November 22, 2018
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Black Agenda Report 22 November 2018: House Dem Leaders Shun Medicare For All; RussiaGate is a Fool’s Game; The Amazon Robbery, #Protect Mueller is Liberal Fascism
22 November 2018 — Black Agenda Report New Democratic House Leaders Steer Clear of Medicare For All – Bruce A. Dixon, BAR managing editor Unlike Republicans who repealed Obamacare 54 times when they held only the House, Democrats have no spirit to fight, to create persuasive theater, unless it benefits their campaign investors Continue reading
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IRR News (8 – 21 November)
As we document in our calendar of racism and resistance, the last few weeks have been momentous for campaigners; with dedicated work achieving significant gains. Not only has the government announced that Campsfield House immigration removal centre in Oxfordshire will close down, but an inquiry into the Gangs Matrix carried out by the Information Commissioner… Continue reading
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Trump Claims He Knows “Nothing” About the Julian Assange He Cited Hundreds of Times During in His Campaign By Whitney Webb
Footage of Trump mentioning WikiLeaks and its releases over 140 times in October 2016 alone has since resurfaced, suggesting that Trump’s recent claims of ignorance in regard to Assange and WikiLeaks are insincere at best Continue reading
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Israeli forces continue systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) 18-21 November 2018
22 November 2018 — PCHR (14 – 21 November 2018) Israeli Forces Killed a Fisherman in the Northern Gaza Strip Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against unarmed civilians and peaceful protestors in the Gaza Strip – 113 civilians, including 25 children, 3 women, 3 journalists, and 6 paramedics were wounded. Continue reading
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Hope against history for Gaza ceasefire By Omar Karmi
Negotiations for a longer term indirect ceasefire agreement between Palestinian factions in Gaza led by Hamas and Israel, mediated by Egypt, the UN and (to some degree) Qatar, seemed to be bearing fruit. Continue reading
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Assange’s Persecution Highlights Dangers to the Freedom of Speech and Free Media By Philip M. Giraldi
If you are a journalist and you discover something that is clearly unethical, and possibly even illegal, and you choose to report it what happens next? Well, you could win a Pulitzer Prize or, on the other hand, you might wind up hiding in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for six years. Continue reading
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State control and repression of dissent in Britain through legislation and policing methods By Sarah Pickard
There has been a move towards tougher legislation, ambiguous terminology, lower thresholds and legislation allowing police greater rights, together with an escalation of militaristic forms of policing in recent years. Continue reading
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US used misinformation, intimidation to secure OPCW vote it sought, says envoy
THE HAGUE, November 21. /TASS/. The United States engaged in a campaign of misinformation and intimidation of small nations to secure the result it needed in the vote on financing an OPCW attribution mechanism, Russian Permanent Representative to the OPCW Alexander Shulgin told journalists on Wednesday. Continue reading
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