2020-01-08: Social Media Postees

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Proof Bernie Sanders Has the Billionaire Class' Attention
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-08
Billionaire Jeff Gundlach told fellow wealthy investors late Tuesday that Sen. Bernie Sanders is the "odds-on favorite" to win the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination–and warned the senator's potential general election victory could pose a serious threat to Wall Street profits. | "Bernie is stronger than people think," Gundlach, who correctly predicted Donald Trump's defeat of Hillary Clinton in the 2…
truthdig.com/articles/proof-bernie-sanders-has-the-billionaire-class-attention/

Biden and Buttigieg Are Showing How Corporatism and 'the Madness of Militarism' Go Together
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-01-08
Marketing nonstop war…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/07/18829492.php

Israel will shoot down rockets with space-age 'LASER SWORD'
rt.com | 2020-01-08
Israel announced an upcoming addition to its aerial defense systems: a laser weapon that the country's defense minister says will be able to intercept rockets, guided missiles, and other projectiles lobbed at the Jewish state. | Israel has been developing laser weapons since the mid-1990s, yet the most promising such weapon — the US-Israeli-developed Nautilus Tactical High Energy Laser — was shelved in 2006 in favor of continued reliance on the Iron Dome missile batteries. | However, research has continued in the meantime, and Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Wednesday that a fun…
rt.com/news/477761-israel-laser-missile-defense/

Democracy: when the opposition is the Media
Nathan Raia | mronline.org | 2020-01-08
One more court case has been opened against the former Ecuadorian president, Rafael Correa. The elite with the help of the corporate media are trying to get him behind bars. Also, a council has been created, by the executive, to control the judiciary, proving that there is no impartial process for the victims of lawfare. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/08/democracy-when-the-opposition-is-the-media/

A View from Tehran: Iranian Professor Condemns U.S. Aggression & Warns U.S.-Backed Gulf States
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-08
Iranian forces fired 22 ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq early Wednesday in what Iran described as "fierce revenge" for the U.S. assassination of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike last week at the Baghdad airport. The Iranian missiles targeted the Al Asad Airbase in Anbar province and a base in Erbil. There were no initial reports of U.S. or Iraqi casualties. Shortly after the attacks, Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif tweeted, "We do not seek escalation or war, but will defend ourselves against any aggression." Earlier today, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/8/mohammad_marandi_iran_us_bases_iraq

Border Patrol Detains Iranian Americans at US-Canada Border as Xenophobia Rises
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-08
In the midst of escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, Border Patrol has been detaining Iranian Americans at the U.S.-Canada border. At least 100 people were delayed at ports of entry along the border over the weekend, following the U.S. assassination of Qassem Soleimani on January 3. For response, we speak with Anna Eskamani, Florida Democratic state representative of Orlando. She is the first Iranian American to be elected to any public office in Florida. "The reality is that when we see the potent…
truthout.org/video/border-patrol-detains-iranian-americans-at-us-canada-border-as-xenophobia-rises/

Iranian-American Lawmaker Warns of Rising Xenophobia as U.S.-Iran Tension Escalates
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-08
In the midst of escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, Border Patrol has been detaining Iranian Americans at the U.S.-Canada border. At least 100 people were delayed at ports of entry along the border over the weekend, following the U.S. assassination of Qassem Soleimani on January 3. For response, we speak with Anna Eskamani, Florida Democratic state representative of Orlando. She is the first Iranian American to be elected to any public office in Florida. "The reality is that when we see the potential war rise in countries like Iran … we'll see xenophobia rise right here locally" in the U.S., Eskamani says.
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/8/iranian_americans_xenophobia_cbp

Deadly Earthquake Rocks Puerto Rico, Causing Mass Power Outages and "Infrastructural Aftershocks"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-08
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico early Tuesday, killing at least one person and plunging nearly the entire population into darkness in a mass power outage. It is the largest earthquake to hit the island in more than 100 years and follows a series of strong quakes that have rattled the island in recent days. A 5.8 magnitude quake struck on Monday, damaging the coastal town of Guánica. Damage from the earthquakes has left nearly 350 people homeless and at least 300,000 without drinking water. Governor Wanda Vázquez declared a state of emergency Tuesday. The devastation comes as Puerto Rico continues to…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/8/puerto_rico_earthquake_power_outages

Blowback? U.S. Assassination of Soleimani May Weaken Growing Protest Movement in Iran
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-08
Protests broke out in Iran in November in response to high fuel prices, leading to demonstrations in dozens of cities around the country. The protesters have demanded economic relief and denounced corruption. More than 1,000 people have been killed since the outbreak of the protests and a violent crackdown by security forces. The rise in tensions between Iran and the United States, triggered by the U.S. assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, could weaken that protest movement, says Ali Kadivar, assistant professor of sociology and international studies at Boston College who was active in Iran's st…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/8/us_iran_tensions_protest_movement

