Monthly Archives: October 2019

2019-10-21: News Headlines

Sherry Linkon, John Russo (2019-10-21). Calling Trump supporters racist is easy, fighting structural racism is harder. peoplesworld.org What do you picture when someone refers to "Trump's base"? If you've watched television coverage of his rallies or read any of the dozens of articles in which reporters and commentators try to explain Trump's appeal, then you probably imagine white people wearing "MAGA" hats and t-shirts chanting "Lock her up" or "Send her back" …

Staff (2019-10-21). Race Plays a Central Role in Canada's General Election. therealnews.com Race and racism weren't supposed to be major issues in this year's election. The parties had to deal with them anyway.

Staff (2019-10-21). How Land Value Tax Could Narrow the Racial Wealth and Opportunity Gap. therealnews.com "Protecting property values" was a canard used to justify racist housing policy in 1910, and continues to be an excuse used today. But what if property wasn't privately owned? Jacqueline Luqman talks to Rich Nymoen about why a land value tax could reduce inequality and address segregation in housing.

John Feffer (2019-10-21). The Far Right's War on the World. commondreams.org U.S. Border Patrol agents process immigrants from Central America while taking them into custody on August 17, 2016 near Roma, Texas. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

TIM (2019-10-21). StarShip Earth Meditative Vigil (Globally Synchronized). indybay.org Open invite to a meditative vigil: Project the terror, pain and suffering borne from poverty, racism and ignorance, evils of the war-economy, militarism, and the ecological holocaust back onto the omniciders. STOP the oncoming acts of omnicide!

Julian Rose (2019-10-21). "Zero Carbon", 5G Denial and "Green Neoliberal Globalization" globalresearch.ca Why is it that the two words 'Zero Carbon' send a cool shiver down my spine? Is it the 'zero' or is it the 'carbon'? Or is it particularly the combination of the two? | I wasn't sure, until I looked-up …

Lukas Hernsmeier (2019-10-21). Uncle Joe and the Violence of the Liberal Middle. indybay.org To many, Joe Biden represents the feelings of normality and reconciliation. Many Americans seem to like this mix of nostalgia and belief in progress, a kind of tranquilizer-patriotism. Whoever listens to Biden will hear vague promises, conjurations and Obama anecdotes.

Fight Back (2019-10-21). Patriotic Korean students enter U.S. ambassador's Seoul compound, demand U.S. troops out now. fightbacknews.org On October 18 a group of Korean students entered the U.S. ambassador's residential compound in Seoul, Korea to protest the continuing presence of U.S. troops in their country. 20 people, who belong to a coalition of progressive students, scaled the wall of the diplomatic compound and began a demonstration against the U.S. occupation of their county. The students chanted "We don't need U.S. troops," and "Get out!" before being escorted out by police. 19 of the students were detained and questioned by south Korean police. | There are an estimated 28,000 U.S. troops in southern Korea who are essentially engaged in m…

C. J. Hopkins (2019-10-21). The Putin-Nazis Are Coming (Again)! dissidentvoice.org So, it looks like that's it for America, folks. Putin has gone and done it again. He and his conspiracy of Putin-Nazis have "hacked," or "influenced," or "meddled in" our democracy. Unless Admiral Bill McRaven and his special ops cronies can ginny up a last-minute military coup, it's four more years of the Trumpian Reich, …

John Feffer (2019-10-21). The far right's war on culture. nationofchange.org How to displace the great replacement: It really does boil down to us versus them.

Staff (2019-10-21). Will Humans Band Together to Save Our Own Lives? truthout.org The far right is on a roll. Just a few years ago, liberals and conservatives would have considered its recent political victories a nightmare scenario. Right-wing extremists have won elections in the United States, Brazil, Hungary, India, and Poland. They pushed through the Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom. In the most recent European Parliament elections, far-right parties captured the most votes in France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Hungary. | Sure, Trump is being impeached, Brexit is a mess, and the far rig…

Fred_F (2019-10-19). News and resources: Catalonia's struggle for self-determination. greenleft.org.au international solidarity Dick NicholsIssue 1241 Catalonia BarcelonaOctober 19, 2019After the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced nine political and social Catalan leaders on October 14 to a total of 99.5 years jail for organising the October 1, 2017 independence…

RT (2019-10-18). You didn't really think all Russian assets & Kremlin puppets in the US have already been exposed, did you? rt.com The 2020 presidential election is still more than a year away, but you wouldn't know that to look at all the Russian plots to subvert it breathlessly discussed in US media. Who are these recently exposed Kremlin agents? | READ MORE: Russian assets in America. A field guide | Ever since the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016, the US media has been ferreting out the Russian meddlers within the country, as it's their patriotic duty to do. Not even the disappointment of the Mueller report finding no Russian collusion could stop them &#150…

United Nations (2019-10-18). Friday's Daily Brief: Afghan mosque killings, Syrians flee violence, South Sudan floods, Ukraine human trafficking, anti-Semitism rises, Guterres on Mozambique poll. un.org A recap of Friday's main stories: Afghanistan mosque killings condemned by UN chief, Syrian civilians flee violence, thousands affected by flooding in South Sudan, UN migration agency warns of "pervasive" human trafficking in Ukraine, UN expert calls for better education to combat growing anti-Semitism.

United Nations (2019-10-18). Anti-Semitism 'toxic to democracy', UN expert warns, calling for better education. un.org To counter anti-Semitism, which is "toxic to democracy" and poses "a threat to all societies if left unaddressed", countries must invest more in education, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has warned, speaking at UN headquarters in New York.

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

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

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

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

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

Staff (2019-10-16). Real Talk Tho: Is There a More Equitable Way to Fund Development? therealnews.com Encouraging development without big tax breaks to developers is possible in Baltimore. While Baltimore has used hefty tax subsidies for wealthy developers to fund development in the past, there are more equitable approaches to stimulating growth that do not exacerbate the inequities that plague our city and could repair decades of racial segregation and discrimination: …

Leslie Cooper (2019-10-15). Will the Supreme Court Sanction the Use of a Religious Litmus Test For Foster Parents? aclu.org There are currently 440,000 children in foster care across the | country. And the Supreme Court has been asked to hear Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, | a case that could profoundly impact all of them. | In a petition filed with the court, a taxpayer-funded foster care agency is claiming a constitutional right to exclude prospective foster families that don't meet its religious criteria when providing public child welfare services. The ACLU and the ACL…

Staff (2019-10-14). "We're Still Here": Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration Reflects Ongoing Resistance to Colonization. democracynow.org Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas 527 years ago this week, unleashing a brutal genocide that killed tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. Cities and states across the country are acknowledging this devastating history by rejecting the federal holiday of Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day instead to honor centuries of indigenous resistance. Alaska, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin have all officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day. So have more than 130 cities and counties, from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas…

Gregory Shupak (2019-10-13). The False Balance Between Fascists and Antifascists. fair.org Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. Tribute to victims at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh. (photo: Wikimedia) | Robert Bowers, the man arrested for a rampage that killed seven at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, was seemingly steeped in the ultra-right's internal online debates, blaming Jews and Muslims for what he sees as the "

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

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

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

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

Robin Savannah Carver (2019-10-10). The Supreme Court Needs to Protect Trans People from Discrimination. progressive.org "I wasn't hired because I am trans. And in more than half the country—twenty-nine states, in fact —that's perfectly legal."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hatewatch Staff (2019-09-26). Trump Official Ken Cuccinelli Speaks to Anti-Immigrant Hate Group. splcenter.org The acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) became the latest Trump administration official to speak at an event organized by the anti-immigrant hate group Center for Immigration Studies.

splcenter (2019-09-26). Weekend Read: Marchers today will demand rights for transgender people amid hate crimes and Trump administration assault. splcenter.org Thousands of people will be marching in Washington, D.C., and across the nation today.

patrick (2019-09-25). Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs" bdsmovement.net Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs": UpdateArtists who support justice for all and oppose racism in all forms should be aware of CCFP's deception and steer clear of its lobbying agenda. | Cultural BoycottSeptember 25, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

splcenter (2019-09-24). Family separation under the Trump administration — a timeline. splcenter.org Long before the Trump administration implemented its "zero tolerance" immigration enforcement policy in 2018, it was already separating children from their parents as part of a "pilot program" conducted in the El Paso, Texas, area and along other parts of the border.

Kathryn Casteel (2019-09-23). Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program offers a roadmap for client success. splcenter.org Positive client outcomes indicate promising investment for fiscally sound prison alternatives, rather than prison construction.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-09-23). Attorney With Hate Group Ties Named to University of Kentucky Board of Trustees. splcenter.org Kentucky's governor has appointed an attorney who worked closely with an anti-LGBT hate group to the Board of Trustees for the University of Kentucky, a school that previously received a top national ranking for being LGBTQ-friendly.

SAMIR (2019-09-20). Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019. bdsmovement.net Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019: PACBI StatementInDnegev is complicit in Israel's apartheid and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians | Cultural BoycottSeptember 20, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

2019-10-21: Social Media Postees

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The Far Right's War on the World
John Feffer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-21
U.S. Border Patrol agents process immigrants from Central America while taking them into custody on August 17, 2016 near Roma, Texas. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/21/far-rights-war-world?cd-origin=rss

StarShip Earth Meditative Vigil (Globally Synchronized)
TIM | indybay.org | 2019-10-21
Open invite to a meditative vigil: Project the terror, pain and suffering borne from poverty, racism and ignorance, evils of the war-economy, militarism, and the ecological holocaust back onto the omniciders. STOP the oncoming acts of omnicide!
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/19/18827463.php

Race Plays a Central Role in Canada's General Election
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-21
Race and racism weren't supposed to be major issues in this year's election. The parties had to deal with them anyway.
therealnews.com/stories/race-canada-general-election

Calling Trump supporters racist is easy, fighting structural racism is harder
Sherry Linkon, John Russo | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-21
What do you picture when someone refers to "Trump's base"? If you've watched television coverage of his rallies or read any of the dozens of articles in which reporters and commentators try to explain Trump's appeal, then you probably imagine white people wearing "MAGA" hats and t-shirts chanting "Lock her up" or "Send her back" …
peoplesworld.org/article/calling-trump-supporters-racist-is-easy-but-fighting-structural-racism-much-harder/

"Zero Carbon", 5G Denial and "Green Neoliberal Globalization"
Julian Rose | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-21
Why is it that the two words 'Zero Carbon' send a cool shiver down my spine? Is it the 'zero' or is it the 'carbon'? Or is it particularly the combination of the two? | I wasn't sure, until I looked-up …
globalresearch.ca/zero-carbon-5g-denial-green-fascism/5692591

Patriotic Korean students enter U.S. ambassador's Seoul compound, demand U.S. troops out now
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-21
On October 18 a group of Korean students entered the U.S. ambassador's residential compound in Seoul, Korea to protest the continuing presence of U.S. troops in their country. 20 people, who belong to a coalition of progressive students, scaled the wall of the diplomatic compound and began a demonstration against the U.S. occupation of their county. The students chanted "We don't need U.S. troops," and "Get out!" before being escorted out by police. 19 of the students were detained and questioned by south Korean police. | There are an estimated 28,000 U.S. troops in southern Korea who are essentially engaged in m…
fightbacknews.org/2019/10/20/patriotic-korean-students-enter-us-ambassador-s-seoul-compound-demand-us-troops-out-now

Uncle Joe and the Violence of the Liberal Middle
Lukas Hernsmeier | indybay.org | 2019-10-21
To many, Joe Biden represents the feelings of normality and reconciliation. Many Americans seem to like this mix of nostalgia and belief in progress, a kind of tranquilizer-patriotism. Whoever listens to Biden will hear vague promises, conjurations and Obama anecdotes.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/21/18827500.php

The Putin-Nazis Are Coming (Again)!
C. J. Hopkins | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-21
So, it looks like that's it for America, folks. Putin has gone and done it again. He and his conspiracy of Putin-Nazis have "hacked," or "influenced," or "meddled in" our democracy. Unless Admiral Bill McRaven and his special ops cronies can ginny up a last-minute military coup, it's four more years of the Trumpian Reich, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/the-putin-nazis-are-coming-again/

The far right's war on culture
John Feffer | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-21
How to displace the great replacement: It really does boil down to us versus them.
nationofchange.org/2019/10/21/the-far-rights-war-on-culture/

How Land Value Tax Could Narrow the Racial Wealth and Opportunity Gap
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-21
"Protecting property values" was a canard used to justify racist housing policy in 1910, and continues to be an excuse used today. But what if property wasn't privately owned? Jacqueline Luqman talks to Rich Nymoen about why a land value tax could reduce inequality and address segregation in housing.
therealnews.com/stories/land-value-tax-could-narrow-racial-wealth-opportunity-gap

Will Humans Band Together to Save Our Own Lives?
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-21
The far right is on a roll. Just a few years ago, liberals and conservatives would have considered its recent political victories a nightmare scenario. Right-wing extremists have won elections in the United States, Brazil, Hungary, India, and Poland. They pushed through the Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom. In the most recent European Parliament elections, far-right parties captured the most votes in France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Hungary. | Sure, Trump is being impeached, Brexit is a mess, and the far rig…
truthout.org/articles/will-humans-band-together-to-save-our-own-lives/

News and resources: Catalonia's struggle for self-determination
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-10-19
international solidarity Dick NicholsIssue 1241 Catalonia BarcelonaOctober 19, 2019After the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced nine political and social Catalan leaders on October 14 to a total of 99.5 years jail for organising the October 1, 2017 independence…
greenleft.org.au/content/catalonia-news-and-resources

Stop the Normalization of Concentration Camps
Ashley Smith | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-18
After dragging its feet for months, the Democratic Party has finally launched an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. While this is welcome news, there is a danger that we will become transfixed by the proceedings in Washington and stop organizing the resistance against Trump, especially against his racist war on immigrants and refugees. That would…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/18/stop-the-normalization-of-concentration-camps/

