2018-11-02: Social Media Postees

President Trump Sends His Most Direct Warning To Iran Yet
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2018-11-02
Having reportedly 'folded' by agreeing to let eight countries – including Japan, India and South Korea – keep buying Iranian oil after it reimposes sanctions on the OPEC producer next week, it seems President Trump wanted to show how tough he is once again. In what can only be described as a 'Game Of Thrones'-style tweet, the […] | The post President Trump Sends His Most Direct Warning To Iran Yet… appeared first on The Iranian.
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Running for human rights: Palestine needs support
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-02
As I walked through the tight alleyways of Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza earlier this year, I was followed by dozens of curious barefoot children, fascinated that a foreigner had made them a visit. The siege on Gaza has made it nearly impossible for outsiders to enter. | With the children a few steps behind me, smiling and giggling, I made my way through the dusty camp, being greeted and welcomed by Palestinians who came to their doorways as we passed. | I gratefully accepted an invitation from a fisher's wife to come into their home to see how they lived. She offered me tea on a small silver tray as we…
greenleft.org.au/content/running-human-rights-palestine-needs-support

Four Palestinian Detainees on Hunger Strike against Injustice
INA | imemc.org | 2018-11-02
Four Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are currently engaged in hunger strikes to protect prisoners' rights and demand their freedom. Saddam Ali Ayad Awad, 28, from Beit Ummar near al-Khalil, has been on strike since 13 October, after occupation authorities renewed his administrative detention — imprisonment without charge or trial. Image:…

Four Palestinian Detainees on Hunger Strike against Injustice

New Iran Sanctions Risk Long-term US Isolation
Patrick Lawrence | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-02
The next step in the Trump administration's "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran comes this Sunday, Nov. 4, when the most severe sanctions will be imposed on the Islamic Republic. Crucially, they apply not only to Iran but to anyone who … | The post New Iran Sanctions Risk Long-term US Isolation appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/new-iran-sanctions-risk-long-term-us-isolation/5658745

New Iran Sanctions Risk Long-Term US Isolation
Patrick Lawrence | iranian.com | 2018-11-02
The U.S. is going for the jugular with new Iran sanctions intended to punish those who trade with Tehran. But the U.S. may have a fight on its hands in a possible post- WWII turning-point, writes Patrick Lawrence. The next step in the Trump administration's "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran comes this Sunday, Nov. 4, […] | The post New Iran Sanctions Risk Long-Term US Isolation appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/02/iran-sanctions-risk-long-term-us-isolation/

Brazilian social leader: 'We defeated the military dictatorship, we'll defeat Bolsonaro'
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-02
Shockwaves were sent around the world when fascist candidate Jair Bolsonaro won 55% in the second round in Brazil's presidential elections on October 28, defeating Fernando Haddad of the Workers' Party (PT). | Infamous for his support for torture and military dictatorship as well as extreme bigotry towards women, the LGBTI community and indigenous peoples, millions in Brazil and globally were horrified and frightened. Not so investors, with Brazil's stock market soaring to new highs on the news of the win by a candidate who has pledged to open up all of Brazil — including ecologically crucial sections of th…
greenleft.org.au/content/brazilian-social-leader-we-defeated-military-dictatorship-well-defeat-bolsonaro

Noam Chomsky: Members of Migrant Caravan Are Fleeing from Misery & Horrors Created by the U.S
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-02
As President Trump escalated his attacks and threats against the Central American migrant caravans making their way to the U.S.-Mexico border, the Trump administration unveiled new sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba on Thursday. National security adviser John Bolton declared Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua to be part of a "troika of tyranny" and a "triangle of terror." We speak with world-renowned professor, linguist and dissident Noam Chomsky about U.S. foreign policy in Central America. He joins us in Tucson, Arizona, where he now teaches at the University of Arizona. Chomsky is also institute professor emeritu…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/2/noam_chom…

Israel Releases A Disabled Detainee After Six Months In Administrative Detention
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-02
The Israeli Authorities released, on Thursday evening, a physically challenged Palestinian detainee from Ya'bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, after holding him under an arbitrary Administrative Detention order, for six months. The detainee, Adnan Yassin Hamarsha, 50, was abducted from his home on May 2nd, …

Israel Releases A Disabled Detainee After Six Months In Administrative Detention

Protests force Morrison to get kids off Nauru
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-02
Just days after the latest — and largest — round of #KidsOffNauru protests, the federal government has said all children will be removed from Nauru by the end of the year. | Refugee rights organisations held mass protests in Sydney and Melbourne on October 27, with protesters chanting: "Kids off! All off! Close the camps now!" | Mehdi, an Iranian refugee on Nauru, addressed the Melbourne rally by phone. Mehdi said: "Five years of suffering and torture. We are the walking dead." | Abdul Aziz Adam, speaking from Manus Island, thanked rally participants, saying "your protest means a lot to us". | He expl…
greenleft.org.au/content/protests-force-morrison-get-kids-nauru

