umbertino Posted August 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 Fox host blames ‘deep state’ for Bannon arrest – Bannon says that's for 'nut cases' Lou Dobbs claims ‘the deep state launched agents’ to arrest Trump’s ex-adviser, who pleaded not guilty to fraud charge Martin Pengelly Fri 21 Aug 2020 13.58 BST Last modified on Fri 21 Aug 2020 14.18 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/21/steve-bannon-lou-dobbs-deep-state-conspiracy-theory Alexei Navalny's wife asks Putin to let him be treated in Germany Letter appeals to Russian leader after doctors refuse to allow Kremlin critic to leave country Andrew Roth in Moscow and Graham Russell Fri 21 Aug 2020 13.54 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/21/alexei-navalny-plane-leaves-germany-to-transport-putin-critic-after-suspected-poisoning Belarus's struggle is a powerful reminder of the value of freedom However uncertain the road ahead, these protests show how authoritarianism ultimately subverts itself Fri 21 Aug 2020 07.00 BST Last modified on Fri 21 Aug 2020 12.11 BST Timothy Garton Ash https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/21/belarus-freedom-protests The coup in Mali is an ominous sign for Francophone west Africa Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta abused his position as president – but his ousting further destabilises an already volatile region Fri 21 Aug 2020 10.41 BST Rahmane Idrissa https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/21/coup-mali-ominous-francophone-west-africa-ibrahim-boubacar-keita-ibk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali Alexei Navalny: a muckraking irritant to powerful Russians The opposition leader who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning is known for his blockbuster investigations Andrew Roth in Moscow Fri 21 Aug 2020 04.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/21/alexei-navalny-a-muckraking-irritant-to-powerful-russians Millions of Americans scrape by after benefits expire: 'I lost everything' Americans struggle to survive after $600 unemployment benefits expire and are left to rely on state benefits while waiting on Trump’s reduced federal benefits of $400 a week Michael Sainato Thu 20 Aug 2020 11.00 BST Last modified on Thu 20 Aug 2020 21.11 BST https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/20/americans-struggle-to-survive-after-unemployment-benefits-expire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 Alexei Navalny to be flown to Germany for suspected poisoning treatment Doctors treating Navalny permit hospital discharge after tense standoff with family Andrew Roth in Moscow Fri 21 Aug 2020 19.05 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/21/alexei-navalny-to-be-flown-to-germany-for-suspected-poisoning-treatment Good...At last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2020 Joe Biden’s full speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 From Washington to Minsk, democracy is under siege ... and losing the battle The supposed triumph of western liberal values in the 1990s – the ‘end of history’ – now rings hollow indeed Sun 23 Aug 2020 07.27 BST Last modified on Mon 24 Aug 2020 09.18 BST Simon Tisdall https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/23/from-washington-to-minsk-democracy-is-under-siege-and-losing-the-battle Bolsonaro tells journalist he would 'like to smash your face in' over corruption claims Response came after Brazil’s president was asked a question about mystery payments to his wife Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent Mon 24 Aug 2020 02.54 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/24/bolsonaro-tells-journalist-he-would-like-to-smash-their-face-in-over-corruption-claims Class ain't water....What a fantastic president....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Bolsonaro’s attempt to shut down debate over mystery payments backfires After Brazilian president threatens journalist over questions about family’s financial dealings, reporters flood social media with the same question Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent Mon 24 Aug 2020 21.14 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/24/jair-bolsonaro-threat-journalist-backfires-social-media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Kremlin rejects accusations Putin was involved in suspected poisoning of Alexei Navalny Russian opposition critic remains in a coma in hospital in Berlin Andrew Roth in Moscow Tue 25 Aug 2020 13.20 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/25/kremlin-rejects-accusations-putin-involved-alexei-navalny-suspected-poisoning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 It may seem Putin controls the Russian state personally. The reality is more dangerous Alexei Navalny’s suspected poisoning sheds light on Russia’s complex power structures Tue 25 Aug 2020 14.34 BST Last modified on Tue 25 Aug 2020 14.41 BST Yana Gorokhovskaia https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/25/alexei-navalny-putin-russian-activist-russia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Dollar back in Cuba as pandemic and US sanctions hammer economy The communist government has