2019-11-04: Social Media Postees

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Julian Assange\'s Life May be at Risk. UN Expert on Torture Sounds Alarm
Nils Melzer | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
The UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, has expressed alarm at the continued deterioration of Julian Assange\'s health since his arrest and detention earlier this year, saying his life was now at risk. | Mr. Assange was sent …
globalresearch.ca/un-expert-torture-julian-assange/5693870

UN rapporteur Nils Melzer warns: Julian Assange may die in a British prison
wsws.org | 2019-11-04
Melzer\'s statements confirm that the British government, acting on behalf of the US administration of President Donald Trump, is seeking nothing less than Assange\'s psychological and physical destruction.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/04/pers-n04.html

Now Is the Time to Win National Improved Medicare for All
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
National improved Medicare for all is making tremendous progress during the 2020 election cycle. Democratic presidential candidates, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who advocate for it, are achieving record numbers of contributions and performing strongly in the polls. …
globalresearch.ca/time-win-national-improved-medicare-all/5693898

Now Is The Time To Win National Improved Medicare For All
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-04
National improved Medicare for all is making tremendous progress during the 2020 election cycle. Democratic presidential candidates, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who advocate for it, are achieving record numbers of contributions and performing strongly in the polls. Candidates like former Vice President Joe Biden, who opposes Medicare for all, and Senator Kamala Harris, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/now-is-the-time-to-win-national-improved-medicare-for-all/

Border Agents Can Now Get Classified Intelligence Information
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-04
Pushing further toward its goal of \"extreme vetting,\" the Trump administration is creating a new center in suburban Virginia that will allow immigration agents to access, for the first time, the sprawling array of information scooped up by America\'s intelligence agencies, from phone calls intercepted by the National Security Agency to material gathered by the CIA\'s spies overseas to tips from informants in Central America. | This classified, potentially derogatory, information will eventually be used to scr…
truthout.org/articles/border-agents-can-now-get-classified-intelligence-information/

Trump impeachment inquiry, migrant vs migrant
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-11-04
Earlier today in Oakland after the House of Representatives voted for the Trump impeachment inquiry resolution, I was curious in regards to how the migrants felt about this. Oakland is a land of migrants, and there are around 135 different languages spoken in this city.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/31/18827761.php

Should You be Afraid of the Fascists in Your Community?
Wim Laven | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-04
I get accused of \"being over-the-top\" and using hyperbole by conservative friends and acquaintances with increasing frequency. This is caused, in large part, by me being a vocal and active contributor to the public discourse about issues of peace and justice. I am called a \"snowflake\" for responding to those who support–or even promote–rape culture.
counterpunch.org/2019/11/04/should-you-be-afraid-of-the-fascists-in-your-community/

Harvest Peace and Social Justice Craft and Info Fair
First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto | indybay.org | 2019-11-04
First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto | Fellowship Hall | 1140 Cowper Street | Palo Alto, CA 94301…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/03/18827836.php

Media Backs Billionaire President as Chileans Protest Privatization
Mnar Muhawesh | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-04
Chile\'s right-wing President Sebastian Piñera recently declared war. He wasn\'t referring to a foreign government, but to his own people. He even ordered tanks and the military to the streets. | An estimated 20 protesters have been killed and over 500 injured. | Since October 14th, millions of Chileans have taken to the streets, rocking what is normally one of Latin America\'s most stable countries. | Chileans are in an uproar over rising taxes on public transportation, growing income inequality, and a broken pension system. | Many are demanding Piñera\'s resignation, even after he has tried to appease the protes…
mintpressnews.com/chile-protests-battling-privatization-corporate-media/262647/

Iraqi Communists condemn repression, say \"moment of real change\" has arrived
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2019-11-04
Iraq\'s Communist Party called for a new type of government and for the momentum of the current uprising to continue until its demands are realized as roads were blocked in Baghdad on Sunday. A party statement branded the current system a \"terrible failure at all levels\" as mass anti-government protests over unemployment, corruption, and poor …
peoplesworld.org/article/iraqi-communists-condemn-repression-say-moment-of-real-change-has-arrived/

Wildcat strike by sanitation workers against CHP administration in Maltepe, Turkey
wsws.org | 2019-11-04
Simultaneous with the Maltepe municipal workers\' strike, workers in other municipalities, including àúskàºdar, Ata≈üehir, ƒ∞stanbul, Aliaƒüa, ƒ∞zmir, Aydƒ±n, and elsewhere are protesting against austerity and layoffs.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/04/turk-n04.html

Protests erupt after Peruvian government approves controversial Tía María mining project
wsws.org | 2019-11-04
Peasant farmers have blocked roads and confronted police after Peru\'s government approved construction of the mine, which will harm the fragile ecosystem of the Tambo Valley in the southern Andes.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/04/peru-n04.html

Congressional bill on Hong Kong lays bare U.S.\' colonial ambitions
Ian Goodrum | peoplesworld.org | 2019-11-04
Well, here we are again. The United States continues to run its mouth about the Hong Kong protests, this time in the form of legislation. Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3289, deemed the \"Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.\" It was approved by voice vote so an exact tally can\'t …
peoplesworld.org/article/congressional-bill-on-hong-kong-lays-bare-u-s-colonial-ambitions/

Trump Has Stolen the Anti-War Mantle. Here\'s How to Get It Back
Phyllis Bennis | thenation.com | 2019-11-04
Trump Has Stolen the Anti-War Mantle. Here\'s How to Get It Back.
thenation.com/article/trump-war-kurds-turkey/

US Blames Palestinians for Israeli State Terror Against Them
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
Israel is a police state, masquerading as democratic, State terror is the favored strategy against millions of Palestinians. They endure mass arrests, abductions, imprisonments for political reasons, torture, and other forms of persecution. | In its latest quarterly report through September, …
globalresearch.ca/us-blames-palestinians-israeli-state-terror-against-them/5693917

Axe the Max: Buffeting Boeing CEO\'s Rope-a-Dope in Congress
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-04
This past week, Boeing\'s deadly 737 MAX crashes were the focus of two back-to-back hearings — one in the Senate and one in the House. In the House Transportation Committee hearing, at least 50 Democrats and Republicans criticized Dennis Muilenburg\'s mismanagement and implied criminal negligence. Muilenburg\'s actions allowed Boeing\'s marketeers to overrule Boeing\'s engineers so that Boeing could circumvent…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/04/axe-the-max-buffeting-boeing-ceos-rope-a-dope-in-congress/

Erdogan Terrorists on Terror Frenzy in Tal Abiad and Aleppo City
Arabi Souri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
At least 19 civilians were killed and others injured in a car explosion in the center of the occupied city of Tal Abiad, northern Raqqa countryside, and two others injured by mortars in the Nile Street Market in the city …
globalresearch.ca/erdogan-terrorists-terror-frenzy-tal-abiad-aleppo-city/5693883

Five Years On, Saudi Attacks on Yemen\'s Farmers Are Pushing the Whole Country into Famine
Ahmed AbdulKareem | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
The country of Yemen, known in the medieval period as \"Green Yemen,\" is one of the most extensively terraced areas of the world. There, Yemeni farmers transformed rugged mountain slopes into terraces and built dams like the Great Marib, a …
globalresearch.ca/five-years-saudi-attacks-yemen-farmers-pushing-whole-country-famine/5693922

UNICEF urges governments to repatriate thousands of foreign children stranded in northeast Syria
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-04
The head of the UN Children\'s Fund (UNICEF) is appealing for countries to repatriate scores of foreign children who are stranded in northeast Syria in the wake of the Turkish-launched offensive which began last month.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1050561

Islamic State (ISIS-Daesh) Exacts Revenge on Turkey for Selling Al-Baghdadi Out
Nauman Sadiq | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
A carbomb exploded [1] in northern Syria killing 13 and wounding 20. The blast on Saturday ripped through a crowded market in Tal Abyad, a town recently occupied by Turkish-backed militant proxies. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the …
globalresearch.ca/islamic-state-exacts-revenge-turkey-selling-al-baghdadi-out/5693891

