2019-07-22: Social Media Postees

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Omar and Trump
Gary Leupp | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
\"Send her back! Send her back! Send her back!\" What preceded the now-infamous 13 seconds in which the president, frowning and nodding, listened to the mob chant? \"Ilhan Omar,\" Trump had thundered, \"has a history of launching vicious anti-Semitic screeds!\" Well, then, thought the North Carolina rabble, Get her out of here! Send her back…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/omar-and-trump/

American Visitors to the Gestapo Museum Draw Their Own Conclusions
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
The words would melt a heart of stone — save for those of the Gestapo torturers upstairs. The prisoners wrote their stories, their poems, their last pre-execution laments on the walls of their cells — which you can still read in the basement of the old Nazi secret police headquarters in Cologne. I spent hours…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/american-visitors-to-the-gestapo-museum-draw-their-own-conclusions/

WikiLeaks, Julian Assange and Decoding the National Security Commentariat
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
The Fourth Estate, that historical unelected grouping of society\'s scrutineers, has become something of a rabble. An essential premise in the work of WikiLeaks was demonstrating, to a good, stone-throwing degree, how media figures and practitioners had been bought by …
globalresearch.ca/wikileaks-julian-assange-decoding-national-security-commentariat/5684300

The \"Battle of Seattle\" and the Anti-globalization Movement
Rossen Vassilev Jr. | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
Next November will mark the 20th anniversary since the so-called \"Battle of Seattle.\" It refers to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference held at Seattle, WA, in late 1999, which became the scene of widely-reported protest …
globalresearch.ca/the-battle-of-seattle-and-the-anti-globalization-movement/5684265

Protests Called Against Murder of Colombian Social Leaders
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-22
The Defenders of Peace Movement said Monday that in the last one month at least 10 social leaders were killed in Colombia and called for an international march on July 26 in protest of the murders. | RELATED: | Colombia: Revered Social Leader and Activist Killed in Colombia | \"We invite all citizens to walk with us and make a presence in the events scheduled for that day for the life of those who defend life and peace in the territories,\" the organization said in a statement.
telesurenglish.net/news/Worldwide-Protests-Called-Against-Murder-of-Colombian-Social-Leaders-20190722-0010.html

A powerful protest highlights the ongoing tragedy of DWP deaths
Fréa Lockley | thecanary.co | 2019-07-22
On 22 July, disability rights activists staged a peaceful protest outside the head office of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in London. The action drew attention to the rising number of deaths as a result of DWP benefit cuts. Ahead of the protest, artist and activist Dolly Sen wrote to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt to draw attention to this situation. Both failed to respond. | \"Broken Hearts for the DWP\":…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/07/22/a-powerful-protest-highlights-the-ongoing-tragedy-of-dwp-deaths/

Pentagon Angst over China-Russia Strategic Unity
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
Sino/Russian unity represents a vital anti-imperial alliance. A DOD/Pentagon white paper called Russia a strategic US threat, especially united with China. | NYT editors addressed the issue, falsely calling both countries \"adversaries.\" Indeed they\'re \"growing closer,\" both nations portrayed as strategic …
globalresearch.ca/dod-pentagon-angst-sino-russian-unity/5684282

The 2020 Olympics Are Likely to Be a Disaster
Dave Zirin, Jules Boykoff | thenation.com | 2019-07-22
The 2020 Olympics Are Likely to Be a Disaster…
thenation.com/article/tokyo-okotowari-olympics-protest/

U.S. Troops Back in Saudi Arabia: What Could Go Wrong?
David Swanson | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
The First Gulf War back in 1990 was a big huge success. One of the things it accomplished was a major U.S. troop presence in Saudi Arabia. Muslims around the world were outraged. Bombs were repeatedly set off at Khobar Towers where troops were stationed. In 1998 Osama Bin Laden declared:…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/u-s-troops-back-in-saudi-arabia-what-could-go-wrong/

Anglo-Persian Confrontation. Britain\'s Impounding of Iran\'s Grace Supertanker. Former UK Foreign Minister on Britain\'s \"Mistreatment of Iran\"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
On Sunday, former Labor Foreign Secretary Jack Straw wrote a London Daily Mail op-ed on why Iranians will never trust Brits. | The same goes for their US counterparts Straw didn\'t address in his opinion piece. More on this below. | ***…
globalresearch.ca/former-uk-foreign-minister-britains-mistreatment-iran/5684286

