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Andy Borowitz | Study: Average American Can Stand Four Seconds of Ted Cruz 
 
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker 
Borowitz writes: "In a potential stumbling block for his Presidential ambitions, a new study indicates that the average American can stand only four seconds of exposure to Senator Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican." 
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Hack Reveals Possible Illegal Surveillance of Phone Calls Between Inmates and Their Lawyers 
Jordan Smith and Micah Lee, The Intercept 
Excerpt: "Particularly notable within the vast trove of phone records are what appear to be at least 14,000 recorded conversations between inmates and attorneys, a strong indication that at least some of the recordings are likely confidential and privileged legal communications - calls that never should have been recorded in the first place." 
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Postal Workers' Union Endorses Bernie Sanders for President 
Ken Thomas, Associated Press 
Thomas writes: "Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders secured the endorsement of the 200,000-member American Postal Workers Union on Thursday, marking the largest labor union to back his Democratic presidential campaign." 
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Being 'Black on Campus' - Protests Spread Across US 
BBC News 
Excerpt: "Black students protesting against racism on one US campus, the Columbia campus of the University of Missouri, have attracted global attention all week. The head of the university has resigned. But there are now signs that the online campaign has spread to other campuses across the United States."
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Undercover Israeli Troops Raid Hospital, Kill Palestinian in Process 
Ori Lewis, Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters 
Excerpt: "Israeli undercover forces raided a hospital in the West Bank on Thursday, shooting dead a Palestinian during an attempt to detain another man suspected of carrying out a stabbing, the Palestinian health ministry and doctors said." 
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Greek Debt Crisis: Workers Strike Against 'Unfair' Bailout Terms as Lender Pressure Mounts 
Aditya Kondalamahanty, BBC News 
Kondalamahanty writes: "Greece is set to come to a standstill Thursday, as workers across the debt-ridden country strike to protest the harsh terms set by international lenders in exchange for fresh bailout funds." 
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Vandana Shiva | Agri-Corporations Attempt to Hijack COP21 Climate Talks 
Vandana Shiva, EcoWatch 
Shiva writes: "Today we are faced with two crises on a planetary scale-climate change and species extinction. Our current modes of production and consumption are contributing to what climate change." 
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FOCUS: Robert Reich | How Goldman Sachs Profited From the Greek Debt Crisis 
 
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog 
Excerpt: "Today, even as the bankers vacation in the Hamptons, millions of Americans continue to struggle with the aftershock of the financial crisis in terms of lost jobs, savings, and homes." 
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Weaponizing HATE, Iraq Veteran Dies in Texas Prison, Media ignored Bernie Sanders.....

Sgt. James Brown, 26, Survived Two Tours in Iraq Only to Die Begging for His Life in Texas Jail

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"According to mainstream media, the current economic
crisis in Greece is due to the government spending too
much money on its people that it went broke. This claim
however, is a lie. It was the banks that wrecked the
country so oligarchs and international corporations could
benefit." (Shared by Marianne)

Greece - What You Are Not Being Told by the Media

According to mainstream media, the current economic crisis in Greece is due to the government spending too much money on its people that it went broke. This claim however, is a lie. It was the...

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Bernie Sanders Takes His Populism to the Red States
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Sanders' message seems to resonating across the country.

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The right-wing media’s vicious profiteering: How Donald Trump & Fox News are weaponizing hate

The billionaire blowhard seems like a joke, but his racist invective is magnifying dangerous right-wing resentments

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"overt white supremacist websites that taught Dylann Roof his racist beliefs, and the more “polite” and “respectable” right-wing media outlets such as Fox News, are part of the same political communication ecosystem. Both Dylann Roof and Donald Trump are channeling the racist political values and talking points that are generated on a daily basis by Fox News and the right-wing propaganda machine. There, ideas circulate back and forth between the “mainstream” media and its peers within the white supremacist political community. Talking points are refined and developed; the issue or controversy of the day is circulated; trolls (often hired by right-leaning public relations firms) are deployed to online comment sections in an effort to create the illusion of consensus on the part of the “silent majority” and “real Americans” on any given issue — all while silencing dissent and harassing those people they do not agree with"

"There’s a reason overt racists are drawn to the Republican party, and that’s
because they sense the covert racism of it. It’s not hard to see why:
Republican policies are tailor made at exacerbating racial disparities,
something I also refuse to see as a remarkable coincidence, but prefer i
nstead to see as design."

How long will we let conservatives write off 
Republican racism as a coincidence?

