(2020-10-11). It's Time To Nationalize Social Media And Big Tech. counterpunch.org 
The tech oligopolies and monopolies — and particularly social media corporations — are not accountable to the public and lack meaningful regulation. The industry creates corrosive environments for democratic societies. The result allows for users and workers to be manipulated and exploited so that the industry can secure market share and profits.
(2020-10-11). It's Time Nationalize Social Media And Big Tech. counterpunch.org On September 1, 2020, I received a direct message (DM) on Twitter from a reporter working with a mainstream outlet requesting comment. After a brief chat on the phone, I was informed that I was unwittingly caught up in a Russian-backed media operation, for a "publication" that had recently offered a writing opportunity. The "outlet"
(2020-10-11). Lindsey Graham's Dem challenger reveals record-breaking fundraising after GOP incumbent's questionable remarks on black people. rt.com 
Democrat Jaime Harrison raised a record-breaking $57 million in the final quarter of his race against incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), who sparked recent controversy over a comment about being black in his state. | Harrison's $57 million haul blows past congressional fundraising records, and is also the largest ever three-month total for a Senate candidate ever, according to his campaign. | The support came through 1.5 million donations from over 990,000 donors, with an average contribution of $37. | Harrison's financial success comes only two days after Graham found himself in hot water durin…
(2020-10-11). James Steyer: Wrestling Back Privacy From the Jaws of Big Tech. scheerpost.com Over the course of just a few decades, technology has come to play a role in nearly every single aspect of our lives. While there have been undeniable benefits to technological advances, one of the main concerns that has grown alongside its presence in daily life is how tech companies collect, use and profit from our data in ways we're often unaware of. James Steyer, a professor at Stanford… |
(2020-10-11). Trump Is Waging War on Us—We Ignore It at Our Peril. zcomm.org The president has made clear that he intends to cling to power at all costs, including the U.S. Constitution and our democracy…
(2020-10-11). The Yugoslav Wars: Biden's Belligerent Militarism Revisited. globalresearch.ca Ironically, while three US presidents have been accused of impeaching the Constitution for relatively minor offenses, including Bill Clinton for perjury and Donald Trump for using political influence to discredit opponents, no US president has ever been charged, let alone …
(2020-10-10). Climate Emergency Activist Greta Thunberg Endorses Biden in Rare Political Tweet. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/greta_thunberg_3_0.jpg …
(2020-10-10). Pelosi & husband invest up to $1 million in CrowdStrike, tech firm that launched Russiagate — report. rt.com 
Newly-filed financial disclosures show House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband have invested up to $1 million in CrowdStrike, American cybersecurity technology company and the originator of 'Russian hacking' claims. | Financial disclosures New from me: Financial disclosure forms show that Nancy and P…
(2020-10-10). Actress Kirstie Alley spars with fellow celeb Rosanna Arquette after tweeting 'radical left' will be in charge if Biden wins. rt.com 
Conservative actress Kirstie Alley became embroiled in a war of words with fellow celebrities online after blasting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as "evil" over her attempt to create a new procedure to remove a sitting US president. | "The 'process' EVIL NANCY PELOSI speaks of is an attempt at a presidential takeover of a President by glorified BAKER ACT," Alley tweeted on Friday, adding "don't believe a word that comes out of this [witch's] mouth… and yes she gives witches a bad name." | The "process" EVIL NANCY PELOSI speaks of is an attempt at a presidential takeover of a President by glorified BAKER ACT ..
(2020-10-10). Pyongyang shows off BRAND NEW intercontinental ballistic missile during military parade, according to experts. rt.com 
The North Korean military has showcased a new mobile intercontinental ballistic missile during Saturday's military parade, one which experts say is larger than any previously demonstrated weapon of its type. | Four ICBMs of the new variety were carried by 11-axle erector-launcher vehicles, and they may be the new weapon system whose existence was hinted at by the North Korean government in December last year. | | Screenshot from a KCNA broadcast | The projectiles appeared to be a larger version of the Hwasong-15, the ICBM which had its first test in November 2017. That test sparked security fears, as experts…
(2020-10-10). Joe Biden Says Voters 'Don't Deserve' to Know His Stance on Supreme Court Packing. sputniknews.com The issue of court packing – an idea supported by many in the Democratic party – has been one of those most acute for Democratic candidate Joe Biden and his campaign, as he has consistently been reluctant to outline his position on extending the number of Supreme Court judges.
(2020-10-10). Afghanistan's Taliban Concerned With Trump's Health, Hope He'll Prevail Over Biden in November. sputniknews.com US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wanted to have US troops in Afghanistan home by Christmas, after 19 years of combat in the Middle East. The assertion reportedly caught many military and civil officials by surprise and is seen by some Democrats as a way for Trump to gain additional points prior to the 3 November election.
