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12 hours ago, Waaa said:

Bark bark smart mouth.

you are a silver tongued devil.

go ahead give moral support system" rel="">support to the communist foreigners.

you espoused his “right” to an opinion.

i think mine is very clear.

i wonder what creative way you will twist my words?

you umbertino & that leftist female B/A can all piss off.

 

At least you have the guts to engage, Waaa....as opposed to Synopsis below.  ;)

 

GO RV, then BV

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What the Working Class Is Still Trying to Tell Us

 

And how we can make a difference in their lives

 

By David Brooks

Opinion Columnist

Nov. 8, 2018

 

 

 

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Republican supporters waited to enter a rally in Indiana where President Trump was campaigning days before the midterm elections.CreditCreditLeah Klafczynski for The New York Times

 

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/08/opinion/midterms-working-class-labor.html

 

 

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US democracy is in crisis. But Trump is only the symptom

 

A system that favours the white, rural minority over the diverse majority will soon lose legitimacy in the eyes of its citizens

 

 

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By  Jonathan Freedland
 
 
 
 
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A protest against Donald Trump giving Matt Whitaker oversight of the federal Russia investigation, New York, November 2018
Photograph: Alba Vigaray/EPA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

'Those bastards need to pass gun control': families of California shooting victims speak out

 

Victims’ families expressed anger while Trump did not address the issue and blamed mental illness, calling the shooter ‘a very sick puppy’

 

 

Charles Davis in Thousand Oaks and agencies

Fri 9 Nov 2018 20.13 GMT

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/09/california-thousand-oaks-shooting-victims-las-vegas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump's acting attorney general involved in firm that scammed veterans out of life savings

 

Matthew Whitaker was paid advisory board member for WPM

 

Veteran: ‘I spent the money on a dream. I lost everything’

 

 

Jon Swaine in New York

Fri 9 Nov 2018 22.14 GMT

 

 

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Matthew Whitaker publicly vouched for WPM, claiming in December 2014 it went ‘beyond making statements about doing business ‘ethically’ and translate[d] those words into action.’
Photograph: Allison Shelley/Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Judge convicts Chile's former army chief in deaths of 15 during Pinochet's regime

 

He is the most senior figure to be held accountable for abuses committed during Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship

 

 

Reuters in Santiago

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Juan Emilio Cheyre, 70, was sentenced to three years and a day under house arrest
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'What a stupid question': Trump attacks press as he defends new acting attorney general – video

 

Donald Trump has continued his attack on journalists, telling CNN reporter Abby Phillips her question on the Trump-Russia investigation was ‘stupid’.......

 

 

Source: AP

Fri 9 Nov 2018 22.56 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fears of worsening Yemen violence rise as UN peace talks pushed back

 

Chances of famine exacerbated by escalating fighting between Houthi rebels and Saudi-led coalition

 

 

Bethan McKernan Middle East correspondent

Fri 9 Nov 2018 17.41 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/09/looming-violence-in-yemen-as-un-peace-talks-pushed-back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't claim to know what it's like to live as a refugee, but in Moria I would lose my sanity

 

In this camp I saw people who are accountants, farmers, musicians, sons, daughters. Just like you and me

 

 

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By Gretel Killeen

 

 

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‘In Moria I met many who had lost hope; those who fought so hard to flee suffering and pursue a future, now found that their dream was a nightmare’
Photograph: Konstantinos Tsakalidis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Democracies everywhere are backsliding. To survive we must unite

 

The country must lead a global effort to stitch together the best parts of other countries’ structures into a robust organization

 

 

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By Michael H Fuchs
 
 
 
 
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Hundreds take part in a national vigil outside the White House ‘to demand democracy’.
Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/09/us-democracy-countries-global-authoritarian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beto 2020? How O'Rourke became a Texas sensation who could shape the future of the Democrats

 

His bid to unseat Ted Cruz narrowly failed – but his audacious grassroots campaign sprinkled seeds of Democratic rebirth and has drawn whispers of a presidential run

 

 

Ed Pilkington in New York

Fri 9 Nov 2018 06.00 GMT

 

 

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Beto O’Rourke at a rally in San Antonio in the run-up to Tuesday’s election. In just 19 months, almost unassisted, he took the Texan Democratic party from a moribund condition and brought it back to life
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Trump accused of stifling democracy as midterm races remain on knife edge

 

President claims without evidence that key races in Arizona, Georgia and Florida are being rigged against Republicans

 

 

David Smith in Washington

Sat 10 Nov 2018 19.13 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/10/trump-midterm-recount-election-rigging-arizona-georgia-florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republican dubbed 'Russia's favorite congressman' loses seat after 30 years

 

Dana Rohrabacher once arm-wrestled Putin, but his extreme positions have increasingly alienated California constituents

 

Andrew Gumbel

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'Textbook voter suppression': Georgia's bitter election a battle years in the making

 

Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp are locked in a dispute amid allegations of voter fraud – something that has plagued Georgia in its history

 

 

Khushbu Shah in Atlanta

Sat 10 Nov 2018 11.00 GMT

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/10/georgia-election-recount-stacey-abrams-brian-kemp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida orders recount as Trump and Scott claim 'elections being stolen'

 

State will hold unprecedented review of Senate and governor’s race as unofficial results show razor-thin margins

 

 

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Sat 10 Nov 2018 22.55 GMT

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/10/florida-recounts-senate-governor-desantis-gillum-scott-nelson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump cancels US cemetery visit amid diplomatic embarrassment

 

President cancels first world war graves visit due to rain and faces Le Monde report he muddled Baltics and Balkans

 

 

Martin Pengelly and Lois Beckett

Sat 10 Nov 2018 20.31 GMT

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/10/trump-baltics-balkans-mixup-le-monde-belleau-cemetery-paris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Democrats shouldn't move right to win Trump voters. Here's why

 

The midterms showed that pandering to Trumpism is a recipe not just for defeat but for demoralization. Even losing progressive campaigns brought hope

 

 

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'Do you know how many bullets I pull out of corpses weekly?' – doctors to NRA

 

Physician slams organization after it criticized those who want to reduce gun deaths by tweeting ‘stay in your lane’

 

 

Vivian Ho in San Francisco

Sat 10 Nov 2018 07.00 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/09/nra-doctors-tweet-gun-control-deaths

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gun control: House Democrats pledge to use majority to pass legislation

 

Mitch McConnell said it is ‘highly unlikely’ restrictions will pass when asked if Senate will take action after California shooting

 

 

Lois Beckett and Ben Jacobs

Sat 10 Nov 2018 06.00 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/09/house-democrats-gun-control-legislation-pledge

 

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Italian summit on Libya falls flat as key figures stay away

 

Diplomats try to salvage conference aimed at cementing Italy’s role as power broker

 

 

Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and Patrick Wintour

Mon 12 Nov 2018 17.37 GMT

 

 

 

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Police officers stand outside the venue in Palermo where the summit, branded a ‘resounding flop’, is taking place
Photograph: Antonio Calanni/AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

White Republican Mississippi senator jokes about 'public hanging'

 

Cindy Hyde-Smith faces black challenger in midterm runoff

 

State was site of 654 lynchings of black people

 

 

Ed Pilkington

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Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith publicly praised a supporter on 2 November by saying: ‘If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row.’
Photograph: Chris Todd/EPA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Eight dead in undercover Israeli operation in Gaza

 

Seven Palestinians and Israeli officer killed during raid, as Netanyahu cuts short Paris visit

 

 

Oliver Holmes and Hazem Balousha in Gaza

Mon 12 Nov 2018 15.24 GMT

 

 

 

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Israel’s anti-missile system in action last month. The IDF says rockets were launched from Gaza on Sunday
Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

'The lesson is to be hopeful': Ilhan Omar's journey from Somali refugee to US Congress

 

The 36-year-old politician, who will assume office in January, hopes her remarkable story can inspire the next generation

 

 

Jason Burke Africa correspondent

Mon 12 Nov 2018 11.35 GMT

 

 

 

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Ilhan Omar on the campaign trail in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Crown Prince’s wings clipped as Khashoggi death rattles Riyadh

 

Fallout from killing has weakened Prince Mohammed and given second wind to old guard of elders

 

 

Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent

Mon 12 Nov 2018 14.12 GMT

 

 

 

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Turkey alleges Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman directly ordered Khashoggi’s assassination
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Trump claims 'honest vote' not possible in Florida as counties rush to recount

 

President called for end to legally required recount of governor and Senate races as state’s 67 counties face Thursday deadline

 

 

Erin Durkin and agencies

Mon 12 Nov 2018 14.05 GMT

 

 

 

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People protest the recount outside the Broward county supervisor of elections office in Lauderhill, Florida on 10 November
Photograph: Joe Skipper/Getty Images
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Amnesty's highest honour over 'shameful betrayal'

 

Organisation cites ‘apparent indifference’ to atrocities committed against the Rohingya by Myanmar’s military

 

 

Rebecca Ratcliffe

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Amnesty International said on Monday that Aung San Suu Kyi, now Myanmar’s civilian leader, was no longer a symbol of hope
Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Spain: ‘The sooner it's gone, the better,’ says former prisoner at site of Franco's tomb

 

Nicolás Sánchez-Albornoz recalls Cuelgamuros and the myth surrounding the Valley of the Fallen

 

 

Sam Jones in Madrid

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The Valley of the Fallen, a monument to the Francoist combatants who died during the Spanish civil war and Franco’s final resting place
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Francisco Franco.....Bastard fascist dictator, torturer, murderer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Zinke effect: how the US interior department became a tool of big business

 

Trump’s interior secretary has been remaking the agency charged with protecting public lands as an ally of big energy