The New York Times reported this morning that Earl Holt—the 
leader of the white supremacist group, the Council of Conservative 
Citizens, that apparently had so...

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CLG: US Army considering hollow point bullets for pistols; ammunition use would violate international law, Breaking: Greece debt crisis: Eurozone summit 'reaches agreement'

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13 July 2015

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Breaking: Greece debt crisis: Eurozone summit 'reaches agreement' | 13 July 2015 | Eurozone leaders have reached a "unanimous" agreement after marathon talks over a third bailout for Greece, EU President Donald Tusk has said. He said that a bailout programme was "all ready to go" for Greece, "with serious reforms and financial support". "There will not be a 'Grexit'," said European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker, referring to the fear that Greece would have to leave the euro. #ThisIsACoup

US Army considering hollow point bullets for pistols; ammunition use would violate international law --'Expanding' bullets were banned under the 1899 Hague Convention. | 10 July 2015 | In a dramatic shift for the US military, the army is considering the use of bullets that can expand and break up when striking a target to make new pistols more lethal, raising concern that doing so would violate international law. According to the Army Times, the Pentagon recently reviewed the use of "special purpose ammunition" and determined the army could look into enabling its next-generation XM-17 pistol to use various kinds, including hollow point bullets. Currently, only ball ammunition is used in the army. 

US torture doctors could face charges after report alleges post-9/11 'collusion' | 10 July 2015 | The largest association of psychologists in the United States is on the brink of a crisis, the Guardian has learned, as an independent review prepares to reveal that medical professionals lied and covered up their extensive involvement in post-9/11 torture. The revelation, puncturing years of denials, creates the potential for leadership firings, loss of licenses and even prosecutions. For more than a decade, the American Psychological Association (APA) has maintained that a strict code of ethics prohibits its more than 130,000 members to aid in the torture of detainees prisoners while simultaneously permitting involvement in military and intelligence interrogations. The group has rejected media reporting on psychologists’ complicity in torture; suppressed internal dissent from anti-torture doctors; cleared members of wrongdoing; and portrayed itself as a consistent ally against abuse. Now, a voluminous independent review conducted by a former assistant US attorney, David Hoffman, is said to undermine the APA's denials in full -- and vindicate the dissenters.

Former chair of Oregon Health & Science University psychology department worked with CIA on torture - report | 11 July 2015 | A prominent retired Oregon Health & Science University psychology professor served on a CIA psychology advisory committee and played at least a limited role in helping the agency develop its post 9/11 enhanced-interrogation torture program, according to an exhaustive new report commissioned by the American Psychological Association. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks [inside job], Joseph Matarazzo, former chair of the OHSU medical psychology department, exhorted his fellow psychologists to use their expertise to help the U.S. government force information out of detainees, according to the new report. "In this environment, things are different, and the CIA is going to need some help," Matarazzo reportedly told another psychologist at a 2002 conference in Singapore. "Things may get harsh. We may need to take the gloves off."

Psychologists and C.I.A. Torture | 10 July 2015 | A 542-page report concludes that prominent psychologists worked closely with the C.I.A. to blunt dissent inside the agency over an interrogation program that is now known to have included torture. It also finds that officials at the American Psychological Association colluded with the Pentagon to make sure that the association's ethics policies did not hinder the ability of psychologists to be involved in the interrogation program.

 

Baghdad car bombs and suicide attacks kill 35 - sources | 12 July 2015 | Car bombs and suicide attacks targeting mainly Shi'ite Muslim districts of Baghdad killed 35 people on Sunday, one of the heaviest recent tolls in the Iraqi capital, which has faced a wave of bombings by Islamic State militants. The deadliest attack hit the northern Shaab neighborhood, where a car bomb followed by a suicide blast killed 19 people, security and medical sources said...More than 100 people were wounded in the three explosions.

 

At least 25 civilians killed near US base in Afghanistan | 12 July 2015 | At least 25 civilians have been killed and sixteen more wounded in a car bomb explosion in Afghanistan's eastern city of Khost, authorities say. "We counted 25 dead and sixteen wounded," a doctor at a hospital in Khost told reporters on Sunday after the blast near an American military base, where Afghan and foreign soldiers are stationed. Initial reports said that only 18 people were killed and 6 others injured, but the toll was later raised by officials.

