2020-01-26: Social Media Postees

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German police probe sale of 'Nazi beer' bearing Third Reich symbols
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Police in Germany have launched an investigation after beer branded with Nazi-era symbolism was discovered on sale. The inflammatory alcohol was priced at an eyebrow-raising ‚Ç¨18.88. | The probe was opened after conservative politician Gotz Ulrich spotted the 'Deutsches Reichsbräu' (German Reich Brew) on sale in the small town of Bad Bibra in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. The drink's label features a Nazi-esque eagle clutching a flared cross. | www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2667958006653168&set=pcb.2667972309985071&type=3&theater | Ulrich said he was ashamed to see the pr…
rt.com/news/479234-nazi-beer-investigation-germany/

Store Selling 'Nazi Beer' Comes Under Police Investigation in Eastern Germany
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
The investigators from the neighbouring state of Thuringia, where the sale of the controversial beer was launched, said that they did not find any legal violation with regard to the brand.
sputniknews.com/europe/202001261078142600-store-selling-nazi-beer-comes-under-police-investigation-in-eastern-germany/

'Every 2nd Jew in Germany wishes to leave': Berlin to seek EU-wide criminalization of Holocaust denial
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Jews in Germany feel threatened to such an extent that almost half have thought about emigration, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said, demanding a harsher response to anti-Semitism, not only in his country but across the EU as well. | Jews in Germany are "openly attacked" on the streets and face threats and abuse online on a daily basis, the minister wrote, in a guest article for the German weekly Der Spiegel ahead of the 75th anniver…
rt.com/news/479244-germany-eu-ban-holocaust-denial/

Concentration camp survivor turns 100 on Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-26
For Marija Frlan, it's as symbolic as it can get: A survivor of a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War, the Slovenian woman turns 100 years old on Monday, the international Holocaust Remembrance Day.Frlan, who was held at the Nazis' Ravensbruck camp in northern Germany for more than a year in 1944-45, will join other survivors and officials in Poland on Monday for ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp.Ahead of the ceremonies, Frlan told the Associated Press that one could talk at length about what it was like in the Ravensbruck camp, but that only tho…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/01/26/concentration-camp-survivor-turns-100-on-holocaust-remembrance-day/

1st 'presumed case' of coronavirus confirmed in Austria, number of infected in France rises to 3
rt.com | 2020-01-26
A Chinese flight attendant has been hospitalized in Vienna with symptoms of flu, the city's authorities have confirmed. The woman has recently traveled to Wuhan

Gaza: The Auschwitz of our Time
Khalid Amayreh | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In Commemoration of the Liberation of Auschwitz, January 27, 2020 | *** | First published in August 2007 | In 1940, several months after invading Poland in September 1939, the Nazis forced about 500,000 Jews into the Warsaw Ghetto, …
globalresearch.ca/gaza-the-auschwitz-of-our-time/6509

Turkish earthquake rescue efforts go on as the death toll rises
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-26
Rescue teams in eastern Turkey continued to pull survivors from collapsed buildings on Sunday, more than a day and a half after a powerful earthquake hit the country's east, killing at least 35 people.The magnitude 6.8 quake injured 1,556 people and 45 people have been pulled from the rubble so far, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said.As overnight temperatures dropped to minus five C (23F), emergency teams set up more than 9,500 tents for displaced residents and distributed some 17,000 hot meals.People gather around fires after their houses in Elazig, eastern Turkey, were destroye…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/01/26/turkish-earthquake-rescue-efforts-go-on-as-the-death-toll-rises/

Transition to Energy Cooperation Between Turkey and Somalia Seems Almost Inevitable – Researcher
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
The Somali invitation to Turkey to develop oil exploration has put the prospects and risks of such an initiative on the agenda for Ankara.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202001261078141763-transition-to-energy-cooperation-between-turkey-and-somalia-seems-almost-inevitable—researcher/

'I can see the light': WATCH rescuers save 2yo girl & her mother after they spent 24 HOURS trapped under rubble in Turkey
rt.com | 2020-01-26
An injured mother and her baby girl spent nearly a whole day buried under debris after a deadly earthquake struck several cities in eastern Turkey. | Rescuers heard the woman's faint voice coming from deep under the rubble on Saturday, nearly 24 hours after a multi-story apartment complex in Elazig, eastern Turkey was demolished by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake. Ayse Yildiz told the first response team that she and her two-year-old daughter Yusra were trapped and could not get out on their own. "I can see the light. Please, be quick," the woman was quoted as saying as rescuers rushed to clear the debris. | Luckil…
rt.com/news/479229-turkey-earthquake-girl-saved/

