2021-05-20: Social Media Postees

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Former Colorado police officers charged for arrest and injury of woman with dementia
wsws.org | 2021-05-21
Karen Garner was assaulted by police in Loveland, Colorado after being suspected of shoplifting items worth $13.88 from a Walmart.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/21/focf-m21.html

Colombian Police Crack Down On Protests With Long-Range Weapons
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-20
Colombians on Wednesday denounced that the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad (ESMAD) cracked down on peaceful protests with long and short-range weapons. | RELATED: | Colombians Rekindle Their National Strike Amid State Terrorism | Videos posted on social networks show agents shooting at farmers in Bucaramanga. According to witnesses, at least 25 protesters were wounded. | In Caucasia, dozens of children, pregnant women, and elderly people had to take refuge from police brutality in La No…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombian-Police-Crack-Down-On-Protests-With-Long-range-Weapons-20210520-0001.html

Turkey Manufacturing Water Crisis to Pressure Damascus and Syria's Kurds
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-20
Turkey has reduced …
globalresearch.ca/turkey-manufacturing-water-crisis-pressure-damascus-syria-kurds/5745786

Video: Month of Celebration Unearths Civilian Woes in Syria's North
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-20
Any sort of …
globalresearch.ca/video-month-celebration-unearths-civilian-woes-syria-north/5745767

COVID-19 mutations trigger new outbreaks across Southeast Asia
wsws.org | 2021-05-20
The infection surges are another stark warning of how quickly the pandemic, driven by more infectious variants like B.1.617, first identified in India, can get out of control.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/20/cose-m20.html

India To Defer Vaccination for Recovered COVID-19 Patients
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-20
India's Health Ministry has announced deferring the COVID-19 vaccination by three months in four specific situations including patients recovering from the COVID-19 infection. | RELATED: | India Reports the Highest Death Toll in a Single Day Worldwide | Individuals with lab tests proven they have tested positive for the virus should defer their vaccination by three months after recovery. COVID-19 patients who have been given anti-SARS-2 monoclonal antibodies or convalescent pla…
telesurenglish.net/news/India-To-Defer-Vaccination-for-Recovered-COVID-19-Patients-20210520-0013.html

COVID-19 has unleashed death and dehumanization in India's capital
Nitheesh Narayanan | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-20
India's second COVID-19 wave has caused large-scale death and devastation leading to bodies piling up in overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums, which have reached their breaking point. In…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/05/20/covid-19-has-unleashed-death-and-dehumanization-in-indias-capital/

As India's daily COVID-19 deaths reach new high, Modi opposes free vaccinations
wsws.org | 2021-05-20
In keeping with its systematic prioritization of profits over lives, the Modi government is refusing to provide free vaccinations to India's impoverished population, although this would cost a mere 0.32 percent of GDP.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/20/inva-m20.html

COVID-19 Has Unleashed Death and Dehumanization in India's Capital
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-20
Nitheesh Narayanan Punjabi Bagh Crematorium in New Delhi. Photo: Nitheesh Narayanan Nitheesh Narayanan shares a first-hand account of helping a family through loss and bureacracy amid the COVID-19 crisis raging in India India's second COVID-19 wave has caused large-scale death and devastation leading to bodies piling up in overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums, which have reached… Read…
libya360.wordpress.com/2021/05/20/covid-19-has-unleashed-death-and-dehumanization-in-indias-capital/

Opposition erupts in Japan against the Tokyo Olympics
wsws.org | 2021-05-20
Amid rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitals already stretched, nurses and other medical staff have protested plans to deploy 500 nurses to the Tokyo Olympics.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/20/japa-m20.html

India: Marginalised communities, informal workers and women bear the brunt of COVID-19 second wave
Markela Panegyres | greenleft.org.au | 2021-05-20
India's response to COVID-19's second wave must prioritise the needs of the most marginalised, says Sion Kongari.
greenleft.org.au/content/india-marginalised-communities-informal-workers-and-women-bear-brunt-covid-19-second-wave

