July 2019 Archives

Monthly Archives: July 2019

2019-07-21: News Headlines

Peoples Alliance (2019-07-21). 2nd Anniversary of Charlottesville: Act Against White Supremacy. indybay.org Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's Office | Federal Building | 90 7th St | San Francisco, CA…

Resource Center for Nonviolence (2019-07-21). BLACKkKLANSMAN Film Screening and Discussion. indybay.org Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz…

Fred_F (2019-07-21). Protecting privilege: Morrison's religious freedoms crusade. greenleft.org.au It is hard to conceive that in mid-2019 a reactionary minority within government are legislating for religious protection laws that strengthen the rights of religious institutions to discriminate against members of the community based on sexuality. | The Scott Morrison Coalition government's proposed legislation would not only prevent discrimination against those of faith, but would also solidify — and perhaps broaden — exemptions from anti-discrimination laws that religious institutions are already afforded. | Although the debate is framed around "religious freedoms", it is all about the nation's lar…

Staff (2019-07-20). Our Last Shot at Democracy. truthdig.com "The House of the Pain of Others: Chronicle of a Small Genocide" | Purchase in the Truthdig Bazaar | "Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone" | A book by Astra Taylor | In Anna Burns's Man Booker Prize-winning novel, "Milkman," the main character—"middle sister"—learns about two-thirds of the way through the book that she has been defined as a "beyond-the-pale" in her co…

David Rovics (2019-07-20). Truth, Lies, and Will Van Spronsen. dissidentvoice.org I have lost track of the number of times in the past few days that I have been told by openly fascist YouTube viewers that I deserve a bullet in my head for writing my most recent song. It's been a pretty busy week. It's always a busy week when you have a small child, …

WSWS (2019-07-20). Canada's Trudeau postures as opponent of Trump following US president's fascist outburst. wsws.org Trudeau's theatrics notwithstanding, his government is an enthusiastic accomplice of Trump in implementing some of his administration's most reactionary and belligerent policies.

Staff (2019-07-20). Trump's Racist Lies About Ilhan Omar Define the Republican Party. therealnews.com The Ilhan Omar quote Trump bastardized came from her conversation with John Nichols, who joins us to look at US history for inspiration and understanding…

WSWS (2019-07-20). Publico reports Spanish intelligence facilitated 2017 Barcelona terror attack. wsws.org The report is prima facie evidence of criminal behavior by the Spanish state, abetted by other NATO powers, to create the climate to build a fascistic police-state regime.

Ed Sykes (2019-07-19). How Trump and the US have been destroying Ilhan Omar's 'home' country for decades. thecanary.co Donald Trump has been attacking progressive congresswoman Ilhan Omar for months. But his rhetoric stepped up this week when he told her — a ref…

CounterSpin (2019-07-19). Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism. fair.org Media…

Kim Petersen (2019-07-19). Is Trump a Racist? dissidentvoice.org President Donald Trump has once again stepped into the doggy-doo of comments that point to being a racist. Tweeted Trump: So interesting to see "Progressive" Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a …

John Wojcik (2019-07-19). U.S. and NATO warmakers find some willing partners in Germany. peoplesworld.org BERLIN—While Donald Trump dominates the news daily in the U.S. with his racist diatribes, tweets, and rallies, the American public can't be blamed if it fails to notice that on a world scale and here in Europe, in particular, the right wing is pushing for a level of militarization and war planning that goes beyond …

J.P. Linstroth (2019-07-19). A Racist President and Racial Trauma. counterpunch.org When an American person of color hears—"go back to where you came from"—those very words epitomize racism. They are white code for "you do not belong here". And "you are not white" and therefore "you are not us"; and as such, you are not part of this country, the United States, which should be white. More

splcenter (2019-07-19). Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans. splcenter.org Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.

Staff (2019-07-19). Attacks on Ilhan Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People" truthout.org | | On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexan…

Staff (2019-07-19). Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People" democracynow.org On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…

Jake Johnson (2019-07-19). "That is a Lie": Video Clearly Shows Trump Did Nothing to Stop "Send Her Back" Chant. theantimedia.com Despite video evidence to the contrary, Trump claimed he attempted to stop his supporters' racist "Send her back!" chant against Ilhan Omar.

Staff (2019-07-19). Headlines for July 19, 2019. democracynow.org 70 Catholics Arrested in Capitol Hill Protest of Trump's Immigration Policies, Asylum Seekers in Texas ICE Jail Launch Hunger Strike, House Democrats Grill Acting DHS Chief over Migrant Deaths and Squalid Jails, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Confronts DHS Chief over Racist & Sexist Border Patrol Posts, Trump Disavows "Send Her Home" Chant After Racist Attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Ilhan Omar Greeted in Minnesota with Chants of "Welcome Home", House Approves Minimum Wage Hike to $15 an Hour, Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Bring Overtime Pay, Union Rights, Trump to Nominate Anti-Union Lawyer Eugene Scalia as Labor S…

Middle East Eye (2019-07-19). Ilhan Omar on President Trump: "I Believe He is Fascist" theantimedia.com "We have said this president is racist. We have condemned his racist remarks. I believe he is fascist," Omar told reporters.

John Atcheson (2019-07-19). Trump's a Racist—But We Knew That. Now What? commondreams.org Trump's racist rant about four freshman congresswomen of color is getting a lot of play in the press and from Democrats. They're doing everything they can to get the fact that Trump is a racist into the headlines and on the news. But really, didn't we already know this? Trump threw the dog whistle away a long time ago, and he's been making explicit what had been for 40 years the implicit racism of the Republican Party.

Paul Street (2019-07-19). Trump May Be a White Nationalist, but American Racism Is Bipartisan. truthdig.com Despite its rhetoric and appearance of diversity, the Democratic Party is deeply complicit in the nation's structural and institutional racism.

Kenn Orphan (2019-07-19). Stranger Things, Stranger Times. counterpunch.org To say we live in extraordinarily strange times is perhaps the ultimate understatement. Strange times indeed, and terrifying as well. Rising global fascism, the continued threat of nuclear war, an imperiled biosphere and a climate that is rapidly heating up. In the US it is even more apparent. There are concentration camps on the southern More

John Nichols (2019-07-19). History Will Honor the Courageous 95 Who Proposed to Impeach a Racist President. thenation.com History Will Honor the Courageous 95 Who Proposed to Impeach a Racist President…

PAI (2019-07-19). "As bad as dad": Trump nominates Antonin Scalia's son as Labor Secretary. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (PAI)— President Donald Trump has nominated right-wing lawyer Antonin—whoops, Eugene—Scalia to be Secretary of Labor. If confirmed, he would succeed Alexander Acosta, who was forced to resign. Eugene Scalia is best-identified as a son of the late conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Antonin Scalia. But Eugene Scalia's spent his career advocating big business causes …

John Shafthauer (2019-07-19). Johnson still won't call Trump's words 'racist'. Newly revealed comments of his own show why. thecanary.co Tory leadership hopefuls Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt recently refused to label comments from Donald Trump 'racist'. Given Johnson's history, that's no surprise. Now, people are drawing attention to comments Johnson allegedly made about the European leaders he'll soon have to…

Joshua Funnell (2019-07-19). Fresh testimony from Labour members could blow Panorama's antisemitism claims wide open. thecanary.co On 10 July, BBC Panorama aired its documentary Is Labour Anti-Semitic? Since broadcasting, Panorama has received criticism from the Labour Party, which claims the programme was biased and misrepresented information. Despite this, the documentary's producer, John Ware…

Ajamu Baraka (2019-07-19). The "Squad" Will Need to Realize that You Can't Defeat White Supremacy with White Supremacy. globalresearch.ca The "squad" condemns Trump for his white nationalism, not understanding that as a white supremacist settler-colonial state, white nationalism is "American" nationalism. | "Biden as a neoliberal white supremacist imperialist was always clear where he stood." | The story of Trump's white …

RT (2019-07-19). US House chaplain holds EXORCISM after 'spirits of darkness' engulf proceedings. rt.com The House chaplain has staged an emergency prayer intervention in Congress to cast out the "spirits of darkness" he blames for the turmoil that seized the chamber during the vote to condemn the president's tweets for 'racism.'

WSWS (2019-07-19). US investigators identify 70 current and former immigration agents in far-right, racist Facebook groups. wsws.org The announcement came after several Facebook groups connected to Customs and Border Protection agents were discovered to contain vulgar and sexually explicit posts.

susan_p (2019-07-19). Sri Lanka: Tamils protest land grabs, cultural heritage destruction. greenleft.org.au More than 500 Tamil demonstrators tried to march to the site of a destroyed Hindu temple at Kanniyaa in the Trincomalee district of Sri Lanka on July 16. | They were blocked by the army and police, who had allowed a group of Sinhalese chauvinists to enter the site. The protesters were threatened and assaulted by these racists. | The temple had been destroyed during previous anti-Tamil pogroms. Local Hindus had wanted to rebuild the temple, but the area was occupied by Sinhalese who built a Buddhist shrine near the temple site — most Sinhalese are Buddhists, while most Tamils are Hindus. | This conflict is t…

Staff (2019-07-19). Trump Bans Asylum Seekers at the Border in Violation of National and International Law. therealnews.com Litigator Angelo Guisado says Trump's tactics are proto-fascist, and stopping asylum seekers in transit through other countries violates standing U.S. law and international treaties…

Julia Conley, staff writer (2019-07-19). WATCH: Amid Extreme Anti-Refugee Push, Trump Displays Neither Interest Nor Knowledge of Asylum Seekers' Plight in Oval Office Meeting. commondreams.org Amid outrage this week over President Donald Trump's racist rhetoric and policies regarding asylum seekers and immigrants, critics expressed shock on Friday over a viral video of the president meeting with several refugees from all over the world in the Oval Office. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

pip.hinman (2019-07-19). Break the link between Israeli apartheid and Australian agriculture. greenleft.org.au Most people would not be aware that two Israeli companies are the main suppliers of irrigation systems in Australia. They are potential targets for Palestine justice activists keen on expanding the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign into rural areas. | Along with the water business, FIMI/Rivulis and Netafim are deeply involved in the ongoing military oppression of Palestinians. Both companies provide military, surveillance and prison equipment to the Israeli government. | FIMI (First Israel Mezzanine Investors), which describes itself as a leader in "micro irrigation", also owns Israeli defence firm…

RT (2019-07-19). Republicans introduce resolution to designate Antifa 'domestic terrorist organization'. rt.com Two Republican senators have introduced a resolution to "properly identify" Antifa as "domestic terrorists" who use violence against their opponents while being protected by "liberal privilege."

RT (2019-07-19). Sponsor of Berkeley's gender-neutral city code calls Tucker 'white supremacist goblin' in show snub. rt.com The 23-year-old council member who spearheaded the removal of gender-specific words from the Berkeley city code has bragged about turning down an appearance on the Tucker Carlson show, labeling him a "white supremacist goblin."

pip.hinman (2019-07-19). Dutton's war on democracy. greenleft.org.au With the re-election of the Coalition government, conservatives have become emboldened to intensify their agenda of transferring even more wealth and power to the already dominant at the expense of the rest of us. | One sign of this is the rise in prominence of one the most hard-right figures in the Coalition: home affairs minister Peter Dutton. | Dutton has been at the centre of the Coalition government's efforts to whip up racist scapegoating and strengthen the state's repressive powers, a task for which he was well-prepared by his time in the Queensland police. | In 2014, he was appointed immigration minister…

Ed Sykes (2019-07-19). Trump doubles down on Ilhan Omar attacks, praising racist crowd as 'incredible'. thecanary.co Donald Trump has yet again doubled down on his recent racist attacks against progressive congresswoman Ilhan Omar. And despite previously claiming he was "not happy" when his fans responded to his attacks by chanting "

patrick (2019-07-19). A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15. bdsmovement.net A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15: UpdateGroups worldwide participated in the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, creatively asserting the demand that HP Inc and HPE end their complicity in Israel's apartheid, military occupation and settler-colonialism against the Palestinian people | Economic Boycott Boycott HP Global BDS Week of Action Against HP

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2019-07-19). Trump Provokes Outrage With Plan to Nominate Ex-Walmart Attorney Eugene Scalia as Next Labor Secretary. commondreams.org Workers and labor rights advocates expressed outrage after President Donald Trump announced on Twitter late Thursday that he intends to nominate former Walmart attorney Eugene Scalia—son of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia—to replace outgoing Labor Secretary Alex Acosta. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

Mark Fiore (2019-07-18). 'R' is for Racist. progressive.org Sigh. Remember the good ol' days of meaningless distractions?

