(2019-12-16). 'Effective discipline'!?! 8yo boy needs surgery on maimed knees after sadistic stepfather makes him kneel on buckwheat for HOURS. rt.com 
An 8-year-old boy had to undergo a surgery to remove the sharp grains, virtually ingrown into his knees, after his mother's boyfriend routinely forced him to stand on raw buckwheat as punishment for the tiniest 'misbehavior.' | The photos of the child's knees, looking as if they were mutilated by a mystery disease, sent shockwaves across Russia. Doctors had to use general anesthesia to remove the ingrown seeds, cutting cut off large fragments of skin. | The surgery and weeks of painful rehabilitation, however, were nothing compared to what the starved kid had to endure at home in the Siberian city of Omsk, whe…
(2019-12-16). La cumbre climática termina dejando asuntos pendientes. peoplesworld.org 
MADRID (AP) — Los negociadores de casi 200 países aplazaron el domingo hasta el año siguiente una importante decisión sobre los mercados globales de emisiones de dióxido de carbono, poniendo fin a las maratónicas reuniones de la cumbre internacional del clima en Madrid. Tras dos semanas de negociaciones sobre la lucha contra el calentamiento global, …
(2019-12-15). Progress made at COP25, despite lack of agreement to increase climate ambition. news.un.org Negotiations at the COP25 UN climate conference in Madrid finally ended on Sunday, wrapping up an event which saw much progress made by the private sector, and by national, regional and local governments. However, there was widespread disappointment that no overall consensus was reached on increased climate ambition.
(2019-12-15). The Lies We're Told About Appalachia. commondreams.org Stories about Appalachia, who tells them and who gets to claim them, matter a great deal when it comes to understanding the place and people more fully.
(2019-12-15). Jorge Ivan Ospina. colombiareports.com Jorge Ivan Ospina is the mayor-elect of Colombia's third largest city Cali who is set to take office on January 1. Ospina's election victory in October 2018 was the second;…
(2019-12-15). Exporting Death: New Zealand confirmed as likely source of Samoa's measles outbreak. indybay.org "Infectious diseases de-populated many isolated Pacific islands when they were first exposed to global pathogen circulation from the 18th century," Professor G. Dennis Shanks of Australian Army Malaria Institute wrote. | "God alone will not send such an epidemic," he cited the Samoan chief in 1918 as saying.
(2019-12-15). What's the Secret to Success for Nonviolent Movements? Try Solidarity. commondreams.org There's a secret to success for nonviolent movements for change: solidarity. Instead of "going it alone," movements can amplify their message, leverage collective power, and build strength by seeking solidarity from aligned organizations and groups.
(2019-12-15). "Socialism In America" An introduction to the global struggle for Socialism. indybay.org Redwood Gardens, 2951 Derby St.,Berkeley 94705…
(2019-12-15). One third of poorer countries face both undernutrition and obesity: WHO report. news.un.org With one in three low and middle-income countries facing the two extremes of malnutrition — undernutrition and obesity — the UN's health agency WHO is calling for a new approach to deal with rapidly changing food systems.
(2019-12-15). US missed Apollo 11 moment of this decade with its anti-China rhetoric — RT's Keiser Report. rt.com 
China's high-tech advantage should have been a "Sputnik" moment for the US, but Washington failed to create its own industrial program, choosing to blame Beijing for all its misfortunes instead, says the Keiser Report. | "The Huawei phone… is the Apollo 11 of this decade. It's defining the technological landscape for a whole country [and] is gonna happen for a long time," Max Keiser said, as he and Stacy Herbert discussed the Chinese tech major's success in making a phone without US parts. | He added that now Beijing can beat US technology, including American tech behemoth Apple. Thus the US is set to be…
(2019-12-15). US Denounced as 'Threat to Humanity' as COP25 Ends Without Deal on Big Polluters' Responsibility to Frontline Nations. commondreams.org Delegates from developing countries and island nations, climate scientists, and climate action advocates who had spent two weeks demanding strong commitments from the COP 25 climate summit emerged from the conference Sunday stunned and angry over its conclusion, which was deemed a "lost opportunity" by the United Nations secretary-general. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1186865638_1.jpg …
(2019-12-15). Mexican Indigenous Communities Consent to Mayan Train Project. telesurenglish.net The Mexican Ministry of Interior informed Saturday that the Indigenous communities in the Yucatan Peninsula and the state of Chiapas both located in the southeastern part of the country accepted "by consensus and without opinion against" for the construction of the Mayan Train. | RELATED: | Brazil: Attack on Guajajara Indigenous People Leaves 1 Dead | After holding talks with the government, the Indigenous communities' proposals and needs will be incorporated and addressed within…
(2019-12-15). US Treasury chief applauds sanctions as ALTERNATIVE to military conflicts…but it hardly sits well with those sanctioned. rt.com 
Sanctions imposed on some stubborn countries are a better option than military conflicts, Steve Mnuchin claimed, just as the US rolled out fresh penalties against Iran and EU firms helping build a German-Russian pipeline. | "The reason why we're using sanctions is because they are an important alternative for world military conflicts. And I believe it's worked," Mnuchin told CNBC's Hadley Gamble at the Doha Forum in Qatar on Saturday. He singled out North Korea and I…
(2019-12-15). The Pentagon's Map of Afghanistan: An Eldorado of Mineral Wealth and Natural Resources. globalresearch.ca According to the media, The Afghanistan Papers released in early December 2019 by the Pentagon point to " US dysfunction" 'We did not know what we were doing'? | Nonsensical. They knew what they were doing. The object of US wars …