Syria Talks: Is Jaw Jaw Better Than War War?
Daniel Warner | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-04
The opening of Geneva talks of a Syrian constitutional committee organized by the latest UN representative for Syria, Geir Pedersen, brings to mind the famous adage attributed to Winston Churchill; \"It is better to jaw jaw than to war war.\" One hundred fifty Syrians from the government, opposition and civil society are meeting in the…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/04/syria-talks-is-jaw-jaw-better-than-war-war/

How Does Controlling Syria\'s Oil Serve Washington\'s Strategic Objectives?
Nauman Sadiq | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
Before the evacuation of 1,000 American troops from northern Syria to western Iraq, the Pentagon had 2,000 US forces in Syria. After the drawdown of US troops at Erdogan\'s insistence in order for Ankara to mount a ground offensive in …
globalresearch.ca/how-controlling-syria-oil-serve-washington-strategic-objectives/5693879

The Killing of Baghdadi: Syrians Recall Terrifying Night of US Raid
Mustafa Dahnon | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
Although it is situated in a war zone, the Syrian village of Barisha is a largely sleepy and picturesque place. | Some 6,000 people live in the village that lies 5km from the Turkish border, and there are also about 1,000 …
globalresearch.ca/killing-baghdadi-syrians-recall-night-us-raid/5693938

\'Like a giant ISIS recruiting poster\': Trump\'s Syrian oilfield occupation slammed by \'moderate\' rebel recruiter Biden
rt.com | 2019-11-04
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden — who, back in the good old Obama administration days, lobbied for the arming of \'moderate\' rebels in Syria — slammed Trump for downgrading the US military to an oilfield occupation force. | \"Leaving troops behind like [Trump\'s] doing now — he says that what he wants to do is we\'re going to occupy the oil fields and we\'re going to take \'em,\" Biden told the Wall Street Journal. He expressed deep regret that the vacuum left by the withdrawal of US troops has disastrously been filled by the (legitimate) Syrian government, Russia, and (probably worst of al…
rt.com/news/472547-syria-oil-trump-biden/

Remembering the Greensboro Massacre of 1979, When KKK & Nazis Killed 5 People in Broad Daylight
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-04
counterpunch.org/2019/11/04/remembering-the-greensboro-massacre-of-1979-when-kkk-nazis-killed-5-people-in-broad-daylight/

The Price of \"Progress\"
Nick Licata | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-04
In Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress, author Christopher Ryan proposes the most controversial explanation offered today for what is wrong with our world. The problem began with advent of agriculture which gave rise to civilization: the movement of human activity from a life of cooperative community foraging together to one of individual competition for…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/04/the-price-of-progress/

Latin America: Is Canada Trying to Create Another \"Illegitimate\" Government?
Nino Pagliccia | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-04
Bolivia has recently had a presidential election that without foreign interference would have passed without notice outside Latin America. President Evo Morales was re-elected democratically to a forth term without the need of a run-off election with incumbent Carlos Mesa, which shows his strength as the chosen candidate. However, nine days after the elections the…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/04/latin-america-is-canada-trying-to-create-another-illegitimate-government/

The Boos at the Ballgame Were Just the Beginning, Mr. Trump
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-04
The cry of the mighty who are falling is growing louder. In the case of the USA it\'s a combination of angry accusations based on a confused bluster of humanity in the White House whose phalanx of fools exists so deep within its own perception of itself its members cannot conceive of their leader being…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/04/the-boos-at-the-ballgame-were-just-the-beginning-mr-trump/

Dateline Hoa Lo Prison, Hanoi: The Moratorium Days Against the War, 1969
Jerry Lembcke, Tom Wilber | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-04
On November 26, 1969, Mrs. Trinh Thi Ngo, known to Americans as \"Hanoi Hannah\", read over Radio Hanoi an introduction to a tape provided from Hoa Lo prison, just a city block away: \"Now listen to a US pilot captured over North Vietnam on the occasion of the [American] Thanksgiving Day.\"
counterpunch.org/2019/11/04/dateline-hoa-lo-prison-hanoi-the-moratorium-days-against-the-war-1969/

Horses and Humans: On and Off the Track
Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-04
Images of thoroughbreds stumbling, becoming maimed and collapsing ignited outrage in the wake of record numbers of horse racing deaths in 2018 and 2019. One thousand racehorses were injured on the track and subsequently euthanized in 2018 in the United States alone. Alarm about the high death toll has centered on the hazardous weather conditions in which horses are made to run as well as the sport\'s ubiquitous use of \"performance enhancing\" drugs. Amphetamines, caffeine and anabolic steroids hype them up while anti-inflammatory and anti-bleeding medications deaden maimed horses\' pain so that they can be raced in…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/04/horses-and-humans-on-and-off-the-track/

To Overthrow Radical Evil, the Revolution Must Go Deep
Kim C. Domenico | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-04
\"Red tape and foolish effort, William, are what this outrageous, moribund and postliterate society demands from its elders, while what we should be giving is our wisdom.\" — Hayden Carruth, Doctor Jazz…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/04/to-overthrow-radical-evil-the-revolution-must-go-deep-2/

PG&E\'s Outlandish Lobbying in California
Dan Bacher | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-04
The Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), again in the spotlight of the national and international news media because of its shutoffs of electricity to millions of Californians as fires now rage throughout the state, spent $876,445 on lobbying from January 1 to June 30 of his year. This latest spending comes after the utility spent nearly $10…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/04/pges-outlandish-lobbying-in-california/

They Live, We Sleep
John W. Whitehead | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-04
\"You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they\'re people just like you. You\'re wrong. Dead wrong.\" — They Live We\'re living in two worlds, you and I. There\'s the world we see (or are made to see) and then there\'s the…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/04/they-live-we-sleep/

The Islamic State and Trump\'s Delusion
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-04
Even before the recent raid that resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the erstwhile head of the Islamic State, Donald Trump had spoken of how he had single-handedly defeated the caliphate. \"Now, when I came, the caliphate was all over the place,\" the president said apropos of nothing during a news conference with…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/04/the-islamic-state-and-trumps-delusion/

US Treasury sanctions Khamenei\'s son & Iran\'s General Staff on 40th anniversary of American embassy takeover in Tehran
rt.com | 2019-11-04
Nine people, including the son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the General Staff of Iran\'s Armed Forces, were blacklisted by the US on the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran in 1979. | The new round of sanctions against Tehran were announced on the US Treasury Department\'s website. | Khamenei\'s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, is an influential religious and political figure in the country, with European sources previously mentioning his name among the possible successors of his father as Iranian supreme leader. | Iran\'s head of judiciary and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei\'s chief o…
rt.com/usa/472595-us-sanctions-iran-military/

Trump to Quit Paris Accord, End U.S. Obstruction of Global Climate Progress
commondreams.org | 2019-11-04
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As CA expands oil drilling, Trump plans to frack on 1.2 million acres of federal lands
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2019-11-04
Opponents of the Trump fracking expansion plan disagreed that promoting fracking and oil drilling on federal lands was \"responsible energy development.\" In response to release of the EIS, Food & Water Action Senior Central Coast Organizer Ana Rosa Rizo-Centino called expanding fracking and drilling \"the epitome of irresponsibility.\" | \"At a time when the climate crisis demands that California move away from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy, it is the epitome of irresponsibility to expand fracking and drilling in our state. The climate-charged wildfires raging throughout California and the loss of life and…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/01/18827781.php

350.org on US Withdrawal From the Paris Climate Agreement
commondreams.org | 2019-11-04
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350 Action on Trump\'s Paris Climate Accord Withdrawal
commondreams.org | 2019-11-04
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Rex Tillerson Testifies in Climate Denial Case
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-11-04
Longtime ExxonMobil CEO and former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified in a case pitting the company against the state of New York. ExxonMobil faces civil charges of defrauding investors by funding climate denial, even as its own scientists studied the climate impacts of fossil fuel extraction.
therealnews.com/stories/rex-tillerson-testifies-climate-denial-case

