Daily Archives: September 23, 2019

2019-09-23: News Headlines

RT (2019-09-23). 'Dumb white people': Another NYT editor under fire after questionable old tweets resurface. rt.com As the New York Times continues its pivot to race-focused coverage, more arguably racist and anti-Semitic tweets by an editor have come to light — just weeks after another employee apologized for "offensive" past comments. | Breitbart uncovered the "racially offensive" tweets blasting "dumb white people" which were posted between 2014 and 2017 by Jazmine Hughes, an associate editor of the New York Times Magazine. | In one of the tweets, Hughes jokes that she might tell a store cashier to have a nice day "even though you white." In another, she attributes decreased stress in her life to a decision she mad…

Henry Millstein (2019-09-23). San Jose churches and synagogues get set to fight racist mass incarceration. peoplesworld.org SAN JOSE—Around 50 activists from various churches and synagogues in San Jose came together on Sept. 20 to take part in a workshop on faith-based action against mass incarceration. The workshop was led by Sophia Jackson, a candidate for ordination as a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) minister who knows the criminal "justice" system inside …

The Canary (2019-09-23). Supreme Court to rule on Tuesday on suspension of parliament challenges. thecanary.co Prime minister Boris Johnson is set to find out the ruling of the UK's highest court over the legality of his advice to the Queen to suspend parliament for five weeks.A panel of 11 Supreme Court justices will announce their findings at 10.30am on Tuesday following a historic hearing in London last week.The judges have been asked to rule on whether the prime minister's advice to the Queen to prorogue parliament until 14 October was unlawful. | The judgment in 'R (on behalf of Miller) v The Prime Minister' and 'Cherry and others v Advocate General for Scotland' will be handed down at 10.30am on Tuesday 24 September…

teleSUR (2019-09-23). Afro-Dominican Jharrel Jerome Dedicates Emmy to Exonerated Five. telesurenglish.net The Afro-Dominican actor Jharrel Jerome who won the Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series Sunday, paid tribute to the "exonerated five" in his speech. | RELATED: | 3 POCs Wrongfully Accused of Rape Receive Honorary Diplomas | Jerome won the award for his role in the Netflix series "When They See Us" which tells the story of the Central Park…

Kim Petersen (2019-09-23). Blackface / Brown Face of the Past: Is Justin Trudeau a Racist? globalresearch.ca Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you. — Matthew 7: 1-2 | Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau has found …

Dave Zirin (2019-09-23). An Ugly End to the Antonio Brown Saga. thenation.com An Ugly End to the Antonio Brown Saga…

commondreams (2019-09-23). Patriotic Millionaire Ian Simmons to Deliver Keynote Remarks At Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Wealth Tax Event. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-23). Has Russia "Stopped Israel" from Bombing Syria? Has Moscow Authorized Syria to Use the S-300 Air Defense System. globalresearch.ca The Alt-Media Community has been in a state of ecstasy over reports that Russia has supposedly stopped several " Israeli" strikes in Syria and also finally given the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) the authority to use the S-300s. …

teleSUR (2019-09-22). FIFA President Urges Italian Football to React Against Racism. telesurenglish.net FIFA President Gianni Infantino urged authorities to hand out stadium bans for supporters guilty of racism after another incident in a Serie A match between Atalanta and Fiorentina Sunday. | RELATED: | Rights Group Accuses FIFA of Ignoring Israeli Ban on Palestinian Footballers From Gaza | "Racism is combatted with education, condemnation, and discussion," said the FIFA chief, who was a guest on a program aired by Italian state broadcaster Rai. | This c…

teleSUR (2019-09-22). Colombia: Mayoral Candidate Denounces Death Threat. telesurenglish.net Colombian mayoral candidate for the western municipality of Andalucia and leader of the Confederation of Workers of Colombia, Nohora Stella Tovar, received a death threat Friday, according to the Colombia Humana- Union Patriotica coalition who filed the accusation. | RELATED: | Colombian Rights Group Warns of Increased Violence Against Local Elections Candidates | According to the coalition from the department of the Valley of Cauca, to which Tovar belong…

Fight Back (2019-09-22). Philippines: Resist and end Duterte's fascist regime. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Sept. 20 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | Almost five decades ago, Ferdinand Marcos placed the entire country under martial law which launched his brutal dictatorial rule. For 14 years, the Filipino people resisted valiantly and fought on all arenas of struggle. Serving as the strongest bulwark of anti-fascist resistance, the Party and the New People's Army waged underground and armed struggle, inspiring and militating the Filipino people to unite and struggle for democracy. Culminating long years of anti-fascist resistance, the Filipino…

