Police Are The Real Cancel Culture
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
You can jail a Revolutionary, but you can't jail the Revolution. –Fred Hampton As much as academics, celebrities, friends or anti-capitalists may fret about being deplatformed in various ways — what about activists and unhoused people deplatformed of their presence and existence by curfews and cops' repression? –Tranquil Enes…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/police-are-the-real-cancel-culture/

Fossil Fuel Advocates' New Tactic: Calling Opposition to Arctic Drilling 'Racist'
Ilana Cohen | zcomm.org | 2020-07-27
Some say oil and gas exploration is essential as a source of jobs and revenue for Alaska Native communities, but activists argue it is simply exploitation.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/fossil-fuel-advocates-new-tactic-calling-opposition-to-arctic-drilling-racist/

Trump threatens democracy with militarized police as polls suggest he's in trouble
Juan Lopez | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-27
By sending federal militarized units in fascist-like fashion into major cities to attack peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstrators, President Donald Trump is assaulting democracy and setting a dangerous precedent less than 100 days before the November elections. Clearly, it is a desperate move to shore up his far-right base and divert public attention away from …
peoplesworld.org/article/trump-threatens-democracy-with-militarized-police-as-polls-suggest-hes-in-trouble/

The Heart of Darkness in Portland
Mike Hastie | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
Soon it will be 60 straight nights of demonstrations and ear shattering protests in Portland, Oregon. There is a continuous drum corps that is beating hypnotic rhythms that gives thousands of Portlanders a reason to be alive. The energy is electrifying, as people take turns chanting their built up frustrations of what they see as utter…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/the-heart-of-darkness-in-portland/

Feminism and Chile's social explosion
Dawn Paley | zcomm.org | 2020-07-27
Over the past months, as cases of COVID-19 have risen, sporadic demonstrations and conflicts with police have erupted around Santiago as residents protest a lack of health measures, food and money to make it though.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/feminism-and-chiles-social-explosion/

The Black and White Disability Gap Widens With Age
Shawn Fremstad | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
With the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) happening this weekend as Black Lives Matter protests continue, it's a good time to look at the intersection between race and disability in the United States. The figure below compares disability rates by age, sex, and race for non-Latinx adults. The data in the…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/the-black-and-white-disability-gap-widens-with-age/

Australian state government bans protest against police violence
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
The authorities are cynically invoking the pandemic to block political protests, while at the same time proceeding with a pro-business "reopening of the economy."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/poli-j27.html

Popular Movements Can Overcome Authoritarian Policing
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
Today is the 60th day of protests since the murder of George Floyd. This weekend, people marched in cities across the country in solidarity with Portland and in opposition to the US becoming a police state. | President Trump sending …
globalresearch.ca/popular-movements-overcome-authoritarian-policing/5719539

Popular Movements Can Overcome Authoritarian Policing
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-27
Portland protests say Go Home Feds as protests grow (by Noah Berger, AP) Today is the 60th day of protests since the murder of George Floyd. This weekend, people marched in cities across the country in solidarity with Portland and in opposition to the US becoming a police state. President Trump sending troops to cities added fuel …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/popular-movements-can-overcome-authoritarian-policing/

Protester shot and killed in Austin, Texas
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
Nationwide protests against police violence, which had receded in recent days, reignited in dozens of US cities over the weekend.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/demo-j27.html

Three Questions for the "Resistance"
Coco Das | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
The Trump/Pence regime has sent a federal occupying army into Portland to "quell" ongoing protests. Overseen by the Department of Homeland Security and cobbled from a number of federal agencies, including Customs & Border Patrol and the Coast Guard, these anonymous thugs in camouflage, virtually indistinguishable from right-wing militias, have seized the authority to kidnap…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/three-questions-for-the-resistance/

As anti-racism protests intensify across the US, violence on protesters grow
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-27
Two months after the killing of George Floyd, violence from the police and law enforcement agencies have intensified protests across the United States. On Saturday, July 25, as the US witnessed nationwide demonstrations, a protester part of a Black Live Matter march in the city of Austin was shot dead. Witnesses have stated that the shooter drove his car into the march and then shot at the protesters. A similar attack happened on a demonstration in Aurora where a car was driven into the march. | In the city of Seattle, another demonstration faced intense repression from the police, leading to the arrest of 45 pro…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/27/as-anti-racisms-intensify-across-the-us-violence-oners-grow/

Romanian health workers demand improved working conditions
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-27
Health workers under the leadership of the Sanitas Federation of Romania are protesting lack of proper infrastructure in hospitals and have demanded the implementation of the promised wage hike…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/27/romanian-health-workers-demand-improved-working-conditions/

The Media Manipulator: Why Trump's Distractions May Not Save Him This Time
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
The secret of Trump's survival is his skill in using and manipulating the media to his own advantage. He may sound crass but he is expert at changing the topic of the hour so that today's damning revelation becomes tomorrow's old news. By outrageous antics he dominates the news agenda and, whatever his failings, he is never dull.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/the-media-manipulator-why-trumps-distractions-may-not-save-him-this-time/

The Militarized Assault On Our Right To Protest
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-27
The Trump Administration sent federal law enforcement, including the paramilitary squad of Customs and Border Patrol, BORTAC, which has been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, to the streets of Portland, OR to stop the ongoing demonstrations against racist police violence. Federal law enforcement, working with local police, is also being sent to other cities where anti-racist protests are going on. We speak with constitutional lawyer Mara Verheyden-Hilliard about the legality of this and how activists can fight back to protect the rights of everyone and end police violence and lawless impunity.
popularresistance.org/assault-on-right-to/

Using Chemical Agents On Peaceful Protesters In A Pandemic
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-27
Remember the protestors with guns walking into statehouses and protesting the stay at home orders? Do you remember a single case where teargas or pepper spray was used against those nearly all white protestors who were protesting in the sense of trying to encourage reopening which is what the Executive has been imprudently pushing? | Fast forward to this last week. Were teargas and pepper spray used on looters? No. It was used on peaceful protestors who were protesting after the murder of George Floyd. | Now, given teargas and pepper spray have the nefarious quality of causing people to cough and sneeze and rub t…
popularresistance.org/using-chemical-agents-onfulers-in-a-pandemic/

Judge Blocks Seattle's Ban On Crowd Control Weapons
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-27
A federal judge late Friday halted the implementation of a Seattle ban on police use of tear gas, pepper spray and other so-called less lethal weapons used for crowd control. His decision gives more latitude to law enforcement to use the tools ahead of what could be a weekend of protests, as federal agents arrive in Seattle with the stated orders of protecting federal property. | A separate court injunction against use of the crowd control weapons remains in place, although that order allows for their targeted and limited deployment in certain circumstances.
popularresistance.org/judge-blocks-seattles-ban-on-crowd-control-weapons/

More Federal Officers Deploying To Portland
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-27
Several dozen additional out-of-town federal law enforcement officers are deploying to Portland as they look to make additional arrests in the coming days, while also shifting tactics from the use of tear gas, according to multiple federal law enforcement sources. | The federal response has so far sparked four civil rights lawsuits, a Department of Justice inspector general investigation, proposed legislation in Congress limiting the role of federal law enforcement in American cities, and has injured a number of protesters. Rather than quell the protests as was the intent, it's served to reenergize and strengthen…
popularresistance.org/more-federal-officers-deploying-to-portland/

Nearly 30,000 back US campaign seeking Nobel for Cuban doctors
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Nobel Peace Prize for Cuban Doctors campaign has been endorsed by prominent intellectuals, artists, politicians, and citizens worldwide, according to the campaign's website.Prominent endorsers include Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Perez Esquivel, former President of Ecuador Rafael Correa, actors Danny Glover and Mark Ruffalo, writers Alice Walker, Noam Chomsky, and Nancy Morejon, filmmakers Oliver Stone and Petra Costa, musician Tom Morello, and singer/songwriter Silvio Rodriguez, among numerous others.The campaign launched on June 16 describes its mission "to promote the nomination of the Cuban International M…
yenisafak.com/en/world/nearly-30000-back-us-campaign-seeking-nobel-for-cuban-doctors-3535497

Meet Eddy, 'War Correspondent' for High School Newspaper in US City of Portland
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-27
PORTLAND (Sputnik) – The youngest journalist covering the protests in Portland writes for a high school newspaper. Press badges, slight build, and being 17 years of age has proven insufficient to protect Eddy Binford-Ross from police brutality. Yet, almost every night she ventures back to report from the frontline.
sputniknews.com/us/202007271079996675-meet-eddy-war-correspondent-for-high-school-newspaper-in-us-city-of-portland/

Where are the fact checkers? Rep. Jerry Nadler claims Antifa violence in Portland is a MYTH (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-07-27
Congressman Jerry Nadler has been raked across the coals by social media after insisting that there is no protester-instigated violence in Portland. The lawmaker has spearheaded efforts to discredit federal police in the city. | The New York Democrat was approached by pundit and internet personality Austen Fletcher, who asked the House member if he "disavows the violence from Antifa happening in Portland right now." | "That's a myth that's being spread only in Washington, DC," Nadler responded. | Clearly amused by the lawmaker's answer, Fletched clarified: "About Antifa in Portland?" | "Yes," the NY representa…
rt.com/usa/495954-nadler-antifa-violence-portland-myth/

Portland Police say Molotov cocktails & rifle magazines found in bag as city reels from violent protests
rt.com | 2020-07-27
A bag discovered in a park frequented by demonstrators contained Molotov cocktails and several loaded magazines, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) has reported. Nightly protests in the city have become increasingly violent. | The PPB said they were tipped off about a suspicious bag in Lownsdale Square Park, which is located across the street from the federal courthouse that has been under siege by protesters for nearly two months. The pack reportedly contained loaded rifle magazines and Molotov cocktails. The police force shared a photo of the bag's contents on Twitter. | Tonight Portland Police were near Lowns…
rt.com/usa/495933-portland-molotov-backpackers-police/

Spanish court to examine claims Julian Assange was spied on
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-27
Spain's National Court is due to hear evidence in an investigation into whether a Spanish company was hired to spy on Julian Assange during the seven years the WikiLeaks founder spent in Ecuador's embassy in London.The court is investigating whether David Morales, a Spaniard, and his Undercover Global S.L. security agency invaded the privacy of Assange and his visitors at the embassy by secretly recording their meetings.The intelligence that Morales's company collected is suspected of being handed over to third parties, according to court papers.Julian Assange during a press conference inside the Ecuadorian Embas…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/07/27/spanish-court-to-examine-claims-julian-was-spied-on/

Saturday 8/8: Indigenous Women Activists During & After the Protest Occupation of Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Public Library | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
Online via livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835401.php

At Solidarity with Portland March, A "Wall of Moms" Ready
National Day of Action | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
On July 25, Oakland stood strong with Portland in opposition to Trump's invasion of cities. A recently formed Wall of Moms was ready to take up their place on short notice between police and protesters.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835384.php

Los Gatos BLM Demonstrators Shut Down Hwy 17/Face-off with Maga Hatters
July Brings Protests | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
On July 20, approximately 200 Black Lives Matter protesters gathered near the tony town's farmers market, marched through the small downtown area, then shut down Highway 17 for over an hour. But first, they encountered a small group of racist Trump supporters, seemingly emboldened by the presence of cops nearby.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835348.php

Oakland March In Solidarity With Portland
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
Close to a thousand in Oakland protest for BLM and against hostile Federal occupation of cities.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835364.php

Monday 7/27: Emergency Protest–COVID-19 in S.C. Jails & Shelters
with additions by Norse | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
701 Ocean St. On the steps in front of the front of the Courthouse…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835408.php

Seattle & Portland Activists: Protest Federal and City Police Crackdowns & Keep Focus on BLM Agenda
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-27
As nationwide protests against systemic racism and police violence stretch into their second month, President Trump has sent a team of federal agents to Seattle, following a controversial deployment of federal forces in Portland, Oregon. "We don't know exactly what the federal officers are doing. What we do know is we are in a situation where local police are welcoming those federal agents into our city," says Seattle community organizer Nikkita Oliver, co-executive director of Creative Justice. We also speak with Pastor E.D. Mondainé, president of the Portland, Oregon, branch of the NAACP.
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/27/trump_federal_agents_seattle_portland

Seattle & Portland Activists: Protest Federal and City Police Crackdowns & Keep Focus on BLM Agenda
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-27
As nationwide protests against systemic racism and police violence stretch into their second month, President Trump has sent a team of federal agents to Seattle, following a controversial deployment of federal forces in Portland, Oregon. "We don't know exactly what the federal officers are doing. What we do know is we are in a situation where local police are welcoming those federal agents into our cities," says Seattle community organizer Nikkita Oliver, co-executive director of Creative Justice. We also speak with Pastor E.D. Mondainé, president of the Portland, Oregon, branch of the NAACP.
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/27/trump_federal_agents_seattle_portland

The Media Manipulator: Why Trump's Distractions May Not Save Him This Time
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-07-27
Patrick COCKBURN | Donald Trump has fallen far enough behind in the polls as to raise the hopes of the world that it will soon see the back of him as US president come the election in 100 days' time. Given his calamitous handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the decline in his popularity is scarcely surprising. | Yet Trump has always shown a Dracula-like ability to rise from the political grave. The writer and politician Conor Cruise…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/07/27/media-manipulator-why-trump-distractions-may-not-save-him-time/

A Symbol of Hate
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
The Confederate flag (one of three flag designs used by the Confederate States of America… The flag pictured in the video is commonly referred to as the Confederate battle flag) is cut in two, part of this heinous symbol of racism and racist violence remains on its flag pole attached to the side of a garage in a…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/a-symbol-of-hate/

Amid Escalating Tensions, US Warships Sail Just Miles off Coast of China
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-07-27
The moves are believed by experts to be information gathering operations, attempting to track the positions of Chinese submarines and pinpoint coastal defenses as the US increases the tension with Beijing.
mintpressnews.com/us-military-warships-aircraft-spotted-miles-off-china-coast/269810/

New Investigation Reveals How Fossil Fuel Giants Are Amplifying Militarized Police Forces
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-27
"This report sheds a harsh and needed light on the ways police violence and systemic racism intersect with the climate crisis." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/military_police_fossil-fuels.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/27/new-investigation-reveals-how-fossil-fuel-giants-are-amplifying-militarized-police?cd-origin=rss

An inside look at Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution on its 41st anniversary
Ben Norton | mronline.org | 2020-07-27
The Grayzone reports from inside Nicaragua's capital on the 41st anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, covering a speech by President Daniel Ortega, showing how the leftist government has responded to the coronavirus pandemic, and surveying the rising tide of U.S. and corporate media disinformation.
mronline.org/2020/07/27/an-inside-look-at-nicaraguas-sandinista-revolution-on-its-41st-anniversary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-inside-look-at-nicaraguas-sandinista-revolution-on-its-41st-anniversary

Make America White Again: Eddie Glaude on Trump and What James Baldwin Still Has to Teach Us
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-27
Amid a nationwide reckoning with systemic racism, we speak with Princeton African American studies professor Eddie Glaude, whose new book on James Baldwin offers lessons from the iconic writer for the present. Baldwin, says Glaude, insisted that "we put aside the myths and illusions and understand what white supremacy has done in terms of disfiguring and distorting the character of this nation." The book is titled "Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own."
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/27/eddie_glaude_james_baldwin_begin_again

"Don't Simply Yoke Him to Dr. King": Eddie Glaude on How Radical Student Activism Shaped John Lewis
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-27
Memorials for John Lewis, the civil rights icon and 17-term congressmember, are highlighting the bravery he and others showed in the face of police violence as they fought for the right to vote. We highlight the radical early years of Lewis, when he was chairperson of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. His political upbringing as a youth and student organizer and "the movement that he came out of" can't be ignored, says Princeton professor Eddie Glaude. It's important that people "don't simply yoke him to Dr. King, [and] understand him as a product of this student activism." Glaude is chair of Princet…
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/27/eddie_glaude_john_lewis

How a police spy's stunning testimony threatens the official US-Israeli AMIA bombing narrative
Gareth Porter | thegrayzone.com | 2020-07-27
Revelations by a former police spy upend the official story blaming Iran for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community…
thegrayzone.com/2020/07/26/police-spys-testimony-official-us-israeli-amia-bombing/

State Dept Abandons Families Of Mercenaries Detained In Venezuela
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-27
The Grayzone has confirmed that former US ambassador to the UN Bill Richardson traveled to Venezuela on Monday, July 13, following conversations with the families of former Green Beret soldiers Luke Denman and Airan Berry. Venezuelan authorities detained Berry and Denman on May 4, after they participated in a failed mercenary invasion of Venezuela with the stated goal of kidnapping the country's elected president, Nicolas Maduro. | Mark Denman, the younger brother of the detained mercenary Luke Denman, told The Grayzone that Richardson had agreed to help his family after the US Department of State failed to offer…
popularresistance.org/state-dept-abandons-families-of-mercenaries-detained-in-venezuela/

Need Money for the Green New Deal? Take It From ICE
Josue De Luna Navarro | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
The climate crisis is perhaps the greatest challenge humanity is facing. Yes, it threatens everyone's existence. But in particular, it exacerbates the centuries-long systemic oppression plaguing so many communities. The scientific consensus tells us we have 10 years to transform our fossil-fueled, extractive economy into a regenerative one. This isn't so much a technological challenge…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/need-money-for-the-green-new-deal-take-it-from-ice/

'Let's Feed a Bedouin': Roy Oz and Israel's Outrageous Racism
Ramzy Baroud | commondreams.org | 2020-07-27
Palestinian bedouins collect their belongings after Israeli forces demolish Palestinian's structures including buildings and tents in Ayn al-Hijle village of Jericho, West Bank on June 3, 2020. (Photo by Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/palestine_6.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/27/lets-feed-bedouin-roy-oz-and-israels-outrageous-racism?cd-origin=rss

Report: "Israeli Soldiers Killed 27 Palestinians, Injured 1070, in First Half Of 2020"
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-07-27
The Abdullah al-Hourani Center for Studies and Documentation" which is run by Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), has reported, Sunday, that Israeli soldiers killed 27 Palestinians, including seven children and two women, in addition to wounding 1070 other, and abducted around 2330 Palestinians in the first half of this year, 2020. …
imemc.org/article/report-israeli-soldiers-killed-27-palestinians-injured-1070-in-first-half-of-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=report-israeli-soldiers-killed-27-palestinians-injured-1070-in-first-half-of-2020

A Century of Struggle in Palestine
Kaleem Hawa | thenation.com | 2020-07-27
Rashid Khalidi's new history offers a political and personal portrait of more than a hundred years of colonization and resistance in Palestine.
thenation.com/article/world/hundred-years-war-on-palestine-rashid-khalidi/

Pressure for Sanctions Against Turkey Increases as Tensions with Greece Grow
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
Divided on how to deal with Turkey, some European leaders are calling for sanctions and others are calling for a reset in Euro-Turkish relations. French President Emmanuel Macron and the German Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the European People's …
globalresearch.ca/pressure-sanctions-against-turkey-increases-tensions-greece-grow/5719562

Lawless State: Go Ask Donald, Joe, and Barack
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
When the men on the chessboard get up and tell you where to go And you've just had some kind of mushroom, and your mind is moving low Go ask Alice, I think she'll know When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead And the White Knight is talking backwards And the Red Queen's off…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/lawless-state-go-ask-donald-joe-and-barack/

Fed Guarantees Unproductive Debt and Perilous Speculation
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
The Federal Reserve Board — our unaccountable Central Bank — needs more citizen and Congressional supervision. Fees from financial institutions fund its operations, not Congressional appropriations. It is as secret as it wants to be and that's plenty. (See Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country by William Greider). Plus, the…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/fed-guarantees-unproductive-debt-and-perilous-speculation/

'Let's Feed a Bedouin': Roy Oz and Israel's Outrageous Racism
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-07-27
On July 11, a video footage, which showed a popular Israeli TV celebrity demeaning Palestinian children from the Bedouin community in the Naqab area, went viral on social media.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/lets-feed-a-bedouin-roy-oz-and-israels-outrageous-racism/

With Cold War Language, Pompeo Defines Plan For 'Totalitarian' China
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-27
In a major foreign policy speech on U.S.-China relations, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cast ratcheted-up tensions with Beijing in Cold War terms, announcing that Washington would seek to change Beijing's behavior and stopping just short of calling for regime change. | He described Beijing — and Chinese President Xi Jinping — as a generational threat to "free democracies around the world," a totalitarian and hegemonic regime that must not be treated like a normal nation. Riffing on President Ronald Reagan's famous "trust but verify" dictum about the Soviet Union, he said that when it comes to Beijing…
popularresistance.org/with-cold-war-language-pompeo-defines-plan-for-totalitarian-china/

"Made In The USA" Economic Collapse: Trump's "Stimulus Plan". Money for the Super-Rich, Crumbs for Ordinary Americans
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
Made-in-the-USA economic collapse is the most diabolical scheme ever concocted by dark forces in the country. | It's all about engineering the largest ever wealth transfer from ordinary people to corporate favorites and the nation's super-rich. | It also aims to consolidate …
globalresearch.ca/gop-stimulus-scheme-generously-fund-privileged-americans-crumbs-workers/5719556

Militarizing Space: US Plans What Russia and Most Other Countries Oppose
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
Longstanding US plans call for waging wars from space. | In 1985, the US Space Command (USSPACECOM) was created. | In December 2018, Trump ordered it be made a unified combatant command for war under the US Strategic Command, saying: | "Pursuant to | …
globalresearch.ca/militarizing-space-us-plans-what-russia-most-other-countries-oppose/5719508

SCOTUS' Birth Control Decision Favors Medicare for All
Sophia Paslaski | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
People of the menstruating persuasion: how dare you. The highest court in the land demands to know. On July 8th, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States decided that the President, who does not have a uterus, was quite right to object to Obama-era ACA rules that allowed Americans who do have uteri access…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/scotus-birth-control-decision-favors-medicare-for-all/

First Nations Leaders Speak Out Against Canada's Trans Mountain Pipeline Approval
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-27
Kinder-Morgan's application for approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion (TMX) has been bouncing around in Canada's federal courts like a pinball since 2013. First Nations tribes and environmental groups have valiantly worked the flippers of the judicial pinball machine for years, filing lawsuits and appeals, to keep that shiny ball from rolling down the drain of approval. But on July 2, down it went when the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) denied three First Nations leave to appeal the decision of a lower court.
popularresistance.org/first-nations-leaders-speak-out-against-canadas-trans-mountain-pipeline-approval/

Overinflated Covid Death Counts: Gunshot Wounds, Parkinson's Disease, Car Accident, Incorrectly Attributed to COVID-19
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
When it comes to overinflated coronavirus death counts, we recently outlined how a fatal motorcycle accident in Florida was added to the state's COVID-19 death toll. Still, no precise data shows just how overinflated death counts are on a state …
globalresearch.ca/gunshot-head-parkinsons-disease-deaths-palm-beach-incorrectly-attributed-covid-19/5719528

The Volatile Path to Democracy in Ethiopia
Graham Peebles | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
Ancient ethnic divisions and long held grievances die hard. Ethiopia is made up of dozens of tribal/ethnic groups, divided into nine regional states. Oromia is the largest region (it includes the capital, Addis Ababa) and, with 34% of the population (c.40 million), the Oromo people make up the biggest single group. On 29th June the…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/the-volatile-path-to-democracy-in-ethiopia/

Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Near Bethlehem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-07-27
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday evening, a young Palestinian young man near Bethlehem for allegedly attempting to smatch an Israeli soldier's weapon. According to Israel's TV, Channel 12, the young Palestinian man attempted to snatch the soldier's gun near the Gush Etzion colony, south of Bethlehem. The soldiers assaulted the …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-abduct-a-palestinian-near-bethlehem-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=soldiers-abduct-a-palestinian-near-bethlehem-2

What is BORTAC and why is it patrolling the streets of Portland?
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
The special paramilitary arm of Customs and Border Protection has been deployed to intimidate and terrorize young people and workers amid the greatest health, economic and political crisis in modern American history.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/bort-j27.html