Democratic Party Backs ALEC Alumnus Congressman Against Progressive Challenger
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-08
This article was produced by Sludge, an independent, ad-free investigative news site covering money in politics. Click here to support Sludge. | UPDATE: O'Halleran's office told Sludge that the representative does not pay dues to ALEC and that they are asking to have his name removed from ALEC's website. This article has been up…
truthout.org/articles/democratic-party-backs-alec-alumnus-congressman-against-progressive-challenger/

Germany: Greens join Saxony coalition government's right-wing agenda
wsws.org | 2020-01-08
Shortly before the end of the year, the new state government in Saxony was sworn in. For the first time, a coalition of Christian Democrats, Social Democrats and Greens is taking over the government in the East German state.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/08/saxo-j08.html

Deadly Earthquake Rocks Puerto Rico, Causing Mass Power Outages and "Infrastructure Aftershocks"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-08
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico early Tuesday, killing at least one person and plunging nearly the entire population into darkness in a mass power outage. It is the largest earthquake to hit the island in more than 100 years and follows a series of strong quakes that have rattled the island in recent days. A 5.8 magnitude quake struck on Monday, damaging the coastal town of Guánica. Damage from the earthquakes has left nearly 350 people homeless and at least 300,000 without drinking water. Governor Wanda Vázquez declared a state of emergency Tuesday. The devastation comes as Puerto Rico continues to…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/8/puerto_rico_earthquake_power_outages

Juan Cole: U.S.-Iran Conflict Enters Unprecedented Territory with Assassinations & Military Attacks
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-08
Iran's retaliatory missile strikes on bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops, following the U.S. assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, have dramatically raised tensions in the Middle East. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei called the missile strike a "slap in the face" of the Americans and called for U.S. troops to leave the Middle East. The Iranian missile strikes come just days after the Iraqi Parliament voted to expel all foreign military forces from Iraq. We speak with Juan Cole, professor of history at the University of Michigan.
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/8/juan_cole_us_iran_escalation

No War With Iran! Protest Vigil in Mountain View
MoveOn, Indivisible, Others | indybay.org | 2020-01-08
Gateway Park, intersection of W. El Camino Real and Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94040…
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Iran Attacks US in Iraq, Soleimani's Diplomatic Mission & Trump Had Marines "Kill Protesters"
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-08
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 (1/7/19). 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/iran-attacks-us-in-iraq-soleimanis-diplomatic-mission-trump-had-marines-kill-protesters/

Will This Billionaire-Funded Think Tank Get Its War With Iran?
James Carden | thenation.com | 2020-01-08
Will This Billionaire-Funded Think Tank Get Its War With Iran?
thenation.com/article/foundation-defense-democracies-iran/

Spray Now, Ask Questions Later
Mark Harris | zcomm.org | 2020-01-08
Over the course of time industrial capitalism has exposed humans to leaded gasoline, asbestos, cigarettes, DDT, smog, toxic chemicals in water and food, and fossil fuel pollution that now threatens to denigrate the climate to the point of no return…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/spray-now-ask-questions-later/

Are Establishment Democrats Running Out of Ways to Sabotage Bernie Sanders?
Ilana Novick | commondreams.org | 2020-01-07
Supporters cheer as Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks to the crowd at a campaign rally on July 26, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bernie_sanders_0.png …
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Sanders criticizes Biden's record on the Mideast
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-07
The Trump-ordered killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran's second in command, has made its way into the 2020 presidential campaign, with Bernie Sanders, on national television yesterday, stepping up his sharp criticism of former Vice President Joe Biden. Sanders singled out Biden's record on foreign policy for special condemnation, saying Biden was not the person …
peoplesworld.org/article/sanders-criticizes-bidens-record-on-the-mideast/

The Democratic Party's Militarism Rears Its Ugly Head
Norman Solomon | truthdig.com | 2020-01-07
There's nothing like an illegal and utterly reckless U.S. act of war to illuminate the political character of presidential candidates. In the days since the assassination of Iran's top military official, two of the highest-polling Democratic contenders have displayed the kind of moral cowardice that got the United States into–and kept it in –horrific wars from Vietnam to Afghanistan and Iraq. | Eager to hedge their bets, Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg have offered merely tactical critiques of President Trump's decision to kill Qassim Suleimani. In sharp contrast to Elizabeth Warren and especially Bernie…
truthdig.com/articles/the-democratic-partys-militarism-rears-its-ugly-head/

Ilhan Omar just pointed out one really f**ked up detail about Trump's war on Iran
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2020-01-07
Donald Trump effectively started a war with Iran on 3 January by assassinating one of the country's top generals. As would be the case with virtually any other regional power, Iran has vowed to respond. | Congresswoman Ilhan Omar took to Twitter on 6 January and pointed out one sobering, maddening, and…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/01/07/ilhan-omar-just-pointed-out-one-really-fked-up-detail-about-trumps-war-on-iran/

