RT (2019-10-26). Climate apocalypse is coming — says US Army, eyeing opportunities for more intervention. rt.com A new US Army report envisions a bleak near future as a consequence of climate change, with power and water shortages, refugee flows — and also more opportunities for intervention and seizing natural resources in the Arctic. | Behind the dull title of \"Implications of climate change for the US Army\" lies a 52-page report by a team of scientists outlining apocalyptic scenarios: conflicts driven by hundreds of millions of people displaced by rising sea levels; collapse of the US power grid and transportation; and the inability of the Army itself to provide water for its troops, to name but a few. | Yet it…

RT (2019-10-26). Microsoft bags $10bn Pentagon contract for JEDI \'war cloud\' project, edging out presumed frontrunner Amazon. rt.com After months of wrangling over the bidding process, tech giant Microsoft has landed the job to develop the Pentagon\'s multi-billion dollar \"war cloud\" storage system, a contract many assumed would go to Amazon. | Dubbed JEDI for short, the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure project has been in the works since November 2017, and sets out to revamp the Pentagon\'s computer storage system, upgrading to a remote \"cloud\" setup. It\'s not hard to see why tech firms have jumped at the opportunity to land the decade-long contract, however, worth a hefty $10 billion. | \"This contract will address critical and urgent…

Kathy Kelly (2019-10-26). Trident Is the Crime. dissidentvoice.org On October 24, following a three-day trial in Brunswick, GA, seven Catholic Workers who acted to disarm a nuclear submarine base were convicted on three felony counts and one misdemeanor. The defendants face 20 years in prison, yet they emerged from their trial seeming quite ready for next steps in their ongoing witness. Steve Kelly, …

Mehdi Hasan (2019-10-26). Everyone Is Denouncing the Syrian Rebels Now Slaughtering Kurds. But Didn\'t the U.S. Once Support Some of Them? theintercept.com It\'s a lazy, cynical rewriting of history to pretend these groups have nothing to do with the U.S., or were never backed by the U.S., in their current form.

The Canary (2019-10-26). It\'s no wonder rape survivors fear they will not be believed, commissioner warns. thecanary.co People who are raped face a \"culture of disbelief\" when trying to obtain justice, the Victims\' Commissioner for England and Wales has said.Dame Vera Baird QC said a combination of myths surrounding rape and a drop in the number of people prosecutions, despite record volumes of cases being reported to police, meant many survivors feel like they were unsupported by the criminal justice system.Dame Vera told the PA news agency how the lack of convictions was particularly disappointing given the good work of the #MeToo campaign in encouraging survivors to come forward.The former Northumbria police and crime commissio…

RT (2019-10-26). Butina\'s case is \'prosecutorial overreach\': She did nothing illegal, but got \'harsh sentence\' — freed gun activist\'s lawyer. rt.com Russian gun activist Maria Butina, who has spent over a year behind bars in the US on charges of being an unregistered Russian lobbyist, was essentially innocent but was caught up in anti-Russian witch hunts, her lawyer told RT. | Butina came to the US on a student visa in 2016 and was actively involved in pro-gun circles, namely the National Rifle Association (NRA) with a stated goal of expanding gun laws in Russia, which are quite restrictive. Yet, she was detained by the FBI in July 2018 on suspicion of conspiring to infiltrate the lobby group to promote Russian interests in the US. | The American media…

teleSUR (2019-10-26). Italy: Government Addresses Migration Issues With Rescue NGOs. telesurenglish.net Italy\'s Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese on Friday held a meeting in Rome with representatives of humanitarian organizations that save lives in the Mediterranean to address issues related to migration to this European country. | RELATED: | Italian Govt. Allows Ocean Viking to Bring 176 Migrants Ashore | \"It is a first step towards a direct dialogue…

teleSUR (2019-10-26). Bolivians Abroad Helped Evo Secure Presidency. telesurenglish.net The reelection of Evo Morales for his fourth term as President of Bolivia was possible thanks to the votes of Bolivians residing abroad, according to an investigation carried out by Fato\'s Brazil. | RELATED: | Bolivia: Morales Officially Wins Presidency | \"Bolivian immigrants, who live in neighboring countries that have neoliberal governments, gave the winning candidate a wide margin of difference over his opponent Carlos Mesa: 61 percentage points of advantage in Brazil and 74 percentage points…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-10-26). The Eurozone In Crisis? New President of the European Central Bank (ECB) has a Criminal Record. Christine Lagarde. globalresearch.ca Lagarde was found \"guilty\" without the enforcement of a one year prison sentence. She was accused of \"negligence\" rather than \"complicity\" in a multimillion euro fraud. She was rewarded rather than penalized.