 

 

 

Mon 12 Nov 2018 08.01 GMT

By  Jimmy Tobias

 

 

 

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Ryan Zinke rides a horse in Bears Ears, a national monument downsized on his watch
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What did the midterms reveal? A divided America

 

The US is split into two separate nations, with two different election verdicts – and positive news for Trump supporters

 

 

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By  Henry Olsen

 

 

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‘These divides provide an overlooked silver lining for Donald Trump.’
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Populists like Trump exacerbate rather than cure corruption

 

The US president and Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro will repopulate the swamp rather than drain it

 

 

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Voters are attracted to authoritarian outsiders such as Dona;d Trump who promise to ‘drain the swamp’.
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Beto O'Rourke's biggest blind spot cost him Texas. Democrats, take note

 

Progressive ideas may be in vogue, but the lesson of 2018 is that what the party needs most is a movement of reformers

 

 

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‘Fixing our corrupted democracy is the common ground that could give Democrats a way to speak to a not-yet-progressive America.’
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‘Detroit 48202’: What a mail carrier sees and learns in the heart of a city

 

November 9, 2018 12:58 PM CST By John Dic.k

 

 

 

 

 
 
‘Detroit 48202’: What a mail carrier sees and learns in the heart of a city
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Discarded Soldier

 

November 9, 2018 10:06 AM CST By Liam O’Flaherty

 

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/the-discarded-soldier/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Union leader-turned-lawmaker says new Congress will work for workers

 

November 9, 2018 10:41 AM CST By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 
Union leader-turned-lawmaker says new Congress will work for workers
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Shepard Memorial: “We’ve come far but have far yet to go.”

 

November 9, 2018 2:11 PM CST By Mark Gruenberg

 

 
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Saudi crown prince shielded as death penalty sought over Khashoggi murder

 

Saudi prosecutor recommends death penalty for five suspects over killing of journalist in Istanbul consulate in October

 

Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent

Thu 15 Nov 2018 12.34 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/15/saudi-prosecutor-seeks-death-penalty-in-jamal-khashoggi-case

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Kerry: US 'cannot afford truculent child president'

 

Former US secretary of state criticises Trump’s failure to attend Armistice Day ceremony

 

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic Editor

Thu 15 Nov 2018 12.40 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/15/john-kerry-trump-america-truculent-president

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bangladesh admits no Rohingya willing to take repatriation offer

 

Buses standing ready to return refugees to Myanmar but no one is willing to board

 

 

Hannah Ellis-Petersen, Shaikh Azizur Rahman and Michael Safi

Thu 15 Nov 2018 13.40 GMT

 

 

 

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A boy holds a placard as hundreds of Rohingya refugees protest against their repatriation at the Unchiprang camp in Teknaf, Bangladesh
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Six possible scenarios in light of Theresa May's Brexit deal

 

If draft withdrawal agreement is rejected this could trigger vote of no confidence, snap election or people’s vote

 

 

Rajeev Syal

Thu 15 Nov 2018 14.07 GMT First published on Thu 15 Nov 2018 14.06 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/15/six-possible-scenarios-in-light-of-theresa-may-brexit-deal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'People of culture are targeted first' - Russian stars rally at director's trial

 

Kirill Serebrennikov has been charged with embezzlement and faces 10 years in prison

 

 

Andrew Roth in Moscow

Thu 15 Nov 2018 10.31 GMT

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/15/trial-of-russian-stage-director-kirill-serebrennikov-seen-as-test-for-artistic-freedom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida: judge gives thousands of voters time to fix ballot problem as Trump attacks Mueller – live

 

At least 4,000 voters will be given 48 hours to correct the problem

 

Deadline approaching for machine recount of ballots in two races

 

 

Erin Durkin in New York

Thu 15 Nov 2018 15.23 GMT

 

 

Key events

 

 

Live feed

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/nov/15/florida-election-recount-latest-trump-voters-us-politics-live

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeff Flake threatens to block judicial appointments over Mueller inquiry bill

 

Arizona senator furious at refusal to allow vote on bill

 

Legislation would protect special counsel’s Russia investigation

 

 

Ed Pilkington in New York

Thu 15 Nov 2018 15.19 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/15/jeff-flake-threatens-to-block-judicial-appointments-over-mueller-inquiry-bill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US deputy national security adviser forced out after Melania Trump dispute

 

White House says Mira Ricardel, deputy of national security adviser, departing for ‘new role within the administration’

 

 

Ed Pilkington in New York

Thu 15 Nov 2018 00.16 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/14/melania-trump-mira-ricardel-dispute-forced-out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Blow to Trump as judge restores White House access for CNN's Jim Acosta

 

Acosta’s hard pass must be restored immediately – judge

 

But Timothy Kelly says legal battle for CNN is not over

 

 

Ben Jacobs in Washington and agencies

Fri 16 Nov 2018 15.44 GMT

 

