Daily Archives: January 24, 2020

2020-01-24: News Headlines

RT (2020-01-24). Would you like brain damage with that? America's favorite cooking oil causes neurological changes, says animal study. rt.com New research has shown that despite being marketed as a healthy alternative, soybean oil, America's most popular oil, causes neurological changes in the brains of mice, and may contribute to autism and dementia in humans. | Extracted from the seeds of soybeans and used in everything from fast food to animal feed and even baby formula, soybean oil is easily the most widely consumed oil in the US, ubiquitous in the national cuisine. | It's in McDonald's fries, Pizza Hut crust, and the "healthy" 9-grain bread used for your Subway sandwich. | A research team from University of California, Riverside has been studyi…

Eric A. Gordon (2020-01-24). 'Nowhere on the Border,' an engrossing play on our conscience. peoplesworld.org NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—The very fine Road Theatre Company is currently staging Carlos Lacámara's Nowhere on the Border (seen Jan. 18), a soul-wrenching, laser-beamed treatment of the emotional and economic issues around cross-border migration from Mexico into the U.S. Southwest. Gary (Chet Grissom), a border watch volunteer/vigilante from Pennsylvania with a son serving in Afghanistan, confronts …

RT (2020-01-24). Chinese authorities share FIRST PHOTOS of deadly coronavirus. rt.com The first close-up images of the deadly coronavirus which has killed at least 26 people and infected some 830 others in China's Wuhan have been released. | The Institute of Microbiology at Chinese Academy of Sciences | The Wuhan Coronavirus or 2019-nCoV is closely related to both the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV), and has so far spre…

Mara Dolan (2020-01-24). These Students Are Bringing Transformative Justice to Their Campus. thenation.com

RT (2020-01-24). Dozens of Indian students TRAPPED in Wuhan as China scrambles to stop spread of deadly coronavirus. rt.com A group of young Indians studying medicine in Wuhan, China have found themselves trapped in the city, as Beijing rushes to contain the new coronavirus outbreak. | Wuhan, home to 11 million people, has been put on lockdown by authorities in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly virus. Restrictions were also placed on two nearby cities, creating a quarantine of nearly 18 million people in total. | Among them are 25 Indian students who attend Wuhan University's College of Medicine. The medical students will likely be trapped in the city until health officials give the all clear. Chinese soldiers and SWAT tea…

Wireless Radiation Education and Defense (2020-01-24). Protest 5G-Global Day of Action! indybay.org 2209 Shattuck in front of Verizon, downtown Berkeley and marching to other nearby cellphone stores and to MLK Park.

Defend Public Education NOW! (2020-01-24). SFUSD Speak-out: Protect our Children from Contamination and Cancer. indybay.org San Francisco Unified School District | 555 Franklin St. San Francisco…

Jake Johnston (2020-01-24). 'Biggest Loss of Clean Water Protection the Country Has Ever Seen': Trump Guts Safeguards for US Streams and Wetlands. globalresearch.ca "This all-out assault on basic safeguards will send our country back to the days when corporate polluters could dump whatever sludge or slime they wished into the streams and wetlands that often connect to the water we drink." | *** | The …

Larry Romanoff (2020-01-24). Fake News and "The Naked Government": Jessica Lynch and the US Invasion of Iraq. globalresearch.ca In the 1950s there was a TV series in the US titled 'The Naked City', composed from stories drawn from the lives of various residents. Each episode began with the words, "There are 8 million stories in the naked city. …

Gideon Polya (2020-01-24). "One World Digital Dictatorship" A Digital Nightmare. globalresearch.ca Danish writer Soren Korsgaard (editor of Crime & Power) has written a very long and detailed account entitled "One World Digital Dictatorship" that describes the accelerating movement by both Western-style democracies and one-party states (notably China) towards world-wide Digital Dictatorship …

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (2020-01-24). Closer than Ever: It Is 100 Seconds to Midnight. The Dangers of Nuclear War. globalresearch.ca To: Leaders and citizens of the world | Humanity continues to face two simultaneous existential dangers—nuclear war and climate change—that are compounded by a threat multiplier, cyber-enabled information warfare, that undercuts society's ability to respond. The international security situation is dire, …

Alison Weir (2020-01-24). European Jewish Congress (EJC) Launches Campaign Against 'Antisemitism' (Aka Support for Palestinian Rights). globalresearch.ca The European Jewish Congress (EJC) has