Former neo-fascist candidate attacks mosque in French city of Bayonne
wsws.org | 2019-11-04
The entire political and media establishment bears heavy political responsibility for these attacks, creating the filthy political climate that encourages right-wing elements to carry them out.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/04/bayo-n04.html

Trump\'s Obsession With Ukraine Has Deep Roots
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-04
During the 2016 campaign candidate Donald Trump was always a bit odd about Russia. He claimed he knew Russian President Vladimir Putin, then denied he knew him a dozen different times. He insisted that the Ru…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-obsession-with-ukraine-has-deep-roots/

Russia Is \"Skeptical\" of the US Sponsored\' \"Indo-Pacific\" Concept
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
The interview that Russian Prime Minister Medevedev gave to the Bangkok Post during his recent visit to Thailand to attend the ASEAN Summit there served to remind everyone of Russia\'s skepticism towards the US\' \"Indo-Pacific\" concept, which he believes reduces …
globalresearch.ca/medvedev-told-asean-russia-skeptical-us-indo-pacific-concept/5693925

The Missing Pieces of the Al-Baghdadi Execution Puzzle
Nauman Sadiq | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
Casting aspersions over the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Russia\'s seasoned Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed [1] while speaking to Rossiya 24 broadcaster that the Islamic State and its slain \"caliph\" were the spawns of the United States. Being …
globalresearch.ca/missing-pieces-al-baghdadi-execution-puzzle/5693850

Nord Stream 2: There\'s No Stopping the World\'s Most Politically Charged Pipeline
Irina Slav | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
This week, Denmark granted Gazprom approval for its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, a project that is set to bring 55 billion cubic meters of Russian gas into Europe annually. It is one of the most controversial pipeline projects …
globalresearch.ca/no-stopping-world-most-politically-charged-pipeline/5693915

Global Research vs. Media Manipulation: We Need Your Support!
The Global Research Team | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
Dear Readers, | In an increasingly polarized world, political spin and media manipulation on complex issues are commonly used tools, creating dividing lines in the sand. Global Research provides a perspective free from the vested interests of major corporation-backed media. | If …
globalresearch.ca/global-research-vs-media-manipulation-we-need-your-support/5693974

Glyphosate: US Pressures Thailand Over Monsanto Poison Ban
Joseph Thomas | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
Under Thailand\'s new government, efforts to ban toxic pesticides and herbicides including those made by US agricultural giant Monsanto were first accelerated, and have now finally succeeded. | Thailand\'s Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul bluntly stated that \"the …
globalresearch.ca/us-embassy-pressures-thailand-monsanto-poison-ban/5693861

\"Japanization\" and Abenomics: The Saga of Japan\'s Falling Economy
Prof. Joseph H. Chung | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
For last thirty years, the world has been watching the saga of downfall of the Japanese economy. | In particular, the world has been watching with curiosity and even worry about the amazing adventure of Abenomics. | The disappointing performance of the …
globalresearch.ca/japanization-abenomics-saga-falling-japanese-economy/5693854

Walking Through Aleppo: \"Why Did Your Government Do This\". I Don\'t Want to Hear You Say, \"I\'m Sorry.\"
Greta Berlin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
We had spent most of the day in the destroyed Armenian quarter of Aleppo. Nothing remained to be salvaged, the foreign mercenaries, supported by the US and its lapdogs had made sure of it. The most beautifulplace in Aleppo was …
globalresearch.ca/walking-through-aleppo-why-did-your-government-do-this-i-dont-want-to-hear-you-say-im-sorry/5693941

Video: President Assad: \"Trump is the Best American President … Because He is the Most Transparent\"
DR Bachar al-Assad | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-04
President Bashar al-Assad: \"As for Trump, you might ask me a question and I give you an answer that might sound strange. I say that he is the best American President, not because his policies are good, but because he …
globalresearch.ca/video-president-assad-interview-al-sourya-al-ikhbarya/5693888

2019-11-03: News Headlines

RT (2019-11-03). FBI only cares about \'protecting the ruling class\': Lee Camp roasts feds for targeting left-wing groups that threaten status quo. rt.com A new report has accused the FBI of disproportionately targeting left-wing activists, even though right-wing extremism poses a far greater threat to national security. Par for the course, according to Lee Camp. | Defending Rights & Dissent, a civil liberties group, cataloged known instances of First Amendment abuses and political surveillance by the FBI since 2010. The organization found that the feds devoted disproportionate resources to spy on peaceful left-leaning civil society groups, including Occupy Wall Street, Abolish ICE, and various anti-war movements. | The bureau seemed less interested in right-win…

RT (2019-11-03). Nasty Russians harassed a sick American diplomat? That\'s \'fake news\' says Foreign Ministry. rt.com The New York Times has spun a tale of Russian treachery based on its usual anonymous sources. Though the Russian Foreign Ministry stepped in to correct the record, the paper didn\'t let facts get in the way of a good story.

The Canary (2019-11-03). 151 refugees rescued off Libya arrive in Sicily on rescue ship. thecanary.co An Italian offshore supply vessel which rescued 151 refugees in waters off Libya has arrived in Sicily.The Asso Trenta docked at Pozzallo on Sunday.It was not immediately known if the refugees would stay in Italy or go to other European Union countries.Hours earlier, a German charity\'s rescue boat, Alan Kurdi, disembarked 88 refugees at Taranto on the Italian mainland.The Alan Kurdi rescue ship arrives in the port of Taranto, Italy (Renato Ingenito/ANSA.AP)Under an EU-brokered deal, 67 refugees will go to four other countries, while the others will stay in Italy.A Taranto official, Gabriella Ficocelli, told Itali…

Kurt Nimmo (2019-11-03). Police State Escalates War on Freedom of Speech. globalresearch.ca According to the MAGA nationalists, the \"deep state\" only persecutes \"conservatives\" while liberals get a free pass. | The Gestapo-style raid of liberal journalist Max Blumenthal earlier this week demonstrates quite vividly that the state does indeed attack leftist or left-leaning …

Joe Emersberger (2019-11-03). Max Blumenthal Arrest Exposes Hypocrisy of Western Media and \'Human Rights\' NGOs. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/img_2414.jpg

Aaron Maté (2019-11-03). Journalist Max Blumenthal arrested on false charge in DC. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal speaks out on his arrest months after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence at the DC…

Common Dreams staff (2019-11-03). WATCH LIVE: Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar Set to Rally Forces in Minneapolis. commondreams.org Sanders's surging campaign was forced to move today's rally from the Northrup Arena, which only seats 2,700 to Williams Arena, which can hold more than 14,000 | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/sanders-omar-rally-955px.jpg

Lynda Carson (2019-11-03). Trump impeachment inquiry, migrant vs migrant. indybay.org Earlier today in Oakland after the House of Representatives voted for the Trump impeachment inquiry resolution, I was curious in regards to how the migrants felt about this. Oakland is a land of migrants, and there are around 135 different languages spoken in this city.

Staff (2019-11-03). Australian Prime Minister Pledges to Outlaw Climate Boycotts. truthout.org Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attacked environmental activists in a speech Friday, warning of a \"new breed of radical activism\" that was \"apocalyptic in tone\" and pledging to outlaw boycott campaigns that he argued could hurt the country\'s mining industry. | \"We are working to identify mechanisms that can successfully outlaw these indulgent and selfish practices that threaten the livelihoods of fellow Australians, especially in rural and regional areas,\" Morrison said. \"New threats to the future o…

Staff (2019-11-03). Oil Companies Must Cut Production by 35% to Meet Paris Climate Accord. truthdig.com The news in a new report is met with a sense of urgency from activists, who say fossil fuel companies need to make a choice.