RT (2019-09-21). Ghost post! Google creates world's most powerful computer, NASA 'accidentally reveals' …and then publication vanishes. rt.com Google's new quantum computer reportedly spends mere minutes on the tasks the world's top supercomputers would need several millennia to perform. The media found out about this after NASA "accidentally" shared the firm's research. | The software engineers at Google have built the world's most powerful computer, the Financial Times and Fortune magazine reported on Friday, citing the company's now-removed research paper. The paper is said to have been posted on a website hosted by NASA, which partners with Goo…

susan_p (2019-09-21). Italy: new government to stop the far-right. greenleft.org.au Italian politics Daniele FulviIssue 1238 Spain anti-racism anti-fascismSeptember 21, 2019Following weeks of negotiations, Italy's 5 Star Movement (M5S) and the Democratic Party (PD) have agreed to form a…

susan_p (2019-09-21). Victory as Jock Palfreeman released on parole. greenleft.org.au Pip HinmanIssue 1238 Bulgaria anti-racism prisoners' rights RomaSeptember 21, 2019Anti-fascist campaigner and Australian citizen Jock Palfreeman was unexpectedly granted parole on September 19 after serving…

Martha Grevatt (2019-09-20). Supreme Court decision hits migrants. workers.org Again and again, the federal government continues to deny im/migrants the most elementary human rights. On Sept. 11, seven of the nine unelected, appointed-for-life "justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court again sided with the Trump administration against asylum seekers. This seven included Elena Kagan and Stephen Breyer, two of the . . . | Continue reading Supreme Court decision hits migrants at Workers.org

Miguel Gutierrez (2019-09-20). El Desmadre: The Colonial Roots of Anti-Mexican Violence. counterpunch.org On August 3, 2019 a white supremacist walked into a Walmart in El Paso, Texas and murdered 22 people and injured dozens more. Shortly before the attack, he posted online comments complaining about a "Hispanic invasion." He later told authorities that he was specifically targeting "Mexicans." Just a few days before the El Paso massacre, another shooting in Gilroy, California left 3 dead and many more injured. The murderer in this case had online postings about invading "hordes of mestizos" and recommended that people read a white supremacist favorite "Might is Right" which, among other things, exalts the racial su…

Fight Back (2019-09-20). Workers want Chicago cops out of schools, parks. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On September 13, SEIU Local 73 demanded an end to the city of Chicago spending $33 million from the budget of the public schools, and $12 million from the Parks Department, for police officers. The union, which represents 7000 school workers and 3000 workers in the parks, called for more money for the students and community members. The union was joined by the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Black Lives Matter and progressive alderpersons.

Liliana Segura (2019-09-20). Georgia Supreme Court Urges State to Stop Stonewalling In Devonia Inman Case: "Let Justice Be Done" theintercept.com Justice David Nahmias lamented the court's previous refusal to review Devonia Inman's case and expressed grave doubts about Inman's underlying guilt.

ACLU (2019-09-20). The Supreme Court Considers Mandatory Government Funding of Religious Education. aclu.org A case out of Montana could result in the church-state separation being stripped to the bone. | In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the Supreme Court will address a question that would have been unthinkable to ask even until quite recently: Can a state be forced to underwrite religious education with taxpayer dollars? Although the court has previously allowed the government to adopt school-voucher programs that provide indirect government aid to religious schools, it has never suggested that the U.S. Cons…

Hatewatch Staff (2019-09-20). Attorney With Ties to Anti-LGBT Groups Hired for Key Government Agency. splcenter.org Right-wing attorney, writer and legal analyst Ken Klukowski has landed a position in the Trump administration in the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

splcenter (2019-09-19). Beyond the border . splcenter.org In Juárez, migrants wait for a number, their fates uncertain.

splcenter (2019-09-19). SPLC sues Alabama officials for overly severe sex-offender law that punishes children for life. splcenter.org Herbert Stevens met Candi Stevens when their mutual friends introduced them at a local skating rink. He was 14 and she was 12.

patrick (2019-09-18). Join the Global Climate Strike. Oppose Israel's climate apartheid. bdsmovement.net Join the Global Climate Strike. Oppose Israel's climate apartheid.: Action AlertTell multinational corporations to stop investing in fossil fuels and in Israel's oppression of the Palestinian people. | Economic BoycottSeptember 19, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)

