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2019-01-23: Social Media Postees

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"A human rights defender should have no limits"
amnesty | amnesty.org | 2019-01-24
Vincent, 27, grew up in Kibera, Kenya. Many of his friends dropped out of school, but he was determined to take a different path… | School was an hour's walk away. It had its good and bad sides. Some students came from rich families. It was frustrating as I didn't understand why we were poor. But I came to realise that's life and I wanted to make the best of the situation. | In Kibera, poverty is a huge problem. People live here because they do not have the opportunity or means to live elsewhere. Young people start taking drugs at an early age, gender-based violence is rife and children, especially girls, are r…
amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2019/01/a-human-rights-defender-should-have-no-limits/

Syrian "Threats" & "Israeli" Actions: Rhetoric vs. Reality
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari provocatively remarked that his country might target the Tel Aviv airport the next time that "Israel" bombs the Damascus one, but far from the "threat" that it's … | The post Syrian "Threats" & "Israeli" Actions: Rhetoric vs. Reality appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/syrian-threats-israeli-actions-rhetoric-vs-reality/5666265

Jacksonville rallies for workers hit by government shutdown
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-01-23
Jacksonville, FL – AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees) held a rally and march to end the government shutdown on January 19. Over 10 unions were represented, including teachers, electricians and nearly a dozen rank-and-file Teamsters. Several speakers gave personal accounts of how they and their families had been affected. The 70 union members marched down to a busy intersection while chanting "End the shutdown, call the vote!" | Protesters held signs that read "29 days without pay" and "Do what is right." They stood and waved to honking cars and semi trucks. Bike police couldn't resist coming over…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/1/22/jacksonv…

What LA Teachers Tell Us About Rising Inequality
Sam Pizzigati | commondreams.org | 2019-01-23
Public education and plutocracy, educator activists in L.A. and nationwide increasingly understand, do not mix. Public schools do not thrive when billionaires prosper. (Photo: @magoo_tweets_2u/Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/views/2019/01/23/what-la-teachers-tell-us-about-rising-inequality?cd-origin=rss

The Abduction of Marzieh Hashemi and the Media Censorship Campaign
Jason Unruhe | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
The US has been in a serious decline in political and journalistic freedom since the introduction of the war on terrorism in 2001. Year after year, an increasingly greater number of freedoms are being curtailed in favour of a tightly … | The post The Abduction of Marzieh Hashemi and the Media Censorship Campaign appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/abduction-marzieh-hashemi-censorship-campaign/5666186

A Morally Right Decision: Support the BDS Movement, Do Not Allow Israelis to Enter Malaysia for Sport Event
Dr. Chandra Muzaffar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
The decision of the Malaysian government not to allow Israelis to enter the country to participate in the World Para Swimming Championships in Sarawak in July-August 2019 is both politically correct and morally right. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad's firm … | The post A Morally Right Decision: Support the BDS Movement, Do Not Allow Israelis to Enter Malaysia for Sport Event appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/a-morally-right-decision-support-the-bds-movement-do-not-allow-israelis-to-enter-malaysia/5666204

Make MLK's teachings part of school curriculum
Nellie Bailey | mronline.org | 2019-01-23
Dr Martin Luther King's writings and speeches "should be a part of the curriculum of public schools," said Larry Hamm, chairman of the People's Organization for Progress, based in Newark, New Jersey. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/01/23/make-mlks-teachings-part-of-school-curriculum/

Video: Analysis of Israeli Strike on Syrian Pantsir-S1 Air Defense System
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
On January 21, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) released a video showing the destruction of a Pantsir-S1 air defense system of the Syrian Air Defense Forces during the January 20 strike on Syria. | According to experts, during the strike, the … | The post Video: Analysis of Israeli Strike on Syrian Pantsir-S1 Air Defense System appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-analysis-of-israeli-strike-on-syrian-pantsir-s1-air-defense-system/5666178

60 Years of Tropical Socialism. Assessment of the Cuban Revolution
Marc Vandepitte | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
On January 1, 2019 it was exactly 60 years ago that the Cuban people, led by the Castro brothers and Che Guevara, put an end to the dictatorship in their country. It was the beginning of a tumultuous and legendary … | The post 60 Years of Tropical Socialism. Assessment of the Cuban Revolution appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/60-years-tropical-socialism-assessment-cuban-revolution/5666259

Korea: A Brief History Explains Everything
Dana Visalli | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
As the time-honored saying goes, 'It ain't what you know that gets you in trouble, it's what you know that ain't so.' If Americans 'know' anything about Korea, it is that the North Koreans started the Korean War in 1950 … | The post Korea: A Brief History Explains Everything appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/korea-brief-history-explains-everything/5666183

