Daily News Thread 9/11

UK sold £3.6bn worth of arms to Saudi Arabia during Yemen conflict says report

Since the start of the conflict in Yemen in 2015, the UK reportedly sold £3.6bn in weapons to Saudi Arabia.
ibtimes.co.uk/uk-sold-3-6bn-worth-arms-saudi-arabia-during-yemen-conflict-says-report-1638794

Son of Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu posts anti-Semitic attack on George Soros

Israeli political leaders lashed out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's eldest son Sunday for posting an anti-Semitic caricature aimed at his father's critics.
ibtimes.co.uk/son-israels-pm-benjamin-netanyahu-posts-anti-semitic-attack-george-soros-1638759

U.S. Waters Down North Korea Sanctions Draft Before Vote

The U.S. has watered down a proposal to punish North Korea for its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, omitting an oil embargo and a freeze of Kim Jong Un’s assets that may have hindered passage by the United Nations Security Council.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-11/u-s-said-to-water-down-north-korea-sanctions-draft-before-vote

Venezuela's Maduro says will shun U.S. dollar in favor of yuan, others

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday his cash-strapped country would seek to “free” itself from the U.S. dollar next week, using the weakest of two official foreign exchange regimes and a basket of currencies.
reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-forex/venezuelas-maduro-says-will-shun-u-s-dollar-in-favor-of-yuan-others-idUSKCN1BJ06O

Turkish Military Kills 99 Kurdish Militants

Turkish security forces have killed 99 Kurdish militants, including a high-ranking one, in operations in southeast Turkey over the last two weeks, according to Ankara officials.
telesurtv.net/english/news/Turkish-Military-Kills-99-Kurdish-Militants-20170909-0011.html

Amid tension, Trump and Turkey's Erdogan agree to strengthen ties

U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan spoke on Saturday and agreed to continue to work toward stronger ties and regional security, Erdogan’s office said, a day after he lashed out at U.S. authorities for indicting one of his ex-ministers.
reuters.com/article/us-usa-turkey/amid-tension-trump-and-turkeys-erdogan-agree-to-strengthen-ties-idUSKCN1BK0SA

Bannon on Trump's worst mistake 'in modern political history'

Ex-White House chief strategist Steve Bannon says President Trump's firing of the FBI's director was the biggest mistake in "modern political history".
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41230118

Catalan pro-independence Estelada flags turn Barcelona streets into rivers of red and yellow

Hundreds of thousands of people carrying Catalan pro-independence flags turned the streets of Barcelona into rivers of red and yellow during a huge demonstration held on Catalonia's National Day (known locally as the 'Diada').
ibtimes.co.uk/catalan-pro-independence-estelada-flags-turn-barcelona-streets-into-rivers-red-yellow-1638935

N. Korea threatens US with ‘greatest pain & suffering’ over sanctions push

The US will face the “greatest pain and suffering” and “permanent extinction” if it insists on imposing new sanctions against North Korea over Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test, the defiant Asian nation warned.
rt.com/news/402867-north-korea-us-pain/

Florida Pizza Hut Threatens to Punish Workers Fleeing Irma

"Our #1 priority is the safety and security of our team,” Pizza Hut manager states before threatening employees if they fail to work during the hurricane.
telesurtv.net/english/news/Florida-Pizza-Hut-Threatens-to-Punish-Workers-Fleeing-Irma-20170910-0008.html

Texas mass shooting leaves 8 dead in Plano 'at party to watch Dallas Cowboys'

Eight people have died, including a gunman, after a shooting at a house in Plano, Texas, on Sunday night (10 September). The shooting reportedly occurred as people were gathered in the house to watch a Dallas Cowboys football match.
ibtimes.co.uk/texas-mass-shooting-leaves-8-dead-plano-party-watch-dallas-cowboys-1638815

A Predominantly White US Township Is the Latest to Push for Re-segregation

Many U.S. counties have made moves to re-establish the Jim-crow era segregated education system through loopholes that exist in the justice system.
telesurtv.net/english/news/A-Predominantly-White-US-Township-Is-the-Latest-to-Push-for-Re-segregation--20170909-0035.html

Chicago woman found dead in freezer of Rosemont hotel

A 19-year-old Chicago woman was discovered dead early Sunday inside a freezer at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont, police said.
abc7chicago.com/chicago-woman-found-dead-in-freezer-of-rosemont-hotel/2400501/

