2019-06-26: Social Media Postees

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'Shocking Blow to the Queens Democratic Machine' as Progressive Tiffany Cab√°n Declares Victory in District Attorney Race
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-26
"A victory for working people everywhere who are fighting for real political change and demanding we end cash bail, mass incarceration, and the failed war on drugs." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/tiffany_caban.png…
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US Navy officer jailed for trying to arrange sex with deaf 12yo… is tapped for PROMOTION
rt.com | 2019-06-26
The Navy has included an officer imprisoned for attempting to arrange sex with a deaf child on its list of those eligible for a department head position — even though he's currently serving a 10-year sentence in federal prison. | …
rt.com/usa/462688-navy-officer-child-predator-promotion/

US border official resigns amid uproar over children in detention
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-06-26
The acting head of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has resigned amid an uproar over the discovery of children being held in pitiful conditions at one of the agency's stations in Texas.John Sanders's departure deepened the sense of crisis and added to the rapid turnover inside the agencies responsible for enforcing President Donald Trump's immigration priorities as the US deals with record numbers of families coming across the southern border.In a message to employees, Mr Sanders said he would step down on July 5. He did not give a reason for leaving. | "Although I will leave it to you to determine whether…
thecanary.co/us/us-news-us/2019/06/26/us-border-official-resigns-amid-uproar-over-children-in-detention/

#NeverAgainIsNow: Vigil for Children Imprisoned at Border (San Jose)
San Jose Nikkei Resisters & others | indybay.org | 2019-06-26
Issei Memorial Building, 565 North Fifth Street, San Jose, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/25/18824222.php

Egyptian Officials Threatened Morsi Days Before Death in Court
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-26
(MEE) — Mohamed Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood leaders in prison in Egypt were given an ultimatum by top officials to disband the organisation or face the consequences, Middle East Eye has learned. They had until the end of Ramadan to decide. Morsi refused and within days he was dead. Brotherhood members inside and outside Egypt now fear for the lives …
theantimedia.com/egyptian-officials-threatened-morsi-days-before-death-in-court/

It's 2019: Why Do LGBTQ Americans Still Lack Basic Civil-Rights Protections?
Senator Tammy Baldwin | thenation.com | 2019-06-26
It's 2019: Why Do LGBTQ Americans Still Lack Basic Civil-Rights Protections?
thenation.com/article/stonewall-equality-act-discrimination/

Supreme Court Surprisingly Decides to Analyze Lula's Release
plenglish.com | 2019-06-25
25 de junio de 2019, 16: 12Brasilia, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Unexpectedly, Brazil"s Federal Supreme Court (STF) has decided to analyze this Tuesday the habeas corpus trial for the release of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43727&SEO=supreme-court-surprisingly-decides-to-analyze-lulas-release

Italian Mafia Boss Escapes Prison in Uruguay, Manhunt Ensues
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-25
A manhunt was organized in Uruguay Tuesday after an Italian mob boss, who had been imprisoned in the country since 2017, escaped from jail overnight as he was waiting to be extradited back to Italy. | Rocco Morabito and three other inmates "escaped through a hole in the roof" Sunday according to authorities. He had been the most wanted fugitive member of the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta, Italy's most powerful organized crime group and one of Europe's biggest importers of South American cocaine. | Dubbed the "cocaine king of Milan," the 52-year-old Morabito had been arrested after more than two decades on the run fro…
telesurenglish.net/news/Italian-Mafia-Boss-Escapes-Prison-in-Uruguay-Manhunt-Ensues-20190625-0011.html

U.S. Border Chief Abruptly Resigns Amid Public Outrage
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-25
The agency has been under fire since it was revealed that migrant children have been living in squalor at a Texas detention center.
truthdig.com/articles/u-s-border-chief-abruptly-resigns-amid-public-outrage/

'This Is What Solidarity Looks Like,' Says Ocasio-Cortez, as Wayfair Workers Vow Walkout to Protest Company for Working With Child Detention Centers
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-25
"We believe that the current actions of the United States and their contractors at the southern border do not represent an ethical partnership Wayfair should choose to be a part of." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/wayfair_0.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/25/what-solidarity-looks-says-ocasio-cortez-wayfair-workers-vow-walkout-protest-company?cd-origin=rss

