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
The beauty of the foregoing strategy is that it seeks a viable new party through a graduated series of accomplishable, grassroots-based electoral successes…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/bernie-groups-break-free-of-dems-new-party-rising/

Could the Duterte Regime Be COVID-19's Next Victim?
Walden Bello | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
Like Trump in the U.S. and Bolsonaro in Brazil, the Philippine strongman's utter failure to contain COVID-19 may kneecap his authoritarian ambitions…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/could-the-duterte-regime-be-covid-19s-next-victim/

As COVID-19 ravages Brazil, governments promote homicidal reopening of schools
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The attempt by big business politicians to reopen schools in the country faces massive opposition from educators and working-class families.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/braz-a01.html

The US tech war on China and the 5G battlefield
Prabir Purkayastha | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-01
It is certainly not game over for Huawei, as many tech analysts are concluding. They have already pronounced the game over twice, once over Google's Android system denial, later on ARM processor ban…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/01/the-us-tech-war-on-china-and-the-5g-battlefield/

Coronavirus is unleashing righteous worker anger and a new wave of unionism
Steven Greenhouse | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
We may look back on this calamitous year as a pivotal moment when unions regained support as being critically important to building a fairer economy and society…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/coronavirus-is-unleashing-righteous-worker-anger-and-a-new-wave-of-unionism/

Ford Dearborn Truck Plant workers launch rank-and-file safety committee to save lives amid COVID-19 pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The committee has appealed to its 5,000 co-workers, who build F-150 pickup trucks, to prepare joint action to fight the coronavirus and save lives.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/dtpr-a01.html

Lula and other international personalities join call to give Nobel Peace Prize to Cuban doctors
Brasil de Fato | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-01
The solidarity of Cuban doctors, once again, has gained international recognition. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, 1,800 healthcare professionals have been sent by the island's government to 27 countries to help contain the spread of the virus. | In response, everyday the campaign to award the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to the Cuban doctors gains strength, through petitions endorsed by a variety of organizations and personalities (the US-based campaign's petition can be found here). | Among those who have signed the petition a…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/01/lula-and-other-international-personalities-join-call-to-give-nobel-peace-prize-to-cuban-doctors/

Ford Dearborn Truck Plant workers launch rank-and-file safety committee to save lives amid COVID-19 pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The committee has appealed to their 5,000 co-workers, who build F-150 pickup trucks, to prepare joint action to fight the coronavirus and to save lives.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/dtpr-a01.html

COVID-19 infections rapidly spread across Bangladesh
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The worsening coronavirus crisis in Bangladesh is a direct result of inadequate public health spending by successive governments.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/bang-a01.html

The coronavirus pandemic and the growing mental health crisis
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
Dealing with the insidious uncertainty of COVID-19's spread is more like living with a domestic abuser or being deployed to a war zone.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/ment-a01.html

Reopening of schools in Germany puts the lives of children and educators at stake
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The situation is highly dangerous. Since the easing of the coronavirus restrictions, the number of cases in Europe, and in Germany, is once again on the rise.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/scho-a01.html

How the government scapegoated minorities with its lockdown announcement for northern areas
Imaan Asim | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
For Muslims up and down the country, Friday 31 July would have been a particularly special Eid to celebrate, being able to spend it with family after the last Eid was in stricter lockdown conditions, and coming together as many have lost loved ones to coronavirus (Covid-19). | However, mere hours before midnight on 30 July, the government announced that "members of separate households are banned" from meeting indoors from midnight "in Greater Manchester, parts of Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire". | Racis…
thecanary.co/opinion/2020/08/01/how-the-government-scapegoated-minorities-with-its-lockdown-announcement-for-northern-areas/

Grenfell Tower inquiry reveals more criminality by corporations involved in refurbishment
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
An entire culture within corporations, built up over decades, which viewed regulations as impediments to reaping greater profits was evident in Rydon's testimony.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/gren-a01.html

Journalist in Portland says federal police have been dishing out 'collective punishment' during protests
Slava Zilber | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
On 27 July The Canary spoke to journalist Wyatt Reed, who is a contributor for the Roanoke Times, MintPress News and the Grayzone. He's been covering the protests in Portland, Oregon. | Wyatt, where are you right now?: | Right now, I'm outside the federal courthouse here in Portland…
thecanary.co/feature/2020/08/01/journalist-in-portland-says-federal-police-have-been-dishing-out-collective-punishment-during-protests/

Open Letter from WSWS Chairman to Alphabet Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai
WSWS Repost | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
Why was the World Socialist Web Site never informed that its claim of suppression was being discussed within Alphabet/Google management, or that an investigation was being conducted into its complaint?>…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/31/18835542.php

A UK-funded contractor is providing intelligence support to Trump's protester-attacking paramilitaries
Tom Coburg | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
Paramilitary units deployed by Donald Trump to the US city of Portland, in response to Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, have been identified. Interestingly, intelligence for one of the units is handled by a multinational corporation that recently won a UK contract to manage NHS data. | Federal units identified: | Units engaging with protesters in Portland have been identified in a New York Times video. They include US Marshals, Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC), and Immig…
thecanary.co/us/us-analysis/2020/08/01/a-uk-funded-contractor-is-providing-intelligence-support-to-trumps-protester-attacking-paramilitaries/

[Editorial] The truth is out there, somewhere
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
The tidal wave of information on the internet concerning the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in difficulties in discerning truth from fiction. This so-called infodemic, defined by WHO as an "overabundance of information–some accurate and some not–that makes it harder for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when needed", has become a major threat to public health. Infection rates will rise if people are confused about restrictions and patients may be harmed if they use unproven treatments or bogus remedies.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31678-0/fulltext?rss=yes

[Perspectives] Why vaccine rumours stick–and getting them unstuck
Bruce Gellin | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Infectious diseases have long shaped human history, from the plague of Athens (430–427 BCE) that killed around a third of the Athenian population, the Black Death in the 14th century that killed about 30–60% of all Europeans, and the 1918–19 influenza pandemic that took the lives of at least 50 million people globally. In the 8 months since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, more than 600‚Äà000 people worldwide have died from COVID-19 as of July 21, 2020. No sector of society has been spared and the full economic and societal reckoning will be grim by any account.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31640-8/fulltext?rss=yes

Six months since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global public health emergency
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
Nearly 700,000 people have succumbed to the pandemic over the past six months.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/covi-a01.html

Lawsuit exposes massive COVID-19 outbreak at privately-run immigrant detention center in Virginia
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The Farmville Detention Center has the largest COVID-19 outbreak of all immigrant detainment facilities in the United States.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/immi-a01.html

UK government forced to enact new restrictions after pandemic let loose
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
Around 4,200 people are catching COVID-19 each day in England, up 68 percent on the estimated 2,500 daily infections two weeks ago.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/lock-a01.html

[World Report] COVID-19 has "devastating" effect on women and girls
Sophie Cousins | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Natalia Kanem, executive director of the UN Population Fund, is among experts warning about disrupted health services and a surge in gender-based violence. Sophie Cousins reports.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31679-2/fulltext?rss=yes

It's Easy to Laugh at Louie Gohmert. But
Michael Winship | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) questions Attorney General William Barr who appears before the House Oversight Committee on July 28, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. (Photo: Matt McClain-Pool/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gohmert_covid19.jpg …
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Universities prepare to blame students for COVID-19 outbreaks
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
Universities are hoping the personal responsibility of students will be sufficient enough to contain outbreaks on campuses.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/uptb-a01.html

The 1 Percent's Attack on Unemployment Benefits is a Sign of Our Broken Democracy
Adam Shah | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
The long-term systemic reason that working people are willing to accept jobs that cannot provide enough income to cover basic needs is because they are unable to organize and demand higher wages. Unionization is clearly tied to higher and more equal wages. (Photo: SEIU via Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/union_0.jpg …
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Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian In Nablus, Injure Many In Jenin
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-08-01
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday at dawn, one Palestinian in Nablus, and injured several others in Jenin, in northern West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded Nablus city, stormed and searched homes, before abducting one Palestinian, identified as Islam al-Qadah. The soldiers also invaded Zabbouba village, west of Jenin, …
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Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure 7 Palestinians at Weekly Kufur Qaddoum March
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-08-01
Seven Palestinian young men were shot and injured by Israeli forces, on Friday, while dozens more suffocated on tear-gas at the weekly march in Kufur Qaddoum village, east of Qalqilia, in the northern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported. The coordinator of the Popular Resistance in the …
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[Correspondence] Cardiovascular risk in hypertension: open questions about HOPE 4 — Authors' reply
Jon-David Schwalm, Tara McCready, Shofiqul Islam, Martin McKee, Salim Yusuf | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
We thank Marleen Hendriks and colleagues and Adam Richards for their comments regarding the HOPE 4 trial.1 Hendriks and colleagues draw attention to the generalisability of our findings as the non-physician health workers were paid by the project and the study medications were provided to the intervention group free of charge. Although working within the infrastructure of existing health-care systems might be theoretically optimal for uptake and sustainability, most health systems do not adequately address cardiovascular disease control.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30616-4/fulltext?rss=yes

[Correspondence] Cardiovascular risk in hypertension: open questions about HOPE 4
Marleen Hendriks, Judith van Andel, Gershim Asiki, Catherine Kyobutungi | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
With great interest we read the encouraging results of the HOPE 4 trial by Jon-David Schwalm and colleagues.1 However, we agree with Tanzeen H Jafar and colleagues2 that the generalisability of the findings is limited because the non-physician health workers were privately paid by the study, and drugs were provided for free. Our work in Kenya shows that non-physician health workers are often overburdened, and that drugs are frequently out of stock in public facilities and pricey in private health facilities, leading to high out-of-pocket expenditure.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30612-7/fulltext?rss=yes

[Correspondence] Managing late preterm pre-eclampsia
Lionel Carbillon | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
I read with particular interest Lucy C Chappell and colleagues'1 findings from the PHOENIX study, which clarifies issues about whether planned delivery or expectant management has better outcomes for mothers and their babies if the woman has pre-eclampsia or superimposed pre-eclampsia between 34 and 37 weeks' gestation.2 However, classical components of severe maternal morbidity, such as haemolysis elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndrome, are not specified or even mentioned in the primary outcome, which is a heterogeneous composite variable with both some obvious severe maternal complications and one i…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30622-X/fulltext?rss=yes

[Correspondence] Individual patient risk assessment and cost–benefit analysis of patiromer in AMBER
Eoin D O'Sullivan, Iain M MacIntyre | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
We commend Rajiv Agarwal and colleagues1 for completion of the AMBER phase 2 trial. This is an important contribution to a habitually understudied patient population. However, their results raise challenging questions regarding both individual patient risk assessment and future cost–benefit analysis of patiromer use in this setting.1…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30545-6/fulltext?rss=yes

[Correspondence] Individual patient risk assessment and cost–benefit analysis of patiromer in AMBER — Authors' reply
Rajiv Agarwal, Patrick Rossignol, William B White, Bryan Williams | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Eoin O'Sullivan and Iain MacIntyre raise important questions about the relevance of the AMBER study, relating to individual-level decision making and the cost–benefit of our approach.1…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30534-1/fulltext?rss=yes

[Seminar] Atopic dermatitis
Sinéad M Langan, Alan D Irvine, Stephan Weidinger | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Atopic dermatitis is a common inflammatory skin disorder characterised by recurrent eczematous lesions and intense itch. The disorder affects people of all ages and ethnicities, has a substantial psychosocial impact on patients and relatives, and is the leading cause of the global burden from skin disease. Atopic dermatitis is associated with increased risk of multiple comorbidities, including food allergy, asthma, allergic rhinitis, and mental health disorders. The pathophysiology is complex and involves a strong genetic predisposition, epidermal dysfunction, and T-cell driven inflammation.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31286-1/fulltext?rss=yes

[Correspondence] Asphyxia of Italian academia in medicine and political deference
Pasquale Gallina, Oreste Gallo | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
The Gelmini law, which reformed the Italian university system, aimed to promote academic meritocracy and independence (article 1).1 These issues were crucial for medicine, which was particularly afflicted by academic malpractice.2 Regrettably, expectations of reform have been unmet on many grounds.2 We have identified flaws in the recruitment of academics and the detrimental effects that result.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30626-7/fulltext?rss=yes

[Correspondence] Managing late preterm pre-eclampsia — Authors' reply
Lucy C Chappell, Edmund Juszczak, Andrew Shennan | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Lionel Carbillon queries the choice of composite maternal outcome in the PHOENIX trial,1 a Delphi consensus derived composite outcome reflecting the spectrum of pre-eclampsia multiorgan complications (including hepatic dysfunction typical of haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndrome),2 together with severe maternal hypertension (associated with maternal adverse cerebrovascular events). Hepatic dysfunction was more common in the PHOENIX expectant management group (63 [14%] of 451 participants) than the planned delivery group (44 [10%] of 448 participants), in keeping with the HYPITAT-II trial3…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30620-6/fulltext?rss=yes

[Correspondence] Managing late preterm pre-eclampsia
Yuto Maeda, Kohei Ogawa, Yuki Kamihara, Tetsuya Tanimoto, Haruhiko Sago | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Lucy C Chappell and colleagues1 showed that, at the expense of increased neonatal unit admissions related to premature births, immediate planned delivery reduced maternal morbidity and severe hypertension compared with expectant management among women with late preterm pre-eclampsia. Although the authors conclude that their trial supports this strategy in favour of initiation of delivery in women with late preterm pre-eclampsia, we are concerned about the underestimation of long-term neonatal morbidities.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30623-1/fulltext?rss=yes

[Comment] Screening for Barrett's oesophagus: is now the time?
Yuri Hanada, Kenneth K Wang | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Screening for cancer is an important aspect of medical practice in this new millennium. It is well accepted that to decrease mortality due to oesophageal carcinoma, it is necessary to identify the malignancy at earlier, curable stages. In The Lancet, Rebecca Fitzgerald and colleagues1 report the results of a prospective, multicentre, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial, done at 109 sociodemographically diverse general practice clinics in England, which investigated whether offering the Cytosponge-trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) procedure to patients on medication for gastro-oesophageal reflux would increase the detect…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31531-2/fulltext?rss=yes

[Correspondence] Cardiovascular risk in hypertension: open questions about HOPE 4
Adam Richards | thelancet.com | 2020-08-01
Congratulations to Jon-David Schwalm and colleagues1 of the HOPE 4 study team for convincingly showing that a non-physician health worker care model reduces 10-year cardiovascular disease risk in middle-income countries. However, the reduction in risk attributable to the care model is almost certainly larger than the ‚àí6 ∑40% points reported for the primary outcome for two reasons.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30613-9/fulltext?rss=yes

A Portland 'Sit-Down' Can Rock Trump's Boat
Barbara G. Ellis | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
Where used, the sit-down has always instantly, clearly and visually separated the oppressed from the oppressors, the peaceful from the violent…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/a-portland-sit-down-can-rock-trumps-boat/

Department of Homeland Security assembles intelligence reports on US journalists covering Portland protests
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
Such reports have been traditionally used to share information regarding wanted criminals or terrorists across federal and local law enforcement agencies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/dhsi-a01.html

Health workers in the UK protest demanding wage hike
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-01
Thousands of health workers, including thousands of nurses, marched in London protesting their exclusion from the pay rise announced by the government. The call for the march was given by the Unite union…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/01/health-workers-in-the-uk-protest-demanding-wage-hike/

Portland anti-racist protesters undeterred by repression
Lily Cooper | liberationnews.org | 2020-08-01
For 63 days, every possible attempt to derail a people's movement in defense of Black lives has been made against protesters in Portland, Oregon. Every red-baiting, reactionary talking point has been deployed. On the ground, the Portland Police Bureau, the National Guard and three different types of federal paramilitary police have attempted to crush dissent. …
liberationnews.org/portland-anti-racist-protesters-undeterred-by-repression/

Department of Homeland Security assembles "intelligence reports" on US journalists covering Portland protests
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
Such reports have been traditionally used to share information regarding wanted criminals or terrorists across federal and local law enforcement agencies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/dhsi-a01.html

We Need to Talk about Romanticism
Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-01
Satire on Romantic Suicide (1839) by Leonardo Alenza y Nieto (1807–1845) Introduction Why do we need to talk about Romanticism? What is Romanticism? And how does it affect us in the 21st century? The fact is that we are so immersed in Romanticism now that we cannot see the proverbial wood for the haunted-looking trees. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/we-need-to-talk-about-romanticism/

Mayo Clinic Expands Commitment To Serving Veterans By Participating In VA Community Care Network Beginning August 1, 2020
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-08-01
Veterans in the upper Midwest may now be eligible to receive care in their local communities from Mayo Clinic Health System providers; and veterans around the country may be eligible for unique care for complex health issues at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Mayo Clinic in Florida, and Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. This expanded access is …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-expands-commitment-to-serving-veterans-by-participating-in-va-community-care-network-beginning-august-1-2020/

US unemployment supplement expires, setting the stage for mass hunger and homelessness
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The Congress stalemate over an extension of the unemployment pay supplement, which is certain to result in a total elimination or a major cut in the benefit, is a declaration of war against the entire working population.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/unem-a01.html

Venezuela Requests Extradition of Former Oil Minister
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-08-01
Rafael Ramirez has been accused of corrupt dealings during his tenure as oil minister.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14957

GOP on How to Make America Great Again
Terry Everton | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-01
Except " Making America Great, Again?" presumes that America was once great. Was it?
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/gop-on-how-to-make-america-great-again/

Oil giants help fund powerful police groups in top US cities
Nina Lakhani | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
The investigation details how firms linked to fossil fuels also sponsor events and galas that celebrate the police, while some have senior staff serving as directors of police foundations.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/oil-giants-help-fund-powerful-police-groups-in-top-us-cities/

Week in Review 25th July — 1st August
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-08-01
Editor: Review of the Week It's been an interesting July, hasn't it? With seemingly never-ending stories of corruption, malfeasance and duplicity centred around Her Majesty's government. And it isn't about to stop just because the Commons has gone on holiday, in the midst of the biggest crisis since WW2. According to The Telegraph 'newspaper' — …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/week-in-review-25th-july-1st-august/

California's Health Care Crisis
Cal Winslow | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
The strikers at Memorial report that while the chain lavishes its executives with six-figure bonuses, it demands that its "heroes" accept insufficient PPE, unsafe staffing levels, cuts to paid-time-off, including sick leave, and sharp increases in health care costs…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/californias-health-care-crisis/

Johnny Boy (JT) and Black Kettle
Paul Haeder | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-01
JT loves drawing sandhill cranes. Extruded from memory, JT sits on the sagging bumper of the Ford RV as he pushes capillaries of charcoal into the sky he delivers on the sketch pad paper. Unending fire sky, he tells himself. He wants to imagine the sky this way, Turneresque, electric, something like all those village …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/johnny-boy-jt-and-black-kettle/

If We Reopen Schools, We Admit That Community Safety Is Not Our Priority
William rivers Pitt | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
"[C]lassrooms without adequate health and safety measures" covers most of the populated portions of the country right now…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/if-we-reopen-schools-we-admit-that-community-safety-is-not-our-priority/

New prosecutor refuses to press charges against cop that killed Michael Brown
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell has announced that no charges would be filed against Darren Wilson, the former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who shot Brown in 2014.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/furg-a01.html

Black Lives Matter Coalition calls for termination of 21 officers involved in 2019 drowning of Keshawn Stewart
ANSWER Indiana | liberationnews.org | 2020-08-01
We demand an end to the war on Black America!
liberationnews.org/black-lives-matter-coalition-calls-for-termination-of-21-officers-involved-in-2019-drowning-of-keshawn-stewart/

An Ignorant, Racist US Senator
Terry Everton | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-01
Another head scratcher. Arkansas Republican senator, Tom Cotton defended the institution of slavery by quoting the slave-owning so-called founding fathers who opined that slavery "was the necessary evil upon which the union was built…"
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/an-ignorant-racist-us-senator/

Masks are a Psychological Preparation for Mandatory Vaccinations
Bill Willers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-01
This respirator does not protect against the risk of contracting disease or infection. –Warning with a box of N-95 respirators. You have no right not to be vaccinated. You have no right not to wear a mask. You have no right to open up your business …. If you refuse to be vaccinated, the state …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/masks-are-a-psychological-preparation-for-mandatory-vaccinations/

Doctors at Michigan's Beaumont Health submit no-confidence petition on eve of merger
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
A group of doctors at Michigan's Beaumont Health system are submitting a no-confidence petition on the eve of a possible merger with Chicago-Milwaukee-based Advocate Aurora Health system.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/beau-a01.html

US unemployment supplement expires, setting the stage for mass hunger and homelessness
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The congressional stalemate over an extension of the unemployment pay supplement, which is certain to result in the total elimination or a major cut in the benefit, is a declaration of war against the entire working population.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/unem-a01.html