The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Signals Accountability for Violence Against Asian and Other Communities of Color
commondreams.org | 2021-05-20
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India in the Face of Neoliberalism, Pandemic as Part of the Tragedy
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-20
Misión Verdad India's structural conflict is a product of inequality as a continuation of colonization and a caste system that prevails in its society (Photo: PTI). In times of global pandemic, the neoliberal drift, a continuation of a colonial system, continues to test emerging countries that will have to confront their internal contradictions in order… Read…
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Journalists bodies demand release of investigative reporter in Bangladesh
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-20
Several journalists bodies in Bangladesh including the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have demanded the immediate release of investigative journalist Rozina Islam, who was arrested for allegedly violating the colonial-era official secrecy law, Official Secrets Act (OSA), on May 17. | "Bangladesh police and authorities should recognize that Rozina Islam is a journalist whose work is a public service and should immediately drop the case against her and allow her to go free," CPJ stated. | Razina has been associated with Prothom Alo newspaper and was detained on Monday night. Her arrest triggered protests an…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/05/20/journalists-bodies-demand-release-of-investigative-reporter-in-bangladesh/

Microsoft vs Indian Farmers: Agri-Stacking the System
Colin Todhunter | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-05-20
In April, the Indian government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft, allowing its local partner CropData to leverage a master database of farmers. The MoU seems to be part of the AgriStack policy initiative, which involves the roll out of 'disruptive' technologies and digital databases in the agricultural sector. Based on press reports …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/05/microsoft-vs-indian-farmers-agri-stacking-the-system/

Microsoft vs Indian Farmers: Agri-Stacking the System
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-20
In April, the …
globalresearch.ca/microsoft-vs-indian-farmers-agri-stacking-system/5745755

As Indian variant spreads in Europe, governments reopen across the continent
wsws.org | 2021-05-20
The reopening is taking place amid a competition among the European states over which economy can most quickly restart, and particularly over access to tourism revenue for the Summer holiday season.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/20/euro-m20.html

Charges filed against police officers for fracturing elderly woman's arm
Andrew Emett | nationofchange.org | 2021-05-20
"Ensuring public trust in law enforcement and in our criminal justice system is vital to our community's safety and our fundamental belief in fairness."
nationofchange.org/2021/05/20/charges-filed-against-police-officers-for-fracturing-elderly-womans-arm/

The Power of Romanticism today: 21st Century Irrationalism
Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-05-20
Christianity defeated and wiped out the old faith of the pagans. Then with great fervour and diligence it strove to cast out and utterly destroy every last possible occasion of sin; and in doing so it ruined or demolished all the marvelous statues, besides the other sculptures, the pictures, mosaics and ornaments representing the false …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/05/the-power-of-romanticism-today-21st-century-irrationalism/

Militants Deported From al-Quneitra Town Following Siege By Syrian Army (Photos)
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-05-20
Illustrative image | On May 20, 30 militants and their families left the town of Umm Batnah in al-Quneitra as a part of a deal with Syrian authorities. | The militants violated the 2018 reconciliation agreement and carried out several attacks on Syrian government forces. One May 1, the Syrian Arab Army, that was fed up with the militants' radical behavior, imposed a siege on Umm Batnah after an attack that targeted on…
southfront.org/militants-deported-from-al-quneitra-town-following-siege-by-syrian-army-photos/

Epic Footage: Afrin Liberation Forces' Deadly Attack On Turkish Proxies
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-05-20
Screen grab from the ALF's raid footage. | On May 20, the Afrin Liberation Forces (ALF) claimed responsibility for a recent raid that targeted a position of the Syrian National Army (SNA) near the town of Bosoufane in the southern part of Turkish-occupied Afrin. | The Kurdish guerrilla group shared footage of the daring raid, which took place early on May 19. The footage, that was filmed…
southfront.org/epic-footage-afrin-liberation-forces-deadly-attack-on-turkish-proxies/

The Great Palestinian General Strike from the Jordan River to the Sea even Reaches President Biden in Dearborn
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-05-19
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — President Biden came to the Ford Rouge River Plant to tout new electric vehicles, one of his signature climate-friendly programs, on Tuesday. He was met at the airport by Rep. Debbie Dingell and by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian in the US Congress, who welcomed him but also gave …
juancole.com/2021/05/palestinian-president-dearborn.html

The Great Palestinian General Strike
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2021-05-19
From the Jordan River to the Sea even Reaches President Biden in Dearborn…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-great-palestinian-general-strike/

St. Paul Council Member Yang Joins People's Action to Host National Stop Anti-Asian Hate Teach-In
Johanna Kichton | peoplesaction.org | 2021-05-19
Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 240.206.1145 WASHINGTON, D.C.–In the middle of a month dedicated to uplifting the Asian-American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community, People's Action was joined by St. Paul Council Member Nelsie Yang to host a teach-in in response to the rise of targeted violence against AAPI, fueled by anti-Asian rhetoric in politics and anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic. …
peoplesaction.org/2021/05/st-paul-council-member-yang-joins-peoples-action-to-host-national-stop-anti-asian-hate-teach-in/

