2019-10-08: Social Media Postees

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Bernie\'s Heart. And Ours
Norman Solomon | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
Along with being where all blood goes, the heart is an enduring metaphor. As Bernie Sanders recovers from a heart attack, now might be a good time to consider some literal and symbolic meanings. Bernie immediately used his heart trouble to advance a central mission. From the hospital, he tweeted:…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/bernies-heart-and-ours/

US arming of Ukraine is a scandal on its own
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-08
There is growing evidence that President Donald Trump briefly froze U.S. military assistance to Ukraine for political goals. Max Blumenthal…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/08/us-arming-of-ukraine-is-a-scandal-on-its-own/

Trump issues proclamation to deny immigration visas to workers lacking health insurance
wsws.org | 2019-10-08
Last Friday, the White House released a presidential proclamation suspending immigration visas for applicants \"who will financially burden the United States health care system.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/08/immi-o08.html

Twitter Rakes in Cash From Anti-Immigrant Bigots
Ilana Novick | truthdig.com | 2019-10-08
The group\'s name is bland enough: Federation for Immigration Reform (FAIR). It doesn\'t explain its specific position on immigration–it could want to expand or limit it, but the word reform doesn\'t tell us anything either way. That meaningless name is helpful for evading scrutiny, which is perhaps why, as Alex Kotch reports in Sludge, the \"prominent anti-immigrant organization has spent $934,000 on Twitter ads, and Twitter sees no problem with this.\" | A little under $1 million in promoted tweets over a few years might not seem like a lot of…
truthdig.com/articles/twitter-rakes-in-cash-from-anti-immigrant-bigots/

Hondurans Are Fighting for a Future Against the US-Supported Dictatorship
Laura Carlsen | thenation.com | 2019-10-08
Hondurans Are Fighting for a Future Against the US-Supported Dictatorship…
thenation.com/article/honduras-border-immigration-corruption/

As We Focus on Impeachment, Trump Is Restructuring the Country
Sasha Abramsky | thenation.com | 2019-10-08
As We Focus on Impeachment, Trump Is Restructuring the Country…
thenation.com/article/impeachment-trump-immigration-climate/

Australia\'s prisoner swap with Iran contrasts with persecution of Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-10-08
The deal exposes the denial of basic legal and democratic rights by the Australian, British and US governments in the continued detention and psychological torture of the WikiLeaks founder.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/08/assa-o08.html

Instead of Explaining Greta Thunberg, Debate Her Claims
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
What is Greta Thunberg\'s superpower? She obviously has one, if not more. Your average sixteen-year-old doesn\'t start successful global activist movements, address UN Climate Action Summits, and have those addresses go viral as death metal videos. Critics slam Thunberg as everything from \"mentally ill\" (a claim which got one Fox News guest blacklisted), to naive…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/instead-of-explaining-greta-thunberg-debate-her-claims/

It\'s Not Just Greta: Why are the Developing World\'s Inspiring Activists Being Ignored?
Chika Unigwe | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
Ridhima Pandey was just nine years old in 2017 when she filed a lawsuit against the Indian government for failing to take action against climate change. Pandey\'s fierce, astounding passion for the environment is not accidental. Her mother is a forestry guard and her father an environmental activist; and the whole family was displaced by…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/its-not-just-greta-why-are-the-developing-worlds-inspiring-activists-being-ignored/

Swedish teen climate activist rallies crowd in South Dakota
Associated Press | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-08
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A 16-year-old environmental activist from Sweden urged politicians Monday at a South Dakota appearance to listen to indigenous people on climate change. Greta Thunberg spoke at a rally in Rapid City that attracted hundreds of people. She spoke out against the proposed path of the Keystone XL pipeline through South …
peoplesworld.org/article/swedish-teen-climate-activist-rallies-crowd-in-south-dakota/

Youth Indigenous Activist Speaks on Deforestation in Indonesia
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-08
14-year-old Kynan Degar explains how the palm oil industry harms indigenous Indonesian communities through deforestation–an interview at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.
therealnews.com/stories/youth-indigenous-activist-speaks-deforestation-indonesia

Trump Escalated Wars He Inherited
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
Trump is no peacenik, far from it. He\'s the latest in a long line of US warrior presidents — waging endless wars of aggression, and by other means, against nonbelligerent states threatening no one. | He\'s the US liar-in chief, time …
globalresearch.ca/trump-escalated-wars-he-inherited/5691371

Some progress made towards security in Mali, but still a long way to go, Security Council hears
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-08
Some progress has been made towards restoring peace and stability in Mali as outlined in a fragile 2015 peace deal, yet sustainable peace developments are not happening fast enough, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048802

Canada\'s \"Minister of War\" Chrystia Freeland pursues \"America First\" foreign policy
Drew Garvie | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-08
In Canada\'s 2015 parliamentary elections, Justin Trudeau\'s Liberal Party ran on a vague anti-war platform that emphasized peacekeeping. However, the last four years have seen an escalation in militarism and Canada\'s involvement in U.S.-led regime change attempts around the world. These efforts have been led by one of Trudeau\'s cabinet stars, Chrystia Freeland, who has …
peoplesworld.org/article/canadas-minister-of-war-chrystia-freeland-pursues-america-first-foreign-policy/

\'Get on the streets. And bring everybody\': Extinction Rebellion kicks off two weeks of global action
Jessica Corbett | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-08
Nearly a year after Extinction Rebellion launched in London, the global movement that uses nonviolent civil disobedience to demand ambitious climate action kicked off two weeks of protests on Monday with demonstrations around the world that blocked major roadways and led to arrests. | \"Starting on October 7th, for 2 weeks, Extinction Rebellion is calling an International Rebellion. Together, we will peacefully occupy the centers of power and shut them down until governme…
nationofchange.org/2019/10/08/get-on-the-streets-and-bring-everybody-extinction-rebellion-kicks-off-two-weeks-of-global-action/

The US-Brokered Taliban-India Prisoner Swap Is a Pretty Big Deal
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
The US-brokered Taliban-Indian prisoner swap might lead to the resumption of the Afghan peace process but the deal also carries with it somewhat uncomfortable optics for Pakistan since it was likely agreed to during US peace envoy Khalilzad\'s \"ice-breaking\" meeting …
globalresearch.ca/us-brokered-taliban-indian-prisoner-swap/5691378

Tuesday\'s Daily Brief: Eye health, UN\'s financial crisis, progress in Mali and South Sudan, human rights in Australia
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-08
Tuesday\'s top stories: Global need for eye care is set to increase \'dramatically\'; work and reforms of the UN \'at risk\'; progress on Mali security; South Sudan peace accord anniversary; Rights chief Bachelet urges rollback on Australia migration policies; and an interview with Maha Mamo, living proof of why statelessness needs to end worldwide.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048832

Iraqi PM Issues 2nd Reform Package Amid Renewed Protests
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
Iraq\'s government issued a second package of proposed social reforms Tuesday in an attempt to appease the demands of anti-government protesters who for eight days have demonstrated nationwide, with the loss of 110 lives and 6,000 wounded. | RELATED: | Death Toll Rises in Iraq, Unrest Hits Baghdad\'s Sadr City | Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi issued a 13-point p…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iraqi-PM-Issues-2nd-Reform-Package-Amid-Renewed-Protests-20191008-0010.html