(2020-10-10). Trump getting COVID is his Hurricane Sandy October Surprise for science denial. nationofchange.org From COVID-19 to the hurricanes of the climate crisis, even "moderate" Republicans have continually displayed a willingness to ignore and malign science.
(2020-10-10). Democrats and corporate media cover-up Trump's role in Michigan coup plot. wsws.org The silence of the Democratic Party and corporate media is giving Trump an opening to move forward with his plot to use fascist militia to overturn the outcome of the election.
(2020-10-10). Republicans Know They Can't Win If Everyone Casts a Ballot. zcomm.org The Republican Party's voter suppression efforts ahead of the November election, aimed primarily at Black and Brown voters, amount to "surgical racism with surgical precision."
(2020-10-10). The MEC Saga Shows That Canada Needs More Co-operation. popularresistance.org The campaign to "Save MEC" — Mountain Equipment Co-op — has rallied more than 140,000 Canadians together to save a business that is being sold to an American private equity firm. But this grassroots and groundswell campaign wasn't about saving a retailer; it was about saving a co-op. In fighting for a member-owned, democratic business, the campaign tapped into a passion in Canadians for co-operation. | That passion, which drove thousands of people to engage on social media, sign petitions, demand support from banks and donate more than $100,000 to a legal fund to challenge the sale of the co-op, prove…
(2020-10-10). Middle East leaders prefer the devil they know in US presidential elections. And yet a Biden victory might be the bitter pill needed for reform in the region. strategic-culture.org There are few leaders in the Middle East who would want Joe Biden to take office in January of next year. Considered a disciple of Obama, many consider him as a potential U.S. president who will merely replicate Obama's policies and ostracise them from the White House as a punishment and a recalibration of U.S. relations in the region. | Indeed, countries like Saudi Arabia — which has the most to lose — will place its de facto young leader in a pickle when faced with Iran being reinvigorated by going back to the so-called 'Iran Deal' and the lifting of sanctions, in particular on oil sales in a period…
(2020-10-10). Postmaster-General Gave $685K in Donations to Republican National Convention, FEC Filings Reveal. sputniknews.com …
(2020-10-10). Biden-Harris Campaign Releases Plan Addressing Relations With Tribal Nations. truthout.org Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris released detailed plans to uphold federal trust responsibilities by addressing health disparities, restoring tribal lands and providing economic opportunity for tribal nations Thursday. | The 15-page plan says a Biden administration will build on efforts made by the Obama administration, "which were instrumental in rebuilding trust, good faith and respect for the tribal-federal relationship." | The plan was released prior to a meeting Thu…
(2020-10-10). I Was a Student of Amy Coney Barrett. She Isn't an LGBTQ Ally. truthout.org During the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, President Trump stated that some of Amy Coney Barrett's "biggest endorsers are
(2020-10-10). Trump's Anti-Democratic Threats Are the Sign of a Desperate Campaign. truthout.org With Trump trailing Biden both in national polls and key swing state polls, some within his campaign have, apparently, begun formulating a strategy to attempt to bypass the popular vote and simply hand-generate their own loyalists to send to the Electoral College. | How is this even conceivable? Many people in the U.S. assume that the choice of president is a democratic one. Even while witnessing the winner of the popular vote losing in the Electoral College (as in 2000 and 2016), there's an assumptio…
(2020-10-10). When Donald Trump's Mini-Me Met a Rational Grown Up. commondreams.org At their debate, Kamala Harris shows Mike Pence what sanity looks like.
(2020-10-10). Sri Lankan government presses ahead with plans for a presidential dictatorship. wsws.org Facing an economic catastrophe exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, President Rajapakse wants new anti-democratic measures to suppress the eruption of mass social struggles by the working class.