Tentative agreement reached in LA teachers strike
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-01-23
Los Angeles, CA – This morning, January 22, LA Mayor Garcetti, the Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent (and former Wall Street banker) Austin Beutner, along with United Teachers of Los Angeles President Alex Caputo-Pearl announced a deal. On day six of the UTLA strike, LAUSD and UTLA came to a tentative agreement, which includes reducing class sizes, wage increases, hiring more support staff like librarians, psychologists and nurses, increasing spending on special education, putting a moratorium on charter schools, and investing more in community schools. | "Chapter chairs at 2 p.m. are meeting at…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/1/22/tentativ…

Capitalist-style wealth gap: 1 tech guy = 1,000,000 teachers
Paul Buchheit | zcomm.org | 2019-01-23
Capitalism is a perfect system for people like this, who care only about making more money than everyone else, and fail to grasp the importance of a healthy, working society…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/capitalist-style-wealth-gap-1-tech-guy-1000000-teachers/

Remote Control of the Brain and Human Nervous System
Mojmir Babacek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
The USA and the European Union invest since the beginning of the millenium billions of dollars and euros into brain research. As a result of this research perfect maps of the brain were developed, including the areas of the brain … | The post Remote Control of the Brain and Human Nervous System appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/remote-control-of-the-brain-and-human-nervous-system/5666202

Selected Articles: Global Economy on the Brink as Davos Crowd Parties On
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
For seventeen years, Global Research, together with partner independent media organizations, has sought Truth in Media with a view to eventually "disarming" the corporate media's disinformation crusade. | To reverse the tide, we call upon our readers to participate in an … | The post Selected Articles: Global Economy on the Brink as Davos Crowd Parties On appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-global-economy-on-the-brink-as-davos-crowd-parties-on/5666296

Mexico's AMLO To Open Archives of 'Secret Police'
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-23
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ( AMLO) announced Wednesday that he will sign a presidential decree to open the secret archives of the Center for Research and National Security (Cisen), the Mexican "secret police." | RELATED: | Mexico's Truth Commission To Begin Probe of Ayotzinapa Case | According to the local media outlet SinEmbargo, this dep…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexicos-AMLO-To-Open-Archives-of-Secret-Police-20190123-0019.html

SPLC: Florida Legislature should reject proposals in Parkland commission report that would threaten school safety and undermine student privacy
Bacardi Jackson, Managing Attorney | splcenter.org | 2019-01-23
The Florida Legislature should reject the harmful recommendations in a report from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission that would threaten, not improve, school safety.
splcenter.org/news/2019/01/23/splc-florida-legislature-should-reject-proposals-parkland-commission-report-would-threaten

Is a Land Swap Between Turkey and Syria Being Brokered by Russia?
Nauman Sadiq | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
The regions currently being administered by the Kurds in Syria include the Kurdish-majority Qamishli and al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria along the border with Iraq, and the Arab-majority towns of Manbij to the west of the Euphrates River in northern Syria … | The post Is a Land Swap Between Turkey and Syria Being Brokered by Russia? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/is-a-land-swap-between-turkey-and-syria-being-brokered-by-russia/5666283

Chavez and the Continent of Politics: a Conversation with Chris Gilbert
Cira Pascual Marquina | counterpunch.org | 2019-01-23
Creator and co-host of the Marxist educational program Escuela de Cuadros, Chris Gilbert has written about the Bolivarian Process's revolutionary approach to the past in Walter Benjamin in Venezuela, and Chavez's strategic vision in The Chavez Hypothesis. In this brief interview, Gilbert touches upon the importance of recovering a political discourse in Marxism, the battle…
counterpunch.org/2019/01/23/chavez-and-the-continent-of-politics-a-conversation-with-chris-gilbert/

Boys school closes for the day amid fallout over DC videos
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-23
Officials concerned for students' security after protesters gather outside Kentucky school's diocese over viral video.
aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/boys-school-shuts-fallout-washington-videos-190123072407062.html

L.A. schools superintendent Austin Beutner: Agent of privatization
Sara Roos | peoplesworld.org | 2019-01-23
LOS ANGELES–For a financial whiz-kid, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Austin Beutner seems strangely uncomprehending of numbers and inordinately fond of trumped-up figures. Monday morning last he floated the patently absurd hypothesis that "…3,500 people were taking part in pickets at the schools." Considering that United Teachers Los Angeles-UTLA is 34,000 strong (in …
peoplesworld.org/article/l-a-schools-superintendent-austin-beutner-agent-of-privatization/

A Blue State Teacher Rebellion: Denver Teachers Vote to Strike as L.A. Educators Win Big Victory
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-01-23
As Los Angeles teachers agreed to end their strike on Tuesday, Denver teachers voted to strike for the first time in 25 years. The strike could begin as soon as Monday. Meanwhile, teachers in Oakland are planning to vote on a strike next week. We speak with Arlene Inouye, chair of the bargaining team for United Teachers Los Angeles, and Sarah Jaffe, reporting fellow at the Type Media Center.
www.democracynow.org/2019/1/23/a_blue_st…

