Crooked Bough News Round-up

+ Ex-Los Angeles Dodgers Star Pitcher Fernando Valenzuela Dies at 63—Legendary Mexican pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, who won Rookie of the Y...

+ Adam Kinzinger's Gun Range Photo Op Mocked After Reporter Hit with Shrapnel—Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger's gun photo op is being mocked after a repo...

+ Yelp Disables Comments on McDonald’s That Hosted Trump After Flood of Fake Bad Reviews—The McDonald’s outlet where former President Donald Trump worked the c...

+ Knudsen: Don’t Buy the Gaslighting -- Trump Is the Obvious Choice for Christian Voters—It’s a weak argument most of us have heard from our leftist accusers. ...

+ FBI Crime Data Revision Scandal—Their Lives Mattered—In a new short documentary, “Their Lives Mattered,” PragerU shines a l...

+ Best Friends: Putin Gives Xi Jinping Top Billing at Anti-U.S. BRICS Summit—Russian strongman Vladimir Putin held an hour-long meeting with Chines...

+ Eminem Endorses Kamala Harris, Says She Will Protect Freedom of Speech—Detroit native and world-famous rapper Eminem stood up for Kamala Harr...

+ Trump Accuses UK Labour Party of 'Blatant Foreign Interference' in U.S. Election—Former President Donald Trump's campaign has filed a Federal Election ...

+ ‘Fast & Furious’ Star Idris Elba: Here’s Why I’m Moving to Africa—Fast Furious star Idris Elba plans to move to Africa within the next ...

+ Bill Gates Reportedly Donates $50 Million in Support of Kamala Harris—Billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates reportedly gave $50 mi...

+ Harris Spox on Hispanic Voters Giving Low Marks to Economy: People Want 'Change' and Trump Is 'Stasis'—On Tuesdays broadcast of NewsNations The Hill, Harris Campaign Senior ...

+ Granholm: Slowdown in EV Demand Due to 'a Lot of Talking Down of Electric Vehicles'—During an interview with Comedy Centrals The Daily Show released on Tu...

+ Harris: Minimum Wage Should Be 'at Least $15 an Hour'—During a portion of an interview with NBC News Senior Washington Corre...

+ Trump Receives Standing Ovation from Latino Leaders During Roundtable Discussion—Former President Donald Trump received a standing ovation from Latino ...

+ 'Public Admission': Critics Rip Biden for Saying He Wants to Jail Trump—Critics of President Joe Biden ripped the octogenarian for campaigning...

+ Trump Campaign Calls on Harris to Condemn Biden's 'Lock Him Up' Remarks—Former President Donald Trump's campaign is calling for Vice President...

+ Harris Says She Deserves Another 4 Years in Power to Lower Costs—Vice President Kamala Harris told NBC News on Tuesday that she needs a...

+ Former Biden Official: 'We Gotta Lock Joe Up' Because He Is Hurting Harris—“We gotta lock Joe up," a former Biden administration official told Ax...

+ Biden Embraces Trump Lawfare: 'We Gotta Lock Him Up'—President Joe Biden let the veil slip during a Thursday stop in New Ha...

+ Sister of Deceased Soldier Shoots Down Atlantic Report Claiming Trump Offered, then Refused to Pay for Her Funeral—Mayra Guillen, the sister of deceased U.S. Army soldier Vanessa Guille...

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+ Veterans For Peace Applauds Israeli Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Gaza—Veterans For Peace applauds the Israeli military reservists who are ca...

+ Fighting Hate: Exonerated Five Sue Little Man With Big Mouth—With more righteous reason than most, the five men of color of the Exo...

+ Fighting Obdurate Hate: Exonerated Five Sue Little Man With Big Mouth—With more righteous reason than most, the five men of color of the Exo...

+ New Roundup weedkiller 45 times more toxic to human health—On the fiftieth anniversary of the controversial weedkiller’s release,...

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+ MEDINSKY-ZELENSKY SEMAPHORE – KREMLIN ORDERS DELAY IN NEW ELECTRIC WAR ATTACKS—by John Helmer, Moscow   @bears_with A two-month delay in Russian miss...

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+ ‘Terrifying’: Leak Shows Industry Plot to Worsen Methane Emissions — If Trump Wins—This article by Common Dreams is published here as part of the global ...