Account from Portland
Arun Gupta | zcomm.org | 2020-07-27
I'm old. Out of shape and with a nagging injury that makes it hard to run. But I have to be out there because the determination of these kids is extraordinary. They are fighting for you. They are fighting for your kids and family…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/account-from-portland/

Nashville police flout mask requirement during COVID-19 crisis
Ronda Shelton | liberationnews.org | 2020-07-27
Nashville cops not observing mask wearing regulations, community member fights back.
liberationnews.org/nashville-police-flout-mask-requirement-during-covid-19-crisis/

Military Escalation in the Middle East: Is Israel Planning a Multi-Front War against Its Arab Neighbors?
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
If you watch the US mainstream media's 24 hour news coverage on recent events around the world no matter what time of the day it is, Covid-19 and China dominate the headlines while ignoring recent escalations in the Middle East …
globalresearch.ca/israel-planning-multi-front-war-arab-neighbors-top-us-israeli-military-officials-meet-unannounced-southern-israel/5719544

Dozens of Australian schools shut down after coronavirus outbreaks
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
Keeping the schools open is regarded as a central aspect of the reopening of the economy and the continued provision of an exploitable workforce.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/vsch-j27.html

Hurricane Hanna hits regions of Texas and Mexico devastated by COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
In conjunction with a natural disaster, the coronavirus outbreak in the cross-border region threatens to spiral out of control.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/hhht-j27.html

Palestinian Fishing Boats Attacked by Israeli Navy Ships off Coast of Gaza
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-07-27
Israeli navy ships, on Sunday morning, opened fire towards Palestinian fishing boats sailing off the northern coast of the Gaza Strip, Alray Agency reported. Several Israeli naval gunships, off the coast of al-Sudania and al-Waha districts, opened gunfire towards Palestinian fishermen's boats. The fishermen were sailing within the Israeli dictated …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-fishing-boats-attacked-by-israeli-navy-ships-off-coast-of-gaza/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=palestinian-fishing-boats-attacked-by-israeli-navy-ships-off-coast-of-gaza

The Ugly Terror of a Fascist Abyss Lurks in the Background of This Pandemic
Henry A. Giroux | zcomm.org | 2020-07-27
Amid the corpses produced by neoliberal capitalism and COVID-19, there are also flashes of hope, a chance to move beyond a contemporary resurgence of authoritarianism…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-ugly-terror-of-a-fascist-abyss-lurks-in-the-background-of-this-pandemic/

GOP maneuvers to block Heroes Act will bring the roof down
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-27
WASHINGTON — Unless Congress acts, acts fast, and acts the way the Democratic-run U.S. House wants it to act, millions of people will fall off a cliff–financially and otherwise–after Friday, July 31. But Senate Republicans and GOP President Donald Trump are standing in the way. July 31 is the date of the last $600 weekly …
peoplesworld.org/article/gop-maneuvers-to-block-heroes-act-will-bring-the-roof-down/

Wirecard and the criminality of capitalism
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
The public prosecutor's office is investigating the executives for commercial fraud, balance sheet forgery, market manipulation, embezzlement of assets and money laundering.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/wire-j27.html

How to stop the coming surge of evictions
Jerry Goldberg | liberationnews.org | 2020-07-27
The fight is sure to intensify as millions face homelessness in the coming period.
liberationnews.org/how-to-stop-the-coming-surge-of-evictions/

Mounting COVID-19 deaths expose deep crisis in Australian aged care homes
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
"They've casualised the workforce so much that this is bound to happen."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/aged-j27.html

Two Female Detainees Remain In Solitary Confinement, Face Harsh Conditions
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-07-27
The Palestinian Commission for Detainees' Affairs has reported, Sunday, that the Israeli authorities are still forcing two female detainees in solidarity confinement under inhumane and harsh conditions. In a press statement, the Committee said that the two detainees, Fadwa Hamada and Jihan Hasheema, are in solitary confinement in the al-Jalama …
imemc.org/article/two-female-detainees-remain-in-solitary-confinement-face-harsh-conditions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-female-detainees-remain-in-solitary-confinement-face-harsh-conditions

July 26, 1950: The No Gun Ri Massacre, South Korea
Rachel Mullin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
The Korean War is not publicly commemorated like the Civil War or World War II, so it is little wonder that the Korean War massacre, No Gun Ri, is also hidden from public memory. The event is one of …
globalresearch.ca/july-26-1950-the-no-gun-ri-massacre-south-korea/5719563

Rx for Prescription Drugs: Slash the Prices, Kill the Ads
Gerald E. Scorse and Dean Baker | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-27
Prescription drugs have long provided two bad examples of American exceptionalism. They cost three-to-four times more than anywhere else, and we're one of only two countries in the world that allows prescription drug advertising to consumers. Far better to be like everybody else. Americans deserve drug prices in line with those in other countries. They …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/rx-for-prescription-drugs-slash-the-prices-kill-the-ads/

Boogaloo Movement: USA Far Right is Growing Thanks to Donald Trump
Robert Fantina | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
As of this writing, the United States is rocked with civil unrest due to racism and police violence, and the country continues to break records for the most cases of coronavirus. The unstable and unhinged president Donald Trump makes things far worse domestically and internationally with his inflammatory language and his disdain for science. As…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/boogaloo-movement-usa-far-right-is-growing-thanks-to-donald-trump/

New Obesity Strategy Could Be 'Torpedoed' By US Trade Deal
commondreams.org | 2020-07-27
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/07/27/new-obesity-strategy-could-be-torpedoed-us-trade-deal?cd-origin=rss

We Should Be Fighting For Healthcare For Everyone, Not Taking It Away
Hebah Kassem | commondreams.org | 2020-07-27
The only comprehensive solution is Medicare for All. (Photo by Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/dying.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/27/we-should-be-fighting-healthcare-everyone-not-taking-it-away?cd-origin=rss

Settlers Burn Palestinian-owned Olive, Almond Trees near Nablus
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-07-27
Illegal Israeli settlers, on Saturday, set fire to Palestinian-owned farm lands in the village of Huwara, south of the northern occupied West Bank city of Nablus, Alray Agency reported. Ghassan Doughlas, local official monitoring Israeli settlement activities, told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that dozens of illegal Israeli settlers entered agricultural …
imemc.org/article/settlers-burn-palestinian-owned-olive-almond-trees-near-nablus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=settlers-burn-palestinian-owned-olive-almond-trees-near-nablus

RADICAL SELF CARE: ANGELA DAVIS
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/radical-self-care-angela-davis/

Pandemic worsens, resistance will follow
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-07-27
World leaders like Trump and Johnson trying to get back to business as usual while the virus continues to spread are deliberately sacrificing public health, writes John Clarke.
mronline.org/2020/07/27/pandemic-worsens-resistance-will-follow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pandemic-worsens-resistance-will-follow

Over 7,500 children in Tennessee have been diagnosed with COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
As the state's schools move toward reopening, new data has provided a glimpse of the spread of COVID-19 among the state's school-age children.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/kids-j27.html

Public Money to Plunder the Planet: Development Banks Fund Big Meat and Dairy
Shefali Sharma | commondreams.org | 2020-07-27
Public sops for this powerful global industry, whether international or national, must stop if we want real food system transformation for the planet. (Photo: Tim Geers/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/factoryfarming_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/27/public-money-plunder-planet-development-banks-fund-big-meat-and-dairy?cd-origin=rss

Stop Trump's coup d'état! Mobilize the working class against authoritarianism and dictatorship!
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
The Trump administration's deployment of paramilitary forces throughout the United States is a major escalation in his attempt to organize a coup d'état in advance of the November presidential elections.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/pers-j27.html

Rx for Prescription Drugs: Slash the Prices, Kill the Ads
Dean Baker and Gerald E. Scorse | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-27
Prescription drugs have long provided two bad examples of American exceptionalism. They cost three-to-four times more than anywhere else, and we're one of only two countries in the world that allows prescription drug advertising to consumers. Far better to be like everybody else. Americans deserve drug prices in line with those in other countries. They …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/rx-for-prescription-drugs-slash-the-prices-kill-the-ads/

Cuba commemorates the 67th National Rebellion Day
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-27
On July 26, 1953, a group of revolutionaries under the command of Fidel Castro attacked the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba and the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes military garrison in Bayamo, marking the beginning of the Cuban revolution…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/27/cuba-commemorates-the-67th-national-rebellion-day/

Stop Trump's coup d'état! Mobilize the working class against authoritarianism and dictatorship!
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
The Trump administration's deployment of paramilitary forces throughout the United States is a major escalation of the attempt to organize a coup d'état in advance of the November presidential elections.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/pers-j27.html

White House brands teachers "essential workers" to force reopening of schools
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
With the coronavirus pandemic raging out of control, the Trump administration is escalating its homicidal campaign to reopen schools across the US.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/scho-j27.html

Where do we go from here: A fundraiser for Black Lives
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-07-27
A recording of our panel discussion on the Black Lives Matter movement. Featuring Elizabeth Hinton, Robin D. G. Kelley, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Brandon M. Terry, and Cornel West.
mronline.org/2020/07/27/where-do-we-go-from-here-a-fundraiser-for-black-lives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-do-we-go-from-here-a-fundraiser-for-black-lives

Killing Democracy in America
William Astore | zcomm.org | 2020-07-27
The Military-Industrial Complex as a Cytokine Storm…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/killing-democracy-in-america/

Elizabeth Warren On Why We Must Stop Utility Shutoffs During The Pandemic
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-07-27
With unemployment at record levels and an economy teetering on the edge, utility shutoffs threaten to compound the existing public health disaster unfolding in the US. The Real News is highlighting voices from a national campaign that is trying to do something to prevent this by demanding a national moratorium on shutoffs during the COVID…
therealnews.com/stories/elizabeth-warren-on-why-we-must-stop-utility-shutoffs-during-the-pandemic

Climate Change: Mind-Blowing Warnings from Arctic and Antarctica
Andy Rowell | commondreams.org | 2020-07-27
Ice floe with polar bear in Beaufort Sea. (Photo: NOAA Photo Library) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/2016arcticreportcard.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/27/climate-change-mind-blowing-warnings-arctic-and-antarctica?cd-origin=rss

Facing manpower shortages over COVID-19, UAW president tells workers 'don't retire'
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
As auto plants face staffing crises over COVID-19, the UAW chief tells workers considering early retirement, "Don't do it."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/gamb-j27.html

San Quentin vigil says incarceration has become a death sentence
David Bacon | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-27
On Sunday, July 19, about a hundred people gathered at the gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Rafael, to call for the release of prisoners because of the terrifying spread of COVID-19 inside the facility. On May 30th the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation transferred 121 prisoners from the California Institution for …
peoplesworld.org/article/san-quentin-vigil-says-incarceration-has-become-a-death-sentence/

Mounting US pressure on Europe to line up against China
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
Pompeo condemned those that "simply don't have the ability, the courage to stand with us."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/useu-j27.html

The Henry Reeve Brigades and the fruits of revolution
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2020-07-27
What are the Henry Reeve Brigades and who is Henry Reeve?>…
liberationnews.org/the-henry-reeve-brigades-and-the-fruits-of-revolution/

Bloomington confronts 'Back the Blue' rally and marches for Black lives
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-27
Bloomington, MN – Over 500 people rallied at Kennedy High School and then marched to Bloomington City Hall, July 25, to confront a 'blue lives matter' demonstration. | The newly-formed Bloomington Antiracist Coalition (BARC), a group of Bloomington high school students and graduates, worked with other community and Black lives matter organizers to plan the Bloomington March for Justice. Their demands were justice for Black lives, an end to police 'unaccountability,' to stand in solidarity with Muslims, demand anti-racist changes to the Bloomington Public Schools, and to call for Isak Aden's case to be reopened. I…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/7/26/bloomington-confronts-back-blue-rally-and-marches-black-lives

Climate Change Litigation: the Australian Government Gets Sued
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
"It's time the government told the public about the impact climate change will have on our future and the economy." — Katta O'Donnell, The Guardian, Jul 24, 2020 While coronavirus ravages life, dominates policy and clouds debate, that other pressing issue of addressing climate change has moved into a more modest gear. That has not…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/climate-change-litigation-the-australian-government-gets-sued/

How Atomic Bomb Survivors Have Transformed Our Understanding of Radiation's Impacts
Dennis Normile | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
Kunihiko Iida wants the world to know that the atomic bombs the United States dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago next month are still claiming lives and causing suffering. | Iida was 3 years old in August 1945. His …
globalresearch.ca/how-atomic-bomb-survivors-transformed-understanding-radiation-impacts/5719521

Environmental Impacts of Alberta's Vista Coal Mine Project: Waiting for the Decision
Joyce Nelson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
Environmentalists are watching with great interest to see what Canada's Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will decide, by July 30, about the Vista coal mine, a massive venture near Hinton, Alberta, owned by Coalspur, which is in turn owned by U.S. …
globalresearch.ca/vista-mine-waiting-decision/5719549

Understanding Trump's game plan in Portland
George Lakey | zcomm.org | 2020-07-27
Because the overwhelming majority of Portlanders have been demonstrating for Black Lives Matter in nonviolent ways, elected officials are mobilizing against Trump's intervention. If the majority had been violent, Trump's intervention would be welcomed by the center…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/understanding-trumps-game-plan-in-portland/

This week in history: July 27-August 2
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
25 years ago: Congress ends hearings on Waco siege On August 1, 1995, the United States Congress completed week-long hearings on the Waco siege of 1993, designed to both placate and legitimize extreme right-wing groups–from the Christian Coalition to paramilitary militias and neo-Nazi tendencies–which had made the Waco assault a cause célèbre .
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/twih-j27.html

The Pandemic Is Killing Research–So Where Is University Support?
Ian Schlegel | thenation.com | 2020-07-27
The Pandemic Is Killing Research–So Where Is University Support?
thenation.com/article/society/university-research/

Israel Rolls Out Dystopian Cyber Espionage Award for US-Backed Digital Saboteurs
Raul Diego | mintpressnews.com | 2020-07-27
The myriad cybersecurity, AI, and IoT startups emerging out of Israel's state-funded organizations have extensive ties to American Fortune 100 companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and many others.
mintpressnews.com/israel-dystopian-cyber-espionage-award-us-backed-digital-saboteurs/269785/

Corporate Constitutional Rights are Cancerous to Democracy
Judy Young, Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap | commondreams.org | 2020-07-27
"Monsanto has known for several decades that Roundup (glyphosate) causes cancer. Rather than informing consumers about the glyphosate cancer risk, Monsanto buried the risks as sales of Roundup continued to skyrocket." (Photo: Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/monsanto_bayer-settlement.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/27/corporate-constitutional-rights-are-cancerous-democracy?cd-origin=rss

The U.S. Empire Is Ending? A Turning Point in World History
Eric Zuesse | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
On July 26th, Germany's Die Welt (The World) Sunday newspaper headlined "USA threatens German Nord Stream 2 contractors" and reported that, "The construction of the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline has long been a thorn in the US's side. Now …
globalresearch.ca/us-empire-ending/5719551

WHO warns that COVID-19 pandemic is resurgent across Europe
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
Even before the pandemic has been brought under control in Eastern Europe, the premature ending of lockdowns in Western Europe is leading to a surge in new cases.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/euro-j27.html

$600-per-week jobless benefit expires for 20 million US workers
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
The Trump administration and Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress are condemning millions of workers to destitution, hunger and homelessness.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/unem-j27.html

A City Too Far
Richard C. Gross | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-27
President Donald Trump's law and order gambit against Democrat-led cities and states that is intended to swing votes his way Nov. 3 could use more law and less disorder. It's not enough that the Republican leader has divided the country racially and ethnically but now has encroached on civil, state and even constitutional rights by sending federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Oregon, in his quest for another four-year term, now endangered by poor showings in polls against his presumptive opponent, Joe Biden.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/27/a-city-too-far/

Dr. Fauci: U.S. closed only half the country to battle the coronavirus
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-27
WASHINGTON–The U.S. "shut down about 50% of the country" and is now paying the price in a rebound of daily coronavirus cases, the nation's top expert on such diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, says. And in that respect, he adds, we lag far behind a bloc of nations in Europe, which have a comparable combined population, …
peoplesworld.org/article/dr-fauci-u-s-closed-only-half-the-country-to-battle-the-coronavirus/

Hagia Sophia: Religion As Politics
Christopher Black | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
Sultan Abdul Hamid II, in the face of a rising secular nationalism in the late 1800s, that culminated in the Young Turk movement, tried to restore the influence of the Ottoman Empire among Islamic nations and the Empire's many …
globalresearch.ca/hagia-sophia-religion-politics/5719514

Mephistopheles of Wall Street: Goldman Sachs, 1MDB and the "Malaysia Settlement"
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
Malaysia's politicians were crowing. "We are confident that we are securing more money from Goldman Sachs compared to previous attempts, which were far below expectations," stated Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz. "We are also glad to be able to …
globalresearch.ca/wall-street-goldman-sachs-1mdb-malaysian-settlement/5719547

Trump's fascist political strategy
Joel Wendland-Liu | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-27
Trump is personally motivated by ego, power, racial hate, and revenge. His ongoing medical issues related to his declining cognitive abilities, his cowering fear during the May #BlackLivesMatter uprising in which he hid in the White House bunker, and his disastrous inability to lead the country through the COVID-19 pandemic and deepening economic crisis have …
peoplesworld.org/article/trumps-fascist-political-strategy/

Homeland Security Was Destined to Become a Secret Police Force
Masha Gessen | zcomm.org | 2020-07-27
We are watching the perfect and perhaps inevitable combination of a domestic-security superagency and a President who rejects all mechanisms of accountability, including the Senate confirmation process…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/homeland-security-was-destined-to-become-a-secret-police-force/

What explains the COVID-19 surge in Mexico?
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-27
Magdiel Sanchez Quiroz from Jóvenes Ante la Emergencia Nacional talks about the rising number of COVID-19 cases and the current conditions in Mexico. He explains the reasons behind the worsening situation, emphasizing on how the public healthcare system has deteriorated over the years.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/27/what-explains-the-covid-19-surge-in-mexico/

With over 16 million COVID-19 cases, the pandemic is devastating developing nations
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
Millions of people in emerging countries are facing the onslaught of the deadly virus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/coro-j27.html

Hichem Mechichi designated as new Tunisian prime minister by president Saied
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-27
The political situation in Tunisia was further complicated following last week's resignation of Elyes Fakhfakh from…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/27/hichem-mechichi-designated-as-new-tunisian-prime-minister-by-president-saied/

Jordanian govt. shuts down largest teachers' union, detains its leaders
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-27
The Jordanian Teachers Syndicate, the largest union in the country with over 100,000 members, is being persecuted days after it staged a rally demanding that the government implement an agreement signed in October over hiking educators' wages…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/27/jordanian-govt-shuts-down-largest-teachers-union-detains-its-leaders/

News and "Fake" News
Dr. T. P. Wilkinson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
We should be clear about one thing: "news" is a commercial product, like toothpaste or chewing gum. It is also designed more or less according to the same principles and with few exceptions "sold" by the same kind of hawkers….
globalresearch.ca/news-fake-news/5719531

Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian At Erez Terminal
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-07-27
Israeli soldiers abducted, Sunday, the executive director of Mirsal Post Company in the Gaza Strip, as he was crossing the Erez (Beit Hanoun) Crossing, in the northern part of the coastal region. The Palestinian has been identified as Sa'id Shorafa, and was taken by the soldiers to an unknown destination, …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-abduct-a-palestinian-at-erez-terminal-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=soldiers-abduct-a-palestinian-at-erez-terminal-2

Vote "NO" to British Airways pilots' contract! Form rank and file committees to oppose BALPA sell-out!
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
BALPA has been engaged in talks for three months with BA, which is preparing to lay off 12,000 of its 42,000 workforce.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/bair-j27.html

New Report Shows How Fossil Fuel Corporations, Utilities, and Fossil-Financiers Help Direct, Sponsor, Partner With, and Fund Police Foundation
commondreams.org | 2020-07-27
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/07/27/new-report-shows-how-fossil-fuel-corporations-utilities-and-fossil-financiers?cd-origin=rss

Cuba's Nobel Nomination and Baldwin's Call to "Begin Again"
Prof Susan Babbitt | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
When an event is unexplained, it can't be repeated. Cuba's astonishing internationalism, the "good news" of the pandemic, is talked about (outside Cuba) as if a miracle, without cause. Support grows for the Nobel Prize nomination but the justification for …
globalresearch.ca/cuba-nobel-nomination-baldwin-call-begin-again/5719519

What is the New York Times up to at the Detroit Institute of Arts?
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
Controversies have emerged at the Detroit Institute of Arts, the remarkable art museum, whose director has been accused of a conflict of interest and "a certain deafness on race."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/nytd-j27.html

Defund the Police? Why Not?
Joel Bleifuss | zcomm.org | 2020-07-27
We should not confuse public safety with investments in systems of punishment…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/defund-the-police-why-not/

Australian Tamil refugee mother denied urgent medical treatment for weeks
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
Despite outrage in her Australian home town of Biloela, Priya Murugappan was flown to a mainland hospital only after suffering prolonged abdominal pain.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/tame-j27.html

The Folly of War, US Militarism Continues Apace
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
The First World War showed plainly that the resort to armed conflict is the most devious and damaging of all policies. Even in the heart of militaristic Europe, the folly of war had long been noted by prominent and shrewd …
globalresearch.ca/folly-war-us-militarism-continues-apace/5719534

South Africa has the world's fifth highest COVID-19 cases
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
The rate at which detected cases are doubling in the country, about every two weeks, implies that confirmed infections will be one million early August.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/safr-j27.html

Antarctic ice sheet melting could accelerate rapidly, leading to catastrophic rise in sea level
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
If all the Antarctic ice were to melt, sea levels would rise by approximately an additional 60 meters (nearly 200 feet).
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/clim-j27.html

Will the Left Get a Say in the Biden Doctrine?
David Klion | thenation.com | 2020-07-27
Will the Left Get a Say in the Biden Doctrine?
thenation.com/article/politics/biden-foreign-policy/

Eid Slaughter Sacrifice Is Sad Day for Animals
Martha Rosenberg | zcomm.org | 2020-07-27
Eid observors buy animals to slaughter The lamb having its throat slit didn't want to die. "The animal tried to stand up but couldn't as the ground was slippery," said Christine Hafner of the International Fund For Animals on the Today's Zaman website. Hafner was monitoring the 2008 Eid animal sacrifices in Turkey, a Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/eid-slaughter-sacrifice-is-sad-day-for-animals/

System Change: A Basic Primer to the Solidarity Economy
Emily Kawano, Julie Matthaei | commondreams.org | 2020-07-27
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Capitalism Is the Parasite; Capitalism Is the Virus
Prof. Matthew Flisfeder | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
With hindsight, a few years from now, it may well appear to us that the year 2020, the beginning of the third decade of the twenty-first century, marked the dawn of a new parasitic age. We can tell this much …
globalresearch.ca/capitalism-parasite-capitalism-virus/5719526

Leftist leaders call for cancellation of debts owed by developing countries
Peoples Dispatch | mronline.org | 2020-07-27
A statement signed by former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff and Indian Kerala State's finance minister Thomas Isaac, among others, highlights the inadequacy of the measures announced recently by the G20 and IMF to postpone debt repayment.
mronline.org/2020/07/27/leftist-leaders-call-for-cancellation-of-debts-owed-by-developing-countries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leftist-leaders-call-for-cancellation-of-debts-owed-by-developing-countries

Baltasar Garzon to Defend Venezuelan Businessman in Extradition Case
Ricardo Vaz | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
The law firm of former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon confirmed this week that it will represent a Venezuelan businessman sanctioned by the Trump administration and facing extradition from Cape Verde. | Alex Saab, 48, was arrested on the archipelago island …
globalresearch.ca/baltasar-garzon-defend-venezuelan-businessman-extradition-case/5719512

