2019-12-08: Social Media Postees

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Fascists, with Help from the US, Are Trying to Take Control of Latin America
William Camacaro | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-08
Clearing the FOG hosts Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese interviewed William Camacaro, a Venezuelan activist living in New York City who is active with the Solidarity Committee with Venezuela NYC and organizes food sovereignty tours to Venezuela, on the eve …
globalresearch.ca/fascists-help-us-trying-take-control-latin-america/5696989

US and UK military-intelligence apparatus campaigns to destroy Jeremy Corbyn
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-08
Days before Britain's historic election, the UK's military-intelligence apparatus is turning to the corporate media and US government-funded NATO cut-outs…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/08/us-uk-military-intelligence-apparatus-destroy-jeremy-corbyn/

'No Spiritual Surrender: A Dedication to the Standing Rock Movement' Photos of Resilience
Brenda Norrell | indybay.org | 2019-12-08
Photojournalist Ryan Vizzions photos of Standing Rock Water Protectors in the camps and on the frontlines have appeared around the world. Vizzions' new book chronicles the resilience and resistance of Water Protectors and the militarized police they faced, with forwards by Joye Braun, Cheyenne River Lakota, and Pte San Wastewin, Hunkpapa Lakota.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/06/18828677.php

Kerry's Endorsement of Biden Fits: Two Deceptive Supporters of the Iraq War
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2019-12-08
Character and Experience… in Mass Slaughter…
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Palo Alto Youth Lead Local Protest during U.N. Climate Conference
Text: RR Photos: Leo Leung, Pro Bono Photo | indybay.org | 2019-12-08
This year is the 25th meeting of the conference under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP25. The conference is being held December 2 through the 13th in Madrid. In Palo Alto, California on December 6th, youth activists led a Climate Strike, part of a coordinated international action timed to coincide with the U.N. Conference.
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Anglo-Zionist Plot Against Britain's Jeremy Corbyn
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-08
Anglo-Zionists and UK religious leaders in cahoots with Israeli hardliners are going all-out to prevent Jeremy Corbyn from becoming UK prime minister in December 12 elections — because of his anti-war, progressive agenda. | He advocates a peace and stability foreign …
globalresearch.ca/anglo-zionist-plot-against-britain-jeremy-corbyn/5696981

SF Climate Strike at BlackRock and March to Senator Feinstein's Office
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2019-12-08
Photos: Leon Kunstenaar, Pro Bono Photo | Message of climate urgency delivered where most needed in day of world wide protests…
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Power of Siberia: Putin and the 'Biden Memorial Pipeline' to China
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-08
In early 2014 Washington staged a blatant coup d'etat in Ukraine breaking the historic relationship with Russia and setting the stage for the subsequent NATO demonization of Russia. The one in charge for the Obama Administration of the Ukraine coup …
globalresearch.ca/putin-biden-memorial-pipeline-china/5697008

Nuclear Armed and Dangerous Israel. Is Israel Preparing to Attack Iran?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-08
Israel is nuclear-armed and dangerous, developing these weapons since the mid-1950s, its well-known open secret the official narrative conceals. | Its ruling authorities refused to sign the NPT or abide by its provisions. Nor do they permit IAEA inspections of …
globalresearch.ca/nuclear-armed-and-dangerous-israel-is-israel-preparing-to-attack-iran/5696985

Video: Israeli Air Force Bombed 'Iranian Targets' Near Syria-Iraq Border
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-08
The Israeli Air Force has carried out a new round of strikes on Iranian-linked targets near the Syrian-Iraqi border. The airstrikes reportedly hit at the al-Hamadan airport north of the town of al-Bukamal. | Pro-Israeli sources claimed that the strike destroyed …
globalresearch.ca/video-israeli-air-force-bombed-iranian-targets-near-syria-iraq-border/5696975

The US Is Forcing Macedonia to Change Its Name for NATO Membership — To Spite Russia
Bill Nicholov | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-08
I figured out why Republicans have become Democrats and are allowing the State Department to still be run by the Obama administration. To spite the Russians. For all the hate that each party has for each other, they hate the …
globalresearch.ca/us-forcing-macedonia-change-name-nato-membership-spite-russia/5696993

