2019-12-03: Social Media Postees

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As Nation Transfixed by Impeachment, Trump Quietly Provides Offshore Drilling Industry \'Sweetheart Giveaway\'
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-12-04
Former lobbyist turned Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, says critic, probably assumed gift \"to his former oil and gas client would slip by unnoticed.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernhardt-giveaway.jpg …
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For Corporate Media, It\'s \'Anybody But Sanders or Warren\'
Norman Solomon | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-03
Anyone who\'s been paying attention should get the picture by now. Overall, in subtle and sledgehammer ways, the mass media of the United States — owned and sponsored by corporate giants — are in the midst of a siege against the two progressive Democratic candidates who have a real chance to be elected president in…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/03/for-corporate-media-its-anybody-but-sanders-or-warren/

For Corporate Media, It\'s \'Anybody But Sanders or Warren\'
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2019-12-03
Journalism that can\'t stand progressive populism…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/02/18828555.php

Trump Was Right: NATO Should Be Obsolete
Medea Benjamin | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-03
The three smartest words that Donald Trump uttered during his presidential campaign are \"NATO is obsolete.\" His adversary, Hillary Clinton, retorted that NATO was \"the strongest military alliance in the history of the world.\" Now that Trump has been in power, the White House parrots the same worn line that NATO is…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/03/trump-was-right-nato-should-be-obsolete/

Morales Accuses Bolivian Gov\'t of Blocking His Migratory Status
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-03
President Evo Morales accused the de facto government of Bolivia for creating obstacles to his immigration legal procedures and his vice president àÅlvaro García Linera before the Bolivian consulate in Mexico. | RELATED: | Morales Vows To Do What\'s Best for Bolivia, Not Afraid of Jail | Morales through his account on the social media network of Twitter said that for a week they began with the steps and have requested collections that did not exist. | \"Last week we started…
telesurenglish.net/news/Morales-Accuses-Bolivian-Govt-of-Blocking-His-Migratory-Status-20191203-0006.html

Opposing NATO and Trump means fighting to free Julian Assange!
wsws.org | 2019-12-03
The aim of Trump and Boris Johnson is to either send Assange to the US, lock him up and throw away the key, or subject him to such psychological and physical cruelty that he dies in prison.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/03/asuk-d03.html

CIA spying on Assange\'s lawyers exposes criminal operation against WikiLeaks founder
wsws.org | 2019-12-03
The surveillance violates the centuries-old right to attorney-client privilege and exposes the prosecution and extradition effort as an illegal frame-up.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/03/pers-d03.html

WikiLeaks editor Kristinn Hrafnsson: \"If Julian is taken to that Devil\'s Island across the Atlantic, his life is lost\"
wsws.org | 2019-12-03
In an interview with the WSWS, Hrafnsson stated: \"The case of Julian Assange is, in all senses, the turning point. It is the biggest and the most serious attack on journalism and the free press in decades, if not 100 years.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/03/hraf-d03.html

\'Not Halting Climate Change Means Punishing Millions\' XR Says
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-03
Environmental activists from around the world on Tuesday remain gathered and protesting in Madrid to demand that the 2019 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) take concrete and effective actions to halt global climate change. | RELATED: | There Can Be No Climate Justice Without Social Justice: Maduro | \"We\'re a global movement trying to raise the climate emergency through direct action. We have to get people to pause and understand, especially our leader…
telesurenglish.net/news/Not-Halting-Climate-Change-Means-Punishing-Millions-XR-Says-20191203-0003.html

Greta Thunberg Has Sailed Back to Europe for Climate Talks
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-03
From Stockholm, Sweden, we\'re covering the 40th Anniversary of the Right Livelihood Awards, widely known as the \"Alternative Nobel Prize.\" This year\'s recipients include 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who arrived Tuesday in Lisbon, Portugal, after traveling for three weeks across the Atlantic in the 48-foot catamaran La Vagabonde, refusing to fly because of the high carbon footprint of air travel. Thunberg was on her way to attend COP25 in Santiago, Chile, when the conference was abruptly re…
truthout.org/video/greta-thunberg-has-sailed-back-to-europe-for-climate-talks/

National Climate Strike in Livermore
Student Activists | indybay.org | 2019-12-03
Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore, CA 94551…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/02/18828546.php

Honduras: 7 Sentenced in Murder Case of Environmental Activist
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-03
Honduras\' Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) on Monday sentenced seven people to more than 30 years in prison for the murder of Berta Caceres, an internationally recognized environmental activist who was killed at home by a hitman on March 2, 2016. | RELATED: | President of Energy Company Linked to Berta Caceres Murder | Four of the material authors were sentence…
telesurenglish.net/news/Honduras-7-Sentenced-in-Murder-Case-of-Environmental-Activist-20191203-0001.html

Miami activists unite against U.S. imperialism in Latin America
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-12-03
Miami, FL – On December 1, immigrant groups representing several different countries in the Caribbean and South America rallied together at the Torch of Friendship to show unity and strength against U.S imperialism and far-right political violence in Latin America. Various groups of immigrant activists united in what they said was just the beginning of a new movement in South Florida to bring together the various struggles in Latin America against neo-liberalism and neo-colonialism. | Activists representing Chile, Bolivia, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Brazil spoke out against neoliberal policies, U.S militarism, and…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/12/2/miami-activists-unite-against-us-imperialism-latin-america

Army Demolishes A Water Reservoir In Tubas
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-03
Israeli soldiers demolished, earlier Tuesday, a water reservoir in the Tubas meadows, in northeastern West Bank. Palestinian human rights activist Aref Daraghma said several army jeeps, and bulldozers invaded the area, and demolished the reservoir, owned by Adnan Sawafta. Daraghma added that the destroyed water reservoir, located in Einoun area, …
imemc.org/article/army-demolishes-a-water-reservoir-in-tubas/

US carries out fresh massacre in Afghanistan, killing entire family with drone strike
wsws.org | 2019-12-03
The bloody attack came in the wake of Trump\'s claim that peace talks with the Taliban had resumed.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/03/afgh-d03.html

South Sudan: UN calls for end to inter-communal clashes, attacks against aid workers
United Nations | news.un.org | 2019-12-03
Peacekeepers have been sent to the northern Lakes region in South Sudan in a bid to deter further violence between communities there, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, said on Tuesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1052701

Pompeo Says US Will \"Help Prevent\" Protests For \"Legitimate\" Governments & US Bombs Afghan Family
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-03
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/2/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Pompeo: US Will Prevent Cuba, Venezuela From \'Hijacking\' Protests in Latin America
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-12-03
Pompeo positioned the US as in favor of \"democratic\" protests in the region, while accusing Cuba and Venezuela of trying to \"hijack\" them.
theantimedia.com/pompeo-us-will-prevent-cuba-venezuela-from-hijacking-protests-in-latin-america/

Iranian government kills hundreds in bid to suppress the worst protests in decades
wsws.org | 2019-12-03
There is no doubt that the US, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf monarchies and Israel are seeking to exploit the escalating crisis confronting Iran.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/03/iran-d03.html

