2020-02-16: Social Media Postees

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SF Forum Challenging Silicon Valley Myths: Digital Activism & The Sharing Economy
LaborTech, LaborNet, Department of Media Studies | indybay.org | 2020-02-16
USF School Of Education | Room 110 | 2350 Turk Blvd. | San Francisco…
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2013 Law Suit: Israel Tried and Found Guilty of War Crimes and Genocide
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-16
In November 2013, the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal (KLWCT) found Israel guilty of war crimes and genocide as defined under the 1948 convention dealing with this highest of high crimes. More on this below. | *** | There's no ambiguity about …
globalresearch.ca/israel-tried-found-guilty-war-crimes-genocide/5703766

UN body says it will take months to verify 'record' Antarctica temperatures
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-16
Record high temperatures reportedly measured in Antarctica will take months to verify, the UN weather agency has said.A spokesman for the World Meteorological Organisation said the measurements made by researchers from Argentina and Brazil earlier this month have to undergo a formal process to ensure that they meet international standards."A formal decision on whether or not this is a record is likely to be several months away," said Jonathan Fowler, the WMO spokesman.Scientists at an Argentine research base measured a temperature of 18.3C (nearly 65F) on February 6 on a peninsula that juts out from Antarctica to…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2020/02/16/un-body-says-it-will-take-months-to-verify-record-antarctica-temperatures/

The Embassy Defenders: Mistrial in US Federal Court Is a Win for Venezuela's Sovereignty
Leonardo Flores | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-16
A jury of 12 Washington D.C. residents were deadlocked over the issue of the embassy defenders on February 14, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial in a blow to the federal government and to a judicial system that stacked …
globalresearch.ca/mistrial-federal-court-win-venezuela-sovereignty/5703758

American Citizens Killed and Tortured by Israel?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-16
One of the principal functions of a United States Embassy overseas is to provide citizen services, which includes coming to the assistance of Americans who are treated badly by the local government. It is a responsibility that most embassies take …
globalresearch.ca/american-citizens-killed-tortured-israel/5703783

Painting a True Christ
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-16
There's an early scene in Terrence Malik's masterful new film

War Criminal Hillary, Bloomberg's Choice for Running Mate
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-16
I figured as much. The moment Mike Bloomberg announced his intention to spend part of his billions–like Trump before him–to gain the presidency, I thought: this is the perfect opening for Hillary Clinton. | Clinton will be Bloomberg's running mate, …
globalresearch.ca/war-criminal-hillary-bloomberg-choice-running-mate/5703774

Is China Capitalist?
Marc Vandepitte | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-16
Judging by what has been said or written about China, both on the right and on the left, socialism there is finished. The country is assumed to have capitulated and become capitalist, whatever the Chinese leadership itself may say. It …
globalresearch.ca/china-capitalist/5703795

Joint UCSA-UCGPC Letter to UC Leadership on the Excessive Police Presence and Use of Force at the UCSC Wildcat Strike
UC Student Association | indybay.org | 2020-02-16
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UCB Student Threatens Genocide to Palestinians; No Response From Campus
NEWSY | indybay.org | 2020-02-16
During a recent meeting of the Associated Students of the University of California, a UC Berkeley student spoke at the podium, pledging the genocide of "Palestinians from the world". The UC campus administration has taken no action against the student, and has taken no action to affirm the safety of Palestinian students and Palestinian visitors on campus.
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Repeating Fast Radio Burst Signals May Have Alien Origin After All, Harvard Astronomer Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-16
Last month, a team of scientists made the astonishing discovery that a mysterious source in a galaxy some 500 million lightyears from Earth was systematically sending out fast radio burst radio pulses in 16.35 day cycles. The discovery has led to an intense debate about the signal's origins.
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Don't be shocked, but we're all still poorer than in 2008
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-02-15
It probably won't come as a surprise to many people, but a thinktank's analysis has shown that we're all still poorer than we were in 2008. You may wish to pick your jaw up off the floor.No, you're not imagining it. You're skint.: The New Economics Foundation (NEF) has published research on gross domestic product (GDP) per head of the population. This is es…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/02/15/dont-be-shocked-but-were-all-still-poorer-than-in-2008/

