2020-03-17: Social Media Postees

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US ramps up sanctions devastating Venezuela's health sector as coronavirus spreads
Leonardo Flores | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-17
Promising to "smash" Venezuela's government during a "maximum pressure March," Trump has imposed crushing sanctions that force Venezuela to spend…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/17/us-sanctions-venezuelas-health-sector-coronavirus/

Chile: Government May Approve Salary Increase to Quell Protests
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-17
The Chilean Joint Commission on Monday approved a bill that will allow for an increase in the liquid monthly remuneration of workers, thanks to the creation of a subsidy. | RELATED: | Chile: Piñera Celebrates 'Democracy' As Police Mistreat People | The decision seeks to ensure a Minimum Guaranteed Income for the working class, which will allow for a salary increase starting at 300 thousand Chilean "pesos" (approximately $350 U.S.D.). | The Minister of Social Development and Fam…
telesurenglish.net/news/chile-government-may-approve-salary-increase-to-quell-protests-20200317-0008.html

'A Policeman, A Pastor and A Palestinian': The 'Chilestinians' as a Model for Palestinian Unity
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-17
I was only introduced to the term 'Chilestinians' last February at a conference in Istanbul, during a presentation by the Director of the Palestinian Federation of Chile, Anuar Majluf. When Majluf referred to the well-rooted Palestinian community in Chile, who number between 450,000 and half a million, using that unfamiliar and peculiar phrase, I smiled.
counterpunch.org/2020/03/17/a-policeman-a-pastor-and-a-palestinian-the-chilestinians-as-a-model-for-palestinian-unity/

Brazil: Bolsonaro to Be Denounced for Risking the Population
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-17
The Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) lawmaker Marcelo Freixo will denounce Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro before the World Health Organization (WHO) for putting the population at risk by promoting the concentration of people in a political act against of the National Congress and the Federal Supreme Court held in Brasilia on March 15. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro Claims His Second COVID-19 Test Was Negative | At an event called by those who long for the return to a military regime, Bolso…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Bolsonaro-to-Be-Denounced-for-Risking-the-Population-20200317-0004.html

Chile: Earthquake Reported in Southern Region
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-17
A seism of 6.0 magnitude occurred in Chile on early Tuesday, local media reported. The earthquake had a minimal impact on the southern región of the South American nation. | RELATED: | Chile's Communist Mayor to Import Cuban Meds to Fight COVID-19 | The National Seismological Center of the University of Chile published a report of all the telluric movements exceeding 3.0 on the Ritcher Scale. On the information, perceptible seisms were felt since 12: 04 a.m. in the region of Huasco, Quillagua, Mina la Escondida and Cobquecura. | Th…
telesurenglish.net/news/6-0-earthquake-hits-chile-20200317-0003.html

Brazil: Massive Prisoner Escape Increases Risk of COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-17
About 1,350 inmates escaped on Monday in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo and others are still in mutiny, due to various restrictions on the system of visits and departures as a preventive measure against Covid-19. Most were under a semi-open regime. | RELATED: | Brazil: The Left Presents Plan to Tackle Economic Crisis | The massive escape occurred in three penitentiary centers after several riots and violent confrontations between the convicts and guards. According to the military police i…
telesurenglish.net/news/brazil-massive-prisoner-escape-increases–risk-of-covid-19—20200317-0007.html

Facing a liquidity tsunami? Profit, risk, and discipline in emerging markets
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-17
In April 2012, at the White House on her first visit to the United States since her election in 2010, Brazilian president Brazil Dilma Rousseff scolded advanced capitalist economies for unleashing a 'tsunami de liquidez', a 'liquidity tsunami', onto the developing world. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/17/facing-a-liquidity-tsunami-profit-risk-and-discipline-in-emerging-markets/

Colombia: New Evidence in Case of Vote Buying
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-17
The Colombian Commission of Investigation and Accusation noticed several political figures involved in "àëeñe Hernandez's" case on vote-buying. Both Alvaro Uribe, current senator, and President Ivan Duque are implicated in the accusation. | RELATED: | Venezuela Urges Colombia to Cooperate Over Coronavirus Outbreak | Among those summoned to testify on March 26 are Interior Minister Alicia Arango, former President àÅlvaro Uribe's adviser María Claudia Daza and the wi…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-new-evidence-in-case-of-vote-buying-20200317-0009.html

