(2020-10-29). Why Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg Are So Adamant About the Need to Defeat Trump. indybay.org The potential for democratic governance is at stake…
(2020-10-29). Why Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg are so adamant about the imperative of defeating Trump. nationofchange.org The potential for democracy in the United States will largely hinge on whether Trump gains re-election.
(2020-10-29). Pandemic Poverty: The CARES Act Kept Millions from Going Hungry. Why Won't the Senate Renew It? democracynow.org 
The massive $2 trillion CARES Act — which sent households one-time payments and boosted unemployment checks with an additional $600 a week through July — helped keep millions afloat, but more than 8 million people have been forced into poverty since the aid ended. "The relief was temporary, and much of it has now expired, so now we're seeing poverty rise again," says Megan Curran, a researcher at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University. "We know that families can be protected again, but it does require action at the federal level."
(2020-10-29). Trump and Biden: Cold-War Dinosaurs. counterpunch.org 
If Americans have a modicum of memory, it is clear that baseless, warmongering accusations have time and time again been the precursor for winning consent over upcoming imperialist hostility. Accusing Iraq of harboring "weapons of mass destruction" in 2003, those that care to remember the administration of former President George W. Bush recalled the widespread condemnation from the left over how a lie cost over 1 million lives.
(2020-10-29). PSL statement: Solidarity with the Statue Girl Keepers: Japanese reparations to Korea now! liberationnews.org 
The Party for Socialism and Liberation sends its unconditional solidarity to the "Statue Girl Keepers" and to the People's Democracy Party of South Corea in their relentless struggle against Japanese imperialism and pro-Japanese right-wing forces in their country.
(2020-10-29). Red State Governors Still Flunk COVID Testing. counterpunch.org 
A few weeks back I did a post noting that states governed by Republicans had the highest positive test rates, while the states with the lowest positive rates were mostly governed by Democrats. I argued that positive test rates are a good measure of how serious the governors are in trying to bring the pandemic
(2020-10-29). "Drop Your Ballot Off": Supreme Court Rulings on Mailed Ballots Sow Doubt on Which Votes Will Count. democracynow.org 
A record 76 million people have already voted in the U.S. election, but the battle over the counting of mail-in ballots continues, with the Supreme Court issuing rulings on how long after Election Day ballots can be counted in the battleground states of Wisconsin, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. We speak with Mother Jones senior writer Ari Berman, author of "Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America," who says the Supreme Court could yet decide who wins the presidency if a close result leads to legal challenges. "My message to voters in these states and other states is drop your ballot…
(2020-10-29). Facebook Choked Traffic to Mother Jones & Other Sites While Amplifying Right-Wing Misinformation. democracynow.org 
Big Tech CEOs were grilled Wednesday about how they moderate election disinformation and extremist content, and were accused by Republicans of censoring conservatives. Overlooked were reports that Facebook designed changes to its news feed algorithm in 2017 to reduce the visibility of left-leaning news sites like Mother Jones. Mother Jones editors wrote in 2019 that the site had seen a sharp decline in its Facebook audience, which translated to a loss of around $600,000 over 18 months. "The fact that we are trying to do everything we can to get the truth out and Facebook is deliberately sabotaging our readership…
(2020-10-29). Panic over 'Cancel Culture' is another example of right-wing projection. mronline.org 
The Republican National Convention this year made fighting "cancel culture" a priority for the party. Former Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch wrote in the Wall Street Journal (7/27/20) that cancel culture was at the heart of the crisis facing academic freedom in the nation.
(2020-10-29). 3 Day Tex Biden Bus Tour, Wis Hand-In Ballots,11/4/20 Protect Results. indybay.org This last week before Election Day and Beyond are filled with campaign activity to Dump Trump. There is a 3-day Texas Biden Bus Tour, a Wisconsin Hand-In Mail-In Ballots this week campaign, and 11/4/20 Nationwide Protect the Vote Rallies.
