2020-01-13: Social Media Postees

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Bernie Sanders Is Right About Biden's Record on Social Security
Ilana Novick | truthdig.com | 2020-01-13
In the 2000 presidential campaign, Al Gore was roundly mocked on " Saturday Night Live" and elsewhere for promising multiple times during a presidential debate that unlike his Republican opponent, he would fight to preserve Social Security by putting it in a "lockbox." The mockery was for what pundits considered Gore's condescending tone and puzzling repetition of the word lockbox, but he…
truthdig.com/articles/bernie-sanders-is-right-about-biden-and-social-security/

Corporate Democrats Desperately Want a Sanders-Warren Feud
Norman Solomon | truthdig.com | 2020-01-13
Corporate Democrats got a jolt at the end of last week when the highly regarded Iowa Poll showed Bernie Sanders surging into first place among Iowans likely to vote in the state's Feb. 3 caucuses. The other big change was a steep drop for the previous Iowa frontrunner, Pete Buttigieg, who

Biden, Buttigieg, and Corporate Media Are Eager for Sanders and Warren 'Trash Talk' Narrative to Take Hold
Norman Solomon | commondreams.org | 2020-01-13
Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren greet each other at the start of the Democratic presidential debate at the Fox Theatre on July 30, 2019, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/warrensanders_0_0_0.png …
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Biden, Buttigieg and Corporate Media Are Eager for Sanders and Warren to Clash
Norman Solomon | zcomm.org | 2020-01-13
Corporate Democrats got a jolt at the end of last week when the highly regarded Iowa Poll showed Bernie Sanders surging into first place among Iowans likely to vote in the state's Feb. 3 caucuses…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/biden-buttigieg-and-corporate-media-are-eager-for-sanders-and-warren-to-clash/

Democratic establishment & MSM panic as Sanders surges into the lead in primary polls. Who's worse, him or Trump?
rt.com | 2020-01-13
The US political and media establishment is belatedly lashing out at "democratic socialist" presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, who has taken the lead in polls by laying into the Democratic Party elite's bland corporate centrism. | "Democrats had better attack Sanders before it's too late!" Monday's Daily Beast headline may be hyperbole, but it accurately expressed the mood of the party's centrist establishment. Independent Vermont Senator Sanders is running for president as a Democrat, and has promised to back the Democratic nominee should he fail to secure the top prize. But that's cold comfort to the party…
rt.com/usa/478155-sanders-polls-warren-democrats-fear/

Rashida Tlaib with Bernie Sanders in Iowa
Roknich | indybay.org | 2020-01-13
At "Green New Deal Rally with Sunrise Movement, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Ro Khanna and Bernie Sanders" Rep. Tlaib explains how Bernie Sanders deals with shameless gentrifiers…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/12/18829685.php

Ro Khanna "End the War in Iran"
Roknich | indybay.org | 2020-01-13
BREAKING: Minutes ago, US Representaive Ro Khanna spoke at the Bernie Sanders rally in Iowa City Iowa. Here's video from minutes ago.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/12/18829675.php

Calling Bernie Sanders Anti-Semitic Is Islamophobic
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-13
What follows is a conversation between professor Sahar Aziz and Shir Hever of The Real News Network. Read a transcript of their conversation below or watch the video at the bottom of…
truthdig.com/articles/calling-bernie-sanders-anti-semitic-is-islamophobic/

Calling Bernie Sanders Anti-Semitic Is Islamophobic
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-13
Sahar Aziz discusses her article from The New Arab, "Accusing Bernie Sanders of anti-Semitism is nothing but thinly veiled Islamophobia." The accusation of anti-Semitism has been weaponized to attack people who promote solidarity with Muslim Americans and who demand sustainable foreign policy towards the Middle East.
therealnews.com/stories/calling-bernie-sanders-anti-semitic-is-islamophobic

Biden, Buttigieg and Corporate Media Are Eager for Sanders and Warren to Clash
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-01-13
But a tactical alliance is needed…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/13/18829702.php

How Democracies Die
Chris Hedges | truthdig.com | 2020-01-13
Leo Tolstoy wrote that happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. So too with failed democracies. There is no one route to the dissolution of the open society, but the patterns are familiar, whether in ancient Athens, the Roman Republic or the collapse of the democracies in Italy and the Weimar Republic in Germany that led to fascism. The ills that beset Germany and Italy in the 1930s are sadly familiar to us–an ineffectual political system, a retreat by huge sectors of the population into a world where facts and opinions are interchangeable, the seizure of national ec…
truthdig.com/articles/how-democracies-die/

