2020-03-16: Social Media Postees

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'That First Night in America, I Couldn't Sleep'
John Washington | thenation.com | 2020-03-16
'That First Night in America, I Couldn't Sleep'…
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Hear From Immigrants and Refugees in Their Own Words
John Washington | thenation.com | 2020-03-16
Hear From Immigrants and Refugees in Their Own Words…
thenation.com/article/society/migrant-voices-immigration-asylum/

California senior citizens are on lock-down due to coronavirus
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-03-16
One can only wonder how long it will be before California becomes like the film called Wild In The Streets, where everyone 30 and older were locked up in prison camps, or like the film called Logan's Run, where people 30 and older are hunted down and executed to make room for younger people!
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Julian in the Dock. "A Secret Trial"
Israel Shamir | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Julian Assange's extradition hearing has had very little media coverage. Even The Guardian and The New York Times barely mentioned it, though these newspapers made a fortune publishing Assange-provided cables. Unless you had been looking for it, you wouldn't …
globalresearch.ca/julian-dock/5706492

Chelsea Manning Is Free from Jail, Faces Exorbitant Fines
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Today, March 12, prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia ended the grand jury of Julian Assange and Wikileaks in which Chelsea Manning refused to testify. As a result, US District Court Judge Anthony Trenga ordered the immediate release of …
globalresearch.ca/chelsea-manning-free-jail-faces-exorbitant-fines/5706242

I Reject Using My Unjust Conviction Against Julian Assange
Jeffrey Sterling | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-16
In 2015 I was wrongfully convicted of, and imprisoned for, violating the U.S. Espionage Act. Now, while there is no question that I stand in solidarity with WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange in a British court as he fights extradition, little did I know that my presence is also there as fodder to support extradition. If…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/16/i-reject-using-my-unjust-conviction-against-julian-assange/

Fund drive to pay Chelsea Manning's court fines raises $267,000 in two days
wsws.org | 2020-03-16
Within two days of Manning's release from jail, a GoFundMe campaign organized by her supporters raised more than enough to pay the punitive fines imposed on her for refusing to testify against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/16/mann-m16.html

Peace Corps to suspend operations, evacuate volunteers worldwide
rt.com | 2020-03-16
The Peace Corps is suspending all operations globally and evacuating all volunteers over the spread of the new coronavirus. In an open letter to volunteers posted on Sunday on its website, the federal agency's director, Jody Olsen, says the decision follows recent evacuations in China and Mongolia due to the outbreak. | Olsen said that with evacuations now underway at other posts and travel becoming more challenging by the day, the agency decided to expand the suspension and evacuations. | "We are acting now to safeguard your well-being and prevent a situation where volunteers are unable to leave their host co…
rt.com/newsline/483205-peace-corps-suspend-evacuate/

The Algerian Revolution: the Struggle for Decolonization Continues
Hamza Hamouchene | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-16
Algeria is going through a revolutionary phase. The mass-scale uprising that started in February 2019 has been sustained for more than a year now and is showing an incredible resilience and soumoud (steadfastness in Arabic). Hundreds of thousands are still in the streets, joining huge weekly protests every Tuesday and Friday (and recently some Saturdays…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/16/120415/

Big Pharma's Role: Destruction of Basic Health Care Worldwide, U.S. Sanctions Lead to Global Rise in Coronavirus
Sara Flounders | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
As COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads, it is a clear reminder that germs and viruses don't respect national boundaries in an interconnected world. But the mainstream press has certainly not publicized how corporate capitalism and imperialism cross national boundaries to destroy people's …
globalresearch.ca/bigpharma-role-u-s-sanctions-lead-global-rise-coronavirus/5706397

Biden and Sanders push credentials to lead US against coronavirus
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-16
Former vice president Joe Biden and senator Bernie Sanders used Sunday's Democratic debate to cast themselves as best-positioned person to lead the United States through a global pandemic.In the latest debate in the race to decide the Democrats' nominee to run for president, the pair were united in their criticism of president Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus but diverged on how they would confront the spiralling public health and economic crisis.Biden pledged to deploy the US military to help with recovery efforts and warned a federal financial bail-out may be necessary to stabilise the economy.The two…
thecanary.co/us/us-news-us/2020/03/16/biden-and-sanders-push-credentials-to-lead-us-against-coronavirus/

"Something Is Wrong in America": Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor & Michael Eric Dyson Debate Sanders v Biden
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-16
Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off in their first one-on-one debate Sunday night in the midst of an unprecedented national crisis, with 3,600 reported COVID-19 cases, 61 deaths so far, 33 states closing schools and mass shutdowns in major cities. The rivals clashed on how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Medicare for All, the climate crisis, Joe Biden's record and whether or not the U.S. needs a revolution. We play highlights from the debate and get responses from scholars Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Michael Eric Dyson. Taylor is assistant professor of African-America…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/16/keeanga_yamahtta_taylor_michael_eric_dyson

