2020-06-19: News Headlines

_____ (2020-06-19). 'Black Lives Matter' Is International. popularresistance.org Corte Madera, California – The police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th was the spark that ignited the tinder of accrued injustice throughout the US and globally. This injustice has deep antecedents in the US and indeed in much of what is now called the Global South. There is a shared history of colonial conquest of the Indigenous and the abominable institution of the enslavement of African peoples. | What happened has its roots in systemic oppression that has resonated internationally. Just as the police suffocated George Floyd, US unilateral coercive measures against Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua,…

Marlee Kokotovic (2020-06-18). New Mexico militia member opens fire on protesters demanding removal of controversial statue. nationofchange.org "This is not the first report of heavily armed civilian militias appearing at protests around New Mexico in recent weeks."

Editor (2020-06-18). 'We are unified as Pueblo on the removal of monuments that glorify murderers'. workers.org Pulling down hated statue of conquistador butcher, Juan de Oñate. The uprising in response to the murder of George Floyd has become a movement against white supremacy. Generations of anger have exploded against settler colonialism and slavery and all white-supremacist historical monuments. In New Mexico, the Pueblo Nations still seethe . . . |

RT (2020-06-18). 'I was ahead of our times': Trump says both he & CHAZ anarchists in Seattle opted for building BORDER WALL first. rt.com US President Donald Trump has pointed out that an anarchist community that has taken over part of Seattle first built a barrier around it, choosing to take that as an endorsement of his wall on the US-Mexico border. | Taking to his social media of choice on Thursday, Trump styled himself as a true visionary as he half-jokingly suggested that the builders of the anarchist utopia (or dystopia, depending on one's point of view) in Seattle might have drawn inspiration from his own mega-project. | "First thing the anarchists did upon taking over Seattle was 'BUILD A WALL.' See, I was ahead of our times!" Trump twee…

Ben Norton (2020-06-18). Leaked documents reveal right-wing oligarch plot to overthrow Mexico's AMLO. thegrayzone.com Mexico's oligarchs and establishment political parties have united in a secret alliance to try to remove left-wing President López Obrador…

WSWS (2020-06-18). Mexican autoworkers say General Motors is covering up COVID-19 outbreak at Silao plant. wsws.org The coverup of COVID-19 cases by GM and hundreds of manufacturing companies across Mexico is not only sanctioned by the López Obrador government, it is part of an official policy of under-reporting cases.

WSWS (2020-06-17). New Mexico protester wounded by far-right shooter. wsws.org Encouraged by President Trump and working in concert with local police departments, far-right elements have been allowed to attack and intimidate peaceful protesters across the country.

Staff (2020-06-17). Headlines for June 17, 2020. democracynow.org U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Surpass World War I Toll; Nine States Report New Highs for COVID Cases, Trump to Hold Rally in Tulsa as COVID Cases Reach New High in Oklahoma, Prison COVID Cases Double in U.S.; Nursing Home Deaths Top 50,000, U.S. Exports Record Amount of Pork as Meatpackers Risk Lives to Keep Factories Running, WHO Hails New Study Showing Widely Used Steroid Could Reduce COVID-19 Deaths, Daily Coronavirus Deaths Reach New Highs in India & Pakistan; Beijing Locks Down Again, Honduran President Tests Positive for Coronavirus, U.S. Extends Border Closures with Mexico & Canada, Study: 450,000 Coronavirus Ca…

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2020-06-16). Demonstrator Shot in New Mexico as Right-Wing Militia Attacks Protest Over Monument to Brutal Conquistador. commondreams.org "These extremists cannot be allowed to silence peaceful protests or inflict violence." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/alb.shooting.jpg

RT (2020-06-16). One person shot after protesters attempt to pull down statue in Albuquerque (VIDEOS). rt.com A demonstration in Albuquerque, New Mexico ended in violence after an individual was shot as protesters attempted to topple a statue. Unconfirmed reports claim the shooter was a member of a militia, but this has been disputed. | Demonstrators assembled outside the Albuquerque Museum on Monday, in what was initially billed as a "prayer gathering" and a "peaceful call" for the removal of a nearby statue of a Spanish conquistador. But it appears the group decided to take more active measures to ensure the statue's removal — a trash bag was put over the conquistador's head, and a metal chain was tied around t…