Mandy Smithberger (2020-01-24). Never the Pentagon: How the Military-Industrial Complex Gets Away with Murder in Contract after Contract. globalresearch.ca Call it a colossal victory for a Pentagon that hasn't won a war in this century, but not for the rest of us. Congress only recently passed and the

South Front (2020-01-24). Video: Syrian Army Reportedly Suffers Huge Casualties in Idlib. What's Going On? globalresearch.ca Intense clashes between the Syrian Army and Idlib militants resulted in large casualties among both sides, according to statements by the Syrian and Russian defense ministries. | On January 23, the Syrian military reported that its forces had repelled a large-scale …

South Front (2020-01-24). Video: Turkey's Military Industrial Complex. globalresearch.ca Turkey is working to develop its national industry and reequip its armed forces with modern military equipment. The worth of projects in this field is estimated to be around $77 billion. Ankara is paying special attention to the modernization and …

Health Impact News (2020-01-24). Video: "He Was Murdered" — 13 Month Old Infant Dies 14 Hours after Receiving the Flu Shot. globalresearch.ca Krystle Cordingley mourns her son Corbyn who died 14 hours after a flu shot. | Krystle claims that the hospital tried to cover up what happened, and doctors said his death following vaccination was a coincidence. | Finally, she reports, one honest …

Andrew Korybko (2020-01-24). Putin's Trip to 'Israel' Will be Remembered as an Important Part of His Legacy. globalresearch.ca Putin's trip to "Israel" on Thursday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz was a defining moment of his 20-year-long presidency and will forever be remembered as an important part of his legacy due to the extremely …

Stephen Lendman (2020-01-24). Trump's "No-Peace/Peace Plan" for Palestine. Netanyahu/Gantz Invited to White House to Discuss "Deal of the Century" globalresearch.ca Leaked information shows Trump's so-called deal of the century is a one-sided scam, favoring Israel at the expense of fundamental Palestinian rights. | The so-called peace process is the greatest hoax in modern times, along with the US war OF terror …

True Publica (2020-01-24). State Secrecy: UK Government Now Routinely Refusing Freedom of Information Requests. globalresearch.ca At TruePublica we have constantly warned about the authoritarian traits and tendencies of this government. It started with terror laws designed to catch hardened criminals with the intent to kill that ended up being used on the public to

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-01-24). Turkish Intervention in Libya: Another Erdogan Reckless Attempt to Revive Neo-Ottoman Empire. globalresearch.ca With Turkey failing to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power in their drive to forge a regional hegemonic order under their rulership, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has set his eyes on other Eastern Mediterranean issues, primarily aggression against …

Kavaljit Singh (2020-01-24). The US-China Trade Deal Is Mostly Symbolic. globalresearch.ca On January 15, the US President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed a "phase one" trade agreement to de-escalate an 18-month trade war between the world's two biggest economies. After months of tough negotiations and retaliatory trade …

Steve Sweeney (2020-01-24). Venezuela's "Guaido Threat": Safeguarding Telesur Is Our Obligation, Academics and Intellectuals. globalresearch.ca Attacks on Venezuelan TV station Telesur are an example of the "arrogance of the powerful" trying to stop people from hearing the truth, campaigners warned today. | Intellectuals and academics from across Latin America penned an open letter in support of …

John Clarke (2020-01-24). Disabled People Under Attack. globalresearch.ca In December, Ontario's Auditor-General, Bonnie Lysyk, issued a report that offers the province's right wing Tory government an opportunity to attack disabled people living in poverty. Her report paints a picture of an Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) that …

Peter Koenig (2020-01-24). Switzerland Funds Biased and Fake OPCW Chemical Weapons' Reporting. globalresearch.ca Why does Switzerland, neutral by her Constitution, fund, support and reward the partial and I dare say, western-biased and corrupted Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and their fake reporting — with a donation of CHF 300,000 (US$ …

Tom Gallagher (2020-01-24). Foreign Policy: The Final Frontier. indybay.org University of San Francisco; the Getty Room at the main entrance of the Lo Schiavo Science Center, across from Kalmanovitz Hall. www.usfca.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/u…

sputniknews (2020-01-24). Giant Stars Devour Each Another Causing One of Most Epic Supernova Blasts to Date, Study Says. sputniknews.com Hypernovae, aka supermassive stellar explosions, are largely understudied, but as follows from some specific estimates, there could be unexpected interstellar interactions behind these jaw-dropping astronomic fireworks shows.