Mexico Awaits US Decision on Immigration Deal
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-22
Mexico is patiently awaiting the U.S.\' decision on the Trump administration\'s immigration deal, which is set to be revealed on Monday, July 22, 2019. | RELATED: | Former Mexican President Allowed the CIA to Operate in Mexico | The agreement reached in June laid out that if the United States deems that Mexico has not done enough to thwart migrants by the July 22 deadline, the two countries would begin talks over changing rules to make most asylum s…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-Awaits-US-Decision-on-Immigration-Deal-20190722-0001.html

Powerful Explosion Hits Somalian Capital, Gunfire Reported
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-22
A powerful explosion was heard inside the Somalian capital city of Mogadishu on Monday morning, prompting local civil defense units to quickly emerge on the scene. | RELATED: | Ilhan Omar Was Right on \'Black Hawk Down\' Events in Somalia Despite Right-wing Media\'s Lies | Following the explosion, the Mogadishu police forces told the Reuters News Agency that heavy gunfire was heard in the vicinity of the explosion. | No one immediately claimed responsibi…
telesurenglish.net/news/Powerful-Explosion-Hits-Somalian-Capital-Gunfire-Reported-20190722-0003.html

The War on Yemen Just Went from Bad to Worse for Saudi Arabia
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
The UAE\'s large-scale military drawdown in Yemen is extremely disadvantageous to the Saudis\' strategic objectives in the conflict and will likely lead to the Kingdom scrambling for a \"face-saving\" exit of its own. | *** | Nobody\'s won the War on Yemen …
globalresearch.ca/war-yemen-just-went-bad-worse-saudi-arabia/5684279

Venezuela and Imperialist Confrontation in Latin America
Alison Bodine | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
\"Today, 200 years later, we can say it: After having lost that independence that cost so much, Venezuela, in these last ten years…has recovered its independence…and this recovered independence is a door that we should keep open so that for …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-imperialist-confrontation-latin-america/5684241

Puerto Rico: People Are in the Streets Against Sexism, Homophobia, Austerity and Corruption
Pierre Gottiniaux | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
A political scandal recently pushed thousands of Puerto Rican people into the streets to march under the catchword \'Ricky Renuncia!\', Ricardo, quit! — Ricardo Rossello is the island\'s current governor. | On 11 July 2019, an anonymous source published personal messages …
globalresearch.ca/puerto-rico-people-streets-against-sexism-homophobia-austerity-corruption/5684276

Economic and Social Crisis in Puerto Rico: \"The Ugly American\" and the Puerto Rican National Question
Vince Montes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
The latest crisis in Puerto Rico involves Gov. Ricardo Rossello and appears to be the accumulation of other crises that now appear to question the legitimacy of the colonial political structure in Puerto Rico. Nearly 900 pages of personal messages …
globalresearch.ca/one-crisis-too-many-some-impediments-resolving-puerto-rican-national-question/5684238

A Bank with 49 Trillion Dollars in Exposure to Derivatives Is Melting Down Right in Front of Our Eyes
Michael Snyder | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
Could it be possible that we are on the verge of the next \"Lehman Brothers moment\"? Deutsche Bank is the most important bank in all of Europe, it has 49 trillion dollars in exposure to derivatives, and most of the …
globalresearch.ca/bank-49-trillion-dollars-exposure-derivatives-melting-down/5684294

Britain — Divided: Debt, Poverty and Homelessness in the UK
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
Winston Churchill famously said in 1940, a time of the Battle of Britain, that \'If the British Empire and its Commonwealth lasts for a thousand years, men will still say, this was their finest hour.\' Without any doubt, the Tory …
globalresearch.ca/britain-divided-debt-poverty-and-homelessness-in-the-uk/5684271