Royal commission into Australia's bushfires promotes greater use of the military
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The inquiry will ignore the underfunding of fire and emergency services while justifying rapid and expanded military interventions in domestic "emergencies."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/arcb-a01.html

Humanity Protests Against The Crimes Of Death
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
On 23 July, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that the world now has 15 million people infected by COVID-19. 'The pandemic has disrupted the lives of billions of people. Many have been at home for months', he said. The trauma of the Great Lockdown is taking a serious psycho-social toll. 'It's completely understandable that people want to get on with their lives', Dr. Ghebreyesus said. 'But we will not go back to the "old normal". The pandemic has already changed the way we live our lives.
popularresistance.org/humanity-protests-against-the-crimes-of-death/

Trump's Golden Era Of Energy Is Turning To Lead
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
It was just over a year ago that President Trump announced, "The golden era of American energy is now underway," saying that his policies focused on exploiting oil, gas, and coal were "unleashing energy dominance." | What a difference a year makes. On July 10, the Financial Times ran an article with a headline that asked, "Is the party finally over for U.S. oil and gas?" And there is no doubt that it has been quite a party for the last decade. At least, for the fracking executives who have enriched themselves while losing hundreds of billions of dollars investors gave them to produce oil and gas.
popularresistance.org/trumps-golden-era-of-energy-is-turning-to-lead/

No To The New Cold War With China
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
China's Ambassador to the United States posed a very simple question: "Is the United States ready or willing to live with another country with a very different culture, a very different political and economic system … in peace?" | The answer to this question must be that despite the intentions of the U.S. rulers, the people must opt for peace. For the Black liberation and anti-imperialist movement in the U.S., we are clear: War is a class issue and we say not one drop of blood from the Black working class and poor to defend the capitalist oligarchy.
popularresistance.org/no-to-the-new-cold-war-with-china/

Honestly, People In The US Couldn't Care Less About Hong Kong
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
I just spent two weeks in the United States, investigating, analyzing the situation there. | I worked in Washington D.C., Minneapolis, where Mr. George Floyd was murdered by deranged cops, in New York City and Boston. COVID-19 was at my tail, as the states kept opening and closing, frantically. Demonstrations were shaking the country, protests against endemic racism and discrimination have been erupting in hundreds of cities and towns. | In several of my reports, I described confusion and deep contradictions, which have been devastating this, still the most powerful nation in the Western world.
popularresistance.org/honestly-people-in-the-us-couldnt-care-less-about-hong-kong/

Yemen: A Torrent Of Suffering In A Time of Siege
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
In war-torn Yemen, the crimes pile up. Children who bear no responsibility for governance or warfare endure the punishment. In 2018, UNICEF said the war made Yemen a living hell for children. By the year's end, Save the Children reported 85,000 children under age five had already died from starvation since the war escalated in 2015. By the end of 2020, it is expected that 23,500 children with severe acute malnutrition will be at immediate risk of death. | Cataclysmic conditions afflict Yemen as people try to cope with rampant diseases, the spread of COVID-19, flooding, literal swarms of locusts, rising displaceme…
popularresistance.org/yemen-a-torrent-of-suffering-in-a-time-of-siege/

Hold The Halos
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
Last week I received an invitation to attend the annual whistleblowers luncheon hosted by the National Whistleblower Center (NWC). The luncheon is always a big deal. It's held in Washington, D.C., in the Russell Senate Office Building's Kennedy Caucus Room, the same room that hosted the Watergate hearings, the Army-McCarthy hearings, the Iran-Contra hearings and other momentous events in American political history. | It's attended by hundreds of whistleblowers from all over government and the private sector, as well as more than a few politicians.
popularresistance.org/hold-the-halos/

The Kurdish Freedom Movement, Rojava And The Left
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
The revolution in the Kurdish region of Syria called Rojava has generated significant enthusiasm among broad segments of the left in Europe and North America. The heroic resistance by Kurdish forces in Kobane, Syria during the siege by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in late 2014 and into early 2015 proved to be a pivotal moment. Images of revolutionary fighters, and particularly of armed women, engaged in a life-and-death struggle, bravely resisting the vicious onslaught by Islamist thugs, caught the attention and imagination of many on the so-called international left.
popularresistance.org/the-kurdish-freedom-movement-rojava-and-the-left/

Crisis In Portland Did Not Start With Trump's Shock Troops
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
By now, you've very likely seen startling footage of armed federal officers storming through the streets of downtown Portland and abducting protesters with unmarked vehicles. Maybe you've watched the live streams of them indiscriminately lobbing tear gas into crowds of people calmly standing on the sidewalk. Perhaps you saw a gruesome photo of critically injured young man, struck in the face by a munition while holding a speaker over his head. | Since then, several others have been hit in the face by impact munitions and flash bangs, and there exists extensive footage, photos, and firsthand accounts of the mayhem…
popularresistance.org/crisis-in-portland-did-not-start-with-trumps-shock-troops/

Bolivians Reject Postponement Of Elections With Massive Mobilizations
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
Organizations and trade unions from diverse sectors in Bolivia joined the call to mobilize today, on July 28, against…
popularresistance.org/bolivians-reject-postponement-of-elections-with-massive-mobilizations/

Child Care Workers Now Have A Huge New Union
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-01
A 17-year organizing campaign in California culminated this week in the successful unionization of 45,000 child care providers–the largest single union election America has seen in years. The campaign is a tangible achievement that brings together union power, political might, and social justice battles for racial and gender equality. Now, the hard part begins. | Child Care Providers United (CCPU), the umbrella group now representing workers across the state, is a joint project of several powerful SEIU and AFSCME locals in California.
popularresistance.org/child-care-workers-now-have-a-huge-new-union/

The Biden Rule: 'No Men Need Apply!'
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-01
Patrick BUCHANAN | There is a real possibility that, this coming week, Joe Biden will be selecting the 47th president of the United States. | For the woman Biden picks — he has promised to exclude from consideration all men, black, brown, white or Asian — has a better chance of succeeding to the presidency than any vice presidential nominee in U.S. history, other than perhaps Harry Truman. | In 1944, the Democratic establishment engineered the dumping of radical Henry Wallace from Roosevelt's ticket. They could see from FDR's physical deterioration that he would not last through a full fourth term.
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/01/the-biden-rule-no-men-need-apply/

Fuel truck rams into plane at Russia's largest airport on the day international flights resume (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-08-01
The resumption of international flights in Russia after the hiatus caused by Covid-19 has been marred by an accident at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, where a fuel truck collided with an Airbus A321. | The truck crashed into a plane belonging to Russia's top air carrier, Aeroflot, early on Saturday. It happened on a remote parking lot, and no crew or passengers were on board the Airbus, which was preparing for a flight to the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Sheremetyevo Airport's press service said. | Both the plane and the truck suffered damage in the collision. Photos and videos from the scene published by RT's R…
rt.com/russia/496839-russia-airport-truck-plane-crash/

'Caspian Sea Monster': Unique Soviet Cold War-era flying ship to become main attraction at military theme park in Russia (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-08-01
A one-of-a-kind bizarre ekranoplan vehicle, which looks like a plane but is actually a military super ship, has arrived in the city of Derbent on the Caspian Sea. It will eventually be the highlight of its 'Patriot Park.' | Built in the Soviet Union in 1986, 903 Lun became the first and only missile-carrying ekranoplan in the world. It joined the Caspian Flotilla in the early 1990s and remained in service for a decade. | The 74-meter vehicle used the lift generated by the ground effect of its huge wings to fly several meters above the water surface. Despite closely resembling a plane, Lun was classified as a s…
rt.com/russia/496846-caspian-sea-monster-russia-military/

USSR's unique Cold War-era flying ship 'Caspian Sea Monster' to become main star of military theme park in Russia (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-08-01
A one-of-a-kind and bizarre-looking ekranoplan vehicle, which looks like a plane but is actually a military super ship, has arrived in the city of Derbent on the Caspian Sea where it will be the highlight of Patriot Park. | Built in the Soviet Union in 1986, 903 Lun became the first and only missile-carrying ekranoplan in the world. It joined the Caspian Flotilla in the early 1990s and remained in service for a decade. | The 74-meter vehicle used the lift generated by the ground effect of its huge wings to fly several meters above the water surface. Despite closely resembling a plane, Lun was classified as a s…
rt.com/russia/496846-caspian-sea-monster-russia-military/

Turkey: 1.2M families get financial aid during pandemic
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
The Turkish state has provided financial support to over a million families during the COVID-19 outbreak, a top government official said on Saturday.The government launched the Social Protection Shield program in March to cater to citizens' needs during the pandemic, Zehra Zumrut Selcuk, Turkey's family, labor, and social services minister, said in a statement.She said over 2 billion liras (over $286 million) have been distributed among citizens so far, with at least 1.2 million families each having received 1,000 Turkish liras ($143) in financial support.According to the minister, the government has extended soc…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkey-12m-families-get-financial-aid-during-pandemic-3535900

Kuwait bans flights to 31 'high risk' countries due to coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Kuwait has banned until further notice commercial flights to 31 countries it said that it regarded as high risk due to the spread of the coronavirus, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said on Saturday.The countries include India, Pakistan, Egypt, the Philippines, Lebanon and Sri Lanka, which all have large numbers of expatriates in Kuwait. The list also includes China, Iran, Brazil, Mexico, Italy and Iraq.The ban was announced the same day Kuwait began a partial resumption of commercial flights. The authorities have said Kuwait International Airport would run at about 30% capacity from Saturday, gradually…
yenisafak.com/en/world/kuwait-bans-flights-to-31-high-risk-countries-due-to-coronavirus-3535898

Environmental disasters across world in July 2020
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Numerous environmental disasters occurred across the world in the month of July which included forest fires in Ukraine, a storm in Russia, landslides in Myanmar, Nepal, China and many flash floods caused by heavy rains.Here is a timeline compiled by Anadolu AgencyJuly 1: – Powerful floods affect over 1.4 million people in the state of Assam, northeast India, according to the country's disaster authorities.July 2: – At least 110 miners are killed in a landslide, caused by heavy rain, at a jade mine in the state of Kachin, northern Myanmar, according to the country's emergency services.July 3: – At least eight people…
yenisafak.com/en/world/environmental-disasters-across-world-in-july-2020-3535899

Thousands march in Berlin to protest coronavirus curbs
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Berlin on Saturday to protest against measures imposed in Germany to stem the coronavirus pandemic, saying they violated people's rights and freedoms.The loose gathering, estimated by police at 15,000, included libertarians, constitutional loyalists and sceptics of the science behind policies to fight the pandemic. There was also a small far-right presence with some marchers carrying Germany's imperial flag.Protesters danced and sang 'We are free people!' to the tune of rock band Queen's 'We Will Rock You'. Others marched with placards saying 'We are making a noise because yo…
yenisafak.com/en/world/thousands-march-in-berlin-to-protest-coronavirus-curbs-3535896

Russia's coronavirus death toll exceeds 14,000
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Russia reported 95 new deaths from the novel coronavirus on Saturday, pushing its national tally to 14,058.Officials also reported 5,462 new cases of the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, pushing the country's tally to 845,443.
yenisafak.com/en/world/russias-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-14000-3535884

Japan's kabuki theatre resumes, socially distanced, after coronavirus hiatus
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Japan's stately traditional kabuki theatre resumed performances on Saturday after a five-month break due to the novel coronavirus, with musicians in masks, actors farther apart on stage and only half the usual number of seats.The re-opening of Tokyo's famed Kabukiza Theatre, which called off performances from March due to the spread of the coronavirus, came even as new cases have spiked to record highs around the country."We're re-opening based on guidelines from infectious disease experts, paying attention to audience safety from the time they enter until the time they leave," Kabukiza manager Yoshitaka Hashimot…
yenisafak.com/en/world/japans-kabuki-theatre-resumes-socially-distanced-after-coronavirus-hiatus-3535890

Poland reports record rise in virus cases for third day
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Poland reported its highest number of new daily coronavirus cases since the global pandemic started for the third day in a row on Saturday, with 658 new infections, the Health Ministry said.More than 200 cases were reported in the Silesia mining region in southern Poland, which has been grappling with an outbreak amongst miners.The ministry also reported five new deaths.Poland has now reported a total of 46,346 coronavirus cases and 1,721 deaths.
yenisafak.com/en/world/poland-reports-record-rise-in-virus-cases-for-third-day-3535889

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 955 to 209,653
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 955 to 209,653, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday.The reported death toll rose by 7 to 9148, the tally showed.
yenisafak.com/en/world/germanys-confirmed-coronavirus-cases-rise-by-955-to-209653-3535885

Vietnam says up to 800,000 have left virus epicentre Danang
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Vietnam's health ministry said on Saturday up to 800,000 visitors to Danang city, the country's new novel coronavirus epicentre, have left for other parts of the country since July 1.Vietnam last week detected its first locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in more than three months in Danang, a tourism hot spot.The total number of infections in the country has since risen to 558 from 413, with most of the new cases linked to three hospitals in Danang.More than 41,000 people have visited the three hospitals since July 1, the ministry said in a statement.The Southeast Asian country reported its first two COVID-19 dea…
yenisafak.com/en/world/vietnam-says-up-to-800000-have-left-virus-epicentre-danang-3535888

Iran arrests head of US-based anti-regime group
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
"Jamshid Sharmahd, the ringleader of the Tondar terrorist organization, was arrested by Iranian security forces," the Iranian Intelligence Ministry said in a written statement that did not contain more details of the arrest.Tehran accuses the US-based pro-monarchy organization, known in English as Kingdom Assembly of Iran, of conducting attacks and sabotage acts in Iran, including an April 2018 terror attack in the city of Shiraz that killed 14 people and injured 215 others.Sharmahd, who was based in the US state of California, was also reportedly responsible for anti-Iran media coverage. | * Writing by Zehra Nur…
yenisafak.com/en/news/iran-arrests-head-of-us-based-anti-regime-group-3535902

'Kashmiri feel humiliated by India's annexation move'
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Former Indian government mediator for Kashmir Radha Kumar has said that Kashmiri people are feeling humiliated by India's decisions taken last year on Aug. 5, involving repealing the special status and dividing of the region into two centrally administered territories.She said there was a great deal of fear in the Kashmir Valley.In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, she said the Indian government's arguments that revocation of special status will accelerate development and end militancy have not come true."There is hardly any development on the ground and militancy continues to remain there. Figures for…
yenisafak.com/en/world/kashmiri-feel-humiliated-by-indias-annexation-move-3535894

'India's actions in Kashmir, part of majoritarian agenda'
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
The annexation of the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Aug. 5 last year has evoked international anguish against India, said Pakistan's former top diplomat.In an interview with Anadolu Agency on the eve of the first anniversary of India's revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, former Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said this controversial move has violated international law embodied in the UN Security Council resolutions."There is a growing international reaction to Indian atrocities in the occupied Kashmir. The UN Human Rights Commissioner has published reports documenting the violat…
yenisafak.com/en/news/indias-actions-in-kashmir-part-of-majoritarian-agenda-3535892

Eid al-Adha: Aid distributed to 4,000 families in Gaza
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
A Turkish charity on Saturday distributed meat to nearly 4,200 families in need in the Gaza Strip on the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival.Nearly 25,000 people will receive the meat distributed by Turkey's Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) for the holiday, also known as the feast of sacrifice.A total of 37 cattle were slaughtered by the IHH in the Gaza Strip, media manager at IHH's Gaza Office, Muhammad es-Shurefa, told Anadolu Agency.Most Muslim-majority countries around the world are observing the four-day holiday starting on Friday.On Eid al-Adha, one of the two main yearly Muslim holidays, people who can afford…
yenisafak.com/en/world/eid-al-adha-aid-distributed-to-4000-families-in-gaza-3535887

Ten crushed to death in Indian crane collapse
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Ten people died on Saturday when a crane collapsed, trapping them underneath, at a state-run shipyard in the southern Indian city of Visakhapatnam, a senior police officer said.The incident at the Hindustan Shipyard Ltd site occurred when a new crane collapsed during a weight-bearing trial, Suresh Babu, a deputy commissioner of police, told Reuters.Rescue workers were trying to cut the crane and remove its pieces, Babu said. He added that if anybody was trapped alive under the crane, they would only be found once it was lifted.There was no immediate comment from Hindustan Shipyard. A company official said senior…
yenisafak.com/en/world/ten-crushed-to-death-in-indian-crane-collapse-3535897

Israel's attacks violate UNSC resolution: Lebanon
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Lebanon is prepared to defend itself against Israel's attacks, which are in violation of the 2006 UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution, Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday.In a televised address, the president said Israel's attacks in southern Lebanon had once again flouted UNSC Resolution 1701, which calls for full cessation of hostilities and Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon.Aoun asserted that Lebanon remains willing to abide by the resolution and resolving all disputes under UN supervision."We are committed to defend ourselves, our land, our water, and our authority. We will not compromis…
yenisafak.com/en/news/israels-attacks-violate-unsc-resolution-lebanon-3535895

Turkish beauty who stole hearts | as Halime Sultan becomes face of Pakistan
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
Turkish actress Esra Bilgiàß whom we have all come to know and love as Halime Sultan in Turkey's globally-acclaimed TV series Ertugrul: Resurrection announced that she will be collaborating with Pakistani mobile company Jazz.Taking to her social media accounts, Bilgiàß posted a stunning picture of herself in red to her 3.8 million followers and wrote: "I think its time to tell the world #Dunyakobatado #JazzSuper4G," revealing her collaboration with Pakistan's leading telecommunication network.Who is Halime Sultan's No.1?In a separate tweet, Bilgiàß wrote, "I found my no.1 in Pakistan," sending f…
yenisafak.com/en/life/turkish-beauty-who-stole-heartsas-halime-sultan-becomes-face-of-pakistan-3535891

Erdogan says Eid more joyous with Hagia Sophia Mosque
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
The president of Turkey on Saturday said the reopening of the Hagia Sophia as a mosque made the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha even more joyous."The reopening of the Hagia Sophia grand Mosque — an 86-year wound in the heart of our nation — has added to the joy of our Eid," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, greeting local officials of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party for the holiday via video-link.Erdogan said he sought to hold an upcoming party congress as a "new resurrection, a new rising milestone."The next AK Party congress is expected to be held towards the end of 2020 while observing health and safet…
yenisafak.com/en/news/erdogan-says-eid-more-joyous-with-hagia-sophia-mosque-3535901

UK Wants US to Take Up Part of Spending Burden for Trident Missile's New Warhead, Report Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
The Pentagon leaked the UK's plans to purchase a new generation of W93 nuclear warheads for its submarine-based Trident weapons system earlier this year, with the upgrade expected to cost in excess of £11 billion ($14 billion) for the warheads alone, and £31 billion ($40 billion US) total.
sputniknews.com/military/202008011080034940-uk-wants-us-to-take-up-part-of-spending-burden-for-new-warhead-for-trident-missile-report-says/

Japanese Reportedly Receive Mysterious Seed Parcels From China
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
TOKYO (Sputnik) – Japanese nationals report receiving unsolicited mysterious seed parcels that appear to be coming from China, national media reported on Saturday, citing the Kanagawa prefecture authorities.
sputniknews.com/asia/202008011080034997-japanese-reportedly-receive-mysterious-seed-parcels-from-china-/

Mysterious 'Biowarfare Seeds' From China Sowing Panic in US Turn Out to Be…Veggies and Herbs
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
Last week, residents of dozens of US states reported receiving suspicious, unsolicited packages of seeds from China, with fear mongers online immediately asking whether their delivery was a form of "biological warfare" by the People's Republic against the United States.
sputniknews.com/us/202008011080032800-mysterious-biowarfare-seeds-from-china-sowing-panic-in-us-turn-out-to-beveggies-and-herbs/

Protests Against Tighter Coronavirus Measures in Berlin – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
Earlier this week, Robert Koch Institute president Lothar Wieler stressed that German citizens must abide by the coronavirus measures "for the upcoming months," adding that the rules should not be questioned.
sputniknews.com/europe/202008011080032497-protests-against-tighter-coronavirus-measures-in-berlin-video/

Bottle Episode: COVID-19 Pandemic Hits Champagne Producers
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
France's GDP plunged 13.8 percent in April-June 2020, reflecting the effect of the coronavirus outbreak and related health crisis, the statistics agency INSEE reported earlier.
sputniknews.com/europe/202008011080032576-bottle-episode-covid-19-pandemic-hits-champagne-producers/

Apple Becomes World's Most Valuable Company, Outstrips Saudi Aramco
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
On Thursday, Apple released its results for its fiscal 2020 third quarter, announcing that the company's revenue increased by 11% over the year despite the negative economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
sputniknews.com/business/202008011080032588-apple-becomes-worlds-most-valuable-company-outstrips-saudi-aramco/

