Trump Official Who Once Led Hate Group Resigns Ombudsman Role
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-31
Julie Kirchner, a nativist hard-liner with ties to an anti-immigrant hate group, has resigned as ombudsman at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/31/trump-official-who-once-led-hate-group-resigns-ombudsman-role

Self-Determination for Syria! U.S. Out Now!
Jeff Mackler | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-31
A furious bi-partisan warmongering outburst of opposition met President Trump's mid-October announcement that U.S. troops were being withdrawn from Northeastern Syria. Engineered by the Democrats, and joined by the top spokespersons of the twin parties of war, racism and environmental destruction, they denounced Trump and passed an instant congressional resolution demanding that the estimated 1,000…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/31/self-determination-for-syria-u-s-out-now/

#outnow! Nationwide Protests Trump Pence Must Go – Now!
Refuse Fascism | indybay.org | 2019-10-31
24th and Mission St. Rally | March to S.F. City Hall…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/30/18827733.php

An Open Letter To Twitter Regarding The Safe Space It's Created for Nazis
Barrett Brown | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-31
Text of email sent to press@Twitter.com, 10/25/2019 Sirs- This is Barrett Brown. I'm a longtime journalist and the recipient of the National Magazine Award for commentary, the New York Press Club award for humor, the Folio award for best local coverage, and other such awards in recognition of my journalism and opinion writing. I'm also…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/31/an-open-letter-to-twitter-regarding-the-safe-space-its-created-for-nazis/

Starbucks fired manager 'because she was white,' lawsuit claims in wake of infamous Philadelphia store arrest of 2 black men
rt.com | 2019-10-31
A former regional manager has sued Starbucks for racial discrimination, claiming she was fired because she was white after two black men were arrested for "trespassing" at a Philadelphia location she oversaw. | Shannon Phillips, a 13-year Starbucks employee, has sued the chain, alleging she was fired for being white after video of a seemingly racially-biased arrest at one of the stores she managed went viral and triggered mass outrage against the coffee behemoth. If she was not white, Phillips charged in the suit filed in the US District Court of New Jersey earlier this week, she would still have her job, havi…
rt.com/usa/472336-starbucks-manager-fired-white-arrest/

This Is Not How You Show Solidarity
David M. Perry | thenation.com | 2019-10-31
This Is Not How You Show Solidarity…
thenation.com/article/ilhan-omar-armenian-genocide/

SPLC and partners sue South Carolina DMV for suspending driver's licenses of people who cannot afford traffic fines
splcenter.org | 2019-10-31
During a traffic stop, Janice Carter learned for the first time that her license had been suspended for unpaid traffic tickets.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/31/splc-and-partners-sue-south-carolina-dmv-suspending-drivers-licenses-people-who-cannot

Trump Judicial Nominee Mocked Anti-Rape Activists and Praised Ethnonationalism
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-31
President Trump's latest nominee to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals is Steven Menashi — a right-wing provocateur who has written a slew of articles and op-eds denouncing diversity, women and LGBTQ+ rights. A federal appeals court appointment is very significant: The United States Supreme Court gets all the attention for its landmark decisions, but the United States Courts of Appeals are actually just as influential whe…
truthout.org/articles/trump-judicial-nominee-mocked-anti-rape-activists-and-praised-ethnonationalism/

Germany: How Hesse authorities covered up the NSU and Làºbcke murderers
wsws.org | 2019-10-30
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/30/hess…

US House of Reps Votes to Recognize Armenian Genocide
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-30
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-House-of-Reps-Votes-to-Recognize-Armenian-Genocide-20191030-0005.html

Syrian Constitutional Committee Meets for the 1st Time
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-30
For the first time and after eight and a half years of civil war, officials from the Syrian government, members from the opposition parties and civil society gathered Wednesday for the inaugural of a United Nations-backed committee which will have the charge to pave the way for reconciliation and to review the country's constitution before it is submitted to the vote of the Syrian people. | RELATED: | US House of Reps Votes to Recognize Armenian Genocide | The delegations representing…
telesurenglish.net/news/Syria-Government-And-Opposition-Reunited-For-The-First-Time-20191030-0011.html

University of Illinois leadership attacks solidarity with Palestine
Liberation News Champaign-Urbana | liberationnews.org | 2019-10-30
Activists condemn false conflation of anti-zionism with anti-semitism.
liberationnews.org/university-of-illinois-leadership-attacks-solidarity-with-palestine/

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

'We Vote! Mississippi' encourages people to vote on Nov. 5
splcenter.org | 2019-10-29
Lindsey Vaughn walked briskly along a curvy, tree-lined street in a quiet neighborhood of modest homes.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/30/we-vote-mississippi-encourages-people-vote-nov-5

