(2019-12-29). Five People Stabbed at Hanukkah Celebration in New York. telesurenglish.net Five people were injured on Saturday after a knife attack took place inside of a synagogue in a suburb of New York. According to reports, the attack occurred around 10 P.M. (EST), when visitors were attending a Hanukkah service at the Monsey Synagogue in Rockland County. | RELATED: | US-China Trade Deal and OPEC Cuts Make Oil Prices Rise | Rockland County police said an unidentified man pulled out a knife and attacked several people before running out of the temple and leaving the cr…
(2019-12-29). NUHW workers strike for better mental health care for their patients. liberationnews.org 
On Dec. 16, the National Union for Healthcare Workers began a week-long strike at Kaiser Permanente's Clairemont Mesa Blvd facility in San Diego, California.
(2019-12-29). Cris Williamson The Changer and the Changed – 45th Anniversary Celebration. indybay.org Freight & Salvage | 2020 Addison | Berkeley CA 94704…
(2019-12-29). "Get Up, Stand Up for Your Rights" at Demo: Justice for Killed Protesters in Iran. indybay.org 13 second video. | Photos and full text at | www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/26/18829250.php…
(2019-12-29). Edward Snowden Sets the Record Straight. truthdig.com 
"Permanent Record" | Purchase in the Truthdig Bazaar | I generally care relatively little for the personal lives of people of note, but something that always nagged me just slightly about Edward Snowden's 2013 revelations that the NSA was spying on pretty much everyone was — how angry was his girlfriend? | After all, we all knew Snowden had a girlfriend, since it didn't take long for the media to uncover that her name was Lindsay Mills, that (much to their infinite delight) she had photos of herself in lingerie, and that her significant other h…
(2019-12-29). 'Americans have to leave the region': Iran says 1st joint drills with China & Russia send a message to US. rt.com 
Tehran's joint naval drills with Moscow and Beijing are sending a bold message to Washington and its allies to keep out its "undesirable security arrangements," Iran's naval forces commander stated. | "The era of inroads by the Americans in the region has ended and they have to gradually leave the region," Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi proclaimed, as cited by local media. | The trilateral naval exercise is being held to "boost security in the region." But aside from that, it has sent "a highly significant message" to the US "and their sidekicks," the top officer added. | | China has se…
(2019-12-29). Environmental Activists Celebrate 'A Victory for Our Oceans'. truthdig.com Defenders of ocean habitats celebrated Friday after a federal court upheld a lower court ruling defending the right of the U.S. executive branch to set aside marine areas as national monuments. | Citing the authority found under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to establish marine national monuments, the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia sided against a lawsuit brought by large fishing industry interests that challenged President Barack Obama's designation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, which encompases 4,913 square miles of the Atlantic Ocean off the nation's northeas…
(2019-12-29). Imagining a World Without Capitalism. commondreams.org Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during a campaign stop at The River Center on December 28, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. Warren wants to rein in capitalism's excesses but calls for a gentler capitalism are mere fads. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/elizabeth-warren-12282019-iowa-955px.jpg …
(2019-12-29). Saudi state security: two men planning 'terrorist operation' killed in Dammam. yenisafak.com Saudi state security on Sunday said two men who had planned an "imminent terrorist operation" were killed by security forces in the eastern city of Dammam, Saudi state agency SPA said.During the operation 5 kilogrammes of explosive materials were seized, SPA said.It was not immediately clear whether this was the same incident as reported by Saudi state media on Wednesday, in which two "terrorists" were killed by security forces after a shooting in a residential neighbourhood of Dammam.
(2019-12-29). EBALDC is in violation of Oakland's Fire Marshal imposed Fire Watch at Effie's House. indybay.org Due to a lack of transparency and the failure of EBALDC management at Effie's House to provide information or documentation to the tenants as to why they are in presently in violation of the Fire Watch that was ordered by the Oakland Fire Marshal, it is clear that the tenants have been placed at risk, and it is advisable that EBALDC needs to resolve this problem immediately!
(2019-12-29). I Remember (BàéRA MI' TÀTIN) screening. indybay.org Tamarack | 1501 Harrison St. | Oakland…
(2019-12-29). Cricket: South Africa bowl England to win first test by 107 runs. yenisafak.com South Africa swept to a 107-run victory over England on the fourth day of the first test at Centurion Park on Sunday after taking seven wickets in the second session to go ahead in the four-match series.England, needing an improbable 376 to win, were bowled out for 268 as their bottom order offered scant resistance to a barrage of pace once South Africa had taken the second new ball.The teams now move onto Cape Town for the second test at Newlands from Jan. 3-7.