Failed Action on the Climate Crisis Makes Resistance Imperative. Worldwide Protest against Neoliberalism
Margaret Flowers | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-03
On December 2, the 25th two-week long United Nations climate conference begins in Madrid, Spain. The stated task of the conference, referred to as COP 25 (Conference Of Parties), is to make sure there are plans to meet the goals …
globalresearch.ca/failed-action-climate-crisis-makes-resistance-imperative/5696602

Talking About Ecuador\'s Political Prisoners: an Interview With Marcela Aguiñaga
Joe Emersberger | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-03
In October, eight protesters were killed during eleven days of demonstrations against a decree by Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno to eliminate fuel subsidies in order to comply with a structural adjustment loan he signed with the IMF. Other articles and interviews on Counterpunch have discussed how Moreno ditched his left wing campaign platform as soon…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/03/talking-about-ecuadors-political-prisoners-an-interview-with-marcela-aguinaga/

Why the Resignation of Iraq\'s Prime Minister May Not Stop the Mass Uprising on the Horizon
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-03
Protesters in Iraq have won their first big success by forcing the resignation of the Iraqi prime minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, after the killing of 45 unarmed protesters by the Iraqi security forces in a single day. As the news spread, the crack of celebratory fireworks replaced that of gunshots in Baghdad\'s Tahrir Square, which has…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/03/why-the-resignation-of-iraqs-prime-minister-may-not-stop-the-mass-uprising-on-the-horizon/

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Eight Palestinians In Hebron, Nablus And Jericho
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-03
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, eight Palestinians in Hebron, Nablus, and Jericho, in the occupied West Bank, in addition to invading homes in Shu\'fat refugee camp, in Jerusalem, and attacking protesters. The Palestinian Prisoners\' Society (PPS) in Hebron, in southern West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and searched …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-abduct-eight-palestinians-in-hebron-nablus-and-jericho/


telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-03
The main union that promotes protests against the economic and social policies of the Colombian President, Iván Duque, rejected the possibility of suspending the national strike that was called for this Wednesday, December 4 and insisted on a direct dialogue with the government to seek an agreement. | Speaking to RCN News, the president of the Colombian Federation of Education Workers (Fecode), Nelson Alarcón, said that the leaders of the strike will answer the call of the government to begin the negotiation process based on the specifications submitted last week to President Duque. | Alarcón commented that t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Main-Colombian-Union-Refuses-to-Call-Off-National-Strike-20191203-0004.html

Companies Planning 5G Satellites. Global Day of Protest against 5G: January 25, 2020
IASEIS | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-03
So far, groups in the following countries have announced that they are organizing events on January 25, 2020 as part of the Global Day of Protest against 5G: | . | . | Australia | Austria | Canada | Croatia | Czech Republic | Denmark | France | Germany | Ireland…
globalresearch.ca/companies-planning-5g-satellites-global-day-of-protest-against-5g-january-25-2020/5696474

Lebanon Protesters: Ensure a Unified \'B-Team\' Runs Any New, Responsive Government
Dr. Barbara G. Ellis | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-03
As Lebanon\'s massive, countrywide, anti-government demonstrations continue, the vacuum provides time for those ardent, long suffering protesters to create the most responsive anti-austerity government in the Middle East. If any populace in that region could do it, it\'s Lebanon\'s well-educated, …
globalresearch.ca/lebanon-protesters-ensure-a-unified-b-team-runs-any-new-responsive-government/5696469

Protests and civil unrest show \'renewed sense of patriotism\' in Iraq, UN envoy tells Security Council
United Nations | news.un.org | 2019-12-03
After decades of sectarian strife and conflict, \"a renewed sense of patriotism has taken hold\", the head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) told the Security Council on Tuesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1052641

Israel\'s Unfinished \'Coup\'
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-03
This time, nothing seems to work. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has tried every trick in the book to save his political career and to avoid possible prison time. But for Israel\'s longest-serving leader, the honeymoon is certainly almost over. It is an \"attempted coup\", is how Netanyahu described his indictment on charges of fraud,…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/03/israels-unfinished-coup/

The DSA on impeachment or: How the DSA learned to stop worrying and love Bolton
wsws.org | 2019-12-03
The Democratic Socialists of America has given its full support to the impeachment campaign, lining up behind John Bolton and the other reactionaries promoted by the Democratic Party.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/03/bolt-d03.html

Reporting Syria: I Talked to Everyone, Except Assad
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-03
I\'ve spent months these past eight years in Syria\'s amputated cities. They are a scar on all our lives — the Russians, the Syrians, the armed Islamists, the western powers that spent more time trying to destroy Syria than the Syrian regime. The bodies buried deep within these heaps of concrete, the survivors, and those invisibly…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/03/reporting-syria-i-talked-to-everyone-except-assad/

China Retaliates Against Hostile US Legislation
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-03
In late November, House and Senate members unanimously passed the so-called Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (HKHRDA) of 2019. | Trump signed the measure into law, along with a companion bill, restricting exports of US crowd control devices to …
globalresearch.ca/china-retaliates-against-hostile-us-legislation/5696675

After His Mysterious Death, the Media Scrambles to Get its Story Straight About White Helmets Founder James Le Mesurier
Vanessa Beeley | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-03
Almost immediately after Le Mesurier\'s alleged plunge to his death, reports began to emerge of tampering and the removal of details about the controversial \"private security\" operative\'s career.
mintpressnews.com/mysterious-death-media-scrambles-white-helmets-founder-james-le-mesurier/263142/

Betraying the US Constitution: Who Will Protect Us from an Unpatriotic Patriot Act?
John W. Whitehead | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-03
\"It is the responsibility of the patriot to protect his country from its government.\"–Thomas Paine | While Congress subjects the nation to its impeachment-flavored brand of bread-and-circus politics, our civil liberties continue to die a slow, painful death by a …
globalresearch.ca/who-will-protect-us-from-unpatriotic-patriot-act/5696607

Think You\'re Tired of the Ukraine Scandal? So Are the Ukrainians!
Brendan Oswald | progressive.org | 2019-12-03
Biden, Burisma, and the US impeachment hearings have crowded out media coverage of pressing domestic issues in Ukraine.
progressive.org/dispatches/think-youre-tired-of-the-ukraine-scandal-oswald-191203/

Betraying the Constitution: Who Will Protect Us from an Unpatriotic Patriot Act?
John W. Whitehead | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-03
While Congress subjects the nation to its impeachment-flavored brand of bread-and-circus politics, our civil liberties continue to die a slow, painful death by a thousand cuts. Case in point: while Americans have been fixated on the carefully orchestrated impeachment drama that continues to monopolize headlines, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law legislation extending …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/betraying-the-constitution-who-will-protect-us-from-an-unpatriotic-patriot-act/

Trump Impeachment Report Released by Dem. House Panel
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-03
The United States House Intelligence Committee released Tuesday the report documenting the impeachment case against President Donald Trump, laying out the conclusions of its inquiry into allegations that he abused his power by pressuring Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden. | RELATED: | White House Won\'t Participate In Next Trump Impeachment Hearing…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Impeachment-Report-Released-by-Dem.-House-Panel-20191203-0009.html

House Democrats begin next phase of impeachment drive
wsws.org | 2019-12-03
The White House is refusing to participate in the first formal impeachment hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, set for Wednesday.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/03/impe-d03.html