 

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Blow to Trump as judge restores White House access for CNN's Jim Acosta

 

Acosta’s hard pass must be restored immediately – judge

 

But Timothy Kelly says legal battle for CNN is not over

 

 

Ben Jacobs in Washington and agencies

Fri 16 Nov 2018 15.44 GMT

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/16/trump-white-house-cnn-reporter-jim-acosta-pass

 

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CIA finds Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi killing – report

 

Trump stresses Saudi trade ties after report that Mohammed bin Salman’s brother advised journalist to attend Istanbul consulate

 

 

Guardian staff and Reuters

Sat 17 Nov 2018 13.41 GMT

 

 

 

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The CIA has reportedly concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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Trump says he has answered Mueller's questions but not submitted them

 

President said on Friday he answered the written questions ‘very easily’ but did not indicate when he would turn them in

 

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Republicans look to New Hampshire for a potential Trump 2020 challenger

 

New Hampshire hosts the first presidential primary, and any politician’s visit is viewed as testing the waters for a White House run

 

 

Josh Wood in Manchester, New Hampshire

Sat 17 Nov 2018 11.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

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John Kasich, who has not said he is running for the White House in 2020 but has made several recent trips to New Hampshire, is seen as a possible challenger to Donald Trump
Photograph: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

UK to push for Yemen ceasefire

 

UN resolution to call for halt to Saudi-Houthi fighting and start of peace talks

 

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Sat 17 Nov 2018 12.28 GMT

 

 

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Ferial Elias, two, is held by her mother at a malnutrition ward in Hodeidah. Yemeni hospitals have been targeted in the fighting
Photograph: Abduljabbar Zeyad/Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Apec leaders at odds over globalisation and free trade

 

Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad warns economic integration leaving many behind but Australia, China and Russia condemn protectionism

 

 

Reuters

Sat 17 Nov 2018 03.33 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/17/apec-leaders-at-odds-over-globalisation-and-free-trade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida official Brenda Snipes: racism 'probably' a factor in attacks against me

 

Snipes, 75, was condemned for sending results two minutes after 3pm deadline in the race between Rick Scott and Bill Nelson

 

 

David Smith in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Sat 17 Nov 2018 15.32 GMT

 

 

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Snipes told the Guardian on Friday: ‘I don’t think anything was a glitch; it’s just a lot of information to be input.’
Photograph: Wilfredo Lee/AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Food, clothes, medicine: the people of Yemen just want the same life as us

 

After spending years amid Yemen’s devastation, I have seen conflict and hardship overtake millions of ordinary people 

 

 

Johannes Bruwer in Sana'a

Sat 17 Nov 2018 09.00 GMT

 

 

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Children displaced from the port city of Hodeida eat at a shelter in Sana’a, Yemen
Photograph: Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/nov/17/food-clothes-medicine-the-people-of-yemen-just-want-the-same-life-as-us

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe’s door is still open – but Britain will have to move fast

 

The EU is fed up with the UK’s Brexit drama, but would extend article 50 to allow for a second referendum

 

 

Sat 17 Nov 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Sat 17 Nov 2018 08.21 GMT

By Timothy Garton Ash

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/17/europe-britain-brexit-article-50-second-referendum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The immigrant doctors practicing in Trump country amid a crackdown

 

Foreign doctors in the deep south have found themselves in an unusual position: beloved in communities that voted for Trump and where anti-immigrant sentiment can be rife

 

 

Khushbu Shah in Boaz, Alabama

Sat 17 Nov 2018 11.00 GMT

 

 

 

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Dr Muhammad Ata: ‘People were like family. They embraced us, even after 9/11 and even the 2016 election.’
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Bernie Sanders targets Walmart and takes aim at low wages and CEO pay

 

Stop Walmart Act would prevent large companies from buying back stock unless they pay all employees at least $15 an hour

 

 

Adam Gabbatt

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John Kerry: ‘People are going to die because of the decision Trump made’

 

The former US secretary of state has looked on as Donald Trump has dismantled the Paris climate agreement. Now, 14 years after losing his presidential bid, he is considering another

 

 

Fri 16 Nov 2018 16.06 GMT

by Aida Edemariam

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/16/john-kerry-paris-climate-donald-trump-presidential-bid

 

 

 

 

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Trump refuses to listen to audio tape of Jamal Khashoggi's 'vicious' murder

 

Turkish defence minister says killers of Khashoggi may have taken his dismembered body out of Turkey in a luggage

 

 

David Taylor in New York and agencies

Sun 18 Nov 2018 16.51 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/18/jamal-khashoggi-killers-may-have-taken-body-parts-out-of-turkey-in-luggage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republicans and Democrats pressure Whitaker not to interfere in Mueller investigation

 

Democrat Adam Schiff: Matthew Whitaker appointment is ‘unconstitutional’

 

Republican Lindsey Graham: Shutting down inquiry would be a ‘disaster’ for the party