By Way Of Deception — False Flag Terror Acts Press Europe To Sanction Iran
Moon of Alabama | iranian.com | 2018-11-02
Israels secret service Mossad, with the CIA behind it, is framing Iran with alleged assassination plots in Europe. In September a terror attack killed some 30 people in Iran. Two entities, an Arab separatist movement as well as the Islamic State terror group ISIS, took responsibility. After an investigation Iran found that it was ISIS […] | The post By Way Of Deception — False Flag Terror Acts Press Europe To Sanction Iran appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/02/false-flag-terror-acts-press-europe-to-sanction-iran/

Bolsonaro and Indigenous Rights in Brazil: A Glimmer of Hope in Difficult Times
Vanessa Jiménez | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-02
In the past month, Brazil's first indigenous woman was voted to Congress while the nation's newly elected President is expected to pursue assimilation policies toward indigenous peoples and seek an end to demarcations of their lands and protections to the … | The post Bolsonaro and Indigenous Rights in Brazil: A Glimmer of Hope in Difficult Times appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/bolsonaro-and-indigenous-rights-in-brazil-a-glimmer-of-hope-in-difficult-times/5658714

"Without Our Forest, We Have No Life, We Disappear": Cameroon's Baka Community
Jean-Jacques | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-02
*Jean-Jacques, a member of one of Cameroon's Baka Communities in the Ngoyla Mintom area, talks about being driven out of his ancestral forests, and the issues his people face on a daily basis through lack of land rights and lack … | The post "Without Our Forest, We Have No Life, We Disappear": Cameroon's Baka Community appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/without-our-forest-we-have-no-life-we-disappear-cameroons-baka-community/5658711

The Long-term Consequences of Trump's Campaign Against Iran
Patrick Lawrence | mintpressnews.com | 2018-11-02
The U.S. is going for the jugular with new Iran sanctions intended to punish those who trade with Teheran. But the U.S. may have a fight on its hands in a possible post- WWII turning-point . | The post The Long-term Consequences of Trump's Campaign Against Iran appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/the-long-term-consequences-of-trumps-campaign-against-iran/251373/

Trump Administration Reimposes Iran Sanctions Lifted in Nuclear Deal
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-11-02
WASHINGTON–The Trump administration on Friday announced the reimposition of all U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, ramping up economic pressure on the Islamic Republic as President Donald Trump completed the unraveling of what had been one of his predecessor's signature foreign policy achievements. | The sanctions, which will take effect on Monday, cover Iran's shipping, financial and energy sectors and are the second batch the administration has reimposed since Trump withdrew from the landmark accord in May. The rollback ends U.S. participation in the nuclear deal, whi…
truthdig.com/articles/trump-administration-reimposes-iran-sanctions-lifted-in-nuclear-deal/

Migrants who throw rocks will be arrested, not shot — Trump
RT | rt.com | 2018-11-02
Walking back his previous comments, US President Donald Trump said that illegal migrants who attack the US military with rocks will not be fired upon, but will be detained. | …
rt.com/usa/442996-migrants-not-shot-border-trump/

Advanced Leadership Training: Maintaining a Healthy Community
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-02
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way, Berkeley…
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Trump calls for "massive cities of tents" and indefinite detention of immigrants
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-11-02
The right-wing demagogue described a hellish vision of concentration camps to imprison helpless men, women, and children, and urged the thousands of troops being rushed to America's southern border to open fire on unarmed crowds.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/11/02/immi…

Advanced Leadership Training: Expanding our Community
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-02
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…
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US needs 'handful more weeks' before sanctioning strategic partner Saudi Arabia for Khashoggi murder
RT | rt.com | 2018-11-02
The US will need a "handful more weeks" to decide if Saudi Arabia should be somehow sanctioned for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Mike Pompeo has said, noting that Riyadh remains a "great partner" serving US national security. | …
rt.com/usa/442911-pompeo-more-time-saudi-sanctions/

Bolton Hails Bolsonaro as Welcome Ally in Crushing Latin American Left
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-11-02
Declaring not just sympathy but outright admiration for a fascist who has threatened violence against his leftist political opponents, celebrated the use of torture, and promised to give the police free rein to murder at will, US national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday praised Brazil's newly elected strongman President Jair Bolsonaro as a "like-minded" partner who shares the Trump administration's commitment to…
truthout.org/articles/bolton-hails-bolsonaro-as-welcome-ally-in-crushing-latin-american-left/

Anti-Choice Measures Are on the Ballot in Three States Next Week
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-11-02
Whether Democrats or Republicans win control of state governments next week may determine how each state legislates reproductive rights in the coming years. But voters will weigh in directly in three states where abortion is literally on the ballot: Alabama, Oregon, and West Virginia — two of which are moving to explicitly state that abortion rights aren't protected within their borders. | The three ballot measures come at a tumultuous time for abortion in the United States. R…
truthout.org/articles/anti-choice-measures-are-on-the-ballot-in-three-states-next-week/

