2020-12-22: News Headlines

Andrew Korybko (2020-12-22). US Cyber Spy Scandal: Pompeo Blames Russia, Trump Blames China. Why? globalresearch.ca The contradictory claims from Secretary of State Pompeo and President Trump blaming Russia and China respectively for carrying out what's been described by many as one of the most intrusive cyber espionage operations against America in history are confusing for …

Global Justice Now (2020-12-22). Big Pharma Business Model Is Serious Obstacle to Wiping Out COVID-19: Report. globalresearch.ca New research released today by Global Justice Now examines the history of some of the leading corporations producing coronavirus medicines, warning that their business model is likely to make controlling the pandemic more difficult, despite the rapid production of vaccines….

Monica Moorehead (2020-12-22). Baseball's racist legacy today as MLB finally recognizes 'Negro Leagues' — a WW commentary. workers.org Twitter feed: @mmashcat Major League Baseball first announced on Dec. 9 that it would finally incorporate all of the players, statistics and records from the "Negro Leagues" (NL) into its present-day records. Many said it was about time and that this recognition is long overdue. Both sentiments are justified. Pennsylvania's . . . |

Stephen Lendman (2020-12-22). Experimental COVID Vaccines Refuted by Peer Reviewed Reports. globalresearch.ca Along with hazardous to human health ingredients in all vaccines, alleged protection afforded by Covid vaccines is dubious at best, unsupported by evidence at worst. | BMJ calls itself a publication "intended for healthcare professions." | According to its associate editor/pharmacologist Peter …

Children's Health Defense (2020-12-22). FDA Investigates Allergic Reactions to Pfizer COVID Vaccine After More Healthcare Workers Hospitalized. globalresearch.ca The FDA is investigating allergic reactions in "multiple states." The agency acknowledged the reactions may have been caused by PEG, a compound in the Pfizer vaccine that CHD previously told the FDA could put millions of people at risk. | ***…

Kevin Jiang (2020-12-22). Leo Panitch: Beloved Teacher and Public Thinker has Died of COVID-19. globalresearch.ca Professor Leo Panitch was an equal-parts brilliant and generous public thinker who worked toward the betterment of humanity, his friends and colleagues say. | "If you watched Leo, you were immediately struck by his confidence," said lifelong friend Sam Gindin. ". …

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2020-12-22). The COVID-19 RT-PCR Test: How to Mislead All Humanity. Using a "Test" To Lock Down Society. globalresearch.ca The misuse of the RT-PCR technique is used as an intentional strategy by some governments, supported by scientific safety councils and by the dominant media, to justify the violation of a large number of constitutional rights, the destruction of the economy with the bankruptcy of entire active sectors of society,…

Matt Sedlar (2020-12-22). COVID Relief Payments Draw an Unfair Line Between Deserving and Undeserving Family Dependency. cepr.net The COVID Relief legislation passed by Congress last night includes a one-time $600 per person payment, but prohibits several groups from receiving it, including 17 and 18 year olds claimed as dependents (typically on their parents' tax returns), students age 19—23 claimed as dependents, and adults of any age with disabilities who are claimed as …

Dorothy Cummings McLean (2020-12-22). Pfizer COVID Jab Warning: No Breastfeeding, Avoid Pregnancy for 2 Months, Unknown Fertility Impacts. globalresearch.ca Government produced safety instructions for a new coronavirus vaccine indicate that it should not be used by pregnant or breast-feeding mothers and children. In addition, they state that it is unknown what effect the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine will have on …

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-12-22). US Treasury Accuses Vietnam of Currency Manipulation, but this Will Not Lead to Sanctions. globalresearch.ca The U.S. Treasury Department accused Vietnam of currency manipulation in its

Philip Giraldi (2020-12-22). The Revenge Agenda. The Deep State Has Won a Major Victory. globalresearch.ca The upcoming year should be interesting. The Establishment "Deep State" has won a major victory in the United States with the election of Joe Biden as president. What remains to be seen is whether or not there will be significant …

Deng Xiaoci (2020-12-22). Chang'e-5 Completes Lunar Trip, More Space Missions Planned. asia-pacificresearch.com