 

 

David Taylor in New York

Sun 18 Nov 2018 18.23 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/18/republicans-democrats-matthew-whitaker-mueller-investigation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benjamin Netanyahu rejects calls for election and takes defence portfolio

 

Israel’s prime minister says going to the polls would be ‘irresponsible’

 

 

Associated Press in Jerusalem

Sun 18 Nov 2018 19.28 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/18/netanyahu-israel-prime-minister-meets-with-coalition-partner-to-stop-government-collapse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump considering changing 'three or four or five positions' in staff shake-up

 

Chief of staff John Kelly and Homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen believed to be vulnerable as president continues to stoke speculation

 

 

David Taylor in New York

Sun 18 Nov 2018 21.56 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/18/trump-senior-staff-shake-up-john-kelly-kirstjen-nielsen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Migrants fleeing Libya refuse to leave ship and be sent back to camps

 

A total of 81 people on the cargo ship, some from Sudan, say they are staying put

 

 

Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo

Sat 17 Nov 2018 18.03 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/17/migrants-fleeing-libya-refuse-to-leave-ship-and-be-sent-back-to-country

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'This is not a concession speech': Stacey Abrams announces lawsuit – video

 

The Democrat says she will file a federal lawsuit to challenge the 'gross mismanagement' of Georgia's elections.......

 

 

Source: AP

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Is Donald Trump an authoritarian? Experts examine telltale signs

 

Are those who compare the president to anti-democratic strongmen overreacting or should we already be worrying?

 

 

Tom McCarthy in New York

Sun 18 Nov 2018 06.00 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/18/is-donald-trump-an-authoritarian-experts-examine-telltale-signs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'A dangerous precedent': Texans outraged at prospect of tent cities for migrants

 

Soldiers based at Fort Bliss believe construction of detention center is imminent as locals speak out against Trump’s crackdown

 

 

Edwin Delgado in El Paso

Sun 18 Nov 2018 07.00 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/18/texas-fort-bliss-migrant-cities-of-tents-locals-outraged

 
 
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'He can kiss my red xxx': California fire evacuees give Trump visit short shrift

 

Hundreds displaced by wildfires who are gathered in a parking lot have more pressing concerns than the president’s comments

 

 

Dani Anguiano in Chico, California

Sun 18 Nov 2018 12.42 GMT

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/17/california-fire-evacuees-trump-visit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'I don't agree with his statements': residents react to Trump's California wildfire visit – video

 

The US president has visited the devastated sites of California's deadliest wildfire, again blaming forest mismanagement, which has drawn criticism from some residents......

 

 

Source: AP/Reuters

Sun 18 Nov 2018 12.39 GMT First published on Sun 18 Nov 2018 12.39 GMT

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Jeremy Hunt warns of Middle East 'first world war risk' on Iran visit

 

Foreign secretary says small event could spark catastrophe in region as he pushes Yemen peace plan

 

 

Patrick Wintour in Tehran

Mon 19 Nov 2018 19.07 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/19/jeremy-hunt-warns-of-middle-east-first-world-war-risk-on-iran-visit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim Acosta: White House backs down in fight over CNN reporter's pass

 

Trump administration had earlier sent Acosta a letter saying credentials would be pulled when 14-day order is over

 

 

Joanna Walters in New York

Mon 19 Nov 2018 21.05 GMT

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/nov/19/jim-acosta-white-house-press-pass-trump-administration-suspend-letter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FBI now classifies far-right Proud Boys as 'extremist group', documents say

 

Group is now designated ‘with ties to white nationalism’ according to report produced by Washington law enforcement

 

 

Jason Wilson in Portland, Oregon

Mon 19 Nov 2018 17.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/19/proud-boys-fbi-classification-extremist-group-white-nationalism-report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Filipino Reporter Maria Ressa on Duterte’s Targeting of the Press & How Facebook Aids Authoritarians

 

November 19, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/11/19/filipino_reporter_maria_ressa_on_duterte

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ukraine’s nationalist youth camps train next generation of fascists

 

November 15, 2018 9:48 AM CST By Yuras Karmanau

 

 

 

Ukraine’s nationalist youth camps train next generation of fascists
In this July 28, 2018 photo, participants of the "Temper of Will" summer camp, organized by the nationalist Svoboda party, hold their AK-47 riffles as they receive instructions during a tactical exercise in a village near Ternopil, Ukraine. Campers as young as 8 years old practice using assault rifles. They are taught to shoot to kill Russians and their sympathizers. | Felipe Dana / AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Non union Twin Cities contractor charged with human trafficking

 

November 19, 2018 10:51 AM CST By Mark Gruenberg And Workday Minnesota

 

 

 

 

Non union Twin Cities contractor charged with human trafficking
Yimer Iriarte Banegas (center, speaking), a worker who went to CTUL for help. | CTUL workers center
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