(2020-10-29). Indonesian protests mark re-emergence of social movements, civil society. peoplesdispatch.org Academic and activist Robertus Robet, talks about the wave of protests in Indonesia against the Omnibus Law, the key role played by the trade unions, and the challenges to democracy in the country…
(2020-10-29). Trump vs Biden: Big businesses pump in big money in costliest ever US Election. peoplesdispatch.org The Center for Responsive Politics estimates that the current election cycle will consume some $11 billion, which is way more than any other US election cycle even after adjusting for inflation…
(2020-10-29). 'It's Not Just That You're a Crook': Watch Jon Ossoff Eviscerate Sen. Perdue Over Insider Trading, Covid Lies, and Healthcare Attacks. commondreams.org "You're attacking the health of the people that you represent," the Democratic challenger said to Georgia's incumbent GOP senator. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-10-29_at_9.59.28_am.jpg …
(2020-10-29). Thursday 10/29: Mobilize to Defend Democracy to GOTV & Protect the Results w/ Sierra Club. indybay.org Online via livestream | (Livestream being hosted from Sierra Club National Headquarters in Oakland, CA)…
(2020-10-29). The GOP's Education Extremism Is Alienating Moderate Voters. thenation.com The GOP's Education Extremism Is Alienating Moderate Voters…
(2020-10-29). Thursday 10/29: Mobilze to Defend Democracy to GOTV & Protect the Results w/ Sierra Club. indybay.org Online via livestream | (Livestream being hosted from Sierra Club National Headquarters in Oakland, CA)…
(2020-10-29). Bad Leadership Is Plunging Public Schools Into a Crisis. progressive.org COVID-19 exposed how important teachers are to students and families—it's a shame that school leaders still won't listen to them.
(2020-10-28). Liquid Capitalism: Everyone Drinks It, Swims in It, Drowns in It. globalresearch.ca The most radical socialists, Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters (Black, White, Latino or Asian), liberal and conservative zealots, diversity and equity gurus, pacifists, denizens of corporates and non-profits, rappers, rockers and country western musicians, Bernie Sanders, racists and White guilt …
(2020-10-28). Headlines for October 28, 2020. democracynow.org White House Credits Trump with "Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic" as U.S. Cases Hit Record Highs, As 54 Million U.S. Residents Struggle for Food, Senate Adjourns Without Passing Relief Bill, Family of Walter Wallace Jr. Demands Justice After Fatal Police Shooting, Grand Jurors Call Actions of Louisville Police Officers Who Killed Breonna Taylor "Criminal", Trump Mocks Media Coverage of Coronavirus Crisis, Trump on Counting Votes Beyond Election Day: "I Don't Believe That's by Our Laws", Muslims Denounce French President for Defending Caricatures of Prophet Muhammad, Yemen's Humanitarian Workers Plead for Internationa…
(2020-10-28). The Heat: U.S. Presidential Race. america.cgtn.com 
In the home stretch. | United States President Donald Trump and Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden hit key swing states in the campaign's final week. Will it be four more years of Trump or a new Biden administration?
(2020-10-28). Care Not Cops: Marc Lamont Hill Makes Case for Abolition After Philadelphia Police Kill Walter Wallace Jr. democracynow.org 
Protesters in Philadelphia mark a second night of calling for the abolition of police after two Philadelphia police shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black man, while he was having a mental health crisis. The shooting reflects decades of defunding of social services, including for mental health, while police departments have continued to grow, says author and activist Marc Lamont Hill, who argues, "If all you have is a hammer, then every problem looks like a nail." Lamont Hill is professor of media studies and urban education at Temple University and author of "We Still Here: Pandemic, Policing, P…
(2020-10-28). Ableism and voter suppression: struggles are intertwined. workers.org 
Kristin Turgeon By Kristin Turgeon This is a lightly edited version of a talk given on the Oct. 22 Workers World Party webinar, "Voter suppression and COVID and their impact on disabled people." Voting has always been a hot topic, and in the 2020 election many people see it as . . . |
(2020-10-28). Texas voter turnout hotter than any Texas BBQ. peoplesworld.org 
Across the country, neither the resurgent COVID 19 pandemic nor GOP voter suppression is deterring millions of voters from casting their ballots. Early voter turnout is shattering records (as of this writing, 71 million, or over half of total turnout in 2016, have already voted), and at this pace, the U.S. will experience the highest …
(2020-10-28). What do billionaires like Tom Steyer mean for progressive politics and the climate movement? therealnews.com 
In an interview with Real News Network, climate philanthropist Tom Steyer presents his case on whether Joe Biden's plan on climate change is really progressive and, if elected, whether Biden can get the United States back in the global leadership role on climate issues.