Kennedy Jr. Warns Parents About Danger of Using Largely Untested COVID Vaccines on Kids
Martin Berger | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned Americans on Thursday to be cautious about any new coronavirus vaccine, pointing out that key parts of testing are being skipped. | "The Moderna vaccine, which is the lead candidate, skipped the animal testing …
globalresearch.ca/kennedy-jr-warns-parents-about-danger-using-largely-untested-covid-vaccines-kids/5719566

Ohio House Speaker arrested for running a $60 million bribery scheme
wsws.org | 2020-07-27
The FBI arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder for alleged corrupt connections involving the electric company FirstEnergy Corporation.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/27/ohio-j27.html

Soldiers Order Halt On Construction Of Three Homes In Bethlehem
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-07-27
Israeli soldiers delivered, Sunday, stop-construction orders of three Palestinian homes, houses in Beit Sakariya village, south Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Hasan Breijiyya, the head of the Bethlehem office of the Wall and Colonization Resistance Commission, stated that the soldiers and officers of the so-called Israeli …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-order-halt-on-construction-of-three-homes-in-bethlehem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=soldiers-order-halt-on-construction-of-three-homes-in-bethlehem

Cuba: From the Moncada to the Front Lines of the Pandemic
Alicia Jrapko | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-27
Santiago de Cuba. Photo: Bill Hackwell Today Cuba celebrates the 67th anniversary of the assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks that mark the beginning of the Cuban Revolution. From this beginning, Cuba's altruistic view of making the world safer and healthier began. It has developed into a society that gives everything …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/cuba-from-the-moncada-to-the-front-lines-of-the-pandemic/

Thousands Of Police Discipline Records Kept Secret For Decades Published
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-27
Until last month, New York state prohibited the release of police officers' disciplinary records. Civilians' complaints of abuse by officers were a secret. So were investigators' conclusions. The public couldn't even know if an officer was punished. Today, we are making this information public and, with it, providing an unprecedented picture of civilians' complaints of abuse by NYPD officers as well as the limits of the current system that is supposed to hold officers accountable. We've published a database that lets you search the police complaints so you can see the information for yourself. Data experts can al…
popularresistance.org/thousands-of-police-discipline-records-kept-secret-for-decades-published/

The Forgotten History Of The Jewish, Anti-Zionist Left
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-27
Anti-Zionists argue that this brutal reality is not just the product of a right-wing government or failure to effectively procure a two-state solution. Rather, it stems from the modern Zionist project itself, one established in a colonial context, and fundamentally reliant on ethnic cleansing and violent domination of Palestinian people. Jews around the world are among those who call themselves anti-Zionists, and who vociferously object to the claim that the state of Israel represents the will–or interests–of Jewish people. | In These Times spoke with Benjamin Balthaser, an associate professor of mult…
popularresistance.org/the-forgotten-history-of-the-jewish-anti-zionist-left/

The State's Use Of Technology: An Issue For The Movement
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-27
Data are everywhere. In 2020, technology is a ubiquitous part of everyday life for many workers in this country and around the world. We use social media and email to keep in touch with family and friends. We watch live streams of events and activities that take place across the globe. We text and stream music on our commutes to work. The list goes on. Technology has increased capital's ability to put workers into direct competition with one another for jobs — and drive their wages downward and worsen their working conditions, irrespective of the country in which they reside. It has given rise to higher lev…
popularresistance.org/the-states-use-of-technology-an-issue-for-the-movement/

Inner Circle Infection as Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien Tests Positive for Covid-19
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-27
The White House claims there is no risk to the president or vice president. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1214841615.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/27/inner-circle-infection-trumps-national-security-adviser-robert-obrien-tests-positive?cd-origin=rss

Hagia Sophia Turkey's internal matter, says FM
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Several countries, including Spain, agree that Hagia Sophia is Turkey's internal matter, the Turkish foreign minister said on Monday."Reopening of Hagia Sophia for worship is not a one-upmanship against any country or belief," Mevlut Cavusoglu said in a joint news conference with his Spanish counterpart Arancha Gonzalez Laya in the capital Ankara.Cavusoglu said Turkey respects the thoughts and pieces of advice to protect Hagia Sophia which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.Spanish Foreign Minister Laya said that Turkey's intention of observing UNESCO criteria regarding Hagia Sophia was praisewor…
yenisafak.com/en/news/hagia-sophia-turkeys-internal-matter-says-fm-3535475

Russia says it thwarted planned mass shooting attack in Moscow
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday it had thwarted a planned militant attack in Moscow and shot dead an unnamed man it said was plotting a mass shooting in a crowded public place.State TV channel Rossiya 24 showed a picture of the man, who the FSB said was from a Central Asian country, lying face down dead on the ground with a Kalashnikov assault rifle he had apparently been using nearby.The FSB said he had opened fire on them when they had tried to arrest him on the outskirts of Moscow and that they had shot him dead.State TV showed a sports bag nearby containing three hand grenades.The FSB s…
yenisafak.com/en/world/russia-says-it-thwarted-planned-mass-shooting-attack-in-moscow-3535478

Senior Citizens Hold Car Parade to Celebrate Essential Social Insurance Programs — July 28
California Alliance for Retired Americans | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
On July 28th the California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) will celebrate decades of public service programs with a CAR Parade in the Mission District celebrating anniversaries of the most important progressive programs that serve all Californians.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835411.php

Trump's National Security Advisor tests positive for Covid-19, White House says
rt.com | 2020-07-27
Donald Trump's National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to the White House, which added that there's "no risk of exposure" to the president. | In a statement, the White House confirmed the test results, adding that O'Brien had "mild symptoms." The head of the National Security Council has been self-isolating and working "from a secure location off-site." | "There is no risk of exposure to the president or the vice president. The work of the National Security Council continues uninterrupted," the statement concluded. | O'Brien came down with the virus lat…
rt.com/usa/495977-trumps-advisor-gets-coronavirus/

Expanding transit infrastructure to increase deterrence power
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — Iranian First Vice President Es'hagh Jahangiri said the development of domestic transit infrastructure to connect the country to international corridors will increase Iran's deterrence power.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161518/Expanding-transit-infrastructure-to-increase-deterrence-power

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Florida passes New YorkFlorida on Sunday became the second state after California to overtake New York, the worst-hit state at the start of the U.S. novel coronavirus outbreak, according to a Reuters tally.Total COVID-19 cases in the Sunshine State rose by 9,300 to 423,855 on Sunday, one place behind California, which now leads the country with 448,497 cases. New York is in third place with 415,827 cases.Still, New York has recorded the most deaths of any U.S. state at more than 32,000 with Florida in eighth place with nearly 6,000 deaths.The…
yenisafak.com/en/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-coronavirus-right-now-3535472

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine candidate moves into late-stage trial
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Moderna Inc said on Monday it has started a U.S. government-backed late-stage trial evaluating its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, in about 30,000 adults who do not have the respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus.The main goal of the study will be prevention of the symptomatic COVID-19 disease, the company said.
yenisafak.com/en/life/modernas-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-moves-into-late-stage-trial-3535476

Iran moves mock-up US carrier to mouth of Gulf
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Iran has moved a mock-up U.S. aircraft carrier to the strategic Strait of Hormuz, satellite images show, suggesting it will use the look-alike vessel for target practice in war games in a Gulf shipping channel vital to world oil exports.The use of dummy American warships has become an occasional feature of training by Iran's Revolutionary Guards and its naval forces, including in 2015 when Iranian missiles hit a mock-up resembling a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.Tehran, which opposes the presence of U.S. and Western navies in the Gulf, frequently holds naval war games in the strategic Strait, the conduit for some…
yenisafak.com/en/world/iran-moves-mock-up-us-carrier-to-mouth-of-gulf-3535473

Germany rejects US proposal for Russia's return to G7
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Germany on Monday opposed Russia's return to the G7 group of nations, amid US President Donald Trump's proposal to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the group's next summit.German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas underlined that Russia's readmission to the group would not be possible if Moscow remains reluctant to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine."The reason behind Russia's suspension was the annexation of Crimea and its intervention in eastern Ukraine. As long as we don't have a solution here, I don't see a chance for this," Maas said in an interview with German daily General Anzeiger.Trump has repeat…
yenisafak.com/en/world/germany-rejects-us-proposal-for-russias-return-to-g7-3535494

Pet cat becomes 1st animal in UK to catch COVID-19
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
British authorities on Monday said that the novel coronavirus has been detected in a pet cat in the country for the first time.The infection was confirmed last week following tests at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) laboratory in Weybridge, according to a statement.The statement from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency said it is the first confirmed case of an animal infection with the coronavirus strain in the UK.However, "there is no evidence to suggest that the animal was involved in transmission of the disease to its owners or that pets or other…
yenisafak.com/en/world/pet-cat-becomes-1st-animal-in-uk-to-catch-covid-19-3535493

Turkey rescues 23 irregular migrants in Aegean
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Turkey has rescued 23 irregular migrants including children in the Aegean Sea, according to security sources on Monday.Acting upon an intelligence tip off that there was a dinghy stranded off the coast of Tasburun in the Aydin province, the Turkish Coast Guard launched a search operation and rescued the migrants.After routine checks, they were referred to the provincial migration authority.Turkey has been a key transit point for asylum seekers aiming to cross to Europe to start new lives, especially those fleeing war and persecution.The country earlier this year opened its gates to irregular migrants seeking to c…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-rescues-23-irregular-migrants-in-aegean-3535477

Google to keep employees home until summer 2021 amid pandemic
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Alphabet Inc's Google will keep its employees home until at least next July, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai made the decision himself last week after debate among an internal group of top executives that he chairs, according to the report. Google did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.Google had earlier said it would begin reopening more offices globally as early as June this year, but most Google employees would likely work from home until the end of this year.
yenisafak.com/en/economy/google-to-keep-employees-home-until-summer-2021-amid-pandemic-3535489

Stick to basics to fight pandemic, WHO says
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
After nearly six months since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern, the WHO said Monday it has counted almost 16 million cases and reported more than 640,000 deaths.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a twice-weekly press webinar that this Thursday will mark six months since the world health body declared COVID-19 a "public health emergency of international concern"."This is the sixth time a global health emergency has been declared under the International Health Regulations, but it is easily the most severe," said Tedros."And the p…
yenisafak.com/en/life/stick-to-basics-to-fight-pandemic-who-says-3535490

New Zealand court sentences man for slavery
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
The High Court in Napier, a coastal city on New Zealand's North Island, also ordered the payment $183,000 in reparations to his victims.In a statement, the country's immigration officials and police welcomed the verdict and said the Joseph Matamata was convicted on 10 human trafficking and 13 slavery charges in March this year."Today's sentencing is the result of more than three years of work by INZ [Immigration New Zealand] and New Zealand Police. A joint investigation began back in 2017 when the first allegations of Matamata's offending were brought to INZ's attention. His offending was related to 13 Samoan nat…
yenisafak.com/en/news/new-zealand-court-sentences-man-for-slavery-3535479

Health workers should be top priority for vaccines: nurses' group
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Nurses and other health workers must be top priority for the first COVID-19 vaccines, especially as they are often left without enough protection against the virus in their frontline jobs, the International Council of Nurses said on Monday.An estimated 1.5 million health care workers have been infected, three times the number in early June, it said, citing figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the novel coronavirus which has infected some 16 million people worldwide."We are continuing to receive reports of nurses and health care workers not having enough personal protective equipment, not being able…
yenisafak.com/en/life/health-workers-should-be-top-priority-for-vaccines-nurses-group-3535495

Spanish hotels offer to pay for tourists' coronavirus tests
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Spain's CEHAT tourism association on Monday offered to pay for foreign tourists to take coronavirus tests in an effort to encourage visitors to come after Britain imposed a quarantine on the country.Describing the quarantine as "illogical" and "unfair," CEHAT said widespread testing of travellers was a better guarantee of safety for tourists, workers and residents.
yenisafak.com/en/world/spanish-hotels-offer-to-pay-for-tourists-coronavirus-tests-3535491

Turkey restores 2,700-year-old Urartian temple
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Turkish archaeologists are restoring stone carvings of a 2,700-year-old castle in the country's east.The Ayanis Castle atop a hill overlooking the Lake Van was built by Urartian King Rusa II.The excavation and restoration work has been ongoing for 31 years as the castle is among the most magnificent structures of the Iron Age Kingdom of Urartu with its mudbrick walls and stone engravings.This year a team of 30 experts are taking part in the excavation under the direction of Mehmet Isikli, an archeology professor at Ataturk University.The engraved stones are being placed at its original place in the Haldi Temple,…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-restores-2700-year-old-urartian-temple-3535487

Dozens of irregular migrants stranded in Mediterranean
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Dozens of irregular migrants have been stranded in the Mediterranean Sea in Malta's search and rescue zone for over 30 hours, the UN migration organization said Monday.Flavio Di Giacomo, a spokesman for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), cited a tweet by Alarm Phone, a group monitoring migrant crossings across the Mediterranean Sea, calling on authorities to rescue the 95 migrants fleeing from Africa to Europe."Let's remember that these boats are unsafe and unfit for navigation and that they should be always considered as boats in distress, since they can sink at any moment," wrote Giacomo, who w…
yenisafak.com/en/life/dozens-of-irregular-migrants-stranded-in-mediterranean-3535474

WHO says COVID-19 by far its worst global health emergency
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
The new coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 16 million people is easily the worst global health emergency the World Health Organization (WHO) has faced, its director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.Only with strict adherence to health measures, from wearing masks to avoiding crowds, would the world be able to beat it, Tedros added at a virtual news briefing in Geneva."Where these measures are followed, cases go down. Where they are not, cases go up," he said, praising Canada, China, Germany and South Korea for controlling outbreaks.
yenisafak.com/en/news/who-says-covid-19-by-far-its-worst-global-health-emergency-3535469

Turkish forces seize arms, ammunition, illicit drug
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Security forces in Turkey seized arms, ammunition and a huge cache of heroin in the southeastern Hakkari province, the provincial governor's office said on Monday.The office said Yildirim-2 Cilo Operation, launched against the PKK terror group, continued with determination.It said a RPG-7 rocket launcher, rockets, anti-tank ammunition, 3 AK-47 rifle magazines, hand grenades and ammunition buried underground were seized in Yuksekova district.The office said in a separate statement that 80.6 kilos (177 pounds) of heroin, planned to be sold to finance the terror group's activities, were also seized in Semdilli distr…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkish-forces-seize-arms-ammunition-illicit-drug-3535496

China: US claims on Houston consulate 'not factual'
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
China denied Monday that its staff at the consulate in Houston stole information from American companies doing COVID-19 research."US officials' accusations alleging that the Chinese Consulate General in Houston undertook illegal activities have no factual evidence and are completely slanderous," said China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin addressing a news conference in Beijing.Last week, the US in an abrupt move asked China to shut its consulate in Houston — a decision US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said was taken because China was "stealing American and European intellectual property".In a tit-for-t…
yenisafak.com/en/news/china-us-claims-on-houston-consulate-not-factual-3535468

Japanese government to urge more telecommuting as coronavirus cases surge
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-27
Japan's economy minister said on Monday the government would urge businesses to aim for 70% telecommuting and enhance other social distancing measures amid a rise in coronavirus cases among workers, some infected during after-work socialising.Though Japan has largely avoided the mass infections that have killed tens of thousands overseas, a record surge in cases during the past week in Tokyo and other major urban areas has experts worried the country faces a second wave.Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Monday said in a video meeting with Japanese governors that business leaders will be asked to ramp up ant…
yenisafak.com/en/world/japanese-government-to-urge-more-telecommuting-as-coronavirus-cases-surge-3535492

Kids Playing on Pool Table Made From Bricks Reminds Netizens of Wacky Inventions – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-27
New Delhi (Sputnik): It is said that where there is a will, there is a way. The same stands true for kids who have made pool table out of bricks and balls out of stones. Netizens are applauding the kids for their innovation.
sputniknews.com/viral/202007271079991210-kids-playing-on-pool-table-made-from-bricks-reminds-netizens-of-wacky-inventions—video/

Huawei's Meng Wanzhou Seeks Access to Documents That Could Prove She is Victim of Abuse of Process
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-27
The 48-year-old chief financial officer of Chinese telecom giant Huawei has been entangled in a standoff between the United States and China. Her arrest by Canadian police officers drastically soured relations between Ottawa and Beijing. Meng denies wrongdoing, while China has described her detention as political victimization.
sputniknews.com/world/202007271079996004-huaweis-meng-wanzhou-seeks-access-to-documents-that-could-prove-she-is-victim-of-abuse-of-process/

Super Bullish: Why Gold and Silver Will Keep Making New Higher Highs for Years to Come
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-27
People should prepare for a golden decade, with the yellow metal continuing its steep rise presumably up to $4,800 by the end of the 2020s, precious metal experts observe, outlining the reasons behind the hunger for bullion.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202007271079995316-super-bullish-why-gold-and-silver-will-keep-making-new-higher-highs-for-years-to-come-/

Portion of Trump's Mexico Border Wall Collapses as Hurricane Hanna Hits Texas – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-27
Hanna is the first hurricane in the 2020 storm season. It came ashore on Padre Island as a Category 1 hurricane and hit the coast of Texas hard. The storm has brought with it heavy rain and potentially life-threatening flash flooding.
sputniknews.com/us/202007271079989796-portion-of-trumps-indestructible-mexico-border-wall-collapses-as-hurricane-hanna-hits-texas—video/

Petrochemical industries playing key role in non-oil exports
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that petrochemical and steel industries are playing a key role in the field of production and non-oil export in the country.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161530/Petrochemical-industries-playing-key-role-in-non-oil-exports

Naval training centers must be upgraded: Khanzadi
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said that naval training centers of Iran's Army must be upgraded with latest technology.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161521/Naval-training-centers-must-be-upgraded-Khanzadi

Hezbollah issues statement on border developments
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) –Hezbollah issued a statement reacting to the developments in the occupied Shebaa farm in the southern part of Lebanon.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161529/Hezbollah-issues-statement-on-border-developments

Global coronavirus infections top 16 million
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — Coronavirus worldwide cases have exceeded 16 million with the US passing 4.37 million cases in total, according to Worldometer figures.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161516/Global-coronavirus-infections-top-16-million

VIDEO: Prof. stresses 'illegality' of US presence in Syria
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — In an interview with Mehr News Agency, Colin S. Cavell, a full professor of political science at Bluefield State College, highlighted that US presence in Syria is a violation of international law and Syrian sovereignty.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161532/VIDEO-Prof-stresses-illegality-of-US-presence-in-Syria

Iran, Iraq emphasize coop. in maintaining common interests
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq stressed the need to continue cooperation in line with preserving common interests between the two country.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161527/Iran-Iraq-emphasize-coop-in-maintaining-common-interests

Global history demonstrating political irrationality
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA)-Referring to harassment of Iranian airliner by US warplanes and different lawlessness of Trump administration, Prof. Adib-Moghaddam says global history is demonstrating a period of political irrationality and incompetence.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161519/Global-history-demonstrating-political-irrationality

IRIAF to unveil more aircraft similators: cmdr
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — The Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) said that the force is working on simulators of other aircraft which soon be unveiled.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161511/IRIAF-to-unveil-more-aircraft-similators-cmdr

US cannot tell India what to do in Chabahar port: Indian ambs
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — India has told the Americans that the United States "cannot tell the country what to do" in the strategic Iranian seaport of Chabahar.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161480/US-cannot-tell-India-what-to-do-in-Chabahar-port-Indian-ambs

Gov. spokesman tests positive for COVID-19
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei has tested positive for the COVID-19, according to his office.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161517/Gov-spokesman-tests-positive-for-COVID-19

Ukraine's 3 scenarios for further fight PS752 talks with Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) — Ukranian Deputy FM unveiled three scenarios for holding further talks with Iran about the Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed outside Iran's capital on January 8.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161520/Ukraine-s-3-scenarios-for-further-fight-PS752-talks-with-Iran

Over 66000 tons of basic good enters Iran' largest ocean port
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — The Director-General of Ports and Maritime Affairs of Sistan and Baluchestan announced the arrival of a ship carrying 66,700 tons of sugar to Chabahar port.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161500/Over-66000-tons-of-basic-good-enters-Iran-largest-ocean-port

VIDEO: 6 killed in terrorist blast in Idlib
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — A terrorist blast in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib has killed 6 people and injured 13 others.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161522/VIDEO-6-killed-in-terrorist-blast-in-Idlib

Iran produces anti-corona 'ACTEMRA' drug
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — The Director-General of Iran's Food and Drug Administration (IFDA) for Drugs and Controlled Substances Affairs said that Iran managed to produce "ACTEMRA" drug for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161509/Iran-produces-anti-corona-ACTEMRA-drug

US harassment of Iranian airliner unforgivable: Raeisi
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-27
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — Emphasizing that the recent US harassment of a passenger plane is a gross violation of international law, Iran's Judiciary Chief Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi called the US action unforgivable.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161507/US-harassment-of-Iranian-airliner-unforgivable-Raeisi

Portland sex worker who stripped in front of cops as 'Naked Athena' says her nakedness was 'POLITICAL'
rt.com | 2020-07-27
The woman dubbed 'Naked Athena' is a sex worker, and her famous confrontation with Portland police, in nothing but a cap and a face mask, happened because she felt offended by the way they stood, she has revealed in an interview. | …
rt.com/usa/496001-portland-naked-athena-revealed/

False alarm? Person suspected of bringing 1st Covid-19 case into N. Korea wasn't infected, South believes
rt.com | 2020-07-27
A man who crossed into North Korea and put the city of Kaesong on high alert because he had symptoms resembling coronavirus is unlikely to have been a transmitter of the deadly contagion, Seoul's health officials have claimed. | The man in question — who fled from the North three years ago — returned to his homeland on July 19. He reportedly showed up in Kaesong, his home city, and on-site medical screening returned "uncertain results," Pyongyang's state media reported. | Fearing that he could become North Korea's patient zero, the authorities immediately called a meeting to address an emergency "tha…
rt.com/news/495934-south-korea-defector-negative-coronavirus/

Antifa rioters call themselves journalists to avoid federal crackdown
rt.com | 2020-07-27
Federal officers in Portland are forbidden by court order from targeting journalists filming the riots. For 'Antifa' rioters, the order opened up an opportunity: anyone with a camera can call themselves a "journalist." | Riots have raged in downtown Portland for 60 straight nights, and the threat of arrest by federal agents hasn't stopped crowds of rioters from laying siege to the city's Justice Center night after night. With Mayor Ted Wheeler reluctant to order a police crackdown on the violence, federal officers have filled the gap. Unlike their local counterparts, these officers have had no qualms about mak…
rt.com/usa/495980-portland-antifa-press-riots/

US police are wearing imaginary CGI armor to appease Putin, suggests acclaimed Russiagate huckster
rt.com | 2020-07-27
Commentary on Donald Trump's decision to send federal police to riot-stricken cities has taken a creative turn: according to a celebrated Russiagate disciple, Putin has "ordered" US cops to wear cyberpunk armor that doesn't exist. | Cheri Jacobus, a popular #NeverTrump Twitter pundit and Russian collusion peddler, has joined the growing chorus of outrage over the use of federal law enforcement to help maintain order in Portland, Oregon, which has seen two months of increasingly violent demonstrations. | While most critics have focused on allegations that federal officers are too militarized and use excessive f…
rt.com/usa/495938-putin-armor-trump-fake-police/

WATCH: Mob of 300+ youths demolish Covid-19 protection at mini golf center, as angry teen SPITS in worker's face
rt.com | 2020-07-27
A mini-golf complex in Memphis, descended into complete chaos as a mob of hundreds of teenagers trashed the business over a faulty games machine and a four-dollar refund. One irate teenager even spat in an employee's face. | According to local media reports, the Putt-Putt Fun Center was forced to close because of overcrowding Saturday evening, after parents reportedly began dropping their children off en masse. | A group of some 300 to 400 teenagers became irate after staff wouldn't issue an immediate refund after a games machine allegedly took a young girl's four dollars. Eyewitness video from the scene shows…
rt.com/usa/495941-black-teens-destroy-memphis-golf/