(2020-10-09). 'Maybe We Should Be': Rebuke and Ridicule After Mike Lee Says 'We Are Not a Democracy'. commondreams.org "Some of us are fighting to build a true representative democracy, and then some are Mike Lee." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/mike-lee-not-democracy.jpg …
(2020-10-09). FBI Foils Right-Wing Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Months After Trump Urged "Liberation" of State. democracynow.org 
Just months after President Trump tweeted for his supporters to "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!" the FBI has foiled an alleged plot to kidnap and take hostage Democratic Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer. Authorities arrested six men Thursday involved in the kidnapping plot, and seven others who were said to be planning to storm the state Capitol in Lansing with the intent of starting a civil war. "It came as a surprise to many, but not necessarily here in Michigan, because the state has a long history of militia and white nationalist ties," says Russ McNamara, a reporter at WDET, Detroit's NPR affiliate. We also speak w…
(2020-10-09). Headlines for October 9, 2020. democracynow.org 13 Charged in Far-Right Terror Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor & Attack State Capitol, Sickened with COVID-19, Trump Rejects Remote Debate and Plans New Rallies, Trump's Erratic Behavior Sparks Fears over His Physical and Mental Health, House Speaker Pelosi Questions Trump's Fitness as Vice President Pence Returns to D.C., North Dakota Hospitals Fill to Capacity as Coronavirus Cases Surge Nationwide, White House Superspreader Event May Have Exposed Thousands to Coronavirus, Whistleblowing Vaccine Specialist Calls Out Trump's "Reckless and Deadly" Misinformation, Trump Received COVID-19 Drugs Developed Using Huma…
(2020-10-09). U.N. World Food Programme Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Tackling Hunger Amid War, Pandemic & Climate Crisis. democracynow.org 
As the World Food Programme wins the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger around the world, we speak with Vijay Prashad, director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, who says the United Nations body is doing vital work around the world. "I couldn't be happier that the World Food Programme won the Nobel Prize for peace, because this hunger pandemic is paralyzing perhaps 2.7 billion people," he says.
(2020-10-09). The Great Voter Purge: a Wisconsin Story. counterpunch.org 
Greg Palast, long-time investigative journalist and fearless vote protector, is at it again…or rather, he's still at it, exposing Republican vote theft right up to the November 3 election, now just a month away. His latest book, How Trump Won 2020, is his major wake-up call about the myriad ways "billionaire bandits" and their Republican
(2020-10-09). With Crushing Sanctions on 18 Iranian Banks, Is Trump Trying to Leave a War Behind for Biden? commondreams.org So Iran gave up most of its latent nuclear deterrence and not only got nothing in return, it got the most crippling sanctions ever applied to one country by another in peacetime. (Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/no-war_with_iran_0_0.jpg …
(2020-10-09). Harris vs. Pence debate: No real choice under capitalist "democracy" liberationnews.org 
The Vice-Presidential debate this week served as further evidence that both the Democratic and Republican parties have nothing of substance to offer for the working class. Neither Kamala Harris nor Mike Pence were willing to even consider the type of dramatic changes to the economic and political order necessary to address the dire crises facing …
(2020-10-09). Black Lives Should Always Matter: Delinking Social Justice from Seasonal US Politics. counterpunch.org 
After viewing the first US Presidential debate on September 29, one is left with no doubt about the degenerating political discourse among America's ruling elites. Following the debate between US President, Donald Trump, and Democratic Presidential nominee, Joe Biden, most analyses focused mainly on the personal insults and name-calling, which, deservedly, earned the event the
(2020-10-09). To Biden and Harris: Don't keep your best policies packed away. peoplesworld.org 
The Biden-Harris campaign is doing a good job of presenting a small-d democratic alternative to the neo-fascist Trump and his followers in and around the White House and Republican Party. The good job the Dems are doing in this respect was reflected in the Trump-Biden and the Pence-Harris debates. Both Biden and Harris, however, missed …
(2020-10-09). Joe Biden, Emgage and the muzzling of Muslim America. middleeasteye.net 
Joe Biden, Emgage and the muzzling of Muslim America | Fri, 10/09/2020 – 03: 21 | Emgage's rise to prominence during the 2020 US election is not a story of a group that advocates for Muslim communities, but rather of one that has served to mute their voices | What if he wins again? | As early voting gets underway in what has ceremoniously been dubbed the most important election in recent memory, liberal talk s…
(2020-10-09). Debatable: Can Kamala Harris Tell Us Anything About the Politics of Ava DuVernay? counterpunch.org 
I can't believe that it was just last year that Ava DuVernay's "When They See Us" was the thing that Black folks were watching and discussing on social media. We laughed, we cried, we felt righteous indignation at the way those young men were treated, and immeasurable gratitude for the filmmaker who put their stories
(2020-10-09). Systemic Racism At Wells Fargo & Microsoft. strategic-culture.org 
Rod DREHER | Here's a letter the US Labor Department sent to Wells Fargo recently. (I had to screenshot it in parts, which is why it's broken up here): | The Labor Department sent a similar letter to Microsoft: | There is no chance at all that a Biden administration Labor Department would investigate major corporations for anti-white discrimination. Keep that in mind. Naturally, there has been negative press coverage.
