2020-09-28: News Headlines

Alan MacLeod (2020-09-28). As his extradition trial drags on, media and rights groups are still ignoring Julian Assange. mronline.org Many mainstream rights groups and media organizations have a mixed history when it comes to opposing Washington's agenda. The case of Julian Assange has been no exception.

Alan Macleod (2020-09-28). Report: 56 Million Americans Depended on Food Banks During the Pandemic. mintpressnews.com Once only associated with enemy nations and the Great Depression, bread lines have returned to the US, often in form of miles-long traffic jams or car parks filled with hungry drivers.

Alan Macleod (2020-09-28). Hundreds of Vehicle Ramming Attacks Mark New Norm in America's Civil Unrest. mintpressnews.com There were 104 separate incidents of drivers crashing into protests between May 27, the date of the George Floyd killing, and September 5, including 96 civilians and 8 police vehicles.

WSWS (2020-09-28). More evidence of management spying on Amazon workers' political activities. wsws.org A whistleblower inside Amazon sent a message last week to a number of internal company listservs, warning fellow workers that the company is monitoring opposition on those forums.

Binoy Kampmark (2020-09-28). Assange on Trial: Elections, Cracking Passwords and Failures of Proof. counterpunch.org September 25. Central Criminal Court, London. On this Friday, the Assange trial moved into the rarefied realm of computer hacking and the less than rarefied world of when final arguments will be made. The WikiLeaks publisher is confronting the prospect of extradition to the United States for 17 charges under the US Espionage Act and

WSWS (2020-09-28). Free Julian Assange! The political issues confronting educators in the fight for freedom of information. wsws.org "Teachers and educators are among those owing a debt to Assange and to the whistleblowers who courageously decided to leak classified information in the public interest."

_____ (2020-09-28). Report: Julian Assange Hearing. popularresistance.org It is hard to believe, but Judge Baraitser on Friday ruled that there will be no closing speeches in the Assange extradition hearing. She accepted the proposal initially put forward by counsel for the US government, that closing arguments should simply be submitted in writing and without an oral hearing. This was accepted by the defence, as they need time to address the new superseding indictment in the closing arguments, and Baraitser was not willing for oral argument to take place later than 8 October. By agreeing to written arguments only, the defence gained a further three weeks to put together the closing of…

Alan MacLeod (2020-09-28). Media blame gender reveal parties, not climate change, for West Coast fires. mronline.org The West is on fire, quite literally. A record-breaking heatwave has sparked unprecedented wildfires up and down the coast, turning the sky an apocalyptic, terrifying shade of red.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-09-28). The Covid-19 Numbers Game: The "Second Wave" is Based on Fake Statistics. globalresearch.ca "Red zones", travel bans, quarantines, "red lists". A "Second Wave". Millions of people are lining up for Covid-19 testing. The "Numbers Game". How statistics and "estimates" are used by politicians to justify the closure of the national economy and the derogation of fundamental civil rights.

David Swanson (2020-09-28). Two-Thirds of Presidential Debate Should Be About Militarism. counterpunch.org Source: here and here. Over half of the money that Congress decides what to do with every year is for wars and war preparations, year after year. When you add in police and prisons, and the militarization of police and prisons — and of borders and airports — and the Veterans Administration, you're talking about two-thirds of the

Wafaa Aludaini, Ramzy Baroud (2020-09-28). We are the children of Gaza: Now we face the coronavirus. peoplesworld.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 …

Albert Bender (2020-09-28). Wyoming Indigenous face coronavirus treatment discrimination. peoplesworld.org RIVERTON, Wyoming—There is a hotbed of controversy raging about the treatment of Tribal members of the Wind River Indian Reservation by a local hospital and inflammatory statements made by the Fremont County Commission Chairman Travis Becker. In the early days of the pandemic Northern Arapaho Tribal members of the Wind River Indian Reservation in west central …

_____ (2020-09-28). Unrest In Kenosha Didn't Come Out Of Thin Air. popularresistance.org Eddie: A study in 2013 shows that Wisconsin incarcerated more black men than any other state in the United States in spite of the fact that the black population is only 6.5%. Also, Wisconsin has a very high rate of incarceration for indigenous people. So in light of the recent events in Kenosha, the Department of Corrections building was burned to the ground. And I have with me today, two people that work with the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee to talk about Wisconsin, its prison population, and what's going on inside the prison in terms of organizing the incarcerated workers.

Zach Carlson (2020-09-28). 'To See Each Other,' People's Action podcast challenges rural America's stereotypes. peoplesworld.org For decades, progressive and even leftist, organizers have ignored small town, rural and "red" areas. They have given them up, and their people, too, as lost causes, those too far gone, backwards, politically insignificant—the "deplorables," one might say. This has been the trend for nearly 70 years in…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-28). Progressives demonstrate in Luxembourg demanding housing rights. peoplesdispatch.org The protest was organized by housing rights groups and leftist parties in response to a controversial directive by the Esch City Council to regulate the procedures for renting apartments…

_____ (2020-09-28). 'Political Prisoner' Freed Under US Pressure Caught Planning Terrorism. popularresistance.org Managua, Nicaragua — A Nicaraguan right-wing extremist who was dubbed a "political prisoner" by a US government-funded NGO and subsequently freed under pressure by Washington has once again been arrested. The man was caught with explosives and illegal firearms, and was allegedly plotting terror attacks against his country's elected, UN-recognized government. | The disturbing incident is just the latest example of a growing series of former "political prisoners" who have unleashed violent chaos in Nicaragua, aimed at destabilizing the leftist Sandinista government.

Staff (2020-09-28). The Democrats are not prepared for Trump refusing to leave office. therealnews.com The failure of the Democrats to come up with a plan for a contested election or for Trump refusing to leave office has concerned leftists since the start of his presidency.

Medea Benjamin (2020-09-28). Will Michele Flournoy Be the Angel of Death for the American Empire? zcomm.org Picking Michelle Flournoy to lead the Pentagon would be a tragic indication that Biden is truly hell-bent on squandering America's future on a debilitating arms race with China and Russia…

PWCANDH (2020-09-28). Good Riddance Palantir Party at Company's Palo Alto Headquarters. indybay.org CIA-backed data mining company Palantir says its involvement with ICE is in the interest of American citizens. San Francisco Bay Area immigrant rights activists counter that the company's development of technologies to surveil immigrants is immoral; they have protested frequently in front of the Palo Alto HQ. On September 21, demonstrators celebrated Palantir's exit from Silicon Valley with a colorful goodbye party.

Staff (2020-09-28). A Police Cover-Up? New Bodycam Video from Night of Breonna Taylor's Killing Undermines State Account. democracynow.org We speak with Vice News correspondent Roberto Ferdman about new body camera footage he obtained from the police raid that killed Breonna Taylor in Louisville in March, which has raised troubling questions about the integrity of the crime scene, and the investigation that followed. "The public deserves more information to understand what we know for sure and what we don't and why things have been presented the way they have been," Ferdman tells Democracy Now!

Staff (2020-09-28). Planned Parenthood CEO: Trump's SCOTUS Pick Could Overturn Roe v. Wade & Kill Obamacare. democracynow.org President Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court could threaten reproductive rights across the U.S., according to Planned Parenthood president and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson. Barrett, who once called abortion "always immoral," would give conservatives a decisive 6-3 advantage on the top court if she is confirmed by the Senate, and President Trump has openly promoted her nomination by suggesting she would help overturn the landmark 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion in the U.S. Barrett "would be a huge threat to reproductive rights" on the Supreme Court, says McGill Johnson. "R…

Staff (2020-09-28). A Criminal Tax Cheat? Bombshell NYT Report Shows Trump Paid No Federal Income Tax for 10 of 15 Years. democracynow.org In a bombshell report a month before November's presidential election, The New York Times reveals Donald Trump paid no federal income taxes in 10 of the last 15 years, and just $750 in federal income taxes in both 2016 and 2017. "We don't have to just take his word for the fact that he paid lots of taxes. We can see in the documents that he didn't," says Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation who has written about the legal fight over Trump's tax returns. "If those documents are wrong, Donald Trump can release his taxes and show us what he claims is the real truth."

Staff (2020-09-28). Headlines for September 28, 2020. democracynow.org Trump Nominates Amy Coney Barrett to SCOTUS; GOP-Led Senate Could Confirm Before Nov. 3, NYT: Trump Paid $750 in Fed. Income Taxes in 2016, No Income Taxes in 10 of Last 15 Years , Protests Continue over Impunity in Breonna Taylor's Case as Her Family Speaks Out, U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 7 Million, on the Rise in Two Dozen States, Global Coronavirus Deaths Approach 1 Million; Latin America Has Half of Most Infected Nations, Armenia and Azerbaijan Declare Martial Law as Fighting Kills at Least 23 People, Belarus Protests Continue as EU and U.S. Refuse to Recognize Lukashenko as Legitimate Ruler, At Least 16 Refu…

Staff (2020-09-28). How "Extremist" Amy Coney Barrett Could Reshape the Supreme Court & Hand Trump the Election. democracynow.org As President Trump nominates conservative federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat, we look at how an emboldened 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court could dramatically loosen gun laws, hurt immigrant communities and play a possibly central role in deciding a close presidential election. "Her religious conservatism is not what's extreme about her. It's her actual judicial opinions," says Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation. "She does not use her religion to guide her through her decisions; she uses her extremist conservative views."