Wear a mask: Joker spotted jet skiing around NYC amid massive BLM marches (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-07-27
Given the theatrical quality to much of the civil unrest across the US lately, it should come as no surprise that a man dressed up as the Joker was spotted jet skiing in New York's East River. | DC Comics stalwart and Batman arch nemesis (not to mention cliche halloween costume for the painfully unoriginal) the Joker was spotted blowing off some steam this weekend, apparently swapping the crime-ridden streets of Gotham City for the… crime-ridden streets of New York. | New York is a strange place man. I think I…
rt.com/usa/495969-joker-jetski-new-york-blm/

Imperial evenings of exploration make the move online
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-07-27
Imperial Lates return in digital form this week with live events and online activities that celebrate our connections to the natural world.
imperial.ac.uk/news/200514/imperial-evenings-exploration-make-move-online

In just six weeks the number of global coronavirus cases has doubled
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-27
The number of cases of coronavirus around the world has doubled in the last six weeks alone, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO, said that the pandemic "continues to accelerate".Almost 16 million cases have been reported to WHO. | "In the past six weeks, the total number of cases has roughly doubled," he told a press briefing in Geneva.Meanwhile, 640,000 deaths linked to the virus have been reported to the global health body. | "Almost 16 million #COVID19 cases have n…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/07/27/in-just-six-weeks-the-number-of-global-coronavirus-cases-has-doubled/

Schools should consider 'greater flexibility' over GCSE grades for sixth form
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-27
Schools have been told to consider offering "greater flexibility" this summer when deciding whether a student with lower GCSE grades should be admitted on to a sixth form course. | England's exams regulator has suggested that headteachers could put "slightly less weight" on a few lower grades that a pupil receives next month if it helps them to progress into sixth form. | Schools have been advised to look at other evidence, such as a student's "potential" rather than grades alone, in their decisions about post-16 study after this summer's exams were cancelled. | In a letter to heads, Sally Collier, Ofqual's chief…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/07/27/schools-should-consider-greater-flexibility-over-gcse-grades-for-sixth-form/

Lockdown helped restore happiness, research suggests
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-27
Happiness fell as the coronavirus pandemic began — but lockdown helped to restore it, research suggests. | The wellbeing inequality gap between wealthy professionals and the unemployed even began to narrow during lockdown, according to the study by Cambridge University's Bennett Institute for Public Policy. | Researchers used a year's worth of data taken from YouGov Weekly Mood Tracker surveys and Google searches to track wellbeing in the British population before and during the pandemic. | They say it is one of the first studies to distinguish the effects of the pandemic from those of lockdown on psycholog…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/07/27/lockdown-helped-restore-happiness-research-suggests/

White-tailed eagle died as result of pesticide poisoning
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-27
A white-tailed eagle that was found dead in Aberdeenshire had been poisoned, according to police. | The satellite-tagged bird of prey was recovered from Donside in April and a post-mortem examination has now established it died as a result of pesticide poisoning. | Its death is being treated as suspicious and an investigation is under way. | Inspector Sheila McDerment, who chairs the North East Partnership Against Wildlife Crime, said: "As well as being illegal, poisoning is a cruel way to kill a bird. | "It also puts the lives of other creatures and plants at risk, and impacts negatively on our environment. | "T…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/07/27/white-tailed-eagle-died-as-result-of-pesticide-poisoning/

Young BAME men more likely to get Covid fines than white men of same age
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-27
Young men from Black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) backgrounds are almost twice as likely to be handed fines for breaches of Covid-19 lockdown rules as white men the same age, new figures show. | A National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) report published on Monday concluded there has been "disproportionality" in the issuing of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) by forces in England and Wales. | The analysis shows people from BAME backgrounds were handed fines at a rate 1.6 times higher than white people between March 27 and May 25, with Black and Asian people 1.8 times more likely to be handed tickets. | Young men a…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/07/27/young-bame-men-more-likely-to-get-covid-fines-than-white-men-of-same-age/

Call for 'smarter' border checks after Spain removed from quarantine-free list
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-27
The government has been urged to introduce "smarter measures" at the border after holidaymakers in Spain were told they must quarantine when they return home.Labour's shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said there are "serious questions" about the blanket self-isolation requirement.He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The first is why we are still employing the… blunt tool of the 14-day quarantining rather than smarter measures, and secondly the chaotic nature of the decision-making which certainly hasn't bred confidence in the government's approach."Thomas-Symonds added: "I think you need a smarter se…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/07/27/call-for-smarter-border-checks-after-spain-removed-from-quarantine-free-list/

Mèxico_Tlaltenco: Defensa de nuestra tierra
reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
Mèxico_Tlaltenco: Defensa de nuestra tierra | LA ALCALDÂA DE TLAHUAC ATENTA CONTRA POSEEDORES EN TLALTENCO…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835395.php

Saturday 8/1: Banner Drop: Love, Rise, Resist!
Martha Hubert | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
Highland Avenue Bridge over the San Jose exit/entrance to Interstate 280, in the Bernal/Mission/Noe/Glen Park vicinity.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/27/18835455.php

Saturday 8/1: All Power to the People! A Rally in Solidarity with the West Oakland Community
Revolutionary United Front | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
West Oakland Bart Station | 1451 7th St | Oakland, CA 94607…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/27/18835459.php

Sunday 7/26: "Birddog Nation" Film Screening & Panel Discussion on Progressive Grassroots Activism
Center for Popular Democracy and others | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
Online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835397.php

Wednesday 8/5: Voices from the Front Line: Health Care Workers & the Fight Against Covid
Haymarket Books | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
Online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835400.php

Friday 8/7: The Battle for Portland & the Implications Nationwide
Commonwealth Club | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
Online via livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835406.php

Wednesday 8/5: Protecting Sacred Landscapes: Saving Indigenous Sites in CA from Juristac to Medicine Lake
AMTBGF | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
Online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835402.php

J25 Stand with Portland March, Call and Response
Rise Up Now | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
One min 15 second video by Micky Souza, Pro Bono Photo. | Please give credit.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835346.php

J25 Stand with Portland March, Quanah Parker Brightman Address
Rise Up Now | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
video by Micky Souza, Pro Bono Photo. Please give credit. | 2 min 23 second video…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835347.php

Massive DDoS Attacks Against Indymedia in Germany (de.indymedia.org)
Solidarity with Indymedia | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
In the last six months more and more funds were raised to silence us (de.indymedia.org). They, the aggressors (the far-right and their party friends, up to federal authorities and government representatives), apparently see it as a possibility to use malicious technical means to silence one of the voices of the counter-public view.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835404.php

Tuesday 7/28: Senior Citizens Hold Car Parade to Celebrate Essential Social Insurance Programs
California Alliance for Retired Americans | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
Mission District…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835411.php

Flare-up between Armenia and Azerbaijan; as the fog of war lifts
David Davidian | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
The reality of Armenian sovereignty over themselves and the region of Nagorno-Karabakh is in stark contrast to Azerbaijani zero-sum land claims.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835345.php

ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 27.07.2020
Red Latina sin fronteras | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 27.07.2020 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/27/18835450.php

Monday 7/27: SF Union Members Speak Out Against POA & Support For Defunding The Police
SEIU, AFT 2121, UESF, AFSCME 3299, CFA, JWJ | indybay.org | 2020-07-27
POA | 800 Bryant St. | San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835399.php

The Fork in the Road
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-07-27
There are moments when collectively, as well as individually, we humans reach to a fork in the road. We can dither undecided at its bisection for a while, but ultimately, we must elect to take one of the paths ahead. | Many today feel the void, a sense impending change. The Coronavirus has made us acutely aware of the fissures that are manifest in all aspects of our societies. A sense that…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/07/27/the-fork-in-the-road/

Red Bull and Goya Foods Resist Cultural Warrior Group-Think — and Sales Are Off the Charts
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-07-27
What is it that motivates companies to sign up to virtue-signaling ad campaigns that have absolutely nothing to do with their product, and may even damage the bottom line? | This month, two well-known corporate brands made a giant leap of faith, jumping into shark-infested waters to swim against the powerful current of cancel culture. Shockingly, not only did they survive the death-defying plunge, but it appears they are being rewarded for their bravado. | The first act of 'heresy' came from the CEO of Goya Foods, Robert Unanue, who accepted an invitation to the White House by Donald Trump to promote a program ai…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/07/27/red-bull-and-goya-foods-resist-cultural-warrior-group-think-and-sales-off-charts/

IMF Talks Collapse in Lebanon. Here's Why That's a Good Thing as the Last Thing Lebanon Needs Right Now Is Money
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-07-27
Talks between IMF officials and politicians broke down recently when it transpired that the latter wanted a 'brown envelope' in any aid deal. Don't blame the politicians though. It's all they know and it was, after all, the UN who showed them the way. But can the UN in Lebanon actually feed the Lebanese? | It was probably the worst kept secret in Lebanon during most of 2018 and 2019. But the Ministry of Environment had been earmarked for a staggering 5bn dollars of aid, as part of the so-called 11bn dollar 'Cedar' aid package negotiated provisionally in Paris. Yet officials in this ministry were rubbing their han…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/07/27/imf-talks-collapse-lebanon-why-that-good-thing-as-last-thing-lebanon-needs-right-now-money/

VIDEO: If Anyone is Involved in Forcing Nations to Pick Sides it is Pompeo and His State Department
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-07-27
China is "making" Europe choose between a "free world" and an "authoritarian vision", said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to his European counterparts. But is it really China forcing the world to make moral "choices" at the barrel of a soft power gun? Watch the video and read more in the Editorial article.
strategic-culture.org/video/2020/07/27/video-if-anyone-involved-forcing-nations-to-pick-sides-pompeo-and-his-state-department/

And then Trump came for me
Greg Kearney | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-27
As a white man, I enjoy the unearned privileges that our society bestows upon me by virtue of birth alone. However, with great privilege comes great responsibility. When the forces of fascism are brought out to oppress our fellow citizens–be they Black, Latino, women, the disabled, or LGBTQ–then we who enjoy such privilege are duty …
peoplesworld.org/article/and-then-trump-came-for-me/

Selected Articles: COVID-19 Vaccine Is in the Pipeline
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-27
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 donation or becoming a member. Your …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-covid-19-vaccines-pipeline/5719572

New ACLU Analysis of Crime Data Shreds GOP's Argument Against Decarceration During Pandemic
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-27
"With additional decarceral efforts, many further infections can be prevented in the… cities analyzed and many others." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12211101021.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/27/new-aclu-analysis-crime-data-shreds-gops-argument-against-decarceration-during?cd-origin=rss

'Incapable Leadership': Trump Response to Coronavirus Eroding US Credibility Worldwide
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-27
commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump_32.jpg …

NYC rallies to defend Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-26
New York, NY – Over 40 people gathered in Union Square in New York City, July 24, to stand in solidarity with Portland against the recent targeting of activists there. The action was called in response to viral videos of protesters in Portland being picked up by unmarked vans and brought to undisclosed locations, all just for speaking out against racist violence. | The action was called by the Workers World Party and included speakers from New York Community Action Project, Code Pink, Peoples Power Assemblies, Veterans for Peace, A Call to Action on Puerto Rico, and The Pakistan-USA Freedom Forum. | The speeches…
fightbacknews.org/2020/7/25/nyc-rallies-defend-portland

NYC rallies to defend Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-26
New York, NY – Over 40 people gathered in Union Square in New York City, July 24, to stand in solidarity with Portland against the recent targeting of activists there. The action was called in response to viral videos of protesters in Portland being picked up by unmarked vans and brought to undisclosed locations, all just for speaking out against racist violence. | The action was called by the Workers World Party and included speakers from New York Community Action Project, Code Pink, Peoples Power Assemblies, Veterans for Peace, A Call to Action on Puerto Rico, and The Pakistan-USA Freedom Forum. | The speeches…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/7/25/nyc-rallies-defend-portland

Police declare riot in Portland after protesters pull down courthouse fence (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-07-26
Law enforcement officers have begun pushing protesters away from Portland's federal courthouse after demonstrators pulled down a fence surrounding the building. | Activists used wire cutters, power saws, and ropes to attack the fence on Saturday night and into the early hours of Sunday morning. Videos show a group of demonstrators rocking the chainlink barrier back and forth, ultimately pulling it down. Projectiles and tear gas flew across the sky, in what one observer described as a scene resembling a battlefield. Several fires were then lit outside the courthouse before police declared a riot and emerged fro…
rt.com/usa/495888-portland-fence-riot-videos/

US federal agents fire tear gas on peaceful protesters
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — US federal troops have used tear gas and flash-bang grenades against Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, on the 59th consecutive day of unrest in the city.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161464/US-federal-agents-fire-tear-gas-onfulers

Minneapolis protests Trump's repression in Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-26
Minneapolis, MN – Over 600 people rallied and marched here, July 23, at the "Portland to Minneapolis: Protest Trump's Goons Attacking Our Movement," called by the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar (TCC4J.) | On July 20, Trump announced plans to send the Department of Homeland Security to cities across the U.S. Agents in military fatigues were deployed in Portland, grabbing demonstrators off the street, detaining them in unmarked cars and attacking protesters. Homeland Security agents were also sent to Washington, DC and Seattle. 150 federal agents are headed to Chicago, and there are reports that 2000 mor…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/7/25/minneapoliss-trumps-repression-portland

Minneapolis protests Trump's repression in Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-26
Minneapolis, MN – Over 600 people rallied and marched here, July 23, at the "Portland to Minneapolis: Protest Trump's Goons Attacking Our Movement," called by the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar (TCC4J.) | On July 20, Trump announced plans to send the Department of Homeland Security to cities across the U.S. Agents in military fatigues were deployed in Portland, grabbing demonstrators off the street, detaining them in unmarked cars and attacking protesters. Homeland Security agents were also sent to Washington, DC and Seattle. 150 federal agents are headed to Chicago, and there are reports that 2000 mor…
fightbacknews.org/2020/7/25/minneapoliss-trumps-repression-portland

Popular Movements Can Overcome Authoritarian Policing
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-26
Today is the 60th day of protests since the murder of George Floyd. This weekend, people marched in cities across the country in solidarity with Portland and in opposition to the US becoming a police state. | President Trump sending troops to cities added fuel to the nationwide uprising against racist police violence. Protests have grown not only in Portland but in Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Omaha, Austin, Oakland, San Francisco, New York, and Washington, DC, among other cities. | Trump is not a 'law and order' president, he is a chaos and disorder president.
popularresistance.org/popular-movements-can-overcome-authoritarian-policing/

Wall Of Vets, Grandparents Support Black Lives Matter Movement
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-26
Portland, Ore. — The protests have drawn people from all walks of life, and on Friday night, veterans from all over showed up downtown to create a "Wall of Vets" to protect protesters. | And they showed up in white shirts to support the Black Lives Matter movement. | "It's something I believe in. The other vets here — this is the first time they've come down; they don't like crowds either; we believe in something; it's time to stand," said Jonathan Fisher, a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. | Veterans responded after the Navy veteran, Chris David, seen on video being beaten by federal officers, called for…
popularresistance.org/wall-of-vets-grandparents-support-black-lives-matter-movement/

Riots are driving Portland's small businesses under, but mainstream media wants to sell you a different story
rt.com | 2020-07-26
After nearly 60 straight nights of violence, business owners in Portland are sick and tired of riots. But as their stores go under, the coastal media treats the rioters to glowing coverage and city authorities do nothing. | Portland is a liberal stronghold, and as 'Black Lives Matter' protests fizzle out around the country, anger remains at boiling point in the Oregonian city. The protests there have not been all banner-waving and slogan-chanting affairs though. Instead, droves of 'Antifa' types have laid siege to the city's Justice Center for almost two months, tearing down barricades, lobbing fireworks, sett…
rt.com/usa/495926-portland-riots-damage-business/

Riots are driving Portland's small businesses under, but mainstream media wants to sell you a different story
rt.com | 2020-07-26
After nearly 60 straight nights of violence, business owners in Portland are sick and tired of riots. But as their stores go under, the coastal media treats the rioters to glowing coverage and city authorities do nothing. | Portland is a liberal stronghold, and as 'Black Lives Matter' protests fizzle out around the country, anger remains at boiling point in the Oregonian city. The protests there have not been all banner-waving and slogan-chanting affairs though. Instead, droves of 'Antifa' types have laid siege to the city's Justice Center for almost 2 months, tearing down barricades, lobbing fireworks, settin…
rt.com/usa/495926-portland-riots-damage-business/

At Solidarity with Portland March, A "Wall of Moms" Ready
National Day of Action | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
On July 25, Oakland stood strong with Portland in opposition to Trump's invasion of cities. A recently formed Wall of Moms was ready to take up their place on short notice between police and protesters.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835384.php

Oakland March In Solidarity With Portland
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
Close to a thousand in Oakland protest for BLM and against hostile Federal occupation of cities.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835364.php

Federal Crackdown in Portland Provokes Solidarity Protests Across the Country
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-26
"This is my first protest," said a 45-year-old woman who joined the "Wall of Moms" at a Saturday demonstration in Seattle. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12586851111.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/26/federal-crackdown-portland-provokes-solidaritys-across-country?cd-origin=rss

Questions Swirl Around Portland Police's Coordination With Federal Officers
Arun Gupta | zcomm.org | 2020-07-26
The Portland police have been cagey about how they work with the feds. Deputy Chief Chris Davis has said Portland police offered "suggestions" to the federal forces and coordinated efforts with them.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/questions-swirl-around-portland-polices-coordination-with-federal-officers/

Friday 8/7: The Battle for Portland & the Implications Nationwide
Commonwealth Club | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
Online via livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835406.php

J25 Stand with Portland March, Quanah Parker Brightman Address
Rise Up Now | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
video by Micky Souza, Pro Bono Photo. Please give credit. | 2 min 23 second video…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835347.php

J25 Stand with Portland March, Call and Response
Rise Up Now | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
One min 15 second video by Micky Souza, Pro Bono Photo. | Please give credit.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835346.php

Strobe lights, electric saws & glass bottles: Portland protesters expand weapons arsenal in ongoing clashes with police (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-07-25
Demonstrators in downtown Portland are using a range of weapons in their nightly skirmishes with law enforcement officers, and their growing arsenal now includes everything from leaf blowers to lasers. | Ropes and electric saws: | Protesters tried out some new tactics during the latest fracas. Footage shows a group of helmeted, masked activists using an electric saw to break apart the fence used to protect the city's besieged federal courthouse. The operation appeared to be well-coordinated, with several demonstrators using shields to protect the individual using the saw. | Portland rioters are using e…
rt.com/usa/495836-portlanders-weapons-videos-police/

Black Trump supporter allegedly STABBED by 'Antifa dude' during Portland protest (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-07-25
A black Trump supporter was reportedly attacked and stabbed by a protester amid increasingly violent demonstrations in Portland that have rocked the Oregon city for weeks. Police have made an arrest in connection to the incident. | Drew Duncomb, a Trump supporter and anti-Antifa activist, said that he had been stabbed while walking around downtown Portland in the early hours of Saturday. In a brief video message that he made while being transported to the hospital in an ambulance, Duncomb claimed that he had been attacked by an "Antifa dude" who had been "following me around for a while." | I got stabbed in P…
rt.com/usa/495842-portland-black-trump-supporter-stabbed/

Protesters Use 'Midnight Yoga' To Cope With Police Violence
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-25
Saturday night marked another session of "Midnight Yoga" on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington D.C. | The protesters, who have been out in the streets over 50 days after being initially sparked by the failure to arrest the officers who had murdered George Floyd and Breonna Taylor (still), have turned to the peace that yoga provides to manage their pain, both physical and emotional. | Around the same time federal police were turning Portland into a war zone while violently beating and pepper-spraying citizens, D.C. protesters were stretching out their limbs after giving a touching 100 candle-light tribute to l…
popularresistance.org/protesters-use-midnight-yoga-to-cope-with-police-violence/

Homeland Security Claims Shields And Gas Masks Are Weapons
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-25
Far from restoring order, the arrival of federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Border Patrol in Portland, Oregon has only heightened tensions, with agents attacking and arresting protesters nightly. DHS' Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli took to social media yesterday to share images of items confiscated from demonstrators. | "Here is a shield and a couple of gas masks from a rioter arrested in Portland. Not a sign with a slogan that someone expressing their first amendment rights might carry, but preparations for violence. Peaceful protester? I don't think so," he wrote.
popularresistance.org/homeland-security-claims-shields-and-gas-masks-are-weapons/

UN human rights office condemns 'arbitrary arrests & unnecessary use of force' amid US police brutality protests
rt.com | 2020-07-25
The United Nations has denounced heavy-handed police tactics used against demonstrators in Portland and other US cities during ongoing protests, taking aim at what it called baseless arrests and unnecessary violence by officers. | "Peaceful demonstrations that have been taking place in cities in the US, such as Portland, really must be able to continue without those participating in them… risking arbitrary arrest or detention, being subject to unnecessary, disproportionate or discriminatory use of force, or suffering other violations of their rights," Liz Throssell, spokesperson for the UN's Office of the Hi…
rt.com/usa/495817-un-condemns-us-police-brutality/

Trump's Use of Federal Paramilitaries Is a Classic Tactic of Autocrats to Test How Far They Can Push Their Authority
John Feffer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-25
A federal officer tells the crowd to move while dispersing a protest in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on July 21, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/feds.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/25/trumps-use-federal-paramilitaries-classic-tactic-autocrats-test-how-far-they-can?cd-origin=rss

First the National Security State Surged Baghdad, Now It Is Surging Portland and Seattle
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2020-07-25
Federal officers walk through tear gas while dispersing a crowd of about a thousand people during a protest on July 21, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/dhs_agents.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/25/first-national-security-state-surged-baghdad-now-it-surging-portland-and-seattle?cd-origin=rss

Trump orders federal police to more cities
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-07-25
The Trump administration is stepping up its unconstitutional moves toward dictatorial rule, tear gassing antipolice violence protesters in Portland, Oregon and announcing the deployment of federal police to three more cities–Detroit, Cleveland and Milwaukee–in addition to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
mronline.org/2020/07/25/trump-orders-federal-police-to-more-cities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-orders-federal-police-to-more-cities

Massive Crowd Outside Aurora PD in Solidarity with Elijah McClain & Portland
Unicorn Riot | unicornriot.ninja | 2020-07-25
Aurora, CO — This evening over a thousand protesters demonstrated outside the Aurora Police Department (APD) to continue calling for justice for Elijah McClain, as well as, to show solidarity with Portland. | Unicorn Riot is covering the event, which you can check out below. | Aurora…
unicornriot.ninja/2020/massive-crowd-expected-outside-aurora-pd-in-solidarity-with-elijah-mcclain-portland/

US Cities Need Masks and Tests, Mr. President, Not Shock Troops
Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan | commondreams.org | 2020-07-25
Federal officers prepare to disperse the crowd of protestors outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on July 17, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo: Mason Trinca/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/portland_protest_0.jpg …
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Trump's federal repression election ploy spurs greater resistance
Joyce Chediac | liberationnews.org | 2020-07-25
Far from being intimidated, Portland residents were outraged when unannounced paramilitary units started grabbing protesters off the street.
liberationnews.org/trumps-federal-repression-election-ploy-spurs-greater-resistance/

Illinois Democrats embrace Trump's law enforcement "surge"
wsws.org | 2020-07-25
Illinois Democratic lawmakers have made public statements aimed at assuaging public fears that the federal forces will crack down on anti-police violence protesters in Chicago, just as they have in Portland.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/25/chic-j25.html

The Portland Police Attack: ACLU Files Lawsuit. Sues Trump and City of Portland
ACLU | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-25
PORTLAND, Ore. — Multiple volunteer street medics are suing the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Marshals Service, and the City of Portland for targeting and attacking them at Portland protests against police brutality. The lawsuit was filed in federal court | …
globalresearch.ca/the-portland-police-attack-aclu-files-lawsuit-sues-trump-and-city-of-portland/5719370