Balancing on the Edge: UK Gov't May Need to Call In Military to Quell 'Public Disorder'
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
There have been months long concerns around whether harsher measures may be needed to impose the coronavirus social distancing measures across the UK as the population grows weary. However, many are likely to be surprised at the extent to which the government's scientific advisors are now saying enforcement measures should be taken.
sputniknews.com/uk/202008011080032838-UK-public-disorder-military/

Hong Kong Chief Says Only Beijing Able to Resolve Legislative Limbo of Delayed Election
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
BEIJING (Sputnik) – Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam believes it's reasonable to extend the term of the current Legislative Assembly for a year as the legislative elections were postponed by over a year.
sputniknews.com/asia/202008011080032866-hong-kong-chief-says-only-beijing-able-to-resolve-legislative-limbo-of-delayed-election/

EU's Cybersanctions Against Russian Citizens Politically Motivated, Foreign Ministry Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The political connotations of the European Union's decision to impose sanctions against Russian, Chinese, and North Korean citizens and entities for alleged cyberattacks are obvious, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
sputniknews.com/world/202008011080034928-eus-cybersanctions-against-russian-citizens-politically-motivated-foreign-ministry-says/

'Without a Doubt, an Alien Craft': UFO Gets Spotted by Security Cam, Conspiracy Theorist Claims
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
In his blog, Waring argued that the object in the video appears to be way slower than a meteor, and that it even ends up changing its shape during flight.
sputniknews.com/viral/202008011080034905-without-a-doubt-an-alien-craft-ufo-gets-spotted-by-security-cam-conspiracy-theorist-claims/

Muslim Celebrations of Eid al-Adha Around the Globe Amid Pandemic
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
Usually this holiday is one of the most widespread in all countries where a significant number of Muslims live, including Russia. In Moscow alone, more than 300,000 believers take part in it.
sputniknews.com/photo/202008011080031156-Muslims-Celebrate-Eidal-Adhain-Russia-and-Around-Globe-Pandemic/

Space X Crew Dragon With Two Astronauts Aboard Undocks From ISS to Return to Earth – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
Earlier on 30 May, the United States conducted their first space launch in ten years, sending a Space X Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. On 31 May, the vehicle successfully docked with the ISS.
sputniknews.com/science/202008011080035009-space-x-crew-dragon-with-two-astronauts-aboard-undocks-from-iss-to-return-to-earth—video/

Video: Arsenal Secures Victory Over Chelsea in FA Cup Final
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
The long-anticipated FA Cup final took place this weekend, with Chelsea and Arsenal supporters both hoping for the victory. The result adds to a long string of championship wins and European league qualifiers for The Gunners.
sputniknews.com/sport/202008011080035245-video-arsenal-secures-victory-over-chelsea-in-fa-cup-final/

Russian Foreign Intelligence Chief Hopes Incident in Belarus Resolved for Friendly Ties
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia's Foreign Intelligence Chief Sergey Naryshkin said on Saturday he hoped the incident of Minsk's detention of 33 Russian nationals will be resolved in the interest of fraternal relations between the two countries.
sputniknews.com/russia/202008011080033036-russian-foreign-intelligence-chief-hopes-incident-in-belarus-resolved-for-friendly-ties/

No, You First! Two Cute Kitties Playfully Pass Milk Bowl to Each Other
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
Watching cats indulge in playful activities makes everyone smile. What could be more adorable than two fluffy and confused kitties trying to decide on a matter and no conclusion being reached!
sputniknews.com/videoclub/202008011080031260-no-you-first-two-cute-kitties-playfully-pass-milk-bowl-to-each-other/

It's Raining Cocaine: Plane Overloaded With Drugs Crashes in Papua New Guinea
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
According to authorities, the plane had flown to Papua New Guinea from Mareeba in Far North Queensland, flying at about 3,000 feet to avoid being detected by radar.
sputniknews.com/us/202008011080034287-its-raining-cocaine-plane-overloaded-with-drugs-crashes-in-papua-new-guinea/

'The Show Feels Done': Staffers of 'The Ellen Show' Reportedly 'Freaking Out' Over Possible End
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-01
The US-based daytime hit talk show 'The Ellen Show' has recently faced a series of allegations by staffers for its "toxic work environment" and instances of sexual misconduct , which, some reports claim, have caused show host Ellen DeGeneres to weigh shutting down the program.
sputniknews.com/us/202008011080035116-the-show-feels-done-staffers-of-the-ellen-show-reportedly-freaking-out-over-possible-end/

Iran plays important role in Afghan peace as global actor
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — The Secretary-General of National Authority Party of Afghanistan said that Tehran has been Afghanistan's important neighbor in the past 40 years, stressing it will play a key role in securing the country.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161695/Iran-plays-important-role-in-Afghan-peace-as-global-actor

This year's Hajj rites differ from previous yr. due to corona
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) –This year's Hajj rites and rituals differ from the previous year due to the spread of the coronavirus global pandemic, COVID-19.
en.mehrnews.com/photo/161702/This-year-s-Hajj-rites-differ-from-previous-yr-due-to-corona

Iran COVID-19 cases pass 306,000
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2,548 people in Iran in the past 24 hours, increasing the total cases to 306,752, said Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari on Saturday.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161712/Iran-COVID-19-cases-pass-306-000

IKAC makes COVID19 PCR test mandatory for incoming passengers
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — All passengers coming from abroad to Imam Khomeini International Airport will need a negative COVID-19 PCR test proof as of August 5, an airport official said.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161718/IKAC-makes-COVID19-PCR-test-mandatory-for-incoming-passengers

Iran hopes inter-Afghan talks would lead to peace
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hoped that inter-Afghan talks with the centrality of the Afghan government would lead to peace.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161726/Iran-hopes-inter-Afghan-talks-would-lead-to-peace

Iran's non-oil exports via SP Customs increase in 4 months
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – According to the Department General of South Pars Customs, 6,036,447 tons of non-oil goods, valued at $1,467,652,224, were exported via this customs office in first four months of the current year (from March 21 to July 22).
en.mehrnews.com/news/161708/Iran-s-non-oil-exports-via-SP-Customs-increase-in-4-months

Enemies cannot believe Sharmahd arrested inside Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Iran's Intelligence Minister said that some enemies do not believe that Jamshid Sharmahd, the ringleader of a terror group supported by the US, has been arrested inside Iran.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161729/Enemies-cannot-believe-Sharmahd-arrested-inside-Iran

Iran's steel producing capacity grows: CEO
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Chief Executive of Kaveh Pars Mining Industries Development Holding revealed the growth of steelmaking capacity in the country in the current year (started March 21, 2020).
en.mehrnews.com/news/161696/Iran-s-steel-producing-capacity-grows-CEO

Intelligence forces dismantle intl. drug smuggling band in NW
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iran's Intelligence forces have identified and dismantled an international drug smuggling band in West Azarbaijan Province, northwest Iran.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161714/Intelligence-forces-dismantle-intl-drug-smuggling-band-in-NW

Ghalibaf meets chair of Russian Duma's Foreign Affairs Cmte
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met and held talks with Chairman of the Russian Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee Leonid Slutsky on Saturday.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161717/Ghalibaf-meets-chair-of-Russian-Duma-s-Foreign-Affairs-Cmte

IRGC's military exercise serious warning to enemies
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Colonel Anatoly Tsyganok, a member of the Russian Center for Political-Military Studies believes that the recent IRGC's military exercise was a serious warning to the enemies of Iran, especially the United States.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161705/IRGC-s-military-exercise-serious-warning-to-enemies

Iran dismantles US-based terrorist group
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iran's Ministry of Intelligence announced on Saturday that its forces have dismantled a US-based terrorist group.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161713/Iran-dismantles-US-based-terrorist-group

Toronto Intl. Filmfest. to host two Iranian titles
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Two Iranian title, namely 'Bandor Band' and '180 Degree Rule' will take part at the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161689/Toronto-Intl-Filmfest-to-host-two-Iranian-titles

Deep Iran-Iraq bonds supporting implementation of agreements
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani described deep bonds between the two neighboring countries of Iran and Iraq as supporting implementation of the agreements between the two countries in various fields.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161725/Deep-Iran-Iraq-bonds-supporting-implementation-of-agreements

Iran to chair a council at UN Human Settlements Program
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — The Islamic Republic of Iran has become the presidet of Executive Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Program for one year.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161724/Iran-to-chair-a-council-at-UN-Human-Settlements-Program

Iran-Russia coop. expected to be promoted: Ghalibaf
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that comprehensive cooperation between Islamic Republic of Iran and Russian Federation is expected to be enhanced.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161723/Iran-Russia-coop-expected-to-be-promoted-Ghalibaf

Iraqi army arrests ISIL membrs in Nineveh
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iraqi Army has arrested some ISIL terrorists forces in Nineveh Governorate.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161703/Iraqi-army-arrests-ISIL-membrs-in-Nineveh

Mina stampede must be thoroughly investigated
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Saeed Ohadi said on Saturday that the Mina stampede incident must be thoroughly investigated.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161721/Mina-stampede-must-be-thoroughly-investigated

IRGC achievements, clear example of relying on domestic power
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — A parliament member hailed that IRGC's performance in various fields as a clear example of relying on internal power and making progress without the help of any western countries.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161698/IRGC-achievements-clear-example-of-relying-on-domestic-power

VIDEO: Two dead after train derails in Portugal
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-01
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — A high-speed train derailed in the Portuguese district of Coimbra on Saturday, killing two and injuring at least 30 others.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161716/VIDEO-Two-dead-after-train-derails-in-Portugal

The Heat: China's Navigation System & U.S. Politics
Anand Naidoo | america.cgtn.com | 2020-08-01
China charts its own course with a new satellite navigation system. And, the surge of COVID-19 cases in the United States. Why health experts say it may only get worse in the weeks ahead.
america.cgtn.com/2020/08/01/the-heat-chinas-navigation-system-u-s-politics

Xenugate: Resurfaced VIDEO of top contender for Biden's VP pick addressing Scientology church in LA goes viral
rt.com | 2020-08-01
California Rep. Karen Bass, thought to be on the shortlist of potential running mates for Joe Biden, has appeared in a resurfaced clip giving a glowing speech to a new Scientology church — a group widely deemed a predatory "cult." | Dated from the 2010 ribbon-cutting ceremony at a newly renovated Scientology church in Los Angeles, Bass is seen lavishing praise on the group's founder L. Ron Hubbard, who parlayed a faltering career as a science fiction writer into a successful new religious movement, starting with his 1950 work…
rt.com/usa/496823-biden-vp-candidate-scientology/

'We're here for the long run': TikTok's US general manager dismisses Trump's ban plan
rt.com | 2020-08-01
As the clock runs down on Friday night's vow by President Donald Trump to ban TikTok in the US, the Chinese-owned social media platform has responded by insisting that it's not going anywhere and plans to create more US jobs. | "We've heard your outpouring of support and we want to say thank you, we're not planning on going anywhere," TikTok US General Manager Vanessa Pappas said in a video message on Saturday morning. | She added that TikTok already has 1,500 employees in the US, plans to hire an additional 10,000 over the next three years, and has a billion-dollar fund to support creators on the massively po…
rt.com/usa/496869-tiktok-manager-dismisses-ban-plan/

Trump says he will BAN TikTok in US within 24 hours
rt.com | 2020-08-01
US President Donald Trump has vowed to prohibit the Chinese-owned video sharing platform TikTok in the United States, saying that he might do this via an executive order the next day, amid allegations of IP theft by Beijing. | "As far as TikTok is concerned, we're banning them from the United States," Trump told reporters on board Air Force One on Friday, according to NBC News, adding that he may do so as early as Saturday. Trump indicated that he might use an executive order or invoke emergency powers to effect the ban. | I have that authority. I can do it with an executive order or that. | The proposal comes…
rt.com/usa/496822-tiktok-trump-ban-china/

Next-level protection: Anti-Covid HELMET uses space technologies to stop virus in its tracks (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Forget about face masks, engineers from Colombia have designed a special helmet similar to those used by astronauts to work as a protection bubble against the coronavirus infection. | The futuristic headgear is intended for use by people who are most vulnerable and who "really live their daily lives with a lot of risk" of getting sick, aeronautical engineer, Andres Felipe Giraldo, told RT's Ruptly video agency. | Yet, according to the helmet's co-creator, Ricardo Andres Conde, it will also fit "anyone who wants to protect him or herself" from the disease, which has already infected around 296,000 and killed ov…
rt.com/news/496867-covid19-protective-helmet-colombia/

Russia aims to begin public Covid-19 vaccinations in October, starting with medical workers & teachers — Minister of Health
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Russia expects to start mass anti-coronavirus vaccinations, across the country, by October, the country's health minister has said. Mikhail Murashko added that medical workers and teachers will be given first priority. | Murashko announced on Saturday that clinical trials of a vaccine developed by the Moscow-based Gamalei Institute have been completed and that the health ministry is aiming to begin a public vaccination program in October. Medical personnel and teachers will be the first to receive immunization, he said. "Now, the package of documents for the procedure of registration [of the vaccine] is being…
rt.com/russia/496833-russia-vaccine-program-ready-october/

Okinawa declares state of emergency as spike in Covid-19 cases traced to US military bases
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Japan's Okinawa Prefecture has declared a state of emergency and urged residents to stay home after the region experienced an uptick in coronavirus cases, most of them linked to US military facilities. The guidelines, which will remain in place for two weeks but are non-compulsory, ask people to avoid non-essential activities in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. The measures including restricting operating hours for restaurants and discouraging people from unnecessary travel. | Okinawa registered 71 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, bringing its total to 395. US military personnel stationed on the island…
rt.com/newsline/496832-okinawa-state-of-emergency-coronavirus/

UK government advisers issue stark warning: Avoid local lockdowns or unleash total anarchy
rt.com | 2020-08-01
As Britain imposes local lockdowns, a newly released study suggests the UK is a hair's breadth away from devastating riots. However, the government was warned about this a long time ago, and apparently chose to proceed anyway. | When the British government's policing and security advisers met in London on July 2, their tone was serious. Racial and societal tensions, they warned, had reached boiling point in the UK, and the re-imposition of coronavirus lockdown measures could ignite this powder keg and trigger riots unseen since the mass unrest of 2011. | If this happens, the advisers warned, police would be un…
rt.com/uk/496857-coronavirus-lockdowns-riots-uk/

Iran says leader of US-based 'terror group' arrested in intelligence operation
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Iran has nabbed the alleged ringleader of a group of Iranian exiles in California accused of carrying out terrorist attacks against the Islamic Republic, the country's ministry of intelligence announced. | The leader of Tondar (Persian for 'thunder'), identified as Jamshid Sharmahd, was captured in an intelligence operation, state media reported on Saturday. The US-based group seeks the overthrow of the Iranian government and the return of the country's monarchy that ruled the country prior to the Revolution and the fall of the Shah in 1979. | Sarmahd was apprehended while "leading armed and sabotage operation…
rt.com/news/496843-iran-us-terrorist-group-arrest/

Wife arrested on suspicion of murder after Ukrainian rapper Cartwright's corpse found chopped into pieces in fridge
rt.com | 2020-08-01
The wife of Ukrainian rapper Andy Cartwright, who dismembered her deceased husband and placed his body parts in their apartment fridge, has been detained on suspicion of murder. | She had claimed he died of an overdose. | Russia's Investigative Committee charged Marina Kokhal with murder and believes she killed her husband during a quarrel, although how is unknown. She then cut up the body "in order to hide the traces of the crime," investigators said. Kokhal maintains that she did not kill the artist, whose…
rt.com/russia/496861-cartwright-murder-wife-arrested/

UAE becomes first Arab country to harness nuclear power following successful reactor launch
rt.com | 2020-08-01
The United Arab Emirates has become the first nation in the Arab world to produce nuclear energy, following the start-up of a newly constructed plant in Abu Dhabi. | The Barakah Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 1 is now using nuclear fuel to produce energy after the facility successfully executed initial tests on Saturday. Three other reactors are still under construction and the plant still needs to be connected to the country's power grid, local media reported. | The #UAE is the first in the Arab world and the 33rd in the world to produce e…
rt.com/news/496835-uae-nuclear-energy-first-arab-world/

US 'working on nuclear non-proliferation agreement with Russia,' Trump says after discussing New START with Putin
rt.com | 2020-08-01
US President Donald Trump has said that "it would be great" if Moscow and Washington agreed on a new nuclear non-proliferation deal. The admission comes after rare phone talks between the Russian and US leaders last week. | Trump has not provided any details as to the current state of the negotiations, which have been underway for quite some time. | Last Thursday, Trump held a rare phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which the two touched on a range of issues, among them the New Start Treaty, the last standing pillar upholding the nuclear arms control framework in…
rt.com/usa/496821-nuclear-proliferation-trump-russia-deal/

Federal agents won't leave Portland until 'anarchists and agitators' are properly dealt with — Trump
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Portland must be free of violent protesters before federal officers operating in the city can leave, Donald Trump has warned, after the Oregon government announced that agents would be replaced by state police. | "Homeland Security is not leaving Portland until local police complete cleanup of Anarchists and Agitators!" the US president tweeted on Saturday. | Local media reported that Friday night's protest in the city was attended by several thousand people and was largely peaceful. | Department of Homeland…
rt.com/usa/496827-trump-portland-anarchists-federal-agents/

WATCH 'peaceful' Portland protesters burn Bible & flag, 24 hours after torching pig's head in cop hat
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Demonstrators in Portland set Bibles and US flags on fire amid protests that have spanned nearly 2 months. The day before, protesters torched a pig's head with police clothing, though they still claim their movement is peaceful. | Footage published by RT's Ruptly video agency shows a group of protesters on Friday night gathered around a burning Bible, with several individuals mockingly warming their hands around the fire. Laughter and shouts of "F**k Trump" can be heard in the background. | US flags were also burned by the protesters, who were seen crowding around the fire and taking photographs. | The prov…
rt.com/usa/496847-portland-protests-burn-bible-flag-pig/

Portland man faces up to 20 years in prison after throwing explosive at federal courthouse, ID'd by vest his grandma bought him
rt.com | 2020-08-01
A young man in Portland faces up to 20 years in prison on arson charges, accused of hurling a bomb at a courthouse amid ongoing police brutality protests. He was identified by a tactical vest gifted to him by his grandmother. | …
rt.com/usa/496820-portland-charged-arson-explosive/

As rain falls & holiday season begins, Khabarovsk protests start to peter out. But thousands still march in support of ex-governor
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Residents of the Far Eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk took to the streets for the 22nd day in a row, as thousands of locals protested against the arrest of former Governor Sergey Furgal, accused of ordering killings in the 2000s | But the crowd was significantly smaller than in previous weeks. Around 3,500 people gathered in the center of the former Far Eastern capital, according to official estimates of the regional government. This contrasts with an implausible opposition claim that 90,000 took part last week, althou…
rt.com/russia/496855-khabarovsk-protest-furgal-continue/

If she's keen on Turkey, this may be why: Research says it's Russian women's favorite place for extramarital holiday fling
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Are you thinking what she's thinking? Some women were undoubtedly overjoyed when it was announced that flights to Turkey are back on. A study revealed the country is the most popular infidelity destination for Russians. | Specialists from the psychological training website 'Know Yourself' analyzed women's online communities, telegram chats, and popular forums, and identified 16 different resort locations where women admitted to cheating on their spouse. | The psychologists discovered that Russian women cheat on their husbands in Turkey more than any other resort location, ahead of Crimea and Sochi, as well as…
rt.com/russia/496856-turkey-favorite-place-survey/

Moscow calls Polish claims it planted explosives on crashed president Kaczynski's plane 'endless fantasy-making'
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Polish allegations that Russia planted TNT aboard the plane of President Lech Kaczynski that crashed in 2010 are a figment of their imagination, Moscow said, advising Warsaw to listen to the pilots' communications again. | "Reality has firmly intertwined with fiction, turning it into an endless fantasy-making process," Maria Zakharova, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, wrote on Facebook about the freshly released preliminary results of Poland's second probe into the decade old tragedy. | This inves…
rt.com/news/496862-kaczynski-plane-crash-zakharova/

'Best gift he can give the Dems': #GenZ trending after Trump announces TikTok ban, sending Twitter into overdrive
rt.com | 2020-08-01
An announcement by US President Donald Trump that he is shutting down video app TikTok has sent netizens into panic mode, with some going as far as predicting that the move, bound to enrage Generation Z, will cost him an election. | …
rt.com/usa/496824-tiktok-ban-generation-z-election/

Da, Da, Da! As flights reopen, research reveals Russian women prefer Turkish delights for extramarital holiday fling
rt.com | 2020-08-01
Are you thinking what she's thinking? Some women were undoubtedly overjoyed when it was announced that flights to Turkey are back on. A study has revealed the country is the most popular destination for Russians seeking to stray. | Specialists from the psychological training website 'Know Yourself' analyzed women's online communities, telegram chats, and popular forums, and identified 16 different resort locations where women admitted to cheating on their spouse. | The psychologists discovered that Russian women cheat on their husbands in Turkey more than any other resort location, ahead of Crimea and Sochi, a…
rt.com/russia/496856-turkey-favorite-place-survey/

