(2023-05-08). Paramilitaries threaten to kill judges of Colombia's war crimes tribunal. colombiareports.com Alleged members of Colombia's largest paramilitary organization AGC threatened to kill judges of the war crimes tribunal. According to the Special Jurisdiction of Peace (JEP), magistrate Alejandro Ramelli and his…
(2023-05-08). In the most undemocratic US city, the CP fights for democracy. cpusa.org 
The people of Washington, D.C. need a functioning and lively Communist Party; there is no question about that. The recent attacks on democracy, in particular D.C.'s home rule, show the necessity of a working-class-led people's movement to not only defend democracy but to create the conditions in order to be on the offensive and …
(2023-05-08). Protecting affirmative action is key to protecting democracy. cpusa.org 
There is a multi-dimensional attack on affirmative action underway today. Affirmative action represents a group of wins by the Black, Brown, Indigenous, and worker-led civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s addressing the enforced denial of access for African Americans and others to voting, jobs, education, and housing. Affirmative action was a step …
(2023-05-08). Examination of Patriot Front Phone Data Delays Rousseau Trial. splcenter.org Idaho court records show that Patriot Front leader and founder Thomas Rousseau was granted a continuance Tuesday in his trial in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, after attorney Kinzo Mihara argued that the defense needs more time to process 4 terabytes of data the FBI has extracted from Patriot Front members' phones.
(2023-05-08). UK government report lays bare educators' unsustainable working conditions. wsws.org More than half (56 percent) of the educators surveyed thought their workload was unacceptable and that they did not have sufficient control over it.
(2023-05-08). American imperialism demands new bloodbath in Ukraine. wsws.org As the death toll surges in the Ukraine war, the United States is demanding a renewed military offensive by Kiev, calling for a fight to the last Ukrainian.
(2023-05-08). Union oversees ratification of concessionary deal for 35,000 Los Angeles teachers. wsws.org The UTLA conducted a year-long campaign, in conjunction with the Democrats, to wear down opposition to another austerity contract.
(2023-05-08). Eight migrants dead, at least 10 injured, following deadly vehicle crash in Brownsville, Texas. wsws.org It is unknown at this time if the driver, who is allegedly not cooperating with police, intentionally targeted the immigrants waiting at the bus stop outside the only migrant and homeless shelter in the South Texas border town.
(2023-05-08). Nine killed, seven wounded in Texas mall shooting. wsws.org The mass shooting at an outlet mall north of Dallas was the 200th such event in the US since the beginning of 2023.
(2023-05-08). Sri Lankan trade union leaders call for "broader unity" to pressure the Wickremesinghe regime. wsws.org While the unions calling the May Day rally represented more than 100,000 workers only 1,500 attended, another indication of the deepening distrust of the union apparatus among broad layers of the working class.
(2023-05-08). Resident physicians in Queens, New York, could strike next week. wsws.org In their struggle for a living wage, healthcare workers at Jamaica Hospital and Flushing Hospital are on the verge of conducting what would be the first strike of New York City physicians since 1990.
(2023-05-08). Teamsters bureaucracy orders members not to join picket lines of Writers Guild strike. wsws.org This is a warning not only to Teamsters in the television and movie industry but also the 340,000 rank-and-file members at UPS whose contract expires July 31.
(2023-05-08). Australia: New South Wales health workers protest Labor's inaction on wage cap. wsws.org These stoppages were limited affairs, tightly stage-managed by the HSU bureaucracy. A press release announcing the walkouts was published less than 24 hours before the first action at Tweed, where workers received no advance notice at all.
(2023-05-08). NATO to expand Asia-Pacific presence by opening office in Japan. wsws.org NATO's involvement in the region will only increase the danger of war while providing Japan the excuse to further remilitarize.
(2023-05-08). AFT and GEO liquidate strike by grad student workers at University of Michigan. wsws.org The Graduate Employees' Union and its parent union, the American Federation of Teachers, have de facto shut down the month-long strike by grad student workers at U-M despite broad support among faculty, staff and students.
(2023-05-08). Fires break out at Dana auto parts plant in Warren, Michigan. wsws.org One worker told the WSWS, "Flames were high and there was a lot of smoke, but nobody could hear the fire alarm."
(2023-05-08). The struggle against war and the perspective for the working class in the Turkish elections. wsws.org This is the report delivered by Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi, a leading member of the Sosyalist E≈üitlik Grubu (Socialist Equality Group) in Turkey, to the 2023 International May Day Online Rally.
(2023-05-08). The fight against British imperialism and world war must be based on the working class. wsws.org This speech was delivered by Tom Scripps, the assistant national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (UK), at the 2023 International May Day Online Rally.
(2023-05-08). Following unexplained death of kindergartner, Detroit elementary school reopens amid cluster of "mystery" illnesses. wsws.org The few token measures taken by the district to address this crisis are entirely inadequate to ensure a safe return to school.
(2023-05-08). The March on Rome, Milisuthando and The Tuba Thieves: Most importantly, the rise of Italian fascism and how it's viewed. wsws.org The March on Rome includes much intriguing imagery and points toward certain historical truths. Overall, however, the film is confused and, in the end, quite wrong-headed.
(2023-05-08). The Debt Ceiling Debate Is a Massive Deception Against the Public. independentmediainstitute.org Future historians will likely look back at the debt ceiling rituals being reenacted these days with a frustrated shaking of their heads. That otherwise reasonable people would be so readily deceived raises the question that will provoke those historians: How could this happen? The U.S. Congress has imposed successive ceilings on the national debt, each …
(2023-05-08). Can the U.S. adjust sensibly to a multipolar world? nationofchange.org "Unless U.S. foreign policy is changed to recognize the need for a multipolar world, it will lead to more wars, and possibly to World War III."
(2023-05-08). How to stop Republicans from tanking the economy over the debt ceilingÔøº. nationofchange.org If Republicans are going to play this game, Mr. President, you need to play hard ball.
(2023-05-08). EPA report on neonics proves US has 'five-alarm fire' on its hands, green groups say. nationofchange.org "There's now no question that neonicotinoids play an outsized role in our heartbreaking extinction crisis," said one advocate. The EPA must "ban these pesticides so future generations don't live in a world without bees and butterflies and the plants that depend on them."