Banning Private Prisons—and Prisoner Exploitation
Kalena Thomhave | commondreams.org | 2019-06-25
The two largest private prison companies, GEO Group and CoreCivic, have seen business swell due to increased ICE detention of immigrants. (Photo: Ted S. Warren/AP Photo) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/prisons.jpeg…
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Behind the Syrian Network for Human Rights: How an Opposition Front Group Became Western Media's Go-to monitor
Max Blumenthal | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-25
Top media outlets turn to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) for figures on deaths and detentions, never noting the group's seamless connection to Syria's opposition, the support it receives from states that waged war on the country, or …
globalresearch.ca/behind-syrian-network-human-rights-how-opposition-front-group-became-western-medias-go-to-monitor/5681631

Bangladeshi Migrants in Tunisia Forced to Go Back Home
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-25
More than 30 Bangladeshi migrants were sent back to their home country Wednesday, against their will, say relatives and aid groups. The migrants had been adrift in a merchant ship off the Tunisian coast for weeks. | RELATED: | Migrant Children in US Detention Center Face 'Inhumane' Conditions | The Bangladeshi refugee seekers were among 75 people saved May 31 by the China-owned ship, Maridive 601, a vessel assisting offshore oil platforms. The rescused had spent the last 20…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bangladeshi-Migrants-in-Tunisia-Forced-to-Go-Back-Home-20190625-0024.html

"Never Again" Means Act Now
Jenny Kurzweil | indybay.org | 2019-06-25
As the national conversation escalates around what to appropriately call the detention centers at the southern border, the humanitarian crisis continues. | Here are tangible actions the local Santa Cruz community can take to protest America's immigration policies and support relief efforts at the border.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/21/18824168.php

AOC leads Twitter rage-mob over furniture company Wayfair supplying beds to migrant centers
rt.com | 2019-06-25
A protest by employees of discount furniture retailer Wayfair against the sale of beds to migrant detention centers has gone viral, forcing Twitter users to argue over the morality of supplying furniture to "concentration camps." | …
rt.com/usa/462681-aoc-wayfair-walkout-migrants-viral/

Federal Judges Send 2020 Census Lawsuit Back to Lower Court
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-25
BALTIMORE — A lawsuit that alleges a 2020 census question pushed by the Trump administration violates minorities' rights will be sent back to a federal court in Maryland so new evidence can be considered, U.S. appeals judges ruled Tuesday. | The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision comes a day after U.S. District Judge George Hazel of Maryland suggested in an opinion that racial discrimination and partisan power plays could be the underlying motives in asking everyone in the country about citizenship status. The 4th Circuit's order sending the case back to Hazel could be pivotal. | "The decision today ope…
truthdig.com/articles/federal-judges-send-2020-census-lawsuit-back-to-lower-court/

Peru: Fujimori Returns to Prison After Brief Hospitalization
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-25
Former right-wing Peruvian President and dictator Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) returned to prison Tuesday after being hospitalized Sunday night. | RELATED: | Alberto Fujimori's Son Set to Return to Peruvian Politics | The 80-year-old former head of state was transported from the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE) to a private clinic in Lima due to high blood…
telesurenglish.net/news/Peru-Fujimori-Returns-to-Prison-After-Brief-Hospitalization-20190625-0029.html

Brazil Supreme Court Justices Weigh Appeals to Free Lula
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-25
Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider two serperate appeals by imprisoned former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is seeking release, alleging that the judge behind his conviction was not impartial. | RELATED: | Lula's Lawyers to Take Case to UN in Wake of New Revelations | Lula, Brazil's famous leftist leader from 2003-2010, left office with an 87 percent approval rating. But the Workers Party he founded fell hard when Brazilian prosecutors in 2014 began the "Ca…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Supreme-Court-Justices-Weigh-Appeals-to-Free-Lula-20190625-0019.html

#NeverAgainIsNow: Vigil for Children Imprisoned at Border (San Jose)
San Jose Nikkei Resisters & others | indybay.org | 2019-06-25
Issei Memorial Building, 565 North Fifth Street, San Jose, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/25/18824222.php

