Daily Archives: December 10, 2020

2020-12-10: News Headlines

Workers World Party (2020-12-10). PDF of December 10 issue. workers.org Download the 12-page PDF. Capitalist COVID catastrophe FIGHT or DIE! Message from Peltier; Reparations now! Justice for Breonna denied again; Disability rights; Workers demand justice; DEA surveillance; Editorial: New president — same wars; Commentary: Becoming a cadre; GLOBAL: China: global vaccines, science; India: worker & farmer uprising; Cuba; France; Palestine; Venezuela. . . . |

Mark Gruenberg (2020-12-10). New claims for state jobless aid jump 32% in one week. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—New claims for state-paid jobless benefits, before seasonal adjustments, jumped 32% in one week, to just under a million in the week ending Dec. 5, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. And even when you take seasonal factors into consideration, the increase was still 19%, BLS added. The numbers—947,504 new state jobless aid claims in …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-12-10). Julian Assange: COVID Risks and Campaigns for Pardon. globalresearch.ca Before the January 4 ruling of District Judge Vanessa Baraitser in the extradition case of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks publisher will continue to endure the ordeal of cold prison facilities while being menaced by a COVID-19 outbreak. From November …

Andrew Korybko (2020-12-10). Will Joe Biden Stop Funding the Saudi-UAE War on Yemen? globalresearch.ca Pro-Yemeni activists hope that Biden will stay true to his prior promise to stop funding the GCC's War on Yemen, but even if he does what's arguably the morally right thing, he'll probably be doing it for geopolitical reasons even …

Stephen Lendman (2020-12-10). SCOTUS Showdown Over Stolen Election 2020. globalresearch.ca Well planned in advance brazen fraud decided US Election 2020 — not voters. | The manipulated outcome for Biden/Harris over Trump was the latest example of US fantasy democracy, the real thing prohibited throughout the country's history by its ruling class….

Matthew Ehret-Kump (2020-12-10). Why Modi's "Green Response" to China's "Belt and Road" Is Doomed to Fail. asia-pacificresearch.com

Pepe Escobar (2020-12-10). US Hits "Search and Destroy" Against China's New Silk Roads. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on Seven years after being launched by President Xi Jinping, first in Astana and then in Jakarta, the New Silk Roads, or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) increasingly drive the American …

Hans Nicholas Jong (2020-12-10). Palm Oil Giant Wilmar Unfazed as Watchdogs Cry Foul over Papua Deforestation. asia-pacificresearch.com

Abayomi Azikiwe (2020-12-10). Lawsuit Filed to Halt Voter Suppression in the Runoff Senate Elections in Georgia. globalresearch.ca After the third certification of the results of the presidential elections in the state of Georgia, efforts are underway to ensure equal access to the franchise leading up to the pivotal race to determine the composition of the United States …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-12-10). 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Caused Brain Damage in Children. Dr. Anthony Fauci on "Vaccine Safety" Issues. globalresearch.ca A lawsuit against the Trudeau Government for its handling of the COVID-19 Crisis has been launched. What is at stake is the violation of fundamental rights of Canadians. | "The mass and indiscriminate containment of citizens, the restriction of access to …

Steve Watson (2020-12-10). Canadian Health Ministry Exploring "Immunity Passports," Vaccine "Tracking and Surveillance" globalresearch.ca The Health Minister of Ontario in Canada has stoked controversy by suggesting that people who do not take the coronavirus vaccine will face restrictions on where they can travel and spend time. | *** | When asked by reporters about how the …

Ahmad Salah (2020-12-10). Will Joe Biden "Revise" U.S Agenda in Syria? Use Terrorism Pretext to "Keep Boots on the Ground"? globalresearch.ca The mayhem of the presidential elections left the American policy-makers locked in heated arguments about the future of the US domestic and foreign policy alike. One of the most pressing issues on the agenda is the Middle East developments, especially …

WSWS (2020-12-10). Montgomery, Alabama teachers demand the right to teach from home, are snubbed by school board. wsws.org Emotions ran high in the meeting held just three days after the burials of two beloved educators.