(2019-12-15). Brazil to move its Israel embassy to Jerusalem — Bolsonaro's son. rt.com 
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's son Eduardo has said that his father will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, following the lead of US President Donald Trump. Bolsonaro described the move as "natural and normal." | "As my father says, the Brazilian Embassy will move to Jerusalem. It's not something extraordinary. It's supposed to be a natural and normal thing," Bolsonaro, son of the Brazilian president and an MP himself, said at the opening of a Brazilian trade mission in Jerusalem on Sunday. | Israel "has no better friends than the people and government of Brazil," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
(2019-12-15). Impeach and Remove Rally. indybay.org In front of Ana Furniture Across the street from the Hillsdale Mall | 3011 S El Camino Real | San Mateo, CA 94403…
(2019-12-15). Global Warfare: "We're Going to Take out 7 Countries in 5 Years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan & Iran.." globalresearch.ca Originally published in March 2007. | Global Research Editor's Note: | This interview serves as a reminder regarding the diabolical timeline of America's hegemonic project. Is Iran the next target "to be taken out"? | All these countries are on the Pentagon's drawing …
(2019-12-15). Central Valley Water Board Approves Grasslands Water District Permit. indybay.org "Toxins in water impact fish, divide indigenous families from traditional foods, and can cause permanent learning disabilities in children," stated Sherri Norris, executive director of the California Indian Environmental Alliance. "Many of these toxins cannot be removed from water once it enters into the system. It's imperative that we protect all of California's water from these toxins."
(2019-12-15). Impeach & Remove Events in East Bay Area Cities. indybay.org Events in East Bay cities: El Cerrtio, Walnut Creek, Emeryville, San Ramon, Castro Valley…
(2019-12-15). Impeach & Remove Demonstration in Oakland. indybay.org Grand Lake Theater Intersection, 3200 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610…
(2019-12-15). Marathon Climate Talks in Madrid Fizzle to End With Slim Deal. truthdig.com MADRID — Marathon U.N. climate talks ended Sunday with a slim compromise that sparked widespread disappointment, after major polluters resisted calls for ramping up efforts to keep global warming at bay and negotiators postponed debate about rules for international carbon markets for another year. | Organizers kept delegates from almost 200 nations in Madrid far beyond Friday's scheduled close of the two-week talks. In the end, negotiators endorsed a general call for greater efforts to tackle climate change and several measures to help poor countries respond and adapt to its impacts. | U.N. Secretary-Genera…
(2019-12-15). Impeach & Remove Demonstration in Redwood City. indybay.org Sequoia Station (outside the shopping center), intersection of Jefferson Ave and El Camino Real, Redwood City, CA 94063…
(2019-12-15). Backlash against Hallmark for pulling gay wedding adverts. thecanary.co 
The Hallmark Channel has pulled ads for a wedding-planning website that featured two brides kissing at the altar following pressure from a conservative advocacy group, | In one of the adverts for Zola, two brides stand at the altar and discuss whether their wedding would go more smoothly if they had used a planning site before sharing a kiss. | Zola had submitted six adverts, four of which featured a lesbian couple. After Hallmark pulled those ads, but not two featuring only opposite-sex couples, Zola pulled its remaining ads. Mike Chi, Zola's chief marketing officer said | The only difference between the commerc…
(2019-12-15). Boris Johnson cannot force Scotland to stay in UK 'against its will': Sturgeon signals independence referendum on horizon. rt.com 
Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has cautioned British Prime Minister Boris Johnson against trying to block a second independence referendum, asserting that her country cannot be kept in the United Kingdom by force. | Johnson and his Tory government have stated that they will not permit another vote on Scotland leaving the union, but Sturgeon — whose Scottish National Party (SNP) won 48 of Scotland's 59 seats in the UK parliament in the recent snap general election — said that the matter isn't up to the prime minister. | You cannot hold Scotland in the union against its will … If the Uni…
(2019-12-15). Greta Thunberg spars with German train company in Twitter spat nobody saw coming. rt.com 
An overcrowded train ride through Germany shared by climate activist Greta Thunberg was taken by many as a swipe at Deutsche Bahn's service, but the railway company soon shot back, reminding Greta about her seat in first-class. | Returning home from a tour of protests, marches and speeches, the Swedish climate activist traveled as she always does: on public transport and in emissions-free vehicles. However, public transport occasionally brings with it delays and overcrowding, even in uber-efficient Germany, as Thunberg discovered on Saturday. | Tweeting a picture of herself sitting in a passageway beside a mou…
(2019-12-15). Impeach and Remove Events in Wine Country (Sonoma & Napa Counties). indybay.org Events in Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Sonoma, Napa, Healdsburg…
(2019-12-15). Impeach and Remove Rally, San Rafael. indybay.org San Rafael's City Plaza (1000 4th St. between "A" St. & Lootens near Arizmendi Bakery)…
(2019-12-15). Impeach & Remove: Rally and March in San Francisco. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building @ 90 7th Street, on the corner of Mission and 7th streets, San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2019-12-15). Impeach & Remove Demonstration in Silicon Valley. indybay.org Intersection of Stevens Creek Blvd & Winchester Blvd, at the border of Santa Clara 95050 and San Jose 95128.