Syria\'s Post-War Reconstruction: 600 Establishments Resume Work at Aleppo Industrial City, Sheikh Najjar
Arabi Souri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-03
Aleppo, Syria\'s second-largest city and the region\'s economic power horse is getting back on its feet again, despite all the efforts by the US and its NATO stooges and terrorists. | It\'s moving forward slowly but steadily, with over 600 establishments …
globalresearch.ca/600-establishments-resume-work-aleppo-industrial-city-sheikh-najjar/5696467

Video: Syrian Army Repels Major Attack by Idlib Al Qaeda Affiliated Mercenaries
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-03
Last weekend, the province of Idlib once again turned into the main hot point in Syria. | On November 30, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Turkish-backed National Front for Liberation and several foreign Jihadi groups, including the Turkistan Islamic Party and Ajnad …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-repels-major-attack-idlb-militants/5696605

Syria Slams US Meddling in the Syrian Constitution Committee Talks
Arabi Souri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-03
The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs slammed the regime of Donald Trump for its attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries after the US State Department issued a statement to interfere in the works of the Syrian …
globalresearch.ca/syria-slams-us-meddling-syrian-constitution-committee-talks/5696527

Moral Injury and America\'s Endless Conflicts
Arnold R. Isaacs | commondreams.org | 2019-12-03
By the time the campaign was over, Raqqa, like a number of other Syrian and Iraqi cities, was in almost complete ruins. (Photo: Youtube Screenshot/Gabriel Chaim) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/raqqa_destroyed.jpg …
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Syria\'s Pharmaceutical Industry Rebuilds Following the Defeat of US-NATO Sponsored Terrorists
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-03
The first factory of its kind in Syria and the Arab world opened November 21, 2019, in Damascus. Central Pharmaceutical Industries Company, \'Mainpharma\', celebrated the opening of its factory for the manufacturing of anticancer drugs at Adra Industrial City, in …
globalresearch.ca/syrias-pharmaceutical-industry-rebuilds-following-the-defeat-of-us-nato-sponsored-terrorists/5696647

Can\'t Get No Satisfaction?
Kay Sather | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-03
Sometimes I can\'t, either. But today was satisfying. A couple of weeks ago my partner sliced a pretty big branch off our mesquite tree. I mean, held upright it made a nice young shade tree on its own. Where he cut it–the diameter of its pretty little tree-ringed circle–was a full five inches. So you…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/03/cant-get-no-satisfaction/

Members of Argentine Delegation in Bolivia tell the horror they recorded (Coup Repression)
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-12-03
Disappearances, murders, arbitrary detentions, rapes, torture and hospitals that refuse to take care of those wounded by the repression were some of the events recorded during the first day of work. They were held and kicked at the airport by a pro-coup mob. Then the Minister of Government of Añez, Arturo Murillo, came out to […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/03/members-of-argentine-delegation-in-bolivia-tell-the-horror-they-recorded-coup-repression/

Rollback of the Elite
Otto Konig and Richard Detje | indybay.org | 2019-12-03
The opposition senator Jeanine Anez appointed herself the new \"president.\" The trigger for the coup was the election on October 20. President Evo Morales was declared the winner with 47% of the vote and a difference of 10 points from ther conservative candidate. The per capita income of the 11 million Bolivians doubled during Morales\' term of office.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/02/18828545.php

How Loan Companies Prey on an Unsuspecting Public
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-03
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they\'re published. | All four were arrested by an armed constable, handcuffed and booked into jail. They spent anywhere from a few hours to a couple of days behind bars before being released after paying a few hundred dollars in bail or promising to appear in court. | None of the four, who live in northern Utah and were detained last year, had committed a crime. They had each borrowed money at high interest rates from a local lender called L…
truthdig.com/articles/how-loan-companies-prey-on-an-unsuspecting-public/

Israeli Minister of Defense to Impose Sanctions on Palestinian \'Militants\' Abroad
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-03
Israeli Minister of Defense, Naftali Bennett, on Tuesday, issued a written order imposing international economic sanctions on Palestinian militants abroad, The Palestinian News and Info Agency reported. Hebrew media outlets broadcast Bennett\'s decision, pointing out that this move has never been attempted before. Bennett issued his first order against Jamil …
imemc.org/article/israeli-minister-of-defense-to-impose-sanctions-on-palestinian-militants-abroad/

Bilateral Trade Relations Between Iran and EU Suffer Under Harsh US Sanctions
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-03
Trade between the European Union (EU) and the Islamic Republic of Iran has dropped roughly 74.92% percent this year from January to September compared to last year during the same timeframe, due to US-imposed sanctions, according to the European statistical …
globalresearch.ca/bilateral-trade-relations-iran-eu-suffer-harsh-us-sanctions/5696599

The Hottest Years
Emily Beament | commondreams.org | 2019-12-03
\"On a day-to-day basis, the impacts of climate change play out through extreme and \"abnormal\" weather. (Photo: U.S. Forest Service) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/forestfire_0.jpeg …
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Middle America: The Danger for Democrats
Ruth Conniff | commondreams.org | 2019-12-03
It\'s too late to turn back the page to the soft, centrist, consensus politics of the era before Trump. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/biden-climate-draft-policy-panned_0.jpg …
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Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-12-04 00:24 GMT (19:24 EST)

2019-12-02: News Headlines

Chris Hedges (2019-12-02). The New \'Black Codes\'. commondreams.org Aggressive policing is the bulwark of a segregated America. (Photo: Mr. Fish / Truthdig) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/police_3.jpeg …

Dave Lindorff (2019-12-02). Bloomberg for President? God No! dissidentvoice.org Billionaire on the mayoral campaign trail in New York. (Mike Bloomberg is the turkey to the right of the chicken and eagle.) Michael Bloomberg, according to Forbes Magazine the 9th richest man in the world with a net worth this year of $54.7 billion, isn\'t just the real billionaire candidate for President in 2020 (Donald …

Staff (2019-12-02). House Impeachment Report Coming Ahead of Landmark Hearing. truthdig.com WASHINGTON — The House impeachment report on President Donald Trump will be unveiled Monday behind closed doors for key lawmakers as Democrats push ahead with the inquiry despite the White House\'s declaration it will not participate in the first Judiciary Committee hearing. | The Democratic majority on the House Intelligence Committee says the report, compiled after weeks of testimony, will speak for itself in laying out what Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called the evidence of \"wrongdoing and misconduct\" by the Republican president over hi…

Ian Goodrum (2019-12-02). Protest hypocrisy: U.S. media\'s double standard on Hong Kong and Bolivia demos. peoplesworld.org All over the world, protest movements are on the march. In places as diverse as Chile, Haiti, Iraq, Ecuador, France, and Bolivia, people are taking to the streets to make their voices heard. Their demands are varied, but all have come to the conclusion they must engage in direct action to get what they believe …

Alan Macleod (2019-12-02). How a Mass Bot Network is Pushing the Coup in Bolivia. mintpressnews.com New research found that, of the 17,427 accounts using the anti-Morales hashtag #BoliviaNoHayGolpe, almost a third were created on November 11, the day of the coup.