 

'Right Sector on combat alert': Ukraine Neo-Nazis refuse to lay down arms after shootout | 12 July 2015 | [US-backed] Ukrainian Right Sector militants, blocked in on the outskirts of Mukachevo after deadly clashes with police, are refusing to lay down their arms without their leader's orders. Civilians in the area have been evacuated, as negotiations so far have failed. SWAT police and special units of the National Guard, as well as Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) agents have secured the area and blockaded members of Ukraine's ultra-nationalist Right Sector group on the outskirts of Mukachevo, which lies a stone's throw away from Hungarian and Slovakian border.

 

US ally Saudi Arabia committing war crimes daily: 10 Yemeni civilians killed in Saudi airstrike on Sana'a | 12 July 2015 | More than 10 civilians have been killed in a Saudi airstrike on a residential area in the Yemeni capital Sana'a. According to reports, the attacks were carried out in the city's Sa’awan neighborhood, early on Monday. Meanwhile, Saudi [sociopaths'] jets bombed several medical and commercial centers in the country’s northwestern province of Amran. On Sunday, the kingdom's warplanes launched attacks on the northwestern Hajjah province.

 

Car bomb hits Italian consulate in Egypt | 11 July 2015 | A car bomb exploded outside the Italian Consulate in downtown Cairo early Saturday morning, significantly damaging part of the building, police said. The blast caused some injuries but no deaths, authorities said. "There's significant damage to the side of the building, a wall has collapsed and there was blood on the debris," photographer David Degner told CNN from the scene.

 

Tunisia: 1,000 arrests and 15,000 prevented from leaving in counter-terrorism operations | 10 July 2015 | Tunisia authorities have arrested 1,000 people and banned a further 15,000 from leaving the country in the wake of two terror attacks in the country. Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid said the suspects were detained as part of the counter-terrorism operation in the wake of the shooting at the Bardo museum in March, which left 22 people dead, and the recent Sousse beach shooting that killed 38 people, including 30 Brits. The announcement arrived a week after a state of emergency was declared in Tunisia following the Sousse shooting and after the British Foreign Office urged all remaining Brits to leave Tunisia immediately as intelligence suggests a further terrorist attack is "highly likely".

 

Indonesian pilots may have been radicalized by ISIS - report | 11 July 2015 | Authorities in Australia are concerned about the potential radicalization of two Indonesian commercial pilots, according to an intelligence report obtained by the news website The Intercept. The report, marked Australian Federal Police (AFP), profiles two Indonesian pilots who "both appear to be influenced by pro (Islamic State) elements." It details the social media behavior of the two men who the AFP believe posed potential security threats because of their knowledge of aviation and possible radicalization.

 

Petition Calls on Congress to Reveal the Secret 28 Pages for 9/11 Transparency | 10 July 2015 | On Jan. 6, 2015, Walter Jones (R-NC) and Steven Lynch (D-MA) introduced a resolution to the House of Representatives calling on President Obama to release the 28 pages from the Congressional Joint Inquiry on 9/11. The resolution is called H.RES. 14. Visibility of the 28 pages issue has risen yet again with the introduction of Senate Bill 1471 introduced by Rand Paul on June 2, 2015, as a parallel action to H.RES. 14...Furthermore, release of the pages will reveal that certain Saudi royals and charities known for funding extremist groups are being protected, regardless that they continue to jeopardize U.S. national security. In other words, funding of extremist groups is being protected while the American people are being told to fear another "9/11 type attack" -- a blatant contradiction. Sign petition here.

 

Media not allowed to observe controversial Special Operations exercise Jade Helm 15 | 08 July 2015 | Jade Helm 15, the controversial Special Operations exercise that spawned a wave of conspiracy theories about a government takeover, will open next week without any media allowed to observe it, a military spokesman said. Embedded reporters won't be permitted at any point during the exercise, in which military officials say that secretive Special Operations troops will maneuver through private and publicly owned land in several southern states. The exercise is scheduled for July 15 through September 15 and is expected to includemore than 1,200 troops. For months, some protesters people with an IQ over 80 have said Jade Helm is setting the stage for future martial law.

 

Texans organize 'Operation Counter Jade Helm' to keep an eye on the federal troops | 11 July 2015 | When the troops land in Texas for Operation Jade Helm next week, someone will be waiting for them. Hundreds of people have organized a "Counter Jade Helm" surveillance operation across the Southwestern states and in an effort to keep an eye on the contentious military drill that's sparked many suspicious of Uncle Sam's intentions. Three groups of volunteers, about 20 folks in total, hope to monitor the SEALs, Green Berets and Air Force Special Ops in Bastrop, Big Spring and Junction when Jade Helm kicks off on July 15. With media prohibited at the drills, the volunteers could be a main source of information for the highly-anticipate seven-state exercise.