John Goss (2020-12-10). A Nasty Shot in the Arm: RT-PCR Kits and Vaccines Unlicensed by the MHRA. globalresearch.ca Aware of the forthcoming vaccine roll-out aimed, it is said, to protect against a disease (COVID-19) that reached its apex almost nine months ago, I emailed the MHRA (Medical and Healthcare Regulatory Authority) on 20 November 2020. My main concern …

Americans for Tax Fairness (2020-12-10). Net Worth of US Billionaires Has Soared by $1 Trillion to Total of $4 Trillion Since Pandemic Began. globalresearch.ca The collective wealth of America's 651 billionaires has jumped by over $1 trillion since roughly the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to a total of $4 trillion at market close on Monday, December 7, 2020. Their wealth growth since March …

Belén Fernández (2020-12-10). Israel's Honeymoon with the United Arab Emirates Is Grotesque. globalresearch.ca Since normalizing relations in September, Israel and the United Arab Emirates have teamed up to do what both do best: trample on democratic freedoms, commit atrocities, and whitewash occupation. | *** | Back in 2010, the New York Times' Thomas Friedman …

_____ (2020-12-10). Elections And The Path To Socialism In Venezuela. popularresistance.org On December 6, Venezuelans elected a new National Assembly with a left political majority. This election, which was well-run and legitimate despite what the imperialist media and countries say, reconstitutes the Venezuelan parliamentary body with participation from both the ruling and opposition parties. It marks the end of an era during which the National Assembly was a tool of the right wing agenda and US regime change efforts. To facilitate understanding of the current election and political climate in Venezuela, Vijay Prashad of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and Paul Dobson of Venezulanalysis…

Mike Kinney (2020-12-10). Tibetan Delek Children's Foundation: Helping Poor Kids in the Himalayan Mountains. indybay.org Delek Children's Foundation helps with healthcare & education to the poor children in the isolated villages of Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and Indian in the Himalayan Mountains…

National Union of the Homeless (2020-12-10). Monday 12/21: Annual National Homeless Virtual Memorial & Teach-in w/ National Union for the Homeless. indybay.org Online via livestream…

MEE and agencies (2020-12-10). Italy to indict Egyptian security officers in Giulio Regeni murder case. middleeasteye.net Italy to indict Egyptian security officers in Giulio Regeni murder case | Italian prosecutors gave the four men 20 days to respond to the charges before asking a judge to begin a trial | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 16: 18 | An Egyptian activist in Cairo holds a poster calling for justice to be served in the case of the recently murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni, 15 April 2016 (Reuters) | Italia…

Global Research News (2020-12-10). Selected Articles: Net Worth of US Billionaires Has Soared by $1 Trillion Since Pandemic Began. globalresearch.ca By A lawsuit against the Trudeau Government for its…

The Canary (2020-12-10). UK economic growth slows sharply in October as restrictions bite. thecanary.co UK economic growth slowed sharply in October as restrictions were tightened to control the spread of a second wave of coronavirus (Covid-19), official figures show. | The bite: | The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.4% month on month in October, marking the sixth month in a row of recovering output following the recession in April. | But growth pared back significantly from 1.1% in September as new restrictions were brought in to try to curb rising cases of coronavirus, hitting pubs and restaurants hard. | The ONS added that the economy still remains 7.9% below…

Sai Englert (2020-12-10). Limiting Criticism of Israel, Britain Is Closing Down Academic Freedom? globalresearch.ca In October, British Education Secretary Gavin Williamson It is worth remembering that …

Jewel Stolarchuk (2020-12-10). World Economic Forum 2021 Moved to Singapore Due to COVID-19. asia-pacificresearch.com

Suzanne James (2020-12-10). Australia: Exporting Weapons Is a Clear and Present Danger. asia-pacificresearch.com

Staff (2020-12-10). Columbia University Students Are Preparing to Launch a Tuition Strike. truthout.org At the end of Novem ≠ber, mem ≠bers of the Colum ≠bia Uni ≠ver ≠si ≠ty-Barnard Col ≠lege chap ≠ter of Young Demo ≠c ≠ra ≠t ≠ic Social ≠ists of Amer ≠i ≠ca (YDSA) launched a tuition strike cam ≠paign against "exor ≠bi ≠tant tuition rates" which, they say, "con ≠sti ≠tute a sig ≠nif ≠i ≠cant source of finan ≠cial hard ≠ship" dur ≠ing the pan ≠dem ≠ic. Stu ≠dent demands are w…

Jim Miles (2020-12-10). Days of the Future Passed: Point of No Return. globalresearch.ca The unknown is simply the future. | This future is to be determined by a declining global economy becoming saturated with massive U.S. money printing to prop up the banksters and corporate CEOs. | It will be determined by the disregard domestically …

Erich Ribolits (2020-12-10). From senseless working to senseless learning. indybay.org Today, the education system is seen almost exclusively as a supplier to the economic process. The traditional ideological superstructure of schools, universities and adult education, the orientation toward 'comprehensive education', has receded far into the background.

