Daily Archives: December 16, 2019

2019-12-16: News Headlines

Manuel García, Jr. (2019-12-16). Climate: From Catastrophe to Cataclysm. counterpunch.org Please watch the 23 minute video, linked below, to completion. It shows an interview of Dr. Peter Carter (Director Climate Emergency Institute, IPCC expert reviewer, Co-author in 2018 of Unprecedented Crime: Climate Science Denial and Game Changers for Survival). This interview was conducted at COPS25 ("this is set up to fail") currently underway in Madrid, More

RT (2019-12-16). Germany's migrant-smuggling activist switches to climate cause, calls for civil disobedience and 'eco-socialism'. rt.com Sea captain Carola Rackete broke the law to pull migrants out of the Mediterranean and bring them to Italy. However, support for immigration in Europe is falling, and the outlaw activist has embraced a new cause: the environment. | The line between 'activist' and 'criminal' is often a blurry one, and 31-year-old Carola Rackete has one foot to either side of it. A former conservation volunteer and officer on Greenpeace ships, the German activist took over the helm of the 'Sea-Watch 3' in June. A month later, she was arrested in Italy for docking on the island of Lampedusa with 53 migrants in tow. | The Italian…

WSWS (2019-12-14). Queen & Slim: An African-American couple on the run. wsws.org In Queen & Slim, a racist white policeman is killed in the act of assaulting two young black people. Relying on certain aspects of reality, the film creates a largely mythological picture to justify a strand of rabid identity politics.

Peoples Dispatch (2019-12-14). Police brutality against students in Delhi hits a new low. peoplesdispatch.org On December 13, the Delhi police unleashed brutal violence against thousands of students and teachers of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), attacking them with baton and tear gas. The students and teachers were taking out a march to Indian parliament against the discriminatory citizenship amendment act (also known as CAB), recently passed by far-right Indian government. | The act provides pathway for naturalization to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh migrants, but not to Muslim refugees or refugees from other neighbouring countries who may also face religio…

Staff (2019-12-13). Eddie Conway Tells It Like It Is. therealnews.com Please donate and help Eddie—Real News Executive Producer and former Black Panther—continue to expose issues relating to the prison-industrial complex.

RT (2019-12-13). One killed in 'workplace violence' shooting at Dart Container plant in Conyers, Georgia. rt.com One employee was shot at a food service plant in Conyers, Georgia, and later died. Local schools were placed on lockdown while police hunted for a suspect, who was later caught in the neighboring state of Alabama. | A contract employee identified as Cameron Golden was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with murdering fellow employee Taurus Andrews. | Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett described the shooting as "workplace violence," but said that Golden's motives were still being investigated. | "We don't if Mr. Golden was upset with Dart Container, was he upset with any particular person there? We just don…

Fight Back (2019-12-11). UPS Teamsters across country mourn co-worker murdered by cops. fightbacknews.org Miami, FL – UPS Teamsters across the country are participating in a nationwide moment of silence today, December 9, for #Frank Ordonez, the 27-year-old UPS package car driver killed in a police shootout after being taken hostage by armed robbers. Many Teamsters are questioning the tactics used by police, noting that the officers' trigger-happy actions were not normal for a hostage situation and resulted in not only the death of Frank Ordonez but the death of union representative Rick Cutshaw and endangered the lives of many others. | The moment of silence took place at 5 p.m. Eastern Time, the time Frank Ordonez'

Monica Moorehead (2019-12-11). Sports heroes fight racism. workers.org Under a capitalist society, the ruling-class-biased media attempt to isolate almost every development challenging the divide-and-conquer system that puts profits before human needs. For instance, whenever the police murder a youth or disabled person of color, the media will either defend the police or even say there are "good" cops . . . | Continue reading Sports heroes fight racism at Workers.org

Robert Penner (2019-12-11). Milwaukee delays vote to protect immigrants after cops caught collaborating with ICE. liberationnews.org End ICE terror and MPD collaboration.

Fight Back (2019-12-09). Arizona educators, progressives confront ALEC summit and Betsy DeVos. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – On December 4, a coalition of union educators, immigrant rights, police crimes, and climate change activists confronted the agenda of corporations like UPS and energy industry giants and billionaires like Charles Koch and Sheldon Achelson. At its height the crowd numbered around 200 with signs reading: "ALEC: Oligarchy in progress" and "Privatization, criminalization, incarceration, climate change, imperialism: #ALECisBehindIt." | The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a notorious organization of hardcore conservatives, was holding its States and Nation Policy Summit in Arizona. ALEC hoste…

Susan Price (2019-12-07). October uprising breaking down sectarianism in Iraq. greenleft.org.au uprising Firass HaddadIssue 1248 Iraq 2019 Iraq protestsDecember 7, 2019Since protests began in Iraq in early October, more than 400 people have been killed and thousands have been injured. | The uprising has escalated, despite the cruelty and brutality used by security fo…

Frances Madeson (2019-12-03). Fifty Years After the Police Murders of Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. progressive.org "We learned that the government had a plan in place to deal with any black leaders emerging 'who could unify and electrify the masses,' in the words of the FBI. Fred was doing that."

splcenter (2019-11-18). Suspected Atomwaffen Member Arrested, Charged With Gun Possession. splcenter.org Federal authorities continued a crackdown on the violent neo-Nazi organization Atomwaffen Division by indicting a suspected member on gun charges.

