2019-12-15: Social Media Postees

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'Effective discipline'!?! 8yo boy needs surgery on maimed knees after sadistic stepfather makes him kneel on buckwheat for HOURS
rt.com | 2019-12-16
An 8-year-old boy had to undergo a surgery to remove the sharp grains, virtually ingrown into his knees, after his mother's boyfriend routinely forced him to stand on raw buckwheat as punishment for the tiniest 'misbehavior.' | The photos of the child's knees, looking as if they were mutilated by a mystery disease, sent shockwaves across Russia. Doctors had to use general anesthesia to remove the ingrown seeds, cutting cut off large fragments of skin. | The surgery and weeks of painful rehabilitation, however, were nothing compared to what the starved kid had to endure at home in the Siberian city of Omsk, whe…
rt.com/russia/475964-buckwheat-child-torture-omsk/

ICE Case Management Handbook Based on Federal Law Enforcement "System of Systems"
Unicorn Riot | commondreams.org | 2019-12-15
Unicorn Riot obtained confidential Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) policy manuals in 2017.
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Sanders and Omar Lead Largest Rally in New Hampshire for 2020 Vote
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-15
Sen. Bernie Sanders held his largest rally yet in the key state of New Hampshire on Friday night, joined by Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has faced racist attacks since taking office earlier this year but who received a warm welcome from the crowd of more than 1,300 people. | The rally was reportedly the largest of any Democratic primary candidate in the state so far, according to the campaign; last month, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg reported that he drew "about 1,300" to a rally in Lebanon, New Hampshire. | "The political revolution is strong in New Hampshire," said Sanders campaign New Hampshire state direc…
truthdig.com/articles/bernie-sanders-and-ilhan-omar-lead-largest-new-hampshire-rally-of-2020-primary/

While Evo's MAS party regroups, Bolivia's coup leaders are eating each other alive
Wyatt Reed | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-15
Humiliating scandals are destroying right-wing leader Luis Fernando Camacho and the right is fracturing as a more militant MAS party…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/15/mas-regroups-bolivia-coup-leaders-eating-alive/

Israeli Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians In Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-15
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, three Palestinians, including the secretary of Fateh Movement, in occupied East Jerusalem, after invading and violently searching their homes. Nonviolent activist Nasser Ajaj told the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) that the soldiers abducted Arin Za'anin, from his home in Wadi al-Jouz …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-abduct-three-palestinians-in-jerusalem-7/

ALBA-TCP Ratified Integration of Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-15
With cultural expressions and interventions by heads of State and delegates from Latin American and Caribbean nations, the XVII Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) ends with a political-cultural ceremony. | RELATED: , ALBA-TCP to Speed Formation of a 'Peace Zone' in Latin America | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro highlighted the integrationist work of the organization (ALBA-TCP) in the region, "the idea of co…
telesurenglish.net/news/ALBA-TCP-Ratified-Integration-of-Latin-American-and-Caribbean-Peoples-20191215-0002.html

FARC Demands Colombia's Duque Provide Security for Ex-Fighters
teleSUR,la | telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-15
The Common Revolutionary Alternative Force ( FARC ) party sent a letter to the President of Colombia, Iván Duque, in which they demanded the implementation of the Peace Agreement and specifically his third point on security for communities and ex-combatants in the process of reinstatement. | RELATED: | Colombians Protest Against Tax Reform in Front of Congress | The letter was sent after the murder of ex-combatant Manuel González (aka Jair Cartagena), who was shot near the Román Ru…
telesurenglish.net/news/FARC-Demands-Colombias-Duque-Provide-Security-for-Ex-Fighters-20191215-0006.html

The Humane Obligation of Conscience. Capitalist Orchestrated Horror. Desperate Protests Across the Globe
Brett Redmayne-Titley | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-15
The world war of Democracy against its people is now official. | On Oct 20, 2019, Chilean president Sebastian Pinera publicly admitted the singular capitalist threat implicitly and silently embraced by virtually all politicians across our embattled Earth: Pinera formally declared …
globalresearch.ca/humane-obligation-conscience-extinction-rebellion-world-rebellion/5697732