From the frontline of Portland's resistance to Trump's occupation
Andrew Butler | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
The Canary's Slava Zilber spoke with journalist Wyatt Reed, who has been covering the Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Oregon. Federal officers, deployed by Donald Trump, have been targeting both protesters and journalists in Portland in an increasingly authoritarian clampdown. | At the time of publication, federal officers appear to have stepped back from their frontline…
thecanary.co/video/2020/08/01/from-the-frontline-of-portlands-resistance-to-trumps-occupation/

Home Office launches attack on 'activist lawyers' getting in the way of sending back refugees to France
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
The Home Office has launched an attack on what it calls "activist lawyers" who it says are frustrating efforts to send refugees back to France.It cited "vexatious" claims that are hindering its attempts to remove refugees from the UK, but refused to say how many remained in the country.Priti Patel's office also hit out at "inflexible and rigid" asylum regulations that it says are "not fit for purpose"."Vexatious" claims: The row comes after a record 202 refugees reached the UK by crossing the Channel on Thursday 30 July. More are believed to have made the perilous journey on 31 July.Suspected refugees inte…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/08/01/home-office-launches-attack-on-activist-lawyers-getting-in-the-way-of-sending-back-refugees-to-france/

Boris Johnson accused of 'worst kind of cronyism' after Lords appointments revealed
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
Prime minister Boris Johnson has been accused of "the worst kind of cronyism" following his latest appointments to the House of Lords. | The criticism comes after an announcement that peerages have been granted for the prime minister's brother and former Tory minister Jo Johnson. Tory grandees and Brexit backers have also been awarded peerages. | Jobs for life as unaccountable legislators: | The SNP's Cabinet Office spokesperson Pete Wishart said the prime minister is "handing out jobs for life in the unelected House of Lords to friends and those who have done him favours". He added: | The Prime Minister'…
thecanary.co/uk/2020/08/01/boris-johnson-accused-of-worst-kind-of-cronyism-after-lords-appointments-revealed/

Music Video – Vitamin Em's version of Never Tear Us Apart (INXS)
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
Vitamin Em – Quarantine Music Video – Released July 29, 2020 – Performed While Sheltering-In-Place During The Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic:…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/31/18835549.php

Friday 7/31: Protest the COVID Spreading Homeless Sweep and Repressive City Managed Camp
Keith McHenry | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
San Lorenzo River and Park at Water Street in Santa Cruz, California…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/31/18835540.php

Monday 8/3: Protest To Stop Evictions By UC Berkeley
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA: OUTSIDE in front of the building…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/30/18835538.php

Report on J25 Protest/Police Response in NLG-SF Newsletter
Oakland Rose Up | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
Shortly after midnight police charged the crowd for several blocks from Oakland PD and approximately four arrests were made.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/31/18835539.php

Oakland tenants & activists are to hold press conference in front of Lapham Company Inc
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
Tenants and activists plan to hold a press conference tomorrow Friday July, 31, 2020, at 12: 30PM, in front of the office of the landlord known as Lapham Property Inc., at 4484 Telegraph, Avenue, downtown Oakland!
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/30/18835535.php

Monday 8/3: National Day of Resistance: Oakland Car Caravan to Demand Safe, Healthy, Equitable Schools
Journey for Justice & OPEN | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
Car Caravan: meet at La Escuelita, 1050 2nd Ave, Oakland, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/31/18835545.php

Stimulus Plan Negotiations Turn to Student Debt
Zach Conti | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
Student debt relief is now included in round the clock stimulus package negotiations on Capitol Hill.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/31/18835541.php

170th Anniversary of California and Negro Bar history still hidden?
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2020-08-01
I've read lots of articles about Negro Bar and changing the name. But with our close tie to Mexico in the history of California, no one has mentioned that Negro means black in Spanish! | Are we also going to have to change the Spanish language? | So many of our towns and cities have some form of Spanish in their naming. They either start with San or Santa or the whole name is a Spanish word. So I rest my case. | Please bring this up in the next article about the name Negro being black in Spanish. | Laurie Kendall, Folsom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/30/18835534.php

The Sprit of Apollo-Soyuz Is Alive… With the Russia/China Space Alliance
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-01
Forty five years ago, Cold Warriors in the Pentagon and CIA shook their fists angrily at the stars- and for good reason. | On July 17, 1975 the first international handshake was occurring in space between Russian Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov and American astronaut Thomas Stafford as the first official act kicking off the historic Apollo-Soyuz cooperative mission. Taking place during age of nuclear terror on Earth, the Apollo-Soyuz represented a great hope for humankind and was the first ever international space mission leading the way to the MIR-…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/01/sprit-apollo-soyuz-is-alive-with-russia-china-space-alliance/

When Corporate Power Is Your Real Government, Corporate Media Is State Media
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-01
Caitlin JOHNSTONE | astonishingly horrible article the other day titled "Latin America Is Facing a 'Decline of Democracy' Under the Pandemic" accusing governments like Venezuela and Nicaragua of exploiting Covid-19 to quash opposition and oppress democracy. | The article sources its jarringly propagandistic claims in multiple US government-funded narrative management operations like the Wilson Center and the National Endow…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/01/when-corporate-power-is-your-real-government-corporate-media-is-state-media/

Moncada's Significance in Cuban Revolutionary History
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-01
"When Batista's coup took place in 1952, I'd already formulated a plan for the future. I decided to launch a revolutionary programme and organise a popular uprising. From that moment on, I had a clear idea of the struggle ahead and of the fundamental revolutionary ideas behind it, the ideas that are in History Will Absolve Me." | Just one year later, Fidel Castro would lead the attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba on July 26, 1953. It was a failed military attempt and 70…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/01/moncadas-significance-in-cuban-revolutionary-history/

Russophobia is Going Viral… Again
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-01
The writers at AP and NYT believe beyond a doubt that all Russian media is controlled by the state. They cannot believe that Russians want to have a diverse and free media and have their say in global affairs. Watch the video and read more in the Editorial article.
strategic-culture.org/video/2020/08/01/russophobia-going-viral-again/

'Continued Kindergarten-Level Logic': As Covid Cases Surge Across US, Trump Repeats False Claim Rise Is Result of More Testing
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
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Calling Ed Markey a 'Benchmark' Progressive, Dying Healthcare Activist Ady Barkan Endorses the Massachusetts Senator for Reelection
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
"Ed has long been a progressive champion for universal health care as well as the environment, equity, and dozens of other issues." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/barkan_1.png …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/01/calling-ed-markey-benchmark-progressive-dying-healthcare-activist-ady-barkan?cd-origin=rss

"They're Playing With Us": Anger With GOP Growing as $600 Unemployment Benefit Lapses
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
"All our government wants is money in their pockets, while the people are poor and starving and scrounging." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/lines.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/01/theyre-playing-us-anger-gop-growing-600-unemployment-benefit-lapses?cd-origin=rss

'Back for Another Whack': Trump Administration Rule Proposal Would Further Undermine Endangered Species Act
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
"It is unconscionable that President Trump would propose to scale back essential protections for endangered and threatened species and their critical habitat." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/whooping-cranes.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/01/back-another-whack-trump-administration-rule-proposal-would-further-undermine?cd-origin=rss

A "Brazen Giveaway" GOP HEALS Act Is a $30 Billion Bonanza for the Pentagon
Alan MacLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
On Monday the Senate GOP released their outline for a new $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. A successor to March's CARES Act, the 177-page document, named the HEALS Act, includes no funding for hazard pay,…
globalresearch.ca/gop-heals-act-30-billion-bonanza-pentagon/5719929

Trump: Young People 'Almost Immune' to Coronavirus. WHO Chief: No
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-31
The contrasting statements about the risk of Covid-19 to children came as the U.S. president continued to push for a full reopening of schools. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump-kids-immune-who-chief-no.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/31/trump-young-people-almost-immune-coronavirus-who-chief-no?cd-origin=rss

Bernie Groups Break Free of Dems: New Party Rising?
Jonathan H. Martin | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
When will the organized Bernie Sanders base lose patience with the Democrats and strike out on its own? That question has captivated the independent left in the US since the 2016 election. Now, in the wake of Bernie Sanders's second presidential primary loss, and as hopes of progressives taking over a largely impervious Democratic Party…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/bernie-groups-break-free-of-dems-new-party-rising/

Why Bernie Sanders Delegates Should Keep Fighting
Norman Solomon | commondreams.org | 2020-07-31
Just as Biden's chances of winning the presidency would improve if he embraced Medicare for All, his prospects would also be enhanced by adopting popular positions that are especially important to racial minorities. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/biden_sanders_cd_0.jpg …
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Here's How We Remake The Economy
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-31
To defend the $600 unemployment payments as both morally and economically necessary is not to suggest that the CARES Act is a sufficient solution to our economic problems. Nor, says Pavlina Tcherneva, Associate Professor of Economics at Bard College and a Research Scholar at the Levy Economics Institute and advisor to Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign, is the Democratic-led HEROES Act, which would extend the payments through January 2021 if Senate Republicans and the Trump administration would support it. Dr. Tcherneva studies the impact of unemployment on growth, income inequality and public health, an…
popularresistance.org/heres-how-we-remake-the-economy/

Barack Obama: Honor John Lewis by Renewing Voting Rights Act & Ballot Access in the U.S
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-31
In his stirring eulogy at the funeral service for Congressmember John Lewis, President Barack Obama said expanded voting rights would be the greatest way to honor the civil rights icon's legacy. In a speech that condemned the status of American democracy without ever naming the sitting president, Obama called for election day to be declared a national holiday, full Congressional representation for Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, and the end of the filibuster, which he called a "Jim Crow relic." "You want to honor John? Let's honor him by revitalizing the law he was willing to die for," Obama said in reference…
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/31/john_lewis_funeral_barack_obama_eulogy

Headlines for July 31, 2020
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-31
U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top 1,000 for Fourth Consecutive Day, U.S. Economy Recorded Worst Quarterly Drop on Record as Coronavirus Spread, New Orleans Protesters Block Eviction Court Proceedings as Rent Comes Due, Brazil's First Lady Tests Positive for COVID-19 as Deaths Top 91,000, Coronavirus Cases Spike in European Countries that Lifted Lockdowns, Donald Trump Suggests Election Delay, Sparking Bipartisan Outrage, U.S. Postal Delays Spark Fears Over Mail-In Ballots in November Election, Civil Rights Icon and Georgia Congressmember John Lewis Laid to Rest, Herman Cain, Co-Chair of Black Voices for Trump, Dies of…
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/31/headlines

Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Remembered at Funeral as "Patriot Who Risked His Life" for Democracy
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-31
As family, friends and dignitaries paid their final respects at the Atlanta funeral of John Lewis, the civil rights leader and 17-term Georgia Congressmember was remembered as a singular force for equality and justice. The funeral took place at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, once led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., where senior pastor Rev. Raphael Warnock contrasted Lewis' legacy with "some in high office who are much better at division than vision," and described the late politician as "a true American patriot who risked his life and bled for the hope and promise of democracy."
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/31/john_lewis_funeral_rev_raphael_warnock

Rev. James Lawson: John Lewis's Life Is Call to Action Against U.S. Violence & Plantation Capitalism
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-31
As mourners gathered at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to honor the life of Georgia Congressmember John Lewis, among those who spoke was civil rights icon Rev. James Lawson, who helped to train John Lewis in nonviolence when Lewis was a student in Nashville. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once described Rev. Lawson as "the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world." Lawson invoked John Lewis's life as a call to action. "We will not be quiet as long as our nation continues to be the most violent culture in the history of humankind," Lawson said. We feature his extended remarks.
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/31/john_lewis_funeral_rev_james_lawson

Turkey's Erdogan: From Haga Sophia to the Shores of Tripoli and Beyond
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has clearly decided to launch an offensive on multiple fronts, taking advantage of what he clearly perceives as a geopolitical vacuum. From his recent call to Islamic prayer at the Haga Sophia in Istanbul, to …
globalresearch.ca/turkey-erdogan-haga-sophia-tripoli-beyond/5719883

How AFRICOM Is Working To Destabilize Africa
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-31
This episode we were joined by the editor of the Pan African Newswire, Abayomi Azikewe. Mr. Azikewe gave detailed critical analysis regarding the ongoing imperialist wars waged on Africa by way of Western nations like the US and France. This is an absolute must listen for anyone interested in humanity, peace, justice and an end to western aggression and imperialism on the Global South. This is a MUST LISTEN!
popularresistance.org/how-africom-is-working-to-destabilize-africa/

How the Billionaires Control American Elections
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-07-31
The great investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald gave an hour-long lecture on how America's billionaires control the U.S. Government, and here is an edited summary of its opening twenty minutes, with key quotations and assertions from its opening — and then its broader context will be discussed briefly: | — | "How Congress Maintains Endless War — System Update with Glenn Greenwald" | The Intercept, 9 July 2020 | 2: 45: There is "this huge cleavage between how members of Congress present themselves, their…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/07/31/how-the-billionaires-control-american-elections/

Ilhan Omar under fire after campaign paid over $1.6 million to husband's firm
rt.com | 2020-07-31
Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's re-election campaign paid out more than $600,000 to a consulting firm headed by her husband in July, bringing the total disbursements to the company to over $1.6 million this election cycle. | According to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings released on Thursday, Omar has paid more than $1.6 million to eStreet Group, a DC consulting firm run by Tim Mynett, her husband. | The payments, which account for 77 percent of the disbursements from the congresswoman's campai…
rt.com/usa/496799-ilhan-omar-husband-campaign/

Roaming Charges: Demon Seed
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
They came for Portland and Portland didn't back down in the face of extreme state-sponsored violence. Instead, the resistance grew every night. The Feds got their asses kicked, here and in Seattle. Let's hope it provides a model for the people of Cleveland, Chicago, Kansas City, and ABQ.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/demon-seed/

Roaming Charges: Demon Seeds
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
They came for Portland and Portland didn't back down in the face of extreme state-sponsored violence. Instead, the resistance grew every night. The Feds got their asses kicked, here and in Seattle. Let's hope it provides a model for the people of Cleveland, Chicago, Kansas City, and ABQ.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/demon-seeds/

How Trump Broke America: A Story of Unparalleled Economic Pain and Human Death
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2020-07-31
Herman Cain, who died this week from complications related to Covid-19, pictured at President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma in June. (Credit: Herman Cain) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/hermain_cain_trump_broke_america.jpg …
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"Operation Gideon": The Amphibious Assault against Venezuela
Jack Delaney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
On May, 3, U.S. mercenaries and the American-backed Venezuelan opposition launched a half-baked coup d'etat attempt to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro and the ruling Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV). Dubbed Operation Gideon, the "amphibious assault" was headed up …
globalresearch.ca/operation-gideon-remind-americans-that-us-aggression-against-venezuela-isnt-about-human-rights/5719902

The Twitter Virus Task Force
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2020-07-31
Besides the laughable and fantastical, Trump crew's latest miracle doctor happens to have some pretty horrible anti-LGBTQ views that don't exactly fit the mold of sound science.
progressive.org/dispatches/twitter-virus-task-force-fiore-200731/

Systemic Racism And Progressive Reconstruction
John O'Kane | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
President Trump christened the activist authority behind the recent protests in his 4th of July Mount Rushmore speech: "We are now in the process of defeating the radical left, the Marxists, the anarchists, the agitators, the looters, and people who in many instances have absolutely no clue what they are doing" (Annie Karni and Maggie…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/systemic-racism-and-progressive-reconstruction/

Decades of "the Neoliberal Plague" Left U.S. Unprepared for COVID-19 Outbreak
Noam Chomsky | zcomm.org | 2020-07-31
"We should understand the roots of this pandemic"
zcomm.org/znetarticle/decades-of-the-neoliberal-plague-left-u-s-unprepared-for-covid-19-outbreak/

Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Lieu Introduce Amendment to Curtail Federal Crackdown on Protesters
Aída Chávez | zcomm.org | 2020-07-31
The amendment would prohibit funds from being used to send federal agents into American cities…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/reps-ocasio-cortez-lieu-introduce-amendment-to-curtail-federal-crackdown-on-protesters/

War IS a game? US House rejects AOC's amendment to bar Pentagon from recruiting on Twitch as over 100 Dems side with GOP
rt.com | 2020-07-31
Congress has voted to kill an amendment that would have blocked the military from recruiting through streaming platforms like Twitch, with nearly half of Democrats in the House joining the effort to strike down the measure. | A House vote of 196-292 easily quashed the appropriations bill amendment on Thursday, a measure introduced by New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to bar military funding for outreach to young gamers. While Republicans opposed the amendment unanimously, Democrats were split do…
rt.com/usa/496709-aoc-amendment-pentagon-twitch/

"The people of Bolivia will no longer be intimidated"
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-31
Bolivian journalist Ollie Vargas talks about the massive protests that have broken out in the country following the authorities' decision to postpone the presidential elections yet again…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/31/the-people-of-bolivia-will-no-longer-be-intimidated/

Activists worldwide demand immediate release of BDS coordinator Mahmoud Nawajaa
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-31
Mahmoud Nawajaa, general coordinator of the national committee of the BDS in Palestine, was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces early in the morning of July 30. His whereabouts remain unknown…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/31/activists-worldwide-demand-immediate-release-of-bds-coordinator-mahmoud-nawajaa/

List of Israeli Targets Leaked: Tel Aviv Fears the Worst in ICC Investigation of War Crimes
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
When International Court of Justice (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, confirmed last December that the Court has ample evidence to pursue a war crimes investigation in occupied Palestine, the Israeli government responded with the usual rhetoric, accusing the international community of bias and insisting on Israel's 'right to defend itself.' Beneath the platitudes and typical Israeli…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/list-of-israeli-targets-leaked-tel-aviv-fears-the-worst-in-icc-investigation-of-war-crimes/

Palestine Celebrates the 'Festival of Sacrifice' Amid Pandemic
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
Amid the COVID-19 rebound in the West Bank, Palestine's people Friday commemorated the Eid al-Adha which is the most important holiday in the Muslim world. | RELATED: | On the 72nd Nakba Palestine Faces Its Biggest Threat | During Eid al-Adha, families gather to slaughter a lamb. This animal is divided into three pieces: one is for self-consumption, a second part is given to family members, and the last one is for the people in need. | This Festival is celebrated with joy as thousan…
telesurenglish.net/news/palestine-celebrates-festival-of-sacrifice-amid-covid19-20200731-0016.html

Australia: Doctors Infected With COVID-19 as Cases Increase
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
Australian Medical Association (AMA) Victoria's office director Julian Rait Friday briefed local healthcare workers who contracted COVID-19 while working. | RELATED: | Palestine Celebrates the 'Festival of Sacrifice' Amid Pandemic | "The AMA is aware of reports of several early-career doctors who are in intensive care (ICU) following presumed workplace exposure to Covid-19," Rait said. | Three doctors from Victoria entered Intensive Care Units, and a South Australian paramedic tested…
telesurenglish.net/news/australia-doctors-infected-with-covid19-as-cases-increase-20200731-0019.html

Malaysian Parliament Calls for the Expulsion of Israel from the United Nations
Days of Palestine | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
The Parliament of Malaysia unanimously agreed today on submitting a notice for emergency motion to urge the government to work with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in demanding the expulsion of Israel from the United Nations. | Syed Ibrahim Syed …
globalresearch.ca/malaysian-parliament-calls-expulsion-israel-united-nations/5719942

Will Hezbollah Seek Revenge Against Israel?
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
Tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border flared up in recent days due to a confusing July 27 incident near the Sheba'a Farms, a Syrian area occupied by Israel since the 1967 war but is also claimed by Lebanon. Tensions erupted when …
globalresearch.ca/will-hezbollah-seek-revenge-against-israel/5719958

"Time to Say the F-Word": Why Now?
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
Better late than never, I suppose. I am referring to the flood of recent references in liberal mainstream media to Donald Trump as a fascist. It is remarkable. In the last two months, I've read essays and seen television segments and online posts by numerous liberal luminaries describing Trump as an agent and example of…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/time-to-say-the-f-word-why-now/

Foreign Interference in Elections: Is It Real or Just Political Noise?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
A recently concluded British Parliamentary inquiry has determined that Russia may have interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, which resulted in the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union. But, ironically, it also concluded that Russia might …
globalresearch.ca/foreign-interference-elections-real-political-noise/5719876

Trump's Desperate, Last-Ditch Effort to Hike Tensions with Iran
Reese Erlich | commondreams.org | 2020-07-31
"I'm optimistic. Trump's policies are not working. The U.S. will have to change, and the change will be for the best." (Photo: CC) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-07-30_at_11.02.31_am.png …
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The Consequences of Inequality Can Be Fatal
Richard D. Wolff | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
Capitalism, as Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century shows, relentlessly worsens wealth and income inequalities. That inherent tendency is only occasionally stopped or reversed when masses of people rise up against it. That happened, for example, in western Europe and the U.S. during the 1930s Great Depression. It prompted social democracy in Europe and…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/the-consequences-of-inequality-can-be-fatal/