Staff (2019-07-18). Headlines for July 18, 2019. democracynow.org House Lawmakers Vote to Table Trump Impeachment Resolution, Trump Renews Racist Attacks on Four Progressive Congresswomen, Rep. Ilhan Omar Introduces Bill Affirming the Right to Boycott, House Votes to Bar Trump's Planned Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE, U.S. to Deploy 500 Troops to Saudi Air Base, Sudan's Military Rulers Agree to Share Power with Civilian Protesters, United Nations Declares Global Health Emergency as Ebola Spreads, Puerto Ricans Demand Resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló over Hateful Messages, AG Barr & Commerce Secretary Ross Held in Contempt of Congress, Sen. Rand Paul Blocks Vote on S…

Swathi Shanmugasundaram (2019-07-18). John Tanton's Legacy. splcenter.org John Tanton, the racist architect of the modern anti-immigrant movement, has left behind a legacy that spawned more than a dozen nativist organizations, driven an anti-immigrant agenda for four decades, and found friends in the White House.

Staff (2019-07-18). Mandela Would have Turned 101 — What Has Become of his Legacy? therealnews.com South African scholar and activist Rasigan Maharajh describes South Africa as a microcosm of capitalism's world crisis in a conversation that takes us from corruption to hope. We also discuss anti-apartheid activist and singer Johnny Clegg, who died on July 16th…

Staff (2019-07-18). Why Is Homeownership Among Blacks Lower Than Ever? therealnews.com Segregation and housing discrimination are affecting Black homeownership today as much as in the days before the 1964 Civil Rights Act. What happened and how can this be reversed?

RT (2019-07-18). Ilhan Omar brands Trump 'FASCIST' after 'send her back' chants at his rally. rt.com Rep. Ilhan Omar has accused the US president of being "racist" and of "spewing fascist ideology" after Donald Trump's supporters were heard chanting "send her back" during a rally as he was lambasting the Democratic congresswoman.

RT (2019-07-18). Schumer, DNC up in arms over face manipulation app created by 'the Russians'. rt.com Accusations about FaceApp, a service for manipulating portraits, have graduated from racism and transphobia to a bona fide national security threat, with Chuck Schumer calling for a formal FBI probe. Because Russia is behind it!

Jeet Heer (2019-07-17). Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump. thenation.com Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump…

splcenter (2019-07-17). SPLC sues Trump administration over new rule that makes migrants who pass through other countries ineligible for asylum. splcenter.org The SPLC and its partners filed a lawsuit and an emergency motion this week seeking to block a new Trump administration rule that categorically bars asylum for migrants who cross the southern border without applying for and being denied asylum in any country that they pass through on their way to the U.S.

unitedEditor (2019-07-17). Would Blacklisting Iran's IRGC and Increasing US Military Presence in the Persian Gulf Lead to Hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz? PART 2. uwidata.com Let's delve into the heart of the matter: blacklisting the IRGC, sanctioning Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Dr. Zariff, the Iranian Foreign Minister and General Suleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force wing of the IRGC. Naturally, it was not a surprise to any Middle East senior analysts that Iran's IRGC would eventually be sanctioned …

Staff (2019-07-17). Headlines for July 17, 2019. democracynow.org House Votes to Condemn Trump's Racist Tweets, Rep. Al Green Introduces Impeachment Articles, Kellyanne Conway to Reporter Asking About Trump's Racism: "What's Your Ethnicity?", Rights Groups File Lawsuits to Stop Trump's Draconian New Asylum Rule, White Police Officer Who Killed Eric Garner Will Not Face Federal Charges, Ex-Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Arrested in California over Corruption Scandal, Press Freedom Advocates Call for Release of Yemeni Journalist Yahya al-Sawari, Planned Parenthood Removes President Dr. Leana Wen over Disagreements on Direction of Org., Organizations Say They Will Not Comply…

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2019-07-21: Social Media Postees

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BLACKkKLANSMAN Film Screening and Discussion
Resource Center for Nonviolence | indybay.org | 2019-07-21
Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz…
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Protecting privilege: Morrison's religious freedoms crusade
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-21
It is hard to conceive that in mid-2019 a reactionary minority within government are legislating for religious protection laws that strengthen the rights of religious institutions to discriminate against members of the community based on sexuality. | The Scott Morrison Coalition government's proposed legislation would not only prevent discrimination against those of faith, but would also solidify — and perhaps broaden — exemptions from anti-discrimination laws that religious institutions are already afforded. | Although the debate is framed around "religious freedoms", it is all about the nation's lar…
greenleft.org.au/content/protecting-privilege-morrison-religious-freedoms-crusade

Our Last Shot at Democracy
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-20
"The House of the Pain of Others: Chronicle of a Small Genocide" | Purchase in the Truthdig Bazaar | "Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone" | A book by Astra Taylor | In Anna Burns's Man Booker Prize-winning novel, "Milkman," the main character–"middle sister"–learns about two-thirds of the way through the book that she has been defined as a "beyond-the-pale" in her co…
truthdig.com/articles/our-last-shot-at-democracy/

Truth, Lies, and Will Van Spronsen
David Rovics | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-20
I have lost track of the number of times in the past few days that I have been told by openly fascist YouTube viewers that I deserve a bullet in my head for writing my most recent song. It's been a pretty busy week. It's always a busy week when you have a small child, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/truth-lies-and-will-van-spronsen/

Publico reports Spanish intelligence facilitated 2017 Barcelona terror attack
wsws.org | 2019-07-20
The report is prima facie evidence of criminal behavior by the Spanish state, abetted by other NATO powers, to create the climate to build a fascistic police-state regime.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/20/spai…

Trump's Racist Lies About Ilhan Omar Define the Republican Party
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-20
The Ilhan Omar quote Trump bastardized came from her conversation with John Nichols, who joins us to look at US history for inspiration and understanding…
therealnews.com/stories/trumps-racist-lies-about-ilhan-omar-define-the-republican-party

Canada's Trudeau postures as opponent of Trump following US president's fascist outburst
wsws.org | 2019-07-20
Trudeau's theatrics notwithstanding, his government is an enthusiastic accomplice of Trump in implementing some of his administration's most reactionary and belligerent policies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/20/trtr…

Stranger Things, Stranger Times
Kenn Orphan | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-19
To say we live in extraordinarily strange times is perhaps the ultimate understatement. Strange times indeed, and terrifying as well. Rising global fascism, the continued threat of nuclear war, an imperiled biosphere and a climate that is rapidly heating up. In the US it is even more apparent. There are concentration camps on the southern…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/19/stranger-things-stranger-times/

History Will Honor the Courageous 95 Who Proposed to Impeach a Racist President
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2019-07-19
History Will Honor the Courageous 95 Who Proposed to Impeach a Racist President…
thenation.com/article/trump-racism-impeachment/

Trump May Be a White Nationalist, but American Racism Is Bipartisan
Paul Street | truthdig.com | 2019-07-19
Despite its rhetoric and appearance of diversity, the Democratic Party is deeply complicit in the nation's structural and institutional racism.
truthdig.com/articles/trump-may-be-a-white-nationalist-but-american-racism-is-bipartisan/

Ilhan Omar on President Trump: "I Believe He is Fascist"
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-19
"We have said this president is racist. We have condemned his racist remarks. I believe he is fascist," Omar told reporters.

Ilhan Omar on President Trump: "I Believe He is Fascist"

A Racist President and Racial Trauma
J.P. Linstroth | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-19
When an American person of color hears–"go back to where you came from"–those very words epitomize racism. They are white code for "you do not belong here". And "you are not white" and therefore "you are not us"; and as such, you are not part of this country, the United States, which should be white.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/19/a-racist-president-and-racial-trauma/

Attacks on Ilhan Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People"
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-19
| On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexan…
truthout.org/video/attacks-on-ilhan-omar-rooted-in-belief-america-is-for-white-people/

Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans
splcenter.org | 2019-07-19
Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/19/weekend-read-racism-killing-black-americans

"That is a Lie": Video Clearly Shows Trump Did Nothing to Stop "Send Her Back" Chant
Jake Johnson | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-19
Despite video evidence to the contrary, Trump claimed he attempted to stop his supporters' racist "Send her back!" chant against Ilhan Omar.

“That is a Lie”: Video Clearly Shows Trump Did Nothing to Stop “Send Her Back” Chant

Trump's a Racist—But We Knew That. Now What?
John Atcheson | commondreams.org | 2019-07-19
Trump's racist rant about four freshman congresswomen of color is getting a lot of play in the press and from Democrats. They're doing everything they can to get the fact that Trump is a racist into the headlines and on the news. But really, didn't we already know this? Trump threw the dog whistle away a long time ago, and he's been making explicit what had been for 40 years the implicit racism of the Republican Party.
commondreams.org/views/2019/07/19/trumps-racist-we-knew-now-what?cd-origin=rss

Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-07-19
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Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-19
On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/19/donald_tr…

Trump doubles down on Ilhan Omar attacks, praising racist crowd as 'incredible'
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-07-19
Donald Trump has yet again doubled down on his recent racist attacks against progressive congresswoman Ilhan Omar. And despite previously claiming he was "not happy" when his fans responded to his attacks by chanting "
thecanary.co/trending/2019/07/19/trump-doubles-down-on-ilhan-omar-attacks-praising-racist-crowd-as-incredible/

U.S. and NATO warmakers find some willing partners in Germany
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-19
BERLIN–While Donald Trump dominates the news daily in the U.S. with his racist diatribes, tweets, and rallies, the American public can't be blamed if it fails to notice that on a world scale and here in Europe, in particular, the right wing is pushing for a level of militarization and war planning that goes beyond …
peoplesworld.org/article/u-s-and-nato-warmakers-find-some-willing-partners-in-germany/

Johnson still won't call Trump's words 'racist'. Newly revealed comments of his own show why
John Shafthauer | thecanary.co | 2019-07-19
Tory leadership hopefuls Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt recently refused to label comments from Donald Trump 'racist'. Given Johnson's history, that's no surprise. Now, people are drawing attention to comments Johnson allegedly made about the European leaders he'll soon have to…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/07/19/johnson-still-wont-call-trumps-words-racist-newly-revealed-comments-of-his-own-show-why/

Is Trump a Racist?
Kim Petersen | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-19
President Donald Trump has once again stepped into the doggy-doo of comments that point to being a racist. Tweeted Trump: So interesting to see "Progressive" Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/is-trump-a-racist/

A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-07-19
A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15: UpdateGroups worldwide participated in the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, creatively asserting the demand that HP Inc and HPE end their complicity in Israel's apartheid, military occupation and settler-colonialism against the Palestinian people | Economic Boycott Boycott HP Global BDS Week of Action Against HP …
bdsmovement.net/news/round-boycotthp-global-week-action-july-10-15

Fresh testimony from Labour members could blow Panorama's antisemitism claims wide open
Joshua Funnell | thecanary.co | 2019-07-19
On 10 July, BBC Panorama aired its documentary Is Labour Anti-Semitic? Since broadcasting, Panorama has received criticism from the Labour Party, which claims the programme was biased and misrepresented information. Despite this, the documentary's producer, John Ware…
thecanary.co/investigation/2019/07/19/fresh-testimony-from-labour-members-could-blow-panoramas-antisemitism-claims-wide-open/

"As bad as dad": Trump nominates Antonin Scalia's son as Labor Secretary
PAI | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-19
WASHINGTON (PAI)– President Donald Trump has nominated right-wing lawyer Antonin–whoops, Eugene–Scalia to be Secretary of Labor. If confirmed, he would succeed Alexander Acosta, who was forced to resign. Eugene Scalia is best-identified as a son of the late conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Antonin Scalia. But Eugene Scalia's spent his career advocating big business causes …
peoplesworld.org/article/as-bad-as-dad-trump-nominates-antonin-scalias-son-as-labor-secretary/

The "Squad" Will Need to Realize that You Can't Defeat White Supremacy with White Supremacy
Ajamu Baraka | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-19
The "squad" condemns Trump for his white nationalism, not understanding that as a white supremacist settler-colonial state, white nationalism is "American" nationalism. | "Biden as a neoliberal white supremacist imperialist was always clear where he stood." | The story of Trump's white …
globalresearch.ca/squad-will-need-realize-you-cant-defeat-white-supremacy-white-supremacy/5684053

Sri Lanka: Tamils protest land grabs, cultural heritage destruction
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-19
More than 500 Tamil demonstrators tried to march to the site of a destroyed Hindu temple at Kanniyaa in the Trincomalee district of Sri Lanka on July 16. | They were blocked by the army and police, who had allowed a group of Sinhalese chauvinists to enter the site. The protesters were threatened and assaulted by these racists. | The temple had been destroyed during previous anti-Tamil pogroms. Local Hindus had wanted to rebuild the temple, but the area was occupied by Sinhalese who built a Buddhist shrine near the temple site — most Sinhalese are Buddhists, while most Tamils are Hindus. | This conflict is t…
greenleft.org.au/content/sri-lanka-tamils-protest-land-grabs-cultural-heritage-destruction