House Democrats to forward Trump impeachment articles, setting stage for Senate trial
wsws.org | 2020-01-13
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the next step would be taken Tuesday at a meeting of the House Democratic caucus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/13/impe-j13.html

Trump's odd tweet of Pelosi and Schumer in Muslim garb sparks outrage, but defense even more bizarre
rt.com | 2020-01-13
White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham gave a strange defense of a tweet from President Donald Trump that depicted Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer in Muslim clothing and sparked major backlash. | Grisham says Democrats are "taking the side of terrorists" and that was the point Trump was trying to make when he retweeted an image of Pelosi and Schumer photshopped with Muslim garb on in front of an Iranian flag. | Fox News host Harris Faulker confronted Grisham about the tweet on Monday and even read a response that called the photoshopped image a "slur." | "Why the actual hell is the president of the Unite…
rt.com/usa/478168-stephanie-grisham-dems-terrorists/

Fascism Expert: Trump Has Laid the Groundwork for "Full-On Authoritarian Rule"
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-13
Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that Congress will soon send its articles of impeachment for Donald Trump to the Senate, where Republicans are determined to acquit him on all charges, including abuse of power, obstruction of Congress, and encouraging foreign powers to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. | No evidence…
truthout.org/articles/fascism-expert-trump-has-laid-the-groundwork-for-full-on-authoritarian-rule/

Booker Ends Presidential Bid After Polling, Money Struggles
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-13
His departure from what was the most diverse field ever comes after his message of unity and love fails to catch on amid deep divisions.
truthdig.com/articles/booker-ends-presidential-bid-after-polling-money-struggles/

Cory Booker drops out of race for Democratic presidential nomination, vows to focus on impeaching Trump
rt.com | 2020-01-13
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker dropped out of the Democratic presidential race on Monday after failing to secure a place in the next debate following a campaign which failed to break double digit support in the polls. | Booker did not manage to capture any significant attention among Democratic voters in an already crowded race for the nomination, consistently polling in the low single digits (an average of two percent nationally, according to some data). | He fell short of qualifying for…
rt.com/usa/478153-cory-booker-out-presidential-race/

US Democratic Candidate Cory Booker Quits Presidential Race
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-13
"Our campaign has reached the point where we need more money to scale up and continue building a campaign that can win

Damning Video Emerges of Biden Praising Bush for Leading America Into Iraq War
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-13
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UkraineGate documentary shows Joe Biden's 'someone solid' for Ukrainian General Prosecutor was anything but
rt.com | 2020-01-13
Former US vice-president and White House hopeful Joe Biden "brazenly lied" about supporting anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine while actually hindering them, according to a new hard-hitting documentary film. | US President Donald Trump was impeached in the House of Representatives based on the narrative that he interfered in Ukrainian domestic affairs for personal political gain

After Two Crashes that Killed 346 People, Fired CEO Dennis Muilenburg Gets $80.7 Million on Exit from Boeing
Bryan Dyne | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-13
Ex-Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg left the aerospace giant with $80.7 million in salary, stock options and other bonuses after he was forced to resign from the company in December, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing disclosed on …
globalresearch.ca/two-crashes-killed-346-people-fired-ceo-dennis-muilenburg-gets-80-7-million-exit-boeing/5700458

No war on Iran. No war on women
Curt Wechsler | indybay.org | 2020-01-13
RefuseFascism Organizers meeting | 1590 Bryant, San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/12/18829688.php

The "Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave". Where is "America's Model Democracy"
Robert Fantina | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-13
Three years into the presidential administration of Donald Trump, one might ask if he has kept his commitment to 'Make America Great Again'. These four words, comprising his 2016 campaign slogan, are based on the false premise that the …
globalresearch.ca/land-free-home-brave/5700466