The Humane Obligation of Conscience. Capitalist Orchestrated Horror. Desperate Protests Across the Globe
Brett Redmayne-Titley | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-15
The world war of Democracy against its people is now official. | On Oct 20, 2019, Chilean president Sebastian Pinera publicly admitted the singular capitalist threat implicitly and silently embraced by virtually all politicians across our embattled Earth: Pinera formally declared …
globalresearch.ca/humane-obligation-conscience-extinction-rebellion-world-rebellion/5697732

O capital financeiro mascara-se de verde
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-15
à Clima. Quem haveria de dizer. As próprias mega-corporaàßàµes e mega-bilionários por trás da globalizaàßà£o da economia mundial nas últimas décadas, cuja busca de valor para o accionista e reduàßà£o de custos infligiu tantos danos ao meio ambiente — tanto no …
globalresearch.ca/o-capital-financeiro-mascara-se-de-verde/5697771

The Bogus Legend of Paul Volcker. The Break with Gold
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-15
Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve during the 1980's, has died at age 92. Major media are writing words of praise for the banker who "killed inflation" in the wake of the 1970's oil crises and food price …
globalresearch.ca/bogus-legend-paul-volcker/5697728

The Bogus Legend of Paul Volcker. The Break with Gold
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-15
Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve during the 1980's, has died at age 92. Major media are writing words of praise for the banker who "killed inflation" in the wake of the 1970's oil crises and food price …
globalresearch.ca/bogus-legend-paul-volcker/5697728

Mexican Indigenous Communities Consent to Mayan Train Project
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-15
The Mexican Ministry of Interior informed Saturday that the Indigenous communities in the Yucatan Peninsula and the state of Chiapas both located in the southeastern part of the country accepted "by consensus and without opinion against" for the construction of the Mayan Train. | RELATED: | Brazil: Attack on Guajajara Indigenous People Leaves 1 Dead | After holding talks with the government, the Indigenous communities' proposals and needs will be incorporated and addressed within…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexican-Indigenous-Communities-Consent-to-Mayan-Train-Construction-20191215-0011.html

Central Valley Water Board Approves Grasslands Water District Permit
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2019-12-15
"Toxins in water impact fish, divide indigenous families from traditional foods, and can cause permanent learning disabilities in children," stated Sherri Norris, executive director of the California Indian Environmental Alliance. "Many of these toxins cannot be removed from water once it enters into the system. It's imperative that we protect all of California's water from these toxins."
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/13/18828881.php

Impeachment Inquiry Offers Chance to Derail Trump's Political Heirs
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-15
Republicans have made it clear throughout the impeachment investigation that they've decided to circle the wagons around Trump. This united opposition combined with the defensive posturing of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell shows it's almost certain the Senate will not vote to remove Trump. But despite warnings by Republicans to the contrary, impeachment has already hurt Trump. And impeachment will continue to hurt Republicans, from pausing McConnell's stuffing of the courts, to providing yet mo…
truthout.org/articles/impeachment-inquiry-offers-chance-to-derail-trumps-political-heirs/

Venezuela to Relaunch PetroCaribe Program in 2020
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-15
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced the relaunch of the PetroCaribe program in the first half of 2020 during the 17th summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of America (ALBA-TCP) in Cuba Saturday. | RELATED: , ALBA-TCP Ratified Integration of Latin American and Caribbean Peoples | "We have decided to relaunch with great force for the first half of the year 2020, the PetroCaribe project, the Miracle Mission and ALBA Cultural (…) ALBA has demonstrated…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-to-Relaunch-PetroCaribe-Program-in-2020-20191215-0010.html

Europe Was the Main Player in Destroying Syria and Creating the Refugee Crisis
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-15
Monica Maggioni is an Italian journalist and is CEO of Rai.com, which broadcasts 'Rai News 24 TV', among others. She interviewed Syrian President, Bashar al Assad, on November 26, and the interview was to be broadcast on December 2; …
globalresearch.ca/europe-main-layer-destroying-syria-creating-refugee-crisis/5697753

