(2023-05-13). Editorial] The future of nursing: lessons from a pandemic. thelancet.com In early 2020, as part of a worldwide campaign to raise the profile of nursing, WHO, the International Council of Nurses (ICN), and Nursing Now published the first State of the World's Nursing report, setting out a global strategy for nursing. At the time, we highlighted how the report could inform policy dialogues and promote recognition of the potential of nursing to enable universal health coverage, and emphasised how crucial the subsequent years would be to show the impact of nursing. The COVID-19 pandemic has proven just how important these messages were.
(2023-05-13). Comment] Offline: The fear of death. thelancet.com Death is the promise we all have to keep. Our experience of illness draws us into an unusual kind of community. To be diagnosed with a disease brings us to a place of limbo—a state of uncertainty and suspense. For Dante, in Canto 4 of Inferno, limbo was the First Circle of Hell. Apt. Those who inhabited this curious home had committed no sin. Some had even achieved merit and honour. Dante included Hippocrates, Avicenna, and Galen. Distinguished company. But their lives were overshadowed by one omission—they were the unbaptised.
(2023-05-13). World Report] Australia to introduce sweeping e-cigarette regulations. thelancet.com Citing the risk of vaping in young people, Australia plans to make e-cigarettes available only with a prescription. Tony Kirby reports.
(2023-05-13). World Report] Japan approves abortion pill. thelancet.com Experts say that tight restrictions mean that the drug's approval will probably limit widespread access. Justin McCurry reports from Tokyo.
(2023-05-13). World Report] Canadian drug cost reforms collapse. thelancet.com Several members of Canada's pharmaceutical price review board have resigned amid allegations of industry interference. Paul Webster reports.
(2023-05-13). World Report] US Surgeon General: loneliness is a public health crisis. thelancet.com A new report by the USA's leading public health advocate calls for widespread efforts to address social isolation. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
(2023-05-13). Perspectives] Jaime Miranda: nurturing future public health researchers. thelancet.com Jaime Miranda had just finished his first day as Professor and Head of School at the Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia, when we spoke in late April, 2023. He had spent part of the day on the ground floor of the school to "get to know people" and tell them he is "going to be working with them and for them for the next 5 years at least". Miranda, who has a warm and unpretentious style, combines this new role with his positions as Professor in the School of Medicine at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) in Lima, Peru, Professor of Global Health at the London School of…
(2023-05-13). Perspectives] Mental health, by the masses and for the masses. thelancet.com In recent decades, the push for involving service users and community representatives in mental health research has rightly gained support. Funding bodies are increasingly instrumental in promoting lived experience and community engagement in research and expect such engagement in the projects they fund. But there are unintended consequences of this. When the criteria for selecting funding applications encompass participation and engagement, a structural need for standards to differentiate adequate from inadequate participatory designs emerges.
(2023-05-13). Correspondence] Sudan's health-care system is in danger of collapse. thelancet.com On April 15, 2023, fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces erupted in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan. Current estimates indicate that more than 420 people have died and more than 3700 have been injured in the time since, and the death toll is expected to rise.1 The UN World Food Programme temporarily suspended its operations in Sudan after three World Food Programme staff members died and two others were injured during the conflict.
(2023-05-13). Correspondence] WHO releases Health Inequality Data Repository. thelancet.com On April 20, 2023, WHO released the largest global collection of publicly available inequality data with the launch of the Health Inequality Data Repository.1 As members of the technical team developing the resource, we highlight its potential contribution to advancing health equity by creating opportunities for health inequality monitoring, including tracking progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
(2023-05-13). Correspondence] The role of digital health technologies in disaster response. thelancet.com Major disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes, have continuously posed a threat to individuals, but also threaten the existence of civilisations. Crush injuries, trauma, and similar afflictions occur during disasters, and individuals who survive or recover from injuries are affected by a lack of resources after disasters.1…
(2023-05-13). Correspondence] Beyond the dichotomy of drug regulations and prohibitions. thelancet.com Based on observations around the US opioid crisis and cannabis legalisation in Uruguay, Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch and Diederik Lohman made a call to the public health community to challenge drug prohibition.1 It remains unspecified whether the call suggests legalising all drugs internationally or refers to advocating for evidence-based drug policy. The US opioid epidemic, related to legal prescription drugs in a specific geopolitical context, has health outcomes which differ from those of cannabis or other drugs.
(2023-05-13). Correspondence] Beyond the dichotomy of drug regulations and prohibitions — Authors' reply. thelancet.com In response to our Comment1 calling for a move from drug prohibition to regulation, Adrian Mundt and Carlos Ibáñez question whether a dichotomy between prohibition and regulation truly exists. They note that there are "forms of regulation that do not seem to contradict market prohibitions", including decriminalisation and regulation of opioid substitution therapies. They also argue that there is "not sufficient evidence supporting that countries should further legalise cannabis or other drugs".
(2023-05-13). Correspondence] The Lancet COPD Commission: broader questions remain. thelancet.com I have read with interest the comprehensive Commission on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by Daiana Stolz and colleagues.1 The authors report that "The most efficient way to reduce the burden of COPD is to ban cigarette smoking in all its forms." However, only a few sentences later the authors downplay the importance of smoking: "risk factors unrelated to tobacco are increasingly responsible for the burden of COPD, and are likely to surpass the risk attributable to smoking within the next two decades".
(2023-05-13). Correspondence] The Lancet COPD Commission: broader questions remain — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Paulo CRP Corrêa for his interest in the Commission1 and wholeheartedly agree that the absence of meaningful tobacco control is unacceptable and in no way aimed to diminish its importance. In addition, we take no issue with the assertion that continued smoking among people with established chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) accounts for much of the disease burden. However, we think it is important to recognise that factors other than tobacco are increasingly accountable for incident cases of COPD, including e-cigarette use as Corrêa highlights.
(2023-05-13). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Meyer N, Harvey AG, Lockley SW, Dijk D-J. Circadian rhythms and disorders of the timing of sleep. Lancet 2022; 400: 1061—78— In this Series paper, in the second paragraph of the Contribution of the circadian system to sleep timing section, lines 12—15 should have read "For an individual sleeping between 2300 h and 0600 h, the circadian sleep-promoting signal is strongest at approximately 0400 h to 0600 h". This correction has been made to the online version as of May 11, 2023.
(2023-05-12). New York City housing situation grows increasingly desperate for the working class. wsws.org New York state and city's Democrat-controlled political establishment are systematically cutting off all relief to workers in the midst of the greatest housing crisis in decades.
(2023-05-12). UK Royal Mail delivery workers explain why they are attending Sunday's online meeting. wsws.org "You are meant to work to live, not live to work which is what the job is becoming. It is crippling us."
(2023-05-12). UK postal worker replies to Communication Workers Union spin doctors Dave Ward and Andy Furey. wsws.org No amount of spin can cover up that this agreement is rotten to the core.
(2023-05-12). An invitation to Sunday's Zoom meeting from the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (UK). wsws.org Ward's talk of "mutual interest" obliterates the fundamental division between workers who produce the company's wealth and major shareholders who exploit our labour for profit.
(2023-05-12). After unleashing IMF austerity, Sri Lankan president initiates "compensation" welfare program for the poor. wsws.org Wickremesinghe's initiative is a cynical and desperate attempt to dissipate rising popular anger over brutal government attacks on social conditions.
(2023-05-12). May 8 and the rehabilitation of Nazism in Germany. wsws.org At least 13 million Soviet soldiers and 14 million civilians lost their lives in the war. But at the Berlin commemorative events this year, the displaying of the Soviet flag was forbidden.
(2023-05-12). Australia: The Labor budget and the stage three tax cuts. wsws.org The cost of the two biggest items affecting the government's financial position—the massive expansion of military spending under AUKUS and the tax cuts for the better-off and wealthy—were not included in the budget's forward estimates.
(2023-05-12). At CNN Town Hall, Trump defends January 6 coup, repeats election lies. wsws.org The ex-president rehashed false claims of a "rigged election" while pledging to pardon the fascist thugs who attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
(2023-05-12). Biden ends COVID-19 emergency declaration, codifying perpetual mass death and debilitation. wsws.org By allowing the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration to expire, the White House has codified into law that the virus will remain permanently embedded in society, continuing to infect, disable and kill masses of people for the foreseeable future.
(2023-05-12). As Title 42 expires, US and Mexico deploy tens of thousands of police and military against immigrants. wsws.org As thousands of immigrants tried to enter to the country before the expiration of Title 42, CBP announced on Thursday that 28,000 immigrants were being held in facilities built for 10,000 people.
(2023-05-12). Washington manoeuvres as Beijing pushes for Ukraine peace talks. wsws.org While determined to pursue its war aims of crushing Moscow, Washington is seeking to prevent Beijing from taking advantage of cracks appearing in the NATO alliance as the conflict grinds on.
(2023-05-12). A profile of global battery maker Clarios: Company leading drive for low-wage EV workforce. wsws.org The Clarios strike in Ohio is a critical fight for all autoworkers as the auto transnationals seek to force the cost of electric vehicle production onto the backs of workers.
(2023-05-12). Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu denounces Russia as rival candidate withdraws on eve of Turkish elections. wsws.org Muharrem ƒ∞nce's withdrawal from the presidential race could lead to Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu, NATO's preferred candidate, winning the election in the first round.
(2023-05-12). Following a wave of protests IYSSE anti-war meeting at Goethe University in Frankfurt will take place. wsws.org Withdrawal of the ban by the ESG followed a wave of angry protests against what was clearly a flagrant act of political censorship.
(2023-05-12). Protest emails oppose censorship of IYSSE meeting at Goethe University in Frankfurt. wsws.org We are publishing here a selection of protest emails from readers sent to the ESG to protest against the political censorship of the IYSSE at the University of Frankfurt.
(2023-05-12). Five years probation for Pennsylvania police officers who killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility. wsws.org The lenient sentences are yet another example of how the police operate with almost complete impunity in the continued string of killings throughout the country despite the years of protests and promises from Democratic politicians for reform.
(2023-05-12). Ninety years since the Nazi book burnings. wsws.org The anniversary of the book burnings must be a warning to workers and youth worldwide. Today the same contradictions are developing that led to barbarism in the 20th century. The danger of fascism and world war is back.
(2023-05-12). Amazon worker killed in fulfillment center accident in Fort Wayne, Indiana. wsws.org Caes David Gruesbeck, a 20-year-old forklift driver, died on Monday from injuries from an accident involving an overhead conveyor system.
(2023-05-12). Shawn Fain's first weeks in office: Rebranding the UAW bureaucracy and promoting illusions in the Democratic Party. wsws.org The Biden administration, the courts, the Democratic Party and its DSA faction are working to promote Fain as having "reformed" the UAW. Fain's "rebranding" campaign is a critical part of this initiative, and it will fall flat.
(2023-05-12). The Oakland teachers strike and the need for rank-and-file committees. wsws.org The Oakland Education Association has sought to divert teachers' anger over terrible conditions into support for the same Democratic politicians who planned the budget cuts and school closures.
(2023-05-12). Young workers drive union effort at Salt Lake City Public Library. workers.org 
Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Public Library employees gathered outside the main branch in the downtown area on April 24 and announced their intent to form a union. Marmalade branch of the Salt Lake City Library system. WW PHOTO: J.M. Straughn The struggle to move to this phase has . . . |
(2023-05-12). United Nations panel investigates U.S. political prisoners. workers.org 
By Efia Nwangaza This article, published in Black Agenda Report via Popular Resistance, reports on a United Nations panel of experts in the U.S. that is investigating the condition of political prisoners held in the United States. Black Agenda Report Greenville, South Carolina — An April 26th U.N. Delegation session, . . . |
(2023-05-12). Political prisoners? The U.S. emperor has no clothes. workers.org 
By Julia Wright Julia Wright A delegation from the UN Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement (UN EMLER) visited the United States between April 24 and May 5, 2023, to review the status quo of law enforcement and police brutality in advance of the third . . . |
(2023-05-12). 8th annual event honors Joe Torres, victim of killer cops. workers.org 
Houston When Houston cops arrested and brutally beat Vietnam war veteran Joe Campos Torres on Cinco de Mayo (May 5), 1977, the jailers refused to book him. They told the cops to take him to the hospital. Instead, police officers took him back to the banks of Buffalo Bayou and . . . |
(2023-05-12). Destiny Rezendes Interview — The Military/Intelligence Hidden Hand Driving The COVID-19 Injections. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is Destiny Rezendes, here to discuss a recent investigation she conducted into the companies (or company) behind the manufacturing of Moderna's COVID-19 injections. It appears (to the surprise of no one here) that there is an obvious military & intelligence overlap to the company tapped to manufacture Moderna's jabs, a company called
(2023-05-12). WHO Doc Okays Sexualization Of Children, Transgender Psyop, Lieber/Langer & The mRNA Pregnancy Push. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (5/11/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-05-12). Young workers drive union effort at Salt Lake City Public Library. workers.org Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Public Library employees gathered outside the main branch in the downtown area on April 24 and announced their intent to form a union. Marmalade branch of the Salt Lake City Library system. WW PHOTO: J.M. Straughn The struggle to move to this phase has . . . |
(2023-05-12). United Nations panel investigates U.S. political prisoners. workers.org By Efia Nwangaza This article, published in Black Agenda Report via Popular Resistance, reports on a United Nations panel of experts in the U.S. that is investigating the condition of political prisoners held in the United States. Black Agenda Report Greenville, South Carolina — An April 26th U.N. Delegation session, . . . |
(2023-05-12). Political prisoners? The U.S. emperor has no clothes. workers.org By Julia Wright Julia Wright A delegation from the UN Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement (UN EMLER) visited the United States between April 24 and May 5, 2023, to review the status quo of law enforcement and police brutality in advance of the third . . . |
(2023-05-12). 8th annual event honors Joe Torres, victim of killer cops. workers.org Houston When Houston cops arrested and brutally beat Vietnam war veteran Joe Campos Torres on Cinco de Mayo (May 5), 1977, the jailers refused to book him. They told the cops to take him to the hospital. Instead, police officers took him back to the banks of Buffalo Bayou and . . . |
(2023-05-12). Destiny Rezendes Interview — The Military/Intelligence Hidden Hand Driving The COVID-19 Injections. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is Destiny Rezendes, here to discuss a recent investigation she conducted into the companies (or company) behind the manufacturing of Moderna's COVID-19 injections. It appears (to the surprise of no one here) that there is an obvious military & intelligence overlap to the company tapped to manufacture Moderna's jabs, a company called
(2023-05-12). WHO Doc Okays Sexualization Of Children, Transgender Psyop, Lieber/Langer & The mRNA Pregnancy Push. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (5/11/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-05-12). Articles] Prognostic and clinical impact of the endocrine resistance/sensitivity classification according to international consensus guidelines for advanced breast cancer: an individual patient-level analysis from the Mammella InterGruppo (MIG) and Gruppo Italiano Mammella (GIM) studies. thelancet.com This large analysis with long-term follow-up provides evidence on the prognostic and clinical impact of the currently adopted endocrine resistance/sensitivity classification in patients with HR+/HER2‚àí advanced BC. This classification may be considered a valid tool to guide clinical decision-making and to design future ET trials in the metastatic setting.
(2023-05-12). Presidente de Brasil lanza programas para mejorar la educación. telesurtv.net El programa Escuelas de Tiempo Integral se propone ampliar en un millón de matrículas la oferta de tiempo completo en los centros de educación básica del país.
(2023-05-12). Ordenan en Pakistán libertad bajo fianza de ex primer ministro. telesurtv.net Su arresto conllevó a marchas pacíficas a lo largo del país, si bien algunas generaron una ola de violencia un saldó de ocho muertos, cientos de heridos y más de 1.600 arrestados hasta el momento.
(2023-05-12). Parlamento portugués despenaliza la eutanasia. telesurtv.net La normativa se aprobó por 129 votos a favor y 81 en contra. Esta fue respaldada por los socialistas, con mayoría absoluta en la Cámara.
(2023-05-12). Concluirá en Guatemala foro de Asociación de Estados del Caribe. telesurtv.net Con el encuentro de jefes de Estado y Gobierno, culminarán cinco días de reuniones y encuentros para promover de cooperación e inversión a favor del Gran Caribe.
(2023-05-12). Fiscalía boliviana lamenta desidia de Iglesia sobre pederastia. telesurtv.net El fiscal detalló que el Ministerio Público está recibiendo las denuncias "dentro del marco de la activación de las medidas de protección".
(2023-05-12). ONU pide cuentas a El Salvador por detención de ambientalistas. telesurtv.net Fiscalía salvadoreña acusa a los líderes comunitarios por un supuesto delito cometido en 1989, pero las organizaciones señalan que detrás está la intención gubernamental de reactivar la minería.
(2023-05-12). No hay incremento de cruces en frontera tras fin del Título 42, dicen México y EE.UU. telesurtv.net Al menos 24.000 agentes de la patrulla fronteriza vigilan la zona, además de los 1.500 soldados que el Pentágono estará desplegando de forma escalonada durante los próximos días.
(2023-05-12). Mineros dominicanos siguen en huelga tras fracaso de diálogo. telesurtv.net Desde el sindicato CNUS explicaron que la empresa, en vez de propiciar una solución, procedió a apoderar a la corte de trabajo de Monseñor Nouel para que autorice un despido.
(2023-05-12). Ministro turco acusa a EE.UU. de injerencia en comicios. t.co Las encuestas preelectorales aún no muestran un claro favorito. Si ningún candidato obtiene el 50 por ciento de los votos, se realizará una segunda ronda de votación el 28 de mayo.
(2023-05-12). Myanmar y Bangladés en alerta ante llegada de ciclón Mocha. telesurtv.net La portavoz de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial, Clare Nullis, señaló que se trata de un ciclón "muy peligroso".
(2023-05-12). Justicia brasileña condena a golpistas por atentado explosivo. telesurtv.net Condenan a George Washington de Oliveira y Alan Diego dos Santos a nueve y cinco años de prisión, respectivamente.
(2023-05-12). Investigan a responsable de declaraciones golpistas en Colombia. telesurtv.net Coronel retirado John Marulanda se refirió a defenestrar al presidente Petro. La Fiscalía buscará determinar la comisión por él de algún delito contemplado en el Código Penal.
(2023-05-12). Rusia asegura haber repelido la ofensiva ucraniana. telesurtv.net "Todos los ataques de las unidades de las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania fueron repelidos", confirmó Moscú tras una jornada en la que Kiev lanzó 26 ataques.
(2023-05-12). Continúan los combates entre Ejército y paramilitares de Sudán. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios internacionales, los ataques aéreos y de artillería prosiguieron en la capital, Jartum.
(2023-05-12). øCómo contribuye el personal de enfermería a la salud universal?>. telesurtv.net Estos técnicos son esenciales para elevar los niveles de salud y concretar la meta del acceso y la cobertura universal sanitaria.
(2023-05-12). Día Mundial de la Fibromialgia, la enfermedad invisible. telesurtv.net Cada 12 de mayo se celebra el Día Mundial de la Fibromialgia, del Síndrome de la Fatiga Crónica y del Síndrome de Sensibilidad Química Múltiple.