(2020-10-28). "Dictatorship" and "Democracy" as Loaded Language: Anti-Communist Cold-War Propaganda. dissidentvoice.org 
ORIENTATION In my last article I showed how the word "totalitarian" was used as a loaded vice word to attack the Soviet Union after World War II and to red-bait communists around the world. The use of the word totalitarian began in the 1930s, but even before then in the 1920's, the word "dictator" began …
(2020-10-28). "A Desire Rooted in Revolt": Chileans Vote Overwhelmingly to Rewrite Pinochet-Era Constitution. democracynow.org 
We get an update from Chile, where an overwhelming majority have voted to rewrite the country's Pinochet dictatorship-era constitution and tens of thousands poured into the streets to celebrate, just one year after mass protests against social and economic inequalities rocked the country and set it on a path to social reform. Javiera Manzi, a spokesperson for Chile's largest feminist advocacy group, Coordinadora Feminista 8M, says the referendum is the result of people doing what politicians had refused to do for decades. We also speak with journalist Pablo Vivanco, who says Chile's neoliberal model has long been…
(2020-10-28). Breonna Taylor Grand Jurors Say Police Actions Were "Criminal"; Never Given Chance to Indict Cops. democracynow.org 
Two members of a Kentucky grand jury convened after the Louisville police killing of Breonna Taylor have spoken on camera for the first time, calling the actions of the Louisville officers responsible for Taylor's death "criminal" and saying the state's Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron never gave them the option to consider murder or manslaughter charges against the police officers involved. "From the very beginning, we have seen a campaign of prevarication, of dishonesty, of outright neglect of any semblance of justice for Breonna Taylor or for her family," responds Marc Lamont Hill, professor of media…
(2020-10-28). Colorado's Sen. Bennet: Barrett on High Court good for the exploitative 1%. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Elevation of federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court is not just bad news for workers, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., says. It's good news—and another chapter—in the crusade of the 1% and the corporate/political elite that has schemed to rule the republic, and the rest of us, ever since the U.S. was …
(2020-10-28). Ten Ways to Call Something "Russian Disinformation" Without Evidence. globalresearch.ca How do you call something "Russian disinformation" when you don't have evidence it is? Let's count the ways. | We don't know a whole lot about how the New York Post story about Hunter Biden got into print. There are some …
(2020-10-28). Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation threatens the future of liberal America. thecanary.co Amy Coney Barrett has been confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, marking a notable shift to the right for the US's ultimate judiciary. | Coney Barrett was Republican senator Susan Collins voted against Coney Barrett's appointment, citing concerns th…
(2020-10-28). Ending regime change—in Bolivia and the world. nationofchange.org The triumph of democracy in Bolivia and the failure of the U.S.'s "regime change" efforts around the world.
(2020-10-28). Switzerland's Failing Democracy. counterpunch.org Last September, the Bundesplatz in Bern, over which sit the Swiss federal executive and legislative bodies, played host to the largest acts of peaceful civil disobedience in the country's history. Several hundred environmental activists were arrested after calling on the government to take the necessary action for Switzerland to fulfill its pledges in respect to
(2020-10-28). In 'Extraordinary Step,' International Crisis Group Issues Report Warning of US Election Violence. commondreams.org The report serves as "a testament to the erosion of U.S. democracy and the persistence of minority rule, of which the current presidency is a malignant symptom," wrote one observer. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1228364682_1.jpg …
(2020-10-28). US Policy to Encounter Another Strategic Defeat in Macedonia? globalresearch.ca The U.S. supported tarnishing of democracy is only causing a re-birth of sovereignty and freedom movement in Macedonia. | Not standing for democracy, rule of law and human rights, the United States can no longer claim the moral high ground it …
(2020-10-28). Michigan judge accused of jeopardizing safety and democracy with reversal of open carry ban at polling places. nationofchange.org "There are voters who are afraid, there are election workers who are afraid."