Stephen Lendman (2019-11-03). The Real US Mission in Syria. globalresearch.ca US involvement in Syria has nothing to do with regional peace, stability and security, nothing to do with combatting ISIS-Daesh terrorists. It\'s all about killing a nation, partitioning it for easier control, installing puppet rule, eliminating an Israeli rival, isolating …

Staff (2019-11-03). Attacker Stabs Several, Bites Off Politician\'s Ear as Hong Kong Boils. truthdig.com HONG KONG — A knife-wielding man slashed several people and bit off part of the ear of a pro-democracy politician in Hong Kong on Sunday, as riot police stormed several malls to thwart protesters who have been demanding government reforms for nearly five months. | The bloody attack erupted outside one of those shopping complexes, Cityplaza on Hong Kong Island. Local media said the attacker told his victims that Hong Kong belongs to China. | Television footage showed the man biting the ear of district councilor Andrew Chiu, who had tried to stop him from leaving after the stabbings. The attacker was then bad…

Stephen Lendman (2019-11-03). CIA Death Squads Operate Globally. The Assassination of Foreign Leaders and Officials. globalresearch.ca The late Chalmers Johnson, a CIA consultant from 1967 — 1973, called for Langley\'s abolition, stressing that democracy and the agency\'s existence are incompatible. | Along with collecting and disseminating intelligence, agency operatives \"perform such other functions and duties related …

Philip Giraldi (2019-11-03). The White House Plan to Strangle Iran. Trump\'s Flip Flop Foreign Policy. globalresearch.ca There is a certain irony in President Donald Trump\'s frequently expressed desire to withdraw from the endless wars that have characterized the so-called \"global war on terror\" initiated by George W. Bush in 2001. The problem is that Trump …

Peter Koenig (2019-11-03). China Breaks the Western Debt Stranglehold on the World. globalresearch.ca The west has colonized, exploited, ravaged and assassinated the people of the Global South for hundreds of years. | Up to the mid-20th century Europe has occupied Africa, and large parts of Asia. | In Latin America, though much of the …

Staff (2019-11-03). Indigenous People Blocked Ecuador Oil Auction in Growing Fight to Save Amazon. truthout.org This summer, a court in Ecuador issued a ruling with profound implications for the urgent fight to save the imperiled Amazon rainforest. The decision effectively blocked a planned government oil auction that threatened half-a-million acres of some of the world\'s most biodiverse primary rainforest. | The broad outlines of the situation are sadly familiar to similar cases found throughout the Amazon regio…

Party for Socialism and Liberation (2019-11-03). Forum: Politics Behind Impeachment + Latin American Elections, Uprisings. indybay.org 2969 Mission St., near 26th St.

Staff (2019-11-03). Lawyer: Trump Whistleblower Willing to Take Written GOP Questions. truthdig.com The surprise offer is an attempt to stem efforts by Trump and allies to unmask the identity of the person who touched off impeachment probe.

LaDonna Brave Bull Allard et al (2019-11-03). We Stand in Solidarity with Rojava, an Example to the World. commondreams.org 02 November 2019, Berlin: A demonstration of Kurds against the invasion of Syria by the Turkish army under the motto \"Stop the war. Solidarity with Rojava\" is moving along the boulevard Unter den Linden. Various alliances had called for the demonstration. (Photo by Christoph Soeder/picture alliance via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/rise-up-for-rojava-955px.jpg

teleSUR (2019-11-03). Iran\'s Khamenei Restates Ban on Talks With US. telesurenglish.net On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the United States Embassy in Tehran, Iran\'s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated Sunday a ban on any negotiation with the U.S. | RELATED: | US Sanctions Threaten Iranians\' Healthcare: Human Rights Report | \"One way to block America\'s political infiltration is to ban any talks with America. It means Iran will not yield to America\'s pressure,\" the Leader said in a meeting with university students in Tehran a day before the anniversary of the Nov. 4, 1979, embassy seizure.

teleSUR (2019-11-03). Venezuela Expels El Salvador\'s Diplomats from Caracas. telesurenglish.net Venezuela\'s foreign ministry said on Sunday it was expelling El Salvador\'s diplomats from the country, in response to the Central American country\'s decision to expel diplomats representing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. | RELATED: | Venezuela Captures Paramilitary Photographed With Guaido | In a statement, the ministry said it would give the diplomats 48 hours to leave. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele\'s government does not recognize Maduro as legitimate and said on…

Ron Forthofer (2019-11-03). Proposed Withdrawal of US Troops in Syria. commondreams.org A US soldier stands by an armored vehicle during a patrol of the northern countryside of the northeastern Syrian town of al-Malikiyah (Derik) at the border with Turkey, on November 3, 2019. (Photo: DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/us-troops-in-syria-11032019-955px.jpg

Ryan Grim (2019-11-03). Joe Biden Campaign Pointing Reporters to Larry Summers for Comment on Elizabeth Warren\'s Health Care Plan. theintercept.com Summers is a valuable surrogate for Biden because he is treated as an elder dispensing wisdom, rather than a spurned rival out to settle scores.

The Canary (2019-11-03). Millennials \'would invest more into pensions for worthy investments\'. thecanary.co UK millennials would save more into their pensions if they felt it would benefit worthy causes, research has found. | Many in the 20s-30s age bracket feel disgust towards companies which they claimed had irresponsible investment practices, survey results suggest. | The views of 2,500 workers in that age bracket were collated by Adoreboard, a Queen\'s University, Belfast-based technology firm which measures human emotions. | The research uncovered a wide disconnect between how millennials feel about their pensions and what schemes currently deliver, with only a fifth indicating they felt they were aligned with thei…

South Front (2019-11-03). Video: Syrian Oil and US Troop Withdrawal, Explained. globalresearch.ca The United States is to keep forces at the oil fields in Syria despite the troops\' withdrawal from the north of the country. The formal justification of the move is the need to \"deny ISIS access\" to the oil fields. …

Hans Stehling (2019-11-03). Grenfell Tower: Local Authority Accused of Multiple Manslaughter and Government Officers of Dereliction of Duty. globalresearch.ca Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London, was completed in 1974, as part of the first phase of the Lancaster West Estate. The Owner being Kensington and Chelsea, London Borough Council whilst the Landlord was Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation …

Joyce Nelson (2019-11-03). Canada\'s SNC-Lavalin Affair: The Site C Dam Project and Bulk Water Export. globalresearch.ca Once all that water has been impounded behind the dams, it is subject to NAFTA treatment (including in the rewritten USMCA agreement) as a tradable \"good\" or commodity. Chrystia Freeland and the negotiators for the USMCA did not secure an explicit exemption for water under the goods, services, and investment provisions of the deal.

Michael Welch (2019-11-03). Month of Fury: Latin America Rises up Against Neoliberalism. globalresearch.ca The Global Research News Hour radio program depends on listener donations to maintain and improve the quality of our broadcasts. We thank everyone who donated generously during our October fundraiser. We welcome donations throughout the year, so please consider a …

Great Game India (2019-11-03). India Loses $7 Billion WTO Case Against the US. globalresearch.ca India has lost a $7 billion WTO case against US. Meanwhile China has won its case with the WTO now allowing the Chinese to impose a $3.6 billion sanction on American goods. The verdict comes days after India and US

Mark Taliano (2019-11-03). President Assad of Syria Tells the Truth regarding ISIS-Al Baghdadi, for All Who Care to Listen. globalresearch.ca Western politicians are perception managers, puppets, deep state stooges. They bow to diktats from largely unelected polities. They are hollow, straw figures who sell out their countries and those whom they proclaim to represent with a whim. They have failed …

Thom Hartmann (2019-11-03). How the US Supreme Court and America\'s Multi-billionaires Are Ruining Democracy in America. globalresearch.ca People being killed by wildfires in California, and people dying because they can\'t afford their insulin are the same thing. Both represent the capture of government by corporations — in other words, both are symptoms of democracy in the United …