Ms. Ocasio-Cortez Goes to Washington: AOC shamed into un-liking antiwar journalist's tweet, apologizing for wrongthink
rt.com | 2020-01-07
New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez learned the hard way about the phalanx of thought-police waiting to pounce on politicians' 'wrongthink' when she was shamed into un-liking a tweet from an antiwar journalist. | Ocasio-Cortez (AOC, for short) stepped a little too far outside the mainstream when she clicked 'like' on a tweet by journalist Rania Khalek about US fears of Iranian retaliation over the killing of General Qassem Soleimani. An army of blue-checks and their enforcers quickly encircled her to point out the error of her ways, gloating when she finally knuckled under and apologized. | Last ni…
rt.com/usa/477659-aoc-iran-strike-trolls-khalek/

Fateh Official: Israel's Settlement Colonization is an Illegal Presence That Must Be Removed
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-07
Fateh spokesman and member of its Revolutionary Council, Osama al-Qawasmi, said that Israel's settlement colonization of Palestinian occupied land is the illegal presence that must be removed, and not the Palestinian buildings and properties. He said, in response to statements made by Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, in which he […]
| | On Monday morning, Christmas…
imemc.org/article/fateh-official-israels-settlement-colonization-is-an-illegal-presence-that-must-be-removed/

More international support needed to curb deadly measles outbreak in DR Congo
news.un.org | 2020-01-07
Countries are being asked to step up assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which is facing the world's worst measles epidemic, with more than 6,000 deaths since the start of last year.
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Propaganda Machine: The Military Roots of Cambridge Analytica's Psychological Manipulation of Voters
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-07
We continue our discussion of data harvesting, targeted advertising and voter manipulation — practices used by firms like Cambridge Analytica. The secretive data firm collapsed in May 2018 after The Observer newspaper revealed the company had harvested some 87 million Facebook profiles without the users' knowledge or consent to sway voters to support Trump during the 2016 campaign. A new trove of internal Cambridge Analytica documents and emails are being posted on Twitter detailing the company's operations, including its work with President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton. We speak wit…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/7/cambridge_analytica_data_manipulation_john_bolton

Period of Calm Obscures Deepening Crisis of Democracy in Bolivia
Olivia Arigho-Stiles | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-07
La Paz, Bolivia After the coup in November in which ex-President Evo Morales was forcibly removed from power, the political situation in Bolivia has now settled into what appears to be, a period of calm. Mass protests in the street have ceased, and so have the state killings. But this superficial tranquility belies developments which…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/07/period-of-calm-obscures-deepening-crisis-of-democracy-in-bolivia/

"The Great Hack": Big Data Firms Helped Sway the 2016 Election. Could It Happen Again in 2020?
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-07
The documentary "The Great Hack," which was shortlisted for the Oscars, explores how the data firm Cambridge Analytica came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Cambridge Analytica collapsed in May 2018 after The Observer newspaper revealed the company had harvested some 87 million Facebook profiles without the users' knowledge or consent. Cambridge Analytica then used the data to sway voters to support President Trump during the 2016 campaign. We speak with "The Great Hack" co-directors Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim, as well as Cambridge Analytica whistle…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/7/the_great_hack_documentary_cambridge_analytica

America Escalates Its "Democratic" Oil War in the Near East
Michael Hudson | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-07
The mainstream media are carefully sidestepping the method behind America's seeming madness in assassinating Islamic Revolutionary Guard general Qassim Suleimani to start the New Year. The logic behind the assassination was a long-standing application of U.S. global policy, not just a personality quirk of Donald Trump's impulsive action. His assassination of Iranian military leader Suleimani was indeed a unilateral act of war in violation of international law, but it was a logical step in a long-standing U.S. strategy. It was explicitly authorized by the Senate in the funding bill for the Pentagon that it passed…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/07/america-escalates-its-democratic-oil-war-in-the-near-east/

US Senate Republicans Ready for Trump Impeachment Trial
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-07
United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he had enough support from his fellow Republicans to set the rules for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, with witnesses' testimonies still unlikely to be included. | RELATED: | US President Trump Impeached By Democratic-led House of Reps | "We've got the votes necessary to start the trial us…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Senate-Republicans-Ready-for-Trump-Impeachment-Trial-20200107-0006.html

"Yankee Go Home" Is Chanted in Baghdad after Parliament Asks for US Troop Expulsion
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-07
Iraq's parliament met on Sunday and passed a resolution asking all 5,200 US troops to be expelled. After hearing of the Iraqi decision, US President Trump refused the request, balking at the democratic process of an elected body of a …
globalresearch.ca/yankee-go-home-chanted-baghdad-parliament-asks-us-troop-expulsion/5699875

