(2023-06-21). Ovarian cancer study identifies key genes for potential treatments. imperial.ac.uk New research is increasing our understanding about why some women with the most lethal form of ovarian cancer respond better to treatment than others.
(2023-06-21). £23m grant award for Imperial-led National Wind Tunnel Facility. imperial.ac.uk UK Research and Investment (UKRI) has announced a £23 million fund for a network of world-leading university wind tunnels, led by Imperial.
(2023-06-21). Podcast: Data poisoning, living with HIV, and climate art. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: How hackers can 'poison' AI training data, the modern experience of living with HIV, and a climate change art prize.
(2023-06-21). Mining Struggle in Colombia Raises Questions About Petro-Márquez Government That Rode to Victory with Indigenous & Peasant Support. towardfreedom.org
(2023-06-21). The Clarios strike and its lessons for the working class. wsws.org The Holland, Ohio workers fought a 40-day strike against the world's largest auto battery maker and the treachery of the United Auto Workers bureaucracy.
(2023-06-21). Teenage worker killed at Western Australian sandblasting plant. wsws.org Sixteen-year-old Hamiora Sharland was the fourth person to die in a workplace incident in WA or offshore in just two weeks.
(2023-06-21). International students in Australia speak about rental and cost-of-living crisis. wsws.org "The price of food has increased a lot since last year. It affects our budget. We have a small amount we get from our job. Most of the time we have to go beyond our budget, and it's not good, because we need to save our money."
(2023-06-21). UAW announces tentative agreement at GE Aviation, while Spirit AeroSystems workers to vote on contract proposal Wednesday. wsws.org Thousands of aviation workers at GE Aerospace and Spirit AeroSystems are voting on contracts this week, amid indications of substantial anger over meagre terms.
(2023-06-21). Fire in Chinatown electric-bike shop leaves 4 dead, highlighting the immense social crisis in New York City. wsws.org So far this year, there have been over 100 fires caused by e-bike batteries and 13 deaths in New York City.
(2023-06-21). Media outlets claim Iran-US close to a temporary "understanding" wsws.org That the agreement would be unwritten indicates its very limited and fragile nature in a region destabilized by decades of imperialist-stoked conflicts.
(2023-06-21). Australian Labor government suffers parliamentary defeat over housing bill. wsws.org The Albanese government declared that it regarded the Senate vote as a failure to pass the housing bill—effectively threatening to use it as a possible trigger for a double dissolution election of both houses of parliament.
(2023-06-21). India-China border conflict enters fourth year as Modi visits Washington. wsws.org Increased military-strategic cooperation will be at the centre of Modi's talks with Biden, as will be removing what Washington and Wall Street perceive to be barriers to developing India as a rival global production-chain hub to China.
(2023-06-21). New dangers in film and TV writers' strike: SAG-AFTRA officials hint may not call strike when contract expires. wsws.org The prospect of a broader strike terrifies all the official parties involved, including the AMPTP and the various union bureaucracies, as well as Wall Street, the Biden administration and the political establishment as a whole.
(2023-06-21). Glenda Jackson (1936—2023): "The best theatre is about trying to find and tell the truth" wsws.org Her acting was self-critical and unsentimental, driven, director Charles Marowitz said, by a "loathing for lame and easy effects."
(2023-06-21). Joint declaration of the Postal and Public Service Action Committees in Germany. wsws.org The recent meeting of the joint rank-and-file action committees focused on why the Verdi union is agreeing to a massive reduction in real wages and how this relates the costs of military rearmament.
(2023-06-21). Biden kicks off reelection bid with "America First" speech to trade union bureaucrats. wsws.org The principles of "Bidenomics" are virtually identical to Trump's pledge to "Make America Great Again," with two exceptions: Biden ties his program to support for war against Russia as well as China and enlists the support of the trade union bureaucracy to carry it out.
(2023-06-21). Mosaic Nature of Chinese-European Relations. journal-neo.org 
(2023-06-21). After Decades of Repression, Colombia's Opposition Mobilizes Peacefully. orinocotribune.com Under the presidency of Iván Duque (2018-22), most recently, Colombia experienced harsh police repression during demonstrations against his policies. At that time, these demonstrations were led by left-wing social movements and activists. This Tuesday, the leftist leader of Colombia Gustavo Petro showed that citizens can now express themselves without any kind of violence as long as rights are respected. | For decades, Colombia saw its streets filled with blood when left-wing opposition organizations took to the streets to protest. This did not happen during the so-called March of the Majority that took place in…
(2023-06-21). Saturday 6/17: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Native Sons: Palestinians in Exile" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-06-21). Eastern US Fur Farm Survey Reveals Numerous Closures. indybay.org Recently, anonymous aboveground activists conducted research of east coast fur farms, with the purpose of determining operational status and the number of active fur farms in the eastern United States, primarily Pennsylvania and New York.
(2023-06-21). Eric Zuesse: Reshaping American Racism, Or REPLACING American Racism? southfront.org 
Written by America's racism is reducing its focus against Africans in order to increase its focus against Asians. | On June 20th, an editorial in China's Global Times newspaper headlined
(2023-06-21). Not to Forget! 25 Years Since the Start of NATO Aggression Against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Wednesday 6/21: Bernal Heights Summer Solstice Music Stroll (free). indybay.org Bernal Heights | Cortland Avenue – between Mission and Bayshore Blvd | San Francisco, CA 94110 | FREE EVENT…
(2023-06-21). Thursday 6/22: Bernal Heights Summer Solstice Music Stroll (Free). indybay.org Bernal Heights | Cortland Avenue – between Mission and Bayshore Blvd | San Francisco, CA 94110 | FREE EVENT…
(2023-06-21). Daniel Ellsberg: The Establishment's Whistleblower. dissidentvoice.org In 1972 Stanley K. Sheinbaum, chairman of the Pentagon Papers Fund, wrote with a hot pertinence that remains striking (at this time Julian Assange is facing grave prospects of being extradited to the United States) that both Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo had "struck a blow for us all when they gave the Pentagon Papers …
(2023-06-21). The Imminent Extradition Of Julian Assange And The Death Of Journalism. popularresistance.org High Court Judge Jonathan Swift — who previously worked for a variety of British government agencies as a barrister and said his favorite clients are "security and intelligence agencies" — rejected two applications by Julian Assange's lawyers to appeal his extradition last week. The extradition order was signed last June by Home Secretary Priti Patel. Julian's legal team have filed a final application for appeal, the last option available in the British courts. If accepted, the case could proceed to a public hearing in front of two new High Court judges. If rejected, Julian could be immediately extrad…
(2023-06-21). Big Oil's outsize influence on CA and US politics expands to journalism dinners and awards. indybay.org The following is a speech I gave at a climate rally at the State Capitol in Sacramento on June 10 sponsored by the Sacramento Climate Coalition, Sacramento 350, Third Act Sacramento, Oil and Gas Network and other climate groups. The event was part of a national week of action June 8 to 11 sponsored by People vs Fossil Fuels, Fridays For Future U.S., and more. The organizations demanded that President Biden use his executive powers to end the era of fossil fuels and declare a climate emergency:…
(2023-06-21). Biden Says Threat of Putin Using Tactical Nukes Is 'Real'. news.antiwar.com President Biden warned Monday that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is "real." The president made the comments to donors during a trip to California. "When I was out here about two years ago saying I worried about the Colorado River drying up, everybody looked at me like I was …
(2023-06-21). Machinery SOEs boost business riding on BRI, global infra uptrend. ecns.cn China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corp Ltd, or CRCC Heavy Industry, is among such SOEs. The company is preparing a trip in July to deliver its latest micro tunnel boring machine, which was rolled out in May, to Thailand.
(2023-06-21). Alibaba Group reshuffles top deck. ecns.cn Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's chairman and CEO Zhang Yong will step down from his current roles to focus on its cloud division, the Chinese tech heavyweight said on Tuesday.
(2023-06-21). Prime ministers of four countries to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Prime Minister Mottley of Barbados, Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene of Mongolia, Prime Minister Hipkins of New Zealand and Prime Minister Pham of Viet Nam will attend the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin and pay an official visit to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press conference on Tuesday.
(2023-06-21). China, Qatar sign 27-year natural gas contract. ecns.cn China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and QatarEnergy signed 27-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract on Tuesday, Agence France-Presse reported.
(2023-06-21). Hunter Biden to plead guilty to tax charges. ecns.cn Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and avoid prosecution on a separate gun charge, according to a court document made public Tuesday.
(2023-06-21). Nepal expects more bilateral cooperation with China. ecns.cn The Nepalese government expects to strengthen cooperation with the Tibet autonomous region in the areas of trade, tourism, culture and infrastructure development, said a top Nepalese official in Lhasa on Tuesday.
(2023-06-21). Youths called on to make contributions. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the opening ceremony of the congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
(2023-06-21). Prime ministers of four countries to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Prime Minister Mottley of Barbados, Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene of Mongolia, Prime Minister Hipkins of New Zealand and Prime Minister Pham of Viet Nam will attend the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin and pay an official visit to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press conference on Tuesday.
(2023-06-21). China, Qatar sign 27-year natural gas contract. ecns.cn China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and QatarEnergy signed 27-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract on Tuesday, Agence France-Presse reported.
(2023-06-21). Hunter Biden to plead guilty to tax charges. ecns.cn Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and avoid prosecution on a separate gun charge, according to a court document made public Tuesday.
(2023-06-21). Nepal expects more bilateral cooperation with China. ecns.cn The Nepalese government expects to strengthen cooperation with the Tibet autonomous region in the areas of trade, tourism, culture and infrastructure development, said a top Nepalese official in Lhasa on Tuesday.
(2023-06-21). Youths called on to make contributions. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the opening ceremony of the congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
(2023-06-21). Artificial island completed on mega-link in Guangdong. ecns.cn The main structure of an artificial island — part of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link — was completed on Tuesday, marking another milestone for the mega-project, which will open next year.
(2023-06-21). Huawei defends intellectual property. ecns.cn Huawei Technologies Co said on Tuesday that protecting intellectual property is the only way to achieve innovation and charging reasonable licensing fees for using its patented technology is the result of innovation rather than the purpose of production.
(2023-06-21). Mainland lifts ban on Taiwan sugar apples. ecns.cn The General Administration of Customs on the mainland lifted the ban on imports of sugar apples from Taiwan on Tuesday, after restricting them due to the detection of harmful pests since 2020.
(2023-06-21). China stands ready to bring more like-minded partners into BRICS family: spokesperson. ecns.cn The expansion of BRICS is a political consensus reached by all five BRICS members. China is committed to advancing the BRICS expansion and stands ready to bring more like-minded partners into the big family of BRICS, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
(2023-06-21). 2,000-year-old bronze drum discovered in South China's Guangxi. ecns.cn An ancient tomb that belongs to the Warring States Period (475BC-221BC) has recently been discovered in Pingguo, a city in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
(2023-06-21). China and Pakistan ink $4.8 billion deal to build 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant: report. ecns.cn China and Pakistan inked a $4.8 billion deal on Tuesday to construct a 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant, according to media reports.
(2023-06-21). Chinese envoy firmly opposes double standards on human rights. ecns.cn China attaches great importance to the promotion and protection of human rights, and firmly opposes double standards on human rights.
(2023-06-21). Seven Chinese people injured in an attack in Auckland; suspect arrested: consulate general. ecns.cn Seven Chinese people were injured in an attack on the north shore of Auckland, New Zealand, on Monday night, and the suspect, a Chinese citizen, was arrested on the spot, while the investigation and judicial proceedings are underway.
(2023-06-21). China's first underwater highway interchange is completed. ecns.cn The construction of the main structure of the east artificial island of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan cross-sea link project was completed on Tuesday, marking the official formation of the country's first underwater expressway interchange.
(2023-06-21). China's cyberspace authorities release list of domestic registered deep synthesis service providers. ecns.cn China's cyberspace authorities on Tuesday released a list of domestic deep synthesis service providers with public opinion attributes or social mobilization capabilities.
(2023-06-21). 'All hatched': Eggs of endangered parrot seized at Guangzhou customs under good care. ecns.cn All 82 parrot eggs of a species belonging to Amazona have hatched and are under good care, after they were seized by customs in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province.
(2023-06-21). Xinjiang trip eye-opener for Japan's first tour group. ecns.cn After traveling some 4,100 kilometers, Osaka resident Youshi Yamazoe finally got a taste of the saying "One eyewitness weighs more than 10 hearsays".
(2023-06-21). Culture Fact | Solar term: Summer Solstice. ecns.cn The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Summer Solstice, the 10th solar term of the year, begins on June 21 this year and ends on July 6.
(2023-06-21). Five people on missing Titanic tourist submersible. ecns.cn A small submarine carrying 5 tourists to a legendary wreckage, the Titanic, has gone missing off the east coast of Canada on Monday.
(2023-06-21). Large architectural site about 2,500 years ago discovered in Shaanxi. ecns.cn The architectural site provides data for studying layout and evolution of Yongcheng city and the architectural techniques of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty( 770-221 B.C.).
(2023-06-21). Main structure of artificial island on Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link completed>. ecns.cn The main structure of the east artificial island was completed on Tuesday, marking the official formation of the China's first underwater expressway interchange.
(2023-06-21). 'Dragon fleet' ignites festive atmosphere in Wuzhen. ecns.cn Seven traditional row boats decorated with lanterns float on the river, forming a unique scene of a "dragon fleet" at night and igniting the festive atmosphere in Wuzhen.
(2023-06-21). Tourism set to expand during upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. ecns.cn Tourist trips expect to hit 100 million during this year's Dragon Boat Festival holiday, breaking through the figure of the same period in 2019, the CCTV reported on Wednesday.
(2023-06-21). Community pushes back against Geelong City Council's proposed cuts. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). CPSU campaigns to restore the Commonwealth Employment Service. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). Disability activists blockade Sydney Road, call for accessible tram stops. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). Dramatic Arctic sea ice melt should not be a shock. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). Environment coalition protests NT Labor's plans for more gas. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). Jonno Sriranganathan: 'Aim for reforms that open up space for deeper radical change'. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). Labor must be pushed on its inadequate housing plan. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). People, not politicians, will abolish the death penalty. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). Protestors call on Vic Labor to save Barak Beacon housing estate. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). Rally hears from public housing tenants fighting to stay in their homes. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). Rich countries owe US$192 trillion in climate reparations to global South. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). Voice to Parliament referendum confirmed to be held in next six months. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). 'Wall of gay' formed to defend drag story time. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). Video: Michael West on the scandal engulfing PricewaterhouseCoopers. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). FBI Make-Work Entrapment Schemes: Creating Criminals in Order to Arrest Them. dissidentvoice.org 
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. — Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 146 We're not dealing with a government that exists to serve its people, protect their liberties and ensure their happiness. Rather, we are the unfortunate victims of the diabolical machinations …
(2023-06-21). California State Juneteenth Holiday – Governor Newsom 2023 Juneteenth Proclamation. indybay.org Governor Newsom has a statutory requirement the third Saturday in June. Our optional Juneteenth State Holiday, should be amended to align with our Juneteenth Federal Holiday. Our unique California Journey From Slavery to Freedom = California Underground Railroad to Freedom, remains an open secret as we prepare for our 175th Anniversary of Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar, California – Freedom is never free…
(2023-06-21). Actor Danny Glover Becomes Honorary Member Of ILWU Local 10 On Juneteenth. indybay.org On Juneteenth ILWU Local 10 closed Ports throughout Northern California and made Danny Glover an honorary member of the Local.
