2019-05-05: Social Media Postees

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Israel Will Continue Massive Attack On Gaza: Netanyahu
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-05
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that he has instructed his country's armed forces to continue their massive attack on the Gaza Strip, Arutz Sheva reported. | RELATED: | Gaza-Israel Hostilities Flare with Rocket Attacks, Air Strikes | "I instructed the IDF to continue the massive attacks against the terrorist elements and the large number of armored, artillery and infantry forces around the Strip," Netanyahu said. "Hamas bears responsibility for its ac…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israel-Will-Continue-Massive-Attack-On-Gaza-Netanyahu-20190505-0005.html

Where Is Guaido? Coup Leader Doesn't Show Up To Own Protest
teleSUR, LA | telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-05
The Venezuelan people have rejected the recent call promoted this Saturday by the leaders of the far-right to demonstrate in front of the main military barracks of the Bolivarian Republic. | RELATED: | 7 Honor Guard Missing After Helicopter Crash in El Hatillo | Following the failed coup attempt against the legitimate President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, several supporters of the opposition held a demonstration in which its own leader Juan Guaido was absent from. | Supporters…
telesurenglish.net/news/Where-Is-Guaido-Coup-Leader-Doesnt-Show-Up-To-Own-Protest-20190505-0002.html

Bolsonaro Cancels US Visit After Venues Refuse To Host Him
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-05
Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro made the last minute decision to cancel his trip to the United States after many New York venues refused to host a gala dinner honoring him, his office announced on Friday. | RELATED: | Brazil: Bolsonaro's Homophobic 'Gay Tourism' Comments Invite Abuse of Women: Critics | Due to Bolsonaro's past racist, homophobic and misogynist remarks, organizers saw multiple venues in New York refuse to host the gala dinner, incl…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaro-Cancels-US-Trip-After-New-York-Venues-Refuse-To-Host-Gala-Dinner-Honoring-Him-20190505-0004.html

Venezuela Celebrates May Day 2019
Imagine a Socialist U.S.A. | indybay.org | 2019-05-05
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
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/04/18823204.php

Trump Is Twisting Putin's Arm Through Belarus' President Lukashenko
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-05
The US has more or less succeeded in convincing Belarus to "defect" from Russia and pivot to the West, which therefore puts Trump in a prime position to twist Putin's arm through Lukashenko as he attempts to squeeze seemingly endless …
globalresearch.ca/trump-putins-lukashenko/5676466

Syrian, Iraqi Forces Conduct Joint Border Op Against ISIS
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-05
The Syrian government forces and Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces have banned together to conduct a joint military operation along their shared border, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported on Friday. | RELATED: | US Wants To Carve Up Venezuela Like Syria and Libya: Russia | The operation began on Friday morning and targeted the areas used by the Islamic State to infiltrate between the two neighboring Middle Eastern nations. | On Saturday, the Popular Mobilization Forces announ…
telesurenglish.net/news/Syrian-Iraqi-Forces-Conduct-Joint-Border-Op-Against-ISIS-20190505-0001.html

RussiaGate 2.0 and The Plan to Impeach President Trump
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-05
In the wake of RussiaGate 1.0, will there be a shift in US foreign policy involving a decisive change in US-Russia relations? | Is the Witch-hunt over? | Or is RussiaGate 2.0 in the making? | * | On March 3, Trump and …
globalresearch.ca/russiagate-2-0-and-the-plan-to-impeach-president-trump/5676526

Psyops 101: How Big Oil Infiltrates Public Discourse to Manipulate & Deceive
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2019-05-05
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.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/04/18823170.php

AOC Refuses To Condemn Venezuela Coup
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-05
U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, has said she will follow the Democratic Party's leadership in regards to Venezuela, and refused to back President Maduro as the legitimate President of the Bolivarian Republic. | RELATED: | Trump's Neocon Administration Want War in Venezuela: Gabbard | Ocasio Cortez, sometimes referred to as AOC, was asked in an interview with the National Review if she sees President Maduro as legitimate, fo…
telesurenglish.net/news/AOC-Refuses-To-Condemn-Venezuela-Coup-20190504-0029.html

Pelosi fears Trump may borrow page from Democratic playbook by challenging 2020 election legitimacy
rt.com | 2019-05-05
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has warned her fellow Democrats that Donald Trump may question the legitimacy of the 2020 election if he loses by a slim margin — a cowardly political tactic not seen since the Democrats lost in 2016. | …
rt.com/usa/458415-nancy-pelosi-trump-democrats-impeachment/

Boob Tube: The Outer Limits of Empire. Scandal is in, Strategy is out!
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-05
Baby Boomers should remember that innovative Sci Fi television series, The Outer Limits (1963). The opening monologue really was a rare look into the future… OUR future here in Military Industrial Empire's America. Remember the opening: | Control Voice: [introduction] …
globalresearch.ca/boob-tube-the-outer-limits-of-empire-scandal-is-in-strategy-is-out/5676463