Trnovo Execution Video: Another Low Point in the Conduct of The Hague Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY)
Srebrenica Project | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
The June 2005 showing of an inflammatory, prejudicial and irregularly acquired execution video during a court session at the Hague Tribunal illustrates the fundamental irregularity of the court itself. It also corroborates the assessment of the Hague Tribunal in our …
globalresearch.ca/trnovo-execution-video-another-low-point-conduct-of-the-hague-tribunal/5684085

The Vindictive Campaign Against Chelsea Manning, America\'s Political Prisoner
Niles Niemuth | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
Manning is not being punished for any crime, nor has she been charged with a crime. Rather, she is being held in contempt of court for refusing–on principle and courageously–to testify before a star chamber grand jury impaneled to railroad …
globalresearch.ca/vindictive-campaign-against-chelsea-manning-americas-political-prisoner/5684274

\"With 5G, We are Guinea Pigs\": Swiss Magazine Reports First 5G Injuries in Geneva
Marc David | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
This article was originally published in French on L\'illustré, translated into English by Claire Edwards on EMFacts Consultancy. | Since 5G antennas were installed near their home in the heart of Geneva, these residents of the same area suffer …
globalresearch.ca/swiss-magazine-reports-first-5g-injuries-geneva/5684233

The Herpes Vaccine and Some of the Most Bizarre Human Experiments You Most Likely Never Heard of
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
Herpes also known as Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) a disease dating back centuries and is one of the oldest diseases known to man. In ancient Greece, the term \"herpes\" was first categorized for migratory (basically creeping or crawling) skin lesions. …
globalresearch.ca/herpes-vaccine-some-most-bizarre-human-experiments-you-most-likely-never-heard/5684237

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad\'s Bizarre Bid for Political Relevance
Samuel Thrope | thenation.com | 2019-07-22
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad\'s Bizarre Bid for Political Relevance…
thenation.com/article/ahmadinejad-iran-trump-antisemitism-nuclear/

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad\'s Bizarre Bid for Political Relevance
Samuel Thrope | thenation.com | 2019-07-22
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad\'s Bizarre Bid for Political Relevance…
thenation.com/article/ahmadinejad-iran-trump-antisemitism-nuclear/

Tensions Between Iran, UK and US Spark Fears of War
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-22
| In Iran, authorities say they\'ve arrested 17 Iranian citizens and charged them with being CIA-trained spies for the United States. Iranian media reports that some have already been executed. This comes as tensions in the Persian Gulf continued to mount over the weekend following Iran\'s seizure of a British oil tanker and its 23 crew members Friday in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it seized the tanker in retaliation for the British impounding of an Iranian tanker earlier this month off the coast of Gibraltar. The…
truthout.org/video/tensions-between-iran-uk-and-us-spark-fears-of-war/

Iran Says British Oil Tanker Hit a Fishing Boat, Refused Contact
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-22
Officials maintain that the Stena Impero had collided with an Iranian fishing vessel, then refused to respond.
theantimedia.com/iran-says-british-tanker-hit-fishing-boat-refused-contact/

Iran Says British Oil Tanker Hit a Fishing Boat, Refused Contact
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-22
Officials maintain that the Stena Impero had collided with an Iranian fishing vessel, then refused to respond.
theantimedia.com/iran-says-british-tanker-hit-fishing-boat-refused-contact/

\"All Sides Need to Begin to De-escalate\": Tensions Between Iran, U.K. & U.S. Spark Fears of War
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-22
In Iran, authorities say they\'ve arrested 17 Iranian citizens and charged them with being CIA-trained spies for the United States. Iranian media reports that some have already been executed. This comes as tensions in the Persian Gulf continued to mount over the weekend following Iran\'s seizure of a British oil tanker and its 23 crew members Friday in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it seized the tanker in retaliation for the British impounding of an Iranian tanker earlier this month off the coast of Gibraltar. The Iranian National Guard released video Sunday showing the vessel flying an Iranian flag. Britain says…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/22/iran_strait_hormuz_tensions_us_uk

Israeli Minister Brags That His Country Has Been \"Killing Iranians for Two Years\"
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-22
An Israeli minister boasted on Sunday that his country was the only one that \"has been killing Iranians for two years.\"
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Israeli Minister Brags That His Country Has Been \"Killing Iranians for Two Years\"
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-22
An Israeli minister boasted on Sunday that his country was the only one that has been \"killing Iranians.\"
theantimedia.com/israeli-minister-killing-iranians/

