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2023-08-06: News Headlines

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-06). Gobierno chileno se opone a idea de derogar derecho al aborto. telesurtv.net La ley de interrupción voluntaria del embarazo (IVE) en Chile permite abortar en caso de riesgo para la madre, inviabilidad fetal y violación.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-06). Níger cierra espacio aéreo y denuncia posible intervención militar. telesurtv.net La Junta avisó que "sigue con atención los preparativos de esta guerra por delegación", mientras que en otro comunicado lanzó "un vibrante llamamiento" a los jóvenes para prepararse a "defender a la patria".

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-06). Denuncian amenazas contra defensores ambientales en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Vidalina Morales aseguró que la lucha por el desarrollo y la organización de las comunidades salvadoreñas debe seguir.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-06). Corea del Sur será sede de Jornada Mundial de la Juventud 2027. telesurtv.net El papa Francisco instó a los jóvenes a resplandecer, escuchar, no tener miedo y hacer crecer la buena voluntad que está puesta en sus corazones.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-06). Distribuyen paquetes electorales para comicios en Ecuador. telesurtv.net En esta jornada se distribuyeron 2.711 paquetes electorales hacia las provincias de Morona Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Sucumbíos y Zamora Chinchipe.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Asesinan en Cali a Luz Mery Tristán, leyenda del patinaje colombiano. telesurtv.net Revelan que la expatinadora Luz Mery Tristán se iba a casar con su presunto asesino en octubre, de acuerdo con versiones de prensa.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-06). Fuerzas de Israel asesinan a tres palestinos en Jenin. telesurtv.net Los militares israelíes dispararon contra el vehículo en el que viajaban las tres víctimas.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-06). Presidente de Bolivia evoca lucha por la independencia a 198 años. telesurtv.net Arce llamó a la unidad de su pueblo para continuar con la Revolución Democrática Cultural y a renovar y reconducir el proyecto popular rumbo al Bicentenario.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). A 14 se eleva cifra de muertos por inundaciones al norte de China>. telesurtv.net Shulan, en la provincia de Jilin, noreste de China, ha estado experimentando un clima lluvioso continuo desde el martes por la noche.

Staff (2023-08-06). Mueren dos migrantes en dos naufragios en las costas de Lampedusa. telesurtv.net Las operaciones de salvamento siguen todavía en marcha este domingo dada la enorme dificultad que comporta alcanzar a los supervivientes por las duras condiciones del mar.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Países Bajos pasa a cuartos de final en la Copa Mundial femenil. telesurtv.net Mientras el once de EE.UU. cayó frente a Suecia en octavos de final, la primera vez en la historia de estos certámenes.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-06). Piden criminalizar contacto forzoso con pueblos de la Amazonía. telesurtv.net Los participantes defendieron la necesidad de respetar aspectos relativos a la territorialidad de los pueblos no contactados.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Comisionado de la Paz propone corredor humanitario en Nariño. telesurtv.net Danilo Rueda propuso a los dos grupos insurgentes que hagan una tregua de 36 horas para permitir la creación de un corredor humanitario para proteger a la población.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Miles de personas desafían en Níger ultimátum de la Cedeao. telesurtv.net Las multitudes, que se cuentan por cientos, han marchado por las calles de la capital de Níger, Niamey, en apoyo al autoproclamado nuevo líder del país, Abdourahmane Tchiani.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Hiroshima conmemora el 78 aniversario del bombardeo atómico. telesurtv.net En un acto realizado en el Parque de la Paz de la ciudad de Hiroshima, Japón recuerda, como cada año, el lanzamiento de la bomba atómica por parte de Estados Unidos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Tropas ucranianas atacan el puente de Chongar, en Crimea. telesurtv.net En el ataque al puente Chongar se utilizaron misiles de crucero Storm Shadow de fabricación británica.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Accidente de autobús deja 24 muertos en Marruecos. telesurtv.net Uno de los peores accidentes de tráfico de la historia de Marruecos ha dejado 24 muertos en la provincia central de Azilal.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Tren descarrilado deja al menos 30 muertos en Pakistán. telesurtv.net "El expreso Hazara viajaba de Karachi hacia Abbottabad, ocho vagones descarrilaron", declaró a la cadena de televisión privada HUM News un responsable ferroviario, Mohsin Syal.

teleSUR, rzr, JCM (2023-08-06). Rusia responde a reunión sobre Ucrania en Arabia Saudita. telesurtv.net El cónclave, con nivel de asesores de seguridad nacional, sin la participación de Rusia, prevé fijar una fecha para una reunión de jefes de Estado antes de finalizar 2023.

teleSUR, him, JGN (2023-08-06). Batalla de Junín, punto de giro en independencia Latinoamericana. telesurtv.net La Batalla de Junín fue crucial en la independencia definitiva de Sudamérica, pues allanó el camino y dispersó a las fuerzas españolas previo a la de Ayacucho.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-06). Bolivia conmemorará los 198 años de su independencia. telesurtv.net Los actos por la independencia de Bolivia, arrancarán con una ceremonia ancestral y la presentación de ofrendas florales en la plaza principal de la ciudad de Sucre.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-06). Persisten protestas contra reforma judicial en Israel. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes ondearon banderas en concentraciones en Israel para mostrar su descontento por una reforma que ha desencadenado una crisis sin precedentes.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-06). Guatemala en alerta por impactos del evento climático El Niño. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Salud de Guatemala advirtió sobre los efectos de El Niño que vendrían a empeorar la situación de desnutrición, infecciones respiratorias, malaria y otros problemas.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-06). Rescatan a más de 490 migrantes en el estado mexicano de Puebla. telesurtv.net El Instituto de migración mexicano afirmó que fueron identificadas 485 personas procedentes de Guatemala y seis de Honduras.

teleSUR, JGN, SH (2023-08-06). øPor qué no debe repetirse el ataque nuclear a Hiroshima?>. telesurtv.net Ante el riesgo de la amenaza nuclear, Guterres recordó a la comunidad internacional que "cualquier uso de armas nucleares es inaceptable".

PNW Street Medics (2023-08-06). Protection for PNW Street Medics. indybay.org Resources and information to help street medics, activists, and anyone facing police brutality and harassment protect themselves against government spying, corruption, and abuse.

translated (2023-08-06). Raid in Freiburg because of "linksunten.indymedia" indybay.org The radical left-wing internet platform "Linksunten.indymedia" has been banned since 2017. The alleged operators are said not to have complied with this. Now there have been searches in Freiburg.

translated (2023-08-06). Linksunten Indymedia: The search for a forbidden association. indybay.org Once again, the authorities are taking action against Linksunten Indymedia. Police searched five people who allegedly run the site's archive. Lawyers suspect a connection with the action against a free radio station and describe the search as a desperate search for an association.

Carla Herrmann (2023-08-06). Religious Fundamentalism. An Ambivalent Phenomenon of the Modern Age. indybay.org The conclusion that Thomas Meyer repeatedly puts forward is obvious: "Fundamentalism proves to be an indeterminate negation of the foundations of Enlightenment and modernization."

Anonymous (2023-08-06). Erika Endrijonas Legal Mess Lands In Federal Court. indybay.org Erika Endrijonas may have taken the helm of Santa Barbara City College, but the legal mess she created at Los Angeles Valley College is headed for Federal Court. Local News Black-outs may assuage egos, but they don't serve the community and low-income students.

San José May Day Coalition (2023-08-06). Thursday 8/31: Reclaiming the Militant Legacy of Labor Day. indybay.org Join Zoom meeting: | us02web.zoom.us/j/81040660090

San José Peace & Justice Center (2023-08-06). Wednesday 8/30: How to Prevent the Next Cold War. indybay.org San José Peace & Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street | San José, CA 95112…

Labor Video Project (2023-08-06). Namibia Captured By Chinese Capital & Union Busting Drive With George Martin &Hewat Beukes. indybay.org China is the largest exporter of capital in the world and in Namibia Chinese public and private companies have taken over all the uranium and marble mines. According to unionists they are also on a union busting drive to destroy the unions and bring in contract labor.

Amanda Rice (2023-08-06). Call for Global Day of Action supporting worldwide transition to clean energy. indybay.org Join people across the world in making climate movement history on 3-4 November, by taking part in this special day of action. Everything you need to know to organise an event, join an action in your area, or add your voice online to demand our leaders power up renewables and power down fossil fuels.

Juliane Schumacher (2023-08-06). When everything tips over. indybay.org So it's high time for the left to break out of its shock paralysis, to start politicizing knowledge again and to develop its own models and approaches that are both bigger and smaller than the warning about the end of humanity. First, by taking into account the economic structures…. And on the other hand, by going into the painstaking, everyday detail work.

Lynda Carson (2023-08-06). 16th year anniversary of the assassination of local journalist Chauncey Bailey. indybay.org Photo of Chauncey Bailey on August 2, 2007, after he was gunned down in cold blood on the cold-hearted streets of Oakland.

Ad Hoc march support group (2023-08-06). Monday 8/7: A walk for Immigrant Justice. indybay.org March from Golden Gate Bridge Vista Point to S.F. Civic Center…

United State of Women, partners (2023-08-06). Wednesday 8/9: Learn About Campus Organizing for Abortion Access -Teach-in for Students. indybay.org Virtual teach-in / workshop…

LaborFest.net (2023-08-06). From East Palestine, Silicon Valley & Hunters Point, Toxins, Workers & Whistleblowers. indybay.org This is a panel on the toxic dangers to workers and the community from East Palestine, Silicon Valley To Hunters Point shipyard.

Silicon Valley Pride (2023-08-06). Sunday 8/27: Silicon Valley Pride Festival & Parade 2023 (Sunday 8/27). indybay.org Plaza de César Chávez Park in Downtown San Jose | Market Street & West San Carlos Street…

Silicon Valley Pride (2023-08-06). Saturday 8/26: Silicon Valley Pride Festival & Parade 2023 (Saturday 8/26). indybay.org Plaza de César Chávez Park in Downtown San Jose | Market Street & West San Carlos Street…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-06). nuestrAmérica: Segundo Congreso Mundial contra el neoliberalismo educativo. indybay.org nuestrAmérica: Segundo Congreso Mundial contra el neoliberalismo educativo | Encuentro en Panamá…

Repost (2023-08-06). Apple Whistleblower Ashley Gjà∏vik Part 1 & Part 2. indybay.org Apple Whistleblower Ashley Gjà∏vik talks about her struggle for health and safety at the super-fund toxic dump site that her Apple office was on in Silicon Valley…

Human Agenda (2023-08-06). Sunday 8/13: Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty. indybay.org CreaTV | 38 South 2nd Street | San José, CA 95113…

Rhythmix Cultural Works (2023-08-06). Saturday 8/26: Rogue Rhythms at Seaplane Lagoon Promenade. indybay.org Seaplane Lagoon Promenade | 1801 Ferry Point | Alameda CA 94501…

Not Above the Law Coalition (2023-08-06). Thursday 8/3: Not Above the Law! Trump Indictment Rapid Response Rally. indybay.org Petaluma Fairgrounds | 175 Fairgrounds Dr | Petaluma, CA 94952…

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (2023-08-06). Wednesday 8/16: 7th Street's Secret Sauce: Celebrating Everett and Jones Barbeque's 50-Year Legacy. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center…

Angela (2023-08-06). Sunday 8/20: Q&A Discussion of the film "The Truth: Lost At Sea" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Chris Hedges (2023-08-06). The continuity of the lie. indybay.org The U.S. public has once again been wheedled into sinking billions into another endless war. The script by which the pimps of war usually lure us into one military fiasco after another – including Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and now Ukraine – always remains the same. "Freedom and democracy are at risk. Evil must be vanquished. Human rights must be protected."

Staff (2023-08-06). Webinar: Peru Facing the Failure of Democracy. Perú Frente al Fracaso de la Democracia. davidswanson.org In the following video Héctor Béjar, Ricardo Soberón, Aida García Naranjo, Ruben Dario Apaza, and David Swanson, describe the current context of Peru, the threats to democracy, the social protests and present the complaint of the real reason for the presence of the United States military troops in Peruvian territory.

Binoy Kampmark (2023-08-06). Water Wars: Cooling the Data Centres. dissidentvoice.org Water. Data centres. The continuous, pressing need to cool the latter, which houses servers to store and process data, with the former, which is becoming ever more precious in the climate crisis. Hardly a good comingling of factors. Like planting cotton in drought-stricken areas, decisions to place data hubs in various locations across the globe …

Tamara Nassar (2023-08-06). Ben-Gvir praises settlers who killed teen as "heroes" electronicintifada.net Israeli soldiers execute Palestinian child amid surge in West Bank violence.

Fidel Castro Ruz (2023-08-06). "In a Nuclear War the Collateral Damage would be the Life of All Humanity". Fidel Castro. globalresearch.ca Let us have the courage to proclaim that all nuclear or conventional weapons, everything that is used to make war, must disappear!" Fidel Castro…

Prof. Alex Wellerstein (2023-08-06). Counting the Dead at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-06). Hiroshima: A "Military Base" according to President Harry Truman. globalresearch.ca "The World will note that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima a military base. That was because we wished in this first attack to avoid, insofar as possible, the killing of civilians.."(President Harry S. Truman in a radio speech to the Nation, August 9, 1945).

Future of Life Institute (2023-08-06). Video: Nuclear War between Russia and the US. "Nuclear Winter" globalresearch.ca

Edward Curtin (2023-08-06). How So Many Americans Learned to "Stop Worrying" and "Love the Nukes" globalresearch.ca

John Steinbach (2023-08-06). Hiroshima-Nagasaki: Remembering One of Humanity's Worst Catastrophes, 78 Years On. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-06). Hiroshima Day 2023. Towards a World War III Scenario: The Privatization of Nuclear War. globalresearch.ca At no point since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, has humanity been closer to the unthinkable. All the safeguards of the Cold War era have been scrapped. "Offensive" military actions using nuclear warheads are now described as acts of "self-defense"

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-06). The Hiroshima Nagasaki "Dress Rehearsal": Oppenheimer and the U.S. War Department's Secret September 15, 1945 "Doomsday Blueprint" to "Wipe the Soviet Union off the Map" globalresearch.ca

Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2023-08-06). The Moral Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. globalresearch.ca First published by GR on August 8, 2010 | "We have discovered the most terrible bomb in the history of the world. It may be the fire destruction prophesied in the Euphrates Valley Era, after Noah and his fabulous Ark…. This …

Marcy Winograd (2023-08-06). Hiroshima Day: The Movie and the Moment: An Oppenheimer Review Through the Lens of an Anti-War Activist. globalresearch.ca

Brett Wilkins (2023-08-06). Nuclear War or Invasion: The False Dichotomy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. globalresearch.ca

Washington's Blog (2023-08-06). The Real Reason America Used Nuclear Weapons Against Japan. It Was Not To End the War Or Save Lives. globalresearch.ca Like all Americans, I was taught that the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in order to end WWII and save both American and Japanese lives. But most of the top American military officials at the time said otherwise.

Alexander Rubinstein (2023-08-06). From Chi-Town bagman to ECOWAS chairman: meet the former money launderer leading the push to invade Niger. thegrayzone.com Since the overthrow of Niger's US-friendly government, West African nations of the ECOWAS bloc have threatened an invasion of their neighbor. Before leading the charge for intervention, ECOWAS chair Bola Tinubu spent years laundering millions for heroin dealers in Chicago, and has since been ensnared in numerous corruption scandals. Hours after Niger's Western-backed leader was detained by the country's presidential guard on July 28, Nigerian President and chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bola Tinubu leapt …

Isaac Nellist, Jacob Andrewartha, Chloe DS (2023-08-06). India: Commemorating poet, writer and revolutionary, Saroj Dutta. greenleft.org.au Members of the All India Students Association and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) — Liberation (CPIML) gathered in central Kolkata on August 5 to mark 52 years since one of the CPIML's founders and historic leaders, Saroj Dutta, was murdered, report Isaac Nellist, Jacob Andrewartha and Chloe DS.

Jonathan Strauss (2023-08-06). Resisting Russia's war in Ukraine: Left voices speak out. greenleft.org.au Jonathan Strauss introduces a new collection published by Resistance Books in Australia, featuring the voices of Ukrainian leftists, Russian left anti-war activists and members of the international left who defend Ukraine's right of national self-determination.

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). Building for war: US imperium's Top End spend. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). Warning about 'nuclear sharing' falls on deaf ears at NPT meeting. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). Open letter to Labor: Increase the allowance to refugees stranded in Indonesia. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). Freeze mortgage interest rates, impose rent caps and 'ventile' the tax system. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). Dying by degrees: Labor's uni review too little too late. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). AUKUS military integration criticised amid calls for more social spending. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). Labor's casual worker reforms need to go further. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). Pacific peace activist fights US militarism for love, peace, decolonisation & anti-racism. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). Who will the Voice 'designed to appease conservative opinion' speak for? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). US military base expansions 'threat to peace & indigenous' communities Okinawa peace activist warns. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). Korean community calls for peace across the peninsula, 70 years after the armistice. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). Climate conference slams Labor for supporting fossil fuel industry. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). Gumbaynggirr Elders protect country, cultural heritage against NSW Forestry Corporation. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). AUSMIN, Assange and Talisman Sabre deaths at sea. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-06). Video: Peace conference panel against AUKUS. greenleft.org.au

JANET (2023-08-06). No U.S./French-backed invasion of Niger! iacenter.org August 6, 2023 "When Africa becomes economically free and politically united, the monopolists will come face to face with their own working class in their own countries, and a new struggle will arise within which the liquidation and collapse of imperialism will be complete." — Kwame Nkrumah, Neo-Colonialism, the Last Stage of imperialism Today, Aug. 6, is the deadline issued by the Economic Community Of West African States for the current government of Niger, headed by Abdourahamane Tchiani, to abdicate power or face a possible military intervention by ECOWAS forces. Tchiani came to power through a military…

_____ (2023-08-06). The Russia-Africa Summit Defeats West's 'Russia-Isolation' Project. journal-neo.org

PNW Street Medics (2023-08-06). Personal Protection for PNW Street Medics. indybay.org Resources and information to help street medics, activists, and anyone facing police brutality and harassment protect themselves against government spying, corruption, and abuse.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-06). Algeria and the Sahel on the Brink of War. libya360.wordpress.com Mohsen Abdelmoumen France wants to burn Africa. Here, the French army north of Niamey. D. R. All the imperialist scavengers are there. All the ingredients are ready for war, and all the geopolitical players are in place. All that remains is the final act. Don't imagine that Europe will be spared. The fires of hell…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-06). From Chi-Town Bagman to ECOWAS Chairman: Former Money Launderer Leads the Push to Invade Niger. libya360.wordpress.com Alexander Rubenstein and Kit Klarenberg Since the overthrow of Niger's US-friendly government, West African nations of the ECOWAS bloc have threatened an invasion of their neighbor. Before leading the charge for intervention, ECOWAS chair Bola Tinubu spent years laundering millions for heroin dealers in Chicago, and has since been ensnared in numerous corruption scandals. Hours after…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-06). What is the OAS Doing in Guatemala, 70 Years After the Fatal and Irredeemable Coup d'Etat it Endorsed? libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the OAS, visited Guatemala and evaluated both presidential candidates. In March 1954, the U.S. government promoted and organized the X Summit of the Organization of American States (OAS), in Caracas, Venezuela, with the objective of punishment of the Guatemalan National Revolution (1944-1954). Two months after that Summit, where…

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-06). China, India Attend Talks on Ukraine War in Saudi Arabia. news.antiwar.com The US, China, and India attended talks on the Ukraine war in Saudi Arabia on Saturday that were aimed at convincing neutral countries to support Ukrainian demands for a peace deal. According to The Wall Street Journal, the meetings in Jeddah were attended by officials from 42 countries, including other non-aligned nations; Brazil, Indonesia, and …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-06). Russia Says Ukraine Used Storm Shadow Missiles to Hit Bridge Connecting Kherson to Crimea. news.antiwar.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-06). Russia Vows Response After Ukrainian Drone Hit Russian Tanker. news.antiwar.com Russia has vowed it will respond to a Ukrainian attack that hit a Russian oil tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea on Friday night, which came after Ukraine's first strikes on a Russian commercial port. "Such barbaric actions cannot be justified and they will not remain without response, while their authors and perpetrators will …

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-06). Lula Signs Decree Authorizing Brazil's Purchase of Electricity From Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has signed a decree reopening the country's ability to purchase electricity from Venezuela, a collaborative opportunity that had been suspended during the government of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. | The Brazilian minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, emphasized the decree's significance, stating that it will facilitate the "execution of contracts aimed at importing clean and renewable energy from Venezuela to Brazil from the Guri hydroelectric plant, which will once again play an important role in guaranteeing cheap and sustainable ene…

Dan Cohen (2023-08-06). With Canada and CARICOM Balking, Kenya Offers to Lead US-Pushed Military Intervention into Haiti. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-08-06). Venezuela's VP Delcy Rodríguez Meets With India's Vice President and Foreign Minister in New Delhi. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a meeting with the vice president of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, in New Delhi, where they discussed the economic cooperation between the two countries. | The meeting took place on Thursday, August 3, after Rodríguez's participation in the 9th India — Latin America and the Caribbean Conclave in New Delhi, the capital of India. | The Venezuelan vice president posted on the social media X (formerly Twitter) that new growth opportunities for both countries were discussed at the meeting. | H.E. Ms. Delcy Rodríguez, Executive Vice-President of the Bolivarian Repu…

mforinoco (2023-08-06). China and DPRK Mark 70th Anniversary of Historic Victory Over US Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Friends of Socialist China — Jul 31, 2023 | The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) organized a number of grand celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement on July 27, 1953, that ended just over three years of bitter fighting in the Korean War. Known as the Fatherland Liberation War in the DPRK and as the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in China, July 27 is considered in both countries as a triumphant day when the two fledgling socialist states scored a historic victory over U.S. imperialism and its satellite forces. | A high-level Chinese party…

Stansfield Smith (2023-08-06). John F. Kennedy on Ending the US War on Vietnam — His Own Words. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith — Aug 2, 2023 | With the advent of a new Kennedy running for president, new life was given to JFK's

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-08-06). Chris Hedges: Nurses Fight Godzilla. popularresistance.org New Brunswick, New Jersey – Judy Danella, president of United Steel Workers Local 4-200 — the union that represents Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital's more than 1,700 nurses — stands in a church basement before a room full of her union members. Her voice quavers slightly as she delivers grim news. The hospital management, whose top administrators earn salaries in the millions of dollars, has refused to concede to any of the nurse's core demands. Friday at 7: 00 a.m. they will be locked out of the hospital and on strike. | But it is not only the strike that concerns Danella, who is wearing a blue…

Ed Grystar, Counter Punch. (2023-08-06). Why Has Progress In The National Single-Payer Movement Stalled? popularresistance.org With the public support for a national single payer system remaining strong and the need greater than ever, why is the movement stalled? What are the key sources of our power? Who are our allies? What can we do and how do we focus our energies to build the power necessary to end profiteering and make health care free at the point of service? | More than a decade after the misnamed Affordable Care Act, (ACA) we still have tens of millions without any coverage while millions more are saddled with high deductible, narrow network "junk health insurance" plans. The pandemic exposed the USA's bankrupt for-profit privat…

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). (W.E. Talk) Fundamental Nature of Chinese Civilization (6) Wu Genyou: How did the concept of "harmony between humanity and nature" shape today's Chinese civilization?>. ecns.cn Recently, Wu Genyou, professor of the School of Philosophy at Wuhan University and the dean of the Institute for Advanced Study in Dialogue of Civilizations at Wuhan University, gave an exclusive interview to CNS "W.E. Talk", explaining why China's perception of humanity and nature has shaped the roots and background of today's Chinese civilization."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Huawei stresses security as it unveils new OS. ecns.cn Huawei Technologies Co said it is committed to safeguarding cybersecurity and privacy protection as the Chinese telecom equipment and smartphone maker officially launched a new version of its self-developed operating system on Friday with artificial intelligence capabilities.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Comicomment: U.S. decision to provide military aid for Taiwan region exposes its evil face. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). 5.5-magnitude quake hits Shandong, causing injuries and building collapse. ecns.cn A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Pingyuan County in Dezhou City of east China's Shandong Province at 2: 33 a.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), injuring at least 20 people and causing 126 buildings to collapse in the epicenter as of 7: 00 a.m., according to the Shandong Provincial Emergency Center.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). 10 injured in earthquake in east China's Shandong. ecns.cn Ten people were injured after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Dezhou in east China's Shandong Province at 2: 33 a.m. Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Teenagers from over 20 countries to experience Chinese culture in Beijing. ecns.cn Over a hundred teenagers from more than twenty countries and regions will arrive in Beijing on Sunday to participate in a summer camp, where they will have a deeper understanding of the charm of Chinese civilization.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Cradle of Civilization: Wuhou Shrine. ecns.cn Wuhou Shrine, located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, covers an area of about 150,000 square meters.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Special bullet train for Asian Games starts trial run in E China. ecns.cn The intelligent bullet train, specially designed for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games,"ÄÄstarted"ÄÄits trial operation"ÄÄon Friday in Hangzhou,"ÄÄeast China's"ÄÄZhejiang Province.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Generation Z ignites Chengdu Universiade. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Panda elements shine at Chengdu Universiade. ecns.cn When beloved giant pandas meet the World University Summer Games in the lively city of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, an enchanting visual spectacle is waiting for you.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Two C919 aircraft operate Shanghai-Chengdu route. ecns.cn China Eastern Airlines' two C919 aircraft, China's first self-developed narrow-body jet, both began servicing the commercial route between Shanghai and Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province for the first time on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). China shuts down BRI rumors. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). In Numbers: Xinjiang's GDP up 5.1 pct in H1. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Culture Fact | Chinese color in cultural relics: Golden black. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Digital canteen offers convenience in Chongqing community. ecns.cn Located in Chongqing's Jiangbei District, a digital canteen at Mingzhu Community features facial recognition and a display board automatically showing the name and price of the selected dish. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Beijing races against time to repair power system after floods. ecns.cn Affected by continuous heavy rainfalls, some flood-hit areas in Fangshan District of Beijing faced power outages, hindering cell phone charging and daily life.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Morning fog creates beautiful scenery in N China. ecns.cn Video captured the magnificent morning scenery of Erguna, Hulunbuir City in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). $1.18 bln! Medical research center headed by renowned structural biologist breaks ground in Shenzhen. ecns.cn Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART), with renowned structural biologist Yan Ning as the head, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, marking the beginning of its construction.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Citywalks, hugging trees, walking dogs…young Chinese seek new ways to heal. ecns.cn Citywalks, hugging trees, and walking dogs for others, among others are new ways young Chinese are seeking to balance the pressures of life.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). China stands ready to work with participating countries to advance high-quality BRI co-op: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday that China stands ready to work with participating countries to advance the high-quality BRI cooperation and make greater contribution to promoting global sustainable development and inter-civilization exchanges.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Chinese nationals‚ÄÇin Niger reminded to be prepared for emergency response. ecns.cn Chinese foreign ministry and embassy in Niger have issued a security alert to remind‚ÄÇChinese nationals and institutions‚ÄÇin Niger to take extra precaution‚ÄÇand‚ÄÇbe prepared for emergency response, said a spokesperson of the ministry on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Giant pandas and mascot products prove popular with FISU games participants. ecns.cn Visiting giant pandas is on the agenda of almost every participant in the Chengdu FISU World University Games. The Games are underway in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Water level drops, residents transferred to safe places in Zhuozhou village. ecns.cn The Blue Sky Rescue Team members transfer villagers trapped by floodwater in Dongfeng Village in Zhuozhou, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 3, 2023. (Photo/China News Service)…

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Visitors to Hangzhou Zoo surge after human-like sun bear goes viral. ecns.cn The number of visitors to the bear enclosure of the Hangzhou Zoo has increased by about 30 percent after a sun bear that looks like a human went viral on the internet, said Jiang Zhi, deputy director of the zoo.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Ribbons feature ancient techniques. ecns.cn The medal ribbon for the Chengdu FISU World University Games is masterfully crafted by incorporating millennia-old weaving techniques of Shu brocade.The medal ribbon was created by the Chengdu Shu Brocade Research Institute and professor Ma Liwa and her team from Art College of Chinese and ASEAN Arts, part of Chengdu University.

Editor (2023-08-06). 78 Years Ago Today in Hiroshima: What Oppenheimer Wrought. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-08-06). 'I Cried for Joy': Texas Judge Blocks Texas Abortion Ban for Dangerous Pregnancies. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-08-06). A Community is Fighting to Stop Gold Mining Firms Polluting Ecuador's Rivers. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-08-06). The Unsettling Settlers-Severely Damaging Americans. scheerpost.com By Dan Lieberman / Countercurrents.org Unimpeded Jewish settler violence has left the Palestinian people in desperation. "Between 2010 and 2019, nearly 3,000 Israeli settler attacks killed at least 22 Palestinians and injured 1,258 others across the occupied West Bank." "Data collected by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reveals that there have been …

Editor (2023-08-06). The Climate Movement Has a Recruiting and Retention Problem — Here's How We Fix It. scheerpost.com

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jacobin (2023-08-06). Which Way Forward, Socialist? jacobin.com Democratic Socialist of America members deciding the future of the country's largest socialist organization this weekend.

Jonathan Rosenblum (2023-08-06). The Landlords' Anti-Rent-Control Argument Is Pure BS. socialistproject.ca

Larry Johnson (2023-08-06). Is Ukraine Awakening to the Likelihood that It Will be Tossed Under the NATO Bus? sonar21.com Foreigners who place their trust in the promise of the United States to have their back apparently are unaware of the fate of Vietnamese, Libyans, Cambodians, Afghanis and Iraquies who…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-06). Ecuador begins distribution of ballots and electoral documents. plenglish.com Quito, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The distribution of ballots and other documents for the presidential and legislative elections of August 20 in Ecuador began today, according to the National Electoral Council (CNE).

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-06). Ukrainian army attacks Chongar bridge with long-range missiles. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Ukrainian army today shelled the Chongar bridge, which connects Crimea and the Kherson region, with long-range Storm Shadow missiles, the governor of the region, Vladimir Saldo, said today.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-06). Russia strikes Ukrainian air bases in Rovno and Khmelnitsky. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Armed Forces attacked Ukrainian air bases in the provinces of Rovno and Khmelnitsky with high precision weapons, and achieved the planned objectives, the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov, reported today.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-06). Ethiopian manufacturing SMEs generated more than 122,000 jobs. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in Ethiopia's manufacturing sector generated more than 122,000 jobs during the concluded fiscal year (2015, according to Ethiopian calendar), an official source revealed today.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-06). Cuban President calls eliminating nuclear weapons. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) On the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel today called for the elimination of all nuclear weapons.

Martin Hacthoun (2023-08-06). Russian FM condemns attack on oil tanker in Kerch Strait. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Russia has strongly condemned today the attack by Kiev with a naval drone on an oil tanker near the Kerch Strait that connects the Black Sea with the Azov Sea, the spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stressed.

Martin Hacthoun (2023-08-06). U.S. returns more irregular migrants to Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The US Coast Guard returned to Cuba one more group, this of 27 illegal emigrants, who were involved in four illegal exits from the island, the Interior Ministry reported today on Twitter.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-06). India committed to diplomacy for resolution of conflict. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The National Security adviser, Ajit Doval, reiterated India's approach to a solution to the conflict in Ukraine through dialogue and diplomacy as the only path to peace.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-06). Russian air defense thwarts attempted drone attack against Moscow. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Armed Forces thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to attack the Moscow region using a drone, which was shot down over the Podolsk district, the Ministry of Defense reported.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-06). IDF has killed 31 Palestinian minors since the beginning of the year. plenglish.com Ramallah, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Israel Defense Forces have murdered 31 Palestinian minors since the beginning of this year, the Defense for Children International NGO denounced.

_____ (2023-08-06). Por que o 'Esquerda Woke' da America esta em silencio sobre o filme de grande sucesso sobre o trafico sexual infantil? strategic-culture.org Nota Saker Latinoamérica: Quantum Bird falando. Por mais que as hordas de imbecis que se mobilizaram para assistir Barbie nos cinemas queiram e acreditem, a vida nà£o é cor de rosa. Está mais para tons de cinza, diria. Escuros. E aí está um filme que merece ser visto. Sound of Freedom expàµe minuciosamente a realidade e os fatos ao redor de um assunto que a maioria das pessoas já presenciou, ou conhece quem já presenciou, mas preferem olhar para o outro lado. Trata-se do tráfico de crianàßas para exploraàßà£o sexual. E antes que alguns fiquem defensivos, deixe-me refrescar-lhes a mem…

_____ (2023-08-06). A Victory Over Social Media Censorship. strategic-culture.org In a season of good news for the First Amendment following some important Supreme Court decisions, here's more to be happy about: a federal judge in Louisiana issued an injunction stopping Biden administration officials from contacting social media companies to block content in what could be a landmark order targeting government censorship and suppression of online postings.

_____ (2023-08-06). No Justice for Lebanon Three Years After Tragic Beirut Port Blast. strategic-culture.org Lebanese authorities have failed time and again to hold anyone responsible for the 2020 explosion that decimated the Lebanese capital | Join us on , , and . | Three years have passed since the city of Beirut was nearly turne…

_____ (2023-08-06). Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Russian Roulette. strategic-culture.org America's Pacific War was a racist war of annihilation both before and after Japan's surrender, Declan Hayes writes. | Join us on , , and . | America's 9th/10th March 1945 firebombing of Tokyo was the single most destructive…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-06). Suman 18 capturados en cerco militar de Cabañas, El Salvador. telesurtv.net Según el Gobierno de Nayib Bukele "todos" están "ligados" a pandillas y serán acusados penalmente.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-06). Tormenta tropical Eugene se forma en costa del Pacífico mexicano. telesurtv.net El servicio meteorológico mexicano advirtió que la tormenta tropical Eugene afectará con fuertes lluvias a los estados de Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán y Nayarit.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-06). Culminarán Diálogos Amazónicos en la ciudad brasileña de Belem. telesurtv.net El documento final de los Diálogos Amazónicos será remitido a los mandatarios de los países de la Organización del Tratado de Cooperación Amazónica.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-06). Sismo de magnitud 5.5 deja al menos 21 heridos en China. telesurtv.net El temblor se produjo a las 02H33 (Hora local) en una localidad del condado de Pingyuan, situado a 300 kilómetros al sur de Beijing.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-06). Líder de Corea del Norte inspeccionó varias fábricas de armas. telesurtv.net En imágenes de la agencia KCNA, se puede ver al líder norcoreano supervisando el trabajo de las fábricas junto a otros miembros del gobierno.

Xiaolu Sun (2023-08-06). Free gaming giveaway leads to riot, arrests and injuries in NYC. america.cgtn.com A chaotic scene unfolded at New York City's Union Square on Friday as thousands of people gathered to claim free giveaways. Find out more.

Dan Collyns (2023-08-06). Lake Titicaca faces a drought after water levels dropped below warning alert. america.cgtn.com Lake Titicaca in Peru has fallen to critically low levels. Both Peru and bordering Bolivia have raised concerns about the impact of a prolonged dry spell. See more.

Brian Berletic (2023-08-06). US Warns Southeast Asia of "Chinese Coercion," Then Coerces Southeast Asia into Anti-China Agenda. thealtworld.com ‡∏Ň∏£‡∏∏‡∏ì‡∏≤‡πć∏õ‡∏¥‡∏î‡πŇ∏ч∏õ ‡∏ä‡∏±‡πà‡∏ô‡πɇ∏ô YouTube (CC) ‡πŇ∏•‡πâ‡∏߇∏Ň∏î‡πć∏•‡∏∑‡∏≠‡∏Ň∏ &Dag…

JP Sottile (2023-08-06). There Is a Climate Conspiracy — But Not the One Climate Denialists Are Peddling. truthout.org Imagine, if you will, a plot. It's an evil plot concocted by a power-hungry global elite determined to ensnare all of mankind in its dystopian, totalitarian net. Even more ominously, it's specifically designed to deny the planet's "freest" people — Americans — their god-given rights. If successful, this plot will force them to live within walking distance of schools and shopping and work and… |

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-08-06). Indicting a President is a New Development in America's Decline: How It Happened. thealtworld.com Last Thursday I explained why the indictments of President Trump are entirely fabrications for political and propagandistic reasons. Today I will answer the question how it is possible for a President of the United States to be indicted multiple times for behavior while in office. | A US president is surrounded by legal counsel. It is not possible for a president to go around breaking scores of laws. Normally such phony indictments as Trump faces would not be possible. Not only has no president in US history been previously indicted, the political party he represents would be up in arms pointing out the absurdity…

Robert Inlakesh (2023-08-06). Debunking Robert F. Kennedy Jr's Pro-Israel Talking Points. thelastamericanvagabond.com US Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr recently sat down with celebrity rabbi Shmuley Boteach at an event in New York to perform a pre-prepared set of pro-Israel talking points. This came after the politician stated that Covid-19 didn't effect Jewish and Asian people as much as White and Black Americans, drawing complaints

Derrick Broze (2023-08-06). Mexican Presidential Candidate Marcelo Ebrard Announces "Angel Plan" Surveillance State Nightmare. thelastamericanvagabond.com Mexican Presidential candidate Marcelo Ebrard recently announced a security plan which calls for using several digital technologies with the potential to create a nationwide surveillance state. On July 10th, Mexican politician Marcelo Ebrard announced the Angel Plan, a security program which would use eight digital technologies in an attempt to end the infamous instability and

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Experts dispute nature of U.S. tech-investment curbs. ecns.cn During her visit to Beijing earlier last month and in the weeks that followed, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended Washington's trade curbs imposed on security grounds, particularly those limiting U.S. technology investment in China.

ecns.cn (2023-08-06). Chinese Taipei runner misses out on podium. ecns.cn Sprinter Lin Yu-sian from Chinese Taipei was one step away from the podium of the men's 100 meters at the Chengdu FISU World University Games, but he said he has already achieved his goal.

Harry Bridges Club (2023-08-06). Monday 8/7: San Francisco: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers to Unionize. indybay.org Starbucks – outside of store | 1501 Fillmore Street | San Francisco, CA, 94115…

mforinoco (2023-08-06). China and DPRK Mark 70th Anniversary of Historic Victory Over U.S. Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Friends of Socialist China — Jul 31, 2023 | The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) organized a number of grand celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement on July 27, 1953, that ended just over three years of bitter fighting in the Korean War. Known as the Fatherland Liberation War in the DPRK and as the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in China, July 27 is considered in both countries as a triumphant day when the two fledgling socialist states scored a historic victory over U.S. imperialism and its satellite forces. | A high-level Chinese party…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-06). Fidel Castro: the man who marked his era. plenglish.com Havana (Prensa Latina) The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution ¥s 97th birth anniversary calls for a tribute both domestically and internationally to one of the most important politicians of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century.

Portland Coming Up (2023-08-06). "The Union Is Calling": Starbucks Bus Tour Lands in San Francisco. indybay.org On July 31, rally in front of City Hall in San Francisco.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-06). Assisted dying will be no longer only for the terminally ill, and that should bother us all … a lot. expose-news.com Something tells me that dying with the help of a physician is going to get easier and easier. And that bothers the hell out of me, wrote James Lyons-Weiler. "Typically, assisted dying …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-06). Schwab has dreams of controlling a metaverse that permeates nearly every facet of our lives. expose-news.com The metaverse is an emerging technological concept centred around virtual and augmented reality. Lurking beneath this alluring veneer is a dark underbelly — it has the ominous capability to become a breeding …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-06). Scotland's Covid Inquiry publishes damning report: No evidence to support face masks, lockdowns and other covid measures. expose-news.com The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry has published a damning report of the Government's measures taken in response to covid. It states that in 2020, there was either insufficient or no evidence to support …

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History (2023-08-06). Thursday 8/10: CZU and You – Naturalist Night: Reintroducing Fire. indybay.org Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History | 1305 E. Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-06). Avanzan preparativos para segunda vuelta electoral en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Ya se definió el listado oficial de 3.481 centros de votación para la segunda vuelta de los comicios: 3 .464 en el país y 17 habilitados en Estados Unidos.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-06). Partidarios de Imran Khan protestan tras su arresto en Pakistán. telesurtv.net El ex primer ministro enfrenta más de 150 casos en su contra que, en su opinión, tienen motivaciones políticas para mantenerlo fuera de la carrera electoral.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Argentina paga al FMI sin acudir a reservas del Banco Central. telesurtv.net El crédito deberá ser devuelto a Catar una vez que el país sudamericano reciba los 7.500 millones de dólares pactados con el organismo internacional…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Sismo de magnitud 6.2 golpea el norte de Argentina. telesurtv.net Según el Instituto Nacional de Prevención Sísmica (INPRES) del país latinoamericano el movimiento telúrico tuvo una profundidad de 590 kilómetros.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Diálogos Amazónicos buscarán crear agenda conjunta en defensa de los ecosistemas. telesurtv.net Los Diálogos Amazónicos forman parte del programa de la Cumbre de la Amazonía (a realizar el 8 y 9 de agosto) en Belem (Pará).

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Cedeao finaliza plan para intervención militar en Níger. telesurtv.net El acuerdo de intervención de la Comunidad de Estados de África Occidental incluye los recursos necesarios, el cómo y el cuándo tendría lugar.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Al menos 10 muertos por las inundaciones en el norte de China. telesurtv.net Más de 600.000 personas fueron evacuadas de las zonas consideradas de riesgo, en un país que en los últimos meses sufrió fenómenos meteorológicos extremos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). España golea a Suiza y pasa a cuartos de final del mundial femenil. telesurtv.net En el otro partido, la fortaleza del seleccionado femenil japonés supero a su par de Noruega, y también se calificó a cuartos de final de la Copa Mundial Femenil FIFA 2023.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Al menos un muerto tras hundimiento de ferry en Filipinas. telesurtv.net El accidente que involucró al ferry King Sto., que transportaba a 117 personas, fue el tercero en golpear al país en poco más de una semana, indicó la policía.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Sube a 12 cifra de muertos tras registrarse un alud en Georgia. telesurtv.net Las Fuerzas de Defensa del Ministerio de Defensa de Georgia se encuentran en la zona del desastre en el municipio de Oni.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Arrestan a exprimer ministro de Pakistán acusado de corrupción. telesurtv.net La pena de prisión fue anunciada por las "prácticas corruptas" por un tribunal de primera instancia en la capital, Islamabad.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-06). Dron ucraniano ataca petrolero ruso en estrecho de Kerch. telesurtv.net No se registraron heridos a consecuencia del ataque, que se produjo mientras la embarcación se aproximaba al estrecho de Kerch, que separa Crimea con el territorio continental ruso.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-06). Líderes brasileñas destacan políticas en favor de la Amazonía. telesurtv.net Ministra de la Mujer afirmó que su cartera está estableciendo alianzas para políticas dirigidas a las mujeres indígenas.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-06). Rusia envía avión a interceptar dron espía de EE. UU. telesurtv.net El vuelo del caza ruso se efectuó de acuerdo con normas internacionales de uso del espacio aéreo sobre aguas neutrales.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-06). Sergio Massa mantiene mayor intención de voto en Argentina. telesurtv.net La interna de Juntos por el Cambio resulta más reñida; sus precandidatos están en zona de empate técnico.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-08-06). Gobierno de Perú prorroga estado de emergencia en Puno. telesurtv.net Se continuará con la restricción o suspensión de derechos constitucionales como la libertad y seguridad personales.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-08-06). Rusia toma control de localidad de Novoselivke, en Lugansk. telesurtv.net Ucrania perdió 140 efectivos, blindados, vehículos, un cañón autopropulsado y morteros en las últimas horas.

teleSUR, rzr, JCM (2023-08-06). Arabia Saudita acoge reunión sobre el conflicto en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Arabia Saudita se ha posicionado como posible mediador en el conflicto armado manteniendo contacto con Rusia y Ucrania.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-06). EE.UU. cierra parte de sus programas de ayuda en Níger. telesurtv.net El secretario de Estado, Antony Blinken, subrayó que la ayuda a ese país "depende de una gobernanza democrática y del respeto del orden constitucional".

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-06). Colombia suma 100 lideres sociales asesinados en el 2023. telesurtv.net La senadora por el Movimiento MAIS, Aida Quilcué, exigió al presidente Gustavo Petro, medidas urgentes para proteger la vida de los líderes sociales.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2023-08-06). Conozca cinco datos curiosos sobre Federico Engels. telesurtv.net Federico Engels fue uno de los padres del socialismo científico, también conocido como marxismo, y se destacó como dirigente socialista.

The Exposé (2023-08-06). Dark Secrets Exposed: CIA is behind Deagel's Shocking 2025 Depopulation Forecast & Official Excess Death Figures in the Millions prove it's on Target & not just an Estimation. expose-news.com In a world where reality often seems stranger than fiction, the machinations behind global events can be an enigma wrapped in mystery. One such intrigue revolves around Deagel.com, an obscure online entity …

The Exposé (2023-08-06). The Microchipping Agenda: Why are the Freemasons collecting the DNA of your Children? expose-news.com The Freemasons have long stood at the epicentre of numerous conspiracy theories, their secretive nature adding fuel to the fire of speculation. Now the introduction of the MYCHIP (MasoniCHIP) program, dressed up …

Anonymous103 (2023-08-06). Coup D'Etat In Niger: Africa On Verge Of New War With Deep Geopolitical Effects. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Eleven days have passed since the military coup against the pro-Western government of Mohamed Bazoum, and foreign efforts to thwart the coup d'état and return Bazoum to power continue. At first glance, this coup may not seem so important, but the background and the special value of Niger in Africa show the high importance of the recent events in the country, important events that can ultimately lead to political, military and even economic changes in Africa. | On Wednesday, July 26, Niger…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-06). Military Situation In Syria On August 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-08-06). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 5, Russian missiles struck the Motor Sich plant in the Zaporozhie region, according to Zelensky; | On August 5, Russian missiles struck the Starokonstantinov military airfield in the Khmelnitsky region. A military warehouse was reportedly destroyed; | On August 6, Ukrainian forces struck the Chongar bridge with Storm Shadow missiles; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Rabotino; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Yampol; | Russian artillery s…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). Four Syrian Officers, Soldiers Killed In Attack By Turkistan Militants In Northern Lattakia. southfront.org Illustrative image. | Early on August 6, four service members of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were killed in an attack by the al-Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) in the northern Lattakia countryside, according to Sputnik. | The attack targeted a key position of the SAA in Mount Nabi Yunis, a field source told the Russian news agency, adding that militants from the TIP managed to reach the position due to the rough terrain and heavy fog. | Syrian pro-government activities iden…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). In Video: Russian Airstrikes Wipe Out HTS Headquarters In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org File image. | On August 6, video footage showing recent Russian airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib surfaced online. | The airstrikes, which took place on

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). IRGC Dismantles Terrorist Cell In Southeastern Iran. southfront.org File image. | On August 3, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it had dismantled a terrorist cell in Iran's southeastern region. | The public relations office of the IRGC Ground Forces said in a statement that the cell was affiliated with "arrogance powers," a term the guards usually use to refer to the United States or Israel. According to the statement, the cell was planning to carry out subversive and terrorist operations in the southeastern region and was dismantled before being able to ca…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). IRGC Receives New Batch Of Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy had received a new batch of Ghadir and Nasir anti-ship cruise missiles, Mehr News Agency reported on August 6. | The semi-official news agency said that the missiles were manufactured at the Defense Industries Organization, a subsidiary of the Iranian Ministry of Defense. | The Ghadir has a range of 300 kilometers and is armed with a 165-kilogram warhead, while the smaller Nasir has a range…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). Israeli Patrol Officer Killed In New Tel Aviv Shooting Attack (Video). southfront.org Screengrab, video via Twitter. | On August 5, a Tel Aviv municipal patrol officer was killed in a shooting attack that was carried out by a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). | The attack took place at a corner between Tel Aviv's Montefiore and Nachalat Binyamin streets, where dozens of restaurants, cafes and bars are located. | Two of the municipal patrol officers approached the attacker who was standing at the corner. The attacker initially refused to answer their cal…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). Russian Army Foils Drone Attack On Bryansk, Advances In Special Military Operation Zone (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Early on August 6, the Russian military foiled an new attempt by Kiev forces to target the Bryansk region with suicide drones. | Governor Alexander Bogomaz said that air defenses intercepted two drones over the district of Karachevsky in Bryansk, adding that there were no casualties."The Russian Armed Forces' air defense system destroyed two aircraft-type drones over the Karachevsky district. There is no destruction and no casualties," Bogomaz wrote on Telegram. | Emergency services…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-06). Ukraine Faces Consequences For Repeated Attacks On Russia (Photos, Videos). southfront.org File image. | On August 6, the Russian military foiled an attempt by Kiev forces to attack facilities in the Moscow region with a suicide drone. | In a statement, the Russian ministry of Defense stated that the drone was destroyed by air defense systems over the Podolsk district."Today at 11: 27 a.m. an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack with a drone on facilities in the Moscow Region was foiled," the ministry said. "There are no casualties and destruction as a result of the thwart…

Anonymous834 (2023-08-06). IMF Has 'Loaned' $115B To Ukraine Without Requiring Any Proof Where It Went. southfront.org Written by The great investigative journalist John Helmer recently (such as in the July 26th podcast interview of him

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-06). The Sahel on the Brink of War. libya360.wordpress.com Mohsen Abdelmoumen France wants to burn Africa. Here, the French army north of Niamey. D. R. All the imperialist scavengers are there. All the ingredients are ready for war, and all the geopolitical players are in place. All that remains is the final act. Don't imagine that Europe will be spared. The fires of hell…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-06). French solidarity association marks anniversary of working with Cuba. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The French association Cuba Linda celebrates its 25th anniversary "with the pride of accompanying Cuba, its people and its Revolution, and helping (others) know their reality," the president of the association Didier Lalande said.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-06). India confirms its role as speaker for the Global South. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Indian Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, affirmed that India's presidency over the Group of 20 (G20) provides a new platform to expose the concerns of the Global South.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-06). Prime Minister of Nepal to visit China in September. plenglish.com Kathmandu, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, is expected to travel to China late in September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Narayan Prakash Saud, reported.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-06). Syrian and Russian aviation destroyed terrorist headquarters in Syria. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Russian and Syrian Air Forces bombed the central command of the Al-Nusra terrorist organization in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, some 300 kilometers northwest of the capital.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-06). Ultimatum deadline raises questions for Niger. plenglish.com Niamey, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) No preparations in particular seem to be taking place in the capital of Niger despite the fact that the ultimatum of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) for the reinstatement of ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum expires today.

Matthew Cunningham-Cook (2023-08-06). Rail Unions Win Where Lawmakers Fall Short. levernews.com In the six months since the East Palestine disaster brought railroads into national focus, we've been covering the aftermath — the health implications for residents, the empty rhetoric from politicians, and the seemingly never-ending saga of the Railway Safety Act of 2023. As craven bipartisanship and corporate pandering have predictably stalled efforts to ensure a safer industry through legislation, two new major victories — on paid sick leave for rail workers and a better monitoring policy for dangerous train equipment— illustrates how collective action, not partisan dealmaking, can make our…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: Should you open your eyes underwater? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For many people, the hot summer days are often spent swimming at the pool. But even though the water is usually clear with chlorine, it doesn't mean you should be looking underwater. And as a Mayo Clinic eye expert explains, it could cause temporary damage to your vision. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/JDEtRmoq3dg Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: ABCs of hepatitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Hepatitis Day takes places every year on July 28, bringing the world together to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis. Hepatitis is a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver. It comes in many forms, including hepatitis A, B and C. But what do those letter designations mean, and how do they differ from one another? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/3bfI2lLGOdM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 58) is in the downloads at…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: What new college students should know about bacterial meningitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As students head off to college, close quarters in new spaces could put them at risk for contagious illnesses, including bacterial meningitis. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, explains the common ways meningitis spreads and the best way to prevent an infection. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/5HxjZAL8L3Q Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). What is cardiac arrest? A Mayo Clinic heart expert explains. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cardiac arrest, or sudden cardiac arrest as it is more formally known, is a medical emergency. It happens when an event, usually an electrical disturbance, quickly and unexpectedly causes your heart to stop working. It's not the same as a heart attack and is called sudden because it seems to happen without warning. Dr. Christopher DeSimone, a Mayo cardiac electrophysiologist specializing in abnormal cardiac rhythm, answers questions about cardiac arrest, the differences between cardiac arrest…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: A tick to blame for the alpha-gal, meat allergy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard about alpha-gal syndrome also known as the meat allergy illness or tick bite meat allergy. In a recent report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says more than 110,000 suspected cases of alpha-gal syndrome were identified between 2010 and 2022. However, the CDC says that number may be much higher because people need to be tested for alpha-gal syndrome and there are many healthcare providers who may not be familiar with the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Consumer Health: What is a sunburn? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org July is UV Safety Month, which makes this a good time to learn about sunburn and why it's important to avoid one by protecting your skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet, or UV, radiation from sunlight. Sunburn is inflamed, painful skin that feels hot to the touch. It's caused by too much exposure to UV light. That UV light may be from the sun or artificial sources, such as sunlamps and tanning beds. UVA is the wavelength of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Consumer Health: Reducing your risk of lung cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Lung Cancer Day will be observed Tuesday, Aug. 1, which makes this a good time to learn more about reducing your risk of lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., accounting for about 1 in 5 of all cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society. Lung cancer claims more lives each year than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. More than 238,000 people in the U.S. will be…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Consumer Health: Questions about breastfeeding. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Breastfeeding Week will be observed Aug. 1—7. This year's campaign focuses on enabling breastfeeding for working parents. The American Academy of Pediatrics has affirmed its recommendation and advocacy for breastfeeding, stating, "Research has shown that breastfeeding is linked to decreased rates of lower respiratory tract infections, severe diarrhea, ear infections and obesity. Breastfeeding is associated with lower risk of sudden infant death syndrome, as well as other protective effects." Specifically, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation is…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic scientists cracking the genetic code of disease-causing bacterial species to improve patient outcomes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic scientists are building an expansive library of DNA blueprints of disease-causing bacterial species. The unique collection of genomic sequences is serving as a reference database to help doctors provide rapid and precise diagnoses and pinpoint targeted treatments to potentially improve patient outcomes. The vast data set is also being studied by researchers in an effort to develop new individualized treatments to combat bacteria-related diseases. Bacterial infections were linked to more than 7 million global…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: Protecting kids from cancer with HPV vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As the back-to-school checklist grows, one detail that parents and caregivers should prioritize is ensuring all children have their appropriate vaccines.Mayo Clinic's Dr. Kim Barbel Johnson says the HPV vaccine should be part of a routine vaccination schedule. It's a preventive measure that can save lives later. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/TQkZ97bKqoY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Cancer of the nerve cells. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 4-year-old niece recently was diagnosed with neuroblastoma after not feeling well for a few weeks. Her parents noticed her belly was swollen, so they took her to the doctor after it didn't resolve on its own. I'd never heard of this form of cancer before. What is neuroblastoma? Do children typically have surgery to treat this cancer? What can we expect? ANSWER: Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that occurs almost only in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Tips for cancer patients to stay safe in the summer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have diabetes and high blood pressure. I take medication but have committed to a healthier lifestyle, including daily walks outside, swimming and other outdoor activities with my family. Recently, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. As temperatures begin to soar, I am concerned about whether the heat will affect me. Are there things I should know or do to stay safe? ANSWER: Keeping your body cool during extremely high temperatures is important, regardless…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Mayo Clinic hospitals again earn Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic hospitals received star ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for overall hospital quality. Mayo leaders thank staff for their commitment to deliver high-quality care with empathy and attention to detail Mayo Clinic hospitals across the organization received star ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on July 26. The ratings — for Overall Hospital Quality and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems — provide patients with information…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: Breaking through radiation therapy myths. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org People who have cancer might have the disease treated with several therapies, including chemotherapy and radiation. Radiation therapy, which more than half of all people with cancer receive as part of their treatment, uses high-powered energy beams, such as X-rays or protons, to kill cancer cells. Some patients may be nervous about receiving radiation therapy. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Jennifer L. Peterson, a radiation oncologist, helps clear up some of the misconceptions about…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Tips for preventing 'summer slide'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Waterslides and playground slides are part of summer's fun. But there's one slide to avoid when the weather gets warm: the "summer slide." That's the loss over the long summer break of new skills gained during the school year. Summer slide isn't new, but it has worsened because of education setbacks brought on by the disruption of schooling during the pandemic. On average, students lose two months of reading skills and nearly three months of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: Building a back-to-school routine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For many kids, summer is a time to stay up late, sleep in and hang out with friends. Waking up for that first day of a new school year can be a shock if young children, teenagers, parents or caregivers have not come up with a routine. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Stephen Whiteside, a Mayo Clinic child psychologist, offers some tips for getting into a back-to-school routine. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/NcCbjDivMCY Journalists: …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Memorial Health System in Ohio, West Virginia joins Mayo Clinic Care Network. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Memorial Health System and Mayo Clinic announced that the health system with clinic locations in southeastern Ohio and northwestern West Virginia has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Members of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a group of carefully vetted, independent healthcare organizations, have special access to Mayo Clinic's knowledge and expertise. "This is a very exciting day for our system, patients and community," says Scott Cantley, president and CEO, Memorial Health…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate graduation provides glimpse into future of medicine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate celebrated the graduation of its third cohort of health tech startups, including 12 national and international innovative businesses. During the event, held in Rochester, Minnesota, on July 28, each company presented progress and outcomes from the Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate program, providing a glimpse into the future of medicine. Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate is an immersive 20-week accelerator program giving participants an opportunity to validate the clinical readiness of their artificial intelligence-driven solutions…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Study explores impact of childhood trauma on sexual function in midlife women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One out of three children will have at least one stressful or traumatic childhood experience, including things such as their parents divorcing or a family member with a drug or alcohol problem, according to the latest National Survey of Children's Health. In a new study, Mayo Clinic researchers found that such adverse childhood experiences may be linked to sexual inactivity and sexual dysfunction in women later in life. Their findings are published in The Journal…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-06). Mayo Clinic remembers Sister Lauren Weinandt. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Sister Lauren Weinandt, Mayo Clinic's longest-serving staff member, passed away on July 31, at the Saint Marys Campus, where she lived and worked for nearly 70 years. Sister Lauren Weinandt, a beloved Mayo staff member who embodied the Franciscan and Mayo Clinic values, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, July 31, at the hospital she loved and worked at for 67 years. She will be remembered for her open door, open heart, and…

Dongsheng News (2023-08-05). Argentina Will Use the Swap with China to Pay the IMF. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China. | ‚Ä¢ Argentina will pay the IMF in yuans | ‚Ä¢ Yuan overtakes the dollar in China's bilateral trade | ‚Ä¢ Floods in the north of the country | ‚Ä¢ Cunchao, the rural soccer phenomenon…

Peter Abrams (2023-08-05). Add Homo sapiens to the Endangered Species List. dissidentvoice.org Preventing extinction of species is a major concern of many countries in the world today. Legislation to accomplish this is usually based on an endangered species list. Such a list should include any animal or plant species that has been deemed likely to go extinct in a few generations. Listing would normally trigger protective actions to …

Farooque Chowdhury (2023-08-05). Fitch Downgrades US Debt Rating. dissidentvoice.org On Tuesday, Fitch Ratings, one of the leading three US credit rating agencies, announced: US' long-term foreign-currency issuer defaulting rating would be downgraded. Among other factors pushing this downgrading, Fitch cited issues with governance, rising deficits and a looming recession. Fitch, on an earlier occasion, put the US on watch for a potential downgrade. At …

Allen Forrest (2023-08-05). "Social Lies against which an Independent, Intelligent Human Must Wage War" dissidentvoice.org "The majority never has right on its side. Never I say! That is one of those social lies against which an independent, intelligent man must wage war. Who is it that constitute the majority of the population in a country? Is it the clever folk or the stupid? I don't imagine you will dispute the …

Greg Godels (2023-08-05). Election Fever: A Fever Dream? dissidentvoice.org With nearly sixteen months to go, we are well into the silly season. The campaigning, fund raising, maneuvering, plotting, and mud-slinging have already reached a fever-pitch. We are told that the 2024 Presidential election — like every Presidential election in my lifetime — holds the fate of the country in its grip. But it is …

Vijay Prashad (2023-08-05). There Are Enough Resources in the World to Fulfill Human Needs, But Not Enough Resources to Satisfy Capitalist Greed. dissidentvoice.org Kurt Nahar (Suriname), Untitled 2369, 2008. On 20 July, the United Nations (UN) released a document called A New Agenda for Peace. In the opening section of the report, UN Secretary-General António Guterres made some remarks that bear close reflection: We are now at an inflection point.

William Manson (2023-08-05). Evolved Homo Sapiens (and the frustrated "ID"). dissidentvoice.org As we move further into the 21st century, shared delusions about human complementarity with robots, "artificial intelligence"— or even the bizarre fantasy of a forthcoming "trans-human" fusion with AI (Ray Kurzweil's "Singularity" ) — are becoming all-pervasive. In a previous article, "Homo Sapiens: Not a Machine!," I offered a trenchant critique of this growing technophilia, …

Binoy Kampmark (2023-08-05). Building for War: The US Imperium's Top End Spend. dissidentvoice.org The AUSMIN 2023 talks held between the US Secretaries of State and Defense and their Australian counterparts, confirmed the increasing, unaccountable militarisation of the Australian north and its preparation for a future conflict with Beijing. Details were skimpy, the rhetoric aspirational. But the Australian performance from Defence Minister Richard Marles, and Foreign Minister Penny Wong, …

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2023-08-05). The COVID-19 RT-PCR Test: How to Mislead All Humanity. Using a "Test" To Lock Down Society. globalresearch.ca The misuse of the RT-PCR technique is used as an intentional strategy by some governments, supported by scientific safety councils and by the dominant media, to justify the violation of a large number of constitutional rights, the destruction of the economy with the bankruptcy of entire active sectors of society,…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-05). The Covid "Killer Vaccine". People Are Dying All Over the World. It's A Criminal Undertaking. globalresearch.ca First published on November 26, 2022 | *** | We are being accused of "spreading disinformation" regarding the Covid-19 vaccine. | The Reuters and AP media "trackers" and "fact checkers" will be out to smear the testimonies of parents who have lost their …

F. William Engdahl (2023-08-05). How Blackrock Investment Fund Triggered the Global Energy Crisis. globalresearch.ca The energy crisis is a long-planned strategy of western corporate capital to dismantle industrial economies in the name of a dystopian Green Agenda. That has its roots well before February 2022, when Russia launched its military action in Ukraine.

Dr. Albert Einstein (2023-08-05). Albert Einstein's 1948 Letter to the NYT Warning Of Zionist Fascism In Israel. globalresearch.ca Global Research Editor's Note: | Of relevance to recent developments in Israel, we bring to the attention of our readers the following letter by Albert Einstein, et al, to the NYT published on December 4, 1948. | It is of utmost significance …

Kary B. Mullis (2023-08-05). Video: Dr. Kary B. Mullis. "No Infection or Illness Can be Accurately Diagnosed with the PCR Test" globalresearch.ca

Manlio Dinucci (2023-08-05). Preparing to Wage a Nuclear War? Nuclear Attack F-16 Fighters to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca US-NATO escalation against Russia brings Europe to the threshold of nuclear war. The political-media complex falls a "curtain of silence" so as not to alarm European public opinion and prevent it from reacting.

Peter Koenig (2023-08-05). The Plan: WHO's Ten Years of Infectious Diseases (2020 to 2030), Leading to World Tyranny. globalresearch.ca

James A. Lucas (2023-08-05). The U.S. Has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 "Victim Nations" Since World War II. globalresearch.ca

Kevin Gribbroek (2023-08-05). August 6: Humanity for Peace International Demonstration. globalresearch.ca

JANET (2023-08-05). Heat waves' uncounted death toll on workers. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel July 25, 2023 In most of the United States, bosses forcing workers to labor in deadly heat is totally legal. July 4, 2023, was the hottest day in recorded history. This year, June and July have set and broken records in the United States, with more than 100 million people living under heat advisories for weeks. Thousands joined United Farm Workers to pressure Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill making it easier for farmworkers to vote in union elections, in Sacramento, California on Sept. 28, 2022. (Photo: Richard Thornton) It's not just in the U.S. where heat is raging. Throughout most of the Northern…

JANET (2023-08-05). No tech for Israeli apartheid! iacenter.org By Marsha Goldberg July 31, 2023 New York City Tech workers from Amazon and Google rallied outside the annual Amazon Web Services Summit at the Javits Center in New York City on July 26. Workers chanted loud and clear: "Free free Palestine, no tech for Israel's crimes!" The rally was part of their continuing two-year "No Tech for Apartheid" campaign. WW Photo: Marsha Goldberg Hand-painted signs throughout the crowd showed working class solidarity with the Palestinian people, targeting Amazon and Google bosses for the billion dollar contracts that enable mass surveillance by the Israeli apartheid state. Some of th…

JANET (2023-08-05). 'Cuba will never renounce its socialist system of social justice' — Speech by Cuban Ambassador to U.N. iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead August 2, 2023 New York City The following slightly edited talk was given by Ambassador Gerardo Peñalver, the Permanent Representative of Cuba at the United Nations and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, at a solidarity event held July 29 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the assaults on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Barracks that helped spark the Cuban Revolution, which took power in 1959. Cuban Ambassador to the United Nations, Gerardo Peñalver, July 29, 2023. (WW Photo: Monica Moorehead) The event was held at The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational…

_____ (2023-08-05). Israel and Its Doctrine of Strategic Depth. journal-neo.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-05). Nigeria's Senate Refuses to Support ECOWAS Plan for West-Backed Military Intervention. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni >A day after ECOWAS chiefs of staffs finalized plans for a military intervention, Nigeria's Senate refused to support President Bola Tinubu's proposal to deploy soldiers. Tinubu is the current chair of ECOWAS. Meanwhile, Niger has seen multiple demonstrations in support of the coup that overthrew Mohamed Bazoum The regional bloc, Economic Community of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-05). The Road to Rabotino: Ukraine's Highway to Hell. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter On a normal summer's day, the road to Rabotino would be empty, save for the odd combine tractor and the vehicles driven by farmers and their families as they tend to the fields of crops they had planted in spring. The summer's heat would reflect off the horizon, creating glimmering mirages, while the…

Editor (2023-08-05). Burkina Faso's president Traoré delivers anti-imperialist speech at Russia—Africa summit. mronline.org On the second day of the Russia—Africa summit, the president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, delivered an anti-imperialist address and employed slogans identified with the Cuban Revolution.

Margaret Kimberley (2023-08-05). The U.S. plot to finalize the theft of Venezuela's oil. mronline.org The U.S. has used its influence to steal another country's oil revenues. Venezuela is in the crosshairs because it dares to be socialist in the hemisphere the U.S. claims as it's "backyard."

Editor (2023-08-05). In Haiti, Kenya chooses imperialist servitude over Pan-African solidarity. mronline.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) condemns in the strongest possible terms Kenya's proposal to lead what amounts to a foreign armed intervention in Haiti.

Editor (2023-08-05). Anxious about the climate? there's a solution. mronline.org Mental health challenges are rising alongside temperatures. Research suggests that taking action can help.

Prabhat Patnaik (2023-08-05). The problem with "Universal Basic Income" mronline.org MANY economists have been advocating a universal basic income for India, an idea that was mooted even in the official Economic Survey for 2016-17.

Deja Gaston (2023-08-05). With grip over West Africa slipping, imperialist powers consider invasion of Niger. liberationnews.org Niger is facing the prospect of a U.S. and France-backed invasion that threatens to cause suffering and chaos across the entire region.

mforinoco (2023-08-05). Niger Puts an End to Uranium and Gold Export to France. orinocotribune.com With immediate effect, the Republic of Niger, under the leadership of new president General Abdourahamane Tchiani, and supported by the people of the country, announced the suspension of the export of uranium and gold to France on Sunday. | In parallel to the decision, protestors were surrounding the French Embassy in Niger calling for the end of French colonial practices repeating the slogan "Down with France!" and reaffirming their support to the coup leader, Tchiani. | Wazobia Reporters, a Nigerien news website,reported one protestor proclaiming "We have uranium, diamonds, gold, oil, and we live like slaves? W…

Narkys Blanco (2023-08-05). Human Rights Organizations Urge Biden to Release Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Over 180 social and human rights organizations from around the world have sent an open letter to US President Joe Biden calling for the release of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, currently detained illegally in a US prison. The signatories include two Nobel Peace Prize winners, the Tunisian League for Human Rights, the Observatory of Human Rights of the Peoples, the National Lawyers Guild of the United States, Brazil's Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) of Brazil, and Argentina's Frente Patria Grande. | The letter, dated August 2, 2023, proposes a prisoner exchange involving Saab for US citizens currently deta…

scorinoco (2023-08-05). Venezuela Secures Second Highest Exports Rank Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. orinocotribune.com Venezuela ranks second in exports in Latin America and the Caribbean, with 63% growth in exports last year, according to "We are on the right track! ECLAC data places Venezuela in second place with 63% growth in exports of goods in La…

scorinoco (2023-08-05). Bolivia Officially Requests Membership in BRICS. orinocotribune.com

Pepe Escobar (2023-08-05). Syria: A Tale of Plunder and Resurrection. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — Jul 31, 2023 | While the wholesale theft of Syria's natural resources continues under the watch of illegal US troops, the Russian project of resurrecting ISIS-destroyed Palmyra stands as a stark reminder that ruins can rise again — if Syria's friends help pave the way. | he war on Syria has vanished from the collective West ethos. Yet it's far from finished. Multitudes across the Global Majority may feel the deepest empathy towards Syrians while acknowledging not much can be done while the Western Minority refuses to leave the stage. | In parallel, there are slim chances the New Develo…

Luigino Bracci (2023-08-05). Venezuela and Congo Sign 17 Cooperation Agreements in Strategic Areas. orinocotribune.com

Alan MacLeod, MintPress News. (2023-08-05). Taliban's Massively Successful Opium Eradication Raises Questions. popularresistance.org The Taliban government in Afghanistan — the nation that until recently produced 90% of the world's heroin — has drastically reduced opium cultivation across the country. Western sources estimate an up to 99% reduction in some provinces. This raises serious questions about the seriousness of U.S. drug eradication efforts in the country over the past 20 years. And, as global heroin supplies dry up, experts tell MintPress News that they fear this could spark the growing use of fentanyl — a drug dozens of times stronger than heroin that already kills more than 100,000 Americans yearly.

Andrew Korybko, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-08-05). The West Wants Nigeria To Invade Its Northern Neighbor. popularresistance.org Last week's military coup in Niger could be a game-changer in the New Cold War if the junta cuts off the uranium exports upon which France's nuclear energy industry depends, kicks out its former colonizer's troops from their last regional bastion, and/or requests Russia's "Democratic Security" assistance. Unlike the patriotic military coups in Guinea, Mali, and Burkina Faso, which were condemned by the West but not considered a threat to its neocolonial stranglehold over Africa, the one in Niger is ringing alarm bells. | France and the US strongly condemned this latest regime change, with the first suspending all…

Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-08-05). Drive To Expand NATO Into Asia May Destroy Western Military Alliance. popularresistance.org Today we are going to continue the discussion we started in the last Geopolitical Economy Hour, entitled "NATO Out of Bounds: War Against Russia, War Against China". | Last time we discussed where the Vilnius Summit had left NATO, and the divisions within the alliance that the summit had exposed; how the proxy war on Russia was faring; and how the Biden project of uniting so-called democracies against so-called autocracies relies so critically on the outcome of this war, which by present indications does not look good for Ukraine, and it does not look good for NATO. | We then went on to discuss how much longer Eu…

Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-05). For The Crisis In Perú To End, Castillo Must Be Reinstated. popularresistance.org July 28th 2023 marked the 202nd anniversary of the liberation of Perú from Spanish colonial rule by José de San Martin. Typically, the country would be celebrating its Fiestas Patrias in grand style with parades and parties that last several days. This year, the mood is somber because the Peruvian masses believe there is nothing to celebrate. Families of the martyrs of the Dina Boluarte coup regime and their supporters marked the day by gathering outside Congress while the de facto leader gave perhaps the longest speech in recent Peruvian history. On behalf of the state, Boluarte apologized to the families of tho…

Daniel Kovalik, John Perry, MR Online. (2023-08-05). The Nicaraguan Coup Attempt: How Peace Was Restored. popularresistance.org By July 2018, three months of violence—over 200 deaths on both sides, including 22 police officers, kidnappings, torture and destruction of property—had exhausted the Nicaraguan population, and they were desperate for the government to restore order. The calls for the government to clear the tranques (roadblocks) that had strangled the country became deafening. Daniel Ortega's strategy had worked: had he removed the roadblocks too soon, the resistance might have been much more violent, and it would have left deeply divided communities. He had waited until he had the backing of most of the population.

People's Dispatch. (2023-08-05). Colombia Achieves Milestone In Peace Process; Right-Wing Escalates. popularresistance.org The Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN), the country's largest left-wing guerrilla group, on Thursday, August 3, began a 180-day bilateral ceasefire. The truce will remain in force until January 29, 2024. The historic step was agreed upon on June 9 during the third round of peace negotiations between the two sides in Havana, Cuba. | The development marked the most concrete progress to date for leftist president Gustavo Petro and his government's plan to bring "total peace" to the country and end over 60 years of internal armed conflict, during which more than 450,000 people were killed.

International League of People's Struggle. (2023-08-05). Commemorating Hiroshima And Nagasaki Bombings. popularresistance.org On the 78th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the International League of Peoples' Struggle stands in solidarity with the Japanese people in their fight for justice and continued resistance against US imperialism and its war crimes. | On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the world's first deployed atomic bomb America B-29 was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan. The explosion killed an estimate of 80,000 people instantly, 95 percent of them civilians. Another 100,000 died slowly from burns and the effects of radiation. Three days later, a second B029 bomber was dropped over Nagasaki, killing an est…

Luis Feliz Leon, Labor Notes. (2023-08-05). Wage Gains At UPS Have Amazon Workers Demanding More. popularresistance.org Amazon warehouse worker Paul Blundell has spent the past year talking to his co-workers about how UPS Teamsters were getting organized to strike. So recently, he had big news to share: "A few days before the strike deadline, UPS caved." | "Everybody's jaw dropped" when they heard that night shift workers at the Philly UPS air hub will get an immediate raise to $24.75, Blundell said. "We top out around $20.90 after three years, so UPS is now starting well above that—with raises for the rest of the contract." | UPS part-timers also have low-deductible health insurance coverage with no premiums, and pensions.

midwesternmarx (2023-08-05). 120 Years of Du Bois's Souls of Black Folk: Education and Progress in "Of the Meaning of Progress." By: Carlos L. Garrido. midwesternmarx.com Aristotle famously starts his Metaphysics with the claim that "all men by nature desire to know."[1] For Dubois, if there are a people in the U.S. who have immaculately embodied this statement, it is black folk. In Black Reconstruction, for instance, Du Bois says that "the eagerness to learn among American Negroes was exceptional in the case of a poor and recently emancipated folk."[2] In The Souls of Black Folk, he highlights "how faithfully, how piteously, …

midwesternmarx (2023-08-05). Why has the Progress in Building a National Single-Payer Movement Stalled? By: Ed Grystar. midwesternmarx.com ​With the public support for a national single payer system remaining strong and the need greater than ever, why is the movement stalled? What are the key sources of our power? Who are our allies? What can we do and how do we focus our energies to build the power necessary to end profiteering and make health care free at the point of service?More than a decade after the misnamed Affordable Care Act, (ACA) we still have tens of millions without any coverage while millions more are sa …

midwesternmarx (2023-08-05). African nations reject Western hegemony, embrace multipolarity. By: Shabbir Rizvi. midwesternmarx.com ​For centuries, Africa has been subject to hyper-exploitation by the colonial West. From the plunder of resources, the facilitation of multiple waves of the slave trade, and the outright genocide — the cruel subjugation of the continent and its resources has known no bounds. ​To this day, African countries are subjected to exploitation. France imposes a colonial-era tax that ensures Africans live subsistence-level lives while ensnaring state enterprises wi …

midwesternmarx (2023-08-05). Russia helped Africa reach these anti-imperialist victories. The western left was wrong to disavow it. By: Rainer Shea. midwesternmarx.com It's no coincidence that multiple African countries have begun to carry out unprecedented measures towards breaking from neo-colonial control at the same time when American power has been seeing an acceleration in its decline. At a time when we're two decades into the process of realignment of global power which started in the 2000s; where the world's anti-imperialist forces began to regain their strength, while Washington's criminal actions brought upon it compoun …

midwesternmarx (2023-08-05). Burkina Faso's President Traoré Delivers Anti-Imperialist Speech at Russia—Africa Summit. By: Steve Lalla. midwesternmarx.com On the second day of the Russia—Africa summit, the president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, delivered an anti-imperialist address and employed slogans identified with the Cuban Revolution.​Traoré assumed the presidency on September 30, 2022. At age 35, he is the world's youngest head of state. Traoré has paid homage to Burkinabé socialist revolutionary Thomas Sankara who, in 1983, at age 33, took power in what was then Upper Volta. During hi …

midwesternmarx (2023-08-05). Russia, Donbass, and the reality of the conflict in Ukraine By: Daniel Kovalik. midwesternmarx.com I just returned from my third trip to Russia and my second trip to Donbass (now standing for the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk collectively) in about 8 months. This time, I flew into lovely Tallinn, Estonia, and took what should be about a 6-hour bus ride to St. Petersburg. In the end, the bus trip took me about 12 hours due to a long wait in customs on the Russian side of the border.Having a U.S. passport and trying to pass the frontier from a hostile, NATO country into Russia during …

midwesternmarx (2023-08-05). Neo-compradors: the leftist foot soldiers of Imperialism By: Sammy Ismail. midwesternmarx.com

midwesternmarx (2023-08-05). Nearly 800 Indegenous Brazilians Were Murdered Under Bolsonaro's Rule, Report Shows. By: Robert McKenzie. midwesternmarx.com Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro | AP There were 800 Brazilian indigenous people murdered during the presidency of right-winger Jair Bolsonaro, a new report revealed today.​The report Violence against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil, published by the Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) said that during Mr. Bolsonaro's time in office, there were 795 cases of homicides against indigenous people throughout the country.The launch of the report at the National Conf …

midwesternmarx (2023-08-05). Niger is the fourth country in the Sahel to experience an anti-Western coup By: Vijay Prashad & Kambale Musavuli. midwesternmarx.com The coup in Niger follows coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea. Each of these was led by military officers angered by the presence of French and US troops and by economic crises inflicted on their countries At 3 am on July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani closed the country's borders and declared a curfew. The coup d'état was immediately …

midwesternmarx (2023-08-05). Escobar: First We Go For Moscow, Then We Take Beijing By: Tyler Durden. midwesternmarx.com The Global Majority is free to choose two different paths to counteract the rabid, cognitive dissonant Straussian neocon psychos in charge of imperial foreign policy; to relentlessly ridicule them, or to work hard on the long and winding road leading to a new multipolar reality.Reality struck deep at the Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg, with its astonishing breadth and scope, reflected in the official declaration and key facts such as Russia writing off no less than …

Editor (2023-08-05). Solitary Confinement Survivors Rally Support for Proposed Federal Ban. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-08-05). Caitlin Johnstone: Disrupt The Culture Wars. scheerpost.com By Caitlin Johnstone / Substack One of the great challenges faced by westerners who oppose the political status quo today is the way the narrative managers of both mainstream factions continuously divert all political energy away from issues which threaten the interests of the powerful like economic injustice, war, militarism, authoritarianism, corruption, capitalism and ecocide …

Editor (2023-08-05). 'Unconstitutionally Vague' Texas Drag Ban Challenged By ACLU. scheerpost.com By Matt Keeley / AlterNet The Texas drag ban is the subject of a new lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Texas on Wednesday. The ban is due to take effect next month. Senate Bill 12 was passed by the state Senate and House on May 29, and signed into law by Republican Governor Greg Abbott …

Editor (2023-08-05). Federal Court Strikes Down Mississippi's 'Jim Crow' Felon Disenfranchisement Law. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-08-05). Judge Orders Former Fox News Reporter To Reveal Confidential Source. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter A United States judge upheld a subpoena requiring former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to reveal the identity of a confidential source, who allegedly committed a Privacy Act violation against Chinese American scientist Yanping Chen. "The court concludes that Chen has overcome the qualified First Amendment privilege in this …

Editor (2023-08-05). Seymour Hersh: The Senate Armed Services Committee Bombs. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-08-05). The Constitution Still Betrays Women. scheerpost.com

mondediplo (2023-08-05). Western media as cheerleaders for war. mondediplo.com Western journalists are all but unanimous that negotiating with Russia would equal forgiving it its aggression.

youtube (2023-08-05). Nancy Fraser on capitalism, gender oppression, Marxism, and the post-left populist moment. youtube.com Nancy Fraser's many groundbreaking contributions to Marxism and feminism make her a legendary figure on the left.

Larry Johnson (2023-08-05). If You Are Looking For a Belly Laugh, Read Fred Kagan's Latest. sonar21.com Saddam had Baghdad Bob. He was damn entertaining as he spilled his nightly delusions trying to convince the West that the Iraqi Army was keeping American troops at bay back…

_____ (2023-08-05). Why Is America's 'Woke Left' Silent Over Blockbuster Child Sex-Trafficking Film? strategic-culture.org Does the silence equal complicity in the unspeakable crime? | Join us on , , and . | A new American film that reveals the brutal reality of child sex-trafficking has been greeted with muted enthusiasm from the political left…

2023 Lancet Breastfeeding Series Group (2023-08-05). Correspondence] Women and authorship in the Lancet Series on breastfeeding — Authors' reply. thelancet.com As the authors of the 2023 Lancet Series on breastfeeding, we share Mélissa Mialon's view that women should have the central role in matters affecting their human rights and that more work must be done to ensure that women around the world are leading important global health initiatives, Commissions, and research efforts. However, her assertion that the majority of authors of our Series are White men from high-income countries is factually incorrect. More than half (14/25; 56%) of the Series authors are women, and we represent 11 countries across six continents.

Bo Zhang, Si Qin (2023-08-05). Correspondence] Mental health at the forefront of women-centred health-care systems. thelancet.com The Lancet Editorial on breastfeeding reveals the dark side of the formula milk industry, which reminds us to offer greater support for breastfeeding and to rationally treat the real effect of formula milk.1…

Cecília Tomori, Phillip Baker, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Ellen Piwoz, Nigel Rollins (2023-08-05). Correspondence] Breastfeeding and the role of the commercial milk formula industry — Authors' reply. thelancet.com The Correspondence from Dhanraj Ganapathy and Saravanan Sekaran, Kirtan Rana, Melissa A Theurich, Jonas Lander and colleagues, Joà£o Guilherme Bezerra Alves and colleagues, Keiko Nanishi and Hiroko Hongo, and Jean-Christophe Kremer and Beat Spà§th highlight the persistent, multimodal, global, and decades long marketing practices of the commercial milk formula (CMF) industry. To enable breastfeeding to thrive, multidimensional societal and government responses are required.1…

Dhanraj Ganapathy, Saravanan Sekaran (2023-08-05). Correspondence] Breastfeeding and the role of the commercial milk formula industry. thelancet.com Our interest was piqued by the Series paper by Nigel Rollins and colleagues.1 The paper raises awareness about the dangers of misrepresenting scientific evidence to sell products and underscores the need for greater transparency and accountability in the marketing practices of the infant formula industry. The paper serves as a call to action for health-care providers, policy makers, and parents to question the validity of marketing claims made by the formula industry, and to promote evidence-based recommendations that prioritise breastfeeding and healthy infant feeding practices.

Ed Holt (2023-08-05). World Report] Outrage over Belarus Red Cross' deportation comments. thelancet.com The head of the Belarus Red Cross said Ukrainian children were being brought to Belarus, prompting outcry from humanitarians. Ed Holt reports.

Geoff Watts (2023-08-05). Obituary] Robert Stanley Sherwin. thelancet.com Endocrinologist and diabetes researcher. He was born in New York, NY, USA, on June 15, 1942 and died in New Haven, CT, USA, on March 31, 2023 aged 80 years.

Mélissa Mialon (2023-08-05). Correspondence] Women and authorship in the Lancet Series on breastfeeding. thelancet.com On March 8, we celebrated International Women's Day to raise greater awareness of women's rights. The Lancet Series on breastfeeding1 could not have been published at a better time. The Series details the numerous benefits of breastfeeding, for both babies and mothers, and places a particular emphasis on the main obstacle to optimal breastfeeding practices: the negative influence of commercial actors. Evidence from the Series, if translated into public policy, is likely to contribute to the protection and promotion of breastfeeding and, thus, the realisation of human rights for women and children.

Philip Ball (2023-08-05). Perspectives] J Robert Oppenheimer and the social responsibility of science. thelancet.com The films of British-American director Christopher Nolan have never lacked for ambition, but with Oppenheimer he deserves credit merely for making the attempt. The scientific and political career of the mercurial American physicist J Robert Oppenheimer (1904—67) is a complex and tangled tale that has inspired several biographies; Nolan's film is loosely based on the epic tome, American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2005), by Kai Bird and Martin J Sherwin. And the Manhattan Project to build the first nuclear bombs during World War 2, which Oppenheimer led, was an enterprise of…

Scott J Adams, Eric J Topol (2023-08-05). Perspectives] Rebooting cancer screening with artificial intelligence. thelancet.com Cancer screening typically relies on a reductionist, all-comer population approach, with screening eligibility based predominantly on age. This approach does not account for the multidimensional complexity of each individual, including a person's biological, physiological, and environmental data, and can miss those who may be at high risk of disease. As the total number of cancer cases continues to increase, and at younger ages, a rebooting of cancer screening is needed.

Sharmila Devi (2023-08-05). World Report] Israeli doctors vow to continue protests. thelancet.com Medics have promised further industrial action in protest at new legislation that weakens judicial oversight. Sharmila Devi reports.

Stephen Ginn (2023-08-05). Perspectives] Dark matter. thelancet.com Successful, handsome New York lawyer Jude St Francis has a past with which he cannot find peace. Abandoned at birth, Jude was placed into the care of monks who groomed and preyed on him. Later came other abusers also, one of whom, a doctor, deliberately ran him over with a car. Wracked by self-loathing, he copes by secretly cutting himself. About his former life his friends know little, but wonder why he limps.

Talha Burki (2023-08-05). World Report] Bangladesh faces record dengue outbreak. thelancet.com Urbanisation, migration, and climatic changes are spurring a surge in dengue virus infections. Talha Burki reports.

The Lancet (2023-08-05). Editorial] Indigenous health: self-determination is key. thelancet.com August 9 marks the UN's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, a day to raise awareness and highlight the rights of the 476 million Indigenous people across 90 countries. The anniversary comes in what could be a landmark year for Indigenous people and their health.

Tony Kirby (2023-08-05). World Report] Wide range of countries making progress on tobacco control. thelancet.com A new WHO report shows that Mauritius and the Netherlands have joined Brazil and Türkiye in implementing best practice. Tony Kirby reports.

Michelle Begue (2023-08-05). Illegal contributions alleged in Gustavo Petro's presidential campaign. america.cgtn.com Nicolas Petro, the 37-year-old son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, made a startling confession in a live hearing this week. The prosecutor, Mario Burgos, quoted Nicolas Petro admitting that he received illicit campaign financing. See more.

Brett Wilkins (2023-08-05). Federal Court Rules Against Jim Crow-Era Disenfranchisement Law in Mississippi. truthout.org A U.S. federal appellate court on Friday ruled that a Jim Crow-era Mississippi law permanently disenfranchising people with certain felony convictions is unconstitutional. In a decision that can be appealed to the full U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, a three-judge panel of the tribunal ruled 2-1 that Section 241 of Mississippi's 1890 Constitution "violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on… |

Grace Panetta (2023-08-05). Republicans Are Making It Harder to Pass Citizen-Led Ballot Measures on Abortion. truthout.org In January, Ohio Republicans eliminated the state's August special elections, citing high costs and low turnout. Then in May, as organizers were gathering signatures to get an abortion rights measure on the ballot in November, they added one back. It's set for next Tuesday, when Ohio voters will decide whether to raise the threshold to pass constitutional amendments from a simple majority to a 60… |

Julia Conley (2023-08-05). Ocean Surface Temperatures Break Global Record Set in 2016. truthout.org Climate scientists on Friday said the rapidly rising temperature of the planet's oceans is cause for major concern, particularly as policymakers in the top fossil fuel emissions-producing countries show no sign of ending planet-heating oil and gas extraction. The European Union's climate agency, Copernicus Climate Change Service, reported this week that the average daily global ocean surface… |

Katherine Demby (2023-08-05). Atlanta Mayor's Office Files for Stay on Federal Stop Cop City Injunction. truthout.org On Thursday, July 27, a federal judge ruled in favor of four DeKalb County residents who sued the city of Atlanta earlier this month, arguing that they should be allowed to collect petition signatures because they live so close to the proposed facility. Under current rules, all petition signers and signature witnesses must be registered to vote in the city of Atlanta. |

Kwolanne Felix (2023-08-05). State-Level GOP Measures Focus on Adapting to Climate Crisis, Not Preventing It. truthout.org This summer is breaking records, with many days becoming the hottest in recorded human history, and Americans across the aisle are feeling the heat. Conservative-dominated states are not spared from the effects of climate change, yet conservative politicians are struggling to respond to the needs of their constituents as they experience climate disasters. On the national level… |

Sam Knight (2023-08-05). Employer Debt Traps Violate Workers' Rights, Federal Regulators Say. truthout.org Bosses that foist debt on new hires, an increasingly common management practice, appear to be violating their workers' right to organize unions. According to a report published on July 20 by federal regulators, employment agreements that require workers to pay for training if they quit before an arbitrary deadline have the same effect as another type of legally dubious contract. The study… |

Unicorn Riot (2023-08-05). 'Traffic stops should not be death sentences' — Trooper Kills Ricky Cobb II During Traffic Stop. unicornriot.ninja

Ryan Cristián (2023-08-05). EPA Accidentally Admits East Palestine In Danger, "Politically Useful" Bioweapons, Pharma Child Experiments & The Big Flu Lie. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (8/5/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-05). China prioritizes ties with the United Arab Emirates. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) China advocated for the consolidation of its ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which it described as an important strategic partner in the Middle East, according to local press, Xinhua.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-05). Chinese province evacuates over a million people affected by rains. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) The northern Chinese province of Hebei evacuated more than 1.54 million people due to heavy rains in recent days, local authorities reported.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-05). Poor households in El Salvador with water access problems. plenglish.com Lorena Valle, economist, professor and researcher at the Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas, UCA, said that this problem affects lower income and rural households. | In the country, she said, there are still a significant number of households that have difficulties in accessing water and said that 22 out of every 100 households do not have piped water and, therefore, have to get water from wells, pipes or springs. In three out of 10 low-income households, there are no piped water services, while seven out of 10 Salvadoran women must carry out work related to water collection for household consumption.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-05). President Díaz-Canel congratulates Cubadebate on its 20th anniversary. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated Cubadebate ¥s website on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its creation so as to confront misinformation campaigns and media attacks against Cuba.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-05). Syria and Iran create joint bank. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) The governments of Syria and Iran announced the creation of a joint bank and the adoption of national currencies in commercial exchanges between the two countries, according to media reports here.

Allen Forrest (2023-08-05). Social Lies against which an Independent, Intelligent Human Must Wage War" dissidentvoice.org "The majority never has right on its side. Never I say! That is one of those social lies against which an independent, intelligent man must wage war. Who is it that constitute the majority of the population in a country? Is it the clever folk or the stupid? I don't imagine you will dispute the …

Anonymous103 (2023-08-05). Kiev Killed Three Civilian Women, Shelled Donetsk With Cluster Munitions. southfront.org On August 5, the Ukrainian military failed to advance on the frontlines but continued bloody attacks on civilians in the regions that Kiev lost. As a result of the shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two women were killed, ten more civilians were wounded in the Donetsk city agglomeration over the past day. Another woman was killed as a result of the Ukrainian shelling in the Kherson region. | Two elderly women were killed by Ukrainian Nazis in the Kuibyshev district of Donetsk and the Nik…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-05). Military Situation In Donbass On August 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 5, a civilian man was wounded as a result of the shelling in Donetsk; | On August 5, a civilian woman was killed as a result of the shelling in Gorlovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Nevelske; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Belogorivka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kleshcheevka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Krasnogorovka; | Russian artiller…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-05). Military Situation In Iraq On August 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-08-05). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On August 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Pyatihatki; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Staromayorske; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Urozhaynoye; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Rabotino; | Up to 35 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 motor vehicles, and 1 Msta-B howitzer were destroyed in Kherson region, according to the Russian M…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-05). Military Situation In Syria On August 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 5, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 5, Russian warplanes struck positions of Turkish-backed militants near Idlib; | Five Kurdish militants were killed in northern Syria, according to the Turkish Ministry of Defense; | On August 4, unknown assailants targeted an SAA checkpoint in Abukamal. An SAA serviceman was killed; | ISIS confirmed the death of its le…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-05). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 5, Russian forces destroyed an unmanned boat in the Black Sea near Sevastopol; | On August 4, the AFU attacked the port city of Novorossiysk with at least 13 UAVs. Russian air defense systems destroyed 10 plane-type UAVs and 3 drones were suppressed by electronic warfare; | On August 5, the AFU attacked the port city of Novorossiysk with several drone boats; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Pyatihatki; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near St…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-05). New Wave Of Retaliation Strikes Hit Military Airfield, Motor Sich Plant And Other Targets Throughout Ukraine. southfront.org An air alert sounded three times a day throughout Ukraine. On the night of August 5, the Armed Forces of…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-05). Russian Forces Took Control Of Novoselovskoe In Luhansk People's Republic. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The Russian military celebrate the two-month anniversary of Kiev's counter offensive with new victories on the Ukrainian frontlines. On August 5, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported that Russian forces had taken control of the village of Novoselovskoe in the Luhansk People's Republic. | According to the Russian Defense Ministry, during the offensive on a wide front, Russian forces "improved the situation" along the front edge in the Kharkiv region, in the areas of the settlemen…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-05). Two Months Of Ukrainian Counteroffensive On Southern Frontlines (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-08-05). Wagner Fighters Attempted To Cross Polish Border — Polish Ministry Of Interior. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Poland continues escalating the situation on the Belarusian border. On August 5, Polish Deputy Interior Minister Pavel Jablonsky claimed that the fighters of the Wagner Group had tried to enter Poland from Belarus. | According to the Polish official, Warsaw is considering various steps, including the complete closure of the border, in response to the threat from Belarus, which "is quite real." Jablonsky assured the public that Warsaw expects new hostile attempts to violate its border, possibly by ai…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-05). ISIS Carried Out 206 Attacks, Killed 435 People In Syria This Year: Monitoring Group. southfront.org File image | ISIS has carried out 206 attacks and killed 435 People in Syria since the start of the year, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said in a report released on August 5. | The London-based monitoring group said that 104 of the terrorist group's attacks took place in Syria's central region, which is controlled by government forces. The operations claimed the lives of 192 service members and pro-government fighters as well as 157 civilians. In addition, 20 terrorists were killed while taking…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-05). Pakistan's Imran Khan Arrested, Sentenced To Three Years In Jail (Video). southfront.org Imran Khan, file image. | On August 5, Pakistani police arrested the country's former prime minister Imran Khan in the eastern city of Lahore after a trial court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts. | Khan was accused of misusing his position from 2018 to 2022 to buy and sell gifts in state possession that were received during visits abroad and worth more than 140 million Pakistani rupees [$497,500]."His dishonesty has been established beyond doubt," judge Humayun Dilawar wrot…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-05). Russian Airstrikes Hit Militants Positions In Syria's Greater Idlib After Warnings (Photos). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On August 5, 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. | At least four airstrikes targeted the western outskirts of Idlib city, where several headquarters, training camps and ammunition depots of HTS are known to be…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-05). Russian Army Smashes Kiev Forces In All Directions (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military has inflicted more human and material losses on Kiev forces in all directions, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense's briefing on August 5. | In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian Zapad Group of Forces captured Novosyolovskoye from Kiev forces. The group also improved the situation along the frontline close to Olshana and Pershotravnyovoye. | Moreover, three counterattacks by Ukraine's 14th mechanized and 25th airborne brigades were repelled close…

Ben Norton (2023-08-05). US/France threaten intervention in resource-rich Niger: Fears of war in West Africa. geopoliticaleconomy.com The US and France have threatened intervention to re-install a pro-Western regime in Niger, which produces uranium needed for nuclear energy, has untapped oil reserves, and hosts strategic US drone bases. This follows coups led by nationalist, anti-colonial military officers in West Africa.

Fight Back (2023-08-05). FSU students meet with university President McCullough on HB 999. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On August 1, five members of the FSU Students for a Democratic Society (FSUSDS) met with FSU President Richard McCullough to discuss the university's stance on and plans for the recently passed HB 999. | HB 999, also known as the "Postsecondary Educational Institutions" bill, was passed in May of this year. The bill blatantly attacks public education in a number of ways, including but not limited to banning instruction related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), subjecting tenured faculty to five year "performance/productivity reviews", restricting funding for groups based around DEI…

Fight Back (2023-08-05). MN Cuba car caravan continues demand for an end to the blockade on Cuba. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – On July 31, the Women Against Military Madness' Solidarity Committee of the Americas (SCOTA) and the MN Cuba Committee continued their monthly car caravans to show solidarity with Cuba and to demand Cuba be taken off the U.S. terrorist list. | The monthly Cuba caravans are important since they show public support for Cuba, especially since the U.S. is escalating attacks against that country. In Congress this year, Representative Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida introduced HR 314 bill (Senate companion bill S 538), known as the FORCE Act. If passed, it would prohibit removing Cuba from the list of st…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-05). Costa Ricans demand an end to female violence on the Internet (+Photo). plenglish.com San José, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Population Fund (Unpfa) representative in Costa Rica, Juan Luis Bermudez, spoke here today about the risks, facilitated by technologies on the Internet, with the misuse of images and gender violence, especially directed at women.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-05). Five Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. plenglish.com Ramallah, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) Five Palestinians imprisoned in Israel continue today on an indefinite hunger strike in rejection of their administrative detention, which allows the Israeli authorities to keep them locked up without charge or trial for an indefinite period of time.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-05). Syria demands to monitor Israeli nuclear weapons. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) Damascus demanded today to pressure Israel to unconditionally join the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, since its nuclear program constitutes a threat to the stability of the region and the world.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-05). US forces kidnap a civilian in Syria. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) US troops illegally present in Syrian territory carried out today a new operation in which they arrested a person in the northeast of this nation.

Keerti Gopal (2023-08-05). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Farmworkers Unite. levernews.com

Miya Tada (2023-08-05). Oppenheimer film should remind us who is the real enemy of the people. peoplesdispatch.org On the eve of the 78th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings by the United States, the people of Niger stand up to throw off the shackles of Western intervention and dominance.

Natalia Marques (2023-08-05). World's richest city says "no more room" left for desperate migrants. peoplesdispatch.org For the first few days of August, migrants seeking asylum from around the world converged outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan, waiting for shelter openings. Around 200 migrants coming from countries such as Mauritania, Ecuador, Chad, Venezuela, Burundi, Peru, and Colombia resorted to sleeping outside on the city streets as they were denied entry into the overcrowded hotel. The city cleared the migrants and moved them using MTA buses to different city shelters on August 3. | New York City has a unique "right to shelter" law, which means that the city is legally required to provide shelter to those who ask. For ov…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-05). Historic Drop in Support for Two-State Solution Among Palestinians, Israelis. orinocotribune.com This is the largest drop in the support for the two-state solution among Palestinians since 2016. | Support for a two-state solution has dropped amongst Palestinians and Israelis, amid an increasingly deteriorating security situation in the occupied territories. | In a joint poll named the Palestinian-Israeli Pulse, conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in Ramallah and the International Program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation at Tel Aviv University, found a significant drop in support for a two-state solution among both Israeli Jews and Palestinians. | The drop saw the supp…

Patricia Harrity (2023-08-05). Bombshell: Pfizer Employees Were Given "Special" Batch of Vaccine. expose-news.com In a shocking revelation during a Senate hearing in Australia, a Pfizer spokesperson revealed that the pharmaceutical giant had imported a special batch of COVID-19 vaccines solely for their employee vaccination programme. …

Patricia Harrity (2023-08-05). Just In: Serious Concerns Raised About the Legalities and Ethics of Moderna's New Covid Vaccine Children's Trial. expose-news.com

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-05). Colombia achieves milestone in peace process as right-wing intensifies destabilization campaign. peoplesdispatch.org The Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN), the country's largest left-wing guerrilla group, on Thursday, August 3, began a 180-day bilateral ceasefire. The truce will remain in force until January 29, 2024. The historic step was agreed upon on June 9 during the third round of peace negotiations between the two sides in Havana, Cuba. | The development marked the most concrete progress to date for leftist president Gustavo Petro and his government's plan to bring "total peace" to the country and end over 60 years of internal armed conflict, during which more than 450,000 people were killed.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-05). Towards a World War III Scenario: The Privatization of Nuclear War. globalresearch.ca At no point since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, has humanity been closer to the unthinkable. All the safeguards of the Cold War era have been scrapped. "Offensive" military actions using nuclear warheads are now described as acts of "self-defense"

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-05). Covid Related News: Corporate journalists have become experts at disinformation journalism. expose-news.com As independent experts dismantle the official covid pandemic narrative, corporate "experts" try to resurrect it and corporate media warns "covid is on the rise." We can only guess corporate media has been …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-05). Democracy has died and populism is demonised. So, where to now? expose-news.com Paul Collits asks: Are we witnessing the death of democracy? Actually, the question should, rather, be framed as, have we already seen the death of democracy? After examining "how we the hell …

WSWS (2023-08-05). COVID-19 wastewater levels and hospitalizations continue to rise across the US. wsws.org The latest summer surge, which is the fourth in four years of the pandemic, upends all the lies that COVID-19 is now "endemic" and equivalent to the cold or flu.

WSWS (2023-08-05). Sinéad O'Connor (1966-2023). wsws.org The death of Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor at just 56 is a sad loss. Genuinely talented, she combined an acute musical and social sensibility to create some extremely moving music of real emotion and passion.

WSWS (2023-08-05). Blinken's denunciation of Assange exposes Australian government's phony posturing. wsws.org While the Secretary of State made crystal clear that the US is proceeding with its legal lynching of Assange, Australian PM Albanese absurdly claimed Blinken's comments were of no importance.

WSWS (2023-08-05). More than 500 sign petition demanding end to political censorship of IYSSE at Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org "From what I can tell nothing the IYSSE stands for should be kept from being aired at an institution purportedly designed to promote critical thinking," one signee wrote.

WSWS (2023-08-05). The indictment of Trump and the threat of fascism in America. wsws.org Whatever the outcome of the legal proceedings against the ex-president, the drive towards dictatorship and war is rooted in the crisis of American and world capitalism.

WSWS (2023-08-05). Notes on police violence in the United States. wsws.org Emboldened by Republican and Democratic politicians who have renounced any pretensions of "reform," police throughout the country continue to shoot, assault and torture working class and poor people.

WSWS (2023-08-05). Striking healthcare workers at Loretto Hospital in Chicago speak on conditions. wsws.org Loretto hospital healthcare workers have concluded five days of strike action.

WSWS (2023-08-05). Auto companies threaten jobs, as UAW bureaucracy seeks to head off opposition with demagogic "members' demands" wsws.org The UAW's so-called "members' demands" are a series of measures which are widely supported by rank-and-file workers, but which the UAW bureaucracy has no intention of or strategy for achieving.

WSWS (2023-08-05). Nurses in New Brunswick, New Jersey begin strike for safe staffing. wsws.org The nurses' main demands are increased staffing levels and a ratio of one nurse to every five patients, instead of the current one to six.

WSWS (2023-08-05). Employment report for July shows decline in US job creation under impact of rate hikes. wsws.org The monthly federal jobs report showed that hiring slowed in July, with 187,000 jobs added, falling below economists' projections.

WSWS (2023-08-05). Wall Street moves to profit from mass layoffs as Yellow prepares to file for bankruptcy. wsws.org Yellow laid off 30,000 workers after failing to satisfy the demands of its creditors.

Anonymous669 (2023-08-05). U.S.-Led Coalition Violations Of Syria's Airspace Are Increasing. southfront.org A General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) | United States-led coalition's fighter jets and drones violated Syria's airspace 28 times during the past day, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, said on August 4. "Aircraft of the so-called U.S.-led international anti-terrorist coalition continue to create dangerous situations in the sky over Syria, infringing upon Syria's airspace and violating deconfliction…

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-05). A New Idea for New Union Organizing. inthesetimes.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-05). A New Social Contract For America's Workers. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-05). Is America's Merger Fever Breaking? popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-05). The Campaign For An Amsterdam Food Park. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-05). Venezuela Fact Finding Mission: Preliminary Statement And Findings. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-05). There Are Enough Resources in the World to Fulfil Human Needs, But Not Enough Resources to Satisfy Capitalist Greed: The Thirty-First Newsletter (2023). thetricontinental.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-05). Polluters Rely on Old Rhetoric to Block Clean Energy Future. desmog.com

Staff (2023-08-05). US/France threaten intervention in resource-rich Niger — Fears of war in West Africa. geopoliticaleconomy.com The US and France have threatened foreign intervention to re-install a pro-Western regime in Niger. Niger is a major producer of gold and uranium, the latter of which is needed for European nuclear energy. The country has significant oil reserves to which foreign corporations have wanted access. It also hosts large US drone bases. These …

ecns.cn (2023-08-05). Highest wind farm powers Tibet's electricity grid. ecns.cn China's highest wind farm, located in the Tibet autonomous region, started power generation on Thursday, said its operator China Three Gorges Corp.

ecns.cn (2023-08-05). Netizens show support for flood-hit online bookstore. ecns.cn An employee of BooksChina.com, an online bookstore, navigates through knee-deep water inside a warehouse in Zhuozhou on Thursday.Some social media users offered to buy damaged books, while others said they were willing to make donations to help BooksChina.com survive the ordeal.

ecns.cn (2023-08-05). New measures to boost smaller businesses. ecns.cn Chinese authorities are stepping up support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as self-employed individuals by extending and improving a series of preferential tax and fee policies amid broader efforts to drive development of the private sector.

ecns.cn (2023-08-05). Measures taken to ward off predators. ecns.cn One of the most important tasks Gongba Karge has performed during the past three years is helping herdsmen in Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai province, protect their homes and property against threats posed by brown bears and wolves.

ecns.cn (2023-08-05). Shanghai's efforts to save Jews during WWII retold. ecns.cn People look at the photo of Jewish refugees in Shanghai at the exhibition titled Shanghai, Homeland Once Upon a Time — Jewish Refugees and Shanghai in New York on Tuesday. The exhibition will run until Aug 14.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-05). Chinese scientists highlight the social impact of Cuban medicine. plenglish.com On behalf of the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology, Dr. Qin Shukui thanked the Sino-Cuban joint venture Biotech Pharma (BPL) for expanding the application of this drug here, beyond the therapy against nasopharyngeal cancer. | According to the researcher, the positive results of the Nimotuzumab clinical trial may benefit more patients with this type of cancer. | According to the doctor, despite the commonness of this condition, the results of treatment at a global level are very poor, that is why new advances are urgently needed and there is a great unmet clinical need. | He also praised the Cuban Academy of S…

cameron orr (2023-08-05). Understanding our press as a collective organizer. cpusa.org "The principal content of the activity of our Party organization, the focus of this activity, should be work of political agitation, connected throughout Russia, illuminating all aspects of life, and conducted among the broadest possible strata of the masses. But this work is unthinkable in present-day Russia without an all-Russia newspaper. The organization, which will form around this newspaper, will be ready for everything" | In 1902, Vladimir Lenin wrote

Al Jazeera. (2023-08-05). Nigeria: National Strike Underway; President Tinubu Meets With Labor. popularresistance.org Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu met union leaders on the first day of a nationwide strike called by unions to protest against a fuel subsidy removal that has led to higher pump price of petrol, the head of the main labour federation has said. | Since being sworn into office on May 29, President Tinubu has embarked on a series of economic reforms, scrapping the popular but expensive subsidy, which cost $10bn last year, and relaxing the foreign exchange regime. | While the reforms have been welcomed by investors, unions say they have led to soaring costs at a time when Nigerians are already grappling with the highe…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-05). Ukraine Attacks Oil Tanker After Sustaining More Losses In Zaporozhye, Donetsk (Videos). southfront.org File image | The Russian military had destroyed three Ukrainian assault groups west of Orekhov in the Zaporozhye Region, acting governor Yevgeny Balitsky said on August 5. | According to the governor, the Ukrainian strike group attempted to launch an attack against Russian positions close to Rabotino."At the same time, our aerial reconnaissance detected the concentration of three assault groups to the west of Orekhov. All groups were destroyed, the remaining Ukrainian fighters withdrew in th…

Ilan Pappe, Palestine Chronicle. (2023-08-05). The Collapse Of Israeli Pillars And Opportunities For Palestine. popularresistance.org Israel's legitimacy, in fact, its very viability, rests on two main pillars. | First, the material pillar, which includes its military strength, high-tech capabilities, and a solid economic system. | The above factors enable the state to build a strong network of alliances with countries that would like to benefit from what Israel has to offer: arms, securitization, spyware, high-tech knowledge, and modernized systems of agricultural production. | In return, Israel does not just ask for money but also for support against its eroded international image. | Second, the moral pillar. This aspect was particularly impo…

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-05). The US Plot To Finalize The Theft Of Venezuela's Oil. popularresistance.org It was always about the oil. United States assertions that the government of elected president Nicolas Maduro was illegitimate were always a ruse needed to get U.S. corporate hands on Venezuela's oil company, CITGO. | All the years of demonization, choosing an "interim president" who addressed congress and met with U.S. allies around the world, and collusion with the corporate media to spread war propaganda, were all part of a bipartisan heist that would make a gangster blush. | Actually, the plot is the work of gangsters. Barack Obama began the process with the first tranche of sanctions against Venezuela.

Palestine Action. (2023-08-05). Palestine Action Underground Launches On Third Anniversary. popularresistance.org Another year of Palestine Action; three years of sustained and effective direct action against Elbit Systems. Three years of mobilising and enabling the masses to strike back and refuse passivity. Three years of radical action and engaging collective power. Three years of unstoppable momentum, victories and, as a direct result, increased attempts by the state to quash the movement. | This time, last year, our second anniversary report [1] was buzzing over the two Elbit closures, announced in quick succession at the start of 2022. We're still incredibly proud of the victories at Oldham and Kingsway. They have not…

Raymond Williams, Scheer Post. (2023-08-05). Post-Conviction Review Could Correct Three-Strike Law Injustices. popularresistance.org Earlier this year, Washington lawmakers introduced a bill that would allow for post-conviction review for incarcerated people serving long sentences for crimes they were convicted of while under the age of 25. | Washington's Senate Bill 5451, locally known as the Emerging Adults Bill, would extend an already existing parole law that offers review for those convicted of crimes committed while under the age of 18. Many recent studies have shown that the prefrontal cortex—the area of the brain responsible for decision-making and impulse control—continues to develop in most human beings past age 18.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-05). FAO reporta aumento en precio de los alimentos en el mes de julio. telesurtv.net La causa principal de este incremento es la ruptura del acuerdo para la exportación de granos de Ucrania a través del mar Negro.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-05). Honduras ratifica interés en adherirse al Banco de los Brics. telesurtv.net Reina catalogó de grata su conversación con Jaishankar y dijo que sirvió para profundizar las relaciones bilaterales entre ambas naciones.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-05). OMS alerta sobre alto riesgo de propagación de cólera. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento se han identificado 25 brotes de la afección a nivel global, siendo África el continente más golpeado con 14 países.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-05). Soldados israelíes atacan marcha semanal en Nablús, Palestina. telesurtv.net Según las entidades sanitarias, varios de los manifestantes fueron atendidos por la sofocación provocada por el gas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-05). Arresta a exprimer ministro de Pakistán acusado de corrupción. telesurtv.net La pena de prisión fue anunciada por las "prácticas corruptas" por un tribunal de primera instancia en la capital, Islamabad.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-05). Continúa vigilia del Tercer Malón de Paz en Argentina. telesurtv.net El bloque movilizativo se ha pronunciado para que el Congreso elabore y sancione la Ley de Propiedad Comunitaria Indígena.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-05). Mueren cinco personas tras precipitarse un autobús en Ecuador. telesurtv.net El Servicio Integrado de Seguridad ECU 911 confirmó que el hecho ocurrió en horas de la madrugada de este viernes.

teleSUR, MER (2023-08-05). Premios Nobel y organizaciones de DD.HH. piden libertad de Alex Saab. telesurtv.net Los firmantes de la misiva piden una acción humanitaria urgente que contenga la liberación del diplomático Alex Saab.

teleSUR, MER (2023-08-05). Presidente venezolano recuerda aniversario del intento de magnicidio. telesurtv.net El mandatario resaltó que gracias a las investigaciones se logró la captura de los autores materiales y parte de los intelectuales.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-05). Venezuela e India revisan agenda de cooperación bilateral. telesurtv.net El encuentro fue oportuno para avanzar en temas de interés bilateral que impulsen el desarrollo de ambos países.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-05). Volcán Shishaldin emite nube de ceniza de nueve kilómetros en Alaska. telesurtv.net Ante la situación, se modificó la alerta de naranja a roja, y continúa la actividad por varias horas.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-05). ONG denuncia más de 80 secuestros en Haití en el mes de julio. telesurtv.net El Cardh acusó a la banda de Vitelhomme Innocent, cuya violencia provocó el desplazamiento de 400 familias en una comuna del norte de Puerto Príncipe.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-05). Alarma en México ante fuertes lluvias en regiones norte y centro. telesurtv.net Fuentes meteorológicas destacaron que las lluvias afectarían Baja California Sur, particularmente en los municipios de Los Cabos y La Paz.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-05). Presidente Petro participará en la Cumbre Amazónica en Brasil. telesurtv.net Gustavo Petro viajará a Brasil acompañado por el Canciller, la Ministra de Ambiente y el Director del Departamento Administrativo de la Presidencia.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-05). Juzgado colombiano deja en libertad al hijo de Gustavo Petro. telesurtv.net La investigación de la Fiscalía contra Nicolás Petro Burgos y su expareja Daysuris Vásquez continuará a pesar de ser les otorgada la libertad.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-05). Detienen a nueve funcionarios de prisiones en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Entre los funcionarios arrestados se encuentran los directores de la Penitenciaría del Litoral y del Centro de Detención Provisional, ubicadas en Guayaquil.

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2023-08-05). There Are Enough Resources In The World To Fulfil Human Needs. popularresistance.org On 20 July, the United Nations (UN) released a document called A New Agenda for Peace. In the opening section of the report, UN Secretary-General António Guterres made some remarks that bear close reflection: | We are now at an inflection point.

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2023-08-04: News Headlines

The Lancet (2023-08-05). Editorial] Indigenous health: self-determination is key. thelancet.com August 9 marks the UN's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, a day to raise awareness and highlight the rights of the 476 million Indigenous people across 90 countries. The anniversary comes in what could be a landmark year for Indigenous people and their health.

Ed Holt (2023-08-05). World Report] Outrage over Belarus Red Cross' deportation comments. thelancet.com The head of the Belarus Red Cross said Ukrainian children were being brought to Belarus, prompting outcry from humanitarians. Ed Holt reports.

Sharmila Devi (2023-08-05). World Report] Israeli doctors vow to continue protests. thelancet.com Medics have promised further industrial action in protest at new legislation that weakens judicial oversight. Sharmila Devi reports.

Tony Kirby (2023-08-05). World Report] Wide range of countries making progress on tobacco control. thelancet.com A new WHO report shows that Mauritius and the Netherlands have joined Brazil and Türkiye in implementing best practice. Tony Kirby reports.

Talha Burki (2023-08-05). World Report] Bangladesh faces record dengue outbreak. thelancet.com Urbanisation, migration, and climatic changes are spurring a surge in dengue virus infections. Talha Burki reports.

Scott J Adams, Eric J Topol (2023-08-05). Perspectives] Rebooting cancer screening with artificial intelligence. thelancet.com Cancer screening typically relies on a reductionist, all-comer population approach, with screening eligibility based predominantly on age. This approach does not account for the multidimensional complexity of each individual, including a person's biological, physiological, and environmental data, and can miss those who may be at high risk of disease. As the total number of cancer cases continues to increase, and at younger ages, a rebooting of cancer screening is needed.


Philip Ball (2023-08-05). Perspectives] J Robert Oppenheimer and the social responsibility of science. thelancet.com The films of British-American director Christopher Nolan have never lacked for ambition, but with Oppenheimer he deserves credit merely for making the attempt. The scientific and political career of the mercurial American physicist J Robert Oppenheimer (1904—67) is a complex and tangled tale that has inspired several biographies; Nolan's film is loosely based on the epic tome, American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2005), by Kai Bird and Martin J Sherwin. And the Manhattan Project to build the first nuclear bombs during World War 2, which Oppenheimer led, was an enterprise of…

Stephen Ginn (2023-08-05). Perspectives] Dark matter. thelancet.com Successful, handsome New York lawyer Jude St Francis has a past with which he cannot find peace. Abandoned at birth, Jude was placed into the care of monks who groomed and preyed on him. Later came other abusers also, one of whom, a doctor, deliberately ran him over with a car. Wracked by self-loathing, he copes by secretly cutting himself. About his former life his friends know little, but wonder why he limps.

Geoff Watts (2023-08-05). Obituary] Robert Stanley Sherwin. thelancet.com Endocrinologist and diabetes researcher. He was born in New York, NY, USA, on June 15, 1942 and died in New Haven, CT, USA, on March 31, 2023 aged 80 years.

Bo Zhang, Si Qin (2023-08-05). Correspondence] Mental health at the forefront of women-centred health-care systems. thelancet.com The Lancet Editorial on breastfeeding reveals the dark side of the formula milk industry, which reminds us to offer greater support for breastfeeding and to rationally treat the real effect of formula milk.1…

Dhanraj Ganapathy, Saravanan Sekaran (2023-08-05). Correspondence] Breastfeeding and the role of the commercial milk formula industry. thelancet.com Our interest was piqued by the Series paper by Nigel Rollins and colleagues.1 The paper raises awareness about the dangers of misrepresenting scientific evidence to sell products and underscores the need for greater transparency and accountability in the marketing practices of the infant formula industry. The paper serves as a call to action for health-care providers, policy makers, and parents to question the validity of marketing claims made by the formula industry, and to promote evidence-based recommendations that prioritise breastfeeding and healthy infant feeding practices.

Cecília Tomori, Phillip Baker, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Ellen Piwoz, Nigel Rollins (2023-08-05). Correspondence] Breastfeeding and the role of the commercial milk formula industry — Authors' reply. thelancet.com The Correspondence from Dhanraj Ganapathy and Saravanan Sekaran, Kirtan Rana, Melissa A Theurich, Jonas Lander and colleagues, Joà£o Guilherme Bezerra Alves and colleagues, Keiko Nanishi and Hiroko Hongo, and Jean-Christophe Kremer and Beat Spà§th highlight the persistent, multimodal, global, and decades long marketing practices of the commercial milk formula (CMF) industry. To enable breastfeeding to thrive, multidimensional societal and government responses are required.1…




Mélissa Mialon (2023-08-05). Correspondence] Women and authorship in the Lancet Series on breastfeeding. thelancet.com On March 8, we celebrated International Women's Day to raise greater awareness of women's rights. The Lancet Series on breastfeeding1 could not have been published at a better time. The Series details the numerous benefits of breastfeeding, for both babies and mothers, and places a particular emphasis on the main obstacle to optimal breastfeeding practices: the negative influence of commercial actors. Evidence from the Series, if translated into public policy, is likely to contribute to the protection and promotion of breastfeeding and, thus, the realisation of human rights for women and children.

2023 Lancet Breastfeeding Series Group (2023-08-05). Correspondence] Women and authorship in the Lancet Series on breastfeeding — Authors' reply. thelancet.com As the authors of the 2023 Lancet Series on breastfeeding, we share Mélissa Mialon's view that women should have the central role in matters affecting their human rights and that more work must be done to ensure that women around the world are leading important global health initiatives, Commissions, and research efforts. However, her assertion that the majority of authors of our Series are White men from high-income countries is factually incorrect. More than half (14/25; 56%) of the Series authors are women, and we represent 11 countries across six continents.

Alan Macleod (2023-08-04). Taliban's Massively Successful Opium Eradication Raises Questions About What US Was Doing All Along. mintpressnews.com It has already been called "the most successful counter-narcotics effort in human history." Armed with little more than sticks, teams of counter-narcotics brigades travel the country, doing something the US military never could, cutting down Afghanistan's poppy fields.

Mnar Adley (2023-08-04). MintPress News Is Being Targeted: Join Us in Standing up to the War Machine. mintpressnews.com Stand up for truth. Stand up against war. Today, we invite you to join us in empowering MintPress News, the vanguard of fearless investigative journalism that unearths the hidden web of the military industrial complex.

Alan Macleod (2023-08-04). Shaking Up the Two-Party System: Cornel West's 2024 Presidential Bid, with Jill Stein. mintpressnews.com Democrat-aligned media are already decrying Cornel West's run as a sideshow and as something that will ensure a Republican will be elected in 2024. "The Democrats absolutely do fear [West]. And they should!" -Dr. Jill Stein…

Anand Naidoo (2023-08-04). The Heat: Donald Trump Charged. america.cgtn.com Former President Donald Trump returns to Washington to face charges for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election and block the peaceful transfer of power. Former U.S. President Donald Trump was arraigned and formally charged on Thursday at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. …




Hendrik Sybrandy (2023-08-04). APEC tries to build a more resilient global food system. america.cgtn.com Over two weeks since Russia exited Black Sea grain deal amid the conflict with Ukraine. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation seeks to address food system resilience at its Seattle meetings. See more.

Dan Williams (2023-08-04). International firefighters help fight Canadian wildfires. america.cgtn.com International firefighters from South Africa, the U.S., Australia, France, New Zealand, Spain, and others are risking their lives in difficult conditions to put out the flames in Canada. See the latest.

Adriaan Alsema (2023-08-04). Son of Colombia's president facilitated illegal campaign contributions: prosecution. colombiareports.com The son of President Gustavo Petro has confessed to funneling illegal funds to his father's 2022 campaign, according to the prosecution. Nicolas Petro and his ex-wife Daysuris Vasquez were arrested…

CounterSpin (2023-08-04). Teddy Ostrow on UPS/Teamsters Agreement, Matthew Cunningham-Cook on GOP Climate Sabotage. fair.org CounterSpin230804.mp3 Washington Post ( This week on CounterSpin: As contract negotiations went on between UPS and the Teamsters, against a backdrop of a country ever more reliant on package deliveries and the people who deliver them, the New York Times offered readers a lesson in almost-but-not-quite subtext, with a

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-08-04). Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Came to Power in Carefully Planned Operation Coordinated by Western Intelligence Services, Says Former U.S. Diplomat. covertactionmagazine.com Secret Meeting with British MI6 Head Richard Moore Points to the Likelihood That Zelensky Is a British Intelligence Agent In October 2020, on a visit to London, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Sir Richard Moore, the head of the British intelligence service, MI6. The usual diplomatic protocol is for a visiting foreign head of …

Khaled El-Hissy (2023-08-04). How do people with disabilities cope when Israel bombs Gaza? electronicintifada.net Palestinians who have lost their sight, vision or mobility are even more at risk during Israeli attacks on Gaza.




manager (2023-08-04). Haiti News Round-up: Kenya Offers to Lead Intervention Force. cepr.net In a statement released on Twitter Saturday, Kenya's foreign minister Alfred Mutua expressed his country's intention to lead a multinational force in Haiti — a contingent of 1,000 police officers to "help train and assist Haitian police restore [sic] normalcy in the country and protect strategic installations." An assessment mission is expected to travel to …

Patricia Harrity (2023-08-04). Next On the Agenda Towards Totalitarianism…..Climate Lockdowns! expose-news.com As early as February 2020 The Lancet published a review of 24 studies documenting the impact of lockdowns. The study concluded that enforced separation from loved ones, the loss of freedom, etc can create dramatic …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-04). HAARP is of global concern because of its far-reaching impact. expose-news.com The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Programme, or HAARP, started in 1993 when the United States Air Force began construction on a facility in Alaska. The project is jointly funded by the …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-04). Dr. Ana Maria Mihalcea: Just like Pfizer's covid injection, quantum dots in long-acting insulin are assembling "rubbery blood clots" made of hydrogel. expose-news.com Dr. Ana Maria Mihalcea has been analysing long-acting insulin and what she has found is shocking. One of her patients recently suffered from congestive heart failure and now he is wondering if …

Staff (2023-08-04). Headlines for August 4, 2023. democracynow.org Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Charges He Plotted to Overturn 2020 Election, Third Trump Ally Charged over Alleged Plot to Tamper with Michigan Voting Machines, Amnesty Warns of "Rampant" War Crimes Against Civilians in Sudan, Ukraine Says Sea Drones Damaged Russian Warship in Black Sea, Blinken Accuses Russia of Assaulting Global Food System with Attacks on Ukraine's Granaries, Greenpeace Activists Cover U.K. Prime Minister's Home with Anti-Oil Message, Tribunal Finds Mexico Guilty of Ecocide and Ethnocide over Mayan Rail Project, Appeals Court Allows Biden Administration to Continue Blocking…

Staff (2023-08-04). Blowback in Africa: U.S.-Trained Officer Overthrows Pro-U.S. Leader in Niger, Site of U.S. Drone Base. democracynow.org Last Wednesday, Nigerien military officers announced they had overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum, a close ally of the United States and France. ECOWAS, an economic bloc of West African countries, has threatened to take military action unless the coup is reversed by Sunday. But the leader of Niger's new military junta has vowed to defy any attempts to restore the former president to power, while Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea — all, like Niger, former French colonies that have undergone military coups in the past three years — have warned against any foreign intervention in Niger. Meanwhile, Nige…




Staff (2023-08-04). Trump & the KKK Act: Carol Anderson on Reconstruction-Era Voting Rights Law Cited in Trump Indictment. democracynow.org On Thursday, former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss. Trump appeared before a magistrate judge in Washington's federal courthouse two days after he was indicted. A key part of the election interference charges Trump faces relates to a Civil War-era rights law that protects the right of citizens to have their vote counted. We speak with Carol Anderson, author of One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy and White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide, about Trump's attempt to wipe out the votes of…

_____ (2023-08-04). Black Sea "Grain Deal" —Wheeling & Dealing 4-Ill Gain and Geopolitical Subterfuge! journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-08-04). The Japanese Prime Minister tours the Persian Gulf states to discuss decarbonization. journal-neo.org

Abayomi Azikiwe, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-08-04). White House Concerned Over Niger Coup. popularresistance.org A new leader has emerged in the uranium-rich West African state of Niger just two days after the elected head-of-state, President Mohamed Bazoum, was toppled by his special forces. | On July 26, the presidential guard took over the residence of Bazoum and other key government buildings including the national media. | Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane spoke for the newly established National Council for the Safeguard of our Homeland (CNSP), saying that the president had been detained. Abdramane later claimed that the government had been seized by the presidential guard due to declining security and the economic and s…

Ad Hoc march support group (2023-08-04). Monday 8/7: A walk for Immigrant Justice. indybay.org March from Golden Gate Bridge Vista Point to S.F. Civic Center…

Angela (2023-08-04). Saturday 8/5: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Mayor" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…




Angela (2023-08-04). Sunday 8/20: Q&A Discussion of the film "The Truth: Lost At Sea" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-08-04). Burkina Faso's New President Condemns Imperialism. popularresistance.org The new president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, has vowed to fight imperialism and neocolonialism, invoking his country's past revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara and quoting Che Guevara. | The West African nation has also formed close diplomatic ties with the revolutionary governments in Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran, as well as with NATO's arch-rival Russia. | In January 2022, a group of nationalist military officers in Burkina Faso toppled the president, Roch Kaboré, a wealthy banker who had fostered close ties with the country's former colonizer, France, where he was educated.

Chris Hedges (2023-08-04). The continuity of the lie. indybay.org The U.S. public has once again been wheedled into sinking billions into another endless war. The script by which the pimps of war usually lure us into one military fiasco after another – including Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and now Ukraine – always remains the same. "Freedom and democracy are at risk. Evil must be vanquished. Human rights must be protected."

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Experts dispute nature of U.S. tech-investment curbs. ecns.cn During her visit to Beijing earlier last month and in the weeks that followed, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended Washington's trade curbs imposed on security grounds, particularly those limiting U.S. technology investment in China.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Total number of Chinese companies on Fortune Global 500 List drops first time in 15 years. ecns.cn The Fortune Global 500 list for 2023, released Wednesday, revealed that 135 companies were from the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong, one less than the previous year, the first drop in 15 years.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Visitors to Hangzhou Zoo surge after human-like sun bear goes viral. ecns.cn The number of visitors to the bear enclosure of the Hangzhou Zoo has increased by about 30 percent after a sun bear that looks like a human went viral on the internet, said Jiang Zhi, deputy director of the zoo.

Angela (2023-08-04). Sunday 8/20: Q&A Discussion of the film "The Truth: Lost At Sea" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-08-04). Burkina Faso's New President Condemns Imperialism. popularresistance.org The new president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, has vowed to fight imperialism and neocolonialism, invoking his country's past revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara and quoting Che Guevara. | The West African nation has also formed close diplomatic ties with the revolutionary governments in Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran, as well as with NATO's arch-rival Russia. | In January 2022, a group of nationalist military officers in Burkina Faso toppled the president, Roch Kaboré, a wealthy banker who had fostered close ties with the country's former colonizer, France, where he was educated.

Chris Hedges (2023-08-04). The continuity of the lie. indybay.org The U.S. public has once again been wheedled into sinking billions into another endless war. The script by which the pimps of war usually lure us into one military fiasco after another – including Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and now Ukraine – always remains the same. "Freedom and democracy are at risk. Evil must be vanquished. Human rights must be protected."

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Experts dispute nature of U.S. tech-investment curbs. ecns.cn During her visit to Beijing earlier last month and in the weeks that followed, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended Washington's trade curbs imposed on security grounds, particularly those limiting U.S. technology investment in China.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Total number of Chinese companies on Fortune Global 500 List drops first time in 15 years. ecns.cn The Fortune Global 500 list for 2023, released Wednesday, revealed that 135 companies were from the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong, one less than the previous year, the first drop in 15 years.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Visitors to Hangzhou Zoo surge after human-like sun bear goes viral. ecns.cn The number of visitors to the bear enclosure of the Hangzhou Zoo has increased by about 30 percent after a sun bear that looks like a human went viral on the internet, said Jiang Zhi, deputy director of the zoo.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Chinese nationals‚ÄÇin Niger reminded to be prepared for emergency response. ecns.cn Chinese foreign ministry and embassy in Niger have issued a security alert to remind‚ÄÇChinese nationals and institutions‚ÄÇin Niger to take extra precaution‚ÄÇand‚ÄÇbe prepared for emergency response, said a spokesperson of the ministry on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Hong Kong fencers take stab at glory. ecns.cn Led by Olympic champion Cheung Ka-long, the fencing team from Hong Kong, China boasts its best ever lineup at the FISU University Games, and is bidding to collect its biggest medal haul in the history of the event.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Measures taken to ward off predators. ecns.cn One of the most important tasks Gongba Karge has performed during the past three years is helping herdsmen in Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai province, protect their homes and property against threats posed by brown bears and wolves.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Chinese Taipei runner misses out on podium. ecns.cn Sprinter Lin Yu-sian from Chinese Taipei was one step away from the podium of the men's 100 meters at the Chengdu FISU World University Games, but he said he has already achieved his goal.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Messi fandom spills over onto basketball court. ecns.cn The men's basketball team from Argentina put on a passionate celebration in front of supportive local spectators after it got through to the semifinals at the Chengdu FISU World University Games by defeating Lithuania 78-75 on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Qinghai takes huge strides toward green future. ecns.cn The population of Tibetan antelope has risen from fewer than 30,000 to more than 70,000, and the number of Przewalski's gazelle, found in the wild only in China, has risen from about 300 to over 2,700.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). New measures to boost smaller businesses. ecns.cn Chinese authorities are stepping up support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as self-employed individuals by extending and improving a series of preferential tax and fee policies amid broader efforts to drive development of the private sector.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Ribbons feature ancient techniques. ecns.cn The medal ribbon for the Chengdu FISU World University Games is masterfully crafted by incorporating millennia-old weaving techniques of Shu brocade.The medal ribbon was created by the Chengdu Shu Brocade Research Institute and professor Ma Liwa and her team from Art College of Chinese and ASEAN Arts, part of Chengdu University.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Highest wind farm powers Tibet's electricity grid. ecns.cn China's highest wind farm, located in the Tibet autonomous region, started power generation on Thursday, said its operator China Three Gorges Corp.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Detention limits flood havoc. ecns.cn Hebei province has made use of seven detention areas to effectively reduce floodwater pressure in the basin, a senior official from the provincial water authority said.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Experts: Data rules will help financial sector. ecns.cn China's latest draft data security rules for the financial sector show policymakers' resolve to provide a clear, detailed data security regulatory framework that companies would not perceive as additional compliance burden, experts said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). City projects improve livelihoods. ecns.cn In more than two years, Chengdu, Sichuan province, has implemented 1,265 projects to improve people's livelihoods, with an investment of nearly 381 billion yuan ($53 billion), according to a news conference with the theme "Happy Chengdu — 10 Major Projects for a Better Life" that was held on the sidelines of the Chengdu FISU World University Games on Wednes…

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Shanghai's efforts to save Jews during WWII retold. ecns.cn People look at the photo of Jewish refugees in Shanghai at the exhibition titled Shanghai, Homeland Once Upon a Time — Jewish Refugees and Shanghai in New York on Tuesday. The exhibition will run until Aug 14.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Fog and darkness add to rescue challenges. ecns.cn It was 4: 30 pm on Wednesday. Donning an orange life jacket, I squished across a muddy field, stepped on bags of cement and then jumped onto an inflatable boat to sail off on a long journey over floodwaters at least 3 meters deep.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Washington warned over Lai's planned 'transit'. ecns.cn Beijing issued another warning to Washington on Thursday against allowing the planned "transit" by Taiwan's deputy leader Lai Ching-te, vowing to take firm and strong measures to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Xiongan trip impresses Xi's Iowa friends. ecns.cn The futuristic configuration and construction efficiency of the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province highly impressed a group of guests from the US state of Iowa who visited the area recently.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Netizens show support for flood-hit online bookstore. ecns.cn An employee of BooksChina.com, an online bookstore, navigates through knee-deep water inside a warehouse in Zhuozhou on Thursday.Some social media users offered to buy damaged books, while others said they were willing to make donations to help BooksChina.com survive the ordeal.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). China stands ready to work with participating countries to advance high-quality BRI co-op: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday that China stands ready to work with participating countries to advance the high-quality BRI cooperation and make greater contribution to promoting global sustainable development and inter-civilization exchanges.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Water level drops, residents transferred to safe places in Zhuozhou village. ecns.cn The Blue Sky Rescue Team members transfer villagers trapped by floodwater in Dongfeng Village in Zhuozhou, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 3, 2023. (Photo/China News Service)…

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). First shield section of Asia's longest metro loop line constructed in C China. ecns.cn The right line between Qingling Station to Luojiacun Station of Wuhan Metro Line 12 was connected on Wednesday in central China's Hubei Province, becoming the first shield section of Asia's longest metro loop line. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Chinese heritage attracts Universiade athletes in Chengdu. ecns.cn A group of foreign athletes were spotted learning Chinese paper-cutting and kite-making at the Chengdu Universiade Athletes'"ÄÄVillage, southwest China's Sichuan Province"ÄÄon Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Asia's first professional cargo hub airport in central China. ecns.cn China's first professional cargo hub airport, the Ezhou Huahu Airport in central China's Hubei Province, officially operated on July 17. "ÄÄ…

Eleanor Goldfield, Project Censored. (2023-08-04). How Swedish Love For The US Turned Deadly. popularresistance.org Generally speaking, Swedes really love the US. | And I don't just mean, oh we love the Brad Pitt movies and the whimsical images of Sunset Blvd (which by the way is way less whimsical in real life). No, I mean that Swedes really love the whole propagandized packaged-with-a-bloody-bow-on-top United States. There are more than a few cowboy-themed bars and restaurants in Stockholm. Hell, there's even a TGI Friday's. Some stores aim to peddle only American goods, which ultimately means they sell pop-tarts and peanut butter. Younger Swedes will adopt US slang, folding it into their Swedish sentences as awkwardly as on…

Fiona Edwards, Eyes on Latin America. (2023-08-04). Nicaragua Is Standing Firm Against US Imperialism. popularresistance.org The Nicaraguan people have struggled courageously to defend their right to determine their own future in the face of Washington's assaults. From resisting the U.S.'s contra war of the 1980s to opposing the devastating impacts of neo-liberalism in the 1990s and early 2000s, which was imposed on the country following an electoral defeat in 1990 of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) in an election taking place under the direct threat of military attacks by the U.S. armed and backed contras, the Sandinistas have led a relentless struggle to defend Nicaragua's sovereignty and improve the living standards…

Global Research News (2023-08-04). Last Month's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-08-04). Selected Articles: Turbo Cancer in Doctors: Top Breast Cancer Surgeon and Top 20 Oncologist Influencers. globalresearch.ca

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). AUKUS military integration criticised amid calls for more social spending. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). AUSMIN, Assange and Talisman Sabre deaths at sea. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). Climate conference slams Labor for supporting fossil fuel industry. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). Dying by degrees: Labor's uni review too little too late. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). Freeze mortgage interest rates, impose rent caps and 'ventile' the tax system. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). Gumbaynggirr Elders protect country, cultural heritage against NSW Forestry Corporation. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). Korean community calls for peace across the peninsula, 70 years after the armistice. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). Labor's casual worker reforms need to go further. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). Open letter to Labor: Increase the allowance to refugees stranded in Indonesia. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). Warning about 'nuclear sharing' falls on deaf ears at NPT meeting. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). Who will the Voice 'designed to appease conservative opinion' speak for? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). Pacific peace activist fights US militarism for love, peace, decolonisation & anti-racism. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). US military base expansions 'threat to peace & indigenous' communities Okinawa peace activist warns. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-04). Video: Peace conference panel against AUKUS. greenleft.org.au

Harry Bridges Club (2023-08-04). Monday 8/7: San Francisco: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers to Unionize. indybay.org Starbucks – outside of store | 1501 Fillmore Street | San Francisco, CA, 94115…

Human Agenda (2023-08-04). Sunday 8/13: Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty. indybay.org CreaTV | 38 South 2nd Street | San José, CA 95113…

infobrics (2023-08-04). Why Nigeria Needs to Join BRICS Alliance. infobrics.org The Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) has called on the Nigerian Government to follow in the steps of other countries and join Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) alliance…

infobrics (2023-08-04). Brazil's Lula Voices Support for More Countries Joining BRICS Group. infobrics.org Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that he supports more countries joining the BRICS group of large developing nations, which currently includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa…

infobrics (2023-08-04). New Development Bank to Finance Projects Aimed at Addressing Power Transmission Issues. infobrics.org The New Development Bank, which was founded by BRICS countries in 2015, has announced that it will finance projects that are aimed at addressing electricity transmission capacity in South Africa…

infobrics (2023-08-04). Kiev regime involved in child trafficking. infobrics.org Criminal networks act in the midst of the conflict with the support of neo-Nazi forces, exporting children on the black market.

infobrics (2023-08-04). BRICS digital currencies could end SWIFT and dollar dominance. infobrics.org Russia launches the new digital ruble as part of de-Dollarization process.

infobrics (2023-08-04). BRICS Members Share 'More Common Interests Than Differences'. infobrics.org Emerging economies to jointly fix 'imperfect Western-dominated order'

Jeff Shantz (2023-08-04). Canada: Rank and file dockworkers stand strong, reject proposed deal in face of threats. greenleft.org.au Rank-and-file members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) in British Columbia have voted down an employment agreement foisted on them by a government mediator, reports Jeff Shantz.

Joe Lauria (2023-08-04). Blinken Slams Door on Australian Bid for Assange. orinocotribune.com By Joe Lauria — Jul 30, 2023 | The U.S. secretary of state confirmed Australia has lobbied the U.S. to end the WikiLeaks publisher's prosecution, but said unequivocally that it would continue, reports Joe Lauria. | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has publicly rebuffed efforts by the Australian government to free WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. | Speaking at a press conference with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Brisbane on Saturday, Blinken said he understood Australians' concerns about their imprisoned citizen, but took a hard line against any move to end his persecution. Blinken said:…

LaborFest.net (2023-08-04). From East Palestine, Silicon Valley & Hunters Point, Toxins, Workers & Whistleblowers. indybay.org This is a panel on the toxic dangers to workers and the community from East Palestine, Silicon Valley To Hunters Point shipyard.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-04). Russia to launch new lunar probe on August 11. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The launch of Russia's lunar probe Luna-25, the first in 47 years, is scheduled for August 11 from the Vostochni cosmodrome, in the east of the country, the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos reported.

Lynda Carson (2023-08-04). In support of SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike. indybay.org Photo from my Rob Nilsson collection of the Nine @ Night Summer Bash with local filmmaker Rob Nilsson, and the Tenderloin Action Group / Tenderloin yGroup on August 23, back around 1998?, at Battery Chamberlain at Baker Beach in San Francisco for a cookout. According to the flyer I have, it cost $10 per person to cover food, etc… by check or cash payable to Bridgette Burch, Master Chef. That's me (Lynda Carson) in the photo, on the very far right side of the photo in a black sweater, light green top, and blue jeans looking to my left.

Lynda Carson (2023-08-04). 16th year anniversary of the assassination of local journalist Chauncey Bailey. indybay.org Photo of Chauncey Bailey on August 2, 2007, after he was gunned down in cold blood on the cold-hearted streets of Oakland.

No Nukes Action (2023-08-04). Friday 8/11: Japan PM: No Dumping Of 1.3 Million Tons Of Radioactive Water into Pacifica At Fukushima. indybay.org Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St/California St. | San Francisco…

Not Above the Law Coalition (2023-08-04). Thursday 8/3: Not Above the Law! Trump Indictment Rapid Response Rally. indybay.org Petaluma Fairgrounds | 175 Fairgrounds Dr | Petaluma, CA 94952…

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (2023-08-04). Wednesday 8/16: 7th Street's Secret Sauce: Celebrating Everett and Jones Barbeque's 50-Year Legacy. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-04). Palestinian Factions Meeting in Cairo Failed Before It Began. orinocotribune.com By Resistance News Network — Jul 31, 2023 | Yesterday, the Cairo meeting concluded after five hours of discussions between major Palestinian political factions, except those boycotting (PIJ). The emergency meeting was called in the wake of the Fury of Jenin battle, and a major point of contention was the release of the PA's 50+ political prisoners, many of whom are PIJ leaders. | 'In summary, nothing was gained from the meeting, and no closing statement was agreed upon. In terms of the Palestinian political scene, this is a net positive, as the PA was not able to get its way to enshrine itself as the "repres…

Portland Coming Up (2023-08-04). "The Union Is Calling": Starbucks Bus Tour Lands in San Francisco. indybay.org On July 31, rally in front of City Hall in San Francisco.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-04). nuestrAmérica: Segundo Congreso Mundial contra el neoliberalismo educativo. indybay.org nuestrAmérica: Segundo Congreso Mundial contra el neoliberalismo educativo | Encuentro en Panamá…

Repost (2023-08-04). Apple Whistleblower Ashley Gjà∏vik Part 1 & Part 2. indybay.org Apple Whistleblower Ashley Gjà∏vik talks about her struggle for health and safety at the super-fund toxic dump site that her Apple office was on in Silicon Valley…

Rhythmix Cultural Works (2023-08-04). Saturday 8/19: Pour Your HeART Out – Benefit for Youth Arts. indybay.org 2513 Blanding Ave, Alameda CA 94501′

Rhythmix Cultural Works (2023-08-04). Saturday 8/26: Rogue Rhythms at Seaplane Lagoon Promenade. indybay.org Seaplane Lagoon Promenade | 1801 Ferry Point | Alameda CA 94501…

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History (2023-08-04). Thursday 8/10: CZU and You – Naturalist Night: Reintroducing Fire. indybay.org Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History | 1305 E. Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz…

SEIU 1021 (2023-08-04). Monday 8/7: Antioch: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers to Unionize. indybay.org Starbucks | 2504 Somersville Rd | Antioch, CA, 94509…

Silicon Valley Pride (2023-08-04). Saturday 8/26: Silicon Valley Pride Festival & Parade 2023 (Saturday 8/26). indybay.org Plaza de César Chávez Park in Downtown San Jose | Market Street & West San Carlos Street…

Silicon Valley Pride (2023-08-04). Sunday 8/27: Silicon Valley Pride Festival & Parade 2023 (Sunday 8/27). indybay.org Plaza de César Chávez Park in Downtown San Jose | Market Street & West San Carlos Street…

Stephen Langford (2023-08-04). PM Albanese must do more for Julian Assange, protesters say. greenleft.org.au A giant letter demanding Anthony Albanese push harder to have Julian Assange released from Belmarsh Prison was read out, outside the Prime Minister's electorate office. Stephen Langford reports.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-04). Tercer Malón de la Paz aguarda respuesta del Supremo argentino. telesurtv.net El Malón está integrado por comuneros de los pueblos originarios que habitan la provincia en defensa del agua y del derecho a sus tierras.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-04). Ataque armado en Corea del Sur deja al menos 10 heridos. telesurtv.net Este constituye el segundo incidente de este tipo que se registra en Corea del Sur en solo 15 días.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-04). Manifestantes rechazan posible intervención extranjera en Níger. telesurtv.net El general Abdourahmane Tchiani, de 62 años, se declaró como presidente del autodenominado Consejo Nacional para la Salvaguardia de la Patria.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-04). Aumenta en 16 % personas en situación de calle en Uruguay. telesurtv.net El 60,5 por ciento de las personas en esta situación tiene entre 18 y 39 años de edad.

teleSUR, hvh, DRL (2023-08-04). Donald Trump comparece ante tribunal federal en Washington DC. telesurtv.net Antes de su comparecencia fijada para las 16.00 hora local (20.00 GMT), Trump afirmó que es imposible un juicio justo.

teleSUR, hvh, jaa, DRL, YSM (2023-08-04). Gobierno colombiano y ELN inician cese al fuego con participación de la sociedad. telesurtv.net Intervinieron los jefes de delegación de ambas partes y el acto fue clausurado por el presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-04). Aumentan a dos los muertos por el tifón Khanun en Japón. telesurtv.net Una anciana de 89 años perdió la vida en la ciudad de Uruma consecuencia de quemaduras sufridas por un incendio provocado por las velas que usaba.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-08-04). Cónclave India-América Latina y el Caribe comienza en Nueva Delhi. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con cifras oficiales, el comercio entre ambas regiones es de alrededor de 50.000 millones de dólares anuales.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-04). Evacúan a más de 800 personas por incendio en Francia. telesurtv.net El jefe del Departamento de Bomberos, Eric Agrinier, indicó que el siniestro comenzó en la madrugada.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-04). San Vicente y Granadinas participa en IX Cónclave India – ALC. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a fuentes gubernamentales, la reunión permitirá crear redes a través de reuniones bilaterales B2B.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-04). Siria e Iraq intercambian proyectos para potenciar la cooperación. telesurtv.net Ambas naciones revisitaron los entendimientos acordados durante la última visita del primer ministro iraquí Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani a Siria.

teleSUR, MER (2023-08-04). Hijo de presidente Petro dice que entró dinero irregular a campaña. telesurtv.net El fiscal Mario Burgos dijo que el hijo del presidente colombiano aportó información que desconocían.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-04). México cataloga de "inhumano" actuar del gobernador de Texas. telesurtv.net En el río Bravo se han encontrado dos cadáveres de migrantes, cuyas muertes están relacionadas con la barrera de boyas.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-04). Encuentran cadáver en boyas fronterizas entre EE.UU. y México. telesurtv.net Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores mexicana expresa preocupación por impacto de la barrera en seguridad de migrantes.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-04). Expone Venezuela en India retos tecnológicos de Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net En la región más del 50 por ciento de su población son mujeres y niños; el desafío es generar una educación inclusiva.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-04). Papa se reúne con víctimas de abuso sexual en Portugal. telesurtv.net En el encuentro, Francisco escuchó las historias de las víctimas y les pidió perdón en nombre de la Iglesia portuguesa.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-04). Seis países europeos instan a actuar ante crisis climática. telesurtv.net La nota conjunta precisa que urge sensibilizar, educar e inspirar en todos la responsabilidad medioambiental.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-04). Colocan ocho provincias dominicanas en alerta verde por vaguada. telesurtv.net El ente precisó que las provincias en alerta verde son: San Juan, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa, Azua, Elías Piña, La Vega, Monseñor Nouel, Santiago.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-04). Encuentran huevo fósil de flamenco del Pleistoceno en México. telesurtv.net El fósil se encontró en perfecto estado de conservación, durante la construcción del Aeropuerto Internacional "Felipe Ángeles".

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-04). Presidente de Venezuela recibe delegación de la República del Congo. telesurtv.net La reunión se realiza en el marco de la instalación de la Primera Comisión Mixta entre Caracas y Brazzaville.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-04). Reportan ola de calor y valores mínimos de hielo en Chile. telesurtv.net En Coquimbo y Atacama, la temperatura alcanzó hasta 38 grados Celsius.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-04). Presidente de Venezuela denuncia campañas mediáticas. telesurtv.net El mandatario destacó que La Voz de América construye matrices de opinión con datos falsos que dañen el desarrollo económico del país.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-04). Alcalde colombiano abandona cargo y país por amenazas. telesurtv.net Álvarez abandonó su cargo luego de las amenazas por parte de grupos armados ilegales.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-04). Rusia frustra nuevo ataque ucraniano contra región de Kaluga. telesurtv.net El gobernador de Kaluga, Vladislav Shapshá, comunicó que los servicios operativos trabajan en el lugar de los hechos.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-04). Rechazan extensión de prisión a ambientalistas en El Salvador. telesurtv.net El tribunal salvadoreño postergó la audiencia preliminar hasta febrero del año siguiente a petición de la Fiscalía.

The Black Alliance for Peace. (2023-08-04). In Haiti, Kenya Chooses Imperialist Servitude Over Pan-African Solidarity. popularresistance.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) condemns in the strongest possible terms Kenya's proposal to lead what amounts to a foreign armed intervention in Haiti. | Kenya has offered to deploy a contingent of 1,000 police officers to help train and assist Haitian police, ostensibly to "restore order" in the Caribbean republic. Yet, their proposal is nothing more than military occupation by another name; an occupation of Haiti by an African country is not Pan-Africanism, but Western imperialism in Black face. By agreeing to send troops into Haiti, the Kenyan government is assisting in undermining the sovereignty and self…

UFCLP, TW (2023-08-04). Monday 8/7: Waymo Blames The Dog: Stop Waymo & Cruise Destruction Of Jobs, Safety & The Environment! indybay.org California Public Utility Commission | 505 Van Ness St/McAllister | San Francisco…

United State of Women, partners (2023-08-04). Wednesday 8/9: Learn About Campus Organizing for Abortion Access -Teach-in for Students. indybay.org Virtual teach-in / workshop…

WSWS (2023-08-04). Italy's Meloni wages war on the poor. wsws.org The cut in the Citizen's Income and the brutal way in which it is being carried out are a deliberate provocation. The government of Giorgia Meloni is showing its true fascist face.

WSWS (2023-08-04). Pennsylvania budget impasse threatens public education. wsws.org As always in such "budget disputes" between Democrats and Republicans, there is a good deal of choreography involved…

WSWS (2023-08-04). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org India: NLC India workers strike for permanent jobs; Sri Lankan health workers protest inferior medicines; Australia: Bulk liquid terminal workers demand higher pay; New Zealand teachers hit with below-inflation wage deal.

WSWS (2023-08-04). Trump arraigned on four felony charges linked to 2020 election plots. wsws.org Special Counsel Jack Smith has not charged the ex-president with crimes such as insurrection and seditious conspiracy related to the violent attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

WSWS (2023-08-04). Japan releases military white paper justifying war preparations against China. wsws.org There is nothing defensive about Tokyo's intentions, as the Japanese ruling class seeks to remove constitutional restrictions on its military and once again conduct war in pursuit of its imperialist interests.

WSWS (2023-08-04). Jury gives fascist Pittsburgh synagogue shooter the death penalty. wsws.org Robert Bowers, 50, was sentenced to death by a federal jury in Pittsburgh on Wednesday after his conviction on numerous capital charges stemming from his mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, which killed 11 and injured six in the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history.

WSWS (2023-08-04). Australia Post and Communication Workers Union expand trial of new delivery model. wsws.org The union bureaucracy is acting on behalf of management to implement the new model, in an effort to preemptively shut down opposition to changes that will increase workloads and slash full-time jobs.

WSWS (2023-08-04). New York federal judge orders "compassionate release" of 3 of the Newburgh Four convicted in FBI entrapment scheme. wsws.org The case of the Newburgh Four exposed the US government's campaign to create bogus Islamic terrorism plots.

WSWS (2023-08-04). Film industry workers in Australia call for unified global action to support striking US scriptwriters and actors. wsws.org "I see other actors in other countries walking out and striking in solidarity with US actors and scriptwriters. We should be doing the same here." — Australian Shakespearean actor Kevin Hopkins.

WSWS (2023-08-04). CDC investigation finds the ancient disease leprosy may be endemic in Central Floria. wsws.org The spread of a disease that usually affects "persons who had immigrated from leprosy-endemic areas" raises significant concerns about the general state of public health in the United States.

WSWS (2023-08-04). CDC investigation finds the ancient disease leprosy may be endemic in Central Florida. wsws.org The spread of a disease that usually affects "persons who had immigrated from leprosy-endemic areas" raises significant concerns about the general state of public health in the United States.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-04). Caribbean to face high temperatures in the coming months. plenglish.com Bridgetown, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) warned that temperatures in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans might remain well above their usual average for the next three months.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-04). Ecuador vaccinates 3.4 million children against polio, other viruses. plenglish.com Quito, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador informed that 3.4 million children were vaccinated against polio, rubella and measles in a campaign that concluded on July 31.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-04). Homicide rate increases in Haiti, organization reports. plenglish.com The platform reported an upsurge in violence, especially in the metropolitan area of this capital, as well as in the Artibonite department, regions where a police officer, eight women and two children were killed. | It also reported an increase in kidnappings and acts of violence perpetrated by armed gangs that operate in these areas. | In recent months, the organization had recorded a decrease in such cases, which experts linked to the Bwa Kale citizen operation, responsible for lynching more than 200 alleged gang members since late April. | Despite a significant decrease in the citizen movement in recent weeks…

_____ (2023-08-04). Ukraine's Latest Own Goal: Volodymyr Zelensky The Brand. strategic-culture.org As the dust now settles on Ukraine, Zelensky is just a tiresome song and dance male stripper, whose shelf life has, along with almost 400,000 Ukrainian soldiers, expired. | Join us on , , and . | If you are thinking of using…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-04). At least seven Dominican prosecutors involved in corrupt network. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Attorney General's Office of the Dominican Republic informed that at least seven prosecutors are involved in a network dedicated to eliminating or adulterating more than eight thousand criminal records in exchange for bribes.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-04). Long sentences for those accused of femicide in Kosovo. plenglish.com Pristina, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) A man was sentenced to life imprisonment and another one to 15 years in prison for the murder of an 18-year-old woman in 2021 in Kosovo, a self-proclaimed independent Serbian territory.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-04). Panama warns of increase in irregular child migrants. plenglish.com Panama City, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The number of more than 40,000 irregular migrant children who in the first six months of this year transited through the Panamanian Darien jungle is higher than in the whole of 2022, Unicef warned.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-04). UN calls for investigation into police killings in Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights asked the Brazilian authorities for an independent, complete and impartial investigation on 45 deaths registered until today, during police operations in this country.

Ann Brown (2023-08-04). Lawsuit Alleges Lizzo Sexually Harassed And Body-Shamed Obese Workers. moguldom.com Singer Lizzo is known for advocating body positivity and as a champion of plus-size and Black women. So many were shocked when on Aug. 1, Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, became the center of a controversial lawsuit filed by three of her former dancers. The allegations include sexual harassment, body shaming, and …

Ann Brown (2023-08-04). Anti-Affirmative Action Group Sues Venture Capitalist Keshia Knight Pulliam Over Investing in Black Women. moguldom.com Conservative activist Edward Blum, known for opposing affirmative action, has filed a lawsuit against Fearless Fund, an Atlanta-based venture capital firm that supports Black women entrepreneurs. Blum's nonprofit organization, the American Alliance for Equal Rights, claims that Fearless Fund's grant competition, which exclusively targets Black women business owners, violates Section 1981 of the Civil Rights …

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Citywalks, hugging trees, walking dogs…young Chinese seek new ways to heal. ecns.cn Citywalks, hugging trees, and walking dogs for others, among others are new ways young Chinese are seeking to balance the pressures of life.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). $1.18 bln! Medical research center headed by renowned structural biologist breaks ground in Shenzhen. ecns.cn Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART), with renowned structural biologist Yan Ning as the head, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, marking the beginning of its construction.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-04). Controversy persists over the situation of the Peruvian economy. plenglish.com Lima, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The exchange of opinions on the Peruvian economic situation continued today, after the area's minister Alex Contreras, projected a positive horizon of reactivation and growth, against various expressions of skepticism.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-04). Ethiopia and European Union held talks on peace and regional issues. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Demeke Mekonnen, spoke today with the European Union's special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Annette Weber, about peace and the cooperation process.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-04). Cuba promotes dietary supplements for athletes. plenglish.com Identified by the commercial brand PorMás, they will replace imports, satisfy Cuban athletes' demand, and, in a second stage, they could be marketed to the amateur population. | Gabriel González, director of production at the National Biopreparations Center (BioCen), explained that there are three varieties, all certified by the National Institute of Food Hygiene and Microbiology. | More Protein, More Glutamine, and More Creatine are products with strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate flavors. | According to Granma newspaper, they come in powder form to be mixed with water and are recommended to consume half an hou…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-04). FAO works with Cuba to prevent food losses. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) informed on Friday that it is collaborating with Cuba to prevent and reduce food loss and waste.

isabella (2023-08-04). A Perfect Example of Donor-Advised Fund Slipperiness in Silicon Valley. inequality.org

Jake Johnson (2023-08-04). 'The people have spoken': Both expelled Tennessee Democrats win back their seats. nationofchange.org "This is only the beginning for this movement."

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-04). Arab Parliament ratifies support to the Palestinian cause. plenglish.com Cairo, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The President of the Arab Parliament, Adel Al-Assoumi, affirmed today that the struggle of the Palestinian people is the main cause defended by the region while advocating for the solution of two states to end the conflict.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-04). Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia discuss maritime transportation. plenglish.com Singapore, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The governments of Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to enhance navigational safety and maritime security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, it was reported today.

Juliane Schumacher (2023-08-04). When everything tips over. indybay.org So it's high time for the left to break out of its shock paralysis, to start politicizing knowledge again and to develop its own models and approaches that are both bigger and smaller than the warning about the end of humanity. First, by taking into account the economic structures…. And on the other hand, by going into the painstaking, everyday detail work.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-04). Kremlin: Russia distrusts US promises on grain deal. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Kremlin Spokesman Dmitri Peskov stressed that Russia distrusts the United States' alleged willingness to facilitate Russian exports after the Black Sea Grain Initiative is re-implemented.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-04). Niger suspends military cooperation with France. plenglish.com The spokesman for the junta, Amadou Abdramane, said in a statement broadcast on television that the security and defense cooperation agreements with France were cancelled, given that country's attitude regarding the situation in Niger. | He also announced a decree declaring the end of the functions of the Nigerian ambassadors in France, the United States, Togo and Nigeria. | Abdramane also condemned the initiative to carry out a military intervention and the announcement of a package of sanctions imposed by organizations such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which issued an ultimatum fo…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-04). Bolivia and Venezuela express interest in joining BRICS. peoplesdispatch.org The governments of Bolivian President Luis Arce and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have officially applied to join the BRICS economic bloc and contribute in building a multipolar world…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-04). Israeli forces kill two Palestinians as raids continue across occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. peoplesdispatch.org Earlier in the week, Israeli forces conducted multiple raids across the occupied West Bank, with settler attacks and other acts of violence against Palestinians also being reported…

Sharon Lerner (2023-08-04). EPA approved a fuel ingredient even though it could cause cancer in virtually every person exposed over a lifetime. nationofchange.org It is a million times higher than what the agency usually considers acceptable for new chemicals and six times worse than the risk of lung cancer from a lifetime of smoking.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-04). Líderes mundiales celebran alto al fuego bilateral en Colombia. telesurtv.net El presidente cubano indicó que La Mayor de las Antillas "acompaña, en su condición de garante, el importante paso dado" y "ratifica su compromiso con la paz en Colombia".

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-04). Ejército israelí asesina a otro joven palestino de 18 años. telesurtv.net Solamente, Cisjordania ocupada vive la mayor espiral de violencia desde la Segunda Intifada (2000-2005).

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-04). Quedan incomunicadas tras lluvias 60 comunidades en Honduras. telesurtv.net Las lluvias se han registrado desde el fin de semana pasado por lo que la vulnerabilidad de la zona quedó nuevamente al descubierto.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-04). Venezuela insta a alianza India – América Latina y el Caribe. telesurtv.net La India tiene un papel fundamental como productor de tecnologías en las áreas de protección de cultivos, de fertilizantes y de tecnología para la mecanización y la irrigación.

teleSUR, drl, NBB (2023-08-04). Siete datos curiosos sobre la cerveza artesanal. telesurtv.net La cerveza artesanal es una de las preferidas por los consumidores debido a las condiciones de su producción única.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-08-04). Accidente de tránsito deja 18 fallecidos en Nayarit, México. telesurtv.net El funcionario refirió que 22 personas quedaron lesionadas y una salió sin una herida.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-08-04). Colombia avanza a octavos de Mundial de fútbol femenil. telesurtv.net El empate entre Alemania y Corea del Sur se combinó con la victoria marroquí y dio la clasificación a octavos a estas últimas.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-08-04). Vicepresidenta de Venezuela participa en clausura de IX Cónclave Económico India-ALC. telesurtv.net La vicemandataria destacó que este foro, organizado por la Confederación Industrial de la India, "es extraordinariamente importante".

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-04). Brasil acoge Diálogos amazónicos sobre futuro de la región. telesurtv.net La primera plenaria de los diálogos este viernes versará sobre desarrollo sostenible y erradicación del trabajo esclavo.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-04). OIEA descarta existencia de minas en termonuclear ucraniana. telesurtv.net Director general de OIEA informó que no se han retirado las minas halladas el 23 de julio en el perímetro de la planta.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-04). Deslizamiento de tierra deja siete muertos en norte de Georgia. telesurtv.net El corrimiento de tierra se produjo por lluvias torrenciales en los últimos días y la descongelación de dos glaciares.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-04). México instalará centro para migrantes en ciudad de Tapachula. telesurtv.net Canciller mexicana, Alicia Bárcena, visita Tapachula para conocer las necesidades de la frontera sur.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-04). Policía brasileña busca esclarecer asesinato de Marielle Franco. telesurtv.net En total, se cumplieron unas siete órdenes de allanamiento en las que se incautaron documentos, principalmente.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-08-04). Docentes chilenos reportan que paro se cumplió al 90 por ciento. telesurtv.net Los profesores fueron claros expresando inconformidad con la oferta del Gobierno a los ocho puntos que exigen…

teleSUR, nbb (2023-08-04). Gustavo Petro rechaza acusaciones sobre dinero irregular. telesurtv.net El mandatario señaló que su Gobierno solo terminará de acuerdo al mandato popular…

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-04). Amenazan con otros ataques tras apuñalamientos en Corea del Sur. telesurtv.net Las amenazas precisaron que los violentos sucesos ocurrirán entre las 18.00 y las 22.00 (hora local) de este viernes.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-04). Corte culpa a expolicías de abuso contra hombres negros en EEUU. telesurtv.net El 24 de enero, los expolicías esposaron, arrestaron, golpearon y torturaron a los hombres tras entrar en su casa.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-04). Junta militar en Níger revoca acuerdos militares con Francia. telesurtv.net El grupo golpista tomó la decisión ante "la actitud displicente de Francia frente a la situación en Níger".

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-04). Denuncian poca transparencia de "tanques pensantes" británicos. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con organizaciones del Reino Unido, los think tanks tienen una "gran influencia" sobre el gobierno inglés.

teleSUR- hvh (2023-08-04). Denuncian abandono a heridos oculares de estallido chileno. telesurtv.net En junio pasado se suicidó la cuarta persona tras varios años de lucha sin resultado por justicia y reparación integral.

Thom Hartmann (2023-08-04). Is Earth close to 'the great dying'? nationofchange.org The climate emergency is here. We can't wait any longer for major and dramatic worldwide action.

Tom Conway (2023-08-04). How America can better care for its veterans. nationofchange.org Veterans deserve a system of care that serves them as reliably as they did the nation.

Unicorn Riot (2023-08-04). Gazans Flock to Beaches Amid Record Breaking Heatwave. unicornriot.ninja

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-04). Cuban vice president calls for agricultural efficiency. plenglish.com Artemisa, Cuba, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdés toured areas of agricultural and social development in this western province, which contributes most to the food balance in the Cuban capital.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-04). Hilda Venero de la Paz receives Cuba's National Circus Award. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) By unanimous decision of the jury, the 2023 National Circus Award was granted to Hilda Venero de la Paz, the first woman in Cuba to become a light acrobat on the scales.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-04). Young Cuban artists hold personal exhibitions in Havana. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Havana-based Center for the Development of Visual Arts (CDAV) inaugurated two personal exhibitions by young artists, as part of a broad program at exhibition halls.

Dr. Emanuel Garcia (2023-08-04). Corona Crisis: Silencing Dissenting Medical Doctors in New Zealand. globalresearch.ca

Andrew Korybko (2023-08-04). The Geopolitics of Central Asia: The Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan Triangle. globalresearch.ca

Uriel Araujo (2023-08-04). Fitch Ratings Downgrades U.S.: "Erosion of Governance, Fiscal Mismanagement" Attributable to Debt and War Spending. globalresearch.ca

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2023-08-04). Are They Really Fighting Terrorists? U.S. Occupation Forces in Syria Receive New Weapons for a Future Conflict with Syrian and Russian Forces. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-04). Climate Instability Worldwide: Does the US Military "Own the Weather"? "Weaponizing the Weather" as an Instrument of Modern Warfare? globalresearch.ca Weather-modification, according to the US Air Force document AF 2025 Final Report, "offers the war fighter a wide range of possible options to defeat or coerce an adversary", capabilities, it says, extend to the triggering of floods, hurricanes, droughts and earthquakes…

Patrick Bet-David (2023-08-04). Video: Blackrock, State Street and Vanguard Have the Ability of "Buying Up" Entire Countries. globalresearch.ca

Domenico Moro (2023-08-04). La Dialettica di Globalizzazione e Deglobalizzazione nello Scontro tra Usa E Cina. globalresearch.ca Recentemente sono avvenuti dei fatti riguardo ai quali i mass media italiani non hanno dato il giusto risalto e che dimostrano, da una parte, l'estendersi del contrasto tra Usa e Cina e, dall'altra parte, l'emergere di contraddizioni interne, che investono …

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-08-04). Lessons from the Korean War. globalresearch.ca

Pepe Escobar (2023-08-04). Syria: A Tale of Plunder and Resurrection. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-08-04). mRNA COVID Vaccines and Pregnancy: Turbo Cancers in New Mothers (COVID-19 mRNA Vaccinated). globalresearch.ca

Arthur Firstenberg (2023-08-04). "Electrosmog" is the Totality of the Electric Fields, Magnetic Fields, and Electromagnetic Radiation. globalresearch.ca

Black Alliance for Peace (2023-08-04). Foreign Armed Intervention in Haiti: Kenya Chooses Imperialist Servitude Over Pan-African Solidarity. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2023-08-04). In Video: Russian Airstrikes Destroy Militant Stronghold Near U.S. Garrison In Syria's Al-Tanf. southfront.org File image. | Russian warplanes have carried out airstrikes against a militant hideout located near the United States-led coalition garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf. | Video footage of the Russian airstrikes surfaced online on August 3. However, it is still unclear when exactly the airstrikes took place. The coalition and Syrian opposition media didn't report any attack on the garrison or nearby areas in recent days. | Around 200 U.S. troops are usually deployed at…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-04). ISIS Says HTS Killed Its Leader In Northwestern Syria, Not Turkey. southfront.org The former hideout of ISIS leader Abu al-Hussein. Source: the Anadolu Agency. | On August 3, ISIS said that its former leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurshi was killed in the northwestern Syria region of Greater Idlib by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), denying that he was neutralized in a Turkish special operation. | In a voice message released by the official al-Furqan Media, the terrorist group's spokesman Abu Hudhaifa al-Ansari said that al-Hussein was killed in "direct…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-04). Kiev Forces Step Up Attacks On Bakhmut In Desperate Attempt To Mimic Wagner Tactics (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Kiev forces have reportedly stepped up their attacks against the Russian military in the Bakhmut direction in a desperate attempt to mimic the tactics the Wagner Group first used to capture the city last May. | On August 3 and 4, Kiev forces launched several attacks towards Berkhovka to the north of Bakhmut and Klescheevka to the north. | The Ukrainians are apparently planning to flank the city from both directions, cut Russian supply lines and then launch direct assault. The plan i…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-04). Russian MoD Details Ukrainian Losses In Counteroffensive (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Ukraine has lost over 43,000 troops and about 5,000 pieces of military equipment since the start of its counteroffensive, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on August 4. | In his daily briefing, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov provided a detailed summary of Ukraine's recent human and material losses."The Ukrainian army's losses in combat operations already exceeded 43,000 personnel in June-July since the Kiev regime launched its so-called offensive," the spokesman said. | The spokesman…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-04). SDF Commander, Three Fighters Killed In Turkish Drone Strike On Northeastern Syria (Video). southfront.org A Bayraktar TB2 combat drone. Source: Baykar. | Late on August 3, a Turkish combat drone targeted a vehicle of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near the town of Haram Shikhu in the northern countryside of Syria's al-Hasakah. | In a statement, the SDF acknowledged that one of its military commanders, Aram Mohamad Ibrahim, was killed in the Turkish drone strike along with three of its fighters. Two other fighters were also wounded in the strike, according to the group. | This was the f…

Anonymous767 (2023-08-04). Massive Drone Attack On Crimea And Novorossiysk. southfront.org Ropucha-class landing ship Olenegorskiy Gornyak | On August 4, the NATO-backed Kyiv regime carried out a massive drone attack on the Russian Republic of Crimea and the port city of Novorossiysk. The attack on Crimea involved at least 13 UAVs. Russian air defense facilities destroyed ten plane-type UAVs, while "three more drones were suppressed by electronic warfare"."An attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles on facilities of the Crimean peninsula was f…

Anonymous834 (2023-08-04). Military Knowledge: Abu Mahdi Cruise Missile. southfront.org Abu Mahdi long-range cruise missile — | Abu Mahdi missile is an Iranian long-range surface-to-surface and anti-ship cruise missile that was developed by the Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO) of Iran's Ministry of Defence. This missile is the first Iranian land-attack cruise missile (LACM) capable of executing both anti-ship and land-strike missions. This missile was unveiled in 20 August 2022 and reached mass production in 2023. | The Abu Mahdi…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-08-04). The Australian Press Are Embarrassing Sycophantic Empire Lackeys. thealtworld.com

Daniel Kovalik (2023-08-04). The Nicaraguan Coup Attempt: How Peace Was Restored and What Has Happened Since. mronline.org This final article, covering the period from mid-July to the present day, shows how the coup was defeated and what happened in the aftermath.