2019-12-16: Social Media Postees

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Climate: From Catastrophe to Cataclysm
Manuel García, Jr. | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-16
Please watch the 23 minute video, linked below, to completion. It shows an interview of Dr. Peter Carter (Director Climate Emergency Institute, IPCC expert reviewer, Co-author in 2018 of Unprecedented Crime: Climate Science Denial and Game Changers for Survival). This interview was conducted at COPS25 ("this is set up to fail") currently underway in Madrid,…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/16/climate-from…

Germany's migrant-smuggling activist switches to climate cause, calls for civil disobedience and 'eco-socialism'
rt.com | 2019-12-16
Sea captain Carola Rackete broke the law to pull migrants out of the Mediterranean and bring them to Italy. However, support for immigration in Europe is falling, and the outlaw activist has embraced a new cause: the environment. | The line between 'activist' and 'criminal' is often a blurry one, and 31-year-old Carola Rackete has one foot to either side of it. A former conservation volunteer and officer on Greenpeace ships, the German activist took over the helm of the 'Sea-Watch 3' in June. A month later, she was arrested in Italy for docking on the island of Lampedusa with 53 migrants in tow. | The Italian…
rt.com/news/476032-carola-rackete-civil-…

Queen & Slim: An African-American couple on the run
wsws.org | 2019-12-14
In Queen & Slim, a racist white policeman is killed in the act of assaulting two young black people. Relying on certain aspects of reality, the film creates a largely mythological picture to justify a strand of rabid identity politics.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/14/quee…

Police brutality against students in Delhi hits a new low
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2019-12-14
On December 13, the Delhi police unleashed brutal violence against thousands of students and teachers of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), attacking them with baton and tear gas. The students and teachers were taking out a march to Indian parliament against the discriminatory citizenship amendment act (also known as CAB), recently passed by far-right Indian government. | The act provides pathway for naturalization to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh migrants, but not to Muslim refugees or refugees from other neighbouring countries who may also face religio…
peoplesdispatch.org/2019/12/14/police-br…

Eddie Conway Tells It Like It Is
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-12-13
Please donate and help Eddie–Real News Executive Producer and former Black Panther–continue to expose issues relating to the prison-industrial complex.
therealnews.com/stories/eddie-conway-tel…

One killed in 'workplace violence' shooting at Dart Container plant in Conyers, Georgia
rt.com | 2019-12-13
One employee was shot at a food service plant in Conyers, Georgia, and later died. Local schools were placed on lockdown while police hunted for a suspect, who was later caught in the neighboring state of Alabama. | A contract employee identified as Cameron Golden was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with murdering fellow employee Taurus Andrews. | Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett described the shooting as "workplace violence," but said that Golden's motives were still being investigated. | "We don't if Mr. Golden was upset with Dart Container, was he upset with any particular person there? We just don…
rt.com/usa/475838-injured-active-shooter…

UPS Teamsters across country mourn co-worker murdered by cops
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-12-11
Miami, FL – UPS Teamsters across the country are participating in a nationwide moment of silence today, December 9, for #Frank Ordonez, the 27-year-old UPS package car driver killed in a police shootout after being taken hostage by armed robbers. Many Teamsters are questioning the tactics used by police, noting that the officers' trigger-happy actions were not normal for a hostage situation and resulted in not only the death of Frank Ordonez but the death of union representative Rick Cutshaw and endangered the lives of many others. | The moment of silence took place at 5 p.m. Eastern Time, the time Frank Ordonez'…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/12/10/ups-tea…

Sports heroes fight racism
Monica Moorehead | workers.org | 2019-12-11
Under a capitalist society, the ruling-class-biased media attempt to isolate almost every development challenging the divide-and-conquer system that puts profits before human needs. For instance, whenever the police murder a youth or disabled person of color, the media will either defend the police or even say there are "good" cops . . . | Continue reading Sports heroes fight racism at Workers.org
workers.org/2019/12/44855/

Milwaukee delays vote to protect immigrants after cops caught collaborating with ICE
Robert Penner | liberationnews.org | 2019-12-11
End ICE terror and MPD collaboration.
liberationnews.org/milwaukee-delays-vote…

Arizona educators, progressives confront ALEC summit and Betsy DeVos
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-12-09
Tucson, AZ – On December 4, a coalition of union educators, immigrant rights, police crimes, and climate change activists confronted the agenda of corporations like UPS and energy industry giants and billionaires like Charles Koch and Sheldon Achelson. At its height the crowd numbered around 200 with signs reading: "ALEC: Oligarchy in progress" and "Privatization, criminalization, incarceration, climate change, imperialism: #ALECisBehindIt." | The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a notorious organization of hardcore conservatives, was holding its States and Nation Policy Summit in Arizona. ALEC hoste…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/12/8/arizona-…

October uprising breaking down sectarianism in Iraq
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2019-12-07
uprising Firass HaddadIssue 1248 Iraq 2019 Iraq protestsDecember 7, 2019Since protests began in Iraq in early October, more than 400 people have been killed and thousands have been injured. | The uprising has escalated, despite the cruelty and brutality used by security fo…
greenleft.org.au/content/october-uprising-breaking-down-sectarianism-iraq

Fifty Years After the Police Murders of Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark
Frances Madeson | progressive.org | 2019-12-03
"We learned that the government had a plan in place to deal with any black leaders emerging 'who could unify and electrify the masses,' in the words of the FBI. Fred was doing that."
progressive.org/dispatches/fifty-years-a…

Suspected Atomwaffen Member Arrested, Charged With Gun Possession
splcenter.org | 2019-11-18
Federal authorities continued a crackdown on the violent neo-Nazi organization Atomwaffen Division by indicting a suspected member on gun charges.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/11/18/suspe…