Lee Camp ponders Pompeo's CIA lies & Guaido's embassy-storming goons (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2019-05-04
American comedian Lee Camp dove into this week's most eye-catching headlines, tearing apart bizarre comments made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and weighing in on right-wingers laying siege to the Venezuelan Embassy. | …
rt.com/usa/458372-lee-camp-venezuela-assange-nyc/

How to Dismantle the Absurd Profitability of Nuclear Weapons
Jon Schwarz | theintercept.com | 2019-05-04
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists currently has its Doomsday Clock set to two minutes to midnight — the closest we've been to self-obliteration in nuclear history. | But nuclear weapons are more than just a terrifying threat to every living thing on earth. For decades, they've been a terrific way to make money. | A new report from PAX, a Dutch peace organization, both illuminates how profitable it can be for multinational corp…
theintercept.com/2019/05/04/nuclear-weapons-profits/

North Korea Fires Several Short-Range Projectiles Into the Sea
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-04
SEOUL, South Korea–North Korea fired several unidentified short-range projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast on Saturday, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said, a likely sign of Pyongyang's growing frustration at stalled diplomatic talks with Washington meant to provide coveted sanctions relief in return for nuclear disarmament. | South Korea's military has bolstered its surveillance in case there are additional weapons launches, and South Korean and U.S. authorities are analyzing the details. | If it's confirmed that the North fired banned ballistic missiles, it would be the first such launch…
truthdig.com/articles/north-korea-fires-several-short-range-projectiles-into-the-sea/

Nobody has to love Putin, but nuclear peace impossible without communication — Chris Hedges
rt.com | 2019-05-04
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked nuclear arms control in a phone call Friday. But what can be achieved when the US shreds treaties and Washington stays hostile to any communication with Russia? | …
rt.com/usa/458393-america-russia-nuclear-peace/

US: Felony Charges Against Activist Protesting Arms Dealers
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-04
A man in the United States is facing felony charges for spray painting 'Yemen' on the Palo Alto offices of arms manufacturers Lockheed Martin. The act was in protest of the U.S.-backed Saudi war in Yemen, which Lockheed Martin has profited from, through arms sales. | RELATED: | Yemen: Saudi Coalition Airstrike Hits School, Kills Children | Bryce Druzin has been branded a 'hero' by peace activists after spraying 'Yemen' in blood red spray paint, on the offices of weapons giant Lock…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Felony-Charges-Against-Activist-Protesting-Arms-Dealers-20190504-0021.html

Palo Alto Man Hailed as a Hero For Spray Painting 'Yemen' in Blood-Red Letters at Lockheed Martin's Office
Mohit Priyadarshi, The Inquisitr | commondreams.org | 2019-05-04
Bryce Druzin wants the defense contractor, which has benefitted greatly from Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen, out of his neighborhood. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-05-04_at_1.01.47_pm.png
commondreams.org/news/2019/05/04/palo-alto-man-hailed-hero-spray-painting-yemen-blood-red-letters-lockheed-martins?cd-origin=rss

Louis Farrakhan 'far right'? CNN thinks so
rt.com | 2019-05-04
In the wake of another social media purge, CNN host Alisyn Camerota described Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan as a 'far right' figure on air. Did somebody hand her the wrong script? | …
rt.com/usa/458340-farrakhan-far-right-cnn/

Facebook bans Alex Jones and Milo Yiannopoulos for breaking its rules
Bryan Wall | thecanary.co | 2019-05-04
Facebook has banned a number of far-right activists and commentators from its platforms for breaking its rules. Alex Jones and Milo Yiannopoulos were two of those whose accounts were banned by the company. Jones has previously claimed the US government faked the Sandy Hook school shooting and that Hillary C…
thecanary.co/us/us-news-us/2019/05/04/facebook-bans-alex-jones-and-milo-yiannopoulos-for-breaking-its-rules/

Who is General Barr? Senators seem to not know how to address an attorney general
rt.com | 2019-05-04
Lawmakers had plenty of questions for US Attorney General William Barr about his assessment of Robert Mueller's report on the 'Russia collusion' probe, but some seemed at a loss as to how to address him. | …
rt.com/usa/458338-who-is-general-barr-senators/

'Grave consequences' await if new deadly escalation of violence in Gaza continues – top UN official
United Nations | un.org | 2019-05-04
The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, is "deeply concerned by yet another dangerous escalation in Gaza and the tragic loss of life". According to news reports, approximately 200 rockets were fired on Saturday from the Occupied Palestinian Territory towards Israel, and various Israeli airstrikes and tank fire were carried out in retaliation.
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A War Reporter Covers "The End of Ice" — And It Will Change the Way You Think About Climate Catastrophe
Elise Swain | theintercept.com | 2019-05-04
"It's possible to reach a place of acceptance and inner peace, while enduring the grief and suffering that are inevitable as the biosphere declines."
theintercept.com/2019/05/04/climate-change-book-end-of-ice/

'Anything is possible': Trump talks North Korea peace after phone call with Putin
rt.com | 2019-05-04
President Trump took to Twitter to declare his support for peace on the Korean Peninsula, after discussing the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin. North Korea, meanwhile, test-fired short-range missiles. | …
rt.com/usa/458382-trump-north-korea-putin/