Staff (2019-12-02). For Banks, Data on Your Spending Habits Could be a Gold Mine. truthdig.com NEW YORK — There\'s a powerful new player watching what you buy so it can tailor product offerings for you: the bank behind your credit or debit card. | For years, Google and Facebook have been showing ads based on your online behavior. Retailers from Amazon to Walgreens also regularly suction up your transaction history to steer future spending and hold your loyalty. | Now banks, too, want to turn data they already have on your spending habits into extra revenue by identifying likely customers for retailers. Banks are increasingly aware that…

H. Claire Brown (2019-12-02). How Amazon\'s On-Site Emergency Care Endangers the Warehouse Workers It\'s Supposed to Protect. theintercept.com Earlier this year, a falling object struck a worker\'s head at an Amazon fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey. The worker visited Amcare, the company\'s on-site medical unit, and told the emergency medical technicians on staff there that they had a headache and blurred vision — classic symptoms of a concussion. According to company protocol, Amazon\'s medical staff should have sent the worker to a hospital or doctor\'s office for further evaluation, or at least called a physician for advice. They did neither. | This was one of six instances at the Robbinsville fulfillment center between February and M…

Miko Peled (2019-12-02). The Story of Daher Al-Umar Undermines Israel\'s Own Origin Story. mintpressnews.com Akka, Haifa, Tabaria, are all cities with a rich Arab history which Daher made into thriving towns, and yet little memory of him existents thanks to enormous efforts put forward by the state of Israel to control the historical narrative.

The Canary (2019-12-02). UN chief urges nations to take \'transformative\' action and \'not to fiddle while planet burns\'. thecanary.co UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres urged countries not to lose hope in the fight against climate change, as representatives from nearly 200 countries gathered in Madrid for a two-week meeting on tackling global warming.In his opening speech to delegates, Guterres cited recent scientific data showing that levels of heat-trapping gases have hit a record high, reaching levels not seen for at least three million years when sea levels were 10-20 metres higher than today.Unless emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are sharply cut, temperatures could rise to twice the threshold set in the 2015 Paris…

Staff (2019-12-02). China\'s Climate Paradox: A Leader in Coal and Clean Energy. truthdig.com WASHINGTON — As world leaders gather in Spain to discuss how to slow the warming of the planet, a spotlight falls on China — the top emitter of greenhouse gases. | China burns about half the coal used globally each year. Between 2000 and 2018, its annual carbon emissions nearly tripled, and it now accounts for about 30% of the world\'s total. Yet it\'s also the leading market for solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles, and it manufactures about two-thirds of solar cells installed worldwide. | \"We are witnessing many contradictions in China\'s energy development,\" said Kevin Tu, a Beijing-based…

The Canary (2019-12-02). Don\'t be on wrong side of history, delegates at climate summit warned. thecanary.co The chair of a two-week climate summit attended by nearly 200 countries has warned that those refusing to adjust to the planet\'s rising temperatures \"will be on the wrong side of history\".Chile\'s environment minister, Carolina Schmidt, opened the summit in Madrid by saying the meeting needs to lay the groundwork for moving towards carbon neutral economies while being sensitive to the poorest and those most vulnerable to rising temperatures — something that policymakers have termed \"just transition\".\"Those who don\'t want to see it will be on the wrong side of history,\" said Schmidt as she called on government…

John Wojcik (2019-12-02). Shoot to Kill: Thousands may already be dead in Iran. peoplesworld.org The murder of peaceful protesters underway for weeks now in Iran is far worse than what has been reported in media around the world, according to Navid Shomali, the international secretary of Iran\'s Tudeh (Communist) Party. \"The numbers being killed are rising every day and have already reached at least into the many hundreds,\" Shomali …

Medea Benjamin (2019-12-02). Medea Benjamin: Donald Trump Was Right, NATO Should Be Obsolete. mintpressnews.com In an age where people around the world want to avoid war and to focus instead on the climate chaos that threatens future life on earth, NATO is an anachronism. It now accounts for about three-quarters of military spending and weapons dealing around the globe.

Medea Benjamin (2019-12-02). Trump Was Right: NATO Should be Obsolete. globalresearch.ca Donald Trump uttered during his presidential campaign are \"NATO is obsolete.\" His adversary, Hillary Clinton, retorted that NATO was \"the strongest military alliance in the history of the world.\" Now that Trump has been …

Medea Benjamin (2019-12-02). Trump Was Right Before He Was Wrong: NATO Should Be Obsolete. commondreams.org Antio-NATO protesters in Newport, Wales in 2014. (Photo: Andy Davies/@adavies4) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/challengerole.jpg …

Medea Benjamin (2019-12-02). Trump Was Right: NATO Should Be Obsolete. dissidentvoice.org The three smartest words that Donald Trump uttered during his presidential campaign are \"NATO is obsolete.\" His adversary, Hillary Clinton, retorted that NATO was \"the strongest military alliance in the history of the world.\" Now that Trump has been in power, the White House parrots the same worn line that NATO is \"the most successful …

Staff (2019-12-02). Chris Hedges: Electoralism Won\'t Save Us. truthdig.com In the latest episode of \"The Empire Files\" with Abby Martin, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges explores a range of topics including the degradation of America\'s institutions and the slow-motion collapse of the rule of law. While acknowledging that the Trump administration has made innumerable policy decisions to undermine our democracy, he specifically cites the president\'s circumvention of Congress to allow Saudi Arabia to build nuclear reactors. Hedges contends that the sickness of our political system is ultimately bipartisan and may prove terminal. \"We\'re in a very, very serious moment in American history,\" he…

Norman Solomon (2019-12-02). For Corporate Media, It\'s \'Anybody But Sanders or Warren\'. indybay.org Journalism that can\'t stand progressive populism…

WSWS (2019-12-02). Spanish judge to question Assange over illegal CIA spying in Ecuadorian embassy. wsws.org British authorities had previously sought to block the interview, because the spying operation exposes the illegality of the entire US-led campaign against the WikiLeaks publisher.

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-12-02). The Spanish Case Takes a Turn, Activities of Security Outfit Aimed at Wikileaks. Julian Assange in Video Conference? globalresearch.ca Judge José de la Mata of Spain\'s High Court, the Audiencia Nacional, had been facing a good deal of stonewalling on the part of his British colleagues. He is overseeing an investigation into the surveillance activities of a Spanish security …

World Socialist Web Site (2019-12-02). Hundreds Attend London Meeting to Demand Freedom for Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca Hundreds packed the St Pancras New Church in Euston Thursday night for a meeting demanding freedom for imprisoned WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange. | The largest meeting held in London to date reflects growing opposition to plans by the …

WSWS (2019-12-02). Central Australian residents speak out in defence of Julian Assange. wsws.org \"Assange is a journalist, he\'s done nothing wrong and we need to get him back to Australia. There should be marches, rallies, protests and that sort of thing everywhere.\"

WSWS (2019-12-02). Warm reception for SEP candidate Chris Marsden at Sheffield student meeting. wsws.org Marsden told students that Britain has the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, who is being targeted because he exposed war crimes, locked up in a maximum-security prison and intends to ship him to America to face 175 years in prison.

