[Correspondence] Adhesions after open and laparoscopic abdominal surgery — Authors' reply
Richard P G ten Broek, Pepijn Krielen, Harry van Goor | thelancet.com | 2021-01-09
Kjetil Sà∏reide and colleagues raise concerns about overestimating the positive effects of laparoscopy on adhesion-related morbidity in the SCAR update.1 They highlight that, when comparing outcomes of laparoscopy with those of open surgery, case selection might jeopardise the generalisability of the results.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32759-8/fulltext?rss=yes

137 Types Of Republican Vote Fraud, Election Theft In 2020 And For 200 Yrs Before
Democracy | indybay.org | 2021-01-09
Republicans this year falsely projected onto Democrats categories of crimes which the GOP has commited for 220 Years…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/08/18839265.php

In India, pseudo-nationalism trumps science in vaccine clearance
Prabir Purkayastha | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-01-09
The recent regulatory clearance given to an indigenous developed vaccine candidate in India is an example of vaccine nationalism at its worst and jettisoning of all the principles of an evidence-based, scientific approach…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/01/09/in-india-pseudo-nationalism-trumps-science-in-vaccine-clearance/

Outrage Over Coup Attempt Aired with Projections on Twitter HQ, Moscone Center and Federal Bldg in SF
RR | indybay.org | 2021-01-09
Projectionist @aemarling has "always advocated for protecting lives by banning [Trump's] white supremacist ass" from Twitter. Twitter headquarters in San Francisco was his first target for projections, but far from his last.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/09/18839293.php

Republican lawmakers caught helping pro-Trump mobs at U.S. Capitol, Oregon statehouse
Jon Skolnik | salon.com | 2021-01-09
One West Virginia Republican live-streamed with the mobs in DC, another was caught opening doors to them in Oregon…
salon.com/2021/01/08/republican-lawmakers-caught-helping-pro-trump-mobs-at-us-capitol-oregon-capitol/

The Heat: Calls of second impeachment for President Trump
Mike Walter | america.cgtn.com | 2021-01-09
Two days after the violence at the U.S. Capitol, President Trump talks about a peaceful transfer of power while politicians discuss the possibility of impeaching him again.
america.cgtn.com/2021/01/09/the-heat-calls-of-second-impeachment-for-president-trump

Why impeach Trump at this late date? One word, says Bernie Sanders: 'Precedent'
Jessica Corbett | nationofchange.org | 2021-01-09
"It must be made clear that no president, now or in the future, can lead an insurrection against the U.S. government."
nationofchange.org/2021/01/09/why-impeach-trump-at-this-late-date-one-word-says-bernie-sanders-precedent/

DC Riot: Resignations and the question "Where were the police"
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-01-09
A day after the riots in the US Capitol building, the death toll has risen to 5, several high-ranking officials in Trump's administration have resigned.
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/01/09/dc-riot-resignations-and-the-question-where-were-the-police/

More Cops and Big Tech-Led Deplatforming Won't Help Us Defeat the Far Right
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-01-09
So, this is what a latter-day insurrection looks like: the crowd waving their mobile phones. Mirror are smashed, boots are stamped on Nancy Pelosi's desk. Among the protests stalk those with the darkest of fantasies, zip ties ready to kidnap their despised l…
truthout.org/articles/more-cops-and-big-tech-led-deplatforming-wont-help-us-defeat-the-far-right/

Numerous Deaths After COVID Vaccine, DARPA Genetic Extinction Tech, The Coup Psyop & The War On YOU
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2021-01-09
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 (1/9/20). 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 Read…
thelastamericanvagabond.com/numerous-deaths-after-covid-vaccine-darpa-genetic-extinction-tech-coup-psyop-the-war-on-you/

[Correspondence] ECMO support for COVID-19: a balancing act
Yang Zhang, Bingyang Ji, Zhou Zhou | thelancet.com | 2021-01-09
We read with great interest the analysis of data from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO)1 Registry. It provides valuable data that support the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for patients with COVID-19. However, it is widely acknowledged that many critically ill patients with COVID-19 present with coagulation abnormalities that include thrombotic microangiopathy and venous and arterial thromboembolic complications.2,3 Hence, anticoagulants have been used in these critically ill patients both therapeutically and prophylactically.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32515-0/fulltext?rss=yes

