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2020-03-12: Social Media Postees

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Resisting US Blockade, Cuba Embraces Change, Builds Socialism
W. T. Whitney | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-12
Any U.S. politician who says nice things about Cuba can expect abuse. That's been so since the victory of the Cuban Revolution in 1959. Recently presidential candidate Bernie Sanders tried to ward off attacks as he praised Cuba's 1961 literacy campaign. He labeled Cuba's leadership as "authoritarian," but it didn't work. Senators Rubio and Menendez and other politicians, Democratic and Republican alike, lashed out. Democratic leaders in Florida joined in. Cuba matters there at voting time.
counterpunch.org/2020/03/12/resisting-us-blockade-cuba-embraces-change-builds-socialism/

'Ability to help may reach limit': Italian doctor says medics 'exhausted' helping isolated patients amid coronavirus pandemic
rt.com | 2020-03-12
If the number of the infected keeps rising, patients with better chances of survival will have to be prioritized, an ER doctor at the epicenter of the Italian outbreak told RT's Ruptly video agency. | In the city of Piacenza, in the heart of northern Italy's coronavirus outbreak, overworked medical personnel are reaching their breaking point

Cuba Confirms Three Positive Cases of Coronavirus
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
The Cuban Ministry of Public Health confirmed Wednesday night that three Italian tourists who arrived on the Caribbean island last Monday tested positive for the new coronavirus. | RELATED: | Death Toll From COVID-19 Outside China Surpasses 1,000: WHO | Four Italian tourists from Lombardy were identified by the country's health authorities on Tuesday, the day after their arrival, with respiratory symptoms. After conducting the pertinent tests, three of them tested positive for Covi…
telesurenglish.net/news/cuba-confirms-three-positive-cases-of-coronavirus-20200312-0003.html

The Final Chapter Has Still Not Been Written: Remembering The 2004 Coup in Haiti
Robert Roth | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-12
On February 29, 2004, the democratically elected government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti was overthrown by a violent coup. This was the second U.S.-sponsored coup against a popularly elected Aristide government, the first one taking place in 1991 after he had served only eight months in office. Orchestrated by the United States, France and…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/12/the-final-chapter-has-still-not-been-written-remembering-the-2004-coup-in-haiti/

UN warns of new locust swarms forming in Africa
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-12
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said new locust swarms began to form in the Horn of Africa

Russia cannot do without Turkey's cooperation in Syria
M. K. Bhadrakumar | iranian.com | 2020-03-12
The former Soviet Union was a satiated world power. It didn't have to prove anything. The Great Patriotic War (1941-45) spoke for itself. Thus, triumphalism was never a diplomatic tool in the Soviet inventory. The removal of the US nuclear missiles from Turkey in the downstream of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis was not even …
iranian.com/2020/03/12/russia-cannot-do-without-turkeys-cooperation-in-syria/

A Case Study of Corporate Media Disinformation
Stansfield Smith | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-11
Some alternative media have exposed the US government and its corporate media fake news reporting on Russian "election interference," on Venezuela, the war on Syria, China's Xinjiang and Hong Kong, Nicaragua, Palestine, among others. One of the longest running media disinformation campaigns has been directed at Cuba, well covered in Keith Bolender's Manufacturing the Enemy: …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/a-case-study-of-corporate-media-disinformation/

Media malfunction as Sanders notes positive aspects of Latin American socialism
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-11
When 60 Minutes (2/24/20) asked Sen. Bernie Sanders about his past support for aspects of Cuba's socialist revolution, as well as for Nicaragua's 1979–90 leftist Sandinista government, Sanders responded by saying he opposes what he described as the "authoritarian" features of the Cuban government, while noting that after the 1959 revolution, Cuba launched "a massive […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/11/media-malfunction-as-sanders-notes-positive-aspects-of-latin-american-socialism/

Venezuela: FRSO labor delegation meets with Bolivarian Space Agency
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-11
Caracas, Venezuela