Sure. Let's Invade Venezuela. Another Jolly Little War
Eric Margolis | commondreams.org | 2019-05-04
White House National Security Advisor John Bolton talks to reporters outside of the White House West Wing April 30, 2019 in Washington, DC. Bolton answered questions about the security and political turmoil in Venezuela and called for a peaceful transition to a government controlled by acting President Juan Guaido. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bolton_venezuela_invasion.jpg
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Whiteness Explainer for Dummies
Johnny E. Willliams | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-04
Examining whiteness is of utmost importance if Americans truly wish to live in a just and peaceful society. To realize this possibility, self-identified 'whites' — and their collaborators from among the racially oppressed — must reckon with their attachment to whiteness. Whiteness was the central concern of sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois in his …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/whiteness-explainer-for-dummies/

Will Progressives Stop Biden, the Credit Card Candidate?
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-04
counterpunch.org/2019/05/04/will-progressives-stop-biden-the-credit-card-candidate/

Lindsey Graham Wants Aircraft Carrier to Confront Russians and Cubans in Venezuela
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-04
(ZH) — No, it doesn't appear to be mere hyperbole, considering it's the well-known neocon uber-hawk senator from South Carolina, who like the late John McCain would never waist precious opportunity to put the USA firmly on the war path. Addressing recent reports that Cuba and Russia have sent troops to Venezuela to prop up embattled President Nicolas …

Lindsey Graham Aircraft Carrier Venezuela

MSM melts down as Trump talks Venezuela with Putin… and 'feels same way'
rt.com | 2019-05-04
America's most trusted talking heads are in meltdown mode, once again accusing Donald Trump of taking orders from Vladimir Putin, after the US leader was seemingly too soft with the Russian president in a recent phone call. | …
rt.com/usa/458367-media-meltdown-trump-putin/

Fabricated Media Rumors: "Russian Nukes Deployed", "Cuban Intelligence Threatening Venezuelan Democracy"
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-04
By May 3, another attempt of US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido and his supporters to overthrow the government of Nicolás Maduro had failed. | So-called "Operación Libertad", which started on April 30 as an attempt to seize power by force with …
globalresearch.ca/russian-nukes-cuban-intelligence-threaten-venezuelan-democracy/5676471

Russian Foreign Minister to Meet Venezuela's Arreaza Sunday
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-04
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with his Venezuelan counterpart, Jorge Arreaza Sunday in Moscow, Interfax reported Saturday citing the Russian foreign ministry. | RELATED: | US Seeks Meeting with Russia to Talk About Venezuela Situation | The meeting will take place ahead of rare face-to-face talks between Lavrov and United St…
telesurenglish.net/news/Russian-Foreign-Minister-to-Meet-Venezuelas-Arreaza-Sunday-20190504-0010.html

One hundred years since the May 4 movement in China–Part One
wsws.org | 2019-05-04
The May 4 movement which erupted in 1919 was part of a broader intellectual ferment, profoundly influenced by the Russian Revolution, that led to the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/04/may4-m04.html

Mexican Police Arrest Suspected Author of Minatitlan Massacre
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-04
A man suspected of orchestrating the deadly Minatitlan massacre which took the lives of 14 people on April 19 was apprehended by Mexican police Saturday. | RELATED: | AMLO Plans to Abandon 'Prohibitionist Model,' Legalize Drug Use | Adrian Fernandez, alias "El Pelon," was arrested outside the Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) facilities in Coatzacoalcos city, s…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexican-Police-Arrest-Suspected-Author-of-Minatitlan-Massacre-20190504-0020.html

At Venezuelan Protest, Opposition's Frustration Shows
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-04
CARACAS, Venezuela–When a protester handed over a written appeal for the military's support on Saturday, a Venezuelan policeman burned the document and let the ashes fall to the ground. | The armed forces "won't be blackmailed or bought," said a second officer standing nearby. | Benito Rodriguez fumed as he watched the events unfold. | "It's a humiliation," said Rodriguez, a demonstrator who had joined a crowd of about 150 protesters gathered near La Casona, a residence historically used by Venezuelan presidents. | The scene highlights the uphill battle now facing opponents of President Nicolás Maduro who h…
truthdig.com/articles/at-venezuelan-protest-oppositions-frustration-shows/

7 Venezuelan Honor Guard Missing After Helicopter Crash in El Hatillo
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-04
Seven members of Venezuela's honor guard went missing after a military helicopter carrying crew and passengers crashed to the ground in El Hatillo, Venezuela, an official communique reported Saturday. | RELATED: | Ambush on Venezuelan Military Commission Leave 3 Dead | The Cougar Siglas helicopter was covering the Caracas to San Carlos Cojedes route when the incident occurred. | The official statement read, "At the moment authorities are meeting at the site of the accident, pe…
telesurenglish.net/news/7-Honor-Guard-Missing-After-Helicopter-Crash-in-El-Hatillo-20190504-0027.html

