(2020-09-28). NATO Poisons Fish In Germany. popularresistance.org Throughout much of Europe, NATO military bases have used and carelessly discarded hundreds of thousands of gallons of toxic fire-fighting foams containing a variety of PFAS chemicals during routine fire-fighting exercises. The aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) have been in use since the early 1970's and have been allowed to seep into the ground to contaminate groundwater, soil, and surface water. The resulting pollution is responsible for a serious European public health crisis, although few are paying attention.
(2020-09-28). Trump's Trade, Tax, Industrial Policies Have Let Down Midwest Manufacturing Workers, Communities. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-09-28). Mr. Fish: Out with the Old. scheerpost.com To see all of Mr. Fish's work on Scheerpost, click here. Mr. Fish Dwayne Booth (a.k.a., Mr. Fish) is a cartoonist and freelance writer, has been published in many reputable and prestigious magazines, journals and newspapers. In addition to Harper's Magazine, his work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, Vanity Fair, Mother Jones Magazine, the Advocate, Z Magazine… |
(2020-09-28). President Is a 'Walking Scam,' Says AOC as Records Show Trump Paid Just $750 in Federal Income Taxes in Both 2016 and 2017. commondreams.org "He contributed less to funding our communities than waitresses and undocumented immigrants," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/donald_trump_tax_returns.jpg …
(2020-09-28). Trump's Tax Evasion Is an Indictment of American Plutocracy. thenation.com Trump's Tax Evasion Is an Indictment of American Plutocracy…
(2020-09-28). Trump and McConnell Are Undoing the Supreme Court's Constitutional Legitimacy. thenation.com Trump and McConnell Are Undoing the Supreme Court's Constitutional Legitimacy…
(2020-09-28). Trump's Corporate-Friendly Trade, Tax, and Labor Policies Betrayed Manufacturing Workers in Midwest: Study. commondreams.org "We need strong leadership to negotiate trade with other countries and trade policies that serve workers, not multinational companies that send jobs overseas." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/lordstown.jpg …
(2020-09-28). Coronavirus: Streets deserted as Israelis mark Yom Kippur during lockdown. middleeasteye.net 
Coronavirus: Streets deserted as Israelis mark Yom Kippur during lockdown | Closures also imposed on entry and exit from the occupied Palestinian territories, as during most Israeli holidays | Mon, 09/28/2020 – 13: 03 | The country of nine million people has logged at least 1,441 deaths from the virus (Reuters) | Yom Kippur, one of the holiest days for Jews, normally brings much of Israel…
(2020-09-28). Zoom Cancels Palestinian Icon Leila Khaled's Webinar at California University. globalresearch.ca Web-based video-conferencing platform Zoom has cancelled a webinar hosted by San Francisco State University in which Palestinian resistance icon Leila Khaled was to be one of the guest speakers. | Facebook and YouTube have also chosen to censor the event, both …
(2020-09-28). India: UN expert raises alarm over mass evictions of Delhi railway track dwellers. news.un.org An independent UN human rights expert has voiced concern over an Indian Supreme Court order to evict up to 250,000 people living in shacks along railway tracks in the capital, Delhi, warning that such a move could violate the country's obligations under key international rights treaties.
(2020-09-28). 'Totally fake news': Trump denies NYT report saying he paid almost no federal taxes, says returns to be released when audit ends. rt.com 
President Donald Trump denied a New York Times report suggesting he paid almost no federal income taxes over the past two decades, saying the truth will be revealed when an Internal Revenue Service audit of his returns is over. | "It's totally fake news — made-up, fake," Trump told reporters on Sunday in a White House briefing, noting that he had to deal with similar questions when the Times published a story on his taxes in 2016. He added that he will be "proud" to show his returns when an audit of his tax filings is finally finished, but "the IRS does not treat me well. They treat me like the Tea Party.
(2020-09-28). Twitter slammed for lack of action after journalist tweets Kenosha shooter Rittenhouse should be STABBED TO DEATH in prison. rt.com 
Conservatives have been up in arms over Twitter's failure to remove a journalist's call for teen shooter Kyle Rittenhouse to be murdered in prison, while at the same time wiping out tweets in his support. | Journalist Dustin Nichols tweeted on Saturday that Rittenhouse, who was charged with murder after shooting three people last month in Kenosha, should be stabbed to death in prison.
