2020-01-22: Social Media Postees

Please be social by posting these 'POSTEES' on social media!

Greece: Islanders Stage General Strike in Support of Refugees
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
Authorities and residents of the Greek islands of Samos, Lesbos, and Chios Wednesday held a general strike demanding Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to implement real solutions to the overcrowding in refugee camps. | RELATED: | Greece: 1,200 More Guards To 'Shut The Door' On Migrants | …
telesurenglish.net/news/Greece-Islanders-Stage-General-Strike-in-Support-of-Refugees-20200122-0006.html

Video: Dozens Army Troops Killed, Injured in Idlib Clashes
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
46 Syrian service members have been killed and 77 were wounded in recent clashes with radical militants in Greater Idlib in the period from January 16 to January 19, the Russian Reconciliation Center reported. According to the report, 57 civilians …
globalresearch.ca/video-dozens-army-troops-killed-injured-idlib-clashes/5701348

'Obvious malicious intent': Tulsi Gabbard hits Clinton with defamation suit over 'Russian asset' smear
rt.com | 2020-01-22
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard is suing two-time White House runner-up Hillary Clinton over her claim that Gabbard was a "Russian asset," alleging that the lie hurt not just her campaign but the entire election. | Clinton "lied about her perceived rival Tulsi Gabbard… publicly, unambiguously, and with obvious malicious intent" when she claimed Gabbard was "the favorite of the Russians," the campaign alleges in the suit, filed on Wednesday in the federal Southern Di…
rt.com/usa/478916-tulsi-russian-asset-clinton-lawsuit/

Tulsi Gabbard Files Defamation Suit Against Hillary Clinton
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-22
NEW YORK

Women's March Global: 'Women's rights are human rights!
Kathy Durkin | workers.org | 2020-01-22
The theme of the fourth annual Women's March Global 2020 was "Women's Rights Are Human Rights." On Jan. 18, hundreds of thousands of women and people of all genders marched and rallied in at least 23 countries with various demands. In Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, Canada and the . . . | Continue reading Women's March Global: 'Women's rights are human rights! at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/01/45693/

European Commission head von der Leyen says new US trade deal possible 'in a few weeks'
rt.com | 2020-01-22
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said a trade accord between Europe and the United States was possible within weeks. "Overall I had a very good conversation with" US President Donald Trump, von der Leyen told reporters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. | "We are expecting in a few weeks to have an agreement that we can sign together," AFP quoted her as saying. She added that the deal would cover trade, technology and energy. | US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to impose high tariffs on imports of cars from the European Union if the bloc doesn'…
rt.com/newsline/478906-europe-us-trade-deal/

Europe dispatches naval flotilla to threaten Iran, Syria
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
A French aircraft carrier and European naval flotillas will patrol strategic Middle East waters that are critical to the global oil trade.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/char-j22.html

Plea for funding to help residents at risk of losing homes to coastal erosion
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-22
Councillors in Yorkshire are to discuss the "devastating" effect of erosion that will see dozens of people lose their homes to the sea on the fastest disappearing coastline in north west Europe.Members of East Riding of Yorkshire Council are to meet in Beverley after a report found 24 homes are at risk on the coast, which has seen losses of up to 10 metres since March.They are calling on the government to provide funding for affected residents

Editorial/ French and African workers, unite!
Martha Grevatt | workers.org | 2020-01-22
The working class of France has a proud history of struggle. The Paris Commune, established in March 1871 and brutally crushed by the capitalist state two months later, was the first example of the working class in power. In 1968, another French Revolution came close to bringing down the government. . . . | Continue reading Editorial/ French and African workers, unite! at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/01/45680/

#MeToo setback: French court finds assault accuser guilty of defamation
rt.com | 2020-01-22
French author Ariane Fornia has been found guilty of defamation, after a former government minister challenged her claim of sexual assault. The verdict is another blow for the #MeToo movement in France. | A Paris court ordered Fornia, the daughter of former minister Eric Besson, to pay a symbolic one euro in damages and 3,000 euros in legal fees to Pierre Joxe, a former socialist minister who Fornia defamed with an allegation of sexual assault. | In 2017, Fornia accused Joxe

Imperialism in Africa: France steps up as U.S. threatens to withdraw
G. Dunkel | workers.org | 2020-01-22
The Hill, a newspaper that chronicles the role of Congress in backing U.S. imperialism, reported Jan. 20 that Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has likely decided to withdraw U.S. troops from former French colonies in Africa. The withdrawals "could include abandoning a recently built $110 million drone base in Niger . . . | Continue reading Imperialism in Africa: France steps up as U.S. threatens to withdraw at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/01/45682/

