10/19 News Roundup & Open Thread
Twice postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Sunday’s election was a do-over of last year’s presidential contest, which was thrown into chaos after the U.S.-dominated Organization of American States (OAS) leveled baseless allegations of “fraud” by Morales, who was eventually forced to resign and flee the country under threat by Bolivia’s military.
The coup against Morales sparked a wave of Indigenous-led protests that were violently repressed by the Bolivian military and police forces, which were granted sweeping immunity from prosecution by the anti-Indigenous Añez government.
“The OAS allegations were indeed the main political foundation of the coup that followed the October 20 election three weeks later,” Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, wrote last month. “But they provided no evidence to support these allegations—because there wasn’t any. This has since been established repeatedly by a slew of expert statistical studies.”
From exile in Argentina, Morales on Monday celebrated Arce’s apparent victory as a “great triumph of the people.”
“Brothers and sisters: the will of the people has been asserted,” Morales tweeted. “This is an overwhelming victory… We are going to give dignity and liberty back to the people.”
More news, tweets, and good jibber-jabber in the comments.
Tip Jar….
Related to the OP:
gonna have to put that squirrel in my list. ty!
Not to be confused with the Motley Moose or Sick of Bernie crowds!
With Bankruptcies Mounting, Oil & Gas Companies Are Leaving a Multi-Billion Dollar Cleanup to the Taxpayer
The same companies Biden is likely to prop up first.
Have We Reached Peak Oil?
ConocoPhillips to Buy Shale Rival Concho for $9.7 Billion
Bernie would be going around, getting everyone geared up to employ people in GND jobs. gd
The tax payer pays for corporate welfare and we pay to clean up the aftermath and you wonder why people want massive change!!!
We the people aren’t getting a great return on our investments, or should I say lack of investments.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Stands Up For New York’s Working Families Party
My buddy in Brooklyn had not considered going this route until I texted him with info by the birdies. He said he will now.
👍
Cornel West: ‘George Floyd’s public lynching pulled the cover off who we really are’
Intersected with health and environment..
rec not taking. here it is :O)
I wish it was 36 hours.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/fauci-says-he-s-not-surprised-trump-contracted-covid-19-n1243857
If Trump actually believes in science like Fauci claims, stuff like this is even worse.
https://thehill.com/homenews/521638-trump-biden-will-listen-to-the-scientists-if-elected?amp&__twitter_impression=true
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/trumps-new-biden-insult-hell-listen-to-the-scientists.html
Vote this asshole out!
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/19/politics/donald-trump-anthony-fauci-coronavirus/index.html
Removed
The early voting turnout numbers are absolutely Thrilling! Go, Democracy.
Remember R’s heads explode when the people vote
I plan on watching this soon
I watched about 10 min of it this morning. I hope this is on past the election because it is so Sorkin-like of too many ensembles to keep pace for me at present.
But I really like the CSN&Y tune.
speechless. joy joy joy love. :O)
This is such a comprehensive thread. Thank you, Benny. It’s wonderful to get so much news that really matters right here on TPW.
I have posted a separate thread dealing specifically with the Bolivian election.
It is that important to reflect upon.😍
Drudge is now claiming that 29 Million people have voted.
Early voting opens this week in Florida, Alaska. Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, N. Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and NY.
Our anti-Trump yard sign, along with my neighbor’s Biden sign, and our other neighbor’s Black Lives Matter sign were stolen over the weekend.
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Bummer. Great sign!