Liz Vinson (2019-09-18). In victory for motorists and taxpayers, Mississippi sheriff's office will stop acting as immigration enforcement. splcenter.org The Martinezes were traveling on I-10 in Mississippi in June 2017 when their pleasant family vacation spiraled into terror.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-09-18). Daily Stormer Website Goes Dark Amid Chaos. splcenter.org The website for the Daily Stormer, the white supremacist, neo-Nazi and antisemitic racist group, has lost access to a critical piece of web infrastructure that allows the general public to access its hate propaganda easily.

splcenter (2019-09-18). Beyond the Border — A Diary of Photos. splcenter.org

Ramzy Baroud (2019-09-17). Israeli Apartheid Made Official: Annexation is the New Reality in Palestine. mintpressnews.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is moving quickly to alter the political reality in Palestine, and facing little or no resistance. | On September 10, Netanyahu declared his intentions to annex swathes of Palestinian land adjacent to the Jordan River, an area that covers 2,400 square kilometers, or nearly…

unitedEditor (2019-09-17). Why Iran's Khamenei pushes for higher birthrate? uwidata.com Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has again called on compatriots to have more children while calling on authorities to help families increase the population amid crippling economic sanctions, high unemployment and staggering inflation rates. Inspired by the size of the population in China and India, Khamenei urged for advancing Iran's national power by doubling its …

Staff (2019-09-17). Ecofascism: Naomi Klein Warns the Far Right's Embrace of White Supremacy Is Tied to Climate Crisis. democracynow.org Renowned climate activist and author Naomi Klein addresses the rise of ecofascism, the marrying of environmentalism and white power, which she says manifested in the Christchurch, New Zealand, white supremacist terrorist attack, where the shooter identified himself as an ecofascist. In her latest book, "On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal," Klein writes, "My fear is that, unless something significant changes in how our societies rise to the ecological crisis, we are going to see this kind of white power eco-fascism emerge with much greater frequency, as a ferocious rationalization for refusing to liv…

Staff (2019-09-17). "On Fire": In New Book, Naomi Klein Makes the Case for a Green New Deal to Save the Planet. democracynow.org Amid mounting climate disasters across the planet, from the fires ravaging the Amazon to Hurricane Dorian's destructive path through the Bahamas, we speak with renowned journalist, author and activist Naomi Klein. In her new book, "On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal," Klein looks unsparingly at the rise of ecofascism, as Western countries fortify their borders and white supremacy surges around the world in response to the climate crisis. But she also lays out another path forward in which mankind meets the challenge of global warming with radical and systemic transformation. "We do know that if we a…

splcenter (2019-09-15). Remembering the Birmingham church bombing. splcenter.org Fifty-six years ago today, four precious little girls were murdered in one of the most heinous acts of white supremacist terror of the civil rights era.

splcenter (2019-09-13). Weekend Read: Let us remember, let us reflect. splcenter.org Tomorrow marks 56 years since the murder of four young girls at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-09-11). Trump's Acting National Security Adviser Once Tied to Group Known for Anti-Muslim Stance. splcenter.org President Donald Trump's new acting national security adviser once served on the board of directors for the Center for Security Policy, a group that started as a hawkish think tank and morphed into a leading anti-Muslim organization.

splcenter (2019-09-10). Jeff Schoep Sheds Neo-Nazi Past but Stays Loyal With Lawyer's Maneuvers. splcenter.org The longtime leader of the neo-Nazi group the National Socialist Movement (NSM) has renounced his antisemitic past, but court records indicate he remains loyal to the organization.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-09-05). Three Percent Security Force's Split Highlights Plague of Infighting. splcenter.org The incessant power struggles that plague militia groups prompted defections in the Three Percent Security Force, robbed its leader of control and delivered the well-known antigovernment militia to the man who defied his commander.

splcenter (2019-09-05). Judge blocks ICE from denying parole to asylum-seekers. splcenter.org A federal judge ordered the Trump administration today to change its blanket policy of locking up people lawfully seeking asylum in the United States as a lawsuit filed by the SPLC and the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana makes its way through the federal courts.