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Culture Fact | Chinese color in cultural relics: Golden black. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). In Numbers: Xinjiang's GDP up 5.1 pct in H1. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). China shuts down BRI rumors. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Giant pandas and mascot products prove popular with FISU games participants. ecns.cn Visiting giant pandas is on the agenda of almost every participant in the Chengdu FISU World University Games. The Games are underway in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-08-04). Morning fog creates beautiful scenery in N China. ecns.cn Video captured the magnificent morning scenery of Erguna, Hulunbuir City in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region."ÄÄ…

Editor (2023-08-04). Burkina Faso's new president condemns imperialism, quotes Che Guevara, allies with Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba. mronline.org Burkina Faso's new President Ibrahim Traoré has vowed to fight imperialism and neocolonialism. Pledging a "refoundation of the nation", invoking revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, and quoting Che Guevara, his government has allied with Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba.

Editor (2023-08-04). DC Uniparty kills House resolutions to end U.S. emergency powers in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen. mronline.org In a massive show of support for limitless executive power, Congress rejected legislation that would have terminated national emergency powers allowing Washington to wage war across the Middle East. These same emergency powers give the president the power to lift bans on testing biological weapons on U.S. citizens.

Editor (2023-08-04). Hate is taught, whereas love is automatic. mronline.org VA writer Andreína Chávez takes stock of worrying attacks against the LGBTQI+ community and argues that the Bolivarian Process should not let them fester.

Editor (2023-08-04). The roots and reality of racism in France. mronline.org Liberté. Egalité. Fraternité. That was the slogan with which the French masses overthrew the hated monarchy in 1789.

Editor (2023-08-04). U.S. long history of waging wars casts doubt about intent to reduce risk of South China Sea miscalculation. mronline.org During their trips to China, the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reassured Beijing that Washington did not want to contain it economically and that there was "ample room" for engagement with China in trade, investment, and other critical issues, urging closer communication to address disagreements through dialogue.

Editor (2023-08-04). A Brief Neocolonial History of the Five UN Security Council Permanent Members. scheerpost.com By John P. Ruehl / AlterNet Understanding the actions and justifications behind territorial colonial behavior by the UN Security Council since 1945. One of the underlying principles of the UN Charter is the protection of the sovereign rights of states. Yet since 1945, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (Soviet Union/Russia, France, …

Editor (2023-08-04). Chris Hedges: Nurses Fight Godzilla. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-08-04). What It's Like to Have an Abortion Denied by Dobbs. scheerpost.com

Gaius Baltar (2023-08-04). WHY IS THE WEST SO WEAK (AND RUSSIA SO STRONG)? THE ROLE OF HUMAN CAPITAL AND WESTERN EDUCATION. sonar21.com Authored by Gaius Baltar (http: //gaiusbaltar.substack.com) It is becoming increasingly clear to more and more people in the West that something has gone terribly wrong with the Ukraine project. Predictions and…

Gar Alperovitz (2023-08-04). They Did it Anyway: The US, the Atomic Bomb and Hiroshima. socialistproject.ca At a time when Americans are reassessing so many painful aspects of our country's past, it is an opportune moment to have an honest conversation about our use of nuclear weapons on

infobrics (2023-08-04). Russia's massive Baltic Sea naval drills trash 'NATO lake' fantasies. infobrics.org As Politico insists that Sweden and Finland joining NATO also means that the belligerent alliance will increase presence in the Arctic, "a region increasingly strategic to both Russia and China", as it stated, it's quite indicative that NATO expansion in this area has nothing to do with the security of either Stockholm or Helsinki, but with the strategy of so-called "containment of Russia and China".

infobrics (2023-08-04). Is US pulling the plug on Kiev by sending Ukraine-bound funds to Taiwan?>. infobrics.org It now seems Zelensky will have to learn how to share the "aid" for "freedom and democracy". On the other hand, this spells doom for the unfortunate people of China's breakaway island province, as America's increased interest in "freedom for Taiwan" certainly doesn't bode well for its fate. This effectively means that the TTLU could soon become TTLT (to the last Taiwanese) or perhaps more honestly — TTLS (to the last semiconductor).

infobrics (2023-08-04). Fitch ratings downgraded US, projects recession – debt and war spending being key reasons. infobrics.org American fiscal decline and its huge war-fueled debt is part of a larger societal and civilizational crisis.

Joe Piette (2023-08-04). Activists demand Biden and Congress end war on Korea. workers.org Washington, D.C. A National Mobilization to End the Korean War drew hundreds of people to several events here on July 27 and 28. Participants in front of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, following July 28, 2023, vigil and march from the White House. (WW Photo: Joe Piette) July 27 was . . . |

Jomo Kwame Sundaram (2023-08-04). Government health financing for all, not insurance. mronline.org To achieve universal health coverage, all people need access to public healthcare. This should be an entitlement for all, regardless of means, requiring adequate long term sustainable financing.

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-04). U.S. Forest Service Plan to Plant More Than a Billion Trees Limited by Lack of Seedlings, Study Finds. ecowatch.com

Kwolanne Felix (2023-08-04). I've Worked With Reparation Efforts Across the US: Here's What You Need to Know. truthout.org Movements demanding reparations for African Americans have broken significant ground in the last few years, as various initiatives emerge on local, state and national levels as well as internationally. Numerous reparation proposals, research committees and funds are blossoming, with some of them successfully initiating reparations. These initiatives have opened up complex conversations as many… |

Kyle Anzalone (2023-08-04). Ukraine Strikes Russian Commercial Port with Drones for First Time. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian drones struck a Russian commercial port for the first time since the start of the war. Novorossiysk was shut down for a few hours after it was hit by Ukrainian air and sea drones. Two percent of the world's oil supply and grain are shipped from Novorossiysk. The Russian Defense Ministry claims that it …

Larry Johnson (2023-08-04). Larry Johnson Debates Democrat Shill Regarding Trump Indictment. sonar21.com I admit it. I am enjoying the chance to appear on Press TV and have an actual debate with Democrat shills, who normally are given unfettered access to American cable…

Larry Johnson (2023-08-04). Michael Vlahos Says It All About Ukraine's LoomIng Disaster. sonar21.com This is the article I intended to write but Michael Vlahos beat me to it. Why try to reinvent the wheel when Michael makes a perfect one? Vlahos wrote, The…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-04). Russian defense repels attack on Novorossiysk naval base. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Russian ships repelled an attack by two Ukrainian unmanned boats on the Novorossiysk naval base, east of the Black Sea, the Defense Ministry informed on Friday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-04). Terrorists prepare suicide attacks on Syrian and Russian forces. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The extremists stationed in the northern province of Idlib are preparing suicide attacks on Syrian and Russian civilian and military targets, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Friday.

Misión Verdad (2023-08-04). Venezuela's Oil Production Rebounds in July Amidst Global Challenges. orinocotribune.com Venezuela saw a rise in its oil production in July, reaching 843,700 barrels per day according to figures from the Venezuelan Ministry of Petroleum. This marks a return to growth following a decline in June, which stood out as one of the first declines experienced this year "The July figure includes condensates and natural gas liquids (NGLs)," wrote the website. "Once those byproducts a…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: Should you open your eyes underwater? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For many people, the hot summer days are often spent swimming at the pool. But even though the water is usually clear with chlorine, it doesn't mean you should be looking underwater. And as a Mayo Clinic eye expert explains, it could cause temporary damage to your vision. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/JDEtRmoq3dg Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: ABCs of hepatitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Hepatitis Day takes places every year on July 28, bringing the world together to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis. Hepatitis is a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver. It comes in many forms, including hepatitis A, B and C. But what do those letter designations mean, and how do they differ from one another? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/3bfI2lLGOdM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 58) is in the downloads at…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). What is cardiac arrest? A Mayo Clinic heart expert explains. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cardiac arrest, or sudden cardiac arrest as it is more formally known, is a medical emergency. It happens when an event, usually an electrical disturbance, quickly and unexpectedly causes your heart to stop working. It's not the same as a heart attack and is called sudden because it seems to happen without warning. Dr. Christopher DeSimone, a Mayo cardiac electrophysiologist specializing in abnormal cardiac rhythm, answers questions about cardiac arrest, the differences between cardiac arrest…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: A tick to blame for the alpha-gal, meat allergy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard about alpha-gal syndrome also known as the meat allergy illness or tick bite meat allergy. In a recent report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says more than 110,000 suspected cases of alpha-gal syndrome were identified between 2010 and 2022. However, the CDC says that number may be much higher because people need to be tested for alpha-gal syndrome and there are many healthcare providers who may not be familiar with the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Consumer Health: Are you at risk for hepatitis? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Hepatitis Day will be observed Friday, July 28, which makes this a good time to learn more about three types of hepatitis and the risk factors for each. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The five main strains of the hepatitis virus are referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. While they all cause liver disease, they differ in geographic prevalence, modes of transmission, severity of illness and prevention methods, according to the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Consumer Health: What is a sunburn? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org July is UV Safety Month, which makes this a good time to learn about sunburn and why it's important to avoid one by protecting your skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet, or UV, radiation from sunlight. Sunburn is inflamed, painful skin that feels hot to the touch. It's caused by too much exposure to UV light. That UV light may be from the sun or artificial sources, such as sunlamps and tanning beds. UVA is the wavelength of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Consumer Health: Reducing your risk of lung cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Lung Cancer Day will be observed Tuesday, Aug. 1, which makes this a good time to learn more about reducing your risk of lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., accounting for about 1 in 5 of all cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society. Lung cancer claims more lives each year than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. More than 238,000 people in the U.S. will be…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Consumer Health: Questions about breastfeeding. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Breastfeeding Week will be observed Aug. 1—7. This year's campaign focuses on enabling breastfeeding for working parents. The American Academy of Pediatrics has affirmed its recommendation and advocacy for breastfeeding, stating, "Research has shown that breastfeeding is linked to decreased rates of lower respiratory tract infections, severe diarrhea, ear infections and obesity. Breastfeeding is associated with lower risk of sudden infant death syndrome, as well as other protective effects." Specifically, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation is…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is there a connection between ultraprocessed food and cancer? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org There is a growing body of evidence that shows ultraprocessed foods are not only unhealthy but increase the risk of cancers. The term ultraprocessed food was created as a way to categorize food, known as the NOVA classification. The system allows experts to better understand the health impact of different food categories. Mayo Clinic's Dr. Dawn Mussallem talks more about the connection between ultraprocessed food and cancer. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/DIlcsPX9LAo Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 07) is in the downloads…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic scientists cracking the genetic code of disease-causing bacterial species to improve patient outcomes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic scientists are building an expansive library of DNA blueprints of disease-causing bacterial species. The unique collection of genomic sequences is serving as a reference database to help doctors provide rapid and precise diagnoses and pinpoint targeted treatments to potentially improve patient outcomes. The vast data set is also being studied by researchers in an effort to develop new individualized treatments to combat bacteria-related diseases. Bacterial infections were linked to more than 7 million global…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Science Saturday: Preclinical research identifies brain circuit connected to addictive behaviors. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Confocal microscopy image of a tissue sample showing brain cells in the external globus pallidus (red) that are important for suppressing addictive-like behaviors. Courtesy of Matthew Baker, Ph.D. As a graduate student conducting basic science research, Matthew Baker, Ph.D., focused over the last few years on one mysterious process of the brain — specifically, what takes place in cases of addiction. His mentor, molecular pharmacologist Doo-Sup Choi, Ph.D., leads a research team that aims to understand…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Pay attention to symptoms for good men's health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband recently celebrated his 49th birthday. He is generally healthy, and we follow a Mediterranean diet and exercise together several times a week. But he hasn't been to the doctor in years, as we moved just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Do you think it's necessary for him to have an annual health check at this time or wait until his milestone birthday next year? ANSWER: As men age, even those accustomed to…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Cancer of the nerve cells. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 4-year-old niece recently was diagnosed with neuroblastoma after not feeling well for a few weeks. Her parents noticed her belly was swollen, so they took her to the doctor after it didn't resolve on its own. I'd never heard of this form of cancer before. What is neuroblastoma? Do children typically have surgery to treat this cancer? What can we expect? ANSWER: Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that occurs almost only in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: Managing migraines in the summer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Severe weather conditions are enough to give anyone a headache, but temperature fluctuations are even more problematic for migraine sufferers. Dr. Rashmi B. Halker Singh, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, says the weather can trigger some migraine patients. Watch the Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/M3rfDADYFEs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. For some people, migraines are debilitating. The intense, throbbing…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Mayo Clinic ranked among 'America's Best Children's Hospitals' according to Newsweek. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester was ranked a top-performing children's hospital in seven pediatric specialties in Newsweek's recent 2023 list of "America's Best Children's Hospitals." Mayo Clinic in Rochester was top-ranked in the nation by Newsweek in its list of "America's Best Children's Hospitals," released in July. This ranking is a testament to the dedication and expertise of the Children's Center team at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. "Our Children's Center is among the top children's hospitals…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). For older adults at risk of cognitive decline, hearing aids may reduce risk by half. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Using hearing aids can slow cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss who are also at risk for memory and thinking problems, according to recent research. A large clinical trial found that for older adults at risk of cognitive issues, using hearing aids for three years cut their rates of cognitive decline in half. While previous research has shown that hearing loss is a risk for developing dementia, the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Mayo Clinic hospitals again earn Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic hospitals received star ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for overall hospital quality. Mayo leaders thank staff for their commitment to deliver high-quality care with empathy and attention to detail Mayo Clinic hospitals across the organization received star ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on July 26. The ratings — for Overall Hospital Quality and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems — provide patients with information…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: Breaking through radiation therapy myths. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org People who have cancer might have the disease treated with several therapies, including chemotherapy and radiation. Radiation therapy, which more than half of all people with cancer receive as part of their treatment, uses high-powered energy beams, such as X-rays or protons, to kill cancer cells. Some patients may be nervous about receiving radiation therapy. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Jennifer L. Peterson, a radiation oncologist, helps clear up some of the misconceptions about…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Tips for preventing 'summer slide'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Waterslides and playground slides are part of summer's fun. But there's one slide to avoid when the weather gets warm: the "summer slide." That's the loss over the long summer break of new skills gained during the school year. Summer slide isn't new, but it has worsened because of education setbacks brought on by the disruption of schooling during the pandemic. On average, students lose two months of reading skills and nearly three months of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-04). Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate graduation provides glimpse into future of medicine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate celebrated the graduation of its third cohort of health tech startups, including 12 national and international innovative businesses. During the event, held in Rochester, Minnesota, on July 28, each company presented progress and outcomes from the Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate program, providing a glimpse into the future of medicine. Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate is an immersive 20-week accelerator program giving participants an opportunity to validate the clinical readiness of their artificial intelligence-driven solutions…

North Shore Counter-Info (2023-08-04). May Day as Though Kids Matter: A Report Back from Ottawa. itsgoingdown.org Report back on May Day celebration from the Punch Up Collective. Re-posted from North Shore Counter-Info. This year Punch Up Collective hosted our seventh contribution to recognizing May Day in Ottawa: a kid-centred picnic and short march. We wanted to share something about why this was so fun and to reflect a little on including…

Otis Grotewohl (2023-08-04). FBI frame-up overturnedThree of Newburgh 4 freed. workers.org In a partial victory, three members of the "Newburgh 4," Black Muslims from Newburgh, New York, who were wrongfully framed by the FBI in a 2009 "bombing plot," were finally released from prison. This came after a recent ruling by a federal judge. Three of the Newburgh 4 are African American, and . . . |

Roger Stoll (2023-08-04). The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century by Carlos Martinez (Book Review). orinocotribune.com By Roger Stoll — Aug 1, 2023 | Introduction | Western media never stop warning us of China: it menaces Taiwan, threatens its neighbors and shipping lanes in the South China Sea, and sticks military bases on Cuba. China, we are told, spies on us by the most devious means, through TikTok, Huawei 5G, and weather balloons. And China, say our media, ensnares Africa with debt traps. Meanwhile, the US government and its media-echo decry China's abuses of its own people. China, the US says, has committed "cultural" and literal genocide against Uyghur muslims in Xinjiang. As for the Covid-19 pandemic, the West with w…

scorinoco (2023-08-04). Government of Venezuela Bans Use and Sale of E-Cigarettes. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan government has implemented a ban on the utilization and sale of electronic cigarettes, commonly referred to as "vapes." This action comes in response to the presence of harmful toxic substances within these devices, which can lead to addiction and pose significant risks to health, including increased risk of heart disease, lung disorders, and other chronic complications. | The resolution, designed to protect children and adolescents throughout the country against these substances, was published in Official Gazette No. 42,682, dated August 1, 2023, stipulating the prohibition of the manufacture, sto…

scorinoco (2023-08-04). Venezuela's Attorney General Dismisses 'Union Leader' Claims of URP Members Convicted of Conspiracy. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, clarified that the six Venezuelans who were sentenced for conspiracy were not actually union leaders, despite being labeled as such by certain private media sources. These individuals, who are part of the subversive organization known as the Unidad de Resistencia Popular (Popular Resistance Unit, URP) have received a 16-year prison sentence for their involvement in plotting acts of terrorism during a 2022 parade. | In a press conference held at the headquarters of the Attorney General's Office in Caracas on Thursday, August 3, Saab reported that the six people who…

Staff (2023-08-04). How A.I. Can Easily Get Rid of Humans. leecamp.com

Staff (2023-08-04). Musk Changes Twitter To Porn Site. leecamp.com

Staff (2023-08-04). New Congressional Bills Will Break The Internet. leecamp.com

Staff (2023-08-04). President Maduro Condemns Voice of America's New Smear Campaign. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has condemned a recent smear campaign orchestrated from the White House through the Voice of America news service that has been targeting the economic growth of Venezuela. | President Maduro pointed out during an address made from Miraflores Palace this Thursday, August 3, that it is a dirty campaign being carried out by the White House and the US State Department alongside "their wimps in Venezuela" who intend to hide the true economic growth of Venezuela in this year 2023 with false narratives. | "I condemn these media campaigns that are undertaken from the White Hous…

Staff (2023-08-04). Red Cross Volunteers Confirm Cabello's Accusations of Irregularities. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-08-04). As Petition Deadline Looms, Stop Cop City Organizers Win More Time and Volunteers. scheerpost.com Stop Cop City graffiti along the Proctor Creek Greenway Trail (Tyler Lahti / Wikimedia Commons) By Katherine Demby / Prism On Thursday, July 27, a federal judge ruled in favor of four DeKalb County residents who sued the city of Atlanta earlier this month, arguing that they should be allowed to collect petition signatures because they live …

teleSUR (2023-08-04). Chile: Teachers Report a 90 Percent Compliance in the Strike. telesurenglish.net

teleSUR (2023-08-04). Japan: Typhoon Khanun Death Toll Rises to 2, 60 Injured. telesurenglish.net The influence of Typhoon Khanun has left two dead and more than 60 injured, according to Thursday's report in Okinawa, Japan. | Related: | An 89-year-old woman lost her life in the city of Uruma due to burns suffered from a fire caused by the candles she was using. | Earlier in the day, a 90-year-old man was reported to have died in Ogimi Village when he was struck by the roof of his garage. | So far, more than 1…

teleSUR (2023-08-04). Mexico: Bus Accident Leaves 18 Dead in Nayarit. telesurenglish.net On Thursday morning, a traffic accident occurred when a passenger bus fell into a ravine in the state of Nayarit, in western Mexico, leaving at least 18 people dead. | Related: | According to Jorge Benito Rodríguez, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit, there are three minors among the dead. | Rodríguez also stated that 22 people were injured and one was left without an injury. | According to local reports, the bus…

teleSUR (2023-08-04). Petro Rejects Accusations of Irregular Campaign Financing. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, President Gustavo Petro rejected the accusations by the Colombian Prosecutor's Office against his son Nicolas Petro, who was arrested for the alleged use of money from illegal groups in the 2022 presidential campaign. | RELATED: | "With confidence, firmness, and security. I have never led my children to crime. I would never favor the crime of any of them. My political life is focused on the search for…

teleSUR (2023-08-04). Ukraine Attempted to Attack Russia's Black Sea Base. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that two Ukrainian drones attempted to attack the naval base in Novorossiysk, a major Black Sea port, but were destroyed by Russian ships. | RELATED: | "Tonight, the Ukrainian armed forces attempted to attack the Novorossiysk naval base with two unmanned sea boats. During the repulsion of the attack, the unmanned boats were visually detected and destroyed by fire from the standard weapons…

teleSUR (2023-08-04). UN: Cross-Border Aid Delivered to Sudan's Darfur. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said that UN humanitarians have facilitated cross-border deliveries of assistance from Chad into Sudan's Darfur region despite the ongoing conflict. | Related: | "The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs tells us that today it facilitated cross-border deliveries of food items by the World Food Programme from Chad into…

teleSUR (2023-08-04). Venezuelan VP Participates in 9th CII India-Lac Conclave Closing. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, participated in the closing session of the IX India-Latin America and the Caribbean Economic Conclave, held for two days in the city of New Delhi. | Related: | In her speech, the vice-president of the South American nation stressed that this bi-regional forum, organized by the Industrial Confederation of India, "is extraordinarily very important". | The Venezuelan…

thecommunists (2023-08-04). End internment of Irish republicans now. thecommunists.org This article is reproduced from Irish Republican News with thanks. ***** Increasing numbers of Irish republicans are being detained without bail and with little prospect of facing trial. Members of the Soaradh leadership have now endured three years of 'internment by remand'. The party is calling on all republicans and human rights groups to speak …

thecommunists (2023-08-04). Lessons of 1914: Imperialism means war. thecommunists.org This article is based on the presentation made by Comrade Harpal Brar to an international seminar in Brussels to mark the centenary of the start of the first world war. It was later published in the November 2014 issue of Lalkar. Its increasing relevance today in consequence of the conflict in Ukraine has prompted us …

Victoria Law (2023-08-04). Solitary Confinement Survivors Rally Support for Proposed Federal Ban. truthout.org Even nine years after leaving prison, Evie Litwok is still haunted by the seven weeks she spent in solitary confinement. She suffers continual headaches, migraines, vertigo and claustrophobia. She cannot be in places that are too loud, too crowded or too small. The first time she walked into a crowded elevator after her release from prison, she suffered a panic attack and fainted. |

Vijay Prashad (2023-08-04). There are enough resources in the World to fulfill human needs, but not enough resources to satisfy capitalist greed: The Thirty-First Newsletter (2023). mronline.org Neither the BRICS project nor China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are military threats; both are essentially South-South commercial developments (along the grain of the agenda of the UN Office for South-South Cooperation).

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-04). Indian prime minister confirms participation in Brics Summit. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa his participation in the BRICS Summit from August 22 to 24 in Johannesburg, it was reported on Friday.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-04). Severe drought in Cuba' easternmost region is being confronted. plenglish.com Guantánamo, Cuba, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Deputy Prime Minister Inés María Chapman shared with residents of the mountainous municipality of Maisí the Government's strategies to face the severe drought that is affecting this semidesert area in eastern Cuba.

Ryan Cristián (2023-08-03). Pfizer Hearings Expose Blatant Pharma Dishonesty, Niger Revolution & East Palestine Just Got Worse. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (8/3/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Fight Back (2023-08-03). Jacksonville community organizations condemn proposed JSO budget increase, call for People's Budget. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville, FL – On Wednesday July 20, local organizers rallied in favor of a People's Budget, and against the proposed increase in the budget at the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO). They gathered outside of a townhall meeting scheduled by JSO Sheriff T.K. Waters at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. | The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has consistently received yearly increases to their budget for nearly a decade. Sheriff T.K. Waters is asking city leaders for funding to hire another 80 officers, while pushing for over 200 to be added in the next four years. As the city's basic infrastructure con…

Jessica Buxbaum (2023-08-03). Palestinian Journalist's Agonizing Detention Spotlights Israel's Crackdown on Free Press. mintpressnews.com The work of Palestinian journalists is frequently stifled by detentions, violence, and movement constraints, all stemming from the pervasive Israeli occupation. As Palestinian self-determination remains elusive, the prospect of an unfettered and equitable press becomes increasingly remote.

Ramzy Baroud (2023-08-03). Unraveling Israel's Identity: From Atheistic Zionism to Religious Nationalism. mintpressnews.com Ideological shifts do not appear and disappear overnight. Regardless of the outcome of Israel's protests, the ideological shifts there are seismic and long-lasting. For now, liberal Zionists and their Western allies must accept the historical truth that Herzl's "clergymen" have escaped the "temples" and are running the country.

Dan Williams (2023-08-03). Firefighters battle through Canada's worst fire season on record. america.cgtn.com Firefighters in Canada are contending with an unprecedented wildfire season. Hundreds of blazes are raging across the nation and the effort to contain the flames has claimed three lives over the last few weeks.

Jim Spellman (2023-08-03). Trump faces indictments ahead of presidential election. america.cgtn.com Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces additional civil and criminal cases, and the timing of which are all on a collision course with next year's U.S. presidential election. There is no roadmap for how the U.S. will handle an election with a major candidate facing such serious legal jeopardy.

Paulo Cabral (2023-08-03). Brazil's President hosts breakfast for international press corps. america.cgtn.com Members of the international press corps got an up-close and personal opportunity to hear first-hand from Brazil's President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on August 3. He answered pressing questions on a variety of key global topics during a breakfast in Brasilia.

Ediz Tiyansan (2023-08-03). A flying car approved for test flights in the U.S. america.cgtn.com A flying car built by U.S.-based Alef Aeronautics that has received an approval by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to conduct its first test flight. See more.

Lisa Chiu (2023-08-03). Who are the co-conspirators in Trump's Jan. 6 indictment? america.cgtn.com Learn more about the six co-conspirators described in former President Donald Trump's Jan. 6 indictment for…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-08-03). Ceasefire with Colombia's ELN guerrillas takes force. colombiareports.com A ceasefire between Colombia's security forces and guerrilla group ELN took force in support of ongoing peace talks. The ceasefire will be monitored by the United Nations, the Catholic Church…

Alberto Pinzón Sánchez (2023-08-03). La crisis de la justicia en Colombia. globalizacion.ca Un nuevo escándalo estalla en el firmamento colombiano, como cohete de fuegos artificiales que tapa las anteriores explosiones mediáticas, mostrando una vez más la crítica situación de la Justicia en Colombia. | Esta vez la atención mediática ha girado en torno…

Allen Forrest (2023-08-03). What the Government Does When It Doesn't Want to Answer a Question. dissidentvoice.org

cameron orr (2023-08-03). Bringing out the red: what being an EMS worker taught me. cpusa.org When I first started down my path in Emergency Medical Services, I was not a Marxist, however the years of dealing with the unfortunate realities of an uncaring capitalist system that commodifies the public's health and wellbeing changed that. The experiences which unfolded within the walls of ambulances and emergency rooms served as an ideological catalyst, igniting in me a profound realization: the very healthcare system I had dedicated my career to was not one dedicated to saving lives, but one which prioritizes profit above all else. As I reflect on my journey through Emergency Medical Services, I am compe…

Dean Baker (2023-08-03). Review of the Myth that Made Us, by Jeff Fuhrer. cepr.net The full title of this book is: The Myth that Made Us, How False Beliefs About Racism and Meritocracy Broke Our Economy and How to Fix It. The book is a direct attack on how economists, and probably most people, are inclined to see the economy and society, arguing against the idea that outcomes reflect …

Denis Voltaire (2023-08-03). Top French Intelligence Operative Sent to Capture Carlos the Jackal Says that the Jackal Was Protected by Israeli Mossad For Years. covertactionmagazine.com His case, along with that of the Italian Red Brigades, points to double standards in War on Terror going back to the 1970s In August 1994, Carlos the Jackal was arrested in Khartoum, Sudan, after a long sting operation by the CIA, and he was subsequently tried and convicted on murder charges. The operation seemed …

GRAIN (2023-08-03). El conflicto del maíz entre Estados Unidos y México: Un juego de espejos. globalizacion.ca Desde que México anunció que prohibiría el uso y el comercio de maíz genéticamente modificado y de glifosato en 2020, ha ido creciendo un diferendo público instigado por Estados Unidos. Hoy devora páginas y horarios televisivos con su disputa entre…

Jeferson Miola (2023-08-03). "Aproximaciones sucesivas" del Alto Mando en el gobierno de Lula. globalizacion.ca Hace años, durante una conferencia dada en una logia masónica en Brasilia [15/09/2017], el general Hamilton Mourà£o afirmó que "si hay que haber, habrá" una intervención militar. | Es importante señalar que la interpretación delirante del artículo 142 de la Constitución,…

Juan Guahán (2023-08-03). Dos grandes temas argentinos: uno negativo (FMI) y otro positivo (resurrección indígena). globalizacion.ca En estos días, dos cuestiones mayores ocupan el interés de estas reflexiones. Una de ellas, nuestra relación con el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), constituye el telón de fondo de la vida cotidiana de todos los argentinos. Para algunos —unos pocos-…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-03). Tony "war criminal" Blair is spreading his digital ID propaganda around the World. expose-news.com Tony Blair is a multi-millionaire former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom with a track record of lying and was convicted in absentia as a war criminal. He was also named in …

Rodolfo Bueno (2023-08-03). Biden podría ocasionar la Tercera Guerra Mundial. globalizacion.ca Robert Kennedy Jr., aspirante demócrata a la presidencia de EE.UU., es una de las personalidades más enteradas del conflicto de Ucrania y, al igual que el expresidente Trump, ha prometido ponerle fin de ser electo. | Explicó que en 2019 Ucrania,…

Staff (2023-08-03). FBI & Colorado Springs Police Sued for Targeting & Spying on Racial Justice Protesters. democracynow.org The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado has sued the FBI, the Colorado Springs Police Department and local officers for illegally spying on local activist Jacqueline "Jax" Armendariz Unzueta and the Chinook Center, a community organizing hub in Colorado Springs. "This was one of the worst moments of my life," says Unzueta, who describes the investigation by law enforcement as "incredibly invasive." The lawsuit accuses the agencies of "unconstitutional and invasive search and seizure of the phones, computers, devices, and private chats of people and groups whose mes…

Staff (2023-08-03). Headlines for August 3, 2023. democracynow.org Trump to Be Arraigned on Charges over Jan. 6 and Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election, Federal Jury Unanimously Sentences Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter to Death, Memphis Police Say Gunman Attempted Mass Shooting at Jewish School, Iran Orders Two-Day National Holiday as Temperatures Soar to 123 ∞F, Death Toll from China Floods Rises to 20 After Beijing Receives Heaviest Rains in 140+ Years, Scorching Temperatures Drive Deaths and Illnesses in Japan, South Korea, Unprecedented Winter Heat Wave Brings 100 ∞ Temperatures to Chile and Argentina, Nigerien Junta Leader Vows to Resist Any Attempts to Remove Coup…

Staff (2023-08-03). "Never Again": Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Sentenced to Die. Jews Against the Death Penalty Respond. democracynow.org A federal jury has sentenced to death the gunman who killed 11 worshipers at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in the deadliest act of antisemitism in U.S. history. Robert Bowers was found guilty of federal hate crimes for the 2018 massacre. This is the first time federal prosecutors have successfully sought the death penalty under the Biden administration, which has imposed a moratorium on executions. We are joined by Cantor Michael Zoosman, co-founder of L'Chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty. "For 'never again' to have any meaning, it must also mean never again to state-sponsored m…

Staff (2023-08-03). Center for Countering Digital Hate Vows to Keep Monitoring Hate Speech on X Despite Elon Musk Lawsuit. democracynow.org After the Center for Countering Digital Hate reported that hate speech has soared on the website formerly known as Twitter, now rebranded as "X," Elon Musk responded by filing a lawsuit against the center over the research, calling the group "evil" and its CEO Imran Ahmed a "rat." X accuses the watchdog group of unlawfully accessing data to "falsely claim it had statistical support showing the platform is overwhelmed with harmful content." This comes as Musk has laid off about 80% of the workforce at X, including a large number of content moderators, and shut down i…

Staff (2023-08-03). Tell the Ukrainian Government to Drop Prosecution of Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko. davidswanson.org Yurii Sheliazhenko has been formally charged by the Ukrainian government with the crime of justifying Russian aggression. The evidence is this statement which explicitly condemns Russian aggression.

Stansfield Smith (2023-08-03). John F. Kennedy on Ending the US War on Vietnam: His Own Words. dissidentvoice.org With the advent of a new Kennedy running for president, new life was given to JFK's World Peace speech on June 10, 1963, both among some progressives, and even the LaRouche Schiller Institute. Their thesis is that Kennedy was planning on making peace with the Soviet Union and was going to withdraw US troops from …

Umberto Mazzei (2023-08-03). El fracaso de la diplomacia económica de las sanciones. globalizacion.ca La reacción de China a las sanciones que le impuso la Administración de Biden refleja el mayor fracaso que se pueda a imaginar de las varias que pudren la política económica exterior de Estados Unidos. | Esa podredumbre se deriva de…

_____ (2023-08-03). The American Surveillance State — When Will Big Brother Fall? journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-08-03). Russia and Iran are shaping a new reality in the Middle East. journal-neo.org

Deeban Ratneswaran, Michael Cheng, Ebrahim Nasser, Rajiv Madula, Martino Pengo, Kath Hope, Esther I. Schwarz, Yuanming Luo, Georgios Kaltsakas, Michael I. Polkey, John Moxham, Joerg Steier (2023-08-03). Articles] Domiciliary transcutaneous electrical stimulation in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and limited adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy: a single-centre, open-label, randomised, controlled phase III trial. thelancet.com Domiciliary TESLA can be used safely and effectively in OSA patients with poor adherence to CPAP, with favourable impact on sleepiness and sleep fragmentation. Despite pandemic-related limitations of the amended protocol this trial provides the evidence that TESLA improves clinically meaningful outcomes over the observed follow up period, and the transcutaneous approach is likely to offer an affordable alternative for responders to electrical stimulation in clinical practice.

_____ (2023-08-03). How the U.S. Moved From Continental to Global Empire. strategic-culture.org Radical historian William Appleman Williams struck a consistent theme through his decades of writing on U.S. history. When confronted with a choice between building a society based on communitarian values or expanding to dodge the difficulties that would have entailed, the U.S. consistently chose imperial expansion. First, across the continent, and then around the world.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-08-03). Three African Military Governments Say They Will Resist Any Western-backed Intervention in Niger. globalresearch.ca

Ahmed Adel (2023-08-03). American Public's Confidence in U.S.Armed Forces has Plummeted. Gallup poll. globalresearch.ca

Allen Jennings (2023-08-03). Cuban visitors speak on world leading COVID-19 response. greenleft.org.au Two young Cubans, currently touring Australia with the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society, are speaking at a public meeting on Cuba's challenges and latest achievements. Allen Jennings reports.

Amy Goodman (2023-08-03). Community Organizer Spied on by FBI and Colorado Springs Police Speaks Out. truthout.org The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado has sued the FBI, the Colorado Springs Police Department and local officers for illegally spying on local activist Jacqueline "Jax" Armendariz Unzueta and the Chinook Center, a community organizing hub in Colorado Springs. "This was one of the worst moments of my life," says Unzueta, who describes the investigation by law enforcement as "incredibly… |

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-03). US Extends Alex Saab's Abduction Due to 'Extensive' Opening Brief. orinocotribune.com Prosecutors in the United States are seeking a second 30-day extension to respond to the appeal of diplomat Alex Saab to the ruling of a lower court in Miami suggesting that he should face a criminal trial despite his diplomatic immunity. | The information was released by the Associated Press correspondent for Latin America, Joshua Goodman, on social media. Goodman has been, since the Saab's abduction, one of the most visible stenographers of Washington in mainstream media. | The legal document requesting the extension, published by the journalist, states that the prosecutors are asking for a 30-day extension. Th…

Andrea Woods (2023-08-03). The Deadly and Tragic Costs of Pretrial Detention. aclu.org Content warning: This piece includes disturbing details about the deaths of incarcerated people. |

Andrew Korybko (2023-08-03). False Perceptions of BRICS? An Alliance of "Sovereign Countries" Committed to "Dedollarization" globalresearch.ca

Andrew Perez (2023-08-03). Alito Previously Told Lawmakers He Would Obey Ethics Laws. levernews.com

Andreína Chávez Alava (2023-08-03). Venezuela: Gov't Presents Plan to Clean Up Oil-Contaminated Maracaibo Lake. venezuelanalysis.com A team of experts is working alongside the community to decontaminate Maracaibo Lake from waste, microalgae and oil leaking from corroded pipelines.

Angela (2023-08-03). Sunday 8/20: Q&A Discussion of the film ""The Truth: Lost At Sea" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Ann Brown (2023-08-03). Biden Administration Denies Secret Service Protection For Presidential Candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. moguldom.com Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is calling out President Joe Biden's administration for not providing secret service protection to him. "Since the assassination of my father in 1968, candidates for President are provided Secret Service protection. But not me," tweeted Kennedy, the son of assassinated 1968 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy and nephew to …

Ann Brown (2023-08-03). Meek Mill: Record Labels Pay Artists More To Rap About Murder And Ignorant Stuff. moguldom.com In a thought-provoking revelation at the 114th National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Convention, rapper and criminal justice reform advocate Meek Mill exposed a disturbing truth about the music industry's approach to hip-hop. Meek Mill, who landed his first record deal in 2008 but didn't release his first album until 2012, has …

Anonymous103 (2023-08-03). Another Group Of Child Traffickers Accidentally Detained On Ukrainian Border. southfront.org Another group of child traffickers was accidentally detained in Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian media citing the state border service, the criminal group that sold newborn babies abroad was neutralized. | According to the reports, the group of child traffickers consisted of 12 people, including the heads of several medical institutions. They were looking for women who agreed to become surrogate mothers and sell their babies for 12 thousand euros. In their turn, the traffickers sold bab…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-03). Military Situation In Donbass On August 3, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Stelmakhovka; | Ukrainian artillery targeted an ammo truck of Russian forces south of Bakhmut; | Russian forces attacked AFU positions near Torskoye; | Russian forces attacked AFU positions near Krasnogorovka; | Russian forces attacked AFU positions near Makeevka; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Dibrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-03). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On August 3, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Pyatikhatki; | Russian forces attacked AFU positions near Krasnogorovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Urozhaynoye; | Russian forces repelled Ukrainian attacks near Rabotino; | Up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, 5 motor vehicles, and 1 Msta-B howitzer were destroyed in Kherson region, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 45 Ukraini…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-03). Military Situation In Syria On August 3, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 3, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 3, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF near Tal Tamar. Five people were wounded; | On August 3, Turkish authorities deported 31 Syrian people to northern Syria via Tal Abyadh crossing; | On August 3, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kansafra; | On August 3, SAA artillery shelled posi…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-03). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 3, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 2, the AFU attempted to attack a Russian Navy warship with an unmanned boat in the southwestern part of the Black Sea. The drone was destroyed; | On August 2, Ukrainian missile fell near the airfield near Gvardeiskoe in Crimea, causing no damage; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Sinkovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kotlyarovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Stelmakhovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-03). Military Situation In Yemen On August 3, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-08-03). 'Treating Us Like Dogs': Colombian Mercenaries Tried To Teach Ungrateful Ukrainians Good Manners. southfront.org Illustrative Image: Colombian mercenaries in obsolete German helmets | Another scandal between the Ukrainian servicemen and foreign mercenaries has recently become public. Videos of the conflict between Colombian mercenaries who reportedly instructed servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and the Ukrainian military are gaining popularity on social networks. | Colombian militants shared three videos revealing the chronology of the conflict and accusing ungrateful Ukrainian servicemen of shameful treatment of for…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-03). In Video: Syrian, Russian Forces Conduct Nighttime Military Exercise. southfront.org Screengrab. Source: the Russian Ministry of Defense. | The Russian military group in Syria and the elite 25th Special Mission Forces Division of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) had held a joint nighttime military exercise in the Hama governorate, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on August 3. | In a statement, the ministry said that the exercise mimicked an attack to liberate a settlement that was occupied by terrorists. | The joint attack began with a series of airstrikes by Su…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-03). Kiev Forces Suffer More Losses In Futile Attacks (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Kiev forces sustained heavy human and material losses white attempting to advance in the directions of South Donetsk, Kupyansk, Krasny Liman and Donetsk, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on August 3. | In its daily briefing, the ministry said that teh Russian Yug Group of Forces repelled eight attacks close to Belogorovka, Berestovoye, Kleshcheevka, Krasnogorovka, and Maryinka. After repelling the attacks, the group launched a counterattack and improved the situation on the…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-03). U.S.-Led Coalition Fighter Jets And Drones Violated Syria's Airspace 14 Times: Russian MoD. southfront.org

Anonymous765 (2023-08-03). ISIS Steps Up Attacks In Central Syria. southfront.org |

Ashley Curtin (2023-08-03). Jury sentences Pittsburgh synagogue gunman to death penalty. nationofchange.org Judge Robert Colville will formally rule in court today.

Berkeley Federation of Teachers AFT 1078 (2023-08-03). Monday 8/7: Emeryville: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers to Unionize. indybay.org Starbucks | 3839 Emery Street | Emeryville, CA, 94608…

Chris Walker (2023-08-03). DeSantis Says He Will "Start Slitting Throats on Day One" as President. truthout.org Over the weekend, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — who has been waging a fledgling 2024 presidential campaign — used violent rhetoric to suggest that he'd go after federal employees he felt were disloyal to him should he become president. "We're going to have all these deep state people, you know we're going to start slitting throats on day one," DeSantis said during a New Hampshire Public… |

Chris Walker (2023-08-03). Martha's Vineyard DA Calls on Merrick Garland to Investigate Ron DeSantis. truthout.org The district attorney who represents the island of Martha's Vineyard has sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for an investigation into Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis's anti-migrant stunt last year. Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois announced last week that he was initiating his own investigation into DeSantis's decision to charter two planes to transfer… |

Colin Todhunter (2023-08-03). Science and Public Interest Halt the Push for GM Crops in India: Approval by Contamination? globalresearch.ca

Dana Sanchez (2023-08-03). Fitch Rating Agency Downgrades America's Credit Rating: 5 Things To Know. moguldom.com A divided United States does not inspire confidence in the country's ability to pay its debt, according to Fitch Ratings, which downgraded the U.S. credit rating due to fiscal concerns, an erosion of governance, and political polarization reflected in part by the Jan. 6 insurrection. Fitch announced it had downgraded the U.S. long-term foreign-currency issuer …

Daniel Bates (2023-08-03). The Jeffrey Epstein Files: Trove of Never-before-seen Emails and Calendars Gives Unprecedented Insight Into Late Pedophile's Network of Power and Influence that Includes Chris Rock, Peter Thiel, and Richard Branson. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-03). Poland Claims Wagner Fighters in Belarus are Trying to 'Destabilize' NATO. news.antiwar.com Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki claimed on Thursday that Wagner fighters were deployed to Belarus in an attempt to "destabilize" bordering NATO countries, which the alliance refers to as its eastern flank. Morawiecki called the Russian mercenary force "extremely dangerous" and said it had been "being redeployed to NATO's eastern flank to destabilize it." He …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-03). President Biden Calls for the Immediate Release of Niger's President. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Thursday called for the immediate release of Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, who's been detained since being ousted by a military coup last week. "I call for President Bazoum and his family to be immediately released, and for the preservation of Niger's hard-earned democracy," Biden said in a statement commemorating Niger's independence day. …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-03). Russia's Economy Projected to Grow Despite Western Sanctions. news.antiwar.com The International Monetary Fund has said it expects the Russian economy to grow by 1.5% this year despite the US-led Western sanctions campaign against the country, which President Biden once vowed would "turn the ruble into rubble." The Russian economy shrank by 2.1% last year, but it has bounced back as Russia is adjusting to …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-03). UK Says Its Air Force Intercepted 50 Russian Planes Over Estonia in Four Months. news.antiwar.com The Times of London reported Thursday that the British Royal Air Force intercepted 50 Russian planes over Estonia in the past four months while it led NATO's air policing mission on Russia's border. The skies in the Baltic region of Europe have become a potential flashpoint for a direct conflict between NATO and Russia as …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-03). Ukraine Says Talks With US on Security Guarantees Have Begun. news.antiwar.com A Ukrainian official said Thursday that the US and Ukraine have started talks on security guarantees for Ukraine, part of a plan for Washington to provide long-term military support for Kyiv. The US and other G7 nations vowed at the recent NATO summit in Vilnius to negotiate their own bilateral security deals with Ukraine. "It …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-03). US Military May Put Armed Troops on Commercial Ships in Strait of Hormuz. news.antiwar.com The US military may place armed troops on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a move that would significantly raise tensions between the US and Iran, The Associated Press reported Thursday. The idea would be to protect commercial vessels from being seized by Iran, but it could result in direct clashes between the US …

Dr. Dina Y. Sulaeman (2023-08-03). "The Choice of Resistance" globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-08-03). Turbo Cancer in Doctors: Top Breast Cancer Surgeon and Top 20 Oncologist Influencers. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Starbucks earns big in the Chinese market. ecns.cn Starbucks' China revenue grew 51 percent from the previous year to $821.9 million (5.8 billion yuan), or up 60 percent when excluding a 9 percent impact of foreign currency translation in the third quarter of its 2023 fiscal year.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Sinopec makes breakthrough in coalbed methane exploitation. ecns.cn China Petrochemical Corp has made a breakthrough in deep coalbed methane exploration in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality after years of exploitation, the company, the world's largest refiner by volume.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Hangzhou to cut quota restrictions on household registration system. ecns.cn Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, plans to further remove restrictions on its points-based household registration system in order to attract more talents, the city announced on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Giant panda YaYa celebrates 23th birthday at Beijing Zoo. ecns.cn Giant panda Ya Ya celebrated its 23rd birthday at the Beijing Zoo on Thursday. This is its first birthday celebrated in its homeland China after it returned from the U.S.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Publisher Books China suffers heavy loss due to rain-triggered flooding. ecns.cn Large Chinese publisher Books China, whose storage center is located in flood-hit city Zhuozhou, has suffered a heavy loss, with over four million books scrapped, it said on Chinese social media platform Weibo on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Apple to donate to relief efforts in Beijing and Hebei province. ecns.cn Apple will donate to relief efforts for areas impacted by the terrible flooding in Beijing and the surrounding Hebei province, said Apple's CEO Tim Cook on his Weibo account on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Soldiers take stranded train travelers to safety. ecns.cn Thousands of passengers trapped for almost four days on two trains stranded by floodwaters on Beijing's outskirts have been rescued thanks to joint efforts by soldiers, railway workers and local residents.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). China to make more efforts toward robot development, innovation. ecns.cn More efforts will be made from China to boost the innovation capabilities of robots and make more breakthroughs on related technologies for higher-quality development.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). China to better facilitate visas for foreigners with business. ecns.cn China will facilitate the issuance of port visas and multiple renewals for foreign businessmen, according to the Ministry of Public Security and National Immigration Administration.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Big fuss generated by 'room-temp superconductor'>. ecns.cn The new development known as the room-temperature superconductor has been a hot topic, and has recently continued to rise in its relevant industry.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Ministry of Public Security aim to ease parking pressure. ecns.cn The Ministry of Public Security has taken measures to improve the utilization rate of road resources, ease the parking pressure in urban areas and facilitate the passage of transportation logistics freight vehicles.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Foreign investors confident in Chinese economic growth. ecns.cn Foreign investors are confident in the outlook of China's economic growth and have eyes on opportunities in the consumption sector, the Securities Daily reported on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Artificially bred giant panda Luo Sheng celebrates 20th birthday. ecns.cn Lou Sheng was served a cake to celebrate its 20th birthday at Qinling Giant Panda Research Center in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Stranded travelers touched by selfless villagers amid Beijing's heavy rain. ecns.cn The K396 train bound from Inner Mongolia to Beijing was forced to stop on Sunday at Luopoling Railway Station in Mentougou District, hit by heavy rain-triggered flooding.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Athletes enjoy Chengdu vibes outside competition. ecns.cn Just halfway through the Chengdu Universiade schedule, Chengdu, this city in southwest China known for its delectable cuisine and abundant entertainment, has already captivated countless athletes. Beyond the competitions, they are immersing themselves in local culture and have given high praise to the gigantic event.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Cause of U.S. credit rating downgrade debated. ecns.cn A downgrade of the U.S. government's credit rating sent stocks reeling on Wednesday and elicited finger-pointing over the root cause.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). China's Finance Ministry announces tax reductions for key groups to boost employment. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Finance and three other departments on Wednesday announced tax reduction for key groups including college graduates and people who just walk out of poverty, in a bid to support entrepreneurship and employment.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Chinese Ministry of State Security unveils channel to report espionage activities. ecns.cn The agency released detailed guidelines on Thursday on how to report and where to report suspected spy activities while emphasizing the importance of punishing espionage and protecting human rights.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). All-out rescue efforts launched after record rainfall in N China. ecns.cn Zhuozhou has set up 28 emergency response forces with a total of 8,755 rescuers along with civil relief units, such as the Blue Sky rescue team and Tianlong rescue team to carry out continuing rescue operations.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Tourists flock to Chengdu for leisure lifestyle. ecns.cn Tourists flock to Chengdu during the 31st FISU Summer World University Games to enjoy the leisure lifestyle.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Breathtaking summer scenery in Kuerdening. ecns.cn Kuerdening scenic area boasts breathtaking scenery from lush meadows and forest to snow-peaked mountains in summer in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Chengdu Universiade Torch Tower lights up at night. ecns.cn The main stadium and the flame tower of the Chengdu Universiade are reflected on the surface of Dongan Lake at night in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 2, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-08-03). Rescue operations continue after Beijing's heaviest rainfall in 140 years. ecns.cn Rescue teams were spotted working around the clock to assist and relocate trapped individuals by floodwaters on Wednesday in Fangshan District of Beijing. "ÄÄ…

Editor (2023-08-03). Artificial Intelligence and the class struggle. mronline.org Since the earliest days of the industrial revolution, workers have fought company owners over their use of automated machinery to step up the pace of exploitation.

Editor (2023-08-03). Honest Government ad | COP31 Australia & the Pacific. mronline.org The Australien Government made an ad about its bid to host the 2026 UN Climate Summit (COP31) with the Pacific, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.

Editor (2023-08-03). Kent councillor suspended from Labour after watching Jeremy Corbyn film. mronline.org COUNCILLOR in Kent has been suspended from the Labour whip after attending a screening of the film exposing the conspiracy behind the removal of Jeremy Corbyn as the party's leader.

Editor (2023-08-03). Glenn Greenwald: Wikipedia Co-Founder Calls Wikipedia "Most Biased Encyclopedia" scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-08-03). Israel Expanded an Apartheid Law Last Week. No One Is Talking About It. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-08-03). Matt Taibbi: Campaign 2024, Officially Chaos. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-08-03). Post-Conviction Review Could Correct Three-Strike Law Injustices. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-08-03). Report Details 'Shocking Pattern' of Abuse by US Agents at Mexico Border. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-08-03). Scott Ritter: The Executioner's Lament. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-08-03). The Forever War's Forever Legacy. scheerpost.com

Edward Curtin (2023-08-03). Trinity's Shadow: First Atomic Bomb Named Trinity. Terrifying Predicament that Many Wish to Ignore. globalresearch.ca

Ellen David Friedman, Labor Notes. (2023-08-03). For Open Bargaining, Start Early And Build. popularresistance.org In many unions, ratification of a collective bargaining agreement can leave members alienated and angry. | Sometimes members will be learning about the major features of a tentative deal for the first time. Little time is given to discussion—members are expected to approve what leadership recommends, and officers may get defensive at questions or complaints. In some unions, members know their opinion doesn't matter and may not even bother to vote. | But there's another way to go, to build a powerful, participatory, energized union through the bargaining process: open bargaining.

Farhana Sultana (2023-08-03). Fossil Fuel Exec Is Slated to Lead COP28. We Must Decolonize Climate Governance. truthout.org As the world gears up for the upcoming 28th United Nations Conference of Parties on climate change (COP28), the appointment of a fossil fuel executive as its head has sparked widespread criticism. Host countries of COP conferences appoint the president, and COP28 host United Arab Emirates appointed its state oil company head to the presidency. Given the fossil fuel industry's role in worsening… |

Frank Cappello (2023-08-03). LEVER TIME: Heat Is The Deadliest Type Of Weather. levernews.com

Hamilton Nolan, In These Times. (2023-08-03). A New Idea For New Union Organizing. popularresistance.org Why is it that unions, the only things that exist to do new union organizing, do not organize enough new union members? Unions will tell you that there are many reasons‚Äâ—‚Äâhostile labor laws, corporate union-busting, difficult political climates. There is some truth to all of these explanations, but they are also a bit like stopping and sitting down while a wild dog is chasing you, because running is tiring. Sure it is, but that's not much consolation when you're dead. There always have been, and always will be, political and corporate forces hostile to unions. That does…

infobrics (2023-08-03). Incredulous Observers: Why Have They Missed the ´BRICS+ ª Moment?>. infobrics.org As the August 2023 BRICS summit draws near, there are more and more alarm bells ringing from various parts of the academic community regarding the "excessive ambition" coming from BRICS attempts to change global governance…

infobrics (2023-08-03). BRICS Nations Forge a Path Towards a Gold-backed Currency, Challenging the US Dollar's Dominance. infobrics.org With the decision made a month before the upcoming BRICS summit in Johannesburg, the initiative has attracted the attention of numerous countries eager to join this influential bloc…

infobrics (2023-08-03). Robert Kiyosaki Warns the Dollar 'Will Die' as BRICS Nations Eye Gold-backed Alternative. infobrics.org Robert Kiyosaki said the dollar will meet its end as dedollarization efforts ramp up among BRICS nations…

infobrics (2023-08-03). US strongly advises Ukraine not to do certain things, but Kiev does not listen — CNBC. infobrics.org Terrorist attacks on Russian cities will again prove to be another situation where Zelensky overplayed his hand.

infobrics (2023-08-03). Ocean Shield naval drills show Baltic Sea not a "NATO lake" infobrics.org Russian military exercises in Baltic Sea show that Moscow has force enough to defend its interests in the region.

infobrics (2023-08-03). Amram Petrosian: Albert Ondo Ossa is the most rational candidate for the leadership of Gabon. infobrics.org Albert Ondo Ossa is the most rational candidate for the leadership of Gabon. This was stated by the President of the Foundation for the Development of Modern Diplomacy Amram Petrosian in his comment on the course of the presidential election campaign in the republic…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-03). Canada: Indigenous Resistance Challenges Ontario's 'Mining Boom'. libya360.wordpress.com Owen Schalk The Ring of Fire is located in northwestern Ontario. Many First Nations along the James Bay coast, pictured here, are located downstream of the development. Photo courtesy the Government of Ontario/Flickr. Ring of Fire has become one of the most active regions in the world for lithium exploration As Canada's governments hungrily scour…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-03). Democracy vs. Repression: Guess What Canada Supports in Peru? libya360.wordpress.com Yves Engler Last week tens of thousands took to the streets of Lima. Thousands traveled from across the country to Peru's capital toparticipate in the Third Takeover of Lima since elected president Pedro Castillo was overthrown in December. The protesters are calling for the removal of deeply unpopular usurper president Dina Boluarte. Eight months since…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-03). People's Movements Oppose West-Backed Military Intervention by ECOWAS in Niger. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni The West African Peoples' Organization said ECOWAS' threat of military intervention was a maneuver by colonial France and Great Britain, under the hegemony of US imperialism. With Mali, Guinea, and Burkina Faso extending support to Niger's new government, any use of force by ECOWAS may hurl the entire sub-region into war Several left…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-03). The Conflict in Ukraine and the Political Battle Over Feeding a Hungry World. libya360.wordpress.com Dmitri Kovalevich July marked the one-and-a-half year anniversary of the start of the Russian Special Military Operation (SMO) in Ukraine. The key developments during the past month were Russia's withdrawal from the agreement reached one year ago by each of Russia and Ukraine with Turkey and the UN for exports of grain from Ukraine, and…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-03). Three Military Governments Will Resist Any Western-Backed Intervention in Niger. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Burkina Faso And Niger Military Leaders Hold Meeting In Ouagadougou Aug Mali, Burkina Faso and the CNSP based in Niamey have cautioned ECOWAS, France and the United States to refrain from any attempt to reinstall the administration of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum General Abdourahamane Tchiane, the chairman of the ruling military administration in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-03). Venezuela Primaries: The Engine of Confrontation. libya360.wordpress.com Mision Verdad The insistence on electing disqualified persons and the gaps in their organization suggest that the opposition is only looking for one alternative: violent confrontation (Photo: Carlos García Rawlins / Reuters). The impact of the primary elections on the opposition enthusiasm has tended to decrease since both the United Democratic Platform (PUD) and the…

Isaac Nellist, Chloe DS (2023-08-03). Green Left News Podcast Ep 17: CFMEU housing plan, Women's World Cup & Russian anti-war socialist arrested. greenleft.org.au Green Left journalists Isaac Nellist and Chloe DS go through the latest news from across the continent and around the world.

isabella (2023-08-03). Here We Go Again, Again With the Commercial Donor-Advised Fund Industry. inequality.org

Jacob Nordangard (2023-08-03). Transition to a New Global Order. globalresearch.ca

Jake Johnson (2023-08-03). Voting Rights Groups File Legal Challenge to Wisconsin's Legislative Maps. truthout.org Voting rights organizations and law firms joined forces Wednesday to file a legal challenge against Wisconsin's aggressively gerrymandered state legislative maps, which have allowed Republicans to cling to power in the Assembly and Senate for more than a decade. Filed by Campaign Legal Center (CLC), Law Forward, the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, and Arnold & |

Jake Johnson (2023-08-03). GOP's 'fiscal vandalism and political sabotage' prompts second-ever US credit downgrade. nationofchange.org "The debt ceiling was a bad idea when it was first put in place, and it has become the worst idea as the Republicans have figured out how to weaponize it."

Jen Juneau (2023-08-03). Trailer for 'Oppenheimer': Lt General Leslie Groves (Matt Damon) Challenges Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy). globalresearch.ca

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-08-03). Attacks on RFK Jr. as a "Conspiracy Theorist" Show All the Hallmarks of CIA Disinformation. globalresearch.ca

Johanna Kichton (2023-08-03). Homes Guarantee Celebrates Tenant Movement Closing in on Federal Rent Regulation. peoplesaction.org Tenants Organized 2.4K Comments Demanding Federal Rent Control With Support from Leading Economists, Academics, Climate Researchers, and Electeds WASHINGTON, D.C. — People's Action's Homes Guarantee campaign today celebrated the strength of the tenant movement by releasing letters that make clear that federal tenant protections are common-sense policy with broad support from experts and directly impacted …

Julia Conley (2023-08-03). Calls Grow for Gov. John Bel Edwards to Commute Sentences of Death Row Prisoners. truthout.org Anti-death penalty advocates in Louisiana are calling on Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards to act within the next two weeks to commute the sentences of the vast majority of prisoners on death row, who first appealed to the governor in June following his public statement decrying capital punishment. Fifty-six out of 60 prisoners on Louisiana's death row filed clemency petitions with the state Board… |

Kelly Hayes (2023-08-03). AI Won't Overthrow Us, But It Will Optimize the Capitalist Death Machine. truthout.org "How are these tools going to be used to increase the power of employers and of management once again, and to be used against workers," asks Paris Marx. In this episode of "Movement Memos," Marx and host Kelly Hayes break down the hype and potential of artificial intelligence, and what we should really be worried about. Note: This a rush transcript and has been lightly edited for clarity. |

Liberation Staff (2023-08-03). PSL Editorial — Trump indictment sets stage for historic political battle. liberationnews.org The charges announced Tuesday by special prosecutor Jack Smith constitute the most serious legal crisis yet for Donald Trump.

Lisa Chiu (2023-08-03). Who are the co-conspirators named in Trump's Jan. 6 indictment? america.cgtn.com Learn more about the six co-conspirators described in former President Donald Trump's Jan. 6 indictment for…

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-08-03). Russia's "Ocean Shield" Naval Exercises in the Baltic Sea. Not a "NATO lake" globalresearch.ca

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-08-03). Kiev's Secret Plan Regarding Zelensky's Replacement. Western Media Report. globalresearch.ca

Malik Miah (2023-08-03). United States: Child labour and exploitation on the rise. greenleft.org.au The death of a 16-year-old boy at a Wisconsin sawmill occurred as states are loosening 80-year-old child labour laws, aiming to bring in super exploitable child labour, especially in non-unionised industries, reports Malik Miah.

Marnie Cathcart (2023-08-03). What Impact Will Trudeau's Marital Separation Have on His Political Career? globalresearch.ca

Matthew Cunningham-Cook (2023-08-03). Corporate Cash Derails Train Safety Bill. levernews.com The company that manufactured the toxic chemicals that were released and incinerated in the wake of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment this winter gave $2 million to the primary Senate GOP super PAC as bipartisan rail safety legislation stalled in Congress.The manufacturer, Occidental Petroleum, has been lobbying on rail and tank car safety, and its lobbying group, the American Chemistry Council — which also donated $250,000 to the main House GOP super PAC — had pushed for changes weakening the bill in committee.The railroad legislation, introduced in the immediate aftermath of the East Pales…

Max Blumenthal (2023-08-03). RFK Jr staff block Israel-Palestine dialogue after the candidate agreed. thegrayzone.com A day after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. agreed to a public discussion with Max Blumenthal on Israel-Palestine, his campaign walked back his words. RFK Jr. has pledged "unconditional support" to Israel while spouting vitriolic anti-Palestinian rhetoric. One day after Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. agreed to comedian and podcaster Jimmy Dore's proposal that he engage with The Grayzone's editor-in-chief, Max Blumenthal, in a public dialogue on Israel-Palestine, Kennedy's campaign nixed the discussion. During an August 1 phone call …

Maxximilian Seijo (2023-08-03). Job Guarantee as Historical Struggle with David Stein (NEW TRANSCRIPT!). mronline.org We are excited to rerelease our inaugural episode of Money on the Left alongside a brand new transcript. In our inaugural episode, we consider the recent resurgence of full employment politics in the United States from both a political and historical perspective with historian David Stein (@davidpstein).

Megan Schuller (2023-08-03). 33 Years After the ADA, Our Legal System Still Victimizes Disabled People. truthout.org When police officers found Daniel Prude naked and wandering the streets of Rochester, New York, as snow was falling the evening of March 23, 2020, they did not call for social workers or mental health experts. They pointed a Taser at him and demanded he lie on the ground. Prude had run out of his brother's house during a mental health crisis, and after a few minutes of sitting handcuffed on the… |

mforinoco (2023-08-03). Guatemala in Electoral Context 2023. orinocotribune.com By Ollantay Itzamná — Jul 31, 2023 | On August 20, Guatemala will vote for more neoliberalism, more racism, and continued dispossession of indigenous territories. | Last June 25, the general elections were held to elect president and vice-president, 160 deputies to the Congress of the Republic, 20 supranational deputies to the Central American Parliament and 340 municipal governments. | A total of 9.3 million Guatemalans were called to cast their vote both in Guatemala and abroad. Thirty political organizations and 22 presidential candidates participated. Three presidential binomials, under different argumen…

Mike Ludwig (2023-08-03). 4 Years After El Paso Massacre, Republicans Use Same Rhetoric as Mass Shooters. truthout.org Four years ago, a gunman drove across Texas and committed a racist massacre at a Walmart in El Paso to thwart what he claimed was a "Hispanic invasion." Now, an advocacy group launched by former Vice President Mike Pence to support his floundering presidential campaign is setting off alarm bells. The first point on the Pence group's immigration policy platform? Direct Congress to pass legislation… |

Nonviolence Radio Team, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-08-03). Cutting The Ties Between Higher Education And The Military. popularresistance.org This episode of Nonviolence Radio welcomes @hellaJinsella from the UK peace organization, DeMilitarise Education, or dED. Jinsella has been actively working to raise awareness about the ties between higher education and the military. As these relationships have not generally been made public, military funding, and the accompanying environmental degradation the arms industry entails, has been able to thrive within universities without sustained challenge. DeMilitarise Education seeks to bring these connections to light. To this end, it has set up a database which tracks schools' ties with the military and arms com…

noreply (2023-08-03). I'll Just Leave It Here;)) Wink, Wink. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Judge and Alastair Crooke doing what they do best–telling the truth. Do I enjoy my validations? You can bet your ass on that–I warned about it long time ago. Mrs. Zelensky, however, is repulsive, unlike it is the case with Justin's wife.

noreply (2023-08-03). Some Russian News Outlets… smoothiex12.blogspot.com noticed Immediate issue: US $25 trillion GDP is fiction–most of it is in non-productive services and price of assets inflation. Moreover, as I am on record–even PPP criteria is bogus because it…

Norman Solomon (2023-08-03). Decades later, the US government called Hiroshima and Nagasaki 'nuclear tests'. nationofchange.org U.S. military strategists were eager "to use the bomb first where its effects would not only be politically effective, but also technically measurable."

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-03). Chile investigates into 32 domestic foundations' alleged wrongdoings. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Public Prosecutor's Office informed on Thursday that 32 foundations in 11 domestic regions are being investigated for alleged wrongdoings in transfering state funds, after the uncovering of the scandal known as "Caso Convenios" Deals' Case.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-03). Cracking down on El Salvador's cycle of gang violence. plenglish.com San Salvador, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of Salvadoran soldiers and police officers on Tuesday surrounded the central agricultural region of Cabanas — home to some 150,000 people — as part of President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on gang activity.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-03). Massa and Rossi lead vote intention polls in primary elections. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Sergio Massa and Agustin Rossi, representing the "Union por la Patria" (UP) alliance, lead the voting intention polls for the primary elections in Argentina with 25.9%.

Orry Moore (2023-08-03). North Sea Oil Licenses, Torture in Ukraine, and Abortion Rights in the Court of Appeal. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news Two thinktanks — Civil Exchange and the Sheila McKechnie Foundation — have issued a damning report on the state of freedom of expression and democratic discourse in the UK, condemning the "political attack" on democratic spaces by government ministers. The report, titled "Defending our Democratic Spaces", laments the attempts by Conservative ministers …

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-03). Conflicts, climate crisis aggravate food insecurity — UN. plenglish.com United Nations, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Conflicts are key factors in hunger and food insecurity aggravated by climate and economic crises, the UN Famine Prevention and Response Coordinator Reena Ghelani said. She said that while the threat of famine — people starving slowly to death — must be a red line, amid the multiple challenges the world is facing today, the number of people suffering from acute food insecurity reached a quarter billion in 2022 — the highest recorded in recent years.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-03). Donald Trump should pay for his crimes, says US activist. plenglish.com Washington, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) For U.S. activist Medea Benjamin, former President Donald Trump, who will appear before the DC courthouse, should be prosecuted for his crimes.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-03). Rights and empowerment principles for family planning — WHO. plenglish.com Geneva, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) The fundamental right of individuals to decide, freely and for themselves, whether, when, and how many children to have is central to the vision and goals of Family Planning 2020 (FP2020).

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-03). Director of Ecuador's penitentiary system resigns amid increasing prison crisis. peoplesdispatch.org The resignation of Guillermo Rodríguez from the SNAI comes a week after the last prison massacre, which claimed the lives of 31 inmates in the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil city…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-03). Hundreds of human rights organizations urge Biden to release Alex Saab. peoplesdispatch.org On August 2, hundreds of social and human rights organizations around the world sent an open letter to US President Joe Biden, calling for the release of imprisoned Venezuelan diplomat

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-03). Italian left condemns Giorgia Meloni government's decision to cut social welfare for poor families. peoplesdispatch.org The far-right government under Giorgia Meloni has decided to make cuts worth ‚Ǩ2.5 billion (US$ 2.71 billion) by overhauling the social security scheme 'Citizens' Income.' Close to 169,000 families will lose their benefits…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-03). Moroccan man sentenced to five years in prison for criticizing normalization of ties with Israel. peoplesdispatch.org Despite widespread protests, the Moroccan government normalized its relations with Israel in December 2020 under the so-called Abraham Accords sponsored by the US…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-03). On third anniversary of Beirut port blast, activists call for justice for victims. peoplesdispatch.org Successive attempts to establish accountability for the blast, which killed over 230 people and caused losses of billions of dollars, have been stalled due to political differences…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-03). Rights groups, activists urge singer Christina Aguilera to cancel concert in Israel. peoplesdispatch.org Christina Aguilera's concert is set to take place at Live Park in the city of Rishon LeZion which has been built upon several demolished Palestinian villages. Activists have urged her not to cross the international picket line…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-08-03). Supporting breastfeeding in the workplace and beyond. peoplesdispatch.org World Breastfeeding Week 2023 highlights the importance of workplace protections in promoting breastfeeding. It is equally crucial to strengthen public health systems worldwide to improve maternal and child health…

Peter Certo (2023-08-03). In OtherWords: August 3, 2023. otherwords.org July was the hottest month in world history — and unfortunately, that record may not last long. | If all that has you feeling a bit anxious, you're not alone. This week in OtherWords, Fatima Gutierrez writes about " The good news, Fatima explains, is that research also suggests a promising complement to other mental health treatments: taking action locally. That's right — doing a little environmental work in your community, however s…

Prabhat Patnaik (2023-08-03). The poverty of UN poverty estimates. mronline.org ON April 3 this year, the minister of state for planning, Rao Inderjeet Singh, said in the Rajya Sabha that the government had no data after 2011-12 for estimating poverty, and therefore had no idea how many people had been lifted out of poverty since then.

Reiner Fuellmich (2023-08-03). Video: "There is no corona pandemic but only a PCR Test plandemic". Dr. Reiner Fuellmich. globalresearch.ca

Sam Klein-Markman (2023-08-03). Global race for lithium lands in rural Brazil. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in In Araàßuaí, a small city in southeastern Brazil an eight-hour drive from the nearest international airport, restauranteur Maria Aparecida Alves de Aguilar never imagined she would be printing English menus. Business has been unrecognizably active in recent months at Churrascaria e Restaurante 367. Work crews "call in lunches twenty at a time" and arrive in the evening for after-work beers. | Araàßuaí is a small city…

Sharon Zhang (2023-08-03). 2 Dead Bodies Found Stuck to Buoys Texas Officials Were Ordered to Take Down. truthout.org The Mexican government has reported that officials found two dead bodies stuck to buoys — installed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to make it more dangerous for asylum seekers to cross the southern border into the U.S. — which the Biden administration ordered to be taken down last month. Mexico Foreign Relations officials said that the Texas Department of Public Safety notified the Mexican… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-08-03). Jan. 6 Cited Multiple Times as Reason for US Credit Downgrade, Official Says. truthout.org For the second time in history, credit officials have lowered the U.S.'s credit rating from its top mark of AAA to AA+ — and the reasoning provided for the decision strongly suggests that it is the result of Republican maneuvering and discord. One of the driving forces behind the downgrade was the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to HuffPost. The outlet cited an anonymous U.S. |

Sharon Zhang (2023-08-03). Sanders: It's Time for DOJ to Treat Fossil Fuel Giants Like the Liars They Are. truthout.org As temperatures reach over 100 degrees in South America in the middle of winter, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is calling for federal officials to finally take the fossil fuel industry's long-standing lies about the climate crisis seriously and prosecute the industry the same way the Justice Department prosecuted Big Tobacco decades ago. In an op-ed published by MSNBC on Thursday… |

Staff (2023-08-03). Argentina Objects to UK Military Drills in Malvinas Islands. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, Argentina issued a statement condemning military exercises carried out by the United Kingdom in the Malvinas Islands (known in the global North as the Falkland Islands), illegally occupied by the British since 1833. | For the Argentinian government, these maneuvers constitute a "departure" from the United Nations resolutions that call for the resumption of negotiations on sovereignty, arbitrarily suspended by the British in 1982 after the war in the South Atlantic. | In a communiqué—quoted by the Télam news agency—the government of Alberto Fernández stated that Argentina "once again cate…

Staff (2023-08-03). Burkina Faso & Mali Vow to Defend Niger's New Leadership with Force. orinocotribune.com (OrinocoTribune.com)—Burkina Faso and Mali have declared their willingness to defend Niger with armed force if France, Nigeria, or ECOWAS (the Economic Community of West African States) were to intervene in Niger following the recent change of power. | "Any military intervention against Niger would be tantamount to a declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali," read a joint statement issued by Mali and Burkina Faso on Monday, July 31. "Any military intervention against Niger would lead to the withdrawal of Burkina Faso and Mali from ECOWAS, as well as the adoption of self-defense measures in support o…

Staff (2023-08-03). Venezuela's Vice President Participates in India—Latin America Conclave. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, arrived in the Republic of India to participate in the Ninth Conclave of the Industrial Confederation of India and Latin America and the Caribbean, to be held in the city of New Delhi. | Upon reaching India this Wednesday, August 2, the vice president was received by the Venezuelan ambassador to India, Capaya Rodríguez González, together with various diplomatic representatives of that nation. | The conclave will be held in th…

Staff (2023-08-03). Preliminary Statement and Findings of the Venezuela Fact-Finding Mission. samidoun.net The following statement was issued by the Venezuela Fact-Finding Mission of the International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism, carried out between July 24-28 with the National Lawyers Guild and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers. Charlotte Kates, Samidoun's international coordinator, participated in the Mission. As the Fact Finding Mission of the International People's Tribunal, we …

Stan Karp, Rethinking Schools. (2023-08-03). 50 Years Older And Deeper In Debt. popularresistance.org This year marks the 50th anniversary of San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, the landmark 5-4 Supreme Court decision that held that education is not a fundamental right protected by the U.S. Constitution. The decision dashed hopes that the historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling that ended legal segregation in 1954 would be followed by a sustained federal commitment to making education equality a reality. | Demetrio Rodriguez was a sheet metal worker and a member of the Edgewood Concerned Parent Association when he became the lead plaintiff in the case. He thought his three children were bein…

Steve Ellner (2023-08-03). Objective Conditions in Venezuela: Maduro's Defensive Strategy and Contradictions Among the People. orinocotribune.com By Steve Ellner — July 2023 | ABSTRACT: In 2020, the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) withdrew support for President Nicolás Maduro even though Washington had recently intensified the "war on Venezuela," which included sanctions and military threats. The PCV's decision was in response to Maduro's business-friendly "defensive strategy" in the face of the imperialist aggression, which was more severe than that directed against other progressive Latin American governments, particularly after 2015. Maduro appeared to view the PCV and other critics on the left through the same lenses that he did critics on the…

SV Democratic Socialists of America (2023-08-03). Monday 8/7: San Jose: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers to Unionize. indybay.org Starbucks – outside store across from SJ City Hall | 181 E. Santa Clara Street | San Jose CA 95112…

Taya Graham, Stephen Janis (2023-08-03). Trans woman goes undercover in Spokane hate church. What she uncovered should scare all of us. therealnews.com The Sure Foundation Baptist Church of Vancouver—already acknowledged as a "hate church"—became internationally known when one of their congregants, Tyler Dinsmoore, was arrested for anti-LGBTQ hate crimes. Video essayist Jordan L., also known as YouTube commentator

Tom Engelhardt (2023-08-03). We're Not Living in an Era of Global Warming, But a Time of Global Boiling. truthout.org Hey, who knows? It could be the Gulf Stream collapsing or the planet eternally breaking heat records. But whatever the specifics, we're living it right now, not in the next century, the next decade, or even next year. You couldn't miss it — at least so you might think — if you were living in the sweltering Southwest; especially in broiling, record-setting Phoenix with 30 straight days of… |

Vijay Prashad (2023-08-03). Niger is the fourth country in the Sahel to experience an anti-Western coup. mronline.org The coup in Niger follows coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea. Each of these was led by military officers angered by the presence of French and U.S. troops and by economic crises inflicted on their countries.

William J. Kinsella, Consortium News. (2023-08-03). Nuclear Weapons: Devastation Inside The US. popularresistance.org Christopher Nolan's film Oppenheimer has focused new attention on the legacies of the Manhattan Project — the World War II program to develop nuclear weapons. | As the anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, 1945, approach, it's a timely moment to look further at dilemmas wrought by the creation of the atomic bomb. | The Manhattan Project spawned a trinity of interconnected legacies. It initiated a global arms race that threatens the survival of humanity and the planet as we know it. It also led to widespread public health and environmental damage from nuclear weapons p…

WSWS (2023-08-03). 11-year-old Milwaukee boy to be tried as adult in mother's shooting. wsws.org No justice will come from trying a child as an adult; in doing so, it will not address the underlying social and cultural factors and pressures that played their part, namely the glorification of violence, militarism, and profit.

WSWS (2023-08-03). Healthcare workers at Loretto safety-net hospital on Chicago's West Side go on strike. wsws.org Around 200 healthcare workers at Loretto Hospital, a safety-net hospital on Chicago's West Side, went on strike for living wages.

WSWS (2023-08-03). Two academics oppose censorship of IYSSE at Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org "The IYSSE's anti-war perspective has come under attack internationally, including by university managements, governments and fascistic Ukrainian nationalist groups that have tried, unsuccessfully, to block, obstruct or shut down a series of its meetings."

WSWS (2023-08-03). Canadian West Coast dockers set to vote on yet another government-dictated contract. wsws.org Dockworkers should once again decisively vote down the government-dictated agreement they have been presented with. But if they are to prevail, this must only be the first step in the development of a political struggle against both the greedy shipping and port bosses and the big business Liberal government.

WSWS (2023-08-03). Bank of England raises interest rates, plunging millions into financial distress. wsws.org Britain's central bank and the Sunak government are reliant on the trade union bureaucracy to enforce wage restraint and stifle growing social anger.

WSWS (2023-08-03). The Canadian forest fires and global climate change: a conversation with forest fire scientist Dr. Ellen Whitman. wsws.org The WSWS had the opportunity to speak to Canadian forest fire scientist, Dr. Ellen Whitman, on the recent unprecedented fires raging across the Canadian boreal forests.

WSWS (2023-08-03). UAW president releases bogus "demands" while promoting Democratic Party. wsws.org In a Facebook live event Tuesday evening, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain outlined what he said the UAW was demanding in its contract talks with GM, Ford and Stellantis.

WSWS (2023-08-03). US credit downgrade: Another sign of a deepening crisis. wsws.org In its decision, Fitch Ratings Agency said there had been a "steady deterioration in standards of governance over the last 20 years, including on fiscal and debt matters."

WSWS (2023-08-03). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Portuguese doctors strike against poor pay offer, while nurses fight for secure contracts; doctors in Nigeria's hospitals walk out indefinitely against low pay, salary arrears and understaffing; strikers at Iranian copper mine join protests by retirees, oil and gas workers against collapse in living standards and infrastructure…

WSWS (2023-08-03). Who is counting the ballots in the UPS contract vote? wsws.org With voting beginning on the sellout tentative agreement, workers must enforce rank-and-file oversight to prevent fraud by the union bureaucracy .

Yves Engler (2023-08-03). Democracy vs. Repression — Guess What Ottawa Supports in Peru? orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — Jul 30, 2023 | Last week tens of thousands took to the streets of Lima. Thousands traveled from across the country to Peru's capital to participate in the

Zane McNeill (2023-08-03). 19 Attorney Generals Challenge Idaho's Dangerous "Abortion Trafficking" Law. truthout.org A coalition of attorney generals from nearly twenty states, led by Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D-Washington), filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of several abortion rights organizations that are suing Idaho for its implementation of the country's first "abortion trafficking" law. Idaho has had an abortion ban in place since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer. |

Anonymous669 (2023-08-03). IRGC Launches Drills On Disputed Islands Claimed By UAE (Video). southfront.org File image. | On August 2, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a large naval military exercise in the Persian Gulf. | The exercise is taking place off the coast of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb which are controlled by Iran but disputed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). | The IRGC said in a statement that the naval exercise, named after late Iranian General Eshaq Dara, is meant to "display the IRGC naval might as well as combat and defense preparedness in protecting the Per…

Governments Of Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-03). African States Support Nigerien Sovereignty. popularresistance.org Reaction to the coup in Niger is a litmus test which determines who is truly supportive of self-determination for African nations. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is urging Nigeria to invade neighboring Niger, which is just what the U.S. and France would like to see happen. But the leaders of Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Mali are standing firm and demanding that the people of Niger, who appear to be supportive of the military involvement in their country, resolve their own conflict without the intervention of imperialist western nations. The leaders of Mali and Burkina Faso announced a joint s…

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams. (2023-08-03). Top Medical Journals Publish Unprecedented Joint Call. popularresistance.org Leading medical journals published a joint editorial late Tuesday calling on world leaders to take urgent steps to reduce the risk of nuclear war—and eliminate atomic weapons altogether—as the threat of a potentially civilization-ending conflict continues to grow. | The call was first issued in The Lancet, The BMJ, JAMA, International Nursing Review, and other top journals. Dozens of other journals are expected to publish the editorial in the coming days ahead of the 78th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. | The editorial begins by noting that the hands of the Doomsday…

Joe Lauria, Consortium News. (2023-08-03). Australian Members Of Parliament Blast Blinken Over Assange. popularresistance.org Three Australian members of Parliament have dismissed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's strong statement in support of prosecuting imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange as "nonsense." | Independent MP Andrew Wilkie told The Guardian's Australian edition that Assange was "not the villain … and if the US wasn't obsessed with revenge it would drop the extradition charge as soon as possible." | "Antony Blinken's allegation that Julian Assange risked very serious harm to US national security is patent nonsense," Wilkie said. | "Mr Blinken would be well aware of the inquiries in both the US and Austral…

Patrick Lawrence, Scheer Post. (2023-08-03). Reading The Mess The Democrats Have Made. popularresistance.org At writing, we are 16 months and five days from the 2024 presidential election. If a week is a long time in politics, there is too strong a chance that the interim upon us will prove one of awful eventfulness. In my read, the risk of brazen lawlessness in the upper reaches of power and, in consequence, a constitutional crisis, is now greater than at any point in…

Umar A. Farooq, Middle East Eye. (2023-08-03). US Judge Orders Release Of Three 'Newburgh Four'. popularresistance.org A US federal judge has ordered the release on compassionate grounds of three men convicted in a case that became known as the "Newburgh Four", in a severe rebuke of the FBI's use of an informant in an "unscrupulous" operation to persuade the men into committing a violent plot to blow up synagogues and shoot down National Guard planes. | In a scathing rebuke against the FBI, US District Judge Colleen McMahon said that the men – Laguerre Payen, Onta Williams, and David Williams – were "in reality, hapless, easily manipulated and penurious petty criminals". | The fourth individual, James Cromitie, did not seek compa…

Vijay Prashad, Kambale Musavuli, People's Dispatch. (2023-08-03). Niger Is The Fourth Country In The Sahel To Have An Anti-Western Coup. popularresistance.org At 3 a.m. on July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani closed the country's borders and declared a curfew. The coup d'état was immediately condemned by the Economic Community of West African States, by the African Union, and by the European Union. Both France and the United States—which have military bases in Niger—said that they were watching the situation closely. A tussle between the Army—which claimed to be pro-Bazoum—and the presidential guard threatened the capital, bu…

Andrew Korybko (2023-08-03). Russia Is Finally Correcting False Perceptions Of BRICS. thealtworld.com It was always unrealistic to imagine that BRICS is an alliance of completely sovereign countries that have united due to their shared hatred of the West and are thus plotting to topple the dollar's dominance in the near future like some of the Alt-Media Community's top influencers claim. | Many in the

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-08-03). Mainstream Journalists Are Cloistered Ivy League-Educated Trust Fund Kids. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | Iraq war cheerleader David Brooks has an article in The New York Times titled " One worthwhile paragraph about the media stands out thoug…

Eric A. Gordon (2023-08-03). 'One Moment of Freedom' tells the dramatic story of the formerly enslaved MumBet. peoplesworld.org BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A new play now enjoying its world premiere production at Theatre Forty tells the story of Elizabeth Freeman (c. 1744-December 28, 1829), commonly known as Bet or MumBet. In brief, here's a sketch of her life. Marion Zola's play leaves out many details and invents a few others, but the basic …

Eric Brooks (2023-08-03). Politics matter: The case of Cornel West. peoplesworld.org Well-known African-American scholar Cornel West announced his candidacy for president recently, writing, "In these bleak times, I have decided to run for truth and justice, which takes the form of running for president of the United States as a candidate for the People's Party." On June 12, The Nation magazine columnist Jeet Heer, in an op-ed, declared, …

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2023-08-01: News Headlines

Martha Grevatt (2023-08-02). UPS contract: Strike threat delivers major gains. workers.org The 340,000 Teamsters union members at United Parcel Service have spent the past year preparing to strike when their contract expires Aug.1, but they probably won't need to employ the strike weapon this go-around. Teamsters 'practice' picket line and rally at the main gate of the Hog Island UPS facility . . . |

WSWS (2023-08-02). Australia: Virgin Australia drops intractable bargaining case after union agrees to real wage cut. wsws.org The company discontinued its application after the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association lent its support to a real-wage cutting proposed enterprise agreement.

WSWS (2023-08-02). Australian movie workers back US strike and speak out on poor conditions. wsws.org In video interviews with the WSWS, young actors speak about the crucial nature of the US strike for the future of the conditions of movie and arts workers in Australia and internationally, and explain how bad these conditions are already.

WSWS (2023-08-02). Japanese department store workers vote to strike. wsws.org The 4,000 Japanese workers join a growing international strike movement in a country where the unions have long suppressed the class struggle.

WSWS (2023-08-02). Children imprisoned on the former death row at notorious Angola prison in Louisiana face brutal, dangerous conditions. wsws.org Dozens of juveniles have been held at the maximum security adult prison, where they report conditions of prolonged isolation, extreme heat, and violent assault by staff.

WSWS (2023-08-02). Over 3,500 Metro grocery workers strike in Toronto area. wsws.org This past Friday, even as Unifor president Lana Payne was still promoting the contract proposal as "the best deal in decades," Metro workers voted to soundly reject the recommendation of the union. Picket lines went up shortly thereafter.


South Front (2023-08-02). "Green" Values: What Is the West Really Fighting for in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-08-02). Died Suddenly While Hiking or Climbing — The Perils of Being COVID-19 Vaccinated. globalresearch.ca

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-08-02). Germany, Second Arms Supplier to Ukraine. Unspoken Agenda? The History of Germany's Eastern Territories Ceded to Poland. globalresearch.ca

A Guest Author (2023-08-01). History will absolve me — the July 26, 1953, attack on Moncada Barracks, Cuba. workers.org By Katrien Demuynck and Marc Vandepitte Sometimes reality surpasses fiction. In a way, this is the case with the Cuban Revolution. Seventy years ago, a few dozen young rebels stormed a barracks. Even though the attack failed completely, it was the beginning of a revolutionary process with far-reaching consequences not . . . |

Will Hodgkinson (2023-08-01). In-N-Out Burger threatens workers' health. workers.org The fast-food chain In-N-Out Burger will start banning workers from wearing masks, further endangering their health amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In-N-Out workers prefer to keep their masks on. July 2023. WW PHOTO: John Taggart In a corporate memo leaked on July 14, company bosses ordered employees not to mask, . . . |

WSWS (2023-08-01). Macron visits Pacific to bolster France's position amid escalating strategic tensions. wsws.org The visit, designed to assert France's imperialist interests as a Pacific power, included drawing a line under any further claims to "independence" for New Caledonia.




WSWS (2023-08-01). UK education unions end strikes with below-inflation pay deal. wsws.org Of the 6.5 percent deal, news site Schools Week commented, "Schools will be expected to fund 3.5 per cent from their own budgets, with the remaining 3 per cent coming from cuts to the Department for Education's own budget."

WSWS (2023-08-01). Youth in Germany and former Soviet Union oppose political censorship of IYSSE at Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org "If one considers the programmatic principles of the IYSSE against the backdrop of Australia's spearheading role in the US-led war preparations against China, one can only determine that your refusal to reaffiliate a long-standing and popular anti-war student organization is politically motivated."

WSWS (2023-08-01). 4 million cut from Medicaid in the United States. wsws.org A bipartisan deal between the Biden White House and congressional Republicans is slashing health coverage for the poor and disabled.

WSWS (2023-08-01). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Thousands in Peru attempted to surround the national legislature in Lima, while Manitoba officials have brough in scab replacements to man liquor distribution centers in the province.

WSWS (2023-08-01). J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls: Class injustice and a muted, stifled cry of despair. wsws.org The play is the best-known work by author J.B. Priestley. An Inspector Calls (written and first performed in 1945) has a certain enduring significance.

WSWS (2023-08-01). Vote No to an "in-principle" agreement at Sydney's Macquarie University! Demand that the NTEU make public all the details of its proposed enterprise agreement! wsws.org If the NTEU tries to put its "in-principle agreement" to a vote without giving members the basic democratic right to properly examine it, the Macquarie University Rank-and-File Committee calls for a "No" vote.




WSWS (2023-08-01). US Secretary of State Blinken denounces Assange, indicates extradition going ahead. wsws.org Blinken dispensed with the fraud that the persecution of Assange is a matter for the US Justice Department. It is being spearheaded by the Biden administration, as part of its program of war.

WSWS (2023-08-01). The Yellow bankruptcy and the US ruling class's war on two fronts. wsws.org While the US government proclaims it will fund the war in Ukraine for "as long as it takes," no resources are supposedly available to prevent tens thousands of working class families from being thrown into destitution in the largest trucking bankruptcy in US history.

WSWS (2023-08-01). Preparing for war with China, US provides $345 million in arms to Taiwan. wsws.org As it has done on multiple occasions to arm Ukraine, the Biden administration for the first time has handed over military equipment to Taiwan drawn directly from US defence stockpiles.

WSWS (2023-08-01). "Vote this trash pile down": UPS workers speak out against new tentative agreement. wsws.org "I am a very upset millennial, who just wants to buy a house and start a family," one worker told the WSWS. "I have stood by my union proudly as they talked such big game, only to read how poor of a contract they are now celebrating with teary eyes."

WSWS (2023-08-01). Spain's acting PSOE-Podemos/Sumar government carries out huge military spending increases. wsws.org The interim PSOE-Podemos/Sumar government's military spending and commitment to the war in Ukraine proves that whatever government is cobbled together over the coming months, imperialist war abroad and class war at home will continue.

Javier Tolcachier (2023-08-01). Latinoamérica y el futuro de la memoria. globalizacion.ca Hace ya unos 15 años escribí un libro llamado "Memorias del Futuro". Me pareció interesante con ese trabajo intentar descubrir ciertos paralelismos en situaciones históricas relativamente recientes acontecidas en las naciones latinoamericanas para ampliar la comprensión y renovar la propia…




Eduardo Camín (2023-08-01). La inseguridad laboral, la repetición del capitalismo o la retórica del eterno retorno. globalizacion.ca La reunión de Ministros de Trabajo y Empleo del G20, de la que India fue anfitriona y que tuvo lugar en Indore los días 20 y 21 de julio, se centró en tres temas principales: abordar las carencias mundiales de…

Horacio Duque (2023-08-01). Colombia — El contra golpe "blando" globalizacion.ca Nicolás, el hijo del presidente Gustavo Petro, aparece involucrado, en presuntos hechos delictuales, que han dado pie a una precipitada y mediática captura ordenada por el actual Fiscal Francisco Barbosa, empeñado en debilitar y derrocar al actual jefe de la…

Nicolás Centurión (2023-08-01). Uruguay — Errática y pésima política internacional del gobierno de Lacalle. globalizacion.ca Nuevo escándalo internacional del gobierno derechista uruguayo de Luis Lacalle. La primera senadora de la coalición oficialista (y cuando se desató el conflicto, vicepresidenta de la República en ejercicio) virtió dos virulentos tuits contra el gobierno español. Su política exterior …

Juraima Almeida (2023-08-01). Brasil — øDiez millones menos? globalizacion.ca En este artículo la autora analiza la situación demográfica de la población brasileña y se pregunta por algunas de las causas que pueden explicar el hecho de que hoy en Brasil hay 10 millones menos de personas de las esperadas….

àÅlvaro Verzi Rangel (2023-08-01). Occidente sigue viendo un mundo sin América Latina. globalizacion.ca El 11 de julio la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN) discutió en Vilnus, la capital lituana, los nuevos pasos a dar en apoyo a Ucrania, en su guerra contra Rusia. El resultado se resumió en un largo documento…

Mouris Salloum George (2023-08-01). México — Educación superior, mitos y realidad. globalizacion.ca Los exámenes de admisión se han convertido en una pesadilla para los aspirantes a ingresar a la educación superior pública de México. Para el ciclo escolar 2023-2024, en su convocatoria reciente, la UNAM dejó fuera en un primer intento a…




Isabella Arria (2023-08-01). Ucrania: Trasplantes clandestinos y de exportación con "biomaterial" de soldados heridos. globalizacion.ca Un alto funcionario ruso denunció que Ucrania está usando a sus militares heridos como ´biomaterial ª, extirpándoles clandestinamente órganos para destinarlos a trasplantes para quienes puedan pagar esos órganos en Estados Unidos, Israel y Europa occidental. | ´A los ucranianos los arrojan…

Gilberto López y Rivas (2023-08-01). Parlamento Europeo: øDemocracia y derechos humanos? globalizacion.ca El 12 de julio, el Parlamento Europeo aprobó una resolución en que lamenta el supuesto deterioro de la democracia y los derechos humanos en Cuba, e insta a las autoridades a poner fin a la política de represión, intensificada en…

Peter Koenig (2023-08-01). Estado del Mundo: Entrevista con el coronel Pedro Baños (España). globalizacion.ca Introducción — Peter Koenig | 30 de marzo de 2023 | Introducción | El coronel Pedro Baños es un militar español, especializado en geopolítica. Es autor de cinco libros e innumerables artículos, ensayos y entrevistas. Uno de sus libros está dedicado al análisis…

Stephen Karganovic (2023-08-01). "The Sound of Freedom", The Abuse against Innocent Children: Politicians and Public Figures have Remained Conspicuously Silent. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-08-01). Selected Articles: State of the World: "Political Treachery, Deceptions, Lies and Criminality". Colonel Pedro Baños. globalresearch.ca By In his presentations, Pedro Baños demonstrates that today's situation is not different from what it was six centuries ago. The …

David Bernhardt (2023-08-01). The Deep State Is All Too Real. globalresearch.ca




Ben Bartee (2023-08-01). U.S. Media Calls for New PATRIOT Act Against So-called "Domestic Terrorists" globalresearch.ca

Prof. Sam Ben-Meir (2023-08-01). Thinker, Poet, Philosopher Giordano Bruno Devoted to the Truth, condemned by the Roman Inquisition, 475 Years Later. globalresearch.ca

Megan Redshaw (2023-08-01). mRNA COVID Vaccines May be Triggering 'Turbo Cancers' in Young People: Experts. globalresearch.ca

Richard Cox (2023-08-01). Measuring the Mandates: Assessing the State's Response to COVID-19. globalresearch.ca

F. William Engdahl (2023-08-01). Moscow Accused of Inciting "Hunger Games": The World Will Not Face Wheat Crisis in the Wake of the "Ukraine Deal" globalresearch.ca

Alexander Wolfheze (2023-08-01). Liberation Philosophy. The Convergence of Catastrophes Facing the West. Youssef Hindi. globalresearch.ca

Ben Bartee (2023-08-01). U.S. Media Calls for New PATRIOT Act Against So-called "Domestic Terrorists" globalresearch.ca

Prof. Sam Ben-Meir (2023-08-01). Thinker, Poet, Philosopher Giordano Bruno Devoted to the Truth, condemned by the Roman Inquisition, 475 Years Later. globalresearch.ca

Megan Redshaw (2023-08-01). mRNA COVID Vaccines May be Triggering 'Turbo Cancers' in Young People: Experts. globalresearch.ca

Richard Cox (2023-08-01). Measuring the Mandates: Assessing the State's Response to COVID-19. globalresearch.ca

F. William Engdahl (2023-08-01). Moscow Accused of Inciting "Hunger Games": The World Will Not Face Wheat Crisis in the Wake of the "Ukraine Deal" globalresearch.ca

Alexander Wolfheze (2023-08-01). Liberation Philosophy. The Convergence of Catastrophes Facing the West. Youssef Hindi. globalresearch.ca

Andrew Korybko (2023-08-01). Algeria Will Play An Important Role If West Africa Descends Into War? globalresearch.ca

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-08-01). Western Weapons sent to Ukraine end up in the Hands of African Terrorists. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-08-01). mRNA Vaccine: The COVID-19 Spike Injury You Need to Know About. globalresearch.ca

Irwin Jerome (2023-08-01). The Ukraine War Will Only End When and How the Deep State Says It Will? globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-08-01). State of the World: "Political Treachery, Deceptions, Lies and Criminality". Colonel Pedro Baños. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-01). The Hiroshima Nagasaki "Dress Rehearsal": Oppenheimer and the U.S. War Department's Secret September 15, 1945 "Doomsday Blueprint" to "Wipe the Soviet Union off the Map" globalresearch.ca

Marcy Winograd (2023-08-01). The Movie and the Moment: An Oppenheimer Review Through the Lens of an Anti-War Activist. globalresearch.ca

Aaron Gunn (2023-08-01). Video: Fractured Nation. The Pillaging of Western Canada. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-01). Video: Hiroshima Day. "The Privatization if Nuclear War". Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca While one can conceptualize the loss of life and destruction resulting from present-day wars including Iraq and Afghanistan, it is impossible to fully comprehend the devastation which might result from a Third World War, using "new technologies" and advanced weapons, until it occurs and becomes a reality.

Washington's Blog (2023-08-01). The Real Reason America Used Nuclear Weapons Against Japan. It Was Not To End the War Or Save Lives. globalresearch.ca Like all Americans, I was taught that the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in order to end WWII and save both American and Japanese lives. But most of the top American military officials at the time said otherwise.

In Contempt (2023-08-01). In Contempt #31: New Support Campaigns Rally Across the US Against Repression. itsgoingdown.org In this column, we present our monthly roundup of political prisoner, prison rebel, and repression news, happenings, announcements, action and analysis. Packed in as always are updates, fundraisers, and birthdays. There's a lot happening, so let's dive right in! Political Prisoner News Former Black Liberation prisoner Mutulu Shakur has now passed away, less than a…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2023-08-01). Venezuela-Trinidad Gas Project Stalls Over US Sanctions as PDVSA Boosts Fuel Output. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro government has steadfastly refused to accept US terms that bar Venezuela from receiving cash payments from the project.

Vera Eidelman (2023-08-01). Arkansas Wants to Unconstitutionally "Card" People Before They Use Social Media. aclu.org

_____ (2023-08-01). With Friends Like These… journal-neo.org According to Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, relations between Russia and Turkey are multi-faceted nowadays. This definition's meaning is obviously self-evident. Over the last two decades, many in Moscow started to think, for some reason, that Russia had acquired a new almost strategic partner in the form of NATO'S Turkey that was more than […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-08-01). A Sick Society Now Takes Up Arms Against Motherhood and Cherry Pie. strategic-culture.org There is an unbridgeable moral chasm separating the rulers from their subjects, Stephen Karganovic writes. | Join us on , , and . | No, thankfully the malady has not yet overtaken the entirety of the West, but it certainly h…

_____ (2023-08-01). Niger's Sudden Coup Presents France and the U.S. With a Terrorism Dilemma. strategic-culture.org On Wednesday evening, a group of Niger's military officers announced the toppling of President Mohamed Bazoum and the suspension of the country's institutions. Since then, Mr Bazoum appears to have been detained by the junta in his own residence. Taking place less than six months after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's historic visit to Niamey, the coup is sending shock waves across the Sahel and in western capitals.

_____ (2023-08-01). Vilnius Memo: Who's Going to Bankroll This War? strategic-culture.org Most western leaders know that the time is up. They know that three key elections are going to play a huge role in putting the brakes on the campaign to continuously supply the Kiev cabal. | Join us on , , and . | Apparently…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-01). Dominican President welcomes participants in special olympics. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, welcomed today his country's delegation that participated in the Special Olympics of Sports, held in Berlin, Germany, a month ago.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-01). Nelsito's World opens in Cuban cinemas (+Photos). plenglish.com Havana, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The feature film El mundo de Nelsito (2022), or Nelsito's world, by Cuban filmmaker Fernando Perez, will be released in Cuban theaters on August 3.

Anand Naidoo (2023-08-01). The Heat: Russia-Ukraine Conflict. america.cgtn.com Day 523 and the conflict in Ukraine continues with no end in sight. Ukraine's president is warning that his country will take the conflict directly to Russia. That's after a drone attack in Moscow. No one has claimed responsibility. And Russian President Vladimir Putin has …

Andrew Bacewich (2023-08-01). Ukraine and the powerful resurgence of US empire. indybay.org "NATO is not what it claims to be," reads the headline. Contrary to the claims of its architects and defenders, the alliance's primary purpose since its inception has not been to deter aggression from the East, much less to promote democracy, but to "bind Western Europe to a much broader project of a world order led by the United States."

Angela (2023-08-01). Saturday 7/29: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Checkpoint" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Anonymous834 (2023-08-01). Is The Multipolar Alliance 'Controlled Opposition'? The Case Of Two Green Paradigms. southfront.org Written by Matthew Ehret; The article was originally published on On February 4, 2022, Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin unveiled a 5000 word ' The words "sustainable development" tied…

Be A Hero & Healthcare-NOW (2023-08-01). Sunday 7/30: Medicare for All Day of Action – Health Care is a Human Right! indybay.org Join in taking action here: act.beaherofund.com/signup/commit_take_action/

Brenda Norrell (2023-08-01). U.S. and Canada Among Top Violators of Indigenous Rights: Mining, Militarization, Schools. indybay.org The United States and Canada are among the top countries violating the human rights of Indigenous Peoples, with mining companies based in the U.S. and Canada linked to assassinations of Native people around the world, Indigenous told the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

C.J. Hopkins (2023-08-01). The Second Coming of Literal Hitler. dissidentvoice.org So, the quadrennial simulation of democracy in the USA is getting underway, and personally, I couldn't be happier. It's been a challenging few years for unincorporated political satirists like myself. The roll-out of the new global-capitalist totalitarianism hasn't been particularly funny. In fact, it has been extremely not funny. Squeezing a little humor out of …

C.J. Polychroniou (2023-08-01). Noam Chomsky on Why This is the Most Dangerous Point in Human History. indybay.org We live in a world facing existential threats while extreme inequality is tearing our societies apart and democracy is in sharp decline. The U.S., meanwhile, is bent on maintaining global hegemony when international collaboration is urgently needed to address the planet's numerous challenges.

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-08-01). EPA Makes Pesticide Incident Reports Publicly Available for First Time. indybay.org Data Details Serious Harms Caused by Pesticides…

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-08-01). The Forgotten Victims Of America's Class War. popularresistance.org Mechanic Falls, Maine — I am sitting in Eric Heimel's barbershop in the center of Mechanic Falls. Russ Day, who was the owner for 52 years before he sold it to Eric, cut my hair as a boy. The shop looks the same. The mounted trout on the walls. The worn linoleum floor. The 1956 Emil J. Paidar barber chair. The two American flags on the wall flanking the oval mirror. The plaque that reads: "If a Man is Alone In the Woods, With No Woman to Hear Him, Is He Still Wrong?" Another plaque that reads: "Men have 3 hairstyles parted…unparted…and DEPARTED!" I can almost see my grandfather, with his thick gold maso…

Colin Todhunter (2023-08-01). Let Them Eat Bugs: Challenging the WEF's Corporate-Driven Food Reset. dissidentvoice.org The prevailing globalised agrifood model is built on unjust trade policies, the leveraging of sovereign debt, population displacement and land dispossession. It fuels commodity monocropping and food insecurity as well as soil and environmental degradation. It is responsible for increasing rates of illness, nutrient-deficient diets, a narrowing of the range of food crops, water shortages, …

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes (2023-08-01). 'An important step forward': deep-sea mining not approved during international talks. nationofchange.org "We cannot and must not embark on a new industrial activity when we are not able to fully measure its consequences and therefore risk irreversible damage to our marine ecosystems."

Darrell Jackson, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-08-01). How Prisoner-Led Organizing Saved My Life. popularresistance.org To survive in prison, inmates usually accept a "convict code" that demands toughness and makes us wary of others. | To thrive in prison, I learned to embrace organizing for social change and discovered the rewards in thinking of others first. Contributing to a collective has helped me find deeper purpose in my life, even while serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. | Like most transformations in our lives, this didn't happen overnight. | My introduction to organizing was the Black Prisoners Caucus, or BPC, at Clallam Bay Corrections Center in Washington state.

David Giesen (2023-08-01). Saturday 8/5: Will the real District 5 housing and public safety fix please stand up? a walking tour. indybay.org meet in the lobby the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

Dawn Silva (2023-08-01). Friday 8/4: The Funk Queen by Dawn Silva, book signing in the Historic Oak Park District, Sacramento. indybay.org Underground Books | 35th Ave & Broadway | Sacramento, CA…

DLI (2023-08-01). US hypocrisy on steroids over air space violations. indybay.org Shamelessly, the U.S. complained about Russian jet "harassment" on American drones and spy plane over Syria last week.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Sixth China-Arab States Expo expected to attract over 10,000 participants: MOFCOM. ecns.cn The sixth China-Arab States Expo will be held from September 21-24 in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and preparations are going smoothly.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Protection of private sector highlighted. ecns.cn China's top procuratorate and top court have pledged to intensify efforts to strengthen the legal protection of the rights of private companies, and improve their internal management, to curb crimes at the source.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Super power banks aid in green goals. ecns.cn In late June, as a tunnel gate gradually closed, the upper reservoir of a pumped storage hydropower station in Zhejiang province began storing water for the first time. It is now ready to serve as a "super power bank" for nearby regions.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Talent shortage threatens U.S.' chip industry. ecns.cn Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's largest contract chipmaker, had planned to begin installing equipment at its Arizona facility in September 2022.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). China's airlines see dramatic recovery. ecns.cn China's airline business is seeing recovery, with a daily average of 17,150 flights performed and an average daily passenger volume has increased to 2.08 million as of July 30.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). China green lights new nuclear power projects. ecns.cn Three nuclear power projects, two units for each project, have won approval, according to a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Qiang on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). China's outbound tourism market bounces back. ecns.cn China's outbound tourism market has recovered with outbound destinations receiving 40.37 million trips from the Chinese mainland in the first half of this year, according to China Tourism Academy's official WeChat account.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Chinese drone makers support government's move to impose curbs on exports. ecns.cn Chinese drone maker DJI said on Tuesday that it has never designed and manufactured any product and equipment for military use, and will strictly adhere to export controls enforced by the government.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). China, Georgia elevate bilateral ties to strategic partnership. ecns.cn China and Georgia announced the elevation of bilateral ties to a strategic partnership on Monday, pledging to bolster policy coordination and alignment in development plans under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and promote two-way trade and investment.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). More targeted macro policies emphasized. ecns.cn China will enhance countercyclical adjustments, strengthen reserve policies and roll out new measures in a well-timed manner, to keep macro policies more targeted and coordinated.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). 40 flights canceled as heavy rains batter Beijing. ecns.cn Two people died as of 4 pm on Monday and more than 52,000 were evacuated from flood-prone areas in Beijing as heavy rainfall triggered by Typhoon Doksuri pounded the capital for the third consecutive day.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Two senior military officers promoted to general. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, promoted two senior People's Liberation Army officers on Monday to the rank of general, the highest rank for officers in active service in China.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Paratroopers' achievements hailed by Xi. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has urged members of an elite airborne company of the People's Liberation Army Air Force to continue to hone their combat skills and achieve new feats.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Slew of measures unveiled to help boost consumption. ecns.cn China announced a raft of measures on Monday to boost consumption, such as stimulating purchases of new energy vehicles and services, as part of a package of measures to bolster domestic demand and shore up the world's second-largest economy.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Ministry: Drone export curbs not targeted at any nation. ecns.cn Enforcing export controls on high-performance unmanned aerial vehicles with specific military attributes is a common international practice, and the measures are not targeted at any specific country or region.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). A-share market rises on fresh growth hopes. ecns.cn China's latest policies to spur growth buoyed the A-share market on Monday with some heavyweight sectors rebounding strongly, lifting the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index by 0.46 percent and the Shenzhen Component Index by 0.75 percent.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). France opposes idea of decoupling from China. ecns.cn France is seeking improved entryways into the Chinese market, not "decoupling", said French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, after meeting with high-ranking Chinese officials in Beijing.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Biden's loan waiver plan faces hurdles. ecns.cn After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan in June, the administration has come up with a workaround. However, the new plan could also face legal opposition.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). WHO hails bid to keep millions off tobacco. ecns.cn The WHO champions a set of measures known as MPOWER that aim to save lives and reduce the cost of tobacco-related health issues.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Germany economy to deteriorate further. ecns.cn Business groups in Germany have urged the government to focus on the economy after new figures showed it has stagnated, and as the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, predicted it could deteriorate further.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Northern China deploys rarely used tool to detain flood. ecns.cn A batch of rarely used flood detention areas in northern China have been put into operation as downpours brought by Typhoon Doksuri swell many water bodies above their danger marks and triggered the highest level emergency response for flood control in some regions.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Efforts enacted in Hebei to reduce rain damage and protect locals. ecns.cn More than 16,000 residents in Langfang, North China's Hebei province have been relocated to safety due to their homes being located in an area that is being used for storing and retarding floodwaters.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). PLA sends out helicopters as Beijing is battered by rainstorm. ecns.cn Four helicopters headed for areas seriously affected by the rainstorm in Mentougou district of Beijing on 5 am Tuesday, ready to make airdrops of food and other emergency supplies for residents trapped in trains.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Beijing evacuates over 52 thousands residents amid heavy rain damage. ecns.cn A total of 52,384 Beijing residents were relocated due to the risk of flooding caused by intense and constant rains as of 8: 00 p.m. on Monday, according to the local flood control office.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). 11 dead, 27 missing amid rain-triggered flood in Beijing. ecns.cn Eleven people were dead and 27 missing in flood caused by heavy and constant rains in Beijing as of 6: 00 a.m. on Tuesday, according to local government.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Palace Museum's ingenious drainage system withstands torrential downpours. ecns.cn The ingenious rainwater drainage system of the Palace Museum has remained unscathed during recent torrential rainfall in Beijing, the museum said on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Contact made with 14 missing in Beijing's heavy rainfall. ecns.cn Contact has been established with 14 individuals among the previously reported 27 missing persons due to the heavy rainfall in Beijing, with all confirmed safe, Beijing Municipal Emergency Bureau said on Tuesday afternoon.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Nihewan applies to be listed in China's World Cultural Heritage Sites. ecns.cn The Nihewan Site is applying to be included in the tentative list of China's World Cultural Heritage Sites by the National Cultural Heritage Administration.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Dance festival brings worldwide artists together in Xinjiang. ecns.cn The theaters in Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are bustling with crowds of people who have come from all over the country to attend the 6th China Xinjiang International Dance Festival.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). ASEAN welcomes HK's interest in RCEP: ASEAN secretary-general. ecns.cn ASEAN welcomes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's interest in participating in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership"ÄÇ…

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Defense minister gives speech at PLA anniversary event. ecns.cn The Ministry of National Defense held a reception at the Great Hall of the People on Monday to celebrate the 96th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, which falls on Aug 1.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). U.S. once again crosses the Taiwan line with military assistance. ecns.cn China strongly opposes the United States' military assistance to Taiwan and urges the U.S. to stop all types of military connections with the island, according to a Defense Ministry spokesman.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Xi orders all-out flood control, relief work. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping issued on Tuesday an instruction on the flood prevention and disaster relief work, ordering an all-out search and rescue of those missing or trapped in floods and geological disasters.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Multi-band observation of FAST reveals mechanisms of fast radio bursts eruptions: CAS. ecns.cn The newest joint research project run by the Chinese and international scientists conducted via China's 500-meter FAST reveals the possible existence of different physical mechanisms between fast radio bursts eruptions and radio pulsar radiation.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Key platforms have cleared over 86,000 records of false info to protect online business environment: Chinese cyberspace regulator. ecns.cn The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has urged key website platforms in China to clear over 86,000 records of false and misleading information in an effort to create a favorable online business environment.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Glossy ibis spotted in Chongqing for first time. ecns.cn The rare bird with distinctive metallic glossy feathers once thought extinct in China is currently under China's top level of state protection.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Beijing district soaked in continuous rainfall. ecns.cn Beijing maintained red alert, the highest level alert, for heavy rainfall on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Construction of three schools and one hospital project enters new stage. ecns.cn On completion, the schools and hospital will be supported by Beijing's No 4 Middle School, Shijia Hutong Primary School, Beihai Kindergarten and Xuanwu Hospital.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). China marks 96th anniversary of PLA founding. ecns.cn China celebrated the 96th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). TCM gains acceptance during Chengdu FISU Summer World University Games. ecns.cn TCM treatments such as cupping, massaging, and bone setting in the medical center are provided in the medical center for athletes.

ecns.cn (2023-08-01). Local residents transferred to temporary shelter after heavy rainstorm in Beijing. ecns.cn More than 120 local residents were transferred to the school after two residential buildings were flooded on Monday in Mentougou.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-01). Russia assures drones that attacked Moscow left from Ukraine. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The drones shot down by Russian anti-aircraft defense means attempting to attack facilities in the capital came from Ukraine territory, the Russian Defense Ministry reported today.

Eye Zen Presents (2023-08-01). Friday 8/11: Out of Site – Sylvester, the Mighty Real (an immersive walking tour). indybay.org

Fight Back (2023-08-01). Chicago: Strike for staffing. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – 200 workers at Loretto Hospital on Chicago's West Side walked out of work at 7 a.m. Monday, July 31. | Represented by the Service Employees International Union – Health Care Illinois Indiana (SEIU-HCII), the strikers include patient transporters, certified nursing assistants, respiratory and radiology technicians, and housekeepers. | Workers charged Loretto management of paying some titles $2 per hour less than workers at other West Side safety- net hospitals. They also denounced the hospital because the wages are so low that they have to work extra shifts to make ends meet. Workers pointed out the…

Fight Back (2023-08-01). Georgia: Deadly Fulton County Jail continues to claim Black lives. fightbacknews.org Atlanta, GA – The outrageous conditions at Fulton County Jail are being brought to the spotlight again after the death of 35-year-old Lashawn Thompson in September of last year, who was eaten alive by bed bugs and lice in his jail cell. Recent autopsy reports state that correctional officers knew about Thomas's declining health and the alarming state of his cell but neglected taking any action. | Arrested for sleeping on a park bench, Lashawn Thompson suffered from schizophrenia and was in need of medical attention and housing. During his three months at the jail, Thompson suffered prolonged dehydration and maln…

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). AUSMIN, Assange and Talisman Sabre deaths at sea. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Behavioural 'experts' quietly shaped Robodebt's most devilish details. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). CFMEU's housing plan deserves support. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Climate conference slams Labor for supporting fossil fuel industry. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Djilang community mobilises against racism. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). As domestic violence deaths rise, NSW gov't ponders more police powers. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Gumbaynggirr Elders protect country, cultural heritage against NSW Forestry Corporation. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Hottest day on record: Fight climate change not China. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Inflation, wages and cosmetic changes at the RBA. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Korean community calls for peace across the peninsula, 70 years after the armistice. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Labor's casual worker reforms need to go further. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Rainbow activists call for community solidarity to defend trans rights. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Socialist Alliance: Free Russian anti-war socialist Boris Kagalitsky! greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Who will the Voice 'designed to appease conservative opinion' speak for? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Pacific peace activist fights US militarism for love, peace, decolonisation & anti-racism. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). US military base expansions 'threat to peace & indigenous' communities Okinawa peace activist warns. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Video: Peace conference panel against AUKUS. greenleft.org.au

imperial.ac.uk (2023-08-01). Imperial announces improved Founders Choice programme for spinout companies. imperial.ac.uk Imperial has made important improvements to Founders Choice, its spinout formation and support approach.

Indy Media Portugal (2023-08-01). Artists face forced Eviction of STOP in Porto, the largest DIY Studio complex in Europe. indybay.org For over 10 days, more than 500 musicians in Porto have been forcibly evicted from their workspace, by police and the city hall, with over 100 rehearsal rooms and workplaces closed down in the STOP Shopping Center, located in the city center, in what has been called the largest DIY Studio complex in Europe.

infobrics (2023-08-01). Western arms sent to Ukraine end up in hands of African terrorists. infobrics.org According to the President of Burkina Faso, terrorists in Africa are using NATO weapons that should be in Ukraine.

infobrics (2023-08-01). China, Russia and Their BRICS Allies Have a 'Medium to Long Term Ambition' to Create a Dollar Rival As a Currency. infobrics.org The New Development Bank, a financial institution created by the BRICS bloc of emerging markets, doesn't have any immediate plans for the group to create a common currency, its vice president and chief financial officer said…

Jake Johnson (2023-08-01). After hottest month on record, oil giant BP reports 'hideous' $2.6 billion in profits. nationofchange.org "Leaving this industry with the power to profit without consequence is not only morally abhorrent—it's plainly ludicrous in the face of a climate catastrophe that threatens us all," said one campaigner.

Jim Naureckas, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-08-01). Legacy Admissions Are Actually The Opposite Of Affirmative Action. popularresistance.org A recent NPR headline (7/24/23) declared: "Affirmative Action for Rich Kids: It's More Than Just Legacy Admissions." The accompanying story explained: "Affirmative action for minority kids may now be dead. But a blockbuster new study, released today, finds that, effectively, affirmative action for rich kids is alive and well." | Likewise, a Vox headline (7/25/23) reported that "Affirmative Action for White College Applicants Is Still Here." A Daily podcast (7/27/23) from the New York Times is headlined "Affirmative Action for the 1 Percent," explaining "just how much elite colleges admissions in the US systematic…

Joan Simon (2023-08-01). Sunday 8/20: KPFA Local Station Board Candidates Speakout On A Vision For KPFA & Pacifica. indybay.org San Jose Peace and Justice Center | 48 S. 7th Street | San Jose, CA 95112…

John Perry, Erik Mar, Covert Action Magazine. (2023-08-01). Nicaraguan Officials Hit With Sanctions Based On False Accusations. popularresistance.org On December 9, 2022, the government of the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Sadrach Zelodón Rocha and Yohaira Hernández Chirino, the well-known Sandinista mayor and vice mayor of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, accusing both of "promoting and supporting grievous violations of human rights." | The sanctions, subjecting both to "an asset freeze and travel ban," also extended to members of their immediate families. As one of us has known Zeledón Rocha and the rest of his immediate family for more than 30 years, the accusations struck us mostly as false. Furthermore, if they turned out to be true, the punishments seemed str…

Karl Grossman (2023-08-01). Can the nuclear weapons genie be put back in the bottle? nationofchange.org The vehicle today for eliminating nuclear weapons is the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, passed at the United Nations by a vote of 122 nations in 2017 – and it's not supported by the U.S., Russia, or China.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-08-01). "The Funk Queen" an autobiography by Dawn Silva open up First Friday 2023 Black August. indybay.org "The Funk Queen" autobiography by Dawn Silva opens an new conversation towards equity and inclusion in a good way, on the one, funky.

Labor Video Project (2023-08-01). Stop Burning Us Out & Destroying Our Healthcare! Kaiser SEIU UHW Workers Speak at SF Kaiser. indybay.org San Francisco Kaiser hospital workers protested the dangerous health and safety conditions at the hospital, lack of enforcement of health and safety regulations and blatant union busting by management. Eighty eight thousand workers are negotiating for a new contract.

Labor Video Project (2023-08-01). Starbucks STOP Union Busting! Starbucks Workers National Bus Tour Hits SF. indybay.org Starbucks workers an a bus tour arrived in San Francisco and talked about their conditions and the flagrant union busting by Starbucks.

Liberation Staff (2023-08-01). How we beat the company: Lessons from the UPS Teamsters' fight. liberationnews.org A credible strike threat is imperative for workers to collectively win their demands. That is what the Teamsters showed to UPS, and how we won historic gains in our contract.

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2023-08-01). The US Brings In Black Misleaders To Support Military Intervention In Haiti. popularresistance.org At a recent meeting, CARICOM members, under pressure from the United States, changed their position to support western military intervention in Haiti. Black leaders from the US, Rwanda and Kenya were brought in to justify the move. Clearing the FOG speaks with Erica Caines of the Black Alliance for Peace's Haiti/Americas team to discuss the long history of outside intervention in Haiti, current resistance in support of people's-centered self-determination and what people in the United States can do to center Haiti in our work. Caines reminds us that Haiti was the spark that lit de-colonization movements throughou…

Native Community Action Council (2023-08-01). Downwind tells Western Shoshone story left untold by Oppenheimer film. indybay.org The documentary DOWNWIND won the jury prize at the Cordillera International Film Festival after the Nevada premiere in Reno. DOWNWIND features the victims exposed to radiation in the fallout from the testing of nuclear weapons of mass destruction and their patriotic response to bring attention to the 928 secret tests conducted between 1951-1992.

NorCal Fight for 15, Lucha por 15 (2023-08-01). Wednesday 8/2: #UnionsForAll: Fast Food Workers Action Rallies in San Jose. indybay.org 10: 30AM – Rally at Carl's Jr – 1346 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose | 12PM – Rally at SJ City Hall – 200 E Santa Clara Street, Downtown San Jose | 1PM – Rally at KFC – 522 E Santa Clara Street, San Jose…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-01). Bolivia police work 24/7 to track down wanted drug dealer. plenglish.com La Paz, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Special forces of the Bolivian Police reinforced on Tuesday main roads of Cochabamba and other routes as part of the growing search for the Uruguayan drug dealer Sebastian Enrique Marset.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-01). Dominican CMD launches new 48-hour work stoppage. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Medical Association (CMD) on Tuesday announced a 48-hour work stoppage on August 10-11, after considering a success the strike carried out yesterday to claim a response to their demands.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-01). Salvadoran president launches operation to fight off gangers. plenglish.com San Salvador, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) President Nayib Bukele on Tuesday announced that 7,000 soldiers and 1,000 police officers have been deployed in a siege of the Salvadoran downtown Cabañas Department to fight off gang bands.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-01). Alliance for Global Justice Joins Nicaraguans and Solidarity Movements in Celebration of the 44th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution (Report-Back). orinocotribune.com By Natalia Burdy≈Ñska-Schuurman — Jul 30, 2023 | Last week, Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) was among the thousands of Nicaraguan citizens, youth and international delegates present at the 44th Anniversary celebration of the Sandinista Popular Revolution in Managua, Nicaragua. I was honored and ecstatic to be part of this shared space to rejoice in the sustained peace, prosperity and gains for the Nicaraguan people with fellow internationalists committed to uplifting Nicaragua's example of resilience and self-determination to the world. | For decades, Nicaragua has been the target of countles…

Pam Peirce (2023-08-01). Saturday 9/23: Book Release Party for 30th Anniversary Edition (4th Edition) of Golden Gate Gardening. indybay.org This will be at the Garden for the Environment, which is at 7th Avenue and Lawton, in San Francisco.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-01). ATMIS military commanders conclude meeting on troop withdrawal. plenglish.com Mogadishu, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Top military commanders of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have concluded a four-day meeting to evaluate the first phase of ATMIS troop withdrawal from Somalia, which was successfully implemented in June.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-01). HIV/AIDS infections surge in Chile. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) As many as 5,401 HIV/AIDS cases were reported in Chile in 2023, a figure accounting for a 7% surge over the previous year, according to the Public Health Institute (ISP).

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-01). Swedish consulate attacked in western Turkey. plenglish.com As the Mynet news portal reports, the attacker was a Syrian national. The armed attack occurred after the man had problems obtaining a visa. | A female Turkish national who worked at the consulate has been wounded. | The man who attacked Sweden's consulate in western Turkey was emotionally disturbed, the local authorities said on Tuesday. | "At about 12: 45 p.m., a citizen was wounded in an attack by a mentally unstable man in the Konak district. The wounded was taken to a hospital. The attacker was detained with the instrument of the crime. An investigation is underway," the Izmir province authorities said.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-01). Uruguay to extradite drug smuggler to Brazil. plenglish.com He is related to a Brazilian criminal group, the main drug dealing group in Brazil. | The Argentine citizen served a sentence for drug trafficking in Uruguay and upon his release from prison was placed under administrative arrest pending extradition to Brazil.

Raging Grannies (2023-08-01). Monday 8/7: Adopt-A-Store at Palo Alto Starbucks for Solidarity with Workers. indybay.org Starbucks (on the patio) | 2000 El Camino Real (x-street Stanford Ave.) | Palo Alto, CA…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-01). Perú_Hugucha: Que ni siquiera en tu muerte puedan capturarte. indybay.org Perú_Hugucha: Que ni siquiera en tu muerte puedan capturarte | Hugo Blanco: Presente!

Revolution Books (2023-08-01). Wednesday 8/9: On the 78th Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: We Declare No More! indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Revolutionary Workers United (2023-08-01). Friday 8/4: Banner for Peace & Justice. indybay.org On the pedestrian bridge over Geary at Webster near Japantown…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-01). FOI response proves Australian government is actively censoring citizens on social media. expose-news.com Yesterday, a response was received to a Freedom of Information Act ("FOI") request which includes evidence that the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care ("DHAC") were colluding with Facebook to censor …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-01). Editor of The Irish Light: "Journalism is not a crime" expose-news.com In May, the BBC targeted The Light Paper's editor Darren Nesbit and now it seems The Irish Times is targeting the editor of its sister paper The Irish Light. The editor of …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-01). 'Their Terrifying Plan': Unmasking the Globalists. expose-news.com "For over a year I've known I had to write a book exploring and explaining how the conspirators planned their takeover of the world, how they conceived the idea of using fake …

Richard D. Wolff, Counter Punch. (2023-08-01). Why Capitalism Is Leaving The US In Search Of Profit. popularresistance.org Early U.S. capitalism was centered in New England. After some time, the pursuit of profit led many capitalists to leave that area and move production to New York and the mid-Atlantic states. Much of New England was left with abandoned factory buildings and depressed towns evident to this day. Eventually employers moved again, abandoning New York and the mid-Atlantic for the Midwest. The same story kept repeating as capitalism's center relocated to the Far West, the South, and the Southwest. Descriptive terms like "Rust Belt," "deindustrialization," and "manufacturing desert" increasingly applied to ever more port…

ROSHI (2023-08-01). Sunday 8/27: free Film screening & discussion. indybay.org HUMANIST HALL | 390 27TH ST | OAKLAND CA 94612…

Ruth Heymann (2023-08-01). Bringing music to the frontline. greenleft.org.au In an interview with Green Left Radio, musician, activist and filmmaker Izzy Brown said there is "power in people and when those people are dancing the cops don't know what to do", writes Ruth Heymann.

SAM (2023-08-01). Can We Measure Inequality Without Tallying the Wealth of Our Wealthy? inequality.org

San José Peace & Justice Center (2023-08-01). Tuesday 8/29: Yoga for Activists. indybay.org San José Peace and Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street, Room 101 | San José, CA 95112…

Shane Quinn (2023-08-01). 750 U.S. Military Bases Globally, $7.2 Trillion US Nuclear Weapons Expenditure Since Hiroshima, Nagasaki. globalresearch.ca

Sonali Kolhatkar (2023-08-01). Five critical lessons from UPS's union workers. nationofchange.org The UPS Teamsters' negotiations with the world's largest delivery company offer the American labor movement lessons in organizing.

Staff (2023-08-01). Venezuela: National Assembly Announces Nominees for New Electoral Authorities. orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—The Venezuelan National Assembly's (AN) Electoral Nominations Committee published a list of 153 nominees for rectors of the National Electoral Council (CNE). | On Monday, July 31, the AN released the

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-01). China denuncia nueva ayuda militar de EE. UU. a Taiwán. telesurtv.net El pasado viernes, la Casa Blanca anunció el envío de armamento a la nación asiática por valor de 345 millones de dólares.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-01). Presidente chino ordena rescate de desparecidos en inundaciones. telesurtv.net Destacó que las autoridades pertinentes deberán intensificar el monitoreo y la alerta temprana de las inundaciones e implementar las medidas de prevención.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-01). Ecuador decidirá explotación petrolera en reservas forestales. telesurtv.net El Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica de Ecuador estima que cada hectárea de la reserva Yasuní alberga unas 650 especies de árboles.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-01). Enfrentamientos generan tensión en Haryana, la India. telesurtv.net El ministro de Interior del estado, Anil Vij, aseguró que la violencia había sido "diseñada" y que la policía investigaría los sucesos.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-01). Venezuela confirma solicitud para incorporarse al grupo Brics. telesurtv.net Se espera que los estados miembros consideren las solicitudes oficiales de membresía de varios países en la cumbre del grupo programada del 22 al 24 de agosto.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-01). Indígenas de Jujuy llegan a Buenos Aires en defensa de tierra. telesurtv.net "Jujuy vive una situación de dictadura total disfrazada de democracia, donde los derechos son avasallados y pisoteados", advirtieron los organizadores.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-01). Lula desestima pronósticos del FMI sobre crecimiento de Brasil. telesurtv.net En su más reciente informe sobre perspectivas económicas, el FMI estimó que en 2023 Brasil crecerá al 2,1 por ciento, mientras que en 2024 la nación suramericana tendría una desaceleración.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-01). Papa Francisco se reúne en Portugal en jornada de la juventud. telesurtv.net La Jornada Mundial de la Juventud se desarrolla entre el 1 y el 6 de agosto. El papa Francisco llegará el día 2 y permanecerá en Lisboa hasta el 6, con una breve visita de dos horas a Fátima el día 5.

teleSUR, emgg, JGN (2023-08-01). Conozca los beneficios de la lactancia materna para las mujeres. telesurtv.net La decisión de amamantar es uno de los retos a los que se enfrentan las mujeres durante la maternidad, ya que tiene un enorme beneficio en el desarrollo de los infantes.

teleSUR, hvh, JC M (2023-08-01). Francia evacuará a sus nacionales de Níger tras golpe militar. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores señaló que la evacuación de entre 500 y 600 franceses iniciará a partir de esta jornada.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-08-01). Reportan cinco muertos tras caer helicóptero militar en Chile. telesurtv.net El helicóptero Bell-412 perteneciente al Grupo de Aviación N.º 5, sufrió un accidente sobre las 20H30 horas (00H30 GMT).

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-08-01). Bolivia anuncia fin de la emergencia sanitaria por Covid-19. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseguró que la unidad "nos permitió dejar la Emergencia Sanitaria y ahora nos mantenemos alertas".

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-08-01). Denuncian que Ucrania contrata mercenarios de países latinoamericanos. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Defensa ruso señaló que junto al Ejército ucraniano se contabilizan mercenarios de más de 80 países.

teleSUR, jaa, JCM (2023-08-01). Ola de calor causa 17 fallecidos en Corea del Sur. telesurtv.net La norteña provincia de Gyeongsang fue la que más decesos informó con siete ancianos fallecidos.

teleSUR, jaa, JCM (2023-08-01). Ataque de Al-Qaeda deja seis soldados muertos en Yemen. telesurtv.net El ataque duró varias horas y dejó un saldo de cinco heridos, además de los mentados decesos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-01). Países Bajos e Inglaterra destacan en Copa del Mundo femenil. telesurtv.net Inglaterra goleó a China y avanzó a la siguiente ronda de la Copa del Mundo Femenil como primera de su grupo.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-08-01). Hundimiento de canoas deja 11 menores fallecidos en Tanzania. telesurtv.net Los niños ahogados eran alumnos de la escuela primaria de la localidad de Igundu, situada en el distrito de Bunda.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-08-01). Ministro critica operativo policial con diez muertos en Brasil. telesurtv.net El operativo de la Policía Militar involucró a 600 agentes y ocurrió luego de la muerte del oficial Patrick Bastos Reis.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-08-01). Ortega afirma que EE. UU. y OTAN intentan destruir Rusia. telesurtv.net El presidente de Nicaragua aseveró que el conflicto en Ucrania debilita la economía en los países europeos y EE.UU..

teleSUR, rzr, DRL (2023-08-01). Rusia frustra ataque ucraniano contra Flota del Mar Negro. telesurtv.net El ataque, perpetrado con tres lanchas no tripuladas, fue dirigido contra los buques de patrullaje Serguéi Kótov y Vasili Bykov.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-01). Convocan a nuevas protestas contra Dina Boluarte en Perú. telesurtv.net La CNUL divulgó un comunicado en el que convoca a sus seguidores y al pueblo peruano en general a salir a las calles a manifestarse.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-01). Junta birmana anuncia un indulto parcial a exlíder Suu Kyi. telesurtv.net Aung San Suu Kyi fue indultada en cinco causas en el marco de una amnistía decretada por la junta militar a favor de más de 7.000 presos.

teleSUR- jaa, JCM (2023-08-01). Mueren 17 personas al caer grúa en autopista en India. telesurtv.net Según trascendió, el incidente ocurrió cerca de la medianoche en el distrito de Thane. Las autoridades detallaron que los 17 fallecidos son trabajadores de la constructora.

teleSUR- jaa, JCM (2023-08-01). Reportan disminución de desplazados por conflicto armado en Colombia. telesurtv.net Los casos de confinamiento por amenaza de grupos armados se han incrementado un 18 por ciento respecto al pasado año (22.755 personas en 2023).

teleSUR- jaa, JCM (2023-08-01). Reportan al menos dos fallecidos en las protestas en Senegal. telesurtv.net El titular de la cartera, Antoine Félix Abdoulaye Diome llamó a la población a mantener la calma y aseguró que se están tomando las medidas para conservar la paz en el país…

Wendy Snyder (2023-08-01). Thursday 8/3: Organizing Meeting for Oakland Days for Reparations. indybay.org Register on zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctcuuvrTspHdU8l3wqRlcXgRMxRepLELz1#/registration

Wendy Snyder (2023-08-01). Thursday 8/17: Organizing Meeting for the Days of Reparations. indybay.org Register on zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctcuuvrTspHdU8l3wqRlcXgRMxRepLELz1#/registration

Wendy Snyder (2023-08-01). Thursday 8/24: Organizing Meeting for Days of Reparations. indybay.org Register for the zoom meeting: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctcuuvrTspHdU8l3wqRlcXgRMxRepLELz1#/registration

Wendy Snyder (2023-08-01). Thursday 8/31: Organizing Meeting for Days of Reparations to African People. indybay.org Register on Zoom:…

Women's Intl. League for Peace & Freedom (2023-08-01). Friday 8/4: Palo Alto: Silent Vigil to Commemorate Hiroshima & Nagasaki and Protest Nuclear Weapons. indybay.org Intersection of El Camino Real and Embarcadero Rd. in Palo Alto…

Anand Naidoo (2023-08-01). The Heat: South Africa-U.S. Relations. america.cgtn.com Tension in the South Africa-U.S. relationship. What's causing it? And, what does it mean for future ties between the two countries? The relationship between South Africa and the United States is going through a rough period. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is a major …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-01). US-based Korean activists call for peace after 70 years of war. peoplesdispatch.org On Thursday, July 27, hundreds of US-based Korean peace activists rallied outside the US Department of State in Washington, DC to hold a rally calling for an end to the travel ban of US passport holders traveling to North Korea (officially known as Democratic People's Republic of Korea — DPRK). Activists also delivered 1,000 individually signed postcards and an T…

Muhammed Shabeer (2023-08-01). First as tragedy, then as a farce: AfD recalibrates the slogan 'Germany first'. peoplesdispatch.org The far-right party's 'Germany first' campaign in many ways resembles the Nazi campaign for German supremacy propagated during the Hitler era, marked with militarism and racism…

Manolo De Los Santos (2023-08-01). Cuba reafirma el socialismo mientras cuenta con su sector privado. peoplesdispatch.org A pesar de la intensificación del bloqueo y de la grave crisis económica, Cuba se mantiene firme en su compromiso de garantizar los derechos de su pueblo.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-01). West-initiated Jeddah conference on Ukraine war faces uncertain prospects without Russian participation. peoplesdispatch.org Mexico refused to join the talks scheduled in Saudi Arabia to gather support for Ukraine's peace plan as Russia had not been invited. President Zelensky's plan involves Russian withdrawal from all Ukrainian territories, including Crimea, payment of war reparations, and trials in a war tribunal…

Vijay Prashad (2023-08-01). Niger is the fourth country in the Sahel to experience an anti-Western coup. peoplesdispatch.org The coup in Niger follows coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea. Each of these was led by military officers angered by the presence of French and US troops and by economic crises inflicted on their countries…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-01). Chinese automaker interested in assemblying cars in Ethiopia. plenglish.com The general manager of the Chinese, Jean Cui, expressed his desire to travel to Addis Abbaba to Ethiopian Ambassador in Beijing Tefera Derbew, during a meeting to learn about the investment potential to assemble electrical vehicles, the state television station Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported. | Derbew explained the main reasons why international manufacturers in the sector choose Ethiopia as their main investment destination, considering the growing demand for commercial cars induced by economic growth, and highlighted the government's incentives for assembly. | Cui, in turn, noted the development of the e…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-01). Mexico spends 26 billion dollars in public works in six months. plenglish.com Mexico, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Mexico invested 26 billion dollars in public works in the first half of the year, an increase of 8.9 percent compared to the same period in 2022, the Secretariat of Finance informed.

Amy Goodman (2023-08-01). Did Western Military Presence Help Foster a Coup in Niger? truthout.org We look at the growing crisis in Niger, where the country's democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, was overthrown last week by his own presidential guard. One of the coup's leaders, Brigadier General Moussa Salaou Barmou, was trained by the U.S., making the Nigerien coup the 11th in West Africa since 2008 to involve U.S.-trained military officers. The U.S. has approximately 1,000… |

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-01). Bolivian President to attend Brics Summit in South Africa. plenglish.com La Paz, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Luis Arce will participate in the next Brics Summit (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta confirmed at a press conference.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Desperate Kiev Targeted Moscow With Drones For The Second Time In Week. southfront.org On the night of August 1, the Ukrainian military targeted the Russian capital with drones. The Russian Ministry of Defence reported that in total three UAVs were intercepted in the Moscow region. | Two Ukrainian drones were shot down by Russian air defence forces over the Odintsovo and Naro-Fominsk districts of the Moscow region. The third UAV was suppressed by Russian electronic warfare means. The UAV lost control and fell on the territory of the large business center Moscow City."On the night…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Military Situation In Syria On August 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Ukrainian Drone Strikes In Moscow On August 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Ukrainian Unmanned Boats Targeted Russian Civilian Vessels In The Black Sea With Unmanned Boats. southfront.org Illustrative Image: Sergey Kotov in Sevastopol | The Russian Ministry of Defence reported that on the night of August 1, Ukraine had attempted to attack Russian civilian cargo vessels en route to the Bosphorus Strait in the southwestern part of the Black Sea. The Ukrainian military used tree unmanned boats for the attack. | The attack failed. The boats were destroyed by Russian military ships that were patrolling the navigation in tha area."All the boats were detected and destroyed in a timely manner by the…

Anonymous765 (2023-08-01). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — August 1, 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…

Cassandra Jaramillo (2023-08-01). Doctors Are Mobilizing in Ohio and Elsewhere to Protect Reproductive Rights. truthout.org After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending nearly 50 years of federal protection for abortion, some states began enforcing strict abortion bans while others became new havens for the procedure. ProPublica is investigating how sweeping changes to reproductive health care access in America are affecting people, institutions and governments. In her eight years as a pediatrician, Dr. |

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-01). Official Yes and No cases for Voice referendum reveal two conservative agendas. greenleft.org.au

Henry A. Giroux (2023-08-01). DeSantis's "Freedom" Is a Force for Domination, Not a Key Form of Empowerment. truthout.org We live in a time of menacing freedoms and the rise of fascist politics. Freedom in the current historical moment has turned ugly. The presence of "ugly freedoms" is not new, and its history is repeating itself with a politics that is as cruel as it is dangerous and widespread. This is an age inextricably defined by the question of who qualifies as a citizen of the United States and what kind of… |

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-01). China condemns US military aid to Taiwan. plenglish.com Defense Ministry Spokesman Tan Kefei stressed that such actions would seriously damage China's security and severely threat peace and stability across the Strait. | "We strongly oppose this move and have solemnly expressed our opposition to the United States," he said. | Tan recalled that the Taiwan issue affects China's fundamental interests and is a red line that should not be crossed in bilateral relations. | According to the spokesman, this action will incite separatists seeking an alleged "independence of Taiwan" to stir up trouble and provoke China. | Beijing again urged Washington to stop all forms of mil…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-01). Cuba marks World Breastfeeding Week. plenglish.com Experts from the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office here agreed that breastfeeding is a baby's first vaccine and the best protection they have against diseases. | They stated that it is not a matter of a single day; it concerns us 365 days a year. It is a child's right; hence, it is inadmissible that a child is deprived of breastfeeding before six months of age. | Breastfeeding is included in the goals of the 2020-2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; it is exclusive for all babies up to six months of age, but it can be extended up to two years, the…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-01). France announces evacuation of its nationals from Niger. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The French Government informed on Tuesday that it will begin the evacuation of its citizens stranded in Niger, where the military forces seized power last week and arrested President Mohamed Bazoum.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-01). Solidarity groups in Asturia, Spain, to send powdered milk to Cuba. plenglish.com Madrid, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Asturias has joined the campaign "Tons of Powdered Milk for Cuba. Tons of solidarity against the blockade" by raising funds for a new shipment to the Caribbean nation.

infobrics (2023-08-01). Venezuela Eyes BRICS Membership to Boost Declining Economy. infobrics.org The BRICS bloc, which comprises the five major emerging national economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is expected to make a decision on new members at the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in August…

infobrics (2023-08-01). As the Quad Blossoms, Why Does BRICS Matter for India?>. infobrics.org BRICS' development-focused diplomacy allows India to pursue a broader agenda than the Quad — and one more focused on the concerns of developing countries…

infobrics (2023-08-01). US will spend on Ukraine more than it did on Marshall Plan after WWII. infobrics.org Ukraine is already a financial blackhole for the West, as seen by the vast resources poured into the country while recent drone attacks on Russia indicate Ukrainian desperation.

infobrics (2023-08-01). US sends stolen weapons to Kiev while condemning China for alleged military aid to Russia. infobrics.org Third parties are reselling arms to both sides and precisely this is being used for political purposes, as the US is desperate to cause disagreements between Moscow and its allies.

Jake Johnson (2023-08-01). BP Reports $2.6 Billion in Profits After Hottest Month on Record. truthout.org The London-based oil giant BP reported second-quarter profits of $2.6 billion on Tuesday and announced a 10% dividend raise for shareholders on the heels of what was likely the hottest month on record — a grim milestone that scientists say was made possible by the burning of fossil fuels. While BP's profits for the second quarter of 2023 were far lower than the massive $8.5… |

Johanna Kichton (2023-08-01). Homes Guarantee: FHFA Must Protect Tenants. peoplesaction.org Tenants with People's Action's Homes Guarantee Campaign Knocked Thousands of Doors and Organized Over 2000 Comments to the FHFA WASHINGTON, D.C. — People's Action's Homes Guarantee campaign celebrated the power of tenants as the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) closed its request for public input (RFI) on tenant protections. Through its oversight and conservatorship of …

Karen J. Greenberg (2023-08-01). 21 Years Later, Guantánamo Bay's Harms Are Still Unending. truthout.org There can be little question that the grim prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, which still shows no sign of closing anytime soon, is a key legacy — in the worst sense imaginable — of America's post-9/11 forever wars. I've been covering the subject for decades now and that shameful legacy has never diminished. Last month, in response to a column I wrote for TomDispatch — one of dozens, I'm sad to say… |

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). Arab Parliament warns about consequences of desecration of the Koran. plenglish.com Cairo, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Arab Parliament President Adel Al-Assoumi on Tuesday warned that the repeated desecrations of the Koran in Sweden and Denmark will lead to a cycle of violence and contribute to spreading hate speech and extremism.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). China's Army celebrates its 96th anniversary. plenglish.com Defense Minister Li Shangfu congratulated the personnel of the Armed Forces, members of the military police, the reserve force, the militia, veterans, and others. | According to the minister, the military should strengthen the construction of the Communist Party of China, intensify the training of troops and improve combat readiness in the new era. | Li reiterated the willingness to perfect military governance, consolidate strategic capabilities and "unswervingly" advance the cause of national reunification. He also urged meeting the PLA's centenary goals by 2027 and reaching world-class standards. | Chinese Pre…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). Cuba and China enhance ooperation in higher education. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The rector of the University of Havana, Miriam Nicado García, confirmed the signing of new cooperation agreements with Chinese counterparts during her visit to China.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). NATO is determined to defeat Russia, Nicaraguan president states. plenglish.com Managua, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stated that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with the United States at the helm, is determined to defeat Russia in the war against Ukraine.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). Russia to cut down oil exports. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Russia will voluntarily reduce oil exports by 500,000 barrels a day, starting on August 1, as reported by the director of the Russian Institute for the Development of Energy Technologies, Kiril Rodionov.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). Senior Russian officer inspects battle line in Zaporozhye. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation, Valeri Gerasimov, inspected a command post on the Zaporozhye frontline, the Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-01). Ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet repel Ukrainian attack. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The Black Sea Fleet corvettes Sergei Kotov and Vasily Bykov repelled an attack by three Ukrainian unmanned boats, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

Mike Ludwig (2023-08-01). Trump Campaign's "SAVE AMERICA" Emails Are Raising Funds for Trump's Legal Fees. truthout.org Donald Trump's campaign for reelection doesn't just provide the former president with potential pathways for dodging legal jeopardy and seeking revenge on opponents if he were to retake the White House. The campaign also sends out flurries of disinformation-packed fundraising emails to supporters that are becoming increasingly paranoid with each indictment handed down by prosecutors. |

Sharon Zhang (2023-08-01). Biden Officials Launch Office for Studying and Preventing Long COVID. truthout.org The Biden administration is launching an initiative to study long COVID and, for the first time, carry out clinical trials to study potential treatments for the illness. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the formation of the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice on Monday. The office will study the illness that leaves some with chronic exhaustion, pain, brain fog… |

Staff (2023-08-01). Headlines for August 1, 2023. democracynow.org Russian Attack on Kryvyi Rih Kills 6 as Ukraine Steps Up Drone Attacks on Moscow, Burkina Faso and Mali Warn Against Foreign Intervention in Niger After Last Week's Coup, Two Killed as Protests Erupt over Senegal Government's Arrest of Opposition Leader, Death Toll Climbs as Fighting Continues Between Rival Palestinian Groups in Lebanon, Torrential Rains Trigger Deadly Floods in Northern China; U.S. Heat Wave Enters Third Month, U.K.'s Rishi Sunak to Authorize Over 100 New Oil and Gas Leases in North Sea, U.S. Prepares U.N. Security Council Resolution to Deploy Multinational Force to Haiti, Filmma…

Staff (2023-08-01). Remembering Juan Ramos, Puerto Rican Activist & Leader of Philadelphia Young Lords. democracynow.org Democracy Now! co-host Juan González remembers his longtime friend and comrade, Juan Ramos, a founder and leader of the Young Lords chapter in Philadelphia in the early 1970s who recently died after a long bout with Alzheimer's. "It's really not possible to overestimate the influence that Juan Ramos had on the social and political and liberation struggles of the Puerto Rican, Latino community, but also all communities, in Philadelphia," shares González. Ramos was a lifelong activist and became a founder and first president of the Puerto Rican Alliance, which led numerous battles to defend…

Staff (2023-08-01). Did Western Military Presence Help Foster Coup in Niger, Where U.S. Has Drone Base & 1,000+ Troops? democracynow.org We look at the growing crisis in Niger, where the country's democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, was overthrown last week by his own presidential guard. One of the coup's leaders, Brigadier General Moussa Salaou Barmou, was trained by the U.S., making the Nigerien coup the 11th in West Africa since 2008 to involve U.S.-trained military officers. The U.S. has approximately 1,000 troops in Niger, where it's also spent $100 million building a drone base in its ongoing "war on terror." The Biden administration has so far refused to describe last week's event as a coup,…

Staff (2023-08-01). "A True Prophet": Why Sinéad O'Connor Risked Her Career to Call Out Catholic Church Abuse. democracynow.org In an in-depth interview, we look at the life and legacy of the groundbreaking musician Sinéad O'Connor, who converted to Islam and also started using the name Shuhada' Sadaqat in 2018. O'Connor died last week at the age of 56 and was known for her music as much as for her outspoken activism. In 1992, she performed Bob Marley's "War" on Saturday Night Live, then proceeded to rip up a photo of Pope John Paul II on live TV to protest systemic child abuse in the Catholic Church, of which she was a survivor. The move provoked widespread uproar. O'Connor was also an ally to LG…

Staff (2023-08-01). Abolition Doesn't Undermine Safety — Its Goal Is Safety for Everyone. truthout.org What do successful alternatives to policing, prosecution and prison actually look like? And how would they work? A group of Chicago's leading public safety, health and justice innovators gathered at the DePaul Art Museum last summer to provide much-needed clarity on these crucial questions. Artists, survivors of violence, organizers, entrepreneurs and business leaders, public defenders… |

teleSUR, ats, JGN (2023-08-01). Conoce cinco razones para estar alegre cada día. telesurtv.net El Día Mundial de la Alegría tiene como fin festejar la vida y pensar en la importancia de este sentimiento positivo.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-01). México apoya negociaciones para paz entre Rusia y Ucrania. telesurtv.net El mandatario mexicano afirmó que de existir voluntad para el acercamiento en favor de una solución pacífica, su Gobierno colaborará en esa tarea.

teleSUR, Iván Cruz (2023-08-01). Colombia celebró Encuentro Internacional de Mujeres Afrodescendientes. telesurtv.net El evento contó con la presencia de defensoras de Derechos Humanos y lideresas sociales víctimas de violencia de Colombia y el extranjero.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-01). Se descarrilan dos trenes de carga en Texas, EE.UU. telesurtv.net El conductor del automóvil que impactó con uno de los trenes falleció camino al hospital.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-01). Activan protocolo de bioseguridad por gripe aviar en Cotopaxi, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Agrocalidad llamó a los encargados que apliquen las dos dosis de la vacuna como medida de bioseguridad.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-01). Médicos dominicanos mantienen paro laboral de 12 horas. telesurtv.net El presidente del Colegio Médico Dominicano (CMD), Senén Caba, detalló que la gran mayoría de los médicos han acatado el paro.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-01). Ministros de Defensa de Irán y Belarús firman acuerdo de cooperación. telesurtv.net El titular de Defensa persa aseguró que este pacto entre ambas naciones dará paz y estabilidad en la región.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-08-01). Gobierno aumenta tarifa de gasolina en Uruguay. telesurtv.net Uruguay ya había anunciado el 10 de mayo un aumento en la reducción ya vigente del Impuesto Específico Interno (IMESI) en la compra de combustibles.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-01). Bolivia participará en la Cumbre de los Brics en Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net La noticia se dio a conocer a través de las declaraciones del ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Bolivia, Rogelio Mayta.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-01). Burkina Faso y Mali adoptarán medidas de autodefensa si hay intervención militar en Níger. telesurtv.net Remarcaron que las organizaciones regionales y los países aliados persisten "en imponer sanciones que agravan el sufrimiento de los pueblos".

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-01). Más de 300 inmigrantes llegan al Mediterráneo español. telesurtv.net Por su parte, también la ONG Alarm Phone desde su cuenta de Twitter alertó de 170 vidas en peligro frente a Libia.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-01). Mueren once personas en campo de refugiados palestinos en Líbano. telesurtv.net Es el tercer día de enfrentamientos en Ein el-Hilweh.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-08-01). Haití acoge propuesta de Kenia en materia de seguridad. telesurtv.net Kenia anunció disposición de liderar fuerza multinacional y desplegar 1,000 policías en apoyo a estabilidad en Haití.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-01). Piden condenar a exmilitar colombiano por falsos positivos. telesurtv.net El excoronel colombiano, Publio Hernán Mejía fue imputado junto a otros altos oficiales por 127 asesinatos y desapariciones forzadas.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-01). Francia niega planes de intervenir militarmente en Níger. telesurtv.net La jefa de la diplomacia francesa estimó como "posible" la restitución del depuesto presidente de Níger, Mohamed Bazoum.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-01). Lluvias por tifón Doksuri dejan al menos 11 muertos en China. telesurtv.net Las intensas lluvias en Beijing han afectado a más de 44.000 personas y han obligado a evacuar a unas 127.000 personas en el país asiático.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-01). Alertan desplazamiento forzoso por enfrentamientos en Colombia. telesurtv.net El defensor colombiano detalló que entre los desplazados se encuentran 398 menores de edad y 469 adultos, mayoritariamente campesinos e indígenas.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-01). Dron ucraniano impacta edificio del centro de negocios de Moscú. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Defensa comunicó que derribo dos drones ucranianos sobre los distritos de Odintsóvo y Naro-Fominsk de la provincia de Moscú.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-01). Instalarán el Comité Nacional de la Participación en Colombia. telesurtv.net El noveno acuerdo guarda relación con el proceso de participación de la sociedad en la construcción de la paz.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-01). Presidente Maduro saluda declaración de empresarios sobre sanciones. telesurtv.net El recién nombrado presidente de Fedecámaras, Adán Celis, rechazó las medidas coercitivas unilaterales contra Venezuela.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-08-01). Indepaz reporta masacre número 56 en Colombia. telesurtv.net Rodrigo Luciano Pai Nastacuas y Marco Tulio Pai Nastacuas, ambos de 17 años, se encuentran entre las víctimas.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-01). Chile seizes largest ecstasy shipment from Europe. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Chilean authorities reportedly seized 184 kilograms of ecstasy, valued in the illegal market at 11 million dollars, the largest shipment of synthetic drugs seized in this country and in South America.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-01). Cuban government confirms improvement in energy carriers. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel headed a key government meeting that noted improvements in the situation of energy carriers and assessed the progress of measures for the socioeconomic development of this Caribbean country.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-01). Cuba's International Sports Fair opens in Havana. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The 1st International Cuban Sports Fair will take place from Tuesday to Friday at Havana's Ciudad Deportiva, with the presence of more than 100 companies.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-01). India: 16 workers killed as crane collapses at construction site. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) At least 16 workers were killed, and three were injured in India on Tuesday, when a crane collapsed at the construction site on the Samruddhi highway in Shahapur, Maharasthra.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-01). Police rule out armed groups as perpetrators of attacks in Peru. plenglish.com Lima, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian police ruled out that armed groups were responsible for the explosive attacks that brought down two high-voltage towers that supply electricity to a mining company in the country's north.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-01). Sri Lankan healthcare unions announce strike. plenglish.com Colombo, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lanka's healthcare unions on Tuesday announced a symbolic strike for next Thursday to demand solutions to the difficulties that affect the quality of services in the country.

_____ (2023-08-01). US Arms Package to Taiwan Heralds "Ukraine Part 2" journal-neo.org

Adriaan Alsema (2023-08-01). The devastating charges against the son of Colombia's president. colombiareports.com The prosecution indicted the son of Colombia's President Gustavo Petro for money laundering, claiming that Nicolas Petro spent 10 times what he earned. Prosecutor Mario Burgos told a Bogota court…

Andy Kroll (2023-08-01). The Forever War's Forever Legacy. tomdispatch.com There can be little question that the grim prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, which still shows no sign of closing anytime soon, is a key legacy — in the worst sense imaginable — of America's post-9/11 forever wars. I've been covering the subject for decades now and that shameful legacy has never diminished. Last month, in response to a column I wrote for TomDispatch — one of dozens, I'm sad to say, that I've done on Guantánamo over these endless years — I received a surprise email: an invitation to attend a meeting at the British Parliament. A group known as the All Party Parliamentary Group…

Ann Brown (2023-08-01). Presidential Candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. Comes Out Against Cash-Based Reparations. moguldom.com When Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his run for the 2024 election, voters were intrigued. After all, he is the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated on November 22, 1963. His father, Robert F. Kennedy, was assassinated on June 6, 1968, after securing the Democratic nomination for that …

Ann Brown (2023-08-01). Who Is Keefe D? 5 Things To Know About The Southside Crip Boss And Alleged Killer of Tupac. moguldom.com Superstar hip-hop artist and actor Tupac Shakur was shot on Sept. 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He was just 25 years old. He died days later on Sept. 13, 1996, at the University Medical Center, Las Vegas. A manhunt ensued, but no one was ever arrested in the murder. Lots of rumors …

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Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). In Video: Russian Forces Shot Down Ukrainian Helicopter In Kherson Region. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On August 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The Russian Army repelled the AFU from their positions near Staromayorske; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Rabotino; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Priyutnoe; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Robotyne; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orikhiv; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Malaya Tokmachka; | Russian artillery shells Ukrainian forces which attempt to appro…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian Geran UAVs struck the building of the Kharkov technical school used for accommodation of the Ukrainian military; | Russian UAVs struck military facilities in the Sumy region; | Russian UAVs struck military facilities in the Kherson region; | On August 1, Russian forces shot down Ukrainian Mi-24 in the Kherson region; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Serebryanka; | Russian artillery struck AFU posi…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Military Situation In Yemen On August 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 57 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On August 1, Yemen's Navy has successfully tested a number of modern and advanced missiles and armed boats and these weapons will be unveiled in the near future, according to the Minister of Defense of Ansarallah-backed Salvation Government of Yemen; | On July 29, STC militants retreated from some of their positions in Aden…

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Ukrainian Forces Killed Three Civilians In Donetsk City Agglomeration. southfront.org Ukrainian Nazis continue bloody attacks on civilians in the regions that Kiev lost. Impotent on the frontlines, Ukrainian military commanders are intentionally shelling the residential areas in the Donbass. More than three hundred shells hit the settlements of the Republic over the past day. | On August 1, the Ukrainian military continued to terrorize the civilian population of the Donetsk People's Republic, inflicting multiple strikes, including with cluster munitions, killing more civilia…

Anonymous765 (2023-08-01). Expensive PR Campaign For Kiev Regime. southfront.org |

Brandon Warner (2023-08-01). The Washington Post keeps cheerleading sending cluster bombs to Ukraine. therealnews.com

Carol Burris (2023-08-01). The Right-Wing Think Tank That the Charter School Industry Relies On. progressive.org CREDO, a research group with deep ties to the right, promotes pro-charter reports that regularly fudge the facts.

Dana Sanchez (2023-08-01). Worldcoin: Thousands Line Up Around The World To Have Eyeball Scan 'Verification'. moguldom.com Videos of people lining up around the world for iris scans went viral after the parent of Chat GPT rolled out its latest human ID project, Worldcoin, which involves gathering biometric data in 20 countries in exchange for some cryptocurrency tokens worth around $2.31 each. Based in San Francisco and Berlin, Worldcoin is a private …

David Starr (2023-08-01). Vilnius NATO Summit Was a Farce Reinforcing an Imperialist Alliance that Should be Abolished. covertactionmagazine.com The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, held in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11 and 12, provided a showcase for an imperialist alliance that has been a major source of war for decades. Committing to a major NATO force buildup, world leaders at the conference pledged fealty to Ukraine, which is ranked among the most …

Doug Bradley (2023-08-01). Sailing the Seas of Conscience. progressive.org The resilient voyage of the Golden Rule.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-01). Book Review: The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century. libya360.wordpress.com Roger Stoll The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century by Carlos Martinez (Praxis Press, 2023, 210 pp.) Introduction Western media never stop warning us of China: it menaces Taiwan, threatens its neighbors and shipping lanes in the South China Sea, and sticks military bases on Cuba. China, we are told, spies…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-01). China is the Leading Force for World Peace. libya360.wordpress.com The Forum on Global Human Rights Governance, themed Equality, Cooperation and Development: The 30th Anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and Global Human Rights Governance, was held in Beijing in mid-June 2023. Jointly hosted by the Information Office of China's State Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the China International Development Cooperation…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-01). Ukrainian Nationalism: Russian Special Operation— Denazification of Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir G. Kiknadze Azov Battalion, March 11, 2022. This paper presents the results of the analysis of relevant aspects of the history of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) in comparison with the policy of the Kiev regime in 2014-2022, using the secrets revealed with the beginning of demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine during the…

Jake Johnson (2023-08-01). Massachusetts to Become 8th State to Make Universal Free School Meals Permanent. truthout.org The Massachusetts Legislature on Monday approved a budget proposal that requires the state's public schools to provide all K-12 students with free meals, making permanent a highly successful pandemic-era program. Maura Healey, the state's Democratic governor, is expected to sign the budget into law, which would make Massachusetts the eighth U.S. state to make universal free school meals permanent… |

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Finding Faith Through Listening. jamanetwork.com In this narrative medicine essay, a surgical oncologist joins the hospital chaplain during his rounds to learn how to connect with patients who have strong faith in God, even when her own beliefs are uncertain.

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Treating Bipolar Disorder Is Notoriously Difficult, but Research Underway Could Lead to New Options. jamanetwork.com This Medical News article discusses the difficulties of studying, diagnosing, and treating bipolar disorder and new research initiatives to improve diagnostic tests and treatments.

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Over-the-Counter Oral Contraception to Reduce Access Inequity. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint argues that making a progestin-only contraceptive pill available for sale as an over-the-counter product will help reduce logistic barriers to safe and effective birth control.

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). From the July 14, 1883, Inaugural Issue of JAMA. jamanetwork.com

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Radiographic Absence of the Left Humeral Head. jamanetwork.com An older patient with history of surgical decompression for syringomyelia, poor mobility, and frequent falls presented with pain, numbness, and paresthesias in his left upper extremity. Radiograph showed complete absence of the left humeral head. What is the diagnosis, and what would you do next?

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). USPSTF Recommendation: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects. jamanetwork.com This 2023 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all persons planning to or who could become pregnant take a daily supplement containing 0.4 to 0.8 mg (400 to 800 μg) of folic acid (A recommendation).

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). USPSTF Review: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects. jamanetwork.com This systematic review to support the 2023 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on folic acid supplementation to prevent neural tube defects summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of folic acid supplementation for persons who are planning to or could become pregnant.

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Patient Information: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Patient Page describes the pros and cons of folic acid supplementation during pregnancy to lower risk of fetal neural tube defects.

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Upfront Radiosurgery vs Wait and Scan in Vestibular Schwannoma. jamanetwork.com This randomized clinical trial evaluates whether upfront radiosurgery is more effective in reducing vestibular schwannoma tumor size than treatment delivered only when tumor growth has been detected radiographically.

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Genetic Architecture of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in African and European Ancestry. jamanetwork.com This study compares the rare variant genetic architecture of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) among patients with DCM who are of African ancestry compared with European ancestry.

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Longitudinal Follow-Up of Participants With Tobacco Exposure and Preserved Spirometry. jamanetwork.com This study defines the natural history of persons with tobacco exposure and preserved spirometry aged 40 to 80 years who smoked cigarettes (>20 pack-years) with or without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease compared with controls without tobacco exposure or airflow obstruction.

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations at US Acute Care Hospitals—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply Inspired by our team's experiences working with children and adolescents in inpatient settings, we used the Kids' Inpatient Database to chronicle how hospitalizations for mental health diagnoses changed from 2009 to 2019 among youths aged 3 to 17 years. While the objective of our work was to highlight trends in hospitalizations at the national level, our findings also raised the following questions: why have the numbers of hospitalizations for mental health diagnoses increased and what needs to be done?

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Treatment Effects of Therapeutic-Dose Heparin in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply Drs Davidson and Levi suggest that the heterogeneity of treatment effect (HTE) from therapeutic-dose heparin in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 found in our study—specifically, the lack of benefit in severe COVID-19—may be attributable to unreliable absorption of subcutaneously administered LMWH among critically ill patients receiving vasopressors.

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Treating Coronary Artery Disease With Treat-to-Target or High-Intensity Statin—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We appreciate Dr Kawada's comments about our study, which demonstrated that a treat-to-target LDL-C strategy of 50 to 70 mg/dL as the goal was noninferior to a high-intensity statin therapy for the 3-year composite of death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or coronary revascularization.

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations at US Acute Care Hospitals. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study highlighted substantial increases in pediatric mental health hospitalizations in the US from 2009 to 2019. It is noteworthy that the time frame included in this analysis predated the COVID-19 pandemic, which led many to declare a national pediatric mental health crisis. Had this study included data from 2020 onward, the findings would likely have been even more dire. Instead, the lack of pandemic-era data shed light on the perhaps lesser-acknowledged reality—one that is all too familiar to families, schools, and clinicians—that the youth mental health crisis is far from no…

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Treatment Effects of Therapeutic-Dose Heparin in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study of treatment effects of therapeutic-dose heparin in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 analyzed patients on the ward (treatment-dose heparin was efficacious) separately from critically ill patients (treatment-dose heparin was not efficacious). The authors described this trial design as "fortuitous." However, we are concerned that the no-difference result in critically ill patients may have occurred because subcutaneous depot dosing of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) has poor systemic exposure in critically ill patients, particularly in those receiving vasopressors.

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Treating Coronary Artery Disease With Treat-to-Target or High-Intensity Statin. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent article investigated whether a treat-to-target strategy was noninferior to a strategy of high-intensity statin use for 3-year clinical outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease. We have some concerns about this study's research design.

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Changes in the Number of Continuation Patents on Drugs Approved by the FDA. jamanetwork.com This study assesses the frequency of continuation patents on brand-name drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration from 2000 to 2015.

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Fully Effective Folic Acid Fortification. jamanetwork.com Neural tube defects occur within the first 4 weeks of conception when the neural tube in the embryo does not close properly, resulting in the fetus developing spina bifida, anencephaly, or encephalocele, depending on where the lesion occurs and how large it is. In 1991 a randomized clinical trial funded by the UK Medical Research Council showed that about 80% of neural tube defects could be prevented by taking a 4-mg folic acid supplement every day, starting before pregnancy. It has been confirmed that starting after a pregnancy is too late—the preventive opportunity will have passed. Other trials and studi…

jamanetwork (2023-08-01). Diversifying the Genetic Landscape of Heart Disease. jamanetwork.com Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), unexplained enlargement of the left ventricle and reduced ejection fraction, has an estimated prevalence of 1 in 400 to 1 in 250 individuals in the general population, is an important cause of clinical heart failure, and remains the most common reason for heart transplant in the United States. Research in families and in populations has demonstrated that DCM shows substantial heritability, with up to 40% of cases attributed in part to specific DCM gene variants. Assessment of family history in the clinical evaluation of DCM and consideration of genetic testing are regarded as standar…

Marc Steiner (2023-08-01). Should Cornel West run as a Democrat? therealnews.com Dr. Cornel West's decision to run for President has been embraced with enthusiasm by some on the left, and met with groans of disapproval by others. Disputes over the merits of Dr. West's candidacy have often pivoted on the question of whether it is more effective for him to run as a third-party candidate or as a Democrat. In a recent piece for

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-01). Israel cancels early release policy for Palestinian administrative detainees. peoplesdispatch.org Israel's Minister of Public Security, far-right extremist leader Itamar Ben-Gvir, has introduced another measure to worsen the situation of Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons. On Sunday, Ben-Gvir introduced an amendment to a law and effectively canceled the legal provision for the early release of Palestinians that are being held in administration detention. Human rights group Adalah denounced the policy change calling it "unfair" and warned that it would further worsen living conditions for Palestinian prisoners. | Palestinian administrative detainees are reported to suffer from a range of psychological…

Project Censored (2023-08-01). Project Censored Newsletter July 2023. projectcensored.org 2023 Skipping Stones Book Award for The Media and Me The Media and Me has been recognized by Skipping Stones Magazine as one of its 28 Honored Books for 2023….