Lyn Redwood (2020-12-10). Children's Health Defense (CHD): Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions to Pfizer COVID Vaccine. globalresearch.ca In August, CHD asked regulators to investigate the use of polyethylene glycol (PEG) in COVID mRNA vaccines, which could have caused the severe allergic reactions reported this week by two of the first UK recipients of Pfizer's vaccine. | *** | Media …

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2020-12-10). 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,…

Sarah Lazare (2020-12-10). Biden's Defense Secretary Pick Shows the Revolving Door for Military Contractors Remains. globalresearch.ca Pres ≠i ≠dent-elect Joe Biden has tapped retired Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III for the pow ≠er ≠ful role of defense sec ≠re ≠tary, news out ≠lets revealed Decem ≠ber 7. Spec ≠u ≠la ≠tion over who Biden would pick had been brew ≠ing for weeks. All three top con ≠tenders for …

RT (2020-12-09). Anger in Russia over funeral of 'God fearing youth' who beheaded Paris schoolteacher, as Chechnya denies glorifying terrorism. rt.com Chechen authorities have denied that a funeral service held for Paris teacher-killer Abdullah Anzorov was a justification of terrorism. The 18-year-old's body was repatriated after he was shot dead by police in France. | On Tuesday, local TV in Grozny broadcast footage from a ceremony held in Anzorov's honor in the majority-Muslim region. The report stated that "Abdullah was a God-fearing youth and was not more aggressive than anyone else, his relatives say. And the incident wouldn't have happened if not for open Islamophobic provocation and pressure on the feelings of believers, Chechens believe." | The cover…

Martha Grevatt (2020-12-09). Capitalist COVID catastrophe / FIGHT or DIE! workers.org It's December 2020. The working class in the United States is facing a crisis of survival. It is the worst such crisis since the Great Depression, especially for the most oppressed. The statistics are damning: One in six households face hunger; one in five workers are out of work; some . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2020-12-09). U.S. companies sold more than 60% of all arms in the international market in 2019. peoplesworld.org In the run up to its annual yearbook next year, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its first set of data on the international arms sales by the top 25 companies in the world on Monday, December 7. According to the report, U.S. companies dominated the rising international trade with a share of over …

South Front (2020-12-09). Video: Turkey Strikes against Kurdish SDF Forces in Northern Syria. globalresearch.ca The situation in the northern Syrian provinces of Aleppo and al-Hasakah is once again escalating amid speculations on the upcoming Turkish advance in the area. | In recent weeks, the Turkish military and its proxies increased the intensity of strikes on …

Orinoco Tribune (2020-12-09). Why President Maduro Changed His Voting Center at the Last Minute. Planned Attempt on His Life? globalresearch.ca This Sunday, December 6, Nicolás Maduro voted at the Simón Rodríguez Ecological Bolivarian School in Fuerte Tiuna, accompanied by Cilia Flores, candidate in these legislative elections and the president's wife. | Traditionally, Maduro voted at the Miguel Antonio Caro high school, …

David Swanson (2020-12-09). Pearl Harbor: A Successful War Lie. globalresearch.ca Commemorating Pearl Harbor, David Swanson's analysis first published on December 7, 2010 | One type of "defensive" war is one that follows a successful provocation of aggression from the desired enemy. This method was used to begin, and repeatedly to escalate, …

Diana Johnstone (2020-12-09). The "Great Reset" or the "Great Pretext" … for Dystopia. globalresearch.ca In their World Economic Forum treatise Covid-19: The Great Reset, economists Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret bring us the voice of would-be Global Governance. | *** | By titling their recently published World Economic Forum treatise Covid-19: The Great Reset, the authors …

teleSUR (2020-12-09). Guatemala: Social Organizations Call for Constitutional Reforms. telesurenglish.net Members of Indigenous organizations, student movements, women's groups, and other social groups demand the convening of a constituent assembly to solve Guatemala's political crisis. | RELATED: | Gathered under a movement labeled Guatemala's Social and Popular Assembly (ASP), the organizations announced protests nationwide to demand the resign of President Alejandro Giammattei and Vice President Guillermo Castillo.