Anti-Semitism 'toxic to democracy', UN expert warns, calling for better education
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-18
To counter anti-Semitism, which is "toxic to democracy" and poses "a threat to all societies if left unaddressed", countries must invest more in education, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has warned, speaking at UN headquarters in New York.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049591

Friday's Daily Brief: Afghan mosque killings, Syrians flee violence, South Sudan floods, Ukraine human trafficking, anti-Semitism rises, Guterres on Mozambique poll
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-18
A recap of Friday's main stories: Afghanistan mosque killings condemned by UN chief, Syrian civilians flee violence, thousands affected by flooding in South Sudan, UN migration agency warns of "pervasive" human trafficking in Ukraine, UN expert calls for better education to combat growing anti-Semitism.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049621

You didn't really think all Russian assets & Kremlin puppets in the US have already been exposed, did you?
rt.com | 2019-10-18
The 2020 presidential election is still more than a year away, but you wouldn't know that to look at all the Russian plots to subvert it breathlessly discussed in US media. Who are these recently exposed Kremlin agents? | READ MORE: Russian assets in America. A field guide | Ever since the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016, the US media has been ferreting out the Russian meddlers within the country, as it's their patriotic duty to do. Not even the disappointment of the Mueller report finding no Russian collusion could stop them &#150…
rt.com/usa/471240-russian-assets-2020-elections-gabbard/

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

Anti-immigrant Group Leader Maria Espinoza Runs for Congress Again
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-18
Maria Espinoza, the national director of the anti-immigrant hate group the Remembrance Project, is running again for Congress in her home district in Texas.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/18/anti-immigrant-group-leader-maria-espinoza-runs-congress-again

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

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

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

Real Talk Tho: Is There a More Equitable Way to Fund Development?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-16
Encouraging development without big tax breaks to developers is possible in Baltimore. While Baltimore has used hefty tax subsidies for wealthy developers to fund development in the past, there are more equitable approaches to stimulating growth that do not exacerbate the inequities that plague our city and could repair decades of racial segregation and discrimination: …
therealnews.com/stories/real-talk-tho-is-there-more-equitable-way-fund-development

Will the Supreme Court Sanction the Use of a Religious Litmus Test For Foster Parents?
Leslie Cooper | aclu.org | 2019-10-15
There are currently 440,000 children in foster care across the | country. And the Supreme Court has been asked to hear Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, | a case that could profoundly impact all of them. | In a petition filed with the court, a taxpayer-funded foster care agency is claiming a constitutional right to exclude prospective foster families that don't meet its religious criteria when providing public child welfare services. The ACLU and the ACL…
aclu.org/news/lgbt-rights/will-the-supreme-court-sanction-the-use-of-a-religious-litmus-test-for-foster-parents

"We're Still Here": Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration Reflects Ongoing Resistance to Colonization
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-14
Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas 527 years ago this week, unleashing a brutal genocide that killed tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. Cities and states across the country are acknowledging this devastating history by rejecting the federal holiday of Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day instead to honor centuries of indigenous resistance. Alaska, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin have all officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day. So have more than 130 cities and counties, from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/14/indigeno…

The False Balance Between Fascists and Antifascists
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2019-10-13
Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. Tribute to victims at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh. (photo: Wikimedia) | Robert Bowers, the man arrested for a rampage that killed seven at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, was seemingly steeped in the ultra-right's internal online debates, blaming Jews and Muslims for what he sees as the "
fair.org/home/the-false-balance-between-fascists-and-antifascists/

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

Trump's latest policy assault on immigrants is cruel and unnecessary
splcenter.org | 2019-10-11
Last week the Trump administration renewed its attack on immigrants, this time limiting admission to our country to only people who can prove they will have health insurance coverage within 30 days of entering the United States.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/14/trumps-latest-policy-assault-immigrants-cruel-and-unnecessary

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

A minimum wage hike in Florida is both popular and practical
Kathryn Casteel | splcenter.org | 2019-10-11
A proposed initiative to raise Florida's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 is gathering momentum and is almost certain to be on the state's ballot when voters go to the polls to choose a president in 2020.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/16/minimum-wage-hike-florida-both-popular-and-practical

The Supreme Court Needs to Protect Trans People from Discrimination
Robin Savannah Carver | progressive.org | 2019-10-10
progressive.org/dispatches/SCOTUS-trans-people-deserve-job-protection-carver-191010/

White Supremacist William Fears to Get Five Years in Prison
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-10
William Henry Fears IV, an avowed racist with a lengthy criminal record, has agreed to a plea deal of five years for choking his former girlfriend.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/11/white-supremacist-william-fears-get-five-years-prison

Weekend Read: On Monday, observe Indigenous Peoples' Day
splcenter.org | 2019-10-10
Monday may be the federally recognized holiday of Columbus Day, but millions across the country will instead observe Indigenous Peoples' Day, now officially observed in some states and cities.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/12/weekend-read-monday-observe-indigenous-peoples-day

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

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

Mar-a-Lago Pulls Plug on Anti-Muslim Hate Group's Gala
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-07
The Trump Organization says the anti-Muslim hate group ACT for America's Nov. 7 gala is no longer welcome at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/07/mar-lago-pulls-plug-anti-muslim-hate-groups-gala

Beyond Bars: Life before and after incarceration in Alabama
splcenter.org | 2019-10-07
As criminal justice and prison reform take center stage in Alabama politics, Alabamians for Fair Justice, a broad coalition of advocates supported by the SPLC and other organizations, are working to lift up the voices of people directly affected by the criminal justice system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/15/beyond-bars-life-and-after-incarceration-alabama

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

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

Weekend Read: When justice depends on the size of your pocketbook
splcenter.org | 2019-10-04
Tella Barnett fears she'll end up behind bars again if she gets behind on her payments.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/05/weekend-read-when-justice-depends-size-your-pocketbook

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

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

Trump Official Ken Cuccinelli Speaks to Anti-Immigrant Hate Group
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-26
The acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) became the latest Trump administration official to speak at an event organized by the anti-immigrant hate group Center for Immigration Studies.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/26/trump-official-ken-cuccinelli-speaks-anti-immigrant-hate-group

Weekend Read: Marchers today will demand rights for transgender people amid hate crimes and Trump administration assault
splcenter.org | 2019-09-26
Thousands of people will be marching in Washington, D.C., and across the nation today.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/28/weekend-read-marchers-today-will-demand-rights-transgender-people-amid-hate-crimes-and

Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs"
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-09-25
Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs": UpdateArtists who support justice for all and oppose racism in all forms should be aware of CCFP's deception and steer clear of its lobbying agenda. | Cultural BoycottSeptember 25, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/news/ccfp-front

Family separation under the Trump administration — a timeline
splcenter.org | 2019-09-24
Long before the Trump administration implemented its "zero tolerance" immigration enforcement policy in 2018, it was already separating children from their parents as part of a "pilot program" conducted in the El Paso, Texas, area and along other parts of the border.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/24/family-separation-under-trump-administration-timeline

Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program offers a roadmap for client success
Kathryn Casteel | splcenter.org | 2019-09-23
Positive client outcomes indicate promising investment for fiscally sound prison alternatives, rather than prison construction.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/24/opportunity-costs-community-corrections-program-offers-roadmap-client-success

Attorney With Hate Group Ties Named to University of Kentucky Board of Trustees
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-23
Kentucky's governor has appointed an attorney who worked closely with an anti-LGBT hate group to the Board of Trustees for the University of Kentucky, a school that previously received a top national ranking for being LGBTQ-friendly.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/23/attorney-hate-group-ties-named-university-kentucky-board-trustees

Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019
SAMIR | bdsmovement.net | 2019-09-20
Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019: PACBI StatementInDnegev is complicit in Israel's apartheid and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians | Cultural BoycottSeptember 20, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/boycott-indnegev

2019-10-20: News Headlines

TIM (2019-10-20). StarShip Earth Meditative Vigil (Globally Synchronized). indybay.org Open invite to a meditative vigil: Project the terror, pain and suffering borne from poverty, racism and ignorance, evils of the war-economy, militarism, and the ecological holocaust back onto the omniciders. STOP the oncoming acts of omnicide!

Udi Ofer (2019-10-20). Unveiling a State-by-State Plan to End our Mass Incarceration Crisis. commondreams.org Because the overwhelming majority of people are incarcerated at the state level, ending mass incarceration is not something that a single act of congress or a Supreme Court decision can fix. It will require changes to hundreds of laws and practices in all states. (Photo: Derek Goulet/cc/flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Harvey Wasserman (2019-10-19). Ohio's Fascist Pro-Nuke Attack on Democracy Comes Due on Monday. commondreams.org Demonstrators hold signs against HB6, which the author describes as "a massive bailout scheme designed to subsidize the Perry and Davis-Besse nukes, plus two fifty-year-old coal burners." (Photo: Becker1999/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

The Canary (2019-10-19). 'Demonic Cummings' People's Vote effigy takes aim at Johnson 'puppet master'. thecanary.co Brexit protesters in London took aim at Boris Johnson's "puppet master" Dominic Cummings on a bumper day for British politics.An effigy brought by People's Vote demonstrators depicted Cummings as a demonic figure holding a cartoon model of the Prime Minister.The model of the former Vote Leave campaign chief had the words "Demonic Cummings" written on his head and "Master of Muppets" emblazoned below.(Jacob King/PA)It also featured a Union Jack in the guise of a moustache — similar to that of Adolf Hitler's — as well as a Nazi-style red armband reading "Get Brexit Done".The effigy was pictured in the cap…

Fred_F (2019-10-19). News and resources: Catalonia's struggle for self-determination. greenleft.org.au international solidarity Dick NicholsIssue 1241 Catalonia BarcelonaOctober 19, 2019After the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced nine political and social Catalan leaders on October 14 to a total of 99.5 years jail for organising the October 1, 2017 independence…

RT (2019-10-18). You didn't really think all Russian assets & Kremlin puppets in the US have already been exposed, did you? rt.com The 2020 presidential election is still more than a year away, but you wouldn't know that to look at all the Russian plots to subvert it breathlessly discussed in US media. Who are these recently exposed Kremlin agents? | READ MORE: Russian assets in America. A field guide | Ever since the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016, the US media has been ferreting out the Russian meddlers within the country, as it's their patriotic duty to do. Not even the disappointment of the Mueller report finding no Russian collusion could stop them &#150…

Kathleen Wallace (2019-10-18). Trump Can't Survive Where the Bats and Moonlight Laugh. counterpunch.org During the Trump presidency there has been much talk about the lack of civility—the nature of discourse infecting the nation. There is a surreal sensation to it—that this is somehow new, but the only thing new about it is that the naked hate is just a bit more evident now. Are there more raging racists More

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

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

United Nations (2019-10-18). Anti-Semitism 'toxic to democracy', UN expert warns, calling for better education. un.org To counter anti-Semitism, which is "toxic to democracy" and poses "a threat to all societies if left unaddressed", countries must invest more in education, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has warned, speaking at UN headquarters in New York.

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

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

Staff (2019-10-16). Real Talk Tho: Is There a More Equitable Way to Fund Development? therealnews.com Encouraging development without big tax breaks to developers is possible in Baltimore. While Baltimore has used hefty tax subsidies for wealthy developers to fund development in the past, there are more equitable approaches to stimulating growth that do not exacerbate the inequities that plague our city and could repair decades of racial segregation and discrimination: …

Leslie Cooper (2019-10-15). Will the Supreme Court Sanction the Use of a Religious Litmus Test For Foster Parents? aclu.org There are currently 440,000 children in foster care across the | country. And the Supreme Court has been asked to hear Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, | a case that could profoundly impact all of them. | In a petition filed with the court, a taxpayer-funded foster care agency is claiming a constitutional right to exclude prospective foster families that don't meet its religious criteria when providing public child welfare services. The ACLU and the ACL…

Staff (2019-10-14). "We're Still Here": Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration Reflects Ongoing Resistance to Colonization. democracynow.org Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas 527 years ago this week, unleashing a brutal genocide that killed tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. Cities and states across the country are acknowledging this devastating history by rejecting the federal holiday of Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day instead to honor centuries of indigenous resistance. Alaska, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin have all officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day. So have more than 130 cities and counties, from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas…

Gregory Shupak (2019-10-13). The False Balance Between Fascists and Antifascists. fair.org Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. Tribute to victims at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh. (photo: Wikimedia) | Robert Bowers, the man arrested for a rampage that killed seven at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, was seemingly steeped in the ultra-right's internal online debates, blaming Jews and Muslims for what he sees as the "

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

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

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

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

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

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

Robin Savannah Carver (2019-10-10). The Supreme Court Needs to Protect Trans People from Discrimination. progressive.org "I wasn't hired because I am trans. And in more than half the country—twenty-nine states, in fact —that's perfectly legal."

Staff (2019-10-10). After Trump Abandoned Kurds, Turkish Invasion Raises Fear of Kurdish Genocide & ISIS Resurgence. democracynow.org Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. The offensive began Wednesday, just days after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to fall back from their positions on the Turkish-Syrian border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 16 Kurds have been killed so far. Turkey is claiming the death toll is far higher. The Trump administration has faced widespread criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers for abandoning the stateless Kurds who had helped the U.S. fight ISIS. Turkey is claiming the assault is needed to establish a "

Staff (2019-10-10). Headlines for October 10, 2019. democracynow.org Turkey Launches Ground Offensive in Northern Syria, WH Budget Office Refuses to Comply with Subpoena for Impeachment Probe, Biden Joins Majority of 2020 Field in Calling for Trump's Impeachment, Trump Faces Dozens of New Allegations of Sexual Misconduct, Matt Lauer Denies Raping NBC Producer Brooke Nevils in 2014, Germany: 2 Killed in Anti-Semitic Attack Outside Temple on Yom Kippur, U.N.: U.S. Military Killed 30+ Afghan Civilians in Airstrikes in May, Amnesty: Death Toll in Anti-Government Protests in Iraq Surpasses 150, Protests Erupt in Algeria over Corruption & Army's Role in Politics, Egyptian Dissident Alaa…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rob Dunn (2019-10-02). Black Dean of Students Jamie Riley fired in Alabama for telling the truth. liberationnews.org Riley fired for tweets about racist foundations of US society.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-09-26). Trump Official Ken Cuccinelli Speaks to Anti-Immigrant Hate Group. splcenter.org The acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) became the latest Trump administration official to speak at an event organized by the anti-immigrant hate group Center for Immigration Studies.

splcenter (2019-09-26). Weekend Read: Marchers today will demand rights for transgender people amid hate crimes and Trump administration assault. splcenter.org Thousands of people will be marching in Washington, D.C., and across the nation today.

patrick (2019-09-25). Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs" bdsmovement.net Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs": UpdateArtists who support justice for all and oppose racism in all forms should be aware of CCFP's deception and steer clear of its lobbying agenda. | Cultural BoycottSeptember 25, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

splcenter (2019-09-24). Family separation under the Trump administration — a timeline. splcenter.org Long before the Trump administration implemented its "zero tolerance" immigration enforcement policy in 2018, it was already separating children from their parents as part of a "pilot program" conducted in the El Paso, Texas, area and along other parts of the border.