McConnell Says He'll Start Impeachment Trial, Delay Decision on Witnesses
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-07
The trial is expected to begin as soon as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sends the articles of impeachment to the Senate.
truthdig.com/articles/mcconnell-says-hell-start-impeachment-trial-delay-witnesses/

Trump's NEPA Environmental Review Rollback Should Alarm Republicans Too
commondreams.org | 2020-01-07
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War on Drugs or War on Freedom: One Nation's Perception/Deception of Cannabis
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-07
Note from the Author: It is easy in this unruly and manipulated time to be labeled "un-American" simply for choosing to speak out. Admittedly, I have some views that many may find "outside the box," to put it lightly, but that does not mean I am anti-America or against America. It is exactly our right …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/conspiracy/war-drugs-war-freedom-one-nations-perception-deception-cannabis/

Ryan Cristián — The Last American Vagabond — on the Assassination of Soleimani, What You Need to Know
Activist Post | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-07
Ryan Cristián of The Last American Vagabond joins James Corbett of the Corbett Report to discuss his ongoing coverage of the situation surrounding the events that led to the assassination of Soleimani. What is the context of this event, how are we being lied to, and what does it mean for the future of the Middle …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/conspiracy/ryan-cristian-the-last-american-vagabond-on-the-assassination-of-soleimani-what-you-need-to-know/

Trump and His Team Are Lying Their Way to War with Iran
Ryan Costello | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-07
President Trump ordering the killing of Qassem Soleimani is troubling on several fronts. The assassination has been treated as an act of war in Iran, uniting disparate political factions after a brutal crackdown on protesters in November. Now, U.S. forces …
globalresearch.ca/trump-team-lying-way-war-iran/5699861

'What You're Seeing From Mitch McConnell Is Disgusting'
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2020-01-07
'What You're Seeing From Mitch McConnell Is Disgusting'…
thenation.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-charles-booker/

'Biden Bait': New Warren Bankruptcy Reform Plan Reignites 2005 Fight With 2020 Rival
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-07
Elizabeth Warren, who spent decades as a bankruptcy law professor before becoming a U.S. senator, introduced her long-awaited plan to fix the country's bankruptcy system on Tuesday and reignited a 15-year-old fight with former Vice President Joe Biden, one of her rivals in the Democratic Party's presidential primary race. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/warren-tops-national-average-polls_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/07/biden-bait-new-warren-bankruptcy-reform-plan-reignites-2005-fight-2020-rival?cd-origin=rss

Meet Brittany Kaiser, Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Releasing Troves of New Files from Data Firm
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-07
New details are emerging about how the shadowy data firm Cambridge Analytica worked to manipulate voters across the globe, from the 2016 election in the United States to the Brexit campaign in Britain and elections in over 60 other countries, including Malaysia, Kenya and Brazil. A new trove of internal Cambridge Analytica documents and emails are being posted on Twitter detailing the company's operations, including its work with President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton. The documents come from Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Brittany Kaiser, who worked at the firm for three-and-a-half yea…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/7/the_great_hack_cambridge_analytica

'Innocent mistake'? CNBC replaces Andrew Yang and Tulsi Gabbard with generic Asian man, white senator
rt.com | 2020-01-06
CNBC has poured gasoline on the theory MSM is deliberately marginalizing certain 2020 Democratic candidates, swapping photos of businessman Andrew Yang and Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard with bizarre substitutes. | The candidates got an unwitting makeover during the network's Squawk Box program on Monday, as the show was covering fourth-quarter fundraising totals. Yang's face was replaced with a similarly-named Asian businessman, founding partner of Redpoint Ventures Geoff Yang. Gabbard was replaced, even more confusingly, by New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand — once a primary candidate herself, until she dro…
rt.com/usa/477599-gabbard-yang-photo-swap-racist/

'We're not allowed to talk about anything wrong in the party': AOC trashes the Democratic establishment
rt.com | 2020-01-06
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the chief architects of the Democrats' leftward shift, has hit out at her party for fielding candidates like the centrist Joe Biden, and said "we're not allowed to talk" about party division. | Ocasio-Cortez considers herself "one of the most hated people in America," she told New York Magazine in an interview published on Monday. Since a surprise electoral victory over a 10-term incumbent Democrat in 2018, she's since become the face of her party's emboldened progressive wing, alongside 'The Squad' of fellow Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib (Michigan), Ilhan Omar (Minnesota) and Ma…
rt.com/usa/477602-aoc-interview-joe-biden-/

