(2019-12-16). \'Effective discipline\'!?! 8yo boy needs surgery on maimed knees after sadistic stepfather makes him kneel on buckwheat for HOURS. rt.com ![](\"https://cdni.rt.com/files/2019.12/thumbnail/5df69b5e85f540021351755f.jpg\")
An 8-year-old boy had to undergo a surgery to remove the sharp grains, virtually ingrown into his knees, after his mother\'s boyfriend routinely forced him to stand on raw buckwheat as punishment for the tiniest \'misbehavior.\' | The photos of the child\'s knees, looking as if they were mutilated by a mystery disease, sent shockwaves across Russia. Doctors had to use general anesthesia to remove the ingrown seeds, cutting cut off large fragments of skin. | The surgery and weeks of painful rehabilitation, however, were nothing compared to what the starved kid had to endure at home in the Siberian city of Omsk, whe…
(2019-12-15). We Are All Female and We All Hate It. truthdig.com ![](\"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41QN23qcaBL.01_SL500_.jpg\")
A new book redefines \"female\" as the universal experience of \"let[ting] someone else do your desiring for you, at your own expense.\"
(2019-12-15). ICE Case Management Handbook Based on Federal Law Enforcement \"System of Systems\" commondreams.org Unicorn Riot obtained confidential Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) policy manuals in 2017.
(2019-12-15). While Evo\'s MAS party regroups, Bolivia\'s coup leaders are eating each other alive. thegrayzone.com Humiliating scandals are destroying right-wing leader Luis Fernando Camacho and the right is fracturing as a more militant MAS party…
(2019-12-15). Sanders and Omar Lead Largest Rally in New Hampshire for 2020 Vote. truthdig.com Sen. Bernie Sanders held his largest rally yet in the key state of New Hampshire on Friday night, joined by Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has faced racist attacks since taking office earlier this year but who received a warm welcome from the crowd of more than 1,300 people. | The rally was reportedly the largest of any Democratic primary candidate in the state so far, according to the campaign; last month, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg reported that he drew \"about 1,300\" to a rally in Lebanon, New Hampshire. | \"The political revolution is strong in New Hampshire,\" said Sanders campaign New Hampshire state direc…
(2019-12-15). Parem já com as mentiras sobre Assange. globalresearch.ca
(2019-12-15). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians In Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, three Palestinians, including the secretary of Fateh Movement, in occupied East Jerusalem, after invading and violently searching their homes. Nonviolent activist Nasser Ajaj told the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that the soldiers abducted Arin Za\'anin, from his home in Wadi al-Jouz …
(2019-12-15). ALBA-TCP Ratified Integration of Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. telesurenglish.net With cultural expressions and interventions by heads of State and delegates from Latin American and Caribbean nations, the XVII Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — Peoples\' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) ends with a political-cultural ceremony. | RELATED: , ALBA-TCP to Speed Formation of a \'Peace Zone\' in Latin America | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro highlighted the integrationist work of the organization (ALBA-TCP) in the region, \"the idea of co…
(2019-12-15). FARC Demands Colombia\'s Duque Provide Security for Ex-Fighters. telesurenglish.net The Common Revolutionary Alternative Force ( FARC ) party sent a letter to the President of Colombia, Iván Duque, in which they demanded the implementation of the Peace Agreement and specifically his third point on security for communities and ex-combatants in the process of reinstatement. | RELATED: | Colombians Protest Against Tax Reform in Front of Congress | The letter was sent after the murder of ex-combatant Manuel González (aka Jair Cartagena), who was shot near the Román Ru…
(2019-12-15). The Humane Obligation of Conscience. Capitalist Orchestrated Horror. Desperate Protests Across the Globe. globalresearch.ca The world war of Democracy against its people is now official. | On Oct 20, 2019, Chilean president Sebastian Pinera publicly admitted the singular capitalist threat implicitly and silently embraced by virtually all politicians across our embattled Earth: Pinera formally declared …
(2019-12-15). O capital financeiro mascara-se de verde. globalresearch.ca à Clima. Quem haveria de dizer. As próprias mega-corporaàßàµes e mega-bilionários por trás da globalizaàßà£o da economia mundial nas últimas décadas, cuja busca de valor para o accionista e reduàßà£o de custos infligiu tantos danos ao meio ambiente — tanto no …
(2019-12-15). The Bogus Legend of Paul Volcker. The Break with Gold. globalresearch.ca Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve during the 1980\'s, has died at age 92. Major media are writing words of praise for the banker who \"killed inflation\" in the wake of the 1970\'s oil crises and food price …
