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Public to FCC: Don't Give Up On Open Internet

Posted on October 23, 2020 by bamdj

A concerned public is demanding that the Federal Communications Commission refuse to bow down to a judicial blow to internet freedom dealt earlier this month.

One million petitions backed by a coalition of over 80 organizations — including Free Press, Prometheus Radio Project, and the American Civil Liberties Union — call for the FCC to “protect the open internet” and “reassert its clear authority over our nation’s communications infrastructure.”

Petitioners say this can be accomplished by reclassifying broadband services as “telecommunications services” — a move that would subject them to regulations that protect net neutrality.

A federal appeals court struck down the FCC’s Open Internet Order earlier this month, siding with a challenge from telecom giant Verizon. Loss of net neutrality protections, which require that Internet Service Providers treat all online content the same, would allow corporations like AT&T, Verizon, and Time Warner Cable to block and censor internet content and tamper with traffic — giving the advantage to the highest bidders.

Critics charge this would make the internet an even more uneven playing field.

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“The court’s decision to kill open Internet rules will have a detrimental impact on communities of color and other marginalized groups,” reads a statement by Media Action Grassroots Network. “It will force small organizations and businesses to compete with the biggest websites, will set a price point that many can’t afford, and expand an almost uncrossable digital divide.”

For many, that divide already exists.

“In Philadelphia, at least a third of our residents don’t have access to broadband in their homes,” said Hannah Sassaman, policy director for Media Mobilizing Project, in an interview with Common Dreams. “This lack of access already limits their abilities to tell stories for change, and to hear the voices of other community members struggling with the same issues.”

“If we lose the principle of net neutrality, poor and working people may find that their access to information and to each others’ voices is even more curtailed,” Sassaman added. “Chairman Wheeler has the power to act now to protect and expand an open internet for millions of poor and working people in America.”

“The FCC has the power to defend our right to communicate online, and to protect the public from predatory business practices from giant ISPs determined to invent new ways to charge us even more for even less,” said Color of Change Executive Director Rashad Robinson. “Chairman Wheeler must take action now to reverse a decade of failed policies built on industry giveaways, and reclassify broadband so corporate gatekeepers like Verizon and Comcast don’t get to determine whose voices are heard and whose are silenced.”

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Hardy to face Guevara in 'The Elite Deletion' at AEW Full Gear

Posted on October 23, 2020 by bamdj

Sammy Guevara vs. Matt Hardy in a ‘The Elite Deletion’ match has been announced for Full Gear.

The match was announced on tonight’s show, though what exactly a ‘Elite Deletion’ match is was not specified.

During tonight’s main event, Sammy Guevara and Matt Hardy, (who accompanied Private Party to ringside) brawled to the back during a picture in picture commercial break.

Guevara rekindled the feud between him and Matt Hardy last week when he cut off Hardy during an interview. The video screen showed him burning pictures of Matt Hardy as he revealed that it was him who attacked Hardy weeks ago.

The two last wrestled in a ‘Broken Rules’ match at All Out. The match was initially stopped when Hardy fell off a ladder and was knocked out on impact. The match continued, but it immediately went to the finish, where Hardy won.

Other matches announced for Full Gear, which takes place on November 7, includes the following:

Jon Moxley vs. Eddie Kingston for the AEW World title in an I Quit match
Cody vs. Darby Allin for the TNT title
FTR vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Team titles
The finals of a tournament to determine the next contender for the AEW World title

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China expresses 'serious concern' over Trump's Taiwan comments

Posted on October 22, 2020 by bamdj

China on Monday said it has “serious concern” over Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s comments a day earlier about the president-elect’s call with Taiwan’s leader and the One China policy, according to multiple reports.

“China expresses serious concern on this subject,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters, according to NBC News.

He stressed “that the Taiwan question has a bearing on China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” according to CNN. “Adhering to the One China principle is the political bedrock for the development [of] U.S.-China relations. If it is comprised or disrupted, the sound and steady growth of the bilateral relationship, as well as bilateral cooperation in major fields would be out of question,” he added.

“We urge the new U.S. leader and government to fully understand the seriousness of the Taiwan issue, and to continue to stick to the one-China policy,” Geng said.

The Independent also reported early Monday that China sent a nuclear bomber on a flight over the South China Sea to “send a message” to Trump

The president-elect on Sunday said he fully understands the One China policy, before going on to question the agreement.

“I don’t know why we have to be bound by a One China policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade,” Trump said in an interview with “Fox News Sunday.”

He said during the interview he doesn’t want China “dictating” to him. He also defended the controversial call he took earlier this month with Taiwan’s president — a conversation that his top aides have downplayed as just a congratulatory call. Trump faced backlash for accepting the call, which some said broke from the One China policy.

