(2018-08-28). Israeli Spying On Trump. iranian.com It is ironic that the Robert Mueller investigation into possible collusion between the Russian government and the Donald Trump campaign continues to turn up nothing while the evidence of Israeli interference in the U.S. political system continues to surface without any outrage being expressed by either the media or American politicians. The most recent revelation concerns a […]
(2018-08-28). How to Create a U.S.-Backed Government Coup for Fun and Profit! truthdig.com Nicaragua just defeated a U.S.-backed violent coup attempt, and no one cares. | Well, let me revise that: Very few care. English teachers may care because they may find it fascinating the phrase "violent coup" is one of the only English phrases often introduced with the prefix "U.S.-backed." | But I can tell you for certain the mainstream media don't want you to care. They don't even want you to know it happened. And they certainly don't want you to know that it followed a simple formula for U.S.-backed coups in leftist and anti-imperialist nations throughout Latin America, a formula our military intelligence apparatus has implemented in numerous countries tirelessly, like an overused football play. | On the corporate airwaves you won't hear about U.S.-backed anything. If the U.S. military backed up a truck, CNN wouldn't mention it, NPR would tell you the…
(2018-08-28). Canadian Intelligence: The Case of Media Manipulation and the CSIS Agenda. globalresearch.ca Accusations of fake news across the political spectrum have transformed a very concerning issue into a weapon of delegitimization. A recent report published by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) titled …
(2018-08-28). Facebook & Google Play the Censor: Are our Civil Liberties Endangered? therealnews.com 
Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi joins us to examine the dangerous juncture our freedom finds itself in when Facebook, Twitter, and Google work with the government and its intelligence services to control what we see and hear
(2018-08-28). 'Appalling politics' & 'phony science' is why Monsanto is still afloat — lawyer suing chemical giant. rt.com 
Monsanto has suppressed the facts about its 'probably carcinogenic' weed killer for years, pouring vast sums of money towards complicit 'democratic regimes', a lawyer suing the chemical giant in 16 cancer cases has told RT.
(2018-08-27). Israeli Spying on Trump? Interference in US Elections? globalresearch.ca It is ironic that the Robert Mueller investigation into possible collusion between the Russian government and the Donald Trump campaign continues to turn up nothing while the evidence of Israeli interference …
(2018-08-27). Lufthansa, Austrian And Turkish Airlines Continue Flying To Tehran. iranian.com Lufthansa, Austrian and Turkish airlines along with several other international carriers have no plan yet to halt flying to Iran as news broke that three European airliners are to suspend services to the country. A spokesperson for Lufthansa has recently announced the German airline and its partner, Austrian Airlines, will continue to fly to Tehran […]
(2018-08-27). Glencore and Other Mining Corporations Make Record Profits, Violate Human Rights, Destroy the Environment, Feed on Poverty. globalresearch.ca Former mine workers interviewed said that once they got sick, likely from the mine's toxins – foremost heavy metals in the water they ingested, or from inhaling fumes emanating from the refining processes – they were dismissed, without compensation or medical care.
(2018-08-27). Argentina: Para defender la educación pública. peoplesworld.org 
Agrupaciones integrantes de la Federación Universitaria de La Plata realizaron un abrazo simbólico al Rectorado de la UnLP en defensa de la educación pública, tras lo que se sumaron a la movilización que protagonizaron diferentes sindicatos en apoyo a los trabajadores del Astillero Ríos Santiago. | El miércoles 23 de agosto, momentos antes de la movilización de los trabajadores del Astilleros Río Santiago de Ensenada, docentes, no docentes y estudiantes de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata realizaron un abrazo simbólico al Rectorado, en defensa de la educación pública. | La iniciativa se realizó frente al Rectorado de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata, después de que fracasara la última mesa paritaria nacional de la semana pasada. | Los docentes universitarios y trabajadores no docentes de la Unlp organizaron la jornada de protesta en la que, junto a los estudiantes agrupados en la…
(2018-08-27). The Transatlantic Alliance Will Survive Trump. thenation.com The Transatlantic Alliance Will Survive Trump appeared first on The Nation.
(2018-08-27). North Korea Lashes Out After Trump's Latest Tantrum. alternet.org 
"Such acts prove that the U. S. is hatching a criminal plot to unleash a war against the DPRK," a state-run newspaper wrote. | On Friday, Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he was canceling the next meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean negotiators and, in fact, would be suspending negotiations. . .