FRSO labor delegation joins Venezuelan march defending the Bolivarian government
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-11
Caracas, Venezuela – Over 600,000 people took to the streets in Caracas, March 10, marching to support President Maduro and the Bolivarian government. The small opposition called for a march on the Presidential Palace Miraflores and held small rallies in the wealthy neighborhoods. However, huge masses of people in central Caracas marched through several working-class neighborhoods to counter the opposition's call. The gigantic march went as far as the eye could see. There were banners, trucks and music. People were chanting, singing and dancing. | "I saw thousands of working people celebrating their revoluti…
fightbacknews.org/2020/3/10/frso-labor-delegation-joins-venezuelan-march-defending-bolivarian-government

Caricom Delegation Meets Guyana's Leaders, Election Observers
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-11
Caribbean Community Chairman and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley arrived with a delegation Wednesday in Guyana to meet with elections stakeholders, including President David Granger and Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo. | RELATED: | Caricom Prime Ministers to Make Post-Elections Visit to Guyana | Mottley announced that after meeting with Granger, the delegation of Heads from Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago met wit…
telesurenglish.net/news/Caricom-Delegation-Meets-Guyanas-Leaders-Election-Observers-20200311-0023.html

The Dominican Republic Prepares to Hold New Municipal Elections
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-11
The Dominican Republic's Central Election Board (JCE) authorities affirmed this Caribbean nation is ready for holding new municipal elections on March 15. | RELATED: | 20 Provinces on Alert for Heavy Rains in the Dominican Republic | On Feb. 16, the municipal elections were canceled due to a generalized failure in automated voting equipment, which was used for the first time in this Caribbean country. | Among other things, the current JCE preparations include the elimination…
telesurenglish.net/news/dominican-republic-institutions-prepare-for-new-election-20200311-0007.html

Caricom Prime Ministers to Make Post-Elections Visit to Guyana
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-11
Caribbean Community's Chairman and Barbados' Prime Minister Mia Mottley will lead a delegation of regional Prime Ministers on a special two-day mission to Guyana, starting March 11. | RELATED: | Caricom Urges Transparent Elections in Guyana To Avoid More Victims | The delegation will meet with the leadership of all parties that contested the poll, according to a statement released Tuesday by the organization. | Mottley will be joined by Prime Ministers Roosevelt Skerrit of…
telesurenglish.net/news/Caricom-Prime-Ministers-to-Make-Post-Elections-Visit-to-Guyana-20200310-0026.html

U.S. Flight Restrictions to Cuba Became Effective on March 10
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-11
Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Tuesday denounced that the restrictions established by the United States on commercial flights to his country deteriorate the ties of Cuban families with their relatives abroad. | RELATED: | Cuba Has No COVID-19 Cases so Far but Remains Alert | "The ban on charter flights to Cuba… harms Cuban families and their ties. It violates the human rights of Cubans and U.S. citizens' freedom of travel," Rodriguez tweeted. | As a result of this new wave of…
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Panama Reports Its First Patient Killed by the Coronavirus
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-11
Panama's Health Minister Rosario Turner Tuesday reported the first death from the new coronavirus Covid-19, while eight others are infected and 66 people are under suspicion. | RELATED: | 'Coronavirus Kills Slowly, Is Highly Invasive': Cuban Expert | "The autopsy performed on Norato Gonzalez confirmed that his death, registered on March 8, was caused by the consequent bacterial pneumonia of Covid-19," Turner said. | The deceased, who was director of the Monseñor Francisco Beckman Sc…
telesurenglish.net/news/first-death-reported-in-panama-due-to-coronavirus-20200311-0003.html

Trump Admin Told Health Officials to Classify Virus Meetings
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-11
United States President Donald Trump's administration requested federal health officials to classify high-level coronavirus meetings, according to official sources. | RELATED: | 'Coronavirus Kills Slowly, Is Highly Invasive': Cuban Expert | Dozens of discussions about the scope of infections, quarantines, and travel restrictions were held in a high-security meeting room at the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) since mid-January and classified. | Staffers without security c…
telesurenglish.net/news/White-House-Had-Discussions-on-Coronavirus-Classified-Sources–20200311-0024.html

Amid COVID-19 Outbreak, the Workers Who Need Paid Sick Days the Most Have the Least
Elise Gould | commondreams.org | 2020-03-11
COVID-19's incubation period could be as long as 14 days, and little is known about how long it could take to recover once symptoms take hold. (Photo: Kena Betancur/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/coronavirus_2.jpeg …
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FRSO delegation arrives in Caracas, meets with human rights organization
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-10
Caracas, Venezuela