(2023-05-12). Realizan en Venezuela consulta sobre ley para proteger activos. telesurtv.net Recogen opiniones sobre proyecto legal concebido para proteger los activos, derechos e intereses de Venezuela y sus entidades en el extranjero.
(2023-05-12). Conoce los principales aspectos de las elecciones en Türkiye. t.co La elección presidencial es a dos vueltas: si un candidato no supera el 50 por ciento de los votos en la primera ronda, habrá un balotaje el 28 de mayo.
(2023-05-12). Colombia pide a Sudáfrica sea garante en diálogos con el ELN. telesurtv.net Francia Márquez catalogó las conversaciones de paz con el ELN de importancia para América Latina y el Caribe.
(2023-05-12). Incendio afecta área protegida boscosa en el oeste de Panamá. telesurtv.net Helicópteros del Servicio Nacional Aeronaval participan de la extinción y no han evitado la propagación del incendio.
(2023-05-12). Ascienden a 179 los cadáveres hallados en predios de secta en Kenia. telesurtv.net La cifra de desaparecidos vinculados a las actividades de la secta cristiana conocida como iglesia de Mackenzie ya resulta superior a los 600.
(2023-05-12). ONU condena muertes de civiles en Gaza por ataques de Israel. telesurtv.net Las víctimas mortales por los bombardeos de Tel Aviv contra la Franja de Gaza aumentaron a 31, entre ellos seis niños y tres mujeres. También se reporta un civil fallecido en Israel.
(2023-05-12). Lula anuncia inversión millonaria en sector cultural brasileño. telesurtv.net La cultura recibirá la mayor inversión directa de la historia, unos 3.8 mil millones de reales, que serán distribuidos a los estados y municipios brasileños.
(2023-05-12). Presidente colombiano advierte sobre posible golpe de Estado. telesurtv.net El presidente Petro dijo: "¿Por qué conspiran para un golpe de Estado? Porque les aterroriza que acabemos la impunidad".
(2023-05-12). CSJ de Argentina mantiene fallo de suspender elecciones en Tucumán. telesurtv.net Medios locales informaron que el máximo tribunal ratificó la medida cautelar de postergar los comicios previstos para este domingo en la provincia de Tucumán.
(2023-05-12). At Least 7 People Killed by Police Gunfire in Guinea Protests. telesurenglish.net During demonstrations in Conakry, the capital city of Guinea, seven people were killed and 32 wounded; now, an anti-government movement, following the report from its leaders, has announced its intentions to launch further protests in Guinea. | Related: | On Friday, law enforcement personnel cracked down on protestors who threw rocks and the burned tires. | This demonstration constituted the most recent in a series…
(2023-05-12). Bolivia Investigates Pedophilia Accusations Against Priests. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Bolivia's Attorney General Juan Lanchipa formed a commission of prosecutors to investigate eight complaints of pedophilia against Catholic priests. | RELATED: | "So far, the Prosecutor's Office has received eight complaints, which are based in the cities of La Paz, Cochabamba, Tarija and Santa Cruz. These complaints refer to deceased priests and people who are still alive," Lanchipa said. | "Several people are involved…
(2023-05-12). China Urges G7 Not to Be Accomplice to US Economic Coercion. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that China is a victim of U.S. economic coercion, and urged G7 countries to stop engaging in exclusive "small circles" and refrain from becoming accomplices to economic coercion. | RELATED: | Wang made the remarks in response to recent media reports that G7 members will allegedly declare a joint response to economic coercion to send a signal to China. | Speakin…
(2023-05-12). Colombian President Petro Criticizes Coup Plotters. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Colombian Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation to establish possible crimes committed through some statements by retired Army Colonel John Marulanda, who spoke of "defenestraring" President Gustavo Petro. | RELATED: | In an interview with W Radio, Marulanda, a former president of the Colombian Association of Retired Officers of the Military Forces (ACORE), spoke about removing Petro from office ju…
(2023-05-12). Ecuador and China Sign a Free Trade Agreement. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday night, China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Ecuador's Production Minister Julio Prado signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) after a year of negotiation. | RELATED: | This bilateral deal will allow 50 percent of Ecuador's exportable supply to be immediately released from tariffs for entry into China. In the course of the next 10 years, 99.6 percent of Ecuadorian products will be completely tax-free. | Among the ma…
(2023-05-12). German Railway Workers on Nationwide Strike. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) called for a national strike from the evening of Sunday 14 till midday Tuesday 16. | RELATED: | Rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) has already canceled all long-distance trains, but regional and freight traffic will also be affected. | The two previous warning strikes had only lasted for half a day. After the latest round of negotiations ended without an agreement in late April, the EVG u…
(2023-05-12). Mexico Urges US to Pursue Diplomacy to Curb Illegal Immigration. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) advocated for the adoption of diplomatic and conciliatory measures, particularly regarding Cuba and Venezuela, as a means of addressing the prevalent immigration crisis. | Related: | "How is it going to be possible to maintain harmony, peace and tranquility if there are differences, if there is confrontation with the neighbors?" AMLO said during his regular daily press c…
(2023-05-12). NATO Liaison Office in Japan Harms Regional Peace, China Warns. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that the Asia-Pacific lies beyond the geographical scope of the North Atlantic and has no need for a replica of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). | RELATED: | He made the comment in response to reports that Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed respectively at interviews that the two s…
(2023-05-12). New Zealand to Speed Up 5G Rollout to Towns, Rural Areas. telesurenglish.net The government of New Zealand is engaging in contractual agreements with major telecommunication network operators with the intent of expediting the deployment of 5G technology in regional municipalities, with particular emphasis on rural areas where connectivity has been limited. | Related: | On Friday, Minister for Digital Economy and Communications, Ginny Andersen, affirmed the government's dedication towards providing quality mobile…
(2023-05-12). Three Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Houthi Drone Strike. telesurenglish.net An overnight drone strike conducted by the Houthi group targeted military installations in the Harib district of Marib province, killing three soldiers and critically injuring five others. | RELATED: | "The Houthis targeted our soldiers stationed at Harib sites with an explosive-laden drone late on Thursday night, causing a large explosion," said an official who requested anonymity. | The drone attack occurs am…
(2023-05-12). The US Has Been Meddling in Türkiye's Elections, Soylu Warns. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Türkiye's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu criticized the United States for leading a Western media campaign to rig the country's upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections due to take place on Sunday. | RELATED: | "Everyone knows that the United States seeks to carry out a coup in this country every ten years," he said, adding that Washington has encouraged attacks on Turkish politicians during t…
(2023-05-12). UK Economy Grows 0.1 Pct in Q1 2023. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) informed that the United Kingdom's economy grew by 0.1 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of this year. | RELATED: | The construction sector grew by 0.7 percent, the production sector by 0.1 percent, and manufacturing by 0.5 percent. Despite the expansion, the country's quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) is still 0.5 percent below its pre-COVID-19 level (fourth quarter of 2019). | The UK remains the only…
(2023-05-12). UN: + 18,000 People Enter Ethiopia From Sudan. telesurenglish.net The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has reported that the quantity of individuals seeking refuge in Ethiopia as a consequence of the persisting crisis in Sudan has exceeded 18,000. | Related: | "People arriving from Sudan to Ethiopia via the Metema border town have now reached more than 18,000," the UNOCHA stated in its most recent situation update published on Thursda…
(2023-05-12). Venezuelans to Opine About Bill to Protect Assets Abroad. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez called for a public consultation of the "Bill for the Protection of the Republic's Assets, Rights and Interests Abroad." | RELATED: | This consultation process will involve law students and teachers, members of the Communal Parliament, heads of parliamentary blocs in each State, and representatives of justice and security institutions. | In the next two mo…
(2023-05-12). Zimbabwe Lifts Restrictions on Basic Goods Imports. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Zimbabwe implemented the complete elimination of restrictions on the importation of essential goods in an effort to mitigate the escalating prices. | Related: | "In order to enhance the supply of basic goods to the public, all basic goods will no longer be subject to import licenses and will also come into the country free of import duties and taxes," Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube…
(2023-05-12). Israel at 75: Fascist, apartheid and genocidal watchdog for US imperialism. liberationnews.org 
All people who believe in justice need to join in solidarity with the heroic and long-suffering Palestinian people.
(2023-05-12). US-backed military once again targets former Pakistani PM Imran Khan. infobrics.org Imran Khan poses the greatest threat to Pakistan's military monopoly on political power.
(2023-05-12). US mulls sanctioning Arab League for Syria normalization efforts. infobrics.org It seems the Caesar Act will soon be used against US "partners" that have been nearly 100% compliant up until recently. This includes Saudi Arabia and Jordan, both of which still have extremely close relations with the Pentagon.
(2023-05-12). Kiev tries to disguise the failure of its counteroffensive plan. infobrics.org Zelensky's demands for "more time" sound like an excuse for the failure of the Ukrainian counterattack.
(2023-05-12). US eyeing Central Asia – can it really engage there?>. infobrics.org American mediation attempts on Nagorno-Karabakh show an overstretched Washington seeking to project power both in the Pacific and in Eurasia.
(2023-05-12). Geopolitical Significance of Connectivity Projects in Caspian Region and India's Role There. infobrics.org The geopolitics of the Caspian region has been undergoing a rapid change in recent years due to the geopolitical realignment in…
(2023-05-12). China Promises Bilateral Cooperation With South Africa. infobrics.org China and South Africa have a longstanding relationship that dates back to the era of the anti-apartheid struggle. This relationship is characterized by strong solidarity between the two countries as they work to promote their shared interests and values…
(2023-05-12). India and Russia Plan Big on Transport Corridors — Mundra to Saint Petersburg, Chennai to Vladivostok. infobrics.org FESCO, one of the largest private transport and logistics companies in Russia, has announced that it has signed an agreement with an Indian logistics group to develop maritime transportation between the two countries…
(2023-05-12). Africa Rising: Nkosi Mandela on South Africa Resisting Israeli Apartheid. mintpressnews.com Nelson Mandela's grandson and member of the African National Congress, Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, joins Mnar Adley in this exclusive interview to deconstruct Africa's rise against colonialism, and its fight against Israeli apartheid.
(2023-05-12). "Independent" Ukrainian "Kill List" Actually Run By Kiev, Backed by Washington. mintpressnews.com 
New evidence reveals that Ukraine's infamous covert "kill list" is a product of the Ukraine regime, effectively funded by the CIA, amongst others, and hosted by NATO.
(2023-05-12). Here's Why Bakhmut Is the Most Important Town on Earth. journal-neo.org 
(2023-05-12). The Heat: U.S.-Mexico Border Crisis. america.cgtn.com 
Crowds and chaos at the U.S.-Mexico border as a pandemic-era policy ends. Title 42 is officially winding down. The controversial policy went into effect during the height of the COVID-19 crisis three years ago. The U.S. Trump administration used the provision to turn away migrants …
(2023-05-12). Sunday 5/14: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Jews Step Forward" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-05-12). Sunday 5/21: Q&A Discussion of two documentary films "Voices across the Divide" & "Born in Deir Yassin" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-05-12). Saturday 5/13: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Abbas 36" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-05-12). Military Overview Of Situation In Ukraine On May 11, 2023: On Eve Of Ukrainian Counterattack. southfront.org 
Ukrainian military on the eve of a counterattack | According to the situation on the night of May 11, 2023, there is significant activation in all parts of the front, mainly by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Ukrainian army is conducting reconnaissance operations. There are also attempts to break through the front line in several directions. | The most complicated and contradictory situation is in the Bakhmut direction, where back on May 9, the AFU launched an attack on the flanks of the Russian group of troops. A…
(2023-05-12). Clashes Intensify In Bakhmut Amid Ukrainian Attempts To Attack Around Zaporozhie And Lyman. southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | As of the first half of May 12, reports appeared that units of Kyiv's forces have carried out several attacks on positions of Russian units at the contact line in Zaporozhie Region and in the Lyman area in Donetsk Region. There have been no precise video and photo evidence confirming a large-scale offensive of the Kyiv regime in these directions. Despite this, the situation there remains tense. | The Russian Defense Ministry reports that the general situation is under control: T…
(2023-05-12). L.A. City College Presidential Hopeful Fostered Retaliation Culture as LAVC President. indybay.org Erika Endrijonas has been announced as a finalist for President of Los Angeles City College, but new information shows she fostered an existing culture of retaliation while President of Los Angeles Valley College.
(2023-05-12). Breaking: LA Valley College Building Delayed Till 2025. indybay.org $100 million dollar building sold to taxpayers as needed for low-income students will open a almost decade late. In the meantime low income San Fernando Valley students have struggled with mold, asbestos, and flooding.
(2023-05-12). Did L.A. Valley College award Fake Degrees? indybay.org Did Los Angeles Valley College Media Arts Department award fake degrees to inflate success stats? Multiple documents suggest they may have.
(2023-05-12). Witnessing AfroCubans And Social Change. popularresistance.org I left Cuba with more clarity — of the real situation on the ground, of the wants and needs of some Black Cubans and their communities, of the dire economic situation caused by the blockade, AND of the idiocy of most political discussions in the US. I left there with a renewed and advanced appreciation for the revolutionary process that the Cuban people have undertaken and for their resilience in the face of monstrous odds. I came home with an understanding that politics must be in command of all that we do to advance and develop our communities. | A politics of values, with a clear empirical understanding…
(2023-05-12). Turkey-Syria Reconciliation "Would End the US Presence in the Region". Interview with Aydin Sezer. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-12). US corporations in the wings for post-war Ukraine. indybay.org The IMF granted large loans to the invaded country and enforces the so-called neoliberal "Washington Consensus"[1]. In a major privatization campaign, the Ukrainian government is selling off state assets. U.S. corporations such as ExxonMobil, Chevron and Halliburton participate in negotiations to take over the oil and gas industry of the Eastern European country.
(2023-05-12). Aqueous Matters: Europe's Water Crisis. dissidentvoice.org Europe is joining a number of other regions on the planet in suffering a prolonged water crisis; and it is one that shows little sign of abating. To this can be added the near catastrophic conditions that exist in other parts of the globe, where ready and secure access to water supplies is more aspiration …
(2023-05-12). LIVE: Prayer Action at Paiute's Peehee Mu'huh /Thacker Pass Lithium Mine. indybay.org For the second time in a month, Paiute elders are blocking the construction of a lithium mine on the Paiute Massacre Site with prayer in northern Nevada. Elders are calling for people to "Come help us in a good way, stand up and be strong." "We are where an important ceremony is happening today. We are in peaceful prayer," a Paiute elder said as the teepee went up this morning at 6 a.m., at Peehee Mu'juh, Thacker Pass. The teepee is symbolic to the Paiute people and Lakota people. "We are connected through the very sacred ceremony, the Ghost Dance."
(2023-05-12). One Year After the Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, Canada Must Hold Israeli Officials Accountable. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-12). Coronación de Carlos III: nada para festejar en Latinamérica y el Caribe. globalizacion.ca Para los argentinos, la presencia británica en nuestra región está asociada tanto con la usurpación de las islas Malvinas en 1833 como con la guerra de 1982. Sin embargo, estos dos acontecimientos cobran un sentido todavía más amplio en la…
(2023-05-12). Spanish PM Will Ask Biden to Listen to China and Brazil on Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will meet with President Biden in Washington on Friday and plans to urge the American leader to listen to China, Brazil, and other non-NATO countries on Ukraine, Reuters reported Thursday, citing a Spanish diplomatic source. According to Reuters, Spain is aligned with the US on the war in Ukraine, but Sanchez …
(2023-05-12). Wednesday 5/10: Bernal Litterati [sic]. indybay.org the outdoor amphitheater outside the Bernal Branch library | 500 Cortland Avenue | San Francisco…
(2023-05-12). Saturday 5/13: Pachamama's Day walking tour. indybay.org American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco | (meet in the lobby)…
(2023-05-12). High School Kids Injured or Permanently Disabled by COVID-19 Vaccines in 2021-2022. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-12). U.S. berry giant eyes sweet mkt pickings. ecns.cn Upbeat about the Chinese market, Driscoll's, a California-based fresh berries provider, will triple its investment in the country over the next five years, said its top executive.
(2023-05-12). JD names new CEO as current officeholder steps down. ecns.cn Chinese e-commerce giant JD announced on Thursday that Xu Ran, the chief financial officer of JD, has been appointed as chief executive officer of the company to succeed Xu Lei.
(2023-05-12). IMF prescribes fiscal support for households. ecns.cn China may need to boost fiscal support for households and launch additional monetary easing as the latest economic figures indicate that demand is yet to recover fully"ÄÇ…
(2023-05-12). Lawmakers from EU agree draft on AI rules. ecns.cn Members of the European Parliament have voted to advance draft regulation on rules around the use of facial recognition, biometric surveillance, and other applications of artificial intelligence.
(2023-05-12). Imaging satellite takes piggyback ride on spacecraft. ecns.cn The first satellite designed and built in China's northeastern province of Liaoning has been carried into space by the Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft, which was launched on Wednesday night, according to the Dalian University of Technology.
(2023-05-12). World's largest wild rice repository completed in Sanya. ecns.cn Construction has finished on the world's largest repository for gene resources of wild rice varieties at Sanya in tropical Hainan province, the contractor said.
(2023-05-12). U.S. hegemony over postwar order slammed. ecns.cn The international order that must be defended is the order based on the United Nations Charter and rules, rather than an order designed to serve the United States hegemony and the interests of small blocs, officials and experts said.
(2023-05-12). Xi: Build up capabilities of PLA submarine fleet. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has stressed efforts to comprehensively enhance the capabilities of China's submarine fleet in order to realize the goals set for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
(2023-05-12). Exit, entry policies optimized. ecns.cn China will fully restore fast-lane entry and exit services at all ports starting on Monday, facilitating the cross-border travel of Chinese citizens and foreign nationals.
(2023-05-12). China aims to increase mental health facilities in schools by 2025. ecns.cn Ninety-five percent of schools and universities in China are to be equipped with psychology teachers by 2025, as the country takes more steps to strengthen mental health education of students, a new guideline said on Thursday.
(2023-05-12). China stands strong against apparent U.S. restrictions. ecns.cn China will resolutely object if the United States coerces its allies to restrict investment in China, the country's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
(2023-05-12). Thousands of children working illegally in U.S. companies. ecns.cn The U.S. Labor Department released shocking photos taken at a slaughterhouse plant in Nebraska. The photos show the conditions that more than 100 children faced while working illegally for a company called Packers Sanitation Services Incorporated.
(2023-05-12). CPI easing highlights need to boost demand, experts say. ecns.cn China's consumer inflation for April eased to the lowest level in over two years, underscoring the need for greater policy support to boost domestic demand and stabilize expectations, analysts said on Thursday.
(2023-05-12). Death penalty upheld in child murders. ecns.cn A father in Chongqing who killed his two children by tossing them out of a high-rise apartment window in 2020 was sentenced to death along with his girlfriend, who had prompted him to commit the act, after their second trial on Thursday morning.
(2023-05-12). Emergency food supply strengthened. ecns.cn China's food supply system is in a better position to cope with emergencies after pandemic-induced disruptions exposed vulnerabilities in supply chains, an official said Thursday.
