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UM disciplines prof over Israel letter controversy
The University of Michigan is disciplining the professor who sparked a global controversy after he refused to recommend a student for study in Israel because of his support for Palestinians, according to a letter obtained by The Detroit News.
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Duterte: Philippines President Confirms He Does Not Have Cancer
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has confirmed he does not have cancer, amid concerns about the controversial strongman’s health.
outline.com/q59R47

Turkish government steps up attack on jailed airport construction workers
Since an Istanbul court on September 19 jailed 24 striking construction workers, including four officials of the Construction Workers Union, the police-state attack on the working class has escalated. Ten more construction workers and trade union officials were arrested last week.
wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/10/turk-o10.html

Israel set to deport hundreds of Congolese migrants after scrapping protection
Hundreds of migrants from the Democratic Republic of Congo are set to be deported from Israel as the government has scrapped the special status they are afforded in the country.
rt.com/news/440802-israel-deport-congo-migrants/

'Royal Parasites': Citizens Condemn Public Fund Use for Second Royal Wedding in a Year, 40,000 Sign Petition
The United Kingdom-based group Republic has gathered 40,000 signatures demanding the government stop the use of public funds for the royal event.
telesurtv.net/english/news/Royal-Parasites-Citizens-Condemn-Public-Fund-Use-for-Second-Royal-Wedding-in-a-Year-40000-Sign-Petition-20181010-0017.html

Amazon Draws Fire for ‘Wildly Irresponsible’ Scheme Supporting Islamic Extremists
Amazon has enabled customers to donate to a hard-line Islamist charity whose founder supports child marriage, female genital mutilation and believes men should be allowed to hit their wives, an investigation by The Times of London has found.
outline.com/SyfCL7

Former adviser Powell just one of many being eyed for U.N., Trump says
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration was talking to his former adviser and Goldman Sachs executive Dina Powell about possibly succeeding Nikki Haley as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, but that Powell was just one of many people under consideration.
reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-un/former-adviser-powell-just-one-of-many-being-eyed-for-u-n-trump-says-idUSKCN1MK27O

More than 4,000 mentally ill inmates held in solitary in US
More than 4,000 prisoners with serious mental illness are being held in solitary confinement in US prisons, according to new research, despite the knowledge that holding people in isolation exacerbates mental problems and can even trigger them.
theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/10/mental-health-inmates-solitary-confinement-us-prisons

Sears' top spokesman jumps ship as reports emerge of a potential bankruptcy filing
Sears' top spokesman exited the company just days before reports emerged of a possible bankruptcy filing, Business Insider has learned….
businessinsider.com/sears-comms-exec-left-before-bankruptcy-reports-2018-10

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Workers and retirees rally against French government’s austerity policies
Yesterday was the first demonstration after the end of summer vacation called by French trade and student unions against austerity policies, three months after the end of the French rail strike.
wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/10/fran-o10.html

In tech-laggard Cuba, President Diaz-Canel launches twitter account
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel launched a twitter account on Wednesday after saying that digitizing one of the western hemisphere’s least connected countries is a priority to boost the economy and defend the revolution.
reuters.com/article/us-cuba-politics-twitter/in-tech-laggard-cuba-president-diaz-canel-launches-twitter-account-idUSKCN1MK2JR

^^^
For those people talking about sending him TANS this is your chance.

Anarchist Relief Efforts for Hurricane Florence: Three On-the-Ground Accounts
When Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina in September, flooding countless towns and temporarily turning the city of Wilmington into an island, anarchists involved with Mutual Aid Disaster Relief and other grassroots projects swung immediately into action. Dozens of anarchists provided resources and relief work to residents of countless cities, towns, and rural settlements in over a dozen counties, spanning a great deal of the eastern part of the state.
itsgoingdown.org/anarchist-relief-efforts-for-hurricane-florence-three-on-the-ground-accounts/

Amazon wage increase could result in lower pay for some employees
Amazon announced that it was raising the minimum wage for certain employees to great fanfare last week - but several workers now believe they may actually be making less in the long run.
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/amazon-wage-pay-increase-workers-contract-stock-compensation-plan-a8576466.html

South Africa’s Zulu nation joins white farmers in fight against government land seizures
The largest ethnic group in South Africa, Zulu, has spoken out against the expropriation of land without compensation in the country. Zulu is ready to cooperate with the country's white farmers, known as Afrikaners or Boers.
rt.com/business/440807-zulu-king-south-africa-land/

James Murdoch is the top candidate to replace Elon Musk as Tesla's chairman
James Murdoch is the top choice to replace Elon Musk as Tesla's chairman, according to a report from the Financial Times, which cited two people familiar with the matter.
businessinsider.com/james-murdoch-likely-to-be-tesla-chairman-report-2018-10

Snowden to speak at Israeli conference – with ex-Mossad deputy chief ‘responding’
Edward Snowden is expected to speak via video link at a closed conference held in Israel. The event, which expects to hear Snowden touching upon US spying on Israel, will be joined by a former top Mossad official.
rt.com/news/440920-snowden-speak-israel-mossad/

Dow drops 400 points as October rout continues, tech stocks lead slide
Stocks sank on Wednesday, led by a steep decline in tech shares as this month's sell-off continued.The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 400 points lower as Intel and Microsoft fell more than 1.5 percent each. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.3 percent.
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Thank you!

Holy shit it's hilarious to read the replies to his tweets from butthurt anti-revolution Cuban Americans

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I actually checked: most of them are people supporting him speaking Spanish. Is nice to see.

OP/ED

No, Carbon Taxes Aren’t Socialist
If the intent of the new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is to shock the world about the looming climate crisis, it certainly succeeds. By most accounts, a nearly unthinkable global shift away from fossil fuels must happen in the next dozen years.
jakkkobinmag.com/2018/10/carbon-taxes-climate-change-united-nations-report

The far-right threat in Brazil and the role of the Workers Party
Last Sunday’s general election in Brazil was a political earthquake that reduced to rubble parties that had long dominated the political landscape. At the same time it exposed the complete rot of the bourgeois democratic order established in the wake of the 20-year military dictatorship imposed by the US-backed coup of 1964.
wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/10/pers-o10.html

The Right and Neoliberals Get Away With Murder Because They Can
Every time that the Trump administration or the Congress take another egregious position, or enact some inhumane new distortion of what it means to inhabit a livable world, the emails and text messages arrive in masses.And here’s the kicker, readers: It all has made such a small difference that it appears to those who still hold on to the crumbs of rationality and reason like a grand waste of time.
counterpunch.org/2018/10/10/the-right-and-neoliberals-get-away-with-murder-because-they-can/

Michael Mann: We Are Even Closer To Climate Disaster Than IPCC Predicts
Yves here. It’s disconcerting to see the latest IPCC report get less attention that the less-scary-but-still-pretty-grim releases did in 2007. This Real News Network interview is a badly needed corrective. And as with the 2007 series, the current batch was subject to political pressure to downplay its findings.
nakedcapitalism.com/2018/10/michael-mann-even-closer-climate-disaster-ipcc-predicts.html

Who didn't see this coming? Soon to follow are almost all other brick-and-mortar stores.

The young and old uniting is a blessing.

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France NPA (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Anticapitalist_Party) direction favorable to common candidacy with LO (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutte_Ouvrière) in European elections

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Where's the outrage over the more prevalent and frequent male genital mutilation?

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