2020-11-03: Social Media Postees

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'The Coming War On China' — Watch John Pilger's Powerfully Relevant Documentary
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-11-03
Caitlin JOHNSTONE | "The aim of this film is to break a silence: the United States and China may well be on the road to war, and nuclear war is no longer unthinkable," Pilger says in his 2016 documentary The Coming War on China, which you can watch free on Youtube here or on Vimeo here. | "In a few years China has become the world's second-biggest economic power," Pilger's introduction continues. "The United States is the world's biggest military power, with bases and missiles and ships covering ever…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/11/03/coming-war-china-watch-john-pilger-powerfully-relevant-documentary/

Newly Discovered Cellular Protection Pathway Blocks Ebola, COVID-19 Viruses
Hampton T. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-11-03
Faced with the urgent need for new antiviral strategies, investigators recently uncovered a surprising pathway that host cells use to protect against diverse viruses, including those that cause Ebola and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The findings, published in Science, point to a potential novel treatment target.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2772474

Manu Koenig has not been honest about Civinomics
Santa Cruz News Network | indybay.org | 2020-11-03
In campaign materials, Manu Koenig has misrepresented his experience as CEO of Civinomics. Koenig, who is running for Santa Cruz County Supervisor in the First District, has stated on his campaign website that Civinomics was an "online voting platform" and that the company was retained in the past by the City of Santa Cruz simply to "conduct surveys". The truth is, the company was hired by the City in 2011 to actively market and promote a proposal to build a water desalination plant on the westside. Additionally, social media posts show that Civinomics, which was originally named Greenocracy, had advocated for de…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/02/18838018.php

"We Never Made It to the Polls": Police in North Carolina Pepper-Spray Voting March, Arresting Eight
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-11-02
Police in Alamance County in North Carolina pepper-sprayed a peaceful get-out-the-vote march Saturday, descending on the crowd after they stopped near a Confederate monument to kneel in honor of George Floyd, who was killed by police in Minneapolis in May. Viral videos of the violent police action show officers in riot gear attacking the marchers, including young children and elderly people, who had intended to walk to a polling place on the last day of early voting in North Carolina. At least eight people were arrested, including march organizer Rev. Greg Drumwright, who says police gave the crowd of hundreds on…
www.democracynow.org/2020/11/2/alamance_county_voting_march_police

'This is our Europe': Macron voices 'shock & grief' over Vienna terror attack, warns 'enemies' will be dealt with
rt.com | 2020-11-02
French President Emmanuel Macron insisted that Europe will not give into terror following a deadly attack in Austria's capital, voicing support for a "friendly country" while threatening retaliation for their shared "enemies." | "We French share the shock and grief of the Austrian people struck this evening by an attack in the heart of their capital, Vienna. After France, a friendly country is attacked," Macron said in a pair of tweets on Monday evening — one in French, the other in German. | This is our…
rt.com/news/505319-austria-attack-macron-enemies/

Pompeo's Tweet About Tanzania Election Irregularities Could Have Easily Been About the US
Raul Diego | mintpressnews.com | 2020-11-02
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signaled his displeasure at the results of the democratic elections in the East African nation of Tanzania in a tweet on Monday as rumblings of Pan-Africanism begin to stir again.
mintpressnews.com/pompeos-tweet-tanzania-election-irregularities-could-have-easily-been-about-us/272820/

Police Pepper-Spray Marchers Heading to the Polls in North Carolina
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-11-02
Police in Alamance County in North Carolina pepper-sprayed a peaceful get-out-the-vote march Saturday, descending on the crowd after they stopped near a Confederate monument to kneel in honor of George Floyd, who was killed by police in Minneapolis in May. Viral videos of the violent police action show officers in riot gear attacking the marchers, including young children and elderly people, who had intended to walk to a polling place on the last day of early voting in North Carolina. At least eight peop…
truthout.org/video/police-pepper-spray-marchers-heading-to-the-polls-in-north-carolina/

Manu Koenig has not been honest about Civinomics
Santa Cruz News Network | indybay.org | 2020-11-02
In campaign materials, Manu Koenig has misrepresented his experience as CEO of Civinomics. Koenig, who is running for Santa Cruz County Supervisor in the First District, has stated on his campaign website that Civinomics was an "online voting platform" and that the company was retained in the past by the City of Santa Cruz simply to "conduct surveys". The truth is, the company was hired by the City in 2011 to actively market and promote a proposal to build a water desalination plant on the westside. Additionally, social media posts show that Civinomics, which was originally named Greenocracy, had advocated for de…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/11/02/18838018.php

