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France 'to repatriate 130 suspected Isil members from Syria' over security concerns
France is reportedly planning to repatriate more than 100 French Isil suspects from Syria amid fears they could lose track of them after US troops withdraw from the war-torn country.Some 130 Islamic State suspects being held in custody by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in prisons across northern Syria are to be brought back within the next few weeks.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/29/france-repatriate-130-suspected-isil-members-syria-security/

India: Rahul Gandhi Promises Universal Income for Poor Indians
The candidate for Prime Minister of India, Rahul Gandhi, announced that the Indian National Congress (INC) party which he represents will secure a universal basic income for the poor after winning April’s Lok Sabha elections.
telesurenglish.net/news/India-Rahul-Gandhi-Promises-Universal-Income-for-Poor-Indians-20190129-0002.html

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas accepts resignation of PM Hamdallah
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah in a development which will likely complicate efforts at reconciliation with Gaza's Hamas rulers.Abbas accepted the government’s resignation and ordered it to continue performing its duties until a new cabinet can be formed, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
rt.com/news/450040-palestinian-government-resignation-abbas/

French “yellow vests” applaud workers’ struggles against social inequality
Some 69,000 people participated in the eleventh weekly protest of “yellow vests” in France, according to the Interior Ministry. Demonstrators told the World Socialist Web Site that they rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed “great national debate” and hailed workers’ struggles against social inequality around the world.
wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/29/yell-j29.html

U.S. warns of 'serious consequences' after Venezuela moves against Guaido
The Trump administration warned of “serious consequences” after Venezuela’s government moved to freeze the bank accounts of self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido on Tuesday, while state-run oil company PDVSA sought to sidestep U.S. sanctions.
reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics/u-s-warns-of-serious-consequences-after-venezuela-moves-against-guaido-idUSKCN1PN0FS

Bolton's notepad reveals Trump is considering sending 5,000 troops to Colombia amid Venezuela crisis
The White House is seemingly open to sending up to 5,000 troops to Colombia as President Donald Trump squares off with Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro.During a press conference on Monday, reporters spotted national security adviser John Bolton carrying a notepad that appeared to say: "Afghanistan -> Welcome the Talks. 5,000 troops to Colombia."
businessinsider.com/venezuela-crisis-white-house-could-deploy-us-troops-to-colombia-2019-1

Leaks expose UK and EU government plans for military deployment in Brexit crisis
The Sunday Times has reported that the Conservative government is planning for the possible imposition of martial law as a result of the deepening crisis over Britain’s exiting the European Union (EU). The Daily Mirror reported that the EU is anticipating violence on the streets and decades of political instability.The Sunday Times report is based on leaks from the Cabinet Office
wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/29/mili-j29.html

China shows off new ‘Guam Killer’ missile, as tensions with US rise
China has unveiled a new intermediate-range ballistic missile that it claims can strike the US territory of Guam or its warships at sea. The show of strength comes as both countries square off over Taiwan.The Сhinese government revealed footage of the Dongfeng-26 ballistic missile on state television on Sunday, according to the South China Morning Post.
rt.com/news/450060-china-new-missile-guam/

Two bombs explode in southeast Iran, police officers wounded
Two bombs exploded on Tuesday in front of a police station in the city of Zahedan in southeastern Iran, local officials told state media, causing minor injuries to three police officers.Jaish al-Adl, a Sunni militant group, claimed responsibility for the explosions. The group said it had targeted a police station with “two strong bombs”, damaging a police car and motorcycle
reuters.com/article/us-iran-security-blast/two-bombs-explode-in-southeast-iran-police-officers-wounded-idUSKCN1PN2HR

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Trump Administration Begins Production Of A New Nuclear Weapon
The U.S. Department of Energy has started making a new, low-yield nuclear weapon designed to counter Russia.The National Nuclear Security Administration says production of the weapon, known as the W76-2, has begun at its Pantex Plant in the Texas Panhandle. The fact that the weapon was under production was first shared in an e-mail to the Exchange Monitor, an industry trade magazine, and independently confirmed by NPR.
npr.org/2019/01/28/689510716/trump-administration-begins-production-of-a-new-nuclear-weapon

25 Democrats Join GOP to Advance Anti-Boycott Bill Bernie Sanders Warns Violates "Americans' First Amendment Rights"
In the Senate's first vote since the government shutdown ended last week, 25 Democrats teamed up with the Republican majority Monday night to advance anti-boycott legislation that Palestinian rights groups and civil libertarians have denounced as a brazen attack on the First Amendment rights of those protesting the brutal Israeli occupation.
commondreams.org/news/2019/01/29/25-democrats-join-gop-advance-anti-boycott-bill-bernie-sanders-warns-violates

'Several thousand' more troops preparing to deploy to the border, Shanahan says
The Pentagon is preparing to send "several thousand" more troops to the southern border following a request from the Department of Homeland Security, Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan said today.The military is identifying units to meet the request and expects them to deploy soon, Shanahan's spokesman later added.
politico.com/story/2019/01/29/american-troops-us-mexico-border-1134086

