2020-09-15: Suspected Bias, Errors, or Forgeries

John Kendall Hawkins (2020-09-15). One Last Pressure Drop…and You're Free. counterpunch.org Country roads take me home To the place I belong West Jamaica, my ol' momma Take me home country roads — Freddie "Toots" Hibbert, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" When I first heard that Toots Hibbert had been hospitalized a couple of weeks ago for mysterious respiratory problems — just a few days after he

Lizzy Harding (2020-09-15). The Inner Lives of the Accused in Emma Cline's 'Daddy'. thenation.com The Inner Lives of the Accused in Emma Cline's 'Daddy'

Manlio Dinucci (2020-09-15). Chi c'è dietro la giudice che processa Assange. globalresearch.ca Emma Arbuthnot è la giudice capo che, a Londra, ha istruito il processo per l'estradizione di Julian Assange negli Usa, dove lo attende una condanna a 175 anni di carcere per ´spionaggio ª, ossia per aver pubblicato, quale giornalista d'inchiesta, prove …

Manlio Dinucci (2020-09-15). Quem Está por Trás da Juíza que Processa Assange? globalresearch.ca Emma Arbuthnot é a Magistrada (Chief Magistrate) que, em Londres, instruiu o julgamento de extradiàßà£o de Julian Assange para os Estados Unidos, onde aguarda uma condenaàßà£o de 175 anos de prisà£o por "espionagem", ou seja, por ter publicado, como jornalista …

RT (2020-09-15). Pennsylvania governor's Covid-19 lockdown orders were UNCONSTITUTIONAL, federal judge rules. rt.com A federal judge in Pittsburgh has ruled that Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf was arbitrary and overreaching in his Covid-19 orders shutting down businesses and imposing other restrictions, violating citizens' constitutional rights. | Although the orders were undertaken "with the good intention of addressing a public health emergency," they overstepped the government's authority, US District Court Judge William Stickman IV, who was appointed to his position last year by President Donald Trump, said in his order Monday. | "Even in an emergency, the authority of government is not unfettered," Stickman said. "The l…

RT (2020-09-15). Trump threatens Iran with attack '1,000 times greater' after Tehran denounces anonymously-sourced report as 'propaganda'. rt.com President Donald Trump has warned that an Iranian attack on US personnel would trigger a massive response, citing an anonymous-source-based report claiming the country is seeking revenge for the killing of a top general. | "According to press reports, Iran may be planning an assassination, or other attack, against the United States in retaliation for the killing of terrorist leader Soleimani, which was carried out for his planning a future attack, murdering US Troops, and the death & suffering caused over so many years," President Trump wrote in a tweet late on Monday night. | Any attack by Iran, in any form,…

RT (2020-09-15). WATCH: Sacramento Highway Patrol sends anti-Trump protester flying in viral HIT AND RUN incident. rt.com Two anti-Trump protesters were injured, one of whom was taken to hospital, after they confronted a California Highway Patrol car and climbed on top of it, only for the driver to speed off without warning. | The group of protesters had gathered ahead of President Trump's visit to Sacramento where he gave a briefing on the escalating wildfires which have ravaged California, and other states, in recent weeks. | At approximately 1pm local time, near Sacramento's McClellan Airport, a protester could be seen crawling on the hood of the police car, scaling the windshield when, without warning, the car accelerated rap…

RT (2020-09-15). After failing to block publication, Justice Dept launches criminal probe into Bolton tell-all book. rt.com The Justice Department is investigating whether ex-national security adviser John Bolton illegally revealed classified information in his tell-all book, insider sources have claimed, after a lawsuit to block release came too late. | A grand jury has been convened to investigate whether the publication of 'The Room Where It Happened', Bolton's memoir of his 17-month tenure as President Donald Trump's national security adviser, violated laws concerning disclosure of classified information, sources familiar with the matter told the New York Times on Tuesday. Communications records from Bolton's publisher, Simon &…

RT (2020-09-15). Bill Gates DOUBTS whether FDA can be trusted to put out safe Covid-19 vaccine. rt.com Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates has questioned whether the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can be trusted on a Covid-19 vaccine, claiming it has been politicized under President Donald Trump's administration. | Having invested millions in the search for a Covid vaccine, Gates has become a go-to authority for the mainstream media when it comes to the current pandemic and potential solutions. He is now using that position to criticize both the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). | The FDA, according to Gates, has been politicized and forced to be too optimistic bec…

RT (2020-09-15). Twitter lets Democrat PAC push #TrumpIsAPedo after banning videos of Biden as 'child exploitation'. rt.com Accusations that US President Donald Trump and Republicans are the real pedophiles are taking Twitter by storm, even as the platform censors authentic footage of his rival Joe Biden inappropriately touching children. | The hashtag #TrumpIsAPedo was the top political trend in the US on Tuesday, pushed by the Democrat political action committee Meidas Touch. The PAC was established in March to stop Trump's re-election, and has since been embraced by the online #Resistance and amplified by the platform. | Three million views! Trump just retweeted a response to this video. We are in their heads. Keep retweeting an…

RT (2020-09-15). TV host slams Joe Rogan as 'misogynistic, racist & homophobic' after Trump says he wants him to host presidential debate. rt.com Podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan was blasted by 'The View' co-host Sunny Hostin as "misogynistic, racist, homophobic" in a segment tearing into him as "inappropriate" to host a presidential debate. | Rogan, who recently signed a $100 million deal with Spotify for his podcast 'The Joe Rogan Experience,' has been a frequent critic of the left, many of whom have taken to sharing quick, out-of-context clips of the comedian saying things deemed inappropriate. | Those certainly came in handy after the 'number one' podcaster, comedian and UFC commentator offered to host a debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump &#1…

RT (2020-09-15). Iraq or Iran? Joe Biden seems to forget which war he voted for, while blasting Trump's treatment of veterans. rt.com In a Florida speech promoting The Atlantic's anonymously-sourced story that Donald Trump called veterans "losers" and "suckers", Joe Biden added more gaffes to his list, including mixing up Iran with Iraq. | Biden made the slip-up when holding up his daily schedule, which he said has daily updates on US troop deaths overseas. | "U.S. troops died in Iran and Afghanistan, 6,000, as of today, 923," the former vice president and ex-senator, who voted for the Iraq War, said. "Not roughly 6,900 — 923, because every one of these fallen angels left behind a family, left behind a community. There is an empty seat…

Susan Price (2020-09-15). The brutality of the prison system retold. greenleft.org.au Not About Nightingales | Adaptation of a play by Tennessee Williams | Directed by Sarah Christener | Life on Hold P…

Tom Tomorrow (2020-09-15). Trump Supporters Need a Reality Check. thenation.com Trump Supporters Need a Reality Check…

Vijay Prashad — John Ross (2020-09-15). The Difference Between the U.S. and China's Response to COVID-19 s Staggering. counterpunch.org In Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward's new book, Rage, he reports on interviews he did in February and March with U.S. President Donald Trump about the coronavirus. Trump admitted that the virus was virulent, but he decided to underplay its danger. "I wanted to always play it down," Trump said, "because I don't want to