_____ (2020-09-28). Fake News Hoax Exposed: NY Times Podcast Star Lied About Joining ISIS. strategic-culture.org The main source for the hit New York Times podcast Caliphate lied about serving as an ISIS executioner. It's just the latest in a series of fake national security-related stories published by the US newspaper of record. | Ben NORTON: | The top US newspaper has been exposed for overseeing another large-scale fake news operation. | The main source for the New York Times' award-winning podcast,

sputniknews (2020-09-28). Trump Calls for Probe Into Ilhan Omar Following Report of Her Allies 'Illegally Harvesting Ballots'. sputniknews.com James O'Keefe of the conservative media platform Project Veritas over the weekend claimed that supporters of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar, central to her political base in Minnesota, illegally harvested ballots during a recent Minneapolis City Council election.

The Canary (2020-09-28). Artist Ai Weiwei stages silent protest against Julian Assange extradition. thecanary.co Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei has staged a silent protest against the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange because "all the words we want to say are already there".Assange's case has attracted the support of high-profile figures including fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, actor Pamela Anderson, and rapper MIA, who have spoken out in various forms for the Free Assange campaign.The former journalist is fighting being sent to the US on charges relating to leaks of classified documents exposing war crimes and abuse.Outside the Old Bailey in London, where his ongoing trial is taking place, Weiwei…

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Hamas in contact with Egypt to secure injured fisherman. yenisafak.com The Hamas group said on Sunday it is in contact with the Egyptian authorities to secure the return of a wounded Palestinian fisherman whose two brothers were killed by Egypt's navy on Friday.In a phone call with the family of the killed fishermen, Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh offered his group's condolences and confirmed the group is in contact with Egypt to secure the return of the third brother.On Sunday, thousands of Palestinians in the Deir al-Balah city, central Gaza, mourned the death of two brothers Hasan and Mahmoud al-Zazoua who were fishing along with their third brother when their small fishing boat came…

Andrea Germanos (2020-09-28). Trump Moves to Finalize 'Catastrophic' Stripping of Key Protections for Largest National Forest in US. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration on Friday moved closer to its

Jonathan Cook (2020-09-28). The Guardian's Deceit-Riddled New Statement Betrays Both Julian Assange and Journalism. counterpunch.org In my recent post on the current hearings at the Old Bailey over Julian Assange's extradition to the United States, where he would almost certainly be locked away for the rest of his life for the crime of doing journalism, I made two main criticisms of the Guardian. A decade ago, remember, the newspaper worked closely in

Staff (2020-09-28). Trump's Extremist Supreme Court Pick Could Hand Him the Election. truthout.org As President Trump nominates conservative federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat, we look at how an emboldened 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court could dramatically loosen gun laws, hurt immigrant communities and play a possibly central role in deciding a close presidential election. "Her religious conservatism is not what's extreme about her. It's her actual judicial opinions," says Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation. "She does not…

Mary Ann Koruth (2020-09-28). Undocumented Immigrants Are Still Suffering With No Federal Relief. thenation.com Undocumented Immigrants Are Still Suffering With No Federal Relief…

Raul Diego (2020-09-28). The Court of God: How a Catholic Secret Society Took Over SCOTUS. mintpressnews.com With his latest SCOTUS nomination, Trump advances the designs of a clique of ultra-conservatives with ties to a Catholic secret society and Cold War stalwarts leading the US to the brink of overt fascism.

MEE staff (2020-09-28). Rocket attack kills five civilians near Baghdad airport. middleeasteye.net Rocket attack kills five civilians near Baghdad airport | Washington has threatened to evacuate its embassy in Baghdad if attacks continue to target Americans forces | Mon, 09/28/2020 – 19: 38 | The Iraqi government blamed the attack on 'criminal gangs' (AFP/File photo) | Five Iraqi civilians, including three children, were killed on Monday after two rockets hit a residential area near Baghdad airport, the Ira…

The Alternative World (2020-09-28). Azerbaijan Attacks Armenian Positions With TOS-1A Heavy Flamethrower System. thealtworld.com On September 28th, the Ministry of Defense of the Nagorno Karabakh region announced that the Azerbaijani armed forces were using TOS heavy artillery."Today the enemy used TOS heavy artillery systems in the southern and southeastern directions of the front. The use of weapons proved to be ineffective. All the information spread by the enemy about the losses of the Armenian side does not correspond to reality," the statement said. | A video was also released presumably showing the Azerbaijani side use the TOS-1A Solntsepek against Armenian positions. |

Eds. (2020-09-28). Accepting Israeli prize in 2018, RBG never mentioned Palestinians. mronline.org The recent death of U.S. Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg (known popularly as 'RBG') has brought accolades from all over the world, especially from progressives who hailed her positions.

C.J. Atkins (2020-09-28). Trump tax-dodging exposed; average Trump hotel worker pays more than him. peoplesworld.org In the year he became president, Donald Trump paid only $750 in federal income taxes. The average worker at his Trump National Doral resort hotel in Miami, meanwhile, with a salary of just $38,000, paid almost $3,000—four times as much as the president. The shamefully small amount of tax forked over by Trump while his …

David Trujillo (2020-09-28). La comunidad latina puede decidir su propio destino en 2020. peoplesworld.org LOS àÅNGELES — La dura realidad es que nuestro país está en grave peligro. El presidente está fuera de control y desesperado. Los latinos no deberían tener que escuchar a este presidente, °Nadie debería hacerlo! Y definitivamente no deberían votar por su reelección. øPor qué? El presidente quiere que cometa un delito, como sugirió en …

Sam Pizzigati (2020-09-28). The Real Threat to Democracy: Concentrated Wealth. counterpunch.org A White House that muses openly about not counting votes. A Senate rushing to cement in place a fiercely conservative Supreme Court. We have plenty of reasons these days to despair for our democracy. The Commission on Presidential Debates has just added another. This independent blue-ribbon panel has produced every presidential debate since 1988. The

Miko Peled (2020-09-28). How AOC Challenged the Myth of Yitzhak Rabin the Peacemaker. mintpressnews.com When it was publicized that AOC was pulling out of a Yitzhak Rabin memorial, Peace Now's Israel PR man called him "a warrior with skeletons turned peacemaker, a description that betrays his bloody past.

MEE staff (2020-09-28). Palestinians should be 'happy' about normalisation, says UAE's al-Otaiba. middleeasteye.net Palestinians should be 'happy' about normalisation, says UAE's al-Otaiba | Abu Dhabi's ambassador to Washington lashed out at the Palestinians for not celebrating normalisation with Israel | Mon, 09/28/2020 – 17: 50 | Yousef al-Otaiba claimed that the UAE-Israeli agreement halted Israel's plan to annex up to 30 percent of the occupied West Bank (AFP/File photo) | The UAE ambassador to the US has said that Pale…

Staff (2020-09-28). The escalation of policing: Slave patrols, privatization, and predator drones. therealnews.com As police use private surveillance companies to track protesters and universities hire private forces, there's a danger that public records of police abuse could disappear.

Climate Nexus (2020-09-28). California wildfires torch 10,000 acres in a single day. peoplesworld.org Just days after a new report detailed the "unequivocal and pervasive role" climate change plays in the increased frequency and intensity of wildfires, new fires burned 10,000 acres on Sunday as a "dome" of hot, dry air over Northern California created ideal fire conditions over the weekend. In Napa County, the Glass Fire burned more than 2,500 …

Eds. (2020-09-28). Moria tragedy: Chronicle of an imperialist crime. mronline.org Progressive political sections and human rights groups across Europe had issued repeated warnings to the authorities of an imminent human tragedy at the overcrowded Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

Margaret Flowers (2020-09-28). Let's Talk About Racism And Health. dissidentvoice.org The current uprising across the nation is a take-off moment for systemic racism in the United States. A take-off moment occurs when awareness about a crisis reaches a level of public consciousness where an event (in this case, the recent high-profile police murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd) sparks protests across the country. Racist …

Paul Street (2020-09-28). The Rolling Constitutional-Fascist Coup in the World's Most Dangerous Nation. counterpunch.org We are in the middle of a rolling authoritarian and even fascist coup that is working with and through the United States Constitution to no small degree. To be sure, Trump is doing everything in his considerable power to undermine a "normal" bourgeois-constitutional election. He's working to sabotage mail delivery in an election that will depend on mail-in ballots thanks to the pandemic Trump has fanned. He's deploying armed right-wing "poll watchers" to intimidate minority and other Biden voters. He's encouraging terrorist street actions and intimidation by white "tough guys" (bikers, militia members, cops, and…

Kathy Durkin (2020-09-28). Illinois: Black and Latinx women health workers lead strike to victory. workers.org They won! The historic 10-day strike by workers at medical facilities in three Illinois cities resulted in an all-out victory, with every demand met. Black and Latinx women workers played a decisive role in organizing the strike and steering it to its successful conclusion. Chicago health workers in the 'Strike . . . |

Mohammad Ayesh (2020-09-28). Arabic press review: Saudi Arabia 'planned' to occupy Qatar, minister claims. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Saudi Arabia 'planned' to occupy Qatar, minister claims | Meanwhile, Algeria sentences activist for his role in toppling Bouteflika, $106bn smuggled out of Yemen during the war and 100,000 Jordanian restaurant staff out of work because of coronavirus | Mon, 09/28/2020 – 14: 50 | Years of civil war have led to billions of dollars being smuggled out of Yemen, Al-Araby Al-Jadee…

Janice Rothstein (2020-09-28). Union leader in Southern California mayor's race. peoplesworld.org OCEANSIDE, Calif. — California's historically Republican 49th Congressional District has shifted Democratic in recent years. The change in this coastal Southern California GOP fiefdom is part of the Blue Wave that engulfed the state's Congressional delegation in the 2018 elections. Emblematic of the rupture with GOP representation and the emergence of progressive local candidates in …

MEE and agencies (2020-09-28). Macron berates Lebanon's leaders, questions Hezbollah role, after PM quits. middleeasteye.net Macron berates Lebanon's leaders, questions Hezbollah role, after PM quits | French president says politicians serving their own interests after prime minister-designate Mustapha Adib resigns | Mon, 09/28/2020 – 08: 27 | Macron said he would convene international partners within 20 days to assess where his efforts stood (AFP) | French President Emmanuel Macron admonished Lebanon's leaders…

Caitlin A. Johnstone (2020-09-28). War Propaganda firm Bellingcat continues lying about Syria. mronline.org In December of 2016, the war propaganda firm Bellingcat ran an article assuring its readers that Twitter star Bana Alabed is a perfectly legitimate little Syrian girl and not at all a psyop designed to manufacture support for military interventionism against Bashar al-Assad.