Nearly 2 in 5 Women of Reproductive Age May Be Stuck With Catholic Health Care
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-15
Nearly two in five women of reproductive age may face restricted access to services like abortion, contraception and sterilization, because they happen to live in a county where Catholic hospitals make up a high share of the market, according to a sweeping new report in JAMA Network Open. | In the first-ever study of its kind, researchers analyzed patient discharge data in almost every U.S. county to determin…
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Climate Change Driving "Rapid and Widespread" Decline of Bumblebees
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-15
Shifts in temperature and rainfall are pushing bumblebees to their ecological limits across both continents, according to the analysis published in Science. This is driving "rapid and widespread declines" across 66 bumblebee species, the authors warn. | The impact of climate change on bumblebees is greatest in warmer parts of the northern hemisphere, including Mexico and Spain, the research finds. | Bumblebees have also expande…
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President of Berlin's Humboldt University defends Professor Jà∂rg Baberowski's physical assault on left-wing student
wsws.org | 2020-02-15
With her declaration of sympathy and refusal to clearly condemn the attack, Kunst has provided violent right-wing extremists with a blank cheque to intimidate and attack their political opponents at the university.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/15/humb…

Chicago high school students hold sit-in in defense of students who refused to stand for national anthem
wsws.org | 2020-02-15
The sit-in is an example of young peoples' complete rejection of nationalism and racism promoted by the ruling class.
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"We the People Refuse to Fight": Abandon the Battlefield!
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
"Throughout the history of mankind there have been murderers and tyrants; and while it may seem momentarily that they have the upper hand, they have always fallen." (Mahatma Gandhi) | The United States has discarded pretensions to international legality …
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Bolivia: An Election in the Midst of an Ongoing Coup
Prof. Vijay Prashad | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
On May 3, 2020, the Bolivian people will go to the polls once more. They return there because President Evo Morales had been overthrown in a coup in November 2019. Morales had just won a presidential election in October for …
globalresearch.ca/bolivia-election-midst-ongoing-coup/5703726

New Leaks Shatter OPCW's Attacks on Douma Whistleblowers
Aaron Mate | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
Facing accusations that it issued a doctored report alleging a chemical attack in Syria, the OPCW has released an inquiry attacking two whistleblowers as rogue actors. Leaked documents obtained by The Grayzone reveal serious distortions in the OPCW inquiry as …
globalresearch.ca/new-leaks-shatter-opcws-attacks-douma-whistleblowers/5703663

US Rejects UN List of Firms with Ties to Israeli Settlements
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday the U.S. government would not give any information for a database listing companies operating in the occupied West Bank. | The list was released Wednesday by the United Nations' human rights …
globalresearch.ca/us-rejects-un-list-firms-ties-israeli-settlements/5703670

Trump Pledges to Veto Senate "War Powers Resolution", Uses Pentagon Funds to Build Border Wall
Andre Damon | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
Strengthened by the failure of the Democrats' impeachment drive, President Donald Trump has accelerated his efforts to expand the powers of the presidency in every sphere. | On Thursday, the Senate approved a symbolic bill instructing the White House to "terminate …
globalresearch.ca/trump-pledges-veto-war-powers-resolution-uses-pentagon-funds-build-border-wall/5703734

Is the UK a Rogue State? 17 British Policies Violating Domestic or International Law
Mark Curtis | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
UK governments routinely claim to uphold national and international law. But the reality of British policies is quite different, especially when it comes to foreign policy and so-called 'national security'. This explainer summarises 17 long-running government policies which violate UK …
globalresearch.ca/explainer-uk-rogue-state-17-british-policies-violating-domestic-international-law/5703690

Timeline: How the DNC Manipulated 2016 Presidential Race
Michael Brennan | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-14
December 16, 2014: President Obama signs into law omnibus spending bill that increases maximum possible individual political contributions from $129,600 annually to $777,600, substantially increasing the amount of money flowing through party committees. (Congressional Research Services) April 7, 2015: A Clinton campaign memo to the DNC articulates "Pied Piper" strategy to elevate the most extreme Republican candidates:…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/14/timeline-how-the-dnc-manipulated-2016-presidential-race/

Venezuela Files Complaint at The Hague ICC: 'US Coercive Measures Are Mass Destruction Weapons'
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza arrived in The Hague (Netherlands) on Thursday to file a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the United States and its sanctions. | During his meeting with the Court, Arreaza exposed the crimes against …
globalresearch.ca/arreaza-us-coercive-measures-mass-destruction-weapons/5703661

