2020-02-01: Social Media Postees

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President Trump expands anti-Muslim travel ban to thirteen countries
wsws.org | 2020-02-01
Trump's war on immigrants is intensifying in the aftermath of the impeachment trial and in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election in November.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/01/immi-f01.html

Assange would be held in "darkest corner of the prison system" if extradited to the US
wsws.org | 2020-02-01
If dispatched to the US, the WikiLeaks founder will be held in extreme isolation–conditions usually inflicted on individuals convicted of terrorism offences.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/01/assa-f01.html

Montreal meeting this Sunday to demand freedom for Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2020-02-01
The Socialist Equality Party (Canada) is holding a public meeting in Montreal this Sunday, to fight for the freedom of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, oppose war, and defend democratic rights.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/01/caas-f01.html

Israel has played a key role in US aggression towards Iran
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-01
Before the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Israel played a key and overlooked role in the Trump administration's aggression campaign against…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/01/israel-has-played-a-key-role-in-us-aggression-towards-iran/

Climate Groups Target JPMorgan Chase "Money Pipeline"
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-02-01
Extinction Rebellion SF Bay Area and climate activists in SF financial district demonstration…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/31/18830264.php

Egypt Detains Doctor, Parents as Girl Dies From Genital Cutting
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-01
Egypt has detained a retired doctor after the death of a 12-year-old girl on whom he performed female genital mutilation (FGM) sparked anger among women's rights activists. | RELATED: | ' The World Don't Give a Shit' About FGM, Survivor Says | The victim's parents and aunt took her to a private clinic where she underwent the illegal procedure, also known as female circumcision, the public prosecutor's office said in a statement. | "After she left, she suffered comp…
telesurenglish.net/news/Egypt-Detains-Doctor-Parents-as-Girl-Dies-From-Genital-Cutting-20200131-0014.html

Arab League rejects Trump's 'deal of the century' at Cairo summit with Abbas
rt.com | 2020-02-01
The Arab League has shot down US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, saying it would not lead to a just peace between Israel and Palestine. The deal has already been rejected by the Palestinian side. | League members met in Cairo on Saturday to discuss the deal, touted by Trump as the "deal of the century," and a realistic roadmap to peace between Israel and Palestine. Speaking at the meeting, Palestinian President Mahmood Abbas announced he would cut all ties with the US and Israel over the plan, and would not go down in history as the person who "sold out Jerusalem." | Many feared (or hoped) the…
rt.com/news/479858-arab-league-rejects-palestine-deal/

'It's not about Jose vs Pep': Mourinho preaches peace ahead of latest clash with Guardiola – but rivalry has been an explosive one
rt.com | 2020-02-01
Jose Mourinho has played down any notion of lingering hostilities with Pep Guardiola as the Portuguese prepares his Tottenham team to face Manchester City, but the past decade has seen some combustible clashes between the pair. | While Lionel Messi against Cristiano Ronaldo is seen as the defining individual rivalry of our time on the pitch, Mourinho versus Guardiola is arguably the managerial equivalent, given the frequency and intensity with which the two have crossed swords over more than a decade. | That rivalry enters a new phase as Mourinho faces off against Guardiola for the first time as Spurs boss on…
rt.com/sport/479862-mourinho-guardiola-rivalry-tottenham-man-city/

Reject the Coverup! Nationwide Protests Against the Trump Impeachment Coverup
RejectTheCoverup | indybay.org | 2020-02-01
Around the San Francisco Bay Area, throughout California, and across the USA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/01/18830291.php

Reject the Coverup! Protest of Trump Impeachment Coverup in Napa
RejectTheCoverup | indybay.org | 2020-02-01
Veterans Park, 3rd St. and Main St., Napa, CA 94558…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/01/18830296.php

Reject the Coverup! Protest of Trump Impeachment Coverup in San Jose
Families Belong Together and others | indybay.org | 2020-02-01
Intersection of Stevens Creek Blvd and N. Winchester Blvd (by Santana Row and Valley Fair Mall), border of San Jose & Santa Clara in the South Bay…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/01/18830295.php

Reject the Coverup! Impeachment Coverup Protest in Palo Alto
RejectTheCoverup | indybay.org | 2020-02-01
Lytton Plaza, 220 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/01/18830288.php

Iraqi Blocs Choose New PM-Designate After Weeks of Jockeying
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-02-01
BAGHDAD

Rising Numbers of US Troops in Iraq with Traumatic Brain Injuries
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-01
In retaliation for the Trump regime's assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on January 3, the IRGC struck two Pentagon bases in Iraq days later. | Iranian missiles successfully penetrated US air defenses, striking targets with pinpoint accuracy