(2023-05-12). 15 years on, Wenchuan survivors helping others in need. ecns.cn Earlier this year, Zheng Haiyang returned to Beichuan Qiang autonomous county in Sichuan province, one of the areas worst hit during the Wenchuan earthquake 15 years ago, which claimed the lives of 69,227 people.
(2023-05-12). G7 meeting clouded by debt crisis. ecns.cn A standoff in Washington over raising the U.S. debt ceiling overshadowed a meeting of Group of Seven finance leaders starting on Thursday, heightening U.S. recession fears as central banks seek a soft landing for the global economy.
(2023-05-12). Shenzhen strives to attract young talent. ecns.cn Shenzhen, Guangdong province, will aim to maintain its talent demographic and optimize its population structure as the city pushes forward with innovation to attract young, high-quality workers.
(2023-05-12). G7 has constantly violated and disrupted rules: Chinese FM spokesperson. ecns.cn While asking China to abide by international rules, the G7 itself has constantly violated and disrupted rules, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said at a news briefing on Thursday.
(2023-05-12). Visit to bolster China-Australia biz ties. ecns.cn The visit of Don Farrell, Australia's minister for trade and tourism, to China from Thursday to Saturday, is expected to boost bilateral trade and tackle common concerns through economic exchange mechanisms, said government officials and experts on Thursday.
(2023-05-12). China urges EU 'not to set bad precedent' after reported EU plans to sanction Chinese firms for alleged cooperation with Russia. ecns.cn China urges the EU to cherish the overall situation of China-EU mutual trust and cooperation, act prudently and not set a bad precedent, a spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday.
(2023-05-12). Senior officials of China, U.S. hold candid talks. ecns.cn Senior officials from China and the United States met in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday and Thursday and had candid, in-depth, substantive and constructive discussions on bilateral ties.
(2023-05-12). Chinese FM Qin Gang meets France's Colonna. ecns.cn China has always regarded Europe as a comprehensive strategic partner and advocated that the China-Europe relationship is not targeted at any third party, nor is it subjugated to or controlled by any third party.
(2023-05-12). China issues 1st large-scale earthquake early warning book ahead of Wenchuan anniversary. ecns.cn China issued first large-scale earthquake early warning system book in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday, a day before the 15th anniversary of the catastrophic Wenchuan earthquake.
(2023-05-12). In Numbers: China's foreign trade up 5.8 pct in first four months. ecns.cn
(2023-05-12). Newton Minow and the Public Interest. scheerpost.com 
By Mark Lloyd / Original to ScheerPost Newton N. Minow, President John F. Kennedy's first appointed Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), died May 6, 2023. If one "herald" of the public interest movement in communication policy could be named, it would be Minow. Minow was a young lawyer who joined Robert Kennedy in …
(2023-05-12). Un recorrido por América latina contemporánea. globalizacion.ca El libro Historia contemporánea de América latina y el Caribe pretende ser la expresión del período político más importante de la historia de América latina. Se trata de un libro de análisis de 20 de los principales países del continente,…
(2023-05-12). As Donetsk civilians live in constant fear of Ukrainian shelling, from on the ground, I detail the terror. ingaza.wordpress.com 
(2023-05-12). Michael Lebowitz, presente! (1937—2023). greenleft.org.au Marxist economist Michael A Lebowitz passed away at home on April 19. With his death, the international left has lost one of its most insightful and original thinkers, writes Federico Fuentes.
(2023-05-12). López Obrador: Que desaparezca la OEA, no sirve para nada. globalizacion.ca El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, recomendó la desaparición de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), ya que considera que no aporta nada a la sociedad y está al servicio de los grupos de intereses creados. | El comentario…
(2023-05-12). °Ni condenado, ni perseguido! Solidaridad con Miguel Peralta. indybay.org Mensaje de Fidencio Aldama en solidaridad con Miguel Peralta…
(2023-05-12). Monday 5/15: Hearing: Stop SF Mayor Breed From Union Busting & Attacking The Civil Service Merit System. indybay.org SF City Hall Rm 400 | San Francisco…
(2023-05-12). Oakland Teachers Strike Music Video. indybay.org
(2023-05-12). Why Exposing Evils Of Medical Debt Doesn't Fix The Problem. popularresistance.org Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont proposed on February 2 to purchase and forgive roughly $2 billion in medical debt owed by state residents. Along with similar proposals in other jurisdictions, the plan offers desperately needed relief from stress and fear to thousands of people who are struggling to pay their current outstanding medical bills. Unfortunately, these programs will do nothing to prevent millions more Americans from falling into the country's healthcare financial meat grinder. | Meanwhile, three major credit reporting agencies have decided to expunge paid-off medical debts and outstanding debt less than $5…
(2023-05-12). Saturday 5/13: Commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Nakba. indybay.org SATURDAY MAY 13, 2PM at 518 Valencia, San Francisco to SATURDAY MAY 13, 2PM at 518 Valencia, San Francisco to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Nakba.
(2023-05-12). OEA Claremont Middle School Strike Picket to Stop Building Trades Workers from Crossing Lines. indybay.org Dozens of OEA striking teachers and community supporters picketed to shut down a construction project at the Claremont Middle School. Most unions walked but the UBC Carpenters worked behind the picket lines…
(2023-05-12). 'The Circle of Silence' delves into murder of the Balibo Five. greenleft.org.au The Circle of Silence is a work of witness, remembrance and hope, writes Learo Earle.
(2023-05-12). Bankruptcy filing for Diocese of Oakland over clergy child sexual abuse lawsuits. indybay.org Diocese of Oakland – Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Documents Filed On May 8, 2023:…
(2023-05-12). Estados Unidos: °No a la Ley 1718! globalizacion.ca Al tiempo que Donald Trump ha sido encontrado culpable de abuso sexual, el gobernador de Florida firma y convierte en ley algunas medidas que, algunos dicen, son las más antiinmigrantes del momento. | La nueva ley antiinmigrante (SB1718) que está por…
(2023-05-12). Hollywood Writers Strike To Save The Industry From Corporate Destruction. popularresistance.org Hollywood writers represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, and the Writers Guild of America, West, are on strike for the first time since 2007-08. As Alex Press writes in Jacobin, "The WGA (West and East) called the strike just before midnight on May 1, with its leadership unanimously voting for a work stoppage after six weeks of negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) over a new three-year contract that covers some 11,500 film and television writers. Announcing its decision, the union said that the bargaining table responses of the AMPTP, which consists of Amaz…
(2023-05-12). Drugged-Up and Ready to Kill. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to reduce your stroke risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, but Mayo Clinic health care professionals suggest spotting the signs and reducing stroke risk should be part of everyday awareness. A stroke happens every 40 seconds in the U.S., and the likelihood of stroke increases with age, according to the National Institutes of Health. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/iShun0adjek Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 55) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-05-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: Melanoma Monday — treating skin cancer with Mohs surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nearly 5 million people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with a form of skin cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society. May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and the first Monday in May is Melanoma Monday, a day dedicated to raising awareness for Melanoma prevention and treatment. Dr. Naiara Sbroggio Barbosa, a Mayo Clinic dermatologist, explains how Mohs surgery can be used to treat basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and some…
(2023-05-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: Men need to take melanoma seriously. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's only April, but many people across the country and the globe are already enjoying summerlike temperatures. But getting out in the sun also increases your risk of getting skin cancer. Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It develops in the cells that produce the pigment in your skin that gives it color. It most often occurs on skin that is exposed to the sun, but can develop in your eyes and,…
(2023-05-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: Under 40? What you should know about testicular cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, and for young men, it's a good time to recognize the signs of testicular cancer. Approximately 1 of every 250 men in the U.S. will develop testicular cancer, with an average age of 33 at the time of diagnosis, according to the American Cancer Society. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCR-az6uphA&feature=youtu.be Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 09) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-05-12). 7 benefits of regular physical activity. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Whether you're a novice taking the first steps toward fitness or an exercise fanatic hoping to optimize your results, a well-rounded fitness training program is essential. Fitness training balances five elements of good health. Your overall exercise plan should include aerobic fitness, strength training, core exercises, balance training, and flexibility and stretching. It isn't necessary to fit each of these elements into every fitness session, but including them in your regular routine can help you promote fitness for life. Exercise…
(2023-05-12). Consumer Health: 3 types of head and neck cancers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about three types of cancer that affect these areas of the body. Head and neck cancers account for nearly 4% of all cancers in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute. These cancers are more than twice as common among men as women, and are diagnosed more often among people over 50. Among the many types of head and neck cancers are…
(2023-05-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why some patients with breast tumors could possibly avoid a mastectomy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A breast cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event. Now, patients with multiple tumors may have another option when it comes to fighting the disease. Dr. Judy Boughey, a surgical oncologist with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, led a recent study that found some patients can avoid a mastectomy when it comes to surgery. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/7ISTexS0VdU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please…
(2023-05-12). Ready to Run: Mayo athletic trainer suggests ways to manage pain, swelling during marathon training. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Everyone has heard the saying "No pain, no gain," and, if you're training for a long-distance race, chances are that you've felt some pain. "General muscle soreness and mild discomfort is common among runners, and it often is the sign of a successful training program," says Paul Osterman, a licensed athletic trainer in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Mayo Clinic Health System. "When training for a long-distance race, it's important to gradually progress your training and…
(2023-05-12). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Can a supplement help you sleep? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I often struggle to fall asleep at night, and then I have difficulty staying asleep. This pattern tends to occur more in the springtime. A friend suggested I try melatonin. Are there any side effects to worry about with melatonin use? Are there other things I can do to help get more rest? ANSWER: Getting a good night's sleep is important. It can be frustrating when you struggle to fall and stay asleep.Work, household…
(2023-05-12). People with severe obesity and a genetic pathway variant have increased risk of hypertension, Mayo Clinic research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Obesity and its associated cardiometabolic issues are a major health concern in the U.S. and internationally. According to a study published in 2017, 12% of the world's adult population was affected by obesity in 2016, double the percentage from 30 years earlier. With obesity comes an increasing risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, congestive heart failure and myocardial infarction. Fortunately, obesity is a multifactorial disease that results from an energy balance dysregulation…
(2023-05-12). Save lives this Take Back Day; safely dispose of unused medications. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Dispose of unneeded medications safely during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. Mayo Clinic, in collaboration with the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, Olmsted Medical Center, Zumbro Valley Medical Society and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host a community drop-off event to collect unused or expired medications. "The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office and Violent Crimes Enforcement Team (VCET) are proud to team up with Mayo Clinic and other…
(2023-05-12). Hope beyond heart failure: Innovative treatment allows woman to change the course of her heart failure. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When they thought they were out of options, Nancy O'Brien brought her adult daughter, Jessica, to Mayo Clinic to look into palliative or comfort care after Jessica went into heart failure. However, Mayo Clinic doctors were able to find an innovative solution that reset Jessica's clinical course and helped her get her life back. Watch: Hope beyond heart failure youtu.be/hvit3yEAQaI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (2: 55) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please…
(2023-05-12). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…
(2023-05-12). Mayo Clinic Health System announces grand opening of new location for Plainview clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org PLAINVIEW, Minn. — The Plainview community is invited to attend a grand opening celebration at the new Mayo Clinic Health System in Plainview clinic location, 245 First St. SW, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 21. Tours of the new facility will follow a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4: 15 p.m. On Monday, April 24, Mayo Clinic Health System in Plainview's new location at 245 First St. SW will open for patient appointments. Patients…
(2023-05-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: Melanoma misconception — dark skin tones at risk, too. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The myth that people with dark skin are immune to melanoma, a type of skin cancer, has persisted for many years. It's a dangerous misconception that has caused some people not to be diligent about protecting themselves against dangerous UV rays. Dr. Dawn Davis, a Mayo Clinic dermatologist, says people with darker skin tones need to be vigilant about sun protection. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/rcsfbWZm6CY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 57) is in the downloads…
(2023-05-12). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Lifestyle changes to reduce heart attack and stroke risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 35 and in good health. I am diligent about getting an annual physical. At my last one, the doctor said that while my numbers look good, since high blood pressure and high cholesterol run in my family, I should consider medications to lessen my risk of a heart attack or stroke. I am not inclined to take medication if I do not need it yet. Is there anything else I can…
(2023-05-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: Poor sleep can be linked to stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A new study finds that sleep problems can increase someone's risk of stroke. Sleep problems can include too little sleep (less than five hours), too much sleep (more than nine hours), poor quality, difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep, prolonged napping, and snoring and breathing cessation. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Stephen English, a Mayo Clinic vascular neurologist, explains why poor sleep can be linked to stroke. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute…
(2023-05-12). Ready to Run: Train your mind as you train your body for race day. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Typically, training for a distance race means preparing yourself for the physical demands of the event. But don't overlook the mental aspects of performance. Most experts know the importance of mental training. Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile under four minutes, said, "It's the brain, not the heart or lungs, that's the critical organ." Mental barriers All athletes, no matter how strong or physically gifted, can struggle to be successful if they…
(2023-05-12). Mayo Clinic research on remote hospital care for a rural or urban home setting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chad Semling, who is 47 years old, spent 113 days in the hospital for recovery and rehabilitation before being admitted to Advanced Care at Home, a Mayo Clinic program that uses telehealth to provide health care remotely for patients who live in rural and urban areas. Semling, a Mayo Clinic patient in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, suffered multiple compression fractures within his back, a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and severe lung blockage, all due to COVID-19….
(2023-05-12). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…
(2023-05-12). How Many Times To Repeat… smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2023-05-12). øDe un mundo unipolar hacia uno multipolar? globalizacion.ca La pulsión del mundo hoy se puede inferir de lo que el portavoz del Ministerio de Exteriores de China, Wang Wenbin, dijo en una reciente rueda de prensa. Uno, cuál es la contradicción más importante que se presenta hoy en…
(2023-05-12). Palestine Action On Day Ten Of 'The Siege'. popularresistance.org Yesterday the Israeli occupation bombarded densely populated areas of Gaza, murdering 13 Palestinians including 4 children. Not willing to tolerate British complicity in these sort of abuses, two actionists retaliated, this morning, against the British roots of Israeli aerial domination over Palestinians. | Palestine Action drove a car through the inner perimiter of Leicester's Israeli drone factory, UAV Tactical Systems (U-TacS), blockading the only entrance for the site. Two activists are using a lock on device to maintain the block in place, which immediately stopped a delivery from entering the premises. The…
(2023-05-12). Pakistan Rocked By Protests As Imran Khan Is Sent To Custody. popularresistance.org Massive protests broke out across Pakistan on May 9, Tuesday, after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. On Wednesday, a court sent the leader of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) into eight days of detention with the National Accountability Bureau. A separate judge also indicted him in a case relating to unlawful selling of state gifts [known as the Toshakhana case]. | Protesters set fire to buildings in various parts of the country. There have been reports of deaths during the protests though the exact toll is not clear yet. The Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported that three people had been…
(2023-05-12). The big lie at the heart of every federal budget. greenleft.org.au The big lie at the heart of every budget it that it is a plan to manage the economy for the collective good of the nation. But Peter Boyle and Paul Oboohov show the total increase in profit share, since 1975, is about the same as the decrease in income share.
(2023-05-12). Blood and Treasure: United States Budgetary Costs and Human Costs of 20 Years of War in Iraq and Syria, 2003-2023. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-12). Friday 5/12: Recall Brooke Jenkins! indybay.org 325 China Basin Street, San Francisco | Public transit: MUNI #22 #15 and T Third light rail…
(2023-05-12). SF City Politicians Outsource Police Oversight To Non-profit HealthRight 360. indybay.org The murders by police and recently by the Walgreen's security guard Banko Brown have exposed the role of Mayor London Breed and the rest of the Democratic Party politicians to allow the police and company police to have free hand. | Diana Aroche started with Coleman Advocates, then worked for Maria Su at the Mayor's Office of Children, Youth, and Families, then for Mayor Edwin Mah Lee – who outsourced Violence Intervention and Prevention to HealthRight 360 – and now works at the SF Police Department as its Director of Policy and Public Affairs.
(2023-05-12). Bd elections are coming to KPFA this summer & it matters-At stake is KPFA's anti-war stanc. indybay.org Elections are coming at KPFA and Pacifica and one issue is the future of KPFA and Pacifica's historic anti-war stance. The management and news department of KPFA have been pushing for more militarization in the Ukraine and around the world. It is time that KPFA stand against militarism and war and members of KPFA will have a choice this coming election. The management has also unilaterally closed down the First Apprenticeship Program which allowed oppressed communities to get training that they can't get any place else.
(2023-05-12). The Debt Ceiling Debate Is A Massive Deception Against The Public. popularresistance.org Future historians will likely look back at the debt ceiling rituals being reenacted these days with a frustrated shaking of their heads. That otherwise reasonable people would be so readily deceived raises the question that will provoke those historians: How could this happen? | The U.S. Congress has imposed successive ceilings on the national debt, each one higher than the last. Ceilings were intended to limit the amount of federal borrowing. But the same U.S. Congress so managed its taxing and spending that it created ever more excesses of spending over tax revenues (deficits). Those excesses required borrowing…
(2023-05-12). Tuesday 5/23: Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office Military Equipment Community Meeting. indybay.org Sheriff's Office Headquarters, Community Room, 5200 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz…
(2023-05-12). Saturday 5/20: Workplace Organizing Training. indybay.org 333 Hegenberger Road; | Oakland, CA 94621; | 4th Floor…
(2023-05-12). Con Filo: Las réplicas del sábado (+ Video). cubadebate.cu En el anterior programa hablamos sobre Caimanera, qué sucedió, cómo sucedió y por qué sucedió. En este programa no hablaremos del terremoto, sino de sus réplicas y, probablemente parezca un deja vu, pero siempre es bueno recordar que tras cada infortunio, descontento o problemática están quienes las celebran, las exageran o propician con la peor de las intenciones.
(2023-05-12). El podcast de Cubadebate: Ciclones, el Niño y otros vaticinios que debes conocer. cubadebate.cu Un saludo a todos los que nos acompañan a esta hora en el Podcast de Cubadebate, hoy estaremos conversando de un tema de muchísima actualidad: las proyecciones de formación de ciclones tropicales para la actual temporada. Si quiere conocer un poco más del tema, no se despegue de nuestra sintonía que ya comenzamos.
(2023-05-12). "Se busca": Relatos sobre el hurto y sacrificio del ganado en Cuba (III). cubadebate.cu Durante el primer trimestre de 2023 Villa Clara perdió un promedio de 53 cabezas de ganado mayor cada día. Esos datos la confirman como el territorio del país con más casos de hurto y sacrificio ilegal de reses y caballos. øDónde están las razones para ese aumento? øQué acciones toman ganaderos y directivos para contener el fenómeno? En este tercer reportaje sobre el tema Cubadebate se acerca a esos y otros detalles.
(2023-05-12). Ante crisis migratoria, EEUU advierte que habrá sanciones severas a quien cruce de manera ilegal. cubadebate.cu Estados Unidos ya está viendo una gran cantidad de encuentros fronterizos en ciertas áreas de la franja limítrofe con México, aseguró ayer el secretario de Seguridad Nacional, Alejandro Mayorkas, horas antes de que venciera el Título 42, una restricción migratoria por el covid-19.