[Correspondence] ECMO support for COVID-19: a balancing act — Authors' reply
Ryan P Barbaro, Graeme MacLaren, Daniel Brodie | thelancet.com | 2021-01-09
We thank Yang Zhang and colleagues for their thoughtful letter in response to our study of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for COVID-19 from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Registry.1 They raise difficult questions concerning bleeding, thrombosis, and the use of anticoagulation in patients with COVID-19 receiving ECMO support.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32517-4/fulltext?rss=yes

Friday 1/8: "Democracy on the Brink" w/ guest Rev. William Barber II of Poor People's Campaign
FSTPPC | indybay.org | 2021-01-09
Online program…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/08/18839267.php

Saturday 1/9: Car Caravan — No Fascist Coup!
Refuse Fascism Bay Area | indybay.org | 2021-01-09
Starts at City Hall• 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA 94102 | then follows a route through the Castro and Mission districts. Lasts about 1.5 hours but you don't have to do the entire route.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/07/18839264.php

Can we save democracy from the two-party system?>
Doug Neiss | salon.com | 2021-01-09
A political establishment that equates the left and right as untouchable evils is not "moderate." It's a disaster…
salon.com/2021/01/09/can-we-save-democracy-from-the-two-party-system/

Details emerge of high-level state involvement in Wednesday's coup attempt
wsws.org | 2021-01-09
New revelations show the fascist putsch was prepared with the involvement of sections of the military, police and Republican Party and that the danger has not passed.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/09/plot-j09.html

Is Israel Practicing Vaccine Leadership or Medical Apartheid?
Ariel Gold | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-08
Israel has a population of around 9 million. About 20 percent of Israel's population are Palestinian citizens of Israel. These people can vote in elections, have representation in the Knesset, and are being vaccinated against COVID-19. But, there are another around 5 million Palestinians who live under Israeli rule, without rights, and like the rest of the world, are suffering from the pandemic.
counterpunch.org/2021/01/08/is-israel-practicing-vaccine-leadership-or-medical-apartheid/

137 Types Of Republican Vote Fraud, Election Theft In 2020 And For 200 Yrs Before
Democracy | indybay.org | 2021-01-08
Republicans this year falsely projected onto Democrats categories of crimes which the GOP has commited for 220 Years…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/08/18839265.php

Caravan Counter-Protest in San Francisco Reacts to MAGA Insurrectionists in DC
RR | indybay.org | 2021-01-08
Activists from a coalition of groups are calling for people to wake up to the reality of the unprecedented behavior of a sitting president who has legitimized the lie of a stolen election in the eyes of many millions of his supporters and mobilized white supremacist MAGA mobs to rampage, terrorize, and intimidate anyone who stands in their way.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/06/18839238.php

Uganda: 'Deteriorating' human rights situation in run-up to elections next week
news.un.org | 2021-01-08
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging authorities in Uganda to ensure elections next week are free and peaceful, noting that the arrest of opposition candidates and their supporters are among several "worrying" developments ahead of the vote.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2021/01/1081662

No future: the English Left in retrospect
Richard Seymour | zcomm.org | 2021-01-08
What is next for the English Left after Corbyn-led Labour's crushing electoral defeat in last year's election?>…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/no-future-the-english-left-in-retrospect/

Expats, Expatriots and Utopia
John O'Kane | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-08
The run-up to election 2020 tested the patriotic nerves of many who deem themselves progressive-minded citizens, vowing to leave the country if Trump were re-elected and permitted to wreak more illiberal havoc on the nation. A similar sentiment circulated before the 2004 election, though the fear of what George Bush 2 would bring seems delusory…
counterpunch.org/2021/01/08/expats-expatriots-and-utopia/