John Bolton Praises Openly Fascist Jair Bolsonaro as 'Like-Minded' Ally
Jake Johnson | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-02
(CD) — Declaring not just sympathy but outright admiration for a fascist who has threatened violence against his leftist political opponents, celebrated the use of torture, and promised to give the police free rein to murder at will, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday praised Brazil's newly elected strongman President Jair Bolsonaro as a "like-minded" partner who shares …

John Bolton Praises Openly Fascist Jair Bolsonaro as 'Like-Minded' Ally

Trump to reinstate all US sanctions on Iran, targeting over 700 entities & individuals
RT | rt.com | 2018-11-02
All sanctions on Iran lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal will be back in force on November 5, the US administration has announced. | …
rt.com/usa/442966-trump-iran-sanctions-return/

As sanctions tighten, Washington threatens Iran with "military might"
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-11-02
The US is dramatically escalating its illegal, economic war against Iran, with the aim of crashing its economy and imposing a pro-US regime in Tehran.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/11/02/irpo…

Noam Chomsky: Migrant Caravan Is Fleeing From Horrors Created by US
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-11-02
As President Trump escalated his attacks and threats against the Central American migrant caravans making their way to the US-Mexico border, the Trump administration unveiled new sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba on Thursday. National security adviser John Bolton declared Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua to be part of a "troika of tyranny" and a "triangle of terror." We speak with world-renowned professor, linguist and dissident Noam Chomsky about US foreign policy in Central America. He joins us in Tucson, Arizona, where he now teaches at the University of Arizona. Chomsky is also institute professor emeritus…
truthout.org/video/noam-chomsky-migrant-caravan-is-fleeing-from-horrors-created-by-us/

Advanced Leadership Training: Emergent Leadership
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-02
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way, Berkeley…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818647.php

'Sanctions are coming': Trump's Game of Thrones Iran threat unleashes internet wildfire
RT | rt.com | 2018-11-02
US President Donald Trump's decision to use a Game of Thrones themed picture to threaten Iran with sanctions has set off social media like a band of wildlings attacking a freefolk village. | …
rt.com/usa/442995-trump-game-of-thrones-iran/

Meetup: What Direct Action Everywhere Will Achieve in 2019
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-02
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818643.php

'Troika of tyranny'!? US sanctions entirety of Venezuela, warns Cuba & Nicaragua 'you're next'
RT | rt.com | 2018-11-02
The US is slapping far-reaching sanctions on Venezuela in its bid to re-assert hemispheric dominance over what National Security Advisor Bolton dubbed a "Troika of tyranny" in a groan-worthy throwback to Bush's "axis of evil." | …
rt.com/usa/442907-troika-terror-venezuela-sanctions/

Advanced Leadership Training: DxE's History and Vision
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-02
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way, Berkeley…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818648.php

Britain's Social Policy Disregards the Rights of Disabled and Chronically Sick People
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-01
Mo Stewart, an Independent disability studies researcher and fellow of the Centre for Welfare Reform, sent a letter to the Guardian newspaper last week to acknowledge the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) by … | The post Britain's Social Policy Disregards the Rights of Disabled and Chronically Sick People appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/britains-social-policy-disregards-the-rights-of-disabled-and-chronically-sick-people/5658671

New Iran Sanctions Risk Long-term US Isolation
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-11-01
The U.S. is going for the jugular with new Iran sanctions intended to punish those who trade with Teheran. But the U.S. may have a fight on its hands in a possible post- WWII turning-point, writes Patrick Lawrence. New Iran… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/11/01/new-iran-sanctions-risk-long-term-us-isolation/

American Terror is Not New
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-11-01
There were hate crimes before Donald Trump ran for president, most of them sanctioned by the state, including anti-black violence, as old as white settlement on this continent, says Margaret Kimberley of Black Agenda Report. American Terror is Not New… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/11/01/american-terror-is-not-new/

Stiff New US Economic Sanctions against Iran Imminent. Implications for the EU. Circumventing Dollar Transactions. Will Brussels Bypass the SWIFT Interbank Financial System
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-01
In July 2017, the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) imposed illegal new sanctions on Iran, Russia and North Korea — legislation passing both houses near unanimously (five no votes alone in both houses), signed into law by … | The post Stiff New US Economic Sanctions against Iran Imminent. Implications for the EU. Circumventing Dollar Transactions. Will Brusse…
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Get This, US Blames Iran For Impoverishing Civilians While Prepping Further Sanctions
Caitlin Johnstone | iranian.com | 2018-11-01
The United States government is preparing to implement an additional level of sanctions against Iran for its refusal to meet a dozen demands that are so absurdly unreasonable that they have been called a regime change policy in all but name. The sanctions which have already been implemented have already badly hurt the Iranian economy, the sting of […] | The post Get This, US Blames Iran For Impoverishing Civilians While Prepping Further Sanctions appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/01/us-blames-iran-for-impoverishing-civilians/