Rohini Hensman (2023-08-01). Ukraine and the Contested Meaning of Nonalignment. fpif.org Almost everyone seems to agree that the war in Ukraine has pulled into focus the notion of non-alignment among states of the Global South. | Observers have drawn parallels with the emergence of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) that formed in the wake of the 1955

Sharon Zhang (2023-08-01). 1 in 5 Republicans Who Think Trump Committed Crimes Say They'll Vote for Him. truthout.org As former President Donald Trump continues losing court cases and facing serious charges from government prosecutors, new polling finds that — despite a rising share of Republicans who believe he may be guilty of serious crimes — support for the former president for the upcoming presidential primaries remains high and extremely stable. According to a poll by The New York Times/ |

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Thousands Remain Displaced After Türkiye's Earthquakes. t.co Nearly six months after deadly earthquakes devastated southern Türkiye, thousands of survivors are still displaced, while President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised a rapid reconstruction. | RELATED: | "We are living in containers, and it's certainly not like living in a proper home," said Recep Sayilgan, a 41-year-old survivor from Kahramanmaras, the worst-hit province and the epicenter of the massive earthquakes in February. | The powerful tremors have claimed more than 50,000 lives and rendered…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). American Nurse Kidnapped in Haiti. telesurenglish.net The U.S. State Department ordered the departure of non-emergency government personnel from Haiti, given the deteriorating security situation in the country. The move was announced following a travel warning from the U.S. Embassy in Haiti advising U.S. citizens to leave the country immediately due to recent armed clashes between criminal groups and police in Port-au-Prince. | American Nurse and Child Kidnapped in Haiti. Aug. 1, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Burkina Faso & Mali Warn Against Military Intervention in Niger. telesurenglish.net The military governments of Burkina Faso and Mali said Monday in a joint communiqué that in the event of a military intervention against Niger, it would also represent a declaration of war against them. | Related: | "The transitional governments of Burkina Faso and Mali express their fraternal solidarity… to the people of Niger, who have decided with full responsibility to take their destiny in hand and assume t…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Expectations Low for Breakthrough in Palestinian Reconciliation. telesurenglish.net Although a reconciliation meeting between heads of Palestinian factions just concluded in Egypt, expectations are low that a tangible and real breakthrough would be achieved to end the years-long intra-Palestinian division. | RELATED: | Analysts agreed that "there is a wide gap" in the political positions of the Palestinian factions, mainly between the two rivals, the Fatah Movement led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). India: Crane Collapses at Road Construction Site, 17 Killed. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, at least 17 workers were killed, and three others injured, after a crane collapsed at a road construction site in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. | Related: | "Today an unfortunate incident happened at Shahpur Tehsil of Thane District on under construction Samruddhi Expressway in which one Crane fell on a Slab of a Bridge in which two teams of NDRF are working on the site," India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) sai…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Indigenous March Arrives in Buenos Aires in Defense of Land. telesurenglish.net The Third Peace Raid (Malon), a caravan made up of over 400 Indigenous communities from the province of Jujuy, is expected to arrive in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. | RELATED: | The caravan left Jujuy on July 25 and passed through Tucuman, Santiago del Estero, Catamarca, and Santa Fe. Its arrival in the Argentine capital coincides with the commemoration of Mother Earth Day (Pachamama). | The members of the caravan t…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Japan's Fishermen Are Concerned About Nuke Wastewater Discharge. telesurenglish.net Japanese fishermen have expressed growing concern over the government's plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea. | RELATED: | "The ocean is our workplace, and no one has the right to pollute it," said Haruo Ono, a fisherman from Fukushima prefecture. | The 70-year-old who works at a small port in Shinchi town, made the remarks at the…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Moscow Attacked by Ukrainian Drones. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Ukraine launched an attack on Moscow and its metropolitan region with three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with two of them shot down and the third having crashed after being jammed by electronic warfare. | RELATED: | According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the attempt was foiled by air defense systems that destroyed two Ukrainian UAVs over the Odintsovo and Naro-Fominsky districts of the Moscow region. | One more drone, affected by e…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Myanmar Junta Reduces Aung San Suu Kyi's Prison Sentence. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Myanmar's State Administration Council granted pardons to for 7,749 Myanmar prisoners and 125 foreign prisoners. Six years of sentences for former State Counselor Aun San Suu Kyi and four years of sentences for former president U Win Myint were also reduced. | RELATED: | The council also remitted the sentences for 22 members of the ethnic armed groups and dismissed the cases related to 72 individuals who were in connection…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). President Maduro Confirms Venezuela's Interest in Joining BRICS. telesurenglish.net During the TV program "With Maduro More" broadcast on Monday night, President Nicolas Maduro expressed that Venezuela hopes to join the BRICS, an economic cooperation group led by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. | RELATED: | The BRICS are "the driving force behind the emergence of the multipolar world," and now that the bloc is considering expanding to give participation to new countries, "Venezuela…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Russian Exports Increased After the End of the Grain Agreement. telesurenglish.net Yelena Tiurina, head of the analytical department of the Russian Grain Union, reported that Russian grain exports increased by 60 percent in July compared to the same month in 2022. | RELATED: | Grain exports amounted to 5.68 million tons. Of that volume, 4.54 million tons corresponded to wheat, which represents an increase of 50 percent. | The main buyers of Russian grains were Saudi Arabia (578,000 tons), Turkey (518,000 tons), Egypt (467,000 tons), and Israel (345…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Syria Willing to Receive 180,000 Refugees From Lebanon. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Lebanese Minister of the Displaced Issam Charafeddine said that Syria has expressed its willingness to receive 180,000 displaced refugees from Lebanon at the first stage. | RELATED: | "We have reached an understanding with the Syrian government to resolve the crisis of the displaced safely," Charafeddine was quoted as saying by the Elnashra news website. | "There is mutual trust with the Syrian side and…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). teleSUR and TTT Limited Channel Sign Cooperation Agreement. telesurenglish.net teleSUR, the Latina American communication multi-platform, and TTT limited, the main public television station in Trinidad and Tobago, are pleased to announce a cooperation agreement that will allow the exchange of programs and the transmission of audiovisual material between both platforms. | Related: | This agreement is signed with the objective of strengthening the bonds of friendship and collaboration that wi…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Typhoon Doksuri Leaves at Least 11 Dead in China. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Chinese authorities said that heavy rains over the city of Beijing have left at least 11 dead and 27 missing. | Related: | Among those killed by heavy rainfall due to the passage of Typhoon Doksuri through the capital of China are two emergency services workers who died while performing rescue work. | According to Chinese authorities, four members of a rescue team who fell into the water in a rural area are among the missing. | &…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Ukraine Hires Latin American Mercenaries, Russia Says. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Sputnik published information according to which Ukraine has hired mercenaries from some 80 countries since the Russian military operation began in 2022. | RELATED: | Among those mercenaries are citizens from Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Ecuador, according to various reports from the Russian Defense Ministry. | Ukrainian forces resort to the employment of foreign contractors through diplomatic representations abroad, Sputnik said, adding that Kyiv hir…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). UN Welcomes Kenya's Willingness To Lead Int'l Force in Haiti. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres, welcomed Kenya's willingness to lead an international force in the Caribbean nation of Haiti to help Haiti's police combat gang violence and encouraged other countries to join the effort., his deputy spokesman said. | Related: | "The secretary-general welcomes Kenya's positive response to his call for the urgently needed international non-UN security support to Haiti," H…

teleSUR (2023-08-01). Venezuela Congratulates Benin on Its Independence Anniversary. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Venezuelan Government congratulated the people of Benin as they commemorate the anniversary of their independence achieved on August 1, 1960. | RELATED: | "The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela congratulates the people and Government of the Republic of Benin on the 63rd anniversary of its independence", the Foreign Ministry stated. | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro wished the African country "success in reaching its…

Zane McNeill (2023-08-01). Biden Admin Issues New Protections for Outdoor Workers Amid Deadly Heat Wave. truthout.org The Biden Administration has announced new protections to keep outdoor workers safe from extreme heat, and instructed the Department of Labor to issue a heat hazard alert and increase enforcement of heat-safety violations. "Millions of Americans are currently experiencing the effects of extreme heat, which is growing in intensity, frequency, and duration due to the climate crisis… |

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-01). Immigrant Residents Move To Stop Coney Island Casino Bid. popularresistance.org

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krish-rad_ind (2023-08-01). UPS Teamsters, We Can Fight for More: Vote No on the Tentative Agreement. leftvoice.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-01). Protesters Call for Canadian Government to Revoke Jewish National Fund's Charitable Status. wrmea.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-01). Lying Blinken Visits Australia for Peace With China by Arming Taiwan to Break Away From China. theduran.com

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Staff (2023-08-01). Another North American Church Names Israeli Apartheid. scheerpost.com Peter Makari, on the screen to the left, speaks in support of the resolution "compelled to witness: Ansqering the cry of our Palestinian siblings" at the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) biennial general assembly in Louisville, Kentucky, July 29, 2023. (Photo: Social Media/ Christian Church in Ohio, Disciples of Christ.)P By Jeff Wright / Mondoweiss …

Staff (2023-08-01). What Are the Real Reasons for the Global South Food Crisis? scheerpost.com Different variations of rice from Kerala, India. Photo from Flickr by Manfred Sommer, June 20, 2020. By Anuradha Chenoy / The Nation The global food crises, exacerbated by the Black Sea grain initiative's end, disproportionately impacts the Global South. But will the resumption of these grain shipments bring closure to the extreme hunger rampant in many …

Editor (2023-08-01). Sanctions on China, Export Controls on Rare Earths for the US: Two, It Turns Out, Can Tango. scheerpost.com By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch If Washington intended to bully Beijing economically and indefinitely, July 3 was a rude awakening. That's when China announced export controls on two, vital rare earth metals, germanium and gallium. In and of itself this move clobbers one sector of U.S. industry, such as it is. But even worse is …

Larry Johnson (2023-08-01). A Walk Down Memory Lane on the Day After 9-11. sonar21.com Here I am 22 years ago with Tucker Carlson, Bill Press and Jerry Bremer. Jerry and I used to be friends but that relationship ruptured over the war in Iraq….

Larry Johnson (2023-08-01). Judge Napolitano and I Talk Intelligence and Gonzalo Lira Speaks. sonar21.com I want to get this up without a lot of commentary. The most important news is that Gonzalo Lira was released on bail on July 6 and is now working…

Mercia Andrews (2023-08-01). Renewing the Left in South Africa: Not Just Doom and Gloom. socialistproject.ca This article seeks to respond to the questions

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: How extreme temperatures can increase stroke risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Soaring temperatures and high humidity increase your risk of heat-related issues, such as dehydration and heat stroke. Those weather extremes also can increase stroke risk for some people. Dr. Robert Brown, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, says if you or someone you know experiences stroke symptoms in the heat, call 911, as stroke is a medical emergency. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/1ofCVW-lWiY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 01) is in the downloads at the end of this…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Should you open your eyes underwater? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For many people, the hot summer days are often spent swimming at the pool. But even though the water is usually clear with chlorine, it doesn't mean you should be looking underwater. And as a Mayo Clinic eye expert explains, it could cause temporary damage to your vision. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/JDEtRmoq3dg Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: ABCs of hepatitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Hepatitis Day takes places every year on July 28, bringing the world together to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis. Hepatitis is a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver. It comes in many forms, including hepatitis A, B and C. But what do those letter designations mean, and how do they differ from one another? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/3bfI2lLGOdM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 58) is in the downloads at…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). What is cardiac arrest? A Mayo Clinic heart expert explains. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cardiac arrest, or sudden cardiac arrest as it is more formally known, is a medical emergency. It happens when an event, usually an electrical disturbance, quickly and unexpectedly causes your heart to stop working. It's not the same as a heart attack and is called sudden because it seems to happen without warning. Dr. Christopher DeSimone, a Mayo cardiac electrophysiologist specializing in abnormal cardiac rhythm, answers questions about cardiac arrest, the differences between cardiac arrest…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: A tick to blame for the alpha-gal, meat allergy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard about alpha-gal syndrome also known as the meat allergy illness or tick bite meat allergy. In a recent report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says more than 110,000 suspected cases of alpha-gal syndrome were identified between 2010 and 2022. However, the CDC says that number may be much higher because people need to be tested for alpha-gal syndrome and there are many healthcare providers who may not be familiar with the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Consumer Health: Are you at risk for hepatitis? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Hepatitis Day will be observed Friday, July 28, which makes this a good time to learn more about three types of hepatitis and the risk factors for each. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The five main strains of the hepatitis virus are referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. While they all cause liver disease, they differ in geographic prevalence, modes of transmission, severity of illness and prevention methods, according to the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Consumer Health: What is a sunburn? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org July is UV Safety Month, which makes this a good time to learn about sunburn and why it's important to avoid one by protecting your skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet, or UV, radiation from sunlight. Sunburn is inflamed, painful skin that feels hot to the touch. It's caused by too much exposure to UV light. That UV light may be from the sun or artificial sources, such as sunlamps and tanning beds. UVA is the wavelength of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is there a connection between ultraprocessed food and cancer? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org There is a growing body of evidence that shows ultraprocessed foods are not only unhealthy but increase the risk of cancers. The term ultraprocessed food was created as a way to categorize food, known as the NOVA classification. The system allows experts to better understand the health impact of different food categories. Mayo Clinic's Dr. Dawn Mussallem talks more about the connection between ultraprocessed food and cancer. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/DIlcsPX9LAo Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 07) is in the downloads…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Perimenopause transitions and concerns. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 41 years old, and at my last women's health appointment, I was told I was in perimenopause. What exactly does that mean? I haven't had any symptoms. What should I expect? Is there anything I should be doing to prepare? ANSWER: Perimenopause refers to the time of your life when your body starts making the natural transition to menopause, marking the end of the reproductive years. Perimenopause can begin as early as…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Science Saturday: Preclinical research identifies brain circuit connected to addictive behaviors. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Confocal microscopy image of a tissue sample showing brain cells in the external globus pallidus (red) that are important for suppressing addictive-like behaviors. Courtesy of Matthew Baker, Ph.D. As a graduate student conducting basic science research, Matthew Baker, Ph.D., focused over the last few years on one mysterious process of the brain — specifically, what takes place in cases of addiction. His mentor, molecular pharmacologist Doo-Sup Choi, Ph.D., leads a research team that aims to understand…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Pay attention to symptoms for good men's health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband recently celebrated his 49th birthday. He is generally healthy, and we follow a Mediterranean diet and exercise together several times a week. But he hasn't been to the doctor in years, as we moved just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Do you think it's necessary for him to have an annual health check at this time or wait until his milestone birthday next year? ANSWER: As men age, even those accustomed to…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Managing migraines in the summer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Severe weather conditions are enough to give anyone a headache, but temperature fluctuations are even more problematic for migraine sufferers. Dr. Rashmi B. Halker Singh, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, says the weather can trigger some migraine patients. Watch the Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/M3rfDADYFEs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. For some people, migraines are debilitating. The intense, throbbing…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Mayo Clinic ranked among 'America's Best Children's Hospitals' according to Newsweek. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester was ranked a top-performing children's hospital in seven pediatric specialties in Newsweek's recent 2023 list of "America's Best Children's Hospitals." Mayo Clinic in Rochester was top-ranked in the nation by Newsweek in its list of "America's Best Children's Hospitals," released in July. This ranking is a testament to the dedication and expertise of the Children's Center team at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. "Our Children's Center is among the top children's hospitals…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Sprained your ankle — now what? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You step off a sidewalk curb, land wrong after shooting a basketball or stumble on uneven ground. Your ankle pops, twists or crunches, and now you're limping and sore. You may just have sprained your ankle. An ankle sprain typically happens when you roll your ankle inward, which stretches or tears the ligaments supporting the outer part of the joint. An ankle sprain is the most common injury among athletes and active adults, but it…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). Could bioprinted skin uncover a new treatment for eczema? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Bioprinted Skin Mayo Clinic has developed its first 3D prototype of human skin bioprinted to model inflammatory skin disease. 3D bioprinting is a technology that mixes bioinks with living cells to print natural tissue-like structures in three dimensions. This new technology provides the most human-like skin model for studying inflammatory conditions such as atopic dermatitis — more commonly known as eczema — a chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes dry, itchy and inflamed skin. The 3D bioprinting…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-01). All-Star pitcher Liam Hendriks shares how he closed out cancer at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Bigger than baseball That's how some describe Liam Hendriks' battle against cancer. At 33 years old, the All-Star Major League Baseball closing pitcher is a fan favorite and famous for throwing fastballs at blazing speeds. But, at only 33 years old, at the end of the 2022 MLB season, Hendriks made the sobering announcement – he had been diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The day after that announcement, Hendriks began cancer treatment at Mayo…

_____ (2023-07-31). Pertinent Concerns about Artificial Intelligence (AI): Friend or Foe? transcend.org 31 Jul 2023 – Intelligence or… what? What are AI possibilities, vis-a-vis its human counterpart? A new human master? You be the judge.

_____ (2023-07-31). ASEAN and Its 50 Years of Failure in Ending Wars and Genocides. transcend.org 16 Jul 2023 – The gulf between the impact of ASEAN in Myanmar affairs and the spins – "centrality" "cohesion" "inclusive dialogue" blah blah blah – is jaw dropping.

_____ (2023-07-31). Why Is the West Bank Under Assault by Settlers and Netanyahu Government? transcend.org 24 Jul 2023 – While the media focus has been on 'the judiciary overhaul' confrontation between antagonistic Jewish factions as to the 'democratic' character of Israel, the unifying themes in apartheid Israel remain the further marginalization of the Palestinians in their own homeland.

_____ (2023-07-31). Israel and Ukraine: Zionists and Nazis Collide. transcend.org 24 Jul 2023 – The extraordinary history of Zionist and Nazi collaboration.

_____ (2023-07-31). International Inertia Follows Israeli Assault on Jenin in the West Bank. transcend.org 28 Jul 2023 – The likelihood of further confrontations remains high following a major Israeli military assault on an impoverished camp of more than 23,500 Palestinian refugees in Jenin in the occupied West Bank earlier this month.

_____ (2023-07-31). The U.K. Government Is Very Close to Eroding Encryption Worldwide. transcend.org 26 Jul 2023 – The U.K. Parliament is pushing the Online Safety Bill, which will undermine the privacy of people around the world; now at the final stage. It gives the British government the ability to force backdoors into messaging services, destroying end-to-end encryption. No amendments have been accepted.

_____ (2023-07-31). New Files Reveal MKUltra's Terrifying Reach: Ethnic Bioweapons, Mind Control and Disturbing Experiments. transcend.org 25 Jul 2023 – Renowned anthropologist Orisanmi Burton exposes a dark chapter in CIA history. Classified Agency files obtained through Freedom of Information reveal ties between the infamous MKULTRA program and nightmarish experiments on prisoners of color in the United States.

_____ (2023-07-31). Storm Clouds Gathering: NATO in the Perilous Black Sea. transcend.org 21 Jul 2023 – In an ominous development, Kiev is suggesting the continuation of the collapsed Black Sea Grain Deal without Russia's participation and with apparent NATO protection.

_____ (2023-07-31). Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet: On Giving. transcend.org Then said a rich man, Speak to us of Giving. | And he answered: | You give but little when you give of your possessions. | It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

_____ (2023-07-31). The International Community Must Stand Up to Myanmar's Junta. transcend.org 22 Jul 2023 – With authoritarianism on the rise in much of our world, the struggle of the Myanmar people is the struggle of all who cherish democracy and justice.

_____ (2023-07-31). Dozens of Nations Express Interest in Joining an Expanded BRICS. transcend.org 25 Jul 2023 – 45 countries have expressed interest in joining the Global South bloc ahead of a summit scheduled for 22-24 Aug 2023 in South Africa. Current members are Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. 22 countries submitted their formal applications.

_____ (2023-07-31). UN Chief Proclaims 'Era of Global Boiling:' July Hottest Month Ever. transcend.org 27 Jul 2023 — New data released today showed that July is the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. "We can still stop the worst," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres insisted. "But to do so we must turn a year of burning heat into a year of burning ambition."

_____ (2023-07-31). Free Speech Denied 25 Years Ago: Free Speech Trial. transcend.org

_____ (2023-07-31). Outlaw Superpower: United States Refuses to Play by the World's Rules. transcend.org 25 Jul 2023 – Here Are Three Ways…

_____ (2023-07-31). 22 Organizations Using Digital Technology to Build a More Peaceful, Just World. transcend.org For those of you new to the term PeaceTech, it basically means the use of digital technology in any efforts to build peace and/or justice.

_____ (2023-07-31). (Italiano) Il fattore Impero: il pezzo mancante nella narrazione della guerra in Ucraina. transcend.org Narrazioni in concorrenza della guerra in Ucraina: il fattore impero come pezzo mancante.

_____ (2023-07-31). Election Time — Photos and Promises. transcend.org Politics plays a major role in the media just as it does in reality. Various political parties and individuals appreciate the role of media–newspapers, posters, television.

_____ (2023-07-31). US Admits to Pushing Ukraine into a Fight It Can't Win. transcend.org 28 Jul 2023 – A US "windfall" in Ukraine comes at an unfathomable cost.

_____ (2023-07-31). Reflections on 'Political Capitalism'. transcend.org Jul-Aug 2023 – The debate is an attempt to grapple with a succession of unprecedented crises—and the distinctive political reactions they elicited—in the heartlands of the capitalist system.

_____ (2023-07-31). Niger Coup Leader Joins Long Line of U.S.-trained Mutineers. transcend.org 27 Jul 2023 – Brig. Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou, who trained at Fort Benning, Georgia, helped oust Niger's democratically elected president.

_____ (2023-07-31). Peacemaking: The Spiritual Contribution. transcend.org Obviously, religious organizations can play a positive role in creating possibilities for dialogue and an understanding of opposite positions. However, spirituality is not limited to organized religious groups. In fact, in some countries there is an increasing number of people who say "I am spiritual but not religious."

_____ (2023-07-31). Russia-Africa Summit Ends with Signing of Final Declaration. transcend.org 28 Jul 2023 – Vladimir Putin and African leaders today adopted the final declaration of the 2nd Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg. It commits to adopting coordinated approaches to the role for the development of Russian-African cooperation and efforts in the international arena.

Janisse Miles (2023-07-31). Transgender fear and the belittlement of women's sports. workers.org In the latest efforts to eliminate the LGBTQ2S+ community, trans people have become the shiny new scapegoat, now that lesbian, gay and bisexual people are somewhat accepted by the mainstream at the moment. Non-binary people are disregarded or denied and often gaslit about their liminal experiences with the gender spectrum; trans . . . |

A Guest Author (2023-07-31). 'La historia me absolverá' ‚àí El asalto del cuartel Moncada en Cuba en 1953. workers.org Por Katrien Demuynck y Marc Vandepitte Traducido del neerlandés para Rebelión por Sven Magnus. Revisado por Beatriz Morales Bastos. A veces la realidad supera a la ficción. Hasta cierto punto este es el caso de la revolución cubana. Hace 70 años varias docenas de jóvenes rebeldes asaltaron un cuartel. Aunque . . . |

Marsha Goldberg (2023-07-31). No tech for Israeli apartheid! workers.org New York City Tech workers from Amazon and Google rallied outside the annual Amazon Web Services Summit at the Javits Center in New York City on July 26. Workers chanted loud and clear: "Free free Palestine, no tech for Israel's crimes!" The rally was part of their continuing two-year "No . . . |

WSWS (2023-07-31). Speaking in Iowa and Pennsylvania, Trump doubles down on fascistic threats. wsws.org In the face of 40 felony counts in the classified documents case and pending indictments in Georgia and Washington related to the failed coup, Trump repeated his fascistic appeals in speeches over the weekend.

WSWS (2023-07-31). Hundreds of heat deaths across US Southwest and Mexico: A capitalist crime. wsws.org Amid sweltering heat, homeless people die outside, retirees from power cut-offs and neglect, and workers are hospitalized from heat-related illnesses.

WSWS (2023-07-31). European powers and ECOWAS threaten military intervention after coup in Niger. wsws.org Behind the threats of the imperialist powers and Niger's former colonial master who has no compunctions about crushing opposition to his rule in the interests of France's financial elite, there is considerable apprehension that the coup will endanger their predatory interests in the region.

WSWS (2023-07-31). Australia-US talks outline accelerated military build-up for war with China. wsws.org The joint statement placed the war drive in the Indo-Pacific in the context of American imperialism's global strategy of confrontation with both Russia and China.

WSWS (2023-07-31). The Yellow Corp. bankruptcy: A brutal attack on the working class. wsws.org The fifth largest trucking firm in the United States shut its operations last Friday and laid off 30,000 drivers, yard workers and office staff across the US.

WSWS (2023-07-31). Australian union forces through wage-slashing deal for tens of thousands of public sector health workers. wsws.org Almost half of the membership voted to continue industrial action for a pay rise, but the Health Services Union is using the result to ram through real wage cuts.

WSWS (2023-07-31). Communication Workers Union welcomes Martin Seidenberg as Group CEO after betrayal of Royal Mail dispute. wsws.org Ward and Furey greeted Seidenberg's appointment as head of International Distribution Services with the words: "We are absolutely committed to working with the new CEO and improving industrial relations".

Caleb Crowder (2023-07-31). Why Not Tax Private Jets Out of Existence? ips-dc.org Is it possible to deter Kim Kardashian The luxury private jet industry not only exploits our planet's precious resources but makes the rest of us subsidize the extravagant lifestyles of the ultra-rich. Jet excess is a dangerous symptom of extreme wealth inequality. As wealth gets more concentrated in the hands of the global billionaire class, there has been a surge in consumer deman…

It's Going Down (2023-07-31). Anti-Pipeline Protesters in the Great Lakes Region Shut Down Valves for the Line 5 Pipeline. itsgoingdown.org Anti-pipeline activists took credit for shutting down "2 different pipeline valves…along the Line 5" pipeline route in the Great Lakes region. According to Unicorn Riot, this latest act of sabotage is part of an ongoing push against pipelines in the so-called Midwest: The Line 5 pipeline was built in 1953, stretches for 645 miles and…

Black Rose Anarchist Federation (2023-07-31). Seize the Hospitals!…But How?: Report Back from the Health Autonomy Conference. itsgoingdown.org Critical report back and analysis from members of the Black Rose Anarchist Federation on the recent Health Autonomy Conference that took place in Durham, North Carolina in May of 2023. In May of 2023 several Black Rose / Rosa Negra (BRRN) Militants organizing in the healthcare sector attended the Health Autonomy Convergence (HAC) in Durham,…

Industrial Workers of the World (2023-07-31). IWW Workers at Voodoo Doughnuts March on Boss in Portland; Issue Demands. itsgoingdown.org Report from Doughnut Workers United, a part of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), in so-called Portland, Oregon. On July 29th, workers at Voodoo Doughnut Old Town gathered to march on the boss together to address issues that we are all fed up with dealing with. Unfortunately, both managers left the premises before the…

Daniel Mach (2023-07-31). A Religious Public Charter School in Oklahoma? Not on Our Watch. aclu.org

_____ (2023-07-31). How Pacific Nations Are Playing US-China Rivalry to Their Advantage. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-31). US interests in Mongolia: the official myth and the secret reality. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-31). The BBC's Lies And Misinformation Epitomise NATO's Decay. strategic-culture.org

_____ (2023-07-31). It's Past Time to Be Honest About Israel. strategic-culture.org One might think that since Honest Joe Biden declared his latest war entitled the US National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism in May the media has certainly taken up the task of exposing evil in these United States by reporting every affront to Jewish groups or individuals and to the Jewish state, Israel.

_____ (2023-07-31). The 'Scandal Implosion' Stratagem: Will It Work for Ukraine? strategic-culture.org Defeat has destroyed the myth of NATO's omnipotence, Alastair Crooke writes. | Join us on , , and . | Biden: "Putin has already lost the war … Putin has a real problem: How does he move from here? What does he do?" Secreta…

_____ (2023-07-31). We're Taught About Liberal and Conservative Bias in Media, but Not U.S. Empire Bias. strategic-culture.org

Aaron Maté (2023-07-31). John Mearsheimer: Ukraine war is a long-term danger. thegrayzone.com The scholar who famously warned in 2014 that NATO was provoking Russia in Ukraine on the state of the war and the troubles ahead. John Mearsheimer, the eminent political scientist who has warned for years that NATO's Ukraine policy would lead to disaster, joins Aaron Maté to assess the state of the Ukraine proxy war and the dangers ahead. Guest: John Mearsheimer. R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. Read "The Darkness Ahead: Where The Ukraine …

Alex Bainbridge (2023-07-31). Photos: Peace activists protest Talisman Sabre war games. greenleft.org.au Peace activists from Australia joined guests from the Pacific at a speak-out against the Talisman Sabre war training, writes Alex Bainbridge.

Amy Goodman (2023-07-31). Judge Says FBI Invented a Conspiracy in Fake Bomb Plot, Orders Release of 3 Men. truthout.org For the past 14 years, relatives of four men jailed on terrorism charges in Newburgh, New York, have accused the FBI of entrapment. On Thursday, a federal judge agreed and ordered the release of three of the men known as the Newburgh Four: David Williams, Onta Williams and Laguerre Payen. The men had been sentenced in 2010 to 25 years in prison for a government-orchestrated bombing plot of a New… |

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-31). The West Wants Nigeria to Invade Its Northern Neighbor. globalresearch.ca

Ann Brown (2023-07-31). Veteran Wealth Manager Tunde Ogunlana Talks Generational Wealth-Building Through Life Insurance. moguldom.com Meet Tunde Ogunlana. Ogunlana is a veteran wealth manager and financial advisor who also co-hosts a podcast that does deep dives on socially relevant issues. He and his longtime friend James Keys III, founder The Keys Law Firm, PLLC, co-host the podcast "Call It Like I See It." "We had a group text of four …

Ann Brown (2023-07-31). Yvette Carnell And Dreisen Heath: Joe Biden Is Taking Black Voters For Granted, Blowing Us Off On Reparations. moguldom.com Black voters are saying they are frustrated with President Joe Biden's administration. During the last election, reparations were a major talking point, and now as the 2024 elections campaigns heat up, many in the Black community want Biden to take action on reparations. According to Yvette Carnell, president of the American Descendants of Slavery Advocacy …

Ann Brown (2023-07-31). Democrats Are Concerned: Poll Shows Only 17 Percent of Black Americans Are Enthusiastic About Biden Second Term. moguldom.com Black voters are cooling on the Democratic Party, and now the Dems are concerned their most loyal voters might not turn out for President Joe Biden in 2024. A new Washington Post/Ipsos poll found that only 17 percent of Black Americans are excited about Biden achieving a second term. The poll found that 48 percent of Black …

Anonymous103 (2023-07-31). Battle For Staromayorskoe: New Stumbling Rock Of Ukrainian Counteroffensive (18+). southfront.org On July 31, the acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin assessed the situation on the fronts, where, according to him, positional battles continue. Amid the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive, Russian forces "have achieved certain successes," including on the southern fronts. Pushilin said that Russian military had ousted the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the village of Staromayorskoe. | The Russian military was forced to retreat from Staromayorskoe three days ago amid major attack…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-31). Biden's War: WWIII. Everyone Knows the Score. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-31). Chongar Railway Bridge To Crimea Damaged In Recent Attack — Report. southfront.org Ukrainian media shared a photo allegedly showing the damage to the railway near the Chongar bridge located between Crimea and the Kherson region. This is reportedly the result of Ukrainian attack with numerous Storm Shadow missiles that took place on July 29. On July 29, the Russian governor of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo declared that the air defense of the R…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-31). Kiev Forces Killed Three Civilians In The VIllage Of Basan, Zaporozhie Region. southfront.org On the evening of July 31, the AFU shelled the village of Basan in the Pologovsky district of the Zaporozhye region. As a result of the bloody attack, three civilians were killed, the acting head of the region said. | The Ukrainian military shelled a local grocery store where there were a lot of people. According to preliminary data, three civilians were killed, about 15 were wounded. Rescuers were looking for 12-year-old child under the rubble. Any officials report are yet to reveal if he…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-31). Kiev Killed At Least Four Civilians In Bloody Shelling Of Donetsk With HIMARS MLRS (18+). southfront.org Since the morning of July 31, the Ukrainian military have been shelling peaceful streets of the Donetsk city agglomeration. The city center was struck with HIMARS MLRS in the morning when the streets are full of civilians going to work. | The Voroshilov and Kuybishev districts of Donetsk, Gorlovka and other areas were heavily shelled. In addition, the AFU struck a water utility in Yasinovataya with a UAV. The civlian infrastructure of the enterprise was damaged. | According to preliminary r…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-31). Military Situation In Donbass On July 31, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The AFU attacked Donetsk city with eight missiles. At least four civilians were killed and eleven others were wounded; | The AFU struck a water utility in Yasinovataya with a UAV; | The AFU attacked Donetsk city with HIMARS MLRS. As a result a bus station, shopping centers, residential buildings, kindergarten, social facilities were damaged; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Yampolovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Konstantinovka; | Russian…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-31). Military Situation In Iraq On July 31, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-31). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On July 31, 2023. southfront.org The Russian Army launched counterattacks in Staromayorskoye. The village remains in the gray zone; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Marfopol; | The Russian Army repelled Ukrainian attacks near Priyutnoe; | The Russian Army launched counterattacks and took back control of several positions near Robotyne; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orikhiv; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Uspenovka; | Up to 30 Ukrainian serviceme…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-31). Military Situation In Syria On July 31, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 31, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 1 case of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On July 31, Syrian foreign minister Faisal Mekdad met with Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran; | On July 31, intra-clashes were reported between the Turkish-backed SNA groups in Ras al-Ain town; | On July 31, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in the Shahba area; | On July 31, SAA art…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-31). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 31, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian missile attack destroyed a workshop for assembling UAVs of the AFU near Velikiy Burluk in the Kharkiv region; | Russian strikes were reported in the area of the airport located on the outskirts of Kharkiv; | Russian missiles struck the headquarters of the Ukrainian 35th Naval Infantry Brigade in the Zaporozhye region; | Russian missiles struck the warehouse of the 24th Mechanized Brigade of the AFU near Dachny in the DPR; | Russian strikes were reported in Kramators…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-31). More Ukrainian Servicemen Trained By NATO Surrender In Their First Battle. southfront.org The Ukrainian military is using servicemen trained by NATO countries as cannon fodder. More and more Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) declare that they were trained abroad. However, the training did not help them during the fighting on Ukrainian front lines and they are surrendering in their first battles. | More Ukrainian POWs who were recently interrogated claim that they were forcibly mobilised into the army. The ukrainian military commissars, despite the illnesses and…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-31). Niger Suspends Uranium & Gold Exports Amid Rumors Of Imminent French Military Intervention. southfront.org Originally published by Last week's coup in Niger is already fast becoming an internationalized conflict situation, as the West African nation's former colonial ruler France has denounced and condemned the junta—while urging that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum be immediately reinstated. Coup supporters are now attacking dip…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-31). Ukraine Lost More Than 20 Thousand Servicemen In July — Russian MOD. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On July 31, the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation held monthly conference headed by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu. The Defence Minister held a speech, assessing the intermediate results of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. | According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, in July the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost 20,824 people and 2,227 units of various weapons, including 10 Leopard tanks, 11 American…

Anonymous765 (2023-07-31). Kiev Stuck On Southern Frontlines. southfront.org |

Anthony Fenton, Kelsey Gallagher (2023-07-31). Canada funneled arms to Saudis during Yemen war via opaque US program. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in The Canadian government used an opaque U.S. military sales program to provide Saudi Arabia with billions of dollars worth of armoured vehicles, some of which were shipped out urgently after the Kingdom joined the war in Yemen, according to government documents and an arms sales database consulted by The Breach. | It's the second-largest weapons export deal in Canadian history. But the Saud…

Ben Bartee (2023-07-31). Carl Sagan Warned Us about Fauci and "Authoritarian Science" globalresearch.ca

Brett Wilkins (2023-07-31). Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Arkansas Law Criminalizing Librarians. truthout.org A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked the implementation of an Arkansas law criminalizing librarians and booksellers who provide access to materials deemed "harmful to minors." U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks — an appointee of former President Barack Obama — issued a preliminary injunction against two sections of Act 372 (also known as S.B. 81), a censorship bill introduced by… |

Candice Bodnaruk, Washington Report. (2023-07-31). Protesters Demand Canada Revoke Jewish National Fund's Charity Status. popularresistance.org More than 50 people danced the dabke and flashed peace signs at a peaceful demonstration against the Jewish National Fund (JNF) at the organization's annual Manitoba fundraising dinner in mid-May. | The JNF Canada website states: "JNF Canada envisions a world where Israel's communities are supported and healthy, and where generous Canadians can help us build strong foundations for Israel to thrive." JNF acquires and develops land in Israel and the occupied territories used for settlements, illegal under international law. In 1972 JNF Canada raised $15 million to create Canada Park.

Cathi Choi (2023-07-31). We must finally end the Korean War. therealnews.com

Cristóbal León Campos (2023-07-31). México — Ayotzinapa, øúltimo informe? globalizacion.ca El Grupo Interdisciplinario de Expertos Independientes (GIEI) ha presentado su sexto informe intitulado "Hallazgos avances, obstáculos y pendientes", mismo que sería el último que emitirá, pues han indicado que debido a las trabas e intereses de poder su trabajo se…

Dana Sanchez (2023-07-31). Founder Tells Harlem Capital VC F**k You After Investment Pass: Firm Passes On 99% Of Deals. moguldom.com Henri Pierre-Jacque, one of the most prominent U.S. startup investors, tweeted over the weekend that he "just had a Founder say 'F**k you'" via email after the venture capitalist decided not to invest in the company. While he said he deleted the tweet, Pierre-Jacque wasn't ready to let it go. "Some forget how small this …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-31). Blinken Backs West African Nations' Threat to Use Force Against Niger Coup. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed support for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after it threatened to use force against coup leaders in Niger if President Mohamed Bazoum is not reinstated. ECOWAS, a bloc of 15 West African nations, held an extraordinary summit to discuss the coup on Sunday. In a …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-31). Mexico Calls for Russia's Participation in Saudi-Hosted Ukraine Talks. news.antiwar.com Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that his country would attend talks on Ukraine that are set to be held in Saudi Arabia this weekend only if Russia is invited. "If there's acceptance from both Ukraine and Russia to look for solutions to achieve peace, we'll participate," Lopez Obrador said, according to Reuters. …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-31). Moscow Says It Has Intensified Strikes on Ukraine in Response to Attacks on Russia. news.antiwar.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-31). Ukraine Says It Will Start Talks With US on Security Guarantees. news.antiwar.com A Ukrainian official said Sunday that Kyiv will begin consultations with Washington this week on the US providing Ukraine with security guarantees. "We are starting talks with the United States (this) week," Andriy Yermak, chief of staff for President Volodymyr Zelensky, wrote on Telegram. "Security guarantees for Ukraine will be concrete, long-term obligations ensuring Ukraine's …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-31). US to Establish New Spy Center in Australia to Keep an Eye on China. news.antiwar.com After two days of talks in Australia, the US and Australian governments announced they will form a "Combined Intelligence Center" to give the US more spy capabilities in the region to monitor China. "The principals agreed to establish Combined Intelligence Center — Australia within Australia's Defense Intelligence Organization by 2024," the US and Australia said …

Dimitris Dimitriadis, Joey Grostern, Sam Bright, DeSmog. (2023-07-31). Revealed: Fossil Fuel Giants Are Using British Influencers To Go Viral. popularresistance.org Oil and gas supermajors including Shell and BP are using UK influencers to push false solutions to the climate crisis and manufacture a more family friendly image, DeSmog can reveal. | The influencers have included a popular former BBC presenter, a polar explorer, and an exasperated father of five who needs a break and finds it in the form of BP's rewards app. | The campaigns have been deployed across a number of social media platforms and are part of a global effort to give "millennials a reason to connect emotionally" with oil and gas firms, and to tackle their perception as "the bad guys". | DeSmog analysed ex…

Dr. Gary G. Kohls (2023-07-31). The 77th Anniversary of the Bombing of Nagasaki. Unwelcome Truths for Church and State. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-07-31). Biden Regime Allows Big Pharma to Loot Medicare? globalresearch.ca

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-07-31). The Ever Widening War. Paul Craig Roberts. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-07-31). Young Teachers (COVID-19 Vaccinated) Who Died Suddenly During Jan-Feb 2023. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-07-31). Seven Reasons Why Russia Dominates in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

ecsorinoco (2023-07-31). Book Launch on Hugo Chávez's 69th Birthday: 'Chavismo as a Political Identity'. orinocotribune.com < | p>The book Chavismo as a Political Identity by Jesse Chacón and Wilfer Bonilla, was presented and launched at the Casona Cultural Aquiles Nazoa, as part of the celebration of the 69th birthday of the commander of the Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chávez.

ecsorinoco (2023-07-31). Saipa Supplies Second Batch of Iran-made Cars to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Iran's second largest carmaker Saipa has supplied another batch of its cars to Venezuela under an automotive export and joint manufacturing deal signed between the two countries in June. | Saipa said in a July 26 statement that it had delivered 1,000 completely build-up (CBU) cars to Venezuela since late June. | The statement said the shipment sent to Venezuela included 700 Quik ST and 300 Saina S models as well as six containers of spare parts. | It said the market and customers in Venezuela responded positively to a first batch of Saipa cars sent to the country in March, adding that the delivery of the new ship…

ecsorinoco (2023-07-31). New Dynamics in Venezuela-Brazil Bilateral Relations. orinocotribune.com By Edward Noriega — Jul 30, 2023 | After the recent official visit to Brazil by President Nicolás Maduro, important agreements were reached with the natural return of relations between the two countries. A new dynamic can be seen on the Venezuelan-Brazilian border, as the National Executive, through the Government of Bolivar and the mayor's office of the Gran Sabana municipality, have constantly managed to encourage the growth of the bilateral relationship. | Last April, air operations began between the two countries, with flights between the state of Bolivar in Venezuela and the province of Roraima in Braz…

Edgar Palazio Galo (2023-07-31). El comandante Hugo Chávez en el marco del 69 aniversario de su natalicio. globalizacion.ca Comandante Hugo Chávez: "debemos desmontar la hegemonía norteamericana para que pueda sobrevivir la vida en el planeta ª | El contexto internacional | A raíz de la caída del muro de Berlín en 1989 y la desintegración de la URSS en 1991, los…

Editor (2023-07-31). Chris Hedges: The Forgotten Victims of America's Class War. scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost MECHANIC FALLS, Maine — I am sitting in Eric Heimel's barbershop in the center of Mechanic Falls. Russ Day, who was the owner for 52 years before he sold it to Eric, cut my hair as a boy. The shop looks the same. The mounted trout on the walls. …

Editor (2023-07-31). A Vital Atlantic Ocean System Could Collapse Sooner Than Previously Thought. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-31). Americans With Health Insurance Are Increasingly Putting Off Important Medical Treatments They Can't Afford. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-31). Lawmakers Propose $45 Million in New Funding for Measures to Lower U.S. Stillbirth Rate. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-31). Scott Ritter: Requiem for NATO's Nightmare. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-31). The Movie & the Moment to Stop Nuclear Rearmament. scheerpost.com

Erin Reed (2023-07-31). Montana's Drag Ban Is Now the Third of Its Kind to Be Blocked in Court. truthout.org A federal judge, Judge Brian Morris, blocked Montana House Bill 359, known as Montana's "Drag Ban," late Friday afternoon. This bill, enacted into law on May 22, 2023, forbids anyone from performing in public while wearing "exaggerated makeup" and "adopting a flamboyant or parodic [male or female] persona with glamorous exaggerated costumes and makeup." The judge used the words of the bill's… |

Fight Back (2023-07-31). Condemn the recent U.S. Congress resolution invoking unconditional support for Israel. fightbacknews.org By Anti-War Work Team of Freedom Road Socialist Organization | The Anti-War Work Team of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) condemns the recent U.S. Congressional resolution invoking unconditional support for Israel. | The resolution follows on the heels of comments made by Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) to a pro-Palestine protest in Chicago earlier this month in which she correctly identified Israel as a racist state and pointed out that the Palestinian people have a right to self-determination. In a bipartisan effort to exonerate Israel of its crimes and to shame those who spea…

Fight Back (2023-07-31). Milwaukee activists protest at U.S. Representative Moore's office over blind support for Israel. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On July 26, the Milwaukee Anti-war Committee (MAC) joined with members of the Milwaukee chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace to protest outside of U.S. Representative Gwen Moore's district office downtown. A week before, Representative Moore and 194 of her Democrat colleagues sided with House Republicans to pass a resolution of blind support for the state of Israel. | The resolution came on July 18 after a series of events initiated when Representative Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, made comments to a crowd of pro-Palestine protesters in Chicago where she identifi…

Frank Cappello (2023-07-31). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: Why Asset Managers Own The World. levernews.com On this week's bonus episode of Lever Time Premium, exclusively for The Lever's supporting subscribers, David Sirota is joined by political economist and economic geographer Brett Christophers, author of the new book

Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Fight Back News!. (2023-07-31). Condemn Congress' Resolution Of Unconditional Support For Israel. popularresistance.org The resolution follows on the heels of comments made by Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) to a pro-Palestine protest in Chicago earlier this month in which she correctly identified Israel as a racist state and pointed out that the Palestinian people have a right to self-determination. In a bipartisan effort to exonerate Israel of its crimes and to shame those who speak out, the U.S. Congress passed a resolution defending Israel, which was supported by more than 400 Congressional Representatives, including 195 Democrats. | Denial of reality, however, does not change that reality. Israel is not o…

Global Research News (2023-07-31). Selected Articles: Wildfires in Syria Used as a Weapon of War. globalresearch.ca By Wildfires broke out on July 25 in Latakia province in northwest Syria and are still burning amid new fires being started. The fires spread …

Hanin A. Elholy (2023-07-31). Israel blocks tools for treating Gaza's kidney patients. electronicintifada.net Shortages mean doctors have to give patients less than the recommended dose of medicines.

Hans Stehling (2023-07-31). The Assertion by Israel to Have the Only Valid Claim to Palestinian Land Is "Dangerous Nonsense"! globalresearch.ca

Harvey Wasserman (2023-07-31). How the "Nuclear Renaissance" Robs and Roasts Our Earth. truthout.org Every day, as they burn with nuclear fission at some 571 degrees Fahrenheit, some 430 nuke reactors roast our Earth. They irradiate and superheat our air, rivers, lakes and oceans. They also spew radioactive carbon, and emit more greenhouse gasses in the mining, milling, enrichment and fabrication processes that produce their fuel. Still more is emitted as they attempt to store their wastes. |

Heather Digby Parton (2023-07-31). Are Trump's Rivals Running for President — or Running in Place? truthout.org Donald Trump stepped on the stage in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday night to the ubiquitous GOP rally song "Only in America" just as the lines "one could end up going to prison, one just might be president" were blaring over the loudspeakers. Everyone in that room has probably heard the song a thousand times, Trump included, but never have the words been more relevant. If the Trump campaign is mad at… |

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-31). Children increasingly exposed to e-cigarettes on display in shops. imperial.ac.uk Children are increasingly exposed to e-cigarettes on display in shops, and are more likely to buy from small shops, according to a new study.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-31). Rewarding excellence in societal engagement. imperial.ac.uk From Urban Wildlife to Invisible Warriors: Staff and students recognised at the President's Awards for Excellence in Societal Engagement 2023…

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-31). New centre to develop sustainable materials for a green future. imperial.ac.uk New $150 million research centre at Imperial College London will develop sustainable routes to materials for a green future.

infobrics (2023-07-31). Fears of anti-American arc and new revolts in Africa after coup in Niger. infobrics.org This not only weakens Western designs in Africa but also allows a space for Russia to expand its influence.

infobrics (2023-07-31). BRICS Expansion: Implications for Global Economic Balance. infobrics.org The BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), which includes the world's largest emerging economies, has been a driving force in restructuring the global economic landscape. Recent talk of BRICS expansion raises serious questions about its impact on the balance of the global economy, given their combined economic power and growing influence…

infobrics (2023-07-31). BRICS Membership Next Step in Iran's Foreign Policy. infobrics.org Following the approval of Iran as a full-fledged member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a political advisor to Iranian President says that being a member of BRICS will be the next step in Iran's foreign policy…

infobrics (2023-07-31). What Exactly Is the Global South?>. infobrics.org Whereas 'Third World' and 'underdeveloped' convey images of economic powerlessness, that isn't true of the 'Global South'

infobrics (2023-07-31). Europe to face mass recessing worse than in 2008. infobrics.org When it comes Europe's economic woes, it is impossible to separate economics from energy and geopolitics – and even from police investigations, as the Nord Stream sabotage reminds us.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-31). Africa and a New World Order. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton The successful second Russia-Africa Summit on July 27-28 represents an extraordinary breakthrough in the development of a new world order free from the domination of Western imperialist powers. Delegations from 49 African countries participated in the summit, including seventeen heads of state. They adopted a 74-point final declaration on virtually all areas of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-31). Guatemala in Electoral Context 2023. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Arévalo and Torres, candidates for the second round of elections On August 20, Guatemala will vote for more neoliberalism, more racism, and continued dispossession of indigenous territories. Last June 25, the general elections were held to elect president and vice-president, 160 deputies to the Congress of the Republic, 20 supranational deputies to the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-31). Route to Reparations Yet to Make Any Headway. libya360.wordpress.com Gatu Mbaria Photo by Thomas de LUZE on Unsplash Calls for the West to pay reparations for slavery have gained momentum in recent years but the West has continued to dillydally in paying compensation. Africans on the continent and in the diaspora should continue to make spirited demands for reparations. "The money the West lends…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-31). The Growth of Social Tension and the Change of Protest Movements in France. libya360.wordpress.com Natalia Rutkevich In…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-31). White House Concerned Over Niger Coup. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Supporters of Niger's coup march through the capital waving Russian flags and denouncing France Military leader of the CNSP calls for change in the domestic and foreign policy of the landlocked West African state. A new leader has emerged in the uranium-rich West African state of Niger just two days after the elected…

John J. Mearsheimer (2023-07-31). The Darkness Ahead: Where the Ukraine War Is Headed. globalresearch.ca

John Perry (2023-07-31). Nicaraguan Government Officials Are Being Hit With Sanctions Based on False Accusations. orinocotribune.com By John Perry and Erik Mar — Jul 28, 2023 | A Popular Mayor Who Worked to Improve Matagalpa's Public Housing, Health, Transportation, Educational and Recreational Infrastructure Has Been Sanctioned for Human Rights Violations When There is No Compelling Evidence. | Nicaragua Is Among 40 Countries Targeted Under Cruel Sanctions Regime | On December 9, 2022, the government of the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Sadrach Zelodón Rocha and Yohaira Hernández Chirino, the well-known Sandinista mayor and vice mayor of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, accusing both of "promoting and supporting grievous violations of human r…

Jonathan Chavez, Todd Emmenegger & Julia Finestone (2023-07-31). UC graduate workers fight back against illegal retaliation. liberationnews.org In the largest strike in the history of US higher education, 48,000 UAW-represented academic workers at the University of California went on strike for 40 days in late 2022. They won historic and industry-setting contracts, including major wage increases of up to 80%, new protections against abusive supervisors, and expanded paid family leave and childcare subsidies. Now seven months after the strike, the workers are facing retaliation and intransigence from University administration.

Kim Petersen (2023-07-31). Could the US Realistically Use Taiwan to Fight a Proxy War with China? dissidentvoice.org Illustration: Liu Rui/GT John V. Walsh (@JohnWal97469920) is an antiwar writer who is well versed on China. Recently, he wrote an article titled "Arming Taiwan is an Insane Provocation." Insane, yes, but it is also a blazing sign of desperation. A plethora of American words and actions touching on mainland China reveal a jittery seat …

Larry Johnson (2023-07-31). Putin Issues Stark Warning to Poland and NATO. globalresearch.ca

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-07-31). UK Training Ukrainian Soldiers to Invade Crimea. globalresearch.ca

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-31). Lessons from the Korean war. peoplesdispatch.org The psychology of forgetting and why memory fails is a tantalizing topic in the life of individuals or nations. Cognitive psychology spawned many theories about it. The main theory, the motivated forgetting theory, is the most charming as it is easy to relate to it: people forget things in the pitiless flow of life because they either do not want to remember, and painful and disturbing memories are, thus, made unconscious and very difficult to retrieve, albeit they still remain in storage in the attic of the mind. | The United States and the Korean War (June 25, 1950 — July 27, 1953) is a case in point. Suc…

manager (2023-07-31). CEPR Sanctions Watch July 2023. cepr.net In this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering July 2023: The House of Representatives passes an amendment that would block future sanctions relief for Afghanistan; EU and Latin American leaders condemn Cuba embargo as sanctions fuel Havana water shortages; New report finds Iran sanctions hurt everyday people, and disproportionately women and ethnic minorities; Activists call for …

Manlio Dinucci (2023-07-31). "Russia Starves the World." Italy's Meloni "Confirms It". The Causes of Hunger are Manipulation of Food Prices and Corporate "Land Grabbing" globalresearch.ca

Mansa Musa (2023-07-31). Former Guantanamo detainees were deported to Kazakhstan, UAE. therealnews.com The revelations of widespread torture of detainees at the illegal US naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, rattled the American conscience during the Bush Jr. administration. Two decades later, detainments at Guantanamo continue, but the public has largely moved on. Yet for many former detainees of Guantanamo, release from their former prison has just opened a new chapter of horrors. A recent report from Elise Swain of

Mark Keenan (2023-07-31). Bankers Rule The Economic World via Debt. globalresearch.ca

Miko Peled, MintPress News. (2023-07-31). Africa: Untapped Ally For The Palestinian Cause. popularresistance.org Africa could potentially be the much-needed ally for the Palestinian cause, and Israel is well aware of this fact. However, the issue lies in the lack of active pursuit of such an alliance. Transforming Africa, a natural candidate for an alliance, into a committed working ally to advance the cause of a free Palestine from the River to the Sea could be a transformative game changer. Unfortunately, the Palestinian cause remains orphaned, with no one actively advocating for its interests. | Israel recognizes the potential of forging an alliance between Africa and Palestine. Working in tandem with the United States g…

Miko Peled (2023-07-31). Africa: Untapped Ally for the Palestinian Cause — Israel's Awareness and Africa's Orphaned Status. mintpressnews.com With Israel's diplomatic missions in Africa expanding from forty to fifty and possibly beyond, it gradually gains control over the entire continent. Regrettably, Palestine is losing ground even in regions where it naturally finds support.

Natalia Marques (2023-07-31). The largest industrial union in the US enters auto industry negotiations with a pledge to take on CEOs. peoplesdispatch.org Union contracts for 144,000 auto workers expire in September, after which they could potentially strike for gains rolled back during deindustrialization…

noreply (2023-07-31). About "NATO Trained" VSU Units. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Yes, about that–NATO Trained. By now not only this qualifier sounds funny but it becomes down right buffoonish since the inevitable question arises–and what CAN NATO possibly "train" in a few weeks those VSU "elite" units when the WHOLE process of combat training and field manuals of NATO is utterly incompatible with the modern warfare of scale. "Training" just the use of battlefield weapons and some basic unit maneuvering with comms, which are being suppressed brutally by Russian Army at the front-line, using finicky and grossly over-hyped NATO weapons? That's not real "combat training". Fact is, teaching pers…

Ollantay Itzamná (2023-07-31). Guatemala en contexto electoral 2023. globalizacion.ca El pasado 25 de junio se realizaron las elecciones generales para elegir president@ y vicepresident@, 160 diputados al Congreso de la República, 20 diputados supranacionales al Parlamento Centroamericano y 340 gobiernos municipales. | Estuvieron convocados 9.3 millones de guatemaltecos habilitados para…

Patricia Harrity (2023-07-31). Pilot CBDC Shows Central Bank Has Total Control. expose-news.com "Conspiracy Theorists" Were Right Again! The pilot project of Brazil's Central Bank Digital Currency the Real Digital allows the freezing of user wallets and reducing balances, as was always highly suspected by …

Pavan Kulkarni (2023-07-31). Thousands rally in support of Niger's coup leaders as Western-backed ECOWAS threatens military intervention. peoplesdispatch.org ECOWAS has threatened military intervention if deposed President Mohamed Bazoum is not restored in a week. Bazoum was overthrown in a coup by officers who have received support from thousands in the country…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-31). Three workers die in an accident at plant run by one of India's leading cement manufacturers. peoplesdispatch.org The accident due to an oxygen cylinder blast occurred at a cement plant in Himri village run by one of India's leading cement manufacturing companies, UltraTech Cement, on July 18…

Prabir Purkayastha (2023-07-31). Oppenheimer paradox: power of science, weakness of scientists. peoplesdispatch.org The new blockbuster film on Robert Oppenheimer has brought back memories of the first nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It raises complex questions on the nature of the society that allowed such bombs to be developed and used and which stockpiles a nuclear arsenal that can destroy the world many times over. Did the infamous McCarthy-era hunt for Reds everywhere have any relationship with the pathology of a society that suppressed its guilt over the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and substituted it with a belief in its exceptionalism? And what explains Oppenheimer's transformation from "hero" of the Manhattan…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-31). The NeoCons' Proxy War "Against Ukraine": Nuclear War is On the Table. The Privatization of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Maurice Okoli (2023-07-31). "Multipolarity and Equality", Russia-Africa Collaboration and the St Petersburg Summit: Time to Act on Multidimensional Economic Initiatives. globalresearch.ca

Reverend Fred Morris (2023-07-31). Bishop Alvarez and the U.S. April 2018 Insurrection against Nicaragua: An Open Letter to President Lula of Brazil. globalresearch.ca

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-31). The new Anthrax vaccine is as least as bad as the old Anthrax vaccine. expose-news.com Anthrax is a bioweapon and the FDA has just approved a new vaccine for it which doesn't work. The new vaccine is the old Anthrax vaccine with a novel adjuvant added — …

Sam Knight (2023-07-31). Obama's Solicitor General Has Pivoted to Defending Climate-Killing Pipeline. truthout.org One of the highest-ranking U.S. government attorneys under the Obama administration leveraged his public service experience to successfully defend a natural gas pipeline, which is set to hasten global warming while threatening vulnerable communities and ecosystems along its route. Donald B. Verrilli Jr., solicitor general from 2011-2016, is the lead counsel for the holding company behind the… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-31). AOC Slams Alito for Implying Checks and Balances "Shouldn't Apply to Him" truthout.org Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has condemned Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after the conservative essentially claimed that the Supreme Court has absolute power over other branches of government, including Congress. "What a surprise, guy who is supposed to enforce checks and balances thinks checks shouldn't apply to him," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Friday, in response to a laudatory… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-31). Georgia County DA Says She's "Ready to Go" on Trump Charges. truthout.org Another indictment against Donald Trump is imminent after the former president lost another bid to halt his case in Georgia, where the Fulton County district attorney has said charges are "ready to go" in the probe over his efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election in the state. Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney issued a ruling on Monday saying that Trump and fake… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-31). Sanders, Warren: DOJ Must Sue Big Oil for Decades of Lies on Climate Crisis. truthout.org A group of senators is urging the Department of Justice to file lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry over its decades-long campaign to deny its impact on the climate crisis on the last day of what scientists predict will be the hottest month on Earth on record. On Monday, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts), Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and Elizabeth Warren (D… |

Staff (2023-07-31). Headlines for July 31, 2023. democracynow.org Suicide Bomb at Political Rally Kills at Least 54 in Pakistan, Russia Says It Downed Ukrainian Drones Over Moscow as Medvedev Warns of Nuclear War, AU Says Ceasefire Only Way to Ensure Flow of Grain After Putin Promises Deliveries to Africa, Sudanese Refugees in Chad Struggle Amid Extreme Heat and Water Scarcity, U.S. Local Leaders Call on Congress to Pass Extreme Heat Emergency Act, Youth Activist Confronts White House Press Secretary over Biden's Fossil Fuel Projects, Turkish Forest Defenders Brave Arrest to Save Land from Coal Mine Expansion, ECOWAS Threatens to Remove Niger's Coup Leaders by Force…

Staff (2023-07-31). "FBI-Orchestrated Conspiracy": Judge Orders Release of 3 of Newburgh 4 Tied to Fake NY Bomb Plot. democracynow.org For the past 14 years, relatives of four men jailed on terrorism charges in Newburgh, New York, have accused the FBI of entrapment. On Thursday, a federal judge agreed and ordered the release of three of the men known as the Newburgh Four: David Williams, Onta Williams and Laguerre Payen. The men had been sentenced in 2010 to 25 years in prison for a government-orchestrated bombing plot of a New York synagogue. In a stunning decision, the judge accused the FBI of inventing a conspiracy. With the men set to be released within 90 days, we speak with lawyers Kathy Manley and Stephen F. Downs from the Coalition for C…

Staff (2023-07-31). What Did Columbia Know? Survivors of Convicted Sex Abuser OB-GYN Robert Hadden Demand Full Accountability. democracynow.org Former New York gynecologist Robert Hadden has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sexually assaulting patients over more than two decades while working as an OB-GYN at the Columbia University Medical Center starting in the late 1980s. Hadden's federal conviction relates to four survivors, and he has been accused of abusing at least 245 women under the guise of medical examinations. Lawyers representing survivors say Columbia had a long history of ignoring Hadden's behavior in order to protect its reputation instead of acting in the victims' interests, and Columbia University and Ne…

Staff (2023-07-31). Palestinian President Abbas Calls for Unity, Historic Progress Made at Meeting Held in Egypt. orinocotribune.com During the closing of the meeting of the secretaries general of the resistance groups held in the Egyptian city of El Alamein, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas passionately appealed for unity and collective Palestinian action. | In his remarks after the recently concluded meeting of the secretaries general of the Palestinian resistance, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas emphasized that the gathering marked a crucial and significant initial step towards completing the dialogue and achieving the desired objectives promptly. | During the closing of the meeting, which took place July 30 in Egypt, Abbas called fo…

Steven Sahiounie (2023-07-31). Wildfires in Syria Used as a Weapon of War. globalresearch.ca

Tanupriya Singh (2023-07-31). Second Russia-Africa Summit ends with commitments towards cooperation across key sectors. peoplesdispatch.org Hosted in St.Petersburg, the two-day summit was attended by delegations from 49 African states. The meeting has produced a 74-point joint declaration for collaboration on matters including security, trade, and the environment…

Tareq S. Hajjaj (2023-07-31). With No Electricity Amid Unprecedented Heat Wave, Gaza Houses Become Furnaces. truthout.org It's dark as usual at night in the Gaza Strip, as routine power cuts plunge Palestinian homes into darkness. But what has been different during the past few weeks is an unprecedentedly stifling summer heatwave. With no electricity, people are getting pushed to their limit. Dina Ahmad, 33, holds her newborn baby. They both look sticky and sweaty. She puts her son's head in her hand… |

Unicorn Riot (2023-07-31). Travels of Hate: An American Far-Right Extremist in Greece. unicornriot.ninja

William D. Hartung (2023-07-31). "Oppenheimer" Ignores Birth of Nuclear-Industrial Complex — and Its Profiteers. truthout.org Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you're undoubtedly aware that award-winning director Christopher Nolan has released a new film about Robert Oppenheimer, known as the "father of the atomic bomb" for leading the group of scientists who created that deadly weapon as part of America's World War II-era Manhattan Project. The film has earned widespread attention… |

William Hartung (2023-07-31). Oppenheimer and the Birth of the Nuclear-Industrial Complex. fpif.org Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you're undoubtedly aware that award-winning director Christopher Nolan has released a

WSWS (2023-07-31). Sri Lankan free trade zone workers protest against new labour laws. wsws.org While workers want to fight to defend their rights, trade union leaders are calling for the establishment of corporatist bodies that will impose the demands of companies and the government.

WSWS (2023-07-31). Automotive News panel: Big Three relying on UAW apparatus to deliver for Wall Street in contract talks. wsws.org In a conversation with labor relations "expert" Art Wheaton, Automotive News writers want to know if Shawn Fain can deliver on demands of auto companies.

WSWS (2023-07-31). Jason Aldean's "Try That in a Small Town" promotes racism and vigilante violence against protesters. wsws.org The song and music video recorded and performed by Jason Aldean, "Try That in a Small Town," are part of the effort by a faction of the ruling establishment to openly promote racism and far-right politics in the US aimed at sowing divisions within the working class.

WSWS (2023-07-31). As drones strike Moscow, US approves hazard pay for troops in Ukraine. wsws.org The latest attack illustrates that, following the Vilnius NATO summit which significantly increased the alliance's preparations for global war, the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate.

WSWS (2023-07-31). West Coast Canadian dockers on collision course with union-backed federal Liberal government after rejecting tentative agreement. wsws.org The urgent task British Columbia dockworkers now confront is to break out of the straitjacket imposed upon them by the ILWU leadership.

WSWS (2023-07-31). China's rising youth unemployment portends major social struggles. wsws.org Official figures show the youth unemployment rate is 21.3 percent but in reality it could be more than double this level.

WSWS (2023-07-31). UPS Workers Rank-and-File Committee holds public meeting on sellout contract. wsws.org The wide turnout, with more than 300 registered, was a sign of growing opposition to the contract, which contains substandard wage increases and freezes to pension contributions for workers throughout much of the US.

WSWS (2023-07-31). This week in history: July 31-August 6. wsws.org This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.

Zane McNeill (2023-07-31). GOP Lawsuit Asks Ohio Supreme Court to Block Abortion Rights Measure. truthout.org Three days after Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose approved an abortion rights amendment for the November election, Republicans filed a lawsuit asking that the Ohio Supreme Court block the proposed abortion rights amendment from being included on the ballot. Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights has successfully gathered more than 495,000 valid signatures from 55 counties to ensure that the… |

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes (2023-07-31). 'Era of global boiling' has arrived, UN chief says. nationofchange.org "The consequences are clear and they are tragic: children swept away by monsoon rains; families running from the flames; workers collapsing in scorching heat."

ecsorinoco (2023-07-31). An Open Letter to President Lula of Brazil. orinocotribune.com By Fred Morris — Jul 20, 2023 | His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil: | On March 17, 2003, I was in your Cabinet as a representative of the National Council of Churches of the United States, asking for your help with the presidents of the non-aligned nations to seek to avoid the war of the United States against Iraq. You received me with a warm embrace, because you remembered my case as a Methodist missionary, collaborator of Dom Hélder Câmara in Recife, kidnapped by the Fourth Army and tortured by the same for 17 days before being expelled from Brazil in 1974. | Unfortunately, Pres…

Frank Cappello (2023-07-31). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Barbie (w/ Jessie Kahnweiler). levernews.com

Graham Peebles (2023-07-31). True responsibility and the need for change. nationofchange.org Change is essential if we are to survive, systemic/institutional change flowing from individual change and a shift in attitudes.

Jake Johnson (2023-07-31). 'Rigged' US tax code blamed as wealthy see major retirement account gains. nationofchange.org "It is unacceptable that taxpayers are forced to spend billions of dollars subsidizing the retirement accounts of the wealthiest people in America," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Reverend Fred Morris (2023-07-31). Brasil — Carta abierta al presidente Lula da Silva. globalizacion.ca

Tom Conway (2023-07-31). Why the GOP is trying to take credit for union workers' infrastructure victoryÔøº. nationofchange.org As Republicans try to take credit for the infrastructure program, it's important for union members to continue pointing out the truth.

Adriaan Alsema (2023-07-31). Colombia's prosecution criticized over arrest of president's son. colombiareports.com An arraignment judge and multiple law experts lambasted Colombia's prosecution over the arrest of President Gustavo Petro's son. Nicolas Petro and his ex-wife Daysuris Vasquez were arrested in the Caribbean…

Kevin Gosztola (2023-07-31). Ten Years After The US Military Verdict Against Chelsea Manning. thedissenter.org Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter with this It was ten years ago that a United States military judge found Pfc. Chelsea Manning guilty of violating the Espionage Act, along with several other related offenses. She was fortunately acquitted of the most alarming charge levied against her: "aiding the enemy." | Manning provided over 700,000 documents to WikiLeaks, many of which contained evidence of torture, war…

Project Censored (2023-07-31). Historian Peter Kuznick's Take on Nolan's "Oppenheimer" Movie & The Unaddressed Impact of Dropping the Atomic Bomb / Unveiling the Catastrophic Truth: Peter Phillips and Bill Tiwald Discuss the Harsh Realities of "Limited" Nuclear War. projectcensored.org Historian Peter Kuznick joins Mickey to discuss the new Christopher Nolan movie "Oppenheimer." While his overall evaluation is positive, Kuznick notes that the movie fails to address the crucial fact…

teleSUR (2023-07-31). 1,000 Kenyan Police to Be Deployed in Haiti. telesurenglish.net Haiti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean Victor Généus, declared to have received with great interest the Kenyan proposal, which confirms "the willingness of this sister country to provide effective support to the Haitian forces of order (…) and even consider the possibility of assuming the leadership of a multinational force once the UN Security Council gives its approval." | Kenyan authorities informed that they were ready to lead a multinational force in Haiti. Jul. 31, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-07-31). Clashes in Palestinian Refugee Camp: 11 Killed, 40 Injured. telesurenglish.net The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reported Monday that armed clashes between members of the Palestinian Fatah movement and Islamist militiamen in southern Lebanon have left 11 dead and 40 injured. | RELATED: | Armed clashes erupted Saturday in the Ain al Hilweh camp in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon. Among the dead were Brigadier General Abou Ashraf al Armoushi of th…

teleSUR (2023-07-31). Egypt Turned Its Back to Sudanese Migrants. telesurenglish.net Currently, Egypt does not grant automatic asylum to Sudanese arriving at its borders. The government requires a visa to enter the country. This ends up being a major constraint because it requires that those who arrive have the documents in order and that they have managed to protect them from all possible vicissitudes during the crossing. The visa application process, on the other hand, takes several weeks and without any certainty of being approved. | Most of the Sudanese who have arrived at the borders of Egypt are middle class. Jul. 31, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-07-31). ELN Orders Structures to Comply With Ceasefire as of August 3. telesurenglish.net The Central Command of Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) ordered Monday all its structures to suspend offensive operations against the Military Forces, the Police and Colombian State security agencies, as of August 3. | RELATED: | The ELN's first commander, Antonio Garcia, read a communiqué in which the instruction was issued. The document was published on the Twitter account of the guerrilla group's delegation. | It is called…

teleSUR (2023-07-31). Niger: The Ethnic and Economic Background of the Conflict. telesurenglish.net Niger, like many other African countries, is poverty-stricken: poor but rich in uranium. It is a landlocked country that lies in the Sahel, the arid region south of the Sahara that has faced growing insecurity amid the worsening effects of climate change. | Mali and Burkina Faso announce that any military intervention against Niger will be tantamount to a declaration of war. Jul. 31, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-07-31). Niger's Coup Leaders Warn of French Military Intervention. telesurenglish.net Niger's military coup junta warned Monday that France is seeking to intervene militarily in the African country to restore Mohamed Bazoum to the presidency, which has been in the hands of the military since last week. | RELATED: | Colonel Amadou Abdramane said in a statement on public television that France is preparing its action together with some Nigerians after a meeting held at the General Staff of the National Guard of Niger.

teleSUR (2023-07-31). State of Emergency Leaves 150 Detained in Ecuador. telesurenglish.net Some 150 people have been arrested and 6.7 tons of drugs seized in Ecuador since the State of Emergency decreed by the Government on July 24 in three coastal areas of the country. | RELATED: | The National Director of Anti-Drug Investigation of the Police, Pablo Ramirez, said in a press conference that these results were achieved in multiple security operations carried out between July 24 and 30. | The operation…

teleSUR (2023-07-31). Will Zambia's Debt Restructuring Set a Precedent?>. telesurenglish.net Last June, China signed a moratorium agreement with the African country after a long period of negotiations. The news was reported by French media, and it was made collaterally to an international summit being held in Paris. | Related: | The novelty was that China renounced bilateral negotiations with Zambia and sat down to negotiate in a multilateral forum together with other lender states and private creditors. | On that date, the disa…

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2023-07-27: News Headlines

Prof. Maurice Okoli (2023-07-28). BRICS' Financial and Geopolitical Options: The New Development Bank (NDB). Putin Meets Dilma Rousseff in St. Petersburg. globalresearch.ca

Unicorn Riot (2023-07-27). 'The Tower has fallen' — A Win For Brixton's Anti-Gentrification Movement. unicornriot.ninja

Editor (2023-07-27). 'Concrete Coffins': Surviving Extreme Heat Behind Bars. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-27). Donald Trump May Face 4 Indictments by Election Day. Here's the Breakdown. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-27). rewind] Norman Lear: Honoring One of America's Greatest Patriots on His 101st Birthday. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-27). Patrick Lawrence: No, The Truth About Biden Is Not Democratic. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Let us cast our minds back just briefly to the very fine afternoon of July 22, 2016. It was an especially bright Friday, as you may recall, because WikiLeaks released a lot of Democratic Party emails that day, so shining a light worthy of a night game at …


Editor (2023-07-27). The Chris Hedges Report: Remembering Staughton Lynd's Life of Defiance. scheerpost.com

Liberation Staff (2023-07-27). PSL Editorial — Occupation continues 70 years after the Pentagon's "forgotten" genocide in Korea. liberationnews.org Every U.S. soldier and weapon system must be immediately withdrawn. 70 years is long enough — it's time for real peace in Korea…

Michael Welch (2023-07-27). Former Journalist Blows the Whistle on CBC's COVID-19 Coverage. globalresearch.ca "On February 27 of this year, papers with hundreds of profiles of suspected COVID vaccine injuries and deaths were plastered onto the doors and windows of CBC Toronto. I had a really hard time looking at those pictures, because that …

Arthur Firstenberg (2023-07-27). "Electrosmog" is the Totality of the Electric Fields, Magnetic Fields, and Electromagnetic Radiation. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-07-27). Beijing Will Respond to CIA Threats of Expanding Spy Network in China. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-07-27). The Taylor Swift Exploitation Machine. globalresearch.ca


Dr. William Makis (2023-07-27). COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Injury Treatment — Nigella Sativa (Black Seed Extract). globalresearch.ca

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-07-27). Kiev Regime Plans to Continue Attacking Crimea. globalresearch.ca

Lesley M. M. Blume (2023-07-27). Collateral Damage: American Civilian Survivors of the 1945 Trinity Atomic Bomb Test. globalresearch.ca

Karsten Riise (2023-07-27). Millions to Lose Job to AI in Three Years. globalresearch.ca

Ray McGinnis (2023-07-27). Justin Trudeau's "Democracy" and the Freedom Convoy: The "Coutts Four" Denied Bail, in Prison in Canada for Over 500 Days Without Trial. Are They Political Prisoners? globalresearch.ca

Stephen Karganovic (2023-07-27). A Legitimacy Scandal Rocks Bosnia and Herzegovina. "Technically a Sovereign State", Who is in Charge? globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-07-27). COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Injury Treatment — Nigella Sativa (Black Seed Extract). globalresearch.ca

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-07-27). Kiev Regime Plans to Continue Attacking Crimea. globalresearch.ca

Lesley M. M. Blume (2023-07-27). Collateral Damage: American Civilian Survivors of the 1945 Trinity Atomic Bomb Test. globalresearch.ca

Karsten Riise (2023-07-27). Millions to Lose Job to AI in Three Years. globalresearch.ca

Ray McGinnis (2023-07-27). Justin Trudeau's "Democracy" and the Freedom Convoy: The "Coutts Four" Denied Bail, in Prison in Canada for Over 500 Days Without Trial. Are They Political Prisoners? globalresearch.ca

Stephen Karganovic (2023-07-27). A Legitimacy Scandal Rocks Bosnia and Herzegovina. "Technically a Sovereign State", Who is in Charge? globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-07-27). "The Chips War": The West versus China. globalresearch.ca

John W. Whitehead (2023-07-27). Whether You Live in a Small Town or a Big City, the Government Is Still Out to Get You. globalresearch.ca

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-07-27). Niger Soldiers Overthrow Western Allied Government. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-07-27). On Global Security Models and Their Functionality. globalresearch.ca

Mark Taliano (2023-07-27). One in Thirty-five MRNA Booster Recipients Had Jab-Associated Myocardial Injury. globalresearch.ca

Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2023-07-27). President Biden Makes the CIA Director Member of His Cabinet: Message and Consequence. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-07-27). Selected Articles: Cardiac Arrest: Lebron James's 18-year-old Son Bronny James Had a Cardiac Arrest During Practice on July 24, 2023. He Was Fully COVID-19 Vaccinated. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Heatwave Impacts Heavily on North Africa. telesurenglish.net The lack of access to fresh water, let alone drinking water, is another problem increased by the heat wave in refugee camps. Refugee children have been known to drink salt water as a fatal and urgent alternative to quench their thirst for fresh water for days. | Algeria wildfires kill dozens as heat wave hits North Africa. Jul. 27, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Sany Group Committed to Sustainability in Africa. telesurenglish.net China-Africa economic relations have never been stronger and deeper. Years of hard work have allowed us to build a solid and inclusive cooperation, which in addition to purely economic issues, also includes social, cultural and environmental aspects. | Sany is today a leader in building technology and services for clean energy generation. Jul. 27, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Jamaica Hosts the Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2024. telesurenglish.net

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Russia Calls for Peaceful Dialogue in Niger. telesurenglish.net Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday in a statement called on all parties involved in the Niger conflict to resolve their issues through "peaceful and constructive dialogue." | RELATED: | Russia calls on the parties to "refrain from the use of force and resolve all contentious issues through peaceful and constructive dialogue," Zakharova said. | The diplomat also expressed Russia's hope fo…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Fishermen Stage New Protest Against Japanese Nuclear Wastewater. telesurenglish.net

teleSUR (2023-07-27). UN High Commissioner Expresses Concern Over Violence in Ecuador. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Tàºrk, expressed concern about the increase in violence in Ecuador amidst disputes between drug-trafficking-linked gangs. | RELATED: | He called on President Guillermo Lasso's administration to ensure that its "States of Emergency" respect the principles of legality, necessity, and proportionality. | "The authorities must protect the lives of individuals,…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). RSF Calls for Release of Guatemalan Journalist Zamora. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) launched an online petition demanding the immediate release of Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora. | RELATED: | The #FreeZamora initiative recalls that the founder of the El Periodico newspaper, who was arrested almost a year ago, was sentenced in June to six years in prison allegedly for money laundering. | His arrest and conviction, however, occurred after Zamora discovered ac…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Brazil Has 1.3 Million Descendants of Fugitive Slaves. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released data showing that around 1,327,802 people still live in "Quilombos," which were communities established by rebellious slaves who escaped before slavery was abolished. | RELATED: | The quilombos were typically located in inaccessible jungle areas, where emancipated slaves known as "Cimarrones" settled. | In 2020, the Brazilian census included…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Canada Wildfire Carbon Emissions Exceed 1 Bln Tonnes. telesurenglish.net Liu Zhihua, a researcher from the Institute of Applied Ecology, said that the massive carbon dioxide emissions from the raging wildfires in Canada have exceeded one billion tonnes. | RELATED: | Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emitted by the wildfires in Canada have a noticeable impact on global warming and the wildfires have evolved into a global environmental event, said Liu. | According to the Can…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Venezuela Denounces Illegal Auction of CITGO. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez denounced that the United States government continues to promote the auction of the Venezuelan state company CITGO Petroleum, a subsidiary of the state oil company PDVSA. | RELATED: | This illegal auction seeks to sell CITGO to a U.S.-Israel firm whose main manager has ties to former congressman Juan Guaido. | During a parliamentary session, Rodriguez speci…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Iran: Hamoun Lake and Wetlands Face Existential Risk. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, an Iranian environmental official warned that the Hamoun Lake and Wetlands near the common border in southeastern Iran with Afghanistan could dry up completely, leading to an "environmental and humanitarian disaster." | RELATED: | Mojtaba Zoljoudi, deputy for the marine environment and wetlands of the Iranian Department of Environment, called on environmental officials and the international community in Afghanistan to help revive the lak…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Palestinian Teen in West Bank. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Israeli troops shot and killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy during a raid in the city of Qalqilya in the West Bank. | RELATED: | The deceased young man was identified by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) as Fares Abu Samra, who was transferred in critical condition to a hospital after being shot in the head. | The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that the incident took place during an Israeli military raid, which led to clashes with youths during which soldiers opened fire. | A…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). US Dollar Falls After Federal Reserve Rate Hike Decision. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the U.S. dollar fell after the Federal Reserve (FED) delivered a widely-expected interest rate hike. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.49 percent to 100.9027 in late trading. | RELATED: | The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to raise the benchmark rate by 25 basis points to target a range of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent, reaching the highest level in 2…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). European Union Reiterates Rejection of Quran Desecration. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the European Union (EU) reiterated its strong and determined rejection of the desecration of the Islamic holy book of Quran. | RELATED: | "Following the recent acts by individuals in Europe that have offended many Muslims, the EU reiterates its strong and determined rejection of any form of incitement to religious hatred and intolerance," said the EU Delegation to Lebanon. | "The desecration of the Qur…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). El Salvador Approves Mass Trials for Gang Members. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Salvadoran Congress approved reforms to the "Law against Organized Crime" to enhance penalties for gang leaders and to conduct collective criminal proceedings. | RELATED: | The first reform establishes criminal procedures based on gang groups or cells, meaning that those arrested during the "State of Exception" could be grouped into specific structures to undergo a single criminal process. | This would e…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Russia-Africa Summit Began in St-Petersburg. telesurenglish.net Today, the two-day Russia-Africa summit began in St. Petersburg, Russia, with the presence of several African leaders; the summit is the second of its kind, after an inaugural summit held in 2019 in Sochi, in southern Russia. | Related: | President Vladimir Putin gave the inaugural speech of the summit. | The summit's business program includes more than 20 sessions and the participants will discuss nuclear and space technologie…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). 4 Police Killed in Ambush in Mexico's Guerrero State. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, at least four police officers were killed during a confrontation with criminal groups in the municipality of Eduardo Neri, in the Mexican state of Guerrero. | Related: | According to some witnesses, the police officers confirmed the ambush and identified the victims as the coordinator of the State Police in the area of Eduardo Neri, two members of his escort and a municipal police officer. | Police sources stated that…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). UN Secretary-General A. Guterres Condemns Coup D'éTat in Niger. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, in an official statement released by his spokesperson, UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the coup attempt in Niger. | Related: | Several reports state that Mohamed Bazoum, the country's president, was being held hostage with his wife at his residence in the palace in the capital Niamey, after negotiations with the head of the presidential guard stalled. | "The secretary-general is…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Firefighters in Syria's Latakia Battle Wildfires Amid Heatwave. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Syria's authorities stated that various fire crews battled numerous blazes amid a heatwave and have controlled most of them in the northwestern province of Latakia. | Related: | According to Amer Ismail Hilal, governor of Latakia, firefighters have been trying to control new blazes in the area for two days as flames have burned large swathes of agricultural and forest areas in Latakia. | Firefighter…

teleSUR (2023-07-27). Philippines: Typhoon Doksuri Leaves 5 Dead, More Expected. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Philippines' national disaster agency stated that the death toll in heavy rains, floods, and landslides triggered by typhoon Doksuri climbed to five. | Related: | According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), four people were buried in a landslide in Benguet province in the northern Philippines and one in Rizal province, east of Metro Manila. | In an official…

Dana Sanchez (2023-07-27). Federal Reserve Pushes Interest Rates Even Higher To 5.5%, Making Debt More Expensive. moguldom.com The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday by a quarter of a percentage point to the highest level in more than 22 years in an effort to slow inflation. The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee determines monetary policy and dictates how expensive many forms of consumer debt will be including mortgages, credit cards, auto …

Ann Brown (2023-07-27). Democrat Mayor Of Boston Sent List of Critics To The Police. moguldom.com The mayor of Boston has come under fire for sending a list of her critics and protesters to the police department. Mayor Michelle Wu, the first woman and first Asian-American to hold the top political office in Boston history, is facing fallout after her administration admitted to creating a list of her most vocal critics …

Ann Brown (2023-07-27). Son Of LeBron James, Bronny, Suffers Cardiac Arrest At Age 18. moguldom.com The 18-year-old son of NBA legend LeBron James, Bronny James, suffered a cardiac arrest during basketball practice at the University of Southern California (USC) on July 24. The incident occurred at the Galen Center, USC's home arena, where Bronny worked out with the basketball team. Bronny was rushed to the local hospital, where his condition …

Editor (2023-07-27). Stop Congressional support for Israeli apartheid! workers.org In 1972, Rep. Ronald V. Dellums (D-California) introduced a bill on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus (founded in 1971), calling on Congress to pressure South Africa to end apartheid and other racist practices. CBC members would introduce at least 15 more such bills until the U.S. Congress finally passed . . . |

A Guest Author (2023-07-27). Boston Medical Center interns and residents organize for contract. workers.org BMC residents and interns rally, Boston, July 23, 2023. By Madeline Stump Boston Hundreds gathered near Boston Medical Center's (BMC) entrance, July 20, to support the residents and fellows of the Committee of Interns and Residents of Service Employees International Union (CIR/SEIU). Many BMC doctoral residents and fellows joined the . . . |

Robert Reich (2023-07-27). 5 crises Republicans made up to distract you. nationofchange.org Are they using fake crises to disguise what's really going on?>

Ashley Curtin (2023-07-27). Federal Trade Commission sues Amazon over Prime subscriptions. nationofchange.org The FTC said that for years Amazon "complicated the cancellation process for Prime subscribers who sought to end their membership."

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes (2023-07-27). Florida waters reach hot tub temperatures of 101.19 degrees Fahrenheit. nationofchange.org The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), this time of year normal south Florida water temperatures should be from 73 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.

John Feffer (2023-07-27). Ukraine and the world order. nationofchange.org Is the war in Ukraine all about the future of global governance?>

Nitza Soledad Perez (2023-07-27). Insurance crisis in Florida. america.cgtn.com Extreme heat is not the only malady affecting the state of Florida these days. Residents there are paying the country's highest auto and homeowners insurance rates, and those rates continue to rise with no short-term solution in sight.

Ediz Tiyansan (2023-07-27). Extreme heat continues to bake Southern California. america.cgtn.com Heat advisories are in place for more than 150 million people across more than 30 U.S. states. That includes parts of Southern California where heat-related medical emergencies are on the rise, as is the threat from new wildfires.

Luis Chirino (2023-07-27). Boosting tourism between China and Cuba. america.cgtn.com With travel back on an upswing, following a few tough years brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world are vying to attract new visitors. Cuba is among them, and is working with Chinese travel professionals to help promote Chinese tourist visits.

Mark Niu (2023-07-27). How AI can help people with disabilities. america.cgtn.com Researchers are finding in AI the technology essential for work that can significantly improve lives. One such project is called EchoSpeech, the first technology on a glass frame that can track silent speech phrases. CGTN's Mark Niu reports.

Mark Niu (2023-07-27). Imagry introduces AI-powered mapless self-driving system. america.cgtn.com Remember all those predictions about everyone owning self-driving cars around now? It hasn't happened. But as Mark Niu reports, artificial intelligence may be giving new momentum to finally making autonomous driving economical and reliable.

Mark Niu (2023-07-27). Gaming adapts to growing popularity of AI. america.cgtn.com The gaming industry has benefited from cutting-edge technology, including advanced motion tracking, virtual reality and augmented reality. But many believe artificial intelligence has the potential to bring about even greater change in how games are played and developed. CGTN's Mark Niu reports.

Mark Niu (2023-07-27). Legal profession most at risk for AI mistakes. america.cgtn.com Generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, are known for their stunning ability to write and translate, but also for a downside called hallucinating, where the AI simply makes things up that aren't true. A recent study from Princeton University cited the legal profession as the industry most exposed to the risks of artificial intelligence. …

Mark Niu (2023-07-27). AI system creates restaurant recipes for precision. america.cgtn.com Coming up with new recipes and preparing old favorites is the job of millions of chefs and kitchens around the world. But one place in Silicon Valley is adding a new cutting-edge ingredient — artificial intelligence. CGTN's Mark Niu has more on how AI is …

Geo Collective, Grassroots Economic Organizing. (2023-07-27). Economics For Emancipation: Tame, Smash, Escape. popularresistance.org I'm currently the education programs and research manager at the Center for Economic Democracy and we're a movement support organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. Our work focuses mostly on capacity building in the movement, with the goal of democratizing economic power. In terms of what we actually do, what that looks like is organizing and building local coalitions, experimenting and trying to create new models of economic democracy, and also connecting trends locally with national partners to strengthen the broader Solidarity Economy movement. | And ultimately, what we're doing at CED is trying to build…

Shuaib Almosawa, Sarah Lazare, The Nation Magazine. (2023-07-27). Biden Says There's No Blockade; Tell That To Yemenis Who Need Medical Care. popularresistance.org Sana'a, Yemen – Raneem Isa Muhammad Jaber dreams of swinging in a playground or participating in a popular pastime called sahlilah, in which children use cut plastic containers to skate down a hill. "I want to play all the games, but I can't," said the 11-year-old, who has suffered since birth from a skin condition that leaves black spots all over her body and an itchy and painful black tumor-like growth that covers her backside. "I can't sit down, I can't walk, and I can't sleep." | She lives in the Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah, which opens to the Red Sea. Her family is poor, but used to scrape together funds…

M. K. Bhadrakumar, People's Dispatch. (2023-07-27). Glimpses Of An Endgame In Ukraine. popularresistance.org The problem with the war in Ukraine is that it has been all smoke and mirrors. The Russian objectives of "demilitarization" and "de-Nazification" of Ukraine wore a surreal look. The Western narrative that the war is between Russia and Ukraine, where central issue is the Westphalian principle of national sovereignty, wore thin progressively leaving a void. | There is a realization today that the war is actually between Russia and NATO and that Ukraine had ceased to be a sovereign country since 2014 when the CIA and sister Western agencies — Germany, the UK, France, Sweden, etc.— installed a puppet regi…

Moon of Alabama. (2023-07-27). Who Can Give Security Guarantees To Ukraine? popularresistance.org A main question for Ukraine since it became an independent state was who or what could potentially guarantee its security. | In the first years after 1991 the Ukrainian government thought that it could secure itself. It had inherited some Soviet nuclear weapons and it tried to bring those to use. But it failed to circumvent the security locks the Russian engineers had integrated into the nuclear warheads. | There was also pressure from the U.S. to get rid of those devices as the Ukraine at that time was prolific in selling its Soviet era weapons to various shady actors around the world. | Ukraine, together with B…

In Defense of Liberation! (2023-07-27). What Has the Global South Given to Us?>. podcasters.spotify.com In day to day life we're taught and expected to believe that the Global South is inevitably poor and will remain that way forever – but is that true? What has the global South done for humanity? Have they always just been subjected to slavery, colonialism and imperialism? Have they had other histories? And what did/do they do as they resist oppression and fight for liberation?

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-27). More Warmongers Elevated in the Biden Administration. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Jul 26, 2023 | The Biden administration looks set to become even more warlike than it already was if you can imagine, with virulent Russia hawk Victoria Nuland and virulent China hawk Charles Q Brown now being elevated to lofty positions by the White House. | Nuland, the wife of

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-27). Disagreements over Illegal Sanctions Continue to Divide Venezuela's Opposition. orinocotribune.com The lifting of illegal US and European sanctions against Venezuela has become the new issue in the endless dispute among Venezuelan opposition groups. Businesspeople, economists, and political leaders were engaged in a give and take regarding the lessening or strengthening of the unilateral coercive measures. | After the new president of Fedecámaras, Adán Celis, said that the lifting of the sanctions would allow a more fluid trade and economic recovery, right-wing precandidate to the primaries Andrés Velázquez criticized him. | Celis, the new head of the most prominent business association in Venezuela (Fedecamar…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-27). 'Where Danger Lies…': The Communal Alternative in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Editorial note: Orinoco Tribune does not generally publish articles that are over two weeks old. However, an exception is being made in this case as the article remains as important today as it was at the time of its publication. | By Chris Gilbert — Jul 1, 2023 | In 2009, the same year that he launched the communal project in Venezuela, Hugo Chávez attended the COP15 climate summit in Copenhagen. He spoke brilliantly there, joking that if the climate were a bank, it would have been rescued already. Riffing on Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, Chávez argued that there was a "specter" haunting the conference an…

Juan M. Garcia (2023-07-27). Cuban president highlights force of Javier Sotomayor's sports record. plenglish.com On his Twitter account, the Cuban head of State noted that the former athlete is the man who has been closest to heaven with his own feet. | Three decades ago today, he jumped 2.45 meters in Salamanca, Spain. No one has been able to match it, the president recalled in his message. | Javier Sotomayor Sanabria is considered the best high jumper in history. | During his sports career, he won an Olympic title, two world championships, four gold medals in indoors track and field competitions, and three Pan-American titles, among others. | He set his first record at the age of 16.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-27). Ethiopia and Russia agree to strengthen trade and collaboration. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday agreed to strengthen trade and collaborate in agriculture and manufacture.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-27). Panama's independent presidential candidate favors a dignified life. plenglish.com Panama, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) With a view to the 2024 general elections in Panama, Independent Presidential Pre-candidate Maribel Gordon presented her government program, called Plan for a Dignified Life, on Wednesday.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-27). Cuba's Estrellas de Buena Vista Show makes Madrid dance. plenglish.com Madrid, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Singer Arahi is a dancing display and Pancho Amat's tres makes the pentagram go wild, a laconic review of the success achieved by Cuba's Estrellas de Buena Vista Show in Madrid.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-27). Russia guarantees maritime transportation of oil. plenglish.com St. Petersburg, Russia, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Russia has managed to finance and insure the maritime transportation of oil, Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov said on Thursday at a meeting on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-27). Taiwan and economic war make tensions between China and US grow. plenglish.com Beijing, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) China on Thursday expressed its opposition to military exchanges between the United States and Taiwan, which it described as malicious acts that damage China's sovereignty and national security seriously.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-27). Angola congratulates Cuba on National Rebelliousness Day. plenglish.com Luanda, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Angolan President Joà£o Lourenàßo congratulated the Cuban government and people on the the 70th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Garrison, the Angolan News Agency (ANGOP) reported on Thursday.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-27). Panamanian workers demand end of US blockade against Cuba. plenglish.com Panama, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) The National Workers Confederation of Panama (CNTP) on Thursday condemned the United States blockade against Cuba, which has been tightened despite several United Nations resolutions demanding its immediate end.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-27). India counts on Cuba's leadership for successful G77 Summit. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) India is counting on Cuba's leadership for the success of the upcoming Summit of the Group of 77 plus China (G77+China) to be held in Havana, a diplomatic source assured on Thursday.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-07-27). Cuba reports three Covid-19 cases, no deaths. plenglish.com In the daily report issued by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), 27 of 1,115,056 people diagnosed with this infectious disease, caused by the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus, remain hospitalized with stable clinical evolution. No deaths or seriously or critically ill patients in intensive care in the country were reported. | The three new cases (two women and one man) come from the provinces of Mayabeque and Guantanamo, and were detected among 201 samples analyzed to verify the presence of the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus. | In relation to the immunization strategy developed in the country, MINSAP pointed out that by the…

Staff (2023-07-27). GDP: Soaring Structure Investment Makes Up for Slowing Consumption, as GDP Grows at 2.4 Percent in Q2. cepr.net The economy is growing at a solid sustainable pace, with strong investment growth making up for slower consumption growth. Inflation is slowing and likely to continue to do so.

_____ (2023-07-27). Funny How the UFO Narrative Coincides With the Race to Weaponize Space. strategic-culture.org

_____ (2023-07-27). Stepan Bandera: The Man, the Myths and The Legacy. strategic-culture.org Because there is nothing funny or poetic about Ukraine's current carnage, those most implicated in it should ponder on how these rivers of blood can be stemmed both now and in the future. | Join us on , , and . | Because get…

Staff (2023-07-27). Racism Unleashed: Attack Dogs Maul, Bite & Terrorize Prisoners Across United States. democracynow.org A shocking new investigation by Insider reveals patrol dogs in U.S. prisons have attacked at least 295 people since 2017, with Virginia setting dogs on prisoners more than any other state. These attacks can leave people with grievous physical and psychological scars, sometimes permanently disabling and disfiguring them. The report also finds ties between procedures in U.S. prisons and the abuses committed by U.S. troops at Abu Ghraib, where soldiers used attack dogs to terrify Iraqi detainees along with other forms of torture and humiliation. For more, we speak with journalist Hannah Beckler, an investigations ed…

Staff (2023-07-27). Brutal Ohio Police Dog Attack on Black Truck Driver Highlights Pattern, Echoes Violence of Slavery. democracynow.org An Ohio police officer filmed unleashing a police dog on an unarmed Black truck driver during a July 4 traffic stop has been fired. We speak with legal scholar Madalyn Wasilczuk, who has helped represent teenagers in Louisiana attacked by police dogs and who says that dogs do not receive the proper amount of scrutiny when used in policing. "They're seen as these valorized K-9 cop heroes, and we don't focus so much on the real violence that they do," says Wasilczuk. "Videos like this really highlight the problems." Wasilczuk explains that the use of police dogs in apprehension i…

Staff (2023-07-27). Judge Puts Hunter Biden Plea Deal on Hold as Republicans Ramp Up Attacks on President & Son. democracynow.org On Wednesday, a federal judge in Delaware halted a plea deal reached between Hunter Biden and federal prosecutors in which the president's son would avoid facing prosecution on a separate gun charge by pleading guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges. Trump-appointed Judge Maryellen Noreika said the deal lacked legal precedent, and identified several sections of the agreement that were interpreted differently by the prosecution and defense. A new plea deal could be reached within the next six weeks. This comes as Republicans have been intensifying their attacks on the Biden family in the lead-up to the 2024 p…

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-27). Presidente de Ecuador rechaza haber pactado con la delincuencia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a las cifras obtenidas por el SNAI y la Fiscalía el país reporta 485 personas privadas de la libertad asesinadas.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-27). Embajador de EE.UU. en México cataloga de ofensa barrera antinmigrante. telesurtv.net Ken Salazar insistió en que "lo que se tiene que hacer es solucionar este fenómeno migratorio que nunca se había visto".

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-27). Ejército de Níger anuncia adhesión a grupo golpista. telesurtv.net Estado Mayor decide apoyar a los militares de la Guardia presidencial que ejecutaron un golpe de Estado contra el presidente electo de la nación, Mohamed Bazoum.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-27). Ministro de Seguridad israelí irrumpe en Explanada de Mezquitas. telesurtv.net Ben-Gvir afirmó que los israelíes tienen que mostrar su dominio en este importante lugar para el pueblo sionista.

teleSUR- jaa (2023-07-27). Corea del Norte celebra desfile militar para conmemorar armisticio. telesurtv.net En el acto estuvieron presentes una delegación rusa, liderada por el ministro de Defensa, Serguéi Shoigú; y una delegación china encabezada por el miembro del Buró Político, Li Hongzhong.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-27). ONU insta a respetar voluntad de los votantes en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Oficina del Alto Comisionado de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos reseñó acciones judiciales para suspender a Semilla.

teleSUR, jaa, JDO (2023-07-27). Prosigue Tercer Malón por la Paz en Argentina. telesurtv.net El destino de esta movilización será llegar a la capital, Buenos Aires, el 1ro. de agosto próximo, cuando se celebra el Día de la Pachamama.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-27). Tifón Doksuri se enrumba hacia China tras afectar Filipinas. telesurtv.net La Oficina Meteorológica Central de Taiwán señaló que Doksuri presentaba vientos de 155 kilómetros por hora.

teleSUR, jaa, JDO (2023-07-27). Reportan 24 fallecidos tras accidente de tránsito en Senegal. telesurtv.net El titular del Interior de ese país, Antoine Félix Diome, confirmó que se contabilizaron un total de 76 víctimas, entre las que hubo 24 fallecidos y 52 lesionados.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-27). Mueren 97 ballenas varadas en suroeste de Australia. telesurtv.net Entre las posibles causas están las enfermedades, errores de navegación, cambios repentinos en las mareas, la persecución de depredadores o las condiciones meteorológicas extremas.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-27). México insta a EE.UU. a mayor acción contra tráfico de armas. telesurtv.net El Gobierno mexicano exigió revocar las licencias a las tiendas que venden dichos dispositivos a los cárteles mexicanos del narcotráfico.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-27). Convocan en Perú a jornada de lucha contra Gobierno de Boluarte. telesurtv.net La Gran Marcha Nacional de Todas las Sangres se realizará este viernes en todo el país.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-27). Desastres del clima causan más de 5.000 muertos en Asia en 2022. telesurtv.net El continente asiático reportó 81 desastres climáticos, de los cuales el 83 por ciento fueron crecidas y tormentas.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-27). Explosión en silo deja al menos ocho muertos en Paraná, Brasil. telesurtv.net En la madrugada de este jueves fue rescatado con vida un hombre que había sido declarado como desaparecido.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-27). Rusia y China llaman a partes de conflicto en Níger a no usar la fuerza. telesurtv.net La portavoz de la Cancillería rusa, Maria Zajárova, expresó la esperanza de que la crisis interna "se resuelva pronto".

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-27). Rusia ratifica que enviará granos gratis a países de àÅfrica. telesurtv.net El país euroasiático exportó 10 millones de toneladas de cereales a África en los primeros seis meses del año.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-27). Presidente de AN venezolana denuncia subasta ilegal de Citgo. telesurtv.net Jorge Rodríguez señaló que se trata de una farsa con la que se busca lucrar más de 15.000 millones de dólares y saquear activos del pueblo venezolano.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-27). Soldados de Israel matan a palestino de 14 años en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El incidente ocurrió cuando militares ocupantes intentaron realizar una redada nocturna, que desencadenó en enfrentamientos con jóvenes palestinos.

teleSUR, rzr, JDO (2023-07-27). Violencia en Haití suma 600 asesinatos y 271 secuestros en 2023. telesurtv.net Grupo defensor de los derechos humanos denuncia que las bandas criminales utilizan como un arma la violencia contra mujeres y niñas.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-27). Presidente de Níger llama a proteger la democracia. telesurtv.net El canciller de Níger anunció que asumirá el cargo de presidente interino y afirmó que llamará a todos los demócratas para hacer fracasar el golpe de Estado.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-07-27). Motín en cárcel de máxima seguridad deja tres heridos en Brasil. telesurtv.net Un grupo de 13 reclusos tomó como rehenes a dos policías en el pabellón de aislamiento del penal brasileño de Antonio Amaro, en el estado de Acre.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-07-27). Familiares de normalistas piden reunirse con presidente mexicano. telesurtv.net Los padres de los desaparecidos le solicitarán a López Obrador que exija la entrega de la información que ocultó al Grupo Interdisciplinario de Expertos Independientes.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-07-27). Mueren 4 policías en emboscada en estado mexicano de Guerrero. telesurtv.net Tras el intercambio de disparos, vecinos de la zona alertaron a las fuerzas de seguridad del incidente en la que fallecieron los agentes policiales.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-27). Kim Jong-un se reúne con ministro de Defensa ruso en Pionyang. telesurtv.net Según la agencia estatal norcoreana KCNA, el funcionario ruso y Kim Jong-un conversaron sobre seguridad regional y global, entre otros temas.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-27). Parlamento salvadoreño aprueba juicios colectivos a pandilleros. telesurtv.net La norma también establece que los detenidos bajo el régimen de excepción pueden permanecer presos hasta 24 meses antes de que la Fiscalía los lleve a juicio u ordene su liberación.

Walden Bello (2023-07-27). A Mini-Revolution in Tokyo. fpif.org Satoko Kishimoto returned to her native Japan in April 2022. She was 47, and for 22 of those years she had been in Europe, most of them spent working for the progressive think-tank Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She had no firm plans for the future—maybe doing some writing, maybe engaging in care work. In any case, when she landed, she had absolutely no inkling that in two months' time, she would be mayor of Suginami, the seventh largest of Tokyo's 23 central wards, with a population of over 588,300. | "I did not know Suginami at all," she told me as I interviewed her at her office a few weeks ago. "A…

noreply (2023-07-27). About Professional Envy. . smoothiex12.blogspot.com

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). Renewables not nuclear submarines: fight climate change not war. greenleft.org.au

Federico Fuentes (2023-07-27). Solidarity needed for Russian anti-war socialist Boris Kagarlitsky. greenleft.org.au Internationally renowned Marxist sociologist and anti-war socialist Boris Kagarlitsky is currently being held in a Russian pre-trial detention centre and faces the possibility of up to 7 years' jail if found guilty of the trumped-up charge of "justifying terrorism". Federico Fuentes reports.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). Rainbow activists call for community solidarity to defend trans rights. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). As domestic violence deaths rise, NSW gov't ponders more police powers. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). CFMEU's housing plan deserves support. greenleft.org.au

Dick Nichols (2023-07-27). Spanish election: Right blocked, but now Sánchez needs Puigdemont. greenleft.org.au Green Left's European correspondent Dick Nichols analyses the July 23 Spanish general election.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). Official Yes and No cases for Voice referendum reveal two conservative agendas. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). Packed-out Redfern meeting discusses how AUKUS can be stopped. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). NSW police shoot and kill man in Glebe during welfare check. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). Protesting sports-washing and supporting Western Sahara. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). Global outcry forces J&J to back down on TB drug patent. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). Kurds and supporters protest 'canceling' of Kurdistan in Treaty of Lausanne 100 years ago. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). Labor must end immigration detention and offshore processing, protesters say. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). Refugee rights rally demands Labor ends cruel temporary visas. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). Norlane community pushes back against racist provocation. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). 'Free Julian Assange' letter delivered to PM Anthony Albanese. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). Video: Opposing the anti-trans hysteria. greenleft.org.au

isabella (2023-07-27). Boston's Wealthy Real Estate Players Avoid Paying their Fair Share. inequality.org

infobrics (2023-07-27). How Far the Membership to BRICS Will Be Fruitful for Bangladesh?>. infobrics.org Putting an end to all speculations and discussions, Bangladesh officially expressed its interest in getting membership in the BRICS…

infobrics (2023-07-27). Russia and India: A Defining Relationship in Uncertain Times. infobrics.org Russia and India share a strategic relationship built on trust over a period of time. The current uncertain times call for strong efforts to retain this trust and build pathways to take forward the mutually beneficial relationship to a new level, writes Pawan Anand, a Distinguished Fellow with the USI of India, and a Mentor at the National Defence College…

infobrics (2023-07-27). Namibia Contemplates Brics. infobrics.org Analyst says no harm in joining…

infobrics (2023-07-27). Ending military aid to Ukraine would surpass Afghanistan debacle, says former US Ambassador. infobrics.org With former US intelligence agents and military chiefs acknowledging that the war is over for Ukraine, Biden finds himself in a predicament where he can be remembered as the president who made the greatest geopolitical blunder in modern US history.

Be A Hero & Healthcare-NOW (2023-07-27). Sunday 7/30: Medicare for All Day of Action – Health Care is a Human Right! indybay.org Join in taking action here: act.beaherofund.com/signup/commit_take_action/

Dawn Silva (2023-07-27). Friday 8/4: The Funk Queen by Dawn Silva, book signing in the Historic Oak Park District, Sacramento. indybay.org Underground Books | 35th Ave & Broadway | Sacramento, CA…

Andrew Bacewich (2023-07-27). Ukraine and the powerful resurgence of US empire. indybay.org "NATO is not what it claims to be," reads the headline. Contrary to the claims of its architects and defenders, the alliance's primary purpose since its inception has not been to deter aggression from the East, much less to promote democracy, but to "bind Western Europe to a much broader project of a world order led by the United States."

Angela (2023-07-27). Saturday 7/29: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Checkpoint" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

EFF (2023-07-27). Young People Should Oppose the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). indybay.org Next week, Congress plans to move a bill forward that is opposed by dozens of organizations, digital rights protectors, LGBTQ+ activists, and human rights defenders: the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).

Housing for People, Santa Cruz (2023-07-27). Initiative for March Ballot Needs Signatures and Signature Gatherers. indybay.org Over the last year many of you have asked what you can do to help citizens regain a voice and some control over the massive developments planned for our town in the next few months and years. Well, here it is: WE HAVE A PETITION ON THE STREETS right now called Housing For People – Not Unaffordable Luxury Towers.

Jews United for Democracy & Justice, CA (2023-07-27). Wednesday 8/23: #AbortionRights: The Abortion Crisis in a Post-Roe World. indybay.org Online event…

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-07-27). Report: Carbon Storage, Sequestration Value of California's Native Habitats Overlooked. indybay.org Offset Programs Over-Credit Developers, Fall Short of Climate Goals…

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-27). Friday 7/28: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-07-27). Interculturalidad y autonomías: Reflexiones a partir de experiencias mexicanas. indybay.org

WorkWeek (2023-07-27). UPS Workers Speak Out, SAG AFTRA Picket NetFlix HQ & UAW Picket UC Regents Biotech Workers. indybay.org WorkWeek Covers UPS Workers Issue, SAG AFTRA Picket of NetFlix HQ & UAW Pickets UC Regents and Biotech leaks and OSHA Cover-up…

EFF (2023-07-27). FBI Seizure of Mastodon Server is a Wakeup Call to Fediverse Users and Hosts to Protect their Users. indybay.org Last May, Mastodon server Kolektiva.social was compromised when one of the server's admins had their home raided by the FBI for unrelated charges. All of their electronics, including a backup of the instance database, were seized.

LaborFest.net (2023-07-27). Friday 7/28: Photos: 1973 Durban Working Class Uprising against apartheid & 1984 ILWU Boycott Of SA Cargo. indybay.org ILWU Local 10, Henry Scmidt Room, 400 North Point St., SF…

Capitalism, Race & Democracy (2023-07-27). Jailed in TX Suffer from Heat-related Illnesses; Justice for Shireen; UC Union Busting. indybay.org On Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy, Incarcerated People in Texas Suffer from Heat-related Illnesses; Justice for Shireen; Unions call out UC and Netflix; Florida to Teach that African Americans Benefited from Enslavement…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-07-27). ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 25.07.2023. indybay.org ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 25.07.2023 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…

David Giesen (2023-07-27). Wednesday 7/26: Bernal Litterati [sic]. indybay.org outdoor amphitheater at corner with Bernal Branch Library | 500 Cortland Avenue…

repost (2023-07-27). London Breed's Corrupt PUC Led By Dennis J. Herrera Paying Large Fines. indybay.org SF Mayor London Breed's corrupt PUC led By Dennis J. Herrera is paying large fines for violation of pollution violations.

David Giesen (2023-07-27). Saturday 7/29: Countering the liberal-progressive myth of community: the walking tour. indybay.org meet in the lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

SFMTA Employees (2023-07-27). Jeffrey Tumlin: our buses aren't jails. indybay.org This is an open letter from San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) employees regarding the events of July 8th, 2023 at the annual Dolores Park Hill Bomb, where Muni buses were used by the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to transport detained teenagers to SFPD's Mission Station.

Speak Out Now (2023-07-27). Saturday 8/5: Police Murder in France: A Nationwide Uprising. indybay.org Online Townhall, see website for details…

Brenda Norrell (2023-07-27). United Nations Hears Testimony on Violations of Indigenous Rights by Governments, Police. indybay.org The United Nations heard testimony from Indigenous Peoples around the world, on the devastation from mining, ongoing genocide, and murder by federal agents and militarized forces, during this week's session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva.

David Giesen (2023-07-27). Saturday 8/12: David Rovics in house concert. indybay.org Notable House in Bernal Heights, San Francisco | 189 Ellsworth St.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-07-27). México_In memoriam: Gustavo Esteva. indybay.org

_____ (2023-07-27). Arresting Priests & Concocted Rift in Orthodox Church —Greatest Victim of the Ukraine Conflict! journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-27). The Grain Deal has become a diplomatic success story, or is there a new phase coming? … journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-27). Japan is looking for the best course for its foreign policy. journal-neo.org It may well be that some of the readers (perhaps even most of them) will be surprised by the title of this article. Since the data from this space's content adds to the idea that "Japan is not actually searching for anything in the international arena, having given its foreign policy to the capable hands […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-27). Do Black Migrant Lives Matter in Canada? libya360.wordpress.com Rinaldo Walcott A painting by artist Richard Rudnick of Black Refugees arriving in Halifax from the United States in 1814. The image is included in the Lord Dalhousie Panel's scholarly report. Image courtesy of Dalhousie University. What we are witnessing in Canada is not a glitch in the system. Nothing went wrong. It is policy—written…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-27). Evo Morales: "If Lithium Were in the Hands of the States, We Would Be a World Power" libya360.wordpress.com Juan Manuel Erazo The pre-candidate for president of Unión por la Patria, Juan Grabois, and the former president of Bolivia call for the nationalization of natural resource The pre-candidate for president of Unión por la Patria Juan Grabois, and the former president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, held an event where they spoke about strategic resources…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-27). Afghanistan: The West's New Charm Offensive Targets the Taliban. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Taliban members stop women protesting for women's rights in Kabul on October 21, 2021. — The Taliban violently cracked down on media coverage of a women's rights protest in Kabul on October 21 morning, beating several journalists. (Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP) (Photo by BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images) "The policy of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-27). Russia, Donbass, and the Reality of the Conflict in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Daniel Kovalik Memorial to Children of the Donbas on Arbat Street, Moscow © Daniel Kovalik The people of the West need to come to grips with — that the government of Ukraine has done great violence against its own people in the Donbass and that the people of the Donbass had every right to choose…

Steve Sweeney (2023-07-27). Kiev using banned mines, NATO munitions to bomb civilians in Donetsk. mronline.org Ukraine has taken to using petal mines and cluster munitions in Donetsk, while also using missiles supplied by NATO to strike residential buildings.

Editor (2023-07-27). The German Left on the war in Ukraine (English/German). mronline.org The following is the text and the video of the speech delivered by the German Left (Die Linke) MP Sevim Dağdelen to a debate on the war in Ukraine and its global repercussions, organized by the "Anti-NATO Action".

Editor (2023-07-27). Is the end of Western financial dominance in Africa on the horizon or will the history of Libya repeat itself? mronline.org Countries across Africa recently took a major step towards economic independence from the West by launching an insurance system that will allow them to conduct inter-state trade without the involvement of the U.S. dollar or other Western currencies. This could have major implications on the development of both African as well as Western economies. However, the Wests response to previous attempts to free Africa from the economic and political dominance of the West, then by Libya, are a source of worry.

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-27). Six House Republicans Urge Kamala Harris to Meet With Taiwan's Vice President. news.antiwar.com Six House Republicans have sent a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris urging her to meet with Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te when he stops in the US next month on his way to and from Paraguay, one of the few countries that has diplomatic relations with Taipei. Lai is scheduled to visit Paraguay on …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-27). Arms Control Experts Criticize US for Not Sending Russia Proposal to Curb Nuclear Weapons Deployments. news.antiwar.com Arms control experts have criticized the Biden administration for failing to send a proposal to Russia on maintaining limits on nuclear weapons deployments that was publicly floated by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan last month. Sullivan said on June 2 that the US was willing to open talks with Russia on a "framework" to preserve …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-27). US Tests Cargo Plane Missile System in the Pacific in Message to China. news.antiwar.com The US Air Force tested a new missile system in the Pacific that gives cargo planes the ability to launch long-range cruise missiles that are normally fired by large bombers. The system, known as the Rapid Dragon, allows C-130 and C-17 cargo planes to drop a missile contained in a pallet with a parachute. The …

WSWS (2023-07-27). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strikes across Portuguese National Health Service over pay, conditions and staffing including one-day national strike of GPs and pharmacists; electricity workers in Lebanon join indefinite four-month-long public sector pay strike; Nigerian doctors at University College Hospital begin three-week strike over colleagues' wages unpaid for three months…

WSWS (2023-07-27). Sri Lankan government's employment bill aims to abolish workers' basic democratic rights. wsws.org The Wickremesinghe government's new labour laws are in order to impose the International Monetary Fund's austerity program and make workers and the poor pay for the crisis of Sri Lankan capitalism.

WSWS (2023-07-27). Australian Labor government facilitating extradition of former US pilot on frame-up charges. wsws.org Duggan, an Australian citizen, faces extradition and life behind bars in the US for allegedly training Chinese citizens to fly planes more than a decade ago.

WSWS (2023-07-27). 70 years since the end of the Korean War. wsws.org The lessons of the Korean War should not be forgotten. It is a graphic demonstration of the ruthlessness with which US imperialism will pursue its economic and strategic interests with complete disregard for human life and suffering.

WSWS (2023-07-27). Anatomy of a sellout: UPS tentative agreement includes two-tier wages for part-timers, freezes to pension contributions for some. wsws.org In the hours after the Teamsters announced its "historic" deal, UPS workers are uncovering massive betrayals in whatever information has been released so far.

WSWS (2023-07-27). Chicago Democrats continue to warehouse migrants in police stations and makeshift shelters. wsws.org Although the city has more than ample hotel rooms to house migrants, the Johnson administration continues to place them in public facilities and infrastructure, stoking divisions between migrants and other workers.

WSWS (2023-07-27). ONLINE MEETING: The way forward against the sellout Teamsters contract at UPS. wsws.org We have to use all of the time at our disposal to organize to send this contract into the garbage where it belongs and to collectively enforce our will. Saturday's meeting will be the beginning of this fight.

WSWS (2023-07-27). US Fed lifts interest rates to two-decade high. wsws.org The Fed is trying to tread a fine line as it lifts rates to try to combat the wages struggles of the working class by slowing the economy without lifting them at such a pace as would cause major problems for financial markets.

WSWS (2023-07-27). Rising COVID hospitalizations confirm that US summer surge is underway. wsws.org The CDC reported that COVID-related hospitalizations have begun to climb, confirming that a summer surge is underway.

WSWS (2023-07-27). Hunter Biden plea deal blocked by federal judge as Republicans threaten impeachment probe. wsws.org The president's son faces charges of tax evasion and illegal weapons possession.

WSWS (2023-07-27). Film and television strikers in Los Angeles are determined to fight: "It's theft. That's what capitalism comes down to." wsws.org Major concerns are being raised by actors and writers on the picket lines pertaining to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential to replace tens of thousands of entertainment workers.

WSWS (2023-07-27). Yellow freight and Apollo Global Management: What are workers up against? wsws.org Yellow's main investor is Apollo Global Management, a company known for forcing massive cuts to pay and jobs.

WSWS (2023-07-27). Flagging DeSantis campaign lays off dozens of staff, including neo-Nazi communications aide. wsws.org The 25-year-old former National Review writer was revealed to have created DeSantis' latest fascist advertisement, featuring the governor in front of a glowing Sonnenrad and marching soldiers.

WSWS (2023-07-27). Netanyahu's judicial coup and the dead end of Zionism. wsws.org Netanyahu's government of ultra-nationalists and religious Zionists seek the total annexation of the Occupied West Bank, ethnic cleansing throughout Israel and to impose authoritarian rule over a society characterized by acute social inequality, stepped up militarism and cultural reaction.

WSWS (2023-07-27). Under court order, UAW monitor admits to existence of widespread protests over voter disenfranchisement. wsws.org On Tuesday, lawyers for the court-appointed monitor overseeing the 2022-23 UAW election filed an updated post-election status report which revealed, for the first time, that three national candidates and a wide range of UAW members filed protests warning the monitor that the election was unfair because masses of members never received ballots and could not vote.

WSWS (2023-07-27). Union-NDP supported Trudeau government waging war on two fronts on behalf of Canadian capital. wsws.org The Trudeau government has expanded Canada's participation in the US-NATO war on Russia and committed to hiking military spending by tens of billions of dollars per year, even as it deploys the repressive powers of the capitalist state to break a militant strike by 7,400 West Coast dockers.

WSWS (2023-07-27). A postal worker forced to work in extreme heat dies in Turkey. wsws.org Postal worker Kƒ±rmƒ±zƒ±gàºl's death is one of the latest tragic examples of the dire situation faced by countless workers in many sectors around the world who are forced to work in unsafe conditions for the profit of their employers.

Ana Vraƒçar (2023-07-27). Johnson & Johnson's TB drug deal will fail to reach all those in need. peoplesdispatch.org A recent deal struck between Johnson & Johnson and the Global Drug Facility promises improved access to bedaquiline in a number of low income countries, but fails to address structural problems…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-27). Doctors without Borders call Israel's forceful eviction of Palestinians from Masafer Yatta a war crime. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds of Palestinians living in Masafer Yatta for generations are being constantly harassed by the occupation forces in order to force them to leave the area and allow Israel to build a firing range for the military…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-27). Protests break out across India against BJP government's inaction in Manipur State. peoplesdispatch.org Protests have broken out across India against the failure of the BJP governments at the Center and the State of Manipur to provide justice to those affected by the horrific religious and ethnic violence…

David Boddiger (2023-07-27). Editor's Note: 'Until Everybody's Free'. progressive.org As we enter into Pride Month with this special issue devoted to both celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and highlighting the barrage of threats against LGBTQ+ people from those on the right, tracking those threats has often seemed overwhelming. The onslaught of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation from state lawmakers across the country has been so fast and furious that we've had to update the list of repressive bills multiple times during our production process just to keep up.

972mag (2023-07-27). The real aim of the judicial coup's first law. 972mag.com Yariv Levin listed five gov't decisions that were blocked for being 'unreasonable.' All were about Palestinians and the occupation.

Larry Johnson (2023-07-27). A Chat with Stephen Gardner on nATO's Growing Panic. sonar21.com Stephen Gardner is a new friend and he has an audience approaching 1.5 million. Not too shabby. He is a good interviewer. Stephen gave me the chance to do a…

Tamara Nassar (2023-07-27). Anthropologists back Israel boycott in landslide vote. electronicintifada.net Filmmakers respect call to pull out of Jerusalem film festival.

David Cronin (2023-07-27). Sinéad O'Connor had courage, Ireland's leaders do not. electronicintifada.net Singer's heartfelt support for Palestinian rights contrasts with robotic messages from Dublin's government.

Deiaa Haj Yahia (2023-07-27). Israel is ignoring crime in Palestinian communities. electronicintifada.net State neglect, easy access to unlicensed arms and a lack of hope all fuel crime spike among Israel's Palestinian citizens.

Anonymous765 (2023-07-27). Tensions Escalate In Persian Gulf. southfront.org |

Anonymous669 (2023-07-27). Casualties Reported After New Blast In Sayyidah Zaynab Town Near Syria's Damascus (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On July 27, a blast rocked the Shia shrine town of Sayyidah Zaynab which is located some 16 kilometers to the south of the Syrian capital, Damascus. | Syrian state TV said that the blast was caused by an explosive device that was planted under a taxi, without providing any further details. | Meanwhile, a Syrian security source told Sputnik that the blast was likely a "terrorist attack." Another source who works at Sayyidah Zaynab hospital…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-27). Russian Strikes Wipe Out Ukrainian Airfields, Destroy More NATO Equipment (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military had launched strikes against several airfields and ammunition depots of Kiev forces, the Ministry of Defense announced on July 27. "The Russian Armed Forces delivered concentrated strikes by airborne and seaborne long-range precision weapons against the Ukrainian army's airfields, command posts and deployment sites, assembly workshops and depots storing seaborne drones, and also missiles, armament and military hardware supplied from European countries and the United States…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-27). U.S. F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets Arrive In Middle East Amid Tensions With Iran, Russia (Video). southfront.org An U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron lands in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility July 25, 2023. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Sommers | A dozen F-35 stealth fighter jets from the United States Air Force arrived in the Middle East to beef up the U.S. Central Command's airpower in the region and deter Iran from seizing oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, Air Forces Central (AFCENT) announced…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-27). Russia Announces Its Win-Win Model For The World. Replacing America's Win-Lose Model For The World. southfront.org Written by Eric Zuesse On July 26th, Russia's RT News headlined "Putin makes Africa sovereignty pledge: The Russian president has addressed the…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-27). Iranian Naval Forces Take Delivery Of Long-Range Anti-Ship Cruise Missile (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Screengrab. Source: Fars News. | On July 25, Iranian naval forces took delivery of a batch of Abu Mahdi long-range anti-ship cruise missiles, to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency. | The cruise missile, which is named after former Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units deputy commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, was first unveiled on 20 August 2020 along with a ballistic missile named after former Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani. The two senior co…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-27). Saudi F-15SA Fighter Jets Crashes During Training In 'Asir. southfront.org A Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA, assigned to the Royal Saudi Air Force Weapons School, lands in preparation of Red Flag-Nellis 22-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 1, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis) | On July 26, the Saudi Ministry of Defense announced that an F-15SA fighter jet of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) had crashed in the kingdom's southwestern province of 'Asir. | Brigadier General Turki al-Malki, a spokesman for the MoD, said in a statement that the fi…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-27). Kiev Forces Face More Setbacks Across The Frontline (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On July 26 and 27, Kiev forces sustained more human and material losses while attempting to advance in several directions. | In the Kupyansk direction, Su-34 fighter bombers of the Russian Zapad Group of Forces carried out two airstrikes on positions and gatherings of Ukraine's 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade in the area of Volchiy. The group's Ka-52 and Mi-35 attack helicopters and Su-25 attack aircraft also carried out 11 airstrikes against gatherings of the 14 Separate Mech…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-27). The Star-Spangled Kangaroo. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | A new US warship has been That's right: the first US warship ever commissioned in a foreign port has been emblazoned with a kangaroo covered in the stars and stripes of the Un…

Vince Quiles (2023-07-27). Why the UPS-Teamsters showdown proves you should unionize your workplace. therealnews.com Unionizing—it's so hot right now. Whether you're a barista, a warehouse worker, or a package car driver, whether you work in Hollywood or higher education, the voracious corporate greed and exploitation workers across sectors are experiencing, and the wave of militant labor action shaking the US in response, shows why every worker needs to know their rights and why every workplace needs a union. Vince Quiles, lead organizer for Home Depot Workers United at Store 4112 in Philadelphia, breaks down the argument for why you and your coworkers should unionize, and what you can achieve together if you do.

Dave Zirin (2023-07-27). Megan Rapinoe is retiring as a legend. therealnews.com After two decades, 199 career games with the US National Team, and 63 international goals, Megan Rapinoe is retiring. Her legacy won't just be as a great athlete. She'll also be remembered for her outspoken support of social justice. Dave Zirin looks back on this dimension of her career, from her decision to take a knee with Colin Kaepernick, to her recent advocacy of transgender rights. | Studio Production: David Hebden, Cameron Granadino | Post-Production: Taylor Hebden | Audio Post-Production: David Hebden | Opening Sequence: Cameron Granadino | Music by: Eze Jackson & Carlos Guillen |
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Dave Zirin (2023-07-27). Julie Foudy on the fight for equal pay in women's soccer. therealnews.com As two-time defending champions, the US is the team to beat in this year's FIFA Women's World Cup. Long considered one of the best soccer teams in the world, the US Women's National Team hasn't always been given its dues. Former captain Julie Foudy joins Edge of Sports for a look back on the evolution of women's soccer. | Studio Production: David Hebden, Cameron Granadino | Post-Production: Taylor Hebden Audio Post-Production: David Hebden | Opening Sequence: Cameron Granadino | Music by: Eze Jackson & Carlos Guillen |
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Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler, Ariel Gold (2023-07-27). Elliott Abrams has left bloody footprints across the globe. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in One bright sunny March morning in 1980, Romero started life and ministry as a conservative. But…

Jake Johnson (2023-07-27). Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction Moves Forward Thanks to Supreme Court. truthout.org The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a pair of lower court orders that temporarily halted construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a 300-mile fracked gas project that has long been a top priority of Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, a close ally of the fossil fuel industry. The high court's brief order, which does not mention any dissents, sides with pipeline backers and vacates stays issued… |

Amy Goodman (2023-07-27). As Right-Wing Media Hammers Hunter Biden Story, GOP Aims to Implicate President. truthout.org On Wednesday, a federal judge in Delaware halted a plea deal reached between Hunter Biden and federal prosecutors in which the president's son would avoid facing prosecution on a separate gun charge by pleading guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges. Trump-appointed Judge Maryellen Noreika said the deal lacked legal precedent, and identified several sections of the agreement that were interpreted… |

Jake Johnson (2023-07-27). Shell's Investments in Oil and Gas Projects May Increase by 10 Percent This Year. truthout.org With much of the world reeling from record-shattering heat and devastating wildfires, the London-based oil giant Shell is poised to ramp up its investments in planet-warming fossil fuels after ditching its plan to cut oil production. An analysis released Thursday by the rights group Global Witness estimates that Shell's investments in oil and gas projects are set to surge to around $14.5… |

Frances Madeson (2023-07-27). How an Illinois City Council Passed Unprecedented Local Human Rights Protections. truthout.org To protect residents and visitors from the effects of right-wing repression so prevalent in the southern Illinois region, the Carbondale City Council has laid two new cornerstones in its legal infrastructure. On July 11, in front of a packed chamber, the council and mayor received a standing ovation after enacting a bodily autonomy ordinance stating the City will respect and protect the… |

Simone Chun (2023-07-27). Koreans Demand the US End the Korean War 70 Years After Armistice. truthout.org Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice, which brought a cessation of hostilities between the opposing parties, but left the peninsula locked in a permanent state of war. Article IV of the armistice stipulates: "Within three months after the Armistice Agreement is signed and becomes effective, a political conference of a higher level of both sides beheld by representatives… |

unitedEditor (2023-07-27). Should Türkiye mediate between Israel and Palestine? uwidata.com The overlapping visits of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to Türkiye and the planned visit of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu raised a question: "Is Türkiye taking on a mediation role?" Is there such a plan or intention? If so, what does it mean for Türkiye and the world? We asked these questions to United World International …

unitedEditor (2023-07-27). Perspective on relations between Türkiye and NATO. uwidata.com The recent NATO summit had Sweden's membership as one of the main topics of diplomatic negotiation. Türkiye and Hungary remain the two member countries that have not yet approved that membership. Regarding his country's approval, President Erdoƒüan presented three main demands: The fight against the PKK, the updating of the customs union and the elimination …

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). China's FAST reveals 'pulsar' of black hole. ecns.cn The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope(FAST) in south China's Guizhou Province, has observed for the first time in the world the phenomenon of sub-millisecond quasi-periodic oscillations in microquasars at low radio frequencies.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). China launches Yaogan 36 satellite. ecns.cn A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Yaogan-36 satellite composed of three satellites blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 27, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). PLA Air Force showcases advanced aircraft during Changchun Air Show. ecns.cn A total of 137 sets of ground-based equipment were displayed in this year's air show.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). CIIE pre-exhibition showcases new products. ecns.cn A pre-exhibition of China International Import Expo displaying food, agricultural products, medical apparatus and instruments, and medicine and health care products, was held in Shanghai on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Ministry of Transport urges improved performances from ride-hailing apps. ecns.cn The Ministry of Transport had a regulatory talk with about 15 car-hailing platforms on Wednesday to urge them to operate business following market rules and secure passenger and driver rights and interests, and pushing forward a healthier and sustainable development of the industry.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Coastal China prepares for typhoon's arrival. ecns.cn Measures are being introduced to brace for the Typhoon Doksuri in coastal Zhejiang, Guangdong and Fujian provinces.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Fujian upgrades emergency response as Typhoon Doksuri approaches. ecns.cn Fujian Province has upgraded its typhoon emergency response to Level I, the third-highest level, as Typhoon Doksuri moves closer.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Variety of cuisines served at Chengdu athletes' village. ecns.cn Covering an area of about 17,000 square meters, the two dining halls in the athletes' village run 20 hours a day and the menu rotates every seven days. Food from various countries in Europe, the Mediterranean, and Asia are available for the athletes.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). China to do what is necessary to safeguard cybersecurity: FM. ecns.cn China condemns the irresponsible cyberattack on the Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center, and will do what is necessary to safeguard its cybersecurity, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated at a press conference on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). China, Vietnam border residents celebrate Ha Festival. ecns.cn Border residents from China and Vietnam gathered on Wanwei Island, Fangchenggang City in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Wednesday to celebrate the grandest traditional festival of the Jing ethnic group, known as Ha Festival.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Kim pays tribute to Chinese martyrs. ecns.cn Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, paid tribute to the martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of victory in the country's Fatherland Liberation War (1950-53), DPRK's state media reported on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Xinjiang regional GDP up 5.1%, foreign trade surges 65% in H1. ecns.cn Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region had a remarkable economic performance in the first half of 2023, with regional GDP growing 5.1 percent year-on-year and foreign trade in goods jumping 65.2 percent.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). PLA Air Force open-day event displays advanced aircraft. ecns.cn PLA Air Force open-day event and the Changchun Aviation Exhibition kicked off in Changchun, Northeast China's Jilin Province, on Wednesday, with 45 aircraft of 13 types delivering a spectacular visual show to the audience"ÄÇ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Rocket launch carries satellites into orbit. ecns.cn A Long March 2D carrier rocket launched three satellites into space early on Thursday morning, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, China's main space contractor.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Envoy: Easing suffering in Ukraine top priority. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Wednesday said China is deeply worried about the situation in Ukraine and called for alleviating the suffering of the people and preventing an escalation in the conflict.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Wind, photovoltaic power one of China's most competitive industries: official. ecns.cn The newly installed capacity of wind and photovoltaic power in China has exceeded 100 million kilowatts in the first half of 2023, with a cumulative installed capacity of approximately 860 million kilowatts, which generated about 730 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, making wind and photovoltaic power one of China's most competitive industries, an official said on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Xi inspects SW China's Sichuan. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday and Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). China's new energy vehicle very impressive: West Java governor. ecns.cn Ridwan Kamil, governor of West Java in Indonesia led a delegation to Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Insights | El Salvador student: The CPC's rural revitalization strategy is admirable. ecns.cn "The principal of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will always be the people of China. That allows for a better understanding and needs of the people." Ana González, an international student from the Republic of El Salvador, shared her views in an interview with China News Network.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Xi calls for high-quality development of armed forces with high-level governance. ecns.cn As China's Army Day, which falls on Aug 1, draws close, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Monday held its seventh group study session on strengthening all-around military governance.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Key meeting lays out long-term plan for economic work. ecns.cn Feng Xuming, an economist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said strengthening counter-cyclical regulation and policy reserves was proposed, which will drive internal economic momentum.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Scientists ID genes foiling rice breeding. ecns.cn Chinese crop scientists have pinpointed a pair of genes that have played an outsized role in impeding two distant relatives in the rice family from crossbreeding.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Renowned French macaron chef has sweet dreams. ecns.cn French pastry chef Pierre Herme, who has conceived more than 2,000 macaron recipes, will publish a book on plant-based desserts in October.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). CSRC: Capital market to spur development. ecns.cn Investment, financing and trading will be facilitated to invigorate the Chinese capital market so that it can contribute to the country's high-quality development, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said at a two-day mid-year work conference that ended on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Air Force skills enthrall fans in Changchun. ecns.cn Stunning maneuvers by a fleet of People's Liberation Army Air Force aircraft at the 2023 Air Force Open-House Activity and Changchun Air Show left tens of thousands of visitors enthralled on Wednesday in Changchun, capital of Jilin province.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-27). Imperial researcher awarded £1m for magma-mapping project. imperial.ac.uk Project EARTH will map magma and assess the risk of solar storms on energy supply.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-27). Public participants help navigate AI and data science. imperial.ac.uk Members of the public co-create educational guide demystifying the role of artificial intelligence and data science in healthcare.

DLI (2023-07-27). Big LIE exposed: Pentagon finally admits Chinese "spy balloon" sent no military info! indybay.org On June 30–on a Friday, typically a news-lite day–the Pentagon released a statement that the much-hyped Chinese "spy balloon" that was shot down by US air missiles back in February(costing more than $400,000 each, and it took 2 shots!) had not, after all, sent back any military information. Gee, did the US Government commit another one of those "Iraqi had WMD" moment?>

Labor Video Project (2023-07-27). SAG AFTRA Members Picket Netflix HQ-Protest 1 Cent Residuals. indybay.org Dozens of SAG AFTRA strikers picketed the headquarters of Netflix in Los Gatos. Netflix refuses to provide information about the times it streams films to the union and also wants SAG AFTRA and Writers Guild West members to work as gig workers with no healthcare and pensions.

Frank Cappello (2023-07-27). üéß LEVER TIME: The Great Bank Robbery Of 2023. levernews.com

Fight Back (2023-07-27). First unionized Arizona charter school wins big gains in bargaining first contract. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – Asserting their power as workers, the educators at BASIS Tucson North won three major victories even before finishing bargaining a first contract. First, paid time off days will increase from five to ten. Second, some educators will receive pay at the rate of $40 per hour for being assigned extra subbing duties. Third, the punitive "attendance bonus" system, which compensated teachers for not using their days of paid time off and which unfairly punished educators with disabilities and illnesses, will come to an end. These changes will take effect starting in August of the 2023-2024 school year. | In…

Press Associates (2023-07-27). 26,000 American Airlines flight attendants begin strike authorization vote. peoplesworld.org DALLAS-FORT WORTH (PAI)—After little management movement in bargaining, even with a federal mediator involved, and no raises since January 2019, the 26,000 flight attendants at American Airlines will begin a month-long strike authorization vote on July 28. Key issues are pay and working conditions. With no raises in four years, news reports indicate the flight …

C.J. Atkins (2023-07-27). Seeking top union rights, Grindr workers hook up with CWA. peoplesworld.org As mass layoffs continue sweeping the tech sector, workers at the gay hookup app Grindr have launched a union, hoping to pre-emptively lock in place rights before their employer can pound them into the ranks of the redundant. Like many companies in the tech sector, Grindr has long stuck to a no-strings-attached, employment-at-will relationship with …

Juan M. Garcia (2023-07-27). Cuba underscores importance of EuroLat Assembly in Madrid. plenglish.com Madrid, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Thursday highlighted the importance of the 15th EuroLat Assembly to bring positions closer between the European Union (EU) and Latin America, just after the EU-CELAC Summit in Brussels.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-27). Kremlin confirms Russia-Africa summit to debate situation in Niger. plenglish.com St. Petersburg, Russia, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) The situation in Niger, where the coup against President Mohamed Bazoum took place, is among the issues to be debated at the Russia-Africa Summit, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-27). Uruguay's Broad Front stands out enduring ties with Cuba. plenglish.com Montevideo, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) The Chairman of Uruguay's Broad Front (Frente Amplio, FA) party, Fernando Pereira, on Thursday described the ties between the peoples of Uruguay and Cuba as imperishable.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-27). Italian association sends aid to Cuba on historic date. plenglish.com Rome, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) La Villetta, a Cuba solidarity association, sent an aid shipment from Italy to the Cuban people on the historic date of July 26, an organization's spokesman said on Thursday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-27). Russian defense chief meets with DPRK leader. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who is visiting Pyongyang, met with the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong-un, on Thursday, the Russian military corps reported.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-27). Bolivia celebrates 70th anniversary of attack on Moncada Garrison. plenglish.com La Paz, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and the Plurinational State of Bolivia are currently strengthening bilateral relations with reciprocal support and through mutually beneficial projects, Cuban Ambassador to Bolivia Danilo Sanchez said on Thursday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-27). Cuba and UNESCO strengthen ties in higher education in Paris. plenglish.com Paris, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are strengthening ties in higher education, focusing on promoting international cooperation and education quality, University of Havana Rector Miriam Nicado said on Thursday.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-27). Chilean lawmaker condemns US blockade against Cuba in Parliament. plenglish.com Santiago, Chile, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Legislator Boris Barrera condemned the United States blockade against Cuba and the situation that the Cuban people is going through at present, due to an unjust policy kept in force in spite of international rejection.

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-07-27). Groups Win Legal Challenges to Massive Bay Area Biofuel Refinery Projects. indybay.org Flawed Reviews Downplayed Harms to Communities, Environment…

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-07-27). Lawsuit Challenges EPA's 2023-2025 Renewable Fuels Standard. indybay.org WASHINGTON, July 13, 2023 — The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's fuel volume requirements for corn ethanol and other biofuels for 2023-2025. Last month the EPA set the 2022 required minimum volume for transportation sector use at roughly 15 billion gallons of corn ethanol and 5.63 billion gallons of advanced biofuels.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Hanfu sales gaining popularity via livestreaming. ecns.cn At an e-commerce industrial park in Daiji town of Caoxian county, Shandong province on Tuesday, a girl was using a livestreaming platform to promote hanfu— traditional Chinese clothing.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Over 1,000 volunteer stations established in Chengdu for upcoming 31st FISU World University Games. ecns.cn Over 1,000 volunteer service stations has been put into use in southwest China's Chengdu before the opening of the 31st International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Upcoming typhoon moved to red alert. ecns.cn China's national observatory on Wednesday upgraded the alert for Typhoon Doksuri to the highest level of red, as the fifth typhoon this year is expected to bring gales and downpours to the southern and eastern parts of the country.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Taiwan students, teachers in Beijing on exchange visit. ecns.cn A group of 38 students and teachers from the National Taiwan University arrived in Beijing on Tuesday as part of an exchange with counterparts from Peking University, adding to the spate of recent summer vacation cross-Strait exchanges.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-27). Condenan maltrato contra haitianos en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net Expresaron su rechazo a las deportaciones masivas y a las prácticas discriminatorias.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-07-27). Líder de Hamás y presidente de Palestina se reúnen en Türkiye. telesurtv.net Los líderes intercambiaron primero a solas y luego con Erdogan en el Palacio Presidencial, a puertas cerradas.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-27). TSE de Guatemala denuncia judicialización de elecciones. telesurtv.net Rechaza el allanamiento de su sede, la retención de sus trabajadores durante diez horas y el uso de armas y pasamontañas por elementos policiales que allanaron el TSE.

teleSUR, lvm (2023-07-27). Ejército de Níger anuncia derrocamiento del presidente por un golpe de Estado. telesurtv.net Las fronteras de Níger han sido cerradas y se ha decretado un toque de queda en todo el territorio del país.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-07-27). Gobierno de Rusia apoya a Nuevo Banco de Desarrollo del Brics. telesurtv.net El presidente de Rusia también aseguró que los países Brics no tienen intención de aliarse contra nadie y trabajan en interés del grupo.

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-07-27). Asesinan a líder social en Valle del Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net El occiso fue identificado como Fredy Alexander Bomba Campo, presidente del Movimiento MAIS de la Sa'th Tama Kiwe.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-27). Aumenta aprobación a la gestión del presidente de Bolivia. telesurtv.net La encuesta reflejó que desde el 28 de enero de este año, el mandatario registraba un 33 por ciento de aprobación, que subió a un 38 por ciento.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-27). Canciller ruso agradece a Nicaragua postura en reunión Celac-UE. telesurtv.net El alto funcionario agradeció el apoyo a la defensa, en la cita, de los valores y enfoques comunes en asuntos internacionales.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-27). OMS alerta sobre consecuencias de altas temperaturas en la salud. telesurtv.net El director general de la OMS aseguró que "el calor extremo sigue amenazando la salud en todo el hemisferio norte".

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-27). Denuncia nuevo intento de encarcelar a periodista salvadoreño. telesurtv.net La APES exige al Juzgado Segundo contra Crimen Organizado, a respetar el debido proceso y las garantías constitucionales del periodista Barahona.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-27). Alertan en República Dominicana por incidencia de onda tropical. telesurtv.net Onamet apuntó que la onda tropical está situada sobre el Canal de la Mona y no existen muchas posibilidades de que se convierta en ciclón tropical en las próximas horas.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-27). México denuncia boyas fronterizas de EE.UU. en su territorio. telesurtv.net Bárcena apuntó que su país ha enviado dos notas diplomáticas al Gobierno estadounidense mostrando su inconformidad.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-27). ONU informa sobre muerte de 18 de sus trabajadores en Sudán. telesurtv.net Decenas de trabajadores humanitarios, incluidos sanitarios, fueron heridos desde el comienzo de la guerra e incluso, una treintena han sido apresados.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-27). Autoridades de Iraq condenan nueva quema del Corán en Dinamarca. telesurtv.net Estas acciones por los autodenominados Patriotas Daneses han tenido lugar frente a las embajadas de Türkiye, Egipto y Pakistán en Copenhague.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-27). Nombran a excanciller chilena para acompañar la paz en Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a la ONU se deben detectar los obstáculos de la Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP) de Colombia en el proceso de la paz total.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Zhejiang braces for Typhoon Doksuri. ecns.cn China's national observatory on Wednesday issued a red alert for Typhoon Doksuri, the fifth typhoon of this year, which is expected to bring heavy winds and rain to the the country's southern coastal regions.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Beijing tops the nation in recruitment salary for H1 2023: Report. ecns.cn Beijing's average recruitment monthly salary tops the nation at 18,976 yuan ($2,654) in the first half of the year, while Shanghai posted the largest salary increase at 29.6 percent during the past six years.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Four killed after landslide in Hubei. ecns.cn Four people were killed in a landslide in Chungou village of Xianfeng county, Hubei province, local authorities reported on Wednesday afternoon.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). China's FAST Telescope discovers over 800 pulsars. ecns.cn Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope, FAST, in south China's Guizhou Province, has discovered over 800 new pulsars as of Tuesday, according to FAST's Operations and Development Center.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). China, Russia navies to conduct exercises soon. ecns.cn The navies of China and Russia will soon conduct maritime operations in the western and northern areas of the Pacific Ocean, China's Ministry of National Defense said on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Giant panda Yuan Meng arrives in Chengdu for new chapter. ecns.cn Giant panda Yuan Meng arrived in Chengdu on Wednesday, embarking on a new life at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). China issues this year's first red alert for typhoon Doksuri. ecns.cn The China Meteorological Administration on Wednesday lifted the emergency response for typhoon to Level-II and a red alert for typhoon, the most serious level issued for the first time this year.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Chengdu ready to welcome 31st FISU Summer World University Games. ecns.cn The 31st International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games will be held in Chengdu from July 28 to August 8.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Hong Kong's first satellite manufacturing center launched. ecns.cn Situated within the Advanced Manufacturing Centre at the Hong Kong Science Park, the center is not just Hong Kong's first satellite manufacturing center but also one of the world's largest intelligent satellite manufacturing facilities.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). Starry night sky with Milky Way over Nalati grassland in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Starry night sky with Milk Way over Nalati National Wetland forms a fantasy landscape in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). FM Says: China has offered its solution and taken its action on global food security. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-07-27). See China: Life-saving relay begins after emergency landing of Flight 3U8985. ecns.cn

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-27). After Climategate I realised I had fallen into groupthink, climate expert said. expose-news.com After the revelations of Climategate, Dr. Judith Curry felt compelled to reassess the "groupthink" on climate change she had been drawn into and conduct her own independent assessment. Her independent assessment didn't …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-27). New Zealand government funds project to discredit anyone who questions safety of vaccines. expose-news.com It's not only the UK government that's refusing to acknowledge excess deaths since the mass covid injection campaign began, the New Zealand government is doing the same. Is it because they are …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-27). The Startling Truth about Vaccination against Poliomyelitis. expose-news.com Doctors trying to promote vaccines often claim that the disease poliomyelitis was eradicated by the use of a vaccine. This is, to put it politely, a bare-faced lie. I know facts are …

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-27). Pueblo de Cuba conmemora Día de la Rebeldía Nacional. telesurtv.net Un grupo de jóvenes cubanos, liderados por Fidel Castro, en el año del centenario del nacimiento del Apóstol José Martí, ejecutó el asalto al cuartel Moncada y Carlos Manuel de Céspedes.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-27). Incendios azotan países de Europa y àÅfrica. telesurtv.net Las fuertes llamas han provocado la muerte de al menos 34 ciudadanos y un número indeterminado de heridos en Argelia.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-27). Presidente brasileño repite infiltraciones por dolor en cadera. telesurtv.net Lula fue sometido a "un procedimiento electivo, mínimamente invasivo, de denervación percutánea, en la cadera derecha".

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-27). Sube a 31 cifra de muertos en cárcel de Guayaquil, Ecuador. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía comunicó que fueron abiertas dos investigaciones previas, una por asesinato y otra por terrorismo.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-27). Presidente ruso y premier etíope abogan por mayor cooperación. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado ruso señaló que actualmente el comercio bilateral experimenta un crecimiento del 56 por ciento.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-27). Reprimen protestas frente a la sede del Congreso de Perú. telesurtv.net Elementos de la policía peruana reprimieron a ciudadanos que realizaban un plantón contra el Congreso, varios de ellos fueron golpeados y perseguidos.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-27). Países africanos condenan intentona golpista en Níger. telesurtv.net Según medios de prensa, hay calma en la capital y la población sigue sus actividades con normalidad, aunque puntos estratégicos de esa ciudad fueron acordonados por fuerzas de seguridad.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-27). Soldados israelíes asesinan a palestino en Nablus, Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Al morir, Mohamad Abdulhakim Nada contaba con 23 años. Recibió un disparo en el pecho durante una incursión de los ocupantes en el campamento de refugiados de Al Ain.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-27). Presidente de Siria se reúne con enviado de mandatario ruso. telesurtv.net Abordan temas vinculados con el restablecimiento de la situación interna de la nación de Oriente Medio. Damasco trasmite su solidaridad con Moscú.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-07-27). Kim Jong-un rinde tributo a mártires de la Guerra de Corea. telesurtv.net El líder norcoreano visitó un cementerio dedicado a los voluntarios chinos, ubicado en la provincia de Phyongan del Sur.

The Exposé (2023-07-27). The Pfizer Effect: Europe's 63,060% increase in Child Deaths following EMA approval of Covid Vaccine proves it is 100% Safe & Effective. 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 …

The Exposé (2023-07-27). PfizerGate: Europe's Child Deaths Soared in 2022, Confirming Covid-19 Vaccine Depopulation Fears. expose-news.com If we consider the substantial rise in mortality rates in 2020 to be a result of the supposed emergence of the Covid-19 virus, one could logically assume that the widely distributed vaccine, …

Federico Fuentes (2023-07-27). Free Russian anti-war socialist Boris Kagarlitsky! greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). The Blak Sovereign Movement on the Voice referendum. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-27). CFMEU's housing plan needs support. greenleft.org.au

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-27). MSPAS to focus on more Covid-19 vaccines for domestic campaign. plenglish.com Guatemala City, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala is presently working so hard on purchasing more Covid-19 vaccine doses in order to continue implementing domestic campaign immunization campaign ahead of rising coronavirus cases reported recently and imminent expiration of last Pfizer batches.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: Heat exhaustion and heatstroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Extreme heat continues to cause issues across the country and the globe. Excessive heat warnings are out in many areas, including the Phoenix area where the forecast is for highs approaching 120-degrees this weekend. As the temperature rises, so does the risk of heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Over the past 30 years, extreme heat has claimed more lives in America than any other weather-related hazard, including flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes or lightning, according…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: How heat affects medication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Finding ways to keep your body cool during extremely high temperatures is important, and so is ensuring your medications aren't exposed to extreme heat. Scott Hall, a Mayo Clinic pharmacist, says medications can become degraded during temperature changes. He says some medications also can cause heat intolerance. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/7hM14G0Z__Y 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. Temperature can impact…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). What is cardiac arrest? A Mayo Clinic heart expert explains. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cardiac arrest, or sudden cardiac arrest as it is more formally known, is a medical emergency. It happens when an event, usually an electrical disturbance, quickly and unexpectedly causes your heart to stop working. It's not the same as a heart attack and is called sudden because it seems to happen without warning. Dr. Christopher DeSimone, a Mayo cardiac electrophysiologist specializing in abnormal cardiac rhythm, answers questions about cardiac arrest, the differences between cardiac arrest…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Consumer Health: What is glioblastoma? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glioblastoma Awareness Day will be observed Wednesday, July 19, which makes this a good time to learn about one of the most complex, deadly and treatment-resistant cancers. More than 14,490 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2023, according to the National Brain Tumor Society, and 10,000 people in the U.S. will die of the disease. The five-year survival rate is 6.9%, and the median length of survival is eight months. Glioblastoma, also…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: Invest now for better heart health later. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women — in the U.S. and around the globe. Overall, men over 45 and women over 55 are more likely to have a heart attack than those who are younger. Dr. Rekha (RAY-ka) Mankad, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says it's crucial to invest now in your heart health for better heart health later. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/-UMpbooHDbQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 03) is in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic discovery leads to diagnoses of 9 people with rare form of muscular dystrophy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nine people around the world who have been living with unexplained, muscular dystrophy-like symptoms may now have an answer for what is causing the progressive muscle weakness in their body's mid-section, arms and legs. In a new discovery, a collaborative team of scientists led by researchers at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine has pinpointed alterations in a single gene deep inside these people's genetic blueprint as the root cause of their ultra-rare disorder, known as limb-girdle muscular…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: Plant-based diet is encouraged for patients with cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For patients diagnosed with cancer, is there one diet that is better than another? Dr. Dawn Mussallem, an integrative health specialist at Mayo Clinic, says it's not about one food or diet, but rather a dietary pattern that emphasizes a predominant plant-based diet that is high in fiber. And, Dr. Mussallem says, 97% of Americans aren't getting enough fiber. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/R0SBgxhZfFU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 06) is in the downloads at the end of this…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Is there a wrong way — or time — to nap? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am retired, and although I generally enjoy less hectic days now, I keep busy. Part of my routine includes trying to squeeze in a nap on most afternoons. My wife tells me that I'm doing it wrong because I often wake up groggy. Is there a wrong way — or time — to nap? ANSWER: Closing your eyes for a few minutes during your busy day may seem like a good idea. It…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Effects of hot weather, humidity on blood pressure, heart. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm retired and enjoy spending time outdoors in my garden and kayaking with my family. I have high blood pressure, which has been managed by medication for nearly 10 years. Recently I've noticed that I develop a headache, nausea and sometimes dizziness after a few hours in the heat and sun. What is causing these symptoms? ANSWER: Weather can play a role in triggering certain health problems. High temperatures and high humidity are two…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is Takayasu's arteritis? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You've been feeling fatigued, lost a little weight, and had some muscle aches and pains, and your doctor can't determine what's wrong. What seem like symptoms of a common cold could actually be early signs of something called vasculitis, a group of disorders of the blood vessels that often go undiagnosed for years. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Jason Howland explores one of the rarer forms of vasculitis, Takayasu's arteritis. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Burning mouth syndrome: Why doctors sometimes fight its fire with fire. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Menopause is a risk factor for painful condition, Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert explains LONDON — Hot flashes, mood swings and sleep problems are common as a woman approaches and passes menopause. Much less common but as disruptive is another condition that can afflict perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: burning mouth syndrome. Sarmed Sami, MBChB, a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, describes the painful condition, how it is diagnosed and why doctors sometimes fight its…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Facial drooping in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband and I recently noticed our 5-year-old daughter was having difficulty blinking and eating, and one side of her face was drooping. The pediatrician referred us to a plastic surgeon who diagnosed her with facial paralysis. What is facial paralysis and what are the treatment options? Will this require surgery? ANSWER: Facial paralysis occurs when you cannot move some or all of the facial muscles. It can affect one or both sides of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon performs innovative endoscopic spinal fusion surgery, advancing minimally invasive care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Delivering more minimally invasive and robotic surgery options to patients is something Dr. Mohamad Bydon, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, has been helping to lead. He recently performed Mayo Clinic's first endoscopic spinal fusion surgery, which combines the use of robotics and an endoscope to deliver safer, more effective surgeries that are minimally invasive and allow for faster recovery times. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/NDwi7_2TPLQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Mayo Clinic named a 'Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been named one of the best places to work for people with disabilities by the American Association of People with Disabilities, the nation's largest disability rights organization, and Disability: IN, the global business disability inclusion network. Mayo Clinic received a score of 100 — the highest score possible — on the Disability Equality Index to achieve the recognition. The Disability Equality Index survey includes new questions each year to evaluate whether companies are adopting emerging…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Mayo Clinic researchers pave the way for individualized obesity therapy, tailoring interventions to a person's needs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a pilot study of 165 people, Mayo Clinic researchers looked at the effectiveness of two different approaches to weight loss: a standard lifestyle intervention and individualized therapy. The standard lifestyle intervention included a reduced diet, exercise and behavior therapy. The individualized approach was based on phenotypes and included different interventions depending on the person's predominant underlying cause of obesity. A diet based on phenotypes considers a person's genetic and phenotypic characteristics to create a…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Mayo Clinic expert weighs in on WHO labeling aspartame sweetener as low, but possible, cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A popular artificial sweetener that's widely found in sugar-free foods and beverages is being labeled as a possible cancer risk by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO's cancer research agency, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), determined aspartame to be a possible carcinogen after reviewing and assessing the potential carcinogenic effect of the sweetener, but says it's safe to consume in limited amounts. Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician specializing in nutrition and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). CAR-T cell therapy restores hope for leukemia patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Jon Stahlecker had exhausted all treatment options and lost hope of surviving chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) before Mayo Clinic offered him chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) in a clinical trial. "We got all our affairs in order. I was trying to see as many people and relatives as I could," says Stahlecker. "We had bought land to build a house but put that on hold. When you think you may only have…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Understanding effects of heat on mental health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Irritability is a common side effect of heat. A heat wave is affecting parts of the U.S., including much of the Southwest, through the Southeast and parts of Europe. When temperatures soar, the heat can take a toll more than just physically. Our well-being can suffer as well. "A study of over 2 million people found an increased visit rate or incidence of people going to the emergency department with psychiatric and mental health-related concerns during…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: Keeping kids safe outside during summer play. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Summer vacation for kids is well underway. Finding activities to keep the kids busy and destinations to visit can be on many parents' list. There is one place Mayo Clinic's Dr. Steven Maher hopes they don't have to visit — and that's the emergency medicine department. From wearing bike helmets to keeping kids hydrated, Dr. Maher says there are a few things you can do to help keep kids safe during summer play. Watch: The…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-27). Drug to prevent RSV in babies approved: What you need to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A drug to protect infants and babies from RSV has been approved by the FDA. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug to help protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The medication, given as a single-dose injection prior to or during RSV season, is a monoclonal antibody. It is intended for babies born during or entering their first RSV season and for children up to 24 months of age who remain vulnerable to severe…

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Editor (2023-07-26). Patrick Lawrence: The US Press, Spooks & the Church Committee. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-26). New Files Reveal MKUltra's Terrifying Reach: Ethnic Bioweapons, Mind Control and Disturbing Experiments. scheerpost.com By Kit Klarenberg / MintPress News In a groundbreaking investigation, renowned anthropologist Orisanmi Burton has blown the lid off a dark chapter in CIA history. Classified Agency files, recently obtained through Freedom of Information laws, expose shocking ties between the infamous MKULTRA program and nightmarish experiments on prisoners of color within the United States. Burton's findings expose MKULTRA's …

Editor (2023-07-26). The Afghanistan Lithium Great Game. scheerpost.com By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch While the United States, along with its allies, left Afghanistan in August 2021 in spectacularly humiliating circumstances, the departure was never entirely complete, nor bound to be permanent. Since then, Washington has led the charge in handicapping those who, with a fraction of the resources, defeated a superpower and prevailed …

Editor (2023-07-26). Beijing Vows Countermeasures After CIA Says It's Rebuilding Spy Networks in China. scheerpost.com

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2023-07-26). PSL statement: UPS Teamsters' victory shows how workers can fight and win! liberationnews.org The Teamsters have delivered a powerful lesson for all workers: for organized labor to have real power, the most essential thing is to be prepared to strike…

Miko Peled (2023-07-26). Miko Peled: Israel Was Never a Cohesive Democracy, and Its Disintegration Was Inevitable. mintpressnews.com Miko Peled on how long-running racial tensions, social divisions and the systemic oppression of Palestanians have all culminated in the current crisis in Israel.

Mnar Adley (2023-07-26). MintPress News Is Being Targeted: Join Us in Standing up to the War Machine. mintpressnews.com Stand up for truth. Stand up against war. Today, we invite you to join us in empowering MintPress News, the vanguard of fearless investigative journalism that unearths the hidden web of the military industrial complex.

Hedelberto López Blanch (2023-07-26). BRICS, ASEAN, OCS, contra la hegemonía del dólar. globalizacion.ca

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2023-07-26). Russian Military Instructors in Africa. St Petersburg Russia-Africa Summit. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-07-26). Albanian Narco-terrorists, the KLA and the UK Cocaine Market. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-07-26). Cardiac Arrest: Lebron James's 18-year-old Son Bronny James Had a Cardiac Arrest During Practice on July 24, 2023. He Was Fully COVID-19 Vaccinated. globalresearch.ca

Ahmed Adel (2023-07-26). Germany, France Face Economic Depression, High Energy Costs, Declining Industrial Production, Cheap Russian Energy "Still Off the Table" globalresearch.ca

Jeff Pao (2023-07-26). Mongolia-SpaceX Deal Provokes a Security Stir in China. asia-pacificresearch.com

Prof Denis Rancourt (2023-07-26). There Was No Pandemic. Dr. Denis Rancourt. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Strike of Hauliers in Haiti Due to Fuel Crisis. telesurenglish.net Popular unrest over fuel prices began this September, when the government announced that prices would rise by more than 100 percent. At that time, there were strong protests that paralyzed most of the services in the country. | Haitian hauliers are demanding a 40 percent reduction in fuel prices. Jul. 26, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Soldiers in Niger Announce Coup D'état on National Television. telesurenglish.net A group of Niger's military announced on Wednesday night a coup d'état in the country in a communiqué read on national television. They announced the suspension of the constitution, a curfew and the closure of international borders. | RELATED: | "This day, July 26, 2023, we, the defense and security forces, under the National Committee for the Safeguarding of the People (CNSP), have decided to put an end to the regime you know.

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Angola and South Africa Present at Russia-Africa Summit. telesurenglish.net Millions of people depend on the Russian grains: in 2020 alone, countries on the continent, notably Egypt, Sudan, Nigeria, Tanzania, Algeria, Kenya and South Africa, spent around $4 billion to import agricultural products from Russia, according to data from the Integrated Trade Center (ITC). | This is the second Russia-Africa summit after the one held in 2019 in the city of Sochi. Jul. 26, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Russian President Meets With His Egyptian Counterpart. telesurenglish.net Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 2nd Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg. | RELATED: | Putin said that relations between the two countries have acquired a special character over the years, and "achieved great success." In this regard, he recalled that soon Egypt and Russia will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the establish…

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Kiev Officially Claims Responsibility for Crimean Bridge Blast. telesurenglish.net The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the deadly terrorist attack on the Russia's Crimean bridge last October. | RELATED: | The head of Ukraine's main intelligence and security agency, Vasiliy Malyuk, said SBU was behind the sabotage operation. "The destruction of the Crimean bridge is one of our achievements," Malyuk stated. | His comments came during a televised ceremony to unveil a new pos…

Dana Sanchez (2023-07-26). Hunter Biden Sold Art To DNC Donor: 5 Things To Know About Art Being Used For Money Laundering. moguldom.com In 2021, when a New York art gallery debuted paintings by Hunter Biden with asking prices as high as $500,000, the White House said that buyers' identities were known only to the gallery, not to Hunter Biden himself. Internal documents from Georges Bergès Gallery show Biden sold $1.3 million worth of art. Of that amount, …

Ann Brown (2023-07-26). Black America Responds To Biden's Emmett Till Monument: No More Symbolism, We Want Actual Policy And Reparations. moguldom.com In a ceremony held at the White House, President Joe Biden honored the legacy of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, by signing a proclamation to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument. The event took place on July 25 on what would have been Emmett Till's 82nd birthday. Despite the gesture, …

Ann Brown (2023-07-26). Black America Speaks Out Against Rising 'Degeneracy' Promotion In Music. moguldom.com It may sound like the complaint of an older generation, but many music lovers will agree music has gotten much more sexual over the decades. It's not that music back in the day didn't talk about sex. After all, Blues music, for example, was full of sexual innuendo. The difference would be, according to observers, …

Martha Grevatt (2023-07-26). Strike threat wins major gains in tentative Teamster contract with UPS. workers.org The 340,000 Teamsters union members at United Parcel Service have spent the past year preparing to strike when their contract expires Aug.1, but they probably won't need to employ the strike weapon this go-around. A "practice" picket line and rally were held at the main gate of the Hog Island . . . |

G. Dunkel (2023-07-26). Heat waves' uncounted death toll on workers. workers.org In most of the United States, bosses forcing workers to labor in deadly heat is totally legal. July 4, 2023, was the hottest day in recorded history. This year, June and July have set and broken records in the United States, with more than 100 million people living under heat . . . |

Will Hodgkinson (2023-07-26). COVID-19: An ongoing threat to health care workers. workers.org Health care workers around the world continue to fight for basic health protections amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, the Scottish Healthcare Workers Coalition (SHWC) urged the government of Scotland to restore face mask mandates in health care settings. In May, following the lead of other bourgeois states like . . . |

Anand Naidoo (2023-07-26). The Heat: 70 Years of Cuba's Revolution. america.cgtn.com Cubans mark the 70th anniversary of the Moncada army barracks attacks that led to the Cuban Revolution. What has changed on the island since then? The Cuban people are marking National Rebellion Day on Wednesday, recalling the armed attacks, 70 years ago, against army strongholds …

Franc Contreras (2023-07-26). Mexico becomes top trading partner of United States. america.cgtn.com Mexico is now the top trading partner of the United States. In the first four months of 2023, commerce between the North American neighbors surpassed $260 billion, an eight percent increase over the previous year. It's the first time in more than 13 years that …

Ediz Tiyansan (2023-07-26). Actors fighting for residuals in Hollywood strike. america.cgtn.com Hollywood is locked in its biggest standoff in decades, as film and television actors joined writers on the picket lines. In addition to better pay and working conditions, artists are demanding certain guarantees when it comes to residuals, a form of royalties paid to them …

Nitza Soledad Perez (2023-07-26). Florida to teach 'benefits' of slavery. america.cgtn.com Civil rights organizations and educators are railing against controversial new changes in Florida's public education standards. When students return to class next month in Florida, they will face a new social studies curriculum on Black history, one that asserts that enslaved people may have benefited …

Luis Chirino (2023-07-26). Cuba celebrates National Rebellion Day. america.cgtn.com The Cuban people celebrate National Rebellion Day on Wednesday, July 26, recalling the armed attacks of 70 years ago against army strongholds in eastern Cuba. The rebellion by a group of revolutionaries was led by Fidel Castro to overthrow the government of then-President Fulgencio Batista. …

Alasdair Baverstock (2023-07-26). Mexico City welcomes Chinese wholesale market. america.cgtn.com Cross-Pacific trade is growing between China and Mexico, with exports from China to Mexico growing by 28 percent last year. China is now Mexico's second largest import partner after the U.S. CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock shows us how some Chinese businesses are seeking cooperation with Mexico …

Miko Peled, MintPress News. (2023-07-26). Israel Was Never A Democracy; Its Disintegration Was Inevitable. popularresistance.org Israel is a nation grappling with deep internal divisions, and unfortunately, it is the Palestinian people who are paying the heavy price. Recently, a group of Israeli reservists known as "Brothers In Arms" made headlines by refusing to fulfill their reserve duty in protest of the newly passed "Judicial Reform." Their stated concern was for the preservation of "Jewish democracy," with an emphasis on creating a better future for their children within such a system. | Some of the refusers who sat with their backs to the cameras, probably because they were members in some of Israel's highly secretive death squads, k…

Caribbean Popular Organizations, Black Agenda Report. (2023-07-26). Caribbean People: We Must Raise Our Voices To Defend Our Region! popularresistance.org The looming threat of a US military invasion of Haiti, now supported by CARICOM, demands that the people of the Caribbean raise our voices against such a threat and against the unending US-led militarization of the region. This militarization undermines the 2014 Community of Latin American and Caribbean States' (CELAC) declaration that our region should be a zone of peace. | The USA and its core group, who operate as colonial overlords of Haiti, wantonly violate Haiti's independence and sovereignty, as they pursue their centuries' long spiteful policy of punishing the Haitian people for using force of arms to end…

Luis Feliz Leon, The American Prospect. (2023-07-26). Inside The Teamsters' Historic Contract At UPS. popularresistance.org Some 340,000 UPS Teamsters will see significant gains to pay and working conditions if they ratify a five-year tentative agreement announced by the negotiating committee on Tuesday. Rank-and-file workers were poised to proceed with what would have been the largest strike at a single private-sector employer in decades, and the resolve from workers over the past several weeks was key to getting UPS to agree to a tentative deal that meets their demands. | Negotiations, which broke down on July 5, resumed July 25, after UPS said that it would be "prepared to increase our industry-leading pay and benefits."

Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft. (2023-07-26). Russia-Hawk Victoria Nuland Rises To Acting Deputy Secretary Of State. popularresistance.org In a little-remarked move, the Biden administration announced Monday that Victoria Nuland will take over as the acting second-in-command at the State Department. She replaces Wendy Sherman, who plans to retire at the end of this week. | Nuland's appointment will be a boon for Russia hawks who want to turn up the heat on the Kremlin. But, for those who favor a negotiated end to the conflict in Ukraine, a promotion for the notoriously "undiplomatic diplomat" will be a bitter pill. | A few quick reminders are in order. When Nuland was serving in the Obama administration, she had a now-infamous leaked call with the U…

Janine Jackson, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-07-26). We Need A Gender-Inclusive Understanding Of Police Violence. popularresistance.org Like most powerful exercises, it's a simple one. Professor and legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw asks audience members to stand as she lists names of Black people killed by law enforcement in this country, and to sit when they hear a name that they don't recognize. | For Eric Garner, George Floyd, Michael Brown, most of the crowd—whatever crowd it is, students, academics, the general public—stay standing. But when it gets to Sandra Bland, Atatiana Jefferson, it thins and thins. And by the time it gets to Rekia Boyd and Michelle Cusseaux, generally everyone is seated. | Is that because Black women's deat…

Keith Brower Brown, Labor Notes. (2023-07-26). As Big Three Auto Contracts Expire: Hurried Line Speeds, Horrible Hours. popularresistance.org David Sandoval remembers when he and his co-workers had a whole 72 seconds to assemble their sections of each seat for the Ford F-150, back when he started at a Michigan parts plant in 2004. | Today, 60 seconds is the deadline managers give each team racing at a dozen stations: to bolt the frame together, lay electronics, add heating and cooling gear, set cushions, and attach trim. Robotic lifting arms help on only one or two steps; handheld tools and elbow grease must do the rest. Each crew is told to clear 680 seats in a 10-hour shift. | That harsh speedup makes it small wonder that repetitive motion injuries a…

Staff (2023-07-26). Vice-Presidency Announces Commander Chávez's Birthday Celebration Schedule. orinocotribune.com

mforinoco (2023-07-26). Yemen Peace Talks Collapse Due to US Interference: Ansarallah. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-07-26). Iván Márquez: Ideas for a Continental Vision. orinocotribune.com By Iván Márquez — Jul 24, 2023 | 240 years after the birth of the Liberator Simón Bolívar, as a tribute to the hero who—in this hemisphere and in other latitudes—fought for human dignity and respect for the free self-determination of peoples, we share these words on continental unity and the Bolivarian geopolitical strategy. | The time is coming to define the destiny of Our America; to finish what has been started, following what was written in the pages by the Liberator with his own hand. The end of the war is nearing, the great battle not concluded by Bolívar: that of continental unity. | For…

Staff (2023-07-26). FAO Report Refutes Venezuelan Food Crisis Narrative. orinocotribune.com The most recent Researcher

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-26). Milton Rengifo is Colombia's New Ambassador to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com

Pepe Escobar (2023-07-26). BRICS Problems, BRI Solutions. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — Jul 24, 2023 | While the five original BRICS states have their geopolitical differences, they are finding enormous common ground on the geoeconomic front as trade volumes surge and trade routes multiply. | As the BRICS approach the most important summit in their history on August 22-24 in Johannesburg, South Africa, some fundamentals need to be observed. | The top three BRICS cooperation platforms are politics and security, finance and the economy, and culture. So the notion that a new BRICS gold-backed reserve currency will be announced at the South Africa summit is spurious. | What is in…

scorinoco (2023-07-26). Malnutrition: Another Threat to the Future of Syrian Children. orinocotribune.com By Sara Salloum — Jul 23, 2023 | UNICEF confirmed that acute malnutrition among Syrian children is on the rise, as the number of malnourished children aged between 6-59 months has increased by 48% from 2021 to 2022. | The severe nutritional deficiency, which many Syrian families are now suffering from, as a result of the economic blockade imposed on the country, is no longer a secret to anyone. Consequently, the siege has caused a deterioration in the exchange rate of the Syrian pound and an increase in food prices compared with low wages, in addition to the conditions of displacement and the loss of resourc…

kwjorinoco (2023-07-26). Telesur: Giving the South Its Voice for 18 Years. orinocotribune.com Al Mayadeen proudly celebrates the anniversary of Hugo Chávez's dream. teleSUR is our best ally and big brother. | On July 24, 2005, teleSUR, the new television channel of the South, was born. A project devised by the eternal leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chávez, to give voice to the people, social movements and political forces that fight for justice, against violence and oppression. | From its beginnings, the multinational effort was established as a counter-hegemonic and decolonizing South American television project, different from the traditional spaces that answer to capitalist interests. | Desd…

manager (2023-07-26). How Unions Can Use Universal Design to Better Serve Workers with Disabilities. cepr.net As Disability Pride Month draws to a close, today, July 26th marks the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The landmark civil rights legislation set out to prohibit disability-based employment discrimination and to ensure that people with disabilities enjoyed equal access to opportunities and services. While the passage of the ADA represented …

_____ (2023-07-26). Do the Pentagon leaks reveal Bidens agenda to weaken America, Israel and beyond. strategic-culture.org By Ben KERIDO | Join us on , , and . | Ominous alarms sounded. All throughout southern and central Israel, a robotic feminine voice stating "color red" echoed stoically. | Israeli residents were notified that they had as lit…

_____ (2023-07-26). The Russia-Global South Connection: Africa as Strategic Partner. strategic-culture.org Moscow now seems to enjoy all it takes to build a fruitful, Global Majority-centered strategic partnership. | Join us on , , and . | The second Russia-Africa summit, this week in St. Petersburg, should be seen as a milestone…

_____ (2023-07-26). ?Regreso vengativo de la guerra fria? En realidad esta nunca termino. strategic-culture.org */ La Guerra Fría continuará tanto como continúe el sistema belicista Occidental./* | Las hostiles declaraciones de la OTAN hacia Rusia esta semana, demuestran más allá de toda duda, que la mentalidad de Guerra Fría entre los líderes occidentales está ahora más atrincherada que nunca. | Existe un extraño sentido de retroceso en el tiempo, hacia un mundo donde los norteamericanos son catalogados como los buenos con un sombrero blanco, cuyos nobles propósitos es salvar a todos de los tipos malos que usan un sombrero negro. Todo es muy trillado y lleno de lugares comunes. Sin embargo el mundo está siendo deslumbrado…

_____ (2023-07-26). The Empire Knows It's Pouring Ukrainian Blood Into an Unwinnable Proxy War. strategic-culture.org

_____ (2023-07-26). A Legitimacy Scandal Rocks Bosnia and Herzegovina. strategic-culture.org

Staff (2023-07-26). Ben Crump: Florida's New Curriculum, Claiming "Benefits" of Slavery, Will Cause "Psychological Trauma" democracynow.org We speak with civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump about two recent cases of anti-Black racism making headlines in the United States: Florida's new curriculum standards that teach students the "benefits" of transatlantic slavery to enslaved people, and a set of lawsuits against Northwestern University accusing the school's athletic teams of widespread and institutionalized hazing, including physical, racial and sexual abuse. Crump is representing former Northwestern football players in one of the lawsuits. Republican presidential contender and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has doubled down…

Staff (2023-07-26). New Witness to Malcolm X Assassination Says He Heard Police Ask If Killer Was "With Us" democracynow.org This week, a witness to the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965 revealed for the first time that he overheard a New York police officer asking if Malcolm's assassin was "with us." The eyewitness, Mustafa Hassan, spoke Tuesday alongside Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz and civil rights attorney Ben Crump at a press conference at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. Democracy Now! spoke to Hassan at the press conference. He told us, "My testimony would have changed the outcome of the trial. It would have pointed the finger of guilt at the establishmen…

Staff (2023-07-26). Activists Demand U.S. End Korean War After 70 Years as Biden Admin Ramps Up "Nuclear Blackmail" democracynow.org North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea Monday, hours after a second American nuclear-armed submarine arrived in South Korea. Meanwhile, peace activists are gathering in Washington, D.C., for a national mobilization to call on President Biden and Congress to officially end the Korean War, 70 years after the signing of the July 27, 1953, Korean Armistice that ended active military conflict. To discuss the renewed call for peace and the history of "the dirtiest war of the 20th century," we're joined by two guests: Bruce Cumings, professor of history at the University of Chicago and t…

Staff (2023-07-26). Headlines for July 26, 2023. democracynow.org Atlantic Ocean Current at Risk of Collapse in Coming Years; Ocean Temps in Florida Surge to 101.1 ∞, Judge Blocks Biden Asylum Ban in Victory for Immigration Rights, Ex-Marine Trevor Reed Injured on Ukrainian Frontlines a Year After Release from Russian Prison, Russian Sociologist and Dissident Boris Kagarlitsky Facing Terrorism Charges, U.N. Operation Underway to Pump 1.1 Million Barrels of Oil from Decaying Tanker Near Yemen, Demonstrators Mark 2 Years Since Tunisian President Kais Saied Launched Power Grab, Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen Announces Transfer of Power to Son, Days After Winning Election, M…

Binoy Kampmark (2023-07-26). Dotty Domains: The Pentagon's Mali Typo Leak Affair. dissidentvoice.org Fleet-footed agility and sharp thinking rarely characterise the plodding bureaucrat. An argument can be made that different attributes are prized: cherished incompetence, spells of inattentiveness, and dedication to keeping things secret with severity. What matters is not what you did, but what you pretended to do. Even with maintaining secrecy, the plodding desk-job hack can …

William Manson (2023-07-26). Authoritarian Sadism in U.S. "Foreign Policy" dissidentvoice.org Freudian depth-psychology remains an under-utilized tool in interpreting motivation and personality of recent American "leaders" who have chosen to deploy massively destructive military force on large civilian populations in places like Serbia, Iraq and Afghanistan. A president may deny (or repress) his own destructive hostility, projecting it onto "the other." Splitting-and-projection readily enables a clear …

Cathi Choi (2023-07-26). 70 Years Later, the Korean War Must End. fpif.org A fragile ceasefire halted the Korean War 70 years ago. With nuclear tensions rising and the environment under threat, it's time to end it for good.