Judge Rejects Oregon's Motion For A Restraining Order Against Federal Police
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-25
A federal judge on Friday afternoon denied a request by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to issue a temporary restraining order against federal officers making arrests of Portland protesters without probable cause. | In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Michael W. Mosman said Rosenblum had failed to provide sufficient evidence that such arrests were occurring widely in the streets of Portland or were part of a federal policy. (Disclosure: Rosenblum is married to the co-owner of WW's parent company.) | He ruled that because the state of Oregon couldn't establish a pattern or policy, it lacked the legal standi…
popularresistance.org/judge-rejects-oregons-motion-for-a-restraining-order-against-federal-police/

Federal Agents Use Tear Gas To Clear Portland Protest
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-25
Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours of Saturday shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas, dispensed by U.S. agents, lingered above. | The demonstration went on for hours until federal agents entered the crowd around 2: 30 a.m. and marched in a line down the street, clearing remaining protesters with tear gas at close range. They also extinguished a large fire in the street outside the courthouse. | The Federal Protective Service had declared the gathering as "an unlawful assembly" and cited that officers had been injured.
popularresistance.org/federal-agents-use-tear-gas-to-clear-portland/

Human 'Wall of Vets' joins 'moms' & 'dads' to shield Portland protesters from police (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-07-25
A group of former US service members has deployed to Portland to support demonstrators laying siege to the city's federal courthouse. The new 'wall' has emerged after self-described moms and dads formed their own human shields. | The cadre of military veterans assembled in front of the courthouse on Friday night, creating a line between protesters and a protective fence wrapped around the building. Some of the vets stood with their hands placed behind their backs, while others held signs that read "Disabled veterans 4 BLM" and "Federal troops defend property but this does not give them the right to take away m…
rt.com/usa/495825-portland-vets-wall-police/

Portland protests continue after judge rejects bid to restrict federal agents
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-25
Thousands of people joined another night of Black Lives Matter protests on the streets of Portland, hours after a US judge denied the state of Oregon's request to restrict federal police in the city.Demonstrators, most wearing masks and many donning helmets, stood near the fountain on Salmon Street Springs. They then marched to the Hatfield Federal Courthouse and the federal agents there.They chanted and clapped along to the sound of thunderous drums, pausing to listen to speakers. Various organised groups took part, including Healthcare Workers Protest, Teachers against Tyrants, Lawyers for Black Lives and the '…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/07/25/portlands-continue-after-judge-rejects-bid-to-restrict-federal-agents/

Massive Protests in Portland Continue After Judge Denies State Request for Restraining Order Against Federal Agencies
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-25
"If the state of Oregon does not have standing to prevent this unconstitutional conduct by unidentified federal agents running roughshod over her citizens, who does?" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12277751121.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/25/massives-portland-continue-after-judge-denies-state-request-restraining?cd-origin=rss

Trump's Reelection Strategy Involves Terrorizing Us With Secret Stormtroopers
William rivers Pitt | zcomm.org | 2020-07-25
Trump's actions in Portland are terrifying by any standard.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trumps-reelection-strategy-involves-terrorizing-us-with-secret-stormtroopers/

Why Trump's Paramilitary Force Is Unconstitutional. 'A Profoundly Un-American Attack On Civil Society'
Lawrence Tribe | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-25
We are being confronted in city after city with a nationwide paramilitary force, its troops unidentifiable and its vehicles unmarked, directed in deliberately vague terms to protect property and preserve domestic order. | It began in Portland, Oregon where chilling video…
globalresearch.ca/a-profoundly-un-american-attack-on-civil-society-why-trumps-paramilitary-force-is-unconstitutional/5719394

WATCH Portland protesters battling federal police to sound of Star Wars' Imperial March
rt.com | 2020-07-24
Chaotic scenes outside Portland's federal courthouse were given a snarky soundtrack by a demonstrator who showed up to the fracas armed with a stereo. The city has seen nightly clashes between police and protesters. | Footage taken by New York Times correspondent Mike Baker shows activists and federal agents fighting over control of a fence guarding the building in downtown Portland, which has been under siege by demonstrators for nearly two months. | Protesters used projectiles and laser pointers against federal law enforcement tasked with protecting the courthouse, who in turn deployed tear gas to keep the m…
rt.com/usa/495720-star-wars-portland-police/

Homeland Security Justifies Invasion of Portland by Claiming Shields and Gas Masks are Weapons
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-07-24
DHS' Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli claimed that defensive tools like Shields and Gas Masks were evidence that protesters were making "preparations for violence."
mintpressnews.com/portlands-dhs-suggests-shields-and-gas-masks-weapons/269756/

Uprising: Mass Protests Rock the Nation
David Rosen | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-24
In an act of political desperation, President Donald Trump ordered a contingent of federal law-enforcement officers to impose order in Portland, OR. Under the direction of Attorney General Bill Barr, agents from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Bureau of Prisons were deployed to protect…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/24/uprising-masss-rock-the-nation/

From Portland to the World
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-07-24
Since the end of May, demonstrators opposing police violence and white supremacy have thronged the streets of Portland, Oregon, clashing with law enforcement officers. Last week, aspiring autocrat Donald Trump escalated the situation by announcing that he would be sending federal agents around the country to assert his authority through acts of violence against protesters.
mronline.org/2020/07/24/from-portland-to-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-portland-to-the-world

Tear Gas, Beatings and Projectiles in Portland
Mike Hastie | zcomm.org | 2020-07-24
The Feds and the News want to shape public opinion that these violent protests are being committed by mobs of anarchists and thugs…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/tear-gas-beatings-and-projectiles-in-portland/

Homeland Security Justifies Invasion of Portland by Claiming Shields and Gas Masks are Weapons
Alan MacLeod | thealtworld.com | 2020-07-24
DHS' Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli claimed that defensive tools like Shields and Gas Masks were evidence that protesters were making "preparations for violence." | MPN– Far from restoring order, the arrival of federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Border Patrol in Portland, Oregon has only heightened tensions, with agents attacking and arresting protesters nightly. DHS' Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli took to social media yesterday to share images…

Homeland Security Justifies Invasion of Portland by Claiming Shields and Gas Masks are Weapons

Leaked FBI Documents Reveal Secret Program To Criminalize Social Media
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-07-24
Simply posting about your presence at a police brutality protest can be used to incriminate you and lead to your arrest. We speak to Portland residents on the ground about the influx of unmarked federal agents.
therealnews.com/stories/leaked-fbi-documents-reveal-secret-program-criminalize-social-media

Uprising: Mass Protests Rock the Nation
David Rosen | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-24
In an act of political desperation, President Donald Trump ordered a contingent of federal law-enforcement officers to impose order in Portland, OR. Under the direction of Attorney General Bill Barr, agents from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Bureau of Prisons were deployed to protect…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/24/uprising-masss-rock-the-nation/

Trump Uses Border Patrol to Implement Police State
James Goodman | progressive.org | 2020-07-24
The same agents arresting protesters in Portland routinely terrorize immigrant communities.
progressive.org/dispatches/trump-border-patrol-police-state-goodman-200724/

18 Arrested for Vandalising Courthouse, Attacking Police in Portland
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-24
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The authorities have arrested 18 participants in nightly and often violent anti-police protests in Portland, Oregon, on charges ranging from assaulting federal officers to participating in attacks on a federal courthouse, the US Justice Department said in a press release.
sputniknews.com/us/202007241079979426-18-arrested-for-vandalizing-courthouse-attacking-police-in-portland/

Three Federal Agents Could Be 'Permanently Blinded' By Laser Attacks From Portland Protestors
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-24
Demonstrations outside the courthouse in Portland have grown increasingly violent as the Trump administration sends in federal officers to crack down on the continuous nightly protests in the city.
sputniknews.com/us/202007241079978431-three-federal-agents-could-be-permanently-blinded-by-laser-attacks-from-portlandors/

Oregon judge bans feds from arresting or using force against 'journalists & legal observers' at Portland protests
rt.com | 2020-07-24
A judge has issued a temporary restraining order on federal agents deployed in Portland, ruling that they may not arrest, disperse or otherwise use force against reporters and legal observers covering ongoing protests there. | US District Court Judge Michael Simon ruled on Thursday that federal police must stop "arresting, threatening to arrest, or using physical force" on journalists and legal observers not suspected of a crime, following an injunction request from the Portlan…
rt.com/usa/495689-feds-barred-arrest-journalists-portland/

Black protester ATTACKED while trying to stop mob taking down Portland courthouse fence (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-07-24
Protesters returned to the Justice Center in Portland for another night of orchestrated chaos on Thursday. Eyewitness footage from the scene captured the moment apparent Antifa members attacked a black protester calling for calm. | After repeated criticism of heavy-handed tactics, reportedly no police or federal agents were posted on the streets at the beginning of Thursday evening, instead remaining inside the courthouse and issuing repeated orders that protesters not target the exterior fence. | Despite this, several agitators in the crowd threw trash over and set it on fire at the fence, which quickly desce…
rt.com/usa/495725-antifa-attack-blacker-portland/

Marjorie Cohn on Portland Secret Police
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-07-24
Media…
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The Antifa Bogeyman
Eve Ottenberg | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-24
In an unparalleled assault on the Constitution recently, federal agents descended on Portland, Oregon. They behaved like storm troopers. They snatched people off the street, tossed them into unmarked vans and detained them without charge. This is what happens in a police state. Mindful of that, the governor and mayor implored the agents to leave.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/24/the-antifa-bogeyman/

Portland's movement is fighting back! Defend Portland, Ore.! Defend People's Resistance! No Police State!
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2020-07-24
Workers World Party Statement Despite the brutal attempt of the White House to crush the heroic Black Lives Matter movement by sending camouflaged federal agents — secret police — to Portland, Ore., Chicago and other U.S. cities, the movement and all who support it have been fighting back. The initial . . . | Continue reading Portland's movement is fighting back! Defend Portland, Ore.! Defend People's Resistance! No Police State! at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/07/50220/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portlands-movement-is-fighting-back-defend-portland-ore-defend-peoples-resistance-no-police-state

2020 Vision Will Show You What is True, if You Can Keep Your Sanity
Kathleen Wallace | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-24
We've all been making jokes about how terrible 2020 has played out, but I think even those of us with a bit of an imagination for the absurd and ominous missed the mark as far as this ultimate level of governmental degeneracy we've been able to achieve. Dads backing up moms in Portland with leaf…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/24/2020-vision-will-show-you-what-is-true-if-you-can-keep-your-sanity/

The COIN doctrine comes to Portland?
Derek Royden | nationofchange.org | 2020-07-24
The president has also promised to deploy similar militarized police to other cities, claiming that those run by Democrats are somehow in the thrall of the 'radical left', despite the latter being among the most strident critics of the former.
nationofchange.org/2020/07/24/the-coin-doctrine-comes-to-portland/

Trump orders federal police to more cities
wsws.org | 2020-07-24
The Trump administration is stepping up its unconstitutional moves toward dictatorial rule, tear gassing the mayor of Portland, Oregon and announcing the deployment of federal police to additional cities.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/24/trum-j24.html

Border Patrol Violently Assaults Civil Rights And Liberties
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-24
In the past week, unidentified federal officers in camouflage fatigues, labeled only "police," abducted people off the streets of Portland in unmarked vehicles and threatened the "Wall of Moms" standing up for our Constitution. The administration later confirmed the unidentified officers were Border Patrol agents. | This blatant demonstration of unconstitutional authoritarianism is demonstrating to the entire country the cruel capabilities of the U.S. Border Patrol. For communities that have historically borne the brunt of Border Patrol's abuses — and still do — seeing these agents pose as a "secret f…
popularresistance.org/border-patrol-violently-assaults-civil-rights-and-liberties/

Polling Shows Trump's Secret Police in Portland—and GOP Lawmaker Complicity—Could Have 2020 Consequences
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-24
MoveOn says voters are "fed up" with GOP senators from the battleground states of Arizona, Maine, and North Carolina "carrying water for him as he trundles toward authoritarianism." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-10518352781.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/24/polling-shows-trumps-secret-police-portland-and-gop-lawmaker-complicity-could-have?cd-origin=rss

In another night of unrest in Portland, tear gas hits mayor
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-23
The mayor of the U.S. city of Portland, Ted Wheeler, was stung by tear gas early on Thursday morning after he joined demonstrators protesting against racial injustice and police brutality.Protests have rocked Portland every night for weeks, with security forces often tear-gassing and clubbing demonstrators.Visiting the protest site, Wheeler was jeered at by some demonstrators who called on him to resign and chanted "Shame on You". They said he should have done more to protect Portland's citizens.However, as he stood amongst the crowd outside Portland's Justice Center, Wheeler, who was wearing a face mask, was him…
yenisafak.com/en/news/in-another-night-of-unrest-in-portland-tear-gas-hits-mayor-3535206

Portland mayor cheers protesters & joins them to face tear gas, gets calls to resign anyway (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-07-23
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler failed to win over a crowd of angry anti-police protesters despite rooting for their cause. But rather than seeing him as an ally against federal agents, some said he's part of the problem and has to go. | …
rt.com/usa/495580-portland-mayor-appearance/

Defend Portland! Defend People's Resistance! No Police State!
Editor | workers.org | 2020-07-23
Despite the brutal attempt of the White House to crush the heroic Black Lives Matter movement by sending camouflaged federal agents ‚àí secret police ‚àí to Portland, Chicago and other U.S. cities, the movement and all who support it have been fighting back. The initial response to the threat of . . . | Continue reading Defend Portland! | Defend People's Resistance! No Police State! at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/07/50190/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=defend-portland-defend-peoples-resistance-no-police-state

Paramilitary-Style Tactics in Portland Mirror Decades of Global US Violence
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-23
The harrowing scenes of paramilitary-style units in the streets of American cities like Portland has shocked mainstream America, but award-winning independent journalist Todd Miller, who has reported on border security and immigration for over a decade, says it's a reflection of how the U.S. has operated around the world. We also speak with Cecilia Menjívar, UCLA sociology professor, who says the image of unmarked vans snatching people from the streets "brings back memories to Latin Americans wh…
truthout.org/video/paramilitary-style-tactics-in-portland-mirror-decades-of-global-u-s-violence/

NYC rallies to defend Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-26
New York, NY – Over 40 people gathered in Union Square in New York City, July 24, to stand in solidarity with Portland against the recent targeting of activists there. The action was called in response to viral videos of protesters in Portland being picked up by unmarked vans and brought to undisclosed locations, all just for speaking out against racist violence. | The action was called by the Workers World Party and included speakers from New York Community Action Project, Code Pink, Peoples Power Assemblies, Veterans for Peace, A Call to Action on Puerto Rico, and The Pakistan-USA Freedom Forum. | The speeches…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/7/25/nyc-rallies-defend-portland

NYC rallies to defend Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-26
New York, NY – Over 40 people gathered in Union Square in New York City, July 24, to stand in solidarity with Portland against the recent targeting of activists there. The action was called in response to viral videos of protesters in Portland being picked up by unmarked vans and brought to undisclosed locations, all just for speaking out against racist violence. | The action was called by the Workers World Party and included speakers from New York Community Action Project, Code Pink, Peoples Power Assemblies, Veterans for Peace, A Call to Action on Puerto Rico, and The Pakistan-USA Freedom Forum. | The speeches…
fightbacknews.org/2020/7/25/nyc-rallies-defend-portland

Hundreds stand with Black youth and against racism in Shoreline, Wa
Jane Cutter | liberationnews.org | 2020-07-26
The protest was organized in response to an incident in which a 13-year-old BLM activist was threatened with lynching.
liberationnews.org/hundreds-stand-with-black-youth-and-against-racism-in-shoreline-wa/

Anti-Armenian Foreign Policy of Armenian Nationalists
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-26
On July 23, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan presented Yerevan's position on the tension on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the process of peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. | "The co-chairs countries of the OSCE Minsk group have made a great | …
globalresearch.ca/anti-armenian-foreign-policy-armenian-nationalists/5719459

Hungarian media workers protest bid to weaken press freedom
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-26
Protests took place in Budapest after the editor-in-chief of the news portal Index.hu was fired. Many journalists resigned in the aftermath. A businessman close to PM Viktor Orban had earlier gained a stake in the portal…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/26/hungarian-media-workers-bid-to-weaken-press-freedom/

Remembering the Bonus Army Protest of 1932
Gary Olson | commondreams.org | 2020-07-26
A recipient carries a box of food as others wait in line at a Food Bank distribution for those in need as the coronavirus pandemic continues on April 9, 2020 in Van Nuys, California. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/food_trump_coronavirus_0_0.jpg …
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Minneapolis protests Trump's repression in Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-26
Minneapolis, MN – Over 600 people rallied and marched here, July 23, at the "Portland to Minneapolis: Protest Trump's Goons Attacking Our Movement," called by the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar (TCC4J.) | On July 20, Trump announced plans to send the Department of Homeland Security to cities across the U.S. Agents in military fatigues were deployed in Portland, grabbing demonstrators off the street, detaining them in unmarked cars and attacking protesters. Homeland Security agents were also sent to Washington, DC and Seattle. 150 federal agents are headed to Chicago, and there are reports that 2000 mor…
fightbacknews.org/2020/7/25/minneapoliss-trumps-repression-portland

Minneapolis protests Trump's repression in Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-26
Minneapolis, MN – Over 600 people rallied and marched here, July 23, at the "Portland to Minneapolis: Protest Trump's Goons Attacking Our Movement," called by the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar (TCC4J.) | On July 20, Trump announced plans to send the Department of Homeland Security to cities across the U.S. Agents in military fatigues were deployed in Portland, grabbing demonstrators off the street, detaining them in unmarked cars and attacking protesters. Homeland Security agents were also sent to Washington, DC and Seattle. 150 federal agents are headed to Chicago, and there are reports that 2000 mor…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/7/25/minneapoliss-trumps-repression-portland

Hundreds protest in Chicago against police abuses and demand the defunding of police
Don Gross | liberationnews.org | 2020-07-26
The action occurred on the four-year anniversary of the original occupation of Freedom Square in 2016. The…
liberationnews.org/hundreds-in-chicago-against-police-abuses-and-demand-the-defunding-of-police/

Transparency International Silent On Jailed Transparency Journalist Assange
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-26
Berlin, Germany – On a cool July day, the Berlin neighborhood where Transparency International's global headquarters is situated feels a thousand miles away from London's Belmarsh Prison. But it is not just the pleasant setting a few blocks from the Spree River that makes the influential NGO seem so detached from the maximum security penitentiary's most famous inmate, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. | Transparency International has been vocal in defending jailed opposition activists in states like Zimbabwe, Russia, and Venezuela.
popularresistance.org/transparency-international-silent-on-jailed-transparency-journalist/

Julian Assange's Next Hearing On Monday, July 27
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-26
WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said "Julian has not been able to see his lawyers for seventeen weeks. The computer supplied to him after over a year of asking has its keys glued down and the typing function is disabled. The case material consists of tens of thousands of pages, and Julian cannot even type up notes or instructions for his lawyers. Each and every step of the way, the tools Julian should have to be able to put up a fight are being taken away from him. I call on UK prisons minister Robert Buckland to take every step necessary to reverse restrictions that are preventing Julian from being…
popularresistance.org/julians-next-hearing-on-monday-july-27/

The Arts And Symbolism In Mexico's Feminist Movement
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-26
Last August, during a press conference with Mexico City's police chief, a group of young women were seen breaking windows and throwing pink glitter in the police chief's face. This was to demand justice for a teenager allegedly raped by four police officers. The episode sparked what became known as the glitter revolution, a new wave of feminist activism in Mexico with connections to other feminist collectives worldwide. | Feminism in Mexico has many internal strands ranging from what some may consider "radical" tactics (such as vandalism) to peaceful demonstrations.
popularresistance.org/the-arts-and-symbolism-in-mexicos-feminist-movement/

Wall Of Vets, Grandparents Support Black Lives Matter Movement
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-26
Portland, Ore. — The protests have drawn people from all walks of life, and on Friday night, veterans from all over showed up downtown to create a "Wall of Vets" to protect protesters. | And they showed up in white shirts to support the Black Lives Matter movement. | "It's something I believe in. The other vets here — this is the first time they've come down; they don't like crowds either; we believe in something; it's time to stand," said Jonathan Fisher, a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. | Veterans responded after the Navy veteran, Chris David, seen on video being beaten by federal officers, called for…
popularresistance.org/wall-of-vets-grandparents-support-black-lives-matter-movement/

Popular Movements Can Overcome Authoritarian Policing
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-26
Today is the 60th day of protests since the murder of George Floyd. This weekend, people marched in cities across the country in solidarity with Portland and in opposition to the US becoming a police state. | President Trump sending troops to cities added fuel to the nationwide uprising against racist police violence. Protests have grown not only in Portland but in Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Omaha, Austin, Oakland, San Francisco, New York, and Washington, DC, among other cities. | Trump is not a 'law and order' president, he is a chaos and disorder president.
popularresistance.org/popular-movements-can-overcome-authoritarian-policing/

Police Budgets Are Ballooning As Social Programs Crumble
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-26
Faced with mass teacher layoffs, deep cuts to education and social services, and a looming eviction crisis, police budgets across the nation remain absurdly high and have been largely insulated from Covid-induced belt-tightening. Worse yet, a number cities have opted to increase police budgets, claiming the funds are needed to pay for reforms. This is despite the fact that racial justice protesters across the country are clearly calling for the defunding of police–a demand that stems from abolitionist principles. Budget cuts are seen as part of a process of dismantling prisons and policing while investing i…
popularresistance.org/police-budgets-are-ballooning-as-social-programs-crumble/

Turkey urges end to provocations over burning of its flag in Greece
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
Turkey on Sunday called on an end to provocations such as burning of Turkish flag in Greece over reversion of Hagia Sophia to a mosque, and also "strongly" condemned the act, according to the National Defense Ministry."We strongly condemn and curse the burning of Turkish flag in Greece's Thessaloniki," the ministry said on Twitter. | "We warn that such and similar provocations and harassments be terminated immediately," it said, adding: "Dirty hands reaching to our glorious flag will be broken." | A group of far-right Greek extremists burned Turkish flags late Friday in Thessaloniki to protest the reopening of t…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-urges-end-to-provocations-over-burning-of-its-flag-in-greece-3535423

Iran to continue peaceful nuclear program: Deputy FM
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said that Iran will continue its peaceful nuclear program in accordance with IAEA regulations.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161484/Iran-to-continueful-nuclear-program-Deputy-FM

US federal agents fire tear gas on peaceful protesters
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — US federal troops have used tear gas and flash-bang grenades against Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, on the 59th consecutive day of unrest in the city.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161464/US-federal-agents-fire-tear-gas-onfulers

Police declare riot in Portland after protesters pull down courthouse fence (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-07-26
Law enforcement officers have begun pushing protesters away from Portland's federal courthouse after demonstrators pulled down a fence surrounding the building. | Activists used wire cutters, power saws, and ropes to attack the fence on Saturday night and into the early hours of Sunday morning. Videos show a group of demonstrators rocking the chainlink barrier back and forth, ultimately pulling it down. Projectiles and tear gas flew across the sky, in what one observer described as a scene resembling a battlefield. Several fires were then lit outside the courthouse before police declared a riot and emerged fro…
rt.com/usa/495888-portland-fence-riot-videos/

Riots are driving Portland's small businesses under, but mainstream media wants to sell you a different story
rt.com | 2020-07-26
After nearly 60 straight nights of violence, business owners in Portland are sick and tired of riots. But as their stores go under, the coastal media treats the rioters to glowing coverage and city authorities do nothing. | Portland is a liberal stronghold, and as 'Black Lives Matter' protests fizzle out around the country, anger remains at boiling point in the Oregonian city. The protests there have not been all banner-waving and slogan-chanting affairs though. Instead, droves of 'Antifa' types have laid siege to the city's Justice Center for almost 2 months, tearing down barricades, lobbing fireworks, settin…
rt.com/usa/495926-portland-riots-damage-business/