7.5 Million Humans Say No to Climate Crisis and Yes to Life
Jerome Irwin | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
As one of the 7.5 million who recently put their bodies where their mouth are to visibly say \"NO\" to an out-of-control global climate crisis, this writer continues to reflect upon what lies behind the futility of so many climate crises, anti-war, pro-human protests of the past, and the even more aggressive protests that will…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/7-5-million-humans-say-no-to-climate-crisis-and-yes-to-life/

Over 700 Arrested During Extinction Rebellion Climate Actions
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-08
| More than 700 people have been arrested in civil disobedience actions as the group Extinction Rebellion kicked off two weeks of protests in 60 cities worldwide, demanding urgent government action on the climate crisis. Its members have superglued themselves to government buildings, occupied public landmarks, shut down roads and taken to the streets to sound the alarm about the impending catastrophe of global warming. Extinction Rebellion, a nonpolitical movement, launched last year in the U.K. and rose…
truthout.org/video/over-700-arrested-during-extinction-rebellion-climate-actions/

Bangladeshis Protest Murder of Student by Ruling Party Workers
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
Thousands of Bangladeshi university students protested Monday after an undergraduate student was allegedly murdered in the capital city Dhaka by the ruling party workers. | RELATED: | Bangladesh Charges 16 for Burning Alive Sexual Abuse Survivor | Abrar Fahad, 21 – a student at the prestigious Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology (BUET) was allegedly killed over a Facebook post which criticized the government\'s water-sharing agreement with India. | During the visit…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bangladeshis-Protest-Murder-of-Student-by-Ruling-Party-Workers-20191008-0005.html

Sixth straight day of mass protests throughout Ecuador against austerity measures
Harvey Goldberg | indybay.org | 2019-10-08
Protesters in Cuenca, Ecuador approach police line. | October 7, 2019 | Monday saw another day of protests, with highway blockades, being the main tactic. Protests continued in major cities, especially Monday night. A national strike has been called for Wednesday.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/08/18827136.php

State of exception in Ecuador amid strong protests
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-08
President Lenin Moreno declared a national state of exception due to protests against the elimination of fuel subsidies and expressed he ¥s not taking a step-back on reestablishing it because it ¥s \"a distortion that caused deterioration to the national economy.\" | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/07/state-of-exception-in-ecuador-amid-strong-protests/

Ecuador: Public Radio Pulled Off Air Amid Anti-Gov\'t Protests
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
Ecuadorean public radio Pichincha Universal denounced its signal has been pulled off the air and equipment was confiscated, as police raided the radio station Tuesday afternoon amid extensive coverage of the anti-government protests. | RELATED: | \'Ecuadoreans Can\'t Take It Anymore\': Protesters, Indigenous People March on as Gov\'t Flees Capital | \"We reject this intervention. We\'ve just been informing the public. I strongly reject this attitude,\" Wa…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuador-Public-Radio-Pulled-Off-Air-Amid-Anti-Govt-Protests-20191008-0015.html

Israelis Were \'Saddened\' to Have to Kill Gaza Protesters, to Avert \'Bloodbath\'
Philip Weiss | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
Have you watched reports of the Chinese government\'s attacks on protesters in Hong Kong? American media are outraged, and the shooting of a young man two days ago was national news here. The fact that the protesters hurl bricks is …
globalresearch.ca/israelis-saddened-kill-gaza-protesters/5691377

Demonstrations Continue in Hong Kong in Defiance of Face Mask Ban
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-08
Hong Kong police have arrested and charged two protesters for defying the ban on wearing face masks during demonstrations.
therealnews.com/stories/demonstrations-continue-hong-kong-defiance-face-mask-ban

Hong Kongers Need to Prepare for a Long Fight. A Very Long One
Chit Wai John Mok | progressive.org | 2019-10-08
Protesters have been expressing a strong yearning for victory: \"I want to win.\"
progressive.org/dispatches/hong-kongers-very-long-fight-mok-191008/

\"Your Transaction Has Been Canceled\": Lessons in Lebanon\'s Economy
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
I sniffed something was wrong in Lebanon when the central bank governor Riad Salame announced to us all that there were plenty of dollars in the system. No shortages. No tightening of the purse strings. I still have the papers with his announcement on page one. Both before, during and after the 1975-1990 civil war,…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/your-transaction-has-been-canceled-lessons-in-lebanons-economy/

For the People\'s Movement, Trump Impeachment Offers Road Map to Nowhere
Richard Becker | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
The deepening conflict over the impeachment of President Donald Trump is a struggle between factions of the capitalist ruling class and its governmental apparatus. The fight is fundamentally over which side will exercise control over the state and government with …
globalresearch.ca/peoples-movement-impeachment-offers-road-map-nowhere/5691342

Trump Regime Escalates Economic War on China
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
The US is a declining empire, the more aggressive and widespread its malign activities, the sooner its fall from grace will arrive. Vaunted Pentagon forces failed to defeat Taliban fighters in Afghanistan after 18 years of trying, nor Syrian resistance …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-escalates-economic-war-china/5691393

US Plans Permanent Occupation of Syrian Territory?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
International law is clear and unequivocal. No nation may interfere in the internal affairs of others. | No foreign military of proxy force may occupy another country\'s territory. No nation may attack another state without Security Council authorization — permitted only …
globalresearch.ca/us-plans-permanent-occupation-syrian-territory/5691368

As Turkey Readies for Invasion of Northern Syria, Russia and Iran Object
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-08
Turkey has readied its forces for an offensive against Kurdish forces in northern Syria, prompting negative reactions from Iran and Russia.
theantimedia.com/as-turkey-readies-for-invasion-of-northern-syria-russia-and-iran-object/

\"Defender 2020\": NATO powers threaten war against Russia
wsws.org | 2019-10-08
In the coming year, armed forces from 17 NATO states, including the US and Germany, will carry out the \"Defender 2020\" manoeuvres.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/08/nato-o08.html

Winners and Losers From Trump Throwing Syrian Kurds Under the Bus
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-10-08
It is difficult to see in what way Russia is benefited by Turkey\'s incursion into northeast Syria. (Photo: @LevHavryliv/Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/assad.jpeg
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Get your popcorn? Trump & Comey to face off…in TV drama series
rt.com | 2019-10-08
Russiagate may have fizzled out, but efforts to cash in on the ensuing hysteria have only just begun. CBS Studios will make a TV show based on the debunked conspiracy theory, with some already joking it will surely not be biased. | …
rt.com/usa/470475-comey-cbs-series-daniels/

Video: Idlib Militants Retreating to Turkish Border
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
On October 5, the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out airstrikes on positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham near the town of Ballisa and Agr Hilltop in southern Idlib. The strikes eliminated at least 9 militants and became a logical continuation of …
globalresearch.ca/video-idlib-militants-retreating-turkish-border/5691340

MPs call for UK to \'stand against\' NATO member\'s invasion of northern Syria
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-08
NATO\'s second largest army is currently on the verge of invading northern Syria. And a cross-party group of MPs has called for the UK to \"steadfastly…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/08/mps-call-for-uk-to-stand-against-nato-members-invasion-of-northern-syria/

