(2020-09-10). Portland passes unprecedented ban on facial recognition tech, despite $24,000 Amazon lobbying effort to kill initiative. rt.com 
Portland lawmakers unanimously passed a sweeping ban on facial recognition technology, becoming the first city to bar both public and private entities from the controversial software and defeating Amazon's bid to kill the measure. | The Portland City Council adopted the ban in the form of two separate ordinances on Wednesday. The first will block all city agencies, including the police, from using the tech, while the other prohibits private organizations from deploying facial recognition devices in public places. Democratic Mayor Ted Wheeler has hailed the move, saying it sets Portland apart from other cities.
(2020-09-10). 'Kim Jong-un is in good health': Trump sows confusion by proclaiming North Korean leader's fitness, says 'never underestimate him'. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump's unexpected affirmation of Kim Jong-un's good health provoked an avalanche of both confusion and judgment. The remarks came in the wake of claims about the two leaders' friendship in a new book. | "Kim Jong Un is in good health. Never underestimate him!" Trump tweeted on Thursday. The president was likely referring to recently-circulating rumors about the North Korean leader falling seriously ill or even dying, despite little evidence backing that up. | Kim Jong Un coming back from the dead like
(2020-09-10). Trump: If Woodward believed my Covid-19 quotes were 'dangerous,' why didn't he release them earlier to 'save lives'? rt.com 
Donald Trump is hitting back at Bob Woodward's claims that he downplayed the deadliness of Covid-19, saying if the veteran reporter really felt his approach to the pandemic was "dangerous" he should have made it public sooner. | "Bob Woodward had my quotes for many months. If he thought they were so bad or dangerous, why didn't he immediately report them in an effort to save lives?" the president tweeted on Thursday. | Audio from Woodward's interview with Trump discussing the coronavirus was recorded in February. It has now been released just a few weeks before Woodward's book 'Rage' goes on sale — and t…
(2020-09-10). 'We're not who we think we are': NYT admits Americans' quality of life dropping as US sits at no. 28 on new global index. rt.com 
The New York Times has expressed shock at the decline in Americans' quality of life — a slide that has been documented for over a decade in areas like education and healthcare, but which they nevertheless hinted is Trump's fault. | The US' world-leading self-image is totally unjustified, the Times acknowledged on Thursday, contrasting Washington's vaunted superpower status with its 28th-place
(2020-09-10). Ivanka Trump claims she'll take Covid-19 vaccine live on 'The View', says Americans should all 'trust' the FDA. rt.com 
After Joy Behar, co-host of US talk show 'The View', announced she has no intention of taking a Covid-19 vaccine before Ivanka Trump does, the president's eldest daughter promptly offered to take it live on air. | Criticizing Donald Trump for claiming a vaccine could be ready in the US very soon, Behar said he is simply trying to get "reelected." | "He will push anything to get reelected. Don't fall for it," she said on Wednesday. "And by the way, I will take the vaccine after Ivanka takes it." | Ivanka Trump responded directly to the challenge on Thursday, tweeting, "Deal @JoyVBehar. I would come on your show…
(2020-09-10). The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right. greenleft.org.au 
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Beh…
(2020-09-10). Marx, humanity and the rift in nature. greenleft.org.au 
The Robbery of N…