(2023-05-08). Why the US Is Arming Morocco and Working to Combat Russian Influence in Algeria. mintpressnews.com As the "New Cold War" opens another front in Northern Africa, the feud threatens a devastating conflict. The war in Ukraine has only exacerbated the crisis.
(2023-05-08). Settler Leo Dee and the Blood-Stained Israeli Consensus. mintpressnews.com 
Israeli activist Miko Peled argues that Leo Dee, father of two Jewish settlers killed by a Palestinian fighter, chose to participate in a bloody project of genocide and ethnic cleansing in Palestine and therefore has no right to speak of right and wrong.
(2023-05-08). Decent Into Débâcle: Pyrrhic Victories, Lies and Strategic Miscalculations. strategic-culture.org China and Russia are joining hands militarily. This will portend a strategic paradigm change that may force a U.S. re-consideration of the way ahead. | The sense that things are bad, and getting worse, is palpable. There is an undeniable eschatological tint to today's zeitgeist. Spiralling geo-political factors all suggest extreme turbulence ahead. | Biden and the Democrats discover — to their surprise — that they are in a 'bind': Having thought to run in 2024 on 'the Biden economic record', Biden's Team finds prospects dissolving in the face of accelerating events. | And Ukraine — which was to…
(2023-05-08). UN Operation in Mali Is a Scam. Just Watch the Germans Run From Wagner Troops. strategic-culture.org
(2023-05-08). U.S. Troops in Somalia Rise to 900, House Votes Not to Withdraw. strategic-culture.org 
The presence of US troops in Somalia helps the Islamist insurgency Al Shabaab recruit, exacerbating the very violence they claim to be fighting. But the House has voted down a resolution to withdraw. | By Ann GARRISON and Jamal ABDULAHI | On April 27, the House voted 101-321 against Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz's
(2023-05-08). A Tribute to Daniel Ellsberg. transcend.org 1 May 2023 – The Inspiration for My Psychological Study of Moral Heroism and the Courageous Personality…
(2023-05-08). Artificial Emotional Intelligence and Its Human Implications. transcend.org There is currently no lack of references to the major future impacts of artificial intelligence on global civilization at every level. Some of these are anticipated with concern, especially with warnings of how AI is likely to be misused to undermine valued social processes and employment, whether deliberately or inadvertently.
(2023-05-08). China, the Peacemaker? PODCAST. transcend.org 3 May 2023 – Historian Alfred W. McCoy discusses China's rapid economic and political rise and how Beijing is well positioned to broker an end to the war in Ukraine. PODCAST…
(2023-05-08). Desecration of yet another Ahmadi Mosque in Pakistan. transcend.org JUST is of course aware that some Muslims are opposed to Ahmadis and certain aspects of their teachings which are incongruent with fundamental Islamic beliefs. But that does not give them a right to vandalise places of worship used by the Ahmadis. Disputes of this sort should be resolved through peaceful means.
(2023-05-08). Education and Its Importance. transcend.org The role and scope of education in most countries— developed and developing, is increasing worldwide. As a result, education has become indispensable — it has become a fundamental right for all. We now try to impart education not only in the traditional school and blackboard way, but also electronically.
(2023-05-08). Engaging Conflict History and Memory across the Taiwan Strait. transcend.org
(2023-05-08). (Franàßais) Mises À Jour Sur La Guerre Économique Et La Crise Politique. transcend.org 1 mai 2023 – Les événements récents ont des effets profonds sur les sujets de mes blogs précedents : NOUVELLES DU FRONT DE LA GUERRE ÉCONOMIQUE et L'ANALYSE EST SIMPLE ; C'EST ECONOMIQUE.
(2023-05-08). How Facebook and Instagram Became Marketplaces for Child Sex Trafficking. transcend.org 27 Apr 2023 – Our two-year investigation suggests that the tech giant Meta is struggling to prevent criminals from using its platforms to buy and sell children for sex.
(2023-05-08). How Incredibly Sad U.S. News Media Has Become — w/ Seymour Hersh. transcend.org 28 Apr 2023 – Guest host Aaron Maté and Kurt Metzger talk to Hersh about how reporters now often prioritize being on TV and podcasts than doing actual reporting.
(2023-05-08). How to Ignore Israel's Apartheid: Learn from Ursula Von Der Leyen. transcend.org 2 May 2023 – The EU boss should be ashamed about her use of anti-Palestinian racist tropes. She won't be.
(2023-05-08). Hymn for the Weekend (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org Hymn for the Weekend is from the album A Head Full of Dreams released in 2015. | Click on Watch on YouTube and delight your senses.
(2023-05-08). Key Nations Don't Want to Follow the US on Russia, China Policies. transcend.org 30 Apr 2023 – Leaked intelligence assessments detail how Brazil, Pakistan, India, and other countries don't want to follow Biden.
(2023-05-08). Killing Our Way to the Truth. transcend.org War is minimally questioned — taken for granted — in the mainstream consciousness, or what I would call the consensus groupthink, which is quietly structured into mainstream reporting. Conflict between nations instantly summons the possibility of war; that's just the way it is, no matter the certainty of "collateral damage."
(2023-05-08). How Facebook and Instagram Became Marketplaces for Child Sex Trafficking. transcend.org 27 Apr 2023 – Our two-year investigation suggests that the tech giant Meta is struggling to prevent criminals from using its platforms to buy and sell children for sex.
(2023-05-08). How Incredibly Sad U.S. News Media Has Become — w/ Seymour Hersh. transcend.org 28 Apr 2023 – Guest host Aaron Maté and Kurt Metzger talk to Hersh about how reporters now often prioritize being on TV and podcasts than doing actual reporting.
(2023-05-08). How to Ignore Israel's Apartheid: Learn from Ursula Von Der Leyen. transcend.org 2 May 2023 – The EU boss should be ashamed about her use of anti-Palestinian racist tropes. She won't be.
(2023-05-08). Hymn for the Weekend (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org Hymn for the Weekend is from the album A Head Full of Dreams released in 2015. | Click on Watch on YouTube and delight your senses.
