2019-04-25: Social Media Postees

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Thank These Climate Activists for Resisting Our Extinction
Sonali Kolhatkar | truthdig.com | 2019-04-25
At just 16 years old, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has made waves all over the world for her plain-spoken, no-holds-barred chastising of world leaders over their inaction on climate change. Thunberg's signature calm and the profound magnitude of her quietly delivered warnings were on full display this week as she addressed members of the U.K. Parliament after a weeklong series of militant actions by Extinction Rebellion. "Is my microphone on?
truthdig.com/articles/thank-these-climate-activists-for-resisting-our-extinction/

Venezuela's Parallel Ambassador Seated at OAS as Activists Defend Embassy
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-04-25
The Organization of American States allowed the ambassador of Venezuela's self-declared president to participate in his first meeting. The move could signal an attempt to take over Venezuela's embassy in DC, which activists are defending…
therealnews.com/stories/venezuelas-parallel-ambassador-seated-at-oas-as-activists-defend-embassy

Colombia: Nationwide Strike Against Duque's Neoliberal Policies
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-25
Workers, farmers, teachers, students, and pensioners are staging a nationwide "Peace and Justice" strike to reject President Ivan Duque's neoliberal policies, supporting Indigenous rights and defending the peace process in Colombia being left behind by the head of state. | RELATED: | Colombians Protest After Infant of FARC Ex-Militant Murdered | The Central Union of Workers (CUT) president Diogenes Orjuela informed that demonstrators in Bogota will march towards the Bolivar Squar…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Nationwide-Strike-Against-Duques-Neoliberal-Policies-20190425-0012.html

Will Donbass Unite with Russia?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
President Putin's decree simplifying the granting of Russian citizenship to the people of Donbass won't result in the region's unification with Russia but is one of several tactics designed to put pressure on Ukraine's new president to peacefully implement the …
globalresearch.ca/despite-citizenship-stunt-donbass-wont-unite-russia/5675604

The Russia -US -China -Taliban Talks in Moscow Are Bad News for India
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
Indian strategists are watching in horror as Russian, American, and Chinese interests increasingly converge in Afghanistan, with representatives from each of those three aforementioned Great Powers meeting in Moscow on Thursday to discuss the Taliban peace process in a major …
globalresearch.ca/thursdays-rf-us-prc-taliban-talks-moscow-bad-news-india/5675536

The English countryside just got a lot more peaceful, thanks to one big decision
Glen Black | thecanary.co | 2019-04-25
Natural England (NE) will no longer license free shooting of 16 'pest' bird species in England. The move came after wildlife campaigners launched a … | Read more The English countryside just got a lot more peaceful, thanks to one big decision | By Glen Black…
thecanary.co/discovery/analysis-discovery/2019/04/25/the-english-countryside-just-got-a-lot-more-peaceful-thanks-to-one-big-decision/

Greenpeace Response to Official Biden Announcement—"Prove it"
commondreams | commondreams.org | 2019-04-25
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Julian Assange: Prisoner of Conscience
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
On April 11, Assange was illegally arrested, forcibly dragged from Ecuador's London embassy where he was given asylum by former President Rafael Correa in August 2012. | He's held under draconian solitary confinement conditions at London's high-security Belmarsh prison, Britain's Gitmo …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-prisoner-conscience/5675541

Daniel Ellsberg Speaks Out on the Arrest of Julian Assange. Assault on First Amendment
Daniel Ellsberg | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
As Julian Assange awaits his fate, socked away in maximum security lockdown in Great Britain, his supporters and friends–many of whom believe he is one of the most significant publishers of our time–are vigiling, writing, and speaking out in support …
globalresearch.ca/daniel-ellsberg-speaks-arrest-julian-assange/5675618

Labour Protest in Mexico 2019: The SITUAM Strike
Richard Roman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
SITUAM, Sindicato Independiente de Trabajadores de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (Independent Union of Workers of the Metropolitan Autonomous University), is an industrially organized university union; that is, it represents scholars as well as both blue-collar and white-collar workers. The Universidad …
globalresearch.ca/labour-protest-mexico-2019-situam-strike/5675665

Free Advice for Democrats
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2019-04-25
Now that the redacted Mueller report lays out what appears to be evidence of a president obstructing justice, it's up to Congress.
progressive.org/dispatches/free-advice-for-democrats-fiore-190425/

Venezuelan opposition reps throw temper tantrums when confronted about lack of legitimacy, interventionist plans at OAS
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-04-25
At the OAS, two top representatives of Juan Guaido's US-backed shadow government — Gustavo Tarre and David Smolansky — lost…
thegrayzone.com/2019/04/24/tarre-smolansky-venezuela-oas/

Venezuelan Opposition Reps Throw Temper Tantrums When Confronted About Lack of Legitimacy, Interventionist Plans at OAS
Anya Parampil | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-25
At the OAS, two top representatives of Juan Guaido's US-backed shadow government — Gustavo Tarre and David Smolansky — lost their cool when confronted with critical questions. Both recently attended a closed-door DC meeting on a US military assault.
mintpressnews.com/venezuela-opposition-reps-throw-temper-tantrums-confronted-lack-legitimacy-interventionist-plans-oas/257845/

