Saturday Night Live | (NBC) | (Video Clip) | – – Anderson Cooper (Alex Moffat) has an unexpected run-in with Kellyanne Conway (Kate McKinnon). [See also Trump as Stephen King’s ‘It’: Lashing out at Clinton, N. Korea – JC] Saturday Night Live: “Kellywise”
Why do the Super-Rich hate the Poor & Workers so Much?
Sam Pizzigati | Institute for Policy Studies | – – Only days after the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Donald Trump unleashed a tweet that outraged many but surprised few. With millions of Puerto Ricans without food, water, and fuel, Trump lashed out against those islanders literally begging for more federal help. […]
France plans to double Solar & Wind to 40% of Electricity by 2030
By Samuel White | EurActiv.com | – – The cost of solar power is falling quickly. France plans to more than double its solar power capacity in the next ten years and make it easier for citizens to become energy independent, as part of its energy transition plan. But closer inspections leaves room for doubt […]
Syrian Army Seizes De Facto ISIL Capital
TeleSur | – – The Syrian Arab Army has reportedly taken over the [so-called] Islamic State group’s de facto capital of Al-Mayadeen. The Syrian Arab Army, SAA, has achieved full control over all districts within the city of Al-Mayadeen, according to Al-Masdar News, citing exclusive military sources. Al-Mayadeen in Deir Ezzor province has been functioning […]
More civilian Airstrike Deaths under Trump than in 8 years of Obama
By Steven Feldstein | (The Conversation) | – – When President Donald Trump took office in January, it was unclear whether the bombast from his campaign would translate into an aggressive new strategy against terrorism. At campaign rallies he pledged to “bomb the hell” out of the Islamic State. He openly mused about killing the […]
Alarmed Kurdistan forces Mobilized at Kirkuk as Iraqi troops said to Mass on Border
TeleSur | – – According to Kurdish TV station, Rudaw, an additional 6,000 Peshmerga forces have been mobilized in Kirkuk to defend from a possible Iraqi threat. Kurdish TV channel Rudaw has reported that tens of thousands of Kurdish fighters have been deployed in the Kurdistan region of Iraq’s capital of Kirkuk to defend the […]
Could Kurdish Secession bid derail Iraq’s Democracy?
Mustafa Habib | (Baghdad) | (Niqash.org) | – – In Baghdad, the Kurdish referendum has dominated all other official proceedings. Lack of progress on electoral laws means federal elections could be postponed – again. The controversial Iraqi Kurdish referendum on independence has also had a divisive impact on politics in Baghdad. For one thing it […]
As Trump disses Puerto Rico Again, 83% in dark, 36% Drinking Dirty Water
The Watchers | – – According to latest figures, the death toll in Puerto Rico caused by the passage of Category 4 Hurricane "Maria" on September 20, 2017, has risen to 45. There are still 113 people unaccounted for. Most of the island is still without basic services such as power and running water, nearly three weeks […]
Baghdadified: The Militarization of US Cities and Police
By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – “This… thing, [the War on Drugs] this ain’t police work… I mean, you call something a war and pretty soon everybody gonna be running around acting like warriors… running around on a damn crusade, storming corners, slapping on cuffs, racking up body counts… pretty soon, damn […]
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