(2023-05-12). Petro advierte que en Colombia ciertos sectores buscan una ruptura constitucional. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, denunció el jueves la existencia de algunos sectores que buscan provocar una "ruptura constitucional". "Sectores fuertemente amarrados a la impunidad hoy buscan un frente común para una ruptura constitucional. Los atemoriza profundamente que pueda correrse el velo de la impunidad.
(2023-05-12). Copa del Mundo de Canotaje: Cubanos logran avanzar a semifinales. cubadebate.cu Liderados por la multicampeona Yarisleidis Cirilo Dubois, casi todos los cubanos se incluyeron en las semifinales de la Copa del Mundo de Canotaje de Szeged 2023. Cirilo fue la primera en competir en la pista acuática de la ciudad húngara, a la que concurren más de 700 atletas de todos los continentes.
(2023-05-12). El tiempo: Calor y lluvias en la tarde. cubadebate.cu Amanecerá parcialmente nublado, desde el final de la mañana y en la tarde se nublará en gran parte del archipiélago, con algunos chubascos y tormentas eléctricas, en localidades del interior y sur, principalmente desde Matanzas y hasta Santiago de Cuba, siendo aislados en el resto del país.
(2023-05-12). NBA: Los Denver Nuggets vencen a los Suns y clasifican a la final de conferencia del oeste. cubadebate.cu Los Denver Nuggets vencieron este jueves a los Phoenix Suns en el Footprint Center con un contundente marcador de 125-100 y se convirtieron en el primer equipo clasificado a las finales de conferencia de la NBA. Por su parte, los Boston Celtics vencieron 95-86 a los Philadelphia 76ers en una de las semifinales de la conferencia este.
(2023-05-12). Qué trae la prensa cubana, viernes 12 de mayo de 2023. cubadebate.cu
(2023-05-12). UNE pronostica afectación de 180 MW durante hora pico nocturna de este viernes. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica estima para la hora pico nocturna de este viernes una disponibilidad de 2 570 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 680 MW, con un déficit de 110 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 180 MW en este horario. Durante el horario diurno se estima que no ocurran afectaciones.
(2023-05-12). Saturday 5/13: Climate Chaos: An Existential Crisis. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 | also by ZOOM Please register in advance at | bit.ly/ClimateChaos-230506 | to receive your personal link to participate in this event online…
(2023-05-12). Renuncia por abusos sexuales consejero constitucional chileno. telesurtv.net Aldo Sanhueza presentó su renuncia para defenderse como corresponde ante acusaciones de graves ofensas al pudor.
(2023-05-12). Asesinan a un periodista en el norte de Colombia. telesurtv.net De confirmarse que este homicidio está relacionado con su trabajo, sería el tercer periodista asesinado en los últimos siete meses en el país latinoamericano.
(2023-05-12). Trump afirma que indultará a asaltantes al Capitolio si es reelecto. telesurtv.net El magnate declaró que el 6 de enero de 2021 fue "un día hermoso e increíble".
(2023-05-12). En medio de tensiones, cierran campañas electorales turcas. t.co Según medios nacionales, la retirada de Ince aumenta las posibilidades del candidato opositor, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu.
(2023-05-12). Registran sismo de magnitud 5,5 al norte de California, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, las autoridades no han informado sobre daños materiales ni pérdidas de vidas humanas ni lesionados.
(2023-05-12). Hacen simulacro de transmisión de resultados electorales en Guatemala. telesurtv.net El TSE detalló mediante un comunicado que el simulacro tiene como propósitos verificar a gran escala la eficacia del sistema para posteriormente realizar los ajustes necesarios.
(2023-05-12). Militarizan con 24.000 efectivos lado estadounidense de la frontera con México. telesurtv.net Autoridades de EE.UU. intentan controlar el flujo incrementado de migrantes, que aspiran a entrar a ese país antes de que expire el Título 42.
(2023-05-12). Conmemoran en Guatemala condena contra genocida Ríos Montt. telesurtv.net Rechazan la aprobación como candidata presidencial de la hija de ese general golpista, Zury Ríos Sosa (partido político Valor).
(2023-05-12). Rechazan en Honduras manipulaciones contra ley tributaria. telesurtv.net Acusan a empresarios privados y a organizaciones políticas de la zona sur de financiar una protesta e intentar predisponer contra la norma.
(2023-05-12). Venezuela y Colombia acuerdan reforzar seguridad fronteriza. telesurtv.net Revisan agenda bilateral. Acuerdan retomar la comunicación bilateral en materia de defensa a todos los niveles.
(2023-05-12). Colapso de un puente deja 24 heridos en Finlandia. telesurtv.net Todos los pacientes que requirieron atención y control hospitalario han sido trasladados al hospital de Hus.
(2023-05-12). Asciende a 29 cifra de muertos en la Franja de Gaza por bombardeos de Israel. telesurtv.net En el último ataque aéreo con drones contra la ciudad de Gaza, murió un palestino en la aldea de Ezbet Abd Rabo.
(2023-05-12). Reportan 12 heridos tras explosión en apartamento en Alemania. telesurtv.net Las autoridades han encontrado un cadáver, que suponen corresponde a la madre del arrestado, pero desconocen si había fallecido antes o después de la explosión.
(2023-05-12). Presidente venezolano recibe al ministro de Defensa de Colombia. telesurtv.net La reunión fue propicia para repasar la agenda de cooperación estratégica entre ambas naciones.
(2023-05-12). Brasil apoya a Argentina en sus negociaciones con el FMI. telesurtv.net El titular brasileño explicó que Argentina necesita ayuda del FMI, del que EE.UU. resulta el mayor accionista.
(2023-05-12). Cifran en más de 73.000 los casos confirmados de dengue en Perú. telesurtv.net La titular de Salud, Rosa Gutiérrez, informó que se dispusieron 10 millones de dólares para la lucha contra el dengue.
(2023-05-12). Ferroviarios convocan plan de huelga de 50 horas en Alemania. telesurtv.net Los paros son para apoyar el reclamo de un incremento salarial del 12 por ciento o un mínimo de 650 euros mensuales.
(2023-05-12). Iniciará Feria de la Reforma Agraria en Sao Paulo, Brasil. telesurtv.net La cita este año está concebida para denunciar el aumento del hambre provocada por el avance del modelo agroindustrial.
(2023-05-12). Incendios forestales amenazan a comunidades indígenas en Canadá. telesurtv.net Según los reportes en la provincia de Alberta existen 82 incendios activos, de los que 29 están fuera de control.
(2023-05-12). Mantendrán vigilancia activa para prevenir mpox en Costa Rica. telesurtv.net Desde el mes de junio 2022, se confirmaron en el país 221 casos, en su mayoría del sexo masculino con una edad promedio de 33 años.
(2023-05-12). Ecuador declara fin de la emergencia sanitaria por Covid-19. telesurtv.net El titular de Salud explicó que la decisión no significa que el virus desaparece sino que se integra a la vigilancia de la influenza y otros virus.
(2023-05-12). ONU pide el cese inmediato de la violencia en Sudán. telesurtv.net La resolución resultó aprobada con 18 votos a favor, 15 en contra y 14 abstenciones.
(2023-05-12). OMS declara fin de emergencia internacional por viruela símica. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con las autoridades sanitarias, los casos positivos se han reducido en un 90 por ciento en los últimos tres meses.
(2023-05-12). Papa Francisco llama a respetar la dignidad de los migrantes. telesurtv.net El Sumo Pontífice instó a "gobernar los flujos del mejor modo posible, construyendo puentes y no muros".
(2023-05-12). Supremo paquistaní ordena la liberación de ex primer ministro. telesurtv.net El titular del Tribunal Supremo de Islamabad, Umar Ata Bandial, señaló que la detención "no es válida".
(2023-05-12). Thursday 5/25: Organizing Your Workplace is First Step in Changing The World with UK authors. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | SF, CA 94102…
(2023-05-12). Imran Khan: "I Will Come Back with a Strong Government" libya360.wordpress.com Dure Akram Former Prime Minister Imran Khan during the interview with Dure Akram Sometimes, a lot can change in a day. While it was only on Monday that United World spoke with former prime minister Imran Khan at his heavily-guarded residence in Lahore, the 70-year-old has since then been arrested from the capital Islamabad by…
(2023-05-12). Joà£o Paulo Rodrigues: "The Parliamentary Investigation Against MST is an Opportunity to Dispute Ideas" libya360.wordpress.com José Eduardo Bernardes The national leader of the Landless Workers' Movement (MST), Joà£o Paulo Rodrigues. Photo: Guilherme Santos/Sul21 The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry on the MST (Landless Workers' Movement), articulated by Bolsonaro supporters and the ruralist group in the Chamber of Deputies, installed last week, has not yet held its first session. Under the control of…
(2023-05-12). Brazil: Why is the MST So Frightening? libya360.wordpress.com Frei Beto Foto: Leonardo Milano The MST (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra/Landless Workers Movement), which I saw born and to which I remain linked, is the most popular, combative and democratic popular movement in Brazil. Today, it gathers around 500 thousand settled families and 100 thousand families in camps. It fights for a fundamental…
(2023-05-12). Chile: The Pinochet Tsunami. libya360.wordpress.com Juan Pablo Cárdenas Although in their electoral evaluations, political parties tend to ignore their defeats and always express their squeamishness about the winners, this time in Chile no one failed to appreciate the resounding triumph of the Republican Party and the right-wing as a whole. For decades, no single party had been able to win…
(2023-05-12). Donetsk Civilians Live in Constant Fear of Ukrainian Shelling. libya360.wordpress.com Eva Karene Bartlett Heavy Ukrainian shelling of central Donetsk on April 28 killed nine civilians — including an eight-year-old girl and her grandmother — and injured at least 16 more. The victims were burned alive when the minibus they were in was hit by a shell. Another tragic day for the people of the Donbass. More Ukrainian war crimes, slaughtering 9 civilians in Donetsk…
(2023-05-12). Canada: Green Party Co-Leaders Succumb to Moral Cowardice in a Time of War. libya360.wordpress.com Dimitri Lascaris Green Party of Canada co-leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May walking down a street. On January 31, 2023, Green Party leader Elizabeth May gave a press conference in which she revealed that the Green Party under her leadership now supports the transfer of weapons to Ukraine. As I explained in a post I…
(2023-05-12). Shining ring around black holes recreated in the lab. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have created a spinning disc of plasma in a lab, mimicking discs found around black holes and forming stars.
(2023-05-12). Wave energy startup wins Imperial's Venture Catalyst Challenge 2023. imperial.ac.uk
(2023-05-12). Black box AI and Women in Science award: News from the College. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
(2023-05-12). Japanese Ambassador visits Imperial to deepen research collaborations. imperial.ac.uk The Japanese Ambassador to the UK, Hajime Hayashi, visited Imperial to see some of the growing research ties the university has with Japan.
(2023-05-12). Senate Report: Nearly 700 Former High-Ranking Pentagon and Other Government Officials Now Work at the Top 20 Defense Contractors. covertactionmagazine.com Ideally, Warren's report would precipitate a much larger congressional investigation of the military-industrial complex modeled after the 1934 Nye Committee hearings. At the end of April, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, released an investigative report: "Pentagon Alchemy: How Defense Officials Pass Through the Revolving Door and Peddle …
(2023-05-12). Iraq: Political Crisis and Solutions. journal-neo.org 
As the world watches the various elections (for instance, the upcoming elections in Turkey) and the transfer of power from one government to another, doubts and criticism of the current "Iraqi Formula" are growing. Iraq, meanwhile, continues to grapple with never-ending crises, fueling speculation both at home and abroad about the need for "real change" […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-05-12). US-backed Military once again Targets Deposed Pakistani PM Imran Khan. dissidentvoice.org 
Imran Khan poses the greatest threat to Pakistan's military monopoly on political power. The arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and leader of the Pakistan Movement for Justice (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI) caused thousands of Pakistanis to take to the streets and protest. However, Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered on May 11 his release, …
(2023-05-12). Imran Khan's Arrest Will Bring Pakistan's Year-Long Crisis Much Closer To Its End Game. orinocotribune.com
(2023-05-12). Militarization and rearmament must be confronted. indybay.org Mysticism always fertilizes the political through its transcending power. What is meant by this is that it not only points beyond the status quo, but also questions the conditions in their foundations and overall architecture. In this respect, mystical thinking always introduces a hint of how things could be and perhaps should be.
(2023-05-12). The great denial: Why they don't want us to talk about class. mronline.org 
In the first of three extracts from his new book, Radical Chains, Chris Nineham asks why the establishment is so desperate to suppress the very idea of class.
(2023-05-12). In Jilin, hydrogen-powered train takes center stage. ecns.cn The world's first hydrogen-powered urban train was on public display at China Brand Day, which kicked off on Wednesday in Shanghai.
(2023-05-12). Tributes pour in for renowned, prolific filmmaker. ecns.cn Visitors check out models at the AVIC booth during the China Brand Day event in Shanghai on Wednesday.This led me to ponder whether these brands held equal allure for local consumers, or if they were even aware of the products' origins.
(2023-05-12). China urges EU to value trust, cooperation. ecns.cn China urged the European Union to value the overall state of mutual trust and cooperation between them, said the Ministry of Commerce.
(2023-05-12). Around 2,000 Nazi badges seized at Guangzhou airport. ecns.cn A total of 1,881 Nazi badges in a courier were intercepted by Guangzhou Customs before they were shipped overseas through the airport of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, recently.
(2023-05-12). Migrants rush to cross border as Title 42 ends. ecns.cn Large numbers of migrants had begun gathering in northern Mexico at the U.S. border the past few days, waiting for Title 42, a pandemic-related restriction to be lifted on Thursday.
(2023-05-12). Park welcomes Siberian tiger cubs. ecns.cn Three Siberian tiger cubs at the Siberian Tiger Park, China's largest Siberian tiger breeding center, in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 11, 2023.
(2023-05-12). Futuristic Optics Valley sky train tested in Wuhan. ecns.cn The train was designed for part of a tourism sightseeing route within a 26.7 kilometer-long Optics Valley Central Ecological Corridor in Wuhan. The first phase of the project is 10.5 kilometers with six stations.
(2023-05-12). Giant pandas enjoy summer sunshine in Sichuan. ecns.cn A giant panda plays at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 11, 2023.
(2023-05-12). Mount Merapi erupts in Indonesia. ecns.cn Mount Merapi, measuring 2,968 meters high, is known as one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, with an eruption occurring every two to five years.
(2023-05-12). Daily life of vet nurse in Guangxi. ecns.cn The 28-year-old vet nurse helps pet doctors treat pets, manage their diet and monitor their physical conditions at the clinic. After working for 2 years, he has become the head nurse of the clinic.
(2023-05-12). Memorial ceremony marking 15th anniv. of Wenchuan earthquake held in Sichuan. ecns.cn People gather at the ruined site of Xuankou Middle School during a memorial ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the Wenchuan Earthquake in Yingxiu Township of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 12, 2023.
(2023-05-12). Viewpoint: We are all salts. mronline.org 
Today's revival of union "salting" could not be more welcome or more urgently needed.
(2023-05-12). Haiti's Choice Is Social Revolution or Foreign Intervention. scheerpost.com 
By W.T. Whitney / CounterPunch With long experience of chaos, violence, and dysfunctional governance, Haiti looks now to be on the verge of new crisis in the form of foreign military intervention. U.S. and United Nations decision-makers have held back, but now they look to be moving, again. The need all the while has been …
(2023-05-12). Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-12). Kim Iversen Show: Gordon Brown CHALLENGED on Ukraine. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-12). More People Died From the Failures of Obamacare Than From Covid-19. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-12). Seymour Hersh: The Fall of James Jesus Angleton. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-12). China's Government Calls US Government an International Outlaw. dissidentvoice.org 
Wang Wenbin, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, held his regular press conference in Beijing, on May 11th, and answered a reporter's question: "It was reported that the G7 Summit to be held in Japan will ask China to abide by international rules. Do you have any comment?" by saying that those countries are hypocritical for accusing …
(2023-05-12). How Exchange Rate Stability Affects Venezuela's Inflationary Dynamics. orinocotribune.com By Franco Vielma — May 11, 2023 | So far this year, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) has gone for maintaining stability in the exchange rate of the bolívar against foreign currencies. | On Monday, May 8, the BCV made its eighteenth exchange intervention selling $63 million to banks, $1 million more than last week in anticipation of greater pressures on the market. | The exchange rate mechanism, which keeps the Venezuelan State as the main supplier of foreign currency, is facilitating the purchase of bolívars from the BCV to support the payment commitments of the State entities. This formula of financing i…
(2023-05-12). A lesson from Russia-Ukraine conflict: not to go along with US provocations to create crisis. iacenter.org By Global Times Apr 14, 2023 Illustration: Liu Rui/GT www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1289163.shtml Editor's Note: At the two ends of Eurasia, the US has been provoking Russia through Ukraine and provoking China through the island of Taiwan. What lessons can the world draw from the Russia-Ukraine conflict? Does the US want to provoke a war in the Taiwan Strait to contain China? Sara Flounders (Flounders), a political writer and activist for 50 years in the US, shared her thoughts in an interview with Global Times (GT) reporter Wang Wenwen. Flounders is a contributing editor of Workers World Newspaper and h…
(2023-05-12). African Catholic Bishops Urge G7 Action on Debt, Bank Reform and Aid to Navigate Africa Cr. indybay.org Africa Faith Leaders Urge Passage of New York Taxpayers and International Debt Crises Protection Act (S4747, A2970)…
(2023-05-12). The rollback of child labor protections is well underway. mronline.org 
The hunt for profits is driving ever more despicable labor laws and practices.