France sparks outrage in Turkey with plans to outlaw 'Grey Wolves' nationalist group
rt.com | 2020-11-02
Turkish members of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have condemned the French government's decision to ban a pan-Turkish nationalist group known as the 'Grey Wolves.' | On Monday, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced during a National Assembly meeting about the country's fight against Islamist militants that the cabinet will consider banning the Turkish right-wing group when it meets on Wednesday. | Huseyin Sozlu, a member of the MHP, posted on Twitter to strongly condemn the proposed ban, by s…
rt.com/news/505288-france-banning-grey-wolves-turkish-group/

Several victims reported in Vienna attack that began 'near city's main synagogue'
rt.com | 2020-11-02
Law enforcement in Vienna, Austria have launched what they called a "major police operation," following multiple exchanges of gunshots near the city's main synagogue located in the Old Town area. Several people have been injured. | UPDATE: Multiple attackers involved in TERRORIST incident in Vienna — Austrian interior minister | There were likely fatalities in the attack, Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told ORF-TV. | Footage shared on social media purportedly shows the moment several bursts o…
rt.com/news/505304-vienna-shots-synagogue-police-search/

Feds Leverage Civil Disorder Charge Against George Floyd Protester
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-02
Saint Paul, MN — Charges against an Illinois man facing federal felonies from this summer's uprising in Minneapolis showcase the tactics, techniques and procedures applied by the U.S. government against some of the more enthusiastic participants in the George Floyd rebellion. | Repressive responses by the federal government to anti-police protests illustrate the ease with which they can charge and indict people who document their own activities on social media. The case also shows how federal agencies are using their deep access to both physical and technical surveillance to nab targets associated with Geor…
popularresistance.org/feds-leverage-civil-disorder-charge-against-george-floyd-protester/

Teacher's Viral Arrest Helped Stop Evictions
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-11-01
Sophia Lukatya is a Chicago Public Schools teacher. She organizes with the Chicago Teachers Union and is a member of Democratic Socialists of America. During the Lift The Ban Coalition's protests in Daley Plaza this August, Lukatya was one of a dozen housing activists who were arrested in the week-long occupation. Positive press from the event–including a viral video of Lukatya and fellow DSA member Shannon Pilz–contributed to Governor Pritzker's decision to extend the eviction moratorium.
popularresistance.org/teachers-viral-arrest-helped-stop-evictions/

System Fail 4: Landback
subMedia | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-11-01
In this episode we take a look at the many Indigenous-led struggles currently taking place across Turtle Island. For more information on how you can follow and support these struggles: Indigenous People Day of Rage indigenouspeoplesdayofrage.org/ indigenousaction.org O'odham Anti-Border Collective facebook.com/AntiBorderCollective/ Justice for Joyce #JusticePourJoyce #JusticeForJoyce gofundme.com/f/justice-pour-joycejustice-for-joyce/ Mi'kma'ki #AllEyesOnMikmaki Secwepemc #StopTMX #TinyHouseWarriors #Secwepemc tinyhousewarriors.com/ Wet'suwet'en …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/11/system-fail-4-landback/

'They were PROTECTING HIS BUS': Trump trolls Biden supporters by praising Texas convoy that 'escorted' rival campaign vehicle
rt.com | 2020-11-01
President Donald Trump doubled down on his praise for pickup-driving supporters who surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus as it passed through central Texas on Friday, saying they were "protecting" his Democratic rival's vehicle. | "Did you see the way our people — you know, they were protecting his bus yesterday because they're nice," Trump said Sunday at a campaign rally in Michigan. | President Trump speaks on Biden bus incident in Texas: "You see the way our people — they were protecting his bus yesterday because they're nice." pic.twitter.com/x3lOL8XLdk[md…
rt.com/usa/505210-trump-texas-protecting-biden-bus/

Canadian opposition aghast as Trudeau responds to violence over Mohammed cartoons by saying freedom of expression must have LIMITS
rt.com | 2020-11-01
Canadian opposition party leader Erin O'Toole was appalled by Justin Trudeau's tepid support for "free speech" in the face of Islamist attacks over Mohammed cartoons, saying the prime minister is undermining a pillar of democracy. | "It is very disturbing when the prime minister sends the signal that he is not protecting freedom of expression," O'Toole said on Saturday on Twitter. | It is one of the pillars of our democracy, and without it, we slide into ignorance. | O'Toole's rebuke came one day after Trudeau res…
rt.com/news/505168-trudeau-speech-freedom-limits-mohammed/