Sponsor of Berkeley's gender-neutral city code calls Tucker 'white supremacist goblin' in show snub
rt.com | 2019-07-19
The 23-year-old council member who spearheaded the removal of gender-specific words from the Berkeley city code has bragged about turning down an appearance on the Tucker Carlson show, labeling him a "white supremacist goblin." | …
rt.com/usa/464526-tucker-white-supremacist-goblin/

Trump Provokes Outrage With Plan to Nominate Ex-Walmart Attorney Eugene Scalia as Next Labor Secretary
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-19
Workers and labor rights advocates expressed outrage after President Donald Trump announced on Twitter late Thursday that he intends to nominate former Walmart attorney Eugene Scalia—son of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia—to replace outgoing Labor Secretary Alex Acosta. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/19/trump-provokes-outrage-plan-nominate-ex-walmart-attorney-eugene-scalia-next-labor?cd-origin=rss

Break the link between Israeli apartheid and Australian agriculture
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-19
Most people would not be aware that two Israeli companies are the main suppliers of irrigation systems in Australia. They are potential targets for Palestine justice activists keen on expanding the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign into rural areas. | Along with the water business, FIMI/Rivulis and Netafim are deeply involved in the ongoing military oppression of Palestinians. Both companies provide military, surveillance and prison equipment to the Israeli government. | FIMI (First Israel Mezzanine Investors), which describes itself as a leader in "micro irrigation", also owns Israeli defence firm…
greenleft.org.au/content/break-link-between-israeli-apartheid-and-australian-agriculture

Trump Bans Asylum Seekers at the Border in Violation of National and International Law
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-19
Litigator Angelo Guisado says Trump's tactics are proto-fascist, and stopping asylum seekers in transit through other countries violates standing U.S. law and international treaties…
therealnews.com/stories/trump-bans-asylum-seekers-at-the-border-in-violation-of-national-and-international-law

US investigators identify 70 current and former immigration agents in far-right, racist Facebook groups
wsws.org | 2019-07-19
The announcement came after several Facebook groups connected to Customs and Border Protection agents were discovered to contain vulgar and sexually explicit posts.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/19/bord…

Dutton's war on democracy
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-19
With the re-election of the Coalition government, conservatives have become emboldened to intensify their agenda of transferring even more wealth and power to the already dominant at the expense of the rest of us. | One sign of this is the rise in prominence of one the most hard-right figures in the Coalition: home affairs minister Peter Dutton. | Dutton has been at the centre of the Coalition government's efforts to whip up racist scapegoating and strengthen the state's repressive powers, a task for which he was well-prepared by his time in the Queensland police. | In 2014, he was appointed immigration minister…
greenleft.org.au/content/resist-duttons-war-democracy

US House chaplain holds EXORCISM after 'spirits of darkness' engulf proceedings
rt.com | 2019-07-19
The House chaplain has staged an emergency prayer intervention in Congress to cast out the "spirits of darkness" he blames for the turmoil that seized the chamber during the vote to condemn the president's tweets for 'racism.' | …
rt.com/usa/464525-house-chaplain-exorcism-trump-tweets/

WATCH: Amid Extreme Anti-Refugee Push, Trump Displays Neither Interest Nor Knowledge of Asylum Seekers' Plight in Oval Office Meeting
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-19
Amid outrage this week over President Donald Trump's racist rhetoric and policies regarding asylum seekers and immigrants, critics expressed shock on Friday over a viral video of the president meeting with several refugees from all over the world in the Oval Office. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/19/watch-amid-extreme-anti-refugee-push-trump-displays-neither-interest-nor-knowledge?cd-origin=rss

Republicans introduce resolution to designate Antifa 'domestic terrorist organization'
rt.com | 2019-07-19
Two Republican senators have introduced a resolution to "properly identify" Antifa as "domestic terrorists" who use violence against their opponents while being protected by "liberal privilege." | …
rt.com/usa/464520-antifa-terrorst-organization-resolution/

'R' is for Racist
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2019-07-18
Sigh. Remember the good ol' days of meaningless distractions?
progressive.org/dispatches/r-is-for-racist-fiore-190718/

John Tanton's Legacy
Swathi Shanmugasundaram | splcenter.org | 2019-07-18
John Tanton, the racist architect of the modern anti-immigrant movement, has left behind a legacy that spawned more than a dozen nativist organizations, driven an anti-immigrant agenda for four decades, and found friends in the White House.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/07/18/john-tantons-legacy

Mandela Would have Turned 101 — What Has Become of his Legacy?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-18
South African scholar and activist Rasigan Maharajh describes South Africa as a microcosm of capitalism's world crisis in a conversation that takes us from corruption to hope. We also discuss anti-apartheid activist and singer Johnny Clegg, who died on July 16th…
therealnews.com/stories/mandela-would-have-turned-101-what-has-become-of-his-legacy

Ilhan Omar brands Trump 'FASCIST' after 'send her back' chants at his rally
rt.com | 2019-07-18
Rep. Ilhan Omar has accused the US president of being "racist" and of "spewing fascist ideology" after Donald Trump's supporters were heard chanting "send her back" during a rally as he was lambasting the Democratic congresswoman. | …
rt.com/usa/464504-omar-trump-racist-fascist/

Why Is Homeownership Among Blacks Lower Than Ever?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-18
Segregation and housing discrimination are affecting Black homeownership today as much as in the days before the 1964 Civil Rights Act. What happened and how can this be reversed?
therealnews.com/stories/why-is-homeownership-among-blacks-lower-than-ever

Schumer, DNC up in arms over face manipulation app created by 'the Russians'
rt.com | 2019-07-18
Accusations about FaceApp, a service for manipulating portraits, have graduated from racism and transphobia to a bona fide national security threat, with Chuck Schumer calling for a formal FBI probe. Because Russia is behind it! | …
rt.com/usa/464457-democrats-alarm-russian-app/

SPLC sues Trump administration over new rule that makes migrants who pass through other countries ineligible for asylum
splcenter.org | 2019-07-17
The SPLC and its partners filed a lawsuit and an emergency motion this week seeking to block a new Trump administration rule that categorically bars asylum for migrants who cross the southern border without applying for and being denied asylum in any country that they pass through on their way to the U.S.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/17/splc-sues-trump-administration-over-new-rule-makes-migrants-who-pass-through-other

The Republican Party Is Aggressively Repositioning Itself as the Party of Trump's Racism
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2019-07-17
The Republican Party Is Aggressively Repositioning Itself as the Party of Trump's Racism…
thenation.com/article/republican-party-repositioning-trump-racism/

Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2019-07-17
Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump…
thenation.com/article/trump-racism-2020/

Police assault Salt Lake City pollution protesters
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-17
Salt Lake City, UT – More than 100 people gathered at the City and County Building on July 9 to protest the construction of the Inland Port in northwest Salt Lake Valley. The Inland Port will worsen air quality in Salt Lake Valley, which already has some of the worst air in the United States. Police assaulted the protesters, who were singing songs and dancing, inside the Chamber of Commerce Building, injuring many and arresting eight. | As the rally began, Ella Mendoza was very clear about how the Inland Port was an example of environmental racism. While polluted air affects everyone, it is especially bad for the…
fightbacknews.org/2019/7/17/police-assault-salt-lake-city-pollution-protesters

Free the children, close the camps
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-17
Trump's racist statements against Mexicans and Central Americans is intended for one purpose: To stir up hatred of immigrants, to mobilize his base and deflect blame away from millionaires and billionaires, who are the real cause of the economic crisis and unemployment.
liberationnews.org/free-the-children-close-the-camps/

Retaking Everything: The Story of Identity Dixie
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-07-17
A small Facebook campaign predicated on keeping Confederate monuments in place has morphed into a group of more than 200 ardent, secretive separatists planning to make the South a separate nation. And Hatewatch has learned the identities of some of the group's leaders and members.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/07/17/retaking-everything-story-identity-dixie

'Emulate his example' urges UN chief as world celebrates Nelson Mandela: a 'global advocate for dignity and equality'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-17
Nelson Mandela was an "extraordinary global advocate for dignity and equality" who anyone in public service should seek to emulate, Secretary-General António‚ÄØGuterres said in his message marking the International Day that honours the iconic anti-apartheid campaigner, and South Africa's first democratically-elected President.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1042641

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-07-21 13:06 GMT (09:06 EST)

2019-07-20: News Headlines

Peoples Alliance (2019-07-20). 2nd Anniversary of Charlottesville: Act Against White Supremacy. indybay.org Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's Office | Federal Building | 90 7th St | San Francisco, CA…

Resource Center for Nonviolence (2019-07-20). BLACKkKLANSMAN Film Screening and Discussion. indybay.org Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz…

Jake Johnson (2019-07-19). Just hours before Trump unleashed more racist attacks at rally, 137 house Democrats joined GOP to kill articles of impeachment. nationofchange.org Just hours before President Donald Trump took to the stage in Greenville, North Carolina and unleashed more racist vitriol against Rep. Ilhan Omar and other progressive members of Congress, 137 House Democrats joined a united Republican caucus on Wednesday to kill articles of impeachment that sought to hold the president accountable for sparking "fear and hatred of new Americans …

CounterSpin (2019-07-19). Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism. fair.org Media…

teleSUR (2019-07-19). Gibraltar to Detain Iranian Oil Tanker for Another Month. telesurenglish.net Gibraltar has been granted the power to detain Iran's Grace 1 oil tanker for another month after a private Supreme Court meeting was held on Friday. | RELATED: | Trump: U.S. Navy Destroys Iranian Drone in Strait of Hormuz | Gibraltar said the Iranian vessel, seized by marines in a daring landing in darkness off the coast of the British territory on July 4, was suspected of smuggling oil to Syria in breach of European Union sanctions. | Iran has repeatedly called for the ship's re…

Staff (2019-07-19). A Trump Plan Would Throw 55,000 Children Out of Their Homes. truthout.org | | In 1968 — just a week after Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination — Congress passed the Fair Housing Act, or FHA. | The law secured everyone's right to housing regardless of race, national origin, disability, familial status, sex, or religion. The FHA protects people from discrimination when they're renting, getting a mortgage, or seeking housing assistance — including applying for public housing or housing vouchers. | Now the Trump administration is going against that legacy, propos…

teleSUR (2019-07-19). Day 6: Puerto Ricans Continue Call for Rossello's Resignation. telesurenglish.net Protests in Puerto Rico ensue for the sixth consecutive day, as locals demand the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rossello after a scandal came to light in mid-June, revealing the official has lead a racist, misogynist smear campaign against his competitors and journalists. | RELATED: | Puerto Rico: Police Crackdown, Arrests as Thousands Demand Governor Rosello's Resignations | Trade unions and civil society organizations joined the movement Friday, ans…

teleSUR (2019-07-19). French Police Ready to Crack Down on Algerian Soccer Fans. telesurenglish.net Thousands of extra French police are set to be on duty later Friday in Paris and other major cities for the final of the Africa Cup of nations following exuberant street celebrations that has been used by the government and the far-right to spread racist views on French citizens with immigrant origins. | RELATED: | 'Les Bleus' Made France World Cup Champion, But Not Less Racist Nation | Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time on Friday when a fortuito…

Mark Fiore (2019-07-18). 'R' is for Racist. progressive.org Sigh. Remember the good ol' days of meaningless distractions?

