The Only "Extreme" Abortion Position Is One Taking Away Access to Health Care
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-19
Tuesday night, before abortion rights activists could celebrate the introduction of a Democratic presidential debate question focused on protecting abortion rights in a state like Ohio, U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) fell back on the old "safe, legal, and rare" trope. Activists on Twitter were quick to take Congresswoman Gabbard to task, correcting her stigmatizing answer: The aborti…
truthout.org/articles/the-only-extreme-abortion-position-is-one-taking-away-access-to-health-care/

#IamTulsi trending after Gabbard hands Hillary Clinton brutal smackdown
rt.com | 2019-10-19
2020 candidate Tulsi Gabbard is trending on Twitter, after the Hawaiian lawmaker scorched Hillary Clinton with a devastating put-down. Nevertheless, Hillary fans still maintain Tulsi's popularity is the work of 'Russian bots'. | Gabbard unloaded on Clinton on Friday, after the failed 2016 presidential contender suggested that "the Russians" were "grooming" her to run as a third-party candidate next year to split the Democratic vote. | "Great! Thank you Hillary Clinton," Gabbard tweeted in response. "You, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Dem…
rt.com/usa/471314-tulsi-gabbard-trending-twitter/

Makers of controversial Trump 'shooting' video respond to criticism with more memes
rt.com | 2019-10-19
After an over-the-top doctored movie clip showing the likeness of President Trump massacring his political and media opponents triggered fits of fury, its creators have responded — with an even more ridiculously edited meme. | The outrage from mainstream media pundits and political commentators was palpable when a meme video went viral last week. It featured US President Donald Trump's face cartoonishly copy-pasted into a mass fight scene from the film 'Kingsman' with everyone else's faces replaced with those of his political opponents and the logos of anti-Trump media. | The scene where the obviously fa…
rt.com/usa/471330-trump-new-meme-video/

We're Not "Polarized" Everywhere. In Maine, Democracy and Green Energy Win Big
Frances Moore Lappé | commondreams.org | 2019-10-19
State Rep. Chloe Maxmin and allies celebrate the Maine AFL-CIO signing onto the Green New Deal in April of 2019. (Photo: Maxmin's Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/maine.gnd_.aflcio_0.jpg …
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LeBron 'scandal' over Hong Kong comments shows depth of anti-China psychosis
Ian Goodrum | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-18
A measured answer to a loaded question. We don't get enough of them these days. LeBron James of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers demonstrated tact and thoughtfulness when he broke his silence on Houston Rockets manager Daryl Morey's tweet in support of the Hong Kong protests, lodging no opinion on the protests themselves and calling …
peoplesworld.org/article/lebron-scandal-over-hong-kong-comments-shows-depth-of-anti-china-psychosis/

Extinction Rebellion climate protester scales Big Ben scaffolding
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-18
An Extinction Rebellion protester has scaled the scaffolding surrounding Big Ben and draped two banners from the structure.Footage of the stunt circulated on social media showed the climber, who appeared to be dressed as Boris Johnson complete with a blond wig, shirt, tie and jacket.A spokesperson for the group said the climber was 42-year-old tree surgeon Ben Atkinson.He said Atkinson was climbing the tower to "highlight Government inaction on the climate and ecological emergency".The protester, who was also wearing green leggings, draped two signs carrying the group's slogans.The protester scaled the scaffoldin…
thecanary.co/discovery/environment/2019/10/18/extinction-rebellion-climate-protester-scales-big-ben-scaffolding/

'Queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption': Tulsi Gabbard DRAGS Hillary Clinton after 'Russian asset' claim
rt.com | 2019-10-18
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) has accused Hillary Clinton of being behind a 'concerted campaign' to destroy her reputation and challenged her to stop hiding and enter the 2020 presidential race. | "Great! Thank you Hillary Clinton," Gabbard tweeted on Friday afternoon. "You, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long, have finally come out from behind the curtain." | "From the day I announced my candidacy, there has been a concerted campaign to destroy my reputation. We wondered who was behind it and why. Now we…
rt.com/usa/471268-tulsi-hillary-corruption-russian-asset/

Trump on the March
Joseph Natoli | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-18
"Did we stand on the sidelines and say nothing?" Elijah Cummings 1951-2019 "I, in my great and unmatched wisdom. .." "Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart." — President Donald Trump tweets…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/18/trump-on-the-march/

Autoworkers denounce UAW deal with GM
wsws.org | 2019-10-18
Autoworkers on the General Motors picket lines, at Ford and Fiat Chrysler factories and on social media are denouncing the tentative agreement the United Auto Workers is trying to ram through.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/18/auto-o18.html

2 passengers in critical condition after commercial plane nearly crashes into water on remote Alaska island (PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2019-10-18
A botched landing at a remote Alaskan airport has left two people in critical condition, after a commercial plane went off the runway and crashed near a body of water. | The SAAB-Scania 2000, operated by Peninsula Airways, was carrying 39 passengers and three crew members when it went off the end of the runway at Unalaska-Dutch Harbor airport in the Aleutian Islands on Thursday evening. | Photographs show the airplane on a rock embankment, perilously close to a nearby body of water. | Dutch Harbor Thurs evening 10/17 by Erik Dahl pic.twitter.com/4XAD1YFi2L– Dave Kita…
rt.com/usa/471202-alaska-plane-crash-bering-sea-photos/