Brett Barrouquere (2019-09-04). Rift Exposed: A Desertion Robbed League of the South of Its Longtime Headquarters and Hints that a Member Chose His Real Estate Holdings over Southern Culture. splcenter.org League of the South (LOS), a neo-Confederate organization that advocates for Southern secession, has been roiled by a key defection that resulted in the group losing its headquarters in Wetumpka, Alabama, about 20 miles north of Montgomery.

splcenter (2019-09-04). New Human Rights Watch report highlights dangers in industry SPLC seeks to reform. splcenter.org A new report released by Human Rights Watch today highlights the increasingly dangerous conditions facing meatpacking workers across the United States — underscoring dangers the SPLC uncovered within an industry it has long sought to reform.

splcenter (2019-09-03). Identity Unmasked: Meet the Proprietors of the Internet's Largest Neo-Confederate Propaganda Machine. 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.

splcenter (2019-09-03). Hatewatch: Brave in the Dark. splcenter.org Using fake names and fictional avatars, wannabe killers and hatemongers exude courage and commitment to their hateful causes.

Intelligence Report Staff (2019-09-03). Out of the Darkness: Conversion Therapist Quits 'Ex-Gay' Movement. splcenter.org According to Truth Wins Out, Matheson's fellow ex-gay leader Rich Wyler announced his exit in a post to a private Facebook group. TWO "goes undercover to expose 'ex-gay' conversion leaders as hypocritical frauds that have not actually changed their sexual orientation," its website states.

Intelligence Report Staff (2019-09-03). Spurned & Burned: Anti-Muslim Extremists Rebuff Prominent Chapter Leader. splcenter.org Images of the World Trade Center in flames exposed a schism between a notable hate group's activists and its aspirations, leading to a prominent member's resignation.

Keegan Hankes, Intelligence Project (2019-09-03). The Last Word: When Dollars Matter 
More Than Decency. splcenter.org As America's technology and financial giants struggle, or refuse, to curb hate on their platforms, far-right extremists leverage them to build war chests that promote bigotry and violence.

ACLU (2019-09-03). A New York Jail Forced a Trans Woman Into a Men's Facility. aclu.org Trans women routinely face harassment and discrimination in jails and prisons. | Jena Faith's experience in the Steuben County Jail was a living nightmare. | The military veteran spent four weeks in the jail awaiting trial last spring. She was initially housed in the jail's women's facility without incident, but things changed when officials suddenly transferred her to the men's facility, despite the fact that she is a woman. | During the weeks that Jena spent as a woman in a men's jail, she was routinely targeted with physical and verbal harassment from other incarcerated people and guards. On her first day in t…

Liberation Staff (2019-09-02). VIDEO: "Straight Pride" hate parade leads to police riot in Boston. liberationnews.org The people of Boston made it clear to the fascists that their disgusting ideology of hatred and division are rejected by the overwhelming majority.

ACLU (2019-08-29). Taxpayers Have Been Ordered to Pay Over $2 Million For Discriminating Against LGBTQ People. aclu.org Government officials should know that discrimination comes with a cost to taxpayers. | Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that the Commonwealth of Kentucky was liable for $224,000 for the actions of Kim Davis, who refused to do her job and issue marriage licenses (to same-sex or different-sex couples) as county clerk. | While Davis' story made national headlines, her case isn't the only one in the past year where a court case filed by the ACLU has led to a bill for discriminatio…

PACBI (2019-08-28). Pacbi Welcomes Statement by More Than 500 Filmmakers Against "Close Up" Initiative Normalizing Israeli Apartheid. bdsmovement.net Pacbi Welcomes Statement by More Than 500 Filmmakers Against "Close Up" Initiative Normalizing Israeli Apartheid: UpdateFilmmakers denounce "Close up," a new documentary film project that aims to normalize relations with Israel as if it were a normal state, not a regime of occupation, settler-colonialism and apartheid. | Cultural BoycottAugust 28, 2019 | B…

Ricardo Vaz (2019-08-14). Venezuela's Maduro Reshuffles Cabinet as Supreme Court Strips Three Opposition Lawmakers of Immunity. venezuelanalysis.com The National Constituent Assembly will also evaluate bringing forward legislative elections.

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

2019-09-23: Social Media Postees

San Jose churches and synagogues get set to fight racist mass incarceration
Henry Millstein | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-23
SAN JOSE–Around 50 activists from various churches and synagogues in San Jose came together on Sept. 20 to take part in a workshop on faith-based action against mass incarceration. The workshop was led by Sophia Jackson, a candidate for ordination as a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) minister who knows the criminal "justice" system inside …
peoplesworld.org/article/san-jose-churches-and-synagogues-get-set-to-fight-racist-mass-incarceration/

Blackface / Brown Face of the Past: Is Justin Trudeau a Racist?
Kim Petersen | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-23
Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you. — Matthew 7: 1-2 | Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau has found …
globalresearch.ca/blackface-brown-face-of-the-past-is-justin-trudeau-a-racist/5689886