News Guild President Lunzer urges members to push Congress on free press issue

 

November 13, 2018 12:23 PM CST By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

News Guild President Lunzer urges members to push Congress on free press issue
In this Oct. 4, 2018 file photo, a Trump supporter holds up a T-shirt reading "You Are Fake News" and taunts reporters before a rally by President Donald Trump in Rochester, Minn. Local members of the media says they’ve noticed more hostility from the public since Trump began his attacks on ‘fake news.’ Trade groups are spreading safety tips because of the incidents. | Jim Mone / AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Brazil’s new president to put privatization advocate in charge of state oil company

 

November 19, 2018 12:28 PM CST By Associated Press

 

 

 

 

Brazil’s new president to put privatization advocate in charge of state oil company
Roberto Castello Branco, a former director of mining company Vale, will be appointed to head Brazil's state-owned oil company, Petrobras, by incoming President Jair Bolsonaro. Castello Branco is a well-known advocate of privatization
 
 
 
 
 
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Nurses union, allies unveil national push for Medicare for All

 

November 15, 2018 12:15 PM CST By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

Nurses union, allies unveil national push for Medicare for All
National Nurses United

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/nurses-union-allies-unveil-national-push-for-medicare-for-all/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another Native woman killed: Angela McConnell murdered in Northern California

 

November 15, 2018 1:05 PM CST By Albert Bender

 

 

 

 

Another Native woman killed: Angela McConnell murdered in Northern California
Angela McConnell was found dead with her partner Michael Bingham on Sept. 7. | Photo courtesy of the Bender Family
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Resistance and the elections are reasons for Thanksgiving this year

 

November 13, 2018 12:18 PM CST By Tim Wheeler

 

 

 

 

The Resistance and the elections are reasons for Thanksgiving this year
Some of the most dramatic gains for labor and its allies were in the "Rustbelt" states where Democrat Tony Evers, the Wisconsin Superintendent of Education, ousted the hated union buster, GOP Gov. Scott Walker. | Tony Evers campaign
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

‘Invisible Hands’ documentary exposes global child labor and trafficking

 

November 19, 2018 9:33 AM CST By Eric A. Gordon

 

 

 

 
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Revealed: one in four Europeans vote populist

 

Exclusive research shows how populists tripled their vote over the past two decades

 

 

Paul Lewis, Seán Clarke, Caelainn Barr, Josh Holder and Niko Kommenda

Tue 20 Nov 2018

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2018/nov/20/revealed-one-in-four-europeans-vote-populist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump 'stands with' Saudi Arabia and defends crown prince over Khashoggi

 

President issues extraordinary statement of support and repeats Saudi claim that murdered journalist was ‘enemy of the state’

 

 

Julian Borger in Washington and Martin Chulov in Beirut

Tue 20 Nov 2018 21.43 GMT

 

 

 

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Donald Trump with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in March. The 649-word statement appears to be a presidential act of defiance against the CIA
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Libya: child refugees abused in UK-funded detention centres

 

Children tell of being starved and beaten in camps part-funded by British government

 

 

Diane Taylor

Tue 20 Nov 2018 12.37 GMT Last modified on Tue 20 Nov 2018 19.32 GMT

 

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Migrants found by Libyan security forces while waiting to be smuggled to Europe gather at the Tajoura detention centre in Tripoli
Photograph: Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Anti-asylum Orbán makes exception for a friend in need

 

Hungary appears to have given special treatment to disgraced former Macedonian PM

 

 

Shaun Walker in Budapest

Tue 20 Nov 2018 19.00 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/20/anti-asylum-orban-makes-exception-for-a-friend-in-need

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump wanted to prosecute Hillar.y Clinton and James Comey – report

 

White House counsel Don McGahn wrote a memo to dissuade Trump, noting that potential consequences could include impeachment

 

 

David Smith in Washington

Tue 20 Nov 2018 22.32 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/20/trump-wanted-to-prosecute-Hillarious-clinton-james-comey-report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump lawyers submit president's answers in writing to Mueller questions

 

Lawyers and Mueller had been in negotiations for months over whether Trump would be interviewed by Mueller in person

 

 

Tom McCarthy

Tue 20 Nov 2018 22.26 GMT Last modified on Tue 20 Nov 2018 22.28 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

For hard-right revolutionaries, Brexit is cover for a different end

 

A group of extremists within the Tory party would welcome the havoc unleashed by ‘no deal’ to advance their cause

 

 

Tue 20 Nov 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Tue 20 Nov 2018 12.44 GMT

By  Polly Toynbee
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

'He may not rewrite immigration laws': Trump's asylum ban blocked by federal judge

 

Court issues temporary policy ban and says US president may not circumvent Congress

 

 

Oliver Laughland in San Francisco

Tue 20 Nov 2018 17.44 GMT

 

 