In Secret Recording, Trump Admits Fear of Clinton Picking Sanders as VP in 2016
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-26
In a nearly 90-minute audio recording of a private dinner that took place with numerous individuals and President Donald Trump in 2018 and that was made public Saturday evening by the legal team of Lev Parnas, a close associate of the president's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, the president can be heard saying "take her out" in reference to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch–a key witness in the impeachment trial now in the U.S. Senate. | Trump also says in the reco…
truthout.org/articles/in-secret-recording-trump-admits-fear-of-clinton-picking-sanders-as-vp-in-2016/

Russian Orthodox Church's former spokesman collapses & dies in Moscow, aged just 51
rt.com | 2020-01-26
An ex-spokesman of the Russian Orthodox Church, Vsevolod Chaplin, has died suddenly in Moscow. The ultraconservative cleric was known for his controversial statements, often made during frequent appearances in the Russian media. | Chaplin reportedly felt ill when he was sitting on a bench near the church he was serving in on Sunday. He then slumped to the ground, and by the time the ambulance arrived it was too late. According to the media reports, the arch-priest suffered an asthma attack, although the exact cause of death is still unknown. | Chaplin had just concluded mass at the well-known, central Moscow,…
rt.com/russia/479246-russian-orthodox-church-spokesman-dies/

Over 200 Amateur Fishermen Evacuated From Ice Floe Off Russia's Sakhalin – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK (Sputnik) – The incident took place near Cape Svobodny in Mordvinov Bay. About 600 ice fishing lovers got cut off from the shore because of an ice crack. Some of them left the ice floe on their own, while the rest were brought ashore by rescuers.
sputniknews.com/russia/202001261078142255-over-200-amateur-fishermen-evacuated-from-ice-floe-off-russias-sakhalin—video/

Israeli Detained in Russia for Drug Trafficking Pleads Pardon From President Putin
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously filed a plea for mercy from the Russian head of state to release the Israeli citizen. Putin, who has met with the mother of the detained woman, has stated that "everything is going to be fine".
sputniknews.com/russia/202001261078142874-israeli-detained-in-russia-for-drug-trafficking-pleads-pardon-from-russian-president/

EU carbon tax more about political wrangling than tackling climate change, analysts tell RT
rt.com | 2020-01-26
The new European Commission president has been trying to make fighting climate change the hallmark of her presidency. However, her proposals could further split the bloc and backfire, hurting the EU itself, analysts believe. | Since taking office in December, Ursula von der Leyen has been pushing for the Green Deal, aiming to make Europe the "world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050." The approach includes tax on imports from non-EU countries with less-strict ecological rules. By doing this, Brussels claims it wants to prevent so-called carbon leakage, so importers from countries with "lower ambition fo…
rt.com/business/479055-eu-carbon-tax-about-money/

'Sod off to Canada': Hugh Grant lambasted for saying Britain's 'FINISHED' thanks to Brexit
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Hugh Grant sees no hope for his home country of Great Britain in the wake of the controversial Brexit decision

Industrial flour products can generate $1B for Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
Turkey's main flour exports reached its limits in 2019 and income from exports in this sector can be doubled by selling industrial flour products, such as biscuits and frozen dough, said the director of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Eurasia.Last year, the country's flour exports rose to $1.05 billion from $1 billion in the previous year in the value-basis, while exports dropped by around 50,000 tons to 3.3 million tons in the quantity-basis, Eren Gunhan Ulusoy told Anadolu Agency.The country is the largest flour exporter and the second-largest pasta exporter in the world, said Ulusoy,…
yenisafak.com/en/economy/industrial-flour-products-can-generate-1b-for-turkey-3510498

Death toll from Turkey's earthquake rises to 35
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
The death toll from Friday's powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey rose to 35, the country's vice president said on Sunday.Fuat Oktay was speaking to reporters in the capital Ankara.The 6.8-magnitude quake shook Turkey's eastern Elazig province late Friday. Tremors were also felt in neighboring countries including Syria and Georgia.
yenisafak.com/en/news/death-toll-from-turkeys-earthquake-rises-to-35-3510500