(2020-10-09). 'Imagine': Ex-CIA director Brennan dreams of Navalny becoming president of Russia AND befriending Joe Biden. rt.com 
Apparently ditching all tradecraft, former CIA chief and godfather of Russiagate John Brennan "imagined" Joe Biden in the White House and Alexey Navalny in the Kremlin as part of a (partisan) birthday tribute to John Lennon. | "Imagine prospects for world peace, prosperity, and security if Joe Biden were president of the United States and Alexei Navalny the president of Russia," Brennan "We'll soon be half…
(2020-10-09). 'Imagine': Ex-CIA director Brennan dreams of Navalny becoming president of Russia AND befriending Democrat challenger Joe Biden. rt.com 
Apparently ditching all tradecraft, former CIA chief and godfather of Russiagate John Brennan has "imagined" Joe Biden in the White House and Alexey Navalny in the Kremlin as part of a (partisan) birthday tribute to John Lennon. | "Imagine prospects for world peace, prosperity, and security if Joe Biden were president of the United States and Alexei Navalny the president of Russia," Brennan "We'll soo…
(2020-10-09). Nixon's Ghost Stalks the White House. counterpunch.org On Thursday President Trump called Fox Business News and ranted for an hour, during which time he twice called Senator and vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris a monster and four times called her a communist. No one calls anyone a communist anymore. The accusation du jour is socialist, not communist. The accusation of communism has
(2020-10-09). Removing Trump from Office Attempt 2.0? globalresearch.ca In December 2019, Pelosi-led House Dems showed contempt for the rule of law. | Two articles of impeachment to oust Trump from office were spurious. | Accusing him of abuse of power, they falsely claimed he sought foreign interference from Ukraine in …
(2020-10-09). Warning Fundamental Rights and American Lives at Stake, 5,000+ Lawyers Urge Senate to Reject Barrett. commondreams.org "Rushing to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett will cause irreparable damage to the public's faith in the Supreme Court, the rule of law, and our democracy." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12288032741.jpg …
(2020-10-09). The Constitutional Reckoning of State Lockdown Orders. globalresearch.ca On October 3rd In …
(2020-10-09). Evidence that the Face Mask does not Impede Viral Transmission. globalresearch.ca Dr. Redfield: | I made it a point to watch you after seeing Wisconsin's Chief Medical Officer and Epidemiologist, Dr. Ryan Westergaard, "Now the science is in. [Because of] recent studies with large numbers …
(2020-10-09). Nobody for President: Voting Legitimizes a Fraudulent Democracy. dissidentvoice.org Here's a bit of food for thought about why you should not, we repeat, should not, vote for anyone in November. Now, unlike the rabid pro-voters, there is no intention on our part to "vote-shame" those that choose to vote. If you really feel that strongly about voting, that's fine and that's your prerogative, have …
(2020-10-09). The World Food Programme: a three-year experiment that became indispensable. news.un.org The need for the World Food Programme, the recipient of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, to exist is starker than ever. From conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to flooding in South Sudan, and the civil war in Yemen, man-made and natural disasters are leaving tens of millions of people unsure if they will have enough food for themselves and their families to survive on.
(2020-10-09). Harris refuses to oppose Trump's planned 2020 election coup. indybay.org The Democratic candidate was asked what her party's response would be to Trump seeking to remain in office in defiance of the voters.
(2020-10-09). US Commission on Presidential Debates Cancels Oct. 15 Match-Up Between Trump, Biden. sputniknews.com The nonprofit organizing body of the US presidential elections has reportedly scrapped the anticipated October 15 match-up between US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee and former US Vice President Joe Biden.
(2020-10-09). US Stocks Increase as Trump, Democrats Revive Talks on Latest COVID-19 Relief Package. sputniknews.com NEW YORK (Sputnik) – Stocks increased on Friday with the technology stocks having a third straight weekly gain, after President Donald Trump said he wanted a bigger COVID-19 relief bill than previously negotiated with Democrats, reversing course on talks he canceled earlier this week.
(2020-10-09). Pence Faked Care for George Floyd, But We Know the Truth of His Administration. truthout.org Immediately following this week's vice presidential debate, an explosion of unapologetically racist and misogynist references to Kamala Harris have spread across social media. Trump himself labeled her a "monster" on Fox News. | This kind of vitriol is dangerous, especially with Trump occupying an unfiltered bully pulpit from which he covertly commands right-wing vigilante and militia. We can only imagine the signal that such language sends to those hyped up and armed "patriots," whom he has…
(2020-10-09). Citing Trump's COVID Diagnosis, Pelosi Plans Discussion of His Possible Removal. truthout.org House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she and Democrats in the House of Representatives would begin discussing issues related to the 25th Amendment of the Constitution, which pertains to how the president of the United States can be removed from power if the commander in chief is deemed unfit to serve. | Pelosi said the issue was being raised because of concerns among Democratic lawmakers that President Donald Trump may not be fit to discharge his duties in office due to the…
(2020-10-09). FBI Charges Men Involved in Whitmer Kidnapping Plot With Domestic Terrorism. truthout.org Just months after President Trump tweeted for his supporters to "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!" the FBI has foiled an alleged plot to kidnap and take hostage Democratic Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer. Authorities arrested six men Thursday involved in the kidnapping plot, and seven others who were said to be planning to storm the state Capitol in Lansing with the intent of starting a civil war. "It came as a surprise to many, but not necessarily here in Michigan, because the state has a long history o…
(2020-10-09). Study Warns Radicalized Right-Wingers Uniting Online—Many Inspired by Trump—Threaten Australian Democracy. commondreams.org The researchers urge Australian leaders to safeguard the nation's political system "from these very insidious and ongoing threats." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/memorial.jpg …
(2020-10-09). Will Deeper Segregation Be Bill de Blasio's Legacy? thenation.com Will Deeper Segregation Be Bill de Blasio's Legacy?
