2019-05-08: Social Media Postees

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Anti-Muslim witch-hunt after terrorist bombings in Sri Lanka
wsws.org | 2019-05-08
Alongside a vicious campaign of anti-Muslim propaganda, hundreds of people have been arrested in house-to-house police operations.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/08/terr-m08.html

Australian fascist group tried to recruit Christchurch terrorist
wsws.org | 2019-05-08
The latest revelation further discredits claims by the Australian and New Zealand governments and police that Tarrant was a lone gunman whose attack could not have been prevented.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/08/chri-m08.html

Syria Testimonies: "The White Helmets Are More Dangerous than Any Terrorist" — Retired Schoolteacher, Mesyaf
Vanessa Beeley | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-08
"The White Helmets are more dangerous than any terrorist". | Find out why by listening to this important testimony from the town of Mesyaf that has recently been under attack from Israel and the Israeli-backed terrorists in northern Hama and Idleb. …
globalresearch.ca/syria-white-helmets-more-dangerous-terrorist-retired-schoolteacher-mesyaf/5676813

The Christchurch terror attack and the promotion of fascism by the ruling elite
wsws.org | 2019-05-08
We are publishing here the text of the speech to the 2019 International May Day Online rally delivered by Tom Peters.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/08/pete-m08.html

Syria Military Operation to Liberate Idlib Has Begun. Estimated 40,000 Terrorists in Idlib
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-08
The zero-hour has arrived in Idlib, as the long awaited military operations to clear the last remaining terrorist-controlled area in Syria has begun. It is estimated that there are 40,000 terrorists, some with their families, and they comprise many …
globalresearch.ca/military-operation-liberate-idlib-begun/5676941

Julian Assange Tortured with Psychotropic Drug
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-08
Retired USAF lieutenant colonel Karen Kwiatkowski writes in an article posted at Lew Rockwell's website that Julian Assange is receiving the same treatment as suspected terrorists while in captivity at "Her Majesty's Prison Service" at Belmarsh. | The FBI, Pentagon, and …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-tortured-psychotropic-drug/5676921

New Iran sanctions: Trump threatens anyone trading aluminum, iron, steel & copper
rt.com | 2019-05-08
The US has imposed sweeping new sanctions on anyone who trades with Iran in iron, steel, copper, aluminum and related products, escalating the economic blockade of Tehran as the nuclear deal continues to unravel. | …
rt.com/usa/458769-iran-sanctions-metal-industry/

Iran Urges Diplomacy as Trump White House Ramps Up 'Wildly Reckless' Threats of War
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-08
"Iran is acting on its warnings that it cannot uphold the agreement unilaterally. As such, Trump has initiated a chain reaction that will make America and the world less safe." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/hassan_rouhani.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/05/08/iran-urges-diplomacy-trump-white-house-ramps-wildly-reckless-threats-war?cd-origin=rss

Russia Blames U.S. for Endangering Iran Deal
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-08
TEHRAN, Iran — The Latest on Iran's decision to step away from embattled nuclear deal (all times local): | 2: 30 p.m. | Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the situation surrounding the fate of the 2015 Iran nuclear accord has been complicated by "irresponsible behavior" from Washington. | Lavrov is meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Moscow on Wednesday. The nuclear deal will be at the top of their agenda after Iran announced it would suspend some of its commitments in response to U.S. sanctions. | Lavrov says they will discuss the "unacceptable situation" that has been ex…
truthdig.com/articles/russia-blames-u-s-for-endangering-iran-deal/

Iran Quits Parts of 2015 Nuclear Deal and Lays Down 60-Day Ultimatum
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-08
(MEE) — Iran President Hassan Rouhani has announced that Tehran is pulling out of key commitments under a 2015 international nuclear deal, a year after it was abandoned by the United States. Rouhani said Iran would keep enriched uranium stocks in the country rather than sell them abroad and threatened to resume production of higher enriched uranium …

Iran Quits Parts of 2015 Nuclear Deal and Lays Down 60-Day Ultimatum

Is the Iran Nuclear Deal Doomed?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-08
On Wednesday, Iran announced the suspension of some of its JCPOA commitments, short of withdrawing from the nuclear deal altogether. More on this below. | Trump's year ago pullout greatly jeopardizes the deal's sustainability over the longterm, what its hardliners aim …
globalresearch.ca/iran-nuclear-deal-doomed/5676974

A Permanent, Soylent-Based Solution to Capitalism
Jennifer Matsui | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-08
The architects of "regime change" in Venezuela and Iran know only too well that their interventions never bring about anything beyond chaos, destruction and death. Our Overlords are not deluded, pie-in-the-sky dreamers but clear-sighted, rational merchants of nightmares. Where we see endless despair and violence as a result of their meddling, they see a surge…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/08/a-permanent-soylent-based-solution-to-capitalism/