Mark Gruenberg (2020-09-28). Trump Labor Dept. would turn more workers into 'independent contractors'. peoplesworld.org

Linn Washington Jr. (2020-09-28). Big Lies About Blacks From Bigot Boy. counterpunch.org During President Trump's appearance on a nationally televised Town Hall forum held recently at the U.S. Constitution Center in Philadelphia, he engaged in the 'Big Lie' — that propaganda technique linked with Hitler's Nazi regime. Trump spun Big Lies of varying size on topics ranging from health care to racial hatred throughout that Q-&-A session broadcast from

Walter Smolarek (2020-09-28). Supreme Court: Trump seeks to lock in ultra-right supermajority with Barrett nomination. liberationnews.org Frantic efforts in the Senate are underway to install far right appeals court judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. After a short search period, Donald Trump announced Barrett's nomination in a speech at the White House on Saturday. Trump touted her commitment to "our religious liberty, our public safety" and noted "Law and …

Walter Smolarek (2020-09-28). Why are Azerbaijan and Armenia on the brink of war? liberationnews.org Intense fighting that broke out on Sunday between Armenia and Azerbaijan has left scores dead and hundreds wounded as the two neighboring states teeter on the brink of all-out war. At issue is the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave surrounded and claimed by Azerbaijan but de-facto controlled by forces representing the region's Armenian majority. …

Shatha Hammad (2020-09-28). Palestine politics: Could a unified leadership and elections herald a new era? middleeasteye.net Palestine politics: Could a unified leadership and elections herald a new era? | Following a meeting in Turkey, Fatah and Hamas announced a new roadmap for elections in Palestine | Mon, 09/28/2020 – 15: 00 | Palestinians wave national flags as they march in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, calling for the cessation of divisions between Fatah and Hamas and the unification of the West Bank an…

_____ (2020-09-28). Iran Has Been 'Resanctioned' but Do Sanctions Actually Work? strategic-culture.org The Trump administration is seeking international support to turn back the clock on

RT (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…

RT (2020-09-28). Texas gov. issues disaster declaration after BRAIN-EATING amoeba found in tap water supply kills 6-yo boy. rt.com Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a proclamation mobilizing a rapid government response after the discovery of a deadly amoeba in a local water supply that killed a child. | Read more | | In his disaster declaration, Abbott states that naegleria fowleri was identified in three of 11 tests of the water in Lake Jackson, Texas. The amoeba, which can cause an infection of the brain, poses "an imminent threat to public health and safety, including lo…

RT (2020-09-28). Ex-cop pleads NOT GUILTY to endangerment charges in Breonna Taylor shooting case. rt.com A former Louisville police officer has pleaded not guilty to charges of wanton endangerment in connection to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. Charges against two other officers involved in the incident were dropped last week. | Former Louisville Metro Police Detective Brett Hankison pleaded not guilty on Monday to three counts of wanton endangerment, one for each person he endangered in an apartment next door to Taylor's when he fired his weapon through the dividing wall. | He was indicted last Wednesday by a Grand Jury, the same day Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron opted not to charge the other t…

RT (2020-09-28). Maryland county to pay $20mn in 'heinous,' 'brutal' & 'senseless' shooting of HANDCUFFED black man by black police officer. rt.com Maryland's Prince George's County agreed to pay a $20-million settlement — one of the largest ever in a police-brutality case — to the family of a black man who was shot dead by a black officer while handcuffed in a patrol car.

RT (2020-09-28). Turkey hiring Syrian rebels to fight Armenians for Azerbaijan, Guardian claims as Baku calls mercenary reports 'nonsense'. rt.com Rebels from Syria's Idlib province are being recruited by Turkey to fight in Azerbaijan's conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, just as it has done in Libya, the Guardian reported citing several of the militants. | Idlib is Syria's northwestern province, and the last bastion of the Turkish-backed militants once hoping to effect regime change in Damascus. It is there the recruitment drive for Azerbaijan began a month ago, three rebels told the Guardian's Bethan McKernan. Two brothers from Azaz said they had been summoned to a camp in Afrin on September 13 and told by a commander in the Sultan Murad Divis…

RT (2020-09-28). Armenia warns it will deploy Russian-made Iskander missiles if Turkey uses American-built F-16 jets in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. rt.com Armenia is prepared to use Russian-made Iskander ballistic missiles in the Nagorno-Karabakh region if Turkey deploys its American-built F-16 fighter jets in support of the Azeri offensive, officials insisted on Monday. | However, Yerevan, while calling the F-16s a "Sword of Damocles" hanging over the people of the disputed enclave, said it hopes the situation won't escalate to that extent. | The Armenian ambassador to Russia Vardan Toganyan said on Monday that "all measures, including the Islanders," were on the table if Ankara deployed the jets. | However, he added, the time for that has not come yet. Accordi…

Ian Cobain (2020-09-28). EXCLUSIVE: UK government probing cyber-attack over Syria propaganda leaks. middleeasteye.net EXCLUSIVE: UK government probing cyber-attack over Syria propaganda leaks | Ministers alerted after hackers dump details of covert Foreign Office programmes online, with suspicion focusing on Russia | Mon, 09/28/2020 – 16: 22 | A Syrian rebel fighter pictured in 2016. British government contractors helped to run media offices for opposition groups, according to leaked documents (AFP) | Hackers have penetrat…

MEE staff (2020-09-28). Turkish prosecutors prepare second indictment over Khashoggi murder. middleeasteye.net Turkish prosecutors prepare second indictment over Khashoggi murder | Two of the six suspects face life jail sentences for premeditated murder with monstrous intent | Mon, 09/28/2020 – 12: 17 | Khashoggi was killed in Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate and later dismembered (Reuters) | Turkish prosecutors have prepared a second indictment in connection with the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in…

Staff (2020-09-28). AOC Skewers Trump for Seeking Tax Write-Offs for $70,000 in Hair Styling Costs. truthout.org Amid the numerous revelations from The New York Times's reporting on President Trump's tax returns is the fact that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) took special note of those expenditures, reminding Republicans that in 2019 she…

Peter Koenig (2020-09-28). Is a New Wave of Covid-Fascism Invading Europe? globalresearch.ca German Doctor, Co-founder of ACU — German Extra-Parliamentary Commission for (Covid) Investigation, Arrested — and Swiss Parliament extending the Swiss Covid Emergency Law until End of 2021. | *** | United Kingdom | The scene looks like true fascism out of Hitler's playbook …

Philip Giraldi (2020-09-28). Trump's "Enemies Lists" on Display at the United Nations. globalresearch.ca The opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York each September is generally notable for its two weeks of speeches by heads of state, foreign ministers and other government officials addressing their own fellow citizens through the medium …

Ralph Nader (2020-09-28). To Democratic Voters — Up Your Demands; To Trump Voters — See How He Didn't Deliver for You. counterpunch.org Here is some practical advice for casting informed votes to improve the livelihoods of all Americans where they live, work, and raise their children and also to lessen their anxiety, dread, and fear. Democratic voters should demand that the Democratic Party candidates pledge to vote to (1) raise the long frozen, federal minimum wage of

WSWS (2020-09-28). Public meeting: New Zealand's COVID election, the breakdown of capitalism and the fight for socialism. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Group (New Zealand) will hold a public online meeting, via Zoom, on Saturday October 3 at 4: 00p.m. NZ time.

