(2020-08-31). Philippines: Opposition to early release for U.S. Marine who raped, murdered Filipino transgender woman. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | Murderer, rapist Pemberton does not deserve early release | U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton does not deserve early release from imprisonment. He has not even properly served his sentence having been afforded the privilege of being "detained" in a "special military jail" inside Camp Aguinaldo. | The Party opposes Pemberton's bid for a reduction of his jail term through the so-called "good conduct time allowance" as he has yet to rightfully suffer the consequences of his heinous crime. On the…
(2020-08-31). 'Photo-Op for White Nationalist President Isn't Helpful,' Says Wisconsin Dem as Trump Plans Kenosha Visit Despite Calls to Stay Away. commondreams.org In a letter to Trump on Sunday, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers warned the president's visit "will only delay our work to overcome division and move forward together." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/jacob_blake_kenosha.jpg …
(2020-08-31). Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a City Adrift in a Moral Desert. thenation.com Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a City Adrift in a Moral Desert…
(2020-08-31). Reports of shots fired at pro-Trump caravan in LA suburb, suspect on the run after standoff with police. rt.com 
Police have responded to reports of fire being opened at a pro-Trump parade of cars in Woodland Hills, California, after a tire was slashed by a projectile, probably a bullet. The alleged shooter is at large. | The incident unfolded about 11: 30 a.m. local time in the 20600 block of Ventura Boulevard, as the torrent of cars with Trump supporters was streaming past Woodland Hills, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. | Update: LAPD says they got reports of shots fired on a Woodland Hills street where a large caravan of Trump supporters was passing through and a bullet may…
(2020-08-31). 'The new Babylon Bee?' CNN commentator mocked after downplaying riots in Kenosha, Portland as 'protests' with a FIERY cover photo. rt.com 
CNN's Chris Cillizza became the butt of the joke online after saying that calling the unrest in Kenosha and Portland "riots" is a desperate ploy by Trump. The cover photo seems to be at odds with the spin, however. | CNN political commentator Chris Cillizza faced a torrent of mockery from conservatives accusing him of whitewashing the violence festering in Kenosha, Wisconsin and Portland, Oregon, after he opined that referring to the looting, vandalism, and arson in both cities as 'rioting' is unjustified and a "desperate" political ploy by US President Donald Trump. | | © CNN | "To hear Trump and his a…
(2020-08-31). Russia fuelling Portland & Kenosha violence? CNN turns to Russiagate tsar Schiff with bizarre take on US race tensions. rt.com 
Russia may be responsible for the deadly unrest in American cities, CNN host Dana Bash has implied during an interview with Democrats' top Russiagate figure, Adam Schiff, proving that red-baiting never goes out of vogue. | Schiff, the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, came to CNN for a round of Trump-bashing over the President's remarks on how Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe "got tired of" classified information being leaking from Congress. The DNI wrote last week to the California representative and his Senate counterpart, Marco Rubio, that his office will be informing lawmaker…
(2020-08-31). Mykonos Police Reportedly Say Harry Maguire Was Treated Like 'Just Another Drunk Brit'. sputniknews.com Man United footballer Harry Maguire received a 21-month suspended sentence for punching Mykonos police officers and attempting to bribe them. The brawl reportedly began after what Maguire asserted was an attempt to inject his sister with a "rape drug".
(2020-08-31). United States: Players strike for racial justice. greenleft.org.au