Staff (2019-11-03). Police Killed Atatiana Jefferson, Then Implied She Was Responsible for Her Death. truthout.org At 2: 30 am on October 12, Atatiana Koquice Jefferson was shot and killed in her own home by an officer with the Fort Worth Police Department. Officer Aaron Dean, responding to a call placed by a neighbor to investigate an open front door, searched the exterior of Jefferson\'s home before approaching her bedroom window. Upon seeing a figure moving inside the…

teleSUR (2019-11-03). Colombia: 6th Indigenous Person Killed in Cauca in a Week. telesurenglish.net The Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC) denounced Saturday the murder of another member of the community in the municipality of Toribío, the sixth murder that occurs in a week in the department of southwest Colombia which has been plagued with violence. | \"Indigenous authorities confirm a new murder in the village of Loma Linda, municipality of Toribío. The victim was identified as 18-year-old Alexander Vitonas Casamachin,\" the CRIC said in its Twitter account. | The human rights coordinator of the Association of Indigenous Cabildos of North Cauca (ACIN), Eduin Mauricio Capaza, condemned the murder of…

teleSUR (2019-11-03). Palestinian Killed, Two Wounded in Israel strikes on Gaza. telesurenglish.net Israel carried out retaliatory strikes on Gaza Saturday killing a Palestinian and wounding two others, following two nights of rocket attacks that were the first since September. | RELATED: | Israeli Soldier Who Killed Palestinian Teen Gets 1-Month Sentence | Dozens of pre-dawn strikes targeted bases of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, which rules the strip, and those of allied militant groups, a Gaza security source said. | The Israeli army said the strikes targete…

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-03). \"White Helmets Are Preparing New Chemical Provocations In Syria,\" France Bombs Iraq & Oil Occupation. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/2/19). 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 …

Alfred de Zayas, Urs Gasche and F Zollmann (2019-11-03). The US Tramples on International Law. indybay.org The US surprise attack on Iraq in March 2003 was a primal catastrophe. International law was eliminated and replaced by the imperial dictatorship of the US. Those who destroyed a whole people and have over a million casualties on their conscience are not punished in any way.

United Nations (2019-11-03). Far more needed to \'confront the world\'s climate emergency\', UN chief tells ASEAN Summit. un.org Four of the ten countries most affected by climate change are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday, urging the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok to \"confront the world\'s climate emergency\".

The Canary (2019-11-03). Labour may scrap Heathrow airport expansion to tackle climate crisis — McDonnell. thecanary.co John McDonnell has said the Heathrow airport expansion could be scrapped under Labour\'s plans to tackle the climate crisis. | The shadow chancellor said the controversial plans for a third runway may be blocked if the party wins the general election as part of its efforts to make the nation carbon-neutral by 2030. | On Sunday, he told the BBC\'s The Andrew Marr Show: \"We set ourselves criteria, one of which was environmental impact, the other was also economic impact and social impact. | \"On the current criteria, we\'ve said very clearly, Heathrow expansion doesn\'t qualify.\" | Pressed if Labour would cancel the ext…

Dan Bacher (2019-11-03). As CA expands oil drilling, Trump plans to frack on 1.2 million acres of federal lands. indybay.org Opponents of the Trump fracking expansion plan disagreed that promoting fracking and oil drilling on federal lands was \"responsible energy development.\" In response to release of the EIS, Food & Water Action Senior Central Coast Organizer Ana Rosa Rizo-Centino called expanding fracking and drilling \"the epitome of irresponsibility.\" | \"At a time when the climate crisis demands that California move away from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy, it is the epitome of irresponsibility to expand fracking and drilling in our state. The climate-charged wildfires raging throughout California and the loss of life and…

teleSUR (2019-11-03). Saudi Aramco Kick-starts What Could be World\'s Biggest IPO. telesurenglish.net Saudi Arabia\'s giant state oil company finally kick-started its initial public offering (IPO) on Sunday, announcing its intention to float on the domestic bourse in what could be the world\'s biggest listing as the kingdom seeks to diversify its economy away from oil. | But in its long-awaited announcement, Aramco, the world\'s most profitable company, offered few specifics on the number of shares to be sold, pricing or the date for a launch. | Bankers have told the Saudi government that investors will likely value the company at around $1.5 trillion, below the $2 trillion valuation touted by Crown Prince Moham…

teleSUR (2019-11-03). Anti-Imperialist Meeting Concludes Sunday in Havana. telesurenglish.net The Anti-Imperialist Solidarity Meeting, for Democracy and Against Neoliberalism, will conclude in Cuba Sunday with the approval of a plan for the defense of the peoples against the interference of the United States and the international right. | RELATED: | Cuba: Anti-Imperialist Solidarity Meeting Kicks Off in Havana | A day earlier, the leader of the Workers\' Party (PT) of Brazil, Gleisi Hoffmann, received more than two million signatures collected in Cuba in support of the fre…

Staff (2019-11-03). A Useful New Life for Waste Plastic. truthdig.com Swedish scientists say they have found a way to recycle plastic perfectly: their new process can turn any waste plastic back into new plastic of identical quality — and recover all of it. | The process can convert thrown-away plastic bottles, cups, bags, buckets and other detritus into a gas and, from that, fashion new materials. That is, complete recycling would be possible from existing, no-longer-wanted materials rather than petrochemical feedstock. | In 2015, the world generated more than 320 million tonnes of polystyrene,…

ALEXB (2019-11-03). Turkish nationalists attack Rojava solidarity rally. greenleft.org.au Rojava Solidarity Alex BainbridgeIssue 1244 Australia Gold CoastNovember 3, 2019A peaceful rally on the Gold Coast, Queensland, in solidarity with the Rojava Revolution in northern Syria was attacked by Turkish chauvinists on November 3. | Rally spokesperson Mi…

The Canary (2019-11-03). Farage says Tories have repeatedly offered him \'baubles\' including peerage. thecanary.co Nigel Farage said he has been twice offered a peerage, with the Brexit party leader claiming it is one of a number of \"baubles\" put forward by the Conservative party. | The Brexit party could play a significant role at the December 12 general election but Boris Johnson has ruled out an election pact. | If the party did stand down hundreds of candidates across the country it would improve the chances of Mr Johnson\'s Tories gaining a majority or remaining the largest party in a hung parliament. | Speaking to the Sunday Times, the South East MEP said he would decide this coming week where he would stand, with Thurro…

The Canary (2019-11-03). Boris Johnson forced to apologise for failing \'do-or-die\' Brexit promise. thecanary.co Boris Johnson has apologised to the Tory members who elected him leader for failing on his \"do-or-die\" promise to implement Brexit by Halloween. | The prime minister said he feels \"deep regret\" over missing the former deadline, which he was compelled to extend to the end of January. | With the EU departure the overwhelming focal point of the election campaign, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage ruled out making an eighth bid to become an MP in the December 12 vote. | Meanwhile, the main political parties clashed over policies on the climate crisis, the welfare state and the EU. | So adamant was the PM that he would…

Paul Haeder (2019-11-02). Take Your Thiamine and Eat Your Cake Too? dissidentvoice.org So the presumption was that you really just need your basic macronutrients — carbohydrates, proteins, fats, etc., and the mitochondria will take care of everything. What is ignored is that to get from those macronutrients to ATP you actually need functional enzymes and you need micronutrients — vitamins and minerals at each step and there\'s …

Stephanie Hedgecoke (2019-11-02). End sanctions — act of war — on Zimbabwe. workers.org October 25 was declared \"A Day of Action\" by the South African Development Community to end the economic sanctions on Zimbabwe. SADC is comprised of 16 countries in the Southern African region. These sanctions — an act of war imposed by the U.S. and other Western imperialist countries 20 years . . . | Continue reading End sanctions — act of war — on Zimbabwe at Workers.org

(2019-11-02). Stop U.S. and Canadian support for Honduras\' Narco-Dictatorship! workers.org This statement on recent events in Honduras was issued by the Honduras Solidarity Network Oct. 13. Former President Mel Zelaya leads an August protest against Honduran dictator JOH. Honduras\' Narco-Dictatorship installed through a US backed coup must go! For ten years, since the US backed coup in June 2009, a . . . | Continue reading Stop U.S. and Canadian support for Honduras\' Narco-Dictatorship! at Workers.org

The Canary (2019-11-02). Banks and hedge funds \'financing climate change\' to be targetted by Labour. thecanary.co The Labour Party is developing plans to \"go after\" banks and hedge funds \"financing climate change\".While the Conservatives have a legally binding target to achieve a zero carbon economy by 2050, shadow chancellor John McDonnell wants the goal reached by the 2030s using financial levers.Mr McDonnell revealed his approach ahead of the publication of the Finance and Climate Change report, authored by a group including academics and experts as well as former head of the civil service, Bob Kerslake.The report recommends banks and hedge funds \"should be forced to publish the climate-related risks associated with their…