Mueller Report: A Blueprint for Impeachment of Donald Trump?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
There's plenty about Trump to criticize, indisputable just cause to impeach him — for the right reasons, not the wrong ones, for high crimes of war and against humanity, for numerous other offenses harmful to the general welfare, for what …
globalresearch.ca/mueller-report-blueprint-impeachment/5675537

What Everyone Needs to Know About Venezuela: A Podcast with Miguel Tinker Salas
Millennial Politics Team | millennialpolitics.co | 2019-04-25
Professor Miguel Tinker Salas, author of "Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know," joins us for the joint Brand New Congress-Millennial Politics podcast series on Venezuelan politics.
millennialpolitics.co/miguel-tinker-salas-venezuela/

Talking To Ordinary Venezuelans, Pro and Anti-Government Demonstrations: Eva Bartlett
Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
Fearless independent Canadian journalist, Eva Bartlett, has just returned from a month in the streets and barrios of Caracas, Venezuela, covering pro- and anti-government demonstrations, experiencing electrical blackouts, and talking to ordinary Venezuelans. | My objective in filming is not | …
globalresearch.ca/talking-to-ordinary-venezuelans-pro-and-anti-government-demonstrations-eva-bartlett/5675559

Democratic Refusal to Impeach Could Be Disastrous
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-25
"The general sentiment of mankind is that a man who will not fight for himself, when he has the means of doing so, is not worth being fought for by others, and this sentiment is just," Frederick Douglas said in 1857.
counterpunch.org/2019/04/25/democratic-refusal-to-impeach-could-be-disastrous/

US Sanctions Killed Over 40,000 Venezuelans Since 2017
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-25
The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) released Thursday a study revealing that President Donald Trump's actions against Venezuela are mostly affecting not President Nicolas Maduro's administration but the civilian population, as more than 40,000 deaths have been brought about by U.S. economic sanctions. | RELATED: | Russian Intel: West 'Tearing Apart' Venezuela Like Syria, Libya | "The sanctions are depriving Venezuelans of lifesaving me…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Sanctions-Killed-Over-40000-Venezuelans-Since-2017-20190425-0015.html

US-Led Bombing Campaign in Syria Killed 1,600 Civilians, Leaving Raqqa Destroyed
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-04-25
An " unprecedented" new study released on Thursday revealed that the U.S.-led bombing campaign on Raqqa, Syria in 2017 — which one military commander at the time claimed was the "most precise air campaign in history" — killed an estimated 1,600 innocent civilians while leveling the city on a scale unparalleled in recent decades. | The research collated almost two years of investigations into the assault on Raqqa, the groups said in a state…
truthout.org/articles/us-led-bombing-campaign-in-syria-killed-1600-civilians-leaving-raqqa-destroyed/

Trump Plunges the US Deeper Into Forgotten Wars
Jesse Jackson | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-25
While Washington is consumed with reactions to the Mueller Report and the potential impeachment of President Donald Trump, America is descending deeper into largely forgotten wars. In the last month, the president has decided to sustain our involvement in the most unconscionable humanitarian crisis in the world in Yemen, and fueled even more violence in the civil…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/25/trump-plunges-the-us-deeper-into-forgotten-wars/

If Current Laws Prosecuting Bankers Aren't Used, What Can Warren Change?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-04-25
Bill Black demolishes the notion that we can't prosecute banksters with the laws we now have in place…
therealnews.com/stories/if-current-laws-prosecuting-bankers-arent-used-what-can-warren-change

A Dangerous global trend (part two)
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-04-25
The Belgian intelligence service (VSSE) had earlier warned that members of a far-right racist group, mainly based in Austria and Belgium, were "actively arming themselves." According to the VSSE, the far-right in Western Europe began to "call on their members to learn to shoot and acquire weapons both legally and illegally." This information, alongside a …
uwidata.com/3213-a-dangerous-global-trend-part-two/

The Renewal of NATO in the Post-Cold War Era
Comitato No Nato | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
The Following text is Section 2 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, …
globalresearch.ca/the-renewal-of-nato-in-the-post-cold-war-era/5675561

Sen. Warren Wants to Jail Those Who Caused 2008's Meltdown
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-04-25
BIll Black examines the historical context of Warren's bills for easier prosecution of banks and corporate leaders…
therealnews.com/stories/sen-warren-wants-to-jail-those-who-caused-2008s-meltdown

All My Vexes Are in Texas
Marc Levy | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-25
Maya Linh's war monument succeeds by its simplicity. The long tapering wall gradually rising to a delicate peak, falls equally away. Unencumbered, row upon row, by the tens of thousands the mute granite names speak to us, and we are filled with sorrow, rendered still. What more is there to say?
counterpunch.org/2019/04/25/all-my-vexes-are-in-texas/