(2020-10-28). VIDEO: US Trump threatened to assassinate his rival Joe Biden. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) — At a presidential campaign held in Michigan, US President Trump claimed that Joe Biden might be in power for just three weeks if he became president and would be assassinated and replaced by his deputy, Kamala Harris.
(2020-10-28). Biden in Hiding After Bobulinski Bombshells. sputniknews.com On today's episode of The Backstory, host Lee Stranahan discussed current events, including rioting & looting in Philadelphia, the LA Dodgers' winning the 2020 World Series, stocks plunging 900 points, and Patrisse Cullors signing a five-project animation deal with Warner Bros.
(2020-10-28). Sanders, Klobuchar Issue Statement Correcting Misinformation from President Trump and Justice Kavanaugh on Voting Processes. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-10-28). 'Stuff of Tinpot Dictatorships': Trump Appointee Denounced for Move to Turn US Media Agency Into Mouthpiece for State 'Propaganda'. commondreams.org "Trump stooge Michael Pack is eliminating the legally required editorial independence of U.S.-funded news outlets abroad so they can act like Trump's Ministry of Propaganda," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/voa.jpg …
(2020-10-28). Tuesday 11/3: Take the Defend Democracy Pledge. indybay.org Online Event | forms.gle/NjYGeh395c224d9C6…
(2020-10-28). Congressional Progressives Are Revamping Their Caucus With an Eye Toward 2021. zcomm.org With nearly 100 members, the CPC's large size and loose requirements have been an obstacle to its ability to be a cohesive force…
(2020-10-28). What is Left of American Democracy on the Eve of the 2020 Elections? wsws.org The event, hosted by San Diego State University's Department of Political Science, is taking place Wednesday, October 28 at 7: 00 pm Eastern, 4: 00 pm Pacific.
(2020-10-28). Grassroots Activists Tackle Public Safety in Minneapolis. scheerpost.com By Eric Ortiz / Reposted with permission from TheWedge.org Grassroots democracy is not easy. The work is rooted in community and empowers people to take leadership into their own communities. It requires passion, commitment and courage. And sometimes, it can get messy. That's what happens when there are big problems to solve. Here in Minneapolis, we have some pressing issues. Crime is up. |
(2020-10-28). For Black Americans, Being Voters Is Who We Are. thenation.com For Black Americans, Being Voters Is Who We Are…
(2020-10-27). Barrett Confirmed, Post-Election Chaos Will Ensue. counterpunch.org 
Yesterday Mitch McConnell's Republican Senate confirmed its third ultra conservative Supreme Court nominee, Amy Barrett, as Supreme Court Justice. Coming in the midst of America's current dual crisis—economic and Covid health—both now worsening, the Barrett appointment ensures the emergence of historic political instability in the USA. The dual crisis is about to become a triple
(2020-10-27). Barrett confirmation likely to supercharge voter suppression efforts. liberationnews.org 
Barrett's confirmation just one week ahead of what could be the most hotly-contested presidential election in recent U.S. history is sure to intensify efforts to disenfranchise working class and oppressed people…
(2020-10-27). The Trump Tax Reform Helped the Billionaire Class, Not the Working Class. counterpunch.org 
"We gave you the greatest, biggest tax cut in history!" crowed President Trump at a recent rally in Prescott, Arizona. If that rally crowd had been packed with billionaires, they would've had good reason to applaud. But for ordinary working families, the 2017 Republican tax law is nothing to cheer about. Trump's tax cuts for
(2020-10-27). Get Trump, But Biden is Next, So Lose the Kumbayas. counterpunch.org 
Inasmuch as even the hyperbolic, overused expression "existential threat" doesn't quite capture the nature and extent of the "clear and present danger" that a second Trump term would pose, dispatching Donald Trump is and ought to be Job Number One. This means voting for, and even piling votes on for, Joe Biden. Biden has been
(2020-10-27). "Movements Are Not Just About Protests": BLM Co-Founder Alicia Garza on How to Build & Wield Power. democracynow.org 
In her new book, "The Purpose of Power," Black Lives Matter co-creator Alicia Garza lays out how people can build power and effect change. "Movements are not just about protests," she says. "Movements are absolutely about how we get more power into the hands of more people."