Magnitude 5.4 earthquake hits province in Western Turkey
rt.com | 2020-01-22
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has struck the Akhisar district in the Manisa Province of Turkey. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.98 kilometers, according to the earthquake department at Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD). About three minutes after the 5.4 magnitude quake in Akhisar, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Kirkagac district. The first quake was felt across multiple provinces included Izmir, Manisa, Aydin and Denizli. Akhisar mayor Besim Dutlulu said he was seeking more information but that there was "no serious problem" in the city center and no news of des…
rt.com/newsline/478929-west-turkey-earthquake-kirkagac/

Trump meets Khan, reiterates unwarranted offer to 'help' Pakistan & India over Kashmir
rt.com | 2020-01-22
US President Donald Trump has again floated the idea that Washington could referee talks between India and Pakistan to resolve the dispute over Kashmir, but Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan didn't appear to bite. | Trump reiterated the offer at a meeting with Khan on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, calling the PM his "friend" and making yet another attempt to insert the US into the Kashmir row. | "We're talking about Kashmir … if we can help, we certainly will be helping. We've been watching that and following it very, very closely," Trump said. | #PrimeMiniste…
rt.com/news/478845-trump-khan-kashmir-help/

Growing fears of global debt crisis
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
As the global oligarchy assembles at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, there are mounting warnings signs that global debt, fuelled by cheap money from central banks, is a ticking time bomb.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/debt-j22.html

Shots fired at SPD constituency office in Halle, Germany
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
On the morning of January 15, five bullet holes were discovered in the window of Social Democratic Party (SPD) member of parliament Karamba Diaby's constituency office in Halle.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/germ-j22.html

Trump Downplays US Casualties from Iranian Attack
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
Dozens of U.S. troops were withdrawn from Iraq this week after 11 soldiers were wounded during the Iranian attack on two bases, a U.S. official told Reuters on the condition of anonymity. | RELATED: | Iraqi President Meets With Trump to Discuss US Withdrawal | According to the official that spoke to Reuters on Wednesday, the soldiers were transported from Iraq to the U.S. military bases in Germany. | Meanwhile, earlier in the day, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters during t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Downplays-US-Casualties-from-Iranian-Attack–20200122-0007.html

Andrew Johnson Was a Racist President Facing Impeachment. Sound Familiar?
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-22
After a nearly 13-hour marathon session, the U.S. Senate approved by a party-line vote the rules for the impeachment trial of President Trump. This marks just the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. Under the rules, each side will be given 24 hours over a three-day period for opening arguments. Senators also agreed to automatically admit evidence from t…
truthout.org/video/andrew-johnson-was-a-racist-president-facing-impeachment-sound-familiar/

"Andrew Johnson Was a Lot Like Trump": Echoes of 1868 in Trump's Impeachment Trial
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-22
After a nearly 13-hour marathon session, the U.S. Senate approved by a party-line vote the rules for the impeachment trial of President Trump. This marks just the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. Under the rules, each side will be given 24 hours over a three-day period for opening arguments. Senators also agreed to automatically admit evidence from the House inquiry into the trial record. Republicans rejected 11 amendments from Democrats to subpoena witnesses and…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/22/impeachment_donald_trump_andrew_johnson

Luxembourg Communists slam deals with NATO and the US
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-22
Two Luxembourg ministers were on a visit to the US last week to strengthen the defense relationship between the two countries. They also signed two agreements on space cooperation…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/22/luxembourg-communists-slam-deals-with-nato-and-the-us/

New Russian government: Lavrov & Shoigu remain, but PM Mishustin appoints many fresh faces
rt.com | 2020-01-22
Russia's new Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has announced his first cabinet. It doesn't amount to a radical overhaul, but there are new, and younger, appointees and some well-known ministers have been replaced. | Sergey Lavrov and Sergey Shoigu held on to their "big beast" positions, which suggests foreign and defense policy won't change much. The cabinet retained 12 people from the outgoing one and replaced nine positions, bringing down the average age of ministers down to 50 years. Here are the new faces of Mishustin's cabinet. | First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov (replaces Anton Siluanov) A Musco…
rt.com/russia/478843-new-mishustin-government-fresh-faces/

'Without it we will die': Denied expensive medication for 3yrs, Russian family fights (and wins) against rare genetic disease
rt.com | 2020-01-22
Diagnosed with a genetic disease that slowly eats away vital organs, and brushed aside by health bureaucrats, a family in Nizhny Novgorod have fought to obtain a crucial but expensive drug