North Korea Conducts 'Very Important' Test at Satellite Site
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-08
"If it is indeed a static engine test for a new solid or liquid fuel missile, it is yet another loud signal that the door for diplomacy is quickly slamming, if it isn't already," said Vipin Narang, a nuclear affairs expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States.
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Pressure Mounts for Deeper Investigation of Devin Nunes in Ukraine Scandal
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-08
Problems continue to mount for one of Trump's fiercest defenders in the House, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-California). On December 3, the House Intelligence Committee revealed in its impeachment report that Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and Giuliani's indicted associate Lev Parnas made calls to Nunes on April 10 and April 12. The report only states the existence of the calls, not their content, but highlights that they occurred four days after an opinion piece containing disinformation about…
truthout.org/articles/pressure-mounts-for-deeper-investigation-of-devin-nunes-in-ukraine-scandal/

"The Oppressive State is a Macho Rapist" Chilean flashmob dance comes to San Francisco
Impeach Piñera | indybay.org | 2019-12-08
The viral anti-state, anti-femicide dance flashmob from Chile has come to San Francisco.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/07/18828719.php

Israel Bombs Gaza, Israeli Bot Group Caught Spreading Hate & US Admits Houthis Not "Iran Proxy"
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-08
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/7/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Why the UK Establishment Hates Jeremy Corbyn
Johanna Ross | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-08
He's been termed a 'national security risk' and an 'enemy of the state' by the mainstream media. On Sky News recently former Conservative and Times columnist Matthew Parris referred to his 'mad' conspiracy theories as he discussed with other journalists …
globalresearch.ca/why-uk-establishment-hates-jeremy-corbyn/5697011

As mentiras que o Ocidente cria e depois consome
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-08
Depois de terminar o meu trabalho no Médio Oriente, pelos menos por agora, estava à espera do meu voo para Santiago do Chile. Em Paris. Podia contar com alguns dias "livres", a processar o que ouvi e testemunhei em Beirute. …
globalresearch.ca/as-mentiras-que-o-ocidente-cria-e-depois-consome/5697028

Deconstructing Bolivia: Voices Inside and Outside Challenge Mainstream and Alternative Narratives
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-08
On the Global Research News Hour we do our best to cover a wide spectrum of topics from the environmental crisis to economic and geopolitical analysis to debunking war pre-text narratives. | We welcome listener support to maintain and improve the …
globalresearch.ca/deconstructing-bolivia-voices-inside-and-outside-challenge-mainstream-and-alternative-narratives/5696971

The Trump Administration's Latest: A Plan to Foul the Alaska Arctic
Derrick Z. Jackson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-08
Just as the world's scientists warn us in the strongest language yet that nations must ratchet up commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement to reduce fossil fuel emissions, the climate-denying Trump administration rolls out yet more plans to make things …
globalresearch.ca/trump-administration-plan-foul-alaska-arctic/5697017

Pesticides in the Food You Eat and the Water You Drink. "U.S. Kids Continue to be Exposed"
EWG | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-08
The European Union today confirmed it will ban the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on food crops early next year, citing the risk of brain damage to children — evidence the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ignored in scuttling a proposed …
globalresearch.ca/trump-epa-kowtows-chemical-ag-industry/5697014

Sun Never Sets on Canadian Military
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-08
Most Canadians would be surprised to learn that the sun never sets on the military their taxes pay for. | This country is not formally at war yet more than 2,100 Canadian troops are sprinkled across the globe. According to the …
globalresearch.ca/sun-never-set-canadian-military/5697001

The Planned 1933 Fascist Coup in America
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-08
The secret US government and the European bankers have cherished this plan of an American fascist dictatorship for many decades, a plan that almost succeeded when a group of American financiers (including George H. W. Bush's father Prescott Bush) …
globalresearch.ca/fascist-coup-america/5693708

A Troubled Family: NATO Turns 70
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-08
Summit anniversaries are not usually this abysmally interesting. While those paying visits to Watford, England on the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation are supposedly signatories to the same agreement, a casual glance would have …
globalresearch.ca/nato-turns-70/5696987

Evo Morales Vows to Return to Bolivia After Right-Wing Coup
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-08
The democratically elected President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, congratulated the Movement for Socialism (MAS) Party after having successfully completed its assembly, in which he endorsed its democratic vocation and presented its plan of political struggle to recover the government from the new far-right regime. | RELATED: | Bolivia: MAS Appoints Morales as Director of its 2020 Campaign | Through his Twitter account on Sunday, Morales said: "We are not alone in Bolivia or in the w…
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Football is standing up to right-wing racism at the best possible time
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-12-08
As the billionaire media's longstanding anti-Labour propaganda continues, football institutions are standing up to racism from the Conservative Party and its supporters. And with the 2019 election just days away, this could hardly come at a more important time. | Boris Johnson and co are 'fuelling racism':…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/12/08/football-is-standing-up-to-right-wing-racism-at-the-best-possible-time/