(2019-12-29). Elon Musk gets an EARFUL after suggesting only 'SUBWAY STALINISTS' oppose creation of underground highways. rt.com 
Elon Musk has been bombarded with internet hate after claiming that a not-very-scientific poll shows that only a small minority are against the construction of subterranean roads. | The Tesla and SpaceX CEO conducted a survey on Twitter in which he asked his followers if they liked the idea of "super safe, Earthquake-proof tunnels under cities to solve traffic." After an overwhelming majority of e-voters responded "definitely," Musk triumphantly declared: "As expected, 69% want car tunnels! Stop whining, subway Stalinists, the people have spoken." | As expected, 69% want car tunnels! Stop whining, subway Stali…
(2019-12-29). Writers With Drinks featuring guest host Baruch Porras-Hernandez. indybay.org The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St.
(2019-12-29). Never have so many governments done so little for so many. zcomm.org An economic system geared toward nothing but massive profits for a tiny percentage of people and based on ruthless competition and exploitation, in which corporations can shift the costs of their behavior onto the public and the environment, can't save us…
(2019-12-29). Putin & Merkel agree to keep supporting Nord Stream 2 project amid sanctions pressure from Washington. rt.com 
President Vladimir Putin and Chancellor Angela Merkel have reiterated their support for the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, the Kremlin says, as the US seeks to curb the project with sanctions. | "The attitude for further support of the Nord Stream 2 project was confirmed" during a phone call which was initiated by the German side on Sunday, according to a statement on the Kremlin website. Earlier this week, the US State Department issued an ultimatum to European companies taking part in the project, threatening them with sanctions if they do not cease their work by January 20. | Als…
(2019-12-29). Just Before Christmas, Glimmer of Hope for RV Dwellers in Mountain View. indybay.org The Mountain View City Council's ban on RV's has been overturned by a referendum petition. If the council wishes to try again to enact a ban they must go to the voters. The earliest election for this would be November 2020. Meanwhile the default is NO BAN. | Photo: Circa 1973 from U.S. National Archives. Recreational vehicles in history and today.
(2019-12-29). The Key to the Environmental Crisis Is Beneath Our Feet. globalresearch.ca The Green New Deal resolution that was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives in February hit a wall in the Senate, where it was called unrealistic and unaffordable. In a Washington Post article titled " The Green New Deal …
(2019-12-29). WATCH: Fedor Emelianenko hands Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson first-ever KO defeat from punches with BIG win in Japan. rt.com 
In the clash of two iconic MMA veterans it was Russia's Fedor Emelianenko who prevailed as he inflicted a first-ever KO defeat from punches on American Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson at Bellator 237 in Japan. | The two legends faced off in a heavyweight headliner at the Bellator and Rizin end of year spectacular at Saitama Super Arena on Saturday. | 'The Last Emperor' Emelianenko, 43, was returning for the first time in four years to Japan, the country where he made his name as a former PRIDE champion. | And it was a happy return to his old stomping ground as the Russian inflicted a first-round KO defeat on Jackson…
(2019-12-29). Saudi placates Pakistan. What about India? iranian.com The one-day visit to Islamabad on December 26 by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah aimed at a reset of the Saudi-Pakistani relationship. What emerges is that Saudis are going the extra league to placate Pakistan. The Modi government must take note. To recap, things came to a pass in September when, following …
(2019-12-29). 11-point Plan for a New Socialism. indybay.org The break with the old neoliberal and new authoritarian policies becomes a necessity in the face of the multiple crisis. An impending economic slump would exacerbate this situation. The "middle way" of post-ideological openness and left-wing liberal criticism is becoming powerless.
(2019-12-29). Global Warming: "Fixing the Climate Data around the Policy" globalresearch.ca Both the concepts and the data have been adjusted and shaped to fit the agenda of the UN Panel on Climate Change.
(2019-12-29). Philippines: Death toll from typhoon climbs to 41. yenisafak.com At least 28 people were also injured while 12 others are reportedly missing in the wake of the storm's landfall, the state-run Philippines News Agency reported on Sunday.The deaths were reported from several locales, including the Mimaropa region and the Capiz, Iloilo, and Leyte provinces.According to the agency, Typhoon Phanfone, locally known as Ursula, caused huge devastation in central regions of the country, affecting nearly 400,000 families and damaging some 266,000 houses.Authorities have evacuated at least 10,000 people to safe areas, the agency added.
(2019-12-29). Egypt and Sudan to operate joint electricity grid from Jan. 12. yenisafak.com Egypt and Sudan will begin operating a joint electricity grid from Jan. 12 with a capacity of 50 megawatts, Egypt's state news agency MENA said on Sunday.The project's cost has reached 509 million Egyptian pounds ($31.74 million) and spans 1,000 km (621 miles), MENA said, citing Egypt's energy minister. ($1 = 16.0375 Egyptian pounds)…
(2019-12-29). Iraq's exports, production not affected by halting Nassiriya oilfield. yenisafak.com Halting production from Iraq's southern Nassiriya oilfield on Saturday by protesters will not affect the country's exports and production operations, the oil ministry said on Sunday.Iraq will use additional output from southern oilfields in Basra to make up for the missing shipments from Nassirya field, the ministry said in a statement.Protesters broke into Iraq's southern Nassiriya oilfield on Saturday and forced employees to cut off electricity from its control station, taking the field offline.