(2018-08-27). Here's What 4 Watergate-Era Veterans Are Saying About Russiagate, Robert Mueller's Investigation and the Legal Problems of President Trump's Associates. alternet.org 
All of these Trump-related scandals are bringing back vivid memories of 1973 and 1974. | August 8, 1974 went down as one of most stunning days in U. S. politics. That day, President Richard M. Nixon—rocked by the Watergate scandal—officially announced that he was stepping down. Nixon, in essence, quit before he was fired. And the following day, Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as president of the United States. That was 44 years ago,. . .
(2018-08-27). How a 62-Year-Old Unsolved Mystery Could Stifle Robert Mueller's Russia Investigation. alternet.org 
President Donald Trump's Justice Department may be able to bring him salvation from the Robert Mueller probe in an unexpected way. | President Donald Trump's Justice Department may be able to bring him salvation from the Robert Mueller probe in an unexpected way. Although the most immediate concern, of course, is that the Mueller probe will find damning material about Trump (read: proof that he broke the law), the fact that Republicans. . .
(2018-08-27). If Last Week's Events Won't Drive Trump's Voters Away, What Will? truthout.org With Donald Trump's political woes being overshadowed by the news of Sen. John McCain's death over the weekend, one might think the president would be relieved to have a change of subject from his no good, very bad week. Yet Trump seems to be fulminating at all the praise and attention for his nemesis, as even his beloved Fox News gives its airwaves over to paeans to the man Trump loathes above all others. | The Washington Post reported that Trump even refused to issue a laudatory tribute to McCain's years of service to the country, insisting instead on a flaccid tweet sharing thoughts and prayers for the family. After which he tweeted some standard insults about the Mueller investigation, threw out some economic news, complained about social media censorship and whined that President Obama gets too much credit for the…
(2018-08-27). Kansas residents drank contaminated water for six years while state sat on damning chemical tests. rt.com 
The state of Kansas failed to act on tests showing that groundwater in a Wichita suburb had been contaminated, allowing hundreds of residents to use tainted water wells for more than six years, before taking action. |
(2018-08-27). NSA leaker Reality Winner sentenced to more than five years in prison. wsws.org Winner is the first person to be tried by the Trump Administration under the Espionage Act, receiving the longest ever sentence for revealing classified documents.
(2018-08-26). Beware the Race Reductionist. theintercept.com 
A hostage situation has emerged on the left. And progressive policies like "Medicare for All," a $15 minimum wage, free public education, a "Green New Deal," and even net neutrality, are the captives. | The captors? Bad faith claims of bigotry. | According to an increasingly popular narrative among the center-left, a dispiriting plurality of progressives are "class reductionists" — people who believe that economic equality is a cure-all for societal ills, and who, as a result, would neglect policy prescriptions which seek to remedy identity-based disparities. | Of course, race and class are so interwoven that any political project that aims to resolve one while ignoring the other does a disservice to both. As Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., presumptive leader of the progressive movement, put it this spring when I asked him about the never-ending race versus class debates: "It's…
(2018-08-25). NSA Leaker Reality Winner's 5-Year Term is An Attack on Whistleblowing. therealnews.com 
Reality Winner has been sentenced to over 5 years in behind bars for leaking an NSA document to The Intercept about alleged Russian spearphishing in the US election system. It's the longest ever prison sentence for a media source in US history. We speak to Shadowproof's Kevin Gosztola about the trial and the double-standards in…
(2018-08-25). Did CIA's Kremlin sources 'go quiet' or is NYT seeking excuses for lack of fresh 'meddling' rumors? rt.com 
US intelligence is 'in the dark' about Russian intentions towards the November midterm elections, the New York Times reports, offering some explanations as to why this might be the case, while ignoring the most obvious one.
(2018-08-25). Poll's 'insane' data shows 64% of Republicans think a 'good president' may still use the N-word. rt.com 
A new Economist/YouGov poll found 64 percent of Republicans think it is "possible that a person who used the 'N-word' while in office can still be a good president of the United States". |
(2018-08-24). James Risen: Reality Winner's Sentence Is One of the Worst Miscarriages of Justice in Recent History. democracynow.org 
NSA whistleblower Reality Winner was handed the longest sentence ever imposed in federal court for leaking government information to the media Thursday. She is the first person to be sentenced under the Espionage Act since President Trump took office. Winner was arrested by FBI agents at her home in Augusta, Georgia, on June 3, 2017, two days before The Intercept published an exposé revealing Russian military intelligence conducted a cyberattack on at least one U.S. voting software company just days before the U.S. presidential election. The exposé was based on a classified NSA report from May 5, 2017, that shows…
(2018-08-24). Mother of NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner: My Daughter Was "Nailed to the Door" by the Trump Admin. democracynow.org 
NSA whistleblower Reality Winner has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison—the longest sentence ever imposed in federal court for leaking government information to the media. Twenty-six-year-old Reality Winner is the first person to be sentenced under the Espionage Act since President Trump took office. Her sentencing Thursday came after she pleaded guilty in June to transmitting a top-secret document to a news organization. She had faced up to 10 years in prison. We speak with her mother, Billie Winner-Davis.
