2018-11-01: Social Media Postees

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Trump's Immigration Stunts Are Driving Progressive Voter Turnout
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2018-11-01
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…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-immigration-stunts-are-driving-progressive-voter-turnout/

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

PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (25 — 31 October 2018)
INA | imemc.org | 2018-11-01
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 …

PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (25 – 31 October 2018)

Advanced Leadership Training: Maintaining a Healthy Community
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-01
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way, Berkeley…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818646.php

Advanced Leadership Training: Expanding our Community
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-01
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818644.php

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/

Meetup: Why AR is on the Cusp of a Breakthrough
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-01
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818637.php

Meetup: Why Animal Rights must be a Political Movement
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-01
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818634.php

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

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

Advanced Leadership Training: Consent and Anti-Oppression
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-01
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818636.php

The view from inside America's child immigrant detention shelters
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-11-01
The World Socialist Web Site spoke with several immigrant children recently released from child detention shelters about conditions in the facilities.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/11/01/chil…

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 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 […] | The post NAACP to Host Get Out the Vote Rally Featuring Civil Rights Leaders, Entertainers and Activists on November 1 appeared…
naacp.org/latest/naacp-host-get-vote-rally-featuring-civil-rights-leaders-entertainers-activists-november-1/

Meetup: How (and Why) DxE's Strategy Has Changed
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-01
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818641.php

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

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

Meetup: What we have planned for the Animal Liberation Western Convergence (ALWC)
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-01
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818635.php

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/

Hot Chocolate and Marshmallow Party
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-01
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818632.php

What to Expect When Getting Arrested: Physically and Emotionally
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-01
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way, Berkeley…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818630.php

An Imminent Coup? Crown Prince's Uncle Returns to Saudi Arabia to Oust "Toxic" bin Salman
ZeroHedge | mintpressnews.com | 2018-11-01
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…
mintpressnews.com/an-imminent-coup-crown-princes-uncle-returns-to-saudi-arabia-to-oust-toxic-mbs/251328/

Meetup: Transforming Holidays with the Power of Compassion
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-01
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818640.php

Meetup: Speaking for Animals 101
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-01
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818639.php

Bolton promises not to hurt 'friends & allies' after Trump reaffirms Iran oil embargo
RT | rt.com | 2018-11-01
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. | …
rt.com/usa/442809-iran-sanctions-oil-trade/

Meetup: Visualizing a Future of Peace for Animals
Direct Action Everywhere | indybay.org | 2018-11-01
Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818642.php

Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Immediately After His Release From Prison
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2018-11-01
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 …

Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Immediately After His Release From Prison

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…

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…

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

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/

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/

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

Notes on Antisemitism
Gary Leupp | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-31
(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,…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/31/notes-on-antisemitism/

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/

Thousands protest Trump's visit to Pittsburgh synagogue following mass shooting
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-31
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/31/pitt…

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

US Sanctions Cost Venezuela $6B Since August 2017, Sparking Humanitarian Catastrophe
Randi Nord | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-31
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…
mintpressnews.com/us-sanctions-cost-venezuela-6b-since-august-2017-sparking-humanitarian-catastrophe/251274/

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

Young People of Color Ready to Vote, Motivated by Racial Justice
Regan Farley | naacp.org | 2018-10-31
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; […] | The post Young People of Color Ready to Vote, Motivated by Racial Justice appeared first on

Coder charged with leaking CIA hacking secrets to WikiLeaks says he's being tortured in prison
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-31
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. | …
rt.com/usa/442785-cia-coder-prison-torture/

Brazilian Communists rally to defend democracy after Bolsonaro win
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2018-10-31
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 …
peoplesworld.org/article/brazilian-communists-rally-to-defend-democracy-after-bolsonaro-win/

Israeli 'Thought Police' Lose Effort to Ban Student Over BDS
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-31
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:…

Israeli ‘Thought Police’ Lose Effort to Ban Student Over BDS

Iran's Worst Nightmare Is Coming True
Tim Daiss | iranian.com | 2018-10-30
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 […] | The post Iran's Worst Nightmare Is Coming True appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/10/30/irans-worst-nightmare-is-coming-true/