(2023-05-08). Key Nations Don't Want to Follow the US on Russia, China Policies. transcend.org 30 Apr 2023 – Leaked intelligence assessments detail how Brazil, Pakistan, India, and other countries don't want to follow Biden.
(2023-05-08). Killing Our Way to the Truth. transcend.org War is minimally questioned — taken for granted — in the mainstream consciousness, or what I would call the consensus groupthink, which is quietly structured into mainstream reporting. Conflict between nations instantly summons the possibility of war; that's just the way it is, no matter the certainty of "collateral damage."
(2023-05-08). Natural Disasters: Where is God in All of This? transcend.org
(2023-05-08). Nobody for President Campaign. transcend.org 'None of the above' should be a valid choice on voter ballots. The 'Birthday Party' provided an easy, cost-effective way to restore political balance…
(2023-05-08). Quick Quiz: Mapping Militarism 2023. transcend.org 2 May 2023 – A picture can be worth a couple of trillion dollars–when it's of military spending. A new 'Mapping Militarism 2023' is available. You can pick a map and zoom in and out, click on a country to get details, move the slider back to see earlier years, switch to list-view and get the information in text form, or click "source" to see the origins of the data and exactly what it means.
(2023-05-08). Raw Materials or Sacred Beings? Lithium Extraction in Bolivia Puts Two Worldviews into Tension. transcend.org 28 Apr 2023 – A rapid escalation of lithium extraction in the Bolivian Andes conflicts with the beliefs of Indigenous communities who call the region home.
(2023-05-08). Scientists Say They've Finally Solved Stephen Hawking's Black Hole Paradox. transcend.org 5 May 2023 – The paradox states that information can neither be emitted from a black hole or preserved inside forever. But the laws of quantum physics dictate that information cannot be destroyed.
(2023-05-08). Shock Doctrine: Industry Exploiting Ukraine War for Liquefied Natural Gas Expansion. transcend.org 28 Apr 2023 – In an investigation targeting the "shock doctrine" practices of the gas industry, Greenpeace is calling on policymakers in both the U.S. and EU to move away from expanding LNG infrastructure before it's too late.
(2023-05-08). Sudan: The New Geopolitical Battlefield between East and West? transcend.org 2 May 2023 – The potential outbreak of a civil war sparked by a factional fight within Sudan's military government poses a destabilization threat beyond the nation's borders — into Africa, West Asia, and the emerging multipolar order. This suits the West just fine.
(2023-05-08). To Close All US Military Bases, We First Have to Identify Them. transcend.org 2 May 2023 – The global infrastructure of the American military empire must be mapped before it can be properly dismantled. Meet the person who is doing just that.
(2023-05-08). Updates on the Economic War and the Political Crisis. transcend.org 1 May 2023 – The trip to China this month by Brazilian President Lula was marked by the installation of former Pres. of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, to preside over the New Development Bank of the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa).
(2023-05-08). US Troops in Somalia Rise to 900, House Votes Not to Withdraw. transcend.org 3 May 2023 – The presence of US troops in Somalia helps the Islamist insurgency Al Shabaab recruit, exacerbating the very violence they claim to be fighting. But the House has voted down a resolution to withdraw.
(2023-05-08). What China Is Really Playing at in Ukraine. transcend.org 30 Apr 2023 – Beijing is fully aware the NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine is the un-dissociable double of the U.S. war against its Belt and Road Initiative.
(2023-05-08). Ultra-right in U.S. exports anti-gay hate to Uganda. peoplesworld.org 
On May 2, Uganda's parliament passed one of the world's strictest anti-LGBTQ bills. The Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 includes long jail terms and the death penalty for those caught engaging in "aggravated homosexuality" and other so-called offenses. Contrary to what much of the media is saying, anti-LGBTQ laws are not something that are necessarily ingrained …
(2023-05-08). D.C. tenants demand mayor and council cap the rent in District-wide day of action. liberationnews.org 
The day of action was the culmination of weeks of outreach and organizing, and sought to give voice, credence, and solidarity to people in D.C. already struggling with poor living conditions.
(2023-05-08). Here's The Real Goal Of Supreme Court Corruption. levernews.com 
(2023-05-08). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: The Race To Artificial Super Intelligence. levernews.com
(2023-05-08). In deaths on the job, bosses are going for the gold. peoplesworld.org 
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(2023-05-08). Bosses force News Guild protests at New York Times, Washington Post. peoplesworld.org 
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(2023-05-08). Lethal equation: Gerrymandering + campaign contributions = no gun control laws. peoplesworld.org 
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(2023-05-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Melanoma Monday — treating skin cancer with Mohs surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nearly 5 million people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with a form of skin cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society. May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and the first Monday in May is Melanoma Monday, a day dedicated to raising awareness for Melanoma prevention and treatment. Dr. Naiara Sbroggio Barbosa, a Mayo Clinic dermatologist, explains how Mohs surgery can be used to treat basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and some…
(2023-05-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Men need to take melanoma seriously. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's only April, but many people across the country and the globe are already enjoying summerlike temperatures. But getting out in the sun also increases your risk of getting skin cancer. Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It develops in the cells that produce the pigment in your skin that gives it color. It most often occurs on skin that is exposed to the sun, but can develop in your eyes and,…
(2023-05-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Under 40? What you should know about testicular cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, and for young men, it's a good time to recognize the signs of testicular cancer. Approximately 1 of every 250 men in the U.S. will develop testicular cancer, with an average age of 33 at the time of diagnosis, according to the American Cancer Society. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCR-az6uphA&feature=youtu.be Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 09) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-05-08). Consumer Health: 3 types of head and neck cancers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about three types of cancer that affect these areas of the body. Head and neck cancers account for nearly 4% of all cancers in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute. These cancers are more than twice as common among men as women, and are diagnosed more often among people over 50. Among the many types of head and neck cancers are…
(2023-05-08). Consumer Health: Recognizing the signs of irritable bowel syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is IBS Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. Research suggests that about 12% of people in the U.S. have irritable bowel syndrome, and it's more common among women than men and in people younger than 50, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic condition that affects the large intestine. Even though the digestive…