Kathryn Casteel (2019-09-23). Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program offers a roadmap for client success. splcenter.org Positive client outcomes indicate promising investment for fiscally sound prison alternatives, rather than prison construction.

Will Tucker (2019-09-23). Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program struggles to break even as some clients feel the pain. splcenter.org Kary Meadows believed he was just days away from going free.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-09-23). Attorney With Hate Group Ties Named to University of Kentucky Board of Trustees. splcenter.org Kentucky's governor has appointed an attorney who worked closely with an anti-LGBT hate group to the Board of Trustees for the University of Kentucky, a school that previously received a top national ranking for being LGBTQ-friendly.

SAMIR (2019-09-20). Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019. bdsmovement.net Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019: PACBI StatementInDnegev is complicit in Israel's apartheid and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians | Cultural BoycottSeptember 20, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

2019-10-20: Social Media Postees

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

StarShip Earth Meditative Vigil (Globally Synchronized)
TIM | indybay.org | 2019-10-20
Open invite to a meditative vigil: Project the terror, pain and suffering borne from poverty, racism and ignorance, evils of the war-economy, militarism, and the ecological holocaust back onto the omniciders. STOP the oncoming acts of omnicide!
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/19/18827463.php

Unveiling a State-by-State Plan to End our Mass Incarceration Crisis
Udi Ofer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-20
Because the overwhelming majority of people are incarcerated at the state level, ending mass incarceration is not something that a single act of congress or a Supreme Court decision can fix. It will require changes to hundreds of laws and practices in all states. (Photo: Derek Goulet/cc/flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/20/unveiling-state-state-plan-end-our-mass-incarceration-crisis?cd-origin=rss

Ohio's Fascist Pro-Nuke Attack on Democracy Comes Due on Monday
Harvey Wasserman | commondreams.org | 2019-10-19
Demonstrators hold signs against HB6, which the author describes as "a massive bailout scheme designed to subsidize the Perry and Davis-Besse nukes, plus two fifty-year-old coal burners." (Photo: Becker1999/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/19/ohios-fascist-pro-nuke-attack-democracy-comes-due-monday?cd-origin=rss

'Demonic Cummings' People's Vote effigy takes aim at Johnson 'puppet master'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-19
Brexit protesters in London took aim at Boris Johnson's "puppet master" Dominic Cummings on a bumper day for British politics.An effigy brought by People's Vote demonstrators depicted Cummings as a demonic figure holding a cartoon model of the Prime Minister.The model of the former Vote Leave campaign chief had the words "Demonic Cummings" written on his head and "Master of Muppets" emblazoned below.(Jacob King/PA)It also featured a Union Jack in the guise of a moustache — similar to that of Adolf Hitler's — as well as a Nazi-style red armband reading "Get Brexit Done".The effigy was pictured in the cap…
thecanary.co/uk/2019/10/19/demonic-cummings-peoples-vote-effigy-takes-aim-at-johnson-puppet-master/

News and resources: Catalonia's struggle for self-determination
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-10-19
international solidarity Dick NicholsIssue 1241 Catalonia BarcelonaOctober 19, 2019After the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced nine political and social Catalan leaders on October 14 to a total of 99.5 years jail for organising the October 1, 2017 independence…
greenleft.org.au/content/catalonia-news-and-resources

Stop the Normalization of Concentration Camps
Ashley Smith | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-18
After dragging its feet for months, the Democratic Party has finally launched an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. While this is welcome news, there is a danger that we will become transfixed by the proceedings in Washington and stop organizing the resistance against Trump, especially against his racist war on immigrants and refugees. That would…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/18/stop-the-normalization-of-concentration-camps/

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

Anti-immigrant Group Leader Maria Espinoza Runs for Congress Again
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-18
Maria Espinoza, the national director of the anti-immigrant hate group the Remembrance Project, is running again for Congress in her home district in Texas.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/18/anti-immigrant-group-leader-maria-espinoza-runs-congress-again

You didn't really think all Russian assets & Kremlin puppets in the US have already been exposed, did you?
rt.com | 2019-10-18
The 2020 presidential election is still more than a year away, but you wouldn't know that to look at all the Russian plots to subvert it breathlessly discussed in US media. Who are these recently exposed Kremlin agents? | READ MORE: Russian assets in America. A field guide | Ever since the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016, the US media has been ferreting out the Russian meddlers within the country, as it's their patriotic duty to do. Not even the disappointment of the Mueller report finding no Russian collusion could stop them &#150…
rt.com/usa/471240-russian-assets-2020-elections-gabbard/

Trump Can't Survive Where the Bats and Moonlight Laugh
Kathleen Wallace | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-18
During the Trump presidency there has been much talk about the lack of civility–the nature of discourse infecting the nation. There is a surreal sensation to it–that this is somehow new, but the only thing new about it is that the naked hate is just a bit more evident now. Are there more raging racists…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/18/trump-cant-survive-where-the-bats-and-moonlight-laugh/

Anti-Semitism 'toxic to democracy', UN expert warns, calling for better education
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-18
To counter anti-Semitism, which is "toxic to democracy" and poses "a threat to all societies if left unaddressed", countries must invest more in education, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has warned, speaking at UN headquarters in New York.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049591

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

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

Real Talk Tho: Is There a More Equitable Way to Fund Development?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-16
Encouraging development without big tax breaks to developers is possible in Baltimore. While Baltimore has used hefty tax subsidies for wealthy developers to fund development in the past, there are more equitable approaches to stimulating growth that do not exacerbate the inequities that plague our city and could repair decades of racial segregation and discrimination: …
therealnews.com/stories/real-talk-tho-is-there-more-equitable-way-fund-development

Will the Supreme Court Sanction the Use of a Religious Litmus Test For Foster Parents?
Leslie Cooper | aclu.org | 2019-10-15
There are currently 440,000 children in foster care across the | country. And the Supreme Court has been asked to hear Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, | a case that could profoundly impact all of them. | In a petition filed with the court, a taxpayer-funded foster care agency is claiming a constitutional right to exclude prospective foster families that don't meet its religious criteria when providing public child welfare services. The ACLU and the ACL…
aclu.org/news/lgbt-rights/will-the-supreme-court-sanction-the-use-of-a-religious-litmus-test-for-foster-parents

"We're Still Here": Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration Reflects Ongoing Resistance to Colonization
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-14
Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas 527 years ago this week, unleashing a brutal genocide that killed tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. Cities and states across the country are acknowledging this devastating history by rejecting the federal holiday of Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day instead to honor centuries of indigenous resistance. Alaska, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin have all officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day. So have more than 130 cities and counties, from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/14/indigeno…

The False Balance Between Fascists and Antifascists
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2019-10-13
Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. Tribute to victims at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh. (photo: Wikimedia) | Robert Bowers, the man arrested for a rampage that killed seven at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, was seemingly steeped in the ultra-right's internal online debates, blaming Jews and Muslims for what he sees as the "
fair.org/home/the-false-balance-between-fascists-and-antifascists/

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

Trump's latest policy assault on immigrants is cruel and unnecessary
splcenter.org | 2019-10-11
Last week the Trump administration renewed its attack on immigrants, this time limiting admission to our country to only people who can prove they will have health insurance coverage within 30 days of entering the United States.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/14/trumps-latest-policy-assault-immigrants-cruel-and-unnecessary

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

A minimum wage hike in Florida is both popular and practical
Kathryn Casteel | splcenter.org | 2019-10-11
A proposed initiative to raise Florida's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 is gathering momentum and is almost certain to be on the state's ballot when voters go to the polls to choose a president in 2020.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/16/minimum-wage-hike-florida-both-popular-and-practical

Weekend Read: On Monday, observe Indigenous Peoples' Day
splcenter.org | 2019-10-10
Monday may be the federally recognized holiday of Columbus Day, but millions across the country will instead observe Indigenous Peoples' Day, now officially observed in some states and cities.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/12/weekend-read-monday-observe-indigenous-peoples-day

White Supremacist William Fears to Get Five Years in Prison
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-10
William Henry Fears IV, an avowed racist with a lengthy criminal record, has agreed to a plea deal of five years for choking his former girlfriend.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/11/white-supremacist-william-fears-get-five-years-prison

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

The Supreme Court Needs to Protect Trans People from Discrimination
Robin Savannah Carver | progressive.org | 2019-10-10
progressive.org/dispatches/SCOTUS-trans-people-deserve-job-protection-carver-191010/

After Trump Abandoned Kurds, Turkish Invasion Raises Fear of Kurdish Genocide & ISIS Resurgence
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-10
Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. The offensive began Wednesday, just days after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to fall back from their positions on the Turkish-Syrian border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 16 Kurds have been killed so far. Turkey is claiming the death toll is far higher. The Trump administration has faced widespread criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers for abandoning the stateless Kurds who had helped the U.S. fight ISIS. Turkey is claiming the assault is needed to establish a "
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/10/turkey_a…

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

Mar-a-Lago Pulls Plug on Anti-Muslim Hate Group's Gala
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-07
The Trump Organization says the anti-Muslim hate group ACT for America's Nov. 7 gala is no longer welcome at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/07/mar-lago-pulls-plug-anti-muslim-hate-groups-gala

Beyond Bars: Life before and after incarceration in Alabama
splcenter.org | 2019-10-07
As criminal justice and prison reform take center stage in Alabama politics, Alabamians for Fair Justice, a broad coalition of advocates supported by the SPLC and other organizations, are working to lift up the voices of people directly affected by the criminal justice system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/15/beyond-bars-life-and-after-incarceration-alabama

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

Weekend Read: When justice depends on the size of your pocketbook
splcenter.org | 2019-10-04
Tella Barnett fears she'll end up behind bars again if she gets behind on her payments.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/05/weekend-read-when-justice-depends-size-your-pocketbook

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

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

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

Black Dean of Students Jamie Riley fired in Alabama for telling the truth
Rob Dunn | liberationnews.org | 2019-10-02
Riley fired for tweets about racist foundations of US society.
liberationnews.org/black-dean-of-students-jamie-riley-fired-in-alabama-for-telling-the-truth/

Trump Official Ken Cuccinelli Speaks to Anti-Immigrant Hate Group
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-26
The acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) became the latest Trump administration official to speak at an event organized by the anti-immigrant hate group Center for Immigration Studies.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/26/trump-official-ken-cuccinelli-speaks-anti-immigrant-hate-group

Weekend Read: Marchers today will demand rights for transgender people amid hate crimes and Trump administration assault
splcenter.org | 2019-09-26
Thousands of people will be marching in Washington, D.C., and across the nation today.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/28/weekend-read-marchers-today-will-demand-rights-transgender-people-amid-hate-crimes-and

Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs"
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-09-25
Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs": UpdateArtists who support justice for all and oppose racism in all forms should be aware of CCFP's deception and steer clear of its lobbying agenda. | Cultural BoycottSeptember 25, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/news/ccfp-front

Family separation under the Trump administration — a timeline
splcenter.org | 2019-09-24
Long before the Trump administration implemented its "zero tolerance" immigration enforcement policy in 2018, it was already separating children from their parents as part of a "pilot program" conducted in the El Paso, Texas, area and along other parts of the border.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/24/family-separation-under-trump-administration-timeline

Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program struggles to break even as some clients feel the pain
Will Tucker | splcenter.org | 2019-09-23
Kary Meadows believed he was just days away from going free.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/24/opportunity-costs-community-corrections-program-struggles-break-even-some-clients-feel-pain

Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program offers a roadmap for client success
Kathryn Casteel | splcenter.org | 2019-09-23
Positive client outcomes indicate promising investment for fiscally sound prison alternatives, rather than prison construction.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/24/opportunity-costs-community-corrections-program-offers-roadmap-client-success

Attorney With Hate Group Ties Named to University of Kentucky Board of Trustees
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-23
Kentucky's governor has appointed an attorney who worked closely with an anti-LGBT hate group to the Board of Trustees for the University of Kentucky, a school that previously received a top national ranking for being LGBTQ-friendly.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/23/attorney-hate-group-ties-named-university-kentucky-board-trustees

Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019
SAMIR | bdsmovement.net | 2019-09-20
Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019: PACBI StatementInDnegev is complicit in Israel's apartheid and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians | Cultural BoycottSeptember 20, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/boycott-indnegev

2019-10-19: News Headlines

The Canary (2019-10-19). 'Demonic Cummings' People's Vote effigy takes aim at Johnson 'puppet master'. thecanary.co Brexit protesters in London took aim at Boris Johnson's "puppet master" Dominic Cummings on a bumper day for British politics.An effigy brought by People's Vote demonstrators depicted Cummings as a demonic figure holding a cartoon model of the Prime Minister.The model of the former Vote Leave campaign chief had the words "Demonic Cummings" written on his head and "Master of Muppets" emblazoned below.(Jacob King/PA)It also featured a Union Jack in the guise of a moustache — similar to that of Adolf Hitler's — as well as a Nazi-style red armband reading "Get Brexit Done".The effigy was pictured in the cap…

Fred_F (2019-10-19). News and resources: Catalonia's struggle for self-determination. greenleft.org.au international solidarity Dick NicholsIssue 1241 Catalonia BarcelonaOctober 19, 2019After the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced nine political and social Catalan leaders on October 14 to a total of 99.5 years jail for organising the October 1, 2017 independence…

RT (2019-10-18). You didn't really think all Russian assets & Kremlin puppets in the US have already been exposed, did you? rt.com The 2020 presidential election is still more than a year away, but you wouldn't know that to look at all the Russian plots to subvert it breathlessly discussed in US media. Who are these recently exposed Kremlin agents? | READ MORE: Russian assets in America. A field guide | Ever since the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016, the US media has been ferreting out the Russian meddlers within the country, as it's their patriotic duty to do. Not even the disappointment of the Mueller report finding no Russian collusion could stop them &#150…

Kathleen Wallace (2019-10-18). Trump Can't Survive Where the Bats and Moonlight Laugh. counterpunch.org During the Trump presidency there has been much talk about the lack of civility—the nature of discourse infecting the nation. There is a surreal sensation to it—that this is somehow new, but the only thing new about it is that the naked hate is just a bit more evident now. Are there more raging racists More

The Canary (2019-10-18). UK higher education must be decolonised, students warn. thecanary.co UK universities are "a product of colonialism" and action is still needed to challenge "racist structures" in institutions, students have warned.In a plan setting out its priorities for the future, the National Union of Students says that some parts of UK higher education "have propagated systems that assure white privilege" and that the system must be "decolonised".Universities have recognised there is a need to dismantle these systems, the union said, but more needs to be done to create a "truly liberated education".The call comes at a time of a number of campaigns. Some have focused on calling for individual u…

United Nations (2019-10-18). Anti-Semitism 'toxic to democracy', UN expert warns, calling for better education. un.org To counter anti-Semitism, which is "toxic to democracy" and poses "a threat to all societies if left unaddressed", countries must invest more in education, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has warned, speaking at UN headquarters in New York.