Trump defends killing of Soleimani regardless of 'imminent' threat, says he had a 'horrible past'
rt.com | 2020-01-13
US President Donald Trump has lashed out against the "fake news media" and their "Democrat partners" over criticism of his administration's decision to assassinate Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. | The president claimed in tweets marred with misspellings that it does not matter if Soleimani presented an imminent threat to the US, something he had said previously to defend the assassination, because of the general's "horrible past." | The Fake News Media and their Democrat Partners are working hard to determine whether or not the future attack by terrorist Soleimani was "imminent" or not, & was my team in agr…
rt.com/usa/478150-trump-soleimani-iran-killing/

GLOBAL NO.MORE.WAR! #Free Assange & Manning #Solidarity
BayAction to Free Assange | indybay.org | 2020-01-13
We must stand/speak out in solidarity on this GLOBAL day of protest for NO.MORE.WAR! | We the People stand against DIRECT THREAT to FreePress/FreeSpeech by oligarchy INTIMIDATION, SILENCING and WAR distraction! WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR VERY DEMOCRACY ON TRIAL, while truth-tellers Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning sit jailed for revealing WAR CRIMES!
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/12/18829698.php

"A System Failure": Iran Admits to Downing Airplane, Sparking Renewed Anti-Government Protests
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-13
Iranian protesters have taken to the streets for a third day, after the Iranian military acknowledged it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian airliner last week, killing all 176 people on board, including 82 Iranians and 57 Canadians. Iran initially denied downing the plane, but Iran's Revolutionary Guard took responsibility for what authorities now describe as a "disastrous mistake." The plane was downed hours after Iranian forces fired 22 rockets at military bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops, in retaliation for the U.S. assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Millions of Iranians took to the streets la…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/13/iran_protests_ukraine_airlines_flight_752

Evo Morales Urges Bolivia to Restore Rule of Law
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-13
Bolivia's democratically elected President Evo Morales, who is now an asylum seeker in Argentina after the coup d'etat against him, urged the South American nation to restore the rule of law in his country in order to achieve "peace, reconciliation and unity." | RELATED: | Bolivia: Senate Approves Constitutional Guarantee Law | Morales tweeted on Monday that the treatment of government officials from his administration, including former Interior Minister Carlos Romero, by the de facto reg…
telesurenglish.net/news/Evo-Morales-Urges-Bolivia-to-Restore-Rule-of-Law-20200113-0005.html

AOC's Revolt Against DCCC Is "Exactly What We Need," Say Progressive Democrats
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-13
For bucking a key arm of the Democratic Party establishment that has stood in the way of attracting and supporting progressive candidates, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) received applause over the weekend after she announced the launch of a new political action committee designed to directly challenge the power of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee by helping insurgent, left-leaning challengers like herself take on both Republican incumbents and centrist Democrats. | "The rum…
truthout.org/articles/aocs-revolt-against-dccc-is-exactly-what-we-need-say-progressive-democrats/

Washington, D.C., political establishment blocks minimum wage increase for city's tipped workers
wsws.org | 2020-01-13
Analysis of the past two District election cycles found that restaurant industry lobbyists contributed more than $236,000 in total to the campaigns of the Democratic mayor as well as multiple city council members.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/13/init-j13.html

The Unbearable Whiteness of the Democratic Field
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-13
Of the remaining top contenders for the party's nomination in 2020, not a single one is a person of color. It didn't have to be this way.
truthdig.com/articles/the-unbearable-whiteness-of-the-democratic-field/

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Refuses to Bow to the DCCC
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-13
For bucking a key arm of the Democratic Party establishment that has stood in the way of attracting and supporting progressive candidates, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) received applause over the weekend after she announced the launch of a new political action committee designed to directly challenge the power of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee by helping insurgent, left-leaning challengers like herself take on both Republican incumbents and centrist Democrats. | "The rumors are true," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Saturday. "Today we're announcing the Courage to Change PAC–and we need your h…
truthdig.com/articles/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-refuses-to-bow-to-the-dccc/

"America Exists Today to Make War": Lawrence Wilkerson on Endless War & American Empire
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-13
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as Secretary of State Colin Powell's chief of staff from 2002 to 2005, says the escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran today is a continuation of two decades of U.S. policy disasters in the Middle East, starting with the 2003 run-up to war with Iraq under the Bush administration. "America exists today to make war. How else do we interpret 19 straight years of war and no end in sight? It's part of who we are. It's part of what the American Empire is," says Wilkerson. "We are going to cheat and steal to do whatever it is we have to do to continue th…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/13/lawrence_wilkerson_american_empire_war