(2023-05-08). Science Saturday: COVID-19 — the pandemic that's forever changed laboratory testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Like many people throughout the world, Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., remembers exactly where he was and what he was doing when COVID-19 was classified as a pandemic. "Those first few months of the pandemic will be forever ingrained in my memory," he says. For Dr. Binnicker, director of Mayo Clinic's Clinical Virology Laboratory, two important dates stand out above the rest. "One was Feb. 17, 2020, when Dr. (William) Morice and I were talking about whether the department should…
(2023-05-08). Regenerative biotherapeutics: Pivoting toward a new strategy for fighting disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has made significant strides biomanufacturing early-stage therapeutics. The focus is on new medicines derived from the human body, called biotherapeutics, which are shaping the future of medicine. "Our commitment to delivering new cures for unmet conditions is behind Mayo's pivot to biomanufacturing," says Julie Allickson, Ph.D., the Michael S. and Mary Sue Shannon Family Director of Mayo Clinic's Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics and the Otto Bremer Trust Director, Biomanufacturing and…
(2023-05-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why some patients with breast tumors could possibly avoid a mastectomy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A breast cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event. Now, patients with multiple tumors may have another option when it comes to fighting the disease. Dr. Judy Boughey, a surgical oncologist with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, led a recent study that found some patients can avoid a mastectomy when it comes to surgery. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/7ISTexS0VdU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please…
(2023-05-08). HPV infection may cause throat, mouth cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 3D illustration of the human papillomavirus (HPV). April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month. Head and neck cancers, including mouth and throat, occur in the head and neck region. You may have heard about the connection between HPV infection and certain types of cervical cancer, but did you know HPV infection is also related to a higher risk of throat and mouth cancer? To prevent these cancers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all…
(2023-05-08). Ready to Run: Mayo athletic trainer suggests ways to manage pain, swelling during marathon training. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Everyone has heard the saying "No pain, no gain," and, if you're training for a long-distance race, chances are that you've felt some pain. "General muscle soreness and mild discomfort is common among runners, and it often is the sign of a successful training program," says Paul Osterman, a licensed athletic trainer in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Mayo Clinic Health System. "When training for a long-distance race, it's important to gradually progress your training and…
(2023-05-08). 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. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says most diagnosed cases are in the southern, eastern and central parts of the U.S. It also has been diagnosed in Europe, Australia, Asia, South Africa, and South and Central America. It can be a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. The American Gastroenterological Association recently added guidance to medical professionals to watch for…
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(2023-05-08). What you need to know about the avian influenza outbreak. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Scientists continue to monitor the ongoing global avian influenza outbreak — also referred to as bird flu — that has killed millions of birds and has now crossed over to some species of mammals. Currently, the risk to humans remains low; however, sporadic human infections with bird flu viruses have occurred. "Rarely, we see crossover from birds into humans, with the current circulating strain of avian influenza causing a large outbreak among wild birds and poultry. We have seen…
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(2023-05-08). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…
(2023-05-08). Mayo Clinic Health System announces grand opening of new location for Plainview clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org PLAINVIEW, Minn. — The Plainview community is invited to attend a grand opening celebration at the new Mayo Clinic Health System in Plainview clinic location, 245 First St. SW, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 21. Tours of the new facility will follow a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4: 15 p.m. On Monday, April 24, Mayo Clinic Health System in Plainview's new location at 245 First St. SW will open for patient appointments. Patients…
(2023-05-08). Sudan: Background of the War and Its International Dimensions. telesurenglish.net
(2023-05-08). Britain transforms into police state for King Charles III's coronation. peoplesworld.org 
LONDON—Peaceful protesters were given a foretaste of what to expect under draconian new public order laws on Saturday when police arrested dozens for "offenses" including wearing campaign T-shirts and carrying megaphones. As London ground to a halt for Charles Windsor's lavish taxpayer-funded coronation, republicans and environment campaigners were among 52 people arrested and detained by …
(2023-05-08). Demanding Accountability From Chevron with Steven Donzinger and the Struggle of Frontline Community Journalists with Matilda Bliss and Veronica Coit. projectcensored.org On this week's Project Censored Show, Eleanor Goldfield recently spoke attorney Steven Donziger — the man caught in the crosshairs of one of the largest corporations in the world, Chevron…
(2023-05-08). Indonesia condena ataque contra miembros de Asean en Myanmar. telesurtv.net Myanmar ha estado atrapada en una espiral de violencia y agitación económica desde que el ejército derrocó al Gobierno electo en 2021.
(2023-05-08). Saturado centro de acogida de migrantes en Lampedusa, Italia. telesurtv.net En los primeros cuatro meses de 2023, llegaron a Italia más del cuádruple de personas que el año anterior.
(2023-05-08). Rescatan a 58 personas secuestradas en Nigeria. telesurtv.net Los rehenes, capturados en varias localidades, fueron rescatados en el bosque de Udulu, en el estado de Kogi, a algo más de 140 kilómetros de la capital nigeriana, Abuya.
(2023-05-08). Rusia asegura que Ucrania organiza actividades terroristas. telesurtv.net El jefe de la inteligencia militar ucraniana, Kiril Budánov, aseguró matar a ciudadanos rusos en cualquier parte el mundo hasta la victoria de Ucrania.
(2023-05-08). Convocan a elecciones presidenciales adelantadas en Uzbekistán. telesurtv.net Una de las enmiendas que modificaron dos tercios de los artículos de la Constitución, también amplió el mandato presidencial de cinco a siete años.
(2023-05-08). China llama a EE.UU. a "reflexionar sobre los pasos en falso" telesurtv.net La reunión puede allanar el camino para más intercambios de alto nivel luego de que los contactos de alto nivel entre Beijing y Washington se congelaron en febrero.
(2023-05-08). Maestros haitianos exigen mejoramiento de condiciones de vida. telesurtv.net En ese contexto, se inició una huelga escolar que han anunciado se mantendrán "hasta que se cumplan las demandas".
(2023-05-08). Oposición paraguaya protesta contra resultados electorales. telesurtv.net Miembros de distintas organizaciones de camioneros anunciaron que también se movilizarán desde este lunes en varios puntos del país para exigir al TSJE los mismos reclamos.