Austin protester seen in video with AK-47, keen on exercising his rights before deadly shooting
rt.com | 2020-07-26
A man shot dead at a protest in Austin, Texas, was armed with an AK-47 rifle, and told a local reporter that opponents of Black Lives Matter are "p**sies." His death set off a partisan blame game online. | The victim, an adult male, was taken to hospital with "critical, life-threatening injuries" late on Saturday evening, where he died shortly afterwards. A police spokeswoman said he was attending a 'Black Lives Matter' protest in the city, and may have approached a passing car while brandishing a rifle. | The driver, who shot the victim from inside his vehicle, was taken into custody by police. | Also on rt.c…
rt.com/usa/495927-austiner-dead-ak47/

One person critically injured in shooting during protest in Austin, Texas (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-07-26
Gunfire erupted during a protest in downtown Austin, resulting in at least one life-threatening injury. A chilling video from the scene shows people screaming and running for cover. | Police asked the public to avoid the area while they investigate the incident, but revealed few additional details. | It was not immediately clear if the shooting was a deliberate attack related to the ongoing protest, but a video from the march captured the moment shots were fired. | #BREAKING: Police are on scene of a shooting that occured during a…
rt.com/usa/495878-texas-shooting-injured/

Seattle radio host who mocked Trump's reaction to protests now says he needs a gun after Starbucks below his apartment is trashed
rt.com | 2020-07-26
Paul Gallant has a new perspective on violent protests after mocking President Donald Trump in June for saying anarchists were burning and pillaging Seattle. All it took was for the mayhem to come near the talk show host's home. | "I feel like I need to buy a firearm because this is clearly going to keep happening," Gallant said Saturday night on Twitter after coming home to see the Starbucks coffeeshop below his apartment complex "destroyed" by vandals. "Enough is enough. It looks like a block party down the street from me. Really angry right now." | I feel like I need to buy a firearm, because clearly this i…
rt.com/usa/495921-seattle-riots-gallant/

Animal Liberation Front Retaliates for the Murder of Activist Regan Russell
Animal Liberation Press Office | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
On the morning of Friday, June 19, Canadian animal rights activist Regan Russell was hit by a truck and murdered whilst peacefully protesting against a slaughterhouse. The truck which killed her was carrying the very pigs whose plight she was attempting to draw attention to. Despite being clearly visible to the driver, who accelerated towards her, and continued to drive even as her body was torn in half, no one has been arrested for the crime.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/24/18835321.php

Saturday 8/8: Indigenous Women Activists During & After the Protest Occupation of Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Public Library | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
Online via livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835401.php

Saturday 7/25: Race, Police, and Prisons: The American Gulag
Monterey Peace & Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
Online webinar…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/22/18835274.php

Monday 7/27: Emergency Protest–COVID-19 in S.C. Jails & Shelters
with additions by Norse | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
701 Ocean St. On the steps in front of the front of the Courthouse…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835408.php

At Solidarity with Portland March, A "Wall of Moms" Ready
National Day of Action | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
On July 25, Oakland stood strong with Portland in opposition to Trump's invasion of cities. A recently formed Wall of Moms was ready to take up their place on short notice between police and protesters.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835384.php

Sunday 8/2: San Quentin Prison Protest: No State Execution by COVID-19
No Justice Under Capitalism | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
Larkspur Ferry Terminal Parking Lot, Larkspur, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/25/18835336.php

Los Gatos BLM Demonstrators Shut Down Hwy 17/Face-off with Maga Hatters
July Brings Protests | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
On July 20, approximately 200 Black Lives Matter protesters gathered near the tony town's farmers market, marched through the small downtown area, then shut down Highway 17 for over an hour. But first, they encountered a small group of racist Trump supporters, seemingly emboldened by the presence of cops nearby.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835348.php

Oakland March In Solidarity With Portland
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
Close to a thousand in Oakland protest for BLM and against hostile Federal occupation of cities.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835364.php

America Invades America
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-07-26
So apparently U.S. President Donald Trump has "invaded Oregon" according to the Mainstream Media and even the governor of the state in question Kate Brown who is not surprisingly a Democrat. This is in reference to the Federal Government sending in agents to arrest protestors often by just dragging them into unmarked vehicles. The Black Lives Matter p…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/07/26/america-invades-america/

Federal Crackdown in Portland Provokes Solidarity Protests Across the Country
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-26
"This is my first protest," said a 45-year-old woman who joined the "Wall of Moms" at a Saturday demonstration in Seattle. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12586851111.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/26/federal-crackdown-portland-provokes-solidaritys-across-country?cd-origin=rss

The Real Collusion Scandal of the 2016 Campaign
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-07-26
Tim GRAHAM | Four years ago this week, the leftists at WikiLeaks tried to ruin the Democratic convention by posting a trove of emails exposing how the Democratic National Committee blatantly favored Hillary Clinton and tilted against Bernie Sanders. But even then, the media downplayed the juiciest tidbits for conservatives: emails in Clinton aide John Podesta's account that demonstrated how shamelessly reporters and Democrats work hand in hand to shape the "news". — Some might even say it sounds fake. For example: | 1. ABC's George Stephanopoulos harshly interviewed "Clinton Cash" author Peter Schweizer on h…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/07/26/real-collusion-scandal-of-2016-campaign/

On Contact: Paying The Land
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-26
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to comics journalist Joe Sacco about his new book, 'Paying the Land'. In the book Sacco travels to the frozen Canadian Northwest Territories to reveal the Dene people in conflict over the costs and benefits of the resource extraction industry and development. | The Dene have lived in the vast Mackenzie River Valley since time immemorial, by their account. To the Dene, the land owns them, not the other way around, and it is central to their livelihood and very way of being.
popularresistance.org/on-contact-paying-the-land/

Need Money for a Green New Deal? Get It From ICE
Josue De Luna Navarro | commondreams.org | 2020-07-26
An ICE agent in Salem, Ohio on June 19, 2018. Image courtesy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Photo: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/ice_legal_scholars.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/26/need-money-green-new-deal-get-it-ice?cd-origin=rss

Black Lives Matter Chicago Sues to Prevent Occupation by Trump's Paramilitaries
Marjorie Cohn | zcomm.org | 2020-07-26
Taking a page from Hitler's Brownshirts, Donald Trump is sending his secret paramilitary forces into U.S. cities to terrorize the population…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/black-lives-matter-chicago-sues-to-prevent-occupation-by-trumps-paramilitaries/

Sweden: The One Chart that Matters
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-26
While the Covid-19 epidemic continues to drag on in the United States, it's largely over in Sweden where fatalities have dropped to no more than 2 deaths per day for the last week. Sweden has been harshly criticized in the …
globalresearch.ca/sweden-one-chart-matters/5719458

Eclipsed Race and Class? Calling AOC a 'B*tch' Is Not Just About Sexism
Nafisa Tanjeem | commondreams.org | 2020-07-26
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) wears a face mask to protect herself from the coronavirus during a press conference in the Corona neighborhood of Queens on April 14, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-12098953161.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/26/eclipsed-race-and-class-calling-aoc-btch-not-just-about-sexism?cd-origin=rss

Fed Guarantees Unproductive Debt and Perilous Speculation
Ralph Nader | commondreams.org | 2020-07-26
President Donald Trump waves after introducing his then-nominee for the chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell during a press event in the Rose Garden at the White House, November 2, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-8694838481.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/26/fed-guarantees-unproductive-debt-and-perilous-speculation?cd-origin=rss

How Vietnam's socialist approach is winning the battle against COVID-19
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-26
Vietnam, with a population of 100 million people, has not recorded a single death from COVID-19. There has not been a single local case of the virus in the last three months.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/26/how-vietnams-socialist-approach-is-winning-the-battle-against-covid-19/

Video: NATO 2020: A Coalition of the Unwilling
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-26
The problem with alliances is that they ultimately either become victims of their own success, or cannot figure out what to do with themselves once the original rationale disappears. The original Cold War-era NATO was a relatively cohesive entity led …
globalresearch.ca/video-nato-2020-coalition-unwilling/5719466

Adams Meets Johnstone — The Monsters Are at Home Now
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-07-26
In his long career John Quincy Adams was President, served in both houses of Congress, was nominated for the Supreme Court, was Secretary of State and U.S. ambassador to many of the great powers of the day. An unequaled record and one very hard to imagine ever being duplicated. He was a proud believer in his country, its constitution and its stated ideals. He had two great fears for his country. | A convinced opponent of slavery, he foresaw no way it could be ended but by the decree of a commander-in-chief during a civil war. A decree th…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/07/26/adams-meets-johnstone-the-monsters-are-at-home-now/

What could be wrong with a fiscal deficit?
Prabhat Patnaik | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-26
If wealth inequality is to be prevented from becoming worse than the horrendous level it has already attained, then the only way this can be done is by larger government spending that is financed by a tax on the rich, either a profit tax or a wealth tax…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/26/what-could-be-wrong-with-a-fiscal-deficit/

Single Mothers and Their Children Are Taking Over Abandoned Public Buildings
Mindy Isser | zcomm.org | 2020-07-26
The purpose of the encampments is to house people, but to also create a space where "they are treated with dignity, like they have the right to exist."
zcomm.org/znetarticle/single-mothers-and-their-children-are-taking-over-abandoned-public-buildings/

Single Mothers and Their Children Are Taking Over Abandoned Public Buildings
Mindy Isser | commondreams.org | 2020-07-26
A homeless encampment nestled in a park at 22nd Street and The Benjamen Franklin Park Way brings to light the need for housing, healthcare, food security, and community, connecting them to the defund the police and Black Lives Matter movements in Philadelphia on July 5, 2020. (Photo: Cory Clark/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/immune_system_850_5651.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/26/single-mothers-and-their-children-are-taking-over-abandoned-public-buildings?cd-origin=rss

What Should We Do With Racist Sports Team Owners?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | zcomm.org | 2020-07-26
Call Them Out Relentlessly…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/what-should-we-do-with-racist-sports-team-owners/

Remembering Congressman John Lewis in Photos
splcenter.org | 2020-07-26
splcenter.org/news/2020/07/26/remembering-congressman-john-lewis-photos

Saying goodbye to Congressman John Lewis
splcenter.org | 2020-07-26
splcenter.org/news/2020/07/26/saying-goodbye-congressman-john-lewis

Current and Future American Policing
Gene Glickman | zcomm.org | 2020-07-26
"There'll Be Some Changes Made":…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/current-and-future-american-policing/

Haydée y Melba: Las mujeres del Moncada
Granma | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-26
´Con un ojo humano ensangrentado en las manos se presentaron un sargento y varios hombres en el calabozo donde se encontraban Melba Hernández y Haydée Santamaría. Dirigiéndose a la última, y mostrándole el ojo, le dijeron: "Este es de tu hermano, si tú no dices lo que él no quiso decir, le arrancaremos el otro". …
peoplesworld.org/article/haydee-y-melba-las-mujeres-del-moncada/

Iran faces twin challenges of COVID-19 and American sanctions
Abdul Rahman | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-26
The worst hit country in West Asia, Iran has had a tough time coping with the pandemic amid US sanctions. It has resorted to strengthening links with countries such as Russia and China towards this end…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/26/iran-faces-twin-challenges-of-covid-19-and-american-sanctions/

Revisions on China: Abandoning the Nixon Legacy, Pompeo the Puffed-up Hawk
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-26
There is little doubt about it. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is the puffed-up hawk of the Trump administration, talons at the ready, beak protruding. While the president coos at the prospect of seeing, or admiring, the next strongman …
globalresearch.ca/revisions-china-abandoning-nixon-legacy/5719480

Record harvest, record stocks: Yet, why are India's people hungry?
Subodh Varma | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-26
It is beyond belief and understanding why the Indian government led by prime minister Narendra Modi is refusing to distribute the mountain of food grain stocks sitting in its warehouses…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/26/record-harvest-record-stocks-yet-why-are-indias-people-hungry/

Boogaloo Movement: USA Far Right Is Growing, Thanks to Donald Trump
Robert Fantina | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-26
As of this writing, the United States is rocked with civil unrest due to racism and police violence, and the country continues to break records for the most cases of coronavirus [the data are skewed]. The unstable and unhinged president …
globalresearch.ca/boogaloo-movement-usa-far-right-growing-thanks-donald-trump/5719473

"The Russia Did It" Coverup. The Russian and Chinese Vaccines
R. A. Jones | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-26
The sheer magnitude of what is supposed to be news from so-called "prestigious" outlets–whether the New York Times, Washington Post, or even Reuters–or the lack thereof falling short of nothing but pure apolitical blasphemy of Russian conspiracies menacing the United | …
globalresearch.ca/the-russia-did-it-coverup-the-russian-and-chinese-vaccines/5719375

Decriminalize Fare Evasion
Kayla Soren | zcomm.org | 2020-07-26
You don't go to jail for missing a highway toll. It shouldn't be any different on transit.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/decriminalize-fare-evasion/

The Global Elite's Coup Against Humanity. Fear and "Submissive Obedience"
Robert J. Burrowes | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-26
Any serious study of the relevant scholarly literature reveals at least four possible paths to "human extinction": nuclear war, the climate catastrophe, the deployment of 5G and biodiversity collapse. | Moreover, as I have documented previously, under cover of a virus …
globalresearch.ca/contemplating-human-extinction-terrifies-most-people-strategy-survival/5718504

Lessons from the Amazon Tax Victory in Seattle
Jonathan Rosenblum | zcomm.org | 2020-07-26
Pressed by a relentless working class movement, the Seattle City Council on July 6 adopted a first-time-ever tax on Amazon and other big businesses that will bring in at least $214 million a year to fund affordable housing…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/lessons-from-the-amazon-tax-victory-in-seattle/

Donald Trump's Misguided Attacks on WHO
César Chelala | commondreams.org | 2020-07-26
"For President Donald Trump to withdraw support of the WHO at a critical time in the world's history, when a pandemic of enormous proportions is threatening the survival of millions of people, is unethical." (Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/donald_trump_0_0_1.png …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/26/donald-trumps-misguided-attacks-who?cd-origin=rss

The ADA at Thirty—Hooray in Part
Mike Ervin | commondreams.org | 2020-07-26
"Today, inclusion has become the cultural default position. That's an enormous change. Everyone expects public transportation to be accessible for disabled people, and it is considered surprising if it's not." (Photo: Elvert Barnes/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/ada-flickr.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/26/ada-thirty-hooray-part?cd-origin=rss

It's Futile…. We're Feudal! "The Super Rich Own the Two Party / One Party System". Social Inequality in America
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-26
As of a year ago Wal-Mart's CEO pay was 1076 times that of their average worker worldwide (2.3 million employees). Those workers average $21,952 a year, with little or NO major benefits… sometimes NONE at all! The Nike CEO received …
globalresearch.ca/its-futile-were-feudal-social-inequality-in-america-the-super-rich-own-the-two-party-one-party-system/5719461

People want a greener, happier world now
George Monbiot | zcomm.org | 2020-07-26
Our politicians have other ideas…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/people-want-a-greener-happier-world-now/

Trump Is Daring Us to Stop Him
Sonali Kolhatkar | zcomm.org | 2020-07-26
Trump's deployment of federal officers to Democratic-run cities is extreme even for him…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trump-is-daring-us-to-stop-him/

Video: The Real Virus Plaguing Humanity. The Numbers of Corona Deaths are Being Skewed. Dr. Annie Bukacek
Dr. Annie Bukacek | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-26
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests are not scientifically suited for "COVID-19" diagnostic purposes. (1) | Governments and media, however, are using results from these tests, and manipulating results from these tests, to create fear and to drive hidden agendas. | We have …
globalresearch.ca/dr-annie-bukacek-real-virus-plaguing-humanity/5719468

Questions Swirl Around Portland Police's Coordination With Federal Officers
Arun Gupta | zcomm.org | 2020-07-26
The Portland police have been cagey about how they work with the feds. Deputy Chief Chris Davis has said Portland police offered "suggestions" to the federal forces and coordinated efforts with them.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/questions-swirl-around-portland-polices-coordination-with-federal-officers/

The state's use of technology: An issue for the movement
Ben Carroll | workers.org | 2020-07-26
Data are everywhere. In 2020, technology is a ubiquitous part of everyday life for many workers in this country and around the world. We use social media and email to keep in touch with family and friends. We watch livestreams of events and activities that take place across the globe. . . . | Continue reading The state's use of technology: An issue for the movement at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/07/50251/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-states-use-of-technology-an-issue-for-the-movement

Tire workers report Kumho's COVID-19 safety lapses
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-26
Macon, GA – Workers at Kumho Tire in Macon alerted health officials July 20 to rampant COVID-19 safety failures in their workplace. | The workers, who voted to join the United Steelworkers (USW) despite Kumho's repeated efforts to thwart the election, expressed both the fear that they are unprotected from contracting the coronavirus at the tire plant and their concern that the lack of precautions could put the wider community at risk. | They addressed the Macon-Bibb County Board of Health during a public meeting conducted by telephone because of the pandemic. | The workers said Kumho failed to adequately distribu…
fightbacknews.org/2020/7/25/tire-workers-report-kumho-s-covid-19-safety-lapses

The Next Election Is About the Next 10,000 Years
Bill McKibben | commondreams.org | 2020-07-26
A home burns as the River Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex, moves through the area on July 31, 2018 in Lakeport, California. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/crop-gettyimages-1008647068_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/26/next-election-about-next-10000-years?cd-origin=rss

Tire workers report Kumho's COVID-19 safety lapses
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-26
Macon, GA – Workers at Kumho Tire in Macon alerted health officials July 20 to rampant COVID-19 safety failures in their workplace. | The workers, who voted to join the United Steelworkers (USW) despite Kumho's repeated efforts to thwart the election, expressed both the fear that they are unprotected from contracting the coronavirus at the tire plant and their concern that the lack of precautions could put the wider community at risk. | They addressed the Macon-Bibb County Board of Health during a public meeting conducted by telephone because of the pandemic. | The workers said Kumho failed to adequately distribu…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/7/25/tire-workers-report-kumho-s-covid-19-safety-lapses

Anti-China Hysteria Drives Record 2021 US Defense Spending
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-26
Anti-China hysteria has emerged as the central 'threat' designed to justify endless U.S. military spending and adventurism in the Asia-Pacific. | The 2021 Department of Defense spending bill has become contested terrain for a progressive wing of Democrats seeking to curtail endless military spending and a Republican-led bipartisan coalition focused on increasing spending to "stay competitive" with ostensible threats from Russia and China. | On July 21, the House passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with an increase in stipulated defense spending from 2020's $658 bi…
popularresistance.org/anti-china-hysteria-drives-record-2021-us-defense-spending/

400,000 Marylanders Face Eviction As COVID-19 Spikes
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-26
After weeks of declining COVID-19 cases, Maryland is experiencing rising hospitalization and positivity rates, especially among those 35 years of age and under. | The number of COVID-positive patients at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore doubled overnight from July 20 to July 21, according to two nurses who help treat patients recovering from the coronavirus at the hospital, which is helping lead the international response to the pandemic. | The hospital had to transfer non-COVID patients from one unit in order to accommodate the influx of new cases, the nurses said, speaking on the condition of anonymity becau…
popularresistance.org/400000-marylanders-face-eviction-as-covid-19-spikes/

South China Sea Provocations And Meeting China Halfway
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-26
In the words of (ret.) Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, Secretary of Defense Colin Powell's Chief of Staff, the Trump Administration has been dangerously "poking China in the eye." | After sending aircraft carriers and destroyers to the precincts of the Taiwan Strait, last week the Pentagon dispatched two aircraft carrier strike groups — including escort cruisers and destroyers, 120 warplanes and 12,000 troops — to South China Sea waters claimed by China. China responded by deploying fighter jets to its near-by base on Woody Island and reminding the world of its anti-aircraft carrier missile capabilities.
popularresistance.org/south-china-sea-provocations-and-meeting-china-halfway/

Erdogan: Turkish intelligence conducts global-scale operations
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
"Turkish Intelligence Organization conducts works on areas of cryptology, cyber, satellite, signal intelligence all around the world," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the opening ceremony of a new service building of MIT in Istanbul."The activity capacity of terrorist organizations in Istanbul declined considerably thanks to the close cooperation between the organization and other security institutions," he added.Erdogan also stressed that MIT has so far ensured repatriation of over 100 members of Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) to Turkey.FETO and its US-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup…
yenisafak.com/en/world/erdogan-turkish-intelligence-conducts-global-scale-operations-3535427

Putin says Russian Navy to get hypersonic nuclear strike weapons
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday the Russian Navy would be armed with hypersonic nuclear strike weapons and underwater nuclear drones, which the defence ministry said were in their final phase of testing.Putin, who says he does not want an arms race, has often spoken of a new generation of Russian nuclear weapons that he says are unequalled and can hit almost anywhere in the world. Some Western experts have questioned how advanced they are.The weapons, some of which have yet to be deployed, include the Poseidon underwater nuclear drone, designed to be carried by submarines, and the Tsirkon (Zircon)…
yenisafak.com/en/world/putin-says-russian-navy-to-get-hypersonic-nuclear-strike-weapons-3535415

Interior minister to form new government in Tunisia
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
Tunisia's Interior Minister Hisham El-Mechishi will form the country's government, the official news agency announced Saturday.Tunisian President Kais Saied appointed el-Mechishi to form the government, according to the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP).Having no attachments to a political party, el-Mechishi was not nominated for the prime minister's seat by any party.El-Mechishi was born in 1974 and was appointed to his post as interior minister in February. He holds a doctorate in political science and law, and completed his master's degree in France.Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh submitted his resignation to the pres…
yenisafak.com/en/news/interior-minister-to-form-new-government-in-tunisia-3535403

Civilian killed in Syria's Idlib by regime forces
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
At least one civilian was killed in a mortar attack by Assad regime forces in the de-escalation zone in Idlib, northwestern Syria, a civil defense group said Sunday.Two others were also injured in the attacks targeting Ein Laruz village, the White Helmets said.Idlib falls within a de-escalation zone forged under an agreement between Turkey and Russia.The area, lying along Turkey's southern border, has been the subject of multiple cease-fire understandings, which have frequently been violated by the Assad regime and its allies.The influx of displaced civilians has increased its population to about four million in…
yenisafak.com/en/world/civilian-killed-in-syrias-idlib-by-regime-forces-3535425

Twenty-four Rohingya feared drowned off Malaysian resort island
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
Muslim-majority Malaysia has long been a favoured destination for Rohingya Muslims seeking a better life after escaping a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar and, more recently, refugee camps in Bangladesh.Malaysia's coastguard said 25 people had tried to swim to shore late on Saturday when their boat was near the west coast of the island but only one reached land.Two boats and one aircraft were sent out on Sunday to scour an area of more than 100 square nautical miles, according to Mohd Zawawi Abdullah, provincial director for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency."We have relayed information to other rescue…
yenisafak.com/en/world/twenty-four-rohingya-feared-drowned-off-malaysian-resort-island-3535417

Russia reports 5,765 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
Russia on Sunday reported 5,765 new coronavirus cases and 77 more deaths, a steep decline from the 146 deaths reported a day earlier.The nationwide tally of infections has risen to 812,485, Russia's coronavirus crisis response centre said. The COVID-19 death toll now stands at 13,269 and 600,250 people have recovered.
yenisafak.com/en/world/russia-reports-5765-new-coronavirus-cases-in-past-24-hours-3535407

Spain's coronavirus epidemic is under control, government says
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
Spain's coronavirus epidemic is under control, the foreign ministry said on Sunday, after the British government imposed a 14-day quarantine on all travellers returning from the Mediterranean country in response to a surge in new cases there.Hospitals are coping well with the increase in infections and more than half of new cases are asymptomatic, the ministry said, adding that outbreaks in Catalonia and Aragon should soon be brought under control.
yenisafak.com/en/world/spains-coronavirus-epidemic-is-under-control-government-says-3535419