Censorship in Canada? Vanessa Beeley's Talks on Syria
John Ryan | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-06
White Helmets Vanessa Beeley is a British journalist who was invited to Canada in the fall of 2019 to present talks in seven cities on the conflict in Syria. The sponsors of her speaking tour were several anti-war groups, including the Geopolitical Economy Research Group, the Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War, and Peace Alliance …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/censorship-in-canada-vanessa-beeleys-talks-on-syria/

WhatsApp and fake news, or how to kill democracy
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-06
Fears and anxieties are used to create and diffuse fake news and manipulate the electorate. This is what happened at the last Brazilian election. A group of researchers studied the case in order to develop a method to deal with fake news. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/06/whatsapp-and-fake-news-or-how-to-kill-democracy/

Democrats to introduce House resolution limiting Trump's military actions against Iran
rt.com | 2020-01-06
The House will vote on a resolution to restrict Donald Trump's ability to wage war against Iran, Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said, arguing that Congress must prevent the White House from endangering American lives. | In a letter to her Democratic colleagues, Pelosi stressed that Congress had a "responsibility" to stop a "serious escalation" with Tehran that could endanger US diplomats and service members. She said the House will introduce a vote on a War Powers resolution later this week that aims to "limit the President's…
rt.com/usa/477553-pelosi-war-resolution-iran-trump/

Former Top Bush Official: I Saw the March to War in 2003. I'm Seeing the Same Thing with Iran Now
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-06
We look at the Trump administration's assassination of Iran's top military commander Qassem Soleimani with Lawrence Wilkerson, a retired United States Army colonel who served as Secretary of State Colin Powell's chief of staff from 2002 to 2005. On February 5, 2003, he watched as Powell made the case for war in a speech to the United Nations. He has since become an outspoken critic of U.S. intervention in the Middle East. In 2018, Wilkerson wrote an article for The New York Times titled "I Helped Sell the False Choice of War Once. It's Happening Again."
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/6/lawrence_wilkerson_iraq_war_soleimani_assassination

Trump's Killing of Qassem Soleimani Means "Rules of the Game Have Totally Changed" in Middle East
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-06
The Iraqi Parliament voted Sunday to expel all U.S. military forces from Iraq. President Trump responded by threatening to impose sanctions on Iraq "like they've never seen before." Iraq has already been the target of some of the harshest sanctions the world has even seen. U.S.-backed sanctions killed more than a million Iraqis, including over 500,000 children, between 1990 and 2003. From Baghdad, we talk to Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, correspondent for The Guardian newspaper.
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/6/ghaith_abdul_ahad_iran_iraq_soleimani

The holiday's over: Trump returns to face Iran fallout and impeachment trial
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-06
President Donald Trump has returned to the White House after his 17-day Florida holiday facing twin challenges: the fallout from the strike he ordered to kill an Iranian general and his looming impeachment trial in the Senate. | The issues will shape a defining month of Trump's presidency, one that comes just before the first votes of the 2020 campaign are cast. | Trump is facing growing questions from Democrats fearful that the killing of Revolutionary Guard General Qassem Soleimani endangered Americans in the region and may have been an effort to distract from the president's political crisis back home. | "Next…
thecanary.co/us/us-news-us/2020/01/06/the-holidays-over-trump-returns-to-face-iran-fallout-and-impeachment-trial/

Even CNN is tired of Joe Biden lying about having been against the Iraq War
rt.com | 2020-01-06
CNN has blasted Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for claiming once again that he opposed the Iraq War from the beginning, when in fact he was an advocate of the war, speaking in favor of it many times. | In a piece published on CNN's 'Facts First' blog Biden was scolded for "dishonestly" claiming he opposed the invasion of Iraq. The fact-check came after Biden told a voter in Iowa at the weekend that he was against the war "from the very moment" George W. Bush launched it. In re…
rt.com/usa/477598-joe-biden-iraq-support/

Conservative satire as popular as mainstream news, journalists and cyberwarriors furious
rt.com | 2020-01-06
A satirical article claiming the Democratic Party is officially mourning the death of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani has been shared more times than most CNN and New York Times articles, annoying the joke police. | Soleimani, who commanded the Iranian military Quds Force, was killed in an American airstrike last week, an assassination which raised already high tensions between Washington and Tehran to boiling point. Democrats criticized Trump for ordering Soleimani's killing, prompting conservative satire site the Babylon Bee to put its own spin on events. | "Democrats call for flags to be flown a…
rt.com/usa/477584-babylon-bee-cnn-soleimani/

Community Schools Are Not the Antidote to Charter Schools
John Klyczek | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-06
Democratic presidential candidates, such as Elizabeth Warren, have pledged to fix the American education system by replacing privatized charter schools with "community schools" that incorporate "socioemotional-learning (SEL)" programs. These "Democratic" community schools, which teach "social skills" and "emotional competencies," might sound like "liberal" or "leftwing" education reforms. But don't be fooled by the pathos of …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/community-schools-are-not-the-antidote-to-charter-schools/