Capitol Hill Violence: America's Reichstag Fire?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-08
A week before 1933 German general elections, a strategically timed Reichstag fire was falsely blamed on communists. | In response to what happened, President Paul von Hindenburg signed an emergency decree. | Civil liberties were suspended. Weimar Republic democracy died, and Hitler …
globalresearch.ca/capitol-hill-violence-america-reichstag-fire/5733892

Haiti To Hold Elections and Constitutional Referendum This Year
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-08
Provisional Electoral Committee (CEP) President Guylande Mesadieu on Thursday announced the dates for a constitutional referendum and general elections to take place in Haiti this year. | RELATED: | Cuban Doctors Mark 22 Years of Internationalist Aid in Haiti | The referendum on the Constitution is scheduled for April 25, while the first round of presidential and legislative elections will be held on September 19. Subnational elections will be also held on November 21. | "I wan…
telesurenglish.net/news/Haiti-To-Hold-Elections-and-Constitutional-Referendum-This-Year-20210108-0007.html

Georgia Twin Runoff Election Results Fuel Right-wing Unrest
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-08
GR Editor's Note | With regard to the coverage of the Wednesday Capitol Event, Global Research will be publishing opposing and contradictory points of view by several of our authors. | We are dealing with a complex and far-reaching political process. We …
globalresearch.ca/georgia-twin-runoff-election-results-fuel-right-wing-unrest/5733914

Pompeo Meets With Biden's Secretary of State Pick for First Time to Facilitate 'Orderly Transition'
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-08
US President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Antony Blinken to be the next US secretary of state. Blinken served as deputy national security adviser between 2013 and 2015 and as deputy secretary of state between 2015 and 2017 under then-US President Barack Obama.
sputniknews.com/us/202101081081709561-pompeo-meets-with-bidens-secretary-of-state-pick-for-first-time-to-facilitate-orderly-transition/

Washington Post: Biden in Danger of Having No Confirmed Cabinet Secretaries on First Day of Presidency
commondreams.org | 2021-01-08
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/01/08/washington-post-biden-danger-having-no-confirmed-cabinet-secretaries-first-day?cd-origin=rss

Biden Appoints Chief Ukraine Coup-Plotter Victoria Nuland
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-08
Describing it as "one of the darkest days in American history," President-elect Joe Biden denounced Wednesday's spectacular assault on the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. as a coup attempt fomented by Donald Trump. | "I wish we could say we couldn't see it coming, but that isn't true. We could see it coming," the 78-year-old Delawarean said. | The last four years we've had a president who's made his contempt for our democracy, our Constitution, the rule of law, clear in everything he has done. He unleashed an all-out assault on the institutions of our democracy from the outset, and yesterday was but a culmin…
popularresistance.org/biden-appoints-chief-ukraine-coup-plotter-victoria-nuland/

Pompeo Meets With Biden's Secretary of State Nominee
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-08
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that he had met with President-Elect Joe Biden's Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken to facilitate an orderly transition. | RELATED: | Officials Resign From President Trump's Cabinet | "Today, I met with President-Elect @JoeBiden's Secretary-Designate @ABlinken in order to facilitate an orderly transition and to ensure American interests are protected abroad," Pompeo tweeted. | Pompeo called the meeting "very productive," adding tha…
telesurenglish.net/news/Pompeo-Meets-With-Bidens-Secretary-of-State-Nominee-20210108-0018.html

President Seems to Accept Vote Result Amid Ruling Class Repudiation
sputniknews.com | 2021-01-08
US hits 4,000 daily COVID deaths; Big Tech blacks out Trump social media after insurrection; Nate Wallace breaks down Trump riots…
sputniknews.com/radio_by_any_means/202101081081709185-president-seems-to-accept-vote-result-amid-ruling-class-repudiation/

US congresswoman apologises for referencing Hitler at pro-Trump rally
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-08
US congresswoman apologises for referencing Hitler at pro-Trump rally | Republican Mary Miller had initially doubled down on her remarks that 'Hitler was right on one thing – that whoever has the youth has the future' | MEE staff | Fri, 01/08/2021 – 18: 23 | Miller, who has been in office for less than a week, drew widespread condemnation, sparking calls for her to resign over her comments (AFP/File photo) | US Representa…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-congresswoman-apologises-hitler-pro-trump-rally