The Consequences of Inequality Can Be Fatal
Richard D. Wolff | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
Capitalism, as Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century shows, relentlessly worsens wealth and income inequalities. That inherent tendency is only occasionally stopped or reversed when masses of people rise up against it. That happened, for example, in western Europe and the U.S. during the 1930s Great Depression. It prompted social democracy in Europe and…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/the-consequences-of-inequality-can-be-fatal/

Video: Syrian Army Uncovers Organ Trading Hub of Turkish-backed Militants in Southern Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
The joint Russian-Turkish patrol set to be held in southern Idlib on July 29 was delayed due to increased military tensions and the inability of Ankara to ensure the security of the patrol in its area of responsibility. And the …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-uncovers-organ-trading-hub-turkish-backed-militants-southern-idlib/5719890

Venezuela Requests Italy To Extradite Former PDVSA President
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
Venezuela's Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) declared admissible the extradition request submitted to Italy against PDVSA former president Rafael Ramirez. | RELATED: | Third Iranian Tanker Reaches Venezuelan Waters | Ramirez must return to Venezuela to be subjected to criminal proceedings, for the alleged commission of fraudulent embezzlement and evasion of the bidding procedure. | In the request, Venezuelan authorities committed to judging Ramírez only for…
telesurenglish.net/news/venezuela-requests-italy-to-extradite-former-pdvsa-president-20200731-0015.html

In 'Disheartening' Ruling, US Supreme Court Halts Citizen Initiative to Fund Education in Idaho
Lisa Newcomb, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-31
The order is the latest in a string of opinions overruling lower court orders to relax state election procedures due to Covid-19 | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/reclaim_education.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/31/disheartening-ruling-us-supreme-court-halts-citizen-initiative-fund-education-idaho?cd-origin=rss

Humanity Protests Against the Crimes of Death
Vijay Prashad | zcomm.org | 2020-07-31
Even in the gloom, the poet reminds us that 'humanity protests against the crimes of death'.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/humanity-protests-against-the-crimes-of-death/

Boeing Posts Massive Loss, Burns $5.3 Billion as Aircraft Production Slows and Debt Explodes
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
Boeing reported another dismal quarter, helping the company emerge as one of the companies most directly impacted by the global covid pandemic. | For the second quarter Boeing, which said that results are still significantly impacted by Covid-19, reported a 25% …
globalresearch.ca/boeing-posts-massive-loss-burns-5-3-billion-aircraft-production-slows-debt-explodes/5719923

Prosecutors Disappoint During the Pandemic — 3rd Edition
Nicole Zayas Fortier | aclu.org | 2020-07-31
As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to become a death sentence for people trapped in prisons and jails across the U.S., the actions — or inaction — of prosecutors to decarcerate have had a tangible life or death impact. We examined the responses from prosecutors in the 20 biggest cities in this country. This is the third post in the series — you can also read the first and second.
aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/prosecutors-disappoint-during-the-pandemic-3rd-edition

Police Divestment Efforts Must Include Universities
Sanjali De Silva | aclu.org | 2020-07-31
Despite their intended role as peacekeepers, private university officers are often responsible for violence against students and local residents alike. In July 2015, a University of Cincinnati police officer fatally shot unarmed 37-year-old Sam DuBose. Tyrone West, a 44-year-old Black man, was killed by Morgan State University police in 2013 during a traffic stop. And in 2018, a University of Chicago poli…
aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/police-divestment-efforts-must-include-universities

Racism, Sexism, Classism: Incoherence of 'Mainstream' Ethical Debate. Obfuscating Crimes against Humanity
Media Lens | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
What does it mean when journalists who spent the last two decades promoting wars of aggression in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen take a knee? | The Observer commented: | 'There is a dreadful familiarity about the killing of an | …
globalresearch.ca/racism-sexism-classism-incoherence-mainstream-ethical-debate/5719938

Car explosion in Afghanistan after truce announcement
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-31
Days after the announcement of a truce ahead of Eid (July 31), violence continued in Afghanistan with at least 18 people killed and 21 critically hurt in a car bomb blast. The explosion took place in Pul-e-Alan, the capital of eastern Logar province, on July 30, Thursday. | As per reports, a car laden with explosives blew up in a crowded area near the governor's office in Pul-e-Alan. The target was reportedly Afghan security forces. Government officials are yet to ascertain whether the explosion was carried out through suicide bombing. | No insurgent group has so far accepted responsibility for the attack. The Ta…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/31/car-explosion-in-afghanistan-after-truce-announcement/

Racism, Sexism, Classism: The Necessary Incoherence of "Mainstream" Ethical Debate
Media Lens | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-31
What does it mean when journalists who spent the last two decades promoting wars of aggression on brown- and black-skinned people in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen take a knee? The Observer commented: 'There is a dreadful familiarity about the killing of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, by white police officers in Minneapolis …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/racism-sexism-classism-the-necessary-incoherence-of-mainstream-ethical-debate/

Bay Area Amazon workers fight for safe working conditions
Rosa Astra | liberationnews.org | 2020-07-31
On Aug. 1, Amazon workers and community supporters in the Bay Area will hold an early-morning car caravan to deliver a petition to the San Leandro Amazon Warehouse.
liberationnews.org/bay-area-amazon-workers-fight-for-safe-working-conditions/

The Future of Trust-Busting Is in Joe Biden's Hands
Matt Sedlar | cepr.net | 2020-07-31
The New Republic See article on original site Pigs are flying! Up is down! The public approves of how Congress handled something! After Wednesday's much-anticipated hearing with the chief executive officers of Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple, onlookers in the media and activist community generally thought that the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust members showed …
cepr.net/the-future-of-trust-busting-is-in-joe-bidens-hands/

EU Shares Blame For Amazon's Destruction, Research Shows
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-07-31
EU countries are responsible for promoting deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions in the Brazilian Amazon by importing and consuming agricultural products contaminated with illegal deforestation, new research has found. | Published in research journal Science, the study points out that "as much as 22% of the soy and upwards of 60% of the beef exported annually to the EU may be contaminated with illegal deforestation." | In a classic example of doublespeak, the EU has also been vocal about boycotting products from Brazil over spiking deforestati…
therealnews.com/columns/eu-shares-blame-for-amazons-destruction-research-shows

Julian Assange's Political Indictment: Old Wine in Older Bottles
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
The book of hours on Julian Assange is now being written. But the scribes are far from original. Repeated rituals of administrative hearings that have no common purpose other than to string things out before the axe are being enacted. Of late, the man most commonly associated with WikiLeaks' publication project cannot participate in any…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/julian-assanges-political-indictment-old-wine-in-older-bottles/

Journalism Under Attack in Assange Case
Asad Ismi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
In a letter to the New York Times in 1970, British historian Arnold Toynbee said the United States "has become the world's nightmare." It turned out they were just getting started. Through its many wars, covert operations and economic destabilizations, …
globalresearch.ca/journalism-attack-assange-case/5719907

#FreeMahmoud: Israeli occupation forces arrest BDS coordinator Mahmoud Nawajaa during night raid
Staff | imemc.org | 2020-07-31
July 30, 2020: Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC): Tens of Israeli occupation soldiers stormed the home of Mahmoud Nawajaa, the General Coordinator of the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), near Ramallah, handcuffing, blindfolding and taking him away from his wife and three young children.
imemc.org/article/freemahmoud-israeli-occupation-forces-arrest-bds-coordinator-mahmoud-nawajaa-during-night-raid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=freemahmoud-israeli-occupation-forces-arrest-bds-coordinator-mahmoud-nawajaa-during-night-raid

Democrats Criticize Trump for Raising Funds in Florida
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
Democratic leaders and the presidential candidate Joe Biden Friday criticized President Donald Trump for a private fundraising event scheduled this Friday in Florida. | RELATED: | Trump Suggests Postponing Elections in the United States | Trump was expected in Tampa for a meeting with sheriffs, a round table on COVID-19, and a fundraising event for his reelection campaign. | Previously, Biden said that the U.S. President has repeatedly downplayed the problems caused by the pandemic.
telesurenglish.net/news/Democrats-Criticize-Trump-for-Raising-Funds-in-Florida–20200731-0012.html

GOP sneaks $8 billion for military weapons into coronavirus relief bill
Andrew Taylor | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-31
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new $1 trillion COVID-19 response package by Senate Republicans is supposed to give the government more weapons to battle the surging coronavirus pandemic. But GOP lawmakers have more than just the "invisible enemy" in mind. The Republican measure includes billions for F-35 fighters, Apache helicopters and infantry carriers sought by Washington's powerful defense …
peoplesworld.org/article/gop-sneaks-8-billion-for-military-weapons-into-coronavirus-relief-bill/

House Passes $740 Billion Defense Appropriations in the Middle of a Pandemic
commondreams.org | 2020-07-31
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/07/31/house-passes-740-billion-defense-appropriations-middle-pandemic?cd-origin=rss

Canada: The 'WE Charity' Scandal Shakes Trudeau's Government
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Thursday denied before a parliamentary committee playing any role in picking a charity with ties to his family to manage a major public program. | RELATED: | Canadian Court Rules Asylum Pact With the US Unconstitutional | He was questioned by opposition MPs about his government's decision to award a billionaire contract to the "WE Charity", which has ties to the ruling Liberal Party and hired his mother, brother, and wife. | Trudeau acknow…
telesurenglish.net/news/Canada-The-WE-Charity-Scandal-Shakes-Trudeaus-Government-20200731-0008.html

We Have Entered the "End Game" for Oil—With "Permanent Demand Destruction"
Andy Rowell | commondreams.org | 2020-07-31
Oil giant Shell, a titan of the industry, revealed a net loss of USD 18.3 billion for the second quarter of this year, down from a net profit of USD 3 billion over the same period last year. This means Shell business is down USD 20 billion from last year.(Photo: arbyreed/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/oil_rig_0_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/31/we-have-entered-end-game-oil-permanent-demand-destruction?cd-origin=rss

A Teacher Strike Wave?
Eric Blanc | zcomm.org | 2020-07-31
Teachers across the country are insisting that schools should only be reopened when it can be done safely — and they might just go on strike to fight back against the billionaires…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/a-teacher-strike-wave/

Trump has floated idea of postponing the 2020 election. But it's not like the US was ever a democracy in the first place
Peter Bolton | thecanary.co | 2020-07-31
US President Donald Trump has sparked outrage by suggesting the US presidential election should be postponed. Though he later seemingly back-pedaled the idea, the comments nonetheless faced fierce criticism from Democratic and Republican political figures alike.
thecanary.co/us/us-analysis/2020/07/31/trump-has-floated-idea-of-postponing-the-2020-election-but-its-not-like-the-us-was-ever-a-democracy-in-the-first-place/

Brazil: COVID-19 Cases Increase, Bolsonaro Tours Country
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
According to the Ministry of Health's daily report, the country registered 91,263 deaths, while the total number of infections rose to 2,610,102 cases. | RELATED: | Brazil Reopens Its Borders to Tourists Arriving by Air | After testing positive three times, President Jair Bolsonaro announced Thursday he is taking antibiotics for a lung infection and continues to downplay social distancing measures while resuming his work schedule. | He also said that his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, test…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-COVID-19-Cases-Increase-Bolsonaro-Tours-Country-20200731-0018.html

WHO Reports Record Daily Rise In Global Covid-19 Cases
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases, with the worldwide total rising by 292,527 on Friday. | RELATED: | Australia: Doctors Infected With COVID-19 as Cases Increase | According to a daily report, the most significant increases were from the United States, Brazil, India, and South Africa. The four countries have dominated global headlines with large outbreaks, while India recorded its highest daily infection rate, with more th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Who-Reports-Record-Daily-Rise-In-Global-Covid-19-Cases-20200731-0023.html

Brazilian unions reject return to classes without safe conditions
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-31
Brazilian educational and healthcare workers took to the streets on July 29 to denounce the decision by the state government to return to in-person classes while the pandemic rages on…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/31/brazilian-unions-reject-return-to-classes-without-safe-conditions/

Does The Left Stand With Uighurs?
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
As the American left forces itself to reckon with its neglect of the minority underclass in its central planning of democratic socialism, a similar reckoning should be happening in relation to China and its treatment of the Muslim minority population and its increasing reach in Africa. Under the guise of economic empowerment for the upper…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/does-the-left-stand-with-uighurs/

The Democratic Platform on China Is a Failure of Imagination
Tobita Chow | thenation.com | 2020-07-31
The Democratic Platform on China Is a Failure of Imagination…
thenation.com/article/politics/democratic-platform-china/

China Calls to Confront US Bullying and Uphold Multilateralism
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
China seeks the support of the European Union (EU) countries to counter the hegemonic behavior of the United States, which could generate a new cold war, an interruption of globalization, and situations of risk for all humanity. | The U.S. is …
globalresearch.ca/china-calls-confront-us-bullying-uphold-multilateralism/5719926

China: All In All, Just Another BRIC in the Wall
John Hawkins | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-31
Chief of Police: One man cannot move a mountain. Charlie Chan: No, but two men can start digging. — Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) calling a spade a spade Fifty years ago, Capitalists Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger initiated their rapprochement with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) after 25 years of total silence between the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/china-all-in-all-just-another-bric-in-the-wall/

China's Ultimatum to Europe
Finian Cunningham | thealtworld.com | 2020-07-31
Ultimatums are usually considered to be imperious and impolite. But in the case of China's latest demand on the European Union, one can view Beijing's approach as apt and just right. | Foreign Minister Wang Yi left his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian in no doubt in a phone call this week about the current international tensions and what needs to be done. | He said all nations must "resist any unilateral or h…

China’s Ultimatum to Europe

Video: "Planet of the Humans": Michael Moore's Documentary
Michael Moore | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
Michael Moore presents Planet of the Humans, a documentary that dares to say what no one else will — that we are losing the battle to stop climate change on planet earth because we are following leaders who have taken …
globalresearch.ca/video-planet-humans-full-documentary/5719903

The epistemic tragedy of coronavirus misinformation
Jon Allsop | zcomm.org | 2020-07-31
Without wishing to sound defeatist, it strikes me that our present information climate is yet another tragedy in this year of tragedies…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-epistemic-tragedy-of-coronavirus-misinformation/

House Spending Bill Goes Big on Climate, Clean Energy and Transportation
commondreams.org | 2020-07-31
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212 Land Defenders were killed in 2019
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-31
A recent report shows that 2019 was the most dangerous year for land defenders with over 200 activists being murdered this year. Colombia and the Philippines were the worst affected.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/31/212-land-defenders-were-killed-in-2019/

The school transportation crisis in the age of coronavirus
wsws.org | 2020-07-31
School bus drivers in Pennsylvania and New York spoke with the WSWS about the conditions they face amid the escalating campaign to reopen schools.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/31/busd-j31.html

Peru's corporate-controlled health system crumbling under stress of COVID-19
Yanis Iqbal | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-31
On March 11, Peru declared a 90-day national sanitary emergency to deal with the emerging coronavirus crisis. Subsequently, the country announced a total lockdown beginning from March 16. But despite implementing one of the earliest and strictest COVID-19 containment regimes in Latin America, Peru has become trapped in the turmoil of rising COVID-19 cases. With …
peoplesworld.org/article/perus-corporate-controlled-health-system-crumbling-under-stress-of-covid-19/

UN Officials Cite Study that Finds Lockdowns, School Closures Killing More Children than COVID
Steve Watson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
UN officials have pointed to a study that reveals lockdowns and school closures are doing more harm to children than the coronavirus itself, with many more deaths expected to come from the reaction to the outbreak, rather than the pandemic …
globalresearch.ca/un-officials-cite-study-finds-lockdowns-school-closures-killing-more-children-covid/5719931

Moderna Shows Those Lazy Unemployed Workers How to Rip Off the Government
Dean Baker | zcomm.org | 2020-07-31
Source: Center for Economic and Policy Research Moderna, a relatively new biotech company, has generally been seen as the leading U.S. contender to develop a coronavirus vaccine, although it trails several Chinese companies. Whether or not its vaccine pans out, it should certainly get an award for milking the government. It was the big winner Read…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/moderna-shows-those-lazy-unemployed-workers-how-to-rip-off-the-government/

Transportation unions demand Trump's DOT mandate masks
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-31
WASHINGTON–Fed up with Trump regime inaction to protect frontline transportation workers, their unions formally petitioned Trump Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to order the nation's airlines and subway, bus and commuter rail companies, to force passengers to wear anti-coronavirus protective masks all the time. The penalty if the patrons don't: They get booted off the subway, …
peoplesworld.org/article/transportation-unions-demand-trumps-dot-mandate-masks/

The Unemployed vs. the Coronavirus Depression
Jeremy Brecher | zcomm.org | 2020-07-31
Whether their needs are addressed in the Coronavirus Depression is likely to depend largely on whether the unemployed organize themselves to demand it…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-unemployed-vs-the-coronavirus-depression/

UK prisoners are stuck in solitary confinement in extreme heat as UK temperatures reach 37 ∞C
Eliza Egret | thecanary.co | 2020-07-31
While parts of the UK basked in 37 ∞C sun on 31 July, prisoners were stuck in inhumane, overheated conditions without ventilation. | As the Independent reported, since the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic began, prisoners have been "effectively held in solitary confinement" and some only leave their cells for half an hour each day. These measures have been in place for almost four month…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/07/31/uk-prisoners-are-stuck-in-solitary-confinement-in-extreme-heat-as-uk-temperatures-reach-37c/

The Space Wars Have Begun
T.J. Coles | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
"Space is now a distinct warfighting domain," says the U.S. Defense Space Strategy. Last week, corporate media repeated U.S. military propaganda: that Russia had "tested new technologies that could lead to so-called 'killer satellites'" (ABC); the U.S. and Britain…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/the-space-wars-have-begun/

Congressional Primary Challengers Seek to Keep Progressive Tide Going
Karma Samtani | progressive.org | 2020-07-31
Two leftwing, underdog candidates in Missouri and Massachusetts have a real chance of unseating their corporate-funded Democratic opponents.
progressive.org/dispatches/congressional-primary-challengers-progressive-samtani-200731/

When Corporate Power Is Your Real Government, Corporate Media Is State Media
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-07-31
The New York Times published an astonishingly horrible article the other day titled "Latin America Is Facing a 'Decline of Democracy' Under the Pandemic" accusing governments like Venezuela and Nicaragua of exploiting Covid-19 to quash opposition and oppress democracy. | The article sources its jarringly propagandistic claims in multiple US government-funded narrative management operations like the Wilson Center and the

When Corporate Power Is Your Real Government, Corporate Media Is State Media

When Corporate Power Is Your Real Government, Corporate Media Is State Media
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-07-31
astonishingly horrible article the other day titled "Latin America Is Facing a 'Decline of Democracy' Under the Pandemic" accusing governments like Venezuela and Nicaragua of exploiting Covid-19 to quash opposition and oppress democracy. | The article sources its jarringly propagandistic claims in multiple US government-funded narrative management operations like the Wilson Center and the National End…

When Corporate Power Is Your Real Government, Corporate Media Is State Media

Every Step the EU Takes Toward Financial Unity Sows New Seeds of Its Potential Collapse
Marshall Auerback | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" is a play featuring two characters waiting for a character, Godot, who never arrives. As such, it is a useful metaphor for the goings-on of the European Union (EU). Observers of the EU's evolution in the capital of Brussels have witnessed a Godot-like experience of the promised arrival of the…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/every-step-the-eu-takes-toward-financial-unity-sows-new-seeds-of-its-potential-collapse/

On Medicare and Medicaid's 55th Birthday, Let's Expand Benefits–Not Cut Them
Nancy J. Altman | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law. This crowning achievement was both the culmination of a decades-long effort to attain guaranteed universal health insurance and the first step in the quest for Medicare for All. In the 55 years since the legislation was signed into law, both programs…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/on-medicare-and-medicaids-55th-birthday-lets-expand-benefits-not-cut-them/

Donald Trump's Misguided Attacks on WHO
Cesar Chelala | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
As an international public health consultant, I have carried out several public health missions for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Latin America and the Caribbean. I am aware of WHO's shortcomings, but also of its contribution to world health. President Donald Trump's remarks and…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/donald-trumps-misguided-attacks-on-who/

Fascist Ohio's Bribed $60 Million Nuke Reactor Meltdown
Bob Fitrakis, Harvey Wasserman | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
While Trump pumps his private gestapo into cities like Portland and Seattle, Ohio's homegrown fascist legions launched a blitzkrieg of their own. On Saturday, July 18, about a thousand heavily armed militia members, white nationalists and Trump supporters showed their lack of color at a statehouse rally in downtown Columbus. The "Stand for America 2020"
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/fascist-ohios-bribed-60-million-nuke-reactor-meltdown/