Barry Kissin (2020-12-22). Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ): The Suppression of a Proven COVID Remedy. globalresearch.ca Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has been an FDA approved drug for over 65 years. It has been on the World Health Organization's list of essential medicines since the list began in 1977. People have been safely treated with HCQ billions of times …

Dr. Jack Rasmus (2020-12-22). U.S Economy Sliding, Double Dip Recession Looms: Congress Passes the $900 Billion Mitigation 2.0 Bill. globalresearch.ca As the 2020 year closes, Congress is about to pass a $900B Covid Relief spending bill. But make no mistake. It's Senate leader Mitch McConnell's proposal. And it will hardly dent the rapidly slowing US economy this 4th quarter …

news.un (2020-12-22). Culture in crisis: Arts fighting to survive COVID-19 impact. news.un.org The culture sector, which employs more than 30 million people globally, has been hit much harder than expected by the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has said, urging targeted policies and actions to help it weather the crisis.

Online News Editor (2020-12-22). Parkland massacre parents give Xmas cookies with "bullet holes" to NRA. laprensalatina.com Miami, Dec 21 (efe-epa).- The parents of students killed in the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, this week will send Christmas cookies shaped like human figures, but with "bullet holes" in them, to the National Rifle Association. Venezuelan-US couple Manuel and Patricia Oliver, the parents of Joaquin Oliver, decided …

South Front (2020-12-22). Video: Turkish Attack on Ain Issa Turns into Failure. globalresearch.ca The last few days in Syria was marked by a serious military escalation in the north of the country. | Members of pro-Turkish militant groups, supported by Turkish combat drones and artillery, launched an attack on the town of Ain Issa, …

Megan Sherman (2020-12-22). On Capitalism and the Machine. globalresearch.ca In 1935, reflecting on the creed of productivity which prevailed in modern technological societies, Bertrand Russell, philosopher, pacifist and devout humanist wrote that: | "I think that there is far too much work done in the world, that immense harm …

Keshavan MS, Price BH, Martin JB. (2020-12-22). Cross-Training in Neurology and Psychiatry—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply Mr Butchart agrees that the interface between the brain and the mind has been neglected by the fields of both neurology and psychiatry. However, he also suggests that our proposal of increased neuroscience training for all trainees in neurology and psychiatry goes too far. We would like to emphasize some key aspects of our Viewpoint that may place this issue in a clearer context.

Janice Kortkamp (2020-12-22). "Walk the Streets of Damascus, and Listen to the People Concerning US Sanctions and Aggression Against Syria" globalresearch.ca The Syrian crisis which began in 2011 has left many wondering what it was really about. Most western news observers may be confused, disinterested, or have bought-in to the lies they were told by the media. However, there is an …

Alison Weir (2020-12-22). U.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act: US Congress Votes $4 Billion to Israel for 2021. globalresearch.ca Congress just voted billions of dollars of U.S. tax money to Israel, No mainstream US media appear to have told Americans that both houses of Congress just voted massive aid to Israel, a tiny country with a long record …

Prof. Sam Ben-Meir (2020-12-22). The Painter as Hooligan: Adrian Ghenie at New York's Pace Gallery. globalresearch.ca Adrian Ghenie's work was nearly four years ago, and yet it seems much longer than that. I suspect that the reason for this is, at least in part, because the world appears so very …

Butchart LC. (2020-12-22). Cross-Training in Neurology and Psychiatry. jamanetwork.com To the Editor In their Viewpoint on training in neurology and psychiatry, Dr Keshavan and colleagues, argued that the interface between the mind and the brain is neglected in training; the addition of residency training in clinical neuroscience may allow physicians to better address those diseases that cause neurological and psychiatric symptoms. However, by suggesting that all trainees in neurology and psychiatry focus more heavily on the neurosciences, I believe that they went too far.

Eric Zuesse (2020-12-22). How U.S. Government Paid-Off Its Super-Rich in Order to Pass Its Coronavirus-Relief Laws. globalresearch.ca On December 14th, two excellent news-reports were belatedly published about some of the massive corruption that was behind the initial U.S. federal coronavirus-relief law, the CARES Act, and about U.S. Senators of both Parties now intending to include such corruption …

Chavez AM. (2020-12-22). The Light Princess —Pregnancy Loss. jamanetwork.com In this narrative medicine essay a family physician recalls her bereavement after a pregnancy loss and her slow process of healing through mentoring and lasting relationships with premed students, following their lives and careers with the same pride as a parent.