FRSO labor delegation meets with Venezuelan trade union leaders
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-10
Caracas, Venezuela – On March 9, the Freedom Road Socialist Organization labor delegation met with Venezuelan transport sector union leaders. The delegation met to support the struggle of union workers against Trump's sanctions and economic blockade. President Francisco Torrealba of the Venezuelan Transport Workers Federation spoke, "We welcome you to Venezuela and hope to build ties between workers and unions of both countries." He proudly said, "President Maduro is a member of our union!" | Jesus Delgado, president of the airlines sector for the transport workers union, and also a worker at Conviasa airlin…
fightbacknews.org/2020/3/10/frso-labor-delegation-meets-venezuelan-trade-union-leaders

Media Malfunction as Sanders Notes Positive Aspects of Latin American Socialism
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2020-03-06
When 60 Minutes ( 2/24/20) asked Sen. Bernie Sanders about his past support for aspects of Cuba's socialist revolution, as well as for Nicaragua's 1979–90 leftist Sandinista government, Sanders responded by saying he opposes what he described as the "authoritarian" features of the Cuban government, while noting that after the 1959 revolution, Cuba launched "a massive literacy program. Is that a bad thing?" | News organizations seem…
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Are Our Prisons and Jails Ready for COVID-19?
Maria Morris | aclu.org | 2020-03-06
The | country and the world face a public health emergency in the new coronavirus | causing COVID-19. The media is filled with concerns about how we will respond. | Will we close schools? Cancel sporting events and other large gatherings? Work | from home? Avoid public transportation? | But | little has been said about one of the most vulnerable sectors of our | population: the people in our prisons and jails. Although people often think of | prisons and jails as closed environments, they are not. Medical staff, correctional | staff, and visitors come from the community into the facilities every day and | then…
aclu.org/news/prisoners-rights/are-our-prisons-and-jails-ready-for-covid-19

Then There Were Two: Sanders Wins California with Latinx Support as Biden Sweeps Southern Black Vote
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-04
The biggest voting day of the Democratic presidential primary has ended in a two-person race between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders. With more than a third of delegates at stake, Biden swept the Midwest and the South, winning Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Texas. Sanders saw victories in Colorado, Utah, his home state of Vermont, and the grand prize of the night, California, where Latinx voters account for nearly 40% of the population. His campaign had 23 field offices in the state. Latinx voters could also play a key role…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/4/super_tuesday_chuck_rocha_bernie_sanders

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2020-03-11: News Headlines

Eds. (2020-03-11). Media malfunction as Sanders notes positive aspects of Latin American socialism. mronline.org When 60 Minutes (2/24/20) asked Sen. Bernie Sanders about his past support for aspects of Cuba's socialist revolution, as well as for Nicaragua's 1979—90 leftist Sandinista government, Sanders responded by saying he opposes what he described as the "authoritarian" features of the Cuban government, while noting that after the 1959 revolution, Cuba launched "a massive […] |

Fight Back (2020-03-11). FRSO labor delegation joins Venezuelan march defending the Bolivarian government. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – Over 600,000 people took to the streets in Caracas, March 10, marching to support President Maduro and the Bolivarian government. The small opposition called for a march on the Presidential Palace Miraflores and held small rallies in the wealthy neighborhoods. However, huge masses of people in central Caracas marched through several working-class neighborhoods to counter the opposition's call. The gigantic march went as far as the eye could see. There were banners, trucks and music. People were chanting, singing and dancing. | "I saw thousands of working people celebrating their revoluti…

teleSUR (2020-03-11). The Dominican Republic Prepares to Hold New Municipal Elections. telesurenglish.net The Dominican Republic's Central Election Board (JCE) authorities affirmed this Caribbean nation is ready for holding new municipal elections on March 15. | RELATED: | On Feb. 16, the municipal elections were canceled due to a generalized failure in automated voting equipment, which was used for the first time in this Caribbean country. | Among other things, the current JCE preparations include the elimination…

teleSUR (2020-03-11). Caricom Prime Ministers to Make Post-Elections Visit to Guyana. telesurenglish.net Caribbean Community's Chairman and Barbados' Prime Minister Mia Mottley will lead a delegation of regional Prime Ministers on a special two-day mission to Guyana, starting March 11. | RELATED: | The delegation will meet with the leadership of all parties that contested the poll, according to a statement released Tuesday by the organization. | Mottley will be joined by Prime Ministers Roosevelt Skerrit of…

WSWS (2020-03-11). Brazil's Bolsonaro signs military pact with Trump. wsws.org The meeting of the two fascistic presidents in Florida was dedicated to escalating aggression against Venezuela, even as the US and Brazil remain divided on economic issues.

