Daily News Thread 4/14

'Mission Accomplished!': Trump praises the US, UK, and France for Syrian military strikes

President Donald Trump on Saturday praised the US military, the UK, and France for a series of military strikes on Syria that were carried out late Friday.
businessinsider.com/trump-tweets-praises-us-uk-france-for-syria-military-strikes-2018-4

Syrian Air Defense Intercepted 71 Cruise Missiles Launched by West - Russian MoD

The Russian Defense Ministry has commented on a joint US, British and French missile strike on Syria, which took place on the day, when the OPCW experts are set to start a probe into allegations of a chemical attack in Douma, a claim denounced by Damascus as a provocation.
sputniknews.com/world/201804141063542460-russia-air-defenses-syria-us-missile-strike/

May Defends Syria Airstrikes Without Parliamentary Vote

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to order airstrikes against Syrian chemical weapons facilities without consulting Parliament has set up a confrontation with opposition lawmakers, who accuse her of being led by Donald Trump.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-14/u-k-s-may-defends-syria-air-strikes-without-parliamentary-vote

The US says it didn't give Russia any advance warning about targets hit in Syria strikes

The US says it did not coordinate with Russia or notify the country of strikes Friday night on Syria, where Russia has military bases and soldiers.
businessinsider.com/us-russia-syria-strike-targets-no-advance-warning-2018-4

Putin: US-led Attack on Syria Violation of International Law

The Russia president said Washington and its allies have used such strategies of unconfirmed reports to launch interventions against local governments.
telesurtv.net/english/news/Putin-US-led-Attack-on-Syria-Violation-of-International-Law-20180414-0005.html

Syrians Celebrate, OPCW to Continue Chemical Weapon Probe

Syrians flooded the streets to celebrate the triumph of the country's army against a US-UK-French coalition strike, teleSUR correspondent Hisham Wannous reported.‏
telesurtv.net/english/news/Syrians-Celebrate-OPCW-to-Continue-Chemical-Weapon-Probe-20180414-0004.html

Syria's Assad vows to 'crush terrorism' after Western attack

President Bashar al-Assad told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani that a U.S.-led attack on Saturday would increase Syria’s resolve to “fight and crush terrorism in every inch” of the country, the Syrian presidency said.
reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-assad-iran/syrias-assad-vows-to-crush-terrorism-after-western-attack-idUSKBN1HL0NG

China condemns US-led airstrikes in Syria, calls for restraint and dialogue

China opposes military action in Syria and instead urges diplomacy to solve the political crisis, according to a foreign ministry response in the wake of US-led airstrikes.
rt.com/news/424127-syria-airstrikes-china-dialogue/

Lavrov: Swiss lab says ‘BZ toxin’ used in Salisbury, not produced in Russia, was in US & UK service

The substance used on Sergei Skripal was an agent called BZ, according to a Swiss lab, the Russian foreign minister said. The toxin was never produced in Russia, but was in service in the US, UK, and other NATO states.
rt.com/news/424149-skripal-poisoning-bz-lavrov/

Report: Ex-FBI Deputy Director McCabe misled investigators

The US Justice Department has delivered a scathing report to Congress accusing fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe of repeatedly misleading investigators.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43761311

Trump lawyer Michael Cohen under criminal investigation

US President Donald Trump's top lawyer is under criminal investigation, the US justice department has announced.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43761555

Speaker Ryan: Rep. McCarthy 'Right Person' to Be Next Speaker

House Speaker Paul Ryan has endorsed House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to succeed him in his leadership role, Ryan said in an exclusive NBC interview.
nbcboston.com/news/politics/Paul-Ryan-Kevin-McCarthy-Speaker-House-NBC-479660903.html

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nakedcapitalism.com/2018/04/world-may-hit-2-degrees-warming-10-15-years-thanks-fracking-says-cornell-scientist.html
itsgoingdown.org/restorative-justice-a-path-forward/
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Chibok girls: Many abductees dead, says journalist

A Nigerian journalist with links to the Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed only 15 out of the 112 missing Chibok girls are still alive.
bbc.com/news/world-africa-43767490

Teacher victory: Kentucky lawmakers override budget veto

With the chants of hundreds of teachers ringing in their ears, Kentucky lawmakers voted Friday to override the Republican governor's veto of a two-year state budget that increases public education spending with the help of a more than $480 million tax increase.
mysanantonio.com/news/education/article/Kentucky-teachers-to-renew-rallying-Friday-as-12829701.php

Michigan teen misses bus, gets shot at after asking for directions

A black 14-year-old boy who got lost in a Detroit suburban neighborhood while trying to get to school was shot at by a white homeowner after knocking on a door to ask directions, prosecutors said Friday, citing home security video and the account of the boy.
wcvb.com/article/50k-bond-for-michigan-man-who-shot-at-black-teen/19817505

OP/ED

World May Hit 2 Degrees of Warming in 10-15 Years Thanks to Fracking, Says Cornell Scientist

A sobering take on the impact of fracking on climate change.
nakedcapitalism.com/2018/04/world-may-hit-2-degrees-warming-10-15-years-thanks-fracking-says-cornell-scientist.html

Restorative Justice: A Path Forward

itsgoingdown.org/restorative-justice-a-path-forward/

Pulling the handbreak

How revolutionary were the bourgeois revolutions? Neil Davidson spoke to Communist University about the lessons for today
weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1198/pulling-the-handbreak/

War fever grips German media

Die Welt demanded the “eradication of the Assad regime” and the deployment of “hundreds of thousands of soldiers” to Syria to “in the worst case scenario, fight Russians and Iranians.”
wsws.org/en/articles/2018/04/14/hetz-a14.html

Anger grows over union effort to sabotage Oklahoma teachers strike

Thousands of teachers showed up at the state capitol Friday in a show of defiance against the unions and school officials trying to break their two-week strike.
wsws.org/en/articles/2018/04/14/okla-a14.html

When What’s Good For The World Is Bad For Business

Better hope your disease is one of the profitable ones!
editor.currentaffairs.org/2018/04/when-whats-good-for-the-world-is-bad-for-business/

At least something good happened.

Don’t tell me he said this.
I don’t want another Bush, I feared Bush would annex us for our oil.

George W. Trump

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaa

Kentucky's governor sounds like a massive piece of shit

THANK YOU BASED NEWSANON

I REPEAT
Nuke the USA
Ogranize Corbyn's army to take over Angloland and kill the tories
Organize Melénchon's army to kill Macron's catholic terrorists
And kill some germans, I guess.