Daily Archives: December 11, 2020

2020-12-11: News Headlines

Andrew Korybko (2020-12-11). The Future of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the "Dual Circulation Era" globalresearch.ca China's new development paradigm of dual circulation is not a repudiation of its prior BRI-driven model of globalization, but is actually complementary to it. Observers shouldn't forget that many of the hundreds of billions of dollars of BRI-related loans are …

Workers World Party (2020-12-11). 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. . . . |

Staff (2020-12-11). The sinister science behind Ketamine use during arrests. therealnews.com Documents obtained by PAR reveal that medical waivers allowing police to administer Ketamine to arrest subjects are based upon questionable medical diagnoses.

Stephen Lendman (2020-12-11). Biden to Mandate Mask Wearing, Mandatory Mass Vaxxing to Follow? globalresearch.ca Porous face masks offer no protection from minuscule covid spores. | Extended wearing is potentially hazardous to human health. | Mass vaxxing could be catastrophic if ordered. | Covid is a form of seasonal flu/influenza. | Protection comes from good health habits, including proper …

Mark Taliano (2020-12-11). COVID Crimes and the Violation of Fundamental Human Rights in Ontario. globalresearch.ca Full transcript of the video below. Recorded by Mark Taliano | [00: 00: 00] He spoke in Toronto yesterday? | [00: 00: 07] Oh, our lawful excuse for being here is for safeguarding the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and …

Sharon Brettkelly (2020-12-11). "Five Eyes Spy" Agreement Threatens New Zealand's Independence and Relationship with China? asia-pacificresearch.com

Jeffrey A. Tucker (2020-12-11). Melinda Gates: "We Hadn't Really Thought Through the Economic Impacts" globalresearch.ca In a wide-ranging

Children's Health Defense (2020-12-11). 'Defacto Human Experiment:' Mary + Polly Discuss Rollout of Pfizer Vaccine in UK, Danger of Vaccinating Elderly + More. globalresearch.ca In "This Week," Mary and Polly discuss the latest COVID vaccine-related headline news, including the rollout of Pfizer's vaccine in the UK, concerns about vaccinating the elderly … and more. | *** | This week marked the "landmark" rollout of the …

Rod Driver (2020-12-11). "Elephants in the Room": Scary 'R' Us: The Exaggerated Threat of Terrorism. globalresearch.ca This is the sixth in a series entitled Elephants In The Room, which attempts to provide a beginners guide to understanding what's really going on in relation to war, terrorism, economics and poverty, without the nonsense in the mainstream media….

Brian Berletic (2020-12-11). Video: Thailand: US Openly Backs Anti-Government Mob. asia-pacificresearch.com

Fight Back (2020-12-11). Students protest Tulane University Police Department. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – On November 16, about 30 students gathered on Tulane University's campus in protest. The recently formed Abolish TUPD led the action, calling for a campus without police. Rallying at the campus entrance, the group created a paper chain with reasons to abolish the Tulane University Police Department (TUPD). They taped it to the front doors of Gibson Hall, the school administrative building. An unidentified employee tore it down the next morning. | "I like how the protest went. I really liked the energy. I think we got our voices out there and said we had to say," said Paola Pinto, a student organ…

Eli J. Campbell (2020-12-11). The upcoming battle over US student debt cancellation. nationofchange.org President-elect Biden will be able to cancel nearly all student debt without congressional approval. If he refuses, organized debtors are preparing to strike.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-12-11). The 2020 Worldwide Corona Crisis: Destroying Civil Society, Engineered Economic Depression, Global Coup d'État and the "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca Preface : | The fear campaign has served as an instrument of disinformation. | In the course of the last eleven months starting in early January, I have analyzed almost on a daily basis the timeline and evolution of the Covid crisis. From …

Global Research News (2020-12-11). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca

John Goss (2020-12-11). Six Dead from Pfizer Trials: Shares Down, Pfizer CEO Makes a Killing. globalresearch.ca There is a good old Russian word "yerunda" which I've started using instead of "nonsense" and "bullshit" to describe the scaremongering COVID-19 narrative blasted at us from morning to night, not because it says anything different but because it gives …

Dennis Argall (2020-12-11). The Approaching Crunch in US Policy Towards China. globalresearch.ca The Republican and Democrat leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee have issued a joint statement of intense hostility towards China. This posture is a threat to Australia's national security… and the world. An attempt to tear China down will …

Alfred de Zayas (2020-12-11). My Take on the US Elections: Voting for Corporate Figureheads is not Democracy. globalresearch.ca Interview with Prof. Dr. iur. et phil. Alfred de Zayas, international law expert and former UN mandate holder | *** | Thomas Kaiser: Zeitgeschehen im Fokus Professor de Zayas, you are an American citizen. What do you think about the course of …

Erich Ribolits (2020-12-11). 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.