(2018-08-24). Headlines for August 24, 2018. democracynow.org Yemen: 31 Reportedly Killed in U.S.-Backed Airstrikes, Including 22 Children, National Enquirer Executives Had Safe Containing Dirt on Trump, New York City Prosecutor Opens Criminal Probe into Trump Organization, GOP Senators Give Trump Green Light to Fire AG Jeff Sessions, Rep. Duncan Hunter and His Wife Plead Not Guilty to Looting Campaign Funds, Prison Strike Against "Modern-Day Slavery" Spreads Nationwide, NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison, Hawaii: Flooding and Landslides Reported as Hurricane Lane Strikes, South Africa Rejects Trump Claim of "Large Scale Killing" of Farmers, A…
(2018-08-24). Kris Kobach's Gubernatorial Campaign Hires White Nationalists. therealnews.com 
Kansas Republican Kris Kobach's Governor's Campaign hires white nationalists, giving momentum to the racist anti-immigrant movement and increasing their power in the GOP. We speak to Cristina Lopez of Media Matters
(2018-08-24). CIA Whistleblower: John Brennan Is Out For Himself, Not the Resistance. therealnews.com 
Donald Trump's revoking of ex-CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance has re-ignited a bitter public feud. Ex-CIA torture whistleblower John Kiriakou argues that given Brennan's record and personal ambitions, he is not a trustworthy Resister.
(2018-08-24). Trump: Reality Winner's crimes 'small potatoes' compared to Hillary Clinton. rt.com 
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to bash the Justice Department for sentencing ex-NSA contractor Reality Winner to five years imprisonment, while letting Hillary Clinton off the hook for her email server misuse. |
(2018-08-24). Trump cancels Pompeo's N. Korea trip but sends 'warmest regards' to Kim. rt.com 
President Trump has canceled State Secretary Mike Pompeo's upcoming trip to North Korea, due to take place next week. The President cited a lack of progress towards denuclearization when he announced the cancelation.
(2018-08-24). Distorting Past and Present: Reuters on Nicaragua's Armed Uprising. fair.org 
From April 18 until late July 2018, an armed insurrection in Nicaragua left hundreds of people dead. The uprising, backed enthusiastically by private media outlets in Nicaragua (in particular one of its largest circulating newspapers, La Prensa, and the TV network 100%Noticias), was also supported by local NGOs funded by the US government through the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). The Trump administration and others (the EU parliament, UN officials) publicly backed the opposition's version of events, as did Amnesty international and Human Rights Watch. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his supporters were held responsible for the vast majority of the "protest"-related deaths, and Ortega (who had been re-elected in 2016) was pressured at first to resign outright, and later to hold "early elections." | I examined 45 Reuters news articles
(2018-08-24). Democratic senators ask Pompeo for translator's notes from Trump-Putin meeting. rt.com 
Democratic senators are requesting translation notes and other materials related to Donald Trump's two-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in July, saying the summit requires "urgent congressional oversight." |
(2018-08-23). Donald Trump Makes the United States More Dispensable Than Ever. thenation.com Donald Trump Makes the United States More Dispensable Than Ever appeared first on The Nation.
(2018-08-23). Statement on the Sentencing of Whistleblower Reality Winner for Disclosing NSA Report on Russian Election Hacking. theintercept.com Reality Winner's courage and sacrifice for the good of her country should be honored, not punished.
(2018-08-23). Trump orders Pompeo to 'closely study' South Africa's land expropriation. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump has expressed concern over the fate of white farmers in South Africa, where the extremely controversial land redistribution reform might leave owners without their properties or any compensation. |
(2018-08-23). State Dept warns South Africa of 'wrong path' amid land expropriation row. rt.com 
Expropriation of land without compensation "would not be a good thing" and would send South Africa "down the wrong path," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters amid a diplomatic row with Pretoria. |
(2018-08-23). Police chopper crashes into parking lot after horrifying take-off malfunction (VIDEO). rt.com 
The pilot of a police helicopter has been seriously injured after his aircraft crashed during take-off in Arkansas. Dramatic video shows the chopper flipping on its side as its propeller smashes against the ground.