The Unbearable Whiteness of the Democratic Field
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-13
Of the remaining contenders for the party's nomination in 2020, not a single one is a person of color. It didn't have to be this way.
truthdig.com/articles/the-unbearable-whiteness-of-the-democratic-field/

"Stop the Money Pipeline": 150 Arrested at Protests Exposing Wall Street's Link to Climate Crisis
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-13
Nearly 150 people were arrested on Capitol Hill Friday in a climate protest led by Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda. Fonda has been leading weekly climate demonstrations in Washington, D.C., known as "Fire Drill Fridays," since October. For her last and 14th protest, actors Martin Sheen and Joaquin Phoenix, indigenous anti-pipeline activist Tara Houska, journalist Naomi Klein and dozens more lined up to get arrested as they demanded a mass uprising and swift political action to thwart the climate crisis. Fonda then marched with supporters down Pennsylvania Avenue to a Chase Bank branch where en…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/13/jane_fonda_fire_drill_fridays_washington

Why Does Northern Ireland Power Sharing Deal Involve Raking Up the Past?
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-13
Boris Johnson is visiting Belfast on Monday after Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) agreed a deal which allows for the return of power-sharing in Northern Ireland. Sputnik looks at a key part of the deal – legislation on dealing with the so-called "legacy" cases from The Troubles.
sputniknews.com/uk/202001131078023891-why-does-northern-ireland-power-sharing-deal-involve-raking-up-the-past/

Here's Where Every Democratic Candidate Stands on Childcare and Family Leave
Bryce Covert | thenation.com | 2020-01-13
Here's Where Every Democratic Candidate Stands on Childcare and Family Leave…
thenation.com/article/democrats-are-finally-getting-serious-about-helping-americans-balance-work-and-family/

Democrats Are Finally Getting Serious About Helping Americans Balance Work and Family
Bryce Covert | thenation.com | 2020-01-13
Democrats Are Finally Getting Serious About Helping Americans Balance Work and Family…
thenation.com/article/democrats-are-finally-getting-serious-about-helping-americans-balance-work-and-family/

Here's Where Every Democratic Candidate Stands on Child Care and Family Leave
Bryce Covert | thenation.com | 2020-01-13
Here's Where Every Democratic Candidate Stands on Child Care and Family Leave…
thenation.com/article/democrats-are-finally-getting-serious-about-helping-americans-balance-work-and-family/

The Real Argument Between Warren and Sanders Is About How to Win the Election
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2020-01-13
The Real Argument Between Warren and Sanders Is About How to Win the Election…
thenation.com/article/sanders-warren-iowa-strategy/

Ocasio-Cortez's Revolt Against DCCC 'Exactly What We Need' Say Progressive Democrats
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-13
Congresswoman from New York withholds dues from the party machine and launches a new PAC to help insurgent left-wing candidates. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/courage_to_change.png …
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Republicans Will Pay for Denying Impeachment Witnesses: Pelosi
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-12
United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Sunday that Republicans will pay a political price for denying President Donald Trump's impeachment trial with witnesses, as House Democrats will determine on Tuesday when to send formal charges to the Senate. | RELATED: | US Senate Republicans Ready for Trump Impeachment Trial | Pelosi has delayed delivery of the charges for weeks to compel Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to agree to include new witness testimony and evidence abo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Republicans-Will-Pay-Price-for-Denying-Impeachment-Witnesses-Pelosi-20200112-0010.html

'Impeached for life': Pelosi sets off Twitter fireworks, falsely claims Dems pursuing subpoena-defying witnesses
rt.com | 2020-01-12
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made numerous odd claims about Trump impeachment in a new interview, including that Dems are pursuing subpoena-defying witness from the Ukraine investigation. | While speaking on ABC's 'This Week' Pelosi told host George Stephanopoulos that "this president is impeached for life, regardless of any gamesmanship on the part of Mitch McConnell." | While Congress passed articles of impeachment against the president, he still technically needs to go through a trial in the Senate to determine his guilt. One is not "impeached" until a decision is made through a trial. Congress merely conduct…
rt.com/usa/478086-pelosi-impeached-for-life/