Prominent Democrats Form Pro-Israel Group to Counter Skepticism on the Left
Several prominent veteran Democrats, alarmed by the party’s drift from its longstanding alignment with Israel, are starting a new political group that will try to counter the rising skepticism on the left toward the Jewish state by supporting lawmakers and candidates in 2020 who stand unwaveringly with the country.
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A Year After 'One of the Greatest Heists in US History,' Survey Confirms Corporate Tax Cuts Didn't Lead to Hiring and Raises for Workers
The release of a new survey on Monday confirmed that corporations used the $1.5 trillion giveaway in the Republicans' 2017 tax plan for their shareholders and top executives—not their workers or reinvesting in their businesses.
commondreams.org/news/2019/01/28/year-after-one-greatest-heists-us-history-survey-confirms-corporate-tax-cuts-didnt

Russia tells Venezuela it must repay its debt to Moscow on time
Russia expects Venezuela to make its next scheduled debt repayment to Moscow on schedule at the end of March, the Russian Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday, hours after one of its top officials said he expected Caracas to struggle with repayments.
reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-russia-loan/russia-tells-venezuela-it-must-repay-its-debt-to-moscow-on-time-idUSKCN1PN1DM

Climate change just claimed its first bankruptcy — PG&E succumbs to fallout from the world's most expensive natural disaster of 2018
The spectacular collapse of Pacific Gas & Electric, which filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, has perhaps made it the biggest corporate victim of a rapidly changing climate.The fires that scorched thousands of acres of California land and killed scores of people have now all but destroyed the San Francisco-based utility, which buckled under about $52 billion in debt.
businessinsider.com/pge-biggest-climate-change-bankruptcy-as-utility-files-for-chapter-11-2019-1

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The Integrity Initiative scandal is getting worse — and British media keeps ignoring it
Things just keep getting worse for the poor, embattled disinformation-busting warriors at the Integrity Initiative. New leaks have revealed more embarrassing tidbits confirming yet again the shady nature of the busted operation.This time, the spotlight is on the II’s targeting of anti-fracking activists, its ties to HSBC bank, its obsessive (near-fetishizing) focus on nuclear war with Russia and its plans to foster “a long-term appreciation” of NATO among Muslim youth.In another blow to the image of itself as an unbiased exposer of fake news which the II had worked hard to cultivate, one of the documents details its support for and "close relationship" with Britain's Specialist Group Military Intelligence (SGMI), which was masterminded by Chris Donnelly, a key player at the II's parent organization, the London-based Institute for Statecraft (IfS). The SGMI has recruited civilian experts including hedge fund managers and senior bankers who donate their time to the SGMI as "patriots" — out of sheer generosity, no doubt. Two of those so-called patriots, Ian Cohen and James Townsend, are top executives at HSBC bank. Why is that so interesting?
rt.com/op-ed/450058-integrity-initiative-scandal-british-media/

NBC’s Tom Brokaw provokes backlash over “assimilation” comment
In remarks at the end of Sunday’s broadcast of “Meet the Press,” longtime NBC commentator and former anchorman Tom Brokaw gave vent to the racism, anti-immigrant bigotry and sheer ignorance that media pundits—at least those not employed by Fox News—usually keep under wraps.His remarks came at the conclusion of a panel discussion about President Trump’s demand for a border wall and his overall focus on the supposed evils of immigration, and particularly his demonization of Mexican immigrants.Brokaw commented as follows:And a lot of this, we don’t want to talk about. But the fact is, on the Republican side, a lot of people see the rise of an extraordinary, important, new constituent in American politics, Hispanics, who will come here and all be Democrats. Also, I hear, when I push people a little harder, “Well, I don’t know whether I want brown grandbabies.” I mean, that’s also a part of it. It’s the intermarriage that is going on and the cultures that are conflicting with each other. I also happen to believe that the Hispanics should work harder at assimilation.
wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/29/brok-j29.html

KKE(m-l): Solidarity with the Venezuelan people! No to imperialist intervention
The evolving political coup in Venezuela with the overt incitement, support and US intervention in collaboration with reactionary regimes and governments of Latin America is aimed first and foremost the people and the Venezuelan workers and all peoples of the region. Undermines peace and their long struggle for independence and social liberation of Latin American peoples against the North-American imperialism and the reactionary ruling classes.
outline.com/bagVrU

Bernie and the Dems Flunk Trump’s Test On Venezuela’s Coup
When Trump announced his support for the unfolding coup in Venezuela, Bernie Sanders remained silent for 24 hours. This matters because coups are made or broken in the first moments or hours; a day during a coup can feel like a month or more.With each hour Bernie’s silence roared louder. So much was hanging in the balance with Trump at home and abroad, to the point where a finger could tip the scales— yet Bernie refused to lift his.mong the many Democratic Party candidates running for President, only Tulsi Gabbard made an unequivocal statement condemning the coup, while leftist darling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez limited her criticism to a retweet.While U.S. politics grappled furiously over the government shutdown, Trump’s coup gifted the Democrats a dagger and an exposed flank, yet they refused to strike, returning the weapon so that it could be used against the democratically-elected government of Venezuela.
counterpunch.org/2019/01/29/bernie-and-the-dems-flunk-trumps-test-on-venezuelas-coup/

here we, here we, here we fucking go!

MPs vote in favor of Brexit ‘Brady amendment,’ eliminating Irish backstop

rt.com/uk/450084-brexit-plan-b-vote-brady/

Wew, you think Putin could cut them a break given they are on the brink of being coup'd and all.

Did John Bolton do it on purpose?

IMAGINE MY SHOCK

Punished Bolton, a man denied his 5,000 boots in Colombia.

probably, he's a fairly savvy political operator