New Yorkers take the streets for trans rights
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-30
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…
fightbacknews.org/2018/10/30/new-yorkers-take-streets-trans-rights

Dallas rallies against Trump's attempt to erase transgender people
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-30
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…
fightbacknews.org/2018/10/30/dallas-rallies-against-trumps-attempt-erase-transgender-people

Salt Lake City: 'We Exist, We Resist' rally defends transgender rights
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-10-30
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…
fightbacknews.org/2018/10/30/salt-lake-city-we-exist-we-resist-rally-defends-transgender-rights

No, Mr. President. You Can't Change the Constitution by Executive Order
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-30
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…
aclu.org/blog/immigrants-rights/road-citizenship/no-mr-president-you-cant-change-constitution-executive-order

Trump Administration Is Illegally Turning Away Asylum Seekers
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-30
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…
aclu.org/blog/immigrants-rights/trump-administration-illegally-turning-away-asylum-seekers

How Google Wipes Palestine Off the Map
Middle East Monitor | theantimedia.com | 2018-10-30
(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 …

How Google Wipes Palestine Off the Map

Glenn Greenwald on Bolsonaro: Brazil Has Elected "Most Extremist Leader in the Democratic World"
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-29
Far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro has been elected Brazil's next president, marking the most radical political shift in the country since military rule ended more than 30 years ago. Bolsonaro, a former Army officer, openly supports torture and dictatorships, has a history of making racist, misogynistic and homophobic comments, and has threatened to destroy, imprison or banish his political opponents. He defeated Fernando Haddad of the leftist Workers' Party with 55 percent of the vote. His ascendance to power is leading many to fear the future of democracy in Brazil is in danger. We speak with Glenn Greenwald, Puli…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/29/glenn_gr…

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2018-10-31: News Headlines

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…

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.

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…

teleSUR (2018-10-31). First Caravan In Mexico's Juchitan, US Army at Southern Border. telesurenglish.net Mexico's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) files a complaint against military police after helicopters flew low to prevent migrants' passage.

Marjorie Cohn (2018-10-31). Trump Administration Ramps Up Threats Against Iran. zcomm.org The alleged torture, murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, widely believed to have been carried out on orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, may put a crimp in Donald Trump's plans to escalate his aggression against Iran. Saudi Arabia, the United States and Israel are unified in their hatred of Iran, albeit with Read more…

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 […]

AVAAZ (2018-10-31). Death by Facebook. indybay.org Brazil has elected Jair Bolsonaro President, a man who praises torture, says he'll end all activism and threatens to kill 30,000 leftists. How could this insanity happen?!?! | Facebook.

Ali Salam (2018-10-31). Two Detained Sisters, 14 And 15, Released. imemc.org Two sisters, Aseel Bassem Abu Aker and Nisreen Bassem Abu Aker, ages 14 and 15 respectively, were released from detention by Israel on Tuesday, as reported by Maan News. The sisters were detained by Israeli forces, Monday at dawn, from their home at Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem city. Eighteen …

Wim Laven (2018-10-31). No More Whitewashing Hate. zcomm.org The first and the third waves of the KKK focused on limiting the political participation, rights, and social advancement of African-Americans…

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 October 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…

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 […]

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 …

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.

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

Direct Action Everywhere (2018-10-31). Hundreds "Haunt" SF Streets with Smoke Flares and Glowing Masks in March for Animal Rights. indybay.org Artistic Demonstration Dramatized Animals Killed for Food "Haunting" the City…

teleSUR (2018-10-31). Bolivia Gains Sea Rights … to Atlantic Ocean. telesurenglish.net President Evo Morales inaugurates three Bolivian ports as part of the Paraguay-Parana waterway transport system giving the landlocked country sea access.