John Pilger (2019-12-02). Visiting Assange, Britain\'s Political Prisoner. counterpunch.org I set out at dawn. Her Majesty\'s Prison Belmarsh is in the flat hinterland of south east London, a ribbon of walls and wire with no horizon. At what is called the visitors centre, I surrendered my passport, wallet, credit cards, medical cards, money, phone, keys, comb, pen, paper. I need two pairs of glasses. More

WSWS (2019-12-02). Greater Manchester Unite community branch hears report on fight to free Julian Assange. wsws.org The branch listened attentively as an SEP member reported the growing public concern over the plight of Assange and his declining health.

WSWS (2019-12-02). SEP meeting in Alice Springs demands freedom for Assange and Manning. wsws.org \"Something inside me told me that I had to do everything to defend Assange… It was going to be one of those life-defining moments for me\"—Margaret Richardson…

Student Activists (2019-12-02). National Climate Strike in Livermore. indybay.org Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore, CA 94551…

commondreams (2019-12-02). As UN Climate COP launches in Madrid Activists in Chile Demand Rejection of Neoliberal Model and Removal of Chile from COP Presidency. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Jessica Corbett (2019-12-02). Thousands of activists stage protests at three German coal mines to demand bolder climate policies. nationofchange.org \"We want to show with our protest today that this mine needs to be shut down permanently.\"

William Astore (2019-12-02). American Exceptionalism Is Killing Planet Earth. commondreams.org \"For a select few, war pays dividends in ways that peace doesn't,\" writes Astore. \"In a nutshell, or perhaps an artillery shell, war is anti-democratic, anti-progressive, anti-intellectual, and anti-human.\" (Photo: Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-57339467.2e16d0ba.fill-1120×600.jpg …

teleSUR (2019-12-02). US Threatens to Continue Intervening in Latin American Protests. telesurenglish.net United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Monday that Washington would \"support\" aligned governments trying to prevent protests in the region from turning into \"riots.\" | RELATED: | \'We Lied, Cheated and Stole\': Pompeo Comes Clean About CIA | \"We\'ll work with legitimate (governments) to prevent protests from morphing into riots and violence that don\'t reflect the democratic will of the people,\" Pompeo told an audience at the University of Louisville, in Kentucky. | The Trump…

Staff (2019-12-02). UN Climate Convention Switch From Chile to Spain May Hinder Climate Justice. truthout.org In October, as scientists, policymakers and civil society leaders geared up to travel to Chile for the 25th Conference of the Parties of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 25), which begins today, the country was making headlines for different reasons. | In mid-October, school students began jumping the gates of Santiago\'s subways in protest of fare increases, eventually shutting down the entire Metro system fo…

Staff (2019-12-02). Youth-Led Protests Topple Iraqi Prime Minister as Demonstrations Continue. truthout.org Anti-government protests are continuing in Iraq one day after the Iraqi parliament voted to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi. On Saturday, protesters set off fireworks in Baghdad\'s Tahrir Square when Abdul Mahdi announced he would submit his resignation, though he will remain in a caretaker capacity until a new government is formed. The resignation came two days after Iraqi security forces killed at least 44 people in the southern cities of Nasiriya and Najaf after the I…

Common Dreams (2019-12-02). Maltese Prime Minister to Resign Following Intense Protests Over Journalist\'s Murder. theantimedia.com Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced Sunday that he intends to step down soon amid protests demanding his immediate resignation.

IMEMC News (2019-12-02). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Six Palestinians In Hebron, Bethlehem, and Ramallah. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, six Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank governorates of Hebron, Bethlehem and Ramallah, in addition to attacking protesters in Bethlehem, Jenin and Ramallah. In Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched several homes, …

Juan Cole (2019-12-02). Turning Point in Climate Activism? Germans Block Coal Mines With Their Bodies. commondreams.org These sorts of dramatic protests seem to me the writing on the wall. (Photo: Screenshot) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/turning-point-in-climate-activis.jpeg …

Thomas Knapp (2019-12-02). Non-Intervention: an Imperfect Solution to a Terrible Problem. counterpunch.org On November 27, US president Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. The bill, passed by veto-proof majorities in Congress amid large protests in the \"special administrative region,\" allows the president to impose sanctions on officials who violate human rights there, and requires various US government departments to annually review Hong More

Ramzy Baroud (2019-12-02). Israel\'s Unfinished \"Coup\" dissidentvoice.org This time, nothing seems to work. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has tried every trick in the book to save his political career and to avoid possible prison time. But for Israel\'s longest-serving leader, the honeymoon is certainly almost over. It is an \"attempted coup\", is how Netanyahu described his indictment on charges of fraud, …

Ramzy Baroud (2019-12-02). The Unfinished \'Coup\': The End of Netanyahu\'s Era and the Political Earthquake Ahead. commondreams.org The reason that Netanyahu is still in power after all the setbacks and outright failures is the fact that his rivals are yet to mobilize the necessary votes and public support to oust him for good. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/netanyahu-third-corruption-bribe-media_0.jpeg …

Ramzy Baroud (2019-12-02). The Unfinished \"Coup\": the End of the Netanyahu Era and the Political Earthquake Ahead. mintpressnews.com It seems that the end of the Netanyahu era is finally upon us, but it is likely to be longer and uglier than expected.

teleSUR (2019-12-02). There Can Be No Climate Justice Without Social Justice: Maduro. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro issued on Sunday a letter addressed to the heads of state and government meeting in Spain as they participate in the 25th conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25). | RELATED: | Morales Vows To Do What\'s Best for Bolivia, Not Afraid of Jail | In the letter, the Venezuelan leader stressed that \"there can be no climate justice without social justice\", and mentioned that problems such as defores…

Telesur (2019-12-02). Bolsonaro Denounced Before International Criminal Court. globalresearch.ca The Brazilian Bar Association for Human Rights and the Arns Commission on Wednesday denounced President Jair Bolsonaro formally for \"crimes against humanity\" and incitement to genocide of the Amazon indigenous peoples. | This complaint was filed before the International Criminal Court …

teleSUR (2019-12-02). Morales Vows To Do What\'s Best for Bolivia, Not Afraid of Jail. telesurenglish.net The democratically elected President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, said Sunday that he would value the option of being imprisoned in Bolivia, if that action helps the Bolivian people, who suffer from a climate of anxiety and instability after the coup d\'etat driven by the right of the South American country. | RELATED: | The Pro-Evo Upheaval in Bolivia: How is it Affecting the Canadian Political Scene? | \"For the Bolivian people, for the political instrument, for t…

teleSUR (2019-12-02). Israeli Occupation Cost Palestine $48b Between 2000-2017: UN. telesurenglish.net Israel\'s illegal occupation of Palestine has cost the economy US$47,7 billion between 2000-2017, or three times the size of the Palestinian economy in 2017, a United Nations report said Monday. | RELATED: | UN Warns \'Most Vulnerable Palestinians\' Threatened by Major Fiscal Crisis | The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report, titled \'Economic cost of the Israeli occupation for…

teleSUR (2019-12-02). Trump Hits Argentina and Brazil With New Tariffs. telesurenglish.net The U.S. President on Monday sent shock waves through Brazil and Argentina, announcing he would restore tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports from the two countries in apparent retaliation for currency weakness he said was hurting U.S. farmers. | RELATED: | Alberto Fernandez Won\'t Ask for Money From IMF | In an early morning tweet that sent officials from both countries scrambling for explanations from Washington, Donald Trump said Brazil and Argentina were \"presiding over…

teleSUR (2019-12-02). White House Won\'t Participate In Next Trump Impeachment Hearing. telesurenglish.net The White House told Democratic lawmakers Sunday that President Donald Trump and his lawyers would not participate in an impeachment hearing in Congress this week, citing a lack of \"fundamental justice.\" | RELATED: | Trump Accuses Impeachment Witness Of Lying, Defends Giuliani | Trump\'s aides responded defiantly to the first of two crucial deadlines he faces in Congress this week as Democrats prepare to shift the focus of their fact-finding probe to the consideration of possible ch…