Janet E. Lord, William Pons (2023-07-26). Commemorating the ADA and Mourning the Mass Murder of Persons with Disabilities. fpif.org July 26 marks the thirty-third anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the seventh anniversary of a horrific atrocity in Japan.

noreply (2023-07-26). Dimitri Simes Jr. And Me… smoothiex12.blogspot.com talking on Monday some military-technological issues and the fate of NATO. Enjoy, if you will.

Karsten Riise (2023-07-26). The US is in an Era of Loss. Dilemmas about Nuclear Weapons. The "Oppenheimer" Film. globalresearch.ca

Jeff Shantz (2023-07-26). Canada: Dockworkers strike declared illegal, among ominous government moves. greenleft.org.au Dockworkers ended their strike in British Columbia, following a controversial ruling by the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to declare their strike illegal, reports Jeff Shantz.

Federico Fuentes, Sonny Melencio (2023-07-26). The Philippines: Amid threat of regional war, socialists oppose US militarisation and China's bullying. greenleft.org.au Filipino socialist activist and Party of the Labouring Masses (PLM) chairperson Sonny Melencio speaks with Federico Fuentes about global imperialism and the Filipino left's response to the threat of a US-China war.

Ana Zorita (2023-07-26). Peru: Thousands defy police violence to protest Boluarte coup regime. greenleft.org.au Tens of thousands of Peruvians took to the streets across the country on July 19 to protest the Dina Boluarte coup government, reports Ana Zorita, marking the first of 10 days of national action called for by unions and grassroots organisations.

isabella (2023-07-26). OLIGARCH Act Seeks to Combat Extreme Wealth Inequality. inequality.org

Sarah Anderson (2023-07-26). How to Raise $1.8 Billion for Green Transit. inequality.org Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass) recently introduced legislation to increase the excise tax on private jet fuel. Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY-07) introduced complimentary legislation in the House. The Markey-Velazquez proposal would raise the existing excise tax from 22 cents to a $1.95 per gallon. This would effectively levy a $200 tax on every ton of carbon …

_____ (2023-07-26). Articles] Pooled allogeneic faecal microbiota MaaT013 for steroid-resistant gastrointestinal acute graft-versus-host disease: a single-arm, multicentre phase 2 trial. thelancet.com Overall, MaaT013 was safe in this population of highly immunocompromised patients and was associated with responses in some patients with GI-aGvHD and deserves further investigation.

infobrics (2023-07-26). Is a Brics Currency a Viable Option?>. infobrics.org Adriaan Pask, chief investment officer at PSG Wealth, explains some of the requirements for a reserve currency and why it's unlikely the US dollar could be dethroned any time soon…

infobrics (2023-07-26). China to Build Icebreaker with Submersible to Reach Arctic Seabed. infobrics.org So far, only Russia has managed to send submersibles to the Arctic sea floor…

infobrics (2023-07-26). The BRICS of the Future: Why the Block Is Ascending on the World Stage?>. infobrics.org In the past several years the BRICS have greatly increased their prominence in the global economy as a rising number of developing countries are applying for membership in the block…

infobrics (2023-07-26). Germany, France face new recession but cheap Russian energy still off the table. infobrics.org Sanctions against Russia have boomeranged and affected the EU much worse, bringing to question just how much longer Germany and other countries can maintain this economically suicidal policy.

infobrics (2023-07-26). Albanian narco-terrorists ravaging UK. infobrics.org As the UK directly participated in the creation of this Albanian monstrosity, the way this has backfired cannot be considered anything but a well-deserved poetic justice.

infobrics (2023-07-26). Western experts try to justify Ukrainian counteroffensive's failure. infobrics.org According to a Western analyst, NATO's "bureaucracy" is to blame for Kiev's fiasco.

_____ (2023-07-26). The world is frozen in anticipation of the Russia-Africa Summit. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-26). Saudi's "New Oil" Change Pushing for Multipolarity With China. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-26). The Middle East: against cluster bombs and cluster thinking. journal-neo.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-26). Josina Machel: "Colonists Are Still in Africa to Grab Resources" libya360.wordpress.com Josina Machel says the continent's people don't need to take up arms to get rid of neocolonialism, but rather must unite Josina Ziyaya Machel, the daughter of the first president of independent Mozambique, Samora Moises Machel, is part of the delegation from her country in St. Petersburg for the Russia-Africa Summit. She spoke to RT…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-26). Nomatemba Tambo: "African Solutions Are Needed for African Problems" libya360.wordpress.com The continent must be more introspective to agree on how to move forward, says the daughter of anti-apartheid activists Oliver and Adelaide Tambo The African continent must realize that what happens within it is more important than what happens outside of it, South African diplomat Nomatemba Tambo told RT in an exclusive interview. Speaking with…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-26). Madaraka Nyerere: "Africa Can't Rely on Others for Development" libya360.wordpress.com Africa must come together as a continent and stop relying on foreign countries for its development, insists writer Madaraka Nyerere — the son of independent Tanzania's first president, Julius Nyerere. Speaking to RT ahead of the Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg, Nyerere said he believed it was unfortunate that some African countries were "distracted by the supposed…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-26). Ndileka Mandela: "Africa Needs Better Leaders" libya360.wordpress.com On the eve of the Russia-Africa Summit, Ndileka Mandela sat down with RT's Moussa Ibrahim to explain why the continent needs leaders of her grandfather's stature now more than ever. Asked why a continent so rich in minerals, resources, and young workers could still find its wealth stripped by foreign interests, Mandela gave a harsh response. "Africa…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-26). Peruvians Take Over Lima, Continuing to Pressure Boluarte Coup Regime. libya360.wordpress.com Clau O'Brien Moscoso Seven months in, and in the face of brutal state repression, the people of Peru continue their struggle against the neoliberal dictatorship of the Boluarte coup regime. National Strike, Day 196 On July 19th, over 7 months after the parliamentary coup that ousted President Pedro Castillo, tens of thousands of Peruvians gathered…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-26). Chronicle of the Third Seizure of Lima. libya360.wordpress.com Julieta Díaz Castillo, Freedom and Restitution, Photo: Román Heli Paredes In total more than 100 thousand people mobilized throughout the country calling for the resignation of the coup leader Dina Boluarte in Peru. Again there were arrests and injuries. In spite of a gigantic repressive operation and a campaign of fear of several weeks, a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-26). Virtual Slave Labor in Congo's Cobalt Mines. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison I spoke to Maurice Carney, Executive Director of Friends of the Congo, about the virtual slave labor in the cobalt mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's cobalt mines. AG: Maurice, you and I have talked many times for Black Agenda Report about the wartorn northeastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-26). Agency Project: Migrant Women in Europe Work for Political Participation. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López For a woman to become an "changemaker" she has to develop to the maximum her potential, her capacity to choose and act to modify reality in order to make decisions and to be able to control her own life, playing an active role as a protagonist in terms of her personal and…

Ann Garrison (2023-07-26). The impending pro-war Democratic Party takeover of Pacifica Radio. mronline.org The largest, most historically influential progressive non-profit radio network in America, Pacifica Radio, faces a takeover attempt by Democratic Party elements. Will Pacifica embrace the pro-war logic it was created to oppose?>

Editor (2023-07-26). The struggle for environmental justice in Africa. mronline.org The framework of our civilization is premised on the destruction of the planet.

Editor (2023-07-26). American Anthropological Association endorses academic boycott of Israel. mronline.org Members of the American Anthropological Association overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions with 71% of members supporting the measure.

Editor (2023-07-26). Small claims court victory sends clear message: Sex work is real work. mronline.org A court has ruled on the enforceability of contracts between sex workers and their clients in a precedent-setting case.

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-26). Ukrainian SBU Takes Credit for Last Year's Crimean Bridge Bombing. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) took responsibility for the October 2022 truck bombing of the Crimean Bridge that connects Crimea to the Russian mainland. While it's been clear that Ukraine was behind the bombing, which killed three people, Kyiv has not officially taken credit. SBU chief Vasyl Malyuk made the comments during …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-26). Blinken Slams China as 'Predatory' and 'Problematic' in Tonga Visit. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the Pacific Island nation of Tonga for the first time on Wednesday and took aim at China, blasting Beijing's activities in the region as "predatory" and "problematic." "As China's engagement in the region has grown, there has been some — from our perspective — increasingly problematic behavior," Blinken said …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-26). US Officials Say the Main Thrust of Ukraine's Counteroffensive Has Started. news.antiwar.com US officials told The New York Times on Wednesday that the main thrust of Ukraine's counteroffensive has started while the Russian military reported a "massive" Ukrainian tank attack in the southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Unnamed Pentagon officials told the Times that Ukraine has poured in thousands of troops who were being held in reserve to the …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-26). US Marines Activate First Missile Battery Previously Banned by INF Treaty. news.antiwar.com The US Marines Corps has activated its first Tomahawk cruise missile battery, a system previously banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which the US withdrew from in 2019. The INF treaty banned ground-launch missile systems with a range between 310 to 3,400 miles. The new Marines Corps missile battery will use Tomahawk missiles …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-26). US Sanctions Blocked UN Earthquake Rescue System in Syria. news.antiwar.com A life-saving United Nations mapping system to coordinate rescue efforts was blocked in Syria by US sanctions following a devastating earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey on February 6, Middle East Eye reported on Wednesday. The system, known as the Insarag Coordination & Management System (ICMS), uses a cloud-based mapping platform to help rescuers log …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-26). German Army Says Ukraine Is Wasting Its NATO Training. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, the German newspaper Bild reported that the German military is blaming Ukraine's lack of success in its counteroffensive on the tactics of its commanders. According to a leaked German military report, Berlin's armed forces think Urkaine's commanders and battle-hardened troops are not using their Western training. US officials have made similar complaints in …

Staff (2023-07-26). Venezuela's Parliament: Europe's Alleged Investment in Latin America Should be Viewed With Caution. orinocotribune.com Following the European Union's announcement that it had approved an alleged investment of ‚Ǩ45 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean, members of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN) expressed their reservations as to the real objective pursued by the European bloc since, among other hypotheses, it was suggested that this would lead to the indebtedness of Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) countries with fewer resources and "tie them up" in the classic style of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | Another theory suggests that the investment will increase the degree of…

WSWS (2023-07-26). Germany's Christian Democrat leader moves closer to far-right AfD. wsws.org The Christian Democrats are preparing a new stage in their collaboration with the far-right Alternative for Germany. CDU leader Friedrich Merz is probing the terrain.

WSWS (2023-07-26). UK jury finds Kevin Spacey not guilty of all charges. wsws.org All the allegations against Spacey tested in court have now failed. The outcomes have vindicated the principled stand taken by the World Socialist Web Site against the #MeToo witch-hunt.

WSWS (2023-07-26). RMT union sell out London Underground dispute claiming "progress" wsws.org Tube workers have shown a clear determination to fight, but the handling of the proposed strike demonstrates how the unions have sought to suppress that sentiment.

WSWS (2023-07-26). Macron reshuffles government to prepare new round of attacks on working class. wsws.org Macron told his new cabinet to prepare for "decisive reforms" in the autumn, paving the way for new clashes between the working class and the capitalist state.

WSWS (2023-07-26). Interview with Germany's Left Party chair: a declaration of political bankruptcy. wsws.org The entire interview clearly established that the Left Party is prepared to enter the government at any time and help implement its policies of war and social devestation.

WSWS (2023-07-26). Record-shattering heat signals a global climate change tipping point. wsws.org Climate scientists at World Weather Attribution reported Tuesday that the heat seen this month in the US and Europe would have been "virtually impossible" without the impact of human-induced climate change, and that extended heat waves are no longer rare thanks to continued carbon emissions.

WSWS (2023-07-26). New York Times admits, then covers up, massive Ukraine casualties. wsws.org On Monday, the New York Times published a devastating report on the failure of Ukraine's counteroffensive. Then, the article's most stunning revelations were erased.

WSWS (2023-07-26). After posting $3.2 billion in quarterly profits, GM execs vow to maintain "cost discipline" against autoworkers. wsws.org The profit report was released as 170,000 autoworkers in the US and Canada, including 55,000 GM workers, face a contract expiration in less than two months.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-26). On second anniversary of 'Presidential coup,' Tunisians resolve to continue resistance. peoplesdispatch.org President Kais Saied, despite enjoying absolute power for the last two years, has done little to improve the economic and social situation as the people struggle with high inflation, poverty, unemployment, and acute shortages of basic food items. Meanwhile, he has concentrated power and repressed opposition…

José Ernesto Novaez Guerrero (2023-07-26). Moncada: the dawn of the Cuban Revolution. peoplesdispatch.org Lee en español July 26, 2023 marks 70 years since the attack on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks in eastern Cuba. The attack on Moncada is of fundamental importance in the history of Cuba. This is not only because of the military importance of the fortress — the second biggest after Columbia in Havana — but also because of the bloody repression carried out by the tyrannical regime, which took dozens of valuable lives from a generation that with its blood would change the destiny of the island…

José Ernesto Novaez Guerrero (2023-07-26). Moncada: el asalto a la alborada. peoplesdispatch.org Read in English Este 26 de julio del 2023 se cumplen 70 años del asalto a los cuarteles Moncada y Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, en el Oriente de Cuba. El asalto al Moncada, sobre todo, adquirió un relieve fundamental para la historia de Cuba. No solo por la importancia militar de la fortaleza, la segunda más grande después de la de Columbia en La Habana, sino por la sangrienta represión desplegada luego por la tiranía, que costó decenas de valiosas vidas a una generación que habría de cambiar con su sangre el destin…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-26). Russia-Africa summit may discuss corridor to transport grain and fertilizers. peoplesdispatch.org At least 49 African countries will take part in the Russia-Africa summit that will begin in St. Petersburg on July 27. The food sovereignty of African countries is likely to be high on the agenda and the summit will try to finalize the establishment of a new grain deal fitting their needs…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-26). Unprecedented wildfires across Algeria kill at least 34, thousands displaced. peoplesdispatch.org The UN environment panel has warned that the Mediterranean region is warming faster than the global average and will witness more heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, and other climate-related catastrophes in the coming days…

Andrei Popoviciu, In These Times. (2023-07-26). How Europe Outsourced Border Enforcement To Africa. popularresistance.org When Cornelia Ernst and her delegation arrived at the Rosso border station on a scorching February day, it wasn't the bustling artisanal marketplace, the thick smog from trucks waiting to cross, or the vibrantly painted pirogues bobbing in the Senegal River that caught their eye. It was the slender black briefcase on the table before the station chief. When the official unlatched the hard plastic carrier, proudly unveiling dozens of cables meticulously arranged beside a touchscreen tablet, soft gasps filled the room. | Called the Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED), the machine is a data-extraction tool c…

Steve Topple, The Canary. (2023-07-26). Scotland: Climate Activists Concrete Themselves To The Road. popularresistance.org Campaign group Just Stop Oil seemed to have cornered the market when it comes to climate crisis protest — becoming notorious (for right wingers and climate chaos denialists, anyway) with its glue-laden, paint-spraying escapades. However, it's got some fierce competition in Scotland for the title of 'Most Gammon Frothing-Inducing Activists'. And it comes in the form of This Is Rigged. | This Is Rigged is an activist group that's been active since early 2023. It focuses on the climate crisis. The group said in a press release it: | is a new Scottish non-violent direct action group — They are demanding t…

Bill Blum (2023-07-26). Unequal Justice: Trump 2024 and the Blueprint to End American Democracy. progressive.org Donald Trump nearly destroyed American democracy in his first term in office. If he is reelected, he plans to try to finish the job. This isn't a matter of speculation; it's a virtual certainty.

Staff (2023-07-26). Samidoun joins international fact-finding mission to expose U.S. sanctions against Venezuela. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is participating in the international fact-finding mission in Venezuela launched by the International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, Coercive Economic Measures, the International Association of Democratic Lawyers and the National Lawyers Guild (U.S.) on the impact of U.S. sanctions and coercive economic measures targeting the people and nation …

unherd (2023-07-26). How Nato seduced the European Left. unherd.com NATO has intensified its engagement with popular culture, new technologies, and youth influencers.

aljazeera (2023-07-26). Are we heading toward a far-right European Union? aljazeera.com We always assumed European unity would imply greater cosmopolitanism and multiculturalism, but that may not be the case.

Ryan Cristián (2023-07-26). Twitter Becomes Everything We Feared, Deadly COVID Jabs, Transgender Psyop, Climate Control & CBDCs. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (7/26/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Larry Johnson (2023-07-26). British Luminary Also In denial About Ukraine. sonar21.com You can have a lot of honorary titles and a wall papered with academic credentials and still expose yourself as inept analyst. Meet Sir Lawrence David Freedman, KCMG, CBE, PC,…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-26). Military Situation South Of Bakhmut On July 26, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-26). Military Situation On Svatove-Kreminna Frontlines On July 26, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Stelmakhovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery shelled AFU positions near Yampolovka; | Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Nevskoye; | The AFU retreated from the Nadia settlement; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Novojehorivka; | The Russian Army advanced up to 3 kilometres from Sergivka;…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-26). Military Situation In Syria On July 26, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 26, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On July 26, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar; | On July 26, Alexander Lavrentiev Russia's Presidential Envoy for Syria met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus; | On July 25, HTS arrested 13 people from the village of Batabo on charges of being members of armed cells affiliated…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-26). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On July 26, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery destroyed a fuel depot of the AFU near Malaya Tokmachka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Orekhov; | The Russian Army repelled two waves of Ukrainian attacks near Rabotino. According to preliminary reports, up to 30 tanks and armoured vehicles were destroyed; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Urozhaine; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Malaya Tokmachka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions…

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-07-26). America's Deteriorating Economic Performance. thealtworld.com The US military/security complex and its numerous supporters in the House and Senate can't get enough of war. The one they have going in Ukraine has denuded NATO members and the US of weapons and ammunition, thus creating a massive resupply market for US armaments manufacturers. This is great profit news for the merchants of death, but it is a foolish policy to be warring with Russia when we are out of bullets. | Not content with our precarious position, Washington if fomenting war with China. NATO is no longer limited to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It has been expanded to the South Asian Treaty Organ…

Alastair Crooke (2023-07-26). A Counter Revolution & the Ukraine Russian War w/Alastair Crooke. thealtworld.com A Counter Revolution & the Ukraine Russian War w/Alastair Crooke…

Carolyn Elerding (2023-07-26). Colorado-based water protector faces trial, shares wisdom. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in
| "Mom, I can't stop thinking about it. I'm going there." | When Mylene Vialard followed her 21-year-old daughter across the US to join the thousands of the resistance by Water Protectors

Gary Lindorff (2023-07-26). Waking from the dream of causality. thiscantbehappening.net I was reading about Italy's weather turmoil in the midst of southern Europe's continuing hellish heat wave and unprecedented storms and then I read this: "The minister for civil protection, Nello Musumeci, wrote on Facebook: "This is one of the hardest days in Italy's history . . . Climate change has hit our nation and … |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-26). Progressives Unveil Bill to Tax Billionaire Wealth Up to 8 Percent. truthout.org A group of progressive lawmakers in the House have introduced a bill that would levy up to an 8 percent tax on the wealth of the richest Americans, with a goal of combating extreme and growing wealth inequality in the U.S. The bill, dubbed the Oppose Limitless Inequality Growth and Reverse Community Harms (OLIGARCH) Act, would levy a wealth tax on individuals who have at least 1,000… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-26). DeSantis Staffer Fired After He Shares Video With Gov in Front of Nazi Imagery. truthout.org An employee of Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R-Florida) presidential campaign was fired on Tuesday after he produced a video featuring Nazi imagery and posted it on Twitter. Nate Hochman, who served as a speechwriter for the DeSantis campaign and previously wrote for the right-wing publication The National Review, created a meme-filled video promoting DeSantis and disparaging former President Donald Trump… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-26). Twitter Threatens to Nix Advertisers' Verification If They Don't Spend More. truthout.org Instead of banning neo-Nazis and white supremacists who have overrun Twitter (recently renamed X) and caused concerns for advertisers on the platform, the company is threatening advertisers, saying that if they don't spend a certain amount of money each quarter, they could risk losing their verification and being impersonated on the platform. According to emails reviewed by The Wall Street Journal… |

Zane McNeill (2023-07-26). Federal Judge Blocks Biden Asylum Ban That Puts Migrants in "Grave Danger" truthout.org On Tuesday, a federal judge blocked President Joe Biden's asylum ban, which largely barred migrants who passed through another country on their way to the U.S.'s southern border from seeking asylum in the U.S. The asylum ban went into effect in May after the expiration of Title 42, a restrictive pandemic- era policy that was implemented by Trump and continued under Biden. |

Derek Seidman (2023-07-26). UPS Workers Disproved Corporate Media's Narrative That Strikes Are Harmful. truthout.org The Teamsters Union and UPS have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract to cover the 340,000 Teamsters who work for the package shipping giant. According to a statement released by the union, the new contract is "the most historic tentative agreement for workers in the history of UPS," promising wage increases, an end to the two-tier wage system, new air conditioning in vehicles… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-26). Giuliani Legal Filing Admits He Was Wrong to Accuse Election Workers of Fraud. truthout.org In a late-night filing made on Tuesday, Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former President Donald Trump, appeared to admit that conspiracy theories he peddled about two Georgia election workers in the aftermath of the 2020 election were false. The filing, made as part of a defamation case against Giuliani by the election workers, does not mean Giuliani is admitting guilt or wrongdoing… |

Kenny Stancil (2023-07-26). Mediterranean Nations Battle Deadly Wildfires Fueled by Climate Crisis. truthout.org Algeria, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, and Turkey. What do these nine countries have in common? All of them are currently battling deadly infernos made worse by the fossil fuel-driven climate emergency. And yet, governments worldwide continue to greenlight new coal, oil, and gas production — exacerbating planet-heating pollution and ensuring that heatwaves, wildfires… |

Amy Goodman (2023-07-26). Malcolm X Assassination Witness Says He Heard Police Ask If Killer Was "With Us" truthout.org This week, a witness to the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965 revealed for the first time that he overheard a New York police officer asking if Malcolm's assassin was "with us." The eyewitness, Mustafa Hassan, spoke Tuesday alongside Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz and civil rights attorney Ben Crump at a press conference at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-26). Sanders, Nearly 180 Democrats Unveil Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $17. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) introduced a bill on Tuesday to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in 14 years and end the longest period that the wage hadn't been increased since the minimum wage was established decades ago. The bill would raise the current federal minimum wage by nearly $10 an hour, increasing it from the current level of $7.25 to $17 an hour over the next five… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-26). New Evidence Surfaces That 303 Creative Owner Misled SCOTUS. truthout.org A petitioner in the recent U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people in Colorado appears to have misled the Court regarding key facts in the case. Lorie Smith, who owns the website production company 303 Creative, was represented in the case by the far right legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). In their filing to the Court… |

Jake Johnson (2023-07-26). South Florida Ocean Temperature Hits 101.1 Degrees — a Possible World Record. truthout.org A buoy positioned roughly 40 miles south of Miami recorded a sea surface temperature of 101.1°F earlier this week, stunning scientists who say the reading could mark the latest in a string of global records as fossil fuel-driven extreme weather around the world brings unprecedented heat. Meteorologist Jeff Masters wrote that the temperature in Florida's Manatee Bay reached hot tub levels on Monday… |

Jeff Ernsthausen (2023-07-26). Ultrawealthy Reap Tax Breaks From Private Foundations With Little Public Benefit. truthout.org Once a week, a little past noon on Wednesdays, a line of cars forms outside the wrought-iron gates of the Carolands mansion, 20 miles south of downtown San Francisco. From the entrance, you can see the southeast facade of the 98-room Beaux Arts chateau, which was built a century ago by an heiress to the Pullman railroad-car fortune. Not visible from that vantage point is the stately reflecting… |

Teresa Bahr (2023-07-26). 3.2 Million Children May Lose Care If Congress Lets Pandemic-Era Funds Expire. truthout.org It is grueling to be forced to choose between work and caring for one's child. Yet this is the position of countless families in communities across the country — and things are about to get worse. On September 30, pandemic-era investments under the American Rescue Plan Act for child care will cease. When this happens, more than 3.2 million children will lose access to child care nationwide. |

Guest Contributor (2023-07-26). Covid, the Cabinet and a tussle over disclosure: R (Cabinet Office) v The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. ukhumanrightsblog.com Introduction In a decision that may come as little surprise to those working in the fields of inquiries and public law, the Divisional Court consisting of Dingemans LJ and Garnham J dismissed the Cabinet Office's application for judicial review of a notice issued by Baroness Hallett, the Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry ("the Inquiry") …

WSWS (2023-07-26). Right-wing opposition mounts to Biden's new limited student loan forgiveness program. wsws.org Details about qualifying for the program and how much relief it will offer will not be available for months, while the Biden administration goes through the "negotiated rule-making process" mandated by the Higher Education Act of 1965.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-26). Creative thinking programme achieves milestone of enrolling 400,000 learners. imperial.ac.uk The longstanding 'Creative Thinking' online specialisation is a runaway success, as its creator readies new content for eager global learners.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-26). New scholarship programme to develop next generation of health leaders. imperial.ac.uk Imperial College London and Sanofi, an innovative global healthcare company, have launched a new scholarship programme for underrepresented students.

Julia Rock (2023-07-26). Senate Bill Would Stop Tax Deduction For Fox's Defamation Settlement. levernews.com Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced a new bill today that would stop major corporations from claiming tax deductions on defamation settlements. Whitehouse's legislation comes after The Lever's

Fight Back (2023-07-26). San Jose demands justice for the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org San Jose, CA — 20 activists and community members held a rally, June 9, to demand dropping the charges against the Tampa 5, the five University of Southern Florida of protesters who were brutalized by police and wrongfully charged. | The community emphasized the threat of the bill, now law, that the Tampa 5 were protesting, warning, "Republicans, responsible for setting frightening new precedents with legislation attacking LGBT people, women, reproductive rights, and the undocumented, will not be merciful, and will use the HB 999 to silence all dissenting voices," said Andy Schaefer, a member of the Silicon…

Fight Back (2023-07-26). Protesters decry Louisiana Education Superintendent meeting with far-right extremist group. fightbacknews.org Baton Rouge, LA – On July 24, protesters from across Louisiana gathered outside Jones Creek Library in East Baton Rouge Parish. They chanted and waved signs, voicing their opposition to Louisiana Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley's meeting with Moms for Liberty, a far-right national organization identified as an extremist group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. | The demonstrators marched around the library and received supportive honking from passing highway traffic. They chanted "Ban hate, not books!" and "Defend trans youth!" | Moms for Liberty was founded in Florida and was initially focused on suppo…

Fight Back (2023-07-26). August 9: National Day of Protest to Drop the Charges on Tampa 5! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following call from the Emergency Committee to Defend the Tampa 5. | The Tampa 5 – Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Laura Rodriguez, Jeanie K, and Chrisley Carpio – are the five Students for a Democratic Society protesters at the University of South Florida who were attacked by campus police and are now facing five to ten years in prison for protesting Governor Ron DeSantis' attacks on diversity programs and all of higher education. | On July 12, 2023, the Tampa 5 had their second court appearance. At this pretrial hearing, they learned that a trial date will be set by t…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-26). "Los multimillonarios intentan reducir la población mundial": reunión secreta patrocinada por Bill Gates. globalizacion.ca Durante más de diez años, multimillonarios descritos como filántropos han realizado reuniones para reducir el tamaño de la población mundial que culminaron con la crisis de Covid 2020-2022. | Los desarrollos recientes sugieren que la "despoblación" es una parte integral de…

Iñaki Etaio (2023-07-26). Cumbre CELAC-UE: øIzando las velas de las carabelas? globalizacion.ca La cumbre celebrada en Bruselas el 17 y 18 de julio entre las y los jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) y de la Unión Europea tiene lugar 8 años después…

Horacio Duque (2023-07-26). Presidente Gustavo Petro consolida su apuesta estratégica por el cambio popular. globalizacion.ca En un contundente discurso ante el Congreso de la república, con ocasión de su instalación para un nuevo periodo que ocurrió el 20 de julio, fecha que celebra la independencia nacional, el presidente de la república Gustavo Petro, ha trazado…

Jorge Sánchez (2023-07-26). EE.UU. intenta controlar recursos acuáticos de los países soberanos. globalizacion.ca En nuestro mundo los países siempre lucharon y siguen luchando por el derecho de controlar y utilizar los recursos naturales. Recientemente, el petróleo con sus reservas no exploradas se unió a la competición. La mayor parte de la gente está…

Aram Aharonian (2023-07-26). El empeño neocolonial europeo. globalizacion.ca El 12 de octubre de 1492, tres carabelas que habían zarpado en agosto desde el español Puerto de Palos, tocaron tierra en la isla de Guanahani en el Caribe, en el inicio de la invasión europea a este continente, que …

Eloy Osvaldo Proaño (2023-07-26). Ecuador va a elecciones en plena crisis de seguridad: el correísmo, favorito. globalizacion.ca Ecuador se prepara para los comicios extraordinarios que se celebrarán el 20 de agosto, luego de que el banquero-presidente Guillermo Lasso optara por la disolución del Parlamento y convocara a elecciones anticipadas: todas las encuestas coinciden que la ganadora será…

Claudio Della Croce (2023-07-26). A pedido del FMI, Argentina aplica devaluación encubierta y nuevo dólar agro. globalizacion.ca Luego de tres meses de negociaciones, el Ministerio de Economía argentino y el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) anunciaron que finalizaron las negociaciones, aunque aún no se conoce la letra chica del acuerdo: se alcanzó un acuerdo técnico que luego deberá…

Daniel Kersffeld (2023-07-26). Política exterior de España: Continuidad más allá de las diferencias. globalizacion.ca Ya sea que siga gobernando el PSOE en alianza con la ascendente fuerza de izquierda Sumar, o frente a la posibilidad por ahora remota de que el Partido Popular (PP) llegue a establecer un nuevo núcleo de poder, lo que…

C.J. Atkins (2023-07-26). Disco and dictators: Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos overthrown again, this time on Broadway. peoplesworld.org Eva Perón may have long reigned as the "First Lady of Broadway," but Santa Evita better make way because the Philippines' Iron Butterfly is storming the stage in Here Lies Love, which opened July 20 at New York's Broadway Theater. A creative collaboration between singer-songwriter David Byrne and musician Fatboy Slim, the show portrays the …

Jamal Rich (2023-07-26). Nicaragua celebrates 44th anniversary of Sandinista Revolution. peoplesworld.org MANAGUA, Nicaragua—On July 19, 2023, thousands of supporters, foreign dignitaries, and friends from various countries gathered outside the Roberto Clemente Stadium here for the celebration of the Triumph of the Sandinista Popular Revolution on its 44th anniversary. Many of those gathered were decked out in shirts emblazoned with "44/19" for the occasion. International delegations present …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-07-26). Teamsters claim big win with 5-year tentative pact with UPS. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The Teamsters claimed a big win on July 25 when, within hours of bargaining restarting for the first time in three weeks, UPS agreed to a five-year tentative contract with the union. The pact gives workers substantial raises, eliminates many part-time jobs by raising the positions, and the workers in them, to full-time, and effectively …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-07-26). Mass Israel chaos over Netanyahu court coup draws mostly silence in U.S. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Mass chaos in Israel over the far-rightist Netanyahu government's legislative coup against the one roadblock—the Supreme Court—to its seizure of total government control drew, surprisingly, mostly silence in the U.S., Israel's closest ally. And those who spoke out split along partisan lines: Democratic union leaders, but not lawmakers, denounced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coup attempt; …

Hannah Gais, Rachel Janik (2023-07-26). Speaker at 'Unite The Right' Rally Charged. splcenter.org Virginia authorities have arrested and charged a white nationalist once prominent in the "alt-right" for his involvement in a torchlit march the night before the deadly 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Hatewatch has learned.

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Dominican Medical College returns to strike. telesurenglish.net Next July 31, a strike organized by the Dominican Medical Association (CMD, spanish acronym) and the Specialized Medical Societies begins. They announced this 26th that it would be a strike in stages, which responds to the absence of agreements with the meetings held with government health institutions. | Related: | The College and the Medical Societies demand, among other health reforms, the creation of a Basic Universal Health Plan and a unified…

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Sudanese Refugees in Chad Receive Aid From the EU. telesurenglish.net With this shipment, the EU will have allocated 18.6 million euros to refugees in Chad since the start of the war in Sudan. These funds are disbursed as an emergency measure, since Chad also receives aid to address its own humanitarian problems, which have amounted to 39.1 million this year. | Aid from the EU, WFP and other international organizations is also going directly to Sudan. Jul. 26, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Peruvians Protest Against Congress New Authorities. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Peruvian police violently repressed citizens who were protesting against the election of the new board of directors of Congress. | RELATED: | Citizens were peacefully holding a sit-in outside the Parliament building when the police arrived and lashed out at them. The protesters were then beaten and persecuted along Abancay avenue in Lima. | Delegations of social organizations from the interior of the country had also arrive…

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Israel's Supreme Court to Hear Petitions Against Judicial Law. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Israel's Supreme Court announced that it will hear petitions against a new law that limits some of its powers, potentially setting up a confrontation between the court and the government. | RELATED: | A new law that cancels the Supreme Court's power to overrule government decisions by deeming them "unreasonable" was passed by Israeli parliament on Monday, sparking stormy demonstrations across the count…

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Russia Backs Brazilian Plan to Increase Liquidity at BRICS Bank. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the plans to increase liquidity for the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), which is part of the economic cooperation bloc led by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. | RELATED: | "We are aware that the bank's liquidity is on the agenda. There are several ideas… and we will support them," Putin said during his meeting with BRICS NDB President D…

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Guatemalan Electoral Tribunal Denounces Arbitrary Raids. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Supreme Electoral Court President Irma Palencia denounced the arbitrary raids that her institution has suffered from the Guatemalan Prosecutor's Office. | RELATED: | During a virtual intervention at the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), she criticized the interference of the Guatemalan Public Ministry after the first round of the presidential elections held on June 25th. They att…

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Heatwaves Fuel New Fires in Mediterranean Countries. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, large areas of southern Europe remain sweltering under an intense heat wave that has been sparking wildfires in Mediterranean countries such as Greece and Italy. | RELATED: | Helped by firefighters from Türkiye and Slovakia, the Greeks are fighting fires on the islands of Rhodes, Corfu and Euboea, where heat and wind have kept the flames alive for a week. | A large fire broke out in an agroforestry area in the Magnesia region, forcing the evacu…

Alexander Wolfheze (2023-07-26). The Yugoslav "Crucible" Revisited, Lessons to be Learned: "The US-NATO War of Aggression Against Yugoslavia" globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-07-26). Live Collapse: 54-year-old Former Soccer Goalkeeper and ESPN Analyst Collapsed Live on Air on July 23, 2023. He "Urged People to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine." globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-07-26). Selected Articles: July 26, 1953: Fidel Castro Stormed the Moncada Barracks. The Start of a Revolutionary Process. globalresearch.ca By Sometimes reality surpasses fiction. In a way, this is the case with the Cuban revolution. …

Global Research News (2023-07-26). Video: Democracy According to Justin Trudeau: "Police to Remove You". Excluding Those Who Contradict Him. globalresearch.ca

Health Freedom Defense Fund (2023-07-26). Pfizer's Neurontin: A Drug for All Seasons — A Lesson in Big Pharma Mass Marketing Manipulation. globalresearch.ca

Marcy Winograd (2023-07-26). The Movie and the Moment: An Oppenheimer Review Through the Lens of an Anti-War Activist. globalresearch.ca

Mitchell Plitnick (2023-07-26). Leading Liberal Zionist Voices Call for Ending U.S. Aid to Israel. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-26). Nuclear War. "90 Seconds to Midnight": The Pentagon's 1945 "Doomsday Blueprint" to "Wipe the Soviet Union off the Map" globalresearch.ca

Renee Parsons (2023-07-26). Dangerous Legislation. "Formulating A U.S. Declaration of War"? US Senate Adopts 2024 National Defense Authorization (NDAA) Which Endorses NATO's Article 5 Principle of "Collective Defense" globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-07-26). A Setback Can Become a Victory: Cuban President Diaz-Canel>. telesurenglish.net In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel participated in the closing of the official acts in commemoration of the assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes barracks that occurred on July 26, 1953. | RELATED: | On that date, a group of revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro and his brother Raul carried out an unprecedented action against the U.S.-backed dictatorship of F…

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Chilean Teachers Association Calls for 24-Hour Strike. telesurenglish.net The national board of the Chilean Teachers' Association called for a 24-hour national strike today to demand improvements in education and other demands. | Related: | In this capital, the teachers will concentrate in Plaza de la Dignidad and will march along the emblematic avenue of La Alameda. | The union demands reparations for the historical debt of the State with teachers, when during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet…

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Cuba Celebrated the Moncada Barracks Assault at Dawn on July 26. telesurenglish.net On early Wednesday, in Cuba, commemorative activities began on the 70th anniversary of the assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks, led by Fidel Castro with the aim of overthrowing the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. | RELATED: | The Heredia Theater in Santiago de Cuba was the venue for an artistic gala to celebrate the 508th anniversary of the founding of the city and the 70th anniversary of the ass…

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Death Toll From Prison Riots in Ecuador Rises to 31. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Yesterday, the Ecuadorian Attorney General's Office confirmed that the riots that began three days ago in the Litoral Penitentiary, the country's largest prison, have left 31 dead, while the authorities seek to regain control of the center. | Related: | The institution reported that 14 people were injured, among them a policeman and a soldier. | The Government, on the other hand, concluded the intervention of the public forces in pavil…

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Italy Hit by Wildfires, Heat and Hail. telesurenglish.net During the last 24 hours, the southern Italian island of Sicily has been hit by wildfires. Meanwhile, storms and hail have battered the northern part of Italy. | RELATED: | The airport in the Sicilian capital of Palermo was closed to air traffic on Monday and early Tuesday, as smoke from a nearby blaze had limited visibility in the area. Officials said the airport reopened later on Tuesday, although the number of flights was severe…

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Rich Students Overrepresented in US Elite Private Colleges. telesurenglish.net A study published by Opportunity Insights, a group of researchers and policy analysts at Harvard University, shows that students with parents in the top 1 percent income level are more than twice as likely to attend an elite private university than those from middle-class families with comparable SAT and ACT scores. | RELATED: | The study looked at 12 colleges from the "Ivy League Plus" group, including the eight Ivy League schools, and St…

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Typhoon Doksuri Leaves Over 180,000 Affected in the Philippines. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Philippines' national disaster agency said it has so far tallied at least one dead as Typhoon Doksuri continued to batter the country with rain and strong winds. | RELATED: | Over 180,000 people have been affected by the effects of the typhoon so far. The victim drowned in a flood that inundated a province east of Metro Manila. At least two others were injured in typhoon-related incidents in Luzon is…

teleSUR (2023-07-26). US Rules-Based Order Needs Rethinking: The Nation. telesurenglish.net As the geopolitical landscape shifted over the past decade and U.S. influence declines worldwide, Washington cannot continue to mischaracterize all its interventions or involvement in conflicts as defending the "rules-based order," said an article published by The Nation. | RELATED: | "Washington must accept that friends and allies will often go their own way if their interests are not aligned with America's on the worl…

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Hamas Leadership Met With Palestinian President in Türkiye. telesurenglish.net The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced that its leadership met on Tuesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Turkish capital of Ankara. | RELATED: | Husam Badran, a member of the Hamas politburo, said that the meeting discussed the preparations for the Palestinian factions' meeting scheduled to be held in Cairo on July 30 | A Hamas delegation, headed by the movement's politburo chief Ismail Ha…

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Venezuela and Palestine Strengthen Bilateral Relations. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Venezuelan authorities received the head of the Palestinian National Council, Rawhi Fattouh, with the aim of strengthening bilateral, diplomatic and commercial relations between both nations. | RELATED: | Media reported that Fattouh held working meetings with Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, and National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez. | "It is a pleasure to receive the president of the Palestinian National Council, Rawhi Fattouh, on his official visit to our country…

Zachy Hennessey (2023-07-26). Israel's Credit Rating Lowered by Morgan Stanley, Moody's Warns of 'Significant Risk'. globalresearch.ca

Aaron Mendelson (2023-07-26). How Republicans flipped America's state supreme courts. nationofchange.org State supreme courts were once dominated by Democrats, but not anymore.

Alexander Wolfheze (2023-07-26). The Yugoslav "Crucible" Revisited, Lessons to be Learnt : "The US-NATO War of Aggression Against Yugoslavia" globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-07-26). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 26, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Ukrainian authorities confirmed damage to industrial facilities in the Kharkiv region as a result of strikes of Russian UAVs; | Last night, explosions thundered in the Kherson region; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Stelmakhovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Zhitomir;…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-26). Blast Wounds Two In Shrine Town Near Syria's Damascus (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On July 25, two civilians were wounded when a booby-trapped motorcycle exploded in the shrine town of Sayyidah Zaynab near the Syrian capital, Damascus. | The town, which is located some 16 kilometers to the south of Damascus, is one of the most important destinations for Shia Muslim pilgrims, who come from different parts of Syria as well as from Lebanon, Iraq and even Iran. | A source in Damascus Police Command told the official Syrian…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-26). Iraqi Popular Mobilization Deployed Large Reinforcements In Syria's Deir Ezzor: Monitoring Group. southfront.org Iranian-backed forces massing around Deir Ezzor city. | Several factions of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have deployed reinforcements in the Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The first batch of reinforcements, which included military vehicles and ammunition trucks, were deployed near the town of al-Mayadin in the southern Deir Ezzor countryside on July 25. The next day, July 26, a second batch made out mainly of fighters wa…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-26). Russian Army Stands Its Ground In Donetsk, Krasny Liman And Zaporozhye (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military had repelled several new attacks by Kiev forces in the directions of Donetsk, Krasny Liman, South Donetsk and Zaporozhye, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 26. | In a statement, the ministry said that the Russian Yug Group of Forces had repelled four attacks close to Belogorovka, Severnoye, Maryinka and Vodyanoye in the Donetsk direction. The group also targeted several Ukrainian units near Bogdanovka, Spornoye and Avdeevka. | Moreover, two ammunition depots of…

Anonymous765 (2023-07-26). Convulsions Of Ukrainian Counteroffensive Shake The Southern Front. southfront.org |

Anonymous834 (2023-07-26). America's Constitutional Government Is Gone. southfront.org

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-26). Anderson Cooper Is a Disgusting CIA Goon. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Jul 20, 2023 | In a Pushing back against West's claim that NATO provoked the Russian invasion of Ukraine and his call for ceasefire ne…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-26). Bodies of disappeared people in Colombia are delivered to relatives. plenglish.com Bogotá, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) The Missing Persons Search Unit (UBPD) in conjunction with the Colombian Prosecutor's Office today delivered the bodies of two people, a father and son who disappeared 34 years ago.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-26). Climate change linked to July heat waves due to climate change. plenglish.com Washington, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) The heat waves experienced to date in China, Europe and North America, and which will increase, are largely generated by the effects of climate change, said a report by World Weather Attribution (WWA ).

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-26). Climate situation, an energy challenge for Latin America. plenglish.com Quito, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) The climate situation today poses a challenge for electricity generation in Latin America in the midst of the transition to renewable sources, said Andrés Rebolledo, executive secretary of the Latin American Energy Organization (Olade).

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-26). India demands an end to the aggressions against Cuba and Palestine. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) The Solidarity Committee with Cuba in India today approved two declarations of solidarity with the island and the people of Palestine in their struggle to defend their rights.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-26). Mexican government considers positive meeting with Biden envoys. plenglish.com Mexico City, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) Mexico today considered positive the meeting held yesterday at the National Palace with a high-level delegation from US President Joe Biden to discuss the issue of drugs, arms trafficking and migration.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-26). The setback can become a victory: Díaz-Canel at the Moncada. plenglish.com Santiago de Cuba, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) The First Secretary of the Communist Party and Cuban President, Miguel Díaz-Canel, affirmed here today that setbacks can become a victory, closing the commemoration for the 70th anniversary of the assault on the Moncada Barracks.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-26). Venezuela highlights Cuban people as example of resistance. plenglish.com Caracas, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) What we have to thank the brother people of Cuba the most is the example of its men and women who never gave up, the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, highlighted today.

Jerry Redfern (2023-07-26). Industry wants new pipeline on Navajo land scarred by decades of fossil fuel extraction. nationofchange.org Navajo opponents say it is another way outsiders will profit by harming their environment and health.

Jim Hightower (2023-07-26). New Label, Same Old Business As Usual. otherwords.org As John Mellencamp sings: "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." True. And here's an equally true twist on that aphorism: "If you stand for everything, you won't amount to anything." | In a remarkable achievement, a newly formed political organization calling itself "No Labels" has managed to fall into both traps, standing up for everything and nothing at all. | The fledgling entity is using every synonym in the book to assure everyone that it is a middle-of-the-road, bipartisan, centrist, both-sides party, offering hybrid liberal-conservative solutions that won't offend anyone. | But wait…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-26). Guatemalans Call for 'The Flowers March' To Defend Democracy. orinocotribune.com

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-26). The Next Aggression the US Is Preparing Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Mision Verdad — Jul 21, 2023 | This year, the three bills were introduced in the US Congress against Venezuela: the Prohibition of Transactions and Leases with Venezuela's Illegitimate Authoritarian Regime Act, the Venezuelan Human Rights "AFFECT" Act, and the Venezuelan Democracy Act. The bills have a common denominator: to increase the pressure of the blockade and impose on it a framework of "humanitarian assistance". | The focus of this article is the Venezuelan Democracy Act which was introduced in the newly installed US Senate last March. The bill was put together by five Republicans: Jim Risch, Marc…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-26). Crimea in solidarity with Cuba on National Rebellion Day. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) Inhabitants of the Russian Republic of Crimea stood up in solidarity with the Cuban people on the National Rebellion Day, the Vice-President of Government Irina Kivikó told Prensa Latina on Wednesday.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-26). Nicaraguan network celebrates Cuba ¥s National Rebellion Day. plenglish.com Managua, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) The Nicaraguan Anti-imperialist Network of Solidarity with the Peoples ®Augusto C. Sandino ® on Wednesday celebrated Cuba ¥s 70th anniversary of the attacks on both Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-26). Sinéad O'Connor, acclaimed Dublin singer, dies at 56. plenglish.com No cause of death has yet been revealed. | In a statement, the singer's family said: "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time." | The acclaimed Dublin performer released 10 studio albums, while her song Nothing Compares 2 U was named the number one world single in 1990 by the Billboard Music Awards.

Peter Certo (2023-07-26). In OtherWords: July 26, 2023. otherwords.org This week marks the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted — but didn't officially end — the Korean War. The fighting in that conflict killed tens of thousands of U.S. service members and over 4 million Koreans, most of them civilians. | As Korean American peace advocate Cathi Choi writes this week, the frozen conflict remains just as dangerous today. With tensions rising and environmental costs mounting, Also this week, Shailly Gupta Barnes marks the bittersweet second anniversar…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-26). Schools are storing your Child's Biometric Data without Consent. expose-news.com Beginning in 2001, the UK was the first country in the world to introduce the use of biometrics in schools. About half of the children at school in the UK now use …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-26). The Kissinger Report: US government's policy to depopulate the world. expose-news.com Dr. Robert Malone was sceptical about various "depopulation agenda" theories involving covid. But his mind has changed since receiving an analysis of official documents from a colleague. The incriminating documents included The …

Shailly Gupta Barnes (2023-07-26). A Bittersweet Milestone for the Anti-Poverty Movement. otherwords.org This summer marked a milestone anniversary in the history of American anti-poverty programs: two years ago, the first monthly payments of the expanded Child Tax Credit went out to millions of households. | The expansion had deep roots in the welfare rights movement, including the powerful organizing of poor mothers and caregivers who insisted for decades that poor and low-income people didn't need to prove their worthiness to receive government assistance. | When the credit went into effect, nearly all families with children in this country started receiving monthly tax credits of up to $300 per child — wit…

Staff (2023-07-26). How Ukraine and NATO Sabotaged Istanbul Grain Deal. orinocotribune.com

The Exposé (2023-07-26). Shocking ONS Report: COVID Vaccinated 18-39 Age Group at 91% Higher Death Risk than Unvaccinated Peers in UK. expose-news.com Official figures published by the UK's Office for National Statistics show that deaths per 100,000 among double vaccinated 18-39-year-olds were on average 91% higher than deaths per 100,000 among unvaccinated 18-39-year-olds between …

WSWS (2023-07-26). Australia: Telstra cuts another 500 jobs as restructure continues. wsws.org The Communications Workers Union, which covers only some of the affected workers, but has substantial membership in other parts of Telstra, is working to ensure there is no organised opposition to the latest round of job cuts.

WSWS (2023-07-26). US West Coast dockworkers speak out against pro-corporate government intervention, call for a joint struggle with Canadian longshoremen. wsws.org The ILWU bureaucracy has made every effort to isolate dockworkers' struggles on both sides of the US-Canada border to prevent a joint strike that could effectively bring the North American and global supply chain to a halt.

WSWS (2023-07-26). Teamsters announce sellout deal at UPS to block strike by 340,000 workers. wsws.org The announcement of a tentative agreement—one week before the deadline and only hours after talks restarted—has exposed the Teamsters' strike rhetoric as a massive bait-and-switch campaign.

Jim Hightower (2023-07-26). Extremists want to ban discussing their abortion bans. nationofchange.org Thirty-nine years later, here comes a clique of theocratic extremists in our country using Orwellian manipulation in its crusade to take control over every woman's personal reproductive rights.

teleSUR (2023-07-26). Colombia: 3 Social Leaders Murdered in the Last Few Hours. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz) of Colombia denounced that during the last hours, three social leaders were assassinated in different regions of the country. | Related: | With the most recent cases, the number of Colombian social activists murdered so far in 2023 rose to 97, and to 1,511 since the signing of the 2016 peace agreement, Indepaz remarked in several messages pub…

thecommunists (2023-07-26). Joti Brar: Occupied Korea and the decline of US imperialism. thecommunists.org In this comprehensive interview with Red Star Radio's Alexander Mckay, Comrade Joti Brar reports back from her recent visit to south Korea with the World Anti-imperialist Platform, following a similar interview after her visit to Venezuela. Speaking about the Platform's rally in Gwangju, Joti reflects that this city is the one place in south Korea …

Akiƒçita ≈ u≈ãka-Waka≈ã Ska, Unicorn Riot. (2023-07-26). Enbridge Ordered To Shutdown Line 5 And Pay Bad River Band $5.1 Million. popularresistance.org Ashland, Wisconsin — Canadian oil corporation Enbridge has been ordered to shut down its Line 5 tar sands oil pipeline and pay the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians $5.1 million. Chief Judge William M. Conley of the U.S. District Court for Wisconsin ruled on June 16, 2023 that Enbridge must adopt a more conservative shutdown and purge plan for its remaining time on the Bad River Indian Reservation. | Water protectors gathered on the day of the ruling in Ashland, Wisconsin to demand the immediate emergency shutdown of Line 5. Unicorn Riot heard from water protectors on the state o…

Alejandro Marcó del Pont (2023-07-26). Un Bretton Woods más orgánico, más destructor, más disputado. globalizacion.ca Hay que crear una prisión para los organismos que vigilan la economía mundial. La saga Bretton Woods se desarrolló en una encrucijada única en la historia moderna. | Una superpotencia anticolonial en ascenso, Estados Unidos, usó su influencia económica sobre una…

David Giesen (2023-07-26). Saturday 7/22: Do-gooders on a rampage: the case for restoring per capita land values to Native Americans. indybay.org lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

ecns.cn (2023-07-26). Tourism operators expect to net profits. ecns.cn Domestic tourism steadily recovered in the first half of the year, with many tourism operators becoming more confident about turning losses into profits.

ecns.cn (2023-07-26). China, South Asia ties on upswing. ecns.cn China and South Asia's extensive collaboration and their highly complementary trade structure will be crucial drivers of economic and social development on both sides, Chinese officials said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-26). PV profits surge amid high orders, lower costs. ecns.cn Thanks to rising market demand and lower prices for upstream silicon materials, leading photovoltaic companies are anticipating a doubling of their net profits in the first half, with an increased contribution from exports.

ecns.cn (2023-07-26). Luxury market to shine on booming demand from consumers. ecns.cn China's wealthiest continue to drive luxury's revival as two-thirds of the consumers surveyed by Vogue Business and Barclays Research reported spending over 15,000 yuan ($2,075) on luxury fashion products.

ecns.cn (2023-07-26). Business magazine releases China 500 companies list. ecns.cn Business magazine Fortunereleased its latest China 500 companies list on Tuesday, with the total revenue and profits of the 500 companies hitting $15 trillion (107 trillion yuan) and $717.1 billion in 2022.

ecns.cn (2023-07-26). Chinese fast-fashion giants make gains in U.S. ecns.cn Online fast-fashion retailers from China are making significant strides in the U.S. fashion industry and steadily gaining market share.

ecns.cn (2023-07-26). China, Vietnam launch joint action to crack down on illegal entries, exits. ecns.cn China and Vietnam initiated a joint action to crack down on illegal entries and exits on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-26). Watchdogs taking down black sheep. ecns.cn Discipline inspection and supervision departments have intensified self-reform efforts to weed out black sheep and guarantee full and strict governance over the Party, with 2,482 of their officials investigated in the first half of this year.

ecns.cn (2023-07-26). Entry, residency process for families of foreign executives eased. ecns.cn Recent efforts to improve the business climate for foreign businesses, including measures to facilitate the entry of company executives and their family members, will help China integrate more deeply into the global economy.

ecns.cn (2023-07-26). Yangtze region high-speed railway projects hit significant milestones. ecns.cn Integrated regional development is expected to reach a higher level, as infrastructure construction projects in the Yangtze River Delta region enter a new stage.

ecns.cn (2023-07-26). Public snaps up tickets for Universiade. ecns.cn As athletes are busy making last-minute preparations to compete in the Chengdu FISU World University Games, which officially begin on Friday, the public competition to get seats to watch the games has long been underway.

ecns.cn (2023-07-26). France bids farewell to giant panda. ecns.cn French first lady Brigitte Macron bid farewell to Yuan Meng at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris on Tuesday afternoon shortly before the first giant panda born in France took off on a 12-hour flight to Chengdu, Sichuan province, to join a panda breeding and conservation program.

ecns.cn (2023-07-26). McCarthy floats impeachment of Biden. ecns.cn A potential move to impeach US President Joe Biden has gained momentum following remarks by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy."This is rising to the level of impeachment inquiry, which provides Congress the strongest power to get the rest of the knowledge and information needed," the California Republican said on Fox News on Monday.

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2023-07-24: News Headlines

Unicorn Riot (2023-07-25). Enbridge Ordered to Shutdown Line 5 and Pay Bad River Band $5.1M. unicornriot.ninja

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Roof collapse kills 11; probe underway. ecns.cn Eleven people were confirmed dead after the ceiling of a gymnasium collapsed on Sunday afternoon at a school in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang province, local authorities said on Monday. An investigation is underway.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Xi to attend Universiade in Chengdu. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the 31st summer edition of the FISU World University Games in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, and host visiting heads of state and government from six countries from Thursday to Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Measures to bolster private investment. ecns.cn China has unveiled a series of measures to stimulate the vitality of private investment and boost confidence, signaling the country's latest push to bolster the private sector and shore up the world's second-largest economy.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). NBA star now a Chinese citizen, to play for national team. ecns.cn It's official! There will be a Chinese player again in the NBA lineup in the next season.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Wang urges open, inclusive cyberspace. ecns.cn Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi called on Monday for building an open and inclusive cyberspace, saying that the issue of cybersecurity has become a common challenge for developing countries.


ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Internet economy on cusp of expansion. ecns.cn China's sprawling internet economy is entering a new stage of development, as the country takes strides toward building world-leading digital infrastructure and exploring various applications of cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence.

Editor (2023-07-24). CIA-Linked Security Company Targeted Former Ecuador President Who Granted Assange Asylum. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter In addition to targeting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a CIA-linked private security company based in Spain allegedly spied on former Ecuador president Rafael Correa. Spanish newspaper El País reported that UC Global director David Morales instructed his employees to collect information from Correa's 2018 meetings with Latin American leaders that included …

Editor (2023-07-24). The Climate Crisis Is Most Detrimental to the Black Community. scheerpost.com As the only key to being insulated from the worst aspects of climate change in its current form is through financial stability, the economic fragility that has been a hallmark of this community due to systemic racism makes it most susceptible to feeling the effects of climate change more than any other group.

Editor (2023-07-24). Why Capitalism Is Leaving the US in Search of Profit. scheerpost.com By Richard Wolff / CounterPunch Early U.S. capitalism was centered in New England. After some time, the pursuit of profit led many capitalists to leave that area and move production to New York and the mid-Atlantic states. Much of New England was left with abandoned factory buildings and depressed towns evident to this day. Eventually …

Editor (2023-07-24). House and Senate Set Up for Fight Over How Much Military Aid to Give Taiwan. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-24). Ralph Nader: The Cost of Re-Enforcing Political Monocultures. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader / Nader.org In nature, monocultures are not so resilient to predators or other ravages that exploit their inherent vulnerabilities. Farmers have known this characteristic of monocultures forever. (Agribusiness doesn't care as much, given its short-term profit outlook.) Democratic voters are at risk from the increasing political monocultures that are weakening resistance to …




Editor (2023-07-24). Chasing Clicks Through Ad Money, Media Does PR for Amazon While Ignoring Human Costs of 'Prime Day Deals'. scheerpost.com This year, like every year, Amazon workers' attempts to draw attention to their exploitative conditions were largely drowned out by hundreds of fawning PR press releases thinly disguised as articles about how "consumers" could "take advantage" of "amazing deals" offered by Amazon on "Prime Day."

Editor (2023-07-24). Chris Hedges: There Are Very Few Good Films About War. '20 Days in Mariupol' Is An Exception. scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost Films about war, shorn of the bone crushing fear, the putrid stench of the corpses, the deafening noise of explosions, the constant exhaustion and the nervous anxiety that comes with trying to understand what is happening in the terrifying chaos, are pale and inadequate reflections of the vast …

Editor (2023-07-24). Thanks a Million… Times 10. scheerpost.com

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-07-24). There Are Very Few Good Films About War. popularresistance.org Films about war, shorn of the bone crushing fear, the putrid stench of the corpses, the deafening noise of explosions, the constant exhaustion and the nervous anxiety that comes with trying to understand what is happening in the terrifying chaos, are pale and inadequate reflections of the vast enterprise of industrial slaughter. And these are the good films, of which there are only a few. | Most feature war films and documentaries, from The Sands of Iwo Jima to Saving Private Ryan, are war pornography. They romanticize those wielding the terrible instruments of death. They justify the unjustifiable. They pay homa…

Mauricio Becerra Rebolledo, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-07-24). Lula And Xi Jinping Pave The Way For Trade De-Dollarization. popularresistance.org In September 2006, at the UN General Assembly, the foreign ministers of Brazil, China, Russia and India began to outline what would become a major trade and monetary support agreement. In 2010, during a meeting of the presidents of these countries in Brasilia and a year later in China, what is now known as the BRICS was ratified and began to take shape, with South Africa joining the group. Initially the BRICS countries showed their willingness to engage in closer dialogue with each other, but over the years the agenda began to include broader international cooperation and, above all, economic and financial partne…

Peter Mertens, People's Dispatch. (2023-07-24). Mutiny In South And North. popularresistance.org History proceeds in waves, and I think it is important to understand the movement of history. The unipolar era under the dominance of the United States is coming to an end. | The future belongs to multilateral relations between countries and peoples, with mutual respect and reciprocity, without outside political or military interference. Within this framework, enormous numbers of people have committed themselves in recent days to building lasting relations between Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe. | We all know: as the movement of history continues, some cling frenetically to the certainties of the old wo…




Kit Klarenberg, The Grayzone. (2023-07-24). Leaked Files Suggest Hidden British Hand In Latest Kerch Bridge Strike. popularresistance.org On July 16, a predawn assault on the Kerch Bridge connecting Crimea with mainland Russia left two civilians dead and a 14-year-old injured. As advisors to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hinted at Ukraine's culpability, Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed his finger at Kiev and vowed revenge. | The attack was the second attempt at destroying the Kerch Bridge in less than a year. On October 8th 2022, a suicide attacker remotely detonated a truck bomb on the bridge, killing three and inflicting such severe damage the vehicular crossing remained closed until February this year, while railroad traffic res…

Adam Johnson, The Real News Network. (2023-07-24). Chasing Clicks Through Ad Money, Media Does PR For Amazon. popularresistance.org Every year, America's corporate media celebrates the coming of that most sacred and deal-laden of holidays, so-called Amazon "Prime Day." The media fanfare around Prime Day is such a staple that it has become a perennial strategic rallying point for Amazon workers trying to draw attention to Amazon's low wages, unsafe working conditions, and aggressive anti-union corporate culture. These are year-round problems that ramp up to 11 during the taxing and brutal period before, during, and after Prime Day, when workers are pressured into long hours, exposed to high temperatures, and given impossible performance metric…

Steve Topple, The Canary. (2023-07-24). International Day Of Protest For Palestine And Its Supporters. popularresistance.org People have taken action in the UK, Canada, and France over the imprisonment of UK pro-Palestine activists. It came after high-profile campaigners, including Roger Waters, issued a joint statement condemning the British state's persecution of the six people over their activism against the state of Israel.

Barbara Barrett, In These Times. (2023-07-24). Despite Heat Deaths, Many States Don't Require Water Breaks. popularresistance.org Even as summer temperatures soar and states wrangle with protecting outdoor workers from extreme heat, Texas recently enacted a law that axes city rules mandating water and shade breaks for construction workers. | In state after state, lawmakers and regulators have in recent years declined to require companies to offer their outdoor laborers rest breaks with shade and water. In some cases, legislation failed to gain traction. In others, state regulators decided against action or have taken years to write and release rules. | Heat causes more deaths in the United States each year than any other extreme weather.

Nick Cunningham, DeSmog. (2023-07-24). Proposed Pipeline Expansion Could Upend Three States' Climate Plans. popularresistance.org California, Oregon, and Washington have all passed laws and enacted policies that require utilities to dramatically cut carbon pollution over the next decade. | But TC Energy, the Canadian owner of a major regional gas pipeline, has asked federal regulators to approve a plan that would dramatically expand the line's capacity, flooding the region for decades with new supplies of methane gas — even as demand dwindles. | Called GTN Xpress, the plan calls for upgrading three compressor stations — facilities that keep up pressure in the line and propel gas forward — along the 60-year-old, 1,377-mile-…

Beth Rose Middleton Manning, Robert Lusardi, Resilience. (2023-07-24). Removing Dams From Klamath River: A Step To Justice For Native Americans. popularresistance.org The Klamath River runs over 250 miles (400 kilometers) from southern Oregon to the Pacific Ocean in Northern California. It flows through the steep, rugged Klamath Mountains, past slopes of redwood, fir, tanoak and madrone, and along pebbled beaches where willows shade the river's edge. Closer to its mouth at Requa, the trees rising above the river are often blanketed in fog. | The Klamath is central to the worldviews, history and identity of several Native nations. From headwaters in Klamath, Modoc and Yahooskin-Paiute lands, it flows through Shasta, Karuk, Hupa and Yurok homelands. The Yurok Tribe has legally r…




noreply (2023-07-24). Speaking Of US Air Defense. smoothiex12.blogspot.com I am on record and it is public–US-made (or procured) Air Defense IS NOT designed for modern battlefield. I do not say it lightly, but the use of the AIM-120 AMRAAM, which is a dedicated air-to-air missile, which, surprise-surprise, when launched from the aircraft already has Vo or initial speed that of aircraft itself and has much more energy than when launched from motionless platform is not a good idea, even with booster. And then, of course, there is an issue of modern EW environment. Here is what happens with NASAMS and its AMRAAMs when encountering highly tactically aware opponent with superb ISR. Military…

Pepe Escobar (2023-07-24). BRICS problems, BRI solutions. thealtworld.com While the five original BRICS states have their geopolitical differences, they are finding enormous common ground on the geoeconomic front as trade volumes surge and trade routes multiply. | As the BRICS approach the most important summit in their history on August 22-24 in Johannesburg, South Africa, some fundamentals need to be observed. | The top three BRICS cooperation platforms are politics and security, finance and the economy, and culture. So the notion that a new BRICS gold-backed reserve currency will be announced at the South Africa summit is spurious. | What is in progress, as confirmed by BRICS sherpa…

Alastair Crooke (2023-07-24). Counter-Revolution — 'Do You Know What Time It Is?'. thealtworld.com Both the U.S. and Europe have stalked brazenly into traps of their own making, Alastair Crooke writes. | To be blunt, both the U.S. and Europe have stalked brazenly into traps of their own making. Caught in the lies and deceit woven around a claimed inheritance of superior cultural DNA, (vouchsafing, it is said, almost certain victory), the West is awakening to a fast-approaching disaster to which there are no easy solutions. Cultural exceptionalism, together with the prospect of a clear 'win' over Russia, are draining rapidly away — but exiting delusion is both slow and humiliating. | The coming devastatio…

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-24). Russia's Surgical Strike On The Moldovan-Romanian-Ukrainian Tri-Border Sent Several Messages. thealtworld.com

Rania Khalek (2023-07-24). Texas 'Death Star' Law Eliminates Water Breaks For Construction Workers. thealtworld.com As Texas sweltered last month under a record-breaking heat wave, the state passed a new law that eliminates mandatory water breaks for construction workers. | Tevita Uhatafe, the 1st Vice President of the Tarrant County Central Labor Council, discusses how HB 2127, which activists are calling "the law that kills", impacts workers across Texas.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-07-24). We have lost our country. How do we get her back? thealtworld.com This is from three years, two months ago: China: The much needed enemy | From Mike Whitney's recent column, the situation was worsened. The US will suffer, not China. | It is very distressing to watch America's anti-American intellectual class, with its hold over public schools, univ…




Brian Berletic (2023-07-24). Hong Kong's Victory of US Meddling: Nury Vittachi on Hong Kong's Past, Present & Future. thealtworld.com Nury Vittachi tells the story of Hong Kong's transition from a British territory to a fully sovereign territory within China, free of disruptive foreign influence, maintaining its unique characteristics within the "One Country, Two Systems" arrangement, and about the violence and instability that unfolded beforehand.

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-24). The Empire Knows It's Pouring Ukrainian Blood Into An Unwinnable Proxy War. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | In a new article titled " Michaels writes: "When Ukraine launched its big counteroffensive this spring, Western military officials knew Kyiv didn't have all the training or weapons‚Ää[mdash…

Scott Ritter (2023-07-24). Scott Ritter — No Choice but to End the War. thealtworld.com

thecommunists (2023-07-24). Seven decades of US imperialist interference in Ukraine. thecommunists.org This short video gives a quick run-down of the divide in Ukraine between the east and the west that has been fuelled in order to lay the groundwork for today's war against Russia on Ukrainian soil. A divide known to, studied, and exploited by the USA and its Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since at least …

Basav Sen, Gabrielle Colchete (2023-07-24). Cop City and the escalating war on environmental defenders. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in The fight in Atlanta over Cop City, a

Mansa Musa (2023-07-24). Inside the fight to expand addiction care in Alaska. therealnews.com




Maximillian Alvarez (2023-07-24). The UPS showdown: What to expect from a strike. therealnews.com We are less than two weeks away from what could be the second largest single-employer strike in US history. As of this recording, contract negotiations between United Parcel Services (UPS) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have reportedly "collapsed"—and the clock is ticking until the current contract expires on July 31. If a deal is not reached and a strike occurs, what will it look like for 340,000 Teamster UPSers to walk off the job? What are the key issues that workers are prepared to strike over? And what can we all do to support them, whether a strike occurs or not? In this episode,…

Simon Pirani (2023-07-24). War in Ukraine Makes Just Transition on Energy More Urgent. fpif.org Even in the midst of war, there is a struggle for Ukraine's energy future. | It's one that international allies of Ukraine's social movements need to pay attention to, because states like the United States and United Kingdom, and international organizations like the European Union, will be influential in how that tussle turns out. | In almost every country in the world there is a battle for influence between partisans of renewable, decentralized energy production, and those of legacy nuclear or carbon-intensive methods, who often have deeper pockets and stronger political connections. | But in Ukraine, that st…

Linn Washington (2023-07-24). French Fried Police Brutality — Outrage Erupts…Again! thiscantbehappening.net Editors note: The following essay is written by renowned activist/journalist Julia Wright — a resident of Paris who is the daughter of legendary African American author/activist Richard Wright. This essay provides insightful views rarely reported in news coverage in American media. By Julia Wright Two days ago, my client told me he was thinking of … |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-24). Washington Governor: Heat Wave Is Earth "Screaming at Us" to End Fossil Fuel Use. truthout.org As the climate crisis and an El Niño event push temperatures to record highs across continents, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) is raising the alarm that the "Earth is screaming at us" to stop the use of fossil fuels and move quickly to address the climate crisis. "The fuse has been burning for decades, and now the climate change bomb has gone off," Inslee said in an interview with ABC over the… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-24). Abbott Says He'll Defy Fed Order to Remove Barbed Wire Barriers on Rio Grande. truthout.org Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has indicated that he will defy an order from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove barbed wire buoy barriers in the Rio Grande, an action that has prompted a federal lawsuit against him and other Texas officials. The barriers are part of Abbott's so-called "Operation Lone Star" program, which seeks to deter migrants from entering the U.S. |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-24). Sanders Says He's Voting Against NDAA: "The Pentagon Doesn't Need $886B" truthout.org As the Senate prepares to vote on a record-breaking $886 billion budget for defense, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has announced his intention to vote against the bill, saying that it is "long overdue" for the U.S. to shift its priorities away from piling ever-increasing amounts of money on the Pentagon and defense contractors. "The US Senate is now debating an $886 billion defense authorization… |

Maximillian Alvarez (2023-07-24). The UPS showdown: What to expect from a strike. therealnews.com We are less than two weeks away from what could be the second largest single-employer strike in US history. As of this recording, contract negotiations between United Parcel Services (UPS) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have reportedly "collapsed"—and the clock is ticking until the current contract expires on July 31. If a deal is not reached and a strike occurs, what will it look like for 340,000 Teamster UPSers to walk off the job? What are the key issues that workers are prepared to strike over? And what can we all do to support them, whether a strike occurs or not? In this episode,…

Simon Pirani (2023-07-24). War in Ukraine Makes Just Transition on Energy More Urgent. fpif.org Even in the midst of war, there is a struggle for Ukraine's energy future. | It's one that international allies of Ukraine's social movements need to pay attention to, because states like the United States and United Kingdom, and international organizations like the European Union, will be influential in how that tussle turns out. | In almost every country in the world there is a battle for influence between partisans of renewable, decentralized energy production, and those of legacy nuclear or carbon-intensive methods, who often have deeper pockets and stronger political connections. | But in Ukraine, that st…

Linn Washington (2023-07-24). French Fried Police Brutality — Outrage Erupts…Again! thiscantbehappening.net Editors note: The following essay is written by renowned activist/journalist Julia Wright — a resident of Paris who is the daughter of legendary African American author/activist Richard Wright. This essay provides insightful views rarely reported in news coverage in American media. By Julia Wright Two days ago, my client told me he was thinking of … |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-24). Washington Governor: Heat Wave Is Earth "Screaming at Us" to End Fossil Fuel Use. truthout.org As the climate crisis and an El Niño event push temperatures to record highs across continents, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) is raising the alarm that the "Earth is screaming at us" to stop the use of fossil fuels and move quickly to address the climate crisis. "The fuse has been burning for decades, and now the climate change bomb has gone off," Inslee said in an interview with ABC over the… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-24). Abbott Says He'll Defy Fed Order to Remove Barbed Wire Barriers on Rio Grande. truthout.org Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has indicated that he will defy an order from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove barbed wire buoy barriers in the Rio Grande, an action that has prompted a federal lawsuit against him and other Texas officials. The barriers are part of Abbott's so-called "Operation Lone Star" program, which seeks to deter migrants from entering the U.S. |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-24). Sanders Says He's Voting Against NDAA: "The Pentagon Doesn't Need $886B" truthout.org As the Senate prepares to vote on a record-breaking $886 billion budget for defense, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has announced his intention to vote against the bill, saying that it is "long overdue" for the U.S. to shift its priorities away from piling ever-increasing amounts of money on the Pentagon and defense contractors. "The US Senate is now debating an $886 billion defense authorization… |

Zane McNeill (2023-07-24). Harvard Report: US Meat Supply Could Start the Next Global Pandemic. truthout.org A new report from Harvard Law School and New York University argues that the next global pandemic could originate from the U.S. meat supply. "Covid has infected more than 100 million Americans and killed over a million of them. But the next pandemic may be far worse and might happen sooner than we think," Ann Linder, one of the report's lead authors, said in a statement. "The stakes are simply too… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-24). Study: Affirmative Action for the Richest 1 Percent Is Common at Elite Colleges. truthout.org Just weeks after the Supreme Court ruled to end race-based affirmative action in college admissions, a new study suggests that "affirmative action" for the rich is very much alive when wealthy Americans seek acceptance to the most elite colleges in the U.S. According to a study released Monday by Opportunity Insights, a Harvard University-based research group, students from families within the… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-24). Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 Ohio Voters Back Abortion Rights Ballot Initiative. truthout.org A new poll published this week demonstrates that a majority of Ohio residents support expanding abortion rights beyond the six-week ban that's currently on the books, and will likely back a voter-led initiative that's set to appear on the ballot. Voters will decide this fall whether the state constitution should be amended to enshrine abortion rights, as a signature-driven initiative surpassed the… |

Julia Conley (2023-07-24). Fish Caught Near Fukushima Exceeds Limit of Radioactive Cesium by 180 Times. truthout.org With the Tokyo Electric Power Company planning to begin a release of 1.3 million tonnes of treated wastewater from the former Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan next month, reports of radioactive fish in the area have raised alarm in recent years — and new reporting on Sunday revealed that the problem is far from mitigated, prompting questions about how dangerous the company's plan… |

Amy Goodman (2023-07-24). Customs and Border Protection Is Caging Migrants Outdoors Amid Heat Wave. truthout.org As a record-breaking heat wave continues in Arizona, reporters with The Intercept say they have observed U.S. Border Patrol holding about 50 migrants inside a chain-link pen in the Sonoran Desert, at the Ajo Border Patrol Station. This comes as the group Humane Borders reports the bodies of at least 13 people were found over the past month in the Sonoran Desert where many migrants cross. |

Sasha Abramsky (2023-07-24). Trump's Attacks on the Legal System Are a Preview of How He Plans to Govern. truthout.org As Donald Trump's legal perils mount and with a trial date now set for his mishandling of classified documents, the disgraced ex-president — and many of his GOP acolytes — are launching a full-court campaign against the independence of the Justice Department. They are hoping to turn the department into a scapegoat to cushion Trump in the public eye from the impact of prosecution, and also… |

Julie Appleby (2023-07-24). House GOP Proposes Cheaper Health Care at the Cost of Consumer Protections. truthout.org Forget "repeal and replace," an oft-repeated Republican rallying cry against the Affordable Care Act. House Republicans have advanced a package of bills that could reduce health insurance costs for certain businesses and consumers, partly by rolling back some consumer protections. Rather than outright repeal, however, the subtler effort could allow more employers to bypass the landmark health… |

Jake Johnson (2023-07-24). Israeli Parliament Passes Part of Reforms Popularly Opposed as "Judicial Coup" truthout.org Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved part of a proposed judicial overhaul that would limit the Supreme Court's power to check government action, a key priority of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government. The vote took place as protests raged outside the Israeli Knesset and across the country. Polling has shown that a majority of Israelis oppose the sweeping overhaul… |

Melissa Price Kromm (2023-07-24). North Carolina GOP's Plan to Hijack Elections Should Concern Voters Everywhere. truthout.org The Supreme Court recently prevented Republicans from hijacking state and county election boards in its 6-3 ruling against North Carolina Republicans in Moore v. Harper. If the state GOP had been successful, they would've been able to run federal-level elections in North Carolina and across the country without any pathway for citizens to challenge unfair election laws. But voting rights are still… |

_____ (2023-07-24). If Everybody's Going to Join NATO, Then Why Have the United Nations? strategic-culture.org Join us on , , and . | Dear friends, | Greetings from the desk of The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) hel…

_____ (2023-07-24). Goodness Gracious, David Ignatius: The Light at the End of the Tunnel. strategic-culture.org By Melvin GOODMAN"The thing about tunnels is that if you keep moving through them, darkness eventually gives way to light." | — David Ignatius, Washington Post, July 19, 2023 | "The light at the end of the tunnel is just the light of an oncoming train." | — Robert Lowell | The Washington Post's senior international affairs columnist, David Ignatius, is one of the leading stenographers in the mainstream media. He has excellent sources in the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency because he reliably and accurately reports their briefings and so-called leaks to influence public perceptions. His mo…

Unicorn Riot (2023-07-24). Shahba, Syria: Survival as Resistance. unicornriot.ninja

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Ukrainian Counter-Offensive On July 24: Losses Grow Without Victories. southfront.org The military situation on the southern Ukrainian frontlines remains unchanged. The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are likely preparing for another wave of large-scaled attacks which could mark the second stage of Kiev's counter-offensive. | The frontlines did not change in the Zaporozhie region. Ukrainian assault groups, together with foreign mercenaries, attempted several attacks on the village of Rabotino but failed to advance. They were timely spotted by Russ…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Military Situation On Northern Donbass Frontlines On July 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian forces destroyed 95 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armored vehicles, 3 pickups, 1 artillery system in the Kupyansk area; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Sinkovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Sinkovka. | Ru…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). In Video: Russian Fighters Capture Ukrainian Trenches In Close Combat. southfront.org

Anonymous765 (2023-07-24). Kiev's Revenge Leads To More Damage To Ukraine. southfront.org |

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Kissinger's 'Sino-Soviet Split 2.0' Destined To Fail. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageKissinger's room for maneuver was extremely narrow, despite the overall cordiality of his hosts. Beijing is perfectly aware of the rabid hostility and ever-growing Sinophobia in Washington DC, as well as the fact that the belligerent thalassocracy will not change its course anytime soon. | Written by A bit over half a century ago, the United States under the Nixon administration sent its then-S…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Military Situation In Syria On July 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On July 24, SNA's Military Police carried out a security operation in Tal Abyad city. One SNA member was killed and an SNA leader was arrested during the operation; | On July 24, unknown attackers riding a motorcycle attacked a HTS military vehicle in the Jabal al-Arbaeen area. Three HTS members were wounded; | On July 23, a rocket…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). US Grows Tired Of Zelensky, Who Burning Bridges With Europe — Former Pentagon Official. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageAnglo Alliance enables Zelensky's petulant behaviour. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | US officials are growing tired of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky making endless demands for Western support, writes Douglas MacKinnon, a former adviser for policy and communications at the Pentagon, in an op-ed for The Hill. Even without MacKinnon's insight, it is evident that Western leaders are becoming weary of Zelensky's demands, as seen at the rece…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On July 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery destroyed a fuel depot of the AFU near Orekhov; | Russian artillery destroyed a command post of the AFU near Malaya Tokmachka; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Rabotino; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orikhiv; | Up to 45 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 motor vehicles, 2 D-30 howitzers were destroyed in Kherson region, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 120 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 armored vehicles, 2 motor vehicles, 2 arti…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Eric Zuesse: How U.S. Congress Just Voted to Make War Permanent. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by In a bold display of the bipartisan determination of the U.S. Congress after 9/11 to lock-in forever the bonanza that the Congress temporarily granted to America's 'Defense' industries (manufacturers of war-weapons, etc.), the proposed congressional Resolution, on July 19th,

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Last night, explosions thundered in the Sumy region; | Last night, explosions thundered in the Odessa region; | The Russian Army struck the port of Renil; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Sinkovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Yampolovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Serebryanka; | Russian artillery destroyed a fuel depot of the AFU near Orekhov; | Russian artillery destro…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Russian Forces Continue Advance On Northern Donbass Frontlines. southfront.org While the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) continue their attempts to breck through Russian defence on the southern and eastern frontlines, Russian forces maintain the military initiative and are gaining new strongholds on the battlefields in the northern Donbass. | In the area of Kupyansk, Russian troops continue their offensive operations in order to gain a stronghold on the eastern bank of the Oskol River in the northern part of the Kharkiv region. The battles are ongoing near the village of P…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Ukrainian Drone Attack In Moscow On July 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |

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Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Ukraine Is Ammunition-Starved, And The West Simply Cannot Keep Up With Its Pledges. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe current state of affairs, with a Western deindustrializations crisis, makes it very difficult for the West to pursue its proxy attrition war: it simply cannot produce all the weapons it promises to give Ukraine. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts | While Western discussions have focused on sending sophisticated weapons to Kiev, Hal Brands, a Henry Kissinger Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Mighty Drones Or Storm Shadow Missiles: Another Attack Destroyed Military Warehouse In Crimea. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On the morning of July 24, Ukrainian forces launched another major attack on Crimea. Drone strikes on the peninsula have been ongoing almost daily since July 17, when Kiev struck the Crimean bridge. In recent days, the Ukrainian military managed to reach several targets, while previously Russian air defence forces had been intercepting all targets over the peninsula. | According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, in total 17 UAVs were intercepted over the Crimean peninsula on July 24.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). 11 dead in gym roof collapse in NE China. ecns.cn Eleven people were killed in a roof collapse in a middle school gymnasium on Sunday. There were 19 people in the gymnasium at the No. 34 Middle School of Qiqihar when the accident occurred. Four people escaped on their own and 15 were trapped.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). NBA player Kyle Anderson expected to play for China. ecns.cn American-born forward Kyle Anderson has completed a naturalization procedure and has acquired Chinese citizenship to be eligible to play for his mother's home country on the international stage.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). China's central bank to enhance data security. ecns.cn The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, released a set of draft administrative measures on Monday to strengthen the security management of data related to the PBOC's activity.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Fire breaks out at centuries-old temple in NW China's Gansu. ecns.cn A fire broke out at the Giant Buddha Temple, also known as the Dafo Temple in Shandan County, Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province, on early Monday morning, CCTV reported.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). South China delivers first of 8 super container vessels for MSC. ecns.cn The largest container vessel in South China was delivered for use after it was named MSC NOA ARIEILA in Nansha district in the Guangdong provincial capital on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). American-style Chinese Cuisine gathers popularity, curiosity in Beijing. ecns.cn A newly opened American-style Chinese Cuisine restaurant has unexpectedly gone viral on Chinese social media, drawing throngs of young foodies, especially those with overseas experiences. But here is the catch — the real challenge lies in converting short-term fancies into sustained popularity.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). 33rd Naadam Fair opens in Inner Mongolia. ecns.cn The 33rd Naadam Fair opened on Sunday in Xilinhot City, Xilingol League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Nearly 100,000 people were dressed in costumes to celebrate the grassland gala.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). India rejects BYD's $1 billion factory proposal. ecns.cn India has rejected BYD's proposal to set up a $1 billion factory in the country in partnership with Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd, the Economic Times reported on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Kyle Anderson obtains Chinese citizenship. ecns.cn Chinese Basketball Association announced on Monday morning that Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson has obtained Chinese citizenship.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Alipay, WeChat Pay expand service scenes for overseas users. ecns.cn Chines mobile payment service providers Alipay and WeChat Pay announced to upgrade application scenes and services for overseas users traveling to China as the 31st FISU Summer World University Games and the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou draw near.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). School collapse claims 11 lives. ecns.cn The last trapped person has been found dead on Monday morning after a collapse on Sunday afternoon at a school in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang province, China Central Television reported.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Giant panda Mei Xiang's 25th birthday celebrated at U.S. zoo. ecns.cn Giant panda Mei Xiang's 25th birthday was celebrated at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). China unveils measures to boost private investment. ecns.cn China pledged on Monday to boost the private sector with a raft of policy measures designed to stimulate the vitality of private investment and boost confidence.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). China sends first satellite with flexible solar array into space. ecns.cn Three of the satellites will be used to obtain remote sensing observation data and provide commercial remote sensing services. China's first flat-panel communication satellite with a flexible solar array, Lingxi-03, will be used for satellite communications technology verification.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Giant panda Mei Xiang celebrate 25th birthday at U.S. zoo. ecns.cn Mei Xiang celebrated her 25th birthday on Saturday. Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and Xiao Qi Ji are the three giant pandas currently living in the zoo.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). International dance troupe brings classic to Xinjiang festival. ecns.cn The 6th China Xinjiang International Dance Festival, with a theme of "Dreams of Dance, Harmony of Silk Road," attracted more than 1,000 artists from Asia, Europe and Africa.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Photovoltaic power the second-largest power source in China: official. ecns.cn China's newly added photovoltaic installed capacity has ranked first in the world for ten consecutive years, and in the first half of this year, the cumulative installed capacity exceeded 470 million kilowatts, making it the second-largest power source in terms of installed capacity in China," said Li Chuangjun, director of the Department of New Energy and Renewable Energy Sources of the National Energy Administration (NEA).

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). NYT: U.S. chipmakers need China. ecns.cn Chipmakers are finding it increasingly hard to operate in China but say doing business in the country is still key to their survival, writes Ana Swanson of The New York Times, who covers international trade and tracks the U.S.-China relationship.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Xi to attend opening ceremony of Chengdu Universiade. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the 31st summer edition of the FISU World University Games in Chengdu and hold a welcome banquet and bilateral events for foreign leaders attending the event.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-24). Plant pathogens and science festivals: News from the College. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-24). Imperial students win climate prize for peatland wet farms funding project. imperial.ac.uk

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-24). Retired stars still have a role to play in planet formation. imperial.ac.uk Old stars roaming through new star-forming regions could be responsible for a radioactive heat source thought to be important for young planets.

David Giesen (2023-07-24). Wednesday 7/26: Bernal Litterati [sic]. indybay.org outdoor amphitheater at corner with Bernal Branch Library | 500 Cortland Avenue…

repost (2023-07-24). London Breed's Corrupt PUC Led By Dennis J. Herrera Paying Large Fines. indybay.org SF Mayor London Breed's corrupt PUC led By Dennis J. Herrera is paying large fines for violation of pollution violations.

David Giesen (2023-07-24). Saturday 7/29: Countering the liberal-progressive myth of community: the walking tour. indybay.org meet in the lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

SFMTA Employees (2023-07-24). Jeffrey Tumlin: our buses aren't jails. indybay.org This is an open letter from San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) employees regarding the events of July 8th, 2023 at the annual Dolores Park Hill Bomb, where Muni buses were used by the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to transport detained teenagers to SFPD's Mission Station.

Speak Out Now (2023-07-24). Saturday 8/5: Police Murder in France: A Nationwide Uprising. indybay.org Online Townhall, see website for details…

Brenda Norrell (2023-07-24). United Nations Hears Testimony on Violations of Indigenous Rights by Governments, Police. indybay.org The United Nations heard testimony from Indigenous Peoples around the world, on the devastation from mining, ongoing genocide, and murder by federal agents and militarized forces, during this week's session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva.

David Giesen (2023-07-24). Saturday 8/12: David Rovics in house concert. indybay.org Notable House in Bernal Heights, San Francisco | 189 Ellsworth St.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-07-24). México_In memoriam: Gustavo Esteva. indybay.org

DLI (2023-07-24). Big LIE exposed: Pentagon finally admits Chinese "spy balloon" sent no military info! indybay.org On June 30–on a Friday, typically a news-lite day–the Pentagon released a statement that the much-hyped Chinese "spy balloon" that was shot down by US air missiles back in February(costing more than $400,000 each, and it took 2 shots!) had not, after all, sent back any military information. Gee, did the US Government commit another one of those "Iraqi had WMD" moment?>

Labor Video Project (2023-07-24). SAG AFTRA Members Picket Netflix HQ-Protest 1 Cent Residuals. indybay.org Dozens of SAG AFTRA strikers picketed the headquarters of Netflix in Los Gatos. Netflix refuses to provide information about the times it streams films to the union and also wants SAG AFTRA and Writers Guild West members to work as gig workers with no healthcare and pensions.

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-07-24). Lawsuit Challenges EPA's 2023-2025 Renewable Fuels Standard. indybay.org WASHINGTON, July 13, 2023 — The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's fuel volume requirements for corn ethanol and other biofuels for 2023-2025. Last month the EPA set the 2022 required minimum volume for transportation sector use at roughly 15 billion gallons of corn ethanol and 5.63 billion gallons of advanced biofuels.

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-07-24). Groups Win Legal Challenges to Massive Bay Area Biofuel Refinery Projects. indybay.org Flawed Reviews Downplayed Harms to Communities, Environment…

David Giesen (2023-07-24). Saturday 7/22: Do-gooders on a rampage: the case for restoring per capita land values to Native Americans. indybay.org lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

Michael Hudson (2023-07-24). Is the US a Failed State with Michael Hudson. indybay.org It's a failed state because its economy is paralyzed and we're in a debt deflation, an economic polarization, that is just transferring all wealth and income away from labor, away from industry, into really the financial sector and what I call the finance, insurance, and real estate sector.

FOX (2023-07-24). 25 to 50 Fox Farms Remain in the U.S. indybay.org Some of the remaining fox farms in the United States.

Greenpeace USA, Protect the Protest Coalition (2023-07-24). Tuesday 7/25: We Will Not Be Silenced! Protecting Our Right to Protest & Dissent Virtual Town Hall. indybay.org

Santa Cruz Food Not Bombs (2023-07-24). Sunday 8/6: Peace in Ukraine: Rally and March. indybay.org Town Clock, Pacific and Water street, Santa Cruz…

Labor Video Project (2023-07-24). UC UAW Workers & Unite Here 11 Strikers Protest Union Busting By UC Bosses At UC Regents. indybay.org Hundreds of UC UAW members and Unite Here Local 11 strikers from Southern California rallied at the UC Regents meeting against the flagrant union busting tactics including felony arrests for chalking at UCSD.

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-24). Friday 7/21: POA: Shut it Down! indybay.org On the sidewalk in front of the San Francisco Police Officers Association: 800 Bryant @ 6th Street in San Francisco…

Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley (2023-07-24). Thursday 7/27: Climate Refugees: Facts and Findings, and Strategies for Loss and Damage. indybay.org Webinar…

La Peña Cultural Center (2023-07-24). Friday 7/21: La Peña Cultural Center's Baila Party! indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center (3105 Shattuck Ave)…

PNW Street Medics (2023-07-24). PNW Street Medics and Military Medicine. indybay.org

Kameron Hurt (2023-07-24). Ruchell Magee, longest-held political prisoner, wins freedom. liberationnews.org Magee is an 84-year-old man who has lived a long life in pursuit of justice and the end of white supremacist oppression.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Drug to prevent RSV in babies approved: What you need to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A drug to protect infants and babies from RSV has been approved by the FDA. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug to help protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The medication, given as a single-dose injection prior to or during RSV season, is a monoclonal antibody. It is intended for babies born during or entering their first RSV season and for children up to 24 months of age who remain vulnerable to severe…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Mayo Clinic Minute: Keeping kids safe outside during summer play. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Summer vacation for kids is well underway. Finding activities to keep the kids busy and destinations to visit can be on many parents' list. There is one place Mayo Clinic's Dr. Steven Maher hopes they don't have to visit — and that's the emergency medicine department. From wearing bike helmets to keeping kids hydrated, Dr. Maher says there are a few things you can do to help keep kids safe during summer play. Watch: The…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is Takayasu's arteritis? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You've been feeling fatigued, lost a little weight, and had some muscle aches and pains, and your doctor can't determine what's wrong. What seem like symptoms of a common cold could actually be early signs of something called vasculitis, a group of disorders of the blood vessels that often go undiagnosed for years. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Jason Howland explores one of the rarer forms of vasculitis, Takayasu's arteritis. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Facial drooping in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband and I recently noticed our 5-year-old daughter was having difficulty blinking and eating, and one side of her face was drooping. The pediatrician referred us to a plastic surgeon who diagnosed her with facial paralysis. What is facial paralysis and what are the treatment options? Will this require surgery? ANSWER: Facial paralysis occurs when you cannot move some or all of the facial muscles. It can affect one or both sides of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Mayo Clinic Minute: Invest now for better heart health later. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women — in the U.S. and around the globe. Overall, men over 45 and women over 55 are more likely to have a heart attack than those who are younger. Dr. Rekha (RAY-ka) Mankad, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says it's crucial to invest now in your heart health for better heart health later. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/-UMpbooHDbQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 03) is in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Consumer Health: What is glioblastoma? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glioblastoma Awareness Day will be observed Wednesday, July 19, which makes this a good time to learn about one of the most complex, deadly and treatment-resistant cancers. More than 14,490 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2023, according to the National Brain Tumor Society, and 10,000 people in the U.S. will die of the disease. The five-year survival rate is 6.9%, and the median length of survival is eight months. Glioblastoma, also…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic discovery leads to diagnoses of 9 people with rare form of muscular dystrophy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nine people around the world who have been living with unexplained, muscular dystrophy-like symptoms may now have an answer for what is causing the progressive muscle weakness in their body's mid-section, arms and legs. In a new discovery, a collaborative team of scientists led by researchers at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine has pinpointed alterations in a single gene deep inside these people's genetic blueprint as the root cause of their ultra-rare disorder, known as limb-girdle muscular…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Mayo Clinic expert weighs in on WHO labeling aspartame sweetener as low, but possible, cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A popular artificial sweetener that's widely found in sugar-free foods and beverages is being labeled as a possible cancer risk by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO's cancer research agency, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), determined aspartame to be a possible carcinogen after reviewing and assessing the potential carcinogenic effect of the sweetener, but says it's safe to consume in limited amounts. Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician specializing in nutrition and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). CAR-T cell therapy restores hope for leukemia patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Jon Stahlecker had exhausted all treatment options and lost hope of surviving chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) before Mayo Clinic offered him chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) in a clinical trial. "We got all our affairs in order. I was trying to see as many people and relatives as I could," says Stahlecker. "We had bought land to build a house but put that on hold. When you think you may only have…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Mayo Clinic Minute: How heat affects medication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Finding ways to keep your body cool during extremely high temperatures is important, and so is ensuring your medications aren't exposed to extreme heat. Scott Hall, a Mayo Clinic pharmacist, says medications can become degraded during temperature changes. He says some medications also can cause heat intolerance. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/7hM14G0Z__Y 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. Temperature can impact…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Understanding effects of heat on mental health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Irritability is a common side effect of heat. A heat wave is affecting parts of the U.S., including much of the Southwest, through the Southeast and parts of Europe. When temperatures soar, the heat can take a toll more than just physically. Our well-being can suffer as well. "A study of over 2 million people found an increased visit rate or incidence of people going to the emergency department with psychiatric and mental health-related concerns during…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Mayo Clinic Minute: Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon performs innovative endoscopic spinal fusion surgery, advancing minimally invasive care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Delivering more minimally invasive and robotic surgery options to patients is something Dr. Mohamad Bydon, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, has been helping to lead. He recently performed Mayo Clinic's first endoscopic spinal fusion surgery, which combines the use of robotics and an endoscope to deliver safer, more effective surgeries that are minimally invasive and allow for faster recovery times. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/NDwi7_2TPLQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Effects of hot weather, humidity on blood pressure, heart. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm retired and enjoy spending time outdoors in my garden and kayaking with my family. I have high blood pressure, which has been managed by medication for nearly 10 years. Recently I've noticed that I develop a headache, nausea and sometimes dizziness after a few hours in the heat and sun. What is causing these symptoms? ANSWER: Weather can play a role in triggering certain health problems. High temperatures and high humidity are two…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Mayo Clinic Minute: Heat exhaustion and heatstroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Extreme heat continues to cause issues across the country and the globe. Excessive heat warnings are out in many areas, including the Phoenix area where the forecast is for highs approaching 120-degrees this weekend. As the temperature rises, so does the risk of heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Over the past 30 years, extreme heat has claimed more lives in America than any other weather-related hazard, including flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes or lightning, according…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Mayo Clinic researchers pave the way for individualized obesity therapy, tailoring interventions to a person's needs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a pilot study of 165 people, Mayo Clinic researchers looked at the effectiveness of two different approaches to weight loss: a standard lifestyle intervention and individualized therapy. The standard lifestyle intervention included a reduced diet, exercise and behavior therapy. The individualized approach was based on phenotypes and included different interventions depending on the person's predominant underlying cause of obesity. A diet based on phenotypes considers a person's genetic and phenotypic characteristics to create a…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Mayo Clinic named a 'Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been named one of the best places to work for people with disabilities by the American Association of People with Disabilities, the nation's largest disability rights organization, and Disability: IN, the global business disability inclusion network. Mayo Clinic received a score of 100 — the highest score possible — on the Disability Equality Index to achieve the recognition. The Disability Equality Index survey includes new questions each year to evaluate whether companies are adopting emerging…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Mayo Clinic Minute: Plant-based diet is encouraged for patients with cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For patients diagnosed with cancer, is there one diet that is better than another? Dr. Dawn Mussallem, an integrative health specialist at Mayo Clinic, says it's not about one food or diet, but rather a dietary pattern that emphasizes a predominant plant-based diet that is high in fiber. And, Dr. Mussallem says, 97% of Americans aren't getting enough fiber. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/R0SBgxhZfFU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 06) is in the downloads at the end of this…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Is there a wrong way — or time — to nap? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am retired, and although I generally enjoy less hectic days now, I keep busy. Part of my routine includes trying to squeeze in a nap on most afternoons. My wife tells me that I'm doing it wrong because I often wake up groggy. Is there a wrong way — or time — to nap? ANSWER: Closing your eyes for a few minutes during your busy day may seem like a good idea. It…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Burning mouth syndrome: Why doctors sometimes fight its fire with fire. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Menopause is a risk factor for painful condition, Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert explains LONDON — Hot flashes, mood swings and sleep problems are common as a woman approaches and passes menopause. Much less common but as disruptive is another condition that can afflict perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: burning mouth syndrome. Sarmed Sami, MBChB, a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, describes the painful condition, how it is diagnosed and why doctors sometimes fight its…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-24). Mayo Clinic Minute: What does a diagnosis of dense breasts mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A recent Food and Drug Administration rule requires healthcare providers to notify people if they have dense breasts. Studies have shown that dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect breast cancer early. Dr. Kristin Robinson, a Mayo Clinic breast radiologist, says women with dense breast tissue are at a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer compared to women without, and that's why early detection is so important. "About 50% of women have…

Alan Macleod (2023-07-24). Biden's Desperation and the Human Cost of Cluster Munitions in Ukraine, with Medea Benjamin. mintpressnews.com Fresh from a recent trip to Ukraine, veteran anti-war activist Medea Benjamin speaks on the Biden administration's controversial move to send cluster munitions to the country and more in this revealing interview with Alan Macleod.

Ramzy Baroud (2023-07-24). From Oslo to Unity: Reimagining Palestine Solidarity for the Future. mintpressnews.com

José Seoane (2023-07-24). The eco collapse we were warned about has begunÔøº. nationofchange.org The banners of a change inspired by social and climate justice and the effective paths of this socio-ecological transition raised by popular movements are becoming more imperative and urgent today.

Dana Drugmand (2023-07-24). This database exposes the client conflicts of more than 1,500 Big Oil lobbyists. nationofchange.org New group reveals that hundreds of schools, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and more are paying lobbyists who also represent the fossil fuel industry.

Brett Wilkins (2023-07-24). Secret doc exposes flaws in Pentagon claim that no civilians were killed in al-Baghdadi raid. nationofchange.org "Over the past 20 years, the U.S. military has struggled with escalation of force and many civilians were killed when they were falsely viewed as a threat. This incident appears to be one of many such cases," said one expert.

Chuck Collins (2023-07-24). Tax the fat cat private jet class, invest in green transit. nationofchange.org Democrats introduce a bill to hike fuel taxes on private jets and invest the new revenue in public transportation.

Mark Gruenberg (2023-07-24). Jóvenes organizadores hablan de sindicatos con Biden y Bernie en la Casa Blanca. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Por lo general, Kumbar Nambiar, un joven graduado de Yale, pasaría los lunes libres antes de lanzar como relevista durante el resto de la semana para los Lansing Lugnuts, un club agrícola de béisbol de ligas menores de los Tigres de Detroit en el estado de Michigan. Sin embargo, no el 17 de julio. En …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-07-24). Plight of part-timers key issue in Teamsters' struggle vs UPS. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The plight of part-time UPS drivers and warehouse workers, who are approximately half the firm's workforce, has become a key issue in the Teamsters' struggle with UPS. With talks resuming on July 24, after company bargainers walked out at 4 am on July 5, a forced strike by the 340,000 Teamsters members that work for …

Eric A. Gordon (2023-07-24). 'No Choice But Love': A tenor's double CD calls for LBGTQI+ liberation. peoplesworld.org "It gets better…much, much better." Such are the opening lyrics heard on tenor Eric Herring's CD No Choice But Love: Songs of the LGBTQ+ Community. They appear in the song "Hold On," the first of four titles in a 2011 cycle called Love Remained by American composer Ben Moore (b. 1960). On this opener to …

Jocelyn Noveck, R.J. Rico (2023-07-24). The majority of striking actors are not known by their names. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Kravits gets a lot of this: People recognize him — they're just not sure how. "I'm that guy who looks like the guy you went to high school with," says Kravits. "People think they've just seen me somewhere." Actually, they have — on TV, usually as a lawyer or a …

Press Associates (2023-07-24). Laborers, Transportation Trades blast Republicans' infrastructure cuts. peoplesworld.org PHILADELPHIA —In just two weeks, thanks to federal infrastructure funds from legislation last year—and coordination by state, federal, and local officials plus round-the-clock work from unionists—the collapsed I-95 bridge in Philadelphia was replaced and reopened, thus solving a major transportation bottleneck in the Northeast U.S. But if the House's ruling Republicans have their way, in …

Morning Star (2023-07-24). U.S. to establish national monument to Emmett Till. peoplesworld.org U.S. President Joe Biden will establish a national monument to honor Emmett Till, the black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured, and killed in 1955 after being accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, and his mother, a White House official said at the weekend. Mr. Biden will sign a proclamation on …

Project Censored (2023-07-24). Police Accountability / Global Women for Peace United Against NATO Conference. projectcensored.org On this week's Project Censored Show: In the first half of the program, host Eleanor Goldfield speaks with investigative reporters Taya Graham and Stephen Janis. They talk about police accountability…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Gambia: Death of Children by Cough Syrup. telesurenglish.net The executive director of the Medicines Control Agency (MCA), Markie Janneh Kaira, and her deputy executive director were fired for being responsible, according to investigations, for failing to register lots involved in the poisoning deaths of 70 children. | Related: | "The government is seeing the possibility of opening a case against them for having ignored their official duty," explained Gambia's health minister Ahmadou Lam…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Grenada to Celebrate Its Spicemas Carnival. telesurenglish.net They call it the island of space. According to tourists, Grenada has been impregnated with the aroma of its spices, making the smell of saffron, cloves, cardamom, laurel, pepper, ginger, cinnamon, or vanilla an eternal evocation of the days spent visiting the island. | Grenada gets ready for the Spicemas Carnival. Jul. 24, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Putin Says Russia-Africa Trade Reached About $18 Billion in 2022. telesurenglish.net Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian-African trade increased last year and reached nearly $18 billion. His statements came in an article published Monday on the Kremlin's website dedicated to the second Russia-Africa summit. | RELATED: | The article is titled "Russia and Africa, joining efforts for the sake of peace, progress, and a successful future." It was published ahead of the second Russia-Africa summit to be h…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Ecuador's Security System Is Inefficient -AME. telesurenglish.net The Association of Ecuadorian Municipalities (AME) on Monday called on President Guillermo Lasso to convene an urgent meeting of the State and Public Security Council (Cosepe) following the murder of the mayor of Manta, Agustin Intriago. | RELATED: | "The security situation of mayors and mayorsesses is critical, and today has hit rock bottom. We are elected representatives whose faces and agendas are in the public domain, so we are const…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Armed Incident Leaves Three Dead in Guatemala Prison. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, at least three people died after a confrontation between inmates of a prison located in the north of Guatemala's capital. | Related: | According to the Ministry of Interior of Guatemala, the deputy director of the prison, a policeman and a prisoner died due to the incident that occurred in the Preventive Detention Center for Men in zone 18. | The Guatemalan agency indicated that in addition to the three dead, at leas…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Brazil Moves Towards Solving the Marielle Franco Murder. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the investigation into the murder of leftist councilor Marielle Franco entered a new phase after the confession of one of the perpetrators and the arrest of a new suspect. | RELATED: | "We are close to clarifying all aspects related to this barbaric crime", Justice Minister Flavio Dino said at a press conference attended by Federal Police Director Andrei Rodrigues. | Brazilian authorities have arrested a former firefighter for his…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Scientists Detect Water in a Young Star's Planet-Forming Disk. telesurenglish.net The scientific journal Nature published an investigation noting that a scientific team discovered water in PDS 70, a young star that is about 370 light years away and hosts two distant exoplanets. | RELATED: | The liquid is inside its disk of gas and dust from which new rocky or terrestrial planets with properties similar to ours could form. This finding was possible thanks to observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, which allowed sc…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). The King of Spain to Call Consultations to Form a Government. telesurenglish.net Due to the political deadlock caused by the general elections, King Felipe VI will initiate a round of consultations with the Spanish parties to form a government after August 17. | RELATED: | On Sunday, the Popular Party (PP) and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) did not obtain the necessary majority to govern. They need support from other political organizations, which seems unlikely to be achieved. | According to the Spani…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). BRICS International Youth Camp to Gather 60 Participants. telesurenglish.net From August 1 to 6, the Third BRICS International Youth Camp is traditionally going to be held in the Ulyanovsk region in Russia. | RELATED: | This year the goal of the Camp is to develop new approaches to promote BRICS among young people by attracting young professionals in the field of journalism, information and communication technologies and graphic design in the Internet information environment from the BRICS count…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Russian Descendants Keep Their Cultural Tradition in Argentina. telesurenglish.net The great importance that immigrant cultural clubs play in Argentine social life has been noted earlier. They epitomise the values shared by Argentine society, respect and affection for one's roots. "Vissarion Belinski" is one of such clubs, named in honour of the 19th century Russian literary critic. | RELATED: | It all started among Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian migrants who arrived in Argentina in the 1930s. At first,…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Russia Hosts a Photographic Exhibition on Nelson Mandela. telesurenglish.net Until July 27, the Moscow House of Nationalities will host "Nelson Mandela. Life in Photographs," an exhibition that depicts various stages of the career of the outstanding African politician. | RELATED: | Here you can see his photographs of him as a child, pictures taken during his imprisonment of him, his photographs of him as President of South Africa and many other captured episodes of his life of him. | The exhibition…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Chaotic Weekend in Ecuadorian Prisons Leaves 6 Dead. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, six inmates were killed and 11 others injured in armed clashes between rival groups at a prison in southwest Ecuador. | RELATED: | The National Administration of Prisons (SNAI) said that the violence broke out on Saturday at Guayas Prison No. 1 in Guayaquil, which is known as Ecuador's most violent city. | Security personnel and elite police units are searching the prison in the wake of the riot, and security protocols have b…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Floods in Afghanistan Leave 38 Dead and 57 Injured. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Disaster Management Minister Spokesman Malavi Shafiullah Rahimi confirmed that at least 38 people died from the floods that have affected Afghanistan for the past four days. | RELATED: | The largest number of victims occurred in the provinces of Maidan Wardak, Kabul, Khost, Paktya, Nooristan, Ghazni and Nangarhar, he said, adding that 57 people have been reported injured and two citizens missing. | During…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Hitmen Assassinate Manta Mayor Intriago in Ecuador. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Agustin Intriago, the mayor of the Ecuadorian port city of Manta, was assassinated in an armed attack. | RELATED: | The 38-year-old mayor was shot several times as he was unveiling city projects at a local neighborhood. He was taken to a hospital for emergency treatment but died from his wounds. | Intriago was re-elected in 2023 by the Citizen Revolution Movement, the most important opposition party led by form…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Russia Thwarts Ukrainian Drone Attacks. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that electronic warfare teams managed to thwart a new Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, although two drones managed to hit two non-residential buildings. | RELATED: | One of the Ukrainian drones crashed in the vicinity of the Ministry of Defense and another hit a business center near one of the main avenues of the capital city, the TASS agency reported. | "There is no significant damage or injuries…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). TeleSUR Celebrates 18 Years of Informative Sovereignty. telesurenglish.net On July 24, 2005, Hugo Chávez's dream came true: the creation of teleSUR, the New Television of the South, currently a multimedia that exposes the voices of the peoples, social movements and political forces that fight for justice and against oppression. | Related: | From its beginnings, teleSUR emerged as a counter-hegemonic and decolonizing South American television project from the media point of view, different from the…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Tanzania: PM Urges African Women Police Officers To Join Forces. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa urged African women police officers to join forces in fighting crime. | Related: | At the opening of the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) Africa Chapter's training conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's economic hub, Majaliwa called on women police networks in African countries to sharpen their skills in fighting crime. | According to official st…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Tanzania: +1000 Delegates To Attend Africa Human Capital Summit. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Albert Chalamila, Dar es Salaam regional commissioner, said that at least 1,200 delegates will attend the Africa Human Capital Heads of State Summit slated for July 25-26 in Tanzania's port city of Dar es Salaam. | Related: | According to Chalamila, the delegates, including heads of state, will come from more than 30 African countries. | "Dar es Salaam has already prepared to receive the delegates, who will also have a chance…

teleSUR (2023-07-24). Greece: Wildfires Still Raging, Front Reinforced. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, wildfires continued to rage on Greece, forcing more evacuations as the firefighting front was reinforced by ground and air. | Related: | According to several reports, Greece is experiencing its worst heatwave in decades, with temperatures reaching up to 45 degrees Celsius. Extremely high temperatures, combined with humidity levels, are increasing the risk of the outbreak and spread of fires. | According to the police, as…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-24). Ecuador activa protocolos de seguridad en centros penitenciarios. telesurtv.net En 13 centros penitenciarios existen personas en huelga de hambre y se toman medidas para restablecer la normalidad.

teleSUR, JCM, YSM (2023-07-24). teleSUR recibe felicitaciones al cumplir su 18 aniversario. telesurtv.net teleSUR, la primera multiestatal de Latinoamérica y El Caribe, nació como canal de televisión el 24 de julio de 2005 y coincide con la fecha del natalicio del Libertador Simón Bolívar.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-07-24). Comunidad salvadoreña denuncia incremento de presencia militar. telesurtv.net Las organizaciones locales asocian este incremento de la presencia militar al caso judicial que se le sigue al líderes locales relacionados con la lucha ambiental.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-07-24). Corea del Norte lanza dos misiles balísticos a mar de Japón. telesurtv.net Se trataría del decimoquinto lanzamiento de misiles de este tipo por el Gobierno norcoreano en lo que va del 2023.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-24). Venezuela conmemora natalicio del Libertador Simón Bolívar. telesurtv.net El acto de conmemoración del natalicio del Libertador se llevó a cabo en el Panteón Nacional de Caracas donde reposan sus restos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-24). Avanza Mundial de Fútbol femenil en Nueva Zelanda. telesurtv.net Este lunes todos los grupos ya entraron en acción y se espera que mañana martes empiece la segunda jornada de la novena copa mundial de fútbol femenil.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-24). EE.UU. emplaza otro submarino nuclear en Corea del Sur. telesurtv.net El USS Kentucky marca la primera visita de un submarino de EE. UU. de misiles balísticos con armas nucleares a Corea del Sur desde la década de 1980.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-07-24). Congreso israelí aprueba reforma judicial en medio de protestas. telesurtv.net La Policía detuvo a una veintena de manifestantes "por violar el orden público", y grupos de movilizados realizaron acciones de desobediencia civil.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-07-24). Detienen en Brasil a cómplice en asesinato de Marielle Franco. telesurtv.net El arresto sucede por el acuerdo de colaboración que firmó uno de los autores del homicidio, el expolicía Elcio Queiroz.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-24). Cierra Festival Mundial de Poesía en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El ministro de Comunicación e Información de Venezuela, Freddy Ñáñez, clausuró este domingo el XVII Festival Mundial de Poesía de Venezuela.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-07-24). Naufragio de barco de pasajeros deja 15 muertos en Indonesia. telesurtv.net Como parte del operativo para buscar supervivientes, equipos de emergencia lograron rescatar con vida a seis personas.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-24). Incendios obligan a evacuar localidades en isla griega de Corfú. telesurtv.net Las llamas han quemado hasta el momento más de 5.000 hectáreas de bosque virgen, como también varias viviendas y algunos hoteles.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-07-24). Unicef reporta que 435 niños han muerto durante crisis en Sudán. telesurtv.net Probablemente la cifra sea mucho mayor en un país donde casi 14 millones de niños necesitan ayuda humanitaria.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-07-24). Rey español anuncia consultas en agosto para formar Gobierno. telesurtv.net Es una prerrogativa constitucional que Felipe VI proponga al Congreso de los Diputados el candidato que, a su juicio, debe ser el jefe de Gobierno.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-24). Ejército ruso repele ataque de Ucrania con drones contra Crimea. telesurtv.net Serguéi Axiónov, el gobernador de Crimea, dijo que los drones alcanzaron un depósito de municiones en el distrito de Dzhankoi.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-24). Al menos 13 palestinos resultan heridos por fuerzas israelíes. telesurtv.net Los combatientes de la Resistencia palestina detonaron un artefacto explosivo contra los vehículos militares israelíes.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-24). Convocan a paro nacional en Guatemala contra la corrupción. telesurtv.net La Alianza por las Reformas exigirá la renuncia de todos los funcionarios que apoyan el llamado pacto a favor de la corrupción.

teleSUR, NG, JGN, SH (2023-07-24). Rasgos de Simón Bolívar que lo hicieron el Libertador. telesurtv.net Simón Bolívar organizó un ejército de distintas nacionalidades, con el objetivo de poner fin al proceso de colonización europeo llevado a cabo en la región durante más de 300 años.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-24). Colapso de techo en gimnasio de China deja al menos 11 muertos. telesurtv.net Los primeros datos de la investigación revelaron que los constructores habían usado materiales no adecuados en la construcción del gimnasio.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-24). Rusia frustra nueva ataque de Ucrania con drones contra Moscú. telesurtv.net La portavoz de la Cancillería rusa, María Zajárova, tachó de acto de terrorismo internacional el nuevo atentado con drones contra Moscú.

teleSUR- SH (2023-07-24). Incidente armado deja tres muertos en cárcel de Guatemala. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de Guatemala no descartan que existan otras víctimas mortales del enfrentamiento entre reos en el centro penitenciario.

teleSUR, YSM, SH (2023-07-24). teleSUR celebra 18 años de soberanía informativa. telesurtv.net Al celebrar un nuevo aniversario teleSUR da el salto al mundo de los podcast y se lanza de lleno para llevar su contenido a nuevas plataformas y conquistar nuevas audiencias.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-07-24). Indepaz denuncia asesinato de líder social en Policarpa, Nariño. telesurtv.net Con Ilder Díaz los líderes asesinados ascienden a 93 solo este año y 1.507 desde la firma del Acuerdo de Paz.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-24). Terroristas masacran a agentes policiales al sureste de Irán. telesurtv.net Ocurrió en la provincia de Sistán y Baluchistán, fronteriza con Pakistán. Tras matar a los agentes, los terroristas se dieron a la fuga.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-07-24). Rusia dispuesta a reemplazar envío ucraniano de granos a àÅfrica. telesurtv.net El comunicado de Vladímir Putin tien lugar en vísperas de la Cumbre Rusia-África prevista para los próximos 27 y 28 de julio en la ciudad de San Petersburgo.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-24). How They Are Destroying Millions of Lives. expose-news.com Interest rates were kept absurdly low for years in order to trap businesses and homeowners into acquiring huge debts. As interest rates race up towards normal the cost of servicing loans and …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-24). Wind turbines are an eyesore, a hazard and an environmental disaster. expose-news.com Wind turbines, once touted by the few wealthy and less populated countries as a clean solution for electricity, are now becoming an eyesore, a hazard, and a significant environmental threat. Will Wind …

WSWS (2023-07-24). Spain in election limbo after right-wing Popular Party and far-right Vox fail to secure majority to govern. wsws.org Calls for "Unity against fascism" will be used as a weapon against the working class, to try and blackmail workers into uniting behind a renewed Socialist Party-Sumar government to try and stifle a movement to the left that has seen an eruption of struggles against their pro-war and austerity policies.

WSWS (2023-07-24). Union calls more limited strikes by Southern California hotel workers. wsws.org Unite Here Local 11 started a third "strike wave" last Thursday while it maneuvers with owners and Democrats.

WSWS (2023-07-24). Striking actors and writers in New York speak to the WSWS: "This money, this greed, could ultimately end art as an industry" wsws.org The WSWS spoke to a variety of people, including actors and writers, but also scenic artists, members of IATSE. Also present were New York City teachers and high school students.

WSWS (2023-07-24). The past 20 days have been the hottest ever recorded. wsws.org The simultaneous heatwaves across the world are a direct result of global warming.

WSWS (2023-07-24). Australian government's universities report demands restructuring for big business and war. wsws.org "Courses must be designed with the skills needs of industry in mind," Labor's Accord report insists.

WSWS (2023-07-24). Fiji government imposes "belt-tightening" austerity budget. wsws.org With Fiji experiencing an unprecedented economic crisis the seven-month-old Rabuka-led government has launched a sweeping attack on living standards.

WSWS (2023-07-24). Australian Pharmaceutical Industries workers' four-week strike shut down with no real wage gains. wsws.org Under the proposed union-management deal, API workers will receive an average nominal wage rise of 4.5 per annum over four years, keeping their wages lower than their counterparts in other warehouses.

WSWS (2023-07-24). Teamsters announces last-minute deal at Yellow to block strike, as hundreds of workers gather to discuss industry-wide strategy at rank-and-file meeting. wsws.org The agreement to avert a strike is a sellout that resolves nothing for Yellow freight workers and does not commit the company to pay a penny of its $50 million pension obligations.

WSWS (2023-07-24). Hot labor summer: Growing strike movement colliding with pro-corporate union bureaucracies. wsws.org A powerful strike movement has begun to emerge in the US and internationally in recent weeks, involving tens of thousands of workers across different industries, coming into headlong conflict with the union apparatuses.

WSWS (2023-07-24). Workers speak out: Actors and writers, UPS workers, and autoworkers across the US. wsws.org We are posting here a roundup of video comments from actors and writers, UPS workers and autoworkers that appeared on the World Socialist Web Site in the last week.

WSWS (2023-07-24). Stop the censorship of socialist students at Macquarie University! wsws.org The IYSSE is being targeted because it "is the only organization that advances a genuine anti-war perspective based on the unification of the international working class against the capitalist nation-state system."

WSWS (2023-07-24). ILWU leadership forcing Canadian dockers to vote on government-dictated sellout contract previously rejected by union delegates. wsws.org The decision marks yet another miserable capitulation by the union bureaucracy to the pro-war, pro-austerity Liberal government, which made clear its intention to employ ruthless state repression if dockers had resumed strike action.

WSWS (2023-07-24). Study shows substantial increase in childhood diabetes rates during COVID-19 pandemic. wsws.org A recently published study found that since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of new cases of type 1 diabetes in children has increased far beyond expectations.

WSWS (2023-07-24). This week in history: July 24-30. wsws.org This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.

WSWS (2023-07-24). City of New York agrees to $13.7 million settlement for police brutality in George Floyd protests. wsws.org Each of 1,380 plaintiffs will receive about $10,000 for claims of abuse and illegal arrest.

infobrics (2023-07-24). The BRICS Dream Towards 2050. infobrics.org The BRIC group thesis, defended in the essay "Dreaming with BRICS: The Road to 2050", held that Brazil, Russia, India and China — South Africa had not yet been accepted — had promoted global capitalism have changed their political systems to adopt…

infobrics (2023-07-24). BRICS Rising: The Multipolar World Order. infobrics.org Increasing acceptance of BRICS and interests among many in the developing & emerging economies is significant for many reasons. What will be the shape of the things and how the world will look like by the end of this decade?>

infobrics (2023-07-24). Weighing Expansion, BRICS Increasingly Draws Membership Requests. infobrics.org Nearly 25 countries seeking participation in BRICS, as Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa endeavor to enhance their global roles…

infobrics (2023-07-24). Kiev regime kills Russian journalist with illegal US-supplied weapons. infobrics.org War correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev was assassinated in Zaporozhye region during terrorist attack against civilian vehicle with journalists inside.

infobrics (2023-07-24). US grows tired of Zelensky, who is burning bridges with Europe — former Pentagon official. infobrics.org Anglo Alliance enables Zelensky's petulant behaviour.

_____ (2023-07-24). Blood Commodities: BlackRock's Role in the Ukraine Carnage. journal-neo.org Ukraine has become a symbol for all those who understand the war; there is money for blood. And there has been no negotiation to end hostilities because the money is and will continue to flow by the tanker load. Let's briefly examine who stands to gain from the death of hundreds of thousands. BlackRock and […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-07-24). Turkey's role in mediating the Russian-Ukrainian situation is wearing thin. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-24). Mongolia, a victim of neo-colonial looting — how Western capital obtained control over Oyu Tolgoi. journal-neo.org

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-07-24). CIA Has Been Working to Overthrow the People's Republic of China (PRC) Since Its Inception in 1949. covertactionmagazine.com New book details saga of two CIA officers, Jack Downey and Richard Fecteau, who were imprisoned for 19 years in China following a botched covert operation in the "Asian Bay of Pigs." Six years ago, The New York Times reported that the Chinese government systematically dismantled CIA spying operations in the country starting in 2010, killing …

Emir Sader (2023-07-24). Brasil — Lula vence al catastrofismo. globalizacion.ca Brasil se recupera. Nunca ha sido tan bueno. El optimismo se propaga. La economía vuelve a crecer, se generan empleos, aumenta el apoyo al gobierno. El país parece estar entrando en un nuevo ciclo de expansión, que proyecta a Brasil…

Jorge Alemán (2023-07-24). Capitalismo invisible/antagonismos borrosos. globalizacion.ca La insistencia en el carácter digital del nuevo capitalismo financiero no es suficiente. Hay una mutación antropológica testimoniada por los 23000 millones de dispositivos conectados a la red. Como bien señala Mauricio Ferraris el siervo de la gleba que trabajaba…

Eric Nepomuceno (2023-07-24). Brasil y el medioambiente. globalizacion.ca Hay al menos un punto en común entre Lula da Silva y su antecesor, el desequilibrado ultraderechista Jair Bolsonaro: la preocupación por el medioambiente y los cambios climáticos. | Son, sin embargo, preocupaciones opuestas. Mientras Bolsonaro trató de destrozar la naturaleza,…

Enric Llopis (2023-07-24). El 42% de los habitantes del planeta no puede permitirse una dieta saludable. globalizacion.ca øDe qué modo recibe Occidente a las personas migrantes y refugiadas que llegan a sus territorios? En el Reino Unido, el Parlamento aprobó el 18 de julio la ley migratoria promovida por el Gobierno Conservador, que dificulta las peticiones de…

Rubén Ramos (2023-07-24). Acuerdos de Estambul sobre granos: Hechos y realidades. globalizacion.ca La tiranía mediática impuesta por Estados Unidos, el Reino Unido y los gobiernos de los países de la Unión Europea (UE) ha difundido en los últimos días una serie de falsedades respecto al retiro de Rusia de los Acuerdos de…

Ezequiel Beer (2023-07-24). Una reconfirmación geopolítica ante una certera incertidumbre. globalizacion.ca El desarrollo del conflicto entre Rusia y Ucrania dista de una rápida resolución donde los ingentes recursos materiales que ambos flancos purgan en el escenario no hacen más que predecir — y porque la Historia también lo predetermina — un…

Mark Keenan (2023-07-24). Is Psychiatry "Fake Science"? globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-07-24). Unvaccinated Transplant Patients Denied Treatment in Canada, Resulting in Death. globalresearch.ca

Ivan Timofeev (2023-07-24). Why Russia and the US Will Never Go Back to the Pre-2022 State of Affairs. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-07-24). The International Systems of States and Security. globalresearch.ca

Great Game India (2023-07-24). Pandemic 2025: US Creates Permanent New Pandemic Agency for Decade of Vaccines."Catastrophic Contagion" Simulation. globalresearch.ca

Samir Bhattacharya (2023-07-24). On Russia-Africa Matters and the Emerging Multipolar World. globalresearch.ca

Julian Rose (2023-07-24). Alert! New 'Redesigned GMOs' Being Forced on Farmers and Consumers. globalresearch.ca

Steven Sahiounie (2023-07-24). The Cold War Between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates Heats Up. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-07-24). Selected Articles: Trudeau, NATO and Climate Change, Another Boondoggle. globalresearch.ca By The more the government of Canada piles on the hocus pocus of climate change/net zero, the more the incentive grows for the Trudeau-Singh regime …

Karsten Riise (2023-07-24). US Is Losing Culture. We Don't See Masterworks From Hollywood Anymore. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-07-24). Congressional Concerns: Stalling Nuclear Submarines for Australia. asia-pacificresearch.com

Vijay Prashad (2023-07-24). El hambre en el mundo y la guerra en Ucrania. peoplesdispatch.org Read in English El lunes 17 de junio, Dmitry Peskov, vocero del presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin,

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-24). Leftist parties condemn EU-Tunisia agreement to curb migration. peoplesdispatch.org The Workers' Party of Tunisia and the Italian leftist party Potere al Popolo said that Tunisia's deal with the EU on migration and an upcoming agreement with the IMF are a "perfect pact between liberalism, authoritarianism and xenophobia"

Tanya Wadhwa (2023-07-24). Fresh protests against Dina Boluarte met with violent police repression in Lima. peoplesdispatch.org According to a new survey conducted by the Institute of Peruvian Studies (IEP), the disapproval rating of de-facto president Dina Boluarte has risen from 71% in January to 81.6% in July, while that of the right-wing dominated Congress has increased from 89% to 90.4%…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-24). Israel arrested 570 Palestinian children in first half of 2023. peoplesdispatch.org At least 29 of the Palestinian children arrested by the Israeli forces this year in six months were below the age of 12, and two of them were just 10 years old. Israel has already killed 31 Palestinian children this year…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-24). "79 days too late": Outrage across India as video of sexual assault exposes violence in Manipur. peoplesdispatch.org The northeastern State of Manipur in India has seen horrific ethnic and religious violence for nearly three months. The opposition alleges that the central and the Manipur State government led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have failed to uphold law and order in the State by deliberate inaction…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-24). State of the nation of Philippines: People give Marcos Jr's administration a failing grade. peoplesdispatch.org As the president of Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers his State of the Nation Address, we spoke to leaders of the Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD) on how the people of the country have assessed the first year of the Marcos' administration.

Shealeigh Voitl (2023-07-24). How Corporate News Distorts Gun Violence. progressive.org In Chicago as elsewhere, mainstream outlets regularly omit stories of people living in close proximity to gun violence.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Nation's battery sector powers ahead both at home and overseas. ecns.cn China's electric car battery industry is growing rapidly, driven by a sustained surge in the new energy vehicle market, according to the latest data from the China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Efforts to isolate China put technology leaps at risk, academic says. ecns.cn A Chinese political scholar has raised concerns over the implications of the United States' policy of so-called de-risking for China's technological advancements and international collaboration.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). China achieves mass production of domestic MRI instrument. ecns.cn China has achieved the mass production of domestically-made magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) instrument, breaking through a long-standing foreign technological blockade, CCTV reported on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Realty policies to assuage concerns, boost confidence. ecns.cn China recently extended the timelines for a basket of financial policies supporting the real estate market.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Dinosaur egg fossils discovered for the first time in China's Heyuan Basin. ecns.cn Four dinosaur egg fossils were uncovered in the Heyuan Basin for the first time recently in Heyuan, a city known for its extensive collection of dinosaur egg fossils in South China's Guangdong Province.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-24). Spanish people didn ¥t fall into right-wingers ¥ trap, says AMLO. plenglish.com Mexico City, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) on Monday said he is quite pleased with what happened to right-wingers in Spain after failing in reaching absolute majority to elections.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-24). Venezuela to overcome with Simón Bolívar, says Diosdado Cabello. plenglish.com Caracas, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The first Vice President of the United Socialist Party (PSUV) Diosdado Cabello on Monday claimed the Venezuelan people will win alongside Simón Bolívar.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-24). Ethiopia, African nations to assess cooperation with Italy. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday held talks with the leaders of Italy, Djibouti, Somalia and Kenya in order to establish areas of common interest for a structured cooperation among the countries.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-24). No damage as magnitude 6.8 quake shakes El Salvador. plenglish.com San Salvador, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador ¥s Environment and Natural Resources Ministry on Monday informed the country continues to face seismic movements in its territory following a magnitude 6.8 tremor was reported on July 18.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-24). Diaz-Canel meets with Santiago de Cuba residents. plenglish.com Santiago de Cuba, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Hours before the celebration on Wednesday of the 70th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel met here on Monday with a couple of Santiago residents who have excelled in urban agriculture.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-24). Cuban solidarity festivals concludes in Italy. plenglish.com Rome, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The three-day Cuba Solidarity Festival in Ostia, a district of the Italian capital, concluded on Monday after a final day dedicated to honoring Cuban-born Italian writer Italo Calvino.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-24). Italy hosts United Nations Summit on Food Systems. plenglish.com Rome, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The 2nd United Nations Summit on Food Systems opened on Monday in Rome and will close on July 26, with the participation of more than 2,000 delegates from 160 countries.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-24). Revolutionary feat commemorated in Cienfuegos. plenglish.com Cienfuegos, Cuba, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The city of Cienfuegos lived another patriotic day on Monday, when the 70th anniversary of the attacks on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks were commemorated.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-24). Another national doctor kidnapped in Haiti. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Haitian Doctor Pierre-Marie Reynold Grand Pierre was kidnapped in Tabarre, the same area where journalist Marie Lucie Bonhomme and her husband Pierre-Louis Opont were also abducted in June, relatives confirmed on Monday.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-24). Venezuela ratifies unrenounceable defense of Palestine's cause. plenglish.com Caracas, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) on Monday ratified the stance of the Government of Nicolás Maduro regarding the unrenounceable defense of the Palestinian people's cause.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-07-24). Reportan cinco muertos tras motines en cárcel ecuatoriana. telesurtv.net En la Penitenciaría del Litoral se han producido varias de las masacres más sangrientas en las cárceles de Ecuador desde 2020.

Strike Debt Bay Area (2023-07-24). Saturday 8/19: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: 'End Times' by Peter Turchin. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.

Food Empowerment Project (2023-07-24). New Video Examines How Amy's Kitchen Impacted the Lives of More Than 300 of Its Workers. indybay.org One year after the layoffs of more than 300 employees at the Amy's Kitchen factory in San José, California, Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.), a vegan food justice organization, has released a video on the lives that the company impacted.

The Lever (2023-07-24). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: Attribution Science Can Help Curb Climate Change. levernews.com On this week's bonus episode of Lever Time Premium, exclusively for The Lever's supporting subscribers, producer Frank Cappello and reporter Julia Rock sit down with climate scientist Dr. Andrew Pershing, who explains the advent of 'attribution science.'üëâTo get access to Lever Premium Podcasts, click

Andrew Perez (2023-07-24). The Church Of Leonard Leo. levernews.com

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-07-24). Israel pulls the trigger, US lets it off the hook. electronicintifada.net Palestinians call for urgent accountability as abuses spike.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-07-24). Podcast Ep 80: From NYC to Florida, students fight lobby smears. electronicintifada.net Fatima Mohammed and Ahmad Daraldik stand strong against racist campaigns over their Palestine advocacy.

UAW 2865 (2023-07-24). Wednesday 7/19: Stop Union Busting UAW 2865 and 5810 academic workers rally outside the UC Regents UCSF. indybay.org Rutter Center in San Francisco | UCSF Mission Bay Campus…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-24). Lavrov to meet with his Azerbaijani and Armenian counterparts. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet on Tuesday in this capital with his counterparts from Azerbaijan and Armenia, Jeyhun Bayramov and Ararat Mirzoyan, respectively, it was reported on Monday.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-24). Russia denounces misuse of grain agreement by US and Europe. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin charged that the Black Sea grain agreement was used by companies from the United States and Europe that exported and resold cereals from Ukraine, local media reported on Monday.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-24). Syria commemorates Cuba's National Rebelliousness Day. plenglish.com Damascus, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Syrians and Cubans on Monday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the attacks on on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks during the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista (1952-1958).

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-24). Yemeni ambassador to Havana sends congratulations on July 26. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to Cuba, Mohamed Saleh Nasher, sent a congratulatory message to the people and the top authorities of the country, on the occasion of National Rebelliousness Day on July 26, it was learned on Monday.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-24). Twenty soldiers killed in attack in the capital of Somalia. plenglish.com According to Radio Shabelle, a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a military base in the Hodon district after entering the facility posing as a soldier. | Other Somali sources pointed out that the number of fatalities might be higher, while Al Shabaab speaks of 73 soldiers killed and some 125 wounded.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-24). Syrian army clashes with Daesh terrorists in the desert. plenglish.com Damascus, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Units of the Syrian Armed Forces clashed with terrorists of the Islamic State (Daesh in Arabic) in the vast desert area of Al-Badieh on Monday.

Staff (2023-07-24). Is Hollywood Still Afraid of the Truth About the Atomic Bomb?: Greg Mitchell on "Oppenheimer" democracynow.org The movie Oppenheimer about J. Robert Oppenheimer — the "father of the atomic bomb" — focuses on Oppenheimer's conflicted feelings about the weapons of mass destruction he helped unleash on the world, and how officials ignored those concerns after World War II as the Cold War started an arms race. Journalist Greg Mitchell says that while the film is well made and worth seeing, "the omissions are quite serious." He says there is little mention of the dangers of radiation and no focus on the impact of the bomb on its victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The film also does not…

Staff (2023-07-24). "Chaos & Violence": NYC to Pay $13M to Those Attacked by Police in 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests. democracynow.org In a landmark $13 million settlement, New York City has agreed to pay 1,300 people attacked by police while protesting the Minnesota police murder of George Floyd in 2020. Sow v. City of New York yielded the largest total payout to protesters in a class-action suit in U.S. history, totaling about $10,000 per person. The suit focused on how police violated protesters' civil and constitutional rights by making mass arrests and using excessive force that included improper use of pepper spray and using a tactic called kettling to trap and arrest protesters before a curfew went into effect. The case used a video…

Staff (2023-07-24). The Intercept Reveals Border Patrol Is Caging Migrants Outdoors in Deadly Arizona Heat. democracynow.org As a record-breaking heat wave continues in Arizona, reporters with The Intercept say they have observed U.S. Border Patrol holding about 50 migrants inside a chain-link pen in the Sonoran Desert, at the Ajo Border Patrol Station. This comes as the group Humane Borders reports the bodies of at least 13 people were found over the past month in the Sonoran Desert where many migrants cross. "You really can't overstate how deadly this ecosystem is," says reporter Ryan Devereaux, who describes the well-funded border agencies' lack of support for border crossers. Roland Gutierrez, Democratic sta…

Staff (2023-07-24). DOJ Threatens to Sue Texas Gov. Abbott for Installing Barrels Wrapped in Razor Wire in Rio Grande. democracynow.org The U.S. Justice Department is threatening to sue the state of Texas after Republican Governor Greg Abbott installed barrels wrapped in razor wire in the Rio Grande in an attempt to block migrants from crossing the river. This comes just after a whistleblower state trooper at the Texas Department of Public Safety recently protested the state's inhumane policies in a letter to superiors. "What's happening at the border in Texas right now is criminal," says Democratic Texas Senator Roland Gutierrez. "There's state crimes, there's federal crimes, and there's internatio…

Staff (2023-07-24). Headlines for July 24, 2023. democracynow.org 30,000 Flee Rhodes as Greece Battles Dozens of Wildfires; Italy Hit by Ice Storms After Record Heat, Monsoon Brings Deadly Floods, Landslides in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Triggers Dengue Outbreak, Nova Scotia Inundated with 3 Months' Worth of Rain; Washington Wildfire Tops 52,000 Acres, Right Underperforms Expectations in Spain Election; Separatist Parties Emerge as Kingmakers, Hun Sen Retains Cambodian Leadership, Likely to Hand Power to Son, After Suppressing Opposition, Israel Passes Contentious Judicial Reform as Protesters Say They Won't Back Down, Israeli Forces Kill Two More Palestinian Tee…

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-24). EE.UU. dispone de otro submarino nuclear en Corea del Sur. telesurtv.net El USS Kentucky marca la primera visita de un submarino de EE. UU. de misiles balísticos con armas nucleares a Corea del Sur desde la década de 1980.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-24). Mueren nueve personas al estrellarse avión civil en Sudán. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con las Fuerzas Armadas, el hecho ocurrió en la ciudad de Port Sudán, tras el despegue de la aeronave y presumiblemente a causa de una falla técnica.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-24). Gobierno de Nicaragua: teleSUR es una gran victoria de Chávez. telesurtv.net Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo envían mensaje de congratulaciones por el aniversario 18 de nuestra multiestatal.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-07-24). Alertan sobre muerte de 5.000 pingàºinos en costas de Uruguay. telesurtv.net "Esto es mortandad en el agua, en un 90 por ciento son ejemplares jóvenes que llegan sin reservas de grasa y con los estómagos vacíos", refirió Carmen Leizagoyen.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-24). El PSOE con alianzas en camino a formar Gobierno tras elecciones en España. telesurtv.net Ultraderecha de Vox capta menos votos y escaños de lo estimado y la derecha del Partido Popular, aún siendo más votada, no logra mayoría parlamentaria para formar Gobierno.

PACBI (2023-07-24). American Anthropological Association Votes by 71% to Boycott Complicit Israeli Universities. bdsmovement.net

Alex Salmon (2023-07-24). For trans liberation and social change. greenleft.org.au Alex Salmon reviews Shon Faye's debut book, The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). Global outcry forces J&J to back down on TB drug patent. greenleft.org.au

Fred Leplat (2023-07-24). Ban cluster bombs — Ukraine is no exception. greenleft.org.au Fred Leplat, on behalf of British organisation, Anti*Capitalist Resistance, critically examines the controversial supply of cluster munitions from the United States to Ukraine.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). Kurds and supporters protest 'canceling' of Kurdistan in Treaty of Lausanne 100 years ago. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). Labor must end immigration detention and offshore processing, protesters say. greenleft.org.au

Taroa Zúñiga Silva (2023-07-24). In Chile, having a good constitution doesn't guarantee social change. greenleft.org.au Bárbara Navarrete, newly-elected secretary general of the Communist Youth of Chile speaks to Taroa Zúñiga Silva.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). Refugee rights rally demands Labor ends cruel temporary visas. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). Norlane community pushes back against racist provocation. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). 'Free Julian Assange' letter delivered to PM Anthony Albanese. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). Video: Opposing the anti-trans hysteria. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). The Blak Sovereign Movement on the Voice referendum. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). Traditional Owners defeat proposed Kimba radioactive waste dump. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). Gas industry peak body referred to regulator for alleged greenwashing. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). Public housing tenant Margaret Kelly given eviction date. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). Ecosocialism needed in the age of climate emergency. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). Anti-war protesters say Talisman Sabre war games should be cancelled. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). Calls grow for public housing to be saved, more built. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). Videos from Ecosocialism 2023. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). Finance union urges NAB workers to vote up improved agreement. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-24). Four Big Banks refuse to renew loans to Whitehaven Coal. greenleft.org.au

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-24). Russia Accuses Ukraine of Killing Journalist With US Cluster Bombs. news.antiwar.com Russia on Saturday accused Ukrainian forces of killing a Russian journalist in the southern Zaporizhzhia region using US-provided cluster munitions, which are widely banned due to the harm they cause civilians. The Russian Defense Ministry said that Rostislav Zhuravlev, a reporter for Russia's RIA news agency, was killed, and three other journalists were wounded by …

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Alipay, WeChat accept overseas cards for payment. ecns.cn WeChat Pay and Alipay announced they will now allow overseas cards like Visa and Mastercard to be added to their pay accounts, in order to facilitate mobile payment for overseas users in China.–…

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Summer movie frenzy drives industry recovery. ecns.cn The scorching summer heat seems to be driving moviegoers by the thousands into the theaters. As of the weekend ending Saturday, the country's summer box-office haul had exceeded 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion).

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Expansion of BRICS set to be discussed. ecns.cn The discussion on expanding BRICS, the grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is expected to be high on the agenda of an upcoming meeting of senior officials to prepare for the BRICS Summit in August, observers said.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). World University Games Village opens in Chengdu. ecns.cn The Chengdu FISU World University Games Village opened on Saturday in Chengdu, Sichuan province, with members of the Chinese delegation becoming the first guests to move in.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Major test for new type of rocket engine completed. ecns.cn China's rocket scientists and engineers carried out a major test on Saturday on a new type of engine, which will be the most important component in the nation's attempt to land astronauts on the moon.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). First satellite launched with flexible solar wing. ecns.cn China launched the country's first satellite equipped with a flexible solar array on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). National Museum issues strict code of conduct banning livestreaming. ecns.cn The notice also says, during visits, misconduct such as loud noise, chasing others, climbing, lying on the floor, littering, touching or damaging the exhibits are not allowed.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Globalization of renminbi to boost stability. ecns.cn The internationalization of the renminbi is gathering momentum, and such a trend will help facilitate China's further opening-up and encourage the country's global trade and investment.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Tripartite meeting of central bankers to help East Asian economy. ecns.cn The Central Bank Governors' Meeting of China, Japan and South Korea was held on Sunday in Japan with candid exchange of views on regional economic and financial developments.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). China achieves mass production of domestic MRI instrument, breaking foreign tech blockade. ecns.cn China's domestically developed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) instrument has been successfully developed and mass-produced, breaking through a long-standing foreign technological blockade.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). China successfully tests high-thrust engine for moon landing. ecns.cn China successfully carried out a trial test on the main engine of the Long March-10, a new carrier rocket designed for manned moon landing missions, on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Mainland university delegation wraps up visit to Taiwan island, a 1st in 3 years. ecns.cn A group of 37 teachers and students from Chinese mainland universities concluded their exchange visit to the Taiwan island on Sunday and returned to the mainland.

ecns.cn (2023-07-24). Majestic view of Hukou waterfall. ecns.cn The renowned Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River along the border area between north China's Shanxi and northwest China's Shaanxi Provinces, has seen an increase in water flow due to"ÄÄintense"ÄÄrainfall in summer.

Livermore Conversion Project (2023-07-24). Friday 8/4: Daniel Ellsberg Presente! indybay.org Livermore Lab | Corner of Vasco & Patterson Pass | Livermore, CA 94550…

Revolution Books (2023-07-24). Tuesday 7/18: Discussion of the Film Oppenheimer. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-24). Ascienden a 27 los muertos por alud en la India. telesurtv.net El jefe de distrito, Yogesh Mhase, señaló que el alud dejó 21 personas heridas, incluidos 8 hospitalizados.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-24). Argentina y FMI alcanzan acuerdo para pago de deuda. telesurtv.net Se esperaba un adelanto de por los menos 8.400 millones de dólares de los 10.400 millones que correspondía desembolsar.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-24). Al menos 12 personas mueren tras derrumbe de un edificio en Camerún. telesurtv.net La causa del colapso aún está bajo investigación, pero las autoridades han dicho que puede deberse a materiales de construcción o prácticas de construcción deficientes.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-24). Grecia evacua a 19 mil personas de la isla de Rodas. telesurtv.net Las autoridades realizan la mayor evacuación en la historia de Grecia por los incendios en una isla turística.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-24). Realizan jornada en defensa de la democracia en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Autoridades Ancestrales y sociedad civil del departamento de Sololá presentan una querella contra la fiscal general Consuelo Porras y contra el juez séptimo de instancia penal Fredy Orellana.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-24). Tiroteo en RD del Congo deja 13 muertos, incluidos nueve niños. telesurtv.net El tiroteo ocurrió en la aldea de Nyakova, a orillas del lago Alberto, en la provincia oriental de Ituri, en el Congo.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-24). Presidente Putin afirma que contraofensiva de Ucrania fracasó. telesurtv.net El mandatario Vladímir Putin mantuvo conversaciones con su homólogo bielorruso en la ciudad rusa de San Petersburgo.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-24). Rusia rechaza haber atacado una catedral ortodoxa en Odesa. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas rusas atacaron durante la noche con armas de precisión instalaciones militares de la ciudad ucraniana.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-24). Alcalde de Manta, Ecuador, fallece tras ataque armado. telesurtv.net El burgomaestre recibió al menos tres impactos de bala de fusil en el pecho. Ocurrió mientras recorría una obra en construcción.

teleSUR, SH -JCM (2023-07-24). Avanza escrutinio de votos de las elecciones generales en España. telesurtv.net Los electores deberán elegir a los 350 diputados que integran el Congreso y a 208 senadores de los 266 que componen el Senado.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-24). Minuto a minuto de las elecciones generales en España. telesurtv.net Pedro Sánchez convocó a elecciones generales tras los resultados negativos del PSOE en los comicios autonómicos y municipales del 28 de mayo.

teleSUR, YSM, SH (2023-07-24). teleSUR celebra18 años de soberanía informativa. telesurtv.net Al celebrar un nuevo aniversario teleSUR da el salto al mundo de los podcast y se lanza de lleno para llevar su contenido a nuevas plataformas y conquistar nuevas audiencias.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-07-24). Reportan cuatro desaparecidos por inundaciones en Canadá. telesurtv.net La portavoz de la Real Policía Montada Canadiense señaló que los desaparecidos fueron reportados en West Hants.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-07-24). Inundaciones dejan más de 30 fallecidos en Afganistán. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Ministerio de Emergencia del Gobierno Talibán, Shafiullah Rahimi, reportó más de 40 desaparecidos.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-07-24). Partido Popular de Camboya anuncia victoria en elecciones. telesurtv.net La portavoz de la bancada, Sok Eysan, señaló que el CPP "lidera y va a ganar al 100 por ciento seguro".

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-07-24). Ejército sudanés inicia operación para retomar Jartum. telesurtv.net Las autoridades castrenses anunciaron el inicio de las operaciones de peinado mediante una unidad especial.

WSWS (2023-07-24). The past twenty days have been the hottest ever recorded. wsws.org The simultaneous heatwaves across the world are a direct result of global warming.

Editor (2023-07-24). The revolutionary spirit of the Buddha. mronline.org Marx and Engels both took a surprising interest in the ideas of the great Indian spiritual leader, argues Sean Ledwith.

Julie Hollar (2023-07-24). Covering 'Racist State' backlash—but not the reality that Israel is a racist state. mronline.org When Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D.—Wash.) called Israel a "racist state" at the Netroots Nation conference, corporate media dutifully covered the political backlash—but scrupulously avoided evaluating the veracity of Jayapal's statement.

Ann Brown (2023-07-24). Adidas and Ye's Battle Over a $100 Million Marketing Fund. moguldom.com The drama between Kanye West, who is changed his name to Ye, and Adidas continues. Back in October 2022, Adidas ended its highly profitable and long-term partnership with Ye to sell his Yeezy products over remarks he made that were deemed anti-Semetic. Then in May 2023, after losing a whopping $540 million, Adidas said it would …

_____ (2023-07-24). A Tribute to Tony Bennett: Body and Soul (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org Legendary jazz singer Tony Bennett died on 21 Jul 2023 at age 96. RIP | Please click on Watch on YouTube and enjoy this treat.

_____ (2023-07-24). Argentina's Yuan Lifeline Is Sign of Brinkmanship between China, US. transcend.org 17 Jul 2023 – Buenos Aires has been looking for ways to safeguard its dwindling dollar reserves and has found a willing partner in Beijing.

_____ (2023-07-24). Colonialism or Sovereignty? How the Global Financial System Traps Countries in Debt. transcend.org 12 Jul 2023 – Political economists Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson, and Ann Pettifor discuss how the international financial system traps Global South countries in debt, reinforcing a neocolonial order.

_____ (2023-07-24). Complexity in Modern Lifestyles. transcend.org The world that we see around us is complex. Trying to live meaningfully in it is not easy, be it physically or mentally.

_____ (2023-07-24). Congressional Testimony of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the Weaponization of the US Federal Government. transcend.org 21 Jul 2023 – The hearing examined the federal government's role in censoring North Americans, the Missouri v. Biden case, and Big Tech's collusion with out-of-control government agencies to silence free speech on social media.

_____ (2023-07-24). Coronavirus/COVID Pandemic: New Doubts, Revelations by US Congress. transcend.org 18 Jul 2023 – Communications between officials and scientists who wrote the key paper promoting a natural origin for Covid-19 show doubts, interference, politicized science, and more.

_____ (2023-07-24). Economics According to the Dharmic Way. transcend.org This is a simple explanation of how we should view economics according to the principles of Vedic Dharma.

_____ (2023-07-24). Eliciting Patterns of Global Consensus via Tensional Integrity. transcend.org 18 Jul 2023 – Interweaving Agreement and Disagreement Coherently with Force-Directed Layout Tensegrity – Much is made of the need for consensus in global affairs, most notably in a major crisis such as climate change. Efforts are made for a consensus, as is evident in the current initiative of the World Health Organization…

_____ (2023-07-24). Facing Climate Change as One World. transcend.org 19 Jul 2023 – When it comes to climate change, one word has me totally perplexed: "we." A transcendent "we" grabbing control over the planet's rising temperature.

_____ (2023-07-24). From Enlightenment Corruption to Cybernetics Fusion. transcend.org 18 Jul 2023 – We are told that we are living through the "Fourth Industrial Revolution". In this period humans will merge with the machines engineered by social engineers and will be part of a new "organism." This new species of "transhuman" will be liberated from all outdated ideas of Soul, morality, freedom, free will or any relationship with the Divine.

_____ (2023-07-24). Haitians Protest UN Occupation and Pending Foreign "Intervention" transcend.org 19 Jul 2023 – The US and Canada argue for a multilateral military intervention in Haiti, possibly led by Rwanda, to support the puppet regime they installed. They are using "gang violence" as the excuse, but there are actually more gang killings in Jamaica or El Salvador.

_____ (2023-07-24). In Sicily, Top of the Mountain, Watching the New Barbarians. transcend.org 18 Jul 2023 – NATO, already humiliated in Afghanistan, is now being demilitarized, a process running in parallel to the state of the economy prevailing amongst all NATOstan members. War? Against a nuclear, hypersonic superpower? Give us a — Thucydides — break.

_____ (2023-07-24). (Italiano) Studi di pace: ispirazione, obiettivi, conseguimenti. transcend.org La pace piace ai cuori, gli studi al cervello. Sono necessari entrambi, anzi indispensabili. ma altrettanto indispensabile è una connessione valida fra cervello e cuore. Ed è ben questo, in essenza, cià≤ di cui trattano gli studi e la prassi di pace.

_____ (2023-07-24). No Aloha in Reaper Drones Now Based in Hawaii. transcend.org 17 Jul 2023 – Recent news reports noted Russian jets "harassing" MQ-9 Reaper US drones over Syria. What was not reported was that the Russians are operating at the request of the Syrian government whereas the US drones are operating illegally, aiding theft of oil. The US acts like an international mafia boss, assassinating people and stealing other countries' oil.

_____ (2023-07-24). Takeaways from the UN Special Rapporteur Report on Guantanamo. transcend.org On 26 Jun 2023–the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture–,the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism released the final report of her technical visit to the Guantanamo detention facility. It covers the rights of victims of terrorism, the rights of detainees at Guantánamo, and the rights of former detainees–with a fair amount of detail.

_____ (2023-07-24). The Contributions and Impact of Contemporary Religious Rituals on Pillars of Peace (Part 5). transcend.org Contemporary Religious Rituals Are to Be Respected in Interfaith Initiatives Towards Social Harmony Peaceful Coexistence…

_____ (2023-07-24). The Dynamics of War Insanity: NATO's Ukraine Roulette. transcend.org 19 Jul 2023 – Ultimately, NATO must be recognized not only as a criminal organization, a blustering vestige of a moribund Western imperialism, but as a mortal danger to the survival of civilization on Earth. NATO is on the wrong side of history.

_____ (2023-07-24). Tony Bennett, Master Jazz Vocalist, Dies at 96. transcend.org 21 Jul 2023 – Bennett had a professional career spanning eight decades. Winner of 18 Grammy Awards (with 36 total nominations), and a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient in 2001, he also garnered two Emmy Awards and was a Kennedy Center Honoree in 2005 and a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in 2006. RIP…

_____ (2023-07-24). UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine: Israel Has Turned All of Palestine into 'An Open-Air Prison' to Further Annexation Plans. transcend.org 16 Jul 2023 – Francesca Albanese's June report to the UN Human Rights Council says Israel uses physical, bureaucratic, military, and surveillance means to "de-Palestinianize" the occupied territory, threatening "the existence of the Palestinians as a people."

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Humiliating Revenge: Kiev Again Targeted Moscow With Drones. southfront.org Amid the ongoing Russian retaliation strikes on the Ukrainian ports, Zelensky threatened Moscow with response. On the night of July 24, Ukrainian drones targeted the Russian capital. | According to the mayor of Moscow, two drones attacked the city at about 4 am. As a result of the attack, non-residential buildings were damaged. An explosion took place in a business center on Likhachev Avenue when a drone hit on the 17th and 18th floors. The wreckage of another drone was found on Komsomolsk…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-24). Russia Launched Retaliation Strikes On Ukrainian Ports On Danube River. southfront.org On the night of July 24, the Russian military continued massive retaliation strikes throughout Ukraine. They continue every night in response to Kiev's strike on the Crimean Bridge on July 17. | Last night explosions thundered in the Sumy region. Meanwhile, the main wave of strikes targeted the Odessa region, where Ukrainian ports are being destroyed. After Russian drones and missiles hit all seaports located on the coast of the Black Sea, last night, Russian forces began destroying Ukrainia…

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-24). Projects to Shift Media Further Rightward Get Kid Glove Treatment From Centrist Press Journal. fair.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-24). One-Stop Shops Can Change The Game For City's Small Business Growth. popularresistance.org

Larry Johnson (2023-07-24). U.S. Secretary of STate Blinken Really is this Out of Touch With Reality. sonar21.com My friend, Andrei Martyanov, published a short piece on Antony Blinken's latest public demonstration of schizophrenia and I want to elaborate on Andrei's astonishment at Blinken's total detachment from reality….

scorinoco (2023-07-24). President of Cuba: Solidarity Remains an Indestructible Weapon of Struggle and a Message of Peace. orinocotribune.com The following is the English translation of the speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Republic of Cuba, at the People's Summit Solidarity Festival, in Brussels, Belgium, on July 17, 2023 (stenographic version from the Presidency of Cuba). | Brother Centella; | Brother Manu; | Sisters and brothers from Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe; | Comrades who fight for social justice (Applause): | I was told that someone was asking if we were going to be at this event, and we ask you: do you think we would ha…

Staff (2023-07-24). When A.I. Gets Smarter Than Us, We're In BIG Trouble. leecamp.com

Staff (2023-07-24). YouTube Wants To Ban One of Only Black Leftist Channels! leecamp.com

Staff (2023-07-24). Spanish conservatives obtain lead in parliamentary elections but may struggle to form government. peoplesdispatch.org The conservative People's Party (PP) led by Alberto Núñez Feijoo emerged as the frontrunner in the parliamentary elections held in Spain on Sunday, July 23. Elections were held to the 350-seat Congress of Deputies and for 208 seats out of the total 266 in the Senate. The PP has taken the lead in both the …

Staff (2023-07-24). Cops nicking a Black woman over a bus fare is misogynoir in action. thecanary.co Cops have arrested a woman in Croydon, south London, for not paying her bus fare. People have been kicking off on social media, and rightly so — not least because the woman had actually paid, but also because the cops' response was disproportionate in the extreme. A number of officers tussle with the woman, yanking …

Staff (2023-07-24). Palestine and its supporters were the subject of a day of international protest. thecanary.co People have taken action in the UK, Canada, and France over the imprisonment of UK pro-Palestine activists. It came after high-profile campaigners, including Roger Waters, issued a joint statement condemning the British state's persecution of the six people over their activism against the state of Israel. Imprisoned for resisting Israel's apartheid As the Canary has …

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-24). Gang attack leaves three dead in Haitian commune. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, armed gangs attacked Liancourt, a commune of Artibonite in northeastern Haiti, and killed at least three people, in addition to setting fire to several houses.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Tencent announces Weixin opening to international card organizations. ecns.cn Tencent Holdings announced on Thursday that it will fully open Weixin Pay to international card organizations like Mastercard, Visa, JCB and Discover Global Network, so as to further improve overseas users' digital payment experience in China.

Editor (2023-07-23). Young Arab and Black Men Jailed and Fined in France's Riot Trials. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-23). People's Summit in Brussels Calls for Respect of Democracy and Self-Determination. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-23). Young People Should Oppose the Kids Online Safety Act. scheerpost.com By Jason Kelley / Electronic Frontier Foundation Next week, Congress plans to move a bill forward that is opposed by dozens of organizations, digital rights protectors, LGBTQ+ activists, and human rights defenders: the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). As we've written before, KOSA would lead to censorship and privacy invasions for all social media users. But the most …

Editor (2023-07-23). Oppenheimer's Deadly Legacy of Nuclear Terror. scheerpost.com For every second you sit in the air conditioned theater with a warm buttery popcorn bucket in your lap, 18 people dead in the blink of an eye. Thanks to Oppenheimer.

Alastair Crooke (2023-07-23). The 2006 war on Lebanon: A pilot for Re-setting the Military Balance? thealtworld.com Hezbollah had taken the trouble to 'deep-study' their enemy; to know their strengths and weaknesses, and therefore know how to mount the feints to deceive them. | Re-reading my

midwesternmarx (2023-07-23). Western Marxism and the Politics of Abstract Humanism By: Yanis Iqbal. midwesternmarx.com Western Marxism is dominated by the use of empty phrases when the need arises for a practical intervention in the conjuncture. Slavoj Žižek, for instance, has been calling for a "stronger NATO" in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, so that "European unity" can be preserved. The analytical focus is wholly tilted towards ahistorical cultural symbols. For Žižek, a "Eurasian" project is not about the reduction of European count …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-23). The Eco Collapse We Were Warned About Has Begun By: José Seoane. midwesternmarx.com In 2023, different climatic anomalies have been recorded that set new historical records in the tragic progression of climate change at the global level.​Thus, in June, the surface temperature in the North Atlantic reached the maximum increase of 1.3 degrees Celsius with respect to preindustrial values. In a similar direction—although in lower values—the average temperature of the seas at the global level increased. On the other hand, the retraction of Antarctic ice reac …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-23). Hollywood Executives Bring Industry to Halt Rather Than Pay Workers a Fair Price By: Sonali Kolhatkar. midwesternmarx.com Refusing to negotiate better compensation and fair working conditions for actors and writers, major film and television studios are to blame for the work stoppages afflicting their industry. Hollywood has come to a standstill this summer as actors join their writer colleagues on the picket line. The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) announced that it would be on strike starting July 14, 2023, over negotiations breaking down with t …

Valerie Jean-Charles (2023-07-23). We Can't Tackle Gun Violence Until We Address Racial Inequity. truthout.org Two years ago, I was nearly caught in the crossfires of teenagers shooting at each other in northwest Washington, D.C. I was on the phone with my mother when I heard a blast go off just inches away from me. I can still feel the kickback of the gun reverberate across my skull. Had I not run into traffic to save my life, chances are my mother would've been subjected to hearing her daughter get shot… |

Mary Hudetz (2023-07-23). Indigenous Remains Destroyed as Federal Studies Undermine Repatriation Efforts. truthout.org Two decades ago, an anthropology professor at the University of Utah asked the National Science Foundation to fund research on Native American ancestors to determine when the cultivations of crops like corn first became prevalent in their cultures. The studies, according to the research proposals, would involve analyzing Ancestral Pueblo remains that museums had excavated around 1900 from some of… |

Tamara Pearson (2023-07-23). Mexico's Migrant Shelters Are Operating at 900% Capacity Due to US Border Policy. truthout.org Thousands of migrants are sleeping on the streets of Mexico, waiting to get an appointment for an interview at the U.S. border, only to be deported back to dangerous and impossible living conditions. Since the pandemic border measure Title 42 ended in early May, English-language mainstream media has emphasized that fewer people are trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. But the need to migrate… |

Justin Miller (2023-07-23). Abbott's Billion-Dollar Barrier Barrels Forward. truthout.org Mary Ann Ortiz has deep roots on Vega Verde Road, which runs along the Rio Grande west of Del Rio. Ortiz was born and raised in this border town of 35,000 in Val Verde County, a couple of hours southwest of San Antonio, where her father owned a sizable ranch on the north side of the road. When he passed away, the ranch was sold off in various parcels. She bought her 16 acres of land in the 1990s… |

_____ (2023-07-23). Across the West, People Are Dying in Greater Numbers. Nobody Wants to Learn Why. strategic-culture.org There's only one plausible explanation for continuing silence on excess deaths: governments, media and regulators are frightened of what the research may uncover | Join us on , , and . | During the pandemic, the challenge fo…

_____ (2023-07-23). NATO's Shame — Ukraine's Epidemic of Human Trafficking. strategic-culture.org As millions of Ukrainian women and children fled into the supposed safety of NATO, their new hosts were researching how to rape them. | Join us on , , and . | Because our objective is to identify the guilty parties implicate…

Sameena Rahman (2023-07-23). US Congress votes 412-9 that Israel isn't an apartheid state, denying reality. liberationnews.org The U.S. is Israel's chief benefactor and plays a significant role in advancing Israeli policies and thus is directly complicit in Israeli apartheid.

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Spain's General Elections: PP Fails to Obtain Absolute Majority. telesurenglish.net With 99.23 percent of the votes counted for Sunday's general elections in Spain, the PP wins the elections but does not have an absolute majority; the PSOE holds on with a narrow margin. | RELATED: | The Popular Party is the party that obtains the most deputies, with 32.84 % of the votes (136 seats out of the 350 that make up the Congress of Deputies), while the Socialist Party practically equals it in votes with 31.81 % of th…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Iranian & UAE FMs Condemn Quran Desecration in Denmark, Sweden. telesurenglish.net The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced Sunday that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a phone call with his United Arab Emirates (UAE) counterpart late Saturday. | RELATED: | During the phone call, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the recent desecration of the Quran in Denmark and Sweden hurt the feelings of Muslims worldwide. The minister called for serious action against the perpetrators of the insults. | The Iranian top diplomat also…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Guatemalans Call 'The Flowers March' to Defend Democracy. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Highlands Farmers Committee (CCDA), the Palin Indigenous Mayor's Office, and students from the University of San Carlos (USAC) called for a "march of flowers" to defend democracy in Guatemala. | RELATED: | This happens at a time when the Prosecutor's Office is carrying out persecutory actions against the Seed Movement party (Semilla), which might jeopardize the holding of the presidential run-off sch…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). TeleSUR is Commander Chavez's Great Achievement: Nicaragua. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, the Nicaraguan Government congratulated the multiplatform channel teleSUR for the 18th anniversary of its creation and praised its informative work at the service of the peoples of the world. | RELATED: | "In the world that we have to inhabit and keep changing, it is not easy to reach 18 years of efforts, which only the absolute conviction about our liberation routes make possible," President Daniel Ortega and Vice President…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Israeli Lawmakers Debate Judicial Overhaul Bill Amid Protests. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Israeli lawmakers began a marathon debate on the first major bill of a contentious plan to overhaul the judiciary ahead of a final vote on Monday, as massive crowds rally across the country to protest against the plan. | RELATED: | The bill would cancel the Supreme Court's power to override decisions by the ministers that it deems "unreasonable." The two final rounds of votes at the Knesset, the Israeli pa…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Syria to Receive People With Chronic Diseases From Rebel Areas. telesurenglish.net The Syrian military stood ready to open crossings for patients from rebel-held regions to seek medical treatment in government-controlled areas. | RELATED: | Citing Idlib Governor Thaer Salhab, Syrian Al-Watan newspaper on Sunday reported that the government forces would open the crossings for cancer patients, including children, and other people with chronic diseases. | His remarks came after media reports circulat…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-23). Covid Related News: The death cult delusions infecting our times. expose-news.com Covid injections affect our ability to think, promote cancer, possibly cause seizures and brain bleeds in young people and are the cause of many cases of "died suddenly." Vaccinated animals in zoos …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-23). Dutch economist let the cat out of the bag about "carbon emission rights" expose-news.com In August 2022, Dutch economist Barbara Baarsma appeared on BNR Newsradio to explain her plan for the carbon dioxide wallet. In doing so, Baarsma, who was CEO of Rabo Carbon Bank until …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-23). We Need To Talk About Midazolam: Homicide Detectives are investigating Nicola Sturgeon over Cruel Deaths in Care Homes during the Pandemic. expose-news.com Scotland's covid-era First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is being criminally investigated by homicide police for over 5,500 deaths in care homes during Covid. This would be Scotland's largest-ever mass-death investigation in its history. …

The Exposé (2023-07-23). CIA, DoD & Rockefeller Foundation confirmed as architects of Deagel .com 2025 Depopulation Forecast & current Mortality Rates imply Covid Vaccination has made it a target that could be hit. expose-news.com In a world where reality often seems stranger than fiction, the machinations behind global events can be an enigma wrapped in mystery. One such intrigue revolves around Deagel.com, an obscure online entity …

WSWS (2023-07-23). Stage and screen workers rally in London to support SAG-AFTRA strike. wsws.org Chants of "One struggle, one fight, we support SAG-AFTRA's strike!" rang across Leicester Square at Friday's rally of Equity members.

WSWS (2023-07-23). Striking UK First Manchester bus drivers: Unite union "try and split us, but we've all stuck together so they can't push us around" wsws.org One driver said, "All the big companies made profits over COVID. The government is investing in things we don't need, like going to war. We're in a war here with our circumstances."

WSWS (2023-07-23). Kenya's President Ruto unleashes mass violence against austerity protestors. wsws.org Protests are regularly outlawed, with police setting up blockades to stop marching demonstrators and refusing to provide details of the rising number of dead, injured and arrested.

_____ (2023-07-23). Following a visit to the PRC by the US Treasury Secretary. journal-neo.org

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-23). Joe Biden Triggers Paralysis in the Production of Strategic Semiconductor Chips. Worldwide Collapse of the Automobile Industry? globalresearch.ca Semiconductors constitute a strategic commodity, used in a variety of sectors including electronics, medical devices, electronic and communications networks etc. | There is evidence of manipulation, which has led to artificial shortages of semiconductors affecting a number of key sectors of …

Pepe Escobar (2023-07-23). Neocons Want War with China. globalresearch.ca

Karsten Riise (2023-07-23). The US "Chip War" Takes Aim at all of China. globalresearch.ca

South Front (2023-07-23). Video: "Saving Ukraine": NATO Prepares for War. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-07-23). How Central Bankers Rule the World. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Anthony J. Hall (2023-07-23). Trudeau, NATO and Climate Change, Another Boondoggle. globalresearch.ca

Lauren Smith (2023-07-23). Nicaraguans Celebrate 44th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-23). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

Karsten Riise (2023-07-23). Ukraine's Surprising Admission. globalresearch.ca

Steven Sahiounie (2023-07-23). Netanyahu Is Powerless to Stop the Protests. Will His Government Collapse? globalresearch.ca

James Howard Kunstler (2023-07-23). The Downfall of Blobism. "Joe Biden must go, and as soon as possible?" globalresearch.ca

Anonymous Contributor (2023-07-23). End the Attacks Against Puente Madera! Justice for Juan Cortés! itsgoingdown.org Communique regarding the recent attacks against members of the Binnizá community of Puente Madera, Oaxaca. With rage and sadness, we want to share with everyone that on Friday July 14, at around 9: 30pm, two inhabitants of Puente Madera were traveling in a red pointer headed for the Tehuantepec bus terminal to deliver two boxes of…

Peter Mertens (2023-07-23). Peter Mertens: Mutiny in South and North. peoplesdispatch.org At the Cumbre de los Pueblos (Peoples' Summit) at the European Parliament, Peter Mertens, Secretary General of the PTB, spoke about the mutinies that are needed to turn the world around…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-23). Progressive sections call for change as Netherlands gears up for elections in November. peoplesdispatch.org Surprising both his supporters and opponents, Mark Rutte, the leader of the center-right People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and the longest-serving prime minister of the country, has resigned. Progressive opposition forces are preparing for the elections…

Jose Seoane (2023-07-23). The eco collapse we were warned about has begun. peoplesdispatch.org 2023 has already seen a number of climatic anomalies that set new historical records in the tragic progression of climate change at the global level. These have led to droughts, fires, and water scarcity…

Andrew Perez (2023-07-23). Finally, A Third Party For Billionaires. levernews.com

Ali Abunimah (2023-07-23). UK union cancels "Weaponising Anti-Semitism" book launch. electronicintifada.net Senior leaders of Unite accused of political censorship.