(2023-06-21). Sunday 8/13: Long Haul Infoshop 30th Birthday Party. indybay.org 3124 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley – corner of Woolsey and Shattuck – across from La Pena – 2 blocks from Ashby BART – 510 540 0751…
(2023-06-21). Thursday 6/22: One Year Without Roe: The Current State of Abortion Access w/ NARAL Pro-Choice. indybay.org Online teach-in…
(2023-06-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to prevent injuries when playing pickleball. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The game of pickleball is surging in popularity across the country. It can be played at any age and skill level. While many might assume pickleball is a slower, lower-impact sport, experts at Mayo Clinic say it's important to remember that injuries from playing pickleball can and do happen. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/lfOkCWO5pNo Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network."…
(2023-06-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: How low testosterone can affect men's health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Millions of men live with a testosterone deficiency. If left unchecked, this treatable condition may contribute to serious health problems like osteoporosis and lowered red blood cell production. During National Men's Health Week — June 12—18 — Dr. Gregory Broderick, a Mayo Clinic urologist, encourages men with symptoms of low testosterone to speak with their health care team. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/GRxb6-CyPxM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end…
(2023-06-21). Addressing cancer concerns in the LGBTQ+ community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org During June, many cities and towns around the U.S. and the world celebrate and raise awareness of the LGBTQ+ community's accomplishments and the ongoing fight for equality and acceptance. When it comes to health, the LGBTQ+ community faces increased cancer concerns. Stigma and discrimination create barriers to health care, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer. Being aware of cancer risks and finding ways to overcome these challenges can be lifesaving. Mayo…
(2023-06-21). Consumer Health: Men's health and living a longer, healthier life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is Men's Health Month, and Men's Health Week will be observed June 12—18, which makes this a good time to learn about the top threats to men's health and what you can do to keep yourself healthy. Heart disease and cancer are two of the top three leading causes of death for men in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The good news is that healthy lifestyle choices can reduce…
(2023-06-21). Consumer Health: The lifesaving gift of blood donation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Blood Donor Day, which is observed Wednesday, June 14, is an effort by the World Health Organization to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products, and to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their lifesaving gifts of blood. Nearly 16 million blood components are transfused each year in the U.S., according to the American Red Cross. Daily needs include 29,000 units of red blood cells, 5,000 units of platelets and 6,500 units of plasma. People…
(2023-06-21). Consumer Health: What do you know about headaches? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about headaches. Headache is pain in any region of the head. Headaches may occur on one or both sides of the head, be isolated to a certain location, radiate across the head from one point, or have a viselike quality. A headache may appear as a sharp pain, a throbbing sensation or a dull ache. Headaches can develop gradually or…
(2023-06-21). Science Saturday: Like filling a pothole — cell therapy for cartilage repair. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Growing up in the Netherlands, Daniel Saris, M.D., Ph.D., was exposed to the wonders of science at a young age. He listened to his father, a physicist, when he spoke at scientific conferences. His mother, an English teacher, encouraged learning about diverse societies. These experiences would grow into Dr. Saris' career as an orthopedic surgeon and regenerative medicine researcher. "I've always been intrigued with understanding how science and biology work and how we can use it…
(2023-06-21). Science Saturday: Study finds senescent immune cells promote lung tumor growth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Macrophages are a type of white blood cell that are among the body's first line of defense against infection. In addition to killing harmful microorganisms, macrophages typically can initiate a response against tumors. However, macrophages, like other cells, can enter a state called senescence, which is linked to aging, disease and multiple physiological problems. When cells become senescent, they stop dividing, but they do not die and are not always eliminated from the body. They…
(2023-06-21). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Heel pain? It might be plantar fasciitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: When I wake up in the morning and go to stand up, I have such excruciating pain in my heel that I have to sit back down on the edge of the bed. As the day goes on, it gets somewhat better, but my heel is still tender. What can be causing the pain? ANSWER: "My heel is killing me!" is, without a doubt, one of the most common sentences uttered in podiatry offices…
(2023-06-21). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Childhood eczema. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 2-year-old son has a new rash on his arms and back. His doctor said it looks like eczema. He is itching nonstop and that creates red, raw skin. It seems to be worse while he's lying in bed. No one in the house is getting good sleep because he's so uncomfortable. What can I do to help him feel better and get some rest? ANSWER: Itchy and uncomfortable skin is bothersome for adults,…
(2023-06-21). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Protein needs for performance. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've taken up running and signed up for a half-marathon to keep me motivated. I know training puts a lot of wear and tear on the body, and I've heard protein is essential. How do I make sure I'm getting enough protein so I can perform at maximum ability? ANSWER: As you prepare for your upcoming distance race — or any other athletic event — you may be looking for ways to fine-tune your…
(2023-06-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Testicular cancer is highly treatable. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is Men's Health Month. It's an opportunity to recognize the signs and symptoms of testicular cancer. The disease is not common. Just 1 in 250 men will develop testicular cancer at some point in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. Most of those cases are in young and middle-aged men. And usually, the cancer is highly treatable. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/PkWz0ZYinzo Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 10) is in the downloads at…
(2023-06-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can testicular cancer affect fertility? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's a common concern among men who are diagnosed with testicular cancer. Will I be able to have children in the future? So what are the effects of testicular cancer and its treatment on fertility? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/qr2TH1-s3eQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. "When we first evaluate men with a new suspected testicular cancer,…
(2023-06-21). Reminding men of the importance of screenings during Men's Health Month. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — June is National Men's Health Month, which is a great time to schedule an appointment with your primary care provider and learn which screenings you might be due for. Historically, men have been hesitant to seek medical attention when something seems wrong with their health. Also, men aren't as likely as women to have preventive screenings and checkups with their health care team. "This is a problem because early detection of a…
(2023-06-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why Black women should consider screening for breast cancer earlier. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Age recommendations for when women should start yearly mammograms to screen for breast cancer vary. However, Mayo Clinic healthcare professionals have been firm for more than a decade that women should start breast cancer screening at age 40. Starting mammograms early is especially important for non-Hispanic Black women, who have higher rates of breast cancer compared to non-Hispanic white women. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Sandhya Pruthi, with Mayo Clinic's Breast Diagnostic Clinic and Mayo…
(2023-06-21). Celery: Not just for veggie trays. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Celery often is relegated to veggie trays where its built-in scoop makes it ideal for dipping. It's also used to add extra crunch to holiday stuffing, or tuna or chicken salad. But celery offers far more. Low in calories, rich in nutrients Celery is a nutrient-rich, low-calorie food. Two stalks of celery contain only 15 calories. Aside from its low calorie count, celery contains dietary fiber, vitamin K, and small amounts of vitamins A and…
(2023-06-21). Mayo Clinic Health System now offering Saturday appointments for cervical cancer screening. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org OWATONNA, Minn. — Cervical cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in women, with the American Cancer Society estimating that almost 14,000 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in 2023. Of those cases, over 4,000 women will likely die from the disease. Fortunately, precancerous cervical lesions are easy to diagnose with a Pap test, or cervical cancer screening, leading to better outcomes for treatment. But for many women, finding…
(2023-06-21). Treating sleep apnea made easier: Upper airway stimulation therapy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A restful night's sleep is more than just rejuvenating, it improves your health, memory and mood. Yet for millions of U.S. adults, restful sleep is elusive because they have obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops partially or completely. These events can result in low oxygen levels and cause frequent episodes of waking. Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common form of sleep apnea, and occurs…
(2023-06-21). Is a cancer clinical trial right for me? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clinical trials, also known as clinical studies, help medical researchers understand how to diagnose, treat and prevent cancer and other diseases and conditions. Healthcare professionals translate findings from clinical trials into treatments that can lead to longer, healthier lives for people with cancer. Clinical trials are an important option to consider if you're facing a cancer diagnosis. Joining a clinical trial may provide experimental treatment options you may not otherwise have. What is a clinical…
(2023-06-21). 6-15-2023 Media Only News Briefing: Air Quality Concerns. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Due to ongoing air-quality issues in Minnesota, Mayo Clinic hosted a media briefing June 15th, with Greg Vanichkachorn, M.D., M.P.H., Mayo Clinic Occupational Medicine specialist. Dr. Vanichkachorn answered questions about how small particles in the air affect the human body and how you can protect yourself. Journalists who have already registered on the News Network can log into their accounts to download a recording of the Zoom briefing found at the end of this post. Journalists who would like to access…
(2023-06-21). Saturday 6/24: No Radioactive Water Dumping in Pacific Ocean at Fukushima. indybay.org Berkeley Main Public Library Community Room 3rd Floor | 2090 Kittredge St. Berkeley…
(2023-06-21). Uruguayan president declares water emergency amid severe scarcity. peoplesdispatch.org In recent months, the sale of bottled water has tripled and its price has increased five times in the capital and surrounding areas. Residents have been forced to spend, on average, 300 pesos or USD 8 every day on bottled water…
(2023-06-21). Who determines the rules of the "rules-based world order"? indybay.org Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States – as well as the European Union with G7 observer status – that is the global West, for too long imagined that it was the world. In fact, colonialist exploitation and forced labor – in the case of Germany, also the Nazi policy of robbery – were the foundation of its power. But the world has changed.
(2023-06-21). Lithium Nevada Files Lawsuit Against Paiute Shoshone Protecting Massacre Site. indybay.org Lithium Nevada Corporation has filed a lawsuit against Protect Thacker Pass and seven people for opposing the Thacker Pass lithium mine. The lawsuit is similar to what is called a "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation," or SLAPP suit, aimed at shutting down free speech and protest. The suit aims to ban the prayerful land defenders from the area and force them to pay monetary damages which could total millions of dollars.
(2023-06-21). Europa: Muerte, racismo, indiferencia y complicidad institucionalizada. indybay.org "Directrices racistas europeas": | En naufragio frente a Grecia se ahogan cientos de migrantes…
(2023-06-21). Thursday 6/22: KPFA: Get Ian Masters Off the Air!! Why Does KPFFA Have A CIA-Connected Programmer? indybay.org KPFA | 1929 MLK Blvd/University | Berkeley…
(2023-06-21). Friday 6/23: Bridge Bannering for Peace and Justice. indybay.org We'll be on the pedestrian bridge over Geary at Webster near Japantown in San Francisco.
(2023-06-21). The Light: Carbon dioxide has zero effect on temperatures. expose-news.com This month's issue of The Light is now available worldwide to order printed copies or read online. Its 23 pages are filled with truthful reporting and a must-read for everyone to counteract …
(2023-06-21). Covid Related News: There has been a cover-up of covid "vaccine" harms and media propaganda has killed millions. expose-news.com Geert Vanden Bossche explains that innate immunity protects unvaccinated people from covid escape variants. Conversely, a recent study concludes that those who are "up to date" with their covid injections had a …
(2023-06-21). Former CDC scientist says mRNA vaccines are gene therapy and are not new — "It shouldn't be in the body of humans at all" expose-news.com
(2023-06-21). Toby Rogers: We have a long way to go but when we push back, we get results. expose-news.com Modern medicine is mired in profitable murderous lies. We live in a society where, for many people, money is truth, money is beauty, and money is love. "For some, I imagine, money …
(2023-06-21). Saturday 7/15: CHELLE! & Friends at Leydecker Park. indybay.org Leydecker Park | 3221 Mecartney Road | Alameda, CA 94501…
(2023-06-21). Saturday 7/8: Making Lemonade Opening Reception. indybay.org Rhythmix Cultural Works – K Gallery | 2513 Blanding Ave | Alameda CA 94501…
(2023-06-21). Capital in the 2020s (with Thomas Piketty). indybay.org Inequality is not an accident. It's not like the weather. It actually is being driven by the way capitalism is functioning. You know what we need? We need state intervention, we need government action, and we need that to be very, very, very big. That is when he proposes a policy that seems like it's common sense now, but at the time, the idea of a wealth tax of 2 percent sounds radical.
(2023-06-21). Thursday 6/29: 1000 March San Francisco. indybay.org Outside 455 McCallister Street, Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco.
(2023-06-21). Friday 6/30: San Francisco Critical Mass bike ride. indybay.org Gather at Justin Herman plaza – near Embarcadero BART…
(2023-06-21). Graffiti All Over Transgender District Condemns Private Prisons. indybay.org Site of historic trans insurrection is currently a private mini-jail run by GEO Group…
(2023-06-21). Congreso interroga a exdirectivo policial golpista en Brasil. telesurtv.net Antes, el presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, afirmó que las últimas revelaciones sobre el 8 de enero demostraron que Jair Bolsonaro, coordinó un intento de golpe de Estado.
(2023-06-21). Renuncia consejero de Seguridad Nacional de Ecuador. telesurtv.net Su abandono del cargo se produce en medio de una crisis de seguridad que reporta matanzas y asesinatos diarios en toda la geografía ecuatoriana.
(2023-06-21). Allanan oficina del comité organizador de JJ.OO. París 2024. telesurtv.net Los Juegos Olímpicos de verano del año que viene comenzarán el 26 de julio y se prolongarán hasta el 11 de agosto.
(2023-06-21). Presidente Erdogan responsabiliza a Occidente de crisis migratoria. twitter.com La mentalidad arrogante, que tiene sus raíces en el colonialismo, tiene influencia en la transformación del Mediterráneo en un gigantesco cementerio de migrantes, indicó el mandatario turco.
(2023-06-21). China ratifica apoyo a proceso de expansión de los Brics. telesurtv.net La vocera de la Cancillería señaló que el gigante asiático "está comprometido con el avance de la expansión Brics".
(2023-06-21). ONU insta a Israel a frenar decisiones sobre asentamientos judíos. telesurtv.net Los asentamientos israelíes son 'una violación flagrante del derecho internacional', dice el titular de la ONU, António Guterres.
(2023-06-21). Presidente de Brasil inicia en Italia su gira por Europa. telesurtv.net Lula da Silva tiene previsto reunirse en El Vaticano con el papa Francisco para abordar varios temas internacionales, entre los que destaca el conflicto de Ucrania.
(2023-06-21). Presidentes de Cuba e Italia se reúnen en Roma. telesurtv.net En la reunión se reafirmó el interés de ambas partes fomentar la fecunda colaboración existente en todos los sectores de interés recíproco.
(2023-06-21). Hijo de Joe Biden se declara culpable de delitos sobre impuestos. telesurtv.net Biden fue imputado de posesión ilegal de un arma y por pagar tarde sus declaraciones de impuestos en 2017 y 2018, según un escrito judicial dado a conocer este martes 20 de junio.
(2023-06-21). Tribunal Constitucional amplía competencias del Congreso de Perú. telesurtv.net Este fallo se da en el marco de la demanda competencial planteada por el Poder Legislativo contra el Ejecutivo respecto a este recurso.
(2023-06-21). Venezuela y Brasil instalan comisión para coordinar comercio. telesurtv.net Estos acuerdos surgen de la "construcción del nuevo mapa de cooperación basado en los principios de hermandad, solidaridad y complementariedad", reportó la cancillería venezolana.
(2023-06-21). Elevan a 16 los muertos por ciclón en Río Grande del Sur, Brasil. telesurtv.net Según las autoridades, unas 3.200 personas se quedaron sin hogar.