Paul Dobson (2019-12-02). Venezuela\'s PDVSA Secures Temporary Lease Extension for Curacao Refinery. venezuelanalysis.com Despite the extension, refinery owners are looking to end the 34-year cooperation under pressure from US sanctions.

WSWS (2019-12-02). Germany\'s budget for 2020: Billions for rearmament and war. wsws.org Five years ago the grand coalition announced Germany\'s return to an aggressive foreign and great power policy. The far-reaching consequences of such a policy are increasingly reflected in the current budget.

Sam Pizzigati (2019-12-02). What Would It Cost to Buy the 2020 Election? counterpunch.org Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York\'s mayors since 1942, hosted billionaire Michael Bloomberg for three terms. The first of these terms began after Bloomberg, then the Republican candidate for mayor, spent an incredible $74 million to get himself elected in 2001. He spent, in effect, $99 for every vote he received. Four years More

Staff (2019-12-02). The \'Silicon Six\' Is Dodging Taxes to the Tune of Billions. truthdig.com A new analysis from the U.K.-based Fair Tax Mark exposes the greed of tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Netflix.

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2019-12-02: Social Media Postees

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Medea Benjamin: Donald Trump Was Right, NATO Should Be Obsolete
Medea Benjamin | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-02
In an age where people around the world want to avoid war and to focus instead on the climate chaos that threatens future life on earth, NATO is an anachronism. It now accounts for about three-quarters of military spending and weapons dealing around the globe.
mintpressnews.com/medea-benjamin-donald-trump-nato-obsolete/263116/

Trump Was Right: NATO Should be Obsolete
Medea Benjamin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-02
Donald Trump uttered during his presidential campaign are \"NATO is obsolete.\" His adversary, Hillary Clinton, retorted that NATO was \"the strongest military alliance in the history of the world.\" Now that Trump has been …
globalresearch.ca/trump-right-nato-should-obsolete/5696524

Trump Was Right: NATO Should Be Obsolete
Medea Benjamin | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-02
The three smartest words that Donald Trump uttered during his presidential campaign are \"NATO is obsolete.\" His adversary, Hillary Clinton, retorted that NATO was \"the strongest military alliance in the history of the world.\" Now that Trump has been in power, the White House parrots the same worn line that NATO is \"the most successful …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/trump-was-right-nato-should-be-obsolete/

Trump Was Right Before He Was Wrong: NATO Should Be Obsolete
Medea Benjamin | commondreams.org | 2019-12-02
Antio-NATO protesters in Newport, Wales in 2014. (Photo: Andy Davies/@adavies4) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/challengerole.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/12/02/trump-was-right-he-was-wrong-nato-should-be-obsolete?cd-origin=rss

Chris Hedges: Electoralism Won\'t Save Us
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-02
In the latest episode of \"The Empire Files\" with Abby Martin, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges explores a range of topics including the degradation of America\'s institutions and the slow-motion collapse of the rule of law. While acknowledging that the Trump administration has made innumerable policy decisions to undermine our democracy, he specifically cites the president\'s circumvention of Congress to allow Saudi Arabia to build nuclear reactors. Hedges contends that the sickness of our political system is ultimately bipartisan and may prove terminal. \"We\'re in a very, very serious moment in American history,\" he…
truthdig.com/videos/chris-hedges-electoralism-wont-save-us/

For Corporate Media, It\'s \'Anybody But Sanders or Warren\'
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2019-12-02
Journalism that can\'t stand progressive populism…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/02/18828555.php

Spanish judge to question Assange over illegal CIA spying in Ecuadorian embassy
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
British authorities had previously sought to block the interview, because the spying operation exposes the illegality of the entire US-led campaign against the WikiLeaks publisher.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/ases-d02.html

Hundreds Attend London Meeting to Demand Freedom for Julian Assange
World Socialist Web Site | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-02
Hundreds packed the St Pancras New Church in Euston Thursday night for a meeting demanding freedom for imprisoned WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange. | The largest meeting held in London to date reflects growing opposition to plans by the …
globalresearch.ca/hundreds-attend-london-meeting-demand-freedom-julian-assange/5696489

The Spanish Case Takes a Turn, Activities of Security Outfit Aimed at Wikileaks. Julian Assange in Video Conference?
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-02
Judge José de la Mata of Spain\'s High Court, the Audiencia Nacional, had been facing a good deal of stonewalling on the part of his British colleagues. He is overseeing an investigation into the surveillance activities of a Spanish security …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-video-conference-spanish-case-takes-turn/5696557

Greater Manchester Unite community branch hears report on fight to free Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
The branch listened attentively as an SEP member reported the growing public concern over the plight of Assange and his declining health.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/assa-d02.html

Central Australian residents speak out in defence of Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
\"Assange is a journalist, he\'s done nothing wrong and we need to get him back to Australia. There should be marches, rallies, protests and that sort of thing everywhere.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/ints-d02.html

Warm reception for SEP candidate Chris Marsden at Sheffield student meeting
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
Marsden told students that Britain has the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, who is being targeted because he exposed war crimes, locked up in a maximum-security prison and intends to ship him to America to face 175 years in prison.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/keds-d02.html

SEP meeting in Alice Springs demands freedom for Assange and Manning
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
\"Something inside me told me that I had to do everything to defend Assange… It was going to be one of those life-defining moments for me\"–Margaret Richardson…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/alsp-d02.html

Visiting Assange, Britain\'s Political Prisoner
John Pilger | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-02
I set out at dawn. Her Majesty\'s Prison Belmarsh is in the flat hinterland of south east London, a ribbon of walls and wire with no horizon. At what is called the visitors centre, I surrendered my passport, wallet, credit cards, medical cards, money, phone, keys, comb, pen, paper. I need two pairs of glasses.
counterpunch.org/2019/12/02/visiting-assange-britains-political-prisoner/

The New \'Black Codes\'
Chris Hedges | commondreams.org | 2019-12-02
Aggressive policing is the bulwark of a segregated America. (Photo: Mr. Fish / Truthdig) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/police_3.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/12/02/new-black-codes?cd-origin=rss

National Climate Strike in Livermore
Student Activists | indybay.org | 2019-12-02
Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore, CA 94551…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/02/18828546.php