Coronavirus Takes Center Stage in Sanders, Biden Debate
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-16
Presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden took to the stage Sunday night for the first one-to-one debate of the 2020 Democratic race. | RELATED: | Sanders Addresses Health Crisis in US as Coronavirus Cases Soar | The much-anticipated encounter came as four states will head to the polls Tuesday to chose their nominee. Florida, Illinois, Ohio, and Arizona will collectively award 577 pledged delegates. | Taking place without a live audien…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sanders-Biden-Debate-Amid-Coronavirus-Crisis-20200315-0010.html

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Michael Eric Dyson Debate Sanders vs. Biden
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-16
Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off in their first one-on-one debate Sunday night in the midst of an unprecedented national crisis, with 3,600 reported COVID-19 cases, 61 deaths so far, 33 states closing schools and mass shutdowns in major cities. The rivals clashed on how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Medicare for All, the climate crisis, Joe Biden's record and whether or not the U.S. needs a revolution. We play highlights from the debate and get respon…
truthout.org/video/keeanga-yamahtta-taylor-and-michael-eric-dyson-debate-sanders-vs-biden/

What If They Held a Revolution and No One Came?
David Schultz | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-16
Bernie Sanders wanted a revolution but it appears that no one read the memo announcing it. The hallmark of the Sanders' presidential campaign was to defy conventional wisdom held by mainstream political science and political operatives. This wisdom depicts American public opinion and voters as plotted along a bell curve from political left to right,…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/16/what-if-they-held-a-revolution-and-no-one-came/

To Defeat Corporate Hate, Bernie Bros Must Channel Martin Luther King
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-16
Yes, I have been obsessed with understanding Bernie Sanders this year. Although increasingly I have become fascinated with the infamous Bernie Bro. The Bernie Bro is thought-provoking because of this simple paradox. On the one hand, the Bernie Bro is obsessed with personal attacks against him, yet on the other hand he says personality shouldn't…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/16/to-defeat-corporate-hate-bernie-bros-must-channel-martin-luther-king/

Sanders Goes Full FDR in COVID-19 Speech
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-16
Bernie Sanders just gave the speech of his life

What Role Did Sexism Play in Warren's Failed Presidential Bid?
Deepa Kumar, Patrick Barrett | commondreams.org | 2020-03-16
Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Former Vice President Joe Biden, and Sen. 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/democratic_party_2020_sanders_warren_1.jpg …
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Taiwan Nationalists Seek Closer Relations with China. Bad News for America
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
In the the Kuomingtang (KMT), the Nationalist Party of Taiwan, election held on Saturday, Jiang Khai (commonly known in the West as Johnny Chiang) was selected as a new head of the political party. According to Taiwanese media, Jiang Kai | …
globalresearch.ca/taiwanese-nationalists-seek-closer-relations-china/5706253

America Attacks the World, The World Levitates Towards Russia, China
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Frankly and in summary: recently The United States of America has crossed several lines, committing atrocities, in many parts of the world. In the past, no country could get away with this; such situations would inevitably lead to war. | Presently, …
globalresearch.ca/west-attacks-world-levitates-towards-russia-china/5706392

Coronavirus Exposes Hong Kong's Fake "Pro-Democracy" Mobs
Andrés Figueroa Cornejo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
While the large street mobs plaguing Hong Kong's streets have more or less subsided, the foreign-funded movement and its supporters continue seeking every opportunity to perpetuate their agenda. | This agenda, despite the Western media claiming it is centred on advancing …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-exposes-hong-kong-fake-pro-democracy-mobs/5706247

9 Things You Should Know About the 2020 Stock Market Crash
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
1– Investors are cashing in and heading for the exits | According to Bloomberg News: "Investors made their biggest dash for cash in history" in the last week. "They channeled $137 billion into cash-like assets and a record $14 billion into …
globalresearch.ca/9-things-you-should-know-about-2020-stock-market-crash/5706500

As Coronvirus Grips the US, Americans Get a Taste of Life Under Sanctions
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-16
Crippling shortages, travel restrictions and overwhelmed medical services will give Americans a taste of what it is like for the millions of people living under US sanctions worldwide.
mintpressnews.com/coronvirus-americans-taste-life-under-sanctions/265757/

Bernie Goes Full FDR in National Address on the Coronavirus Pandemic
Dave Lindorff | zcomm.org | 2020-03-16
Suddenly, All Too Briefly, He's the President We Need…
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A Policeman, A Pastor and A Palestinian: The 'Chilestinians' as a Model for Palestinian Unity
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-16
The Palestinian diaspora in Chile, the Chilestinians, have had unique success in learning how to accept their political differences and unify over thier common cause.
mintpressnews.com/palestinian-diaspora-chile-model-palestinian-unity/265739/