Labor Video Project (2020-01-24). UC Unions & Students Unite Against Union Busting/Contracting Out At UC At Regents Meeting. indybay.org AFSCME 3299 workers, UCSC grad student wildcatters and UC students spoke out and protested at the UC Regents meeting on 1/22/20 at UC Mission Bay Campus against contracting out, privatization and union busting.

WSWS (2020-01-24). The Politician: The unreality of official American political and social life. wsws.org The Politician centers on the Machiavellian operations of an ambitious California high school senior, determined to win the election for student body president as a stepping-stone, ultimately, to the White House.

yenisafak (2020-01-24). Turkey joins 4th Industrial Revolution Network of WEF. yenisafak.com MEXT Technology Center, established by the Turkish Employers' Association of Metal Industries (MESS), joined the C4IR Network, a press release cited Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank as saying.With MEXT, Turkey will able to carry onto the international platform and shape global policies, Varank said.The C4IR Network aims to accelerate scientific and technological researches. The network is in cooperation with public and private institutions, academics and NGOs.The MESS was the first employer union accepted by the WEF for the C4IR Network, according to the press release.With cooperation agree…

yenisafak (2020-01-24). Turks in China on tenterhooks amid virus outbreak. yenisafak.com Turkish citizens living in central China, the epicenter the coronavirus outbreak, are on tenterhooks.The Wuhan city of Hubei province has been particularly hit hard with hundreds of cases of the mystery virus reported. Authorities are trying to curb its spread with a transport lockdown in place since Thursday.As panic spreads in the city of 11 million people, residents flocked to the market to stockpile essentials as they fear they will become prisoners in their own homes in the days to come."We tried to buy as much water as we could from the markets," said Burcu Oner, who works as an English teacher in the city.

Global Research News (2020-01-24). Selected Articles: Trump's "No-Peace/Peace Plan" for Palestine. globalresearch.ca By Leaked information shows Trump's so-called deal of the century is a one-sided scam, favoring…

Mark Gruenberg (2020-01-23). Trump impeachment trial starts as several unions speak out. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —The Republican-run Senate's impeachment trial of GOP President Donald Trump opened Jan. 21 with heated verbal jousting from lawyers — as several unions have spoken out. National Nurses United, Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten, and Service Employees President Mary Kay Henry strongly supported the impeachment process, but haven't taken a position on the actual …

La Via Campesina (2020-01-23). Video: Globalize Hope: New Film on the History of La Via Campesina. globalresearch.ca La Via Campesina is an international movement that brings together millions of peasants, landless workers, indigenous peoples and migrants — comprising women, men, youth and diverse identities — from all over the world. The movement brings them together under its …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-01-23). Next Generation 5G and the US-China "Cellphone War": The Arrest and Trial of Meng Wanzhou. globalresearch.ca The unspoken US policy objective behind the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on trumped up charges, consists in breaking China's technological lead in wireless telecommunications. What is at stake is a coordinated US intelligence initiative to ban China from playing a strategic role in the 5G global mobile phone network.

Philip Giraldi (2020-01-23). An Army for Hire: Trump Wants to Make Money by Renting Out American Soldiers. globalresearch.ca To say that there has been some strange stuff coming out of the White House lately would be an understatement. If President Donald Trump knew a bit more about history, he would understand that countries that rent out their national …

Joseph Thomas (2020-01-23). Thailand: The Lingering Spectre of US Colour Revolutions. globalresearch.ca Thailand's opposition is openly backed by powerful foreign interests, particularly those in Washington. As the opposition attempts to secure power and help serve as a vector for Western special interests, the spectre of a Western-sponsored "colour revolution" increasingly looms over …

Lauren Smith (2020-01-23). An Epic Act of Resistance and Trial of Our Times. "The Venezuela Embassy Protectors Collective" globalresearch.ca On February 11th, four American peace activists, known as the

Stephen Lendman (2020-01-23). Trump Parties in Davos While Ordinary Americans Struggle to Make Ends Meet. globalresearch.ca The annual Davos billionaire's ball — aka World Economic Forum — continues until Friday. | Once a year, prominent movers and shakers gather together in Switzerland to plot their next moves for greater self-enrichment at the expense of exploited masses. | They've …

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-01-23). Three Years of Monroe Doctrine by Trump: What Has Happened in Latin America? globalresearch.ca Against all mainstream media expectations, Donald Trump had defeated Hillary Clinton to the presidency of the United States in 2016, and it was expected that the new president would take on a more isolationist policy and withdraw his country from …