James Wright (2019-07-18). New revelations bring the elites probing Labour antisemitism into serious question. thecanary.co Fresh revelations have brought the elite commissioners probing Labour antisemitism into question. An investigation from the Morning Star has raised fears of potential conflicts of interests right at the top of the Equality and Hu…

susan_p (2019-07-18). We could have been nuke-free. greenleft.org.au Fallout: Conspiracy, Cover-Up and the Deceitful Case for the Atom Bomb
| Peter Watson
| Simon & Schuster, 2018
| 423 pages | Nuclear weapons need never have been built. Our world could have been free from the "frozen tableau of terror" of 9500 nuclear warheads capable of destroying the world 100 times over, as Peter Watson comprehensively shows in Fallout: Conspiracy, Cover-Up and the Deceitful Case for the Atom Bomb. | It is pure fable that the atomic bomb was only brought into being as a necessary defence against Nazi Germany acquiring nuclear weapons during World War II. | Nazi Germany never had a…

Last Process: 50 Citations: 2019-07-20 13:13 GMT (09:15 EST)

2019-07-20: Social Media Postees

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BLACKkKLANSMAN Film Screening and Discussion
Resource Center for Nonviolence | indybay.org | 2019-07-20
Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/16/18824800.php

Just hours before Trump unleashed more racist attacks at rally, 137 house Democrats joined GOP to kill articles of impeachment
Jake Johnson | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-19
Just hours before President Donald Trump took to the stage in Greenville, North Carolina and unleashed more racist vitriol against Rep. Ilhan Omar and other progressive members of Congress, 137 House Democrats joined a united Republican caucus on Wednesday to kill articles of impeachment that sought to hold the president accountable for sparking "fear and hatred of new Americans …
nationofchange.org/2019/07/19/just-hours-before-trump-unleashed-more-racist-attacks-at-rally-137-house-democrats-joined-gop-to-kill-articles-of-impeachment/

Ilhan Omar on President Trump: "I Believe He is Fascist"

“That is a Lie”: Video Clearly Shows Trump Did Nothing to Stop “Send Her Back” Chant

Gibraltar to Detain Iranian Oil Tanker for Another Month
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-19
Gibraltar has been granted the power to detain Iran's Grace 1 oil tanker for another month after a private Supreme Court meeting was held on Friday. | RELATED: | Trump: U.S. Navy Destroys Iranian Drone in Strait of Hormuz | Gibraltar said the Iranian vessel, seized by marines in a daring landing in darkness off the coast of the British territory on July 4, was suspected of smuggling oil to Syria in breach of European Union sanctions. | Iran has repeatedly called for the ship's re…
telesurenglish.net/news/Gibraltar-to-Detain-Iranian-Oil-Tanker-for-Another-Month-20190719-0002.html

A Trump Plan Would Throw 55,000 Children Out of Their Homes
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-19
| In 1968 — just a week after Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination — Congress passed the Fair Housing Act, or FHA. | The law secured everyone's right to housing regardless of race, national origin, disability, familial status, sex, or religion. The FHA protects people from discrimination when they're renting, getting a mortgage, or seeking housing assistance — including applying for public housing or housing vouchers. | Now the Trump administration is going against that legacy, propos…
truthout.org/articles/a-trump-plan-would-throw-55000-children-out-of-their-homes/

Day 6: Puerto Ricans Continue Call for Rossello's Resignation
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-19
Protests in Puerto Rico ensue for the sixth consecutive day, as locals demand the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rossello after a scandal came to light in mid-June, revealing the official has lead a racist, misogynist smear campaign against his competitors and journalists. | RELATED: | Puerto Rico: Police Crackdown, Arrests as Thousands Demand Governor Rosello's Resignations | Trade unions and civil society organizations joined the movement Friday, ans…
telesurenglish.net/news/Day-6-Puerto-Ricans-Continue-Call-for-Rossellos-Resignation-20190719-0020.html

French Police Ready to Crack Down on Algerian Soccer Fans
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-19
Thousands of extra French police are set to be on duty later Friday in Paris and other major cities for the final of the Africa Cup of nations following exuberant street celebrations that has been used by the government and the far-right to spread racist views on French citizens with immigrant origins. | RELATED: | 'Les Bleus' Made France World Cup Champion, But Not Less Racist Nation | Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time on Friday when a fortuito…
telesurenglish.net/news/French-Police-Ready-to-Crack-Down-on-Algerian-Soccer-Fans-20190719-0011.html

'R' is for Racist
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2019-07-18
Sigh. Remember the good ol' days of meaningless distractions?
progressive.org/dispatches/r-is-for-racist-fiore-190718/

Right-wing Labour MPs use Trump's racism for their own advantage
Fréa Lockley | thecanary.co | 2019-07-18
Donald Trump and his supporters have sunk even further into vile racism. On 14 July, Trump issued a series of racist tweets. He told four progressive congresswomen of colour to "go back and help fix" their "broken and crime infested" countries. | Since then, his supporters have pushed the racist attacks against congresswo…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/07/18/right-wing-labour-mps-use-trumps-racism-for-their-own-advantage/

'SEND HER BACK': Trump crowds have new MAGA chant after 'racist tweet' row
rt.com | 2019-07-18
The crowd at Donald Trump's campaign rally in North Carolina erupted in a raucous chant of 'Send her back!' after the US president fired a fresh broadside at Somali-American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. | …
rt.com/usa/464432-send-back-omar-chant/

We could have been nuke-free
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-18
Fallout: Conspiracy, Cover-Up and the Deceitful Case for the Atom Bomb | Peter Watson | Simon & Schuster, 2018 | 423 pages | Nuclear weapons need never have been built. Our world could have been free from the "frozen tableau of terror" of 9500 nuclear warheads capable of destroying the world 100 times over, as Peter Watson comprehensively shows in Fallout: Conspiracy, Cover-Up and the Deceitful Case for the Atom Bomb. | It is pure fable that the atomic bomb was only brought into being as a necessary defence against Nazi Germany acquiring nuclear weapons during World War II. | Nazi Germany never had a…
greenleft.org.au/content/we-could-have-been-nuke-free

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-07-20 13:13 GMT (09:13 EST)

2019-07-19: News Headlines

Rose Ramirez — Dedrick Asante-Mohammad (2019-07-19). A Trump Plan to Throw 50,000 Kids Out of Their Schools. counterpunch.org In 1968 — just a week after Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination — Congress passed the Fair Housing Act, or FHA. The law secured everyone's right to housing regardless of race, national origin, disability, familial status, sex, or religion. The FHA protects people from discrimination when they're renting, getting a mortgage, or seeking housing assistance More

Resource Center for Nonviolence (2019-07-19). BLACKkKLANSMAN Film Screening and Discussion. indybay.org Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz…

Peoples Alliance (2019-07-19). 2nd Anniversary of Charlottesville: Act Against White Supremacy. indybay.org Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's Office | Federal Building | 90 7th St | San Francisco, CA…

teleSUR (2019-07-18). Dutch Airline KLM Restricts Breastfeeding on Flight. telesurenglish.net The Dutch airline KLM drew criticism by asking mothers to cover themselves while breastfeeding their babies on flights to "ensure that passengers from all backgrounds feel comfortable on board." | RELATED: | Black Jamaican Woman Asked to Get off German Airline Plane Cites 'Racism' | While responding to a question on Twitter about…

Staff (2019-07-18). Henry Giroux: Will Trump's Deliberate Racist Rhetoric Lead Us to Fascism? truthout.org | | Henry Giroux dissects how the potential path to fascism is laid bare in Trump's rhetoric and policies and how the voices of four new progressive Democratic congresswomen in the U.S. House of Representatives speak to another American future. | TRANSCRIPT: | MARC STEINER Welcome to "The Real News Network." Good to have you with us. I'm Marc Steiner. We're about first to watch some clips from two press conferences that were held yesterday. One by Donald Trump, and the other by the four congressio…

Stephen Lendman (2019-07-18). Trump: America's "Racist-in-Chief" globalresearch.ca Racism defines Trump's private and public life. He falsely said "I am not a racist." | "I'm the least racist person you" will ever meet is belied by his unacceptable Trump Organization practices, his hostile actions against unwanted aliens of the …

Earchiel Johnson (2019-07-18). Carpenter v. Murphy: Supreme Court case could restore reservation lands, re-draw Oklahoma. peoplesworld.org The Supreme Court of the United States has decided to have the case of Carpenter v. Murphy re-argued in its next session. This is one of the most important Supreme Court cases on tribal sovereignty in the 21st century. If the the justices uphold the United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit's ruling, it could lead to …

Sonali Kolhatkar (2019-07-18). Why I'm Glad About Trump's Latest Twitter Tirade. truthdig.com People of color in the U.S. have experienced many variations of the "go back to where you came from" sentiment. In the wake of President Donald Trump's racist Twitter tirade aimed at "the Squad" of four recently elected women of color in Congress, the Los Angeles Times asked its readers to share their own stories. The anecdotes were painful to read and yet all too familiar to me. Social media threads are filled with similar stories, a…

Andrew Korybko (2019-07-18). Julian Assange: US Coopts Patriotic Opposition in Ecuador, Former President Correa goes against Wikileaks Founder. globalresearch.ca Former President Rafael Correa's claim that Julian Assange abused his political asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to influence the US' 2016 elections and his publicly proclaimed admiration for Hillary amount to nothing less than the completion of America's …

Chauncey K. Robinson (2019-07-18). No going back: In defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar against Trump. peoplesworld.org During President Donald Trump's Wednesday night "Keep America Great" rally in Greensville, N.C., he targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar, DFL-Minn., once again, claiming she has a history of "launching vicious anti-Semitic screeds." The man who currently occupies the highest office in government basked in the rabid chants of "Send her back!" and "Traitor!" that burst out …

Staff (2019-07-18). To Protect Ilhan Omar, We Must Beat Back the March of Fascism. truthout.org | | I woke up this morning feeling afraid for Ilhan Omar. | Last night, a mob of Trump fans rallied around the idea of disposing of Omar, chanting, "Send her back! Send her back!" and calling her a traitor. In the wake of criticism, Trump has attempted to distance himself from the chant, but the language deployed by his supporters inarguably echoes Trump's own racist…

Mark Fiore (2019-07-18). 'R' is for Racist. progressive.org Sigh. Remember the good ol' days of meaningless distractions?

John Bachtell (2019-07-18). Trump launches 2020 campaign with racist and anti-communist attacks. peoplesworld.org With his vicious attack on Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rashida Tlaib, the current "occupant" of the White House officially launched his re-election campaign this week. Trump drew what he hopes will be the battle line for the 2020 elections. Voters will have to pick a side: white Christian supremacy or a …

RT (2019-07-18). 'SEND HER BACK': Trump crowds have new MAGA chant after 'racist tweet' row. rt.com The crowd at Donald Trump's campaign rally in North Carolina erupted in a raucous chant of 'Send her back!' after the US president fired a fresh broadside at Somali-American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-07-18). 'That Is a Lie': Video Clearly Shows Trump Did Nothing to Stop Racist 'Send Her Back' Chant at Rally. commondreams.org Despite the president's claim that he "started speaking very quickly" to stop the chant at his North Carolina rally, video shows he let the chants finish before resuming his speech | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

WSWS (2019-07-18). Trump aide demands of Jewish reporter: "What's your ethnicity?" wsws.org Kellyanne Conway's outburst, which has been hailed by neo-Nazi groups, gives a glimpse of the fascistic climate within Trump's inner circle.

WSWS (2019-07-18). Trump praises Democratic Party on impeachment, denounces congresswomen as a crowd howls, "Send her back!" wsws.org Continuing his fascistic campaign against socialism, Trump denounced "left-wing extremists who reject everything our nation stands for."

Fréa Lockley (2019-07-18). Right-wing Labour MPs use Trump's racism for their own advantage. thecanary.co Donald Trump and his supporters have sunk even further into vile racism. On 14 July, Trump issued a series of racist tweets. He told four progressive congresswomen of colour to "go back and help fix" their "broken and crime infested" countries. | Since then, his supporters have pushed the racist attacks against congresswo…

Fight Back (2019-07-17). Police assault Salt Lake City pollution protesters. fightbacknews.org Salt Lake City, UT – More than 100 people gathered at the City and County Building on July 9 to protest the construction of the Inland Port in northwest Salt Lake Valley. The Inland Port will worsen air quality in Salt Lake Valley, which already has some of the worst air in the United States. Police assaulted the protesters, who were singing songs and dancing, inside the Chamber of Commerce Building, injuring many and arresting eight. | As the rally began, Ella Mendoza was very clear about how the Inland Port was an example of environmental racism. While polluted air affects everyone, it is especially bad for the…

Monica Moorehead (2019-07-17). Congresswomen condemn White House racism. workers.org As we go to press, the House of Representatives passed a resolution saying that Trump's tweets were racist. All Democrats and four Republicans voted for the resolution. More to come. The white supremacist and misogynist Trump has opened up another vicious, racist verbal war. This time it is against four . . . | Continue reading Congresswomen condemn White House racism at Workers.org

Andy Higginbottom (2019-07-17). Global Britain's real climate changers: Big Oil must be taken down. mronline.org There is no global social unity in the face of climate disaster. We risk a 'climate apartheid' scenario where the wealthy pay to escape overheating, hunger, and conflict while the rest of the world is left to suffer. | Source

Jeet Heer (2019-07-17). Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump. thenation.com Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump…

John Nichols (2019-07-17). The Republican Party Is Aggressively Repositioning Itself as the Party of Trump's Racism. thenation.com The Republican Party Is Aggressively Repositioning Itself as the Party of Trump's Racism…

Mark Gruenberg (2019-07-17). House to vote on impeaching Trump, again. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Al Green is again trying to get his U.S. House colleagues to impeach Donald Trump. The Democratic congressman from Houston tried twice before, in GOP-run Congresses, to get the House to impeach the Republican president for his racism, xenophobia, sexism, and incitement of hatred nationwide. Green failed, getting around 60 votes each time, out of …

Hatewatch Staff (2019-07-17). Retaking Everything: The Story of Identity Dixie. splcenter.org A small Facebook campaign predicated on keeping Confederate monuments in place has morphed into a group of more than 200 ardent, secretive separatists planning to make the South a separate nation. And Hatewatch has learned the identities of some of the group's leaders and members.