Ranked Choice Voting Gains Traction for 2020
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-12
As an independent candidate for public office, Tiffany Bond might typically be seen as a spoiler in a conventional election. | But when she ran for Congress in 2018 in Maine's second Congressional district, she campaigned in Maine's first major election using ranked choice voting, enacted for all state and federal elections in 2016. | Ranked choice voting is now in use in 18 cities, and five states–Hawaii, Alaska, Wyoming, Kansas, and Nevada–plan to use it in their Democratic primaries and caucuses in 2020. | In…
truthout.org/articles/ranked-choice-voting-gains-traction-for-2020/

"Sweden does not constitute an example of 'welfarism' or the success of social democracy"
Muhammed Shabeer | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-12
Politics in Scandinavian countries has been a subject of great interest to political and social analysts due to several factors, including the comparatively better living standards, the policies of social welfare, and relatively lesser political violence. However, Scandinavian politics is undergoing a challenging period, with the countries of the region dealing with austerity, the climate emergency and the rise of hyper-nationalism. Peoples Dispatch (PD) spoke to Andreas Sà∂rensen, Chairman of the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) regarding the recent trends in Swedish polity, characteristics of the current go…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/12/sweden-does-not-constitute-an-example-of-welfarism-or-the-success-of-social-democracy/

Bolivia: Senate Approves Constitutional Guarantee Law
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-12
The Bolivian Senate with a majority from the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) approved the Guarantee Law this Friday during a session in which representatives of the right-wing Democratic Union and Christian Democratic parties left the room. | RELATED: | Bolivia: De Facto Regime Supporters Kidnapped Evo's Ex-Minister | Despite the fact that the bill was not on the agenda, MAS used its majority to vote on the proposal, which caused senators from other parties to leave the room. Th…
telesurenglish.net/news/bolivia-senate-approves-constitutional-warranty-law-20200112-0018.html

The US Public Doesn't Want War With Iran. The Senate Must Reaffirm That
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-12
As early as this coming week, the U.S. Senate may vote on whether to join the House of Representatives in asserting the rightful role of the U.S. Congress in deciding whether the president is authorized to wage war against Iran. | It's not looking likely that the Senate will vote on the same bill passed by a bipartisan majority of 224-194 in the House on Thursday because Republicans leadership may not allow this bill to…
truthout.org/articles/the-u-s-public-doesnt-want-war-with-iran-the-senate-must-reaffirm-that/

The U.S. Public Doesn't Want War With Iran. The Senate Must Reaffirm That
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-12
As early as this coming week, the U.S. Senate may vote on whether to join the House of Representatives in asserting the rightful role of the U.S. Congress in deciding whether the president is authorized to wage war against Iran. | It's not looking likely that the Senate will vote on the same bill passed by a bipartisan majority of 224-194 in the House on Thursday because Republicans leadership may not allow this bill to…
truthout.org/articles/the-u-s-public-doesnt-want-war-with-iran-the-senate-must-reaffirm-that/

New York City Mayor Asks for Criminal Investigation Into Trump Taxes
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-12
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday that he had asked Manhattan's district attorney to investigate discrepancies ProPublica and WNYC revealed last fall between what President Donald Trump's company reported in filings to city tax officials and what it reported in loan filings. The discrepancies made his properties seem more profitable to a lender and less profitabl…
truthout.org/articles/new-york-city-mayor-asks-for-criminal-investigation-into-trump-taxes/

As 2020 Race Heats Up Ahead of Primaries and Caucuses, Sanders Surrogate Argues Biden 'Has Repeatedly Betrayed Black Voters'
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-12
Among the signals that the Democratic presidential race is heating up in the final few weeks before the first round of caucuses and primaries, a leader in Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign on Sunday published an op-ed detailing former Vice President Joe Biden's record on racial issues and encouraging black voters to support Sanders. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/sanders_biden_1.jpg …
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Salt Lake denounces war on the homeless and war with Iran at four energetic rallies
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-11
Salt Lake City, UT – The Trump administration rang in the New Year by putting millions of lives at risk with the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and threatening a war with Iran. Similarly, Salt Lake City police began 2020 with a violent raid on the homeless community and the organizers fighting to protect them. | Salt Lake residents responded fiercely with no less than three anti-war rallies in the last week, as well as a rally in support of unsheltered folks and tenants' rights. | On January 4, 200 gathered at an event organized by supporters of Bernie Sanders, and on January 8, hundreds…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/10/salt-lake-denounces-war-homeless-and-war-iran-four-energetic-rallies