Global Warfare: "We're Going to Take out 7 Countries in 5 Years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan & Iran.."
General Wesley Clark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-15
Originally published in March 2007. | Global Research Editor's Note: | This interview serves as a reminder regarding the diabolical timeline of America's hegemonic project. Is Iran the next target "to be taken out"? | All these countries are on the Pentagon's drawing …
globalresearch.ca/we-re-going-to-take-out-7-countries-in-5-years-iraq-syria-lebanon-libya-somalia-sudan-iran/5166

Europe Was the Main Player in Destroying Syria and Creating the Refugee Crisis
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-15
Monica Maggioni is an Italian journalist and is CEO of Rai.com, which broadcasts 'Rai News 24 TV', among others. She interviewed Syrian President, Bashar al Assad, on November 26, and the interview was to be broadcast on December 2; …
globalresearch.ca/europe-main-layer-destroying-syria-creating-refugee-crisis/5697753

Global Warfare: "We're Going to Take out 7 Countries in 5 Years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan & Iran.."
General Wesley Clark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-15
Originally published in March 2007. | Global Research Editor's Note: | This interview serves as a reminder regarding the diabolical timeline of America's hegemonic project. Is Iran the next target "to be taken out"? | All these countries are on the Pentagon's drawing …
globalresearch.ca/we-re-going-to-take-out-7-countries-in-5-years-iraq-syria-lebanon-libya-somalia-sudan-iran/5166

"Ag-Gag" Laws Expose Whistleblowers to Prosecution for Reporting Animal Abuse
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-15
The U.S. has a long history of claiming (and often failing) to protect those who report injustice, corruption and unethical behavior in government and industry. The first law to protect whistleblowers was approved in 1778 — shortly after the Declaration of Independence was signed. In the intervening centuries, additional state and federal laws have been enacted to shield whistle…
truthout.org/articles/ag-gag-laws-expose-whistleblowers-to-prosecution-for-reporting-animal-abuse/

Judge Orders More Than 200,000 Wisconsin Voters Purged From Rolls
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-15
Pro-democracy advocates on Saturday vowed to ensure all Wisconsin voters are permitted to vote in the 2020 election after a state judge ordered more than 200,000 voters to be purged from the rolls. | The state had sent letters to 234,000 people who were believed to have moved, who were told they would be removed from voting lists if they did not respond within 30 days–but that the purge would not take place until 2…
truthout.org/articles/judge-orders-more-than-200000-wisconsin-voters-purged-from-rolls/

Intentionally or Not, Progressives Are Coaxing Us Back Into a Corporate Party
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-15
There's a fundamental problem with the Democratic presidential debates. It's not the number of candidates, the little talk of climate change or the debates' "divisiveness." It goes deeper than that. These debates operate on a flawed premise that runs right through the whole primary process: that what…
truthout.org/articles/intentionally-or-not-progressives-are-coaxing-us-back-into-a-corporate-party/

Energy Loss on Electric Grid Is Overlooked Source of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-15
When it comes to strategies for slowing the effects of climate change, the idea of reducing wasted energy rarely gets a mention. But our recent Nature Climate Change article makes the case that reducing wastage in the power sector, focusing specifically on the grid, can be a critical lever in lowering national emissions. | Inefficient global power transmission and distribution infrastructure requires additional electricity generation to…
truthout.org/articles/energy-loss-on-electric-grid-is-overlooked-source-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions/

Brazil's Amazon Deforestation Rises Over 100% Year-Over-Year
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-15
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon jumped to the highest level for the month of November since record-keeping began in 2015, according to preliminary government data published on Friday. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro: Torture Methods of Dictatorship to Fight Corruption | Destruction of the world's largest tropical rainforest totaled 563 square km (217.38 square miles) in November, 103% more than in the same month last year, according to the country's space research agency INPE. | That wo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazils-Amazon-Deforestation-Rises-Over-100-Year-Over-Year-20191215-0005.html

