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2018-10-14: Social Media Postees

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Brazilian Elections and the Stakes for Democracy
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-14
Bolsonaro is a symptom of a much larger disease. He has only reached this level, a head-to-head in the second round against Lula's candidate Haddad, because of a sophisticated, rolling, multi-stage, judicial/congressional/business/media Hybrid War unleashed on Brazil. | -Pepe Escobar [1]… | The post Brazilian Elections and the Stakes for Democracy appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/brazilian-elections-and-the-stakes-for-democracy/5656887

Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones Endorses Leif Dautch for San Francisco District Attorney
Dautch for DA | indybay.org | 2018-10-14
Latest prominent endorsement fuels grassroots campaign for District Attorney.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/13/1881819…

Five Ways to Make Direct Action Organizing Less Ableist
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2018-10-14
There is an ableist misconception that those with disabilities don't participate in marches, rallies, lockdowns and resistance camps. In reality, we are here and more of us would like to get in on the action. | I am multiply disabled due to a host of illnesses, chronic pain and mobility impairments. The issues of ableism have been a constant plague for me. I've lost jobs, wages, friends, family, romantic partners and more due to others' unwillingness to make necessary accommodations and supports for me. | I also experience ableism in activist organizing spaces that purport to support the rights of the marginalize…
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Decades After Taking Henrietta Lacks's Cells Without Consent, Johns Hopkins Names Building After Her
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-12
Johns Hopkins University has announced plans to name a new research building after Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman who permanently changed modern medicine nearly 70 years ago when it was discovered that her cells could live forever. These "immortal cells" have helped scientists produce remedies for numerous diseases, including the first polio vaccine, that have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. But Lacks's cells were taken without her consent when she was a patient at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in 1951. For decades, the woman whose cells would transform modern medicine was unknown. Instead,…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/12/decades_…

The Case for a Non-Profit Single-Payer Healthcare System
Joel A. Harrison | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-12
Introduction Our current fragmented, dysfunctional, for-profit health care system is broken. Internationally we rank poorly in both process and outcomes; yet, we are by far the most expensive health care system in the world. Not only we do we not get a bang for our bucks; but for many of us from a moral perspective…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/12/the-case-for…

India's Oil Imports From Iran Edged Up In September Due To Loading Delays
RFE | iranian.com | 2018-10-12
India's oil imports from Iran edged up in September from the previous month as refiners pushed back loading of some August cargoes due to a delay in obtaining government approval to use Iranian ships and insurance, data obtained from sources showed. Last month, India shipped in about 528,000 barrels per day (bpd) oil from Iran, […] | The post India's Oil Imports From Iran Edged Up In September Due To Loading Delays appeared first on Th…
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Lead at some Detroit schools 50 times the allowable federal level
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-12
A new report on lead and copper in Detroit schools reveals the acute health dangers facing working class families due to the massive deterioration in education funding.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/12/lead…

Mental Health Professionals Denounce CNN and Don Lemon's Show for Mocking and Stigmatizing Kanye West's Hospitalization
Glenn Greenwald | theintercept.com | 2018-10-11
Just four months after the tragic suicide of their own colleague, Anthony Bourdain, CNN promotes a dangerous segment that weaponizes mental health struggles for cheap political gain. | The post Mental Health Professionals Denounce CNN and Don Lemon's Show for Mocking and Stigmatizing Kanye West's Hospitalization appeared first on The Intercept.
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Notre Dame Struck a Secret Deal With the Trump Administration to Deny Birth Control Coverage. Now Students Are Fighting Back
Jordan Smith | theintercept.com | 2018-10-11
The Trump administration bypassed the judicial system to negotiate a backroom settlement with 74 religiously affiliated institutions, including Notre Dame. | The post Notre Dame Struck a Secret Deal With the Trump Administration to Deny Birth Control Coverage. Now Students Are Fighting Back. appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/10/11/notre-dame-h…

Jury Sends Wisconsin a $780,000 Bill for Denying Health Care to Two Transgender Workers
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-11
A growing number of courts are ruling that transgender public employees should have access to transition-related health care. | Shannon Andrews just helped bring comprehensive health care coverage to transgender state employees across Wisconsin. Even more reassuring, she proved that average Americans understand that discrimination against transgender people comes with a cost. | Shannon supervises a cancer research lab at the University of Wisconsin. Like other state employees, she gets health care insurance through the state. But as a transgender woman, Shannon faced state rules that specifically excluded coverag…
aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/transgender-ri…

