(2019-12-15). A hunt was caught next to a criminally damaged badger sett. But the public body that caught it took no action. thecanary.co 
Documents released after a freedom of information request appear to show the Blencathra Foxhounds has a case to answer after being connected to illegal activity. They also seem to show that landowner the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA), a government-run body, took no action."Signs of digging with spades", | : A freedom of information (FOI) request by Stop Hunting on the Nation's Land revealed that the LDNPA contacted the Blencathra Foxhounds with concern over the hunt's conduct on 1…
(2019-12-15). Neoclassical Marxism (Christmas Special) with @NMarxism. mronline.org 
This December, we bring you a special Christmas episode of our program, featuring the enigmatic operator behind the increasingly popular Twitter account known as "Neoclassical Marxism," or @NMarxism. @NMarxism is a deeply satirical Twitter project, which deploys Modern Monetary Theory and some very dark humor to critique the neoclassical economics and neoliberal assumptions that unconsciously […] | Source
(2019-12-15). Greta Thunberg spars with German train company in Twitter spat nobody saw coming. rt.com 
An overcrowded train ride through Germany shared by climate activist Greta Thunberg was taken by many as a swipe at Deutsche Bahn's service, but the railway company soon shot back, reminding Greta about her seat in first-class. | Returning home from a tour of protests, marches and speeches, the Swedish climate activist traveled as she always does: on public transport and in emissions-free vehicles. However, public transport occasionally brings with it delays and overcrowding, even in uber-efficient Germany, as Thunberg discovered on Saturday. | Tweeting a picture of herself sitting in a passageway beside a mou…
(2019-12-15). 'Where's my apology, Jim?' Trump taunts Comey after former FBI chief says sorry for 'sloppy' Russia investigation. rt.com 
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to demand a personal apology from former FBI Director James Comey, after Comey apologized on TV for his (mis)handling of the 'Russiagate' probe. | "So now Comey's admitting he was wrong," Trump tweeted on Sunday. "Wow, but he's only doing so because he got caught red handed. He was actually caught a long time ago. So what are the consequences for his unlawful conduct. Could it be years in jail? Where are the apologies to me and others, Jim?" | So now Comey's admitting he was wrong. Wow, but he's only doing so because he got caught red handed. He was actually caught a long…
(2019-12-15). 'Total shambles': Piers Morgan and fellow Arsenal fans lay into gutless Gunners as they capitulate at home to Manchester City. rt.com 
There have been some tough times at the Emirates this season but famed Arsenal fan and professional provocateur Piers Morgan says he has 'never seen a worse team' as he watched his side go behind to a rampant Manchester City. | Arsenal were three goals down inside the opening 40 minutes of their home game with the Premier League champions in North London on Sunday, prompting the television personality to take to social media to vent his frustrations. | A double from Kevin De Bruyne and a Raheem Sterling strike soared Pep Guardiola's team into a commanding first-half lead prompting Morgan's social media outburs…
(2019-12-15). Protesters TORCH buses and clash with police in Delhi as Indian citizenship bill sparks street violence (PHOTOS/VIDEOS). rt.com 
Demonstrations against India's new citizenship bill, the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), have turned violent in the capital, with protesters setting buses on fire and clashing with riot police. | Several buses in south Delhi were set on fire by demonstrators on Saturday, according to local media reports. | A video published by NDTV, taken from the balcony of a building, shows a bus in the middle of the road engulfed in flames, as a huge plume of black smoke rises from the inferno. | Indian media reported that a "pi…
(2019-12-14). The Perry and the Tweet. commondreams.org 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 …
(2019-12-14). Jeremy Corbyn's sons pay tribute to their 'honest' father who 'took on an entire establishment'. thecanary.co 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…
(2019-12-14). From Facebook as govt tool to Israeli lobby in US: Lee Camp dives into 25 MOST CENSORED STORIES of 2019. rt.com 
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.
(2019-12-14). Bernie Sanders endorses & un-endorses Young Turks' Cenk Uygur for Congress in under 24hrs. rt.com 
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has retracted his endorsement of Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur for a California House seat, less than 24 hours after making it following a torrential backlash over Uygur's "sexism." | Sanders quietly withdrew his endorsement on Friday, referencing what appeared to be a face-saving move by the creator of the progressive news outlet on Friday. | . @cenkuygur has been a longtime fighter against corruption. However, our movement is bigger than any one person. I hear my supporters who were frustrated and…
(2019-12-13). Trump's War on the Poor. counterpunch.org 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 More
(2019-12-13). Evo Morales Denounces Privatization Plans by the Coup Govt. telesurenglish.net 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…
(2019-12-13). Evo Expresses Gratitude to Mexico and Argentina Governments. telesurenglish.net 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…
(2019-12-13). Race baiting for fun and profit? Mere reality won't stop #Resistance from blaming 'white supremacy' for Jersey City shooting. rt.com 
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…
(2019-12-13). Labour activist warns against blaming left-wing policies for electoral loss. thecanary.co 
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 law student at Nottingham University and was a delegate for Rushc…
(2019-12-12). The video of Labour legend Tony Benn that captures the spirit we all need to have right now. thecanary.co There's one hard-hitting speech from left-wing Labour legend Tony Benn that we all need to rewatch right now. Because it captures the spirit that we so badly need, both today and every day from here on out. | The struggle continues: | Benn gave the speech years after leaving parliament. And making an impassioned case for the need to keep up the fight for social protections and access to public services at all times, he stressed that: every single generation has to fight the same battles again…
(2019-12-12). 'Chill Greta, Chill!' Trump blasts Thunberg on Twitter after she's named TIME Person of the Year. rt.com 
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…
(2019-12-11). Devin Nunes' Cow Has a First Amendment Right to Call Rep. Nunes a 'Treasonous Cowpoke'. aclu.org 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
(2019-12-10). Aung San Suu Kyi appears at ICJ as UN rights expert urges greater protection for Myanmar activists. news.un.org 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.
(2019-12-01). The Usual Incoherence on Student Benefits Is Back. peoplespolicyproject.org 
Of all the welfare state topics, student benefits manages to consistently attract the most incoherent and weird arguments, and the recent spate of arguments on this front are no exception. In the last week, a student benefit dustup has been instigated by Pete Buttigieg ostensibly being against free public college for millionaires and billionaires while Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are ostensibly for it. | This has set off the usual round of commentary about how Buttigieg is arguing for means-testing while Warren and Sanders are arguing f…
(2019-11-17). CAP's Topher Spiro Is Trying to Deceive Journalists By Lying. peoplespolicyproject.org 
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…