Pompeo Admits No "Imminent Threat," Boeing Emails Reveal 737 Issues & 60 Afghans Killed By US Drone
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-11
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 (1/10/19). 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/pompeo-admits-no-imminent-threat-boeing-emails-reveal-737-issues-60-afghans-killed-by-us-drone/

Iran Admits 'Unintentionally' Shooting Down 737, But It Seems There Might Be More To This Story
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-11
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 (1/11/19). 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-admits-unintentionally-shooting-down-737-but-it-seems-there-might-be-more-to-this-story/

'Democracy for sale': Cambridge Analytica & big tech's history of manipulating elections
Amy Goodman | nationofchange.org | 2020-01-11
"So was Facebook responsible for Donald Trump getting elected? I think the answer is yes."
nationofchange.org/2020/01/11/democracy-for-sale-cambridge-analytica-big-techs-history-of-manipulating-elections/

How the US Runs Iraq
Eric Margolis | commondreams.org | 2020-01-11
What ever happened to Iraq? Is it not an independent country with a democratic government thanks to the 2003 US invasion? So says Washington.
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Warren Stands to Gain From Castro Donors After Endorsement
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-11
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) stands to gain from former U.S. housing secretary Julián Castro's endorsement as Castro had most donors in common with Warren compared to other Democratic candidates. | Last Thursday, Castro suspended his campaign for president, and…
truthout.org/articles/warren-stands-to-gain-from-castro-donors-after-endorsement/

'Four-Day Workweek, Six Hours Each Day' Finnish PM Proposes
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-11
Prime Minister Sanna Marin spoke in favor of reducing working days and working hours during the 120th-anniversary ceremony of the founding of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Turku, Finland. | RELATED: | One Killed, 10 Wounded in Sword Attack at Finnish College | "Four-day work week, six-hour day. Why couldn't this be the next step? Eight hours is the absolute truth?," the Finnish Prime Minister asked. | …
telesurenglish.net/news/Four-Day-Workweek-Six-Hours-Each-Day-Finnish-PM-Proposes-20200111-0004.html

Trump boasts of "executing" Iranian General Suleimani in Ohio campaign speech
wsws.org | 2020-01-11
Trump's biggest asset is his nominal political opposition, the Democratic Party.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/11/trum-j11.html

Boston area professor fired after anti-Trump Facebook posting
wsws.org | 2020-01-11
Asheen Phansey lost his career over statements made in jest, while Trump and his enablers in the Democratic Party make real threats against Iran without any consequences.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/11/babs-j11.html

'Utterly Shameful': Progressives Slam Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott's Decision to Refuse New Refugees
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-11
Progressive politicians, refugee advocates, and human rights groups swiftly condemned Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's announcement on Friday that Texas will no longer accept the resettlement of new refugees—a move enabled by an executive order President Donald Trump signed in September. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-539562310.png …
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'Love will prevail': Spiritual guru Marianne Williamson drops out of 2020 election race
rt.com | 2020-01-10
Self-help author and activist Marianne Williamson has dropped out of the race to be the next US president, after running a longshot campaign advocating an "agenda for peace" and a "spiritual awakening" for America. | In a statement posted to her website on Friday, Williamson said she had run for president to "forge another direction" for the country and to bring topics to the agenda which otherwise would not be discussed. | The 67-year-old self-help guru and proponent of a more "mindful politics" was polling at a…
rt.com/usa/477973-marianne-williamson-drops-out-democrats/

'Pelosi caved': After 3-week delay seeking leverage, Democrats to finally send impeachment to Senate
rt.com | 2020-01-10
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that articles of impeachment will be transmitted to the Senate next week, after Republican leadership rejected her conditions and moved to dismiss the charges unless they were sent over. | "I have asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to be prepared to bring to the Floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and transmit articles of impeachment to the Senate," Pelosi (D-California) wrote in a letter to House Democrats on Friday. | "Pelosi caves," declared Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), who authored the motion to change the Senate rules so the charge…
rt.com/usa/477977-pelosi-impeachment-trump-senate/

Israel Again Bombs The PMU, Rockets Fired In Iraq, 737 Misinfo & Congress Warned Not To Discuss Iran
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-10
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 (1/9/19). 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/israel-again-bombs-the-pmu-rockets-fired-in-iraq-737-misinfo-congress-warned-not-to-discuss-iran/