Guyana: Vote Recount Suspended Once Again
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-17
Guyana suspended the vote count again after the Electoral Commission's headquarters was sprayed with pesticides on Monday, Telesur's special envoy in the country Alejandro Kirk, said Tuesday. | RELATED: | Guyana: High Court Urges Recount in Largest Electoral District | "On Monday, Guyana's health ministry suddenly decided to spray the commission's headquarters with pesticides," Kirk said. | As a result, "the police were forced to evict the Caribbean Community of Nations (Caric…
telesurenglish.net/news/guyana-votes-recount-suspended-once-again-20200317-0002.html

Workers Struggles: The Americas
wsws.org | 2020-03-17
Teachers in Uruguay staged a one-day strike March 11 over the government's economic proposal, while 13,000 teachers across Saskatchewan began rotating jobs actions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/17/wrkr-m17.html

Trump press secretary Grisham works from home after brush with coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-17
Stephanie Grisham, communications adviser to both U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, said on Monday she is working from home after a close brush with a Brazilian official who tested positive for the coronavirus.Grisham said she was staying at home for a number of days out of an abundance of caution after having had contact with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's press secretary, who later tested positive for the virus.Bolsonaro and his delegation had dinner with Trump and his team at the president's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on March 7. Trump was photographed standing next to the B…
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Why sanctions against Iran and Venezuela during a pandemic are cruel
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-03-16
In the midst of a pandemic, one would expect all countries to collaborate; that a humanitarian crisis of this magnitude would provide ample opportunity to end (or suspend) inhumane economic sanctions. Is this not the time for the imperialist bloc, led by the U.S., to end the sanctions against Cuba, Iran, Venezuela, and a series […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/16/why-sanctions-against-iran-and-venezuela-during-a-pandemic-are-cruel/

A Policeman, A Pastor and A Palestinian: The 'Chilestinians' as a Model for Palestinian Unity
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-16
The Palestinian diaspora in Chile, the Chilestinians, have had unique success in learning how to accept their political differences and unify over thier common cause.
mintpressnews.com/palestinian-diaspora-chile-model-palestinian-unity/265739/

Bolivia: Over 147,000 Voters Disqualified From Next Election
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-16
The Bolivian Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) disqualifiedmore tan 147 000 citizens from the voter registration on March 15. | RELATED: | Bolivia: Evo Morales Expresses Concern About Covid-19 | TSE's president Salvador Romero, designated by de facto president Jeanine àÅñez, stated that of those limited to the vote will be 147,064 national residents. | The department of Santa Cruz has the highest number of disqualified electors, 41,813, followed by La Paz with 29,852 and Cochabamba w…
telesurenglish.net/news/bolivia-more-than-147000-voters-disqualified-from-the-upcoming-elections-20200316-0007.html

Chile's Communist Mayor to Import Cuban Meds to Fight COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-16
Chile's Daniel Jadue, Mayor of Recoleta – a borough in Santiago – announced Monday that through the People's Pharmacies initiative they will begin importing Cuban medicine in order to help patients infected with the novel coronavirus. | RELATED: | BioCubaFarma Guarantees Production of Drugs for COVID-19 | "We started import procedures for Interferon 2b, a Cuban medicine used successfully in China and Spain. This will be for high-risk infected people," the Mayor from Communist Party s…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chiles-Communist-Mayor-to-Import-Cuban-Meds-to-Fight-COVID-19-20200316-0017.html

'Maximum-Pressure March': US Hybrid War on Venezuela Heats Up
Leonardo Flores | commondreams.org | 2020-03-16
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, President Donald Trump and U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien. (Photo: Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_and_bolsonaro.jpg …
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Powerful Earthquake Felt in Northern Ecuador
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-16
An earthquake of 5.13 on the Ritcher Scale was recorded on Sunday night in Ecuador. The event, which left no material damage or victims, had its epicenter in the northern province of Esmeraldas. | RELATED: | Ecuador: EU, UN Launch Anti-Gender Violence Initiative | As the Ecuadorian Geophysics Institute reported, the earthquake was perceptible at 22: 53 local time, with a depth of 9.26 kilometers and 28.52 kilometers from San Lorenzo, close to the coastal community of Velez and Colombia &…
telesurenglish.net/news/ecuador-earthquake-of-5-13-felt-in-the-northern-region-20200316-0002.html