Dubious Postponement of Netanyahu's Trial
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Hopefully delay isn't an escape hatch for Netanyahu to avoid long overdue justice. | Notably, charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust he faces don't remotely rise to the level of his crimes of war, against humanity, and slow motion …
globalresearch.ca/dubious-postponement-netanyahu-trial/5706481

The Bush Administration's Secret Biowarfare Agenda
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
First published in July 2008 | When it comes to observing US and international laws, treaties and norms, the Bush administration is a serial offender. Since 2001, it's: |

Why Burning Fossil Fuels is to Today's Pandemics as Fleas were to the Black Death
Juan Cole | truthdig.com | 2020-03-16
There is an exact analogy between Trump's treatment of Covid-19 and his treatment of the climate emergency.
truthdig.com/articles/why-burning-fossil-fuels-is-to-todays-pandemics-as-fleas-were-to-the-black-death/

Video: Iranian-backed Forces in Iraq Raise Stakes. Rocket Attack Kills Several US Coalition Troops in Iraq
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
A volley of rockets struck the Camp Taji military base in Iraq on the evening of March 11, killing three US-led coalition service members, two of them Americans and one British, and injuring 12 others. The targeted military base is …
globalresearch.ca/video-iranian-backed-forces-raise-stakes-rocket-attack-kills-several-us-coalition-troops-iraq/5706238

Sanctions cripple Iran's coronavirus response; country pleads for U.S. to lift them
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-16
Iran's ability to fight the coronavirus is being "severely hampered" by crippling U.S. sanctions, according to the government there. President Hassan Rouhani pleaded with world leaders to press President Donald Trump to lift trade restrictions to save lives. Rouhani said he had written letters in desperation asking the international community not to comply with the …
peoplesworld.org/article/sanctions-cripple-irans-coronavirus-response-country-pleads-for-u-s-to-lift-them/

Senior Iranian Cleric Reported Dead After Coronavirus Infection
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-16
Ayatollah Seyed Hashem Bathaee, a member of the Iranian Assembly of Experts, died on Monday after contracting the novel coronavirus, Tasnim news agency reported. | RELATED: | Iran's Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 194 Amid New Cases | The cleric, 78, died at a hospital in central Qom city where the first cases of novel coronavirus in Iran were detected on Feb. 19. | At least 25 Iranian officials have so far been infected with the virus. | The Assembly of Experts is a high-ranking leg…
telesurenglish.net/news/Senior-Iranian-Cleric-Reported-Dead-After-Coronavirus-Infection-20200316-0004.html

Venezuela Initiates Social Quarantine to Contain COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-16
A social quarantine began in Venezuela on Monday in seven states to contain the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, Bolivarian Republic's authorities said. | RELATED: | BioCubaFarma Guarantees Production of Drugs for COVID-19 | "From 5 a.m. local time, school and work activities were suspended in the states of La Guaira, Miranda, Cojedes, Zulia, Apure, and Táchira, as well as in the Capital District, where Caracas is located," Vice President Delcy Rodríguez reported. | Foo…
telesurenglish.net/news/venezuela-initiates-social-quarantine-to-contain-covid-19-20200316-0001.html

Bolsonaro sees no legal room to close Brazil borders due to coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-16
Brazil lacks the legislation that would let its government close the borders as some neighboring countries are doing, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday. Bolsonaro, who came under fire for cheering demonstrations on Sunday by his supporters, told Radio Bandeirantes that the outbreak was being exaggerated in Brazil. | He warned that the response by some governors was affecting the economy and said he would discuss measures with Economy Minister Paulo Guedes to help businesses, including struggling airlines. | Brazilian House Speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Monday that lawmakers will seek to reach a consensus…
rt.com/newsline/483247-bolsonaro-legal-brazil-borders/

Greece to quarantine all arrivals from abroad
rt.com | 2020-03-16
The Greek government announced on Monday it will shut all shops apart from supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, petrol stations and food delivery services, in a bid to fight the coronavirus. The closure of retail stores will begin from Wednesday. | Greece had already cancelled mass gatherings and closed bars, restaurants, playgrounds and gyms. So far the country has reported 331 confirmed cases of infections and four fatalities, Reuters reported. | Authorities will also put anyone arriving from abroad into quarantine for two weeks, the statement said. The 14-day quarantine will apply to anyone entering the country…
rt.com/newsline/483235-greece-quarantine-arrivals-abroad/

Rammstein's Till Lindemann turns bubble boy with giant 'coronavirus protective gear' at Moscow gig
rt.com | 2020-03-16
You have to be quite cheeky to gather thousands of people together amid coronavirus fears. But Till Lindemann apparently had an ace up his sleeve