Trita Parsi: John Bolton has wanted war with Iran for 20 years. Now could be his best chance
Amy Goodman | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-08
In a statement on Sunday night, Bolton said the move was intended to "send a clear and unmistakable message to the Iranian regime that any attacks on United States interests or on those of our allies will be met with unrelenting force."
nationofchange.org/2019/05/08/trita-parsi-john-bolton-has-wanted-war-with-iran-for-20-years-now-could-be-his-best-chance/

Will the Trump Regime Attack Venezuela and Iran?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-08
Imperial madness defines US geopolitics under Republicans and undemocratic Dems, seeking dominion over planet earth, its resources and populations. | Naked aggression and other hostile actions are its favored strategies. Trump delegated his geopolitical agenda to hardline extremists Pompeo and Bolton….
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-attack-venezuela-iran/5676819

Democratic-Aligned Think Tank Knocks Bernie Sanders For Vote Aimed at Avoiding War With Iran
Akela Lacy | theintercept.com | 2019-05-08
A mainstream, Democratic Party-aligned foreign policy think tank is knocking Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for voting against new sanctions on Iran in 2017 — though the think tank itself and many members of its board oppose new Iran sanctions. | Sanders has been an outspoken supporter of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and said at the time that he voted against the measure in…
theintercept.com/2019/05/08/bernie-sanders-foreign-policy-for-america-score/

Iran to Even the Nuclear Score with the US
M. K. Bhadrakumar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-08
It is going to be 30 years in another six months since the USS Abraham Lincoln, named in honour of the 16th US President, was commissioned on Nov.11, 1989 as the 5th Nimitz-class aircraft carrier of the American Navy. Now, …
globalresearch.ca/iran-even-nuclear-score-us/5676978

Pompeo in Baghdad to Pressure Iraq to Join Press Against Iran; Iraq Declines
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-05-08
Mike Pompeo and John Bolton are known, serial, dedicated liars.(Photo: Gage Skidmore/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/pompeo-warren.jpeg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/08/pompeo-baghdad-pressure-iraq-join-press-against-iran-iraq-declines?cd-origin=rss

'Shame on Uber:' Drivers on strike worldwide protesting 'poverty wages'
Ashley Curtin | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-08
On Wednesday, days before Uber was set to go public, drivers of both ride-sharing companies, Uber and Lyft, went on strike across the globe. The drivers are standing in solidarity to protest the "poverty wages" and weak worker protections. | Strikes are planned in all major cities around the world including the United States, Brazil, Australia, Chile. Nigeria, Costa Rica, and Nairobi, according to the New York Taxi Work Alliance (NYTWA). | "This is an act of solidarity with drivers across the country, and really across the world, who are suffering with poverty wages," Bhairavi Desai from the NYTWA said | The d…
nationofchange.org/2019/05/08/shame-on-uber-drivers-on-strike-worldwide-protesting-poverty-wages/

NATO Is Endangering Us All
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-08
When Canadians support NATO, they are supporting ISIS and al Qaeda. They are also supporting international illicit drug trafficking, a source of covert funding for covert war crimes. | In Syria, the proxies are al Qaeda, ISIS, and their affiliates, commanded …
globalresearch.ca/nato-endangering-us-all/5676736

Will A Green New Deal Save the Climate, or Save Capitalism?
Shamus Cooke | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-08
After decades of neoliberal torment it's easy to yearn for capitalism's tranquil past, a simpler time that delivered stability, fairness, and progress. This mythology around a golden age of U.S. capitalism is regularly conjured up by Bernie Sanders or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who reference the New Deal-era programs that delivered democratic reforms and a massive investment…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/08/will-a-green-new-deal-save-the-climate-or-save-capitalism/

Infantalising Memes: Ending Subscriptions to PewDiePie
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-08
It should have been just another cheap and sordid episode best respected by being ignored. But this is a time which has embraced without qualification the Marshall McLuhan message about the medium being the irrepressible message, we are left with discussions about the vacuous rather than the substantial; the obtuse rather than the subtle. The…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/08/infantalising-memes-ending-subscriptions-to-pewdiepie/

How Legal Cannabis Came to Contra Costa County
Jonah Raskin | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-08
When Greg Kremenliev moved to Contra Costa County in 1983, he didn't realize the depth and the intensity of the local opposition to cannabis. Nor did he foresee that his home county would become a battleground in the long, protracted war between prohibitionists on the one hand, and on the other hand pot smokers who believe in the right to self-medicate and who remind their fellow citizens that cannabis became legal in 2016, and that the industry is now regulated by Sacramento bureaucrats and local officials. An hour or two from downtown San Francisco at rush hour, Contra Costa can feel like it's not really a part…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/08/how-legal-cannabis-came-to-contra-costa-county/

Don't Let Measles Hysteria Defeat Freedom
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-08
As of May 3, the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Health reported 1,510 cases of Ebola and 1,008 deaths to date in the country's current outbreak. Partial blame for the government's inability to contain the outbreak goes to armed attackers who believe that international health workers are there to intentionally spread the disease, not…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/08/dont-let-measles-hysteria-defeat-freedom/