Ignore Trump's manipulative damage control: He must be impeached again
Amanda Marcotte | salon.com | 2021-01-08
Donald Trump can't be trusted to oversee a peaceful transition of power…
salon.com/2021/01/08/trump-cant-be-trusted-to-oversee-a-peaceful-transition-of-power-he-must-be-impeached-again/

Pro-Trump rioters stole Nancy Pelosi's and other top lawmakers' laptops and iPads, Democrats say
Igor Derysh | salon.com | 2021-01-08
The alleged thefts by the pro-Trump mob could pose "national security" risks, said DOJ prosecutor Michael Sherwin…
salon.com/2021/01/08/pro-trump-rioters-stole-nancy-pelosis-and-other-top-lawmakers-laptops-and-ipads-democrats-say/

As Pro-Trump Mob Boasts About Roles in Deadly Capitol Invasion, Indigenous Water Protecters Charged for Peaceful Keystone XL Protests
Brett Wilkins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-01-08
"This is on my people's land, and I have the right to protect it for my future generations," said one of the charged activists. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/noxkl_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2021/01/08/pro-trump-mob-boasts-about-roles-deadly-capitol-invasion-indigenous-water-protecters?cd-origin=rss

Why Impeach Trump at This Late Date? One Word, Says Bernie Sanders: 'Precedent'
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-01-08
"It must be made clear that no president, now or in the future, can lead an insurrection against the U.S. government." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12953564461.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2021/01/08/why-impeach-trump-late-date-one-word-says-bernie-sanders-precedent?cd-origin=rss

6,500+ Lawyers Sign Open Letter Calling for Trump to be Impeached and Removed from Office
commondreams.org | 2021-01-08
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/01/08/6500-lawyers-sign-open-letter-calling-trump-be-impeached-and-removed-office?cd-origin=rss

100+ Civil Rights, Racial Justice, Labor, and Grassroots Groups Demand Trump Be Immediately Removed from Office, Co-Conspirators Held Accountable
commondreams.org | 2021-01-08
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/01/08/100-civil-rights-racial-justice-labor-and-grassroots-groups-demand-trump-be?cd-origin=rss

President Trump Must Be Removed from Office Immediately
commondreams.org | 2021-01-08
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/01/08/president-trump-must-be-removed-office-immediately?cd-origin=rss

Censorship in America: The New Abnormal. President Trump Censored by Twitter
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-08
Speech, media and academic freedoms are too precious to lose. | Without them, all other rights are threatened — totalitarian rule replacing them, enforced by police state harshness. | What happened on Capitol Hill Wednesday has clear earmarks of an orchestrated false …
globalresearch.ca/censorship-america-new-abnormal/5733920

The real story: Fascist takeover in D.C. isolates Trump
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2021-01-08
The following discussion was broadcast Jan. 7 on The Socialist Program podcast.
liberationnews.org/the-real-story-fascist-takeover-in-dc-isolates-trump/

"This Will Be Remembered as a Turning Point": Snowden Warns Against Trump Social Media Ban
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2021-01-08
While many breathed a collective sigh of relief when Trump's social media bans were announced, Edward Snowden and other internet freedom advocates warned that the move sets a dangerous precedent.
mintpressnews.com/edward-snowden-warns-against-trump-twitter-facebook-ban/274088/

Far-Right Insurrectionists Organized Capitol Siege on Parler
Hannah Gais and Freddy Cruz | splcenter.org | 2021-01-08
Parler, a conservative alternative to Twitter that has become a haven for far-right extremism of all stripes, proved to be a haven for recruitment and promotion for the Jan. 6 pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol building.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2021/01/08/far-right-insurrectionists-organized-capitol-siege-parler

