Today's Science Deniers: What We Owe Galileo After 400 Years
Prof Susan Babbitt | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-15
On June 22, 1633, a sick and beaten old man, on his knees, had to "abjure, curse and detest" his view that "the earth moves and is not the centre of the world." It was "one of the most deplorable …
globalresearch.ca/todays-science-deniers-what-we-owe-galileo-after-400-years/5715961
LSE Director: You cannot solve a global pandemic with national policies
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-06-15
By Dame Minouche Shafik, Director of the London School of Economics. One of the paradoxes of this pandemic is that even as we are forced to turn inwards, we need each other's cooperation more than ever. Most of us are becoming more self-reliant — staying at home, engaging less with others, even braving baking and …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/lse-director-you-cannot-solve-a-global-pandemic-with-national-policies/
Trump at West Point: Un-Policing the US World
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-15
Donald Trump claims to be the law-and-order president of the United States. There does not seem much sign of this as the stitching of the Republic gets undone. Protestors have been given a considerable roughing up across several states; police …
globalresearch.ca/trump-west-point-un-policing-us-world/5715948
Workers' anger grows as auto companies continue coverup of COVID-19 in the factories
wsws.org | 2020-06-15
General Motors and Ford have made it an official policy not to report the number and locations of confirmed COVID-19 cases at their factories, while Fiat Chrysler has also apparently stopped reporting coronavirus cases.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/15/auto-j15.html
How Red Meat Became the Red Pill for the Alt-Right
Eamon Whalen | thenation.com | 2020-06-15
How Red Meat Became the Red Pill for the Alt-Right…
thenation.com/article/society/beef-red-pill-right/
Trump's Illegal Use of Military Against Anti-Racist Uprisings Portends Battles Ahead
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-15
The backlash against Donald Trump's illegal show of military force against anti-racist protesters compelled him to withdraw the troops — for now. But we must continue raising the illegality of this use of the military and pushing for barriers …
globalresearch.ca/trump-illegal-use-military-against-anti-racist-uprisings-portends-battles-ahead/5715944
Organizers in Minneapolis Weigh Role of Community Defense Groups
Alleen Brown | zcomm.org | 2020-06-15
zcomm.org/znetarticle/organizers-in-minneapolis-weigh-role-of-community-defense-groups/
The Struggle Against Police Is International. Our Solidarity Must Be Global
Austin C. McCoy | zcomm.org | 2020-06-15
These global expressions of solidarity underscore a long simmering discontent with state violence against Black and Indigenous people, and other communities of color…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-struggle-against-police-is-international-our-solidarity-must-be-global/
NATO's Colonization of Ukraine Under Guise of Partnership
Scott Ritter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-15
NATO has extended yet another in a long line of "incentives" designed to tease Ukraine with the prospects of joining the transatlantic alliance, while stopping short of actual membership. | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has designated Ukraine as an | …
globalresearch.ca/nato-colonization-ukraine-under-guise-partnership/5715965
The Racist Roots of New Technology
Stephen Kearse | thenation.com | 2020-06-15
The Racist Roots of New Technology…
thenation.com/article/culture/ruha-benjamin-race-after-technology-book-review/
Minnesota Cops 'Trained by Israeli Forces in Restraint Techniques'
Steve Sweeney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-15
Officers from the US police force responsible for the killing of George Floyd received training in restraint techniques and anti-terror tactics from Israeli law-enforcement officers. | Mr Floyd's death in custody last Monday, the latest in a succession of police killings …
globalresearch.ca/minnesota-cops-trained-israeli-forces-restraint-techniques/5715977
Request for Compassionate Release of Julian Assange
Clare Daly | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-15
FAO The Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP | Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice | CC The Hon Bob Neill MP | UK Commons Justice Committee Chair | Dear Sir, | REQUEST FOR COMPASSIONATE RELEASE OF JULIAN ASSANGE | As current and former …
globalresearch.ca/request-compassionate-release-julian-assange/5715950
Let Them Eat Weapons: Trump's Bizarre Arms Race
Lawrence Wittner | zcomm.org | 2020-06-15
In late May of this year, President Donald Trump's special envoy for arms control bragged before a Washington think tank that the U.S. government was prepared to outspend Russia and China to win a new nuclear arms race. "The president has made clear that we have a tried and true practice here," he remarked.