"Democracy For Sale": Cambridge Analytica & Big Tech's History of Manipulating Elections
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-10
A longtime Facebook executive has admitted the company's platform helped Donald Trump win the 2016 election, and it may happen again this year. In an internal memo, Facebook Vice President Andrew Bosworth wrote, "So was Facebook responsible for Donald Trump getting elected? I think the answer is yes." Bosworth, who was a backer of Hillary Clinton in 2016, went on to write that the company should not change its policies in an effort to hurt Trump's re-election chances. In his memo, Bosworth referenced the role of the shadowy data firm Cambridge Analytica but downplayed its significance. However, a new Oscar-shortl…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/10/2020_election_digital_manipulation_cambridge_analytica

House majority heeds demands that Trump stop his war on Iran
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-10
WASHINGTON–By a 224-194 vote, the U.S. House heeded mass anti-war sentiment and invoked the War Powers Act to stop GOP President Donald Trump's escalation against Iran. Eight Democrats voted with Trump, while 220 voted against his war on Iran. So did three Republicans. The 186 others stuck with Trump. Independent Justin Amash of Michigan switched …
peoplesworld.org/article/house-majority-heeds-demands-that-trump-stop-his-war-on-iran/

House Passes War Powers Resolution as Thousands Say 'No to War with Iran'
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-10
Progressive Democrats acknowledge the War Powers Resolutions don't go far enough to truly prevent Trump from launching war with Iran.
therealnews.com/stories/house-passes-war-powers-resolution-iran

Killings and violence targeting ethnic group in DR Congo 'may amount to crimes against humanity'
news.un.org | 2020-01-10
The targeting of the Hema community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with violence, including killings and rape, may amount to crimes against humanity, said the UN on Friday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1055141

On the Issue of "Electability"
Andrew Levine | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-10
The hardcore Trump base is vile in many of the ways that bona fide fascists were, and as is Trump himself. Even so, calling it "fascist," though tempting, inasmuch as the word is still a term of abuse, is ahistorical and misleading. "Rightwing nationalist" or "rightwing populist" are more exact and to the point. Unlike true fascists, Trump's supporters have no coherent ideology, only a vague attachment to white supremacism, and they have no organizational structure other than the Republican Party itself.
counterpunch.org/2020/01/10/on-the-issue-of-electability/

Elizabeth Warren Has Made Disability Rights Central to Her Campaign
Sara Luterman | thenation.com | 2020-01-10
Elizabeth Warren Has Made Disability Rights Central to Her Campaign…
thenation.com/article/elizabeth-warren-disability-rights/

Elizabeth Warren's 'Dream Running Mate' Is Teddy Roosevelt
Jerome Karabel | thenation.com | 2020-01-10
Elizabeth Warren's 'Dream Running Mate' Is Teddy Roosevelt…
thenation.com/article/elizabeth-warrens-teddy-roosevelt/

US: What Trump's impeachment shows about the Democratic establishment
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-10
US politics Barry SheppardIssue 1248 United States Donald Trump impeachment Jim Crow San FranciscoJanuary 10, 2020The…
greenleft.org.au/content/letter-us-what-trump-impeachment-shows-about-democratic-establishment

'He Could Win the Caucuses,' Pollster Says as Bernie Sanders Leads Gold-Standard Iowa Survey for First Time
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-10
With just three weeks until Iowa will hold the first nominating contest in the Democratic Party's presidential primary race, Sen. Bernie Sanders is leading the field, according to results released Friday evening. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_26_0_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/10/he-could-win-caucuses-pollster-says-bernie-sanders-leads-gold-standard-iowa-survey?cd-origin=rss

Rejecting Idea 'Soft Centrism' Can Topple McConnell, Progressive Charles Booker Launches Visionary Grassroots Campaign in Kentucky
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-10
After launching a progressive campaign for the seat held by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for the past 35 years, Kentucky state legislator Charles Booker challenged the powerful senator's claims on Thursday that Booker's pro-working class agenda is "radical," arguing that having abandoned his constituents, McConnell is out of touch with what they really want. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-01-10_at_2.30.13_pm.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/10/rejecting-idea-soft-centrism-can-topple-mcconnell-progressive-charles-booker?cd-origin=rss

After Approval by House Democrats, GOP-Controlled Senate Urged to Pass Measure to Curtail Toxic 'Forever Chemicals'
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-10
The legislation would require the federal government to test for health effects of PFAS. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/pfas-house-passed.jpeg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/10/after-approval-house-democrats-gop-controlled-senate-urged-pass-measure-curtail?cd-origin=rss

The Serious Left and Bernie Sanders in 2020
Gary Olson | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-09
Taking down the Democratic Party is the most important task of the new year.