South Front (2020-09-28). Video: US Is Preparing Military Response to Wave of Iranian-backed Attacks on Its Forces in Iraq. globalresearch.ca Over the past months, attacks on convoys of the US-led coalition moving military equipment and supplies have become an ordinary development in Iraq. Local Iranian-backed resistance groups demanding a US military withdrawal from the country have conducted over two dozen …

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-28). China May Block TikTok/Oracle/Walmart Deal. globalresearch.ca On Thursday, state-owned China Daily called Trump regime actions against ByteDance's TikTok video-sharing firm "banditry," adding: | Beijing "is unlikely to condone the White House's strong-arm acquisition…(N)o deal is better than (one) made under duress." | Trump falsely accused TikTok of threatening …

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-28). Trump Nominates Right-Wing Ideologue for Supreme Court of the United States. globalresearch.ca On Saturday, Trump nominated US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett for SCOTUS. | If confirmed by the GOP-controlled Senate as expected pre-November elections, it'll shift the High Court to a far-right 6 — 3 majority, potentially for …

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-28). China, Trump's Public Enemy Number One: US Judge Halts TikTok Ban. globalresearch.ca Both right wings of the US one-party state consider China public enemy No. One for its growing prominence on the world stage. | Notably from Obama's 2013 Asia pivot that's all about asserting Washington's Indo/Pacific military footprint to Trump's war on …

Gene Glickman (2020-09-28). The Fickle Finger of Fate Points; Republicans React. counterpunch.org These excerpts come from the New York Times website at 9: 30 p.m. local time, on Thursday, September 24, 2020: "On Wednesday, Mr. Trump merged the two story lines involving the court and the legitimacy of the election. He said he expected voting disputes to be decided by the Supreme Court and urged a swift confirmation

Sonali Kolhatkar (2020-09-28). The Supreme Court Has Never Been Liberal. counterpunch.org In the hours after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, shocked Americans speculated about whether or not Republican Senator Mitt Romney would oppose a Senate confirmation vote just weeks before the election. After all, Romney had emerged as the highest-profile Republican lawmaker critical of the president and was the lone senator from his party

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Afghan official Abdullah in Pakistan for talks on peace bid. yenisafak.com Senior Afghan peace official Abdullah Abdullah arrived in Pakistan on Monday for meetings in a country seen as vital to the success of Afghan talks aimed at ending decades of war.During his three-day visit to Islamabad, Abdullah, a former foreign minister and chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation, will meet Prime Minister Imran Khan as well as Pakistan's foreign minister.Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have long been rocky. Afghanistan and its international allies have for years accused Pakistan of backing Taliban insurgents as a way to limit the influence of old rival Indi…

Paul Dobson (2020-09-28). Attorney General Backs 'Restructuring' Venezuela's Controversial FAES Special Forces. venezuelanalysis.com Campesino leader and National Assembly candidate Isabel Granado was illegally arrested by the FAES on Thursday.

Zero Hedge (2020-09-28). NYT Publishes 10,000 Word Summary of 20 Years of Trump Tax Returns; President Calls It "Totally Fake News" globalresearch.ca With the news and outrage cycle in need of a fresh Trump reset now that the first presidential debate is just two days away, on Sunday afternoon — almost exactly two years after the NYT first published a report alleging …

news.un (2020-09-28). Ahead of biodiversity summit, UN officials call for action to preserve the natural world. news.un.org Top UN officials working to preserve the natural world are urging "action now" ahead of a crucial biodiversity summit this week, where world leaders will reaffirm their commitment to the cause.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-28). In Austria, student groups protest higher fees for non-EU students. peoplesdispatch.org The University of Applied Arts Vienna has decided to enforce the Tuition Fee Ordinance 2019 as directed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research…

WSWS (2020-09-28). Police respond to demonstrations across the US with vicious assaults on protesters and journalists. wsws.org Abetted by the police, far-right Trump supporters, Proud Boys and neo-Nazis assaulted and provoked anti-police violence protesters throughout the weekend.

WSWS (2020-09-28). Warning strikes in German public sector: Growing anger over low wages and insecure working conditions. wsws.org Some 2.3 million public sector workers face a sellout by the Verdi union, including educators, local government workers and daycare workers who are at the forefront of the pandemic.

WSWS (2020-09-28). PG&E shuts off power to tens of thousands as West Coast wildfires continue to rage. wsws.org The shutoff of power on Sunday came in advance of an expected heat wave which will heighten the danger of more fires.

Dr. Heiko Schà∂ning (2020-09-28). Why Germany's Corona Extra-Parliamentary Inquiry Committee Is Necessary? Dr. Heiko Schà∂ning. globalresearch.ca Dr. Heiko Schà∂ning: | Dear fellow citizens, | Welcome to the ACU, the Corona Extra-Parliamentary Inquiry Committee. If Parliament does not do it, we, the citizens, are called upon to do it ourselves. | As the Corona Extra-Parliamentary Inquiry Committee, we will investigate …

news.un (2020-09-28). 'Eyes and ears' of Human Rights Council facing funding crisis. news.un.org The work of UN-appointed independent rights experts is at risk from a critical lack of funding, they warned on Monday.

WSWS (2020-09-28). Nearly 40,000 US airline workers could lose jobs on October 1. wsws.org The new job cuts come on top of the 100,000 temporary furloughs and forced retirements and buyouts implemented by United, American, Delta and other major US carriers.

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-09-28). Dean Jones: Life of a Cricketing Entertainer. globalresearch.ca He was very much one of those cricketers who made the pulse race, a figure for the advocates of a faster variant of the game. Nothing of the solid blocker in the man, though he could, if needed, linger at …

news.un (2020-09-28). Most countries failing to protect women from COVID-19 economic and social fallout. news.un.org The COVID-19 pandemic is "hitting women hard", but most nations are failing to provide sufficient social and economic protection for them, the head of the UN gender empowerment agency said on Monday.

WSWS (2020-09-28). US governors told in February that pandemic would get "much worse," but did not alert public. wsws.org In a secret meeting, 25 US governors were told: "The coronavirus outbreak is going to get much, much worse before it gets better."

Adeyinka Makinde (2020-09-28). History: Nasser and Black Africa. globalresearch.ca President Gamal Nasser (1918-1970), the Egyptian leader who as a young army colonel led the Free Officers Movement that overthrew King Farouk, was not only a force for Pan-Arabism, he was also a believer in African unity in which sphere …

WSWS (2020-09-28). Trump's Operation Legend prepares local police forces to suppress opposition. wsws.org Tens of millions of dollars have been provided to local police forces to hire more officers, upgrade crowd control equipment and develop surveillance operations.

Nathan Freed Wessler (2020-09-28). Wi-Fi is Another Way We Can Be Tracked 24/7. aclu.org Wireless internet has become essential to modern life, enabling us to use our smartphones, tablets, and laptops as we move about in the world. Easy internet connectivity that comes from having Wi-Fi access points spread through office buildings, transit systems, parks, businesses, college campuses, and city streets is a public good. But Wi-Fi networks also collect information about when and where our devices connect to them, information that can precisely reveal our locations and movements. This is revealing data that shouldn't carelessly end up in the hands of police., , That is why today, the ACLU, along wi…

WSWS (2020-09-28). Vote "No" on the Detroit Federation of Teachers contract! wsws.org The Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) and the Detroit Federation of Teachers (DFT) is seeking to ram through a one-year contract as part of the preparation for a return to full in-person learning.

Dean Baker (2020-09-28). CEO's Maximize CEO Pay, Not Shareholder Returns. counterpunch.org It is a cult among policy types to say that CEOs maximize shareholder returns, as in this NYT piece. This is in spite of the fact that returns to shareholders have not been especially good in the last two decades. And, this is even though returns were boosted by a huge corporate tax cut in

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-28). Jordanian King dissolves national parliament ahead of November elections. peoplesdispatch.org National elections in Jordan are scheduled to held on November 10 in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and a rapidly deteriorating economic situation in the country…

WSWS (2020-09-28). US political warfare escalates with New York Times release of Trump tax returns. wsws.org While it is not clear whether Trump is even nominally a billionaire, he is certainly one of the great tax cheats of the 21st century.

WSWS (2020-09-28). Johnson government rolls out Kickstart youth cheap labour scheme. wsws.org The collapse in the number of jobs and apprenticeships meant that by July one in 13 of the seven million UK workers aged between 16 and 24 years was claiming Universal Credit.

news.un (2020-09-28). Nobel laureate Nadia Murad denounces lack of will to end sexual violence as a war tactic. news.un.org With one in three women around the world affected by gender-based violence — a crime that skyrockets more than 200 per cent in conflict settings — Nobel laureate Nadia Murad brought governments and UN leaders to task on Monday, for failing to provide the resources needed to create meaningful change for traumatized communities.

WSWS (2020-09-28). Youth protests over COVID-19 mount in working-class districts of Madrid. wsws.org Madrid is the epicentre of the resurgence of COVID-19 in Spain, now the worst-hit country in Western Europe, with 51 dying last Friday alone.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-28). Clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno Karabakh raise international concerns. peoplesdispatch.org Nagorno-Karabakh is a breakaway region of Azerbaijan with an Armenian ethnic majority. Governments of both the Transcaucasian countries have accused each other of violating the 1994 ceasefire agreement after fighting along the border broke out on Sunday…

WSWS (2020-09-28). The world has reached the grim milestone of one million COVID-19 deaths. wsws.org With some 33 million infected out of nearly eight billion people, "herd immunity" remains a distant prospect and winter could bring conditions for a rapid resurgence of the pandemic.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-28). After 49 years in prison, former Black Panther activist Jalil Abdul Muntaqim to be released on parole. peoplesdispatch.org Jalil Muntaqim has been in jail since 1971 and was sentenced only in 1993. He was eligible for parole since 1998, but his requests were rejected twelve times…

John Scales Avery (2020-09-28). The ecological impact of militarism. nationofchange.org "In the face of both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, we urgently need to shift from a culture of war to a culture of care."

WSWS (2020-09-28). US hits leading Chinese chip maker. wsws.org The latest decision instigated by the Pentagon is aimed at crippling China's ability to make high-tech advances.

WSWS (2020-09-28). Washington D.C. proposes to remove the names of Jefferson, Franklin and others from public places. wsws.org While the mayor of the US capital prepares to delete the names of revolutionaries and abolitionists, she recently renamed a building after disgraced former mayor Marion Barry.