Over 31,000 civilians flee Syria's Idlib
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
Around 31,600 more civilians have fled their homes in Idlib de-escalation zone in Syria over the last two days due to attacks by the regime and its allies.According to Syria's Response Coordination Group, the displaced civilians headed to areas near the Turkish border due to the attacks that violate a cease-fire agreement between Turkey and Russia.Mohammad Hallaj, the director of the group, told Anadolu Agency that the civilians left their homes in Darat Izzah, Atarib, Haiian, Hraytan, Anadan, Qasimiye, Sallum, Khan Tuman, Khan al-Asal, Kafr Naya, and Ayn Jara due to attacks supported by Russian airstrikes.As a r…
yenisafak.com/en/world/over-31000-civilians-flee-syrias-idlib-3510510

Syrian regime forces capture towns in advance on opposition-held Idlib
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
Syrian government forces have taken control of several towns in northwestern Idlib province, a war monitor and Syrian state media reported, amid a renewed push by President Bashar al-Assad to recapture the last opposition stronghold.Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Idlib in recent weeks amid stepped up air strikes by Russian and Syrian forces aimed at clearing the opposition from its last redoubt after almost nine years of civil war.The Syrian Observatory, a war monitor, said on Sunday that six towns in the Idlib countryside had fallen to Syrian government forces in the past 24 hours.The Observatory said…
yenisafak.com/en/world/syrian-regime-forces-capture-towns-in-advance-on-opposition-held-idlib-3510507

Eight refugees rescued from English Channel by French authorities
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-25
French authorities have rescued a boat containing eight refugees in the English Channel. | The French coastguard said it was alerted to a group of people near the seaside resort of Stella Plage, near Le Touquet in northern France, in the early hours of 25 January. | At around 1.55am, the eight were found in a boat with a damaged engine, according to Premar Manche, which monitors the Channel. | [ #opérations] Sauvetage de 8 migrants au large de Stella Plage (62) récupérés par le patrouilleur cà¥tier de gendarmerie maritime A…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/01/25/eight-refugees-rescued-from-english-channel-by-french-authorities/

French "yellow vests" protest for Assange outside Belmarsh prison in London
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
The protests point to the deeply-rooted opposition among workers internationally to US and European governments' relentless campaign to destroy Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/yell-j25.html

Suing Hillary Clinton, Tulsi Gabbard stands up to the Russiagate smear machine
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-25
As Bernie Sanders ignores Hillary Clinton's attacks, Tulsi Gabbard is fighting back. Gabbard has filed a $50 million defamation suit…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/25/suing-hillary-clinton-tulsi-gabbard-stands-up-to-the-russiagate-smear-machine/

The significance of Italy's Sardines movement
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
In less than two months, the Sardines movement, a social media initiative, has mobilized thousands of protesters against the right-wing former deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/ital-j25.html

Protests in Madrid Against Visit of Venezuelan Lawmaker Guaido
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-25
In front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid, the solidarity movement with the Bolivarian Revolution repudiated on Saturday the visit to Spain of opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido, who continues promoting a destabilizing agenda against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro. | RELATED: | Guaido Has Links With Money Launderer Defended by Rudy Giuliani…
telesurenglish.net/news/Protests-in-Madrid-Against-Visit-of-Venezuelan-Lawmaker-Guaido-20200125-0004.html

Strikers march across France as Macron moves to impose pension cuts
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
A poll this week found 61 percent opposition to the cuts, and that 82 percent of Frenchmen believe they are worse off since Macron took office in 2017.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/macr-j25.html

Coronavirus Deaths Rise to 41 in China, Australia Finds 4 Cases
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-25
China's National Health Commission (NHC) Saturday reported that the death toll from the coronavirus that causes the "Wuhan pneumonia" has risen to 41 among the 1,287 infected persons. On Saturday, Australia also confirmed its first four cases. | RELATED: ‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã | Coronavirus Arrives in France, Health Minister Admits Cases | The NHC reported that cases had been det…
telesurenglish.net/news/Coronavirus-Deaths-Rise-to-41-in-China-Australia-Finds-4-Cases-20200125-0001.html

Doomsday Clock Closer Than Ever to All-Out Global Annihilation
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-25
The Doomsday Clock was reset Thursday to just 100 seconds before midnight, marking the closest humankind has ever been to total nuclear annihilation and extinction of life due to climate change, according to the researchers who set the metaphorical time. | RELATED: | UK, France Reiterate Commitment to Maintain Iran Nuclear Deal | "It is 100 seconds to midnight. We are now expressing how close the world is to catastrophe in seconds