+ Big Ag Is Using  ‘Regenerative Agriculture’ to Mask Business-as-Usual—During September’s Climate Week in New York City, the worlds major foo...

+ Robert Jenrick Endorsed by Notorious Climate Science Deniers—Robert Jenrick’s pledge to repeal the UK’s landmark climate change law...

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+ Morales Ojeda receives top Chinese party leader—China’s solidarity with Cuba’s current plight became manifest in the m...

+ Cuba finds in the BRICS an atmosphere of cooperation and solidarity—If Cuba’s application to join the BRICS had created great expectation ...

+ Cuban Foreign Minister in Kazan for BRICS Summit—Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez is arrived in the Russian city ...

+ Death Toll of Storm Oscar in Cuba Increases to Seven—Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced on Tuesday that the number...

+ Storm Oscar Damages Communication Infrastructure in Eastern Cuba—The passage of storm Oscar as a Cat 1 hurricane on the eastern provinc...

+ Cuba’s National Power Grid already synchronized—The Cuban Electric Company announced on Tuesday afternoon, that the na...

+ Cuba achieves first victory at Pan American Baseball Cup—The U12 Cuban team overwhelmed its Argentinean counterpart 15-0 today ...

+ Cuban eastern province recovers its electric system vitality—The electric system in the province of Holguin is already recovered an...

+ National Defense Council analyzes situation in the country—Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Party's Central Committee, i...

+ Cuba increases coverage of electric service in the country—More than my 400 megawatts are being served by the electricity network...

+ US solidarity organization sends open letter to Biden to revoke tough policy against Cuba—The People's Forum has published today a letter in The New York Times ...

+ Cuban authorities to address energy situation and effects of hurricane Oscar—The energy situation in the country and the effects of Hurricane Oscar...

+ Almost all of eastern Cuba is back to normal, State Civil Defense announces— The Civil Defense General Staff declared the normal situation fo...

+ Unit 4 of thermoelectric power plant in start-up process in Cuban province—Unit No. 4 of the Carlos Manuel de Cespedes thermoelectric power plant...

+ UNEAC and its firm conviction of being at the service of the Homeland—The Cuban Writers and Artists Association (UNEAC by its Spanish acrony...

+ All Cuba with Guantanamo, appeal by the Young Communist League— -Call of the Young Communist League, student organizations and y...

+ Hurricane Oscar and its devastating path in Cuban easternmost province—Still flooded and not allowing the passage to adjacent territories, du...

+ Diaz-Canel announced not to attend BRICS Summit—Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee o...

+ Cuban authorities define strategies to restore electric power system—Felix Estrada Rodriguez, head of the National Charge Office of the Ele...

+ Cuba suffers its first defeat at U12 Pan American baseball tournament—Cuban U12 baseball team participating at the Pan American Championship...

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+ A Warm Autumn Day, Nova Scotia, Canada – Photo of the Day—Michael Martel from Canada took our photo of the day: "An unusually wa...

+ Israeli Troops Separate Men from Women and Children, March Displaced Palestinians at Gunpoint—Israeli forces have even barred rescue teams from reaching Palestinian...

+ Curitiba, Brazil: A Wonderful City—In my personal experience, I have been surprised by the behavior of it...

+ Business of Mexico Hiring Cuban Doctors Continues (Video)—What is behind this deal? What can be expected under the term of Mexic...

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+ Green Beret Alan Shebaro: Israeli Tactics and the Reality Behind the Gaza Conflict—According to mainstream political discourse, the ongoing genocide in P...

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+ Ukraine - Zelenski Begs Russia To Renew Deals He Had Botched—The actor who has been playing the President of Ukraine for a while is...

+ Palestine Open Thread 2024-253—News & views related to the war in Palestine ...

+ Election Musings—The current presidential election cycle is the least attractive I have...

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+ The Great Game of Logistics—Logistics corridors play an increasing role in the New Cold War. Do wo...

+ Links 10/23/2024— [Category: Links]

+ Heterodox Approaches Will Provide Answers to the Multiple Cascading Crises of Our Future—The old normal is rigid and destructive to humans and the planet. Hete...

+ Big and Small Businesses Are Nothing Like Each Other—An important yet oft-ignored point: big and small businesses are wildl...