Poor People's Campaign shows face of poverty in Virginia
Saurav Sarkar | peoplesworld.org | 2018-10-11
the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. | "I've been working for years as a professional and I don't earn a living wage," said Joyce Barnes, a home health care worker based in Richmond. "It hurts. It hurts so much." | She described how she gets no sick days or vacation days, and can't take a day off to spend with her grandchildren. She owes a hospital thousands of dollars for medical bills even though she now has insurance. | "Don't be fooled by a false na…
peoplesworld.org/article/poor-peoples-ca…

Washington Supreme Court Abolishes the Death Penalty
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-11
Washington is now the 20th state to abolish capital punishment as the public continues to sour on the barbaric practice. | On Oct. 11, the Washington State Supreme Court unanimously struck down the death penalty as unconstitutional, ruling the "death penalty is invalid because it is imposed in an arbitrary and racially biased matter" and "it fails to serve any legitimate penological goal." The death penalty is a punishment that is as flawed as it is final, and as the Washington high court acknowledges, one plagued by racial bias and arbitrariness.
aclu.org/blog/capital-punishment/racial-…

Medicare for All Is Officially Winning
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2018-10-10
Medicare for All Is Officially Winning…
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Trump savages Medicare for All, as more Americans embrace socialism
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-10
President Trump once again lambasted the idea of socialized healthcare, as Medicare for All becomes a mainstream Democrat position and more and more Americans warm to the idea of socialism.
rt.com/usa/440901-trump-medicare-sociali…

Is Donald Trump Mentally Fit to Be President? Dr. Bandy Lee Questions Trump's Capacity to Govern
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-03
As questions swirl around Brett Kavanaugh's eligibility to join the Supreme Court, some are asking if President Donald Trump should have had the power to nominate him in the first place. We speak with Dr. Bandy Lee, forensic psychiatrist on the faculty of Yale School of Medicine, about Trump's mental state and the possibility of removing him from office using the 25th Amendment. Dr. Lee is an internationally recognized expert on violence. She is the editor of the best-selling book, "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President."
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/3/is_donald…

Mental Health Experts Demand Psychological Assessment of Kavanaugh for Drinking, Instability
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-03
Donald Trump openly mocked Dr. Christine Blasey Ford at a rally Tuesday, casting doubt on her claims that Brett Kavanaugh had tried to rape her in high school, just days after calling her a very credible witness. As the FBI continues its investigation into Dr. Blasey Ford's claims, a group of mental health experts are calling for Kavanaugh to undergo a full psychological and substance abuse assessment before the Senate votes on his confirmation. We speak with Dr. Bandy Lee of the Yale School of Medicine, the lead author of a letter titled "Mental Health Experts Urge Examination Based on Warning Signs in Kavanaugh…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/3/mental_he…

Edge of Sports: A Sports World Worth Fighting For
Dave Zirin | progressive.org | 2018-10-01
If we expand access as well as attitudes toward sports–having people be healthier, happier, and better-adjusted through exercise–that alone could trigger a tremendous change in our society.
progressive.org/magazine/edge-of-sports-…

China's Arch of Peace Vessel Docks in Venezuela for Health Mission
TeleSur English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-09-24
A Chinese hospital ship has arrived in Venezuela as part of the recently signed agreements between the nations.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14063

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2018-10-11: News Headlines

DGGK (2018-10-11). Influenza-like Illnesses (ILI) and Influenza: The Implications for Seasonal Vaccinations. globalresearch.ca The CDC (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) was born, just like the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), as an important regulatory agency of the United States government that was intended to regulate various corrupt and monopoly-seeking industries that …

INA (2018-10-11). Thousands of Chronically Ill Gazans Deprived of Medicine. imemc.org Thousands of patients with chronic diseases, in the Gaza Strip, suffer from a shortage of medicines which are supposed to be distributed to them every month in primary health centers throughout the Gaza Strip. | According to a report by the Palestinian Center for Health Information in the Ministry, the […]…

