Giving Thanks - #SolutionsWatch

Corbett: As those in the reality-based community know, we live in dark times. But if we cannot acknowledge the good that is in our lives, then what are we fighting for? Join James for this week's edition of #SolutionsWatch as he explores the whys and hows of giving thanks and cultivating a spirit of gratitude.

Putin's Speech At The CSTO Summit In Yerevan + Putin's Meeting With Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez

RN: Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at a session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Yerevan (Armenia).

Clare Daly: The EU And US Misrule In The Middle East + Calls Out Western Powers For Constantly Destabilizing Haiti

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Feminist Says WOMEN STILL OPPRESSED + Women Are To Be BLAMED For THIS + Pearl On Hot Men With Problems

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Why German State Racism Is Now Directed At The Palestinians

The Holocaust serves, paradoxically, as an alibi for Europeans to assume they are morally superior to others, as the cancellation of an arts prize to Caryl Churchill shows

By Jonathan Cook: There are troubling insights to be gained into modern European racism from the German arts community’s decision to revoke a lifetime achievement award to the respected British playwright Caryl Churchill over her trenchant support for the Palestinians.

On 31 October, Churchill was stripped of the European Drama Prize she had been given in April in recognition of her life’s work. The decision was backed by Petra Olschowski, the arts minister of the state of Baden-Wurttemberg, who said: “We as a country take a clear and non-negotiable stance against any form of antisemitism. This is all the more reason why a prize funded by the state cannot be awarded under the given circumstances.”

The jury – comprising eminent figures in German cultural life – said they had had their attention drawn, since making the award, to two problems. First, Churchill had backed BDS, a Palestinian grassroots movement calling for a boycott of Israeli institutions directly involved in Israel’s decades-long oppression of the Palestinians.

Recognised Idiocy Sponsor The European Parliament Hit By Pro-Kremlin Cyberattack After Russian Terror Designation

"This morning Russia was designated as a terrorist state in an official resolution. This afternoon the entire network collapses."

By Tyler Durden: The European Parliament on Wednesday voted to formally recognize Russia as a "state sponsor of terrorism" for what it called "deliberate attacks and atrocities carried out by the Russian Federation against the civilian population of Ukraine."

European legislators also cited "serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law amount to acts of terror" in the overwhelming vote in favor of the terror label. The move is more symbolic than anything, however, carry no specific legal consequences for Moscow.

The EP is now urging the European Union to enact the same, which would mark a major escalation in already spiraling relations, as it would also likely require more sanctions.

"I propose recognizing the European Parliament as a sponsor of idiocy." Said Maria Zakharova

How US Blackmails Other Countries - Explained By German Diplomat + Jeff Bridges Spits Fire At Jimmy Over Ukraine

Jimmy Dore: A video more than a decade old featuring German diplomat Werner Weidenfeld in a TV appearance has resurfaced on Twitter, and it’s worth watching. In the segment Weidenfeld explains that the United States intelligence agencies embrace Germans when they agree, guilt trip Germans about World War II when they mildly disagree, and blackmail Germans with compromising information they’ve obtained when the disagreements are over major issues.