(2020-10-27). Thousands of ex-felon first-time voters in Florida could help decide the 2020 election. therealnews.com 
In 2000, with all eyes on Florida, a young lawyer named Amy Coney Barrett helped swing the controversial Bush v. Gore decision, securing a Republican presidency. In 2020, the courts could again be decisive in swing states. Voting rights activist Desmond Meade is working to get court costs paid and ex-felons registered to vote.
(2020-10-27). The "Wokeness" Wars Coming to Your Town. thealtworld.com Kurt Vonnegut's 1961 dystopian short story "Harrison Bergeron" describes a 2081 America in which the 211th, 212th, and 213th amendments to the Constitution of the United States have together mandated that all Americans must be made completely equal. No one is allowed to be more intelligent or handsome or more physically capable than anyone else. The standards are enforced by a Handicapper General, an elderly woman named Diana Moon Glampers armed with a shotgun, who mandates the wearing of disfiguring masks for those who are thought to be too beautiful while tiny radios are mounted inside the ears of intelligent p…
(2020-10-27). Will Democracy's Myths Doom Liberty? globalresearch.ca The Supreme Court declared in 1943, "There is no mysticism in the American concept of the State or of the nature or origin of its authority." In reality, the cardinal doctrines of contemporary democracy are layer upon layer of mystical …
(2020-10-27). The Physician's Responsibility. jamanetwork.com The recent decision of the Supreme Court of Nebraska, abstracted in the Medicolegal department of The Journal last week, is of importance and interest to practicing physicians, and especially to health officers…. The plaintiff, while stopping at a small hotel, consulted a local physician, the defendant, regarding some sores that had appeared on his body. After an examination, the physician told the plaintiff—his patient—that he believed the disease to be syphilis, but that it was impossible to make a positive diagnosis without a Wassermann test, for which he had no equipment. The defendant physician…
(2020-10-27). Republicans Have Confirmed Amy Coney Barrett—and Officially Captured the Supreme Court. thenation.com Republicans Have Confirmed Amy Coney Barrett—and Officially Captured the Supreme Court…
(2020-10-27). 'We. Will. Vote. Her. Out.': Maine Progressives Not Fooled Even a Little Bit by Susan Collins' Cynical Vote on Barrett. commondreams.org Progressives in Maine and across the U.S. on Tuesday urged Sen. Susan Collins' constituents to reject her latest attempt to cast herself as a moderate Republican after the four-term senator voted against Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1181029825_1.png …
(2020-10-27). Don't Rush to Declare Victory: Implementing a Two-Week Grace Period After November 3rd So All Voters Can Be Counted. commondreams.org With such large stakes for our fragile democracy, we cannot afford to bypass such a course of action that will assure a peaceful transition in accord with the rule of law. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/early.jpg …
(2020-10-27). The China-Russia "Threat to America": Biden's Intriguing "Attempt" to Unite Democrat and Republican Foreign Policy Hawks. globalresearch.ca Biden's description of Russia as "the biggest threat to America" and China as its "biggest competitor" is an intriguing attempt to unite the anti-Russian and anti-Chinese factions of America's permanent military, intelligence, and diplomatic bureaucracies ("deep state") even if it's …
(2020-10-27). Headlines for October 27, 2020. democracynow.org Amy Coney Barrett Sworn In, Giving SCOTUS Heavy Conservative Majority Ahead of Pivotal Cases, SCOTUS Rules Wisconsin Cannot Count Ballots Received After Election Day, Surging COVID-19 Cases Trigger Curfews; Doctors Say 800,000 Children Have Been Infected, China Testing 5 Million People After One Asymptomatic Case in Xinjiang, New Lockdowns in Germany, Mask Orders in Russia as COVID-19 Cases Surge, Oxford Vaccine Shows Promising Results as New Data Suggests Antibodies in Recovered Cases Don't Last, U.S. Imposes Harsh New Sanctions on Iranian Oil, Airstrikes Kill Dozens at Training Camp in Idlib, Syria, Explosion a…
(2020-10-27). "Democracy" vs. Covid: A No-Go. dissidentvoice.org Brussels (EU and European NATO Headquarters) — On 21 October 2020, the German Press Agency (dpa) reports that Germany pledges NATO soldiers for possible Covid-19 operations: German soldiers could be sent on crisis missions to other NATO and partner countries during the second wave of the Corona pandemic. As a spokesman for the Ministry of …
(2020-10-27). The Thai uprising against the military-monarchical complex. peoplesdispatch.org Thai intellectual and writer Giles Ungpakorn talks to Vijay Prashad on the massive protests that are currently on in Thailand demanding reform of the monarchy and restoration of democracy…
(2020-10-27). Trump's Broken Promises to U.S. Factory Workers. counterpunch.org Back in 2016, while campaigning for president, Donald Trump discovered a useful tactic for drawing the votes of disgruntled blue-collar workers: denouncing the loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs and promising to restore them. At a rally in hard-hit Ohio, he assailed the Democrats and assured his listeners that he would turn the state into a
(2020-10-27). 'Watershed Moment': Trump Shredding JCPOA Highlighted Futility of Nations Cooperating With US. sputniknews.com The Trump administration's policy of shredding international agreements has driven many nations into the camp of US adversaries such as Russia and China, a former Pentagon senior analyst told Sputnik. However, even if Joe Biden wins the election, Washington's assumptive position as global center of gravity won't be immediately restored.