(2023-05-08). Continúan los combates entre Ejército y paramilitares en Sudán. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios internacionales, se registran combates y explosiones en varios puntos de Jartum.
(2023-05-08). Parlamento ecuatoriano definirá juicio contra presidente Lasso. telesurtv.net Según el artículo 8 de la Ley Orgánica de la Función Legislativa, para definir el hecho se requerirá de mayoría simple.
(2023-05-08). Recuperan cuerpos de los mineros fallecidos en Yanaquihua, Perú. telesurtv.net Según la Fiscalía local, concluyó a las 22: 50 (hora local) la labor de rescate ejecutada por los equipos de la policía.
(2023-05-08). Extrema derecha chilena se afianza en elección de consejeros. telesurtv.net La corrección de un error de tipeo ocurrido en la pequeña comuna altiplánica de Colchane hizo variar este lunes los primeros resultados difundidos en la víspera por el Servicio Electoral.
(2023-05-08). Cristina Fernández involucra a Bullrich en ataque en su contra. telesurtv.net La vicemandataria argentina Cristina Fernández de Kichner sugiere que Bullrich, exministra de Seguridad y aspirante a la presidencia, estaría encubriendo el intento de asesinato…
(2023-05-08). Siete obras de Gustave Flaubert que debes leer. telesurtv.net Miembro de la élite literaria universal, Flaubert resalta por lo depurado de su producción artística y por las temáticas que tocó, muy alejadas de los cánones contemporáneos.
(2023-05-08). Candidatos del oficialismo local ganan en elecciones en Argentina. telesurtv.net En La Rioja, el gobernador Ricardo Quintela, del Frente de Todos, logró un segundo mandato, tras conseguir cerca del 50 por ciento de los votos.
(2023-05-08). Acusado de homicidio autor de atropello a migrantes en Texas. telesurtv.net No se ha descartado que el hecho fuera intencional, por lo que los cargos recibidos podrían cambiar y aumentar.
(2023-05-08). ONU suspenderá ayuda a cientos de miles de palestinos. telesurtv.net Se afectarán los vales mensuales de 10,3 dólares que recibían los palestinos, así como la entrega de alimentos.
(2023-05-08). República Democrática del Congo declara jornada de luto nacional. telesurtv.net La cifra de muertos por las lluvias torrenciales e inundaciones ocurridas desde el pasado jueves en el este de la República Democrática del Congo (RDC) ascendió al menos a 402.
(2023-05-08). Siria y Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos abordan situación regional. telesurtv.net En el intercambio se abordó el estado actual de las relaciones bilaterales, así como la cooperación en varias esferas.
(2023-05-08). Aumentan a ocho cifra de muertos por atropello en Texas, EE.UU. telesurtv.net El atropellamiento se produjo el domingo cuando un automóvil atropelló a un grupo de personas que esperaban en una parada de autobús…
(2023-05-08). Presidente chileno aconseja a ganador de comicios constitucionales. telesurtv.net El presidente del país suramericano agradeció a todos los organismos que participaron de este proceso.
(2023-05-08). Liga àÅrabe formará grupo de contacto para Sudán. telesurtv.net Según un comunicado, la medida fue aprobada durante una reunión extraordinaria de los ministros de Exteriores que integran la Liga.
(2023-05-08). Presidente de Guinea-Bissau inicia visita a Venezuela. telesurtv.net El presidente Umaro Sissoco Embaló, se reunirá con el presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, en las próximas horas…
(2023-05-08). Pakistán y Afganistán abogan por impulsar nexos bilaterales. telesurtv.net "Mantuvieron un intercambio sincero y profundo sobre temas clave de interés mutuo", señaló la Cancillería pakistaní.
(2023-05-08). AOC Announces Support for Indigenous Voice Referendum. telesurenglish.net During the organization's annual general meeting held on Saturday, the President of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), Ian Chesterman, declared that the AOC has chosen to endorse the "yes" in the impending referendum, which is set to transpire in the second half of 2023. | Related: | The referendum entails a proposed legislative measure aimed at effecting a reform of the Australian Constitution in order to accord recognition t…
(2023-05-08). Constitutional Council in Chile Remains in the Center Right. telesurenglish.net On Sunday night, after Chileans cast ballots, the Right and Extreme Right in Chile obtained the majority of seats in dispute for the drafting of the new Chilean Constitution. Sectors and parties allied to Boric's government remain in a distant second place; the PC will lead that coalition. | Related: | The outcome of the recent vote can be characterized as a major defeat for the center-left presidency of Gabriel Boric in Chile. A…
(2023-05-08). Disasters Displace More Than 9,000 People in Rwanda. telesurenglish.net Adverse weather conditions that occurred in Rwanda during the preceding week have resulted in the displacement of over 9,000 individuals in various regions of the nation, a government representative said. | Related: | On Saturday, in a news conference in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda, Marie Solange Kayisire, the Minister in charge of Emergency Management said: "About 5,598 families were displaced and are hosted at different sites. The gover…
(2023-05-08). Türkiye Not to Send Russian-Made Air Defense System to Ukraine. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that his country rejected the U.S. proposal to send its Russian-made S-400 air defense system to Ukraine. | RELATED: | Washington suggested Türkiye should hand over control of the S-400 system to the U.S. or another country, Cavusoglu said, adding that "the U.S. asked us to send the S-400s to Ukraine, and we said no." | The Foreign Affairs minister stressed that these proposals were…
(2023-05-08). Lula Calls for Funding Environmental Preservation. telesurenglish.net During a conference on Saturday, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva advocated for industrialized nations to provide compensation to less industrialized countries for their endeavors to protect and conserve the environment. | Related: | "Rich nations need to understand that they have a debt to pay for emitting carbon dioxide, that's why they should pay this debt by advancing (financial) resources, so we ca…
(2023-05-08). New Zealand Celebrates Sign Language Week. telesurenglish.net On Monday, New Zealand citizens have started the celebration of the annual Sign Language Week, which is a nationwide commemoration of the New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) as a recognized language of the nation. | Related: | According to the Minister for Disability Issues, Priyanca Radhakrishnan, the government has pledged to enhance the New Zealand Sign Language Act to facilitate the advancement of Deaf leadership an…
(2023-05-08). Protecting Migratory Birds is Crucial for Ecosystems Balance. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Peter Njoroge, the head of the Ornithology Section and senior research scientist at the National Museums of Kenya, stressed that protecting natural habitats for migratory birds will unleash a range of ecological, health and economic benefits. | RELATED: | Kenya is a major corridor for migratory bird species escaping from winter in Europe and Asia and heading to the warmer tropical regions where they forage for food in important biodiversity ar…
(2023-05-08). Protest Continues Over NYC Deadly Subway Chokehold. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, demonstrations went on in New York City, five days after 30-year-old black man Jordan Neely was choked to death by 24-year-old white U.S. marine veteran Daniel Penny on a subway in the city. | RELATED: | Protesters angry about Neely's death took over a busy Manhattan subway stop, with some of them jumping to the tracks near the electrified third rail, according to videos. Police made several arrests with some of those arrested…