Governments should protect residents' data on digital platforms
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
It is inadvisable to trust a social media platform completely and governments should protect residents' data on digital platforms, according to a digital communications expert.Ensuring personal security is one of the primary duties of states, said Nabat Garakhanova, the head of the MEZO Digital consultancy firm.In the first six months of the year, 16 billion personal data records were leaked in many sectors, such as accommodation and health care.According to researchers, only 8.4 billion data records were leaked in the first three months of 2020, and 4.1 billion in the first half of 2019, she told Anadolu Agency…
yenisafak.com/en/news/governments-should-protect-residents-data-on-digital-platforms-3535414

Pakistani viewers glued to screens in live broadcast of Hagia Sophia Mosque reopening
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
Pakistanis watched live on their television screens the reopening of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul as the country's news channels dedicated a large portion of their broadcast time to the historic event.Channels like ARY News, GNN News, 24 News and Samaa TV, among others, prepared special programs for Hagia Sophia's mosque reversion, with before and after broadcast panels to cover the event.The Pakistani broadcast from Istanbul, including the Friday sermon of the head of Turkey's religious affairs, was simultaneously translated into English, which was received with jubilation and interest from Pakistani au…
yenisafak.com/en/world/pakistani-viewers-glued-to-screens-in-live-broadcast-of-hagia-sophia-mosque-reopening-3535421

News of Kuwait emir's health 'very reassuring', parliament speaker says
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
News about the health of the Emir of Kuwait, who is in the United States for medical treatment, is "very reassuring", parliament speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim said on Sunday in a statement carried on the parliamentary Twitter account.Kuwait's 91-year-old ruler, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah arrived in the United States on Thursday to complete medical treatment following surgery for an unspecified condition in Kuwait.
yenisafak.com/en/world/news-of-kuwait-emirs-health-very-reassuring-parliament-speaker-says-3535424

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 305 to 205,269
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 305 to 205,269, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday.The reported death toll was unchanged with 9,118, the tally showed.
yenisafak.com/en/world/germanys-confirmed-coronavirus-cases-rise-by-305-to-205269-3535399

COVID-19 cases in Africa top 828,000
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
The number of coronavirus cases in Africa reached 828,214 on Sunday, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).At least 17,509 more people died of the virus across 54 countries in the continent, the Africa CDC said in its daily update.Recoveries in the continent have reached 484,038.Southern Africa is the worst-hit region with 452,000 infections, while North Africa recorded 147,500 cases, West Africa 118,400, East Africa 65,000, and Central Africa 45,300.As for the death toll, Southern Africa suffered 7,000 fatalities, North Africa 6,300, West Africa 1,800, East Africa 1,500, and Ce…
yenisafak.com/en/world/covid-19-cases-in-africa-top-828000-3535420

Qatar emir meets US military chief in Doha
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
Qatar's emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani held talks on Sunday in Doha with General Mark Milley, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.The talks dwelt on strategic cooperation between Qatar and the US, particularly in the defense, military and security fields, the Amiri Diwan, the emir's office, said in a statement.The two sides also discussed regional developments and joint efforts to enhance security and stability of the region, the statement said.Qatar hosts some 13,000 US troops in al-Udeid Airbase, 30 km southwest of Doha. The base is used as a central command for operations against the Daesh/ISIS terr…
yenisafak.com/en/world/qatar-emir-meets-us-military-chief-in-doha-3535426

Prince Harry took offence at brother's advice, says book
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
Britain's Prince Harry took offence at what he thought was Prince William's "snobbishness" when he advised his brother to "take as much time as you need to get to know this girl" when he was dating Meghan Markle, a new book says.Harry and his wife, Meghan, have distanced themselves from the book called "Finding Freedom", saying they were not interviewed for the biography being serialised by The Times and The Sunday Times newspapers and made no contributions to it.The book documents, citing sources, a time when Harry and Meghan were dating and William wanted to make sure the American actress had the right intentio…
yenisafak.com/en/world/prince-harry-took-offence-at-brothers-advice-says-book-3535416

Education 'key in recognition, justice for Srebrenica'
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
The most important thing to receive recognition and justice for Srebrenica is to educate people about the genocide, and Bosnian history in general, according to a Balkans expert.On July 11, 1995, one of the world's most horrific genocides took place in the heart of Europe.As the world remembered Srebrenica genocide on its 25th anniversary on July 11, scholars and genocide survivors discussed what is to be done this year to help survivors find justice.- Relevant education on genocide is keyBosnian Muslims are still burying bodies that are uncovered from mass graves, and they still await justice.The most significan…
yenisafak.com/en/world/education-key-in-recognition-justice-for-srebrenica-3535422

Turkish relief group to help needy in 26 countries during Eid al-Adha
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-26
Turkey's charity association will help nearly 1 million underprivileged residents in 26 countries, many under lockdown, during the Muslim Eid al-Adha celebrations set to begin on July 31.The Feast of the Sacrifice festival will be celebrated July 31 to Aug. 3 in Turkey.The Yardimeli International Humanitarian Aid Agency will help the needy ahead of the holiday.The head of organization's board Sadik Danisman told Anadolu Agency the group is making efforts to reach 700,000 across the globe.The animal slaughter and distribution of meat will be carried out in 53 different regions in 26 countries, he said."We went thr…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkish-relief-group-to-help-needy-in-26-countries-during-eid-al-adha-3535410

US Reportedly Ramping Up Pressure on European Contractors to Stop Nord Stream 2
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-26
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United States has stepped up pressure on European contractors in order to make them abandon the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, Die Welt reported, citing informed sources.
sputniknews.com/europe/202007261079986356-us-reportedly-ramping-up-pressure-on-european-contractors-to-stop-nord-stream-2/

Grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau Wants to Build Underwater Version of International Space Station
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-26
Fabien attempts to continue his family tradition. In the 1960s, Jacques-Yves Cousteau built underwater villages as part of the Conshelf projects, aimed at creating an environment where explorers could live and work. Back then, Aquanauts lived at a depth of 36 feet (almost 11 meters) for two weeks in the Red Sea.
sputniknews.com/science/202007261079987726-grandson-of-jacques-yves-cousteau-wants-to-build-underwater-version-of-international-space-station/

Fall of the Ancient Maya: Top Five Reasons That May Have Led to the Demise of Ancient Civilisation
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-26
The sophisticated civilisation inhabited the area in what is now known as southeastern Mexico, all of Belize and Guatemala and western parts of Honduras and El Salvador from the 2nd century BC until 1697 AD when the last city, Nojpetén, surrendered during the Spanish conquest of the region.
sputniknews.com/science/202007261079986719-fall-of-the-ancient-maya-top-five-reasons-that-may-have-led-to-the-demise-of-ancient-civilisation/

What Does America Want by Intensifying Confrontation With China?
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-26
According to experts interviewed by Sputnik, neutralising China's competitive advantages, curbing the growth of its influence in the world, making concessions in trade negotiations, and tackling the challenges of the presidential election campaign are the main motives for a new round of confrontation with China provoked by the US.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202007261079987085-what-does-america-want-by-intensifying-confrontation-with-china/

Netanyahu Says Won't Allow Iran's Military to Establish Itself Along Israeli Border
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-26
Earlier this week, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a statement that the country's armed forces were stepping up security measures on the northern border on the heels of an escalation unfolding on the frontier with Lebanon and Syria.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007261079986260-netanyahu-says-wont-allow-irans-military-to-establish-itself-along-israeli-border/

Bye Dollar, Buy Gold? US Political Instability Sways Investors Toward Precious Metal, Analyst Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-26
The emergence of the coronavirus pandemic has sent global markets into tailspin leaving only a small area of safe havens for investors. And this time it appears dollar assets are not among their top picks.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202007261079986541-bye-dollar-buy-gold-us-political-instability-sways-investors-toward-precious-metal-analyst-says/

Taremi among three top scorers of Portugal's league
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Iranian international striker Mehdi Taremi finished the season of Primeira Liga with 18 goals, standing among the top three scorers of the league.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161465/Taremi-among-three-top-scorers-of-Portugal-s-league

US to continue efforts to extend Iran arms embargo: Hook
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Repeating allegations against Tehran, US representative for Iran affairs Brian Hook said that Washington will continue efforts to extend the UN arms embargo on Iran which is due to expire in October.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161467/US-to-continue-efforts-to-extend-Iran-arms-embargo-Hook

Iraq's PMU, army launch anti-ISIL operation in Diyala Prov
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Hashd al-Sha'abi and Iraqi army launched a large-scale anti-terrorist operation in Diyala Province, east of Iraq.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161463/Iraq-s-PMU-army-launch-anti-ISIL-operation-in-Diyala-Prov

KTAI corridor launched to connect Iran to central Asia
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — According to IRICA Director of Transit Bureau, Iran has sent two cargoes from Shahid Rajaee Port in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas to Kyrgyzstan through Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran (KTAI) corridor.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161477/KTAI-corridor-launched-to-connect-Iran-to-central-Asia

Iran's export to Eurasia increased by 17 percent
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Hamid Zadboum said that Iran's total exports to Eurasia has increased 17% compared to the same period last year.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161478/Iran-s-export-to-Eurasia-increased-by-17-percent

Zionist regime's fighter jets violate Lebanese airspace
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — The Zionist Regime's fighter jets have flown over southern Lebanon on Sunday, according to the sources.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161474/Zionist-regime-s-fighter-jets-violate-Lebanese-airspace

New, outgoing ambassadors meet with Iran FM
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Outgoing Ecuadorian, Slovakian, and Norwegian ambassadors and the new Spanish and Portuguese envoys met and held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161479/New-outgoing-ambassadors-meet-with-Iran-FM

Iran steel production on positive track despite pandemic
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — According to the World Steel Association recent release, 'June 2020 crude steel production', Iran's steel production has grown by 10.2 percent.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161475/Iran-steel-production-on-positive-track-despite-pandemic

1st group of pilgrims arrive in Mecca to perform Hajj rituals
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Hajj rites and rituals in this year will be performed on July 29 by observing strictest health protocols and guidelines due to the outbreak of the coronavirus global pandemic, COVID-19.
en.mehrnews.com/photo/161458/1st-group-of-pilgrims-arrive-in-Mecca-to-perform-Hajj-rituals

WAIA issues statement on reopening Hagia Sophia Mosque
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — The Secretariat of World Assembly of Islamic Awakening (WAIA) issued a statement, calling the reopening of Hagia Sophia Mosque in Turkey after 86 years as a courageous step taken in return of Islamic heritage to Islamic World.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161466/WAIA-issues-statement-on-reopening-Hagia-Sophia-Mosque

FM Zarif to address online lecture on Mon
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to deliver a speech at an online lecture titled 'The World in Transition', which is planned to be held via a live Instagram on Monday.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161472/FM-Zarif-to-address-online-lecture-on-Mon

Envoy urges US to ponder Iran's positions on regional issues
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherianfard advised US officials to carefully study Iran's positions before commenting on the views of Iranian officials on regional issues.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161468/Envoy-urges-US-to-ponder-Iran-s-positions-on-regional-issues

UK media reveals Pompeo's role in assassinating Iran Gen
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — UK-based The Guardian newspaper in an editorial revealed the role of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in assassinating former IRGC Quds Force Commander Martyr Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161482/UK-media-reveals-Pompeo-s-role-in-assassinating-Iran-Gen

2 Afghan police forces killed in Helmand Provin
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Two members of the Afghan local police were killed in a bomb blast in Helmand province on Sunday.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161481/2-Afghan-police-forces-killed-in-Helmand-Provin

Nation's sagacity, guarantor of foiling enemy's plots
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on Sun. issued a statement on the anniversary of Operation Mersad, underscoring that the wisdom and vigilance of the noble nation of Iran guarantee the failure of enemys' plots.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161483/Nation-s-sagacity-guarantor-of-foiling-enemy-s-plots

VIDEO: Fire rips through boats in New York
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Several boats caught fire at Evers Marina in the Bronx in New York, the US, on Saturday morning. The footage shows the flames engulfing at least four boats. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161462/VIDEO-Fire-rips-through-boats-in-New-York

Two explosions reported at military base in Baghdad
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — According to reports two explosions have hit Al-Saqr military base in Baghdad on Sunday night.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161486/Two-explosions-reported-at-military-base-in-Baghdad

Iran records 2,333 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-26
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2,333 people and claimed 216 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours, a senior health official said.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161469/Iran-records-2-333-COVID-19-cases-in-24-hours

'I'm outta here': Joe Rogan flees Los Angeles for 'more freedom' in Texas
rt.com | 2020-07-26
Comedian Joe Rogan, host of wildly popular podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience," has confirmed his plan to move to Texas from Los Angeles sometime soon to escape crushing traffic, rising homelessness and overcrowding. | Left unsaid was the fact that he also figures to save millions of dollars in taxes. "I just want to go somewhere in the center of the country, somewhere it's easier to travel to both places and somewhere you have a little bit more freedom," Rogan said Friday on his show, which ranks No. 2 in the US on Apple P…
rt.com/usa/495930-rogan-moves-los-angeles-texas/

Spain's Covid-19 death toll could be 60% higher than reported, El Pais claims
rt.com | 2020-07-26
Spain's Covid-19 death toll could be off by 60 percent, according to calculations by the country's leading newspaper, El Pais, which suggest Spain has the second-highest number of deaths in Europe after the UK. | An El Pais investigation published on Sunday found that the official figure of 28,432 deaths is likely far less than the true number of people who have died with the virus. | Spain's official death toll only includes people who had a confirmed Covid-19 diagnosis, and not those…
rt.com/news/495914-spain-death-toll-wrong/

Political murder? Republicans seek federal probe into 'senseless' killing of black Trump supporter in Milwaukee
rt.com | 2020-07-26
The murder in broad daylight of Milwaukee's Bernell Trammell is prompting calls for a federal prosecutor to investigate whether the 60-year-old black man was killed because of his passionate support for President Donald Trump. | Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Andrew Hitt asked that US Attorney Matthew Krueger investigate whether the "senseless" killing was politically motivated. Trammel was gunned down around midday Thursday in front of his small publishing business, eXpressions Journal. Police are still looking for the shooter. | "No American should fear for their personal safety because of where they li…
rt.com/usa/495876-bernell-trammell-murder-trump/

Rwandan refugee working as diocese volunteer confesses to setting Nantes cathedral alight — lawyer
rt.com | 2020-07-26
A 39-year-old man, who had already been detained, questioned and released by French police, was brought into pre-trial custody again, having admitted to starting fires at the 15th-century cathedral in the western city of Nantes. | The impressive Nantes Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul fell victim to a blaze back on July 18, with several fire brigades scrambled to put out the flames. As the story developed, investigators established that the man — who worked as an altar server — was the one who closed up the building for the night. | He was briefly detained by police last week but was then released…
rt.com/news/495883-rwandan-confessed-nantes-cathedral-fire/

Federal forces stretched thin? Triple whammy of pandemic, riots and now hurricanes puts Trump administration to perilous test
rt.com | 2020-07-26
US Homeland Security officials have added hurricane relief to a to-do list already crammed with responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and riots across the nation, calling into question how far federal resources can be stretched. | Hurricane Douglas is approaching Hawaii and is forecast to skirt or pass over the islands through tonight, "bringing a triple threat" of damaging winds, flooding rain and dangerously high surf, the National Hurricane Center said. President Donald Trump declared an emergency for the state.
rt.com/usa/495929-fema-stretched-hurricane-trump/

J25 Stand with Portland March, Call and Response
Rise Up Now | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
One min 15 second video by Micky Souza, Pro Bono Photo. | Please give credit.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835346.php

Wednesday 8/5: Protecting Sacred Landscapes: Saving Indigenous Sites in CA from Juristac to Medicine Lake
AMTBGF | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
Online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835402.php

Saturday 8/1: No More Billionaires Privatization, Union Busting & Racist Attacks
SPTESR | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
10: 30 AM Oakland Coliseum & Caravan To | GAP Corporate Headquarters Folsom & Embarcadero | San Francisco with rally at 12: 00 noon…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/24/18835327.php

Flare-up between Armenia and Azerbaijan; as the fog of war lifts
David Davidian | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
The reality of Armenian sovereignty over themselves and the region of Nagorno-Karabakh is in stark contrast to Azerbaijani zero-sum land claims.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835345.php

Friday 8/7: The Battle for Portland & the Implications Nationwide
Commonwealth Club | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
Online via livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835406.php

Monday 7/27: SF Union Members Speak Out Against POA & Support For Defunding The Police
SEIU, AFT 2121, UESF, AFSCME 3299, CFA, JWJ | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
POA | 800 Bryant St. | San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835399.php

J25 Stand with Portland March, Quanah Parker Brightman Address
Rise Up Now | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
video by Micky Souza, Pro Bono Photo. Please give credit. | 2 min 23 second video…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835347.php

Sunday 7/26: Unity Rally – Re-imagine Public Safety
PACT Silicon Valley | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
San José City Hall…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/24/18835330.php

Sunday 7/26: "Birddog Nation" Film Screening & Panel Discussion on Progressive Grassroots Activism
Center for Popular Democracy and others | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
Online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835397.php

Massive DDoS Attacks Against Indymedia in Germany (de.indymedia.org)
Solidarity with Indymedia | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
In the last six months more and more funds were raised to silence us (de.indymedia.org). They, the aggressors (the far-right and their party friends, up to federal authorities and government representatives), apparently see it as a possibility to use malicious technical means to silence one of the voices of the counter-public view.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835404.php

Wednesday 8/5: Voices from the Front Line: Health Care Workers & the Fight Against Covid
Haymarket Books | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
Online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835400.php

Defund OPD: Oakland Mayor Schaaf & the City Council Failed Us
APTP | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
On Tuesday night, Oakland City Council had the historic opportunity to address the decades-long budget inequity that has left police with the lion's share of our tax dollars and many residents without healthcare, housing, and critical social services during the pandemic. Instead, Councilmembers Reid, McElhaney, Taylor, Gallo, and Mayor Schaaf chose to overfund policing over funding basic needs for the people of Oakland, ignoring hours of public comment calling for further cuts to OPD's budget.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/24/18835322.php

Mèxico_Tlaltenco: Defensa de nuestra tierra
reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
Mèxico_Tlaltenco: Defensa de nuestra tierra | LA ALCALDÂA DE TLAHUAC ATENTA CONTRA POSEEDORES EN TLALTENCO…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/26/18835395.php

Saturday 7/25: Wall of Moms Bay Area Action in Palo Alto
Moms and Grannies | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
Corner of Embarcadero and El Camino in Palo Alto across from the main entrance to Stanford. Palo Alto 94301.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/25/18835332.php

Joaquín Murrieta y el Camino a Tres Piedras
Stan Santos | indybay.org | 2020-07-26
En 1980 familias campesinas lucharon por viviendas y dignidad cerca al Arroyo de Cantua, lugar que en 1853, se dio el último choque violento entre la banda de Joaquín Murrieta y los Rangers de California. Desde entonces, jinetes del área celebran esto eventos en la historia del Valle San Joaquín.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/24/18835323.php

Tech Giants Eye Lucrative Rent Market as End to Eviction Moratorium Could Leave Millions Homeless
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-07-26
A "tsunami" of evictions is about to sweep across the United States when the 120-day moratorium ends today, threatening millions of Americans with homelessness or worse — a new set of landlords called Facebook, Google and Apple. | Raul DIEGO | In a 'normal', pre-pandemic economy, a number roughly equal to the population of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania — or about 3.7 million people — are evicted every month in the United…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/07/26/tech-giants-eye-lucrative-rent-market-as-end-to-eviction-moratorium-could-leave-millions-homeless/

With Just 100 Days Left Until the Election, New Polls Signal Americans Are Disappointed in Trump
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-26
"Our country is in crisis… And Trump is unable to govern at even the most elementary level." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12578453851.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/26/just-100-days-left-until-election-new-polls-signal-americans-are-disappointed-trump?cd-origin=rss

Casket of Rep. John Lewis Carried Across Edmund Pettus Bridge 55 Years After Selma's Bloody Sunday
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-26
"An incredibly moving and fitting tribute for John Lewis, a man who carried the baton of justice until the very end." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12590681131.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/26/casket-rep-john-lewis-carried-across-edmund-pettus-bridge-55-years-after-selmas?cd-origin=rss

Black Trump supporter allegedly STABBED by 'Antifa dude' during Portland protest (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-07-25
A black Trump supporter was reportedly attacked and stabbed by a protester amid increasingly violent demonstrations in Portland that have rocked the Oregon city for weeks. Police have made an arrest in connection to the incident. | Drew Duncomb, a Trump supporter and anti-Antifa activist, said that he had been stabbed while walking around downtown Portland in the early hours of Saturday. In a brief video message that he made while being transported to the hospital in an ambulance, Duncomb claimed that he had been attacked by an "Antifa dude" who had been "following me around for a while." | I got stabbed in P…
rt.com/usa/495842-portland-black-trump-supporter-stabbed/

Strobe lights, electric saws & glass bottles: Portland protesters expand weapons arsenal in ongoing clashes with police (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-07-25
Demonstrators in downtown Portland are using a range of weapons in their nightly skirmishes with law enforcement officers, and their growing arsenal now includes everything from leaf blowers to lasers. | Ropes and electric saws: | Protesters tried out some new tactics during the latest fracas. Footage shows a group of helmeted, masked activists using an electric saw to break apart the fence used to protect the city's besieged federal courthouse. The operation appeared to be well-coordinated, with several demonstrators using shields to protect the individual using the saw. | Portland rioters are using e…
rt.com/usa/495836-portlanders-weapons-videos-police/

Homeland Security Claims Shields And Gas Masks Are Weapons
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-25
Far from restoring order, the arrival of federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Border Patrol in Portland, Oregon has only heightened tensions, with agents attacking and arresting protesters nightly. DHS' Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli took to social media yesterday to share images of items confiscated from demonstrators. | "Here is a shield and a couple of gas masks from a rioter arrested in Portland. Not a sign with a slogan that someone expressing their first amendment rights might carry, but preparations for violence. Peaceful protester? I don't think so," he wrote.
popularresistance.org/homeland-security-claims-shields-and-gas-masks-are-weapons/

Protesters Use 'Midnight Yoga' To Cope With Police Violence
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-25
Saturday night marked another session of "Midnight Yoga" on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington D.C. | The protesters, who have been out in the streets over 50 days after being initially sparked by the failure to arrest the officers who had murdered George Floyd and Breonna Taylor (still), have turned to the peace that yoga provides to manage their pain, both physical and emotional. | Around the same time federal police were turning Portland into a war zone while violently beating and pepper-spraying citizens, D.C. protesters were stretching out their limbs after giving a touching 100 candle-light tribute to l…
popularresistance.org/protesters-use-midnight-yoga-to-cope-with-police-violence/

UN human rights office condemns 'arbitrary arrests & unnecessary use of force' amid US police brutality protests
rt.com | 2020-07-25
The United Nations has denounced heavy-handed police tactics used against demonstrators in Portland and other US cities during ongoing protests, taking aim at what it called baseless arrests and unnecessary violence by officers. | "Peaceful demonstrations that have been taking place in cities in the US, such as Portland, really must be able to continue without those participating in them… risking arbitrary arrest or detention, being subject to unnecessary, disproportionate or discriminatory use of force, or suffering other violations of their rights," Liz Throssell, spokesperson for the UN's Office of the Hi…
rt.com/usa/495817-un-condemns-us-police-brutality/

First the National Security State Surged Baghdad, Now It Is Surging Portland and Seattle
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2020-07-25
Federal officers walk through tear gas while dispersing a crowd of about a thousand people during a protest on July 21, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/dhs_agents.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/25/first-national-security-state-surged-baghdad-now-it-surging-portland-and-seattle?cd-origin=rss

Trump's federal repression election ploy spurs greater resistance
Joyce Chediac | liberationnews.org | 2020-07-25
Far from being intimidated, Portland residents were outraged when unannounced paramilitary units started grabbing protesters off the street.
liberationnews.org/trumps-federal-repression-election-ploy-spurs-greater-resistance/