Indian court AGAIN postpones hanging for 4 men convicted in 2012 gang rape & murder case that inspired Netflix series
rt.com | 2020-02-01
The execution of four Indians convicted in the heinous 2012 'Nirbhaya' gang-rape case has been delayed yet again at the last minute

'If I opened the door, he would've killed us': 15yo says she helped 20+ kids survive Indian hostage horror by hiding in basement
rt.com | 2020-02-01
A teenager, who together with two dozen other children was held hostage by an Indian man during a nine-hour standoff with police, said that her quick thinking helped to dodge certain death at the hands of a convicted killer. | The 15-year-old girl was the eldest of some 25 kids who were taken captive by convicted murderer Subhash Batham in a village in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. The horrific case, which sent shock waves across India, ended with the man being shot dead by police. His wife, allegedly an accomplice in the grim enterprise, was stoned to death by an angry crowd. | The children, some of whom were as…
rt.com/news/479829-india-hostage-crisis-escape/

Maryland police officer faces murder charges after shooting handcuffed man seven times inside patrol car
wsws.org | 2020-02-01
With highly unusual swiftness, Prince George's County police charged the officer, Michael Owen, 31, with second-degree murder and manslaughter within 24 hours of the shooting.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/01/poli-f01.html

Israel-Palestine: Time for Russia to Step up to the Plate
Eric Walberg | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-01
Is Israel US property? In many ways, yes. Despite its willful ways, Israel is always pushing the envelope with the US. It has been getting away with murder since it was founded, abetted and funded by the US. But the US has failed, and Jared Kushner is the perfect envoy for this latest ultimatum, crafted …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/israel-palestine-time-for-russia-to-step-up-to-the-plate/

Firms responsible for covering Grenfell in flammable cladding demand immunity from prosecution
wsws.org | 2020-02-01
Evidence revealed as the second phase of the inquiry began demonstrates that the 72 people who were killed in the Grenfell fire inferno were victims of the heinous crime of social murder.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/01/gren-f01.html

WATCH breathtaking fireball burst into life as it rains down on Russia's Urals
rt.com | 2020-02-01
A meteor which put on a spectacular show as it sped across Russia's Urals region was caught on camera lighting up the night sky as it erupted in a blaze of glory this week. | Photographer Ilya Jankowsky captured the stunning spectacle in the town of Irbit in Sverdlovsk Oblast on Thursday night. | The amateur astronomer captured footage of the impressive natural light show as a meteor shower swept across the Urals. The meteor erupted into life as it burned up while entering Earth's atmosphere shortly after 3am local time. | The dazzling burst of light was so bright that it was observed around 800km away in O…
rt.com/news/479851-meteor-video-russia-urals/

WATCH breathtaking fireball burst into life as it rains down on Russia's Urals
rt.com | 2020-02-01
A meteor which put on a spectacular show as it sped across Russia's Urals region was caught on camera lighting up the night sky as it erupted in a blaze of glory this week. | Photographer Ilya Jankowsky captured the stunning spectacle in the town of Irbit in Sverdlovsk Oblast on Thursday night. | The amateur astronomer shot footage of the impressive natural light show as a meteor shower swept across the Urals. The meteor erupted into life as it burned up while entering the Earth's atmosphere shortly after 3am local time. | The dazzling burst of light was so bright that it was observed around 800km away in O…
rt.com/news/479851-meteor-video-russia-urals/

The Real John Bolton
Melvin A. Goodman | zcomm.org | 2020-02-01
It is useful to have Bolton's testimony at the climactic moment in the current impeachment trial, but it should't blind us to his deceit and disinformation over his thirty years of opposition to U.S. international diplomacy…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-real-john-bolton/

The Trump Impeachment Defense. "The Best Interest of the Country" Concept
Robert Fantina | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-01
With the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump in full swing, a new defense was presented by Trump attorney Alan Dershowitz. | Dershowitz made an astounding defense, saying that as long as the president acted in what he thought …
globalresearch.ca/impeachment-defense/5702450

Polling: Americans Dissatisfied with the State of the Union
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-02-01
WASHINGTON

Senate rejects witnesses in Trump impeachment trial, setting the stage for acquittal
wsws.org | 2020-02-01
The Democrats, refusing to oppose Trump on the basis of his real crimes, sought to use impeachment to settle differences over foreign policy.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/01/impe-f01.html