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…

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…

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…

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…

Ben Norton (2018-10-30). Violent Neo-Nazi Organizer Speaks at US Government Event in Ukraine. mintpressnews.com Grayzone — A prominent activist from the violent Ukrainian neo-Nazi gang C14 spoke at an event at a US government organization in Ukraine's capital Kiev. | This young fascist leader has also boasted of working with Kiev police to "purge" Roma citizens from a train station, according to a Ukrainian human rights organization. | The Grayzone Project has previously reported on how the US government has IMEMC News (2018-10-30). PPS: "Four Detainees Continue Open-Ended Hunger Strike" imemc.org In a statement released, Tuesday, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS), said four Palestinian detainees, held by Israel, are ongoing with open-ended hunger strikes, in separate Israeli prisons and detention camps. The PPS said the striking detainees are Saddam Awad, Rezeq Rajoub, Kifah Hattab and Khalil Abu Arram. It stated that …

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…

Shared by Samantha Borek (2018-10-30). What to Tell a Boss Who Won't Give You Time Off to Vote. truthout.org Voting in person on Election Day can be an exhilarating experience, but some voters who work day jobs have trouble getting time off when it's impossible to get to the polls before or after work. When you're dealing with a hostile boss, it's important to know your rights. | Depending on where you live, you may be entitled to time off to vote, so that you — like former Governor of Maryland Martin O'Malley, pictured above — can play a role in the political process. | If you think you might need time off to vote, start early — not the day before Election Day. Provide as much advance notice as possib…

Tim Rowden (2018-10-30). Missouri Sen. McCaskill battles GOP challenger on labor and health issues. peoplesworld.org ST. LOUIS — Incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, facing a multi-million dollar GOP push to defeat her next week, has been outlining for voters the sharp differences between her and her Republican opponent, State Attorney General Josh Hawley, on a variety of issues especially, but not limited to, labor rights and health care. Defeat of …

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 …

RFE (2018-10-30). South Korea Asks U.S. For "Maximum Flexibility" On Iran Sanctions Waiver. iranian.com South Korea has asked the United States for "maximum flexibility" on its request for a waiver to prevent South Korean companies from being affected by renewed U.S. sanctions against Iran, the foreign ministry said. The sanctions against Iranian crude oil exports are set to take effect on Nov. 5 as part of President Donald Trump's […]

Oil Price (2018-10-30). EU Members Reluctant To Host Mechanism For Iran Trade. iranian.com Although the European Union (EU) has vowed to create a special purpose vehicle to continue trade with Iran after the U.S. sanctions on Tehran's oil return next week, the bloc is struggling with the set-up of such vehicle because no EU member is willing to host it for fear of angering the United States, the Financial […]

Middle East Monitor (2018-10-30). 10 Embarrassing Questions for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman. theantimedia.com (MEMO) — Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked ten questions to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, all of them related to the human rights situation in the Kingdom and Riyadh's violations against neighbouring countries. This came in a statement issued by the organisation demanding Bin Salman provide answers to questions related to the war in Yemen, …

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…

IMEMC & Agencies (2018-10-30). Electronic Intifada Report: "Israeli embassy used fake Facebook profiles to spy on students" imemc.org Reposted from The Electronic Intifada, By: Asa Winstanley and Ali Abunimah 30 October 2018: An Israeli embassy officer spied on student supporters of Palestinian rights, undercover video released exclusively by The Electronic Intifada shows.

Shared by Merula Furtado (2018-10-30). How Capitalism Stokes the Far Right and Climate Catastrophe. truthout.org We are living in ominous times. Every week something new: white supremacist murders in Kentucky and Pittsburgh; the continued rise of the far right in Europe; Glenn Greenwald (2018-10-30). "Most Extremist Leader in the Democratic World" zcomm.org Far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro has been elected Brazil's next president, marking the most radical political shift in the country since military rule ended more than 30 years ago. Bolsonaro, a former Army officer, openly supports torture and dictatorships, has a history of making racist, misogynistic and homophobic comments, and has threatened to destroy, imprison or Read more…

aclu (2018-10-29). U.S. Citizen, Detained Without Charge by Trump Administration for a Year, Is Finally Free. aclu.org The Trump administration tried everything it could to deprive an American citizen of his constitutional rights. It failed. | An American illegally detained in Iraq by the U.S. military for more than a year has finally won his freedom. | On Sunday, after a long court battle, the Trump administration let our client go. Under a settlement agreement, he was released in a third country, where he will once again be a free man. Parts of the agreement are confidential, and he is officially remaining unidentified for his safety and privacy. | From the moment the American was imprisoned, his own government tried to deny hi…