France Not To Sign Mercosur Agreement Due to Amazon Destruction
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
France will not sign the EU-Mercosur farming deal struck between the European Union and the Mercosur countries of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay under current conditions, France\'s environment minister said on Tuesday. | RELATED: | France, First Country in EU With Facial Recognition ID System | \"We can\'t sign a trade treaty with a country that doesn\'t respect the Amazon forest, that doesn\'t respect the Paris (climate) treaty. France will not sign the Mercosur deal under t…
telesurenglish.net/news/France-Not-To-Sign-Mercosur-Agreement-Due-to-Amazon-Destruction-20191008-0011.html

30+ Civil Rights Organizations Call On Elected Officials to Stop Amazon\'s Doorbell Surveillance Partnerships With Police
commondreams.org | 2019-10-08
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It\'s Not a Coup, It\'s the Constitution
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2019-10-08
It\'s Not a Coup, It\'s the Constitution…
thenation.com/article/trump-tweet-constitution/

How Venezuela defeated Washington\'s coup attempt at the United Nations
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-08
An inside look at how Venezuelan diplomats stymied a US attempt to revoke their credentials at the UN and shatter their nation\'s sovereignty. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/07/how-venezuela-defeated-washingtons-coup-attempt-at-the-united-nations/

\'Shusenjo\': The WWII \'comfort women\' issue receives a startling documentary film treatment
Cathy Deppe | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-08
Should there be a reckoning from the Japanese government and its Imperial Japanese Army for authorizing the holding of women from Korea and elsewhere in sexual slavery from as early as 1932 through the end of World War II? Or should history be revised to permanently deny these events as \"fake news?\" A young American …
peoplesworld.org/article/shusenjo-the-wwii-comfort-women-issue-receives-a-startling-documentary-film-treatment/

CUPE torpedoes Ontario school support-staff strike, accepts Ford\'s wage and budget cuts
wsws.org | 2019-10-08
CUPE has agreed to a sell-out contract that strengthens the hand of the Ford government as it presses forward with savage cuts to education, including dramatic class-size increases.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/08/cupe-o08.html

US Impeachment Campaign Escalates with Claim of Second Whistleblower
Patrick Martin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
The conflict between President Trump and congressional Democrats escalated over the weekend, with attorneys for the CIA officer who triggered an impeachment inquiry declaring that there were other \"whistleblowers\" coming forward to provide testimony in support of his allegations against …
globalresearch.ca/us-impeachment-campaign-escalates-second-whistleblower/5691354

Guns For Hire: the US Shouldn\'t Be Using the Military to Police the Globe
John W. Whitehead | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
The American Empire–with its endless wars waged by U.S. military servicepeople who have been reduced to little more than guns for hire: outsourced, stretched too thin, and deployed to far-flung places to police the globe–is approaching a breaking point. War has become a huge money-making venture, and America, with its vast military empire and its incestuous relationship with a host of international defense contractors, is one of its best buyers and sellers. In fact, as Reuters reports, \"[President] Trump has gone further than any of his predecessors to act as a salesman for the U.S. defense industry.\"
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/guns-for-hire-the-us-shouldnt-be-using-the-military-to-police-the-globe/

US-China Telecom Warfare: Myanmar Turns to China\'s Huawei Despite US Pressure
Joseph Thomas | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
The Southeast Asian state of Myanmar, despite pressure from Washington, has decided to work with Chinese telecom company Huawei to develop its national 5G communication network. | The move by Myanmar is just one among many by the entire region to …
globalresearch.ca/us-china-telecom-warfare-myanmar-turns-to-chinas-huawei-despite-us-pressure/5691364

\'Through Positive Eyes\' lifts up the work of HIV/AIDS \'artivists\'
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-08
LOS ANGELES–A broadly conceived, eye-opening exhibition on the human condition awaits the visitor at UCLA\'s Fowler Museum on the expansive West L.A. campus. The range of images included recalls the famous book The Family of Man, based on a 1955 exhibition at New York\'s Museum of Modern Art organized by photographer Edward Steichen. The distinguishing …
peoplesworld.org/article/through-positive-eyes-lifts-up-the-work-of-hiv-aids-artivists/

Is China \"Buying Brazil\"? Has President Bolsonaro Changed His Aggressive Anti-China Stance?
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
In an interview with DW Brasil, former Brazilian ambassador to Beijing, Marcos Caramuru, revealed the great interest Chinese companies have in potential infrastructure work in Brazil. Even with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro showing initial hostility towards China during his …
globalresearch.ca/is-china-buying-brazil-has-president-bolsonaro-changed-his-aggressive-anti-china-actions/5691408

Work and reforms of the UN \'at risk\', Guterres warns Member States, amidst \'record-level\' cash crisis
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-08
The United Nations is facing a severe shortage of cash, and unless more Governments pay their annual dues, \"our work and our reforms are at risk\", the UN chief António Guterres told Member States on Tuesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048782

Nobel prize winner missed call informing him of prestigious honour
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-08
A newly-crowned Nobel Laureate who was the first to discover an exoplanet missed the initial phone call telling him he had won the prestigious award.University of Cambridge professor Didier Queloz is one of three scientists to win the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for their contribution to the understanding of the evolution of the universe and \"Earth\'s place in the cosmos\".One half of the award was given to James Peebles, from Princeton University, US, \"for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology\".The other half went jointly to Swiss pair Michel Mayor and Queloz \"for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a s…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/10/08/nobel-prize-winner-missed-call-informing-him-of-prestigious-honour/

2019-10-07: News Headlines

The Canary (2019-10-07). 16 years on from Western invasion, bloodbath continues in Iraq. thecanary.co Over six days of clashes in Iraq, government forces have killed around a hundred protesters.Authorities have killed 12 anti-government demonstrators as part of the ongoing protests in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the latest fatalities amid unrest that has left more than 100 people dead and thousands injured.Iraq\'s government has scrambled to contain the popular anger that has convulsed Baghdad and a number of southern cities since Tuesday.Security forces responded with a crackdown on the spontaneous rallies of demonstrators demanding jobs, better services and an end to endemic corruption in the oil-rich country.

John Feffer (2019-10-07). The New Age of Protest. counterpunch.org Led by young people, climate strikers blocked traffic on two mornings at the end of last month in Washington, DC. On the first day, protestors chained themselves to a boat three blocks from the White House, and 32 activists were arrested. On the second day, activists targeted the EPA and Trump International Hotel. It was More

Staff (2019-10-07). Climate Activists Block Roads, March in Global Protests. truthdig.com BERLIN — Activists with the Extinction Rebellion movement blocked major roads across major European cities Monday, kicking off a wide-ranging series of worldwide protests demanding much more urgent action against climate change. | In Berlin, around 1,000 people blocked the Grosser Stern, a traffic circle in the middle of the German capital\'s Tiergarten park dominated by the landmark Victory Column. That protest began before dawn. | At Monday lunchtime, another 300 people blocked Berlin\'s central Potsdamer Platz, placing couches, tables, chairs and flowerpots on the road. | Related Articles: …

The Canary (2019-10-07). Climate protesters block roads in London and across Europe to demand urgent action. thecanary.co Extinction Rebellion activists have blocked major roads in London and other cities across Europe at the beginning of what was billed as a wide-ranging series of protests demanding urgent action to deal with the world\'s climate crisis.Demonstrators marched through central London as they kicked off two weeks of activities designed to disrupt the city. London police said some 135 climate activists had been arrested.Extinction Rebellion said protesters from the XR Peace group were arrested as they blocked Victoria Embankment, outside the Ministry of Defence.Among those arrested was 81-year-old Sarah Lasenby, a retire…

Staff (2019-10-07). With Rikers Island Jail to Close, Activists Fight Against Four New Jails. therealnews.com Eddie Conway speaks to Brittany Williams and Ngozi Alston from No New Jails NYC about the four new jails planned for construction in New York in 2020, which have $11 billion earmarked for their construction and will be the tallest jails in the world. They say these will continue the legacy of mass incarceration.