The good, the bad and the ugly: Medical heroes, anti-maskers, and rotten politicians
Michael Payne | nationofchange.org | 2021-01-08
We know who the Good are, they are exemplary, the very best of Americans. We know that the bad and ugly are personified by one Donald. J. Trump, someone who bends or breaks any law that stands in his way.
nationofchange.org/2021/01/08/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-medical-heroes-anti-maskers-and-rotten-politicians/

Trump and the Organ Grinder's Monkey
Bill Ballas | progressive.org | 2021-01-08
One can't be a leader without followers.
progressive.org/op-eds/trump-organ-grinder-monkey-ballas-210108/

AMLO Compares Trump's Facebook Bar To the Holy Inquisition
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-08
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador warned on Friday about the risks of a worldwide social media hegemony after the U.S. President Donald Trump was blocked from Facebook and Instagram indefinitely. | RELATED: | Donald Trump Indefinitely Blocked from Facebook and Instagram | "What they did in the United States is a bad sign, a bad omen that private companies decide to silence, censor. This goes against freedom, so let's not create a world government with the power to co…
telesurenglish.net/news/AMLO-Compares-Trumps-Facebook-Bar-To-the-Holy-Inquisition-20210108-0019.html

Trump, the American Dream and the Frontier
Joshua Sperber | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-08
David Graeber once postulated that the reason conservatives hate Hollywood is not just because of the film industry's sanctimonious liberalism but because this liberalism is disseminated by an industry that is profoundly nepotistic. From the Coppolas to the Barrymores to the Fondas to the Gyllenhaals to Gwyneth Paltrow, Matthew Broderick, Daniel Radcliffe, and Jaden Smith,…
counterpunch.org/2021/01/08/trump-the-american-dream-and-the-frontier/

The Real Story: Fascist Takeover in DC Isolates Trump
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2021-01-08
The following discussion was broadcast Jan. 7 on The Socialist Program podcast.
liberationnews.org/the-real-story-fascist-takeover-in-dc-isolates-trump/

Hangman's Bluff: Trump on the Run
Matthew Stevenson | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-08
Am I the only American who didn't see yesterday's Capitol invasion as a threat to the republic? (I know what you're thinking, "What republic?") But was it as horrific as is being played up by this morning's editorials? By the way, where was that new member of Congress authorized to carry her burner into the…
counterpunch.org/2021/01/08/hanumans-bluff-trump-on-the-run/

The Threat of Fascism Rears its Head in Washington
Pete Dolack | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-08
Let's not mince words: Wednesday's storming of the United States Capitol building was the work of fascism. That it didn't and couldn't succeed, and that Donald Trump is days from being out of the White House, should not blind us to the reality of larger social forces at work. The Orange Menace possibly finished off…
counterpunch.org/2021/01/08/the-threat-of-fascism-rears-its-head-in-washington/

VIDEO — ASSANGE: La Nostra Democrazia Dietro Le Sbarre
PANGEA | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-08
SERVIZIO DA LONDRA DELL'INVIATA DI PANGEA BERENICE GALLI | STASERA 8 GENNAIO SU DAVVERO TV | Mentre il Tribunale di Londra negava il 6 gennaio a Julian Assange il rilascio su cauzione, rimandandolo nel carcere di Belmarsh — la "Guantanamo britannica", la | …
globalresearch.ca/video-assange-la-nostra-democrazia-dietro-le-sbarre/5733986

Survival of the Fittest? Florida Seniors Forced to Camp Overnight in Cars, Hoping for Vaccine
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-01-08
As the United States reports record COVID-19 deaths, Florida broke the record for the highest single-day increase in new cases Thursday. Across the state, long lines to get vaccinations against COVID-19 left senior citizens camping in their cars overnight in cold weather, after Governor Ron DeSantis lowered the priority age to 65, 10 years below the CDC recommended age of 75. Those aged 79 and older are reportedly four times as likely to die from COVID. We speak with John and Maria Luisa Schoch, aged 79 and 80, as they enter their second day in line waiting for shots.
www.democracynow.org/2021/1/8/florida_covid_19_vaccine_distribution_lines