What's Trending: Black News Weekly
Vanessa Mbonu | naacp.org | 2019-06-24
Blavity: Atlanta Mayor Launches 100 Men To Mentors Challenge To Find 100 Men To Give Guidance To Atlanta Boys Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has issued a call to action asking for 100 male volunteers to mentor Atlanta youth. Earlier this year, local officials met with leaders of Big Brothers and Big Sisters …
naacp.org/latest/whats-trending-black-news-weekly-2/

ICYMI: Election Security Tele Townhall
Vanessa Mbonu | naacp.org | 2019-06-24
NAACP held a tele townhall on Wednesday, June 19 to strategize on to make election security a top priority. The event featured policymakers and thought leaders in a candid conversation about election security, the role of social and digital media, and how we can combat the attempts to diminish the political power of the African-American …
naacp.org/latest/icymi-election-security-tele-townhall/

Brazil: Supreme Court Postpones Review of Lula's Habeas Corpus
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-24
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (SFT) has decided to delay former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Habeas Corpus Trial. The hearing which was supposed to examine Lula's defense request for his freedom, and was initially scheduled to start Tuesday. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro: Car Wash Exposé Is 'Gay Plot' Against Gov't | According to Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, STF judge, Gilmar Mendes, said the case will be postponed for the second semester of the year because of a l…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Supreme-Court-Postpones-Review-of-Lulas-Habeas-Corpus-20190624-0013.html

Supreme Court to Postpone Analysis of Lula's Habeas Corpus
plenglish.com | 2019-06-24
24 de junio de 2019, 15: 14Brasilia, June 24 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Supreme Court (STF) will postpone the habeas corpus trial for the freedom of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, scheduled for Tuesday, according to what journalist Monica Bergamo published tMonday in the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43662&SEO=supreme-court-to-postpone-analysis-of-lulas-habeas-corpus

Former IAAF chief to go on trial for corruption, money laundering
Jerry Omondi | cgtn.com | 2019-06-24
Lamine Diack [Gallo Images]Former president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Lamine Diack will be tried in France for graft and money laundering, judicial sources said on Monday. | The trial will commence after a four-year investigation into doping cover-ups, extortion and bribe-taking in world athletics. | Diack and his son Papa Massata were last month formally accused by financial prosecutors of a host of illicit doings during his time with the world athletics organization. | Money laundering alone carries a jail term of up to 10 years. | Diack led the IAAF from 1999-2015, and wa…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/24/former-iaaf-chief-to-go-on-trial-for-corruption-money-laundering/

Japanese-American internment survivors protest plan to jail migrant kids at Fort Sill, a WWII camp
Amy Goodman | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-24
"There's a historical pattern of detention and separation of families that we're seeing across the United States, affecting immigrant communities and affecting communities of color."
nationofchange.org/2019/06/24/japanese-american-internment-survivors-protest-plan-to-jail-migrant-kids-at-fort-sill-a-wwii-camp/

Chaos, Illness and Danger Pervade Migrant Child Jail in Texas
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-24
Outrage is mounting over a shocking Associated Press report published late last week revealing that at least 250 migrant infants, children and teenagers have been locked up for nearly a month without adequate food, water or sanitation at a Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas, near the city of El Paso. Lawyers who visited the facility described a scene of chaos and sickness, with children unable to shower or change into clean clothes for weeks on end. The AP report came the same week that the Trump administration argued in federal court that the government is not required to provide toothbrushes, soap or beds…
truthout.org/video/chaos-illness-and-danger-pervade-migrant-child-jail-in-texas/

Japanese-American Internment Survivors Protest Plan to Jail Migrant Kids
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-24
Five Japanese-American elders, survivors of U.S. internment camps, engaged in civil disobedience Saturday outside the Fort Sill Army post in Oklahoma, where the Trump administration plans to indefinitely detain 1,400 immigrant and refugee children starting next month. Fort Sill was an internment camp for 700 Japanese-American men in 1942. It was one of more than 70 sites where the U.S. government incarcerated about 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, including one of 14 U.S. Army bases. President Obama first used Fort Sill in 2014 to detain migrant children seeking asylum from violence in Central A…
truthout.org/video/japanese-american-internment-survivors-protest-plan-to-jail-migrant-kids/