'Dumb white people': Another NYT editor under fire after questionable old tweets resurface
rt.com | 2019-09-23
As the New York Times continues its pivot to race-focused coverage, more arguably racist and anti-Semitic tweets by an editor have come to light — just weeks after another employee apologized for "offensive" past comments. | Breitbart uncovered the "racially offensive" tweets blasting "dumb white people" which were posted between 2014 and 2017 by Jazmine Hughes, an associate editor of the New York Times Magazine. | In one of the tweets, Hughes jokes that she might tell a store cashier to have a nice day "even though you white." In another, she attributes decreased stress in her life to a decision she mad…
rt.com/usa/469408-nyt-editor-racist-tweets/

Supreme Court to rule on Tuesday on suspension of parliament challenges
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-09-23
Prime minister Boris Johnson is set to find out the ruling of the UK's highest court over the legality of his advice to the Queen to suspend parliament for five weeks.A panel of 11 Supreme Court justices will announce their findings at 10.30am on Tuesday following a historic hearing in London last week.The judges have been asked to rule on whether the prime minister's advice to the Queen to prorogue parliament until 14 October was unlawful. | The judgment in 'R (on behalf of Miller) v The Prime Minister' and 'Cherry and others v Advocate General for Scotland' will be handed down at 10.30am on Tuesday 24 September…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/09/23/supreme-court-to-rule-on-tuesday-on-suspension-of-parliament-challenges/

Patriotic Millionaire Ian Simmons to Deliver Keynote Remarks At Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Wealth Tax Event
commondreams.org | 2019-09-23
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/09/23/patriotic-millionaire-ian-simmons-deliver-keynote-remarks-urban-brookings-tax?cd-origin=rss

An Ugly End to the Antonio Brown Saga
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2019-09-23
An Ugly End to the Antonio Brown Saga…
thenation.com/article/antonio-brown-patriots/

FIFA President Urges Italian Football to React Against Racism
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-22
FIFA President Gianni Infantino urged authorities to hand out stadium bans for supporters guilty of racism after another incident in a Serie A match between Atalanta and Fiorentina Sunday. | RELATED: | Rights Group Accuses FIFA of Ignoring Israeli Ban on Palestinian Footballers From Gaza | "Racism is combatted with education, condemnation, and discussion," said the FIFA chief, who was a guest on a program aired by Italian state broadcaster Rai. | This c…
telesurenglish.net/news/FIFA-President-Urges-Italian-Football-to-React-Against-Racism-20190922-0016.html

US university racism workshop returns, just NINE students come to learn about white privilege
rt.com | 2019-09-22
A university workshop on white privilege and racism was a major flop — attracting just nine students out of the 30,000 enrolled in the school. Last year, the course sparked outrage over the perception that it was 'whites-only'. | The White Consciousness Conversations at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte first drew national headlines in September of last year. The scheduled events for students and staff were said to be "for white people" by the school website. Following public backlash, the description was changed to explain that people of color would be welcome to learn about white privilege…
rt.com/usa/469348-whiteness-university-workshop-fail/

Colombia: Mayoral Candidate Denounces Death Threat
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-22
Colombian mayoral candidate for the western municipality of Andalucia and leader of the Confederation of Workers of Colombia, Nohora Stella Tovar, received a death threat Friday, according to the Colombia Humana- Union Patriotica coalition who filed the accusation. | RELATED: | Colombian Rights Group Warns of Increased Violence Against Local Elections Candidates | According to the coalition from the department of the Valley of Cauca, to which Tovar belong…
telesurenglish.net/news/death-threat-colombian-regional-election-candidate-denounced-20190922-0009.html

Philippines: Resist and end Duterte's fascist regime
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-09-22
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Sept. 20 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | Almost five decades ago, Ferdinand Marcos placed the entire country under martial law which launched his brutal dictatorial rule. For 14 years, the Filipino people resisted valiantly and fought on all arenas of struggle. Serving as the strongest bulwark of anti-fascist resistance, the Party and the New People's Army waged underground and armed struggle, inspiring and militating the Filipino people to unite and struggle for democracy. Culminating long years of anti-fascist resistance, the Filipino…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/9/22/philippi…

Victory as Jock Palfreeman released on parole
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-21
Pip HinmanIssue 1238 Bulgaria anti-racism prisoners' rights RomaSeptember 21, 2019Anti-fascist campaigner and Australian citizen Jock Palfreeman was unexpectedly granted parole on September 19 after serving…
greenleft.org.au/content/victory-jock-palfreeman-released-parole

