Daily News Thread 11/20

Merkel Says She Prefers New Elections Over Minority Government

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would prefer to go ahead with new federal elections rather than try to form a minority government, as Europe’s most powerful leader weighs her options after the collapse of four-party coalition talks late Sunday.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-20/germany-s-merkel-prefers-new-elections-over-minority-government

Keystone Pipeline Gets Crucial Clearance to Cross Nebraska

Nebraska’s approval of an alternative route could throw more uncertainty into the mix for the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-20/transcanada-wins-approval-to-construct-keystone-xl-in-nebraska-ja8e1psp

US to declare N Korea 'sponsor of terror'

President Trump says the US is designating North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, triggering further economic sanctions.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42058686

Palestine warns it will cut off relations with US if its DC office is shut down

The reported US intention to shut down the Palestinian office in Washington "disqualifies" America as mediator between Israel and Palestine, a spokesman for the Arab nation's leader has said. The move could undermine the entire peace process, he warned.
rt.com/usa/410304-palestinian-office-washington-abbas-reaction/

Second Woman Accuses Franken of Inappropriate Touching

Democrat Al Franken faces a second allegation of touching a woman inappropriately, this time while he was a U.S. senator.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-20/franken-accused-of-by-second-woman-of-inappropriate-touching

Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF sets Mugabe impeachment ball rolling

Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF will discuss the impeachment of President Robert Mugabe on Monday, its chief whip said, after a noon deadline expired for the 93-year-old to resign and bring the curtain down on nearly four decades in power.
reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-politics/zimbabwes-zanu-pf-sets-mugabe-impeachment-ball-rolling-idUSKBN1DK0H1

Israeli minister reveals covert contacts with Saudi Arabia

An Israeli cabinet minister said on Sunday that Israel has had covert contacts with Saudi Arabia amid common concerns over Iran, a first disclosure by a senior official from either country of long-rumoured secret dealings.
reuters.com/article/us-israel-saudi/israeli-minister-reveals-covert-contacts-with-saudi-arabia-idUSKBN1DJ0S1

Chicago plans to sue US Steel for toxic metal leak into Lake Michigan

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel claimed the company attempted to keep the leak secret.
ibtimes.co.uk/chicago-plans-sue-us-steel-toxic-metal-leak-into-lake-michigan-1647978

Okinawa car crash sparks US troops alcohol ban in Japan

The US military has banned all soldiers stationed in Japan from drinking alcohol after one of its servicemen was involved in a deadly crash on Okinawa island linked to drink driving.
bbc.com/news/world-asia-42048473

Argentina navy: Missing sub 'had called to report breakdown'

Argentina's navy says its ARA San Juan submarine, which has been missing since Wednesday, reported a mechanical breakdown in its last communication.
bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42055676

Ralph Shortey, former Oklahoma state senator, pleads guilty to child sex trafficking

A former Oklahoma state senator charged with producing and transporting child pornography has pleaded guilty to one count of child sex trafficking.
ibtimes.co.uk/ralph-shortey-former-oklahoma-state-senator-pleads-guilty-child-sex-trafficking-1647983

Trump Says He Should Have Left UCLA Players in Chinese Jail

President Donald Trump says he should have left three UCLA basketball players accused of shoplifting in China in jail.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-19/trump-says-he-should-have-left-ucla-players-in-chinese-jail

Charles Manson, Imprisoned Mass-Murdering Cult Leader, Dies

Charles Manson, the imprisoned wild-eyed cult leader who masterminded the 1969 murders of actress Sharon Tate and six other people in Los Angeles, has died. He was 83.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-20/charles-manson-jailed-mass-murdering-cult-leader-dies-at-83