President Jimmy Carter formally declared the People’s Republic of China the sole government of China in 1979, ending formal U.S. diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Beijing refuses to recognize any country that has formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, which it considers a breakaway province.

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AFRICOM: 'On a Roll' and Eyeing 'Opportunities'

Posted on October 22, 2020 by bamdj

As the U.S. military continues its buildup in Africa, a top commander at AFRICOM reveals some of what is in store for the continent.

As journalist Brian Stewart recently wrote at CBC News, “U.S. Africa Command — AFRICOM as it’s called — has been on a roll at a time when the Pentagon is undergoing a big downsizing.”

In an interview with Military.com, Marine Lt. Gen. Steven Hummer, deputy to the commander for military operations at AFRICOM, foresees an increase in drones on the continent “to fill whatever need is required there.”

He sees “more than enough space” for different branches to be involved—Army, Navy, Marines and special operators, while stressing that operations would be carried out in partnerships with African countries.

“There’s more than enough opportunities to be able to support the growth of the security sectors in the various countries,” Hummer told Military.com.

As for the big picture he sees, Hummer said:

Nick Turse, associate editor of TomDispatch.com and author of books including Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam, has traced this “quiet and unmistakable” pivot to Africa, and debunked the military’s line that its footprint on the continent is merely a small one.

Turse writes in AFRICOM’s Gigantic ‘Small Footprint’: The Startling Size, Scope, and Growth of U.S. Military Operations on the African Continent:

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Key to the above image of the U.S. military’s pivot to Africa, 2012-2013, from TomDispatch:

Green markers: U.S. military training, advising, or tactical deployments during 2013
Yellow markers: U.S. military training, advising, or tactical deployments during 2012
Purple marker: U.S. “security cooperation”
Red markers: Army National Guard partnerships
Blue markers: U.S. bases, forward operating sites (FOSes), contingency security locations (CSLs), contingency locations (CLs), airports with fueling agreements, and various shared facilities
Green push pins: U.S. military training/advising of indigenous troops carried out in a third country during 2013
Yellow push pins: U.S. military training/advising of indigenous troops carried out in a third country during 2012

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Daily Pro Wrestling History (10/17): WWF No Mercy 1999

Posted on October 22, 2020 by bamdj

1947

St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Ronnie Etchison beat Sonny Myers 2 falls to 1 to capture the St. Joe Heavyweight Title

1961

Nashville, Tennessee:
– Jackie Fargo & Lester Welch defeated Great Mephisto & Dante to win the Southern Tag Team Title

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– Mr. M defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty to win the AWA United States Heavyweight Title
– Karl Krauser beat Ernie Dusek
– Dale Lewis & Pat Kennedy beat Bob Geigel & Frank Marconi

Kansas City, Missouri:
– Johnny Weaver & Sonny Myers defeated Art Neilson & Stan Neilson
– Dick the Bruiser defeated Wilbur Snyder in three falls

1963

Kansas City, Missouri:
– In a Texas Death Match: Mongolian Stomper beat Enrique Torres 5 falls to 2
– Ronnie Etchison beat Rock Hunter by DQ
– Pat O’Connor beat Johnny Kace
– Bob Geigel and Bulldog Plechas drew Larry Hamilton and Jack Allen

1964

St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Bob Boyer & Reggie Parks in 2 of 3 falls
– Mad Dog Vachon beat Jack Lanza
– Eddie Sharkey beat Tony Nero

1966

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Killer Kowalski beat Don Leo Jonathan
– AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Doug Gilbert
– Larry Hennig & Harley Race drew Reggie Parks & Jack Lanza
– Jack Pesek drew Lorne Corlette

1975

St. Louis, Missouri:
– Bruno Sammartino defeated Stan Stasiak
– Missouri Champion Harley Race defeated Jerry Oates
– Nick Bockwinkel and Dick Murdoch double DQ Dick the Bruiser and Pat O’Connor
– Rocky Johnson defeated Chuck O’Connor
– Big Bill Miller defeated Tank Patton
– Ali Vaziri and Ronnie Etchison defeated Rene Goulet and Soldier LeBeouf

1981

St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura
– Hulk Hogan beat Jerry Blackwell by countout
– Wilbur Snyder beat Sgt. Goulet
– Bobo Brazil no contest Blackjack Mulligan
– Billy Robinson beat Bobby Heenan

1982

Calgary, Alberto, Canada:
– Bret Hart defeated Bad News Allen to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Jimmy Valiant defeated Ivan Koloff to win the NWA Television Title