Other urls found in this thread:

reuters.com/article/us-storm-irma/tropical-storm-irma-floods-northern-florida-cities-after-hammering-south-idUSKCN1BG0KL
reuters.com/article/us-storm-irma-caribbean/caribbean-faces-hard-road-to-recovery-after-irmas-ravages-idUSKCN1BL0U2
reuters.com/article/us-quake-mexico/thousands-of-homes-wrecked-by-huge-mexican-quake-death-toll-at-91-idUSKCN1BL06A
reuters.com/article/us-storm-irma-power-outages/irma-knocks-out-power-to-nearly-6-million-authorities-idUSKCN1BM16K
rt.com/usa/402837-florida-superfund-toxic-sites-irma/
rt.com/usa/402707-shoot-at-hurricane-irma-florida/
telesurtv.net/english/news/The-U.S.-Rich-Poor-Divide-Through-the-Lens-of-Hurricane-Irma-20170910-0007.html
theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/09/martin-schulz-angela-merkel-germany-populism/539088/?utm_source=feed
crimethinc.com/2017/09/11/the-student-movement-in-chile-from-dictatorship-to-democracy-the-flame-of-revolt
telesurtv.net/english/opinion/Hurricane-Irma-and-How-the-US-Exploits-Disasters-to-Blackmail-the-Caribbean-20170909-0018.html
nakedcapitalism.com/2017/09/thomas-frank-corporate-democrats-vested-interest-not-listening-workers.html
amp.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/11/man-who-joined-kurdish-militia-to-fight-isis-in-syria-arrested-on-return-to-uk
reuters.com/article/us-trump-asia-southkorea-response-analys/is-this-the-trump-we-know-south-koreans-wax-sanguine-after-trump-visit-idUSKBN1D81OW
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Mother Nature News

Tropical Storm Irma floods northern Florida cities after hammering south

Downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, Irma flooded several northern Florida cities with heavy rain and a high storm surge on Monday as it headed out of the state after cutting power to millions and ripping roofs off homes.
reuters.com/article/us-storm-irma/tropical-storm-irma-floods-northern-florida-cities-after-hammering-south-idUSKCN1BG0KL

Caribbean faces hard road to recovery after Irma's ravages

From Cuba to Antigua, Caribbean islanders began counting the cost of Hurricane Irma on Sunday after the brutal storm left a trail of death, destruction and chaos from which the tourist-dependent region could take years to recover.
reuters.com/article/us-storm-irma-caribbean/caribbean-faces-hard-road-to-recovery-after-irmas-ravages-idUSKCN1BL0U2

Thousands of homes wrecked by huge Mexican quake, death toll at 91

A massive earthquake off southern Mexico on Thursday night that killed at least 91 people damaged tens of thousands of homes and afflicted upwards of two million people in the poorer south, state officials said, as more details of the disaster emerged.
reuters.com/article/us-quake-mexico/thousands-of-homes-wrecked-by-huge-mexican-quake-death-toll-at-91-idUSKCN1BL06A

Irma knocks out power to nearly 6 million: authorities

Hurricane Irma knocked out power to about 5.8 million homes and businesses in Florida, even as the storm weakened as it crept up the state’s west coast, according to state officials and local electric utilities.
reuters.com/article/us-storm-irma-power-outages/irma-knocks-out-power-to-nearly-6-million-authorities-idUSKCN1BM16K

‘No 100% safety’: Florida toxic materials could leak as Irma hits, EPA ‘aggressively’ securing sites

Scores of Environmental Protection Agency staff have been working to secure equipment and isolate hazardous materials at Florida’s 54 Superfund sites in the hours before Hurricane Irma made landfall – two weeks after similar sites were damaged by Hurricane Harvey.
rt.com/usa/402837-florida-superfund-toxic-sites-irma/

‘Don’t shoot at Hurricane Irma’: Cops forced to issue warning after idea goes viral

As Floridians brace for the impending onslaught from Hurricane Irma, some residents have come up with novel ways of “scaring off” the monster storm, forcing police to issue a warning not to shoot at the hurricane.
rt.com/usa/402707-shoot-at-hurricane-irma-florida/

The U.S. Rich-Poor Divide Through the Lens of Hurricane Irma

Without access to a car, a resident complained that his repeated attempts to dial 311 to get information about the shelters that are available have gone unanswered.
telesurtv.net/english/news/The-U.S.-Rich-Poor-Divide-Through-the-Lens-of-Hurricane-Irma-20170910-0007.html

OP/ED

The Rise and Fall of Leftist Populism in Germany

What happened to Martin Schulz?
theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/09/martin-schulz-angela-merkel-germany-populism/539088/?utm_source=feed

The Student Movement in Chile

From Dictatorship to Democracy, the Flame of Revolt
crimethinc.com/2017/09/11/the-student-movement-in-chile-from-dictatorship-to-democracy-the-flame-of-revolt

Hurricane Irma and How the US Exploits Disasters to Blackmail the Caribbean

Natural events like earthquakes and hurricanes facilitate the scorched earth stage of the global State of Siege U.S. corporations hope to bring about.
telesurtv.net/english/opinion/Hurricane-Irma-and-How-the-US-Exploits-Disasters-to-Blackmail-the-Caribbean-20170909-0018.html

Thomas Frank: Corporate Democrats Have a Vested Interest in Not Listening to Workers

Discusses how Democratic Party serves the professional class and the top 10% and no longer cares about the poor or working class.
nakedcapitalism.com/2017/09/thomas-frank-corporate-democrats-vested-interest-not-listening-workers.html

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But I thought Jezza was supposed to be the terrorist sympathizer

Why does Hugo Chavez have such big fuckin anime tiddies?

Better than having to actually watch them play tbh

Better than watching anyone play, the NFL can barely handle commercial slots, let alone presenting football.

and they shilled for SOPA-PIPA