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A Customs and Border Protection officer asks travellers for their visas, as seen through barriers set up by US authorities at the San Ysidro crossing at the US-Mexico border
Photograph: AFP/Getty
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

#ThisIsOurLane: NRA's criticism spurs doctors to speak out on gun violence

 

Healthcare workers, who previously feared professional repercussions, have used #ThisIsOurLane to unify the medical community’s call for action

 

 

Jessica Glenza in New York

Tue 20 Nov 2018 21.55 GMT

 

 

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After an NRA tweet telling doctors to stay out of the gun debate, healthcare workers flooded social media with pictures of bloodied scrubs, personal stories, statistics and calls to action
Photograph: Social Media/Reuters
 
 
 
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Steve Bannon's far-right Europe operation undermined by election laws

 

Exclusive: ambitious plan to campaign in EU elections would fall foul of laws in nine of 13 targeted states

 

 

Paul Lewis in Rome and Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Wed 21 Nov 2018 14.00 GMT

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/21/steve-bannons-rightwing-europe-operation-undermined-by-election-laws

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Israeli minister dismisses Trump peace plan as 'waste of time'

 

Justice minister Ayelet Shaked says gap with Palestinians is much too big to be bridged

 

 

Oliver Holmes

Wed 21 Nov 2018 16.07 GMT Last modified on Wed 21 Nov 2018 16.13 GMT

 
 
 
 
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Ayelet Shaked delivers a statement to the media in parliament in Jerusalem
Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Turkey attacks Trump's 'comic' stance on Khashoggi killing

 

Ankara says US president’s comments about Saudi crown prince are not credible

 

 

Reuters in Istanbul

Wed 21 Nov 2018 13.53 GMT First published on Wed 21 Nov 2018 12.47 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
Truth be told....He ( Erdogan, Turkey's president) may be right in the Khasoggi's case...BUT....But that doesn't change a iota that he ( Erdogan) is a blood-thirsty  dictator himself. Meaning he should check his own home stuff first
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Europe finally pulls the trigger on a military force

 

If France and Germany are serious about an EU-wide army under a central command, they can thank Trump

 

 

Wed 21 Nov 2018 20.00 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

What is the current state of the migration crisis in Europe?

 

Three years since the peak of the crisis, here is how things stand as tensions rise again

 

 

Jon Henley

Wed 21 Nov 2018 17.28 GMT First published on Fri 15 Jun 2018 14.34 BST

 

 
 
 
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Refugees and migrants are helped by volunteers as they arrive in Lesbos in Greece
Photograph: Manu Brabo/AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Hillar.y Clinton: Europe must curb immigration to stop rightwing populists

 

Europe and centre left everywhere need tougher approach to phenomenon that fuelled Trump and Brexit, says Clinton

 

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Thu 22 Nov 2018 14.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/22/Hillarious-clinton-europe-must-curb-immigration-stop-populists-trump-brexit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clinton, Blair, Renzi: why we lost, and how to fight back

 

Centrist heavyweights on the global rise of rightwing populism, and what can be done to stop it

 

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor, in New York, London and Rome

Thu 22 Nov 2018 14.00 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/22/clinton-blair-renzi-why-we-lost-populists-how-fight-back-rightwing-populism-centrist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes quits 'extremist' far-right group

 

Move comes after the Guardian exclusively revealed that the FBI had categorized group ‘with ties to white nationalism’

 

 

Jason Wilson in Portland, Oregon

Thu 22 Nov 2018 14.48 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/22/proud-boys-founder-gavin-mcinnes-quits-far-right-group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US-Israeli man jailed for 10 years over bomb hoax calls

 

Michael Kadar, 20, sentenced in relation to 2,000 threats on schools, airports and planes from the US to Australia

 

Oliver Holmes

Thu 22 Nov 2018 12.49 GMT First published on Thu 22 Nov 2018 12.41 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

How populism became the concept that defines our age

 

The spread of this idea reflects a deep and lasting change in the way we view ‘the people’ and ‘the elites’

 

 

Thu 22 Nov 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 22 Nov 2018 16.11 GMT

By Cas Mudde
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A new wave of dissidents in the east can turn back Europe’s populist tide

 

It’s easy to dismiss Hungary and Poland as hotbeds of authoritarianism – but there is democratic resistance

 

 

Thu 22 Nov 2018 06.00 GMT

  Natalie Nougayrède

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/22/europe-populist-democratic-resistance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Avenatti: prosecutors decline to charge Stormy Daniels lawyer with felony over abuse claim

 

Case has been referred for possible misdemeanor after Avanetti was arrested on suspicion he abused his girlfriend

 

 

Associated Press

Thu 22 Nov 2018 00.04 GMT Last modified on Thu 22 Nov 2018 07.34 GMT

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Hillar.y Clinton’s chilling pragmatism gives the far right a free pass

 

Calling on Europe’s leaders to ‘get a handle on migration’ is no counter to populists – it’s more like an endorsement

 

 