WSWS (2020-09-28). Armenian-Azeri conflict erupts in Caucasus, threatening wider war. wsws.org A war could spiral out of control and escalate into a broader conflict between Russia, Turkey and other NATO states, potentially involving nuclear weapons.

_____ (2020-09-28). US Sanctions Opposition Parties In Venezuela Ahead Of Elections. popularresistance.org Elections for Venezuela's National Assembly are fast approaching. But the United States does not want them to go ahead at all. Sanctions on Venezuela are nothing new. But yesterday Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took the unusual step of sanctioning leaders of local opposition parties in an attempt to pressure them to pull out of the contest in December. | Remarkably, considering the well-documented flaws with the same problems in the U.S., Pompeo's statement dubiously claimed that Venezuelan voting machines are unreliable, that millions of voters remain unregistered, and that the country's supreme electoral counc…

Editor (2020-09-28). Patriotic History is Fake History. scheerpost.com By Jim Mamer / Original to Scheerpost On September 17, 2020, in a speech at the first White House Conference on American History, Donald Trump said something that I agreed with; he declared that we must teach our children the "truth about our country." Then he quickly reversed himself by explaining that "We want our sons and daughters to know that they are the citizens of the most exceptional… |

Taylor Griggs (2020-09-28). Can You Afford to Breathe in the Pacific Northwest? progressive.org As climate change worsens wildfires each year, unhoused people in Oregon and Washington experience the worst of the smoke.

Walter Molino (2020-09-28). Walter Molino's Painting in 1962 Depicts Life in 2022. globalresearch.ca This painting by Italian artist Walter Molino was published in the Italian newspaper La Domenica del Corriere in 1962. | He imagined the Singoletta as the solution to traffic congestion. | But more than just being the future of mass transportation, doesn't …

Project Censored (2020-09-28). Make America Think Again — Mickey Huff at the 56th Annual Faculty Lecture at DVC. projectcensored.org As well as being the director of Project Censored, Mickey Huff is a faculty member at California's Diablo Valley College. This past April, he was invited to deliver the annual…

Gary D. Barnett (2020-09-28). The State's Response to this 'Virus' Is Nothing More than a Weapon of Mass Submission. globalresearch.ca "The great masses of men, though theoretically free, are seen to submit supinely to oppression and exploitation of a hundred abhorrent sorts. Have they no means of resistance? Obviously they have. The worst tyrant, even under democratic plutocracy, has but …

Dr. Heiko Schà∂ning (2020-09-28). Video: Dr. Heiko Schà∂ning Arrested for Speaking The Truth on Covid-19. Trafalgar Square London Protests. globalresearch.ca Dr. Heiko Schà∂ning, one of the founders of Doctors for the Truth which is an association of thousands of medical doctors around the world, said that the measures of the governments regarding COVID-19 are absolutely inappropriate. | "I would also …

WSWS (2020-09-28). Is Trump preparing an "October Surprise"? wsws.org With the US presidential election barely five weeks away, Washington is stoking conflicts across the globe, first and foremost with China.

_____ (2020-09-28). Colombia: 'The Number One Demand On The Streets Is For Justice'. popularresistance.org On Wednesday, September 9, a video went viral in Colombia. It depicted a man repeatedly being beaten and tased by the police while he kept pleading "please, no more". In a few hours, the man, Javier Ordóñez, would be dead and thousands would be on the streets of Bogotá and across the country demanding justice for him. | Ordóñez, a lawyer and father of two, had stepped out with his friends when he was accosted by a group of police officers. As Ordóñez was being tortured, his friends begged the officers to lay off even while capturing their cruelty.

Prof. Joseph H. Chung (2020-09-28). Japan After Abe Shinzo: Suga Has Inherited Abe's "Beautiful Japan". What Will Happen to It? globalresearch.ca On August 28, Abe Shinzo resigned from his eight year rule of Japan as prime minister to be succeeded by his former Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga, who became the prime minister of Japan on September 16. The world …

Sumbul Ali-Karamali (2020-09-28). The True Meaning of Shariah. progressive.org Understanding the basics of shariah is essential to evaluating political trends, debunking defamatory anti-Muslim rhetoric, and invalidating the positions of Muslim terrorists.

Andrew Emett (2020-09-28). Former corrections officer sentenced to federal prison for assaulting inmate. nationofchange.org "The abuse of authority by this law enforcement officer and the violation of the inmate's civil rights will not be tolerated."

_____ (2020-09-28). Saving Local Newspapers Squeezed By Hedge Funds. popularresistance.org The conversation about the crisis in local news has tended to focus on two solutions: helping create local news startups and supporting local newspapers still in existence. Each approach has limitations and promise. Birthing nonprofit news organizations is critically important and valuable, but so far there are far too few (around 300), and their scale is small. Congress, on the other hand, has so far focused on helping existing newspapers as they often are the only source of information in a community. But as a long-term strategy that is misguided.

news.un (2020-09-28). Illicit capital robbing Africa and its people of their future: UN trade and development chief. news.un.org Every year, an estimated $88.6 billion, which is equivalent to 3.7% of Africa's GDP, leaves the continent in the form of illicit capital, according to UN trade and development agency UNCTAD's Economic Development in Africa Report 2020, launched on Monday.

_____ (2020-09-28). Watch: What you need to know about the Coronavirus Act. truepublica.org.uk Let's make sure we don't blame the wrong people here. The police are not the enemy, nor are many government agencies that are operating under difficult circumstances. Both have been given rules, areas of guidance and laws to manage that conflict with our understanding of civil society. But these are not normal times and because …

WSWS (2020-09-28). Cheaper flammable cladding was ordered for Grenfell tower to save time. wsws.org The project manager at one of the main firms involved in the Grenfell Tower refurbishment admitted he lacked qualifications and training.

news.un (2020-09-28). Rights experts denounce death sentence against Nigerian singer who posted on WhatsApp. news.un.org Independent UN human rights experts have called on the Government of Nigeria to immediately release a singer sentenced to death over an allegedly blasphemous song he performed and shared on social media.

Thomas Magstadt (2020-09-28). From superpower to failed state: Inequality and the public health crisis in America. nationofchange.org The pandemic has shined a spotlight on the failings of leaders and elites.

Chris Wright (2020-09-28). A Despairing, Albeit Mercifully Brief, Rant. counterpunch.org These are interesting times. We have the dubious privilege to be living in the era when centuries of capitalist evolution are approaching their climax. Their apocalyptic climax. And one of the chief agents of the coming cataclysm is a buffoonish orange amoral man-child who understands nothing but money and power. What an appropriate catalyst of

Kendra Klein (2020-09-28). Organic Food Is a 'Human Right', Says Leading Food Scientist. globalresearch.ca To stamp out pesticides from our fragile food systems is to protect those most prone to ill health, Friends of the Earth's senior staff scientist, Kendra Klein explains to Yasmin Dahnoun. | *** | From seed to harvest, the food that arrives …

_____ (2020-09-28). How The Far Right Took Over The Mainstream. popularresistance.org In European politics, extensive statistical research has demonstrated that male working class voters tend to hold a much stronger propensity to vote for far-right political parties. While we need to be worried by disaffected white male voters in both modern far-right parties and in extremist political organisations, it is also important to note that the contemporary far-right in Europe (particularly the populist radical right) has sought to become more 'diversified' in attracting a wider section of voters in society, and in focusing on different issue areas.

Kathryn Shihadah (2020-09-28). Trump Admin Poised To Gift Israel $11 Billion In Bid to Secure Another Arab-Israeli "Peace" Treaty. mintpressnews.com Trump's arrangement to sell F-35 warplanes to the United Arab Emirates has prompted Israel to issue a list of demands — including must-have advanced aircraft and other accouterments.

_____ (2020-09-28). Discredited Russian Bounty Story Exposes Media's Role In Status Quo. popularresistance.org It is an old journalistic trope: no one reads the correction … or the retraction. No matter how serious the error or profound the implications of the misreporting. Like, let's say the entire range of mainstream media took the word of unnamed intelligence sources as gospel and reported that the only other nuclear superpower — which supposedly rigged our last election, and runs our current president as an "asset" — had been offering Afghan militants bounties for the scalps of dead American soldiers.

Matt Sedlar (2020-09-28). How Academic Medical Centers Made Out on Coronavirus Bailouts. cepr.net The American Prospect See article on original site Some of the most financially successful nonprofit health systems are academic medical centers and the systems they anchor. Despite being considered "nonprofit" hospitals, that doesn't mean they don't make a profit. Nonprofit is a tax status that means a hospital is exempt from paying federal, state, and …

Charles Ellison (2020-09-28). Black voters know climate justice is racial justice. nationofchange.org Research suggests that people of color may be more concerned than Whites about climate change.

WSWS (2020-09-28). Seventy-five years since the Stalinist murder of Vietnamese Trotskyist leader Ta Thu Thau. wsws.org The leader of a Trotskyist group in Saigon, which had a sizeable following in the working class, was executed on the orders of the leadership of the Vietnamese Communist Party.

news.un (2020-09-28). Ahead of biodiversity summit, UN officials discuss roadmap to preserve the natural world. news.un.org Top UN officials working to preserve the natural world are urging "action now" ahead of a crucial biodiversity summit this week, where world leaders will reaffirm their commitment to the cause.