March for Science (2020-12-11). Saturday 12/12: SC1.5NCE Not SILENCE: Five-year Anniversary of Paris Agreement Climate Emergency Forum. indybay.org Online via livestream or Zoom…

The Canary (2020-12-11). Healthcare workers 'seven times more likely to get severe Covid'. thecanary.co Healthcare workers have a seven-fold increased risk of getting severe coronavirus (Covid-19), a new study suggests. Researchers said social care and transport staff have also got an increased risk. | Risk: | The new study, published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, examined data from the UK Biobank and Public Health England. | Researchers found that of 120,075 participants in the Biobank database, 271 had severe coronavirus. | Among all participants, 29% were "essential" workers in occupations including healthcare, social care, education, and transport. They compared these workers t…

F. William Engdahl (2020-12-11). Coronavirus Scandal Breaking in Merkel's Germany. False Positives and the Drosten PCR Test. globalresearch.ca The widely-praised German model of the Angela Merkel regime to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic is now engulfed in a series of potentially devastating scandals going to the very heart of the testing and medical advice being used to declare …

Middle East Eye (2020-12-11). ICC Drops Probe into Alleged UK War Crimes in Iraq Despite 'Reasonable' Evidence. globalresearch.ca Despite finding "reasonable basis" for allegations of war crimes against British soldiers in Iraq, an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor dropped a preliminary investigation, citing the UK's own efforts to investigate the conduct of its troops in the war. | In …

Edward Curtin (2020-12-11). Partly Truth and Partly Fiction — Totally Genius: Kris Kristofferson. globalresearch.ca "He who binds to himself a joy | Does the winged life destroy; | But he who kisses the joy as it flies | Lives in eternity's sun rise." | — William Blake, Eternity | Great songwriters, like great poets, are possessed by a passionate …

Dr. Meryl Nass (2020-12-11). What Happens if Something Goes Wrong after You Receive a COVID Vaccine? globalresearch.ca The bottom line is that if you are injured by a vaccine or other "countermeasure" designated by the DHHS Secretary as intended for a pandemic or bioterrorism threat (Covid-19, Pandemic Flu, Anthrax, Smallpox) your options for receiving any financial benefit …

Tony Kevin (2020-12-11). How Australia Sabotaged Its Own Interests in Relations with China. asia-pacificresearch.com

Mike Kinney (2020-12-11). 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…

Steve Watson (2020-12-11). AirAsia CEO: Asian Nations 'Won't Let Anyone in Without a Vaccination'. globalresearch.ca AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes "I foresee in Asia, anyway, I think they won't let anyone in without a vaccination …

Shawgi Tell (2020-12-11). Charter Schools Bully Teachers. dissidentvoice.org It is no accident that fewer than three percent of the nation's roughly 7,300 charter schools are operated by teachers and that 90% of charter schools do not have a teachers union. So much for the narrative that charter schools started nearly 30 years ago to empower teachers. Some states even allow charter schools to …

imperial.ac.uk (2020-12-11). Artificial intelligence improves control of powerful plasma accelerators. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have used AI to control beams for the next generation of smaller, cheaper accelerators for research, medical and industrial applications.

James M. Dorsey (2020-12-11). Saudi Arabia Sends Joe Biden Mixed Messages. globalresearch.ca Saudi Arabia appears to be drawing lines in the sand as the kingdom prepares for a new era in relations with the United States once President-elect Joe Biden assumes office in January. | In doing so, the kingdom is seemingly signaling …

RT (2020-12-10). Astronomers discover 'celestial highway' that could rapidly speed up travel through our Solar System. rt.com Astronomers have discovered a "celestial highway" to travel through the Solar System much faster than was previously possible. The development raises the prospect of rapidly sending crafts across vast swathes of space. | The extraordinary superhighway network was discovered by an international team of researchers from Serbia and the United States. The routes can transport comets and asteroids nearly the distance from Jupiter to Neptune in under a decade and a staggering 100 astronomical units in less than a century. | To break that down, one single astronomical unit is roughly the distance from Earth to the Su…

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 give four men 20 days to respond to charges before asking judge to begin trial | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 16: 18 | Activist in Cairo holds poster calling for justice in case of murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni in 2016 (Reuters) | Italian prosecutors in Rome announced on Thursday that they plan to s…

_____ (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…

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

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 …

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.

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…

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

Vania Leveille (2020-12-10). The Biden Administration's Disability Rights To-Do List. aclu.org People with disabilities face enormous barriers in the United States today — from a pandemic that is killing disabled people, especially those in institutions, at staggering rates; to schools that too often fail, traumatize, and criminalize students with disabilities; to a criminal legal system that unnecessarily targets, incarcerates, and kills Black and Brown people with mental disabilities. The administration must make disability rights a priority from day one, with a commitment to addressing head-on these harms and the intersection of discrimination and marginalization around disability, race, and po…

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,…

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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

sputniknews (2020-12-10). Battery Company QuantumScape Backed by Bill Gates Says it's Twice as Fast as Tesla. sputniknews.com The California-based QuantumScape company said on Tuesday that its solid-state battery could charge to 80 percent capacity in 15 minutes, which is about half the time needed to charge a Tesla Model 3 battery.