Japan Leads the Way in Child Health: No Compulsory Vaccines. Banned Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) Vaccine
Kristina Kristen | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
Important article first published by Children's Health Defense, posted on Global Research on April 28, 2019 | In the United States, many legislators and public health officials are busy trying to make vaccines de facto compulsory–either by removing parental/personal choice …
globalresearch.ca/japan-no-vaccine-mandates-no-mmr-vaccine-healthier-children/5675901

Bolivian Elections Will be an Opportunity to Legalize the Coup
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
The next Bolivian presidential elections were scheduled for May 3. The scenario in the country remains troubled, marked by the unrest and tensions created by the coup that led to the overthrow of Evo Morales. On the one hand, …
globalresearch.ca/bolivian-elections-opportunity-legalize-coup/5703737

Trump Regime Hostility Toward Palestinians
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
Trump supports privileged interests in the US and Israel exclusively. | Dismissive toward ordinary people everywhere, he's been hostile toward long-suffering Palestinians throughout his tenure

The US' "Central Asian Strategy" Isn't Sinister, but that Doesn't Mean It'll Succeed
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
The US' newly unveiled "Strategy For Central Asia 2019-2025" surprisingly isn't sinister like some of the countries' critics might have expected, but that doesn't mean that it'll succeed since its viability almost entirely depends on bringing "peace" to Afghanistan first …
globalresearch.ca/us-central-asian-strategy-isnt-sinister-doesnt-mean-succeed/5703678

Homewreckers and Nationwreckers United
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
This writer just interviewed Aaron Glantz on his new bestselling book Homewreckers. This is more than a 'must read'… it is a 'Have to Immediately Read'! Glantz covers the beginnings and the rash aftermath of the 2008 Subprime Housing …
globalresearch.ca/homewreckers-nationwreckers-united/5703634

Trump's Senate "Acquittal" Will Embolden Him to Adopt Increasingly Destructive Policies in the Middle East
Michael Jansen | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
Donald Trump's acquittal in his Senate trial after being impeached for courting foreign intervention in the 2020 US elections and obstruction of Congress can only embolden him to adopt increasingly destructive policies in this region. First and foremost, the …
globalresearch.ca/trump-acquittal-embolden-him-adopt-increasingly-destructive-policies-region/5703696

The Metal Trump Wants More than Gold. China's Control Over Strategic Metals
Charles Kennedy | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
China has a monopoly on one of the most strategic metals on the planet, and Washington is anxious to change that. | Global dominance at this point in the game means control of the rare earths elements that form the backbone …
globalresearch.ca/metal-trump-wants-more-gold/5703719

Venezuela to Sue Trump Regime in ICJ: Does It Matter?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
Is it possible for aggrieved nations to gain favorable international tribunal rulings against the US that force it to pay a price for its high crimes and other wrongdoing? | The International Court of Justice (ICJ) was established to settle disputes …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-sue-trump-regime-icj-does-it-matter/5703681

North Macedonia Is Being Used by NATO to Target Serbia and Russia
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
The North Macedonian House of Representatives unanimously approved on Monday for their country to accept the NATO Accession Protocol, taking the former Yugoslav Republic a step closer towards accession into NATO which is expected to be completed and finalized in …
globalresearch.ca/north-macedonia-used-nato-target-serbia-russia/5703711

Video: Battle of Idlib and Prospects of Turkish-Syrian War
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
In February 2020, the Syrian Army reached the vicinity of the main stronghold of anti-government forces in Syria, the city of Idlib. This development plunged into shock supporters and the leadership of Idlib armed groups and became a visual confirmation …
globalresearch.ca/video-battle-idlib-prospects-turkish-syrian-war/5703626

Black Democrats Endorse Bloomberg after Release of Racist Boasts on "Stop-and-frisk"
Niles Niemuth | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
An audio recording was released Tuesday in which the billionaire Democratic Party presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg boasts that the "stop-and-frisk" policy he championed as mayor of New York deliberately targeted minority youth. | In the openly racist comments, made before an …
globalresearch.ca/black-democrats-endorse-bloomberg-release-racist-boasts-stop-frisk/5703730