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Spain Update: Exit Polls Point to a Conservative Victory. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Spanish go to the polls to elect the President of the Government, 350 representatives for the Lower House and 208 Senators. It is expected that 37.5 million citizens turn out to vote, 2.3 million of them reside abroad. Below are the major events as they occur. | RELATED: | 8: 00 p.m.: The conservatives would be victorious in the elections. According to the exit polls released so far, the conservative Popular Party (PP) wou…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Guantanamo Features Most Flagrant Human Rights Violation. telesurenglish.net Jose Ramon Cabanas, director of Cuba's Center for International Policy (CIPI), denounced that the prison at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay sees the most flagrant violation of human rights perpetrated by the U.S. administration. | RELATED: | "This is a topic that has been presented again before the international community, but it is one of the longest human rights violations in U.S. history," Cabanas recalled. | Sp…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Cuban President Denounces US Blockade's Damage to Economy. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced the U.S. embargo's damage to the island's economy. | RELATED: | Addressing legislators at Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power in Havana, he said that the U.S. embargo is an external factor that harms the economic development of the Caribbean nation. | "This huge external factor gravitates against the country's development," he said, adding that capital…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Canadian Province Declares State of Emergency to Fight Flooding. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, a provincewide state of emergency has been declared in the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia in response to severe flooding. | RELATED: | The Nova Scotia Government's Emergency Management Office said that the order is in place to protect the entire province as the storm progresses. | "This is a very serious event. This flooding has been fast and furious, and we are taking strong action to ensure Nova Scotia…

Florence CGTN (2023-07-23). Celebrating Mei Xiang's birthday. america.cgtn.com In a birthday celebration on Saturday at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the beloved giant panda, Mei Xiang, turned 25.

Nitza Soledad Perez (2023-07-23). Extreme weather stretches across the U.S. america.cgtn.com Dramatic weather events continue to play out across North America. The extremes seen this week in the U.S. have taken a toll on people across the country.

Mark Niu (2023-07-23). Comic-Con provides business opportunities for talented artists. america.cgtn.com One of the world's largest conventions on pop culture continues in San Diego, California. We're talking about Comic-Con, where dressing up and embracing heroic and evil characters is one part passion, one part geekiness, and another part business.

Fight Back (2023-07-23). The Milwaukee Area Labor Council stands in solidarity with Teamsters fighting for a fair contract at UPS. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following resolution passed by the Milwaukee Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO executive board in July 2023. | The collective bargaining agreement representing 340,000 Teamsters at UPS across the country, including Wisconsin Teamsters Local 344, expires at midnight, August 1, 2023. | If UPS Teamsters go on strike, it will be the largest strike against a single business in U.S. history, and the largest strike since the last UPS Teamsters strike in 1997. This is a struggle that will impact every working person in the country. | UPS makes over $13 billion in profits every year on…

Fight Back (2023-07-23). Milwaukee Anti-War Committee rallies against the Milwaukee Air & Water Show. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On Saturday, July 22, activists and community members united at The Calling sculpture in downtown Milwaukee to protest the annual Milwaukee Air & Water Show. The rally was organized by the Milwaukee Anti-War Committee (MAC) to demonstrate that the show is not a harmless family event as it is often portrayed, but a celebration of U.S. militarism and a polarizing affair for the city. | Members from Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR), and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) came together with the community to demand an…

Fight Back (2023-07-23). Waste workers at Republic Services rally as potential strike approaches. fightbacknews.org Atlanta GA – On July 21, waste workers at Republic Services, who are represented by Teamsters Local 728 in Atlanta, rallied in support of a potential strike. The rally was held less than two weeks after 95% of waste workers in Local 728 voted to authorize a strike if the company refuses to offer a decent contract before July 31. | The action started with a march of about 60 people to the front gate of Republic Services, where management was watching from their offices. Union members and supporters from the community chanted "Who are we? Teamsters!" and "Hey hey! Ho ho! Corporate greed has got to go!" The march wa…

Fight Back (2023-07-23). Louisianans rally, GOP bans kids' trans healthcare, other anti-LGBTQ bills fail. fightbacknews.org Baton Rouge, LA — Dozens of protesters gathered at the Louisiana State Capitol building, July 18, for an emergency demonstration against three anti-LGBTQ bills. The Republican supermajority called a special legislative veto override session after these bills were vetoed by Governor John Bel Edwards. The governor's move in support of the LGBTQ community resulted from substantial pressure from the people of Louisiana. | Demonstrators chanted "Racist, sexist, anti-gay – GOP go away!" and "Louisiana say it clear, trans youth are welcome here!" on the steps of the capitol building as the veto override session b…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-23). Feminicides in Dominican Republic:unfinished goal on official agenda. plenglish.com Santo Domingo (Prensa Latina) Being a woman in the Dominican Republic is dangerous, because so far this year there have been 42 femicides, an increase of 23,5% compared to the same period in 2022, while the government is trying to take measures to avoid more pain.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-23). Four possible scenarios in Spain's elections. plenglish.com Madrid, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Spain moves into quicksand, with four possible scenarios in the general elections that seem to lean to the right, although with a slight margin for surprises.

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-23). CARICOM's 10-Point Plan For Reparatory Justice Is Reasonable. orinocotribune.com

Anonymous103 (2023-07-23). Bin Salman Toys With Religious Reform. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-23). Military Situation In Donbass On July 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org A woman was killed and three others were wounded by the AFU artillery shelling in Donetsk; | Nine buildings were damaged by Ukrainian artillery shelling in Donetsk; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Stelmakhovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Nevskoye; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Serebryanka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Stupo…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-23). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On July 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery destroyed a fuel depot of the AFU near Malaya Tokmachka; | Russian artillery destroyed a command post of the AFU near Malaya Tokmachka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Novoivanovka; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Rabotino; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Marfopol; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orikhiv; | Up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armored vehicles, 9 motor vehicles we…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-23). Military Situation In Syria On July 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 23, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On July 23, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Amma; | On July 22, HTS reportedly arrested 59 people during a security campaign in the western and northern countryside of Idlib province; | On July 22, the Kurdish Asayish forces arrested an ISIS leader in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor. | MOR…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-23). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The Russian Army struck production sites of unmanned boats near Odessa with high precision weapons; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Stelmakhovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Priyutnoye; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Nevskoye; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Malaya Tokmachka; | Russian artil…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-23). Military Situation In Yemen On July 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 110 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On July 21, unidentified gunmen assassinated Moayad Hamidi, Head of the World Food Programme office in Al-Turba town, in Taiz governorate; | On July 21, Al-Qaeda militants attacked positions of the STC in the Wadi Omran area in the Mudiya district and Wadi Al-Khayala in Al-Mahfad district; | On July 20, a US military helico…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-23). Shahed Stealth Drones Family (Infographics). southfront.org MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |

Anonymous103 (2023-07-23). Ukrainian Attacks On Crimea From July 16 To July 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 22, Ukrainian drone strike hit an ammo depot in the Krasnogvardeysky district; | On July 19, a fire broke out at a military warehouse in the Kirovsky district of Crimea. The causes of the incident have not been revealed; | On July 20, a drone strike killed a girl in the village of Razdolnoe; | On July 18, Russian forces shot down 28 UAVs that targeted Crimea; | On July 17, the AFU attacked the Crimean Bridge with two naval drones. Two civilians were killed, a…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). 17 Government Fighters Killed Or Wounded In Blast Near Gaz Field In Central Syria. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On July 22, eight Syrian soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed when a blast hit a bus that was carrying them in Syria's central region. | The deadly blast took place near Tuinan gas field, which is located right on the administrative border between Hama, Homs and Raqqa. In addition to the eight fatalities, nine soldiers and pro-government fighters were wounded. | The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and other pro-opposition news sou…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). Iran's Revolutionary Guard Unveils Upgraded Version Of Shahed-149 Combat Drone (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On July 22, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled an upgraded version of the Shahid-149 combat drone. | The Shahed-149, which was developed by the Shahed Aviation Industries, is a high-altitude long-endurance combat drone similar in size, shape and role to the American MQ-9 Reaper. The drone was first unveiled and named after the Gaza Strip in honor of the Palestinians' struggle against Israel amid the May 2021 Palestinian-Israeli c…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). Iraqi Intelligence Uncover Armored Vehicle-Borne Improvised Device In Nineveh (Video). southfront.org The official coat of arms of the Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate. | On July 22, the Iraqi official Security Media Cell announced that the military intelligence directorate had uncovered an armored vehicle-borne improvised device (VBIED) in the northern province of Nineveh . | In a statement, the cell said that the VBIED was uncovered at the village of Sahel Abbas in the Mohalabiya district by the 11th and 15th divisions of the intelligence service. | Four containers each fil…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). Russian Army Strikes Drone Sites In Odessa, Crushes Leopard Tanks In Zaporozhye (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military had carried out a series of strikes with long-range, sea and air launched precision-guided weapons against Ukrainian sites where "terrorist acts" against Russian territories were being prepared, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 23. | In a statement, the ministry said that the strikes targeted sites where naval drones were stored as well as areas where they were being manufactured near Odessa. Foreign mercenaries were present in the targeted facilities, accordi…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). Terrorist Attack Leaves Four Iranian Police Officers Dead In Zahedan. southfront.org Illustrative image. | At least four road police patrol officers were killed as a result of a terrorist attack in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Sunday. | Zahedan, the capital of the province of Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, is a key drug trafficking route."Today, attackers ambushed the police car.. and shot at the vehicle," Tasnim report reads. | The news agency said that a judicial order to arre…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). Ukraine Losses In Counteroffensive Exceeded 26,000: Putin. southfront.org Russian President Vladimir Putin — © Alexey Danichev/POOL/TASS | The losses of Kiev forces since the beginning of the counteroffensive attempts have already exceeded 26,000 troops, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko. | Putin was responding to Lukashenko, who said that the irrecoverable Ukrainian losses since the beginning of the counteroffensive on June 4 amounted to 26,000 troops."More," Putin pointe…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-23). Experts Say Demining Ukraine Could Take Hundreds of Years. news.antiwar.com Ukraine is the most heavily mined country in the world, and demining efforts could take decades or even hundreds of years, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. "The sheer quantity of ordnance in Ukraine is just unprecedented in the last 30 years. There's nothing like it," Greg Crowther, director of programs for the Mines Advisory …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-23). Lukashenko Claims Wagner Fighters Want to Go Into Poland. news.antiwar.com Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed on Sunday that members of the Wagner group who are in Belarus want to go into Poland, comments that come amid heightened tensions between Warsaw and Minsk. According to the Russian news agency TASS, Lukashenko told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he is "starting to get tense with the Wagner …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-23). US, Australia Launch Largest-Ever Joint Military Exercise. news.antiwar.com The US and Australia on Friday launched the largest-ever iteration of their Talisman Sabre exercise as the US is increasingly focused on building alliances in the Asia Pacific against China. The Talisman Sabre started in 2005 as a biennial exercise between the US and Australia. This year's iteration involves participants from 11 other countries and …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-23). US Sending Marines, More Warships to Middle East Over Iran Tensions. news.antiwar.com US Central Command announced on July 20 that the US was deploying a Marines Corps unit and additional warships to the Middle East amid heightened tensions with Iran. The command said in a press release that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered the deployment of an Amphibious Readiness Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit (ARG/MEU), which typically consists …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-23). WSJ: Western Officials Knew Ukraine Didn't Have Enough Weapons and Training for Counteroffensive. news.antiwar.com

Dr. William Makis (2023-07-23). Cardiac Arrests: Young Women Are Dropping Dead Everywhere. COVID-19 Vaccine Myocarditis in Women Is Up to 1 in 30 Per Jab. globalresearch.ca

Ethan Huff (2023-07-23). WHO, CDC and Bill Gates Pushing for Peel-and-Stick Vaccine Patches Mailed Directly to People's Homes. globalresearch.ca

Helen Kim, LA Progressive. (2023-07-23). When The River Roars: 70 Years Of Confusion. popularresistance.org This year is incredibly important to me and the Korean people. Next Wednesday, July 27th is the 70th anniversary of the armistice of Korean War, the longest war in American history. I turn 34 this year, almost half of that number. And my grandmother, who left a memoir that I finally found in 2015, was aged 70 years when she published these words, translated by me: | I only understood what that war was, felt it against my flesh only after I came down from the mountains. Nobody was whole after the war. It spared no one. People either lost their lives, lost their families, lost their legs or arms, or were irrevocabl…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). Buoys placed by Texas government in Rio Bravo violates Water Treaty. plenglish.com Mexico City, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) The placement of buoys called floating wall that the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, is placing in the Rio Bravo, violates the Water Treaty of 1944, an environmentalist warned today.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). India develops project on cannabis-based medicines. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) India is developing its first research project on the use of cannabis in the medical sector, which Minister Jitendra Singh considered today of great potential to use this drug for the good of humanity.

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Valerie Jean-Charles (2023-07-23). We Can't Tackle Gun Violence Until We Address Racial Inequity. truthout.org Two years ago, I was nearly caught in the crossfires of teenagers shooting at each other in northwest Washington, D.C. I was on the phone with my mother when I heard a blast go off just inches away from me. I can still feel the kickback of the gun reverberate across my skull. Had I not run into traffic to save my life, chances are my mother would've been subjected to hearing her daughter get shot… |

Mary Hudetz (2023-07-23). Indigenous Remains Destroyed as Federal Studies Undermine Repatriation Efforts. truthout.org Two decades ago, an anthropology professor at the University of Utah asked the National Science Foundation to fund research on Native American ancestors to determine when the cultivations of crops like corn first became prevalent in their cultures. The studies, according to the research proposals, would involve analyzing Ancestral Pueblo remains that museums had excavated around 1900 from some of… |

Tamara Pearson (2023-07-23). Mexico's Migrant Shelters Are Operating at 900% Capacity Due to US Border Policy. truthout.org Thousands of migrants are sleeping on the streets of Mexico, waiting to get an appointment for an interview at the U.S. border, only to be deported back to dangerous and impossible living conditions. Since the pandemic border measure Title 42 ended in early May, English-language mainstream media has emphasized that fewer people are trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. But the need to migrate… |

Justin Miller (2023-07-23). Abbott's Billion-Dollar Barrier Barrels Forward. truthout.org Mary Ann Ortiz has deep roots on Vega Verde Road, which runs along the Rio Grande west of Del Rio. Ortiz was born and raised in this border town of 35,000 in Val Verde County, a couple of hours southwest of San Antonio, where her father owned a sizable ranch on the north side of the road. When he passed away, the ranch was sold off in various parcels. She bought her 16 acres of land in the 1990s… |

Nadra Nittle (2023-07-22). LA Unified School District Is Spending Millions on Urgent Climate Adaptation. truthout.org The clouds that blanket Los Angeles in the late spring, keeping temperatures cool and skies overcast, dissipate by the first weeks of summer. The months known in the city near the ocean as "May Gray" and "June Gloom" give way to an exposed July sun that blazes relentlessly until well after the school year starts. It is not unusual for Angelenos to contend with triple-digit heat until shortly… |

Aallyah Wright (2023-07-22). White Leaders Prevent an Alabama Town's First Black Mayor From Serving. truthout.org Newbern, Alabama — There's a power struggle in Newbern, Alabama, and the rural town's first Black mayor is at war with the previous administration who he says locked him out of Town Hall. After years of racist harassment and intimidation, Patrick Braxton is fed up, and in a federal civil rights lawsuit he is accusing town officials of conspiring to deny his civil rights and his position because of… |


Brett Wilkins (2023-07-22). Secret Document Reveals US Covered Up Evidence of Civilian Deaths in Syrian Raid. truthout.org A formerly classified document published Friday by NPR revealed how the Pentagon dismissed highly credible evidence of civilian deaths caused by the October 2019 U.S. assassination of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria. In a raid hailed by then-U.S. President Donald Trump as "impeccable," U.S. special forces stormed al-Baghdadi's hideout just outside Barisha in Idlib province on… |

Tatyana Tandanpolie (2023-07-22). Trump Campaign Reportedly Spending Over Half of Recent Donations on Legal Bills. truthout.org As former President Donald Trump's legal woes mount, the line between his criminal defense and his 2024 presidential campaign is blurring, a political and financial muddying that The Washington Post projects will only worsen as multiple prosecutions continues to dominate his time, resources and messaging. Trump's appeals to stay out of prison on social media, in rally speeches and in interviews… |

Jonathan Ng (2023-07-22). New Book Exposes the Horror of the US's Endless, Invisible Wars. truthout.org This June, the Swiss journalist Maurine Mercier found several United States citizens fighting in Ukraine under the guise of humanitarian work. "All of them are veterans, former soldiers who fought in all the recent American wars: the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan," she reports. Many suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, carrying the embodied ghosts of past conflicts and deep psychic wounds to… |

Pranav Jani (2023-07-22). GOP Planned to Destroy Public Education in Ohio. We Defeated Them — for Now. truthout.org Ohioans invested in the integrity and well-being of public universities across the state breathed a sigh of relief in late June after Ohio Senate Bill 83 — Republicans' big push to overhaul higher education across the state — failed in its bid to become law before the summer recess began. A few of the bill's lowlights — in its original and revised forms — include: SB 83 teems with contradictions. |

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Xi to attend opening ceremony of Chengdu Universiade. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the 31st summer edition of the FISU World University Games in Chengdu and hold a welcome banquet and bilateral events for foreign leaders attending the event.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). China achieves mass production of domestic MRI instrument. ecns.cn China has achieved the mass production of domestically-made magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) instrument, breaking through a long-standing foreign technological blockade, CCTV reported on Saturday.


ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Dinosaur egg fossils discovered for the first time in China's Heyuan Basin. ecns.cn Four dinosaur egg fossils were uncovered in the Heyuan Basin for the first time recently in Heyuan, a city known for its extensive collection of dinosaur egg fossils in South China's Guangdong Province.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). National Museum issues strict code of conduct banning livestreaming. ecns.cn The notice also says, during visits, misconduct such as loud noise, chasing others, climbing, lying on the floor, littering, touching or damaging the exhibits are not allowed.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Tripartite meeting of central bankers to help East Asian economy. ecns.cn The Central Bank Governors' Meeting of China, Japan and South Korea was held on Sunday in Japan with candid exchange of views on regional economic and financial developments.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). China successfully tests high-thrust engine for moon landing. ecns.cn China successfully carried out a trial test on the main engine of the Long March-10, a new carrier rocket designed for manned moon landing missions, on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). China achieves mass production of domestic MRI instrument, breaking foreign tech blockade. ecns.cn China's domestically developed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) instrument has been successfully developed and mass-produced, breaking through a long-standing foreign technological blockade.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Mainland university delegation wraps up visit to Taiwan island, a 1st in 3 years. ecns.cn A group of 37 teachers and students from Chinese mainland universities concluded their exchange visit to the Taiwan island on Sunday and returned to the mainland.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Dinosaur egg fossils discovered for the first time in China's Heyuan Basin. ecns.cn Four dinosaur egg fossils were uncovered in the Heyuan Basin for the first time recently in Heyuan, a city known for its extensive collection of dinosaur egg fossils in South China's Guangdong Province.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). National Museum issues strict code of conduct banning livestreaming. ecns.cn The notice also says, during visits, misconduct such as loud noise, chasing others, climbing, lying on the floor, littering, touching or damaging the exhibits are not allowed.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Tripartite meeting of central bankers to help East Asian economy. ecns.cn The Central Bank Governors' Meeting of China, Japan and South Korea was held on Sunday in Japan with candid exchange of views on regional economic and financial developments.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). China successfully tests high-thrust engine for moon landing. ecns.cn China successfully carried out a trial test on the main engine of the Long March-10, a new carrier rocket designed for manned moon landing missions, on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). China achieves mass production of domestic MRI instrument, breaking foreign tech blockade. ecns.cn China's domestically developed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) instrument has been successfully developed and mass-produced, breaking through a long-standing foreign technological blockade.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Mainland university delegation wraps up visit to Taiwan island, a 1st in 3 years. ecns.cn A group of 37 teachers and students from Chinese mainland universities concluded their exchange visit to the Taiwan island on Sunday and returned to the mainland.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Alipay, WeChat accept overseas cards for payment. ecns.cn WeChat Pay and Alipay announced they will now allow overseas cards like Visa and Mastercard to be added to their pay accounts, in order to facilitate mobile payment for overseas users in China.–…

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Globalization of renminbi to boost stability. ecns.cn The internationalization of the renminbi is gathering momentum, and such a trend will help facilitate China's further opening-up and encourage the country's global trade and investment.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). First satellite launched with flexible solar wing. ecns.cn China launched the country's first satellite equipped with a flexible solar array on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). World University Games Village opens in Chengdu. ecns.cn The Chengdu FISU World University Games Village opened on Saturday in Chengdu, Sichuan province, with members of the Chinese delegation becoming the first guests to move in.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Major test for new type of rocket engine completed. ecns.cn China's rocket scientists and engineers carried out a major test on Saturday on a new type of engine, which will be the most important component in the nation's attempt to land astronauts on the moon.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Expansion of BRICS set to be discussed. ecns.cn The discussion on expanding BRICS, the grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is expected to be high on the agenda of an upcoming meeting of senior officials to prepare for the BRICS Summit in August, observers said.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Tencent announces Weixin opening to international card organizations. ecns.cn Tencent Holdings announced on Thursday that it will fully open Weixin Pay to international card organizations like Mastercard, Visa, JCB and Discover Global Network, so as to further improve overseas users' digital payment experience in China.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Majestic view of Hukou waterfall. ecns.cn The renowned Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River along the border area between north China's Shanxi and northwest China's Shaanxi Provinces, has seen an increase in water flow due to"ÄÄintense"ÄÄrainfall in summer.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). China tests main rocket engine for manned lunar missions. ecns.cn China carried out a new trial run of the main rocket engine for the manned lunar mission on Saturday, paving the way for the nation's first-ever moon landing endeavor. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). (W.E. Talk) Fundamental Nature of Chinese Civilization (4). ecns.cn Where should the future of human civilization be headed? Can the ancient Eastern civilization be an"antidote" to today's worldwide predicament? How should China reinvigorate traditional culture and make new strides by going back to tradition in exploring the origin of Chinese civilization? How can China help the world understand universal harmony and other important social ideals and world outlooks in traditional Chinese thoughts?

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). China sends four satellites into space. ecns.cn China on Sunday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, sending 4 satellites into preset orbit. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Insights | Westerners should have deeper understanding of CPC's achievements: Swedish researcher. ecns.cn "One of the reasons I think that has been so successful, in terms of China's internal modernization improvement,is because of the foundation of the common good," said Stephen Brawer, chairman of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden, in a recent interview with China News Network. He also voiced his ideas on socialism with Chinese characteristics, the Chinese modernization, and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Culture Fact | Solar term: Major Heat. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Comicomment: 'De-risking' cannot conceal the true face of U.S. ecns.cn Recently, United States politicians have cunningly rebranded their "decoupling" rhetoric as "de-risking."The essence of "de-risking" is to create "a small yard with high fences" targeting China and make a more refined attempt to "decouple economies or sever supply chains," with the goal of excluding and suppressing China.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Wireless charging road unveiled in NE China's Jilin. ecns.cn A high-power dynamic wireless charging road system was unveiled in Changchun, capital city of northeast China's Jilin Province on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Insights | Common good is the foundation of China's internal modernization improvementÔºöSwedish Researcher. ecns.cn "One of the reasons I think that has been so successful, in terms of China's internal modernization improvement is because of the foundation of the common good", said Stephen Brawer, chairman of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden in a recent interview with China News Network on his ideas on the Chinese modernization and the Belt and Road Initiative.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Full text of Xi Jinping's letter to representatives of academicians and experts in 'Science and China' program. ecns.cn I have received your letter. You have taken an active part in the lecture tours over many years to widely disseminate scientific knowledge and promote the spirit of science, and you have played a crucial role in promoting popularization of science.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Xi writes back to academicians and experts, encouraging more sci-tech workers to participate in science popularization. ecns.cn Xi on Thursday wrote back to representatives of academicians and experts who have participated in the lecture tours "Science and China". In the letter, he expressed his sincere hope that sci-tech workers will support, and participate in science popularization.

Florence CGTN (2023-07-23). Celebrating Mei Xiang's birthday. america.cgtn.com In a birthday celebration on Saturday at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the beloved giant panda, Mei Xiang, turned 25.

Nitza Soledad Perez (2023-07-23). Extreme weather stretches across the U.S. america.cgtn.com Dramatic weather events continue to play out across North America. The extremes seen this week in the U.S. have taken a toll on people across the country.

Mark Niu (2023-07-23). Comic-Con provides business opportunities for talented artists. america.cgtn.com One of the world's largest conventions on pop culture continues in San Diego, California. We're talking about Comic-Con, where dressing up and embracing heroic and evil characters is one part passion, one part geekiness, and another part business.

Brenda Norrell (2023-07-23). United Nations Hears Testimony on Violations of Indigenous Rights by Governments, Police. indybay.org The United Nations heard testimony from Indigenous Peoples around the world, on the devastation from mining, ongoing genocide, and murder by federal agents and militarized forces, during this week's session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva.

David Giesen (2023-07-23). Saturday 8/12: David Rovics in house concert. indybay.org Notable House in Bernal Heights, San Francisco | 189 Ellsworth St.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-07-23). México_In memoriam: Gustavo Esteva. indybay.org

DLI (2023-07-23). Big LIE exposed: Pentagon finally admits Chinese "spy balloon" sent no military info! indybay.org On June 30–on a Friday, typically a news-lite day–the Pentagon released a statement that the much-hyped Chinese "spy balloon" that was shot down by US air missiles back in February(costing more than $400,000 each, and it took 2 shots!) had not, after all, sent back any military information. Gee, did the US Government commit another one of those "Iraqi had WMD" moment?>

Labor Video Project (2023-07-23). SAG AFTRA Members Picket Netflix HQ-Protest 1 Cent Residuals. indybay.org Dozens of SAG AFTRA strikers picketed the headquarters of Netflix in Los Gatos. Netflix refuses to provide information about the times it streams films to the union and also wants SAG AFTRA and Writers Guild West members to work as gig workers with no healthcare and pensions.

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-07-23). Lawsuit Challenges EPA's 2023-2025 Renewable Fuels Standard. indybay.org WASHINGTON, July 13, 2023 — The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's fuel volume requirements for corn ethanol and other biofuels for 2023-2025. Last month the EPA set the 2022 required minimum volume for transportation sector use at roughly 15 billion gallons of corn ethanol and 5.63 billion gallons of advanced biofuels.

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-07-23). Groups Win Legal Challenges to Massive Bay Area Biofuel Refinery Projects. indybay.org Flawed Reviews Downplayed Harms to Communities, Environment…

David Giesen (2023-07-23). Saturday 7/22: Do-gooders on a rampage: the case for restoring per capita land values to Native Americans. indybay.org lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

Michael Hudson (2023-07-23). Is the US a Failed State with Michael Hudson. indybay.org It's a failed state because its economy is paralyzed and we're in a debt deflation, an economic polarization, that is just transferring all wealth and income away from labor, away from industry, into really the financial sector and what I call the finance, insurance, and real estate sector.

FOX (2023-07-23). 25 to 50 Fox Farms Remain in the U.S. indybay.org Some of the remaining fox farms in the United States.

Greenpeace USA, Protect the Protest Coalition (2023-07-23). Tuesday 7/25: We Will Not Be Silenced! Protecting Our Right to Protest & Dissent Virtual Town Hall. indybay.org

Santa Cruz Food Not Bombs (2023-07-23). Sunday 8/6: Peace in Ukraine: Rally and March. indybay.org Town Clock, Pacific and Water street, Santa Cruz…

Labor Video Project (2023-07-23). UC UAW Workers & Unite Here 11 Strikers Protest Union Busting By UC Bosses At UC Regents. indybay.org Hundreds of UC UAW members and Unite Here Local 11 strikers from Southern California rallied at the UC Regents meeting against the flagrant union busting tactics including felony arrests for chalking at UCSD.

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-23). Friday 7/21: POA: Shut it Down! indybay.org On the sidewalk in front of the San Francisco Police Officers Association: 800 Bryant @ 6th Street in San Francisco…

Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley (2023-07-23). Thursday 7/27: Climate Refugees: Facts and Findings, and Strategies for Loss and Damage. indybay.org Webinar…

La Peña Cultural Center (2023-07-23). Friday 7/21: La Peña Cultural Center's Baila Party! indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center (3105 Shattuck Ave)…

PNW Street Medics (2023-07-23). PNW Street Medics and Military Medicine. indybay.org

Strike Debt Bay Area (2023-07-23). Saturday 8/19: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: 'End Times' by Peter Turchin. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.

Food Empowerment Project (2023-07-23). New Video Examines How Amy's Kitchen Impacted the Lives of More Than 300 of Its Workers. indybay.org One year after the layoffs of more than 300 employees at the Amy's Kitchen factory in San José, California, Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.), a vegan food justice organization, has released a video on the lives that the company impacted.

UAW 2865 (2023-07-23). Wednesday 7/19: Stop Union Busting UAW 2865 and 5810 academic workers rally outside the UC Regents UCSF. indybay.org Rutter Center in San Francisco | UCSF Mission Bay Campus…

Revolution Books (2023-07-23). Tuesday 7/18: Discussion of the Film Oppenheimer. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Revolution Books (2023-07-23). Friday 7/21: Take Revolution to the Movie Lines for the film Oppenheimer. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

LA Sentinel (2023-07-23). First Friday August 2023, "The Funk Queen" comes home to the Historic Oak Park District. indybay.org Sacramento, California is forever the global headquarters for "The Funk Queen." First Friday in August 2023, will begin something special here in the Historic Oak Park District… stay tuned…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-23). Joe Biden Triggers Paralysis in the Production of Strategic Semiconductor Chips. Worldwide Collapse of the Automobile Industry? globalresearch.ca Semiconductors constitute a strategic commodity, used in a variety of sectors including electronics, medical devices, electronic and communications networks etc. | There is evidence of manipulation, which has led to artificial shortages of semiconductors affecting a number of key sectors of …

Pepe Escobar (2023-07-23). Neocons Want War with China. globalresearch.ca

Karsten Riise (2023-07-23). The US "Chip War" Takes Aim at all of China. globalresearch.ca

South Front (2023-07-23). Video: "Saving Ukraine": NATO Prepares for War. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-07-23). How Central Bankers Rule the World. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Anthony J. Hall (2023-07-23). Trudeau, NATO and Climate Change, Another Boondoggle. globalresearch.ca

Lauren Smith (2023-07-23). Nicaraguans Celebrate 44th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-23). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

Karsten Riise (2023-07-23). Ukraine's Surprising Admission. globalresearch.ca

Steven Sahiounie (2023-07-23). Netanyahu Is Powerless to Stop the Protests. Will His Government Collapse? globalresearch.ca

James Howard Kunstler (2023-07-23). The Downfall of Blobism. "Joe Biden must go, and as soon as possible?" globalresearch.ca

Stephen Karganovic (2023-07-23). Weaponization of Food Goes Into High Gear. "Eating Insects for Dinner" globalresearch.ca

Mark Taliano (2023-07-23). Misinformed Westerners and the Demise of Ukraine: "The West Supports the Destruction of Ukraine and its People" globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-07-23). Cardiac Arrests: Young Women Are Dropping Dead Everywhere. COVID-19 Vaccine Myocarditis in Women Is Up to 1 in 30 Per Jab. globalresearch.ca

Ethan Huff (2023-07-23). WHO, CDC and Bill Gates Pushing for Peel-and-Stick Vaccine Patches Mailed Directly to People's Homes. globalresearch.ca

Andrew Perez (2023-07-23). Finally, A Third Party For Billionaires. levernews.com

Sameena Rahman (2023-07-23). US Congress votes 412-9 that Israel isn't apartheid, denying reality. liberationnews.org The U.S. is Israel's chief benefactor and plays a significant role in advancing Israeli policies and thus is directly complicit in Israeli apartheid.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Drug to prevent RSV in babies approved: What you need to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A drug to protect infants and babies from RSV has been approved by the FDA. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug to help protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The medication, given as a single-dose injection prior to or during RSV season, is a monoclonal antibody. It is intended for babies born during or entering their first RSV season and for children up to 24 months of age who remain vulnerable to severe…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Keeping kids safe outside during summer play. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Summer vacation for kids is well underway. Finding activities to keep the kids busy and destinations to visit can be on many parents' list. There is one place Mayo Clinic's Dr. Steven Maher hopes they don't have to visit — and that's the emergency medicine department. From wearing bike helmets to keeping kids hydrated, Dr. Maher says there are a few things you can do to help keep kids safe during summer play. Watch: The…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is Takayasu's arteritis? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You've been feeling fatigued, lost a little weight, and had some muscle aches and pains, and your doctor can't determine what's wrong. What seem like symptoms of a common cold could actually be early signs of something called vasculitis, a group of disorders of the blood vessels that often go undiagnosed for years. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Jason Howland explores one of the rarer forms of vasculitis, Takayasu's arteritis. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Facial drooping in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband and I recently noticed our 5-year-old daughter was having difficulty blinking and eating, and one side of her face was drooping. The pediatrician referred us to a plastic surgeon who diagnosed her with facial paralysis. What is facial paralysis and what are the treatment options? Will this require surgery? ANSWER: Facial paralysis occurs when you cannot move some or all of the facial muscles. It can affect one or both sides of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Invest now for better heart health later. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women — in the U.S. and around the globe. Overall, men over 45 and women over 55 are more likely to have a heart attack than those who are younger. Dr. Rekha (RAY-ka) Mankad, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says it's crucial to invest now in your heart health for better heart health later. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/-UMpbooHDbQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 03) is in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Consumer Health: What is glioblastoma? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glioblastoma Awareness Day will be observed Wednesday, July 19, which makes this a good time to learn about one of the most complex, deadly and treatment-resistant cancers. More than 14,490 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2023, according to the National Brain Tumor Society, and 10,000 people in the U.S. will die of the disease. The five-year survival rate is 6.9%, and the median length of survival is eight months. Glioblastoma, also…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic discovery leads to diagnoses of 9 people with rare form of muscular dystrophy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nine people around the world who have been living with unexplained, muscular dystrophy-like symptoms may now have an answer for what is causing the progressive muscle weakness in their body's mid-section, arms and legs. In a new discovery, a collaborative team of scientists led by researchers at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine has pinpointed alterations in a single gene deep inside these people's genetic blueprint as the root cause of their ultra-rare disorder, known as limb-girdle muscular…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Mayo Clinic expert weighs in on WHO labeling aspartame sweetener as low, but possible, cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A popular artificial sweetener that's widely found in sugar-free foods and beverages is being labeled as a possible cancer risk by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO's cancer research agency, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), determined aspartame to be a possible carcinogen after reviewing and assessing the potential carcinogenic effect of the sweetener, but says it's safe to consume in limited amounts. Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician specializing in nutrition and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). CAR-T cell therapy restores hope for leukemia patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Jon Stahlecker had exhausted all treatment options and lost hope of surviving chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) before Mayo Clinic offered him chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) in a clinical trial. "We got all our affairs in order. I was trying to see as many people and relatives as I could," says Stahlecker. "We had bought land to build a house but put that on hold. When you think you may only have…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: How heat affects medication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Finding ways to keep your body cool during extremely high temperatures is important, and so is ensuring your medications aren't exposed to extreme heat. Scott Hall, a Mayo Clinic pharmacist, says medications can become degraded during temperature changes. He says some medications also can cause heat intolerance. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/7hM14G0Z__Y 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. Temperature can impact…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Understanding effects of heat on mental health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Irritability is a common side effect of heat. A heat wave is affecting parts of the U.S., including much of the Southwest, through the Southeast and parts of Europe. When temperatures soar, the heat can take a toll more than just physically. Our well-being can suffer as well. "A study of over 2 million people found an increased visit rate or incidence of people going to the emergency department with psychiatric and mental health-related concerns during…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon performs innovative endoscopic spinal fusion surgery, advancing minimally invasive care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Delivering more minimally invasive and robotic surgery options to patients is something Dr. Mohamad Bydon, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, has been helping to lead. He recently performed Mayo Clinic's first endoscopic spinal fusion surgery, which combines the use of robotics and an endoscope to deliver safer, more effective surgeries that are minimally invasive and allow for faster recovery times. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/NDwi7_2TPLQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Effects of hot weather, humidity on blood pressure, heart. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm retired and enjoy spending time outdoors in my garden and kayaking with my family. I have high blood pressure, which has been managed by medication for nearly 10 years. Recently I've noticed that I develop a headache, nausea and sometimes dizziness after a few hours in the heat and sun. What is causing these symptoms? ANSWER: Weather can play a role in triggering certain health problems. High temperatures and high humidity are two…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Heat exhaustion and heatstroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Extreme heat continues to cause issues across the country and the globe. Excessive heat warnings are out in many areas, including the Phoenix area where the forecast is for highs approaching 120-degrees this weekend. As the temperature rises, so does the risk of heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Over the past 30 years, extreme heat has claimed more lives in America than any other weather-related hazard, including flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes or lightning, according…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Mayo Clinic researchers pave the way for individualized obesity therapy, tailoring interventions to a person's needs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a pilot study of 165 people, Mayo Clinic researchers looked at the effectiveness of two different approaches to weight loss: a standard lifestyle intervention and individualized therapy. The standard lifestyle intervention included a reduced diet, exercise and behavior therapy. The individualized approach was based on phenotypes and included different interventions depending on the person's predominant underlying cause of obesity. A diet based on phenotypes considers a person's genetic and phenotypic characteristics to create a…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Mayo Clinic named a 'Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been named one of the best places to work for people with disabilities by the American Association of People with Disabilities, the nation's largest disability rights organization, and Disability: IN, the global business disability inclusion network. Mayo Clinic received a score of 100 — the highest score possible — on the Disability Equality Index to achieve the recognition. The Disability Equality Index survey includes new questions each year to evaluate whether companies are adopting emerging…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Plant-based diet is encouraged for patients with cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For patients diagnosed with cancer, is there one diet that is better than another? Dr. Dawn Mussallem, an integrative health specialist at Mayo Clinic, says it's not about one food or diet, but rather a dietary pattern that emphasizes a predominant plant-based diet that is high in fiber. And, Dr. Mussallem says, 97% of Americans aren't getting enough fiber. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/R0SBgxhZfFU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 06) is in the downloads at the end of this…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Is there a wrong way — or time — to nap? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am retired, and although I generally enjoy less hectic days now, I keep busy. Part of my routine includes trying to squeeze in a nap on most afternoons. My wife tells me that I'm doing it wrong because I often wake up groggy. Is there a wrong way — or time — to nap? ANSWER: Closing your eyes for a few minutes during your busy day may seem like a good idea. It…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Burning mouth syndrome: Why doctors sometimes fight its fire with fire. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Menopause is a risk factor for painful condition, Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert explains LONDON — Hot flashes, mood swings and sleep problems are common as a woman approaches and passes menopause. Much less common but as disruptive is another condition that can afflict perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: burning mouth syndrome. Sarmed Sami, MBChB, a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, describes the painful condition, how it is diagnosed and why doctors sometimes fight its…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: What does a diagnosis of dense breasts mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A recent Food and Drug Administration rule requires healthcare providers to notify people if they have dense breasts. Studies have shown that dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect breast cancer early. Dr. Kristin Robinson, a Mayo Clinic breast radiologist, says women with dense breast tissue are at a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer compared to women without, and that's why early detection is so important. "About 50% of women have…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-23). Covid Related News: The death cult delusions infecting our times. expose-news.com Covid injections affect our ability to think, promote cancer, possibly cause seizures and brain bleeds in young people and are the cause of many cases of "died suddenly." Vaccinated animals in zoos …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-23). Dutch economist let the cat out of the bag about "carbon emission rights" expose-news.com In August 2022, Dutch economist Barbara Baarsma appeared on BNR Newsradio to explain her plan for the carbon dioxide wallet. In doing so, Baarsma, who was CEO of Rabo Carbon Bank until …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-23). We Need To Talk About Midazolam: Homicide Detectives are investigating Nicola Sturgeon over Cruel Deaths in Care Homes during the Pandemic. expose-news.com Scotland's covid-era First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is being criminally investigated by homicide police for over 5,500 deaths in care homes during Covid. This would be Scotland's largest-ever mass-death investigation in its history. …

The Exposé (2023-07-23). CIA, DoD & Rockefeller Foundation confirmed as architects of Deagel .com 2025 Depopulation Forecast & current Mortality Rates imply Covid Vaccination has made it a target that could be hit. expose-news.com In a world where reality often seems stranger than fiction, the machinations behind global events can be an enigma wrapped in mystery. One such intrigue revolves around Deagel.com, an obscure online entity …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-23). Western Marxism and the Politics of Abstract Humanism By: Yanis Iqbal. midwesternmarx.com Western Marxism is dominated by the use of empty phrases when the need arises for a practical intervention in the conjuncture. Slavoj Žižek, for instance, has been calling for a "stronger NATO" in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, so that "European unity" can be preserved. The analytical focus is wholly tilted towards ahistorical cultural symbols. For Žižek, a "Eurasian" project is not about the reduction of European count …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-23). The Eco Collapse We Were Warned About Has Begun By: José Seoane. midwesternmarx.com In 2023, different climatic anomalies have been recorded that set new historical records in the tragic progression of climate change at the global level.​Thus, in June, the surface temperature in the North Atlantic reached the maximum increase of 1.3 degrees Celsius with respect to preindustrial values. In a similar direction—although in lower values—the average temperature of the seas at the global level increased. On the other hand, the retraction of Antarctic ice reac …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-23). Hollywood Executives Bring Industry to Halt Rather Than Pay Workers a Fair Price By: Sonali Kolhatkar. midwesternmarx.com Refusing to negotiate better compensation and fair working conditions for actors and writers, major film and television studios are to blame for the work stoppages afflicting their industry. Hollywood has come to a standstill this summer as actors join their writer colleagues on the picket line. The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) announced that it would be on strike starting July 14, 2023, over negotiations breaking down with t …

_____ (2023-07-23). Leaked Files Suggest Hidden British Hand in Latest Kerch Bridge Strike. strategic-culture.org

_____ (2023-07-23). Across the West, People Are Dying in Greater Numbers. Nobody Wants to Learn Why. strategic-culture.org There's only one plausible explanation for continuing silence on excess deaths: governments, media and regulators are frightened of what the research may uncover | Join us on , , and . | During the pandemic, the challenge fo…

_____ (2023-07-23). NATO's Shame — Ukraine's Epidemic of Human Trafficking. strategic-culture.org As millions of Ukrainian women and children fled into the supposed safety of NATO, their new hosts were researching how to rape them. | Join us on , , and . | Because our objective is to identify the guilty parties implicate…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Spain's General Elections: PP Fails to Obtain Absolute Majority. telesurenglish.net With 99.23 percent of the votes counted for Sunday's general elections in Spain, the PP wins the elections but does not have an absolute majority; the PSOE holds on with a narrow margin. | RELATED: | The Popular Party is the party that obtains the most deputies, with 32.84 % of the votes (136 seats out of the 350 that make up the Congress of Deputies), while the Socialist Party practically equals it in votes with 31.81 % of th…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Iranian & UAE FMs Condemn Quran Desecration in Denmark, Sweden. telesurenglish.net The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced Sunday that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a phone call with his United Arab Emirates (UAE) counterpart late Saturday. | RELATED: | During the phone call, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the recent desecration of the Quran in Denmark and Sweden hurt the feelings of Muslims worldwide. The minister called for serious action against the perpetrators of the insults. | The Iranian top diplomat also…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Guatemalans Call 'The Flowers March' to Defend Democracy. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Highlands Farmers Committee (CCDA), the Palin Indigenous Mayor's Office, and students from the University of San Carlos (USAC) called for a "march of flowers" to defend democracy in Guatemala. | RELATED: | This happens at a time when the Prosecutor's Office is carrying out persecutory actions against the Seed Movement party (Semilla), which might jeopardize the holding of the presidential run-off sch…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). TeleSUR is Commander Chavez's Great Achievement: Nicaragua. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, the Nicaraguan Government congratulated the multiplatform channel teleSUR for the 18th anniversary of its creation and praised its informative work at the service of the peoples of the world. | RELATED: | "In the world that we have to inhabit and keep changing, it is not easy to reach 18 years of efforts, which only the absolute conviction about our liberation routes make possible," President Daniel Ortega and Vice President…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Israeli Lawmakers Debate Judicial Overhaul Bill Amid Protests. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Israeli lawmakers began a marathon debate on the first major bill of a contentious plan to overhaul the judiciary ahead of a final vote on Monday, as massive crowds rally across the country to protest against the plan. | RELATED: | The bill would cancel the Supreme Court's power to override decisions by the ministers that it deems "unreasonable." The two final rounds of votes at the Knesset, the Israeli pa…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Syria to Receive People With Chronic Diseases From Rebel Areas. telesurenglish.net The Syrian military stood ready to open crossings for patients from rebel-held regions to seek medical treatment in government-controlled areas. | RELATED: | Citing Idlib Governor Thaer Salhab, Syrian Al-Watan newspaper on Sunday reported that the government forces would open the crossings for cancer patients, including children, and other people with chronic diseases. | His remarks came after media reports circulat…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Spain Update: Exit Polls Point to a Conservative Victory. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Spanish go to the polls to elect the President of the Government, 350 representatives for the Lower House and 208 Senators. It is expected that 37.5 million citizens turn out to vote, 2.3 million of them reside abroad. Below are the major events as they occur. | RELATED: | 8: 00 p.m.: The conservatives would be victorious in the elections. According to the exit polls released so far, the conservative Popular Party (PP) wou…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Guantanamo Features Most Flagrant Human Rights Violation. telesurenglish.net Jose Ramon Cabanas, director of Cuba's Center for International Policy (CIPI), denounced that the prison at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay sees the most flagrant violation of human rights perpetrated by the U.S. administration. | RELATED: | "This is a topic that has been presented again before the international community, but it is one of the longest human rights violations in U.S. history," Cabanas recalled. | Sp…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Cuban President Denounces US Blockade's Damage to Economy. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced the U.S. embargo's damage to the island's economy. | RELATED: | Addressing legislators at Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power in Havana, he said that the U.S. embargo is an external factor that harms the economic development of the Caribbean nation. | "This huge external factor gravitates against the country's development," he said, adding that capital…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Canadian Province Declares State of Emergency to Fight Flooding. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, a provincewide state of emergency has been declared in the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia in response to severe flooding. | RELATED: | The Nova Scotia Government's Emergency Management Office said that the order is in place to protect the entire province as the storm progresses. | "This is a very serious event. This flooding has been fast and furious, and we are taking strong action to ensure Nova Scotia…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Norway Remembers the Victims of the July 2011 Attacks. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store urged the nation to commemorate the July 22 attacks in 2011 that killed 77 people, while emphasizing the importance of respecting diversity. | RELATED: | "Elected representatives must be able to find compromises, joint solutions and good settlements. And people must respect disagreement and diversity. Not to and from, now and then, but all the time," Store sai…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Greece Evacuates Tourists in Rhodes Island as Wildfire Rages. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, at least 2,000 residents and holidaymakers were evacuated by sea in the fire-stricken areas of Rhodes island in Greece. | RELATED: | A massive wildfire on Rhodes has raged since Tuesday afternoon burning down a dense forest. Although firefighters had managed to put out several flare-ups on the island over the last few days, the strong winds and extreme temperatures rekindled the fires on the island's central-eastern si…

teleSUR (2023-07-23). Spain Holds General Elections. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Spaniards head to the polls to elect their President, 350 representatives for the Lower House, and 208 Senators. | RELATED: | The polling stations opened at 9: 00 am and will close at 8: 00 pm. It is expected that 37.5 million Spaniards will participate in the voting, with 2.3 million of them residing abroad. | In Spain, 1.6 million citizens will be able to participate for the first time in a general election, having r…

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Zoo animals fend off summer heat. ecns.cn China's zoos have taken various measures to help animals through the summer heat."ÄÄ "ÄÄ Chongqing Lehe Ledu Wildlife Zoo has tried every means to help animals fend off the summer heat in southwest China's Chongqing in recent days. Zookeepers sent watermelons to porcupines, black bears, African elephants and ring-tailed lemurs to help them cool off. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Chongqing Zoo holds birthday party for 2 one-year-old giant pandas. ecns.cn Zookeepers on Saturday held a birthday party for two one-year-old giant pandas at Chongqing Zoo in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). China's commercial rocket CERES-1 Y6 launches 2 satellites. ecns.cn China on Saturday launched the CERES-1 Y6 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Central operating platform of an oilfield project in Bohai installed. ecns.cn The central operating platform of Bozhong 19-6 Condensate Gas Field is an 8-leg multi-functional integrated offshore oil and gas platform.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Airbus Helicopters H175 granted CAAC certification. ecns.cn Airbus Helicopters has received certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the H175 helicopter. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Asian Games Special Train rolls off production line in Changchun. ecns.cn The Fuxing intelligent high-speed trains, specially built for the 19th Asian Games, rolled off the production line on Friday in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. During the Asian Games and Asian Para Games, the trains will be put into rail transit operation services in Hangzhou and five co-host cities"ÄÄ–"ÄÄNingbo, Wenzhou, Jinhua, Shaoxing, and Huzhou. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Aerial view of 700-year-old Guanyin Pavilion standing in Yangtze River. ecns.cn Aerial video on Thursday shows 700-year-old Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) Pavilion standing in Yangtze River.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Cradle of Civilization: Zengpiyan National Archaeological Site Park. ecns.cn Zengpiyan National Archaeological Site Park in Guilin of Guangxi is a Neolithic archaeological cave site dating back 7,000 to 12,000 years. It is regarded as one of the most important scales and databases of prehistoric archaeology in South China and Southeast Asia.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Xi stresses strengthening farmland protection, quality improvement to expand room for agricultural production. ecns.cn Xi delivered an important speech, stressing that food security is among a country's most fundamental interests, and farmland is the lifeblood of grain production.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-07-23). Reportan cinco muertos tras motines en cárcel ecuatoriana. telesurtv.net En la Penitenciaría del Litoral se han producido varias de las masacres más sangrientas en las cárceles de Ecuador desde 2020.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-23). Mueren nueve personas al estrellarse avión civil en Sudán. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con las Fuerzas Armadas, el hecho ocurrió en la ciudad de Port Sudán, tras el despegue de la aeronave y presumiblemente a causa de una falla técnica.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-23). Gobierno de Nicaragua: teleSUR es una gran victoria de Chávez. telesurtv.net Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo envían mensaje de congratulaciones por el aniversario 18 de nuestra multiestatal.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-07-23). Alertan sobre muerte de 5.000 pingàºinos en costas de Uruguay. telesurtv.net "Esto es mortandad en el agua, en un 90 por ciento son ejemplares jóvenes que llegan sin reservas de grasa y con los estómagos vacíos", refirió Carmen Leizagoyen.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-23). El PSOE con alianzas en camino a formar Gobierno tras elecciones en España. telesurtv.net Ultraderecha de Vox capta menos votos y escaños de lo estimado y la derecha del Partido Popular, aún siendo más votada, no logra mayoría parlamentaria para formar Gobierno.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-23). Alcalde de Manta, Ecuador, fallece tras ataque armado. telesurtv.net El burgomaestre recibió al menos tres impactos de bala de fusil en el pecho. Ocurrió mientras recorría una obra en construcción.

teleSUR, SH -JCM (2023-07-23). Avanza escrutinio de votos de las elecciones generales en España. telesurtv.net Los electores deberán elegir a los 350 diputados que integran el Congreso y a 208 senadores de los 266 que componen el Senado.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-07-23). Inundaciones dejan más de 30 fallecidos en Afganistán. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Ministerio de Emergencia del Gobierno Talibán, Shafiullah Rahimi, reportó más de 40 desaparecidos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Tiroteo en RD del Congo deja 13 muertos, incluidos nueve niños. telesurtv.net El tiroteo ocurrió en la aldea de Nyakova, a orillas del lago Alberto, en la provincia oriental de Ituri, en el Congo.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-23). Minuto a minuto de las elecciones generales en España. telesurtv.net Pedro Sánchez convocó a elecciones generales tras los resultados negativos del PSOE en los comicios autonómicos y municipales del 28 de mayo.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Al menos 12 personas mueren tras derrumbe de un edificio en Camerún. telesurtv.net La causa del colapso aún está bajo investigación, pero las autoridades han dicho que puede deberse a materiales de construcción o prácticas de construcción deficientes.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Argentina y FMI alcanzan acuerdo para pago de deuda. telesurtv.net Se esperaba un adelanto de por los menos 8.400 millones de dólares de los 10.400 millones que correspondía desembolsar.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-07-23). Ejército sudanés inicia operación para retomar Jartum. telesurtv.net Las autoridades castrenses anunciaron el inicio de las operaciones de peinado mediante una unidad especial.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-07-23). Partido Popular de Camboya anuncia victoria en elecciones. telesurtv.net La portavoz de la bancada, Sok Eysan, señaló que el CPP "lidera y va a ganar al 100 por ciento seguro".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Realizan jornada en defensa de la democracia en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Autoridades Ancestrales y sociedad civil del departamento de Sololá presentan una querella contra la fiscal general Consuelo Porras y contra el juez séptimo de instancia penal Fredy Orellana.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Presidente Putin afirma que contraofensiva de Ucrania fracasó. telesurtv.net El mandatario Vladímir Putin mantuvo conversaciones con su homólogo bielorruso en la ciudad rusa de San Petersburgo.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Grecia evacua a 19 mil personas de la isla de Rodas. telesurtv.net Las autoridades realizan la mayor evacuación en la historia de Grecia por los incendios en una isla turística.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-07-23). Reportan cuatro desaparecidos por inundaciones en Canadá. telesurtv.net La portavoz de la Real Policía Montada Canadiense señaló que los desaparecidos fueron reportados en West Hants.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Rusia rechaza haber atacado una catedral ortodoxa en Odesa. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas rusas atacaron durante la noche con armas de precisión instalaciones militares de la ciudad ucraniana.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-23). Ascienden a 27 los muertos por alud en la India. telesurtv.net El jefe de distrito, Yogesh Mhase, señaló que el alud dejó 21 personas heridas, incluidos 8 hospitalizados.

teleSUR, ats, JGN (2023-07-23). Conoce siete importantes descubrimientos de la NASA. telesurtv.net El exoplaneta Kepler 452-b fue confirmado por la NASA el 23 de julio del año 2015.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-23). Presidentes de Rusia y Belarús se reúnen en San Petersburgo. telesurtv.net Ambos presidentes también podrían dialogar sobre seguridad, cooperación económica y la resistencia conjunta a las sanciones de EE.UU.

teleSUR, AC, JGN, SH (2023-07-23). FSLN: nacido y pensado por la libertad de Nicaragua. telesurtv.net El FSLN, influenciado por la lucha de Augusto César Sandino, se preparó en zonas rurales y urbanas para enfrentar a la dictadura, que recibía apoyo de EE.UU.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-23). Masacre deja al menos 14 muertos en el centro de Myanmar. telesurtv.net El gobierno paralelo de Myanmar advirtió que a diario se reportan masacres cometidos por la junta militar con absoluta impunidad.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-23). Detienen a autor de incendió que dejo 12 muertos en México. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía General del estado de Sonora señaló que el detenido será acusado de los delitos de homicidio doloso, lesiones graves y daños en propiedad ajena.

Ryan Cristián (2023-07-23). Climate Lockdowns & MSM Admits Kids Not "Psychologically or Emotionally Ready" For Gender Ideology. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (7/213/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Norlane community pushes back against racist provocation. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). 'Free Julian Assange' letter delivered to PM Anthony Albanese. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Video: Opposing the anti-trans hysteria. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). The Blak Sovereign Movement on the Voice referendum. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Traditional Owners defeat proposed Kimba radioactive waste dump. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Gas industry peak body referred to regulator for alleged greenwashing. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Public housing tenant Margaret Kelly given eviction date. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Ecosocialism needed in the age of climate emergency. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Anti-war protesters say Talisman Sabre war games should be cancelled. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Calls grow for public housing to be saved, more built. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Videos from Ecosocialism 2023. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Finance union urges NAB workers to vote up improved agreement. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Four Big Banks refuse to renew loans to Whitehaven Coal. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Video: Caste and Class in India today. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Video: Capitalism in Crisis. greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2023-07-23). Stage and screen workers rally in London to support SAG-AFTRA strike. wsws.org Chants of "One struggle, one fight, we support SAG-AFTRA's strike!" rang across Leicester Square at Friday's rally of Equity members.

WSWS (2023-07-23). Striking UK First Manchester bus drivers: Unite union "try and split us, but we've all stuck together so they can't push us around" wsws.org One driver said, "All the big companies made profits over COVID. The government is investing in things we don't need, like going to war. We're in a war here with our circumstances."

WSWS (2023-07-23). Kenya's President Ruto unleashes mass violence against austerity protestors. wsws.org Protests are regularly outlawed, with police setting up blockades to stop marching demonstrators and refusing to provide details of the rising number of dead, injured and arrested.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-23). Joe Biden Triggers Paralysis of the Production of Strategic Semiconductor Chips. Worldwide Collapse of the Automobile Industry? globalresearch.ca Semiconductors constitute a strategic commodity, used in a variety of sectors including electronics, medical devices, electronic and communications networks etc. | There is evidence of manipulation, which has led to artificial shortages of semiconductors affecting a number of key sectors of …

Anonymous Contributor (2023-07-23). End the Attacks Against Puente Madera! Justice for Juan Cortés! itsgoingdown.org Communique regarding the recent attacks against members of the Binnizá community of Puente Madera, Oaxaca. With rage and sadness, we want to share with everyone that on Friday July 14, at around 9: 30pm, two inhabitants of Puente Madera were traveling in a red pointer headed for the Tehuantepec bus terminal to deliver two boxes of…

Peter Mertens (2023-07-23). Peter Mertens: Mutiny in South and North. peoplesdispatch.org At the Cumbre de los Pueblos (Peoples' Summit) at the European Parliament, Peter Mertens, Secretary General of the PTB, spoke about the mutinies that are needed to turn the world around…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-23). Progressive sections call for change as Netherlands gears up for elections in November. peoplesdispatch.org Surprising both his supporters and opponents, Mark Rutte, the leader of the center-right People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and the longest-serving prime minister of the country, has resigned. Progressive opposition forces are preparing for the elections…

Jose Seoane (2023-07-23). The eco collapse we were warned about has begun. peoplesdispatch.org 2023 has already seen a number of climatic anomalies that set new historical records in the tragic progression of climate change at the global level. These have led to droughts, fires, and water scarcity…

WorkWeek (2023-07-23). Tuesday 7/18: Labor Report on Argentina With High School Teacher Luciana Alterleib, member of ADEMYS tra. indybay.org Labor Report on Argentina With High School Teacher Luciana Alterleib, member of ADEMYS trade union and a member of the workers organization Tribuna Docente, Partido Obrero in the Left Workers Front in Argentina…

Editor (2023-07-23). Young Arab and Black Men Jailed and Fined in France's Riot Trials. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-23). Young People Should Oppose the Kids Online Safety Act. scheerpost.com By Jason Kelley / Electronic Frontier Foundation Next week, Congress plans to move a bill forward that is opposed by dozens of organizations, digital rights protectors, LGBTQ+ activists, and human rights defenders: the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). As we've written before, KOSA would lead to censorship and privacy invasions for all social media users. But the most …

Editor (2023-07-23). Oppenheimer's Deadly Legacy of Nuclear Terror. scheerpost.com For every second you sit in the air conditioned theater with a warm buttery popcorn bucket in your lap, 18 people dead in the blink of an eye. Thanks to Oppenheimer.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). Buoys placed by Texas government in Rio Bravo violates Water Treaty. plenglish.com Mexico City, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) The placement of buoys called floating wall that the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, is placing in the Rio Bravo, violates the Water Treaty of 1944, an environmentalist warned today.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). Massa and Rossi lead voting intentions in Argentine elections. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) The formula integrated by Sergio Massa and Agustín Rossi, of Unión por la Patria, or United for the Homeland (UP), would be the most voted in the primary, open, simultaneous and mandatory elections in Argentina, the Centro de Estudios de Opinión Pública (CEOP) reported today.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). India develops project on cannabis-based medicines. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) India is developing its first research project on the use of cannabis in the medical sector, which Minister Jitendra Singh considered today of great potential to use this drug for the good of humanity.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). Russia confirms new attacks against military targets in Odessa. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Russia launched a new missile attack in the last day against several military targets in the area of the Black Sea port of Odessa, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported today.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-23). Feminicides in Dominican Republic:unfinished goal on official agenda. plenglish.com Santo Domingo (Prensa Latina) Being a woman in the Dominican Republic is dangerous, because so far this year there have been 42 femicides, an increase of 23,5% compared to the same period in 2022, while the government is trying to take measures to avoid more pain.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). Reservists' rebellion threatens Israeli government. plenglish.com Tel Aviv, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Some 10 thousand Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reservists joined today the protest against a controversial judicial reform promoted by the Government, which tries to limit the growing unease in the Army.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). President's resignation is the only way out in Peru. plenglish.com Lima, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Former Peruvian Defense Minister Jorge Nieto ratified his demand to President Dina Boluarte to resign as the only way out of the crisis that, he warned, tends to worsen with her permanence in office.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-23). Four possible scenarios in Spain's elections. plenglish.com Madrid, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Spain moves into quicksand, with four possible scenarios in the general elections that seem to lean to the right, although with a slight margin for surprises.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). Israeli Prime Minister has cardiac pacemaker implanted. plenglish.com Tel Aviv, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, underwent surgery to implant a pacemaker, a week after his medical admission after suffering from dehydration, a statement from his office reported today.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). Ukrainian army attacked Russian journalists. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) The Ukrainian army with the use of drones, tracked down Russian journalists who were seeking information about the use of cluster munitions, the Telegram channel "Operation Z: Military Commissioners" reported today.

teleSUR, SH -JCM (2023-07-23). Cierran mesas electorales de los comicios generales en España. telesurtv.net Los electores deberán elegir a los 350 diputados que integran el Congreso y a 208 senadores de los 266 que componen el Senado.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-23). ONU llama al Estado de Guatemala a respetar el derecho al voto. telesurtv.net António Guterres afirmó que sigue con gran preocupación la situación sobre las elecciones en Guatemala.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-23). Presidente cubano señala avances y desafíos de desarrollo local. telesurtv.net Destacó que durante reciente sesiones parlamentarias se abordaron temas medulares del país, como la producción de alimentos, la generación eléctrica, la delincuencia, la inflación y los precios abusivos, entre otros.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-23). Exigen en Guatemala renuncia de funcionarios por acciones antidemocráticas. telesurtv.net Autoridades indígenas responsabilizan a Consuelo Porras, Rafael Curruchiche y Freddy Orellana de la actual crisis en el país y de proteger a una élite corrupta.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-23). Mueren nueve personas tras accidente de bus al norte de Colombia. telesurtv.net Se reportan 32 heridos, de ellos 25 con heridas de gravedad. Autoridades estiman que ocurrió una falla mecánica que provocó que el conductor perdiera el control.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-23). Policía peruana reprime a manifestantes durante protestas. telesurtv.net Lanzan gases lacrimógenos a movilizados que ingresaron a la Plaza San Martín, en Lima. Denuncian que agentes golpearon a mujeres aymaras. Se reporta un herido de consideración.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). FMI anuncia que llegó a un acuerdo con Argentina. telesurtv.net Se esperaba un adelanto de por los menos 8.400 millones de dólares de los 10.400 millones que correspondía desembolsar.

Binoy Kampmark (2023-07-23). Congressional Concerns: Stalling Nuclear Submarines for Australia. dissidentvoice.org Any security arrangement with too many variables and multiple contingencies, risks stuttering and keeling over. Critical delays might be suffered, attributable to a number of factors beyond the parties concerned. Disputes and disagreements may surface. Such an arrangement is AUKUS, where the number of cooks risk spoiling any meal they promise to cook. The main …

Ali Abunimah (2023-07-23). UK union cancels "Weaponising Anti-Semitism" book launch. electronicintifada.net Senior leaders of Unite accused of political censorship.

_____ (2023-07-23). Following a visit to the PRC by the US Treasury Secretary. journal-neo.org

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2023-07-23). Kagame And Other Stooges Do US Bidding In Haiti. popularresistance.org It can be argued that Rwanda's president Paul Kagame is the Black head of state most useful to the U.S. and its allies. There are many human tools in their box but Kagame is the most willing to act on behalf of the collective west. He can reliably be called upon to enthusiastically do the dirty work of the U.S. and Europe. When he arrived at the recent CARICOM summit it was clear that a terrible plot was being hatched. | When the United Kingdom wanted to stop the flow of asylum seekers they hatched a plot with Kagame, giving him $180 million to take them to Rwanda against their will. UK courts have blocked the pl…

Zoe Alexandra, People's Dispatch. (2023-07-23). People's Summit Calls For Respect Of Democracy And Self-Determination. popularresistance.org Without sovereignty and mutual respect, dialogue between regions is impossible. Throughout the days of debate and work at the People's Summit held parallel to the III CELAC-EU Summit, trade union activists, community leaders, left political leaders, artists, and students from across Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe ratified the importance of spaces for democratic and plural debate between equal partners. The summits occurred simultaneously in the Belgian capital of Brussels from July 17-18 after a eight-year pause. | The People's Summit, held at the Free University of Brussels, was organized by a broad…

scorinoco (2023-07-23). Foreign Minister of Venezuela on Official Visit to Türkiye. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil is currently on an official visit in Türkiye,during which he will be meeting with the country's national authorities, with a special focus on his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan. | #21jul En nombre del Presidente @NicolasMaduro, hemos llegado a Türkiye donde sostendremos una reunión con el Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores Hakan Fidan para revisar la agenda bilateral y continuar profundizando lazos de cooperación para el beneficio mutuo de nuestros pueblos. Staff (2023-07-23). Peru: Social Movements Demand Resignation of De Facto President. orinocotribune.com The National Unitary Coordination Platform of Struggle (CNUL), composed of several Peruvian social movements, called for a new march on Saturday to demand the resignation of de facto President Dina Boluarte. | The platform of social movements announced that Saturday, July 22, will be a day of peaceful struggle, with marches in working class neighborhoods of the northern, southern and eastern parts of Lima, and in other regions of the country. | On Wednesday, July 19, marchers from all over the country took over the capital and 59 other provinces, and the CNUL plans to continue the same during July 24-29. | La Coo…

mforinoco (2023-07-23). China Built More 5G Base Stations in 3 Months than US did in 2 Years. orinocotribune.com

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-23). CARICOM's Ten Point Plan For Reparatory Justice Is Actually Quite Reasonable. orinocotribune.com

mondoweiss.net (2023-07-23). How Jeremy Corbyn was toppled by the Israel lobby. mondoweiss.net Asa Winstanley's new book shows how the Israel lobby weaponized antisemitism to create a new McCarthyism to bring down Jeremy Corbyn.

Larry Johnson (2023-07-23). Don't Buy The Hype That Wagnerians Are Masterful Trainers. sonar21.com You know the adage, "a picture is worth a thousand words." If the above photo, which purports to show two Wagnerians training Belorussian soldiers, is genuine then I can tell…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). 17 Government Fighters Killed Or Wounded In Blast Near Gaz Field In Central Syria. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On July 22, eight Syrian soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed when a blast hit a bus that was carrying them in Syria's central region. | The deadly blast took place near Tuinan gas field, which is located right on the administrative border between Hama, Homs and Raqqa. In addition to the eight fatalities, nine soldiers and pro-government fighters were wounded. | The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and other pro-opposition news sou…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). Ukraine Losses In Counteroffensive Exceeded 26,000: Putin. southfront.org Russian President Vladimir Putin — © Alexey Danichev/POOL/TASS | The losses of Kiev forces since the beginning of the counteroffensive attempts have already exceeded 26,000 troops, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko. | Putin was responding to Lukashenko, who said that the irrecoverable Ukrainian losses since the beginning of the counteroffensive on June 4 amounted to 26,000 troops."More," Putin pointe…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). Iran's Revolutionary Guard Unveils Upgraded Version Of Shahed-149 Combat Drone (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On July 22, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled an upgraded version of the Shahid-149 combat drone. | The Shahed-149, which was developed by the Shahed Aviation Industries, is a high-altitude long-endurance combat drone similar in size, shape and role to the American MQ-9 Reaper. The drone was first unveiled and named after the Gaza Strip in honor of the Palestinians' struggle against Israel amid the May 2021 Palestinian-Israeli c…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). Terrorist Attack Leaves Four Iranian Police Officers Dead In Zahedan. southfront.org Illustrative image. | At least four road police patrol officers were killed as a result of a terrorist attack in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Sunday. | Zahedan, the capital of the province of Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, is a key drug trafficking route."Today, attackers ambushed the police car.. and shot at the vehicle," Tasnim report reads. | The news agency said that a judicial order to arre…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-23). Russian Army Annihilates NATO Equipment In South Donetsk, Zaporozhye (Videos). southfront.org File image | The Russian military repelled several large-scale attacks by Kiev forces in the South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions between July 22 and 23. | While repelling the attacks, the Russian military reportedly destroyed seven German-made Leopard 2 main battle tanks and American-made Bradly infantry fighting vehicles. Video footage that surfaced online did show at least three damaged or destroyed Leopard 2 tanks as well as a fourth Leopard 2 and a Bradly vehicle receiving direct hit…

Action at Worldwide Headquarters (2023-07-23). Blocking Wells Fargo's "Business As Usual" to Demand a Halt to Fossil Fuel Funding. indybay.org Party-like atmosphere part of protest that leads to 6 arrests…

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). China conducts anti-dumping investigation into propanoic acid imports from U.S. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Friday to launch an anti-dumping investigation into imported propanoic acid originating in the U.S. starting from July 21, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). One Chinese citizen injured in Auckland shooting incident. ecns.cn One Chinese citizen got injured in the shooting incident that happened in downtown Auckland in New Zealand on Thursday, China Media Group reported.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Tropical storm Doksuri forms, to affect coastal areas in SE China. ecns.cn The 5th typhoon in 2023, or Doksuri, a tropical storm, has formed in the ocean in the east of the Philippines, according to China Meteorological Observatory (CMO) on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Over 700,000 pieces of fake online content deleted. ecns.cn More than 700,000 pieces of fake information on the internet have been eliminated by Chinese police during a 100-day campaign against rumors, the Ministry of Public Security said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Sanya-Jakarta air route opens. ecns.cn A Boeing 737-900 aircraft operated by Lion Air from Indonesia, carrying 180 passengers, arrived at Sanya Phoenix International Airport in South China's Hainan Province at 0: 54 a.m. on Friday, marking the official opening of the Sanya-Jakarta international air route.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). No matter how Japan tries, there is no way to whitewash its discharge plan: Chinese FM. ecns.cn No matter how Japan tries, there is no way to whitewash its discharge plan and the protests from neighboring countries and the questions raised by people within Japan are all clear evidence, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated at a press conference on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Insights | U.S. experts: U.S. and China should coexist peacefully for a better future. ecns.cn While talking exclusively with China News Network, Douglas Paal, distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Sourabh Gupta, resident senior fellow at ICAS, elucidated their thoughts on the trend of the U.S.-China relationship.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Field with blooming cole flowers attracts visitors in Sichuan. ecns.cn A field with blooming cole flowers and clusters of white clouds in the blue sky create a splendid landscape in summer in Ruoergai County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Hangzhou Asian Games themed Fuxing high-speed train unveiled in Changchun. ecns.cn A Hangzhou Asian Games themed Fuxing high-speed train rolls off production line in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 21, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Giant panda Fu Bao celebrates 3rd birthday in South Korea. ecns.cn A special birthday party was held on Thursday at Everland theme park in South Korea for giant panda Fu Bao, who turned 3. It might be her last birthday celebrated in the country, as according to an agreement between China and South Korea, Fu Bao is expected to be sent to China before reaching age 4. "ÄÄ…

Planned Parenthood (2023-07-23). Wednesday 7/19: History of Planned Parenthood and Racial Justice Teach-in. indybay.org Online event | ACCESSIBILITY: Closed captioning will be available.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-07-23). Asesinan a otro firmante de la paz en Huila, Colombia. telesurtv.net Era un firmante del acuerdo de paz de 2016, expresidente de la Junta de Acción Comunal de la vereda Las Palmas en Algeciras, Huila…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-07-23). Muere un oficial del Programa de Alimentos de la ONU en Yemen. telesurtv.net Los hutíes controlan Saná desde que se inició la guerra en Yemen en 2014, debido a la intervención extranjera lo que obligó a unos de los gobiernos del país a desplazarse a Adén.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-07-23). Israelíes protestan contra la reforma judicial de Netanyahu. telesurtv.net Las marchas comenzaron bajo el lema "No le permitiremos destruir nuestro hogar", en referencia al primer ministro israelí Benjamín Netanyahu.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-07-23). Israel asesina a joven de 18 años en territorios palestinos. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Salud de la Autoridad Palestina dijo que el conductor del automóvil, Fawzi Hani Mukhlafa, de 18 años, fue llevado al Hospital Rafidia en Naplusa, donde fue declarado muerto.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Al menos 17 muertos deja accidente de autobús en Bangladés. telesurtv.net Los heridos han sido trasladados al Hospital Jhalokati Sadar. El autobús transportaba más de 50 pasajeros.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Aumenta a 26 cifra de muertos tras avalancha en Quetame, Colombia. telesurtv.net El Ejército Nacional informó que ya llegó el primero de dos puentes metálicos con los que se espera dar paso en la vía al Llano entre dos y tres semanas,…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Guardacostas griegos rescatan a un centenar de migrantes. telesurtv.net Las autoridades griegas realizaron frente a las costas del país dos operaciones de salvamento que también se saldaron con la detención de tres presuntos contrabandistas de migrantes.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Volcán de Fuego entra en erupción en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Las explosiones generan columnas de gas y ceniza de casi cinco mil metros de altura.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Irán exige a Suecia entregar al autor que quemó ejemplar del Corán. telesurtv.net El líder supremo de Irán, el ayatolá Ali Jameneí, pidió este sábado que el autor de la quema de un ejemplar del Corán en Estocolmo sea sometido al "máximo castigo".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Denuncia ataque ucraniano con drones en la península de Crimea. telesurtv.net Por otra parte, las fuerzas ucranianas han lanzado un ataque masivo de artillería, incluidas tres municiones de racimo contra un pueblo en la provincia rusa de Bélgorod.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Muere periodista ruso en ataque ucraniano con bombas de racimo. telesurtv.net Otros tres periodistas han resultado heridos en la zona de la operación militar especial rusa.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Presidente Maduro: Venezuela quiere elecciones libres de ilegales sanciones y bloqueos. telesurtv.net El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, rechazó nuevamente las medidas coercitivas unilaterales impuestas por Estados Unidos (EE.UU.).

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Presidentes de Türkiye y Argelia se reúnen en Estambul. t.co Tras visitar China y Rusia, el presidente argelino, Abdelmadjid Tebboune y una importante delegación ministerial, se encuentran en Türkiye para reunirse con Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-23). Incendio en isla griega de Rodas obliga a evacuar miles de turistas. telesurtv.net El siniestro es de grandes proporciones y permanece fuera de control. Tiene un frente de 25 km y obligó a evacuar a unos 30.000 pobladores de al menos siete localidades.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-23). Policía reprime a manifestantes durante marcha nacional contra Gobierno peruano. telesurtv.net Lanzan gases lacrimógenos a movilizados que ingresaron a la Plaza San Martín, en Lima. Denuncian que agentes golpearon a mujeres aymaras. Se reporta un herido de consideración.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-23). Reportan el lanzamiento de varios misiles por Corea del Norte. telesurtv.net El nuevo lanzamiento de misiles por parte de Pyonyang ocurrió tres días después del disparo de dos misiles de corto alcance al mar de Japón.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-23). Convocan a nuevas marchas en Perú contra presidenta Boluarte. telesurtv.net La Coordinadora Nacional Unitaria de Lucha convocó a nuevas protestas en Perú para la próxima semana en el marco de las fiestas patrias.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-23). Presidente colombiano condena atentado en departamento de Arauca. telesurtv.net El presidente Gustavo Petro afirmó que su administración no tolerará más hechos que produzcan zozobra a la población.

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). (W.E. Talk) Fundamental Nature of Chinese Civilization (4) Liu Dong: Why does universal harmony necessarily come from the common rationality ofhuman? ecns.cn Where should the future of human civilization be headed? Can the ancient Eastern civilization be an"antidote" to today's worldwide predicament? How should China reinvigorate traditional culture and make new strides by going back to tradition in exploring the origin of Chinese civilization? How can China help the world understand universal harmony and other important social ideals and world outlooks in traditional Chinese thoughts?

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-23). Abren centros de votación para elecciones generales en España. telesurtv.net Los electores deberán elegir a los 350 diputados que integran el Congreso y a 208 senadores de los 266 que componen el Senado.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-23). Peace agreement is advancing and Ethiopian government committed (+Photo). plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen, reportedly affirmed that the implementation of the peace agreement is advancing and ratified the government's commitment to complete the process…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-23). Pope Francis calls for a generational alliance of youth and elders. plenglish.com Vatican City, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) At Mass for the upcoming World Day of Grandparents and Elders, to be celebrated on July 26, Pope Francis highlighted them as the roots that the young generation needs so that they can become sound adults.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-23). Shusha Forum calls for Non-Aligned media platform. plenglish.com Shusha, Azerbaijan, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) The First Shusha 2023 Global Media Forum concluded today with a parallel declaration on the need to create an information platform of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). March of the Flowers in defense of democracy in Guatemala. plenglish.com Guatemala City, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Social, student and union organizations are carrying out today the "March of the Flowers" along the streets of this capital against the actions of the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP, in Spanish) and in favor of democracy in Guatemala.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). Russian army repels Ukrainian attacks in Donetsk and Zaporozhye. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Russian forces repelled attacks by the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk and Zaporozhye areas and caused heavy casualties to the enemy, Oleg Chekhov, spokesman for the Eastern group of troops, informed today.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). Wounded and arrests in new march for presidential resignation in Peru. plenglish.com Lima, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) The Nat ional Coordinator for Unified Struggle (CNUL, in Spanish) of Peru condemned today the police repression against a peaceful march demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, on the fourth day of protests for her exit.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-23). We Need To Talk About Midazolam: Homicide Detecives are investigating Nicola Sturgeon over Cruel Deaths in Care Homes during the Pandemic. expose-news.com Scotland's covid-era First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is being criminally investigated by homicide police for over 5,500 deaths in care homes during Covid. This would be Scotland's largest-ever mass-death investigation in its history. …

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-23). Sube participación del electorado 2,4 puntos más que en 2019 en elecciones en España. telesurtv.net Los electores deberán elegir a los 350 diputados que integran el Congreso y a 208 senadores de los 266 que componen el Senado.

Unicorn Riot (2023-07-22). Greek Seas: Europe's Largest Migrant Cemetery. unicornriot.ninja

Ricardo Vaz (2023-07-22). Venezuela: Judge Sets CITGO Auction Date as US Treasury Extends Bond Protection. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela's most prized foreign asset is being targeted by corporations looking to collect on international arbitration awards.

F. William Engdahl (2023-07-22). Global Planned Financial Tsunami Has Just Begun. globalresearch.ca Green Energy mandates are driving this inflation crisis: global shortages of fertilizers, soaring prices of natural gas, grain supply losses, coupled with the global snowballing of defaults, bankruptcies, amid a soaring inflation.

Mark Steele (2023-07-22). Fifth Generation (5G) Directed Energy Radiation Emissions In the Context of Contaminated Nanometal Covid-19 Vaccines with Graphite Ferrous Oxide Antennas. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-22). "Billionaires Try to Shrink World's Population": Secret Gathering Sponsored by Bill Gates, 2009 Meeting of "The Good Club" globalresearch.ca

The Vigilant Fox (2023-07-22). Video: Dr. Naomi Wolf Uncovers Pfizer's Depopulation Agenda, as Evidenced by Its Own Documents. globalresearch.ca

Nauman Sadiq (2023-07-22). Who is Volodymyr Zelensky? globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-22). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.

Robert E. West (2023-07-22). History: England's "Irish Slaves" globalresearch.ca Global Research Editor's Note | In 2008 (reposted in 2015), Global Research posted a short Oped article entitled

Alexander Wolfheze (2023-07-22). "Eagle in the East": The Serbian Nation and Its Courageous Freedom Fight. globalresearch.ca

Mike Adams (2023-07-22). World War III Has Already Begun, but the Truth Is Being Withheld from the Public Until the Very Last Moment. globalresearch.ca

Lawyer Lisa (2023-07-22). Bombshell "Leaked" Pfizer "Confidential Report": "Trading in Death and Disease". 393 Pages of Vaccine "Adverse Events" globalresearch.ca

Keerti Gopal (2023-07-22). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Illinois Abolishes The Cash-Bail Trap. levernews.com Good things are happening! Illinois takes the lead on curbing pretrial discrimination, the EPA gets serious about lead poisoning, incarcerated students regain access to federal aid, and another college ends legacy admissions.When You Land On Illinois, Get Out Of Jail Free: Illinois is the first state to abolish cash bail, with its supreme court determining it's unconstitutional to hold defendants in jail based on their inability to pay.Cash bail allows people to put up a sum of money in exchange for leaving jail and awaiting trial at home. It's entirely contradictory to the principle of "innocent until pr…

Zach Patnoe (2023-07-22). Wisconsin Teen Killed in Sawmill Amid National Push to Expand Child Labor. liberationnews.org Amid the ongoing push to expand child labor across the nation, 16-year-old Michael Schuls was tragically killed while working at a sawmill in northern Wisconsin. Florence Hardwoods had illegally employed the teen despite Wisconsin state law prohibiting minors from all occupations in logging and sawmills.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-22). The insane and dangerous One Health cult that regards humans as a pollutants. expose-news.com The idea of a holistic concept of health — that our environment influences our well-being — is far older than written history. "One Health," a modern term for this holistic approach to …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-22). Generation Zapped: The health hazards of wireless technology. expose-news.com

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-22). Hospitals aren't safe for the sick. expose-news.com Patients aren't just in danger because hospitals are badly designed and badly run. One of the reasons why hospitals are no longer suitable for sick people is the fact that ambitious, modern …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-22). The characteristics of psychopathy and why psychopaths rise to power. expose-news.com Psychopaths are very charming, very manipulative and they don't care about your feelings. So, what makes them this way? In the video below, three scientists — Kevin Dutton, James Fallon and Michael …

Carolyn Marie Peterson (2023-07-22). What is a Woman? — A War on Biological Reality is being fought by Misogynistic & Child Abusing Men. expose-news.com As a steadfast advocate for women's rights and gender equality for decades, my journey has taken me through tides of societal change. I've witnessed the evolution of the feminist narrative, growing from …

Bella DeVaan (2023-07-22). Cuentas 401(k) vacías, deuda estudiantil: los trabajadores jóvenes realmente necesitarán el Seguro Social. peoplesworld.org "El consejo más importante sobre cómo ahorrar para la jubilación es este", comienza la guía de ahorro para la jubilación del New York Times: "Empiece ahora". Si los jóvenes estadounidenses tuvieran un centavo por cada vez que reciben ese consejo, bueno… no tendrían que preocuparse por la jubilación. Pero a muchos trabajadores jóvenes les resulta …

_____ (2023-07-22). Ter-se-a o estilo de vida demente e acionado a drogas de Hunter Biden tornado simbolo da sociedade ocidental? strategic-culture.org Fomos todos apanhados nesse pesadelo conhecido como governo Biden. O melhor que todos podemos fazer agora é aguentar o tranco. | Há crianàßas/jovens que por mais que queimem os dedos nà£o conseguem resistir a tocar no cachimbo de crack novamente, e de novo, e de novo… Esse é o caso (parece) do mais deplorável usuário de drogas dos Estados Unidos, Hunter Biden, filho pródigo do país e aspirante a garoto-propaganda do early intervention treatment*, se pelo menos tivesse sido administrado. | *early intervention treatment -Abordagem proativa para lidar com problemas de abuso de substâncias antes que se…

_____ (2023-07-22). Australia Hosting Its Largest Ever Military Games to Simulate War Against China. strategic-culture.org More than 30,000 military personnel from around the world are descending on north and north-east Australia for the country's largest ever military exercises. The biennial Talisman Sabre war games, held over the past eighteen years, have been expanded into what is probably one of the biggest military operations to have occurred in the southern hemisphere in decades.

_____ (2023-07-22). Their Fantasy, Our Nightmare. strategic-culture.org Ukraine's offensive is getting nowhere and when a compromise is eventually reached Zelensky will be in deep trouble, argues Daniel Lazare | Join us on , , and . | Nato is on a collision course with reality — the rhetori…

_____ (2023-07-22). In English or in Farsi, Hypocrisy Has the Same Tawdry Ring. strategic-culture.org The word as it is used in English will do perfectly, because it hits the nail on the head and with devastating accuracy. | Join us on , , and . | "Hypocrite" is a concept that is much overworked but lately it has gained a ne…

The Lancet (2023-07-22). Editorial] Genomic newborn screening: current concerns and challenges. thelancet.com 60 years ago, the first newborn screening test for phenylketonuria, a rare inherited metabolic disease, was developed. The heel prick test, devised by Robert Guthrie, enabled babies with the condition to be identified soon after birth and begin a diet low in foods containing phenylalanine, thereby preventing them from developing intellectual disability, seizures, and behavioural problems. Since Guthrie's breakthrough, blood-based screening programmes have been expanded to cover more genetic disorders.

Justin McCurry (2023-07-22). World Report] Fukushima water discharge approved. thelancet.com Wastewater will be released into the Pacific Ocean, 12 years after a nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Justin McCurry reports from Tokyo.

Dinesh C Sharma (2023-07-22). World Report] Climate disasters challenge health infrastructures in India. thelancet.com Plans are being drawn up to make the Indian health system resilient to floods, storms, and heatwaves. But implementation will be challenging. Dinesh C Sharma reports.

Niall Boyce (2023-07-22). Perspectives] Kay Redfield Jamison: healing in mind. thelancet.com I am talking on Zoom with Kay Redfield Jamison, Co-Director of the Mood Disorders Center and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, about her new book Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind. Its optimistic title is belied by the dustjacket photograph depicting flames rising from Notre Dame cathedral during the 2019 fire. While pointing out that she does not choose her cover art, Jamison nevertheless thinks it is an appropriate image: "Since I wrote about Notre Dame, and what it is that you can bring from ruin and destruction, it has…

Meredith Reiches (2023-07-22). Perspectives] What we get wrong about patriarchy. thelancet.com In June, 2022, when the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the 1973 case protecting the right to abortion at the federal level, Senator Susan Collins, a Republican legislator from Maine, criticised the decision in a statement in a press release. The Supreme Court, she wrote, had "abandoned a fifty-year precedent at a time that the country is desperate for stability" and she drew attention to "the importance of supporting long-standing precedents". It is noteworthy that, in her statement, Collins did not reach for the language of freedom, equality, or progress to express dismay at the abrogation of a right th…

AbdulRahman A Saied (2023-07-22). Correspondence] Building Africa's first mRNA vaccine facility. thelancet.com For Africa, mRNA vaccines are beneficial and could be used to combat various bacterial and viral infections other than COVID-19 in the continent. mRNA vaccines can be produced in large quantities and are efficient and safe. Moreover, these vaccines can also be produced quickly, with minimal effort and without previous knowledge of biological pharmacological agents.1,2 With mRNA technology, malaria and tuberculosis vaccines can be developed, giving African nations good chances to fight these diseases endemic to the region.

Nataliia Olkhovych, Nataliia Gorovenko, Laurent Servais (2023-07-22). Correspondence] Universal newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy in Ukraine. thelancet.com Spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive condition characterised by progressive muscle atrophy and weakness. Spinal muscular atrophy is caused by the deficit of SMN protein that results with homozygous deletion of SMN1 in 96% of patients.1 In its most frequent and severe form, untreated spinal muscular atrophy leads to death or permanent ventilation before the age of 2 years. Three drugs that increase SMN protein through SMN2 splicing modification or SMN gene transfer are currently approved.

Richard Armitage (2023-07-22). Correspondence] Rehabilitation needs during disasters. thelancet.com Hamaiyal Sana and colleagues1 rightly draw attention to the orthopaedic surgical needs in Türkiye and Syria after the earthquakes in the region in February, 2023. However, in addition to these requirements is the associated and indispensable need for rehabilitation services.

Sara E Boyd, Scott J C Pallett, Luke S P Moore (2023-07-22). Correspondence] Orthopaedic preparedness for disasters must extend to infection surveillance. thelancet.com We read with interest the work of Hamaiyal Sana and colleagues who highlight the unique surgical requirements and barriers to quality provision of orthopaedic care in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) during disaster situations.1 Development of the suggested collaborative framework has merit, but preparedness stretches beyond adequacy of surgical equipment and must consider the entire care pathway. Disaster situations are associated with considerable disruption to diagnostic microbiology laboratory infrastructure, exacerbating limited capacity in many LMICs.

ELEL (2023-07-22). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Agarwal N, Azad AA, Carles J, et al. Talazoparib plus enzalutamide in men with first-line metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (TALAPRO-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2023; 402: 291—303—In table 3 of this Article, the number of patients with an adverse event resulting in dose interruption should have been 247 (62%) for talazoparib and 156 (39%) for enzalutamide in the talazoparib plus enzalutamide group, and 84 (21%) for placebo and 78 (19%) for enzalutamide in the placebo plus enzalutamide group.

Gashirai K Mbizvo, Andrew J Larner (2023-07-22). Clinical Picture] A treatable cause of dizziness: vestibular paroxysmia. thelancet.com A 52-year-old right-handed woman was referred to our clinic reporting a 4-year history of spontaneous unpredictable episodes of dizziness. The patient was seen remotely due to restrictions imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. She described the episodes as a sudden sensation of feeling like the room was spinning for 5—40 s; they were happening approximately three times a day and she could identify no triggers. Occasionally, the episodes were associated with nausea and vomiting; they had also caused her to fall but did not result in any impairment of consciousness.

Derrick Broze (2023-07-22). Study Shows Pesticide Companies Hid Developmental Neurotoxicity Data From EU Regulators. thelastamericanvagabond.com A recently published study reveals that pesticide companies have failed to disclose data related to brain toxicity. What does this mean for toxicity data in other fields of research? Recently, the U.S. Geological Survey acknowledged that at least 45% of the nation's tap water is estimated to have one or more types of the chemicals

WSWS (2023-07-22). Judge sets May 2024 trial date in criminal case against Trump for stealing classified documents. wsws.org The setting of the trial date, in the midst of an escalating war against Russia and a growing wave of strikes and protests by workers in the US and internationally, highlights the unprecedented crisis and breakdown of the US political system.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Australia: Sydney apartment residents face $50 million repair bill for building defects. wsws.org Vicinity apartment owner Patrick Quintal told World Socialist Web Site reporters that the collapse of Toplace means that owners of defective apartments may be liable for the full cost of complying with the rectification orders.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Statement from Brazil opposes censorship of IYSSE at Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org "Macquarie's management sees the IYSSE anti-war campaign as a risk to its multiple connections with the military industrial sector, and has felt emboldened amid the establishment's militaristic campaign."

WSWS (2023-07-22). The Spanish elections: Podemos/Sumar and the return of Francoism. wsws.org Across Europe, a dangerous pattern has been seen time and again when a mass leftward shift has prompted the formation of "broad left" parties, only to see them betray and hand the initiative to the far right.

WSWS (2023-07-22). US writers and actors continue their fight against entertainment giants. wsws.org With the contracts of hundreds of thousands of UPS and autoworkers expiring soon, the possibility of major shutdowns of critical industries looms.

WSWS (2023-07-22). "They're trying to strip us of our right to our livelihoods": Ford Kentucky Truck workers denounce Biden intervention into auto talks. wsws.org Ford workers spoke about Biden's meeting with the UAW president and the need for rank-and-file control over the contract struggle.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Thai military blocks general election winner from forming government. wsws.org The Move Forward Party has responded, not by calling protests in defense of the democratic right to vote, but instead by caving in to the conservative establishment.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Three dead, 10 injured in New Zealand mass shooting. wsws.org The tragic shooting is already being used to demand tougher sentencing and more police powers, as New Zealand prepares for an election in October.

WSWS (2023-07-22). 16-year-old immigrant killed while working in Mississippi poultry plant. wsws.org Duván Robert Tomás Pérez, an immigrant from Guatemala, was killed on the evening of July 14, when his body became trapped on a conveyor belt he was cleaning inside the Mar-Jac plant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

WSWS (2023-07-22). 10,000 airport ground workers strike across Italy. wsws.org Almost 1,000 flights had to be cancelled and an estimated quarter of a million passengers were affected.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Oklahoma and Alabama carry out back-to-back executions by lethal injection. wsws.org Lethal injection was used to execute Jemaine Cannon on Thursday morning in Oklahoma and James Barber on Friday morning in Alabama, after last-minute legal challenges were struck down by an appeals court and the US Supreme Court.

WSWS (2023-07-22). New York Times publishes graphic details of US hi-tech war with China. wsws.org Bans on the exports of computer chips to China imposed last October "essentially seek to eradicate, root and branch, China's entire ecosystem of advanced technology."

WSWS (2023-07-22). Texas agents told to push immigrant children back into Rio Grande, according to trooper. wsws.org The move is the latest in Abbott's Operation Lone Star, a border security initiative launched in 2021 to deter asylum seekers.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Francis Fukuyama parades Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion at Stanford University. wsws.org In proudly sharing a platform with Ukrainian neo-Nazis who are fighting a war on behalf of US imperialism, Fukuyama, the erstwhile prophet of the triumph of "liberal democracy", has become the embodiment of the bankruptcy of his own theory.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Latin American bourgeois nationalist, pseudo-left parties gather at Sà£o Paulo Forum in Brazil. wsws.org Created in 1990, the Sà£o Paulo Forum claims to have inaugurated a "renewal" of Latin America's nominal left.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Protests resume against US-backed Boluarte regime in Peru. wsws.org The July 19 protests were the largest nationwide since March, but still dominated by indigenous peasant groups and students as the official "left" refuses to mobilize the working class.

WSWS (2023-07-22). ONLINE MEETING: The battle at Yellow freight: Logistics and postal workers must rally in support! wsws.org With the company on the verge of bankruptcy and refusing to pay pensions and healthcare, a strike at the company could begin as soon as Monday.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org Sri Lankan health workers hold nationwide protests; Bangladeshi secondary-level school teachers strike; Australia: Queensland power workers walk out for higher pay; New Zealand nurses to strike for 24 hours.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-22). Maghreb: Displaced Denied Permission to Dream of Happiness. libya360.wordpress.com Guadi Calvo The European Union (EU) continues to intensify its operations in the Mediterranean to prevent the arrival of more refugees to the continent. It is applying greater political pressure and providing millions of euros to ensure that the sending countries contain in their own territories the thousands of displaced people who dream of the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-22). Liberal Democracy: Africans Can Survive, Not Thrive. libya360.wordpress.com Lonzen Rugira The first sign of the liberal scam was the promotion of democracy that was primarily responsive to markets rather than to people Liberal democracy was sold to Africa as a cure-all against its turbulent decades of post colonial misrule, a magic wand that that would, in tandem with economic liberalization, also serve as…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-22). Africa as a Motive Force for Peace. libya360.wordpress.com Mikatekiso Kubayi The African effort at negotiating for peace between the parties is not only a laudable one but one that holds significant merit not only for Africa but for the Global South and the globe generally. An interest in peace The effort by African heads of state to help find a peaceful end to…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-22). Algeria Applies for BRICS Membership. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle Dozens of nations are looking to join the group of emerging economies as part of a larger push toward de-dollarization Algeria has officially applied to join the BRICS group of emerging economies and submitted a request to become a shareholder of the New Development Bank with an amount of $1.5 billion, Ennahar TV…

Editor (2023-07-22). Africa is burning! DRC in environmental crisis. mronline.org Much attention is paid to the ongoing environmental crises engulfing the regions of South Asia, North America, and Europe, and rightfully so. The global climate crisis—as well as environmental injustice generally—is contiguous and virulent. But much less attention, however, is paid to the ongoing ecological crisis of Africa; the mother of all civilization.

Editor (2023-07-22). Over 3 thousands protesters arrested during week of unrest in France. mronline.org France's Interior Minister reports that one-third of those imprisoned during the week of violence were young rioters.

Editor (2023-07-22). Newly organized nurses in Texas and Kansas strike for a first contract. mronline.org Through wet weather in Wichita, Kansas, and scorching heat in Austin, Texas, hundreds of nurses walked picket lines June 27 in a one-day strike for safe staffing and patient safety. Nearly 2,000 nurses represented by National Nurses United (NNU) walked out.

Editor (2023-07-22). When can there be a fall in the rate of profit? mronline.org SEVERAL major economists have put forward theories predicting a falling tendency of the rate of profit under capitalism; Marx had seen in this fact an awareness on their part of the essential transitoriness of the capitalist system. But while some of these theories have logical validity, others do not. Among the latter is Adam Smith's theory.

Vijay Prashad (2023-07-22). If everybody's going to join NATO, then why have the United Nations? The Twenty-Ninth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) held its annual summit on 11—12 July in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Editor (2023-07-22). The evolution of a solution. mronline.org After 20 plus years of educating and organizing throughout the Alabama prison system, one of the most frequently asked questions I get is, "What is a work stoppage like?" Well, it's surreal, it's really hard to put into words and I don't want to be cliche about it, but I'll do my best.

It's Going Down (2023-07-22). This Is America #188: Vishal Singh on Bloody Brawls Marking Pride in SoCal; Action Camp Kicks off in Michigan. itsgoingdown.org Welcome, to This Is America, July 21th, 2023. On today's episode we present an interview with antifascist journalist and researcher Vishal Singh about the bloody brawls erupting outside of school board meetings in Southern California and how the fight against the far-Right is evolving as gender fascists double down against LGBTQ+ communities. We then feature…

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-22). Storm clouds gathering over Black Sea. peoplesdispatch.org The NATO Summit in Vilnius signaled that there is absolutely no possibility of talks to settle the Ukraine war in the foreseeable future. The war will only intensify, as the US and its allies still hope to inflict a military defeat on Russia although that is clearly beyond their capability…

Sarah Cords (2023-07-22). The Interrogation of Reality Winner. progressive.org HBO's "Reality" painstakingly adapts the official FBI transcript of the whistleblower's questioning inside her home.

Staff (2023-07-22). From Scranton to Ukraine, All Is Not As It Seems. davidswanson.org

Editor (2023-07-22). 'I wasn't sentenced to be cooked': Heat desperation in a Texas prison. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-22). Indigenous Children's 'Miracle' Survival Has Backdrop of Colombian Violence. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-22). PA President Mahmoud Abbas: A Puppet in the Hands of Israel and the US? scheerpost.com Despite its near complete failure, the Oslo Accords succeeded in one thing: it provided Israel with a Palestinian force whose main mission is to assist the Israeli occupation in its quest to maintain total control over the West Bank.

Editor (2023-07-22). DOJ Vows to Sue If Texas Gov. Abbott Doesn't Remove Floating Barrier From Rio Grande. scheerpost.com Texas' actions "violate federal law, raise humanitarian concerns, present serious risks to public safety and the environment, and may interfere with the federal government's ability to carry out its official duties."

Adam Johnson (2023-07-22). Chasing clicks through ad money, media does PR for Amazon while ignoring human costs of 'Prime Day Deals'. therealnews.com Every year, America's corporate media celebrates the coming of that most sacred and deal-laden of holidays, so-called Amazon "Prime Day." The media fanfare around Prime Day is such a staple that it has become a perennial strategic

Fight Back (2023-07-22). California: Tustin rallies in solidarity with Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Tustin, CA – On July 12, over 20 activists and community members rallied in front of the Tustin Police Department in solidarity with the Tampa 5 and against police repression in Orange County. The rally was held for an emergency National Day of Action with rallies happening across the country. The Tampa 5 are student and worker activists who were arrested while for protesting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's attacks on education. The activists now face up to ten years in prison. | Diana Terreros, a member of Community Service Organization Orange County (CSO OC), explained, "The Tampa 5 were attacked, body slammed,…

Mike Walter (2023-07-22). The Heat: China-U.S. Relations. america.cgtn.com Henry Kissinger is the latest in a string of high-profile American visitors to Beijing. What does this mean for China-U.S. relations? In a flurry of diplomatic activity, current and former U.S. government officials have traveled to China. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger just met …

SAMIR (2023-07-22). Filmmakers withdraw from apartheid Israel's Jerusalem Film Festival. bdsmovement.net

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-07-22). Does Putin Understand that Russia Is at War? dissidentvoice.org This morning Russian media sources reported that a Ukrainian followup attack to the one on the Crimea bridge by 28 drones was defeated by Russian air defenses. In response, Russia destroyed the manufacturing sites of the drones and fuel storage facilities that provide fuel for Ukraine's military. The two words, "in response" tells us what …

Dongsheng News (2023-07-22). China Plans to Reach the Moon in 2030. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China. | ‚Ä¢ US companies call for end to sanctions on China | ‚Ä¢ China's GDP grows 5.5% in the first half of 2023 | ‚Ä¢ China plans to reach the Moon in 2030 | ‚Ä¢ Shijiazhuang: City of Rock…

Mickey Z. (2023-07-22). No Child Was Safe around Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs. dissidentvoice.org Anyone watching Sound of Freedom might wonder how such evil has become so embedded in human culture. One method involves the world of "entertainment" and the individuals we're conditioned to view as heroes. For example, below you will find a brief glimpse at two writers who enjoy places of honor in the American literary canon. …

Friends of the Congo (2023-07-22). Assassination in Kinshasa. dissidentvoice.org One week ago, on Thursday, July 13, Congolese opposition figure Chérubin Okende was found dead in his car riddled with bullets. Mr. Okende is a former transportation minister in the Tshisekedi Administration, member of parliament and spokesperson for presidential candidate Moise Katumbi's Ensemble Pour La Republique political party. Okende was reported kidnapped from the front …

Ralph Nader (2023-07-22). The Cost of Re-Enforcing Political Monocultures. dissidentvoice.org In nature, monocultures are not so resilient to predators or other ravages that exploit their inherent vulnerabilities. Farmers have known this characteristic of monocultures forever. (Agribusiness doesn't care as much, given its short-term profit outlook.) Democratic voters are at risk from the increasing political monocultures that are weakening resistance to the GOP and Big Business …

Paul Larudee (2023-07-22). Free Press, Propaganda and Censorship. dissidentvoice.org In war, truth is the first casualty. — Aeschylus, Greek tragic dramatist (525 BC — 456 BC) How many of us learn about Russia from a Russian point of view? Or about Syria from a loyal Syrian? Or Cuba from a Cuban supporter? Or Iran, Nicaragua, North Korea, China or many others on our current …

Peter Koenig (2023-07-22). The Planned "Epidemics Tyranny". Germany's Military Regime. globalresearch.ca

JANET (2023-07-22). Protests to call for end of Korean War, 70 years after 1953 ceasefire. iacenter.org By Joe Piette July 17, 2023 July 27 marks 70 years since the Korean War armistice was signed. In just three years, an estimated 4 million people — more than half of them Korean civilians — had been killed by the time of the 1953 ceasefire agreement. Credit: Korea Peace Action And up to this year, seven decades later, the ceasefire is still a fragile one, made ever more dangerous since the U.S. first introduced nuclear weapons in South Korea in 1958, unilaterally abrogating paragraph 13d of the Armistice Agreement and breaking it despite concerns by its allies in the United Nations. Joseph Han, acclaim…

_____ (2023-07-22). A wave of fake news about famine in today's North Korea. journal-neo.org In the second half of June 2023, a wave of claims hit the world media that North Korea was allegedly experiencing a famine comparable to the Arduous March of the 1990s. A BBC article supposedly based on covert interviews with anonymous sources straight from North Korea (DPRK) and a documentary film based on the same […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-07-22). The decline of America is becoming an accepted fact. journal-neo.org On July 5 of this year, the New York Times published an article titled "America Lives on Borrowed Money." It states that borrowing is expensive. A rising portion of federal earnings, money that could be utilized to help the American people, is returned to investors who buy government bonds in the form of interest payments. […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Nick Corbishley, Naked Capitalism. (2023-07-22). Latin America Again Refuses To Fall In Line With The Collective West. popularresistance.org Volodymyr Zelensky is accustomed to being the star guest, whether in person or on-screen, at just about every Western international summit, though his shine does appear to be fading. But at the summit that took place in Brussels early this week between the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), the president of Ukraine was nowhere to be seen. This was despite the best efforts of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is current holder of the EU Council's rotating president, to get his name on the guest list. | At a bare minimum, Zelensky's participation would have requ…

Dan DiMaggio, Courtney Smith, Labor Notes. (2023-07-22). Auto Workers Kick Off Bargaining With 'Members' Handshake'. popularresistance.org Bargaining between the United Auto Workers and Big 3 automakers is looking very different this year. | New UAW leaders ditched the public handshake ceremony with company executives that has traditionally kicked off bargaining. "I'm not shaking hands with any CEOs until they do right by our members," said President Shawn Fain in a Facebook live talk July 11. | Instead, officers—recently elected on promises of greater transparency and militancy, in the union's first-ever direct election for top posts—established what could become a new tradition: "the Members' Handshake." Fain and other executive board…

Molly Shah, The Real News Network. (2023-07-22). Louisville's Small Unions Give Boost To UPS Teamsters Strike Prep. popularresistance.org With the possibility of 340,000 Teamsters going on strike next month at United Parcel Service (UPS) seeming more and more likely, the world will be looking to Louisville, Kentucky, where UPS headquarters and UPS Worldport, the largest sorting and logistics facility in America, are located. With over 25,000 employees, 10,000 of whom are members of Teamsters Local 89, UPS is by far the city's largest employer. If the Teamsters and UPS do not reach an agreement by July 31, when the current contract is set to expire, the picket line outside these facilities could be the largest the city has seen in decades.

Colonel Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. (2023-07-22). Knives Are Out Again For Advocates Of Peace On The Korean Peninsula. popularresistance.org The knives are out again for those advocating for peace on the Korean Peninsula. Almost eight years to the day, I wrote "The Knives are Out For Those Who Challenge Militarization of the Korean Peninsula," about Washington Beltway pundits and those on the payroll of organizations and corporations that make money out of the U.S. bureaucracy's need for an enemy. These groups had focused their outrage and diatribes at Women Cross DMZ for organizing the 2015 trip to North and South Korea and daring to challenge the status quo of U.S. policy toward North Korea. | Eight years later as Women Cross DMZ and other Korea pea…

Karl Grossman, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-07-22). Projects To Shift Media Further Rightward Get Kid Glove Treatment. popularresistance.org Quill is the magazine of the oldest press organization in the United States, the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), which describes itself as having "roughly 6,000 members" and being "the nation's most broad-based journalism organization." It features a five-page story in its current issue (Summer/23) headlined "Refreshing the Pool: Right-Leaning Organizations Keep the Conservative Press Pipeline Flowing." | The piece, touted on Quill's cover, is a largely uncritical and superficial look at efforts to push journalism further to the right. | It begins with Corey Walker, who "didn't major in journalism" and…

Vanessa Beeley (2023-07-22). BBC Normalizes a Terrorist Organization to Frame Syrian President — Updated. orinocotribune.com By Vanessa Beely — Jul 15, 2023 | The BBC appears to work in lockstep with US and UK deep state to facilitate new raft of sanctions against Syria. | Finally, could I get a comment from the BBC please about why a BBC documentary failed to inform their audience that the organisation interviewed in Idlib, Syria are, in reality. the intelligence arm of Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS) a UK and US proscribed terrorist organisation formerly Jabhat Al Nusra (Al Qaeda) and that the individuals interviewed are responsible for war crimes in Syria including the murder of children in Idlib? | The above is taken from an email…

mforinoco (2023-07-22). BP Financed Colombian Military. orinocotribune.com By John McEvoy — Jul 19, 2023 | Documents reveal how the oil company offered to finance Bogota's military as it was killing opponents during the 1990s and collaborated with a general accused of kidnap, torture and murder, John McEvoy reports. | BP offered to aid Colombia's "national defence activities" when the country had the worst human rights record in the Western hemisphere | Foreign Office promised to "do anything we could to help BP operate smoothly in Colombia" | Colombian trade unionist who holds BP partly responsible for his kidnapping and torture tells Declassified he hopes "BP will be judged for i…

scorinoco (2023-07-22). President of Honduras Condemns Politicization of UN in Anti-Corruption Issue. orinocotribune.com The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, condemned the politicization of the United Nations in her country, in response to the support of the UN representative in Tegucigalpa for the director of the National Anti-Corruption Council (CNA). | "The politicization of the United Nations in Honduras is unacceptable!" President Castro wrote in a Twitter post, after the UN representative in Tegucigalpa, Alice Shackelford, supported CNA director Gabriela Castellanos, who had left the country due to alleged threats on June 18 but had returned on July 20. | °Inaceptable la politización de Naciones Unidas en Honduras!

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-22). US Will Continue Its Hostile Blockade Policy Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com

scorinoco (2023-07-22). Governor of Zulia State Wants End of Sanctions That Are Destroying Venezuela's Industrial Production. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-07-22). Venezuela's El Panal 2021 Commune Welcomes Vietnam's Communist Party Delegation (+Arreaza & PCV). orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Socialist Commune El Panal 2021 welcomed the Commission of Mass Mobilization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, accompanied by Venezuelan Minister for Communes and Social Movements Jorge Arreaza. The aim of the meeting is sharing the advances made in social and communal organizing in both countries in order to resolve problems of the communities. | The Vietnamese delegation toured the productive spaces of the commune and noted the progress and experiences of Venezuela's grassroots organizations. | "With a tour of its productive facilities, the Socialist Commune El Panal 2021 re…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-22). President Díaz-Canel Holds Cuba's Name High at CELAC-EU Summit. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell — Jul 18, 2023 | This week, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel attended the III Summit between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) held on July 17 and 18 in Brussels, Belgium. For 48 hours, the Cuban leader and other government authorities put the island in the spotlight and felt the love and respect that authorities and political figures from other regions throughout the world expressed toward Cuba and Cubans. | Díaz-Canel arrived in Brussels after a very welcoming and successful visit to Portugal, where he received th…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-22). In Latin America and Asia, Canada Supports the US Government's New Cold War. orinocotribune.com By Owen Schalk — Jul 18, 2023 | Washington and Ottawa are openly challenging the economic influence of their geopolitical competitors around the world | Over the past few weeks, two events have occurred that seem unrelated, but are deeply interconnected. | First, the US government dispatched roughly 1,000 military personnel to Peru to participate in a joint military exercise between June and August. Their arrival coincides with the return of pro-democracy protests aimed at applying pressure to the unelected right-wing government of Dina Boluarte (who took power after elected President Pedro Castillo's remova…

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-22). The Insanity of the Venezuela Hawks. daniellarison.substack.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-22). Now Is the Time For Russia to Offer Peace Terms to European Nations. theduran.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-22). Nicaragua's School For Food Sovereignty. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-22). Mutual Aid Organizers in NYC Fill the Dire Gaps Left by the City and Nonprofits. truthdig.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-22). The Cycles and Spirals of Capitalism. dissidentvoice.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-22). Tribes Take The Lead On Regenerative Agriculture. popularresistance.org

Staff (2023-07-22). REVEALED: Hilarious Truth Behind Chinese Secret Police Freak Out! leecamp.com

Staff (2023-07-22). Congressional Softball Game Disaster! leecamp.com

noreply (2023-07-22). Why Some Polish Agitation… smoothiex12.blogspot.com especially when Poland is reminded of a cold hard fact of Stalin giving Poland German territories after WW II. Official Warsaw went ballistic. Plus this: When this guy speaks, world listens.

susanrosenthal (2023-07-22). Gender Rebels: A Threat to Capitalism. susanrosenthal.com Why are gender rebels being attacked? Why are they being attacked now? Who benefits from such attacks?>

progressive.international (2023-07-22). When bosses tried to sack them, these automotive workers took over their factory. progressive.international In July 2021, 422 employees at the GKN automotive factory received an email explaining they had been fired en masse.

Larry Johnson (2023-07-22). Putin Issues Stark Warning to Poland and NATO. sonar21.com Putin held a video conference on Thursday with members of Russia's Security Council. I hope folks in the West pay attention to what he said, which is why I'm presenting…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-22). Military Situation In Bakhmut Region On July 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Klishchiivka; | The AFU captured new areas along the water channel west of Klishchiivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Khromove; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Berkhivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Dubovo-Vasilievka; | Russian artillery shelled AFU positions in Bogdanivka; | Russian artillery shelled AFU positions…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-22). Hunter Biden Expected To Face Up To 10 Criminal Referrals, Here Are The Top Bombshells From Last Week. southfront.org Originally published by ZeroHedge The Chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, James Comer (R-KY), says he plans to…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-22). Military Situation In Donbass On July 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Belogorvika; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Konstantinovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Klishchiivka; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Klishchiivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Torske; | Clashes between Russian forc…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-22). Military Situation In Iraq On July 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-22). The Impact of Kusama on Future Blockchain Governance. southfront.org SPONSORED: | With its unique approach and emphasis on decentralized decision-making, Kusama is revolutionizing the way communities govern themselves in the digital world. In this article, we will delve into Kusama's Unique Approach to Governance and Kusama influence on the future of blockchain governance. Everyone in the crypto market doesn't have a successful trading experience but you can! Just start using Kusama's Unique Approach to Governance: | Kusama stands out among blockchain platforms…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-22). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On July 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Urozhaynoye; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Pryyutne; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Marfopol; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Malaya Tokmachka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kamyanske; | Up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armored vehicles, 2 motor vehicles, 2 D-30 howitzers were destroyed in Kherson region, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 190…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-22). Legalized Sale Of Children For "Spare Parts" And Ukrainian Justice: Why Did Court Release Transcarpathian Child Trafficker? southfront.org Today it is no secret that Ukraine has become the main "supplier" of organs for "black transplantologists". Thanks to video…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-22). Military Situation In Syria On July 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 22, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On July 22, Turkish authorities deported 115 people to Syria via Tel Abyad border crossing; | On July 22, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kansafra; | On July 22, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Amma; | On July 22, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-22). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Stelmakhovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kharkov; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Malaya Tokmachka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Konstantinovka; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Urozhaynoye and Priyutne; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-22). How CIA-Linked Companies Make Money On Military Aid To Ukraine. southfront.org Written by Today, we are going to show how the fraud scheme involving U.S. supplies of UAVs to Ukraine is organized. Moreover, we are to name personalities in the American intelligence community, who stay behind this money theft. | They are CIA-lin…

Ramona Wadi (2023-07-22). An exercise in omitting Israel's colonial foundations. thealtworld.com

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-22). The True Symbol Of The United States Is The Pentagon. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | The real symbol of the United States is not the stars and stripes, nor the bald eagle, nor the Statue of Liberty, nor even the mighty McDonald's logo. The real symbol of the United States is the Pentagon. | The Pentagon should feature centrally on the US flag. It should be on the coins and on all the bills, and it should appear next to the name of every American in the Olympics. When anyone sees a five-sided polygon, they should immediately think "United States of America". | There is nothing more representative of the most significant things about…

thecommunists (2023-07-22). Capitalist contradictions abound: Victorian illnesses on the rise. thecommunists.org Around 11,000 people in England were hospitalised with malnutrition last year. Read that again. Provisional data recently obtained by the Times Health Commission under freedom of information laws reveal that cases of malnutrition have more than doubled in a decade and have quadrupled since the banking collapse of 2007/8 and the harsh regime of cuts and austerity …

Dean Baker (2023-07-22). Governor DeSantis Says He Would Sue the Drug Company Gilead for Trying to Save Lives. cepr.net I'm serious, you just have to carry through with a little bit of logic. (I know Governor DeSantis is opposed to logic, but this is for the rest of the country.) Governor DeSantis is on the warpath against whatever he decides is "woke." DeSantis decided that it was woke when Anheuser-Busch, signed a contract with …

Dean Baker (2023-07-22). Patent Monopolies Lead to Corruption #64,526. cepr.net The New York Times ran a piece this morning claiming that Gilead delayed the introduction of a new drug for treating HIV, because it wanted to take full advantage of the patent life for its drug Truvada, which was a huge blockbuster for the company. The new drug has a patent life that runs to …

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-22). Angola celebrates anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. plenglish.com Luanda, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban representatives in Angola celebrated today the 70th anniversary of the assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes garrisons, a revolutionary milestone in the contemporary history of their country.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-22). China prepares national census to improve macroeconomic governance. plenglish.com Beijing, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) China will conduct its fifth national economic census next August to obtain scientific and accurate information to improve macroeconomic governance, local press reported today.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-22). Cuba and French cities strengthen sports ties for Paris-2024. plenglish.com Paris, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) The president of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (Inder), Osvaldo Vento, highlighted here today the support of several French cities to the training of Cuban athletes for the Paris-2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-22). Cuba reports three new Covid-19 cases. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ministry of Public Health reported today that three new cases of Covid-19 were detected in the country, and nobody died as a result of the disease.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-22). Cuban deputy prime minister pleased with parliament's debates. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) Deputy Prime Minister Ines Maria Chapman said she was satisfied with the debates of the deputies of the 10th Legislature of the Cuban Parliament, who are concluding today their First Ordinary Period of Sessions.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-22). Cuban festival with Caribbean sun, breeze and sea in Italy. plenglish.com Rome, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) The Casa del Mar in the Roman town of Ostia, hosts today a Cuban festival with its culture, music and traditional cuisine, coupled with a sun, heat and breeze that mentally transport attendees to that Caribbean island.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-22). India, to hand over, naval vessel, to Vietnam. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) On an official visit to Vietnam, the Chief of the Indian Naval Staff, R Hari Kumar, will preside the handover of a naval vessel to the Vietnam People's Navy today.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-22). Panama expects 400,000 irregular migrants may cross the border. plenglish.com Panama City, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) By the end of this year, 400 000 irregular migrants will cross the Darien jungle, on the Colombian-Panamanian border, on their way to the United States, authorities estimated today.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-22). Penguin mortality on Uruguayan coasts still to be determined. plenglish.com Montevideo, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) The mortality of penguins and other species on the coasts of Uruguay continues today without a determined cause, although the cold and lack of food could have played a role.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-22). Raul and Diaz-Canel attend closing debates of the Cuban parliament. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raul Castro, and the President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel, are participating today in the last day of debates of the First Ordinary Period of Sessions of the Cuban Parliament.

Ann Garrison (2023-07-22). Haitians Protest UN Occupation and Pending Foreign 'Intervention'. orinocotribune.com

Anonymous669 (2023-07-22). In Video: Syrian Artillery Strikes Kill HTS Militant In Greater Idlib. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On July 22, the artillery of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) shelled several positions of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the northwestern Syria region of Greater Idlib. | A militant of the terrorist group was killed and several others were wounded near the town of Kafr Taal in the western Aleppo countryside. The slain militant, identified as Hussein Ahmed al-Masry or "Abu Ahmed Takad," was reportedly a member of the group's elite Omar bin Al-Kha…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-22). Iran Downplays U.S. Military Buildup In Middle East. southfront.org File image. | Iran's defense minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani has downplayed the United States

Anonymous834 (2023-07-22). Biden's Tech-War Goes Nuclear. southfront.org Written by Mike Whitney; The article was originally published on "Lots of people don't know what happened yesterday. To put it simply, Biden has forced all Americans working in China to pick between quitting their jobs and losing American citizenship. Every American executive and engineer working in China's semiconductor manufacturing…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-22). The Significance Of The Congressional Probes Into FBI-Biden Corruption. southfront.org

Connor Freeman (2023-07-22). FBI's Unapproved Snooping on US Lawmakers Fuels Debate Over Surveillance Powers. news.antiwar.com A newly declassified court document has revealed the FBI improperly searched a surveillance database seeking information about a US senator, a state senator, and a state judge. The disclosure comes during a heated Congressional debate over intelligence agencies' ability to conduct warrantless spying on American citizens and their communications. Released by the Office of the …

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-07-22). The Absurdity of the World — and the Meaning of Life. Albert Camus. globalresearch.ca

Ethan Huff (2023-07-22). Many People Fully Vaccinated for COVID Are Now Going Blind. globalresearch.ca

Manlio Dinucci (2023-07-22). Ukraine, It Was All Written in the Rand Corp Plan. "the U.S. Plan against Russia was Formulated 3 Years Ago" globalresearch.ca

Mojmir Babacek (2023-07-22). Control The Human Brain, Control the World. globalresearch.ca

TheCOVIDBlog (2023-07-22). The Phoney Nitrogen Crisis: The Netherlands Is Ground Zero for Global Famine Agenda. Precipitating "30,000 Farmers Out of Business" globalresearch.ca

Yuri Rubtsov (2023-07-22). History: Hitler was Financed by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | feature image: Hitler, Schacht and Prescott Bush | First published by Global Research in May 2016, Minor edits by Global Research. Title as in the original. | Incisive historical analysis. | From World War …

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-07-22). Abuela de Plaza de Mayo lamenta desapariciones en México. telesurtv.net Estela de Carlotto agradeció el apoyo de México en la lucha de las abuelas y madres de la Plaza de Mayo.

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-07-22). Canciller mexicana: la voz del sur está teniendo más presencia. telesurtv.net La funcionaria mexicana destacó que asumir la cartera de Exteriores en la última etapa del Gobierno de López Obrador, constituye un honor.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-22). Colombia reporta 92 líderes sociales en primeros meses del 2023. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a la Defensoría del Pueblo el departamento del Cauca reporta 17 líderes y defensores de Derechos humanos asesinados.

David Starr (2023-07-22). Right-Wing Has Not Tried to Suppress Teaching the History of Anti-Imperialist Movements Because They Are Rarely Discussed in Any Course. covertactionmagazine.com Most Americans Don't Know About the Real Patriots Who Opposed the Nation's Forever Wars Going Back to the 19th Century On February 20, journalist Max Blumenthal gave a powerful address at the Rage Against the War Machine rally across from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., in which he emphasized how Ukrainians had been used …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-07-22). House Judiciary Committee Report Reveals How FBI Schemed with Ukrainian Intelligence Services to Censor Social Media Accounts of American Journalists and Even State Department Officials. covertactionmagazine.com Among the corrupting aspects of the Ukraine War has been the further erosion of democratic standards in the U.S. On July 10, the House Committee on the Judiciary and Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government issued an interim staff report detailing how the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) worked with the Security …

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in New Zealand. ecns.cn Co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia, the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup opened on Thursday. A total of 32 teams will compete across 64 matches in 9 host cities.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). UAE unveils climate action plan for COP28. ecns.cn The United Arab Emirates has launched a summit plan focused on fast-tracking energy transition, climate finance, livelihoods and inclusivity as it prepares to host this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP28, in Dubai in November..

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). TSMC delays chip production at Arizona plant. ecns.cn Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) — the world's largest chipmaker — will delay mass production of chips at its new Arizona-based chip plant until 2025 due to a shortage of skilled labor.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Insights | CPC never forgets its main mission to serve people: Italian expert. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) has never forgotten its main mission, which is to serve the people and their interests. The distinctive model of the socialist market economy has tried to combine private profits and common prosperity, productivity and welfare, merit and social demand, something even impossible to think of nowadays in the West.

Oleg Nesterenko (2023-07-22). "The war in Ukraine is a war for the dollar" – part 2. indybay.org Moscow has really threatened the U.S. dollar on the international stage, and with it the entire U.S. economy behind it. Since Putin took office, well before 2021 and even before the anti-Russian coup in Ukraine in 2014, Russia, a leading energy power, has begun the process of liquidating U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. Russia halved the number of U.S. bonds it held.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-07-22). Concluye campaña presidencial para elecciones en España. telesurtv.net Pedro Sánchez refirió que si es reelegido como presidente del Gobierno le dará una respuesta al problema de las hipotecas de las familias.

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-07-22). Venezuela celebra festival de poesía en el estado Anzoátegui. telesurtv.net El encuentro se nombró "Con el Río en la Espalda" como homenaje al libro del escritor trujillano Pedro Ruiz.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-22). OMS advierte sobre un posible aumento de dengue en Europa. telesurtv.net La OMS ha visto un aumento de ocho veces en los casos de dengue entre 2000 y 2022, de 500.000 casos a 4,2 millones.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-22). Registran nueva masacre en Colombia, la número 55 en 2023. telesurtv.net Las victimas se identificaron como Juan Gabriel Duarte, Jimmy Geovanni Vargas y Robinson Mora.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-22). Denuncian persecución contra activistas de DDHH en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Los entes denunciaron que el Instituto de Medicina Legal está ocultando las cifras de fallecidos en prisiones consecuencia de violaciones de DD.HH. en centros carcelarios.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-22). Productores bananeros cortan ruta fronteriza en Paraguay. telesurtv.net "Ahora estamos en la etapa de recolección de los cachos, pero esto se retrasó por la situación que estamos atravesando", señaló el productor Luis Galeano.

teleSUR- lvm- YSM (2023-07-22). Fiscalía de Guatemala allana sede del Movimiento Semilla. telesurtv.net De igual manera el Movimiento Semilla rechaza la persecución política a sus afiliados y simpatizantes.

Jessica Buxbaum, Mintpress News. (2023-07-22). Sierra Club Workers Challenge Leaders' Greenwashing 'Apartheid Tours'. popularresistance.org In June, members of the Sierra Club unit of the Progressive Workers Union (PWU) passed a resolution pledging solidarity with the Palestinian people as the environmental organization pushes forward with its planned trips to Israel. | The workers' resolution puts its words into action by ensuring union funds aren't investing in Israel's settler enterprise and contributing to the oppression of Palestinians. It also calls for establishing a Palestine solidarity committee to foster relationships with Palestinian-led organizations and help educate members on the connections between Palestine and Indigenous struggles in…

SF Protests (2023-07-22). Protesters Out in Force at Wells Fargo Headquarters. indybay.org Creative Demonstrators in front of Wells Fargo worldwide headquarters in San Francisco on Friday July 14th…

Staff (2023-07-22). Letters to the Canary: give Sir Kid Starver a break, Huw Edwards, interest rates, and the death of Twitter. thecanary.co The Canary is excited to share the latest edition of our letters page. This is where we publish people's responses to the news, politics, or anything else they want to get off their chest. We've now opened the letters page up so anyone can submit a contribution. As always, if you'd like to subscribe to the Canary — starting …

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-22). Syria is committed to providing health care to all citizens. plenglish.com In a statement published on its website, the Ministry expressed great concern about the health of civilians in the northern regions, especially children, women and the elderly who do not have access to medical services. | Despite limited resources, we are ready to offer any kind of treatment to patients wherever they are, especially in cases of cancer and chronic diseases, the text stated. | The Ministry made it clear that this attitude stems from a sense of responsibility and commitment, and is part of the national duty that every Syrian, even those living in areas dominated by terrorist and radical groups, has…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-22). U.S. Deployed Additional HIMARS Systems In Syria — Report. southfront.org A U.S. M142 HIMARS systme firing during the coalition's rehearsal in Syria's Deir Ezzor. U.S. Army photo. | The United States has deployed additional M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) in Syria, the The Iranian news agency said that the systems were deployed in the country's northeastern region, where the U.S. main…

Art Persyko (2023-07-22). Tuesday 7/18: Voting Rights & Fighting Fascism, an SF Gray Panther Forum. indybay.org Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/86465752525?pwd=Tzh1YVh5SE9mdWkzdjI2clZrVEczdz09 | MEETING ID: 864 6575 2525; PASS CODE: 465295 | PHONE IN: 699-900 9128 US…

Civil Disobedience for the Climate (2023-07-22). Protesters Separated from Locking Cuffs at Wells Fargo Protest. indybay.org 30 second mp.4 video by Peg Hunter of fire fighters cutting away the lockboxes from protesters' arms.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Guidance greeted as stimulative for entrepreneurs. ecns.cn China's latest guidance to drive the development of the private sector will boost confidence among private enterprises, allowing them to make more innovations and stimulate market vitality for greater economic growth.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Heavy rainfall to cool off sweltering north. ecns.cn The heaviest rainfall so far this year began hitting areas in North China on Thursday, bringing some relief to a region that has been scorched in recent weeks by persistently high temperatures.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Top fighter jets to take part in Changchun air show. ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army Air Force will send its best aircraft to perform at an air show in Changchun, capital of Jilin province, according to officers.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Insights | BRI doesn't distinguish participants based on ideologies, nor does it respond to zero-sum game logic: expert. ecns.cn "The Communist Party of China (CPC) has never forgotten its main mission, which is to serve the people and their interests," said Fabio Massimo Parenti, professor of international studies at the International Institute Lorenzo de' Medici in Florencein an online interview with China News Network.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Meteorological routing center established in Beijing. ecns.cn A meteorological routing center under the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) was established in Beijing on Thursday. The center will provide weather navigation services for ships based on weather conditions, sea conditions, vessel performance, and more.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Chinese, Ukrainian commerce officials eye deepening economic cooperation, expanding imports. ecns.cn China's Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy International Trade Representative Ling Ji met with Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine Taras Kachka in Beijing on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Culture Fact | Get ready for 'Zhongfu'. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Beloved giant panda Fu Bao turns to three in South Korea. ecns.cn Fu Bao, the first giant panda born through natural breeding in South Korea, turned to three on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Mascot of 31st FISU World University Games featured with 'face changing' on display. ecns.cn The design of the Mascot Rongbao was inspired by the changing faces of Sichuan Opera, one of the symbols of Tianfu culture. Face changing, or "bian lian," traces its history back some 300 years, and is unique to the southwestern province of Sichuan.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). China's Shenzhou-16 crew completes first spacewalk. ecns.cn The Shenzhou-16 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk on Thursday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-22). Putin, Lukashenko to meet in Moscow. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, who will pay a working visit to Moscow, will meet on July 23, the Kremlin informed.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-22). Arab world needs to boost food sector. plenglish.com Cairo, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) The Arab countries import 40 billion dollars worth of food every year, a volume that will increase to 90 billion dollars by 2050, in view of which it is necessary to boost the sector, a specialized sources said on Friday.

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2023-07-22: News Headlines

Mike Walter (2023-07-22). The Heat: China-U.S. Relations. america.cgtn.com Henry Kissinger is the latest in a string of high-profile American visitors to Beijing. What does this mean for China-U.S. relations? In a flurry of diplomatic activity, current and former U.S. government officials have traveled to China. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger just met …

SAMIR (2023-07-22). Filmmakers withdraw from apartheid Israel's Jerusalem Film Festival. bdsmovement.net

Paul Larudee (2023-07-22). Free Press, Propaganda and Censorship. dissidentvoice.org In war, truth is the first casualty. — Aeschylus, Greek tragic dramatist (525 BC — 456 BC) How many of us learn about Russia from a Russian point of view? Or about Syria from a loyal Syrian? Or Cuba from a Cuban supporter? Or Iran, Nicaragua, North Korea, China or many others on our current …

_____ (2023-07-22). The decline of America is becoming an accepted fact. journal-neo.org On July 5 of this year, the New York Times published an article titled "America Lives on Borrowed Money." It states that borrowing is expensive. A rising portion of federal earnings, money that could be utilized to help the American people, is returned to investors who buy government bonds in the form of interest payments. […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ


AbdulRahman A Saied (2023-07-22). Correspondence] Building Africa's first mRNA vaccine facility. thelancet.com For Africa, mRNA vaccines are beneficial and could be used to combat various bacterial and viral infections other than COVID-19 in the continent. mRNA vaccines can be produced in large quantities and are efficient and safe. Moreover, these vaccines can also be produced quickly, with minimal effort and without previous knowledge of biological pharmacological agents.1,2 With mRNA technology, malaria and tuberculosis vaccines can be developed, giving African nations good chances to fight these diseases endemic to the region.

Action at Worldwide Headquarters (2023-07-22). Blocking Wells Fargo's "Business As Usual" to Demand a Halt to Fossil Fuel Funding. indybay.org Party-like atmosphere part of protest that leads to 6 arrests…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-22). Syria is committed to providing health care to all citizens. plenglish.com In a statement published on its website, the Ministry expressed great concern about the health of civilians in the northern regions, especially children, women and the elderly who do not have access to medical services. | Despite limited resources, we are ready to offer any kind of treatment to patients wherever they are, especially in cases of cancer and chronic diseases, the text stated. | The Ministry made it clear that this attitude stems from a sense of responsibility and commitment, and is part of the national duty that every Syrian, even those living in areas dominated by terrorist and radical groups, has…

Ann Garrison (2023-07-22). Haitians Protest UN Occupation and Pending Foreign 'Intervention'. orinocotribune.com




Anonymous669 (2023-07-22). U.S. Deployed Additional HIMARS Systems In Syria — Report. southfront.org A U.S. M142 HIMARS systme firing during the coalition's rehearsal in Syria's Deir Ezzor. U.S. Army photo. | The United States has deployed additional M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) in Syria, the The Iranian news agency said that the systems were deployed in the country's northeastern region, where the U.S. main…

Art Persyko (2023-07-22). Tuesday 7/18: Voting Rights & Fighting Fascism, an SF Gray Panther Forum. indybay.org Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/86465752525?pwd=Tzh1YVh5SE9mdWkzdjI2clZrVEczdz09 | MEETING ID: 864 6575 2525; PASS CODE: 465295 | PHONE IN: 699-900 9128 US…

Carolyn Marie Peterson (2023-07-22). What is a Woman? — A War on Biological Reality is being fought by Misogynistic & Child Abusing Men. expose-news.com As a steadfast advocate for women's rights and gender equality for decades, my journey has taken me through tides of societal change. I've witnessed the evolution of the feminist narrative, growing from …

Civil Disobedience for the Climate (2023-07-22). Protesters Separated from Locking Cuffs at Wells Fargo Protest. indybay.org 30 second mp.4 video by Peg Hunter of fire fighters cutting away the lockboxes from protesters' arms.




David Giesen (2023-07-22). Saturday 7/22: Do-gooders on a rampage: the case for restoring per capita land values to Native Americans. indybay.org lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

Dinesh C Sharma (2023-07-22). World Report] Climate disasters challenge health infrastructures in India. thelancet.com Plans are being drawn up to make the Indian health system resilient to floods, storms, and heatwaves. But implementation will be challenging. Dinesh C Sharma reports.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Guidance greeted as stimulative for entrepreneurs. ecns.cn China's latest guidance to drive the development of the private sector will boost confidence among private enterprises, allowing them to make more innovations and stimulate market vitality for greater economic growth.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). TSMC delays chip production at Arizona plant. ecns.cn Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) — the world's largest chipmaker — will delay mass production of chips at its new Arizona-based chip plant until 2025 due to a shortage of skilled labor.




ecns.cn (2023-07-22). UAE unveils climate action plan for COP28. ecns.cn The United Arab Emirates has launched a summit plan focused on fast-tracking energy transition, climate finance, livelihoods and inclusivity as it prepares to host this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP28, in Dubai in November..

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). China conducts anti-dumping investigation into propanoic acid imports from U.S. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Friday to launch an anti-dumping investigation into imported propanoic acid originating in the U.S. starting from July 21, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). One Chinese citizen injured in Auckland shooting incident. ecns.cn One Chinese citizen got injured in the shooting incident that happened in downtown Auckland in New Zealand on Thursday, China Media Group reported.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Tropical storm Doksuri forms, to affect coastal areas in SE China. ecns.cn The 5th typhoon in 2023, or Doksuri, a tropical storm, has formed in the ocean in the east of the Philippines, according to China Meteorological Observatory (CMO) on Friday.




ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Heavy rainfall to cool off sweltering north. ecns.cn The heaviest rainfall so far this year began hitting areas in North China on Thursday, bringing some relief to a region that has been scorched in recent weeks by persistently high temperatures.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Top fighter jets to take part in Changchun air show. ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army Air Force will send its best aircraft to perform at an air show in Changchun, capital of Jilin province, according to officers.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Over 700,000 pieces of fake online content deleted. ecns.cn More than 700,000 pieces of fake information on the internet have been eliminated by Chinese police during a 100-day campaign against rumors, the Ministry of Public Security said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Insights | BRI doesn't distinguish participants based on ideologies, nor does it respond to zero-sum game logic: expert. ecns.cn "The Communist Party of China (CPC) has never forgotten its main mission, which is to serve the people and their interests," said Fabio Massimo Parenti, professor of international studies at the International Institute Lorenzo de' Medici in Florencein an online interview with China News Network.




ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Meteorological routing center established in Beijing. ecns.cn A meteorological routing center under the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) was established in Beijing on Thursday. The center will provide weather navigation services for ships based on weather conditions, sea conditions, vessel performance, and more.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Sanya-Jakarta air route opens. ecns.cn A Boeing 737-900 aircraft operated by Lion Air from Indonesia, carrying 180 passengers, arrived at Sanya Phoenix International Airport in South China's Hainan Province at 0: 54 a.m. on Friday, marking the official opening of the Sanya-Jakarta international air route.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). No matter how Japan tries, there is no way to whitewash its discharge plan: Chinese FM. ecns.cn No matter how Japan tries, there is no way to whitewash its discharge plan and the protests from neighboring countries and the questions raised by people within Japan are all clear evidence, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated at a press conference on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Insights | U.S. experts: U.S. and China should coexist peacefully for a better future. ecns.cn While talking exclusively with China News Network, Douglas Paal, distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Sourabh Gupta, resident senior fellow at ICAS, elucidated their thoughts on the trend of the U.S.-China relationship.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Meteorological routing center established in Beijing. ecns.cn A meteorological routing center under the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) was established in Beijing on Thursday. The center will provide weather navigation services for ships based on weather conditions, sea conditions, vessel performance, and more.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Sanya-Jakarta air route opens. ecns.cn A Boeing 737-900 aircraft operated by Lion Air from Indonesia, carrying 180 passengers, arrived at Sanya Phoenix International Airport in South China's Hainan Province at 0: 54 a.m. on Friday, marking the official opening of the Sanya-Jakarta international air route.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). No matter how Japan tries, there is no way to whitewash its discharge plan: Chinese FM. ecns.cn No matter how Japan tries, there is no way to whitewash its discharge plan and the protests from neighboring countries and the questions raised by people within Japan are all clear evidence, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated at a press conference on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Insights | U.S. experts: U.S. and China should coexist peacefully for a better future. ecns.cn While talking exclusively with China News Network, Douglas Paal, distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Sourabh Gupta, resident senior fellow at ICAS, elucidated their thoughts on the trend of the U.S.-China relationship.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Chinese, Ukrainian commerce officials eye deepening economic cooperation, expanding imports. ecns.cn China's Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy International Trade Representative Ling Ji met with Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine Taras Kachka in Beijing on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Xi stresses strengthening farmland protection, quality improvement to expand room for agricultural production. ecns.cn Xi delivered an important speech, stressing that food security is among a country's most fundamental interests, and farmland is the lifeblood of grain production.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Culture Fact | Get ready for 'Zhongfu'. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Beloved giant panda Fu Bao turns to three in South Korea. ecns.cn Fu Bao, the first giant panda born through natural breeding in South Korea, turned to three on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Mascot of 31st FISU World University Games featured with 'face changing' on display. ecns.cn The design of the Mascot Rongbao was inspired by the changing faces of Sichuan Opera, one of the symbols of Tianfu culture. Face changing, or "bian lian," traces its history back some 300 years, and is unique to the southwestern province of Sichuan.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). China's Shenzhou-16 crew completes first spacewalk. ecns.cn The Shenzhou-16 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Insights | CPC never forgets its main mission to serve people: Italian expert. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) has never forgotten its main mission, which is to serve the people and their interests. The distinctive model of the socialist market economy has tried to combine private profits and common prosperity, productivity and welfare, merit and social demand, something even impossible to think of nowadays in the West.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in New Zealand. ecns.cn Co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia, the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup opened on Thursday. A total of 32 teams will compete across 64 matches in 9 host cities.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Field with blooming cole flowers attracts visitors in Sichuan. ecns.cn A field with blooming cole flowers and clusters of white clouds in the blue sky create a splendid landscape in summer in Ruoergai County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Hangzhou Asian Games themed Fuxing high-speed train unveiled in Changchun. ecns.cn A Hangzhou Asian Games themed Fuxing high-speed train rolls off production line in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 21, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Giant panda Fu Bao celebrates 3rd birthday in South Korea. ecns.cn A special birthday party was held on Thursday at Everland theme park in South Korea for giant panda Fu Bao, who turned 3. It might be her last birthday celebrated in the country, as according to an agreement between China and South Korea, Fu Bao is expected to be sent to China before reaching age 4. "ÄÄ…

Editor (2023-07-22). The evolution of a solution. mronline.org After 20 plus years of educating and organizing throughout the Alabama prison system, one of the most frequently asked questions I get is, "What is a work stoppage like?" Well, it's surreal, it's really hard to put into words and I don't want to be cliche about it, but I'll do my best.

ELEL (2023-07-22). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Agarwal N, Azad AA, Carles J, et al. Talazoparib plus enzalutamide in men with first-line metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (TALAPRO-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2023; 402: 291—303—In table 3 of this Article, the number of patients with an adverse event resulting in dose interruption should have been 247 (62%) for talazoparib and 156 (39%) for enzalutamide in the talazoparib plus enzalutamide group, and 84 (21%) for placebo and 78 (19%) for enzalutamide in the placebo plus enzalutamide group.

Food Empowerment Project (2023-07-22). New Video Examines How Amy's Kitchen Impacted the Lives of More Than 300 of Its Workers. indybay.org One year after the layoffs of more than 300 employees at the Amy's Kitchen factory in San José, California, Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.), a vegan food justice organization, has released a video on the lives that the company impacted.

FOX (2023-07-22). 25 to 50 Fox Farms Remain in the U.S. indybay.org Some of the remaining fox farms in the United States.

Gashirai K Mbizvo, Andrew J Larner (2023-07-22). Clinical Picture] A treatable cause of dizziness: vestibular paroxysmia. thelancet.com A 52-year-old right-handed woman was referred to our clinic reporting a 4-year history of spontaneous unpredictable episodes of dizziness. The patient was seen remotely due to restrictions imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. She described the episodes as a sudden sensation of feeling like the room was spinning for 5—40 s; they were happening approximately three times a day and she could identify no triggers. Occasionally, the episodes were associated with nausea and vomiting; they had also caused her to fall but did not result in any impairment of consciousness.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Anti-war protesters say Talisman Sabre war games should be cancelled. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). The Blak Sovereign Movement on the Voice referendum. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Calls grow for public housing to be saved, more built. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Ecosocialism needed in the age of climate emergency. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Finance union urges NAB workers to vote up improved agreement. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Four Big Banks refuse to renew loans to Whitehaven Coal. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). 'Free Julian Assange' letter delivered to PM Anthony Albanese. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Gas industry peak body referred to regulator for alleged greenwashing. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Norlane community pushes back against racist provocation. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Public housing tenant Margaret Kelly given eviction date. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Traditional Owners defeat proposed Kimba radioactive waste dump. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Video: Capitalism in Crisis. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Video: Caste and Class in India today. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Video: Opposing the anti-trans hysteria. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Videos from Ecosocialism 2023. greenleft.org.au

Greenpeace USA, Protect the Protest Coalition (2023-07-22). Tuesday 7/25: We Will Not Be Silenced! Protecting Our Right to Protest & Dissent Virtual Town Hall. indybay.org

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-22). Putin, Lukashenko to meet in Moscow. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, who will pay a working visit to Moscow, will meet on July 23, the Kremlin informed.

It's Going Down (2023-07-22). This Is America #188: Vishal Singh on Bloody Brawls Marking Pride in SoCal; Action Camp Kicks off in Michigan. itsgoingdown.org Welcome, to This Is America, July 21th, 2023. On today's episode we present an interview with antifascist journalist and researcher Vishal Singh about the bloody brawls erupting outside of school board meetings in Southern California and how the fight against the far-Right is evolving as gender fascists double down against LGBTQ+ communities. We then feature…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-22). Arab world needs to boost food sector. plenglish.com Cairo, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) The Arab countries import 40 billion dollars worth of food every year, a volume that will increase to 90 billion dollars by 2050, in view of which it is necessary to boost the sector, a specialized sources said on Friday.

Jessica Buxbaum, Mintpress News. (2023-07-22). Sierra Club Workers Challenge Leaders' Greenwashing 'Apartheid Tours'. popularresistance.org In June, members of the Sierra Club unit of the Progressive Workers Union (PWU) passed a resolution pledging solidarity with the Palestinian people as the environmental organization pushes forward with its planned trips to Israel. | The workers' resolution puts its words into action by ensuring union funds aren't investing in Israel's settler enterprise and contributing to the oppression of Palestinians. It also calls for establishing a Palestine solidarity committee to foster relationships with Palestinian-led organizations and help educate members on the connections between Palestine and Indigenous struggles in…

Justin McCurry (2023-07-22). World Report] Fukushima water discharge approved. thelancet.com Wastewater will be released into the Pacific Ocean, 12 years after a nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Justin McCurry reports from Tokyo.

La Peña Cultural Center (2023-07-22). Friday 7/21: La Peña Cultural Center's Baila Party! indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center (3105 Shattuck Ave)…

LA Sentinel (2023-07-22). First Friday August 2023, "The Funk Queen" comes home to the Historic Oak Park District. indybay.org Sacramento, California is forever the global headquarters for "The Funk Queen." First Friday in August 2023, will begin something special here in the Historic Oak Park District… stay tuned…

Labor Video Project (2023-07-22). UC UAW Workers & Unite Here 11 Strikers Protest Union Busting By UC Bosses At UC Regents. indybay.org Hundreds of UC UAW members and Unite Here Local 11 strikers from Southern California rallied at the UC Regents meeting against the flagrant union busting tactics including felony arrests for chalking at UCSD.

Meredith Reiches (2023-07-22). Perspectives] What we get wrong about patriarchy. thelancet.com In June, 2022, when the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the 1973 case protecting the right to abortion at the federal level, Senator Susan Collins, a Republican legislator from Maine, criticised the decision in a statement in a press release. The Supreme Court, she wrote, had "abandoned a fifty-year precedent at a time that the country is desperate for stability" and she drew attention to "the importance of supporting long-standing precedents". It is noteworthy that, in her statement, Collins did not reach for the language of freedom, equality, or progress to express dismay at the abrogation of a right th…

Michael Hudson (2023-07-22). Is the US a Failed State with Michael Hudson. indybay.org It's a failed state because its economy is paralyzed and we're in a debt deflation, an economic polarization, that is just transferring all wealth and income away from labor, away from industry, into really the financial sector and what I call the finance, insurance, and real estate sector.

Mojmir Babacek (2023-07-22). Control The Human Brain, Control the World. globalresearch.ca

Nataliia Olkhovych, Nataliia Gorovenko, Laurent Servais (2023-07-22). Correspondence] Universal newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy in Ukraine. thelancet.com Spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive condition characterised by progressive muscle atrophy and weakness. Spinal muscular atrophy is caused by the deficit of SMN protein that results with homozygous deletion of SMN1 in 96% of patients.1 In its most frequent and severe form, untreated spinal muscular atrophy leads to death or permanent ventilation before the age of 2 years. Three drugs that increase SMN protein through SMN2 splicing modification or SMN gene transfer are currently approved.

Niall Boyce (2023-07-22). Perspectives] Kay Redfield Jamison: healing in mind. thelancet.com I am talking on Zoom with Kay Redfield Jamison, Co-Director of the Mood Disorders Center and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, about her new book Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind. Its optimistic title is belied by the dustjacket photograph depicting flames rising from Notre Dame cathedral during the 2019 fire. While pointing out that she does not choose her cover art, Jamison nevertheless thinks it is an appropriate image: "Since I wrote about Notre Dame, and what it is that you can bring from ruin and destruction, it has…

noreply (2023-07-22). Why Some Polish Agitation… smoothiex12.blogspot.com especially when Poland is reminded of a cold hard fact of Stalin giving Poland German territories after WW II. Official Warsaw went ballistic. Plus this: When this guy speaks, world listens.

Oleg Nesterenko (2023-07-22). "The war in Ukraine is a war for the dollar" – part 2. indybay.org Moscow has really threatened the U.S. dollar on the international stage, and with it the entire U.S. economy behind it. Since Putin took office, well before 2021 and even before the anti-Russian coup in Ukraine in 2014, Russia, a leading energy power, has begun the process of liquidating U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. Russia halved the number of U.S. bonds it held.

Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley (2023-07-22). Thursday 7/27: Climate Refugees: Facts and Findings, and Strategies for Loss and Damage. indybay.org Webinar…

Planned Parenthood (2023-07-22). Wednesday 7/19: History of Planned Parenthood and Racial Justice Teach-in. indybay.org Online event | ACCESSIBILITY: Closed captioning will be available.

PNW Street Medics (2023-07-22). PNW Street Medics and Military Medicine. indybay.org

Revolution Books (2023-07-22). Friday 7/21: Take Revolution to the Movie Lines for the film Oppenheimer. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Revolution Books (2023-07-22). Tuesday 7/18: Discussion of the Film Oppenheimer. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-22). Friday 7/21: POA: Shut it Down! indybay.org On the sidewalk in front of the San Francisco Police Officers Association: 800 Bryant @ 6th Street in San Francisco…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-22). The characteristics of psychopathy and why psychopaths rise to power. expose-news.com Psychopaths are very charming, very manipulative and they don't care about your feelings. So, what makes them this way? In the video below, three scientists — Kevin Dutton, James Fallon and Michael …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-22). Generation Zapped: The health hazards of wireless technology. expose-news.com

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-22). Hospitals aren't safe for the sick. expose-news.com Patients aren't just in danger because hospitals are badly designed and badly run. One of the reasons why hospitals are no longer suitable for sick people is the fact that ambitious, modern …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-22). The insane and dangerous One Health cult that regards humans as a pollutants. expose-news.com The idea of a holistic concept of health — that our environment influences our well-being — is far older than written history. "One Health," a modern term for this holistic approach to …

Richard Armitage (2023-07-22). Correspondence] Rehabilitation needs during disasters. thelancet.com Hamaiyal Sana and colleagues1 rightly draw attention to the orthopaedic surgical needs in Türkiye and Syria after the earthquakes in the region in February, 2023. However, in addition to these requirements is the associated and indispensable need for rehabilitation services.

Santa Cruz Food Not Bombs (2023-07-22). Sunday 8/6: Peace in Ukraine: Rally and March. indybay.org Town Clock, Pacific and Water street, Santa Cruz…

Sara E Boyd, Scott J C Pallett, Luke S P Moore (2023-07-22). Correspondence] Orthopaedic preparedness for disasters must extend to infection surveillance. thelancet.com We read with interest the work of Hamaiyal Sana and colleagues who highlight the unique surgical requirements and barriers to quality provision of orthopaedic care in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) during disaster situations.1 Development of the suggested collaborative framework has merit, but preparedness stretches beyond adequacy of surgical equipment and must consider the entire care pathway. Disaster situations are associated with considerable disruption to diagnostic microbiology laboratory infrastructure, exacerbating limited capacity in many LMICs.

SF Protests (2023-07-22). Protesters Out in Force at Wells Fargo Headquarters. indybay.org Creative Demonstrators in front of Wells Fargo worldwide headquarters in San Francisco on Friday July 14th…

Strike Debt Bay Area (2023-07-22). Saturday 8/19: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: 'End Times' by Peter Turchin. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-07-22). Expertos advierten sobre temperaturas récord en Chile. telesurtv.net Es crucial implementar medidas de prevención y control de incendios para evitar una temporada desastrosa en términos de incendios forestales.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-22). 59,5 % de ecuatorianos indecisos ante elecciones, según sondeo. telesurtv.net Empresa encuestadora Cedatos estudió el contexto previo a los comicios y afirmó que existe un "ambiente de pesimismo, indecisión y desconocimiento del proceso electoral".

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-22). Realizan protestas en la India tras violencia contra mujeres. telesurtv.net Las mujeres locales arrojaron piedras y quemaron algunas partes de la casa que pertenecía al principal acusado en un pueblo.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-22). Apuñalamiento deja un muerto y tres heridos en Corea del Sur. telesurtv.net El agresor, quien no ha sido completamente identificado, atacó a las personas sobre las 14H07 hora local (05H07 GMT).

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-22). Hallan a 116 migrantes hacinados a bordo de camión en Sonora, México. telesurtv.net Dos conductores de autobús fueron detenidos como sospechosos del delito de tráfico de personas.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-22). Naciones del mundo islámico reaccionan tras agravio al Corán. telesurtv.net Los países islámicos tomaron acciones diplomáticas basadas en el retiro del encargado de negocios en Suecia.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-22). Sube a 112 cifra de muertos por lluvias monzónicas en Pakistán. telesurtv.net La Autoridad Nacional de Gestión de Desastres de Pakistán señaló que la mitad de los decesos han sido en Punyab.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-07-22). Abuela de Plaza de Mayo lamenta desapariciones en México. telesurtv.net Estela de Carlotto agradeció el apoyo de México en la lucha de las abuelas y madres de la Plaza de Mayo.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-22). Mujeres de América Latina y el Caribe examinan estrategias de lucha. telesurtv.net Promueven la lucha por los derechos y emancipación de las mujeres, así como un espacio regional soberano y libre de la intervención imperialista.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-22). Organizan en barrios de Lima nuevos actos en rechazo a Gobierno peruano. telesurtv.net Durante esta jornada se realizarán mítines y marchas en los Conos de Lima, donde reside un elevado número de personas que emigraron desde provincias.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-07-22). Concluye campaña presidencial para elecciones en España. telesurtv.net Pedro Sánchez refirió que si es reelegido como presidente del Gobierno le dará una respuesta al problema de las hipotecas de las familias.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-07-22). Lula anuncia medidas para reforzar la seguridad en Brasil. telesurtv.net Lula anunció también el Plan de Seguridad y Soberanía para la Amazonía (AMAS) ante la creciente violencia en esa región.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-22). Candidato peronista es atacado durante acto en Argentina. telesurtv.net Juan Pablo Luque, candidato de Unión por la Patria a gobernador de Chubut, alertó que la situación provincial "no es apta para la violencia ni el oportunismo nefasto ".

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-22). Accidente vial deja unos 20 migrantes heridos en Costa Rica. telesurtv.net El accidente ocurrió poco antes de las 04H00 (hora local, 10H00 GMT). En el autobús viajaban unos 60 migrantes.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-22). Manifestaciones en Israel dejan al menos 15 detenidos. telesurtv.net Unas siete personas fueron detenidas solo en Tel Aviv, donde los activistas bloquearon la autopista Ayalon varias horas.

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-07-22). Canciller mexicana: la voz del sur está teniendo más presencia. telesurtv.net La funcionaria mexicana destacó que asumir la cartera de Exteriores en la última etapa del Gobierno de López Obrador, constituye un honor.

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-07-22). Venezuela celebra festival de poesía en el estado Anzoátegui. telesurtv.net El encuentro se nombró "Con el Río en la Espalda" como homenaje al libro del escritor trujillano Pedro Ruiz.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-22). OMS advierte sobre un posible aumento de dengue en Europa. telesurtv.net La OMS ha visto un aumento de ocho veces en los casos de dengue entre 2000 y 2022, de 500.000 casos a 4,2 millones.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-22). Registran nueva masacre en Colombia, la número 55 en 2023. telesurtv.net Las victimas se identificaron como Juan Gabriel Duarte, Jimmy Geovanni Vargas y Robinson Mora.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-22). Convocan a nuevas marchas en Perú contra presidenta Boluarte. telesurtv.net La Coordinadora Nacional Unitaria de Lucha convocó a nuevas protestas en Perú para la próxima semana en el marco de las fiestas patrias.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-22). Defensa de expresidente peruano denuncia violación a sus DD.HH. telesurtv.net Robles detalló que entre las humillaciones destacan la prohibición de comunicarse con sus familiares desde que fue internado hace siete meses.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-22). Denuncian persecución contra activistas de DDHH en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Los entes denunciaron que el Instituto de Medicina Legal está ocultando las cifras de fallecidos en prisiones consecuencia de violaciones de DD.HH. en centros carcelarios.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-22). øPor qué es el perro el mejor amigo del hombre?>. telesurtv.net Una investigación del 2015 develó que cuando una persona mira a los ojos a su perro este último libera una hormona relacionada con el cariño.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-22). Productores bananeros cortan ruta fronteriza en Paraguay. telesurtv.net "Ahora estamos en la etapa de recolección de los cachos, pero esto se retrasó por la situación que estamos atravesando", señaló el productor Luis Galeano.

teleSUR- lvm- YSM (2023-07-22). Fiscalía de Guatemala allana sede del Movimiento Semilla. telesurtv.net De igual manera el Movimiento Semilla rechaza la persecución política a sus afiliados y simpatizantes.

Teri Mattson, WtF is Going on in Latin America, the Caribbean. (2023-07-22). Nicaragua's School For Food Sovereignty. popularresistance.org Friday, June 30, WTF returned to Managua, Nicaragua to do follow-up study of Caribbean Coast government funded infrastructure projects and to celebrate the 44th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution on July 19. While on assignment, each week we will share with you segments of the documentary Nicaragua Against Empire. The film journals our March 2021 Sanctions Kill / Friends of the ATC, Nicaragua delegation. | This episode is an inside look at the Latin American Institute of Agroecology (IALA) Ixim Ulew in Chontales, Nicaragua. | Ixim Ulew means "Land of Corn" in Maya K'iche', paying homage to the Indigenous pe…

The Lancet (2023-07-22). Editorial] Genomic newborn screening: current concerns and challenges. thelancet.com 60 years ago, the first newborn screening test for phenylketonuria, a rare inherited metabolic disease, was developed. The heel prick test, devised by Robert Guthrie, enabled babies with the condition to be identified soon after birth and begin a diet low in foods containing phenylalanine, thereby preventing them from developing intellectual disability, seizures, and behavioural problems. Since Guthrie's breakthrough, blood-based screening programmes have been expanded to cover more genetic disorders.

UAW 2865 (2023-07-22). Wednesday 7/19: Stop Union Busting UAW 2865 and 5810 academic workers rally outside the UC Regents UCSF. indybay.org Rutter Center in San Francisco | UCSF Mission Bay Campus…

Unicorn Riot (2023-07-22). Greek Seas: Europe's Largest Migrant Cemetery. unicornriot.ninja

Vijay Prashad (2023-07-22). If everybody's going to join NATO, then why have the United Nations? The Twenty-Ninth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) held its annual summit on 11—12 July in Vilnius, Lithuania.

WorkWeek (2023-07-22). Tuesday 7/18: Labor Report on Argentina With High School Teacher Luciana Alterleib, member of ADEMYS tra. indybay.org Labor Report on Argentina With High School Teacher Luciana Alterleib, member of ADEMYS trade union and a member of the workers organization Tribuna Docente, Partido Obrero in the Left Workers Front in Argentina…

WSWS (2023-07-22). Three dead, 10 injured in New Zealand mass shooting. wsws.org The tragic shooting is already being used to demand tougher sentencing and more police powers, as New Zealand prepares for an election in October.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org Sri Lankan health workers hold nationwide protests; Bangladeshi secondary-level school teachers strike; Australia: Queensland power workers walk out for higher pay; New Zealand nurses to strike for 24 hours.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Australia: Sydney apartment residents face $50 million repair bill for building defects. wsws.org Vicinity apartment owner Patrick Quintal told World Socialist Web Site reporters that the collapse of Toplace means that owners of defective apartments may be liable for the full cost of complying with the rectification orders.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Latin American bourgeois nationalist, pseudo-left parties gather at Sà£o Paulo Forum in Brazil. wsws.org Created in 1990, the Sà£o Paulo Forum claims to have inaugurated a "renewal" of Latin America's nominal left.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Thai military block general election winner forming government. wsws.org The Move Forward Party has responded, not by calling protests in defense of the democratic right to vote, but instead by caving in to the conservative establishment.

WSWS (2023-07-22). ONLINE MEETING: The battle at Yellow freight: Logistics and postal workers must rally in support! wsws.org With the company on the verge of bankruptcy and refusing to pay pensions and healthcare, a strike at the company could begin as soon as Monday.

WSWS (2023-07-22). "They're trying to strip us of our right to our livelihoods": Ford Kentucky Truck workers denounce Biden intervention into auto talks. wsws.org Ford workers spoke about Biden's meeting with the UAW president and the need for rank-and-file control over the contract struggle.

WSWS (2023-07-22). 10,000 airport ground workers strike across Italy. wsws.org Almost 1,000 flights had to be cancelled and an estimated quarter of a million passengers were affected.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Francis Fukuyama parades Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion at Stanford University. wsws.org In proudly sharing a platform with Ukrainian neo-Nazis who are fighting a war on behalf of US imperialism, Fukuyama, the erstwhile prophet of the triumph of "liberal democracy", has become the embodiment of the bankruptcy of his own theory.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Texas agents told to push immigrant children back into Rio Grande, according to trooper. wsws.org The move is the latest in Abbott's Operation Lone Star, a border security initiative launched in 2021 to deter asylum seekers.

WSWS (2023-07-22). US writers and actors continue their fight against entertainment giants. wsws.org With the contracts of hundreds of thousands of UPS and autoworkers expiring soon, the possibility of major shutdowns of critical industries looms.

WSWS (2023-07-22). The Spanish elections: Podemos/Sumar and the return of Francoism. wsws.org Across Europe, a dangerous pattern has been seen time and again when a mass leftward shift has prompted the formation of "broad left" parties, only to see them betray and hand the initiative to the far right.

WSWS (2023-07-22). 16-year-old immigrant killed while working in Mississippi poultry plant. wsws.org Duván Robert Tomás Pérez, an immigrant from Guatemala, was killed on the evening of July 14, when his body became trapped on a conveyor belt he was cleaning inside the Mar-Jac plant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Statement from Brazil opposes censorship of IYSSE at Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org "Macquarie's management sees the IYSSE anti-war campaign as a risk to its multiple connections with the military industrial sector, and has felt emboldened amid the establishment's militaristic campaign."

WSWS (2023-07-22). New York Times publishes graphic details of US hi-tech war with China. wsws.org Bans on the exports of computer chips to China imposed last October "essentially seek to eradicate, root and branch, China's entire ecosystem of advanced technology."

WSWS (2023-07-22). Judge sets May 2024 trial date in criminal case against Trump for stealing classified documents. wsws.org The setting of the trial date, in the midst of an escalating war against Russia and a growing wave of strikes and protests by workers in the US and internationally, highlights the unprecedented crisis and breakdown of the US political system.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Oklahoma and Alabama carry out back-to-back executions by lethal injection. wsws.org Lethal injection was used to execute Jemaine Cannon on Thursday morning in Oklahoma and James Barber on Friday morning in Alabama, after last-minute legal challenges were struck down by an appeals court and the US Supreme Court.

WSWS (2023-07-22). Protests resume against US-backed Boluarte regime in Peru. wsws.org The July 19 protests were the largest nationwide since March, but still dominated by indigenous peasant groups and students as the official "left" refuses to mobilize the working class.

Michelle Begue (2023-07-21). U.S. changes drug war policy toward Colombia. america.cgtn.com The United States is suspending its annual monitoring of illicit crops in Colombia.

April Lanuza (2023-07-21). Donald Trump faces more legal troubles. america.cgtn.com Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces legal troubles…

April Lanuza (2023-07-21). Brazil's tourism industry rebounds after COVID-19. america.cgtn.com Brazil's tourism industry is bouncing back after COVID-19. Although the country is seeing a record number of tourists, analysts say there' still room for growth.

manager (2023-07-21). IMF Surcharge Fees Hurt Those the Fund Is Meant to Help. cepr.net DC Journal Opelika-Auburn News See article on original site When Rep. Chuy Garcia, D-Illinois, learned about the International Monetary Fund's surcharge policy, it felt familiar: "To me, this looks like the business model of payday lenders here in Chicago, not an economic development agency." The IMF is the lender of last resort to countries experiencing economic difficulties. …

Staff (2023-07-21). "The Wind Knows My Name": Novelist Isabel Allende on Child Separation from the Nazis to U.S. Border. democracynow.org In an in-depth interview about her work, we speak with Isabel Allende, one of the world's most celebrated novelists, author of 26 books that have sold more than 77 million copies and have been translated into 42 languages. Her books include The House of the Spirits, Paula and Daughter of Fortune, and her latest novel is The Wind Knows My Name, which looks at the trauma of child-family separation, from Nazi Germany to the U.S.-Mexico border, and those on the frontlines helping migrant children. "That idea of separating the kids is extremely cruel, but it keeps happening," Allende tells Democracy…

Staff (2023-07-21). "Immensely Invisible": Immigrant Women in ICE Jails Face Sexual Abuse Despite Reforms, Report Reveals. democracynow.org A damning new investigation by journalists Maria Hinojosa and Zeba Warsi examines how immigration officials have failed to properly address complaints of sexual abuse from people held in detention centers. The report from Futuro Investigates and Latino USA details how women in jails run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, have been sexually abused, often in a medical setting when they are at their most vulnerable. It comes more than a decade after Hinojosa's report for PBS Frontline about sexual abuse in ICE detention. But allegations of abuse have continued. "If you complain, you are goin…

Staff (2023-07-21). Headlines for July 21, 2023. democracynow.org Russia Targets Ukrainian Grain Supplies; Ukraine Starts Deploying U.S.-Supplied Cluster Bombs, Nebraska Teen Who Used Abortion Pill Gets Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail, Women Suing Texas over Abortion Ban Share Harrowing Personal Accounts, Florida's New Black History Standards Say Slavery Had "Personal Benefit", Florida Rights Groups Sue over Law Cracking Down on Immigrant Communities, Florida Rights Group Sue for Illegal Intimidation of People with Felonies Seeking to Vote, GA to Purge Nearly 200,000 Voters; AL Legislature Ignores SCOTUS Redistricting Order, Alabama Executes James Barber as It Re…

Robert Hunziker (2023-07-21). Antarctica's Threatening Winter. dissidentvoice.org Rolling Stone In the dead of winter, the Antarctic Peninsula, an 800-mile extension of the Antarctic continent, temperatures hit 32 ∞F. Global warming has been on a hot streak, accelerating its record-setting impact on the planet over the past couple of years. And even though it's winter down below, Antarctica has joined the party. The icy …

Binoy Kampmark (2023-07-21). The Afghanistan Lithium Great Game. dissidentvoice.org While the United States, along with its allies, left Afghanistan in August 2021 in spectacularly humiliating circumstances, the departure was never entirely complete, nor bound to be permanent. Since then, Washington has led the charge in handicapping those who, with a fraction of the resources, defeated a superpower and prevailed in two decades of conflict. …

Vijay Prashad (2023-07-21). If Everybody's Going to Join NATO, Then Why Have the United Nations? dissidentvoice.org Bassim Al Shaker (Iraq), Symphony of Death 1, 2019 The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) held its annual summit on 11—12 July in Vilnius, Lithuania. The communiqué released after the first day's proceedings claimed that 'NATO is a defensive alliance', a statement that encapsulates why many struggle to grasp its true essence. A look at …

_____ (2023-07-21). Egypt and India: a clear example of the multipolar character of today's world. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-21). NATO Promises a Tricky Long War on Russia. journal-neo.org The latest NATO summit has been 'successful' insofar as it brought Sweden's membership very close to becoming a reality. At the same time, the summit also made clear that the alliance, even though it fell short of offering membership to Ukraine, is gearing up for a long war with Russia. The most prominent proponent of […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-07-21). Victims of US military action meet in Hanoi to discuss the disposal of hazardous chemicals. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-21). Historical Falsification in the Service of Pro-War Propaganda. strategic-culture.org In its latest foray into the realm of historical falsification, the New York Times on Tuesday published a news analysis pinning the blame for World War II on the Soviet Union. The lengthy article authored by Andrew E. Kramer, entitled "A Current War Collides with the Past: Remnants of World War II in Ukraine," makes no mention of either the Holocaust or the Nazi war of annihilation against the Soviet people.