Kim C. Domenico (2018-10-11). The Tyranny of the Horizontal: a Call for a Creative Uprising. counterpunch.org The Spectral aspect of the Enlightenment…the "cruel instrumentality of Reason" — "flattens permissible consciousness into one big 2-D map" (Adorno)…Hence the contemporary plague of meaninglessness: we all feel its germs lurking behind some thin scrim of hygienic daylight. Collapse of ethics. No thought for seven generations. Stop forest fires by cutting down forests. — Peter More

Prof. Ismael Hossein-Zadeh (2018-10-11). Neoliberal Economics: The Plague of Iran's Economy. globalresearch.ca The Iranian economy is mired in a deep recession. The real or productive sector of the economy is paralyzed, largely by out-of-control (and often illicit) imports that have replaced domestic production. Rent seeking, corruption and the looting of national resources …

Jordan Smith (2018-10-11). Notre Dame Struck a Secret Deal With the Trump Administration to Deny Birth Control Coverage. Now Students Are Fighting Back. theintercept.com The Trump administration bypassed the judicial system to negotiate a backroom settlement with 74 religiously affiliated institutions, including Notre Dame.

INA (2018-10-11). WHO: Israelis Kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza in Last Two Weeks. imemc.org The latest figures show that 14 Palestinians, including four children, were killed, while 1,434 were injured by Israeli forces during demonstrations between September 23 and October 6, at the Gaza border with Israel, according to a special situation report by the World Health Organization (WHO) issued on Wednesday. The report also said, […]…

Labor Video Project (2018-10-11). "Not A Whisper" Questions Not Asked At 2018 Gubernatorial Debate Between Newsom & Cox. indybay.org Before the only debate for governor in California between Gavin Newsom and John Cox, a press conference was held to raise questions about the $1 billion Eco Fraud at the Hunters Point Shipyard and Treasure Island. The speakers at the press conference talked about the health and safety problems and the systemic cover-up by politicians including Gavin Newsom, Diane Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris and the present mayor. Community members and workers continue to get cancers and other illnesses from the radioactive dump site despite claims that it is "safe" and has been cleaned up.

Shared by britney (2018-10-11). Trump Plans to Shut Down Healthcare.gov Repeatedly During Sign-Up Period. truthout.org In its latest attempt to sabotage the law that 20 million Americans rely on for health coverage, the Trump administration is planning to shut down Healthcare.gov for large stretches of time during the upcoming enrollment period, during hours when many are likely to try to sign up for insurance plans. | The website will be taken offline for maintenance nearly every Sunday during the enrollment period, which las…

Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams (2018-10-10). ACLU Fights Back as Trump Pushes 'Stealth Proposal' to Limit Public's Right to Protest Outside White House. alternet.org "Trump might not like having protesters on his doorstep, but the First Amendment guarantees their right to be there. " | As the Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress face mass protests in Washington, D. C. against their attacks on healthcare, Matthew Chapman, AlterNet (2018-10-10). Conservative News Outlet Blasts Trump's Ridiculous Tariffs — Which Are Now a Larger Tax on Americans than Obamacare. alternet.org It's yet another reminder of the double standard the right has for Trump. | President Donald Trump's new gigantic series of tariffs is already a disaster, forcing several companies including Walmart and Coca-Cola to raise prices, and endangering up to John Nichols (2018-10-10). Medicare for All Is Officially Winning. thenation.com Medicare for All Is Officially Winning…

Alex Lawson, Independent Media Institute (2018-10-10). America's Seniors Are Drowning in Lies by Trump and Republicans to Boost Big Pharma. alternet.org Improving and expanding Medicare would offer better care at lower costs. | Medicare is a very popular program, far more so than for-profit insurance. It's also highly effective—the senior poverty rate has dropped dramatically since it was created. But it is not perfect, which is why we must improve and expand the existing system. We must add vision, dental and hearing coverage. We must get rid of out-of-. . .