Iran Says Arrested 17 CIA Spies, Some Sentenced to Death
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-22
Iran captured 17 spies working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and some have been sentenced to death, Iranian media reported Monday. | RELATED: | Panama Confirms Tanker Seized by Iran Was Smuggling Oil | Iranian state television published images it said showed the CIA officers who were in touch with the suspected spies. | There was no immediate comment on the Iranian allegations by the CIA or U.S. officials. | Iran announced in June that it had broken up an alleged CI…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Says-Arrested-17-CIA-Spies-Some-Sentenced-to-Death-20190722-0008.html

Another British Minister Resigns Ahead of New PM Taking Office
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-22
A British minister announced his intention to resign from his post before the country\'s presumed new Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes office. | RELATED: | Iran: Seized UK Ship Crew Safe, Warns Against Rising Conflict | Alan Duncan, a junior foreign office minister who has long been critical of Johnson, announced his resignation from his post on Monday, following a number of ministers who left their positions before the new Prime Minister takes their seat at Parliament. | His mo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Another-British-Minister-Resigns-Ahead-of-New-PM-Taking-Office-20190722-0004.html

Tensions Between Iran, UK and US Spark Fears of War
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-22
| In Iran, authorities say they\'ve arrested 17 Iranian citizens and charged them with being CIA-trained spies for the United States. Iranian media reports that some have already been executed. This comes as tensions in the Persian Gulf continued to mount over the weekend following Iran\'s seizure of a British oil tanker and its 23 crew members Friday in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it seized the tanker in retaliation for the British impounding of an Iranian tanker earlier this month off the coast of Gibraltar. The…
truthout.org/video/tensions-between-iran-uk-and-us-spark-fears-of-war/

Israeli Probes Into Deaths of Palestinians Often Go Nowhere
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-22
JALAZON REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank — Hamedo Fakhouri clearly remembers the moment when the young Palestinian who worked at his neighborhood coffee shop was shot dead. | Israeli troops were lingering after an overnight arrest raid in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem when he noticed the mentally disabled Mohammed Habali limp up the street with his wooden walking stick. Seconds later, he heard gunshots and spun around to see Habali collapse. | \"I cannot forget and will not forget how this poor man was killed,\" said Fakhouri. | Surveillance videos of the shooting drew outrage from Palestinians and human rig…
truthdig.com/articles/israeli-probes-into-deaths-of-palestinians-often-go-nowhere/

Mueller Gave Congress All It Needs to Defend the Rule of Law
Tim Weiner | thenation.com | 2019-07-22
Mueller Gave Congress All It Needs to Defend the Rule of Law…
thenation.com/article/mueller-report-congress-barr/

Trump\'s Send-Them-Back Doctrine
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
During the height of Stalin\'s purges, the great Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich kept a packed suitcase near the door of his apartment. The Black Marias, the vehicle of choice for the secret police, would traditionally arrive in the middle of the night to ferry \"undesirables\" to interrogation cells. Shostakovich wanted to be ready at any…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/trumps-send-them-back-doctrine/

Fighting Climate Change Means Ending War
Robert Koehler | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
\"The easy movement of high ranking military officers into jobs with major defense contractors and the reverse movement of top executives in major defense contractors into high Pentagon jobs is solid evidence of the military industrial-complex in operation.\" I was utterly stunned when I read these words of former Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire, quoted in…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/fighting-climate-change-means-ending-war/

The U.S.-China Trade War: Will Workers Lose?
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
One of the central themes in Donald Trump\'s presidential campaign was that U.S. workers were being badly hurt by trade. His story was that the country had signed bad trade deals that were put together by \"stupid\" trade negotiators. Trump\'s story was half right. Workers in the United States were badly hurt by trade, a…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/the-u-s-china-trade-war-will-workers-lose/

Emergency Alert For the Wild Rockies
Mike Garrity | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
We need your help to keep fighting Trump, we are desperate. Inspired by Yellowstone grizzly bear scientists Frank and John Craighead, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies formed in 1988 to protect the whole ecosystems and connecting wildlife corridors that comprise the Wild Rockies bioregion. Our mission is to protect habitat, especially the unprotected roadless/undeveloped…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/emergency-alert-for-the-wild-rockies/