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telesurtv.net/english/opinion/The-Russian-Revolution-and-the-Caribbean-20171119-0007.html
news.littlesis.org/2017/11/20/conflicted-coverage-the-duluth-news-tribune-the-line-3-pipeline/
tif.ssrc.org/2017/11/20/whats-more/
breaktheirhaughtypower.org/lenin-and-luxemburg-world-revolution-for-beginners-part-i/
neniammilitointerni.over-blog.com/
colddarkstars.wordpress.com/
communistleaguetampa.org/
endnotes.org.uk/
hicsalta-communisation.com/
insurgentnotes.com/
international-communist-party.org/index.htm
internationalistperspective.org/
left-dis.nl/
leftcom.org/
mouvement-communiste.com/
paulcockshott.wordpress.com/
pcint.org/
platypus1917.org/
politicalmarxism.wordpress.com/
ritualmag.com/
thecharnelhouse.org/
thenextrecession.wordpress.com
weeklyworker.co.uk/
worldsocialism.org/spgb/
mega.nz/#!0e4ggSAS!te2HrSjykWZhlN1_FnhpoiFpDLD2FR2TeVYadJ25SJA
sputniknews.com
thecharnelhouse.org
twitter.com/SFWRedditImages

Thank you based NewsAnon

Hey newsanon, how do you get your news?

Any hope for Sahra "Stalin did nothing wrong*" Wagenknecht?

*No seriously she wrote an essay defending Stalin

OP/ED

The Russian Revolution and the Caribbean

The Bolshevik Revolution also had the effect of convincing other early agitators for mass change that their efforts were not in vain.
telesurtv.net/english/opinion/The-Russian-Revolution-and-the-Caribbean-20171119-0007.html

Conflicted Coverage: The Duluth News Tribune & the Line 3 Pipeline

Duluth News Tribune published 5 articles citing a flawed Line 3 Pipeline study. Never disclosed their publisher sits with an Enbridge exec on the board of the group that paid for the study.
news.littlesis.org/2017/11/20/conflicted-coverage-the-duluth-news-tribune-the-line-3-pipeline/

What’s more? or, An answer to the question “Is this all there is?” by Mark Cauchi

tif.ssrc.org/2017/11/20/whats-more/

Lenin and Luxemburg (World Revolution for Beginners, Part I

breaktheirhaughtypower.org/lenin-and-luxemburg-world-revolution-for-beginners-part-i/

Honestly they need to just get rid of that Okinawa base all together the islanders hate the soldiers and it actually hurts the economy there. I don't think it provides a single benefit to the natives.

TYBNewsAnon2.0

when I'm making a daily news thread I have 6 main sites. BBC, Reuters, IBTimes, RT, Bloomberg, and Telesur.
- BBC is a great all around source for world news although they miss a lot of your more local stuff and aren't usually the first to get an article out unless something big is going on.
- Reuters while financially focused, doesn't miss a beat. If a prime minister coughs one too many times, Reuters covering it. Their site layout is abhorrent though and I'm usually better off just googling Reuters and going through the google news catalog for their site.
- IBTimes is half trashy gossipy weird crimes and filler and the rest is halfway decent news. Good for filling in the cracks.
- RT is obviously russian state sponsored but willing to touch on subjects typical mainstream media won't touch on. Although I don't necessarily agree with the Russian hysteria going on in US media right now, you gotta know that everything on this site will be pro-russia so grain of salt. Also Zizek occasionally writes OP-EDs for them.
- Bloomberg, while also financially focused, has a beautiful site and layout and does a good job at providing well rounded and easy to understand world news. They're surprisingly not as pro-porky as you'd think and while I don't know if I'd necessarily define them as being self-critical, they're certainly open about the downfalls of the economy.
-Telesur is pro-socialist, latin american state sponsored news. They do a good job of covering the happening of south america and other things mainstream media usually won't touch.
I also keep an eye on twitter a lot for the latest stuff.

the op/eds I grab from a Feedly list the old news user left me. I also grab from RT and Telesur's opinion sections frequently. Some of them are the intercept, fair.org, counterpunch, naked capitalism. For some philisophical stuff, thephilosophicalsalon.com, crookedtimber.org, www.critical-theory.com. I'm sure I'm missing a bunch of good ones but the list is pretty long, I could share the Feedly list export if people are interested.