Ryan Devereaux (2019-11-02). How an Occupy ICE Activist and DACA Recipient Was Deported for Tweeting. theintercept.com Sergio Salazar awoke around 8 a.m. on a strip of grass outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in San Antonio. It had been a heady summer for the 18-year-old. President Donald Trump, as part of his ongoing border crackdown, had separated thousands of migrant children from their parents. Viewing the policy as the latest in a string of assaults on immigrant communities, Salazar and his friends organized an occupation outside the ICE office in the midsummer heat. | In the weeks that followed, Occupy ICE SATX was visited by both TV crews and a raiding party of masked neo-Nazis, who stormed through the t…

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Police State Escalates War on Freedom of Speech
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-03
According to the MAGA nationalists, the \"deep state\" only persecutes \"conservatives\" while liberals get a free pass. | The Gestapo-style raid of liberal journalist Max Blumenthal earlier this week demonstrates quite vividly that the state does indeed attack leftist or left-leaning …
globalresearch.ca/police-state-escalates-war-freedom-speech/5693805

Max Blumenthal Arrest Exposes Hypocrisy of Western Media and \'Human Rights\' NGOs
Joe Emersberger | commondreams.org | 2019-11-03
commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/img_2414.jpg

Journalist Max Blumenthal arrested on false charge in DC
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-03
The Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal speaks out on his arrest months after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence at the DC…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/03/journalist-max-blumenthal-arrested-on-false-charge-in-dc/

WATCH LIVE: Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar Set to Rally Forces in Minneapolis
Common Dreams staff | commondreams.org | 2019-11-03
Sanders\'s surging campaign was forced to move today\'s rally from the Northrup Arena, which only seats 2,700 to Williams Arena, which can hold more than 14,000 | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/sanders-omar-rally-955px.jpg
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Trump impeachment inquiry, migrant vs migrant
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-11-03
Earlier today in Oakland after the House of Representatives voted for the Trump impeachment inquiry resolution, I was curious in regards to how the migrants felt about this. Oakland is a land of migrants, and there are around 135 different languages spoken in this city.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/31/18827761.php

FBI only cares about \'protecting the ruling class\': Lee Camp roasts feds for targeting left-wing groups that threaten status quo
rt.com | 2019-11-03
A new report has accused the FBI of disproportionately targeting left-wing activists, even though right-wing extremism poses a far greater threat to national security. Par for the course, according to Lee Camp. | Defending Rights & Dissent, a civil liberties group, cataloged known instances of First Amendment abuses and political surveillance by the FBI since 2010. The organization found that the feds devoted disproportionate resources to spy on peaceful left-leaning civil society groups, including Occupy Wall Street, Abolish ICE, and various anti-war movements. | The bureau seemed less interested in right-win…
rt.com/usa/472507-fbi-left-wing-target/

Australian Prime Minister Pledges to Outlaw Climate Boycotts
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-03
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attacked environmental activists in a speech Friday, warning of a \"new breed of radical activism\" that was \"apocalyptic in tone\" and pledging to outlaw boycott campaigns that he argued could hurt the country\'s mining industry. | \"We are working to identify mechanisms that can successfully outlaw these indulgent and selfish practices that threaten the livelihoods of fellow Australians, especially in rural and regional areas,\" Morrison said. \"New threats to the future o…
truthout.org/articles/australian-prime-minister-pledges-to-outlaw-climate-boycotts/

Oil Companies Must Cut Production by 35% to Meet Paris Climate Accord
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-03
The news in a new report is met with a sense of urgency from activists, who say fossil fuel companies need to make a choice.
truthdig.com/articles/oil-companies-must-cut-production-by-35-to-meet-paris-climate-accord-numbers-by-2040/

The Real US Mission in Syria
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-03
US involvement in Syria has nothing to do with regional peace, stability and security, nothing to do with combatting ISIS-Daesh terrorists. It\'s all about killing a nation, partitioning it for easier control, installing puppet rule, eliminating an Israeli rival, isolating …
globalresearch.ca/real-us-mission-syria/5693800

Attacker Stabs Several, Bites Off Politician\'s Ear as Hong Kong Boils
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-03
HONG KONG — A knife-wielding man slashed several people and bit off part of the ear of a pro-democracy politician in Hong Kong on Sunday, as riot police stormed several malls to thwart protesters who have been demanding government reforms for nearly five months. | The bloody attack erupted outside one of those shopping complexes, Cityplaza on Hong Kong Island. Local media said the attacker told his victims that Hong Kong belongs to China. | Television footage showed the man biting the ear of district councilor Andrew Chiu, who had tried to stop him from leaving after the stabbings. The attacker was then bad…
truthdig.com/articles/attacker-bites-off-part-of-politicians-ear-stabs-several-as-hong-kong-boils/

CIA Death Squads Operate Globally. The Assassination of Foreign Leaders and Officials
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-03
The late Chalmers Johnson, a CIA consultant from 1967 — 1973, called for Langley\'s abolition, stressing that democracy and the agency\'s existence are incompatible. | Along with collecting and disseminating intelligence, agency operatives \"perform such other functions and duties related …
globalresearch.ca/cia-death-squads-operate-globally-the-assassination-of-foreign-leaders-and-officials/5693750

The White House Plan to Strangle Iran. Trump\'s Flip Flop Foreign Policy
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-03
There is a certain irony in President Donald Trump\'s frequently expressed desire to withdraw from the endless wars that have characterized the so-called \"global war on terror\" initiated by George W. Bush in 2001. The problem is that Trump …
globalresearch.ca/white-house-plan-strangle-iran/5693807

China Breaks the Western Debt Stranglehold on the World
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-03
The west has colonized, exploited, ravaged and assassinated the people of the Global South for hundreds of years. | Up to the mid-20th century Europe has occupied Africa, and large parts of Asia. | In Latin America, though much of the …
globalresearch.ca/china-breaks-western-debt-stranglehold/5693814

Indigenous People Blocked Ecuador Oil Auction in Growing Fight to Save Amazon
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-03
This summer, a court in Ecuador issued a ruling with profound implications for the urgent fight to save the imperiled Amazon rainforest. The decision effectively blocked a planned government oil auction that threatened half-a-million acres of some of the world\'s most biodiverse primary rainforest. | The broad outlines of the situation are sadly familiar to similar cases found throughout the Amazon regio…
truthout.org/articles/indigenous-people-blocked-ecuador-oil-auction-in-growing-fight-to-save-amazon/

Forum: Politics Behind Impeachment + Latin American Elections, Uprisings
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2019-11-03
2969 Mission St., near 26th St.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/31/18827755.php

Lawyer: Trump Whistleblower Willing to Take Written GOP Questions
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-03
The surprise offer is an attempt to stem efforts by Trump and allies to unmask the identity of the person who touched off impeachment probe.
truthdig.com/articles/lawyer-trump-whistleblower-willing-to-take-written-gop-questions/

We Stand in Solidarity with Rojava, an Example to the World
LaDonna Brave Bull Allard et al | commondreams.org | 2019-11-03
02 November 2019, Berlin: A demonstration of Kurds against the invasion of Syria by the Turkish army under the motto \"Stop the war. Solidarity with Rojava\" is moving along the boulevard Unter den Linden. Various alliances had called for the demonstration. (Photo by Christoph Soeder/picture alliance via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/rise-up-for-rojava-955px.jpg
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Iran\'s Khamenei Restates Ban on Talks With US
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-03
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the United States Embassy in Tehran, Iran\'s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated Sunday a ban on any negotiation with the U.S. | RELATED: | US Sanctions Threaten Iranians\' Healthcare: Human Rights Report | \"One way to block America\'s political infiltration is to ban any talks with America. It means Iran will not yield to America\'s pressure,\" the Leader said in a meeting with university students in Tehran a day before the anniversary of the Nov. 4, 1979, embassy seizure.
telesurenglish.net/news/Irans-Khamenei-Restates-Ban-on-Talks-With-US-20191103-0010.html