(2023-06-21). Presidente de Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel arriba a Serbia en visita oficial. telesurtv.net El sitio oficial de la Presidencia de Cuba destacó que en Serbia desarrollará un intenso programa el miércoles 21 de junio.
(2023-06-21). Reportan 41 mujeres muertas tras motín en cárcel de Honduras. telesurtv.net La Viceministra de Seguridad de Honduras, Julissa Villanueva refirió que "lo ocurrido es producto de un ataque directo del crimen organizado".
(2023-06-21). Presidente Petro lamenta hundimiento de reforma laboral en el Congreso. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado colombiano aseveró que el hundimiento de la reforma laboral es muy grave.
(2023-06-21). Muere en hospital segunda víctima del tiroteo en escuela de Brasil. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Paraná confirmó el arresto de un individuo sospechoso de haber colaborado en la organización del ataque.
(2023-06-21). ONU ratifica solución sobre islas Malvinas a través de negociaciones. telesurtv.net Canciller Santiago Cafiero insistió en que la voluntad de Argentina sigue siendo resolver la cuestión por la vía del diálogo.
(2023-06-21). Abanderan delegación colombiana a Juegos Centroamericanos. telesurtv.net El presidente manifestó la voluntad política de su Gobierno de reorganizar el deporte en la nación.
(2023-06-21). Gobierno de Venezuela presenta mapa geopolítico de sanciones. telesurtv.net Delcy Rodríguez explicó que las medidas coercitivas unilaterales son una forma sofisticada de guerra económica.
(2023-06-21). Protestan contra cambios a la constitución de Jujuy, Argentina. telesurtv.net Tras la aprobación de la Constitución local, en Jujuy la policía ha reprimido brutalmente a los manifestantes.
(2023-06-21). Registran 22.707 casos de dengue en lo que va de 2023 en Bolivia. telesurtv.net A causa del dengue, se acumulan 77 muertes y en la jornada no se registran nuevos contagios.
(2023-06-21). Senado brasileño aprueba el programa Más Médicos. telesurtv.net Durante los anteriores gobiernos de Lula da Silva y Dilma Rousseff, el programa garantizó la atención a 96 millones de personas en todo el país.
(2023-06-21). Presidenta hondureña destituye a ministro de Seguridad. telesurtv.net La presidenta Xiomara Castro designó al director de la Policía Nacional como nuevo ministro de Seguridad del país centroamericano.
(2023-06-21). Realizan búsqueda de submarino desaparecido con cinco personas a bordo. telesurtv.net Un piloto y cuatro tripulantes se encuentran a bordo del sumergible Titán.
(2023-06-21). Comienza XX Reunión Internacional de Astaná sobre Siria. t.co Las conversaciones se centrarán en los cambios regionales ocurridos durante los últimos meses con respecto a Siria.
(2023-06-21). Report confirms 632x increase in Child Excess Deaths across Europe since EMA approval of COVID Vaccine for Children. expose-news.com In the scorching summer of 2021, a momentous decision swept across Europe, sparking a whirlwind of emotions among parents, who had fallen for the 24/7 propaganda, eagerly awaiting a ray of hope …
(2023-06-21). Further Evidence Pointing to Biden Family Shady Businesses in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg Dead at 92. indybay.org Daniel Ellsberg, the military analyst-turned-peace activist who revealed that the U.S. government had been lying about its devastating war on Vietnam, died Friday (June 16), four months after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 92.
(2023-06-21). Saturday 6/24: Santa Rosa: Bigger Than Roe! PRIDE Solidarity & Bodily Autonomy March. indybay.org Meet at Juilliard Park – gather by stone bridge | 227 Santa Rosa Avenue | Santa Rosa, CA, 95401…
(2023-06-21). New dangers in film writers' strike: SAG-AFTRA officials hint they may not call a strike when contract expires. wsws.org The prospect of a broader strike terrifies all the official parties involved, including the AMPTP and the various union bureaucracies, as well as Wall Street, the Biden administration and the political establishment as a whole.
(2023-06-21). Journalist who lied about Iraqi WMDs claims Chinese researchers were first COVID-19 patients. wsws.org On Tuesday, the notorious war propagandist Michael R. Gordon, who helped launch the Iraq war by claiming Saddam Hussein was using aluminum tubes to build nuclear weapons, claimed, citing anonymous government sources, that world-renowned researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were among the first people to be infected with COVID-19.
(2023-06-21). Glenda Jackson (1936-2023): "The best theatre is about trying to find and tell the truth" wsws.org Her acting was self-critical and unsentimental, driven, director Charles Marowitz said, by a "loathing for lame and easy effects."
(2023-06-21). Minsk to host Eurasian security conference next October. plenglish.com Minsk, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) The Belarussian capital will host on October 26-27 an international conference on ways to deal with the Eurasian security crisis, said Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik.
(2023-06-21). Promoting Israeli Apartheid in Canadian Schools Not Okay. dissidentvoice.org 
The Palestinian solidarity movement must seek to disrupt the 'school to apartheid promotion pipeline'. It's past time to challenge private schools indoctrinating young minds into worshiping a violent faraway state that oppresses millions. A recent visit to Canada by Israel's minister for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, Amichai Chikli, highlights a subject that requires far …
(2023-06-21). 55 Years After the Launch of the Poor People's Campaign, Taking Stock of Interlocking Injustices. inequality.org Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders launched a Poor People's Campaign in 1968 to tackle what he called the "Triplets of Evil" — systemic racism, poverty, and militarism. Fifty years later, activists revived this multi-racial fusion movement to carry on the fight against these injustices, as well as the growing …
(2023-06-21). MOHAWK NATION NEWS: INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DEMAND MORATORIUM ON QUEBEC LOGGING. indybay.org Mohawk Nation News — "Indigenous guardians of the ancestral territories of the Innu, Atikamekw and Mohawk are demanding a moratorium on logging in Quebec."
(2023-06-21). MOHAWK WARRIOR SOCIETY: HANDBOOK ON SOVEREIGNTY and SURVIVAL Podcast. indybay.org New! Listen to this powerful podcast by the Mohawk Warrior Society. Mohawk Nation News. "The Kahnistensera, Mohawk Mothers of kahnawake, kanesatake, and akwesasne knew Louis karonhiaktajeh Hall, and were greatly influenced by his stories, philosophy and farsightedness. This podcast reveals many of his past, current and future insights into what lay ahead for the Mohawks."
(2023-06-21). African Peace Initiative Seeks to End War in Eastern Europe. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). India's Over 130 Civil Society Organizations and Activists Express Deep Concern at Lack of Transparency in Trade Agreement with EU and Others. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Know-Nothing Burgers Are Ruining Our Lives. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Daniel Ellsberg's Sacrifice. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). COVID mRNA Vaccines and Pregnancy: Stillbirths Right After Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination, When the Fetus "Dies Suddenly" globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). China pushes its development of intelligent vehicles. ecns.cn China will support the commercial application of Level 3 and above autonomous driving systems, as part of its broader push to bolster the development of intelligent connected vehicles, the country's top industry regulator said on Wednesday.
(2023-06-21). Indonesia abuzz as first high-speed railway nears launch. ecns.cn The railway, a landmark project under the Belt and Road Initiative between China and Indonesia, is scheduled to start operating in mid August.
(2023-06-21). China extends NEV purchase tax breaks. ecns.cn China will extend purchase tax breaks on new energy vehicles to the end of 2027, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance.
(2023-06-21). Drug control body says U.S. smearing China over fentanyl. ecns.cn China's drug control authority has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the United States' smearing of China and sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals for allegedly involved in drugs.
(2023-06-21). Video: The Hidden Healthcare Crisis SOS. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Swaziland: Campaign launched for release of political prisoners. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). Robert F Kennedy Jr. Runs for President. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). "We are restricting freedom … for the common good": Irish Green Party Calls for Limiting Free Speech. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). AI Will Help You Learn All. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Capitalist Hegemony in Psychedelic Medicine. dissidentvoice.org 
Excitement around psychedelics continues to grow with thousands set to attend the Psychedelic Science conference in Denver this week. Proponents in the psychedelic space have promoted a strategy to focus on the "medicalization" to gain wider societal acceptance. But this could lead psychedelics to come under greater control, ensuring that they serve as profitable tools to maintain the status quo.
(2023-06-21). NUMSA leads Eskom workers to victory. peoplesdispatch.org The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has struck a deal with Eskom, the public electric company securing better wages, housing allowance and a lump sum payment for the workers…
(2023-06-21). Protesters opposing Turin-Lyon high-speed rail project attacked by French police. peoplesdispatch.org Activists from France and Italy organized a two-day demonstration opposing the Turin Lyon high-speed railway line, the Treno ad Alta Velocità (TAV). The protests against the project have been going on for three decades…
(2023-06-21). War, Digital Currency and Depopulation — Disaster in the Making? globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Did The Debt Ceiling Deal Really Save The US From Bankruptcy? popularresistance.org So as far as the debt ceiling is concerned, there has been a pattern which has become a classic of sorts, with just days to go before the day that the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the US would run out of cash to meet its obligations, President Biden and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy reached a bipartisan deal which is going to permit the government to keep borrowing in return for certain cuts in spending, social spending in particular, that the Republicans insisted on. | The catastrophic disaster predicted by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in the weeks leading up to the negotiations and the deadlin…
(2023-06-21). Presidente de Bolivia encabeza actos por Nuevo Año Andino Amazónico. telesurtv.net "Recibimos con mucho optimismo, desde Tiwanaku, el Año Nuevo Andino Amazónico y del Chaco 5.531", afirmó el mandatario.
(2023-06-21). øCómo beneficia la práctica del Yoga a los niños?>. telesurtv.net Según medios especializados, el Yoga aumenta la concentración y la autoestima mientras reduce el estrés de los infantes.
(2023-06-21). El presidente de Brasil se reúne en Roma con su homólogo italiano. telesurtv.net Previamente, Lula mantuvo una conversación con el exprimer ministro Massimo D'Alema, y una audiencia con la secretaria general del Partido Democrático Italiano, Elly Schlein.
(2023-06-21). øCómo celebran los pueblos originarios el Año Nuevo?>. telesurtv.net En las ceremonias se ofrece al padre Sol inciensos, hoja de coca, tabaco, plantas aromáticas, panes, dulces y bebidas.
(2023-06-21). Educadores uruguayos reclaman mayor presupuesto estatal. telesurtv.net La organización sindical convocó a la protesta bajo el lema "Que el gobierno rinda cuentas, presupuesto para el pueblo".
(2023-06-21). Primer ministro cubano visita comunidades afectadas por lluvias. telesurtv.net Las provincias de Granma, Holguín y Camagüey fueron de las más golpeadas por las lluvias que provocaron desbordamiento de ríos, inundaciones y el aislamiento de comunidades.
(2023-06-21). Gobierno haitiano se reúne con representantes de Naciones Unidas. telesurtv.net Representantes de Unicef y el PMA solicitaron establecer una mayor sinergia entre las estructuras gubernamentales y la ONU.
(2023-06-21). Juez peruano rechaza recurso de apelación de Pedro Castillo. telesurtv.net El magistrado evaluó los cargos imputados y determinó que durante la investigación no se están vulnerando los derechos del exmandatario peruano.
(2023-06-21). Presidente Lula mantendrá un encuentro con el papa Francisco. telesurtv.net Brasil y el Vaticano convergen en temas de paz y seguridad internacional, derechos humanos, refugiados, combate al hambre y a la pobreza.
(2023-06-21). Rescatan a 130 migrantes en el estado mexicano de Sonora. telesurtv.net Tras ser rescatados, los migrantes fueron trasladados a las instalaciones del INM en la ciudad de Hermosillo para recibir asistencia legal.
(2023-06-21). Presidente cubano mantiene encuentro con su homologo serbio. telesurtv.net Desde la Presidencia de Cuba indicaron que Miguel Díaz-Canel desarrollará una intensa agenda de trabajo durante su visita a Serbia.
(2023-06-21). There Is One Major Problem with Robert F. Kennedy Jr… globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Mexico: Intense heat caused 11 deaths and high temperatures continue. plenglish.com Mexico City, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) The third heat wave in Mexico has already caused the death of 11 persons and heat stroke and severe burns to 487, according to the latest report of Public Health, as the high temperatures continue.
(2023-06-21). Panama registers 17 deaths due to influenza. plenglish.com According to the most recent report of the Ministry of Health (Minsa), four new deaths were registered in the last week, bringing the sum up to 17. | The Department of Epidemiology of the Minsa indicated that from June 11 to 17, 513 new cases of influenza were detected nationwide. | Of the 17 deaths, 11 correspond to men aging from eight to 82 years, the report said. | The Minsa indicated that the deaths are concentrated mainly in the regions of Salud Panama Metro, Panama Oeste, the capital district of San Miguelito; in addition to the provinces of Colon, Chiriqui, North Panama and Veraguas. | It also highlights…
(2023-06-21). Survey in El Salvador confirms security. plenglish.com San Salvador, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) In El Salvador, 90% of the population is satisfied with the prevailing security environment and supports the application of the state of exception against gangs, a survey revealed.
(2023-06-21). Worldwide demand for oil to decline through 2028, new report. nationofchange.org
(2023-06-21). Week of action demands STOP COP CITY! workers.org 
Stop Cop City Solidarity has called a Week of Action for June 24-July 1, beginning with a kickoff barbecue and continuing with multiple protests throughout Atlanta. The call to action states in part: "We must continue to uplift the spirit of our beloved comrade Tortuguita, who was murdered in cold . . . |
(2023-06-21). Koch Network unleashes early attacks against Trump. nationofchange.org The group is "getting involved earlier than ever in the presidential primary process," and the ads as evidence of their "commitment to support a candidate in the Republican presidential primary who can… win."
(2023-06-20). Latest cut suggests more support. ecns.cn Additional stimulus measures are needed to consolidate China's economic recovery following an interest rate cut on Tuesday, and such moves should be compatible with the country's high-quality development pursuit and avoid any worsening of the economic structure.
(2023-06-20). Beijing, Berlin sign action plan on development. ecns.cn China and Germany have secured a three-year joint action plan aimed at strengthening international development cooperation to effectively implement the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
(2023-06-20). China, U.S. mull more direct flights. ecns.cn China and the United States have agreed to actively explore travel market potential for more direct passenger flights.
(2023-06-20). World Refugee Day mirrors global problem. ecns.cn As the influx of refugees pouring into Europe has taken a heavy toll on the continent, this page takes a close look at the current refugee crisis in Europe as well as the efforts that help refugees to not only survive but also thrive.
(2023-06-20). Xi encourages Belgian friend to help bolster China-Europe ties. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping recently wrote back to a "friend of China "who founded a zoo in the Belgian city of Brugelette, encouraging him to keep promoting China-Belgium and China-Europe friendship.
(2023-06-20). ASEAN emerges as top investment hub. ecns.cn Southeast Asia has emerged as a global investment hub, with the region serving as a "bright spot "despite global challenges, including geopolitical conflicts, inflationary pressures and economic slowdown, a forum heard on Tuesday.
(2023-06-20). Li, Scholz vow to strengthen Sino-German cooperation. ecns.cn Premier Li Qiang called on Tuesday for strengthened ties between China and Germany to better serve the development of both countries and inject more positive energy and stability into a turbulent world.
