umbertino Posted July 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 Donald Trump says US 'under siege from far-left fascism' in Mount Rushmore speech – video Standing beneath Mount Rushmore on the eve of independence day in the US, the president said the nation’s history was 'under siege from far-left fascism'. He defended the symbolism of statues and monuments......... Sat 4 Jul 2020 13.24 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2020/jul/04/donald-trump-says-us-under-siege-from-far-left-fascism-in-mount-rushmore-speech-video 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 Kanye West declares he will run for US president in 2020 Rapper uses Independence Day to make announcement, but it’s not clear if he has filed any official paperwork to appear on ballots David Smith in Washington Sun 5 Jul 2020 04.56 BST Rapper Kanye West says he is running for US president Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/05/kanye-west-declares-he-will-run-for-us-president-in-2020 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Gun violence kills 160 as holiday weekend exposes tale of 'two Americas' With more than 500 wounded across the US, local leaders see racism and under-investment at the root of the crisis Joanna Walters in New York and agencies Tue 7 Jul 2020 10.00 BST Eight-year-old Secoriea Turner was killed over the violent Fourth of July holiday weekend near the site where Rayshard Brooks was killed on 12 June in Atlanta Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA More pics https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/07/gun-violence-shootings-fourth-of-july-weekend-racism-segregation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) Only bold state intervention will save us from a future owned by corporate giants If small businesses fail after Covid-19, the big boys will become even more powerful. A radical 1930s policy could be the answer Joe Guinan and Martin O'Neill Mon 6 Jul 2020 09.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/06/state-intervention-amazon-recovery-covid-19 Invest in the green economy and we'll recover from the Covid-19 crisis We must target public spending on green, labour intensive projects which have far more bang for their bucks than tax cuts Thu 2 Jul 2020 10.09 BST First published on Thu 2 Jul 2020 10.08 BST Joseph Stiglitz (a Nobel laureate in economics, university professor at Columbia University and chief economist at the Roosevelt Institute) https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/02/invest-in-the-green-economy-and-well-recover-from-the-covid-19-crisis Edited July 7, 2020 by umbertino 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Donald Trump's behavior was shaped by his 'sociopath' father, niece writes in bombshell book Guardian obtains copy of Too Much and Never Enough Author thanks president’s sister for ‘enlightening information’ Martin Pengelly in New York Tue 7 Jul 2020 20.19 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/07/donald-trump-abuse-father-niece-mary-book 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 Duterte's anti-terror law a dark new chapter for Philippines, experts warn Legal challenges mount against new law, which allows warrantless arrests and could affect delivery of coronavirus aid Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent Thu 9 Jul 2020 06.48 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/09/dutertes-anti-terror-law-a-dark-new-chapter-for-philippines-experts-warn Another dictator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 Srebrenica 25 years on: how the world lost its appetite to fight war crimes Ratko Mladić was brought to justice but where’s the desire to investigate mass killings in Syria, Yemen and Myanmar? Julian Borger world affairs editor Sun 5 Jul 2020 08.06 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/05/srebrenica-25-years-on-how-the-world-lost-its-appetite-to-fight-war-crimes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srebrenica_massacre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 US supreme court to rule on Trump tax returns while coronavirus cases soar – live updates Trump criticized Fauci and said US was in a ‘good place’ as cases reached 3m George Floyd told officers ‘I can’t breathe’ more than 20 times, transcripts show Court to rule if congressional committees are allowed to see Trump tax records Martin Belam Thu 9 Jul 2020 11.06 BST Live feed https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/jul/09/scotus-donald-trump-tax-returns-us-coronavirus-news-fauci- 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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umbertino Posted July 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Vauhxx Booker: black activist details 'attempted lynching' by group of white men in Indiana – video A black civil rights campaigner says he was the victim of an 'attempted lynching' by a group of white men and 'would be a hashtag' had friends not intervened during the incident at a southern Indiana lake...... Thu 9 Jul 2020 01.42 BST Last modified on Thu 9 Jul 2020 09.16 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2020/jul/08/vauhxx-booker-black-activist-details-attempted-lynching-by-group-of-white-men-in-indiana-video That's where I lived for a year in 1980/81...Bloomington , IN......That's most likely Griffith lake..... Sad happening......In 2020..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 A big THANK YOU to all the good People who helped him out..