On Bombing Cultural Heritage Sites, Drone Assassinations, and Spirituality
Prof. Valeria Z. Nollan | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
Pres. Donald Trump's threat to the Iranian government to bomb fifty-two designated cultural sites in that country was shocking and disturbing, for myriad reasons.[i] The specific number of fifty-two in his tweet of January 4, 2020 pointedly reminds us of …
globalresearch.ca/bombing-cultural-heritage-sites-drone-assassinations-spirituality/5703665

Video: Drones in Modern Warfare. Drone Documentary (2014)
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
The documentary is about the role that drones play in war, showing what really happens and demonstrating how cold drone warfare truly is. | Watch the trailer below. | * | Note to readers: please click the share buttons above or below. Forward …
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Brazil: Citizens Protest Against Collapse of Social Security
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-14
Brazil's Central Labor Federation (CUT) and other workers' organizations Friday perform the "National Day against the Dismantling of Social Security" to draw attention to the policies that President Jair Bolsonaro implements in the National Social Security Institute (INSS). | RELATED: | Brazil: Bolsonaro Is Pushing Teachers Towards a National Strike…
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One Billion Rising: Eve Ensler & Taína Asili Mark V-Day and Campaign to End Sexual Violence
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-14
This Valentine's Day, people around the world are taking to the streets to protest violence against women and girls. From the Philippines to India to Italy to Bolivia, thousands of women in more than 100 countries will reclaim public space through dance and performance as part of a global movement called One Billion Rising. The movement takes its name from the shocking statistic that one in three women across the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. One Billion Rising started on Valentine's Day 2012 and has continued to grow every year since. Participants say they won't stop dancing until violence…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/14/v_day_one…

Selected Articles: Real and "Fake" Elections: US, Bolivia, Ireland
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
Bolivian Elections Will be an Opportunity to Legalize the Coup | By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida, February 14, 2020 | The next Bolivian presidential elections were scheduled for May 3. The scenario in the country remains troubled, marked by the unrest …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-election-dilemma/5703741

Prime Minister Johnson Upholds the Government's 'Revenge' on Britain's Judicial System
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
Since Boris Johnson's election in December with an 80-seat majority, the government is in full swing to radically change Britain. Leaving aside Brexit, which will do just that, the government is now attacking the very institutions that uphold civil …
globalresearch.ca/number-10-steps-up-revenge-britain-judicial-system/5703674

Menace on the Menu in Post-EU Britain
Colin Todhunter | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-14
Environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason has just written the report 'Bayer Crop Science rules Britain after Brexit

'Actually dangerous': Samantha Bee's denunciation of PragerU shows liberals still don't get the allure of the forbidden
rt.com | 2020-02-13
Liberal comedian Samantha Bee has said she fears YouTube powerhouse PragerU is brainwashing kids by disguising right-wing propaganda as educational content

Interview with Nicaraguan Sandinista youth leader Rosalía Bohórquez
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-02-12
In January, Fight Back! reporters participated in the World Anti-Imperialist Gathering in Caracas, Venezuela. While there, they interviewed delegates from several countries. Here's an interview with a leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and a member of the National Union of Nicaraguan Students (UNEN), Rosalía Bohórquez. Bohórquez delivers a message to working people and progressive people in the United States. | Rosalía Bohórquez: My name is Rosalía Bohórquez. I'm Nicaraguan and a member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN). I'm also a student and a member of the Nat…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/2/12/intervie…

Teenage girls' education, 'an indispensable foundation' for achieving development goals: Guterres
news.un.org | 2020-02-11
Promoting education for adolescent girls is an "indispensable foundation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals", Secretary-General António Guterres declared at the launch event of the Drive for 5 education initiative at UN Headquarters on Tuesday, hosted by the Irish Mission to the United Nations.
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Human Rights Watch: 200 Salvadoran Asylum Seekers Killed, Raped or Tortured After U.S. Deportation
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-07
A shocking new report says at least 200 Salvadoran asylum seekers were either killed, raped or tortured after being deported from the United States back to El Salvador. Human Rights Watch found that some 138 people deported to El Salvador were murdered by gang members, police, soldiers, death squads or ex-partners between 2013 and 2019. The report says most of the victims were killed within two years after being deported, by the same perpetrators the asylum seekers had fled from. From Denver, Colorado, we speak to Clara Long, senior researcher for Human Rights Watch. And joining us from El Salvador, we speak to "
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