Daily Archives: December 3, 2019

2019-12-03: News Headlines

Liliana Segura (2019-12-03). Race Looms Ever Larger as Death Sentences Decline. theintercept.com As he was strapped to the gurney in the Texas death chamber, Henry Martinez Porter prepared to deliver his last words. The execution had been scheduled for midnight. Porter, convicted of fatally shooting a Fort Worth police officer who pulled him over, swore that he'd acted in self-defense; he was shot in the side during the altercation. But two different juries sent him to die. | "The only thing that convicted me was that I am a Mexican and that he was a police officer," Porter said. "People hollered for my life, and they are to have my life tonight." Yet people never hollered for the life of a cop who killed a…

teleSUR (2019-12-03). Morales Accuses Bolivian Gov't of Blocking His Migratory Status. telesurenglish.net President Evo Morales accused the de facto government of Bolivia for creating obstacles to his immigration legal procedures and his vice president àÅlvaro García Linera before the Bolivian consulate in Mexico. | RELATED: | Morales Vows To Do What's Best for Bolivia, Not Afraid of Jail | Morales through his account on the social media network of Twitter said that for a week they began with the steps and have requested collections that did not exist. | "Last week we started…

Staff (2019-12-03). Pelosi Stalls Pro-Labor Bill While Pushing Trump's Trade Deal. truthout.org Progressives on Monday criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for reportedly leaving a broadly popular bill boosting union membership on her desk for months while pushing for the passage of one of President Donald Trump's legislative priorities, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, by Christmas. | "I don't know exactly what the holdup is," said Rep. Pramila Jayapa (D-Wash.), a co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus, "it is taking longer than it should given the number of co-sponsors that we have." | Pelosi's d…

teleSUR (2019-12-03). Honduras: 7 Sentenced in Murder Case of Environmental Activist. telesurenglish.net Honduras' Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) on Monday sentenced seven people to more than 30 years in prison for the murder of Berta Caceres, an internationally recognized environmental activist who was killed at home by a hitman on March 2, 2016. | RELATED: | President of Energy Company Linked to Berta Caceres Murder | Four of the material authors were sentence…

RT (2019-12-03). 'A miracle no one was hurt': Handball players flee as CAR crashes through gym wall during game (VIDEO). rt.com A handball game in the Swedish junior league was halted after a car crashed into the gym's wall forcing players, coaches and spectators to flee the venue in panic and horror. | The bizarre incident took place in Stockholm on Sunday in the middle of a game between two local teams Boden and Skare, when an allegedly drunken driver smashed right into the Viking Hall which hosted the game. | READ MORE: Renowned American rock climber falls 1,000ft to his death in Mexico | In a video, which was shared on social media,…

Staff (2019-12-03). Headlines for December 3, 2019. democracynow.org House Democrats May Widen Impeachment Inquiry, Trump Lashes Out at Macron Amid NATO Summit, Rep. Duncan Hunter Pleads Guilty to Campaign Finance Violations, Supreme Court Hears Arguments over Arsenic Pollution in Montana, Half a Million Forced to Evacuate as Typhoon Kammuri Slams Philippines, Amnesty Says Over 200 Killed in Iran's Crackdown Against Nov. Protests, 7 Men Sentenced for Murder of Honduran Environmental Activist Berta Cáceres, Honduran TV Host José Aritas Murdered in Puerto Cortés, Guatemala: Ex-Military Official to be Tried for Genocide Against Ixil Mayans, White House Quietly Releases $105 Million i…

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2019-12-03). Critics Decry 'Publicity Stunt With Genuine Consequences' as Trump Deploys 'Surge' of Park Rangers to Patrol Southern Border. commondreams.org Critics of the Trump administration's immigration policies raised alarm Tuesday over a so-called "surge" of park rangers that the Interior Department is deploying to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border as House Democrats refuse to fund President Donald Trump's long-promised border wall. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1125974665.png

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-02). Nicaragua Marked Next For US "Liberation", Trump Blames "Vicious World" For Khashoggi Murder & More. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/1/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ben Norton (2019-12-01). Plan Cóndor 2.0: Tras el golpe en Bolivia, Trump declara a Nicaragua 'amenaza a su seguridad nacional' y apunta hacia México. thegrayzone.com Luego de presidir el golpe en Bolivia, los Estados Unidos declararon a Nicaragua como una "amenaza a la seguridad nacional"…

James Goodman (2019-12-01). The Sanctuary Strategy. progressive.org Policies and activism that work to shelter undocumented immigrants have spread across the country—and are remarkably effective.