(2023-05-08). Rwanda: Search Suspended for 6 People Missing in Mine Collapse. telesurenglish.net The search for at least six artisanal miners who were reported missing after a quartzite mine collapsed in Kinazi sector, in Southern province, has been suspended, according to a Rwandan government official who made the announcement late on Saturday. | RELATED: | "After 16 days of searching for the six people who went missing in a collapsed mine, the government of Rwanda has concluded that the search activities had to stop due to the f…
(2023-05-08). Serbia and China Mark Anniversary of Embassy Bombing by NATO. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Serbians and the Chinese gathered at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade to mark the 24th anniversary of the killing of three Chinese journalists in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aggression on Yugoslavia in 1999. | RELATED: | China's Ambassador to Serbia Chen Bo, Serbian Minister of Sport Zoran Gajic, and dozens of officials and civilia…
(2023-05-08). SUV Slams Into Bus Stop Killing 8 Venezuelans in Texas. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Venezuela urged U.S. authorities to investigate the death of eight migrants that occurred after they were struck by an SUV in Brownsville, Texas. | RELATED: | "We demand to investigate the facts in depth and clarify their causes, in order to rule out any intentions related to hateful and xenophobic practices against the Venezuelan people, which have occurred in the past," the Venezuelan government said. | "These practices…
(2023-05-08). Syria Restored as a Full Member of the Arab League. telesurenglish.net A shift of attitude and approach toward Syria in the Arab world, most recently seen in their readmitting the country back to the Arab League (AL), could usher in a speedier political settlement of the Syrian crisis, experts say. | RELATED: | In an AL extraordinary meeting held in Cairo on Sunday, Arab foreign ministers decided to restore Syria's membership in the league after 12 years of suspension. | The meeting decided to resume "the participation…
(2023-05-08). Tension Continues in Sudan Despite Truce Efforts. telesurenglish.net Despite several ceasefires declared by Sudan's conflicting parties, tensions and some deadly fighting continue to rage in the capital Khartoum and other areas. | RELATED: | Gunfire and explosions could still be heard in Khartoum on Monday when representatives from the two sides are in Saudi Arabia for talks which mediators hope could bring an end to the over three weeks of hostilities that have killed hundreds and d…
(2023-05-08). Texas To Deploy Black Hawks to Prevent the Entry of Migrants. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) criticized new anti-immigrant measures by Republican Governors Greg Abbott (Texas) and Ron DeSantis (Florida). | RELATED: | A few hours earlier, the Texas governor announced the deployment of a new National Guard unit, the "Tactical Border Force," which will operate with Black Hawk and C130 helicopters to prevent the entry of migrants from Mexico. | "On one…
(2023-05-08). Uzbekistan To Hold Early Presidential Elections in July. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev called an early presidential election for July 9. | RELATED: | The old Electoral Code contemplated holding extraordinary presidential elections, as well as in the event of the death of the Head of State, only if he could not perform his duties for three months. | On April 30, Uzbekistan held a referendum on reforms to the Constitution in which 90 percent of voters sup…
(2023-05-08). °Ya basta de monarquías! globalizacion.ca Quedamos estupefactos, indignados, alarmados y sin creer, cuando por televisión, era transmitida a nivel mundial, la coronación del rey Carlos III en Londres. Recordemos que, este increíble acto oficial británico obedece a la llamada Commonwealth, que es la organización, fundada…
(2023-05-08). México — El INAI llegó para quedarse. globalizacion.ca La transparencia y rendición de cuentas no debieran ser una opción de todo funcionario público, sino una obligación en un sistema democrático. Para hacer efectiva esa garantía se promulgó la Ley Federal de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública…
(2023-05-08). Uruguay: Se resquebraja la Coalición Multicolor de Lacalle. globalizacion.ca El entramado de cinco partidos liderados por el presidente uruguayo Luis Lacalle vive su momento más tenso desde que asumió el gobierno el primero de marzo de 2020. De los cinco líderes partidarios que conforman la coalición solo quedan tres…
(2023-05-08). La ultraderecha se impone en la elección de constituyentes en Chile. globalizacion.ca El derechista Partido Republicano, partidario de mantener la actual Constitución chilena, arrasó este domingo en las elecciones constituyentes con el 35,6 % de los votos y al menos los 20 consejeros necesarios para tener poder de veto en el órgano…
(2023-05-08). México tóxico: las cifras del colonialismo de la basura. globalizacion.ca Con 167.548 toneladas de desechos plásticos ingresados ilegalmente a través de su frontera norte solo en 2021, México es el principal destino en América Latina para ese tipo de basura generada en los Estados Unidos. Entre 2018 y 2021, se…
(2023-05-08). Las prisiones para migrantes deberían ser abolidas. globalizacion.ca Las prisiones para migrantes en Estados Unidos muestran la complejidad y las contradicciones de la migración en ese país, afirmó César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, académico de la Universidad Estatal de Ohio, Estados Unidos. | "En las prisiones de inmigración hay personas…
(2023-05-08). Multipolaridad, bancos y desdolarización. globalizacion.ca 
El 28 de febrero del 2022 Estados Unidos cometió uno de los errores económicos más destacado e insensatos de su historia. Prohibió a las entidades estadounidenses cualquier operación con el Banco Central de Rusia, además de congelar todos los activos…
(2023-05-08). Linoleic Acid — The Most Destructive Ingredient in Your Diet. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). Disinformation and the State: The Aptly Named RESTRICT Act. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). History: The Federal Reserve Cartel: Freemasons and The House of Rothschild. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). The Royal Crowning of King Charles III and the WEF's Great Reset. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). Australia PM Says No Point in US's Continued Pursuit of Assange. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). President of US University: Like a Tweet, Lose Your Job. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). Kiev to 'Keep Killing Russians Anywhere on Face of the World': Spy Chief. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). We Europeans Say No to a War Against Russia! globalresearch.ca First published on May 3, 2018 | In the past, Germany let itself be dragged in the First World War and has inflicted immeasurable suffering on the Russian people during the Second World War. | We will not allow such a crime …