The Portland Police Attack: ACLU Files Lawsuit. Sues Trump and City of Portland
ACLU | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-25
PORTLAND, Ore. — Multiple volunteer street medics are suing the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Marshals Service, and the City of Portland for targeting and attacking them at Portland protests against police brutality. The lawsuit was filed in federal court | …
globalresearch.ca/the-portland-police-attack-aclu-files-lawsuit-sues-trump-and-city-of-portland/5719370

US Cities Need Masks and Tests, Mr. President, Not Shock Troops
Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan | commondreams.org | 2020-07-25
Federal officers prepare to disperse the crowd of protestors outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on July 17, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo: Mason Trinca/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/portland_protest_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/25/us-cities-need-masks-and-tests-mr-president-not-shock-troops?cd-origin=rss

Illinois Democrats embrace Trump's law enforcement "surge"
wsws.org | 2020-07-25
Illinois Democratic lawmakers have made public statements aimed at assuaging public fears that the federal forces will crack down on anti-police violence protesters in Chicago, just as they have in Portland.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/25/chic-j25.html

Trump orders federal police to more cities
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-07-25
The Trump administration is stepping up its unconstitutional moves toward dictatorial rule, tear gassing antipolice violence protesters in Portland, Oregon and announcing the deployment of federal police to three more cities–Detroit, Cleveland and Milwaukee–in addition to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
mronline.org/2020/07/25/trump-orders-federal-police-to-more-cities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-orders-federal-police-to-more-cities

Massive Crowd Outside Aurora PD in Solidarity with Elijah McClain & Portland
Unicorn Riot | unicornriot.ninja | 2020-07-25
Aurora, CO — This evening over a thousand protesters demonstrated outside the Aurora Police Department (APD) to continue calling for justice for Elijah McClain, as well as, to show solidarity with Portland. | Unicorn Riot is covering the event, which you can check out below. | Aurora…
unicornriot.ninja/2020/massive-crowd-expected-outside-aurora-pd-in-solidarity-with-elijah-mcclain-portland/

Trump's Use of Federal Paramilitaries Is a Classic Tactic of Autocrats to Test How Far They Can Push Their Authority
John Feffer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-25
A federal officer tells the crowd to move while dispersing a protest in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on July 21, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/feds.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/25/trumps-use-federal-paramilitaries-classic-tactic-autocrats-test-how-far-they-can?cd-origin=rss

Federal Agents Use Tear Gas To Clear Portland Protest
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-25
Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours of Saturday shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas, dispensed by U.S. agents, lingered above. | The demonstration went on for hours until federal agents entered the crowd around 2: 30 a.m. and marched in a line down the street, clearing remaining protesters with tear gas at close range. They also extinguished a large fire in the street outside the courthouse. | The Federal Protective Service had declared the gathering as "an unlawful assembly" and cited that officers had been injured.
popularresistance.org/federal-agents-use-tear-gas-to-clear-portland/

Judge Rejects Oregon's Motion For A Restraining Order Against Federal Police
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-25
A federal judge on Friday afternoon denied a request by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to issue a temporary restraining order against federal officers making arrests of Portland protesters without probable cause. | In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Michael W. Mosman said Rosenblum had failed to provide sufficient evidence that such arrests were occurring widely in the streets of Portland or were part of a federal policy. (Disclosure: Rosenblum is married to the co-owner of WW's parent company.) | He ruled that because the state of Oregon couldn't establish a pattern or policy, it lacked the legal standi…
popularresistance.org/judge-rejects-oregons-motion-for-a-restraining-order-against-federal-police/

Human 'Wall of Vets' joins 'moms' & 'dads' to shield Portland protesters from police (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-07-25
A group of former US service members has deployed to Portland to support demonstrators laying siege to the city's federal courthouse. The new 'wall' has emerged after self-described moms and dads formed their own human shields. | The cadre of military veterans assembled in front of the courthouse on Friday night, creating a line between protesters and a protective fence wrapped around the building. Some of the vets stood with their hands placed behind their backs, while others held signs that read "Disabled veterans 4 BLM" and "Federal troops defend property but this does not give them the right to take away m…
rt.com/usa/495825-portland-vets-wall-police/

Portland protests continue after judge rejects bid to restrict federal agents
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-25
Thousands of people joined another night of Black Lives Matter protests on the streets of Portland, hours after a US judge denied the state of Oregon's request to restrict federal police in the city.Demonstrators, most wearing masks and many donning helmets, stood near the fountain on Salmon Street Springs. They then marched to the Hatfield Federal Courthouse and the federal agents there.They chanted and clapped along to the sound of thunderous drums, pausing to listen to speakers. Various organised groups took part, including Healthcare Workers Protest, Teachers against Tyrants, Lawyers for Black Lives and the '…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/07/25/portlands-continue-after-judge-rejects-bid-to-restrict-federal-agents/

Massive Protests in Portland Continue After Judge Denies State Request for Restraining Order Against Federal Agencies
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-25
"If the state of Oregon does not have standing to prevent this unconstitutional conduct by unidentified federal agents running roughshod over her citizens, who does?" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12277751121.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/25/massives-portland-continue-after-judge-denies-state-request-restraining?cd-origin=rss

Trump's Reelection Strategy Involves Terrorizing Us With Secret Stormtroopers
William rivers Pitt | zcomm.org | 2020-07-25
Trump's actions in Portland are terrifying by any standard.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trumps-reelection-strategy-involves-terrorizing-us-with-secret-stormtroopers/

Why Trump's Paramilitary Force Is Unconstitutional. 'A Profoundly Un-American Attack On Civil Society'
Lawrence Tribe | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-25
We are being confronted in city after city with a nationwide paramilitary force, its troops unidentifiable and its vehicles unmarked, directed in deliberately vague terms to protect property and preserve domestic order. | It began in Portland, Oregon where chilling video…
globalresearch.ca/a-profoundly-un-american-attack-on-civil-society-why-trumps-paramilitary-force-is-unconstitutional/5719394

WATCH Portland protesters battling federal police to sound of Star Wars' Imperial March
rt.com | 2020-07-24
Chaotic scenes outside Portland's federal courthouse were given a snarky soundtrack by a demonstrator who showed up to the fracas armed with a stereo. The city has seen nightly clashes between police and protesters. | Footage taken by New York Times correspondent Mike Baker shows activists and federal agents fighting over control of a fence guarding the building in downtown Portland, which has been under siege by demonstrators for nearly two months. | Protesters used projectiles and laser pointers against federal law enforcement tasked with protecting the courthouse, who in turn deployed tear gas to keep the m…
rt.com/usa/495720-star-wars-portland-police/

Uprising: Mass Protests Rock the Nation
David Rosen | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-24
In an act of political desperation, President Donald Trump ordered a contingent of federal law-enforcement officers to impose order in Portland, OR. Under the direction of Attorney General Bill Barr, agents from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Bureau of Prisons were deployed to protect…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/24/uprising-masss-rock-the-nation/

Homeland Security Justifies Invasion of Portland by Claiming Shields and Gas Masks are Weapons
Alan MacLeod | thealtworld.com | 2020-07-24
DHS' Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli claimed that defensive tools like Shields and Gas Masks were evidence that protesters were making "preparations for violence." | MPN– Far from restoring order, the arrival of federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Border Patrol in Portland, Oregon has only heightened tensions, with agents attacking and arresting protesters nightly. DHS' Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli took to social media yesterday to share images…

Homeland Security Justifies Invasion of Portland by Claiming Shields and Gas Masks are Weapons

Trump Uses Border Patrol to Implement Police State
James Goodman | progressive.org | 2020-07-24
The same agents arresting protesters in Portland routinely terrorize immigrant communities.
progressive.org/dispatches/trump-border-patrol-police-state-goodman-200724/

From Portland to the World
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-07-24
Since the end of May, demonstrators opposing police violence and white supremacy have thronged the streets of Portland, Oregon, clashing with law enforcement officers. Last week, aspiring autocrat Donald Trump escalated the situation by announcing that he would be sending federal agents around the country to assert his authority through acts of violence against protesters.
mronline.org/2020/07/24/from-portland-to-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-portland-to-the-world

Homeland Security Justifies Invasion of Portland by Claiming Shields and Gas Masks are Weapons
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-07-24
DHS' Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli claimed that defensive tools like Shields and Gas Masks were evidence that protesters were making "preparations for violence."
mintpressnews.com/portlands-dhs-suggests-shields-and-gas-masks-weapons/269756/

Leaked FBI Documents Reveal Secret Program To Criminalize Social Media
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-07-24
Simply posting about your presence at a police brutality protest can be used to incriminate you and lead to your arrest. We speak to Portland residents on the ground about the influx of unmarked federal agents.
therealnews.com/stories/leaked-fbi-documents-reveal-secret-program-criminalize-social-media

Tear Gas, Beatings and Projectiles in Portland
Mike Hastie | zcomm.org | 2020-07-24
The Feds and the News want to shape public opinion that these violent protests are being committed by mobs of anarchists and thugs…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/tear-gas-beatings-and-projectiles-in-portland/

Three Federal Agents Could Be 'Permanently Blinded' By Laser Attacks From Portland Protestors
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-24
Demonstrations outside the courthouse in Portland have grown increasingly violent as the Trump administration sends in federal officers to crack down on the continuous nightly protests in the city.
sputniknews.com/us/202007241079978431-three-federal-agents-could-be-permanently-blinded-by-laser-attacks-from-portlandors/

18 Arrested for Vandalising Courthouse, Attacking Police in Portland
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-24
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The authorities have arrested 18 participants in nightly and often violent anti-police protests in Portland, Oregon, on charges ranging from assaulting federal officers to participating in attacks on a federal courthouse, the US Justice Department said in a press release.
sputniknews.com/us/202007241079979426-18-arrested-for-vandalizing-courthouse-attacking-police-in-portland/

Oregon judge bans feds from arresting or using force against 'journalists & legal observers' at Portland protests
rt.com | 2020-07-24
A judge has issued a temporary restraining order on federal agents deployed in Portland, ruling that they may not arrest, disperse or otherwise use force against reporters and legal observers covering ongoing protests there. | US District Court Judge Michael Simon ruled on Thursday that federal police must stop "arresting, threatening to arrest, or using physical force" on journalists and legal observers not suspected of a crime, following an injunction request from the Portlan…
rt.com/usa/495689-feds-barred-arrest-journalists-portland/

Black protester ATTACKED while trying to stop mob taking down Portland courthouse fence (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-07-24
Protesters returned to the Justice Center in Portland for another night of orchestrated chaos on Thursday. Eyewitness footage from the scene captured the moment apparent Antifa members attacked a black protester calling for calm. | After repeated criticism of heavy-handed tactics, reportedly no police or federal agents were posted on the streets at the beginning of Thursday evening, instead remaining inside the courthouse and issuing repeated orders that protesters not target the exterior fence. | Despite this, several agitators in the crowd threw trash over and set it on fire at the fence, which quickly desce…
rt.com/usa/495725-antifa-attack-blacker-portland/

Marjorie Cohn on Portland Secret Police
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-07-24
Media…
fair.org/home/marjorie-cohn-on-portland-secret-police/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marjorie-cohn-on-portland-secret-police

The Antifa Bogeyman
Eve Ottenberg | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-24
In an unparalleled assault on the Constitution recently, federal agents descended on Portland, Oregon. They behaved like storm troopers. They snatched people off the street, tossed them into unmarked vans and detained them without charge. This is what happens in a police state. Mindful of that, the governor and mayor implored the agents to leave.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/24/the-antifa-bogeyman/

2020 Vision Will Show You What is True, if You Can Keep Your Sanity
Kathleen Wallace | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-24
We've all been making jokes about how terrible 2020 has played out, but I think even those of us with a bit of an imagination for the absurd and ominous missed the mark as far as this ultimate level of governmental degeneracy we've been able to achieve. Dads backing up moms in Portland with leaf…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/24/2020-vision-will-show-you-what-is-true-if-you-can-keep-your-sanity/

The COIN doctrine comes to Portland?
Derek Royden | nationofchange.org | 2020-07-24
The president has also promised to deploy similar militarized police to other cities, claiming that those run by Democrats are somehow in the thrall of the 'radical left', despite the latter being among the most strident critics of the former.
nationofchange.org/2020/07/24/the-coin-doctrine-comes-to-portland/

The Antifa Bogeyman
Eve Ottenberg | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-24
In an unparalleled assault on the Constitution recently, federal agents descended on Portland, Oregon. They behaved like storm troopers. They snatched people off the street, tossed them into unmarked vans and detained them without charge. This is what happens in a police state. Mindful of that, the governor and mayor implored the agents to leave.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/24/the-antifa-bogeyman/

Trump orders federal police to more cities
wsws.org | 2020-07-24
The Trump administration is stepping up its unconstitutional moves toward dictatorial rule, tear gassing the mayor of Portland, Oregon and announcing the deployment of federal police to additional cities.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/24/trum-j24.html

Portland's movement is fighting back! Defend Portland, Ore.! Defend People's Resistance! No Police State!
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2020-07-24
Workers World Party Statement Despite the brutal attempt of the White House to crush the heroic Black Lives Matter movement by sending camouflaged federal agents — secret police — to Portland, Ore., Chicago and other U.S. cities, the movement and all who support it have been fighting back. The initial . . . | Continue reading Portland's movement is fighting back! Defend Portland, Ore.! Defend People's Resistance! No Police State! at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/07/50220/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portlands-movement-is-fighting-back-defend-portland-ore-defend-peoples-resistance-no-police-state

Border Patrol Violently Assaults Civil Rights And Liberties
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-24
In the past week, unidentified federal officers in camouflage fatigues, labeled only "police," abducted people off the streets of Portland in unmarked vehicles and threatened the "Wall of Moms" standing up for our Constitution. The administration later confirmed the unidentified officers were Border Patrol agents. | This blatant demonstration of unconstitutional authoritarianism is demonstrating to the entire country the cruel capabilities of the U.S. Border Patrol. For communities that have historically borne the brunt of Border Patrol's abuses — and still do — seeing these agents pose as a "secret f…
popularresistance.org/border-patrol-violently-assaults-civil-rights-and-liberties/

Polling Shows Trump's Secret Police in Portland—and GOP Lawmaker Complicity—Could Have 2020 Consequences
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-24
MoveOn says voters are "fed up" with GOP senators from the battleground states of Arizona, Maine, and North Carolina "carrying water for him as he trundles toward authoritarianism." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-10518352781.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/24/polling-shows-trumps-secret-police-portland-and-gop-lawmaker-complicity-could-have?cd-origin=rss

Trump Administration Deploys Federal Forces into Major U.S. Cities
Black Alliance for Peace | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-23
The repressive U.S. state's chickens have come home to roost with President Donald Trump announcing federal troops will be deployed to several U.S. cities. This comes after federal agents reportedly disappeared protesters last week off the streets of Portland, Oregon….
globalresearch.ca/black-alliance-condemns-trump-administration-deploying-federal-forces-major-us-cities/5719233

Defund the Police State, Before It's Too Late
William Boardman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-23
The American police state is currently making its boldest test run to date in Portland, Oregon, escalating violence and lawlessness against the peaceful population of an American city. The people of Portland have responded with increased resistance, but support from …
globalresearch.ca/defund-police-state-before-too-late/5719241

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough calls Portland protests 'peaceful'… despite footage of escalating violence
rt.com | 2020-07-23
Joe Scarborough has called protests in Portland "peaceful for the most part," less than a day after the mayor was tear-gassed in the face amid escalating violence following more than two months of demonstrations. | On his Morning Joe show Thursday, Scarborough railed against the deployment of federal agents to the city of Portland, saying they have launched "deeply disturbing attacks" against "peaceful protests, for the most part." | The MSNBC host has no doubt seen footage of federal agents arresting protesters and proceeding to throw them into unmarked vans — but perhaps he missed the videos of demonstr…
rt.com/usa/495653-morning-joe-portlandsful/

Secret police in Portland violated human rights of peaceful protesters
DLI | indybay.org | 2020-07-23
Videos showing U.S. Federal secret police(with no badges and riding in unmarked vehicles)inflicting massive violence on mostly peaceful protesters are running viral across the Globe. Yet the Federal governing regime brazenly avows that this will be the "new normal" in major cities from now on…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/21/18835237.php

The Federal Response to Protests Extends Far Beyond Portland
Ken Klippenstein | thenation.com | 2020-07-23
The Federal Response to Protests Extends Far Beyond Portland…
thenation.com/article/society/cbp-deployment-harris/

Stand with the resistance in Portland!
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-23
Protesters grabbed off the streets by federal agents who refuse to identify themselves, placed unmarked vehicles, and taken to undisclosed locations. These same agents nearly killed a young man holding part of a sound system at a demonstration. This is the outrageous reality in Portland today, were Trump has deployed a paramilitary police force to carry out a wave of repression. The good news is that the resistance in Portland has been nothing short of heroic, as thousands have taken to the streets in a powerful display of opposition. | The Trump administration has repeatedly stated that it is deploying federal a…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/7/23/stand-resistance-portland

U.S. Navy veteran speaks out about being attacked by Trump's secret police in Portland this past weekend
Marlee Kokotovic | nationofchange.org | 2020-07-23
It isn't about me getting beat up. It's about focusing back on the original intention of all of these protests, which is Black Lives Matter.
nationofchange.org/2020/07/23/u-s-navy-veteran-speaks-out-about-being-attacked-by-trumps-secret-police-in-portland-this-past-weekend/

Cities challenge Trump's dispatch of federal law enforcement officers
Marilyn Bechtel | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-23
OAKLAND, Calif. — Outrage is growing throughout the country over Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement against protesters in Portland, Oregon, and his threats to dispatch federal officers to other U.S. cities. On July 20, Trump told reporters he might send federal "law enforcement" to cities he claimed were experiencing heightened violence, naming cities …
peoplesworld.org/article/cities-challenge-trumps-dispatch-of-federal-law-enforcement-officers/

Portland's Mayor Tear-Gassed By Militarized US Police
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-23
The mayor of Portland, Oregon was tear-gassed by U.S. government agents as he stood outside a federal courthouse during another night of protests against the presence of federal police sent by President Donald Trump to quell the city's ongoing unrest. | Mayor Ted Wheeler, a Democrat, appeared slightly dazed and coughed and said Wednesday night it was the first time he'd been tear-gassed. | He put on a pair of goggles someone handed him and drank water but did not leave his spot at the front of the protest and continued to take tear gas as the demonstration raged — with protesters lighting a large fire betwe…
popularresistance.org/portlands-mayor-tear-gassed-by-militarized-us-police/

New Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Federal Law Enforcement
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-23
The Western States Center, the First Unitarian Church of Portland, two state representatives and an ACLU legal observer are listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which alleges the federal government has violated protesters' 10th Amendment rights. It was filed Tuesday in federal court. | The 10th Amendment delineates the separation of powers between federal and state governments. | "The power to engage in ordinary law enforcement is one of the long-recognized powers that belong to the states and to their municipalities," said Cliff Davidson, an attorney with Snell & Wilmer, the firm filing the lawsuit. | The W…
popularresistance.org/new-civil-rights-lawsuit-filed-against-federal-law-enforcement/

Federal Agents Retreat To Portland Base As Protesters Control Streets
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-23
The DHS officers dispatched by the president to put down the demonstrations have instead become prisoners of the building they are ostensibly there to defend. | "The feds don't have control of the streets," said a woman holding a sign "100% not a terrorist", who gave her name only as Shannon. "I think they're more scared than us. They're hiding in there. They don't know what they're doing." If the intent was to intimidate the protesters into abandoning the few square blocks of downtown Portland under their control, it backfired spectacularly. | Residents of a city with a long history of radical street protest wer…
popularresistance.org/federal-agents-retreat-to-portland-base-asers-control-streets/

What Are Trump And His Goons Up To?
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-23
First and foremost, it is a political stunt to capture the law and order crowd and press on divides between the coastal cities and inland voters. But it's also more sinister than that. The use of federal forces is designed to weaken local accountability by freezing out local government that constituents can reach. Portland's mayor might not even have opposed some "help" from the feds, but he wasn't asked. In other words, this wasn't mutual aid. This was indeed an invasion. An alphabet soup of federal agencies have been employed to crack down on police brutality protests, including the National Guard, the US Marsh…
popularresistance.org/what-are-trump-and-his-goons-up-to/

In another night of unrest in Portland, tear gas hits mayor
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-23
The mayor of the U.S. city of Portland, Ted Wheeler, was stung by tear gas early on Thursday morning after he joined demonstrators protesting against racial injustice and police brutality.Protests have rocked Portland every night for weeks, with security forces often tear-gassing and clubbing demonstrators.Visiting the protest site, Wheeler was jeered at by some demonstrators who called on him to resign and chanted "Shame on You". They said he should have done more to protect Portland's citizens.However, as he stood amongst the crowd outside Portland's Justice Center, Wheeler, who was wearing a face mask, was him…
yenisafak.com/en/news/in-another-night-of-unrest-in-portland-tear-gas-hits-mayor-3535206

Portland mayor cheers protesters & joins them to face tear gas, gets calls to resign anyway (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-07-23
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler failed to win over a crowd of angry anti-police protesters despite rooting for their cause. But rather than seeing him as an ally against federal agents, some said he's part of the problem and has to go. | …
rt.com/usa/495580-portland-mayor-appearance/

Paramilitary-Style Tactics in Portland Mirror Decades of U.S. Violence on the Border & Abroad
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-23
The harrowing scenes of paramilitary-style units in the streets of American cities like Portland has shocked mainstream America, but award-winning independent journalist Todd Miller, who has reported on border security and immigration for over a decade, says it's a reflection of how the U.S. has operated around the world. We also speak with Cecilia Menjívar, UCLA sociology professor, who says the image of unmarked vans snatching people from the streets "brings back memories to Latin Americans who lived through disappearances of families and friends and co-workers."
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/23/federal_agents_paramilitary_tactics_us_imperialism

As Trump threatens secret police deployment nationwide, Democrats debate expanding surveillance powers and new money for DHS
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-07-23
The rogue deployment of secret federal police forces in Portland, Oregon, has added a new complication to negotiations over reauthorizing the Trump administration's vast surveillance powers and appropriating new money for the Department of Homeland Security.
mronline.org/2020/07/23/as-trump-threatens-secret-police-deployment-nationwide-democrats-debate-expanding-surveillance-powers-and-new-money-for-dhs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=as-trump-threatens-secret-police-deployment-nationwide-democrats-debate-expanding-surveillance-powers-and-new-money-for-dhs

Guns? Yes. Masks? No. And Gestapo in Portland
Max Elbaum | zcomm.org | 2020-07-23
The toxic mix of valuing gun ownership over protecting public health, conspiracism, and reactionary movements glued together by white supremacy and national chauvinism are too deeply rooted to be ended any time soon…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/guns-yes-masks-no-and-gestapo-in-portland/

Defend Portland! Defend People's Resistance! No Police State!
Editor | workers.org | 2020-07-23
Despite the brutal attempt of the White House to crush the heroic Black Lives Matter movement by sending camouflaged federal agents ‚àí secret police ‚àí to Portland, Chicago and other U.S. cities, the movement and all who support it have been fighting back. The initial response to the threat of . . . | Continue reading Defend Portland! | Defend People's Resistance! No Police State! at Workers.org…
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Paramilitary-Style Tactics in Portland Mirror Decades of Global US Violence
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-23
The harrowing scenes of paramilitary-style units in the streets of American cities like Portland has shocked mainstream America, but award-winning independent journalist Todd Miller, who has reported on border security and immigration for over a decade, says it's a reflection of how the U.S. has operated around the world. We also speak with Cecilia Menjívar, UCLA sociology professor, who says the image of unmarked vans snatching people from the streets "brings back memories to Latin Americans wh…
truthout.org/video/paramilitary-style-tactics-in-portland-mirror-decades-of-global-u-s-violence/

Trumpfen Sturmabteilung (Trump's Stormtroopers)
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-22
It is not hard to see the forces kidnapping individuals and teargassing Portland's streets as the Trump administration's private stormtroopers. Although they are operating under the aegis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the truth is it is the Executive Branch that issued their orders.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/22/trumpfen-sturmabteilung-trumps-stormtroopers/