(2019-12-15). Global Warfare: \"We\'re Going to Take out 7 Countries in 5 Years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan & Iran..\" globalresearch.ca Originally published in March 2007. | Global Research Editor\'s Note: | This interview serves as a reminder regarding the diabolical timeline of America\'s hegemonic project. Is Iran the next target \"to be taken out\"? | All these countries are on the Pentagon\'s drawing …
(2019-12-15). Venezuela to Relaunch PetroCaribe Program in 2020. telesurenglish.net Venezuela\'s President Nicolas Maduro announced the relaunch of the PetroCaribe program in the first half of 2020 during the 17th summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of America (ALBA-TCP) in Cuba Saturday. | RELATED: , ALBA-TCP Ratified Integration of Latin American and Caribbean Peoples | \"We have decided to relaunch with great force for the first half of the year 2020, the PetroCaribe project, the Miracle Mission and ALBA Cultural (…) ALBA has demonstrated…
(2019-12-15). US-China Trade Deal\'s Phase One \'Totally Done\': Trump Admin. telesurenglish.net The \"phase one\" of the long-sought United States-China trade deal is \"totally done\" despite the need for translation and revisions to its text, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Sunday. | RELATED: , US, Canada, and Mexico Sign Trade Deal Again to Replace NAFTA | \"Ultimately, whether this agreement works is going to be determined by who\'s making the decisions in China…if the hard-liners are making the decisions we\'re going to get one outcome, if the reformers are mak…
(2019-12-15). De-Facto Bolivian President to Issue Arrest Warrant for Morales. telesurenglish.net The self-proclaimed president of Bolivia, Jeanine àÅñez, said on Saturday that an arrest warrant could be issued for the democratically elected President, Evo Morales, in the coming days. | RELATED: | Evo Expresses Gratitude to Mexico and Argentina Governments | \"If he has to come to Bolivia, he knows that he has pending accounts with the courts and that will have to be kept. Surely, in the next few days that arrest warrant will be issued because we have already made the per…
(2019-12-15). Brazil\'s Amazon Deforestation Rises Over 100% Year-Over-Year. telesurenglish.net Deforestation in Brazil\'s Amazon jumped to the highest level for the month of November since record-keeping began in 2015, according to preliminary government data published on Friday. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro: Torture Methods of Dictatorship to Fight Corruption | Destruction of the world\'s largest tropical rainforest totaled 563 square km (217.38 square miles) in November, 103% more than in the same month last year, according to the country\'s space research agency INPE. | That wo…
(2019-12-15). Mexican Indigenous Communities Consent to Mayan Train Project. telesurenglish.net The Mexican Ministry of Interior informed Saturday that the Indigenous communities in the Yucatan Peninsula and the state of Chiapas both located in the southeastern part of the country accepted \"by consensus and without opinion against\" for the construction of the Mayan Train. | RELATED: | Brazil: Attack on Guajajara Indigenous People Leaves 1 Dead | After holding talks with the government, the Indigenous communities\' proposals and needs will be incorporated and addressed within…
(2019-12-15). Powerful Earthquake Hits Philippine City, One Killed. telesurenglish.net A strong earthquake struck near the Philippine city of Davao on Sunday, killing a child, damaging buildings and causing several injuries, officials said, the latest in a series of tremors to strike the southern part of the country in recent months. | RELATED: | Duterte to Lift Martial Law in Southern Philippines: Spokesman | The magnitude 6.8 quake was centered 61 km (38 miles) southwest of Davao on the island of Mindanao, at a depth of 28.2 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said,…
(2019-12-15). China Expected to Have Lifted Over 10m out of Poverty in 2019. telesurenglish.net China is expected to have lifted over 10 million people out of poverty in 2019, a senior official said Sunday, as part of a three-year plan to eradicate poverty completely by 2020. | RELATED: | China To Meet Sustainable Development Goals 10yrs Ahead of Schedule | \"More than 95 percent of China\'s poor population is expected to shake off poverty and over 90 percent of poor counties are expected to be removed from the poverty list by the end of this year,\" the Director of the State Council…
(2019-12-15). Army Abducts Four Palestinians In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, four Palestinians from Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers invaded the al-\'Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, before storming and searching many homes. They added that the soldiers abducted a …