_____ (2023-07-21). Pole Vaulter Yelena Isinbaeva: MI6's Latest Assassination Target. strategic-culture.org The Russians will return and some of them will be up for settling scores with those who think Russian or other women make easy targets for their bile, Declan Hayes writes. | Join us on , , and . | As sport shifts its focus f…

_____ (2023-07-21). Ukraine's Agent Zelensky… a Puppet Show Produced by the West. strategic-culture.org

_____ (2023-07-21). U.S. Military Sought to Experiment on Africans for Big Pharma: Kremlin. strategic-culture.org The allegations involve Metabiota, a firm with links to US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter | Join us on , , and . | The Pentagon planned to use its biolaboratories in Africa to test unregistered medicines on local populati…

Ahmed Adel (2023-07-21). US Presses Ukraine for "Decisive Breakthrough": "Ukrainian Forces are being Methodically Neutralised". Heavy Casualties. globalresearch.ca

Alessandra Bergamin (2023-07-21). How suing the US government can empower the climate movement. nationofchange.org

Alfredo Rada Vélez (2023-07-21). El Perú de la protesta permanente. globalizacion.ca En varias ciudades de este país sudamericano comenzó una nueva oleada de movilizaciones contra el gobierno de facto de Dina Boluarte. Otra vez el epicentro de las protestas es Lima, la capital de 10 millones de habitantes. | Hacia esa urbe,…

Amy Goodman (2023-07-21). Reforms Have Failed to Prevent Sexual Abuse in ICE Jails, Report Reveals. truthout.org A damning new investigation by journalists Maria Hinojosa and Zeba Warsi examines how immigration officials have failed to properly address complaints of sexual abuse from people held in detention centers. The report from Futuro Investigates and Latino USA details how women in jails run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, have been sexually abused, often in a medical setting when they… |

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-21). Manuel Rosales' UNT Withdraws Candidate for Opposition Primaries. orinocotribune.com

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-21). Venezuela's National Assembly Approves New Tax Law Aimed at Safeguarding Citizen Rights and Fostering Economic Growth. orinocotribune.com The National Assembly of Venezuela has approved the Organic Law for the Coordination and Harmonization of the Tax Powers of the States and Municipalities. | The law was approved by the National Assembly during a second round of discussions on Tuesday, July 18. It is aimed at protecting the rights of Venezuelan people embroiled in tax issues. | Jorge Rodríguez, the president of the National Assembly, emphasized that the primary objective of this law is to establish a systematic framework for tax regulations while safeguarding the rights of individuals, merchants, entrepreneurs, and small businesses. Additionally,…

Ann Brown (2023-07-21). 7 Signs The Ad-Supported Media Business Is Headed For Financial Crisis. moguldom.com Media companies are being hit hard by the current economic downturn the U.S. is experiencing. Media companies, big and small, are announcing total shutdowns or major workforce cuts. While it is mainly media that is ad-supported, even non-profit media companies are making deep cuts as well. But this is really nothing new; media job losses …

Ann Brown (2023-07-21). Federal Reserve Set to Launch Instant Payments Service FedNow: 3 Things to Know. moguldom.com On July 20, the Federal Reserve's new system for instant payments, the FedNow Service, went live. Much like Zelle, this new tool will allow banks and other financial institutions to instantly transfer money for their customers, 24/7, 365 days a year. Instant payment is a method of exchanging money and processing payments, allowing for almost …

Anonymous103 (2023-07-21). Anglo-French Storm Shadow Cruise Missile (Infographics). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-21). Russian Legendary Military Commander Igor Strelkov Arrested In Moscow. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageIgor Strelkov once said that if he was allowed to go fighting on the Ukrainian frontlines, then (the Kremlin) made the decision to fight until Russia wins the war. If he is jailed, i.e. that the "surrender party" definitely won in Russia. | On July 21, former DPR Defense Minister, Russian military and political activist, Igor Girkin (Strelkov) was arrested. He is charged with public calls to extremist activities through Internet. | The court arrested the former head of the DPR Defense…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Israel Receives Three New F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets From U.S. (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | The Israeli Air Force (IAF) had received three new F-35 stealth fighter jets, the manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, announced on July 21. | The jets landed at the Nevatim air base a day earlier. The delivery brought the number of F-35s in service with the IAF to 39. Adding to the number, an experimental fighter jet known as AS-15 stationed at the Tel Nof air base. | The IAF operates a special version of the F-35A modified with Israeli-ma…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Israeli Army Started Fire On Front With Lebanon To Remove Mines (Videos, Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. By Ali Shoeib. | On July 20, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) started a fire along the separation line with Lebanon, causing dozens of old mines planted there to explode. |

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Russia Says U.S.-Led Coalition F-16 Fighter Jet Homed On One Of Its Warplanes Over Syria. southfront.org Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, 2d Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat broadcaster, and Royal Jordanian Air Force Lt. Col. Firas Masadeh, a flying wing commander, taxi in an RJAF F-16 Fighting Falcon before an aerial photography mission May 13, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sara Greco/Released) | On July 20, the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria announced that a F-16 fighter jet of the United States-led coalition had used its targeting system on an airplane o…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Russian Army Launches More Strikes Against Ukraine After Repelling Another Wave Of Attacks (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military had delivered another series of strikes against Ukrainian sites where "terror attacks" with the use of drones were plotted against Russia, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov announced on July 21. "Last night, Russian forces delivered a new strike by seaborne long-range high-precision weapons against the sites where terrorist acts with the use of attack unmanned aerial vehicles were plotted against the Russian Federation," the spokesman said. | T…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Syrian Army Held Tactical Live-Fire Exercise In Central Desert (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On July 20, the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that different formations of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) had held an operational-tactical live-fire exercise in the country's central desert, also known as Badiya. | The exercise mimicked a large-scale attack on hastily prepared enemy defenses. The attack began with a series of air and artillery strikes. Under the cover of the strikes, armored formations advanced across the frontline, while several…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). U.S. To Deploy More Warships, Marines In Middle East To Counter Iran. southfront.org The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), front, the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) and the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) are underway in formation through the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, June 9, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Griffin Kersting/Released) | United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of an Amph…

Anonymous765 (2023-07-21). "Saving Ukraine" NATO Prepares For War. southfront.org |

Anonymous767 (2023-07-21). Kyiv PR Unit Has Hard Time Denying Reality. southfront.org A screenshot from the video | Pro-Kyiv propaganda machine has a well documented history of denying reality and pushing forward fake explanations of key developments that surrounds the conflict on the territory once known as Ukraine. This propaganda easily uses conflicting conceptions and ignores facts demonstrating unprecedented level of hypocrisy. | Western diplomats, MSM outlets and their minor friends operating under the Kyiv regime simultaneously claim that the Russians fight with wooden sticks and complain ab…

Carlos Eduardo Sánchez (2023-07-21). Venezuela's President Maduro Celebrates Milestone: 4.6 Millionth House Completed under GMVV Program. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro celebrated the completion of the 4.6 millionth house, a remarkable achievement delivered through the Gran Misión Vivienda Venezuela (GMVV) program, which stands as a significant milestone of the Chavista government's commitment to providing millions of homes. "We did it, we made it," Maduro said in his announcement. "Here is a milestone of 4,600,000 housing solutions, and from here we will keep moving forward." | The head of state reported thatSan Isidro housing development in the Tocuyo parish of the Monseñor Iturriza municipality, Falcón state, witnessed the allocation of 11…

Chris Hedges (2023-07-21). Remembering Staughton Lynd's life of defiance. therealnews.com

Chris Walker (2023-07-21). Alabama GOP Defies Supreme Court Order to Pass Maps Empowering Black Voters. truthout.org The Republican-controlled Alabama state legislature is set to defy a mandate from the U.S. Supreme Court and other appellate courts by passing a new congressional map that will only include one majority-Black district. After the last census, Alabama passed new maps that "packed" Black voters in the state within a single district. A federal court ruled last year that the map in question was unfair… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-21). Report: McCarthy Promised to Expunge Trump's Impeachments. truthout.org A new report suggests that Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy (R-California) promised Donald Trump that he would hold a vote on the House floor to expunge the former president's two impeachments — an action he cannot legally take as it is not included in the U.S. Constitution. Politico reported on the promise, citing a source with knowledge of the situation. McCarthy… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-21). Trump-Appointed Judge Sets Mar-a-Lago Docs Trial Date for May 2024. truthout.org A federal judge has set the trial date regarding the 37 charges former President Donald Trump faces for improperly retaining thousands of government documents, including hundreds of classified materials, at his Palm Beach, Florida, estate. Pending any further delays, the trial will commence on May 20, 2024, according to an order from District Judge Aileen Cannon. It is planned to last for around… |

Connor Echols (2023-07-21). "Oppenheimer" Leaves Out Victims of Nuclear Testing. truthout.org On July 16, 1945, the world ended. Or at least it seemed that way to residents of the Tularosa Basin in New Mexico. Unbeknownst to local civilians, J. Robert Oppenheimer had chosen their backyard as the proving ground for the world's first nuclear weapon. The explosion, which U.S. officials publicly claimed to be an accident at a local ammunition depot, tore through the morning sky, leaving a 40… |

David Sirota (2023-07-21). Workers Demand The Jordan Rule That Amazon Touted. levernews.com

Dr. William Makis (2023-07-21). Covid Vaccine Jab: Brain Bleeds in Young People. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-07-21). Censored: UFC Fighters Are Exposing COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Injuries and Deaths. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-07-21). The Covid Vaccine Causes Seizures in Young People. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-07-21). History: Germany Pursues 'Drang nach Osten' Once Again? More Weapons for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-07-21). Why the Political West Still Doesn't Want Ukraine to Join NATO. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-07-21). Ecocide, war and the "New American Century" mronline.org Ecocide is the deliberate destruction of an environment so that it can no longer sustain life.

Editor (2023-07-21). Inexcusable Inaction: Manipur's horrific video exposes sexual violence, Govt failure. mronline.org The police only swung to action after a video of the savage incident of two Kuki women being paraded naked on May 4 went viral and sparked political outrage.

Editor (2023-07-21). Congressional Testimony of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. scheerpost.com The hearing examined the federal government's role in censoring Americans, the Missouri v. Biden case, and Big Tech's collusion with out-of-control government agencies to silence speech.

Editor (2023-07-21). Decriminalizing Being Human. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-21). In Ukraine, US Adds to Barbaric Cluster-Bomb Legacy. scheerpost.com Millions of people have been affected by the use of cluster munitions by the US in countries like Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, even years after the wars have ended. The same plight awaits civilians in the current war zone in Ukraine…

Editor (2023-07-21). 'Israel Is an Apartheid State': Progressives Explain Decision to Boycott Israeli President's Speech. scheerpost.com "It's contradictory to claim to support human rights when you're arming the oppressors with billions of dollars of bullets and bombs," said Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush.

Editor (2023-07-21). Mandatory Media Literacy Education Could Be Coming to California Schools Soon. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-21). Michigan Amazon Workers Stage Largest Delivery Station Strike Yet. scheerpost.com By Luis Feliz Leon / Labor Notes In the middle of Amazon's Prime Day promotional sales rush, 60 warehouse workers walked out for more than three hours at its delivery station in Pontiac, Michigan—bringing the facility to the brink of a total shutdown. A delivery station is the last warehouse an Amazon package passes through …

Editor (2023-07-21). Sports Betting Is a Tax on Fans—And a Ticking Time Bomb. scheerpost.com The industry's erstwhile disavowal of gambling now seems quaint, as smartphones have made sports betting ubiquitous in professional sports—to the detriment of fans and the games themselves.

Editor (2023-07-21). What We Can Still Learn From J. Robert Oppenheimer. scheerpost.com "We believe," he wrote in 1945, "that the safety of this nation—as opposed to its ability to inflict damage on an enemy power—cannot lie wholly or even primarily in its scientific or technical prowess."

Eds. (2023-07-21). Tomorrow: De-linking in Theory and Practice: Commemorating Samir Amin. mronline.org Join us at a conference tomorrow to commemorate the remarkable contributions of Samir Amin, a visionary scholar who dedicated his life to challenging dominant paradigms and advocating for de-linking from oppressive systems.

Elisa Gentilotti, Anna Górska, Adriana Tami, Roy Gusinow, Massimo Mirandola, Jesús Rodríguez Baño, Zaira R. Palacios Baena, Elisa Rossi, Jan Hasenauer, Iris Lopes-Rafegas, Elda Righi, Natascia Caroccia, Salvatore Cataudella, Zeno Pasquini, Thomas Osmo, Lidia Del Piccolo, Alessia Savoldi, Samir Kumar-Singh, Fulvia Mazzaferri, Maria Giulia Caponcello, Gerolf de Boer, Gabriel Levy Hara, ORCHESTRA Study Group, Pasquale De Nardo, Surbhi Malhotra, Lorenzo Maria Canziani, Jade Ghosn, Aline-Marie Florence, Nadhem Lafhej, Bernardina T.F. van der Gun, Maddalena Giannella, Cédric Laouénan, Evelina Tacconelli (2023-07-21). Articles] Clinical phenotypes and quality of life to define post-COVID-19 syndrome: a cluster analysis of the multinational, prospective ORCHESTRA cohort. thelancet.com Our study provides new evidence suggesting that PCS can be classified by clinical phenotypes with different impact on QoL, underlying possible different pathogenic mechanisms. We identified factors associated to each clinical phenotype and to severe PCS. These results might help in designing pathogenesis studies and in selecting high-risk patients for inclusion in therapeutic and management clinical trials.

Eva Tesfaye, Barn Raiser. (2023-07-21). Tribes Take The Lead On Regenerative Agriculture. popularresistance.org Not only do the bees produce honey that is sold, but the tribe's agricultural operation, Ioway Farms, also uses the bees to pollinate its orchard. It's all part of the work the tribal nation is doing to better farm the land. Rhodd says just a few years ago they used the same row cropping practices as the rest of the Midwest. | "What folks didn't see was the financials of our operation. We were spiraling downwards," Rhodd says. "Financially we weren't a profitable farming operation, and it's due to the mindsets that's been instilled in us." | The tribe decided to stop "chasing yields" and start implementing practi…

Global Research News (2023-07-21). Selected Articles: 9/11 and COVID Hoaxes: Disguising Bioweapons as "Medical Cures" globalresearch.ca By Clearly there's a growing array of people out there who recognize that some knowledge of the lies an…

Global Research News (2023-07-21). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca

Igor Derysh (2023-07-21). Trump May Face Racketeering Indictment in Georgia Election Probe. truthout.org Fulton County, Ga. District Attorney Fani Willis has amassed enough evidence in the investigation of former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to charge a "sprawling racketeering indictment" next month, according to The Guardian. Willis previously said she was considering racketeering charges but the report adds new details about the scope of the charges… |

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-21). Citizen science shows widespread exposure to drug-resistant fungal spores. imperial.ac.uk Fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus has acquired resistance to agricultural fungicide and first-line clinical antifungal drugs.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-21). Professor Michele Dougherty elected next President of the Institute of Physics. imperial.ac.uk Imperial's Head of the Department of Physics will begin her two-year term as President of the Council of Trustees in 2025.

infobrics (2023-07-21). NATO changing its weapons strategy in Ukraine. infobrics.org The focus now will be on fixing damaged weapons instead of sending new ones.

infobrics (2023-07-21). BRICS Has Grand Visions for Itself. infobrics.org It is no secret that BRICS wants to knock the United States off its pedestal, but is it realistic?>

infobrics (2023-07-21). Should Indonesia Join BRICS?>. infobrics.org Much has been said about BRICS potentially expanding its membership to countries such as Argentina, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Egypt, Bahrain and Indonesia. Indonesian academic Siwage Negara explains the draw of joining BRICS from Indonesia's perspective…

infobrics (2023-07-21). Has the US Lost the UAE to Russia, China?>. infobrics.org The fabric of America's strategic ties to the Gulf region is fraying. The leader of its most consequential nation, Saudi Arabia, has essentially told the Biden administration with regard to oil supply, arms sales or nuclear power, "If you want to work with me fine, but if not, there are others who will."

infobrics (2023-07-21). James Cleverly rules out UK and US troops joining conflict in Ukraine. infobrics.org Meanwhile, Germany does not have a single combat-ready division.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-21). An Afrofeminist Reading from Venezuela. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina and Merlyn Pirela A Conversation with Merlyn Pirela (Part II) Hegemonic feminist currents focus on patriarchal oppression, but racialized forms of oppression seldom enter their discourse. Merlyn Pirela is a Venezuelan Afrofeminist activist and organizer, and a member of the Afro-Venezuelan Women's Cumbe. In Part I of this two-part interview, Pirela explored the historical…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-21). Peru Escalates the Struggle against the Boluarte Regime. libya360.wordpress.com Alejandra Garcia The people of Peru took to the streets this Wednesday and Thursday to demand the resignation of the main leaders of President Dina Boluarte's regime, the advancement of general elections, and the restitution of democracy in the Andean nation. More than 20,000 Peruvians are the protagonists of the Great March of the Peoples,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-21). Storm Clouds Gathering in the Black Sea. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar Turkish President Recep Erdogan (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) with President Biden & NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (C), NATO Summit, Vilnius,July 11, 2023 The NATO Summit in Vilnius (July 11-12) signalled that there is absolutely no possibility of talks to settle the Ukraine war in a foreseeable future. The war…

John V. Walsh (2023-07-21). Arming Taiwan Is an Insane Provocation. asia-pacificresearch.com

Jonathan Cook (2023-07-21). Across the West, People Are Dying in Greater Numbers. Nobody Wants to Learn Why. globalresearch.ca

Jorge Marchini (2023-07-21). Renegociación de la deuda es crítica para la Argentina y también para el FMI. globalizacion.ca Un período electoral siempre supone un entorno de tomas de posición y expectativas que se manifiestan no solo en el plano político sino también, y muy sensiblemente, en las cuestiones financieras. | Para quienes se mueven en ese micromundo no importan…

Klee Benally, Indigenous Action. (2023-07-21). Oppenheimer's Deadly Legacy Of Nuclear Terror. popularresistance.org To glorify such deadly science and technology as a dramatic character study, is to spit in the face of hundreds of thousands of corpses and survivors scattered throughout the history of the so-called Atomic age. | Think of it this way, for every minute that passes during the film's 3-hour run time, more than 1,100 citizens in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki died due to Oppenheimer's weapon of mass destruction. This doesn't account for those downwind of nuclear tests who were exposed to radioactive fallout (some are protesting screenings), it doesn't account for those poisoned by uranium mines, it doesn't acc…

Kyle Anzalone (2023-07-21). White House Rushing to Get F-16s to Ukraine By the End of the Year. news.antiwar.com The Joe Biden administration believes it is important to get F-16s to the Ukrainian military and estimates the warplanes could arrive around the end of the year. Although, the White House does not assess the F-16s will alter the course of the war. National security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said at the Aspen Security Forum Washington …

Last Real Indians. (2023-07-21). Navajo Chapters Oppose Huge Pumped Storage Projects. popularresistance.org Black Mesa, Arizona – Tó Nizhóní àÅní, Diné Citizens Against Ruining our Environment and the Center for Biological Diversity submitted resolutions to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today from Navajo chapters and agencies opposing three pumped storage projects on the Navajo Nation's Black Mesa, southeast of Kayenta. A total of 18 chapters and agencies have passed resolutions opposing the projects. | "People who live here don't want these projects, and we don't want more damage from industrial energy development to the land and aquifers that we depend on," said Adrian Herder of Tó Nizhóní àÅní…

Lawrence S. Wittner (2023-07-21). Robert Oppenheimer's Tragedy―and Ours. fpif.org The July 21, 2023 theatrical release of the film Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography,

Leo Earle (2023-07-21). Women's game brings silky skills to the world stage, with powerful displays of solidarity behind the scenes. greenleft.org.au With the hopes of a nation delicately balanced, the Matildas took on the Republic of Ireland, in front of a record crowd of 75,784, in their opening game of the Women's World Cup. Leo Earle takes a look behind the tournament.

Lowkey (2023-07-21). The True Cost of Julian Assange's Persecution: An Exclusive Interview with Stella Assange. mintpressnews.com Lowkey catches up with legal expert and human rights defender Stella Assange to talk about her battle to free her husband Julian, the world's most famous political prisoner.

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-07-21). US/ NATO Changing Its Weapons Strategy in Ukraine. Western Political Despair? globalresearch.ca

Luis De Jesus Reyes (2023-07-21). Does religious freedom exist in Cuba? peoplesdispatch.org In a report published in December 2022, the State Department placed the island on its Washington affirms that in the Caribbean country there is no "religious freedom", but Cuban religious leaders who spoke to CLARIDAD, have a different opinion, assuring that this is an excuse to damage the image of the Caribbean country and justify the imposition of more sanctions.

Maria Fe Celi Reyna (2023-07-21). Peru's lonely road on Boluarte's shoulders: what's next for the Pacific Alliance? peoplesdispatch.org "The de facto president is only sustained by the support of the US. I dare say that Peru has never been so alone," writes Maria Fe Celi Reyna…

midwesternmarx (2023-07-21). Africa's path to socialism By: Tanupriya Singh. midwesternmarx.com 200 delegates from 40 organizations are gathering in South Africa for the "Dilemmas of Humanity: Pan African Dialogues to Build Socialism" conference. For the next four days, progressive movements and organizations will discuss the challenges posed by capitalism, and articulate the socialist way forward On Monday, July 17, 200 delegates from progressive organizations, political parties, people's movements, and trade unions across the African continent will gather in Bel …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-21). COMMUNISTS CONDEMN DEATH THREATS AGAINST BROTHERS ALEXANDER AND MIKHAIL KONONOVICH IN UKRAINE By: MLToday. midwesternmarx.com Communist Party of Ireland Statement: Solidarity with Aleksander Kononovich and his brother Mikhail Kononovich The Communist Party of Ireland joins communist parties and other leftist and progressive forces around the world in condemning the death threats, persecution and other forms of ongoing intimidation against communist youth leaders Aleksander Kononovich and his brother Mikhail Kononovich who are under house arrest in Ukraine.Following the onset of the proxy NATO war against R …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-21). Thousands of actors join picket lines in Los Angeles and New York By: David Walsh. midwesternmarx.com The strike by tens of thousands of US film and television actors officially began Friday. The actors, members of the Screen Actors Guild—American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), have now joined the 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), on strike since May 2.The actors and writers are striking against the cabal of giant film and television production companies organized in the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) over fundamental …

Mikatekiso Kubayi (2023-07-21). The Geopolitics of Russia-Africa Relations: Critical Challenges, Refined Practices. globalresearch.ca

Mike Ludwig (2023-07-21). 60 Years After the March on Washington, 1 in 3 Black Children Live in Poverty. truthout.org Conservatives today would have you believe the civil rights movement of the 1960s was so successful that systemic racism is a problem of the past. Every February, white Republicans observe Black History Month by twisting famous lines from Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech to serve their own agendas. The Constitution is "colorblind," they claim, and if this flies in the face of… |

Mike Whitney (2023-07-21). Biden's Tech-War against Beijing "Goes Nuclear". China and The Battle for Semiconductors. globalresearch.ca

Mike Whitney (2023-07-21). Brzezinski's Warning. NATO Moves to Asia-Pacific. globalresearch.ca

Molly Shah (2023-07-21). 'Strike City': Louisville's small unions give boost to UPS Teamsters strike prep. therealnews.com With the possibility of 340,000 Teamsters going on strike next month at United Parcel Service (UPS)

Natalia Marques (2023-07-21). 4 things to know before 340,000 UPS teamsters potentially strike. peoplesdispatch.org It is now less than two weeks until the contract covering 340,000 UPS workers, organized by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), expires. UPS workers have spent the past several months organizing to show their employer that they are 100% As the July 31 expiration date nears, here are five major news items to keep in mind for the upcoming potential strike. | 1. UPS releases misleading claims on part-…

Natalia Marques (2023-07-21). Ruchell Magee wins his release after 67 years in shackles. peoplesdispatch.org Black liberation fighters across the US rejoice with the news that the longest-held political prisoner in the US, Ruchell "Cinque" Magee, who fought bravely behind bars in the 1960s and 70s liberation movement, will be released. | "We must be clear that Ruchell has been the main driver of his own release. This release will allow him to spend the rest of his life outside of prison walls, with his loved ones,"

Nathan J. Cheetham, Rose Penfold, Valentina Giunchiglia, Vicky Bowyer, Carole H. Sudre, Liane S. Canas, Jie Deng, Benjamin Murray, Eric Kerfoot, Michela Antonelli, Khaled Rjoob, Erika Molteni, Marc F. àñsterdahl, Nicholas R. Harvey, William R. Trender, Michael H. Malim, Katie J. Doores, Peter J. Hellyer, Marc Modat, Alexander Hammers, Sebastien Ourselin, Emma L. Duncan, Adam Hampshire, Claire J. Steves (2023-07-21). Articles] The effects of COVID-19 on cognitive performance in a community-based cohort: a COVID symptom study biobank prospective cohort study. thelancet.com Cognitive deficits following SARS-CoV-2 infection were detectable nearly two years post infection, and largest for individuals with longer symptom durations, ongoing symptoms, and/or more severe infection. However, no such deficits were detected in individuals who reported full recovery from COVID-19. Further work is needed to monitor and develop understanding of recovery mechanisms for those with ongoing symptoms.

Nick Cunningham (2023-07-21). Proposed pipeline expansion could upend three states' climate plans. nationofchange.org "These XPress projects are putting millions of cubic feet of gas into the United States at a time when Texas is baking and Oregon is burning."

Nolan Higdon, Mickey Huff, Project Censored. (2023-07-21). Mandatory Media Literacy Education Could Be Coming To California Schools. popularresistance.org California is currently considering two media literacy bills, both of which have sailed through the California State Assembly and are being reviewed by the Senate Education Committee. The first, Assembly Bill 873, authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, requires teaching media literacy in K-12 schools throughout the Golden State. The Second bill, sponsored by Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland), Assembly Bill 787, mandates schools to implement curriculum at every grade level and relies on a more informed and civically engaged society. As part of these efforts, the bill seeks input from teachers, tech experts…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-21). Cuba successfully resumes Lima-Havana flights. plenglish.com Lima, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) A thunderous applause broke out on Friday at the roomy hall of the stately Country Hotel in Peru, as the representative of the Cuban Ministry of Tourism unfolded the upcoming resumption of direct flights to Cuba.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-21). Cuban jurists urge to raise awareness of human trafficking. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Jurists, representatives of civil society organizations and the media in Cuba on Friday agreed on the pressing need to raise awareness of human trafficking, as a pivotal element to crack down on it.

Pablo Jofré Leal (2023-07-21). Ucrania, øContraofensiva u operación mediática? globalizacion.ca El régimen de Kiev, administrado por Volodimir Zelensky, lleva un mes ya de una publicitada contraofensiva contra las fuerzas rusas en la zona del Donbás. Dicha operación no ha mostrado resultados positivos, que permitan augurar un cambio en la actual…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-21). Venezuelan FM visits Türkiye to strengthen bilateral cooperation. plenglish.com/feed/ Ankara, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil on Friday arrived in Ankara to hold a meeting with his Türkiye counterpart Hakan Fidan in order to review the bilateral agenda and continue strengthening cooperation ties for mutual benefit.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-21). Cuban Parliament debates on foreign policy issues. plenglish.com In the context of the First Ordinary Sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP), Bruno Rodríguez told the press that one of the essential issues was Cuba's G-77 + China pro tempore presidency. | It was also discussed issues closely related to the hostile and unjust blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for over 60 years, in addition to the media slanders. | During the Commission's work, core elements of Cuba's foreign policy were also debated, by laying stress on relations with Cuban nationals living abroad. | In this regard, the Cuban diplomat referred to the celebration next November of…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-21). Cuban President calls to strengthen local productive systems. plenglish.com At the First Ordinary Sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP), the Cuban leader said major productive forms must make up robust and efficient systems subordinated by municipalities. | "Where are the workers from? Who discusses the problems? Who takes care of labor force?", the President asked as he urged for provincial and municipal autonomies to boost local development. | By empowering the municipalities, provinces and the entire country are empowered. It ¥s necessary to order, structure and transform, he added during discussions on the implementation of the Food Sovereignty and Food and N…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-21). Immunization on the rise after Covid-19 pandemic — WHO. plenglish.com Geneva, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) New encouraging data indicated that immunization services are increasing in some countries after interruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, assured the World Health Organization (WHO).

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-21). WHO launches new action plan on neurological disorders. plenglish.com Geneva, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) WHO's Intersectoral Global Action Plan (IGAP) on epilepsy and other neurological disorders, published today in all six UN languages, sets out the actions needed to improve access to care and treatment for people living with neurological disorders through a comprehensive, coordinated response across sectors.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). Belgium hosts movements from across Latin America and Europe in People's Summit. peoplesdispatch.org We bring you glimpses of the People's Summit in Brussels which brought together people's movements, trade unions, and left parties from across Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). Death toll mounts in Kenya as police intensify crackdown on protests against US-IMF backed tax regime. peoplesdispatch.org After police killed six protesters and arrested more than 300 on July 19, Kenya's left and human rights group warned of a resurgent police state. Kenyans have been protesting President William Ruto's Finance Act that increases taxes on essential goods…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa was spied on by Spanish company for CIA. peoplesdispatch.org According to El País, private security company UC Global SL spied on Rafael Correa after he left office and passed information about his private meetings to the CIA as well as to his successor Lenín Moreno…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). One Palestinian youth killed, four others wounded in Israeli occupation's raid on Nablus. peoplesdispatch.org Palestinians were resisting Israeli occupation forces who stormed the area to provide security cover to illegal settlers invading the locality. Since the Israeli occupation of the West Bank in 1967, extremist right-wing settlers have tried to claim exclusive access to Joseph's Shrine, which has been visited by people of all faiths for ages…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). Thousands of Peruvians partake in 'Third Takeover of Lima', revive struggle against Boluarte regime. peoplesdispatch.org Tens of thousands of Peruvians took to the streets across the country on Wednesday, July 19, to revive the struggle against the coup-installed regime led by de-facto President Dina Boluarte who took office after democratically elected left-wing President Pedro Castillo was removed in a legislative coup and subsequently arrested in December 2022. Boluarte, who was elected on a progressive ticket alongside Castillo, has been fiercely criticized by the people for betraying them and entering into a political alliance with the country's right-wing forces to govern. | Workers, peasants, students, members of various Ind…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). UN proposes elimination of all nuclear weapons as first step under new agenda for peace. peoplesdispatch.org Rising geopolitical and geo-economic tensions across the globe need a better, reformed, and updated UN system which reflects the growing multipolarity and is more representative, unbiased, and effective…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-21). "It's Not Socialism": China is a Capitalist Cheap Labour Economy, Based on Exceedingly Low Wages. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Anthony J. Hall (2023-07-21). Canada Out of NATO. US-NATO Want to "Militarize Climate" globalresearch.ca

Prof. Sam Ben-Meir (2023-07-21). The Riots in France as Seen Through the 'Long Take'. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Yakov M. Rabkin (2023-07-21). "Unfreedom": Fifty Years Later. globalresearch.ca

Renán Vega Cantor (2023-07-21). La robotización de lo sublime. globalizacion.ca "El peligro del pasado era que los hombres se convirtieran en esclavos. El peligro del futuro es que el hombre se convierta en robot". Erich Fromm. | La imagen no puede ser más demencial: la orquesta sinfónica de Corea del Sur…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-21). Climate engineering is already having severe negative impacts on our weather, food supplies, biodiversity and health. expose-news.com US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently interviewed Dane Wigington, founder of Geoengineering Watch, about climate engineering and its hidden role in climate change. According to Wigington, geoengineering projects of various …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-21). The Freemasons' MYCHIP programme used to track children. expose-news.com North American Masonic Lodges have an initiative called the Masonic Child Identification Programme ("CHIP"). CHIP programmes are supported monetarily at the Grand Lodge level, and are staffed by volunteers from subordinate lodges …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-21). WHO's power grab through surveillance and "triple billion" targets. expose-news.com During an interview with Peter Sweden, Noor Bin Ladin exposed how the World Health Organisation ("WHO") does not care about your health, but instead, it acts as a globalist organisation under the …

Robert Reich (2023-07-21). How to fix a broken Supreme Court. nationofchange.org The Supreme Court derives its strength not from the use of force or political power, but from the trust of the people.

Ryan Cristián (2023-07-21). Biden Admits "COVID Policy" Permanent, Censoring A Censorship Hearing & Docs Expose Biden Corruption. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (7/21/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

scorinoco (2023-07-21). Russian Insulin Shipment Breaks Blockade: Venezuela Receives 1.1 Million Vials and 40,000 Syringe Pens. orinocotribune.com A shipment of 1.1 million vials of rapid- and intermediate-acting recombinant human insulin and more than 40,000 reusable syringes arrived in Venezuela from Russia. | The Russian Embassy in Venezuela reported on Wednesday, July 19, that "a large batch of Russian insulins, including syringes from Geropharm company, has reached Caracas. More than 1.1 million vials of human insulin have arrived, which can cover the needs of diabetic patients nationwide for three months." | Llegó a Caracas un lote de mayor volumen de insulinas rusas incluyendo las plumas jeringas de la compañía Geropharm! | Más de 1.1 millones de in…

scorinoco (2023-07-21). Simón Bolívar Statue Unveiled in Moscow. orinocotribune.com A true-to-life replica of the statue of Liberator Simón Bolívar, which stands in Bolívar Square in Caracas and was originally inaugurated in 1874 by Antonio Guzman Blanco, has been unveiled in Moscow, Russia. The grand unveiling ceremony took place on Wednesday, July 19, just a few days prior to the 240th anniversary of the birth of this eminent South American revolutionary. | Simón Bolívar, a revered leader, played a momentous role in emancipating the people of Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru from the yoke of the Spanish Crown. | The monument is located at the intersection of Vernadsky Avenue and…

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-21). House Passes "Hateful" Bill to Defund Schools That Give Asylum Seekers Shelter. truthout.org The House passed a bill this week aimed at barring schools and universities from giving shelter to asylum seekers in a time when members of both major parties are increasing their attacks on migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. The Schools Not Shelters Act, originally introduced by Republican Rep. Marcus Molinaro (New York), passed the House 222 to 201 on Wednesday, with Republicans joined by four… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-21). Senate Democrats Advance Bill to Force Supreme Court to Adopt Ethics Code. truthout.org Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced legislation on Thursday that would force the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code for the first time in history. The committee voted along party lines to approve Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's (D-Rhode Island) Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act, which is aimed at reining in corruption among justices in a time when new… |

Susana Khalil (2023-07-21). Judaism Is a Religion, Not a People; Palestine Is Not a Religion, It Is a People. orinocotribune.com By Susana Khalil — Jul 19, 2023 | The epitome of artificial secularism and the true Euro-Zionist colonial anachronism: Israel. | Honor and glory to Europe; its secularism cost it centuries of blood, cruelty, horror, and terror. With its so-called secularism nowadays, it atrociously defends and venerates its fictional "nation-state" Israel, which does not hold its origins in a people, but in a religion. | The European Zionist movement succeeded in 1948 in imposing a colonial regime in Palestine. It makes aesthetic use of Judaism, the mere religious semitic legacy that is part of Arab ancestry and heritage, f…

Taya Graham, Stephen Janis (2023-07-21). Cuffed for creativity: Texas chalk artist's arrest triggers First Amendment dispute. therealnews.com Chalk artist Joshua Hinson was finishing up a community art project in Leon Valley, Texas when local cops confronted him over his art, which they incorrectly described as "graffiti." Hinson's arrest, which was captured on video, has raised questions about the protection of art under the First Amendment, and the overreach and abuse of power exercised by police in regulating public space. The charges against Hinson were ultimately dropped, but the problems his case raises about the police as an institution remain. Police Accountability Report investigates. | Production: Stephen Janis, Taya Graham | Post-Produ…

Teddy Ostrow (2023-07-21). Union Freight Has Hit Rock Bottom. Can the Teamsters Turn it Around? therealnews.com In the In the early minutes of the film, M…

Trisha Trigilio (2023-07-21). The Illinois Supreme Court Cash Bail Ruling, Explained. aclu.org Under a Why was there a lawsuit over it?: | Despite broad support for this law, including support from victims' rights advocates, law enforcement officials filed multiple lawsu…

WSWS (2023-07-21). Australian entertainment union opposes industrial action to support striking US actors and writers. wsws.org The Media Entertainment Arts Alliance has made clear to the US entertainment corporations that there will be no disruption to their productions in Australia during the strike.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Two Australian schoolgirls die amid surge of flu infections. wsws.org The tragic deaths highlight the danger of flu, which has killed at least 134 people in Australia this year, and, in particular, Influenza B, the effects of which tend to be most severe among pregnant women and children, including those who are otherwise healthy.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Congress, Biden embrace Israeli racists and warmongers. wsws.org While Congress overwhelmingly approved a resolution denying that Israel is a racist state, the White House invited the racist-in-chief, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to make an official visit to Washington..

WSWS (2023-07-21). Reject management-union privatisation and job destruction program at Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation. wsws.org Appeals for increased retrenchment payouts is a cynical manoeuvre by union bureaucrats who are simply asking for a higher price for the destruction of jobs that they have no right to sell.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Illinois and Kentucky UPS workers speak on conditions and approaching strike deadline. wsws.org "A lot of times big companies look down on the little guys, but this time we really mean it and we want it. I one hundred percent support the strike."

WSWS (2023-07-21). Australia hosting its largest ever military games to simulate war against China. wsws.org The centerpiece of Talisman Sabre is a massive land, air and sea invasion of an island in the Pacific, clearly directed against the Chinese military.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Striking National Steel Car worker on the need for rank-and-file committees: "All the USW bureaucrats have made their peace with the system a long time ago" wsws.org A leading member of the National Steel Car Rank-and-File Committee explained why workers' took the decision to establish the NSC-RFC in opposition to the United Steelworkers bureaucracy.

Zane McNeill (2023-07-21). 19-Year-Old Girl Sent to Jail for Self-Managed Abortion in Nebraska. truthout.org A 19-year-old woman in Nebraska has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years of probation for ending a pregnancy with abortion pills. Although she was 17 when she ended her pregnancy in April 2022, she was charged as an adult and faced up to two years in prison. Self-managed abortion is only explicitly illegal in Nevada and South Carolina, not in Nebraska. But prosecutors have criminalized… |

Zara Jemuel (2023-07-21). Militant Black Unionism Offers Best Resistance to Growing White Nationalism. truthout.org The United States economy keeps Black labor at the bottom because when bosses conceded on slavery, they settled on poverty wages. While white nationalism's most visible soldiers are terror organizations and politicians, the quest for racial purity is made possible by Sears, General Motors, Dow Chemical, ExxonMobil, Chase Bank, and other so-called job creators. Corporate benefactors fund extremist… |

Zoe Alexandra (2023-07-21). La Cumbre de los Pueblos en Bruselas pide que se respete la democracia y la autodeterminación. peoplesdispatch.org Más de 1.000 personas participaron en la Cumbre de los Pueblos que reunió a los pueblos de América Latina y el Caribe y de Europa…

Zoe Alexandra (2023-07-21). People's Summit in Brussels calls for respect of democracy and self-determination. peoplesdispatch.org

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-22). Ukraine loses boats and soldiers in attempt to cross Dnieper river. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) Russian forces frustrated two attempts by the Ukrainian army to cross the Dnieper river in the Kherson region, eliminating five boats and more than 30 soldiers, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-22). Ukrainian troops suffer losses in Zaporozhye. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) The Russian aviation attached to the Eastern group conducted an airstrikes against over a dozen staging areas of personnel and war matériel of the Ukrainian army in the direction of Zaporozhye, the group's spokesman Oleg Chekhov reported.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-22). Arab League sends medical supplies to Sudan. plenglish.com Cairo, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) The Arab League sent medical supplies to Sudan, which has been affected by a civil war between the Army and a rebel militia since April, displacing millions of people, the local press reported.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-22). Arab League condemns new desecration of the Koran in Sweden. plenglish.com Cairo, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) The Arab League condemned a new desecration of a copy of the Koran, a holy book for Muslims, for the third time in Sweden this year.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-22). Russia will help countries in need of agricultural products. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 22 (Prensas Latina) Russia will be able to help countries in need of agricultural products and the West will not be able to prevent it, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov assured at the annual meeting of friends of the Gorchakov Foundation.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-22). China prosecutes corrupted public servants of various ranks. plenglish.com Beijing, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) Chinese authorities investigated 316,000 cases of corruption in the first half of the year, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China (CPC) reported.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-22). Chilean organizations call not to involve soldiers in public order. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) A study carried out by the University of Chile warns about the risks of involving the Armed Forces in the resolution of public order conflicts.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-22). Caribbean region establishes alliances for energy transmission. plenglish.com Port of Spain, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) and the Korea Energy Agency (KEA) signed a two-year memorandum of understanding to promote energy transmission in the Caribbean.

_____ (2023-07-22). In English or in Farsi, Hypocrisy Has the Same Tawdry Ring. strategic-culture.org The word as it is used in English will do perfectly, because it hits the nail on the head and with devastating accuracy. | Join us on , , and . | "Hypocrite" is a concept that is much overworked but lately it has gained a ne…

_____ (2023-07-22). Ter-se-a o estilo de vida demente e acionado a drogas de Hunter Biden tornado simbolo da sociedade ocidental? strategic-culture.org Fomos todos apanhados nesse pesadelo conhecido como governo Biden. O melhor que todos podemos fazer agora é aguentar o tranco. | Há crianàßas/jovens que por mais que queimem os dedos nà£o conseguem resistir a tocar no cachimbo de crack novamente, e de novo, e de novo… Esse é o caso (parece) do mais deplorável usuário de drogas dos Estados Unidos, Hunter Biden, filho pródigo do país e aspirante a garoto-propaganda do early intervention treatment*, se pelo menos tivesse sido administrado. | *early intervention treatment -Abordagem proativa para lidar com problemas de abuso de substâncias antes que se…

_____ (2023-07-22). Their Fantasy, Our Nightmare. strategic-culture.org Ukraine's offensive is getting nowhere and when a compromise is eventually reached Zelensky will be in deep trouble, argues Daniel Lazare | Join us on , , and . | Nato is on a collision course with reality — the rhetori…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-22). Saudi Arabia Buys Akinci Drones From Turkey's Baykar. southfront.org A Bayraktar Akƒ±ncƒ± combat drone. Source: the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. | On July 18, Saudi Arabia had agreed to buy Turkish drones in what was described as the biggest defense contract in Turkey's history. | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended the signing ceremony between Turkish defense firm Baykar and the Saudi Ministry of Defense. | Saudi Arabia will acquire the drones "with the aim of enhancing the…

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Cradle of Civilization: Zengpiyan National Archaeological Site Park. ecns.cn Zengpiyan National Archaeological Site Park in Guilin of Guangxi is a Neolithic archaeological cave site dating back 7,000 to 12,000 years. It is regarded as one of the most important scales and databases of prehistoric archaeology in South China and Southeast Asia.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-22). Colombia reporta 92 líderes sociales en primeros meses del 2023. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a la Defensoría del Pueblo el departamento del Cauca reporta 17 líderes y defensores de Derechos humanos asesinados.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-22). Reportan el lanzamiento de varios misiles por Corea del Norte. telesurtv.net El nuevo lanzamiento de misiles por parte de Pyonyang ocurrió tres días después del disparo de dos misiles de corto alcance al mar de Japón.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-22). Presidente colombiano condena atentado en departamento de Arauca. telesurtv.net El presidente Gustavo Petro afirmó que su administración no tolerará más hechos que produzcan zozobra a la población.

progressive.international (2023-07-22). When bosses tried to sack them, these automotive workers took over their factory. progressive.international In July 2021, 422 employees at the GKN automotive factory received an email explaining they had been fired en masse.

Larry Johnson (2023-07-22). Putin Issues Stark Warning to Poland and NATO. sonar21.com Putin held a video conference on Thursday with members of Russia's Security Council. I hope folks in the West pay attention to what he said, which is why I'm presenting…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-22). Kiev Forces Sustain More Losses In Donetsk And Zaporozhye (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On July 21 and 22, Kiev forces sustained heavy losses while attempting to advance in South Donetsk, Zaporozhye and several other directions. | In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian Vostok Group of Forces neutralized two Ukrainian reconnaissance groups west of Makarovka. The group's artillery also destroyed a mortar of Kiev forces to the east of Urozhayne, an Msta-B towed howitzer in the area of Velikaya Novosyolka, and a counter-battery radar in the Vodiane area. | Moreover, t…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-22). U.S. Abducted Three People From Deir Ezzor In Helicopter Raid: Syrian State Media. southfront.org AIR FORCE HELICOPTER CREW RESCUES FEMALE HIKER — The 943rd Rescue Group had to use night vision goggles to rescue a severely injured hiker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald/Released) | The United States-led coalition and its proxy, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), abducted three people during a helicopter raid in Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported on July 21. | Citing local sources, the state-run news agency said that the coalition's raid took place in…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-22). Ukraine Strikes Crimea Again, Targets Russian Journalists With Cluster Munitions (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On July 22, a Ukrainian drone strike targeted an ammunition depot in the central part of Crimea, according to the peninsula's governor. | Writing on Telegram, governor Sergey Aksyonov said that the ammunition depot, which is located in the Krasnogvardeysky district, had been blown up. Videos of the explosion surfaced online. However, there were no casualties, according to the governor."A decision has been made to evacuate the population within a 5km radius from the site of the emergency and…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-22). Biden's Tech-War Goes Nuclear. southfront.org Written by Mike Whitney; The article was originally published on "Lots of people don't know what happened yesterday. To put it simply, Biden has forced all Americans working in China to pick between quitting their jobs and losing American citizenship. Every American executive and engineer working in China's semiconductor manufacturing…

David Starr (2023-07-22). Right-Wing Has Not Tried to Suppress Teaching the History of Anti-Imperialist Movements Because They Are Rarely Discussed in Any Course. covertactionmagazine.com Most Americans Don't Know About the Real Patriots Who Opposed the Nation's Forever Wars Going Back to the 19th Century On February 20, journalist Max Blumenthal gave a powerful address at the Rage Against the War Machine rally across from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., in which he emphasized how Ukrainians had been used …

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Xi writes back to academicians and experts, encouraging more sci-tech workers to participate in science popularization. ecns.cn Xi on Thursday wrote back to representatives of academicians and experts who have participated in the lecture tours "Science and China". In the letter, he expressed his sincere hope that sci-tech workers will support, and participate in science popularization.

Keerti Gopal (2023-07-22). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Illinois Abolishes The Cash-Bail Trap. levernews.com Good things are happening! Illinois takes the lead on curbing pretrial discrimination, the EPA gets serious about lead poisoning, incarcerated students regain access to federal aid, and another college ends legacy admissions.When You Land On Illinois, Get Out Of Jail Free: Illinois is the first state to abolish cash bail, with its supreme court determining it's unconstitutional to hold defendants in jail based on their inability to pay.Cash bail allows people to put up a sum of money in exchange for leaving jail and awaiting trial at home. It's entirely contradictory to the principle of "innocent until pr…

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-22). Storm clouds gathering over Black Sea. peoplesdispatch.org The NATO Summit in Vilnius signaled that there is absolutely no possibility of talks to settle the Ukraine war in the foreseeable future. The war will only intensify, as the US and its allies still hope to inflict a military defeat on Russia although that is clearly beyond their capability…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Mayo Clinic Minute: Heat exhaustion and heatstroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Extreme heat continues to cause issues across the country and the globe. Excessive heat warnings are out in many areas, including the Phoenix area where the forecast is for highs approaching 120-degrees this weekend. As the temperature rises, so does the risk of heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Over the past 30 years, extreme heat has claimed more lives in America than any other weather-related hazard, including flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes or lightning, according…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Mayo Clinic Minute: How heat affects medication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Finding ways to keep your body cool during extremely high temperatures is important, and so is ensuring your medications aren't exposed to extreme heat. Scott Hall, a Mayo Clinic pharmacist, says medications can become degraded during temperature changes. He says some medications also can cause heat intolerance. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/7hM14G0Z__Y 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. Temperature can impact…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Consumer Health: What is glioblastoma? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glioblastoma Awareness Day will be observed Wednesday, July 19, which makes this a good time to learn about one of the most complex, deadly and treatment-resistant cancers. More than 14,490 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2023, according to the National Brain Tumor Society, and 10,000 people in the U.S. will die of the disease. The five-year survival rate is 6.9%, and the median length of survival is eight months. Glioblastoma, also…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Mayo Clinic Minute: Invest now for better heart health later. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women — in the U.S. and around the globe. Overall, men over 45 and women over 55 are more likely to have a heart attack than those who are younger. Dr. Rekha (RAY-ka) Mankad, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says it's crucial to invest now in your heart health for better heart health later. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/-UMpbooHDbQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 03) is in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Mayo Clinic Minute: What does a diagnosis of dense breasts mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A recent Food and Drug Administration rule requires healthcare providers to notify people if they have dense breasts. Studies have shown that dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect breast cancer early. Dr. Kristin Robinson, a Mayo Clinic breast radiologist, says women with dense breast tissue are at a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer compared to women without, and that's why early detection is so important. "About 50% of women have…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic discovery leads to diagnoses of 9 people with rare form of muscular dystrophy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nine people around the world who have been living with unexplained, muscular dystrophy-like symptoms may now have an answer for what is causing the progressive muscle weakness in their body's mid-section, arms and legs. In a new discovery, a collaborative team of scientists led by researchers at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine has pinpointed alterations in a single gene deep inside these people's genetic blueprint as the root cause of their ultra-rare disorder, known as limb-girdle muscular…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Mayo Clinic Minute: Plant-based diet is encouraged for patients with cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For patients diagnosed with cancer, is there one diet that is better than another? Dr. Dawn Mussallem, an integrative health specialist at Mayo Clinic, says it's not about one food or diet, but rather a dietary pattern that emphasizes a predominant plant-based diet that is high in fiber. And, Dr. Mussallem says, 97% of Americans aren't getting enough fiber. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/R0SBgxhZfFU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 06) is in the downloads at the end of this…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Is there a wrong way — or time — to nap? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am retired, and although I generally enjoy less hectic days now, I keep busy. Part of my routine includes trying to squeeze in a nap on most afternoons. My wife tells me that I'm doing it wrong because I often wake up groggy. Is there a wrong way — or time — to nap? ANSWER: Closing your eyes for a few minutes during your busy day may seem like a good idea. It…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Effects of hot weather, humidity on blood pressure, heart. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm retired and enjoy spending time outdoors in my garden and kayaking with my family. I have high blood pressure, which has been managed by medication for nearly 10 years. Recently I've noticed that I develop a headache, nausea and sometimes dizziness after a few hours in the heat and sun. What is causing these symptoms? ANSWER: Weather can play a role in triggering certain health problems. High temperatures and high humidity are two…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is Takayasu's arteritis? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You've been feeling fatigued, lost a little weight, and had some muscle aches and pains, and your doctor can't determine what's wrong. What seem like symptoms of a common cold could actually be early signs of something called vasculitis, a group of disorders of the blood vessels that often go undiagnosed for years. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Jason Howland explores one of the rarer forms of vasculitis, Takayasu's arteritis. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Burning mouth syndrome: Why doctors sometimes fight its fire with fire. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Menopause is a risk factor for painful condition, Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert explains LONDON — Hot flashes, mood swings and sleep problems are common as a woman approaches and passes menopause. Much less common but as disruptive is another condition that can afflict perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: burning mouth syndrome. Sarmed Sami, MBChB, a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, describes the painful condition, how it is diagnosed and why doctors sometimes fight its…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Facial drooping in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband and I recently noticed our 5-year-old daughter was having difficulty blinking and eating, and one side of her face was drooping. The pediatrician referred us to a plastic surgeon who diagnosed her with facial paralysis. What is facial paralysis and what are the treatment options? Will this require surgery? ANSWER: Facial paralysis occurs when you cannot move some or all of the facial muscles. It can affect one or both sides of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Mayo Clinic Minute: Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon performs innovative endoscopic spinal fusion surgery, advancing minimally invasive care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Delivering more minimally invasive and robotic surgery options to patients is something Dr. Mohamad Bydon, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, has been helping to lead. He recently performed Mayo Clinic's first endoscopic spinal fusion surgery, which combines the use of robotics and an endoscope to deliver safer, more effective surgeries that are minimally invasive and allow for faster recovery times. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/NDwi7_2TPLQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Mayo Clinic named a 'Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been named one of the best places to work for people with disabilities by the American Association of People with Disabilities, the nation's largest disability rights organization, and Disability: IN, the global business disability inclusion network. Mayo Clinic received a score of 100 — the highest score possible — on the Disability Equality Index to achieve the recognition. The Disability Equality Index survey includes new questions each year to evaluate whether companies are adopting emerging…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Mayo Clinic researchers pave the way for individualized obesity therapy, tailoring interventions to a person's needs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a pilot study of 165 people, Mayo Clinic researchers looked at the effectiveness of two different approaches to weight loss: a standard lifestyle intervention and individualized therapy. The standard lifestyle intervention included a reduced diet, exercise and behavior therapy. The individualized approach was based on phenotypes and included different interventions depending on the person's predominant underlying cause of obesity. A diet based on phenotypes considers a person's genetic and phenotypic characteristics to create a…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Mayo Clinic expert weighs in on WHO labeling aspartame sweetener as low, but possible, cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A popular artificial sweetener that's widely found in sugar-free foods and beverages is being labeled as a possible cancer risk by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO's cancer research agency, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), determined aspartame to be a possible carcinogen after reviewing and assessing the potential carcinogenic effect of the sweetener, but says it's safe to consume in limited amounts. Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician specializing in nutrition and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). CAR-T cell therapy restores hope for leukemia patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Jon Stahlecker had exhausted all treatment options and lost hope of surviving chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) before Mayo Clinic offered him chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) in a clinical trial. "We got all our affairs in order. I was trying to see as many people and relatives as I could," says Stahlecker. "We had bought land to build a house but put that on hold. When you think you may only have…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Understanding effects of heat on mental health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Irritability is a common side effect of heat. A heat wave is affecting parts of the U.S., including much of the Southwest, through the Southeast and parts of Europe. When temperatures soar, the heat can take a toll more than just physically. Our well-being can suffer as well. "A study of over 2 million people found an increased visit rate or incidence of people going to the emergency department with psychiatric and mental health-related concerns during…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Mayo Clinic Minute: Keeping kids safe outside during summer play. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Summer vacation for kids is well underway. Finding activities to keep the kids busy and destinations to visit can be on many parents' list. There is one place Mayo Clinic's Dr. Steven Maher hopes they don't have to visit — and that's the emergency medicine department. From wearing bike helmets to keeping kids hydrated, Dr. Maher says there are a few things you can do to help keep kids safe during summer play. Watch: The…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-22). Drug to prevent RSV in babies approved: What you need to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A drug to protect infants and babies from RSV has been approved by the FDA. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug to help protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The medication, given as a single-dose injection prior to or during RSV season, is a monoclonal antibody. It is intended for babies born during or entering their first RSV season and for children up to 24 months of age who remain vulnerable to severe…

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-22). Putin asegura que Ucrania perdió decenas de miles de efectivos. telesurtv.net En el Consejo de Seguridad ruso, el mandatario señaló que las fuerzas ucranianas "han sufrido enormes pérdidas".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-22). Muere periodista ruso en ataque ucraniano con bombas de racimo. telesurtv.net Otros tres periodistas han resultado heridos en la zona de la operación militar especial rusa.

readthemaple (2023-07-21). Olivia Chow The Latest Target Of Anti-China Media Witch-hunt. readthemaple.com The attacks on Chow are some of the most ludicrous and thinly-evidenced contributions to the 'Chinese interference' narrative to date.

thenation (2023-07-21). In Jenin, as Elsewhere, Netanyahu Knows He Can Count on Washington's Complicity. thenation.com As America's nonresponse to the attack on Jenin demonstrates, support for Israeli apartheid is fully bipartisan.

Larry Johnson (2023-07-21). Dogs, Squirrels, the West and Prigozhin. sonar21.com I am a dog lover. I have two Rottweilers. And as smart and athletic as my dogs are, they fail to understand that their chance of nabbing a pesky squirrel…

Alastair Crooke (2023-07-21). Accord JCPOA : à l'approche des élections, Netanyahou ressort la carte ´Iran ª pour jouer au héros. thealtworld.com Quel paradoxe, les machinations de Netanyahou sur l'Iran contribuent à la condamnation de Trump et, théoriquement, à son emprisonnement ! | Que se passe-t-il ? D'un cà¥té, Israà´l claironne haut et fort que des progrès majeurs ont été faits lors des négociations du JCPOA (Plan d'Action d'Entente Commune) entre les Etats-Unis et l'Iran — et qu'un nouvel accord devrait arriver dans les prochaines semaines — incluant le déblocage d'environ 20 milliards de dollars d'avoirs iraniens gelés. Bonté divine ! Israà´l n'est absolument pas prêt à l'empêcher — tout le monde aux abris, hurlent…

Amiad Horowitz (2023-07-21). Want to see how foreign policy should be crafted? Look to Vietnam. peoplesworld.org It was not too long ago that Vietnam was one of the poorest and most diplomatically isolated countries in the world, but those days are gone. Vietnam today is playing an increasingly important—and constructive—role on the international stage. In recent years, the country has had one of the most successful tenures as chair of the …

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-21). Putin Exposed Poland's Regional Plans In An Attempt To Deter Them. thealtworld.com

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Russian Army Inflicts More Losses On Kiev Forces In Different Directions (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military has inflicted more human and material losses on Kiev forces in different directions within the special operation zone. | The Zapad Group of Forces announced on July 21 that its Su-34 fighter bombers had launched airstrikes against a gathering of Ukraine's 36th Separate Rifle Battalion near Kolodyazi in the Kupyansk direction. | The artillery of the group also thwarted an attempt to rotate units from the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade at the front near Novoselovskoe. | In addi…

Brandon Sanchez (2023-07-21). Guatemalans remember 1954 U.S.-backed coup as they battle today's right-wing election theft. peoplesworld.org On June 25, Guatemala held presidential elections that saw some 22 candidates in the running. To the surprise of many in the ruling class, Bernardo Arévalo of the center-left Semilla (Seed) Movement advanced to the second round due on August 20. Their response? Do everything possible to try to block Semila. Previous polls showed Arévalo …

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-21). Punch The Empire In The Fucking Face: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com

CounterSpin (2023-07-21). Kevin Minofu on Say Her Name. fair.org CounterSpin230721.mp3 (Haymarket Books, This week on CounterSpin: If corporate news media didn't matter, we wouldn't talk about them. But elite, moneyed outlets do, of course, direct public attention to some issues and not to others, and suggest the possibility of some social responses, but not others. It's that context that the

Craig Louis Stehr (2023-07-21). Available for Spiritually Focused Direct Action. indybay.org Available on the planet earth for spiritually focused direct action.

David Masciotra (2023-07-21). Biden Is Completely Ignoring the 'Root Causes' of Immigration. progressive.org For Camilo Perez-Bustillo, director of the National Lawyers Guild, immigration policy must contend with the legacy of U.S. imperialism.

Editor (2023-07-21). Organized crime in Vilnius. workers.org To evaluate the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, this July it helps to observe it in the framework of what this military alliance's meeting really is: an international gathering of the heads of criminal gangs and some local stooges. If that argument seems to stretch reality, consider these points: Downtown . . . |

Eleanor J. Bader (2023-07-21). We Can Have a World Without Spam. progressive.org In this new book, the author encourages readers to unsubscribe from Big Banks, Big Brands, Big Media, Big Politics, and Big Tech.

Esther Schrader (2023-07-21). Complaint details discriminatory impact of school closures in Louisiana parish. splcenter.org

Fidel Castro (2023-07-21). Our right to be Marxist-Leninists. workers.org This commentary, reprinted from Havana Times, was given May 7, 2015, by late Cuban President Fidel Castro Ruz. We share this now in honor of the 70th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks, which launched the Cuban Revolution. This 2021 graphic honors the Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Hospital, opened . . . |

Joe Piette (2023-07-21). 'If we don't get it, shut it down!'. workers.org With the expiration of the United Parcel Service contract with the Teamsters union fast approaching, dozens of Teamsters Local 623 members and supporters from other unions and progressive organizations held a "practice" picket line and rally on July 13. The picket, held at the main gate of the Hog Island . . . |

Jonah J. Lalas (2023-07-21). California Hotel Workers Are Fighting to Simply Afford to Live. progressive.org Many of these mostly Black and brown workers have to drive an Uber or sleep in their cars during back-to-back work days, just to afford rent.

Judy Greenspan (2023-07-21). Bay Area activists launch new anti-APEC coalition. workers.org San Francisco A broad coalition of Filipino progressive organizations, anti-imperialist groups, labor and other supporters gathered on July 11 in front of San Francisco City Hall. This was part of a countrywide push to demand "No to APEC! People Before Profits!" Demonstration against APEC, San Francisco, July 11, 2023. Photo: . . . |

Kevin Gosztola (2023-07-21). What's Next In Julian Assange's Case?>. thedissenter.org WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his legal team believe that Assange may be extradited to the United States before the end of summer.It is unfortunately time for us to prepare for court proceedings, and so far, you came through for us marvelously.I am so grateful to our readers for exceeding our goal of raising $1,000 to support my coverage of Assange's U.S. court proceedings. You raised over $3,000. | Now that we have plenty to cover the costs of traveling to Alexandria, Virginia, if Assange is arraigned, let's build on this momentum and raise our goal to support our coverage going forward.Donate $50 to help…

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-21). We Knew Vancouver's Ecosystem Was Damaged; The Truth Is Much Worse. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-21). When The Welfare Rights Movement Was Force For Uplifting The Poor. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-21). Plenty of Black College Students Want To Be Teachers, but Something Keeps Derailing Them. portside.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-21). Israel's Apartheid versus South Africa's Apartheid: The U.S. Congress is more unanimously supportive of Israel's apartheid than it was of South Africa's. theduran.com

Lyn Neeley (2023-07-21). Portland Pride weekend: visibility and protest. workers.org Portland, Oregon Tens of thousands of Portland's LGBTQ2S+ community and supporters attended a weekend of events during Portland Pride July 14 and 15. On July 14, the Trans March ended at the waterfront festival in front of the main stage. An hour later, the Dyke March, four blocks long, took . . . |

Macklin Mollard (2023-07-21). Democracy on the ballot Aug. 8 as Ohio GOP targets people power. peoplesworld.org COLUMBUS, Ohio—The people of Ohio are in a fight for the soul of democracy in the heart of the U.S.—a struggle that will culminate with a statewide special election on Aug. 8. On the ballot that day is only one thing: majority rule. Issue No. 1, if passed, will restrict Ohioans' right to democratically decide …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-07-21). SAG-AFTRA strikers make cameo appearance while studio bosses screen 'Barbie' for D.C. insiders. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Movie moguls curry favor with Congress via exclusive showings for lawmakers and staff, promoted by the Motion Picture Association of America, complete with drinks and hors d'oeuvres. But had attendees at the exclusive showing of Barbie looked out MPAA's glass windows in D.C. on July 20, they would have seen a second show: SAG-AFTRA members …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-07-21). Young organizers talk unions with Biden and Bernie at the White House. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Ordinarily, Kumbar Nambiar, a young Yale grad, would be spending his Mondays off before relief pitching for the rest of the week for the Lansing Lugnuts, a Detroit Tigers minor league baseball farm club in outstate Michigan. Not on July 17, though. Instead, Nambiar spent it at the White House telling Democratic President Joe Biden, …

Monica Moorehead (2023-07-21). Workers World Party remembers Minnie Bruce Pratt. workers.org Minnie Bruce Pratt was already a renowned lesbian poet, author and anti-racist activist even before she joined Workers World Party over 20 years ago. She became a managing editor of Workers World/Mundo Obrero newspaper following the death of her longtime partner and spouse, Leslie Feinberg, in 2014. Minnie Bruce Pratt . . . |

Negin Farsad (2023-07-21). Hemming and Hawing: Everything Sucks, But Everything is Fine. progressive.org Why do we have to be so insistent that the world is falling apart?

no apathy (2023-07-21). aliens took out ''pfizer'' plant. indybay.org aliens took it out…

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-07-21). Explosive FBI Whistleblower Information Released by Congress. thealtworld.com Will the whore media succeed in covering it up by labeling it "misinformation"? | Here Is yesterday's Letter from the House Judiciary Committee to FBI Director Christopher Wray Setting Out the Hard Evidence that the FBI Under Wray's Leadership Is a Criminal Agency: | The FBI has brought knowingly f…

Pepe Escobar (2023-07-21). Neocons Want War With China. thealtworld.com It was a photo op for the ages: a visibly well-disposed President Xi Jinping receiving centenarian "old friend of China" Henry Kissinger in Beijing. | Mirroring meticulous Chinese attention to protocol, they met at Villa 5 of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse — exactly where Kissinger The Mr. Kissinger Goes to Beijing saga was an "unofficial", individual attempt to try to mend increasingly fractious Sino-American relations. He was not representing the current American…

Press Associates (2023-07-21). Union-backed coalition throws weight behind effort to revive Freedom to Vote Act. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (PAI)—Four big unions—the Teachers (AFT), the Communications Workers, the Service Employees, and AFSCME—plus Pride at Work and the Working Families Party, were among 260 groups who renewed their support for a wide-ranging pro-voting rights bill in D.C. this week. The Freedom to Vote Act, pushed by congressional Democratic leaders, was expected to come up …

Richie Merino (2023-07-21). Don't fall for the traps in the humongous military budget. workers.org The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a record-breaking military budget of $886 billion for the coming fiscal year. The National Defense Authorization Act was passed by lawmakers on July 14 by a slim margin of 219 to 210, with the majority of Democrats opposing it. However, the bill is . . . |

Sara Flounders (2023-07-21). As Yellen dictates terms to China What we defend, what Wall Street wants to destroy. workers.org What is the material basis of the growing hostility on every level of the U.S. ruling class toward China? No great struggle is based on the personalities or aspirations of individuals. At the root is a very concrete, material basis that drives the conflict. Otherwise, meetings, discussions and diplomacy would . . . |

Staff (2023-07-21). US Government Creates MORE Online Spying Agencies. trofire.com The federal government keeps creating new offices to allegedly combat misinformation in the US and abroad, but are any of these agencies actually doing anything good? The answer to that question is fairly obvious, and it is clear what these government agencies are actually doing. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more. Transcript: *This transcript was generated by a …

Staff (2023-07-21). Latin America and Caribbean Reject EU Demands on Russia & Ukraine. youtube.com After 8 years, the EU and the Community of Latin American & the Caribbean States gathered in Brussels for the CELAC-EU Heads of State Summit. In the days preceding the Summit, the EU attempted to unilaterally decide the agenda and format of the meeting, including inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to speak at the Summit …

teleSUR (2023-07-21). African Union: STC New Economic Objective. telesurenglish.net This July 21 culminates the sixth Specialized Technical Committee of the African Union, with new economic objectives raised and agreed upon. | Related: | Russia Ready to Supply Free Grain to African Countries -Kremlin | After several days of sessions between ministers, central bank presidents, specialists in economic issues, and investors, the meeting has managed to specify several areas of work and understanding. The central purpose is to implement the collective development…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). An Attack on Belarus Will Mean an Aggression on Russia: Putin. telesurenglish.net On Friday, President Vladimir Putin warned Poland that an attack on Belarus will mean "aggression" against Russia. These statements occurred after Poland announced the deployment of military units near the Belarusian border. | RELATED: | "As for Belarus, it is part of the State Union. An aggression against Belarus will mean an aggression against the Russian Federation. We will respond to it with all the means at our dispos…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Brazil Restricts Civilian Access to Arms and Ammunition. telesurenglish.net Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed on Friday a decree restricting civilian access to arms and ammunition. | RELATED: | The decree reimposes limitations that former President Jair Bolsonaro (2019—2023) had removed regarding Collectors, Shooters, and Hunters. The so-called CACs will be able to buy up to 3,000 cartridges and six guns per year, compared to the 30 they could acquire previously. | Among othe…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Denmark: Another Incident of Quran Burning. telesurenglish.net A Danish far-right anti-Islam group burned a copy of the Holy Quran in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen. | Related: | On Friday, an Anadolu Agency correspondent said that members of the group, which calls itself "Danske Patrioter" (Danish Patriots), waved anti-Islam banners and chanted insulting slogans against Islam. | Followers of the group threw the Iraqi flag and the Quran on the ground and stomped on them. They also posted a live video on the group's Facebook accoun…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Electoral Body of Guatemala Condemns Raid Against It. telesurenglish.net The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Guatemala stated that the proceedings carried out by the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity (FECI) in its Human Resources offices and against the person in charge of the Registry of Citizens, Eleonora Castillo, are not "coherent or consistent". | Related: | Through a communiqué, the TSE pointed out that these actions "provoke an adverse environment to legality" and…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Guatemalan Prosecutor's Office Raids Seed Party's Headquarters. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Guatemalan Prosecutor's Office raided the headquarters of the Seed Movement (Semilla) as part of the proceedings for a case of alleged corruption against this party. | RELATED: | According to local media, however, the Prosecutor's Office seeks to cancel the legal status of the progressive party that supported presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo, who unexpectedly came second in the June 25 elections. | This social…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Israeli Air Force Reservists Protest Against Judicial Reform. telesurenglish.net On Friday, 1,142 volunteer reservists of the Israeli Air Force announced their suspension of service in protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform. | RELATED: | They conveyed their decision in a letter addressed to Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Air Force Chief Tomer Bar. The Air Force volunteers joined over 4,000 reservists from various Army units who have announced similar measures in recent weeks. | The reservists call on the N…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinian Teenagers. telesurenglish.net Palestinian authorities on Friday denounced the killing by Israeli forces of two Palestinian teenagers in the occupied West Bank. | RELATED: | The Palestinian Ministry of Health has reported that Muhamad Foad al-Bayed, 17, was shot in the head by Israeli forces during riots in the town of Umm Safa, neighboring Ramallah. | According to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, the Israeli army attacked residents in the Jalazone refugee camp in the northern…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Lebanon Condemns New Attack on Quran in Stockholm. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Lebanon condemned an attack on Quran in Stockholm, saying "it constitutes a continuous violation of Muslims' feelings and dignity." | RELATED: | A statement released by Lebanon's Foreign Affairs Ministry called on Swedish authorities to take appropriate measures to end all acts that deepen feelings of hatred, Islamophobia and racism, incite violence, and insult religions. | The Lebanese statement comes in…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Minor Cabinet Reshuffle Announced in France. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the French presidential office announced a newly reshuffled government still leading by French Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne, with the leadership of most main ministries remaining unchanged. | Related: | According to official statements, President Emmanuel Macron re-shuffled his cabinet due to a series of national crisis. | Official data shows that the nation has been rattled by unrest over a contested pension reform, follo…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). One Dead, 48 Injured in Gas Explosion in South Africa. telesurenglish.net According to the authorities, three possible causes of the explosion have been identified, but no details have yet been given to the press. Most of the information was received from the municipal administrator, Floyd Brink, who, in his opinion, believed the explosion could have been due to the ignition of methane gas in underground rainwater systems due to the entry of waste. | Gas explosion ripped open roads and flipped vehicles in the heart of South Africa's biggest city, Johannesburg.

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Over 300 Penguins Appear Dead on the Uruguayan Coast. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the SOS Fauna Marina NGO confirmed that over 300 Magellanic penguins appeared dead on the Uruguayan coast in the last week. This occurred during their annual migration from Argentine Patagonia to Brazil, where the penguins seek food and warmer waters for the winter. | RELATED: | "Food scarcity as a consequence of the overfishing of the South Atlantic and the effects of climate change on ocean currents could be the causes of the catastr…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Peru: Mobilizations Continue, So-Called Takeover of Lima. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Peruvian social organizations, movements and demonstrators continue with the mobilization in Lima to demand the resignation of the current president Dina Boluarte and the closing of the Congress. | Related: | The Peruvian Ombudsman's Office said that they are deployed in different points of the city of Lima and also in the Central 105 of the Peruvian Police in order to monitor the development of the curren…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Petro Proposes a National Agreement to Propel Colombia Forward. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro proposed a "national agreement" in Congress to achieve social reforms and move "towards progress." | RELATED: | "It is time for a national agreement that involves the Congress of the Republic," he said while inaugurating the new legislative session (2023-2024) on the occasion of Independence Day. | During his speech, Petro focused on the global climate crisis, and later addressed the country's ne…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Poll Reveals 59.5% Undecided on Early Elections in Ecuador. telesurenglish.net With one month to go before the August 20 presidential elections in Ecuador, the level of undecideds reaches 59.5 percent, according to the Cedatos poll revealed Friday. | RELATED: | The figure was determined in a measurement of presidential voting intention based on 1,300 interviews conducted from July 14 to 18 in homes in 34 urban and rural localities in the Sierra, Coast, and Amazon regions of the Andean country, Cedatos s…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Protest in Haiti Asking for the PM's Resignation. telesurenglish.net The Prime Minister has not only been unable to promote a general election but has also failed to bring together the different political positions prevailing in the country under a will for national unity. | Protest groups that called for the resignation of the Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Jul. 20, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Saudi Arabia To Provide 500-Mln-Usd Aid to Tunisia's Economy. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Saudi Arabia signed agreements with Tunisia to provide 500 million U.S. dollars to help finance Tunisia's state budget. | Related: | According to official statements, at the government headquarters in Tunis, in the presence of Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden Romdhane, the agreements were signed by Tunisian Finance Minister Sihem Namsia and her Saudi counterpart Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan.

teleSUR (2023-07-21). South Korean Hold Rally Against Japan's Wastewater Discharge. telesurenglish.net On Friday, South Korean fishermen held a maritime protest rally against Japan's planned discharge of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. | RELATED: | A group of local fishermen gathered on the seashore of the southwestern coastal county of Jangheung, carrying a rally called "flower bier" about 200 meters along the coast to protest against the contaminated water release plan. | "The flo…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Tropical Depression Near The Philippines, Call For Vigilance. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Philippine volcanologists called for vigilance as an approaching tropical depression could develop into a super typhoon and dump heavy rain in areas near an erupting volcano southeast of Manila. | Related: | According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the tropical depression will bring heavy rainfall from Sunday, triggering floods and landslides. | An…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Ukraine Endangers Navigation in the Black Sea, Russia Says. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Russia denounced that Ukraine endangers navigation in the Black Sea with its declaration that it will consider all ships heading for Russian ports military objectives. | RELATED: | "Unpredictable actions and, moreover, Kiev's involvement in terrorist acts certainly create a potential threat in this area," Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said without specifying the scope of his statement. | He insisted that the "Kyi…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Ukraine Nationalizes Russia-Linked Sense Bank. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Ukrainian government adopted a resolution to withdraw the Russia-linked Sense Bank from the market and nationalize it. | RELATED: | "The procedure of the bank's nationalization, including the appointment of a new management, will be ensured as soon as possible for its smooth operation," the Ukrainian government stated. | The Finance Ministry will temporarily take control of the bank, and seek to attrac…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Venezuela: President Maduro Delivers House Number 4.6 Million. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, President Nicolas Maduro delivered to Venezuelans house number 4,600,000 built through the Great Housing Mission of Venezuela (GMVV), a social housing program that the Bolivarian revolution has promoted for 12 years. | RELATED: | "On July 20, 2023, we mark a historic milestone: 4,600,000 homes. We have made it possible, the people and the government together!," he said during an act held in the Fal…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Wind Power Reaches Antigua and Barbuda. telesurenglish.net This ambitious project is the result of collaboration between the Department of the Environment and the West Indies Oil Company, with financing of US$15 million from the Abu Dhabi Development Fund. | The government of Antigua and Barbuda has joined the management of renewable energy generation on several fronts. Jul. 21, 2023.

thecommunists (2023-07-21). Comrade Tongogara, who dedicated his life to the cause of freedom. thecommunists.org Lalkar is sad to announce the death of Comrade Tongogara, who breathed his last on 11 May this year. Born Danny Morrell on 6 February 1942, he adopted the name Tongogara after the great Zimbabwean fighter Josiah Tongogara who fought for the liberation of Zimbabwe from the clutches of the racist white minority regime of …

thecommunists (2023-07-21). Donetsk communist leader: 'No democracy in Ukraine'. thecommunists.org Steve Sweeney interviews Boris Litinov, head of the Donetsk republican branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Topics discussed range from Comrade Litinov's views on the split in the international communist movement over the war in Ukraine, his thoughts on the effect of western propaganda on the communist and trade union organisations in …

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2023-07-21: News Headlines

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-21). Cuban Parliament debates on foreign policy issues. plenglish.com In the context of the First Ordinary Sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP), Bruno Rodríguez told the press that one of the essential issues was Cuba's G-77 + China pro tempore presidency. | It was also discussed issues closely related to the hostile and unjust blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for over 60 years, in addition to the media slanders. | During the Commission's work, core elements of Cuba's foreign policy were also debated, by laying stress on relations with Cuban nationals living abroad. | In this regard, the Cuban diplomat referred to the celebration next November of…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-21). Cuban President calls to strengthen local productive systems. plenglish.com At the First Ordinary Sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP), the Cuban leader said major productive forms must make up robust and efficient systems subordinated by municipalities. | "Where are the workers from? Who discusses the problems? Who takes care of labor force?", the President asked as he urged for provincial and municipal autonomies to boost local development. | By empowering the municipalities, provinces and the entire country are empowered. It ¥s necessary to order, structure and transform, he added during discussions on the implementation of the Food Sovereignty and Food and N…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-21). Venezuelan FM visits Türkiye to strengthen bilateral cooperation. plenglish.com/feed/ Ankara, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil on Friday arrived in Ankara to hold a meeting with his Türkiye counterpart Hakan Fidan in order to review the bilateral agenda and continue strengthening cooperation ties for mutual benefit.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-21). Immunization on the rise after Covid-19 pandemic — WHO. plenglish.com Geneva, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) New encouraging data indicated that immunization services are increasing in some countries after interruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, assured the World Health Organization (WHO).

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-21). WHO launches new action plan on neurological disorders. plenglish.com Geneva, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) WHO's Intersectoral Global Action Plan (IGAP) on epilepsy and other neurological disorders, published today in all six UN languages, sets out the actions needed to improve access to care and treatment for people living with neurological disorders through a comprehensive, coordinated response across sectors.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-21). Cuba successfully resumes Lima-Havana flights. plenglish.com Lima, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) A thunderous applause broke out on Friday at the roomy hall of the stately Country Hotel in Peru, as the representative of the Cuban Ministry of Tourism unfolded the upcoming resumption of direct flights to Cuba.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-21). Cuban jurists urge to raise awareness of human trafficking. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Jurists, representatives of civil society organizations and the media in Cuba on Friday agreed on the pressing need to raise awareness of human trafficking, as a pivotal element to crack down on it.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-21). Bolivian Congressman slams APDHB provocation. plenglish.com La Paz, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Congressman Felix Ajpi on Friday condemned provocative nature by former President of Bolivia ¥s Permanent Assembly of Human Rights (APDHB) Amparo Carvajal in La Paz. "I regret very much that the activist people who are there in 6 de Agosto Avenue prevent Mrs. Carvajal from being medically assisted," Ajpi told Bolivia TV channel.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-21). Cuban deputy Yury Valdes praises ANPP ¥s in-depth debates. plenglish.com Previously, we have talked a lot about issues and not so much about their causes, I all these in-depth debates are quite positive which get to the core of the problems and suggest solutions, Valdes told Prensa Latina. | In addition, Yury Valdes — renowned scientist and deputy director of the Finlay Vaccine Institute (IFV), described the t.v. broadcasting of these parliamentary sessions as very positive, considering that it gives more credibility to discussions and proposals, and even to contradictions that may arise in debates of this type. Among noteworthy issues for our people that are included in ANPP &ye…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-21). Cuban combatant recalls actions against Batista's dictatorship. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Retired Rear Admiral Jose Luis Cuza on Friday gave a speech at the Jose Marti National Library on the 70th anniversary of the assault on both Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes barracks.

noreply (2023-07-22). Why Some Polish Agitation… smoothiex12.blogspot.com especially when Poland is reminded of a cold hard fact of Stalin giving Poland German territories after WW II. Official Warsaw went ballistic. Plus this: When this guy speaks, world listens.

The Lancet (2023-07-22). Editorial] Genomic newborn screening: current concerns and challenges. thelancet.com 60 years ago, the first newborn screening test for phenylketonuria, a rare inherited metabolic disease, was developed. The heel prick test, devised by Robert Guthrie, enabled babies with the condition to be identified soon after birth and begin a diet low in foods containing phenylalanine, thereby preventing them from developing intellectual disability, seizures, and behavioural problems. Since Guthrie's breakthrough, blood-based screening programmes have been expanded to cover more genetic disorders.

Justin McCurry (2023-07-22). World Report] Fukushima water discharge approved. thelancet.com Wastewater will be released into the Pacific Ocean, 12 years after a nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Justin McCurry reports from Tokyo.

Dinesh C Sharma (2023-07-22). World Report] Climate disasters challenge health infrastructures in India. thelancet.com Plans are being drawn up to make the Indian health system resilient to floods, storms, and heatwaves. But implementation will be challenging. Dinesh C Sharma reports.

Niall Boyce (2023-07-22). Perspectives] Kay Redfield Jamison: healing in mind. thelancet.com I am talking on Zoom with Kay Redfield Jamison, Co-Director of the Mood Disorders Center and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, about her new book Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind. Its optimistic title is belied by the dustjacket photograph depicting flames rising from Notre Dame cathedral during the 2019 fire. While pointing out that she does not choose her cover art, Jamison nevertheless thinks it is an appropriate image: "Since I wrote about Notre Dame, and what it is that you can bring from ruin and destruction, it has…

Meredith Reiches (2023-07-22). Perspectives] What we get wrong about patriarchy. thelancet.com In June, 2022, when the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the 1973 case protecting the right to abortion at the federal level, Senator Susan Collins, a Republican legislator from Maine, criticised the decision in a statement in a press release. The Supreme Court, she wrote, had "abandoned a fifty-year precedent at a time that the country is desperate for stability" and she drew attention to "the importance of supporting long-standing precedents". It is noteworthy that, in her statement, Collins did not reach for the language of freedom, equality, or progress to express dismay at the abrogation of a right th…

AbdulRahman A Saied (2023-07-22). Correspondence] Building Africa's first mRNA vaccine facility. thelancet.com For Africa, mRNA vaccines are beneficial and could be used to combat various bacterial and viral infections other than COVID-19 in the continent. mRNA vaccines can be produced in large quantities and are efficient and safe. Moreover, these vaccines can also be produced quickly, with minimal effort and without previous knowledge of biological pharmacological agents.1,2 With mRNA technology, malaria and tuberculosis vaccines can be developed, giving African nations good chances to fight these diseases endemic to the region.

Nataliia Olkhovych, Nataliia Gorovenko, Laurent Servais (2023-07-22). Correspondence] Universal newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy in Ukraine. thelancet.com Spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive condition characterised by progressive muscle atrophy and weakness. Spinal muscular atrophy is caused by the deficit of SMN protein that results with homozygous deletion of SMN1 in 96% of patients.1 In its most frequent and severe form, untreated spinal muscular atrophy leads to death or permanent ventilation before the age of 2 years. Three drugs that increase SMN protein through SMN2 splicing modification or SMN gene transfer are currently approved.

Richard Armitage (2023-07-22). Correspondence] Rehabilitation needs during disasters. thelancet.com Hamaiyal Sana and colleagues1 rightly draw attention to the orthopaedic surgical needs in Türkiye and Syria after the earthquakes in the region in February, 2023. However, in addition to these requirements is the associated and indispensable need for rehabilitation services.

Sara E Boyd, Scott J C Pallett, Luke S P Moore (2023-07-22). Correspondence] Orthopaedic preparedness for disasters must extend to infection surveillance. thelancet.com We read with interest the work of Hamaiyal Sana and colleagues who highlight the unique surgical requirements and barriers to quality provision of orthopaedic care in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) during disaster situations.1 Development of the suggested collaborative framework has merit, but preparedness stretches beyond adequacy of surgical equipment and must consider the entire care pathway. Disaster situations are associated with considerable disruption to diagnostic microbiology laboratory infrastructure, exacerbating limited capacity in many LMICs.

ELEL (2023-07-22). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Agarwal N, Azad AA, Carles J, et al. Talazoparib plus enzalutamide in men with first-line metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (TALAPRO-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2023; 402: 291—303—In table 3 of this Article, the number of patients with an adverse event resulting in dose interruption should have been 247 (62%) for talazoparib and 156 (39%) for enzalutamide in the talazoparib plus enzalutamide group, and 84 (21%) for placebo and 78 (19%) for enzalutamide in the placebo plus enzalutamide group.

Gashirai K Mbizvo, Andrew J Larner (2023-07-22). Clinical Picture] A treatable cause of dizziness: vestibular paroxysmia. thelancet.com A 52-year-old right-handed woman was referred to our clinic reporting a 4-year history of spontaneous unpredictable episodes of dizziness. The patient was seen remotely due to restrictions imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. She described the episodes as a sudden sensation of feeling like the room was spinning for 5—40 s; they were happening approximately three times a day and she could identify no triggers. Occasionally, the episodes were associated with nausea and vomiting; they had also caused her to fall but did not result in any impairment of consciousness.

Esther Schrader (2023-07-21). Complaint details discriminatory impact of school closures in Louisiana parish. splcenter.org

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Brazil Restricts Civilian Access to Arms and Ammunition. telesurenglish.net Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed on Friday a decree restricting civilian access to arms and ammunition. | RELATED: | The decree reimposes limitations that former President Jair Bolsonaro (2019—2023) had removed regarding Collectors, Shooters, and Hunters. The so-called CACs will be able to buy up to 3,000 cartridges and six guns per year, compared to the 30 they could acquire previously. | Among othe…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Denmark: Another Incident of Quran Burning. telesurenglish.net A Danish far-right anti-Islam group burned a copy of the Holy Quran in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen. | Related: | On Friday, an Anadolu Agency correspondent said that members of the group, which calls itself "Danske Patrioter" (Danish Patriots), waved anti-Islam banners and chanted insulting slogans against Islam. | Followers of the group threw the Iraqi flag and the Quran on the ground and stomped on them. They also posted a live video on the group's Facebook accoun…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Protest in Haiti Asking for the PM's Resignation. telesurenglish.net The Prime Minister has not only been unable to promote a general election but has also failed to bring together the different political positions prevailing in the country under a will for national unity. | Protest groups that called for the resignation of the Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Jul. 20, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Poll Reveals 59.5% Undecided on Early Elections in Ecuador. telesurenglish.net With one month to go before the August 20 presidential elections in Ecuador, the level of undecideds reaches 59.5 percent, according to the Cedatos poll revealed Friday. | RELATED: | The figure was determined in a measurement of presidential voting intention based on 1,300 interviews conducted from July 14 to 18 in homes in 34 urban and rural localities in the Sierra, Coast, and Amazon regions of the Andean country, Cedatos s…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). African Union: STC New Economic Objective. telesurenglish.net This July 21 culminates the sixth Specialized Technical Committee of the African Union, with new economic objectives raised and agreed upon. | Related: | Russia Ready to Supply Free Grain to African Countries -Kremlin | After several days of sessions between ministers, central bank presidents, specialists in economic issues, and investors, the meeting has managed to specify several areas of work and understanding. The central purpose is to implement the collective development…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Guatemalan Prosecutor's Office Raids Seed Party's Headquarters. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Guatemalan Prosecutor's Office raided the headquarters of the Seed Movement (Semilla) as part of the proceedings for a case of alleged corruption against this party. | RELATED: | According to local media, however, the Prosecutor's Office seeks to cancel the legal status of the progressive party that supported presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo, who unexpectedly came second in the June 25 elections. | This social…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Over 300 Penguins Appear Dead on the Uruguayan Coast. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the SOS Fauna Marina NGO confirmed that over 300 Magellanic penguins appeared dead on the Uruguayan coast in the last week. This occurred during their annual migration from Argentine Patagonia to Brazil, where the penguins seek food and warmer waters for the winter. | RELATED: | "Food scarcity as a consequence of the overfishing of the South Atlantic and the effects of climate change on ocean currents could be the causes of the catastr…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Israeli Air Force Reservists Protest Against Judicial Reform. telesurenglish.net On Friday, 1,142 volunteer reservists of the Israeli Air Force announced their suspension of service in protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform. | RELATED: | They conveyed their decision in a letter addressed to Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Air Force Chief Tomer Bar. The Air Force volunteers joined over 4,000 reservists from various Army units who have announced similar measures in recent weeks. | The reservists call on the N…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Ukraine Nationalizes Russia-Linked Sense Bank. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Ukrainian government adopted a resolution to withdraw the Russia-linked Sense Bank from the market and nationalize it. | RELATED: | "The procedure of the bank's nationalization, including the appointment of a new management, will be ensured as soon as possible for its smooth operation," the Ukrainian government stated. | The Finance Ministry will temporarily take control of the bank, and seek to attrac…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Lebanon Condemns New Attack on Quran in Stockholm. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Lebanon condemned an attack on Quran in Stockholm, saying "it constitutes a continuous violation of Muslims' feelings and dignity." | RELATED: | A statement released by Lebanon's Foreign Affairs Ministry called on Swedish authorities to take appropriate measures to end all acts that deepen feelings of hatred, Islamophobia and racism, incite violence, and insult religions. | The Lebanese statement comes in…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Venezuela: President Maduro Delivers House Number 4.6 Million. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, President Nicolas Maduro delivered to Venezuelans house number 4,600,000 built through the Great Housing Mission of Venezuela (GMVV), a social housing program that the Bolivarian revolution has promoted for 12 years. | RELATED: | "On July 20, 2023, we mark a historic milestone: 4,600,000 homes. We have made it possible, the people and the government together!," he said during an act held in the Fal…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Petro Proposes a National Agreement to Propel Colombia Forward. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro proposed a "national agreement" in Congress to achieve social reforms and move "towards progress." | RELATED: | "It is time for a national agreement that involves the Congress of the Republic," he said while inaugurating the new legislative session (2023-2024) on the occasion of Independence Day. | During his speech, Petro focused on the global climate crisis, and later addressed the country's ne…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). South Korean Hold Rally Against Japan's Wastewater Discharge. telesurenglish.net On Friday, South Korean fishermen held a maritime protest rally against Japan's planned discharge of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. | RELATED: | A group of local fishermen gathered on the seashore of the southwestern coastal county of Jangheung, carrying a rally called "flower bier" about 200 meters along the coast to protest against the contaminated water release plan. | "The flo…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). An Attack on Belarus Will Mean an Aggression on Russia: Putin. telesurenglish.net On Friday, President Vladimir Putin warned Poland that an attack on Belarus will mean "aggression" against Russia. These statements occurred after Poland announced the deployment of military units near the Belarusian border. | RELATED: | "As for Belarus, it is part of the State Union. An aggression against Belarus will mean an aggression against the Russian Federation. We will respond to it with all the means at our dispos…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Ukraine Endangers Navigation in the Black Sea, Russia Says. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Russia denounced that Ukraine endangers navigation in the Black Sea with its declaration that it will consider all ships heading for Russian ports military objectives. | RELATED: | "Unpredictable actions and, moreover, Kiev's involvement in terrorist acts certainly create a potential threat in this area," Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said without specifying the scope of his statement. | He insisted that the "Kyi…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Tropical Depression Near The Philippines, Call For Vigilance. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Philippine volcanologists called for vigilance as an approaching tropical depression could develop into a super typhoon and dump heavy rain in areas near an erupting volcano southeast of Manila. | Related: | According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the tropical depression will bring heavy rainfall from Sunday, triggering floods and landslides. | An…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Electoral Body of Guatemala Condemns Raid Against It. telesurenglish.net The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Guatemala stated that the proceedings carried out by the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity (FECI) in its Human Resources offices and against the person in charge of the Registry of Citizens, Eleonora Castillo, are not "coherent or consistent". | Related: | Through a communiqué, the TSE pointed out that these actions "provoke an adverse environment to legality" and…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Peru: Mobilizations Continue, So-Called Takeover of Lima. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Peruvian social organizations, movements and demonstrators continue with the mobilization in Lima to demand the resignation of the current president Dina Boluarte and the closing of the Congress. | Related: | The Peruvian Ombudsman's Office said that they are deployed in different points of the city of Lima and also in the Central 105 of the Peruvian Police in order to monitor the development of the curren…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Saudi Arabia To Provide 500-Mln-Usd Aid to Tunisia's Economy. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Saudi Arabia signed agreements with Tunisia to provide 500 million U.S. dollars to help finance Tunisia's state budget. | Related: | According to official statements, at the government headquarters in Tunis, in the presence of Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden Romdhane, the agreements were signed by Tunisian Finance Minister Sihem Namsia and her Saudi counterpart Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan.

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Minor Cabinet Reshuffle Announced in France. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the French presidential office announced a newly reshuffled government still leading by French Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne, with the leadership of most main ministries remaining unchanged. | Related: | According to official statements, President Emmanuel Macron re-shuffled his cabinet due to a series of national crisis. | Official data shows that the nation has been rattled by unrest over a contested pension reform, follo…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-21). James Cleverly Rules Out UK And US Troops Joining Conflict In Ukraine. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageMeanwhile, Germany does not have a single combat-ready division. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on July 19 that he had doubts that UK and US troops would fight in Ukraine when asked at the Aspen Institute's Security Forum. Although this guarantee was made at the forum, Cleverly could not help but make bombastic claims, such as Russia's military facing an inevitable collapse."Be under no illusion Russia…

Anonymous765 (2023-07-21). "Saving Ukraine" NATO Prepares For War. southfront.org |

Anonymous103 (2023-07-21). NATO Changing Its Weapons Strategy In Ukraine. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe focus now will be on fixing damaged weapons instead of sending new ones. | Written by The US and its allies will change weapons strategy in Ukraine. Instead of sending new equipment, western sponsors will now focus on repairing damaged weapons, thus trying to reuse them as much as possible. The maneuver reveals a Western "despair", as it echoes the reality t…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-21). Russian Legendary Military Commander Igor Strelkov Arrested In Moscow. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageIgor Strelkov once said that if he was allowed to go fighting on the Ukrainian frontlines, then (the Kremlin) made the decision to fight until Russia wins the war. If he is jailed, i.e. that the "surrender party" definitely won in Russia. | On July 21, former DPR Defense Minister, Russian military and political activist, Igor Girkin (Strelkov) was arrested. He is charged with public calls to extremist activities through Internet. | The court arrested the former head of the DPR Defense…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-21). The Afghanistan Lithium Great Game. southfront.org Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | While the United States, along with its allies, left Afghanistan in August 2021 in spectacularly humiliating circumstances, the departure was never entirely complete, nor bound to be permanent. Since then, Washington has led the charge in handicapping those who, with a fraction of the resources, defeated a superpower and prevailed in two decades of conflict. | In a fit of wounded pride, the United States has, in turn, sought to strangulate and asphyxia…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-21). Anglo-French Storm Shadow Cruise Missile (Infographics). southfront.org

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Israel Receives Three New F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets From U.S. (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | The Israeli Air Force (IAF) had received three new F-35 stealth fighter jets, the manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, announced on July 21. | The jets landed at the Nevatim air base a day earlier. The delivery brought the number of F-35s in service with the IAF to 39. Adding to the number, an experimental fighter jet known as AS-15 stationed at the Tel Nof air base. | The IAF operates a special version of the F-35A modified with Israeli-ma…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Russian Army Launches More Strikes Against Ukraine After Repelling Another Wave Of Attacks (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military had delivered another series of strikes against Ukrainian sites where "terror attacks" with the use of drones were plotted against Russia, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov announced on July 21. "Last night, Russian forces delivered a new strike by seaborne long-range high-precision weapons against the sites where terrorist acts with the use of attack unmanned aerial vehicles were plotted against the Russian Federation," the spokesman said. | T…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). U.S. To Deploy More Warships, Marines In Middle East To Counter Iran. southfront.org The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), front, the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) and the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) are underway in formation through the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, June 9, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Griffin Kersting/Released) | United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of an Amph…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Russia Says U.S.-Led Coalition F-16 Fighter Jet Homed On One Of Its Warplanes Over Syria. southfront.org Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, 2d Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat broadcaster, and Royal Jordanian Air Force Lt. Col. Firas Masadeh, a flying wing commander, taxi in an RJAF F-16 Fighting Falcon before an aerial photography mission May 13, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sara Greco/Released) | On July 20, the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria announced that a F-16 fighter jet of the United States-led coalition had used its targeting system on an airplane o…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Israeli Army Started Fire On Front With Lebanon To Remove Mines (Videos, Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. By Ali Shoeib. | On July 20, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) started a fire along the separation line with Lebanon, causing dozens of old mines planted there to explode. |

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Syrian Army Held Tactical Live-Fire Exercise In Central Desert (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On July 20, the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that different formations of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) had held an operational-tactical live-fire exercise in the country's central desert, also known as Badiya. | The exercise mimicked a large-scale attack on hastily prepared enemy defenses. The attack began with a series of air and artillery strikes. Under the cover of the strikes, armored formations advanced across the frontline, while several…

Anonymous767 (2023-07-21). Kyiv PR Unit Has Hard Time Denying Reality. southfront.org A screenshot from the video | Pro-Kyiv propaganda machine has a well documented history of denying reality and pushing forward fake explanations of key developments that surrounds the conflict on the territory once known as Ukraine. This propaganda easily uses conflicting conceptions and ignores facts demonstrating unprecedented level of hypocrisy. | Western diplomats, MSM outlets and their minor friends operating under the Kyiv regime simultaneously claim that the Russians fight with wooden sticks and complain ab…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-21). Russian Army Inflicts More Losses On Kiev Forces In Different Directions (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military has inflicted more human and material losses on Kiev forces in different directions within the special operation zone. | The Zapad Group of Forces announced on July 21 that its Su-34 fighter bombers had launched airstrikes against a gathering of Ukraine's 36th Separate Rifle Battalion near Kolodyazi in the Kupyansk direction. | The artillery of the group also thwarted an attempt to rotate units from the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade at the front near Novoselovskoe. | In addi…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-21). Disappointment For The Catalan Independence Movement: The General Court Of The EU Does Not Protect Them. southfront.org Written by Jordi Oriola Folch On July 5, the General Court of the European Union (GC of the EU) has…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-21). Registran nueva masacre en Colombia, la número 55 en 2023. telesurtv.net Las victimas se identificaron como Juan Gabriel Duarte, Jimmy Geovanni Vargas y Robinson Mora.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-21). Denuncian persecución contra activistas de DDHH en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Los entes denunciaron que el Instituto de Medicina Legal está ocultando las cifras de fallecidos en prisiones consecuencia de violaciones de DD.HH. en centros carcelarios.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-21). Productores bananeros cortan ruta fronteriza en Paraguay. telesurtv.net "Ahora estamos en la etapa de recolección de los cachos, pero esto se retrasó por la situación que estamos atravesando", señaló el productor Luis Galeano.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-21). OMS advierte sobre un posible aumento de dengue en Europa. telesurtv.net La OMS ha visto un aumento de ocho veces en los casos de dengue entre 2000 y 2022, de 500.000 casos a 4,2 millones.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-21). Defensa de expresidente peruano denuncia violación a sus DD.HH. telesurtv.net Robles detalló que entre las humillaciones destacan la prohibición de comunicarse con sus familiares desde que fue internado hace siete meses.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-21). øPor qué es el perro el mejor amigo del hombre?>. telesurtv.net Una investigación del 2015 develó que cuando una persona mira a los ojos a su perro este último libera una hormona relacionada con el cariño.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-21). Sube a 112 cifra de muertos por lluvias monzónicas en Pakistán. telesurtv.net La Autoridad Nacional de Gestión de Desastres de Pakistán señaló que la mitad de los decesos han sido en Punyab.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-07-21). Expertos advierten sobre temperaturas récord en Chile. telesurtv.net Es crucial implementar medidas de prevención y control de incendios para evitar una temporada desastrosa en términos de incendios forestales.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-21). Candidato peronista es atacado durante acto en Argentina. telesurtv.net Juan Pablo Luque, candidato de Unión por la Patria a gobernador de Chubut, alertó que la situación provincial "no es apta para la violencia ni el oportunismo nefasto ".

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-07-21). Lula anuncia medidas para reforzar la seguridad en Brasil. telesurtv.net Lula anunció también el Plan de Seguridad y Soberanía para la Amazonía (AMAS) ante la creciente violencia en esa región.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-21). Realizan protestas en la India tras violencia contra mujeres. telesurtv.net Las mujeres locales arrojaron piedras y quemaron algunas partes de la casa que pertenecía al principal acusado en un pueblo.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-21). Organizan en barrios de Lima nuevos actos en rechazo a Gobierno peruano. telesurtv.net Durante esta jornada se realizarán mítines y marchas en los Conos de Lima, donde reside un elevado número de personas que emigraron desde provincias.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-21). Apuñalamiento deja un muerto y tres heridos en Corea del Sur. telesurtv.net El agresor, quien no ha sido completamente identificado, atacó a las personas sobre las 14H07 hora local (05H07 GMT).

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-21). Manifestaciones en Israel dejan al menos 15 detenidos. telesurtv.net Unas siete personas fueron detenidas solo en Tel Aviv, donde los activistas bloquearon la autopista Ayalon varias horas.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-21). Hallan a 116 migrantes hacinados a bordo de camión en Sonora, México. telesurtv.net Dos conductores de autobús fueron detenidos como sospechosos del delito de tráfico de personas.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-21). Mujeres de América Latina y el Caribe examinan estrategias de lucha. telesurtv.net Promueven la lucha por los derechos y emancipación de las mujeres, así como un espacio regional soberano y libre de la intervención imperialista.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-21). Naciones del mundo islámico reaccionan tras agravio al Corán. telesurtv.net Los países islámicos tomaron acciones diplomáticas basadas en el retiro del encargado de negocios en Suecia.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-21). 59,5 % de ecuatorianos indecisos ante elecciones, según sondeo. telesurtv.net Empresa encuestadora Cedatos estudió el contexto previo a los comicios y afirmó que existe un "ambiente de pesimismo, indecisión y desconocimiento del proceso electoral".

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-21). Accidente vial deja unos 20 migrantes heridos en Costa Rica. telesurtv.net El accidente ocurrió poco antes de las 04H00 (hora local, 10H00 GMT). En el autobús viajaban unos 60 migrantes.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-21). Putin asegura que Ucrania perdió decenas de miles de efectivos. telesurtv.net En el Consejo de Seguridad ruso, el mandatario señaló que las fuerzas ucranianas "han sufrido enormes pérdidas".

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-21). Más de 300 pingàºinos aparecen sin vida en costas de Uruguay. telesurtv.net Este suceso viene ocurriendo desde hace tiempo, pero que se ha intensificado en los últimos tres años.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-07-21). Más de 70 migrantes han muerto por deshidratación en EE.UU. telesurtv.net El Paso tiene un registro de 334.000 detenciones este año entre octubre y mayo pasados, lo que representa casi el 90 por ciento de los 177.792 durante el mismo período hace un año.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-07-21). Incendio con explosiones cerca de un aeropuerto en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Algunas rutas de tren tuvieron que ser suspendidas debido a la gran nube de humo visible a varios kilómetros de distancia.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-07-21). Presidente Petro llama a discutir reformas sociales en Colombia. telesurtv.net El mandatario señaló que una reforma agraria "amplía el mercado interno, se libera la fuerza de trabajo de la tierra y por tanto se pondrían las condiciones fundamentales para la industrialización".

teleSUR, JGN (2023-07-21). Presidente de Venezuela entrega vivienda número 4.6 millones. telesurtv.net El presidente Maduro, asimismo, se comprometió a que su gobierno llegará a la meta de las cinco millones de viviendas entregadas.

Elisa Gentilotti, Anna Górska, Adriana Tami, Roy Gusinow, Massimo Mirandola, Jesús Rodríguez Baño, Zaira R. Palacios Baena, Elisa Rossi, Jan Hasenauer, Iris Lopes-Rafegas, Elda Righi, Natascia Caroccia, Salvatore Cataudella, Zeno Pasquini, Thomas Osmo, Lidia Del Piccolo, Alessia Savoldi, Samir Kumar-Singh, Fulvia Mazzaferri, Maria Giulia Caponcello, Gerolf de Boer, Gabriel Levy Hara, ORCHESTRA Study Group, Pasquale De Nardo, Surbhi Malhotra, Lorenzo Maria Canziani, Jade Ghosn, Aline-Marie Florence, Nadhem Lafhej, Bernardina T.F. van der Gun, Maddalena Giannella, Cédric Laouénan, Evelina Tacconelli (2023-07-21). Articles] Clinical phenotypes and quality of life to define post-COVID-19 syndrome: a cluster analysis of the multinational, prospective ORCHESTRA cohort. thelancet.com Our study provides new evidence suggesting that PCS can be classified by clinical phenotypes with different impact on QoL, underlying possible different pathogenic mechanisms. We identified factors associated to each clinical phenotype and to severe PCS. These results might help in designing pathogenesis studies and in selecting high-risk patients for inclusion in therapeutic and management clinical trials.

Nathan J. Cheetham, Rose Penfold, Valentina Giunchiglia, Vicky Bowyer, Carole H. Sudre, Liane S. Canas, Jie Deng, Benjamin Murray, Eric Kerfoot, Michela Antonelli, Khaled Rjoob, Erika Molteni, Marc F. àñsterdahl, Nicholas R. Harvey, William R. Trender, Michael H. Malim, Katie J. Doores, Peter J. Hellyer, Marc Modat, Alexander Hammers, Sebastien Ourselin, Emma L. Duncan, Adam Hampshire, Claire J. Steves (2023-07-21). Articles] The effects of COVID-19 on cognitive performance in a community-based cohort: a COVID symptom study biobank prospective cohort study. thelancet.com Cognitive deficits following SARS-CoV-2 infection were detectable nearly two years post infection, and largest for individuals with longer symptom durations, ongoing symptoms, and/or more severe infection. However, no such deficits were detected in individuals who reported full recovery from COVID-19. Further work is needed to monitor and develop understanding of recovery mechanisms for those with ongoing symptoms.

no apathy (2023-07-21). aliens took out ''pfizer'' plant. indybay.org aliens took it out…

David Giesen (2023-07-21). Saturday 7/22: Do-gooders on a rampage: the case for restoring per capita land values to Native Americans. indybay.org lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

Craig Louis Stehr (2023-07-21). Available for Spiritually Focused Direct Action. indybay.org Available on the planet earth for spiritually focused direct action.

Michael Hudson (2023-07-21). Is the US a Failed State with Michael Hudson. indybay.org It's a failed state because its economy is paralyzed and we're in a debt deflation, an economic polarization, that is just transferring all wealth and income away from labor, away from industry, into really the financial sector and what I call the finance, insurance, and real estate sector.

FOX (2023-07-21). 25 to 50 Fox Farms Remain in the U.S. indybay.org Some of the remaining fox farms in the United States.

Greenpeace USA, Protect the Protest Coalition (2023-07-21). Tuesday 7/25: We Will Not Be Silenced! Protecting Our Right to Protest & Dissent Virtual Town Hall. indybay.org

Santa Cruz Food Not Bombs (2023-07-21). Sunday 8/6: Peace in Ukraine: Rally and March. indybay.org Town Clock, Pacific and Water street, Santa Cruz…

Labor Video Project (2023-07-21). UC UAW Workers & Unite Here 11 Strikers Protest Union Busting By UC Bosses At UC Regents. indybay.org Hundreds of UC UAW members and Unite Here Local 11 strikers from Southern California rallied at the UC Regents meeting against the flagrant union busting tactics including felony arrests for chalking at UCSD.

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-21). Friday 7/21: POA: Shut it Down! indybay.org On the sidewalk in front of the San Francisco Police Officers Association: 800 Bryant @ 6th Street in San Francisco…

Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley (2023-07-21). Thursday 7/27: Climate Refugees: Facts and Findings, and Strategies for Loss and Damage. indybay.org Webinar…

La Peña Cultural Center (2023-07-21). Friday 7/21: La Peña Cultural Center's Baila Party! indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center (3105 Shattuck Ave)…

PNW Street Medics (2023-07-21). PNW Street Medics and Military Medicine. indybay.org

Strike Debt Bay Area (2023-07-21). Saturday 8/19: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: 'End Times' by Peter Turchin. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.

Food Empowerment Project (2023-07-21). New Video Examines How Amy's Kitchen Impacted the Lives of More Than 300 of Its Workers. indybay.org One year after the layoffs of more than 300 employees at the Amy's Kitchen factory in San José, California, Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.), a vegan food justice organization, has released a video on the lives that the company impacted.

UAW 2865 (2023-07-21). Wednesday 7/19: Stop Union Busting UAW 2865 and 5810 academic workers rally outside the UC Regents UCSF. indybay.org Rutter Center in San Francisco | UCSF Mission Bay Campus…

Revolution Books (2023-07-21). Tuesday 7/18: Discussion of the Film Oppenheimer. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Revolution Books (2023-07-21). Friday 7/21: Take Revolution to the Movie Lines for the film Oppenheimer. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

LA Sentinel (2023-07-21). First Friday August 2023, "The Funk Queen" comes home to the Historic Oak Park District. indybay.org Sacramento, California is forever the global headquarters for "The Funk Queen." First Friday in August 2023, will begin something special here in the Historic Oak Park District… stay tuned…

WorkWeek (2023-07-21). Tuesday 7/18: Labor Report on Argentina With High School Teacher Luciana Alterleib, member of ADEMYS tra. indybay.org Labor Report on Argentina With High School Teacher Luciana Alterleib, member of ADEMYS trade union and a member of the workers organization Tribuna Docente, Partido Obrero in the Left Workers Front in Argentina…

Planned Parenthood (2023-07-21). Wednesday 7/19: History of Planned Parenthood and Racial Justice Teach-in. indybay.org Online event | ACCESSIBILITY: Closed captioning will be available.

Action at Worldwide Headquarters (2023-07-21). Blocking Wells Fargo's "Business As Usual" to Demand a Halt to Fossil Fuel Funding. indybay.org Party-like atmosphere part of protest that leads to 6 arrests…

Oleg Nesterenko (2023-07-21). "The war in Ukraine is a war for the dollar" – part 2. indybay.org Moscow has really threatened the U.S. dollar on the international stage, and with it the entire U.S. economy behind it. Since Putin took office, well before 2021 and even before the anti-Russian coup in Ukraine in 2014, Russia, a leading energy power, has begun the process of liquidating U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. Russia halved the number of U.S. bonds it held.

SF Protests (2023-07-21). Protesters Out in Force at Wells Fargo Headquarters. indybay.org Creative Demonstrators in front of Wells Fargo worldwide headquarters in San Francisco on Friday July 14th…

Ryan Cristián (2023-07-21). Biden Admits "COVID Policy" Permanent, Censoring A Censorship Hearing & Docs Expose Biden Corruption. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (7/21/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Trisha Trigilio (2023-07-21). The Illinois Supreme Court Cash Bail Ruling, Explained. aclu.org Under a Why was there a lawsuit over it?: | Despite broad support for this law, including support from victims' rights advocates, law enforcement officials filed multiple lawsu…

Sara Flounders (2023-07-21). As Yellen dictates terms to China What we defend, what Wall Street wants to destroy. workers.org What is the material basis of the growing hostility on every level of the U.S. ruling class toward China? No great struggle is based on the personalities or aspirations of individuals. At the root is a very concrete, material basis that drives the conflict. Otherwise, meetings, discussions and diplomacy would . . . |

Richie Merino (2023-07-21). Don't fall for the traps in the humongous military budget. workers.org The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a record-breaking military budget of $886 billion for the coming fiscal year. The National Defense Authorization Act was passed by lawmakers on July 14 by a slim margin of 219 to 210, with the majority of Democrats opposing it. However, the bill is . . . |

Joe Piette (2023-07-21). 'If we don't get it, shut it down!'. workers.org With the expiration of the United Parcel Service contract with the Teamsters union fast approaching, dozens of Teamsters Local 623 members and supporters from other unions and progressive organizations held a "practice" picket line and rally on July 13. The picket, held at the main gate of the Hog Island . . . |

Lyn Neeley (2023-07-21). Portland Pride weekend: visibility and protest. workers.org Portland, Oregon Tens of thousands of Portland's LGBTQ2S+ community and supporters attended a weekend of events during Portland Pride July 14 and 15. On July 14, the Trans March ended at the waterfront festival in front of the main stage. An hour later, the Dyke March, four blocks long, took . . . |

Fidel Castro (2023-07-21). Our right to be Marxist-Leninists. workers.org This commentary, reprinted from Havana Times, was given May 7, 2015, by late Cuban President Fidel Castro Ruz. We share this now in honor of the 70th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks, which launched the Cuban Revolution. This 2021 graphic honors the Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Hospital, opened . . . |

Monica Moorehead (2023-07-21). Workers World Party remembers Minnie Bruce Pratt. workers.org Minnie Bruce Pratt was already a renowned lesbian poet, author and anti-racist activist even before she joined Workers World Party over 20 years ago. She became a managing editor of Workers World/Mundo Obrero newspaper following the death of her longtime partner and spouse, Leslie Feinberg, in 2014. Minnie Bruce Pratt . . . |

Editor (2023-07-21). Organized crime in Vilnius. workers.org To evaluate the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, this July it helps to observe it in the framework of what this military alliance's meeting really is: an international gathering of the heads of criminal gangs and some local stooges. If that argument seems to stretch reality, consider these points: Downtown . . . |

Judy Greenspan (2023-07-21). Bay Area activists launch new anti-APEC coalition. workers.org San Francisco A broad coalition of Filipino progressive organizations, anti-imperialist groups, labor and other supporters gathered on July 11 in front of San Francisco City Hall. This was part of a countrywide push to demand "No to APEC! People Before Profits!" Demonstration against APEC, San Francisco, July 11, 2023. Photo: . . . |

Molly Shah (2023-07-21). 'Strike City': Louisville's small unions give boost to UPS Teamsters strike prep. therealnews.com With the possibility of 340,000 Teamsters going on strike next month at United Parcel Service (UPS)

Chris Hedges (2023-07-21). Remembering Staughton Lynd's life of defiance. therealnews.com

Teddy Ostrow (2023-07-21). Union Freight Has Hit Rock Bottom. Can the Teamsters Turn it Around? therealnews.com In the In the early minutes of the film, M…

Taya Graham, Stephen Janis (2023-07-21). Cuffed for creativity: Texas chalk artist's arrest triggers First Amendment dispute. therealnews.com Chalk artist Joshua Hinson was finishing up a community art project in Leon Valley, Texas when local cops confronted him over his art, which they incorrectly described as "graffiti." Hinson's arrest, which was captured on video, has raised questions about the protection of art under the First Amendment, and the overreach and abuse of power exercised by police in regulating public space. The charges against Hinson were ultimately dropped, but the problems his case raises about the police as an institution remain. Police Accountability Report investigates. | Production: Stephen Janis, Taya Graham | Post-Produ…

Editor (2023-07-21). Decriminalizing Being Human. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-21). Congressional Testimony of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. scheerpost.com The hearing examined the federal government's role in censoring Americans, the Missouri v. Biden case, and Big Tech's collusion with out-of-control government agencies to silence speech.

Editor (2023-07-21). 'Israel Is an Apartheid State': Progressives Explain Decision to Boycott Israeli President's Speech. scheerpost.com "It's contradictory to claim to support human rights when you're arming the oppressors with billions of dollars of bullets and bombs," said Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush.

Editor (2023-07-21). In Ukraine, US Adds to Barbaric Cluster-Bomb Legacy. scheerpost.com Millions of people have been affected by the use of cluster munitions by the US in countries like Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, even years after the wars have ended. The same plight awaits civilians in the current war zone in Ukraine…

Editor (2023-07-21). Seymour Hersh: Ordinary People by the Millions. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-21). Michigan Amazon Workers Stage Largest Delivery Station Strike Yet. scheerpost.com By Luis Feliz Leon / Labor Notes In the middle of Amazon's Prime Day promotional sales rush, 60 warehouse workers walked out for more than three hours at its delivery station in Pontiac, Michigan—bringing the facility to the brink of a total shutdown. A delivery station is the last warehouse an Amazon package passes through …

Editor (2023-07-21). What We Can Still Learn From J. Robert Oppenheimer. scheerpost.com "We believe," he wrote in 1945, "that the safety of this nation—as opposed to its ability to inflict damage on an enemy power—cannot lie wholly or even primarily in its scientific or technical prowess."

CounterSpin (2023-07-21). Kevin Minofu on Say Her Name. fair.org CounterSpin230721.mp3 (Haymarket Books, This week on CounterSpin: If corporate news media didn't matter, we wouldn't talk about them. But elite, moneyed outlets do, of course, direct public attention to some issues and not to others, and suggest the possibility of some social responses, but not others. It's that context that the

Dr. William Makis (2023-07-21). Covid Vaccine Jab: Brain Bleeds in Young People. globalresearch.ca

Mikatekiso Kubayi (2023-07-21). The Geopolitics of Russia-Africa Relations: Critical Challenges, Refined Practices. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Anthony J. Hall (2023-07-21). Canada Out of NATO. US-NATO Want to "Militarize Climate" globalresearch.ca

Mike Whitney (2023-07-21). Brzezinski's Warning. NATO Moves to Asia-Pacific. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-07-21). Why the Political West Still Doesn't Want Ukraine to Join NATO. globalresearch.ca

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-07-21). US/ NATO Changing Its Weapons Strategy in Ukraine. Western Political Despair? globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-07-21). History: Germany Pursues 'Drang nach Osten' Once Again? More Weapons for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Jonathan Cook (2023-07-21). Across the West, People Are Dying in Greater Numbers. Nobody Wants to Learn Why. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-07-21). Censored: UFC Fighters Are Exposing COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Injuries and Deaths. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Sam Ben-Meir (2023-07-21). The Riots in France as Seen Through the 'Long Take'. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Yakov M. Rabkin (2023-07-21). "Unfreedom": Fifty Years Later. globalresearch.ca

Mike Whitney (2023-07-21). Biden's Tech-War against Beijing "Goes Nuclear". China and The Battle for Semiconductors. globalresearch.ca

John V. Walsh (2023-07-21). Arming Taiwan Is an Insane Provocation. asia-pacificresearch.com

Global Research News (2023-07-21). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-07-21). Selected Articles: 9/11 and COVID Hoaxes: Disguising Bioweapons as "Medical Cures" globalresearch.ca By Clearly there's a growing array of people out there who recognize that some knowledge of the lies an…

Ahmed Adel (2023-07-21). US Presses Ukraine for "Decisive Breakthrough": "Ukrainian Forces are being Methodically Neutralised". Heavy Casualties. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-07-21). The Covid Vaccine Causes Seizures in Young People. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-21). "It's Not Socialism": China is a Capitalist Cheap Labour Economy, Based on Exceedingly Low Wages. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-21). An Afrofeminist Reading from Venezuela. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina and Merlyn Pirela A Conversation with Merlyn Pirela (Part II) Hegemonic feminist currents focus on patriarchal oppression, but racialized forms of oppression seldom enter their discourse. Merlyn Pirela is a Venezuelan Afrofeminist activist and organizer, and a member of the Afro-Venezuelan Women's Cumbe. In Part I of this two-part interview, Pirela explored the historical…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-21). Storm Clouds Gathering in the Black Sea. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar Turkish President Recep Erdogan (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) with President Biden & NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (C), NATO Summit, Vilnius,July 11, 2023 The NATO Summit in Vilnius (July 11-12) signalled that there is absolutely no possibility of talks to settle the Ukraine war in a foreseeable future. The war…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-21). Peru Escalates the Struggle against the Boluarte Regime. libya360.wordpress.com Alejandra Garcia The people of Peru took to the streets this Wednesday and Thursday to demand the resignation of the main leaders of President Dina Boluarte's regime, the advancement of general elections, and the restitution of democracy in the Andean nation. More than 20,000 Peruvians are the protagonists of the Great March of the Peoples,…

Zane McNeill (2023-07-21). 19-Year-Old Girl Sent to Jail for Self-Managed Abortion in Nebraska. truthout.org A 19-year-old woman in Nebraska has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years of probation for ending a pregnancy with abortion pills. Although she was 17 when she ended her pregnancy in April 2022, she was charged as an adult and faced up to two years in prison. Self-managed abortion is only explicitly illegal in Nevada and South Carolina, not in Nebraska. But prosecutors have criminalized… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-21). House Passes "Hateful" Bill to Defund Schools That Give Asylum Seekers Shelter. truthout.org The House passed a bill this week aimed at barring schools and universities from giving shelter to asylum seekers in a time when members of both major parties are increasing their attacks on migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. The Schools Not Shelters Act, originally introduced by Republican Rep. Marcus Molinaro (New York), passed the House 222 to 201 on Wednesday, with Republicans joined by four… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-21). Alabama GOP Defies Supreme Court Order to Pass Maps Empowering Black Voters. truthout.org The Republican-controlled Alabama state legislature is set to defy a mandate from the U.S. Supreme Court and other appellate courts by passing a new congressional map that will only include one majority-Black district. After the last census, Alabama passed new maps that "packed" Black voters in the state within a single district. A federal court ruled last year that the map in question was unfair… |

Mike Ludwig (2023-07-21). 60 Years After the March on Washington, 1 in 3 Black Children Live in Poverty. truthout.org Conservatives today would have you believe the civil rights movement of the 1960s was so successful that systemic racism is a problem of the past. Every February, white Republicans observe Black History Month by twisting famous lines from Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech to serve their own agendas. The Constitution is "colorblind," they claim, and if this flies in the face of… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-21). Trump-Appointed Judge Sets Mar-a-Lago Docs Trial Date for May 2024. truthout.org A federal judge has set the trial date regarding the 37 charges former President Donald Trump faces for improperly retaining thousands of government documents, including hundreds of classified materials, at his Palm Beach, Florida, estate. Pending any further delays, the trial will commence on May 20, 2024, according to an order from District Judge Aileen Cannon. It is planned to last for around… |

Connor Echols (2023-07-21). "Oppenheimer" Leaves Out Victims of Nuclear Testing. truthout.org On July 16, 1945, the world ended. Or at least it seemed that way to residents of the Tularosa Basin in New Mexico. Unbeknownst to local civilians, J. Robert Oppenheimer had chosen their backyard as the proving ground for the world's first nuclear weapon. The explosion, which U.S. officials publicly claimed to be an accident at a local ammunition depot, tore through the morning sky, leaving a 40… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-21). Senate Democrats Advance Bill to Force Supreme Court to Adopt Ethics Code. truthout.org Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced legislation on Thursday that would force the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code for the first time in history. The committee voted along party lines to approve Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's (D-Rhode Island) Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act, which is aimed at reining in corruption among justices in a time when new… |

Igor Derysh (2023-07-21). Trump May Face Racketeering Indictment in Georgia Election Probe. truthout.org Fulton County, Ga. District Attorney Fani Willis has amassed enough evidence in the investigation of former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to charge a "sprawling racketeering indictment" next month, according to The Guardian. Willis previously said she was considering racketeering charges but the report adds new details about the scope of the charges… |

Amy Goodman (2023-07-21). Reforms Have Failed to Prevent Sexual Abuse in ICE Jails, Report Reveals. truthout.org A damning new investigation by journalists Maria Hinojosa and Zeba Warsi examines how immigration officials have failed to properly address complaints of sexual abuse from people held in detention centers. The report from Futuro Investigates and Latino USA details how women in jails run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, have been sexually abused, often in a medical setting when they… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-21). Report: McCarthy Promised to Expunge Trump's Impeachments. truthout.org A new report suggests that Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy (R-California) promised Donald Trump that he would hold a vote on the House floor to expunge the former president's two impeachments — an action he cannot legally take as it is not included in the U.S. Constitution. Politico reported on the promise, citing a source with knowledge of the situation. McCarthy… |

Zara Jemuel (2023-07-21). Militant Black Unionism Offers Best Resistance to Growing White Nationalism. truthout.org The United States economy keeps Black labor at the bottom because when bosses conceded on slavery, they settled on poverty wages. While white nationalism's most visible soldiers are terror organizations and politicians, the quest for racial purity is made possible by Sears, General Motors, Dow Chemical, ExxonMobil, Chase Bank, and other so-called job creators. Corporate benefactors fund extremist… |

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-21). Citizen science shows widespread exposure to drug-resistant fungal spores. imperial.ac.uk Fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus has acquired resistance to agricultural fungicide and first-line clinical antifungal drugs.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-21). Professor Michele Dougherty elected next President of the Institute of Physics. imperial.ac.uk Imperial's Head of the Department of Physics will begin her two-year term as President of the Council of Trustees in 2025.

Zoe Alexandra (2023-07-21). La Cumbre de los Pueblos en Bruselas pide que se respete la democracia y la autodeterminación. peoplesdispatch.org Más de 1.000 personas participaron en la Cumbre de los Pueblos que reunió a los pueblos de América Latina y el Caribe y de Europa…

Luis De Jesus Reyes (2023-07-21). Does religious freedom exist in Cuba? peoplesdispatch.org In a report published in December 2022, the State Department placed the island on its Washington affirms that in the Caribbean country there is no "religious freedom", but Cuban religious leaders who spoke to CLARIDAD, have a different opinion, assuring that this is an excuse to damage the image of the Caribbean country and justify the imposition of more sanctions.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). Belgium hosts movements from across Latin America and Europe in People's Summit. peoplesdispatch.org We bring you glimpses of the People's Summit in Brussels which brought together people's movements, trade unions, and left parties from across Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe…

Zoe Alexandra (2023-07-21). People's Summit in Brussels calls for respect of democracy and self-determination. peoplesdispatch.org

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). Death toll mounts in Kenya as police intensify crackdown on protests against US-IMF backed tax regime. peoplesdispatch.org After police killed six protesters and arrested more than 300 on July 19, Kenya's left and human rights group warned of a resurgent police state. Kenyans have been protesting President William Ruto's Finance Act that increases taxes on essential goods…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). Thousands of Peruvians partake in 'Third Takeover of Lima', revive struggle against Boluarte regime. peoplesdispatch.org Tens of thousands of Peruvians took to the streets across the country on Wednesday, July 19, to revive the struggle against the coup-installed regime led by de-facto President Dina Boluarte who took office after democratically elected left-wing President Pedro Castillo was removed in a legislative coup and subsequently arrested in December 2022. Boluarte, who was elected on a progressive ticket alongside Castillo, has been fiercely criticized by the people for betraying them and entering into a political alliance with the country's right-wing forces to govern. | Workers, peasants, students, members of various Ind…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). UN proposes elimination of all nuclear weapons as first step under new agenda for peace. peoplesdispatch.org Rising geopolitical and geo-economic tensions across the globe need a better, reformed, and updated UN system which reflects the growing multipolarity and is more representative, unbiased, and effective…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). One Palestinian youth killed, four others wounded in Israeli occupation's raid on Nablus. peoplesdispatch.org Palestinians were resisting Israeli occupation forces who stormed the area to provide security cover to illegal settlers invading the locality. Since the Israeli occupation of the West Bank in 1967, extremist right-wing settlers have tried to claim exclusive access to Joseph's Shrine, which has been visited by people of all faiths for ages…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa was spied on by Spanish company for CIA. peoplesdispatch.org According to El País, private security company UC Global SL spied on Rafael Correa after he left office and passed information about his private meetings to the CIA as well as to his successor Lenín Moreno…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). One year after mass uprising, Sri Lanka's political and economic crisis festers. peoplesdispatch.org Ahilan Kadirgamar, Senior Lecturer at the University of Jaffna, talks about the political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka, one year after the uprising that overthrew President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He explains how the Ranil Wickremesinghe regime has combined repression with anti-people economic policies…

Lowkey (2023-07-21). The True Cost of Julian Assange's Persecution: An Exclusive Interview with Stella Assange. mintpressnews.com Lowkey catches up with legal expert and human rights defender Stella Assange to talk about her battle to free her husband Julian, the world's most famous political prisoner.

Carlos Eduardo Sánchez (2023-07-21). Venezuela's President Maduro Celebrates Milestone: 4.6 Millionth House Completed under GMVV Program. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro celebrated the completion of the 4.6 millionth house, a remarkable achievement delivered through the Gran Misión Vivienda Venezuela (GMVV) program, which stands as a significant milestone of the Chavista government's commitment to providing millions of homes. "We did it, we made it," Maduro said in his announcement. "Here is a milestone of 4,600,000 housing solutions, and from here we will keep moving forward." | The head of state reported thatSan Isidro housing development in the Tocuyo parish of the Monseñor Iturriza municipality, Falcón state, witnessed the allocation of 11…

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-21). Manuel Rosales' UNT Withdraws Candidate for Opposition Primaries. orinocotribune.com

Susana Khalil (2023-07-21). Judaism Is a Religion, Not a People; Palestine Is Not a Religion, It Is a People. orinocotribune.com By Susana Khalil — Jul 19, 2023 | The epitome of artificial secularism and the true Euro-Zionist colonial anachronism: Israel. | Honor and glory to Europe; its secularism cost it centuries of blood, cruelty, horror, and terror. With its so-called secularism nowadays, it atrociously defends and venerates its fictional "nation-state" Israel, which does not hold its origins in a people, but in a religion. | The European Zionist movement succeeded in 1948 in imposing a colonial regime in Palestine. It makes aesthetic use of Judaism, the mere religious semitic legacy that is part of Arab ancestry and heritage, f…

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-21). Venezuela's National Assembly Approves New Tax Law Aimed at Safeguarding Citizen Rights and Fostering Economic Growth. orinocotribune.com The National Assembly of Venezuela has approved the Organic Law for the Coordination and Harmonization of the Tax Powers of the States and Municipalities. | The law was approved by the National Assembly during a second round of discussions on Tuesday, July 18. It is aimed at protecting the rights of Venezuelan people embroiled in tax issues. | Jorge Rodríguez, the president of the National Assembly, emphasized that the primary objective of this law is to establish a systematic framework for tax regulations while safeguarding the rights of individuals, merchants, entrepreneurs, and small businesses. Additionally,…

scorinoco (2023-07-21). Russian Insulin Shipment Breaks Blockade: Venezuela Receives 1.1 Million Vials and 40,000 Syringe Pens. orinocotribune.com A shipment of 1.1 million vials of rapid- and intermediate-acting recombinant human insulin and more than 40,000 reusable syringes arrived in Venezuela from Russia. | The Russian Embassy in Venezuela reported on Wednesday, July 19, that "a large batch of Russian insulins, including syringes from Geropharm company, has reached Caracas. More than 1.1 million vials of human insulin have arrived, which can cover the needs of diabetic patients nationwide for three months." | Llegó a Caracas un lote de mayor volumen de insulinas rusas incluyendo las plumas jeringas de la compañía Geropharm! | Más de 1.1 millones de in…

scorinoco (2023-07-21). Simón Bolívar Statue Unveiled in Moscow. orinocotribune.com A true-to-life replica of the statue of Liberator Simón Bolívar, which stands in Bolívar Square in Caracas and was originally inaugurated in 1874 by Antonio Guzman Blanco, has been unveiled in Moscow, Russia. The grand unveiling ceremony took place on Wednesday, July 19, just a few days prior to the 240th anniversary of the birth of this eminent South American revolutionary. | Simón Bolívar, a revered leader, played a momentous role in emancipating the people of Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru from the yoke of the Spanish Crown. | The monument is located at the intersection of Vernadsky Avenue and…

Kevin Gosztola (2023-07-21). What's Next In Julian Assange's Case?>. thedissenter.org WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his legal team believe that Assange may be extradited to the United States before the end of summer.It is unfortunately time for us to prepare for court proceedings, and so far, you came through for us marvelously.I am so grateful to our readers for exceeding our goal of raising $1,000 to support my coverage of Assange's U.S. court proceedings. You raised over $3,000. | Now that we have plenty to cover the costs of traveling to Alexandria, Virginia, if Assange is arraigned, let's build on this momentum and raise our goal to support our coverage going forward.Donate $50 to help…

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Insights | U.S. experts: U.S. and China should coexist peacefully for a better future. ecns.cn While talking exclusively with China News Network, Douglas Paal, distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Sourabh Gupta, resident senior fellow at ICAS, elucidated their thoughts on the trend of the U.S.-China relationship.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Hangzhou Asian Games themed Fuxing high-speed train unveiled in Changchun. ecns.cn A Hangzhou Asian Games themed Fuxing high-speed train rolls off production line in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 21, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Field with blooming cole flowers attracts visitors in Sichuan. ecns.cn A field with blooming cole flowers and clusters of white clouds in the blue sky create a splendid landscape in summer in Ruoergai County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Tropical storm Doksuri forms, to affect coastal areas in SE China. ecns.cn The 5th typhoon in 2023, or Doksuri, a tropical storm, has formed in the ocean in the east of the Philippines, according to China Meteorological Observatory (CMO) on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). No matter how Japan tries, there is no way to whitewash its discharge plan: Chinese FM. ecns.cn No matter how Japan tries, there is no way to whitewash its discharge plan and the protests from neighboring countries and the questions raised by people within Japan are all clear evidence, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated at a press conference on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Over 700,000 pieces of fake online content deleted. ecns.cn More than 700,000 pieces of fake information on the internet have been eliminated by Chinese police during a 100-day campaign against rumors, the Ministry of Public Security said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Sanya-Jakarta air route opens. ecns.cn A Boeing 737-900 aircraft operated by Lion Air from Indonesia, carrying 180 passengers, arrived at Sanya Phoenix International Airport in South China's Hainan Province at 0: 54 a.m. on Friday, marking the official opening of the Sanya-Jakarta international air route.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). One Chinese citizen injured in Auckland shooting incident. ecns.cn One Chinese citizen got injured in the shooting incident that happened in downtown Auckland in New Zealand on Thursday, China Media Group reported.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). China conducts anti-dumping investigation into propanoic acid imports from U.S. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Friday to launch an anti-dumping investigation into imported propanoic acid originating in the U.S. starting from July 21, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in New Zealand. ecns.cn Co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia, the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup opened on Thursday. A total of 32 teams will compete across 64 matches in 9 host cities.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). UAE unveils climate action plan for COP28. ecns.cn The United Arab Emirates has launched a summit plan focused on fast-tracking energy transition, climate finance, livelihoods and inclusivity as it prepares to host this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP28, in Dubai in November..

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). TSMC delays chip production at Arizona plant. ecns.cn Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) — the world's largest chipmaker — will delay mass production of chips at its new Arizona-based chip plant until 2025 due to a shortage of skilled labor.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Insights | CPC never forgets its main mission to serve people: Italian expert. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) has never forgotten its main mission, which is to serve the people and their interests. The distinctive model of the socialist market economy has tried to combine private profits and common prosperity, productivity and welfare, merit and social demand, something even impossible to think of nowadays in the West.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Meteorological routing center established in Beijing. ecns.cn A meteorological routing center under the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) was established in Beijing on Thursday. The center will provide weather navigation services for ships based on weather conditions, sea conditions, vessel performance, and more.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Insights | BRI doesn't distinguish participants based on ideologies, nor does it respond to zero-sum game logic: expert. ecns.cn "The Communist Party of China (CPC) has never forgotten its main mission, which is to serve the people and their interests," said Fabio Massimo Parenti, professor of international studies at the International Institute Lorenzo de' Medici in Florencein an online interview with China News Network.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). China's Shenzhou-16 crew completes first spacewalk. ecns.cn The Shenzhou-16 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Mascot of 31st FISU World University Games featured with 'face changing' on display. ecns.cn The design of the Mascot Rongbao was inspired by the changing faces of Sichuan Opera, one of the symbols of Tianfu culture. Face changing, or "bian lian," traces its history back some 300 years, and is unique to the southwestern province of Sichuan.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Beloved giant panda Fu Bao turns to three in South Korea. ecns.cn Fu Bao, the first giant panda born through natural breeding in South Korea, turned to three on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Chinese, Ukrainian commerce officials eye deepening economic cooperation, expanding imports. ecns.cn China's Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy International Trade Representative Ling Ji met with Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine Taras Kachka in Beijing on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Culture Fact | Get ready for 'Zhongfu'. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Top fighter jets to take part in Changchun air show. ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army Air Force will send its best aircraft to perform at an air show in Changchun, capital of Jilin province, according to officers.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Heavy rainfall to cool off sweltering north. ecns.cn The heaviest rainfall so far this year began hitting areas in North China on Thursday, bringing some relief to a region that has been scorched in recent weeks by persistently high temperatures.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Guidance greeted as stimulative for entrepreneurs. ecns.cn China's latest guidance to drive the development of the private sector will boost confidence among private enterprises, allowing them to make more innovations and stimulate market vitality for greater economic growth.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Fossil study indicates mammals may have preyed on dinosaurs. ecns.cn People commonly think of dinosaurs as being overwhelmingly dominant during their time on Earth, but a recent study suggests that despite their usually much larger size, they may still have fallen prey to mammal predators.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Experts call for R&D investments in booming hair health sector. ecns.cn China's hair health sector requires greater investment in research and development to develop rapidly and meet rising consumer demand, industry experts have said.

Civil Disobedience for the Climate (2023-07-21). Protesters Separated from Locking Cuffs at Wells Fargo Protest. indybay.org 30 second mp.4 video by Peg Hunter of fire fighters cutting away the lockboxes from protesters' arms.

Art Persyko (2023-07-21). Tuesday 7/18: Voting Rights & Fighting Fascism, an SF Gray Panther Forum. indybay.org Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/86465752525?pwd=Tzh1YVh5SE9mdWkzdjI2clZrVEczdz09 | MEETING ID: 864 6575 2525; PASS CODE: 465295 | PHONE IN: 699-900 9128 US…

Julie Russell-Steuart (2023-07-21). Iowa's Abortion Ban from a Disability Perspective. indybay.org The Iowa legislature convened on July 11 for a special session and passed a near-total abortion ban.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Australian entertainment union opposes industrial action to support striking US actors and writers. wsws.org The Media Entertainment Arts Alliance has made clear to the US entertainment corporations that there will be no disruption to their productions in Australia during the strike.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Australia hosting its largest ever military games to simulate war against China. wsws.org The centerpiece of Talisman Sabre is a massive land, air and sea invasion of an island in the Pacific, clearly directed against the Chinese military.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Reject management-union privatisation and job destruction program at Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation. wsws.org Appeals for increased retrenchment payouts is a cynical manoeuvre by union bureaucrats who are simply asking for a higher price for the destruction of jobs that they have no right to sell.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Congress, Biden embrace Israeli racists and warmongers. wsws.org While Congress overwhelmingly approved a resolution denying that Israel is a racist state, the White House invited the racist-in-chief, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to make an official visit to Washington..

WSWS (2023-07-21). Two Australian schoolgirls die amid surge of flu infections. wsws.org The tragic deaths highlight the danger of flu, which has killed at least 134 people in Australia this year, and, in particular, Influenza B, the effects of which tend to be most severe among pregnant women and children, including those who are otherwise healthy.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Wabtec rejects UE's latest concessions offer. wsws.org Management walked out of resumed negotiations after just six minutes, rejecting the UE's proposed concessions as inadequate.

WSWS (2023-07-21). What did Biden and the UAW president discuss at the White House? wsws.org The talks had the character of a corporatist conspiracy against autoworkers—a plot by the highest levels of the state and the UAW bureaucracy to impose the demands of the corporations on the workers.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Democrats in Washington D.C. and Maryland announce law and order policies in response to shootings. wsws.org In wake of recent shootings in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Democratic Party and pseudo-left officials have spearheaded a law and order crackdown.

WSWS (2023-07-21). In the midst of bitter conflict with actors and writers, Netflix reports $8.2 billion in second-quarter revenue. wsws.org On Wednesday, Netflix reported total revenue of $8.2 billion in the second quarter of 2023, with net income of $1.5 billion.

WSWS (2023-07-21). TWU pushes through concessions contract for NYC transit workers. wsws.org The sellout deal for transit workers formalized on Wednesday was coupled with fare and toll hikes for commuters.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Trudeau denounces Canadian dockers' "unacceptable" opposition to government-dictated contract, vows ports "can't be disrupted" wsws.org Although the government intervened in the dispute early on and the employers have been baying for state action against the dockers from day-one, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union opposes any strategy to mobilize the working class to oppose a government-dictated settlement, whether imposed by a back-to-work law or some other means.

WSWS (2023-07-21). German government decimates research funding for Long Covid. wsws.org Instead of €100 million as originally announced, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (Social Democrat, SPD) wants to make only €21 million available for Long Covid research and the development of therapies and drugs against it.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Residents of Northside Kalamazoo fight poisoning of their neighborhood by global paper packaging company. wsws.org Residents of the Northside neighborhood of Kalamazoo are fighting the global paper manufacturing company Graphic Packaging International and the local, state and federal government to stop the poisoning of their community with toxic hydrogen sulfide gas.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Michael: Rapper Killer Mike releases an unflattering self-portrait. wsws.org The outspoken rapper responds to this moment of capitalism's intersecting crises … with an album that worships God and Mammon.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Autoworkers at General Motors' CAMI plant in Canada forced to rely on food banks during electric vehicle transition. wsws.org The 170,000 autoworkers in all the other operations of the Detroit Three in Canada and the United States who face—or will face—EV retooling programs, would do well to learn the lessons of the CAMI experience.

Vijay Prashad (2023-07-21). If Everybody's Going to Join NATO, Then Why Have the United Nations? dissidentvoice.org Bassim Al Shaker (Iraq), Symphony of Death 1, 2019 The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) held its annual summit on 11—12 July in Vilnius, Lithuania. The communiqué released after the first day's proceedings claimed that 'NATO is a defensive alliance', a statement that encapsulates why many struggle to grasp its true essence. A look at …

_____ (2023-07-21). Egypt and India: a clear example of the multipolar character of today's world. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-21). NATO Promises a Tricky Long War on Russia. journal-neo.org The latest NATO summit has been 'successful' insofar as it brought Sweden's membership very close to becoming a reality. At the same time, the summit also made clear that the alliance, even though it fell short of offering membership to Ukraine, is gearing up for a long war with Russia. The most prominent proponent of […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-07-21). Victims of US military action meet in Hanoi to discuss the disposal of hazardous chemicals. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-21). Ukraine's Agent Zelensky… a Puppet Show Produced by the West. strategic-culture.org

_____ (2023-07-21). Historical Falsification in the Service of Pro-War Propaganda. strategic-culture.org In its latest foray into the realm of historical falsification, the New York Times on Tuesday published a news analysis pinning the blame for World War II on the Soviet Union. The lengthy article authored by Andrew E. Kramer, entitled "A Current War Collides with the Past: Remnants of World War II in Ukraine," makes no mention of either the Holocaust or the Nazi war of annihilation against the Soviet people.

_____ (2023-07-21). U.S. Military Sought to Experiment on Africans for Big Pharma: Kremlin. strategic-culture.org The allegations involve Metabiota, a firm with links to US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter | Join us on , , and . | The Pentagon planned to use its biolaboratories in Africa to test unregistered medicines on local populati…

_____ (2023-07-21). Pole Vaulter Yelena Isinbaeva: MI6's Latest Assassination Target. strategic-culture.org The Russians will return and some of them will be up for settling scores with those who think Russian or other women make easy targets for their bile, Declan Hayes writes. | Join us on , , and . | As sport shifts its focus f…

April Lanuza (2023-07-21). Donald Trump faces more legal troubles. america.cgtn.com Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces legal troubles…

April Lanuza (2023-07-21). Brazil's tourism industry rebounds after COVID-19. america.cgtn.com Brazil's tourism industry is bouncing back after COVID-19. Although the country is seeing a record number of tourists, analysts say there' still room for growth.

manager (2023-07-21). IMF Surcharge Fees Hurt Those the Fund Is Meant to Help. cepr.net DC Journal Opelika-Auburn News See article on original site When Rep. Chuy Garcia, D-Illinois, learned about the International Monetary Fund's surcharge policy, it felt familiar: "To me, this looks like the business model of payday lenders here in Chicago, not an economic development agency." The IMF is the lender of last resort to countries experiencing economic difficulties. …

Robert Reich (2023-07-21). How to fix a broken Supreme Court. nationofchange.org The Supreme Court derives its strength not from the use of force or political power, but from the trust of the people.

Nick Cunningham (2023-07-21). Proposed pipeline expansion could upend three states' climate plans. nationofchange.org "These XPress projects are putting millions of cubic feet of gas into the United States at a time when Texas is baking and Oregon is burning."

Alessandra Bergamin (2023-07-21). How suing the US government can empower the climate movement. nationofchange.org

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-21). UN agencies warn that hunger may increase in El Salvador. plenglish.com San Salvador, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Warnings from United Nations agencies that hunger may increase in El Salvador are highlighted today in local media such as La Prensa Grafica.

anonimo (2023-07-21). Costa Rica alert due to increase in respiratory viruses in children. plenglish.com San José, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican health authorities warned, once again, about the increase in respiratory diseases in children, which maintains 134 percent occupancy in the main children's hospital.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-21). Observers show interest in early elections in Ecuador. plenglish.com Quito, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The National Electoral Council (CNE) in Ecuador detailed that until today they have accredited more than 240 people as national observers for the elections, while they are waiting for some international missions' confirmation.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-21). Lopez Obrador welcomes President of Plaza de Mayo Grandmothers. plenglish.com Mexico City, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, welcomed today the founder and president of the Plaza de Mayo Grandmothers, Estela Carlotto, to his morning press conference at the National Palace.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-21). Cuba's Septeto Santiaguero is to exhibit art in Poland. plenglish.com Warsaw, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The Septeto Santiaguero, a faithful exponent of traditional Cuban music, will exhibit its art and the son roots that distinguish them in the Globaltica Festival that takes place in this capital city.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-21). Russia will do its best to supply African nations with grains. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Russia is developing new routes for grain supplies to African countries after the completion of the grain agreement, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said today.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-21). World Federation of Trade Unions rejects US blockade against Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The general secretary of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), Pambis Kyritsis, rejected here the use of economic blockades as a political tool of powerful nations to impose their model of domination on countries like Cuba.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-21). France calls on EU to stop alignment with the United States. plenglish.com Paris, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) French academic and essayist Salim Lamrani considered today the European Union (EU) should abandon its almost systematic alignment with the United States policy, which he described as absurd.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-21). Cuba's province of Matanzas increases digital self-service stations. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) With the purpose of optimizing and facilitating processes of procedures to the population, the Scientific and Technological Park of Matanzas (PCTM) is working to increase digital self-service stations.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-21). Argentine president denounces effects of debt with IMF. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The debt contracted by former President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) represents an impressive weight for the Argentine economy, President Alberto Fernández said today.

Staff (2023-07-21). "The Wind Knows My Name": Novelist Isabel Allende on Child Separation from the Nazis to U.S. Border. democracynow.org In an in-depth interview about her work, we speak with Isabel Allende, one of the world's most celebrated novelists, author of 26 books that have sold more than 77 million copies and have been translated into 42 languages. Her books include The House of the Spirits, Paula and Daughter of Fortune, and her latest novel is The Wind Knows My Name, which looks at the trauma of child-family separation, from Nazi Germany to the U.S.-Mexico border, and those on the frontlines helping migrant children. "That idea of separating the kids is extremely cruel, but it keeps happening," Allende tells Democracy…

Staff (2023-07-21). "Immensely Invisible": Immigrant Women in ICE Jails Face Sexual Abuse Despite Reforms, Report Reveals. democracynow.org A damning new investigation by journalists Maria Hinojosa and Zeba Warsi examines how immigration officials have failed to properly address complaints of sexual abuse from people held in detention centers. The report from Futuro Investigates and Latino USA details how women in jails run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, have been sexually abused, often in a medical setting when they are at their most vulnerable. It comes more than a decade after Hinojosa's report for PBS Frontline about sexual abuse in ICE detention. But allegations of abuse have continued. "If you complain, you are goin…

Staff (2023-07-21). Headlines for July 21, 2023. democracynow.org Russia Targets Ukrainian Grain Supplies; Ukraine Starts Deploying U.S.-Supplied Cluster Bombs, Nebraska Teen Who Used Abortion Pill Gets Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail, Women Suing Texas over Abortion Ban Share Harrowing Personal Accounts, Florida's New Black History Standards Say Slavery Had "Personal Benefit", Florida Rights Groups Sue over Law Cracking Down on Immigrant Communities, Florida Rights Group Sue for Illegal Intimidation of People with Felonies Seeking to Vote, GA to Purge Nearly 200,000 Voters; AL Legislature Ignores SCOTUS Redistricting Order, Alabama Executes James Barber as It Re…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-21). WHO's power grab through surveillance and "triple billion" targets. expose-news.com During an interview with Peter Sweden, Noor Bin Ladin exposed how the World Health Organisation ("WHO") does not care about your health, but instead, it acts as a globalist organisation under the …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-21). The Freemasons' MYCHIP programme used to track children. expose-news.com North American Masonic Lodges have an initiative called the Masonic Child Identification Programme ("CHIP"). CHIP programmes are supported monetarily at the Grand Lodge level, and are staffed by volunteers from subordinate lodges …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-21). Climate engineering is already having severe negative impacts on our weather, food supplies, biodiversity and health. expose-news.com US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently interviewed Dane Wigington, founder of Geoengineering Watch, about climate engineering and its hidden role in climate change. According to Wigington, geoengineering projects of various …

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-07-21). Presidenta de Honduras denuncia politización de la ONU. telesurtv.net Castro solicitó en 2022 a la ONU su apoyo para instalar una Comisión Internacional Contra la Impunidad y la Corrupción en Honduras.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-07-21). Estado Carabobo recibe Festival Mundial de Poesía de Venezuela. telesurtv.net El evento se lleva a cabo bajo el lema "Con el Río a la Espalda" en homenaje al escritor Pedro Ruiz, nacido en Trujillo, en el oeste de Venezuela, en 1953.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-07-21). Aumentan tensiones diplomáticas entre Suecia e Irak. telesurtv.net El Gobierno iraquí no especificó cómo quedarán las relaciones diplomáticas, pero reiteró que una nueva quema del Corán tendrá como consecuencia la ruptura de las mismas.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-21). Continúan las movilizaciones en la denominada toma de Lima en Perú. telesurtv.net La Defensoría de Perú refirió que se encuentran desplegados en diversos puntos de la ciudad de Lima.

teleSUR, nama (2023-07-21). Ente electoral de Guatemala condena allanamiento en su contra. telesurtv.net Fiscalía de Guatemala allanó por segunda vez la sede del Tribunal Supremo en búsqueda de evidencias y registros.

teleSUR odr DRL (2023-07-21). Piden no aplicar auto de reelección presidencial en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Desde la sociedad civil presentaron un escrito ante el TSE donde solicitó que abroguen la resolución 1-2021 de la Sala de lo Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Justicia (CSJ).

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-21). Gobierno sanvicentino afirma que combatirá el crimen. telesurtv.net El primer ministro interino de San Vicente y Granadinas, Montgomery Daniel, junto con altos funcionarios de la policía ofrecieron detalles de la investigación.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-21). Francia "apoya" a la ONU para solucionar crisis en Haití. telesurtv.net El mandatario francés confirmó haberse reunido con el primer ministro Ariel Henry.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-21). Bolivia ratifica que es primera reserva de litio a nivel global. telesurtv.net Según el presidente Arce, en el salar de Uyuni y en los yacimientos de Copaisa y Pastos Grandes, la nación andina tiene unas 23 millones de toneladas.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-21). Reportan nueva explosión del volcán Ubinas en Moquegua, Perú. telesurtv.net El ente informó que después de la explosión, la columna eruptiva formada por gases y ceniza, alcanzó tres kilómetros de altura.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-07-21). Gobierno de Jujuy intenta impedir marcha de Noche del Apagón. telesurtv.net Pese a las restricciones del Gobierno local, ya ocurren en Jujuy actos por los 47 años de la Noche del Apagón.

Lawrence S. Wittner (2023-07-21). Robert Oppenheimer's Tragedy―and Ours. fpif.org The July 21, 2023 theatrical release of the film Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography,

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). Video: Opposing the anti-trans hysteria. greenleft.org.au

Leo Earle (2023-07-21). Women's game brings silky skills to the world stage, with powerful displays of solidarity behind the scenes. greenleft.org.au With the hopes of a nation delicately balanced, the Matildas took on the Republic of Ireland, in front of a record crowd of 75,784, in their opening game of the Women's World Cup. Leo Earle takes a look behind the tournament.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). Traditional Owners defeat proposed Kimba radioactive waste dump. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). Gas industry peak body referred to regulator for alleged greenwashing. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). Public housing tenant Margaret Kelly given eviction date. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). Ecosocialism needed in the age of climate emergency. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). Anti-war protesters say Talisman Sabre war games should be cancelled. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). Calls grow for public housing to be saved, more built. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). Videos from Ecosocialism 2023. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). Finance union urges NAB workers to vote up improved agreement. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). Four Big Banks refuse to renew loans to Whitehaven Coal. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). Video: Caste and Class in India today. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). Video: Capitalism in Crisis. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). Merri-bek community takes to the streets against AUKUS. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). Dumping doubts: Releasing Fukushima's waste water. greenleft.org.au

Ann Brown (2023-07-21). Federal Reserve Set to Launch Instant Payments Service FedNow: 3 Things to Know. moguldom.com On July 20, the Federal Reserve's new system for instant payments, the FedNow Service, went live. Much like Zelle, this new tool will allow banks and other financial institutions to instantly transfer money for their customers, 24/7, 365 days a year. Instant payment is a method of exchanging money and processing payments, allowing for almost …

Ann Brown (2023-07-21). 7 Signs The Ad-Supported Media Business Is Headed For Financial Crisis. moguldom.com Media companies are being hit hard by the current economic downturn the U.S. is experiencing. Media companies, big and small, are announcing total shutdowns or major workforce cuts. While it is mainly media that is ad-supported, even non-profit media companies are making deep cuts as well. But this is really nothing new; media job losses …

Eds. (2023-07-21). Tomorrow: De-linking in Theory and Practice: Commemorating Samir Amin. mronline.org Join us at a conference tomorrow to commemorate the remarkable contributions of Samir Amin, a visionary scholar who dedicated his life to challenging dominant paradigms and advocating for de-linking from oppressive systems.

Editor (2023-07-21). Ecocide, war and the "New American Century" mronline.org Ecocide is the deliberate destruction of an environment so that it can no longer sustain life.

Editor (2023-07-21). Inexcusable Inaction: Manipur's horrific video exposes sexual violence, Govt failure. mronline.org The police only swung to action after a video of the savage incident of two Kuki women being paraded naked on May 4 went viral and sparked political outrage.

Jacqueline Luqman, Black Agenda Report. (2023-07-21). RFK, Jr.: It's Not Genetics, It's Racial Capitalism. popularresistance.org I know that opinions about COVID-19 and the vaccines related to it are still as varied as they are passionate, at least in the US where this government did absolutely nothing under two presidents to protect people and save lives in the midst of a global pandemic. But let me just be the one to say it if you were afraid to. Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s recent comments about the virus are wackadoodle, but should not be dismissed outright because of his dismissal of US racialized capitalism that fueled the deadly outcome of the pandemic in the US among certain groups of people.

Alexandra Bradbury, Luis Feliz Leon, Labor Notes. (2023-07-21). UPS Teamsters Are 'Just Practicing'. popularresistance.org The clock is ticking on the August 1 strike deadline of 340,000 UPS Teamsters. It would be the largest strike at a private employer in decades. | "People are actually paying attention," said delivery driver Kioma Forero, a Local 804 shop steward in New York City. Customers along her route stop her to say, "I hope your negotiations go well." The hosts are talking about it on Hot 97, the city's top hip-hop station. | A deal could still avert a strike—as we went to press, the Teamsters announced UPS had reached out to resume negotiations. The union bargaining team had dispersed to members' home locals after ta…

Eleanor J. Bader (2023-07-21). We Can Have a World Without Spam. progressive.org In this new book, the author encourages readers to unsubscribe from Big Banks, Big Brands, Big Media, Big Politics, and Big Tech.

Negin Farsad (2023-07-21). Hemming and Hawing: Everything Sucks, But Everything is Fine. progressive.org Why do we have to be so insistent that the world is falling apart?

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-21). Why The West Is Losing Both of Its Wars, Against Both Russia And China. theduran.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-21). BBC Under Fire for Doing Pesticide Giant's PR. desmog.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-21). 'Underground Climate Change' Is Shifting Chicago's Foundations, Study Finds. ecowatch.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-21). What should we do with the perpetrators of the climate crisis? wagingnonviolence.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-21). American Airlines Flight Attendants Move Closer To Strike. popularresistance.org

Staff (2023-07-21). Instagram project to tackle abusive animal content is half-cocked, study finds. thecanary.co Social media companies are not doing enough to tackle abusive content involving non-human animals on their platforms, a recent study suggests. In this instance, researchers found that an initiative by Instagram to flag content that risks encouraging cruel wildlife tourism interactions is severely lacking. But the issue goes beyond Instagram, as prior investigations into abusive …

Staff (2023-07-21). Stella Assange & Lowkey Discuss The War On Julian Assange. youtube.com Lowkey catches up with legal expert and human rights defender Stella Assange to talk about her battle to free her husband Julian, the world's most famous political prisoner. Please support independent media and join the new MintPress campaign on Indiegogo here: www.indiegogo.com/projects/say-no-to-censorship-support-mintpress#/ Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews MintPress News: www.mintpressnews.com/ Twitter: twitter.com/MintPressNews Instagram: www.instagram.com/mintpress/ Telegram …

Staff (2023-07-21). Women denied abortions despite health risks testify in Texas case. thecanary.co Content warning: graphic discussion of deaths of infants resulting from abortion bans A Texas court has heard arguments in a lawsuit that says the state's strict abortion ban is preventing people who develop serious medical conditions during pregnancy from receiving the care they need. Amanda Zurawski, one of the plaintiffs in the case, gave harrowing …

Staff (2023-07-21). What's Next In The Julian Assange Case. shadowproof.com WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his legal team believe that Assange may be extradited to the United States before the end of summer. It is unfortunately time for us to prepare for court proceedings, and so far, you came through for us marvelously. I am so grateful to our readers for exceeding our goal of …

Activista (2023-07-21). Party-Protest Blocks Wells Fargo Worldwide HQ for Hours. indybay.org Top Photo by Rachel Podlishevsky, ProBonoPhoto | 1 minute mp4 Video by Lis Cox…

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Private firms on tap for more gov't assistance. ecns.cn China will soon roll out a series of policy measures to support more private investment and boost private enterprises as part of a package of measures to bolster corporate confidence and revive economic recovery.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). CATL to develop electric aircraft. ecns.cn Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd, the world's largest electric vehicle battery maker, has set up an aviation company on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). China starts drilling the second 10,000-meter-borehole in SW China's Sichuan. ecns.cn China's second superdeep borehole at a planned depth of 10,000 meters has begun drilling in Southwest China's Sichuan Basin, which may reach to the targeting superdeep natural gas reserve area, China Media Group reported on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Three Gorges launches history-making wind farm off Fujian shores. ecns.cn The launch of a giant offshore wind farm with the world's largest per-unit capacity in China marks a breakthrough in high-end wind turbine manufacturing and deep-sea offshore wind power construction capabilities.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Airbus Helicopters H175 granted certification by CAAC. ecns.cn The H175, a type of helicopter of Airbus, has received certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Airbus said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Xi: Bolster protection, quality of farmland. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping underlined on Thursday the importance of bolstering the protection and quality of farmland and tapping into the potential for exploiting saline and alkaline soils as part of broader efforts to beef up agricultural production and ensure China's food security.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Nation's ODI to maintain upward trajectory. ecns.cn China's outbound direct investment is poised to maintain an upward trajectory in the second half of 2023, boosting the growth of its private companies and contributing to global economic recovery.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Japan will fail in its 'whitewash' attempts. ecns.cn China dismissed on Thursday Japan's "global public relations campaign" to justify its plan to dump radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, and said Japan will fail to "whitewash" its plan no matter how much it tries.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). China, Russia kick off joint military exercise in Sea of Japan. ecns.cn With a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy destroyer designated as the command ship, the China-Russia Northern/Interaction-2023 joint military exercise kicked off in the Sea of Japan on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). China, U.S. have candid, constructive dialogue on global climate governance. ecns.cn China and the U.S. have had candid, in-depth and constructive dialogue on promoting global climate governance, communication and cooperation during the talks between China's special envoy for climate change Xie Zhenhua and visiting U.S. climate envoy John Kerry.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). China unveils ship meteorological routing center in Beijing. ecns.cn The China Meteorological Administration unveiled its meteorological routing center in Beijing on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). First man tried in Hong Kong for insulting national anthem sentenced to 3 months in jail. ecns.cn A man has been sentenced to three months in prison in HKSAR on Thursday for replacing the national anthem with a song associated with the 2019 Hong Kong riots in a video showing a Hong Kong athlete celebrating his victory at the Tokyo Olympics.

ecns.cn (2023-07-21). Wild Asian elephants spotted in Yunnan Province. ecns.cn A total of 43 wild Asian elephants were recently spotted approaching residential areas in Mohan town, Southwest China's Yunnan Province.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-21). Italy recovers stolen letter from Christopher Columbus found in US. plenglish.com Rome, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Italy recovered a letter from Christopher Columbus to the Catholic King and Queen of Spain, which was stolen from the Marciana National Library in Venice nearly 40 years ago.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-21). Not even remittances can save El Salvador from poverty. plenglish.com San Salvador, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) At least two of ten Salvadoran families who receive remittances from the United States and other countries are in a state of poverty, El Salvador's Multipurpose Household Survey (EHPM) reported.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-21). Destinos Gaviota 2023, a key for tourism in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The 5th Edition of the Destinos Gaviota 2003 Tourist Exchange, scheduled for October, is in the foreground of travel agencies and tour operators that work with Cuba. This criterion is supported by the main specialists in the sector, who are interested in being up to date with the news regarding trips to Cuba.

midwesternmarx (2023-07-21). Africa's path to socialism By: Tanupriya Singh. midwesternmarx.com 200 delegates from 40 organizations are gathering in South Africa for the "Dilemmas of Humanity: Pan African Dialogues to Build Socialism" conference. For the next four days, progressive movements and organizations will discuss the challenges posed by capitalism, and articulate the socialist way forward On Monday, July 17, 200 delegates from progressive organizations, political parties, people's movements, and trade unions across the African continent will gather in Bel …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-21). COMMUNISTS CONDEMN DEATH THREATS AGAINST BROTHERS ALEXANDER AND MIKHAIL KONONOVICH IN UKRAINE By: MLToday. midwesternmarx.com Communist Party of Ireland Statement: Solidarity with Aleksander Kononovich and his brother Mikhail Kononovich The Communist Party of Ireland joins communist parties and other leftist and progressive forces around the world in condemning the death threats, persecution and other forms of ongoing intimidation against communist youth leaders Aleksander Kononovich and his brother Mikhail Kononovich who are under house arrest in Ukraine.Following the onset of the proxy NATO war against R …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-21). Thousands of actors join picket lines in Los Angeles and New York By: David Walsh. midwesternmarx.com The strike by tens of thousands of US film and television actors officially began Friday. The actors, members of the Screen Actors Guild—American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), have now joined the 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), on strike since May 2.The actors and writers are striking against the cabal of giant film and television production companies organized in the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) over fundamental …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Heat exhaustion and heatstroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Extreme heat continues to cause issues across the country and the globe. Excessive heat warnings are out in many areas, including the Phoenix area where the forecast is for highs approaching 120-degrees this weekend. As the temperature rises, so does the risk of heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Over the past 30 years, extreme heat has claimed more lives in America than any other weather-related hazard, including flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes or lightning, according…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: How heat affects medication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Finding ways to keep your body cool during extremely high temperatures is important, and so is ensuring your medications aren't exposed to extreme heat. Scott Hall, a Mayo Clinic pharmacist, says medications can become degraded during temperature changes. He says some medications also can cause heat intolerance. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/7hM14G0Z__Y 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. Temperature can impact…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Consumer Health: What is glioblastoma? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glioblastoma Awareness Day will be observed Wednesday, July 19, which makes this a good time to learn about one of the most complex, deadly and treatment-resistant cancers. More than 14,490 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2023, according to the National Brain Tumor Society, and 10,000 people in the U.S. will die of the disease. The five-year survival rate is 6.9%, and the median length of survival is eight months. Glioblastoma, also…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Invest now for better heart health later. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women — in the U.S. and around the globe. Overall, men over 45 and women over 55 are more likely to have a heart attack than those who are younger. Dr. Rekha (RAY-ka) Mankad, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says it's crucial to invest now in your heart health for better heart health later. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/-UMpbooHDbQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 03) is in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Science Saturday: A novel testing approach for newly identified VEXAS syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org VEXAS syndrome is a severe autoinflammatory disease that results in a spectrum of rheumatologic and hematologic conditions. Mostly affecting men over age 50, VEXAS is caused by somatic mutations in the UBA1 gene of blood cells, which is a gene located in the X chromosome. Until just a few years ago, patients presenting with features of VEXAS syndrome were not unified under a specific diagnosis. The underlying cause of newly identified VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: What does a diagnosis of dense breasts mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A recent Food and Drug Administration rule requires healthcare providers to notify people if they have dense breasts. Studies have shown that dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect breast cancer early. Dr. Kristin Robinson, a Mayo Clinic breast radiologist, says women with dense breast tissue are at a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer compared to women without, and that's why early detection is so important. "About 50% of women have…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic discovery leads to diagnoses of 9 people with rare form of muscular dystrophy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nine people around the world who have been living with unexplained, muscular dystrophy-like symptoms may now have an answer for what is causing the progressive muscle weakness in their body's mid-section, arms and legs. In a new discovery, a collaborative team of scientists led by researchers at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine has pinpointed alterations in a single gene deep inside these people's genetic blueprint as the root cause of their ultra-rare disorder, known as limb-girdle muscular…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Proper posture and body alignment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother lives with me, and she is always nagging me to "stand up straight" and "put your shoulders back." She says good posture will keep me healthy as I age. But I'm only 17. Does it really matter if I'm slouching a bit? ANSWER: Though it may seem annoying, your grandmother is correct in that good posture supports good health. And starting good habits now, though it requires conscious effort, can help you…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Plant-based diet is encouraged for patients with cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For patients diagnosed with cancer, is there one diet that is better than another? Dr. Dawn Mussallem, an integrative health specialist at Mayo Clinic, says it's not about one food or diet, but rather a dietary pattern that emphasizes a predominant plant-based diet that is high in fiber. And, Dr. Mussallem says, 97% of Americans aren't getting enough fiber. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/R0SBgxhZfFU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 06) is in the downloads at the end of this…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is a breast medicine specialist? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Many people think that a breast health specialist only treats cancer, but the truth is that these doctors handle a wide range of breast-related conditions. Dr. Lauren Cornell, a Mayo Clinic breast medicine specialist, says there are many ways people can benefit from seeing a breast medicine expert. Watch: Mayo Clinic Minute: What is a breast medicine specialist? youtu.be/sU7I61tnxZA Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Alzheimer's drug lecanemab granted full approval by FDA, Mayo Clinic expert weighs in. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted traditional approval of a disease-modifying treatment that could potentially give some patients with Alzheimer's disease something they haven't had before: a medication that may slow the decline of memory and thinking. A monoclonal antibody, lecanemab, shows promise in removing amyloid plaques from the brain, according to phase 3 trial results. Amyloid plaques are one of the defining features of Alzheimer's disease, according to Dr. Ronald Petersen, a neurologist and director of the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Is there a wrong way — or time — to nap? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am retired, and although I generally enjoy less hectic days now, I keep busy. Part of my routine includes trying to squeeze in a nap on most afternoons. My wife tells me that I'm doing it wrong because I often wake up groggy. Is there a wrong way — or time — to nap? ANSWER: Closing your eyes for a few minutes during your busy day may seem like a good idea. It…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Effects of hot weather, humidity on blood pressure, heart. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm retired and enjoy spending time outdoors in my garden and kayaking with my family. I have high blood pressure, which has been managed by medication for nearly 10 years. Recently I've noticed that I develop a headache, nausea and sometimes dizziness after a few hours in the heat and sun. What is causing these symptoms? ANSWER: Weather can play a role in triggering certain health problems. High temperatures and high humidity are two…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Burning mouth syndrome: Why doctors sometimes fight its fire with fire. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Menopause is a risk factor for painful condition, Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert explains LONDON — Hot flashes, mood swings and sleep problems are common as a woman approaches and passes menopause. Much less common but as disruptive is another condition that can afflict perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: burning mouth syndrome. Sarmed Sami, MBChB, a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, describes the painful condition, how it is diagnosed and why doctors sometimes fight its…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon performs innovative endoscopic spinal fusion surgery, advancing minimally invasive care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Delivering more minimally invasive and robotic surgery options to patients is something Dr. Mohamad Bydon, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, has been helping to lead. He recently performed Mayo Clinic's first endoscopic spinal fusion surgery, which combines the use of robotics and an endoscope to deliver safer, more effective surgeries that are minimally invasive and allow for faster recovery times. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/NDwi7_2TPLQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic named a 'Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been named one of the best places to work for people with disabilities by the American Association of People with Disabilities, the nation's largest disability rights organization, and Disability: IN, the global business disability inclusion network. Mayo Clinic received a score of 100 — the highest score possible — on the Disability Equality Index to achieve the recognition. The Disability Equality Index survey includes new questions each year to evaluate whether companies are adopting emerging…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic researchers pave the way for individualized obesity therapy, tailoring interventions to a person's needs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a pilot study of 165 people, Mayo Clinic researchers looked at the effectiveness of two different approaches to weight loss: a standard lifestyle intervention and individualized therapy. The standard lifestyle intervention included a reduced diet, exercise and behavior therapy. The individualized approach was based on phenotypes and included different interventions depending on the person's predominant underlying cause of obesity. A diet based on phenotypes considers a person's genetic and phenotypic characteristics to create a…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic expert weighs in on WHO labeling aspartame sweetener as low, but possible, cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A popular artificial sweetener that's widely found in sugar-free foods and beverages is being labeled as a possible cancer risk by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO's cancer research agency, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), determined aspartame to be a possible carcinogen after reviewing and assessing the potential carcinogenic effect of the sweetener, but says it's safe to consume in limited amounts. Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician specializing in nutrition and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). CAR-T cell therapy restores hope for leukemia patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Jon Stahlecker had exhausted all treatment options and lost hope of surviving chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) before Mayo Clinic offered him chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) in a clinical trial. "We got all our affairs in order. I was trying to see as many people and relatives as I could," says Stahlecker. "We had bought land to build a house but put that on hold. When you think you may only have…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Understanding effects of heat on mental health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Irritability is a common side effect of heat. A heat wave is affecting parts of the U.S., including much of the Southwest, through the Southeast and parts of Europe. When temperatures soar, the heat can take a toll more than just physically. Our well-being can suffer as well. "A study of over 2 million people found an increased visit rate or incidence of people going to the emergency department with psychiatric and mental health-related concerns during…

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-21). Parlamento cubano examina temas del desarrollo económico-social. telesurtv.net La aprobación del Código Penal Militar incide en el fortalecimiento de la justicia militar, la capacidad y disposición formativa de las instituciones armadas del país.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-21). Cumbre iberoamericana de movilidad humana inicia en Bolivia. telesurtv.net El evento contará con la participación de delegaciones internacionales vinculadas a defensorías del pueblo.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-21). Alaud en la India deja al menos cinco muertos y heridos. telesurtv.net Este deslizamiento ocurrió en el horario de la noche, en el distrito de Raigad, después de las intensas lluvias que azotaron el lugar.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-21). Muere menor de edad tras ataque de dron ucraniano contra Crimea. telesurtv.net Las autoridades locales introdujeron el régimen de situación de emergencia en la localidad afectada de Razdólnoye.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-21). Convocan marchas en Argentina a 47 años de la Noche del Apagón. telesurtv.net En Jujuy se llevará cabo la "40 Marcha del Apagón del Terror" desde Calilegua a Libertador General San Martín.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-21). Anfitrionas de Mundial de Fútbol (f) vencen en su primer partido. telesurtv.net El equipo de las neozelandesas venció a Noruega, que no pudo encontrar su mejor forma ante la presión de su rival.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-21). Colombianos se movilizan en apoyo al Gobierno de Petro. telesurtv.net Trabajadores se movilizarán en todo el país para respaldar las reformas laboral, pensional y a la salud que serán presentadas ante el Congreso.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-21). Lula critica a presidente chileno por exigir visión más dura contra Rusia. telesurtv.net "Posiblemente, la falta de costumbre de participar en estas reuniones hace que el joven sea más sediento", afirmó Lula.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-21). Tiroteo deja cinco muertos en San Vicente y las Granadinas. telesurtv.net La Policía local precisó que las víctimas corresponden a cuatro hombres adultos y un menor de 13 años.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-21). Anuncian nuevas movilizaciones contra Gobierno y Congreso peruanos. telesurtv.net Esta tarde habrá nuevas movilizaciones en Lima (capital). Se convocó a una marcha nacional para el sábado 22 de julio.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-21). Rusia prorroga medidas contra sanciones de Occidente hasta 2025. telesurtv.net Se extiende por otros dos años la vigencia de estas contramedidas comerciales, adoptadas por Moscú ante las medidas coercitivas unilaterales impuestas por Occidente.

teleSUR, Martín Guerra (2023-07-21). Restituyamos el voto popular, libertad para Pedro Castillo. telesurtv.net ¿Se vive en estos momentos una crisis de legitimidad de la decisión popular o una crisis respecto al control del poder político? ¿Es un momento electoral o de defensa de la decisión popular? ¿Corresponde a los golpistas y a quienes perdieron las elecciones en 2021 definir los destinos del país o al pueblo organizado? ¿Qué significó el arribo del profesor Pedro Castillo Terrones al gobierno del Perú?

teleSUR, nama (2023-07-21). Ecuador y EE. UU. firman memorando en materia de seguridad. telesurtv.net Presidencia ecuatoriana aseguró que se prevé el intercambio de información para combatir grupos armados y narcotráfico.

teleSUR, nbb, JDO (2023-07-21). Suben a 20 fallecidos por deslave en Colombia. telesurtv.net Militares, bomberos y miembros de otras entidades estatales, que suman más de 400 rescatistas, buscan sobrevivientes del desastre, ocurrido la noche del lunes.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-21). Junta Electoral de España aumenta plazo para el voto por correo. telesurtv.net Las Oficinas de Correos indicaron que hasta el plazo se estiende hasta el viernes 21 de julio a las 14H00 (hora local).

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-21). Sindicatos argentinos realizan paro en defensa de sus derechos. telesurtv.net Dichos sindicatos ratificaron sus planes de lucha tras el fracaso de las negociaciones con las cámaras empresariales.

WSWS (2023-07-21). Canadian autoworkers at General Motors' CAMI plant forced to rely on food banks amid massive attacks on wages and conditions during electric vehicle transition. wsws.org The 170,000 autoworkers in all the other operations of the Detroit Three in Canada and the United States who face—or will face—EV retooling programs, would do well to learn the lessons of the CAMI experience.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-21). 70 years after armistice: It's time to end the Korean War! greenleft.org.au

thenation (2023-07-21). In Jenin, as Elsewhere, Netanyahu Knows He Can Count on Washington's Complicity. thenation.com As America's nonresponse to the attack on Jenin demonstrates, support for Israeli apartheid is fully bipartisan.