RT (2019-10-07). Ukrainegate goes to Pentagon: House Democrats subpoena DoD & OMB as part of Trump impeachment probe. rt.com Seeking to impeach President Donald Trump over allegedly using military aid to pressure Ukraine, House Democrats are demanding documents from the Pentagon and the Office of Management and Budget. | Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign Affairs committees of the US House of Representatives have sent out subpoenas, giving the Pentagon and the OMB a week to produce documents related to Trump\'s decision to freeze military aid to Ukraine. The deadline for compliance is October 15. | Trump \"jeopardized national security by pressing Ukraine to interfere with our 2020 election and by withholding military assistance prov…

Staff (2019-10-07). Blatant Case of Torture Exposes Israeli Occupation Methods. therealnews.com Twenty years after the Israeli High Court ruled against the use of torture, the law allows the secret police to continue to use it. Human rights groups warn that these circumstances are frequently evoked in cases like that of Samer Al-Arbid, who was almost tortured to death.

Binoy Kampmark (2019-10-07). Turning 70: Xi\'s People\'s Republic of China. counterpunch.org During the era of Sovietology, experts would pour over images of the gathered politburo in Red Square, gazing with grey monolithic interest upon the military hardware moving across the forum. An absent figure might suggest a potential coup; a new face, a sinister reshuffle. A wink, a smile, a glare, a compendium of bodily moves More

Staff (2019-10-07). 18 Years Ago the Endless War in Afghanistan Began. therealnews.com Author and combat veteran Maj. Danny Sjursen and Afghan women\'s rights activist Fahima Gaheez speak on the tragedy of the longest war, what the past has wrought, and what the future portends.

John McMurtry (2019-10-07). Lawless Trump-Canada Connections. counterpunch.org Canada recently seized and sold $30 million worth of Iranian properties in Ottawa and Toronto, a gross hypocrisy explains Yves Engler in light of oversights of more flagrant US and Israel terror victims. But the behaviour of Canada Foreign Affairs in joining the lawless US war of sanctions, embargos and military threats against Iran goes More

The Canary (2019-10-07). Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe questions detention as Australians freed from Iran. thecanary.co Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has asked why she is still incarcerated in Iran more three years after being detained — after Australia secured the release of two citizens from the country last week.Jolie King, a dual British-Australian citizen, and her Australian boyfriend Mark Firkin were returned to Australia last week, some three months after being arrested.The couple, who had been blogging and vlogging on their extended journey across Asia, were arrested on spying charges after flying a drone near a military base, Iranian officials confirmed.Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran…

Sharon Kelly (2019-10-07). Washington petrochemical plant subsidies would violate federal \'double dipping\' rules say environmental groups. nationofchange.org The Port of Kalama methanol plant, if built on the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon, would expand North America\'s capacity to export products produced by fracked shale gas wells.

Patrick Cockburn (2019-10-07). Iraq is in Revolt. counterpunch.org One of the strengths of the protest movement is that it has no leaders but is almost entirely spontaneous, with a wide variety of slogans, but this means the government has nobody to talk to, not that it is trying very hard to negotiate its way out of trouble. Many Iraqis say that it is a mistake to get rid of the government without knowing what will replace it but others argue that things could not be much worse for them and are prepared to take a leap in the dark. More

Sarah Anderson (2019-10-07). We\'ve Waited Too Long for Corporations to Fix the CEO Pay Problem on Their Own. counterpunch.org I went on CNBC\'s Squawk Box this week to talk about a new proposal from Senator Bernie Sanders to put tax penalties on corporations with extreme gaps between their CEO and worker pay. This is an issue I\'ve been working on for many years. In fact, a dozen years ago, in August 2007, I had More

Staff (2019-10-07). Trump\'s Syria Withdrawal Announcement Draws GOP Condemnation. truthdig.com Sen. Lindsey Graham calls it \"a disaster\"; other Republicans express deep concerns, and Syria\'s Kurds accuse the U.S. of turning its back on allies.

Chris Hedges (2019-10-07). Time to Rebel. commondreams.org \"It is our sacred duty to rebel in order to protect our homes, our future, and the future of all life on Earth.\" (Photo: Mr.Fish) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/climaterebellion.jpeg

Vijay Prashad, E. Ahmet Tonak (2019-10-07). What to Expect from Turkey\'s Coming Invasion of Syria. commondreams.org The SDF is now vulnerable to the full might of the Turkish army. (Photo: James Gordon/cc/flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/syria_3.jpeg

WSWS (2019-10-07). Julian Assange\'s life is in danger! wsws.org John Shipton, the father of WikiLeaks\' founder Julian Assange, has warned that his son \"may die\" as a result of the conditions under which he is being imprisoned in Belmarsh Prison in London.

Chris Williamson (2019-10-07). Why I tabled an Early-day Motion Calling for the U.K Government to Free Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) recently published a video entitled \"Journalism is not a crime.\" It boldly states that \"you can\'t kill the truth,\" that \"everyone deserves access to information,\" that \"it\'s vital to hold governments to account\" and …

Staff (2019-10-07). The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Polluting Our STEM Schools. truthdig.com Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has a message for policy makers: \" Listen to the scientists.\" | As an engineer, I was glad to hear that. But I also believe it\'s also vital for scientists to be vigilant about whom they listen to. | For years, corporations funded junk science trying to undermine the climate consensus. Now, virtually all scientists agree that fossil fuels are heating the planet, so corporations are taking a new tack: peddling false solutions. | The fossil fuel industry has po…

Josue De Luna Navarro (2019-10-07). How Fossil Fuels Pollute STEM Education. counterpunch.org Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has a message for policy makers: \"Listen to the scientists.\" As an engineer, I was glad to hear that. But I also believe it\'s also vital for scientists to be vigilant about whom they listen to. For years, corporations funded junk science trying to undermine the climate consensus. Now, virtually More

Mairead Maguire (2019-10-07). Pathways to Peace. globalresearch.ca I am very happy to be with you all at this conference. I would like to thank David Swanson and World Beyond War for organizing this important event and also all those attending for their work for peace. | I have …

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-07). Iraq Protests: Spontaneous or Made in the USA? globalresearch.ca Time and again, when peaceful protests turn violent in various countries, US dirty hands are involved. | There\'s no ambiguity about months of protests in Hong Kong, US dirty hands all over them, local elements involved having met with Trump regime …

United Nations (2019-10-07). Guterres: Security Council\'s African alliances \'needed and appreciated more than ever\'. un.org The Security Council\'s strong engagement with its Member States, partner organizations and institutions in conflict prevention efforts on the African continent is needed \"more than ever\", the Secretary-General told the 15-member peace and security body on Monday.

teleSUR (2019-10-07). Ecuador Protests Continue in Quito Amid Indigenous March. telesurenglish.net Indigenous groups of Ecuador continued their march towards Quito, the capital city, demanding respect for the collective rights of the people from President Lenin Moreno. | RELATED: | Ecuador: 1st Confirmed Dead During Strike, Dozens Arrested for Price Rises | The president of the National Indigenous of Ecuador (CONAIE), Jaime Vargas, said…