Veteran For Peace, Chapter 101 (2019-10-26). Right a Bell for Peace. indybay.org corner of Fourth and Santa Clara Streets | San Jose, California…

The Real News Network (2019-10-26). Jane Fonda: Put Oil and Gas Executives on Trial. dissidentvoice.org Before she got arrested at her weekly #FireDrillFriday demonstration, Jane Fonda told TRNN\'s Dharna Noor that she tried to get Netflix to give her a yearlong hiatus from Grace and Frankie to continue protesting climate inaction.

Labor Video Project (2019-10-26). SF Protesters Demand Piñera Out! Stop Military Terror In Chile. indybay.org Dozens of Chileans and Chilean Americans protested the president and military repression in Chile…

Jacob Bacharach (2019-10-26). Hillary Clinton Spoils the Party. truthdig.com In the middle of October, Hillary Clinton managed to perform a minor political miracle. By baselessly speculating that Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, was a \"favorite of the Russians\" and preparing to run as an independent, she revived one of the more quixotic, eccentric and moribund campaigns of this election cycle while spoiling a primary that has proved shockingly substantive for a major party in the United States. | Gabbard \"clapped back,\" tweeting that Hillary was \"the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party.\" The congresswoman then p…

League of Women Voters (2019-10-26). Climate Crisis: What Can You Do – Learn more on 11/13 at 6pm. indybay.org League of Women Voters Oakland in collaboration with other community partners is hosting a \"Community Round-table on: Climate Crisis in Oakland: What We Can Do\".

Staff (2019-10-26). The Frenzy About Russia Has Undermined Progressive Agendas. truthout.org When Donald Trump won the presidency, crucial questions begged to be addressed: How could it happen? Was Hillary Clinton seen by voters as too close to Wall Street, too aligned with wealthy elites? Was Bernie Sanders correct that loyalty to the billionaire class would undermine the Democratic ticket\'s appeal to working-class voters? | Those were hardly the kinds of questions that Democratic Party leaders and corporate media wanted to put in the national spotlight. Instead, they quickly shifted the focus [mdash…

Jordan Davidson (2019-10-26). Government loophole sacrificed $18 billion to Big Oil. nationofchange.org The loophole dates back to a 1995 law that urged companies to drill in the Gulf of Mexico by offering oil companies a break from paying royalties on the oil produced.

WSWS (2019-10-26). Justice Department probe of Russia-Trump inquiry has become a \"criminal investigation\" wsws.org The Trump administration is using the Justice Department investigation as a counterweight to the House impeachment inquiry.

Jake Johnson (2019-10-26). Hundreds of thousands expected to join \'historic nationwide mobilization\' on eve of Trump impeachment vote. nationofchange.org \"The night before the House of Representatives takes a historic vote to impeach Trump,\" progressive groups said of the anticipated action, \"we\'ll head to every congressional office and public square to declare that nobody is above the law.\"

Eugene E Ruyle (2019-10-26). Impeachment Now? Or Never? indybay.org NPML | 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…

Maj. Danny Sjursen (2019-10-26). Trump\'s Antiwar Speech Deserved a Better Reception. truthdig.com There were parts of President Trump\'s latest speech on Syria, which, if read without the sound of The Donald\'s gruff, bombastic voice, sounded a whole lot like Bernie Sanders might\'ve delivered it. | That\'s right, sandwiched between Trump\'s standard braggadocio about how he single-handedly secured \"a better future for Syria and for the Middle East,\" and his cynical pivot to decry his opponents\' supposed desire to accept \"unlimited migration from war-torn regions\" across the U.S. border, was one of the s…

Ryan Cristián (2019-10-26). More Troops/Tanks To Syria Confirmed, OPCW Whistleblower, Barr\'s PreCrime & Mossad Clinton Blackmail. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/25/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

WSWS (2019-10-26). Trump shifts from ending \"forever wars\" to sending tanks into Syria\'s oil fields. wsws.org While pitched as a defense against ISIS, the proposed occupation of the oil fields is aimed at denying vital resources to Syria\'s government.

Global Research News (2019-10-26). Cocaine, Heroin, Cannabis, Ecstasy: How Big is the Global Drug Trade? globalresearch.ca First published in May 2014 | Of relevance to the current debate on Heroin addiction and opioids in the USA. | Narcotics is big business. | 90 percent of the heroin consumed in the US comes from Afghanistan | *** | refresh if image fails …

WSWS (2019-10-26). More evidence of cover-up of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. wsws.org The damning disclosures underscore why the government is intensifying its efforts to suppress media freedom.