(2020-10-08). The Greatest Failure in Presidential History: Kamala Harris Slams Trump/Pence's Handling of COVID-19. democracynow.org 
Separated by two plates of plexiglass, Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris met Wednesday in the only vice-presidential debate of the campaign season. Pence, who heads the White House Coronavirus Task Force, repeatedly defended the Trump administration's handling of the crisis as the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 nears 212,000 and millions of people remain out of work. The debate also took place against the backdrop of a White House outbreak that has infected President Trump and dozens of other senior figures. "The White House has had more cases than the country of Yemen recently, than Vietnam, tha…
(2020-10-08). Headlines for October 8, 2020. democracynow.org Kamala Harris and Mike Pence Face Off in VP Debate Separated by Plexiglass Barriers, Contagious with COVID-19, President Trump Returns to Oval Office, Trump Calls COVID-19 Diagnosis a "Blessing from God", Top Security Official "Gravely Ill" with COVID-19 as White House Coronavirus Cluster Grows to 34, White House Quietly Told Gold Star Families They May Have Been Exposed to Coronavirus, Wisconsin Restricts Indoor Gatherings Amid Record Spike in Coronavirus Cases, New England Journal of Medicine Calls on Voters to Vote Against Trump in First-Ever Endorsement, Ex-CDC Director Calls on Robert Redfield to Expose "Col…
(2020-10-08). Rev. William Barber: Millions Are Struggling. So Why Do the Debates Ignore Poverty? democracynow.org 
Rev. William Barber says the 2020 election debates have steadfastly ignored the subject of poverty, even though it affected almost half the United States population before the COVID-19 pandemic and millions more people are struggling since then. "We have to stop saying that things were well before COVID," Barber says. "The reality is, Wall Street was well." Barber is co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign and president of Repairers of the Breach.
(2020-10-08). Republican attempts to suppress the vote must be stopped. zcomm.org Democrats need to bring some "law and order" to these elections: people who deprive Americans of their constitutional right to vote, in order to steal an election, will be prosecuted, convicted, and imprisoned…
(2020-10-08). NEO: Will it be Biden and Putin, Making the New World? thealtworld.com 
The current situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan has shown the world the dangers of secret pacts and ancient grudges, as a new "August 1914" moves toward reality. | As early as 2012, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Israel and the Gulf States began arming al Qaeda and ISIS, deploying them against both Syria and Iraq. | Other nations aided as well, not just the US, France and Britain. There was also Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania and, above all, Ukraine. | We will cover the backstory on this but what is clear is this, the Trump era replacement for NATO, where supposed enemies work in concert seamlessly, presents challenges…
(2020-10-08). GOP voter suppression efforts pop up in Texas, Indiana, North Carolina courts. peoplesworld.org 
With three weeks to go until Election Day, over four million voters have already cast their ballots—more than 50 times the 75,000 early ballots cast in October 2016, and those statistics are projected to grow as the nation grips for another wave of coronavirus to hit. The current projection for voter turnout is around 150 million, about …
(2020-10-08). Infectious Conspiracies: Donald Trump, Coronavirus and Reality. counterpunch.org 
One measure of success in politics is the degree enemies imitate you, even if done insincerely and without flattery. Insincere imitation has become the preserve of a whole panoply of Donald Trump's critics stretching from the money, corporate side of the Democrats to the sandalled warriors who believe in environmental eschatology. Most importantly for Joe
(2020-10-08). Harris lays out a vision, Pence defends the indefensible. peoplesworld.org 
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(2020-10-08). Election Defenders: call to action. workers.org 
Election Defenders: Call to Action: With the stakes being as high as they are, voter suppression already more rampant than ever, and the nationalist right emboldened by conspiracy theorists and the president himself, we can't depend on anyone else ensuring people are able to vote freely and safely. Election Defenders . . . |
(2020-10-08). USA Today blasted for 'who won VP debate' Twitter poll that LEFT OUT Pence. rt.com 
USA Today has been called out by Republicans for inexplicably leaving Mike Pence out of a Twitter poll asking "Who won the vice presidential debate?" — though the outlet tried to brush it off as a mistake. | The poll, posted after the Wednesday night debate, asked users who had won, offering respondents the choices of Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (who wasn't even in the debate), "the pesky fly" that alighted on Pence's head, or "I didn't watch!" Notably, Vice President Pence's name was nowhere to be seen. | Think the media has an agenda…