Reading the Tea Leaves on Ukania's Local Quasi-Referendum on Brexit
Kenneth Surin | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-08
Last week elections were held for town, city, and county councils in England (London apart) and the north of Ireland. No local elections took place in Scotland and Wales. More than 8,400 seats in 248 councils, part of a 4-year election cycle, were contested in England, and 462 seats in Northern Ireland. The elections were…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/08/reading-the-tea-leaves-on-ukanias-local-quasi-referendum-on-brexit/

Krugman v. Sanders on Medicare-for-All
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-08
Last week Krugman devoted a column to dismissing the Democrats septuagenarians (Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders) as not being prepared to deal with the presidency in today's political environment. Part of his indictment of Sanders was an unwillingness to compromise, most notably on health care reform. As Krugman put it:…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/08/krugman-v-sanders-on-medicare-for-all/

How Accurate Are the US Jobs Numbers?
Jack Rasmus | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-08
The recently released report on April jobs on first appearance, heavily reported by the media, shows a record low 3.6% unemployment rate and another month of 263,000 new jobs created. But there are two official US Labor dept. jobs reports, and the second shows a jobs market much weaker than the selective, 'cherry picked' indicators on unemployment and jobs creation noted above that are typically featured by the press.
counterpunch.org/2019/05/08/how-accurate-are-the-us-jobs-numbers/

Adult Lifestyles Sentence Kids to 1,000 Years of "Deadly" Heat Waves
Lance Olsen | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-08
Sixteen year old Greta Thunberg's School Strike for Climate generation seems likely to witness the beginnings of a grueling, traumatizing, brutal, heat-driven reversal of the human population boom. Why? Because we've continued to pack the atmosphere with a little more CO2 with almost every move we make in utterly normal daily routines, thus forcing heat higher…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/08/adult-lifestyles-sentence-kids-to-1000-years-of-deadly-heat-waves/

Trump is Not a Tyrant, He Just Admires Them
Nick Licata | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-08
President Trump is not a tyrant, but he doesn't shy away from admiring them. And, that should give one pause in feeling secure that our nation's leader is committed to sustaining the world's longest running democratic republic. For those who don't see his lack of understanding how a democracy functions, they should consider his statements…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/08/trump-is-not-a-tyrant-he-just-admires-them/

The Quiet Coup
Vern Loomis | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-08
Does William Barr appear to be easily manipulated? Do you really think he lacks inner strength? James Comey thinks so (James Comey: How Trump Co-opts Leaders Like Bill Barr). How about Mike Pompeo and Stephen Miller? Does Donald Trump have them acting out of character? Do you think Lindsey Graham does his bidding out of …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/the-quiet-coup/

NATO and the Culture of War: Ireland's History of Resistance
Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-08
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of NATO with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. Established as a peacetime alliance between the United States and Europe to prevent expansion of the Soviet …
globalresearch.ca/nato-culture-war-irelands-history-resistance/5676943

Families Belong Together | Peaceful Action Protest
Roya Brake & Rebekah Padilla | indybay.org | 2019-05-08
WALNUT CREEK: | – South Side corner of Ygnacio Valley Road and N. Civic Drive | – Iron Horse Trail Bridge above Ygnacio Valley Road (please plan to use effectively large signage in this area)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/08/18823324.php

The Myth of a Disunited and Dysfunctional Palestine Is an Israeli Invention
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-08
The myth of the disunited and dysfunctional Palestinian is very much an Israeli invention that precedes the inception of Hamas, and even Fatah. This Zionist notion, which has been embraced by the current Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, argues that 'Israel has no peace partner'.
mintpressnews.com/the-myth-of-a-disunited-and-dysfunctional-palestine-is-an-israel-invention/258303/

Social movements under intense attack despite Colombia 'peace plan'
Medea Benjamin | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-08
This article was produced by Local Peace Economy, a project of the Independent Media Institute. | With Venezuela occupying the small bandwidth our media has for news about Latin America, there is virtually no information about Colombia, where a horrible wave of violence in the past two years has taken the lives of hundreds of social movement leaders and activists around the country, especially in places such as Cauca, Antioquia, Santander and Arauca. That's why Colombia's social movements organized the Humanitarian Refugee Convergence, w…
nationofchange.org/2019/05/08/social-movements-under-intense-attack-despite-colombia-peace-plan/

CODEPINK Monthly Golden Gate Bridge WALK for PEACE
Toby Blome | indybay.org | 2019-05-08
BE GREEN AND CARPOOL | See http: //tripplanner.transit.511.org for public transit options. | Golden Gate Transit Buses 10, 70, 80 | and SF Muni Bus 28 stop at the bridge (SF side). | Parking available on all 4 "corners", just remember to take the last exit on hwy 101 as you approach the bridge, or the first exit after you leave the bridge. | 11: 45 am: Gather at the SF or Marin end of the eastern walkway of the Golden Gate Bridge. | Noon: Walk on the eastern walkway from the north or south ends to converge in the middle for World Peace. Then march to the SF side for rally.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/08/18823318.php