Hurricanes Are More Destructive Than Ever
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-08
Danish researchers have settled a problem of US disaster accounting, confirming that in the last century North America's worst hurricanes have become three times more frequent — and significantly more destructive. | Such calculations sound as though they ought to be simple. They are not. In 1900, the entire population of the planet was about 1.6 billion people, most of whom lived in rural areas. By 2018, global population had reached 7.5 billion, and more than half of the world was concentrated in cities. In effect, any hurrican…
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Beating Trump Is Not Enough: The Real Change Democrats Must Pursue
Phillip Steck | commondreams.org | 2019-12-08
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) (L) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) embrace after the Democratic Presidential Debate at the Fox Theatre July 30, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/new-deal-change-steck.jpg
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Corruption thwarts attempts to build a better world and 'must be fought by all, for all'
news.un.org | 2019-12-08
As we enter a decade of ambitious action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), stepping up efforts to eradicate corruption and promote good governance is "essential…to deliver on our global pledge to leave no one behind", the UN anti-crime chief said on Sunday.
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2019 Sacramento Kwanzaa: A Special Karamu Celebration
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2019-12-08
The notion of "potluck" Kwanzaa in the 21st Century is a challenging local tradition that should not be a salient notion or limiting factor toward embracing Umoja year round and throughout the Kwanzaa season, Matunda ya Kwanza.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/05/18828650.php

50 Years of Resistance
Mike Rhodes | indybay.org | 2019-12-08
This is a radio show I produced about the 50 Years of Resistance event held in Fresno in June 2019. The show features several speakers, including David Harris, Vince Lavery, Sandra Iyall and Don Teeter talking about the anti-war/Draft Resistance movement in Fresno in the late 1960's and early 70's.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/07/18828715.php

How Media Turn Support for Public Schools Into Opposition to Children of Color
Julie Hollar | commondreams.org | 2019-12-08
"Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic presidential candidates are rejecting the Obama administration's embrace of charter schools, and media observers aren't taking kindly to it," the author writes. (Photo: Fibonacci Blue/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/media-election-charters_0.jpeg
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Grace Blakeley: The World Must be Saved from Financialization
Bryan Bowman | indybay.org | 2019-12-08
Even when times are good, the many have been largely excluded from the success enjoyed by the few. Where many see a strong economy today, Grace Blakeley sees not only the early indicators of an inevitable recession, but the "death throes" of an entire economic model that is crumbling before our eyes. She warns of a bleak future but also offers a hopeful alternative vision.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/06/18828676.php

New Report on Ocean Oxygen Loss Gives "Ultimate Wake-Up Call" to Act on Climate
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-08
A new report on ocean oxygen loss released Saturday should serve as the "ultimate wake-up call" to take bold action to rein in planet-warming emissions and save the world's "suffocating seas," researchers said. | The publication from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) shows how the problem known as ocean deoxygenation, driven by global warming and human-caused nutrient pollution, is expanding, with impacts on hu…
truthout.org/articles/new-report-on-ocean-oxygen-loss-gives-ultimate-wake-up-call-to-act-on-climate/

The Missing Stories: Three Big Issues the Media Is Missing
John Atcheson | commondreams.org | 2019-12-08
Democratic presidential hopefuls Mayor of South Bend Pete Buttigieg, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders participate in the fifth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia on November 20, 2019. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/press-three-issues.jpg
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Changing Climate: Aligning Tech, Policy, Activism, & Equity
Sunrise Movement Bay Area | indybay.org | 2019-12-08
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Migrant Women and Girls Are Leading the Battle Against Climate Change
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-08
Into the late afternoon hours, the blistering light gave way to soft, horizontal rays that crisscrossed over Lebanon's Beqaa valley. The rays played with the children, casting long silhouettes of their forms, while they chased each other. As the temperature subsided, the elders of the community descended to the lowest level of the mosque-turned-refugee shelter. | Amid the cacophony, Abu Hassan paced back and forth along the dried-up marble fountain, the centre-piece of the makeshift living room, eve…
truthout.org/articles/migrant-women-and-girls-are-leading-the-battle-against-climate-change/