The Bologna Massacre, the 'Strategy of Tension' and Operation Gladio
Brett Wilkins | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
On the sweltering morning of August 2, 1980, a powerful explosion blew apart the central train station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding 200 more. To this day, it is uncertain exactly who is behind the deadliest terrorist attack in modern Italian history. It is clear that right-wing extremists including neo-fascists, Italian secret…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/the-bologna-massacre-the-strategy-of-tension-and-operation-gladio/

Russiagate, Nazis, and the CIA
Rob Urie | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
The political success of Russiagate lies in the vanishing of American history in favor of a faàßade of liberal virtue. Posed as a response to the election of Donald Trump, a straight line can be drawn from efforts to undermine the decommissioning of the American war economy in 1946 to the CIA's alliance with Ukrainian fascists in 2014. In 1945 the NSC (National Security Council) issued a series of directives that gave logic and direction to the CIA's actions during the Cold War. That these persist despite the 'fall of communism' suggests that it was always just a placeholder in the pursuit of other objectiv…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/russiagate-nazis-and-the-cia/

Tear Gas and Thugs at the BLM Protests in Portland
Bette Lee | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
On the 59th night of BLM protests on July 25th at the federal courthouse, I was one of the thousands of protestors who went there. It took me a while to struggle through my fears of getting infected with the virus and the limits to my mobility due to old age and hip arthritis.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/tear-gas-and-thugs-at-the-blm-protests-in-portland/

Hunting with the Father
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
Dean Kuipers' 2019 book, The Deer Camp: A Memoir of a Father, a Family and the Land that Healed Them, is a book about Michigan. Its unique forests, its lakes and rivers, its settler population descended from Calvinist Dutch men and women, and that population's stubbornness. Like a Jim Harrison novel featuring a hopelessly ornery…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/hunting-with-the-father/

Feds Give In, Maybe
Richard C. Gross | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
It's possible someone finally persuaded President Donald Trump that sending to Portland federal agents outfitted in military camouflage to confront civilians with tear gas and other devices during two months of nightly street demonstrations won't win him voters beyond his followers. It's good bet his supporters, allies, followers, cultists, white supremacists, the "some very good people"
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/feds-give-in-maybe/

Inside Trump's Attack on America's Environmental Charter
Erik Molvar | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is America's environmental charter. Signed into law by Richard Nixon, it has three central tenets. First, federal agencies must look before they leap and examine the full environmental impacts of most major actions that receive federal funding, including the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects those actions will have. Second,…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/inside-trumps-attack-on-americas-environmental-charter/

"We Charge Genocide:" Forerunner at UN of Black Lives Matter
W. T. Whitney | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
The police killing of George Floyd on May 25 provoked demonstrations worldwide. The United Nations Human Rights Council on June 17 debated a draft resolution introduced by the "African Group" of nations that condemned "structural racism endemic to the criminal justice system in the United States." The African nations were responding to a letter from…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/we-charge-genocide-forerunner-at-un-of-black-lives-matter/

"We Charge Genocide:" Forerunner at UN of Black Lives Matter
W. T. Whitney | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
The police killing of George Floyd on May 25 provoked demonstrations worldwide. The United Nations Human Rights Council on June 17 debated a draft resolution introduced by the "African Group" of nations that condemned "structural racism endemic to the criminal justice system in the United States." The African nations were responding to a letter from…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/we-charge-genocide-forerunner-at-un-of-black-lives-matter/

The Triple Antagonist of the Police, Policing, and Policy
Matthew Scully | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
In 1967, Chester Himes wrote, "Police brutality toward black people in the United States is of such common usage and longstanding to have attained acceptance as proper behavior." On the one hand, not much has changed. Every day we see the virulent and repressive state violence against Black Lives Matter protestors marching, occupying space, and…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/the-triple-antagonist-of-the-police-policing-and-policy/

The Bologna Massacre, the 'Strategy of Tension' and Operation Gladio
Brett Wilkins | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
On the sweltering morning of August 2, 1980, a powerful explosion blew apart the central train station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding 200 more. To this day, it is uncertain exactly who is behind the deadliest terrorist attack in modern Italian history. It is clear that right-wing extremists including neo-fascists, Italian secret…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/the-bologna-massacre-the-strategy-of-tension-and-operation-gladio/

Insurgents and Iconoclasts Needed (But for Now Lay Low)
Andrew Levine | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
Even before Donald Trump and his trophy bride rode down that gilded escalator in Trump Tower, launching his campaign for the White House by denouncing "Mexican rapists," it was plain as day that he was, at best, a sick joke, unfit for the office he would go on to win in the Electoral College after…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/insurgents-and-iconoclasts-needed-but-for-now-lay-low/

A Portland 'Sit-Down' Can Rock Trump's Boat
Barbara G. Ellis | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
For the last five weekends, I and my dozen BLM sign-waving, curbside cohorts–mine now has an addenda ("Trump's Latest Crime: Secret Police in PDX")–do hour-long shifts on a traffic-heavy corner of Portland's Holgate/Caesar Chavez Boulevards. We're one of several groups dotting the city with our post located nearly five miles East from Trump's notorious secret-…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/a-portland-sit-down-can-rock-trumps-boat/

The Inner Chronicle of What We Are — Understanding Werner Herzog
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/the-inner-chronicle-of-what-we-are-understanding-werner-herzog/

Tear Gas and Thugs at the BLM Protests in Portland
Bette Lee | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
On the 59th night of BLM protests on July 25th at the federal courthouse, I was one of the thousands of protestors who went there. It took me a while to struggle through my fears of getting infected with the virus and the limits to my mobility due to old age and hip arthritis. But…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/tear-gas-and-thugs-at-the-blm-protests-in-portland/

Could the Duterte Regime be COVID-19's Next Victim?
Walden Bello | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-31
In his fifth State of the Nation (SONA) address on July 27, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte tried to live up to his old form: by turns menacing, double-talking, cursing, dripping with cynical humor, digressing, and irreverent. Instead he came across as uninspiring, unimaginative, and perhaps overwhelmed by the realization that a formula which might have…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/could-the-duterte-regime-be-covid-19s-next-victim/

Alex Main on Bolivia Coup, Carol Anderson on Voter Suppression
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-07-31
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The Federal Government Is Denying COVID-19 Aid to Black Farmers
Jordan Walker | progressive.org | 2020-07-31
Many are struggling, still waiting for promised emergency assistance.
progressive.org/dispatches/fed-denying-covid-aid-black-farmers-walker-200731/

Risk stratification of hospitalized COVID-19 patients through comparative studies of laboratory results with influenza
Yang Mei, Samuel E. Weinberg, Lihui Zhao, Adam Frink, Chao Qi, Amir Behdad, Peng Ji | thelancet.com | 2020-07-31
There are significant differences in the clinical and laboratory courses between COVID-19 and influenza. Risk stratification in hospitalized COVID-19 patients using laboratory data could be useful to predict clinical outcomes and pathophysiology of these patients.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30219-4/fulltext?rss=yes

Mexico Signs "Historic" Agreement To Access Medicines
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
The government of Mexico signed on Friday an agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to guarantee access to 3.643 drug codes in the world market to be distributed from 2021. | RELATED: | COVID-19: Mexico Reaches World's Third-Highest Death Toll | "It is a historical fact because we are going to obtain all the medicines in the world, of good quality, at low prices and we will solve the problem of shortages of medicin…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-Signs-Historic-Agreement-To-Access-Medicines-20200731-0026.html

COVID-19 vaccine may come, but what about equitable distribution?
Sandipan Talukdar | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-31
An effective and safe vaccine is probably the easiest way to beat the pandemic. However, the vaccine will take its own time to reach the people in general. We may get it soon or we may not. Meanwhile, widespread concern has emerged about the vaccine in the context of widening inequalities in the world. | Predictably, the rich countries are already going for deals with vaccine manufacturers even before all phases of clinical trials are completed. Will the world have a situation where a few countries will hoard most of the doses of the vaccine and poorer countries will have to wait? The chances are high. | Let's ta…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/31/covid-19-vaccine-may-come-but-what-about-equitable-distribution/

Chile Records The Highest Unemployment Rate In A Decade
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
Chile reached the highest overall unemployment rate in a decade amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 12.2 percent, the National Statistics Office (INE) revealed on Friday. | RELATED: | Chile: Workers Call for a Pot-Banging Protest Against Piñera | According to the institution during the second quarter of this year, from April to June, the number of unemployed people soared to 996.900, an increment of 299.100 compared to the same period in 2019. | "The national unemployment rate was 12.2 pe…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chile-Records-The-Highest-Unemployment-Rate-In-A-Decade-20200731-0020.html

Argentina Prolongs Quarantine Until August 16
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez Friday announced that the quarantine will be extended until August 16. This announcement was made after this country recorded its highest COVID-19 infection figures on Thursday. | RELATED: | Argentina: Bondholders Reject Debt Restructuring Proposal | "The virus is increasingly circulating in the country. This new measure is an effort to reduce the infections," Fernandez explained. | Over the last 24 hours, Argentina recorded 153 deaths and 6,37…
telesurenglish.net/news/argentina-polongs-quarantine-until-august-16-20200731-0014.html

We're staring into the face of America's worst political crisis since the civil war
Thomas Magstadt | nationofchange.org | 2020-07-31
Trump doesn't give a damn about COVID-19. Or about the death rate. Or the millions of people who have lost their jobs or homes or health insurance.
nationofchange.org/2020/07/31/were-staring-into-the-face-of-americas-worst-political-crisis-since-the-civil-war/

Ecuador: Prohibition And Curfew In 18 Provinces Amid Covid-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
The National Emergency Operations Committee (EOC) established as of Friday, July 31, a new curfew in Quito, the capital, and the cantons of 18 of 24 provinces of Ecuador to prevent the spread of Covid-19. | RELATED: | Ecuador to Take Part in Clinical Trials for COVID-19 Vaccine | As reported by El Comercio newspaper, the restriction on the movement of people was extended by the EOC in the face of the spread of Covid-19, which on Friday exceeded 85 000 cases in the country. | Acco…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuador-Prohibition-And-Curfew-In-18-Provinces-Amid-Covid-19-20200731-0028.html

ECLAC and PAHO Call on Nations to Think About Health First
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Thursday assured that the economies could only be reactivated if countries manage to flatten the COVID-19 curve. | RELATED: | Latin America To Face Deepest Economic Fall in a Century: ECLAC | High levels of inequality, poverty, and informality, as well as limited access to quality health care on time, explain why the pandemic is hurting Latin America so much. | T…
telesurenglish.net/news/ECLAC-and-PAHO-Call-on-Nations-to-Think-About-Health-First-20200731-0005.html

Health must come before the economy, insists top UN official for Latin America and the Caribbean
news.un.org | 2020-07-31
In Latin America, where much of the region has dealt with years of sluggish growth, the economic crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing millions more into poverty, says Alicia Bárcena, the head of the UN regional body for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/07/1069281

Federal $600 a week addition to unemployment insurance runs out
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-31
San José, CA – 25 million Americans or more are losing their additional $600 a week in unemployment insurance benefits even as the number of people applying for unemployment benefits continues to rise. Up to one-third of all renters have already lost eviction protection from the federal government, and the Republican proposal does not include extending it. Millions of other households are under threat of losing their electrical power for not paying their bills. | The depth of the economic crisis stoked by the uncontrolled COVID-19 pandemic was shown this morning, July 30, in the Commerce Department's report on Gr…
fightbacknews.org/2020/7/30/federal-600-week-addition-unemployment-insurance-runs-out

COVID-19: Mexico Reaches World's Third-Highest Death Toll
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
Mexico's COVID-19 deaths Thursday rose above 46,000, and the Latin American country overtook the U.K. for the world's third-highest death total. | RELATED: | Mexico: Churches Reopen As Outbreak Surpasses 390,000 | However, the British mortality rate is still higher, with over 677 deaths per million inhabitants. Mexico's figures show over 351 deaths per million. | Over the last 24 hours, the Mexican health authorities recorded 639 new deaths and 7,730 new COVID-19 cases. This is the seco…
telesurenglish.net/news/covid-19-mexico-reaches-worlds-third-highest-death-toll-20200731-0004.html

Federal $600 a week addition to unemployment insurance runs out
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-31
San José, CA – 25 million Americans or more are losing their additional $600 a week in unemployment insurance benefits even as the number of people applying for unemployment benefits continues to rise. Up to one-third of all renters have already lost eviction protection from the federal government, and the Republican proposal does not include extending it. Millions of other households are under threat of losing their electrical power for not paying their bills. | The depth of the economic crisis stoked by the uncontrolled COVID-19 pandemic was shown this morning, July 30, in the Commerce Department's report on Gr…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/7/30/federal-600-week-addition-unemployment-insurance-runs-out

US COVID-19 death toll soars past 155,000, with one death every minute
wsws.org | 2020-07-31
Deaths have risen in the US for three weeks in a row, with the biggest hotspots in Florida, Arizona, California and Texas.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/31/usco-j31.html

Understanding the impact of interruptions to HIV services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A modelling study
Britta L. Jewell, Jennifer A. Smith, Timothy B. Hallett | thelancet.com | 2020-07-31
HIV deaths could increase substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic under reasonable worst-case assumptions about interruptions to HIV services. It is a priority in high-burden countries to ensure continuity of ART during the pandemic.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30227-3/fulltext?rss=yes

Panama's Parliament Approves Labor Reform Opposed By Unions
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
Panama's National Assembly approved on Friday a bill to relax labor regulations amid the COVID-19 pandemic despite ongoing protests by several unions. | RELATED: | Panama: Unions and Students Protest Against Labor Law Reform | On Thursday, workers demonstrated before the headquarters of the parliament and several parts of the country against bill 354. The bill reforms the current Labor Code and establishes measures such as the reduction of the working day and the amount of the ext…
telesurenglish.net/news/Panamas-Parliament-Approves-Labor-Reform-Opposed-By-Unions-20200731-0024.html

Toledo Jeep Rank-and-File Safety Committee calls for emergency measures as COVID-19 surges in the plant
wsws.org | 2020-07-31
As reports of COVID-19 cases at the Toledo Assembly Complex escalate, workers are demanding the closure of the facility for deep cleaning and disinfection.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/31/jeep-j31.html

TO PUBLISH TOMORROW The US Sanctions Against Iran Worry the International Community
Pablo Jofre Leal | telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the unilateral policy of maximum pressure that the United States exerts against Iran causes health and economic difficulties which affect the Persian nation and which could also negatively affect the region, forcing Iranian authorities to take greater action to fight this disease. | RELATED: | Venezuela Denounces US Plans Targeting Its Economy And Iran's | Support and assistance to Iran is a global challenge, a situation that involves the U.S. all by…
telesurenglish.net/news/TO-PUBLISH-TOMORROW-The-US-Sanctions-Against-Iran-Worry-the-International-Community-20200731-0003.html

Robot as a Teacher
Katarzyna Gajewska | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-31
Beware of digital education! COVID-19 may be used as a ruse to centralize power and control minds by technological elites. Schools were created when books were not available, at least not at the mass scale as it is now. Nevertheless, they are still organized as if they responded to the conditions and circumstances from 200 …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/robot-as-a-teacher/

India's COVID-19 strategy: A story of missteps
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-31
India has third highest number of COVID-19 cases in the world and is recording close to or over 50,000 cases a day. What explains this relentless surge in cases in the country?
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/31/indias-covid-19-strategy-a-story-of-missteps/

US COVID-19 death toll soars past 151,000, with one death every minute
wsws.org | 2020-07-31
Deaths have risen in the US for three weeks in a row, with the biggest hotspots in Florida, Arizona, California and Texas.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/31/usco-j31.html

Rich big tech, dead democracy
Subhash Rai | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-31
Evidence that Big Tech has had a chilling effect on start-ups and investors is one thing, but the ubiquitous nature of the platforms in their specific ways does effect every aspect of life, not just in the US but across the world…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/31/rich-big-tech-dead-democracy/

"The War That Ended Peace". How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs
Jim Miles | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
Having just read The War That Ended Peace the title How the West Stole Democracy From the Arabs appeared as an intriguing and fortuitous follow up. Its subtitle describes its more narrow focus: The Syrian-Arab Congress of 1920 and the …
globalresearch.ca/how-west-stole-democracy-arabs/5719889

US Oil Company Signs Deal with Syrian Kurds
Amberin Zaman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
Sources told Al-Monitor the agreement to market oil in territory controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces was signed "with the knowledge and encouragement of the White House." | *** | The Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of Northeast Syria has signed an agreement …
globalresearch.ca/us-oil-company-signs-deal-syrian-kurds/5719924

Let's Defund the Pentagon, Too
John Horgan | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
Toward the end of his life, Martin Luther King, Jr., after agonizing about the Vietnam War in private, began denouncing it in public. Liberal politicians and media, including The New York Times, castigated him, telling him to stick …
globalresearch.ca/defund-pentagon-too/5719881

The Ultimate Divide and Conquer: Submission, Social Conformity, Terror Campaign
Russ Bangs | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
It has frequently been observed that terror can rule absolutely only over people who are isolated against each other and that therefore one of the primary concerns of tyrannical government is to bring this isolation about. Isolation may be the …
globalresearch.ca/ultimate-divide-conquer/5719936

Syrian Christians in Aleppo, Victims of US-EU Sanctions
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
St. Elijah Maronite Cathedral in Aleppo re-opened after years of disuse due to the severe destruction the 18th century cathedral endured during battles in the period of 2012 to 2016. | Aleppo had been Syria's largest city and its …
globalresearch.ca/syrian-christians-aleppo-suffering-us-eu-sanctions/5719893

Psychological Warfare: The CIA Then and Now: Old Wine in New Bottles
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
"And as the flames climbed high into the night | To light the sacrificial rite | I saw Satan laughing with delight | The day the music died" | — Don McLean, "American Pie" | Important article written in January 2019 focussing on psychological warfare. …
globalresearch.ca/the-cia-then-and-now-old-wine-in-new-bottles/5666818

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Attack on Landmark Environmental Law

| globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-31
A nationwide coalition of organizations from the environmental-justice, outdoor and conservation communities filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration's attack on the National Environmental Policy Act. | Earlier this month the administration finalized rules that will eviscerate core components of …
globalresearch.ca/lawsuit-challenges-trump-administrations-attack-landmark-environmental-law/5719877

PCHR: Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (23– 28 July 2020)
PCHR | imemc.org | 2020-07-31
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) Summary Israeli forces continued to commit crimes and multi-faceted violations against Palestinian civilians and their properties, including raids into Palestinian cities that are characterized by the excessive use of force, assault, abuse and attacks on civilians. This week, the Israeli's excessive use of force …
imemc.org/article/pchr-weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-23-28-july-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pchr-weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-23-28-july-2020

Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian-owned Home, Confiscate Farm Equipment
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-07-31
Israeli forces, on Wednesday morning, demolished the foundation of a Palestinian-owned house in Beit Awwa town, south of Hebron city in the southern occupied West Bank, Palestinian WAFA News Agency correspondent reported. He confirmed that Israeli soldiers invaded the town, and demolished the foundation of the 150 square meter house …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-demolish-palestinian-owned-home-confiscate-farm-equipment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=israeli-forces-demolish-palestinian-owned-home-confiscate-farm-equipment

Israel Delivers Demolition Orders for 36 Palestinian-owned Structures near Jenin
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-07-31
Israeli authorities ordered the demolition of a Palestinian village of Farasin, west of Jenin, in the northern occupied West Bank, on Wednesday, the head of the village council stated. The head of Farasin village council, Mahmoud Amarneh, told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that Israeli forces invaded the village and handed …
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OCHA: Protection of Civilians Report | 14 — 27 July 2020
OCHA | imemc.org | 2020-07-31
United Nations Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Twenty Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces in various clashes across the West Bank. This is around 80 per cent below the average of such injuries since the beginning of 2020. Fourteen of the injuries were sustained during clashes that erupted …
imemc.org/article/ocha-protection-of-civilians-report-14-27-july-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ocha-protection-of-civilians-report-14-27-july-2020

Syria: U.S. Move against Iranian Plane is a Terrorist Act
Press TV | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-31
Top Syrian diplomats slam harassment of Iranian plane as a double threat.
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/syria-u-s-move-against-iranian-plane-is-a-terrorist-act/

'We Need to Move From a Wartime Mentality to a Peacetime Mentality'
Tim Shorrock | thenation.com | 2020-07-31
'We Need to Move From a Wartime Mentality to a Peacetime Mentality'…
thenation.com/article/world/korean-war-peace-treaty/