US is Acting in Venezuela like the ' West Cowboy ', Spanish FM Says
plenglish.com | 2019-05-08
Madrid, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Spain"s Foreign Minister, Josep Borrell, accused Wednesday the United States of behaving like a "cowboy" in Venezuela and demanded a solution to the political conflict in that country through peaceful means.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41730&SEO=us-is-acting-in-venezuela-like-the-west-cowboy-spanish-fm-says

South Koreans Ratify Support for Peace Policy towards DPRK
plenglish.com | 2019-05-08
Seoul, May 8 (Prensa Latina) A large majority of South Korean citizens describe the government"s policy regarding the promotion of peace with North Korea as positive, local media stress.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41726&SEO=south-koreans-ratify-support-for-peace-policy-towards-dprk

Pence lifts US sanctions from Venezuela's defector general, hopes to inspire more turncoats
rt.com | 2019-05-08
The US has lifted sanctions from a former Venezuelan spy chief, who recently defected from President Nicolas Maduro's side. US Vice President Mike Pence hopes this incentive will prompt others to defect as well. | …
rt.com/usa/458686-venezuela-defector-sanctions-lifted/

President Maduro Ratifies Commitment to Red Cross Principles
plenglish.com | 2019-05-08
Caracas, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday praised the work carried out by the International Red Cross and ratified the Executive"s commitment to cooperate with the agency.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41732&SEO=president-maduro-ratifies-commitment-to-red-cross-principles

Suit reveals US, S. Korean govts were sex traffickers of Korean women
Joyce Chediac | liberationnews.org | 2019-05-08
So-called "comfort women" and their advocates advance their struggle in court.
liberationnews.org/suit-reveals-us-s-korean-govts-were-sex-traffickers-of-korean-women/

Why Does Trump Like Communist Vietnam? Because It's Capitalist
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-08
Before Donald Trump's February summit with Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, The Washington Post ran an article headlined, "The US wants North Korea to follow the 'miracle' of Vietnam's path." | "In light of the once-unimaginable prosperity and partnership we have with Vietnam today, I have a message for Chairman Kim Jong Un: President Trump believes your country can replicate th…
truthout.org/articles/why-does-trump-like-communist-vietnam-because-its-capitalist/

'This Kind of Obstruction Is Dangerous': Ahead of Barr Contempt Vote, DOJ Threatens Executive Privilege to Block Full Mueller Report
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-08
"The department's decision reflects President Trump's blanket defiance of Congress's constitutionally mandated duties," said House Judiciary chairman Jerry Nadler | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/donald_trump_and_william_barr.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/05/08/kind-obstruction-dangerous-ahead-barr-contempt-vote-doj-threatens-executive?cd-origin=rss

Trump asserts executive privilege over Robert Mueller's report — DOJ
rt.com | 2019-05-08
US President Donald Trump has invoked executive privilege over the unredacted Mueller report and other materials subpoenaed by the House Democrats, the Justice Department has said. | …
rt.com/usa/458734-trump-asserts-executive-privilege-mueller/

Afghanistan, the Forgotten Proxy War. The Role of Osama bin Laden and Zbigniew Brzezinski
Janelle Velina | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-08
Read Part I from the link below. | Afghanistan, the Forgotten Proxy War | By Janelle Velina, April 30, 2019 | Below is the second half and conclusion of "Afghanistan, the Forgotten Proxy War". While the previous sections examined the economic roots …
globalresearch.ca/afghanistan-forgotten-proxy-war-2/5676947

Will Washington be Held Accountable for Its War Crimes?
Jean Périer | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-08
For more than a decade, the United States has been steadily increasing the scale of its illegal military operations across the Middle East, resulting in hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths. | Eighteen years ago, the US invaded Afghanistan under the …
globalresearch.ca/will-washington-held-accountable-its-war-crimes/5676894

The Democratic Counterrevolution Has a Self-Appointed Leader: Josh Gottheimer
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-05-08
Not long after Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar were sworn into Congress, they began hearing from their new colleagues that one member of the House Democratic caucus, Josh Gottheimer, had particularly strong views about each of them. Gottheimer, a second-term representative from New Jersey, has deep ties to the lobbies for Saudi Arabia and Israel, while Tlaib and Omar are often critical of both Mideast governments. | So when Gottheimer reached out to meet with Tlaib, she was eager to take it, hoping that a personal connection would help bridge their differences. On the day of the meeting, February 6, Gottheimer arriv…
theintercept.com/2019/05/08/josh-gottheimer-democrats-yemen/

Canada's Liberal government abets US-sponsored coup attempt in Venezuela
wsws.org | 2019-05-08
Last week Canada proclaimed its support for Guaidó's coup attempt and stepped up its efforts to bring to power a far-right, pro-imperialist regime in Caracas.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/08/vene-m08.html