Canadian Federation of Independent Business (2020-12-22). One-third of Ontario Businesses Report They Will Not Survive the Second Lockdown. globalresearch.ca The Ontario government's decision to extend and expand lockdowns across the province is another big hit in a long line of crushing blows to small business owners. | "Today's announcement guarantees the demise of thousands upon thousands of Ontario's small businesses," …

Slomski A. (2020-12-22). Exercise Intensity Unrelated to Older Adults' Mortality Risk. jamanetwork.com Researchers in Norway found no significant difference in all-cause mortality among older adults following standard exercise guidelines or supervised high- or moderate-intensity exercise regimens, a trial published in the BMJ reported.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-12-22). In Lebanon, students take to the streets against fee hike. peoplesdispatch.org The American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University have reportedly decided to reset their fee structure based on the new US dollar exchange rate of 3,900 Lebanese pounds to the dollar instead of the old rate of 1,500 Lebanese pounds…

Areeb Ullah (2020-12-22). Pakistan Returns $1bn to Saudi Arabia and Turns to China for Loan Assistance. asia-pacificresearch.com

John W. Whitehead (2020-12-22). What if the Christ Child Had Been Born in the American Police State? globalresearch.ca "When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the kings and princes are home, when the shepherds are back with their flocks, the work of Christmas begins: to find the lost, …

Niko Harting (2020-12-22). "Health is not a Super basic right" indybay.org What has to change with regard to the handling of our fundamental rights from a legal, but also from a political point of view? The federal government's Corona policy is not without alternatives, and it has by no means always been successful, as the unsuccessful "partial lockdown" has shown. Nor is there "science" that agrees on necessary measures; there are also many critical voices among medical experts.

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-22). Iranian ministry of sports inks coop. MoU with Japan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — In an online ceremony on Tuesday, Iran's Ministry of Sports signed a cooperation MoU with the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.

Dr. Gary G. Kohls (2020-12-22). The Christmas Truce of 1914 and Other Unlearned Lessons from World War I. globalresearch.ca "…the ones who call the shots (in war) won't be among the dead and lame And on each end of the rifle we're the same" — John McCutcheon | In World War I, as happens to be true in most American …

James J. Zogby (2020-12-22). Remaining Silent About Suffering Bethlehem… globalresearch.ca As we enter the final week before Christmas, my thoughts turn to Bethlehem, its struggling people, and the shocking disregard for them displayed by many Christians in the West. | In the story that's 2,000 years old, we are told of …

imperial.ac.uk (2020-12-22). Imperial and Technische Università§t Màºnchen fund aids education innovation. imperial.ac.uk Five teams from across the College, partnering with colleagues at TUM, have been awarded funds to support them deliver experiential online education.

Josh Kirmsse, Catherine Rocchi (2020-12-22). You Can Refuse to Work for Fossil Fuel Companies—These Law Students Show How. thenation.com You Can Refuse to Work for Fossil Fuel Companies—These Law Students Show How…

WSWS (2020-12-21). Germany: Coronavirus pandemic exacerbates social inequality. wsws.org An Economic and Social Science Institute (WSI) report by the trade union-sponsored Hans Bà∂ckler Foundation sheds light on the income losses workers have suffered in recent months.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-12-21). The 2020 Worldwide Corona Crisis: Destroying Civil Society, Engineered Economic Depression, Global Coup d'État and the "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca We are at the crossroads of one of the most serious crises in modern history. We are living history, yet our understanding of the flow of events since January 2020 has been blurred. Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media as to the causes and devastating consequences of the Covid-19 "pandemic".