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Trump commutes sentence of Roger Stone, longtime friend and adviser Move means Stone, due to serve more than three years for crimes related to Russia investigation, will not set foot in prison Maanvi Singh in San Francisco Sat 11 Jul 2020 02.25 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/10/roger-stone-trump-commutes-prison-sentence 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 European countries need to recognise the Palestinian state before it's too late It won’t halt Israel’s annexation plans, but it would be a vital step in the right direction at a perilous moment Sun 12 Jul 2020 12.00 BST Last modified on Sun 12 Jul 2020 12.01 BST Sam Bahour https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/12/european-countries-recognise-palestine-israel-annexation 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Robert Mueller breaks his silence and condemns Trump for commuting Roger Stone's sentence US special counsel defends his investigation into allegations of corruption during 2016 election Joanna Walters in New York Sun 12 Jul 2020 13.27 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/12/robert-mueller-breaks-his-silence-and-con 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 The Guardian view on Poland's election: a good day for intolerance The re-election of Andrzej Duda as president, by the narrowest of margins, shows Polish liberals must find a way to reconnect with non-urban voters Mon 13 Jul 2020 18.44 BST Last modified on Mon 13 Jul 2020 21.55 BST Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/13/the-guardian-view-on-polands-election-a-good-day-for-intolerance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 De Blasio doubles down on support of Black Lives Matter protests in NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio doubled down Friday on his decision to bless Black Lives Matter marches wherever and whenever they may happen while pulling the permits for the Big Apple’s usual slate of summertime parades and street festivals due to the threat posed by large gatherings amid the coronavirus By Nolan Hicks and Carl Campanile July 10, 2020 | 1:36pm | Updated https://nypost.com/2020/07/10/de-blasio-doubles-down-on-support-for-black-lives-matter-marches/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 Covid-19 is no excuse for sovereign creditors to move the goalposts on debt Vulture funds want to change Argentina’s debt structure. We need to stop them from setting a dangerous precedent Joseph Stiglitz, Robert Howse and Anne-Marie Slaughter • Joseph E Stiglitz is a Nobel laureate in economics, university professor at Columbia University and chief economist at the Roosevelt Institute. • Robert Howse is a professor at New York University School of Law. • Anne-Marie Slaughter is a former director of policy planning in the US state department, the CEO of the thinktank New America and professor emerita of politics and international affairs at Princeton University. Mon 13 Jul 2020 06.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/13/covid-19-is-no-excuse-for-sovereign-cred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 The right are in power everywhere – but they can't stop playing the victim They own most of Britain’s media and sit in No 10. Why are these champions of liberty upset about millennials on Twitter? Thu 16 Jul 2020 06.00 BST Last modified on Thu 16 Jul 2020 11.04 BST Owen Jones https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/16/right-power-victim-britain-media-no-10-millennials-twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Portland mayor demands Trump remove federal agents from city People detained far from property agents were sent to protect Trump looking for a confrontation, says governor Associated Press in Portland, Oregon Sat 18 Jul 2020 14.37 BST Federal law enforcement officers face off with protesters in Portland, Oregon, on 18 July Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/18/portland-federal-agents-protests-trump-mayor Had a great time in Portland, OR many years ago........Memories....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 'It's like she's my daughter': After Vanessa Guillén's killing, a California city reckons with the military Richmond residents are sharing their own stories of abuse in the military and reconsidering the presence of recruiters at local schools Abené Clayton in Richmond Sat 18 Jul 2020 11.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/18/vanessa-guillen-richmond-california-milita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 EU leaders reconvene after stormy talks over €750bn ($861.30B) recovery package Meeting follows acrimonious first day of negotiations with Dutch prime minister demanding national veto on spending Daniel Boffey in Brussels Sat 18 Jul 2020 12.46 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/18/eu-leaders-reconvene-after-stormy-talks-over-750bn-recovery-package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) Donald Trump has unified America – against him The president’s assault on decency has created an emerging coalition, across boundaries of race, class and partisan politics Sun 19 Jul 2020 06.00 BST Last modified on Sun 19 Jul 2020 06.02 BST Robert Reich (a former US secretary of labor, is professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and the author of Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few and The Common Good. His new book, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It, is out now. He is a columnist for Guardian US) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/19/donald-trump-presidential-election-joe-biden-coronavirus-pandemic UN chief slams 'myths, delusions and falsehoods' around inequality António Guterres uses Mandela lecture to call for radical shake-up of IMF and World Bank in wake of coronavirus pandemic Karen McVeigh Sat 18 Jul 2020 13.00 BST Last modified on Sat 18 Jul 2020 13.52 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jul/18/un-chief-slams-myths-delusions-and-falsehoods-around-inequality Edited July 19, 2020 by umbertino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb57 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 wow, so much Guardian Garbage..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 Watching Trump's paramilitary squads descend onto Portland, it's hard not to feel doomed The federal police are there to exert power, bully dissenters and intimidate Americans into giving up their First Amendment protections Mon 20 Jul 2020 11.19 BST Last modified on Mon 20 Jul 2020 14.28 BST Francine Prose https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/20/trump-shock-troops-portland-doomed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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