Sri Lanka Slammed the "Indo-Pacific" Concept as a Threat to China and Russia
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-08
Somewhat surprisingly, tiny Sri Lanka has emerged as the loudest voice in South Asia opposing the "Indo-Pacific" concept that New Delhi and Washington are jointly pursuing, pointing out how it's "aimed at restraining China and even the Greater Eurasia by …
globalresearch.ca/sri-lanka-indo-pacific-concept-threat-china-russia/5676935

Russia-China Alignment Challenges U.S. Hegemony
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-08
Trump's China tariffs and aggressive military build up is pushing Russia and China to seek a closer relationship which serves China's growing global influence — Prof. Richard Sakwa joins Sharmini Peries…
therealnews.com/stories/russia-china-alignment-challenges-u-s-hegemony

America in Denial: Dr. Gabor Maté on the Psychology of Russiagate
The Grayzone | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-08
(GRAYZONE) — Mental health expert and best-selling author Dr. Gabor Maté sits down with The Grayzone's Aaron Maté to analyze how Russiagate was able to take hold of U.S. society following Donald Trump's election. TRANSCRIPT AARON MATÉ: It's The Grayzone, coming to you from The People's Forum in New York City. I'm Aaron Maté, here with another …

America in Denial: Dr. Gabor Maté on the Psychology of Russiagate

Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security
Stephen F. Cohen | thenation.com | 2019-05-08
Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security…
thenation.com/article/russiagate-zealotry-continues-to-endanger-american-national-security/

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-05-08 21:25 GMT (17:25 EST)

2019-05-07: News Headlines

Kevin Zeese (2019-05-07). Embassy Protection Collective: We're Still Here and We're Staying. globalresearch.ca The Embassy Protection Collective formed on April 10, the day after the Trump administration manipulated the Organization of American States (OAS) to change the rules so they could recognize their puppet, Juan Guaido, as president of Venezuela. The OAS …

teleSUR (2019-05-07). Pence to Reward Venezuelan Coup Participants with Carrots. telesurenglish.net U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is set on Tuesday to offer new incentives to Venezuela's military in an attempt to convince the them to turn against the legitimate President Nicolas Maduro. This move by Pence comes just a week after the failed coup by Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed "interim president" Juan Guaido. | RELATED: | US Gloats Own Actions to Economically Ruin Venezuela | According to Reuters, Pence is offering a "humanitarian aid" package to Venezuela, which i…

RT (2019-05-07). Number of US tourists to Cuba almost DOUBLES amid Trump's sanctions & threats. rt.com Despite the Trump administration's pressure on Cuba and threats to impose a "full and complete embargo", US tourists have been flocking to the country in record numbers, according to data provided by Cuban authorities.

Fight Back (2019-05-07). FRSO Venezuela delegation meets with trade union leader. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – The delegation from Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) met with Jacobo Torres, May 6, the international relations coordinator for the Central of Bolivarian Socialist Workers (CBST) and a member of the international relations commission of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). He also is a delegate for the working class in the Constituent National Assembly (ANC). | They met Torres at one of the work stations of Corpoelec, the state-run electricity company that provides power to the entire country. In March, far-right terrorists, with the support of the United States, attacked…

South Front (2019-05-07). Video: Turkey-led Forces Suffer Casualties in Failed Attack on Kurdish YPG Positions. globalresearch.ca The Idlib de-escalation zone and the northern part of Aleppo province are now two main sources of instability in Syria. | On May 4, the pro-Turkish National Syrian Army (NSA), backed by Turkish special forces, launched a surprise attack on positions …

Stephen Lendman (2019-05-07). Pompeo Claims US Aggression Against Venezuela Would be Lawful. globalresearch.ca According to Pompeo, US presidents have constitutional authority under Article II to preemptively attack other nations. | The article states the following: "The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States…" | Nothing in the …

Roger Waters (2019-05-07). Video: The Occupation of the American Mind. The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. globalresearch.ca This video was originally published in May 2018. | Over the past few years, Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the world …

Tom Secker (2019-05-07). Documents Expose How Hollywood Promotes War on Behalf of the Pentagon, CIA and NSA. globalresearch.ca Featured image: Plato's Cave reimagined for the Hollywood era‚Ää (Photo by: Derek Swansonn) |

| First published by Medium and Global Research on July 7, 2017 | Tom Secker and Matthew Alford report on their astonishing findings from trawling through thousands of new …

Comitato No Nato (2019-05-07). Italy, the Aircraft Carrier on the War Front. globalresearch.ca The Following text is Section 11 of | The 70 Years of NATO: From War to War, : | by the Italian Committee No War No NATO | * | Documentation presented at the International Conference on the 70th Anniversary of NATO, Florence, April 7, …

Whitney Webb (2019-05-07). Bolton's Vague Press Release Lays Foundation for Military Attack Against Iran. globalresearch.ca According to Bolton's statement, an attack launched by a "proxy" of Iran on not just assets but "interests" of the U.S. in the region or "interests" of a U.S. ally in the region, would now be sufficient to trigger a …

Lauren Smith (2019-05-07). Venezuela Is Not Alone — No Esta Sola. globalresearch.ca United States activists stand with President Maduro and the people of Venezuela in resistance to Washington's attempts at regime change. Departing Venezuelan diplomats, ordered out of the country on April 15th by the Trump administration, gave the keys to its …

Dan Bacher (2019-05-07). Psyops 101: How Big Oil Infiltrates Public Discourse to Manipulate & Deceive. indybay.org This article is based on an Earth Day presentation that I made at the Events Center at Chabot College on April 25 at the invitation of physics professor Nick Alexander. | Photo of Extinction Rebellion protest banner en route from the State Capitol in Sacramento to the Western States Petroleum Association Office on April 22 by Dan Bacher.