1985

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– Mad Dog Vachon & Nick Bockwinkel beat Boris Zhukov & Chris Markoff
– Handicap match: Stan Hansen beat Brian Jewell & Ed Wilson
– Larry Zbyszko beat Baron Von Raschke
– Jim Garvin beat Stan Lane
– Scott Hall beat Steve Regal
– Sherri Martel beat Candi Devine to win AWA Women’s Title
– Kelly Kiniski beat Iron Duke

1986

Richmond, Virginia:
– Tim Horner pinned the Grim Reaper
– Ivan Koloff pinned Eddie Roberts
– Jimmy Valiant & Nelson Royal defeated Baron Von Raschke & Pez Whatley
– Wahoo McDaniel defeated Rick Rude via disqualification
– Jimmy Garvin pinned Hector Guerrero (sub. for Magnum TA)
– Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Bobby Jaggers & Dutch Mantel
– Dick Murdoch defeated JJ Dillon
– Brad Armstrong (sub. for injured NWA Tag Team Champion Robert Gibson) & NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Morton defeated Ole & Arn Anderson

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Rocky King defeated Colt Steele
– Mitch Snow defeated Mark Fleming
– Denny Brown & the Italian Stallion fought the MOD Squad to a draw
– Bill Dundee defeated Rufus R. Jones
– Sam Houston defeated Teijo Khan
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– Todd Champion & DJ Peterson defeated Thunderfoot #1 & #2 via disqualification
– Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin defeated the Warlord via disqualification

1987

Baltimore, Maryland:
– The Italian Stallion fought Samurai Warrior #2 to a draw
– Kendall Windham defeated Samurai Warrior #1
– Mike Rotundo defeated Black Bart
– Sting defeated the Terminator
– NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner
– NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
– NWA World Champion Ron Garvin defeated Ric Flair

1988

Memphis, Tennessee:
– AWA Champion Jerry Lawler beat Tatsumi Fujinami by DQ
– Jeff Jarrett beat Robert Fuller
– Jimmy Golden beat Brickhouse Brown by DQ
– Eddie Marlin beat Frank Dusek
– CWA Champion Phil Hickerson beat Dutch Mantel
– RPMs beat Bill Dundee & Todd Morton
– Nature’s Best beat Gary Young & Cactus Jack
– Scott Steiner beat Terry Garvin

1991

Baltimore, Maryland:
– Tracy Smothers pinned Jimmy Garvin
– PN News pinned Axl Rotten
– Big Josh pinned Johnny B. Badd
– Van Hammer pinned Cactus Jack
– Rick Steiner pinned Richard Morton
– Misty Blue Simms won a 7-women battle royal
– WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyzsko defeated WCW US Tag Team Champions The Patriots by disqualification
– WCW TV Champion Steve Austin fought Dustin Rhodes to a draw
– WCW US Champion Sting & Barry Windham defeated WCW World Champion Lex Luger & Mr. Hughes (Tom Zenk was the guest referee)

Fukuoka, Japan:
– Hiroyoshi Yamamoto defeated Koji Kanemoto
– Michiyoshi Ohara defeated Takeshi Misawa
– Kengo Kimura defeated Masanobu Kurisu
– Norio Honaga, Tatsutoshi Goto, & Super Strong Machine defeated Black Cat, Kantaro Hoshino & Osamu Kido
– Jushin Liger & Oz defeated Scott Norton & Hiro Saito
– Super Grade Tag League Tournament Semi-Finals: Big Van Vader & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & Masahiro Chono
– Shinya Hashimoto & Shiro Koshinaka defeated Kim Duk & Tiger Jeet Singh
– Tony Halme defeated Masashi Aoyagi
– Akira Nogami, Hiroshi Hase, & the Great Muta defeated Great Kokina, Chris Benoit, & Wild Samoan
– Super Grade Tag League Tournament Finals: Big Van Vader & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Masa Saito & Riki Choshu

1992

Morristown, Tennessee:
– Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden beat Tommy Angel & Joey Maggs
– Brian Lee pinned The Nightstalker
– SMW Champ The Dirty White Boy DCO Tim Horner
– The Heavenly Bodies (Lane & Pritchard) beat The Rock-n-Roll Express
– Robert Gibson won a battle royal

Cleveland, Ohio:
– Todd Champion defeated Butch Reed for the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title

St. Paul, Minnesota:
– Van Hammer, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, & Robbie Walker defeated Bobby Eaton, Scotty Flamingo, & Vinnie Vegas
– Erik Watts defeated Diamond Dallas Page
– Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Shane Douglas & Brad Armstrong
– Sting defeated Cactus Jack in a lumberjack match
– WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Ricky Steamboat defeated Tony Atlas & the Barbarian
– Jake Roberts defeated Sting in a lights out match
– WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match