(2023-06-20). Mandatory QR code scan at restaurants draws flak. ecns.cn Scanning a QR code to order and pay for food is now commonplace at restaurants in China as it boosts efficiency by saving time and resources, including manpower.
(2023-06-20). Experts: Time for U.S. to build on goodwill. ecns.cn Now it's time for Washington to continue trading goodwill with Beijing, faithfully implement the consensus made between the two sides and minimize the chance of dragging the ties to another low, they said.
(2023-06-20). Air Force unit honored with high-level title. ecns.cn A bomber unit of the People's Liberation Army Air Force has been given the honorary title of "Role Model of the Time" by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
(2023-06-21). Rapid 5G integration transforming real economy, society: MIIT. ecns.cn 5G technology has been integrated into 60 of 97 national economic categories after it entered commercial use four years ago, with over 50,000 application cases, said China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
(2023-06-21). 6-year-old Chinese boy becomes youngest Rubik's Cube player for A-level. ecns.cn Six-year-old Chinese boy Li Runsheng from Shaanxi competed in the professional Rubik's Cube A-level exam in Beijing to become the world's youngest Rubik's Cube player for that level on Saturday.
(2023-06-21). Microsoft outlines broader AI ecosystem for Chinese users. ecns.cn Microsoft is showcasing deeper-level assistance from generative artificial intelligence technologies across its core products and services, as part of its broader push to tap into business opportunities in China.
(2023-06-21). Asian cities top list of costliest places to live. ecns.cn Although Shanghai remains an expensive city, average prices in local currency rose only 3 percent over the past year, being the lowest of all cities.
(2023-06-21). UN adopts first treaty to protect marine life in high seas, expected to protect Earth's biodiversity. ecns.cn Members of the United Nations (UN) adopted the first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the high seas on Monday, which environmental experts believe is a significant step forward for protecting a wide range of the Earth's biodiversity.
(2023-06-21). Tiangong Space Station's electric propulsion engine achieves first in-orbit gas exchange. ecns.cn China's manned spaceflight Tiangong Space Station recently achieved a new first, by successfully installing an electric propulsion system gas cylinder in-orbit through robotic arm.
(2023-06-21). Abolitionists celebrate Juneteenth in Houston. workers.org 
Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement activists participated in the 10th Annual Acres Homes Juneteenth Parade on June 17, with signs and banners on a truck and a shiny red jeep. Activists spoke on a sound system to the hundreds lining West Montgomery Road in Northwest Houston. Texas Death Penalty Abolition . . . |
(2023-06-21). Bohemia Mía Filin Festival opens in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Artists and audiences will combine music and emotions during the 2nd edition of the "Bohemia Mía" Feeling Festival, which takes place in this capital from Wednesday to Friday.
(2023-06-21). International Seminar on Journalism and Tourism ends in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) The 16th International Seminar on Journalism and Tourism winds up its theoretical sessions in this capital on Wednesday, with the participants from 10 countries agreeing on successful debates and contacts with their colleagues.
(2023-06-21). Vuƒçiƒá meets Diaz-Canel. plenglish.com Belgrade, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez was received with State honors by Serbia's President Aleksandar Vuƒçiƒá in this capital on Wednesday at the beginning of his first official visit to this country.
(2023-06-21). ExpoCaribe International Fair opens in Santiago de Cuba. plenglish.com Santiago de Cuba, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) With remarkable expectations, the 18th edition of the ExpoCaribe International Fair opened today to welcome delegations from Cuba and nearly 30 countries from the region and other latitudes.
(2023-06-21). Former People's Defender accused of embezzlement arrested in Panama. plenglish.com Panama City, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) The arrest of former People's Defender Patria Portugal (2011-2013), convicted in 2022 for the crime against Public Administration, was reported today by the main press media in Panama.
(2023-06-21). Historic relations between Nicaragua and Russia highlighted. plenglish.com Managua, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Presidential advisor Laureano Ortega said that the historical relations between Nicaragua and Russia are reaffirmed and today are focused on mutual development and the establishment of a new world order.
(2023-06-21). Incarcerees organize unprecedented seminar against life sentences. workers.org 
For some Pennsylvania state legislators, incarcerated people belong in prison, no questions asked. "Lock 'em up and throw away the key," as the reactionary saying goes. State policies that sustain the mass incarceration of Black and Brown people and members of impoverished communities hinge on people not seeing the hidden . . . |
(2023-06-21). On 2023 Juneteenth, ILWU10 Closes N.Ca Ports & Makes Actor Danny Glover An Honorary Member. indybay.org On Juneteenth, ILWU Local 10 will close all ports in Northern California and make Danny Glover and honorary member of the Local. Retired ILWU Local 10 secretary treasurer Clarence Thomas talks about the history of Juneteenth and also the history of Danny Glover with the ILWU Local 10.
(2023-06-21). Biden and America Have a Major China Problem. sonar21.com 
I hear that the Chinese are going to add the image of Antony Blinken to the dictionary definition of "Kow Tow." He went to Beijing, hat in hand, and received…
(2023-06-21). Two Dynamite Podcasts — The Duran and Judge Napolitano. sonar21.com Today was extra special. I was honored to appear on both The Duran and the Judge Napolitano broadcasts. I do not miss the days when I was welcomed to appear…
(2023-06-21). African Union and WFP strengthen peace and security activities. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) An agreement between the Peace Fund Secretariat of the African Union (AU) and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) increased support for peace and security activities.
(2023-06-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Preventing cancer for future generations of Black families. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The statistics are staggering. Black people are more likely to die from cancer than other racial and ethnic groups. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African Americans have the highest death rate from cancer overall. National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week is June 15—21. Dr. Kim Barbel Johnson, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, says educating patients is essential to reducing and preventing cancer deaths…
(2023-06-21). Maximize memory function with a nutrient-rich diet. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Research suggests that the ability to maximize memory function may be related to what you eat. Following an eating plan that provides a healthier selection of dietary fats and a variety of plant foods rich in phytonutrients could positively affect your health. Phytonutrients are substances found in certain plants that are believed to be beneficial for human health and help prevent certain diseases. There's still much to learn about what makes up a brain-healthy diet. Studies are finding that…
(2023-06-21). Mayo Clinic expert addresses cancer disparities during Black Family Cancer Awareness Week. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Black people have the highest death rate and shortest survival rate of any racial or ethnic group for most cancers, according to the American Cancer Society. In Black men, prostate cancer death rates are more than double that of any other racial or ethnic group, and Black women are 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women. These disparities are driving many efforts to raise awareness about cancer prevention…
(2023-06-21). Constitucional guatemalteco aparta de elecciones a otro partido. telesurtv.net La decisión se produjo cuando faltan cuatro días para las elecciones presidenciales en el país centroamericano.
(2023-06-21). Hallan muerto al autor del asesinato de dos estudiantes en Brasil. telesurtv.net Según las primeras informaciones del Instituto Médico Legal, el joven, que era tratado por esquizofrenia, al parecer se ahorcó dentro de la prisión.
(2023-06-21). El presidente de Brasil se reúne en Roma con su par italiano. telesurtv.net Previamente, Lula mantuvo una conversación con el exprimer ministro Massimo D'Alema, y una audiencia con la secretaria general del Partido Democrático Italiano, Elly Schlein.
(2023-06-21). Cuba y Serbia acuerdan ampliar vínculos políticos y cooperación. telesurtv.net Mandatarios de ambas naciones sostienen conversaciones oficiales en Belgrado. Líder cubano se reúne con Presidente de AN serbia.
(2023-06-21). Detienen a la exprimera ministra Betssy Chávez en Perú. telesurtv.net Titular de la Sala Penal Nacional del máximo tribunal decidió revertir dictamen que rechazaba encarcelar a Betssy Chávez.
(2023-06-21). Attacker of Brazilian School Found Dead. telesurenglish.net The author of the shooting attack on a public school in southern Brazil, which left two students dead on Monday, was found lifeless in his prison cell, apparently after committing suicide, according to the Parana State's Security Secretariat. | RELATED: | The body of the confessed murderer, a 21-year-old former student of the same school, was discovered on Tuesday night by prison guards in the cell of the Custody House…
(2023-06-21). Bomb Blast Kills Three People in Police Vehicle in NE Kenya. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday afternoon, at least three people were killed by a bomb explosion in the vicinity of the town of Guba, located in Mandera county, near the border with Somalia. | Related: | Official reports state that the victims are two policemen and an engineer, but their identities have not yet been revealed; the primary suspect of the incident is the Somali group, Al Shabaab. | Amos Mariba, the Mandera County Commissioner, confirmed the inc…
(2023-06-21). Brazilian Senate Approves the More Doctors Program. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Brazilian Senate approved the "More Doctors" program, which was relaunched by President Lula da Silva in March to facilitate the hiring of foreign professionals. | RELATED: | Previously, this public program had been approved by the Lower House and now it only awaits sanction by Lula, who resumed it after being abandoned by former President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023). | This social program guaranteed medica…
(2023-06-21). Cuba Thanks Serbia for Its Support Against the US Blockade. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed gratitude to the Serbian President Aleksandar Vuƒçiƒá for the support provided in the face of the U.S. blockade. He also emphasized Cuba's support for Serbian territorial sovereignty. | RELATED: | "We appreciate the continued support and great assistance from the Serbian government and people," Díaz-Canel said during a joint press confere…
(2023-06-21). Cuban President Holds Meeting With His Serbian Counterpart. telesurenglish.net Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez held on Wednesday a meeting with his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vuƒçiƒá, in order to strengthen political and economic ties. | Related: | The meeting between the two presidents took place at the Serbian Presidential Palace, where they ratified their will to strengthen political ties, and boost economic, trade and cooperation relations. | This is the first visit of the Cuban…
(2023-06-21). Libya: 165 Nigerian Migrants Deported, 90 Are Women. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Libyan authorities announced that, in coordination with the International Organization for Migration as part of a voluntary return program, deported 165 Nigerian migrants, more than half of them women and children. | Related: | Colonel Haitham Belqasim, spokesman for the Libyan Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency, said in an official statement that Libyan authorities have "deported 165 illegal immigrants to N…
(2023-06-21). Norway Criticizes Israeli Settlement Construction in West Bank. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Norwegian government condemned the decision by the Israeli government to simplify the process of approving construction of new Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. | RELATED: | "The international community stands united in its condemnation of the Israeli settlements. I strongly urge the Israeli authorities to halt and reverse settlement activity on occupied Palestinian land," Foreign Affairs Min…
(2023-06-21). The Lesser Antilles Are Preparing for the Arrival of Storm Bret. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Lucia, and Martinique are getting ready as Bret approaches the Caribbean with maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour. | RELATED: | In Barbados, Kerry Hinds, the director of the Emergency Management Department, issued a warning to residents with homes that are likely not to withstand tropical storm winds. She urged them to seek shelter with family, friends, or a designated she…
(2023-06-21). UN: 20 Million USD for Urgent Food Aid Campaign in NE Nigeria. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres, said that the UN allocated 20 million U.S. dollars for an urgent food security and nutrition campaign for hunger-hit northeast Nigeria. | Related: | With $9 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund and $11 million from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund, "we will support the government-led response efforts across B…
(2023-06-21). Non-Fungible Tokens: Blockchain Technology and the Legal Framework. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the latest episode of Law Pod UK, Robert Kellar KC discusses the developing law on NFTs with Victoria Walters, library learning advisor at the Bristol campus of the University of Law. We are grateful to Victoria and the University for the permission to repost this interview. As Robert explains, the "token" is a crypto …
(2023-06-21). In Video: Ukrainian POWs Confirm Counter Offensive Is Mess. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the offensive operation amount to thousands of lives of Ukrainian soldiers. According to the Pentagon, such losses were taken into account. The destruction of Ukrainians "goes according to plan." | Meanwhile, Ukrainian servicemen do not agree to be used as cannon fodder and for the interests of NATO. More and more units of the AFU and assault groups surrender on the frontlines. Ukrainian POWs confirm that Kiev's counter offensive i…
(2023-06-21). The Period In American History That Started On 25 July 1945 Ended On 19 June 2023. southfront.org 
Written by Eric Zuesse On 19 June 2023, it finally became clear that America's 78-year-long neoconservative period (i.e., the period of…
(2023-06-21). Bogged Down On The Front, Ukraine Launches Drone Attack On Moscow (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | With its forces failing to advance on the front, Ukraine launched a new attack with drones on the Russian capital, Moscow, on June 21. | In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that three Ukrainian drones were suppressed by electronic warfare while approaching facilities in the Moscow region."Today we have foiled an attempt of the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack on facilities in the Moscow Region with three aircraft-type drones. All drones were deflected by electronic warfar…
(2023-06-21). Kazakhstan Announces Surprise End To Astana Talks On Syria. southfront.org 
File image. | Kazakhstan has reportedly made a surprise decision to no longer hold talks on the Syrian peace process in its capital, Astana, | The decision became public after the 20th meeting of the Astana format, which included Russia, Turkey and Iran, on June 21. The meeting discussed the situation on the ground, a roadmap to rebuild Turkey-Syria ties, Israeli attacks and a host of other issues. | Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Kanat Tumysh unexpectedly called for the conclusion of trilateral…
(2023-06-21). Russian Airstrikes Hit HTS HQ, Ammunition Depot & Supply Base In Syria's Greater Idlib (Video). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-34 fighter bomber as seen over Greater Idlib on June 20. Via Twitter. | On June 20, a series of Russian airstrikes hit the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is controlled by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and several other terrorist groups. | Several airstrikes hit the northern outskirts of Idlib city and the vicinity of the town of al-Sheikh Bahr in the northern countryside of Idlib. The targets of the airstrikes were reportedly a hea…
(2023-06-21). Russian MoD Says More Ukrainian Attacks Were Repelled In Zaporozhye, Donetsk (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | On June 21, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that more attacks by Kiev forces were repelled in the Zaporozhye, Donetsk and south Donetsk sectors. | According to the ministry, the air force and army aviation launched an attack against Ukrainian units in the Vremenka salient, near Novodonetskoye, Storozhevoye in the Donetsk region and Levadnoye in the Zaporozhye region. | As a result of the airstrikes, a Ukrainian tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, and three armored fighting…
(2023-06-21). Russia's FSB Chief Warns Of Terrorism Threat In Northern, Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
File image. | The threat of terrorism remains high in Syria's northern and northeastern regions, Igor Sirotkin, the deputy director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and chief of staff of Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee, warned on June 20. | Speaking during a high-level conference of heads of anti-terrorist organizations at the United Nations, Sirotkin warned that terrorists can still move across the Syrian-Iraqi border with much freedom."Despite the military defeat suffered by international…
(2023-06-21). Syria's Elite Republican Guard Heads North As Tensions Rise Between Turkish And Kurdish Forces. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Facebook. | Syria has deployed one of its elite military formations in the northern region amid mounting tensions between the Turkish military and Kurdish forces. | Videos from June 19 showed several convoys of the 105th Mechanized Brigade of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) Republican Guard heading towards the northern Aleppo countryside. The convoys were carrying main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled howitzers and hundreds of tr…
(2023-06-21). "Ukrainian Leaders Gloss Over Ukrainian Antisemitism" — Times Of Israel. southfront.org 
Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher. | The chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, "I don't know what else is needed" for Israel to realise that it needs to send arms to Ukraine as it is supposedly clear they "have the same enemy" — Russia and Iran. This rhetoric from Andriy Yermak demonstrates Kiev's desperate attempt to coerce Israel into providing military aid to Ukraine. | Yermak, on June 20…
(2023-06-21). Judge Blocks Arkansas' Blanket Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-21). Permanent Apartheid in Palestine: This is Why Israel Wants to Reactivate E1 Plan. scheerpost.com 
The price of Israel's major plans in East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank is not just humanitarian. It is essentially political, aimed at cutting off Palestinian communities from one another, isolating Jerusalem completely, and ensuring a Jewish demographic majority for generations to come.