Italy: new government to stop the far-right
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-21
Italian politics Daniele FulviIssue 1238 Spain anti-racism anti-fascismSeptember 21, 2019Following weeks of negotiations, Italy's 5 Star Movement (M5S) and the Democratic Party (PD) have agreed to form a…
greenleft.org.au/content/italy-new-government-stop-far-right

Supreme Court decision hits migrants
Martha Grevatt | workers.org | 2019-09-20
Again and again, the federal government continues to deny im/migrants the most elementary human rights. On Sept. 11, seven of the nine unelected, appointed-for-life "justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court again sided with the Trump administration against asylum seekers. This seven included Elena Kagan and Stephen Breyer, two of the . . . | Continue reading Supreme Court decision hits migrants at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/09/19/supreme-court-decision-hits-migrants/

Workers want Chicago cops out of schools, parks
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-09-20
Chicago, IL – On September 13, SEIU Local 73 demanded an end to the city of Chicago spending $33 million from the budget of the public schools, and $12 million from the Parks Department, for police officers. The union, which represents 7000 school workers and 3000 workers in the parks, called for more money for the students and community members. The union was joined by the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Black Lives Matter and progressive alderpersons.
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/9/20/workers-…

Georgia Supreme Court Urges State to Stop Stonewalling In Devonia Inman Case: "Let Justice Be Done"
Liliana Segura | theintercept.com | 2019-09-20
Justice David Nahmias lamented the court's previous refusal to review Devonia Inman's case and expressed grave doubts about Inman's underlying guilt.
theintercept.com/2019/09/20/murderville-georgia-devonia-inman-justice/

The Supreme Court Considers Mandatory Government Funding of Religious Education
aclu.org | 2019-09-20
A case out of Montana could result in the church-state separation being stripped to the bone. | In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the Supreme Court will address a question that would have been unthinkable to ask even until quite recently: Can a state be forced to underwrite religious education with taxpayer dollars? Although the court has previously allowed the government to adopt school-voucher programs that provide indirect government aid to religious schools, it has never suggested that the U.S. Cons…
aclu.org/blog/religious-liberty/religion-and-public-schools/supreme-court-considers-mandatory-government

El Desmadre: The Colonial Roots of Anti-Mexican Violence
Miguel Gutierrez | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-20
On August 3, 2019 a white supremacist walked into a Walmart in El Paso, Texas and murdered 22 people and injured dozens more. Shortly before the attack, he posted online comments complaining about a "Hispanic invasion." He later told authorities that he was specifically targeting "Mexicans." Just a few days before the El Paso massacre, another shooting in Gilroy, California left 3 dead and many more injured. The murderer in this case had online postings about invading "hordes of mestizos" and recommended that people read a white supremacist favorite "Might is Right" which, among other things, exalts the racial su…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/20/el-desmadre-the-colonial-roots-of-anti-mexican-violence/

Attorney With Ties to Anti-LGBT Groups Hired for Key Government Agency
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-20
Right-wing attorney, writer and legal analyst Ken Klukowski has landed a position in the Trump administration in the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/20/attorney-ties-anti-lgbt-groups-hired-key-government-agency

Beyond the border
splcenter.org | 2019-09-19
In Juárez, migrants wait for a number, their fates uncertain.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/19/beyond-border

SPLC sues Alabama officials for overly severe sex-offender law that punishes children for life
splcenter.org | 2019-09-19
Herbert Stevens met Candi Stevens when their mutual friends introduced them at a local skating rink. He was 14 and she was 12.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/19/splc-sues-alabama-officials-overly-severe-sex-offender-law-punishes-children-life

In victory for motorists and taxpayers, Mississippi sheriff's office will stop acting as immigration enforcement
Liz Vinson | splcenter.org | 2019-09-18
The Martinezes were traveling on I-10 in Mississippi in June 2017 when their pleasant family vacation spiraled into terror.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/18/victory-motorists-and-taxpayers-mississippi-sheriffs-office-will-stop-acting-immigration

Daily Stormer Website Goes Dark Amid Chaos
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-18
The website for the Daily Stormer, the white supremacist, neo-Nazi and antisemitic racist group, has lost access to a critical piece of web infrastructure that allows the general public to access its hate propaganda easily.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/18/daily-stormer-website-goes-dark-amid-chaos