WMD Take Two: Chemical Weapons Claims in Syria
Prof. Tim Anderson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
How do we know that every single allegation of Syrian Government use of chemical weapons use (2013 to 2018) was a fabrication? By ignoring, so far as possible, the propaganda storm of the warring parties and focusing on independent evidence … | The post WMD Take Two: Chemical Weapons Claims in Syria appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/wmd-take-two-chemical-weapons-claims-syria/5666284

Libya: Another Year of Bloody Crisis Caused by Western Meddling
Dan Glazebrook | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
2018 has been another rough year for Libya, which has seen no peace since its government was destroyed by NATO bombardment in 2011. | June saw battles for control of the country's "oil crescent" between Tobruk and Sidr, as militia leader… | The post Libya: Another Year of Bloody Crisis Caused by Western Meddling appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/libya-another-year-of-bloody-crisis-caused-by-western-meddling/5666274

Greater than Ever Super-Wealth Fuels Increasing Inequality
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
Super-rich individuals never had things better, benefitting at the expense of increased impoverishment — engineered by governments complicit with their privileged class, a high crime against humanity, ongoing worldwide. | According to its latest report last March, Forbes magazine said it … | The post Greater than Ever Super-Wealth Fuels Increasing Inequality appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/greater-than-ever-super-wealth-fuels-increasing-inequality/5666211

Walking and talking with L.A. teachers on strike
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2019-01-23
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22–As I was completing the final edit on my interviews with several striking teachers that I conducted on Fri., Jan. 18, I received from an LAUSD preschool teacher the following text message at 10: 01 a.m. today: "We've reached a tentative agreement. Now it has to be ratified by ALL the members or …
peoplesworld.org/article/walking-and-talking-with-l-a-teachers-on-strike/

Global Economy on the Brink as Davos Crowd Parties On
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
At Davos, Switzerland every year the global capitalist elite gather to party…and to prepare for the year ahead. This year more than 1500 private jets will reportedly fly in. Thousands more of their underling staff will travel via business class … | The post Global Economy on the Brink as Davos Crowd Parties On appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/global-economy-brink-davos-crowd-parties/5666277

Canada Arrest of China's HuaWei CFO Meng Wanzhou: Diplomatic Blunder or Cold War Stratagem?
Glenn Michalchuk | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
The arrest and detention by Canadian authorities of one of China's most important business executives boggles the mind. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's CFO, was arrested as she changed planes at Vancouver International Airport en route to Mexico on December 1…. | The post Canada Arrest of China's HuaWei CFO Meng Wanzhou: Diplomatic Blunder or Cold War Stratagem? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/canadas-arrest-meng-wanzhou-diplomatic-blunder-cold-war-stratagem/5666197

'This Is Much Bigger Than Us, Than Our Union, Even Than Our City'
Sarah Jaffe | thenation.com | 2019-01-23
'This Is Much Bigger Than Us, Than Our Union, Even Than Our City'…
thenation.com/article/la-teachers-strike-utla-victory-agreement/

Pakistan's Choice, The US Afghan Campaign: Totally Out-maneuvered by The Taliban
Brig. Imran Malik | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
US Afghan Campaign continues to totter along undefined paths towards an as yet undetermined end state. The US is now not the only power dominating the strategic environment in Afghanistan; the Afghan Taliban/Haqqani Network (TTA/HN) have staked competing claims too. … | The post Pakistan's Choice, The US Afghan Campaign: Totally Out-maneuvered by The Taliban appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/pakistans-choice-the-us-afghan-campaign-totally-out-maneuvered-by-the-taliban/5666260

"This Was About the Survival of Public Education": LA Teachers Claim Victory After Week-Long Strike
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-01-23
Public school teachers in Los Angeles are returning to classrooms today after approving an agreement to end a historic 6-day strike. The strike was the first in Los Angeles in three decades. It came after more than 20 months of strained negotiations between the union–United Teachers Los Angeles–and the school district. The strike effectively shut down Los Angeles Unified, the nation's second largest school district. On Tuesday morning, union leaders and Los Angeles city officials announced that they had reached a deal on a new contract. After a vote, the union announced Tuesday night that the contract…
www.democracynow.org/2019/1/23/this_was_…

Forest Service Ignores Science to Justify Logging
George Wuerthner | counterpunch.org | 2019-01-23
The Helena National Forest has released its Ten Mile-South Helena Project, which will include logging, prescribed burning on more than 17,500 acres including in roadless lands proposed for wilderness designation. Throughout its document, the FS ignores the preponderance of fire science to justify logging/thinning of the forest and ignores the many environmental impacts that result…
counterpunch.org/2019/01/23/forest-service-ignores-science-to-justify-logging/

Senator Kamala Harris Has Announced that She Will be Running for US President in 2020
Whitney Webb | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
Confirming long-held speculation, Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) has announced that she will be running for president in 2020, pitting her against other Democratic senators such as Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) as well as Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI). … | The post Senator Kamala Harris Has Announced that She Will be Running for US President in 2020 appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/senator-kamala-harris-has-announced-that-she-will-be-running-for-us-president-in-2020/5666180