Staff (2019-10-18). Anti-Semitic and Anti-Muslim Murders Are Latest in String of Fascist Attacks. truthout.org Last week's attack on a synagogue and kebab shop was only a blip in the news in the United States. On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, a fascist tried to storm a synagogue in Halle, Germany. Failing to get through the synagogue's security door, he murdered a bystander on the street and then another in a nearby kebab shop. | For many people, this is yet another racist and anti-Semitic attack among innumerable others. But looking at the details, it is the latest in a sequence of six attacks in…

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

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

Carl S. Charles (2019-10-18). While Supreme Court waffles, cities stand up for LGBT workers' rights. nationofchange.org On Tuesday, October 8, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what has been dubbed "the LGBT employment cases," where two gay men, Donald Zarda and Gerald Bostock, and one transgender woman, Aimee Stephens, were fired from their jobs because of their sexual orientation and gender identity, respectively. These cases were before the court to …

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

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

Staff (2019-10-16). Real Talk Tho: Is There a More Equitable Way to Fund Development? therealnews.com Encouraging development without big tax breaks to developers is possible in Baltimore. While Baltimore has used hefty tax subsidies for wealthy developers to fund development in the past, there are more equitable approaches to stimulating growth that do not exacerbate the inequities that plague our city and could repair decades of racial segregation and discrimination: …

Eds. (2019-10-16). The false balance between fascists and antifascists. mronline.org Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. | Source

Leslie Cooper (2019-10-15). Will the Supreme Court Sanction the Use of a Religious Litmus Test For Foster Parents? aclu.org There are currently 440,000 children in foster care across the | country. And the Supreme Court has been asked to hear Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, | a case that could profoundly impact all of them. | In a petition filed with the court, a taxpayer-funded foster care agency is claiming a constitutional right to exclude prospective foster families that don't meet its religious criteria when providing public child welfare services. The ACLU and the ACL…

Staff (2019-10-14). "We're Still Here": Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration Reflects Ongoing Resistance to Colonization. democracynow.org Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas 527 years ago this week, unleashing a brutal genocide that killed tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. Cities and states across the country are acknowledging this devastating history by rejecting the federal holiday of Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day instead to honor centuries of indigenous resistance. Alaska, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin have all officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day. So have more than 130 cities and counties, from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas…

Fight Back (2019-10-14). Tampa Bay demands Supreme Court uphold LGBT job rights. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On October 7 and 8, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) rallied against the lack of federal job protections for LGBT workers. On October 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began discussions on three cases that relate to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which protects against job discrimination on the basis of "race, color, religion, sex, or national origin," in order to decide whether sexual orientation and gender identity are also protected under Title VII. Tampa Bay SDS held two rallies in response to this, as a part of a National SDS call to action. SDS demanded that…

Gregory Shupak (2019-10-13). The False Balance Between Fascists and Antifascists. fair.org Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. Tribute to victims at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh. (photo: Wikimedia) | Robert Bowers, the man arrested for a rampage that killed seven at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, was seemingly steeped in the ultra-right's internal online debates, blaming Jews and Muslims for what he sees as the "

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

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

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

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

Robin Savannah Carver (2019-10-10). The Supreme Court Needs to Protect Trans People from Discrimination. progressive.org "I wasn't hired because I am trans. And in more than half the country—twenty-nine states, in fact —that's perfectly legal."

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

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

Staff (2019-10-10). After Trump Abandoned Kurds, Turkish Invasion Raises Fear of Kurdish Genocide & ISIS Resurgence. democracynow.org Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. The offensive began Wednesday, just days after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to fall back from their positions on the Turkish-Syrian border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 16 Kurds have been killed so far. Turkey is claiming the death toll is far higher. The Trump administration has faced widespread criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers for abandoning the stateless Kurds who had helped the U.S. fight ISIS. Turkey is claiming the assault is needed to establish a "

Staff (2019-10-10). Headlines for October 10, 2019. democracynow.org Turkey Launches Ground Offensive in Northern Syria, WH Budget Office Refuses to Comply with Subpoena for Impeachment Probe, Biden Joins Majority of 2020 Field in Calling for Trump's Impeachment, Trump Faces Dozens of New Allegations of Sexual Misconduct, Matt Lauer Denies Raping NBC Producer Brooke Nevils in 2014, Germany: 2 Killed in Anti-Semitic Attack Outside Temple on Yom Kippur, U.N.: U.S. Military Killed 30+ Afghan Civilians in Airstrikes in May, Amnesty: Death Toll in Anti-Government Protests in Iraq Surpasses 150, Protests Erupt in Algeria over Corruption & Army's Role in Politics, Egyptian Dissident Alaa…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rob Dunn (2019-10-02). Black Dean of Students Jamie Riley fired in Alabama for telling the truth. liberationnews.org Riley fired for tweets about racist foundations of US society.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-09-26). Trump Official Ken Cuccinelli Speaks to Anti-Immigrant Hate Group. splcenter.org The acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) became the latest Trump administration official to speak at an event organized by the anti-immigrant hate group Center for Immigration Studies.

splcenter (2019-09-26). Weekend Read: Marchers today will demand rights for transgender people amid hate crimes and Trump administration assault. splcenter.org Thousands of people will be marching in Washington, D.C., and across the nation today.

patrick (2019-09-25). Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs" bdsmovement.net Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs": UpdateArtists who support justice for all and oppose racism in all forms should be aware of CCFP's deception and steer clear of its lobbying agenda. | Cultural BoycottSeptember 25, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

splcenter (2019-09-24). Family separation under the Trump administration — a timeline. splcenter.org Long before the Trump administration implemented its "zero tolerance" immigration enforcement policy in 2018, it was already separating children from their parents as part of a "pilot program" conducted in the El Paso, Texas, area and along other parts of the border.

Kathryn Casteel (2019-09-23). Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program offers a roadmap for client success. splcenter.org Positive client outcomes indicate promising investment for fiscally sound prison alternatives, rather than prison construction.

Will Tucker (2019-09-23). Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program struggles to break even as some clients feel the pain. splcenter.org Kary Meadows believed he was just days away from going free.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-09-23). Attorney With Hate Group Ties Named to University of Kentucky Board of Trustees. splcenter.org Kentucky's governor has appointed an attorney who worked closely with an anti-LGBT hate group to the Board of Trustees for the University of Kentucky, a school that previously received a top national ranking for being LGBTQ-friendly.

SAMIR (2019-09-20). Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019. bdsmovement.net Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019: PACBI StatementInDnegev is complicit in Israel's apartheid and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians | Cultural BoycottSeptember 20, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

2019-10-19: Social Media Postees

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

'Demonic Cummings' People's Vote effigy takes aim at Johnson 'puppet master'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-19
Brexit protesters in London took aim at Boris Johnson's "puppet master" Dominic Cummings on a bumper day for British politics.An effigy brought by People's Vote demonstrators depicted Cummings as a demonic figure holding a cartoon model of the Prime Minister.The model of the former Vote Leave campaign chief had the words "Demonic Cummings" written on his head and "Master of Muppets" emblazoned below.(Jacob King/PA)It also featured a Union Jack in the guise of a moustache — similar to that of Adolf Hitler's — as well as a Nazi-style red armband reading "Get Brexit Done".The effigy was pictured in the cap…
thecanary.co/uk/2019/10/19/demonic-cummings-peoples-vote-effigy-takes-aim-at-johnson-puppet-master/

News and resources: Catalonia's struggle for self-determination
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-10-19
international solidarity Dick NicholsIssue 1241 Catalonia BarcelonaOctober 19, 2019After the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced nine political and social Catalan leaders on October 14 to a total of 99.5 years jail for organising the October 1, 2017 independence…
greenleft.org.au/content/catalonia-news-and-resources

Stop the Normalization of Concentration Camps
Ashley Smith | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-18
After dragging its feet for months, the Democratic Party has finally launched an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. While this is welcome news, there is a danger that we will become transfixed by the proceedings in Washington and stop organizing the resistance against Trump, especially against his racist war on immigrants and refugees. That would…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/18/stop-the-normalization-of-concentration-camps/

You didn't really think all Russian assets & Kremlin puppets in the US have already been exposed, did you?
rt.com | 2019-10-18
The 2020 presidential election is still more than a year away, but you wouldn't know that to look at all the Russian plots to subvert it breathlessly discussed in US media. Who are these recently exposed Kremlin agents? | READ MORE: Russian assets in America. A field guide | Ever since the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016, the US media has been ferreting out the Russian meddlers within the country, as it's their patriotic duty to do. Not even the disappointment of the Mueller report finding no Russian collusion could stop them &#150…
rt.com/usa/471240-russian-assets-2020-elections-gabbard/

Anti-Semitism 'toxic to democracy', UN expert warns, calling for better education
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-18
To counter anti-Semitism, which is "toxic to democracy" and poses "a threat to all societies if left unaddressed", countries must invest more in education, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has warned, speaking at UN headquarters in New York.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049591

Anti-Semitic and Anti-Muslim Murders Are Latest in String of Fascist Attacks
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-18
Last week's attack on a synagogue and kebab shop was only a blip in the news in the United States. On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, a fascist tried to storm a synagogue in Halle, Germany. Failing to get through the synagogue's security door, he murdered a bystander on the street and then another in a nearby kebab shop. | For many people, this is yet another racist and anti-Semitic attack among innumerable others. But looking at the details, it is the latest in a sequence of six attacks in…
truthout.org/articles/anti-semitic-and-anti-muslim-murders-are-latest-in-string-of-fascist-attacks/

Anti-immigrant Group Leader Maria Espinoza Runs for Congress Again
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-18
Maria Espinoza, the national director of the anti-immigrant hate group the Remembrance Project, is running again for Congress in her home district in Texas.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/18/anti-immigrant-group-leader-maria-espinoza-runs-congress-again

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

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

UK higher education must be decolonised, students warn
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-18
UK universities are "a product of colonialism" and action is still needed to challenge "racist structures" in institutions, students have warned.In a plan setting out its priorities for the future, the National Union of Students says that some parts of UK higher education "have propagated systems that assure white privilege" and that the system must be "decolonised".Universities have recognised there is a need to dismantle these systems, the union said, but more needs to be done to create a "truly liberated education".The call comes at a time of a number of campaigns. Some have focused on calling for individual u…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/18/uk-higher-education-must-be-decolonised-students-warn/

Trump Can't Survive Where the Bats and Moonlight Laugh
Kathleen Wallace | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-18
During the Trump presidency there has been much talk about the lack of civility–the nature of discourse infecting the nation. There is a surreal sensation to it–that this is somehow new, but the only thing new about it is that the naked hate is just a bit more evident now. Are there more raging racists…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/18/trump-cant-survive-where-the-bats-and-moonlight-laugh/

UK higher education must be decolonised, students warn
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-18
UK universities are "a product of colonialism" and action is still needed to challenge "racist structures" in institutions, students have warned.In a plan setting out its priorities for the future, the National Union of Students says that some parts of UK higher education "have propagated systems that assure white privilege" and that the system must be "decolonised".Universities have recognised there is a need to dismantle these systems, the union said, but more needs to be done to create a "truly liberated education".The call comes at a time of a number of campaigns. Some have focused on calling for individual u…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/18/uk-higher-education-must-be-decolonised-students-warn/

While Supreme Court waffles, cities stand up for LGBT workers' rights
Carl S. Charles | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-18
On Tuesday, October 8, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what has been dubbed "the LGBT employment cases," where two gay men, Donald Zarda and Gerald Bostock, and one transgender woman, Aimee Stephens, were fired from their jobs because of their sexual orientation and gender identity, respectively. These cases were before the court to …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/18/while-supreme-court-waffles-cities-stand-up-for-lgbt-workers-rights/

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

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

Real Talk Tho: Is There a More Equitable Way to Fund Development?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-16
Encouraging development without big tax breaks to developers is possible in Baltimore. While Baltimore has used hefty tax subsidies for wealthy developers to fund development in the past, there are more equitable approaches to stimulating growth that do not exacerbate the inequities that plague our city and could repair decades of racial segregation and discrimination: …
therealnews.com/stories/real-talk-tho-is-there-more-equitable-way-fund-development

