2020-05-05: News Headlines

RT (2020-05-05). Vienna's vice mayor takes heat after 'ASYLUM SEEKER VIRUS' reference. rt.com The vice mayor of Vienna and high-ranking member of Austria's anti-immigration party faced accusations of racism after he blamed the rise in daily Covid-19 infections on the local migrant community. | "It is now clear… that the increasing coronavirus numbers in Vienna can only be attributed to asylum seekers," Vice Mayor Dominik Nepp

RT (2020-05-05). Kim Jong-un accepts WWII medal awarded by Putin days after DEATH rumors spread by Western media. rt.com He may have been reported dead last week by US/UK media, but today North Korean leader Kim Jong-un received a medal from President Putin for his contribution to perpetuating the memory of Soviet citizens buried in North Korea. | In 2019, the Kremlin announced the creation of a brand new award named '75 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945′, to be given to those chosen by the president. The award has already been presented to multiple people, many of whom are Russian veterans. | | @ Russian Embassy in North Korea | According to the Facebook page of the Russian Embassy in North Korea, Kim was…

Philip Giraldi (2020-05-05). Israel's War Crimes Have Killed Americans. thealtworld.com If the president loves to honor the military, start with the U.S.S. Liberty | Imagine if you will a ship from a nation not at war with anyone sailing in international waters on a quiet June day being suddenly attacked by unidentified warplanes and torpedo boats, their markings covered up to conceal their country of origin. The vessel under attack had little with which to defend itself, but its crew heroically made sure that a large national flag was hoisted to demonstrate that it was not a belligerent in anyone's conflict. The attackers noted the nationality of the vessel, but persisted in their aggression in a c…

James J. Zogby (2020-05-05). 100 Years After San Remo and the Denial of Arab Rights Continues. globalresearch.ca It was appropriate that during the week in which we commemorated the 100th anniversary of the San Remo Conference, Israelis and Americans were discussing the Israeli government's declared intention to annex large portions of occupied Palestinian lands. As was the …

en.mehrnews (2020-05-05). Syria's air defense repels Israeli airstrike over Aleppo. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Syria's army air defenses confronted on Monday a missile aggression on Assfaira region in Aleppo southeastern countryside.

Ted Glick (2020-05-05). On Lying and the 2020 Presidential Election. zcomm.org I would be lying if I said that I thought electing Biden, or anyone other than Sanders, was a guarantee of a transformation. It wouldn't be. But it would be a blow against rising fascism in this country, at least, and hopefully much more…

John Whitehead (2020-05-05). Technofascism: The Censorship of David Icke is Digital Book Burning in a Totalitarian Age. mintpressnews.com CHARLOTTESVILLE ( That's not a whole lot of freedom. Especially if you're inclined to voice opinions that may be construed as conspiratorial or dangerous. | Take David Icke, for example. | Icke, a popular c…

Insult to Black Lives Matter, Insult to All (2020-05-05). SFPD Wore "Blue Lives Matter" Face Masks While Responding to Protests. indybay.org Photos of the scene at a May 1 housing protest in San Francisco show a row of police wearing face masks that depict the Blue Lives Matter flag. At least one policeman at a reopen rally the same day wore the same mask. Police regulation states that officers cannot alter their uniform. City Police Chief Bill Scott says he is seeking "neutral" face coverings for the city's rank and file.

Staff (2020-05-05). Far Right Group Behind Boston's "Straight Pride" Also Organized "Reopen" Protest. truthout.org In March of 1770, a group of British troops found themselves accosted by a mob of angry colonists in Boston. The soldiers were pelted with rocks, snowballs, and struck with clubs. Finally, one soldier fired his weapon in self-defense, and the other troops followed suit. When the smoke cleared, three colonists lay dead. Eight others were wounded, and two of those would later succumb to their injuries. | The event became known as the Boston Massacre, and was initially a public opinion coup for P…

Max Elbaum (2020-05-05). Trump and the Militias Consummate Their Marriage. zcomm.org Historical experience shows that when a powerful wing of a ruling class throws in with grassroots fascists, a fascist or fascist-like regime moves from back-drawer possibility to imminent danger…

en.mehrnews (2020-05-05). Era of Nazism has gone over: IDO's head to German govt. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 5 (MNA) — In his reaction to the heinous treatment of Federal Government of Germany against Muslims enthusiast to Lebanese Hezbollah while attending the mosques of this country, Head of Islamic Development Organization (IDO) Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Qomi on Tue. said that the German government should know that the era of Nazism has gone over.