Venezuela Expels El Salvador\'s Diplomats from Caracas
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-03
Venezuela\'s foreign ministry said on Sunday it was expelling El Salvador\'s diplomats from the country, in response to the Central American country\'s decision to expel diplomats representing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. | RELATED: | Venezuela Captures Paramilitary Photographed With Guaido | In a statement, the ministry said it would give the diplomats 48 hours to leave. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele\'s government does not recognize Maduro as legitimate and said on…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Expels-El-Salvadors-Diplomats-from-Caracas-20191103-0005.html

Proposed Withdrawal of US Troops in Syria
Ron Forthofer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-03
A US soldier stands by an armored vehicle during a patrol of the northern countryside of the northeastern Syrian town of al-Malikiyah (Derik) at the border with Turkey, on November 3, 2019. (Photo: DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/us-troops-in-syria-11032019-955px.jpg
commondreams.org/views/2019/11/03/proposed-withdrawal-us-troops-syria?cd-origin=rss

Millennials \'would invest more into pensions for worthy investments\'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-11-03
UK millennials would save more into their pensions if they felt it would benefit worthy causes, research has found. | Many in the 20s-30s age bracket feel disgust towards companies which they claimed had irresponsible investment practices, survey results suggest. | The views of 2,500 workers in that age bracket were collated by Adoreboard, a Queen\'s University, Belfast-based technology firm which measures human emotions. | The research uncovered a wide disconnect between how millennials feel about their pensions and what schemes currently deliver, with only a fifth indicating they felt they were aligned with thei…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/11/03/millennials-would-invest-more-into-pensions-for-worthy-investments/

Joe Biden Campaign Pointing Reporters to Larry Summers for Comment on Elizabeth Warren\'s Health Care Plan
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-11-03
Summers is a valuable surrogate for Biden because he is treated as an elder dispensing wisdom, rather than a spurned rival out to settle scores.
theintercept.com/2019/11/03/joe-biden-larry-summers-elizabeth-warren-medicare-for-all/

Grenfell Tower: Local Authority Accused of Multiple Manslaughter and Government Officers of Dereliction of Duty
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-03
Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London, was completed in 1974, as part of the first phase of the Lancaster West Estate. The Owner being Kensington and Chelsea, London Borough Council whilst the Landlord was Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation | …
globalresearch.ca/grenfell-tower-local-authority-accused-multiple-manslaughter-government-officers-dereliction-duty/5693804

How the US Supreme Court and America\'s Multi-billionaires Are Ruining Democracy in America
Thom Hartmann | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-03
People being killed by wildfires in California, and people dying because they can\'t afford their insulin are the same thing. Both represent the capture of government by corporations — in other words, both are symptoms of democracy in the United …
globalresearch.ca/supreme-court-rich-ruining-democracy-america/5693780

Canada\'s SNC-Lavalin Affair: The Site C Dam Project and Bulk Water Export
Joyce Nelson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-03
Once all that water has been impounded behind the dams, it is subject to NAFTA treatment (including in the rewritten USMCA agreement) as a tradable \"good\" or commodity. Chrystia Freeland and the negotiators for the USMCA did not secure an explicit exemption for water under the goods, services, and investment provisions of the deal.
globalresearch.ca/snc-lavalin-site-c-bulk-water-export/5671247

President Assad of Syria Tells the Truth regarding ISIS-Al Baghdadi, for All Who Care to Listen
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-03
Western politicians are perception managers, puppets, deep state stooges. They bow to diktats from largely unelected polities. They are hollow, straw figures who sell out their countries and those whom they proclaim to represent with a whim. They have failed …
globalresearch.ca/president-assad-syria-tells-truth/5693785

India Loses $7 Billion WTO Case Against the US
Great Game India | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-03
India has lost a $7 billion WTO case against US. Meanwhile China has won its case with the WTO now allowing the Chinese to impose a $3.6 billion sanction on American goods. The verdict comes days after India and US …
globalresearch.ca/india-loses-7-billion-wto-case-against-us/5693786

Month of Fury: Latin America Rises up Against Neoliberalism
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-03
The Global Research News Hour radio program depends on listener donations to maintain and improve the quality of our broadcasts. We thank everyone who donated generously during our October fundraiser. We welcome donations throughout the year, so please consider a …
globalresearch.ca/month-of-fury-latin-america-rises-up-against-neoliberalism/5693775

Video: Syrian Oil and US Troop Withdrawal, Explained
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-03
The United States is to keep forces at the oil fields in Syria despite the troops\' withdrawal from the north of the country. The formal justification of the move is the need to \"deny ISIS access\" to the oil fields. …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-oil-us-troop-withdrawal/5693791

Colombia: 6th Indigenous Person Killed in Cauca in a Week
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-03
The Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC) denounced Saturday the murder of another member of the community in the municipality of Toribío, the sixth murder that occurs in a week in the department of southwest Colombia which has been plagued with violence. | \"Indigenous authorities confirm a new murder in the village of Loma Linda, municipality of Toribío. The victim was identified as 18-year-old Alexander Vitonas Casamachin,\" the CRIC said in its Twitter account. | The human rights coordinator of the Association of Indigenous Cabildos of North Cauca (ACIN), Eduin Mauricio Capaza, condemned the murder of…
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Police Killed Atatiana Jefferson, Then Implied She Was Responsible for Her Death
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-03
At 2: 30 am on October 12, Atatiana Koquice Jefferson was shot and killed in her own home by an officer with the Fort Worth Police Department. Officer Aaron Dean, responding to a call placed by a neighbor to investigate an open front door, searched the exterior of Jefferson\'s home before approaching her bedroom window. Upon seeing a figure moving inside the…
truthout.org/articles/police-killed-atatiana-jefferson-then-implied-she-was-responsible-for-her-death/

Palestinian Killed, Two Wounded in Israel strikes on Gaza
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-03
Israel carried out retaliatory strikes on Gaza Saturday killing a Palestinian and wounding two others, following two nights of rocket attacks that were the first since September. | RELATED: | Israeli Soldier Who Killed Palestinian Teen Gets 1-Month Sentence | Dozens of pre-dawn strikes targeted bases of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, which rules the strip, and those of allied militant groups, a Gaza security source said. | The Israeli army said the strikes targete…
telesurenglish.net/news/Palestinian-Killed-Two-Wounded-in-Israel-strikes-on-Gaza-20191103-0002.html

\"White Helmets Are Preparing New Chemical Provocations In Syria,\" France Bombs Iraq & Oil Occupation
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-03
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 (11/2/19). 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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The US Tramples on International Law
Alfred de Zayas, Urs Gasche and F Zollmann | indybay.org | 2019-11-03
The US surprise attack on Iraq in March 2003 was a primal catastrophe. International law was eliminated and replaced by the imperial dictatorship of the US. Those who destroyed a whole people and have over a million casualties on their conscience are not punished in any way.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/01/18827768.php

As CA expands oil drilling, Trump plans to frack on 1.2 million acres of federal lands
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2019-11-03
Opponents of the Trump fracking expansion plan disagreed that promoting fracking and oil drilling on federal lands was \"responsible energy development.\" In response to release of the EIS, Food & Water Action Senior Central Coast Organizer Ana Rosa Rizo-Centino called expanding fracking and drilling \"the epitome of irresponsibility.\" | \"At a time when the climate crisis demands that California move away from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy, it is the epitome of irresponsibility to expand fracking and drilling in our state. The climate-charged wildfires raging throughout California and the loss of life and…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/01/18827781.php

Labour may scrap Heathrow airport expansion to tackle climate crisis — McDonnell
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-11-03
John McDonnell has said the Heathrow airport expansion could be scrapped under Labour\'s plans to tackle the climate crisis. | The shadow chancellor said the controversial plans for a third runway may be blocked if the party wins the general election as part of its efforts to make the nation carbon-neutral by 2030. | On Sunday, he told the BBC\'s The Andrew Marr Show: \"We set ourselves criteria, one of which was environmental impact, the other was also economic impact and social impact. | \"On the current criteria, we\'ve said very clearly, Heathrow expansion doesn\'t qualify.\" | Pressed if Labour would cancel the ext…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/11/03/labour-may-scrap-heathrow-airport-expansion-to-tackle-climate-crisis-mcdonnell/