Targeted Justice (2019-10-07). Vircator Microwave Beams from Satellites against Targeted Individuals: Stop Torture and Experimentation on Citizens\' Protest. globalresearch.ca There is a lot more corruption and crimes against humanity happening that people are not aware of. The hidden torture of unconsenting citizens leading us into modern day slavery. The CIA has taken control of the Military-Industrial complex and are …

(2019-10-07). Trump Bucks Protests, Opens 725,500 Acres of California\'s Central Coast to Oil Drilling. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration today dismissed protests and made a formal decision to open 725,500 acres of public lands and mineral estate across California\'s Central Coast and the Bay Area to new oil and gas drilling and fracking. | The public lands …

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-07). US Hostility Toward North Korean Sovereign Independence. Why Talks Go Nowhere. globalresearch.ca The US under both right wings of its war party is militantly hostile toward nations it doesn\'t control. | It\'s longstanding aim throughout…

Prof. Marjorie Cohn (2019-10-07). Trump\'s Stonewalling of Impeachment Inquiry Is an Impeachable Offense. globalresearch.ca As three committees of the House of Representatives proceeded with the impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump, the president tweeted, \"I am coming to the conclusion that what is taking place is not an impeachment, it is a COUP.\" …

Jason Ditz (2019-10-07). US Troops Will Withdraw From Northeast Syria to Avoid Imminent Turkish Invasion. theantimedia.com U.S.-backed forces in Syria said they would \"not hesitate to turn any unprovoked attack by Turkey into an all-out war.\"

Hans Stehling (2019-10-07). If 4 Nuclear WMD Are More than Adequate for Israel\'s Defence — Why Is It Armed with an Estimated 400? globalresearch.ca Because the Israeli government refuses to be a party either to the international nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) or the internationally agreed Chemical Weapons or Biological Weapons Conventions (CWC) (BWC), means that unlike the vast majority of UN Member States including …

United Nations (2019-10-07). Turning waste into wealth: World Habitat Day focus on cleaning up cities. un.org Waste can have a devastating effect on public health, the environment, and the climate, but cutting-edge innovation and technology can provide improved, cheaper solutions to the challenge, and help cities and communities to see waste as a business opportunity. This was the message marking World Habitat Day, on Monday, with a focus on waste management.

Jake Johnson (2019-10-07). Merging \'loyalty to the oil industry\' and \'grudge against California,\' Trump opens 725,000 acres to fossil fuel drilling. nationofchange.org \"Turning over these spectacular wild places to dirty drilling and fracking will sicken Californians, harm endangered species, and fuel climate chaos.\"

Vandana Shiva (2019-10-07). We Need Biodiversity-Based Agriculture to Solve the Climate Crisis. commondreams.org Biodiversity-based agriculture is not just a climate solution, it is also a solution to hunger. (Photo: Manipadma Jena / IPS) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/cattle.jpeg

WSWS (2019-10-07). Pompeo signs US-Greek military alliance and threatens Iran, Russia, China. wsws.org Aggressive US and European foreign policy is intensifying the risk that great-power conflict over the Balkans and the Middle East can trigger a global war.

Staff (2019-10-07). \"Environmentally Friendly\" Charcoal Is Subsidizing Destruction of Gran Chaco. truthout.org | | The fires raging across the Brazilian Amazon have captured the world\'s attention. Meanwhile, South America\'s second-largest forest, the Gran Chaco, is disappearing in plain sight. | The Gran Chaco, which spans from Bolivia and Braz…

Denis Rogatyuk (2019-10-07). \'The drone revolution\': Ecuadorians revolt against repressive US-backed President Lenin Moreno\'s neoliberal policies. thegrayzone.com Ecuador\'s workers are rising up against the IMF-mandated neoliberal economic reforms of President Lenin Moreno, a close ally of Washington…

teleSUR (2019-10-07). Afghanistan: 10 Killed in Bomb Attack on Security Recruits. telesurenglish.net A suicide bomb targeted a minibus of recruits for the Afghan security forces in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 27, local government sources said. | The bomb detonated in a rickshaw-like vehicle, Attaullah Khogyani, the spokesman for provincial governor of Nangarhar, said. Casualties included recruits and civilians, including a child, local sources said. | Some of the wounded were in critical condition, Sohrab Qaderi, a member of the Nangarhar provincial council, said. | No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but Islamic State group militants have…

Elijah J. Magnier (2019-10-07). The US-Iran Silent War Is Transformed into an \"Iraq Uprising\" globalresearch.ca The last four days have shown that the ongoing US-Iran war is acutely affecting the whole region. This is now evident in Iraq where more than 105 people have been killed and thousands wounded in the course of demonstrations that …

Nicolas J S Davies (2019-10-07). Counting the Dead Through the Fog of War in Afghanistan. counterpunch.org During one week in late September, U.S.-led forces killed at least 70 civilians in two incidents in Afghanistan. A U.S. drone strike on September 19th killed at least 30 farmers harvesting pine nuts in Nangarhar province. Then on September 23rd, at least 40 civilians, including women and children, were reported killed in a combined U.S.-Afghan attack on a village in Taliban-controlled More

teleSUR (2019-10-07). Trump Must Hand Over Tax Returns to NY Prosecutors: Judge. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Donald Trump must hand over eight years of tax returns to Manhattan prosecutors, a federal judge ruled, after Trump claimed he was immune from being sued. | RELATED: | More Than Half in US Approve of Trump Impeachment Inquiry: Poll | The decision, by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in Manhattan, escalates the president\'s battle to keep his finances under wraps, despite having promised during his 2016 White House run that he would disclose his tax returns. | Marr…

John Nichols (2019-10-07). The Wisconsin Senator Who Keeps Making Things Worse for Trump. thenation.com The Wisconsin Senator Who Keeps Making Things Worse for Trump…

WSWS (2019-10-07). US impeachment campaign escalates with claim of second whistleblower. wsws.org The Democratic Party continues to draw support from the intelligence agencies for its anti-Trump effort.

Renee Parsons (2019-10-07). The Dem-CIA Impeachment. Remove Trump from the Oval Office. globalresearch.ca It has been more than fascinating if not totally absorbing to watch the chain of events unfold over recent days with the Democrats in open cahoots with the CIA. Their joint goal is to remove the implacable Donald Trump from …

Meena Miriam Yust (2019-10-07). Dying Wildlife on a Warming Planet. globalresearch.ca If fish decline, so does a food source for humans and the water birds that feed on fish, and as insect pollinators decline, so do our crops and the plants around us. | *** | The emaciated polar bear, a sorry remnant …

Cesar Chelala (2019-10-07). Education is a Neglected Casualty of Wars and Displacements. counterpunch.org One of the neglected consequences of the recent wars and civilian conflicts in many parts of the world is their effect on people\'s education, particularly children\'s education. Because of the close connection between education and health, these events have had a severe effect on people\'s health —particularly on children- and on the countries\' development. In More

Staff (2019-10-07). Taxing Financial Transactions Is More Strategic Than Taxing High Wealth. truthout.org | | Presidential candidate Joe Biden is considering to propose a financial transactions tax as part of his campaign for the Democratic nomination, according to a recent report from the Washington Post. This is big news for those of us who have long advocated such a tax. | Bernie Sanders has taken the lead on this issue among presidential candi…