Shane Quinn (2020-05-05). 75 Years Ago: Nazi Germany Lies in Rubble and How the Wehrmacht's Ultimate Defeat Came About. globalresearch.ca Three-quarters of a century ago the Third Reich lay in ruins, its ruler Adolf Hitler dead, having shot himself in the right temple with his 7.65mm pistol on 30 April 1945. Hitler had refused to leave Berlin over previous days, …

RAIN (2020-05-05). Social Distancing With Tear Gas and Walls: the "Racist, Hateful, And Life-Threatening Campaign" Unleashed Against The Romani With Covid-19. counterpunch.org She was 37 years old. Her name was not reported. We will never know the name of her baby. For three days after her waters broke, she appealed multiple times for attention at Ohrid General Hospital in North Macedonia. Every visit ended the same way, with her being denied treatment. Her friend, who drove her

splcenter (2020-05-05). Why White Supremacists Are Targeting Zoom Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic. splcenter.org White supremacists have harassed people through the video conferencing app Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic, part of a broader trend in which they exploit emerging online platforms to promote hate before companies can sufficiently adapt to their presence.

Al Neal (2020-05-04). Judge tosses out equal pay discrimination claims made by Women's soccer. peoplesworld.org On International Workers' Day, May 1, a federal judge quietly tossed out part of the U.S. Women's National Team's pay discrimination lawsuit—the unequal pay argument—while allowing their allegations of discriminatory working conditions to proceed to trial. It was a shocking judgment and a loss for players. Led by Alex Morgan, players filed their lawsuit in March …

Alison Weir (2020-05-04). FBI Documents Hint at Israeli Collusion with 2016 Trump Campaign. mintpressnews.com Previously sealed FBI documents indicate close contacts between Israel and the Trump campaign and that the Mueller investigation found evidence of Israeli involvement, but largely redacted it.

Ruth Conniff (2020-05-04). Wisconsin Protesters Target 'Tony the Tyrant'. progressive.org GOP temper tantrum escalates as state Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on restrictions.

Elie Mystal (2020-05-04). It's Time to Bring the Supreme Court Into the Modern Era—and the Light. thenation.com It's Time to Bring the Supreme Court Into the Modern Era—and the Light…

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-05-04). Report: In April; 1015 Israeli Violations Against Palestinians. imemc.org Media department of the Islamic Hamas party reportedly recorded 1015 Israeli army violations against Palestinians in the West Bank, during April of this year, alone. The department noted in a report that Israeli troops, over the past couple of months, have been carrying out various violations against Palestinians, especially under …

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-05-04). Israeli Troops Abduct Eight Palestinians, Ransack Home of Former Prisoner. imemc.org Israeli troops reportedly abducted, on Monday, eight Palestinian residents from different areas of the West Bank. Local Palestinian media sources said that those abducted were identified as Ziyad Abu Salem from the Abu Shkhaidem village, north of Ramallah city, Nawras Ferras from Markaba village, south of Jenin city. The sources …

Azhar Azam (2020-05-04). The COVID-19 Crisis Profoundly Exposes African Americans to the Scourge of Poverty and Racism. globalresearch.ca They live below the poverty level. They are prison …

Andrey Areshev (2020-05-04). Cults and Bioterrorism: A Toxic Duo. strategic-culture.org Far right-wingers in the United States and other countries are pushing the propaganda line that China was somehow involved in the creation or spread of the Covid-19 virus, formally known as SARS [Severe acute respiratory syndrome]-CoV-2, to the rest of the world either deliberately or from an accidental release from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Although nation-states have, over the decades, conducted research on and produced biological warfare weapons, there is no recent documented proof of a government being engaged in the widespread release of a biological warfare agent to cause maximum deaths. The 1972 Con…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-05-04). Stalin and Voroshilov are back in Donbass: Donetsk and Luhansk to be renamed on Victory Day. peoplesdispatch.org This May 9 marks the 75th anniversary of the Victory Day, which commemorates the surrender of Nazi Germany during the second world war in 1945…

Carmen Martinez (2020-05-04). Amid pandemic, poultry workers must be protected. splcenter.org Recently, there has been an outpouring of praise for essential workers on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hatewatch Staff (2020-05-04). Facebook Is Go-To Platform For Organizing Protests Against Social Distancing. splcenter.org As COVID-19 continues to pose a lethal threat worldwide, fringe, right-wing activists are using Facebook to mobilize protests of stay-at-home orders in several states.