been forced to allow citizens to spend US currency at special shops, formalising a split between haves and have-nots Ed Augustin in Havana Tue 18 Aug 2020 10.00 BST Last modified on Tue 18 Aug 2020 14.43 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/18/cuba-dollar-stores-coronavirus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 German FM: A 'spark could lead to disaster' in eastern Med ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Germany's foreign minister appealed Tuesday for a de-escalation of tension in the eastern Mediterranean between NATO allies Greece and Turkey, warning that “any spark, however small, could lead to a disaster.” August 25, 2020 https://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/10128216-german-fm-spark-lead-to-disaster-eastern-med.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 QAnon explained: the antisemitic conspiracy theory gaining traction around the world The visibility of the online movement has surged as a supporter appears headed to Congress and Trump fails to debunk claims Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco Tue 25 Aug 2020 20.36 BST Conspiracy theorist QAnon demonstrators on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, on 22 August Photograph: Kyle Grillot/AFP/Getty Images More pics https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/25/qanon-conspiracy-theory-explained-trump-what-is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 Belarus protests: Putin ready to send Lukashenko military support Kremlin says reinforcements will be dispatched if standoff with demonstrators escalates Shaun Walker Central and eastern Europe correspondent Thu 27 Aug 2020 14.42 BST Last modified on Thu 27 Aug 2020 15.05 BST Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin during a 2019 meeting in Sochi Photograph: Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/27/belarus-protests-putin-ready-to-send-lukashenko-military-support B on b...Blonde on blonde?...No...Bastard on bastard....Dictators and murderers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) The FBI warned for years that police are cozy with the far right. Is no one listening? I was an FBI agent who infiltrated white supremacists. Too many local police don’t take the far right seriously – or actively sympathize Fri 28 Aug 2020 13.47 BST Last modified on Fri 28 Aug 2020 16.45 BST Mike German https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/28/fbi-far-right-white-supremacists-police Well...FWIW ...Here in Italy ....In the past ( 60's / 70's / 80's ) during the left-wing / right-wing terrorism years ....It turned out ( unfortunately) that many times right-wing terrorists ( specialized in massacres / bomb attacks / killing many folks at random while left-wing terrorists would target single individuals for whatever reason...Don't get me wrong...Always horrible acts of violence of course) were in cahoots with police and secret service big shots for various reasons ( one being masking the right-wing bombings as left-wing, anarchist attacks in order to accuse the latter and justify a possible right-wing coup d'etat for changing things).......No comment Edited August 28, 2020 by umbertino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 'DemExit': virtual convention aims to create US leftwing alternative The Movement for a People’s Party believes Democrats and Republicans will always choose profits over people, and 12,000 have signed up to hear more David Smith in Washington Sat 29 Aug 2020 09.00 BST The Harvard professor and activist Cornel West backed Bernie Sanders’ two presidential campaigns but doubts the Democratic party will ever be a serious force for change Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/29/demexit-peoples-convention-leftwing-alternative-democrats-republicans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Berlin minister 'deeply regretful' over far-right Reichstag standoff Andreas Geisel condemns ‘shameful’ scenes at rally against Covid restrictions Kate Connolly in Berlin Mon 31 Aug 2020 14.12 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/31/berlin-minister-regretful-reichstag-covid-standoff-far-right-covid Racism investigation after French magazine shows black MP as slave Prosecutors’ inquiry follows outcry over images of Danièle Obono in Valeurs Actuelles Agence France-Presse in Paris Mon 31 Aug 2020 15.35 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/31/racism-investigation-after-french-magazine-black-mp-slave-daniele-obono-valeurs-actuelles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 Turkey: Lawyer Ebru Timtik loses life on 238th day of her death fast demanding fair trial August 27 2020 9:43 pm (+03) https://www.duvarenglish.com/human-rights/2020/08/27/lawyer-ebru-timtik-loses-her-life-on-238th-day-of-her-death-fast/ Turkey is a NATO member and tried for years to be part of EU ...Unsuccessfully ( till now) ...Thank God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 Black power: the fists and the fury that shook America – and inspired generations Fifty-two years after Tommie Smith and John Carlos used the Olympic podium to protest against racial injustice, a new documentary examines the legacy of