zcomm.org/zblogs/let-them-eat-weapons-trumps-bizarre-arms-race/
Listening to our Anger and Angst
Dr. Hakim | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-06-15
The family of a killed protester demand fair distribution of bread (Credit: Tolo News) COVID-19 is clarifying a significant source of global anger and angst: inequality. At the start of the COVID-19 crisis, Afghanistan had 300 ventilators, only one ventilator for every 110,000 Afghans. As a medical physician, I gasped, my heart racing at the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/06/listening-to-our-anger-and-angst/
Towards a Digital Police State? Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair Calls for Coronavirus Digital IDs to Prove 'Disease Status'
Paul Smeaton | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-15
'Unless you're able to record some of this data in a way that people can use it's going to be difficult to go back to anything like a near normal in things like transport,' said Tony Blair. | *** | Former U.K. …
globalresearch.ca/former-uk-prime-minister-calls-coronavirus-digital-id-prove-disease-status/5715968
"Out of Options in Terms of Reform"
Khalil Gibran Muhammad | zcomm.org | 2020-06-15
Interview on the Racist History of Police in U.S.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/out-of-options-in-terms-of-reform/
This tweet says it all
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-06-15
TruePublica Editor: There's no need for me to explain anything at all here. The image shows far-right thugs in a full-on Nazi salute aimed at the Met Police who are not just protecting statues and property but now more increasingly democracy itself. Hit the link and start reading a Twitter thread starting from Tom London …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/this-tweet-says-it-all/
Health Passports — biosurveillance and pervasive health monitoring to be rolled out
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-06-15
By Rob Woodward — TruePublica: VST Enterprises Ltd (VSTE) the British cybersecurity company founded by tech entrepreneur Louis-James Davis announced recently that a 'sports health passport' style app was now in play to help kick start attendance at all British sporting events over the coming months as Britain emerges and recovers from Covid-19. VSTE want …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/health-passports-biosurveillance-and-pervasive-health-monitoring-to-be-rolled-out/
What About the International Students?
Jimin Kang | thenation.com | 2020-06-15
What About the International Students?
thenation.com/article/world/international-students-coronavirus/
Bob Dylan's Explosive Song "Murder Most Foul", History of the JFK Assassination and "The Interview"
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-15
Imagine this: A so-called presidential historian for a major television network publishes an interview in the most famous newspaper in the world with the most famous singer/songwriter in the world, who has recently written an explosive song accusing the U.S. …
globalresearch.ca/bob-dylans-explosive-song-murder-most-foul-history-of-the-jfk-assassination-and-the-interview/5715945
Re-evaluating and recalibrating predictors of bacterial infection in children with cancer and febrile neutropenia
Gabrielle M Haeusler, Robert Phillips, Monica A. Slavin, Franz E Babl, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Francoise Mechinaud, Karin A. Thursky, Australian PICNICC study group and the PREDICT network | thelancet.com | 2020-06-15
Degree of marrow suppression (low platelets), features of inflammation (temperature) and clinical judgement (severely unwell) have been consistently shown to predict infection in children with FN. Recalibration of existing CDRs is a novel way to improve diagnostic performance of CDRs and maintain relevance over time.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30138-3/fulltext?rss=yes
Buffalo Police Assault 75-Year-Old Longtime Peace Activist
Lu Aya | zcomm.org | 2020-06-15
Now Trump is attacking him too…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/buffalo-police-assault-75-year-old-longtime-peace-activist/
It Sure Looks Like Trump and Adelson Have Cut a Deal on Annexation
Philip Weiss | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-15
Sheldon Adelson, the Israel-loving, Iran-war-craving casino baron, talks to Donald Trump all the time, and for good reason, he and wife Miriam are the biggest Republican donors, poised to give as much as $200 million this year. Now …
globalresearch.ca/trump-adelson-have-cut-deal-annexation/5715987