The Canary (2020-05-03). Israeli court to hear petitions against Netanyahu forming a government while facing criminal charges. thecanary.co Israel's high court is set to begin hearing petitions against Benjamin Netanyahu forming a government while facing criminal indictments.The proceedings on 3 May, held by a large panel of 11 justices and, in a rare instance, to also be broadcast live, will focus on the issue of whether a politician can form a government while under indictment — something the Israeli legal code does not explicitly prohibit.If the court voids Netanyahu's ability to serve as prime minister, Israel could be plunged into political chaos and it would likely trigger the country's fourth election in just over 12 months.The high cour…

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-05-03). On International Day of Journalists, Dr. Ashrawi Honors Press. imemc.org Senior Palestinian leader and Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) Executive Committee, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, stated on Sunday, that press freedoms are an integral part of public freedoms. | Dr.

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-05-03). Officials Decry Israeli Seizure of Palestinian Authority's Tax Funds. imemc.org A number of Palestinian officials in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, condemned on Sunday, Israel's seizure of the Palestinian Authority's (PA) tax funds, considering this as theft against the Palestinian people. Hussien Elsheikh, Minister of Civil Affairs with the PA, confirmed today that the Israeli Magistrate Court in …

sputniknews (2020-05-05). Revealed: How USSR's 'Death to Spies' Spooks Paralyzed Third Reich Intelligence. sputniknews.com Nazi intelligence and the Kriegsmarine mastered the art of spreading radio disinformation among the Allies after the occupation of France and the campaign for the Atlantic. However, by 1944, the NKVD and SMERSH (Red Army counterintelligence), set up similar operations, disorganizing Wehrmacht intelligence-gathering until the very end of the war.

Futher Column, By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer (2020-05-04). The Hate That Is Among Us. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Ryan Cristián (2020-05-03). The FULL Story Behind "Fauci's" 3.7 Million To Wuhan, Flu/CV Overlap & It Was Always Israelgate. 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 (5/2/19). 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 …

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-05-03). Israeli Troops Abduct Twelve Palestinians, Including Former Prisoner. imemc.org Israeli troops reportedly abducted, early on Sunday, a dozen Palestinians from different parts of the Palestinian territories, prisoners sources said. The Ramallah-based Palestinian prisoners forum said that Israeli troops invaded the al-"Isawiya neighborhood of the old city of Jerusalem, which is internationally-recognized as an Israeli-occupied Palestinian area. The forum added …

Eliza Egret (2020-05-03). Greek refugee camps 'beyond breaking point' as UK government continues its racist policies. thecanary.co Human rights campaigners on the Greek island of Samos have told The Canary that the situation for refugees is "beyond breaking point". Since the Europe Must A…

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-05-02). Israel Plans New Colonial Settlement in Northern West Bank. imemc.org Israeli authorities reportedly endorsed the erection of a new Israeli colonial settlement near the Kufur Qasem town, north of the West Bank. According to Ma'areef Israeli Hebrew-language newspaper, the 10 acres of Palestinian farm land, on which the colonial settlement is set to be erected, will be rather designated as …

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-05-02). Israeli Troops Shoot at Palestinian Fishermen and Farmers in Gaza. imemc.org Israeli troops opened fire on Saturday, at local Palestinian farmers in southern Gaza, mainly in the Khuza'a rural area, east of the southern Khan Younis city. Local Palestinian media sources and witnesses said that Israeli troops, stationed on the Israeli side of the border, east of Khan Younis city, opened …

Ted Kelly (2020-05-02). PA prisoners tortured for protesting racist policies. workers.org Eric McGill was locked up in Lebanon County Correctional Facility in Lebanon, Pa., on Jan. 19, 2019. For 15 months now he has been held there, not because he has been convicted of a crime, but because he cannot afford the preposterous $1 million bail the judge set. And during . . . |

a guest author (2020-05-02). Louisiana prisons are 'death concentration camps'. workers.org By Quess Moore This slightly edited talk is by Quess Moore speaking at the April 9 Workers World Party webinar. Moore organizes with New Orleans Workers Group and Take 'Em Down NOLA, a group which has been working to take down symbols of white supremacy and slavery. View all the . . . |