(2023-05-12). Shireen Abu Akleh: Family, Friends Call for Justice On Anniversary of Killing. orinocotribune.com
(2023-05-12). Something More than the Cheese. dissidentvoice.org 
"Are you the people with that black pick-up with the white camper?" He's a short red-bearded white cop standing over me and my friend, KK (initials to be revealed soon). We are in KK's hometown, Merrill, Wisconsin, population 9,300. "What's up, officer?" "We have a complaint from a resident who says you were on his …
(2023-05-12). In Turkish elections, will unprecedented legitimacy crisis bring down Recep Tayyip Erdogan? peoplesdispatch.org Anƒ±l àჱnar of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkey talks about the elections that will be held on May 14, the project of President Erdogan's AKP, and the failures of opposition over the years which have enabled his fundamentalist agenda…
(2023-05-12). Israeli assault on Gaza enters fourth day with 31 Palestinians killed in bombing. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Israel's indiscriminate airstrikes have primarily st…
(2023-05-12). US 'seizes' over a dozen web domains related to Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah. peoplesdispatch.org In 2021, the US had similarly seized domains related to Press TV, Al-Masirah, and Palestine Today—all of them critical of the policies of the US and its allies, especially Israel…
(2023-05-12). Nurses in Portugal strike for adequate staffing on International Nurses' Day. peoplesdispatch.org Two nurses' trade unions in Portugal launched a one-day strike on International Nurses' Day to fight for better staffing and working conditions. More protests are expected in the coming months with private sector nurses also likely to join in…
(2023-05-12). DIE: Diversity, inclusion, equity make NATO more lethal. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The global military bloc, with 70 members and partners on all inhabited continents, celebrates its policy of bombing and murdering civilians regardless of ethnicity, language and religion: Slavs and Chinese in Southeast Europe, Pashtuns in South Asia, Arabs in North Africa, all are fair game. Nor does it discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation or …
(2023-05-12). NATO's No 2 meets with Pentagon's AI chief. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMay 10, 2023 NATO Deputy Secretary General visits Washington Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ is in Washington, D.C. this week for talks with senior U.S. officials as well as several public engagements. On Tuesday (9 May 2023) he met with Senator Jeanne Shaheen and other members of the Senate NATO Observer Group, as well as …
(2023-05-12). NGO/SCO/regime change crew blasts Georgian government for not joining massive NATO war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMay 12, 2023 Georgian Defence Minister rejects opposition criticism on absence from NATO exercise by pointing to "record number" of drills Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Friday rejected the criticism by the domestic opposition about the absence of the Georgian Defence Forces from an ongoing NATO exercise by highlighting the "record number" of six …
(2023-05-12). Pentagon chief pledges Abrams tanks to Ukraine soon. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineMay 12, 2023 Abrams tanks to be delivered to Ukraine in early autumn — Austin Ukraine will receive Abrams tanks in early autumn, at the same time when the training programs of the Ukrainian military to work on them are due to be completed, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said. "We are doing everything …
(2023-05-12). Poland: Weimar Triangle pushes NATO-EU absorption of Ukraine, Bosnia, Moldova. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioMay 12, 2023 Polish, German, French ministers hold Weimar Triangle talks The Polish, German and French ministers for European affairs gathered for a Weimar Triangle meeting in western Poland on Friday to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine and plans to enlarge the European Union and reform its institutions…. The meeting at Kórnik Castle in …
(2023-05-12). The Ocean Heat Bomb Ignites. dissidentvoice.org Global warming and extensive overfishing have damaged ocean ecosystems well beyond recognition from only a few decades ago. Still, on its own accord, the ocean stood tall for over 3 billion years. But, alas, in less than one human lifetime it is teetering like never before, and credible studies claim the world's oceans could be …
(2023-05-12). Bolivia Considering Using Yuan for Trade with China. orinocotribune.com Bolivia is considering "not transacting" in US dollars and instead using the Chinese national currency, the yuan, to carry out its international transactions with China, joining Brazil and Argentina in the de-dollarization trend. | The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, stated in a press conference on Wednesday, May 10, that Bolivia is considering shifting to yuan in its bilateral trade with China, given that Argentina and Brazil, the two largest economies in the region, are already trading in yuan in their commercial activities with China. | Arce said that although the Latin American region has traditionally been…
(2023-05-12). Venezuela: Opposition Leader Manuel Rosales Endorses CNE's Technical Assistance in Primary Elections. orinocotribune.com Manuel Rosales, governor of the Venezuelan state of Zulia and president of the opposition party Un Nuevo Tiempo (UNT) highlighted the importance of the technical assistance of the National Electoral Council (CNE) in the opposition primaries. "How can I say that I do not want this CNE and then go to the presidential elections?" he said at a press conference in Caracas on Wednesday, May 10. | "I cannot deny the validity of the automated system that made me governor and that allowed us to win in other states, and in Barinas," Rosales stated, referring to the electoral victories of the opposition in the regional elec…
(2023-05-12). A kimono quitado (II): øAbe llevaba audífonos o esparadrapo? cubadebate.cu Las nuevas tecnologías y las redes sociales son excelentes para muchas cosas, pero pueden desencadenar especulaciones enormes como la que se armó durante la semifinal de los 66 kilogramos de este campeonato mundial de judo entre el japonés Hifume Abe y el francés Walide Khyar.
(2023-05-12). Las 3 del día: Pronósticos de la temporada ciclónica y las noticias del 11 de mayo (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Hola amigos, sean todos bienvenidos a Las 3 del día, el podcast de Cubadebate que te trae de todo en materia informativa. En este episodio la periodista Thalía Fuentes Puebla realiza un resumen de lo que fue noticia este 11 de mayo. Acompáñenos que ya comenzamos.
(2023-05-12). Selección de fútbol de Cuba se medirá ante Chile. cubadebate.cu La selección cubana de fútbol sostendrá un partido ante la absoluta de Chile como parte de la preparación para la Copa Oro de Concacaf 2023. Según comunicación de la Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba en Twitter, el choque acontecerá el próximo 11 de junio.
(2023-05-12). Colombia's Defense Minister Meets With Venezuelan Counterpart in Caracas. orinocotribune.com 
The Colombian minister for national defense, Iván Velásquez, met with his Venezuelan counterpart, Vladímir Padrino, in Caracas this Thursday, May 11. Both agreed on several issues, among which the increase in the military presence at illegal border crossings stands out, as covered by the joint statement made public after the meeting. | The meeting held between the national defense ministers is the third in less than a year, after President Gustavo Petro took office and resumed diplomatic ties with Venezuela after ties had been left almost paralyzed by former president Iván Duque in an attempt to oust Venezuelan P…
(2023-05-12). Frontera entre México y EE.UU. entra en nueva etapa con cierre de Título 42. telesurtv.net En virtud de esta norma, EE.UU. llevó a cabo más de 2.5 millones de expulsiones en todo este tiempo.
(2023-05-12). Pobreza en Perú alcanza a más de 9 millones de personas. telesurtv.net Según el instituto, la cantidad de personas pobres en Perú para el 2022 era de 9.184.000, un aumento de 628.000 individuos en comparación con el año previo.
(2023-05-12). The Work That Tricontinental Does. dissidentvoice.org 
I am grateful to you for reading this newsletter, which has been coming to you since March 2018 and which now — thanks to the efforts of our movements — reaches over a million people. Our first newsletter posed a problem that remains at the heart of our institute's work: The Left has before us …
(2023-05-12). Nazi Germany's Defeat… But a Pause for Fascism as NATO's Proxy War in Ukraine Demonstrates. strategic-culture.org Nazi Germany's defeat in 1945 has proven to be only a pause in a longer historical struggle against fascism. We are seeing that struggle playing out in Ukraine, and with Washington's madcap psychopathic aggression toward Russia. | This week marked the 78th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in May 1945. While the evil Third Reich was vanquished, a deeper monster had not been slain. Nazi Germany was only one version of Western imperialist fascism, a force that reemerged postwar in full strength in the form of the United States of America and its various Western clients. | It is not hyperbole to describe Wa…
(2023-05-12). Defeated NATO and Kiev Will Soon Say 'A Frozen Conflict Anyone?'. strategic-culture.org 'The current on his way out' NATO Secretary General
(2023-05-12). Stop Enabling Bloodshed in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org
(2023-05-12). Republicanos de Ohio aumentan drásticamente su ataque a la democracia. peoplesworld.org 
La Cámara de Representantes de Ohio, dominada por los republicanos MAGA, aprobó un proyecto de ley el 10 de mayo, lo que hace casi imposible que los habitantes de Ohio enmienden directamente la constitución estatal. Pasaron por encima de la oposición pública masiva, incluidas las protestas que llenaron el Capitolio estatal. El Senado estatal, también …
(2023-05-12). GOP Sen. Tuberville says white supremacists in military aren't racist, they're "Americans" peoplesworld.org 
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)—Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is facing backlash for remarks he made about white supremacists in the armed forces in an interview about his blocking of military nominees. He said that while Democrats may consider such people to be racists, "I call them Americans." Tuberville said Thursday that his comments had been misinterpreted. His office …
(2023-05-12). Oakland educators' strike enters second week. peoplesworld.org 
OAKLAND, Calif. — As their strike reached the one-week mark on the afternoon of May 10, hundreds of Oakland teachers, counselors, social workers, substitutes and other educators gathered with parents, students and community members outside the hall where a meeting of the Oakland Unified School Board had been scheduled to take place. Although the School …
(2023-05-12). 'We don't want to be slaves': Meet the People's Liberation Army of Burma. peoplesworld.org 
"Why can't they wait for the new government to sort out? 'All in good time,' and 'they must wait for their turn,' they say. When you don't know where your next meal is coming from, when your children go hungry, how long are you willing and prepared to wait?"— Popular Struggle, Communist Party of Burma, …
(2023-05-12). Ohio Republicans ramp up their attack on democracy. peoplesworld.org The Ohio House of Representatives, dominated by MAGA Republicans, rammed through a bill May 10, making it nearly impossible for Ohioans to directly amend the state constitution. They ran roughshod over massive public opposition, including protests that packed the state Capitol. The State Senate, also under a GOP supermajority, passed a similar bill, and, once …
(2023-05-12). Workers confront bosses at Starbucks headquarters, NLRB backs them. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—Starbucks workers seeking to unionize the giant coffee chain have had a busy and hectic time, centered around a May Day march on its Manhattan headquarters to demand the firm sit down and bargain contracts with workers at unionized stores, as a group. So did a National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge in …
(2023-05-12). Trump: A clear and present danger to women and to democracy. peoplesworld.org 
Earlier this week a nine-person, majority male Manhattan jury found former Republican president Donald Trump guilty of sexually abusing writer and journalist E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and for defaming her by claiming she was a liar. Trump was found liable unanimously and ordered to pay Carroll a total of $5 million dollars in …
(2023-05-12). Letter Carriers prep for national 'Stamp Out Hunger' food drive. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —The Letter Carriers are preparing for your generosity, expressed through their annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, scheduled for May 13. That day, on postal routes and at post offices, they'll collect boxes and bags of non-perishable food from generous customers to be sorted and redistributed at local pantries, shelters, charities and similar sources …
(2023-05-12). Are Consumption Taxes Regressive? peoplespolicyproject.org 
Consumption taxes are not a major topic in US politics because they are rarely proposed, especially on the federal level. When consumption taxes are brought up, the discussion tends to devolve into a debate about whether they are regressive or not. As with most progressivity or regressivity debates, this one tends to be muddled and confused because we don't actually use those two words consistently across different policy topics. | In the context of tax policy, the way you determine whether a tax is progressive or regressive is by adding up how much tax each person is being charged and then dividing that amoun…
(2023-05-12). Supreme Court upholds California Prop. 12. nationofchange.org California's Prop. 1, which bans the in-state sale of pork, eggs, and veal from animals "confined in a cruel manner," was challenged by the corporate pork production industry.
(2023-05-12). Senate investigation shows how GOP law enabled Big Pharma's 'extreme' tax avoidance. nationofchange.org "Big Pharma gets us coming and going—they charge Americans sky-high prices and they pay absolute rock-bottom taxes, not anywhere near a fair share."
(2023-05-12). Perils of perverse polling—that turns the world upside down. nationofchange.org Biden's the stunning overachiever;/ Trump's a pandemic of swamp fever.
(2023-05-12). Israeli bombing of Gaza the latest in 75 years of massacres. liberationnews.org 
In four straight days of shelling of civilian areas in Gaza, Israeli planes have killed more than 33 Palestinians and injured more than 110, including several children.
(2023-05-12). Striking Writers Guild Member Boots Riley Shout Out To Striking OEA Teachers. indybay.org Oakland film maker and musician Boots Riley gave a shout out to striking OEA teachers supporting their struggle.
(2023-05-12). LGBTQ Congressman Thought To Be Crooked, Arrested By FBI. moguldom.com New York Rep. George Santos has been arrested by federal prosecutors on criminal charges. The openly gay Republican congressman has been caught in a vast web of lies, some involving fraud. Santos was taken into federal custody May 10. He faces 13 federal charges: seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count …
(2023-05-12). China's Government Calls America's Government an International Outlaw. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Wang Wenbin, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, held
(2023-05-12). Death Toll From Israeli Attack On Gaza Reaches 31 (Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | On May 11, the death toll from the Israeli operation against the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the Gaza Strip reached 31. | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched the operation, codenamed Shield and Arrow, early on May 9 in response to a series of rocket attacks that targeted settlements around Gaza a week earlier. At least 215 positions of the PIJ have been struck since the start of the operation, according to…
(2023-05-12). Iran To Receive First Batch Of Russian Su-35 Fighter Jets Next Week — Report. southfront.org 
File image. | Iran will receive the first batch of Su-35 fighter jets from Russia sometime during next week, The news agency didn't clarify how many fighter jets will be delivered, or when and where they will land exactly. Furthermore, the report is yet to be confirmed by any official source in Iran or Russia. | Reports from December said that Russia has agreed to supply Iran with 24 Su-35s which…
(2023-05-12). Iranian Economy Minister Arrives In Saudi Arabia, As Kingdom Appoints Ambassador To Tehran. southfront.org 
File image. | On May 11, Iran's minister of finance and economic affairs arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah in the first visit to the kingdom by a senior Iranian official since the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries. | The semi-official Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) said that Ehsan Khandouzi arrived in Jeddah leading an economic delegation. The minister was welcomed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah by officials of the Saudi government, Islamic Developmen…
(2023-05-12). Islamic Jihad Fire Rockets At Jerusalem, Israel Respond With More Strikes On Gaza (Videos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. Source: the PIJ military media. | The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that targeted Jerusalem city on May 12 afternoon. | The Gaza-based armed factions said that it had launched two main barrages, aimed at Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and other cities in central Israel. | Israeli military sources said that two rockets fired from Gaza toward Jerusalem were intercepted, one by the Iron Dome and the second by David's Sling. Howeve…
(2023-05-12). Turkey's Bayraktar Akıncı Combat Drone Test-Fires Cruise Missile, Guided Bomb (Videos). southfront.org 
Screengrab. Source: Baykar Defense. | On May 11, Turkey's leading drone manufacturer Baykar announced that the Bayraktar Akƒ±ncƒ± combat drone had successfully test-fired the àáakƒ±r cruise missile and GàñZDE guided bomb. | The àáakƒ±r is a light cruise missile that was developed by Roketsan for land, naval and aerial platforms. The missile uses the KTJ-1750 turbojet engine developed by the Turkish defense research company Kale…
(2023-05-12). Turkish Drone Strike Kills Kurdish Official In Northern Syria. southfront.org 
A Bayraktar Akƒ±ncƒ± combat drone. Source: the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. | On May 11, a Turkish combat drone targeted a vehicle on the M4 highway to the south of the town of Kobane in Syria's northern region. | Kobane, which is located in the northern Aleppo countryside, is a key stronghold of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based pro-opposition monitoring group, said that the strike killed…
(2023-05-12). Warring Factions In Sudan Sign Declaration To Protect Civilians. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) signed on May 11 a declaration of commitment to protect civilians in the country after a week of talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah, the United States announced. | In a statement, the Department of State said that the declaration will guide the conduct of the two warring factions to enable the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance, the restoration of essential services, t…
(2023-05-12). Syria, Alas: Is There Reason for Optimism? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-12). You Don't Have To Choose Between Happiness And Being Informed. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | I write about some dark, dark things in this space, and it's common to receive expressions of despair in response to the subjects I focus on. | This is perfectly understandable. Not only is our world hurtling toward nuclear armageddon and environmental collapse while surging authoritarianism threatens our ability to even talk about these things with each other, but most people are completely oblivious to it all. Even relatively politically engaged people tend to believe society's biggest problems are things like sexism or drag shows, and they genera…
(2023-05-12). Harriet Tubman and the battle for America's symbols. therealnews.com 
The debate over America's symbols and monuments has sharpened with the growing mass movement for racial justice in the past decade. The lionization of slave-owners and genocidaires has been pointed out by many as in contradiction to the ideals of democracy and racial justice so often touted as national core values. In the midst of this debate, the decision by the US Treasury to place Harriet Tubman alongside Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill starting in 2030 has incited controversy. Howard University professor of political science Clarence Lusane joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the Harriet Tubman doll…
(2023-05-12). Florida Officials Reject 35 Percent of Social Studies Textbooks Submitted. truthout.org Officials in the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) have rejected dozens of social studies and history textbooks that were submitted for consideration for use by school districts, claiming that the books violate recently-implemented state standards. Sixty-six of the 101 textbooks that were submitted to the department were approved, while 35 titles were rejected outright. Of the 66 titles that… |
(2023-05-12). Here's How Connecticut Could Implement a Historic New Voting Law. aclu.org Known as the "land of steady habits," Connecticut represents a microcosm of the racist legacy of voter suppression nationwide — but that might change soon. | While some people think of Connecticut as progressive, in truth, we're behind on protecting the right to vote: Connecticut is one of only four states that does not have in-person early voting, one of only 15 states without no-excuse absentee voting, and is in the
(2023-05-12). Using Giant Nets to Clean Plastic Out of the Oceans Comes With Substantive Risks. truthout.org Ships sway on the high seas as they trail large nets scooping enormous hauls of plastic from the waters. The plastic from the nets is then coughed up on the ships' hulls in an enormous jumble of multicolored regurgitated waste. These dramatic images appear in videos by The Ocean Cleanup — a nonprofit organization led by Dutch inventor Boyan Slat, who founded the organization some 10 years ago when… |
(2023-05-12). The Federal Reserve Cartel: A Financial Parasite. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-12). On Soft Power: How to Measure Soft Power, Actors of Soft Power, Foreign Policy and Soft Power? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-12). China possibly surpasses Japan to become world's largest automobile exporter. ecns.cn According to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers that cited the General Administration of Customs, China exported about 1.07 million vehicles in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 58.1 percent over the same period last year.
(2023-05-12). Senior officials of China, U.S. hold candid, in-depth talks in Vienna. ecns.cn Director Wang fully elaborated on China's serious position on the Taiwan question. The two sides also exchanged views on the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, Ukraine and other international and regional issues of mutual interest, Wang added.
(2023-05-12). U.S. repatriates two carved stone relics to China. ecns.cn On Tuesday afternoon local time, authorized by China's National Cultural Heritage Administration, the Chinese Consulate-General in New York and the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York held a handover ceremony, during which the US handed to the Chinese government two important Chinese cultural relics which had been illegally transported overseas and seized in investigations.
(2023-05-12). China's status as a developing country is supported by concrete facts: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China is the world's largest developing country, a fact that is recognized by the world, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a news briefing on Friday.
(2023-05-12). In Numbers: China has over 5 mln registered nurses. ecns.cn
(2023-05-12). HK chief executive receives welcome upon arrival at Chongqing's Ciqikou. ecns.cn John Lee Ka-chiu, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, visited the Chinese mainland city of Chongqing for three days starting on Wednesday to establish a cooperation mechanism between the two cities. "ÄÄ…
(2023-05-12). Chinese disabled earthquake survivor Liao Zhi dances her way to new life. ecns.cn At the age of 38, Liao Zhi is now happily remarried and has a pair of children. She founded a rehabilitation studio for amputees in Chongqing, helping those with similar experiences overcome the gloom. "ÄÄ…
(2023-05-12). Air rail train to be put into operation in Wuhan. ecns.cn The air rail train has been put into trial operation, and will be built into an "aerial viewing platform" for the Optics Valley Ecological Corridor.
