2019-10-30: News Headlines

Liberation News Champaign-Urbana (2019-10-30). University of Illinois leadership attacks solidarity with Palestine. liberationnews.org Activists condemn false conflation of anti-zionism with anti-semitism.

Refuse Fascism (2019-10-30). #outnow! Nationwide Protests Trump Pence Must Go – Now! indybay.org 24th and Mission St. Rally | March to S.F. City Hall…

Dr. Albert Einstein (2019-10-30). Albert Einstein's 1948 Letter to the NYT Warning Of Zionist Fascism In Israel. globalresearch.ca Letters to the Editor | New York Times | December 4, 1948 | TO THE EDITORS OF THE NEW YORK TIMES: | Among the most disturbing political phenomena of our times is the emergence in the newly created state of Israel of the "Freedom …

WSWS (2019-10-30). Germany: How Hesse authorities covered up the NSU and Làºbcke murderers. wsws.org Temme, an employee of the Hesse state branch of the secret service, maintained an official relationship with the neo-Nazi Stephan Ernst, the alleged murderer of the Kassel district president Walter Làºbcke.

WSWS (2019-10-30). Ukrainian prime minister attends neo-Nazi rock concert. wsws.org The public display of the prime minister's ties to neo-Nazis is a calculated threat to the working class amid preparations for privatizations and ongoing fighting within the ruling elites over foreign policy.

Juan Cole (2019-10-30). Bernie Sanders Says Give Aid to Gaza and That Calling Out Netanyahu's Racist Government Isn't Anti-Semitism. commondreams.org Sanders went so far as to say that some of the $3.8 billion that currently goes to Israel every year should be dedicated to humanitarian aid for Gaza. (Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

teleSUR (2019-10-30). US House of Reps Votes to Recognize Armenian Genocide. telesurenglish.net The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to recognize the mass killings of Armenians a century ago as a genocide, a symbolic but historic vote instantly denounced by Turkey. | RELATED: | US House Democrats Ready Impeachment Rules, as 1st Trump Official Testifies | The Democratic-controlled House voted 405-11 in favor of a resolution asserting that it is U.S. policy to commemorate as genocide the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoma…

Kary Love (2019-10-30). Of Course a US President can Murder Somebody Without Legal jeopardy—Ain't That Great! counterpunch.org During his campaign for president, Donald Trump said that he could "stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody" without losing voters. Now, in a case before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals (and probably when appealed to the US Supreme Court), the president's attorney William Consovoy told the three-judge panel that immunity would also More

Juan Cole (2019-10-30). Bernie Sanders Refuses to Bow to Israel. truthdig.com Bernie Sanders has almost single-handedly changed the discourse on Israel in the Democratic Party and in the United States more generally. But his appearance at the J-Street conference was a further tour de force, and the positions he has staked out clearly have put pressure on the other Democratic candidates to take a position on Israeli land-grabs in the Palestinian West Bank and economic strangulation of the Palestinians in Gaza. | Sanders said in his address that Palestinians also want peace. He said, said, "let me underline this" and continuing, "It is not anti-Semitism to say that the Netanyahu government h…

Staff (2019-10-30). Headlines for October 30, 2019. democracynow.org Vindman: White House Transcript of Trump Phone Call Omitted Key Words, Boeing CEO Grilled by Senate Lawmakers Over 737 MAX Failures, Lebanese Prime Minister Resigns Amid Massive Protests, Tens of Thousands Pour into Baghdad's Tahrir Square as Iraq Protests Continue, Anti-Government Protests in Haiti Enter their Seventh Week, Ceasefire Between Turkey and Syrian Kurds in Northern Syria Expires, House Votes for Resolution to Recognize Armenian Genocide, Journalist Max Blumenthal Says He Was Arrested on False Charges, National Weather Service Issues "Extreme Red Flag Warning" over Fires, Protesters Slam BlackRock for…

John Wojcik (2019-10-29). German left wins Oct. 27 vote but far right makes big gains. peoplesworld.org Shouts of joy rang out last night at Berlin's Karl Liebknecht Haus, headquarters of Germany's Left Party (Die Linke), when it was learned that Die Linke won the state elections in Thuringia with 31% of the vote, the highest total ever for the party in any of Germany's 16 states. The party's predecessor, the Party …

Staff (2019-10-29). Quebec Government Apologizes to Indigenous Peoples for 'Systemic Discrimination'. therealnews.com Marie-Claude Lacroix, two-row wampum liaison of the Kanienkehaka Traditional Council, says Quebec continues to treat indigenous peoples disrespectfully.