(2018-08-22). Is Donald Trump Above the Law? theintercept.com 
President Donald Trump chairs a meeting with administration and state officials on prison reform at the Trump National Golf Club on Aug. 9, 2018, in Bedminster, N.J. | Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chair, was found guilty on eight counts of tax and bank fraud in a case brought by special counsel Robert Mueller, who has been investigating whether Trump and his campaign colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election. | Meanwhile, in a New York federal court on Tuesday, Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime attorney and fixer, pleaded guilty to eight counts of tax evasion, bank fraud, and, most critically for Trump, campaign finance violations. | Both of Tuesday's cases were really bad news for Trump, but the Cohen plea deal presented a more immediate threat to the president. As part of his plea, Cohen directly implicated the president, asserting…
(2018-08-22). Tweets from Assange's mum fuel conspiracy theory on Clinton email leaks. rt.com 
Julian Assange's mother caused excitement on Twitter, saying an ex-DNC worker leaked the Clinton emails. Christine Assange deleted her post after followers concluded that she meant Seth Rich, who was killed in 2016.
(2018-08-22). Proof that Manafort & Cohen are criminals adds no weight to Mueller's Russia collusion probe. rt.com 
What do Paul Manafort's five counts of tax fraud, one count of hiding foreign bank accounts and two counts of bank fraud all have in common? None of them have anything to do with collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
(2018-08-21). First 'Russiagate' trial shaking? Jury slow to reach Manafort verdict. rt.com 
After a bizarre trial that saw no mention of Russia, the jury in former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort's fraud trial is still deliberating, spelling bad news for Robert Mueller's "Russiagate" prosecutors.
(2018-08-20). Headlines for August 20, 2018. democracynow.org CNN: Bomb That Killed 40 Yemeni School Children Was Made by U.S. | , California: ICE Arrests Man Driving His Wife to the Hospital to Give Birth, ICE Agents Forcibly Reseparate Fathers from Sons at Karnes Detention Center | , Ex-CIA Director John Brennan May Sue Trump over Stripped Security Clearances | , NYT: White House Counsel Donald McGahn Cooperating with Mueller Probe | , Israeli Troops Kill 2 Palestinians and Injure Hundreds More During Friday's Protests, Longtime Israeli Peace Activist Uri Avnery Dies at 94 | , Afghan President Offers Conditional Ceasefire with Taliban | , U.N.: Brazil Can't Bar Lula from…
(2018-08-17). Have British Spies Been Hacking the EU? consortiumnews.com The European Union has accused British intelligence agencies of disrupting Brexit negotiations—creating a new public dispute that could poison further an already toxic situation, says Annie Machon. By Annie Machon in Brussels Special to Consortium News Just after midnight on… Read more →
(2018-08-17). Angela Davis: Aretha Franklin "Will Forever Animate Our Collective Sense of Desire for Change" democracynow.org 
Aretha Franklin became the voice of the civil rights movement in 1967, when her cover of Otis Redding's "Respect" became an international sensation. Franklin was a steadfast supporter of the civil rights movement throughout her long and remarkable career. She sang at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral after his assassination in 1968. The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Franklin anonymously helped fund the movement for decades. He said, "When Dr. King was alive, several times she helped us make payroll. … Aretha has always been a very socially conscious artist, an inspiration, not just an entertainer." For more, we sp…
(2018-08-16). Headlines for August 16, 2018. democracynow.org Violence Roils Afghanistan as Taliban Cracks Down on Red Cross, Trump Revokes Security Clearance of Ex-CIA Director, a Major Critic, Security Clearance Flap Comes Amid Mounting White House Scandals, Trump's Lawyer Prepared to "Unload" on Mueller "Like a Ton of Bricks", Hundreds of Media Outlets Condemn Trump's Attacks on the Free Press, Turkish Court Releases Jailed Amnesty International Chair, Brazil: Lula Registers from Prison as Presidential Candidate, Malta Allows Migrant Ship to Dock After 5 Days Stranded at Sea, ACLU Says ICE "Trapped" Immigrant Spouses at Green Card Interviews, CDC Says Record 72,000 Ameri…
(2018-08-15). Headlines for August 15, 2018. democracynow.org Pennsylvania Priests Abused 1,000 Children and Covered Up the Abuse, Christine Hallquist Becomes First Transgender Major-Party Gubernatorial Nominee, In Minnesota, Ilhan Omar Is Poised to Be First Somali American Elected to Congress, Keith Ellison Wins Democratic Primary for Minnesota Attorney General, Jahana Hayes Poised to Be Connecticut's First Black Woman in Congress, Kansas: Jeff Colyer Concedes to Kris Kobach in Republican Primary for Governor, In Sexist & Racist Attack, Trump Calls Omarosa "Crazed" and a "Dog", Italy: 39 Killed in Bridge Collapse in Genoa, Yemen: 13 Reportedly Killed by Airstrikes in Hodei…