1993

Sedalia, Missouri:
– Big Sky defeated Steve Ray
– WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal defeated 2 Cold Scorpio
– Paul Orndorff defeated Erik Watts
– Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated the Equalizer
– Sid Vicious defeated Ron Simmons
– Sting & Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys in a non-title match
– WCW US Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW International World Champion Rick Rude via disqualification

1999

No Mercy: Cleveland, Ohio:
– The Godfather pinned Mideon (w/ Viscera)
– The Fabulous Moolah (w/ Mae Young) pinned WWF Women’s Champion Ivory to win the title
– Hardcore & Crash Holly defeated Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg via disqualification
– WWF Tag Team Champion the Rock pinned Davey Boy Smith
– Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Edge & Christian in a ladder match
– Val Venis pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mankind
– Chyna defeated Jeff Jarrett in a Good Housekeeping match to win the Intercontinental Title
– X-Pac defeated Kane, Farooq, and Bradshaw in an elimination match
– WWF World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Steve Austin in an Anything Goes match

2000

Louisville, Kentucky:
– BJ Payne & Flash Flanagan defeated the Disciples Of Synn (Slash & Damian) to win the OVW Tag Team Titles

Ukraine President Decries 'Coup' as Protesters Swarm Capital

Posted on October 22, 2020 by bamdj

Turmoil continues in Ukraine on Saturday as its parliament voted to oust embattled President Viktor Yanukovich and authorized the release of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.

Al Jazeera reports that the vote to dismiss Yanukovich

Yanukovich denounced the move as a “coup.”

Ukraine’s parliament voted to have early presidential elections May 25.

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The country is now “dangerously split,” the Guardian reports, and

The Guardian and France 24 are live-blogging the events as they continue to unfold.

Twitter users are capturing live developments as well:

Tweets about “ukraine”

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Obama Signs Off on Russian Sanctions over Ukraine

Posted on October 22, 2020 by bamdj

In his attempt to exert pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Obama appeared at midday press briefing in Washington to confirm that he has signed off on diplomatic sanctions against Russian officials and entities as punishment for what the U.S. has characterized as Moscow’s meddling in Ukraine.

Obama took the opportunity to say that a move in Crimea, in the southeast of Ukraine, to separate itself from the new government in Kiev does not have U.S. backing, however, saying that such a move would “violate the Ukrainian constitution and international law.”

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaking from Rome shortly after reiterated points made by Obama and said that the U.S. believes in the “self-determination of Ukrainians,” even as he, too, rejected the new push by citizens and lawmakers in Crimea to push for the possibility of joining the Russian Federation.

European leaders, meanwhile, have hesitated in pushing through sanctions, saying that they are hoping that diplomatic efforts with Russia should be exhausted before making such moves.“Our objective is to de-escalate the situation,” said one EU official, speaking with the Guardian. “It’s a developing situation. We did get the Russians talking and engaging.”

With a set of meetings ongoing in Brussels, the EU did freeze assets of ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych along with his family members and other officials from his fallen goverment.

In the Crimea peninsula, where much of the political and military tensions have been focused this week, the regional government there has set a vote to determine whether or not it will remain part of Ukraine for March 16. The announcement was met with scorn from representatives in Kiev, who said it would not allow Crimea to secede, claim independence, or re-join Russia.

“My position is that this referendum is unconstitutional,” the Ukrainian finance minister, Pavlo Sheremeta, told reporters in Kiev.

According to the Guardian:

The New York Times adds:

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Idaho Lawmakers Green-Light Legislation to 'Wipe Out' Wolves

Posted on October 22, 2020 by bamdj

Wildlife advocates are decrying legislation they say will “wipe out as many wolves as legally possible in Idaho.”

Signed by state lawmakers on Thursday, it is expected to get the signature of Governor C. L. “Butch” Otter, who in 2007 said he would “bid for that first ticket to shoot a wolf myself,” if gray wolves lost Endangered Species Act protection.

The legislation sets aside $400,000 for a board “to provide funds for the management and control of depredating wolves in Idaho.”

In the words of Amaroq Weiss, West Coast wolf organizer at the Center for Biological Diversity, the legislation’s goal is “to wipe out as many wolves as legally possible in Idaho,” and said the state “has put a black eye on decades of tireless work to return wolves to the American landscape.”

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“Political leaders in Idaho would love nothing more than to eradicate Idaho’s wolves and return to a century-old mindset where big predators are viewed as evil and expendable,” Weiss’s statement continued. “The new state wolf board, sadly, reflects that attitude.”

Meanwhile, a group of over 70 congressmen sent a letter this week to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, asking that a proposal to delist the gray wolf from the federal endangered species list be rescinded because it is not based on the best available science.

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Weiss offers more background on the plight of the wolves in this video from the Center for Biological Diversity:

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