2020-12-11: Social Media Postees

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COVID Crimes and the Violation of Fundamental Human Rights in Ontario
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-11
Full transcript of the video below. Recorded by Mark Taliano | [00: 00: 00] He spoke in Toronto yesterday? | [00: 00: 07] Oh, our lawful excuse for being here is for safeguarding the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and …
globalresearch.ca/covid-crimes-violation-fundamental-human-rights-ontario/5731883

PDF of December 10 issue
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2020-12-11
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

The Future of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the "Dual Circulation Era"
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-11
China's new development paradigm of dual circulation is not a repudiation of its prior BRI-driven model of globalization, but is actually complementary to it. Observers shouldn't forget that many of the hundreds of billions of dollars of BRI-related loans are …
globalresearch.ca/future-belt-road-initiative-dual-circulation-era/5731954

Pharma Controlled FDA Panel Recommends Approval for Controversial Pfizer COVID Vaccine
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-11
Establishment media are at the forefront in promoting potentially hazardous to human health covid vaccines they should be advising caution about instead. | The NYT headlined: "FDA Advisory Panel Gives Green Light to Pfizer Vaccine," saying: | Approval "pave(s) the way for …
globalresearch.ca/pharma-controlled-fda-panel-recommends-approval-controversial-pfizer-covid-vaccine/5731971

Big Pharma's Hazardous to Health COVID Vaccines
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-11
Like other corporate predators, Big Pharma prioritizes profits over human life, health and welfare. | Corporate America buys politicians like toothpaste, buying influence, assuring their interests are served over the public welfare and rule of law. | Everyone willing to be vaxxed …
globalresearch.ca/big-pharma-hazardous-health-covid-vaccines/5731884

Biden to Mandate Mask Wearing, Mandatory Mass Vaxxing to Follow?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-11
Porous face masks offer no protection from minuscule covid spores. | Extended wearing is potentially hazardous to human health. | Mass vaxxing could be catastrophic if ordered. | Covid is a form of seasonal flu/influenza. | Protection comes from good health habits, including proper …
globalresearch.ca/biden-mandate-mask-wearing-mandatory-mass-vaxxing-follow/5731964

Charter Schools Bully Teachers
Shawgi Tell | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-11
It is no accident that fewer than three percent of the nation's roughly 7,300 charter schools are operated by teachers and that 90% of charter schools do not have a teachers union. So much for the narrative that charter schools started nearly 30 years ago to empower teachers. Some states even allow charter schools to …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/12/charter-schools-bully-teachers/

"Elephants in the Room": Scary 'R' Us: The Exaggerated Threat of Terrorism
Rod Driver | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-11
This is the sixth in a series entitled Elephants In The Room, which attempts to provide a beginners guide to understanding what's really going on in relation to war, terrorism, economics and poverty, without the nonsense in the mainstream media….
globalresearch.ca/scary-r-us-2-exaggerated-threat-terrorism/5731904

What Happens if Something Goes Wrong after You Receive a COVID Vaccine?
Dr. Meryl Nass | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-11
The bottom line is that if you are injured by a vaccine or other "countermeasure" designated by the DHHS Secretary as intended for a pandemic or bioterrorism threat (Covid-19, Pandemic Flu, Anthrax, Smallpox) your options for receiving any financial benefit …
globalresearch.ca/what-happens-something-goes-wrong-after-receive-covid-vaccine/5731896

AirAsia CEO: Asian Nations 'Won't Let Anyone in Without a Vaccination'
Steve Watson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-11
AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes told an aviation conference Wednesday that Asian countries may soon demand that anyone crossing their borders has received a Covid-19 jab. | "I foresee in Asia, anyway, I think they won't let anyone in without a vaccination | …
globalresearch.ca/airasia-ceo-asian-nations-wont-let-anyone-without-vaccination/5731948

Six Dead from Pfizer Trials: Shares Down, Pfizer CEO Makes a Killing
John Goss | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-11
There is a good old Russian word "yerunda" which I've started using instead of "nonsense" and "bullshit" to describe the scaremongering COVID-19 narrative blasted at us from morning to night, not because it says anything different but because it gives …
globalresearch.ca/six-dead-pfizer-trials-shares-down-pfizer-ceo-makes-killing/5731951

Saudi Arabia Sends Joe Biden Mixed Messages
James M. Dorsey | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-11
Saudi Arabia appears to be drawing lines in the sand as the kingdom prepares for a new era in relations with the United States once President-elect Joe Biden assumes office in January. | In doing so, the kingdom is seemingly signaling …
globalresearch.ca/saudi-arabia-sends-joe-biden-mixed-messages/5731957

The 2020 Worldwide Corona Crisis: Destroying Civil Society, Engineered Economic Depression, Global Coup d'État and the "Great Reset"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-11