Following Warren and Sanders, Candidates Vow Not to Cross Picket Line for Debate
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-14
As the hospitality workers' union Unite Here Local 11 said that next week's Democratic presidential debate could be threatened by stalled contract negotiations for workers at Loyola Marymount University, which is hosting the debate, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders led the Democratic field in announcing they would be on the side of the workers if a deal is not reached in the coming days. | Warren tweeted early Friday afternoon that she would "not cross the union's picket line even…
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The Perry and the Tweet
Christopher Brauchli | commondreams.org | 2019-12-14
President Donald Trump listens as Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks about the administration's environmental policies at the White House in Washington, D.C. on July 8, 2019. (Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_rick_perry.jpg …
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Jeremy Corbyn's sons pay tribute to their 'honest' father who 'took on an entire establishment'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-12-14
Jeremy Corbyn's sons have expressed their pride in their father. In a message posted on Twitter by Tommy Corbyn with his brothers, Seb and Benjamin, they said defeat "hurt" and they praised his record of a lifetime of campaigning for the "less fortunate". | They said he had paid the price for being "honest, humble and good-natured" in the "poisonous world" of politics, with years of "the most despicable attacks filled with hatred". | As Labour leader, they said that he had produced "the most wonderful manifesto this country has ever seen" and continued: He took on an entire establishment. This meant the attacks fr…
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From Facebook as govt tool to Israeli lobby in US: Lee Camp dives into 25 MOST CENSORED STORIES of 2019
rt.com | 2019-12-14
Did you know that Big Pharma denies Americans access to affordable drugs or that slavery is still a thing, even in the US? Those and other stories were shushed in the media, but Lee Camp is here to fill in the gaps. | …
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OFFICIAL: UFC confirms Khabib vs Ferguson date & location
rt.com | 2019-12-14
The UFC has officially announced the lightweight title fight between champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and challenger Tony Ferguson will take place on April 18 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. | While the match-up has essentially been a "done deal" since the end of November, the UFC gave its first official confirmation of the date, location and card number — UFC 249 — as it posted the announcement across its social media accounts. | "What time is it?" read the message accompanying…
rt.com/sport/475894-official-ufc249-khabib-vs-ferguson-new-york/

Trump's War on the Poor
Jesse Jackson | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-13
Donald Trump is famed for his head-snapping reversals. One day he's taking troops out of the Middle East; the next he's sending more in. One day he's on the verge of an agreement with China on trade; the next he's tweeting about holding off until after the election. On one thing, however, Trump and his…
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The Tory War on Truth — and How to Fight Back
Adam Ramsay | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-13
"There's all these facts flying around on social media — you don't know what to believe". | Wes lost his job as a builder in the crash and these days works as a receptionist at a major employer in Crewe. He …
globalresearch.ca/the-tory-war-on-truth-and-how-to-fight-back/5697600

Evo Expresses Gratitude to Mexico and Argentina Governments
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-13
Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Argentina on Thursday, where he plans to remain indefinitely, under refugee status, after he did the same in Mexico. | RELATED: | Bolivia One Month After the Coup: A Recount of Pivotal Events | On Twitter, he wrote: "A month ago when I arrived in Mexico, a brother country that saved our lives, I was sad and broken. Now I arrive in Argentina, to continue fighting for the humblest and to unite the Great Homeland, I am strong and lively. I thank Mexico an…
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Evo Morales Denounces Privatization Plans by the Coup Govt
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-13
Former Bolivian president Evo Morales denounced today on Twitter the intentions of the coup government led by Jeanine Añez to privatize the country's enterprises and resources. | RELATED: , Bolivia One Month After the Coup: A Recount of Pivotal Events | "Añez, Camacho, and Mesa's de facto government intends to return to the past. They are talking about privatizing and handing over our strategic enterprises to transnational companies. They are preparing the IMF's comeback. The Bolivian people alo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Evo-Morales-Denounces-Privatization-Plans-by-the-Coup-Govt-20191213-0005.html

Shareholders Call for #RebootFacebook to Put Company on Path to Democracy, Decency, and Disclosure
commondreams.org | 2019-12-13
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Race baiting for fun and profit? Mere reality won't stop #Resistance from blaming 'white supremacy' for Jersey City shooting
rt.com | 2019-12-13
Democratic congresswoman Rashida Tlaib may have been slapped down when she tried to pin responsibility for a mass shooting by a black couple on white supremacy, but while she disavowed her words, others doubled down. | "This is heartbreaking. White supremacy kills," Tlaib had tweeted on Thursday morning in response to a post memorializing Moshe Deutsch, one of the young Jewish victims of Tuesday's shooting at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City. | Rashida Tlaib is a garbage human being, who just tried to tell a bold faced lie to the public that the hate crime that took place in New Jersey yesterday was an act…
rt.com/usa/475746-jersey-shooting-white-supremacy/