Elliot Sperber (2019-10-07). Chariots of War. counterpunch.org Chariots of War Chariots of war Were known in Ancient Rome As cars And ducks\'re called duck Because they duck And honcks are so-called for their call As foxes — who\'ll stalk In stalks of phlox, in flux, And flax and scratch their backs And sit and crack Their nuts and snack Owe their name More

Staff (2019-10-07). Trump\'s Stealth Attack on America\'s Seniors. truthdig.com Watch out, older Americans and people with disabilities! President Trump just announced a plan to give corporate health insurers more control over your health care. His new executive order calls for \"market-based\" pricing, which would drive up costs for everyone with Medicare, eviscerate traditional Medicare, and steer more people into for-profit \"Medicare Advantage\" plans. | Seema Verma, the Trump appointee who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), may not have warne…

teleSUR (2019-10-07). Palestine\'s Mahmoud Abbas Vows Elections, Talks With Hamas. telesurenglish.net Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he would discuss plans for new parliamentary elections with all groups including rival Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas. | ANALYSIS: | How War Criminal Elliott Abrams Orchestrated the 2007 Hamas-Fateh Palestinian Civil War | During a meeting with Palestinian leaders in Ramallah in…

2019-10-07: Social Media Postees

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Time to Rebel
Chris Hedges | commondreams.org | 2019-10-07
\"It is our sacred duty to rebel in order to protect our homes, our future, and the future of all life on Earth.\" (Photo: Mr.Fish) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/climaterebellion.jpeg
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/07/time-rebel?cd-origin=rss

What to Expect from Turkey\'s Coming Invasion of Syria
Vijay Prashad, E. Ahmet Tonak | commondreams.org | 2019-10-07
The SDF is now vulnerable to the full might of the Turkish army. (Photo: James Gordon/cc/flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/syria_3.jpeg
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/07/what-expect-turkeys-coming-invasion-syria?cd-origin=rss

Julian Assange\'s life is in danger!
wsws.org | 2019-10-07
John Shipton, the father of WikiLeaks\' founder Julian Assange, has warned that his son \"may die\" as a result of the conditions under which he is being imprisoned in Belmarsh Prison in London.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/07/pers-o07.html

Why I tabled an Early-day Motion Calling for the U.K Government to Free Julian Assange
Chris Williamson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-07
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) recently published a video entitled \"Journalism is not a crime.\" It boldly states that \"you can\'t kill the truth,\" that \"everyone deserves access to information,\" that \"it\'s vital to hold governments to account\" and …
globalresearch.ca/early-day-motion-calling-government-free-julian-assange/5691280

The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Polluting Our STEM Schools
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-07
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has a message for policy makers: \" Listen to the scientists.\" | As an engineer, I was glad to hear that. But I also believe it\'s also vital for scientists to be vigilant about whom they listen to. | For years, corporations funded junk science trying to undermine the climate consensus. Now, virtually all scientists agree that fossil fuels are heating the planet, so corporations are taking a new tack: peddling false solutions. | The fossil fuel industry has po…
truthdig.com/articles/the-fossil-fuel-industry-is-polluting-our-stem-schools/

Climate Activists Block Roads, March in Global Protests
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-07
BERLIN — Activists with the Extinction Rebellion movement blocked major roads across major European cities Monday, kicking off a wide-ranging series of worldwide protests demanding much more urgent action against climate change. | In Berlin, around 1,000 people blocked the Grosser Stern, a traffic circle in the middle of the German capital\'s Tiergarten park dominated by the landmark Victory Column. That protest began before dawn. | At Monday lunchtime, another 300 people blocked Berlin\'s central Potsdamer Platz, placing couches, tables, chairs and flowerpots on the road. | Related Articles:


truthdig.com/articles/climate-activists-block-roads-march-in-global-protests/

The New Age of Protest
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-07
Led by young people, climate strikers blocked traffic on two mornings at the end of last month in Washington, DC. On the first day, protestors chained themselves to a boat three blocks from the White House, and 32 activists were arrested. On the second day, activists targeted the EPA and Trump International Hotel. It was…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/07/the-new-age-of-protest/

How Fossil Fuels Pollute STEM Education
Josue De Luna Navarro | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-07
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has a message for policy makers: \"Listen to the scientists.\" As an engineer, I was glad to hear that. But I also believe it\'s also vital for scientists to be vigilant about whom they listen to. For years, corporations funded junk science trying to undermine the climate consensus. Now, virtually…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/07/how-fossil-fuels-pollute-stem-education/

Climate protesters block roads in London and across Europe to demand urgent action
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-07
Extinction Rebellion activists have blocked major roads in London and other cities across Europe at the beginning of what was billed as a wide-ranging series of protests demanding urgent action to deal with the world\'s climate crisis.Demonstrators marched through central London as they kicked off two weeks of activities designed to disrupt the city. London police said some 135 climate activists had been arrested.Extinction Rebellion said protesters from the XR Peace group were arrested as they blocked Victoria Embankment, outside the Ministry of Defence.Among those arrested was 81-year-old Sarah Lasenby, a retire…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/10/07/climate-protesters-block-roads-in-london-and-across-europe-to-demand-urgent-action/

With Rikers Island Jail to Close, Activists Fight Against Four New Jails
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-07
Eddie Conway speaks to Brittany Williams and Ngozi Alston from No New Jails NYC about the four new jails planned for construction in New York in 2020, which have $11 billion earmarked for their construction and will be the tallest jails in the world. They say these will continue the legacy of mass incarceration.
therealnews.com/stories/rikers-island-to-close-as-activists-fight-four-new-prisons

18 Years Ago the Endless War in Afghanistan Began
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-07
Author and combat veteran Maj. Danny Sjursen and Afghan women\'s rights activist Fahima Gaheez speak on the tragedy of the longest war, what the past has wrought, and what the future portends.
therealnews.com/stories/18-years-ago-endless-war-afghanistan-began

Pathways to Peace
Mairead Maguire | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-07
I am very happy to be with you all at this conference. I would like to thank David Swanson and World Beyond War for organizing this important event and also all those attending for their work for peace. | I have …
globalresearch.ca/pathways-peace/5691305

Turkey\'s Safe-zone and Refugee Peace-corridor in Syria Is a Cover for Encroachment and Territorial Expansion
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-07
On Saturday, Turkey\'s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that preparations have been made for a unilateral cross border air and land military operation in the next day or two, in northern Syria, east of the Euphrates River. Erdogan expressed his …
globalresearch.ca/turkeys-safe-zone-and-refugee-peace-corridor-in-syria-is-a-cover-for-encroachment-and-territorial-expansion/5691316

Iraq Protests: Spontaneous or Made in the USA?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-07
Time and again, when peaceful protests turn violent in various countries, US dirty hands are involved. | There\'s no ambiguity about months of protests in Hong Kong, US dirty hands all over them, local elements involved having met with Trump regime …
globalresearch.ca/iraq-protests/5691260

Guterres: Security Council\'s African alliances \'needed and appreciated more than ever\'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-07
The Security Council\'s strong engagement with its Member States, partner organizations and institutions in conflict prevention efforts on the African continent is needed \"more than ever\", the Secretary-General told the 15-member peace and security body on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048712