(2023-05-12). Here's What CNN Should Have Learned From Fox News. truthout.org I think everyone knew that CNN's very special episode of The Trump Show on Wednesday night was going to be a fiasco. How could it not be? Donald Trump lies as easily as he breathes and he was going to be given a live platform to do it. We've seen him do these events for years now and there was no reason to believe this one would be any different. If there was anything startling about it it was the… |
(2023-05-12). Progressives Worry Biden Remarks May Signal Concession to GOP Spending Cuts. truthout.org After meeting with congressional leaders earlier this week as the U.S. barrels toward a catastrophic debt default, President Joe Biden said that "we should be cutting spending," a remark that fueled concerns among progressives that the White House is preparing to cede to at least some Republican demands in exchange for a deal to lift the debt ceiling. President Joe Biden has said repeatedly that… |
(2023-05-12). GOP Megadonor Partnered With Hate Group "to Defund Trans Pediatrics" in Texas. truthout.org A recently released trove of documents from the American College of Pediatricians (ACPEDs) reveals how a Republican donor used veiled threats implying legal action against a Dallas-area children's hospital as part of a massive pressure campaign to force the hospital to turn away transgender patients. In November 2021, the GENder Education and Care, Interdisciplinary Support (GENECIS) program at… |
(2023-05-12). Poland Should Leave the American Sector Now! globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-12). Italy's Eni Faces Lawsuit Alleging Early Knowledge Of Climate Change. popularresistance.org
(2023-05-12). Lessons From Barcelona's Eight-Year Experiment In Radical Governance. popularresistance.org
(2023-05-12). Why Is the DOJ Lying About Jack Teixeira? sonar21.com 
When CBS reporter Catherine Herridge posted the story about the DOJ claim that the alleged leaker of classified intelligence documents had a "cache of weapons and tactical gear surrounding his…
(2023-05-12). This is a class struggle, not a housing crisis. monitormag.ca What if there is no housing crisis, but a housing market working exactly as designed?>
(2023-05-12). Opinion: The Flawed Argument Of There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. moguldom.com As a parent, I get a lot of notices from my children's school. The school sends letters home, they email me and they call me. It can be a bit much at times and I understand why they do it, but still. One of the more annoying notices is the emails I receive about my …
(2023-05-12). It would be healthier and safer for humanity to sign an agreement with the Columbian drug cartel than with WHO, says MEP. expose-news.com The third International Covid Summit was held at the European Parliament last week, on 3 May. The Members of the European Parliament ("MEPs") who attended said it was a historic event. The …
(2023-05-12). No vaccine, ever, has been established to be "safe" in the USA. expose-news.com The whole "vaccines are safe" narrative for the past 200 years is based on an assumption that all vaccines are safe. There is no credible large-scale post-marketing study that backs up this claim …
(2023-05-12). Videos: CDC propaganda during 2021 and propaganda on Australian TV "then and now" expose-news.com Below are two videos which remind us of the covid propaganda we've been subjected to for the past few years. One is an excellent collection of CDC propaganda and the other is …
(2023-05-12). Biden Sold Weapons To A Majority Of Authoritarian Countries In 2022. progressivehub.net STEPHEN SEMLER | THE INTERCEPT…
(2023-05-12). Where Do Mass Shooters Learn To Kill? In The U.S. Military. progressivehub.net DAVID SWANSON…
(2023-05-12). Korea Nuclear Escalation Risks Intensify. thealtworld.com The Korean Peninsula has become ground zero for nuclear weapons proliferation. The North Korean government of Kim Jung-un has precipitously moved to expand his nation's nuclear capability, testing and deploying a wide-range of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles. This includes some capable of reaching targets in the Continental US. South Korea has made noises about developing its own nuclear capability, prompting the US to increase its own nuclear posture in the region. The result is a dangerous game of nuclear escalation between the US and North Korea, which leaves the region, and the world, facing elevated risk…
(2023-05-12). Venezuelan Opposition Leader Confronted. leecamp.com
(2023-05-12). Belligerent UK's long-range missile delivery cranks up Ukraine war. thecanary.co British Storm Shadow missiles have arrived in Ukraine. The delivery of long-range weapons has angered Russian leaders and caused concern among allies. The UK's belligerence in regard to Ukraine has caused tensions before. Of course, a stockpile of weapons which could penetrate deeply into Russian territory risks a wider escalation of the war. Defence minister …
(2023-05-12). Public reaction to Imran Khan's arrest signals a loss of support for Pakistan's powerful military. thecanary.co Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was arrested by paramilitary forces, in a move that Pakistan's Supreme Court has now described as illegal. Ever since a no-confidence vote removed Khan from power, the public has lost trust in Pakistan's military. Such widespread rage against the military, however, is nothing new in Pakistan. Parts of Pakistan's …
(2023-05-12). Cops keep making unjustified arrests, but these victims are fighting back—and winning. therealnews.com 
Police Accountability Report hosts Taya Graham and Stephen Janis break down some recent cases of bad arrests covered by PAR and share with viewers how our reporting has actually lead to progress. We also explore new ways of analyzing policing to explain why it continues to lead to suffering and bad outcomes in communities across the country. | Studio Production: David Hebden |
| Transcript: | The transcript of this episode will be made available as soon as possible.
(2023-05-12). The Zombie Domino Theory Returns. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-12). Unveiling the Dark Side of Nanotechnology: The Perils of Nanobots and Graphene. expose-news.com In the realm of scientific advancements, nanotechnology has emerged as a groundbreaking field with immense potential. One of the key areas within nanotechnology is the development of nanobots, microscopic machines that have …
(2023-05-12). The French working class fights on. thecommunists.org Trash has piled up high on many of the streets of Paris, barricades still burn in the night across France, as French workers carry on the fight to overthrow their government's attack on their pensions. French president Emmanuel Macron's government pushed a bill to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without …
(2023-05-12). Sudan: Historical sensitivities and complex calculations force Cairo to be neutral. uwidata.com The Rapid Support Forces' capture of Egyptian soldiers, who were inside the Marawi military base, coinciding with the start of its attack on the Sudanese army's facilities, represents an important entry point for understanding the nature of the Egyptian position on the conflict between the two major Sudanese military forces. Although the Egyptian soldiers were …
(2023-05-12). Portraits of politicians 5: Doƒüu Perinàßek. uwidata.com As the countdown towards the 14 May elections continues, public opinion polls reveal very different results concerning the winner of the elections. An interesting picture emerges when an average is taken apart from the results of the survey companies known to be clearly sided between the People's Alliance led by Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan and Kemal …
(2023-05-12). Increasing tension and acts of violence ahead of Türkiye's elections. uwidata.com The elections in Türkiye on May 14 are increasingly overshadowed by acts of accusations, threats and physical violence. UWI has compiled below some of the incidents. 1) Verbal attack on Kemal Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu — April 21 The opposition's main presidential candidate Kemal Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu, was verbally attacked on April 21 during a visit to the earthquake-hit city …
(2023-05-12). "Peace in the Middle East is sending Western Globalists and Israel into a tailspin." thealtworld.com Quantum Nurse www.quantumnurse.life presents: | Freedom International Livestream | On May 9, 2023 Thursday @ 12: 00 PM EST 5: 00 PM UK 6: 00 PM Germany | Guest: Vanessa Beeley | Topic: "Peace in the Middle East is sending Western Globalists and Israel into a tailspin."
(2023-05-12). New ICE Program Subjects Asylum Seekers to GPS Monitoring and Curfew. truthout.org The White House is rolling out a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program that will subject asylum-seeking families that cross the U.S. border without authorization to GPS monitoring and a curfew — a move that immigrant advocates say will further criminalize migrants and ultimately expand ICE's inhumane system of immigrant imprisonment. The punitive surveillance program… |
(2023-05-11). Quebec unions refuse to lift a finger to fight closure of Olymel meatpacking plant. wsws.org The closure will eliminate a thousand jobs and devastate an entire region, but the unions are blocking any worker resistance, insisting their focus is on job-search assistance to "ease frustration and concern."
(2023-05-11). Rock bands Boygenius and the Hold Steady: Diverging approaches, diverging results. wsws.org Of two albums released on the same day, one celebrates personal relationships, while the other acknowledges the pressures that challenge them.
(2023-05-11). Roger Waters in Hamburg: A tremendous start of German tour amid media smear campaign. wsws.org Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters opened his German tour at the Barclays Arena in Hamburg on Sunday.
(2023-05-11). Royal College of Nursing congress meets Sunday: Form rank-and-file committees to defeat sell-out of NHS strikes. wsws.org Without the initiation of a rank-and-file rebellion, workers will go down to a crushing defeat with dire consequences for the future of the NHS.
(2023-05-11). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org In Italy 30,000 protest against the labour decree that will slash wages, while unions try to suppress general strike calls and promote the Democratic Party; UK stoppages continue over pay and conditions including strikes by ambulance workers, oil and gas offshore workers, civil servants, lecturers and London Heathrow airport staff; doctors walk out for a week at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital over underfunded health system while civil servants plan walkout in Abia State over unpaid salaries and pensions…
(2023-05-11). 'Give us health care, not COVID'. workers.org 
Dr. Lara Jirmanus and Ellen Leigh of Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity address the media outside Boston hospital, May 4, 2023. Boston The entrance of Massachusetts General Hospital — a downtown Boston campus of the growing regional corporate monopoly Mass General Brigham — was the scene of a rare protest: . . . |
(2023-05-11). Stop U.S. harassment of anti-imperialist activists! workers.org 
The 150-person May Day 2023 delegation to Cuba With the workers' movement on the rise in the U.S. and around the world, May Day activities for 2023 were in full swing over the last few days. Also in evidence were attempts by the U.S. government to repress those individuals who . . . |
(2023-05-11). Okefenokee Swamp threatened by proposed strip mine. workers.org 
Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia. Atlanta A years-long struggle by the Muskogee Creek Nation and environmentalists to preserve the Okefenokee Swamp, home of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, is ramping up its campaign to stop Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals from strip mining the eastern edge of this unique ecosystem. Opponents say that . . . |
(2023-05-11). Solidaridad con la lucha contra la reforma de las pensiones en Francia. workers.org 
Manifestación el 1o de mayo de 80.000 personas en Nantes, Francia, una ciudad con la población total de 280.000. Una nota informativa por la Coordinadora Estatal por la Defensa del Sistema Público de Pensiones (COESPE) en el estado español. Publicada en lahaine.org, el 8 de mayo. Mundo Obrero la publica . . . |
(2023-05-11). Israel Launches A New War On Gaza, Kills Overwhelmingly Civilians, But Why Now? thelastamericanvagabond.com At around 2: 00 AM, Tuesday Morning, unprovoked Israeli airstrikes rained down on residential buildings throughout the besieged Gaza Strip. Israel had decided to launch an assassination campaign against leaders in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement, murdering three of them along with their families whilst they slept in their beds at night. Despite the majority
(2023-05-11). WHO Says Mpox No Longer A Global Health Emergency. telesurenglish.net World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Thursday that mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is no longer a global health emergency. | RELATED: | "Yesterday, the monkeypox emergency committee met and recommended to me that the global outbreak of monkeypox no longer represents a public health emergency of international concern," Tedros told a press conference. | According to the WHO chief…
(2023-05-11). 29 Palestinians Killed In Israeli Airstrikes. telesurenglish.net The state news agency WAFA reported the death of another Palestinian in an Israeli airstrike on the village of Ezbet Abd Rabo in the northern Gaza Strip. | RELATED: | The latest victim of Israeli aggression was killed in a drone strike on a group of Palestinians in Ezbet Abd Rabo, according to WAFA's correspondent. | The death toll now stands at 29, including at least seven children, three women and two elderly people, the…
(2023-05-11). 5.5 Earthquake Shakes Northeastern California. telesurenglish.net The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported Thursday an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale that shook the Plumas County area of northeastern California. | RELATED: | The tremor occurred at 16.19 local time (21.19 GMT) and its epicenter was in East Shore town in Plumas County. So far, no damage or injuries have been reported. | The epicenter, with a depth of -1.5 km, was initially determined at 40.216 degrees north latitude and…
(2023-05-11). Brazilian Police Take Action Against Far-Right Coup Leaders. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Brazilian Federal Police began another operation against far-right groups that stormed the headquarters of the three powers in Brasilia in an attempt to force a coup against President Lula da Silva on January 8. | RELATED: | The operation was concentrated in the states of Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana, where the authorities ordered 22 raids on the homes of people whose assets valued at around U…
(2023-05-11). Pakistan: Supreme Court Orders Release of Former PM Imran Khan. telesurenglish.net On Thursday evening, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered police to immediately release former Prime Minister Imran Khan who was arrested on May 9 on the charges of corruption. | RELATED: | The verdict was given on a plea of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party saying that the arrest was illegal as it was made at the premises of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) when Khan was seeking protective bail. | The Supr…
(2023-05-11). Palestinian Death Toll From Israeli Airstrikes Reaches 25. telesurenglish.net In the early hours of Thursday, Israel continued to indiscriminately shell the Gaza Strip, killing three citizens and wounding 15 people. From Tuesday until today, the Israeli occupation forces have left 25 Palestinians dead. | RELATED: | According to data from the Palestinian authorities, the Israeli bombardments have killed 15 civilians, including six children. The number of wounded in Gaza now amounts to 79 people. | Am…
(2023-05-11). Shooting at Mercedes-Benz Plant Kills 2 in Germany. telesurenglish.net On Thursday morning, two people were killed as a gunman opened fire at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen, southern Germany. | RELATED: | According to initial investigation, the 53-year-old man shot at the two victims at the plant but he was arrested without any resistance, the Stuttgart public prosecutor's office and Ludwigsburg police headquarters said in a joint statement. | The all-clear was given around o…
(2023-05-11). Sudan Warring Parties Sign Agreement To Avoid Harm To Civilians. telesurenglish.net Al Arabiya news channel reported Thursday that the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) signed a declaration in the Saudi port city of Jeddah pledging to protect civilians in Sudan. | RELATED: | The warring parties stressed that the interests of the Sudanese people are a priority and agreed to allow all civilians to leave besieged areas, the report said. | The agreement affirmed Sudan's sovereignty and…
(2023-05-11). Venezuela and Colombia Sign Security and Defense Agreement. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Defense Ministers Ivan Velasquez (Colombia) and Vladimir Padrino (Venezuela) met in Caracas to address issues related to border protection and security. | RELATED: | During the meeting, the Venezuelan authorities formalized the delivery of three Colombian Navy boats that were found by the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) in the Orinoco River, in the state of Bolivar in 2020. | Since then, those boats had remaine…
(2023-05-11). Wildfires Threaten Indigenous Communities in Canada. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, at least nine indigenous communities in northwest Canada are threatened by wildfires that have burned thousands of hectares of forest. | RELATED: | Currently, the province of Alberta has 82 active fires, 29 of which are out of control. The communities most affected are those of the Little Red River Cree Indian Nation, located about 550 kilometers north of the city of Edmonton, in the far north of Alberta. | Throu…
(2023-05-11). Andrew Kearse Remembered: Widow Shares the Pain of Losing Her Husband to Police. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-05-11). US Democrats Urge Biden to Lift 'Failed' Sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela. venezuelanalysis.com US representatives said there are "strong moral grounds" for eliminating sanctions against both countries for causing "widespread suffering" and driving migration.
(2023-05-11). PSL Editorial — Biden follows Trump's lead on border repression and militarization. liberationnews.org 
In addition to militarization, the Biden administration is implementing a change to U.S. asylum policy that could make the system almost as restrictive as it was under Title 42.
(2023-05-11). FBI Has Evolved Into Organized Crime Outfit that Operates Above the Law. covertactionmagazine.com Twenty years ago I took two of my sons to a World Wrestling Entertainment fight at Madison Square Garden. They were obsessed at the time with the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, and other "wrestlers" whose names I still remember all these years later. Very few of these characters seemed compelling to …
(2023-05-11). China Is Cementing Its Position as an Arctic Superpower Through Russia. infobrics.org China is courting Russia to consolidate its power in the Arctic, even as it builds a fifth research station in Antarctica…
(2023-05-11). Kazakhstan, BRICS Ready to Continue Close Cooperation. infobrics.org Ambassador of Kazakhstan Yerkin Akhinzhanov met with BRICS Sherpa of the Republic of South Africa Anil Sooklal, Kazinform cites the press service of the Kazakh MFA…
(2023-05-11). How BRICS Is Coming Together to Challenge the U.S. Dollar. infobrics.org The US dollar is continuously facing backlash. Now Russia thinks that BRICS should do more. It has floated the idea of common currency…
(2023-05-11). America faces major hurdles trying to form 'Asia-Pacific NATO'. infobrics.org While South Koreans prefer the current status quo, the US is worried this could greatly weaken their ability to form a wider and more compliant anti-Chinese coalition.
(2023-05-11). Russia concludes investigations on Donbass genocide. infobrics.org According to data released by the Moscow's investigative committee, 5,000 ethnic Russian civilians died in Donbass region since 2014.
(2023-05-11). Joe Biden's approval rating continues to plummet as Trump rises. infobrics.org Fox News host accuses CIA of bringing Biden to power.
(2023-05-11). Israel's Latest Hasbara Scheme Enlists High School Students as Trolls Against Palestine. mintpressnews.com 
The Israeli government is training high school students as part of its propaganda efforts to combat criticism of its policies and delegitimize the BDS movement.
(2023-05-11). Concerning the meeting in New Delhi between the defense ministers of India and China. journal-neo.org 
(2023-05-11). How Europe and the US Aren't on the Same Page. journal-neo.org 
(2023-05-11). Once again, Turkey is a high priority. journal-neo.org 
The custom of intensifying expert analysis before general elections is an unavoidable political procedure. Expert opinions can both diverge and converge at the same time, leading to non-standard conclusions in one case and vice versa in the other. However, readers and observers are only interested in these analyses when they are backed up by compelling […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-05-11). NATO's Quack Journalists Shill for Total War. strategic-culture.org
(2023-05-11). Palestine Is Boiling and Will Not Cool Down. strategic-culture.org The Israeli aggression against Palestinians has reached the point where they are not permitted to hear the call to prayer, Steven Sahiounie writes. | Khader Adnan, 45, of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, died while on a hunger strike in an Israeli prison. | He started the hunger strike on February 5, when he was arrested and sentenced in an Israeli military court and placed into "administrative detention", which means detention without charges in abhorrent prison conditions. | It was the Israeli common practice of administrative detention that prompted the hunger strike. | Held without charges or trial, this mark…
(2023-05-11). U.S. Remains Largest Military Spender by Far. strategic-culture.org 
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's data shows that Washington spends three times as much on its military than China, the second-largest spender, Ashik Siddique reports. | By Ashik SIDDIQUE | World military spending reached a new record high of $2.24 trillion in 2022, according to new data published by the That's up 3.7 percent since the previous year, including the steepest increase am…
(2023-05-11). Sudan Talks Held in Saudi Arabia Reveals Underlying Crisis of Governance. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-11). Israel kills woman weeks before wedding. electronicintifada.net Dania Adas and Muhammad Saad had planned their celebrations and their future.
(2023-05-11). Rex 84: FEMA's Blueprint for Martial Law in America. globalresearch.ca We are dangerously close to a situation where ~ if the American people took to the streets in righteous indignation or if there were another 9/11 ~ a mechanism for martial law could be quickly implemented and carried out under REX 84.