(2020-09-28). US poised to SHUT DOWN Iraqi embassy over continuous rocket attacks in Baghdad's Green Zone — reports. rt.com 
Washington is considering closing its embassy in Iraq, nine months after the US killing of an Iranian general on Iraqi soil led to protests over what Baghdad called a "violation" of its sovereignty, according to reports. | Multiple media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and Sky News, reported on Sunday that US officials told their Iraqi counterparts that Washington will shut down its operations unless there is an end to rocket attacks on the embassy, which is located in the heavily-fortified Green Zone in Baghdad. | The ultimatum was communicated to Iraqi President Barham Salih a…
(2020-09-28). Resistance Twitter thinks walls are closing in on Trump after sharing fake info that Jared Kushner abruptly deleted all tweets. rt.com 
Donald Trump's detractors actively spread info about his son-in-law apparently covering up cyber tracks by purging tweets, after media claims that the president was a tax evader. Turns out Jared Kushner never tweeted at all. | The New York Times story that broke on Sunday alleged that Trump has been avoiding paying federal income taxes over the past two decades. | This, if true, could potentially criminally implicate the president's family members, who, for years, have been involved in Trump's business dealings. | Hence the surety with which some anti-Trump online commenters were quick to suspect foul play in…
(2020-09-28). Anti-Trumpers dismiss ex-campaign manager's mental health issues, say he doesn't deserve compassion after reported suicide bid. rt.com 
Some of Donald Trump's detractors took to Twitter to JEER after his former campaign manager Brad Parscale was reportedly hospitalized following a mental breakdown and suicide attempt. | Parscale's wife Candice called police as her husband was allegedly threatening to harm himself, while having multiple firearms inside the house. Fort Lauderdale police officers responded to Parscale's residence "in reference to an armed male attempting suicide." He offered no resistance to law enforcement, and was then admitted to hospital. | The man's apparent mental health issues did not stop some of the more vehement anti-Tr…
(2020-09-28). Trained by Trump? Raccoons ATTACK journalists at White House (PHOTOS). rt.com 
A gang of raccoons attacked journalists outside the White House, with one of the trash pandas allegedly grabbing a photographer and a correspondent. Are they President Trump's anti-media stormtroopers, people on Twitter ask. | A raccoon "attacked multiple news crews" on the North Lawn of the White House on Monday morning, CBS journalist Paula Reid reported on Twitter. One of the critters "allegedly grabbed [the] pant leg of a photographer & then a correspondent before being fended off." | Strong Pawnee vibes at White House this morning as a raccoon attacked multiple news crews on North Lawn. ü&par…
(2020-09-28). Trump campaign sought to 'deter' 3.5mn black Americans from voting with algorithmic suppression in 2016 — report. rt.com 
Millions of Americans, disproportionately black, were targeted by algorithmic voter suppression methods deployed by then-candidate Donald Trump's 2016 campaign to keep them away from the voting booth, a new report claims. | "Project Alamo," the digital arm of the Trump campaign, amassed a vast hoard of information on nearly 200 million Americans, using the database to target voters in 16 battleground states, according to an investigation by the UK's Channel 4 News.Voters were divided into eight "audiences" for the purpose of targeted Facebook ads, with one category — titled "Deterrence" — consisting…
(2020-09-28). WATCH: Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale slammed to the pavement by cops during arrest after alleged suicide threat. rt.com Brad Parscale, who was demoted from his job as President Donald Trump's campaign manager in July, was suddenly tackled and slammed to the pavement by Fort Lauderdale, Florida, police after his wife said he threatened suicide. | Police body-cam footage released Monday shows Parscale, wearing only a baseball cap and a pair of knee-length shorts, sitting on his porch as officers arrive at his home on Sunday afternoon. Parscale began to walk slowly toward an officer at the end of his driveway, saying, "She's lying, I'm your friend." | The officer said, "Alright, relax. What's going on?" Parscale then set down a…
(2020-09-28). Bougainville: 'The wind of change has blown'. greenleft.org.au …
(2020-09-28). Global Research: Encouraging Independent Thought and Debate. globalresearch.ca Global Research is committed to curbing the tide of disinformation and stimulating public engagement and understanding through our activities. | We act as a worldwide platform for much needed debate within the context of a very complex crisis. We need to …
(2020-09-28). We Are the Children of Gaza: The Poet, the Fashionista and the Footballer. dissidentvoice.org 
The inevitable has finally happened, and the coronavirus pandemic is now ravaging the besieged Gaza Strip. On August 24, a total lockdown was imposed by the Gaza authorities following the discovery of several COVID-19 cases outside designated quarantine areas. Since then, over 1,000 cases have been identified and ten people have died. Experts estimate the …
(2020-09-28). Michigan State University pushes forward with football amid a mass spike in COVID-19 cases. wsws.org Since August 24, there have been 1,250 cases of COVID-19 linked to the reopening of the university.
(2020-09-28). This week in history: September 28-October 4. wsws.org 25 years ago: O.J. Simpson acquitted in murder trial On October 3, 1995, retired American football star O.J. Simpson was acquitted of the murder of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. A year earlier, the pair had been found brutally stabbed to death outside the Simpson home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.
(2020-09-28). Israeli footballer becomes first to join an Arab football league after UAE club move. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli footballer becomes first to join an Arab football league after UAE club move | Arab-Israeli Diaa Saba, who plays for the Israeli national team, signs two-year contract with Dubai's Al-Nasr SC | Mon, 09/28/2020 – 12: 26 | The midfielder, right, has previously played for Israeli clubs Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Be'er Sheva (AFP/Al-Nasr SC) | A footballer from Israel will become the f…
(2020-09-28). Five terrorists surrender to Turkish security forces. yenisafak.com Five more PKK terrorists have surrendered to Turkish security forces, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Monday.As a result of Turkey's determined anti-terror operations, the terrorists have turned themselves in to security forces in the southeastern Sirnak province, escaping the terror group's camps in Northern Iraq, the ministry said in a tweet.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK — listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and the EU — has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. The YPG is the PKK's Syrian of…