Oh and boingboing.net for like a not shit buzzfeed.

That would be cool.

You could include this: neniammilitointerni.over-blog.com/

This.

Do you take suggestions?

We don't deserve you (and original NewsAnon).

If the SPD gains momentum since they've uncucked themselves from Merkel after the elections, Red-Red-Green might be possible. That is, mind you, entirely theoretical. The negotiations between the Greens and the Linke would be even more of a dumpsterfire, if you look at the actual issues (inequality, pensions, infrastructure, NATO) the Greens are closer to the AfD than they are to the Linkspartei. Not even kidding.

In the end I don't know how this could end. I really don't, this is a deadlock. Even if RRG gets a majority, they would never get along with the Linke (or maybe the Linke splits between the liberal and the leftist faction), AfD would not be accepted in any coalition. Actually, the best outcome for Merkel would be to have a minority government with the FDP, since the AfD would support most of their stuff - well, unless they are deliberately doing the opposite of their program just to undermine Merkel. But even if that works, it would practically look like a coalition with the AfD, which would make a lot of people angry.

Holla Forums [blank] and GETchan

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communistleaguetampa.org/
endnotes.org.uk/
hicsalta-communisation.com/
insurgentnotes.com/
international-communist-party.org/index.htm
internationalistperspective.org/
left-dis.nl/
leftcom.org/
mouvement-communiste.com/
paulcockshott.wordpress.com/
pcint.org/
platypus1917.org/
politicalmarxism.wordpress.com/
ritualmag.com/
thecharnelhouse.org/
thenextrecession.wordpress.com
weeklyworker.co.uk/
worldsocialism.org/spgb/

Also shout out to whoever reposted the news on /leftpol/. I appreciate it!
I've been thinking about reposting it over there too but I thought the hype around the board might die out and was just a reaction to the happenings here but due to the recent events, if more people choose to migrate, I don't mind reposting over there or someone else can continue to. Just let me know.

mega.nz/#!0e4ggSAS!te2HrSjykWZhlN1_FnhpoiFpDLD2FR2TeVYadJ25SJA
you can just download import into feedly.com


oh I forgot to note the Reuters hates anything remotely leftist, so there's that.


noted but I don't speak whatever language this is :/


definitely!

thank you for your service
In b4 the meek Germans get scared of instability and come running back to mother Merkel.
Imagine my shock.

Well, I guess nobody can be perfect.

It would be nice if you posted there too :)

nice thread OP

If you don't repost it, I'm sure someone will, it's not too difficult.

sputniknews.com
excellent radio shows as well like Level Talk

OP/ED & Theory: thecharnelhouse.org

didn't it literally just cause a massive oil spill?
Goddamnit.

SPD might gain 2%, greens won't gain, >we (Linke member speaking) will very optimistcly speaking go to 10%,

things would have to move quite a bit for something like r2g to be possible, and even though SPD is slightly moving over to the left again, greens have moved so far up the conservatives ass i doubt we can ever unlodge their heads from merkels anus

Yes

w-when did it change?

Quite some time ago, not sure when exactly but definitely some months ago, Based NewsAnon2.0 took over from him.

Love your work user

going off when I downloaded the news list the old newsanon left me, March of this year.

He should have been released decades ago, fucking pigs

That mentally ill faggot wanted to accelerate le Nazi masturbation fantasy and would probably have killed more people if he had been released from prison.

I agree with the other user. They should of released him so he could have become an epic lolcow youtuber or something.

Goodnight sweet prince

The CBS station here (same station that ran a "maybe pizzagate is forreal??!?~" piece late last year) is doing a piece on the 3% militia soon about breaking stereotypes 'n' shit. Looks like a PR piece from previews, though I guess you can't always tell. Kinda hilarious.

No

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Is Trump an actual fucking retard? What the hell would make him think this is a good idea?

Kim just send the nukes already

Well of couse, she knows she's gonna win. Or SPD does, which frankly, doesn't matter a iota to her.

This has been the most mild-mannered coup I've ever seen, especially by African standards.

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