Organizing Committee of March 11 Anti-Nuclear (2020-03-11). Japanese PM Abe & Capitalist Governments Helped Escalate Coronavirus Epidemic. indybay.org The Organizing Committee of March 11 Anti-Nuclear Power Plant Fukushima Action has warned that the Coronavirus outbreak is a man made disaster which is being used by the reactionary Abe government to prevent mass testing of the population. It has also stopped testing the people of Fukushima.

yenisafak (2020-03-11). Most people will get the coronavirus, aim is to slow its spread, says Merkel. yenisafak.com Up to 70% of the population is likely to be infected with the coronavirus that is currently spreading around the world, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, adding that since there was currently no cure the focus had to be on slowing its spread."When the virus is out there, the population has no immunity and no therapy exists, then 60 to 70% of the population will be infected," she told a news conference in Berlin. "The process has to be focused on not overburdening the health system by slowing the virus's spread."It's about winning time."

teleSUR (2020-03-10). Venezuela: Pro-Gov't and Opposition Hold Rallies in Caracas. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan pro-government protesters and sectors of the opposition took Tuesday to the streets of the capital, Caracas, staging parallel rallies led by both sides' main leaders. | RELATED: | Leading the pro-government march, Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Diosdado Cabello gave a speech in which he rejected the anti-democratic stance of a certain sector of the opp…

Fight Back (2020-03-10). FRSO labor delegation meets with Venezuelan trade union leaders. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – On March 9, the Freedom Road Socialist Organization labor delegation met with Venezuelan transport sector union leaders. The delegation met to support the struggle of union workers against Trump's sanctions and economic blockade. President Francisco Torrealba of the Venezuelan Transport Workers Federation spoke, "We welcome you to Venezuela and hope to build ties between workers and unions of both countries." He proudly said, "President Maduro is a member of our union!" | Jesus Delgado, president of the airlines sector for the transport workers union, and also a worker at Conviasa airlin…

Fight Back (2020-03-10). FRSO delegation arrives in Caracas, meets with human rights organization. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela — The Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) labor delegation met with Sures, a human rights NGO, March 9, to learn about the impact of U.S. sanctions on the Venezuelan people. | While Trump has imposed the most sanctions, the punishing sanctions began under Bush, and were built on by President Obama who created a broader framework, defining Venezuela as a national security threat. | Cristobal Corrieles of Sures said, "The U.S. sanctions are immoral, illegal and unjust." | Corrieles explained that the sanctions are immoral for using humanitarian deliveries to exacerbate tensions and t…

Jacob G. Hornberger (2020-03-10). Lift the U.S. Embargo on Cuba. globalresearch.ca The U.S. embargo on Cuba has been in effect for 60 years. It's time to end it. | The embargo makes it a criminal offense for any American to spend money in Cuba or to do business in Cuba. If an …

teleSUR (2020-03-10). 'Coronavirus Kills Slowly, Is Highly Invasive': Cuban Expert. telesurenglish.net For the latest edition of his show Talking with Correa (Conversando con Correa), Ecuador's former President Rafael Correa hosted Cuban specialist in ‚Äã‚Äãgenetic engineering Luis Herrera, who provided some details about the novel coronavirus. | RELATED: | "It belongs to the family of RNA viruses," the expert said, recalling that this kind of disease has precedents. "One of the first epidemics, which be…

