Wenfang Tangadded this to Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is a "police state" where officers -- once dubbed "Asia's finest" -- are conducting abuses in the service of thechannelnewsasia.com - CNA WASHINGTON: Hong Kong is a "police state" where officers - once dubbed "Asia's finest" - are conducting abuses in the service of the city's …
The Telegraphadded this to PoliticsSanctionsBritain will impose sanctions on authoritarian regimes that arrest or intimidate dissident journalists, under foreign secretaryThe Telegraph - By Edward MalnickBritain will impose sanctions on authoritarian regimes that harass and imprison dissident journalists and campaigners, as part of its role as a "good global citizen" after Brexit, Dominic Raab declares
marcdubeyadded this to Middle East News For The PerplexedOpinion Israel's Religious Right, the Mouse That Roaredhaaretz.com - Gideon Levy Benny Gantz won, Benjamin Netanyahu lost and, best of all, the far right and religious Zionists were beaten. Were they defeated for good? It’s all up …
Martial Law Robredo to Pinoys: Remember horrors of martial lawphilstar.com - Helen Flores Vice President Leni Robredo urged yesterday Filipinos to remember the horrors of the Marcos dictatorship as the country marked the 47th anniversary …
Financial TimesJohn Bercow End the Speaker’s dictatorship over the House of CommonsFinancial Times - Bernard JenkinThe Speaker of the UK House of Commons used to be hardly known outside Westminster, but that has changed radically in recent years, first with the advent of televised proceedings and now with the role
Los Angeles Timesadded this to OpinionOpinion Letters to the Editor: Republicans ought to be embarrassed to support a liar like TrumpLos Angeles TimesTo the editor: I was glad to see the letter to the editor on Republicans’ loyalty to President Trump printed in the L.A. Times because it gave me some real insight into the minds of those who support president
MLive.comadded this to Michigan News from MLive.comGrand Rapids Man stabbed at Rosa Parks Circle in Grand Rapidsmlive.com GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A 22-year-old man was taken to an area hospital with a single stab wound to the chest following a late afternoon assault at Rosa …
Liberal View Seth Meyers Takes 'A Closer Look' At Whistleblower-Gatecrooksandliars.com - Frances Langum The "Amber Says What" bit on Late Night with Seth Meyers takes on the Royal Wedding. No, really. It may be the most ironic thing ever said on network …
Neil Wardadded this to Politics of ConflictMilitary History Hitler and Stalin Used This Civil War as a 'Mini' World War IInationalinterest.org - Michael Peck To test new weapons platforms and tactics, that is.Key point: It belonged in a different era.A Mediterranean nation beset by military coup and civil …
Legendary Troubadour Billy Bragg Believes Accountability Is the Only Antidote for Authoritarianismslate.com - Politics and Prose Readings and discussions featuring today’s best authors, recorded live at Washington’s famous Politics & Prose bookstore and presented by Slate. All …
Prostitution Police state that they cannot prove that Yang Hyun Suk mediated prostitution | allkpopallkpop.com - sl278 Investigations for mediated prostitution into former YG Entertainment head Yang Hyun Suk appear to be coming to a close after the special detective …
AxiosUN General Assembly Trump to meet Ukrainian president at UN amid whistleblower controversyAxios - Dave Lawler The White House has announced President Trump's itinerary for next week at the UN General Assembly, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is …
Daily News and Analysisadded this to NewsEntertainment (India) Hatred On Demand: An attack on Hindu symbolsDNA India - Sankrant Sanu Netflix is running serials, which are deliberately targeting Hindu symbols. Would it run a serial where a totalitarian rape capital was called Mecca …
Keithadded this to Notice: The Security StatePolicing The Police State’s Language of Forcecounterpunch.org - John W. Whitehead “Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us? The …
Ferdinand Marcos Lacson: Marcos martial law had benefits but ‘greed, abuse’ ruined itabs-cbn.com - ABS-CBN News MANILA—Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said he believes President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law for "many good reasons" 47 years ago on Saturday, …