Fight Back (2018-10-29). Thousands in Minneapolis protest Trumps attacks on transgender rights. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Just days after a news of new Trump administration attacks against transgender people, transgender community members and allies responded with a massive demonstration of solidarity on October 28. Several thousand people – transgender, intersex and gender-expansive people, and allies – lined three and a half miles of sidewalks along Lake Street, from Minneapolis to Saint Paul. | According to one of the event organizers, Cole Nicholls of SDS-UMN and the MN Transgender Health Coalition, "They say transphobia kills. It's true. But it kills with hunger, with homelessness, with illness, with violence…

aclu (2018-10-29). How the Census Citizenship Question Could Affect Future Elections. aclu.org The Trump administration is attempting to dilute the political influence of millions of people. | On Nov. 6, Americans will head to the polls to exercise their right to vote. The day before, the ACLU will head to trial to try to prevent the Trump administration from diluting the political influence of millions of people for years to come. | In March, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced that for the first time in 70 years the decennial census questionnaire will ask respondents whether or not they are U.S. citizens. Secretary Ross…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-29). Glenn Greenwald on Bolsonaro: Brazil Has Elected "Most Extremist Leader in the Democratic World" democracynow.org Far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro has been elected Brazil's next president, marking the most radical political shift in the country since military rule ended more than 30 years ago. Bolsonaro, a former Army officer, openly supports torture and dictatorships, has a history of making racist, misogynistic and homophobic comments, and has threatened to destroy, imprison or banish his political opponents. He defeated Fernando Haddad of the leftist Workers' Party with 55 percent of the vote. His ascendance to power is leading many to fear the future of democracy in Brazil is in danger. We speak with Glenn Greenwald, Puli…

Cathy Scott-Clark (2018-10-28). "Still in Solitary Over Here in Baghdad": A Forgotten American's 14-Year Nightmare in Iraq. theintercept.com Shawki Omar's story began as an embodiment of the American Dream. Today, it shows how the so-called war on terror has turned sadistic and extralegal.

Fred_F (2018-10-28). Teachers set to walk off for refugees. greenleft.org.au The Australian Education Union (AEU) Victorian Branch Council has endorsed a planned walk off by teachers and education support staff in support of refugees on November 20, Universal Children's Day. | There are currently about 60 refugee children being detained by the Australian government on Nauru. | More than 6000 doctors issued an open letter to the government on October 22, calling on it to remove children from Nauru due to very serious mental and physical health emergency on the Pacific island. | Doctors and health workers have spoken out about the significant trauma children suffer in detention. | Australia…

Fight Back (2018-10-28). Western Massachusetts students rally community against Trump's transphobic attacks. fightbacknews.org Northampton, MA – Western Massachusetts Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a rally and speak out for transgender rights, October 26, in downtown Northampton's Pulaski Park. Pulaski Park is a block from Smith College, and a short trip from Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Amherst College, and UMass Amherst. | This event was inspired by SDS actions in Tampa Bay and Tallahassee earlier this week. Joining a national SDS call for students to protest the Trump administration's proposals to change Title IX to include an unwavering definition of gender, based on genetics and a binary idea of biological…