United Nations (2019-07-17). 'Emulate his example' urges UN chief as world celebrates Nelson Mandela: a 'global advocate for dignity and equality'. un.org Nelson Mandela was an "extraordinary global advocate for dignity and equality" who anyone in public service should seek to emulate, Secretary-General António‚ÄØGuterres said in his message marking the International Day that honours the iconic anti-apartheid campaigner, and South Africa's first democratically-elected President.

RT (2019-07-17). Trump up in the polls, thanks 'vicious young socialist Congresswomen'. rt.com A Rasmussen poll shows President Donald Trump's approval has risen to 50 percent, after the president verbally locked horns with a cohort of female Congresswomen — making comments about their origins that some say were racist. |

Staff (2019-07-17). Trump's Racist Rhetoric is Deliberate — Will It Lead Us to Fascism? therealnews.com Henry Giroux dissects how the potential path to fascism is laid bare in Trump's rhetoric and policies. The voices of the four Congresswomen speak to another American future…

Liberation Staff (2019-07-17). Free the children, close the camps. liberationnews.org Trump's racist statements against Mexicans and Central Americans is intended for one purpose: To stir up hatred of immigrants, to mobilize his base and deflect blame away from millionaires and billionaires, who are the real cause of the economic crisis and unemployment.

Last Process: 50 Citations: 2019-07-19 13:10 GMT (09:11 EST)

2019-07-19: Social Media Postees

Please be social by posting these 'POSTEES' on social media!

“That is a Lie”: Video Clearly Shows Trump Did Nothing to Stop “Send Her Back” Chant

Ilhan Omar on President Trump: "I Believe He is Fascist"

A Trump Plan to Throw 50,000 Kids Out of Their Schools
Rose Ramirez — Dedrick Asante-Mohammad | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-19
In 1968 — just a week after Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination — Congress passed the Fair Housing Act, or FHA. The law secured everyone's right to housing regardless of race, national origin, disability, familial status, sex, or religion. The FHA protects people from discrimination when they're renting, getting a mortgage, or seeking housing assistance…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/19/a-trump-plan-to-throw-50000-kids-out-of-their-schools/

BLACKkKLANSMAN Film Screening and Discussion
Resource Center for Nonviolence | indybay.org | 2019-07-19
Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/16/18824800.php

Trump: America's "Racist-in-Chief"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-18
Racism defines Trump's private and public life. He falsely said "I am not a racist." | "I'm the least racist person you" will ever meet is belied by his unacceptable Trump Organization practices, his hostile actions against unwanted aliens of the …
globalresearch.ca/trump-americas-racist-in-chief/5683929

Why I'm Glad About Trump's Latest Twitter Tirade
Sonali Kolhatkar | truthdig.com | 2019-07-18
People of color in the U.S. have experienced many variations of the "go back to where you came from" sentiment. In the wake of President Donald Trump's racist Twitter tirade aimed at "the Squad" of four recently elected women of color in Congress, the Los Angeles Times asked its readers to share their own stories. The anecdotes were painful to read and yet all too familiar to me. Social media threads are filled with similar stories, a…
truthdig.com/articles/why-im-glad-about-trumps-latest-twitter-tirade/

No going back: In defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar against Trump
Chauncey K. Robinson | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-18
During President Donald Trump's Wednesday night "Keep America Great" rally in Greensville, N.C., he targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar, DFL-Minn., once again, claiming she has a history of "launching vicious anti-Semitic screeds." The man who currently occupies the highest office in government basked in the rabid chants of "Send her back!" and "Traitor!" that burst out …
peoplesworld.org/article/no-going-back-in-defense-of-rep-ilhan-omar-against-trump/

Julian Assange: US Coopts Patriotic Opposition in Ecuador, Former President Correa goes against Wikileaks Founder
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-18
Former President Rafael Correa's claim that Julian Assange abused his political asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to influence the US' 2016 elections and his publicly proclaimed admiration for Hillary amount to nothing less than the completion of America's …
globalresearch.ca/us-just-completed-its-quest-co-opt-patriotic-opposition-ecuador/5683931

Henry Giroux: Will Trump's Deliberate Racist Rhetoric Lead Us to Fascism?
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-18
| Henry Giroux dissects how the potential path to fascism is laid bare in Trump's rhetoric and policies and how the voices of four new progressive Democratic congresswomen in the U.S. House of Representatives speak to another American future. | TRANSCRIPT: | MARC STEINER Welcome to "The Real News Network." Good to have you with us. I'm Marc Steiner. We're about first to watch some clips from two press conferences that were held yesterday. One by Donald Trump, and the other by the four congressio…
truthout.org/video/trumps-racist-rhetoric-is-deliberate-will-it-lead-us-to-fascism/

Trump launches 2020 campaign with racist and anti-communist attacks
John Bachtell | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-18
With his vicious attack on Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rashida Tlaib, the current "occupant" of the White House officially launched his re-election campaign this week. Trump drew what he hopes will be the battle line for the 2020 elections. Voters will have to pick a side: white Christian supremacy or a …
peoplesworld.org/article/trump-launches-2020-campaign-with-racist-and-anti-communist-attacks/

'R' is for Racist
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2019-07-18
Sigh. Remember the good ol' days of meaningless distractions?
progressive.org/dispatches/r-is-for-racist-fiore-190718/

Dutch Airline KLM Restricts Breastfeeding on Flight
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-18
The Dutch airline KLM drew criticism by asking mothers to cover themselves while breastfeeding their babies on flights to "ensure that passengers from all backgrounds feel comfortable on board." | RELATED: | Black Jamaican Woman Asked to Get off German Airline Plane Cites 'Racism' | While responding to a question on Twitter about…
telesurenglish.net/news/klm-criticism-breastfeeding-on-flight-20190718-0012.html

To Protect Ilhan Omar, We Must Beat Back the March of Fascism
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-18
| I woke up this morning feeling afraid for Ilhan Omar. | Last night, a mob of Trump fans rallied around the idea of disposing of Omar, chanting, "Send her back! Send her back!" and calling her a traitor. In the wake of criticism, Trump has attempted to distance himself from the chant, but the language deployed by his supporters inarguably echoes Trump's own racist…
truthout.org/articles/to-protect-ilhan-omar-we-must-beat-back-the-march-of-fascism/

Carpenter v. Murphy: Supreme Court case could restore reservation lands, re-draw Oklahoma
Earchiel Johnson | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-18
The Supreme Court of the United States has decided to have the case of Carpenter v. Murphy re-argued in its next session. This is one of the most important Supreme Court cases on tribal sovereignty in the 21st century. If the the justices uphold the United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit's ruling, it could lead to …
peoplesworld.org/article/carpenter-v-murphy-supreme-court-case-could-restore-reservation-lands-re-draw-oklahoma/

Trump praises Democratic Party on impeachment, denounces congresswomen as a crowd howls, "Send her back!"
wsws.org | 2019-07-18
Continuing his fascistic campaign against socialism, Trump denounced "left-wing extremists who reject everything our nation stands for."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/18/trum…

'That Is a Lie': Video Clearly Shows Trump Did Nothing to Stop Racist 'Send Her Back' Chant at Rally
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-18
Despite the president's claim that he "started speaking very quickly" to stop the chant at his North Carolina rally, video shows he let the chants finish before resuming his speech | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/18/lie-video-clearly-shows-trump-did-nothing-stop-racist-send-her-back-chant-rally?cd-origin=rss

Trump aide demands of Jewish reporter: "What's your ethnicity?"
wsws.org | 2019-07-18
Kellyanne Conway's outburst, which has been hailed by neo-Nazi groups, gives a glimpse of the fascistic climate within Trump's inner circle.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/18/conw…

Congresswomen condemn White House racism
Monica Moorehead | workers.org | 2019-07-17
As we go to press, the House of Representatives passed a resolution saying that Trump's tweets were racist. All Democrats and four Republicans voted for the resolution. More to come. The white supremacist and misogynist Trump has opened up another vicious, racist verbal war. This time it is against four . . . | Continue reading Congresswomen condemn White House racism at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/07/17/congresswomen-condemn-white-house-racism/

States collaborating with the far-Right
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-07-17
It is not the collapse of Conservatism causing the rise of the far-right in America, Europe and Britain, it is the opposite. It is, however, important to understand that this is exactly how fascism comes to power. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/17/states-collaborating-with-the-far-right/

House to vote on impeaching Trump, again
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-17
WASHINGTON–Al Green is again trying to get his U.S. House colleagues to impeach Donald Trump. The Democratic congressman from Houston tried twice before, in GOP-run Congresses, to get the House to impeach the Republican president for his racism, xenophobia, sexism, and incitement of hatred nationwide. Green failed, getting around 60 votes each time, out of …
peoplesworld.org/article/house-to-vote-on-impeaching-trump-again/

Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2019-07-17
Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump…
thenation.com/article/trump-racism-2020/

Would Blacklisting Iran's IRGC and Increasing US Military Presence in the Persian Gulf Lead to Hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz? PART 2
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-17
Let's delve into the heart of the matter: blacklisting the IRGC, sanctioning Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Dr. Zariff, the Iranian Foreign Minister and General Suleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force wing of the IRGC. Naturally, it was not a surprise to any Middle East senior analysts that Iran's IRGC would eventually be sanctioned …
uwidata.com/4332-would-blacklisting-irans-irgc-and-increasing-us-military-presence-in-the-persian-gulf-lead-to-hostilities-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-2/

Global Britain's real climate changers: Big Oil must be taken down
Andy Higginbottom | mronline.org | 2019-07-17
There is no global social unity in the face of climate disaster. We risk a 'climate apartheid' scenario where the wealthy pay to escape overheating, hunger, and conflict while the rest of the world is left to suffer. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/17/global-britains-real-climate-changers-big-oil-must-be-taken-down/

Trump's Racist Rhetoric is Deliberate — Will It Lead Us to Fascism?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-17
Henry Giroux dissects how the potential path to fascism is laid bare in Trump's rhetoric and policies. The voices of the four Congresswomen speak to another American future…
therealnews.com/stories/trumps-racist-rhetoric-is-deliberate-will-it-lead-us-to-fascism

Trump up in the polls, thanks 'vicious young socialist Congresswomen'
rt.com | 2019-07-17
A Rasmussen poll shows President Donald Trump's approval has risen to 50 percent, after the president verbally locked horns with a cohort of female Congresswomen — making comments about their origins that some say were racist. | …
rt.com/usa/464400-trump-polls-congresswomen-racist/

SPLC sues Florida officials over law requiring police to act as ICE agents
splcenter.org | 2019-07-16
The SPLC and its partners sued top Florida officials today over a new state law that requires local police to act as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/16/splc-sues-florida-officials-over-law-requiring-police-act-ice-agents

Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib Answer Donald Trump's Racist Lies
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-07-16
The congresswomen offered a passionate defense of the nation's highest ideals, voiced with the conviction their partyàÜs leaders have been unable to summon.
theintercept.com/2019/07/15/watch-ilhan-omar-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-ayanna-pressley-rashida-tlaib-answer-donald-trumps-racist-lies/

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-07-19 13:10 GMT (09:10 EST)

2019-07-18: News Headlines

Mark Fiore (2019-07-18). 'R' is for Racist. progressive.org Sigh. Remember the good ol' days of meaningless distractions?

Resource Center for Nonviolence (2019-07-18). BLACKkKLANSMAN Film Screening and Discussion. indybay.org Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz…

Peoples Alliance (2019-07-18). 2nd Anniversary of Charlottesville: Act Against White Supremacy. indybay.org Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's Office | Federal Building | 90 7th St | San Francisco, CA…

Peter Bolton (2019-07-17). In the US and Brazil, Two Trends Underline the Creeping Fascism of Both Governments. counterpunch.org The word fascism is undoubtedly overused in today's political lexicon. It is used by figures from across the political spectrum as a shorthand for anything that one's opponent does that is deemed sinister or disagreeable. This phenomenon has obscured the real meaning of the word, creating confusion and misunderstanding within the general public. One of More

Jeet Heer (2019-07-17). Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump. thenation.com Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump…

RT (2019-07-17). Trump would have to go back 'to hell' if he followed his own advice, Philly mayor says. rt.com With Washington consumed by debate over whether US President Donald Trump's "go back to where you came from" tweets are racist, the mayor of Philadelphia suggested Trump should follow his own advice and go back… to hell.