The false balance between fascists and antifascists
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-16
Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/15/the-false-balance-between-fascists-and-antifascists/

Will the Supreme Court Sanction the Use of a Religious Litmus Test For Foster Parents?
Leslie Cooper | aclu.org | 2019-10-15
There are currently 440,000 children in foster care across the | country. And the Supreme Court has been asked to hear Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, | a case that could profoundly impact all of them. | In a petition filed with the court, a taxpayer-funded foster care agency is claiming a constitutional right to exclude prospective foster families that don't meet its religious criteria when providing public child welfare services. The ACLU and the ACL…
aclu.org/news/lgbt-rights/will-the-supreme-court-sanction-the-use-of-a-religious-litmus-test-for-foster-parents

"We're Still Here": Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration Reflects Ongoing Resistance to Colonization
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-14
Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas 527 years ago this week, unleashing a brutal genocide that killed tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. Cities and states across the country are acknowledging this devastating history by rejecting the federal holiday of Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day instead to honor centuries of indigenous resistance. Alaska, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin have all officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day. So have more than 130 cities and counties, from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/14/indigeno…

Tampa Bay demands Supreme Court uphold LGBT job rights
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-14
Tampa, FL – On October 7 and 8, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) rallied against the lack of federal job protections for LGBT workers. On October 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began discussions on three cases that relate to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which protects against job discrimination on the basis of "race, color, religion, sex, or national origin," in order to decide whether sexual orientation and gender identity are also protected under Title VII. Tampa Bay SDS held two rallies in response to this, as a part of a National SDS call to action. SDS demanded that…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/10/14/tampa-b…

The False Balance Between Fascists and Antifascists
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2019-10-13
Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. Tribute to victims at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh. (photo: Wikimedia) | Robert Bowers, the man arrested for a rampage that killed seven at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, was seemingly steeped in the ultra-right's internal online debates, blaming Jews and Muslims for what he sees as the "
fair.org/home/the-false-balance-between-fascists-and-antifascists/

The False Balance Between Fascists and Antifascists
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2019-10-13
Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. Tribute to victims at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh. (photo: Wikimedia) | Robert Bowers, the man arrested for a rampage that killed seven at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, was seemingly steeped in the ultra-right's internal online debates, blaming Jews and Muslims for what he sees as the "
fair.org/home/the-false-balance-between-fascists-and-antifascists/

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

Trump's latest policy assault on immigrants is cruel and unnecessary
splcenter.org | 2019-10-11
Last week the Trump administration renewed its attack on immigrants, this time limiting admission to our country to only people who can prove they will have health insurance coverage within 30 days of entering the United States.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/14/trumps-latest-policy-assault-immigrants-cruel-and-unnecessary

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

A minimum wage hike in Florida is both popular and practical
Kathryn Casteel | splcenter.org | 2019-10-11
A proposed initiative to raise Florida's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 is gathering momentum and is almost certain to be on the state's ballot when voters go to the polls to choose a president in 2020.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/16/minimum-wage-hike-florida-both-popular-and-practical

The Supreme Court Needs to Protect Trans People from Discrimination
Robin Savannah Carver | progressive.org | 2019-10-10
progressive.org/dispatches/SCOTUS-trans-people-deserve-job-protection-carver-191010/

White Supremacist William Fears to Get Five Years in Prison
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-10
William Henry Fears IV, an avowed racist with a lengthy criminal record, has agreed to a plea deal of five years for choking his former girlfriend.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/11/white-supremacist-william-fears-get-five-years-prison

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

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

Weekend Read: On Monday, observe Indigenous Peoples' Day
splcenter.org | 2019-10-10
Monday may be the federally recognized holiday of Columbus Day, but millions across the country will instead observe Indigenous Peoples' Day, now officially observed in some states and cities.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/12/weekend-read-monday-observe-indigenous-peoples-day

After Trump Abandoned Kurds, Turkish Invasion Raises Fear of Kurdish Genocide & ISIS Resurgence
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-10
Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. The offensive began Wednesday, just days after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to fall back from their positions on the Turkish-Syrian border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 16 Kurds have been killed so far. Turkey is claiming the death toll is far higher. The Trump administration has faced widespread criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers for abandoning the stateless Kurds who had helped the U.S. fight ISIS. Turkey is claiming the assault is needed to establish a "
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/10/turkey_a…

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

Beyond Bars: Life before and after incarceration in Alabama
splcenter.org | 2019-10-07
As criminal justice and prison reform take center stage in Alabama politics, Alabamians for Fair Justice, a broad coalition of advocates supported by the SPLC and other organizations, are working to lift up the voices of people directly affected by the criminal justice system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/15/beyond-bars-life-and-after-incarceration-alabama

Mar-a-Lago Pulls Plug on Anti-Muslim Hate Group's Gala
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-07
The Trump Organization says the anti-Muslim hate group ACT for America's Nov. 7 gala is no longer welcome at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/07/mar-lago-pulls-plug-anti-muslim-hate-groups-gala

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

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

Weekend Read: When justice depends on the size of your pocketbook
splcenter.org | 2019-10-04
Tella Barnett fears she'll end up behind bars again if she gets behind on her payments.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/05/weekend-read-when-justice-depends-size-your-pocketbook

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

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

Black Dean of Students Jamie Riley fired in Alabama for telling the truth
Rob Dunn | liberationnews.org | 2019-10-02
Riley fired for tweets about racist foundations of US society.
liberationnews.org/black-dean-of-students-jamie-riley-fired-in-alabama-for-telling-the-truth/

Trump Official Ken Cuccinelli Speaks to Anti-Immigrant Hate Group
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-26
The acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) became the latest Trump administration official to speak at an event organized by the anti-immigrant hate group Center for Immigration Studies.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/26/trump-official-ken-cuccinelli-speaks-anti-immigrant-hate-group

Weekend Read: Marchers today will demand rights for transgender people amid hate crimes and Trump administration assault
splcenter.org | 2019-09-26
Thousands of people will be marching in Washington, D.C., and across the nation today.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/28/weekend-read-marchers-today-will-demand-rights-transgender-people-amid-hate-crimes-and

Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs"
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-09-25
Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs": UpdateArtists who support justice for all and oppose racism in all forms should be aware of CCFP's deception and steer clear of its lobbying agenda. | Cultural BoycottSeptember 25, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/news/ccfp-front

Family separation under the Trump administration — a timeline
splcenter.org | 2019-09-24
Long before the Trump administration implemented its "zero tolerance" immigration enforcement policy in 2018, it was already separating children from their parents as part of a "pilot program" conducted in the El Paso, Texas, area and along other parts of the border.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/24/family-separation-under-trump-administration-timeline

Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program offers a roadmap for client success
Kathryn Casteel | splcenter.org | 2019-09-23
Positive client outcomes indicate promising investment for fiscally sound prison alternatives, rather than prison construction.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/24/opportunity-costs-community-corrections-program-offers-roadmap-client-success

Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program struggles to break even as some clients feel the pain
Will Tucker | splcenter.org | 2019-09-23
Kary Meadows believed he was just days away from going free.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/24/opportunity-costs-community-corrections-program-struggles-break-even-some-clients-feel-pain

Attorney With Hate Group Ties Named to University of Kentucky Board of Trustees
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-23
Kentucky's governor has appointed an attorney who worked closely with an anti-LGBT hate group to the Board of Trustees for the University of Kentucky, a school that previously received a top national ranking for being LGBTQ-friendly.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/23/attorney-hate-group-ties-named-university-kentucky-board-trustees

Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019
SAMIR | bdsmovement.net | 2019-09-20
Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019: PACBI StatementInDnegev is complicit in Israel's apartheid and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians | Cultural BoycottSeptember 20, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/boycott-indnegev

2019-10-18: News Headlines

RT (2019-10-18). You didn't really think all Russian assets & Kremlin puppets in the US have already been exposed, did you? rt.com The 2020 presidential election is still more than a year away, but you wouldn't know that to look at all the Russian plots to subvert it breathlessly discussed in US media. Who are these recently exposed Kremlin agents? | READ MORE: Russian assets in America. A field guide | Ever since the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016, the US media has been ferreting out the Russian meddlers within the country, as it's their patriotic duty to do. Not even the disappointment of the Mueller report finding no Russian collusion could stop them &#150…

Ashley Smith (2019-10-18). Stop the Normalization of Concentration Camps. counterpunch.org After dragging its feet for months, the Democratic Party has finally launched an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. While this is welcome news, there is a danger that we will become transfixed by the proceedings in Washington and stop organizing the resistance against Trump, especially against his racist war on immigrants and refugees. That would More

Kathleen Wallace (2019-10-18). Trump Can't Survive Where the Bats and Moonlight Laugh. counterpunch.org During the Trump presidency there has been much talk about the lack of civility—the nature of discourse infecting the nation. There is a surreal sensation to it—that this is somehow new, but the only thing new about it is that the naked hate is just a bit more evident now. Are there more raging racists More

The Canary (2019-10-18). UK higher education must be decolonised, students warn. thecanary.co UK universities are "a product of colonialism" and action is still needed to challenge "racist structures" in institutions, students have warned.In a plan setting out its priorities for the future, the National Union of Students says that some parts of UK higher education "have propagated systems that assure white privilege" and that the system must be "decolonised".Universities have recognised there is a need to dismantle these systems, the union said, but more needs to be done to create a "truly liberated education".The call comes at a time of a number of campaigns. Some have focused on calling for individual u…

Staff (2019-10-18). Anti-Semitic and Anti-Muslim Murders Are Latest in String of Fascist Attacks. truthout.org Last week's attack on a synagogue and kebab shop was only a blip in the news in the United States. On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, a fascist tried to storm a synagogue in Halle, Germany. Failing to get through the synagogue's security door, he murdered a bystander on the street and then another in a nearby kebab shop. | For many people, this is yet another racist and anti-Semitic attack among innumerable others. But looking at the details, it is the latest in a sequence of six attacks in…

United Nations (2019-10-18). Anti-Semitism 'toxic to democracy', UN expert warns, calling for better education. un.org To counter anti-Semitism, which is "toxic to democracy" and poses "a threat to all societies if left unaddressed", countries must invest more in education, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has warned, speaking at UN headquarters in New York.

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

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

WSWS (2019-10-18). Right-wing networks in the German state exposed. wsws.org Extreme Security brings together a wealth of material about violent neo-Nazi groups and right-wing extremist networks in the police, the legal system, the Bundeswehr and the secret service.

Shut Down Nazi Metal (2019-10-18). Nazi metal fest happening this weekend (Oct 18-20) in Oakland! indybay.org ALERT: Oakland venues Elbo Room and Oakland Metro are hosting a black metal festival with neo-Nazi ties called Never Surrender this weekend Oct 18 – 20. Never Surrender (formerly called Nuclear War Now Fest) is organized by labels known for distributing Nazi metal: Iron Bonehead Productions and Nuclear War Now! Productions. The lineup for Never Surrender includes bands known to have Nazi associations such as Black Witchery, Bone Awl, Volahn, and Blue Hummingbird On The Left. | More info: nsbmboneheads.wordpress.com/

Carl S. Charles (2019-10-18). While Supreme Court waffles, cities stand up for LGBT workers' rights. nationofchange.org On Tuesday, October 8, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what has been dubbed "the LGBT employment cases," where two gay men, Donald Zarda and Gerald Bostock, and one transgender woman, Aimee Stephens, were fired from their jobs because of their sexual orientation and gender identity, respectively. These cases were before the court to …

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

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

Eds. (2019-10-16). The false balance between fascists and antifascists. mronline.org Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. | Source

Staff (2019-10-16). Real Talk Tho: Is There a More Equitable Way to Fund Development? therealnews.com Encouraging development without big tax breaks to developers is possible in Baltimore. While Baltimore has used hefty tax subsidies for wealthy developers to fund development in the past, there are more equitable approaches to stimulating growth that do not exacerbate the inequities that plague our city and could repair decades of racial segregation and discrimination: …

Leslie Cooper (2019-10-15). Will the Supreme Court Sanction the Use of a Religious Litmus Test For Foster Parents? aclu.org There are currently 440,000 children in foster care across the | country. And the Supreme Court has been asked to hear Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, | a case that could profoundly impact all of them. | In a petition filed with the court, a taxpayer-funded foster care agency is claiming a constitutional right to exclude prospective foster families that don't meet its religious criteria when providing public child welfare services. The ACLU and the ACL…

Fight Back (2019-10-14). Tampa Bay demands Supreme Court uphold LGBT job rights. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On October 7 and 8, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) rallied against the lack of federal job protections for LGBT workers. On October 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began discussions on three cases that relate to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which protects against job discrimination on the basis of "race, color, religion, sex, or national origin," in order to decide whether sexual orientation and gender identity are also protected under Title VII. Tampa Bay SDS held two rallies in response to this, as a part of a National SDS call to action. SDS demanded that…

Staff (2019-10-14). "We're Still Here": Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration Reflects Ongoing Resistance to Colonization. democracynow.org Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas 527 years ago this week, unleashing a brutal genocide that killed tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. Cities and states across the country are acknowledging this devastating history by rejecting the federal holiday of Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day instead to honor centuries of indigenous resistance. Alaska, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin have all officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day. So have more than 130 cities and counties, from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas…

Gregory Shupak (2019-10-13). The False Balance Between Fascists and Antifascists. fair.org Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. Tribute to victims at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh. (photo: Wikimedia) | Robert Bowers, the man arrested for a rampage that killed seven at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, was seemingly steeped in the ultra-right's internal online debates, blaming Jews and Muslims for what he sees as the "

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

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

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

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

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

Robin Savannah Carver (2019-10-10). The Supreme Court Needs to Protect Trans People from Discrimination. progressive.org "I wasn't hired because I am trans. And in more than half the country—twenty-nine states, in fact —that's perfectly legal."