NBC SPORTSadded this to SoccerPortland Timbers MLS meets with supporters groups over political displaysnbcsports.com - Associated Press Major League Soccer officials met Thursday with supporters’ groups from the Seattle Sounders, the Portland Timbers and the Independent Supporters …
Dimitry Roshkovanadded this to Geopolitics, Future, GOD, War And Peace China Global freedom declines as Chinese, Russian info control practices spread, says studyamericanmilitarynews.com - Radio Free Asia This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Chinese and Russian technology and practices in …
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson’s power grab is creating conditions for a dictatorship: Yorkshire Post Lettersyorkshirepost.co.uk - YP Letters The office of the Prime Minister is making a grab for power. Our MPs have realised (admittedly late in the day) that this would make us more like a …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoGoogle Europe's top court to rule on 'right to be forgotten' Google case on Sept. 24yahoo.com - By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Europe's top court will rule on Sept. 24 whether Alphabet Inc unit Google must remove links to sensitive personal data …
Eritrea Eritrea Urged to End 18 Years of Dictatorshipallafrica.com Human Rights Watch has released a video about Eritrean political prisoners including 21 senior government officials and journalists detained in 2001 …
Martial Law EDITORIAL - Fighting revisionismphilstar.com - unlisted Today the country marks 47 years since martial law was declared, with martial law in place in Mindanao for the entire year. Public protest has been …
Martial Law Martial law and 4 'freedom publishers': Roces, Burgos, et alabs-cbn.com - ABS-CBN News Joaquin "Chino" Roces played an important role in reclaiming the nation's democracy from the hands of a dictator. A well-known and respected publisher …
Gaming (UK) Beholder 2 gets a launch date on PS4, pre-order now and get Beholder for freethesixthaxis.com - Tuffcub We really don’t use the word behold enough these days do we? I think we should change that, it adds a sense of grandeur to any occasion for example …
Lifestyle (Canada) On Questions of Power and the False Dichotomy of Building New Rentalsscoutmagazine.ca - By Sean Orr Tea & Two Slices is a long-running local news round-up by NEEDS frontman and veteran dishwasher Sean Orr, who lives and works in Gastown, deeply …
Financial TimesChina The fraught debate about the nature of ChinaFinancial Times - Edward LuceDiligent Swampians might recall that in my last Swamp Notes I took up cudgels against those who compare China to Nazi Germany. Though I did not name the person who triggered my note, he requested the of
Liberal View AG Barr and Trump are setting up an authoritarian power grab to kill the whistleblower inquirydailykos.com - Kerry Eleveld Although the acting Director of National Intelligence was advised by the Justice Department that he couldn't share the whistleblower complaint …
The Interceptadded this to NewsAmazon River Brazil’s Army Wanted to “Occupy” the Amazon Before. Leaked Audio Reveals Their Plan to Try Again.The Intercept - Tatiana Dias BBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is planning to push industrialization and development in the interior of the country’s Amazon basin. It is far …
The Economistadded this to AsiaClimate Are dictatorships better than democracies at fighting climate change?The Economist Climate issue: As in economic matters, the China model has its flaws IT IS NOT just that Asia accounts for the greatest proportion of the world’s …
Marina Mackenzieadded this to BrexitEuropean Parliament WATCH: Brexit Party MEP's fury at EU Parliament 'dictatorship' caught on videoexpress.co.uk - Naomi Adedokun BREXIT PARTY MEP Martin Daubney posted a shocking video of his colleague, Andrew England Kerr, giving an EU representative a telling off for slander …
The Washington PostHuman Rights How an explosion in D.C. sparked a human rights revolutionThe Washington Post - By Alan McPhersonOn Sept. 21, 1976, a car carrying former Chilean ambassador to the United States Orlando Letelier and his American colleague Ronni Moffitt exploded in Sheridan Circle, in the heart of D.C.’s Embassy Row,