Venezuela Initiates Social Quarantine to Contain COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-16
A social quarantine began in Venezuela on Monday in seven states to contain the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, Bolivarian Republic's authorities said. | RELATED: | BioCubaFarma Guarantees Production of Drugs for COVID-19 | "From 5 a.m. local time, school and work activities were suspended in the states of La Guaira, Miranda, Cojedes, Zulia, Apure, and Táchira, as well as in the Capital District, where Caracas is located," Vice President Delcy Rodríguez reported. | Foo…
telesurenglish.net/news/venezuela-initiates-social-quarantine-to-contain-covid-19-20200316-0001.html

Peru Withdraws Its Candidate for OAS Chief
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-16
After not receiving enough support from other member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), Peru has decided Monday to withdraw the candidacy of its ambassador Hugo de Zela for…
telesurenglish.net/news/Peru-Withdraws-Its-Candidate-for-OAS-Chief-20200316-0013.html

Corporate Media Condone Destruction of Venezuela's Voting Machines
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-03-15
The vast majority of Venezuela's voting machines were incinerated on March 7 in a fire that engulfed the main warehouse of the National Electoral Council. Corporate outlets followed the familiar script of blaming the victim, repeating the US State Department talking point that the Venezuelan electoral system is "rigged" and floating outlandish conspiracy theories.
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"A Policeman, a Pastor and a Palestinian": The "Chilestinians" as a Model for Palestinian Unity
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-15
I was only introduced to the term 'Chilestinians' last February at a conference in Istanbul, during a presentation by the Director of the Palestinian Federation of Chile, Anuar Majluf. When Majluf referred to the well-rooted Palestinian community in Chile, who number between 450,000 and half a million, using that unfamiliar and peculiar phrase, I smiled. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/a-policeman-a-pastor-and-a-palestinian-the-chilestinians-as-a-model-for-palestinian-unity/

Accomplishments of Venezuela hailed on International Women's Day
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-15
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following speech by Sarah Martin. Martin is a member of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). | Happy Women's Day everyone. Our sisters in Venezuela have a lot to celebrate. Just over 20 years ago Hugo Chavez was swept into power on the backs of powerful movements fighting for a better way of life for the vast majority of Venezuelans. The wealth from this oil and mineral rich country was lining the pockets of the oligarchs inside and outside the country while the vast majority of people, mostly black and brown were desperately poor. | Venezuelan women fought in tha…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/3/15/accomplishments-venezuela-hailed-international-women-s-day

Venezuela Urges Colombia to Cooperate Over Coronavirus Outbreak
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-15
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez warned that one of the eight Venezuelans who tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday entered from Colombia, so she reiterated the call to the President of the neighboring country, Iván Duque, to coordinate joint actions that prevent the spread of this pandemic. | RELATED: | Colombia: Duque Closes Border With Venezuela, Thousands at Risk | "We want to alert the brother people of Norte de Santander that one of the eight Venezuelans who…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Urges-Colombia-to-Cooperate-Over-Coronavirus-Outbreak-20200315-0003.html

COVID-19: Ecuador, New York Order Businesses to Close
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-14
Update 21: 00 | Ecuador and New York City among the latest to order the shutdown of businesses | Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno announced Sunday night that a partial quarantine will go into force on March 17 as businesses are ordered to shut down, except those that expend basic necessities such as food and medicines. | A partial mobilty-ban will also go into effect as people can only go to work and back and be in the streets for emergency reasons. | New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced late on Sunday that he had made the decision, though not lightly, to close "Nightclubs, movie theaters, small theater…
telesurenglish.net/news/COVID-19-Updates-Oregon-reports-first-death-from-new-coronavirus-20200314-0001.html

No, Venezuela does not have a six child per family policy
Joe Emersberger | zcomm.org | 2020-03-13
I respect UK journalist Andrew Buncombe. As I noted for FAIR last year, he was one of the few corporate journalists who reported on a study linking Trump's financial sanctions on Venezuela to thousands of deaths by the end of 2018. Since 2018, Trump has repeatedly intensified the sanctions and threatened Venezuela with military action, Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/no-venezuela-does-not-have-a-six-child-per-family-policy/

Brazilian mountain farmers reap recognition, through UN heritage listing
news.un.org | 2020-03-11
Farmers who gather flowers from the Espinhaàßo Mountain Range in Brazil received well-deserved recognition on Wednesday for their crucial role in enhancing biodiversity and preserving traditional knowledge.
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