Death toll rising after earthquake in eastern Turkey
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-25
The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey has climbed to 21

Turkey Rescuers Dig for Survivors After Quake Kills at Least 29
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-25
Rescuers searched Saturday for survivors trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Turkey late on Friday, killing 29 people and injuring more than 1,400. | RELATED: | After the Earthquake: 10 Years of Domestic and International Failures in Haiti | "We are doing everything we can as the state and nation, and we will continue to do so. Our efforts at all rescue sites will continue," Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said, adding state ho…
telesurenglish.net/news/Turkey-Rescuers-Dig-for-Survivors-After-Quake-Kills-at-Least-29-20200125-0009.html

Pompeo Lashes Out at Journalist; NPR Defends Its Reporter
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-25
The top U.S. diplomat, accused of cussing and demanding Mary Louise Kelly point to Ukraine on unmarked map, unleashes angry, direct attack.
truthdig.com/articles/pompeo-lashes-out-at-journalist-npr-defends-its-reporter/

Impeachment: Democrats cry 'dictator' while Team Trump cries 'election interference'
rt.com | 2020-01-25
After three days of Democrat offensive, President Donald Trump's defense team have laid out their arguments. The Democrats, they said, are trying to commit their own brand of election interference by removing Trump from office. | The Senate impeachment trial of President Trump opened on Tuesday, and the Democrats' chosen team of prosecutors, or impeachment managers, spent much of this week reiterating their long-standing argument: Trump abused his office by withholding military aid for Ukraine to pressure President Volodymyr Zelensky into reopening a corruption investigation into the business activities of Joe…
rt.com/usa/479196-impeachment-trump-defense-arguments/

Long-time Putin aide Vladislav Surkov leaving Kremlin 'over Ukraine course shift,' reports claim
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Russian media is all abuzz with reports that Vladislav Surkov, former Deputy PM, the ex-deputy head of the presidential administration and Vladimir Putin's long-time influential aide, has exited government service. | The reports cite Surkov's close associate Alexey Chesnakov who, writing on his Telegram Channel, said Surkov left his post, as an advisor to President Vladimir Putin, "in connection with the change of course in policy towards Ukraine." He noted that Surkov himself promised to reveal the details and talk about his future career plans next month. | Chesnakov later said that the President himself wil…
rt.com/russia/479193-putin-aide-surkov-leaves-reports/

Bush Grandpa's Ties to Nazis Clearer on 75th Auschwitz Memorial
Ralph Lopez | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-25
International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Commemorating the Liberation of Auschwitz (January 27th, 2020) | . | "The Friends of Zion Award' in Jerusalem was presented to president Vladimir Putin on behalf of the Russian Federation, for the role played by the Soviet Union …
globalresearch.ca/bush-grandpa-ties-nazis-clearer-70th-auschwitz-memorial/5697115

Triumph of Tutberidze: Russian female figure skaters sweep the podium at 2020 European Championship (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Russia's renowned coach Eteri Tutberidze has celebrated yet another international triumph after three of her skaters swept the podium at the 2020 European Championship in Graz, Austria. | Alena Kostornaia who won the women's short program a day earlier managed to retain her lead claiming the first ever European title. | READ MORE: 'I saw the ice getting closer': Russian figure skating duo narrowly avoids TERRIFYING fall (VIDEO) | The 16-year-old delivered a solid performance on Saturday nailing…
rt.com/sport/479195-tutberidze-female-skating-european-championship/

US Space Force logo may look like a Star Trek rip-off, but only if you miss the obvious 'RUSSIAN connection'
rt.com | 2020-01-25
With the launch of a new logo for the US Space Force, cadets might think they've signed up to serve the Federation of Planets of Star Trek lore, but internet sleuths have uncovered another hidden connection

Leave Pale or Remain Bitter? Yorkshire brewery creates Brexit ALE as UK's EU departure day looms
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Whether you're looking for a tipple to toast the future or if you want to drown your sorrows over the course Britain has taken, a Yorkshire brewery has the perfect drink for you on Brexit day. | After years of legal and political wrangling the UK will finally leave the European Union on January 31. The day will be marked with celebrations across Britain as the politics-weary country finally completes the withdrawal phase of the lengthy divorce process. | The historic day has been a source of inspiration for a brewery in Malton, North Yorkshire, which has created a 'Brexit Ale' in commemoration. Master brewe…
rt.com/uk/479192-yorkshire-brewery-brexit-ale/