Venezuela: Socialist Party Headquarters Torched, Attacked
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-04
The local headquarters of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) in San Agustin, Caracas, was the scene of arson early Saturday morning in an act of targeted violence. | RELATED: | Pence Tries to Dismiss Ilhan Omar on Venezuela, Fails Miserably | "Violent opposition groups set fire to the local headquarters. … They lit several tire…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Socialist-Party-Headquarters-Torched-Attacked-20190504-0014.html

The Calm After the Storm in Venezuela: Opposition and Government Measure Support in Streets
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-04
It would seem that the April 30th coup effort by Juan Guaidó backfired and energized the Chavista base while it demoralized the opposition. Mike Fox reports from Caracas…
therealnews.com/stories/the-calm-after-the-storm-in-venezuela-opposition-and-government-measure-support-in-streets

Venezuela: FRSO joins celebration of the life of Augusto Sandino
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-05-04
Caracas, Venezuela – The delegation from the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) attended a ceremony in the 23 de Enero neighborhood in Caracas for the 90th anniversary of the "Plan to Realize the Great Dream of Bolivar." The Plan was written by Nicaraguan revolutionary Augusto Sandino during his armed struggle against the U.S. occupation of his country. Among the event's attendees was Yaosca Calderon Martin, the Nicaraguan ambassador to Venezuela, along with veterans of the Sandinista struggle in the 1970s and 1980s. | The event was organized by the Coordinadora Simon Bolivar, a revolutionary organiz…
fightbacknews.org/2019/5/4/venezuela-frso-joins-celebration-life-augusto-sandino

Eyewitness Venezuela: FRSO meets with Minister of Communes
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-05-04
Caracas, Venezuela – The delegation from the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) had the honor May 2 of meeting with Blanca Eekhout, Minister of Communes and Social Movements and a member of the National Directorate of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). | Despite having lost her voice during the massive May Day demonstration, she spoke with the FRSO members for nearly two hours about the experiences of the Bolivarian Revolution and the struggles in the United States. | Minister Eekhout talked with the delegation about President Maduro's call for a rectification process during his May Day…
fightbacknews.org/2019/5/4/eyewitness-venezuela-frso-meets-minister-communes

Last Suspect Freed in Kim Jong-un's Brother's Murder Case
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-04
Doan Thi Huong, the Vietnamese woman accused of assassinating North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un's brother, Kim Jong Nam, has been released from a Malaysian prison after being held for over two years. | RELATED: | Woman Accused of Killing Kim Jong-un's Brother Denied Appeal | Huong was accused of murdering Kim Jong Nam using the highly toxic VH nerve agent. After being released, Huong was taken into immigration custody until her scheduled flight to Hanoi. The formerly jailed…
telesurenglish.net/news/Last-Suspect-Freed-in-Kim-Jong-uns-Brothers-Murder-Case-20190504-0007.html

Pro Guaido supporters harass journalists, anti-war activists outside Venezuela's US embassy (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2019-05-04
Journalists covering the standoff at the Venezuelan embassy in Washington DC have been harassed by a group of Juan Guaido supporters, who demand that the 'Embassy Civilian Protection Collective' vacate the diplomatic building. | …
rt.com/usa/458339-venezuela-embassy-standoff-continues/

South Africa: Ramaphosa Heading for Another Electoral Victory
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-04
A few days before the next May 8 presidential elections, the polls award 59 percent of the votes to Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's current president and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party candidate. The Democratic Alliance (DA), a party traditionally associated with conservative white voters is expected to receive about 20 percent of the votes. | RELATED:…
telesurenglish.net/news/South-Africa-Ramaphosa-Heading-for-Another-Electoral-Victory-20190504-0013.html

Water, Water, Water: War Against Humanity
Paul Haeder | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-04
Capitalism is broken. It is like a gun pointed at the heart of the planet. And it's got these characteristics which mean that it will essentially, necessarily destroy our life support systems. Among those characteristics are the drive for perpetual economic growth on a finite planet. You just can't support that ecologically. Things fall apart. …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/water-water-water-war-against-humanity/

Japan's emperor abdicates throne
wsws.org | 2019-05-04
The far right in Japan, which includes Prime Minister Abe and most of his cabinet, is pushing for the emperor to resume the pre-war role of linchpin of a repressive, militarist regime.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/04/japa-m04.html

Washington political warfare intensifies with lawsuits, looming contempt charges
wsws.org | 2019-05-04
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which would handle impeachment proceedings, warned that "the system of not having a president as a dictator is very much at stake."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/04/barr-m04.html

We can't back people who hate our kids: Kentucky & Minnesota teachers of year boycott Trump meeting
Amy Goodman | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-04
We speak with two award-winning teachers who are trying to teach Trump a lesson. On Monday, Jessica Dueñas, the 2019 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, and Kelly Holstine, the 2018 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, boycotted a White House ceremony honoring them and other state winners of the award in protest of the Trump administration's education policies. But Dueñas and Holstine skipped the event to register their opposition to Trump's policies on immigration, education and LGBTQrights, saying many of the White House policies directly impact their immigrant and refugee students. | | Transcript: | This i…
nationofchange.org/2019/05/04/we-cant-back-people-who-hate-our-kids-kentucky-minnesota-teachers-of-year-boycott-trump-meeting/