Let's Push Democratic Presidential Hopefuls to Address U.S. Bases on Okinawa
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-08
As Democratic presidential contenders gear up for the next debate on December 19, they are addressing many issues around foreign policy. However, it seems that all of them are neglecting to even discuss one major issue. | Roughly one in eight overseas U.S. troops are in Okinawa, Japan. The U.S. maintains 31 military facilities there, all without securing Okinawa's consent. A new base — supposedly…
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FBI presumes Pensacola shooting an act of terrorism as probe continues
rt.com | 2019-12-08
The FBI has confirmed that it is presuming Friday's fatal shooting at a naval base in Florida was an "act of terrorism." However, the agency has not yet confirmed the killer's motivations, or whether he was a member of a network. | …
rt.com/usa/475343-fbi-pensacola-base-shooter/

Boris Johnson accused of lying over pledge to cut immigration after Brexit
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-12-08
Boris Johnson has been accused of lying to the public over his promises to reduce immigration.The Conservative Party has set out its plans for an Australian-style points-based immigration system, which would put no limits on highly educated and award-winning workers, investors or entrepreneurs coming to Britain after Brexit.It would also fast-track and offer reduced fees to doctors, nurses or social care workers who want to come to work in the NHS. | In an interview with Sky News' Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme, Johnson said he could guarantee "numbers will come down" as part of the "controlled" measures.But sha…
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'I plan to seek justice': Max Blumenthal vows legal action after US govt drops 'bogus' assault charges against him
rt.com | 2019-12-08
The US government has dropped all charges against Max Blumenthal, after arresting the journalist over a dubious 5-month-old warrant. But the Grayzone editor says the case is far from closed. | Blumenthal was detained for nearly two days after police raided his Washington, DC office in October. The month-old warrant for his arrest listed the journalist as "armed and dangerous," and police carrying out the warrant reportedly threatened to kick down his door.The government's case was based solely on an unsubstantiated claim made by a right-wing Venezuelan opposition activist, Naylet Pacheco, who alleged that Blum…
rt.com/usa/475328-blumenthal-charges-dropped-arrest-venezuela/

Missiles aside: Kim Jong-un smiles big as he inaugurates N. Korea's luxury ski resort (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2019-12-08
Situated deep in North Korea's highlands, an ultra-modern mountain resort opened its doors to local (and maybe foreign) visitors. If you consider spending your holidays there, be advised — Kim Jong-un massively approves of it. | The North Korean leader has abandoned affairs of the state for at least a day, visiting the hot springs and spa complex in Yangdok County east of Pyongyang. State media have filmed him cutting the ribbon and then peacefully watching people swim in several modern-looking pools. | Smiling big and wide, he cheerfully greeted the chilling swimmers (although it remains unclear if the…
rt.com/news/475333-kim-ski-resort-opening/

Ukraine's Zelensky to be TOPPLED by protests if he crosses 'red lines' in Paris, TV host warns, as crowds cheer
rt.com | 2019-12-08
Pressure is mounting on Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, with the opposition threatening him with civil unrest should he show weakness during the Normandy Four talks with Russian, French and German leaders on Monday. | Thousands attended a rally at the iconic Maidan square in the center of the Ukrainian capital, organized in the run-up to the high-profile meeting by the parties of Petro Poroshenko, whom Zelensky defeated in the spring election, as well as former PM Yulia Tymoshenko and rock star Vyacheslav Vakarchuk. And the speakers on stage didn't mince words. | | © Reuters / Valentyn Ogirenko…
rt.com/news/475336-zelensky-normandy-protest-ukraine/

Nadler says vote 'possible' on Trump articles of impeachment this week, Republicans protest
rt.com | 2019-12-08
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler has said that his panel may vote on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump this week. However, Republicans say he is trying to railroad impeachment through Congress. | "It's possible" that the committee may vote on the articles this week, Nadler (D-New York) told CNN's State of the Union on Sunday. He added that there is "a lot to consider" in deciding which charges to bring against Trump. | Before determining what impeachable offenses to charge the president with, Nadler's committee will hold a hearing on Monday. Republicans on the committee clai…
rt.com/usa/475339-nadler-impeachment-vote-possible/

Hong Kong police retrieve PISTOL & 100+ live rounds for 1st time aimed at 'creating chaos'
rt.com | 2019-12-08
In what appears to be the first firearm seizure linked to massive rallies, police in the former British colony have found a semi-automatic pistol and live ammunition — along with knives and even a Japanese sword. | Hong Kong police have carried out raids early on Sunday, as the city braces for another wave of protests against the local and Beijing government. In wake of the searches, officers found an Austrian-made Glock pistol and four magazines, three of which were loaded with a total of 105 live rounds. | Glock is particularly valued by police and security forces worldwide for its simplicity, versatil…
rt.com/news/475321-hong-kong-protesters-firearms/