NYT Gives Up on Logic in News Reporting — Tells Readers of Risk of Relying on China, with Zero Argument
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2020-06-15
The NYT ran a piece with a headline that began "break the China Habit," and featured the subhead, "the risks of relying economically on the Asian superpower have never seemed clearer. But as the world tries to get moving again, it needs China more than ever." Perhaps the paper considered the risks so apparent that …
cepr.net/nyt-gives-up-on-logic-in-news-reporting-tells-readers-of-risk-of-relying-on-china-with-zero-argument/
Exploring the relationship between spousal violence during pregnancy and subsequent postpartum spacing contraception among first-time mothers in India
Lotus McDougal, Jay G. Silverman, Abhishek Singh, Anita Raj | thelancet.com | 2020-06-15
: Women who experience spousal abuse during pregnancy have different postpartum contraceptive use patterns. The unique needs of this population should be incorporated into antenatal and postpartum contraceptive counseling. Efforts to increase spacing contraception use in India must consider experiences of gender-based violence and coercion.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30158-9/fulltext?rss=yes
We've Protested for Black Lives Before–and We'll Have to Protest Again
Elie Mystal | thenation.com | 2020-06-15
We've Protested for Black Lives Before–and We'll Have to Protest Again…
thenation.com/article/society/racist-police-violence/
Statement of Support for Black Lives Matter and Defund the Police
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-06-15
Between 1963 and 1972, there were more than 750 Black-led urban revolts in the United States in 525 cities. How did sociologists react?>…
mronline.org/2020/06/15/statement-of-support-for-black-lives-matter-and-defund-the-police/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=statement-of-support-for-black-lives-matter-and-defund-the-police
A Knee on Our Throats
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-15
For two months now, most of America has endured a government-imposed lockdown. I hate to use that word — lockdown — as it connotes locking prisoners into their cells during prison disturbances. But it is the word that the government …
globalresearch.ca/knee-our-throats/5715976
Wikipedia formally censors The Grayzone as regime-change advocates monopolize editing
Ben Norton | mronline.org | 2020-06-15
On Wikipedia, a small group of regime-change advocates and right-wing Venezuelan opposition supporters have blacklisted independent media outlets like The Grayzone on explicitly political grounds, violating the encyclopedia's guidelines.
mronline.org/2020/06/15/wikipedia-formally-censors-the-grayzone-as-regime-change-advocates-monopolize-editing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wikipedia-formally-censors-the-grayzone-as-regime-change-advocates-monopolize-editing
Do Deep State Elements Operate Within the Protest Movement?
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-15
"Revolutions are often seen as spontaneous. It looks like people just went into the street. But it's the result of months or years of preparation. It is very boring until you reach a certain point, where you can organize mass …
globalresearch.ca/do-deep-state-elements-operate-within-protest-movement/5715983
US Congress "Caesar's Law" Directed against Syria: Who Does It Target and How Will It Affect President Assad?
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-15
In mid-June, the US sanctions against Syria will escalate, with the enactment in Congress of " Caesar's Law", sanctions designed to "pursue individuals, groups, companies, and countries that deal with the Damascus government." This law — purportedly named after …
globalresearch.ca/syria-caesar-law-who-does-it-target-and-how-will-it-affect-president-assad/5715970
How Private Prisons Are Profiting Under the Trump Administration
Hauwa Ahmed | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-15
There are more people behind bars in the United States than there are living in major American cities[1] such as Phoenix or Philadelphia. According to a 2018 report from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, nearly 2 million adults[2] were …
globalresearch.ca/how-private-prisons-profiting-under-trump-administration/5715989
Atlanta Police shoot and kill Rayshard Brooks as protests demanding racial justice continue worldwide
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-06-15
"This is not the first time a black man has been killed for sleeping," said Rev. James Woodall, state president of the Georgia NAACP.