America's Blueprint for Global Domination: From "Containment" to "Pre-emptive War". The 1948 Truman Doctrine
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-04
Image: President Harry Truman | First published by GR on September 7, 2014 | We bring to the attention of our readers the writings as well as an analysis of George F. Kennan (1948) which constitute the foreign policy cornerstone of the …
globalresearch.ca/americas-blueprint-for-global-domination-from-containment-to-pre-emptive-war-the-1948-truman-doctrine/5400067

Scott Warren Worked to Prevent Migrant Deaths in the Arizona Desert. The Government Wants Him in Prison
Ryan Devereaux | theintercept.com | 2019-05-04
Thousands of migrants have died crossing the desert in Arizona. The U.S. government is prosecuting activists who try to save lives and recover bodies.
theintercept.com/2019/05/04/no-more-deaths-scott-warren-migrants-border-arizona/

Taking Away Voting Rights Does Nothing to Solve Violence
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-04
Maya Schenwar returns to "Beyond Prisons" to discuss voting rights, the current political landscape, and her forthcoming book. | Maya is the editor-in-chief of Truthout. She is also the author of Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better and the co-editor of the Truthout anthology Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States. She has written about the prison-industrial complex for Truthout, The New York Times, the Guardian, The Nation, Salon, Ms. Magazine and others. Maya lives in Chicago and organizes with the abolitionist collective…
truthout.org/audio/taking-away-voting-rights-does-nothing-to-solve-violence/

Trump defends Facebook banned 'extremists,' attacks 'radical left-wing' media
rt.com | 2019-05-04
How was your morning? President Donald Trump started his day by retweeting a barrage of content from Paul Joseph Watson — banned from Facebook for alleged "extremist" content, and slating the "radical left wing media." | …
rt.com/usa/458383-trump-paul-watson-ban-infowars/

Media Lies in Service of War for Regime Change in Venezuela
Bill Van Auken | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-04
Tuesday's abortive coup attempt initiated by the US puppet and self-proclaimed "interim president" Juan Guaidó in Venezuela has served once again to expose the criminal role of the US corporate media. | Guaidó's video of himself and Leopoldo Lopez, the leader …
globalresearch.ca/media-lies-service-war-regime-change-venezuela/5676486

2019-05-04: News Headlines

RT (2019-05-04). Louis Farrakhan 'far right'? CNN thinks so. rt.com In the wake of another social media purge, CNN host Alisyn Camerota described Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan as a 'far right' figure on air. Did somebody hand her the wrong script?

RT (2019-05-04). Pro Guaido supporters harass journalists, anti-war activists outside Venezuela's US embassy (VIDEOS). rt.com Journalists covering the standoff at the Venezuelan embassy in Washington DC have been harassed by a group of Juan Guaido supporters, who demand that the 'Embassy Civilian Protection Collective' vacate the diplomatic building.

WSWS (2019-05-04). One hundred years since the May 4 movement in China—Part One. wsws.org The May 4 movement which erupted in 1919 was part of a broader intellectual ferment, profoundly influenced by the Russian Revolution, that led to the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921.

RT (2019-05-04). Who is General Barr? Senators seem to not know how to address an attorney general. rt.com Lawmakers had plenty of questions for US Attorney General William Barr about his assessment of Robert Mueller's report on the 'Russia collusion' probe, but some seemed at a loss as to how to address him.

RT (2019-05-04). MSM melts down as Trump talks Venezuela with Putin… and 'feels same way'. rt.com America's most trusted talking heads are in meltdown mode, once again accusing Donald Trump of taking orders from Vladimir Putin, after the US leader was seemingly too soft with the Russian president in a recent phone call. |

Tyler Durden (2019-05-04). Lindsey Graham Wants Aircraft Carrier to Confront Russians and Cubans in Venezuela. theantimedia.com (ZH) — No, it doesn't appear to be mere hyperbole, considering it's the well-known neocon uber-hawk senator from South Carolina, who like the late John McCain would never waist precious opportunity to put the USA firmly on the war path. Addressing recent reports that Cuba and Russia have sent troops to Venezuela to prop up embattled President Nicolas …

Staff (2019-05-04). The Calm After the Storm in Venezuela: Opposition and Government Measure Support in Streets. therealnews.com It would seem that the April 30th coup effort by Juan Guaidó backfired and energized the Chavista base while it demoralized the opposition. Mike Fox reports from Caracas…

Johnny E. Willliams (2019-05-04). Whiteness Explainer for Dummies. dissidentvoice.org Examining whiteness is of utmost importance if Americans truly wish to live in a just and peaceful society. To realize this possibility, self-identified 'whites' — and their collaborators from among the racially oppressed — must reckon with their attachment to whiteness. Whiteness was the central concern of sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois in his …

Consortiumnews (2019-05-04). Activists at Venezuelan Embassy Under Threat From Violent Mobs. consortiumnews.com Activists who have been living in the Venezuelan embassy in Washington have called on the State Dept. and Secret Service to stop violent mobs from attacking them. Activists who have been living inside the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington are reporting… Read more →

Eds. (2019-05-04). It's only a coup if the U.S. Government says so. mronline.org Media side with Trump cronies rather than common sense in labeling coup a 'protest'. | Source

Michael Steinberg (2019-05-04). SoCal Nukes Still Causing Problems * Years After Shutdown. indybay.org The San Onofre nuclear plant in SoCal shut down in 2012, but it's still causing big problems.