Ismael Hossein-Zadeh (2019-05-07). Behind the U.S. Labeling of Iran's Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Organization. counterpunch.org It can be readily demonstrated that the proffered U.S. justifications for labeling Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization are no more than harebrained excuses designed to put further pressure on the Iranian people in pursuit of its long-standing policy of regime change from within. Indeed, it can reasonably be argued that, in light of More

Staff (2019-05-07). One Million Species Face Extinction, UN Report Finds. therealnews.com Industrial agriculture and the climate crisis are responsible for this ecological collapse, but it's not too late for transformative change, says Scott Edwards of Food and Water Watch…

WSWS (2019-05-07). Vote Socialist Equality Party! No to War and Austerity! For Socialism and Internationalism! wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party has placed at the very centre of its election campaign the demand that the Australia government immediately repatriate publisher and journalist, Julian Assange and courageous whistleblower, Chelsea Manning…

Roman Berger and Thomas Piketty (2019-05-07). Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and the Wealth Tax. indybay.org Warren's proposal earmarks a 2% tax on wealth between $50 million and a billion dollars and a 3% tax on wealth over a billion. Between 1930 and 1980, the top incomes were taxed at 81% and top inherited wealth at 74% Obviously, this did not destroy American capitalism. On the contrary, it was more egalitarian and productive. Young Americans sympathize with socialism.

RT (2019-05-07). Chicago now has a monument to a Holocaust accomplice, so where is the anti-Semitism outrage? rt.com A new war memorial in Chicago honors a Lithuanian anti-Soviet fighter, who is also credibly accused of playing a part in the Nazis' extermination of Jews in the Baltic state. It was hardly noticed by US anti-Semitism watchdogs.

Peter Maiden (2019-05-07). The People's Dispensary Fresno Cannabis Town Hall. indybay.org The Cannabis Town Hall was held at the First Congregational Church in Fresno on May 6, offering perspectives on jobs in the marijuana business, especially for people of color whose communities bore the brunt of the Drug War and who have trouble finding a living wage.

Jeb Sprague (2019-05-07). Washington's hybrid war on Venezuela — a very 21st-century attempt at regime change. mronline.org Rather than carry out conventional war, over recent months U.S. officials have sought to promote internal divisions, sabotage, and economic collapse within Venezuela. Here's the full story of Washington's hybrid war on the country. | Source

WSWS (2019-05-07). US threatens Iran with war. wsws.org The reckless and criminal character of Washington's actions cannot be exaggerated. A US attack on Iran threatens to ignite a Mideast-wide war and rapidly draw in the other imperialist and great powers.

Jason Ditz (2019-05-07). White House Accuses Iran of Planning to Attack US Troops in Iraq. theantimedia.com (ANTIWAR.COM) — A US buildup of military forces in the Middle East and threats to use force against Iran are now being justified by US officials who claim to have "clear indications" that Iran was plotting to attack US forces in Iraq according to some reports. Exactly what these "clear indications" actually were is unclear. Israeli media, …

WSWS (2019-05-07). Democrats line up behind Trump's war on immigrants. wsws.org With death and misery mounting along the southern US border,the Democratic party is signaling its support for further repression.

Daniel Warner (2019-05-07). Should I Feel Guilty That Joe Biden Speaks to Me? counterpunch.org Former Vice-President Joe Biden has several clouds hanging over his candidacy, if not skeletons coming out of the closet. He's 76 years old. If elected president, he would be the oldest elected president in U.S. history. He's touchy-feely with women, many of whom have complained about how he made them feel uncomfortable. He can't apologize More

Labor Video Project (2019-05-07). On May Day 2019 OEA Pres Keith Brown On Stadium, Port, ILWU & Public Education. indybay.org Oakland Education Association president Keith Brown talked about the role of the proposed A's stadium on Howard Terminal in the Port of Oakland and the ILWU and the need for more funding for education.