Booing a Lawless President Is a Patriotic Act
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2019-10-29
Booing a Lawless President Is a Patriotic Act…
thenation.com/article/world-series-trump-baseball/

Anti-LGBTQ Group's Compound Ordered Sold for $2.8 million
splcenter.org | 2019-10-29
A judge has ordered the remote compound of the anti-LGBTQ group Aggressive Christianity Missionary Training Corps sold for $2.8 million.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/29/anti-lgbtq-groups-compound-ordered-sold-28-million

Uplifting coming-of-age film depicts British working-class life in the '80s
stuart | greenleft.org.au | 2019-10-27
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 | …
greenleft.org.au/content/uplifting-coming-age-film-depicts-british-working-class-life-80s

The Hate and Racism of B'nai Brith
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-26
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/the-hate-and-racism-of-bnai-brith/

Weekend Read: If your vote didn't matter, they wouldn't fight so hard to block it
splcenter.org | 2019-10-25
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.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/26/weekend-read-if-your-vote-didnt-matter-they-wouldnt-fight-so-hard-block-it

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

LGBTQ Issues Missing in Presidential Campaign Coverage
Julie Hollar | fair.org | 2019-10-25
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…
fair.org/home/lgbtq-issues-missing-in-presidential-campaign-coverage/

"You Won't Take Down Lies or You Will?": AOC Grills Facebook's Zuckerberg on Lies in Political Ads
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-25
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…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/25/you_shou…

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

YouTube Yanks Second Red Ice Channel
Hannah Gais | splcenter.org | 2019-10-23
YouTube has taken down a second Red Ice channel after the hate network tried to circumvent the media giant's initial ban.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/23/youtube-yanks-second-red-ice-channel

'No rehabilitation,' just oppression, behind bars in Alabama
Kathryn Casteel | splcenter.org | 2019-10-23
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/29/no-rehabilitation-just-oppression-behind-bars-alabama

Anti-immigrant Group Leader Maria Espinoza Runs for Congress Again
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-18
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.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/18/anti-immigrant-group-leader-maria-espinoza-runs-congress-again

YouTube Takes Down Red Ice's Main Channel
Hannah Gais | splcenter.org | 2019-10-18
YouTube removed one of the most prominent video news outlets for white nationalists, Red Ice, from its platform.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/21/youtube-takes-down-red-ices-main-channel

Mar-a-Lago to Host Anti-Muslim Group after Booting Earlier Event
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-18
Another anti-Muslim group is scheduled to hold an event at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/18/mar-lago-host-anti-muslim-group-after-booting-earlier-event

Palestinian BDS National Committee's responses to UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-10-17
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…
bdsmovement.net/news/palestinian-bds-national-committees-responses-un-special-rapporteur-freedom-religion-or-belief

League of the South Calls for Backup at Confederate Protest
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-17
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.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/17/league-south-calls-backup-confederate-protest

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

Trump's latest policy assault on immigrants is cruel and unnecessary
splcenter.org | 2019-10-11
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.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/14/trumps-latest-policy-assault-immigrants-cruel-and-unnecessary

Creative writing class in prison was 'light' in the darkness
Will Tucker | splcenter.org | 2019-10-11
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/15/creative-writing-class-prison-was-light-darkness

A minimum wage hike in Florida is both popular and practical
Kathryn Casteel | splcenter.org | 2019-10-11
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.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/16/minimum-wage-hike-florida-both-popular-and-practical

White Supremacist William Fears to Get Five Years in Prison
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-10
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.org/hatewatch/2019/10/11/white-supremacist-william-fears-get-five-years-prison

Weekend Read: On Monday, observe Indigenous Peoples' Day
splcenter.org | 2019-10-10
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.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/12/weekend-read-monday-observe-indigenous-peoples-day

Bollywood: Stand Against Apartheid!
SAMIR | bdsmovement.net | 2019-10-10
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) …
bdsmovement.net/bollywoodstandagainstapartheid

Trump Returns to Values Voter Summit
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-09
President Donald Trump will address the Values Voter Summit on Saturday, the White House confirmed.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/09/trump-returns-values-voter-summit-saturday

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

Mar-a-Lago Pulls Plug on Anti-Muslim Hate Group's Gala
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-07
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.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/07/mar-lago-pulls-plug-anti-muslim-hate-groups-gala

Beyond Bars: Life before and after incarceration in Alabama
splcenter.org | 2019-10-07
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.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/15/beyond-bars-life-and-after-incarceration-alabama

US Caught Meddling In Tunisian Election, Israel Politician Likens Israel To Nazi Germany & Hypocrisy
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-10-04
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 …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/us-caught-meddling-in-tunisian-election-israel-politician-likens-israel-to-nazi-germany-hypocrisy/