Cody Fenwick, AlterNet (2018-10-10). USA Today Issues Pathetic Defense of Publishing Trump's Op-Ed Riddled With Lies. alternet.org Why would any responsible outlet publish something this dishonest? | President Donald Trump published a new op-ed Wednesday in USA Today that was quickly derided as a lie-filled smear of Democratic ambitions to pursue Medicare-for-All. In a particularly searing response, the Washington Post's fact-checker Glenn Kessler tore Trump's RT (2018-10-10). Trump savages Medicare for All, as more Americans embrace socialism. rt.com President Trump once again lambasted the idea of socialized healthcare, as Medicare for All becomes a mainstream Democrat position and more and more Americans warm to the idea of socialism. |

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2018-10-09). New Tragedy in Yemen as Saudi Airstrike Kills Family of Beekeepers on Their Farm. mintpressnews.com "In an atmosphere of atrocities that happen daily — whether by an airstrike or through the blockade, famine, and cholera epidemic — the anniversaries of these attacks serve as a reminder to Americans that their weapons are involved in killing our children and we will not forgive them." – A grieving Yemeni mother

Kate Aronoff (2018-10-09). Fossil Fuels Are a Threat to Civilization, New U.N. Report Concludes. theintercept.com Around the middle of the last century, the chemical DDT was found to pose a risk to human and animal health. The ultimate response — after a prolonged fight between environmentalists and the chemical industry — was a federal ban on all uses of the substance found to be unsafe. | On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a daunting report, suggesting that we are currently on track for around 3 degrees Celsius of warming caused by gre…

wsws (2018-10-09). Detroit Medical Center doctors fired after speaking out for patient safety. wsws.org In a statement announcing his resignation from the medical staff, Dr. Ted Schreiber said, "Unfortunately, the current focus of some in health care is on profits and stock holder value."

Democracy Now! (2018-10-04). Headlines for October 4, 2018. democracynow.org As FBI Probe Wraps Up, Senate Could Vote on Kavanaugh on Saturday, Key GOP Senators Criticize Trump for Mocking Christine Blasey Ford, Over 1,200 Law Professors Sign Letter Opposing Kavanaugh Nomination, U.N.: Yemen Sees 10,000+ New Cases of Cholera Every Week, Trump Suggests Saudi Monarchy Would Collapse Without U.S. Support, Saudi Dissident Journalist Missing After Visit to Consulate in Turkey, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager at Gaza Protest, U.S. Quits 1955 Iran Treaty After U.N. Court Rules Against Sanctions, Judge Halts Termination of Protected Status for 300,000 Immigrants, Report: DHS Was Unprepar…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-03). Mental Health Experts Demand Psychological Assessment of Kavanaugh for Drinking, Instability. democracynow.org Donald Trump openly mocked Dr. Christine Blasey Ford at a rally Tuesday, casting doubt on her claims that Brett Kavanaugh had tried to rape her in high school, just days after calling her a very credible witness. As the FBI continues its investigation into Dr. Blasey Ford's claims, a group of mental health experts are calling for Kavanaugh to undergo a full psychological and substance abuse assessment before the Senate votes on his confirmation. We speak with Dr. Bandy Lee of the Yale School of Medicine, the lead author of a letter titled "Mental Health Experts Urge Examination Based on Warning Signs in Kavanaugh…

Democracy Now! (2018-10-03). Is Donald Trump Mentally Fit to Be President? Dr. Bandy Lee Questions Trump's Capacity to Govern. democracynow.org As questions swirl around Brett Kavanaugh's eligibility to join the Supreme Court, some are asking if President Donald Trump should have had the power to nominate him in the first place. We speak with Dr. Bandy Lee, forensic psychiatrist on the faculty of Yale School of Medicine, about Trump's mental state and the possibility of removing him from office using the 25th Amendment. Dr. Lee is an internationally recognized expert on violence. She is the editor of the best-selling book, "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President."

Dave Zirin (2018-10-01). Edge of Sports: A Sports World Worth Fighting For. progressive.org If we expand access as well as attitudes toward sports—having people be healthier, happier, and better-adjusted through exercise—that alone could trigger a tremendous change in our society.

TeleSur English (2018-09-24). China's Arch of Peace Vessel Docks in Venezuela for Health Mission. venezuelanalysis.com A Chinese hospital ship has arrived in Venezuela as part of the recently signed agreements between the nations.

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