Join the Global Climate Strike. Oppose Israel's climate apartheid
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-09-18
Join the Global Climate Strike. Oppose Israel's climate apartheid.: Action AlertTell multinational corporations to stop investing in fossil fuels and in Israel's oppression of the Palestinian people. | Economic BoycottSeptember 19, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) …
bdsmovement.net/news/join-global-climate-strike-oppose-israels-climate-apartheid

Beyond the Border — A Diary of Photos
splcenter.org | 2019-09-18
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/18/beyond-border-diary-photos

Israeli Apartheid Made Official: Annexation is the New Reality in Palestine
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-09-17
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is moving quickly to alter the political reality in Palestine, and facing little or no resistance. | On September 10, Netanyahu declared his intentions to annex swathes of Palestinian land adjacent to the Jordan River, an area that covers 2,400 square kilometers, or nearly…
mintpressnews.com/israel-apartheid-made-official-annexation-is-the-new-reality-in-palestine/261902/

Why Iran's Khamenei pushes for higher birthrate?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-17
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has again called on compatriots to have more children while calling on authorities to help families increase the population amid crippling economic sanctions, high unemployment and staggering inflation rates. Inspired by the size of the population in China and India, Khamenei urged for advancing Iran's national power by doubling its …
uwidata.com/5327-why-irans-khamenei-pushes-for-higher-birthrate%d0%b3/

Ecofascism: Naomi Klein Warns the Far Right's Embrace of White Supremacy Is Tied to Climate Crisis
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-17
Renowned climate activist and author Naomi Klein addresses the rise of ecofascism, the marrying of environmentalism and white power, which she says manifested in the Christchurch, New Zealand, white supremacist terrorist attack, where the shooter identified himself as an ecofascist. In her latest book, "On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal," Klein writes, "My fear is that, unless something significant changes in how our societies rise to the ecological crisis, we are going to see this kind of white power eco-fascism emerge with much greater frequency, as a ferocious rationalization for refusing to liv…
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/17/naomi_kle…

"On Fire": In New Book, Naomi Klein Makes the Case for a Green New Deal to Save the Planet
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-17
Amid mounting climate disasters across the planet, from the fires ravaging the Amazon to Hurricane Dorian's destructive path through the Bahamas, we speak with renowned journalist, author and activist Naomi Klein. In her new book, "On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal," Klein looks unsparingly at the rise of ecofascism, as Western countries fortify their borders and white supremacy surges around the world in response to the climate crisis. But she also lays out another path forward in which mankind meets the challenge of global warming with radical and systemic transformation. "We do know that if we a…
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/17/naomi_kle…

Remembering the Birmingham church bombing
splcenter.org | 2019-09-15
Fifty-six years ago today, four precious little girls were murdered in one of the most heinous acts of white supremacist terror of the civil rights era.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/15/remembering-birmingham-church-bombing

Weekend Read: Let us remember, let us reflect
splcenter.org | 2019-09-13
Tomorrow marks 56 years since the murder of four young girls at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/13/weekend-read-let-us-remember-let-us-reflect

Trump's Acting National Security Adviser Once Tied to Group Known for Anti-Muslim Stance
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-11
President Donald Trump's new acting national security adviser once served on the board of directors for the Center for Security Policy, a group that started as a hawkish think tank and morphed into a leading anti-Muslim organization.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/11/trumps-acting-national-security-adviser-once-tied-group-known-anti-muslim-stance

Jeff Schoep Sheds Neo-Nazi Past but Stays Loyal With Lawyer's Maneuvers
splcenter.org | 2019-09-10
The longtime leader of the neo-Nazi group the National Socialist Movement (NSM) has renounced his antisemitic past, but court records indicate he remains loyal to the organization.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/11/jeff-schoep-sheds-neo-nazi-past-stays-loyal-lawyers-maneuvers

Judge blocks ICE from denying parole to asylum-seekers
splcenter.org | 2019-09-05
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration today to change its blanket policy of locking up people lawfully seeking asylum in the United States as a lawsuit filed by the SPLC and the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana makes its way through the federal courts.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/05/judge-blocks-ice-denying-parole-asylum-seekers

Three Percent Security Force's Split Highlights Plague of Infighting
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-05
The incessant power struggles that plague militia groups prompted defections in the Three Percent Security Force, robbed its leader of control and delivered the well-known antigovernment militia to the man who defied his commander.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/06/three-percent-security-forces-split-highlights-plague-infighting