(2023-06-21). Right-Wingers Push Death Penalty Reinstatement Bills as Part of Hardline Agenda. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-21). What Juneteenth Looks Like for Incarcerated People. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-21). Sonali Kolhatkar on the Power of Narrative. fair.org
(2023-06-21). Will Israel's Offensive Against Jenin End Palestinian Resistance? socialistproject.ca 
Israeli occupation forces and border police carried out a broad offensive on Monday morning against the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp. The Israeli troops killed at least five Palestinians and wounded, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 91 others, 23 of whom are in a critical condition. | According to the Israeli military, the occupation forces detained two wanted Palestinians, but they were caught in an ambush on their way out of the refugee camp. Apparently eight soldiers and border police were wounded in roadside blasts and gunfire. | The evacuation of the wounded Israel…
(2023-06-21). The Waiting Game: How the US Sabotages Lebanon's Energy Security (Interview). orinocotribune.com In an exclusive interview with The Cradle's Hasan Illaik, Lebanon's Energy Minister Walid Fayyad addresses the country's energy shortage dilemma: receive Iranian oil and risk US sanctions, or wait indefinitely for a purposely delayed US-backed initiative. | For almost 30 years, Lebanese authorities have failed to properly manage the state-run electricity company, Électricité du Liban (EDL), resulting in widespread blackouts. The decades of unsustainable policies and fundamental neglect, the result of elite capture of state resources, alleged corruption, and vested interests caused the sector to completely collaps…
(2023-06-21). Debunking media lies: US & Blinken don't want peace with China. covertactionbulletin.podbean.com We begin today's show with a remembrance of whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who passed on June 16 at the age of 92. Then, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his recent trip to China with a 35-minute meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 19th. Blinken had also met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin …
(2023-06-21). 22 Cities Call For End To FBI Indictment. leecamp.com
(2023-06-21). Protest Song Of The Week: 'John Wayne Was a Nazi' By Fucked Up & The Halluci Nation. shadowproof.com Originally published at Ongoing History of Protest Music John Wayne slaughtered our Indian brothersBurned their villages and raped their mothersNow he has given them a white man's lord'Live by this, or die by my sword!' These are lyrics from "John Wayne Was A Nazi" a scathing tune by hardcore pioneers MDC. The single was originally …
(2023-06-21). Teamsters and the Class Struggle. soundcloud.com On today's episode Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss UPS workers voting 97% for a strike for better conditions, better pay, and more full-time work. What does this militant vote among hundreds of thousands of UPS workers mean for the strength of the labor struggle? Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of …
(2023-06-21). Legalizing weed hasn't fixed all cannabis workers' problems—can unionizing? therealnews.com 
Legalizing pot has opened the floodgates to a new multibillion dollar industry in multiple states. But where there are high profits, there's often high exploitation. The experience of unionized cannabis delivery drivers and warehouse workers who belong to
(2023-06-20). African seed fund kick-starts innovative research partnerships. imperial.ac.uk The African seed fund supports a range of research projects with partners in Africa — strengthening ties between Imperial and the continent.
(2023-06-20). The Ultimate All-American Slush Fund. tomdispatch.com On June 3rd, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that lifted the government's debt ceiling and capped some categories of government spending. The big winner was — surprise, surprise! — the Pentagon. Congress spared military-related programs any cuts while freezing all other categories of discretionary spending at the fiscal year 2023 level (except support for veterans). Indeed, lawmakers set the budget for the Pentagon and for other national security programs like nuclear-related work developing nuclear warheads at the Department of Energy at the level requested in the administration's Fiscal Y…
(2023-06-20). Socialist Party of Zambia President Fred M'membe Threatened with Arrest. towardfreedom.org A warrant was issued June 15 against Socialist Party of Zambia President Fred M'membe, who alleged the police, in collaboration with ruling party cadre who had been drafted into government security, intended to abduct him. Peoples Dispatch reports.
(2023-06-20). Unite calls off strike action at Arriva London North. wsws.org Workers can expect the same merry-go-round of divided strikes, cancelled actions and endless pay offer ballots year after year—getting poorer in real terms all the while—until they begin to take action into their own hands.
(2023-06-20). Britain's pseudo-left groups mount phoney "rank-and-file" initiatives in defence of trade union bureaucracy. wsws.org The situation demands the creation of a genuine rank-and-file movement in the working class, not of groups seeking to pressurise the existing bureaucratic leaderships, tasked with organising an insurgent movement of union members against the bureaucracy.
(2023-06-20). UK's slowing headline inflation rate does nothing to ease social crisis. wsws.org Slightly lower headline rates, still forecast to be the highest of any leading economy this year, disguise much higher price rises for basic household goods—above all food.
(2023-06-20). Stop the witch-hunt against vaccinologist Peter Hotez! wsws.org In America, the "land of the free," scientists fighting deadly infectious diseases must do their work under siege, amid constant threats to their safety aimed at intimidating them into silence.
(2023-06-20). Sri Lankan SEP demonstrates in Colombo against privatisation and government repression. wsws.org The protest was part of the SEP's campaign to mobilise the working class against the government's austerity measures on the basis of a socialist program.
(2023-06-20). Blinken in Beijing: Washington tries to ease tensions with China to escalate war against Russia. wsws.org Blinken's trip was a cynical attempt to put the US confrontation with China on hold as a drastic US-NATO military escalation is being prepared in the war against Russia in Ukraine.
(2023-06-20). Australian Senate passes Voice referendum bill amid falling public support. wsws.org Now that the bill has passed both houses of parliament, the government must set a referendum date, but the more people learn about the Voice, a proposed unelected institution at the heart of the existing political order, the more they distrust it.
(2023-06-20). Australian Catholic school workers threatened with substantial real wage cut by teachers' union. wsws.org Around 25,000 teachers and school workers in the state of Victoria are voting today and tomorrow on a new industrial agreement that includes nominal wage rises of just 1 percent every six months.
(2023-06-20). Clarios workers return to work, angered over UAW sellout of their strike. wsws.org The United Auto Workers shut down the powerful 40-day strike after pushing through a concessions-laden contract, which workers had decisively rejected two times before.
(2023-06-20). New York resident physician evaluates the strike at Elmhurst hospital. wsws.org A first-year resident physician describes how the Committee of Interns and Residents used undemocratic methods to limit workers' demands and betray the recent strike at Elmhurst hospital.
(2023-06-20). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Miners have walked off the job at Mexico's largest gold mine while 11,000 grocery workers in Canada, members of Unifor, face upcoming contract expirations.
(2023-06-20). Republicans Aim to Use 2024 Budget to Restrict Abortion Access Across the US. truthout.org House Republicans have advanced a bill that would majorly restrict access to abortion pill mifepristone as part of a quiet effort to attack abortion rights at the federal level. Last week, the Republican-led House Appropriations Committee advanced funding legislation regarding the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that would revoke an FDA decision finalized earlier this year that greatly… |
(2023-06-20). Crucial Evidence Against Trump Likely Lost Due to Pace of DOJ's Jan 6 Inquiry. truthout.org A new report from The Washington Post showcases how slowly and cautiously senior leaders at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI moved to open up an investigation into former President Donald Trump's actions during his final weeks in office as he attempted to usurp the democratic process by overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election. Although the reasons behind the snail's… |
(2023-06-20). Bernie Sanders Opens Probe Into Amazon's "Abysmal" Safety Record. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is launching a sweeping Senate investigation into Amazon's "abysmal" unsafe warehouse labor practices after reports have found for years that the company is a uniquely dangerous place to work. Sanders, the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Tuesday demanding that the company answer to… |
(2023-06-20). With Federal Grants Expiring, Democratic Governors Push Congress on Child Care. truthout.org Democratic governors are pushing Congress to make significant investments in child care as the last pandemic-era federal child care subsidies are set to lapse this fall, pushing providers and parents into uncertain territory. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina led a June 13 letter, signed by nine other Democratic governors, asking top congressional leaders to maintain the current funding… |
(2023-06-20). Abbott Signs Bill Axing Construction Workers' Water Breaks Amid Record Heat. truthout.org Far right Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill last week that nullifies local laws mandating water and heat breaks for construction workers as work-related heat deaths in the state are rising and temperatures are hitting record highs. The provision is part of a bill called the "Death Star bill" by its opponents, which nullifies a host of local regulations that enact additional protections for… |
(2023-06-20). Wisconsin County Declares Itself a Sanctuary for Trans People. truthout.org On Friday, local lawmakers of a county board located in southcentral Wisconsin voted near unanimously on a resolution to become a sanctuary for transgender people in the state and elsewhere. The Dane County Board of Supervisors voted 25-1 to back a resolution that seeks to protect the rights of transgender and nonbinary individuals in the event that a state proposal endangering those rights… |
(2023-06-20). Scientists Warn Accelerated Himalayan Glacier Melt Threatens Lives of Billions. truthout.org A team of international scientists based in Nepal warned Tuesday that glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya are melting at an accelerated rate and could lose up to 80% of their volume by century's end if ambitious action isn't taken to slash planet-warming emissions. The latest research from the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) shows that Himalaya glaciers… |
(2023-06-20). The Late Daniel Ellsberg's Wish: Free Julian Assange, Encourage Whistleblowers. truthout.org Whistleblower Dan Ellsberg joined us after the Justice Department charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act for publishing U.S. military and diplomatic documents exposing U.S. war crimes. Assange is locked up in London and faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited and convicted in the United States. Ellsberg died Friday, and as we remember his life… |
(2023-06-20). If We Don't Rein In Pentagon Spending Now, It Will Keep Increasing in the Future. truthout.org On June 3rd, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that lifted the government's debt ceiling and capped some categories of government spending. The big winner was — surprise, surprise! — the Pentagon. Congress spared military-related programs any cuts while freezing all other categories of discretionary spending at the fiscal year 2023 level (except support for veterans). Indeed… |
(2023-06-20). Stretch of Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline to Shut Down on Tribal Land, Judge Orders. truthout.org The Canadian oil company Enbridge has been ordered to pay the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa $5 million in damages for trespassing and to gradually shut down part of its Line 5 pipeline in Wisconsin after a federal judge found that the company has placed the tribe's sacred land at risk of an environmental disaster. U.S. District Judge William Conley of the Western District of Wisconsin… |
(2023-06-20). We're Failing Our Elders: Seniors Are a Growing Portion of Unhoused Population. truthout.org Cheryl thought she was home. After 18 months without shelter, five of them spent living in her car, she finally found a subsidized apartment in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. A housing voucher enabled her to pay $600 of the $1,035 market rent, something she could manage on her cashier's salary. Eight years passed. Then, a year ago, Cheryl's life was again upended when she learned that her building had… |
(2023-06-20). Chicago: Protest against racist legislation in Florida. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – At the Little Village Arch on Chicago's 26th Street, 25 people took to the streets, June 18, and made it known to our community that our action is needed, in response to Florida's anti-immigrant legislation. People shared stories of previous movements, spoke their truth, stopped traffic, gave literature to those passing, and were supported by the 25th ward alderman. | On March 14, in Florida, Senate Bill 1718 was introduced. This racist legislation could turn countless undocumented workers into felons. | After the bill was passed, images of vacant construction sites, and fruit and vegetable fields…
(2023-06-20). FRSO and other organizations demand Tallahassee become an LGBTQ+ sanctuary city. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – The Tallahassee District of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), Florida State University Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and the Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) held a rally outside of the Leon County courthouse, June 17, to demand that Tallahassee become a sanctuary city for LGBTQ+ people. | Organizers are taking action to prevent the Tallahassee Police Department from arresting people based on gender identity when using public restrooms. | Activists have advocated for the city to allow drag performers to access any venue without discrimination. Furthermore, v…
(2023-06-20). Los Angeles demands legalization for all. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — On June 17, Centro CSO and allied organizations held a march and rally at La Placita in Los Angeles as part of the Legalization 4 All Network's Week of Action to protest Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' Senate Bill 1718. The L4A Network called for nationwide protests as SB 1718 is an attack on undocumented immigrants as well as anyone who employs or aids them. For example, hospitals in Florida will be required to ask a patient's immigration status, while out-of-state driver's licenses for undocumented people will be outlawed. | Around noon, protesters began assembling at La Placita Olvera, t…
(2023-06-20). The Filipino people's continuing struggle for genuine national freedom. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and all revolutionary forces join the Filipino people in marking today 125 years of false independence under US colonialism and neocolonial rule. Let us mark this day by looking back on the history of the Filipino people's struggle for genuine freedom and democracy and reaffirm our commitment to persevere along this path in the future. | Riding on the victories of the armed revolution led by the Katipunan since 1896 and waged by the peasants and burgeoning wor…
(2023-06-20). Event on FRSO program held in Orlando. fightbacknews.org Orlando, FL – On July 3, the Orlando District of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) held a Political Program release discussion at a meeting attended by over 30 people representing other progressive forces in the area. | In an effort to build a unified progressive base in Orlando, FRSO Orlando members Jacob Muldoon, Edmund Anglero and Diego Gonzalez discussed the history of struggle in the United States, FRSO and their goal of building a new communist party, and the united front against monopoly capitalism. | "FRSO believes that only through a strategic alliance of the oppressed nations and working clas…
(2023-06-20). Climate Justice Committee leads march to celebrate Roof Depot victory. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — On June 18, 40 activists, organizers and community members gathered to rally and march in celebration of the recent Roof Depot victory in the East Phillips community of Minneapolis. The march was initiated by the Climate Justice Committee (CJC). | The community has been fighting for nearly ten years to prevent the Hiawatha Expansion Project and Roof Depot demolition, both of which would have poisoned an already environmentally burdened community with diesel fumes and arsenic. Instead, the community wanted the city to give the Roof Depot property back to the people, so they could use the bu…
(2023-06-20). No Matter How You Frame It, the ADL is a Racist Organization. mintpressnews.com Miko Peled explores the controversy surrounding the Biden administration's plan to use the ADL to silence Palestinian voices under the guise of combating antisemitism.
(2023-06-20). How US and UK Government Propaganda Specialists Collaborated with Nazis in Ukraine. mintpressnews.com 
The prominent role of Banderite Neo-Nazis in Ukraine's government propaganda operations suggests that Nazi apologism has spread into the core institutions of its government — perhaps more than the dominant Western view is able to admit.
(2023-06-20). The Heat: Syria Returns to Arab League. america.cgtn.com 
Syria's back in the Arab League after a 12-year suspension and brutal civil war. What does it mean for the country and beyond? The armed conflict in Syria broke out in 2011, and rapidly escalated into a full-scale war, leading to Syria's suspension by the …
(2023-06-20). The Heat: China-U.S. Ties. america.cgtn.com 
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken travels to Beijing in an effort to stabilize relations with China. What can the world expect? The world has been watching closely as U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken embarked on a trip to Beijing. As Chinese President Xi …
(2023-06-20). Brazil launches digital currency to fund Universal Basic Income programs. america.cgtn.com 
A small Brazilian city in the state of Rio de Janeiro has developed a digital currency and it is using it to fund what is reportedly one of the largest Universal Basic Income programs in the world. Find out more.