Larry Johnson (2023-07-21). Dogs, Squirrels, the West and Prigozhin. sonar21.com I am a dog lover. I have two Rottweilers. And as smart and athletic as my dogs are, they fail to understand that their chance of nabbing a pesky squirrel…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-21). Israel's Apartheid Versus South Africa's Apartheid: The U.S. Congress Is More Unanimously Supportive of Israel's Apartheid Than It Was Of South Africa's. southfront.org Written by Eric Zuesse On Wednesday, July 19th, the Asian-American Sharon Zhang headlined "Only 9 House Reps Vote Against Resolution Denying Israeli…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-21). Israeli blockade of Gaza threatens the lives of cancer patients. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The lack of medicines caused by Israel's blockade threatens the lives of over 9,000 cancer patients in the Gaza Strip, the health authorities denounced.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-21). Malaysian Prime Minister concludes visit to Vietnam. plenglish.com Hanoi, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, is concluding a two-day official visit to Vietnam aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and in particular the strategic association agreed upon back in 2015.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-21). Russia destroys residence of foreign instructors in Nikolaev. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) A recent Russian attack on the Ukrainian port of Nikolaev destroyed a hotel where foreign military instructors were residing, said the coordinator of clandestine groups in the city, Sergei Lebedev.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is Takayasu's arteritis? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You've been feeling fatigued, lost a little weight, and had some muscle aches and pains, and your doctor can't determine what's wrong. What seem like symptoms of a common cold could actually be early signs of something called vasculitis, a group of disorders of the blood vessels that often go undiagnosed for years. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Jason Howland explores one of the rarer forms of vasculitis, Takayasu's arteritis. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Facial drooping in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband and I recently noticed our 5-year-old daughter was having difficulty blinking and eating, and one side of her face was drooping. The pediatrician referred us to a plastic surgeon who diagnosed her with facial paralysis. What is facial paralysis and what are the treatment options? Will this require surgery? ANSWER: Facial paralysis occurs when you cannot move some or all of the facial muscles. It can affect one or both sides of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Keeping kids safe outside during summer play. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Summer vacation for kids is well underway. Finding activities to keep the kids busy and destinations to visit can be on many parents' list. There is one place Mayo Clinic's Dr. Steven Maher hopes they don't have to visit — and that's the emergency medicine department. From wearing bike helmets to keeping kids hydrated, Dr. Maher says there are a few things you can do to help keep kids safe during summer play. Watch: The…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-21). Drug to prevent RSV in babies approved: What you need to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A drug to protect infants and babies from RSV has been approved by the FDA. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug to help protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The medication, given as a single-dose injection prior to or during RSV season, is a monoclonal antibody. It is intended for babies born during or entering their first RSV season and for children up to 24 months of age who remain vulnerable to severe…

thecommunists (2023-07-21). Comrade Tongogara, who dedicated his life to the cause of freedom. thecommunists.org Lalkar is sad to announce the death of Comrade Tongogara, who breathed his last on 11 May this year. Born Danny Morrell on 6 February 1942, he adopted the name Tongogara after the great Zimbabwean fighter Josiah Tongogara who fought for the liberation of Zimbabwe from the clutches of the racist white minority regime of …

thecommunists (2023-07-21). Donetsk communist leader: 'No democracy in Ukraine'. thecommunists.org Steve Sweeney interviews Boris Litinov, head of the Donetsk republican branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Topics discussed range from Comrade Litinov's views on the split in the international communist movement over the war in Ukraine, his thoughts on the effect of western propaganda on the communist and trade union organisations in …

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-21). Cuban Parliament debates on food, prices and energy. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The 10th Legislature of the National Assembly of People's Power (parliament) today debates transcendental issues for the population such as food, price control and the national energy system.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-21). Cuban university to participate in international trade fair. plenglish.com Cienfuegos, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The University of Cienfuegos "Carlos Rafael Rodríguez" will participate in the International Fair "ExpoSur 2023", from September 14 to 17 in this city, where it will show its professional services to national and foreign visitors.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-21). EU mission condemns harassment of STE and Semilla party in Guatemala. plenglish.com Guatemala City, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, the European Union election observation mission (Moeue) strongly condemned the harassment of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (SET) and the Semilla movement by the Attorney General's Office.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-21). Federal agents arrest 27 people for fraud in Puerto Rico. plenglish.com San Juan, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, U.S. Secret Service agents arrested 27 people in Puerto Rico linked to a fraud scheme for aid distributed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-21). Pastors for Peace Solidarity Project tours Cuban province. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, Members of the XXXIII Caravan Pastors for Peace, from the United States, toured historical sites in the eastern province of Granma, protagonist, along with neighboring Santiago de Cuba, of the Moncada liberation deed.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-21). Police aggression against Haitian journalist denounced. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, the digital platform Vant Bèf Info denounced the police aggression against the media journalist Pierre Daniel Lamartinière when he was covering the protests calling for the resignation of Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-21). Putin describes the Arctic as important for Russia's defense. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The Arctic Ocean area is a strategically important region for Russia from the point of view of defense and resources, declared today the president of the Eurasian country, Vladimir Putin.

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teleSUR (2023-07-20). Sudan: Kids Joining Militia for Money and Spoils. telesurenglish.net Recruitment operations are being carried out in the outlying areas of the capital, Khartoum. According to testimonies given to Al Jazeera by young returnees from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), whose ages range from 14 to 20 years, the objective of participating in the fighting is to obtain money and spoils of war. | Related: | One of the returning soldiers confirmed to the media that "recruitment is taking place in abundance in the areas south of Khartoum: Al…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Extreme Wave of Heat Hit Puerto Rico. telesurenglish.net According to a report issued by EFE, specialists from the National Meteorological Center report an unusual increase in temperatures in recent years on the Caribbean island. | Related: | Guillermo Bengochea, a worker at a Puerto Rican weather station, assured that in his 10 years of working at the station, the sensation of heat has been increasing, especially in the last two years. | "Mornings at this time of year used to be much cooler…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Lula Sanctions Food Purchase Program for Small Producers. telesurenglish.net Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sanctioned on Thursday the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) and the Solidarity Kitchens Program. At least 30% of public purchases of food products must be made from small farmers. | RELATED: | "The government is investing in the quality of food for the Brazilian people; it is investing so that they have the right to the necessary calories and proteins, so that children c…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Jamaica: Zero Tolerance for Sexual Harassment. telesurenglish.net The main director of gender affairs at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sports, Sharon Coburn Robinson, said that "the employer has the responsibility to inform all workers that sexual harassment is prohibited and that there is a zero tolerance approach for any form of sexual harassment in the workplace," she reported during statements to the press. | Sexual Harassment Prevention and Protection Act in Jamaica. Jul. 20, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Egypt: Activist Pardoned One Day After Conviction. telesurenglish.net Egypt's president Abdul Fattah Al-Sissi pardoned human rights activist and researcher Patrick Zaki and his lawyer, Moahmed el-Baqer, a day after Zaki was sentenced to three years in prison over an online article he wrote describing discrimination against Egypt's Coptic Christian minority. | Related: | The courts impose sentences on Zaki in a national emergency situation, and although the state of emergency was lifted in 2021, the trials c…

Sara Flounders (2023-07-20). Drop the charges on the Tampa 5! workers.org Actions held July 12 in front of New York City Hall, shown, and in 13 other cities demanded "Justice for the Tampa 5!" and "Drop the charges on the Tampa 5!" The Tampa 5 were brutally arrested at a March 6 campus protest, organized by Students for a Democratic Society . . . |

Martha Grevatt (2023-07-20). Reprieve for framed Lucasville Uprising defendant Keith Lamar. workers.org Keith Lamar is one of five prisoners on Ohio's death row who were framed on murder charges after the 1993 Lucasville prison rebellion. When his legal appeals were exhausted, he was scheduled for execution — state-sponsored lynching — on Nov. 16, 2023. In mid-July, his execution was delayed until Jan. . . . |

Dave Zirin (2023-07-20). Sports betting is a tax on fans—and a ticking time bomb. therealnews.com It was once taken from granted that gambling and professional sports could never mix, for the sake of the fans and the integrity of the games themselves. Those days are long gone. Smartphones have made sports betting more accessible and widespread than ever—and tech companies and sports leagues are in cahoots to reap the profits. Edge of Sports takes aim at this regressive and dangerous turn in the world of professional sports, asking what happens to the games we love when a scandal inevitably strikes. | Studio Production: David Hebden, Cameron Granadino | Post-Production: Taylor Hebden Audio | Post-…

Brett Wilkins (2023-07-20). DeSantis sued for 'aggressive campaign' against former felons seeking to restore voting rights. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in A voting rights group on Wednesday sued Republican Florida Gov.

Dave Zirin (2023-07-20). Athletes boycotted games in 2020 to demand racial justice. Where's the fire gone? therealnews.com The growth of the Black Lives Matter movement through the 2010s catalyzed a resurgence of Black activism in professional sports that had its climax in 2020 with the athletes' boycott following the shooting of Jacob Blake. Just a few years later, this energy seems to have dissipated. What happened, and how can we comprehend these recent events in the longer arc of Black activism in sports? Sports journalist and author Howard Bryant joins Dave Zirin on Edge of Sports for a look at the build-up to 2020 and how many athletes' politics were co-opted in the aftermath. | Later in the show, Zirin shares some 'Choic…

In Defense of Liberation! (2023-07-20). Free Pedro Castillo! Down with Boularte Regime! All Power to the People of Peru! (With Clau O'Brien Mosocoso). podcasters.spotify.com Peace everyone! | Sorry for the delay, but finally here goes the episode with Clau O'Brien Moscoso! We discuss the issues happening in Peru right now surrounding the illegal detainment and abuse of Pedro Castillo, the democratically elected president of Peru, and the subsequent coup by Dina Boularte, the reactionary Congress, and the US-backed forces. We speak about what has happened since the detaining of Castillo, what the people all calling for, upcoming events and organizing that is happening, and ways in which folks in the US can and should get involved and organize themselves!

Editor (2023-07-20). Glenn Greenwald: France Descends Into Authoritarianism Following Protests. scheerpost.com By Glenn Greenwald / Rumble Following the recent protests against police in France, the French government has taken steps to implement increasingly repressive measures in the forms of mass surveillance and the rhetoric endorsement of online censorship.

Editor (2023-07-20). Barbie Is on the Picket Line. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-20). The Dynamics of War Insanity: NATO's Ukraine Roulette. scheerpost.com By Alfred de Zayas / CounterPunch Deliberate provocations of a nuclear rival, coups d'état, colour revolutions, broken promises, broken treaties, escalation of tensions, demonization, invective, double-standards — all this while asserting adherence to international legal norms and playing innocent about our aggressions, our violations of the Hague and Geneva Conventions, of articles 1(2)[1], 2(3)[2], 2(4)[3] and 39[4] of …

Editor (2023-07-20). The World Needs a New Development Theory That Does Not Trap the Poor in Poverty. scheerpost.com By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research In June, the United Nations' Sustainable Development Solutions Network published its Sustainable Development Report 2023, which tracks the progress of the 193 member states towards attaining the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 'From 2015 to 2019', the network wrote, 'the world made some progress on the SDGs, although this was already …

Editor (2023-07-20). From Affirmative Action To Reparations: Bridging Racial Economic Inequality. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-20). The Hype of Nuclear 'Renaissance'. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-20). 175+ Groups Urge Biden to Immediately Enact New Student Debt Cancellation Plan. scheerpost.com "Restarting the fundamentally broken student loan system without first delivering on the relief promised to borrowers remains a grave mistake, and will only exacerbate already dire economic situations for millions."

Editor (2023-07-20). 58% Depressed: The Racism of Israel's Apartheid Regime Toward Palestinians Shows in Their Mental Health. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — While the Democrats in Washington, D.C. conduct a bizarre debate about whether Israel is a racist state, The World Bank has released some findings from its The Palestinian Psychological Conditions Survey (PPCS). They are summarized by Alia Aghajanian, Arden Finn, Gianluca Mele, and Nadir Mohammed. In a survey …

Annelise Whitley (2023-07-20). Migration and the Shadow of War. tomdispatch.com Seeking news coverage about the Adriana, the boat crowded with some 700 people migrating to Europe to seek a better life that sank in mid-June off the coast of Greece, I googled "migrant ship" and got 483,000 search results in one second. Most of the people aboard the Adriana had drowned in the Mediterranean, among them about 100 children. I did a similar search for the Titan submersible which disappeared the same week in the North Atlantic. That kludged-together pseudo-submarine was taking four wealthy men and the 19-year-old son of one of them to view the ruins of the famed passenger ship, the Titanic. They all…

Bits Rojiverdes (2023-07-20). La OTAN está situando al mundo al borde del abismo. globalizacion.ca La Plataforma contra las Bases Militares y la OTAN de Cádiz denuncia que la cumbre de la OTAN está situando al mundo al borde del abismo. La cumbre de la OTAN, celebrada en Vilna (Lituania), durante los días 11 y…

Aram Aharonian (2023-07-20). Argentina — Fabricantes de piqueteros. globalizacion.ca Vivimos tiempos violentos, cuando una nueva y cruenta fase de acumulación originaria tiene lugar en Latinoamérica y el Caribe, ante una inédita concentración de poder, riqueza e influencia social en manos de un grupo cada vez más reducido de la…

Prof. Anthony J. Hall (2023-07-20). 9/11 and Covid Hoaxes: Disguising Bioweapons as "Medical Cures" globalresearch.ca

Edward Curtin (2023-07-20). Trinity's Shadow: First Atomic Bomb Named Trinity. Terrifying Predicament that Many Wish to Ignore. globalresearch.ca

U.S. House of Representatives (2023-07-20). "The Weaponization of the Federal Government": The FBI's Collaboration with a Compromised Ukrainian Intelligence Agency to Censor American Speech. globalresearch.ca

Mike Whitney (2023-07-20). "Empire of Lies". Dr. Paul Craig Roberts. globalresearch.ca

Neenah Payne (2023-07-20). How COVID Shots Pose National Security Issues. "Warning the Military of what was happening to Army Personnel". globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-20). Cuba Within the Wider Latin American and Caribbean Region. libya360.wordpress.com Susana Hurlich Now, more than ever, it is important that we understand Cuba within the context of developments within the Latin American, Caribbean and indeed world arena. Our solidarity work with and on behalf of Cuba must include giving a greater visibility to what's happening in the region, especially to initiatives that are virtually invisible…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-20). Nahel's France: Neo-Colonized and Pan-African Voices Speak Up. libya360.wordpress.com Julia Wright The police killing of Nahel M. in France cannot be properly analyzed outside of the context of French colonialism and neo-colonialism. Two days ago, my client told me he was thinking of committing suicide because his profession has been attacked for two to three weeks now even though he is convinced he acted…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-20). Africa is Burning! DRC in Environmental Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Jody Roumain "No matter what they say now about highways and hospitals and penicillin, whatever was done in those colonies was not done for the natives. And the Belgians may not know this, but the natives do. What happened was very simple." "You cannot walk into a country and stay there as long as the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-20). Lord of the Underworld: Meet the Paratrooper from North Carolina who Helped Orchestrate the War in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Evan Reif Brian Boyenger [Source: foreigncombatants.ru] One of the great mysteries surrounding the Maidan coup and the civil war which has followed is how the rabble of soccer hooligans and neo-Nazis who orchestrated the coup were able to become an army capable of subjugating the nation so quickly. Despite Western narratives, the Maidan was a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-20). Cuba Condemns Ongoing US Occupation of Guantanamo Bay. libya360.wordpress.com Natalia Marques Cuba soldiers in the Frontier Brigade that defends Cuba outside of the US-occupied Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Soldiers stand outside a sign commemorating Ramon Lopez Peña, a Cuban Frontier Brigade soldier martyred by US forces (Photo: Tony Hernández Mena/Cuban Parliament) Since 1898, the US has controlled the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, an "illegally…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-20). Why the Ukraine Conflict Will Unravel NATO and Biden. libya360.wordpress.com Radhika Desai The proxy war on Russia is the centre piece of Biden's foreign policy of uniting the world's 'democracies' against 'autocracies', particularly China and Russia. He boasts repeatedly of uniting US allies, most in NATO, as never before. Though the real unity is spotty at best, until recently, the rhetoric seemed to work. No…

Zane McNeill (2023-07-20). BLM Protesters Victimized by New York City Police Win $13 Million Settlement. truthout.org New York City has agreed to a record-breaking settlement of more than $13 million in the civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf of nearly 1,300 people who were abused and arrested by police during the George Floyd uprisings of 2020 — one of the most expensive payouts ever awarded in a lawsuit over mass arrests. The lawsuit, brought by lawyers associated with the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) — New… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-20). Federal Judge Extends Statewide His Previous Order Blocking Florida's Drag Ban. truthout.org A federal judge has rebuked efforts by the state of Florida to block an injunction on the state's ban on drag show performances. The order from U.S. District Judge Gregory Presnell on Wednesday means Florida officials are now barred from enforcing a ban on venues that host drag shows in places where children may be present or nearby, pending the outcome of a lawsuit from one restaurant in the… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-20). Infant Deaths Rose by 12 Percent in Texas Amid Abortion Ban. truthout.org In the first year of abortion being nearly fully banned in Texas, infant mortality rose for the first time in seven years, nearly entirely undoing years of progress on infant mortality in a single year, new data shows. According to preliminary data obtained from the Texas Department of State Health Services by CNN, infant mortality increased by 11.5 percent in 2022 over the previous year. Overall… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-20). Woman Suing Over Texas Abortion Ban Vomits on Stand Recounting Baby's Death. truthout.org A hearing in a lawsuit over Texas's abortion ban was put on pause on Wednesday after a woman who recounted her traumatic pregnancy and birth threw up during her heart-wrenching testimony. In a county courthouse in Austin, Texas, Samantha Casiano took the stand to describe how she was denied an abortion after learning that her baby had a fatal condition, forcing her to carry and give birth to a non… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-20). Florida Will Require Students to Learn Enslaved People "Benefited" From Slavery. truthout.org The Florida Board of Education has approved new curriculum standards for lessons on Black history that racial justice advocates and educators say will whitewash the brutality of white supremacy and slavery in the U.S. The board will now require teachers to tell middle school students that enslaved people gained a "personal benefit" from the skills they learned under slavery before the Civil War. |

Igor Derysh (2023-07-20). Trump May Be Charged With Law Enacted to Stop Terrorism Against Black Voters. truthout.org Special counsel Jack Smith's letter informing former President Donald Trump that he is the target of the Justice Department's Jan. 6 investigation signaled that he could be charged with a civil rights law that dates back to…

David Moore (2023-07-20). Investment Industry Pours Cash Into Kyrsten Sinema's Leadership PAC. truthout.org After preserving a tax benefit for investment managers last year, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) continues to rely on investment industry donors as she faces a Democratic challenger in a possible 2024 re-election campaign. In the second quarter this year, private equity, hedge fund, and venture capital executives streamed dozens of four-figure donations to Sinema's campaign… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-20). DeSantis-Aligned Super PAC Uses AI to Imitate Trump's Voice. truthout.org A political action committee aligned with GOP presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) has used Artificial Intelligence in an attack ad against former President Donald Trump. A voice that sounds a lot like Trump's (who is also running for president next year) is featured in the ad, which was produced by Never Back Down, a super PAC that supports DeSantis for president. |

Andrea Mazzarino (2023-07-20). Victims of Migrant Boat Tragedy Are Casualties of the US "War on Terror" truthout.org Seeking news coverage about the Adriana, the boat crowded with some 700 people migrating to Europe to seek a better life that sank in mid-June off the coast of Greece, I googled "migrant ship" and got 483,000 search results in one second. Most of the people aboard the Adriana had drowned in the Mediterranean, among them about 100 children. I did a similar search for the Titan submersible which… |

Amy Goodman (2023-07-20). Wisconsin Teacher Fired for Protesting School's Ban on Hit Song "Rainbowland" truthout.org We speak with first-grade teacher Melissa Tempel, who was fired last week for a viral tweet in which she criticized the Waukesha, Wisconsin, board of education's decision to ban her students from singing "Rainbowland" during a school concert earlier this year. The hit song about inclusivity by Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton includes the lyrics "We are rainbows, me and you / Every color, every hue / |

Jake Johnson (2023-07-20). Union Warns House GOP Proposal May Put Social Security Administration in Crisis. truthout.org A union representing more than 750,000 federal employees warned Wednesday that the House GOP's proposed cuts to the Social Security Administration for the coming fiscal year would deeply harm the already strained and understaffed agency, potentially forcing it to close offices and slash service hours. Such impacts would "devastate the agency's ability to serve the American public," Julie Tippens… |

Julia Watts Belser (2023-07-20). Climate Crisis Makes Us Recognize Our Limits; Disability Culture Can Show Us How. truthout.org The smoke caught most people by surprise. Communities in California and along the West Coast have been contending with intense fire seasons for years. But for many of us living in New York City, Washington D.C. and along the East Coast, the toxic haze from wildfires raging across Canada was a visceral reminder that climate change isn't simply hovering on some future horizon. It's here now… |

Kelly Hayes (2023-07-20). Bizarre and Dangerous Utopian Ideology Has Quietly Taken Hold of Tech World. truthout.org "It's really important for people to understand what this bundle of ideologies is, because it's become so hugely influential, and is shaping our world right now, and will continue to shape it for the foreseeable future," says philosopher and historian Émile P. Torres. In this episode of "Movement Memos," host Kelly Hayes and Torres discuss what activists should know about longtermism and TESCREAL. |

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-20). White City Innovation District hosts ClimateTech Summit. imperial.ac.uk Policymakers, academics, corporate players and innovative scaleups explore the potential of the UK's climate technology sector at the Jawdrop Summit.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-20). Could mink farms be the source of the next flu pandemic? imperial.ac.uk Urgent action is needed to address the significant risk posed by fur farms for the emergence of future viral pandemics, Imperial scientists warn.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-20). Progressives in the UK protest Tory government's anti-refugee policies. peoplesdispatch.org The notorious Illegal Migration Bill pushed by the Tories was passed by the UK parliament and received royal assent on July 20. It has been fiercely opposed by a activist groups and leftist forces…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-20). Political prisoners Patrick Zaki and Mohamed el-Baqer are free. peoplesdispatch.org Patrick George Zaki had been sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday while Mohamed el-Baqer, the lawyer of Alaa Abdel Fattah, was serving a four-year term. Rights organizations have urged Egypt to free all political prisoners…

Jessica Buxbaum (2023-07-20). Sierra Club Workers Challenge Leadership's Greenwashing 'Apartheid Tours'. mintpressnews.com In June, members of the Sierra Club unit of the Progressive Workers Union (PWU) passed a resolution pledging solidarity with the Palestinian people as the environmental organization pushes forward with its planned trips to Israel. | The workers' resolution puts its words into action by ensuring union funds aren't investing in Israel's settler enterprise and contributing to the oppression of Palestinians. It also calls for establishing a Palestine solidarity committee to foster relationships with Palestinian-led organizations and help educate members on the connections between Palestine and Indigenous struggles in…

Miko Peled (2023-07-20). Isaac Herzog's Visit to Congress: A Showcase of Apartheid Apologetics. mintpressnews.com On the fallout from Isaac Herzog's visit to Washington and the pathetic display of apartheid apologetics borne of a single congresswoman's bravery to dare call Israel what it is: a racist state.

Mnar Adley (2023-07-20). MintPress News Is Being Targeted: Join Us in Standing up to the War Machine. mintpressnews.com Stand up for truth. Stand up against war. Today, we invite you to join us in empowering MintPress News, the vanguard of fearless investigative journalism that unearths the hidden web of the military industrial complex.

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-20). Machado Confirms Neoliberal Agenda at Council of the Americas Forum. orinocotribune.com María Corina Machado, the far-right pre candidate for Venezuela's primary elections, reiterated her neoliberal agenda as she spoke about her hopes to run for the presidency. Machado is currently unable to hold public office in Venezuela due to her efforts to overthrow the country's democratically elected president. | This Tuesday, July 18, Machado presented her "Economic Plan of Government" at a virtual event organized by the far-right think tank

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-20). Lebanon's 2006 Victory Demolished 'Israel's' 'Deterrence Capacity' and Led to Today's Resistance. orinocotribune.com By Robert Inlakesh — Jul 16, 2023 | "Israel" now finds itself surrounded by a united Resistance to the North and South, while it fails to prevent the development of a new Resistance stronghold inside the occupied West Bank | The victory of Lebanon, in forcing the Israeli occupation army to withdraw and flee Lebanese territory, in the war of 2006, not only represented the first defeat inflicted on the Zionist Entity by an Arab force but also built a deterrence capacity against the occupying regime. This led the Israeli military to focus on the Resistance forces in the Gaza Strip, which would eventually develo…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-20). India's Foreign Policy Dilemma: Counter or Cooperate With China? orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-07-20). Venezuela Begins Using Russia's MIR Cards on Margarita Island. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-07-20). Venezuela's Non-Energy Exports Reach $3 Billion in 2023. orinocotribune.com According to data from the Venezuelan Exporters Association (AVEX), Venezuela's exports—excluding the energy sector—have reached approximately $3 billion so far in 2023. | AVEX president, Ramón Goyo, According to Goyo, Venezuela's main markets are the European Union, the United States—whose governments maintain illegal sanctions against Venezuela[m…

WSWS (2023-07-20). Dave Ward and Mick Lynch: Birds of a feather. wsws.org Workers are experiencing firsthand that the RMT and CWU, promoted as "left" unions, are no different from any other union in their collusion with the employers and their sabotage of any effective fightback against the corporate-government assault.

WSWS (2023-07-20). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strike at French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche against imposition of far-right editor into fourth week; protests by pensioners and workers including teachers in Shiraz and Haft Tappeh sugar cane workers continue in Iran; mass protests in Kenya over cost-of-living crisis met with police violence…

WSWS (2023-07-20). Lutte Ouvrière covers up police repression of French riot protests. wsws.org The pseudo-left group Lutte Ouvrière has reacted to the recent riots sparked by the killing of a 17-year-old youth by police by denouncing working-class youth.

WSWS (2023-07-20). Stellantis Kokomo workers discuss fight for rank-and-file control of contract fight. wsws.org After decades' of betrayals by the UAW bureaucracy, workers in the union president's home area are looking for a new way to fight.

WSWS (2023-07-20). Rents soaring to record levels in Australia. wsws.org With real wages being cut and the cost of living rising across the board, rents have grown over the past 12 months at some of the fastest rates on record.

WSWS (2023-07-20). Taiwanese presidential contender to make provocative US "stop-overs" wsws.org Taiwan's vice-president, Lai Ching-teh, who is also a candidate in next January's presidential election, is making a trip to the Americas next month that is likely to further exacerbate tensions with China.

WSWS (2023-07-20). Michigan attorney general indicts 16 Republicans in 2020 fake elector scheme. wsws.org On Tuesday, the Michigan attorney general announced felony charges against 16 Republicans, who signed their names to a slate of false presidential electors aimed at switching the outcome of the state's presidential vote from Biden to Trump in December 2020.

WSWS (2023-07-20). Teamsters hold rally in Los Angeles as negotiations re-start at UPS. wsws.org Striking film and television workers, many who have been on the picket lines for weeks, joined UPS workers at the rally.

WSWS (2023-07-20). German government pushes the militarisation of schools and conscription of young people. wsws.org A central element of the return of German militarism is the complete orientation of society towards war, including at home.

WSWS (2023-07-20). Trump's imminent indictment: The political issues. wsws.org Special counsel Smith's letter at once reflects and intensifies an unprecedented crisis of the US political system, under conditions where the Biden administration has committed the US to expanding the war against Russia in Ukraine into a global war of indefinite duration.

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Death Toll Rises to 16 From Landslide in India. telesurenglish.net The death toll from a landslide in Raigad district in southwestern India's Maharashtra state has risen to 16, India's National Disaster Response Force said Thursday. | RELATED: | A senior official of the National Disaster Response Force said 16 lifeless bodies have been recovered. The official said rescue work had to be suspended due to heavy rains and the risk of further landslides in Irshalwadi, a hill town in R…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Russia Extends Countermeasures Against Sanctions to 2025. telesurenglish.net Russian President Vladimir Putin extended until December 31, 2025, the validity of trade restrictions against non-friendly countries in response to Western sanctions. | RELATED: | The previous version of the decree "On the use of special economic measures in foreign trade" was initially issued on March 8, 2022, and was to be in effect until December 31, 2023. | The new document is now available on the official web…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). 20 People Dead in Avalanche in Central Colombia. telesurenglish.net The death toll from an avalanche recorded on Monday night in the municipality of Quetame, Cundinamarca department, rose to 20, confirmed the captain of the region's Fire Department, àÅlvaro Farfán. | RELATED: | Of the total fatalities, five are minors, said Farfán, while noting that nine people are still missing therefore rescue operations are still underway. | General Rodolfo Morales, commander of the Army's 13th Brigad…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Death of Opposition Spokesman in Congo Remains Unexplained. telesurenglish.net A week ago, the lifeless body of former minister and opposition deputy Chérubin Okende was discovered. The news of the dramatic event has put the political life of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in tension, bearing in mind that after more than 7 days, the investigations have not revealed any information. | Related: | Deputy Okende was found dead inside his car, riddled with bullets. He went to the Constitutional Court the day before his death, and his…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). New York City to Pay $13 Million to George Floyd Protesters. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the New York City Hall agreed to pay compensation of US$13.7 to 1,380 protesters who were affected by the illegal tactics used by the Police during the repression of anti-racist protests that occurred between May 28 and June 4, 2020. | RELATED: | More specifically, New York City will pay US$9,950 to each of the citizens who filed a class action lawsuit for violation of constitutional rights against the Police. | In the paym…

Fight Back (2023-07-20). Milwaukee protest demands justice for the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On July 19, a dozen activists gathered in front of the Sunburst Statue for a rally demonstrating solidarity and demanding justice for the Tampa 5. Protesters demanded charges be dropped against the Tampa 5, with calls to action to sign the petition and donate to their legal fund. | In March, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at the University of South Florida were protesting against attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. This protest ended in sudden violence when campus police brutalized and arrested protesters without warning. Four were arrest…

Fight Back (2023-07-20). Workers at Cleveland Cliffs' Northshore Mining join USW. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – The United Steelworkers (USW) announced that workers at Cleveland Cliffs' Northshore Mining joined the union July 18. | The approximately 400 workers mine taconite in Babbitt, Minnesota, make iron ore pellets in Silver Bay, and transport products and tailings. | Workers elected to join the USW through card check, a process by which a majority of workers indicate their desire for a union. | "We chose to unionize so that we can have a voice on the job, especially when it comes to workplace health and safety, retirement security and other critical issues that affect us every day," said Jason Curti…

Fight Back (2023-07-20). SDS Denver stands up and speaks out for the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – On July 12, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) Denver was joined at the Union Station by members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, the Black Student Alliance of MSU Denver, and other members of the community. They staged a speak-out demanding that the politically-motivated charges against the Tampa 5 be dropped. | July 12 marked the day that the Tampa 5 made their second appearance in court. | Paul Nelson, member of the Denver SDS connected the Tampa 5 to the broader progressive movement, saying, "This is about more than just the Tampa 5. What's at risk here is right to protest. The r…

Fight Back (2023-07-20). LA Teamsters solidarity rally in leadup to potential UPS strike. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – Chants of "Who are we? Teamsters!" and "Union power!" filled the street on July 19 at the UPS Olympic hub during a strike solidarity rally. | 400 Teamsters, SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild — American Federation of Television and Radio Artists), WGA (Writers Guild of America), SEIU, CWA, and UTLA (United Teachers of Los Angeles) members gathered at the hub, shutting down traffic at the intersections of Blaine and Olympic. A semi-truck branded with Teamsters logos served as a stage, and a giant inflatable cat that represents UPS corporate greed was on the scene. | Sean O'Brien, the general…

Fight Back (2023-07-20). 'Hello, Family': In memory of George Martin. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – The people's movements mourn the loss of veteran activist George Martin, who passed away on July 16th, 2023. Martin was a well respected leader in local, national, and international anti-war, environmental, and social justice movements who had a great impact on many people over his life-long service to the cause of peace and justice. | In Milwaukee, Martin helped lead Peace Action Wisconsin and its anti-war coalition for many years. Martin and his partner, Julie Enslow, played a leading role in organizing the large upsurge of the movement during the criminal U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq an…

Fight Back (2023-07-20). Freedom Road Socialist Organization launches two new Nationalities Commissions. fightbacknews.org The Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) took another major step forward with the launching of an African American Commission and a Chicano/Latino plus other oppressed nationalities commission. Comrades from more than a dozen cities where the FRSO does organizing among African Americans, Chicanos, and other oppressed nationalities gathered to carry out a decision by the 9th Congress to establish these commissions. | Attendees ranged from veterans of the upsurge of the Asian American, Black, and Chicano peoples struggles in the 1960s and 1970s to a plurality of the meeting who joined in the last three years…

_____ (2023-07-20). The Short but Nasty Truth About Biden's Bluff in Ukraine. journal-neo.org The American's aren't coming, they won't be 'on the ground' nor in the air nor on the seas. There is no combat environment for the US against a grade one power. Let me tell you why. America is all about bluff. Stealth planes, nukes when that threat doesn't work, or they will unleash ISIS (is […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-07-20). What it will cost to militarize Japan. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-20). Israel and Saudi Arabia — Will it be against or for the agreement? journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-20). Nicholas Kristof: A Faulty Prophet. strategic-culture.org The New York Times columnist seems primed for another failed foreign policy prediction. | By Ted Galen CARPENTER | Join us on , , and . | New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has amassed a long record of faulty, overly…

_____ (2023-07-20). Russo-Turkish Relations: The 'Indivisible Security' Principle Is No Longer Binding. strategic-culture.org Turkey seems to demonstrate what some experts on Turkey call "transactional relationship" or "eastern bazaar mentality." | Join us on , , and . | I recall vividly the latest NATO Summit that took place in Vilnius and was giv…

_____ (2023-07-20). Foreign Affairs Barrage of Baloney on Ukraine is Keeping the Phoney War Going. strategic-culture.org Zelensky is not the leader who is going to negotiate peace with Russia, not now, not any time, Martin Jay writes. | Join us on , , and . | Foreign Affairs magazine had a brief moment of attention beyond its normal limited el…

Mike Walter (2023-07-20). The Heat: Women's World Cup. america.cgtn.com The Women's World Cup kicks off in New Zealand and Australia. We will discuss the teams, the players and the controversies. The host countries of the Women's World Cup didn't waste their home advantage. In crowded stadiums, New Zealand stunned Norway while Australia defeated Ireland. …

Hendrik Sybrandy (2023-07-20). China's Ambassador to U.S. discusses cooperation at Aspen Security Forum. america.cgtn.com China's new ambassador to the United States says his country seeks cooperation, not conflict with the U.S. but that China will not remain silent if the U.S. pursues a policy of containment.

Owen Fairclough (2023-07-20). Biden administration still striving for high targets to combat climate crisis. america.cgtn.com Biden wants to completely overhaul infrastructure and manufacturing so that the U.S. — like China — can eventually power itself with no harmful emissions.

Sara Flounders (2023-07-20). A Visit to Xinjiang, China Makes Clear that U.S. Government and Media Have Hoodwinked Public into Believing China Committed Genocide Against the Uyghur. covertactionmagazine.com Politicized Allegations Are False Propaganda Designed to Mobilize Public Opinion Against China in Support of War U.S. propaganda is powerful. Responding to an increase in U.S. attacks on China, a delegation was organized by the China/U.S. Solidarity Network, which then visited China from May 11 to May 31. One focus of the trip was a …

Staff (2023-07-20). Meet the Wisconsin Teacher Fired for Protesting Ban on Miley Cyrus & Dolly Parton Song "Rainbowland" democracynow.org We speak with first-grade teacher Melissa Tempel, who was fired last week for a viral tweet in which she criticized the Waukesha, Wisconsin, board of education's decision to ban her students from singing "Rainbowland" during a school concert earlier this year. The hit song about inclusivity by Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton includes the lyrics "We are rainbows, me and you / Every color, every hue / Let's shine on through." The school district said Tempel's firing was not about the song but about the way she protested the decision. Tempel says the Waukesha school district&#8…

Staff (2023-07-20). "While We Watched": New Film Spotlights Journalist Ravish Kumar's Fight for Truth in Modi's India. democracynow.org As world leaders from the United States to France welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we look at press freedom in India under the leader of the Hindu nationalist party BJP. One of India's last bastions of free media, NDTV, has been taken over by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, believed to have close ties to Modi. NDTV's former executive editor and longtime anchor Ravish Kumar, one of India's most prominent TV journalists who has reported critically on Modi's Hindu nationalist policies, is the subject of Vinay Shukla's film While We Watched, which is being released this week in the…

Staff (2023-07-20). Headlines for July 20, 2023. democracynow.org More Temperature Records Fall as U.S. Heat Wave Intensifies, Migrants Face Intense Heat in Mexico as They Wait to Apply for Asylum at U.S. Border, Receding Floodwaters in Northern India Prompt Warnings over Waterborne Diseases, Russia Bombards Ukraine's Black Sea Ports and Threatens Cargo Ships, Kenyan Police Crack Down as Protesters Rally Against Tax Hikes and Inflation, Taliban Guards Attack Women Protesting Closure of Beauty Parlors and Salons, Iraqis Storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad to Protest Qur'an Burning in Stockholm, Egyptian President Pardons Rights Researcher and Lawyer for Political Prison…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-20). Covid Related News: The spectacle, the war and WHO's power grab. expose-news.com Reminding us of the "covid spectacle" we witnessed, Toby Rogers revisits the "breaking news" imagery used to achieve certain political outcomes. Vindicating lab leak "conspiracy theorists," the Biden Administration cuts funding to …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-20). John Kerry crumbles when confronted with FACTS on Co2: "This is not a serious conversation" expose-news.com In 2019, climate alarmist John Kerry testified during a House Oversight hearing on the national security risks of climate change. Rep. Thomas Massie questioned him about the amount of carbon dioxide in …

The Exposé (2023-07-20). CDC confirms COVID Vaccination caused shocking 338x increase in Cancers & AIDS-Associated Diseases. expose-news.com Official data made available by the U.S. Government and Centers for Disease Control strongly suggests that fully vaccinated Americans may be developing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or a similar disease that is decimating …

Tyler Walicek (2023-07-20). New SNAP Policy Will Force People Over 50 to Work to Retain Food Benefits. truthout.org In the course of the recent resolution to the long-brewing debt ceiling crisis, it was congressional bickering that drew the most attention. Although it was largely drowned out by senatorial diatribes, the final June 2 debt ceiling measure included a substantive change: a modification to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), widely known as food stamps. The new SNAP policy… |

Alexander Rubinstein (2023-07-20). DC Uniparty kills House resolutions to end US emergency powers in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen. thegrayzone.com In a massive show of support for limitless executive power, Congress rejected legislation that would have terminated national emergency powers allowing Washington to wage war across the Middle East — and to test biological weapons on US citizens. Led by Representative Paul Gosar, a handful of Republican members of Congress launched a protest against 41 nominal "national emergency" declarations, many of which are decades old. Rep. Gosar has argued the National Emergencies Act is "tyrannical," granting 148 separate powers to …

Peter Boyle (2023-07-20). Malaysian socialists in election pact with youth-based party. greenleft.org.au The Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) and the Malaysian United Democracy Alliance (MUDA) have agreed on an electoral pact for the upcoming state assembly elections on August 12, reports Peter Boyle.

Damian Balassone (2023-07-20). Poem: Spiritual Land/Spiritless Man. greenleft.org.au Damian Balassone, on the poverty of spirit.

isabella (2023-07-20). The 5 Percent Foundation Payout Requirement May Be a Floor, but the Ceiling Is Awfully Low. inequality.org

Anonymous Contributor (2023-07-20). Community Gathers in Bremerton, WA for Puget Sound Prisoner Support Benefit for June 11th. itsgoingdown.org Report on recent June 11th benefit event for Puget Sound Prisoner Support in so-called Bremerton, Washington. On June 9th, comrades from across the Pacific Northwest came together for a benefit show and zine fair in honor of June 11th, a day set aside to stand in unity with those who have taken up the fight…

Ann Brown (2023-07-20). EU Says Slavery Inflicted 'Untold Suffering,' Hints At Reparations. moguldom.com The European Union (EU) has acknowledged and expressed deep regret for the "untold suffering" inflicted by Europe's slave-trading past on millions of people. The EU also hinted at the need for reparations for slavery, which it described as a "crime against humanity." The EU is a supranational political and economic union of 27 member states …

Ann Brown (2023-07-20). Prompt Engineer: How To Ride The AI Wave and Level Up Your Career. moguldom.com Many people are worried about losing their jobs to AI, or artificial intelligence. But there are jobs within the field that are now thriving, say some experts. One job is prompt engineering (also known as in-context learning). According to reports, prompt engineering pays six-figure salaries and doesn't require a degree in computer engineering or even …

Editor (2023-07-20). French MPs to vote on Bill that would allow police to spy through phones. mronline.org The proposed law specifies that the procedure can be executed "without the knowledge or consent of its owner or possessor," but is limited to suspects involved in terrorism, organised crime and other illegal activities punishable by five or more years in prison.

Editor (2023-07-20). Extreme heat prompts issue of safety warnings across several countries. mronline.org Safety warnings have been issued in France where temperature levels on Wednesday reached 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).

Philip Weiss (2023-07-20). Biden, Jayapal, and liberal Zionists rush to prop up the Israel lobby for 2024. mronline.org Liberal Zionists rushed to affirm their support for Israel and hatred of anti-Zionism in the wake of the Pramila Jayapal "racist state" comment because they are afraid the Israel lobby will abandon the Democratic party.

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-20). House and Senate Set Up for Fight Over How Much Military Aid to Give Taiwan. news.antiwar.com The House and Senate are set up for a fight over how much military aid to include for Taiwan in 2024 spending bills as each chamber's appropriators granted a different amount, Defense News reported Thursday. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed its 2024 State Department and foreign aid spending bill that includes $113 million …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-20). Ukraine Begins Firing US Cluster Bombs. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian officials told The Washington Post on Thursday that Ukrainian forces have started firing US-provided cluster munitions at Russian soldiers in southeastern Ukraine, which was later confirmed by the White House. Last year, the White House called the use of cluster bombs in Ukraine a "potential war crime," but President Biden signed off on the …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-20). North Korea Issues Nuclear Warning Over US Nuke-Armed Submarine in South Korea. news.antiwar.com North Korea on Thursday issued a warning over the US deployment of a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea, saying the provocation could potentially justify Pyongyang using its nuclear weapons. The Ohio-Class USS Kentucky docked in the South Korean port of Busan on Tuesday, marking the first time since 1981 that an American nuclear-armed submarine arrived …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-20). UK's MI6 Spy Chief Urges Russians to Spy. news.antiwar.com The head of Britain's MI6 spy agency has called for Russians opposed to the war in Ukraine to collaborate with the intelligence service. "I invite them to do what others have done this past 18 months and join hands with us. Our door is always open," MI6 chief Richard Moore told POLITICO in an interview …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-20). US AFRICOM Launches Airstrike in Somalia, Says 5 al-Shabaab Killed. news.antiwar.com US Africa Command on Thursday said that it launched an airstrike in Somalia in support of Mogadishu-based government forces who were engaged with al-Shabaab on the ground. AFRICOM said the strike was launched in a remote area about 9 miles south of the village of Galcad in Somalia's central Galguduud region, near the border of …

Staff (2023-07-20). Guatemala: Electoral Tribunal Reaffirms Movimiento Semilla's Green Light. orinocotribune.com The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Guatemala confirmed this Tuesday, July 18, in a communication sent to the Public Prosecutor's Office that it will not veto the Movimiento Semilla party, the political party to which Bernardo Arévalo, candidate for the presidential runoff on August 20, belongs. | The decision of the electoral court responds to a request—the second of its kind—made to the Attorney General's Office, endorsed by Judge Freddy Orellana, to remove Semilla from the presidential race on charges of corruption, linked to an alleged use of false signatures in order to register the party.

mforinoco (2023-07-20). Who Exactly Is 'Forcing' America To Support Human Rights Abuses? orinocotribune.com

mforinoco (2023-07-20). 33-Day Israeli War on Lebanon Marked 'Strategic Turning Point' for Resistance. orinocotribune.com By Hiba Morad — Jul 18, 2023 | This week, 17 years ago, the Israeli regime launched an all-out war against Lebanon, a small West Asian country neighboring the occupied Palestinian territories. | After 33 days of intense fighting, on August 14, 2006, the tiny nation of brave people captured the imagination of the world for inflicting crushing defeat on a relatively dominant entity. | The resistance fighters in the Arab country, located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, destroyed the regime's illusion of invincibility and forever changed the power equations. | During the 33-day war, Lebanese resi…

Chris Ramsaroop, The Real News Network. (2023-07-20). Canada Is Pushing Climate Refugees Into Migrant Worker Programs. popularresistance.org In 2017, wildfires in B.C. captured headlines around the world. Canadians from coast to coast donated generously to those whose homes and businesses were impacted. But there were some agricultural workers whose precarity rendered them nearly invisible, even as they continued to labour in the heat and the smoke. Andrea,* a former blueberry worker who was employed under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program during the disaster, vividly remembers what it was like to work during the fires. | "There was a mix of colours, red, grey, brown. It was covering the sky. You couldn't see the sky and it was hard to breathe.

Lauren Smith, Covert Action Magazine. (2023-07-20). Nicaraguans Celebrate Anniversary Of The Sandinista Revolution. popularresistance.org In the United States, the word "socialism" has come to have a negative meaning. In that meaning, the word implies the loss of individual sovereignty, rejection of religion and the institution of authoritarian political measures. | While denounced as socialist by U.S. propagandists and repeated by the ill-informed media, in fact, Nicaragua has a mixed economy based on traditional humane Christian spiritual beliefs under the concept of Sandinismo. It also encourages multiple political parties in line with genuinely social democratic ideals. | The foreign media denounce the Ortega administration for its alleged oppr…

Hands Off Uhuru, Popular Resistance. (2023-07-20). Anti-Colonial Free Speech Movement Launched. popularresistance.org A fierce blow was struck against the weaponized FBI and U.S. government's targeting of Black Liberation, anti-colonial, anti-war and free speech movements on July 8 with the formation of the Hands off Uhuru! Fightback Coalition. | The Coalition, made up of over 30 organizations and individuals and led by black and anti-colonial movements, coalesced around a Statement of Unity that reads, in part, "Today we are facing a watershed moment in human history when our movements for freedom, liberation and democracy can fight on to victory or be pushed back, silenced and defeated. This is the moment when we must come tog…

Eleanor J. Bader, The Indypendent. (2023-07-20). When The Welfare Rights Movement Was Force For Uplifting The Poor. popularresistance.org When Dartmouth history professor Annelise Orleck was still working on her first book, Common Sense and a Little Fire: Women and Working Class Politics in the United States, 1900-1965, she learned about the work of an intrepid group of low-income, southern-born women in Las Vegas, Nevada. Thirteen years of research and interviews followed. The result, Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty, tells the amazing story of fed-up and reviled welfare recipients who organized on their own behalf, winning a raft of financial, medical and educational improvements for themselves, their chi…

Jill Barshay, Portside. (2023-07-20). Plenty Of Black College Students Want To Be Teachers. popularresistance.org A growing problem in American classrooms is that teachers don't resemble the students they teach. Eighty percent of the nation's 3.8 million public school teachers are white, but over half of their students are Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American and mixed races. The small slice of Black teachers has actually shrunk slightly over the past decade from 7 percent in 2011—12 to 6 percent in 2020—21, while Black students make up a much larger 15 percent share of the public school student population. | A Black teacher can make a positive difference for Black children. Research has shown that Black stude…

Clare Carlile, Desmog. (2023-07-20). BBC Under Fire For Doing Pesticide Giant's Public Relations. popularresistance.org The BBC has been accused of "selling the public's trust" by producing "totally biased" documentaries on the future of sustainable food sponsored by Corteva, one of the world's largest pesticide firms, potentially in breach of the broadcaster's editorial guidelines. | The "Follow the Food" documentaries, which featured a total of 28 episodes over three series, showcase "solutions" to climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and food security in the farming sector. | Sustainable farming advocates have criticised the content for favouring industrial agriculture, which is heavily dependent on chemical pesticides and fer…

Oscar Perry Abello, Next City. (2023-07-20). Community Investors Are Doing What Big Dollar Retail Investors Won't. popularresistance.org Lyneir Richardson has been helping Black people buy the block since 1991 or 1992. | Then a new lawyer at the First National Bank of Chicago, Richardson occasionally had to take on pro-bono assignments that popped up related to the bank's community reinvestment obligations. One such pro-bono assignment sent him to his childhood neighborhood on the West Side to work on loan documents for a $100,000 loan from a community-based organization to a barbershop on Chicago Avenue. | "The amount of the loan, $100,000 or $100 million, didn't matter. It was the same documents, a promissory note, a mortgage," Richardson says.

Ed Rampell (2023-07-20). 'Oppenheimer' Doesn't Fully Depict Atomic Bomb's Consequences. progressive.org As the specter of nuclear war rears its ugly head once again, seventy-eight years later, we're all in dire need of a reminder of the threat posed by Oppenheimer's invention.

Mike Ervin (2023-07-20). Smart Ass Cripple: Playing God. progressive.org Disabled people are often denied essential medical care because of assumptions made about our quality of life.

Bill Lueders (2023-07-20). First Things First: Actual Malice. progressive.org Each year, I meet with journalists from around the world brought in by the U.S. State Department. They are often astonished by the extent to which we are free to criticize people in power.

Ruwaida Amer (2023-07-20). Flights from Israel won't end Gaza's isolation. electronicintifada.net Offers of trips via Ramon Airport have aroused quite a few suspicions.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-07-20). Food Insecurity in Africa and the Politics of NATO Expansion. A Global Food Crisis is Looming. globalresearch.ca

Andrea Peters (2023-07-20). Impoverishing Ukraine: "Western Political and Business Interests integrated into the Ukrainian State" globalresearch.ca

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-20). South Africa Showed That BRICS Isn't What Many of Its Supporters Assumed. globalresearch.ca

Anish R M (2023-07-20). Uncertainty looms as Thai parliament blocks Pita Limjaroenrat from leading new government. peoplesdispatch.org Wednesday was nothing short of high drama in Thai politics as Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the Move Forward Party, was also temporarily suspended from serving as a legislator by the Constitutional Court, just as parliamentarians were debating his eligibility to stand for the prime minister's post…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-20). First Videos Show Use Of US Cluster Munitions By Ukrainian Forces. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On July 20, The Washington Post reported that the AFU had begun using cluster munitions provided by the United States against Russian troops. According to the cited sources, the cluster munitions were fired at Russian positions in the south and east in an attempt to destroy Russian trenches and accelerate Ukrainian advance. According to the report, these munitions will also be used in the area of Artemovsk (former Bakhmut). | Ukrainian military sources also reported that the cluster munitions…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-20). 'I Show It Only Once': Ukrainian TikTok Warriors Neutralize Themselves. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-20). Investigation By Scott Ritter: Agent Zelensky. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-20). Military Situation In Bakhmut Region On July 20, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-sixe image | The AFU attacked Russian military positions near Dubovo-Vasilievka with overwhelming forces but failed to advance; | Ukrainian artillery shelled Russian position in Paraskoviivka; | On the evening of July 19, Russian forces launched counterattacks near and took back control of some positions near Berkhivka; | On July 19, the AFU reportedly managed to capture some positions in the forest to the west of Klishiivka; | The AFU attempted to break through Russian defense…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-20). Military Situation In Iraq On July 20, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The Iraqi security forces arrested four ISIS members in the Nineveh province; | Hundreds of Iraqi protesters attacked the Sweden's embassy in Baghdad and set it on fire in response to Sweden's permission to burn the Holy Quran and the Iraqi flag again.; | After insulting the Holy Quran in Sweden under auspice of Sweden government, the Ashab al-Kahf resistance group announced that the forces of this group will target all commercial and economic interests of Sweden in Iraq;…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-20). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On July 20, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 20, a group of up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen supported by four infantry fighting vehicles and tanks attempted to attack north-west of Rabotino; | The AFU reportedly took control of some new positions northeast of Rabotino and west of Novopokrovka; | Russian troops counterattacked in the area of Novodarovka but failed to advance; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Urozhaynoye; | Russian artillery shelled AFU positions near Orekhov; | Russian ar…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-20). Military Situation In Svatovo-Kremennaya Region On July 20, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery shelled AFU positions near Yampolovka; | Russian forces repelled two attacks of the AFU north-west of Dibrova; | The Russian Army destroyed Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group near Dibrova; | Russian artillery shelled AFU positions near Makiivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Torske; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Nevske; | Russian forces destroyed 60 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 infantry ve…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-20). Military Situation In Syria On July 20, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-20). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 20, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org An UAV struck the village of Razdolnoe in Crimea. A teenage girl was killed as a result of the attack; | Russian Pantsir air defense system shot down an aircraft-type UAV, another copter was intercepted by EW means near Gvardeiskoe in Crimea; | Russian retaliation strikes hit workshops and storage sites of unmanned boats near Odessa and Ilyichevsk; | Fuel infrastructure facilities and ammunition depots of the AFU were destroyed Mykolaiv; | The building of the administration…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-20). Russian Army Launches More Strikes, Repels New Wave Of Ukrainian Attacks (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military had delivered a new series of retaliatory strikes against production workshops and depots storing Ukrainian naval drones in Odessa and Ilyichyovsk over the past day, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 20. "Last night, the Russian Armed Forces continued delivering retaliatory strikes by seaborne and air-launched high-precision weapons against the production workshops and storage sites of drone boats in the areas of the city of Odessa and Ilyich…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-20). Two Suspected ISIS Operatives Killed, Another Captured By SDF In Syria's Al-Hasakah. southfront.org Click to see full-size image, source: sdf-press.com | On July 20, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) killed two suspected operatives of ISIS and captured another during a special operation in the northeastern Syrian governorate of al-Hasakah, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The London-based monitoring group said that the operation took place in the town of Dashisha in the southern al-Hasakah countryside and was directly supported by the United States-led coalition.

Anonymous765 (2023-07-20). Ukrainian Offensive Results In Russian Advance. southfront.org |

Art Moore (2023-07-20). U.S. Army Surgeon in Tears: Top Brass Ordered Silence on Vaccine Injuries. globalresearch.ca

Ashley Curtin (2023-07-20). LAX bans sale of single-use plastic water bottles. nationofchange.org This is the first step in making its airports zero waste by 2045 following the Sustainability Action Plan passed by Los Angeles World Airports in 2021.

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-20). John Bolton Accidentally Explains Why US Policy on Russia and China Is Wrong. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-07-20). Brushing, Flossing Could Help Protect Against Dementia. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-07-20). Is Climate Engineering Real? globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-07-20). Selected Articles: Cognitive Impairment in Adults — What Role Did COVID Vaccines Play? globalresearch.ca By When the COVID-19 vaccines were brought to market, due to their design I expected them to have safety issues, and I expected …

infobrics (2023-07-20). Russia protects Crimean civilians by attacking ports in Odessa. infobrics.org Kiev regime has arms depots in Odessa, legitimizing Moscow's attacks to neutralize threats.

infobrics (2023-07-20). Russia's Arctic LNG 2 Will Use Chinese Equipment for Power Generation – Novatek. infobrics.org Russia's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer Novatek NVTK.MM plans to build a gas turbine power station for the future Arctic LNG 2 plant using equipment from China's Wison and Harbin Guanghan Gas Turbine Co. Ltd…

infobrics (2023-07-20). Experts Pitch for Kenya to Join BRICS. infobrics.org As more countries are considering joining BRICS, the bloc of emerging economies, experts in Kenya are now urging the new administration to follow suit for economic and trade benefits…

infobrics (2023-07-20). BRICS Currency: Is It a Feasible Idea?>. infobrics.org In recent times, there has been a growing call among countries to trade in currencies apart from the US dollar due to the economic disruption caused by Western sanctions against Russia and its subsequent eviction from international dollar-trading systems like SWIFT…

infobrics (2023-07-20). South Africa Says Putin Agreed not to Attend BRICS Summit. infobrics.org Russia will instead be represented by its Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Johannesburg summit, alongside the leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa, the presidency said in a statement…

infobrics (2023-07-20). US presses Ukraine for decisive breakthrough despite stubborn Russian defences. infobrics.org It will take years and billions of dollars for Ukrainian Air Force to match Russia, says General Milley.

infobrics (2023-07-20). Germany never learns as it pursues 'Drang nach Osten' once again. infobrics.org The exact motivation Berlin might have to go against Moscow once again is up for debate, particularly as Russia inflicted numerous crushing defeats on various German invaders in the last over 1000 years.

J. J. Brannock (2023-07-20). Fauci, Health Officials Accused of Illegally Approving $26 Billion in Grants Using Taxpayer Dollars. globalresearch.ca

Jake Johnson (2023-07-20). 'On what planet is that fiscally responsible?' GOP spending cuts would kill 500,000 jobs. nationofchange.org "Even by the low standards of Congress in 2023, it's shocking how quickly House Republicans ripped up their end of the bargain that steered the country clear of default last month."

Matthew Phelan (2023-07-20). UN Warns Brain Chips Like Elon Musk's Neuralink Could be Used as 'Personality-altering' Weapons — as FDA Approves Tech for Human Trials. globalresearch.ca

Michael Nevradakis (2023-07-20). How The White House Colluded with Twitter to Censor RFK Jr. and Children's Health Defense. globalresearch.ca

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-20). Funding simply not enough for Rohingya refugees, says WFP. plenglish.com United Nations, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Current funding for critical aid efforts supporting Rohingya refugees living in camps in southern Bangladesh is simply not enough, the UN World Food Program (WFP) has said, as dwindling resources have forced the second ration cut in three months.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-20). ®We do represent citizen's feelings, says ANPP deputy. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) José Carlos Cruz, deputy of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba (ANPP) said that a great number of all-important issues for Cubans ¥ focus were discussed Thursday.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-20). ANPP deputies address people ¥s control actions to fight off crime. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Deputies of Cuba ¥s National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba (ANPP) on Thursday highlighted the significance of people ¥s control and involvement in confrontations with crimes, irregularities and social indiscipline committed in Cuba.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-20). DPRK warns of nuclear strike after US submarine docks in Busan. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday warned of a preemptive nuclear strike after the arrival of a U.S. nuclear submarine at Busan port this week.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-20). Specialists call for protection after Sahara dust cloud heads Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Specialists at the Meteorology Institute and the Cuban Society of Allergy and Asthma on Thursday urged population to protect themselves from the arrival of a cloud of Sahara dust.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-20). U.S. government deports 33 irregular migrants to Cuba. plenglish.com According to MININT ¥s official website, two women and 31 men -who illegally entered in the United States- have been sent back to Cuba and arrived at the José Martí International Airport in Havana. | Out of the 33 returned migrants, 12 of them had illegally left Cuban territory by sea and the rest traveled abroad legally but then joined irregular routes to reach the United States, MININT reported. | This is the fourth deportation process of irregular migrants from the U.S., so as many as 260 migrants have been returned to Cuba so far.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-20). UK violates Argentina's territorial integrity, says FM Cafiero. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) UK has been violating Argentina's territorial integrity for 190 years, Argentina's Foreign Minsiter Santiago Cafiero said as questioned statements on the Malvinas Islands by UK Foreign Minister James Cleverly.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-20). Bangladesh ranked worst country for workers in ITUC's 2023 Global Rights Index. peoplesdispatch.org The 2023 Global Rights Index noted that workers' rights have consistently deteriorated in the Asia Pacific region over the last 10 years with governments passing various laws that undermine workers' interests…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-20). Ships headed to Ukraine via Black Sea legitimate targets for attacks, warns Russia. peoplesdispatch.org The warning comes following Ukraine's attempts to revive the Black Sea grain deal without Russia. Ukraine is pitching a proposal that involves other countries providing protection to ships carrying its grain…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-20). The Road Ahead: Building a Worldwide Movement Against "Corona Tyranny" globalresearch.ca We do not seek to negotiate with corrupt government officials. We question their legitimacy. They are liars. Our intent is to confront the powerful actors behind this criminal endeavor which is literally destroying people's lives worldwide.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-20). The NeoCons' Proxy War "Against Ukraine": Nuclear War is On the Table. The Privatization of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Graeme MacQueen (2023-07-20). September 11, 2001: Eyewitness Evidence of Explosions in the Twin Towers. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Hussein Gharbieh (2023-07-20). Economic and Financial Collapse: "Saudi Crown Prince has a new plan for Lebanon" globalresearch.ca

Richard D. Wolff (2023-07-20). Why capitalism is leaving the US, in search of profit. nationofchange.org Ongoing controversies and alarms surround this capitalist exodus.

Scott Ritter (2023-07-20). As NATO Looks for Answers to the Ukraine Conflict, Poland Seeks the Nuclear Option. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca

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2023-07-20: News Headlines

Annelise Whitley (2023-07-20). Migration and the Shadow of War. tomdispatch.com Seeking news coverage about the Adriana, the boat crowded with some 700 people migrating to Europe to seek a better life that sank in mid-June off the coast of Greece, I googled "migrant ship" and got 483,000 search results in one second. Most of the people aboard the Adriana had drowned in the Mediterranean, among them about 100 children. I did a similar search for the Titan submersible which disappeared the same week in the North Atlantic. That kludged-together pseudo-submarine was taking four wealthy men and the 19-year-old son of one of them to view the ruins of the famed passenger ship, the Titanic. They all…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-20). Russia continues retaliation attacks near Odessa and Ilichovsk. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) The Russian army continued retaliatory attacks against production workshops and storage sites of unmanned drones near Odessa and Ilichovsk, announced today the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-20). Madrid to host EUROLAT Parliamentary Assembly. plenglish.com It will start the day after the general elections in Spain, which will mark the arrival of a new right-wing government or the continuity of the current left-wing one. The details of the event, released on Thursday, highlighted that on July 24 itself, His Majesty King Felipe Sixth will receive the European and Latin American delegates. | This will be the 15th EUROLAT meeting, scheduled for July 24-27 at the Spanish Senate headquarters, which will focus on the analysis of the summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), concluded this week in Brussels.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-20). Italy allocates over 100 million euros for programs in Africa. plenglish.com Rome, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) The Development Cooperation Committee of the Italian Foreign Ministry approved the allocation of over 100 million euros for programs in Africa, a communiqué said today.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-20). U.S. and U.K. join to impose sanctions as foreign policy tool. plenglish.com Washington, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) While the world calls for the elimination of sanctions, the United States and the United Kingdom reaffirmed that these are today, in their opinion, a key foreign policy tool.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-20). Cuba's meeting on biodiversity and tourism attracts markets. plenglish.com Holguin, Cuba, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) The 9th Workshop on Biological Biodiversity and Tourism (Biotur 2023), which is taking place in this eastern city, is attracting the attention of tourist-sending markets.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-20). Cuban Parliament approves policy aimed at children and youth. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban deputies approved today the Comprehensive Care Policy for Children, Adolescents and Youth, aimed at promoting the development of these groups, respect for their rights and their social inclusion with equity.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-20). Syrian FM thanks Iran for its constant support. plenglish.com Damascus, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad on Monday expressed Syria's appreciation and gratitude to Iran for supporting the fight against terrorism during the war his country has gone through since 2011.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-20). FAO collaborates in preserving Cuba's marine biodiversity. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday that it is collaborating with Cuban authorities in the preservation of marine biodiversity in the Gulf of Guacanayabo.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-20). Spanish unions close ranks and Sánchez receives support. plenglish.com Madrid, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) The largest worker union organizations in Spain, CCOO and UGT, closed ranks today in favor of a future progressive government, in line with…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-20). Russia restricts British diplomats' movements. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Russia informed the United Kingdom's Embassy in Moscow that it has introduced restrictions on the movement of British diplomats on its territory, the Russian Foreign Ministry informed on Thursday.

Jessica Buxbaum (2023-07-20). Sierra Club Workers Challenge Leadership's Greenwashing 'Apartheid Tours'. mintpressnews.com In June, members of the Sierra Club unit of the Progressive Workers Union (PWU) passed a resolution pledging solidarity with the Palestinian people as the environmental organization pushes forward with its planned trips to Israel. | The workers' resolution puts its words into action by ensuring union funds aren't investing in Israel's settler enterprise and contributing to the oppression of Palestinians. It also calls for establishing a Palestine solidarity committee to foster relationships with Palestinian-led organizations and help educate members on the connections between Palestine and Indigenous struggles in…

Miko Peled (2023-07-20). Isaac Herzog's Visit to Congress: A Showcase of Apartheid Apologetics. mintpressnews.com On the fallout from Isaac Herzog's visit to Washington and the pathetic display of apartheid apologetics borne of a single congresswoman's bravery to dare call Israel what it is: a racist state.

Mnar Adley (2023-07-20). MintPress News Is Being Targeted: Join Us in Standing up to the War Machine. mintpressnews.com Stand up for truth. Stand up against war. Today, we invite you to join us in empowering MintPress News, the vanguard of fearless investigative journalism that unearths the hidden web of the military industrial complex.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-20). Covid Related News: The spectacle, the war and WHO's power grab. expose-news.com Reminding us of the "covid spectacle" we witnessed, Toby Rogers revisits the "breaking news" imagery used to achieve certain political outcomes. Vindicating lab leak "conspiracy theorists," the Biden Administration cuts funding to …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-20). John Kerry crumbles when confronted with FACTS on Co2: "This is not a serious conversation" expose-news.com In 2019, climate alarmist John Kerry testified during a House Oversight hearing on the national security risks of climate change. Rep. Thomas Massie questioned him about the amount of carbon dioxide in …

The Exposé (2023-07-20). CDC confirms COVID Vaccination caused shocking 338x increase in Cancers & AIDS-Associated Diseases. expose-news.com Official data made available by the U.S. Government and Centers for Disease Control strongly suggests that fully vaccinated Americans may be developing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or a similar disease that is decimating …

teleSUR (2023-07-20). New York City to Pay $13 Million to George Floyd Protesters. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the New York City Hall agreed to pay compensation of US$13.7 to 1,380 protesters who were affected by the illegal tactics used by the Police during the repression of anti-racist protests that occurred between May 28 and June 4, 2020. | RELATED: | More specifically, New York City will pay US$9,950 to each of the citizens who filed a class action lawsuit for violation of constitutional rights against the Police. | In the paym…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Australia and New Zealand claim victories in FIFA Women's Cup. telesurenglish.net In a dramatic start to the FIFA Women's World Cup on Thusday, Australia edged out debutants Ireland, and underdogs New Zealand stunned European powerhouse Norway with surprise victories. | RELATED: | The month-long tournament features an expanded roster of 32 teams, with the final scheduled for August 20 in Sydney. Co-hosts Australia and New Zealand initiated the tournament with identical 1-0 penalty victories. | At Sydney's Stadium Au…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Colombians Mobilize in Support of President Gustavo Petro. telesurenglish.net The Workers' Unitary Central (CUT) called for a march in support of President Gustavo Petro on Thursday, when Colombians commemorate their Independence Day. | RELATED: | The event will also have the presence of organizations such as the Colombian Federation of Educators (FECODE). Citizens will gather at Bolivar Square in Bogota at 2: 00 p.m. | From this emblematic place in the Colombian capital, workers will ratify their sup…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Israeli Army Kills Palestinian in Nablus. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Israeli occupation forces killed Badr Sami Ribhi Masri, a 19-year-old Palestinian youth, and wounded three people in Nablus. | RELATED: | The Palestinian Health Ministry informed that the injured were taken to Rafidia Hospital, where two of them remain in serious condition. | About 30 people also suffered suffocation from tear gas, including a 12-year-old girl, said the Red Crescent emergency servi…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Iraqis Set Fire to Swedish Embassy Over Offending the Quran. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani withdrew his charge d'affaires in Sweden, asked the Swedish ambassador to leave Baghdad, and warned that his nation could break relations with the Nordic country. | RELATED: | This happened "in response to the Swedish government's repeated authorization to burn the noble Koran, insult Islamic sanctities, and burn the Iraqi flag," government spokesman Basem Al-Awadi said. | Al-Sudani's decisi…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). US Dollar Appreciation Hits Emerging Economies: IMF. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that the U.S. dollar appreciation driven primarily by global financial risks last year had harder negative spillovers, especially for imports, on emerging market economies than on developed economies. | RELATED: | The IMF's External Sector Report pointed out that the dollar's real effective exchange rate rose by 8.3 percent in 2022 to its strongest level in two deca…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). President Ortega Asks the European Union to Respect Nicaragua. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega demanded that European countries respect his nation and defended the decision not to sign the final declaration of the summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). | RELATED: | "We want them to respect us. They want to be leading Nicaragua. What they want is to put an end to the Latin American revolutionary gove…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Ships Sailing to Ukraine to Be Seen as Carrying Military Cargo. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that it will regard all ships sailing in the waters of the Black Sea to Ukrainian ports as "potential carriers of military cargo." | RELATED: | "Due to the termination of the Black Sea Initiative, and the curtailment of the maritime humanitarian corridor, all ships en route to Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea will be considered potential carriers of military cargo from 00: 00 Moscow time on July 20, 2023," it said. | The Russian Defense Ministry noted that the countr…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Finland to Close Russia's Consulate in Turku. telesurenglish.net Finland will withdraw consent for Russia to operate its Consulate General in the southwestern city of Turku as of Oct. 1, 2023. | RELATED: | The decision was announced after a meeting on Wednesday between President Sauli Niinisto and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy. The Finnish Foreign Affairs Ministry has officially informed the Russian ambassador about this decision. | Niinisto and mi…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Twelve European Countries in Grips of Sweltering Heat. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, extreme heat warnings were issued across Europe as the best part of the continent was gripped by the most intense heatwave since records began. | RELATED: | In Italy, red alerts were in force in all but four of the country's 27 main metropolitan area. Temperatures during the hottest part of the day were considered a threat to even young and healthy individuals. | In Spain, the heatwave in more than…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Venezuela Receives Millionaire Lot of Insulin Doses From Russia. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, as part of the agreement between the Russian company Geropharm and the Venezuelan company Espromed Bio, a batch of more than 1.1 million containers of insulin arrived in Venezuela. | Related: | "The current batch of medicines includes more than 1.1 million containers of recombinant rapid and intermediate-acting human insulins: Rinsulin R and Rinsulin NPH," Geropharm said in a press release. | In addition, according to the company, the…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). FAO: Innovative Project To Address Food Security in Sri Lanka. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said that it is taking steps in collaboration with Sri Lanka to address the threat to food security caused by two consecutive seasons of poor harvests in 2021 and 2022. | Related: | According to official reports, with a nearly 40-percent drop in paddy production in 2022, Sri Lanka's rice ecosystem is vulnerable and requires immediate attention.

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Plane Crash in Colombia kills 6. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the civil aviation authority of Colombia said that a small plane crashed in central Meta department, killing five members of Colombia's Democratic Center party along with the pilot. | Related: | According to official local media statements, the plane was flying from Villavicencio to Bogotá for a party gathering. | The party identified the victims as former senator and ambassador Nohora Tovar and her husband, Gui…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). Spain: Presidential Candidates Conclude Last Debate. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the last debate between the candidates for the Spanish presidency took place, where the President of the Government Pedro Sánchez and the candidate for Sumar, Yolanda Díaz ratified their articulation against Santiago Abascal, president of the ultra-right-wing Vox party. | Related: | With the absence of the PP leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the other candidates addressed issues such as employment, GDP growth or inflation…

teleSUR (2023-07-20). India: 5 Dead and Many Trapped After Landslide, Incessant Rains. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, official reports stated that at least five persons died and many were feared trapped after a landslide, triggered by incessant rains, occurred in the Raigad district of India's south-western state of Maharashtra late on Wednesday night. | Related: | Official data shows that around 46 houses of a tribal village are located in the area hit by the landslide, and added that a total of nearly 70 people have been r…

A Guest Author (2023-07-20). U.S. activists visit Nicaragua to mark revolutionary gains. workers.org Geothermal workers and U.S. delegation members in Managua, July 14, 2023 Special to Workers World Workers World Party members from Boston and Portland joined the Jubilee House Community's solidarity delegation in Nicaragua to learn about the country's gains under the Sandinista National Liberation Front-led government since the triumph of their . . . |

Gloria Rubac (2023-07-20). Heat wave: Texas prison officials are murderers. workers.org Mother of Jon Anthony Southards holds pictures of her son who died in 121 heat, at a press conference at Texas Capitol, July 18, 2023. Houston Prisoners are dying almost every day in Texas due to the extreme heat. They are dying in cells, dorms, fields, factories and kitchens. The . . . |

Editor (2023-07-20). Hornet's nest of misogynist enablers. workers.org This time even the Supreme Court of the United States "liberals" got it wrong. On June 27, in a 7-to-2 ruling reversing a lower court's decision in Counterman v. Colorado, SCOTUS prioritized so-called "free speech" over protecting millions of victims of stalking — primarily women and gender-oppressed people. According to . . . |

G. Dunkel (2023-07-20). Haitians throughout the world demand 'relief'. workers.org March in Miami demands justice for Haiti. July 9, 2023. Thousands of Haitians came out in the streets in over 70 countries July 9 to demand "relief" for Haiti. The organizers estimate that approximately 100,000 Haitians took part. Besides in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, major marches took place in Croix-des-Bouquets, Carrefour, . . . |

Ann Brown (2023-07-20). EU Says Slavery Inflicted 'Untold Suffering,' Hints At Reparations. moguldom.com The European Union (EU) has acknowledged and expressed deep regret for the "untold suffering" inflicted by Europe's slave-trading past on millions of people. The EU also hinted at the need for reparations for slavery, which it described as a "crime against humanity." The EU is a supranational political and economic union of 27 member states …

Ann Brown (2023-07-20). Prompt Engineer: How To Ride The AI Wave and Level Up Your Career. moguldom.com Many people are worried about losing their jobs to AI, or artificial intelligence. But there are jobs within the field that are now thriving, say some experts. One job is prompt engineering (also known as in-context learning). According to reports, prompt engineering pays six-figure salaries and doesn't require a degree in computer engineering or even …

Lauren Smith (2023-07-20). Nicaraguans Celebrate 44th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. covertactionmagazine.com Under Stewardship of Original Revolutionary Leader Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua Remains a Beacon for Social Progress Despite Crushing U.S. Sanctions In the United States, the word "socialism" has come to have a negative meaning. In that meaning, the word implies the loss of individual sovereignty, rejection of religion and the institution of authoritarian political measures. While …

Editor (2023-07-20). French MPs to vote on Bill that would allow police to spy through phones. mronline.org The proposed law specifies that the procedure can be executed "without the knowledge or consent of its owner or possessor," but is limited to suspects involved in terrorism, organised crime and other illegal activities punishable by five or more years in prison.

Editor (2023-07-20). Extreme heat prompts issue of safety warnings across several countries. mronline.org Safety warnings have been issued in France where temperature levels on Wednesday reached 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).

Philip Weiss (2023-07-20). Biden, Jayapal, and liberal Zionists rush to prop up the Israel lobby for 2024. mronline.org Liberal Zionists rushed to affirm their support for Israel and hatred of anti-Zionism in the wake of the Pramila Jayapal "racist state" comment because they are afraid the Israel lobby will abandon the Democratic party.

Editor (2023-07-20). 200 years of the Monroe Doctrine: History and present. mronline.org The Monroe Doctrine served Washington to declare unilaterally and as if it were a divine right, protector of the American continent, letting the rest of the world know where its zone of influence, expansion and predominance resided.

Editor (2023-07-20). Barbie Is on the Picket Line. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-20). The Dynamics of War Insanity: NATO's Ukraine Roulette. scheerpost.com By Alfred de Zayas / CounterPunch Deliberate provocations of a nuclear rival, coups d'état, colour revolutions, broken promises, broken treaties, escalation of tensions, demonization, invective, double-standards — all this while asserting adherence to international legal norms and playing innocent about our aggressions, our violations of the Hague and Geneva Conventions, of articles 1(2)[1], 2(3)[2], 2(4)[3] and 39[4] of …

Editor (2023-07-20). The World Needs a New Development Theory That Does Not Trap the Poor in Poverty. scheerpost.com By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research In June, the United Nations' Sustainable Development Solutions Network published its Sustainable Development Report 2023, which tracks the progress of the 193 member states towards attaining the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 'From 2015 to 2019', the network wrote, 'the world made some progress on the SDGs, although this was already …

Editor (2023-07-20). From Affirmative Action To Reparations: Bridging Racial Economic Inequality. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-20). The Hype of Nuclear 'Renaissance'. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-20). 175+ Groups Urge Biden to Immediately Enact New Student Debt Cancellation Plan. scheerpost.com "Restarting the fundamentally broken student loan system without first delivering on the relief promised to borrowers remains a grave mistake, and will only exacerbate already dire economic situations for millions."

Editor (2023-07-20). 58% Depressed: The Racism of Israel's Apartheid Regime Toward Palestinians Shows in Their Mental Health. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — While the Democrats in Washington, D.C. conduct a bizarre debate about whether Israel is a racist state, The World Bank has released some findings from its The Palestinian Psychological Conditions Survey (PPCS). They are summarized by Alia Aghajanian, Arden Finn, Gianluca Mele, and Nadir Mohammed. In a survey …

Staff (2023-07-20). Meet the Wisconsin Teacher Fired for Protesting Ban on Miley Cyrus & Dolly Parton Song "Rainbowland" democracynow.org We speak with first-grade teacher Melissa Tempel, who was fired last week for a viral tweet in which she criticized the Waukesha, Wisconsin, board of education's decision to ban her students from singing "Rainbowland" during a school concert earlier this year. The hit song about inclusivity by Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton includes the lyrics "We are rainbows, me and you / Every color, every hue / Let's shine on through." The school district said Tempel's firing was not about the song but about the way she protested the decision. Tempel says the Waukesha school district&#8…

Staff (2023-07-20). "While We Watched": New Film Spotlights Journalist Ravish Kumar's Fight for Truth in Modi's India. democracynow.org As world leaders from the United States to France welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we look at press freedom in India under the leader of the Hindu nationalist party BJP. One of India's last bastions of free media, NDTV, has been taken over by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, believed to have close ties to Modi. NDTV's former executive editor and longtime anchor Ravish Kumar, one of India's most prominent TV journalists who has reported critically on Modi's Hindu nationalist policies, is the subject of Vinay Shukla's film While We Watched, which is being released this week in the…

Staff (2023-07-20). Headlines for July 20, 2023. democracynow.org More Temperature Records Fall as U.S. Heat Wave Intensifies, Migrants Face Intense Heat in Mexico as They Wait to Apply for Asylum at U.S. Border, Receding Floodwaters in Northern India Prompt Warnings over Waterborne Diseases, Russia Bombards Ukraine's Black Sea Ports and Threatens Cargo Ships, Kenyan Police Crack Down as Protesters Rally Against Tax Hikes and Inflation, Taliban Guards Attack Women Protesting Closure of Beauty Parlors and Salons, Iraqis Storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad to Protest Qur'an Burning in Stockholm, Egyptian President Pardons Rights Researcher and Lawyer for Political Prison…

Ruwaida Amer (2023-07-20). Flights from Israel won't end Gaza's isolation. electronicintifada.net Offers of trips via Ramon Airport have aroused quite a few suspicions.

U.S. House of Representatives (2023-07-20). "The Weaponization of the Federal Government": The FBI's Collaboration with a Compromised Ukrainian Intelligence Agency to Censor American Speech. globalresearch.ca

Mike Whitney (2023-07-20). "Empire of Lies". Dr. Paul Craig Roberts. globalresearch.ca

Neenah Payne (2023-07-20). How COVID Shots Pose National Security Issues. "Warning the Military of what was happening to Army Personnel". globalresearch.ca

Prof. Hussein Gharbieh (2023-07-20). Economic and Financial Collapse: "Saudi Crown Prince has a new plan for Lebanon" globalresearch.ca

Art Moore (2023-07-20). U.S. Army Surgeon in Tears: Top Brass Ordered Silence on Vaccine Injuries. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Graeme MacQueen (2023-07-20). September 11, 2001: Eyewitness Evidence of Explosions in the Twin Towers. globalresearch.ca

J. J. Brannock (2023-07-20). Fauci, Health Officials Accused of Illegally Approving $26 Billion in Grants Using Taxpayer Dollars. globalresearch.ca

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-20). John Bolton Accidentally Explains Why US Policy on Russia and China Is Wrong. globalresearch.ca

Michael Nevradakis (2023-07-20). How The White House Colluded with Twitter to Censor RFK Jr. and Children's Health Defense. globalresearch.ca

Matthew Phelan (2023-07-20). UN Warns Brain Chips Like Elon Musk's Neuralink Could be Used as 'Personality-altering' Weapons — as FDA Approves Tech for Human Trials. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-07-20). Brushing, Flossing Could Help Protect Against Dementia. globalresearch.ca

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-20). South Africa Showed That BRICS Isn't What Many of Its Supporters Assumed. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-20). The Road Ahead: Building a Worldwide Movement Against "Corona Tyranny" globalresearch.ca We do not seek to negotiate with corrupt government officials. They are liars. Our intent is to confront the powerful actors behind this criminal endeavor which is literally destroying people's lives worldwide.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-07-20). Food Insecurity in Africa and the Politics of NATO Expansion. A Global Food Crisis is Looming. globalresearch.ca

Scott Ritter (2023-07-20). As NATO Looks for Answers to the Ukraine Conflict, Poland Seeks the Nuclear Option. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-07-20). Selected Articles: Cognitive Impairment in Adults — What Role Did COVID Vaccines Play? globalresearch.ca By When the COVID-19 vaccines were brought to market, due to their design I expected them to have safety issues, and I expected …

Andrea Peters (2023-07-20). Impoverishing Ukraine: "Western Political and Business Interests integrated into the Ukrainian State" globalresearch.ca

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-07-20). Is Climate Engineering Real? globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-20). The NeoCons' Proxy War "Against Ukraine": Nuclear War is On the Table. The Privatization of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Public housing tenant Margaret Kelly given eviction date. greenleft.org.au

Peter Boyle (2023-07-20). Malaysian socialists in election pact with youth-based party. greenleft.org.au The Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) and the Malaysian United Democracy Alliance (MUDA) have agreed on an electoral pact for the upcoming state assembly elections on August 12, reports Peter Boyle.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Ecosocialism needed in the age of climate emergency. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Anti-war protesters say Talisman Sabre war games should be cancelled. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Calls grow for public housing to be saved, more built. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Videos from Ecosocialism 2023. greenleft.org.au

Damian Balassone (2023-07-20). Poem: Spiritual Land/Spiritless Man. greenleft.org.au Damian Balassone, on the poverty of spirit.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Finance union urges NAB workers to vote up improved agreement. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Four Big Banks refuse to renew loans to Whitehaven Coal. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Video: Caste and Class in India today. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Video: Capitalism in Crisis. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Merri-bek community takes to the streets against AUKUS. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Dumping doubts: Releasing Fukushima's waste water. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). 70 years after armistice: It's time to end the Korean War! greenleft.org.au

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-20). White City Innovation District hosts ClimateTech Summit. imperial.ac.uk Policymakers, academics, corporate players and innovative scaleups explore the potential of the UK's climate technology sector at the Jawdrop Summit.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-20). Could mink farms be the source of the next flu pandemic? imperial.ac.uk Urgent action is needed to address the significant risk posed by fur farms for the emergence of future viral pandemics, Imperial scientists warn.

infobrics (2023-07-20). Germany never learns as it pursues 'Drang nach Osten' once again. infobrics.org The exact motivation Berlin might have to go against Moscow once again is up for debate, particularly as Russia inflicted numerous crushing defeats on various German invaders in the last over 1000 years.

infobrics (2023-07-20). US presses Ukraine for decisive breakthrough despite stubborn Russian defences. infobrics.org It will take years and billions of dollars for Ukrainian Air Force to match Russia, says General Milley.

infobrics (2023-07-20). BRICS Currency: Is It a Feasible Idea?>. infobrics.org In recent times, there has been a growing call among countries to trade in currencies apart from the US dollar due to the economic disruption caused by Western sanctions against Russia and its subsequent eviction from international dollar-trading systems like SWIFT…

infobrics (2023-07-20). Experts Pitch for Kenya to Join BRICS. infobrics.org As more countries are considering joining BRICS, the bloc of emerging economies, experts in Kenya are now urging the new administration to follow suit for economic and trade benefits…

infobrics (2023-07-20). Russia's Arctic LNG 2 Will Use Chinese Equipment for Power Generation – Novatek. infobrics.org Russia's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer Novatek NVTK.MM plans to build a gas turbine power station for the future Arctic LNG 2 plant using equipment from China's Wison and Harbin Guanghan Gas Turbine Co. Ltd…

infobrics (2023-07-20). South Africa Says Putin Agreed not to Attend BRICS Summit. infobrics.org Russia will instead be represented by its Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Johannesburg summit, alongside the leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa, the presidency said in a statement…

infobrics (2023-07-20). Russia protects Crimean civilians by attacking ports in Odessa. infobrics.org Kiev regime has arms depots in Odessa, legitimizing Moscow's attacks to neutralize threats.

Staff (2023-07-20). Venezuela Begins Using Russia's MIR Cards on Margarita Island. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-07-20). Venezuela's Non-Energy Exports Reach $3 Billion in 2023. orinocotribune.com According to data from the Venezuelan Exporters Association (AVEX), Venezuela's exports—excluding the energy sector—have reached approximately $3 billion so far in 2023. | AVEX president, Ramón Goyo, According to Goyo, Venezuela's main markets are the European Union, the United States—whose governments maintain illegal sanctions against Venezuela[m…

Staff (2023-07-20). Guatemala: Electoral Tribunal Reaffirms Movimiento Semilla's Green Light. orinocotribune.com The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Guatemala confirmed this Tuesday, July 18, in a communication sent to the Public Prosecutor's Office that it will not veto the Movimiento Semilla party, the political party to which Bernardo Arévalo, candidate for the presidential runoff on August 20, belongs. | The decision of the electoral court responds to a request—the second of its kind—made to the Attorney General's Office, endorsed by Judge Freddy Orellana, to remove Semilla from the presidential race on charges of corruption, linked to an alleged use of false signatures in order to register the party.

mforinoco (2023-07-20). Who Exactly Is 'Forcing' America To Support Human Rights Abuses? orinocotribune.com

mforinoco (2023-07-20). 33-Day Israeli War on Lebanon Marked 'Strategic Turning Point' for Resistance. orinocotribune.com By Hiba Morad — Jul 18, 2023 | This week, 17 years ago, the Israeli regime launched an all-out war against Lebanon, a small West Asian country neighboring the occupied Palestinian territories. | After 33 days of intense fighting, on August 14, 2006, the tiny nation of brave people captured the imagination of the world for inflicting crushing defeat on a relatively dominant entity. | The resistance fighters in the Arab country, located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, destroyed the regime's illusion of invincibility and forever changed the power equations. | During the 33-day war, Lebanese resi…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-20). Bangladesh ranked worst country for workers in ITUC's 2023 Global Rights Index. peoplesdispatch.org The 2023 Global Rights Index noted that workers' rights have consistently deteriorated in the Asia Pacific region over the last 10 years with governments passing various laws that undermine workers' interests…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-20). Ships headed to Ukraine via Black Sea legitimate targets for attacks, warns Russia. peoplesdispatch.org The warning comes following Ukraine's attempts to revive the Black Sea grain deal without Russia. Ukraine is pitching a proposal that involves other countries providing protection to ships carrying its grain…

Anish R M (2023-07-20). Uncertainty looms as Thai parliament blocks Pita Limjaroenrat from leading new government. peoplesdispatch.org Wednesday was nothing short of high drama in Thai politics as Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the Move Forward Party, was also temporarily suspended from serving as a legislator by the Constitutional Court, just as parliamentarians were debating his eligibility to stand for the prime minister's post…

Natalia Marques (2023-07-20). Cuba condemns ongoing US occupation of Guantanamo Bay. peoplesdispatch.org

Jon Jeter, Black Agenda Report. (2023-07-20). USSR's Support For Black Liberation Earns Russia Grace With Africans. popularresistance.org On the first week of spring in 1931, at the nadir of the Great Depression, nine Black teenagers stowed away on a Memphis-bound train scuffled with a gaggle of white youths who took exception to their presence. The Black youths made quick work of their counterparts, heaving all but one, Orville Gilley, from the slow-moving railcars to the grassy knoll below. Gilley would have met the same fate as his friends but by the time the Black youths got to him, the train had picked up considerable speed, and he was hanging perilously from the gondola. Fearing Gilley might fall underneath one of the railcars, two Black teen…

The Black Alliance for Peace. (2023-07-20). International Community Must Reject US/UN/CARICOM Plan For Haiti. popularresistance.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) is alarmed that representatives of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are at the forefront of the call for armed intervention in Haiti calling on Rwanda and Kenya to help lead the charge. Once again the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) calls on the international community to reject U.S., UN, and CARICOM plans for an armed intervention in Haiti. We have been consistent in our support for Haitian people who view the presence of the United Nations Integrated Office (BINUH) and the Core Group as a foreign occupation. Since 2004, they have suppressed Haiti's independence and sovereignty…

Tanupriya Singh, People's Dispatch. (2023-07-20). There Can Be No Justice Until Capitalism Is Removed From The Earth. popularresistance.org "What is the path that we are going to chart towards socialism?" This is the question that animated the first day of the 'Dilemmas of Humanity: Pan African Dialogues to Build Socialism' conference, which is being held in South Africa between July 17 to 20. | The conference has been divided into commissions, each with a mandate to deliberate upon a particular theme and draft a concrete plan of action which will be adopted in the form of a resolution on the final day. The commissions on July 17 addressed the themes of food sovereignty and agroecology, gender struggles against patriarchy, and urban struggles for hou…

Seymour Hersh, Mintpress News. (2023-07-20). Ordinary People By The Millions. popularresistance.org Lunch with Tom Frank is a totally American experience. He's a proud native of Kansas but far from a country boy: he got his doctorate from the University of Chicago and has written a series of influential books. He likes people, food, and telling it like it is. He teases the waiter, talks about a healthy salad, and then orders an overstuffed sandwich that he wolfs down as he dissects the increasingly crazed American political world. He's not just a guy who happens to be bright and unpretentious and a lot of fun who has chosen to focus on American politics; he's a political prophet who two decades ago saw what oth…

Sam Pizzigati, CounterPunch. (2023-07-20). A Good Year's Pay For A Good Day's Work? popularresistance.org The just-released Good Jobs First analysis — Power Outrage: Will Heavily Subsidized Battery Factories Generate Substandard Jobs? — examines a little-known provision in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act that may end up costing U.S. taxpayers more than $200 billion over the next decade, a sum above and beyond the $13 billion that state and local governments have promised as battery incentives. | Lawmakers see all those billions of tax dollars as a generator of good wages, but nothing in the battery subsidy fine-print mandates — or even incentivizes — decent worker paychecks. Ford Motor, for i…

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Action at Worldwide Headquarters (2023-07-20). Blocking Wells Fargo's "Business As Usual" to Demand a Halt to Fossil Fuel Funding. indybay.org Party-like atmosphere part of protest that leads to 6 arrests…

Activista (2023-07-20). Party-Protest Blocks Wells Fargo Worldwide HQ for Hours. indybay.org Top Photo by Rachel Podlishevsky, ProBonoPhoto | 1 minute mp4 Video by Lis Cox…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-20). Third Wave Of Russian Retaliation Strikes Hit Ukraine. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Night of July 20 marked the third wave of Russian retaliation strikes on Ukrainian ports and military facilities throughout the country. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry confirmed damage to warehouses and port facilities as a result of night strikes in the Odessa region. The Russian military is yet to comment on the attack and reveal the targets. | Last night explosions thundered in the Odessa, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Zaporozhie regions. The main target was again the port infrastructure in the…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-20). Blasts Heard Near Russian Hmeimim Air Base In Syria (Photos). southfront.org File image. | On July 19, a series of blasts rocked the city of Jableh which is located just three kilometers to the south from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base on the Syrian coast. | Syrian state TV said that the blasts were the result of a military exercise. However, activists in Jableh alleged that several armed drones that attempted to attack Hmeimim Air Base were intercepted by Syrian and Russian air defenses over the city. | Photos that surfaced online showed small fires and damaged properties in Jableh. There…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-20). In Video: Syrian Army Destroys Howitzer, Shoots Down Three Armed Drones In Greater Idlib. southfront.org © Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev | The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) had destroyed a howitzer and shot down three armed drones in the northwestern region of Greater Idlib, the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced on July 19. | In a statement, the ministry said that the army targeted and destroyed a 122 mm towed howitzer in the southern Idlib countryside. According to the ministry, the howitzer was used by terrorist groups to shell nearby government-held villages and towns. | The army also shot down three armed drones that att…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-20). Shocking Footage Shows Turkish Soldiers Torturing Syrians On Border (18+). southfront.org Turkish forces are seen at Mount Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, January 28, 2018 / Khalil Ashawi / Reuters | On July 19, a video surfaced online showing Turkish soldiers brutally torturing a group of Syrians who allegedly attempted to cross the border into Turkey. | In the shocking footage, the Turkish soldiers can be seen beating the Syrians, who appear to be minors, with sticks and insulting them inside a military position. One of the soldiers even goes as far as stepping on the head of one of the victimes. | The v…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-20). Ukraine Attacks Crimea Again To Deflect From Losses On The Front (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On July 20, Ukraine launched yet another attack against the Crimean Peninsula, in what appears to be an attempt to deflect attention from its failing counteroffensive. | Crimea governor Sergey Aksyonov said that a suspected drone strike damaged at least four buildings and killed a young girl in the Russian-held peninsula.As a result of the "enemy drone" strike, "four administrative buildings" were damaged and at least one person killed, Aksyonov claimed on Telegram shortly after 6am…

Art Persyko (2023-07-20). Tuesday 7/18: Voting Rights & Fighting Fascism, an SF Gray Panther Forum. indybay.org Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/86465752525?pwd=Tzh1YVh5SE9mdWkzdjI2clZrVEczdz09 | MEETING ID: 864 6575 2525; PASS CODE: 465295 | PHONE IN: 699-900 9128 US…

CCL San Mateo Chapter, Youth Group (2023-07-20). Saturday 8/5: Climate Emergency: March & Rally for Climate Justice in San Mateo. indybay.org Central Park | 50 East 5th Avenue | San Mateo, CA 94401…

Civil Disobedience for the Climate (2023-07-20). Protesters Separated from Locking Cuffs at Wells Fargo Protest. indybay.org 30 second mp.4 video by Peg Hunter of fire fighters cutting away the lockboxes from protesters' arms.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). World's first hydrogen-powered tram to be tested in Malaysia. ecns.cn China has developed the world's first hydrogen-powered smart tram. It departed Zhuzhou, Hunan province, on Friday and will be shipped from Shanghai to Malaysia in the coming days.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). First wind farm with 16MW turbines begins operations. ecns.cn The world's first offshore wind farm using 16 MW turbines was put into operation and started power generation on Wednesday, operator China Three Gorges Corporation said.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Giant panda Fu Bao celebrates her 3rd birthday in South Korea. ecns.cn Giant panda Fu Bao in South Korea celebrated its 3rd birthday at Everland Resort in Yongin.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Computing power becomes new engine driving economic growth in China: MIIT. ecns.cn Computing power has injected energy into the digital transformation of all walks of life and is becoming an important driving force for high-quality economic and social development, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). New drug slows Alzheimer's progression. ecns.cn A new drug is emerging as a potential game-changer in the battle against Alzheimer's disease, after rigorous global trials validated its ability to slow the rate of cognitive decline.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). New orchid species discovered in Sichuan. ecns.cn A new species of orchid has been discovered in Sichuan province's Wolong National Nature Reserve, according to a release by the reserve's management bureau on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Beijing sees GDP increase 5.5 percent. ecns.cn The Chinese capital's GDP reached 2.06 trillion yuan ($285.74 billion) in the first half of the year, with year-on-year growth of 5.5 percent, and authorities expect the upward trend to continue in the future.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). NATO's Japan office plan sparks concerns. ecns.cn Experts questioned the significance of NATO's plans to open a liaison office in Japan as such a project is likely to aggravate preexisting tensions in the Asia-Pacific region.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Readers line up for book fair in SAR. ecns.cn Thousands of book lovers queued up on Wednesday and filed into the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre as the 33rd Hong Kong Book Fair kicked off.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Senior diplomat to attend BRICS meeting. ecns.cn Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi will attend the 13th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisers and High Representatives on National Security in Johannesburg next week, a gathering aimed at making preparations for the BRICS Summit scheduled to be held in August.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). China eases limit for foreign debt. ecns.cn China increased the macro-prudential adjustment parameter for cross-border financing of corporates and financial institutions to 1.5 from 1.25 on Thursday, a move that experts said will help boost confidence in the renminbi.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Experts: More active fiscal policy on agenda. ecns.cn China's fiscal policies will work more actively to boost both investment and consumption to secure a greater overall economic recovery in the second half, experts said.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Camels 'strike' in Gansu scenic spot resume work with sufficient rest assured. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Diplomat: U.S. needs Kissinger-style wisdom. ecns.cn Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi hailed on Wednesday former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger's historic contributions to the icebreaking development of China-U.S. relations, and stressed that it is impossible to remold, contain or encircle China.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Top diplomat Wang Yi to visit Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa. ecns.cn China's top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Turkey at the invitation of the countries later this month, prior to and following his attendance at a BRICS meeting in South Africa.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Shenzhou XVI crew to conduct first spacewalk. ecns.cn The Shenzhou XVI crew will soon carry out their first spacewalk, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). China's Space seed breeding makes breakthrough, contributing to agricultural technology and food security. ecns.cn 136 types of seeds, including crops, forest vegetation, flowers, and microorganisms will be carried on board the Shenzhou-16 manned spacecraft to start their space breeding journey.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). 6,522 rooms set to accommodate Universiade players. ecns.cn "Welcome Home" is one of the most common signs you would see when wandering inside the FISU Games Village in Chengdu, the host city of the upcoming World University Games.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Muqam Art Troupe of Xinjiang on performance tour in Indonesia. ecns.cn The Muqam Art Troupe of Xinjiang Art Theater from China performed in Taman Ismail Marzuki, an art and performance center in Jakarta on Wednesday, which coincided with Indonesia's Islamic New Year holiday and attracted many audiences to enjoy it.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Portraits for Chinese women's soccer team unveiled. ecns.cn Players of Team China pose for a group photo during the official FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 portrait session in Adelaide, Australia July 18, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). New microgravity experiment facility with electromagnetic launch (4 second) starts trial run. ecns.cn The new microgravity experiment facility started trial operation on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). In Numbers: China sees rising border entries, exits in H1. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). China to continue promoting high-quality B&R cooperation: FM. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). China's Kuaizhou rocket sends four satellites into space. ecns.cn The four satellites, belonging to the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation will mainly be used to provide commercial meteorological data service.

Food Empowerment Project (2023-07-20). New Video Examines How Amy's Kitchen Impacted the Lives of More Than 300 of Its Workers. indybay.org One year after the layoffs of more than 300 employees at the Amy's Kitchen factory in San José, California, Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.), a vegan food justice organization, has released a video on the lives that the company impacted.

Julie Russell-Steuart (2023-07-20). Iowa's Abortion Ban from a Disability Perspective. indybay.org The Iowa legislature convened on July 11 for a special session and passed a near-total abortion ban.

La Peña Cultural Center (2023-07-20). Friday 7/21: La Peña Cultural Center's Baila Party! indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center (3105 Shattuck Ave)…

LA Sentinel (2023-07-20). First Friday August 2023, "The Funk Queen" comes home to the Historic Oak Park District. indybay.org Sacramento, California is forever the global headquarters for "The Funk Queen." First Friday in August 2023, will begin something special here in the Historic Oak Park District… stay tuned…

NARAL Pro-Choice CA (2023-07-20). Wednesday 7/19: Reproductive Freedom Advocate Training w/ NARAL CA. indybay.org Virtual/online training workshop…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Heat exhaustion and heatstroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Extreme heat continues to cause issues across the country and the globe. Excessive heat warnings are out in many areas, including the Phoenix area where the forecast is for highs approaching 120-degrees this weekend. As the temperature rises, so does the risk of heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Over the past 30 years, extreme heat has claimed more lives in America than any other weather-related hazard, including flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes or lightning, according…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: How heat affects medication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Finding ways to keep your body cool during extremely high temperatures is important, and so is ensuring your medications aren't exposed to extreme heat. Scott Hall, a Mayo Clinic pharmacist, says medications can become degraded during temperature changes. He says some medications also can cause heat intolerance. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/7hM14G0Z__Y 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. Temperature can impact…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Consumer Health: What is glioblastoma? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glioblastoma Awareness Day will be observed Wednesday, July 19, which makes this a good time to learn about one of the most complex, deadly and treatment-resistant cancers. More than 14,490 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2023, according to the National Brain Tumor Society, and 10,000 people in the U.S. will die of the disease. The five-year survival rate is 6.9%, and the median length of survival is eight months. Glioblastoma, also…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Invest now for better heart health later. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women — in the U.S. and around the globe. Overall, men over 45 and women over 55 are more likely to have a heart attack than those who are younger. Dr. Rekha (RAY-ka) Mankad, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says it's crucial to invest now in your heart health for better heart health later. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/-UMpbooHDbQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 03) is in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Science Saturday: A novel testing approach for newly identified VEXAS syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org VEXAS syndrome is a severe autoinflammatory disease that results in a spectrum of rheumatologic and hematologic conditions. Mostly affecting men over age 50, VEXAS is caused by somatic mutations in the UBA1 gene of blood cells, which is a gene located in the X chromosome. Until just a few years ago, patients presenting with features of VEXAS syndrome were not unified under a specific diagnosis. The underlying cause of newly identified VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: What does a diagnosis of dense breasts mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A recent Food and Drug Administration rule requires healthcare providers to notify people if they have dense breasts. Studies have shown that dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect breast cancer early. Dr. Kristin Robinson, a Mayo Clinic breast radiologist, says women with dense breast tissue are at a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer compared to women without, and that's why early detection is so important. "About 50% of women have…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic discovery leads to diagnoses of 9 people with rare form of muscular dystrophy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nine people around the world who have been living with unexplained, muscular dystrophy-like symptoms may now have an answer for what is causing the progressive muscle weakness in their body's mid-section, arms and legs. In a new discovery, a collaborative team of scientists led by researchers at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine has pinpointed alterations in a single gene deep inside these people's genetic blueprint as the root cause of their ultra-rare disorder, known as limb-girdle muscular…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Proper posture and body alignment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother lives with me, and she is always nagging me to "stand up straight" and "put your shoulders back." She says good posture will keep me healthy as I age. But I'm only 17. Does it really matter if I'm slouching a bit? ANSWER: Though it may seem annoying, your grandmother is correct in that good posture supports good health. And starting good habits now, though it requires conscious effort, can help you…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Plant-based diet is encouraged for patients with cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For patients diagnosed with cancer, is there one diet that is better than another? Dr. Dawn Mussallem, an integrative health specialist at Mayo Clinic, says it's not about one food or diet, but rather a dietary pattern that emphasizes a predominant plant-based diet that is high in fiber. And, Dr. Mussallem says, 97% of Americans aren't getting enough fiber. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/R0SBgxhZfFU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 06) is in the downloads at the end of this…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is a breast medicine specialist? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Many people think that a breast health specialist only treats cancer, but the truth is that these doctors handle a wide range of breast-related conditions. Dr. Lauren Cornell, a Mayo Clinic breast medicine specialist, says there are many ways people can benefit from seeing a breast medicine expert. Watch: Mayo Clinic Minute: What is a breast medicine specialist? youtu.be/sU7I61tnxZA Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Alzheimer's drug lecanemab granted full approval by FDA, Mayo Clinic expert weighs in. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted traditional approval of a disease-modifying treatment that could potentially give some patients with Alzheimer's disease something they haven't had before: a medication that may slow the decline of memory and thinking. A monoclonal antibody, lecanemab, shows promise in removing amyloid plaques from the brain, according to phase 3 trial results. Amyloid plaques are one of the defining features of Alzheimer's disease, according to Dr. Ronald Petersen, a neurologist and director of the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Is there a wrong way — or time — to nap? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am retired, and although I generally enjoy less hectic days now, I keep busy. Part of my routine includes trying to squeeze in a nap on most afternoons. My wife tells me that I'm doing it wrong because I often wake up groggy. Is there a wrong way — or time — to nap? ANSWER: Closing your eyes for a few minutes during your busy day may seem like a good idea. It…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Effects of hot weather, humidity on blood pressure, heart. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm retired and enjoy spending time outdoors in my garden and kayaking with my family. I have high blood pressure, which has been managed by medication for nearly 10 years. Recently I've noticed that I develop a headache, nausea and sometimes dizziness after a few hours in the heat and sun. What is causing these symptoms? ANSWER: Weather can play a role in triggering certain health problems. High temperatures and high humidity are two…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Burning mouth syndrome: Why doctors sometimes fight its fire with fire. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Menopause is a risk factor for painful condition, Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert explains LONDON — Hot flashes, mood swings and sleep problems are common as a woman approaches and passes menopause. Much less common but as disruptive is another condition that can afflict perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: burning mouth syndrome. Sarmed Sami, MBChB, a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, describes the painful condition, how it is diagnosed and why doctors sometimes fight its…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon performs innovative endoscopic spinal fusion surgery, advancing minimally invasive care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Delivering more minimally invasive and robotic surgery options to patients is something Dr. Mohamad Bydon, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, has been helping to lead. He recently performed Mayo Clinic's first endoscopic spinal fusion surgery, which combines the use of robotics and an endoscope to deliver safer, more effective surgeries that are minimally invasive and allow for faster recovery times. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/NDwi7_2TPLQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Mayo Clinic named a 'Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been named one of the best places to work for people with disabilities by the American Association of People with Disabilities, the nation's largest disability rights organization, and Disability: IN, the global business disability inclusion network. Mayo Clinic received a score of 100 — the highest score possible — on the Disability Equality Index to achieve the recognition. The Disability Equality Index survey includes new questions each year to evaluate whether companies are adopting emerging…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Mayo Clinic researchers pave the way for individualized obesity therapy, tailoring interventions to a person's needs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a pilot study of 165 people, Mayo Clinic researchers looked at the effectiveness of two different approaches to weight loss: a standard lifestyle intervention and individualized therapy. The standard lifestyle intervention included a reduced diet, exercise and behavior therapy. The individualized approach was based on phenotypes and included different interventions depending on the person's predominant underlying cause of obesity. A diet based on phenotypes considers a person's genetic and phenotypic characteristics to create a…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Mayo Clinic expert weighs in on WHO labeling aspartame sweetener as low, but possible, cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A popular artificial sweetener that's widely found in sugar-free foods and beverages is being labeled as a possible cancer risk by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO's cancer research agency, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), determined aspartame to be a possible carcinogen after reviewing and assessing the potential carcinogenic effect of the sweetener, but says it's safe to consume in limited amounts. Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician specializing in nutrition and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). CAR-T cell therapy restores hope for leukemia patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Jon Stahlecker had exhausted all treatment options and lost hope of surviving chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) before Mayo Clinic offered him chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) in a clinical trial. "We got all our affairs in order. I was trying to see as many people and relatives as I could," says Stahlecker. "We had bought land to build a house but put that on hold. When you think you may only have…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-20). Understanding effects of heat on mental health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Irritability is a common side effect of heat. A heat wave is affecting parts of the U.S., including much of the Southwest, through the Southeast and parts of Europe. When temperatures soar, the heat can take a toll more than just physically. Our well-being can suffer as well. "A study of over 2 million people found an increased visit rate or incidence of people going to the emergency department with psychiatric and mental health-related concerns during…

Oakland Privacy (2023-07-20). Tuesday 8/15: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info.

Oleg Nesterenko (2023-07-20). "The war in Ukraine is a war for the dollar" – part 2. indybay.org Moscow has really threatened the U.S. dollar on the international stage, and with it the entire U.S. economy behind it. Since Putin took office, well before 2021 and even before the anti-Russian coup in Ukraine in 2014, Russia, a leading energy power, has begun the process of liquidating U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. Russia halved the number of U.S. bonds it held.

Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley (2023-07-20). Thursday 7/27: Climate Refugees: Facts and Findings, and Strategies for Loss and Damage. indybay.org Webinar…

Planned Parenthood (2023-07-20). Wednesday 7/19: History of Planned Parenthood and Racial Justice Teach-in. indybay.org Online event | ACCESSIBILITY: Closed captioning will be available.

PNW Street Medics (2023-07-20). PNW Street Medics and Military Medicine. indybay.org

Revolution Books (2023-07-20). Friday 7/21: Take Revolution to the Movie Lines for the film Oppenheimer. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Revolution Books (2023-07-20). Tuesday 7/18: Discussion of the Film Oppenheimer. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-20). Friday 7/21: POA: Shut it Down! indybay.org On the sidewalk in front of the San Francisco Police Officers Association: 800 Bryant @ 6th Street in San Francisco…

SF Protests (2023-07-20). Protesters Out in Force at Wells Fargo Headquarters. indybay.org Creative Demonstrators in front of Wells Fargo worldwide headquarters in San Francisco on Friday July 14th…

Strike Debt Bay Area (2023-07-20). Saturday 8/19: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: 'End Times' by Peter Turchin. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-07-20). Rusia considera como objetivos bélicos barcos hacia Ucrania. telesurtv.net Esto ocurre bajo el contexto del anunció este lunes por parte el Kremlin de la suspensión de su participación en el acuerdo del grano.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-20). Justicia francesa condena a más de mil personas tras disturbios. telesurtv.net Los tribunales emitieron 742 sentencias a penas de cárcel de obligado cumplimiento.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-20). Rusia da tres meses a ONU para cumplir memorando de granos. telesurtv.net El 22 de julio de 2022, Rusia, Türkiye y la ONU firmaron un acuerdo para desbloquear la exportación de granos y fertilizantes de Ucrania a través del mar Negro.

teleSUR, dcdc (2023-07-20). III Cumbre Celac-UE sin consenso entre las partes. telesurtv.net Los representantes latinoamericanos rechazaron las sanciones económicas impuestas por EE. UU contra Venezuela y Cuba.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-20). Presidente Lula exige sancionar a agresor de juez del Supremo. telesurtv.net "Necesitamos castigar severamente a las personas que todavía transmiten odio", afirmó el mandatario petista.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-20). Cientos de bomberos combaten tres incendios en Grecia. telesurtv.net El ministro griego de Crisis Climática y Protección Civil señaló que los efectivos "libran una enorme batalla".

teleSUR, jaa, DRL (2023-07-20). Fiscalía abre investigación contra presidente de Costa Rica. telesurtv.net El Ministerio Público detalló que se analizará en esta indagatoria una supuesta influencia del mandatario contra la Hacienda Pública.

teleSUR, jaa, DRL (2023-07-20). Presentan demanda constitucional contra Dina Boluarte. telesurtv.net Los demandantes aseguran que tienen pruebas para probar que hubo un comportamiento arbitrario por parte de la policía y las Fuerzas Armadas.

teleSUR, jaa- DRL (2023-07-20). Explosión subterránea de gas deja 41 heridos en Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net Varios testigos aseguran que durante varios minutos posteriores a la explosión podía notarse el olor a gas en el lugar.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-20). Asciende a 15 cifra de muertos tras deslave en Cundinamarca. telesurtv.net Se agota el tiempo para hallar a 13 desaparecidos a 48 de ocurrida la tragedia en Quetame, Cundinamarca, en la zona centro-norte de Colombia.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-20). Al menos 15 personas mueren electrocutadas en el norte de India. telesurtv.net El ministro en jefe de Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, expresó su pesar por las víctimas y ordenó una investigación sobre el incidente.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-20). En tensa calma avanza marcha de la Tercera Toma de Lima. telesurtv.net Este miércoles 19 de julio se manifiestan en 38 ciudades en las 25 regiones de Perú contra el Gobierno de Dina Boluarte.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-20). Presidente Putin no asistirá a cumbre de los Brics en Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net Desde Moscú, el vocero del Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, anuncio que Putin participará en la cumbre en formato de videoconferencia.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-20). Festival de Poesía avanza con distintas actividades en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El segundo día del Congreso Mundial de Poesía se desarrolló este martes con el aporte de valiosas reflexiones y profundos diálogos.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2023-07-20). Mueren tres personas durante tiroteo en Auckland, Nueva Zelanda. telesurtv.net El alcalde de Auckland, Wayne Brown, expresó sus condolencias a las familias afectadas.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-07-20). Ganaría la izquierda en próximas elecciones uruguayas. telesurtv.net El opositor Frente Amplio creció tres puntos porcentuales en su intención de voto con respecto a mayo del 2022.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-07-20). "Toma de Lima" avanza con bloqueos y enfrentamientos en Perú. telesurtv.net Policía Nacional del Perú arroja bombas lacrimógenas contra cerca de 3.000 manifestantes en la ciudad de Huancavelica.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-20). Accidente aéreo deja seis muertos en Boyacá, Colombia. telesurtv.net La aeronave tipo Cessna T210N de matrícula HK5138 era un taxi aéreo, que cubría la ruta Villavicencio —Guaymaral.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-20). Realizan acciones para contener derrame de crudo en Esmeraldas, Ecuador. telesurtv.net El derrame de crudo ocurrió a las 04H30 (hora local) en una operación del puerto petrolero de la empresa estatal Petroecuador.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-20). Así se movilizan los peruanos en la Tercera Toma de Lima. telesurtv.net Los peruanos se levantan en protestas contra el Gobierno de la designada presidenta Dina Boluarte y el Congreso de La República.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-20). CNE de Ecuador garantiza seguridad del voto telemático. telesurtv.net El Consejo Nacional Electoral precisó que el mecanismo garantiza eficiencia técnica, transparencia y seguridad jurídica.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-07-20). Celebran 44 Aniversario de Revolución Sandinista en Nicaragua. telesurtv.net La celebración oficial contó con la presencia del presidente Daniel Ortega y la vicepresidenta Rosario Murillo.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-07-20). Felicitan a Nicaragua por 44 aniversario de la Revolución Sandinista. telesurtv.net Mandatarios de Cuba, Rusia, China y el canciller de Venezuela, enviaron sus felicitaciones al Gobierno de Nicaragua.

teleSUR- hvh (2023-07-20). Reportan violentas protestas contra altos impuestos en Kenia. telesurtv.net Las manifestaciones tuvieron lugar en el barrio capitalino de Kibera donde los manifestantes quemaron neumáticos.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-20). Presidente del parlamento venezolano alaba nueva ley tributaria. telesurtv.net La Ley Orgánica de Coordinación y Armonización de las Potestades Tributarias de los Estados y Municipios, fue aprobada este martes por la AN.

UAW 2865 (2023-07-20). Wednesday 7/19: Stop Union Busting UAW 2865 and 5810 academic workers rally outside the UC Regents UCSF. indybay.org Rutter Center in San Francisco | UCSF Mission Bay Campus…

WorkWeek (2023-07-20). Tuesday 7/18: Labor Report on Argentina With High School Teacher Luciana Alterleib, member of ADEMYS tra. indybay.org Labor Report on Argentina With High School Teacher Luciana Alterleib, member of ADEMYS trade union and a member of the workers organization Tribuna Docente, Partido Obrero in the Left Workers Front in Argentina…

WSWS (2023-07-20). Report slams New Zealand Labour government's immigrant "dawn raids" apology. wsws.org The report found that anti-immigrant "dawn raids" were so entrenched that Labour's vaunted 2021 apology to the Pacific Island community appeared "to ring hollow."

WSWS (2023-07-20). Teamsters hold rally in Los Angeles as negotiations re-start at UPS. wsws.org Striking film and television workers, many who have been on the picket lines for weeks, joined UPS workers at the rally.

WSWS (2023-07-20). Stellantis Kokomo workers discuss fight for rank-and-file control of contract fight. wsws.org After decades' of betrayals by the UAW bureaucracy, workers in the union president's home area are looking for a new way to fight.

WSWS (2023-07-20). Taiwanese presidential contender to make provocative US "stop-overs" wsws.org Taiwan's vice-president, Lai Ching-teh, who is also a candidate in next January's presidential election, is making a trip to the Americas next month that is likely to further exacerbate tensions with China.

WSWS (2023-07-20). Mobilize North American workers to defend Canadian dockers, defeat government strikebreaking! wsws.org As a consequence of their fight for wage increases at least equal to inflation and improved job protections—demands shared by all workers, private and public sector alike—the dockworkers find themselves pitted in a direct political confrontation with the trade union-backed Liberal government, the repressive apparatus of the capitalist state and all corporate Canada.

WSWS (2023-07-20). German government pushes the militarisation of schools and conscription of young people. wsws.org A central element of the return of German militarism is the complete orientation of society towards war, including at home.

WSWS (2023-07-20). Michigan attorney general indicts 16 Republicans in 2020 fake elector scheme. wsws.org On Tuesday, the Michigan attorney general announced felony charges against 16 Republicans, who signed their names to a slate of false presidential electors aimed at switching the outcome of the state's presidential vote from Biden to Trump in December 2020.

WSWS (2023-07-20). Trump's imminent indictment: The political issues. wsws.org Special counsel Smith's letter at once reflects and intensifies an unprecedented crisis of the US political system, under conditions where the Biden administration has committed the US to expanding the war against Russia in Ukraine into a global war of indefinite duration.

WSWS (2023-07-20). 22,000 Yellow workers posed to strike after company fails to pay benefit contributions. wsws.org On the verge of bankruptcy, Yellow is deep in debt and is unable to pay for workers' benefits as Wall Street demands deeper cuts.

WSWS (2023-07-20). Rents soaring to record levels in Australia. wsws.org With real wages being cut and the cost of living rising across the board, rents have grown over the past 12 months at some of the fastest rates on record.

_____ (2023-07-20). Nicholas Kristof: A Faulty Prophet. strategic-culture.org The New York Times columnist seems primed for another failed foreign policy prediction. | By Ted Galen CARPENTER | Join us on , , and . | New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has amassed a long record of faulty, overly…

_____ (2023-07-20). Russo-Turkish Relations: The 'Indivisible Security' Principle Is No Longer Binding. strategic-culture.org Turkey seems to demonstrate what some experts on Turkey call "transactional relationship" or "eastern bazaar mentality." | Join us on , , and . | I recall vividly the latest NATO Summit that took place in Vilnius and was giv…

_____ (2023-07-20). Foreign Affairs Barrage of Baloney on Ukraine is Keeping the Phoney War Going. strategic-culture.org Zelensky is not the leader who is going to negotiate peace with Russia, not now, not any time, Martin Jay writes. | Join us on , , and . | Foreign Affairs magazine had a brief moment of attention beyond its normal limited el…

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-20). Lula critica a presidente chileno por exigir visión más dura contra Rusia. telesurtv.net "Posiblemente, la falta de costumbre de participar en estas reuniones hace que el joven sea más sediento", afirmó Lula.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-20). Alaud en la India deja al menos cinco muertos y heridos. telesurtv.net Este deslizamiento ocurrió en el horario de la noche, en el distrito de Raigad, después de las intensas lluvias que azotaron el lugar.

teleSUR, nbb, JDO (2023-07-20). Suben a 20 fallecidos por alud en Colombia. telesurtv.net Militares, bomberos y miembros de otras entidades estatales, que suman más de 400 rescatistas, buscan sobrevivientes del desastre, ocurrido la noche del lunes.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-07-20). Un joven palestino muere a manos del Ejército de Israel. telesurtv.net Según medios locales, el incidente fue después de que el jefe de la Policía de Israel, Kobi Shabtai, visitara la Tumba de José.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-07-20). Manifestantes asaltan la embajada de Suecia en Irak. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Irak condenó el incidente y declaró que el gobierno dio instrucciones a las fuerzas de seguridad para realizar una expedita investigación.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-07-20). Represión policial deja al menos 11 heridos en Perú. telesurtv.net Los peruanos reclaman la renuncia de la presidenta designada Dina Boluarte y el cierre del Congreso, así como un adelanto de las elecciones.

teleSUR, ajs, JGN (2023-07-20). Conoce tres facetas de Pancho Villa, el revolucionario mexicano. telesurtv.net Debido a su bravura y su innata capacidad para la guerra, Pancho Villa fue conocido como el Centauro del Norte.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-07-20). Venezuela recibe millonario lote de dosis de insulina de Rusia. telesurtv.net El lote cubrirá las necesidades de todos los pacientes del país que requieren tratamiento con insulina por un periodo de hasta tres meses.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-07-20). Presidente Ortega pide a la Unión Europea respeto para Nicaragua. telesurtv.net Ortega reveló que los europeos presionaron para que "el fascista, el nazi presidente de Ucrania (Volodímir Zelenski)" estuviera en la Cumbre de la Celac y la UE.

WSWS (2023-07-20). 22,000 Yellow freight workers poised to strike after company fails to pay benefit contributions. wsws.org On the verge of bankruptcy, Yellow is deep in debt and is unable to pay for workers' benefits as Wall Street demands deeper cuts.

_____ (2023-07-20). Israel and Saudi Arabia — Will it be against or for the agreement? journal-neo.org

Anonymous Contributor (2023-07-20). Community Gathers in Bremerton, WA for Puget Sound Prisoner Support Benefit for June 11th. itsgoingdown.org Report on recent June 11th benefit event for Puget Sound Prisoner Support in so-called Bremerton, Washington. On June 9th, comrades from across the Pacific Northwest came together for a benefit show and zine fair in honor of June 11th, a day set aside to stand in unity with those who have taken up the fight…

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Space-bred morel mushrooms returned by Shenzhou-12 successfully cultivated. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have selected several space-bred morel mushroom varieties returned by the Shenzhou-12 crewed spaceship and successfully cultivated new varieties with excellent characters, said China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Wednesday, which also published the seed list for space breeding experiments inside Shenzhou-16.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). PLA naval task force wraps up visit to West Africa. ecns.cn The 43rd Chinese naval escort task force ended its visit to the Republic of the Congo on Tuesday, completing a visit to five West African countries, according to a report in the People's Liberation Army Daily.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Bangladeshi Sewage Treatment Plant another example of BRI benifits: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant, the first large-scale modern sewage treatment facility in Bangladesh, is yet another example of how the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) benefits local population in participating countries, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning at a press conference on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). U.S. urged to stop sending wrong signal to 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces: Chinese FM. ecns.cn "We urge the U.S. to stop official interaction with Taiwan, stop upgrading its substantive exchanges with the region, and stop sending a wrong signal to 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces," stated Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning at a press conference on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). China sends four meteorological satellites into space. ecns.cn China's Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11: 20 a.m. on Thursday, sending four meteorological satellites into the planned orbit.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Esports takes Asian Games by storm, but standardization remains key. ecns.cn The inclusion of esports in the 19th Asian Games has sparked a new wave of enthusiasm, with players, industry insiders, platforms, and investors all seeing it as a rare opportunity. Insiders pointed out that there is still a long way to go before achieving standardization and regulation within the esports industry.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Xi, Kissinger meet at historic site. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping met with former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger in Beijing on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Summer scenery of Nianbaoyuze Mountain in Qinghai. ecns.cn Covering an area of 3469 square kilometers, Nianbaoyuze Mountain is renowned for various plants, rarely seen wild animals and gigantic glacier.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Starry night over Mount Fanjing. ecns.cn The Milky Way runs across the starry sky over Mount Fanjing, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site in Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Does fear of US intervention explain Labor's support for AUKUS? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Don't invest in Whitehaven Coal, protesters urge Itochu Corporation. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-20). Ten years too long: End offshore detention. greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2023-07-20). 22,000 Yellow workers poised to strike after company fails to pay benefit contributions. wsws.org On the verge of bankruptcy, Yellow is deep in debt and is unable to pay for workers' benefits as Wall Street demands deeper cuts.

_____ (2023-07-20). The Short but Nasty Truth About Biden's Bluff in Ukraine. journal-neo.org The American's aren't coming, they won't be 'on the ground' nor in the air nor on the seas. There is no combat environment for the US against a grade one power. Let me tell you why. America is all about bluff. Stealth planes, nukes when that threat doesn't work, or they will unleash ISIS (is […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-07-20). What it will cost to militarize Japan. journal-neo.org

aljazeera (2023-07-20). Why the Western media lied about Israel's Jenin siege. aljazeera.com The brutal assault was an 'operation' in their accounts, dripping with insincerity that George Orwell warned about.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-20). Advanced U.S. Anti-Drone System Spotted In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Telegram. | The United States-led coalition has deployed the Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS), which is designed to counter all types of drones, in Syria's northeastern region. | A photo that surfaced online showed a vehicle of the system near a base of the coalition located at the Conoco gas facility in the eastern Deir Ezzor countryside. | The FS-LIDS system uses a small, expendable drone dub…

Bill Lueders (2023-07-20). First Things First: Actual Malice. progressive.org Each year, I meet with journalists from around the world brought in by the U.S. State Department. They are often astonished by the extent to which we are free to criticize people in power.

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-20). Anderson Cooper Is A Disgusting CIA Goon. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | In a Pushing back against West's claim that NATO provoked the Russian invasion of Ukraine and his call for ceasefire negotiations, Cooper a…

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). President Xi Jinping meets with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. ecns.cn On July 20, President Xi Jinping met with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Black Sea grain deal stares at bleak future. ecns.cn Wheat and corn prices on global commodities markets have jumped after Russia announced on Monday its pullout of a crucial deal allowing the export of grain from Ukraine.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). China and Algeria to expand scope of cooperation. ecns.cn Premier Li Qiang highlighted on Wednesday the need for China and Algeria to work toward more concrete outcomes while cooperating on infrastructure development and expand cooperation to cover emerging sectors such as the digital economy.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Fossil discovery challenges perceptions of prehistoric predator dynamics. ecns.cn Dinosaurs often leave modern humans with the impression they were overwhelmingly dominant during their rule, but a recent study suggests they may have fallen prey to mammal predators, despite being much larger in size.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). China raises foreign debt limit. ecns.cn China increased the macro-prudential adjustment parameter for cross-border financing of corporates and financial institutions to 1.5 from 1.25 on Thursday, a move that experts said will help boost confidence in the renminbi.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). Xi meets with Kissinger, says China ready to bring ties with U.S. steadily forward. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping met with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-20). 3 dead, 6 injured in gun incident in New Zealand. ecns.cn Three people, including the gunman, were dead and six others were injured in a "serious" gun incident in Auckland.

Ed Rampell (2023-07-20). 'Oppenheimer' Doesn't Fully Depict Atomic Bomb's Consequences. progressive.org As the specter of nuclear war rears its ugly head once again, seventy-eight years later, we're all in dire need of a reminder of the threat posed by Oppenheimer's invention.

Larry Johnson (2023-07-20). The Art of Deception in the Era of ISR. sonar21.com Deception is an essential tool for any military or intelligence operation. Prior to the arrival of satellites, manned fixed-wing surveillance aircraft and drones, military planners had an easier time of…

Mike Ervin (2023-07-20). Smart Ass Cripple: Playing God. progressive.org Disabled people are often denied essential medical care because of assumptions made about our quality of life.

Staff (2023-07-20). How the Israel Lobby Tried to Tank Jeremy Corbyn: In-Depth Analysis w/ Asa Winstanley. soundcloud.com A massive, years-long smear campaign was launched against anti-war, anti-elite Jeremy Corbyn shortly after his election to lead the British Labour Party. The campaign targeted Corbyn and his supporters as being anti-Semitic. What's the truth and what really happened? Walter Smolarek is joined by investigative journalist Asa Winstanley, who writes for the Electronic Intifada and …

Staff (2023-07-20). Disabled people launch a legal challenge against the Tories' ticket office closures. thecanary.co The government is allowing train operators to close the majority of ticket offices on the rail network. There has been widespread outrage over the decision — not least the impact on chronically ill and disabled people. However, now the government and the four publicly-owned train operators are facing a legal challenge over the consultation process. …

Staff (2023-07-20). Artists pull out of Latitude Festival over its sponsorship from apartheid-supporting Barclays. thecanary.co The Latitude Festival announced Barclaycard as its headline sponsor this year. A quick browse of its website shows the company's name splattered everywhere. However, some artists due to perform at the festival are not having it — and have cancelled their appearances. This is because Barclays itself is a serial abuser of people and planet …

Staff (2023-07-20). Ukraine justifies massive nukes and Western 'way of war' spending increase, military claims. thecanary.co Ukraine highlights the need for nuclear weapons and affirms the 'western way of war', a new report claims. This report comes as the Tories announced a £6bn hike in nuclear warhead spending over the next six years. But, critics are not having it. Anti-war leaders said the decision was counter to peace and social justice, …

The Lever (2023-07-20). üéß LEVER TIME: The Do-Or-Die Stakes Of The Hollywood Strikes. levernews.com

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-20). Call to break the cycle of insecurity in Haiti. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, the Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, pointed out the need to break the cycle of insecurity and assured that the international community is willing to help the country to get out of the crisis.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-20). Victory of the Sandinista People's Revolution celebrated in Colombia. plenglish.com Bogota, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Solidarity, poetry, music and commitments characterized the celebration today in Colombia, of the 44th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Popular Revolution in Nicaragua, held at the Gabriel García Márquez Cultural Center.

Unicorn Riot (2023-07-19). Tijuana Groups Protest Border Wall Construction at Friendship Park. unicornriot.ninja

Seymour Hersh (2023-07-19). Seymour Hersh: Ordinary People by the Millions. mintpressnews.com Seymour Hersh /

Ramzy Baroud (2023-07-19). PA President Mahmoud Abbas: A Puppet in the Hands of Israel and the US? mintpressnews.com Despite its near complete failure, the Oslo Accords succeeded in one thing: it provided Israel with a Palestinian force whose main mission is to assist the Israeli occupation in its quest to maintain total control over the West Bank.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-19). What do climate engineering and Morgellons have in common? Chemtrails. expose-news.com Despite chemtrails being dismissed as "conspiracy theories" they are being openly, and more and more frequently, discussed in the "mainstream" as fact. Recently the European Commission has called for talks about the …

The Exposé (2023-07-19). Global Alarm: Governments now believe there's a link between COVID-19 Vaccines, Antibody-Dependent Enhancement & Immune System Degradation. expose-news.com Since late 2021, official Government reports have indicated the Covid-19 vaccine severely damages the immune system with the potential to cause some new form of Covid-19 vaccine-induced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome among people …

Project Censored (2023-07-19). Mandatory Media Literacy Education Could Be Coming to California Schools Soon. projectcensored.org By Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff California is currently considering two media literacy bills, both of which have sailed through the California State Assembly and are being reviewed by the…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Saint Kitts and Nevis: Reform of Traffic Law. telesurenglish.net July brought an unusual increase in traffic accidents on the Caribbean island, causing several deaths. The Secretary of Traffic reported that from January to June of this year, 708 cases were reported in San Cristóbal with four fatalities, while Nieves reported 199 cases but no deaths. | Related: | The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Gart Wilkin, declared to the press that they are currently working on a reform of the Traffic…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Third Takeover of Lima in Peru: Blockades and Confrontations. telesurenglish.net Demonstrations, road blockades, and some clashes are taking place on Wednesday in Peru as part of the so-called "Third Takeover of Lima." | RELATED: | In the capital, Lima, demonstrators have already reached the outskirts of Congress. Meanwhile, the police fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. On Abancay Avenue, one of the main avenues in the city, there were confrontations with stone throwing, sticks, and fireworks. | About sev…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Celia Guevara de la Serna, Che's Sister, Dies. telesurenglish.net Celia Guevara de la Serna, younger sister of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, died Wednesday at the age of 93 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. | RELATED: | The Institute of American Art and Aesthetic Research "Mario J. Buschiazzo," an academic space of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Buenos Aires, confirmed the death of the entity's main researcher. | "We regret to announce the death of Architect and Specialist in Developing…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Fifa Calls to Buy Tickets for the Women's World Cup. telesurenglish.net FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Wednesday urged fans to "seize the moment" and buy tickets for the opening match of the Women's World Cup in New Zealand on Thursday, for which tickets are not yet sold out. | Related: | Australia and New Zealand will host the 9th edition of the Women's World Cup between July 20 and August 20. While ticket sales in the first country lived up to expectations, concern accompanied the matter in…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Moroccan: Evaluating the Rescue's Actions. telesurenglish.net The Moroccan authorities are overwhelmed by the hundreds of boats that pass through their waters, seeking to reach Spain. The onslaught is such that in a week, more than 800 migrants who made the crossing have been rescued, in most cases, in these precarious boats. | Related: | According to sources consulted by Prensa Latina, it is believed that this increase in the migratory flow is due to the increase in controls on undocumente…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Monument to Simón Bolívar Unveiled in Moscow. telesurenglish.net An equestrian statue of Liberator Simon Bolivar was unveiled Wednesday in the Russian capital, Moscow, in commemoration of the 240th anniversary of his birth. | RELATED: | The Venezuelan representatives present at the solemn ceremony included the mayor of Caracas, Carmen Meléndez; the ambassador to Moscow, Jesús Rafael Salazar Velásquez; and the Minister of Petroleum, Rafael Tellechea. | The recently inaugurated statue is…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Traffic Accident Leaves 34 Dead in Algeria. telesurenglish.net A traffic accident left 34 dead and 12 injured in the early hours of Wednesday morning in Tamanrasset province in the south of the country, Algerian Civil Protection reported. | RELATED: | The Civil Protection Statement specifies that the deceased were burned in the fire that followed the collision between two vehicles. A passenger bus collided with a van, causing an explosion and a fire. | The traffic accident occurred at abo…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Death Toll Rises to 15 in Avalanche in Central Colombia. telesurenglish.net Colombian authorities in the department of Cundinamarca have confirmed that the death toll has risen to 15 after the avalanche that occurred in the village of Naranjal, Quetame municipality. | RELATED: | According to àÅlvaro Farfán, captain of the region's fire department, so far there is a balance of 15 people who were found dead and six injured who are already being treated in health care centers. | There are 13 peo…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Peru: New March Towards Lima Advances in Tense Calm. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, thousands of Peruvians managed to arrive in Lima to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the closure of Congress, the advancement of general elections, and the establishment of a Constituent Assembly. | RELATED: | Without fear of the threats issued by the Bouluarte regime, Indigenous farmers, workers, and students are executing the "Third Takeover of Lima," which will include massive concentrations in em…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Putin to Participate in the BRICS Summit by Videoconference. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov announced that President Vladimir Putin will participate by videoconference in the summit of the BRICS countries, a forum for economic cooperation led by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. | RELATED: | Earlier, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov will represent Russia at the BRICS summit to be held from August 22 in Johannesburg. | In March, South Africa invit…

Ryan Cristián (2023-07-19). Investigation Found East Palestine "Controlled Burn" Unnecessary (Norfolk Lied) & Israel Bombs Syria. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (7/19/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Robert Inlakesh (2023-07-19). Israel's Attack On Jenin Failed, So Tel Aviv Uses The Palestinian Authority To Do Its Dirty Work. thelastamericanvagabond.com This Monday, Palestinians across various cities inside the occupied West Bank took to the streets in protest of the Palestinian Authority's arrest campaign of resistance fighters wanted by the Israeli military. In the wake of Israel's failed invasion of Jenin, which fell short of dealing a blow to the newly formed armed groups in the

Mike Walter (2023-07-19). The Heat: Far Right Growing in Europe. america.cgtn.com The far-right is making gains in Europe and becoming more mainstream. All across Europe, from Sweden to Greece, far-right parties are gaining strength and winning seats in parliaments. In Italy, Giorgia Meloni, became western Europe's first far-right prime minister since World War II, when she …

Martha Grevatt (2023-07-19). Unions to bosses: We won't take it anymore Actors, writers, shut down Hollywood. workers.org Members of the Writers Guild (WGA) have been on strike since May 2 against television and film studio giants like Netflix, Amazon, Sony, Disney, Fox and others. They were joined July 13 by actors in Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. This united strike has effectively shut . . . |

Larry Holmes, Workers World Party (2023-07-19). Centennial of Lenin's death, January 20-21, 2024 International Assembly against Imperialism. workers.org Workers World Party invites you to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Vladimir Lenin on Jan. 21, 2024, with an International Assembly Against Imperialism. We encourage all those who view this as an important occasion to join us in building this assembly. Our hope is to devote this . . . |

Larry Holmes (2023-07-19). Centenario de la muerte de Vladimir Lenin — 20 y 21 de enero de 2024 Asamblea Internacional Contra el Imperialismo. workers.org Larry Holmes es el primer secretario de Partido Mundo Obrero. Les invitamos a conmemorar el centenario de la muerte de Lenin, el 21 de enero de 2024, con una Asamblea Internacional contra el Imperialismo. Animamos a todos los que consideren que se trata de una ocasión importante a que se . . . |

Media Lens (2023-07-19). "A Death Sentence for People and Ecosystems": The Climate Emergency, Governments and the Public Enemy. dissidentvoice.org On a trip to Japan in 2014, approaching the third anniversary of the Fukishima nuclear disaster, Noam Chomsky told an audience that: 'Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy.' What he meant was that states do not wish their own populations to know and understand the details of government policies, for fear of …

Nicholas Schou (2023-07-19). The CIA: Up Close and Personal. dissidentvoice.org Nicholas Schou interviews Douglas Valentine about his new book, Pisces Moon: The Dark Arts of Empire, published in May of this year by Trine Day. Listen To This Story Introduction by Nicholas Schou: In the early 1990s, when the US began to normalize relations with Vietnam, Douglas Valentine, then a young author and historian of …

Binoy Kampmark (2023-07-19). Deserved Cancellations: Victoria Rejects the Commonwealth Games. dissidentvoice.org Hosting sporting events has always been a government's formula to distract their seducible subjects. It's the secular version of smells and bells, the warbling of the church choir turned into flesh and performance. If such occasions are of sufficient scale, they might even be political promotions, body beautiful types paraded and performing before clapping and …

Ann Brown (2023-07-19). Gathering The Facts and Factors on ATL's Gathering Spot: What Went So Wrong After Acquisition by Greenwood Bank? moguldom.com It seemed like a match made in heaven. A thriving Black-owned business and a blossoming Black-owned financial institution. In 2022, fintech firm Greenwood acquired the popular private membership club and co-working hub The Gathering Spot. The deal was to help The Gathering Spot, which was started in Atlanta and branched off into DC and Los …

manager (2023-07-19). Will Trump Cry "Stop the Steal" if DeSantis Wins the Primary? cepr.net Chicago Tribune See article on original site On Capitol Hill and in other Democratic circles, there are many Democrats who believe that Donald Trump would be easier to defeat in the general election than Ron DeSantis. Trump certainly has his weaknesses. Most of the country does not like him, for reasons that are too obvious …

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2023-07-19). CovertAction Bulletin: Breaking Through U.S. Propaganda on North Korea. covertactionmagazine.com A recent Washington Post article titled "A North Korean defector captivated U.S. media. Some question her story" highlights the many appearances Yeonmi Park has made on right-wing news outlets over the past few years. Scholars and solidarity activists have been pointing out the serious holes in Park's stories since she started getting attention…

Editor (2023-07-19). The war in Ukraine: Towards the collapse of the West's reputation. mronline.org After the bipolar world that existed from the end of the Second World War until the implosion of the Soviet Union in December 1991, the current conflict on the territory of Ukraine is the point of gravity in the process of transition between two great eras of contemporary history: the old—unipolar—that has lasted for the last 30 years and the new—multipolar—post-hegemonic, that came into being at the end of February 2022.

Editor (2023-07-19). The history of affirmative action exposes its reactionary weaknesses. mronline.org Affirmative action began as a reparations program but ends as a "diversity" project which barely benefits Black people.

Editor (2023-07-19). Patriarchy and the origins of women's oppression. mronline.org Any vision of a world beyond capitalism involves the liberation of women from oppression, exploitation and discrimination. But just because we might have been able to win revolutionary social change, it does not mean that equal economic, social and cultural rights will be automatic for women.

Editor (2023-07-19). Everybody should see "Every Body" mronline.org A wave of exclusion is sweeping the nation, in state legislatures and federal courts, including the Supreme Court.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-19). Politics of hedging in the Indo-Pacific. mronline.org New Zealand's estimation matters because it is a small country in Southern Pacific heavily dependent on trade with China for preserving its prosperity and yet one of the Five Eyes (along with the U.S., UK, Australia and Canada), the exclusive secretive security grouping of Anglo-Saxon countries.

Editor (2023-07-19). Patrick Lawrence: Anything Anything Anything To Avoid Debating R.F.K. Jr. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Our corporate newspapers and broadcasters went into attack mode as soon as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced, in mid—April, he would seek the Democratic Party's nomination to run for president next year. But it does not seem to have been enough to cast him as a conspiracy theorist—how …

Editor (2023-07-19). Missing Links in Textbook History: Racism and Race. scheerpost.com By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost Race is the child of racism, not the father. Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me In 1963, James Baldwin wrote in "The Fire Next Time," "You were born where you were born and faced the future that you faced because you were Black and for no other …

Editor (2023-07-19). L.A. Promised to Preserve Low-Cost Housing. These Tenants' Homes Were Turned Into Hotel Rooms Anyway. scheerpost.com When the American Hotel converted into a tourist hotel, its long-term residents lost not just their affordable housing but the creative community that long thrived in the iconic building.

Editor (2023-07-19). Scott Ritter: Agent Zelensky. scheerpost.com By Scott Ritter / Substack As a former intelligence officer, I've been wondering why has no one done an investigation about Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine? His rise to power, in my opinion, represents an incredible manipulation of world opinion that will go down in history as a classic case study in social psychological …

Editor (2023-07-19). Matt Taibbi: 'In Their Labs': Fifteen Illuminating Passages in the Proximal Origin Chats and Emails. scheerpost.com Communications between officials and scientists who wrote the key paper promoting a natural origin for Covid-19 show doubts, interference, politicized science, and more.

Editor (2023-07-19). Why the Ukraine Conflict Will Unravel NATO and Biden. scheerpost.com By Radhika Desai / CounterPunch The proxy war on Russia is the centre piece of Biden's foreign policy of uniting the world's 'democracies' against 'autocracies', particularly China and Russia. He boasts repeatedly of uniting US allies, most in NATO, as never before. Though the real unity is spotty at best, until recently, the rhetoric seemed …

Editor (2023-07-19). In Heat and Smoke, Workers Fight Negligent Bosses. scheerpost.com By Caitlyn Clark / Labor Notes On June 29, the air quality in Detroit was among the worst in the world. "Outside it smelled like burnt plastic, almost like trash," said UAW member Cody Zaremba, who works at a General Motors plant in Lansing, Michigan. He and his co-workers were experiencing coughing, runny noses, watery …

Editor (2023-07-19). US Asset Managers Have 'Significant Investments' in Nuclear Weapons and Cluster Bombs: Analysis. scheerpost.com "Many investors, given a choice, would not want to profit from companies that manufacture weapons of mass destruction," said As You Sow's Andrew Behar.

Staff (2023-07-19). The Whitewashing of Neo-Nazis: Lev Golinkin & Ben Makuch on How Far Right Is Exploiting Ukraine War. democracynow.org Multiple reports are reinvestigating the neo-Nazi fighters and militias involved in the war both in Russia and Ukraine. "You have neo-Nazis on both sides of this conflict," says Ukrainian American journalist Lev Golinkin, a longtime reporter on the far right in Ukraine and Russia who is critical of the Western media's normalization of groups like the Azov Battalion. "We are sending a very dangerous message that if you're the right type of neo-Nazis, we will not only work with you, we will celebrate you," Golinkin notes. | We also speak with national security reporter Ben Makuch…

Staff (2023-07-19). William Arkin: CIA Is Playing "Outsize Role" in Ukraine Despite Biden Pledge Not to Send U.S. Forces. democracynow.org A new investigation reveals the extent of the CIA's involvement in the war in Ukraine, where the agency operates clandestinely in what, under a formal declaration of war, would be the domain of the military. We're joined on the show by the author of the investigation, William Arkin, a national security reporter and senior editor at Newsweek, who says that the CIA has "got its hand in a little bit of everything" in Ukraine. According to various sources, the CIA is shuttling weapons into Ukraine using a "gray fleet" of commercial aircraft that crisscrosses Central and Eastern Eur…

Staff (2023-07-19). Headlines for July 19, 2023. democracynow.org Trump Says He's the Target of Federal Criminal Probe of Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election, Michigan Attorney General Charges 16 GOP "Fake Electors" with Felonies, Chinese Coal Consumption Hits Record High as Temperatures Soar, Floodwaters Lap Walls of India's Taj Mahal; Heat Index in Iran Tops 150 ∞F, Wildfires Erupt in Greece as Europe Swelters in Record Heat, ACLU Asks Court to Release Children from Angola Prison as Heat Index Tops 130 ∞, Whistleblower Says Texas Officers Were Ordered to Push Migrant Children into Rio Grande, ICC to Probe Reports of Ethnic Cleansing in Darfur…

Rajaa Salah (2023-07-19). "Prisoners are alive but without life" electronicintifada.net Yusri Atiya al-Masri is free after two decades in Israeli prison, but he still struggles with the consequences of years of medical neglect.

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Senate Rejects Congressional War Powers Over NATO's Article 5. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted down an amendment to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would declare NATO's Article 5, which outlines mutual defense commitments, does not override congressional war powers. The amendment, introduced by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), states: "It is the sense of Congress that Article 5 of the North …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Czech Parliament Ratifies Treaty Allowing US Troops Presence. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, the Czech parliament ratified a treaty that paves the way for a US troop presence on Czech soil as the US is looking to further beef up its military posture in Europe. The Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) was approved by the lower house of the Czech parliament in a vote of 115-18 and …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Fire at Military Base in Crimea Forces Over 2,000 to Evacuate. news.antiwar.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Russia Issues Warning Over Black Sea Ships Heading to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Russia warned on Wednesday that starting on July 20, it would consider all ships in the Black Sea heading to Ukrainian ports as carrying military cargo now that the grain deal has been terminated. "Given that the Black Sea initiative has come to an end and the maritime humanitarian corridor has been terminated, all ships …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). US Announces $1.3 Billion Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration announced on Wednesday a new $1.3 billion weapons package for Ukraine that includes air defense systems, kamikaze drones, missiles, and other equipment. The package is being provided to Ukraine through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which allows the US to purchase arms for Ukraine. The Pentagon said the announcement represents the beginning …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Iranian Oil Stolen by the US Stuck on a Tanker Off the Coast of Texas. news.antiwar.com US federal prosecutors are struggling to sell off a shipment of stolen Iranian oil being carried by a Greek tanker off the coast of Texas, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The US Justice Department seized the Greek tanker Suez Rajan in April under the pretext of sanctions enforcement and forced the ship to head …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Two Syrian Soldiers Wounded in Israeli Airstrikes on Damascus. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes targeted Syria's capital Damascus early Wednesday morning, wounding two Syrian soldiers, Syrian media has reported. "At about 12: 25 am, the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression with bursts of missiles from the direction of the north of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some points in the vicinity of Damascus," a military source …

Gerardo Villagrán del Corral (2023-07-19). Texas ordena empujar al río Bravo a bebés y niños migrantes. globalizacion.ca Las tropas de seguridad fronteriza empleadas por el gobernador Greg Abbott en Texas, Estados Unidos, tienen la orden de empujar a los niños pequeños y bebés lactantes migrantes hacia el río Bravo, además de negarles agua a los solicitantes de…

àÅlvaro Verzi Rangel (2023-07-19). Venezuela: øHacia la solución final? globalizacion.ca En un reciente artículo publicado en el portal del Consejo de relaciones Exteriores de Estados Unidos, Elliot Abrams criticó la política de la Washington hacia Venezuela bajo la actual administración de Joe Biden. | Abrams señala que durante el gobierno de…

Isabella Arria (2023-07-19). América Latina y Europa: Entre acuerdos y también disensos. globalizacion.ca Los 60 países de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (Celac) y la Unión Europea (UE) cerraron este martes en Bruselas su primera cumbre en ocho años, en la que se firmaron acuerdos por materias primas y energía renovable,…

Jaime Richart (2023-07-19). La patética lógica del gobernante. globalizacion.ca Dice Karl Marx que la política es una mera superestructura cambiante de lo económico. Si aceptamos este aserto, los políticos de las democracias occidentales de partidos son meros rehenes de los poderes que manejan la economía y especialmente la financiera….

Claudio Della Croce (2023-07-19). Argentina — El gasoducto Néstor Kirchner, el extractivismo, la caza de dólares. globalizacion.ca El presidente argentino Alberto Fernández, la vicepresidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner y el ministro de Economía y precandidato presidencial, Sergio Massa, inauguraron el día de la independencia el Gasoducto Presidente Néstor Kirchner (GPNK) con el reconocimiento de medidas relevantes para…

Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein (2023-07-19). La desdolarización inevitable (II). globalizacion.ca La semana pasada hacíamos un "viaje" a lo largo del proceso de desdolarización que caracterizamos como inevitable (1). Hoy daremos continuidad al análisis tratando de llegar a algunas conclusiones sin dejar de considerar que aún no está clara cuál será…

Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein (2023-07-19). La desdolarización inevitable (I). globalizacion.ca En artículos anteriores hemos dicho que el poder imperial se sustenta en tres pilares: su gran aparato militar, su indudable superioridad en materia de control del aparato cultural-mediático global y la potestad autoconcedida de ser el poseedor y único emisor…

Igor Chudov (2023-07-19). Cognitive Impairment in Adults — What Role Did COVID Vaccines Play? globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-07-19). Ukraine's Unrelenting Demographic Collapse. Towards a Failed State under Kiev Nazi Regime. globalresearch.ca

Gary D. Barnett (2023-07-19). The Asinine Insanity of the 'Climate Change'/C02 Hoax: Kill the Cows to Save the Earth! globalresearch.ca

Colin Demarest (2023-07-19). US Projected to Spend $117B on Nuke Command and Control in Next Decade. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-07-19). Doctors Dying Suddenly: Do Doctor Couples Who Inject mRNA Together Die Suddenly Together? globalresearch.ca

Kit Klarenberg (2023-07-19). Leaked files suggest hidden British hand in latest Kerch Bridge strike. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone has exposed British intelligence freelancers for collaborating with Ukraine's Security Service to destroy Kerch Bridge. Leaked documents suggest they played a role in the latest attack on the bridge, and may be helping Kiev hunt down accused collaborators. On July 16, a predawn assault on the Kerch Bridge connecting Crimea with mainland Russia left two civilians dead and a 14-year-old injured. As advisors to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hinted at Ukraine's culpability, Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed his …

Jeff Shantz (2023-07-19). Canada: Dock workers back on strike as union rejects gov't mediated deal. greenleft.org.au The picket lines are back up and dock workers in ports along the coast of British Columbia are again on strike after rejecting a deal mediated by the federal government, reports Jeff Shantz.

Alex Bainbridge (2023-07-19). Refugee rights activists to Jim Chalmers: '10 years too long!'. greenleft.org.au Refugee rights activists held a protest outside Jim Chalmers' electoral office, calling on Labor to deliver better policy for refugees and asylum seekers. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Susan Price (2023-07-19). New film highlights the climate cost of native forest logging. greenleft.org.au A new documentary, Tasmania's Forest Carbon, presents a powerful argument to end native forest logging in Tasmania, reports Susan Price.

Ian Angus (2023-07-19). Ecosocialist Bookshelf, July 2023. greenleft.org.au Wildfires, deadly heat, climate strategy, sensing the world, anti-science, mining resistance. Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six important new books for reds and greens.

Ruth Heymann (2023-07-19). Riff Raff Radical Marching Band: Adding music and colour to protest. greenleft.org.au If you have attended a protest in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane recently, you likely will have experienced the music and colour of the Riff Raff Radical Marching Band, writes Ruth Heymann.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-19). Podcast: Monkey sex, walking robots, and DNA health. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: We learn how same-sex sexual behaviour is common in macaques, how to teach robots to walk like dogs, and how DNA affects your health.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-19). Imperial researchers awarded almost £1m to develop net zero cement technology‚ÄØ. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have been awarded £986,176.28 in funding to develop a carbon negative cement additive. ‚ÄØ…

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-19). Staff celebrate graduation from disability leadership programme. imperial.ac.uk Graduates of the Calibre programme presented their final projects to staff from across Imperial and celebrated their completion of the course.

jeffgang (2023-07-19). Tell Congress: Tax Private Jets. inequality.org

isabella (2023-07-19). What Decades of Social Work Taught Me About Poverty. inequality.org

Sarah Anderson (2023-07-19). Tax the Fat Cat Private Jet Class, Invest in Green Transit. inequality.org Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) has just introduced legislation to significantly boost excise taxes on private jet fuel. Representative Nydia Velasquez (D-NY) has introduced complimentary legislation in the House. The colorfully named "FATCAT Act" (standing for Fueling Alternative Transportation with a Carbon Aviation Tax) would hike fuel taxes on private jets from the current 22 cents …

SAM (2023-07-19). The Most Ludicrous Argument Ever Against Taxing the Rich? inequality.org

infobrics (2023-07-19). Why Bangladesh's Intention to Be Member of BRICS Is a Timely Decision?>. infobrics.org Bangladesh is going to become a member of BRICS. The foreign minister said that Bangladesh will become a member of BRICS next August…

infobrics (2023-07-19). New Development Bank: The Emerging Markets' Very Own Development Bank. infobrics.org There is a new kid on the developing banking block that is entirely owned by the leading Emerging Market (EM) countries and totally focused on investing in those markets…

infobrics (2023-07-19). Why Does Saudi Arabia Want to Join BRICS. infobrics.org Saudi Arabia has become a dialogue partner in the SCO. She also intends to join the BRICS, which will bring certain advantages to Riyadh…

infobrics (2023-07-19). US mainstream media easily spread fake news about Russian mutiny. infobrics.org Western journalists and officials repeatedly changed their narratives, trying to gain some advantage from the "mutiny".

infobrics (2023-07-19). Shocking extent of Ukraine's unrelenting demographic collapse. infobrics.org Corriere della Sera states that both urban and rural areas are essentially empty, while countless families have been divided (likely forever), particularly as wives of many soldiers forcibly deployed on the frontlines have gone abroad and never returned. It insists that Ukraine is going through a catastrophic demographic crisis and that the population collapse will soon cause very serious economic and social problems in the country.

infobrics (2023-07-19). US veteran faked heroics on Ukraine battlefield to become rich. infobrics.org "Journalists advanced James Vasquez's lies for so long," says US junior sergeant in Ukrainian army.

Staff (2023-07-19). CELAC-EU Relationship in Figures. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-07-19). President Maduro Calls for New Stage in Relations with Europe. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-07-19). Venezuela's VP Blasts Paraguay's President for Serving US Interests & Not Honoring Debts. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, called on the president of Paraguay, Mario Abdo, to honor the debt that Paraguay has with Venezuela before continuing in an "empty monologue," after new fresh intervention in Venezuelan internal affairs during the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and European Union (EU) summit held in Brussels, Belgium. | Abdo supported the European Union's resolution to condemn the disqualification of Venezuelan opposition politician Maria Corina Machado from the presidential elections. Machado was disqualified from holding public office for…

scorinoco (2023-07-19). Peru: Poll Shows More Than 80% Disapprove of Boluarte. orinocotribune.com

scorinoco (2023-07-19). Israel Recognizes Morocco's Illegal Occupation of Western Sahara. orinocotribune.com Israel has recognized Morocco's sovereignty over the occupied territory of Western Sahara and is considering opening a consulate there, Reuters has In response, a senior Moroccan government official

Staff (2023-07-19). Venezuela's VP Rodríguez Meets Gerardo Blyde & Presidents of France, Argentina, Colombia, and Brazil in Brussels. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, with the sector of the Venezuelan opposition represented by Gerardo Blyde, chief negotiator of the Unitary Platform (PU). The meeting was also attended by the presidents of France (Emmanuel Macron), Argentina (Alberto Fernández), Colombia (Gustavo Petro), and Brazil ("Lula" Da Silva). | The meeting took place on Monday, July 17, within the framework of the third Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU). | Earlier, Colombian President Gust…

Ramzy Baroud (2023-07-19). From ICC to 'Sportswashing': West's Self-Serving Narratives Must Be Combated. orinocotribune.com

Caleb Crowder (2023-07-19). In Bid to Join NATO, Sweden and Finland Back Turkish Repression of Kurds. ips-dc.org NATO's July summit betrayed the Kurdish people. The left must stand with both Ukraine and the Kurds — and against NATO.

Caleb Crowder (2023-07-19). On Israel and Palestine, US Electeds Are Out of Touch With Their Own Voters. ips-dc.org The United States' support for Israel—military, financial, diplomatic and more—is an old story. It hasn't changed much, other than to escalate. Israel bombs Gaza, and Congress votes to send hundreds of millions of dollars beyond the $3.8 billion mandated by law, and to send new weapons to replace those used up in the assault. Israeli settlers officially backed by police and military raid Jenin and other West Bank towns, attacking residents and seizing land to expand illegal settlements, all in violation of international law, and Washington continues to protect Israel from ever being held accountable i…

Peter Certo (2023-07-19). In OtherWords: July 19, 2023. otherwords.org

Farrah Hassen (2023-07-19). Housing Is a Human Right — We Need to Recognize It. otherwords.org In the wealthiest country on the planet, too many people still lack access to housing. | The pandemic revealed the full extent of the U.S. housing crisis. Where were the roughly At the same time, the pandemic proved that federal intervention could ease the crisis. Eviction moratoria and unemployment relief helped keep more people housed, fed, and secure. But these initiatives ended too quickly. | Lifting federal…

Jim Hightower (2023-07-19). Extremists Want to Ban Discussing Their Abortion Bans. otherwords.org Unfortunately, it's 1984 again in America. | Not the year. The book. George Orwell's classic novel tells of a far-right totalitarian clique that uses "newspeak" and "doublethink" to impose their rigid, anti-democratic doctrine on society. | Their regime held power through mind control — they had a "Ministry of Truth" for perverting language and manipulating facts, while their "Thought Police" enforced ideological purity and suppressed dissent. | Thirty-nine years later, here comes a clique of theocratic extremists in our country using Orwellian manipulation in its crusade to take control over every woman's…

Khalil Bendib (2023-07-19). Cartoon: Men of the Cloth. otherwords.org

Vijay Prashad (2023-07-19). World hunger and the war in Ukraine. peoplesdispatch.org On Monday, June 17, Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for Russia's President Vladimir Putin,

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-19). Rights groups urge US Congress to order investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh's killing. peoplesdispatch.org The well-known Palestinian journalist was killed by Israeli soldiers while covering a violent raid by occupation forces in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank last year…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-19). Decree on fake news used to silence political dissent in Tunisia, claims rights group. peoplesdispatch.org President Kais Saied's government introduced Decree 54 last year, ostensibly to curb fake news. This was amid growing popular opposition to his political coup in July 2021 and the arbitrary adoption of a new constitution…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-19). What are the Dilemmas of Humanity today? peoplesdispatch.org We bring you glimpses from the first day of the Dilemmas of Humanity: Pan African Dialogues to Build Socialism conference that is currently underway in South Africa. Delegates from across the continent are deliberating on the crisis of capitalism and the socialist alternatives of our time…

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-19). The politics of hedging and post-hedging in the Indo-Pacific. peoplesdispatch.org ASEAN countries are choosing their own path, which is not to choose sides between the US and China. Simply put, the Southeast Asian states want a stable geopolitical environment to focus on their economic development and do not want to be forced to "take sides" in any hegemonic rivalry…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-07-19). Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union achieves breakthrough with general strike. peoplesdispatch.org Korean health workers held a two-day general strike in order to bring the government to the negotiating table, asking for safe staffing and fair remuneration. The strike, the largest in the health sector since 2004, saw the participation of 60,000 members…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-19). For US workers, capitalism brings the heat. peoplesdispatch.org

Anju Anna John, Stefano Balbi, Common Dreams. (2023-07-19). We Need A Rights-Based Approach To Climate Displacement. popularresistance.org In 2015, the United Nations Member States agreed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, that are rooted in three universal values including a human rights-based approach, ensuring that no one is left behind, and working to eliminate gender inequalities. At the center of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 SDGs is the principle of leave no one behind, or LNOB. | Although not legally enforceable, LNOB symbolizes a global commitment to reach out to the most marginalized and vulnerable, as we work towards a development that does not adversely affect our planet. It requires that we look for s…

George Lakey, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-07-19). What Should We Do With The Perpetrators Of The Climate Crisis? popularresistance.org Chuck Collins' new book "Altar to an Erupting Sun" may be fiction, but it poses a very topical, real-world challenge for readers: What's the right way to act when facing an existential challenge like climate change? | Right off the bat, in the first chapter, we learn that the novel's central character, Rae, is a climate activist who has been diagnosed with inoperable cancer. Having done her research to know the "carbon barons" responsible for so much destruction, she decides to "take one with her" by wearing a suicide vest. It works as intended, taking the life of a fossil fuel company CEO.

Olivia Riggio, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-07-19). As Skies Turn Orange, Media Hesitate To Mention What's Changing Climate. popularresistance.org Skies on the US's East Coast turned an apocalyptic orange in early June, as wildfire smoke from Canada blew south. On Wednesday, June 7, New York City's air quality ranked the worst in the world, with an Air Quality Index rating of more than 400 out of 500—deemed "hazardous" for any individual. | Scientists expect forest fires to increase with the advance of climate disruption—mainly driven by fossil fuel consumption. Hotter, dryer weather, an increase in the type of brush that fuels these fires, and more frequent lightning strikes all contribute to this outcome (NOAA, 8/8/22; UN, 2/23/22; PNAS, 11/1/…

Otis Grotewohl, Workers World. (2023-07-19). West Virginia Rally Condemns Jail Deaths. popularresistance.org Beckley, West Virginia – Nearly 100 prison abolitionists and family members of jailhouse murder victims rallied in Beckley on July 15 to raise awareness of the growing number of deaths in jails throughout West Virginia. In the last couple of years, the deaths have become epidemic, with dozens of incarcerated workers murdered at the hands of guards throughout the state. | Appropriately dubbed "Handcuffs Shouldn't Kill You," the event was organized by the West Virginia Poor People's Campaign and co-sponsored by the West Virginia American Civil Liberties Union and the Beckley chapter of the NAACP. Community and unio…

_____ (2023-07-19). It's Not the Really Blatant Propaganda That Gets You. strategic-culture.org One of my favorite follows on Twitter right now is a smallish account run by an anti-imperialist activist who goes by "Left I on the News", because he has a real knack for going through articles in the mainstream press and highlighting the mundane little manipulations we're fed each day to shape our worldview in alignment with the US empire.

_____ (2023-07-19). Russia's Maria Zakharova, Serbia, Saudi Arabia and Sport's Wimbledon Effect. strategic-culture.org

_____ (2023-07-19). Um conto sobre duas cidades. strategic-culture.org A convicàßà£o ocidental de que a fragilidade da Rússia é explicada por seu afastamento das doutrinas econà¥micas 'anglo' reflete uma ilusà£o. | O caos que os 'especialistas' ocidentais

_____ (2023-07-19). U.S. Funds Invest in Nuclear & Cluster Bombs. strategic-culture.org Some of the largest corporate retirement funds are among the most heavily invested in weapons banned under international law, finds a corporate accountability watchdog. | By Brett WILKINS | Join us on , , and . | Amidst what…

Amy Goodman (2023-07-19). Investigative Reporter: "The CIA Is Playing an Outsize Role" in Ukraine. truthout.org A new investigation reveals the extent of the CIA's involvement in the war in Ukraine, where the agency operates clandestinely in what, under a formal declaration of war, would be the domain of the military. We're joined on the show by the author of the investigation, William Arkin, a national security reporter and senior editor at Newsweek, who says that the CIA has "got its hand in a little bit… |

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Florida Is Doing Just Fine, Thank You. southfront.org Written by Paul du Quenoy, President of On July 14, just three days after Washington, DC's city council passed emergency legislation to address a worrisome 33 percent spike in major crimes in the nation's capital, Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin vented her frustration in a scathing attack on Florida. Calling our state the place where "empathy, decency, and kindness go to die," she warned that a suppose…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). In Video 18+: Ukrainian Army Suffers Crushing Losses In Battles Near Bakhmut. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Heavy battles are ongoing near the city of Artemosk (former Bakhmut). Ukrainian forces continue bloody attempts to break through Russian defence both on the western and and southern flanks. In their turn, Russian servicemen are fiercely resisting, holding their positions, and counterattack inflicting more damage to the Ukrainian units. | Fierce fighting is ongoing west of Klescheevka, where Ukrainian forces continue attempts to take control of an important stronghold on a hill near the village…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Military Situation In Donbass On July 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian forces advanced up to 1 km near the village of Trudovskaya mine; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Konstantinovka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Krasnogorovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Torske; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Bakhmut; | Clashes between…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Military Situation In Syria On July 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On the night of July 19, Russian forces launched a group strike on facilities near Odessa, as well as on the Kanatov air base in the Kirovograd region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported; | Last night, explosions thundered in Kiev; | Last night, explosions thundered in Zaporozhie; | Last ight, explosions thundered in the Dnepropetrovks region; | Last night explosions thundered in Kharkov; | Last night, explosions thundered in the Zhitomir region; | Last night, Russian fo…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Russian Forces Advance Near Kupyanks, Kharkiv Region (Map Update On July 19, 2023 ). southfront.org Units of the Russian "Western" grouping of troops advanced more than 1 km in depth and up to 2 km along the front to the north-east of Kupyansk. The advancing forces captured the Molchanovo railway station in the Kharkiv region; | Russian forces destroyed 65 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armored vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 1 AN/TPQ-50 system in Kupyansk area; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Ukraine's Recent Attacks On Crimea (Map Update). southfront.org On July 17, the AFU attacked the Crimean Bridge with two naval drones. Two civilians were killed, a 14 years old girl was wounded; | On July 17, a Ukrainian strike UAV was found near the Port Kavkaz near the Crimean Bridge; | On July 16, the Russian Army thwarted the AFU attacks on Sevastopol with 7 UAVs and 2 surface drones. All drones were destroyed or downed; | On July 18, Russian forces shot down 28 UAVs near Crimea; | On July 19, a fire broke out at a military w…

Ashley Curtin (2023-07-19). Biden to cancel $39 billion in student loans post SCOTUS decision. nationofchange.org More than 800,000 borrowers with debts outstanding for more than 20 years could have their student loans discharged.

Chris Ramsaroop (2023-07-19). Pushing climate refugees into migrant worker programs. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in In 2017, wildfires in B.C. captured headlines around the world. Canadians from coast to coast donated generously to those whose homes and businesses were impacted. But there were some agricultural workers whose precarity rendered them nearly invisible, even as they continued to labour in the heat and the s…

Chris Walker (2023-07-19). 16 Trump Loyalists Who Took Part in Fake Electors Plot Charged in Michigan. truthout.org Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) has filed charges against 16 individuals who sent fake documents to Washington, D.C. falsely alleging they were legitimate electors selected to take part in the Electoral College in an attempt to help former President Donald Trump overturn the results of the 2020 election. The "fake electors" plot was organized by then-Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and other… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-19). Colorado Secretary of State Silent on If She'll Block Trump From Running in 2024. truthout.org The top state election official in Colorado is refusing to comment on whether she will block former President Donald Trump from appearing on the U.S. presidential ballot next fall, after civic engagement groups staged rallies and other actions this month asking her to do so based on the Insurrection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Mi Familia Vota, a civic engagement group that seeks to unite Latinx… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-19). Watchdog Lays Out Case for Why Trump Can't Legally Run for President Again. truthout.org A government watchdog has released a report outlining why former President Donald Trump should be barred from running for president — or any other governmental office — ever again. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) makes the case for denying Trump the ability to serve once more based not on the two indictments against him (and a possible third or fourth that could come… |

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-19). Temperatures drop in Uruguay. plenglish.com It is expected that temperatures go high on weekend with a maximum of 25 degrees Celsius. The lack of much-needed rainfall in Montevideo and the metropolitan region is in effect in the forecasts. | The agricultural emergency has been in force nationwide since 2022 due to the effects of drought, which is on its third consecutive year.

Jake Johnson (2023-07-19). New FTC Guidelines Take Aim at "Illegal Mergers" Enabled by Reagan-Era Policy. truthout.org The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled fresh draft guidelines that advocates praised as a long-overdue update to merger policies established during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, who helped usher in the current era of corporate consolidation. The Federal Trade Commission, which released the new guidelines alongside the Department of Justice, said the draft rules aim to "better reflect… |

Jonathan Metzer (2023-07-19). Court of Appeal upholds challenge to Rwanda removals policy — an extended look. ukhumanrightsblog.com R ((AAA) Syria and Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 745 The Claimants in this case are 10 individual asylum-seekers from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Vietnam, Sudan and Albania who entered the UK irregularly by crossing the English Channel in small boats, together with one charity, Asylum Aid. The Home …

Julia Rock (2023-07-19). New GOP Bill Would Curb Biden's Power To Fight Climate Change. levernews.com

Karl Grossman (2023-07-19). Putting the nuclear genie back in the bottle. nationofchange.org Can it be done? Can nuclear weapons be abolished?

Kenny Stancil (2023-07-19). Texas State Troopers Were Reportedly Told to Push Migrant Kids Into Rio Grande. truthout.org Human rights advocates called for federal intervention Monday after it was reported that state troopers assigned to Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's border militarization initiative have been ordered to push migrant children back into the Rio Grande and to deny water to asylum-seekers amid a life-threatening heatwave. The exclusive reporting by Benjamin Wermund of the Houston Chronicle and the… |

Maximillian Alvarez (2023-07-19). He tried to raise the alarm about railroad safety. Then he got fired. therealnews.com When we hear the term "whistleblower," we tend to think of names like Daniel Ellsberg, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, Julian Assange—people who have risked their freedom, even their lives, to expose government lies, abuses of power, and state secrets that the public needs to know about. But there are a range of federal statutes designed to protect those who blow the whistle on their employers, too, especially when those employers are breaking the law and/or endangering their workers and the public. | Michael Paul Lindsey II is a military veteran who has worked for Union Pacific as a trained locomoti…

Mike Ludwig (2023-07-19). Family Suspects Racist Policing, Foul Play in Mysterious Death of Daniel Barajas. truthout.org Both of his sisters had recently given birth, so in January 2022, Daniel Adrian Barajas was driving from Kentucky to Dallas, Texas, to meet his new niece and nephew. Barajas, a 38-year-old specialty welder, did not make it beyond Saline County, Arkansas, where his family says local law enforcement detained, searched and then "abandoned" him on Interstate 30. Daniel Barajas was fatally — and… |

Olivia Riggio (2023-07-19). As skies turn orange, media still hesitate to mention what's changing climate. nationofchange.org FAIR found 115 news segments that mentioned the forest fires and their effect on air quality—of those 115 segments, only 44 mentioned climate change's role.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-19). Chilean court gives the all-clear to new white-collar crime act. plenglish.com By vast majority, TC ¥s members concluded that the new Act is in line with current Constitution, so there is no reason to modify the text approved by the National Congress on May 16. | Therefore, TC's ministers dismissed the claims of big business, represented by the Confederation of Production and Commerce (CPC), which challenged the initiative under the claim of alleged violations to the Constitution. | The act extends fines and imprisonment for banking and tax crimes, embezzlement of public funds and money laundering. | This new resolution is aimed at craqcking down on corruption and illicit enrichment; su…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-19). Syria urges UN to take measures against Israeli attacks. plenglish.com In a statement, the Foreign Ministry urged the UNSC to assume its role and condemn the attack, in addition to taking immediate measures to force Israel to remove those criminal policies that flagrantly violate international and humanitarian law. | The Ministry further called on those Western governments protecting and supporting Tel Aviv not to obstruct UNSC ¥s work on putting an end to crimes by the Israeli occupation authorities and holding them accountable. | In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Israeli fighter jets launched several missile barrages at sites nearby Damascus City, causing injuries to tw…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-19). Venezuelan FM holds successful talks with opposition. plenglish.com In a phone conversation with Venezolana de Television news channel, Yvan Gil made a balance of such meeting and of the 3rd Summit of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU-CELAC). | Gil pointed out that the first issue cleared up was the pernicious effect of sanctions imposed on Venezuela, assuring that he saw how "unanimously" the European Union (EU) and the Latin American and Caribbean countries requested to progress in eliminating sanctions. | The foreign minister added they would start working on the construction of a political dialogue among Venezuelans, who are the o…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-19). 800,000 TB deaths may be avoided — Study. plenglish.com London, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Over 800,000 deaths of tuberculosis (TB) can be avoided from now to 2035 if mechanisms for contact tracing and preventive measures are improved in Africa and Asia.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-19). Anti-inflammatory drugs are pathways to fight off AD — Study. plenglish.com The team zeroed in on a protein known as p38. Upon halting the production of this protein in brain immune cells, researchers found a decrease in the concentration of these cells around amyloid plaques—a primary AD pathology component—implying the possibility of altering interactions with AD elements. | Researchers at the University of Kentucky ¥s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging tested its effects in a mouse model in AD ¥s early phase to determine whether it would alter the trajectory of formation of amyloid plaque, one of the components of the disease. | While the plaques themselves were not aff…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-19). Cuba reports 6 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths. plenglish.com According to MINSAP ¥s latest report, two patients were discharged from hospital, so Cuba ¥s overall recovery toll jumped to 1,106,401. | Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, as many as 1,115,014 Cubans were infected with coronavirus. | MINSAP ¥s report stated there have been no deaths so far, so the country ¥s total death toll remains at 8,530. | 90.8% of the Cuban population has been fully vaccinated, while 8,764,50 have received booster doses.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-19). Dominican Public Health Ministry reports one more cholera case. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Public Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed a new case of cholera in the community of Los Cocos, the second case diagnosed in the last four days.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-19). Heat wave in southern Europe could be deadly, says WHO. plenglish.com United Nations, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) A global pattern of heat waves scorching parts of Europe, Asia and the United States intensified on Tuesday, with the World Meteorological Organization warning of an increased risk of deaths linked to excessively high temperatures.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-19). Johannesburg gas explosion leaves dozen people injured. plenglish.com Johannesburg, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) An explosion that shook in the evening hours a street in the downtown Johannesburg left over 30 people injured and no deaths so far, according to emergency services. Gauteng Prime Minister Panyaza Lesufi, who is at the scene with Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda, described damage to infrastructure as extensive, although "the situation is under control".