Ola Bini, Privacy Activist and Julian Assange Friend, Speaks Out After Release from Ecuadorian Jail
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-24
Last week, an Ecuadorian judge ordered the release of Swedish programmer and data privacy activist Ola Bini, who spent more than two months in jail without charge. Bini is a friend of WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange. He was arrested in Quito on the same day that Assange was forcibly taken by British authorities from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. We speak with Ola Bini in Quito, where he remains under investigation for allegedly hacking the Ecuadorian government. He says, "Through the whole process, 70 days in prison, and all of the days since, we've been asking the prosecution to tell us what it is I have don…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/24/ola_bini_privacy_activist_and_julian

New Zealand neo-Nazi jailed for 21 months for sharing video of mosque shootings
wsws.org | 2019-06-24
The trial was a test case for anti-democratic legislation that can and will be used to suppress mounting social opposition from the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/24/chch-j24.html

Japanese-American Internment Survivors Protest Plan to Jail Migrant Kids at WWII Prison Camp
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-24
Democracy Now! was there when five Japanese-American elders, survivors of U.S. internment camps, engaged in civil disobedience Saturday outside the Fort Sill Army post in Oklahoma, where the Trump administration plans to indefinitely detain 1,400 immigrant and refugee children starting next month. Fort Sill was an internment camp for 700 Japanese-American men in 1942. It was one of more than 70 sites where the U.S. government incarcerated about 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, including one of 14 U.S. Army bases. President Obama first used Fort Sill in 2014 to detain migrant children seeking asylum…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/24/stop_repeating_history_japanese_americans_incarcerated

"Somebody Is Going to Die": Lawyer Describes Chaos, Illness & Danger at Migrant Child Jail in Texas
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-24
Outrage is mounting over a shocking Associated Press report published late last week revealing that at least 250 migrant infants, children and teenagers have been locked up for nearly a month without adequate food, water or sanitation at a Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas, near the city of El Paso. Lawyers who visited the facility described a scene of chaos and sickness, with children unable to shower or change into clean clothes for weeks on end. The AP report came the same week that the Trump administration argued in federal court that the government is not required to provide toothbrushes, soap or beds to…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/24/somebody_is_going_to_die_lawyer

Advocates Say Illinois Ban on Private Immigrant Detention Centers, a 'Firewall' Against Trump's Attacks on Immigrants, Should Be Model for Country
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-24
Critics of President Donald Trump's immigration policies are calling on state and federal lawmakers to follow the lead of Illinois, which banned private immigrant detention centers and enacted other protections for undocumented state residents ahead of the president's deportation raids that were planned for Sunday but have been temporarily delayed. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/jb_0.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/24/advocates-say-illinois-ban-private-immigrant-detention-centers-firewall-against?cd-origin=rss

Statelessness for terrorists' families, never an acceptable option, urges UN rights chief
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-24
Thousands of suspected foreign ISIL terrorist fighters and their families who are being held in detention in Syria and Iraq, must be treated fairly by their captors and taken back by their home countries, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/06/1041131

Migrant Children Held by US Gov't Face 'Inhumane' Conditions
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-24
More than 250 migrant children, including teens, infants, and toddlers, are locked up in "horrendous" conditions at a Border Patrol station in Texas near the city of El Paso, according to an Associated Press report published June 20. | RELATED: | "In my 22 years of doing visits with children in detention, I have never heard of this level of inhumanity," said Holly Cooper, who co-directs University of California's, Davis Immigration Law Clinic and represents detained youth. She was part of the legal team that visited the facility and interviewed dozens of children. | The experts were left aghast when faced w…
telesurenglish.net/news/Migrant-Children-in-US-Detention-Center-Face-Inhumane-Conditions-20190624-0019.html

"Never Again" Means Act Now
Jenny Kurzweil | indybay.org | 2019-06-24
As the national conversation escalates around what to appropriately call the detention centers at the southern border, the humanitarian crisis continues. | Here are tangible actions the local Santa Cruz community can take to protest America's immigration policies and support relief efforts at the border.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/21/18824168.php