(2019-12-15). O revisionismo do Bolsonaro no Brasil. globalresearch.ca O governo do Presidente Jair Bolsonaro está embarcando em um projeto de revisà£o histórica e cultural. Em setembro, a Cinemateca Brasileira ficou " ocupada" por militares e politicos da extrema-direita que criticaram o "marxismo cultural" da instituiàßà£o e prometeram …
(2019-12-15). ICE Case Management Handbook Based on Federal Law Enforcement "System of Systems" commondreams.org Unicorn Riot obtained confidential Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) policy manuals in 2017.
(2019-12-15). Humanity at the Crossroads. globalresearch.ca Humankind is at a cusp, a point of transition between two different states of governance and existence. The world today is like a sack being slowly filled while the string around the opening is pulled increasingly tighter to prevent the …
(2019-12-15). This Is America #99: Inside The UC Santa Cruz Wildcat Strike. indybay.org Welcome, to This Is America, December 12th, 2019. | On this episode, we are lucky enough to speak with two grad students involved in the growing wildcat strike that is demanding a cost of living adjustment on the University of California (UC) campus of Santa Cruz, located south of the bay area in Northern California.
(2019-12-15). Stop The Cuts! Hundreds of CCSF Students & Faculty Protest 300 Class Cuts AT BOT. indybay.org Hundreds of students and faculty protested at the San Francisco Community College Board of Trustees meeting against the 300 class cuts by CCSF chancellor Mark Rocha. The board had previously voted give to big raises to executives at the community college. The cuts will also close down the senior class program.
(2019-12-15). 'We've always been on receiving end of US hegemony': Pakistan seeks closer ties with Russia, and has a real chance of success. rt.com 
Islamabad, which just settled a Soviet-era debt dispute with Moscow, now wishes for "a new phase" in relations with Russia. Geopolitics, coupled with promising new trade opportunities, could help them thrive, analysts explain. | Russia-Pakistan relations returned to a brighter place this week, when Prime Minister Imran Khan voiced his desire to give them a powerful boost. While hosting a sizable Russian delegation led by Trade Minister Denis Manturov, Khan signaled that his country is ready to open its doors to Russian businesses and investors. | And it doesn't look like wishful thinking at all. Under a massiv…
(2019-12-15). The Bogus Legend of Paul Volcker. The Break with Gold. globalresearch.ca Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve during the 1980's, has died at age 92. Major media are writing words of praise for the banker who "killed inflation" in the wake of the 1970's oil crises and food price …
(2019-12-15). Extremely rare Nazi Enigma code transmitter tops $100k at auction (VIDEO). rt.com 
A fabled device used by Nazi Germany to transmit coded messages during the Second World War has been sold at an auction | for more than $100,000. | The cipher device, weighing nearly 30 pounds, was bought by an internet buyer for $106,000, according to the auction house, Heritage Auctions. The machine — which resembles a modified typewriter — comes with operating instructions and a case with an engraved Third Reich emblem. | The device stumped the Allies for years, until British mathematician Alan Turing managed to crack its code. Most of the machines were destroyed by the Germans during the war s…
(2019-12-15). 'Generational talent': Mason Greenwood scores again to show that Manchester United's future is a lot less bleak than its present. rt.com 
In what has been a mostly wretched campaign for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United, teenage forward Mason Greenwood looks to be a beacon of hope that the club can emerge from the funk which has mired them in recent seasons. | The young Englishman again came to his team's rescue on Saturday as he rescued a point for United late on against a managerless Everton team burdened with problems of their own. The strike – a wonderful left-footed shot into the bottom corner from outside the area – had the mark of a player with leagues' more experience in top level football. | So effective has he been recently that…
(2019-12-15). 'Total shambles': Piers Morgan and fellow Arsenal fans lay into gutless Gunners as they capitulate at home to Manchester City. rt.com 