The effects of sedation cessation within the first four hours of intensive care unit admission in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients — a quality improvement study
Jennifer A. Cuthill, Lyndsey Jarvie, Christopher McGovern, Martin Shaw | thelancet.com | 2020-07-31
Ceasing sedative infusions as soon as possible, is safe and feasible, in both medical and surgical patients, and can be implemented into 'real life' with no additional staffing.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30230-3/fulltext?rss=yes

[Research Paper] Mendelian randomization case-control PheWAS in UK Biobank shows evidence of causality for smoking intensity in 28 distinct clinical conditions
Catherine King, Anwar Mulugeta, Farhana Nabi, Robert Walton, Ang Zhou, Elina Hyppà∂nen | thelancet.com | 2020-07-31
These genetic data demonstrate the substantial adverse health impacts by smoking intensity and suggest notable increases in the risks of several diseases. Public health initiatives should highlight the damage caused by smoking intensity and the potential benefits of reducing or ideally quitting smoking.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30232-7/fulltext?rss=yes

Cuba and Kenya Discuss Efforts to Free Kidnapped Cuban Doctors
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
Cuba and Kenya's Health Ministers spoke on Thursday about efforts to secure the release of two Cuban doctors kidnapped in 2019 in the African country by the Somali armed group Al Shabab. | RELATED: | 100 Cuban Doctors to Remain in Kenya Until the End of the Year | Since April 12, Cuban surgeon Landy Rodríguez and general medicine specialist Assel Herrera have served a year in captivity after being kidnapped in the Kenyan city of Mandera. | The Cuban doctors were on their way t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuba-and-Kenya-Discuss-Efforts-to-Free-Kidnapped-Cuban-Doctors-20200731-0013.html

Federal judge blocks use of public charge rule against immigrants
Marilyn Bechtel | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-31
In a new setback to the Trump administration's assault on immigrants, a U.S. district court judge in New York has issued injunctions barring the administration from using its "public charge" rule to deny green cards to immigrants thought likely to use such public benefits as Medicaid, food stamps or housing vouchers. Judge George Daniels of …
peoplesworld.org/article/federal-judge-blocks-use-of-public-charge-rule-against-immigrants/

Mike Pompeo and the push for two Cold Wars
Derek Royden | nationofchange.org | 2020-07-31
If there was ever a time to embrace the kind of international cooperation the left has always called for, it's during a global pandemic.
nationofchange.org/2020/07/31/mike-pompeo-and-the-push-for-two-cold-wars/

Comment: The Case for Nonviolence
Bill Lueders | progressive.org | 2020-07-31
Most protests against police brutality have been peaceful, but the few acts of violence that have occurred are worthy of our consideration.
progressive.org/magazine/the-case-for-nonviolence-lueders/

Episode 100 — Are The Democrats The New Conservative Party? And Abolishing The Police w/Professor Beth Baker
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-07-31
On today's episode, Nicholas Baham II (Dr. Dreadlocks), Janice Domingo, and Nolan Higdon host Professor of Anthropology at California State University, Los Angeles, Beth Baker. Along The Line is a…
projectcensored.org/episode-100-are-the-democrats-the-new-conservative-party-and-abolishing-the-police-w-professor-beth-baker/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-100-are-the-democrats-the-new-conservative-party-and-abolishing-the-police-w-professor-beth-baker

Trump threatens to deploy troops to Portland, as federal forces withdraw
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-31
US president Donald Trump on Thursday, July 30, threatened to deploy the National Guard to Portland, if local and state authorities do not quell protests. His statement came after the city police took over the security of the city courthouse from federal law enforcement agencies. The courthouse was the place of intense violence on the part of federal forces on protesters, on multiple occasions. | Trump accused the state administration of not doing enough to disperse the nightly demonstrations, calling them a "beehive of terrorists". The president also stated that the forces deployed by his administration will rem…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/31/trump-threatens-to-deploy-troops-to-portland-as-federal-forces-withdraw/

"Unrest" Is Not the Enemy. Fascism Is
Kelly Hayes | zcomm.org | 2020-07-31
Let's dream new worlds into being with the protests we stage, and let's survive together, so that we might live to see those dreams realized in a freer, more beautiful world…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/unrest-is-not-the-enemy-fascism-is/

The Secretive Source Of Cash Police Unions Use To Block Reform
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-07-31
PAR investigates how police unions use taxpayer dollars to defend brutal police officers and block legislative change. We speak with a New York commuter who was arrested as a "violent" protester for stopping her bicycle to film the police.
therealnews.com/stories/police-accountability-secret-source-cash-police-unions-block-reform

The NYPD Took a Step Toward Fascism When It Kidnapped Nikki Stone
Tiffany Cabán | thenation.com | 2020-07-31
The NYPD Took a Step Toward Fascism When It Kidnapped Nikki Stone…
thenation.com/article/activism/nypd-protest-kidnap/

Bolivian Workers Ratify Call For Mobilizations On August 3
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
The Bolivian Workers' Union (COB) and the traditional coca growers farmers of the Tropic of Cochabamba ratified this Thursday an indefinite general strike for August 3, after meeting with the Full Chamber of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). | RELATED: | Bolivia: Workers Reject Delay of General Elections | Although they stated that dialogue is not closed, the executive secretary of COB Juan Carlos Huarachi said that the call for the protests has been made and is the decision of a city c…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivian-Workers-Ratify-Call-For-Mobilization-On-August-3-20200731-0021.html

Trump Threatens to Deploy National Guard in Portland
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
The U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday threatened to send the National Guard to Portland if the wave of protests provoked by the "terrorist hive" doesn't stop by the end of the week. | RELATED: | Portland's Anti-Racist Protesters Hold Firm After Two Months | "If the protests are not quelled in two days, I will send the National Guard to clean Portland of this terrorist hive," Trump tweeted. | Portland has become the protest's epicenter in the U.S. after several videos and testi…
telesurenglish.net/news/us-trump-threatens-to-deploy-national-guard-in-portland-20200731-0002.html

Belgians Supports Cuba Against the Blockade, Activist Says
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
Belgian Committee against the Blockade to Cuba's coordinator Wim Leysens | said Friday that the 'Oxygen for Cuba' Campaign approaches Belgium's people to Cuba's experiences due to U.S. sanctions. | RELATED: | Cuba and Kenya Discuss Efforts to Free Kidnapped Cuban Doctors | The 'Oxygen for Cuba' campaign motivates Belgian citizens to repudiate the U.S. blockade against the island after testimonies from victims of that policy are heard," Leysens said | The Belgian Committee agai…
telesurenglish.net/news/belgians-supports-cuba-against-the-blockade-activist-says-20200731-0025.html

US Slams Cuba's Economy By Penalizing Banking Entities
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
The U.S. Department of Treasury Thursday announced sanctions against London-based Cuban-owned Havin Bank LTD, in an attempt to damage the island's economy. | RELATED: | Cuba: Strategy To Boost Economy Helps Social Justice | The entity, also known as Havana International Bank, was blacklisted by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control. | Havin Bank has been operating since August 1973 and its main shareholder is the Banco Central de Cuba. | As of today, it is the only ba…
telesurenglish.net/news/us-slams-cubas-economy-by-penalizing-banking-entities-20200731-0010.html

South Sudan: UNICEF Appeals To Breastfeeding On Food Insecurity
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that breastfeeding is one of the most suitable alternatives at the moment to save the almost 1.3 million children aged below five years that are at risk of acute malnutrition in South Sudan. | RELATED: | Sudan: Female Genital Mutilation Officially A Crime | Since breastfeeding is scientifically proven to be the best nutrition for toddlers, UNICEF remarks that breastfed children have at least a six times greater chance of survival…
telesurenglish.net/news/South-Sudan-UNICEF-Appeals-To-Breastfeeding-On-Food-Insecurity-20200731-0022.html

Cuban Historian Eusebio Leal Spengler Dies at 78
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
Cuba's authorities Friday announced the death of Havana's historian Eusebio Leal Spengler's at the age of 78 due to a deadly disease. | RELATED: | Cuba to Send Doctors to Four Caribbean Countries and Argentina | Politicians, journalists, and social activists have begun to show their condolences on social networks. | "Let us celebrate his wonderful passage through life, which was too short for those who loved him," Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel tweeted. | The country will…
telesurenglish.net/news/cuban-historian-eusebio-leal-spengler-dies-at-78-20200731-0009.html

Hurricane Isaias Hits the Bahamas
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
The Bahamas' National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that Isaias, which became a category 1 hurricane in Friday's early hours, reached the Gran Inagua Island. | RELATED: | Hanna Storms Into Northwest Mexico | So far, Gran Inagua residents report no loss of human life and minor infrastructure damages. | Isaias will pass through some Bahamas areas that have not yet recovered from Hurricane Dorian, which reached the Caribbean country in 2019. | In the Abaco and Grand Bahama Islands, Dorian left at least 7…
telesurenglish.net/news/bahamas-prepares-for-hurricane-isaias-imminent-scourge–20200731-0006.html

Keep Turkey's Hagia Sophia 'a space for meeting of cultures', UN rights experts urge
news.un.org | 2020-07-31
The historic Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, designated a mosque once again earlier this month by the Turkish Government, should be maintained as an inter-cultural space "reflecting the diversity and complexity of Turkey and its history", said two independent human rights experts on Friday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/07/1069362

Illinois energy companies planning utility shutoff spree when moratorium expires
Zach Carlson | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-31
Last March, the Illinois Commerce Commission enacted a moratorium on utility shutoffs that would last through May 1. Afterward, Attorney General Kwame Raoul came to an agreement with utility companies to extend the moratorium until 30 days after the state entered phase four of its five-phase reopening plan, but no later than Aug. 1. These …
peoplesworld.org/article/illinois-energy-companies-planning-utility-shutoff-spree-when-moratorium-expires-2/

Memory Loss in the Garden of Violence
John Dower | zcomm.org | 2020-07-31
How Americans Remember (and Forget) Their Wars…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/memory-loss-in-the-garden-of-violence-2/

Playing War While Dressed to Kill in Portland
Andrew McCormick | thenation.com | 2020-07-31
Playing War While Dressed to Kill in Portland…
thenation.com/article/society/federal-agents-portland-military/

It's Not Assange Who Should Be Facing Prosecution
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-31
On 27 July two court hearings took place — one in the UK, the other in Spain. Both concerned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. From their proceedings, it became clear that it's not Assange who should be facing prosecution, but the current office holder of the US presidency and his associates. At the 27 July 'administrative hearing' at Westminster magistrates court, Judge Vanessa Baraitser stated that the prosecution had failed to present its latest 'superseding indictment'. That superseding indictment was first made public on 24 June, just prior to the last court hearing, though the prosecution failed to su…
popularresistance.org/its-not-assange-who-should-be-facing-prosecution/

GDP Shrinks By Record Amount In Second Quarter
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-31
The U.S. economy shrunk at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 32.9 percent during the second quarter of 2020 as the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic spurred an economic collapse of record-breaking speed and size, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. | Between April and June, U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) shrunk at a pace that would have wiped out roughly a third of the value of the economy if extended over 12 months, according to the Commerce Department's advance estimate of second-quarter growth. It is the largest one-quarter plunge in economic growth since the federal government began repo…
popularresistance.org/gdp-shrinks-by-record-amount-in-second-quarter/

As COVID-19 Surges, Farmworkers Are Paying A High Price
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-31
Every day, California farmworkers worry that the pandemic plowing through agricultural hubs will catch them and kill them. They also worry that not working will kill them. | The collapse of food service demands when most businesses and institutions shut down has cut farm jobs statewide by 20 percent, or 100,000. Many farmworkers who are still working have had their hours or days reduced, sometimes without warning. Lockdowns have also cost workers second jobs they needed to make ends meet. They are juggling bills and going hungry. | These are some of the findings in a new survey of 900 farmworkers in 21 farm count…
popularresistance.org/as-covid-19-surges-farmworkers-are-paying-a-high-price/

Korean Americans For Black Lives
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-31
Liberty Park is one of the very few public green spaces left in Koreatown; the choice for 'Ktown for Black Lives' to meet here is intentional. | Organized by the neighborhood's activists and community members, the monthly gathering aims to mobilize residents against state-sanctioned violence that regularly takes the lives of Black and Brown people. Since its start in June, hundreds of 'Ktown for Black Lives' attendees have assembled on the 2.5 acres of land to participate in political education and mutual aid efforts such as the redistribution of meals and sanitary supplies. | 'Ktown for Black Lives' points to th…
popularresistance.org/korean-americans-for-black-lives-k-town-organizes-against-anti-blackness/

What Has Happened To Police Filmed Hurting Protesters?
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-31
It has been almost two months since a Los Angeles Police Department patrol car accelerated into Brooke Fortson during a protest over police violence. She still doesn't know the name of the officer who hit her or whether that person is still policing the city's streets. The officer did not stop after hitting Fortson and instead turned around, nearly hitting other demonstrators in the process, and sped off. | The LAPD almost surely knows who the officer is. The squad car's number is clearly visible in one of the multiple videos that captured the incident.
popularresistance.org/what-has-happened-to-police-filmed-hurting-protesters/

US' global media agency launches probe into 'election interference' after VOA runs Biden campaign ad targeting Muslims
rt.com | 2020-07-31
The head of the US agency for Global Media has announced an investigation into state-funded Voice of America (VOA) for possible election meddling, after its service in Urdu promoted a clip of Joe Biden courting Muslim votes. | The probe, announced by the newly-appointed agency CEO Michael Pack on Thursday, aims to determine whether federal employees of the broadcaster, funded exclusively through taxpayer money, "transgressed the VOA Charter, VOA's Best P…
rt.com/usa/496710-biden-voa-propaganda-investigation/

The Case for Who Should Not Be Vice President: Joe Biden, Are You Listening?
Karen Bernal, Christian T. Shaughnessy | commondreams.org | 2020-07-31
Donald Trump will not be defeated without the votes of the progressive base, which now skews toward younger people of color and for which issues of social injustice are paramount. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/barb_0.jpeg …
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Venezuela Comes to an Agreement With PAHO to Fight COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-07-31
Venezuela ¥s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez Thursday reported the signing of an agreement with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to access resources to fight COVID-19. | RELATED: | Venezuela: Authorities Postpone Electoral Registration Day | "We have had the possibility of having US$10 million to take care of our doctors, health personnel, and COVID-19 patients," Rodriguez said. | She explained that the Presidential Commission for the Prevention and Attention of C…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Comes-to-an-Agreement-With-PAHO-to-Fight-COVID-19-20200731-0001.html

Barack Obama: End the Filibuster to Restore Voting Rights Act
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-31
In his stirring eulogy at the funeral service for Congressmember John Lewis, President Barack Obama said expanded voting rights would be the greatest way to honor the civil rights icon's legacy. In a speech that condemned the status of American democracy without ever naming the sitting president, Obama called for election day to be declared a national holiday, full Congressional representation for Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, and the end of the filibuster, which he called a "Jim Crow relic." "You want to…
truthout.org/video/barack-obama-end-the-filibuster-to-restore-voting-rights-act/

British premier puts brakes on eased England lockdown
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-31
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that a relaxation of lockdown rules in England set for Aug. 1 will be postponed by at least two weeks as the rate of coronavirus' transmission across the country rises. | "At every point I have said our plan to reopen society and the economy is conditional — it relies on continued progress against the virus," Johnson said. | "We should now squeeze that brake pedal to keep the virus under control," he added. | As of Saturday, casinos, bowling alleys, skating rinks, and beauty parlors were all due to open, as were indoor performances and wedding recepti…
yenisafak.com/en/news/british-premier-puts-brakes-on-eased-england-lockdown-3535839

US records nearly 25,000 coronavirus deaths in July
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-31
U.S. coronavirus deaths rose by almost 25,000 in July and cases doubled in at least 18 states during the month, according to a Reuters tally, dealing a crushing blow to hopes of quickly reopening the economy.The United States has recorded nearly 1.8 million new cases in July out of its total 4.5 million infections, an increase of 66% with many states yet to report on Friday. Deaths in July rose at least 19% to over 152,000 total.The biggest increases were in Florida, with over 300,000 new cases in July, followed by California and Texas with about 250,000 each. Those three states also saw cases double in June.Case…
yenisafak.com/en/news/us-records-nearly-25000-coronavirus-deaths-in-july-3535827

Virus cases, deaths mount in Central Asia, Eurasia
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-31
More coronavirus cases and fatalities were reported in Central Asian and Eurasian countries on Friday.- KazakhstanKazakhstan reported 1,414 more COVID-19 cases, bringing its total so far to 89,078, while recoveries rose 1,702 to reach 59,517.A total of 793 virus patients have died in the Central Asian country so far, with nearly 30,000 still under treatment.- UkraineHealth Minister Maksym Stepanov said 1,090 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, raising the total count to 69,884.He said 20 more fatalities pushed the death toll up to 1,693, while recoveries increased by 622 to reach 36,7…
yenisafak.com/en/world/virus-cases-deaths-mount-in-central-asia-eurasia-3535832

COVID-19 infections rise in Belgium's capital
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-31
In a single day the number of Brussels municipalities in the coronavirus alarm zone more than doubled from four to 10, Belgium's Public Health Institute Sciensano announced on Friday. | At the same time, the country saw a 62% rise in new coronavirus cases on July 21-27 compared to the previous week. On average, some 371 people were infected by the virus daily. | This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 68,006 since the outbreak, out of which 9,840 lost their lives. | According to the latest figures, six new municipalities in the capital saw more than 20 new daily cases per 100,000 inhabitants, which is c…
yenisafak.com/en/world/covid-19-infections-rise-in-belgiums-capital-3535824

W.Balkans welcomes Muslim holiday amid COVID-19
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-31
Muslims living in Western Balkan countries are welcoming the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha amid protective measures due to the coronavirus pandemic.While Muslims were saddened to face another holiday amid the COVID-19 measures, special prayers were performed with a limited congregation in most countries due to rising numbers of cases in the region.The historical Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque in Bosnia's capital Sarajevo opened its doors to believers 15 minutes before prayer time. | Meanwhile, in Serbia, morning prayers were held in houses, while the only mosque in the capital Belgrade did not hold the Eid prayer. | But…
yenisafak.com/en/world/wbalkans-welcomes-muslim-holiday-amid-covid-19-3535831

COVID-19 surge? Warning light is flashing, UK PM Johnson says
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-31
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that a recent uptick in infections was a "warning light" which means he has to hit the brakes on the easing of lockdown as he postponed the re-opening of close-contact services for at least two weeks."I've said throughout the pandemic that there would be fresh outbreaks," Johnson said at a news conference, asked if there could be a surge in infections."I said we would not hesitate to put on the brakes at the slightest sign that the numbers were going in the wrong direction. We're now seeing a warning light on the dashboard."England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty sai…
yenisafak.com/en/world/covid-19-surge-warning-light-is-flashing-uk-pm-johnson-says-3535836

Bangladesh: Daily virus deaths hit monthly low
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-31
"Since July 1 this is the lowest death record, and we hope that people will follow the social distancing guidelines during the holy Eid al-Adha so that the pandemic situation does not escalate further," Dr. Ayesha Akhter, a top government health official, told Anadolu Agency.The overcrowded South Asian country of 165 million people on June 30 saw its highest single-day new death total of 64.Since then deaths have totaled around 50 per day.However, after the seasonal monsoon rains and upstream onrush of water caused heavy floods and marooned nearly one-third of the country starting earlier this month, the number o…
yenisafak.com/en/world/bangladesh-daily-virus-deaths-hit-monthly-low-3535840

US federal troops staying in Portland for now, Wolf says
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-31
Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told Fox News on Friday that federal troops would remain in Portland until he was assured that the Oregon governor's plan to handle daily protests was working, and said sending in the National Guard was still an option if the state did not handle the situation.He said all the Department of Homeland Security "law enforcement officers that have been there over the past 60 days will remain there in Portland until we are assured that the plan that has been put in place by the governor and Oregon State Police will be effective night after night."Wolf said President Don…
yenisafak.com/en/world/us-federal-troops-staying-in-portland-for-now-wolf-says-3535837

Turkish, Omani leaders exchange holiday greetings
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-31
Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on Friday exchanged holiday greetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to the official Omani News Agency. | In a phone call, the sultan gave Erdogan greetings and best wishes for the four-day holiday of Eid al-Adha — starting today across much of the Muslim world — as well as progress and prosperity for the Turkish people. | For his part, Erdogan expressed sincere congratulations and good wishes for the sultan and prosperity for the Omani people.
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkish-omani-leaders-exchange-holiday-greetings-3535835

Huawei Urges Germany to Keep Tech Giant as 5G Provider Despite US Pressure, Reports Say
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-31
Huawei's 5G rollout in Europe has been in doubt amid reports of the security risks that the Chinese tech firm's equipment allegedly poses – a claim promoted by the United States but vehemently denied by China.
sputniknews.com/world/202007311080024850-huawei-urges-germany-to-keep-tech-giant-as-5g-provider-despite-us-pressure-reports-say/