Manlio Dinucci (2020-12-09). How to Get Saved from COVID-19 Under Nuclear Bombs. globalresearch.ca FEMA — the United States Government Emergency Management Federal Agency — updated instructions to the population on how to behave in the event of a nuclear attack. The new instructions, provided by the Ready Campaign, keep in mind the Covid-19 …

sputniknews (2020-12-09). SpaceX's 'Starship' Rocket Prototype Explodes During Failed Vertical Landing Maneuver. sputniknews.com SpaceX's prototype SN8 rocket crashed and exploded on Wednesday evening during a test flight in Texas. The rocket is intended to ferry humans to the moon and Mars one day.

Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams (2020-12-09). Anthropocene: Human-Made Materials Now Weigh as Much as All Living Biomass, Say Scientists. commondreams.org The science-fiction scenario of an engineered planet is already here. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Eleanor J. Bader (2020-12-09). First-Person Singular: My Students, the Police. progressive.org After sixteen years of teaching, I'm continually stunned by how many students cite criminal justice, and policing, as their career goal.

Jon Rappoport (2020-12-09). Boom: Florida Forcing Labs to Report Number of PCR Test Cycles—Game Changer. globalresearch.ca If the governor of Florida handles this breakthrough correctly, it could be the beginning of the end for one widespread piece of COVID test fakery… | And the beginning of the end of "rising case numbers" | *** | As I've reported, COVID …

Jacob G. Hornberger (2020-12-09). Pearl Harbor and the Bay of Pigs. globalresearch.ca U.S. officials have long criticized Japan for its supposedly unprovoked military attack on Pearl Harbor, which enabled President Roosevelt to fulfill his desire to intervene into World War II. As I showed in

Informed Consent Action Network (2020-12-09). Pathologist Petitions FDA to Halt Pfizer Emergency Use Authorization Until Vaccine Efficacy Confirmed. globalresearch.ca Connecticut pathologist Dr. Sin Hang Lee and Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) have "Until an accurate count of …

Ashoka Mukpo (2020-12-09). Central Africa and South Asia: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Knew About Rights Abuses by Park Rangers, but Didn't Respond Effectively. asia-pacificresearch.com

Yaghout Meraji (2020-12-09). Anti-Iran Terrorist Group Mojahedin-e Khalq's Ties to Iraqi Army in 1980s. globalresearch.ca Below is an interview with Mr. Yaghout Meraji, a former member of the anti-Iran terrorist group the Mojahedin-e Khalq MEK, conducted November 24 and 25, 2020. | *** | Robert Fantina: The participation of the MEK in the joint operation …

William Spring (2020-12-09). Celebrated Artist Mira Lehr Confronts 2020 with New Planetary Visions. globalresearch.ca During the pandemic quarantine this year, the celebrated artist Mira Lehr has created more work now than ever before in her six decades of artmaking. Her new series, called Planetary Visions, represents a bold departure for the artist. | She has …

commondreams (2020-12-09). House Passes Bipartisan Bill Facilitating Clinical Cannabis Research, Allowing Scientists to Access State-Approved Marijuana Products. commondreams.org ______________________________…

2020-12-10: Social Media Postees

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Will Joe Biden Stop Funding the Saudi-UAE War on Yemen?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-10
Pro-Yemeni activists hope that Biden will stay true to his prior promise to stop funding the GCC's War on Yemen, but even if he does what's arguably the morally right thing, he'll probably be doing it for geopolitical reasons even …
globalresearch.ca/biden-yemen-will-he-do-right-thing-wrong-reasons/5731784

PDF of December 10 issue
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2020-12-10
Download the 12-page PDF. Capitalist COVID catastrophe FIGHT or DIE! Message from Peltier; Reparations now! Justice for Breonna denied again; Disability rights; Workers demand justice; DEA surveillance; Editorial: New president — same wars; Commentary: Becoming a cadre; GLOBAL: China: global vaccines, science; India: worker & farmer uprising; Cuba; France; Palestine; Venezuela. . . . | Continue reading PDF of December 10 issue at Workers.org…
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PDF of December 10 issue
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2020-12-10
Download the 12-page PDF. Capitalist COVID catastrophe FIGHT or DIE! Message from Peltier; Reparations now! Justice for Breonna denied again; Disability rights; Workers demand justice; DEA surveillance; Editorial: New president — same wars; Commentary: Becoming a cadre; GLOBAL: China: global vaccines, science; India: worker & farmer uprising; Cuba; France; Palestine; Venezuela. . . . | Continue reading PDF of December 10 issue at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/12/53165/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pdf-of-december-10-issue

Julian Assange: COVID Risks and Campaigns for Pardon
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-10
Before the January 4 ruling of District Judge Vanessa Baraitser in the extradition case of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks publisher will continue to endure the ordeal of cold prison facilities while being menaced by a COVID-19 outbreak. From November …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-covid-risks-campaigns-pardon/5731762

SCOTUS Showdown Over Stolen Election 2020
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-10
Well planned in advance brazen fraud decided US Election 2020 — not voters. | The manipulated outcome for Biden/Harris over Trump was the latest example of US fantasy democracy, the real thing prohibited throughout the country's history by its ruling class….
globalresearch.ca/scotus-showdown-over-stolen-election-2020/5731794

Lawsuit Filed to Halt Voter Suppression in the Runoff Senate Elections in Georgia
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-10
After the third certification of the results of the presidential elections in the state of Georgia, efforts are underway to ensure equal access to the franchise leading up to the pivotal race to determine the composition of the United States …
globalresearch.ca/lawsuit-filed-halt-voter-suppression-runoff-senate-elections-georgia/5731766

Israel's Honeymoon with the United Arab Emirates Is Grotesque
Belén Fernández | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-10
Since normalizing relations in September, Israel and the United Arab Emirates have teamed up to do what both do best: trample on democratic freedoms, commit atrocities, and whitewash occupation. | *** | Back in 2010, the New York Times' Thomas Friedman …
globalresearch.ca/israel-honeymoon-united-arab-emirates-grotesque/5731821

Will Joe Biden "Revise" U.S Agenda in Syria? Use Terrorism Pretext to "Keep Boots on the Ground"?
Ahmad Salah | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-10
The mayhem of the presidential elections left the American policy-makers locked in heated arguments about the future of the US domestic and foreign policy alike. One of the most pressing issues on the agenda is the Middle East developments, especially …
globalresearch.ca/will-washington-review-double-standards-syrian-file/5731783

The COVID-19 RT-PCR Test: How to Mislead All Humanity. Using a "Test" To Lock Down Society
Dr. Pascal Sacré | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-10
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,…
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-rt-pcr-how-to-mislead-all-humanity-using-a-test-to-lock-down-society/5728483

2009 H1N1 Vaccine Caused Brain Damage in Children. Dr. Anthony Fauci on "Vaccine Safety" Issues
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-10
A lawsuit against the Trudeau Government for its handling of the COVID-19 Crisis has been launched. What is at stake is the violation of fundamental rights of Canadians. | "The mass and indiscriminate containment of citizens, the restriction of access to …
globalresearch.ca/video-dr-anthony-fauci-on-the-2009-h1n1pandemic-the-2009-h1n1-vaccine-caused-brain-damage-in-children/5711540

Montgomery, Alabama teachers demand the right to teach from home, are snubbed by school board
wsws.org | 2020-12-10
Emotions ran high in the meeting held just three days after the burials of two beloved educators.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/10/alab…

Canadian Health Ministry Exploring "Immunity Passports," Vaccine "Tracking and Surveillance"
Steve Watson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-10
The Health Minister of Ontario in Canada has stoked controversy by suggesting that people who do not take the coronavirus vaccine will face restrictions on where they can travel and spend time. | *** | When asked by reporters about how the …
globalresearch.ca/canadian-health-ministry-exploring-immunity-passports-vaccine-tracking-surveillance/5731823

Days of the Future Passed: Point of No Return
Jim Miles | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-10