Ross Barkan (2020-01-23). Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us. thenation.com Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us…

Peter Phillips (2020-01-23). The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E): Monopoly Power and Disasters by the Rich 1%. globalresearch.ca The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has diverted over $100 million from safety and maintenance programs to executive compensation at the same time it has caused an average of more than one fire a day for the past six …

Andrew Korybko (2020-01-23). Impacts of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC). Ease or Exacerbate China-India Rivalry? globalresearch.ca The eventual completion of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) will either ease or exacerbate the Sino-Indo economic rivalry of the past few years depending on how New Delhi responds to Beijing's latest trans-regional integration initiative, but whatever it decides to …

(2020-01-23). Tusayan, Developers Begin New Push for Massive Grand Canyon Project. globalresearch.ca An Italian company has tinkered with its years-old plan to build a sprawling development on the doorstep of Grand Canyon National Park. But the mega-project would be just as dangerous to water resources, wildlife and visitors. It would also flood …

John W. Whitehead (2020-01-23). Deadly Distractions: Laying the Groundwork for the Next Civil War. "Deep State's Plot to Take Over America" globalresearch.ca " —Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet | And so it continues. | This impeachment fiasco is merely the latest in a never-ending series …

Wayne Madsen (2020-01-23). The United States: A Record-Holder in Political Assassinations. globalresearch.ca The crowing by Donald Trump that he "terminated" the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force, Major General Qaseem Soleimani, simply because Trump believed, mobster-style, that he had it coming, should remind the world that the United …

Ezequiel Adamovsky (2020-01-23). Immediate US Withdrawal Due to Its Violation of the Agreement. globalresearch.ca The Iraqi Parliament has

Alan MacLeod (2020-01-23). Bolivia: As Elections Near, US-Backed Interim Government Mobilizes Military, Arrests Opposition Leaders. globalresearch.ca Interim President of Bolivia Jeanine Añez has ordered troops to the streets and forced opposition candidates to organize abroad for fear of arrest ahead of the country's first elections since a US-backed coup last November. | *** | Wednesday, January 22 marks …

Robert Inlakesh (2020-01-23). As If Bombing Is Not Enough … Poison Is the New Israeli Weapon in Gaza. globalresearch.ca We have now entered 2020, the year in which experts at the United Nations (UN) once predicted Gaza would become unlivable. But the sad reality is not only that those same experts said that Gaza was already unlivable in 2017, …

Stephen Lendman (2020-01-23). Iraqi President Denounced for Meeting with Trump in Davos. globalresearch.ca On Wednesday, former Iraqi Kurdistan region prime minister/current Iraqi president Barham Salih met with Trump in Davos on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum. | He ignored warnings from internal Shia militia groups that he'd be unwelcome back home if …

Milan Rivié (2020-01-23). New Debt Crisis in the South. globalresearch.ca Public external debt in countries of the South [1] is a source of concern, notably because of its dramatic increase within the last two decades and because of parallels with the pre-crisis debt situation of Third World countries in the …

2020-01-24: Social Media Postees

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SFUSD Speak-out: Protect our Children from Contamination and Cancer
Defend Public Education NOW! | indybay.org | 2020-01-24
San Francisco Unified School District | 555 Franklin St. San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/23/18830048.php

Protest 5G-Global Day of Action!
Wireless Radiation Education and Defense | indybay.org | 2020-01-24
2209 Shattuck in front of Verizon, downtown Berkeley and marching to other nearby cellphone stores and to MLK Park.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/21/18829969.php

Switzerland Funds Biased and Fake OPCW Chemical Weapons' Reporting
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Why does Switzerland, neutral by her Constitution, fund, support and reward the partial and I dare say, western-biased and corrupted Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and their fake reporting

"One World Digital Dictatorship" A Digital Nightmare
Gideon Polya | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Danish writer Soren Korsgaard (editor of Crime & Power) has written a very long and detailed account entitled "One World Digital Dictatorship" that describes the accelerating movement by both Western-style democracies and one-party states (notably China) towards world-wide Digital Dictatorship …
globalresearch.ca/one-world-digital-dictatorship-soren-korsgaard-digital-nightmare/5701587

Closer than Ever: It Is 100 Seconds to Midnight. The Dangers of Nuclear War
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
To: Leaders and citizens of the world | Humanity continues to face two simultaneous existential dangers–nuclear war and climate change–that are compounded by a threat multiplier, cyber-enabled information warfare, that undercuts society's ability to respond. The international security situation is dire, | …
globalresearch.ca/closer-100-seconds-midnight/5701635