(2023-05-08). Arab League Readmits Syria as Relations with Assad Normalise. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). Ex-Iran Official Executed by Tehran Was Spy for MI6, Intel Officials Confirm. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). Five Thousand Inventions in Limbo and Under "Secrecy Orders" at the US Patent Office. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). Education: "For Conscious Ethical-moral Values" globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). Opposing Russophobia with Learned Russophilia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). African Union to Join G20? Or Just a Western Pipe Dream? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). Do You Know Why California Hasn't Found Any Deaths Linked to the COVID Vaccines? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). High School "Died Suddenly": 14-19 Year Olds Dying Suddenly. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). 75 Years of Nakba: A Stark Reminder of Israel's Colonialism. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). A Kingly Proposal: Letter from Julian Assange to King Charles III. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). Selected Articles: The Great FREESET Versus The Great Reset. URGENT Message from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. globalresearch.ca 
By This is an URGENT message from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Children's Health Defense (CHD) Team about the …
(2023-05-08). Video: Pakistan's Power Struggle. A Discussion with Junaid Ahmad. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). EPA: Three Popular Neonicotinoid Pesticides Likely to Drive More Than 200 Endangered Plants, Animals Extinct. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). The US and Israeli Role in Sudan's Path to War. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). Lula calls for Assange's release in London, reiterating calls by leaders globally. peoplesdispatch.org Speaking to journalists in London, Brazil's Lula pulled no punches when criticizing the mainstream media's lack of organized efforts to defend Assange and demand his freedom…
(2023-05-08). Anti-monarchists and Republicans in the UK protest coronation of Charles III. peoplesdispatch.org As the UK struggles with a severe cost of living crisis and workers struggle for pay hikes, the decision to hold an elaborate and expensive coronation ceremony has been widely criticized. 51% of the respondents in a poll conducted in April by YouGov said that the coronation ceremony should not be a state-funded event…
(2023-05-08). Arab League votes to withdraw Syria's 12-year long suspension. peoplesdispatch.org Syria was suspended from the Arab League in 2012 after war broke out in the country. Several members of the League supported anti-government forces which included Islamist militias…
(2023-05-08). Media organizations from Global South discuss solidarity and standing up to sanctions. peoplesdispatch.org 
At an event in Shanghai, representatives of media organizations from Asia, Africa, and Latin America highlighted the need for learning from and working with each other and building infrastructure to resist western hegemony…
(2023-05-08). The US search for a junior partner in the Gulf. peoplesdispatch.org The traditional US approach has been to whip up Iranophobia to rally Gulf states but that ploy won't work anymore. The Gulf states are steadily expanding their strategic autonomy and pursuing independent foreign policies to advance their national interests and promote peace and reconciliation in the region…
(2023-05-08). Land, climate, and corporate greed: Indian farmers raise their voices on pivotal issues. peoplesdispatch.org Ashok Dhawale, president of the farmers' organization, AIKS, talks about their movements across the country and identifies the issues that bind these struggles. He also talks about the political dimensions of the farmers' protests…
(2023-05-08). The enduring significance of Ruth First's life and words. peoplesdispatch.org 
The International Union of Left Publishers has released a collection of five essays written by Ruth First, a leading communist, anti-apartheid activist, and journalist, who was assassinated by the white supremacist South African regime in 1982…
(2023-05-08). More US activists face harassment from authorities upon return from Cuba. peoplesdispatch.org Days after members of a youth delegation were detained when returning to the US from Cuba, another batch of activists who were also on the island as part of the May Day Brigade, faced similar harassment…
(2023-05-08). Milwaukee Anti-War Committee holds "No to NATO!" teach-in. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Over 20 people gathered at Zao MKE Church to attend the "No to NATO!" teach-in hosted by the Milwaukee Anti-War Committee on May 6. In response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Milwaukee Anti-war Committee (MAC) held this event to challenge the pro-NATO narrative pushed in the U.S. Presented by MAC member Stephanie Spalatin and her mother Mira Spalatin, attendees learned about some of the crimes NATO has committed both in the present in Ukraine and in the past in places like the former Yugoslavia, as well as a general framing of NATO as an offensive and not defensive apparatus of U.S. and Europe…
(2023-05-08). Milwaukee: Fight underway to combat repressive Wisconsin Republicans' shared revenue proposal. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Earlier this month, Wisconsin Republicans introduced a proposal regarding the shared revenue – LRB-2938: Local Government Funding. This proposal increases Milwaukee's city and county shared revenue if they agree to do the following: reinstate police officers in Milwaukee Public Schools, preserve current staffing levels, at the minimum, of police officers, fund the police pension through an increase in the sales tax, eliminate the policy creation power of the Fire and Police Commission (FPC), and require representatives from the police association to serve on the FPC. | "Simply put, this is a racis…
(2023-05-08). New York City demands justice for Jordan Neely! fightbacknews.org New York, NY – A wave of protests took place across New York City last week in response to the public murder of Jordan Neely on the NYC subway. Neely's death shocked New Yorkers already angry over skyrocketing rents, callous city officials and a violent, militarized police force. Thousands took to the streets to demand justice for Neely, the arrest and prosecution of his killer, and the protection of our unhoused and mentally ill community members. | On Monday, May 1, Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old Black man well known throughout the city for his performances as a Michael Jackson impersonator in Times Square, was ti…
(2023-05-08). Former Palestinian prisoner Etaf Alayan launches hunger strike to demand the release of Khader Adnan's body and the detained martyrs' bodies. samidoun.net 
Former Palestinian prisoner and long-term hunger striker Etaf Alayan launched a hunger strike on Sunday, 7 May, outside the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Al-Bireh, occupied Palestine, to demand the release of the body of Khader Adnan and his fellow detained martyrs in the occupation's morgues. "I will not stop …
(2023-05-08). Palestinian prisoners under attack: Ahmad Sa'adat, Ahed Abu Ghoulmeh, Walid Hanatsheh transferred to isolation. samidoun.net 
Palestinian prisoner leaders are once again under attack inside occupation prisons today, as Zionist repressive forces invaded sections 5 and 7 of Ramon prison and transferred three prominent Palestinian prisoners to solitary confinement and potential interrogation in an unidentified location: Ahmad Sa'adat, the General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; and …
(2023-05-08). Over 160 Organisations, Political Parties, and Unions join the International Campaign Against Anti-Palestinian Repression in Germany. samidoun.net 
(2023-05-08). Monday 5/8: Potluck! EBPG National Cohousing Weekend Recap and Ecovillage/Permaculture Workshop. indybay.org
(2023-05-08). Dozen LAVC Cinema Student Narratives challenges Erika Endrijonas's LACCD Success Story. indybay.org Erika Endrijonas has built a reputation as a rockstar "professional problem solver" in California's Community Colleges, but a dozen newly surfaced student narratives from her time as President at Los Angeles Valley College are creating cracks in this image.