Sam Husseini (2020-12-21). Militarized Pandemic Science: Why is the Pentagon Funding the EcoHealth Alliance? counterpunch.org "Pandemics are like terrorist attacks: We know roughly where they originate and what's responsible for them, but we don't know exactly when the next one will happen. They need to be handled the same way — by identifying all possible sources and dismantling those before the next pandemic strikes." This statement was written in the

Mà¥nica Nunes (2020-12-21). Davi Kopenawa, Yanomami leader and shaman, elected to Brazilian Academy of Sciences. peoplesworld.org From December 2018 to April 2019, the Yanomami people were the subject of an extraordinary exhibition in Sà£o Paulo, The Yanomami Struggle, by photographer Claudia Andujar and the Moreira Sales Institute [IMS] which presented the Yanomamis' courageous and painful story. Claudia Andujar lived among these people in the 1970s when they were still isolated in …

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Elliott Smith (2020-12-21). Remembering Bruce Carver Boynton, anti-segregation fighter and Freedom Ride inspiration. peoplesworld.org On Dec. 20, 1958, exactly 62 years ago, a young law student on his way home for the holiday break was on the brink of setting the country one step forward towards racial equality. His arrest on misdemeanor charges in a racially charged case resulted two years later in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation …

Staff (2020-12-21). Biden Taps Climate Team Focused on Environmental Racism & Science to Take Over from Industry Lobbyists. democracynow.org Under pressure from progressives and communities of color, President-elect Joe Biden vowed Saturday to make environmental justice and science top concerns as he selects his climate team, which he formally introduced Saturday. If confirmed, many will represent historic firsts, including Michael Regan, who will be the first Black man to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Regan's selection comes after weeks of speculation Biden would instead tap Mary Nichols, head of the California Air Resources Board, but faced opposition for what critics called her "bleak track record in addressing environmental racism." Bi…

George Wuerthner (2020-12-21). Political Science and the Fate of the Wolverine. counterpunch.org On December 14, 2020, 24 organizations and one individual (me) filed two different lawsuits to challenge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) decision not to list the wolverine as a threatened Distinct Population Segment (DPS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The plaintiffs are arguing the FWS decision was capricious and arbitrary. The wolverine,

Dr. Melinda Rankin (2020-12-21). Prosecution of Alleged War Crimes: Need for Afghan Voices in Australian Judicial Process. globalresearch.ca The release of the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force's report on the Afghanistan Inquiry (the Brereton Report) into alleged war crimes committed by Australian SAS soldiers has prompted outrage and shock. Questions are being asked in Australia and around …

Zero Hedge (2020-12-21). Thousands of Americans "Negatively Affected" Following COVID-19 Vaccination. globalresearch.ca Thousands of people have been unable to work or perform daily activities, or required care from a healthcare professional, after getting the new As of …

Peter Koenig (2020-12-21). Warning: Covid Vaccines! Huge Risks, Huge Injuries — Huge Compensations? globalresearch.ca Did you know that the US Government since 1988 paid as of 1 December 2020 more than 4.4 billion dollars to vaccine-injury victims? — It's your money — Taxpayers Money. This is

The BMJ (2020-12-21). Covid-19: Mass Testing Is Inaccurate and Gives False Sense of Security: British Medical Journal Report. globalresearch.ca Mass testing of people without covid-19 symptoms is "not an accurate way of screening the general population," a senior figure at the Department of Health and Social Care has said in a letter seen by The BMJ (see Related content)….

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-12-21). The Brexiteer Elites and Britain's Patriotic Billionaires: "Making Britain Great Again" (MBGA). globalresearch.ca Capitalism and patriotism do not share the same stable. When those in the business of accumulating profits suggest a love for flag and country, be wary. Wars might take place and trade agreements struck by governments, but the capitalist will …

The Global Research Team (2020-12-21). Global Research: Analysis of a World in Crisis. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | As the year slowly draws to a close, we remain committed to providing a diverse and wide range of opinion and analysis of a World in crisis. Our sincere hope is that truth will ultimately prevail and will …

Matthew Ehret-Kump (2020-12-21). Today's China Espionage Scandals Revive the Gouzenko Hoax That Unleashed the Cold War. globalresearch.ca Today, a new coordinated psychological operation has been sprung to convince every living patriot across the Five Eyes sphere of influence that the enemy of the free world who lurks behind every conspiracy to overthrow governments, and western values is…China….