Sheep-dogging on Steroids: The New Democratic Party Anti-War Activists
Ajamu Baraka | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-09
In the cynical spectacle that is called politics in the United States, the latest insult to the intelligence of the people is the Democrats who are posturing as Anti-war champions in reaction to the Trump Administration's assassination of Qassem Soleimani and the possibility of further attacks on Iran. We are supposed to buy that the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/sheep-dogging-on-steroids-the-new-democratic-party-anti-war-activists/

'The assassination of Qasem Soleimani was an act of war'
Michael Arria | mronline.org | 2020-01-09
On January 5, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Barbara Lee announced that they are introducing a War Powers Resolution in the House. The legislation would remove U.S. forces from any conflict with Iran that hasn't been granted congressional approval and is a companion to a Senate resolution that was introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/09/the-assassination-of-qasem-soleimani-was-an-act-of-war/

Steady Hand Joe – Turning Biden's support for Iraq War into foreign policy 'experience'
Julie Hollar | fair.org | 2020-01-09
Election Focus 2020: Despite Democratic candidate Joe Biden's prominent role in leading the US into the disastrous Iraq War, and his recent stream of lies and equivocations about why he supported it and when he began to reverse his position, many pundits continue to uncritically paint Biden as "mature" or a "steady hand" on foreign policy.
fair.org/home/steady-hand-joe/

ROCKETS Fired At US In Iraq, US Contractor Was 'Counterintelligence' & US/Iran Gov Coordination?
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-09
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 (1/8/19). 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/rockets-fired-at-us-in-iraq-us-contractor-was-counterintelligence-us-iran-gov-coordination/

Andrew Bacevich: The U.S. Needs to Abandon "Militarized Approach" to Middle East and Build Peace
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-09
We continue our conversation with Andrew Bacevich, president and co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is a retired colonel, Vietnam War veteran and author of, most recently, of "The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory." Bacevich says the crisis with Iran, sparked by President Trump's assassination of top general Qassem Soleimani, is just the latest in a long series of ill-advised American actions in the Middle East. "The only conceivable way for us to begin to extricate ourselves from this terrible mess in the region … is to abandon this militarized approac…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/9/andrew_bacevich_trump_iran

Uyghurs & Other Muslim Minorities Forced into Labor Programs to Work in Chinese Factories
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-09
In China, a shocking new exposé has revealed that Chinese authorities are systematically forcing Muslims

Andrew Bacevich: Trump Sparked "Unnecessary Crisis" by Killing Soleimani, Barely Avoiding War
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-09
President Trump vowed on Wednesday to hit Iran with new sanctions but appeared to pull back from taking any new military action. Tension between the two countries soared after the U.S. assassinated Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani at the Baghdad International Airport last week. Early on Wednesday, Iran retaliated by firing 22 ballistic missiles at military bases in Iraq housing U.S. forces, but no one was injured in the attack. Iran had warned the Iraqi government about the strike in advance. Two small rockets also later hit the Green Zone near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. During a televised address on Wednesda…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/9/andrew_bacevich_iran_iraq_qassem_soleimani

15 Years Ago I Helped Oversee Iraq's First Democratic Election
Jerad W. Alexander | thenation.com | 2020-01-09
15 Years Ago I Helped Oversee Iraq's First Democratic Election…
thenation.com/article/democratic-iraq-protests/

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/

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

Tampa Bay SDS says: End endless wars!
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-08
Tampa, FL – On January 4, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a protest against U.S. military intervention in the Middle East. The event was in response to recent aggression from the Trump administration against Iran following the assassination of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani. "Shortly after we heard the news, we decided that it was important for us to organize a demonstration against a new war as quickly as possible," said Matthew Wheat of Tampa Bay SDS. | Students and community members held signs and chanted on the corner of a busy intersection in Temple Terrace, home to the Univer…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/8/tampa-bay-sds-says-end-endless-wars

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

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