China's YiWu: Business Models You've Never Even Heard of
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-15
The YiWu Commodities Market | A brief bit of background for context. YiWu is the world's largest supermarket. YiWu is a small town (it's actually a city with more than one million people, but in China that's a small town) in …
globalresearch.ca/chinese-innovation-business-models-never-heard/5697741

China's YiWu: Business Models You've Never Even Heard of
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-15
The YiWu Commodities Market | A brief bit of background for context. YiWu is the world's largest supermarket. YiWu is a small town (it's actually a city with more than one million people, but in China that's a small town) in …
globalresearch.ca/chinese-innovation-business-models-never-heard/5697741

China Expected to Have Lifted Over 10m out of Poverty in 2019
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-15
China is expected to have lifted over 10 million people out of poverty in 2019, a senior official said Sunday, as part of a three-year plan to eradicate poverty completely by 2020. | RELATED: | China To Meet Sustainable Development Goals 10yrs Ahead of Schedule | "More than 95 percent of China's poor population is expected to shake off poverty and over 90 percent of poor counties are expected to be removed from the poverty list by the end of this year," the Director of the State Council…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Expected-to-Have-Lifted-Over-10m-out-of-Poverty-in-2019-20191215-0008.html

US-China Trade Deal's Phase One 'Totally Done': Trump Admin
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-15
The "phase one" of the long-sought United States-China trade deal is "totally done" despite the need for translation and revisions to its text, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Sunday. | RELATED: , US, Canada, and Mexico Sign Trade Deal Again to Replace NAFTA | "Ultimately, whether this agreement works is going to be determined by who's making the decisions in China…if the hard-liners are making the decisions we're going to get one outcome, if the reformers are mak…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-China-Trade-Deals-Phase-One-Totally-Done-Trump-Admin-20191215-0007.html

After 83 Days, Hunger Striker Loses 30 Kilograms, Stops Drinking Water
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-15
Palestinian administrative detainee in Israel, Ahmad Zahran, who has been on hunger strike for 83 consecutive days today, has lost 30 kilograms of his weight and his health has seriously deteriorated, the Palestinian News and Info Agency reported. According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoners' Commission, following a visit …
imemc.org/article/after-83-days-hunger-striker-loses-30-kilograms-stops-drinking-water/

Report: 745 Palestinian Children Arrested Since Beginning of 2019
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-12-15
Israeli occupation forces arrested 745 Palestinian children since the start of 2019, many of whom were subject to numerous rights violations, Days of Palestine reported.. According to a report published, on Thursday, by the NGO Palestinian Prisoners' Club (PPC), nearly 200 children were being held in various detention centres across …
imemc.org/article/report-745-palestinian-children-arrested-since-beginning-of-2019/

Army Abducts Four Palestinians In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-15
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at dawn, four Palestinians from Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers invaded the al-'Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, before storming and searching many homes. They added that the soldiers abducted a …
imemc.org/article/army-abducts-four-palestinians-in-hebron-2/

Israeli Planning To Confiscate Lands For A Segregated Road
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-12-15
Mohammad Abu Sheikh, a Palestinian official responsible for monitoring Israel's illegal colonialist activities, said that the Israeli occupation authority is planning to confiscate dozens of Dunams of Palestinian lands, near Qalqilia, in northern West Bank. Abu Sheikh stated that the large area of lands Israel intends to illegally annex are …
imemc.org/article/israeli-planning-to-confiscate-lands-for-a-segregated-road/

Threat to Somalia's National Security and Existence as a Nation State. The Right to Self-Defense
Dr. Bischara A. Egal | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-15
On November 15, 2019 the UN security Council extended the illegal, immoral and racist 27 years of arms sanctions on Somalia which was in effect since 1992. | Through a recorded vote, the Security Council today renewed the mandate of the …
globalresearch.ca/unsc-resolution-2498-2019-extension-arms-sanctions-somalia-threat-somali-security/5697744