Morrison's promise to get kids off Nauru shows we're winning
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-01
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement that all refugee children will be removed from Nauru by the end of the year demonstrates that the refugee rights movement is winning. | The campaign has been building over the past months and sentiment in favour of kids and their families being evacuated from Nauru has penetrated deeply into Australian society. | The presence of prominent personalities like Jimmy Barnes at the Sydney refugee rally on October 27 was a reflection of the breadth of support for refugees, as was the large number of people who were at their first refugee rally because they felt they "had to…
greenleft.org.au/content/morrisons-promise-get-kids-nauru-shows-were-winning

Letter To Trump Administration On Sanctions Snapback
Jamal Abdi | iranian.com | 2018-11-01
Secretaries Pompeo and Mnuchin, The re-imposition of U.S. secondary economic sanctions against Iran as part of the administration's "maximum pressure" campaign has raised deep concerns in the Iranian-American community and across the globe. These sanctions follow President Donald Trump's unilateral decision to withdraw the U.S. from the July 2015 Iran nuclear deal (known as the […] | The post Letter To Trump Administration On Sanctions Snapback appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/01/letter-to-trump-administration-on-sanctions-snapback/

Warehousing Immigrant Children in the Texas Desert
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-01
The Tornillo detention camp represents a major shift in the policy and practice of putting the best interests of the child first. | Since June, the federal government has been operating a massive tent city in the West Texas desert to detain immigrant children who have traveled to the United States seeking protection from persecution and abuse in their home countries. | Last week, I visited the Tornillo detention camp with colleagues from the ACLU of Texas. There are currently over 1,000 unaccompanied immigrant kids at Tornillo, most from Central America, who were transferred from long-term shelter placements. Th…
aclu.org/blog/immigrants-rights/immigrants-rights-and-detention/warehousing-immigrant-children-texas-desert

NAACP Text's Out the Vote to Re-Engage Infrequent Voters
Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet | naacp.org | 2018-11-01
Calls for Volunteers to Use Peer-to-Peer texting app, Hustle, to Reach Voters Across Six Target States BALTIMORE(November 1, 2018)– NAACP, the nation's foremost civil rights organization, ramps up its civic engagement activities by recruiting its volunteer base in a massive peer-to-peer texting campaign. The organization aims to recruit 2,000 volunteers for the campaign. Using the […] | The post NAACP Text's Out the Vote to Re-Engage Infrequent Voters appeared first on NAACP.
naacp.org/latest/naacp-texts-vote-re-engage-infrequent-voters/

NAACP to Host Get Out the Vote Rally Featuring Civil Rights Leaders, Entertainers and Activists on November 1
Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet | naacp.org | 2018-11-01
Rally to be Finale in Series of Civic Engagement Telephone Town halls Listen to full audio recording. BALTIMORE(November 1, 2018)–NAACP, the nation's foremost civil rights organization, will host its final tele-town hall, the National GOTV Rally, on Thursday, November 1 at 8 pm ET. The tele-town hall is part of a series of […] | The post NAACP to Host Get Out the Vote Rally Featuring Civil Rights Leaders, Entertainers and Activists on November 1 appeared first on
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US Blames Iran for Impoverishing Civilians While Prepping Further Sanctions
Caitlin Johnstone | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-01
(CJ Opinion) — The United States government is preparing to implement an additional level of sanctions against Iran for its refusal to meet a dozen demands that are so absurdly unreasonable that they have been called a regime change policy in all but name. The sanctions which have already been implemented have already badly hurt the Iranian economy, the sting …

US Blames Iran for Impoverishing Civilians While Prepping Further Sanctions

Is A Saudi Coup Imminent? Crown Prince's Uncle Arrives To Oust "Toxic" MbS
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2018-10-31
The youngest brother of Saudi Arabia's King Salman has returned from self-imposed exile to "challenge" Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) "or find someone who can," reports the Middle East Eye. Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz is reportedly hoping to oust his 33-year-old nephew in the wake of an allegedly state-sanctioned murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. MbS has […] | The post Is A Saudi Coup Imminent? Crown Prince's Uncle Arrives To Oust "Toxic" MbS appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/10/31/saudi-coup-mbs/

FRSO leader condemns Trump's plan for executive order against birthright citizenship
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-31
San Jose, CA — "Coast to coast – the Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns President Trump's plan to issue an executive order against birthright citizenship," said Masao Suzuki, chair of the FRSO Joint Nationalities Commission. Suzuki said that proposed executive order would be the most infamous presidential order since President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of over 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent in concentrations camps during World War II. | Suzuki pointed out that fight for citizenship rights date back to Dred Scott, whose fight for freedom ended in 1…
fightbacknews.org/2018/10/30/frso-leader-condemns-trump-s-plan-executive-order-against-birthright-citizenship

Birthright Citizenship Expert: This Is Not a Diversion, Trump Has Pushed Radical Plan for Years
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-31
President Trump claimed that he can rewrite the Constitution and end birthright citizenship in the United States in an interview released Tuesday, sparking widespread outrage. Trump told the news outlet Axios that he planned to sign an executive order ending citizenship for children of noncitizens born on U.S. soil. Civil rights groups, legal experts and politicians on both sides of the aisle are blasting Trump for his comments, including the false claim that the U.S. is the only country with birthright laws. In fact, at least 30 other countries have similar laws, including Canada, Mexico and Cuba. We speak with…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/31/birthrig…