COVID Scientist Rebekah Jones Condemns Armed Police Raid on Her Home & Florida's Pandemic Response
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-01-08
As Florida sets new records for daily coronavirus cases, we speak with a whistleblower who was fired in May from the Florida Department of Health after she refused to censor information about the state's COVID-19 outbreak. Rebekah Jones is a data scientist who helped build Florida's coronavirus tracking dashboard, and she says her termination came after she refused to manipulate data to support the state's reopening. In December, police raided Jones's home in Tallahassee, seizing her computer and phone and holding her family at gunpoint, as part of an alleged investigation into a hacking of the Florida Health Dep…
www.democracynow.org/2021/1/8/rebekah_jones_florida_coronavirus_dashboard

Cuba's revolution continues during the pandemic
Minnie Bruce Pratt | workers.org | 2021-01-08
During the first week of January, Cubans celebrated the 62nd anniversary of their great Revolution, marking the day when Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos and the revolutionary forces entered Havana and ousted the U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista. Since the victory in 1959, Cuba has resisted attack after attack by . . . | Continue reading Cuba's revolution continues during the pandemic at Workers.org…
workers.org/2021/01/53666/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cubas-revolution-continues-during-the-pandemic

Cuba's revolution continues during the pandemic
Minnie Bruce Pratt | workers.org | 2021-01-08
During the first week of January, Cubans celebrated the 61st anniversary of their great Revolution, marking the day when Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos and the revolutionary forces entered Havana and ousted the U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista. Since the victory in 1959, Cuba has resisted attack after attack by . . . | Continue reading Cuba's revolution continues during the pandemic at Workers.org…
workers.org/2021/01/53666/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cubas-revolution-continues-during-the-pandemic

Don't sweep the ugly truth about US 'democracy' under the carpet
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2021-01-08
As the Capitol Hill 'invasion' by MAGA goes sour and Australian MPs rush to get their stories straight, let's not sweep the ugly truth about US 'democracy' under the carpet, writes Pip Hinman.
greenleft.org.au/content/dont-sweep-ugly-truth-about-us-democracy-under-carpet

Friday 1/8: "Democracy on the Brink" w/ guest Rev. William Barber II of Poor People's Campaign
FSTPPC | indybay.org | 2021-01-08
Online program…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/08/18839267.php

Saturday 1/9: Car Caravan — No Fascist Coup!
Refuse Fascism Bay Area | indybay.org | 2021-01-08
Starts at City Hall• 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA 94102 | then follows a route through the Castro and Mission districts. Lasts about 1.5 hours but you don't have to do the entire route.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/07/18839264.php

In Hong Kong, We Thought We Had More Time
Wilfred Chan | thenation.com | 2021-01-08
In Hong Kong, We Thought We Had More Time…
thenation.com/article/world/democracy-hong-kong/

Korean workers say POSCO steel company guilty of manslaughter
IndustriALL | peoplesworld.org | 2021-01-08
SEOUL–A pattern of fatal accidents at facilities in South Korea belonging to the global steel company POSCO will only be resolved when workers' have the right to organize freely and participate in safety systems, says the Korean Metal Workers' Union (KMWU). Accidents in November and December at POSCO's Gwangyang steelworks in Korea resulted in the …
peoplesworld.org/article/korean-workers-say-posco-steel-company-guilty-of-manslaughter/

Austerity, Democrats and the State
Rob Urie | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-08
The cynical D.C. farce around $600 versus $2,000 'stimulus' checks 1) ties in American history back to the pre-Revolutionary practice of delivering the least that will prevent the burning down of key government buildings, 2) serves as cover for the delivery of exponentially larger sums to connected insiders, and 3) illuminates the key impediments to recovering a government that functions for any but the oligarchs. What will be represented by officialdom in coming months as the natural challenges of managing a complex, multilayered and resource-strapped empire, will in fact be the purposeful ordering of political…
counterpunch.org/2021/01/08/austerity-democrats-and-the-state/

European politicians and media downplay coup in the United States
wsws.org | 2021-01-08
The central concern within ruling circles is that the advanced decomposition of American democracy could strengthen opposition to similar developments in Europe.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/08/euro-j08.html