As UN Climate COP launches in Madrid Activists in Chile Demand Rejection of Neoliberal Model and Removal of Chile from COP Presidency
commondreams.org | 2019-12-02
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/12/02/un-climate-cop-launches-madrid-activists-chile-demand-rejection-neoliberal-model?cd-origin=rss

Thousands of activists stage protests at three German coal mines to demand bolder climate policies
Jessica Corbett | nationofchange.org | 2019-12-02
\"We want to show with our protest today that this mine needs to be shut down permanently.\"
nationofchange.org/2019/12/02/thousands-of-activists-stage-protests-at-three-german-coal-mines-to-demand-bolder-climate-policies/

American Exceptionalism Is Killing Planet Earth
William Astore | commondreams.org | 2019-12-02
\"For a select few, war pays dividends in ways that peace doesn\'t,\" writes Astore. \"In a nutshell, or perhaps an artillery shell, war is anti-democratic, anti-progressive, anti-intellectual, and anti-human.\" (Photo: Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-57339467.2e16d0ba.fill-1120×600.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/12/02/american-exceptionalism-killing-planet-earth?cd-origin=rss

Shoot to Kill: Thousands may already be dead in Iran
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2019-12-02
The murder of peaceful protesters underway for weeks now in Iran is far worse than what has been reported in media around the world, according to Navid Shomali, the international secretary of Iran\'s Tudeh (Communist) Party. \"The numbers being killed are rising every day and have already reached at least into the many hundreds,\" Shomali …
peoplesworld.org/article/shoot-to-kill-thousands-may-already-be-dead-in-iran/

US Threatens to Continue Intervening in Latin American Protests
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-02
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Monday that Washington would \"support\" aligned governments trying to prevent protests in the region from turning into \"riots.\" | RELATED: | \'We Lied, Cheated and Stole\': Pompeo Comes Clean About CIA | \"We\'ll work with legitimate (governments) to prevent protests from morphing into riots and violence that don\'t reflect the democratic will of the people,\" Pompeo told an audience at the University of Louisville, in Kentucky. | The Trump…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Threatens-to-Continue-Intervening-in-Latin-American-Protests-20191202-0005.html

Youth-Led Protests Topple Iraqi Prime Minister as Demonstrations Continue
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-02
Anti-government protests are continuing in Iraq one day after the Iraqi parliament voted to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi. On Saturday, protesters set off fireworks in Baghdad\'s Tahrir Square when Abdul Mahdi announced he would submit his resignation, though he will remain in a caretaker capacity until a new government is formed. The resignation came two days after Iraqi security forces killed at least 44 people in the southern cities of Nasiriya and Najaf after the I…
truthout.org/video/youth-led-protests-topple-iraqi-prime-minister-as-demonstrations-continue/

UN Climate Convention Switch From Chile to Spain May Hinder Climate Justice
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-02
In October, as scientists, policymakers and civil society leaders geared up to travel to Chile for the 25th Conference of the Parties of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 25), which begins today, the country was making headlines for different reasons. | In mid-October, school students began jumping the gates of Santiago\'s subways in protest of fare increases, eventually shutting down the entire Metro system fo…
truthout.org/articles/un-climate-convention-switch-from-chile-to-spain-may-hinder-climate-justice/

Maltese Prime Minister to Resign Following Intense Protests Over Journalist\'s Murder
Common Dreams | theantimedia.com | 2019-12-02
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced Sunday that he intends to step down soon amid protests demanding his immediate resignation.
theantimedia.com/maltese-prime-minister-resign/

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Six Palestinians In Hebron, Bethlehem, and Ramallah
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-02
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, six Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank governorates of Hebron, Bethlehem and Ramallah, in addition to attacking protesters in Bethlehem, Jenin and Ramallah. In Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched several homes, …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-abduct-six-palestinians-in-hebron-bethlehem-and-ramallah/

Protest hypocrisy: U.S. media\'s double standard on Hong Kong and Bolivia demos
Ian Goodrum | peoplesworld.org | 2019-12-02
All over the world, protest movements are on the march. In places as diverse as Chile, Haiti, Iraq, Ecuador, France, and Bolivia, people are taking to the streets to make their voices heard. Their demands are varied, but all have come to the conclusion they must engage in direct action to get what they believe …
peoplesworld.org/article/protest-hypocrisy-u-s-medias-double-standard-on-hong-kong-and-bolivia-demos/

The Iraq Protest Movement: 373 Killed During November
Margaret Griffis | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-02
During November, at least 373 people were killed and 3,136 were wounded. Mass graves gave up 73 bodies as well. October saw 433 deaths and thousands more wounded. | Protests continued last month, but the Iraqi government ceased giving official …
globalresearch.ca/the-iraq-protest-movement-373-killed-during-november/5696535

Turning Point in Climate Activism? Germans Block Coal Mines With Their Bodies
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-12-02
These sorts of dramatic protests seem to me the writing on the wall. (Photo: Screenshot) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/turning-point-in-climate-activis.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/12/02/turning-point-climate-activism-germans-block-coal-mines-their-bodies?cd-origin=rss

Non-Intervention: an Imperfect Solution to a Terrible Problem
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-02
On November 27, US president Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. The bill, passed by veto-proof majorities in Congress amid large protests in the \"special administrative region,\" allows the president to impose sanctions on officials who violate human rights there, and requires various US government departments to annually review Hong…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/02/non-intervention-an-imperfect-solution-to-a-terrible-problem/

Israel\'s Unfinished \"Coup\"
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-02
This time, nothing seems to work. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has tried every trick in the book to save his political career and to avoid possible prison time. But for Israel\'s longest-serving leader, the honeymoon is certainly almost over. It is an \"attempted coup\", is how Netanyahu described his indictment on charges of fraud, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/israels-unfinished-coup/

The Unfinished \"Coup\": the End of the Netanyahu Era and the Political Earthquake Ahead
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-02
It seems that the end of the Netanyahu era is finally upon us, but it is likely to be longer and uglier than expected.
mintpressnews.com/end-netanyahu-era-israel-political-earthquake-ahead/263097/

The Unfinished \'Coup\': The End of Netanyahu\'s Era and the Political Earthquake Ahead
Ramzy Baroud | commondreams.org | 2019-12-02
The reason that Netanyahu is still in power after all the setbacks and outright failures is the fact that his rivals are yet to mobilize the necessary votes and public support to oust him for good. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/netanyahu-third-corruption-bribe-media_0.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/12/02/unfinished-coup-end-netanyahus-era-and-political-earthquake-ahead?cd-origin=rss

Bloomberg for President? God No!
Dave Lindorff | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-02
Billionaire on the mayoral campaign trail in New York. (Mike Bloomberg is the turkey to the right of the chicken and eagle.) Michael Bloomberg, according to Forbes Magazine the 9th richest man in the world with a net worth this year of $54.7 billion, isn\'t just the real billionaire candidate for President in 2020 (Donald …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/bloomberg-for-president-god-no/

Bolsonaro Denounced Before International Criminal Court
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-02
The Brazilian Bar Association for Human Rights and the Arns Commission on Wednesday denounced President Jair Bolsonaro formally for \"crimes against humanity\" and incitement to genocide of the Amazon indigenous peoples. | This complaint was filed before the International Criminal Court …
globalresearch.ca/bolsonaro-denounced-before-international-criminal-court/5696500