The thin line between fashion & bad taste: Most bizarre figure skating costumes of all time (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-22
With the great variety of programs staged in figure skating, athletes' scrupulously chosen outfits are an inseparable part of the image they try to portray on the ice. But sometimes their fashion choices leave fans astonished. | RT Sport recalls the most bizarre figure skating outfits which either spiced up or completely ruined their programs, making them literally unforgettable in every sense. | OKSANA DOMNINA AND MAXIM SHABALIN: ABORIGINAL COSTUMES | Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin were one of the most remarkable ice-dancing duets of Russia, with memorable routines and perfectly matched music being their f…
rt.com/sport/478918-figure-skating-bizarre-outfits/

United Kingdom: Parliament Approves Johnson's Brexit Agreement
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
The British Parliament Wednesday finally approved the Brexit agreement, which opens the door to the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU) within nine days. | RELATED: | Political Parties Gear up for Upcoming Election in Ireland | The final text, which was negotiated by conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson with the EU authorities, must n…
telesurenglish.net/news/United-Kingdom-Parliament-Approves-Johnsons-Brexit-Agreement-20200122-0008.html

UK facing constitutional crisis over Brexit bill, SNP Westminster leader claims
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-22
The UK is facing a constitutional crisis after each of the three devolved administrations voted against Brexit legislation, the SNP's Westminster leader said.Ian Blackford spoke after the Welsh Assembly voted on Tuesday to reject the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) bill

Greta Thunberg: 'My generation will not give up without a fight'
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-22
climate action Greta ThunbergIssue 1250 Switzerland World Economic Forum climate emergency DavosJanuary 22, 2020Followi…
greenleft.org.au/content/greta-thunberg-my-generation-will-not-give-without-fight

telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-21
A 16-year-old is the latest person to die in one of Libya's detention centers where refugees and migrants are jailed indefinitely after they are sent back to the war-ravaged country by the European Union-funded coastguard, The Guardian reported. | RELATED: | Almost 1,000 Migrants Returned to Libya This Year Already: IOM | Adal Debretsion, an Eritre…
telesurenglish.net/news/A-Teenage-Boy-Is-the-Latest-Victim-of-Libyas-Migrants-Centers-20200121-0019.html

Climate Activists Sound Alarm on Mediterranean Natural Gas Pipelines
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-21
Activists say the environmental risks of natural gas drilling are being ignored in the rush to challenge Russia's control of the European energy market.
therealnews.com/stories/climate-environment-mediterranean-natural-gas-pipelines

Switzerland: World Economic Forum Kicks Off Amid Demonstrations
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-21
Hundreds of environmental and social activists are performing a three-day protest march which departed from Landquart and heads to Davos, where businessmen and politicians attend the World Economic Forum that begins on Tuesday. | RELATED: | 'You Have Not Seen Anything Yet,' Thunberg Warns Ahead of Davos | The "world's leaders meet for 20 years… they always say they want to make the world better, but for me… They have not even done any progress," activist Theres Matter said a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Switzerland-World-Economic-Forum-Kicks-Off-Amid-Demonstrations-20200121-0004.html

Greta Thunberg Chastises Global Elite at Davos Forum
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-21
The 17-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a speech Tuesday to the world leaders and global elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum, one year after she first condemned the forum for its inaction on climate change. "We don't need a 'low-carbon economy.' We don't need to 'lower emissions.' Our emissions have to stop," Thunberg said. "And until we have the technologies that at scale can put our emissions to minus, then we must forget about net zero. We need real zero." |
truthout.org/video/greta-thunberg-chastises-global-elite-at-davos-forum/

'Our House Is Still on Fire,' Warns Greta Thunberg at Davos
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-21
Youth climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland…
therealnews.com/stories/greta_thunberg_at_davos

Greta Thunberg Addresses Global Elite at Davos: Our House Is Still on Fire
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-21
The 17-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a speech Tuesday to the world leaders and global elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum, one year after she first condemned the forum for its inaction on climate change. "We don't need a 'low-carbon economy.' We don't need to 'lower emissions.' Our emissions have to stop," Thunberg said. "And until we have the technologies that at scale can put our emissions to minus, then we must forget about net zero. We need real zero."
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/21/greta_thunberg_davos_speech_2020

Video: Thousands of Turkish Proxy Fighters Flood into Libya Amid Berlin Peace Talks
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-21
Turkey is increasing its military involvement in the Libyan conflict. After officially sending its military advisers and officers to support the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), Turkey set up air defense systems near Mitiga Airport. The airport hosts warplanes …
globalresearch.ca/video-thousands-turkish-proxy-fighters-flood-libya-amid-berlin-peace-talks/5701262