Alan Macleod (2020-05-01). Groundhog Day: Juan Guaidó Is Trying to Overthrow the Venezuelan Government Again. mintpressnews.com Exactly one year since his audacious coup attempt failed spectacularly, self-declared Venezuelan president Juan Guaidó is once again trying to overthrow the government of Nicolas Maduro. "Today I speak to the patriotic soldiers of our Armed Forces who rebelled against hunger and destruction and sided with the constitution," he

IMEMC News (2020-05-01). Soldiers Assault And Abduct A Father And His Three Sons In Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers assaulted and abducted, on Friday evening, a Palestinian father and his three sons in Bab al-'Amoud area, in occupied East Jerusalem. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped the father and his three sons, from the Salayma family, while walking near Bab al-'Amoud, before repeatedly assaulting them, and abducted them. …

IMEMC News (2020-05-01). Israeli Soldiers Injure Six Palestinians, Including Two Children, In Kufur Qaddoum. imemc.org Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly procession against the Annexation Wall and colonies in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and injured six Palestinians, including two children. Morad Eshteiwi, the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Colonies in Kufur Qaddoum, …

Fight Back (2020-05-01). Chicago Tribune lends its press to racism. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – The headline in the Chicago Tribune Wednesday, April 19 blared: "Two charities have bailed scores of felony defendants out of Cook County Jail. Some were soon charged with new crimes." The headline could have said, with equal validity, that "Millions of Chicagoans were not arrested last year. Some were charged with new crimes." | The article is filled with racist 'dog whistles' about [Black and brown] people with guns and hysteria regarding violent crime. In actual fact, in the past three years the rate of violent crime in Chicago has declined significantly. The Tribune is blowing the racist 'get to…

splcenter (2020-05-01). Weekend Read: Even as Southern states continue honoring Confederate holidays, monuments are being removed. splcenter.org With a recent stroke of his pen, Gov. Ralph Northam put Virginia at the forefront of efforts across the South to remove symbols of white supremacy from public spaces.

splcenter (2020-05-01). Celebrating the Freedom Riders. splcenter.org

Leela Anand (2020-04-30). Biden and Trump compete to produce most misleading, racist anti-China ad. liberationnews.org Both political parties in the U.S. seek to make a national enemy out of China. But the U.S. working class has more to gain from friendship, solidarity and exchange of knowledge with China and the Chinese people.

Gareth Porter (2020-04-30). With apparently fabricated nuclear documents, Netanyahu pushed the US towards war with Iran. thegrayzone.com An investigation of supposed Iranian nuclear documents presented in a dramatically staged Netanyahu press conference indicates they were an Israeli…

Hatewatch Staff (2020-04-30). Cody Wilson Uses COVID-19 Crisis To Re-enter Extremist Movement. splcenter.org A registered sex offender and antigovernment icon is trying to use the current global pandemic to whitewash his image. A recent post on Jacobite magazine's website seeks to remind readers of Cody Wilson's past contributions to the movement and to cast doubt on the government responsible for his arrest and sentencing.

Ryan Cristián (2020-04-29). Israel Attacks Syria, US OKs Annexation, OPCW Caught Again & Impending (Already Here) Bio False Flag. 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 (4/28/19). 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 …

Staff (2020-04-28). Labour Party Plot Against Corbyn Revealed. therealnews.com Newly-elected leader Keir Starmer promised to investigate the evidence that senior party members actively undermined Jeremy Corbyn, even at the cost of weakening Labour in the general election.

Aviva Levine (2020-04-28). Trump attacks trans health access during a pandemic. liberationnews.org Under an expected rewrite of part of the ACA, discrimination against trans people in health care would be legally permitted.

Staff (2020-04-27). The Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Ceremony. therealnews.com Co-hosted by Combatants for Peace and the Parents Circle — Families Forum. Co-sponsored by over sixty peace organizations and religious institutions around the world Anat Marinin and Ahmed Aljaafri — Bereaved Israeli sister, Anat, who lost her two brothers, Pinchas (Pinka) and Yair, during the Yom Kippur War will hold a conversation with bereaved Palestinian,…