Far more needed to \'confront the world\'s climate emergency\', UN chief tells ASEAN Summit
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-03
Four of the ten countries most affected by climate change are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday, urging the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok to \"confront the world\'s climate emergency\".
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Saudi Aramco Kick-starts What Could be World\'s Biggest IPO
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-03
Saudi Arabia\'s giant state oil company finally kick-started its initial public offering (IPO) on Sunday, announcing its intention to float on the domestic bourse in what could be the world\'s biggest listing as the kingdom seeks to diversify its economy away from oil. | But in its long-awaited announcement, Aramco, the world\'s most profitable company, offered few specifics on the number of shares to be sold, pricing or the date for a launch. | Bankers have told the Saudi government that investors will likely value the company at around $1.5 trillion, below the $2 trillion valuation touted by Crown Prince Moham…
telesurenglish.net/news/Saudi-Aramco-Kick-starts-What-Could-be-Worlds-Biggest-IPO-20191103-0004.html

Nasty Russians harassed a sick American diplomat? That\'s \'fake news\' says Foreign Ministry
rt.com | 2019-11-03
The New York Times has spun a tale of Russian treachery based on its usual anonymous sources. Though the Russian Foreign Ministry stepped in to correct the record, the paper didn\'t let facts get in the way of a good story. | …
rt.com/usa/472538-russia-diplomat-fake-news/

Anti-Imperialist Meeting Concludes Sunday in Havana
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-03
The Anti-Imperialist Solidarity Meeting, for Democracy and Against Neoliberalism, will conclude in Cuba Sunday with the approval of a plan for the defense of the peoples against the interference of the United States and the international right. | RELATED: | Cuba: Anti-Imperialist Solidarity Meeting Kicks Off in Havana | A day earlier, the leader of the Workers\' Party (PT) of Brazil, Gleisi Hoffmann, received more than two million signatures collected in Cuba in support of the fre…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cubas-Anti-Imperialist-Meeting-To-Approve-Plan-Against-US-Interference-International-Right-20191103-0003.html

A Useful New Life for Waste Plastic
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-03
Swedish scientists say they have found a way to recycle plastic perfectly: their new process can turn any waste plastic back into new plastic of identical quality — and recover all of it. | The process can convert thrown-away plastic bottles, cups, bags, buckets and other detritus into a gas and, from that, fashion new materials. That is, complete recycling would be possible from existing, no-longer-wanted materials rather than petrochemical feedstock. | In 2015, the world generated more than 320 million tonnes of polystyrene,…
truthdig.com/articles/a-useful-new-life-for-waste-plastic/

151 refugees rescued off Libya arrive in Sicily on rescue ship
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-11-03
An Italian offshore supply vessel which rescued 151 refugees in waters off Libya has arrived in Sicily.The Asso Trenta docked at Pozzallo on Sunday.It was not immediately known if the refugees would stay in Italy or go to other European Union countries.Hours earlier, a German charity\'s rescue boat, Alan Kurdi, disembarked 88 refugees at Taranto on the Italian mainland.The Alan Kurdi rescue ship arrives in the port of Taranto, Italy (Renato Ingenito/ANSA.AP)Under an EU-brokered deal, 67 refugees will go to four other countries, while the others will stay in Italy.A Taranto official, Gabriella Ficocelli, told Itali…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/11/03/151-refugees-rescued-off-libya-arrive-in-sicily-on-rescue-ship/

Turkish nationalists attack Rojava solidarity rally
ALEXB | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-03
Rojava Solidarity Alex BainbridgeIssue 1244 Australia Gold CoastNovember 3, 2019A peaceful rally on the Gold Coast, Queensland, in solidarity with the Rojava Revolution in northern Syria was attacked by Turkish chauvinists on November 3. | Rally spokesperson Mi…
greenleft.org.au/content/turkish-nationalists-attack-rojava-solidarity-rally

Farage says Tories have repeatedly offered him \'baubles\' including peerage
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-11-03
Nigel Farage said he has been twice offered a peerage, with the Brexit party leader claiming it is one of a number of \"baubles\" put forward by the Conservative party. | The Brexit party could play a significant role at the December 12 general election but Boris Johnson has ruled out an election pact. | If the party did stand down hundreds of candidates across the country it would improve the chances of Mr Johnson\'s Tories gaining a majority or remaining the largest party in a hung parliament. | Speaking to the Sunday Times, the South East MEP said he would decide this coming week where he would stand, with Thurro…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/11/03/farage-says-tories-have-repeatedly-offered-him-baubles-including-peerage/

Boris Johnson forced to apologise for failing \'do-or-die\' Brexit promise
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-11-03
Boris Johnson has apologised to the Tory members who elected him leader for failing on his \"do-or-die\" promise to implement Brexit by Halloween. | The prime minister said he feels \"deep regret\" over missing the former deadline, which he was compelled to extend to the end of January. | With the EU departure the overwhelming focal point of the election campaign, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage ruled out making an eighth bid to become an MP in the December 12 vote. | Meanwhile, the main political parties clashed over policies on the climate crisis, the welfare state and the EU. | So adamant was the PM that he would…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/11/03/boris-johnson-forced-to-apologise-for-failing-do-or-die-brexit-promise/

It\'s Official: Dysfunctional Impeachment Resolution against Donald J. Trump. H. RES. 13
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-02
According to Rep.Sherman: \"Recent disclosures by Donald Trump Jr. indicate that Trump\'s campaign was eager to receive assistance from Russia.\" The NYT candidly states without a shred of evidence that the Russian lawyer is \"connected the Russian government\" intimating that she is a stooge of the Kremlin.
globalresearch.ca/its-official-impeachment-resolution-against-president-donald-j-trump-h-res-438/5599031

The Eurozone In Crisis? New President of the European Central Bank (ECB) has a Criminal Record. Christine Lagarde
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-02
Lagarde was found \"guilty\" without the enforcement of a one year prison sentence. She was accused of \"negligence\" rather than \"complicity\" in a multimillion euro fraud. She was rewarded rather than penalized.
globalresearch.ca/new-president-of-the-european-central-bank-ecb-has-a-criminal-record-christine-lagarde/5691850

How an Occupy ICE Activist and DACA Recipient Was Deported for Tweeting
Ryan Devereaux | theintercept.com | 2019-11-02
Sergio Salazar awoke around 8 a.m. on a strip of grass outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in San Antonio. It had been a heady summer for the 18-year-old. President Donald Trump, as part of his ongoing border crackdown, had separated thousands of migrant children from their parents. Viewing the policy as the latest in a string of assaults on immigrant communities, Salazar and his friends organized an occupation outside the ICE office in the midsummer heat. | In the weeks that followed, Occupy ICE SATX was visited by both TV crews and a raiding party of masked neo-Nazis, who stormed through the t…
theintercept.com/2019/11/02/deportation-occupy-ice-daca/

2020 Peace Calendar
NationofChange Staff | nationofchange.org | 2019-11-02
It\'s easy to feel powerless in America today. We get it. There\'s an overwhelming amount of negativity and bad news that gets blasted to the public each day. It\'s enough to make anyone question the ability of our governmental systems to protect us. You can even lose hope in peace altogether. Sure, it\'s easy to …
nationofchange.org/2019/11/02/2020-peace-calendar/

Hong Kong Protesters Trash Xinhua Office in Night of Violence
teleSUR, jg | telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-02
Police fired tear gas at black-clad protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday after setting fire to subway stations and destroying buildings, including China\'s official Xinhua news agency. | RELATED: | China: 19th CPC Central Committee Concludes Plenary Session | As part of the worst acts of violence that have hit the city in weeks, small groups of masked protesters fled to the central business district lighting street barricades and dropping gasoline bombs through streets filled with b…
telesurenglish.net/news/hong-kong-protesters-trash-xinhua-agency-office-in-night-of-violence-20191102-0011.html