Caravan Counter-Protest in San Francisco Reacts to MAGA Insurrectionists in DC
RR | indybay.org | 2021-01-07
Activists from a coalition of groups are calling for people to wake up to the reality of the unprecedented behavior of a sitting president who has legitimized the lie of a stolen election in the eyes of many millions of his supporters and mobilized white supremacist MAGA mobs to rampage, terrorize, and intimidate anyone who stands in their way.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/06/18839238.php

Ocasio-Cortez Says Cruz and Hawley 'Must Resign'—or Be Expelled From Senate
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-01-07
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday vehemently rejected a call by Sen. Ted Cruz for lawmakers and Americans to put the current "anger and division behind us," 24 hours after the senator himself baselessly contested the presidential election results. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2021-01-07_at_4.21.52_pm.png …
commondreams.org/news/2021/01/07/ocasio-cortez-says-cruz-and-hawley-must-resign-or-be-expelled-senate?cd-origin=rss

Saunders Celebrates Selection of Mayor Marty Walsh as the Next Labor Secretary
commondreams.org | 2021-01-07
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Brazil: Bolsonaro Cancels Purchase of Syringes for Vaccination
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-07
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro suspended the purchase of syringes destined for the COVID-19 vaccination campaign "due to a price increase." | RELATED: | Bolsonaro Loses Interest in Re-Election After Trump's Defeat | "The syringes' cost increased absurdly. The Ministry of Health suspended the purchase until their value returns to normal," Bolsonaro said. | During a broadcast message, the far-right-wing president minimized the pandemic's impact on the country and the need for syringe…
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China attempts to mediate divisions within ruling Nepal Communist Party
Dustin Noga | peoplesworld.org | 2021-01-07
Political unrest and protests have shaken Nepal as Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) called for the dissolution of the parliament on Dec. 20 and for new elections to take place on April 30 and May 10. Prime Minister Oli cited an inability of the NCP to govern because of a lack of …
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Joe Biden Should End the US Pretence over Israel's 'Secret' Nuclear Weapons
Desmond Tutu | globalresearch.ca | 2021-01-07
Every recent US administration has performed a perverse ritual as it has come into office. All have agreed to undermine US law by signing secret letters stipulating they will not acknowledge something everyone knows: that Israel has a nuclear …
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Omar Trump Impeachment Resolution Charges 'Attempted Coup Against Our Country'
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-01-07
"The urgency of this moment is real," said the Minnesota Democrat. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump_29_0.jpg …
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Trump Publicly Acknowledges Transition of Power for First Time
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-07
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump released a video on Twitter early Thursday evening in which he publicly ackowledged for the first time that a transition of power is underway. | In a pre-recorded video taped at the White House, Trump said: "A new administration will be inaugurated on January 20. My focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power." | RELATED: | Pelosi Calls on Congress to Impeach Trump over Capitol Fiasco | The video, released ov…
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Nurses Join Calls for Trump to be Removed 'Sanctions, Accountability Needed for Failed Coup'
commondreams.org | 2021-01-07
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Congress Must Reconvene to Remove Trump
commondreams.org | 2021-01-07
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Rep. Omar Unveils Privileged Impeachment Resolution Against President Donald J. Trump
commondreams.org | 2021-01-07
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Greenpeace Demands Trump Be Removed From Office
commondreams.org | 2021-01-07
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Trump's Other Phone Call
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2021-01-07
Is there any doubt now that he incites violence?
progressive.org/dispatches/trump-other-phone-call-fiore-210107/

Georgia: Big voter turnout ousts wealthy Republican senators
Dianne Mathiowetz | workers.org | 2021-01-07
Atlanta Jan. 6 — Georgia voters made history on Jan. 5 by voting into the U.S. Senate Rev. Raphael Warnock, the first ever Black senator from Georgia. Warnock is senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the famed church of Rev. Martin Luther King's family, esteemed for its long . . . | Continue reading Georgia: Big voter turnout ousts wealthy Republican senators at Workers.org…
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