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

Staff (2019-10-10). After Trump Abandoned Kurds, Turkish Invasion Raises Fear of Kurdish Genocide & ISIS Resurgence. democracynow.org Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. The offensive began Wednesday, just days after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to fall back from their positions on the Turkish-Syrian border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 16 Kurds have been killed so far. Turkey is claiming the death toll is far higher. The Trump administration has faced widespread criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers for abandoning the stateless Kurds who had helped the U.S. fight ISIS. Turkey is claiming the assault is needed to establish a "

Staff (2019-10-10). Headlines for October 10, 2019. democracynow.org Turkey Launches Ground Offensive in Northern Syria, WH Budget Office Refuses to Comply with Subpoena for Impeachment Probe, Biden Joins Majority of 2020 Field in Calling for Trump's Impeachment, Trump Faces Dozens of New Allegations of Sexual Misconduct, Matt Lauer Denies Raping NBC Producer Brooke Nevils in 2014, Germany: 2 Killed in Anti-Semitic Attack Outside Temple on Yom Kippur, U.N.: U.S. Military Killed 30+ Afghan Civilians in Airstrikes in May, Amnesty: Death Toll in Anti-Government Protests in Iraq Surpasses 150, Protests Erupt in Algeria over Corruption & Army's Role in Politics, Egyptian Dissident Alaa…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rob Dunn (2019-10-02). Black Dean of Students Jamie Riley fired in Alabama for telling the truth. liberationnews.org Riley fired for tweets about racist foundations of US society.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-09-26). Trump Official Ken Cuccinelli Speaks to Anti-Immigrant Hate Group. splcenter.org The acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) became the latest Trump administration official to speak at an event organized by the anti-immigrant hate group Center for Immigration Studies.

splcenter (2019-09-26). Weekend Read: Marchers today will demand rights for transgender people amid hate crimes and Trump administration assault. splcenter.org Thousands of people will be marching in Washington, D.C., and across the nation today.

patrick (2019-09-25). Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs" bdsmovement.net Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs": UpdateArtists who support justice for all and oppose racism in all forms should be aware of CCFP's deception and steer clear of its lobbying agenda. | Cultural BoycottSeptember 25, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

splcenter (2019-09-24). Family separation under the Trump administration — a timeline. splcenter.org Long before the Trump administration implemented its "zero tolerance" immigration enforcement policy in 2018, it was already separating children from their parents as part of a "pilot program" conducted in the El Paso, Texas, area and along other parts of the border.

Will Tucker (2019-09-23). Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program struggles to break even as some clients feel the pain. splcenter.org Kary Meadows believed he was just days away from going free.

Kathryn Casteel (2019-09-23). Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program offers a roadmap for client success. splcenter.org Positive client outcomes indicate promising investment for fiscally sound prison alternatives, rather than prison construction.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-09-23). Attorney With Hate Group Ties Named to University of Kentucky Board of Trustees. splcenter.org Kentucky's governor has appointed an attorney who worked closely with an anti-LGBT hate group to the Board of Trustees for the University of Kentucky, a school that previously received a top national ranking for being LGBTQ-friendly.

SAMIR (2019-09-20). Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019. bdsmovement.net Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019: PACBI StatementInDnegev is complicit in Israel's apartheid and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians | Cultural BoycottSeptember 20, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

2019-10-18: Social Media Postees

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Stop the Normalization of Concentration Camps
Ashley Smith | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-18
After dragging its feet for months, the Democratic Party has finally launched an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. While this is welcome news, there is a danger that we will become transfixed by the proceedings in Washington and stop organizing the resistance against Trump, especially against his racist war on immigrants and refugees. That would…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/18/stop-the-normalization-of-concentration-camps/

Anti-Semitic and Anti-Muslim Murders Are Latest in String of Fascist Attacks
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-18
Last week's attack on a synagogue and kebab shop was only a blip in the news in the United States. On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, a fascist tried to storm a synagogue in Halle, Germany. Failing to get through the synagogue's security door, he murdered a bystander on the street and then another in a nearby kebab shop. | For many people, this is yet another racist and anti-Semitic attack among innumerable others. But looking at the details, it is the latest in a sequence of six attacks in…
truthout.org/articles/anti-semitic-and-anti-muslim-murders-are-latest-in-string-of-fascist-attacks/

You didn't really think all Russian assets & Kremlin puppets in the US have already been exposed, did you?
rt.com | 2019-10-18
The 2020 presidential election is still more than a year away, but you wouldn't know that to look at all the Russian plots to subvert it breathlessly discussed in US media. Who are these recently exposed Kremlin agents? | READ MORE: Russian assets in America. A field guide | Ever since the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016, the US media has been ferreting out the Russian meddlers within the country, as it's their patriotic duty to do. Not even the disappointment of the Mueller report finding no Russian collusion could stop them &#150…
rt.com/usa/471240-russian-assets-2020-elections-gabbard/

Anti-Semitism 'toxic to democracy', UN expert warns, calling for better education
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-18
To counter anti-Semitism, which is "toxic to democracy" and poses "a threat to all societies if left unaddressed", countries must invest more in education, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has warned, speaking at UN headquarters in New York.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049591

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

Anti-immigrant Group Leader Maria Espinoza Runs for Congress Again
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-18
Maria Espinoza, the national director of the anti-immigrant hate group the Remembrance Project, is running again for Congress in her home district in Texas.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/18/anti-immigrant-group-leader-maria-espinoza-runs-congress-again

Nazi metal fest happening this weekend (Oct 18-20) in Oakland!
Shut Down Nazi Metal | indybay.org | 2019-10-18
ALERT: Oakland venues Elbo Room and Oakland Metro are hosting a black metal festival with neo-Nazi ties called Never Surrender this weekend Oct 18 – 20. Never Surrender (formerly called Nuclear War Now Fest) is organized by labels known for distributing Nazi metal: Iron Bonehead Productions and Nuclear War Now! Productions. The lineup for Never Surrender includes bands known to have Nazi associations such as Black Witchery, Bone Awl, Volahn, and Blue Hummingbird On The Left. | More info: nsbmboneheads.wordpress.com/
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/17/18827359.php

Right-wing networks in the German state exposed
wsws.org | 2019-10-18
Extreme Security brings together a wealth of material about violent neo-Nazi groups and right-wing extremist networks in the police, the legal system, the Bundeswehr and the secret service.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/18/book…

UK higher education must be decolonised, students warn
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-18
UK universities are "a product of colonialism" and action is still needed to challenge "racist structures" in institutions, students have warned.In a plan setting out its priorities for the future, the National Union of Students says that some parts of UK higher education "have propagated systems that assure white privilege" and that the system must be "decolonised".Universities have recognised there is a need to dismantle these systems, the union said, but more needs to be done to create a "truly liberated education".The call comes at a time of a number of campaigns. Some have focused on calling for individual u…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/18/uk-higher-education-must-be-decolonised-students-warn/

Trump Can't Survive Where the Bats and Moonlight Laugh
Kathleen Wallace | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-18
During the Trump presidency there has been much talk about the lack of civility–the nature of discourse infecting the nation. There is a surreal sensation to it–that this is somehow new, but the only thing new about it is that the naked hate is just a bit more evident now. Are there more raging racists…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/18/trump-cant-survive-where-the-bats-and-moonlight-laugh/

While Supreme Court waffles, cities stand up for LGBT workers' rights
Carl S. Charles | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-18
On Tuesday, October 8, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what has been dubbed "the LGBT employment cases," where two gay men, Donald Zarda and Gerald Bostock, and one transgender woman, Aimee Stephens, were fired from their jobs because of their sexual orientation and gender identity, respectively. These cases were before the court to …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/18/while-supreme-court-waffles-cities-stand-up-for-lgbt-workers-rights/

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

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

The false balance between fascists and antifascists
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-16
Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/15/the-false-balance-between-fascists-and-antifascists/

Real Talk Tho: Is There a More Equitable Way to Fund Development?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-16
Encouraging development without big tax breaks to developers is possible in Baltimore. While Baltimore has used hefty tax subsidies for wealthy developers to fund development in the past, there are more equitable approaches to stimulating growth that do not exacerbate the inequities that plague our city and could repair decades of racial segregation and discrimination: …
therealnews.com/stories/real-talk-tho-is-there-more-equitable-way-fund-development

Will the Supreme Court Sanction the Use of a Religious Litmus Test For Foster Parents?
Leslie Cooper | aclu.org | 2019-10-15
There are currently 440,000 children in foster care across the | country. And the Supreme Court has been asked to hear Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, | a case that could profoundly impact all of them. | In a petition filed with the court, a taxpayer-funded foster care agency is claiming a constitutional right to exclude prospective foster families that don't meet its religious criteria when providing public child welfare services. The ACLU and the ACL…
aclu.org/news/lgbt-rights/will-the-supreme-court-sanction-the-use-of-a-religious-litmus-test-for-foster-parents

Tampa Bay demands Supreme Court uphold LGBT job rights
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-14
Tampa, FL – On October 7 and 8, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) rallied against the lack of federal job protections for LGBT workers. On October 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began discussions on three cases that relate to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which protects against job discrimination on the basis of "race, color, religion, sex, or national origin," in order to decide whether sexual orientation and gender identity are also protected under Title VII. Tampa Bay SDS held two rallies in response to this, as a part of a National SDS call to action. SDS demanded that…
fightbacknews.org/2019/10/14/tampa-bay-demands-supreme-court-uphold-lgbt-job-rights

"We're Still Here": Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration Reflects Ongoing Resistance to Colonization
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-14
Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas 527 years ago this week, unleashing a brutal genocide that killed tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. Cities and states across the country are acknowledging this devastating history by rejecting the federal holiday of Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day instead to honor centuries of indigenous resistance. Alaska, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin have all officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day. So have more than 130 cities and counties, from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/14/indigeno…

The False Balance Between Fascists and Antifascists
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2019-10-13
Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. Tribute to victims at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh. (photo: Wikimedia) | Robert Bowers, the man arrested for a rampage that killed seven at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, was seemingly steeped in the ultra-right's internal online debates, blaming Jews and Muslims for what he sees as the "
fair.org/home/the-false-balance-between-fascists-and-antifascists/

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

Trump's latest policy assault on immigrants is cruel and unnecessary
splcenter.org | 2019-10-11
Last week the Trump administration renewed its attack on immigrants, this time limiting admission to our country to only people who can prove they will have health insurance coverage within 30 days of entering the United States.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/14/trumps-latest-policy-assault-immigrants-cruel-and-unnecessary

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

A minimum wage hike in Florida is both popular and practical
Kathryn Casteel | splcenter.org | 2019-10-11
A proposed initiative to raise Florida's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 is gathering momentum and is almost certain to be on the state's ballot when voters go to the polls to choose a president in 2020.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/16/minimum-wage-hike-florida-both-popular-and-practical

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

White Supremacist William Fears to Get Five Years in Prison
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-10
William Henry Fears IV, an avowed racist with a lengthy criminal record, has agreed to a plea deal of five years for choking his former girlfriend.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/11/white-supremacist-william-fears-get-five-years-prison

The Supreme Court Needs to Protect Trans People from Discrimination
Robin Savannah Carver | progressive.org | 2019-10-10
progressive.org/dispatches/SCOTUS-trans-people-deserve-job-protection-carver-191010/

Weekend Read: On Monday, observe Indigenous Peoples' Day
splcenter.org | 2019-10-10
Monday may be the federally recognized holiday of Columbus Day, but millions across the country will instead observe Indigenous Peoples' Day, now officially observed in some states and cities.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/12/weekend-read-monday-observe-indigenous-peoples-day

After Trump Abandoned Kurds, Turkish Invasion Raises Fear of Kurdish Genocide & ISIS Resurgence
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-10
Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. The offensive began Wednesday, just days after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to fall back from their positions on the Turkish-Syrian border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 16 Kurds have been killed so far. Turkey is claiming the death toll is far higher. The Trump administration has faced widespread criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers for abandoning the stateless Kurds who had helped the U.S. fight ISIS. Turkey is claiming the assault is needed to establish a "
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/10/turkey_a…

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

Mar-a-Lago Pulls Plug on Anti-Muslim Hate Group's Gala
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-07
The Trump Organization says the anti-Muslim hate group ACT for America's Nov. 7 gala is no longer welcome at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/07/mar-lago-pulls-plug-anti-muslim-hate-groups-gala

Beyond Bars: Life before and after incarceration in Alabama
splcenter.org | 2019-10-07
As criminal justice and prison reform take center stage in Alabama politics, Alabamians for Fair Justice, a broad coalition of advocates supported by the SPLC and other organizations, are working to lift up the voices of people directly affected by the criminal justice system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/15/beyond-bars-life-and-after-incarceration-alabama

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

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

Weekend Read: When justice depends on the size of your pocketbook
splcenter.org | 2019-10-04
Tella Barnett fears she'll end up behind bars again if she gets behind on her payments.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/05/weekend-read-when-justice-depends-size-your-pocketbook

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

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

Black Dean of Students Jamie Riley fired in Alabama for telling the truth
Rob Dunn | liberationnews.org | 2019-10-02
Riley fired for tweets about racist foundations of US society.
liberationnews.org/black-dean-of-students-jamie-riley-fired-in-alabama-for-telling-the-truth/

Trump Official Ken Cuccinelli Speaks to Anti-Immigrant Hate Group
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-26
The acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) became the latest Trump administration official to speak at an event organized by the anti-immigrant hate group Center for Immigration Studies.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/26/trump-official-ken-cuccinelli-speaks-anti-immigrant-hate-group

Weekend Read: Marchers today will demand rights for transgender people amid hate crimes and Trump administration assault
splcenter.org | 2019-09-26
Thousands of people will be marching in Washington, D.C., and across the nation today.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/28/weekend-read-marchers-today-will-demand-rights-transgender-people-amid-hate-crimes-and

Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs"
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-09-25
Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs": UpdateArtists who support justice for all and oppose racism in all forms should be aware of CCFP's deception and steer clear of its lobbying agenda. | Cultural BoycottSeptember 25, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/news/ccfp-front

Family separation under the Trump administration — a timeline
splcenter.org | 2019-09-24
Long before the Trump administration implemented its "zero tolerance" immigration enforcement policy in 2018, it was already separating children from their parents as part of a "pilot program" conducted in the El Paso, Texas, area and along other parts of the border.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/24/family-separation-under-trump-administration-timeline

Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program struggles to break even as some clients feel the pain
Will Tucker | splcenter.org | 2019-09-23
Kary Meadows believed he was just days away from going free.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/24/opportunity-costs-community-corrections-program-struggles-break-even-some-clients-feel-pain

Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program offers a roadmap for client success
Kathryn Casteel | splcenter.org | 2019-09-23
Positive client outcomes indicate promising investment for fiscally sound prison alternatives, rather than prison construction.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/24/opportunity-costs-community-corrections-program-offers-roadmap-client-success

Attorney With Hate Group Ties Named to University of Kentucky Board of Trustees
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-23
Kentucky's governor has appointed an attorney who worked closely with an anti-LGBT hate group to the Board of Trustees for the University of Kentucky, a school that previously received a top national ranking for being LGBTQ-friendly.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/23/attorney-hate-group-ties-named-university-kentucky-board-trustees

Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019
SAMIR | bdsmovement.net | 2019-09-20
Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019: PACBI StatementInDnegev is complicit in Israel's apartheid and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians | Cultural BoycottSeptember 20, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/boycott-indnegev

2019-10-17: News Headlines

Shareable and SPUR (2019-10-17). How Racism Shaped the Housing Crisis & What We Can Do About It. indybay.org SPUR San Francisco | 654 Mission Street | San Francisco, CA 94105…

Noelle Hanrahan (2019-10-17). Mumia Abu-Jamal Just One Step from Freedom. globalresearch.ca From the minute Mumia picked up a microphone and a pen at the age of 14, Philadelphia's notoriously racist police department has been seeking to silence him. Just look at the FBI files- documenting that the Philadelphia PD Civil Disobedience …

Robert Reich (2019-10-17). Should the Supreme Court be reformed? nationofchange.org In recent years the legitimacy of the Supreme Court has come under question as Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and Senate Republicans have bent the nomination process for their own political gain. At the same time, the Court has rewritten the rules of our democracy. In just the last few years, it has rolled back the Voting …

WSWS (2019-10-17). The jailing of Catalan nationalists: Spanish government builds a police state. wsws.org The Spanish Supreme Court's sentencing Monday of a dozen Catalan nationalists to a decade in prison for sedition is a politically illegitimate ruling that will live in infamy.

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

commondreams (2019-10-17). Patriotic Millionaires: Billions Spent on Stock Buybacks Better Spent Raising Wages, Creating New Jobs. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Harvey Wasserman (2019-10-17). What Really Happened to American Socialism? counterpunch.org Despite the corporate hype, Democratic Socialism and Social Democracy are deeply rooted in the mainstream of our nation's history. The lie that they're "foreign ideologies" starts with the fascist assault Woodrow Wilson waged against them during and after World War 1. Their marginalization today by corporate Democrats and Trump Republicans is itself profoundly unAmerican. Here's More

Shut Down Nazi Metal (2019-10-17). Nazi metal fest happening this weekend (Oct 18-20) in Oakland! indybay.org ALERT: Oakland venues Elbo Room and Oakland Metro are hosting a black metal festival with neo-Nazi ties called Never Surrender this weekend Oct 18 – 20. Never Surrender (formerly called Nuclear War Now Fest) is organized by labels known for distributing Nazi metal: Iron Bonehead Productions and Nuclear War Now! Productions. The lineup for Never Surrender includes bands known to have Nazi associations such as Black Witchery, Bone Awl, Volahn, and Blue Hummingbird On The Left. | More info: nsbmboneheads.wordpress.com/

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2019-10-17). Report Exposes Right-Wing Effort to Ban Criticism of Israel in US Schools. commondreams.org Human rights and free speech advocates responded with alarm Thursday to a Guardian report revealing that pro-Israel and right-wing lobbyists are encouraging Republican state lawmakers to pass legislation that could outlaw discussions about the Israeli government's human rights abuses and occupation of Palestinian territory at all levels of the U.S. public education system under the guise of fighting anti-Semitism. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Staff (2019-10-17). Ohio Purge Targeted 40,000 Active Voters — Including Head of Voting Rights Group. truthout.org Ohio's government admitted that nearly 20 percent of voters targeted in the state's looming purge of "inactive" were actually active voters. | Earlier this year, the Ohio secretary of state's office issued a list of 235,000 names targeted for removal from the voter rolls because, the state purported, they had not participated in the last three elec…

Staff (2019-10-17). Intersectionality Is a Hot Topic — and So Is the Term's Misuse. truthout.org Legal scholar Kimberlé Williams coined the term intersectionality 30 years ago to describe how Black women experience interlocking forms of oppression. She noticed a pattern in court rulings against Black women's anti-discrimination lawsuits; the legal system treated race and sex as separate issues, refusing to recognize how both compound and cont…

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

Staff (2019-10-16). Real Talk Tho: Is There a More Equitable Way to Fund Development? therealnews.com Encouraging development without big tax breaks to developers is possible in Baltimore. While Baltimore has used hefty tax subsidies for wealthy developers to fund development in the past, there are more equitable approaches to stimulating growth that do not exacerbate the inequities that plague our city and could repair decades of racial segregation and discrimination: …

Eds. (2019-10-16). The false balance between fascists and antifascists. mronline.org Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. | Source

The Canary (2019-10-16). Judge wins landmark 'whistleblower' appeal at UK's highest court. thecanary.co A judge who says she was bullied and suffered a breakdown after raising concerns about Government cuts has won a landmark appeal at the UK's highest court.District Judge Claire Gilham has been involved in a lengthy legal wrangle to have a "whistleblowing" claim aired at an employment tribunal.A unanimous ruling by five Supreme Court justices on Wednesday means that her case can now proceed at a tribunal.The judge, who sat at Warrington County Court in Cheshire, says she was "treated detrimentally as a result of raising concerns about systemic failings in the court administration". | But to date she had suffered d…

teleSUR (2019-10-16). Bulgarian Soccer Chief Quits Over Racist Chants, PM Condemns. telesurenglish.net Bulgarian President Rumen Radev weighed in on Wednesday on the fallout from the racist chanting by Bulgarian fans when they hosted England on Monday night. | RELATED: | Mexico: Unnamed Soccer Teams Investigated for Money Laundering | Bulgarian police said on Wednesday they had detained six people in connection with the racist abuse faced by England's black players during the Euro 2020 qualifier in Sofia with more arrests likely. | Radev cited the nation's history in helping pro…

Leslie Cooper (2019-10-15). Will the Supreme Court Sanction the Use of a Religious Litmus Test For Foster Parents? aclu.org There are currently 440,000 children in foster care across the | country. And the Supreme Court has been asked to hear Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, | a case that could profoundly impact all of them. | In a petition filed with the court, a taxpayer-funded foster care agency is claiming a constitutional right to exclude prospective foster families that don't meet its religious criteria when providing public child welfare services. The ACLU and the ACL…

Editor (2019-10-15). Oct. 14, 2019: Indigenous Peoples' Day! workers.org Workers World Party is in firm solidarity with Indigenous peoples in the struggle to abolish the current "Columbus Day" as a national U.S. holiday and to rename and transform it into "Indigenous Peoples' Day." Organizing by Indigenous peoples, who steadfastly refuse to mark genocide as a holiday, has already resulted . . . | Continue reading Oct. 14, 2019: Indigenous Peoples' Day! at Workers.org

Fight Back (2019-10-14). Tampa Bay demands Supreme Court uphold LGBT job rights. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On October 7 and 8, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) rallied against the lack of federal job protections for LGBT workers. On October 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began discussions on three cases that relate to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which protects against job discrimination on the basis of "race, color, religion, sex, or national origin," in order to decide whether sexual orientation and gender identity are also protected under Title VII. Tampa Bay SDS held two rallies in response to this, as a part of a National SDS call to action. SDS demanded that…

Staff (2019-10-14). "We're Still Here": Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration Reflects Ongoing Resistance to Colonization. democracynow.org Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas 527 years ago this week, unleashing a brutal genocide that killed tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. Cities and states across the country are acknowledging this devastating history by rejecting the federal holiday of Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day instead to honor centuries of indigenous resistance. Alaska, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin have all officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day. So have more than 130 cities and counties, from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas…

Gregory Shupak (2019-10-13). The False Balance Between Fascists and Antifascists. fair.org Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. Tribute to victims at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh. (photo: Wikimedia) | Robert Bowers, the man arrested for a rampage that killed seven at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, was seemingly steeped in the ultra-right's internal online debates, blaming Jews and Muslims for what he sees as the "

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

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

Fight Back (2019-10-11). Minneapolis overpowers Trump rally with mass protest. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Thousands of people poured into the streets on October 10 to resist the reactionary rally held by President Donald Trump in the heart of Minneapolis. Long targeted by the president's racist incitement against the city's immigrant, Muslim and Black communities, Minneapolis rose to the occasion with a massive display of righteous militancy. | The evening began with several marches converging from multiple directions onto the Target Center stadium where Trump was set to appear. One march, organized by over a dozen union locals and labor organizations, shut down traffic for miles as well as a major…

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

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

Robin Savannah Carver (2019-10-10). The Supreme Court Needs to Protect Trans People from Discrimination. progressive.org "I wasn't hired because I am trans. And in more than half the country—twenty-nine states, in fact —that's perfectly legal."

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

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

Staff (2019-10-10). SCOTUS Deeply Divided on LGBTQ Rights. therealnews.com The Justices heard cases that would broaden sex discrimination under Civil Rights Act to include Gays, Lesbians and Transgender citizens.

Staff (2019-10-10). After Trump Abandoned Kurds, Turkish Invasion Raises Fear of Kurdish Genocide & ISIS Resurgence. democracynow.org Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. The offensive began Wednesday, just days after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to fall back from their positions on the Turkish-Syrian border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 16 Kurds have been killed so far. Turkey is claiming the death toll is far higher. The Trump administration has faced widespread criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers for abandoning the stateless Kurds who had helped the U.S. fight ISIS. Turkey is claiming the assault is needed to establish a "

Staff (2019-10-10). Headlines for October 10, 2019. democracynow.org Turkey Launches Ground Offensive in Northern Syria, WH Budget Office Refuses to Comply with Subpoena for Impeachment Probe, Biden Joins Majority of 2020 Field in Calling for Trump's Impeachment, Trump Faces Dozens of New Allegations of Sexual Misconduct, Matt Lauer Denies Raping NBC Producer Brooke Nevils in 2014, Germany: 2 Killed in Anti-Semitic Attack Outside Temple on Yom Kippur, U.N.: U.S. Military Killed 30+ Afghan Civilians in Airstrikes in May, Amnesty: Death Toll in Anti-Government Protests in Iraq Surpasses 150, Protests Erupt in Algeria over Corruption & Army's Role in Politics, Egyptian Dissident Alaa…

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

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

Staff (2019-10-09). Divided Supreme Court Hears Landmark LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Case. democracynow.org The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases that will determine whether LGBTQ people can be fired from their jobs due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. Among the court's conservative justices, only Neil Gorsuch appeared open to prohibiting such workplace discrimination. One of the cases centers on a transgender woman from Michigan named Aimee Stephens, who was fired from her job at a funeral home in 2013. The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its decision in the three cases by early next summer. We speak to James Esseks, director of the ACLU LGBT & HIV Project, who attended Tu…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rob Dunn (2019-10-02). Black Dean of Students Jamie Riley fired in Alabama for telling the truth. liberationnews.org Riley fired for tweets about racist foundations of US society.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-09-26). Trump Official Ken Cuccinelli Speaks to Anti-Immigrant Hate Group. splcenter.org The acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) became the latest Trump administration official to speak at an event organized by the anti-immigrant hate group Center for Immigration Studies.

splcenter (2019-09-26). Weekend Read: Marchers today will demand rights for transgender people amid hate crimes and Trump administration assault. splcenter.org Thousands of people will be marching in Washington, D.C., and across the nation today.

patrick (2019-09-25). Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs" bdsmovement.net Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs": UpdateArtists who support justice for all and oppose racism in all forms should be aware of CCFP's deception and steer clear of its lobbying agenda. | Cultural BoycottSeptember 25, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)

splcenter (2019-09-24). Family separation under the Trump administration — a timeline. splcenter.org Long before the Trump administration implemented its "zero tolerance" immigration enforcement policy in 2018, it was already separating children from their parents as part of a "pilot program" conducted in the El Paso, Texas, area and along other parts of the border.

Kathryn Casteel (2019-09-23). Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program offers a roadmap for client success. splcenter.org Positive client outcomes indicate promising investment for fiscally sound prison alternatives, rather than prison construction.

Will Tucker (2019-09-23). Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program struggles to break even as some clients feel the pain. splcenter.org Kary Meadows believed he was just days away from going free.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-09-23). Attorney With Hate Group Ties Named to University of Kentucky Board of Trustees. splcenter.org Kentucky's governor has appointed an attorney who worked closely with an anti-LGBT hate group to the Board of Trustees for the University of Kentucky, a school that previously received a top national ranking for being LGBTQ-friendly.