FBI conducted record number of gun sale background checks in 2019, as Democrats promise gun control
rt.com | 2020-01-06
The FBI carried out a record 28 million background checks on firearms purchases in 2019, as Americans rushed to buy weapons amid calls for tougher gun laws. | According to FBI data, 28,369,750 background checks were performed in 2019, smashing the previous record of 27 million in 2016. The agency ran 202,465 checks on Black Friday alone. The Christmas period was a festive one for firearms retailers, with just under three million checks carried out in December, the second-highest month since the National Instant Criminal…
rt.com/usa/477595-record-gun-sales-2019/

Soleimani's Death Could Galvanize Shia Coalitions Against One "Foreign Aggressor" — The U.S
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-06
Fallout continues to mount following the U.S. assassination of Iran's top military commander Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad last week. Iranian media reports that over a million mourners took to the streets of Tehran today for the funeral of Soleimani, who headed Iran's elite Quds Force. On Sunday, Iran announced it would suspend its commitments under the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, which the U.S. pulled out of in 2018. Trump has also threatened to target 52 locations in Iran, including cultural sites, if Iran retaliates against the U.S. The targeting of cultural sites is widely viewed as an international war crime.
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/6/narges_bajoghli_qassem_soleimani_assassination_iran

Amid rising protests, House plans vote against Trump war on Iran
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-06
WASHINGTON–Amid rising protests in the streets and online against President Donald Trump's looming war on Iran, the Democratic-run U.S. House plans to vote on a measure banning that war without congressional approval. The resolution, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her colleagues, will invoke the 1973 War Powers Act and order Trump not to go to …
peoplesworld.org/article/amid-rising-protests-house-plans-vote-against-trump-war-on-iran/

More Rockets Fired At US Embassy, US Iranians Detained & Trump Says Twitter Is "Notifying Congress"
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-06
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 (1/5/19). 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 …
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Dem candidates are critical of Trump's drone strike…but mostly are criticizing the Iranian general he killed
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-06
"No American will mourn Qassem Suleimani's passing," begins former Vice President Joe Biden's statement, "He deserved to be brought to justice for his crimes against American troops and thousands of innocents throughout the region. He supported terror and sowed chaos." | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/06/dem-candidates-are-critical-of-trumps-drone-strikebut-mostly-are-criticizing-the-iranian-general-he-killed/

Bernie Sanders Is the Anti-War Candidate
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2020-01-06
Bernie Sanders Is the Anti-War Candidate…
thenation.com/article/sanders-anti-war-iran/

AOC Condemns Killing of Soleimani: This Was an Act of Aggression Committed by the United States
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-06
Over the weekend, Democracy Now! spoke with New York Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and asked her response to the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Suleimani. "We need to be tactical about how we can actively resist further escalation on already an unprecedented level of escalation and aggression by the president, and therefore by the United States," Ocasio-Cortez said. "He did this on behalf of our entire country. And that's what makes the potential illegality of his action so flagrant, because he did not consult Congress and this was not done with the support of the United States."
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/6/aoc_trump_qassem_soleimani_assassination

Rockets Fired At US Bases, US Gov Immediately Bombs Iraq & Syria & Their False Claims Exposed
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-05
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 (1/4/19). 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 …
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Why a Shadowy Tech Firm With Ties to Israeli Intelligence Is Running Doomsday Election Simulations
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-04
A shadowy tech firm with deep ties to Israeli intelligence and newly inked contracts to protect Pentagon computers is partnering with Lockheed Martin to gain unprecedented access to the heart of America's democracy.
mintpressnews.com/cybereason-israel-tech-firm-doomsday-election-simulations/263886/

Media Leave Yang Out of Candidate Conversations
Julie Hollar | fair.org | 2020-01-04
The Democratic primary field may be narrowing, but Andrew Yang still can't get the media's attention. According to the New York Times ( 12/19/19), which breaks down the debates by speaking minutes, Yang, polling at fifth of the seven participating candidates, with an average of 3.5%, came in last in the December debate at 10 minutes, 56 se…
fair.org/home/media-leave-yang-out-of-candidate-conversations/

Trump's march to war on Iran aided by Democrats' weakness on sanctions, nuclear deal
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-04
The US assassination of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian military commander, is the culmination of three years of Trump administration…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/04/trumps-march-to-war-on-iran-aided-by-democrats-weakness-on-sanctions-nuclear-deal/

Round Two: New US Drone Strikes Kill 6 In Iraq After Targeting Two Vehicles Carrying PMU Officials
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-04
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 (1/3.5/19). 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 …
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Sanders Remarks on Iran
Bernie Sanders | zcomm.org | 2020-01-04
Sanders remarks on Iran Escalation…
zcomm.org/zvideo/sanders-remarks-on-iran/

