Aug 25 #SaveThePostOffice Day of Action APWU
DeJoy Has “No Intention” to Reinstall Sorting Machines, Mailboxes Truthout
A judge asked Trump’s lawyers to prove his claims about mail-in voting “fraud” — it did not go well Salon
Trump’s suggestion of deploying law enforcement officials to monitor polls raises specter of voting intimidation Washington Post
NYCLU Publishes Over 300K Police Misconduct Records After Court Order Lifted Gothamist
Her Former Colleagues Called in a “Wellness Check.” Then Police Shot Her to Death. The Intercept
Palestine
Media Show Little Interest in Israeli Bombing of Gaza FAIR
Indigenous Peoples
NDN Collective President and CEO Nick Tilsen faces legal backlash from the State of South Dakota with trumped-up charges for the stand he and other land defenders took in the Black Hills on July 3rd leading up to Trump’s visit to Mount Rushmore.
Black Hills treaty defender appears in court Indian Country Today
Judge rules Lakota Nick Tilsen will face jury trial on felony charges for Mount Rushmore action Censored News
Columbus Must Come Down: Why A Monument To White Supremacy Can’T Stay In Boston’S Waterfront Park Cultural Survival
Our History is the Future: The Dakota Access Pipeline and the Long Tradition of Resistance Climate & Capitalism
Dockworkers strike for work-life balance, shut down Port of Montreal People’s Voice
Capitalist crisis
America’s Looming Eviction Crisis Threatens Unprecedented Tens of Millions WBUR
Coronavirus
Opinion | I’m a New York public-school teacher. A safe return to school simply isn’t possible right now. Washington Post
Researchers show children are silent spreaders of virus that causes COVID-19 EurekaAlert!
“These Are Staggering Numbers”: Spending By Unemployed Americans Plunges As Fiscal Stimulus Ends Activist Post
Obscene Pandemic Profiteering: Largest Consolidation of Wealth in American History David DeGraw
Facebook Has Begun Purging Accounts Tied to Anti-Fascist Groups Truthout
Tennessee governor signs bill increasing punishments for certain protests TheHill
Iran
US is willing to dismantle the UN Security Council to put pressure on Iran RT
13 UNSC members oppose Iran sanctions push PressTV – includes commentary by anti-imperialist activist Cheryl LaBash
Bolivia
You can’t trust the media on Evo Morales Carl Beijer
China
Is China “Imperialist?” Vijay Prashad Addressing Claims that China is “Imperialist”
Belarus
In case the "color revolution" operation in Belarus wasn't already obvious, this is a US government-funded neoliberal Belarusian regime-changer gleefully spreading a video of a plane in Miami, Florida flying the Nazi occupation Belarusian flag that is being used by the protesters https://t.co/jOa2JHPEia
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) August 21, 2020
How Physics Erases The Beginning Of The Universe Ethan Siegel
The 20th century brought us General Relativity, quantum physics, and the Big Bang, all accompanied by spectacular observational and experimental successes. These frameworks enabled us to make theoretical predictions that we then went out and tested, and they passed with flying colors while the alternatives fell away. But — at least for the Big Bang — it left some unexplained problems that required us to go farther. When we did, we found an uncomfortable conclusion that we’re still reckoning with today: any information about the beginning of the Universe is no longer contained within our observable cosmos. Here’s the disconcerting story.
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