Ben Lilliston (2020-09-28). Don't Grant Global Meat Corporations Immunity, Hold Them Accountable for COVID-19 Failures. globalresearch.ca As the Senate reconvenes this week, a lobbying blitz to grant corporations special immunity protection is ramping up. Global meat companies are helping lead the charge, and it's easy to see why. The

Michael Albert (2020-09-28). Lydia Sargent, Live Like Her. zcomm.org Death when one is diminished is devastating. Death when one is isolated is shattering. All manner of death is final. Lydia Sargent took her last breath sometime last night. She had been diminished with dementia for what seemed like an eternity but was only a horrid hiccup in a lovely lifetime. She was Covid isolated

Dana Brown (2020-09-28). Four Steps to Transform the Pharmaceutical Industry and Survive the Pandemic. zcomm.org Dealing with the Covid crisis will require taking the profit motive out of our health systems. Here's how.

Dan La Botz (2020-09-28). Why I'm for Voting For Biden and Urge You To Do So. zcomm.org It has not been easy for me to arrive at this position or to publicly advocate it. But I have and I am. I urge all voters to vote for Biden to stop Trump's reelection. As I said, I regret having to make this decision, but I would regret even more a second term for Trump…

Gregory N. Heires (2020-09-28). Europe Protects Jobs While the United States Accepts Mass Layoffs. zcomm.org The differences in unemployment levels reflect dramatically contrasting philosophies about the role of government and public policy—dare we say even opposing moral perspectives…

Jon Schwarz (2020-09-28). Hunger in America, Especially for Children, Has "Skyrocketed" During Pandemic. zcomm.org Estimates say hunger in US households has tripled since 2019, and about 5 million school age children sometimes or often went hungry in 2020. This increase has nothing to do with a shortage of food. It is purely the result of political decisions.

Ryan Olds (2020-09-28). As West Coast Burns, We Need to Point Finger at Those Responsible. zcomm.org We cannot have change without blame. Instead of calling for unity, it's time to ask what our labor ancestors asked: "Which side are you on?" Because the fire is coming for you too.

Mukund Rathi (2020-09-28). The Fate of Our Rights Won't Be Determined by Amy Coney Barrett, But by Popular Struggle. zcomm.org Shaping the law of the land is within the grasp of ordinary people, and it's time for us to close that hand into a fist…

Yes on Prop 16 (2020-09-28). Monday 9/28: Yes on 16: CA's Latinx Community & the Lack of Latinx Physicans During COVID-19. indybay.org Online…

Leon Kunstenaar (2020-09-28). Blacks and Asians Proclaim Unity in Struggle Against Racism and Violence. indybay.org Rallies at SF City Hall and in Chinatown…

Center for Biological Diversity (2020-09-28). Thursday 10/1: Saving Life on Earth: The Feds' War on Wildlife Using Cruel Culling Programs. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Yes on Prop 16 (2020-09-28). Wednesday 9/30: Back to School Rally: Students for Yes on Prop. 16! indybay.org Online…

Speak Out Now (2020-09-28). Saturday 10/17: U.S. domination — A disaster for the people of Central America (online). indybay.org online meeting, see website for details…

Keith McHenry (2020-09-28). Santa Cruz City Officials to evict Food Not Bombs, the Homeless Union COVID -19 Relief Center. indybay.org Santa Cruz City Officials to evict Food Not Bombs, the Homeless Union COVID -19 Relief Center, and sweep those without housing.

scott huminski (2020-09-28). Trump,GW Bush,Hannity & Sen. Rick Scott's best sheriff friend under DOJ & State investigat. indybay.org Trump, G.W. Bush, Sean Hannity & Senator.. Rick Scott's best sheriff friend, Carmine Marceno, under DOJ & State investigation…

Santa Cruz News (2020-09-28). Abolition Fair Begins Monday. indybay.org Abolition Fair is an in-person and virtual series of events by groups and activist collectives in Santa Cruz with the opportunity to learn about alternatives to policing, community care, and envisioning liberatory futures. Events are scheduled between September 28 and October 4. For more event dates and registration information, please visit abolitious.org.

repost (2020-09-28). Why Pacifica Needs New Bylaws. indybay.org "The New Day Pacifica Bylaws will correct excesses of the present bylaws by reducing the size of the board, getting the Local Station Boards out of station management, and having direct elections of National Board Members, rather than our present, baroque two stage voting process." – Carol Spooner…

California Poor People's Campaign (2020-09-28). Monday 10/5: California Poor People's Campaign Zoom Open House to Unite & Organize. indybay.org Online…

_____ (2020-09-28). U.S. Temperature Rising: The Creaking Electoral Machinery May Crack. strategic-culture.org President Trump, this Thursday, was again asked to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. He

_____ (2020-09-28). The Menace of Far-Right Historical Revisionism. strategic-culture.org The impeached U.S. President, Donald Trump, has taken a step never attempted by any of his predecessors. Trump, who every day is exposing his fascist policies and intentions, has announced that he is establishing a "1776 Commission" to re-write American history and force-feed it to every public and certain private school students throughout the United States. Trump's move is intended to counter the 1619 Project of the New York Times, which is designed to place slavery and the slave trade in a central context in dealing with the history of pre- and post-colonial America. | Trump's designs on America's history book…

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-28). Iranian documentary honored at US MLFF. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Iranian documentary 'Democracy on the Road of Saveh" directed by Touraj Kalantari received an honorary reward in the 2020 Mammoth Lakes Film Festival.

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-28). Governor Generals' meeting at Interior Ministry. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) —The meeting of Governor generals across the country held at a venue in the Ministry of Interior on Monday in the presence of Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli.

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-28). Trump using 'small' countries to rescue US out of troubles. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — An official with the Leader's office said that US President Donald Trump is taking advantage of some Persian Gulf states to gain votes in the upcoming election.

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-28). Indian animator awarded in 16th Resistance Int. Film Fest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — "The Saviour" by Arjun Mukherjee from India managed to snatch the Iran's 16th Resistance International Film Festival's "Health Defenders" Section's trophy and diploma of honour.

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-28). Presser of 6th International Arts Festival of Resistance. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — The news conference of Sixth International Arts Festival of Resistance was held at Tehran's Martyrs Me'raj on Monday in the presence of Masoud Nejabati Secretary General of the Festival.

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-28). Iran backs peaceful stability of all ethnic groups in Bosnia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Iranian ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina said that Islamic Republic of Iran supports the amicable coexistence, integrity and stability of all ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-28). New development in region to end to detriment of Israelis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker's Special Aide for International Affairs said that the new trend and development is taking shape in the region which will end to the detriment of the Zionist regime.

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-28). Iran marks National Day of Rumi, greatest mystical poet. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) — Mehr 8 in the Iranian calendar corresponding with September 29 this year is considered a significant cultural event for Iranians to commemorate the prominent Iranian poet Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi who is known to everyone.

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-28). Ayatollah Sistani fortress of Iraq, safety valve for region. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif in a Monday tweet in Arabic appreciated the role of Iraq's most prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in establishing stability and security in Iraq.

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-28). Assassinating top gen., proof of strengthening US terrorism. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said that assassination of former IRGC Quds Force Commander Lt. Gen. Soleimani is a proof of strengthening of terrorism by the US.

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-28). Holy Defense Research & Document Center unveils new works. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — In a ceremony on Monday, the Holy Defense Research & Document Center unveiled its new works. The event held at the place of Islamic Revolution & Holy Defense Museum, was attended by IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami.

imperial.ac.uk (2020-09-28). Imperial students win big at Mayor's entrepreneurship competition. imperial.ac.uk Three out of four of this year's Mayor's Entrepreneur Programme awards were given to Imperial student teams.

imperial.ac.uk (2020-09-28). 'Blue Planet II' may not have caused a change in plastic preference. imperial.ac.uk The BBC documentary 'Blue Planet II' raised environmental awareness, but may not have discouraged people from choosing plastic, says new research.

imperial.ac.uk (2020-09-28). Imperial's MSc Management enters global top 10 in Financial Times rankings. imperial.ac.uk Imperial College Business School has been ranked 10th in the world in today's Financial Times Master's in Management rankings.

sputniknews (2020-09-28). Lessons Learned: Here's Why Israel Will Not Face Another Intifada. sputniknews.com The Palestinian uprising in the early 2000s claimed the lives of more than a thousand Israelis as well as thousands of Palestinians. Could such a scenario unfold again, 20 years after the so-called second Intifada? A former IDF colonel is highly doubtful this will play out.

sputniknews (2020-09-28). Less Than Half of UK Citizens See Country as 'Force for Good' in World, Fresh Poll Shows. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Less than half of Britons believe that the UK is a force for good in the world, a fresh poll produced by Ipsos Mori has found, adding that the proportion of people supporting this statement has fallen significantly over the past 17 months.

sputniknews (2020-09-28). Harry, Meghan Reportedly Sign Up For 'Tasteful' Netflix Show. sputniknews.com Earlier in the year, the royal couple founded a production company and signed a multiyear deal with the Netflix streaming service, pledging to create content that "informs but also gives hope".

sputniknews (2020-09-28). Armenian Ambassador Calls for OSCE Involvement in Nagorno-Karabakh Crisis. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Armenian Ambassador to Russia Vardan Toganyan expressed the belief that co-chairs of the Organization for Security and Co‚Äëoperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk group should quickly react to the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

sputniknews (2020-09-28). UK Emergency Lockdown Scheme Reportedly Aims to Ban Social Interaction Amid Fresh COVID-19 Alarms. sputniknews.com Last week, Downing Street introduced a set of updated measures to battle the rising COVID infection rates in a bid to avoid a total national lockdown – curfews in widely visited public spots like pubs and restaurants among other things.