Fri 23 Nov 2018 13.41 GMT Last modified on Fri 23 Nov 2018 17.39 GMT

Nesrine Malik

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thousands of Cuban doctors leave Brazil after Bolsonaro's win

Cuba has begun pulling out 8,300 doctors working in poor and remote regions of Brazil after far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro demanded contract changes to programme

 

 

Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Ed Agustin in Havana

Fri 23 Nov 2018 09.33 GMT

 

 

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Cuban doctors observe a dental procedure during a a training session at a health clinic in Brasilia, Brazil
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From Trump to Boris Johnson: how the wealthy tell us what ‘real folk’ want

 

Rightwing populists weaponise culture as a way to protect privilege

 

 

Fri 23 Nov 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Fri 23 Nov 2018 16.24 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Influential Syrian activist Raed Fares gunned down in Idlib

 

Man who helped make ‘the conscience of the revolution’ killed along with colleague Hamoud Jneed

 

 

Emma Graham-Harrison

Fri 23 Nov 2018 15.49 GMT

 

 

 

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Raed Fares campaigned for education, democracy and for an end to the bloodshed in Syria
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Climate change to inflict 'substantial damages' on US lives, major report to warn

 

‘Impacts of climate change are intensifying across the country’

 

Draft outlines claim current response to crisis is insufficient

 

 

Oliver Milman in New York

Fri 23 Nov 2018 18.30 GMT

 

 

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A home is overshadowed by towering smoke plumes in Paradise, California . Climate change-related risks will continue to grow without additional action’, the report is set to warn
Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Jerome Corsi: rightwing author pursuing plea deal with Robert Mueller

 

Conspiracy theorist confirms reported negotiations to Guardian but does not offer details

 

 

Martin Pengelly and Jon Swaine

Fri 23 Nov 2018 19.05 GMT

 

 

 

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Jerome Corsi is an associate of Donald Trump’s ally Roger Stone
Photograph: AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Spanish PM threatens to snub Brexit summit over future of Gibraltar

 

UK accused of acting ‘under darkness of night’ to include Rock in territorial scope of deal

 

 

Daniel Boffey in Brussels

Fri 23 Nov 2018 17.15 GMT

 

 

 

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Spain insists it does not have the necessary reassurances from the UK over Gibraltar
Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The famine facing Yemen is a war crime – it must be investigated

 

The Saudi-led coalition has deliberately targeted civilians. The UK must press for answers – not be complicit in a cover-up

 

 

Thu 22 Nov 2018 13.24 GMT Last modified on Thu 22 Nov 2018 13.26 GMT

 
 
 
 
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‘The Saudi-led coalition has, from the very start of the conflict in 2015, sought to use starvation as a weapon of war.’
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Four Days in Occupied Western Sahara—A Rare Look Inside Africa’s Last Colony

 

November 23, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/11/23/four_days_in_occupied_western_sahara

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After Visiting Brazil’s Lula in Prison, Noam Chomsky Warns Against “Disaster” Under Jair Bolsonaro

 

November 22, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/11/22/after_visiting_brazils_lula_in_prison

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A March to Disaster: Noam Chomsky Condemns Trump for Pulling Out of Landmark Nuclear Arms Treaty

 

November 22, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/11/22/a_march_to_disaster_noam_chomsky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mimicking Mussolini: Trump’s war on the First Amendment

 

November 20, 2018 1:27 PM CST By Pauline Murphy

 

 

 

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The House has gone Democratic. Can its majority now go bold?

 

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'America's straightest arrow': Robert Mueller silent as urgency mounts

 

Amid concern over the future of his inquiry, the special counsel lauded for integrity has kept his customary low profile

 

 

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16 minutes ago, umbertino said:

'America's straightest arrow': Robert Mueller silent as urgency mounts

 

Amid concern over the future of his inquiry, the special counsel lauded for integrity has kept his customary low profile

 

 

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Robert Mueller’s office has remained seemingly impervious to leaks
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Considering his past he is as crooked as a dogs hind leg. And that is an insult to every dog out there.

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On 11/24/2018 at 7:24 PM, nstoolman1 said:

 

Considering his past he is as crooked as a dogs hind leg. And that is an insult to every dog out there.

 

Perhaps he attained his crooked leg while earning his Purple Heart in Vietnam....who knows.  Maybe you should ask "every" dog out there before you make decisions for them.....don't forget the war dogs.  :facepalm:

 

Trump should bow and thank men like Mueller for covering his draft dodging %@#.

 

Sorry to be so harsh, nstoolman....when vets are disparaged it strikes a nerve.

 

GO RV, then BV

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I did not say he had a crooked leg. 

Are you saying because he is a vet he can do no wrong?

 

He may be a vet but that does not give him the right to use his position of authority to ruin people's lives to make his better. He has a terrible past in doing that very thing. He swore an oath to a Constitution and he violates its every time he has been in charge of a case.

 

 

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