No beer for the Chancellor: Iconic Berlin political pub blacklists Merkel and cronies for ordering new lockdown
rt.com | 2020-11-01
The German officials behind the country's month-long partial lockdown, during which all restaurants will be closed, are no longer welcome at the 'Standige Vertretung,' an iconic Berlin pub catering to the political class. | The owners of the pub voiced their anger over the decision to partially shut down the German economy to slow down the spread of Covid-19. In a video statement on Facebook they said the government has failed to prepare the country for the second wave of the disease, unlike many restaurants, i…
rt.com/news/505177-merkel-banned-berlin-pub/

Large caravan through Miami demands end to Cuba blockade
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-11-01
Miami, FL – A caravan of some 60 cars and 15 bicycles made up a caravan against the Cuba blockade, October 25 in Miami. It was the fourth caravan here since July. Those in attendance overcame not only threats by right-wing Cubans in the area, but pouring rain in the early morning hours before the 8 a.m. departure. | Initiated by YouTube personality El Proteston Cubano, the caravan included other important individuals and organizations from within Miami's Cuban community, including the Jose Marti Cultural Association; YouTube personalities El Diez de Octubre and Yadira Escobar; a number of people formerly act…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/11/1/large-caravan-through-miami-demands-end-cuba-blockade

Can Facebook Be Used to Steal an Election?
Steven Hill | zcomm.org | 2020-11-01
How to rein in Facebook and social media platforms…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/can-facebook-be-used-to-steal-an-election/

Late actor Sean Connery embroiled in ANOTHER liberal controversy after Trump tweets story claiming iconic Scot 'helped' him
rt.com | 2020-11-01
President Trump tweeted his condolences for Sean Connery's family, saying he was "a tough character" who'd once helped him secure property planning in Scotland. But it only reignited the woke bashing of the "wife-beating" star. | "The legendary actor, 007 Sean Connery, has past [sic] on to even greener fairways," Trump tweeted on Sunday, a day after the actor's death at 90. | "He was quite a guy, and a tough character. I was having a very hard time getting approvals for a big development in Scotland when Sean stepped in and shouted, 'Let him build the damn thing,'" the president continued. | He said Connery's…
rt.com/usa/505201-trump-sean-connery-tweet/

Canadian opposition aghast as Trudeau responds to violence over Mohammed cartoons by saying freedom of expression must have LIMITS
rt.com | 2020-11-01
Canadian opposition party leader Erin O'Toole was appalled by Justin Trudeau's tepid support for "free speech" in the face of Islamist attacks over Mohammed cartoons, saying the prime minister is undermining a pillar of democracy. | "It is very disturbing when the prime minister sends the signal that he is not protecting freedom of expression," O'Toole said Saturday on Twitter. | It is one of the pillars of our democracy, and without it, we slide into ignorance. | O'Toole's rebuke came one day after Trudeau respon…
rt.com/news/505168-trudeau-speech-freedom-limits-mohammed/

Over 1 Million People Vote Early in NYC, City's Board of Elections Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-11-01
NEW YORK (Sputnik) – More than one million residents of New York City have voted early in the US presidential election, the NYC Board of Elections announced on Twitter.
sputniknews.com/us/202011011080949263-over-1-million-people-vote-early-in-nyc-citys-board-of-elections-says/

Large caravan through Miami demands end to Cuba blockade
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-11-01
Miami, FL – A caravan of some 60 cars and 15 bicycles made up a caravan against the Cuba blockade, October 25 in Miami. It was the fourth caravan here since July. Those in attendance overcame not only threats by right-wing Cubans in the area, but pouring rain in the early morning hours before the 8 a.m. departure. | Initiated by YouTube personality El Proteston Cubano, the caravan included other important individuals and organizations from within Miami's Cuban community, including the Jose Marti Cultural Association; YouTube personalities El Diez de Octubre and Yadira Escobar; a number of people formerly act…
fightbacknews.org/2020/11/1/large-caravan-through-miami-demands-end-cuba-blockade

Penguin Climate Activists Block Berlin Airport Opening
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-10-31
Berlin – The climate justice group 'Am Boden bleiben', a member of the international Stay Grounded network, today blocks the opening of the new airport in Berlin with protest actions. The opening of the BER had been delayed for nine years, after a series of expensive construction and corruption issues. Am Boden bleiben carries out an action of civil disobedience and says that there is no room for new airports in times of climate crisis. You can follow the action live on the Twitter accounts of Am Boden bleiben and Stay Grounded.
popularresistance.org/penguin-climate-activists-block-berlin-airport-opening/