RT (2019-07-17). CNN embraces white nationalist Richard Spencer in shared Trump-hate. rt.com CNN tapped white nationalist Richard Spencer to join the Orange Man Bad choir in response to President Trump's 'racist' tweets, proving the enemy of their enemy could be their friend — and uniting the internet against them.

RT (2019-07-17). '4 horsewomen of the apocalypse': Trump renews attack on 'Dem Squad'. rt.com US President Donald Trump has tweeted out comments made by a Republican senator who branded the 'squad' of four freshman Democratic congresswomen who accused him of racism as "the four horsewomen of the apocalypse."

Eds. (2019-07-17). States collaborating with the far-Right. mronline.org It is not the collapse of Conservatism causing the rise of the far-right in America, Europe and Britain, it is the opposite. It is, however, important to understand that this is exactly how fascism comes to power. | Source

Staff (2019-07-16). "Our Squad Is Big": Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Tlaib and Pressley Condemn Trump's Racist Attack. democracynow.org Congressmembers Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar condemned President Trump's spate of racist attacks against them in a news conference Monday. Their public rebuke followed Trump tweeting Sunday telling them to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came." The comments have been widely condemned as racist and xenophobic. We hear from the progressive congresswomen in their own words.

Staff (2019-07-16). Headlines for July 16, 2019. democracynow.org Trump Announces Radical Plan to Bar Almost All Migrants from Seeking Asylum at U.S. Border, Squad Rejects Trump's Racist Attacks & Calls for Impeachment as House Plans Resolution to Condemn, Protesters Call for Exit of Puerto Rican Gov. Rosselló After Leaked Text Messages, El Salvador Rape Survivor Being Retried for Homicide for Having Stillbirth, U.N. Report Accuses Venezuela's Special Forces of 1000s of Extrajudicial Killings, Workers and Activists Protest Amazon, Calling for an End to Labor Abuses, Collaboration with ICE, Washington Activist Protesting Immigrant Detention Shot Dead, Historian and Civil Rights…

Robert Mackey (2019-07-16). Watch Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib Answer Donald Trump's Racist Lies. theintercept.com The congresswomen offered a passionate defense of the nation's highest ideals, voiced with the conviction their partyàÜs leaders have been unable to summon.

Rosa Pergams (2019-07-16). Oakland community stands strong against vitriolic landlord. liberationnews.org On July 12 in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood, community members stood victorious against a racist, xenophobic landlord's attack on a curbside community, as resident describe themselves.

Staff (2019-07-16). 2020 Hopeful Julián Castro Vows to Break Up ICE & Calls Trump's New Asylum Rule Unconstitutional. democracynow.org As Trump faced national rebuke for his racist comments against four progressive congresswomen, his administration announced a new rule essentially banning most immigrants from seeking refuge in the United States. The rule, which the ACLU has already vowed to challenge in court, would deny asylum to any migrant who failed to apply for protection in another country they passed through on the way to the U.S. border—including children traveling alone. If enacted, the law would effectively block people from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, as well as Haitians, Cubans and many people from African countries, who…

splcenter (2019-07-16). SPLC sues Florida officials over law requiring police to act as ICE agents. splcenter.org The SPLC and its partners sued top Florida officials today over a new state law that requires local police to act as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Patrick Hilsman (2019-07-16). How Israeli-Designed Drones Became Russia's Eyes in the Sky for Defending Bashar al-Assad. theintercept.com Last summer, Israel shot down yet another military drone near the line that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the rest of Syria. The confrontation would have been business as usual, if not for a twist: Images of the destroyed drone showed Cyrillic tail markings and other identifiable components of a Forpost belonging to Russia. The findings presented an awkward geopolitical moment: Syria and Russia are allies, and Syria and Israel are bitter enemies — but the Russ…

Akela Lacy (2019-07-16). Reformist District Attorney Larry Krasner Argues Pennsylvania Death Penalty Is Unconstitutional. theintercept.com Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who campaigned in 2017 as an unequivocal opponent of the death penalty, asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a legal filing Monday night to declare the state's death penalty system unconstitutional. | The death penalty as it stands "cannot survive the state Constitution's ban on cruel punishments," Krasner wrote in a brief he submitted to th…

Last Process: 50 Citations: 2019-07-19 01:34 GMT (21:35 EST)

2019-07-18: Social Media Postees

Please be social by posting these 'POSTEES' on social media!

'R' is for Racist
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2019-07-18
Sigh. Remember the good ol' days of meaningless distractions?
progressive.org/dispatches/r-is-for-racist-fiore-190718/

BLACKkKLANSMAN Film Screening and Discussion
Resource Center for Nonviolence | indybay.org | 2019-07-18
Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/16/18824800.php

Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2019-07-17
Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump…
thenation.com/article/trump-racism-2020/

In the US and Brazil, Two Trends Underline the Creeping Fascism of Both Governments
Peter Bolton | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-17
The word fascism is undoubtedly overused in today's political lexicon. It is used by figures from across the political spectrum as a shorthand for anything that one's opponent does that is deemed sinister or disagreeable. This phenomenon has obscured the real meaning of the word, creating confusion and misunderstanding within the general public. One of…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/17/in-the-us-and-brazil-two-trends-underline-the-creeping-fascism-of-both-governments/

'4 horsewomen of the apocalypse': Trump renews attack on 'Dem Squad'
rt.com | 2019-07-17
US President Donald Trump has tweeted out comments made by a Republican senator who branded the 'squad' of four freshman Democratic congresswomen who accused him of racism as "the four horsewomen of the apocalypse." | …
rt.com/usa/464377-dem-squad-trump-horsewomen-apocalypse/

CNN embraces white nationalist Richard Spencer in shared Trump-hate
rt.com | 2019-07-17
CNN tapped white nationalist Richard Spencer to join the Orange Man Bad choir in response to President Trump's 'racist' tweets, proving the enemy of their enemy could be their friend — and uniting the internet against them. | …
rt.com/usa/464350-cnn-spencer-trump-tweets-racist/

Trump would have to go back 'to hell' if he followed his own advice, Philly mayor says
rt.com | 2019-07-17
With Washington consumed by debate over whether US President Donald Trump's "go back to where you came from" tweets are racist, the mayor of Philadelphia suggested Trump should follow his own advice and go back… to hell. | …
rt.com/usa/464348-trump-hell-tweet-mayor/

"Our Squad Is Big": Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Tlaib and Pressley Condemn Trump's Racist Attack
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-16
Congressmembers Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar condemned President Trump's spate of racist attacks against them in a news conference Monday. Their public rebuke followed Trump tweeting Sunday telling them to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came." The comments have been widely condemned as racist and xenophobic. We hear from the progressive congresswomen in their own words.
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/16/trump_rac…

Watch Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib Answer Donald Trump's Racist Lies
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-07-16
The congresswomen offered a passionate defense of the nation's highest ideals, voiced with the conviction their partyàÜs leaders have been unable to summon.
theintercept.com/2019/07/15/watch-ilhan-omar-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-ayanna-pressley-rashida-tlaib-answer-donald-trumps-racist-lies/

2020 Hopeful Julián Castro Vows to Break Up ICE & Calls Trump's New Asylum Rule Unconstitutional
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-16
As Trump faced national rebuke for his racist comments against four progressive congresswomen, his administration announced a new rule essentially banning most immigrants from seeking refuge in the United States. The rule, which the ACLU has already vowed to challenge in court, would deny asylum to any migrant who failed to apply for protection in another country they passed through on the way to the U.S. border–including children traveling alone. If enacted, the law would effectively block people from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, as well as Haitians, Cubans and many people from African countries, who…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/16/julian_ca…

Reformist District Attorney Larry Krasner Argues Pennsylvania Death Penalty Is Unconstitutional
Akela Lacy | theintercept.com | 2019-07-16
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who campaigned in 2017 as an unequivocal opponent of the death penalty, asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a legal filing Monday night to declare the state's death penalty system unconstitutional. | The death penalty as it stands "cannot survive the state Constitution's ban on cruel punishments," Krasner wrote in a brief he submitted to th…
theintercept.com/2019/07/15/larry-krasner-pennsylvania-death-penalty-unconstitutional/

Oakland community stands strong against vitriolic landlord
Rosa Pergams | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-16
On July 12 in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood, community members stood victorious against a racist, xenophobic landlord's attack on a curbside community, as resident describe themselves.
liberationnews.org/oakland-community-stands-strong-against-vitriolic-landlord/

Trump's Racist Tweets Fan Hatred, Defining the Coming Election
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-16
Professors Gerald Horne and Kimberly Moffit examine how Trump's targeted tweet storm against progressive women of color who serve in Congress works to further divide the Democratic party, while dredging up America's racist settler-colonial past…
therealnews.com/stories/trumps-racist-tweets-fan-hatred-defining-the-coming-election

Virginia Judge Hands Down Life Sentence, Plus 419 Years, in Case of James Alex Fields Jr., Calls Attack An Act of 'Terror'
splcenter.org | 2019-07-15
Judge Richard Moore imposed a sentence of 419 years plus life on James Alex Fields Jr., convicted of murder after the racist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/07/15/virginia-judge-hands-down-life-sentence-plus-419-years-case-james-alex-fields-jr-calls

Author of 'Emanuel Nine' church massacre book to speak at Civil Rights Memorial Center
splcenter.org | 2019-07-15
As the prosecution made its closing argument, photos of the nine people that Dylann Roof had shot to death in a Charleston, South Carolina, church appeared on the screen in bloody, gruesome detail.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/18/author-emanuel-nine-church-massacre-book-speak-civil-rights-memorial-center

Federal magistrate judge recommends $14 million in damages to Jewish woman targeted in neo-Nazi harassment campaign
splcenter.org | 2019-07-15
Federal Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch issued a ruling today recommending that Andrew Anglin, publisher of a major neo-Nazi website, should pay more than $14 million in damages to Tanya Gersh, the Whitefish, Montana, woman who received a relentless barrage of antisemitic threats and messages from Anglin and his followers.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/15/federal-magistrate-judge-recommends-14-million-damages-jewish-woman-targeted-neo-nazi

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-07-19 01:34 GMT (21:34 EST)

2019-07-17: News Headlines

The Canary (2019-07-17). US House votes to condemn Trump's tweets against congresswomen. thecanary.co The Democratic-led House of Representatives has voted to condemn US president Donald Trump's "racist comments" against four congresswomen, despite protestations by Trump that he has not got "a racist bone in my body".Two days after the president tweeted that four Democratic politicians should "go back" to their home countries — although all are citizens and three were born in the US — Democrats muscled the resolution through the chamber by 240-187 over strong Republican opposition.The rebuke was an embarrassing one for Trump, and he had appealed to Republican politicians not to go along — but four…

Andy Higginbottom (2019-07-17). Global Britain's real climate changers: big oil must be taken down. mronline.org There is no global social unity in the face of climate disaster. We risk a 'climate apartheid' scenario where the wealthy pay to escape overheating, hunger, and conflict while the rest of the world is left to suffer. | Source

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-07-17). Resolution Condemning Trump's Racist Attacks 'Not Enough,' Say Progressives: 'We Must Impeach'. commondreams.org House Democrats, said CREDO Action, must "use all the power they have to try to remove a racist from the White House" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

RT (2019-07-17). 'We want to just FIGHT!' House protocol drama almost drowns out 'Trump's racist tweets' resolution. rt.com House Democrats and Republicans crossed swords over a resolution condemning Trump's 'racist' tweets — and whether they could even call the tweets racist — leading to a procedural battle that overshadowed the actual vote.

Resource Center for Nonviolence (2019-07-17). BLACKkKLANSMAN Film Screening and Discussion. indybay.org Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz…

RT (2019-07-17). '4 horsewomen of the apocalypse': Trump renews attack on 'Dem Squad'. rt.com US President Donald Trump has tweeted out comments made by a Republican senator who branded the 'squad' of four freshman Democratic congresswoman who accused him of racism as "the four horsewomen of the apocalypse."

WSWS repost (2019-07-17). The fascists in the White House. indybay.org In this commentary from the World Socialist Web Site, Patrick Martin describes how politicians and pundits who oppose the unity of the working class in struggle against capitalism play right into the hands of Trump and his unprecedented effort to build a fascist movement in America.

Staff (2019-07-17). Trump's Racist Rhetoric is Deliberate — Will it Lead Us to Fascism? therealnews.com Henry Giroux dissects how the potential path to fascism is laid bare in Trump's rhetoric and policies. The voices of the four Congresswomen speak to another American future…

WSWS (2019-07-17). Donald Trump's fascist strategy. wsws.org Trump is proceeding according to a deliberate political strategy worked out with the White House's fascist brain trust.