Auschwitz, a poem
Seymour Joseph | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-24
The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27–the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau–as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Located in German-occupied Poland, Auschwitz consisted of three camps including a killing center. The camps were opened over the course of nearly two years, 1940-1942. Auschwitz closed in January 1945 with its liberation by the Soviet army. …
peoplesworld.org/article/auschwitz-a-poem/

I've Seen Firsthand the Heartbreak of ICE Detention. This Must End
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-24
Five hours into the dark, rainy drive, Ana Hernandez and Edwin Loredo laugh about how they've never seen the sun in Georgia. It's their third trip in as many months, and every time, it storms the whole way

President plans to expand travel ban to more countries
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-24
Minneapolis, MN – The Wall Street Journal reported this week that President Trump wants to expand his travel ban to Nigeria, Sudan, Belarus, Myanmar, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan and Eritrea. January 27 will be the third anniversary of Trump's first executive order, which was his first attempt at a Muslim ban. AP, BuzzFeed, CNN and other media outlets have previously reported that the White House could announce a dramatic expansion of the ban on or around that date. | The MN Anti-War Committee organized multiple protests, including one of 15,000 people in downtown Minneapolis in January 2017, to protest the Trump's Musli…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/24/president-plans-expand-travel-ban-more-countries

New strikes and protests as France unveils retirement bill
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-24
French unions are holding further strikes and protests around the country as the government unveils a divisive bill redesigning the national retirement system.Travellers faced renewed disruptions on regional trains and the Paris subway, and some schools and other public services also faced walkouts.The number of striking workers and halted trains dropped considerably this week after the government made a series of concessions. But unions hope the actions will revive opposition to president Emmanuel Macron's signature reform.Demonstrators stand on top of a vandalised car with flares (AP/Daniel Cole)His government…
thecanary.co/global/2020/01/24/new-strikes-and-protests-as-france-unveils-retirement-bill/

France: 7th National Strike Against Macron's Pension Reform
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-24
France's General Confederation of Labor (CGT), the Unitary Federation of Trade Unions (FSU) and other organizations called on citizens to join the 51st day of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform. | RELATED: | French Workers Cut Power to World's Largest Food Market | Today, the seventh national strike will include torch marches that w…
telesurenglish.net/news/France-7th-National-Strike-Against-Macrons-Pension-Reform-20200124-0001.html

Lee Camp straightens out 'sewage' NYT article that claims Russian bots 'sowed confusion' in South America (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-24
American comedian Lee Camp issued a scathing retort to a New York Times piece alleging that Russian bots stoked tensions in South America, jokingly noting that it would take several years to fully dissect the baseless report. | The host of Redacted Tonight marveled at how the piece, titled "As Protests in South America Surged, So Did Russian Trolls on Twitter, US Finds," was based on data provided by not-very-objective State Department 'analysts'. For Camp, this raised a number of obvious red flags. | He argued that, contrary to the US government-sourced piece, Washington and its cheerleaders in the media are…
rt.com/usa/479076-lee-camp-nyt-russian-bots-venezuela/

Turkish Intervention in Libya: Another Erdogan Reckless Attempt to Revive Neo-Ottoman Empire
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
With Turkey failing to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power in their drive to forge a regional hegemonic order under their rulership, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has set his eyes on other Eastern Mediterranean issues, primarily aggression against | …
globalresearch.ca/intervention-libya-another-erdogan-reckless-attempt-revive-neo-ottoman-empire/5701622

Pelosi's Choice: Enough for Trump's Impeachment but not going All Out for Removal
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has her reasons for limiting her impeachment articles to offenses stemming from the abuses and violations related to Ukraine. Unfortunately, she declined to pursue a broader impeachment approach that recognizes multiple provable, serious violations of the Constitution. Speaker Pelosi overruled Chairs of Committees, including the Judiciary Committee, and other senior lawmakers…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/pelosis-choice-enough-for-trumps-impeachment-but-not-going-all-out-for-removal/

Video: Turkey's Military Industrial Complex
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Turkey is working to develop its national industry and reequip its armed forces with modern military equipment. The worth of projects in this field is estimated to be around $77 billion. Ankara is paying special attention to the modernization and …
globalresearch.ca/video-turkeys-military-industrial-complex/5701581

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