Patrick Cockburn (2019-05-07). The Furor Over the Cambridge Slave Trade Inquiry Proves Why It is Needed. counterpunch.org The outrage expressed by various establishment figures and institutions at the decision by Cambridge University to hold a two-year inquiry into its historic links to the slave trade demonstrates the continuing sensitivity and relevance of the topic. Critics of the inquiry claim that such focus on slavery is simply bowing to a trend, the suggestion More

Doug Allen (2019-05-07). Antisemitism and Relating to Others: Why Tolerance Isn't Enough. counterpunch.org Although the focus of this essay is on Jewish experiences and Jewish responses, other religious and secular readers concerned about responding to so much hatred, bigotry, racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression, exploitation, and injustice today can easily transform my wordings into their own contextualized terms. Most of our responses to hatred, bigotry, antisemitism More

Andrew Moss (2019-05-07). Getting It Right on Immigration. counterpunch.org As the 2020 presidential campaign intensifies in the coming weeks and months, we'll see candidates and pundits airing a wide variety of proposals on immigration policy. We'll get recommendations on border security, asylum, detention, the status of the Dreamers, the status of the 11 million people living in the U.S. without documentation, and the role More

Dan Corjescu (2019-05-07). It's Globalization, Stupid! counterpunch.org The coming presidential election is not about Trump. It's about the nation state vs globalization. If the democrats don't get that; they will surely loose no matter who becomes their eventual candidate. The recent rise of populist leaders and their nationalist agendas are surely the inevitable political reaction to the Neoliberalism of the last thirty More

Paul Street (2019-05-07). Step Right Up to the Quadrennial Extravaganza! counterpunch.org STEP Right Up! Step Right Up! It's Uncle Sam's Authoritarian Carnival, Featuring the Amazing American Quadrennial Electoral Extravaganza, the Greatest Show in the World! Narrow Spectrum Big Money Corporate Parties and Candidates! Malevolent Narcissists and Wall Street Sell-Outs Masquerading as Champions of the Middle and Working Classes! Elitism Masquerading as Populism! Plutocratic Puppet Shows! Dazzling More

Consortiumnews (2019-05-07). How US and Foreign Intel Agencies Interfered in a US Election. consortiumnews.com The evidence is plain—there was a broad, coordinated effort by the Obama Administration, with the help of foreign governments, to target Donald Trump and paint him as a Russian stooge, writes Larry Johnson By Larry C. Johnson Sic Semper Tyrannis … Read more →

Imagine a Socialist U.S.A. (2019-05-07). Venezuela Celebrates May Day 2019. indybay.org The May Day 2019 march inspires dreams of a socialist U.S.A. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEIubp9KpCo or | venezuelanalysis.com/video/14466e…

teleSUR (2019-05-07). Mayham Plagues Libyan Capital as Death Toll Rises to 432: WHO. telesurenglish.net A total of 432 people have been killed and 2,069 others injured in the fighting between the UN-backed Government of National Accord and the Benghazi-based Libyan National Army, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. | RELATED: | Libya Intercepts Migrants as Fighting in Tripoli Slows | "Since the armed conflict in Tripoli, Libya began, 432 people have died, 2,069 people have been wounded, and more than 50,000 have had to flee their homes," WHO tweeted. "Every day of violence…

WSWS (2019-05-07). In wake of Venezuela coup fiasco, US military threats mount. wsws.org Both Secretary of State Pompeo and US puppet Juan Guaidó say that "military options" are under consideration.

WSWS (2019-05-07). In wake of Venezuela coup fiasco, US military threats mount. wsws.org Both Secretary of State Pompeo and US puppet Juan Guaidó say that "military options" are under consideration.

Fight Back (2019-05-07). Defending the Venezuelan embassy in Washington DC. fightbacknews.org Washington, DC – On May 4, over 100 people came out to support the Embassy Protection Collective that has been inside the Venezuelan embassy, defending it for the past several weeks. | The day also featured a crowd of between 100 and 150 opposition goons. Their numbers grew for a few hours during their opposition-organized outdoor concert. These are people who make no secret of their desire for their own country to be the target of a U.S. invasion. | Inside the embassy, the protectors have ranged in numbers from between 20 and 50 people over the course of the past two weeks. They are living there with the support…

Andrew Stewart (2019-05-07). Rhode Island: Eco-Allied Convergence or Divided by Trumpism? counterpunch.org When Gina Raimondo became Governor of Rhode Island in 2015, she formulated two major construction projects (ergo by default supported by the Building and Trades unions, a major political force within the Democratic Party she hails from) that could not have been more perfectly located. By proposing the construction of a fracked natural gas power More

Jason Ditz (2019-05-06). CNN Falsely Claims Venezuela's Guaido Was Elected President in January. theantimedia.com (ANTIWAR.COM) — Continuing to try to advance the US narrative that Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is the "duly elected" president, CNN went to the trouble on Sunday afternoon of inventing an entire election to base this around. In the CNN report, they declared "pressure is mounting on Maduro to step down, following elections in January in which …

Jason Ditz (2019-05-06). Venezuela's Guaido 'Considering' Asking US to Invade. theantimedia.com (ANTIWAR.COM) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has confirmed that he is considering asking the United States to invade Venezuela to install him in power. He says this is one of several options under consideration now. Guaido is keen to see Maduro forcibly removed from power so he can replace him, and after last week's failed US-backed …