Trump's "No-Peace/Peace Plan" for Palestine. Netanyahu/Gantz Invited to White House to Discuss "Deal of the Century"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Leaked information shows Trump's so-called deal of the century is a one-sided scam, favoring Israel at the expense of fundamental Palestinian rights. | The so-called peace process is the greatest hoax in modern times, along with the US war OF terror …
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-gantz-white-house-invitation-discuss-trump-regime-no-peace-peace-plan/5701629

Video: Turkey's Military Industrial Complex
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Turkey is working to develop its national industry and reequip its armed forces with modern military equipment. The worth of projects in this field is estimated to be around $77 billion. Ankara is paying special attention to the modernization and …
globalresearch.ca/video-turkeys-military-industrial-complex/5701581

Disabled People Under Attack
John Clarke | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
In December, Ontario's Auditor-General, Bonnie Lysyk, issued a report that offers the province's right wing Tory government an opportunity to attack disabled people living in poverty. Her report paints a picture of an Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) that …
globalresearch.ca/disabled-people-under-attack/5701576

Would you like brain damage with that? America's favorite cooking oil causes neurological changes, says animal study
rt.com | 2020-01-24
New research has shown that despite being marketed as a healthy alternative, soybean oil, America's most popular oil, causes neurological changes in the brains of mice, and may contribute to autism and dementia in humans. | Extracted from the seeds of soybeans and used in everything from fast food to animal feed and even baby formula, soybean oil is easily the most widely consumed oil in the US, ubiquitous in the national cuisine. | It's in McDonald's fries, Pizza Hut crust, and the "healthy" 9-grain bread used for your Subway sandwich. | A research team from University of California, Riverside has been studyi…
rt.com/news/479111-soybean-oil-change-mice-brain/

Turkish Intervention in Libya: Another Erdogan Reckless Attempt to Revive Neo-Ottoman Empire
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
With Turkey failing to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power in their drive to forge a regional hegemonic order under their rulership, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has set his eyes on other Eastern Mediterranean issues, primarily aggression against | …
globalresearch.ca/intervention-libya-another-erdogan-reckless-attempt-revive-neo-ottoman-empire/5701622

Never the Pentagon: How the Military-Industrial Complex Gets Away with Murder in Contract after Contract
Mandy Smithberger | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Call it a colossal victory for a Pentagon that hasn't won a war in this century, but not for the rest of us. Congress only recently passed and the president approved one of the largest Pentagon budgets ever. It will …
globalresearch.ca/never-pentagon-how-military-industrial-complex-gets-away-murder-contract/5701605

Fake News and "The Naked Government": Jessica Lynch and the US Invasion of Iraq
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
In the 1950s there was a TV series in the US titled 'The Naked City', composed from stories drawn from the lives of various residents. Each episode began with the words, "There are 8 million stories in the naked city. …
globalresearch.ca/fake-news-and-the-naked-government-jessica-lynch-and-the-us-invasion-of-iraq/5701237

Sanders & Warren
Ryan Grim | zcomm.org | 2020-01-24
The Sanders Campaign Researched Whether Warren Could Be Both Vice President and Treasury Secretary at Once…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/sanders-warren/

State Secrecy: UK Government Now Routinely Refusing Freedom of Information Requests
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
At TruePublica we have constantly warned about the authoritarian traits and tendencies of this government. It started with terror laws designed to catch hardened criminals with the intent to kill that ended up being used on the public to catch …
globalresearch.ca/state-secrecy-uk-government-refusing-freedom-information-requests/5701602

European Jewish Congress (EJC) Launches Campaign Against 'Antisemitism' (Aka Support for Palestinian Rights)
Alison Weir | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
The European Jewish Congress (EJC) has announced the launch of a worldwide, star studded social media campaign against what it calls "antisemitism," but which is often advocacy for Palestinian human rights and opposition to Israeli apartheid. EJC is the …
globalresearch.ca/jewish-congress-launches-campaign-against-antisemitism-support-palestinian-rights/5701608

Putin's Trip to 'Israel' Will be Remembered as an Important Part of His Legacy
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Putin's trip to "Israel" on Thursday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz was a defining moment of his 20-year-long presidency and will forever be remembered as an important part of his legacy due to the extremely …
globalresearch.ca/putin-trip-israel-remembered-important-part-legacy/5701613