(2020-10-08). 'Misogynistic loser': GOP consulstant eviscerated on Twitter for calling Kamala Harris an 'insufferable lying bi**h'. rt.com 
Republican consultant and regular Fox News guest Harlan Hill bashed a social media hornets' nest with a bat with a tweet branding VP candidate Kamala Harris an "insufferable lying b*tch" during her debate with Mike Pence. | "Kamala Harris comes off as such an insufferable lying bitch. Sorry, it's just true," Hill tweeted during the Wednesday night debate between Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. "I didn't think it was possible for someone to be less likable than Hillary Clinton," he added in a separate tweet. | Kamala Harris comes off as such an insufferable lying bitch. Sorry, it's just true.— HARLA…
(2020-10-08). 'Misogynistic loser': Fox News contributor eviscerated on Twitter for calling Kamala Harris an 'insufferable lying bi**h'. rt.com Republican consultant and Fox News contributor Harlan Hill bashed a social media hornets' nest with a bat with a tweet branding Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris an "insufferable lying b*tch" during her debate with Mike Pence. | "Kamala Harris comes off as such an insufferable lying bitch. Sorry, it's just true," Hill tweeted during the Wednesday night debate between Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. "I didn't think it was possible for someone to be less likable than Hillary Clinton," he added in a separate tweet. | Kamala Harris comes off as such an insufferable lying bitch. Sorry, it's just true.[mda…
(2020-10-08). Pence and Harris both SIDESTEP debate questions about discussions over taking reins if president becomes disabled. rt.com 
Vice President Mike Pence and Democrat rival Kamala Harris both completely dodged questions about whether they've had discussions with their elder running mates about taking charge in the event the president is disabled. | The topic of presidential succession was shaping up as a key moment at Wednesday's vice-presidential debate in Salt Lake City because, as moderator Susan Page pointed out, either candidate would be serving under the oldest US president to be inaugurated at the beginning of the new term in January. | But Pence totally ignored Page's question about whether he'd had talks with President Donald…
(2020-10-08). US elections: Four Middle East moments from Harris-Pence debate. middleeasteye.net 
US elections: Four Middle East moments from Harris-Pence debate | Kamala Harris and Mike Pence discussed US policy on Iran, Israel and Palestine in the first and only vice presidential debate | Thu, 10/08/2020 – 07: 11 | Plexiglass separated the two candidates on Wednesday amid coronavirus concerns (AFP) | If political debates were a sport, US vice presidential debates would be a game between the reserve teams.
(2020-10-08). A steelworker makes the case: Election is about revitalizing unions, protecting retirement. peoplesworld.org 
Here is why I am very enthusiastically supporting—along with my union, United Steelworkers, our retiree organization SOAR, ARA, our entire labor movement, and wide sections of our people—Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for president and vice president of our nation and urge all to do likewise. Trump is attacking Social Security and retirement security. He …
(2020-10-08). Donald Trump Is Not Extreme Left. counterpunch.org Donald Trump is not extreme left. Seems obvious, right? Shouldn't I be writing that Joe Biden isn't extreme left, as this is the accusation leveled against him? Still, I think when people call Joe Biden extreme left it's seen as a positive. When Noam Chomsky calls him the most progressive President since FDR we are
(2020-10-08). Socialist campaigner shares her vision for a democratic council. greenleft.org.au …
(2020-10-08). Abortion Foes Should Vote Democratic. progressive.org The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court has brought this contentious issue to the forefront of the 2020 election campaign.
(2020-10-08). Reflections on White Elections. dissidentvoice.org In less than four weeks a nation that loves nostalgia will be entertaining an election not unlike those a century ago. The election on 3 November 2020 will be fundamentally a "white man's election", the penumbra of protest notwithstanding. Donald Trump captured the Republican nomination and the election four years ago by appealing to the …
(2020-10-08). Police shut down protests, fine students at University of Sydney. wsws.org On the pretext of enforcing COVID-19 safety measures, the state government has deployed police to conduct anti-democratic operations on a university campus.