(2019-12-15). Report: 745 Palestinian Children Arrested Since Beginning of 2019. imemc.org Israeli occupation forces arrested 745 Palestinian children since the start of 2019, many of whom were subject to numerous rights violations, Days of Palestine reported.. According to a report published, on Thursday, by the NGO Palestinian Prisoners\' Club (PPC), nearly 200 children were being held in various detention centres across …
(2019-12-15). Israeli Planning To Confiscate Lands For A Segregated Road. imemc.org Mohammad Abu Sheikh, a Palestinian official responsible for monitoring Israel\'s illegal colonialist activities, said that the Israeli occupation authority is planning to confiscate dozens of Dunams of Palestinian lands, near Qalqilia, in northern West Bank. Abu Sheikh stated that the large area of lands Israel intends to illegally annex are …
(2019-12-15). After 83 Days, Hunger Striker Loses 30 Kilograms, Stops Drinking Water. imemc.org Palestinian administrative detainee in Israel, Ahmad Zahran, who has been on hunger strike for 83 consecutive days today, has lost 30 kilograms of his weight and his health has seriously deteriorated, the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported. According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoners\' Commission, following a visit …
(2019-12-15). China\'s YiWu: Business Models You\'ve Never Even Heard of. globalresearch.ca The YiWu Commodities Market | A brief bit of background for context. YiWu is the world\'s largest supermarket. YiWu is a small town (it\'s actually a city with more than one million people, but in China that\'s a small town) in …
(2019-12-15). Threat to Somalia\'s National Security and Existence as a Nation State. The Right to Self-Defense. globalresearch.ca On November 15, 2019 the UN security Council extended the illegal, immoral and racist 27 years of arms sanctions on Somalia which was in effect since 1992. | Through a recorded vote, the Security Council today renewed the mandate of the …
(2019-12-15). Drugs, Guns, and Despair: How America Is Killing Americans. commondreams.org American life expectancy has declined. There's no foreign invasion. No war within its borders. No one to blame but ourselves. How then, is America killing Americans?
(2019-12-15). Europe Was the Main Player in Destroying Syria and Creating the Refugee Crisis. globalresearch.ca Monica Maggioni is an Italian journalist and is CEO of Rai.com, which broadcasts \'Rai News 24 TV\', among others. She interviewed Syrian President, Bashar al Assad, on November 26, and the interview was to be broadcast on December 2; …
(2019-12-15). Impeachment Inquiry Offers Chance to Derail Trump\'s Political Heirs. truthout.org Republicans have made it clear throughout the impeachment investigation that they\'ve decided to circle the wagons around Trump. This united opposition combined with the defensive posturing of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell shows it\'s almost certain the Senate will not vote to remove Trump. But despite warnings by Republicans to the contrary, impeachment has already hurt Trump. And impeachment will continue to hurt Republicans, from pausing McConnell\'s stuffing of the courts, to providing yet mo…
(2019-12-15). Marathon Climate Talks in Madrid Fizzle to End With Slim Deal. truthdig.com MADRID — Marathon U.N. climate talks ended Sunday with a slim compromise that sparked widespread disappointment, after major polluters resisted calls for ramping up efforts to keep global warming at bay and negotiators postponed debate about rules for international carbon markets for another year. | Organizers kept delegates from almost 200 nations in Madrid far beyond Friday\'s scheduled close of the two-week talks. In the end, negotiators endorsed a general call for greater efforts to tackle climate change and several measures to help poor countries respond and adapt to its impacts. | U.N. Secretary-Genera…
(2019-12-15). The Pentagon\'s Map of Afghanistan: An Eldorado of Mineral Wealth and Natural Resources. globalresearch.ca According to the media, The Afghanistan Papers released in early December 2019 by the Pentagon point to \" US dysfunction\" \'We did not know what we were doing\'? | Nonsensical. They knew what they were doing. The object of US wars …
(2019-12-15). Humanity at the Crossroads. globalresearch.ca Humankind is at a cusp, a point of transition between two different states of governance and existence. The world today is like a sack being slowly filled while the string around the opening is pulled increasingly tighter to prevent the …
(2019-12-15). O revisionismo do Bolsonaro no Brasil. globalresearch.ca O governo do Presidente Jair Bolsonaro está embarcando em um projeto de revisà£o histórica e cultural. Em setembro, a Cinemateca Brasileira ficou \" ocupada\" por militares e politicos da extrema-direita que criticaram o \"marxismo cultural\" da instituiàßà£o e prometeram …
(2019-12-15). Japan Leads the Way in Child Health: No Compulsory Vaccines. Banned Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) Vaccine. globalresearch.ca Important article first published by Children\'s Health Defense, posted on Global Research on April 28, 2019 | In the United States, many legislators and public health officials are busy trying to make vaccines de facto compulsory—either by removing parental/personal choice …
(2019-12-15). The Threat 5G Poses to Human Health. globalresearch.ca The crime scene was straight out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie. One hundred and fifty dead birds lay sprawled on the ground, fallen out of trees in a park in The Hague, Netherlands. | The second such occurrence last autumn made …
(2019-12-15). United States Bombings of Other Countries. America\'s \"Bombing List\" globalresearch.ca The important legacy of the late William Blum will live. This article was first posted on GR in June 2016. | *** | It is a scandal in contemporary international law, don\'t forget, that while \"wanton destruction of towns, cities and villages\" …
(2019-12-15). White Helmets, James Lemesurier, and the Humanitarian Regime Change Network. globalresearch.ca THE conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of …
(2019-12-15). The Prison Industry in the United States: Big Business or a New Form of Slavery? globalresearch.ca This incisive and carefully researched article was first published by Global Research eleven years ago in March 2008. | In recent developments, California has adopted legislation which bans the private prison industry from operating in the state. | \"The move will probably …
(2019-12-15). Comey: \'Real Sloppiness\' in Russia Probe but No Misconduct. truthdig.com WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey acknowledged Sunday that a Justice Department inspector general report identified \"real sloppiness\" in the surveillance of a former Trump campaign aide and said he was wrong to have been \"overconfident\" about how the Russia investigation was handled. | But Comey also insisted he was right to feel some measure of vindication because the report did not find evidence for the most sensational of President Donald Trump\'s claims, including that he had been wiretapped and il…
(2019-12-15). Energy Loss on Electric Grid Is Overlooked Source of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. truthout.org When it comes to strategies for slowing the effects of climate change, the idea of reducing wasted energy rarely gets a mention. But our recent Nature Climate Change article makes the case that reducing wastage in the power sector, focusing specifically on the grid, can be a critical lever in lowering national emissions. | Inefficient global power transmission and distribution infrastructure requires additional electricity generation to…
(2019-12-15). Progress made at COP25, despite lack of agreement to increase climate ambition. news.un.org Negotiations at the COP25 UN climate conference in Madrid finally ended on Sunday, wrapping up an event which saw much progress made by the private sector, and by national, regional and local governments. However, there was widespread disappointment that no overall consensus was reached on increased climate ambition.
(2019-12-15). Intentionally or Not, Progressives Are Coaxing Us Back Into a Corporate Party. truthout.org There\'s a fundamental problem with the Democratic presidential debates. It\'s not the number of candidates, the little talk of climate change or the debates\' \"divisiveness.\" It goes deeper than that. These debates operate on a flawed premise that runs right through the whole primary process: that what…
(2019-12-15). Impeach & Remove: Rally and March in San Francisco. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building @ 90 7th Street, on the corner of Mission and 7th streets, San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2019-12-15). Impeach and Remove Rally. indybay.org In front of Ana Furniture Across the street from the Hillsdale Mall | 3011 S El Camino Real | San Mateo, CA 94403…
(2019-12-15). Impeach & Remove Rally in Livermore (Tri Valley). indybay.org Flagpole Plaza, intersection of First St and S. Livermore Ave., Livermore, CA 94550…
(2019-12-15). Impeach & Remove Events in East Bay Area Cities. indybay.org Events in East Bay cities: El Cerrtio, Walnut Creek, Emeryville, San Ramon, Castro Valley…
(2019-12-15). Impeach & Remove Demonstration in Oakland. indybay.org Grand Lake Theater Intersection, 3200 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610…
(2019-12-15). National Impeach & Remove Rallies, Marches, Vigils in Bay Area and beyond. indybay.org National marches, rallies, vigils in the San Francisco Bay Area, State of California, and throughout nation…
(2019-12-15). Impeach & Remove: Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Monterey. indybay.org Impeach & Remove events in Santa Cruz, Watsonville, and Monterey…
(2019-12-15). Impeach and Remove Events in Wine Country (Sonoma & Napa Counties). indybay.org Events in Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Sonoma, Napa, Healdsburg…