'You're killing the dreams of a whole lot of youth' — Roy Jones Jr on Russia's potential Olympic ban instigated by WADA
rt.com | 2019-12-08
Boxing great Roy Jones Jr, who notoriously was cheated out of an Olympic gold medal in Seoul in 1988 and knows a thing or two about ruined hopes, spoke about Russia's potential four-year ban from international sports competitions. | Prior to the start of his professional career, the 19-year-old Jones entered the 1988 Summer Olympics in South Korea as the youngest member of the US Olympic Boxing Team to reach the final without losing a single round on his way to it. However, his gold medal hopes were ruined by the judges, who scored the fight in favor of his opponent, South Korea native Park Si-Hun, despite the…
rt.com/sport/475326-wada-meeting-russia-roy-jones/

Sports lawyer hopes WADA makes fair decision in 'political fight' over doping in Russian sports
rt.com | 2019-12-08
The World Anti-Doping Agency should listen to both sides before punishing Russian athletes for something they have no control over, a prominent Swiss sports lawyer told RT, adding that the scandal seems politically motivated. | WADA has accused the Russian anti-doping agency of submitting inconsistent raw data to the world body, and threatened to ban Russia from hosting major sporting events for the next four years, and force its athletes to compete under a neutral flag. This would impact Russia's participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, as well as the 2023 hosting of the ice hockey world championship. | Russ…
rt.com/news/475241-rusada-wada-doping-valloni/

Russia-Ukraine fallout won't threaten security of EU gas supply
rt.com | 2019-12-08
Even if Russia and Ukraine were to fail to reach an agreement on the natural gas transit through Ukraine onto Europe, the security of gas supply in the European Union (EU) will not be materially threatened. | The current ten-year gas transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine expires on December 31, 2019. The parties need to reach a new agreement by that date to set the terms of deliveries of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine's territory. | Russia has been building pipelines to Europe and Turkey that bypass Ukraine–TurkStream and Nord Stream 2. Ukraine, for its part, is a key transit country for Russia…
rt.com/business/475105-russia-ukraine-eu-gas-supply/

Russia's Crimea welcomes record number of tourists in post-Soviet era
rt.com | 2019-12-08
More than 7 million people have spent their vacations in Crimea so far this year, Deputy Chairman of Crimea's Council of Ministers and Permanent Presidential Envoy Georgy Muradov said, setting a post-Soviet record. | Muradov told TASS that "Crimea is Russia's second most visited region for tourism and recreation after the Krasnodar Region." | | Swallow's Nest Castle © Pixabay.com | Despite Western sanctions targeting the Black Sea peninsula (due to its reunification with Russia), Crimea is becoming increasingly popular with foreign tourists, Muradov said. This includes travelers from the United States a…
rt.com/business/475009-crimea-record-tourist-flow/

Social justice or bullying a child? American ballerina rounds up Instagram mob to lecture 14yo Russian dancer on blackface
rt.com | 2019-12-08
The US may be cannibalizing itself with social justice dogma, but some places remain untouched by the long arm of the woke. Not anymore, as a prominent ballerina took to hounding Russian children on the internet for 'racism.' | Ballerina Misty Copeland made history in 2015 by becoming the American Ballet Theater's first black principal dancer. She's since appeared in productions of 'Swan Lake,' 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'The Nutcracker,' among others. Lately, however, she's also found time to publicly shame Russian children for not measuring up to American standards of political correctness. | In an Instagram pos…
rt.com/news/475338-bolshoi-ballet-blackface-racism/

Kim Jong-un has 'everything to lose' & doesn't want to break our 'special relationship' — Trump
rt.com | 2019-12-08
President Donald Trump has insisted that the US will stick to its goal of denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, saying that Kim Jong-un is "too smart and has far too much to lose" to do otherwise. | "Kim Jong Un is too smart and has far too much to lose, everything actually, if he acts in a hostile way," Trump tweeted on Sunday. "He signed a strong Denuclearization Agreement with me in Singapore. He does not want to void his special relationship with the President of the United States." | Kim Jong Un is too smart and has far too much to lose, everything actually, if he acts in a hostile way. He signed a strong…
rt.com/news/475340-trump-kim-special-relationship/