News 11/7

‘Pétain is a traitor!’: Macron blasted for planned homage to WWI hero turned Nazi collaborator
French President Emmanuel Macron has been derided for defending his decision to honor Marshal Philippe Pétain, a veteran leader of the First World War who would later collaborate with the Nazis.
“I consider it entirely legitimate that we pay homage to the marshals who led our army to victory. Marshal Pétain was a great soldier in World War One,” Macron said. Jewish groups, political opponents and French citizens in general have vented their outrage against the president online. #Pétain is now trending on Twitter in light of Macron’s highly controversial remarks.
rt.com/news/443372-macron-petain-nazi-collaborator/

Warsaw bans nationalist march marking Polish independence centenary
Warsaw’s mayor has banned a far-right march planned for Sunday to mark the centenary of Polish independence, citing the risk of violence and expressions of hatred.Organizers said they would defy the ban. They lodged a court appeal against the decision to shut down the annual Nov. 11 event commemorating the anniversary of Poland’s independence at the end of World War One.
reuters.com/article/us-ww1-century-poland-idUSKCN1NC205

US midterm vote: Democrats win control of House of Representatives
The Democratic Party won control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections on November 6, gaining more than the 23 seats required for a majority. With many House races too close to call or with large numbers of votes still uncounted, particularly in states like California and Washington, which provide for voting by mail, the five television networks projected a Democratic victory with a gain of 30 seats or more.
wsws.org/en/articles/2018/11/07/elec-n07.html

94-Year-Old Ex-Nazi Guard Goes On Trial Over Mass Killings At Concentration Camps
A 94-year-old former SS guard went on trial Tuesday in a German juvenile court for alleged complicity in the mass murder of hundreds of people at a Nazi concentration camp more than 70 years ago.Johann Rehbogen is charged with being an accessory in the murders of several hundred Jewish and Polish prisoners at the Stutthof camp just east of the Gdansk, Poland, in the early 1940s.
npr.org/2018/11/06/664673163/94-year-old-accused-in-concentration-camp-murders-goes-on-trial-in-germany

Greece to take clergy off its payroll in deal with Orthodox Church
Greece and its powerful Orthodox Church tentatively agreed on Tuesday to remove some 10,000 priests and auxiliary staff from the state payroll, in a deal that could pave the way for a clearer distinction between church and state.The Greek Orthodox Church has played a leading role in the life of the country for many centuries and is considered its official religion under the constitution. For many Greeks, their national identity is intricately bound up with their religion.
reuters.com/article/us-greece-church/greece-to-take-clergy-off-its-payroll-in-deal-with-orthodox-church-idUSKCN1NB2QG

Read Jeff Sessions's resignation letter
President Trump on Wednesday announced the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a development that is likely to spark a firestorm of criticism following the midterm elections.Trump has repeatedly lashed out at Sessions over his recusal from the investigation into Russia's election meddling and other alleged failures.There was widespread speculation the president would move to fire him after the midterms.
outline.com/939BNB

Uruguay Defense Ministry Wants To Let US Troops in During G-20
Uruguayan Minister of Defense Jorge Menendez presented to the nation’s House of Representatives a bill that would allow United States troops into the country during the upcoming G-20 Summit to be held in Buenos Aires.Menendez appeared in a hearing before House reps on Tuesday introducing a bill that would authorize the entry of eight US Air Force aircraft and up to 400 civilians, secret service and military members between November 26 and December 3
telesurenglish.net/news/Uruguay-Defense-Ministry-Wants-To-Let-US-Troops-in-During-G-20-20181107-0026.html

Uber's board reportedly held a 'marathon meeting' as it grapples with its ties to Saudi Arabia
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was one of the first to pull out of Saudi Arabia's Future Investment conference in October after the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but the kingdom's now 10% stake in the ride-hailing company could cause problems as it races to go public.he company's board held a "marathon meeting" last week, Bloomberg News reported, with all directors in attendance, including former CEO Travis Kalanick and Saudi official Othman Al-Rumayyan, who manages the kingdom's Public Investment Fund.. ..
businessinsider.com/uber-board-held-marathon-meeting-about-saudi-investments-2018-11