India Reports the Highest Death Toll in a Single Day Worldwide
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-19
India became the country with the highest death toll reported in a single day worldwide since the pandemic began, as authorities reported 4,529 deaths in the last 24 hours. | RELATED: | India's COVID-19 Infections Falling, Variant Reaches Europe | The Health Ministry reported 267,334 new infections, confirming a decreasing trend below 300,000 cases for the third consecutive day. Last week the authorities pictured a better scenario as Mumbai and New Delhi were registering lesser case…
telesurenglish.net/news/India-Reports-the-Highest-Death-Toll-in-a-Single-Day-Worldwide-20210519-0026.html

Indian variant surges in Britain as Tory government continues reopening drive
wsws.org | 2021-05-19
A growing number of schools have reported outbreaks of Covid with the Indian variant responsible, including in Northampton where B. 1.617.2 and another Indian variant, B.1.617.1, were found.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/19/couk-m19.html

The Gilt Comes Off: Singapore Goes Into Lockdown
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-19
A clean, technology driven dystopia. A representation of our techno future. These were the introductory descriptions to a piece by science fiction author William Gibson on Singapore for Wired in 1993.
counterpunch.org/2021/05/19/the-gilt-comes-off-singapore-goes-into-lockdown/

Asia del Sur: El afán de lucro impulsa el desalojo de los pobres
Tania Siddiqi | workers.org | 2021-05-19
Karachi residents resist ongoing illegal demolitions and forced evictions. En Pakistán, Karachi Bachao Tehreek (KBT), una alianza de activistas locales que luchan contra los desalojos y las apropiaciones ilegales de tierras, denunció que el personal de Bahria Town, los guardias privados de la ciudad y la policía de la provincia . . . | Continue reading Asia del Sur: El afán de lucro impulsa el desalojo de los pobres at Workers.org…
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Ban Imposter Pennie Opal Plant from the Civil Rights Movement
Quanah Brightman | indybay.org | 2021-05-19
We feel it Necessary to Make You and All Parties aware of a Imposter Wannabee Named Pennie Opal Plant. She is a Fraud Wannabee Indian Women who tries to Pass Herself off as a Tribal Citizen, Yet She is in fact a Imposter Guilty of Cultural Appropriation. | She is Associated with these two groups 1000 Grandmothers for Future Generations…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/17/18842589.php

Kurdish Fighters Killed Five Militants In Afrin, Turkish Forces Responded By Shelling Syrian Soldiers
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-05-19
ALF fighters, illustrative image, By: Hawar News Agency (ANHA) | Early on May 19, Kurdish fighters raided a position of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) near the town of Bosoufane in the southern part of occupied Afrin. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, five fighters of the SNA's al-Sham Corps were killed during the raid. Prior to the attack, three people, allegedly civilians, were injured, when Kurdish fighters targeted a mini truck near Bosoufane wi…
southfront.org/kurdish-fighters-killed-five-militants-in-afrin-turkish-forces-responded-by-shelling-syrian-soldiers/

Mysterious Drones Attacked Turkey's Diyarbakir Air Base (Photos)
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-05-19
Illustrative image. A PKK fighter with a modified X-UAV. | Early on May 19, two unidentified drones attacked an air base in the southern Turkish province of Diyarbakir, which is located near the border with Syria. | On Twitter, Turkey's Interior Minister, Suleyman Soylu, claimed that the attack had foiled. According to him, the drones were shot down."There is no damage whatsoever," the minister said without providing any further details on the incident. | Local sources in Diyarbakir reported a number of explosions near th…
southfront.org/mysterious-drones-attacked-turkeys-diyarbakir-air-base-photos/

Reflections on prisons — Honoring Malcolm X & Ho Chi Minh
Monica Moorehead | workers.org | 2021-05-19
May 19 marks the 96th anniversary of the birthday of Malcolm X and the 131st for Ho Chi Minh. Although one was Black and one was Vietnamese and the two were from different generations and experiences, what they had in common — that continues to inspire many today — was . . . | Continue reading Reflections on prisons — Honoring Malcolm X & Ho Chi Minh at Workers.org…
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