Peoples Alliance (2019-07-17). 2nd Anniversary of Charlottesville: Act Against White Supremacy. indybay.org Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's Office | Federal Building | 90 7th St | San Francisco, CA…

Staff (2019-07-16). "We Love All People in This Country": AOC and the Squad Respond to Trump. truthout.org Congressmembers Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar condemned President Trump's spate of racist attacks against them in a news conference Monday. Their public rebuke followed Trump tweeting Sunday telling them to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came." The comments have been widely condemned as racist and xenophobic. We hear from the progressive congresswomen in their own words. | TRANSCRIPT: | JUAN GONZÁLEZ: President Trump is doubling down after he was widely condemned for his racist attack on four progressiv…

Mark Gruenberg (2019-07-16). House to vote on denouncing Trump's racist tweets. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The Democratic-run U.S. House will vote to denounce Republican President Donald Trump for his racist rants and tweets against four first-year Democratic lawmakers, all women of color. The vote could occur as early as the afternoon of July 16. The denunciation is expected to pass. Trump, however, could care less—except to use his rants as …

The Canary (2019-07-16). Corbyn criticises Hunt and Johnson for failing to call Trump's attacks 'racist'. thecanary.co Jeremy Corbyn has criticised the Tory leadership candidates for failing to label Donald Trump's attacks as racist after the US President told four congresswomen of colour to "go back" to where they came from.Trump continued his belligerent remarks against the four Democratic politicians, ordering them to get out of the US "right now".The doubling down came after he told them to return to the "broken and crime infested places from which they came". All but one of the women were born in the US.Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez struck back at the president (J Scott Applewhite/AP…

Staff (2019-07-16). Democrats Have Facilitated Trump's Racist Attacks. truthdig.com What follows is a conversation between Gerald Horne, Kimberly Moffitt and Marc Steiner of The Real News Network. Read a transcript of their conversation below or watch the video at the bottom of…

Henry Giroux (2019-07-16). History Holds the Antidote to Trump's Fascist Politics. truthdig.com "[T]he great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do. It could scarcely be otherwise, since it is to history that we owe our frames of reference, our identities, and our aspirations." —James Baldwin | America is in a state of crisis that touches every aspect of public life, extending from a crisis of economics produced by massive inequality to a crisis of ideas, agency, memory and politics, aided and abetted by controlling apparatuses that induce ubiquitous forms of historical amnesia…

teleSUR (2019-07-16). South African Singer, Anti-Apartheid Activist Johnny Clegg Dies. telesurenglish.net South African singer Johnny Clegg, one of the very few white artists who confronted the apartheid regime in the 1970s and 1980s has died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 66, his manager informedTuesday. | RELATED: | Anarchist Activist Killed for Fighting US 'Concentration Camps' | "Clegg has made an indelible mark on the music industry and the hearts of the people," said the South African government in a tribute paid to the singer on Twitter, adding that his music had the power to unite…

teleSUR (2019-07-16). House Condemn Trump Over 'Racist Comments' to Congresswomen. telesurenglish.net The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to condemn President Donald Trump for " racist comments" against four Democratic congresswomen, a symbolic vote aimed at shaming Trump and his fellow Republicans who stood by him. | RELATED: | Progressive Women 'Squad' Decries Trump's 'White Nationalism' After 'Go Back Home' Comments | The…

Staff (2019-07-16). Julián Castro: Trump's Asylum Ban Is Unconstitutional. truthout.org As Trump faced national rebuke for his racist comments against four progressive congresswomen, his administration announced a new rule essentially banning most immigrants from seeking refuge in the United States. The rule, which the ACLU has already vowed to challenge in court, would deny asylum to any migrant who failed to apply for protection in another country they passed through on the way to the U.S. border — including children traveling alone. If enacted, the law would effectively block people from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, as well as Haitians, Cubans and many people from African countries,…

Staff (2019-07-16). Rep. Ilhan Omar Vows to Hold Trump Accountable for His Crimes. truthout.org Shortly after joining fellow members of "the Squad" at a press conference condemning President Donald Trump's racist attacks, Rep. Ilhan Omar said during an interview on MSNBC Monday night that she and her progressive colleagues will not allow the president's abusive and dangerous rhetoric to distract from efforts to hold him accountable…

Staff (2019-07-16). Trump's Racism Is Not Blundering — It Is Tactically Deliberate. truthout.org Donald Trump is a giant flapping racist and doesn't give a single damn if that bothers you. Given this reality, it is important to note that when Trump dispensed with all pretense and held a one-man Sunday morning Klan rally on Twitter, it was not a blunder on his part. | When he dug his heels in on Monday morning an…

teleSUR (2019-07-16). Israel Wants to Stop Intersectional Solidarity With Palestine. telesurenglish.net Pro-Israel lobbies are founding ways to break up intersectional solidarity with Palestine and identifying progressive Jews who are critical of Israel, a new report by Israeli research organization the Reut Group has revealed. | RELATED: | Israel's Apartheid Wall Stands 15 Years After UN Deemed it Illegal | Israel and its advocates view solidarity between Palestine and other oppressed groups as t…

Patricia J. Williams (2019-07-16). Artificial Intelligence Is Failing Humans. thenation.com Artificial Intelligence Is Failing Humans…

teleSUR (2019-07-16). Israeli Sniper Shoots Palestinian Boy During Protest. telesurenglish.net A 10-year-old Palestinian child is struggling to live after an Israeli sniper shot him Friday in Kafr Qaddem, a village in West Bank. | RELATED: | Israeli Court Ends 'Racist' Park Entry Ban in Afula | Abdul Rahman Yasser Shteiwi was shot in the head during an anti-settlement protest in his village. He was shot by a live bullet according to doctors who operated on him. | "He had a penetrating injury in the frontal lobe on the right side. The injury was severe and there are more than 100 fragme…

James Wright (2019-07-16). It's clear why Sky selectively edited its Laura Pidcock interview. She smashed it. thecanary.co It's clear why Sky News and HuffPost misrepresented Sky's interview with shadow minister for business, energy and industrial strategy Laura Pidcock. Because she smashed it. | Along with Jeremy Corb…

teleSUR (2019-07-16). Iran's Supreme Leader Threatens to Respond to UK's 'Piracy'. telesurenglish.net Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, stated on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic would respond to Great Britain's 'piracy' over the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar. | RELATED: | Unlike US, UK Foreign Secretary Wants To Save Iran Nuclear Deal | The religious leader called on Great Britain to immediately release the Iranian oil tanker and end their hostilities towards the Islamic Republic. | "Evil Britain commits piracy and steals our ship … an…

Hans Stehling (2019-07-16). Trump, Netanyahu, Pence and Bolton: The Four Horsemen of the Nuclear Apocalypse. globalresearch.ca These are the demented Gang of Four who are determined to destroy 74 years of international cooperation for peace by waging a completely unwarranted war against Iran in a bid for global supremacy, and oil, that will provoke nuclear war …

RT (2019-07-16). #Resistance fawns over Antifa 'martyr' killed while attempting to set ICE facility on fire. rt.com Impassioned tributes for Willem Van Spronsen, the seasoned Antifa activist who was shot dead by police after attacking an ICE detention center in Tacoma on Saturday, have flooded Twitter, praising him as a "hero" and a "martyr."

RT (2019-07-16). 'Not a racist bone in my body': Trump rejects claims of bigotry over 'go back' tweet. rt.com Responding to allegations of racism after he suggested a group of Democratic lawmakers should go back to their "crime infested" home countries, US President Donald Trump said he hasn't got a single bigoted bone in his body.

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2019-07-16). Kellyanne Conway Questions Reporter's Ethnicity While Defending President's Latest Racist Remarks. commondreams.org "So McCarthyism, now against people whose ancestors aren't from Europe." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

RT (2019-07-16). Even the ADL thinks Trump is abusing 'anti-Semitism' accusations. rt.com The Anti-Defamation League has pleaded with US President Donald Trump to quit "throwing around accusations of anti-Semitism" in his attacks on four progressive congresswomen — two of whom the ADL has also smeared with the term.

Ceren Sagir (2019-07-16). Italian fascists found with weapons stockpile and Nazi material. peoplesworld.org Far-right activists were arrested Monday after "combat ready" war weapons were seized during a counter-terrorism operation in Italy. Along with Nazi material, a Qatari air-to-air missile, nine assault rifles, one machine gun, and seven pistols were among the firearms seized in the operation in Turin after a one-year investigation. Two Italians aged 50 and 51 …

Staff (2019-07-16). Trump's Racist Tweets Fan Hatred, Defining the Coming Election. therealnews.com Professors Gerald Horne and Kimberly Moffit examine how Trump's targeted tweet storm against progressive women of color who serve in Congress works to further divide the Democratic party, while dredging up America's racist settler-colonial past…

RT (2019-07-16). House Dems slap Trump with resolution condemning 'go back' tweets against congresswomen of color. rt.com House Democrats have rushed to table a resolution condemning Donald Trump for a series of angry tweets against four freshman congresswomen of color, which they said was a "blatant racist attack." |

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-07-16). Not One Republican Votes to Allow Debate on Resolution Condemning Trump's Racist Attacks. commondreams.org "House Democrats must stand together and listen to these new leaders in the party who are fighting for their communities by standing up to Trump's hate." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

WSWS (2019-07-16). The fascists in the White House. wsws.org Trump speaks openly as a fascist, demonizing people of different races and national origins, vilifying socialism, and declaring that those who oppose his administration's policies are disloyal to the country and should leave it.

John Shafthauer (2019-07-16). Leadership hopefuls play game of 'discuss Trump without saying the word racist'. thecanary.co America's racist president Donald Trump made a comment so racist the other day that even some of his fellow racists had to acknowledge it as racism. | Not all of them have done so, however — some have just kept their mouths shut. Unfortunately for the Tory leadership candidates, they aren't in a position to avoid the subject. Instead, they played a game called: Let's Distance Ourselves from Trump's Clearly Racist Comments Without Saying the Word Racism. | Why are we scared of calling Trump racist? "Not helpful to use that kind of language", says Hunt. It either is or isn't racist, calling it out is not a slu…

Ed Sykes (2019-07-16). Corbyn shows he'd be the only prime minister who'd truly stand up to Trump. thecanary.co If Donald Trump's march into fascism is the illness, Jeremy Corbyn and his allies are the antidote. And Corbyn confirmed that yet again on 16 July as he stood up to Trump's latest bout of very public racism. | In the fight for a better world, we need to speak out against injustice: | On 14 July, Donald Trump told four US co…

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2019-07-17: Social Media Postees

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Global Britain's real climate changers: big oil must be taken down
Andy Higginbottom | mronline.org | 2019-07-17
There is no global social unity in the face of climate disaster. We risk a 'climate apartheid' scenario where the wealthy pay to escape overheating, hunger, and conflict while the rest of the world is left to suffer. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/17/global-britains-real-climate-changers-big-oil-must-be-taken-down/

US House votes to condemn Trump's tweets against congresswomen
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-17
The Democratic-led House of Representatives has voted to condemn US president Donald Trump's "racist comments" against four congresswomen, despite protestations by Trump that he has not got "a racist bone in my body".Two days after the president tweeted that four Democratic politicians should "go back" to their home countries — although all are citizens and three were born in the US — Democrats muscled the resolution through the chamber by 240-187 over strong Republican opposition.The rebuke was an embarrassing one for Trump, and he had appealed to Republican politicians not to go along — but four…
thecanary.co/us/us-news-us/2019/07/17/us-house-votes-to-condemn-trumps-tweets-against-congresswomen/

BLACKkKLANSMAN Film Screening and Discussion
Resource Center for Nonviolence | indybay.org | 2019-07-17
Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/16/18824800.php

'We want to just FIGHT!' House protocol drama almost drowns out 'Trump's racist tweets' resolution
rt.com | 2019-07-17
House Democrats and Republicans crossed swords over a resolution condemning Trump's 'racist' tweets — and whether they could even call the tweets racist — leading to a procedural battle that overshadowed the actual vote. | …
rt.com/usa/464341-dems-fight-trump-racist-tweet/

Resolution Condemning Trump's Racist Attacks 'Not Enough,' Say Progressives: 'We Must Impeach'
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-17
House Democrats, said CREDO Action, must "use all the power they have to try to remove a racist from the White House" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/17/resolution-condemning-trumps-racist-attacks-not-enough-say-progressives-we-must?cd-origin=rss

Donald Trump's fascist strategy
wsws.org | 2019-07-17
Trump is proceeding according to a deliberate political strategy worked out with the White House's fascist brain trust.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/17/pers…