Jason Ditz (2019-11-30). Mexico Won't Allow US Military Operations Against Cartels. theantimedia.com Mexico's foreign ministry warned that U.S. drone strikes would be a "violation of national sovereignty."

Ben Norton (2019-11-28). Operation Condor 2.0: After Bolivia coup, Trump dubs Nicaragua 'national security threat' and targets Mexico. thegrayzone.com After presiding over a far-right coup in Bolivia, the US dubbed Nicaragua a "national security threat" and announced new sanctions,…

Ashoka Mukpo (2019-11-25). In Nicaragua, She Dodged Bullets. Now She's Stuck at the Border. aclu.org (Ciudad Juarez, Mexico) The sting of tear gas was still in Julia's eyes when she ran into a public park in the center of the Nicaraguan city of Estelí on June 20, 2018. Earlier that day, she'd wrapped her face in a blue-and-white bandanna — the colors of the Nicaraguan flag — and joined a student-led march against the government of President Daniel Ortega, whose proposed cuts to social benefits were sparking tense street demonstrations across the country. [Note: 'Julia' is a pseudonym; the ACLU is protecting her identity for her safety.] | As the students marched through the streets, paramilitary p…

Scarlet Kim (2019-11-20). The U.S. Government Tracked, Detained, and Interrogated Journalists. We're Suing on Their Behalf. aclu.org As part of a coordinated effort that undermined the freedom of the press, the U.S. government tracked, detained, and interrogated journalists who were reporting on conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border. Now, we're suing on their behalf to defend their First Amendment rights. | Together with the New York Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties, we're representing five photojournalists who traveled to Mexico in late 2018 and early 2019 to document the experiences of people traveli…

Paul Dobson (2019-11-04). Venezuela, El Salvador Break Relations as Maduro Applauds 'New Anti-Neoliberal Wave'. venezuelanalysis.com Guatemala's president-elect has similarly pledged to break with the Maduro government upon assuming office in January.

Paul Dobson (2019-10-14). Venezuela Denies Guatemalan President-Elect Entrance, Congratulates Ecuadorian People on IMF Defeat. venezuelanalysis.com President Nicolas Maduro also called on Chavista forces to prepare to "rescue" the National Assembly in the upcoming elections.

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Morales Accuses Bolivian Gov't of Blocking His Migratory Status
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-03
President Evo Morales accused the de facto government of Bolivia for creating obstacles to his immigration legal procedures and his vice president àÅlvaro García Linera before the Bolivian consulate in Mexico. | RELATED: | Morales Vows To Do What's Best for Bolivia, Not Afraid of Jail | Morales through his account on the social media network of Twitter said that for a week they began with the steps and have requested collections that did not exist. | "Last week we started…
telesurenglish.net/news/Morales-Accuses-Bolivian-Govt-of-Blocking-His-Migratory-Status-20191203-0006.html

Pelosi Stalls Pro-Labor Bill While Pushing Trump's Trade Deal
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-03
Progressives on Monday criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for reportedly leaving a broadly popular bill boosting union membership on her desk for months while pushing for the passage of one of President Donald Trump's legislative priorities, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, by Christmas. | "I don't know exactly what the holdup is," said Rep. Pramila Jayapa (D-Wash.), a co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus, "it is taking longer than it should given the number of co-sponsors that we have." | Pelosi's d…
truthout.org/articles/pelosi-stalls-pro-labor-bill-while-pushing-trumps-trade-deal/

Honduras: 7 Sentenced in Murder Case of Environmental Activist
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-03
Honduras' Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) on Monday sentenced seven people to more than 30 years in prison for the murder of Berta Caceres, an internationally recognized environmental activist who was killed at home by a hitman on March 2, 2016. | RELATED: | President of Energy Company Linked to Berta Caceres Murder | Four of the material authors were sentence…
telesurenglish.net/news/Honduras-7-Sentenced-in-Murder-Case-of-Environmental-Activist-20191203-0001.html

Race Looms Ever Larger as Death Sentences Decline
Liliana Segura | theintercept.com | 2019-12-03
As he was strapped to the gurney in the Texas death chamber, Henry Martinez Porter prepared to deliver his last words. The execution had been scheduled for midnight. Porter, convicted of fatally shooting a Fort Worth police officer who pulled him over, swore that he'd acted in self-defense; he was shot in the side during the altercation. But two different juries sent him to die. | "The only thing that convicted me was that I am a Mexican and that he was a police officer," Porter said. "People hollered for my life, and they are to have my life tonight." Yet people never hollered for the life of a cop who killed a…
theintercept.com/2019/12/03/death-penalty-race-texas/

