Truest statement of the week

When peaceful protesters poured into the Iraqi streets this past week, demanding an end to widespread government corruption, unemployment and a lack of basic services, the government was caught off guard.
The Iraqi leadership shut down the internet, imposed a curfew, deployed security forces and was largely unapologetic when they opened fire on demonstrators.

-- Alyssa J. Rubin, "Deaths Mount As Protests Catch Iraq Government Off Guard," (NEW YORK TIMES).

Truest statement of the week II

What’s harder to shake is the fact that Hunter Biden’s career is undeniably shady in the way that only the son of a longtime Washington insider could muster, failing upwards into positions of influence and power on the merits of his last name. And that should be considered a huge liability to Joe Biden, for months now considered heir apparent for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination.

-- Kate Aronoff, "We need to talk about Hunter Biden" (THE GUARDIAN).

A note to our readers

Hey --

Monday.


Let's thank all who participated this edition which includes Dallas and the following:

The Third Estate Sunday Review's Jim, Dona, Ty, Jess and Ava,
Rebecca of Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude,
Betty of Thomas Friedman Is a Great Man,
C.I. of The Common Ills and The Third Estate Sunday Review,
Kat of Kat's Korner (of The Common Ills),
Mike of Mikey Likes It!,
Elaine of Like Maria Said Paz),
Cedric of Cedric's Big Mix,
Ruth of Ruth's Report,
Wally of The Daily Jot,
Trina of Trina's Kitchen, Marcia of SICKOFITRDLZ,
Stan of Oh Boy It Never Ends,
Isaiah of The World Today Just Nuts,
and Ann of Ann's Mega Dub.

And what did we come up with?

• Truest statement of the week

Alissa J. Rubin gets a truest.

• Truest statement of the week II

So does Kate Aronoff.

• Editorial: Who's going to help the Iraqi people?

The Iraqi people are being attacked, again, by their own government.  Who's going to stick up for them?

• TV: She owns the night

Ava and C.I. cover BATWOMAN.

• Time for Joe to go

It really is time for Joe to go.  

• Iraq, as captured in Mustafa Habib's Tweets

Hope you're paying attention to Iraq.

• From The TESR TEST KITCHEN

We go with another test kitchen that's far from sweets and candies.

• CREW rips off the taxpayers

They are not non-partisan, they are not bi-partisan.  They are extremely partisan.

• Tweet of the week

John Stauber gets it.

• The Iraqi protesters

Again, we hope you're paying attention to Iraq.

• This edition's playlist

What we listened to while writing.

• Green Party Tweets

Green Party coverage.

• Greens Say PA Legislators Working Overtime to Dest...

Green Party coverage.

• Highlights

Mike and the gang wrote "Highlights" and we thank them for it.


Peace,


-- Jim, Dona, Ty, Jess, Ava and C.I.

Editorial: Who's going to help the Iraqi people?

Toxic Sludge‏ @JohnStauber Oct 5

Congratulations to @BarackObama, @JoeBiden and #Hillary for ending the war in #Iraq and investigating and punishing those who launched it and/or promoted it with their #WeaponsOfMassDeception.

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John Stauber has a point and then some.

Have you seen what's going on Iraq?

1. Steven nabil‏Verified account @thestevennabil 3h3 hours ago
   

   Look closely, using lethal force by the government forces in #Iraq against protesters is clear.

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2. Thomas van Linge‏Verified account @ThomasVLinge Oct 4
   

   Welcome to #Iraq The country that uses rocket launchers on unarmed protesters

   

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3. Noof Assi‏ @noofeshka 3h3 hours ago
   

   War crimes still committed against the civilian protesters in public by the Iraqi authoritie A video documenting field execution done by the Iraqi forces #SaveTheIraqiPeople #IraqProtests #العراق_ينتفض #العراق #iraq_offline

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4. Steven nabil‏Verified account @thestevennabil 14h14 hours ago
   

   #Iraq wounded protesters

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We noted the protests last edition with "In Iraq."



Saturday, Alissa J. Rubin (NEW YORK TIMES) reported:

When peaceful protesters poured into the Iraqi streets this past week, demanding an end to widespread government corruption, unemployment and a lack of basic services, the government was caught off guard.

The Iraqi leadership shut down the internet, imposed a curfew, deployed security forces and was largely unapologetic when they opened fire on demonstrators.

Over the past week, the police killed at least 91 people, and had wounded more than 2,000 as of Saturday.

And the death toll keeps climbing -- as does the number injured.  Lives are being destroyed.

1. Steven nabil‏Verified account @thestevennabil 54m54 minutes ago
   

   Yasir was an engineer, proposed and got engaged recently, was planning for his wedding when he decided to join the protests in #Iraq to ask for a better life for his people. #Baghdad

   

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Real people.

1. Steven nabil‏Verified account @thestevennabil 1h1 hour ago
   

   Haidar Kareem Hasan, works at the ministry of Health and is an engineering student. Killed while demanding a better life for his country men last night in #Baghdad #Iraq

   

   
   

   

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Who is going to help the people of Iraq?  And when?