16 years on from Western invasion, bloodbath continues in Iraq
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-07
Over six days of clashes in Iraq, government forces have killed around a hundred protesters.Authorities have killed 12 anti-government demonstrators as part of the ongoing protests in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the latest fatalities amid unrest that has left more than 100 people dead and thousands injured.Iraq\'s government has scrambled to contain the popular anger that has convulsed Baghdad and a number of southern cities since Tuesday.Security forces responded with a crackdown on the spontaneous rallies of demonstrators demanding jobs, better services and an end to endemic corruption in the oil-rich country.
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/10/07/16-years-on-from-western-invasion-bloodbath-continues-in-iraq/

Ecuador Protests Continue in Quito Amid Indigenous March
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-07
Indigenous groups of Ecuador continued their march towards Quito, the capital city, demanding respect for the collective rights of the people from President Lenin Moreno. | RELATED: | Ecuador: 1st Confirmed Dead During Strike, Dozens Arrested for Price Rises | The president of the National Indigenous of Ecuador (CONAIE), Jaime Vargas, said…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuador-Protests-Continue-in-Quito-Amid-Indigenous-March-20191007-0006.html

Vircator Microwave Beams from Satellites against Targeted Individuals: Stop Torture and Experimentation on Citizens\' Protest
Targeted Justice | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-07
There is a lot more corruption and crimes against humanity happening that people are not aware of. The hidden torture of unconsenting citizens leading us into modern day slavery. The CIA has taken control of the Military-Industrial complex and are …
globalresearch.ca/stop-torture-experimentation-citizens-protest/5691239

Trump Bucks Protests, Opens 725,500 Acres of California\'s Central Coast to Oil Drilling

| globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-07
The Trump administration today dismissed protests and made a formal decision to open 725,500 acres of public lands and mineral estate across California\'s Central Coast and the Bay Area to new oil and gas drilling and fracking. | The public lands …
globalresearch.ca/trump-opens-725500-acres-california-central-coast-oil-drilling/5691244

Iraq is in Revolt
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-07
One of the strengths of the protest movement is that it has no leaders but is almost entirely spontaneous, with a wide variety of slogans, but this means the government has nobody to talk to, not that it is trying very hard to negotiate its way out of trouble. Many Iraqis say that it is a mistake to get rid of the government without knowing what will replace it but others argue that things could not be much worse for them and are prepared to take a leap in the dark.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/07/iraq-is-in-revolt/

US Hostility Toward North Korean Sovereign Independence. Why Talks Go Nowhere
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-07
The US under both right wings of its war party is militantly hostile toward nations it doesn\'t control. | It\'s longstanding aim throughout…
globalresearch.ca/us-hostility-toward-north-korean-sovereign-independence/5691246

Trump\'s Stonewalling of Impeachment Inquiry Is an Impeachable Offense
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-07
As three committees of the House of Representatives proceeded with the impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump, the president tweeted, \"I am coming to the conclusion that what is taking place is not an impeachment, it is a COUP.\" …
globalresearch.ca/trump-stonewalling-impeachment-inquiry-impeachable-offense/5691310

US Troops Will Withdraw From Northeast Syria to Avoid Imminent Turkish Invasion
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-07
U.S.-backed forces in Syria said they would \"not hesitate to turn any unprovoked attack by Turkey into an all-out war.\"
theantimedia.com/us-troops-withdraw-northeast-syria-avoid-turkish-invasion/

If 4 Nuclear WMD Are More than Adequate for Israel\'s Defence — Why Is It Armed with an Estimated 400?
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-07
Because the Israeli government refuses to be a party either to the international nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) or the internationally agreed Chemical Weapons or Biological Weapons Conventions (CWC) (BWC), means that unlike the vast majority of UN Member States including …
globalresearch.ca/nuclear-wmd-israel-defence/5691242

We Need Biodiversity-Based Agriculture to Solve the Climate Crisis
Vandana Shiva | commondreams.org | 2019-10-07
Biodiversity-based agriculture is not just a climate solution, it is also a solution to hunger. (Photo: Manipadma Jena / IPS) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/cattle.jpeg
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Turning waste into wealth: World Habitat Day focus on cleaning up cities
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-07
Waste can have a devastating effect on public health, the environment, and the climate, but cutting-edge innovation and technology can provide improved, cheaper solutions to the challenge, and help cities and communities to see waste as a business opportunity. This was the message marking World Habitat Day, on Monday, with a focus on waste management.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048692

Merging \'loyalty to the oil industry\' and \'grudge against California,\' Trump opens 725,000 acres to fossil fuel drilling
Jake Johnson | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-07
\"Turning over these spectacular wild places to dirty drilling and fracking will sicken Californians, harm endangered species, and fuel climate chaos.\"
nationofchange.org/2019/10/07/merging-loyalty-to-the-oil-industry-and-grudge-against-california-trump-opens-725000-acres-to-fossil-fuel-drilling/

Corbyn renews the call to bring football back to the people and it\'s resonating with fans
Peadar O\'Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2019-10-07
During a speech in Newcastle on 5 October, Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn made a promise that shows he\'s with the people. He promised to: take the beautiful game away from the billionaires and hand it to the fans instead. | \"Football shouldn\'t be just a business…let\'s take the beautiful game away from the billionaires and hand it to the fans instead.\" | During a speech in Newcastle, Jeremy Corbyn says a Labour government would make Premier League clubs pay for grass roots…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/07/corbyn-renews-the-call-to-bring-football-back-to-the-people-and-its-resonating-with-fans/

Pompeo signs US-Greek military alliance and threatens Iran, Russia, China
wsws.org | 2019-10-07
Aggressive US and European foreign policy is intensifying the risk that great-power conflict over the Balkans and the Middle East can trigger a global war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/07/pomp-o07.html

\"Environmentally Friendly\" Charcoal Is Subsidizing Destruction of Gran Chaco
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-07
| The fires raging across the Brazilian Amazon have captured the world\'s attention. Meanwhile, South America\'s second-largest forest, the Gran Chaco, is disappearing in plain sight. | The Gran Chaco, which spans from Bolivia and Braz…
truthout.org/articles/environmentally-friendly-charcoal-is-subsidizing-destruction-of-gran-chaco/

\'The drone revolution\': Ecuadorians revolt against repressive US-backed President Lenin Moreno\'s neoliberal policies
Denis Rogatyuk | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-07
Ecuador\'s workers are rising up against the IMF-mandated neoliberal economic reforms of President Lenin Moreno, a close ally of Washington…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/07/ecuador-revolt-lenin-morenos-neoliberal-drone-zangano/

Counting the Dead Through the Fog of War in Afghanistan
Nicolas J S Davies | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-07
During one week in late September, U.S.-led forces killed at least 70 civilians in two incidents in Afghanistan. A U.S. drone strike on September 19th killed at least 30 farmers harvesting pine nuts in Nangarhar province. Then on September 23rd, at least 40 civilians, including women and children, were reported killed in a combined U.S.-Afghan attack on a village in Taliban-controlled…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/07/counting-the-dead-through-the-fog-of-war-in-afghanistan/