WSWS (2019-05-04). US-China trade talks enter final phase. wsws.org One of the main sticking points is agreement on the procedure by which US tariffs imposed on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods would be lifted if a trade agreement is reached.

Robert Scheer (2019-05-04). Can We Trust Billionaires to Save Democracy? truthdig.com There's no denying that Nicolas Berggruen, the German American billionaire founder and president of the private investment company Berggruen Holdings as well as the think tank Berggruen Institute, has benefited from a global capitalist system that has fueled historic inequality. But even he can see how broken the current economic and political systems in place in the West are, so he's come up with a plan to try to revamp democracy as we know it. | Think of it as "universal basic capital instead of universal basic income," Berggruen tells Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer in a discussion about the billionaire…

Paul Craig Roberts (2019-05-04). White People Will Be Rubbed Out Along With Their History. dissidentvoice.org Recently I wrote of the failure of white liberals to realize the consequences of their good intentions toward preferred minorities. The cost of this miscalculation rises by the day. Now white people in America are to be stripped of their history, because white history traumatizes preferred minorities. At George Washington High School in northern California …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-05-04). America's Blueprint for Global Domination: From "Containment" to "Pre-emptive War". The 1948 Truman Doctrine. globalresearch.ca Image: President Harry Truman | First published by GR on September 7, 2014 | We bring to the attention of our readers the writings as well as an analysis of George F. Kennan (1948) which constitute the foreign policy cornerstone of the …

WSWS (2019-05-04). Japan's emperor abdicates throne. wsws.org The far right in Japan, which includes Prime Minister Abe and most of his cabinet, is pushing for the emperor to resume the pre-war role of linchpin of a repressive, militarist regime.

WSWS (2019-05-04). Washington political warfare intensifies with lawsuits, looming contempt charges. wsws.org The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which would handle impeachment proceedings, warned that "the system of not having a president as a dictator is very much at stake."

Paul Haeder (2019-05-04). Water, Water, Water: War Against Humanity. dissidentvoice.org Capitalism is broken. It is like a gun pointed at the heart of the planet. And it's got these characteristics which mean that it will essentially, necessarily destroy our life support systems. Among those characteristics are the drive for perpetual economic growth on a finite planet. You just can't support that ecologically. Things fall apart. …

RT (2019-05-04). Lee Camp ponders Pompeo's CIA lies & Guaido's embassy-storming goons (VIDEO). rt.com American comedian Lee Camp dove into this week's most eye-catching headlines, tearing apart bizarre comments made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and weighing in on right-wingers laying siege to the Venezuelan Embassy.

Eds. (2019-05-04). Chavez the Radical XXI: socialism must be created at the grassroots level. mronline.org In this installment of Tatuy TV's "Chavez the Radical," Chavez discussed the role of the commune in the construction of socialism in Venezuela. | Source

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-05-03). Pointing to Disastrous History of US Intervention, Sanders Warns Against Military Action in Venezuela. commondreams.org "I will do everything I can to see that U.S. troops do not get involved in a civil war in Venezuela." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/abrams_pompeo_0.jpg

Jean Stokan (2019-05-03). A Border Crisis of Our Own Making. counterpunch.org For more than 30 years, I've led faith-focused delegations to Central America — and since 2016, to U.S.-Mexico border communities. We've taken nuns, bishops, rabbis, and grassroots congregants to learn about realities rarely covered in the news. This April our delegation visited El Paso, Brownsville, and McAllen, Texas, as well as Juarez and Matamoras, Mexico. More

Bruce E. Levine (2019-05-03). Lou Reed: That Which Does Not Kill Us Can Radicalize Us. counterpunch.org While not as well-known as "Walk on the Wild Side" and "Perfect Day," and not one of the classics he wrote for the Velvet Underground (such as "Heroin" and "I'll Be Your Mirror"), Lou Reed's "Kill Your Sons," about his electroconvulsive "therapy" (ECT) as a 17-year-old, gives voice to an event that majorly radicalized him More

Brian Cloughley (2019-05-03). The Pentagon, Brussels and London Have Georgia on Their Minds. counterpunch.org The British Defense Secretary, Gavin Williamson, was fired on May 1 to a chorus of derisive approval for leaking the contents of discussions at a meeting of the UK's National Security Council. There can be no surprise that he leaked, because every politician does that; but there was moderate surprise that he should have been pursued More