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Billionaires, corporate money swing toward Democrats
The 2018 midterms have been the most expensive congressional elections in US history, with an estimated $5.2 billion raised and spent by Election Day, according to data collected and reported by the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP). The total not only rose 35 percent over the previous midterm record in 2014, it exceeds the money spent on congressional races during the 2016 presidential election year.. ..
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#Beto2020: People are already calling for Beto O'Rourke to run for president
A mere 0 days after his defeat, there are already calls for Beto O'Rourke to run for president.The Beto 2020 enthusiasm began, oh, four seconds after the Texas Senate race was called in favor of infamous soup clown Ted Cruz. It confirms what was already evident on Twitter and in our souls — people are thirsty for Beto and they want to keep seeing him around.
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Pentagon drops 'Operation Faithful Patriot' as name of military mission at border
The Pentagon is no longer referring to the U.S. military mission at the U.S.-Mexico border as “Operation Faithful Patriot,” a Defense Department spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday.Pentagon officials now refer to the deployment of more than 7,000 active duty troops as “border support,” Army Lt. Col. Jamie Davis told The Hill.Davis said the name change has been in place for “a couple of days,” but did not give the reason for it.
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Billionaire-Backed 'Marsy's Law' Ballot Measures Pass In Six States, Thanks To $72 Million Push
Henry Nicholas is six states closer to making his Marsy’s Law the national standard.Voters approved ballot measures creating a “victims’ bill of rights” in a half-dozen states, bankrolled by the billionaire cofounder of semiconductor firm Broadcom. Those states join five others that have already enacted a version of Marsy’s Law, which gives crime victims certain rights, including a formal notice of criminal proceedings and the ability to be present and speak at such proceedings.
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The Dow jumps more than 500 points after Democrats take House and Republicans strengthen Senate majority
Stocks rallied Wednesday following the 2018 midterm elections that shifted the balance of power in Washington, with Wall Street preparing for the possibility of legislative obstacles within a divided Congress.The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 2.12%, or more than 500 points, and the Nasdaq Composite surged 2.64%. The S&P 500 was up 2.11%. Democrats took control of the House early Wednesday morning, while Republicans expanded their majority in the Senate.
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San Francisco Approves Business Tax to Fund Homeless Services
Voters in San Francisco approved a tax increase on the city’s largest businesses that would nearly double its budget for homeless services, a measure seen as an effort to hold wealthy technology companies accountable for exacerbating the local housing crisis.
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OP/ED

Brazil’s shift from progressive socialism to the far-right: Why did this happen?
For Brazil, the world’s fourth largest democracy, to have elected the extreme right-wing Jair Bolsonaro is stunning.Just a decade ago Brazil’s president Lula da Silva was one of the most progressive and strongly socialist leaders in the recent history of Latin America.Clearly a lot has gone wrong in Brazil and people feel angry but it is still amazing that people are prepared to elect someone who says that refugees are “the scum of the earth” and is prepared to say “if I see two men kissing each other in the street I’ll whack them.” . . .
rt.com/op-ed/443266-bolsonaro-right-left-brazil/

Electoral Fetishism
our word “elect” comes from the latin eligere meaning to pick out or choose. Bourgeois democracy celebrates the etymological sense of this word in elections. However, what, exactly, are we the people actually choosing?The argument has been made by Marx, Badiou, and Chomsky among others that we do not so much as choose in elections as having parties, platforms, and candidates chosen for us.
counterpunch.org/2018/11/07/electoral-fetishism/

The siege of Hodeidah: Washington doubles down on its war crime in Yemen
One of the bloodiest events in what constitutes the world’s largest ongoing war crime is beginning to unfold in Hodeidah, the Red Sea port that serves as the principal lifeline for food, fuel and medicine upon which at least 70 percent of Yemen’s impoverished and starving population depend for survival.the US-Saudi coalition that has waged a devastating war against Yemen’s population for the past three and a half years reports that it has mobilized some 30,000 troops to surround the city. These include Emirati and Sudanese regulars, Al Qaeda militiamen and Yemeni mercenaries, all being massed on Hodeidah’s outskirts.
wsws.org/en/articles/2018/11/07/pers-n07.html

With Brexit, It’s the Geography, Stupid
Pundits analyzing Britain’s Leave vote obsess over everything but what mattered: decades of economic decay in declining regions.
jakkkobinmag.com/2018/11/brexit-regional-inequality-leave-vote

have the fucking left yet?
are they ever going to?

Pétain was based tbh. Having your country and your people bleed for 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧Angl*ids🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 would be the real treason.

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How the fuck does the Right-Wing Circle the square that Petain was le BAZED french Hitler when da Jooish Banker JVPITOR literally applauds him?

vichy france was a bit too enthusiastically collaborative with the whole holocaust thing

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