Afghanistan: 10 Killed in Bomb Attack on Security Recruits
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-07
A suicide bomb targeted a minibus of recruits for the Afghan security forces in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 27, local government sources said. | The bomb detonated in a rickshaw-like vehicle, Attaullah Khogyani, the spokesman for provincial governor of Nangarhar, said. Casualties included recruits and civilians, including a child, local sources said. | Some of the wounded were in critical condition, Sohrab Qaderi, a member of the Nangarhar provincial council, said. | No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but Islamic State group militants have…
telesurenglish.net/news/Afghanistan-10-Killed-in-Bomb-Attack-on-Security-Recruits-20191007-0002.html

The US-Iran Silent War Is Transformed into an \"Iraq Uprising\"
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-07
The last four days have shown that the ongoing US-Iran war is acutely affecting the whole region. This is now evident in Iraq where more than 105 people have been killed and thousands wounded in the course of demonstrations that …
globalresearch.ca/us-iran-silent-war-transformed-iraq-uprising/5691311

The Dem-CIA Impeachment. Remove Trump from the Oval Office
Renee Parsons | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-07
It has been more than fascinating if not totally absorbing to watch the chain of events unfold over recent days with the Democrats in open cahoots with the CIA. Their joint goal is to remove the implacable Donald Trump from …
globalresearch.ca/dem-cia-impeachment/5691253

Trump Must Hand Over Tax Returns to NY Prosecutors: Judge
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-07
U.S. President Donald Trump must hand over eight years of tax returns to Manhattan prosecutors, a federal judge ruled, after Trump claimed he was immune from being sued. | RELATED: | More Than Half in US Approve of Trump Impeachment Inquiry: Poll | The decision, by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in Manhattan, escalates the president\'s battle to keep his finances under wraps, despite having promised during his 2016 White House run that he would disclose his tax returns. | Marr…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Must-Hand-Over-Tax-Returns-to-NY-Prosecutors-Judge-20191007-0004.html

Ukrainegate goes to Pentagon: House Democrats subpoena DoD & OMB as part of Trump impeachment probe
rt.com | 2019-10-07
Seeking to impeach President Donald Trump over allegedly using military aid to pressure Ukraine, House Democrats are demanding documents from the Pentagon and the Office of Management and Budget. | Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign Affairs committees of the US House of Representatives have sent out subpoenas, giving the Pentagon and the OMB a week to produce documents related to Trump\'s decision to freeze military aid to Ukraine. The deadline for compliance is October 15. | Trump \"jeopardized national security by pressing Ukraine to interfere with our 2020 election and by withholding military assistance prov…
rt.com/usa/470382-house-subpoena-pentagon-omb-impeachment/

US impeachment campaign escalates with claim of second whistleblower
wsws.org | 2019-10-07
The Democratic Party continues to draw support from the intelligence agencies for its anti-Trump effort.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/07/trum-o07.html

The Wisconsin Senator Who Keeps Making Things Worse for Trump
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2019-10-07
The Wisconsin Senator Who Keeps Making Things Worse for Trump…
thenation.com/article/trump-impeachment-ron-johnson/

Dying Wildlife on a Warming Planet
Meena Miriam Yust | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-07
If fish decline, so does a food source for humans and the water birds that feed on fish, and as insect pollinators decline, so do our crops and the plants around us. | *** | The emaciated polar bear, a sorry remnant …
globalresearch.ca/dying-wildlife-warming-planet/5691282

Education is a Neglected Casualty of Wars and Displacements
Cesar Chelala | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-07
One of the neglected consequences of the recent wars and civilian conflicts in many parts of the world is their effect on people\'s education, particularly children\'s education. Because of the close connection between education and health, these events have had a severe effect on people\'s health –particularly on children- and on the countries\' development. In…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/07/education-is-a-neglected-casualty-of-wars-and-displacements/

Trump\'s Stealth Attack on America\'s Seniors
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-07
Watch out, older Americans and people with disabilities! President Trump just announced a plan to give corporate health insurers more control over your health care. His new executive order calls for \"market-based\" pricing, which would drive up costs for everyone with Medicare, eviscerate traditional Medicare, and steer more people into for-profit \"Medicare Advantage\" plans. | Seema Verma, the Trump appointee who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), may not have warne…
truthdig.com/articles/trumps-stealth-attack-on-americas-seniors/

\'Dangerous nationalism\' seriously threatens efforts to tackle statelessness: UNHCR chief
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-07
Hate speech and misguided nationalism present a serious threat to efforts to tackle statelessness, despite growing public awareness of the problem, UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi said on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048722

Turning 70: Xi\'s People\'s Republic of China
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-07
During the era of Sovietology, experts would pour over images of the gathered politburo in Red Square, gazing with grey monolithic interest upon the military hardware moving across the forum. An absent figure might suggest a potential coup; a new face, a sinister reshuffle. A wink, a smile, a glare, a compendium of bodily moves…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/07/turning-70-xis-peoples-republic-of-china/

Chariots of War
Elliot Sperber | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-07
Chariots of War Chariots of war Were known in Ancient Rome As cars And ducks\'re called duck Because they duck And honcks are so-called for their call As foxes — who\'ll stalk In stalks of phlox, in flux, And flax and scratch their backs And sit and crack Their nuts and snack Owe their name…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/07/chariots-of-war/

Blatant Case of Torture Exposes Israeli Occupation Methods
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-07
Twenty years after the Israeli High Court ruled against the use of torture, the law allows the secret police to continue to use it. Human rights groups warn that these circumstances are frequently evoked in cases like that of Samer Al-Arbid, who was almost tortured to death.
therealnews.com/stories/blatant-torture-case-exposes-israeli-occupation-method

US Pulls Troops from Syria as Turkey Prepares Offensive
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-07
The United States began pulling troops back from the northeast Syria border Monday, opening the way for a Turkish strike on Kurdish-led forces long allied to Washington, in a move U.S. President Donald Trump hailed as a bid to quit \"endless wars.\" | RELATED: | Turkey Will Launch Operation Against Kurdish Forces: Erdogan | The major policy shift, which h…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Pulls-Troops-from-Syria-as-Turkey-Prepares-Offensive-20191007-0001.html

Trump Agrees to Let Turkey Invade Kurdish-Controlled Syrian Area
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-07
| U.S. troops have begun withdrawing from northeast Syria as Turkey prepares to invade Kurdish-controlled areas of the country. For years, the Kurds have been close allies to the United States in the fight against ISIS. On Sunday, however, the White House released a statement that surprised many in the region, announcing that Turkey would be \"moving forward with its long-planned operation in Northern Syria,\" following a phone call between President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. \"The…
truthout.org/video/trump-agrees-to-let-turkey-invade-kurdish-controlled-syrian-area/

Lawless Trump-Canada Connections
John McMurtry | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-07
Canada recently seized and sold $30 million worth of Iranian properties in Ottawa and Toronto, a gross hypocrisy explains Yves Engler in light of oversights of more flagrant US and Israel terror victims. But the behaviour of Canada Foreign Affairs in joining the lawless US war of sanctions, embargos and military threats against Iran goes…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/07/lawless-trump-canada-connections/

India-South Korea Security Cooperation. What Impacts on China?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-07
The Chinese Communist Party-backed \"Global Times\" was absolutely correct in publishing an analysis last month warning that \"China Should Remain Alert To Indian-South Korean Security Cooperation\" because New Delhi is attempting to leverage its newfound military ties with Seoul for …
globalresearch.ca/china-should-keep-eye-indian-south-korean-security-cooperation/5691301