Striking LA Teachers Reach Agreement With School District
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-23
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) announced a resolution Tuesday, which ended the first teachers' strike in more than 30 years. | RELATED: | Los Angeles Teachers' Union Head Aims to Resume Talks 'Soon' | District Superintendent Austin Beutner, union president Alex Caputo Pearl, and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Gracet…
telesurenglish.net/news/Striking-LA-Teachers-Reach-Agreement-With-School-District-20190123-0001.html

UN: 254 Palestinians Killed, 23,000 Injured in Gaza Protests
Middle East Monitor | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
More than 250 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli army fire and over 23,000 injured since the start of the "Great March of Return" protests in the besieged Gaza Strip on 30 March until the end of last year, UN … | The post UN: 254 Palestinians Killed, 23,000 Injured in Gaza Protests appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/un-254-palestinians-killed-23000-injured-in-gaza-protests/5666263

How the Corruption of Science Contributes to the Collapse of Modern Civilization
Richard Gale | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
Publication Prejudice, Fraud and Deceptive Favoritism | During the past decade, scientific prejudice, bias and outright deceit has been endemic to peer-reviewed scientific literature, especially in the medical and psychiatric fields. Medical journals have been thoroughly hijacked by the pharmaceutical industry … | The post How the Corruption of Science Contributes to the Collapse of Modern Civilization appeared first on Global Research…
globalresearch.ca/how-the-corruption-of-science-contributes-to-the-collapse-of-modern-civilization/5666220

Tentative Deal Reached to End L.A. Teachers Strike
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-01-23
LOS ANGELES — A crowd of teachers roared its approval after a tentative deal was announced Tuesday between Los Angeles school officials and the union that will allow educators to return to classrooms after a six-day strike in the nation's second-largest district. | Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, accompanied by leaders of United Teachers Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District, announced the agreement at City Hall a few hours after a 21-hour bargaining session ended before dawn. | "I'm proud to announce that, pending approval by the teachers represented by UTLA and educational professionals…
truthdig.com/articles/tentative-deal-reached-to-end-los-angeles-teachers-strike/

Video: ISIS Suicide Bomber Hits US-led Coalition Convoy in Northeastern Syria
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
On January 21, a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device exploded at a checkpoint of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria, when a column of the US-led coalition was passing it. | According to initial reports, 2 US service members … | The post Video: ISIS Suicide Bomber Hits US-led Coalition Convoy in Northeastern Syria appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-isis-suicide-bomber-hits-us-led-coalition-convoy-in-northeastern-syria/5666175

"Cracking Down" on Independent Media
The Global Research Team | globalresearch.ca | 2019-01-23
Dear Readers, | We often receive words of encouragement from those of you who regularly check our website or are subscribed to our daily newsletter. As we do not follow a mainstream narrative, the recent trend has been to "crack down" … | The post "Cracking Down" on Independent Media appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/cracking-down-on-independent-media/5666168

You Say You Want A Revolution: Student Struggles of the 60's and 70's for a Better World
The Green Arcade | indybay.org | 2019-01-23
The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | San Francisco, CA 94102…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/01/21/18820593.php

Workshop: Socialist Analysis of LA Teachers' Strike
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2019-01-23
2969 Mission St. btwn 25th and 26th Sts.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/01/23/18820631.php

'Historic Day for American Unions': Los Angeles Teachers Strike Earns Victory for Labor, Public Education
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-01-23
Los Angeles public school teachers at the nation's second-largest district ended a six-day strike late Tuesday after union members voted to approve a deal—hailed as a major victory for organized labor—that's designed to raise salaries, cap class sizes and charter schools, and direct more funding to schools for nurses, counselors, and other support staff positions. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/news/2019/01/23/historic-day-american-unions-los-angeles-teachers-strike-earns-victory-labor-public?cd-origin=rss

'This Is Called Union-Busting': As Teachers Union Approves Strike, Denver Superintendent Wants to Turn Furloughed Federal Workers Into Scabs
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-01-23
In addition to forcing 800,000 public employees to go without paychecks for more than a month and cutting funding to numerous government programs, the 33-day government shutdown has provided one school district with the opportunity to undermine teachers' attempts to demand fair pay. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/news/2019/01/23/called-union-busting-teachers-union-approves-strike-denver-superintendent-wants-turn?cd-origin=rss

'Despicable': Wells Fargo Bashed for Plans to Cash In on Global Climate Crisis
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-01-23
While most Americans are increasingly alarmed about the human-made climate crisis, Wells Fargo—the big bank known for "ripping off" college students and investing in "shady" industries—is under fire for approaching it as a way to make more money. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/news/2019/01/23/despicable-wells-fargo-bashed-plans-cash-global-climate-crisis?cd-origin=rss

Union rams through deal to end Los Angeles teachers strike
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-23
Before educators had time to study the deal, the United Teachers Los Angeles rushed through a vote that ignores teachers' demands for improved wages and school funding and lower class sizes.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/23/losa…