(2023-05-11). Calls Grow for Rep. George Santos to Resign as Legal Troubles Continue to Mount. truthout.org Scandal-plagued New York Republican Congressmember George Santos pleaded not guilty to 13 federal charges at a courthouse on Long Island Wednesday. He is charged with wire fraud, money laundering, lying on federal disclosure forms, and fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits while earning a $120,000 salary. Santos has been under investigation since his election to Congress last year exposed… |
(2023-05-11). Mexico's AMLO Refers to OAS as 'Useless'. orinocotribune.com The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, suggested that the Organization of American States (OAS) should disappear, because "it is useless." | During his morning press conference on Wednesday, the Mexican president asked those present if they knew what good the OAS had done. He pointed out that the only thing the international organization has done is "to endorse all authoritarian plots against legitimate, legal, and popular governments in Latin America." | "The OAS has no moral or political authority," added the Mexican president. "But it is not necessary, nor is it convenient to answer them, they a…
(2023-05-11). There are more pillars to the health system than physicians, say state workers in Croatia. peoplesdispatch.org A wide coalition of trade unions and professional associations in the health sector in Croatia is demanding adequate appreciation of their work as Ministry of Health refuses to discuss pay rise…
(2023-05-11). The Heat: U.S. Debt Ceiling Battle. america.cgtn.com 
The United States tries to avoid defaulting on its debt. Can it avoid an economic crisis? The U.S. is now just weeks away from what the treasury secretary warns could be an "economic catastrophe" if it fails to agree on a deal to raise its …
(2023-05-11). 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline' director Daniel Goldhaber explains the film's vision. therealnews.com 
The title alone of How to Blow Up a Pipeline has raised its share of eyebrows—and drawn condemnations from right-wing critics. The film, based on a
(2023-05-11). Is Corrupt American Law Enforcement a Dominant Factor in Fentanyl Epidemic? moguldom.com The number of deaths caused by fentanyl is on the rise, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting 70,601 overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone (mainly fentanyl) in 2021. However, could corrupt American law enforcement officials be a contributing factor to the fentanyl epidemic? In recent months, several law enforcement officials have been …
(2023-05-11). Scholar: Alex Haley Spread Fake Quotes From MLK On Malcolm X. moguldom.com A researcher claims he;s discovered that a famous quote from Martin Luther King Jr. regarding Malcolm X was doctored by author Alex Haley. Jonathan Eig, who wrote a new biography on King, has referred to the altered quote as "journalistic malpractice." The quote in question suggests that King had denounced Malcolm X for his "fiery, …
(2023-05-11). California Reparations Leaders: Fox Article Suggesting Gov. Newsom Doesn't Support Cash Payments Is Misinformation. moguldom.com Multiple reports have claimed that California Governor Gavin Newsom does not back the cash payments of up to $1.2 million for Black residents recommended by his reparations task force. The news all stems from a Fox News Digital interview Newsom did on May 9. But according to California reparations leaders and Newsom's office, this is misinformation. Newsom …
(2023-05-11). UPDATED: Battle For Bakhmut On May 11, 2023 : Ukraine Declares New Victories (Video 18+). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageUPDATE: Prigozhin said that the Ukrainian offensive has already begun, and Zelensky's statement that it was allegedly delayed is an informational cover of the operations. | On May 11, there were additional reports that the AFU managed to take control of some areas in the Bakhmut region. Russian units of the 4th separate motorized strike brigade and the 374 separate motorized battalion lost some of their positions northwest of Kleshcheyevka. At the moment, the position…
(2023-05-11). Military Situation In Bakhmut On May 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian forces captured several buildings on Chaikovskoho street; | Russian forces took control of Post Office in the north-west of Bakhmut city; | In the north-west of Bakhmut, Wagner fighters advanced along the streets of Medvedev, Chernyakhovsky, Tolbukhin; | Wagner's assault detachments captured several positions near the intersection of Levanevsky and Defenders of Ukraine streets; | The AFU captured some Russian positions and advanced about 600 meters near the…
(2023-05-11). Military Situation In Donbass On May 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Stupochki; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Avdeevka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Ugledar; | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Belokuzminovka; | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Preobrazhenka; | The Russian Army slightly advanced near Bilogorivka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Mariinka;…
(2023-05-11). Military Situation In Syria On May 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 11, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 — in Idlib province, 1 — in Latakia province; | On May 11, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Tel Tamar; | On May 11, an SAA officer was killed and four policemen were wounded in a car explosion in Damascus. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack; | On May 10, foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Russia and Iran met in Moscow to…
(2023-05-11). Military Situation In Yemen On May 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-05-11). NATO Has Now Openly Declared War Against Russia. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by NATO's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, during
(2023-05-11). Russian Forces Continue Surrounding Ukrainian Garrison In Avdiivka, DPR. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Heavy battles are ongoing in the area of Avdiivka, where the Russian Army continues surrounding the Ukrainian garrison from several directions. | On May 11, Russian forces reportedly expanded the zone of their control north of Opytne and captured some Ukrainian strongholds on the southern outskirts of Avdiivka. Clashes are ongoing along the railway station and near the ninth district of the town. |
(2023-05-11). Israel Assassinates Another Islamic Jihad Commander In Gaza (Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | On May 11 afternoon, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) assassinated another senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the Gaza Strip. | The commander was identified as Ahmad Abu Daqqa. He was reportedly the second-in-command in the PIJ's rocket force. Ali Ghali, the commander of the force, was killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza in the morning. | The IDF said that the assassination of Abu Daqqa was carrie…
(2023-05-11). Turkish, Syrian Foreign Ministers Hold High-Level Talks In Moscow. southfront.org 
The foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran have met in Moscow (Russian Foreign Ministry) | On May 10, the foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran met in Moscow for high-level talks on the normalization process between Ankara and Damascus. | In his opening speech, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed hope that the meeting would pave the way to drafting a road map for normalizing Turkish-Syrian relations. The minister said that he sees Moscow's task as "not only…
(2023-05-11). UK Confirms Delivery Of Long-Range 'Storm Shadow' Cruise Missiles To Ukraine. southfront.org 
A Storm Shadow missile inside the Royal Air Force museum in London. By Wikimedia user (Rept0n1x). | On May 11, the United Kingdom confirmed that it had supplied Ukraine with Storm Shadow cruise missiles that has a range of more than 200 kilometers. | The announcement was made in the House of Commons by UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who said that the missiles would "allow Ukraine to push back Russian forces based on Ukrainian sovereign territory". | Wallace said that…
(2023-05-11). West's Attack On Wagner Blow Back. southfront.org 
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(2023-05-11). The U.S. Still Spends More on Its Military Than Over 144 Nations Combined. fpif.org World military spending reached a new record high of $2.4 trillion in 2022, with the United States spending the most by far.
(2023-05-11). EPA assessment finds 3 popular neonicotinoid insecticides jeopardize endangered plants and animals' existence. nationofchange.org The answer to prevent further extinction of up to 41 percent of the world's insects is a "serious reduction in pesticide usage."
(2023-05-11). A Certain Form of Thieving. dissidentvoice.org 
It looks like 2008 all over again. Economic and financial mismanagement feature in scorching, consuming brilliance. The culpable, bungling banksters, have returned with their customary, venal incompetence. In the customary script, they habitually seek the role of the public purse to socialise their losses. Along the way, they will avoid richly deserved prison sentences, lie …
(2023-05-11). UN Must Investigate U.S. Role in MoàØse Assassination. dissidentvoice.org The Haiti/Americas Team of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) and BAP member organization, MOLEGHAF, request the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) launch a serious and in-depth investigation into the assassination of former Haitian de facto President Jovenel MoàØse. We demand to know the truth concerning U.S. and other foreign countries' complicity in plotting to …
(2023-05-11). The Taliban and the Islamic State Continue to Fight for Afghanistan's Future. independentmediainstitute.org On April 25, 2023, U.S. officials confirmed that the Taliban had killed the head of the Islamic State (IS) cell operating in Afghanistan. Though his identity has not been revealed, the IS leader is believed to have masterminded the 2021 Kabul airport attack that killed 170 Afghan civilians and 13 U.S. military personnel. His assassination …
(2023-05-11). SACP greets NY comrades on May Day. cpusa.org 
The following greeting was sent by Blade Nzimande, National Chair of the South African Communist Party, to the May Day event organized by the CPUSA and its YCL in NYC on May 1st, 2023. On this May Day, the South African Communist Party (SACP) wishes to salute the pioneering struggles by militant workers in …
(2023-05-11). Title 42 Was Inhumane and Illegal. So Are Biden's New Border Policies. truthout.org The cruel Trump-era immigration policy known as Title 42 expires today, but human rights defenders have nothing to celebrate. The Biden administration has swiftly replaced the unlawful and restrictive immigration policy with a near-total asylum ban that will turbocharge the deportation of migrants who cross the border from Mexico into the U.S. This is combined with intensified militarization of… |
(2023-05-11). Eric Trump Threatens Lawsuit Over Truthful Reporting on Speaking Tour. truthout.org Eric Trump, son of former President Donald Trump, has threatened to sue MSNBC host Rachel Maddow over her accurate reporting that he will be taking part in a speaking tour alongside white supremacists this weekend. Eric Trump — who, alongside his older brother Donald Trump Jr., helped manage his father's companies while he was in office — is set to participate in the far right ReAwaken America… |
(2023-05-11). Even Some at CNN Viewed the Trump Town Hall as a Problematic "Spectacle of Lies" truthout.org Following CNN's town hall featuring former President Donald Trump on Wednesday night, some CNN reporters have denounced the network's decision to grant the 2024 GOP presidential contender an hour of airtime to rant about his far right views with little opportunity for pushback. Although a corporate statement from CNN praised host Kaitlan Collins for asking "tough, fair and revealing questions" and… |
(2023-05-11). Trump Calls CNN Host "Nasty Person" Over Questions on Classified Mar-a-Lago Docs. truthout.org At a CNN town hall event in New Hampshire on Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump continued to push blatantly false claims about the classified documents that were uncovered at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida last year. During the event, Trump lashed out at CNN host Kaitlan Collins, calling her a "nasty person" for pressing him on the issue. More than 300 documents marked as… |
(2023-05-11). Golden Rule Peace Boat visits Baltimore, bringing message of nuclear disarmament. peoplesworld.org 
BALTIMORE—Do you know about the back story behind the U.S., U.K., and USSR signing the "Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water" in 1963? It is a very dramatic tale, involving illegal arrests in international waters, switching missions from one ship to another, children tasting nuclear fallout as it came …
(2023-05-11). Penn Medicine Doctors In Philadelphia Vote Overwhelmingly To Unionize. popularresistance.org Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – After a months-long organizing campaign, the resident and fellow physicians at the University of Pennsylvania overwhelmingly voted to unionize with the Committee of Interns and Residents. With 88% of participants voting in favor, the frontline Penn Medicine doctors are the first statewide to gain union representation. | Working at one of the region's largest healthcare providers, Penn's frontline physicians look forward to advocating for the conditions they need to provide top-quality care without compromising their mental, physical, or financial wellbeing. Despite working at one of t…
(2023-05-11). El giro de Corea del Sur hacia el conflicto. peoplesdispatch.org La aspiración del Presidente Yoon Suk Yeol de convertir a Corea del Sur en un "Estado pivote mundial" está convirtiendo a su país en un engranaje más de la maquinaria bélica estadounidense y pone en juego la seguridad y el futuro económico de Corea del Sur en un orden mundial en declive liderado por Estados Unidos.
(2023-05-11). South Korea pivots to conflict. greenleft.org.au South Korea's far-right President Yoon Suk Yeol is rushing South Korea headlong into the middle of the new Cold War that the United States is waging against China, argue Dae-Han Song and Alice S Kim.
(2023-05-11). 'Bwa Kale' — Haiti Erupts Into Anti-Gang Uprising. orinocotribune.com 
By Dan Cohen — May 2, 2023 | Plagued by crime, insecurity and corruption, Haiti's masses spawn a leaderless movement to crush gangs. How far will it go? | On April 23, after a night of heavy gunfire in the second district and surrounding neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, Haitian National Police (PNH) received information that several gang members were traveling through the area. Early the following morning in the Canapé-Vert neighborhood, police stopped a public transportation minibus and found 14 men
(2023-05-11). Bailing Out A Friend: Judge Says Block's $306M Purchase Of Jay-Z's Tidal Was A Terrible Business Decision. moguldom.com 
A Delaware judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against Jack Dorsey's digital payments company Block Inc. over its 2021 acquisition of hip-hop artist Jay-Z's majority ownership in the music streaming service Tidal, saying it seemed a "terrible business decision" but was "made in good faith." A pension fund shareholder alleged that Block founder and CEO …
(2023-05-11). Poll Suggests Black American Support For Biden Has Crashed, Nearly 30% Could Vote Trump. moguldom.com Depending on which poll you look at, approval for President Joe Biden among Black Americans, a core Democratic group, is slim to none. Biden's approval rating among Black people is 52 percent, down from 82 percent when he took office, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted April 28-May 3, 2023. The ABC poll …
(2023-05-11). Retire This Dehumanizing Language About Immigrants. fpif.org Last year, my client Susan called me to discuss her immigration case. | During our conversation she referenced the news that immigrants were being bused from the southern border to cities in the North, often under false promises, In confusion and fear, Susan asked me: "Why do they hate us so much?" | While I couldn't answer Susan's question, her underlying concern highlights a startl…
(2023-05-11). Ukraine Claims Gains Near Bakhmut. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian military officials on Wednesday claimed that their forces made some gains near the eastern Donbas city of Bakhmut, where Russian forces have been steadily advancing for months. According to Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Ukrainian troops were able to push the Russians back by 2 kilometers (1.2 miles). "In some areas …
(2023-05-11). Jake Sullivan Meets With China's Top Diplomat in Vienna. news.antiwar.com National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with China's top diplomat for two days in Vienna this week, marking the highest level of in-person engagement between the two nations since President Biden and President Xi Jinping held talks in Bali last November. According to a White House readout, Sullivan and Wang Yi, director of China's Central …
(2023-05-11). Saudi Envoy Says Yemen Peace Talks are 'Serious' But Unclear When Deal Will Come. news.antiwar.com Saudi Arabia's envoy to Yemen said Thursday that all sides engaged in talks to end the war in Yemen are "serious," but the next steps are unclear. "Everybody is serious. Serious means everybody is looking for peace," Mohammed al-Jaber told AFP. "It's not easy to be clear about next steps." Jaber traveled to Sanaa last …
(2023-05-11). UK Confirms It's Supplying Ukraine With Long-Range Missiles. news.antiwar.com British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed on Thursday that London is providing Ukraine with longer-range missiles, marking another escalation of NATO support for Kyiv. The UK is sending Storm Shadow missiles, which are air-launched and can be fired by Ukraine's Soviet fighter jets. According to CNN, the Storm Shadows London is sending Kyiv have a range …
(2023-05-11). US Ambassador Accuses South Africa of Supplying Russia With Weapons. news.antiwar.com The US ambassador to South Africa has accused the nation of secretly supplying Russia with weapons, a claim that drew a rebuke from Pretoria. US Ambassador Reuben Brigety said he knew that a Russian ship that docked in South Africa in December was loaded with weapons but did not provide evidence for the claim. "We …
(2023-05-11). US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Combat Syria Normalization. news.antiwar.com A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House have introduced a bill aimed to combat Syria's normalization with regional countries that would expand sanctions and prohibit the US from establishing diplomatic ties with the government of Bashar al-Assad. The bill was introduced by Reps. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), and several …
(2023-05-11). Zelensky Says Ukraine's Military Needs More Time Before Counteroffensive. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the Ukrainian military needs more time before launching its long-awaited counteroffensive, warning that doing it too early would result in a lot of casualties. "We can advance with what we've got and I think we can be successful but we will lose a lot of people, I think that …
(2023-05-11). Sudan's crisis and the hidden hands of the IMF. peoplesdispatch.org As the people of Sudan continue to experience conflict and violence, the role played by international financial institutions is often ignored. Decades of IMF-imposed austerity policies and cuts on spending played a huge role in the deterioration of living conditions in the country…
(2023-05-11). China's huge cosmic-ray observatory LHAASO approved for operation. ecns.cn China's Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) – one of the country's key national science and technology infrastructure facilities, passed national acceptance procedures on Wednesday evening, hoping to reveal athe origin of cosmic rays, a century-old mystery.
(2023-05-11). China, Myanmar to hold border economic, trade exhibition. ecns.cn China and Myanmar will jointly hold a border economic and trade exhibition from May 25 to 28 in Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar.
(2023-05-11). Crayfish dishes offered to mark graduation in Nanjing's university. ecns.cn Chefs cook crayfish at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics during the crayfish festival held to mark the graduation season in east China's Jiangsu Province, May 10, 2023.
(2023-05-11). Water lilies in Nanjing lake bring Monet's painting to life. ecns.cn Ducks swim among blooming water lilies at Yanque Lake, bringing Monet's famouse painting to life in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 10, 2023.
(2023-05-11). Pink and red tree sculpture unveiled in New York City. ecns.cn An "Old Tree" sculpture is unveiled at the High Line Plinth in Manhattan of New York City, U.S., May 10, 2023. The 25-foot tall man-made tree stretched toward the sky, attracting many visitors.
(2023-05-11). In Numbers: China is the leading market for electric cars in 2022. ecns.cn
(2023-05-11). Visitors flock to Hainan for the launch of Tianzhou 6. ecns.cn The Tianzhou-6 robotic cargo ship — the first spacecraft to visit China's Tiangong space station this year — was launched on Wednesday night to transport packages for the next two manned missions.
(2023-05-11). The IMF and its ideological orphans. mronline.org 
There was a time when the International Monetary Fund's "recommendations" on how to reorganize an economy were read, defended and executed as if they were a divine mandate.
(2023-05-11). UN nuclear watchdog chief says intensified fighting around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant 'unpredictable and dangerous'. mronline.org 
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says intensified fighting around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine render the situation "unpredictable and potentially dangerous."
(2023-05-11). Big Food Raking in Huge Profits From Price Hikes as US Hunger Persists: Analysis. scheerpost.com 
"It's shameful that Americans are left food insecure and have to skip meals while corporations and their wealthy shareholders enjoy the spoils of supersized profits under unjustified price hikes."
