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Reminder: Brazil's leftist leader Lula would have easily won the presidential election. He was leading 44% against fascist Bolsonaro's 26%

But this is precisely why Brazil's capitalist elites -- with support from the US -- imprisoned Lula on bogus charges
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Lula: "My imprisonment was the latest phase in a slow-motion coup designed to permanently marginalize progressive forces... With all the polls showing that I would easily win this October’s elections, Brazil’s extreme right wing is seeking to knock me out" nyti.ms/2OAs76z
The US-backed soft coup against Brazil's elected left-wing Pres. Dilma paved the way for fascist Bolsonaro to come to power.

Brazil's US-backed capitalist elites bear responsibility for undemocratically, outrageously imprisoning Lula and impeaching Dilma
salon.com/2016/08/31/par…
How Obama’s Normalization of the 2016 Brazil Coup Prefigured Trumpism

And now Trump is of course congratulating and welcoming in Brazilian fascist Bolsonaro.

Both the Republicans and Democrats helped set the stage for fascism to return to Brazil thenation.com/article/how-ob…
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(Movie Review Thread) I just saw Peter Jackson's new film They Shall Not Grow Old, a documentary on World War I. The film is technically breathtaking, but I was shocked to see a film on WWI that is completely apolitical. It's about political mass slaughter but it avoids politics!
They Shall Not Grow Old does not even try to explain why WWI was fought — let alone why it was an entirely preventable, pointless inter-imperialist bloodbath that led to the unnecessary deaths of tens of millions of (almost entirely poor) people!
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I just saw @ViceMovie, and it's brilliant. The film shows how well-made narratives can capture the zeitgeist and politics of an era not only more captivatingly but even more accurately than documentaries. Because it's not just about the facts; it's about the tone and attitude.
.@GhostPanther masterfully captured the essence of Cheney and the Bush admin -- and the facts, yes, but more importantly the spirit.

Christian Bale and Amy Adams used their bodies as instruments, like musical virtuosi, to forge a sick world in which reactionary power intoxicates
Vice does much more than just retell the story of Cheney/Bush's crimes; it offers profound human insight into how right-wing aspiring autocrats think about and see the world, and their place in it

By humanizing blood-soaked Dick Cheney, it makes his crimes all the more monstrous
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I interviewed peace activist @MedeaBenjamin of @CODEPINK, who stressed that US support for the Saudi monarchy must be fundamentally challenged.

Some US officials want a cosmetic change, simply replacing Crown Prince MBS, but the problem runs much deeper
.@MedeaBenjamin: "It's our job now to say this is not just about MBS... We have to use this time to re-evaluate the entire relationship. But it’s very difficult then, because there’s so much money that is involved in this."
therealnews.com/stories/the-re…
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1 / BRAZIL ELECTS THE FAR-RIGHT CANDIDATE - the atmosphere is of terror and threats, democratic activists murdered and promises, from #Bolsonaro, to RETURN TO THE DAYS OF THE DICTATORSHIP. Below: results with 92% of the votes.
2 / Yesterday I read the public letter from a man my age whose father was tortured and murdered in the "dungeons of the dictatorship", as we called the DOI-CODI.
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3 / He described the expression on the family dentist's face as they were called to collect the bones. I kept thinking about him the whole day. I wrote to him and offered help, any help. I can't imagine what he is going through now.
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#Brazil: A group of farmers and gunmen attacked an #indigenous Bororo village in Mato Grosso do Sul. Two Indians with gunshot wound. The attackers destroyed the whole village. m.topmidianews.com.br/policia/report… via @janetelimelo
Bolsonaro would abolish Brazil’s environment ministry, exposing world’s largest rainforest and its indigenous owners to criminal gangs of loggers and miners. climatechangenews.com/2018/10/08/bol…
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Today, several reports of fascist attacks by groups of men claiming to support the far-right presidential candidate #JairBolsonaro. Even two sisters holding hands in the street were cursed as lesbians and threatened with death.
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Oh the geezers are hard at it grafting media, it's always great to have easy scapegoats "North Korean cyber gangs.." a.msn.com/01/en-ie/AAt9g…
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