(2020-10-27). Trump pledges to 'save your fracking' and Biden says no ban — but most Pennsylvania voters oppose fracking. nationofchange.org Voters in Pennsylvania have turned against fracking after over a decade of experience with shale drilling in the region.
(2020-10-27). Using Arabs or Muslims as Scapegoats Has a History. globalresearch.ca During the past century, we have witnessed a long and tragic history of domestic policies that have targeted persons of Arab descent. We have been subjected to discriminatory treatment by law enforcement, immigration authorities, and by both Democratic and Republican …
(2020-10-27). Are Philly Riots a Sign of Things to Come? sputniknews.com On today's episode of The Backstory, host Lee Stranahan discussed current events, such as Donald Trump and Joe Biden both on the campaign trail, Hunter Biden's audio released, Oklahoma's early ice storm, and a police shooting in Philadelphia.
(2020-10-26). Russia's Threat… Of Peace. thealtworld.com 
Here we go again. Joe Biden is whipping up Russophobia by claiming that Russia is the "biggest threat" to American security. | In a media interview at the weekend, the Democrat politician said: "I think the biggest threat to America right now in terms of breaking up our — our security and our alliances is Russia." | That a presidential candidate can
(2020-10-26). Because We Don't Have a Right to Vote…. commondreams.org Republicans can't win elections on their "ideas" of tax cuts for billionaires and eliminating protective regulations on polluting corporations. (Photo: Leigh Vogel/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-8571555561_1.jpg …
(2020-10-26). Sit-in on SF Market Street by March For Democracy. indybay.org Rally at Mission High School steps, | followed by a march to San Francisco City Hall…
(2020-10-26). France, Turkey at Odds; China Hits US Arms Makers; No Stopping COVID. sputniknews.com Senator Chuck Schumer offers a perfect example of how his party fails Americans as the New York Times joins in election fear-mongering.
(2020-10-26). Checking the Systems That Hold Us Back. thenation.com Checking the Systems That Hold Us Back…
(2020-10-26). Twitter, Facebook Chose Poorly in Blocking Access to Hunter Biden Email Story. sputniknews.com Facebook reduced the presence of the New York Post's Hunter Biden email story in users' feeds until fact-checkers had looked into the matter, while Twitter initially stopped it from being posted, shared or sent via direct message.
(2020-10-26). Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty Enters Into Force. peaceaction.org Peace Action Statement on the Entry Into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Kevin Martin, President of Peace Action and Peace Action Education Fund, issued the following statement: "A distinct honor in my work is representing Peace Action at peace and disarmament conferences at the United Nations. I was there in …
(2020-10-26). Media Silence on Hunter Biden. sputniknews.com On today's episode of The Backstory, host Lee Stranahan discussed current events, including Rasmussen's polling having President Trump ahead, 44 states' rising COVID-19 cases, Tropical Storm Zeta hitting the Gulf, Judge Barrett being confirmed by the Senate, and the LA Dodgers leading the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in the World Series.