Ohio's Congressional Map is Broken. Here Are 3 Ways to Fix It
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-31
Ohio's map consistently gives Republicans 75 percent of the states' congressional seats, regardless of the votes they earn. | As Ohio voters head to the polls next week, many will struggle to overcome congressional districts that have allowed politicians to choose their voters instead of the other way around. | Thanks to an aggressive redistricting operation, Ohio's current congressional map, enacted in December 2011, is gerrymandered to lock in a 12-to-4 district advantage for Republican candidates. | In each subsequent election, it has w…
aclu.org/blog/voting-rights/gerrymandering/ohios-congressional-map-broken-here-are-3-ways-fix-it

How African Americans Fought For & Won Birthright Citizenship 150 Years Before Trump Tried to End It
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-31
As President Trump claims that he can end birthright citizenship in the United States, we speak with professor Martha Jones about the history of the 14th Amendment, which states, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." Martha Jones is the author of "Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America." She is the Society of Black Alumni presidential professor and professor of history at Johns Hopkins University.
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/31/how_afri…

Denmark To Suspend Funding To BDS Groups
Middle East Monitor | iranian.com | 2018-10-31
Denmark has announced that it will no longer provide any funding to groups that endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, in what pro-Israel activists have called a significant step. Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen announced the new policy earlier this month is a document entitled "Explanations about the conditions for Danish support for […] | The post Denmark To Suspend Funding To BDS Groups appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/10/30/denmark-suspend-bds-funding/

Employees Who Have Babies Are Still Getting the Axe
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-31
Forty years after Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, discrimination against pregnant and breastfeeding workers remains rampant. | Forty years ago, working women in the United States won the legal protection to become working mothers. On Oct. 31, 1978, Congress enacted the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, making it illegal for employers to deny a woman a job — or promotion, or higher pay, or any other opportunity — because she is pregnant. | The statute had an immediate, dramatic impact on women's ability to fully participate in the workforce. Although on-the-job sex discrimination had bee…
aclu.org/blog/womens-rights/pregnancy-and-parenting-discrimination/employees-who-have-babies-are-still

Oshkosh students and community members oppose anti-trans policies
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-31
Oshkosh, WI – 20 people rallied outside of Polk Library on the UW-Oshkosh (UWO) campus, on the evening of October 29, to stand in solidarity with transgender and gender non-conforming people as they face attacks from the reactionary Trump administration. | The event was co-hosted by UWO Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the community group United Action Oshkosh (UAO). Taking place in a main plaza on campus, the demonstration featured militant chants, such as "We exist, we resist! We are here, we are queer!" and demanding trans rights now. Others held signs with phrases like "Trans liberation now!" and "
fightbacknews.org/2018/10/31/oshkosh-students-and-community-members-oppose-anti-trans-policies

Denmark Accuses Iran Of Assassination Attempt On Its Territory
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2018-10-31
Trump's push for crippling sanctions against Iran got an unexpected supporter on Tuesday, when Denmark accused Iranian intelligence services of trying to carry out a plot to assassinate an Iranian Arab opposition figure on its territory. A Norwegian citizen of Iranian background was arrested in Sweden on Oct. 21 in connection with the plot and […] | The post Denmark Accuses Iran Of Assassination Attempt On Its Territory appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/10/30/denmark-accuses-iran-of-assassination-attempt-on-its-territory/

2018-11-01: News Headlines

wsws (2018-11-01). The American oligarchy's attack on birthright citizenship. wsws.org All factions of the ruling class view basic democratic rights as obstacles in their drive for wealth and world domination.

Shared by Merula Furtado (2018-11-01). Trump's Immigration Stunts Are Driving Progressive Voter Turnout. truthout.org President Trump's statement this week that he is preparing an executive order to end birthright citizenship was quickly called out by immigrant rights advocates as a patent political ploy to appease the Republican voting base ahead of midterm elections. | Under the 14th Amendment, birthright citizenship is granted to all persons born in the US. Advocates are calling Trump's plan illegal and counter to established immigration laws and the…

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INA (2018-11-01). PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (25 — 31 October 2018). imemc.org Israeli forces continued with systematic crimes, in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), for the week of 18 — 24 October, 2018. Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against unarmed civilians and peaceful protestors in the Gaza Strip. 7 Palestinian civilians were killed in the 31st week of the Return …

Direct Action Everywhere (2018-11-01). Advanced Leadership Training: Emergent Leadership. indybay.org Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way, Berkeley…

Direct Action Everywhere (2018-11-01). Meetup: Transforming Holidays with the Power of Compassion. indybay.org Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…

Caitlin Johnstone (2018-11-01). Get This, US Blames Iran For Impoverishing Civilians While Prepping Further Sanctions. iranian.com The United States government is preparing to implement an additional level of sanctions against Iran for its refusal to meet a dozen demands that are so absurdly unreasonable that they have been called a regime change policy in all but name. The sanctions which have already been implemented have already badly hurt the Iranian economy, the sting of […]