(2019-12-29). UN-recognized Libyan leader denies presence of Syrians. yenisafak.com Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Sunday hit back at social media allegations on the presence of "Syrian elements" in the military headquarters in the capital.According to a statement by Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj's office, the reports — issued by social media accounts affiliated with warlord Khalifa Haftar, commanding eastern forces opposing the GNA — suggesting a Syrian presence in the capital Tripoli do not reflect the truth.The statement said such baseless reports are nothing but smear campaigns targeting the UN-recognized government of the war-weary country.Since the ouster a…
(2019-12-29). Here Are Five Ways to Support Chelsea Manning in 2020. truthout.org The year 2019 has been a nightmare for whistleblower Chelsea Manning and her supporters. While Donald Trump cleared three members of the United States Army who reportedly murdered Afghani civilians, Manning is, once again, confined for acting in accord with her own principles. In 2010, she was imprisoned for leaking classified military and diplomatic documents that exposed U.S. war crimes, including the murder of Iraqi and Afghani civilians. | This time, Manning is not charged with or convicted of a crime. On March…
(2019-12-29). Turkey Sending Troops to Libya? Erdogan Supported Tripoli Forces to Fight Trump Supported Haftar Forces? globalresearch.ca It appears likely. According to Turkey's Anadolu news agency, President Erdogan will send troops to Libya to support the Tripoli-based/UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA). | It's combatting Trump-supported/longtime CIA asset/warlord Khalifa Haftar for control of the country. | Anadolu news said …
(2019-12-29). 'People Should Take Him Very Seriously'. zcomm.org Sanders Polling Surge Reportedly Forcing Democratic Establishment to Admit He Can Win…
(2019-12-29). Get Ready for a Stop-Bernie Onslaught Like You've Never Seen. indybay.org All left hands on deck…
(2019-12-29). FIRST PERSON: Louisiana alligator whisperer's 'dream job'. news.un.org The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called "Dignity at Work: The American Experience" to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana.
(2019-12-29). Genocide: the new normal in Duque's Colombia. colombiareports.com 
While Colombia's government is boasting a 25% reduction in the killing of human rights defenders and community leaders, genocide has become the new normal. The government of President Ivan Duque…
(2019-12-29). The Criminalisation of Protest in America. globalresearch.ca The US today freely interferes in the governments of so many other nations, fueling unrest and financing violence, seeking to impose on these countries a peculiarly American form of "open government" which it can control, but has always severely restricted …
(2019-12-29). Bolivia a military coup. Coup leader Fernando Camacho boasting. indybay.org It was a military coup. Coup leader Fernando Camacho boasting about how his father coordinated with military so they wouldn't be mobilised against the anti-Evo protests before the coup.
(2019-12-29). A Call to Action as World is Rapidly Depleting Essential Groundwater. commondreams.org We are rapidly depleting a relatively non-renewable natural resource that is essential for our survival. And the climate crisis is making it worse. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/groundwater-time-bomb_0.jpg …
(2019-12-29). British Democracy on Death Row. globalresearch.ca It's all over the internet — you must have read about it by now. It's all about Page 48 — and it is here that democracy dies in Britain. It was in the Conservative Manifesto. But the country voted for …
(2019-12-29). We Won It! Anchor Steam Brewery ILWU Local 6 Workers Get A Union & A Contract. indybay.org Workers at Anchor Steam Brewery voted to join ILWU Local 6 in March and voted to accept a union contract in December 2019.