Trump's Crusade Against Women Goes Global
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-04-25
Before he became president, Donald Trump described himself as pro-choice. Now, he can't do enough to deny women control of their own bodies. Marching in lockstep with Vice President Mike Pence and some of the most anti-choice members of his right-wing coalition, Trump has gone global in his crusade, watering down a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at stopping rape and sexual violence in war. His acting U.N. ambassador threatened to veto any resolution containing language referring to "reproductive health." The goal of the demand, most observers agree, is to ensure that women who are raped in war s…
truthdig.com/articles/trumps-crusade-against-women-goes-global/

Bill McKibben: The 'Debate' Over Global Warming Was Always Phony
Jon Wiener | thenation.com | 2019-04-25
Bill McKibben: The 'Debate' Over Global Warming Was Always Phony…
thenation.com/article/bill-mckibben-climate-change-global-warming/

Would Warren Prosecute the Perpetrators of the Great Recession?
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-04-25
Professor Bill Black examines a pair of recent bills from the Massachusetts senator, and what might happen if they were signed into law.
truthdig.com/articles/would-warren-prosecute-the-perpetrators-of-the-great-recession/

Scouts 'Perversion Files' Has Over 7,800 Alleged Sexual Abusers
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-25
A review of data compiled from the Boy Scouts of America has shown 7,819 reported sexual offenders and 12,254 identified victims. | RELATED: | Ecuador: Orgs Propose Strategies Against Sexual Abuse of Minors | The data, which spans from 1994 to 2016, was analyzed by Janet Warren, a professor of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences at the University of Virginia. The professor spent five years going through an extensive amount of information, which resulted in findings that sug…
telesurenglish.net/news/Boy-Scouts-Perversion-Files-Show-Almost-8000-Alleged-Sexual-Abusers-20190425-0005.html

Unequal Justice: As the Next Census Approaches, Will the Supreme Court Side with Trump in his War on Immigrants?
Bill Blum | progressive.org | 2019-04-25
The idea for reinstating the citizenship question came from discussions including White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, both of whom have long histories as proponents of anti-immigrant policies.
progressive.org/dispatches/unequal-justice-census-supreme-court-voting-blum-190425/

Top 8 Democrats Running in 2020 US Elections
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-25
The pool of Democratic candidates for the 2020 United States presidential elections is among the largest in the country's history. | Already 20 candidates have announced their intentions to run for head of state. | teleSUR lists the top eight Democratic candidates at this stage in the race. | Bernie Sanders: : | "Let us wage a moral and political war against war itself, so that we can cut military spending and use that money for human needs." | Senator Bernie Sanders, 77, is considered as the most progressive candidate who announced his presidential run in February 2019. | The Independent Senator fr…
telesurenglish.net/news/Liberals-Vs-Progressives-Top-8-Democrats-Running-in-2020-US-Elections-20190425-0020.html

Sri Lanka: Spice Mogul Arrested, Attackers Educated, Wealthy
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-25
Sri Lankan spice mogul Mohammad Yusuf Ibrahim is reportedly in police custody and being questioned following the devastating Easter Sunday suicide attacks that killed hundreds of people, according to the New York Times citing officials. | RELATED: | Sri Lanka's Bloody Legacy: A Country Ravaged by UK-Fueled 26-year Civil War | Two of the suicide bombers, who deton…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sri-Lanka-Spice-Mogul-Arrested-Attackers-Educated-Wealthy-20190425-0004.html

From Crime Bill to Iraq War Vote, Biden's Legislative History Under Scrutiny as He Enters Race
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-04-25
Former Vice President Joe Biden has entered the 2020 race for the White House, becoming the 20th Democrat to seek the nomination in the largest and most diverse field of Democratic candidates ever to run for president. Biden will face scrutiny for his long and checkered record in the coming weeks, including his 1994 crime bill, that helped fuel mass incarceration with financial incentives to keep people behind bars, and his handling of Anita Hill's sexual harassment allegations against Supreme Court justice nominee Clarence Thomas in 1991. Biden is also known for close ties to the financial industry and voting to…
www.democracynow.org/2019/4/25/from_crime_bill_to_iraq_war

Buyer Beware: Hovercraft Ruling Deals a Major Blow to Land Conservation in Alaska
Dana Johnson | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-25
In a major blow to conservation efforts in Alaska, including efforts to protect over 56 million acres of Wilderness in the state, the U.S. Supreme Court held that John Sturgeon, a moose hunter, can "rev up his hovercraft in search of moose" on the Nation River–a river that flows through the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/25/buyer-beware-hovercraft-ruling-deals-a-major-blow-to-land-conservation-in-alaska/

Navy SEALs Tried for Months to Report Superior for War Crimes and Were Told to "Let It Go"
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-04-25
Navy SEALs who witnessed their platoon chief commit war crimes in Iraq were encouraged not to speak out, and told they could lose their jobs for reporting him at a private meeting with a superior officer last year, according to new reports from The New York Times. A confidential Navy criminal investigation obtained by the Times reveals that the commandos saw Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher stab and kill an unarmed teenage captive, shoot to death a young girl and old man, and fire indiscriminately into crowds of civilians. But when the men on Gallagher's team called a private meeting with their troop com…
www.democracynow.org/2019/4/25/navy_seals_tried_for_months_to