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-19). 200 Members of Congress Pledge to Not Intervene in UPS Workers' Strike. truthout.org Two hundred members of Congress have expressed their backing of the impending UPS worker strike and have pledged not to support any potential effort by lawmakers to prevent the workers from striking. Lawmakers in the House and the Senate sent letters to Teamsters President Sean O'Brien and UPS CEO Carol Tomé this week stating their support for the workers, who are slated to go on strike as soon as… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-19). LA Official: Universal Didn't Obtain Permit to Trim Trees Near Union Picket Line. truthout.org When Universal Pictures studios trimmed several trees lining a writers' picket line to bare bones this week amid a sweltering heat wave, they did so without obtaining a permit from the city, making the move potentially illegal, Los Angeles officials have found. On Monday, comedian and TV writer Chris Stephens noted on Twitter that, over the weekend, NBCUniversal corporation appeared to have… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-19). Only 9 House Reps Vote Against Resolution Denying Israeli Apartheid. truthout.org The House overwhelmingly passed a resolution vowing perpetual allyship with Israel and denying the country's apartheid against Palestinians on Tuesday night, just days after Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) criticized Israel's violent oppression and far right regime over the weekend. The legislation, which states that "Israel is not a racist or apartheid state" despite mountains of evidence and… |

Thalia Charles (2023-07-19). Guaranteed Income Programs Are Uplifting Oppressed Communities Across the US. truthout.org The expanded child tax credit, signed into law by President Joe Biden more than two years ago, provided families with children with monthly installments of $250 or $300, reduced rates of child poverty, and served as a lifeline for low-income families. The tax credit expired after the 2022 tax year, and efforts to revive it were unsuccessful. In its absence, local and state organizers and advocates… |

Vince Quiles (2023-07-19). Employers can't use your 'passions' as an excuse not to pay you. therealnews.com The Philadelphia Art Museum is an icon of the City of Brotherly Love, and there's no shortage of art lovers who wouldn't consider a chance to work there to be a dream job. But passion and prestige don't pay the bills, as many museum workers have found while being severely undercompensated for their labor. After a public spreadsheet displaying the vast disparities in salaries at the museum was circulated in 2019 by a group called Art Museum and Transparency, workers at the PMA began to organize for a union. In summer 2022, the

WSWS (2023-07-19). UAW quietly reinstated rule limiting strike pay for workers with second jobs. wsws.org It has come to light that the UAW has reinstated an earnings limit placed on workers receiving strike pay, which was temporarily lifted during the 2019 GM strike.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Film and television strikers in Los Angeles call for mass action: "I think we need a general strike in this country" wsws.org Bolstered by the support of their fellow film, television, music and entertainment workers, striking actors and writers called for an expansion of the struggle in the face of reports that federal mediators with the Biden administration have been working "in the shadows" with the studios for weeks to shut down their powerful strike.

WSWS (2023-07-19). "What do photographs tell?": Images from occupied Eastern Europe in 1941-42 in Berlin museum exhibition. wsws.org On display are some 40 colour photographs from a private collection of 380 slides taken by Wehrmacht (German army) doctor Albert Dieckmann during his deployment with advancing troops in occupied Belarus, Russia and Poland.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Rising financial distress in Australia triggers surge in calls to suicide hotline. wsws.org The volunteer hotline service Lifeline Australia has seen a surge in calls this year, with many being directly related to financial distress.

WSWS (2023-07-19). US students oppose censorship of IYSSE by Macquarie University in Sydney. wsws.org "The rejection to affiliate is not accidental. It is consciously intended to block students from hearing a genuine socialist perspective."

WSWS (2023-07-19). South Korean flood deaths expose government indifference to climate change. wsws.org The tragic death toll has caused widespread anger and highlighted the failure of governments to protect people from the extreme weather events fuelled by global warming.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Greek coastguard tried to tow hundreds of migrants to Italy, capsized the vessel. wsws.org On June 14, a fishing vessel carrying hundreds of refugees, the Adriana, sank off the Greek port city of Pylos. Roughly 600 people, including children, drowned.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Germany's new strategy: Preparing for war against China. wsws.org The German government adopted a China strategy for the first time on Thursday. The aim is to reduce the German economy's dependence on China in preparation for a war against the rising Asian economic power.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Former Amazon worker Christina Brown campaigns among UPS workers to seek justice for her sister Poushawn Brown. wsws.org Christina Brown, a former Amazon worker, visited a UPS hub with a team of World Socialist Web Site reporters to share the story of how her sister, Poushawn Brown, fell ill and died while working as a COVID-19 tester at a nearby Amazon facility.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Vote No to the UK education unions' pay deal sell-out! wsws.org The offer represents a wage cut for 2022-23 of near 7 percent and a likely further cut for 2023-24, depending on the rate of inflation. Teachers have already suffered a wage loss of over 17 percent since 2010.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Historical falsification in the service of pro-war propaganda. wsws.org The Times' pro-war propaganda has given way to pro-Nazi apologetics.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Homes evacuated following CSX train derailment near Philadelphia. wsws.org Residents in a dozen homes in Whitemarsh Township were awakened early Monday morning and told to evacuate the area following the derailment of 16 CSX train cars, some of which contained hazardous chemicals. The emergency was later lifted after authorities said there were no "active hazardous leaks."

WSWS (2023-07-19). Rail strikes resume as government proceeds with mass closure of ticketing offices. wsws.org Coordinated action between RMT and ASLEF members has the capacity to stop the government's Great British Railways blueprint in its tracks. But Mick Lynch and ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan have again ensured that no unified action will be taken.

Zane McNeill (2023-07-19). Kids Are Being Kept in Solitary Confinement, Former Death Row Unit With No AC. truthout.org Children incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola prison have been locked in windowless cells for nearly 24 hours a day without air conditioning as heat indexes in the area reach up to 133 degrees. The youth, almost all of whom are Black, are being detained in the former death row building of the nation's largest adult maximum security prison, according to the American Civil… |

_____ (2023-07-19). Comments on the replacement of South Korea's Unification Minister. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-19). On some aspects of the latest SCO summit. journal-neo.org On July 4, the 22nd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) since its founding in 2001 took place in New Delhi via video conference. Following is a list of the participating countries in the order that their heads of state signed the final "Declaration," which was adopted at the start of the event: India, […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-07-19). Vilnius Summit: "A Stronger and Expanded NATO Makes for a More Dangerous World!" journal-neo.org

Al Mayadeen (2023-07-19). US Using Ukraine as Disposal Ground for Banned Cluster Bombs: Colonel. globalresearch.ca

Alasdair Baverstock (2023-07-19). Mexico City inaugurates one of world's largest solar projects. america.cgtn.com One of the world's largest urban solar projects was recently inaugurated in Mexico City, where the rooftops of the capital's wholesale market are now generating power for the city. It's not only a huge project in itself, but one that locals hope will start a …

Alex Bainbridge (2023-07-19). Refugee rights activists to Jim Chalmers: '10 years too long!'. greenleft.org.au Refugee rights activists held a protest outside Jim Chalmers' electoral office, calling on Labor to deliver better policy for refugees and asylum seekers. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-19). China-US Tensions: Kissinger's Surprise Trip to Beijing. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous Contributor (2023-07-19). Solidarity Campaign for the Freedom and Defense of Puente Madera. itsgoingdown.org Call for solidarity with the Binnizá community of Puente Madera, San Blas Atempa, Oaxaca, facing state repression for the defense of their communal lands. On July 20, 2023, another court hearing will be held in the case of our compañero, David Hernández Salazar. He has been accused of several fabricated crimes seeking to imprison him…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Russian Military Revealed Targets Of New Wave Of Retaliation Strikes. southfront.org On Juy 19, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported on the night attacks on the Ukrainian military facilities throughout Ukraine. The Russian military confirmed "a group strike with high—precision naval and air-based weapons". | The Russian Ministry of Defence revealed the targets of the attack, claiming that that precision strikes hit "facilities of the Ukrainian military industry, fuel infrastructure and ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Odessa". Another target h…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). Russian MoD Shares Details On Recent Odessa Strikes, Ground Attack In Kupyansk (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military has carried out a series of pinpoint strikes with sea and air-launched high-precision weapons against high-value Ukrainian targets, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 19. | In a statement, the ministry said that the strikes targeted military industry facilities, fuel infrastructure and ammunition depots of Kiev forces in the Odessa region as well as Kanatovo Air Base of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Kirovograd region."All the assigned targets have been neutr…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). Russian 'Yug' Group Used Armata Tank In Combat — Report. southfront.org File image. | The Russian military's Yug Group of Forces had used the advanced T-14 Armata main battle tank in combat, a source in the Russian defense industry told Another source told the Russian news agency that the tank has already enter…

Anonymous765 (2023-07-19). Fireworks Over Odessa Mark The Death Of Grain Deal. southfront.org |

Catherine Salgado (2023-07-19). WEF Partner Aimed to 'End' 'Private Car Ownership' to Save the Planet. globalresearch.ca

Colin Todhunter (2023-07-19). Food, Dispossession and Dependency. Resisting the New World Order. globalresearch.ca Food, Dispossession and Dependency.: | Resisting the New World Order: | by: | Colin Todhunter: | We are currently seeing an acceleration of the corporate consolidation of …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-07-19). Australia, Deserved Cancellations: Victoria Rejects the Commonwealth Games. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-07-19). Study: 74% of Post-Jab Deaths Caused by the Shot. globalresearch.ca

Ethan Huff (2023-07-19). WHO, CDC and Bill Gates Pushing for Peel-and-Stick Vaccine Patches Mailed Directly to People's Homes. globalresearch.ca

Fight Back (2023-07-19). Minnesota says "No to NATO" fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On July 11, about 40 protesters assembled in front of Senator Amy Klobuchar's office to speak out against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its role in the war in Ukraine. | The protest took place during the first day of a NATO summit meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania to discuss drastically increasing its military forces deployed near Russia, as well as the potential admission of Sweden – and possibly Ukraine – into the organization. | Speakers from the Anti-War Committee (AWC) and Veterans For Peace, Minnesota Chapter 27 condemned NATO for being directly involved in destabilizing th…

Fight Back (2023-07-19). New Jersey: 1700-plus nurses vote to authorize strike at Robert Woods Johnson New Brunswick. fightbacknews.org Pittsburgh, PA – United Steelworkers Local 4-200 announced today that 1700 members who work as nurses at Robert Woods Johnson New Brunswick have voted to grant the union the authority to call a strike. | The local's original contract expired on June 30 after several months of bargaining. They have signed a 14-day extension, with their new expiration date approaching on July 21. | "Health care workers are experiencing record levels of burnout, and we urge our employer to come to the table with an offer that acknowledges the hard work we put in every day for our patients," said Local 4-200 President Judy Danella.

Fight Back (2023-07-19). Tampa 5 solidarity rally in Dallas. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX — On July 12, 30 organizers, activists and community members beat the 105-degree heat and joined in solidarity to seek justice for the Tampa 5, rallying at Dealey Plaza, on the day of the Five's court appearance. | In March, the Tampa 5, namely Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Chrisley Carpio, Laura Rodriguez and Jeanie Kida, all members of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), were protesting to keep diversity equity and inclusion programs alive at the University of South Florida. They were met with brutality from the campus police, and now face felony charges. | Several organizations – includ…

Fight Back (2023-07-19). UPM Blandin Paper Company workers begin strike. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MN – At 6 a.m., July 15, around 200 members of Teamsters Local 346 walked off their jobs at the UPM Blandin Paper Company and began a strike. Grand Rapids gets its name because it sits along the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota. The UPM Blandin paper plant was built in its location on the edge of the river to use the river to power its paper mill. The plant has been an established feature of the town's economy since its founding in 1901. Now, for the first time in the history of the plant its workers have gone on strike. | When workers were asked why they decided to go on strike, some of the…

Global Research News (2023-07-19). Selected Articles: Video: "Definitive Proof the COVID-19 Vaccines Are Causing Death". Kim Iversen Interviews Peter McCullough. globalresearch.ca By One way to tell if a journalist is doing a good job is to see the level of …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-19). Elliot Abrams and the Murdered Children of El Mozote. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Millies Women look over the excavation site where the remains of their friends and relatives were being exhumed in El Mozote, El Salvador. Elliot Abrams oversaw death squads in Central America and was convicted of lying to Congress. So why did President Joe Biden appoint this evil war criminal to the U.S. Advisory Commission…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-19). Haitians Protest UN Occupation and Pending Foreign "Intervention" libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Haitians protest oligarchic rule, UN occupation, and foreign military "intervention." The US and Canada have been arguing for a multilateral military intervention in Haiti led by the army of a third country, possibly even Rwanda, to support the puppet regime that they installed. They are using "gang violence" as the racist excuse, but…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-19). In Latin America and Asia, Canada Supports the US Government's New Cold War. libya360.wordpress.com Owen Schalk The amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (foreground) and Peruvian navy Makassar-class landing platform dock ship BAP Pisco (background) conduct tactical maneuvers and naval formations during a training exercise in the Pacific Ocean. Photo by James Ho/US Navy/Wikimedia Commons. Over the past few weeks, two events have occurred that seem unrelated,…

Israel Shahak (2023-07-19). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…

jeffgang (2023-07-19). Tell Your Senators: Tax Private Jets. inequality.org

Jordan Schachtel (2023-07-19). Biden Admin Seeks "Mission Accomplished" Moment to Secure Political Exit Route From Ukraine Proxy War. globalresearch.ca

KATIE (2023-07-19). More Than 300 Israeli Apartheid Free Zones Across Italy. bdsmovement.net

Kyle Anzalone (2023-07-19). USAID Chief Samantha Power Announces Hundreds of Million in Aid to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Mark Niu (2023-07-19). Generative AI lawsuits pile up. america.cgtn.com The lawsuits are stacking up against Artificial Intelligence. Over the past year, numerous cases, some involving celebrities, have involved claims that tech companies inappropriately used unauthorized data to train their AI systems. CGTN's Mark Niu shares more.

Media Lens (2023-07-19). 'A Death Sentence For People And Ecosystems': The Climate Emergency, Governments And The Public Enemy. dissidentvoice.org On a trip to Japan in 2014, approaching the third anniversary of the Fukishima nuclear disaster, Noam Chomsky told an audience that: 'Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy.' What he meant was that states do not wish their own populations to know and understand the details of government policies, for fear of …

Nathan King (2023-07-19). UN Security Council weighs in on AI and global security. america.cgtn.com Artificial Intelligence could hold the key to the solutions that mankind needs but also potentially contains the seed of humanity's destruction. That was the message from the United Nations Security Council Wednesday as the world body held its first ever meeting on the challenges of …

Nitza Soledad Perez (2023-07-19). Trump faces new legal challenges, possible third indictment. america.cgtn.com Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been facing mounting legal challenges, and a third indictment could be coming. Trump is fuming after receiving a letter from the U.S. Special Counsel indicating he is being criminally investigated for his involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 …

Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2023-07-19). Climate Disruption: It's Not Due to CO2. globalresearch.ca More than 120 world leaders last November 2022 attended the COP27 summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, amidst a stylized propaganda campaign: | "Our Planet is "Sending a Distress Signal". | The focus on CO2 emissions and "Global Warming" …

Steve Huff (2023-07-19). SpaceX Satellites Forced to Swerve Every 10 Minutes. globalresearch.ca

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2023-07-19). The US-Nazi Connection Since World War II: From Inspiring the Third Reich to Supporting the Neo-Nazis of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). Erdogan Open To Meeting Al-Assad, But Not Withdrawing Turkish Troops From Syria. southfront.org File image. | On July 17, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he is open to talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but would not meet him if a withdrawal of Turkish troops from Syria were set as a condition. | Speaking to reporters in Istanbul ahead of his departure for a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, Erdogan said Turkey has never "shut the door" to discussions with the Syrian government."We can hold a four-party summit [with Syria, Russia and…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-19). Biden Wants To Invade/Conquer China. southfront.org Written by His plan is to arm Taiwan and entice it to announce its complete independence from China — that Taiwan is no mere province of China but instead an independent country — which announcement would then immediately force China either to invade China or else to accept Taiwan's becoming a separate and independent coun…

Bill Lueders (2023-07-19). Biden Is Monstrously Wrong on Cluster Bombs. progressive.org Cluster bombs are uniquely sinister weapons, designed to spew shrapnel from dozens of smaller grenade-like bombs across large areas.

canadiandimension (2023-07-19). Cheers for Chow must be accompanied by vigilance. canadiandimension.com Curtailing the agenda of the neoliberal city will require more than a sympathetic player in the mayor's office.

Chauncey K. Robinson (2023-07-19). 'Barbie' review: A sharp comedy that takes aim at the patriarchy and consumerism. peoplesworld.org This review was published during the historic SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. People's World acknowledges that film and television would not be possible without the workers who make it happen. We stand in solidarity with the strike and the workers. The new film Barbie isn't a takedown or an exact subversion of the doll that is …

Chauncey K. Robinson (2023-07-19). 'Oppenheimer' review: Masterful exploration of history, anti-communism, and the Atomic Age's legacy. peoplesworld.org This review was published during the historic SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. People's World acknowledges that film and television would not be possible without the workers who make it happen. We stand in solidarity with the strike and the workers. The existence of a film like Oppenheimer shows just how necessary it is to teach history …

Emile Schepers (2023-07-19). Virginia Primary: Neither a disaster nor a triumph for the working class. peoplesworld.org On June 20, Virginia held primary elections for state, county, and local offices. As usual in this state's primaries, turnout was low—in single figures in some counties. For several years, many parts of the Southern states have been a "culture wars" target for the Republican ultra-right which has elected its people to…

Kevin Gosztola (2023-07-19). CIA-Linked Security Company Targeted Former Ecuador President Who Granted Assange Asylum. thedissenter.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). The Crimes and Dangers of Elliott Abrams. dissidentvoice.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). NATO's "strengthening" hasn't weakened Russia, it's only accelerated capitalist collapse in the NATO member states. newswiththeory.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). Bosses, Union Officials And Rank-And-Filers Debate Work From Home. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). Fighting Industrial Development In Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley'. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). Just Stop Oil ! What If We Didn't Use Gasoline? popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). Arizona Church Burnings Recall a Dark Past. progressive.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). The U.S.-NATO Fantasy World About Ukraine. theduran.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). San Antonio police kill Melissa Perez in her own home during mental health crisis. liberationnews.org

Larry Johnson (2023-07-19). Why NATO Was Obsessed With Ukraine and is Now in a Panic. sonar21.com To answer the question in my title you need only look at two numbers — 1) Ukraine's rank in terms of natural resources and 2) the size of Ukraine's Army…

Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik (2023-07-19). A third Trump indictment for his Jan. 6 coup about to drop. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The prosecutorial nets are closing around former Republican Oval Office occupant Donald Trump for his role in commanding, aiding and abetting the Jan. 6, 2021 invasion, insurrection, and coup d'état attempt at the U.S. Capitol. The biggest net was cast by Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith. He sent a letter to Trump and his …

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Jon Jeter, Black Agenda Report. (2023-07-20). Soviet Union's Support For Black Liberation Earns Russia Grace With Africans. popularresistance.org On the first week of spring in 1931, at the nadir of the Great Depression, nine Black teenagers stowed away on a Memphis-bound train scuffled with a gaggle of white youths who took exception to their presence. The Black youths made quick work of their counterparts, heaving all but one, Orville Gilley, from the slow-moving railcars to the grassy knoll below. Gilley would have met the same fate as his friends but by the time the Black youths got to him, the train had picked up considerable speed, and he was hanging perilously from the gondola. Fearing Gilley might fall underneath one of the railcars, two Black teen…

The Black Alliance for Peace. (2023-07-20). International Community Must Reject US/UN/CARICOM Plan For Haiti. popularresistance.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) is alarmed that representatives of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are at the forefront of the call for armed intervention in Haiti calling on Rwanda and Kenya to help lead the charge. Once again the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) calls on the international community to reject U.S., UN, and CARICOM plans for an armed intervention in Haiti. We have been consistent in our support for Haitian people who view the presence of the United Nations Integrated Office (BINUH) and the Core Group as a foreign occupation. Since 2004, they have suppressed Haiti's independence and sovereignty…

Tanupriya Singh, People's Dispatch. (2023-07-20). There Can Be No Justice Until Capitalism Is Removed From The Earth. popularresistance.org "What is the path that we are going to chart towards socialism?" This is the question that animated the first day of the 'Dilemmas of Humanity: Pan African Dialogues to Build Socialism' conference, which is being held in South Africa between July 17 to 20. | The conference has been divided into commissions, each with a mandate to deliberate upon a particular theme and draft a concrete plan of action which will be adopted in the form of a resolution on the final day. The commissions on July 17 addressed the themes of food sovereignty and agroecology, gender struggles against patriarchy, and urban struggles for hou…

Seymour Hersh, Mintpress News. (2023-07-20). Ordinary People By The Millions. popularresistance.org Lunch with Tom Frank is a totally American experience. He's a proud native of Kansas but far from a country boy: he got his doctorate from the University of Chicago and has written a series of influential books. He likes people, food, and telling it like it is. He teases the waiter, talks about a healthy salad, and then orders an overstuffed sandwich that he wolfs down as he dissects the increasingly crazed American political world. He's not just a guy who happens to be bright and unpretentious and a lot of fun who has chosen to focus on American politics; he's a political prophet who two decades ago saw what oth…

Sam Pizzigati, CounterPunch. (2023-07-20). A Good Year's Pay For A Good Day's Work? popularresistance.org The just-released Good Jobs First analysis — Power Outrage: Will Heavily Subsidized Battery Factories Generate Substandard Jobs? — examines a little-known provision in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act that may end up costing U.S. taxpayers more than $200 billion over the next decade, a sum above and beyond the $13 billion that state and local governments have promised as battery incentives. | Lawmakers see all those billions of tax dollars as a generator of good wages, but nothing in the battery subsidy fine-print mandates — or even incentivizes — decent worker paychecks. Ford Motor, for i…

Andrea Peters (2023-07-20). Impoverishing Ukraine: "Western Political and Business Interests integrated into the Ukrainian State" globalresearch.ca


Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-07-20). Is Climate Engineering Real? globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-20). The NeoCons' Proxy War "Against Ukraine": Nuclear War is On the Table. The Privatization of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Damian Balassone (2023-07-20). Poem: Spiritual Land/Spiritless Man. greenleft.org.au Damian Balassone, on the poverty of spirit.

infobrics (2023-07-19). US mainstream media easily spread fake news about Russian mutiny. infobrics.org Western journalists and officials repeatedly changed their narratives, trying to gain some advantage from the "mutiny".

infobrics (2023-07-19). Shocking extent of Ukraine's unrelenting demographic collapse. infobrics.org Corriere della Sera states that both urban and rural areas are essentially empty, while countless families have been divided (likely forever), particularly as wives of many soldiers forcibly deployed on the frontlines have gone abroad and never returned. It insists that Ukraine is going through a catastrophic demographic crisis and that the population collapse will soon cause very serious economic and social problems in the country.

infobrics (2023-07-19). Why Bangladesh's Intention to Be Member of BRICS Is a Timely Decision?>. infobrics.org Bangladesh is going to become a member of BRICS. The foreign minister said that Bangladesh will become a member of BRICS next August…




infobrics (2023-07-19). New Development Bank: the Emerging Markets' Very Own Development Bank. infobrics.org There is a new kid on the developing banking block that is entirely owned by the leading Emerging Market (EM) countries and totally focused on investing in those markets…

infobrics (2023-07-19). Why Does Saudi Arabia Want to Join BRICS. infobrics.org Saudi Arabia has become a dialogue partner in the SCO. She also intends to join the BRICS, which will bring certain advantages to Riyadh…

infobrics (2023-07-19). US veteran faked heroics on Ukraine battlefield to become rich. infobrics.org "Journalists advanced James Vasquez's lies for so long," says US junior sergeant in Ukrainian army.

Ramzy Baroud (2023-07-19). PA President Mahmoud Abbas: A Puppet in the Hands of Israel and the US? mintpressnews.com Despite its near complete failure, the Oslo Accords succeeded in one thing: it provided Israel with a Palestinian force whose main mission is to assist the Israeli occupation in its quest to maintain total control over the West Bank.

Seymour Hersh (2023-07-19). Seymour Hersh: Ordinary People by the Millions. mintpressnews.com Seymour Hersh /

Mike Walter (2023-07-19). The Heat: Far Right Growing in Europe. america.cgtn.com The far-right is making gains in Europe and becoming more mainstream. All across Europe, from Sweden to Greece, far-right parties are gaining strength and winning seats in parliaments. In Italy, Giorgia Meloni, became western Europe's first far-right prime minister since World War II, when she …




Mark Niu (2023-07-19). Generative AI lawsuits pile up. america.cgtn.com The lawsuits are stacking up against Artificial Intelligence. Over the past year, numerous cases, some involving celebrities, have involved claims that tech companies inappropriately used unauthorized data to train their AI systems. CGTN's Mark Niu shares more.

Nitza Soledad Perez (2023-07-19). Trump faces new legal challenges, possible third indictment. america.cgtn.com Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been facing mounting legal challenges, and a third indictment could be coming. Trump is fuming after receiving a letter from the U.S. Special Counsel indicating he is being criminally investigated for his involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 …

Nathan King (2023-07-19). UN Security Council weighs in on AI and global security. america.cgtn.com Artificial Intelligence could hold the key to the solutions that mankind needs but also potentially contains the seed of humanity's destruction. That was the message from the United Nations Security Council Wednesday as the world body held its first ever meeting on the challenges of …

Alasdair Baverstock (2023-07-19). Mexico City inaugurates one of world's largest solar projects. america.cgtn.com One of the world's largest urban solar projects was recently inaugurated in Mexico City, where the rooftops of the capital's wholesale market are now generating power for the city. It's not only a huge project in itself, but one that locals hope will start a …

KATIE (2023-07-19). More Than 300 Israeli Apartheid Free Zones Across Italy. bdsmovement.net

manager (2023-07-19). Will Trump Cry "Stop the Steal" if DeSantis Wins the Primary? cepr.net Chicago Tribune See article on original site On Capitol Hill and in other Democratic circles, there are many Democrats who believe that Donald Trump would be easier to defeat in the general election than Ron DeSantis. Trump certainly has his weaknesses. Most of the country does not like him, for reasons that are too obvious …




WSWS (2023-07-19). "What do photographs tell?": Images from occupied Eastern Europe in 1941-42 in Berlin museum exhibition. wsws.org On display are some 40 colour photographs from a private collection of 380 slides taken by Wehrmacht (German army) doctor Albert Dieckmann during his deployment with advancing troops in occupied Belarus, Russia and Poland.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Vote No to the UK education unions' pay deal sell-out! wsws.org The offer represents a wage cut for 2022-23 of near 7 percent and a likely further cut for 2023-24, depending on the rate of inflation. Teachers have already suffered a wage loss of over 17 percent since 2010.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Rail strikes resume as government proceeds with mass closure of ticketing offices. wsws.org Coordinated action between RMT and ASLEF members has the capacity to stop the government's Great British Railways blueprint in its tracks. But Mick Lynch and ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan have again ensured that no unified action will be taken.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Greek coastguard tried to tow hundreds of migrants to Italy, capsized the vessel. wsws.org On June 14, a fishing vessel carrying hundreds of refugees, the Adriana, sank off the Greek port city of Pylos. Roughly 600 people, including children, drowned.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Historical falsification in the service of pro-war propaganda. wsws.org The Times' pro-war propaganda has given way to pro-Nazi apologetics.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Germany's new strategy: Preparing for war against China. wsws.org The German government adopted a China strategy for the first time on Thursday. The aim is to reduce the German economy's dependence on China in preparation for a war against the rising Asian economic power.




WSWS (2023-07-19). UAW quietly reinstated rule limiting strike pay for workers with second jobs. wsws.org It has come to light that the UAW has reinstated an earnings limit placed on workers receiving strike pay, which was temporarily lifted during the 2019 GM strike.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Homes evacuated following CSX train derailment near Philadelphia. wsws.org Residents in a dozen homes in Whitemarsh Township were awakened early Monday morning and told to evacuate the area following the derailment of 16 CSX train cars, some of which contained hazardous chemicals. The emergency was later lifted after authorities said there were no "active hazardous leaks."

WSWS (2023-07-19). South Korean flood deaths expose government indifference to climate change. wsws.org The tragic death toll has caused widespread anger and highlighted the failure of governments to protect people from the extreme weather events fuelled by global warming.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Film and television strikers in Los Angeles call for mass action: "I think we need a general strike in this country" wsws.org Bolstered by the support of their fellow film, television, music and entertainment workers, striking actors and writers called for an expansion of the struggle in the face of reports that federal mediators with the Biden administration have been working "in the shadows" with the studios for weeks to shut down their powerful strike.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Rising financial distress in Australia triggers surge in calls to suicide hotline. wsws.org The volunteer hotline service Lifeline Australia has seen a surge in calls this year, with many being directly related to financial distress.

WSWS (2023-07-19). US students oppose censorship of IYSSE by Macquarie University in Sydney. wsws.org "The rejection to affiliate is not accidental. It is consciously intended to block students from hearing a genuine socialist perspective."




WSWS (2023-07-19). Former Amazon worker Christina Brown campaigns among UPS workers to seek justice for her sister Poushawn Brown. wsws.org Christina Brown, a former Amazon worker, visited a UPS hub with a team of World Socialist Web Site reporters to share the story of how her sister, Poushawn Brown, fell ill and died while working as a COVID-19 tester at a nearby Amazon facility.

WSWS (2023-07-19). USPS rural letter carrier whose wages were cut by $20,000 speaks out on slashed pay, harsh working conditions. wsws.org The USPS' new compensation system has cut pay by tens of thousands of dollars while requiring rural letter carriers to work even longer hours.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Global heatwave exacerbates social crisis across US, Europe, Asia and Middle East. wsws.org The high temperature records currently being set and reset are demonstrative of what is increasingly emerging as a "new normal" for the world's climate.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Canada's West Coast dockers resume strike after rejection of sellout tentative contract. wsws.org With the resumption of the strike, the dockworkers face a head on clash with the federal Liberal government, which, with the connivance of the union apparatus, last week sought to break the dockers' strike by invoking a seldom used provision of Canada's pro-employer Labour Code…

WSWS (2023-07-19). Austin, Texas and Wichita, Kansas nurses go on one-day strike against Ascension. wsws.org Strikers who walked out at Ascension hospitals in two states last month were then hit with a three-day lockout by management.

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2023-07-19). CovertAction Bulletin: Breaking Through U.S. Propaganda on North Korea. covertactionmagazine.com A recent Washington Post article titled "A North Korean defector captivated U.S. media. Some question her story" highlights the many appearances Yeonmi Park has made on right-wing news outlets over the past few years. Scholars and solidarity activists have been pointing out the serious holes in Park's stories since she started getting attention…

WSWS (2023-07-19). Former Amazon worker Christina Brown campaigns among UPS workers to seek justice for her sister Poushawn Brown. wsws.org Christina Brown, a former Amazon worker, visited a UPS hub with a team of World Socialist Web Site reporters to share the story of how her sister, Poushawn Brown, fell ill and died while working as a COVID-19 tester at a nearby Amazon facility.

WSWS (2023-07-19). USPS rural letter carrier whose wages were cut by $20,000 speaks out on slashed pay, harsh working conditions. wsws.org The USPS' new compensation system has cut pay by tens of thousands of dollars while requiring rural letter carriers to work even longer hours.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Global heatwave exacerbates social crisis across US, Europe, Asia and Middle East. wsws.org The high temperature records currently being set and reset are demonstrative of what is increasingly emerging as a "new normal" for the world's climate.

WSWS (2023-07-19). Canada's West Coast dockers resume strike after rejection of sellout tentative contract. wsws.org With the resumption of the strike, the dockworkers face a head on clash with the federal Liberal government, which, with the connivance of the union apparatus, last week sought to break the dockers' strike by invoking a seldom used provision of Canada's pro-employer Labour Code…

WSWS (2023-07-19). Austin, Texas and Wichita, Kansas nurses go on one-day strike against Ascension. wsws.org Strikers who walked out at Ascension hospitals in two states last month were then hit with a three-day lockout by management.

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2023-07-19). CovertAction Bulletin: Breaking Through U.S. Propaganda on North Korea. covertactionmagazine.com A recent Washington Post article titled "A North Korean defector captivated U.S. media. Some question her story" highlights the many appearances Yeonmi Park has made on right-wing news outlets over the past few years. Scholars and solidarity activists have been pointing out the serious holes in Park's stories since she started getting attention…

Staff (2023-07-19). The Whitewashing of Neo-Nazis: Lev Golinkin & Ben Makuch on How Far Right Is Exploiting Ukraine War. democracynow.org Multiple reports are reinvestigating the neo-Nazi fighters and militias involved in the war both in Russia and Ukraine. "You have neo-Nazis on both sides of this conflict," says Ukrainian American journalist Lev Golinkin, a longtime reporter on the far right in Ukraine and Russia who is critical of the Western media's normalization of groups like the Azov Battalion. "We are sending a very dangerous message that if you're the right type of neo-Nazis, we will not only work with you, we will celebrate you," Golinkin notes. | We also speak with national security reporter Ben Makuch…

Staff (2023-07-19). William Arkin: CIA Is Playing "Outsize Role" in Ukraine Despite Biden Pledge Not to Send U.S. Forces. democracynow.org A new investigation reveals the extent of the CIA's involvement in the war in Ukraine, where the agency operates clandestinely in what, under a formal declaration of war, would be the domain of the military. We're joined on the show by the author of the investigation, William Arkin, a national security reporter and senior editor at Newsweek, who says that the CIA has "got its hand in a little bit of everything" in Ukraine. According to various sources, the CIA is shuttling weapons into Ukraine using a "gray fleet" of commercial aircraft that crisscrosses Central and Eastern Eur…

Staff (2023-07-19). Headlines for July 19, 2023. democracynow.org Trump Says He's the Target of Federal Criminal Probe of Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election, Michigan Attorney General Charges 16 GOP "Fake Electors" with Felonies, Chinese Coal Consumption Hits Record High as Temperatures Soar, Floodwaters Lap Walls of India's Taj Mahal; Heat Index in Iran Tops 150 ∞F, Wildfires Erupt in Greece as Europe Swelters in Record Heat, ACLU Asks Court to Release Children from Angola Prison as Heat Index Tops 130 ∞, Whistleblower Says Texas Officers Were Ordered to Push Migrant Children into Rio Grande, ICC to Probe Reports of Ethnic Cleansing in Darfur…

Media Lens (2023-07-19). 'A Death Sentence For People And Ecosystems': The Climate Emergency, Governments And The Public Enemy. dissidentvoice.org On a trip to Japan in 2014, approaching the third anniversary of the Fukishima nuclear disaster, Noam Chomsky told an audience that: 'Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy.' What he meant was that states do not wish their own populations to know and understand the details of government policies, for fear of …

Nicholas Schou (2023-07-19). The CIA: Up Close and Personal. dissidentvoice.org Nicholas Schou interviews Douglas Valentine about his new book, Pisces Moon: The Dark Arts of Empire, published in May of this year by Trine Day. Listen To This Story Introduction by Nicholas Schou: In the early 1990s, when the US began to normalize relations with Vietnam, Douglas Valentine, then a young author and historian of …

Binoy Kampmark (2023-07-19). Deserved Cancellations: Victoria Rejects the Commonwealth Games. dissidentvoice.org Hosting sporting events has always been a government's formula to distract their seducible subjects. It's the secular version of smells and bells, the warbling of the church choir turned into flesh and performance. If such occasions are of sufficient scale, they might even be political promotions, body beautiful types paraded and performing before clapping and …

_____ (2023-07-19). Vilnius Summit: "A Stronger and Expanded NATO Makes for a More Dangerous World!" journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-19). Comments on the replacement of South Korea's Unification Minister. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-19). On some aspects of the latest SCO summit. journal-neo.org On July 4, the 22nd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) since its founding in 2001 took place in New Delhi via video conference. Following is a list of the participating countries in the order that their heads of state signed the final "Declaration," which was adopted at the start of the event: India, […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Rajaa Salah (2023-07-19). "Prisoners are alive but without life" electronicintifada.net Yusri Atiya al-Masri is free after two decades in Israeli prison, but he still struggles with the consequences of years of medical neglect.

Anju Anna John, Stefano Balbi, Common Dreams. (2023-07-19). We Need A Rights-Based Approach To Climate Displacement. popularresistance.org In 2015, the United Nations Member States agreed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, that are rooted in three universal values including a human rights-based approach, ensuring that no one is left behind, and working to eliminate gender inequalities. At the center of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 SDGs is the principle of leave no one behind, or LNOB. | Although not legally enforceable, LNOB symbolizes a global commitment to reach out to the most marginalized and vulnerable, as we work towards a development that does not adversely affect our planet. It requires that we look for s…

George Lakey, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-07-19). What Should We Do With The Perpetrators Of The Climate Crisis? popularresistance.org Chuck Collins' new book "Altar to an Erupting Sun" may be fiction, but it poses a very topical, real-world challenge for readers: What's the right way to act when facing an existential challenge like climate change? | Right off the bat, in the first chapter, we learn that the novel's central character, Rae, is a climate activist who has been diagnosed with inoperable cancer. Having done her research to know the "carbon barons" responsible for so much destruction, she decides to "take one with her" by wearing a suicide vest. It works as intended, taking the life of a fossil fuel company CEO.

Olivia Riggio, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-07-19). As Skies Turn Orange, Media Hesitate To Mention What's Changing Climate. popularresistance.org Skies on the US's East Coast turned an apocalyptic orange in early June, as wildfire smoke from Canada blew south. On Wednesday, June 7, New York City's air quality ranked the worst in the world, with an Air Quality Index rating of more than 400 out of 500—deemed "hazardous" for any individual. | Scientists expect forest fires to increase with the advance of climate disruption—mainly driven by fossil fuel consumption. Hotter, dryer weather, an increase in the type of brush that fuels these fires, and more frequent lightning strikes all contribute to this outcome (NOAA, 8/8/22; UN, 2/23/22; PNAS, 11/1/…

Otis Grotewohl, Workers World. (2023-07-19). West Virginia Rally Condemns Jail Deaths. popularresistance.org Beckley, West Virginia – Nearly 100 prison abolitionists and family members of jailhouse murder victims rallied in Beckley on July 15 to raise awareness of the growing number of deaths in jails throughout West Virginia. In the last couple of years, the deaths have become epidemic, with dozens of incarcerated workers murdered at the hands of guards throughout the state. | Appropriately dubbed "Handcuffs Shouldn't Kill You," the event was organized by the West Virginia Poor People's Campaign and co-sponsored by the West Virginia American Civil Liberties Union and the Beckley chapter of the NAACP. Community and unio…

Igor Chudov (2023-07-19). Cognitive Impairment in Adults — What Role Did COVID Vaccines Play? globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-07-19). Ukraine's Unrelenting Demographic Collapse. Towards a Failed State under Kiev Nazi Regime. globalresearch.ca

Gary D. Barnett (2023-07-19). The Asinine Insanity of the 'Climate Change'/C02 Hoax: Kill the Cows to Save the Earth! globalresearch.ca

Colin Demarest (2023-07-19). US Projected to Spend $117B on Nuke Command and Control in Next Decade. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-07-19). Doctors Dying Suddenly: Do Doctor Couples Who Inject mRNA Together Die Suddenly Together? globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). US Expected to Announce New $1.3 Billion Weapons Package for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Kyle Anzalone (2023-07-19). USAID Chief Samantha Power Announces Hundreds of Million in Aid to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Al Mayadeen (2023-07-19). US Using Ukraine as Disposal Ground for Banned Cluster Bombs: Colonel. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-07-19). Australia, Deserved Cancellations: Victoria Rejects the Commonwealth Games. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-07-19). Study: 74% of Post-Jab Deaths Caused by the Shot. globalresearch.ca

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-19). China-US Tensions: Kissinger's Surprise Trip to Beijing. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-07-19). Selected Articles: Video: "Definitive Proof the COVID-19 Vaccines Are Causing Death". Kim Iversen Interviews Peter McCullough. globalresearch.ca By One way to tell if a journalist is doing a good job is to see the level of …

Steve Huff (2023-07-19). SpaceX Satellites Forced to Swerve Every 10 Minutes. globalresearch.ca

Catherine Salgado (2023-07-19). WEF Partner Aimed to 'End' 'Private Car Ownership' to Save the Planet. globalresearch.ca

Ethan Huff (2023-07-19). WHO, CDC and Bill Gates Pushing for Peel-and-Stick Vaccine Patches Mailed Directly to People's Homes. globalresearch.ca

Jordan Schachtel (2023-07-19). Biden Admin Seeks "Mission Accomplished" Moment to Secure Political Exit Route From Ukraine Proxy War. globalresearch.ca

Israel Shahak (2023-07-19). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…

Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2023-07-19). Climate Disruption: It's Not Due to CO2. globalresearch.ca More than 120 world leaders last November 2022 attended the COP27 summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, amidst a stylized propaganda campaign: | "Our Planet is "Sending a Distress Signal". | The focus on CO2 emissions and "Global Warming" …

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2023-07-19). The US-Nazi Connection Since World War II: From Inspiring the Third Reich to Supporting the Neo-Nazis of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Colin Todhunter (2023-07-19). Food, Dispossession and Dependency. Resisting the New World Order. globalresearch.ca Food, Dispossession and Dependency.: | Resisting the New World Order: | by: | Colin Todhunter: | We are currently seeing an acceleration of the corporate consolidation of …

Kit Klarenberg (2023-07-19). Leaked files suggest hidden British hand in latest Kerch Bridge strike. thegrayzone.com A coterie of British intelligence freelancers has collaborated with Ukraine's Security Service on plans to destroy the newly-attacked Kerch Bridge, and to target accused collaborators who Kiev is "shooting…like pigs" On July 16, a predawn assault on the Kerch Bridge connecting Crimea with mainland Russia left two civilians dead and a 14-year-old injured. As advisors to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hinted at Ukraine's culpability, Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed his finger at Kiev and vowed revenge. The attack was the …

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-19). Finance union urges NAB workers to vote up improved agreement. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-19). Four Big Banks refuse to renew loans to Whitehaven Coal. greenleft.org.au

Jeff Shantz (2023-07-19). Canada: Dock workers back on strike as union rejects gov't mediated deal. greenleft.org.au The picket lines are back up and dock workers in ports along the coast of British Columbia are again on strike after rejecting a deal mediated by the federal government, reports Jeff Shantz.

Alex Bainbridge (2023-07-19). Refugee rights activsts to Jim Chalmers: '10 years too long!'. greenleft.org.au Refugee rights activists held a protest outside Jim Chalmers' electoral office, calling on Labor to deliver better policy for refugees and asylum seekers. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Susan Price (2023-07-19). New film highlights the climate cost of native forest logging. greenleft.org.au A new documentary, Tasmania's Forest Carbon, presents a powerful argument to end native forest logging in Tasmania, reports Susan Price.

Ian Angus (2023-07-19). Ecosocialist Bookshelf, July 2023. greenleft.org.au Wildfires, deadly heat, climate strategy, sensing the world, anti-science, mining resistance. Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six important new books for reds and greens.

Ruth Heymann (2023-07-19). Riff Raff Radical Marching Band: Adding music and colour to protest. greenleft.org.au If you have attended a protest in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane recently, you likely will have experienced the music and colour of the Riff Raff Radical Marching Band, writes Ruth Heymann.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-19). Video: Caste and Class in India today. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-19). Video: Capitalism in Crisis. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-19). Merri-bek community takes to the streets against AUKUS. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-19). Dumping doubts: Releasing Fukushima's waste water. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-19). 70 years after armistice: It's time to end the Korean War! greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-19). Does fear of US intervention explain Labor's support for AUKUS? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-19). Ten years too long: End offshore detention. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-19). Don't invest in Whitehaven Coal, protesters urge Itochu Corporation. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-19). Protesters say 'no' to Middle Arm gas project. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-19). Federal Court judge rules hotel detention inhumane but legal. greenleft.org.au

jeffgang (2023-07-19). Tell Your Senators: Tax Private Jets. inequality.org

isabella (2023-07-19). What Decades of Social Work Taught Me About Poverty. inequality.org

Sarah Anderson (2023-07-19). Tax the Fat Cat Private Jet Class, Invest in Green Transit. inequality.org Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) has just introduced legislation to significantly boost excise taxes on private jet fuel. Representative Nydia Velasquez (D-NY) has introduced complimentary legislation in the House. The colorfully named "FATCAT Act" (standing for Fueling Alternative Transportation with a Carbon Aviation Tax) would hike fuel taxes on private jets from the current 22 cents …

SAM (2023-07-19). The Most Ludicrous Argument Ever Against Taxing the Rich? inequality.org

Editor (2023-07-19). The war in Ukraine: Towards the collapse of the West's reputation. mronline.org After the bipolar world that existed from the end of the Second World War until the implosion of the Soviet Union in December 1991, the current conflict on the territory of Ukraine is the point of gravity in the process of transition between two great eras of contemporary history: the old—unipolar—that has lasted for the last 30 years and the new—multipolar—post-hegemonic, that came into being at the end of February 2022.

Editor (2023-07-19). The history of affirmative action exposes its reactionary weaknesses. mronline.org Affirmative action began as a reparations program but ends as a "diversity" project which barely benefits Black people.

Editor (2023-07-19). Patriarchy and the origins of women's oppression. mronline.org Any vision of a world beyond capitalism involves the liberation of women from oppression, exploitation and discrimination. But just because we might have been able to win revolutionary social change, it does not mean that equal economic, social and cultural rights will be automatic for women.

Editor (2023-07-19). Everybody should see "Every Body" mronline.org A wave of exclusion is sweeping the nation, in state legislatures and federal courts, including the Supreme Court.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-19). Politics of hedging in the Indo-Pacific. mronline.org New Zealand's estimation matters because it is a small country in Southern Pacific heavily dependent on trade with China for preserving its prosperity and yet one of the Five Eyes (along with the U.S., UK, Australia and Canada), the exclusive secretive security grouping of Anglo-Saxon countries.

Caleb Crowder (2023-07-19). In Bid to Join NATO, Sweden and Finland Back Turkish Repression of Kurds. ips-dc.org NATO's July summit betrayed the Kurdish people. The left must stand with both Ukraine and the Kurds — and against NATO.

Caleb Crowder (2023-07-19). On Israel and Palestine, US Electeds Are Out of Touch With Their Own Voters. ips-dc.org The United States' support for Israel—military, financial, diplomatic and more—is an old story. It hasn't changed much, other than to escalate. Israel bombs Gaza, and Congress votes to send hundreds of millions of dollars beyond the $3.8 billion mandated by law, and to send new weapons to replace those used up in the assault. Israeli settlers officially backed by police and military raid Jenin and other West Bank towns, attacking residents and seizing land to expand illegal settlements, all in violation of international law, and Washington continues to protect Israel from ever being held accountable i…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-19). The Dynamics of War Insanity: NATO's Ukraine Roulette. libya360.wordpress.com Alfred de Zayas NATO must be recognized not only as a criminal organization, a blustering vestige of a moribund Western imperialism, but as a mortal danger to the survival of civilization on Earth. Deliberate provocations of a nuclear rival, coups d'état, colour revolutions, broken promises, broken treaties, escalation of tensions, demonization, invective, double-standards — all this…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-19). Haitians Protest UN Occupation and Pending Foreign "Intervention" libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Haitians protest oligarchic rule, UN occupation, and foreign military "intervention." The US and Canada have been arguing for a multilateral military intervention in Haiti led by the army of a third country, possibly even Rwanda, to support the puppet regime that they installed. They are using "gang violence" as the racist excuse, but…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-19). Elliot Abrams and the Murdered Children of El Mozote. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Millies Women look over the excavation site where the remains of their friends and relatives were being exhumed in El Mozote, El Salvador. Elliot Abrams oversaw death squads in Central America and was convicted of lying to Congress. So why did President Joe Biden appoint this evil war criminal to the U.S. Advisory Commission…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-19). In Latin America and Asia, Canada Supports the US Government's New Cold War. libya360.wordpress.com Owen Schalk The amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (foreground) and Peruvian navy Makassar-class landing platform dock ship BAP Pisco (background) conduct tactical maneuvers and naval formations during a training exercise in the Pacific Ocean. Photo by James Ho/US Navy/Wikimedia Commons. Over the past few weeks, two events have occurred that seem unrelated,…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Senate Rejects Congressional War Powers Over NATO's Article 5. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted down an amendment to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would declare NATO's Article 5, which outlines mutual defense commitments, does not override congressional war powers. The amendment, introduced by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), states: "It is the sense of Congress that Article 5 of the North …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Czech Parliament Ratifies Treaty Allowing US Troops Presence. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, the Czech parliament ratified a treaty that paves the way for a US troops presence on Czech soil as the US is looking to further beef up its military posture in Europe. The Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) was approved by the lower house of the Czech parliament in a vote of 115-18 and …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Fire at Military Base in Crimea Forces Over 2,000 to Evacuate. news.antiwar.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Russia Issues Warning Over Black Sea Ships Heading to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Russia warned on Wednesday that starting on July 20, it would consider all ships in the Black Sea heading to Ukrainian ports as carrying military cargo now that the grain deal has been terminated. "Given that the Black Sea initiative has come to an end and the maritime humanitarian corridor has been terminated, all ships …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). US Announces $1.3 Billion Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration announced on Wednesday a new $1.3 billion weapons package for Ukraine that includes air defense systems, kamikaze drones, missiles, and other equipment. The package is being provided to Ukraine through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which allows the US to purchase arms for Ukraine. The Pentagon said the announcement represents the beginning …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Iranian Oil Stolen by the US Stuck on a Tanker Off the Coast of Texas. news.antiwar.com US federal prosecutors are struggling to sell off a shipment of stolen Iranian oil being carried by a Greek tanker off the coast of Texas, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The US Justice Department seized the Greek tanker Suez Rajan in April under the pretext of sanctions enforcement and forced the ship to head …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-19). Two Syrian Soldiers Wounded in Israeli Airstrikes on Damascus. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes targeted Syria's capital Damascus early Wednesday morning, wounding two Syrian soldiers, Syrian media has reported. "At about 12: 25 am, the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression with bursts of missiles from the direction of the north of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some points in the vicinity of Damascus," a military source …

Ann Brown (2023-07-19). Gathering The Facts and Factors on ATL's Gathering Spot: What Went So Wrong After Acquisition by Greenwood Bank? moguldom.com It seemed like a match made in heaven. A thriving Black-owned business and a blossoming Black-owned financial institution. In 2022, fintech firm Greenwood acquired the popular private membership club and co-working hub The Gathering Spot. The deal was to help The Gathering Spot, which was started in Atlanta and branched off into DC and Los …

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-19). Podcast: Monkey sex, walking robots, and DNA health. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: We learn how same-sex sexual behaviour is common in macaques, how to teach robots to walk like dogs, and how DNA affects your health.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-19). Imperial researchers awarded almost £1m to develop net zero cement technology‚ÄØ. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have been awarded £986,176.28 in funding to develop a carbon negative cement additive. ‚ÄØ…

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-19). Staff celebrate graduation from disability leadership programme. imperial.ac.uk Graduates of the Calibre programme presented their final projects to staff from across Imperial and celebrated their completion of the course.

Staff (2023-07-19). CELAC-EU Relationship in Figures. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-07-19). President Maduro Calls for New Stage in Relations with Europe. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-07-19). Venezuela's VP Blasts Paraguay's President for Serving US Interests & Not Honoring Debts. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, called on the president of Paraguay, Mario Abdo, to honor the debt that Paraguay has with Venezuela before continuing in an "empty monologue," after new fresh intervention in Venezuelan internal affairs during the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and European Union (EU) summit held in Brussels, Belgium. | Abdo supported the European Union's resolution to condemn the disqualification of Venezuelan opposition politician Maria Corina Machado from the presidential elections. Machado was disqualified from holding public office for…

scorinoco (2023-07-19). Peru: Poll Shows More Than 80% Disapprove of Boluarte. orinocotribune.com

scorinoco (2023-07-19). Israel Recognizes Morocco's Illegal Occupation of Western Sahara. orinocotribune.com Israel has recognized Morocco's sovereignty over the occupied territory of Western Sahara and is considering opening a consulate there, Reuters has In response, a senior Moroccan government official

Staff (2023-07-19). Venezuela's VP Rodríguez Meets Gerardo Blyde & Presidents of France, Argentina, Colombia, and Brazil in Brussels. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, with the sector of the Venezuelan opposition represented by Gerardo Blyde, chief negotiator of the Unitary Platform (PU). The meeting was also attended by the presidents of France (Emmanuel Macron), Argentina (Alberto Fernández), Colombia (Gustavo Petro), and Brazil ("Lula" Da Silva). | The meeting took place on Monday, July 17, within the framework of the third Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU). | Earlier, Colombian President Gust…

Ramzy Baroud (2023-07-19). From ICC to 'Sportswashing': West's Self-Serving Narratives Must Be Combated. orinocotribune.com

Vijay Prashad (2023-07-19). World hunger and the war in Ukraine. peoplesdispatch.org On Monday, June 17, Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for Russia's President Vladimir Putin,

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-19). Rights groups urge US Congress to order investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh's killing. peoplesdispatch.org The well-known Palestinian journalist was killed by Israeli soldiers while covering a violent raid by occupation forces in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank last year…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-19). Decree on fake news used to silence political dissent in Tunisia, claims rights group. peoplesdispatch.org President Kais Saied's government introduced Decree 54 last year, ostensibly to curb fake news. This was amid growing popular opposition to his political coup in July 2021 and the arbitrary adoption of a new constitution…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-19). What are the Dilemmas of Humanity today? peoplesdispatch.org We bring you glimpses from the first day of the Dilemmas of Humanity: Pan African Dialogues to Build Socialism conference that is currently underway in South Africa. Delegates from across the continent are deliberating on the crisis of capitalism and the socialist alternatives of our time…

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-19). The politics of hedging and post-hedging in the Indo-Pacific. peoplesdispatch.org ASEAN countries are choosing their own path, which is not to choose sides between the US and China. Simply put, the Southeast Asian states want a stable geopolitical environment to focus on their economic development and do not want to be forced to "take sides" in any hegemonic rivalry…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-07-19). Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union achieves breakthrough with general strike. peoplesdispatch.org Korean health workers held a two-day general strike in order to bring the government to the negotiating table, asking for safe staffing and fair remuneration. The strike, the largest in the health sector since 2004, saw the participation of 60,000 members…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-19). For US workers, capitalism brings the heat. peoplesdispatch.org

Eric Kulisch, FreightWaves. (2023-07-19). UPS Pilots Won't Fly If Teamsters Strike. popularresistance.org The union representing UPS pilots says they will not cross picket lines if Teamsters drivers and package sorters walk off the job when the current contract expires Aug. 1, resulting in the immediate shutdown of the express logistics company's global air operations. | UPS (NYSE: UPS) has 3,300 pilots who are represented by the Independent Pilots Association (IPA), a separate union from the Teamsters. | "If the Teamsters are on strike, we will honor that strike and we will not fly," IPA spokesman Brian Gaudet told FreightWaves. | UPS pilots are allowed under their collective bargaining agreement to honor primary pi…

Nick Robertson, The Hill. (2023-07-19). American Airlines Flight Attendants Move Closer To Strike. popularresistance.org American Airlines flight attendants will hold a strike vote starting this month, their union announced Tuesday. | The vote will begin July 28 and end August 29, with the result announced the next day. More than 26,000 flight attendants are seeking wage increases in a new contract with the airline. | "Flight Attendants are ready for an agreement that respects our contributions to the success of this carrier," Association of Professional Flight Attendants President Julie Hedrick said in a statement. | "Our contract became amendable in 2019, and American's Flight Attendants have not received cost-of-living increases…

Bill Lueders (2023-07-19). Biden Is Monstrously Wrong on Cluster Bombs. progressive.org Cluster bombs are uniquely sinister weapons, designed to spew shrapnel from dozens of smaller grenade-like bombs across large areas.

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). The U.S.-NATO Fantasy World About Ukraine. theduran.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). Fighting Industrial Development In Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley'. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). San Antonio police kill Melissa Perez in her own home during mental health crisis. liberationnews.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). NATO's "strengthening" hasn't weakened Russia, it's only accelerated capitalist collapse in the NATO member states. newswiththeory.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). Just Stop Oil ! What If We Didn't Use Gasoline? popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). Arizona Church Burnings Recall a Dark Past. progressive.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). Bosses, Union Officials And Rank-And-Filers Debate Work From Home. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-19). The Crimes and Dangers of Elliott Abrams. dissidentvoice.org

Staff (2023-07-19). Pushing climate refugees into migrant worker programs. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Briarpatch on July 6, 2023. It is shared here with permission. In 2017, wildfires in B.C. captured headlines around the world. Canadians from coast to coast donated generously to those whose homes and businesses were impacted. But there were some agricultural workers whose precarity rendered them nearly invisible, even as …

Staff (2023-07-19). Prisoners Trading Organs For Reduced Sentences & Scientology Leader On The Run To Avoid Lawsuit. trofire.com Democrats in Massachusetts have a proposal for prison inmates: Give up your internal organs and we'll reduce your sentence. Also, a leader at the Church of Scientology has disappeared after authorities tried to serve him with a child trafficking lawsuit. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more. Transcript: *This transcript was generated by a third-party transcription software company, so …

_____ (2023-07-19). Um conto sobre duas cidades. strategic-culture.org A convicàßà£o ocidental de que a fragilidade da Rússia é explicada por seu afastamento das doutrinas econà¥micas 'anglo' reflete uma ilusà£o. | O caos que os 'especialistas' ocidentais

_____ (2023-07-19). It's Not the Really Blatant Propaganda That Gets You. strategic-culture.org One of my favorite follows on Twitter right now is a smallish account run by an anti-imperialist activist who goes by "Left I on the News", because he has a real knack for going through articles in the mainstream press and highlighting the mundane little manipulations we're fed each day to shape our worldview in alignment with the US empire.

_____ (2023-07-19). U.S. Funds Invest in Nuclear & Cluster Bombs. strategic-culture.org Some of the largest corporate retirement funds are among the most heavily invested in weapons banned under international law, finds a corporate accountability watchdog. | By Brett WILKINS | Join us on , , and . | Amidst what…

_____ (2023-07-19). Russia's Maria Zakharova, Serbia, Saudi Arabia and Sport's Wimbledon Effect. strategic-culture.org

Editor (2023-07-19). Patrick Lawrence: Anything Anything Anything To Avoid Debating R.F.K. Jr. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Our corporate newspapers and broadcasters went into attack mode as soon as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced, in mid—April, he would seek the Democratic Party's nomination to run for president next year. But it does not seem to have been enough to cast him as a conspiracy theorist—how …

Editor (2023-07-19). Missing Links in Textbook History: Racism and Race. scheerpost.com By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost Race is the child of racism, not the father. Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me In 1963, James Baldwin wrote in "The Fire Next Time," "You were born where you were born and faced the future that you faced because you were Black and for no other …

Editor (2023-07-19). L.A. Promised to Preserve Low-Cost Housing. These Tenants' Homes Were Turned Into Hotel Rooms Anyway. scheerpost.com When the American Hotel converted into a tourist hotel, its long-term residents lost not just their affordable housing but the creative community that long thrived in the iconic building.

Editor (2023-07-19). Scott Ritter: Agent Zelensky. scheerpost.com By Scott Ritter / Substack As a former intelligence officer, I've been wondering why has no one done an investigation about Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine? His rise to power, in my opinion, represents an incredible manipulation of world opinion that will go down in history as a classic case study in social psychological …

Editor (2023-07-19). Matt Taibbi: 'In Their Labs': Fifteen Illuminating Passages in the Proximal Origin Chats and Emails. scheerpost.com Communications between officials and scientists who wrote the key paper promoting a natural origin for Covid-19 show doubts, interference, politicized science, and more.

Editor (2023-07-19). Biden, Jayapal, and Liberal Zionists Rush to Prop Up the Israel Lobby for 2024. scheerpost.com Liberal Zionists rushed to affirm their support for Israel and hatred of anti-Zionism in the wake of the Pramila Jayapal "racist state" comment because they are afraid the Israel lobby will abandon the Democratic party.

Editor (2023-07-19). Why the Ukraine Conflict Will Unravel NATO and Biden. scheerpost.com By Radhika Desai / CounterPunch The proxy war on Russia is the centre piece of Biden's foreign policy of uniting the world's 'democracies' against 'autocracies', particularly China and Russia. He boasts repeatedly of uniting US allies, most in NATO, as never before. Though the real unity is spotty at best, until recently, the rhetoric seemed …

Editor (2023-07-19). In Heat and Smoke, Workers Fight Negligent Bosses. scheerpost.com By Caitlyn Clark / Labor Notes On June 29, the air quality in Detroit was among the worst in the world. "Outside it smelled like burnt plastic, almost like trash," said UAW member Cody Zaremba, who works at a General Motors plant in Lansing, Michigan. He and his co-workers were experiencing coughing, runny noses, watery …

Editor (2023-07-19). US Asset Managers Have 'Significant Investments' in Nuclear Weapons and Cluster Bombs: Analysis. scheerpost.com "Many investors, given a choice, would not want to profit from companies that manufacture weapons of mass destruction," said As You Sow's Andrew Behar.

Larry Johnson (2023-07-19). Why NATO Was Obsessed With Ukraine and is Now in a Panic. sonar21.com To answer the question in my title you need only look at two numbers — 1) Ukraine's rank in terms of natural resources and 2) the size of Ukraine's Army…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Russian Forces Advance Near Kupyanks, Kharkiv Region (Map Update On July 19, 2023 ). southfront.org Units of the Russian "Western" grouping of troops advanced more than 1 km in depth and up to 2 km along the front to the north-east of Kupyansk. The advancing forces captured the Molchanovo railway station in the Kharkiv region; | Russian forces destroyed 65 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armored vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 1 AN/TPQ-50 system in Kupyansk area; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Florida Is Doing Just Fine, Thank You. southfront.org Written by Paul du Quenoy, President of On July 14, just three days after Washington, DC's city council passed emergency legislation to address a worrisome 33 percent spike in major crimes in the nation's capital, Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin vented her frustration in a scathing attack on Florida. Calling our state the place where "empathy, decency, and kindness go to die," she warned that a suppose…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Military Situation In Donbass On July 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian forces advanced up to 1 km near the village of Trudovskaya mine; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Konstantinovka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Krasnogorovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Torske; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Bakhmut; | Clashes between…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). In Video 18+: Ukrainian Army Suffers Crushing Losses In Battles Near Bakhmut. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Heavy battles are ongoing near the city of Artemosk (former Bakhmut). Ukrainian forces continue bloody attempts to break through Russian defence both on the western and and southern flanks. In their turn, Russian servicemen are fiercely resisting, holding their positions, and counterattack inflicting more damage to the Ukrainian units. | Fierce fighting is ongoing west of Klescheevka, where Ukrainian forces continue attempts to take control of an important stronghold on a hill near the village…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Ukraine's Recent Attacks On Crimea (Map Update). southfront.org On July 17, the AFU attacked the Crimean Bridge with two naval drones. Two civilians were killed, a 14 years old girl was wounded; | On July 17, a Ukrainian strike UAV was found near the Port Kavkaz near the Crimean Bridge; | On July 16, the Russian Army thwarted the AFU attacks on Sevastopol with 7 UAVs and 2 surface drones. All drones were destroyed or downed; | On July 18, Russian forces shot down 28 UAVs near Crimea; | On July 19, a fire broke out at a military w…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Military Situation In Syria On July 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On the night of July 19, Russian forces launched a group strike on facilities near Odessa, as well as on the Kanatov air base in the Kirovograd region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported; | Last night, explosions thundered in Kiev; | Last night, explosions thundered in Zaporozhie; | Last ight, explosions thundered in the Dnepropetrovks region; | Last night explosions thundered in Kharkov; | Last night, explosions thundered in the Zhitomir region; | Last night, Russian fo…

Anonymous765 (2023-07-19). Fireworks Over Odessa Mark The Death Of Grain Deal. southfront.org |

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). Russian 'Yug' Group Used Armata Tank In Combat — Report. southfront.org File image. | The Russian military's Yug Group of Forces had used the advanced T-14 Armata main battle tank in combat, a source in the Russian defense industry told Another source told the Russian news agency that the tank has already enter…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). Russian MoD Shares Details On Recent Odessa Strikes, Ground Attack In Kupyansk (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military has carried out a series of pinpoint strikes with sea and air-launched high-precision weapons against high-value Ukrainian targets, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 19. | In a statement, the ministry said that the strikes targeted military industry facilities, fuel infrastructure and ammunition depots of Kiev forces in the Odessa region as well as Kanatovo Air Base of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Kirovograd region."All the assigned targets have been neutr…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Russian Military Revealed Targets Of New Wave Of Retaliation Strikes. southfront.org On Juy 19, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported on the night attacks on the Ukrainian military facilities throughout Ukraine. The Russian military confirmed "a group strike with high—precision naval and air-based weapons". | The Russian Ministry of Defence revealed the targets of the attack, claiming that that precision strikes hit "facilities of the Ukrainian military industry, fuel infrastructure and ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Odessa". Another target h…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-19). Biden Wants To Invade/Conquer China. southfront.org Written by His plan is to arm Taiwan and entice it to announce its complete independence from China — that Taiwan is no mere province of China but instead an independent country — which announcement would then immediately force China either to invade China or else to accept Taiwan's becoming a separate and independent coun…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). Erdogan Open To Meeting Al-Assad, But Not Withdrawing Turkish Troops From Syria. southfront.org File image. | On July 17, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he is open to talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but would not meet him if a withdrawal of Turkish troops from Syria were set as a condition. | Speaking to reporters in Istanbul ahead of his departure for a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, Erdogan said Turkey has never "shut the door" to discussions with the Syrian government."We can hold a four-party summit [with Syria, Russia and…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). Syrian, Russian Troops Held Joint Chemical Defense Exercise Near U.S. Garrison In Al-Tanf (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | Syrian and Russian troops have held a joint chemical defense exercise near the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf, where the United States maintains a garrison. | During the exercise, Syrian and Russian troops were trained on identifying chemical threats and conducting combat operations in areas contaminated with toxic substances. Video footage from the exercise showing the troops wearing NBC [nuclear, biological, chemical] suits and using different…

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-19). South Africa Showed That BRICS Isn't What Many Of Its Supporters Assumed. thealtworld.com

thecommunists (2023-07-19). As Ukraine bleeds, British defence minister looks to a new life. thecommunists.org The following article is reproduced from The Indicter with thanks. ***** The recent notice of resignation by the British defence minister Ben Wallace provides another insight into how impunity operates inside British imperialism. Mediocrities rising to positions of tremendous influence in the imperialist British parliamentary system are free to wreak unimaginable havoc upon the world, …

Kevin Gosztola (2023-07-19). CIA-Linked Security Company Targeted Former Ecuador President Who Granted Assange Asylum. thedissenter.org

Maximillian Alvarez (2023-07-19). He tried to raise the alarm about railroad safety. Then he got fired. therealnews.com When we hear the term "whistleblower," we tend to think of names like Daniel Ellsberg, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, Julian Assange—people who have risked their freedom, even their lives, to expose government lies, abuses of power, and state secrets that the public needs to know about. But there are a range of federal statutes designed to protect those who blow the whistle on their employers, too, especially when those employers are breaking the law and/or endangering their workers and the public. | Michael Paul Lindsey II is a military veteran who has worked for Union Pacific as a trained locomoti…

Vince Quiles (2023-07-19). Employers can't use your 'passions' as an excuse not to pay you. therealnews.com The Philadelphia Art Museum is an icon of the City of Brotherly Love, and there's no shortage of art lovers who wouldn't consider a chance to work there to be a dream job. But passion and prestige don't pay the bills, as many museum workers have found while being severely undercompensated for their labor. After a public spreadsheet displaying the vast disparities in salaries at the museum was circulated in 2019 by a group called Art Museum and Transparency, workers at the PMA began to organize for a union. In summer 2022, the

Dr. Ariyana Love (2023-07-19). Graphene COVID Kill Shots: Let the Evidence Speak for Itself. globalresearch.ca

Jens Jerndal (2023-07-19). Where Did this "New World Order" Coup Come From? The Rockefeller's "Social Engineering Project" globalresearch.ca

Health Freedom Defense Fund (2023-07-19). The Story of Pfizer Inc. A Case Study in Pharmaceutical Empire and Corporate Corruption. globalresearch.ca

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-19). 200 Members of Congress Pledge to Not Intervene in UPS Workers' Strike. truthout.org Two hundred members of Congress have expressed their backing of the impending UPS worker strike and have pledged not to support any potential effort by lawmakers to prevent the workers from striking. Lawmakers in the House and the Senate sent letters to Teamsters President Sean O'Brien and UPS CEO Carol Tomé this week stating their support for the workers, who are slated to go on strike as soon as… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-19). Colorado Secretary of State Silent on If She'll Block Trump From Running in 2024. truthout.org The top state election official in Colorado is refusing to comment on whether she will block former President Donald Trump from appearing on the U.S. presidential ballot next fall, after civic engagement groups staged rallies and other actions this month asking her to do so based on the Insurrection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Mi Familia Vota, a civic engagement group that seeks to unite Latinx… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-19). LA Official: Universal Didn't Obtain Permit to Trim Trees Near Union Picket Line. truthout.org When Universal Pictures studios trimmed several trees lining a writers' picket line to bare bones this week amid a sweltering heat wave, they did so without obtaining a permit from the city, making the move potentially illegal, Los Angeles officials have found. On Monday, comedian and TV writer Chris Stephens noted on Twitter that, over the weekend, NBCUniversal corporation appeared to have… |

Zane McNeill (2023-07-19). Kids Are Being Kept in Solitary Confinement, Former Death Row Unit With No AC. truthout.org Children incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola prison have been locked in windowless cells for nearly 24 hours a day without air conditioning as heat indexes in the area reach up to 133 degrees. The youth, almost all of whom are Black, are being detained in the former death row building of the nation's largest adult maximum security prison, according to the American Civil… |

Mike Ludwig (2023-07-19). Family Suspects Racist Policing, Foul Play in Mysterious Death of Daniel Barajas. truthout.org Both of his sisters had recently given birth, so in January 2022, Daniel Adrian Barajas was driving from Kentucky to Dallas, Texas, to meet his new niece and nephew. Barajas, a 38-year-old specialty welder, did not make it beyond Saline County, Arkansas, where his family says local law enforcement detained, searched and then "abandoned" him on Interstate 30. Daniel Barajas was fatally — and… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-19). Only 9 House Reps Vote Against Resolution Denying Israeli Apartheid. truthout.org The House overwhelmingly passed a resolution vowing perpetual allyship with Israel and denying the country's apartheid against Palestinians on Tuesday night, just days after Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) criticized Israel's violent oppression and far right regime over the weekend. The legislation, which states that "Israel is not a racist or apartheid state" despite mountains of evidence and… |

Jake Johnson (2023-07-19). New FTC Guidelines Take Aim at "Illegal Mergers" Enabled by Reagan-Era Policy. truthout.org The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled fresh draft guidelines that advocates praised as a long-overdue update to merger policies established during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, who helped usher in the current era of corporate consolidation. The Federal Trade Commission, which released the new guidelines alongside the Department of Justice, said the draft rules aim to "better reflect… |

Thalia Charles (2023-07-19). Guaranteed Income Programs Are Uplifting Oppressed Communities Across the US. truthout.org The expanded child tax credit, signed into law by President Joe Biden more than two years ago, provided families with children with monthly installments of $250 or $300, reduced rates of child poverty, and served as a lifeline for low-income families. The tax credit expired after the 2022 tax year, and efforts to revive it were unsuccessful. In its absence, local and state organizers and advocates… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-19). 16 Trump Loyalists Who Took Part in Fake Electors Plot Charged in Michigan. truthout.org Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) has filed charges against 16 individuals who sent fake documents to Washington, D.C. falsely alleging they were legitimate electors selected to take part in the Electoral College in an attempt to help former President Donald Trump overturn the results of the 2020 election. The "fake electors" plot was organized by then-Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and other… |

Amy Goodman (2023-07-19). Investigative Reporter: "The CIA Is Playing an Outsize Role" in Ukraine. truthout.org A new investigation reveals the extent of the CIA's involvement in the war in Ukraine, where the agency operates clandestinely in what, under a formal declaration of war, would be the domain of the military. We're joined on the show by the author of the investigation, William Arkin, a national security reporter and senior editor at Newsweek, who says that the CIA has "got its hand in a little bit… |

Kenny Stancil (2023-07-19). Texas State Troopers Were Reportedly Told to Push Migrant Kids Into Rio Grande. truthout.org Human rights advocates called for federal intervention Monday after it was reported that state troopers assigned to Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's border militarization initiative have been ordered to push migrant children back into the Rio Grande and to deny water to asylum-seekers amid a life-threatening heatwave. The exclusive reporting by Benjamin Wermund of the Houston Chronicle and the… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-19). Watchdog Lays Out Case for Why Trump Can't Legally Run for President Again. truthout.org A government watchdog has released a report outlining why former President Donald Trump should be barred from running for president — or any other governmental office — ever again. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) makes the case for denying Trump the ability to serve once more based not on the two indictments against him (and a possible third or fourth that could come… |

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). China's development in cyberspace inspires developing countries: global experts. ecns.cn The Forum on the International Exchanges and Mutual Learning Among Internet Civilizations, a subforum under the 2023 China Internet Civilization Conference, kicked off in Xiamen City, southeast China's Fujian Province on Tuesday. Experts from home and abroad gathered the forum to explore the ways of strengthening cyber civilization exchanges.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Chongqing leads nighttime economic development. ecns.cn People enjoy night view of at Zuijiangtan Park in Chongqing, July 18, 2023. With a unique landscape and dazzling night view, the mountain city has been leading the nighttime economic development in China.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Bingjie Time: Insights pour in on how does Internet bridges civilizations. ecns.cn In the era of the Internet, human society has truly become a "global village." When everything is at our "fingertips," it is worth contemplating how to use the Internet as a bridge for communication and exchanges between different civilizations.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). China to explore more 5G use scenarios, as 5G smartphone users reach 676 million. ecns.cn China will explore more use scenarios for 5G technology in a wide range of sectors including industry, mineral mining and ports operation, with more than 3,000 enterprises expected to build 5G-wired factories in 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). In Numbers: Chengdu prepares for green World University Games. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). FDI numbers released for H1 2023. ecns.cn Foreign direct investment into the Chinese mainland in terms of actual use dropped 2.7 percent year-on-year to 703.65 billion yuan ($97.55 billion) in the first half of 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). U.S. threatens global collaboration in semiconductor industry. ecns.cn The China Semiconductor Industry Association said in a statement on Wednesday that "Any damage to the current global supply chain, which developed over the past decades alongside the process of globalization, could create inevitable and irreparable harm to the global economy."

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). New-generation satellites and facility to hunt for high-energy cosmic rays expected to go onboard China Space Station. ecns.cn Steady progress has been made in a number of important scientific research equipment and construction projects, which will allow China to achieve technological breakthroughs and produce significant outcomes in some cutting-edge scientific fields.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Dunhuang Flying Apsaras costume popular among tourists in Dunhuang, NW China's Gansu. ecns.cn Traditional Chinese Dunhuang Flying Apsaras cosplay and riding camels have gained popularity among tourists in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, this summer.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Stunning branches on Cherchen River in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Multiple branches are washed out by increased water volume from the upstream on Cherchen River, creating a stunning landscape in Qiemo County, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, July 17, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Immigration office sees large spike across the board. ecns.cn Immigration authorities across the country saw 168 million entries and exits to and from the Chinese mainland in the first half of this year, up 169.6 percent year-on-year.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). China's fiscal revenue grows. ecns.cn China's fiscal revenues grew by 13.3 percent in the first half of 2023 from a year ago, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Service industry boosts Beijing's 5.5% GDP growth in H1. ecns.cn The Chinese capital's GDP reached 2.06 trillion yuan ($285.74 billion), with a year-on-year growth of 5.5 percent in the first half of this year, which means 2.4 percentage points higher than the growth of the first quarter this year.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Fugitive returns to China for surrender. ecns.cn Guo Qigang, a fugitive suspected of duty-related crimes who served as Party secretary of the SDIC Power, has returned to China to surrender thanks to the coordination of the central anti-corruption group's fugitive repatriation and asset recovery office.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Second channel of Grand Canal put into operation in Hangzhou. ecns.cn Starting from Bolu County in Hangzhou, the 26.4-kilometer-long 2nd channel of the canal connecting with the Qiantang River through Babao ship lock opened to traffic on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Medvedev confirms China Open debut. ecns.cn This year's China Open promises to serve up a real treat for tennis fans in Beijing after Russia's former world No 1 Daniil Medvedev confirmed he will play at the ATP 500 tournament, which takes place from Sept 26-Oct 4.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Fossilized human skull fragment discovered at Peking Man site. ecns.cn The fossil was identified among the mammal fossils in Location 15 at the Zhoukoudian site, with the aid of technologies including CT scanning and 3D reconstruction. It is the first Pleistocene human fossil discovered at the site since 1973.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Citizens decry toxic water release plan. ecns.cn More than 80 percent of the Japanese public said the government's explanation regarding the release of treated nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean is "insufficient", according to a nationwide survey.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). New hypersonic wind tunnel 'most advanced in world'. ecns.cn Recent video coverage by China Media Group has revealed more details about the JF-22 hypersonic wind tunnel, which recently passed quality testing and is considered "the most advanced in the world".

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Shanghai to lift production with net-based platforms. ecns.cn Shanghai's new guideline to nurture new-age service providers that operate internet-based platforms to aid producers and manufacturers will help meet rising demand in the real economy and promote high-quality economic development.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Thousands evacuated as wildfires burn around Athens. ecns.cn Three large wildfires burned outside Athens, leaving thousands of people evacuated on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Coffee drinking culture perks up in China. ecns.cn China is probably the last place where one would expect a large group of consumers to overwhelmingly take to coffee.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Spectacular Milky Way stretches across night sky in Xinjiang. ecns.cn The spectacular Milky Way stretches across the night sky in Hami City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, July 18, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). China to aid Sudan with RMB 10 mln humanitarian assistance: FM. ecns.cn The Chinese government will aid Sudan with emergency humanitarian supplies worth RMB 10 million to alleviate the humanitarian distress, stated Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning at a press conference on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Insights | South Korean student: CPC devotes itself to China's development, strives for Chinese people's happiness. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) is committed to the development of the country and strives for the happiness of the Chinese people, said South Korean student Bae Eun Yeong in an interview with China News Network.

Jonathan Metzer (2023-07-19). Court of Appeal upholds challenge to Rwanda removals policy — an extended look. ukhumanrightsblog.com R ((AAA) Syria and Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 745 The Claimants in this case are 10 individual asylum-seekers from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Vietnam, Sudan and Albania who entered the UK irregularly by crossing the English Channel in small boats, together with one charity, Asylum Aid. The Home …

Unicorn Riot (2023-07-19). Tijuana Groups Protest Border Wall Construction at Friendship Park. unicornriot.ninja

Lawrence Townsend (2023-07-19). The future of UK healthcare system. indybay.org Yemenis are rejoicing and packing their bags as the British government is waiting for the migrants to join the UK health care system.

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-19). Friday 7/21: POA: Shut it Down! indybay.org On the sidewalk in front of the San Francisco Police Officers Association: 800 Bryant @ 6th Street in San Francisco…

Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley (2023-07-19). Thursday 7/27: Climate Refugees: Facts and Findings, and Strategies for Loss and Damage. indybay.org Webinar…

La Peña Cultural Center (2023-07-19). Friday 7/21: La Peña Cultural Center's Baila Party! indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center (3105 Shattuck Ave)…

PNW Street Medics (2023-07-19). PNW Street Medics and Military Medicine. indybay.org

Strike Debt Bay Area (2023-07-19). Saturday 8/19: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: 'End Times' by Peter Turchin. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.

Food Empowerment Project (2023-07-19). New Video Examines How Amy's Kitchen Impacted the Lives of More Than 300 of Its Workers. indybay.org One year after the layoffs of more than 300 employees at the Amy's Kitchen factory in San José, California, Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.), a vegan food justice organization, has released a video on the lives that the company impacted.

UAW 2865 (2023-07-19). Wednesday 7/19: Stop Union Busting UAW 2865 and 5810 academic workers rally outside the UC Regents UCSF. indybay.org Rutter Center in San Francisco | UCSF Mission Bay Campus…

Revolution Books (2023-07-19). Tuesday 7/18: Discussion of the Film Oppenheimer. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Revolution Books (2023-07-19). Friday 7/21: Take Revolution to the Movie Lines for the film Oppenheimer. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

LA Sentinel (2023-07-19). First Friday August 2023, "The Funk Queen" comes home to the Historic Oak Park District. indybay.org Sacramento, California is forever the global headquarters for "The Funk Queen." First Friday in August 2023, will begin something special here in the Historic Oak Park District… stay tuned…

WorkWeek (2023-07-19). Tuesday 7/18: Labor Report on Argentina With High School Teacher Luciana Alterleib, member of ADEMYS tra. indybay.org Labor Report on Argentina With High School Teacher Luciana Alterleib, member of ADEMYS trade union and a member of the workers organization Tribuna Docente, Partido Obrero in the Left Workers Front in Argentina…

Planned Parenthood (2023-07-19). Wednesday 7/19: History of Planned Parenthood and Racial Justice Teach-in. indybay.org Online event | ACCESSIBILITY: Closed captioning will be available.

Action at Worldwide Headquarters (2023-07-19). Blocking Wells Fargo's "Business As Usual" to Demand a Halt to Fossil Fuel Funding. indybay.org Party-like atmosphere part of protest that leads to 6 arrests…

Oleg Nesterenko (2023-07-19). "The war in Ukraine is a war for the dollar" – part 2. indybay.org Moscow has really threatened the U.S. dollar on the international stage, and with it the entire U.S. economy behind it. Since Putin took office, well before 2021 and even before the anti-Russian coup in Ukraine in 2014, Russia, a leading energy power, has begun the process of liquidating U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. Russia halved the number of U.S. bonds it held.

SF Protests (2023-07-19). Protesters Out in Force at Wells Fargo Headquarters. indybay.org Creative Demonstrators in front of Wells Fargo worldwide headquarters in San Francisco on Friday July 14th…

Civil Disobedience for the Climate (2023-07-19). Protesters Separated from Locking Cuffs at Wells Fargo Protest. indybay.org 30 second mp.4 video by Peg Hunter of fire fighters cutting away the lockboxes from protesters' arms.

Art Persyko (2023-07-19). Tuesday 7/18: Voting Rights & Fighting Fascism, an SF Gray Panther Forum. indybay.org Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/86465752525?pwd=Tzh1YVh5SE9mdWkzdjI2clZrVEczdz09 | MEETING ID: 864 6575 2525; PASS CODE: 465295 | PHONE IN: 699-900 9128 US…

Julie Russell-Steuart (2023-07-19). Iowa's Abortion Ban from a Disability Perspective. indybay.org The Iowa legislature convened on July 11 for a special session and passed a near-total abortion ban.

Activista (2023-07-19). Party-Protest Blocks Wells Fargo Worldwide HQ for Hours. indybay.org Top Photo by Rachel Podlishevsky, ProBonoPhoto | 1 minute mp4 Video by Lis Cox…

CCL San Mateo Chapter, Youth Group (2023-07-19). Saturday 8/5: Climate Emergency: March & Rally for Climate Justice in San Mateo. indybay.org Central Park | 50 East 5th Avenue | San Mateo, CA 94401…

NARAL Pro-Choice CA (2023-07-19). Wednesday 7/19: Reproductive Freedom Advocate Training w/ NARAL CA. indybay.org Virtual/online training workshop…

Julia Rock (2023-07-19). New GOP Bill Would Curb Biden's Power To Fight Climate Change. levernews.com

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: Invest now for better heart health later. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women — in the U.S. and around the globe. Overall, men over 45 and women over 55 are more likely to have a heart attack than those who are younger. Dr. Rekha (RAY-ka) Mankad, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says it's crucial to invest now in your heart health for better heart health later. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/-UMpbooHDbQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 03) is in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Consumer Health: What is glioblastoma? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glioblastoma Awareness Day will be observed Wednesday, July 19, which makes this a good time to learn about one of the most complex, deadly and treatment-resistant cancers. More than 14,490 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2023, according to the National Brain Tumor Society, and 10,000 people in the U.S. will die of the disease. The five-year survival rate is 6.9%, and the median length of survival is eight months. Glioblastoma, also…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic discovery leads to diagnoses of 9 people with rare form of muscular dystrophy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nine people around the world who have been living with unexplained, muscular dystrophy-like symptoms may now have an answer for what is causing the progressive muscle weakness in their body's mid-section, arms and legs. In a new discovery, a collaborative team of scientists led by researchers at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine has pinpointed alterations in a single gene deep inside these people's genetic blueprint as the root cause of their ultra-rare disorder, known as limb-girdle muscular…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Mayo Clinic expert weighs in on WHO labeling aspartame sweetener as low, but possible, cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A popular artificial sweetener that's widely found in sugar-free foods and beverages is being labeled as a possible cancer risk by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO's cancer research agency, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), determined aspartame to be a possible carcinogen after reviewing and assessing the potential carcinogenic effect of the sweetener, but says it's safe to consume in limited amounts. Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician specializing in nutrition and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). CAR-T cell therapy restores hope for leukemia patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Jon Stahlecker had exhausted all treatment options and lost hope of surviving chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) before Mayo Clinic offered him chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) in a clinical trial. "We got all our affairs in order. I was trying to see as many people and relatives as I could," says Stahlecker. "We had bought land to build a house but put that on hold. When you think you may only have…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: How heat affects medication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Finding ways to keep your body cool during extremely high temperatures is important, and so is ensuring your medications aren't exposed to extreme heat. Scott Hall, a Mayo Clinic pharmacist, says medications can become degraded during temperature changes. He says some medications also can cause heat intolerance. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/7hM14G0Z__Y 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. Temperature can impact…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Understanding effects of heat on mental health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Irritability is a common side effect of heat. A heat wave is affecting parts of the U.S., including much of the Southwest, through the Southeast and parts of Europe. When temperatures soar, the heat can take a toll more than just physically. Our well-being can suffer as well. "A study of over 2 million people found an increased visit rate or incidence of people going to the emergency department with psychiatric and mental health-related concerns during…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon performs innovative endoscopic spinal fusion surgery, advancing minimally invasive care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Delivering more minimally invasive and robotic surgery options to patients is something Dr. Mohamad Bydon, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, has been helping to lead. He recently performed Mayo Clinic's first endoscopic spinal fusion surgery, which combines the use of robotics and an endoscope to deliver safer, more effective surgeries that are minimally invasive and allow for faster recovery times. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/NDwi7_2TPLQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Effects of hot weather, humidity on blood pressure, heart. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm retired and enjoy spending time outdoors in my garden and kayaking with my family. I have high blood pressure, which has been managed by medication for nearly 10 years. Recently I've noticed that I develop a headache, nausea and sometimes dizziness after a few hours in the heat and sun. What is causing these symptoms? ANSWER: Weather can play a role in triggering certain health problems. High temperatures and high humidity are two…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: Heat exhaustion and heatstroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Extreme heat continues to cause issues across the country and the globe. Excessive heat warnings are out in many areas, including the Phoenix area where the forecast is for highs approaching 120-degrees this weekend. As the temperature rises, so does the risk of heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Over the past 30 years, extreme heat has claimed more lives in America than any other weather-related hazard, including flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes or lightning, according…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Mayo Clinic researchers pave the way for individualized obesity therapy, tailoring interventions to a person's needs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a pilot study of 165 people, Mayo Clinic researchers looked at the effectiveness of two different approaches to weight loss: a standard lifestyle intervention and individualized therapy. The standard lifestyle intervention included a reduced diet, exercise and behavior therapy. The individualized approach was based on phenotypes and included different interventions depending on the person's predominant underlying cause of obesity. A diet based on phenotypes considers a person's genetic and phenotypic characteristics to create a…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Mayo Clinic named a 'Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been named one of the best places to work for people with disabilities by the American Association of People with Disabilities, the nation's largest disability rights organization, and Disability: IN, the global business disability inclusion network. Mayo Clinic received a score of 100 — the highest score possible — on the Disability Equality Index to achieve the recognition. The Disability Equality Index survey includes new questions each year to evaluate whether companies are adopting emerging…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: Plant-based diet is encouraged for patients with cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For patients diagnosed with cancer, is there one diet that is better than another? Dr. Dawn Mussallem, an integrative health specialist at Mayo Clinic, says it's not about one food or diet, but rather a dietary pattern that emphasizes a predominant plant-based diet that is high in fiber. And, Dr. Mussallem says, 97% of Americans aren't getting enough fiber. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/R0SBgxhZfFU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 06) is in the downloads at the end of this…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Is there a wrong way — or time — to nap? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am retired, and although I generally enjoy less hectic days now, I keep busy. Part of my routine includes trying to squeeze in a nap on most afternoons. My wife tells me that I'm doing it wrong because I often wake up groggy. Is there a wrong way — or time — to nap? ANSWER: Closing your eyes for a few minutes during your busy day may seem like a good idea. It…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Burning mouth syndrome: Why doctors sometimes fight its fire with fire. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Menopause is a risk factor for painful condition, Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert explains LONDON — Hot flashes, mood swings and sleep problems are common as a woman approaches and passes menopause. Much less common but as disruptive is another condition that can afflict perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: burning mouth syndrome. Sarmed Sami, MBChB, a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, describes the painful condition, how it is diagnosed and why doctors sometimes fight its…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: What does a diagnosis of dense breasts mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A recent Food and Drug Administration rule requires healthcare providers to notify people if they have dense breasts. Studies have shown that dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect breast cancer early. Dr. Kristin Robinson, a Mayo Clinic breast radiologist, says women with dense breast tissue are at a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer compared to women without, and that's why early detection is so important. "About 50% of women have…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Science Saturday: A novel testing approach for newly identified VEXAS syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org VEXAS syndrome is a severe autoinflammatory disease that results in a spectrum of rheumatologic and hematologic conditions. Mostly affecting men over age 50, VEXAS is caused by somatic mutations in the UBA1 gene of blood cells, which is a gene located in the X chromosome. Until just a few years ago, patients presenting with features of VEXAS syndrome were not unified under a specific diagnosis. The underlying cause of newly identified VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is a breast medicine specialist? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Many people think that a breast health specialist only treats cancer, but the truth is that these doctors handle a wide range of breast-related conditions. Dr. Lauren Cornell, a Mayo Clinic breast medicine specialist, says there are many ways people can benefit from seeing a breast medicine expert. Watch: Mayo Clinic Minute: What is a breast medicine specialist? youtu.be/sU7I61tnxZA Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Proper posture and body alignment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother lives with me, and she is always nagging me to "stand up straight" and "put your shoulders back." She says good posture will keep me healthy as I age. But I'm only 17. Does it really matter if I'm slouching a bit? ANSWER: Though it may seem annoying, your grandmother is correct in that good posture supports good health. And starting good habits now, though it requires conscious effort, can help you…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-19). Alzheimer's drug lecanemab granted full approval by FDA, Mayo Clinic expert weighs in. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted traditional approval of a disease-modifying treatment that could potentially give some patients with Alzheimer's disease something they haven't had before: a medication that may slow the decline of memory and thinking. A monoclonal antibody, lecanemab, shows promise in removing amyloid plaques from the brain, according to phase 3 trial results. Amyloid plaques are one of the defining features of Alzheimer's disease, according to Dr. Ronald Petersen, a neurologist and director of the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's…

Anonymous Contributor (2023-07-19). Solidarity Campaign for the Freedom and Defense of Puente Madera. itsgoingdown.org Call for solidarity with the Binnizá community of Puente Madera, San Blas Atempa, Oaxaca, facing state repression for the defense of their communal lands. On July 20, 2023, another court hearing will be held in the case of our compañero, David Hernández Salazar. He has been accused of several fabricated crimes seeking to imprison him…

Karl Grossman (2023-07-19). Putting the nuclear genie back in the bottle. nationofchange.org Can it be done? Can nuclear weapons be abolished?

Ashley Curtin (2023-07-19). Biden to cancel $39 billion in student loans post SCOTUS decision. nationofchange.org More than 800,000 borrowers with debts outstanding for more than 20 years could have their student loans discharged.

Olivia Riggio (2023-07-19). As skies turn orange, media still hesitate to mention what's changing climate. nationofchange.org FAIR found 115 news segments that mentioned the forest fires and their effect on air quality—of those 115 segments, only 44 mentioned climate change's role.

Uriel J. García (2023-07-19). Texas state troopers ordered to push immigrants into river lined with razor wire. peoplesworld.org EL PASO, Texas—A state trooper's claims that superiors ordered officers at the border in Eagle Pass to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and deny them water has sparked a state investigation, the Texas Department of Public Safety said Tuesday. The trooper also reported that razor wire deployed by troopers has injured people—including a …

Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik (2023-07-19). A third Trump indictment for his Jan. 6 coup about to drop. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The prosecutorial nets are closing around former Republican Oval Office occupant Donald Trump for his role in commanding, aiding and abetting the Jan. 6, 2021 invasion, insurrection and coup d'état attempt at the U.S. Capitol. The biggest net was cast by Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith. He sent a letter to Trump and his …

Chauncey K. Robinson (2023-07-19). 'Barbie' review: A sharp comedy that takes aim at the patriarchy and consumerism. peoplesworld.org This review was published during the historic SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. People's World acknowledges that film and television would not be possible without the workers who make it happen. We stand in solidarity with the strike and the workers. The new film Barbie isn't a takedown or an exact subversion of the doll that is …

Chauncey K. Robinson (2023-07-19). 'Oppenheimer' review: Masterful exploration of history, anti-communism, and the Atomic Age's legacy. peoplesworld.org This review was published during the historic SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. People's World acknowledges that film and television would not be possible without the workers who make it happen. We stand in solidarity with the strike and the workers. The existence of a film like Oppenheimer shows just how necessary it is to teach history …

Emile Schepers (2023-07-19). Virginia Primary: Neither a disaster nor a triumph for the working class. peoplesworld.org On June 20, Virginia held primary elections for state, county, and local offices. As usual in this state's primaries, turnout was low—in single figures in some counties. For several years, many parts of the Southern states have been a "culture wars" target for the Republican ultra-right which has elected its people to…

Mark Gruenberg (2023-07-19). Labor activists discuss how to excite voters in advance of 2024. peoplesworld.org ST. LOUIS—How do you excite voters about an election 18 months in advance? That's the problem facing the labor movement as it mobilizes its troops all-out to re-elect Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in November 2024. After all, the old saw is voters care about the presidential race until summer turns …

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-19). Johannesburg gas explosion leaves dozen people injured. plenglish.com Johannesburg, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) An explosion that shook in the evening hours a street in the downtown Johannesburg left over 30 people injured and no deaths so far, according to emergency services. Gauteng Prime Minister Panyaza Lesufi, who is at the scene with Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda, described damage to infrastructure as extensive, although "the situation is under control".

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-19). Chilean court gives the all-clear to new white-collar crime act. plenglish.com By vast majority, TC ¥s members concluded that the new Act is in line with current Constitution, so there is no reason to modify the text approved by the National Congress on May 16. | Therefore, TC's ministers dismissed the claims of big business, represented by the Confederation of Production and Commerce (CPC), which challenged the initiative under the claim of alleged violations to the Constitution. | The act extends fines and imprisonment for banking and tax crimes, embezzlement of public funds and money laundering. | This new resolution is aimed at craqcking down on corruption and illicit enrichment; su…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-19). 800,000 TB deaths may be avoided — Study. plenglish.com London, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Over 800,000 deaths of tuberculosis (TB) can be avoided from now to 2035 if mechanisms for contact tracing and preventive measures are improved in Africa and Asia.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-19). Venezuelan FM holds successful talks with opposition. plenglish.com In a phone conversation with Venezolana de Television news channel, Yvan Gil made a balance of such meeting and of the 3rd Summit of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU-CELAC). | Gil pointed out that the first issue cleared up was the pernicious effect of sanctions imposed on Venezuela, assuring that he saw how "unanimously" the European Union (EU) and the Latin American and Caribbean countries requested to progress in eliminating sanctions. | The foreign minister added they would start working on the construction of a political dialogue among Venezuelans, who are the o…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-19). Cuba reports 6 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths. plenglish.com According to MINSAP ¥s latest report, two patients were discharged from hospital, so Cuba ¥s overall recovery toll jumped to 1,106,401. | Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, as many as 1,115,014 Cubans were infected with coronavirus. | MINSAP ¥s report stated there have been no deaths so far, so the country ¥s total death toll remains at 8,530. | 90.8% of the Cuban population has been fully vaccinated, while 8,764,50 have received booster doses.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-19). Dominican Public Health Ministry reports one more cholera case. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Public Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed a new case of cholera in the community of Los Cocos, the second case diagnosed in the last four days.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-19). Heat wave in southern Europe could be deadly, says WHO. plenglish.com United Nations, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) A global pattern of heat waves scorching parts of Europe, Asia and the United States intensified on Tuesday, with the World Meteorological Organization warning of an increased risk of deaths linked to excessively high temperatures.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-19). Temperatures drop in Uruguay. plenglish.com It is expected that temperatures go high on weekend with a maximum of 25 degrees Celsius. The lack of much-needed rainfall in Montevideo and the metropolitan region is in effect in the forecasts. | The agricultural emergency has been in force nationwide since 2022 due to the effects of drought, which is on its third consecutive year.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-19). Anti-inflammatory drugs are pathways to fight off AD — Study. plenglish.com The team zeroed in on a protein known as p38. Upon halting the production of this protein in brain immune cells, researchers found a decrease in the concentration of these cells around amyloid plaques—a primary AD pathology component—implying the possibility of altering interactions with AD elements. | Researchers at the University of Kentucky ¥s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging tested its effects in a mouse model in AD ¥s early phase to determine whether it would alter the trajectory of formation of amyloid plaque, one of the components of the disease. | While the plaques themselves were not aff…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-19). WHO warns of positive influenza A(H5N1) in cats. plenglish.com United Nations, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that cats infected by bird flu in Poland are a new reminder the disease could cause a new pandemic.

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Peru: New March Towards Lima Advances in Tense Calm. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, thousands of Peruvians managed to arrive in Lima to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the closure of Congress, the advancement of general elections, and the establishment of a Constituent Assembly. | RELATED: | Without fear of the threats issued by the Bouluarte regime, Indigenous farmers, workers, and students are executing the "Third Takeover of Lima," which will include massive concentrations in em…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Putin to Participate in the BRICS Summit by Videoconference. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov announced that President Vladimir Putin will participate by videoconference in the summit of the BRICS countries, a forum for economic cooperation led by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. | RELATED: | Earlier, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov will represent Russia at the BRICS summit to be held from August 22 in Johannesburg. | In March, South Africa invited the Russian president to participate in the high-le…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Over 1000 People Are Sentenced for Riots in France. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti reported that the French authorities handed down 1,278 sentences for the riots that occurred in late June and early July. | RELATED: | Approximately 95 percent of those sentences were convictions, that is, 1,056 people were sentenced to prison. Among them are 742 citizens who must serve mandatory jail terms with an average duration of 8.2 months. | "It was extremely important that there be a…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Thailand: Progressive Leader Denied Renomination to Be PM. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Thailand's Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat suffered major setbacks in his bid to become the country's new prime minister as the parliament denied his renomination. | RELATED: | On the same day, the Constitutional Court suspended him from parliament due to a disqualification case. | In its second joint sitting to pick the Southeast Asian kingdom's new prime minister, a majority in th…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Lebanon Criticizes the European Resolution on Syrian Refugees. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister Abdallah Bou Habib addressed a letter to Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, rejecting the European Parliament's decision related to the permanence of Syrian refugees in Lebanese territory. | RELATED: | On July 12, the European Parliament adopted a resolution in which it spoke about the presence of 1.5 million…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). President Maduro Urges Lifting Sanctions Against Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro took stock of the work of Bolivarian diplomacy during the summit between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) that took place in Brussels, Belgium. | RELATED: | Referring to Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, Maduro highlighted that she "took our truth" to the summit "so that Europe definitely understands that Venezuela does not…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Peruvians to Carry Out a Great March Against Boluarte. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the National Single Central of Peruvian Farmers Roundabouts (CUNARC) and the General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGP) called on citizens to carry out "The Third Takeover of Lima." | RELATED: | Some 30,000 people are expected to participate in a protest whose purpose is to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the closure of Congress, the advancement of general elections and the call fo…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Massive Protests Against Judicial Reform Rock Israel. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Israeli demonstrators took to the streets across the country in protest against the far-right coalition's moves to push ahead with the controversial judicial overhaul. | RELATED: | Tens of thousands of protesters participated in the so-called "Day of Disruption," holding rallies on streets in major Israeli cities. Temporary blockades were set up on six highways, including sections of the Ayalon Highways…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Climate Change Affects the Resilience of Boreal Forests. telesurenglish.net Earlier this week, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre confirmed that there were 888 active wildfires nationwide and the number of out-of-control wildfires was 586. So far this year, the number of wildfires reached 4,152, devouring about 100,000 square km of land. | RELATED: | Paul Beckwith, a climate system scientist, warned that the boreal forests in Canada's wildfire region will likely not regrow if…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). WHO Calls for Urgent Action as Deaths From Heat Surge in Europe. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization's director for Europe, said there is an urgent need to tackle the climate crisis after confirming that 60,000 people died in Europe due to extreme heat over the past year. | RELATED: | The number of deaths from extreme heat "is set to rise year-on-year." Current "danger zones" include southern and eastern Europe, Kluge said, urging the public to "regularly check weather reports,…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Central American Countries. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 in the Pacific Ocean shook regions of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, with no fatalities or important damages reported by the authorities. | Related: | The Salvadoran Ministry of Environment reported that the epicenter of the tremor was located 66 kilometers south of El Espino beach, in the department of Usulután. | It also indicated that the depth of the telluric movement was 5…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Greece: Wildfires Continue for Second Day Near Athens. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Greek authorities stated that hundreds of firefighters continued for a second day to battle two major wildfires near Dervenochoria, some 30 km northwest of Athens, and near the seaside resort of Loutraki, about 80 km southwest of the capital. | Related: | In a press release, Fire Service spokesperson Vasilios Vathrakogiannis stated that no injuries have been reported, but the blazes scorched forested areas and forced the evacuation…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Landslides and Flooding in Myanmar, Record Rainfall. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Myanmar's authorities stated that severe weather triggered landslides and flooding in southern, with its southernmost town Kawthaung experiencing its heaviest single-day rainfall in 76 years. | Related: | According to Myanmar's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Kawthaung, a town located in Myanmar's Tanintharyi region, recorded 253 mm of rainfall, surpassing the 232 mm figure recorded in July 20…

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Peruvian President Says Protests Are a "Threat" to Democracy. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the President-designate of Peru, Dina Boluarte referred that the protests that will take place in Lima constitute "a threat to democracy", stating that the Peruvians will not be allowed this right. | Relaterd: | "This is a threat to democracy, to the rule of law, to institutionality, and we as a democratic government will not allow or accept it," Boluarte said about the peaceful mobilization of the Peruvian p…

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-07-19). Rusia considera como objetivos bélicos barcos hacia Ucrania. telesurtv.net Esto ocurre bajo el contexto del anunció este lunes por parte el Kremlin de la suspensión de su participación en el acuerdo del grano.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-19). Cientos de bomberos combaten tres incendios en Grecia. telesurtv.net El ministro griego de Crisis Climática y Protección Civil señaló que los efectivos "libran una enorme batalla".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-19). Al menos 15 personas mueren electrocutadas en el norte de India. telesurtv.net El ministro en jefe de Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, expresó su pesar por las víctimas y ordenó una investigación sobre el incidente.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-19). Presidente Lula exige sancionar a agresor de juez del Supremo. telesurtv.net "Necesitamos castigar severamente a las personas que todavía transmiten odio", afirmó el mandatario petista.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-19). Asciende a 15 cifra de muertos tras deslave en Cundinamarca. telesurtv.net Se agota el tiempo para hallar a 13 desaparecidos a 48 de ocurrida la tragedia en Quetame, Cundinamarca, en la zona centro-norte de Colombia.

teleSUR, dcdc (2023-07-19). III Cumbre Celac-UE sin consenso entre las partes. telesurtv.net Los representantes latinoamericanos rechazaron las sanciones económicas impuestas por EE. UU contra Venezuela y Cuba.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-19). Festival de Poesía avanza con distintas actividades en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El segundo día del Congreso Mundial de Poesía se desarrolló este martes con el aporte de valiosas reflexiones y profundos diálogos.

teleSUR- hvh (2023-07-19). Reportan violentas protestas contra altos impuestos en Kenia. telesurtv.net Las manifestaciones tuvieron lugar en el barrio capitalino de Kibera donde los manifestantes quemaron neumáticos.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-19). Rusia da tres meses a ONU para cumplir memorando de granos. telesurtv.net El 22 de julio de 2022, Rusia, Türkiye y la ONU firmaron un acuerdo para desbloquear la exportación de granos y fertilizantes de Ucrania a través del mar Negro.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-19). En tensa calma avanza marcha de la Tercera Toma de Lima. telesurtv.net Este miércoles 19 de julio se manifiestan en 38 ciudades en las 25 regiones de Perú contra el Gobierno de Dina Boluarte.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-07-19). Felicitan a Nicaragua por 44 aniversario de la Revolución Sandinista. telesurtv.net Mandatarios de Cuba, Rusia, China y el canciller de Venezuela, enviaron sus felicitaciones al Gobierno de Nicaragua.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-19). Presidente Putin no asistirá a cumbre de los Brics en Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net Desde Moscú, el vocero del Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, anuncio que Putin participará en la cumbre en formato de videoconferencia.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-19). Justicia francesa condena a más de mil personas tras disturbios. telesurtv.net Los tribunales emitieron 742 sentencias a penas de cárcel de obligado cumplimiento.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-19). Tribunal suspende al líder progresista de Tailandia. telesurtv.net Pita Limjaroenrat, cuyo partido ganó las elecciones del pasado 14 de mayo, busca con sus aliados ser primer ministro.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-19). Al menos 34 muertos y 14 heridos por accidente vial en Argelia. telesurtv.net Las víctimas mortales fallecieron quemadas luego de que se produjera un incendio debido a la colisión de los vehículos.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-19). Registran casi 200.000 desplazados durante una semana en Sudán. telesurtv.net La semana pasada, al menos 198.411 personas se vieron obligadas a desplazarse de manera interna en el país.

teleSUR, rzr, JCM (2023-07-19). Henry Kissinger se reúne en Beijing con el ministro de Defensa chino. telesurtv.net El veterano político exhortó a las dos potencias a esforzarse para lograr resultados en el desarrollo de sus relaciones para salvaguardar la paz y la estabilidad mundiales.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-19). Miles de peruanos se movilizarán en la llamada tercera toma de Lima. telesurtv.net Los organizadores de la marcha estiman que alrededor de 30 mil personas participen en la tercera toma de Lima para exigir la dimisión de la presidenta Boluarte.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-07-19). Denuncian el lanzamiento de dos misiles por Corea del Norte. telesurtv.net Fuentes castrenses surcoreanas destacaron que los misiles recorrieron cerca de 550 kilómetros antes de caer en el mar de Japón…

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-07-19). Autoridad electoral de Guatemala reitera apoyo a partido Semilla. telesurtv.net Ante esta nueva petición del Ministerio Público el Tribunal Supremo Electoral se limitó a reiterar la necesidad de obedecer la decisión de la Corte de Constitucionalidad.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-07-19). Vicepresidente cubano Valdés Mesa recibe a canciller bielorruso. telesurtv.net El canciller bielorruso apuntó que palpa una ampliación de la cooperación económica-comercial, en momentos en que ambas naciones sufren presiones y sanciones de Occidente.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-19). Inician diálogos de paz en puerto colombiano de Buenaventura. telesurtv.net El alto comisionado para la paz, recordó que su gobierno mantiene una política para enfrentar las causas de la violencia.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-19). Accidente de bus deja al menos 13 muertos en àÅncash, Perú. telesurtv.net La policía investiga los motivos que originaron que el conductor pierda el control del bus, el cual primero volcó para luego caer al abismo.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-19). Sismo de magnitud de 6.8 sacude varios países centroamericanos. telesurtv.net El fuerte movimiento telúrico se sintió en El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Costa Rica.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-19). Levantan Toque de queda en San Pedro Sula y Choloma, Honduras. telesurtv.net El Toque de queda fue impuesto en esas localidades desde el 28 de junio por parte del Gobierno de Xiomara Castro.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-19). Russian film shot in space to premiere in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) The Russian film El Desafío (The Challenge), the first one shot in outer space, will be premiered today at 5: 00 p.m. local time at the Yara movie theater in Havana, announced the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-19). Simon Bolivar statue unveiled in Moscow. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Russian and Venezuelan authorities today unveiled a statue of the Latin American independence hero Simón Bolívar in this capital, in honor of the 240th anniversary of his birth.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-19). Cuban authorities greet the Sandinista revolution's anniversary. plenglish.com Through Twitter, President Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed his greetings to the Nicaraguan people and government, headed by Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo, whom he described as brothers. | In his message, the Cuban head of state affirmed the Sandinista deed is a milestone in the struggle for sovereignty, justice and democracy in that Central American nation. | For their part, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, among other leaders, highlighted the anniversary and reaffirmed the ties of friendship and solidarity that unite both countries. | The president of Cuba's Nat…

Gerardo Villagrán del Corral (2023-07-19). Texas ordena empujar al río Bravo a bebés y niños migrantes. globalizacion.ca Las tropas de seguridad fronteriza empleadas por el gobernador Greg Abbott en Texas, Estados Unidos, tienen la orden de empujar a los niños pequeños y bebés lactantes migrantes hacia el río Bravo, además de negarles agua a los solicitantes de…

àÅlvaro Verzi Rangel (2023-07-19). Venezuela: øHacia la solución final? globalizacion.ca En un reciente artículo publicado en el portal del Consejo de relaciones Exteriores de Estados Unidos, Elliot Abrams criticó la política de la Washington hacia Venezuela bajo la actual administración de Joe Biden. | Abrams señala que durante el gobierno de…

Isabella Arria (2023-07-19). América Latina y Europa: Entre acuerdos y también disensos. globalizacion.ca Los 60 países de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (Celac) y la Unión Europea (UE) cerraron este martes en Bruselas su primera cumbre en ocho años, en la que se firmaron acuerdos por materias primas y energía renovable,…

Jaime Richart (2023-07-19). La patética lógica del gobernante. globalizacion.ca Dice Karl Marx que la política es una mera superestructura cambiante de lo económico. Si aceptamos este aserto, los políticos de las democracias occidentales de partidos son meros rehenes de los poderes que manejan la economía y especialmente la financiera….

Claudio Della Croce (2023-07-19). Argentina — El gasoducto Néstor Kirchner, el extractivismo, la caza de dólares. globalizacion.ca El presidente argentino Alberto Fernández, la vicepresidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner y el ministro de Economía y precandidato presidencial, Sergio Massa, inauguraron el día de la independencia el Gasoducto Presidente Néstor Kirchner (GPNK) con el reconocimiento de medidas relevantes para…

Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein (2023-07-19). La desdolarización inevitable (II). globalizacion.ca La semana pasada hacíamos un "viaje" a lo largo del proceso de desdolarización que caracterizamos como inevitable (1). Hoy daremos continuidad al análisis tratando de llegar a algunas conclusiones sin dejar de considerar que aún no está clara cuál será…

Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein (2023-07-19). La desdolarización inevitable (I). globalizacion.ca En artículos anteriores hemos dicho que el poder imperial se sustenta en tres pilares: su gran aparato militar, su indudable superioridad en materia de control del aparato cultural-mediático global y la potestad autoconcedida de ser el poseedor y único emisor…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). U.S. Accuses Russia Of Harassing Manned Intelligence Plane Over Syria. southfront.org DAYTON, Ohio — A Hawker-Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty aircraft flies overhead at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on October 26, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Victoria Thomas) | A Russian fighter jet had harassed a manned United States intelligence aircraft over Syria, a senior American military commander said on July 18. | According to Lieutenant General Alex Grynkewich, the commander of U.S. Air Force Central Command, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet approached an American…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). Russian Army Inflicts More Human, Material Losses On Kiev Forces (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military inflicted more human and material losses on Kiev forces in the directions of South Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Kupyansk on July 18 and 19. | In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian Vostok Group of Forces foiled an attempt by Kiev forces to rotate personnel at positions in the areas of Makarovka, Staromayorsky and south of Ravnopol. The group also destroyed an artillery piece near Novomikhailovka with a drone. | Moreover, the group's artillery destroyed a Ukrainian mortar to th…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-19). Russian Retaliation Strikes Destroy Ports, Military Facilities Throughout Ukraine. southfront.org After the grain deal was suspended on July 17, Ukrainian conflict escalated and the warring sides increased the number of their strikes in the enemy rear areas. Kiev continues targeting Crimes, while the Russian military continues destroying military infrastructure throughout Ukraine, mainly hitting the Ukrainian ports with retaliation strikes. | In response to the attack on the Crimean Bridge, on the night of July 18, Russian forces launched massive strikes with Geran-2 UAVs and Kalibr cruis…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-19). Syrian Service Member Killed In Israeli Attack On Damascus (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | Early on July 19, a series of Israeli strikes targeted the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency. | Citing a military source, the official news agency said that Syrian air defenses had confronted Israeli missiles launched at 12.25 am local time [21: 25 GMT] from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and "shot down most of them". Two Syrian service members were wounded in the Isr…

Joshua Frank (2023-07-19). The hype of a nuclear 'renaissance. nationofchange.org The nuclear industry is banking on a revival.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-19). Lula optimistic about possible conclusion of accord EU-Mercosur. plenglish.com Brussels, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva acknowledged here today that he feels very optimistic about the possibility of finalizing the agreement between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) this year.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-19). Cuban Parliament congratulates Nicaragua on national celebration. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) The president of the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament), Esteban Lazo, congratulated Nicaragua on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista revolution in that Central American nation.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-19). Venezuela:delegation to travel to Cuba for the Moncada's anniversary. plenglish.com Caracas, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) A delegation of the National Movement of Friendship and Mutual Solidarity Venezuela-Cuba will travel to the island to participate in the commemorative days for the 70th anniversary of the attack to the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-19). Death of Celia Guevara, Che's sister, mourned in Argentina. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) The death of Celia Guevara (1929-2023), architect and sister of the guerrilla and revolutionary Ernesto Guevara (1928-1967), was mourned today by Argentine and Latin American organizations.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-19). We are spokespersons of the people's concerns, Cuban legislator says. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) All of us, the deputies who are here today are the people, we are spokespersons for the concerns of the people, legislator Sandra Santamaría said during the debates of the permanent working commissions of the Cuban Parliament.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-19). Cuban president participates in debates of the parliament. plenglish.com He is currently presiding over the joint debate of the Health and Sports Commission, the Commission for Youth, Children and Equal Rights for Women and about the results of the actions to check the recreational activities conceived by the Project for Recreation and Use of Free Time for the Summer in the country's municipalities. | The debates are held prior to the first ordinary session of the National People's Power Assembly of Cuba, in its 10th Legislature, which will be held from tomorrow until Saturday.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-19). President Díaz-Canel in Cuba after participating in the EU-CELAC Summ. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel arrived back today after carrying out a work program in Portugal and Belgium, which began on July 13.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-19). Polisario disqualifies Israeli recognition of Moroccan sovereignty. plenglish.com In a statement issued by the Ministry of Information of the Polisario Front, it underlined that "such a decision is not an achievement for the occupying State of Morocco, but a clear condemnation of an alliance of two discordant states that militarily occupy Western Sahara and the Palestinian territories, respectively (…)." | According to the text spread by the Saharawi agency SPS, Morocco and Israel subjugate the nations with the same practices of oppression, "confiscating their internationally recognized rights to self-determination and independence." | "Israel's decision to recognize Moroccan sovereignty ov…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-19). China's defense minister, Kissinger debate relations. plenglish.com According to Xinhua, Li said that the people of all countries hope the two nations can assume their responsibilities and safeguard global prosperity and stability. | The defense minister added that the right path for Washington and Beijing is to adopt the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful co-existence, and win-win cooperation. | The US State Department stated that Kissinger was in Beijing as a private citizen, not on behalf of the US government. | During the meeting, the US diplomat noted that his country and China should eliminate misunderstandings, coexist peacefully, and avoid confrontation. | Kiss…

Fight Back (2023-07-19). Minnesota says "No to NATO" fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On July 11, about 40 protesters assembled in front of Senator Amy Klobuchar's office to speak out against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its role in the war in Ukraine. | The protest took place during the first day of a NATO summit meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania to discuss drastically increasing its military forces deployed near Russia, as well as the potential admission of Sweden – and possibly Ukraine – into the organization. | Speakers from the Anti-War Committee (AWC) and Veterans For Peace, Minnesota Chapter 27 condemned NATO for being directly involved in destabilizing th…

Fight Back (2023-07-19). New Jersey: 1700-plus nurses vote to authorize strike at Robert Woods Johnson New Brunswick. fightbacknews.org Pittsburgh, PA – United Steelworkers Local 4-200 announced today that 1700 members who work as nurses at Robert Woods Johnson New Brunswick have voted to grant the union the authority to call a strike. | The local's original contract expired on June 30 after several months of bargaining. They have signed a 14-day extension, with their new expiration date approaching on July 21. | "Health care workers are experiencing record levels of burnout, and we urge our employer to come to the table with an offer that acknowledges the hard work we put in every day for our patients," said Local 4-200 President Judy Danella.

Fight Back (2023-07-19). Tampa 5 solidarity rally in Dallas. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX — On July 12, 30 organizers, activists and community members beat the 105-degree heat and joined in solidarity to seek justice for the Tampa 5, rallying at Dealey Plaza, on the day of the Five's court appearance. | In March, the Tampa 5, namely Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Chrisley Carpio, Laura Rodriguez and Jeanie Kida, all members of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), were protesting to keep diversity equity and inclusion programs alive at the University of South Florida. They were met with brutality from the campus police, and now face felony charges. | Several organizations – includ…

Fight Back (2023-07-19). UPM Blandin Paper Company workers begin strike. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MN – At 6 a.m., July 15, around 200 members of Teamsters Local 346 walked off their jobs at the UPM Blandin Paper Company and began a strike. Grand Rapids gets its name because it sits along the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota. The UPM Blandin paper plant was built in its location on the edge of the river to use the river to power its paper mill. The plant has been an established feature of the town's economy since its founding in 1901. Now, for the first time in the history of the plant its workers have gone on strike. | When workers were asked why they decided to go on strike, some of the…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-19). The COVID-19 Endgame: Global Governance, "Digital Tyranny" and the Depopulation Agenda. globalresearch.ca

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-19). What do climate engineering and Morgellons have in common? Chemtrails. expose-news.com Despite chemtrails being dismissed as "conspiracy theories" they are being openly, and more and more frequently, discussed in the "mainstream" as fact. Recently the European Commission has called for talks about the …

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-07-19). Revelan presunta trama de espionaje de la CIA a Rafael Correa. telesurtv.net Las escuchas habrían sido ofrecidas al mandatario Lenín Moreno, luego de su distanciamiento con Rafael Correa.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-07-19). Iglesia católica apoya demanda de pueblos indígenas en Jujuy. telesurtv.net Obispo de Jujuy afirmó que se acompañará las comunidades originarias, no solo en lo pastoral, sino también en lo legal.

teleSUR, odr, EFE (2023-07-19). Costa Rica acogerá reunión de ministros de Agricultura de América. telesurtv.net El encuentro busca proponer medidas para enfrentar la crisis del agua y fortalecer la seguridad alimentaria.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-19). Emiten alerta roja por calor extremo en España. telesurtv.net Se precisó nivel rojo por temperaturas máximas para mañana en Comunidad Valenciana, Región Murcia y Andalucía.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-07-19). Canciller de Venezuela insta a construir un mundo diferente. telesurtv.net Gil resaltó las alianzas del capitalismo con el fascismo en distintos momentos de la historia, y destacó que en los últimos tiempos, se evidencian en el avance de las derechas.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-19). Juez ordena investigar a funcionario del TSE de Guatemala. telesurtv.net El pasado miércoles Orellana le ordenó a Muñoz que en un plazo de 24 horas le suspendiera la personería jurídica a Semilla…

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-19). Israelíes salen a la calle contra reforma judicial de Netanyahu. telesurtv.net En un nuevo Día de la Resistencia, el pueblo de Israel se sumó con fogatas y bloqueos en estaciones ferroviarias.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-19). República Saharaui rechaza decisión de Israel sobre su soberanía. telesurtv.net El Gobierno y el Frente Polisario resaltaron que estas declaraciones sólo fortalecerán la determinación del pueblo saharaui por continuar su lucha.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-19). Apoyan desde EE.UU. a ambientalistas salvadoreños presos. telesurtv.net Los firmantes de la misiva alertan que existen fuertes indicios de que el actual gobierno salvadoreño tiene la intención de derogar la ley que prohíbe la minería de metales en El Salvador.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-19). Presidenta designada de Perú dice que protestas "amenazan" la democracia. telesurtv.net Se han despliegan unos 24.000 policías, 11.000 de ellos en Lima ante la movilización del pueblo peruano pactada para el miércoles.

The Exposé (2023-07-19). Global Alarm: Governments now believe there's a link between COVID-19 Vaccines, Antibody-Dependent Enhancement & Immune System Degradation. expose-news.com Since late 2021, official Government reports have indicated the Covid-19 vaccine severely damages the immune system with the potential to cause some new form of Covid-19 vaccine-induced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome among people …

Peter Certo (2023-07-19). In OtherWords: July 19, 2023. otherwords.org

Farrah Hassen (2023-07-19). Housing Is a Human Right — We Need to Recognize It. otherwords.org In the wealthiest country on the planet, too many people still lack access to housing. | The pandemic revealed the full extent of the U.S. housing crisis. Where were the roughly At the same time, the pandemic proved that federal intervention could ease the crisis. Eviction moratoria and unemployment relief helped keep more people housed, fed, and secure. But these initiatives ended too quickly. | Lifting federal…

Jim Hightower (2023-07-19). Extremists Want to Ban Discussing Their Abortion Bans. otherwords.org Unfortunately, it's 1984 again in America. | Not the year. The book. George Orwell's classic novel tells of a far-right totalitarian clique that uses "newspeak" and "doublethink" to impose their rigid, anti-democratic doctrine on society. | Their regime held power through mind control — they had a "Ministry of Truth" for perverting language and manipulating facts, while their "Thought Police" enforced ideological purity and suppressed dissent. | Thirty-nine years later, here comes a clique of theocratic extremists in our country using Orwellian manipulation in its crusade to take control over every woman's…

Khalil Bendib (2023-07-19). Cartoon: Men of the Cloth. otherwords.org

Anjoulie Woodhead (2023-07-19). G20 Finance Ministers Focus on Debt, Development and Dismal Economic Outlook in Gandhinaga. indybay.org On Monday, G20 Finance Ministers hold their third meeting hosted in Gandhinagar by the Indian government.

David Giesen (2023-07-19). Monday 7/17: Full Disclosure brain storming session: holding public persons and entities accountable. indybay.org Google Meet (online video conference): | meet.google.com/yqb-ndmw-vng…

EARTHDAY (2023-07-19). Monday 7/17: #PlasticPollution: How Plastic Threatens Human and Planetary Health. indybay.org Online event…

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). U.S. chip export curbs may fuel 'market uncertainty'. ecns.cn As Washington considers tightening chip export restrictions on Beijing, some of United States' biggest semiconductor companies and an industry group have called on the U.S. government to stop further controls.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Nation to beef up IPR protection efforts. ecns.cn China will strengthen efforts to protect intellectual property rights and team up with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states to crack down on infringement and counterfeiting.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). China-Canada joint fossil discovery reveals dinosaur fight from 125 million years ago. ecns.cn An extraordinary story has emerged with the recent discovery of rare fossils dating back approximately 125 million years, through joint efforts between Chinese and Canadian researchers.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Timely steps seen facilitating breakthroughs in generative AI. ecns.cn China's timely measures for managing generative artificial intelligence services will give a strong boost to the technology's healthy development and help nurture key future economic growth drivers to hedge against external uncertainties.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Fires highlight extreme heat dangers. ecns.cn The dangers caused by extreme heat conditions currently being experienced across continental Europe have been highlighted in Greece, after 1,200 children had to be evacuated from a summer camp near the capital Athens because of forest fires being made worse by high winds.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Heatwave threatens Europe's olive yield. ecns.cn The olive oil sector faces a crisis as the heatwave in southern Europe is poised to cause yet another poor harvest, potentially leading to a lack of stock in supermarkets later this year.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). 4 Chinese tourists die in coach accident in Vietnam. ecns.cn A coach carrying 21 Chinese tourists rolled over in Vietnam's central Khanh Hoa province on Tuesday, killing four Chinese tourists, the Chinese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City confirmed.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). China opposes U.S. politicizing, weaponizing of trade, tech issues: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China opposes U.S. politicizing and weaponizing of trade and tech issues, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning at a press conference on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Chinese, Russian forces ready for upcoming joint drills in Sea of Japan. ecns.cn Naval and aviation forces of China and Russia are preparing for the Northern/Interaction-2023 joint exercise in the Sea of Japan.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Beijing urges U.S. to hold to commitments on trade. ecns.cn Beijing urged Washington to earnestly follow through on U.S. President Joe Biden's commitment to not seek decoupling from China, halt China's economic development or contain it, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Next-generation manned spacecraft to debut in 4 or 5 years. ecns.cn China's new-generation crewed spacecraft is expected to make its maiden flight around 2027 and 2028, according to a leader of the country's manned space program.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Talim lands twice, heads for Vietnam. ecns.cn Talim, the fourth typhoon this year, made a second landfall in the coastal area of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region early Tuesday after first striking Guangdong province on Monday night.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Safe, healthy cyberspace key for young people. ecns.cn Young people in China have shown greater respect for the code of conduct in cyberspace as internet companies and platforms have made more efforts to effectively regulate online behavior.

ecns.cn (2023-07-19). Chinese netizens' satisfaction with cyberspace integrity continues to increase, reaching 84%: report. ecns.cn The satisfaction rate among netizens for China's network integrity in 2022 has continued to increase and reached 84.24 percent.

KQED San Francisco (2023-07-19). Thursday 9/7: Reclaiming Curanderismo: Pre-colonial Indigenous Healing Practices Across the Americas. indybay.org In-Person: The Commons room | KQED Headquarters | 2601 Mariposa Street | San Francisco CA 94110 | Online via livestream…

Oakland Privacy (2023-07-19). Tuesday 8/15: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-19). Siria condena ingreso ilegal de delegación diplomática francesa. telesurtv.net La cancillería destacó que ese país "recuerda al gobierno francés que la lucha contra el terrorismo debe ser en colaboración con el Estado sirio".

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-19). Submarino nuclear de EE.UU. arriba a Busán, Corea del Sur. telesurtv.net El coordinador para el Indopacífico del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional de EE.UU., Kurt Campbell, confirmó el arribo.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-19). Clausuran Cumbre de los Pueblos 2023 en Bruselas. telesurtv.net En la sede del Parlamento Europeo, los organizadores presentaron las concluciones del encuentro que se realizó en paralelo a la III Cumbre Celac-UE.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-07-19). Eligen a Colombia como sede de próxima cumbre Celac-UE en 2025. telesurtv.net El embajador Rojas destacó que la decisión es un "importante reconocimiento al liderazgo del presidente Gustavo Petro".

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-07-19). Irán y Rusia buscan fecha de reunión cuatripartita sobre Siria. telesurtv.net En mayo ocurrió primer encuentro de estos cancilleres para elaborar hoja de ruta que normalice los lazos turco-sirios.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-07-19). Gobierno de Nicaragua no firma declaración de Cumbre Celac-UE. telesurtv.net El texto fue rubricado por el Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de ese país, Denis Moncada Colindres.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-19). Alertan sobre aumento de dengue en niños dominicanos. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a fuentes médicas, también se detectó un incremento en los pacientes pediátricos ingresados con enfermedades respiratorias.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-19). Presidentes de Bolivia y Francia marcan agenda común en Bélgica. telesurtv.net El presidente de Bolivia valoró la reunión en Bruselas como "un espacio de diálogo que cobra una relevancia particular en medio de la construcción de nuevos enfoques de integración.

Martha Grevatt (2023-07-19). Unions to bosses: We won't take it anymore Actors, writers, shut down Hollywood. workers.org Members of the Writers Guild (WGA) have been on strike since May 2 against television and film studio giants like Netflix, Amazon, Sony, Disney, Fox and others. They were joined July 13 by actors in Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. This united strike has effectively shut . . . |

Larry Holmes, Workers World Party (2023-07-19). Centennial of Lenin's death, January 20-21, 2024 International Assembly against Imperialism. workers.org Workers World Party invites you to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Vladimir Lenin on Jan. 21, 2024, with an International Assembly Against Imperialism. We encourage all those who view this as an important occasion to join us in building this assembly. Our hope is to devote this . . . |

Larry Holmes (2023-07-19). Centenario de la muerte de Vladimir Lenin — 20 y 21 de enero de 2024 Asamblea Internacional Contra el Imperialismo. workers.org Larry Holmes es el primer secretario de Partido Mundo Obrero. Les invitamos a conmemorar el centenario de la muerte de Lenin, el 21 de enero de 2024, con una Asamblea Internacional contra el Imperialismo. Animamos a todos los que consideren que se trata de una ocasión importante a que se . . . |

Project Censored (2023-07-19). Mandatory Media Literacy Education Could Be Coming to California Schools Soon. projectcensored.org By Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff California is currently considering two media literacy bills, both of which have sailed through the California State Assembly and are being reviewed by the…

Robin Scher (2023-07-19). The Impact of Plastics on Human Health. socialistproject.ca

teleSUR (2023-07-19). Peruvian President-Designate Says Protests "Threaten" Democracy. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the President-designate of Peru, Dina Boluarte referred that the protests that will take place in Lima constitute "a threat to democracy", stating that the Peruvians will not be allowed this right. | Relaterd: | "This is a threat to democracy, to the rule of law, to institutionality, and we as a democratic government will not allow or accept it," Boluarte said about the peaceful mobilization of the Peruvian p…

infobrics (2023-07-18). What Happens If Middle East Countries Join BRICS?>. infobrics.org Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) countries have not yet established a common currency. However, if we assume that they would create a new currency and oil-rich Middle East nations accept it, several things could happen. Many U.S. sectors could take a hit if Middle East countries reject the dollar and use the new BRICS currency…

infobrics (2023-07-18). A New Path to Economic Power Is Imminent Through BRICS>. infobrics.org South Africa will be chairing the BRICS group of countries under the theme, 'BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development, and Inclusive Multilateralism'

infobrics (2023-07-18). BRICS Is a Reflection of the Change in the Global Scale. infobrics.org For those who still wonder what the BRICS is, it simply stands for the five emerging economies — namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — and its goal is to promote peace, security, development and cooperation. Due to the potential of these countries in becoming major economic powers, their impact on the international arena based on their growing economic strength and relevance globally is a factor as to why the union was made in the first place, notwithstanding their sweeping population and substantial natural resources…

infobrics (2023-07-18). Why Russia might retire its 'Peter the Great' nuclear-powered battlecruiser. infobrics.org Due to unrivaled advances in Russian missile capabilities, particularly the development of the scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missiles such as "Zircon", as well as the hybrid subsonic-supersonic family of "Kalibr" missiles, both of which are highly compact, even smaller Russian warships have become capable of engaging targets at extreme ranges.

infobrics (2023-07-18). New attack on Crimean Bridge shows terrorist nature of Ukrainian neo-Nazi regime. infobrics.org Unable to win militarily, Kiev focuses on terrorist tactics in its so-called "counteroffensive".

infobrics (2023-07-18). Russia highlights Western hypocrisy by terminating grain deal. infobrics.org "Decision to end grain deal is final," says Russian official.

Mike Walter (2023-07-18). The Heat: China-U.S. Climate Talks. america.cgtn.com Record breaking heat waves, wildfires, devastating flooding. As millions of people across the globe cope with extreme weather, critical talks get underway in Beijing between the United States and China. Can the world's top economies find common ground on the climate crisis? China's special envoy …

Ediz Tiyansan (2023-07-18). Extreme weather events hit U.S. states. america.cgtn.com This summer in North America has already been one of many extremes when it comes to weather events.

Frances Kuo (2023-07-18). Entrepreneur brings her Chinese heritage to oatmeal. america.cgtn.com Nostalgic for the familiar taste of home, the founder of Yishi Foods, set out to create oatmeal flavors inspired by her heritage. CGTN's Frances Kuo learns about the history of this company and how it has grown.

KATIE (2023-07-18). On Nelson Mandela Day, 250 civil society organizations worldwide call on UN to investigate Israeli apartheid. bdsmovement.net

PACBI (2023-07-18). During the Women's World Cup, Call Out FIFA and PUMA's Complicity in Israeli Apartheid. bdsmovement.net

CODEPINK (2023-07-18). CODEPINK's statement on 2023 NATO summit. canadiandimension.com At the NATO Summit in Lithuania, President Biden referred to NATO as "anchors for global security." Yet, decades after NATO was established we still live in a dangerous and polarized time of never-ending wars. NATO has proven it is not an anchor but rather a catalyst for war on behalf of the US empire. | "NATO is a dangerous military alliance that, despite assurances to the contrary, expanded to Russia's border to provoke a confrontation that now finds us mired in a proxy war that could lead to World War III," warns Marcy Winograd, coordinator of CODEPINK Congress and co-chair of the Peace in Ukraine Coali…

manager (2023-07-18). Haiti News Round-up: Two Years Since the Assassination of Haiti's President. cepr.net July 7 marked two years since President Jovenel MoàØse's assassination. The Office of Civil Protection in Haiti denounced the "unacceptable slowness" of the investigation in Haiti, while calling for greater protection for Judge Walter Wesser Voltaire. He is the fifth judge to oversee the case after others resigned for personal reasons, or were replaced. The …

Adriaan Alsema (2023-07-18). At least 14 killed in central Colombia landslide. colombiareports.com At least 14 people were killed on Tuesday when a landslide struck a village in central Colombia. The landslide in Naranjal, a village in the Cundinamarca province, was caused by…

WSWS (2023-07-18). Hundreds of refugees missing near the Canary Islands. wsws.org The European Union is responsible for the mass death: its refugee policy deliberately aims to let people die of thirst or drown in order to prevent others from fleeing to Europe.

WSWS (2023-07-18). "It's happening in France, now it's our turn": Chicago Ford workers speak on contract fight, growing strike wave in US and worldwide. wsws.org Ford workers at the Chicago assembly and stamping plants discussed their contract fight and broader issues, including the threat of war.

WSWS (2023-07-18). Kevin Spacey defence completes evidence in sexual assault trial in London. wsws.org In testimony to the court last week, July 13 and 14, Spacey rejected allegations that he was a "big sexual bully" who abused his fame and power to make his alleged victims "feel powerless and uncomfortable."

WSWS (2023-07-18). Halt the "critical status" nightmare! Restore the 8-hour day! Prepare a national strike by all Stellantis, GM and Ford workers! wsws.org The Warren Truck Rank-And-File Committee is calling for the unity of all Stellantis autoworkers against the imposition of seven-day operations and shifts up to 12 hours.

WSWS (2023-07-18). Teamsters president holds UPS rally in New York with head of UAW, strikebreaking Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez. wsws.org Teamsters head Sean O'Brien admitted that the union would keep workers on the job past the August 1 deadline in the event of a last-minute deal, violating their own pledge to strike UPS by the end of the month.

WSWS (2023-07-18). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Professors, students and teachers are protesting illegal arrests of 22 students in Juyjuy Province while grocery workers in Metro Toronto are set to strike midnight Tuesday…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-07-18). House Foreign Affairs Committee Marks Anniversary of Cuba's July 2021 Uprising With Renewed Calls For Regime Change. covertactionmagazine.com To commemorate the two-year anniversary of right-wing protests in Cuba in July 2021, the House Foreign Affairs Committee sponsored a roundtable next to the Bay of Pigs museum in Miami, Florida, that affirmed U.S. calls for regime change in Cuba. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) said that the peaceful protests designed to …

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). Universal Childhood Lipid Screening. jamanetwork.com Screening for lipid disorders in children and adolescents can identify 2 types of lipid disorders: primary lipid disorders, which typically are monogenic, rare, and severe, and the more common secondary lipid disorders that often result from other disease processes or lifestyle behaviors (such as poor nutrition or inadequate activity) and are often less severe. The most common primary lipid disorder of childhood is familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), which is present in 1 in 250 to 350 children. Familial hypercholesterolemia causes markedly elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) starting a…

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). Utilization Management Trends in Medicare Part D Oncology Drugs, 2010-2020. jamanetwork.com This study examines the exposure of Medicare Part D beneficiaries to utilization management, such as prior authorization, for oral oncology drugs.

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). A Systems Approach to Reducing Medical Error. jamanetwork.com To the Editor I was pleased to read the recent Viewpoint highlighting the serious problem of diagnostic error—a crucial issue not just in emergency departments. I applaud the recommendations to move the focus away from individual physician failings and toward discussion of underlying causes.

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). Increasing All-Cause Mortality in US Children and Adolescents. jamanetwork.com To the Editor As public health researchers, we applaud the recent Viewpoint that called attention to recent increases in child mortality. However, we believe that this Viewpoint did not acknowledge a child population that has been markedly underserved and generally understudied—rural children.

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). IUD Expulsion Rates After Early Postpartum vs Interval Placement. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study found that the risk of complete intrauterine device (IUD) expulsion in individuals who underwent early postpartum IUD placement (2-4 weeks postpartum) was not inferior to that in individuals who underwent interval IUD placement (6-8 weeks postpartum). However, this conclusion must be viewed with cautious for several statistical reasons.

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). A Systems Approach to Reducing Medical Error—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We appreciate the opportunity to respond to Dr Oxman's Letter about our Viewpoint. We agree with Oxman that the current use of algorithms to diagnose sepsis has caused unintended consequences. However, we would not classify the use of sepsis algorithms as a "systems approach."

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). Increasing All-Cause Mortality in US Children and Adolescents—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In their Letter about our recent Viewpoint, Dr Probst and colleagues rightly emphasize the health challenges facing rural youth in the US. Pediatric mortality rates in rural counties—already higher than in metropolitan areas—increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data indicate that between 2019 and 2021, all-cause mortality at ages 1 to 19 years increased by 14% in rural (nonmetropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore) counties. The primary cause was not COVID-19, which explained one-fifth of the increase, but fatal injuries and poisonings.

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). IUD Expulsion Rates After Early Postpartum vs Interval Placement—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We agree with Drs Gao and Zhang that understanding the effectiveness of IUDs to prevent pregnancy is important to adequately weigh the risks and benefits of early postpartum IUD placement. Although IUDs are well known to be highly effective, our study was not designed to adequately assess the effectiveness of early postpartum IUDs for pregnancy prevention. We did report all pregnancies in the trial; 2 pregnancies occurred during use of an IUD among the 294 participants who received an IUD and completed 6-month follow-up (1 in the early placement group and 1 in the interval placement group). In addition,…

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). State Public Insurance Coverage Policies and Postpartum Care Among Immigrants. jamanetwork.com This study examines the association between state public insurance coverage and postpartum care among low-income immigrants and the differences in care received among immigrants relative to nonimmigrants.

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). Accelerometer-Derived "Weekend Warrior" Physical Activity and Incident Cardiovascular Disease. jamanetwork.com This study examines associations between an accelerometer-derived "weekend warrior" pattern (ie, most moderate to vigorous physical activity achieved over 1-2 days) vs similar physical activity spread more evenly and the risk of incident cardiovascular events.

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). Patient Information: Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Patient Page describes lipid disorders, and the pros and cons of screening for them in children and adolescents.

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). No Matter How Far Away You Are You Can't Not Want to Live Here. jamanetwork.com Sign on a realty office…

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). USPSTF Review: Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents. jamanetwork.com This systematic review to support the 2023 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on screening for lipid disorders in children and adolescents summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for, and treatment of, dyslipidemia due to familial hypercholesterolemia and multifactorial dyslipidemia in children and adolescents 20 years and younger.

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents. jamanetwork.com This 2023 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for lipid disorders in children and adolescents 20 years or younger (I statement).

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). Physical Activity for Health—Every Minute Counts. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses the amount of physical activity recommended by the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd Edition, and how clinicians should use these recommendations to personalize and set achievable physical activity goals for their patients.

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). Skin Lesions, Foot Drop, and Hand Contractures. jamanetwork.com A previously healthy individual in his 20s had 3 months of annular skin lesions, with numbness and paresthesia in the affected areas. Physical examination revealed multiple tattoos, bilateral palpable thickened auricular and ulnar nerves, and claw-hand deformity; test results for rapid plasma reagin, antinuclear antibodies, rheumatoid factor, acid-fast bacilli, mycobacteria, and fungi were negative, and biopsy did not identify Mycobacterium leprae. What is the diagnosis and what would you do next?

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). Texas Abortion Ban and Live Births. jamanetwork.com This study evaluates changes in the number of births in Texas after passage of Texas' Senate Bill 8 (SB8), which bans abortions as early as 5 weeks' gestation.

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). Highlighting State Innovation to Close Coverage Gaps in Perinatal Care for Noncitizens. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint highlights several key steps that states could take to expand perinatal care coverage for noncitizens.

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). The Scope and Legal Implications of Tracking Technologies on Hospital Websites. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint analyzes the scope and legal implications of tracking on hospital websites, including potential HIPAA and state privacy law violations, and suggests that hospitals limit such tracking.

jamanetwork (2023-07-18). Health Care Costs Will Comprise About 20% of US Economy by 2031. jamanetwork.com The country's health care spending will grow an average of 5.4% per year between 2022 and 2031, accounting for about $1 out of every $5 spent in the US by the end of the period, according to new projections from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published in Health Affairs. The agency expects that recent legislative changes, such as the expiration of regulations surrounding the COVID-19 public health emergency and the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act's prescription drug provisions, will drive some of the health expenditure trends.

Staff (2023-07-18). Historian John Womack: Unions Need to Exploit "Choke Points" in Economy to Grow Working-Class Power. democracynow.org As Hollywood actors enter their fifth day on the picket lines and some 340,000 Teamsters working at UPS prepare to carry out one of the largest single-employer strikes in U.S. history, we speak with historian and labor organizer John Womack Jr. about his new book, Labor Power and Strategy, focused on how to seize and build labor power and solidarity. Labor actions around the world are gaining headlines this week. In Italy, over 1,000 flights were disrupted as airport and airline workers went on a two-day strike for higher wages and better benefits. Members of the Union of Southern Service Workers at a South Carol…

Staff (2023-07-18). Israeli Forces Blindfold & Handcuff Palestinian Reporter Who Filmed Settler Attack in Masafer Yatta. democracynow.org On Saturday, Basel Adra, reporter for Local Call and +972 Magazine, was detained while covering an Israeli settler attack in the West Bank area of Masafer Yatta. After he refused to hand over his video footage, Israeli soldiers handcuffed and blindfolded him and then sat him in a chair in the blazing sun for hours. The Union of Journalists in Israel denounced Basel's detention, describing it as a "serious violation of freedom of the press." Adra joined the show to discuss the difficulty of witnessing the crimes of Israeli forces against Palestinians as a local journalist. "I'm a Pale…

Staff (2023-07-18). Palestinian Attorney Noura Erakat: The U.S. Is Normalizing Apartheid by Hosting Israel's President. democracynow.org As President Biden meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House today, several progressive Democrats have announced plans to boycott Herzog's address to a joint session of Congress. This comes after Biden invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the United States this year despite recently criticizing the makeup of Netanyahu's far-right Cabinet as "one of the most extremist" he has seen. The visits from Israeli leadership are an attempt to "normalize apartheid," says Palestinian human rights attorney Noura Erakat, who compares today's U.S…

Staff (2023-07-18). Headlines for July 18, 2023. democracynow.org U.N. Warns Russia's Suspension of Black Sea Grain Deal Puts Millions at Risk of Hunger, Russia Attacks Ukraine's Odesa One Day After Ending Black Sea Grain Export Deal, Major Typhoon Strikes Southern China Amid Record Heat Wave, Smoke Blankets Eastern U.S. as Phoenix Suffers Record Number of Consecutive 110 ∞+ Days, John Kerry Says "Under No Circumstances" Will U.S. Commit to Climate Reparations, U.N. Begins Effort to Drain Oil from Stricken Supertanker Off Yemeni Coast, Judge Puts Iowa's Six-Week Abortion Ban on Hold, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Says Federal Government Should Take…

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2023-07-18). Mental Health Round-Ups: The Next Phase of the Government's War on Thought Crimes. dissidentvoice.org Get ready for the next phase of the government's war on thought crimes: mental health round-ups and involuntary detentions. Under the guise of public health and safety, the government could use mental health care as a pretext for targeting and locking up dissidents, activists and anyone unfortunate enough to be placed on a government watch …

Bruce Lerro (2023-07-18). The Cycles and Spirals of Capitalism. dissidentvoice.org Orientation How long has capitalism existed? Has it always been with us all the way back to tribal societies or is it a product of the modern age? Is there any pattern to its evolution? Is it cyclic, spiral-like or random? What is the nature of capitalist crises? Why does capitalism grow flush in certain …

Jonathan Cook (2023-07-18). Across the West, people are dying in greater numbers: nobody wants to learn why. dissidentvoice.org During the pandemic, the challenge for each of us was to maintain critical distance: spurning both the tribalism of those insisting Covid was a hoax and the counter-tribalism of those who demanded complete acquiesence to a corporate-political agenda dictated by Big Pharma under the mantle of "Follow the science". Fear of living under Big Brother …

Scott Ritter (2023-07-18). Agent Zelensky — Part 2. dissidentvoice.org In the intelligence business, every agent is assigned tasks by his or her handlers. In the case of Agent Zelensky, I've identified ten obligations that define his relationship with his foreign intelligence masters. Once you've examined each of these, it becomes clear why Zelensky the comedian said one thing, and Zelensky the President did another. …

_____ (2023-07-18). The Syrian conflict is dragging on because of the West. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-18). India's Modi Meets Biden — U.S. Screw Turners Squirm Some More. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-18). No matter how hard the West tries, there is no order without Russia… journal-neo.org

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-07-18). Abbas picks up where Israel left off in Jenin. electronicintifada.net Palestinian Authority's crackdown on armed resistance will only alienate the public.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-07-18). Pramila Jayapal caves in to Israel lobby. electronicintifada.net Biden invites Netanyahu to White House after "warm and long" phone call.

Peter Boyle (2023-07-18). Campaigning to end the Korean War, 70 years after armistice. greenleft.org.au Thousands of peace activists will form a human chain around the largest United States overseas military base in the world, in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on July 27, as part of a campaign for an official agreement to end the Korean War, reports Peter Boyle.

Editor (2023-07-18). Thousands of actors join picket lines in Los Angeles and New York. mronline.org The strike by tens of thousands of U.S. film and television actors officially began Friday.

Editor (2023-07-18). U.S. using Ukraine as disposal ground for banned cluster bombs: Colonel, Karen Kwiatkowski. mronline.org Former Pentagon analyst and Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, Karen Kwiatkowski, points out the double standards in Western media's portrayal of cluster bomb usage.

Editor (2023-07-18). Catching heat from Big Brother: Education and climate in MAGAland. mronline.org "In Real Time" is a monthly series on our blog by Stan Cox, author of The Path to a Livable Future and The Green New Deal and Beyond. The series follows the climate, voting rights, and justice movements as they navigate America's unfolding crisis of democracy. Read previous "In Real Time" dispatches here. Listen to the "In Real Time" …

Editor (2023-07-18). Cannabis laws are changing. Drug testing must change too. mronline.org Adults who consume alcohol legally and responsibly outside of work aren't penalized by employers. It should be no different for marijuana.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-18). How the Pentagon Conducted Biological Warfare, Human Experimentation on the World on Behalf of Big Pharma. libya360.wordpress.com Briefing by Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Chief of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Forces of the Russian Armed Forces, on U.S. biological-military activities in Ukraine and other countries. July 18, 2023 The Russian Ministry of Defense continues to analyze U.S. military-biological activities in Ukraine and other countries. I would like to note that the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-18). 200 Years of the Monroe Doctrine: History and Present. libya360.wordpress.com Elier Ramírez Cañedo When in December 1823, President James Monroe announced in a message to Congress the doctrine that would define the essence of U.S. foreign policy towards the Latin American and Caribbean region, summarized in the idea "America for the Americans", it justified the rejection of any new European attempt to interfere or extend…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-18). "There Can Be No Justice Until Capitalism is Removed from the Earth" libya360.wordpress.com Tanupriya Singh As the 'Dilemmas of Humanity: Pan African Dialogues to Build Socialism' conference kicks off in South Africa, peoples' movements and organizations have convened to discuss concrete strategies for a united struggle against the violence of capitalism and imperialism "What is the path that we are going to chart towards socialism?" This is the question…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-18). Ukraine War Takes its Toll on UK Politics. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden at the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 12 July, 2023 The NATO Summit in Vilnius on June 11-12 turned out to be an anti-climax with the fractured relationship between the regime in Kiev and the Western powers surging. What is happening is more of…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-18). US Pressuring Ukraine to Push Harder in Counteroffensive. news.antiwar.com The Washington Post reported Tuesday that US officials believe Ukraine should be launching large-scale assaults against Russia's defensive lines despite the risk of major losses and are blaming Ukraine's tactics for the struggling counteroffensive. The report said that the pace of Ukraine's counteroffensive "has generated concerns in the West that the government of President Volodymyr …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-18). Taiwan Says It Detected a Record 16 Chinese Warships Around Island. news.antiwar.com China sent a record number of warships around Taiwan in a single day last week, topping a previous high set when the Chinese military responded to then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island in August 2022, The South China Morning Post reported. The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said that it detected 16 Chinese People's Liberation …

Ann Brown (2023-07-18). Lupe Fiasco Called 'Kafir' And 'Retarded' By Muslims Over Questions And Criticism Of Islam. moguldom.com There was a time when hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco praised Islam. Now, the rapper, who has said he is Muslim, is being slammed on social media for questioning and criticism of the religion. And the blasts have been vicious, with one person even using hate speech and calling him "mentally retarded." Another sued the South …

José Luis Granados Ceja (2023-07-18). CELAC and EU Hold Summit After Eight-Year Absence Amid Strong Disagreements. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuelan delegation leader Delcy Rodríguez said Europe's energy crisis was due in part to its support for sanctions.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-07-18). Two Imperial scientists elected as EMBO members. imperial.ac.uk Imperial's Professor Faith Osier and Dr Julien Vermot have been elected as members of EMBO.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-18). Black Alliance for Peace Once Again Calls on International Community To Reject US/UN/CARICOM Plan for an Armed Intervention of Haiti. orinocotribune.com

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-18). Persecution of Protesters Intensifies in Argentina's Jujuy: Police Raid Homes, Break Into University, and Arrest Protesters. orinocotribune.com The police raids of activists' homes, the university, and arrests have been condemned by human rights organizations across Argentina which have raised concerns about respect for human rights in the Jujuy province. | On July 12, the judiciary of Argentina's Jujuy province, ordered the arrest of over 40 people, who participated in a massive march in the city of Humahuaca on June 30. The march was organized in rejection of the reforms to the Provincial Constitution, promoted by conservative Governor Gerardo Morales of the right-wing Radical Civic Union party. | According to reports from provincial human rights organ…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-18). Economists Blast Menendez for 'False Narrative' About Crises in Cuba, Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Arturo Domínguez — Jul 14, 2023 | More than 50 of the world's top economists have slammed Sen. First, a bit of backstory… | On May 1…

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-18). Governments in the Region Will Study Resumption of Venezuela Dialogue. orinocotribune.com

ddorinoco (2023-07-18). Venezuela and Russia Strengthen Energy Ties With Joint Declaration. orinocotribune.com The event took place during a preparatory meeting for the upcoming October meeting. | In a significant move to bolster cooperation between the two nations, Venezuela and Russia signed a joint declaration on energy matters this Monday. | The news came to light through Petroleos de Venezuela's social media channels, where they announced that the Minister of Petroleum and Mining, Pedro Tellechea, signed a declaration with Russia's Deputy Prime Minister and Co-Chair of the High-Level Intergovernmental Russia—Venezuela Commission Alexander Novak focusing on energy development. | The signing took place ahead of a…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-18). Egyptian court sentences activist and scholar Patrick George Zaki to three years in prison. peoplesdispatch.org Patrick George Zaki has been accused of disseminating false news about the country's internal conditions to disturb security and social peace. His case is emblematic of the large-scale crackdown by the Abdel Fattah el-Sisi government on rights and freedoms in Egypt…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-18). Israel recognizes Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara. peoplesdispatch.org Israel is now among the handful of countries which have extended their recognition to the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara. It follows in the footsteps of the US which did so during the presidency of Donald Trump in 2020…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-18). Debt is grinding down developing countries but there is no plan for relief. peoplesdispatch.org Two reports which came out last week point out that a large number of developing countries are spending more on repayment of debt than on the development of social sectors such as health and education…

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-18). Ukraine war takes toll on UK politics. peoplesdispatch.org UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace that he will be leaving the cabinet and quitting politics is much more than about himself or British politics. It is likely that US President Joe Biden's vetoing of his candidacy for…

Zoe Alexandra, People's Dispatch. (2023-07-18). Peruvians To Hit The Streets For 'Third Takeover Of Lima'. popularresistance.org Thousands of workers, Indigenous people, students, artists, peasants, and left activists are preparing to take the streets on July 19 in Peru's capital Lima. The mobilization, called the "Third Takeover of Lima," has been called for by a broad coalition of trade unions, peasant and Indigenous organizations, left parties and organizations, and artistic groups in an effort to continue the struggle against the coup regime of Dina Boluarte. | Since the coup against President Pedro Castillo on December 7, 2022, the people of Peru have been on the streets in defense of their vote and have raised clear political demands…

Marjorie Cohn, Truthout. (2023-07-18). Assange Is 'Dangerously Close' To Extradition For Revealing Crimes. popularresistance.org For nearly five years, publisher and journalist Julian Assange has fought extradition to the United States where he faces 175 years in prison for revealing evidence of U.S. war crimes. | Instead of protecting freedom of the press, to which he pledged allegiance at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in April, Joe Biden is continuing Donald Trump's prosecution of Assange under the infamous Espionage Act. James Ball is one of at least four journalists that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI are pressuring to cooperate with the prosecution of Assange, Ball wrote in Rolling Stone.

Ana Perdigón, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-07-18). Venezuelan Opposition Is Hypocritical In Labeling Citizens As 'Violent'. popularresistance.org Diosdado Cabello, the vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), expressed disbelief that the Venezuelan opposition, after having requested sanctions be placed upon the country, would label Venezuelan citizens who were outraged by their actions as "violent." | Taking to his social media accounts, Cabello criticized the hypocrisy of those who had advocated for invasion; invoked the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR), a treaty imposed on the region by the US during the Cold War with functionality similar to that of NATO; and resorted to burning people alive, only to now bra…

Luis Feliz Leon, Labor Notes. (2023-07-18). Michigan Amazon Workers Stage Largest Delivery Station Strike Yet. popularresistance.org In the middle of Amazon's Prime Day promotional sales rush, 60 warehouse workers walked out for more than three hours at its delivery station in Pontiac, Michigan—bringing the facility to the brink of a total shutdown. | A delivery station is the last warehouse an Amazon package passes through before it is loaded into a truck or van en route to the customer. | This year's "Prime Day" shopping bonanza July 11 and 12 set a record for the largest sales day in Amazon's history. The crush of Prime Day puts even more pressure on workers to keep up with conveyor belts overflowing with boxes that can weigh as much…

Lindsay Koshgarian (2023-07-18). The Culture Wars Are Hijacking Debate On the Military Budget. progressive.org Republicans want to fill the defense bill with bans on abortion, trans health care, and racial diversity initiatives in the military.

David Helvarg (2023-07-18). The Climate Catastrophe Is Already Here. progressive.org From wildfires and floods to record heat, it's clear we're at the point of needing to save what we can while we can.

_____ (2023-07-18). 'British High Commissioner Does not Deserve to Serve in Cyprus'. strategic-culture.org By Staff Reporter | Join us on , , and . | British High Commissioner Irfan Siddiq exceeded the limits and spoke in a hostile manner, 'foreign minister' in the north Tahsin Ertugruloglou told Kibris. | The comments considered…

_____ (2023-07-18). The Kremlinology of Joe Biden and the DNC. strategic-culture.org Should apparent efforts to replace the president atop the Democrat ticket be taken seriously? | By Curt MILLS | Join us on , , and . | It seems it's the season for half-hearted coups. | Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner priva…

_____ (2023-07-18). Higher Military Spending Will Save Democracy: So the 'Liberal' New York Times Says. strategic-culture.org So the "liberal" New York Times says | W.J. ASTORE | Join us on , , and . | Four days ago, I got a story in my New York Times email feed on "A Turning Point in Military Spending." The article celebrated the greater willingne…

_____ (2023-07-18). French Connection to Idlib. strategic-culture.org With the recent complete reversal of Turkish foreign policy it remains a mystery as to what is the future of Idlib. | Join us on , , and . | According to media reports, the French Intelligence have given information to Moham…

_____ (2023-07-18). In Sicily, Top of the Mountain, Watching the New Barbarians. strategic-culture.org You don't need to be Seneca to observe that Sicily embodies so many perfect archetypes of Beauty that it all seems superhuman, Pepe Escobar writes. | Join us on , , and . | It's another stunning sunset in the western edge of…

Editor (2023-07-18). Julian Assange Is 'Dangerously Close' to Extradition for Revealing US War Crimes. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-18). Brussels: Global Women For Peace United Against NATO Meet With EU Parliament, NATO Representatives. scheerpost.com By Colonel (Ret) Ann Wright / Popular Resistance The weekend before the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Global Women for Peace United against NATO representing women in 35 countries met July 6-9, 2023 for three days of peace discussions in Brussels, Belgium. I am writing with details of each of the excellent panels and webinars …

Editor (2023-07-18). Ukraine Again Bombs Crimean Bridge. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-18). UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine: Israel Has Turned All of Palestine Into 'An Open-Air Prison' to Further Annexation Plans. scheerpost.com Francesca Albanese's June report to the UN Human Rights Council says Israel uses physical, bureaucratic, military, and surveillance means to "de-Palestinianize" the occupied territory, threatening "the existence of the Palestinians as a people."

Editor (2023-07-18). How Harlan Crow Slashed His Tax Bill by Taking Clarence Thomas on Superyacht Cruises. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-18). NATO Is a Warfare Alliance, Not a Force for Global Peace or Stability. scheerpost.com By Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd / CounterPunch At his speech during the NATO Summit in Lithuania, President Biden called the U.S. and Europe "anchors for global security" when in reality there are no anchors during this increasingly dangerous and polarized time of never-ending war in Europe. Our NATO allies are not, as Biden would …

Editor (2023-07-18). FTC Chair's Efforts to Curb Corporate Power 'Raise Questions'—From Corporate America. scheerpost.com

David L. (2023-07-18). WHAT WOULD OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES SAY? sonar21.com "[T]he best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market, and that truth is the only ground upon which…

Larry Johnson (2023-07-18). What is the Russian Military doing? sonar21.com I think the Russian Special Military Operation is kicking into a new gear and that the United States and NATO are mystified and confused about Russia's next steps. We do…

Philip Giraldi (2023-07-18). A Bit of Political Theater in Vilnius. thealtworld.com A whining President Zelensky goes home with almost nothing but still might start World War 3 | It is a lucky break that the Screen Actors Guild has gone on strike as it will give Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky an opportunity to dust off his thespian credentials and look for a new job when the Russians eventually bring down his government. Hollywood and Las Vegas would undoubtedly compete for such a nice Jewish young man to revive his former comedy routine where he played a piano with his penis. To be sure, without disrobing, Zelensky was inevitably the star performer at the recently completed two day NATO…

Brian Berletic (2023-07-18). PUTIN VOWS RETALIATION AS KIEV CHEERS CRIMEA ATTACK W/ BRIAN BERLETIC. thealtworld.com Brian Berletic joins me to discuss the attack on the Crimea bridge which left two dead and one child injured. What is the geopolitical significance of this attack, how will Russia respond, and where will these dangerous escalations lead?

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-18). PAKAFUZ's Connectivity Potential Is Totally Dependent On Troubled Pakistani-Taliban Ties. thealtworld.com PAKAFUZ isn't as promising of a project as it initially seemed due to its total dependence on seemingly intractable Pakistani-Taliban tensions and the revival of the North-South Transport Corridor as a viable complementary alternative. That's not to downplay this project's geo-economic importance in the best-case scenario that it's completed and those two's security dilemma is sustainably resolved, but just to temper expectations about it being a game-changer. |

thecommunists (2023-07-18). An NHS nurse speaks out on pay, privatisation and demoralisation. thecommunists.org The following article was written by a long-serving NHS nurse and party member. ***** A myth was perpetrated in the late 19th century that continues to this day. A new political party, the Labour party, had been born to represent the interests and needs of the urban working class — but, looking back, when has …

Marc Steiner (2023-07-18). Israel's war on Jenin and the push for 'final victory'. therealnews.com In the past year, the city of Jenin in the West Bank has become a particularly sharp thorn in the side of the Israeli occupation. On July 4th and 5th, Israeli forces swept into Jenin Refugee Camp in an attempt to suppress a rising armed resistance emanating from the area. Despite slaughtering 12 Palestinians, Israel accomplished little of military value in the operation, failing to flush out resistance forces or even take and hold the refugee camp. For all its brutal repression, the truth is that Israel today is far weaker than it has been in the past. Externally, international opinion, and particularly Jew…

Michael Fox (2023-07-18). Why the US can't ban Trump from politics like Brazil did to Bolsonaro. therealnews.com Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been barred from holding political office for the next eight years. The country's Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that he had abused his political power, attacked the electoral system and misused the media. Analysts say he's likely to suffer more consequences, as this was just one of more than a dozen cases pending against the former president. | The ruling has left some wondering how Bolsonaro could be stripped of his right to hold office in Brazil, while his idol, Donald Trump, in the United States is still a leading candidate for the Republican nomination next…

Kwaneta Harris, Prism (2023-07-18). 'I wasn't sentenced to be cooked': Heat desperation in a Texas prison. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in TW: mentions of self-harm and suicide | His sweat drips into my drinking cup. I'm in solitary confinement, and I've waited nine hours for ice-cold water. Severe staff shortages mean the sergeant is distributing lunch. My thirsty eyes watch him fill my three cups with the cold water pitcher, mixing with his DNA. The ice machine is broken more than it works. I don't blame it; I'd quit too if I were the only thing making ice for more than 1,200 p…

Andy Kroll (2023-07-18). The Hype of a Nuclear "Renaissance" tomdispatch.com If you didn't know better, you'd think Lloyd Marbet was a dairy farmer or maybe a retired shop teacher. His beard is thick, soft, and gray, his hair pulled back in a small ponytail. In his mid-seventies, he still towers over nearly everyone. His handshake is firm, but there's nothing menacing about him. He lumbers around like a wise, old hobbling tortoise. We're standing in the deco lobby of the historic Kiggins Theater in downtown Vancouver, Washington, about to view a screening of Atomic Bamboozle, a remarkable new documentary by filmmaker Jan Haaken that examines the latest push for atomic power and a nuclear…

Amy Goodman (2023-07-18). Palestinians Say US Is "Normalizing Apartheid" by Hosting Israeli President. truthout.org As President Biden meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House today, several progressive Democrats have announced plans to boycott Herzog's address to a joint session of Congress. This comes after Biden invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the United States this year despite recently criticizing the makeup of Netanyahu's far-right Cabinet as "one of the most… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-18). 7 in 10 Americans Support Passage of Pro-Union PRO Act, Poll Finds. truthout.org With labor activity making headlines across the U.S. and wealth inequality at all-time highs, new polling finds overwhelming support among the public for a slate of pro-worker bills advanced by Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vermont) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee last month. According to polling by Data for Progress released Tuesday, all three bills passed by the committee last… |

Zane McNeill (2023-07-18). TV Ad in Ohio Tries to Scare Voters With Drag Queens to Thwart Abortion Rights. truthout.org In response to a ballot initiative that would enshrine abortion rights in Ohio, the GOP has called a special election to take place in August as a last-ditch effort to raise the threshold for any ballot measure to pass from a simple majority to a supermajority. Protect Women Ohio, a group which aims to thwart the ballot measure on abortion, recently released its first TV ad, which doesn't mention… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-18). Trump Says DOJ Will Soon Charge Him Over His Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election. truthout.org On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump indicated that he is a target of Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack and other efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Using derisive language typical of Trump, the 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner suggested, without proof, that the pending charges against him were… |

Cody Bloomfield (2023-07-18). Activists Are Working to Give the People of Atlanta a Chance to Vote on Cop City. truthout.org When it comes to Atlanta's planned $90 million police training center, widely dubbed "Cop City," the project's nonprofit backer, the Atlanta Police Foundation, has long run a reality deficit, trading on political power to support factually improbable claims while keeping the public in the dark. In 2021, Atlanta City Council approved a lease of public Intrenchment Creek Park land… |

Nadra Nittle (2023-07-18). Minnesota Students Now Get Free Breakfast and Lunch. Will Other States Follow? truthout.org Heather Gustafson knows what it's like to struggle to keep money in her children's meal accounts at school. Now a Minnesota state senator, Gustafson spent several years as a single mother raising four kids on a modest teacher's salary. Although she suspects her income would've qualified her children to receive free or reduced-price school lunch, she never completed the paperwork to determine their… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-18). House Wastes No Time Crafting Pro-Israel Resolution After Jayapal Criticism. truthout.org The House is set to vote on a resolution today pledging the U.S.'s allegiance to Israel in perpetuity and outright denying Israel's human rights violations, seemingly in order to isolate and punish Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) over a comment criticizing the state over the weekend. The one-page resolution, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), states that "Israel is not a racist or… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-07-18). Senator: Republicans Will "100 Percent" Pass Abortion Ban If They Win Congress. truthout.org State-level abortion bans are wreaking havoc across the country, criminalizing abortion seekers, putting people's lives at risk, and eroding access to reproductive care at large. But Republicans won't be satisfied to just stop at the state-level, one Democrat is warning: They want to ban abortion nationwide. On Monday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) warned of the dire consequences for abortion… |

Jake Johnson (2023-07-18). Sanders Files NDAA Amendment Cutting Budget of Audit-Failing Pentagon by 10%. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders has filed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act that would cut the U.S. military's historically large budget by 10%, penalize the Pentagon if it fails another audit, and spotlight fraud committed by defense contractors. The Vermont Independent's efforts to rein in Pentagon spending come after the Republican-controlled House passed its version of the National… |

Sasha Abramsky (2023-07-18). Will UK Conservative Party Lose Parliamentary Seats Amid Multi-Sector Strikes? truthout.org Later this week, the ruling U.K. Conservative Party faces three by-elections for parliamentary seats left vacant by resignations. One of them is disgraced ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson's west London seat; another is an ultra-safe Conservative seat in northern England; and the third is a safe Conservative seat in the south of the country. If the polls are to be believed, the party is in danger of… |

Chris Walker (2023-07-18). Iowa Judge Blocks Newly Passed 6-Week Abortion Ban. truthout.org A district judge in Iowa has placed an indefinite hold on a recently passed statewide ban on abortion at six weeks, which had passed last week after a special session was convened by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds. Polk County District Court Judge Joseph Seidlin issued his ruling on Monday, putting an injunction on the law while a lawsuit challenging it runs its course. "The current state of the law… |

Igor Derysh (2023-07-18). Georgia Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Trump's Attempt to Quash Investigation. truthout.org The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday rejected former President Donald Trump's long-shot bid to throw out a special grand jury's investigative findings and disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the proceedings. The court, whose nine justices were mostly appointed by Republican governors, unanimously rejected Trump's motion just three days after he filed it. |

Unicorn Riot (2023-07-18). Bolsonaro Ineligible to Run for Office Until 2030. unicornriot.ninja

unitedEditor (2023-07-18). Turkish experts on the latest developments between Türkiye, NATO, EU and Sweden. uwidata.com President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan agreed to submit Sweden's NATO membership to the approval of the Turkish Grand National Assembly during the trilateral summit in Vilnius. The joint statement after the summit on the evening of July 10 involves "Sweden's steps to address Türkiye's concerns" like intensifying the fight against the terrorist organization PKK and even …

unitedEditor (2023-07-18). The inevitable de-dollarization (II. and final part). uwidata.com Last week we took a "trip" through the de-dollarization process that we characterize as inevitable. Today we will continue the analysis trying to reach some conclusions while considering that it is still not clear what will be the alternative to the dollar as the main currency. Several options are available. One of them will emanate …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-18). Houthis say YouTube's ban on its channels in Yemen is part of West-imposed media blockade. peoplesdispatch.org Over a dozen YouTube channels with hundreds of thousands followers belonging to different groups in Houthi-run areas of Yemen were blocked on Monday. Ansar Allah called the ban arbitrary and an act of "intellectual terrorism…

Rebecca Burns (2023-07-18). Insurers Exploit Climate Crisis To Gut Consumer Protections. levernews.com

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