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Says Plan to Reopen Depends on Transmission Rate
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-31
The Prime Minister addressed the British public in a press conference following sharp criticisms over new restrictions set to enter force in North England as fresh waves of coronavirus infections were reported by government authorities.
sputniknews.com/uk/202007311080024888-uks-prime-minister-boris-johnson-says-the-plan-to-reopen-is-conditional-/

Political narrative overwhelms hearing on Covid-19 as lawmakers from both parties attempt to pinch opponents
rt.com | 2020-07-31
A Covid-19 related hearing on the Hill saw a vivid clash between GOP congressman Jim Jordan and Dr. Anthony Fauci over the risk of protests, while other Democrats and Republicans didn't miss the chance to score political points. | Steve Scalise (R-LA) began his monologue by deconstructing the title of a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, which he read as 'Urgent need for a plan'. | "That's not the title of a hearing, that's a political narrative, a false political narrative," he added, because "if there wasn't a plan" there would not have been a hearing. | Rep. Steve Scalise deconstructs…
rt.com/usa/496805-congress-hearing-coronavirus-political-narrative/

Argentina extends lockdown until August 16 as coronavirus cases rise
rt.com | 2020-07-31
Argentina will extend a mandatory lockdown until August 16 as its coronavirus cases continue to rise, President Alberto Fernandez said on Friday. The lockdown, which has been the strictest in the capital Buenos Aires, was due to expire on Sunday. | The South American nation has seen its caseload spike in recent weeks and recorded a record daily tally on Thursday with 6,377 new cases. There are now 185,373 confirmed cases and 3,466 deaths, Reuters reported. | "The big problem that we have had in the last 15 days is that we relaxed, we felt that it was contained," Fernandez said. Argentina has been under lockdow…
rt.com/newsline/496790-argentina-extends-lockdown-cases/

'Thousands feel how I feel & countless more will': US woman whose dad almost beat Covid-19 –then suddenly passed– opens up to RT
rt.com | 2020-07-31
Kristin Urquiza's father was on a path to recovery from Covid-19 when the disease suddenly took him. She says his death and countless others were preventable, if only the health crisis had been handled better in the US. | Mark Urquiza from Phoenix, Arizona, was only 65 and had no known preexisting conditions when his life was cut short by coronavirus. While in hospital he was responding well to treatment and was optimistic that he would soon be released. Instead he took a sudden turn for the worst and swiftly succumbed to his illness. | "It's a terrible disease that can quickly turn on a dime," his daughter Kr…
rt.com/usa/496725-marked-coronavirus-leader-interview/

Soros-backed St Louis prosecutor accused of not disclosing trips paid for by left-wing organization
rt.com | 2020-07-31
St Louis, Missouri attorney Kim Gardner, probably best known for trying to prosecute the McCloskey couple, took trips paid for by a George Soros-backed group and never reported them, a local news outlet claims. | The trips, according to an investigative report by KMOV-TV, were funded by Fair and Just Prosecution, an organization Soros has contributed to — he has also donated to Gardner's political campaigns. Not reporting the funded trips could be a violation of state and city law. | According to the report, the attorney's trips were "problematic" beyond apparently just being kept in the dark from the pub…
rt.com/usa/496809-prosecutor-gardner-st-louis-travel/

#IStandWithRingo: Iowa senator draws ire of dog lovers after criticizing opponent for 'taking selfies' with her pet
rt.com | 2020-07-31
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst provoked a storm of criticism on Twitter after attempting to shame her election opponent for the crime of taking selfies with her dog and ultimately learned the hard way: leave the pets out of it. | The incumbent Republican senator who is seeking re-election in November blasted her opponent, Democrat Theresa Greenfield, for her lack of leadership which was apparently demonstrated by the fact that she takes pictures with her dog. | Speaking during a campaign conference call on Wednesday, Ernst called out Greenfield, saying she "has been hiding in her basement taking selfies with her dog…
rt.com/usa/496814-joni-ernst-dog-greenfield/

Trump vows to deploy National Guard to quell Portland's 'beehive of terrorists' if feds fail to stop unrest by 'tomorrow'
rt.com | 2020-07-31
US President Donald Trump said he would send National Guard troops to quell chaotic protests in Portland, condemning activists there as a "beehive of terrorists," as federal units deployed to the city prepare to withdraw. | Trump warned of a National Guard deployment during a Thursday press conference, one day after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) struck a deal with Oregon Governor Kate Brown to phase out federal police stationed in Portland, where they've worked with local authorities to defend a federal courthouse and other government property. Though the withdrawal was set to begin on Thursday, th…
rt.com/usa/496707-trump-national-guard-portland/

Seattle City Council moving to defund 'racist' police department & replace it with 'community-led' public safety system
rt.com | 2020-07-31
Seattle lawmakers are attempting to completely defund the city's police department and replace it with a new "civilian-led" public safety system in response to ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. | The Seattle City Council has already come under fire this week for proposing a 50 percent cut to the police department's budget — a proposal that prompted hundreds of citizens to express their concerns during a council meeting on Wednesday. | Yet, newly revealed legislation now shows that the council may be doing a lot more than simply stripping police of half their funding. Lawmakers are moving to completely…
rt.com/usa/496811-seattle-city-council-defund-police/

'Kids should not play adult games': Khabarovsk Children's rights commissioner asks Russians not to bring youngsters to protests
rt.com | 2020-07-31
The children's rights commissioner in Russia's far eastern Khabarovsk Region has called on parents not to take their children to political rallies. She believes the marches pose "psychological danger" to kids. | As the city Victoria Tregubenko explained that taking a child to an unauthorized march could be interpreted by law as "improper performance of parental duties," as exposing children to "protest moods" may have negative consequences for a "child's psyche." | "Such consequences can manifest themselves years later. At the very least, the child's perception of life may be distorted. Children should not pla…
rt.com/russia/496794-rights-commissioner-kids-no-protest/

Tropical storm Isaias moving toward Florida becomes a category-1 hurricane
rt.com | 2020-07-31
Tropical cyclone Isaias, which is moving towards the Florida coast, has morphed into a category-1 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center has reported. The storm initially formed south of Puerto Rico. | The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane warning for the Bahamas, as Isaias continues to move northwest at 18 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. | #Isaias is now a hurricane based on data from the Air Force Hurricane Hunters. The intensity forecast shows a stronger storm than before, but the track forecast is u…
rt.com/usa/496712-tropical-storm-isaias-hurricane-florida/

Tropical storm Isaias moving toward Florida becomes a category-1 hurricane
rt.com | 2020-07-31
Tropical cyclone Isaias, which is moving towards the Florida coast, has morphed into a category-1 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center has reported. The storm initially formed south of Puerto Rico. | The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane warning for the Bahamas, as Isaias continues to move northwest at 18 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. | #Isaias is now a hurricane based on data from the Air Force Hurricane Hunters. The intensity forecast shows a stronger storm than before, but the track forecast is unchanged. Go to t.co/tW4KeFW0gB
rt.com/usa/496712-tropical-storm-isaias-hurricane-florida/

Government wants to appeal against Shamima Begum return ruling
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-31
The government is set to ask for permission to appeal against a ruling that Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK to challenge the removal of her British citizenship. | Begum, now 20, was one of three east London schoolgirls who travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group (IS) in February 2015. She lived under IS rule for more than three years before she was found, nine months pregnant, in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019. Then-home secretary Sajid Javid revoked her British citizenship on national security grounds later that month. | SIAC rejected Begum's appeal despite it…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/07/31/government-wants-to-appeal-against-shamima-begum-return-ruling/

Pressure builds on Sunak as shielding guidance eases and government reduces furlough support on 1 August
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-31
A coalition of charities is urging the chancellor to protect the jobs of workers who have been shielding, warning they will be put in an "impossible position" when restrictions ease.An open letter to Rishi Sunak was signed by 15 charities, including Age UK and Macmillan Cancer Support. It raises concerns that those who've been shielding will be forced to choose between their health and their job. | No one should have to choose between their health and their job. | As shielding restrictions lift this Saturday, we are calling on @RishiSunak to introdu…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/07/31/pressure-builds-on-sunak-as-shielding-guidance-eases-and-government-reduces-furlough-support-on-1-august/

Pressure builds on Sunak as shielding guidance eases and government reduces furlough support on 1 August
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-31
A coalition of charities is urging the chancellor to protect the jobs of workers who have been shielding, warning they will be put in an "impossible position" when restrictions ease.An open letter to Rishi Sunak was signed by 15 charities, including Age UK and Macmillan Cancer Support. It raises concerns that those who've been shielding will be forced to choose between their health and their job. | @RishiSunak to introduce a 'furlough-style scheme' for those who are #shielding or high risk and cannot safely return to work:
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/07/31/pressure-builds-on-sunak-as-shielding-guidance-eases-and-government-reduces-furlough-support-on-1-august/

Boris Johnson nominates his own brother, Tory grandees and Brexit backers for peerages
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-31
The prime minister has nominated his own brother Jo Johnson, his chief strategic adviser Edward Lister and several Tory grandees for peerages, while a suite of Brexiteers are also set for the Lords.Philip May, husband of Theresa May, Boris Johnson's predecessor in Downing Street, is also destined for a knighthood, a list of nominations published on 31 July showed.On social media, a number of people labelled the choices as 'cronyism': | t.co/AjgBpnAtUy | — Lucy Campbell ?? (@lucy_campbell_) July 31,…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/07/31/boris-johnson-nominates-his-own-brother-tory-grandees-and-brexit-backers-for-peerages/

Poll: Majority of Americans Have Negative View of Trump's Handling of Protests
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-31
Most Americans do not believe the aggressive tactics which President Donald Trump has employed to quell uprisings in cities across the country are making the situation better, a new poll has found. | According to an ABC News/Ipsos poll released on Friday, just 36 percent of the country approves of the way Trump is responding to protests against racism and police violence. An overwhelming…
truthout.org/articles/poll-majority-of-americans-have-negative-view-of-trumps-handling-of-protests/

Bill Clinton Used John Lewis's Funeral to Disparage the Black Freedom Struggle
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-31
Bill Clinton has a penchant for overstepping, for going too far and for being too cocky, especially when it comes to Black people. He assumes a kind of insider posture that is, quite frankly, offensive. | This posture was on full display yesterday when, while eulogizing the late civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis, Clinton took the liberty to render his opinion about who was a good Black leader vs. who was a not-so-good Black leader. In referring to the political differences betwe…
truthout.org/articles/bill-clinton-used-john-lewiss-funeral-to-disparage-the-black-freedom-struggle/

To Reopen Schools Safely, We Need to Fund Teachers — Not Cops
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-31
Ask Randi Weingarten, president of the 1.7 million-member American Federation of Teachers (AFT), what public schools need in order to safely reopen this fall and her answer is immediate: more money for the daily deep-cleaning of schools; personal protective equipment (PPE) for teachers, staff and students; the hiring of thousands of additional school nurses and counselors to help students navigate social and emotional roadblocks; reliable computers and internet access for every kid; and a 10 percent increase i…
truthout.org/articles/to-reopen-schools-safely-we-need-to-fund-teachers-not-cops/

Voter ID Law Handed Wisconsin to Trump in 2016. It Could Happen Again in 2020
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-31
Donald Trump's 2016 Wisconsin win was a shock to the Democratic Party — but then, the Democratic Party is always shocked — because Wisconsin was supposed to be a safe state for Hillary Clinton. | Democrats had crushed it seven elections in a row, helped by the massive vote from the famously progressive, activist University of Wisconsin student population. | But then, on Election Day 2016, a giant hunk of the student vote simply… vanished. And the Milwaukee Black vote also seemed…
truthout.org/articles/voter-id-law-handed-wisconsin-to-trump-in-2016-it-could-happen-again-in-2020/

Monumental Contraction of US Economy Wipes Out Five Years of Gains
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-31
The United States economy saw a monumental contraction in the second quarter of this year, dropping at a rate that is unprecedented since records of performance started being kept in the 1940s. | U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) shrunk by seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 32.9 percent. If the rate of contraction for the second quarter of 2020 continued on for a full year, the eco…
truthout.org/articles/monumental-contraction-of-us-economy-wipes-out-five-years-of-gains/

Wednesday 8/12: Vote for the Earth: Climate Emergency, Racial Justice and Your Voting Power
Future Coaliton | indybay.org | 2020-07-31
Online via livestream: futurelive.us/…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/30/18835507.php

Tenants at 1921 Walnut St., Berkeley to protest on Monday Aug. 3 in Oakland
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-07-31
Tenants At 1921 Walnut St., Berkeley Are Facing Displacement In The Midst Of The Deadly Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic:…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/30/18835538.php

Governor Newsom releases final water portfolio that includes Delta Tunnel, Sites Reservoir
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2020-07-31
"Governor Newsom is continuing to sell out our rivers and salmon to the benefit water brokers and large agriculture corporations," said Regina Chichizola, co-director of Save California Salmon. "These are the same corporations that are polluting our rivers and drinking water, then exporting their products."
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/30/18835524.php

Report on J25 Protest/Police Response in NLG-SF Newsletter
Oakland Rose Up | indybay.org | 2020-07-31
Shortly after midnight police charged the crowd for several blocks from Oakland PD and approximately four arrests were made.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/31/18835539.php

Saturday 8/1: Protest Trump's Gestapo
Refuse Fascism Bay Area | indybay.org | 2020-07-31
Polk & California Street, San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/30/18835525.php

Russophobia Goes Viral Again… And Fatally No Cure
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-07-31
This week saw U.S. media reports claiming that Russian military intelligence is spreading disinformation about the coronavirus to sow discord ahead of the November presidential election. Such reports are nothing but more bombast and reprehensible Russophobia as part of a chronic mental condition which seems to have no cure. | Meanwhile, British media reported claims…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/07/31/russophobia-goes-viral-again-and-fatally-no-cure/

Are the Democrats Plotting a 'Maidan Trap' for Trump at 'Peaceful' Portland Protests?
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-07-31
By now it is abundantly clear that the Democrats will do just about anything to ensure Trump's defeat in November. That would include the proliferation of violence in major American cities to provide optics to the narrative that the US leader has been an unmitigated disaster for the United States. Will Portland, Oregon become Donald Trump's Maidan? | During the public grilling of Attorney General William Barr on July 28, the Democrat's pushed one argument above all others: Democratic cities had been enjoying their 'summer of love' that saw righteous folks peacefully protesting against police abuse until Darth Tru…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/07/31/are-the-democrats-plotting-a-maidan-trap-for-trump-at-peaceful-portland-protests/

Russiagate, Nazis, and the CIA
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-07-31
Rob URIE | The political success of Russiagate lies in the vanishing of American history in favor of a faàßade of liberal virtue. Posed as a response to the election of Donald Trump, a straight line can be drawn from efforts to undermine the decommissioning of the American war economy in 1946 to the CIA's alliance with Ukrainian fascists in 2014. In 1945 the NSC (National Security Council) issued a series of directives that gave logic and direction to the CIA's actions during the Cold War. That these persist despite the 'fall of communism' suggests that it was always just a placeholder in the pursuit of oth…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/07/31/russiagate-nazis-and-the-cia/

'Inhumane at Any Time,' But During a Pandemic? House Approval of $740 Billion Pentagon Budget Condemned
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-31
"Once again, the House has voted to put the interests of weapons manufacturers and war hawks over the wellbeing of people here and abroad." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/jets_1.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/31/inhumane-any-time-during-pandemic-house-approval-740-billion-pentagon-budget?cd-origin=rss

Trump's Vaccine Chief Picks His Own Former Employer—Where He Still Holds Millions Worth of Stock—for $2.1 Billion Deal
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-31
"You can't have a contractor supervising government officials." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/slaoui.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/31/trumps-vaccine-chief-picks-his-own-former-employer-where-he-still-holds-millions?cd-origin=rss

Demands for Kushner to Resign Over 'Staggering' Level of 'Depravity' That Put Politics Before Public Health
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-31
"Holy hell. Jared Kushner reportedly abandoned a national testing plan because it was *politically advantageous* to sit back and let blue states be eviscerated by the virus." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1208983688_1_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/31/demands-kushner-resign-over-staggering-level-depravity-put-politics-public-health?cd-origin=rss

No to the New Cold war with China
Ajamu Baraka | mronline.org | 2020-07-30
The African radical, anti-imperialist, internationalist movement, sees the Chinese state and the Chinese people much differently than the U.S. state and its ruling class.
mronline.org/2020/07/30/116706/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116706

Coalition of Over 500 Faith Leaders Demand Utility Shutoff Moratorium During Pandemic
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-30
"As moral leaders, we join with people coming together to demand that our basic human needs are met." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/utility_shutoffs.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/30/coalition-over-500-faith-leaders-demand-utility-shutoff-moratorium-during-pandemic?cd-origin=rss

'What We Must Do': Following Obama Eulogy for Lewis, Bernie Sanders Backs Call for Ending Filibuster
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-30
"President Obama is absolutely right," said the former Democratic presidential candidate from Vermont. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/sanders_filibuster.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/30/what-we-must-do-following-obama-eulogy-lewis-bernie-sanders-backs-call-ending?cd-origin=rss

Video: Covid-19 and the Censorship of Medical Doctors. LancetGate and the Suppression of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-30
Medical doctors at an event in front of the US Supreme Court are accused of making false statements. | The video of their press conference was removed by Youtube and Facebook. They are accused by CNN of spreading "fake science" | The …
globalresearch.ca/video-covid-19-and-the-censorship-of-medical-doctors-lancetgate-and-the-suppression-of-hydroxychloroquine-hcq/5719867

Noam Chomsky: Decades of "the Neoliberal Plague" Left U.S. Unprepared for COVID-19 Outbreak
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-30
As the U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 150,000, we spend the hour with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky, who says decades of neoliberal policies that shredded the social safety net and public institutions left the country ill-prepared for a major health crisis. "We should understand the roots of this pandemic," he says.
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/30/noam_chomsky_coronavirus_trump_response

Chomsky on Cuba's "Internationalist" Response to Pandemic & Need to Make Vaccine Globally Accessible
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-30
As the world races to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, Noam Chomsky says any successful treatment must be accessible to everyone, and he warns that President Trump's withdrawal from the World Health Organization will hamper the international body's efforts to distribute medicine in countries racked by poverty and war. "There's at least one country in the world that is showing genuine internationalism, providing medical aid and support for people that need it," Chomsky says, and that is Cuba.
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/30/noam_chomsky_international_coronavirus_response_cuba

Chomsky on Israel's Hindering of Palestinian Pandemic Response & Threat to Annex Occupied West Bank
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-30
Noam Chomsky says Israel's planned annexation of the occupied West Bank "basically formalizes" what has already been official policy over the last half-century, from both left-wing and right-wing parties in Israel. He compares Israel's treatment of Palestinians to anti-immigrant policies in the United States, and says the main goal of annexation is to take over as much territory while excluding its Palestinian inhabitants. "Israel does not want to bring Palestinian populations into the greater Israel they're constructing."
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/30/noam_chomsky_israel_west_bank_annexation

Ilhan Omar roasted for idea to replace police at schools with mental care workers; What if there's a shooting? people online ask
rt.com | 2020-07-30
US Democratic Party Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was blasted on Twitter for proposing that police officers be swapped with mental health staff at schools. Many argued online that the idea would make the schools even less safe. | Omar tweeted that "over-policing doesn't make them safer — it criminalizes Black and brown students." Along with fellow Representative Ayanna Pressley, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Chris Murphy, she proposed a bill to replace police officers at schools with mental health professionals. | Over-policing our schools doesn't make them safer — it criminalizes Black and brown student…
rt.com/usa/496588-ilhan-omar-police-schools/

We Don't Need Trump's Thugs in Chicago
Jesse Jackson | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-30
"Hitler had his Brown shirts and Mussolini had his Black shirts, now Donald Trump has his camouflage shirts." Thus began a statement signed by 15 distinguished interdenominational religious leaders in Chicago that I joined, including ministers, priests, and rabbis. Comparisons to Hitler are always explosive, but the comparison is apt. "Hitler's bullyboys," the statement continues,…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/30/we-dont-need-trumps-thugs-in-chicago/

US Bases in Qatar, UAE Go on Alert as Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles at Mock-Up of US Aircraft Carrier
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2020-07-30
There are some 11,000 US Air Force personnel at al-Udeid, which has been a major launching point for missions against the Taliban in Afghanistan and ISIL in Iraq and Syria. (Photo: Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Alex Brandon) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/qa.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/30/us-bases-qatar-uae-go-alert-iran-fires-ballistic-missiles-mock-us-aircraft-carrier?cd-origin=rss

Yemen: A Torrent of Suffering in a Time of Siege
Kathy Kelly | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-30
"When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out 'Stop!' When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable, the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer." — Bertolt Brecht…
globalresearch.ca/yemen-suffering-time-siege/5719836

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