+ The Dark Side of AI-Powered Synthetic Biology—Another warning about the dangers of AI-supercharged synthetic biology...

+ My Life in Writing Bits and Bytes (Partly, at Least)—How I learned to finish what I started. [Category: Curiousities, Guest...

+ 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/22/2024—~ Today's Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Trump and the Blob; Kamal...

+ The Medici’s Quiet Coup: How the Wealthy Bend Politics without Shifting Institutions—This column studies the circumstances under which a relatively open po...

+ Links 10/22/2024— [Category: Guest Post, Links]

+ Mexico Escalates Its War on Obesity by Declaring National Ban on Junk Food Sales in Schools—Mexico is the leading consumer of soft drinks in the world with an ave...

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+ Boeing posts a $6 billion loss as striking workers vote on a new contract—Boeing reported a staggering loss of $6 billion dollars in the third q...

+ The 2 paths deciding the presidency. And, California could determine House control—Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Harris are taking on ...

+ Why the garment workers of Bangladesh are feeling poorer than ever—Their wages have always been low. With rising inflation and falling pr...

+ Why the garment workers of Bangladesh are feeling poorer than ever—Their wages have always been low. With rising inflation and falling pr...

+ Jailed reporters, silenced networks: What Trump says he'd do to the media if elected—On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has threatened to...

+ American Airlines fined $50 million for its treatment of passengers with disabilities—The U.S. Department of Transportation penalty against American Airline...

+ Boeing workers vote on a new contract, but the company’s problems are far from over—Striking machinists at Boeing vote Wednesday on a new contract offer. ...

+ Harris needs young voters of color to win. A new poll finds cracks in her support—Vice President Harris is banking on the support of young voters. But n...

+ These are the 2 paths either Trump or Harris has to follow to become president—With seven states up for grabs, here are the likely scenarios that wou...

+ U.S. Steel’s decline nearly killed this town. Its sale could save it—Braddock, Pennsylvania lost most of its population over the past almos...

+ 'A light went off in my head': A professor honors his high school civics teacher—Malcolm Campbell remembers Don Lawson, the high school civics teacher ...

+ These teachers often live in poverty. A pay raise could help — but there’s a cost—A new Biden administration effort to raise Head Start teacher wages co...

+ Canadian Cabinet voices support for Trudeau as some Liberals prepare to confront him—Canada's deputy prime minister said she believes Justin Trudeau has th...

+ Egypt has been declared malaria-free by the World Health Organization—Egypt has been fighting malaria for nearly 100 years. WHO declares a c...

+ Denny's says it expects to close 150 locations by the end of 2025—Denny’s says it’s closing 150 of its lowest-performing restaurants in ...

+ Latino voters in focus as Trump and Harris sketch out the campaign's final 2 weeks—As the campaign entered its final two weeks, former President Trump he...

+ Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment, 26 watches to Georgia election workers—A federal judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to turn over his New York Ci...

+ 1 dead, dozens sickened in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders—E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers...

+ Israel says it killed a top Hezbollah official expected to be the group's next leader—The Israeli military said that one of its airstrikes earlier this mont...

+ A Nightclub Turned Shelter in Beirut—More than a fifth of Lebanon's population is now displaced, mostly fle...

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+ Controlling the narrative to hide Western Government complicity in the Israeli crime of genocide—Controlling the narrative to hide Western Government complicity in the...

+ “We are devasted – our son deserves better”—A Metropolitan Police firearms officer has this week been found not gu...

+ AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Lebanon vs Israeli Savagery—Hezbollah has so far focused on military targets and deliberately avoi...

+ Zionism knows no borders—I know it's bleak but there is an inescapable fact that, through my wo...

+ GM Watch Daily Digest, 22 October 2024—Tuesday, 22 October 2024 GMWatch AI + synthetic biology: What could p...

+ What’s THAAD Gonna Do?—The US military has just deployed its THAAD anti-missile system in Isr...

+ Biblical cruelty took power in Israel: “Mein Kampf in reverse”—The “law of the people” is the fallacy on which the State of Israel ha...

+ Watch: Reviewing Fortress Iran—“Iran is a country that has managed to maintain its sovereignty despit...

