(2020-10-02). Lying and Liars: The Powerful and Obnoxious Odor of Mendacity. globalresearch.ca "Mendacity is a system we live in." — Paul Newman, playing Brick in Tennessee Williams', Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | A profusion of philosophical, psychological, and political ink has been spent on the subject of lying and liars. The …
(2020-10-02). People strike worldwide for the environment. workers.org 
Over 3,334 protests against the climate crisis — marches, school walkouts, blockaded bridges and roads, swarms of small boats and canoes impeding huge coal haulers — occurred in 150 countries on Sept. 25. These protests were part of Fridays for the Future, which began with massive turnouts a year ago . . . |
(2020-10-02). Positive! Trump's Covid Bungling Now Takes a Personal Toll. thenation.com Positive! Trump's Covid Bungling Now Takes a Personal Toll…
(2020-10-02). Biden Needs to Stop Talking Down Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All. thenation.com Biden Needs to Stop Talking Down Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All…
(2020-10-02). Why is the World Going to Hell? counterpunch.org 
If you're wondering what the hell is going on right now — the "Why is the world turning to shit?" thought — you may find Netflix's new documentary The Social Dilemma a good starting point for clarifying your thinking. I say "starting point" because, as we shall see, the film suffers from two major limitations:
(2020-10-02). Don and Joe Play Talk Radio. counterpunch.org 
This essay is part of a periodic series on the 2020 presidential election. Some earlier pieces can be found here. Yes, I have heard this week's presidential debate in Cleveland referred to as a shit show, clown car, clusterfuck, dumpster fire, and food fight, but now that I have heard, watched, and read the candidate
(2020-10-02). 2018 Bombing of Dahyan Student Bus: Yemen Court Issues Death Sentences against Saudi Monarch, Saudi Crown Prince, US President, Yemen President. globalresearch.ca In 2018, ABC news acknowledged that this was a US backed bombing by Saudi Arabia led coalition. | Below is the ABC News Report. | This was not an accident. It was a targeted assassination of Yemeni children. | These bombings of civilians …
(2020-10-02). 2018 Bombing of Dahyan Student Bus: Yemen Court Issues Death Sentences against Saudi Monarch, Saudi Crown Prince, US, and Yemeni Presidents. globalresearch.ca A Yemeni court has issued death sentences against ten defendants in the case of the Arab coalition's bombing of the Dahyan student bus, including the Saudi monarch and his crown prince, as well as the US and Yemeni presidents. | The …
(2020-10-02). Kiss the Amazon Rainforest Goodbye. counterpunch.org 
As of September 29, Brazil's Bolsonaro government has fired the civilian-run National Institute for Space Research (INPE), which has monitored the Amazon rainforest for the past three decades. INPE is being replaced (drumroll please) by the Brazilian military as the new watchdog over the world famous rainforest. Voila, worldwide concerns about deforestation are… ah… indeterminate,
(2020-10-02). 'Who gives a f**k about Christmas stuff?' Trump haters paint First Lady as Grinch who loathes kids after CNN leaks #MelaniaTapes. rt.com 
Critics of President Donald Trump piled on the first lady after a former aide leaked a tape of Melania venting frustration about media hostility and her duties as first lady, including decorating the White House for Christmas. | Taped secretly in July 2018 by a former aide and close confidant, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, the recordings also show the first lady was increasingly irritated with hostile media coverage of her husband's presidency, namely his border policies — which, among other things, separated migrant children from their parents when they entered the country illegally. | "I'm working like …
(2020-10-02). President Trump says he & first lady tested positive for coronavirus after top aide infected on campaign trail. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he and First Lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for the coronavirus, just hours after it was learned a senior aide had contracted the illness. | "Tonight, [the first lady] and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!" the president tweeted in the early hours of Friday morning. | Tonight,
(2020-10-02). 'Biden needs to be tested ASAP': Concerns raised over Biden's health after Trump tests positive for Covid-19. rt.com 
Joe Biden has worried both his supporters and critics after having prolonged coughing fits while giving speeches in Pennsylvania. The concerns over his health were reignited after Trump tested positive for Covid-19. | While doing a small interstate campaign tour on Wednesday, the 77-year-old politician was filmed frequently coughing to the point of sometimes having to clear his throat before continuing speaking. | pic.twitter.com/ziSb75S5MC— Jack Posobiec üá∫üá∏ (@JackPosobiec) (2020-10-02). Knife-armed suspect BEATS TASER stun and CHARGES officer in blood-chilling body cam footage from Chicago (VIDEO). rt.com 
Footage from police body cameras shows the moments leading to a fatal shooting in Chicago, during which cops failed to incapacitate a man with a taser and shot him multiple times as he was reportedly trying to stab an officer. | The incident happened early in the morning of September 5 in Chicago's Vittum Park as police were responding to a stabbing in the area. While trying to apprehend the suspect, a fight ensued in which the man was killed. On Thursday, COPA, Chicago's Civilian Police Accountability Office,