IMEMC News (2018-11-01). Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Immediately After His Release From Prison. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday morning, a Palestinian political prisoner from occupied East Jerusalem, immediately after his release from an Israeli prison, after he was detained for seven years. Amjad Abu Assab, the head of the Detainees' Parents Committee in Jerusalem, said the soldiers rearrested his brother, Yacoub Mahmoud Abu …

Direct Action Everywhere (2018-11-01). Meetup: What Direct Action Everywhere Will Achieve in 2019. indybay.org Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…

Direct Action Everywhere (2018-11-01). Meetup: What we have planned for the Animal Liberation Western Convergence (ALWC). indybay.org Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…

wsws (2018-11-01). The view from inside America's child immigrant detention shelters. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site spoke with several immigrant children recently released from child detention shelters about conditions in the facilities.

Direct Action Everywhere (2018-11-01). Advanced Leadership Training: Maintaining a Healthy Community. indybay.org Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way, Berkeley…

Direct Action Everywhere (2018-11-01). Meetup: Why Animal Rights must be a Political Movement. indybay.org Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…

ZeroHedge (2018-11-01). An Imminent Coup? Crown Prince's Uncle Returns to Saudi Arabia to Oust "Toxic" bin Salman. mintpressnews.com The youngest brother of Saudi Arabia's King Salman has returned from self-imposed exile to "challenge" Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) "or find someone who can," reports the Middle East Eye. | Prince Ahmad bin Abdulaziz is reportedly hoping to oust his 33-year-old nephew in the wake of an allegedly state-sanctioned murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. MbS has virtual control over Saudi Arabia after a June 2017 shakeup in which King Salman removed Muhammad bin Nayef as heir apparent.T…

Direct Action Everywhere (2018-11-01). Meetup: Speaking for Animals 101. indybay.org Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…

Direct Action Everywhere (2018-11-01). What to Expect When Getting Arrested: Physically and Emotionally. indybay.org Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way, Berkeley…

Direct Action Everywhere (2018-11-01). Hot Chocolate and Marshmallow Party. indybay.org Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…

Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet (2018-11-01). NAACP to Host Get Out the Vote Rally Featuring Civil Rights Leaders, Entertainers and Activists on November 1. naacp.org Rally to be Finale in Series of Civic Engagement Telephone Town halls BALTIMORE(November 1, 2018)—NAACP, the nation's foremost civil rights organization, will host its final tele-town hall, the National GOTV Rally, on Thursday, November 1 at 8 pm ET. The tele-town hall is part of a series of conversations that the historic organization has […]

Direct Action Everywhere (2018-11-01). Advanced Leadership Training: Consent and Anti-Oppression. indybay.org Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…

Caitlin Johnstone (2018-11-01). US Blames Iran for Impoverishing Civilians While Prepping Further Sanctions. theantimedia.com (CJ Opinion) — The United States government is preparing to implement an additional level of sanctions against Iran for its refusal to meet a dozen demands that are so absurdly unreasonable that they have been called a regime change policy in all but name. The sanctions which have already been implemented have already badly hurt the Iranian economy, the sting …

Direct Action Everywhere (2018-11-01). Meetup: How (and Why) DxE's Strategy Has Changed. indybay.org Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…

Consortiumnews (2018-11-01). American Terror is Not New. consortiumnews.com There were hate crimes before Donald Trump ran for president, most of them sanctioned by the state, including anti-black violence, as old as white settlement on this continent, says Margaret Kimberley of Black Agenda Report. American Terror is Not New… Read more →

Direct Action Everywhere (2018-11-01). Meetup: Visualizing a Future of Peace for Animals. indybay.org Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…

RT (2018-11-01). Bolton promises not to hurt 'friends & allies' after Trump reaffirms Iran oil embargo. rt.com After Donald Trump issued a memorandum reaffirming his Iran oil embargo plans, his National Security Advisor has rushed to reassure allies that the measure is not intended to hurt them and even dangled the possibility of waivers.

Direct Action Everywhere (2018-11-01). Advanced Leadership Training: Expanding our Community. indybay.org Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…

Fight Back (2018-10-31). FRSO leader condemns Trump's plan for executive order against birthright citizenship. fightbacknews.org San Jose, CA — "Coast to coast – the Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns President Trump's plan to issue an executive order against birthright citizenship," said Masao Suzuki, chair of the FRSO Joint Nationalities Commission. Suzuki said that proposed executive order would be the most infamous presidential order since President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of over 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent in concentrations camps during World War II. | Suzuki pointed out that fight for citizenship rights date back to Dred Scott, whose fight for freedom ended in 1…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-31). How African Americans Fought For & Won Birthright Citizenship 150 Years Before Trump Tried to End It. democracynow.org As President Trump claims that he can end birthright citizenship in the United States, we speak with professor Martha Jones about the history of the 14th Amendment, which states, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." Martha Jones is the author of "Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America." She is the Society of Black Alumni presidential professor and professor of history at Johns Hopkins University.