Limiting Senate inquiry ignores Founders' intent for impeachment
Clark D. Cunningham | zcomm.org | 2020-02-01
Impeachment was "an essential security for the good behaviour" of the president; otherwise, "he will spare no efforts or means whatever to get himself re-elected."
zcomm.org/znetarticle/limiting-senate-inquiry-ignores-founders-intent-for-impeachment/

Bolivia's Coup-Born Regime Arrests Socialist Political Refugees
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-01
Bolivia's Former Mining Minister Cesar Navarro and former Agriculture Minister Pedro Dorado were arrested at the El Alto airport on Saturday when they were about to board a plane as political refugees. | RELATED: | Bolivia: Socialist Candidate Arce Attended Prosecutor's Office | For the past 82 days, these Socialists politicians remained at the Mexican embassy. Yesterday, they received a safe-conduct allowing their free departure from the country. | "The Mexican embassy transfer…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivias-Coup-Born-Regime-Arrests-Socialist-Political-Refugees-20200201-0003.html

Oil prices see biggest January loss in 30 years
rt.com | 2020-02-01
Crude oil prices slid a painful 15% in January – the biggest January slide since 1991- as the coronavirus claims the death of more than 200 souls and counting. | After a couple weeks of continued slippage, the price of the Brent and WTI benchmarks were trading down 0.98 percent and 0.73 percent on the day, respectively, at 9: 51am as the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency. | Also on rt.com | | Feast in time of plague? Trump official says China coronavirus is good for US economy | While the WHO did not recommend any trav…
rt.com/business/479835-oil-prices-biggest-drop/

Sanders Beats Trump and Trump Throws Dynamite in the Powder Keg
savin and Friedrich Steinfeld | indybay.org | 2020-02-01
With Sander's election as the Democratic Party candidate, the US would have been the only country to have had a free health insurance policy since Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s… The USA and also Turkey have in fact long since left NATO and are following their own interests without taking their previous "partners" into consideration.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/31/18830244.php

How the Border Patrol's Unchecked Powers and Carelessness Separated a Family
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-01
Mirza had a sense of foreboding soon after she crossed into the U.S. with her two children and their father, David. A Border Patrol agent ordered the family from Honduras and the rest of their group to divide into two lines: "Women to one side, men to the other." | Mirza held 19-month-old Lia and joined the women's line. David took their 6-year-old son Sebastian and lined up with the men. An agent told them not to worry, everyone was going to the same place. A bus took them in two trips to a c…
truthout.org/articles/how-the-border-patrols-unchecked-powers-and-carelessness-separated-a-family/

US deploys "usable" nuclear weapon amid continuing war threats against Iran
wsws.org | 2020-02-01
For all the talk of war with Iran having been averted, the reality is that the world remains on the knife's edge of a catastrophic military confrontation.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/01/pers-f01.html

Maneuvering Hell for Our Advantage
Robert C. Koehler | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-01
When the mainstream media writes about war, even critically, the image that often comes to mind for me is an infant wrapped in plastic. That infant is naked reality, a.k.a., the present moment, suffocating and screaming for its life; the …
globalresearch.ca/maneuvering-hell-our-advantage/5702432

Did Vladimir Lenin Foresee the Information Glut? Commemorating the Birth of José Marti
Prof Susan Babbitt | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-01
At the start of the twentieth century, Vladimir Lenin was studying Hegel's notes on science. [i] Stalin told him not to bother, that it was more important to unify the party. Lenin replied that by the end of the century, …
globalresearch.ca/did-lenin-foresee-information-glut/5702447

The Rise and Fall of the British Nation. The Land that Labour Built
Ann Talbot | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-01
This new edition of David Edgerton's book The Rise and Fall of the British Nation is timely and apposite given the unprecedented Conservative landslide in traditional Labour seats in the recent general election. Inevitably in the world of day-to-day, …
globalresearch.ca/land-labour-built/5702414

Rome Before it Became Empire: A Pax Americana or a Republic If You Can Keep It?
Cynthia Chung | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-01
"Fortune thus blinds the minds of men when she does not wish them to resist her power."