(2023-06-20). Frantic search for Titanic tourism vessel in Atlantic Ocean. america.cgtn.com 
Rescue teams are looking for signs of a missing submersible with five people on board that vanished Sunday in Atlantic Ocean. See the latest.
(2023-06-20). Hope for rescuing Titan passengers grow dim as time passes. america.cgtn.com 
What could have happened to the missing Titan submersible?>
(2023-06-20). Palestinians Honored by The Association of Black Anthropologists' Endorsement of #AnthroBoycott Motion. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-06-20). The Association of Black Anthropologists Endorses the Resolution to Boycott Israeli Academic Institutions. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-06-20). New York Times Headlines Article "Public Tired of 'Neo-Liberal' Policies Designed to Make Rich Richer" cepr.net Of course, the New York Times did not headline a piece this way, but that would have been a more accurate headline of an article it ran last weekend discussing a turn away from "neo-liberal" policies. As I pointed out in a quick Twitter thread, that piece misrepresented a set of policies that have the …
(2023-06-20). Daniel Ellsberg's Dying Wish: Free Julian Assange, Encourage Whistleblowers & Reveal the Truth. democracynow.org 
Whistleblower Dan Ellsberg joined us after the Justice Department charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act for publishing U.S. military and diplomatic documents exposing U.S. war crimes. Assange is locked up in London and faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited and convicted in the United States. Ellsberg died Friday, and as we remember his life and legacy, we revisit his message for other government insiders who are considering becoming whistleblowers: "My message to them is: Don't do what I did. Don't wait 'til the bombs are actually falling or tho…
(2023-06-20). "The Doomsday Machine": Confessions of Daniel Ellsberg, Former Nuclear War Planner. democracynow.org 
Daniel Ellsberg was best known for leaking the Pentagon Papers, but he was also a lifelong anti-nuclear activist, stemming from his time working as a nuclear planner for the U.S. government. In December 2017, he joined us to discuss his memoir, The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. "This was an actual war plan for how we would use the existing weapons," he noted, "many of which I had seen already that time."…
(2023-06-20). Months Before Death, Daniel Ellsberg Warned Crisis over Ukraine & Taiwan Could Lead to Nuclear War. democracynow.org 
Over the past 50 years Daniel Ellsberg remained an antiwar and anti-nuclear activist who inspired a new generation of whistleblowers. In his last interview with Democracy Now! in April, he spoke about the war in Ukraine and why it required a diplomatic solution, and about the latest leak of Pentagon documents by Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who has been indicted on six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information. We asked Ellsberg about what the leaks say about the war in Ukraine, and discussed his decision in 2021 to leak a classified government report that he had kept in h…
(2023-06-20). RIP Daniel Ellsberg: "Most Dangerous Man in America" on Leaking Pentagon Papers, Exposing Gov't Lies. democracynow.org 
We remember the life and legacy of Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who died Friday at the age of 92, just months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, then a top military strategist working for the RAND Corporation, risked life in prison by secretly copying and then leaking 7,000 pages of top-secret documents outlining the secret history of the U.S. War in Vietnam. The leak would end up helping to take down President Nixon, accelerate the end of the War in Vietnam and lead to a major victory for press freedom. Henry Kissinger once called Ellsberg "the most da…
(2023-06-20). Headlines for June 20, 2023. democracynow.org Blinken Meets with Xi Jinping in Beijing in Attempt to "Stabilize" U.S-China Relations, Israel Deploys U.S.-Made Apache Helicopter Gunships in Deadly Raid on Jenin Refugee Camp, Sudan Health Minister Says Death Toll Has Topped 3,000 Since Fighting Broke Out, 37 Students Among Dead in Deadly Attack on School in Uganda, African Leaders Go to Moscow & Kyiv to Urge End to War in Ukraine, Pentagon Papers Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, 92, Dies, Justice Department Accuses Minneapolis Police of Unlawful Use of Force, Report: DOJ & FBI Waited a Year to Probe Trump for Role in Jan. 6 Insurrection, In Fox Inter…
(2023-06-20). Iraq: internal problems and ways to solve them. journal-neo.org 
(2023-06-20). The US is preventing the civil conflict in Myanmar from being resolved. journal-neo.org 
(2023-06-20). Why the West is Whitewashing Terrorism in Vietnam and Myanmar. journal-neo.org 
(2023-06-20). A quem servem as organizacoes nao governamentais. strategic-culture.org Os Estados contemporâneos comportam, dentro de suas fronteiras, as organizaàßàµes da governanàßa do próprio Estado, com a estrutura que o povo define, por seus representantes, organizaàßàµes nacionais de interesse privado, para complementarem a aàßà£o do Estado e satisfazerem interesses particulares, e organizaàßàµes estrangeiras, que buscam auferir ganhos com os recursos da Naàßà£o, contida naquele Estado específico, ou para doutrinar e/ou difundir ideologias alienígenas, sem que seja excluído o ganho material.
(2023-06-20). Crushing the Captagon Cartels: Syria and Saudi Arabia Join Forces. strategic-culture.org
(2023-06-20). Holocaust Researcher Who Outraged Poland Has No Regrets: 'We Need to Understand Our Past'. strategic-culture.org After receiving an honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University, Prof. Barbara Engelking, who claims that the Poles 'simply failed' in their treatment of Jews during World War II, tells Haaretz about the threats she has faced from a government trying to court the nationalist right | By Ofer ADERET | Prof. Barbara Engelking, who last month voiced criticism of Polish-Jewish relations during World War II, was awarded an honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University on Thursday. Engelking, who is the founder and director of the Polish Center for Holocaust Research in Warsaw, told Haaretz that she is determined to contin…
(2023-06-20). NATO's Hello Kitty Leaders Have Brought Us From the Sublime to the Dangerously Ridiculous. strategic-culture.org Because it takes a patriotic leader of the calibre of De Gaulle, Pierucci or Chirac to stand up to Uncle Sam, today's Western leaders simply kowtow to the Yanks. | Russian
(2023-06-20). Time Is Running Out Both for Zelensky and NATO. Operation 'Meat Grinder' Needs to Start. strategic-culture.org Few if any western pundits ask themselves "if it's going well, then why the immediate demand of NATO membership? Where's the crisis?" | Can NATO expect to survive its policy on blinded dogma escalation in the longer term or face a period of decline, even expiration? Seems far-fetched? Not when you examine the timeline of the past two years and you observe the direction this war machine business empire conglomerate is heading under the leadership of Washington. | At Vilnius we are expected to believe that despite the summer offensive going well for Ukraine's army — which is a lie perpetuated by western media…
(2023-06-20). La Corte Suprema confirma la ley de adopción indígena. peoplesworld.org 
En una decisión sorprendente, la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos falló a favor de la Ley de Bienestar del Niño Indígena (ICWA), afirmando la constitucionalidad de la ley de adopción nativa. El Tribunal Superior dictaminó que los demandantes originales en el caso (los estados de Texas, Luisiana e Indiana y varias familias individuales) no …
(2023-06-20). Unquestioning of Authority. dissidentvoice.org 
(2023-06-20). Biden's Inappropriate Behavior Toward Eva Longoria Draws Condemnation. orinocotribune.com Social media users condemned US President Joe Biden's behavior toward actress Eva Longoria after he touched her inappropriately during a hug, leaving her visibly uncomfortable. | The uncomfortable situation occurred on Friday, June 16, during Longoria's visit to the White House to present her movie "Flamin' Hot." During the event, she was received by the US president who proceeded to give her an inappropriate hug. | During the greeting, Biden hugged Longoria, placing his hands on her back before moving them near her breast, causing evident discomfort for the actress and sparking criticism online. | Eva Longoria a…
(2023-06-20). Venezuela's Expats Do Not Want to Vote. orinocotribune.com Despite the fact that there are three million Venezuelans abroad who will be able to participate in the opposition primary elections, to date, only 24,800 citizens have updated their information to be able to vote in the elections. | The National Primary Commission reported this weekend that 24,800 Venezuelans abroad updated their data on a portal created by the opposition in order to vote in the opposition primaries on October 22. | There were 10,000 Venezuelans who began the data update process but did not complete it for various reasons. | Venezuelans abroad will be able to vote in 81 cities in 32 countries wh…
(2023-06-20). Michael Jordan Seeks To Cash In By Selling Charlotte Hornets To J. Cole-Affiliated Investor Group At Reported $3B Valuation. moguldom.com National Basketball Association great Michael Jordan is about to make a reported $2 billion. He has sold his stake in the NBA team the Charlotte Hornets to a group of investors that includes music artists J. Cole and Eric Church, who are both from North Carolina. The team has a valuation of approximately $3 billion. …
(2023-06-20). The Great Debate: Should The Juneteenth Flag Be Red, Black, and Green or Red, White, And Blue? moguldom.com Ever since June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth a U.S. federal holiday, there has been a debate over what colors should be included in the official Juneteenth flag. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of African American slaves. The name is derived from combining June and "nineteenth" and the event is celebrated …
(2023-06-20). Neo-Nazis Blocked and Kicked Out of Pride Celebration in Chico, CA. itsgoingdown.org Report back on successful community defense of Pride in so-called Chico, California against neo-Nazis. On Wednesday, June 14th, the Chico LGBT Center hosted a drag story hour for kids and their families, one of several recent Pride events. It was a beautiful and hot valley day with music and fun outfits as families and friends…
(2023-06-20). Does NATO Want Japanese-Style Internment Camps For Russians? southfront.org 
(2023-06-20). Eric Zuesse: Germany Will Now Need to Reverse Its 'War Against Russia' Policies. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Germany, the only vassal-nation of America that has 231 U.S. military bases on its soil (that's the most of any nation on the planet
(2023-06-20). In Video: Russian Ka-52 Alligator Helicopter Proved Extreme Survivability. southfront.org 
(2023-06-20). Military Situation In Donbass On June 20, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Avdeevka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Yampolovka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Seversk; | The Russian Army repelled attacks of the AFU in the area between Urozhaine and Novodonetske; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the…
(2023-06-20). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On June 20, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
The Russian Army repelled attacks of the AFU in the area between Urozhaine and Novodonetske; | Fighting is ongoing near the village of Makarivka; | Fighting is ongoing near the village of Rivnopol; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions in Velikaya Novosyolka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Gulyaipole; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Orikhiv; | Up to 260 Ukrainian servicemen, 9 tanks, 12 armored vehicles, 3 motor…
(2023-06-20). Military Situation In Syria On June 20, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On June 20, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On June 20, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Abzimo; | On June 20, Turkish drone targeted a vehicle belonging to the SDF in the Tal Shair ara. Three SDF members were reportedly killed; | On June 20, Russian warplanes struck positions of Turkish-backed militants near Idlib; | On June 19, artillery of Tu…
(2023-06-20). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 20, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Orekhov; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Kharkov; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Stelmakhovka; | The Russian Army destroyed 1 ammo depot of the AFU near Dvurechnaya; | The Russian Army destroyed 1 ammo depot of the AFU near Seversk; | The Russian Army destroyed 4 ammo depots of the AFU near Zaporizhzhya; | The Russian Army destroyed 1 ammo depot of the AFU near Ochakov; | The Russian Army d…
(2023-06-20). Russian Forces Captured Important Stronghold Near Mariinka, DPR (Video). southfront.org 
(2023-06-20). Russian Forces Target Ukrainian Positions With Kamikaze Tanks. southfront.org 
After unsuccessful attempts by the Ukrainian military to attack Russian military positions in various war-torn regions, a large number of Ukrainian military equipment is destroyed or falls into the hands of Russian troops. The Russian military has found a worthy use for outdated Ukrainian equipment. | Russian troops fill captured Ukrainian tanks with explosives and send them to destroy the positions of the Ukrainian military. Cases of the use of such kamikaze tanks have already been filmed i…
(2023-06-20). Ukrainian Counter Offensive On June 20, 2023: Summing Up Results Of Two Weeks Of Attacks. southfront.org 
Heavy battles are ongoing on the southern frontlines of Ukraine, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) continue bloody attempts ro break through Russian defences. While the Kiev regime declares new victories and the Ukrainian military claims control of new settlements, the situation on the battlefield does not change much. | On June 19, the AFU claimed their control of the village of Piatyhatky located to the west of Orehov. This is an important strongholds which paves the way for their fu…
(2023-06-20). Ukrainian Tanks Burning Down Near Artyomovsk (Photos). southfront.org 
The Kiev regime lost the city of Bakhmut two months ago and so far failed to achieve any strategic victories in the region despite loud claims of the Ukrainian officials about the large-scale offensive. | Heavy positional battles continue in the area of Artyomovsk (former Bakhmut). The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) continue attempts to attack Russian military positions near Klescheevka south of Artyomovsk and Berkhovka to the west of the city. | Ukrainian offensive operations resulted in no…
(2023-06-20). Russian Suicide Drones Hit Targets In Kyiv, Other Regions. southfront.org 
On June 20, explosions were reported in Kyiv and Kyiv region as well as Lviv, Zaporozhye, Khmelnitsky and Vinnitsa regions that are also under control of the Kyiv regime. The first explosions were reported at 4: 10 local time as an air alert was announced in most of the territory of Ukraine. | Videos filmed in Kyiv show Russian 'Geran' suicide drones flying over the region: | Later, reports appeared that electricity was not available in many areas of Kyiv. The work of the capit…
(2023-06-20). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — June 20, 2023. southfront.org 
This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…
(2023-06-20). Ukraine Plays The Blame Game. southfront.org 
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(2023-06-20). Poet Paul Tran celebrates 'the agonising and inventive work of survival'. greenleft.org.au 
Bill Nevins interviews Paul Tran, author of the acclaimed poetry collection All the Flowers Kneeling.
(2023-06-20). Forget the University: Gift Cards, Professionalism and the Australian Academy. dissidentvoice.org Dear future students wishing to come to Australia and study: don't. The gurgling, decaying system is, on a regular basis, being exposed for what it is. If it is not students being exploited, its academics being manipulated to the point of ruinous ill-health. True, not all universities are equally rotten in the constellation of corporate …
(2023-06-20). Global News Dispatches: 4 Stories. independentmediainstitute.org Headlines in This News Package: Climate Change Is Intensifying Humanitarian Crisis in War-Affected Yemen One in Five Children in Pakistan Are Suffering From Wasting, Says UN Report Socialist Party of Zambia President Fred M'membe Faces Threat of Arrest Millions in the U.S. Ration Medicine as Big Pharma Fights to Keep Prices High [NEWS ITEM …
(2023-06-20). Lab-Grown Meat Suffers Significant Setback with Shocking New Scientific Findings. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). New Wave of Protests Begin as US Troops Enter Perú. orinocotribune.com By Clau O'Brien Moscoso — Jun 15, 2023 | A Third Takeover Of Lima Is The Next Action Planned In The Mobilization Against The Coup Government In Peru. | National Strike, Day 161. | As the parliamentary coup against democratically elected president Pedro Castillo enters its sixth month, the people of Perú continue the protests and begin a new wave of coordinated actions throughout the country to prepare for a third Takeover of Lima in July. Despite the coup regime's various attempts to stifle the uprising that began December 7th and has continued both in the capital city of Lima and in the outer provinces and…
(2023-06-20). Xi meets Blinken to ease conflict; U.S. reaffirms 'one China' policy. peoplesworld.org 
Chinese President Xi Jinping met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday, agreeing to "stabilize" badly deteriorated relations between the two countries. Washington and Beijing suggested the aim of Blinken's trip was to improve lines of communication and avoid misunderstandings that could lead to war. Blinken reportedly confirmed the long-standing U.S. policy of not …
(2023-06-20). UNRWA cuts set to worsen in September. electronicintifada.net Six million Palestinian lives in the balance after pleas for funding, including from Arab donors, go unheard.