Democracy Now! (2018-10-31). Birthright Citizenship Expert: This Is Not a Diversion, Trump Has Pushed Radical Plan for Years. democracynow.org President Trump claimed that he can rewrite the Constitution and end birthright citizenship in the United States in an interview released Tuesday, sparking widespread outrage. Trump told the news outlet Axios that he planned to sign an executive order ending citizenship for children of noncitizens born on U.S. soil. Civil rights groups, legal experts and politicians on both sides of the aisle are blasting Trump for his comments, including the false claim that the U.S. is the only country with birthright laws. In fact, at least 30 other countries have similar laws, including Canada, Mexico and Cuba. We speak with…

Zero Hedge (2018-10-31). Denmark Accuses Iran Of Assassination Attempt On Its Territory. iranian.com Trump's push for crippling sanctions against Iran got an unexpected supporter on Tuesday, when Denmark accused Iranian intelligence services of trying to carry out a plot to assassinate an Iranian Arab opposition figure on its territory. A Norwegian citizen of Iranian background was arrested in Sweden on Oct. 21 in connection with the plot and […]

Randi Nord (2018-10-31). US Sanctions Cost Venezuela $6B Since August 2017, Sparking Humanitarian Catastrophe. mintpressnews.com CARACAS, VENEZUELA — United States sanctions against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela have cost the Latin American nation $6 billion since August of 2017, leaving the fate of healthcare and access to basic goods in jeopardy for millions of already struggling Venezuelans. | As recently as early October, an anonymous source from the Trump administration told Reuters that "all options are on the table" in regard to even tighter sanctions against the country. Thi…

Asa Winstanley (2018-10-31). How Google Wipes Palestine Off the Map. globalresearch.ca Like the other Silicon Valley monopolies, Google habitually takes the side of Israeli occupation and war crimes in Palestine – the very term Palestine is not used by their highly influential maps app. | A new report by a Palestinian

RT (2018-10-31). Coder charged with leaking CIA hacking secrets to WikiLeaks says he's being tortured in prison. rt.com A former CIA coder who allegedly gave files about the agency's hacking tools to WikiLeaks claims he is being tortured in a Manhattan prison, where he is currently being held while awaiting trial for espionage.

Gary Leupp (2018-10-31). Notes on Antisemitism. counterpunch.org (1) Like everything, antisemitism has an origin in time. Some find it in Egyptian, Greek and Roman writings from the 3rd century BCE that critically describe Jews, their curious religious laws, their clannishness, resistance to the death should anyone attack their religious rights. But these writers wrote critically of all they considered barbarians, including Persians, More

Zero Hedge (2018-10-31). Is A Saudi Coup Imminent? Crown Prince's Uncle Arrives To Oust "Toxic" MbS. iranian.com The youngest brother of Saudi Arabia's King Salman has returned from self-imposed exile to "challenge" Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) "or find someone who can," reports the Middle East Eye. Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz is reportedly hoping to oust his 33-year-old nephew in the wake of an allegedly state-sanctioned murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. MbS has […]

aclu (2018-10-31). Employees Who Have Babies Are Still Getting the Axe. aclu.org Forty years after Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, discrimination against pregnant and breastfeeding workers remains rampant. | Forty years ago, working women in the United States won the legal protection to become working mothers. On Oct. 31, 1978, Congress enacted the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, making it illegal for employers to deny a woman a job — or promotion, or higher pay, or any other opportunity — because she is pregnant. | The statute had an immediate, dramatic impact on women's ability to fully participate in the workforce. Although on-the-job sex discrimination had bee…

Middle East Monitor (2018-10-31). Denmark To Suspend Funding To BDS Groups. iranian.com Denmark has announced that it will no longer provide any funding to groups that endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, in what pro-Israel activists have called a significant step. Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen announced the new policy earlier this month is a document entitled "Explanations about the conditions for Danish support for […]

aclu (2018-10-31). Ohio's Congressional Map is Broken. Here Are 3 Ways to Fix It. aclu.org Ohio's map consistently gives Republicans 75 percent of the states' congressional seats, regardless of the votes they earn. | As Ohio voters head to the polls next week, many will struggle to overcome congressional districts that have allowed politicians to choose their voters instead of the other way around. | Thanks to an aggressive redistricting operation, Ohio's current congressional map, enacted in December 2011, is gerrymandered to lock in a 12-to-4 district advantage for Republican candidates. | In each subsequent election, it has w…

Fight Back (2018-10-31). Oshkosh students and community members oppose anti-trans policies. fightbacknews.org Oshkosh, WI – 20 people rallied outside of Polk Library on the UW-Oshkosh (UWO) campus, on the evening of October 29, to stand in solidarity with transgender and gender non-conforming people as they face attacks from the reactionary Trump administration. | The event was co-hosted by UWO Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the community group United Action Oshkosh (UAO). Taking place in a main plaza on campus, the demonstration featured militant chants, such as "We exist, we resist! We are here, we are queer!" and demanding trans rights now. Others held signs with phrases like "Trans liberation now!" and "

wsws (2018-10-31). Thousands protest Trump's visit to Pittsburgh synagogue following mass shooting. wsws.org The popular rejection of Trump's far-right policies highlights the cowardice and complicity of the Democratic Party, which offers no principled opposition to Trump's fascistic attacks on immigrants and democratic rights more broadly.