(2020-10-02). Wait, it's RT's fault? WSJ reporter blames RUSSIA for pro-Democrat celebrities worrying about Biden catching Covid. rt.com 
The mere act of reporting that Democratic voters are worried about presidential candidate Joe Biden catching the coronavirus — after President Donald Trump tested positive — apparently amounts to Russian meddling in US elections. | "Russian state media is amplifying concerns that Trump could have exposed Joe Biden to coronavirus at the debate," wrote Dustin Volz of the Wall Street Journal on Friday. | Russian state media is amplifying concerns that Trump could have exposed Joe Biden to coronavirus at the debate. | Context: Public health experts have said this scenario is unlikely. U.S. intel has as…
(2020-10-02). Covid-19 won't stop Trump: His real campaign surrogate, PUTIN, will 'ramp up' activities to compensate, says Dem senator. rt.com 
A Democratic senator has declared President Donald Trump's recently-revealed positive coronavirus test will barely be a stumbling block to his re-election, insisting his alleged Russian puppet master Vladimir Putin will step in. | The Russians are going to take up the slack in promoting the president's re-election as Trump retreats into quarantine, Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy told CNN on Friday, claiming the Kremlin would "increase the pace of interference operations" to cover for the president's expected retreat from the campaign trail. | @ChrisMurphyCT tells (2020-10-02). After Trump tests positive for Covid-19, campaign shifts to 'virtual' mode as Pence assumes more White House duties. rt.com 
As President Donald Trump is quarantined with Covid-19, his reelection campaign is canceling events or making them virtual. Vice President Mike Pence has handled some White House events and may do more if Trump's symptoms worsen. | "All previously announced campaign events involving the President's participation are in the process of being moved to virtual events or are being temporarily postponed," campaign manager Bill Stepien said in a statement on Friday. While everything involving the First Family has been put on hold, other campaign events will proceed on a case-by-case basis, he added. | Full statement…
(2020-10-02). Police find 'no evidence' of brutal racist attack on Wisconsin woman during summer riots, but won't press charges for false report. rt.com 
Madison police found no evidence to corroborate Althea Bernstein's claim four white men tried to set her on fire during a night of riots in the Wisconsin capital in June, but will not charge her with filing a false report. | Bernstein, 18, had claimed that four white men sprayed her with lighter fluid through the open window of her car as she sat at a red light in downtown Madison, then threw a flaming lighter at her while yelling racial slurs. She suffered burns on her neck and face and had them treated at a local hospital. | Her case had attracted national attention, with federal and state investigators join…
(2020-10-02). Election Season Upended: Trump's COVID Diagnosis Could Reshape Race, Debates & SCOTUS Fight. democracynow.org 
President Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19, throwing the final month of an already unprecedented election season into disarray. What will this latest news mean for the debates and the Supreme Court? And what will happen if President Trump is unable to lead the country? We speak to journalist John Nichols about the line of succession, campaigning in the critical swing state of Wisconsin, and more. We also speak with Naomi Klein, senior correspondent at The Intercept and a professor at Rutgers University.
(2020-10-02). Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: Statement by Azerbaijani Leftist Youth. greenleft.org.au …
(2020-10-02). Why are Azerbaijan and Armenia on the brink of war? greenleft.org.au …
(2020-10-02). India: Death of Gang-Raped 'Untouchable' Teen Triggers Protests. telesurenglish.net Hundreds of activists participated in various protests after a 19-year-old Dalit girl was gang raped and tortured in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh state two weeks ago. She succumbed to injuries in Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi on Sep. 29. | RELATED: | The Common Man's Party (AAP) and the organization for the defense of "The Untouchables" Bhim Army called on citizens to demand justice for the victim in Jantar Mantar.
(2020-10-02). 5 Million Cases Worldwide, 650,000 Deaths Annually: The Seasonal Flu Virus is a "Serious Concern", But the Wuhan Coronavirus Grabs the Headlines. globalresearch.ca First published on January 27, 2020. Figures quoted for the coronavirus pertain to late January. | The common flu virus will infect millions across the globe. It can be easily spread and will especially strike the young and the elderly. But …
(2020-10-02). We Are the Children of Gaza: The Poet, the Fashionista and the Footballer. counterpunch.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
(2020-10-02). Pelosi says continuity of government in place after Trump tests positive for the coronavirus. yenisafak.com U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the plans for continuing government should President Donald Trump become incapacitated remain in place, after Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and that she should know the results from her own virus test on Friday morning soon."This is tragic. It's very sad," Pelosi said in an MSNBC interview about Trump's diagnosis. "Going into crowds unmasked and all the rest was sort of a brazen invitation for something like this to happen."