Cuban Top Diplomat: John Bolton Is a Pathological Liar
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-25
Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denied Thursday the accusations by the United States about the alleged presence of Cuban military forces in Venezuela, expressed in the document of the Department of State of North America. | RELATED: | Cuba Bashes Trump Speech as 'Pretext for War' in Venezuela | "Cuba does not have troops or military personnel in the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela," said Cuban Foreign Minister Rodriguez and rejected the memorandum that implicates the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuban-Top-Diplomat-John-Bolton-Is-a-Pathological-Liar-20190425-0016.html

Siren Sounds on Nuclear Fallout Embedded in Melting Glaciers
Patrick Galey | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
Radioactive fallout from nuclear meltdowns and weapons testing is nestled in glaciers across the world, scientists said Wednesday, warning of a potentially hazardous time bomb as rising temperatures melt the icy residue. |

| For the first time, an international team of …
globalresearch.ca/siren-sounds-nuclear-fallout-embedded-melting-glaciers/5675629

Leaked Report: Western Arms Are Essential to Saudi Arabia's War in Yemen
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-04-25
A French intelligence report reveals that Saudi Arabia and UAE depend on Western support for their war in Yemen. Just Foreign Policy co-director Hassan El-Tayyab speaks about the report and the need to override Trump's veto of the Yemen War Powers resolution…
therealnews.com/stories/leaked-report-western-arms-are-essential-to-saudi-arabias-war-in-yemen

Iran Is No One's Colony: US Aggression Escalating to a Level that Threatens World War
Christopher Black | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
The American aggression against Iran is escalating to a level that threatens world war. On Monday April 22, the USA declared that it has withdrawn "waivers" given to China, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Italy and Greece, under the …
globalresearch.ca/iran-is-no-ones-colony-us-aggression-escalating-to-a-level-that-threatens-world-war/5675544

Impeachment as Political Strategy
Jeffrey C. Isaac | commondreams.org | 2019-04-25
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during the North American Building Trades Unions Conference at the Washington Hilton April 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Warren has made clear she approves of initiating the impeachment process against President Trump and it has not slowed her down on the campaign trail as she meets with voters and talks about very serious policy proposals. (Photo: Zach Gibson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-04-25_at_12.24.16_pm.png…
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With Biden Now Officially in the Running, A Look at the Democrats' Do-Si-Do
Roger Kimmel Smith | commondreams.org | 2019-04-25
(Clockwise from top left) Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigeig, Kamala Harris, Beto O'Rourke. (Photo: AP) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-04-25_at_4.16.10_pm.png…
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Portugal Celebrates Carnation Revolution's 45th Anniversary
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-25
Thousands marched in Portugal Thursday to celebrate an almost bloodless revolution 45 years ago that ended the longest authoritarian regime in Europe's history. However, politicians warn that economic and social developments have not lived up to the idealism of the uprising. | RELATED: | Portugal: 'Energy Crisis' as Nation-Wide Strike Affect Supply | On April 25, 1974, the Estado Novo, the corporatist authoritarian government that ruled Portugal at the time, crumbled from the Carn…
telesurenglish.net/news/A-Coup-for-Democracy-Portugal-Celebrates-Carnation-Revolutions-45th-Anniversary-20190425-0018.html

Mumia Abu-Jamal and the Plight of Political Prisoners
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
An historic conference entitled "Freedom for the Unjustly Incarcerated" was held on April 20 in the Midtown District of Detroit when MOVE organizer Pam Africa and the Rev. Edward Pinkney of Benton Harbor spoke extensively on the plight of political …
globalresearch.ca/pam-africa-visits-detroit-public-meeting-mumia-abu-jamal-unjustly-convicted/5675605

Navy SEALs Tried for Months to Report Superior for War Crimes
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-04-25
Navy SEALs who witnessed their platoon chief commit war crimes in Iraq were encouraged not to speak out, and told they could lose their jobs for reporting him at a private meeting with a superior officer last year, according to new reports from The New York Times. A confidential Navy criminal investigation obtained by the Times reveals that the commandos saw Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher stab and kill an unarmed teenage captive, shoot to death a young girl and old man, and fire indiscriminately into crowds of civilians. But when the men on Gallagher's team called a private meeting with their troop…
truthout.org/video/navy-seals-tried-for-months-to-report-superior-for-war-crimes/

Putin Says Kim Is Ready to Denuclearize, With Conditions
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-04-25
The Russian president also claims he is willing to brief the United States on his recent summit with the Supreme Leader of North Korea.
truthdig.com/articles/putin-says-kim-is-ready-to-denuclearize-with-conditions/

Kim Hopes Putin Talks Will Settle Korean Peninsula Dispute
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-25
North Korea's Kim Jong-un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday during his first trip to Russia since becoming Supreme Leader of the Asian nation. | RELATED: | North Korean Leader Enters Russia To Meet With Putin | "We welcome your efforts to develop an inter-Korean dialogue and normalize North Korea's relations with the United States," Putin said to Ki…
telesurenglish.net/news/Kim-Hopes-Putin-Talks-Will-Settle-Korean-Peninsula-Dispute-20190425-0001.html