Nikolai Malishevski (2019-10-26). The Pentagon\'s Map of Afghanistan: An Eldorado of Mineral Wealth and Natural Resources. globalresearch.ca Of relevance to an understanding of America\'s ongoing military and economic agenda in Afghanistan as well as its confrontation with Russia and China. First published in August 2012 (translated from Russian) | Curious information surfaced in the media [2012] — based …

Andrew Korybko (2019-10-26). Lithium, a Strategic Resource: Here\'s Why The US Wants To Break Bolivia To Bits With Hybrid War. globalresearch.ca Of relevance to the political crisis in Bolivia, first published by Global Research in August 2016 | So I was scanning Telesur\'s website the other day and a pretty interesting story caught my eye. It said that Bolivia had begun exporting …

Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2019-10-26). Neoliberal Globalization: Is There an Alternative to Plundering the Earth? globalresearch.ca Is there an alternative to making war? Is there an alternative to destroying the planet? No one asks these questions because they seem absurd…

The Canary (2019-10-26). Hundreds to walk through London overnight to raise awareness of suicide. thecanary.co Nearly 1,000 people are expected to walk across central London overnight on 26 October to raise awareness of suicide. | The Lost Hours walk, organised by mental health charity Calm, aims to give those affected by suicide \"an opportunity to deal with grief differently and defiantly\". | It is the first of its kind to be organised and will begin at 11pm. | Walkers can choose to walk a 20-mile route from Greenwich to the Oval and back again, via Big Ben, or a shorter 10-mile route that finishes at the halfway point. | \"We can\'t bring Ade back or change what has happened, but we can do something positive in his memory…

Ernst Wolff (2019-10-26). Pillaging the World. The History and Politics of the IMF. globalresearch.ca The following text is the forward to Ernst Wolff\'s book entitled : Pillaging the World. The History and Politics of the IMF, Tectum Verlag Marburg, 2014, www.tectum-verlag.de. The book is available in English and German. First posted on …

Mojmir Babacek (2019-10-26). Electromagnetic and Informational Weapons: The Remote Manipulation of the Human Brain. globalresearch.ca From our archives. This important article first published by GR in August 2004 brings to the forefront the role of Psychotronic weapons as an instrument of modern warfare. | It should be understood, that Electromagnetic and Informational Weapons are fully operational …

Dean Baker (2019-10-26). Senator Warren is Exactly Right. commondreams.org Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaking at the Heartland Forum in Storm Lake, Iowa on March 31, 2019. (Photo: Lori Shaull/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/warren_donors_0.jpg …

Evgeniy Spitsyn (2019-10-26). History of World War II: America Was Providing Military Aid to the USSR, While Also Supporting Nazi Germany. globalresearch.ca John D. Rockefeller Jr. owned a controlling interest in Standard Oil, but the next largest stockholder was the German chemical company I. G. Farben, through which the firm sold $20 million worth of gasoline and lubricants to the Nazis.

Majed Nehmé (2019-10-26). \"Le guerre di Siria\": resistenza, istruzioni per l\'uso. globalresearch.ca \"Mentono … e sanno che mentono … e sanno che noi sappiamo che mentono … Eppure continuano a mentire sempre più forte\" | è la frase, scritta da Naguib Mahfouz, che Michel Raimbaud mette in evidenza nel suo libro \"Les …

Washington\'s Blog (2019-10-26). The Caliphate Project, Made in America. Declassified U.S. Government Documents Confirm the US Supported the Creation of ISIS. globalresearch.ca Global Research Editor\'s Note: | First published in May 2015, this article reveals not only that the ISIS is a creation of US intelligence, it also confirms that the Caliphate Project was designed in Washington. | See Screenshots Below from the title …

Luciana Bohne (2019-10-26). College Education in America: \"Learning to Be Stupid in the Culture of Cash\" globalresearch.ca Incisive and provocative analysis first published by Global Research in August 2003. | You might think that reading about a Podunk University\'s English teacher\'s attempt to connect the dots between the poverty of American education and the gullibility of the American …

Nikola Tesla (2019-10-26). Nikola Tesla on Wireless Technology, Describes a Cell Phone Back in 1926. globalresearch.ca \"The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention. It is the most important product of his creative brain. Its ultimate purpose is the complete mastery of mind over the material world, the harnessing of the forces of nature …

The Canary (2019-10-26). Man charged with killing 39 people who were found dead in the back of a lorry. thecanary.co A lorry driver has been charged with killing 39 people who were found dead in a trailer in Essex.Maurice Robinson, 25, is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates\' Court on 28 October.He is charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and money laundering.Robinson, who is known as Mo and is from Northern Ireland, was arrested shortly after the bodies of eight women and 31 men were found in the refrigerated trailer in an industrial park in Grays in the early hours of Wednesday.The charges came after a man wanted by Essex Police as part of the invest…

susan_p (2019-10-26). New blow for US imperialism as Bolivia re-elects Evo Morales. greenleft.org.au anti-imperialism Fiona EdwardsIssue 1243 Bolivia BoliviaOctober 26, 2019Bolivian president Evo Morales, whose government has overseen improving living standards and a dramatic reduction in poverty while in power, has been re-elected. This is yet another blow for the ongoin…