Chris Wright (2019-05-03). The Coming of American Fascism, 1920—1940. counterpunch.org Fascism is usually thought of as a quintessentially and almost exclusively European phenomenon, as having begun with Mussolini, culminated with Hitler, and been eradicated in World War II. The U.S., in particular, is thought to have been largely immune to it, given the absence of mass movements similar to Nazism or Italian Fascism. But there More

John W. Whitehead (2019-05-03). Predator Cops, Guilty of Sex Crimes Against Women and Children, Are a Menace to Society. counterpunch.org "Sexual predation by police officers happens far more often than people in the business are willing to admit." —Former Seattle police chief Norm Stamper How could this be happening right under our noses? That's what readers wanted to know after my column went viral about the extent to which young children are being bought and More

Pete Dolack (2019-05-03). Big Corporations Pay No Income Tax, Unlike You. counterpunch.org Telling you that Donald Trump lied, or that the one percent continue to succeed in their incessant class warfare, ranks in the astonishment department with being told the Sun rose in the east this morning. Do we really need more evidence? Necessary or not, more evidence continues to be delivered. The latest delivery comes courtesy More

Ted Rall (2019-05-03). The Secret Campaign for 2020: Where the Democratic Candidates Stand on Foreign Policy. counterpunch.org Americans vote their pocketbooks. It's the economy, stupid. Absent a war or recent terrorist attack, conventional wisdom believes that voters prioritize domestic issues. Right now, conventional wisdom is correct. According to the latest Pew Research poll, the five most important issues for Democrats are healthcare, education, Medicare, poverty and the environment. So it's not surprising that the major Democratic More

Gary Leupp (2019-05-03). Sri Lanka, ISIL and Religious Tribalism. counterpunch.org Sri Lanka has been a primarily Buddhist land since King Ashoka's son Mahinda preached there in the third century BCE. At present 70% of the population is Buddhist, 13% Hindu, 10% Muslim and 7% Christian. (Surely there are secular people, atheists, Marxists, etc. but these are historical communities and identities.) It has been a site More

Andrew Levine (2019-05-03). Pelosi's Trump Problem and Ours. counterpunch.org Part One Since long before Donald Trump oozed out from the New York tabloids and Atlantic City casinos into the mainstream of American politics, the United States has had no genuine center left political party. What it has had instead is a feckless Democratic Party that is as much a capitalist tool (apologies to Forbes More

Linda G. Ford (2019-05-03). Black Women Political Prisoners of the Police State. counterpunch.org The Rev. Joy Powell says she was "raped, railroaded and bamboozled" by police. Her crime? Being a poor black woman who faced off against the police—protesting their violent brutality against black people in Rochester, NY. Once she defied them, she was warned, then targeted and framed for serious crimes. A few weeks ago, Australian Julian More

John Feffer (2019-05-03). The Ends of Arms Control. counterpunch.org My first trip to Washington, DC to do something other than protest on the streets was to interview for a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, which brings young people to the nation's capital to work on arms control and disarmament. It was 1987, around the time that Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range More

Paul Street (2019-05-03). Someone Tell Krugman: We Don't Even Have a Paper Democracy. counterpunch.org I am as horrified as Paul Krugman at the authoritarian threat posed by Donald Trump and his supporters, but in different ways, with a different understanding. Listen to Krugman's following dialogue with Anderson Cooper on CNN last week: Cooper: "You write that it's very much up in the air whether America as we know it More

Lee Hall (2019-05-03). The Last Kentucky Derby. counterpunch.org This Saturday, May 4th, is Derby Day in Louisville. Twenty-two horses will be forced to race so that a record purse of $3 million may change hands. None of that money will go to preserve the habitat of untamed horses. Most betters never learn what a horse in natural habitat looks like. Nor will a More

Thomas S. Harrington (2019-05-03). Elections in Spain: Regime Maintenance Disguised as Democratic Vitality and the Possibility of Change. counterpunch.org In last Sunday's Spanish elections, Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Party (PSOE) considerably expanded its presence in the country's Parliament, while the Popular Party (PP), which for more than two decades has quite purposefully and successfully driven the country's arena of "thinkable thought" toward the hard right, had its poorest electoral showing in years. The other big More

Ron Jacobs (2019-05-03). Making (and Raising) Babies in the USA. counterpunch.org In recent months, statements by two very different politicians regarding the act of bearing and raising children have caused a fair amount of controversy. The first comment was from Congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who remarked that many people in her generation were hesitant to bring children into a world facing possible climate catastrophe. Her comment was More

Jeffrey St. Clair (2019-05-03). Roaming Charges: Biden in Plain Sight. counterpunch.org Joe Biden will never again be more popular than he was the day before he entered the presidential race. Still his residual appeal, a misbegotten nostalgia for the Obama years, vaulted Biden 20 points ahead of his nearest Democratic Party rivals in a Quinnipiac poll taken a few days after Biden's announcement (in a creepy video) and his first campaign gigs, where, despite decades of service in the legislative ranks of Wall Street, he cunningly wrapped himself in the union label. More