Solidarity with Venezuela now! Protect the embassy
Kevin Zeese | mronline.org | 2019-04-25
We are writing to you from inside the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC where we are taking action against a U.S. coup of the independent and sovereign Bolivarian Republican of Venezuela. The Embassy Protection Collective (Colectivos Por La Paz) is here with the permission of the Venezuelan government to show our solidarity with the Venezuelan […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/04/25/solidarity-with-venezuela-now-protect-the-embassy/

The Values of April: 45 years since Portugal overthrew fascism
Diana Ferreira | peoplesworld.org | 2019-04-25
April 25, 2019, marks the 45th anniversary since the April Revolution in Portugal when a mass democratic uprising overthrew the fascist dictatorship that had ruled the country for nearly five decades. What started as a coup by anti-fascist army officers quickly morphed into a revolt of the whole Portuguese people. As she walked the streets …
peoplesworld.org/article/the-values-of-april-45-years-since-portugal-overthrew-fascism/

Arresting Members of the Venezuela Embassy Protection Collective Would be Unlawful
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-25
We told the State Department that if they enter the Venezuelan Embassy, they are violating international law, and if they arrest members of the Collective for trespass or unlawful entry, these will be unlawful arrests. Members of the Collective are …
globalresearch.ca/arresting-members-of-the-venezuela-embassy-protection-collective-would-be-unlawful/5675626

Report Finds US Sanctions on Venezuela Are Responsible for Tens of Thousands of Deaths
commondreams | commondreams.org | 2019-04-25
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2019-04-24: News Headlines

Alison Weir (2019-04-24). Julian Assange Exposed the Crimes of Powerful Actors, Including Israel. globalresearch.ca Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange is incarcerated in a UK prison that has been called "Britain's Guantanamo." His crime was exposing actions the US government, the media, the Democratic—Clinton machine, Israel, and others wanted kept hidden, including war crimes and torture….

Pepe Escobar (2019-04-24). The Deep State vs. WikiLeaks. globalresearch.ca The Made by FBI indictment of Julian Assange does look like a dead man walking. No evidence. No documents. No surefire testimony. Just a crossfire of conditionals. | But never underestimate the legalese contortionism of US government (USG) functionaries. As much …

John Pilger (2019-04-24). Bringing Julian Assange Home. globalresearch.ca This relevant article was first published on GR in June 2018. | The persecution of Julian Assange must end. Or it will end in tragedy. | The Australian government and prime minister Malcolm Turnbull have an historic opportunity to decide which it …

Susan Babbitt (2019-04-24). Disdain and Dignity: An Old (Anti-Imperialist) Story. counterpunch.org One good comes from Assange's arrest, as many have noted: Wikileaks revelations are in the news. We hear the sneering at "dead bastards". We hear the disdain. There are truths which, if understood intellectually, are not understood fully. Imperialism is one. We know it intellectually without knowing it. In the Wikileaks video (2010), we feel it. More

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2019-04-24). Yemeni Military Successes May Boost Secret Peace Negotiations with Saudis. mintpressnews.com Saudi forces operating in the border area between western Yemen and Saudi Arabia have effectively been neutered in recent months, following a precipitous increase attacks in the region by Houthi-allied forces.

teleSUR (2019-04-24). Kushner Claims Two-State Solution Failed, Wants New Peace Plan. telesurenglish.net Jared Kushner told the audience at a Time magazine event on Tuesday that the two-state-solution peace plan to end the hostilities between the Palestinians and Israelis has failed. | RELATED: | Bernie Sanders Calls Out Netanyahu's 'Racist Government' | "New and different ways to reach peace must be tried," U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law said on Tuesday. | According to Kushner, "the two-state solution failed," which is why he is going to unveil a new peace plan this Summer.

Stephen Lendman (2019-04-24). Appeals Court Rubber Stamps Chelsea Manning's Unlawful Imprisonment. globalresearch.ca On Monday, the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel rubber-stamped Manning's unlawful imprisonment. | It her cruel solitary confinement punishment to continue, a flagrant 8th Amendment breach. More on this below. | Manning is one of America's best, a genuine …

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2019-04-24). Just Another Spring in Progress? counterpunch.org My corner of New York's Catskill Mountains is shortly due to explode in green. Today however, it's brown, beige, russet and auburn: — a wrapping of spindly trunks with naked branches cascading uphill draws my eyes to the horizon. I wait. My neighbors wait. Landscapers and gardeners wait. We wait to plant even a few pansies; More

Lawrence Davidson (2019-04-24). A Decisive Struggle For Our Future. counterpunch.org The election of Donald Trump in 2016 and the re-election of Benjamin Netanyahu in 2019 occurred under different circumstances, and yet they are very similar in their results. They both put an authoritarian figure in power through democratic electoral procedures. As well, both of these figures, like so many modern reactionary leaders before them, denigrate the recent past. Why do they do so? More