Labour activist warns against blaming left-wing policies for electoral loss
Mohamed Elmaazi | thecanary.co | 2019-12-13
Labour Party activist Umaar Kazmi put out a tweet warning against blaming Labour's electoral defeat on its "common sense socialist policies". He says the Labour right will predictably blame "the shift to the left under Jeremy Corbyn". But in reality, he stresses, it was Labour's failure to stand up to right-wing attacks within the party, and its perceived 'disregard for democracy' regarding the Brexit vote. | What went wrong?: | Kazmi is a delegate for Rushcliff Constituency Labour Party (CLP) and a law…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/12/13/labour-activist-warns-against-blaming-left-wing-policies-for-electoral-loss/

If you only watch one video before voting, make it this one
Emily Apple | thecanary.co | 2019-12-12
There's been a lot of incredible video content this election. But if there's one video everyone should watch and share before voting, it's this one. Because it lays bare the choice we're facing: | If you're not sure who to vote for, watch this. pic.twitter.com/rBCBLzfoRp | — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 11, 2019 | "Inequality is essential"
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'Chill Greta, Chill!' Trump blasts Thunberg on Twitter after she's named TIME Person of the Year
rt.com | 2019-12-12
US President Donald Trump suggested that famed 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg has anger issues and advised her to chill out after TIME magazine named her Person of the Year. | "So ridiculous," Trump tweeted on Thursday while commenting on a tweet by actress and producer Roma Downey, in which she congratulated Thunberg on topping the TIME list of most influential people for 2019. | "Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!" | So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashion…
rt.com/news/475692-trump-thunberg-anger-issues/

Devin Nunes' Cow Has a First Amendment Right to Call Rep. Nunes a 'Treasonous Cowpoke'
Brian Hauss | aclu.org | 2019-12-11
You might think that Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the | Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, would be too busy to file baseless | defamation lawsuits against anonymous Twitter accounts. But you'd be wrong. | Last year, Rep. Nunes sued a number of people who were | mean to him online, including the Twitter parody accounts Devin Nunes' Mom and | Devin Nunes' Cow. Now, he's trying to unmask the Cow by subpoenaing the | author's identity from a local law firm. The ACLU and Public Citizen have filed…
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With one photo, Jeremy Corbyn sums up 'nine years of Boris Johnson's Conservatives'
Fréa Lockley | thecanary.co | 2019-12-11
Just hours before we go to the polls, Jeremy Corbyn summed up nine years of Tory rule in one picture. | "Boris Johnson's Conservatives": | The Labour leader shared a heartbreaking image of Boris Johnson and a gaggle of Tory aides walking past a homeless man: | Nine years of Boris Johnson's Conservatives, summed up in one picture. pic.twitter.com/CXWCih0pkC | — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 11, 2019 | And he's spot on. This really does sum it all up. Not least b…
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Devin Nunes' Cow Has a First Amendment Right to Call Rep. Nunes a 'Treasonous Cowpoke'
Brian Hauss | aclu.org | 2019-12-11
You might think that Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the | Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, would be too busy to file baseless | defamation lawsuits against anonymous Twitter accounts. But you'd be wrong. | Last year, Rep. Nunes sued a number of people who were | mean to him online, including the Twitter parody accounts Devin Nunes' Mom and | Devin Nunes' Cow. Now, he's trying to unmask the Cow by subpoenaing the | author's identity from a local law firm. The ACLU and Public Citizen have filed…
aclu.org/news/free-speech/devin-nunes-cow-has-a-first-amendment-right-to-call-rep-nunes-a-treasonous-cowpoke

Aung San Suu Kyi appears at ICJ as UN rights expert urges greater protection for Myanmar activists
news.un.org | 2019-12-10
Authorities in Myanmar and social media companies are being urged to take greater action to protect activists in the south-east Asian country who are fighting for justice and accountability for crimes committed against the minority Rohingya population in 2016 and 2017.
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CAP's Topher Spiro Is Trying to Deceive Journalists By Lying
Matt Bruenig | peoplespolicyproject.org | 2019-11-17
It's been fun to see how the Center for American Progress (CAP) navigates this year's presidential election. For insider political reasons, they can't support Biden or Sanders. But for a long time, it was unclear who the alternative candidate they could support would be. | When Kamala Harris was rising, CAP's staff was doing overtime boosting her on Twitter and in the press, including boosting Harris's absurd health care proposal. But Harris's collapse put an end to that strategy. Recently Warren has risen as the alternative and so CAP has been working to promote her campaign, which puts CAP in the comical positi…
peoplespolicyproject.org/2019/11/17/caps-topher-spiro-is-trying-to-deceive-journalists-by-lying/