(2020-10-08). Macron's anti-Islamic separatism law: The death throes of French democracy. wsws.org This bill, which would impose control of Islam by the state and mass surveillance of the population, exposes the fascistic and anti-secular policies of the Macron government.
(2020-10-08). Shedding light on the limits of Chinese power. thealtworld.com Academic Lanxin Xiang is no fan of Trump's China policies but also sees where Beijing has miscalculated and overreached | Everything about United States-China relations hinges on the result of the upcoming US presidential election. | A Trump 2.0 administration would essentially turbo-charge its first-term bet on decoupling, aiming to squeeze "malign" China on a multiple hybrid war front, undermine the Chinese trade surplus and co-opt large swaths of Asia while always characterizing China as evil incarnate. | Team Biden, even as it professes no desire to fall into the trap of a new Cold War, judging by the Democra…
(2020-10-08). Tampa students rally against university budget cuts. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On October 5, members of Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) gathered near the University of South Florida (USF) to protest the university's recent budget cuts. University administration recently announced budget cuts amounting to $36.7 million, with instruction taking the bulk of the cuts and various student services comprising the rest. | Tampa Bay SDS protested these budget cuts, which would adversely affect students and workers on campus, with chants calling for USF administration to instead take significant pay cuts and to defund the university police department (USFPD). Speeches no…
(2020-10-08). Golden Dawn is defeated: the damage to democracy is harder to repair. zcomm.org In an historic verdict, an Athens Court convicted Golden Dawn leaders of running a criminal organisation, bringing its campaign of racist murders to an end. But the political climate that legitimised this is ever present.
(2020-10-08). India's Hindu Right Are Willing to Bury Democracy. zcomm.org While India's rulers downplay the brutal murder of a Dalit teenager by an upper-caste gang and acquit Hindu nationalists guilty of historic crimes, Arundhati Roy argues, they are concocting another show trial of Muslims and progressive activists to intimidate dissenters…
(2020-10-08). Dangerous Use Of Crowd-Control Weapons Against Protestors And Medics. popularresistance.org Portland, OR – Regardless of where we are, we are living in a reign of violence in which "we can't breathe." We are witnessing a global downward trend in terms of respect for fundamental human rights, freedom, democracy, and the rule of law. In most parts of the world, the human rights environment is radically transforming in a way that brings into question the basic concept of human rights: holding, possessing, claiming, and asserting rights legally as a human being. This deterioration in the human rights environment has accelerated over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2020-10-08). Sunday 10/11: Voter Suppression 2020 and the Cure. indybay.org Online, on Zoom: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82620271999?pwd=S3ZwUklteGI5YjJsMEtMSnJXRzU3UT09 | Meeting ID: 826 2027 1999 | Passcode: 2020 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82620271999#,,,,,,0#,,2020# US (San Jose) | +13462487799,,82620271999#,,,,,,0#,,2020# US (Houston) | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | Meeting ID: 826 2027 1999 | Passcode: 2020 | Find your local number: us02web.zoom.us/u/kgrlxBN1m…
(2020-10-08). Pence, Harris argue over Iran in US election debate. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — US Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris have clashed over a number of issues, including the US' policies toward Iran, in their only televised debate ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election.
(2020-10-08). Apparently There Was a Vice Presidential Debate? sputniknews.com On today's episode host Lee Stranahan covers; The Vice Presidential debate, the Presidential debate is now scheduled to be virtual, 7 militiamen plotted to kidnap Michigan Governor, Democrats have rejected the airline bailout bill, Harris explained she and Biden are going to continue fracking, and Steve Mnuchin announced more Iran sanctions.
(2020-10-08). 'Made Public Sector the Fall Guy': US Free Market Fetishism Drives Failure to Combat COVID-19. sputniknews.com At the US vice-presidential candidate debate on Wednesday, Democratic challenger Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) failed to offer a viable alternative to the Trump administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. An economist told Sputnik her failure stems from a bipartisan obsession with seeking solutions to social problems in the private sector.
(2020-10-08). Pence Refused to Say Whether Trump Would Accept Election Outcome. truthout.org It is a fascinating symptom of the age: We were all told by the media (and even by me, guilty as charged) to prepare for World War Eleventy when Mike Pence and Kamala Harris met for the only vice presidential debate of the campaign. She's gonna, he's gonna, oh it's gonna be, and we all leaned into our televisions and saw… a debate. | Not a gross national embarrassment like we saw last week, not a herd of mooing cattle desperately trying to squeeze three extra seconds out of 13 overstuffed events during…
(2020-10-08). A "Still Infectious" Trump Refuses to Participate in Virtual Debate. truthout.org Immediately after the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced on Thursday morning that it would hold its next debate between candidates virtually, President Donald Trump decried the idea, saying he would refuse to be a part of the event if it moved to that format. | The second debate between Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, set to take place next week in Miami, was to be a town hall-style setup, with undecided voters asking questions of each of the candidates.