Defender and Spearheads
Victor Grossman | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-21
"ALARM! Twelve thousand residents must immediately leave their homes! All hospital clinics must be evacuated! No exceptions! Hasten! " Not in burning Australia nor a besieged town in Syria or Afghanistan, but on January 12th 2020 in the otherwise peaceful if no longer prosperous Dortmund, in Germany's Ruhr Valley; once again, unexploded bombs were detected under…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/21/defender-and-spearheads/

Libyan Peace Talks and Russian Diplomacy 101
Strategic Culture Foundation | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-21
Libya stands at a precarious watershed between a peaceful political settlement

In France's longest protests since 1968, striking workers continue the fight against neoliberalism
Alan MacLeod | mronline.org | 2020-01-21
From bus drivers to ballet dancers, workers from across France have taken to the streets in opposition to President Emmanual Macron's attempts to reshape the country into a U.S.-style neoliberal state. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/21/in-frances-longest-protests-since-1968-striking-workers-continue-the-fight-against-neoliberalism/

French Workers Cut Power to World's Largest Food Market
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-21
France's General Confederation of Labour (CGT) Tuesday announced that the French energy workers protesting against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform cut power to Rungis, the world's largest wholesale fresh food market located near Paris. | RELATED: | France: Macron Evacuated From Parisian Theater Due to Protests | "The power source to Rungis is cut this…
telesurenglish.net/news/French-Workers-Cut-Power-to-Worlds-Largest-Food-Market-20200121-0001.html

Iran Threatens to Quit NPT if EU Pursues Reimposition of Security Council Sanctions
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-21
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said "(i)f the Europeans continue their improper behavior or send Iran's file to the Security Council, we will withdraw from the NPT," adding: " | "The Europeans' remarks lack legal justification…(I)f (they) keep up their actions | …
globalresearch.ca/iran-threatens-quit-npt-eu-pursues-reimposition-security-council-sanctions/5701297

Citizens United at 10: Why Fighting Corruption Is a Racial Justice Issue
Chris Kromm | commondreams.org | 2020-01-21
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia) speaks in favor of the For the People Act, a sweeping, pro-democracy bill passed by the House in 2019 that combines measures to protect voting rights, curb Big Money influence, and strengthen ethics rules. (Photo: Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-john_lewis_for_the_people.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/01/21/citizens-united-10-why-fighting-corruption-racial-justice-issue?cd-origin=rss

America's Dangerous Inheritance From World War I
Maj. Danny Sjursen | truthdig.com | 2020-01-21
The article was originally published in the Future of Freedom. | "War is the health of the state." So said the eerily prescient and uncompromising anti-war radical Randolph Bourne in the very midst of what Europeans called the Great War, a nihilistic conflict that eventually consumed the lives of at least 9 million soldiers, including some 50,000 Americans. He meant, ultimately, that wars

Ankara Participates in NATO Naval Drill With European Allies – Defence Ministry
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-21
ANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkey is participating in the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 naval exercise in the eastern Mediterranean together with Italy, Germany, and Greece, the country's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
sputniknews.com/military/202001211078094662-ankara-participates-in-nato-naval-drill-with-european-allies—defence-ministry/

The Many Millions from the Duchy of Cornwall Properly Belong Not to Prince Charles but to the British People
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-21
A duchy is a medieval country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess, a high-ranking nobleman hierarchically second to the king or queen in what is now a defunct European tradition. | The Duchy of Cornwall was created …
globalresearch.ca/many-millions-duchy-cornwall-belong-not-prince-charles-british-people/5701252

'Great Havoc' as Twin Blast Hits Stockholm – Photo
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-21
Around 50 people were evacuated when two major blasts hit the Kista and Husby districts of Stockholm. Given the extent of the damage, it is surprising that only one person was taken to hospital with injuries.
sputniknews.com/europe/202001211078094215-great-havoc-as-twin-blast-hits-stockholm/

Trump urges Europe to buy American natural gas to ensure their energy security
rt.com | 2020-01-21
European countries should rely on US gas imports to ensure their energy security, US President Donald Trump announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos. | "With an abundance of American natural gas now available European allies no longer have to be vulnerable to unfriendly energy suppliers," Trump told the audience as he boasted that the US had outpaced other countries "by far" in oil and gas production. | We urge our friends in Europe to use America's vast supply and achieve true energy security. | The statement falls in line with US efforts to boost its energy shipments to Europe, especially imports of li…
rt.com/business/478789-trump-eu-energy-davos/

Iran: The EU-three Trigger Dispute Mechanism in Iran Nuclear Deal
Peter Koenig | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-21
Why, after so many assurances to the contrary, have the three European Iran's Nuclear Deal Partner's

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2020-01-23 01:21 GMT (20:21 EST)

w3c-requires-heading