Evaggelos Vallianatos (2019-05-03). Dare to Know: the Paradox of Greek History. counterpunch.org Growing up in the 1940s in a Greek village was neither a baptism in Greek culture nor an indoctrination to nationalism. This was because "modern" Greece has been going through the suffering of centuries of foreign occupation and official neglect and often ignorance about the country's unrivalled ancient civilization. Greek history was interrupted by barbarian More

Rebecca Gordon (2019-05-03). Of Autocrats and Uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. counterpunch.org "Al-Shebab," said my student Jerry early in the fall 2010 semester. "We're calling our small group al-Shebab. It means 'The Youth.'" From his name alone, I wouldn't have guessed his background, but he was proud of his family's Egyptian roots and had convinced his classmates to give their group an Arabic name. As usually happens More

Jordan Stancil (2019-05-03). Austria's Far-Right Government Wants to Hobble Critical Media. thenation.com Austria's Far-Right Government Wants to Hobble Critical Media…

WSWS (2019-05-03). German government backs attempted right-wing coup in Venezuela. wsws.org In a joint press release with the far-right Brazilian government, the German Foreign Ministry gave its unconditional backing to the criminal attempted coup in Venezuela.

RT (2019-05-03). 'Dystopian approach': SEC gives blessing to MasterCard's idea of cutting off right-wingers. rt.com Blocking payments to individuals or groups by financial service firms impedes freedom of speech in a free society, journalist Ben Swann has told RT, following reports that MasterCard is allegedly on course to censor the far-right.

Alan Macleod (2019-05-03). MintCast Episode 2: Failed Coup in Venezuela, Forgotten US Atrocities in the Koreas, and Joe Biden's Race Problem. mintpressnews.com MintCast co-hosts Alan MacLeod and Whitney Webb discuss current events in Sri Lanka, France and Venezuela and also delve into U.S. efforts to hide the real history of the Korean War, as well as Joe Biden's history of teaming up with notorious American racists.

Whitney Webb (2019-05-03). Anti-War Voices on Both Sides Warn of Coming CIA Provocation to Kill Guaidó, Blame Maduro. mintpressnews.com With Guaidó rapidly losing momentum and credibility after Tuesday's failed coup, López and his U.S. backers may turn on their own if they think it will benefit or energize their cause or if it could be used to set the stage for foreign military intervention.

Staff (2019-05-03). Trump's "Troika of Tyranny" Meddles in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua. truthout.org Under the guise of protecting human rights, the Trump administration is illegally meddling in three countries it has dubbed the "troika of tyranny" — Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. National Security Adviser John Bolton claimed, "Miami is home to countless Americans, who fled the prisons and death squads of the Castro regime in Cuba, the murderous dictatorships of Chavez and Maduro in Venezuela, and the horrific violence of the 1980s and today und…

susan_p (2019-05-03). Venezuela: Another coup fails. greenleft.org.au "Interim President" Juan Guaido and right-wing opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez spearheaded an unsuccessful coup attempt in Caracas on April 30. | The thwarted uprising started in the early morning hours when renegade military and intelligence officers reportedly released Lopez from house arrest. Lopez then joined Guaido and a handful of soldiers on the Altamira overpass in east Caracas, outside the Francisco de Miranda airbase, known as La Carlota. | Lopez and Guaido released videos on social media, call…

Carla Stea (2019-05-03). "Psychopath Capitalism": US Economic Terrorism and Genocide Against the People of Venezuela. globalresearch.ca The U.S. maneuvers to destroy the Maduro government's UN accreditation, and replace it with their puppet Guaido are horrifying and Machiavellian, and, quite realistically, since the US has absolutely no scruples, nor any respect for international law, there is an ominous possibility that they may succeed.

Staff (2019-05-03). Trump, Putin Discuss Nuclear Pacts, Mueller Report in Hour-Long Call. truthdig.com WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than an hour Friday about nuclear weapons agreements, the conflict in Venezuela, North Korea and also briefly about special counsel Robert Mueller's just completed report on Moscow's interference in the 2016 election. | "They had a very good discussion. Spoke for a little over an hour," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters at the White House. "They discussed nuclear agreements, both new and extended, with the possibility of having conversations with China on that front as well." | "There was a discussi…

Consortiumnews (2019-05-03). Orwellian Cloud Hovers Over Russia-gate. consortiumnews.com Ray McGovern calls out the void of evidence at the heart of the Senate hearing with Attorney General Barr on Wednesday. By Ray McGovern Special to Consortium News George Orwell would have been in stitches Wednesday watching Attorney General William… Read more →

Nick Bernabe (2019-05-03). #DivestFromFacebook: Anti-Media Shifting From Facebook to Minds. theantimedia.com (ANTIMEDIA) No good things last, it is said, and Facebook's days as a medium for spreading information have come and gone. The social network has faced a firestorm of criticism over numerous privacy violations and supposed negligence to Russia's electioneering of America's last presidential election, but one thing the tech giant is praised for in the media is …