The US-China Trade Deal Is Mostly Symbolic
Kavaljit Singh | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
On January 15, the US President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed a "phase one" trade agreement to de-escalate an 18-month trade war between the world's two biggest economies. After months of tough negotiations and retaliatory trade | …
globalresearch.ca/us-china-trade-deal/5701579

Would you like brain damage with that? America's favorite cooking oil causes neurological changes, says animal study
rt.com | 2020-01-24
New research has shown that despite being marketed as a healthy alternative, soybean oil, America's most popular oil, causes neurological changes in the brains of mice, and may contribute to autism and dementia in humans. | Extracted from the seeds of soybeans and used in everything from fast food to animal feed and even baby formula, soybean oil is easily the most widely consumed oil in the US, ubiquitous in the national cuisine. | It's in McDonald's fries, Pizza Hut crust, and the "healthy" 9-grain bread used for your Subway sandwich. | A research team from University of California, Riverside has been studyi…
rt.com/news/479111-soybean-oil-change-mice-brain/

Venezuela's "Guaido Threat": Safeguarding Telesur Is Our Obligation, Academics and Intellectuals
Steve Sweeney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Attacks on Venezuelan TV station Telesur are an example of the "arrogance of the powerful" trying to stop people from hearing the truth, campaigners warned today. | Intellectuals and academics from across Latin America penned an open letter in support of …
globalresearch.ca/safeguarding-telesur-our-obligation-academics-intellectuals-say-face-guaido-threat/5701610

'Biggest Loss of Clean Water Protection the Country Has Ever Seen': Trump Guts Safeguards for US Streams and Wetlands
Jake Johnston | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
"This all-out assault on basic safeguards will send our country back to the days when corporate polluters could dump whatever sludge or slime they wished into the streams and wetlands that often connect to the water we drink." | *** | The …
globalresearch.ca/biggest-loss-clean-water-protection-trump-guts-safeguards-us-streams-wetlands/5701601

Video: Syrian Army Reportedly Suffers Huge Casualties in Idlib. What's Going On?
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Intense clashes between the Syrian Army and Idlib militants resulted in large casualties among both sides, according to statements by the Syrian and Russian defense ministries. | On January 23, the Syrian military reported that its forces had repelled a large-scale …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-reportedly-suffers-huge-casualties-in-idlib-what-going-on/5701630

Foreign Policy: The Final Frontier
Tom Gallagher | indybay.org | 2020-01-24
University of San Francisco; the Getty Room at the main entrance of the Lo Schiavo Science Center, across from Kalmanovitz Hall. www.usfca.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/u…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/22/18830041.php

Giant Stars Devour Each Another Causing One of Most Epic Supernova Blasts to Date, Study Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-24
Hypernovae, aka supermassive stellar explosions, are largely understudied, but as follows from some specific estimates, there could be unexpected interstellar interactions behind these jaw-dropping astronomic fireworks shows.
sputniknews.com/science/202001241078125765-giant-stars-devour-each-another-causing-one-of-most-epic-supernova-blasts-to-date-study-says/

'Nowhere on the Border,' an engrossing play on our conscience
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-24
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.–The very fine Road Theatre Company is currently staging Carlos Lacámara's Nowhere on the Border (seen Jan. 18), a soul-wrenching, laser-beamed treatment of the emotional and economic issues around cross-border migration from Mexico into the U.S. Southwest. Gary (Chet Grissom), a border watch volunteer/vigilante from Pennsylvania with a son serving in Afghanistan, confronts …
peoplesworld.org/article/nowhere-on-the-border-an-engrossing-play-on-our-conscience/

Chinese authorities share FIRST PHOTOS of deadly coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-01-24
The first close-up images of the deadly coronavirus which has killed at least 26 people and infected some 830 others in China's Wuhan have been released. | The Institute of Microbiology at Chinese Academy of Sciences shared the images Friday, as the country grapples with an unprecedented quarantine of over 18 million people. | | The Wuhan Coronavirus or 2019-nCoV is closely related to both the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV), and has so far spre…
rt.com/news/479057-chinese-authorities-share-coronavirus-photos/

Dozens of Indian students TRAPPED in Wuhan as China scrambles to stop spread of deadly coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-01-24
A group of young Indians studying medicine in Wuhan, China have found themselves trapped in the city, as Beijing rushes to contain the new coronavirus outbreak. | Wuhan, home to 11 million people, has been put on lockdown by authorities in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly virus. Restrictions were also placed on two nearby cities, creating a quarantine of nearly 18 million people in total. | Among them are 25 Indian students who attend Wuhan University's College of Medicine. The medical students will likely be trapped in the city until health officials give the all clear. Chinese soldiers and SWAT tea…
rt.com/news/479038-coronavirus-25-indians-wuhan-china/