"This Country Is a Tinderbox": Australia Braces for More Devastation as Gov't Denies Climate Crisis
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-03
Australia is bracing for what is expected to be the worst weekend yet in an already devastating climate-fueled wildfire season that has ravaged the southeastern part of the country, killed at least 18 people and nearly half a billion animals, and destroyed 14.5 million acres of land. As thousands of evacuees fled to the beaches, conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison is facing growing outrage for his inaction on climate and close ties with the coal industry. As fires blazed in December, the prime minister went on a holiday to Hawaii. He told reporters this week that fighting the fires — not climate chan…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/3/this_country_is_a_tinderbox_australia

Rep. Ro Khanna on Qassem Soleimani Assassination: Trump's Actions Are Unconstitutional
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-03
We continue our discussion of the U.S. assassination of Iranian commander Major General Qassem Soleimani with Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna of California. Khanna says he believes the assassination was planned for some time and that Congress has failed to hold the Trump administration accountable. "I believe that the president's policies are putting us in tremendous danger, and the motives are almost not relevant. What's relevant is that he acted in a way that's unconstitutional," Khanna says.
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/3/rep_ro_khanna_on_qassem_soleimani

U.S. Assassination of Soleimani Could Spark "Another Round of Civil War" in Iraq
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-03
After the United States assassinated Iranian commander Major General Qassem Soleimani in a major escalation of the conflict between Iran and the United States, which now threatens to engulf Iraq and the Middle East, we get response from Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, who says the U.S. killing of Soleimani was reckless. "Did anyone consult Iraqis about the assassination of Qassem Soleimani on Iraqi soil?" he asks. "We don't want another round of civil war."
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/3/us_assassination_of_soleimani_could_spark

False Reports Of Missiles Hitting US Base, As US Gov Says Soleimani Killing Was "Preemptive" Defense
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-03
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US Gov Airstrikes Kill PMU Officials & IRGC General Soleimani, As US Claims "Preemptive" Defense
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-03
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 (1/2/19). 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 …
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Trita Parsi: U.S. Assassination of Iranian General Is Major Escalation & Will Make America Less Safe
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-03
The United States has assassinated Iranian commander Major General Qassem Soleimani in a major escalation of the conflict between Iran and the United States, which now threatens to engulf Iraq and the Middle East. President Trump authorized the drone strike that killed Soleimani at the Baghdad International Airport and four other people, including a high-level Iraqi militia chief, Thursday night U.S. time, Friday morning in Baghdad. Iran called Soleimani's assassination an act of "international terrorism." Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said, "The U.S. bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/3/trita_parsi_us_assassination_of_iranian

"Right-Wing Populists Will Sweep the Elections": U.S. Killing of Soleimani Helps Hard-Liners in Iran
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-03
We host a roundtable discussion on the U.S. assassination of Iranian commander Major General Qassem Soleimani, who has long been one of the most powerful figures in Iran. He was the leader of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force — Iran's powerful foreign military force, similar to a combination of the CIA and U.S. Special Forces. Iran called Soleimani's assassination an act of "international terrorism." "It was probably the best, the fastest, the quickest way to have a unifying rallying cry for the Iranian political establishment," notes Iranian journalist Negar Mortazavi. We are also joined by…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/3/right_wing_populists_will_sweep_the

Could a "New Civil War" Erupt in Iraq as U.S. and Iran Fight for Influence in the Country?
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-02
In Iraq, Iran-backed militia members withdrew from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone on Wednesday after being tear-gassed by American security forces. Their withdrawal ended a tense standoff that began Tuesday when militia members broke through the embassy's reception area chanting "Death to America" while thousands rallied outside to protest a slew of U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria that killed at least 24 members of the Iranian-backed militia Kata'ib Hezbollah. The U.S. airstrikes came after an American contractor was killed in a rocket attack in Kirkuk, Iraq, Friday. The embassy withdr…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/2/iraq_baghdad_u_s_embassy_protests

"The Genocidal Regime Is Still in Power": Assad Forces Push into Idlib, Last Rebel Stronghold
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-02
The United Nations says a quarter of a million people have fled the Russian-backed Syrian government offensive in the northwestern province of Idlib. Aid groups are now warning the offensive in Idlib could become the worst humanitarian crisis in the nine-year war in Syria. Nearly 200,000 Syrian civilians have fled toward the Turkish border as Syrian government ground troops advance into Idlib, the last major rebel-held territory, where about 3 million people live. Displaced civilians have sought refuge in several camps along the border, where they struggle with harsh winter conditions, flooding and mud due to hea…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/2/syria_idlib_offensive_russia_assad