Coronavirus Has Been Declared a Global Emergency. What's Happening in China
Tom Clifford | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-01
Tom Clifford reporting from Beijing | The new coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization. | "The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other countries," said …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-declared-global-emergency/5702427

Pompeo says US can cover 100% of Belarus' oil needs amid Minsk row with Moscow
rt.com | 2020-02-01
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has offered to cover all Belarus oil needs with American product at competitive prices. The sales pitch comes after Belarus lost access to low price crude from Russia. | The top US diplomat is visiting Minsk on Saturday to court its longtime leader, President Aleksandr Lukashenko. Belarus is currently struggling to replace Russian crude, which it had imported for years at low prices to refine and resell at a considerable premium. Pompeo seized the opportunity to offer American supplies as an alternative. | "The United States wants to help Belarus build its own sovereign countr…
rt.com/news/479852-belarus-pompeo-oil-competitive-price/

Pompeo vows to name US envoy to Belarus as Lukashenko praises him for RISK to visit Minsk & scrutinize country's democracy
rt.com | 2020-02-01
Mike Pompeo has tried to de-ice relations with Belarus, a country sanctioned by the US over a decade ago, promising to appoint an ambassador to Minsk along with other perks for siding with Washington. | "We are confident that together we can make real progress across every dimension of our relationship," Pompeo told President Alexander Lukashenko as he greeted him on Saturday. | Returning the charm offensive, the Belarusian leader said it was "very good that you risked coming to Minsk after various misunderstandings between Belarus and the US." | Lukashenko, whom Western media notoriously labeled "Europe's las…
rt.com/news/479853-pompeo-belarus-appoint-ambassador/

Media on Climate Crisis: Don't Organize, Mourn
Neil Demause | zcomm.org | 2020-02-01
The newfound attention to climate came with a strange disjunction: being aware of this massive threat to humanity hasn't translated into much concerted action to stop it…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/media-on-climate-crisis-dont-organize-mourn/

Object-lesson in ruling class privilege? Democrats ditch donor threshold for primary debates so Bloomberg can participate
rt.com | 2020-02-01
The Democratic National Committee is loosening its debate qualifying criteria, opening the door to billionaire establishment darling Michael Bloomberg and angering candidates that had been excluded from prior events. | The same DNC that has held fast to its rules while one candidate after another complained about the seemingly arbitrary means of deciding which polls would count toward a qualifying threshold has opted to discard its individual donor requirement starting with the February debate. The rule had prevented former New York Mayor and billionaire media mogul Bloomberg from joining the previous forums.
rt.com/usa/479822-bloomberg-forces-debate-criteria-dnc/

International Women's Day 2020 Celebration in Hayward
City of Hayward, AAUW, and others | indybay.org | 2020-02-01
Hayward City Hall, 777 B Street, Hayward, CA 94541…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/31/18830243.php

South Korea deploys naval unit to Strait of Hormuz
wsws.org | 2020-02-01
Behind the backs of the South Korean working class, Seoul is supporting US war plans that could lead to a wider conflict with China and Russia.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/01/skor-f01.html

Sharp fall on Wall Street as coronavirus hits global markets
wsws.org | 2020-02-01
Financial analysts are warning that the virus has created a more uncertain environment than the US-China trade war and its impact could be greater than that of the SARS virus in 2002–2003.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/01/econ-f01.html

Canada's New Democrats plead for cooperation with Liberals, as Trudeau government lurches further right
wsws.org | 2020-02-01
Amid a resurgence of the class struggle in Canada and internationally, the NDP and their trade union allies are seeking to collaborate still more closely with the pro-austerity, pro-war Liberal government.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/01/cndp-f01.html

Australian wildfires burning out of control in new areas
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-01
Wildfires burned out of control near Australia's national capital, Canberra, and across surrounding New South Wales state on Saturday, with endangered residents warned to prepare to evacuate. | The capital region declared a state of emergency on Friday because of a fire that by Saturday covered 88,500 acres (35,800 hectares) of forest and farmland south of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory emergency services agency commissioner Georgeina Whelan said. | t.co/gkiuxXl1T0 #OrroralFire …
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/02/01/australian-wildfires-burning-out-of-control-in-new-areas/

'Virus control beyond standards': China warns countries against spreading havoc as more borders shut & flights canceled worldwide
rt.com | 2020-02-01
Beijing has lashed out at countries fanning fears of the novel coronavirus

Int'l Community Offer Aid, Support as China Fights Virus
Xinhua | telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-01
Countries around the world are offering recognition of China's efforts to battle the novel coronavirus outbreak, showing confidence in the ultimate triumph over virus and pledging aid and support. | RELATED: | WHO Declares Global Emergency for Outbreak of New Coronavirus | In his call to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered sympathies over the pain and loss inflicted on Chinese families and wished each patient a speedy recovery. | He expressed be…
telesurenglish.net/news/Intl-Community-Offer-Aid-Support-as-China-Fights-Virus-20200201-0006.html

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