John Nichols (2019-10-29). Booing a Lawless President Is a Patriotic Act. thenation.com Booing a Lawless President Is a Patriotic Act…

splcenter (2019-10-29). Anti-LGBTQ Group's Compound Ordered Sold for $2.8 million. splcenter.org A judge has ordered the remote compound of the anti-LGBTQ group Aggressive Christianity Missionary Training Corps sold for $2.8 million.

stuart (2019-10-27). An uplifting coming-of-age film depicting British working-class life in the '80s. greenleft.org.au films history anti-racism Jacob AndrewarthaIssue 1243 BritainOctober 28, 2019Blinded By The Light
| Directed by Gurinder Chadha
| Starring Viveik Kalra, Hayley Atwel, Kulvinder Ghir & Nell Williams

Yves Engler (2019-10-26). The Hate and Racism of B'nai Brith. dissidentvoice.org How could a prominent opponent of racism and hate ally with B'nai Brith? A recent Ontario Federation of Labour supplement in the Toronto Star prominently profiled Barbara Perry. The Director of the Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology has been quoted repeatedly in Rabble, This and other …

splcenter (2019-10-25). Weekend Read: If your vote didn't matter, they wouldn't fight so hard to block it. splcenter.org At the intersection of race and politics in the United States lies voter suppression — the array of laws and election practices intended to make it harder for people of color to vote.

Luz Lopez and Laura Rivera (2019-10-25). After another death, will ICE finally atone for its actions? splcenter.org Roylan Hernandez-Diaz, an asylum-seeker from Cuba, was found dead in his cell on Oct. 16 at Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana.

Staff (2019-10-25). "You Won't Take Down Lies or You Will?": AOC Grills Facebook's Zuckerberg on Lies in Political Ads. democracynow.org This week, as Facebook said it will not fact check political ads or hold politicians to its usual content standards, the social media giant's CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled for more than five hours by lawmakers on Capitol Hill on the company's policy of allowing politicians to lie in political advertisements, as well as its role in facilitating election interference and housing discrimination. We play highlights from New York Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Ohio Congressmember Joyce Beatty, who asked Zuckerberg about Facebook's record on civil rights, which she called "appalling and disgusting." Bea…

CounterSpin (2019-10-25). Dorothee Benz on LGBTQ Rights, Joe Emersberger on Ecuador Protests. fair.org Media…

Julie Hollar (2019-10-25). LGBTQ Issues Missing in Presidential Campaign Coverage. fair.org LGBTQ people—and trans people in particular—have been under attack since the day Donald Trump took office and removed all mentions of LGBTQ people from several federal websites. Trump reversed federal guidance for the protection of transgender students in schools, banned trans people from military service, and has worked to exclude LGBTQ people from a variety of nondiscrimination protections. (For a full list of his administration's anti-LGBTQ actions, see here.) Trans wome…

kathy_f (2019-10-24). The Berlin Wall 30 years on. greenleft.org.au racism Refugees Chris SleeIssue 1243 Australia Berlin Wall Cold WarOctober 24, 2019On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. Or, to be more precise,…

Kathryn Casteel (2019-10-23). 'No rehabilitation,' just oppression, behind bars in Alabama. splcenter.org

Hannah Gais (2019-10-23). YouTube Yanks Second Red Ice Channel. splcenter.org YouTube has taken down a second Red Ice channel after the hate network tried to circumvent the media giant's initial ban.

Fight Back (2019-10-22). Minnesota: Patriotic Chinese students oppose turmoil in Hong Kong. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On October 18, the five-starred flag of the People's Republic of China fluttered in the wind, as a group of patriotic Chinese international students marched in opposition to a reactionary demonstration billed as the "Liberty for Hong Kong March." | The reactionaries made their way through the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus "in solidarity with Hong Kong people against oppression on democracy and human rights." Many of the 'liberators' wore black, and the leaders of the demonstration donned yellow armbands and face masks. Their demonstration coincided with the House of Representatives…