Steve Sweeney (2018-10-31). Brazilian Communists rally to defend democracy after Bolsonaro win. peoplesworld.org Brazilian Communists called for a broad unity to defend democracy following Sunday's election of far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro as the country's president. The Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) warned of a new political period in Brazil, with Bolsonaro's presidency marking a threat to democracy and the rights of the people. Bolsonaro will try to "establish …

INA (2018-10-31). Israeli 'Thought Police' Lose Effort to Ban Student Over BDS. imemc.org Lara Al-Qassem, an American student of Palestinian origin, has defeated an Israeli effort to ban and deport her over her prior support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, BDS. TRNN speaks to her attorney, Yotam Ben-Hillel. | Video & Transcript: | AARON MATE:…

Regan Farley (2018-10-31). Young People of Color Ready to Vote, Motivated by Racial Justice. naacp.org Civil Rights and Racial Equity Groups Unveil New Research on Youth of Color Perspectives Going into Midterm Election WHO: The Racial Equity Anchor Collaborative funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation: NAACP; Advancement Project's national office; Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF); Demos; Faith in Action; National Congress of American Indians, National Urban League; […]

aclu (2018-10-30). No, Mr. President. You Can't Change the Constitution by Executive Order. aclu.org The 14th Amendment's citizenship guarantee is one of the bedrocks of America. | President Trump said this week that he is preparing an executive order to try to take away the citizenship guarantee in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which says that people born in the United States are United States citizens. On Tuesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham announced that he would introduce legislation with the same aim. | But the president cannot repeal part of the Constitution by executive order. And…

Middle East Monitor (2018-10-30). How Google Wipes Palestine Off the Map. theantimedia.com (MEMO Op-ed) — Like the other Silicon Valley monopolies, Google habitually takes the side of Israeli occupation and war crimes in Palestine — the very term Palestine is not used by their highly influential maps app. A new report by a Palestinian human rights group last month exposed the depths of Google's dedication to the Israeli occupation. With a known …

aclu (2018-10-30). Trump Administration Is Illegally Turning Away Asylum Seekers. aclu.org We filed a Freedom of Information Act request to find out why refugees are being turned away at Texas border. | When President Trump announced on Monday that he planned to send some 5,000 military troops to fortify the southern border, even his supporters were quick to dismiss this as a political stunt. A convoy of migrants, many of whom are families with young children fleeing violence, is not a threat to the United States. | There is a crisis unfolding at the border, but it is not the one the Trump administration would have its supporters believe. The real problem at the border is that U.S. Customs and Border…

Fight Back (2018-10-30). New Yorkers take the streets for trans rights. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – Over 300 people gathered in the heart of the Flatiron District to stand up for trans rights. The call to action was made by several different organizations that belong to the Rapid Feminist Response network, which responded to the Trump administration memo that was uncovered by the New York Times. The memo, put out last spring by the Department of Human Health and Services, was adamantly proposing that all governmental agencies narrowly define gender by the biological sex organ a person was born with. | | The protest began at 5: 30 p.m. right in front of the Flatiron building. There were speeches…

Fight Back (2018-10-30). Dallas rallies against Trump's attempt to erase transgender people. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX -On October 28, about 50 people showed up at Belo Garden Park across from the federal building in Downtown Dallas to protest against the Trump administration's rollback of the rights of transgender people. The protest was held by the Freedom Road Socialist Organization and the Party for Socialism and Liberation. The event began with a rally, followed by speeches and then a march. | Signs present included, "You tried to bury us, you didn't know we were seeds," and "Protect trans lives!" Chants that include "It's our history don't deny it, Stonewall was a trans riot" and "When trans people are…

Tim Daiss (2018-10-30). Iran's Worst Nightmare Is Coming True. iranian.com In what must seem like a nightmare scenario for Iran, not only is another U.S. president leveling sanctions against its economy, and particularly that economy's lifeblood, its oil sector, but the current U.S. president has admittedly made it his mission to drive Tehran to its knees over what he sees as non-compliance over the 2015 […]

Fight Back (2018-10-30). Salt Lake City: 'We Exist, We Resist' rally defends transgender rights. fightbacknews.org Salt Lake City, UT – More than 70 people rallied in downtown Salt Lake City, October 27, to protest Trump's proposed policies that would erase protections for transgender and non-binary individuals. Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at the University of Utah organized the event, in conjunction with other protests by SDS chapters around the country. | There were two speakers from SDS, and they reminded the crowd that trans women, especially trans women of color, are targets of transphobic violence and that 22 trans women have been killed so far this year. With Trump's blatant attack on the trans community th…