John Steppling (2019-04-24). The Mandate for Israel: Keep the Arabs Down. counterpunch.org Stephen Gowans has done remarkable work in previous writings on North Korea, and on the Imperialist U.S. in its long war on Syria (not coincidentally the title of his last book). He is often described as Brown in Red, or a Stalinist — both of which are fine with me since most so called Stalinist More

Adam Jonas Horowitz (2019-04-24). Letter to the Emperor. counterpunch.org Japan's 85 year-old Emperor Akihito is tired. The popular and charismatic king says he will retire at the end of this month, becoming the first Japanese Emperor in history to voluntarily step down from the Imperial throne. Indeed, the weight of his monarchy is heavy, weighed by the 2,600 year old Japanese tradition that says that the Emperor is divine; a direct descendent of the Sun goddess Amaterasu. More

Deirdre Griswold (2019-04-24). Koreans say no to Mike Pompeo. workers.org The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has told the U.S. government there will be no more summit meetings this year if Mike Pompeo, Trump's Secretary of State, is part of them. The DPRK has also reaffirmed its policy of self-reliance and independence in building a strong socialist society. DPRK leader . . . | Continue reading Koreans say no to Mike Pompeo at Workers.org

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers (2019-04-24). Venezuela: Embassy Protection Collective "The Next Two Days Are Crucial" dissidentvoice.org Embassy Protection Collective Will Refuse To Turn Over Embassy To US Puppet Government: Arrests Expected The next two days will be crucial for the protection of the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC. The Embassy Protection Collective is prepared to stay at the embassy for the foreseeable future, for as long as it takes to protect the …

(2019-04-24). International meeting in Italy denounces NATO. workers.org Anti-war organizations and individuals from Europe and Canada met in Florence, Italy, 600-strong, for a day-long conference on April 7 to discuss the current role of the NATO military bloc following the 70th anniversary of NATO's creation under U.S. aegis. The following are the statement and the link to the . . . | Continue reading International meeting in Italy denounces NATO at Workers.org

Staff (2019-04-24). The War in Yemen. truthdig.com …

teleSUR (2019-04-24). Bolsonaro's Approval Rating is the Lowest in Brazilian History. telesurenglish.net Jair Bolsonaro's tenure as Brazilian President has gotten off to a rocky start despite campaign promises of a "better future" for the people of Brazil. | RELATED: | Brazil's Bolsonaro Terminates Investigation Teams Identifying Remains of Dictatorship Victims | After 100 days in office, the far-right leader has witnessed a significant drop in his approval rating, hitting a dismal 34 percent at the end of March, the Brazilian Institute of Public Opi…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-04-24). Volodymyr Zelenskiy as Ukraine's "Actor President" globalresearch.ca The world is not so much a stage as a simulacrum for those who think it so. And if the stage goes bad, it is fitting that those who get thrown onto it change it in the most daring and …

True Publica (2019-04-24). The Mainstream Media — The Good, Bad and Downright Ugly. globalresearch.ca While the European media is generally known to be mostly objective in its reporting, the highly partisan nature of British coverage into the events that shape our world view is, without any doubt deepening the political and social divide. | Broadsheets …

Kurt Nimmo (2019-04-24). John Bolton Rumored Israeli attack on Lebanon. Going After Hezbollah Donors? globalresearch.ca John Bolton sent out the following tweet yesterday ahead of the rumored Israeli attack on Lebanon this summer that will target civilians (according to Israeli Major General Amir Eshel). | . | . | . | Today's @StateDept announcement that they will be …

Allison Deger (2019-04-24). Netanyahu Announces Settlement in Golan Heights Will be Named after Donald Trump. globalresearch.ca Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today he plans to name a settlement in the Golan Heights after President Donald Trump, one month after Trump recognized the Syrian territory captured during the June 1967 war as part of Israel….

Tom Clifford (2019-04-24). Emperor Akhito's Abdication: A New Era for Japan's Military? globalresearch.ca The land of the rising sun prepares for a new dawn. An emperor's departure and another's ascension. Emperor Akihito will abdicate on April 30, and May Day in Japan will see his eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito, become the …

The Global Research Team (2019-04-24). The Price of Publishing Independent Thought. globalresearch.ca Dear readers, | With freedom of speech continually being curtailed, running an independent counter-current news media in 2019 is no easy feat. By todays standards, you are by all means free to speak if what you say upholds the mainstream narrative. …

Joe Cirincione (2019-04-24). The Path to War with Iran Is Paved with Sanctions. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration is laying siege to Iran. Taking pages from the Iraq War playbook, senior officials paint a picture of a rogue, outlaw, terrorist regime bent on acquiring nuclear weapons and whose "malign activities" are the cause of all …

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2019-04-24). Governing Ukraine Is No Laughing Matter. globalresearch.ca Comedy, it is often said, is unusual people in real situations and farce is real people in unusual situations. No doubt, it can be said that by electing comedian Vladimir Zelensky as their new president in a landslide victory in …

Tsvetana Paraskova (2019-04-24). Can Saudi Arabia Still Sway the Oil Market? globalresearch.ca Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter and OPEC's largest producer, has influenced the oil market and oil flows since the middle of the 20th century. | Shortly after the 21st century began, one of Saudi Arabia's key customers …