+ “Political repression is ruining our lives”—For more than seven months, a retired head teacher, a dementia care ad...

+ IOF soldier crushed living Palestinians with his D-9 bulldozer then commited suicide—The hero of the article, 40-year-old Eliran Mizrahi, a father of four,...

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+ Yahya Al-Sinwar, 1962-2024: His life will inspire many more to liberate Palestine—Workers World Party salutes the heroic revolutionary leader Yahya Al-S...

+ Yahya Al-Sinwar ,1962-2024: His life will inspire many more to liberate Palestine—Workers World Party salutes the heroic revolutionary leader Yahya Al-S...

+ Boeing strike still strong—The 33,000 striking workers at Boeing — members of the International A...

+ ¡Apoyen a los estudiantes que apoyan a Palestina!—Cuando han transcurrido unas ocho semanas del nuevo semestre en las un...

+ Texas execution halted – Robert Roberson alive for now!—A tumultuous week of incredible twists and turns preceding the schedul...

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+ WTI Dips After Largest Crude Inventory Jump Since April—WTI Dips After Largest Crude Inventory Jump Since April A...

+ Turkish State Aerospace HQ Attacked: Explosion & Gunfire At Ankara Complex—Turkish State Aerospace HQ Attacked: Explosion & Gunfire At Ankara...

+ Saylor's Comments On Bitcoin Custody Are "Batshit Insane" - Buterin—Saylor's Comments On Bitcoin Custody Are "Batshit Insane" - Buterin ...

+ US Existing Home Sales Slump To Lowest Since 2010—US Existing Home Sales Slump To Lowest Since 2010 Existin...

+ Bank of Canada Slashes Rates For 4th Straight Month In Biggest Rate Cut Since Covid—Bank of Canada Slashes Rates For 4th Straight Month In Biggest Rate Cu...

+ Trump Files Formal Complaint Of 'Election Interference' Against UK Labour Party—Trump Files Formal Complaint Of 'Election Interference' Against UK Lab...

+ Memory Inflation Warps Bond Yields—Memory Inflation Warps Bond Yields Authored by Michael Le...

+ Citron Research Employee Settles Fraud Charges With SEC Over "Two Tweets"—Citron Research Employee Settles Fraud Charges With SEC Over "Two Twee...

+ Musk Derangement Syndrome: European Censors Warn They May Level Fines Based On All Of Elon's Businesses—Musk Derangement Syndrome: European Censors Warn They May Level Fines ...

+ Media Trots Out Disgraced Black Figures To Shame Black Men Into Voting For Harris—Media Trots Out Disgraced Black Figures To Shame Black Men Into Voting...

+ US Futures Slide For A Third Day As Dollar, Yield Storm Higher On Trumpflation Trade—US Futures Slide For A Third Day As Dollar, Yield Storm Higher On Trum...

+ Arm Nukes Qualcomm Chip Design License In 60 Days Ahead Of Court Trial —Arm Nukes Qualcomm Chip Design License In 60 Days Ahead Of Court Trial...

+ Seasonality: Buy Signal And Investing Outcomes—Seasonality: Buy Signal And Investing Outcomes Authored b...

+ Restaurant Bankruptcies Piling Up, TGI Fridays May Be Next—Restaurant Bankruptcies Piling Up, TGI Fridays May Be Next ...

+ McWeaponized: CDC Unveils E.coli Outbreak In Quarter-Pounders, Day After Trump Photo-Op—McWeaponized: CDC Unveils E.coli Outbreak In Quarter-Pounders, Day Aft...

+ The Point Of No Return(s)—The Point Of No Return(s) Authored by James Rickards via ...

+ "This Is War": Musk Responds To Bombshell "Kill Twitter" Plot Involving UK Advisors To Kamala Harris—"This Is War": Musk Responds To Bombshell "Kill Twitter" Plot Involvin...

+ China Holds New Live Fire Drills Near Taiwan, 2 Days After US Warship Passed Through Strait—China Holds New Live Fire Drills Near Taiwan, 2 Days After US Warship ...

+ From High Inflation To Hyperinflation: How Close Are We?—From High Inflation To Hyperinflation: How Close Are We? ...

+ The Global Clout Of The New BRICS—The Global Clout Of The New BRICS Leaders of China, Russi...

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