The fascists in the White House
WSWS repost | indybay.org | 2019-07-17
In this commentary from the World Socialist Web Site, Patrick Martin describes how politicians and pundits who oppose the unity of the working class in struggle against capitalism play right into the hands of Trump and his unprecedented effort to build a fascist movement in America.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/15/18824772.php

'4 horsewomen of the apocalypse': Trump renews attack on 'Dem Squad'
rt.com | 2019-07-17
US President Donald Trump has tweeted out comments made by a Republican senator who branded the 'squad' of four freshman Democratic congresswoman who accused him of racism as "the four horsewomen of the apocalypse." | …
rt.com/usa/464377-dem-squad-trump-horsewomen-apocalypse/

Trump's Racist Rhetoric is Deliberate — Will it Lead Us to Fascism?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-17
Henry Giroux dissects how the potential path to fascism is laid bare in Trump's rhetoric and policies. The voices of the four Congresswomen speak to another American future…
therealnews.com/stories/trumps-racist-rhetoric-is-deliberate-will-it-lead-us-to-fascism

Corbyn criticises Hunt and Johnson for failing to call Trump's attacks 'racist'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-16
Jeremy Corbyn has criticised the Tory leadership candidates for failing to label Donald Trump's attacks as racist after the US President told four congresswomen of colour to "go back" to where they came from.Trump continued his belligerent remarks against the four Democratic politicians, ordering them to get out of the US "right now".The doubling down came after he told them to return to the "broken and crime infested places from which they came". All but one of the women were born in the US.Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez struck back at the president (J Scott Applewhite/AP…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/07/16/corbyn-criticises-hunt-and-johnson-for-failing-to-call-trumps-attacks-racist/

Corbyn shows he'd be the only prime minister who'd truly stand up to Trump
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-07-16
If Donald Trump's march into fascism is the illness, Jeremy Corbyn and his allies are the antidote. And Corbyn confirmed that yet again on 16 July as he stood up to Trump's latest bout of very public racism. | In the fight for a better world, we need to speak out against injustice: | On 14 July, Donald Trump told four US co…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2019/07/16/corbyn-shows-hed-be-the-only-prime-minister-whod-truly-stand-up-to-trump/

"We Love All People in This Country": AOC and the Squad Respond to Trump
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-16
Congressmembers Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar condemned President Trump's spate of racist attacks against them in a news conference Monday. Their public rebuke followed Trump tweeting Sunday telling them to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came." The comments have been widely condemned as racist and xenophobic. We hear from the progressive congresswomen in their own words. | TRANSCRIPT: | JUAN GONZÁLEZ: President Trump is doubling down after he was widely condemned for his racist attack on four progressiv…
truthout.org/video/we-love-all-people-in-this-country-aoc-and-the-squad-respond-to-trump/

Leadership hopefuls play game of 'discuss Trump without saying the word racist'
John Shafthauer | thecanary.co | 2019-07-16
America's racist president Donald Trump made a comment so racist the other day that even some of his fellow racists had to acknowledge it as racism. | Not all of them have done so, however — some have just kept their mouths shut. Unfortunately for the Tory leadership candidates, they aren't in a position to avoid the subject. Instead, they played a game called: Let's Distance Ourselves from Trump's Clearly Racist Comments Without Saying the Word Racism. | Why are we scared of calling Trump racist? "Not helpful to use that kind of language", says Hunt. It either is or isn't racist, calling it out is not a slu…
thecanary.co/off-the-perch/2019/07/16/leadership-hopefuls-play-game-of-discuss-trump-without-saying-the-word-racist/

Trump's Racism Is Not Blundering — It Is Tactically Deliberate
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-16
Donald Trump is a giant flapping racist and doesn't give a single damn if that bothers you. Given this reality, it is important to note that when Trump dispensed with all pretense and held a one-man Sunday morning Klan rally on Twitter, it was not a blunder on his part. | When he dug his heels in on Monday morning an…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-racism-is-not-blundering-it-is-tactically-deliberate/

South African Singer, Anti-Apartheid Activist Johnny Clegg Dies
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-16
South African singer Johnny Clegg, one of the very few white artists who confronted the apartheid regime in the 1970s and 1980s has died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 66, his manager informedTuesday. | RELATED: | Anarchist Activist Killed for Fighting US 'Concentration Camps' | "Clegg has made an indelible mark on the music industry and the hearts of the people," said the South African government in a tribute paid to the singer on Twitter, adding that his music had the power to unite…
telesurenglish.net/news/South-African-Anti-Apartheid-Activist-Johnny-Clegg-Dies-20190716-0027.html

Julián Castro: Trump's Asylum Ban Is Unconstitutional
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-16
As Trump faced national rebuke for his racist comments against four progressive congresswomen, his administration announced a new rule essentially banning most immigrants from seeking refuge in the United States. The rule, which the ACLU has already vowed to challenge in court, would deny asylum to any migrant who failed to apply for protection in another country they passed through on the way to the U.S. border — including children traveling alone. If enacted, the law would effectively block people from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, as well as Haitians, Cubans and many people from African countries,…
truthout.org/video/julian-castro-trumps-asylum-ban-is-unconstitutional/

Rep. Ilhan Omar Vows to Hold Trump Accountable for His Crimes
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-16
Shortly after joining fellow members of "the Squad" at a press conference condemning President Donald Trump's racist attacks, Rep. Ilhan Omar said during an interview on MSNBC Monday night that she and her progressive colleagues will not allow the president's abusive and dangerous rhetoric to distract from efforts to hold him accountable…
truthout.org/articles/rep-ilhan-omar-vows-to-hold-trump-accountable-for-his-crimes/

Israel Wants to Stop Intersectional Solidarity With Palestine
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-16
Pro-Israel lobbies are founding ways to break up intersectional solidarity with Palestine and identifying progressive Jews who are critical of Israel, a new report by Israeli research organization the Reut Group has revealed. | RELATED: | Israel's Apartheid Wall Stands 15 Years After UN Deemed it Illegal | Israel and its advocates view solidarity between Palestine and other oppressed groups as t…
telesurenglish.net/news/israel-palestine-intersectional-solidarity-bds-black-lives-matter-20190716-0012.html

Artificial Intelligence Is Failing Humans
Patricia J. Williams | thenation.com | 2019-07-16
Artificial Intelligence Is Failing Humans…
thenation.com/article/ai-algorithm-race-discrimination/

House Condemn Trump Over 'Racist Comments' to Congresswomen
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-16
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to condemn President Donald Trump for " racist comments" against four Democratic congresswomen, a symbolic vote aimed at shaming Trump and his fellow Republicans who stood by him. | RELATED: | Progressive Women 'Squad' Decries Trump's 'White Nationalism' After 'Go Back Home' Comments | The…
telesurenglish.net/news/House-Trump-Over-Racist-Comments-Congresswomen-20190716-0023.html

Democrats Have Facilitated Trump's Racist Attacks
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-16
What follows is a conversation between Gerald Horne, Kimberly Moffitt and Marc Steiner of The Real News Network. Read a transcript of their conversation below or watch the video at the bottom of…
truthdig.com/articles/democrats-have-facilitated-trumps-racist-attacks/

Trump's "Go Back" Racist Epithet; Oh, So Familiar
Jud Lounsbury | commondreams.org | 2019-07-16
"You know how these people lie!" 12 Angry Men (1957). (Photo: Screengrab) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/views/2019/07/16/trumps-go-back-racist-epithet-oh-so-familiar?cd-origin=rss

Israeli Sniper Shoots Palestinian Boy During Protest
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-16
A 10-year-old Palestinian child is struggling to live after an Israeli sniper shot him Friday in Kafr Qaddem, a village in West Bank. | RELATED: | Israeli Court Ends 'Racist' Park Entry Ban in Afula | Abdul Rahman Yasser Shteiwi was shot in the head during an anti-settlement protest in his village. He was shot by a live bullet according to doctors who operated on him. |…
telesurenglish.net/news/palestine-israeli-sniper-shot-kid-west-bank–20190716-0011.html

House to vote on denouncing Trump's racist tweets
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-16
WASHINGTON–The Democratic-run U.S. House will vote to denounce Republican President Donald Trump for his racist rants and tweets against four first-year Democratic lawmakers, all women of color. The vote could occur as early as the afternoon of July 16. The denunciation is expected to pass. Trump, however, could care less–except to use his rants as …
peoplesworld.org/article/house-to-vote-on-denouncing-trumps-racist-tweets/

History Holds the Antidote to Trump's Fascist Politics
Henry Giroux | truthdig.com | 2019-07-16
"[T]he great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do. It could scarcely be otherwise, since it is to history that we owe our frames of reference, our identities, and our aspirations." –James Baldwin | America is in a state of crisis that touches every aspect of public life, extending from a crisis of economics produced by massive inequality to a crisis of ideas, agency, memory and politics, aided and abetted by controlling apparatuses that induce ubiquitous forms of historical amnesia…
truthdig.com/articles/history-holds-the-antidote-to-trumps-fascist-politics/

Trump, Netanyahu, Pence and Bolton: The Four Horsemen of the Nuclear Apocalypse
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-16
These are the demented Gang of Four who are determined to destroy 74 years of international cooperation for peace by waging a completely unwarranted war against Iran in a bid for global supremacy, and oil, that will provoke nuclear war …
globalresearch.ca/trump-netanyahu-pence-bolton-4-horsemen-nuclear-apocalypse/5683687

Iran's Supreme Leader Threatens to Respond to UK's 'Piracy'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-16
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, stated on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic would respond to Great Britain's 'piracy' over the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar. | RELATED: | Unlike US, UK Foreign Secretary Wants To Save Iran Nuclear Deal | The religious leader called on Great Britain to immediately release the Iranian oil tanker and end their hostilities towards the Islamic Republic. | "Evil Britain commits piracy and steals our ship … an…
telesurenglish.net/news/Irans-Supreme-Leader-Threatens-to-Respond-to-UKs-Piracy-20190716-0004.html

The fascists in the White House
wsws.org | 2019-07-16
Trump speaks openly as a fascist, demonizing people of different races and national origins, vilifying socialism, and declaring that those who oppose his administration's policies are disloyal to the country and should leave it.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/16/pers…

Kellyanne Conway Questions Reporter's Ethnicity While Defending President's Latest Racist Remarks
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-16
"So McCarthyism, now against people whose ancestors aren't from Europe." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/16/kellyanne-conway-questions-reporters-ethnicity-while-defending-presidents-latest?cd-origin=rss

'Not a racist bone in my body': Trump rejects claims of bigotry over 'go back' tweet
rt.com | 2019-07-16
Responding to allegations of racism after he suggested a group of Democratic lawmakers should go back to their "crime infested" home countries, US President Donald Trump said he hasn't got a single bigoted bone in his body. | …
rt.com/usa/464333-trump-tweet-not-racist-bone/

Not One Republican Votes to Allow Debate on Resolution Condemning Trump's Racist Attacks
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-16
"House Democrats must stand together and listen to these new leaders in the party who are fighting for their communities by standing up to Trump's hate." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/16/not-one-republican-votes-allow-debate-resolution-condemning-trumps-racist-attacks?cd-origin=rss

#Resistance fawns over Antifa 'martyr' killed while attempting to set ICE facility on fire
rt.com | 2019-07-16
Impassioned tributes for Willem Van Spronsen, the seasoned Antifa activist who was shot dead by police after attacking an ICE detention center in Tacoma on Saturday, have flooded Twitter, praising him as a "hero" and a "martyr." | …
rt.com/usa/464256-activist-attack-ice-praised/

Italian fascists found with weapons stockpile and Nazi material
Ceren Sagir | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-16
Far-right activists were arrested Monday after "combat ready" war weapons were seized during a counter-terrorism operation in Italy. Along with Nazi material, a Qatari air-to-air missile, nine assault rifles, one machine gun, and seven pistols were among the firearms seized in the operation in Turin after a one-year investigation. Two Italians aged 50 and 51 …
peoplesworld.org/article/italian-fascists-found-with-weapons-stockpile-and-nazi-material/

House Dems slap Trump with resolution condemning 'go back' tweets against congresswomen of color
rt.com | 2019-07-16
House Democrats have rushed to table a resolution condemning Donald Trump for a series of angry tweets against four freshman congresswomen of color, which they said was a "blatant racist attack." | …
rt.com/usa/464282-democrats-resolution-trump-racist-tweets/

Even the ADL thinks Trump is abusing 'anti-Semitism' accusations
rt.com | 2019-07-16
The Anti-Defamation League has pleaded with US President Donald Trump to quit "throwing around accusations of anti-Semitism" in his attacks on four progressive congresswomen — two of whom the ADL has also smeared with the term. | …
rt.com/usa/464260-adl-begs-trump-antisemitism-omar/

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