If Japan Continues Slaughtering Whales, Boycott the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Evaggelos Vallianatos | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
Japan is hosting the July 24 — August 9, 2020 Olympics. However, Japan is, once again, hunting and killing whales in \"Japanese waters.\" Japan used to hunt whales for years under the masks of culture and scientific research. Now, in 2019, Japan dropped those fraudulent claims and it is sending its fleets against whales.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/if-japan-continues-slaughtering-whales-boycott-the-2020-tokyo-olympics/

U.S. Economic Warfare and Likely Foreign Defenses
Michael Hudson | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
Today\'s world is at war on many fronts. The rules of international law and order put in place toward the end of World War II are being broken by U.S. foreign policy escalating its confrontation with countries that refrain from giving its companies control of their economic surpluses. Countries that do not give the United…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/u-s-economic-warfare-and-likely-foreign-defenses/

Emergency Alert For the Wild Rockies
Mike Garrity | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
We need your help to keep fighting Trump, we are desperate. Inspired by Yellowstone grizzly bear scientists Frank and John Craighead, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies formed in 1988 to protect the whole ecosystems and connecting wildlife corridors that comprise the Wild Rockies bioregion. Our mission is to protect habitat, especially the unprotected roadless/undeveloped…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/emergency-alert-for-the-wild-rockies/

A Farmworkers Bill of Rights
Karl Grossman | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
Passage of the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices, also being called the Farmworkers Bill of Rights, by the New York State Legislature at its recent session was among its most notable achievements this year. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the measure into law on July 16th declaring:…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/a-farmworkers-bill-of-rights/

The U.S.-China Trade War: Will Workers Lose?
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
One of the central themes in Donald Trump\'s presidential campaign was that U.S. workers were being badly hurt by trade. His story was that the country had signed bad trade deals that were put together by \"stupid\" trade negotiators. Trump\'s story was half right. Workers in the United States were badly hurt by trade, a…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/the-u-s-china-trade-war-will-workers-lose/

Mexicans Invade US, Trump Forced to Go Without Toothbrush
Susie Day | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
In a daring pre-dawn raid this morning, 135 million Mexicans and Central Americans stormed over the border at El Paso, roared up Interstate 10, and broke into the White House. There, they tore President Donald J. Trump from the arms of his daughter, Ivanka, then carried him off to a makeshift detention facility alongside the Reflecting…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/mexicans-invade-us-trump-forced-to-go-without-toothbrush/

U.S. Economic Warfare and Likely Foreign Defenses
Michael Hudson | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
Today\'s world is at war on many fronts. The rules of international law and order put in place toward the end of World War II are being broken by U.S. foreign policy escalating its confrontation with countries that refrain from giving its companies control of their economic surpluses. Countries that do not give the United…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/u-s-economic-warfare-and-likely-foreign-defenses/

Hey Diddle Diddle, Like Nero We Fiddle
Elliot Sperber | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
Hey Diddle Diddle, Like Nero We Fiddle The dish ran away with the spoon — They fled Saskatoon In a hot air balloon — When the fires engulfed all the prairies In June. Traveling south, By the light of the moon, They arrived before long in Cancun Where one day, at noon, a baboon With…
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Hey Diddle Diddle, Like Nero We Fiddle
Elliot Sperber | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
Hey Diddle Diddle, Like Nero We Fiddle The dish ran away with the spoon — They fled Saskatoon In a hot air balloon — When the fires engulfed all the prairies In June. Traveling south, By the light of the moon, They arrived before long in Cancun Where one day, at noon, a baboon With…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/hey-diddle-diddle-like-nero-we-fiddle/

A Farmworkers Bill of Rights
Karl Grossman | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
Passage of the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices, also being called the Farmworkers Bill of Rights, by the New York State Legislature at its recent session was among its most notable achievements this year. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the measure into law on July 16th declaring:…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/a-farmworkers-bill-of-rights/

\"If Not Now, When Will We Stand?\" Native Hawaiians Fight Construction of Telescope on Mauna Kea
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
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