Rift Exposed: A Desertion Robbed League of the South of Its Longtime Headquarters and Hints that a Member Chose His Real Estate Holdings over Southern Culture
Brett Barrouquere | splcenter.org | 2019-09-04
League of the South (LOS), a neo-Confederate organization that advocates for Southern secession, has been roiled by a key defection that resulted in the group losing its headquarters in Wetumpka, Alabama, about 20 miles north of Montgomery.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2019/rift-exposed-desertion-robbed-league-south-its-longtime-headquarters-and-hints-member-chose

New Human Rights Watch report highlights dangers in industry SPLC seeks to reform
splcenter.org | 2019-09-04
A new report released by Human Rights Watch today highlights the increasingly dangerous conditions facing meatpacking workers across the United States — underscoring dangers the SPLC uncovered within an industry it has long sought to reform.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/04/new-human-rights-watch-report-highlights-dangers-industry-splc-seeks-reform

Identity Unmasked: Meet the Proprietors of the Internet's Largest Neo-Confederate Propaganda Machine
splcenter.org | 2019-09-03
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.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2019/identity-unmasked-meet-proprietors-internets-largest-neo-confederate-propaganda-machine

The Last Word: When Dollars Matter 
More Than Decency
Keegan Hankes, Intelligence Project | splcenter.org | 2019-09-03
As America's technology and financial giants struggle, or refuse, to curb hate on their platforms, far-right extremists leverage them to build war chests that promote bigotry and violence.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2019/last-word-when-dollars-matter-more-decency

Spurned & Burned: Anti-Muslim Extremists Rebuff Prominent Chapter Leader
Intelligence Report Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-03
Images of the World Trade Center in flames exposed a schism between a notable hate group's activists and its aspirations, leading to a prominent member's resignation.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2019/spurned-burned-anti-muslim-extremists-rebuff-prominent-chapter-leader

Hatewatch: Brave in the Dark
splcenter.org | 2019-09-03
Using fake names and fictional avatars, wannabe killers and hatemongers exude courage and commitment to their hateful causes.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2019/hatewatch-brave-dark

Out of the Darkness: Conversion Therapist Quits 'Ex-Gay' Movement
Intelligence Report Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-03
According to Truth Wins Out, Matheson's fellow ex-gay leader Rich Wyler announced his exit in a post to a private Facebook group. TWO "goes undercover to expose 'ex-gay' conversion leaders as hypocritical frauds that have not actually changed their sexual orientation," its website states.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2019/out-darkness-conversion-therapist-quits-ex-gay-movement

A New York Jail Forced a Trans Woman Into a Men's Facility
aclu.org | 2019-09-03
Trans women routinely face harassment and discrimination in jails and prisons. | Jena Faith's experience in the Steuben County Jail was a living nightmare. | The military veteran spent four weeks in the jail awaiting trial last spring. She was initially housed in the jail's women's facility without incident, but things changed when officials suddenly transferred her to the men's facility, despite the fact that she is a woman. | During the weeks that Jena spent as a woman in a men's jail, she was routinely targeted with physical and verbal harassment from other incarcerated people and guards. On her first day in t…
aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/criminal-justice-reform-lgbt-people/new-york-jail-forced-trans-woman-mens-facility

VIDEO: "Straight Pride" hate parade leads to police riot in Boston
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2019-09-02
The people of Boston made it clear to the fascists that their disgusting ideology of hatred and division are rejected by the overwhelming majority.
liberationnews.org/straight-pride-hate-parade-leads-to-police-riot-in-boston/

Taxpayers Have Been Ordered to Pay Over $2 Million For Discriminating Against LGBTQ People
aclu.org | 2019-08-29
Government officials should know that discrimination comes with a cost to taxpayers. | Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that the Commonwealth of Kentucky was liable for $224,000 for the actions of Kim Davis, who refused to do her job and issue marriage licenses (to same-sex or different-sex couples) as county clerk. | While Davis' story made national headlines, her case isn't the only one in the past year where a court case filed by the ACLU has led to a bill for discriminatio…
aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/lgbt-nondiscrimination-protections/taxpayers-have-been-ordered-pay-over-2-million

Pacbi Welcomes Statement by More Than 500 Filmmakers Against "Close Up" Initiative Normalizing Israeli Apartheid
PACBI | bdsmovement.net | 2019-08-28
Pacbi Welcomes Statement by More Than 500 Filmmakers Against "Close Up" Initiative Normalizing Israeli Apartheid: UpdateFilmmakers denounce "Close up," a new documentary film project that aims to normalize relations with Israel as if it were a normal state, not a regime of occupation, settler-colonialism and apartheid. | Cultural BoycottAugust 28, 2019 | B…
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