the gesture Mon 31 Aug 2020 09.00 BST Last modified on Mon 31 Aug 2020 11.21 BST Sean Ingle Tommie Smith (centre) and John Carlos make the salute at the 1968 Olympic Games Photograph: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive I was an 11 yr old kid at the time...But I still recall that scene...Of course I couldn't grasp the meaning of it at the time..... https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/aug/31/black-power-the-fists-and-the-fury-th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 How should Europe respond now its American ally has turned hostile? As trusted friends join the ranks of predators, it could be time to take a tougher line – soft power is no longer enough Sun 30 Aug 2020 08.30 BST Last modified on Sun 30 Aug 2020 17.40 BST Simon Tisdall Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, speaks to Donald Trump during the G7 meeting in Quebec, 2018 Photograph: Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/30/how-should-europe-respond-now-its-american-ally-has-turned-hostile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 How did the US's mainstream right end up openly supporting vigilante terror? The apocalyptic conspiracy theories of rightwing groups afraid of losing their power give evil a name, and offer an answer Tue 1 Sep 2020 09.32 BST Last modified on Tue 1 Sep 2020 13.51 BST Richard Seymour Vid https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/01/us-mainstream-right-vigilante-terror 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 Yoshihide Suga emerging as favourite to become Japan's prime minister Chief cabinet secretary to confirm rumours he will join race to succeed Shinzo Abe Justin McCurry in Tokyo Tue 1 Sep 2020 10.50 BST Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, Yoshihide Suga, is being touted as the continuity candidate in the contest Photograph: Jiji Press/AFP/Getty https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/01/yoshihide-suga-emerging-as-favourite-to-become-japans-prime-minister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 This public US university has seen grades soar despite Covid. What's it doing right? Most of Georgia State’s students come from low-income backgrounds hard-hit by the pandemic. The school could serve as a model for others nationwide Andrew Gumbel Tue 1 Sep 2020 11.00 BST Last modified on Tue 1 Sep 2020 14.53 BST Georgia State University over the years has overturned received wisdom about the viability of lower-income, minority, and first-generation students Illustration: Eric http://iqd.me/l/11/Georgia State University/The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/01/georgia-state-university-covid-19-low-in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Alexei Navalny novichok finding prompts calls for answers from Moscow Angela Merkel says poisoning was attempted murder and White House calls it ‘reprehensible’ Philip Oltermann and Shaun Walker Thu 3 Sep 2020 05.30 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/02/alexei-navalny-poisoned-with-novichok-says-german-government-russia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Operation Condor: the illegal state network that terrorised South America During the cold war, eight US-backed military dictatorships jointly plotted the cross-border kidnap, torture, rape and murder of hundreds of their political opponents. Now some of the perpetrators are finally facing justice Thu 3 Sep 2020 06.00 BST By Giles Tremlett https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/sep/03/operation-condor-the-illegal-state-network-that-terrorised-south-america https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Argentine_coup_d'état https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_dictatorship_of_Chile_(1973–1990) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_violations_in_Pinochet's_Chile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 ‘For enemies we have the law’ Russia’s appointed billionaires In the post-Soviet era, Russian corruption has been a public-private partnership run by an oligarch class profiting from state-led crony capitalism by Tony Wood September 2019 https://mondediplo.com/2019/09/12russia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 For the Russian state, the poisoning of Alexei Navalny was simply business The kleptocracy that controls the country behaves like a ruthless mafia clan - the world needs to start treating it like one Fri 4 Sep 2020 14.50 BST Last modified on Fri 4 Sep 2020 15.35 BST Oliver Bullough https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/04/for-the-russian-state-the-poisoning-of-alexei-navalny-was-simply-business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 'Get out of here': thousands in Israel call for Netanyahu to resign Anger continues to build over prime minister’s handling of coronavirus crisis and corruption allegations Associated Press Sun 6 Sep 2020 02.06 BST Last modified on Sun 6 Sep 2020 13.20 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/06/get-out-of-here-thousands-in-israel-call-for-netanyahu-to-resign 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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