(2023-05-11). Big Tech Companies Are Becoming More Powerful Than Nation-States. scheerpost.com 
Apple's Cupertino headquarters; the tech giant is richer than 96% of the globe. | (Photo: By Tom Valovic / A few years ago, I was having dinner with a friend who worked at Google. As we were discussing the ins and outs of the tech world, he casually remarked: "Google is going to take over the world you kn…
(2023-05-11). Matt Taibbi: Report on the Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Top 50 Organizations to Know. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-11). Ralph Nader: The Sadistic GOP's Debt Limit Ploy vs. the People. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-11). There Is No Escape From Telling. Edward Curtin. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-11). Black and Blue and British: Two albums under review. peoplesworld.org 
Today we'll give a listen to two new albums documenting the Black experience—one by an African-British composer who was famous in his day and has lately experienced something of a comeback in the affirmative search for Black roots and representation. And first: A world-class opera star sings the blues "In the winter of 2017, many …
(2023-05-11). 1 Year Ago Israel Killed Shireen Abu Akleh. We Won't Forget Her, or the Nakba. truthout.org Two weeks before an Israeli sniper killed Shireen Abu Akleh, Reporters Without Borders marked the fourth anniversary of the killing of Palestinian journalists Ahmed Abu Hussein and Yasser Murtaja by Israeli forces. The organization also reported that from March 30, 2018, to April 25, 2022, "at least 144 Palestinian journalists [had] been at the receiving end" of Israeli military or police violence. |
(2023-05-11). Pakistan: Imran Khan arrested, what next? greenleft.org.au The situation in Pakistan is highly unstable and volatile, writes Farooq Tariq. The 'palace-intrigues' between the country's political elite and military establishment has worsened already fragile economic conditions.
(2023-05-11). FRSO Spring Fund Drive hits $35,000, more success ahead. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — The Freedom Road Socialist Organization Spring Fund Drive hit the $35,000 mark May 11, with more money coming in daily. The fund drive aims at raising $130,000, allowing for an expansion of our national office, more publications and putting more full-time organizers in the field. | The fund drive comes at time when FRSO is experiencing a period of rapid expansion, which includes establishing many new local organizations. | Mick Kelly, the political secretary of FRSO states, "We are building a large, nationwide organization that is capable of building large-scale struggles. We are buildin…
(2023-05-11). Marshfield, WI: Pride wins over reactionaries at council meeting. fightbacknews.org Marshfield, WI – Over 100 community members packed the chambers and overflowed into the lobby of an otherwise routine common council meeting, May 9, in the 18,900 person town of Marshfield, Wisconsin. On the agenda was a period devoted to open comments from the public, and religious reactionaries in the community had attempted to rally comment in opposition to the upcoming Marshfield Pride event in June. | The Pride organizers have already secured rental of the public park, but these people opposed having Pride on public property. In addition to the entire event being moved out of town, the reactionaries demande…
(2023-05-11). Selected Articles: The Corona War. They're Coming After Our Thoughts. globalresearch.ca 
By It came to me after a conversation I had with an Australian colleague who has been studying psychoanalytic psychotherapy at an institution in the …
(2023-05-11). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
Peter Koenig, May 7, 2023 | Tucker Carlson, May 5, …
(2023-05-11). Labor's budget is an attack on NDIS, Medicare. greenleft.org.au Labor's threat to slash-and-burn NDIS funding gives the lie to Jim Chalmers' claim that the budget would offer "more help for some of the most vulnerable in our community", argues Graham Matthews.
(2023-05-11). Content creators talk about the cost of the TikTok ban. america.cgtn.com 
Montana has become the first U.S. state to ban the Chinese-owned video app TikTok, claiming it's a national security threat. However, a number of tech companies and content creators say banning the app nationwide would cost them a valuable platform and money.
(2023-05-11). New EU Ambassador visits Imperial. imperial.ac.uk The new EU Ambassador visited the College last week to see how Imperial researchers work with European partners to address shared challenges.
(2023-05-11). Episode with Sina from East is a Podcast. podcasters.spotify.com In this episode me and Sina speak about a range of topics beginning with Sina's feelings waking up every morning to check his phone and see "what unspeakable crimes the Empire has committed today", along with growing up as he called himself, "a citizen subject" of the US Empire, as many immigrants or simply non-white people have to deal with. | We also touch on some of the shifting energies between the multiple growing and declining hegemons, the ignorance of the West as regards China, Iran, Taiwan, Palestine, Israel, Syria and other nations, the NATO war on Russia, and many other things! | For more from Sina, ch…
(2023-05-11). Elections in Türkiye: Challenges Facing Erdogan. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López On May 14, Türkiye will hold presidential and parliamentary elections in which citizens will elect the new president of the country and the 600 deputies of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. The head of state will be elected in the first round only if he/she reaches 50%+1 of the votes; otherwise, the…
(2023-05-11). Liberal Democracy in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Nicholas Mwangi March 20, 2023 saw major street protests held in Kenya, Tunisia, and South Africa. The latter was aimed at a total shutdown of the economy and the resignation of President Cyril Ramaphosa amidst the energy crisis and load shedding. The protests were led by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party. In Kenya and Tunisia, the…
(2023-05-11). Liberia and the Challenges of US Imperialism. libya360.wordpress.com Djibo Sobukwe For those who are concerned about the US interference and its debilitating colonial and neocolonial impact on Africa, the study of Liberia is instructive. As professor Niels Hahn argues in his book, Two Centuries of US Military Operations in Liberia, Challenges of Resistance and Compliance: "Liberia is the country in Africa where the United…
(2023-05-11). Sudan: The Mamushkas' War. libya360.wordpress.com Guadi Calvo Refugees from Sudan's civil war Three weeks after the beginning of the conflict, after the cease-fires agreed upon by the parties have failed one after the other, and without any international or regional force having been able to push forward a proposal to at least stop the death, the Sudanese continue to kill…
(2023-05-11). The Arrest of Imran Khan: The Naked Face of Fascism in Pakistan. libya360.wordpress.com Aasma Wadud Imran Khan's popularity skyrocketed after the regime change, and now he is considered Pakistan's most loved, embraced, and acknowledged leader After the forced regime change has been rough for Imran Khan, PTI's leaders, voters, supporters, journalists, social media activists, and the general public, the PDM government came to power with a fascist mindset…
(2023-05-11). What's Behind the Attack against Brazil's Landless Rural Workers' Movement? libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch In the Atalaia, Alagoas, the Carlos Marighella Brigade of the MST, organized tree planting next to the Paraíba River. Photo: Mykesio Max The Chamber of Deputies, dominated by the right, has set up a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry to investigate "the real purpose" of the Landless Rural Workers' Movement The Landless Rural Workers'…
(2023-05-11). Shaping the Future Agenda. The Digital World Brain. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-11). George Santos 'must resign or face expulsion,' progressives say after arrest. nationofchange.org Santos, who has been facing calls to resign since he admitted to lying about his background following his election to Congress late last year.
(2023-05-11). The Government Is Turning America Into a Constitution-Free Zone. dissidentvoice.org 
There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. —James Madison How far would you really go to secure the nation's borders in the so-called name of national security? Would you give the government limitless amounts …
(2023-05-11). Danger Within: The Government Is Turning America Into a Constitution-Free Zone. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-11). Union members locked out, strike at James Cook University. greenleft.org.au NTEU members struck and rallied at James Cook Universities' two larger campuses in Townsville and Cairns, joining the union's nationwide campaign. Jonathan Strauss reports.
(2023-05-11). Congressional Republicans' debt limit scam risks economic disaster. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Recent reports indicate that the debt limit "X-date" could come as early as June 1. On this X-date, the U.S. Treasury will no longer have enough cash in its accounts at the Federal Reserve to meet all the legal spending obligations legislated by Congress. These obligations include paying holders of U.S. Treasury debt, Social Security checks, …
(2023-05-11). The Constitution, Congress and Government Debt. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-11). Clarence Thomas reversed position after gifts and family payments. mronline.org 
The Supreme Court justice switched sides on a landmark legal doctrine, satisfying his benefactors' conservative advocacy machine.
(2023-05-11). First Public Comments After African People's Socialist Party Members Indicted for Colluding with Russia. towardfreedom.org The "Uhuru 3," three of the four U.S.-based defendants—who are members of the African People's Socialist Party—spoke out for the first time since U.S. government indictments dropped last month that accuse them of trying to work with Russia to sow social discord in the United States. TF editor Julie Varughese reports.
(2023-05-11). Sanders Pins Deaths Caused by Insulin Price Gouging on Big Pharma CEOs. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday paid his respects to the victims of insulin price gouging in front of the Big Pharma CEOs who are responsible and reiterated the need to make all lifesaving prescription drugs affordable. Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), opened the panel's hearing by acknowledging "the many Americans who have… |
(2023-05-11). Pakistan Goes to Anarchy and Self-Destruction. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-11). The murder of Jordan Neely Abetted by Eric Adams, worst Black Mayor in the Country. mronline.org 
Black New Yorkers should have a semblance of confidence that their lives can't be snuffed out without a killer being punished.
(2023-05-11). Teamsters win vote at Cincinnati Airport's DHL. peoplesworld.org 
CINCINNATI—By a two-to-one ratio among voters, Teamsters Local 100 won the union recognition vote among 1,100 DHL Express ramp and tug workers at the air cargo firm's biggest hub, the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport. The National Labor Relations Board has already certified the victory, Teamsters spokeswoman Kara Deniz reported. The company website was silent about …
(2023-05-11). Congressional staffers are demanding the Senate let them unionize. therealnews.com 
(2023-05-11). Time for Arabs to Come Together and Rethink Strategic Alliances. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-11). House Vote on Border Bill Is Just Anti-Immigrant Theatrics, Critics Say. truthout.org House Republicans passed a sweeping anti-immigrant "border security" package on Thursday that has already received a veto threat from the White House and is considered dead on arrival in the Senate. The legislation would gut the right to apply for asylum in the United States and increase the detention of children and families in crowded facilities at the southern border, where large numbers of… |
(2023-05-11). Podcast Ep 77: Zionism's inevitable demise. electronicintifada.net Ghada Karmi's new book explains the inevitability of the one-state solution and a post-colonial future in Palestine.
(2023-05-11). Mike Krupa, Dr. Gordon Hahn and me. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Should be on air in couple of hours. Enjoy, if you will.
(2023-05-11). Unexpected melting of Greenland glacier might double sea level rise projections. peoplesworld.org 
A glacier in the north of Greenland is melting faster and in a different way than scientists previously thought, and this has troubling implications for the future speed of global sea-level rise. The new discovery was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Monday. The scientists found that warming ocean water had melted a cavity in …
(2023-05-11). Stuck in Israel's stranglehold. electronicintifada.net Squeezed on all sides, Palestinians increasingly look for change at the top.
(2023-05-11). US Asked Türkiye for Access to Russian Air Defense System — FM. orinocotribune.com Ankara turned down a proposal that would have involved giving S-400s to Ukraine, Mevlut Cavusoglu has said | The US approached Türkiye in the hope that the country would grant Washington access to its Russian-made S-400 air defense systems or hand them over to Ukraine, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu claimed on Sunday. Ankara refused the request on the grounds that doing so would undermine its sovereignty and independence, he added. | In an interview with the newspaper Habertàºrk on Sunday, Cavusoglu recounted how the US had "made offers that directly concern our sovereignty, such as giving us…
(2023-05-11). May Day in Cuba: Solidarity Against the Embargo. orinocotribune.com By Walter Smolarek — May 8, 2023 | This year's May Day celebration in Cuba was interrupted by severe storms that knocked out electricity in much of the country. Authorities had no choice but to postpone the traditional mass marches. But for over 150 young grassroots organizers from the United States who had traveled to the country to mark the holiday, this turn of events was just more reason to deepen their efforts to end the U.S.-imposed blockade of the country. | Miya Tada, a brigade participant from New York, explained how this showed that "the biggest obstacle the Cuban people are facing is the repressio…
(2023-05-11). Ex-Pfizer VP Michael Yeadon: Covid Vaxx Push a 'Supranational Operation' Intended to 'Maim and Kill Deliberately'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-11). Activists and families of 51 people detained in the UAE call for their release. peoplesdispatch.org The 51 are part of a larger group of people who were convicted of conspiring to overthrow the government in what is known as the UAE94 case. In 2011, they had signed a petition calling on the government to introduce democratic and political reforms in the country…
(2023-05-11). House Democrats urge Biden to lift sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org A group of congressional Democrats in the United States have penned a letter to President Biden, urging him to lift sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela. As the letter argues, "Experts widely agree that broad-based US sanctions—expanded to an unprecedented level by your predecessor—are a leading contributing factor in the current surge in migration." The representatives write to Biden, "We urge you to act swiftly to lift the failed and indiscriminate economic sanctions that were imposed by the prior administration." | The letter was signed by Democrats in the House of Representatives, led by Representative…
(2023-05-11). "Israel is built on the ruins of hundreds of Palestinian villages" peoplesdispatch.org The International People's Assembly (IPA) organized an online event to mark 75 years of the Nakba and the Palestinians' continued resistance against the Zionist colonial apartheid occupation of Israel…
(2023-05-11). Bold Gambits on the West Asian Chessboard. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-11). Report: Mass Incarceration Doesn't Stop At The Prison Walls. popularresistance.org 1.9 million people are behind bars in the U.S., but this number doesn't capture the true reach of the criminal legal system in the country. In a new report, Punishment Beyond Prisons: Incarceration & Supervision by state, the Prison Policy Initiative shows how in America, the overuse of probation and parole, along with mass incarceration, has ensnared a staggering 5.5 million people in a system of mass punishment and correctional control. | Punishment Beyond Prisons shows the full picture of correctional control in the country, with a particular focus on the overuse of probation and parole.
(2023-05-11). The Sadistic GOP's Debt Limit Ploy vs. the People. dissidentvoice.org Raising the federal debt limit over the years has secured unconditional routine Congressional passage and was endorsed by presidents Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump. After all, it allows the U.S. Treasury to pay past and existing bills, not expand future spending. Routine, that is, until the recent arrival of the mad-dog Republicans with their monetized …
(2023-05-11). Big Oil Tries To Buy Its Own Courts. levernews.com 
(2023-05-11). 44 Georgian soldiers killed in Ukraine, U.S. viceroy pushes for all-out conflict with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi 2May 11, 2023 Another Georgian fighter died near Bakhmut in Ukraine Another Georgian fighter died near Bakhmut in Ukraine. According to the existing information, the deceased served in the foreign legion. As the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, the Embassy of Georgia in Ukraine has been informed about the death of a Georgian citizen …
(2023-05-11). EU's Borrell vows $70 billion more, 1 million units of arms, ammo, training for 30,000 Ukraine troops for war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagMay 11, 2023 EU countries will increase defense spending by 70 billion dollars in the next three years European Union countries intend to increase defense spending by 70 billion dollars over the next three years. [T]his was said by the head of the European Union's foreign policy department, Josep Borrell. He also mentioned that $16 …
(2023-05-11). Georgia: NATO's land bridge to Eurasia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Spelling of the NATO official's name is that provided by the Georgian Defense Ministry. ==== Georgian Ministry of DefenseMay 11, 2023 A farewell meeting was held with the deputy head of the NATO-Georgia essential package A farewell meeting was held with the Deputy Head of the NATO Core Team, Sarah Wolff, at the Ministry of …
(2023-05-11). NATO military brass oversees large-scale, multinational Swedish war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeMay 11, 2023 Director SHAPE Partnerships visits Exercise Aurora 23 in Sweden SHAPE's Deputy Chief of Staff Partnerships Directorate visited Exercise Aurora 23 from May 7 to 10, 2023, Sweden's largest annual home defence exercise, designed to test the nations defensive plans across all force domains. Rear Admiral Gunnstein Bruà•sdal was …
(2023-05-11). New AFRICOM/NATO military outpost: Ivory Coast. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Barack Obama/Hillary Clinton regime overthrew the Ivorian government of President Laurent Gbagbo with the assistance of French and United Nations troops in 2011, at the time it was also attempting to also overthrow governments in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen. What has subsequently been deemed the rules-based international disorder. — RR ==== U.S. Army …
(2023-05-11). Rump Bosnian entity to become NATO's 33rd member: DM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagMay 10, 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina intends to join NATO Bosnia and Herzegovina intends to become the 33rd member of NATO. AZERTAC reports that Zukan Helez, Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina, said this. The minister noted that there is no alternative for Bosnia and Herzegovina to join the European Union and NATO…. NATO …
(2023-05-11). Spain: Biden regime expands anti-ICBM warships permanently based in Spain. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. European CommandMay 11, 2023 Deepening the Defense Agreement between the U.S. and Spain As President Biden had promised during his June 2022 bilateral meeting with Spanish President Pedro Sánchez, this agreement increases the deployment with two U.S. Navy destroyers permanently based at the Rota Naval Base. The U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Julissa Reynoso, and …
(2023-05-11). U.S. senators appeal to Blinken, Power to insure Georgians vote right way. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi 2May 11, 2023 US Senators appeal to the US Secretary of State to establish a long-term observation mission in Georgia for the 2024 elections US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Jim Risch have sent a letter to the US Secretary of State and the head of the Agency for International Development, in which they appeal …
(2023-05-11). Ukrainian aircraft deliver German attack helicopters for NATO strike force drills. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Noble Jump's NATO Media Information CentreMay 11, 2023 German Tiger Helicopter — Highly Versatile Air Asset Two German Tiger Helicopters arrived disassembled on the Ukrainian Antonov An-124 at Decimomannu Air Base, Sardinia on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, to participate in NATO exercise Noble Jump 23. The German helicopters are part of Combat Helicopter Regiment 36, …
(2023-05-11). Why a new progressive era in America is likely—in about 20 years. nationofchange.org All these trends point to a new progressive America.
(2023-05-11). Democratic future of Chile at risk, Communists warn. peoplesworld.org 
Chilean Communists have warned that their country's democracy is in danger after the right, including the extremist Republican Party, won 33 of the 50 seats on the body that will draft a new constitution. Communist Party of Chile candidates received 8 per cent of the vote in the Sunday's elections, winning two seats on the …
(2023-05-11). Quadripartite Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Moscow Affirms Support for Syria's Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity and Turkish-Syrian Normalization. orinocotribune.com Caracas, May 10, 2023 ( "Pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 2254 and official statements in the Astana process, the participants emphasized their commitment to the territorial integrity of Syria, non-interference in its internal affairs and fighting all forms of terrorism, separatism and extremism in the country," the stateme…
(2023-05-11). To Protect Our Children, Let's Tax Our Rich. inequality.org
(2023-05-11). CNN's Town Hall Didn't Hold Trump Accountable — It Normalized His Lies. truthout.org In the run up to Wednesday night's CNN town hall with Donald Trump, I was on the fence as to whether it was a good idea to give the Mar-a-Lago troll such a platform. On the one hand, it offered an opportunity for viewers to see just how mendacious, mean and shifty this man is; on the other, it provided Trump with 90 minutes of free primetime to air his noxious views. Having watched as much of it… |
(2023-05-11). Ocasio-Cortez Flames CNN for "Profoundly Irresponsible" Trump Town Hall. truthout.org Following a CNN town hall with Donald Trump on Wednesday night during which the former president peddled dangerous lies on nationally-broadcasted TV for over an hour, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) condemned the network for giving a platform to Trump at all, calling the debacle a "profoundly irresponsible" move from one of the largest news networks in the U.S. |
(2023-05-11). Sanders Hosts Event Commemorating Israel's Nakba After McCarthy Kicked It Out. truthout.org On Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) swooped in to save an event at the Capitol commemorating the 75th anniversary of what Palestinians know as the Nakba, or catastrophe — the time period during which Zionist militants expelled three quarters of Palestinians from their homes to establish the state of Israel — after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) attempted to cancel the event. |