Scottish teachers balloted for strike action in pay dispute
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-23
Teachers in Scotland are demanding a 10 percent pay increase, having rejected on several occasions the Scottish government's offer of a paltry 3 percent.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/23/scot…

Los Angeles teachers denounce UTLA betrayal of strike
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-23
The conspiracy by United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) and the Democratic Party to ram through a new contract to end the six-day strike by 33,000 educators provoked widespread anger from teachers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/23/tcst…

An Oklahoma teacher speaks on the Los Angeles educators strike
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-01-23
"Education is just underfunded," emphasized an Oklahoma teacher who participated in the strike last April and spoke to the WSWS about her support for LA teachers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/23/okla…

Dutch Postcode Lottery Continues Support Human Rights
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2019-01-23
Dutch Postcode Lottery's Ambassador Quinty Trustfull with Human Rights Watch's Executive Director Kenneth Roth 2018 © Roy Beusker Fotografie | (Amsterdam) — Human Rights Watch thanks the Dutch Postcode Lottery and its players for their steadfast support of our work with ‚Ǩ1.35 million a year for another five years. Support from players of the Dutch Postcode Lottery since 2009 has helped Human Rights Watch strengthen its research and advocacy work worldwide, as well as establish and develop i…
hrw.org/news/2019/01/23/dutch-postcode-lottery-continues-support-human-rights

More than just UFOs: Pentagon's secret program researched wormholes, invisibility & death-rays
RT | rt.com | 2019-01-23
A Pentagon program focusing on "anomalous aerospace threats" — UFOs — was also researching interdimensional travel, wormholes, and mind-controlled spaceships, according to government documents obtained by researchers. | …
rt.com/usa/449469-pentagon-aatip-ufos-wormholes/

Covington students invited to White House amid death, arson & bomb threats
RT | rt.com | 2019-01-23
President Donald Trump has invited to the White House the Covington Catholic High School students who became the most hated people in the nation this weekend, while their school has been forced to close as threats keep pouring in. | …
rt.com/usa/449464-covington-students-trump-threats/

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2019-01-22: News Headlines

Rep. Ron Paul (2019-01-22). Fire the Fed? globalresearch.ca President Trump's frustration with the Federal Reserve's (minuscule) interest rate increases that he blames for the downturn in the stock market has reportedly led him to inquire if he has the authority to remove Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Chairman Powell …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-01-22). Eyeing the White House: The Democratic Field. globalresearch.ca Not so much hunting season as declaratory season in US politics. The US presidential candidates from the Democratic side are making promises spiced with forced excitement in anticipation of the 2020 elections. This early morning of the public holiday of …

teleSUR (2019-01-22). Alyssa Milano: 'MAGA Hat is New White Hood'. telesurenglish.net Actress and some-time activist Alyssa Milano, created a dichotomy between the Trump regimes' staple "MAKE America Great Again" red hat, and the infamous white hood, synonymous with the Ku Klux Klan. | RELATED: | 'Make America Great Again' Students Mock Indigenous March | Milano made the comments on her Twitter account Sunday night, claiming, "The red MAGA hat is the new white hood. Without white boys being able to empathize with other people, humanity will continue to destroy itself.#Fi…

William Blum (2019-01-22). "US-Gate"? Overthrowing Other People's Governments: The Master List of U.S. "Regime Changes" globalresearch.ca GR Editor's Note | This incisive list countries by the late William Blum was first published in 2013, posted on Global Research in 2014. | In relation to recent developments in Latin America and the Middle East, it is worth recalling the …

Andrew Korybko (2019-01-22). Russia Might Return to the Balkans in a Big (But Controversial) Way. globalresearch.ca The highly influential and well-connected Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) is proposing that Moscow organize a multilateral conference to re-divide the Balkans along ethnic lines, which would advance the controversial proposal made by former British diplomat Timothy Less in late …

Nick Cunningham (2019-01-22). Huge Backlog Could Trigger New Wave of Shale Oil. globalresearch.ca The number of drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) in the U.S. shale patch has skyrocketed by roughly 60 percent over the past two years. That leaves a rather large backlog that could add a wave of new supply, even if …

Manlio Dinucci (2019-01-22). Israele, licenza di uccidere. globalresearch.ca ´Con una mossa davvero insolita, Israele ha ufficializzato l'attacco contro obiettivi militari iraniani in Siria e intimato alle autorità siriane di non vendicarsi contro Israele ª: cosਠi media italiani riportano l'attacco effettuato ieri da Israele in Siria con missili da …

Philip A Farruggio (2019-01-22). MLK Jr and "Ghetto America" globalresearch.ca Today is the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's birthday. How appropriate to write about one of the most important issues he spoke and marched about: Ghettoes. The 1970s rock group War had a hit song in their 'The …