US Supreme Court Rejects Argentina Appeal over YPF Compensation
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-24
The United States (U.S.) Supreme Court on Monday rejected Argentina's bid to fend off a lawsuit by energy company Petersen Energia Inversora, S.A. seeking compensation for shares it owned in the state-owned YPF S.A. (Fiscal Oilfields) energy company, nationalized in 2012 by former left-wing President Cristina Fernandez Kirchner. | RELATED: | Argentina Gov't Refers to Malvinas Islands as Falkland, Again | The justices left in place a lower court ruling that allowed privately held P…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Supreme-Court-Rejects-Argentina-Appeal-over-YPF-Compensation-20190624-0012.html

Hundreds of 737 Max Pilots Sue Boeing over 'Unprecedented Cover-Up"
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-24
Over 400 pilots have joined a class-action lawsuit against Boeing, accusing the company of an "unprecedented cover-up" of "known design flaws" on the company's top-selling 737 MAX, according to the Australian Broadcasting Company. | The MAX, first put into service in …
globalresearch.ca/hundreds-737-max-pilots-sue-boeing-unprecedented-cover-up/5681557

Why is the US government using social media to monitor the public?
wsws.org | 2019-06-24
The lawsuit filed by New Sanctuary Coalition and other groups, says that ICE specifically targeted individuals for deportation, to suppress their political speech.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/24/soci-j24.html

UN Human Rights Head Visits Venezuela, Meets Maduro and Guaido
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-06-24
Michelle Bachelet commented on access to food and medicine, allegations of political prisoners, and the impact of sanctions, among other issues.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14554

Cop Caught on Body Cam Arresting a Man for Talking
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-24
The illegal arrest by a Baltimore City cop has lead to charges of false imprisonment and misconduct, but also reveals a deep-rooted reason why police seek to silence critics…
therealnews.com/stories/cop-caught-on-body-cam-arresting-a-man-for-talking

Alleged Threat against Jorge Glas Raises Requests for Prison Transfer
plenglish.com | 2019-06-24
Quito, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) A video threatening the life of former Ecuadorian President Jorge Glas, broadcast from the Latacunga prison, where he is serving time for alleged illegal association, has raised requests to transfer him to another prison.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43645&SEO=alleged-threat-against-jorge-glas-raises-requests-for-prison-transfer

International Jurists Manifesto Calls for Lula's Release
plenglish.com | 2019-06-24
24 de junio de 2019, 15: 18Brasilia, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) At least 13 international lawyers and jurists have described on Monday former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as a political prisoner, asked for his sentence annulment and for being released as well.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43663&SEO=international-jurists-manifesto-calls-for-lulas-release

Former police officer sentenced to prison for excessive force and obstruction
Andrew Emett | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-24
A former Massachusetts police officer was recently sentenced to more than a year in federal prison after breaking a man's nose without legal justification and lying in his report of the incident in order to obstruct an investigation into the assault. Earlier this year, a jury found the ex-cop guilty of one count of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of falsification of a document. | On April 3, 2017, the victim, Nickolas Peters, was reportedly sitting on a bench in the Hadley Police Department booking area when Hadley Police Officer Christopher Roeder suddenly struck Peters in the face with…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/24/former-police-officer-sentenced-to-prison-for-excessive-force-and-obstruction/

Buttigieg Criticized at Emotional Town Hall After Shooting
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-24
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg faced criticism Sunday from angry residents of South Bend, Indiana, at an emotional town hall meeting a week after a white police officer fatally shot a black man in the city where he is mayor. | Buttigieg (BOO'-tuh-juhj) said he would call for an outside investigation of the shooting of 54-year-old Eric Logan by Sgt. Ryan O'Neill. | The 37-year-old mayor said he would send a letter to the federal Department of Justice's civil rights division and notify the local prosecutor that he'd like an independent investigator appointed. He conceded t…
truthdig.com/articles/buttigieg-criticized-at-emotional-town-hall-after-shooting/

Free Hiroji Yamashiro-Political Prisoner In Okinawa
repost | indybay.org | 2019-06-23
The Japanese government has jailed anti-war activist Hiroji Yamashiro who has been protesting the construction of a new base in Okinawa at Henoko. He has been imprisoned for over 70 days.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/20/18824139.php

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