Labor Prepares for Last-Minute General Strike If Trump Tries to Steal Election TruthOut
The 100,000-member MLK Labor Council, an AFL-CIO regional body of labor groups representing more than 150 unions in the Seattle, Washington, area, passed a resolution Wednesday that calls for a general strike if President Donald Trump does not respect the outcome of the November 3 election.
Rally aims to help Baltimoreans remain in their homes amid pandemic-related hardships Baltimore Sun
NYPD Officers Blare ‘Trump 2020’ Using Patrol Car Speakers in Violation of Code Newsweek
Feds say far-right group coordinated attack on Minneapolis police precinct during protest TheHill
Zoom Deleted Events Discussing Zoom “Censorship” Buzzfeed
#COVID-19
America Is Trapped in a Pandemic Spiral Atlantic
If North Dakota was a country, it would have the world’s worst confirmed COVID-19 outbreak, one analysis shows Pioneer Press
“We’re Not Going to Control the Pandemic,” Trump Chief of Staff Says on Live TV as Covid Cases Surge Newsweek
New England ice rinks shut down after coronavirus case clusters emerge linked to hockey TheHill
Who Are the Scientists Behind the Great Barrington Declaration? MedPage Today
Bolivia
Bolivia: Over 50% of Elected Lawmakers Are Women teleSUR
In Bolivia, Camacho’s Paramilitary Threatens Democracy Resumen
Chile
Chileans approve drafting a new constitution Peoples Dispatch
Following the announcement of the preliminary results, tens of thousands of Chileans took to the streets to celebrate the victory of the “approve” and “constitutional convention” options
Chile’s New Constitution: Key to Start Real Change Resumen
Chile: Approval for A New Constitution Wins Massive Mandate teleSUR
Venezuela
Venezuelan Hard Right Opposition Leader Leopoldo Lopez Flees to Spain Venezuelanalysis
Palestine
New Israeli aggression puts life of Palestinian hunger striker Maher al-Akhras in immediate danger Mondoweiss
Al-Akhras Family Joins Hunger Strike (VIDEO)
Lebanon
Guns For Food: The U.S. War On Hezbollah And Lebanon’s Shia (vid, 25 min) Redfish
Philippines
Outcry in Philippines Over General’s ‘Warning’ to Female Celebrities NYTimes
Accusing a women’s rights group of ties to Communist rebels, the general told an actress she could be killed if she associated with the organization.
Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet NYTimes
Capitalist crisis
Time to Reset Expectations for World Economy With Virus Untamed Bloomberg
Nearly 12 Million Square Feet of Vacant Office Space in S.F. SocketSite
Capitalism is double-billing us: we pay from our wallets only for our future to be stolen from us Jonathan Cook
The Reason Amy Coney Barrett May Have Been Chosen Angry Bear (also in the Washington Post – How Amy Coney Barrett played a role in Bush v. Gore — and helped the Republican Party defend mail ballots)
Amy Coney Barrett was just three years out of law school, a 28-year-old associate at a boutique Washington law firm, when she was dispatched to Florida to help George W. Bush’s legal team rescue thousands of Republican absentee ballots.
At issue were thousands of absentee ballot request forms in Martin County — just north of Palm Beach County, home of the notorious “butterfly ballot” — that had missing voter registration information.
After county officials allowed the GOP to take the forms back and fill in the missing information, a Democratic voter sued, saying ballots cast by those voters should be tossed out. The county canvassing board, the Florida Republican Party and the Bush campaign argued that the votes should still count.
As both parties brace for the possibility of another contested election that Trump has suggested could go to the high court, the previously unreported role of his Supreme Court nominee in the absentee ballot fight is more than a historical footnote. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh also played a role in Bush v. Gore, it js meaning that if Barrett is confirmed, three of the nine justices will have participated in litigation related to the only presidential contest to be decided by the high court.
I am Seriously Considering Going Back to Desktop Computers Miscellaneous Stuff
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