Nauman Sadiq (2019-01-22). Trump's Midterm Electoral Defeat and Syria Withdrawal. globalresearch.ca Donald Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw American troops from Syria was reportedly made during a telephonic conversation with Turkish President Erdogan on December 14, before President Trump made the momentous announcement in a Tweet on December 19. The decision …

Andre Vltchek (2019-01-22). Does Our Civilization Have at Least A Chance of Survival? globalresearch.ca Lately, I have been asked this question on several occasions. "Can our humanity really survive?" "Am I an optimist or a pessimist?" | My replies vary, as I don't think there can ever be one single answer to this most urgent, …

Mark Gruenberg (2019-01-22). Union influence grew despite slight drop in membership in 2018. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Union membership declined slightly from 2017 to 2018, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Using calculations from the Current Population Survey — a scientifically selected rolling sample of 60,000 households — BLS calculated there were 14.744 million union members last year, down 73,000 from the year before. Union density in 2018 was 10.5 percent Anticipating …

aljazeera (2019-01-22). 'It really hurts': US aid cuts hit most vulnerable Palestinians. aljazeera.com Health, education and infrastructure initiatives on hold as the Trump administration scales back on funding.

Philip Giraldi (2019-01-22). A Tale of Two Walls. globalresearch.ca The demand of President Donald Trump that congress should appropriate money to build a wall securing the nation's southern border has resulted in the longest federal government shutdown in history with no end in sight. There is considerable opposition to …

Stephen Lendman (2019-01-22). Indefinite Detention Uncharged and Untried a Crime Against Humanity. globalresearch.ca These are troubled times. Rule of law protections don't help. The US does whatever it pleases, operating by its own rules, inflicting harm on nations, groups and individuals, including its own citizens. | The UN, world community nations, and international courts …

RT News (2019-01-22). First Responder in Skripal Poisoning Turns Out to be Britain's Most Senior Military Nurse. globalresearch.ca Sergei and Yulia Skripal were given first aid by the British Army's most senior nurse, who just happened to be nearby, according to a new report — adding further intrigue to the highly controversial case. | The latest development in the …

Democracy Now! (2019-01-22). Headlines for January 22, 2019. democracynow.org Gov't Shutdown Drags On as Dems Reject Trump DACA Proposal, Indigenous Elder and MAGA Hat-Wearing Student Face Off in Viral Video, Protesters Hit the Streets for 3rd Annual Women's March, Special Counsel Rebukes BuzzFeed Claim Trump Told Cohen to Lie to Congress, Sen. Merkley Calls for Probe into DHS Secretary over Family Separation, Afghanistan: Taliban Kill Dozens in Military Base Attack, Syria: Car Bomb Targets Kurds, as Israeli Airstrikes Kill At Least 21, Yemen: Saudi Airstrikes Pound Capital Sana'a, Reports: Shipwrecks in Mediterranean Kill 170 Migrants, Serbia: 10,000+ People Take to the Streets in 8th Wee…

Dr. Gary G. Kohls (2019-01-22). Paying Attention to the Real Voice of Martin Luther King. globalresearch.ca "Now That He Is Safely Dead" | By Carl Wendell Hines | Now that he is safely dead let us praise him, | build monuments to his glory, | sing hosannas to his name. | Dead men make such convenient heroes. | They cannot rise to …

South Front (2019-01-22). Video: Kurdish Political Leadership Reveals Ten Demands to Damascus. globalresearch.ca On January 19, the so-called Democratic Federation of Northern Syria (DFNS), an entity established by US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in attempt to legalize their control over a part of Syria, released a 10-points long list of demands to the Damascus …

Ingo Schmidt (2019-01-22). Markets Good, Public Bad: The False Promises of Market Populism. globalresearch.ca Ruling elites stand naked. No more hoping for a rising tide to lift all boats. No more waiting for the trickle down. Fears of drowning in the maelstroms of global finance abound. Feelings of powerlessness among the have-a-little-bits and have-nots …

Democracy Now! (2019-01-22). "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee": David Treuer on Retelling Native American History. democracynow.org We end today's show with "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee," a stunning new book by David Treuer that looks at Native America from 1890 to the present day. The book's powerful mix of memoir, extensive interview and storytelling presents decades of indigenous history that have been sidelined by the mainstream. David Treuer is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California.

Democracy Now! (2019-01-22). Chase Iron Eyes: Trump's Mocking of Native Americans Gives License to Others to Denigrate My People. democracynow.org As we continue to look at the video that has gone viral showing a group of Catholic high school students apparently mocking an indigenous tribal elder near the Lincoln Memorial, we speak to Chase Iron Eyes, an activist and lead attorney for the Lakota People's Law Project. He is a spokesperson for the Indigenous Peoples March.