The Politician: The unreality of official American political and social life
wsws.org | 2020-01-24
The Politician centers on the Machiavellian operations of an ambitious California high school senior, determined to win the election for student body president as a stepping-stone, ultimately, to the White House.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/24/thep…

UC Unions & Students Unite Against Union Busting/Contracting Out At UC At Regents Meeting
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-01-24
AFSCME 3299 workers, UCSC grad student wildcatters and UC students spoke out and protested at the UC Regents meeting on 1/22/20 at UC Mission Bay Campus against contracting out, privatization and union busting.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/23/18830042.php

These Students Are Bringing Transformative Justice to Their Campus
Mara Dolan | thenation.com | 2020-01-24
thenation.com/article/can-transformative-justice-on-college-campuses-work/

UC Unions & Students Unite Against Union Busting/Contracting Out At UC At Regents Meeting
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-01-24
AFSCME 3299 workers, UCSC grad student wildcatters and UC students spoke out and protested at the UC Regents meeting on 1/22/20 at UC Mission Bay Campus against contracting out, privatization and union busting.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/23/18830042.php

Turkey joins 4th Industrial Revolution Network of WEF
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-24
MEXT Technology Center, established by the Turkish Employers' Association of Metal Industries (MESS), joined the C4IR Network, a press release cited Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank as saying.With MEXT, Turkey will able to carry onto the international platform and shape global policies, Varank said.The C4IR Network aims to accelerate scientific and technological researches. The network is in cooperation with public and private institutions, academics and NGOs.The MESS was the first employer union accepted by the WEF for the C4IR Network, according to the press release.With cooperation agree…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-joins-4th-industrial-revolution-network-of-wef-3510398

Turks in China on tenterhooks amid virus outbreak
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-24
Turkish citizens living in central China, the epicenter the coronavirus outbreak, are on tenterhooks.The Wuhan city of Hubei province has been particularly hit hard with hundreds of cases of the mystery virus reported. Authorities are trying to curb its spread with a transport lockdown in place since Thursday.As panic spreads in the city of 11 million people, residents flocked to the market to stockpile essentials as they fear they will become prisoners in their own homes in the days to come."We tried to buy as much water as we could from the markets," said Burcu Oner, who works as an English teacher in the city.
yenisafak.com/en/news/turks-in-china-on-tenterhooks-amid-virus-outbreak-3510387

Selected Articles: Trump's "No-Peace/Peace Plan" for Palestine
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Trump's "No-Peace/Peace Plan" for Palestine. Netanyahu/Gantz Invited to White House to Discuss "Deal of the Century" | By Stephen Lendman, January 24, 2020 | Leaked information shows Trump's so-called deal of the century is a one-sided scam, favoring…
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-trump-no-peace-peace-plan-palestine/5701647

Video: Globalize Hope: New Film on the History of La Via Campesina
La Via Campesina | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
La Via Campesina is an international movement that brings together millions of peasants, landless workers, indigenous peoples and migrants

Next Generation 5G and the US-China "Cellphone War": The Arrest and Trial of Meng Wanzhou
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The unspoken US policy objective behind the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on trumped up charges, consists in breaking China's technological lead in wireless telecommunications. What is at stake is a coordinated US intelligence initiative to ban China from playing a strategic role in the 5G global mobile phone network.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-next-generation-5g-and-the-us-china-cellphone-war/5663096

An Army for Hire: Trump Wants to Make Money by Renting Out American Soldiers
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
To say that there has been some strange stuff coming out of the White House lately would be an understatement. If President Donald Trump knew a bit more about history, he would understand that countries that rent out their national …
globalresearch.ca/army-hire-trump-renting-out-american-soldiers/5701511

Impacts of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC). Ease or Exacerbate China-India Rivalry?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The eventual completion of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) will either ease or exacerbate the Sino-Indo economic rivalry of the past few years depending on how New Delhi responds to Beijing's latest trans-regional integration initiative, but whatever it decides to …
globalresearch.ca/cmec-either-ease-exacerbate-sino-indo-economic-rivalry/5701529