mronline.org/2020/06/15/atlanta-police-shoot-and-kill-rayshard-brooks-as-protests-demanding-racial-justice-continue-worldwide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=atlanta-police-shoot-and-kill-rayshard-brooks-as-protests-demanding-racial-justice-continue-worldwide
New cases of COVID-19 reach 8 million as Latin America still to peak
wsws.org | 2020-06-15
While the Western Hemisphere is currently the epicenter of the pandemic, there has been a new outbreak in China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/15/coro-j15.html
Spike Lee Has Made His Most Ambitious Film Yet
David Sims | zcomm.org | 2020-06-15
Da 5 Bloods is a searing Vietnam War epic that speaks to this moment…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/spike-lee-has-made-his-most-ambitious-film-yet/
Now More Than Ever, We Need Images of Black Dignity and Resistance
Jamel Shabazz | thenation.com | 2020-06-15
Now More Than Ever, We Need Images of Black Dignity and Resistance…
thenation.com/article/politics/photos-black-dignity-shabazz/
Friday 6/19: JUNETEENTH: West Coast Port Shutdown
International Longshore and Warehouse Union | indybay.org | 2020-06-15
Meet at 1717 Middle Harbor Road and caravan to Oscar Grant Plaza…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/12/18834195.php
Sunday 6/28: Out of Site: SOMA – A Virtual Performance-Driven Queer History Tour
Eye Zen Presents | indybay.org | 2020-06-15
This is a virtual/online event. Online at 7pm PT. Link will be sent to all registered ticket buyers.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/12/18834206.php
Iran's coronavirus deaths near 9,000
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-15
A further 2,449 people tested positive for COVID-19, raising the overall count to 189,876, Health Ministry spokesman Sima Sadat Lari said. | A total of 150,590 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals so far, he said, adding that 2,765 remain at hospitals in critical conditions. | Some 1.269 million tests have been done in the country to date, Lari said. | Iran's daily number of COVID-19 cases dropped to around 800 in early May, but since authorities eased restrictions, daily figures have shown an upward trend, especially in the southwestern Khuzestan province. | Despite the rising number of in…
yenisafak.com/en/world/irans-coronavirus-deaths-near-9000-3532116
ILWU Work Action On W.C. Ports On Juneteenth STOP Police Terror & Systemic Racism
CSPTES | indybay.org | 2020-06-15
The ILWU on the West Coast will shut down all ports on Juneteenth June 19, 2020 to stop police terror and systemic racism.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/12/18834196.php
Corporate Media Are Focusing on Race — and Dodging Class
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-06-15
Economic exploitation, hidden in plain sight…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/11/18834178.php
Israel owns 90 nuclear warheads: Report
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-15
Israel is believed to possess between 80 and 90 nuclear warheads, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday. | In a report, SIPRI said Israel continues to pursue a policy of ambiguity regarding its nuclear program. | It said that the number of nuclear warheads in Israel rose to 90, up from 80 warheads in 2019. | "The nine nuclear-armed states–the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)–together possessed an estimated 13,400 nuclear weapons at the start of 2020," the S…
yenisafak.com/en/world/israel-owns-90-nuclear-warheads-report-3532114
Saturday 6/13: Taking a Knee for Change: Say Their Names
ResistanceSF | indybay.org | 2020-06-15
Meet at Rockridge BART – March to Sproul Plaza in Berkeley…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/12/18834194.php
Statement in Support of #8toAbolition
National Lawyers Guild | indybay.org | 2020-06-15
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) supports the #8toAbolition campaign, which builds on decades of work by Black feminist abolitionists to demand an end to policing and prisons, and community investment that prioritizes the lives and safety of Black people.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/12/18834193.php
Iranian, Turkish FMs hold meeting on regional developments
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-06-15
TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with his Turkish counterparts on the regional developments and bilateral relations.
en.mehrnews.com/news/159830/Iranian-Turkish-FMs-hold-meeting-on-regional-developments
Sunday 6/14: Give Trump a Birthday to Remember!
Refuse Fascism Bay Area | indybay.org | 2020-06-15
Powell & Market, San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/11/18834179.php
LWU Local 10 & 34 Leaders On Juneteenth & Fight Against Racism & Worker Action
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-06-15
ILWU Local 10 president Trent Willis and ILWU Local 34 president Keith Shanklin talk about why their union is stopping work on Juneteenth on the west coast and the fight against racism and the system that perpetrates it.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/14/18834231.php
Muslim | man invents | corona-free bell | for | Hindu temple | in | India
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-15
In the wake of the deadly coronavirus, which has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives across the world, a Muslim mechanic in India developed an innovative bell which can be rung without being touched for a major Shiva temple in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh. 62-year-old Nahru Khan equipped the bell with an electric sensor after temples were reopened in India with strict measures that included not touching bells to prevent the spread of the pandemic, reported the Indian Express.The development of the bell in question with its electric sensor technology is reportedly one-of-a-kind in India."It's a conta…
yenisafak.com/en/world/muslimman-inventscorona-free-bellforhindu-templeinindia-3532112
Saturday 6/20: Are Mass Evictions and Homelessness the Next Crisis? How Can We Fight Back? (Online)
Speak Out Now | indybay.org | 2020-06-15
Online meeting, see link for details…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/11/18834181.php
Monday 6/15: End Qualified Immunity for Police Now! A Supreme Court Briefing (webinar)
DJCFPD | indybay.org | 2020-06-15
Online via livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/13/18834210.php