(2023-06-20). Raleigh, NC community members fight to save mosque, resist gentrification at Shaw University. liberationnews.org 
Raleigh, North Carolina residents have come together to protest the rezoning and development of Shaw University, speaking out at the April and May city council meetings and pushing back against the wealthy investors and realtors who stand to profit if the plan goes forward. | The public pressure campaign has already successfully forced Raleigh City Council to postpone their decision on the rezoning application a few times. Now, they are set to decide on Tuesday, June 20th.
(2023-06-20). Large Venture Capitalist Tiger Global Can't Dump Stakes In Portfolio Companies: 'No Bids'. moguldom.com One of the world's largest private-investment firms, Tiger Global is selling assets piecemeal to achieve greater liquidity after failing to secure bids for a portfolio of assets packaged in a strip sale, according to people with direct knowledge of the sale. The move underscores the challenges facing asset managers as they try to find buyers for …
(2023-06-20). Lockheed Martin 'Standing By' to Help Ukraine With F-16s. news.antiwar.com The US weapons maker Lockheed Martin says it is "standing by" to help Ukrainians fly and maintain F-16 fighter jets once NATO countries finalize their plans to provide Kyiv with the aircraft. Lockheed Martin is also ready to manufacture more F-16s to backfill the stockpiles of countries that ship their jets to Ukraine. The war …
(2023-06-20). Pentagon Says 'Accounting Error' Provides Extra $6.2 Billion in Ukraine Military Aid. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon on Tuesday claimed that an "accounting error" has freed up an additional $6.2 billion to spend on military aid for Ukraine. Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters that weapons sent to Ukraine from US military stockpiles using the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) were overvalued by using the cost to replace the …
(2023-06-20). Russia Says Ukraine Planning Strikes in Crimea With HIMARS and Storm Shadows. news.antiwar.com Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Tuesday that the Russian military has information that shows Ukraine is plotting to attack Crimea with US-provided HIMARS rocket systems and British-provided Storm Shadow cruise missiles. "According to our data, the leadership of the Ukrainian armed forces is planning to deliver strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation, …
(2023-06-20). Saudi Arabia Signals Openness to Naval Alliance With Iran. news.antiwar.com Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran on Saturday and signaled Riyadh is open to a naval alliance with Tehran, an idea recently put forward by Iran's navy chief. "I would like to point out the importance of cooperation between our two countries concerning the regional security, especially …
(2023-06-20). Ukraine Still Pushing for NATO Membership Commitment at Summit. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian officials are still pushing for a commitment on Kyiv's potential NATO membership at the alliance's upcoming July summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that there will be no formal invitation for Ukraine to join the alliance at the summit, which will be held from July 11-12. Ukraine and its more …
(2023-06-20). WSJ Report Claims China Eyes Training Facility in Cuba as Response to US Entrenchment in Taiwan. news.antiwar.com
(2023-06-20). Merchants of death celebrate Israel's "dream" at Paris Air Show. electronicintifada.net Elbit Systems markets drones tested on Palestinians as "mature solutions."
(2023-06-20). US And UK Government Propaganda Specialists Collaborated With Nazis. popularresistance.org A MintPress investigation has found that a host of Western government officials, intelligence agents and assets have been directly involved in intimate collaboration with Nazi groups and individuals since at least 2014. This has included involvement in creating and operating the Nazi-run kill list in Ukraine, which MintPress revealed recently. | While Western media have belatedly been forced to concede that there are Nazi influences in Ukraine, many journalists have insisted that the visible fascist patches on uniforms are only there to troll Russians and that they are insignificant and a gift to Russian propagan…
(2023-06-20). USA: Politics in a Banana Republic. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). It Has All Hit Home: Reflections on Memory and Fact in the Age of COVID. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Killing Cows in the Name of Preventing Climate Change. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). All-Cause Mortality Up After Mass COVID-19 Vaccination. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Video: Incapacitated Pilots and Dying Athletes. Michael Nevradakis Interviews Dr. William Makis. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Latin America is No Longer a US Backyard. orinocotribune.com
(2023-06-20). Discovering largest known U.S. slave auction. mronline.org 
Lauren Davila made a stunning discovery as a graduate student at the College of Charleston: an ad for a slave auction larger than any historian had yet identified, Jennifer Berry Hawes reports.
(2023-06-20). False witnesses and sinister plots. mronline.org 
For months, mainstream media across the Western world—in particular English-language outlets based in the constituent members of the 'Five Eyes' global spying network—have been rabidly awash with terrifying news of secret "Chinese police stations" operating the world over.
(2023-06-20). Haiti: Stop the destruction of a Nation. mronline.org 
Ever since the Haitian people successfully overthrew slavery and colonialism in 1804, they have been subjected to interventions and policies by the French and U.S. governments—from devastating "debt" collection to brutal military occupation, from coups to neocolonial puppet dictatorships—designed to destroy their existence as sovereign people, as an independent nation.
(2023-06-20). On the failure of the Ukrainian counterattack. mronline.org 
On June 4/5 the Ukrainian military launched its long announced counteroffensive in southeast Ukraine. Ten days later there is no significant progress.
(2023-06-20). Why the world's most bombed country may still suffer from these wounds after a hundred years. mronline.org 
Laos is a country in Southeast Asia with a rich development potential based on vast water resources as well as minerals including gold.
(2023-06-20). False Witnesses and Sinister Plots: Exposing the CIA Connection in the 'Chinese Police Station' Narrative. scheerpost.com 
By Kit Klarenberg / MintPressNews For months, mainstream media across the Western world — in particular English-language outlets based in the constituent members of the 'Five Eyes' global spying network — have been rabidly awash with terrifying news of secret "Chinese police stations" operating the world over. It is claimed these "stations" are unofficial, covert Chinese Communist …
(2023-06-20). East Coast Wildfires Put Incarcerated People on Frontlines of Climate Crisis. scheerpost.com 
More than 150 detention facilities experienced "hazardous" air last week, according to an analysis by The Appeal. As wildfires have gotten worse, prisoners are facing a unique threat.
(2023-06-20). Flirting With Armaggedon—Again. scheerpost.com 
By Michael Brenner An oddity of our times is the cavalier manner by which analysts of public issues ignore acquired understanding and history. Their motto seems to be: the world begins anew when I first take note of it. We have seen this phenomenon in the rolling discussion of responses to the Great Financial Collapse and …
(2023-06-20). Patrick Lawrence: Why Can't Blinken and Sullivan Get China Right? scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-20). Shadowy, Israel-Linked Group Attempts to Censor Pro-Palestine Spotify Artists. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-20). The Biden Effect: Electric Vehicle Sales Skyrocket 79% in US in Q1. scheerpost.com 
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Laws have consequences. The Inflation Reduction Act passed by the Biden administration and the Democrats in Congress (with no Republican support at all) is already beginning to green and turbocharge the American economy. Abhik Mukherjee at Counterpoint Research calculates that if we look at both …
(2023-06-20). The Loving Truth-Teller That Was Daniel Ellsberg. scheerpost.com 
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower and peace activist who released the Pentagon Papers that exposed the Vietnam War, has died at the age of 92. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on February 17, and doctors gave him three to six months to live. He was a subscriber to The …
(2023-06-20). Portuguese Firm to Provide Drones to Ukraine Through British-led Fund. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Socialist Eugene V. Debs celebrated in a graphic biography. peoplesworld.org 
Bernie Sanders called him "the most effective and popular leader that the American working class has ever had… one of the most important Americans of the 20th century." Yet his face has never appeared on a U.S. postage stamp, an achievement emblematic of having "made it" in the American history books. We speak of the …
(2023-06-20). Alex Saab, Hostage of the Hybrid War Against Venezuela. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Be out by the end of the month. peoplesworld.org 
(2023-06-20). Britain will maintain sanctions to ensure war-affected Russians cannot receive aid. infobrics.org Ukraine is British establishment's central point of focus despite major economic crisis.
(2023-06-20). China-Russia Cooperation Space in Far East Extends Far Beyond Vladivostok. infobrics.org Recently, the General Administration of Customs China (GACC) agreed to add the port of Vladivostok in Russia as a transit port for domestic transportation of goods in Jilin Province, which has attracted attention and interpretations from both domestic and international public opinion from different perspectives…
(2023-06-20). Macron Opens Up the Possibility of BRICS. infobrics.org The declaration of the French President Emmanuel Macron regarding his willingness to participate in the BRICS summit is significant in several respects…
(2023-06-20). Kazakhstan, Russia Map Out Gas Pipeline to China. infobrics.org Kazakhstan and Russia have established the route for a future gas pipeline to support shipments between the two countries and to China, Kazakhstan's energy minister said…
(2023-06-20). Does NATO want Japanese-style internment camps for Russians?>. infobrics.org Many in the political West nowadays have a tendency of saying that they've "fought the wrong enemy (during WWII)", which is very telling of just how effective Russophobic propaganda has been in brainwashing millions into mindless hatred, one that has already led the world into catastrophe some 80 years ago.
(2023-06-20). Poland training militants to attack Belarus — newspaper. infobrics.org NATO country proves to be involved in provocations against Russia's ally.
(2023-06-20). Argentina: Jujuy Rises Up Against Repression and Regressive Reforms. libya360.wordpress.com Zoe Alexandra The blockade of Route 9 in Purmamarca was heavily repressed on Saturday June 17. Photo: Edgardo Valera / TELAM The province led by conservative Governor Gerardo Morales has been rocked by mass protests against the reform of the constitution which undermines Indigenous rights and the right to protest In Jujuy, Argentina, communities and…
(2023-06-20). Building a Resistance Economy: Lessons from Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com Emanuel Pietrobon The Caribbean island country has been living under a US embargo since the early 1960s. With scarce natural resources, but a lot of creativity, the country not only managed to face economic isolation, but also developed some top-tier specialisations, writes Valdai Club expert Emanuel Pietrobon. The West-sponsored Ukraine-related sanctions-regime has converted Russia into the most-sanctioned…
(2023-06-20). Canadian Sanctions on Russia: Powerless Rage with a Boomerang Effect. libya360.wordpress.com Valeriy Krylko Russian President Vladimir Putin on the left, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the right. Image credit: Institute for Peace and Diplomacy. Canada has repeatedly imposed sanctions packages on Russia, both before and after the special military operation (SMO) began. Canada's recent seizure of a Russian an-124 cargo plane, which had been delivering COVID…
(2023-06-20). "Normal" Life Under Artillery Shells: "We Will Never Abandon Our Land" libya360.wordpress.com United World International We are in the Donetsk People's Republic. The Republic unilaterally declared independence from Ukraine in 2014. People are walking on the streets, taking their children to parks. However, at the same time, artillery shells or missiles are falling there. This is "normal" for them. We departed from Zaporizhia and took the road…
(2023-06-20). Green Left News Podcast Ep 12: 'Same job, same pay', fighting council cuts & rich countries owe climate reparations. greenleft.org.au Green Left journalist Isaac Nellist is joined by refugee rights activist Chloe DS as they go through the latest news from Australia and around the world.
(2023-06-20). Tonsillectomy Effective for People With Frequent Sore Throats. jamanetwork.com For patients with recurrent tonsillitis, tonsillectomies resulted in almost 50% fewer days of sore throats over 2 years compared with standard nonsurgical care, which included painkillers and antibiotics as needed, according to results from a randomized clinical trial that enrolled 453 adults across 27 UK hospitals.
(2023-06-20). FDA Greenlights Automated Insulin Dosing System for Type 1 Diabetes. jamanetwork.com An insulin pump and dosing software from Beta Bionics were recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for managing type 1 diabetes in people aged 6 years or older. Together, the pump, software, and a previously approved continuous glucose monitor form an "automated insulin dosing system" called the iLet Bionic Pancreas, the FDA announced in a statement.
(2023-06-20). Oral Semaglutide Led to Similar Weight Loss as Injection, Company Says. jamanetwork.com People who received a daily 50-mg dose of oral semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, experienced greater weight loss than those who received a placebo pill, according to results from a 68-week phase 3 clinical trial that included 667 adults with obesity or overweight and 1 or more concurrent conditions. All participants also received a lifestyle intervention.
(2023-06-20). WHO Warns Against Artificial Sugars for Weight Loss. jamanetwork.com A new guideline from the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends avoiding nonsugar sweeteners, such as aspartame, sucralose, and stevia, to reduce body weight and lower the risk of diet-related diseases. There is little evidence that nonsugar sweeteners decrease body fat long-term and some proof that they are linked with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and mortality in adults, according to results from the WHO's 2022 analysis of 283 studies.
(2023-06-20). The Stories We Tell Ourselves. jamanetwork.com In this narrative medicine essay, a palliative care physician discusses how the simple choice of words and the act of listening can redirect a patient's despair to hope in helping them rewrite their narratives.
(2023-06-20). Health Equity and Decentralized Trials. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses the proliferation of decentralized clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for rigorous studies to inform whether decentralized approaches promote or prevent access to clinical trials for people facing health disparities.
(2023-06-20). Salpingectomy in Ovarian Cancer Prevention. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint explains the use of opportunistic salpingectomy, removal of the fallopian tubes for the primary prevention of ovarian cancer in a woman already undergoing pelvic surgery for another indication.
(2023-06-20). Ectopic Pregnancy and Lifesaving Care. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Insights Clinical Update discusses the management of ectopic pregnancy and the urgency of prompt intervention.
(2023-06-20). USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults. jamanetwork.com This 2023 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for depression in the adult population, including pregnant and postpartum persons and older adults (B recommendation) and concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for suicide risk in the adult population, including pregnant and postpartum persons and older adults (I statement).
(2023-06-20). USPSTF Review: Depression and Suicide Risk Screening. jamanetwork.com This systematic review to support the 2023 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on depression and suicide risk screening summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for, and treatment of, depression and suicide risk in primary care settings, including during pregnancy and postpartum.
(2023-06-20). Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Patient Page describes the pros and cons of screening for depression and suicide risk in adults.
(2023-06-20). Lack of Treatment Efficacy From Statistically Nonsignificant RCT Results. jamanetwork.com This cross-sectional study of statistically nonsignificant results for clinical trial primary outcomes published in leading medical journals in 2021 estimates the strength of support the findings provide for the null vs alternative hypothesis, and reports that many demonstrate conclusive evidence of lack of effect of the new treatment.
(2023-06-20). Vitamin K Antagonist Use and Intracranial Hemorrhage After Endovascular Thrombectomy. jamanetwork.com This retrospective cohort study assesses the association between recent use of oral vitamin K antagonists and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage among patients with acute ischemic stroke undergoing endovascular thrombectomy.