sputniknews (2020-09-28). Biden Campaign Wastes No Time Putting Trump's Reported Tax Records Into Ads, Merchandise. sputniknews.com A bombshell report from The New York Times on Donald Trump's income tax payments has alleged the real estate tycoon-turned-president paid no income taxes during at least 10 years since 2000, and has been at loggerheads with the IRS over his hefty tax refund claims.

sputniknews (2020-09-28). Kim Kardashian Urges Baku to Stop 'Offensive Uses of Force' Against Armenia, Asks For Int'l Measures. sputniknews.com On Sunday, an escalation unfolded along the contact line of Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-majority autonomy that proclaimed independence from what then was the Soviet Azerbaijan Republic in 1991. Baku said that it launched a "counteroffensive", while the de facto state accused it of attacking civilians in Stepanakert.

sputniknews (2020-09-28). Despite Calls to Support Armenia, India Should Take Its Cues from Russia, Analysts Say. sputniknews.com Both Azerbaijan and Armenia have blamed each other for triggering the latest round of hostilities over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which has been disputed between the two countries since the 1980s. Major powers, including Russia, Iran, and the US, have called for defusing the tensions. Turkey, on the other hand, has backed Azerbaijan.

sputniknews (2020-09-28). It's Symbolic: Tractor Set on Fire Near Iconic India Gate in Delhi to Protest Against Farm Bills. sputniknews.com Earlier this month, India passed three new farm laws that have led to major protests across the country, especially in agricultural states like Punjab, Haryana, and Karnataka.

sputniknews (2020-09-28). Relaxed Kitten Snuggles Inside Fanny Pack During Violin Practice. sputniknews.com A very snuggly, relaxed kitten recently proved that it's not only humans who can vibe with and enjoy the sounds of the violin, especially when you've got front row tickets to a top-notch musician.

sputniknews (2020-09-28). Brexit: Britain Wants to Be Independent and EU Wants to Retain Control, Says Analyst. sputniknews.com Britain's Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove travelled to Brussels this week as talks around the UK's future relationship with the European Union continue. Gove is said to be meeting with EU counterparts, including the vice president of the European Commission, as the two sides continue attempts to agree on a post-Brexit trade deal.

sputniknews (2020-09-28). Weak Farmers Easy Prey for ISI: Punjab Chief Flags Security Threat, to Go Before Top Court. sputniknews.com Farmers in India have been protesting against the three bills passed by the Indian Parliament during the Monsoon session. The reforms aim to bring structural changes to the Indian agricultural sector, which farmers maintain are against their interests.

sputniknews (2020-09-28). In Nixon & Reagan's Footsteps? Professor Names Three Possible Scenarios for Trump's October Surprise. sputniknews.com With fewer than six weeks remaining before the US Election Day, American and international observers are wondering what "October surprise" Donald Trump has in store to upset the Democrats' applecart. Sociologist and geopolitical analyst Dr Heinz Dieterich has weighed up a number of options Donald Trump may possibly consider.

sputniknews (2020-09-28). NHS Group Warns UK Test & Trace Scheme Won't Cope With Corona Resurgence, Calls to Boost Capacity. sputniknews.com Despite the overwhelming criticism of Britain's electronic coronavirus detection system, with many citing technical glitches and shenanigans with the Bluetooth signal, government figures suggest that on average a little over one infectious person in five fail to be traced.

The Canary (2020-09-28). Yet another government U-Turn as parliament drinking hours spark public backlash. thecanary.co UK businesses have criticised Boris Johnson's new strict curfew for England's pubs and bars during the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. They've raised concerns that it may do more harm than good by forcing crowds into the streets at the same time. | But the law caused even more protests when it emerged that MPs, lords and parliamentary staff would be able to continue drinking past the deadline in the Palace of Westminster. This was because its establishments are classed as workplace canteens. | As a result, parliament has now said it won't serve alcohol after the 10pm curfew. | Yet another U-turn: | Johns…

Staff (2020-09-28). Trump Campaign Sought to Deter Millions of Black Americans From Voting in 2016. truthout.org The Trump campaign categorized millions of Black Americans as individuals to be actively discouraged from voting in the 2016 presidential race, according to a report from the British television network Channel 4. | According to details published on Monday,

Staff (2020-09-28). AOC Calls Trump a "Walking Scam" as His Federal Income Tax Records Are Released. truthout.org Financial

Staff (2020-09-28). 1.8 Billion Tons More Greenhouse Gases Will Be Released, Thanks to Trump. truthout.org This story is part of When President Donald Trump visited California on September 14 and dismissed the state Secretary of Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot's plea to recognize the role of climate change in the midst of the Golden…

Staff (2020-09-28). CDC Director Overheard Saying Everything Trump's COVID Adviser Says "Is False" truthout.org During a phone conversation on a commercial airplane late last week "Everything he says is false,"

WSWS (2020-09-28). Statements from the Philippines, Australia, Japan and South Korea defend Dr. Joseph Scalice against Stalinist slanders. wsws.org "Scalice, by exposing the Communist Party of the Philippines, has done a service to the whole anti-capitalist movement and we stand in complete solidarity with him."

Dr. Gary G. Kohls (2020-09-28). Weaponizing the Term "Conspiracy Theory": Disinformation Agents and the CIA. globalresearch.ca First published on May 11, 2016 | 'Conspiracy theory' is a term that strikes fear and anxiety in the hearts of most every public figure, particularly journalists and academics. Since the 1960s the label has become a disciplinary device that has …

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Physicians speak on battle against COVID-19 in Turkey. yenisafak.com Turkish physicians, speaking to Anadolu Agency, told about the conditions medical staff had to endure and why the public, including the children, should be more careful when it comes to wearing masks and social distancing.Dr. Okan Caliskan of Turkey's Kars Public Hospital, a specialized hospital on COVID-19, and Zerrin Orbak, a pediatrician at the School of Medicine at Ataturk University, stressed the importance of following the rules in combat against COVID-19.Caliskan said the initial two to three weeks after the pandemic started in Turkey were particularly tough for him and all medical staff had to work for lo…

yenisafak (2020-09-28). US, Greece call for peaceful resolution of maritime disputes in east Mediterranean. yenisafak.com The United States and Greece called on Monday for a peaceful resolution of maritime disputes in the east Mediterranean as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a two-day trip to Greece amid increased regional tension over energy resources.NATO allies Greece and Turkey, at loggerheads on a range of issues, have agreed to resume exploratory talks over contested maritime claims following weeks of tensions."The United States and Greece … reaffirmed their belief that maritime delimitation issues should be resolved peacefully in accordance with international law," the United States and Greece, also NATO allies, s…

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Iran reports 190 more virus deaths, over 3,500 new cases. yenisafak.com At least 190 more coronavirus-related fatalities have raised the death toll in Iran to 25,779, the country's Health Ministry said on Monday. | Some 3,512 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, pushing the overall count up to 449,960, ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said. | She added that 376,531 patients have recovered so far, while 4,068 are hospitalized in critical condition. | Some 30 of Iran's 31 provinces are in the red zone with high risk of coronavirus, Lari warned. | Iran is struggling to contain the pandemic since February when the first cases were confirmed in the city of…

yenisafak (2020-09-28). 'Planet is dying,' India's 8-year-old climate crusader warns. yenisafak.com When 8-year-old Indian climate change activist Licypriya Kangujam is older, she wants to launch a solo mission to the moon to research ways to save planet earth.One of the world's youngest climate change activists, Kangujam was inspired by the devastating scenes she witnessed in Nepal in 2015, where as a four-year-old she helped her father deliver aid to victims of huge earthquakes that killed some 9,000 people and destroyed one million homes.Now she is leading a youth movement calling for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian lawmakers to pass a new law aimed at capping carbon emissions in the world's third la…

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Azerbaijan: Armenian-Syrian mercenaries helping Armenia. yenisafak.com Mercenaries of Armenian origin from Syria have been identified among Armenia's casualties, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said Monday.Defense Ministry spokesman Anar Eyvazov said in a statement that some of the dead bodies found among the casualties of the Armenian army were determined to be mercenaries of Armenian origin who came from Syria."The Armenian side hides this information from both the local and international community," Eyvazov said.He added that the Azerbaijani army destroyed 24 tanks and armored vehicles, 15 OSA-type anti-aircraft systems and 18 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) belonging to the Armenia…

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Iranian ships conduct illegal fishing off Yemen coast. yenisafak.com "The illegal fishing by these Iranian ships constitutes a blatant assault on the Yemeni sovereignty," Fahad Kafain said on Twitter. | Kafain called on the international community to intervene to "halt Iran's destructive role" in Yemen, going on to call for a stronger coordination between the Yemeni government and the Saudi-led coalition to "counter Iran's violations and prevent tampering with the Yemeni waters and resources". | There was no immediate comment from the Iranian authorities on the accusations. | Yemen has been devastated by a conflict that escalated in September 2014 after Iran-aligned Houthi rebe…

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Virus death toll nears 35,500 in Africa. yenisafak.com A total of 35,440 people have died of the novel coronavirus across Africa, said the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday.It said nearly 1.46 people have so far been confirmed infected, of whom more than 1,2 million have recovered.Southern Africa continues to be the worst-hit region both in terms of number of cases and death toll, with 732,600 infections and 17,600 fatalities. But the region also has by far the largest number of recoveries that now stands at 649,400.North Africa has recorded 326,900 cases and 10,800 deaths; West Africa 175,400 cases and 2,600 deaths; East Africa 167,200 case…

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Oman to reopen mosques on Nov. 15. yenisafak.com Oman will reopen mosques for prayers on Nov. 15, with strict measures in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus, state media reported on Monday, citing a statement from the Islamic affairs ministry.