Hannah Gais (2019-10-18). YouTube Takes Down Red Ice's Main Channel. splcenter.org YouTube removed one of the most prominent video news outlets for white nationalists, Red Ice, from its platform.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-10-18). Anti-immigrant Group Leader Maria Espinoza Runs for Congress Again. splcenter.org Maria Espinoza, the national director of the anti-immigrant hate group the Remembrance Project, is running again for Congress in her home district in Texas.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-10-18). Mar-a-Lago to Host Anti-Muslim Group after Booting Earlier Event. splcenter.org Another anti-Muslim group is scheduled to hold an event at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-10-17). League of the South Calls for Backup at Confederate Protest. splcenter.org The neo-Confederate League of the South (LOS) has summoned members to Pittsboro, North Carolina, on Saturday to protest the removal of a Confederate statue.

patrick (2019-10-17). Palestinian BDS National Committee's responses to UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. bdsmovement.net Palestinian BDS National Committee's responses to UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief: In the NewsThe BDS movement does not tolerate any act or discourse which adopts or promotes, among others, anti-Black racism, anti-Arab racism, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, sexism, xenophobia, or homophobia. | Right To BoycottJuly 15, 20…

Liberation Staff (2019-10-12). Celebrate continuing resistance on Indigenous People's Day. liberationnews.org Holidays which commemorate Christopher Columbus and other figures whitewash the genocide these colonizers spearheaded.

splcenter (2019-10-11). Trump's latest policy assault on immigrants is cruel and unnecessary. splcenter.org Last week the Trump administration renewed its attack on immigrants, this time limiting admission to our country to only people who can prove they will have health insurance coverage within 30 days of entering the United States.

Will Tucker (2019-10-11). Creative writing class in prison was 'light' in the darkness. splcenter.org

Kathryn Casteel (2019-10-11). A minimum wage hike in Florida is both popular and practical. splcenter.org A proposed initiative to raise Florida's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 is gathering momentum and is almost certain to be on the state's ballot when voters go to the polls to choose a president in 2020.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-10-10). White Supremacist William Fears to Get Five Years in Prison. splcenter.org William Henry Fears IV, an avowed racist with a lengthy criminal record, has agreed to a plea deal of five years for choking his former girlfriend.

splcenter (2019-10-10). Weekend Read: On Monday, observe Indigenous Peoples' Day. splcenter.org Monday may be the federally recognized holiday of Columbus Day, but millions across the country will instead observe Indigenous Peoples' Day, now officially observed in some states and cities.

SAMIR (2019-10-10). Bollywood: Stand Against Apartheid! bdsmovement.net Bollywood: Stand Against Apartheid! : Action AlertHelp appeal to Bollywood stars booked to perform in Tel Aviv | Cultural BoycottOctober 10, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

Hatewatch Staff (2019-10-09). Trump Returns to Values Voter Summit. splcenter.org President Donald Trump will address the Values Voter Summit on Saturday, the White House confirmed.

splcenter (2019-10-07). Beyond Bars: Life before and after incarceration in Alabama. splcenter.org As criminal justice and prison reform take center stage in Alabama politics, Alabamians for Fair Justice, a broad coalition of advocates supported by the SPLC and other organizations, are working to lift up the voices of people directly affected by the criminal justice system.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-10-07). Mar-a-Lago Pulls Plug on Anti-Muslim Hate Group's Gala. splcenter.org The Trump Organization says the anti-Muslim hate group ACT for America's Nov. 7 gala is no longer welcome at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort.

Christopher Banks (2019-10-07). Murderer Amber Guyger gets a hug from judge and racist media. liberationnews.org The corporate media message (and preference) was clear: Unconditionally offer forgiveness even when it is not premised on meaningful change and lasting justice.

Ryan Cristián (2019-10-04). US Caught Meddling In Tunisian Election, Israel Politician Likens Israel To Nazi Germany & Hypocrisy. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/4/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Hatewatch Staff (2019-10-04). Anti-Muslim Hate Group to Hold Gala at Mar-a-Lago. splcenter.org An anti-Muslim hate group that claims to have close ties to the White House is hosting its annual gala at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, with tickets starting at $1,500.

splcenter (2019-10-04). Weekend Read: When justice depends on the size of your pocketbook. splcenter.org Tella Barnett fears she'll end up behind bars again if she gets behind on her payments.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-10-03). Militia Movement Rhetoric Elevated to National Level. splcenter.org A weekend tweet by President Donald Trump mirrors the language of a militia movement that has been calling for civil war for at least three years and gives extremist groups a powerful seal of approval.