The Canary (2019-10-26). A million people march in Chile to protest against the government. thecanary.co Hundreds of thousands of protesters have marched in Chile\'s capital, intensifying pressure on a government struggling to contain deadly unrest over economic hardship.The huge throng surged toward a central plaza on 25 October as participants blew whistles, banged pots and pans and carried Chilean flags and posters demanding change.The diverse crowd included students, workers, parents and their children.\"All of Chile is marching here,\" Santiago mayor Karla Rubilar said, adding that there was hope as well as sadness among the demonstrators.According to Chile\'s human rights watchdog, more than 2,000 people have been…

Shawgi Tell (2019-10-26). Charter School Advocates Are Hypocritical and Out-of-Touch. dissidentvoice.org On Monday, October 21, 2019, democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren issued her plan for K-12 public education. In it, she outlines her opposition to charter schools. A brief excerpt from a section of the plan titled, Combating the Privatization and Corruption of Our Public Schools, states: To keep our traditional public school systems strong, we …

Staff (2019-10-25). Judge Hands Democrats a Victory in Impeachment Inquiry. truthdig.com WASHINGTON — A judge on Friday ordered the Justice Department to give the House secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller\'s Russia investigation, handing a victory to Democrats as they gather evidence for the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. | In a ruling that also affirmed the legality of the impeachment inquiry itself, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ordered the department to turn over the materials by Oct. 30. A Justice Department spokeswoman said it was reviewing the decision. The administration can appeal. | The ruling in favor of the House Judiciary Committee…

Eds. (2019-10-25). Whitewashing neoliberal repression in Chile and Ecuador. mronline.org If the first casualty of war is truth, its self-anointed purveyors in the international media have much blood on their hands indeed. | Source

Staff (2019-10-25). The Indigenous Voices of Ecuador\'s General Strike. therealnews.com Massive protests forced President Moreno into a negotiation with indigenous opposition movements, which was broadcast on live TV. The leaders seemed to school the president and his ministers, and he eventually canceled the IMF-required austerity decree. We spoke to some of those leaders.

Eds. (2019-10-25). There\'s something that\'s ours on those streets and we\'re going to take it back. mronline.org In Lebanon, it was a tax on the use of WhatsApp; in Chile, it was the rise in subway fares; in Ecuador and in Haiti, it was the cut in fuel subsidies. Each of these conjunctures brought people to the streets and then, as these people flooded the streets, more and more joined them. | Source

Forrest Hylton (2019-10-25). Colombia Diary: Higher Ed Under Threat. counterpunch.org Recent events in Chile and Ecuador reverberate throughout South America and indeed the world. Confronted with violent government repression, by insisting on reasoned argument, critical thinking, and mass direct action, non-violent student movements in South America offer hope at a time when authoritarianism threatens democratic citizenship worldwide. In Colombia, one of Washington\'s closest allies in More

Staff (2019-10-25). Jane Fonda: Put Oil and Gas Executives on Trial. therealnews.com Before she got arrested at her weekly #FireDrillFriday demonstration, Jane Fonda told TRNN\'s Dharna Noor that she tried to get Netflix to give her a yearlong hiatus from Grace and Frankie to continue protesting climate inaction.

Staff (2019-10-25). Human Actions Fueling California\'s Devastating Wildfires. therealnews.com Tens of thousands have been forced to flee wildfires across the state of California. Human actions, including climate change, are responsible, argues Professor Matthew Hurteau.

Dee Hood (2019-10-25). Games of Chance. thenation.com Climate change is wreaking havoc.

RT (2019-10-25). George Soros says all his \'enemies\' are wannabe dictators as he drops unprecedented wads of lobbying cash. rt.com In the world of billionaire financier George Soros, his critics are \"would-be dictators\" who will not succeed. Meanwhile, under Trump, the Open Society founder has been pouring greater sums into lobbying than ever before. | \"I\'m very proud of the enemies I have,\" he told the New York Times in an interview published Friday, in which he confidently predicted the popular opposition to his globalist philosophy was winding down and that a backlash against Trump-style nationalism was on the horizon. | It\'s a perfect way to tell a dictator or a would-be dictator, if he identifies me as an enemy. | Soros slammed the U…

Thomas Knapp (2019-10-25). Impeachment: Trump Has Already Confessed to \"High Crimes\" counterpunch.org Every time a witness testifies behind closed doors in the US House of Representatives\' methodical march toward the impeachment of President Donald Trump, Trump supporters scream \"no quid pro quo\" while Trump opponents breathlessly inform us that the \"smoking gun\" has turned up and that impeachment is now \"inevitable.\" What\'s with all this \"smoking gun\" More