Andrew Korybko (2019-04-24). US Sanctions Got India to Ditch Iran, Will Washington Get It to Ditch Russia Too? globalresearch.ca The announcement by India's Oil Minister that his country will replace US-sanctioned Iranian oil imports with those from "major oil-producing countries" despite the dramatic Bollywood show that New Delhi has made up until this point out of "defying" US sanctions …

Arthur Wyns (2019-04-24). Glyphosate Risks 'Last for Generations'. globalresearch.ca The new research is the first of its kind to …

Sara Flounders (2019-04-24). Planning Can Save the Planet: China Chooses Renewable Energy. globalresearch.ca The very corporations that are responsible for the problem are denying global warming, with immediate consequences for the whole world. | Carbon emissions from the burning of oil, gas and methane are heating the planet, creating a crisis of rising sea …

Aidan O'Brien (2019-04-24). Spanish Politics Is US Geopolitics. globalresearch.ca The sun is hot in Spain this time of year. The Catholics too. Semana Santa (Holy Week) reminded us that Spain was once the world's preeminent source of religious fundamentalism. Today, in contrast, it simply copies the nihilistic fundamentalism which …

Colin Todhunter (2019-04-24). As the 2019 Indian General Election Takes Place, Are the Nation's Farmers Being Dealt a Knock-Out Blow? counterpunch.org In 1830, British colonial administrator Lord Metcalfe said India's villages were little republics that had nearly everything they could want for within themselves. India's ability to endure derived from these communities: "Dynasty after dynasty tumbles down but the village community remains the same. It is in a high degree conducive to their happiness, and to More

Cira Pascual Marquina (2019-04-24). The Commune is the Supreme Expression of Participatory Democracy: a Conversation with Anacaona Marin of El Panal Commune. counterpunch.org The Alexis Vive Patriotic Force, which has deep roots in Caracas' 23 de Enero barrio, began planning a commune years before Chavez even proposed the communal path toward socialism. Yet when Chavez announced the plan to join communal councils into a higher form of organization, Alexis Vive wholeheartedly embraced the initiative and has since then More

Charlie Gers (2019-04-24). Trump's Transgender Troops Ban is un-American and Inhumane. counterpunch.org On April 12, a new Defense Department policy went into effect officially barring most transgender people from enlisting in the nation's military. This is a sad development, and represents an attack on the values and liberties that we all cherish as Americans. After two years of court challenges and public controversy since President Trump announced More

Alvaro Huerta (2019-04-24). Top Ten List in Defense of MEChA. counterpunch.org Ten. By attacking MEChA, the anti-MEChistas play into the hands of the enemy's effective strategy: divide and conquer. Nine. The term "Chicano," which has evolved over time to "Chicana/o" and "Chicanx," originated from the basic fact that the so-called Mexican American of the 1950s and 1960s was never "Mexican enough" to be fully accepted in el More

Dean Baker (2019-04-24). Payments to Hospitals Aren't Going to Hospital Buildings. counterpunch.org In keeping with accepted standards in debates on economic policy, we are now getting a debate on Medicare for All that is doing a wonderful job of ignoring the relevant issues. The focus of this debate is what Medicare for All will pay hospitals. As The New York Times tells us, if Medicare for All More

Thomas Knapp (2019-04-24). On Obstruction, the Mueller Report is Clintonesque. counterpunch.org On April 18, US Attorney William Barr released Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on the probe into "Russian meddling" in the 2016 presidential election. The report cleared President Donald Trump and his campaign team of allegations that they conspired with the Russian government in that meddling. But on the question of "obstruction of justice," Mueller More

Binoy Kampmark (2019-04-24). Failed States and Militias: General Khalifa Haftar Moves on Tripoli. counterpunch.org The richly disastrous mess that is Libya has been moving into another phase of inspired aggression at the hands of General Khalifa Haftar. As he does, UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj is anxious. For some three weeks, the General's eastern forces, known as the Libyan National Army (LNA) have been edging towards the capital of More

Elliot Sperber (2019-04-24). Every Truck's a Garbage Truck. counterpunch.org Every Truck's a Garbage Truck Every truck's a garbage truck, Louisa said As she lifted her head From her thread and her needle And waited there Then she resumed stitching an umbrella's rib The truck, though gone, still filled the road with its fumes — And doom, did you know, comes from dom Which means More

teleSUR (2019-04-24). Russian Minister Denounces US Exerting Pressure on Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Wednesday that the use of force to influence Latin American countries, by the United States, is "exerting unprecedented pressure" on Venezuela. | RELATED: | Russia: US Wants to Revive Monroe Doctrine, Persecute Venezuela | "In the Western Hemisphere, the U.S. is taking up the Monroe doctrine, which aims to li…

teleSUR (2019-04-24). North Korean Leader Enters Russia To Meet With Putin. telesurenglish.net North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the border into Russia on Wednesday by train, Russian media reported, for his first trip there aimed at galvanizing support from President Vladimir Putin while nuclear talks with Washington are in limbo. | RELATED: | Putin to Meet Kim Jong Un on Thursday for the First Time | During the summit, the North Korean leader is expected to project himself as a serious world player with his first meeting with the Russian President and at the same time…