Trump's Katyusha Conundrum: Unguided Artillery Deployed by Iraqi Insurgents against US Occupation Forces
William Walter Kay | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
Katyushas are short-range, unguided artillery rockets typically fired in salvos from truck-mounted launch-tubes. Iraq's insurgents deploy three types. | The smallest is 107 millimetres in diameter and 1 metre long. Its 19 kilogram weight includes an 8 kg high-explosive, shrapnel-bearing warhead. …
globalresearch.ca/trump-katyusha-conundrum/5701272

As If Bombing Is Not Enough … Poison Is the New Israeli Weapon in Gaza
Robert Inlakesh | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
We have now entered 2020, the year in which experts at the United Nations (UN) once predicted Gaza would become unlivable. But the sad reality is not only that those same experts said that Gaza was already unlivable in 2017, …
globalresearch.ca/poison-new-israeli-weapon-gaza/5701500

New Debt Crisis in the South
Milan Rivié | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
Public external debt in countries of the South [1] is a source of concern, notably because of its dramatic increase within the last two decades and because of parallels with the pre-crisis debt situation of Third World countries in the …
globalresearch.ca/new-debt-crisis-south/5701521

Iraqi President Denounced for Meeting with Trump in Davos
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
On Wednesday, former Iraqi Kurdistan region prime minister/current Iraqi president Barham Salih met with Trump in Davos on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum. | He ignored warnings from internal Shia militia groups that he'd be unwelcome back home if …
globalresearch.ca/iraqi-president-denounced-meeting-trump-davos/5701483

Impeach the Impeachers
Dr. T. P. Wilkinson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
Disclaimer: The author in no way implicitly or explicitly supports the pretensions of the US regime to commit overt or covert acts of aggression or interference in the internal affairs of other sovereign states by its constitutional or extra-legal institutions …
globalresearch.ca/impeach-impeachers-constitutional-eroticism/5701248

Video: Russia's "Dead Hand" Command Missiles, Deterrent In The Event of a Crippling Nuclear Attack
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The existing system of international relations and arms control treaties is slowly, but steadily crumbling. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is dead, with both Washington and Moscow publicly developing previously banned short-to-medium range missiles. The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction …
globalresearch.ca/video-russian-real-life-doomsday-machine/5701454

Immediate US Withdrawal Due to Its Violation of the Agreement
Ezequiel Adamovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The Iraqi Parliament has decided to ask for the immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces from the country for violating the terms of their presence. The US has broken its contractual obligations to the government of Baghdad and affronted the …
globalresearch.ca/immediate-us-withdrawal-due-violation-agreement/5701503

An Epic Act of Resistance and Trial of Our Times. "The Venezuela Embassy Protectors Collective"
Lauren Smith | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
On February 11th, four American peace activists, known as the Embassy Protectors Collective, will be tried before the U.S. empire for "interfering with certain protective functions" of its Federal government for their occupation of the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, …
globalresearch.ca/resistance-trial-times/5701515

Making America's Waters Burn Again. Trump's "Dirty Water Rule"
Anna Sewell | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The Trump administration's new Dirty Water Rule seeks to strip the Clean Water Act's protections from an overwhelming number of our waterways and return our water to levels of pollution we last saw before the Clean Water Act's enactment in …
globalresearch.ca/making-america-waters-burn-again/5701482

Venezuela Must Remain Vigilant and On Guard Against US Hybrid Warfare
Nino Pagliccia | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
A meme circulating on social media shows the distraught gaze of Venezuela's opposition member Juan Guaidó with a caption that says in part, "he is not a head of State, he has no army, he has no ministers, he never …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-remain-vigilant-guard-against-us-hybrid-warfare/5701458

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E): Monopoly Power and Disasters by the Rich 1%
Peter Phillips | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has diverted over $100 million from safety and maintenance programs to executive compensation at the same time it has caused an average of more than one fire a day for the past six …
globalresearch.ca/pge-monopoly-power-disasters-rich-1/5701460

The United States: A Record-Holder in Political Assassinations
Wayne Madsen | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The crowing by Donald Trump that he "terminated" the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force, Major General Qaseem Soleimani, simply because Trump believed, mobster-style, that he had it coming, should remind the world that the United …
globalresearch.ca/united-states-record-holder-political-assassinations/5701464

The Trump Coup to Come
Paul Street | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
America's political authoritarianism comes in different, yet combined, mutually reinforcing forms. We have the neofascist authoritarianism of the white nationalist Republican Party, its Great Dog-Wagging God in the White House and his cultish, white-Amerikaner base. | Donald Trump may well …
globalresearch.ca/trump-coup-come/5701470