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Over 180 kg of cannabis seized in Turkey. yenisafak.com Turkish police on Monday seized 188 kilograms (414.4 pounds) of cannabis in Istanbul.Anti-narcotics teams conducted operations in the Kartal and Pendik districts of the city and arrested two suspects, who were sent to a local court.Turkish forces take tough action to stop illegal drug trade by launching operations throughout the year.*Writing by Fahri Aksut…

yenisafak (2020-09-28). International Istanbul Opera Festival ends with Mozart. yenisafak.com The world-famous International Istanbul Opera Festival has ended with Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio.During the eight-day festival ending Sunday night and held for the 11th time, art-lovers had both amusing and emotional moments.The festival, however, could not reach the expected number of physical audience due to the strict measures against the novel coronavirus pandemic.But thousands could watch the festival on social media thanks to the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry.Deputy Minister for Culture and Tourism Ozgul Ozkan Yavuz said they worked to protect the connection between art and art-lovers d…

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Kremlin calls on Azerbaijan, Armenia to stop Karabakh fighting. yenisafak.com The Kremlin urged Azerbaijan and Armenia on Monday to stop all military activity that could further inflame tensions over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and said the fighting was a cause for serious concern in Moscow.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was following the situation very closely and that the conflict had to be resolved through diplomacy.

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Brits lose confidence in UK position as force for good. yenisafak.com A new poll showed that less than half of Brits believe that Britain is a force for good in the world, down 10 points since April 2019, pollsters Ipsos Mori reported on Monday.Ipsos Mori carried out the poll for the EU-UK Forum, a new Brussels-based group which promotes closer post-Brexit ties between the two sides.The poll found that only 49% of Brits believe Britain is a force for good in the world.Although 41% said Britain should punch above its weight in world affairs, with no significant change from last year, 38% said Britain should stop pretending it is an important power, up five points from last year.Over…

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Turkish forces seize PKK weapons in northern Iraq. yenisafak.com Turkish security forces seized various types of arms and ammunition belonging to the PKK terror group in northern Iraq, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Monday.This came during reconnaissance and surveillance operations conducted in the Avashin-Basyan region, a ministry statement said.Among the captured items were 3 AK-47 Kalashnikov infantry rifles, 1 M-16 infantry rifles, 13 hand grenades, 7 RPG-7 rockets, 6 RPG-7 propelling cartridges, 600 rounds of ammunition for PK machine gun, 7 grenades, two binoculars, two cameras, and a large amount of life-sustaining materials.In its more than 30-year terro…

yenisafak (2020-09-28). China holds simultaneous military drills in four seas, again. yenisafak.com China began five military exercises simultaneously along different parts of its coast on Monday, the second time in two months it will have such concurrent drills against a backdrop of rising regional tension.Two of the exercises are being held near the Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea, one in the East China Sea, and one in further north in the Bohai Sea, the Maritime Safety Administration said in notices on its website.In the southern part of the Yellow Sea, drills including live-fire exercises will be held from Monday to Wednesday, it said in another notice.All ships are prohibited from entering…

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Turkey says Armenia must send back foreign 'mercenaries'. yenisafak.com "Armenia must immediately halt its attacks, send back the mercenaries and terrorists it brought from abroad and withdraw from the Azerbaijan lands," said Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, adding a ceasefire and peace are needed.Turkey has said it will support Azerbaijan in the clashes, in which fierce fire was exchanged for a second day amid reports of at least 21 killed and hundreds wounded. Yerevan said Turkey was taking part in the clashes, but Baku denies this.

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Russian opp. leader says Merkel visited him in hospital. yenisafak.com Russia's opposition leader Alexey Navalny confirmed on Monday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited him in hospital in Berlin."The meeting did take place, but it shouldn't be referred as 'secret,' rather a private meeting and conversation with the family. I am very grateful to Chancellor Merkel for visiting me in the hospital," Navalny said on Twitter.Navalny, 44, a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, felt sick on Aug. 20 on a flight to Moscow. After an emergency landing in the Siberian city of Omsk, he spent two days in a Russian hospital before being sent to Berlin for treatment.After runn…

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Police in Belarus detained more than 350 people at Sunday's protests. yenisafak.com Police in Belarus detained more than 350 people at nationwide protests on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said.Masked police dragged people into vans and fired stun grenades and tear gas to disperse crowds as tens of thousands marched for a seventh straight weekend to demand veteran Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko quit.

WSWS (2020-09-28). Australia's Queensland Labor government suspends public hearings of Grosvenor Mine disaster inquiry. wsws.org Like other government-initiated inquiries into industrial disasters, the inquiry was called to hose down widespread public outrage in the wake of the mine explosion.

WSWS (2020-09-28). Australia: Victorian government accelerates lifting of COVID-19 restrictions to satisfy big business. wsws.org Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has fallen further into line with the "return to work" campaign of the corporate elite and the federal government.

commondreams (2020-09-28). New Report Raises Concerns That Facebook and the 2016 Trump Campaign Colluded on Political Ads to Suppress the Black Vote. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Lisa Newcomb, staff writer (2020-09-28). As 21 States Report Surge in Covid-19 and Flu Season Looms, Nursing Homes Implore Congress for Urgent Relief. commondreams.org "We need Congress to prioritize our vulnerable seniors and their caregivers in nursing homes and assisted living communities by passing another Covid-19 funding package before they leave town for the elections." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/getty-nursing-home-2.jpg

commondreams (2020-09-28). Court Filing: Shutting Off Detroit Residents' Water is Unconstitutional. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Kenny Stancil, staff writer (2020-09-28). Analysis Shows Nearly 80% of US Household Wealth Owned by Millionaires and Billionaires. commondreams.org "If we really want to tackle wealth inequality in this country, it is this wealth that we need to spread around." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/pie__0.png

commondreams (2020-09-28). Report: America's Massive Wildlife Imports Fuel Global Pandemic Risks. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Brett Wilkins, staff writer (2020-09-28). 'Trying to Have It Both Ways': Investigation Reveals BP and Shell Still Back Anti-Climate Lobby Groups, Despite Pledges. commondreams.org The Unearthed and HuffPost report reveals the companies failed to disclose membership in at least eight Big Oil lobbies in their transparency reports. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/oil_0.jpg

commondreams (2020-09-28). Turn Up Tuesdays to Voters: Make a Plan to Vote Now. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-09-28). Trump's Failure on Covid-19 Testing and Tracking Data Has Led to Deaths of 1,700 Healthcare Workers, Nurses Union Report Shows. commondreams.org The largest nurses' union in the U.S. revealed Monday that the federal government's failure to track and report data on Covid-19 deaths has led to the deaths of at least 1,700 healthcare workers while leaving medical facilities with little incentive "to avoid becoming zones of infection." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1223423042_1.jpg

Brett Wilkins, staff writer (2020-09-28). In Effort to 'Cultivate Hopelessness,' Trump 2016 Campaign Used Facebook for Deterrence Operation Targeting Millions of Black Voters. commondreams.org The social media giant, said one critic, "is the newest frontier in a long history of suppression of the Black vote." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/vote_4.jpg

commondreams (2020-09-28). New Report Reveals Widespread Government Failure to Track and Report Data on Covid-19 Deaths, Testing, and Infections. commondreams.org ______________________________…

commondreams (2020-09-28). Patriotic Millionaires on Trump Tax Returns: The American People Should be Pissed Off. commondreams.org ______________________________…

pip.hinman (2020-09-28). Right to protest and pandemics discussed. greenleft.org.au

pip.hinman (2020-09-28). The grassroots power of the Women's Lib Movement. greenleft.org.au

pip.hinman (2020-09-28). End the crackdown on the People's Democratic Party in Turkey. greenleft.org.au

Global Research News (2020-09-28). Selected Articles: Why Germany's Corona Extra-Parliamentary Inquiry Committee Is Necessary? Dr. Heiko Schà∂ning. globalresearch.ca If you look to Global Research as a resource for information and understanding, to stay current on world events, or to experience honesty and transparency in your news coverage, please consider making a

Ricky Cooke (2020-09-28). Liz Truss says the UK should be 'kinder' to trans people. But her government's actions don't match this message. thecanary.co On 22 September, Liz Truss But the government's actions don't reflect this message. Because its opted to make very few changes to the "bureaucratic" and lengthy proc…

Nick Turse (2020-09-28). How a News Report on Hiroshima Helped Prevent Nuclear War. thenation.com How a News Report on Hiroshima Helped Prevent Nuclear War…

Christina Noriega (2020-09-28). Colombians Take On Their Militarized Police. thenation.com Colombians Take On Their Militarized Police…

Karen Rothmyer (2020-09-28). One Black Lives Matter Protest in Rural New York Opens the Door to Change. thenation.com One Black Lives Matter Protest in Rural New York Opens the Door to Change…

Barry Schwabsky (2020-09-28). Behind the Myth of Pier Paolo Pasolini. thenation.com Behind the Myth of Pier Paolo Pasolini…

Julian Rose (2020-09-28). High Treason in UK Suffocates Democratic Governance. globalresearch.ca My home country, the United Kingdom, once known for its promotion of libertarian causes, has been taken-over and its citizens utterly betrayed. The last vestiges of parliamentary democracy have been buried, so that the Prime Minister, members of the Cabinet …