Stephen Lendman (2019-01-22). Michelle Alexander on Palestinian Suffering and Injustice. Accuses America of being Run by Criminals. globalresearch.ca Since UK Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour's 1917 call for establishing a nation for Jews in historic Palestine, their people have endured over a century of discriminatory injustice. | Israel's 1948 war of aggression stole 78% of their homeland, the rest …

Democracy Now! (2019-01-22). "I Was Absolutely Afraid": Indigenous Elder on "Mob Mentality" of MAGA Hat-Wearing Students in D.C. democracynow.org On Friday, thousands took part in the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, D.C. The next day, video went viral of an interaction that took place soon after the march ended between an indigenous elder and a group of Catholic high school students from Kentucky who had attended a March for Life protest the same day. In the video, Omaha elder Nathan Phillips is seen peacefully playing his drum and singing while being encircled by the students—some of whom were wearing red "Make America Great Again" hats. The video appears to show the students taunting and mocking Phillips. Some of the students are seen makin…

Manlio Dinucci (2019-01-22). Israel, licenàßa para matar. globalresearch.ca "Com um movimento muito insólito, Israel oficializou o ataque contra alvos militares iranianos na Síria e intimou as autoridades sírias a nà£o se vingarem contra Israel": é assim que a comunicaàßà£o mediática italiana relata o ataque de ontem de Israel …

Chris Jones (2019-01-22). The Day to Day Realities of the Refugee Crisis in Greece's Samos Island. globalresearch.ca The past few weeks have seen Samos island drenched by days of winter rain storms. Most of the farmers are happy. Winter soaking keeps Samos a green island and is essential if the fruits, vegetables, olives and vines are going …

George Selinsky (2019-01-22). Ten Reasons the Ecumenical Patriarchate Made a Huge Mistake in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca Pretty soon, the Ecumenical Patriarchate is set to begin an information campaign of why its actions in Ukraine were justified, and how "bad information" in social networks is misportraying this master plan of creating unity and "peace and love in …

Mark Taliano (2019-01-22). Ottawa's Support of US-led War, Opposition to BDS: More Admissions and Canada's National Disgrace. globalresearch.ca Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's own admission that Israel has a "permanent policy" to "oppose Iran's attempts to gain a foothold in Syria"[1] is in fact a public admission that Israel has a permanent policy to commit supreme international war …

Linda Wiggins-Chavis (2019-01-22). Teaching Kids about Boundaries. progressive.org "And then it happened. He very innocently hugged her."

Rosa Luxemburg (2019-01-22). The Socialization of Society. globalresearch.ca One hundred years ago this month, on January 15, 1919, the great revolutionary thinker and anti-war activist, Rosa Luxemburg, was murdered in Berlin by the Freikorps paramilitary group, with her body dumped into the Landwehr Canal. | Her comrade in …

Nora McCurdy (2019-01-22). Another Defeat for Imperialist Feminism in Nicaragua. globalresearch.ca Thanks to Sandinista government policies of the last eleven years, Nicaragua is on track to become the first country in the world to achieve gender equality, according to the World Economic Forum. But the unrelenting counterfactual attacks on Nicaragua's government …

Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey (2019-01-22). Brexit: UK Caught Between the Past and the Future. globalresearch.ca The United Kingdom stands fatally divided between nations, regions, generations, on the edge of a critical fault line which threatens the future of the Union. | *** | Picture a hen-house with three hundred and fifty hens inside, and one rooster. The …

WSWS (2019-01-22). Students and the fight to defend public education. wsws.org Students have a critical role to play as they join their teachers in a fight against the entire capitalist system and political establishment that drives the assault on public education.

WSWS (2019-01-22). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Teachers in Venezuela participated in strikes and protests last week over pay, which is being decimated by hyperinflation; some 30,000 US oil refinery workers face a February 1 contract deadline.

WSWS (2019-01-22). Los Angeles teachers have the right to know the details of the negotiations. wsws.org For five straight days, the UTLA has kept striking teachers in the dark as they conduct closed-door negotiations with the school district and the city's Democratic mayor.

WSWS (2019-01-22). China records lowest growth rate since 1990. wsws.org National Bureau of Statistics head Ning Jizhe said the economy faced "downward pressure" and pointed to a "complicated and severe external environment" resulting from the US trade war.

The Green Arcade (2019-01-22). You Say You Want A Revolution: Student Struggles of the 60's and 70's for a Better World. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | San Francisco, CA 94102…

text: R.R. photos: Charles Moehle (2019-01-22). Rally to Defend Public Education in Oakland. indybay.org On Saturday, January 12, thousands of teachers, students and staff marched and rallied in Oakland, California to defend public education. | Photos by Charles Moehle, ProBonoPhoto.