Granma (2020-03-10). Western Union Suspends Family Remittances to Cuba, Except from the U.S. globalresearch.ca This is sanction number 191 imposed by the U.S. government on the Cuban people, with the purpose of causing discouragement and despair, while portraying revolutionary authorities as responsible for the damage caused by its aggressive policy | *** | The Donald Trump …

teleSUR (2020-03-10). US, Colombia, Brazil Hold Alliance to Attack Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's RELATED: | "The White House is developing a chain of command t…

teleSUR (2020-03-10). Uruguay Withdraws From Unasur and Returns to the US-Backed TIAR. telesurenglish.net Uruguay's Foreign Minister Ernesto Talvi Tuesday announced that his country withdraws from the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) and returns to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR). | RELATED: | "The Government of Uruguay decided to withdraw from Unasur, which has already been abandoned by most countries in the region with the exception of Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. It…

Reuters (2020-03-10). Fire Destroys Most Voting Machines in Venezuela's Capital. globalresearch.ca Venezuela's elections council said on Sunday that a fire over the weekend destroyed most of the voting machines stored in its main warehouse in the capital, Caracas, potentially complicating parliamentary elections scheduled for this year. | Nearly 50,000 voting machines and …

teleSUR (2020-03-10). Bachelet Condemns US Coercive Actions Against Venezuelan People. telesurenglish.net The RELATED: | In the oral update on the human rights situation in Venezuela, which took place at the UN H…

Staff (2020-03-10). Census Bureau Site Goes Live as Counting Begins in Earnest. truthdig.com ORLANDO, Fla. — The 2020 census is off and running for much of America now. | The U.S. Census Bureau made a soft launch of the 2020 census website on Monday, making its form available online. On Thursday, the Census Bureau will begin mailing out notices far and wide. | For the bureau, the once-a-decade head count is akin to running a sprint and marathon at the same time. It takes a while, but there's plenty of action throughout. | "It is that intense …. counting up to 330 million people in a very diverse, very mobile population, and over 140 million housing units," Stephen Buckner, a senior Census Bureau…

WSWS (2020-03-10). Germany sees rapid increase in coronavirus infections and first deaths. wsws.org The massive spread of the coronavirus in Germany shows both the government's indifference towards the dangers for the population and the precarious state of the country's health care system, which has been systematically run down in recent years.

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-03-09). In Pre-Dawn Raids, Israeli Troops Abduct 12 Palestinians. imemc.org The Israeli forces launched pre-dawn raids Monday morning in various parts of the West Bank, abducting 12 Palestinians, including two previously-released prisoners. In Hebron, Israeli forces abducted: Abdel Karim Khaled Abu Sal (23 years), Amr Khaled Al-Badawi, Majid Tayseer Al-Titi (23 years), and Ahmed Ezzat Al-Sabatin, all from Al-Arroub camp …

Maria Morris (2020-03-06). Are Our Prisons and Jails Ready for COVID-19? aclu.org The | country and the world face a public health emergency in the new coronavirus | causing COVID-19. The media is filled with concerns about how we will respond. | Will we close schools? Cancel sporting events and other large gatherings? Work | from home? Avoid public transportation? | But | little has been said about one of the most vulnerable sectors of our | population: the people in our prisons and jails. Although people often think of | prisons and jails as closed environments, they are not. Medical staff, correctional | staff, and visitors come from the community into the facilities every day and | then…

Staff (2020-03-04). Then There Were Two: Sanders Wins California with Latinx Support as Biden Sweeps Southern Black Vote. democracynow.org The biggest voting day of the Democratic presidential primary has ended in a two-person race between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders. With more than a third of delegates at stake, Biden swept the Midwest and the South, winning Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Texas. Sanders saw victories in Colorado, Utah, his home state of Vermont, and the grand prize of the night, California, where Latinx voters account for nearly 40% of the population. His campaign had 23 field offices in the state. Latinx voters could also play a key role…

Venezuela Analysis (2020-02-06). Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law" theantimedia.com In this exclusive interview, VA talks to the activists who defended the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC ahead of their trial.

Joe Emersberger (2019-12-20). Notes on a private TV newscast in Bolivia. The contrast with Venezuela is clear as day. zcomm.org In August, I took detailed notes a news broadcast on one of Venezuela's largest TV networks. I summarized these notes in an interview I did with the Real News Network making the point that Venezuela's private media (which reaches 60-90% of households) is remarkably free — most especially when you consider the US is openly

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