stuart_m (2018-10-26). International declaration against fascism in Brazil. greenleft.org.au Five hundred academics, Nobel prize winners, human rights activists and celebrities have released an international statement against the rise of fascism in Brazil. | Among the initial signatories are: Argentine Nobel Peace prize winner Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, African-American rights activist Angela Davis, US Senator Bernie Sanders, US actor Danny Glover, Chilean socialist academic Marta Harnecker, US academic Noam Chomsky, British-Pakistani writer Tariq Ali and economist Thomas Piketty. | A number of former heads of state have also signed on including: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (Argentina), Eduardo Duhalde (A…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-26). Headlines for October 26, 2018. democracynow.org Investigators Narrow In on Florida in Ongoing Mail Bomb Case, Turkish President Urges Saudis to Reveal Who Ordered Khashoggi Murder, U.N. Calls for International Investigation into Khashoggi Murder, Trump Sends Troops, Threatens to Close U.S.-Mexico Border over Migrant Caravan, Caitlyn Jenner Denounces Trump's Attacks on Trans Rights in Op-ed, Trump Administration Approves Plan to Drill Off Alaska Coast, Officers Involved in Drowning Death of Two SC Women Detainees Fired, Sen. Grassley Asks DOJ to Investigate Avenatti and Julie Swetnick over Kavanaugh Statements, Reporter Body-Slammed by Rep. Gianforte Tells Cong…

aclu (2018-10-26). Despite Trump's Best Efforts, Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants Earn Reprieve From Deportation. aclu.org The Trump administration's attacks on the Temporary Protected Status program have been stopped — for now. | Last week, Jeff Sessions attacked a court ruling that gave a temporary reprieve to hundreds of thousands of immigrants facing imminent deportation after years of living lawfully in this country. | "Federal district court judges are not empowered to fashion immigration policy," Sessions said. "The Legislative and Executive branches — of federal and state government — a…

Hatewatch Staff (2018-10-26). Hatewatch Headlines 10/26/2018. splcenter.org Judge restores funding to sanctuary cities; Civil rights groups call for tech hate-group crackdown; Shea wants to create a 51st state; and more.

stuart_m (2018-10-26). Large #WontbeErased march resists Trump's anti-trans threats. greenleft.org.au Assembling in front of the White House on October 22, members of the LGBTI community and their allies gathered to deliver a clear message to President Donald Trump: transgender people "Won't Be Erased", writes Julia Conley. | The phrase became a rallying cry at demonstrations and on social media the day after reports surfaced of a Trump administration proposal to officially deny the existence of transgender people. The proposal would define gender as biological and determined o…

pip.hinman (2018-10-26). White Ribbon's failures go well beyond reproductive rights backflip. greenleft.org.au Australian Conservatives leader Cory Bernardi must have been furious when, in the space of less than 24 hours, White Ribbon Australia (WRA) back flipped on its decision to drop support for what he claimed was a "radical abortion policy". | WRA initially redacted its 2017 statement supporting reproductive rights on October 18, with CEO Tracy McLeod telling Buzzfeed that day that the organisation was now "agnostic" on reproductive…

Jim Naureckas (2018-10-25). ACTION ALERT: While Rangers Fight Wildfires, USA Today Fans Flames of Gun Paranoia. fair.org The story under this USA Today headline ( 10/25/18) never mentions the Second Amendment—because it's not relevant to the topic at hand. | The main front-page headline on USA Today's October 25 print edition reads: | Is the Second Amendment Under Fire in the West? | Online, the story's headline ( 10/24/18) asks a similarly alarmist headline—"Gun Rights Unde…

aclu (2018-10-25). My Boss Fired Me From My Funeral Home Job for Being Transgender. aclu.org Aimee Stephens spent most of her life struggling with her gender identity. When she finally came out to her boss, she was fired. | I was in funeral services for nearly three decades before I was fired in 2013 for being transgender. In March, a federal appeals court agreed that it was wrong to fire me just because of who I am. Now, the Supreme Court will consider whether to review that court ruling. | While studying to be a pastor in college, I needed a job, and I found one in a funeral home. There are a lot of different ministries people can pursue, and I realized comforting people during one of the most vulnerab…

Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet (2018-10-25). NAACP Partners with Members of the Faith Community to Galvanize Black Voters Ahead of Midterms. naacp.org In less than two weeks, Americans from coast to coast will take part in one of the most important elections of a generation, and as the nation's largest and foremost civil rights organizations, NAACP has partnered with its allies in the faith community to ensure the Black community is mobilized and ready to vote. Bishop […]

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