2019-10-17: Social Media Postees

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

How Racism Shaped the Housing Crisis & What We Can Do About It
Shareable and SPUR | indybay.org | 2019-10-17
SPUR San Francisco | 654 Mission Street | San Francisco, CA 94105…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/15/18827328.php

Mumia Abu-Jamal Just One Step from Freedom
Noelle Hanrahan | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
From the minute Mumia picked up a microphone and a pen at the age of 14, Philadelphia's notoriously racist police department has been seeking to silence him. Just look at the FBI files- documenting that the Philadelphia PD Civil Disobedience …
globalresearch.ca/mumia-abu-jamal-just-one-step-from-freedom/5692218

Ohio Purge Targeted 40,000 Active Voters — Including Head of Voting Rights Group
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-17
Ohio's government admitted that nearly 20 percent of voters targeted in the state's looming purge of "inactive" were actually active voters. | Earlier this year, the Ohio secretary of state's office issued a list of 235,000 names targeted for removal from the voter rolls because, the state purported, they had not participated in the last three elec…
truthout.org/articles/ohio-purge-targeted-40000-active-voters-including-head-of-voting-rights-group/

The jailing of Catalan nationalists: Spanish government builds a police state
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
The Spanish Supreme Court's sentencing Monday of a dozen Catalan nationalists to a decade in prison for sedition is a politically illegitimate ruling that will live in infamy.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/pers…

Should the Supreme Court be reformed?
Robert Reich | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-17
In recent years the legitimacy of the Supreme Court has come under question as Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and Senate Republicans have bent the nomination process for their own political gain. At the same time, the Court has rewritten the rules of our democracy. In just the last few years, it has rolled back the Voting …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/17/should-the-supreme-court-be-reformed/

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

Patriotic Millionaires: Billions Spent on Stock Buybacks Better Spent Raising Wages, Creating New Jobs
commondreams.org | 2019-10-17
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/10/17/patriotic-millionaires-billions-spent-stock-buybacks-better-spent-raising-wages?cd-origin=rss

What Really Happened to American Socialism?
Harvey Wasserman | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
Despite the corporate hype, Democratic Socialism and Social Democracy are deeply rooted in the mainstream of our nation's history. The lie that they're "foreign ideologies" starts with the fascist assault Woodrow Wilson waged against them during and after World War 1. Their marginalization today by corporate Democrats and Trump Republicans is itself profoundly unAmerican. Here's…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/what-really-happened-to-american-socialism/

Nazi metal fest happening this weekend (Oct 18-20) in Oakland!
Shut Down Nazi Metal | indybay.org | 2019-10-17
ALERT: Oakland venues Elbo Room and Oakland Metro are hosting a black metal festival with neo-Nazi ties called Never Surrender this weekend Oct 18 – 20. Never Surrender (formerly called Nuclear War Now Fest) is organized by labels known for distributing Nazi metal: Iron Bonehead Productions and Nuclear War Now! Productions. The lineup for Never Surrender includes bands known to have Nazi associations such as Black Witchery, Bone Awl, Volahn, and Blue Hummingbird On The Left. | More info: nsbmboneheads.wordpress.com/
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/17/18827359.php

Report Exposes Right-Wing Effort to Ban Criticism of Israel in US Schools
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-17
Human rights and free speech advocates responded with alarm Thursday to a Guardian report revealing that pro-Israel and right-wing lobbyists are encouraging Republican state lawmakers to pass legislation that could outlaw discussions about the Israeli government's human rights abuses and occupation of Palestinian territory at all levels of the U.S. public education system under the guise of fighting anti-Semitism. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/17/report-exposes-right-wing-effort-ban-criticism-israel-us-schools?cd-origin=rss

Intersectionality Is a Hot Topic — and So Is the Term's Misuse
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-17
Legal scholar Kimberlé Williams coined the term intersectionality 30 years ago to describe how Black women experience interlocking forms of oppression. She noticed a pattern in court rulings against Black women's anti-discrimination lawsuits; the legal system treated race and sex as separate issues, refusing to recognize how both compound and cont…
truthout.org/articles/intersectionality-is-a-hot-topic-and-so-is-the-terms-misuse/

Real Talk Tho: Is There a More Equitable Way to Fund Development?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-16
Encouraging development without big tax breaks to developers is possible in Baltimore. While Baltimore has used hefty tax subsidies for wealthy developers to fund development in the past, there are more equitable approaches to stimulating growth that do not exacerbate the inequities that plague our city and could repair decades of racial segregation and discrimination: …
therealnews.com/stories/real-talk-tho-is-there-more-equitable-way-fund-development

Bulgarian Soccer Chief Quits Over Racist Chants, PM Condemns
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-16
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev weighed in on Wednesday on the fallout from the racist chanting by Bulgarian fans when they hosted England on Monday night. | RELATED: | Mexico: Unnamed Soccer Teams Investigated for Money Laundering | Bulgarian police said on Wednesday they had detained six people in connection with the racist abuse faced by England's black players during the Euro 2020 qualifier in Sofia with more arrests likely. | Radev cited the nation's history in helping pro…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bulgarian-Soccer-Chief-Quits-Over-Racist-Chants-PM-Condemns-20191016-0021.html

The false balance between fascists and antifascists
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-16
Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/15/the-false-balance-between-fascists-and-antifascists/

Judge wins landmark 'whistleblower' appeal at UK's highest court
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-16
A judge who says she was bullied and suffered a breakdown after raising concerns about Government cuts has won a landmark appeal at the UK's highest court.District Judge Claire Gilham has been involved in a lengthy legal wrangle to have a "whistleblowing" claim aired at an employment tribunal.A unanimous ruling by five Supreme Court justices on Wednesday means that her case can now proceed at a tribunal.The judge, who sat at Warrington County Court in Cheshire, says she was "treated detrimentally as a result of raising concerns about systemic failings in the court administration". | But to date she had suffered d…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/16/judge-wins-landmark-whistleblower-appeal-at-uks-highest-court/

Oct. 14, 2019: Indigenous Peoples' Day!
Editor | workers.org | 2019-10-15
Workers World Party is in firm solidarity with Indigenous peoples in the struggle to abolish the current "Columbus Day" as a national U.S. holiday and to rename and transform it into "Indigenous Peoples' Day." Organizing by Indigenous peoples, who steadfastly refuse to mark genocide as a holiday, has already resulted . . . | Continue reading Oct. 14, 2019: Indigenous Peoples' Day! at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44038/

Will the Supreme Court Sanction the Use of a Religious Litmus Test For Foster Parents?
Leslie Cooper | aclu.org | 2019-10-15
There are currently 440,000 children in foster care across the | country. And the Supreme Court has been asked to hear Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, | a case that could profoundly impact all of them. | In a petition filed with the court, a taxpayer-funded foster care agency is claiming a constitutional right to exclude prospective foster families that don't meet its religious criteria when providing public child welfare services. The ACLU and the ACL…
aclu.org/news/lgbt-rights/will-the-supreme-court-sanction-the-use-of-a-religious-litmus-test-for-foster-parents

Tampa Bay demands Supreme Court uphold LGBT job rights
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-14
Tampa, FL – On October 7 and 8, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) rallied against the lack of federal job protections for LGBT workers. On October 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began discussions on three cases that relate to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which protects against job discrimination on the basis of "race, color, religion, sex, or national origin," in order to decide whether sexual orientation and gender identity are also protected under Title VII. Tampa Bay SDS held two rallies in response to this, as a part of a National SDS call to action. SDS demanded that…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/10/14/tampa-b…

"We're Still Here": Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration Reflects Ongoing Resistance to Colonization
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-14
Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas 527 years ago this week, unleashing a brutal genocide that killed tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. Cities and states across the country are acknowledging this devastating history by rejecting the federal holiday of Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day instead to honor centuries of indigenous resistance. Alaska, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin have all officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day. So have more than 130 cities and counties, from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/14/indigeno…

The False Balance Between Fascists and Antifascists
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2019-10-13
Right-wing terror is a feature of daily life in present-day America. Ostensibly spontaneous violence incubates in the same ideological ecosystem as organized reactionary political associations. Tribute to victims at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh. (photo: Wikimedia) | Robert Bowers, the man arrested for a rampage that killed seven at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, was seemingly steeped in the ultra-right's internal online debates, blaming Jews and Muslims for what he sees as the "
fair.org/home/the-false-balance-between-fascists-and-antifascists/

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

Trump's latest policy assault on immigrants is cruel and unnecessary
splcenter.org | 2019-10-11
Last week the Trump administration renewed its attack on immigrants, this time limiting admission to our country to only people who can prove they will have health insurance coverage within 30 days of entering the United States.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/14/trumps-latest-policy-assault-immigrants-cruel-and-unnecessary

Minneapolis overpowers Trump rally with mass protest
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-11
Minneapolis, MN – Thousands of people poured into the streets on October 10 to resist the reactionary rally held by President Donald Trump in the heart of Minneapolis. Long targeted by the president's racist incitement against the city's immigrant, Muslim and Black communities, Minneapolis rose to the occasion with a massive display of righteous militancy. | The evening began with several marches converging from multiple directions onto the Target Center stadium where Trump was set to appear. One march, organized by over a dozen union locals and labor organizations, shut down traffic for miles as well as a major…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/10/11/minneap…

A minimum wage hike in Florida is both popular and practical
Kathryn Casteel | splcenter.org | 2019-10-11
A proposed initiative to raise Florida's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 is gathering momentum and is almost certain to be on the state's ballot when voters go to the polls to choose a president in 2020.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/16/minimum-wage-hike-florida-both-popular-and-practical

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

The Supreme Court Needs to Protect Trans People from Discrimination
Robin Savannah Carver | progressive.org | 2019-10-10
progressive.org/dispatches/SCOTUS-trans-people-deserve-job-protection-carver-191010/

White Supremacist William Fears to Get Five Years in Prison
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-10
William Henry Fears IV, an avowed racist with a lengthy criminal record, has agreed to a plea deal of five years for choking his former girlfriend.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/11/white-supremacist-william-fears-get-five-years-prison

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

Weekend Read: On Monday, observe Indigenous Peoples' Day
splcenter.org | 2019-10-10
Monday may be the federally recognized holiday of Columbus Day, but millions across the country will instead observe Indigenous Peoples' Day, now officially observed in some states and cities.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/12/weekend-read-monday-observe-indigenous-peoples-day

SCOTUS Deeply Divided on LGBTQ Rights
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-10
The Justices heard cases that would broaden sex discrimination under Civil Rights Act to include Gays, Lesbians and Transgender citizens.
therealnews.com/stories/scotus-deeply-divided-lgbtq-rights

After Trump Abandoned Kurds, Turkish Invasion Raises Fear of Kurdish Genocide & ISIS Resurgence
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-10
Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. The offensive began Wednesday, just days after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to fall back from their positions on the Turkish-Syrian border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 16 Kurds have been killed so far. Turkey is claiming the death toll is far higher. The Trump administration has faced widespread criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers for abandoning the stateless Kurds who had helped the U.S. fight ISIS. Turkey is claiming the assault is needed to establish a "
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/10/turkey_a…

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

Divided Supreme Court Hears Landmark LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Case
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-09
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases that will determine whether LGBTQ people can be fired from their jobs due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. Among the court's conservative justices, only Neil Gorsuch appeared open to prohibiting such workplace discrimination. One of the cases centers on a transgender woman from Michigan named Aimee Stephens, who was fired from her job at a funeral home in 2013. The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its decision in the three cases by early next summer. We speak to James Esseks, director of the ACLU LGBT & HIV Project, who attended Tu…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/9/supreme_c…

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

Mar-a-Lago Pulls Plug on Anti-Muslim Hate Group's Gala
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-07
The Trump Organization says the anti-Muslim hate group ACT for America's Nov. 7 gala is no longer welcome at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/07/mar-lago-pulls-plug-anti-muslim-hate-groups-gala

Beyond Bars: Life before and after incarceration in Alabama
splcenter.org | 2019-10-07
As criminal justice and prison reform take center stage in Alabama politics, Alabamians for Fair Justice, a broad coalition of advocates supported by the SPLC and other organizations, are working to lift up the voices of people directly affected by the criminal justice system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/15/beyond-bars-life-and-after-incarceration-alabama

Weekend Read: When justice depends on the size of your pocketbook
splcenter.org | 2019-10-04
Tella Barnett fears she'll end up behind bars again if she gets behind on her payments.
splcenter.org/news/2019/10/05/weekend-read-when-justice-depends-size-your-pocketbook

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

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

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

Black Dean of Students Jamie Riley fired in Alabama for telling the truth
Rob Dunn | liberationnews.org | 2019-10-02
Riley fired for tweets about racist foundations of US society.
liberationnews.org/black-dean-of-students-jamie-riley-fired-in-alabama-for-telling-the-truth/

Trump Official Ken Cuccinelli Speaks to Anti-Immigrant Hate Group
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-26
The acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) became the latest Trump administration official to speak at an event organized by the anti-immigrant hate group Center for Immigration Studies.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/26/trump-official-ken-cuccinelli-speaks-anti-immigrant-hate-group

Weekend Read: Marchers today will demand rights for transgender people amid hate crimes and Trump administration assault
splcenter.org | 2019-09-26
Thousands of people will be marching in Washington, D.C., and across the nation today.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/28/weekend-read-marchers-today-will-demand-rights-transgender-people-amid-hate-crimes-and

Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs"
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-09-25
Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs": UpdateArtists who support justice for all and oppose racism in all forms should be aware of CCFP's deception and steer clear of its lobbying agenda. | Cultural BoycottSeptember 25, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/news/ccfp-front

Family separation under the Trump administration — a timeline
splcenter.org | 2019-09-24
Long before the Trump administration implemented its "zero tolerance" immigration enforcement policy in 2018, it was already separating children from their parents as part of a "pilot program" conducted in the El Paso, Texas, area and along other parts of the border.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/24/family-separation-under-trump-administration-timeline

Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program offers a roadmap for client success
Kathryn Casteel | splcenter.org | 2019-09-23
Positive client outcomes indicate promising investment for fiscally sound prison alternatives, rather than prison construction.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/24/opportunity-costs-community-corrections-program-offers-roadmap-client-success

Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program struggles to break even as some clients feel the pain
Will Tucker | splcenter.org | 2019-09-23
Kary Meadows believed he was just days away from going free.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/24/opportunity-costs-community-corrections-program-struggles-break-even-some-clients-feel-pain

Attorney With Hate Group Ties Named to University of Kentucky Board of Trustees
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-23
Kentucky's governor has appointed an attorney who worked closely with an anti-LGBT hate group to the Board of Trustees for the University of Kentucky, a school that previously received a top national ranking for being LGBTQ-friendly.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/23/attorney-hate-group-ties-named-university-kentucky-board-trustees

Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019
SAMIR | bdsmovement.net | 2019-09-20
Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019: PACBI StatementInDnegev is complicit in Israel's apartheid and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians | Cultural BoycottSeptember 20, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/boycott-indnegev