There Can Be No Climate Justice Without Social Justice: Maduro
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-02
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro issued on Sunday a letter addressed to the heads of state and government meeting in Spain as they participate in the 25th conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25). | RELATED: | Morales Vows To Do What\'s Best for Bolivia, Not Afraid of Jail | In the letter, the Venezuelan leader stressed that \"there can be no climate justice without social justice\", and mentioned that problems such as defores…
telesurenglish.net/news/There-Can-Be-No-Climate-Justice-Without-Social-Justice-Maduro-20191202-0003.html

Israeli Occupation Cost Palestine $48b Between 2000-2017: UN
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-02
Israel\'s illegal occupation of Palestine has cost the economy US$47,7 billion between 2000-2017, or three times the size of the Palestinian economy in 2017, a United Nations report said Monday. | RELATED: | UN Warns \'Most Vulnerable Palestinians\' Threatened by Major Fiscal Crisis | The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report, titled \'Economic cost of the Israeli occupation for…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israeli-Occupation-Cost-Palestine-48b-Between-2000-2017-UN-20191202-0006.html

Morales Vows To Do What\'s Best for Bolivia, Not Afraid of Jail
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-02
The democratically elected President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, said Sunday that he would value the option of being imprisoned in Bolivia, if that action helps the Bolivian people, who suffer from a climate of anxiety and instability after the coup d\'etat driven by the right of the South American country. | RELATED: | The Pro-Evo Upheaval in Bolivia: How is it Affecting the Canadian Political Scene? | \"For the Bolivian people, for the political instrument, for t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Morales-Vows-To-Do-Whats-Best-for-Bolivia-Not-Afraid-of-Jail-20191202-0002.html

White House Won\'t Participate In Next Trump Impeachment Hearing
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-02
The White House told Democratic lawmakers Sunday that President Donald Trump and his lawyers would not participate in an impeachment hearing in Congress this week, citing a lack of \"fundamental justice.\" | RELATED: | Trump Accuses Impeachment Witness Of Lying, Defends Giuliani | Trump\'s aides responded defiantly to the first of two crucial deadlines he faces in Congress this week as Democrats prepare to shift the focus of their fact-finding probe to the consideration of possible ch…
telesurenglish.net/news/white-house-wont-participate-in-next-trump-impeachment-hearing-20191201-0015.html

Trump Hits Argentina and Brazil With New Tariffs
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-02
The U.S. President on Monday sent shock waves through Brazil and Argentina, announcing he would restore tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports from the two countries in apparent retaliation for currency weakness he said was hurting U.S. farmers. | RELATED: | Alberto Fernandez Won\'t Ask for Money From IMF | In an early morning tweet that sent officials from both countries scrambling for explanations from Washington, Donald Trump said Brazil and Argentina were \"presiding over…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Hits-Argentina-and-Brazil-With-New-Tariffs-20191202-0004.html

Venezuela\'s PDVSA Secures Temporary Lease Extension for Curacao Refinery
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-12-02
Despite the extension, refinery owners are looking to end the 34-year cooperation under pressure from US sanctions.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14736

Germany\'s budget for 2020: Billions for rearmament and war
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
Five years ago the grand coalition announced Germany\'s return to an aggressive foreign and great power policy. The far-reaching consequences of such a policy are increasingly reflected in the current budget.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/bund-d02.html

The \'Silicon Six\' Is Dodging Taxes to the Tune of Billions
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-02
A new analysis from the U.K.-based Fair Tax Mark exposes the greed of tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Netflix.
truthdig.com/articles/the-silicon-six-is-dodging-taxes-to-the-tune-of-billions/

What Would It Cost to Buy the 2020 Election?
Sam Pizzigati | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-02
Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York\'s mayors since 1942, hosted billionaire Michael Bloomberg for three terms. The first of these terms began after Bloomberg, then the Republican candidate for mayor, spent an incredible $74 million to get himself elected in 2001. He spent, in effect, $99 for every vote he received. Four years…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/02/what-would-it-cost-to-buy-the-2020-election/

Ten trillion dollars of US corporate debt set off alarm bells
wsws.org | 2019-12-02
One of the most significant features of the debt binge is the rise in purchase by companies of their own stock in order to boost share market valuations, with companies spending more than $3 trillion over the past five years for this purpose.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/02/debt-d02.html

Ukraine, the New Cold War and the Politics of Impeachment
Rob Urie | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-02
In October 2019, with the impeachment of Donald Trump already underway, wealthy \'centrist\' Democratic Party donors began to fret over the Democrat\'s prospects in the 2020 election. Since then Michael Bloomberg and Deval Patrick, both Wall Street Democrats with deep pockets, have entered the race. Meanwhile, the Senate impeachment schedule will keep Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in Washington— and away from the campaign trail, well into the early state primaries.
counterpunch.org/2019/12/02/ukraine-the-new-cold-war-and-the-politics-of-impeachment/

Oil and Gas Favors Continue During Trump Impeachment Proceedings
commondreams.org | 2019-12-02
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/12/02/oil-and-gas-favors-continue-during-trump-impeachment-proceedings?cd-origin=rss

Despite Cries of Unfairness, Trump Refuses Impeachment Hearing Invite
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-02
White House counsel Pat Cipollone informed the House Judiciary Committee late Sunday that President Donald Trump and his lawyers will not participate in the panel\'s first impeachment hearing this week, a move Democratic lawmakers highlighted as further evidence that the president\'s repeated complaints about lack of due process have been completely empty. | \"Not one proce…
truthout.org/articles/despite-cries-of-unfairness-trump-refuses-impeachment-hearing-invite/

House Impeachment Report Coming Ahead of Landmark Hearing
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-02
WASHINGTON — The House impeachment report on President Donald Trump will be unveiled Monday behind closed doors for key lawmakers as Democrats push ahead with the inquiry despite the White House\'s declaration it will not participate in the first Judiciary Committee hearing. | The Democratic majority on the House Intelligence Committee says the report, compiled after weeks of testimony, will speak for itself in laying out what Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called the evidence of \"wrongdoing and misconduct\" by the Republican president over hi…
truthdig.com/articles/house-impeachment-report-coming-ahead-of-landmark-hearing/

The House is Not a Home: a Common Sense Proposition
William A. Cohn | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-02
Now that the House of Representatives case for impeachment has been made as the public hearings have concluded, it is assumed that a vote to impeach must follow. For those who believe that Donald Trump is unfit to serve as President, there is a far better option. Don\'t vote in the House of Representatives, but…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/02/the-house-is-not-a-home-a-common-sense-proposition/

Top Democratic Consultants Have Worked for Anti-Medicare for All Campaign
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-02
As health insurance, pharmaceutical and hospital companies fight to prevent more politicians from backing Medicare for All, the industry\'s front group has turned to top Democratic consulting firms and pro-business nonprofits for help, according to its 2018 tax return. The array of consultants includes presidential candidate Joe Biden\'s pollster. | The Partnership for America\'s Health Care Future (PAHCF), a nonprofi…
truthout.org/articles/top-democratic-consultants-have-worked-for-anti-medicare-for-all-campaign/

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