(2019-12-29). Iran lashes out at French 'interference' over jailed academic accused of espionage. rt.com 
Tehran has accused Paris of interfering in the case of an Iranian-French academic who has been arrested over accusations of spying. | France's protests against the imprisonment of Fariba Adelkhah and another academic, Roland Marchal, constitute an "act of interference" that has "no legal basis," Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said in a statement on Sunday. | "Creating hype cannot stop Iran's judiciary from handling the case, especially considering the security charges the two face," Mousavi said. | France announced on Friday that it had summoned Iran's ambassador in order to protest against Ad…
(2019-12-29). Israel's Strike that Killed Nine Members of al-Sawarka Family. Mistakenly "Categorized as a Military Compound" globalresearch.ca Israel has said that an attack on the Gaza Strip which killed nine Palestinians from the same family happened after the premises were mistakenly categorised as a "military compound" used by Islamic Jihad. | In November, Israel conducted a series of …
(2019-12-29). Indian govt issues 'RED WARNING' for Delhi as capital & adjacent states shiver in 'extreme cold'. rt.com 
The government's meteorological office issued the highest-level warning for the capital as Indians continue to struggle through what has been described as the second coldest December in a century. | The recent "red warning" by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) came as temperatures in Delhi plummeted to 2.8 Celsius (37.04 Fahrenheit) and is likely to drop further. 'Red' usually means "extreme weather conditions," according to the agency. | It warned that "severe cold wave conditions," dense fog, and hailst…
(2019-12-29). The Long History of Russophobia, Starting with Its Religious Roots. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on June 9, 2016. | The former editor of the Tribune de Genève, [Guy Mettan-RI] visited Moscow and presented his new book Russia and the West: A Thousand Year War, which reviews the phenomenon of Russophobia: …
(2019-12-29). Venezuelan Diplomat Demands EU Abandon Regime Change Policy. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan Ambassador to France, Michel Mujica, called on the European Union to respect international law and halt their support for self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido. | RELATED: | Maduro: Armed Forces, Commitment and Loyalty | Speaking Prensa Latina on Sunday, Mujica said that Venezuela rejects the European Union's interference in the internal affairs of the Bolivarian Republic. The Venezuelan diplomat said the EU's regime change policy is a clear violation of international proto…
(2019-12-29). FBI strikes – DOXBIN closed! indybay.org Doxbin: A site that had literally thousands of doxes on almost every corrupt figures known today. HRC/BC/O/Bushes, you name it, Doxbin had it. FBI (Cornjob) had made sure to scrub all traces of it from the web. Not for the trolls who ended up doxed, but for who Cornjob protects!
(2019-12-29). El estado opresor es un macho violador // the oppressive state is a macho rapist. zcomm.org For the last two years and a half women students and faculty have exposed and denounced the rampant sexual abuse and sexist education that take place in Chilean schools and universities…
(2019-12-29). Promoting Action on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion. zcomm.org Recently, Montgomery County enacted the historic Racial Equity and Social Justice Act. This act is part of a growing trend of conversations around the state on the topics of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…
(2019-12-29). Unbeaten Mayweather protege Davis scores late KO win — after opponent Gamboa fights most of bout with ruptured Achilles (VIDEO). rt.com 
Gervonta Davis — protege of Floyd Mayweather Jr — extended his own unbeaten record with a 12th-round KO win over Yuriorkis Gamboa, who later revealed he'd battled through most of the bout with a ruptured Achilles tendon. | Davis picked up the vacant WBA (Regular) lightweight title as he stepped up to the division for the first time, knocking out Cuban veteran Gamboa in the last round of their fight in Atlanta, US. | Davis, 25, put his rival down as early as the second round at State Farm Arena, felling him with a left hand. | Gamboa recovered but later said had suffered a ruptured Achilles as he wa…
(2019-12-29). Global War on Humanity: America's Unceasing Pursuit of Hegemony. globalresearch.ca Essentially what we're looking at is a broader historical perspective on how the US de facto supported Nazi Germany with a view to destroying the Soviet Union as well as weakening the British Empire and competing empires including of course France, Belgium, Holland, etc. And those countries today are no longer colonial powers.
(2019-12-29). Trump's tariffs hurt more than helped, leading to job losses & higher prices – Fed study. rt.com 
US tariffs meant to boost the US economy by eliminating "unfair" trade practices, primarily by China, actually took a toll on manufacturing sector jobs and hiked prices, a study by the US Federal Reserve Board has concluded. | The Fed has become the latest body to stress the damaging consequences of "unprecedented" punitive tariffs unleashed by US President Donald Trump on China and other trade partners – including Canada, Mexico and the EU – at the beginning of 2018. In a recently released report, Fed economists Aaron Flaaen and Justin Pierce said that the negative effects of the measure outweighed the benefi…
(2019-12-29). One-Hour Afternoon Rally in Solidarity with Women's March. indybay.org 300 So. El Camino Real | (corner of 3rd ave and El Camino) | San Mateo, CA 94402…
(2019-12-29). 'An inspiration': Ronaldo has kickaround with Kazakh boy born without legs — as Khabib hails him for being 'best in the world'. rt.com 
Khabib Nurmagomedov praised his friend Cristiano Ronaldo after the Juventus star took the time to enjoy a kickaround with Kazakh youngster Ali Turganbekov, who was born without legs. | The UFC lightweight champ himself recently met Ali on a trip to Kazakhstan, playing football with him and fulfilling what the youngster said was a "dream." | Also on rt.com | | Khabib plays football with Kazakh boy born with no legs as UFC champ makes youngster's dream come true (VIDEO) | This weekend it was the turn of footballing megastar Ronaldo, who is…