Consortiumnews (2019-04-24). PEPE ESCOBAR: War on Iran & Calling America's Bluff. consortiumnews.com Vast swathes of the West seem not to realize that if the Strait of Hormuz is shut down a global depression will follow, writes Pepe Escobar. By Pepe Escobar Special to Consortium News The Trump administration once again has graphically… Read more →

teleSUR (2019-04-24). South Africa: Dozens Dead After Floods, Mudslides. telesurenglish.net Tuesday South African authorities confirmed that at least 51 people have died as a result of floods and mudslides in Durban, BBC reported. | RELATED: | Iran Orders 60,000 to Evacuate Flood-hit Oil City | President Cyril Ramaphosa offered his condolences while visiting the region. "It was important to come and see what has happened. We pass our condolences to the families of t…

teleSUR (2019-04-24). US Urges Iran To Keep Strait Of Hormuz Open Despite Sanctions. telesurenglish.net The United States is calling on Iran to "respect the free flow of energy and commerce" and avoid closing the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf region. | RELATED: | France 'Determined to Continue' Trade With Iran, Officials Say | "We call on Iran, and all countries, to respect the free flow of energy and commerce, and freedom of navigation" in the straits, a U.S. State Department official stated on Tuesday. | The State Department's plea comes a day after Secretary of State Mik…

teleSUR (2019-04-24). Death Toll in Sri Lanka Rises to 359. telesurenglish.net The death toll from the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks has now surpassed 350 as the investigation continues, the police said on Wednesday. The additional deaths were the result of the wounded dying of their injuries. At least 500 people were injured during the Easter Sunday attacks. | RELATED: | ISIS Claims Responsibility For Sri Lanka Terrorist Attacks | The Sri Lankan authorities have now set the death toll at 359, which is an increase by 38 since yesterday. | In a recent deve…

Santa Cruz News (2019-04-24). Federal Judge Orders City of Santa Cruz to Halt Closure of Ross Camp. indybay.org Today Federal Judge Edward Davila granted the plaintiffs suing the City of Santa Cruz in Quintero v. City of Santa Cruz a restraining order that prevents the city from removing, seizing, or destroying the property of the homeless residents of the Ross Camp until the matter can be heard on Friday in federal court. Quintero et al v. City of Santa Cruz et al, a historic lawsuit filed by a group of homeless residents living at the Ross/Heroes' Camp, is the first lawsuit of its kind initiated by homeless individuals after the Martin v Boise ruling of September 2018, which states that homeless persons cannot be punishe…

RT (2019-04-24). Hillary, revitalized by Mueller's 'obstruction' theories, hypes 'roadmap' to impeachment. rt.com Hillary Clinton has blamed Justice Department rules for the Mueller report's failure to indict President Donald Trump, declaring the "roadmap" to an obstruction charge is there in plain sight, should Congress choose to pursue it.

allen sanford (2019-04-24). Government Sanctioned Racketeering. indybay.org The city of Oakland was ground zero for the housing crisis.The collapse of Indy Mac Bank and the failure on the part of Lehman Brothers to correct the documentation before selling the securities to Fannies Mae in bundles of securities is what cause the Chinese government to threaten to liquidate their subprime mortgage holdings of $140 billion with Fannie Mae. | Henry Paulso, Steve Mnuchin and Jerry Brown collaborated. | They used MERS and Ocwen financial to put 67 million illegally generated mortgage transactions into the system between 2006 and 2009. | The present political system in Oakland is the result of Je…

Middle East Eye (2019-04-24). Saudi Arabia Executes 37 People in Largest Mass Beheading in Years. theantimedia.com (MEE) — Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said that the kingdom executed 37 people on Tuesday in connection with alleged terrorism crimes, the largest mass execution in the Gulf state for more than three years. Most, if not all, were convicted in the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC), the Kingdom's secretive and widely condemned anti-terrorism tribunal. "The death penalty was implemented… …

Global Research News (2019-04-24). Selected Articles: The Conspiracy against Trump. globalresearch.ca Online independent analysis of US-led wars, rampant corruption, corporate greed, civil rights and fraudulent monetary transactions is invariably relegated to the bottom rung of search engine results. | As a result we presently do not cover our monthly running costs which …

Jason Ditz (2019-04-24). US Navy SEALs Were Warned by Commanders Not to Report War Crimes. theantimedia.com (ANTIWAR.COM) — US war crimes in Iraq in general are a well-substantiated fact. Navy SEALs say they saw some "shocking" things, which other SEALs kill children with sniper rifles, spraying civilian neighborhoods with machine gun fire, etc. Seeing such things was par for the course, in Iraq, but talking about it was another thing entirely. Several platoon …

Slingshot collective (2019-04-24). Presentation on refugee situation between Libya and Malta. indybay.org Long Haul Infoshop – 3124 Shattuck Avenue – Berkeley – across from La Pena – 2 blocks from Ashby BART – corner of Woolsey and Shattuck…

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