Impeach & Remove: Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Monterey
MoveOn.org, Indivisible Santa Cruz, others | indybay.org | 2019-12-15
Impeach & Remove events in Santa Cruz, Watsonville, and Monterey…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/15/18828907.php

Impeach and Remove Events in Wine Country (Sonoma & Napa Counties)
Moveon | indybay.org | 2019-12-15
Events in Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Sonoma, Napa, Healdsburg…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/14/18828894.php

Impeach and Remove Rally
Indivisible SF Peninsula and CA-14 | indybay.org | 2019-12-15
In front of Ana Furniture Across the street from the Hillsdale Mall | 3011 S El Camino Real | San Mateo, CA 94403…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/13/18828878.php

Impeach & Remove Rally in Livermore (Tri Valley)
MoveOn | indybay.org | 2019-12-15
Flagpole Plaza, intersection of First St and S. Livermore Ave., Livermore, CA 94550…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/14/18828900.php

Impeach & Remove Trump Rally in Palo Alto
Moveon | indybay.org | 2019-12-15
Lytton Plaza, University Ave. & Emerson Street, Palo Alto 94301…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/14/18828897.php

Impeach & Remove Demonstration in Cupertino
MoveOn | indybay.org | 2019-12-15
Cupertino City Center (out front of building), south east intersection of Stevens Creek and De Anza Blvd., Cupertino 95014…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/14/18828898.php

Impeach & Remove: Rally and March in San Francisco
SF Indivisible, Progressive Democrats, others | indybay.org | 2019-12-15
San Francisco Federal Building @ 90 7th Street, on the corner of Mission and 7th streets, San Francisco, CA 94103…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/14/18828891.php

Impeach and Remove Rally in Sacramento
MoveOn Sacramento | indybay.org | 2019-12-15
California State Capitol, 1315 10th St, Sacramento, California 95814…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/14/18828893.php

Impeach & Remove Events in East Bay Area Cities
Moveon | indybay.org | 2019-12-15
Events in East Bay cities: El Cerrtio, Walnut Creek, Emeryville, San Ramon, Castro Valley…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/14/18828896.php

Impeach & Remove Demonstration in Oakland
Moveon | indybay.org | 2019-12-15
Grand Lake Theater Intersection, 3200 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/14/18828895.php

Impeach & Remove Demonstration in Redwood City
MoveOn | indybay.org | 2019-12-15
Sequoia Station (outside the shopping center), intersection of Jefferson Ave and El Camino Real, Redwood City, CA 94063…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/14/18828901.php

Impeach & Remove Demonstration in Silicon Valley
Indivisible Orchard City | indybay.org | 2019-12-15
Intersection of Stevens Creek Blvd & Winchester Blvd, at the border of Santa Clara 95050 and San Jose 95128.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/15/18828908.php

National Impeach & Remove Rallies, Marches, Vigils in Bay Area and beyond
Moveon.org, and others | indybay.org | 2019-12-15
National marches, rallies, vigils in the San Francisco Bay Area, State of California, and throughout nation…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/14/18828892.php

Impeach and Remove Rally, San Rafael
Patty Hoyt | indybay.org | 2019-12-15
San Rafael's City Plaza (1000 4th St. between "A" St. & Lootens near Arizmendi Bakery)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/14/18828888.php

White Helmets, James Lemesurier, and the Humanitarian Regime Change Network
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-15
THE conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of | …
globalresearch.ca/white-helmets-james-lemesurier-and-the-humanitarian-regime-change-network/5697721

The Prison Industry in the United States: Big Business or a New Form of Slavery?
Vicky Peláez | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-15
This incisive and carefully researched article was first published by Global Research eleven years ago in March 2008. | In recent developments, California has adopted legislation which bans the private prison industry from operating in the state. | "The move will probably | …
globalresearch.ca/the-prison-industry-in-the-united-states-big-business-or-a-new-form-of-slavery/8289