Russia to launch $4 BILLION anti-crisis fund to stabilize economy
rt.com | 2020-03-16
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced on Monday the establishment of a 300-billion-ruble anti-crisis fund in order to support the country's economic sectors and citizens amid the global coronavirus pandemic. | "We have developed a number of priority measures, and I think it is necessary to take a number of actions today to prevent the negative impact of coronavirus on the country's economy and people's lives," said Mishustin, who has headed the government's Coordinating Council to combat the spread of Covid-19. | The prime minister said that the government will soon launch a single hotline and an…
rt.com/business/483204-russia-anti-crisis-fund-coronavirus/

Patient ESCAPES from Moscow coronavirus hospital, chief doctor slams 'ignorant behavior'
rt.com | 2020-03-16
It appears some Russians really don't like the idea of being quarantined over Covid-19. After a well-publicized hospital breakout in Saint Petersburg last month, a Moscow patient decided to play copycat. | Apparently unconcerned about infecting others around the capital, a woman suspected of having coronavirus escaped from a medical facility, according to Denis Protsenko, the head physician at Moscow's Kommunarka Hospital. | "I have to deal with the ignorant behavior of hospitalized patients who do not understand the situation and the danger of spreading Covid-19 in the city," he said. "I ask my colleagues to…
rt.com/russia/483227-covid-19-patient-moscow-hospital-escape/

Coronavirus just got real in Moscow: outdoor events banned, schools closed, indoor crowds restricted
rt.com | 2020-03-16
After videos went viral at the weekend showing Russian soccer fans chanting about the coronavirus in packed stadiums, some expressed concern that the country was in denial over Covid-19. If so, that ended on Monday. | In Moscow, all outdoor events have been banned and schools will be closed. Meanwhile, indoor gatherings will be restricted to a maximum of 50 people. The orders were published on the website of the capital's mayor Sergey Sobyanin and came only a few hours after a spokesman said the Kremlin "saw no need" to introduce a state of emergency. | Under the measures, schools will be shut from March 21, w…
rt.com/russia/483259-covid-19-preventive-measures-moscow/

Constitutional Court approves amendments resetting presidential terms limits, poll says majority would vote for Putin in 2024
rt.com | 2020-03-16
Just a week ago, the general consensus among Russian political experts was that Vladimir Putin would likely leave the Kremlin in four years. But a week is a long time in politics, as the old cliche goes. | Following last Tuesday's dramatic parliamentary intervention by Valentina Tereshkova, quite a lot has rapidly changed. The MP, previously better known as the first woman in space, proposed "that after the updated Constitution comes into force, the current president, like any other citizen, has the right to be elected to…
rt.com/russia/483252-putin-presidential-terms-no-limits/

Toilet Paper Is the People's Vaccine
Edward Curtin | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-16
The coronavirus panic has resulted in hordes of people running after toilet paper. Such actions are the flip side of running with the bulls, except that I suspect those who run with the bulls have some sense of why they do it. I imagine the thrill is a bit different, even if the goal is …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/toilet-paper-is-the-peoples-vaccine/

Coronavirus outbreak: The German government was warned of the dangers of a looming pandemic and did nothing
wsws.org | 2020-03-16
A risk analysis by the Robert Koch Institute eight years ago had already warned that inadequacies in Germany's health system could mean death for millions when confronted with a novel virus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/16/coro-m16.html

Cruise ship industry announces worldwide shutdown in response to coronavirus pandemic, leaving ship workers in the lurch
wsws.org | 2020-03-16
While directives for employees have been changing rapidly, it's evident that the cruise ship giants will attempt to impose their losses on the backs of their workforce.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/16/crus-m16.html

US Army Might Have Brought Epidemic to China: China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman's Tweet
People's Daily | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian wrote on his Twitter account on Thursday that the US military may have brought the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to Wuhan. | . | . | "CDC was caught on the spot. When did patient zero begin in …
globalresearch.ca/us-army-might-have-brought-epidemic-china-says-chinese-fm-spokesman/5706404

Oil prices tank to four-year low, US crude falls below $30 a barrel
rt.com | 2020-03-16
The price of oil continued its downward trajectory on Monday as emergency rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve and its global counterparts failed to calm the markets. | Benchmark Brent crude plunged by almost 11 percent to $30.33 a barrel by 12: 00 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down almost eight percent, to $29.24 a barrel. | "It's becoming evident that the major central banks across the globe are using all their available tools to prevent a crisis, but it seems the fear of the pandemic is taking control of investors," Hussein Sayed, chief market strategist at FXTM, told Reuters. | The Fed slas…
rt.com/business/483217-oil-slumps-again-coronavirus/

UK government uses coronavirus pandemic to ready military in "public order" role
wsws.org | 2020-03-16
Whatever role the military might have in providing logistical support to the health care services, its involvement in law enforcement is a grave warning to the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/16/mili-m16.html

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