As Zuckerberg Defends False Trump Ads as Free Expression, Critics Say Facebook's Assault on 'Foundations of Democracy' Must Be Stopped
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-18
Amid the ongoing debate over Facebook's policy of exempting political advertising from its "misinformation" standards, a "defiant" speech on free expression delivered Thursday by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has elevated broader concerns about how powerful tech giants are "poisoning the well of our democracy." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/zuck_speech.jpg …
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With just one tweet, the youngest ever MSP destroys Trump's drivel on Turkey's invasion of Syria
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-17
Ross Greer, the youngest ever member of the Scottish parliament (MSP), has brilliantly taken down Donald Trump's latest drivel on Turkey's illegal invasion of northern Syria (aka Rojava). | Schooled: | NATO's second largest army is currently attacking Ku…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/17/one-tweet-youngest-ever-msp-destroys-trumps-drivel-turkeys-invasion-syria/

With just one tweet, the youngest ever MSP destroys Trump's drivel on Turkey's invasion of Syria
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-17
Ross Greer, the youngest ever member of the Scottish parliament (MSP), has brilliantly taken down Donald Trump's latest drivel on Turkey's illegal invasion of northern Syria (aka Rojava). | Schooled: | NATO's second largest army is currently attacking Ku…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/17/one-tweet-youngest-ever-msp-destroys-trumps-drivel-turkeys-invasion-syria/

Zuckerberg Defends Facebook Political Ads With Fake Statements
teleSUR -rmb-EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-17
Facebook chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, defended on Thursday the company's policy to allow politicians to peddle ads containing misrepresentations and lies on the influential social media network, saying that these tensions are something with which "we have to live." | RELATED: | 'Data Is the New Oil, Watch Out for Mass Mining: ' Netflix Film | "People worry, and I worry deeply, too, about an erosion of truth," Zuckerberg told The Washington Post ahead of a speech Thursday at Ge…
telesurenglish.net/news/Zuckerberg-Defends-Facebook-Political-Ads-With-Fake-Statements–20191017-0020.html

Alicia Alonso, Cuba's Ballet Legend, Dies at Age 98
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-17
Legendary Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso, who achieved global acclaim in the 1940s and went on to run the internationally renowned National Ballet of Cuba for decades, died on Thursday at age 98, local media said. | RELATED: | Mexico's Tzeltal Women Break Down Barriers in Traditional Music | "Alicia Alonso has gone and left an enormous void, but also an unbeatable legacy," President Miguel Diaz-Canel said in a post on Twitter. "She positioned Cuba at the altar of the best of dan…
telesurenglish.net/news/Alicia-Alonso-Cubas-Ballet-Legend-Dies-at-Age-98-20191017-0015.html

A warning to Trump? Twitter reminds 'world leaders' aren't immune to deplatforming
rt.com | 2019-10-16
Twitter has put US President Donald Trump — and other world leaders — on notice with a clarification of its rules, letting one of the platform's most popular users know that it can cut off his ability to go viral at any time. | …
rt.com/usa/471019-twitter-warns-world-leaders/

'Really fake news': Trump dunks on ABC after channel claims footage from Kentucky gun range is Syria
rt.com | 2019-10-16
US President Donald Trump has ripped into ABC News, scolding them for a truly humiliating mishap in which they claimed footage from a gun range in Kentucky showed a Turkish assault on Kurds in Syria. | Answering questions at a press conference with Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday, Trump called on ABC's Jonathan Karl, who asked if he regretted giving the "green light" to Turkish President Recep Erdogan to attack the Kurds in northern Syria. | President Trump on ABC Syria hoax: It was a terrible thing pic.twitter.com/HjbmaEduVq– Wojciech Pawelczyk &#63…
rt.com/usa/471084-trump-karl-abc-syria/

Pushback: Aaron Maté and Ben Norton discuss Syria war, US withdrawal, Turkish invasion
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-15
The Grayzone hosted its first YouTube livestream of Pushback with Aaron Maté, featuring Ben Norton. We discussed the Syria war,…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/14/aaron-mate-ben-norton-syria-war-us-withdrawal-turkish-invasion/

Russian social media debate: clickbait or information warfare?
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-09
What is the Internet Research Agency, and are the claims of a Russian influence campaign against the U.S. well-founded? Aaron…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/09/russian-social-media-debate-clickbait-or-information-warfare/

MSM "Protects" Fake Whistleblower, Twitter Bans Egypt Activists & Iraq In Chaos After Naming Israel
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-10-04
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 (10/3/19). 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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Militia Movement Rhetoric Elevated to National Level
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-10-03
A weekend tweet by President Donald Trump mirrors the language of a militia movement that has been calling for civil war for at least three years and gives extremist groups a powerful seal of approval.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/10/03/militia-movement-rhetoric-elevated-national-level

Black Dean of Students Jamie Riley fired in Alabama for telling the truth
Rob Dunn | liberationnews.org | 2019-10-02
Riley fired for tweets about racist foundations of US society.
liberationnews.org/black-dean-of-students-jamie-riley-fired-in-alabama-for-telling-the-truth/

Malaysian PM: "Israel Is The Origin Of Modern Terrorism" & Twitter Exec Is Also Army Psyop Soldier
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-10-01
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 (9/30/19). 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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