There have been some tough times at the Emirates this season but famed Arsenal fan and professional provocateur Piers Morgan says he has 'never seen a worse team' as he watched his side go behind to a rampant Manchester City. | Arsenal were three goals down inside the opening 40 minutes of their home game with the Premier League champions in North London on Sunday, prompting the television personality to take to social media to vent his frustrations. | A double from Kevin De Bruyne and a Raheem Sterling strike soared Pep Guardiola's team into a commanding first-half lead prompting Morgan's social media outburs…
(2019-12-15). Between Hope and Horror: Sandy Hook Families Still Breathe Tiny Shards of Glass. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/further/guns_tease_20daniel20ttree20elrbt-px0aaehv5_0.jpg …
(2019-12-15). Impeach & Remove Trump Rally in Palo Alto. indybay.org Lytton Plaza, University Ave. & Emerson Street, Palo Alto 94301…
(2019-12-15). Russia & Qatar to deepen cooperation in a bid to boost investment and trade. rt.com 
Russia's Roscongress Foundation and the Qatar Investment Promotion Agency have inked a document during the Doha Forum that sets up a joint working group for coordination of investment activities and business projects. | The agreement was signed on Sunday, when a Russian delegation held a panel session titled 'Developing the High-Tech Sector in Russia: Prospects for Venture Investment' on the sidelines of the forum. | The new body is aimed at identifying promising investment projects in both countries and exchanging information on them, according to CEO of the Roscongress Foundation Alexander Stuglev. It can al…
(2019-12-15). United States Bombings of Other Countries. America's "Bombing List" globalresearch.ca The important legacy of the late William Blum will live. This article was first posted on GR in June 2016. | *** | It is a scandal in contemporary international law, don't forget, that while "wanton destruction of towns, cities and villages" …
(2019-12-15). S.F. Gray Panthers: "People & earth vs. Corporate Trade", Winter Party, & Board Election. indybay.org Park Branch of the SF Public Library, 1833 Page Street (between Cole & Schrader), Community Room (street level), wheel chair accessible…
(2019-12-15). National Impeach & Remove Rallies, Marches, Vigils in Bay Area and beyond. indybay.org National marches, rallies, vigils in the San Francisco Bay Area, State of California, and throughout nation…
(2019-12-15). Interview with Dominique Walker and Sameerah Karim of Moms4Housing on Move-In Day. indybay.org On November 18, two mothers without shelter, born and raised in Oakland, took possession of a vacant investor-owned property in West Oakland. Here, Dominique Walker and Sameerah Karim speak about the economic hardships of life in today's Oakland and how much this opportunity means to them and their families.
(2019-12-15). The Humane Obligation of Conscience. Capitalist Orchestrated Horror. Desperate Protests Across the Globe. globalresearch.ca The world war of Democracy against its people is now official. | On Oct 20, 2019, Chilean president Sebastian Pinera publicly admitted the singular capitalist threat implicitly and silently embraced by virtually all politicians across our embattled Earth: Pinera formally declared …
(2019-12-15). Powerful Earthquake Hits Philippine City, One Killed. telesurenglish.net A strong earthquake struck near the Philippine city of Davao on Sunday, killing a child, damaging buildings and causing several injuries, officials said, the latest in a series of tremors to strike the southern part of the country in recent months. | RELATED: | Duterte to Lift Martial Law in Southern Philippines: Spokesman | The magnitude 6.8 quake was centered 61 km (38 miles) southwest of Davao on the island of Mindanao, at a depth of 28.2 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said,…
(2019-12-15). ALBA-TCP Ratified Integration of Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. telesurenglish.net With cultural expressions and interventions by heads of State and delegates from Latin American and Caribbean nations, the XVII Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) ends with a political-cultural ceremony. | RELATED: , ALBA-TCP to Speed Formation of a 'Peace Zone' in Latin America | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro highlighted the integrationist work of the organization (ALBA-TCP) in the region, "the idea of co…
(2019-12-15). Britain: People power needed to resist Johnson. greenleft.org.au 
elections Derek WallIssue 1248 Britain 2019 British election BrexitDecember 16, 2019The British General Election, held on December 12, resulted in a huge victory for the right and a sweeping defeat for the l…