(2020-10-08). Pence's Politeness Masks a Ruthless Ideology. truthout.org "It is a privilege to share the stage with you Senator Harris," said Vice President Mike Pence, and those 11 words signaled a new strategy. It was a turn-on-a-dime maneuver from President Trump's disastrous September 29 debate that
(2020-10-08). Trump Is Trying to Scare You With the "Socialism" Boogeyman. truthout.org President Donald Trump says he's running for a second term The president has called Joe Biden "a Trojan horse for socialism." At Trump's campaign websi…
(2020-10-08). Did Trump's "LIBERATE MICHIGAN" Tweet Inspire Militia Plot Against Gov. Whitmer? truthout.org Federal investigators uncovered and thwarted a plot planned by six individuals, some of whom were part of a militia in Michigan planning to kidnap Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. | Four of the six men The men ha…
(2020-10-08). Rev. William Barber: Republicans Can't Win Without Voter Suppression. truthout.org During Wednesday's debate, Vice President Mike Pence refused to commit to a peaceful transition of power if Biden wins the election. Instead, he referenced the Trump administration's legal efforts to restrict mail-in voting. Rev. William Barber says the Republican Party's voter suppression efforts ahead of the November election, aimed primarily at Black and Brown voters, amount to "surgical racism with surgical precision." The Poor People's Campaign, of which Barber is co-chair, is leading a major voter mo…
(2020-10-08). Senate Race Between Lindsey Graham and Jaime Harrison Shifts to a "Toss-Up" truthout.org Sen.
(2020-10-08). Bernie Sanders Says Medicare Should Be Expanded Out of an "Abundance of Caution" truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday said the U.S. federal government should expand Medicare to everyone in the nation "out of an abundance of caution" — repurposing a phrase White House officials
(2020-10-08). Watch the Vice Presidential Debate Tonight With 'The Nation'. thenation.com Watch the Vice Presidential Debate Tonight With 'The Nation'
(2020-10-08). Kamala Harris Makes Mincemeat of Mike Pence in Debate. progressive.org The Vice President looked sick and failed in his effort to defend the indefensible.
(2020-10-08). The Biden Doctrine: Cheerlead Wars, Feign Ignorance Later. globalresearch.ca If we look at the track record of Joe Biden during his political career first as a senator and then as Obama's vice president, he is a typical establishment Democrat who has played into the hands of the US national …
(2020-10-08). After Trump Covid-19 Diagnosis, Pelosi and Raskin to Propose Creating Commission on Presidential Capacity. commondreams.org The House speaker's office said the commission would "help ensure effective and uninterrupted leadership in the highest office in the Executive Branch of government." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12791766861.jpg …
(2020-10-08). 'There Can't Be Any Dispute': Elizabeth Warren Says US Voters Must Beat Trump 'Bigly' in November. commondreams.org The senator urged all Americans to "get out and vote for our democracy." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-10-08_at_12.31.26.png …
(2020-10-08). Demanding a Nation That 'Cares for All' Not Just the Wealthy Few, Progressives Unveil People's Charter. commondreams.org "The People's Charter provides folks with something that is outside of [Biden's] politics to vote for." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/peoples_charter_ii.jpg …
(2020-10-08). Kamala Harris Made It Look Easy. It Wasn't. thenation.com Kamala Harris Made It Look Easy. It Wasn't.
(2020-10-08). Kamala Harris Put Mike Pence in His Place. thenation.com Kamala Harris Put Mike Pence in His Place…
(2020-10-07). Voting rights: 'Capitalist charity' vs workers' democracy. workers.org 
During this U.S. election season, many people are still fighting to get access to the universal bourgeois right to vote, supposedly a cornerstone of capitalist "democracy." It's been an uphill struggle since 1776 when only propertied white men who were Protestants could legally vote. Everyone else was denied — Catholics, . . . |
(2020-10-07). 'Cuties' goes to court: Netflix INDICTED by Texas grand jury for lewd depiction of children in controversial film. rt.com 
Netflix is facing criminal prosecution over the controversial French film 'Cuties,' after a Texas grand jury indicted the entertainment streaming service for lewd depiction of children. | The indictment was filed on September 23 in Tyler County but was shared on Tuesday on Twitter by Republican state Representative Matt Schaefer. It accuses Netflix of knowingly promoting visual material that depicts "lewd exhibition" of the genitals or pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was under 18 when the content was created. Further, the prosecution alleges that the material "appeals to the prurient int…