amnesty (2019-01-22). Bahrain: Court upholds unlawful dissolution of major opposition political group. amnesty.org Responding to the Bahraini Court of Cassation's decision to uphold a ruling to dissolve the opposition group National Democratic Action Society (Wa'ad) and confiscate its assets, Amnesty International's Middle East research director Lynn Maalouf said: | "The court's decision to dissolve the opposition political group Wa'ad, a group committed to non-violence, is just the latest manifestation of how the authorities have been resorting to all means, including the judiciary, to crush any form of dissent in their country. |

amnesty (2019-01-22). Sudan: 'Not guilty' verdict welcome but torture in prison must be investigated. amnesty.org Responding to the 'not guilty' verdict issued today at the re-trial of Sudanese student activist, Asim Omar Hassan, who was originally sentenced to death for allegedly killing a police officer during protests in 2016, Joan Nyanyuki, Amnesty International's Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, said: |

amnesty (2019-01-22). Learn how to protect yourself online and promote digital security. amnesty.org Amnesty's latest course on digital security, launching on edX January 28th, will teach you about digital threats, how to strengthen your security online and to take action to promote digital security and human rights worldwide. | Malware. Phishing. Data retention. Mass surveillance. We know there are real risks in the digital world, but we don't always know what to do about them. How do these threats work? How important is digital security? Where do we even start? | This course is a starting place for learning more about digital threats and how…

RT (2019-01-22). Breaking the silence: Trump blasts media for pouncing on 'MAGA boys'. rt.com US President Donald Trump has finally commented on the controversy over a standoff between Catholic students and a Native American activist, which turned out to be not what the liberal media rushed to report.

RT (2019-01-22). Twitter suspends account that boosted 'MAGA kids' controversy. rt.com Twitter has suspended the account that shared the clipped video of Covington Catholic High School students' encounter with Native American elder Nathan Philips, which triggered a massive wave of attacks on the boys.

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (2019-01-22). New Study Shows Climate Crisis Could Mean 'Time Bomb" for World's Groundwater. commondreams.org "In many parts of the world," said one researcher, "changes in groundwater flows due to climate change could have a very long legacy." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……

Shared by Samantha Borek (2019-01-22). Desalination Plants Are on the Rise — So Is Their Salty, Chemical Waste. truthout.org The rise of desalination plants, now almost 16,000 worldwide, has led to a glut of brine waste — much of which is dumped into oceans, which can raise salinity to dangerous levels and put toxic chemicals in the marine environment threatening ocean life, according to a new study. | The study is the first to update estimates of desalination plants' discharge since the sharp increase in facilities over the past few decades and suggests there is an urgent need to find ways to deal with the huge amount of waste cre…

Shared by Samantha Borek (2019-01-22). Trump's Mocking Drives Anti-Native Racism. truthout.org As we continue to look at the video that has gone viral showing a group of Catholic high school students apparently mocking an indigenous tribal elder near the Lincoln Memorial, we speak to Chase Iron Eyes, an activist and lead attorney for the Lakota People's Law Project. He is a spokesperson for the Indigenous Peoples March. | TRANSCRIPT: | AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman in Los Angeles, with Juan González in New York. | JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We continue to look at the video that has gone viral showing a group of Catholic high sc…

Shared by Samantha Borek (2019-01-22). Nathan Phillips: I Was Afraid of the Mob Mentality of MAGA Students. truthout.org On Friday, thousands took part in the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, DC. The next day, video went viral of an interaction that took place soon after the march ended between an indigenous elder and a group of Catholic high school students from Kentucky who had attended a March for Life protest the same day. In the video, Omaha elder Nathan Phillips is seen peacefully playing his drum and singing while being encircled by the students — some of whom were wearing red "Make America Great Again" hats. The video appears to show the students taunting and mocking Phillips. Some of the students are seen m…

Shared by candice (2019-01-22). Teachers Are Rising Up to Resist Neoliberal Attacks on Education. truthout.org "People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster." —James BaldwinHannah Arendt once argued that, "Thinking itself is dangerous to all creeds, convictions, and opinions." In the current political climate, the institutions that nurture critical thinking are similarly seen as dangerous and threatening to our increasingly authoritarian social order. These institutions include public and higher education along with almost any form of progressive media. | As a re…

Consortiumnews (2019-01-21). A Call to Reinvestigate American Assassinations. consortiumnews.com To mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day a group of academics, journalists, lawyers, Hollywood artists, activists, researchers and intellectuals, including two of Robert F. Kennedy's children, are calling for reinvestigation of four assassinations of the 1960s. On the occasion of… Read more →

Fight Back (2019-01-21). For the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday: "Beyond Vietnam" fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating this important speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was delivered at Riverside Church in New York City, April 4, 1967 | I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. I join with you in this meeting because I am in deepest agreement with the aims and work of the organization which has brought us together: Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam. The recent statement of your executive committee are the sentiments of my own heart and I found myself in full accord when I read its opening lines: "A time comes when silen…

teleSUR (2019-01-21). World Will Miss 2020 Global Warming 'Turning Point': Analysis. telesurenglish.net The world is on course to miss its "best chance" of preventing runaway climate change by ensuring global greenhouse gas emissions peak in 2020, researchers warned Tuesday. | RELATED: | War, Climate Change Hijack Social Media's #10YearChallenge | Even as Earth is buffeted by superstorms, droughts and flooding made worse by rising seas, and as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise globally, an analysis by the World Resources Institute showed that cur…

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