Ben Norton (2019-05-06). Fake news: CNN falsely claims US-appointed Venezuelan coup leader Guaidó was 'elected'. thegrayzone.com Six CNN journalists produced an article falsely claiming US-appointed Venezuelan coup leader Juan Guaidó was elected, before quietly issuing a…

teleSUR (2019-05-06). Guaido's Bluff: Coup Leader Admits Little Military Support. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido told the Washington Post last Saturday that his coup was meant to stir a military uprising to overthrow the government of legitimate President Nicolás Maduro. | RELATED: | Where Is Guaido? Coup Leader Doesn't Show Up To Own Protest | Guaido admitted to the Washington Post that he made many errors during the coup attempt, including his failure to win over the armed forces of the Bolivarian Republic. | During the exclusive interview, Guaido s…

RT (2019-05-06). Fake news alert: CNN says Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido 'won election in January'. rt.com CNN took the concept of "fake news" to a whole new level with a recent report on Venezuela, in which it claimed that citizens "chose" coup leader Juan Guaido over current president Nicolas Maduro in January "elections."

teleSUR (2019-05-06). Brazilian VP Opposes Any Military Intervention In Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido's attempt to oust Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro was not the best decision and likely premature, Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourao told reporters last Thursday. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro Cancels US Trip After New York Venues Refuse To Host Gala Dinner Honoring Him | The Brazilian Vice President, who himself is a retired army general, stated during a radio interview that Guaido's coup attempt was a bad i…

Tyler Durden (2019-05-06). US Carrier Strike Group Sent to Middle East in "Clear and Unmistakable Message" to Iran. theantimedia.com (ZH) — After weeks of heated rhetoric and the exchange of threats related to US oil export sanctions on Iran, and with both sides eyeing the enforcement of its rights over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the White House has just announced what will be looked on by Tehran as a major and …

teleSUR (2019-05-06). Defiant Turkey Vows to Not Bow to US Sanctions Over S-400 Deal. telesurenglish.net Turkey will never bow to U.S. sanctions over its agreement to purchase Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile defense systems, Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Sunday regarding a deal that has strained ties between the NATO allies. | RELATED: | UAE Spy Suspect Committed Suicide in Istanbul Prison: Turkey | The U.S. fears over the Russian-Turkish deal has to do with its Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets, which are not compatible with the S-400 system. It has warned of possible U.S.

Joshua Cho (2019-05-06). The Atlantic Illustrates Everything That's Wrong With Media Coverage of Venezuela Sanctions. fair.org by Joshua Cho The Atlantic ( 4/17/19) wonders "whether slow suffocation will prove a match for the myriad international actors that have shored up support for Maduro." | "Trump's Venezuela Policy: Slow Suffocation," an Atlantic report ( 4/17/19) by Uri Friedman and Kathy Gilsinan, passed up a rich opportunity to expose the humanitarian pretexts for economic interv…

RT (2019-05-06). Ban Russians from US, sanction sports teams & target Putin, says ex-NATO commander. rt.com The US is too "weak" on Russia in the wake of Mueller's report, a TIME article by former NATO commander James Stavridis claims, suggesting Washington go beyond sanctions to target Russian civilians, even President Putin himself. |

Staff (2019-05-06). Climate Crisis Forces Us to Ask: To What Do We Devote Ourselves? truthout.org "The universe says | loss demands birth | and the two | are lovers." | —Deena MetzgerDuring the times when I'm being as emotionally honest with myself as I'm capable — when I truly ponder the idea that this industrialized version of our species may well have already baked enough warming into Earth's life-supporting biosphere that all of us may very well be on the way out — I feel at a total loss as to what to do. | From that point of numbness, my life force begins to ask, "What next, then?" Cycling through this process for years since I've been reporting on the climate crisis, and most intens…

Fight Back (2019-05-06). Testigo en Venezuela: 400,000 trabajadores se reúnen para el Primero de Mayo en Caracas. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela — En el primero de mayo, día del trabajador, en el centro de la ciudad, 400,000 trabajadores acudieron a las calles por dos razones: para honrar su día, el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores; y para celebrar la derrota del intento de golpe de Estado contra su presidente electo Nicolás Maduro. | La energía fue increíble en lo que solo se puede describir como una manifestación de victoria, ya que la clase trabajadora ha derrotado todos los ataques infligidos contra ella por el imperialismo en los últimos 20 años. Los trabajadores marcharon en sus uniformes de trabajo, detrás de las bande…

Julian Rose (2019-05-06). Are We Witnessing the End of the United Kingdom as an Independent Nation State? globalresearch.ca Ever since 'the wrong result' occurred at the referendum launched by then Prime Minister David Cameron, a fiasco of unprecedented proportions has been taking place in British politics. It is a depressing and, owing to the pathos, a tragi-comical …

Yves Engler (2019-05-06). Nationalism Blinds Québecers to Oppression at Home and Abroad. globalresearch.ca To protect its culture Québec has decided veiled women shouldn't be allowed to teach. But the crucifix adorning the National Assembly can stay, as well as a large cross atop the highest point in Montréal, not to mention the streets …

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