Death Toll Rises in India as Protests Against Modi Government's Citizenship Law Intensify
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-02
In India, the death toll amid the government's crackdown on widespread protests has risen to at least 27 people, and over 1,000 more have been arrested. The protests are against a controversial new citizenship law, which provides a path to Indian citizenship for undocumented immigrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan — unless they are Muslim. Opponents of the law say it's a step toward the official marginalization of India's 200 million Muslims. Paramilitary and police forces were deployed in response to the demonstrations in Muslim-majority districts in Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi, and the intern…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/2/india_citizenship_law_protests_arrests_killings

UN chief 'deeply concerned' following end of DPRK nuclear test moratorium
news.un.org | 2020-01-01
The UN Secretary-General is "deeply concerned" that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has ended a moratorium on nuclear and missile tests, his spokesman said in a statement issued on Wednesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1054591

First Lady of the World: Eleanor Roosevelt's Impact on New Deal to U.N. Declaration of Human Rights
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-01
2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote, and we begin the new decade with a New Year's Day special about one of the most influential women in U.S. politics: first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. She served as the first lady of the United States from 1933, when her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt took office, until his death during his fourth term in office in 1945. She went on to serve as United States delegate to the United Nations General Assembly and spearheaded the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights. President Harry Truman later called her the "First Lady…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/1/eleanor_roosevelt

Cuba: 61 years of socialist victory
Party for Socialism and Liberation | liberationnews.org | 2020-01-01
Exactly 61 years ago today, Cubans poured into the streets to cheer the triumph of the Rebel Army led by Fidel Castro.
liberationnews.org/cuba-61-years-of-socialist-victory/

US Gov Blames Iraqi Protests On Iran With No Evidence, Despite The US Bombing Of The Iraqi Military
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-01
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 (12/31/19). 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 …
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The Legend Of Bernie Sanders Song
EIGHTY Bug | zcomm.org | 2020-01-01
The Legend of Bernie Sanders was originally written for the Bernie documentary called BERN THE MOVIE and is a compendium of Bernie Sanders's life leading into the OUR REVOLUTION movement…
zcomm.org/zvideo/the-legend-of-bernie-sanders-song/

Headlines for December 31, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-31
Protests Rage Outside U.S. Embassy in Iraq After U.S. Airstrikes Kill 24, Hate Crime Charges Filed Against Suspect in Hanukkah Stabbing in NY, Texas Church Shooter Had Long Criminal History, NYT: Top Officials Failed to Convince Trump to Release Withheld Ukraine Aid, Death Toll from Crackdown on Protests in India Rises to 27, Five Kashmiri Political Leaders Released from Detention, Sudanese Court Sentences 29 to Death for Killing Teacher in Anti-Protest Crackdown, Thousands Flee to the Ocean to Escape Australia Wildfires, Former Nissan Head Flees Japan to Lebanon to Escape Trial on Financial Crimes, New York Sett…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/31/headlines

Dangerous Women Embracing Risk to Change the World: Ava DuVernay, Ai-jen Poo, Abigail Disney & More
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-31
Media trailblazer Pat Mitchell is a person of many firsts. She was the first woman president of PBS, CNN Productions and the Paley Center for Media, formerly known as the Museum of Television & Radio. She is chair of the Sundance Institute and the Women's Media Center. Mitchell tells her story in her new memoir, "Becoming a Dangerous Woman: Embracing Risk to Change the World," and speaks with us about some of the women she chose to profile. "Being the first or the only person in any situation that looks like you is always an additional challenge because there is a harsher spotlight," she says. "For women leaders,…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/31/pat_mitchell_dangerous_women_memoir

US Gov's "Iran Rocket" False Flag Falls Apart In Less Than 24hrs, As The World Sees Right Through It
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-31
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 (12/30/19). 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 …
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Headlines for December 30, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-30
Man Stabs 5 Jewish Worshipers Celebrating Hanukkah at Rabbi's Home in New York, Gunman Shoots and Kills 2 Worshipers During Church Service in Texas, U.S. Launches Airstrikes in Iraq & Syria After U.S. Contractor Killed in Iraq, 250,000 People Flee Syrian Government Offensive in Idlib, Bombing Kills 79 in Mogadishu, Somalia, Taliban Agrees to Temporary Ceasefire in Afghanistan, 10 Killed in Strike on Military Parade in Southern Yemen, Politico: Democratic Party Insiders Now Think Sanders Could Win Nomination, WaPo: Giuliani Held Back-Channel Call with Maduro, France: Strikes Against Pension Overhaul Enter 25th Day…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/30/headlines

The spooks' choice: Coup plotters and CIA agents fill Pete Buttigieg's list of national security endorsers
Samuel D. Finkelstein | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-30
Why are so many intelligence veterans throwing their weight behind a young Indiana mayor with such a thin foreign policy…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/30/coup-plotters-cia-agents-mayor-pete-endorsers/

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