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2019-07-30: Social Media Postees

Dear Moderators of the Presidential Debates
Lawrence Wittner | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-30
You mass media folks lead busy lives, I'm sure. But you must have heard something about nuclear weapons — those supremely destructive devices that, along with climate change, threaten the continued existence of the human race. Yes, thanks to popular protest and carefully-crafted arms control and disarmament agreements, there has been some progress in limiting …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/dear-moderators-of-the-presidential-debates/

US Senate Fails to Overturn Trump's Veto on Saudi Weapons Ban
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-30
The U.S. Senate failed on Monday to override President Donald Trump's veto of the legislation passed by Congress that would have banned the sale of certain weapons to Saudi Arabia. | RELATED: | Alleged 9/11 Mastermind Open to Testify Against Saudi Arabia | In the first attempt to overturn the U.S. President's decision, the Senate was unable to reach the two-thirds majority that was needed to reinstate their weapons ban bill. | According to the Senate session report, the supporter…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Senate-Fails-to-Overturn-Trumps-Veto-on-Saudi-Weapons-Ban-20190730-0003.html

Trump Claims Iran has Never Won a War in New Twitter Rant
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-30
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday evening that Iran had never won a war, adding that they had also "never lost a negotiation. | RELATED: | US Senate Fails to Overturn Trump's Veto on Saudi Weapons Ban | "Just remember, the Iranians never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!" | Trump' would not elaborate after this bizarre tweet, but his remarks seem to follow U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's latest rant about Iran's unwillingness to hold talks with the Ameri…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Claims-Iran-has-Never-Won-a-War-in-New-Twitter-Rant-20190730-0004.html

Trump Claims Iran has Never Won a War in New Twitter Rant
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-30
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday evening that Iran had never won a war, adding that they had also "never lost a negotiation. | RELATED: | US Senate Fails to Overturn Trump's Veto on Saudi Weapons Ban | "Just remember, the Iranians never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!" | Trump' would not elaborate after this bizarre tweet, but his remarks seem to follow U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's latest rant about Iran's unwillingness to hold talks with the Ameri…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Claims-Iran-has-Never-Won-a-War-in-New-Twitter-Rant-20190730-0004.html

Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki: Nuclear Weapons Protest Rally & March at Livermore Labs
Tri Valley Cares & Co-sponsors | indybay.org | 2019-07-30
Livermore Lab, Vasco Rd & Patterson Pass Rd, Livermore, California…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/27/18825006.php

Selected Articles: Billionaires Invest in Outer Space
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-30
A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media "NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize", and where "nuclear weapons and wars make us safer" | . | . | | | If, like us, this is …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-space-lunacy/5685092

Lies, and the Lying Liars Who Build Nuclear Weapons
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2019-07-30
NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/30/18825071.php

The Threat of Nuclear War: Nuclear Disarmament Should be a Top 2020 Campaign Issue. But It's Being Ignored
Howie Hawkins | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-29
Two years ago on July 7, 2017, 122 nations approved the text of the Treaty on the Prohibition of NuclearWeapons (TPNW). The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 for spearheading this achievement. …
globalresearch.ca/nuclear-disarmament-should-top-2020-campaign-issue-being-ignored/5684916

US/UK Militarization of Persian Gulf Waters Risks War
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-29
Britain is an appendage of Washington's belligerent imperial agenda. Israel, the Saudis, UAE, and other regional regimes hostile to peace operate the same way. | Sending more US and UK warships to Persian Gulf waters has nothing to do with regional …
globalresearch.ca/usuk-militarization-persian-gulf-waters-risks-war/5684963

Nuclear Disarmament Should Be a Top 2020 Campaign Issue But Is Being Ignored
Howie Hawkins | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-29
Two years ago on July 7, 2017, 122 nations approved the text of the Treaty on the Prohibition of NuclearWeapons (TPNW). The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 for spearheading this achievement. Few Americans are aware of it and none of the major presidential candidates are informing …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/nuclear-disarmament-should-be-a-top-2020-campaign-issue-but-is-being-ignored/

With Libyans now 'fighting the wars of others' inside their own country, UN envoy urges Security Council action to end violence
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-29
Fighting in Libya "shows no signs of abating", the head of the United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL), told the Security Council on Monday, painting a grim picture of worsening humanitarian conditions, and warning that the instability and influx of foreign weapons is fueling a proxy war in the north African country.
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2019-07-29: News Headlines

Howie Hawkins (2019-07-29). The Threat of Nuclear War: Nuclear Disarmament Should be a Top 2020 Campaign Issue. But It's Being Ignored. globalresearch.ca Two years ago on July 7, 2017, 122 nations approved the text of the Treaty on the Prohibition of NuclearWeapons (TPNW). The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 for spearheading this achievement. …

Stephen Lendman (2019-07-29). US/UK Militarization of Persian Gulf Waters Risks War. globalresearch.ca Britain is an appendage of Washington's belligerent imperial agenda. Israel, the Saudis, UAE, and other regional regimes hostile to peace operate the same way. | Sending more US and UK warships to Persian Gulf waters has nothing to do with regional …

WSWS (2019-07-29). US regulators suppressed safety concerns surrounding Boeing 737 Max 8. wsws.org The investigative report in the New York Times comes only days after the aerospace giant announced that it was considering halting production of the deadly aircraft.

Tri Valley Cares & Co-sponsors (2019-07-29). Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki: Nuclear Weapons Protest Rally & March at Livermore Labs. indybay.org Livermore Lab, Vasco Rd & Patterson Pass Rd, Livermore, California…

teleSUR (2019-07-28). US to Have a Loyal Trump Supporter as New Intelligence Chief. telesurenglish.net United States President Donald Trump announced Sunday he would nominate Congressman John Ratcliffe (R) to replace Daniel Coats as the country's Director of National Intelligence. | RELATED: | From Boeing to Raytheon: A New Lobbyist to Run the Pentagon | As soon as the tweets went out, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) criticized Trump's choice, saying that "it's clear that Rep. Ratcliffe was selecte…

Staff (2019-07-25). Headlines for July 25, 2019. democracynow.org Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Resigns Amid Mass Protests, Trump Vetoes Pave Way for U.S. Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Robert Mueller Tells Congress His Report Did Not Exonerate Trump, Federal Court Puts Trump's Asylum Ban on Hold, Federal Regulators Fine Facebook $5 Billion for Massive Privacy Breaches, New U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Downplays Threat of Hard Brexit, Thousands Protest as Boris Johnson Begins Term as British Prime Minister, North Korea Test-Fires Missiles Ahead of U.S.-South Korea War Games, House Lawmakers Approve Resolution Opposing Boycotts of Israel, China's Military Warns It…

susan_p (2019-07-24). There is no such thing as a 'green' war. greenleft.org.au The military industrial complex is a major contributor to climate change. This calls for a merger of anti-war, climate and refugee solidarity movements, writes Eleanor Goldfield.

Lee Fang (2019-07-23). Google Continues Investments in Military and Police AI Technology Through Venture Capital Arm. theintercept.com Last year,Google faced internal revolt from many employees over its handling of Project Maven, a secretive contract between the company and the Department of Defense to use artificial intelligence to improve the military's drone targeting capabilities. After a series of internal, worker-led protests and resignations following reporting by The Intercept and Gizmodo, the company said it would wi…