(2023-06-20). Rate-Adaptive Atrial Pacing for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply The RAPID-HF study, which was the first randomized trial testing atrial pacing to increase exercise heart rate in patients with HFpEF, demonstrated no benefit in exercise performance, with a decrease in exercise stroke volume preventing gains in cardiac output. Dr Yamamoto speculates that atrial pacing might have been more effective for older patients because diastolic dysfunction worsens with aging. However, shortening of diastole with higher heart rate would be expected to be even more poorly tolerated in these patients. The devices were programmed based on hall walk and each participant's prior peak h…
(2023-06-20). Rate-Adaptive Atrial Pacing for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. jamanetwork.com To the Editor Although the RAPID-HF study represents an important contribution to understanding the challenges of treating bradycardia in patients with HFpEF, we are concerned that it may have the potential to result in inappropriate underuse of pacing in patients with symptomatic bradycardia.
(2023-06-20). Development of Duffy Null—Specific Absolute Neutrophil Count Reference Ranges. jamanetwork.com This study establishes a Duffy null phenotype—specific absolute neutrophil count reference range to optimize care and improve health equity.
(2023-06-20). Parliamentary Debate on Vaccination. jamanetwork.com An animated discussion on a vaccination bill in the English Commons on April 19. brought out a speech by Sir William Priestley, an eminent London practitioner, who was formerly a professor in King's College medical school; it contained a sharp arraignment of the enemies of vaccination. Among other points he stated that it is computed that at present about a third of all the children born in England and Wales were escaping vaccination, i. e., about 300,000 children, and in this connection they could not but recollect the serious object lesson recently presented by Gloucester. The discovery of glycerinated lymph wa…
(2023-06-20). Interpreting a Negative Trial as a Negative Test for Efficacy. jamanetwork.com As noted in JAMA more than 30 years ago, randomized clinical trials are like diagnostic tests in several ways. Clinical trials are designed to detect hypothesized treatment effects in the same way diagnostic tests are designed to detect an abnormality or target illness. A trial's statistical power, namely the probability that it can detect the treatment effect given that the hypothesized effect exists, is analogous to a diagnostic test's sensitivity, namely the probability a positive test result is obtained when the target condition is present. Just as the sensitivity of a diagnostic test can be affected by the s…
(2023-06-20). Reframing the Key Questions Regarding Screening for Suicide Risk. jamanetwork.com In this issue of JAMA, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updates earlier recommendations, endorsing screening for depression in adults while finding insufficient evidence to recommend for or against screening for suicide risk. Our views regarding those recommendations are informed by our work in suicide prevention research and quality improvement (G.E.S., J.E.R., and U.W.), clinical practice (G.E.S. and U.W.), lived experience of suicidal ideation (U.W.), and experience of family suicide loss (J.E.R.).
(2023-06-20). Ruling elite regroups while Sri Lankans drown in debt and austerity. greenleft.org.au 
As Sri Lanka approaches the anniversary of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation in July last year, following a popular uprising, the social struggle continues, reports Janaka Biyanwila.
(2023-06-20). 'Sand' explores the post-war trauma of Tamil survivors. greenleft.org.au 
Janaka Biyanwila reviews Sand (Munnel in Tamil), directed by Visakesa Chandrasekaram, which screened at the Sydney Film Festival.
(2023-06-20). Connecticut group home workers end strike but continue struggle against poverty. peoplesworld.org 
HARTFORD, Conn.—While their struggle to end poverty continues, group home and day program members of SEIU 1199NE agreed to new contracts at six agencies, ending a weeks-long strike. The new contracts cover the next two years, starting on July 1, 2023, with an option to reopen negotiations after the first year. Direct care providers will …
(2023-06-20). Venezuela's Opposition to Self-Organize Primary Contest After National Electoral Council Resignations. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela's opposition's "National Primary Commission" faces a tall order organizing a vote without the CNE.
(2023-06-20). US judge orders stretch of Enbridge Line 5 shut down on tribal land. therealnews.com 
The Canadian oil company Enbridge has been ordered to pay the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa $5 million in damages for trespassing and to gradually shut down part of its Line 5 pipeline in Wisconsin after a federal judge found that the company has placed the tribe's sacred land at risk of an environmental disaster. | U.S. District Judge William Conley of the Western District of Wisconsin handed down the ruling on Friday after the Bad River Band argued in court that there are now fewer than 15 feet between parts of Line 5 and the Bad River following the partial erosion of the riverbank in recent month…
(2023-06-20). "Readouts" Point to Geopolitical Disjuncture and Divisions Between US and China. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). FRONTEX Responsible for Deaths in the Mediterranean. orinocotribune.com By Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path — Jun 20, 2023 | Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path, condemns the murder of more than 500 migrants in Greek waters and blames the European Union and its repressive and genocidal migration and border policies. | On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, some 80 kilometers from the Greek coast, the Greek Coast Guard, together with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX) murdered 78 people of various origins who were on board a boat that carried some 750 migrants (mainly Syrians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Afghans, and Sudanese…
(2023-06-20). Zelensky Slams Trump for Saying He Would End the War in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Escalation? Poland Training Militants to Attack Belarus. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Russia won't let Ukraine be bleeding wound. mronline.org 
Russian President Vladimir Putin: "Kiev has lost 186 tanks, 418 armoured vehicles, losses mounting," St. Petersburg, June 16, 2023…
(2023-06-20). A Juneteenth Call To Close Prisons. popularresistance.org Juneteenth has become a federal holiday—yet prison slavery under the 13th Amendment continues. Uprooting the prison industrial complex is vital to completing the abolition of slavery. In California, the Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) coalition aims to close 10 state prisons in the next 5 years as part of the People's Plan for Prison Closure. CURB Executive Director Amber-Rose Howard joins Rattling the Bars to discuss this bold plan. | Amber-Rose Howard is a poet, public speaker and organizer from Pomona, California. She currently serves as Executive Director of CURB.
(2023-06-20). Shasta County is a new blueprint for neo-fascists nationwide. therealnews.com 
Shasta County, California has become a laboratory for far-right activists in search of power. The county has long been a Republic outpost in a blue state, but since the COVID-19 pandemic, local politics have taken a hard right turn. A recall election in 2022 swept a moderate Republican majority from the County Board of Supervisors in favor of a new class of extremists. Buoyed by popular discontent with mask mandates and school closures, Shasta's newly elected rulers have turned their sights on eliminating voting machines, purging "Critical Race Theory" and LGBTQ-friendly content from schools, and trying to…
(2023-06-20). "Conflict of Interest" Requiring Recusal? Judge Who Ruled Against Assange Built Career as Barrister Defending UK Government. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Big union crowd says it is starting now on 2024 election campaign. peoplesworld.org 
PHILADELPHIA—Interrupted repeatedly by chants of "Let's go Joe!" and "Four more years!" from an energized crowd of 1,500-2,000 unionists, Democratic President Joe Biden welcomed the endorsement of almost all of the nation's unions at a rousing speech in Philadelphia. It was the earliest presidential endorsement in AFL-CIO history. Biden's speech was heavy on the improved …
(2023-06-20). Justice Department delayed probing Trump on coup for over a year. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—It has been proved once again that you can't trust the FBI to guard the Constitution of the United States. A major investigation by the Washington Post reveals the bureau sat for more than a year on evidence tying former Oval Office occupant Donald Trump to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol invasion, insurrection and …
(2023-06-20). The State That May Let Corporations Vote In Elections. levernews.com 
(2023-06-20). Four Israelis killed in settlement shooting attack. electronicintifada.net Two alleged Palestinian gunmen shot dead in what may amount to extrajudicial executions.
(2023-06-20). Canada's labor movement faces an uphill climb. therealnews.com 
From May 8-12, the 30th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress took place in Montréal. Reporting for Working People and The Real News Network, Max attended the convention and spoke with a number of rank-and-file workers, organizers, and union officers about the state of the labor movement in Canada. | In Part 2 of our two-part dispatch from the CLC, we talk to: Nora Loreto, writer, editor, organizer, podcaster, co-host of Sandy and Nora Talk Politics with Sandy Hudson, and author of numerous books, including Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic, and T…
(2023-06-20). The Death of Democracy in Pakistan. fpif.org On May 9, 2023, as news spread of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran's Khan's arrest by paramilitary forces, protests erupted across the country. As tens of thousands poured onto the streets, one particular protestor stood out. At a busy intersection in Lahore, Those chilling moments exemplified the extraordi…
(2023-06-20). The Government Keeps Lying to Us About Ukraine. Where Is the Outrage? globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Will Papua New Guinea Be a New Epicenter of Struggle Between China and the US? orinocotribune.com The Pacific region is currently an important pole of economic development. It is possible that this area, which includes emerging powers such as China and India—the most populous countries in the world—will become an epicenter of geopolitical disputes. | In recent years, China has projected its economic dynamism throughout the region through trade and cooperation alliances. While China continues to expand its influence through economic relations, the United States has sought a way to halt this advance through alliances such as the Quad, which includes Australia, Japan, and India. In the same way, the…
(2023-06-20). He Learned Absolutely Nothing… smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2023-06-20). If You See Remotely Controlled Russian T-55… smoothiex12.blogspot.com run and don't try to blow it up)) Now you know why Russians were getting those old Soviet tanks to the front lines. Good ol' naval tradition of using
(2023-06-20). Just Wanted To Remind You… smoothiex12.blogspot.com 
most normal people live by history, except for NYC "intellectual" elite and Western journos. People distill things into art. E.g. Soviet schoolchildren have this picture literally burned into their minds. This is from Soviet history text book–Milos Obilic kills Turkish Sultan.
(2023-06-20). Cuba: Have You Seen Any Chinese Here? orinocotribune.com
(2023-06-20). On the Dialectics of Socialism and Western Marxism's Purity Fetish. orinocotribune.com By Gabriel Rockhill — Jun 13, 2023 | This is a transcript from Gabriel's presentation at the book launch of Carlos Garrido's The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism, which you may purchase Noah Khrachvik: Our next speaker is Gabriel Rockhill. Gabriel Rockhill is a Franco-American philosopher, cultural critic and activist. He is the founding Director of the Critical Theory Workshop and Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University. His books include Counter-History of the Present: Untimely Interrogatio…
(2023-06-20). Palestinian Prisoners Suspend Hunger Strike. orinocotribune.com The Administrative Detainees' Committee of the Palestinian prisoners' movement in occupation jails issued a statement on Saturday, 17 June, announcing that the mass open hunger strike of Palestinians jailed without charge or trial scheduled to begin on Sunday was suspended pending further dialogue with the occupation prison administration to achieve their demands. | There are currently 1,083 Palestinians jailed under administrative detention — that is, without charge or trial on the basis of so-called "secret evidence." They constitute over 20% of the nearly 5,000 Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli occupa…
(2023-06-20). Humans have pumped enough groundwater to shift Earth's rotational pole, study says. nationofchange.org The rotational pole naturally shifts, but over time, with shifting caused by groundwater redistribution, the changes could impact climate.
(2023-06-20). Still Nowhere With The Chinese. popularresistance.org It is two years now since Antony "Guardrails" Blinken and Jake Sullivan flew to Anchorage and in a matter of two days made a perfect mess of the Biden administration's relations with China. For Joe Biden's secretary of state and national security adviser, this was their first major outing since the new president took office two months earlier, and their first encounter with senior foreign policy people from China. A big, defining deal. And a big, defining disaster. | Guardrails and his not notably imaginative sidekick are now embarked on their latest effort, of many, to repair the damage they have done.
(2023-06-20). Sudanese left skeptical of US-Saudi led peace talks, "The resolution has to be found here in Sudan" peoplesdispatch.org The Sudanese Communist Party argues that the ceasefire mainly serves for the warring parties resupply their forces and resume fighting with greater intensity…
(2023-06-20). Brazil ¥s IBAMA seizes 28.7 tons of shark fins for trafficking to Asia. plenglish.com Brasilia, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) managed to seize 28.7 tons of shark fins that would be illegally shipped to Asia.
(2023-06-20). Congress proposes a bill to regulate Artificial Intelligence. plenglish.com The bill aims to create a 20-member commission charged with reviewing the government's current approach to AI oversight, recommending new structures to roll out and establish a risk-based approach to regulating AI. | Introduced by Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Ken Buck (R-Colo.), the new bill comes amid concerns about that burgeoning AI industry, especially since the launch of OpenAI's popular ChatGPT generative AI chatbot ChatGPT past November. | According to The Hill, Lieu noted the proposal aims to allow Congress to approve experts to guide lawmakers on how to proceed with regulation. | "Our bill forges a path towar…
(2023-06-20). Cuba, Uruguay to agree upon vaccine cooperation. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuba ¥s Finlay Institute of Vaccines (IFV) and the Department of Biotechnological Development of the University of Uruguay on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote cooperation between both institutions.
(2023-06-20). Cuban President to arrive in Serbia on official visit. plenglish.com Belgrade, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Tuesday arrived in Serbia to conduct a comprehensive program as part of his official visit till coming Wednesday.
(2023-06-20). E-riverboats begin regular passenger service over the Moskva River. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in a ceremony to launch the first regular electric river transport service on the Moskva River, according to the Russian presidential office.
(2023-06-20). Exercise may increase stroke risk for people with blocked arteries. plenglish.com Washington, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Researchers from the Indian Institute of technology Kharagpur on Tuesday reported that an elevated heart rate during intense exercise can induce a stroke in people with highly blocked carotid arteries, the journal Physics of Fluids published.
(2023-06-20). Member States to validate IGAD Regional Food Safety Strategy. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) IGAD member states on Tuesday confirmed its member states have validated IGAD ¥s Regional Food Safety Strategy to strengthen regional food and nutrition security.
(2023-06-20). Obese workers may have lower labor productivity — Study. plenglish.com Washington, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Employees with overweight or obesity are more likely to develop weight-related comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, which all contribute to lower work productivity. People with obesity may have lower work productivity due to increased risk of illness, contributing to increased costs for employers, according to industry-supported research being presented Saturday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting, in Chicago, Ill.
(2023-06-20). Panama to donate school supplies for Cuba ¥s disabled children. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban school for children with disabilities ®Solidarity with Panama ® on Tuesday received a donation of school supplies, kitchen utensil sets and sports equipment from Panamanian businessmen.
(2023-06-20). Legendary whistleblower and anti-war activist Daniel Ellsberg passes at 92. mronline.org 
The U.S. anti-war movement fondly remembers the former government employee who contributed to the end of the U.S. invasion of Vietnam…
(2023-06-20). Pashtun leader Ali Wazir arrested again by security agencies in Pakistan. peoplesdispatch.org The FIA Cyber Crime Circle Peshawar has started an enquiry against Wazir and another PTM leader, Manzoor Pashteen, for allegedly using defamatory language against state institutions. The agency had summoned the two leaders to appear in its Peshawar office before June 23…
(2023-06-20). Students and educators in France oppose integration of national service into high schools. peoplesdispatch.org Last week, Secretary of State for Youth Sarah El HaàØry and the General National Service confirmed plans to start the voluntary national service for high school students by March 2024 by organizing 12-day cohesion camps for training during school time…
(2023-06-20). UK groups urge government to drop anti-boycott bill aimed at shielding Israel. peoplesdispatch.org The Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, if adopted, will bar institutions from making purchase and investment decisions that are "influenced by political or moral disapproval of foreign state conduct." Activists say this bill targets the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement…