2020-03-16: Social Media Postees

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\'That First Night in America, I Couldn\'t Sleep\'
John Washington | thenation.com | 2020-03-16
\'That First Night in America, I Couldn\'t Sleep\'…
thenation.com/article/society/china-immigration-migrant-voices/

Hear From Immigrants and Refugees in Their Own Words
John Washington | thenation.com | 2020-03-16
Hear From Immigrants and Refugees in Their Own Words…
thenation.com/article/society/migrant-voices-immigration-asylum/

California senior citizens are on lock-down due to coronavirus
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-03-16
One can only wonder how long it will be before California becomes like the film called Wild In The Streets, where everyone 30 and older were locked up in prison camps, or like the film called Logan\'s Run, where people 30 and older are hunted down and executed to make room for younger people!
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/15/18831560.php

Fund drive to pay Chelsea Manning\'s court fines raises $267,000 in two days
wsws.org | 2020-03-16
Within two days of Manning\'s release from jail, a GoFundMe campaign organized by her supporters raised more than enough to pay the punitive fines imposed on her for refusing to testify against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/16/mann-m16.html

Chelsea Manning Is Free from Jail, Faces Exorbitant Fines
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Today, March 12, prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia ended the grand jury of Julian Assange and Wikileaks in which Chelsea Manning refused to testify. As a result, US District Court Judge Anthony Trenga ordered the immediate release of …
globalresearch.ca/chelsea-manning-free-jail-faces-exorbitant-fines/5706242

Julian in the Dock. \"A Secret Trial\"
Israel Shamir | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Julian Assange\'s extradition hearing has had very little media coverage. Even The Guardian and The New York Times barely mentioned it, though these newspapers made a fortune publishing Assange-provided cables. Unless you had been looking for it, you wouldn\'t …
globalresearch.ca/julian-dock/5706492

I Reject Using My Unjust Conviction Against Julian Assange
Jeffrey Sterling | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-16
In 2015 I was wrongfully convicted of, and imprisoned for, violating the U.S. Espionage Act. Now, while there is no question that I stand in solidarity with WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange in a British court as he fights extradition, little did I know that my presence is also there as fodder to support extradition. If…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/16/i-reject-using-my-unjust-conviction-against-julian-assange/

Peace Corps to suspend operations, evacuate volunteers worldwide
rt.com | 2020-03-16
The Peace Corps is suspending all operations globally and evacuating all volunteers over the spread of the new coronavirus. In an open letter to volunteers posted on Sunday on its website, the federal agency\'s director, Jody Olsen, says the decision follows recent evacuations in China and Mongolia due to the outbreak. | Olsen said that with evacuations now underway at other posts and travel becoming more challenging by the day, the agency decided to expand the suspension and evacuations. | \"We are acting now to safeguard your well-being and prevent a situation where volunteers are unable to leave their host co…
rt.com/newsline/483205-peace-corps-suspend-evacuate/

The Algerian Revolution: the Struggle for Decolonization Continues
Hamza Hamouchene | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-16
Algeria is going through a revolutionary phase. The mass-scale uprising that started in February 2019 has been sustained for more than a year now and is showing an incredible resilience and soumoud (steadfastness in Arabic). Hundreds of thousands are still in the streets, joining huge weekly protests every Tuesday and Friday (and recently some Saturdays…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/16/120415/

Bernie Goes Full FDR in National Address on the Coronavirus Pandemic
Dave Lindorff | zcomm.org | 2020-03-16
Suddenly, All Too Briefly, He\'s the President We Need…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/bernie-goes-full-fdr-in-national-address-on-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

Sanders Goes Full FDR in COVID-19 Speech
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-16
Bernie Sanders just gave the speech of his life

As Coronvirus Grips the US, Americans Get a Taste of Life Under Sanctions
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-16
Crippling shortages, travel restrictions and overwhelmed medical services will give Americans a taste of what it is like for the millions of people living under US sanctions worldwide.
mintpressnews.com/coronvirus-americans-taste-life-under-sanctions/265757/

A Policeman, A Pastor and A Palestinian: The \'Chilestinians\' as a Model for Palestinian Unity
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-16
The Palestinian diaspora in Chile, the Chilestinians, have had unique success in learning how to accept their political differences and unify over thier common cause.
mintpressnews.com/palestinian-diaspora-chile-model-palestinian-unity/265739/

9 Things You Should Know About the 2020 Stock Market Crash
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
1– Investors are cashing in and heading for the exits | According to Bloomberg News: \"Investors made their biggest dash for cash in history\" in the last week. \"They channeled $137 billion into cash-like assets and a record $14 billion into …
globalresearch.ca/9-things-you-should-know-about-2020-stock-market-crash/5706500

Why Burning Fossil Fuels is to Today\'s Pandemics as Fleas were to the Black Death
Juan Cole | truthdig.com | 2020-03-16
There is an exact analogy between Trump\'s treatment of Covid-19 and his treatment of the climate emergency.
truthdig.com/articles/why-burning-fossil-fuels-is-to-todays-pandemics-as-fleas-were-to-the-black-death/

Taiwan Nationalists Seek Closer Relations with China. Bad News for America
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
In the the Kuomingtang (KMT), the Nationalist Party of Taiwan, election held on Saturday, Jiang Khai (commonly known in the West as Johnny Chiang) was selected as a new head of the political party. According to Taiwanese media, Jiang Kai | …
globalresearch.ca/taiwanese-nationalists-seek-closer-relations-china/5706253

Video: Iranian-backed Forces in Iraq Raise Stakes. Rocket Attack Kills Several US Coalition Troops in Iraq
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
A volley of rockets struck the Camp Taji military base in Iraq on the evening of March 11, killing three US-led coalition service members, two of them Americans and one British, and injuring 12 others. The targeted military base is …
globalresearch.ca/video-iranian-backed-forces-raise-stakes-rocket-attack-kills-several-us-coalition-troops-iraq/5706238

\"Something Is Wrong in America\": Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor & Michael Eric Dyson Debate Sanders v Biden
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-16
Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off in their first one-on-one debate Sunday night in the midst of an unprecedented national crisis, with 3,600 reported COVID-19 cases, 61 deaths so far, 33 states closing schools and mass shutdowns in major cities. The rivals clashed on how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Medicare for All, the climate crisis, Joe Biden\'s record and whether or not the U.S. needs a revolution. We play highlights from the debate and get responses from scholars Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Michael Eric Dyson. Taylor is assistant professor of African-America…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/16/keeanga_yamahtta_taylor_michael_eric_dyson

Big Pharma\'s Role: Destruction of Basic Health Care Worldwide, U.S. Sanctions Lead to Global Rise in Coronavirus
Sara Flounders | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
As COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads, it is a clear reminder that germs and viruses don\'t respect national boundaries in an interconnected world. But the mainstream press has certainly not publicized how corporate capitalism and imperialism cross national boundaries to destroy people\'s …
globalresearch.ca/bigpharma-role-u-s-sanctions-lead-global-rise-coronavirus/5706397

What Role Did Sexism Play in Warren\'s Failed Presidential Bid?
Deepa Kumar, Patrick Barrett | commondreams.org | 2020-03-16
Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Former Vice President Joe Biden, and Sen. Bernie Sanders participate in the fifth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia on November 20, 2019. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/democratic_party_2020_sanders_warren_1.jpg …
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Biden and Sanders push credentials to lead US against coronavirus
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-16
Former vice president Joe Biden and senator Bernie Sanders used Sunday\'s Democratic debate to cast themselves as best-positioned person to lead the United States through a global pandemic.In the latest debate in the race to decide the Democrats\' nominee to run for president, the pair were united in their criticism of president Donald Trump\'s response to the coronavirus but diverged on how they would confront the spiralling public health and economic crisis.Biden pledged to deploy the US military to help with recovery efforts and warned a federal financial bail-out may be necessary to stabilise the economy.The two…
thecanary.co/us/us-news-us/2020/03/16/biden-and-sanders-push-credentials-to-lead-us-against-coronavirus/

Coronavirus Takes Center Stage in Sanders, Biden Debate
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-16
Presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden took to the stage Sunday night for the first one-to-one debate of the 2020 Democratic race. | RELATED: | Sanders Addresses Health Crisis in US as Coronavirus Cases Soar | The much-anticipated encounter came as four states will head to the polls Tuesday to chose their nominee. Florida, Illinois, Ohio, and Arizona will collectively award 577 pledged delegates. | Taking place without a live audien…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sanders-Biden-Debate-Amid-Coronavirus-Crisis-20200315-0010.html

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Michael Eric Dyson Debate Sanders vs. Biden
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-16
Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off in their first one-on-one debate Sunday night in the midst of an unprecedented national crisis, with 3,600 reported COVID-19 cases, 61 deaths so far, 33 states closing schools and mass shutdowns in major cities. The rivals clashed on how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Medicare for All, the climate crisis, Joe Biden\'s record and whether or not the U.S. needs a revolution. We play highlights from the debate and get respon…
truthout.org/video/keeanga-yamahtta-taylor-and-michael-eric-dyson-debate-sanders-vs-biden/

What If They Held a Revolution and No One Came?
David Schultz | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-16
Bernie Sanders wanted a revolution but it appears that no one read the memo announcing it. The hallmark of the Sanders\' presidential campaign was to defy conventional wisdom held by mainstream political science and political operatives. This wisdom depicts American public opinion and voters as plotted along a bell curve from political left to right,…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/16/what-if-they-held-a-revolution-and-no-one-came/

To Defeat Corporate Hate, Bernie Bros Must Channel Martin Luther King
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-16
Yes, I have been obsessed with understanding Bernie Sanders this year. Although increasingly I have become fascinated with the infamous Bernie Bro. The Bernie Bro is thought-provoking because of this simple paradox. On the one hand, the Bernie Bro is obsessed with personal attacks against him, yet on the other hand he says personality shouldn\'t…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/16/to-defeat-corporate-hate-bernie-bros-must-channel-martin-luther-king/

Dubious Postponement of Netanyahu\'s Trial
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Hopefully delay isn\'t an escape hatch for Netanyahu to avoid long overdue justice. | Notably, charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust he faces don\'t remotely rise to the level of his crimes of war, against humanity, and slow motion …
globalresearch.ca/dubious-postponement-netanyahu-trial/5706481

The Bush Administration\'s Secret Biowarfare Agenda
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
First published in July 2008 | When it comes to observing US and international laws, treaties and norms, the Bush administration is a serial offender. Since 2001, it\'s: |

Coronavirus Exposes Hong Kong\'s Fake \"Pro-Democracy\" Mobs
Andrés Figueroa Cornejo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
While the large street mobs plaguing Hong Kong\'s streets have more or less subsided, the foreign-funded movement and its supporters continue seeking every opportunity to perpetuate their agenda. | This agenda, despite the Western media claiming it is centred on advancing …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-exposes-hong-kong-fake-pro-democracy-mobs/5706247

America Attacks the World, The World Levitates Towards Russia, China
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Frankly and in summary: recently The United States of America has crossed several lines, committing atrocities, in many parts of the world. In the past, no country could get away with this; such situations would inevitably lead to war. | Presently, …
globalresearch.ca/west-attacks-world-levitates-towards-russia-china/5706392

Powerful Earthquake Felt in Northern Ecuador
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-16
An earthquake of 5.13 on the Ritcher Scale was recorded on Sunday night in Ecuador. The event, which left no material damage or victims, had its epicenter in the northern province of Esmeraldas. | RELATED: | Ecuador: EU, UN Launch Anti-Gender Violence Initiative | As the Ecuadorian Geophysics Institute reported, the earthquake was perceptible at 22: 53 local time, with a depth of 9.26 kilometers and 28.52 kilometers from San Lorenzo, close to the coastal community of Velez and Colombia &…
telesurenglish.net/news/ecuador-earthquake-of-5-13-felt-in-the-northern-region-20200316-0002.html

Somalia\'s Dysfunctional Clan-Federalism
Dr. Bischara A. Egal | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
\"Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.\"

The Forever War in Iraq
Daniel Larison | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
The New York Times reports that U.S. \"retaliatory\" strikes in Iraq ended up killing regular Iraqi soldiers and policemen and one civilian: | Iraqi military officials strongly condemned the United States military on Friday for airstrikes launched overnight that they said | …
globalresearch.ca/forever-war-iraq/5706416

\'Maximum-Pressure March\': US Hybrid War on Venezuela Heats Up
Leonardo Flores | commondreams.org | 2020-03-16
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, President Donald Trump and U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O\'Brien. (Photo: Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_and_bolsonaro.jpg …
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Coronavirus outbreak: The German government was warned of the dangers of a looming pandemic and did nothing
wsws.org | 2020-03-16
A risk analysis by the Robert Koch Institute eight years ago had already warned that inadequacies in Germany\'s health system could mean death for millions when confronted with a novel virus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/16/coro-m16.html

US to Practice Invasion of Europe
Kate Hudson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Defender Europe 20, NATO\'s biggest wargames for over 25 years, is getting under way this month. 20,000 US troops are participating in the US\'s largest deployment to Europe in over quarter of a century. With 18 states involved totaling 37,000 …
globalresearch.ca/us-practice-invasion-europe/5706400

Oil prices tank to four-year low, US crude falls below $30 a barrel
rt.com | 2020-03-16
The price of oil continued its downward trajectory on Monday as emergency rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve and its global counterparts failed to calm the markets. | Benchmark Brent crude plunged by almost 11 percent to $30.33 a barrel by 12: 00 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down almost eight percent, to $29.24 a barrel. | \"It\'s becoming evident that the major central banks across the globe are using all their available tools to prevent a crisis, but it seems the fear of the pandemic is taking control of investors,\" Hussein Sayed, chief market strategist at FXTM, told Reuters. | The Fed slas…
rt.com/business/483217-oil-slumps-again-coronavirus/

\'Not with a bang but a twerk\': Netizens dumbfounded as partygoers ignore coronavirus \'social distancing\' pleas (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-03-16
The immense gravity of the coronavirus crisis has yet to sink in fully and, despite the best efforts of authorities in warning the public, hordes of people have apparently ignored social distancing advice in favor of partying on. | Footage appeared on social media over the weekend of New Orleans police clearing the city\'s popular party hotspot the French Quarter, after the state\'s governor banned gatherings of 250 people or more. | However, revelers on Bourbon Street were defiant in the face of sound medical advice and emergency protocols, opting instead to twerk at police who were attempting to clear the area…
rt.com/news/483229-social-distancing-fails-worldwide/

Foreign Office advises against travel to more than 30 countries
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-16
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected thousands of people across the globe as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported cases in 144 countries, territories or areas.As a result of Covid-19, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued travel advice warning people against visiting certain countries or areas due to restrictions or the risk of quarantine.FCO travel advice can range from advising against all travel to a whole country to recommending travellers seek advice before travelling to a particular area, based on how safe it is to visit.The guidance as of Monday morning advises against a…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/03/16/foreign-office-advises-against-travel-to-more-than-30-countries/

Bolsonaro sees no legal room to close Brazil borders due to coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-16
Brazil lacks the legislation that would let its government close the borders as some neighboring countries are doing, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday. Bolsonaro, who came under fire for cheering demonstrations on Sunday by his supporters, told Radio Bandeirantes that the outbreak was being exaggerated in Brazil. | He warned that the response by some governors was affecting the economy and said he would discuss measures with Economy Minister Paulo Guedes to help businesses, including struggling airlines. | Brazilian House Speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Monday that lawmakers will seek to reach a consensus…
rt.com/newsline/483247-bolsonaro-legal-brazil-borders/

UK government uses coronavirus pandemic to ready military in \"public order\" role
wsws.org | 2020-03-16
Whatever role the military might have in providing logistical support to the health care services, its involvement in law enforcement is a grave warning to the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/16/mili-m16.html

Coronavirus situation in France \'extremely worrying\' & getting worse rapidly, top health official warns
rt.com | 2020-03-16
French people should not underestimate the threat of the coronavirus since the situation in the country is already dire and likely to get worse fast, a senior health official has warned, adding that people need to stay home. | There are almost 5,500 confirmed coronavirus cases in France, with over 400 people in serious condition. The situation with the epidemic is \"extremely worrying\" with the epidemic moving very fast, senior health official Jerome Salomon said. | \"The number of cases doubles every three days. I would like our fellow citizens to realize that there are hundreds of people who are sick, in inten…
rt.com/news/483211-france-coronavirus-situation-dire/

Coronavirus: Downing Street announces daily TV briefings
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-16
Boris Johnson is to hold a televised press conference to update the public on the fight against coronavirus, as the UK moves towards banning mass gatherings and asking the elderly to stay at home more.The prime minister will chair an emergency meeting of the Cobra committee on Monday, before holding the first of a series of daily press conferences to update the public on Covid-19.It comes as there was confusion over exactly what elderly people will be asked to do, after health secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday they will be asked to stay at home for a very long time. | On Monday, transport secretary Grant Shap…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/03/16/coronavirus-downing-street-announces-daily-tv-briefings/

Cold War Chinatown
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2020-03-16
NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/13/18831502.php

Coronavirus Pandemic: Science Sidelined in Trump Rose Garden Fiasco
Derrick Z. Jackson | commondreams.org | 2020-03-16
The heads of Walmart, Walgreens, Target, and CVS, with a combined 2019 net income of $20 billion, stepped forward to proclaim that they would each do their part in this emergency. (Photo: The White House) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/cornavirus-national-emergency-trump-press-conference-rose-garden.jpg …
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