 

FBI Director Says Background Check System Failed, Allowing Alleged SC Shooter to Purchase Gun | 10 July 2015 | The FBI says its background-check system failed, mistakenly allowing the man who allegedly opened fire inside a South Carolina church last month to purchase the gun he used in the rampage. FBI Director James Comey said 21-year-old Dylann Roof of Lexington, South Carolina, "should not have been allowed" to buy the weapon that ultimately killed nine people, including the pastor of the historic Emanuel AME church. Through a database known as the National Instant Criminal Background Check System -- or "NICS" -- the FBI performs background checks for those looking to buy weapons from dealers in 30 states, including South Carolina. If FBI examiners don't respond within three business days, federal law allows the dealers to decide themselves whether to proceed with the sale.

 

Confederate flag comes down on South Carolina's statehouse grounds [Great! Now if we could only get rid of -- or even get the media to mention -- the slavery codified in Obama's secret TPP...] | 10 July 2015 | The Confederate flag on South Carolina's statehouse grounds came down during a Friday morning ceremony, ending its 54-year presence at the Capitol. Members from a South Carolina Highway Patrol honor guard approached the Confederate memorial, and as one turned a lever to lower the flag, the assembled large crowd burst into sustained applause and chanted "U.S.A.!" The flag will be placed in a museum. Cheers and hugs punctuated the morning.

 

Up to 170,000 chickens set to be slaughtered after suspected bird flu outbreak | 10 July 2015 | (UK) Tens of thousands of chickens are being slaughtered on a poultry farm after a suspected bird flu outbreak. A control zone has also been set up 10km around a Lancashire farm to prevent any risk of the disease spreading but up to 170,000 laying hens are expected to be humanely culled [?] as a precautionary measure. Scientists have yet to discover what strain of flu is involved. Some strains of avian influenza, particularly the H5N1 form, are known to have jumped the species barrier and resulted in more than 300 human deaths worldwide.

 

Hero conservation officer suspended for refusing to kill two orphaned bear cubs | 07 July 2015 | B.C. conservation officer Bryce Casavant has been suspended without pay for refusing to kill two black bear cubs near Port Hardy after their mother was killed for repeatedly raiding a freezer full of meat and salmon [because she was hungry]. Despite an [*insane*] order to kill the cubs too, Casavant took them to a veterinary hospital. They are now at a recovery centre run by the North Island Wildlife Recovery Association in Errington, which like Port Hardy is on Vancouver Island. Robin Campbell, the recovery centre's manager, said the conservation officer did the right thing as the cubs are not habituated to humans and can be reintroduced to the wild.

 

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Willie Nelson and Jimmy Carter: Our Real American Heroes 
 
Malcolm Jones, The Daily Beast 
Jones writes: "If time has slowed either of these gentlemen, it would be hard to say how. Each man is clearly up and at it every day." 
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Nobel Winner Malala Opens School for Syrian Refugees
Sylvia Westall, Reuters 
Westall writes: "Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, celebrated her 18th birthday in Lebanon on Sunday by opening a school for Syrian refugee girls and called on world leaders to invest in 'books not bullets.'" 
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Scott Ritter | Theater of the Absurd 
Scott Ritter, Reader Supported News 
Ritter writes: "Policy formulated in a vacuum of fact is doomed to fail, and any effort to solve a problem without first accurately defining that problem solves nothing." 
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20 Philly Cops Beat Him, Say He Injured Himself 
Kenneth Lipp, The Daily Beast 
Excerpt: "'For hundreds of years, nothing has changed about how police treat black people,' Cannick said. 'The only thing that is different is that now there is a mechanism, now everyone and their grandma is taking video, so now the public at-large has to see it.'" 
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The Democrats' Demographic Edge 
Charlie Cook, The Atlantic 
Cook writes: "The GOP doesn't just have a growing problem with nonwhites; it has a shrinkage problem as well, as conservative white seniors are supplanted by college-educated millennials with different cultural attitudes." 
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Greece, US Student Loans, and the Shifting Ethos of Debt Forgiveness 
Mark Trumbull, The Christian Science Monitor 
Trumbull writes: "A political battle is under way between advocates of fiscal rectitude and forces of fiscal populism. And by some indications, the populists may be gaining ground." 
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California Has No Idea What's in Its Fracking Chemicals, Study Finds 
Samantha Page, ThinkProgress 
Page writes: "A scientific assessment on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing in California found that, in large part, the chemicals used are not being identified or tracked, and it's nearly impossible to tell how damaging the process is to California's water supply." 
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