'A miracle no one was hurt': Handball players flee as CAR crashes through gym wall during game (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2019-12-03
A handball game in the Swedish junior league was halted after a car crashed into the gym's wall forcing players, coaches and spectators to flee the venue in panic and horror. | The bizarre incident took place in Stockholm on Sunday in the middle of a game between two local teams Boden and Skare, when an allegedly drunken driver smashed right into the Viking Hall which hosted the game. | READ MORE: Renowned American rock climber falls 1,000ft to his death in Mexico | In a video, which was shared on social media,…
rt.com/sport/474940-handball-game-car-wall/

Critics Decry 'Publicity Stunt With Genuine Consequences' as Trump Deploys 'Surge' of Park Rangers to Patrol Southern Border
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-12-03
Critics of the Trump administration's immigration policies raised alarm Tuesday over a so-called "surge" of park rangers that the Interior Department is deploying to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border as House Democrats refuse to fund President Donald Trump's long-promised border wall. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1125974665.png
commondreams.org/news/2019/12/03/critics-decry-publicity-stunt-genuine-consequences-trump-deploys-surge-park-rangers?cd-origin=rss

Nicaragua Marked Next For US "Liberation", Trump Blames "Vicious World" For Khashoggi Murder & More
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-02
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/1/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/nicaragua-marked-next-for-us-liberation-trump-blames-vicious-world-for-khashoggi-murder-more/

Plan Cóndor 2.0: Tras el golpe en Bolivia, Trump declara a Nicaragua 'amenaza a su seguridad nacional' y apunta hacia México
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-01
Luego de presidir el golpe en Bolivia, los Estados Unidos declararon a Nicaragua como una "amenaza a la seguridad nacional"…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/01/plan-condor-2-golpe-bolivia-trump-nicaragua-mexico/

The Sanctuary Strategy
James Goodman | progressive.org | 2019-12-01
Policies and activism that work to shelter undocumented immigrants have spread across the country–and are remarkably effective.
progressive.org/magazine/the-sanctuary-strategy-goodman/

Mexico Won't Allow US Military Operations Against Cartels
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-11-30
Mexico's foreign ministry warned that U.S. drone strikes would be a "violation of national sovereignty."

Mexico Won't Allow US Military Operations Against Cartels

Operation Condor 2.0: After Bolivia coup, Trump dubs Nicaragua 'national security threat' and targets Mexico
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-28
After presiding over a far-right coup in Bolivia, the US dubbed Nicaragua a "national security threat" and announced new sanctions,…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/27/operation-condor-2-coup-trump-nicaragua-mexico/

In Nicaragua, She Dodged Bullets. Now She's Stuck at the Border
Ashoka Mukpo | aclu.org | 2019-11-25
(Ciudad Juarez, Mexico) The sting of tear gas was still in Julia's eyes when she ran into a public park in the center of the Nicaraguan city of Estelí on June 20, 2018. Earlier that day, she'd wrapped her face in a blue-and-white bandanna — the colors of the Nicaraguan flag — and joined a student-led march against the government of President Daniel Ortega, whose proposed cuts to social benefits were sparking tense street demonstrations across the country. [Note: 'Julia' is a pseudonym; the ACLU is protecting her identity for her safety.] | As the students marched through the streets, paramilitary p…
aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/in-nicaragua-she-dodged-bullets-now-shes-stuck-at-the-border

The U.S. Government Tracked, Detained, and Interrogated Journalists. We're Suing on Their Behalf
Scarlet Kim | aclu.org | 2019-11-20
As part of a coordinated effort that undermined the freedom of the press, the U.S. government tracked, detained, and interrogated journalists who were reporting on conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border. Now, we're suing on their behalf to defend their First Amendment rights. | Together with the New York Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties, we're representing five photojournalists who traveled to Mexico in late 2018 and early 2019 to document the experiences of people traveli…
aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/the-u-s-government-tracked-detained-and-interrogated-journalists-were-suing

Venezuela, El Salvador Break Relations as Maduro Applauds 'New Anti-Neoliberal Wave'
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-11-04
Guatemala's president-elect has similarly pledged to break with the Maduro government upon assuming office in January.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14717