(2023-05-08). Cop City Protesters Face Felonies for Flyering as Police Repress Student Sit-Ins. truthout.org An attorney for three activists opposed to a planned $72.8 million police training center that opponents have dubbed "Cop City" tells Truthout her clients are facing felony charges of intimidation of an officer and misdemeanor stalking after two of them placed flyers on mailboxes in Bartow County, Georgia, a neighborhood about 40 miles from Atlanta. The charges carry a sentence of up to 20 years… |
(2023-05-08). Friday 5/5: Toward Abolitionist Horizons: 25 Years of Critical Resistance with Angela Davis. indybay.org McKenna Theatre | San Francisco State University | 1600 Holloway Avenue | San Francisco, CA 94132 | (or free live stream)…
(2023-05-08). Thursday 5/11: #HumanRights: Ending Solitary Confinement in Prisons and Centering Disability. indybay.org Livestream event…
(2023-05-08). Sunday 6/4: Soupstock 2023. indybay.org Duck Pond Stage, San Lorenzo Park (137 Dakota Ave), Santa Cruz…
(2023-05-08). As a Project for an Alternative Ukraine Emerges, NATO Poisons Lands Covered in Crops Grown for Food with DU. libya360.wordpress.com Dmitri Kovalevich Depleted Uranium Rounds Tooele Utah 2022, Associated Press The end of April marks the end of the 14th month of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. The fiercest fighting continues in and around the small city of Bakhmut (named Artemovsk in Russia), from which the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are gradually being…
(2023-05-08). Canada's Hypocrisy: The Blood on Trudeau's Hands in Palestine, Yemen and Beyond. libya360.wordpress.com Karl Fluri Fellow comrades of the revolutionary struggle. It is with great outrage and indignation that I report to you the treacherous and criminal actions of the Canadian government. Once again, we find ourselves facing the grim reality of Canadian imperialism and its destructive impact on the world's oppressed peoples. From Palestine and Yemen to…
(2023-05-08). Canadians Challenge Calls for a Foreign Influence Registry. libya360.wordpress.com Daniel Xie On April 14, 2023, Petition E-4395 became available for signature on the House of Commons website. This petition was drafted in response to plans for the implementation of a "Foreign Influence Transparency Registry" that is being considered by the Trudeau government; this being in response to baseless allegations being spread by CSIS and…
(2023-05-08). China's Report on US Cyber Attacks Only Scratches Surface of Washington's Impunity. libya360.wordpress.com Danny Haiphong Photo taken of the White House and stop sign in Washington, D.C., United States, August 4, 2022. /Xinhua China's report sends a signal to the international community that the U.S. must be held accountable for its actions on the international stage. U.S. political leaders and media analysts often hype "threats" from abroad in…
(2023-05-08). Haiti: A Popular Response to Restore Peace! libya360.wordpress.com Berthony Dupont Demonstrations of violence have always had a bad impact when impunity and recklessness are the rule. What is clear today in Haiti is that the political class has completely failed in its mission and the regime in place has not lifted a finger to ensure access to justice in the face of the…
(2023-05-08). Tuesday 5/9: Stop the Pogonip Sweeps. indybay.org Santa Cruz City Council Meeting | 809 Center St, Santa Cruz…
(2023-05-08). Die Jim Crow Records Releases New Music From Hip-Hop Artist Wrongfully Convicted And Imprisoned For 25 Years. shadowproof.com Die Jim Crow Records, the first record company to work exclusively with musicians impacted by the United States prison system, has collaborated with another formerly incarcerated artist named EL BENTLY 448.
(2023-05-08). California Pan African Pioneers "Hidden Figures" come to life 2023 California Juneteenth. indybay.org 2023 California Juneteenth we trace both free and enslaved from 1535 Baja California Sur to 1776 Mission Delores San Francisco on the way to June 19, 1865.
(2023-05-08). Friday 5/5: Son Jarocho Zapateado Workshop and Concert with Saltapatrás! indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center (3015 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA)…
(2023-05-08). Saturday 5/13: SF: Mother's Day of Action for an Assault Weapon Ban. indybay.org Conservatory of Flowers | Golden Gate Park | 100 John F. Kennedy Drive | San Francisco 94118…
(2023-05-08). Saturday 5/13: Mother's Day of Action Against Gun Violence – Sidewalk Protest Mtn. View. indybay.org Intersection of El Camino Real and Castro Street | Mountain View, CA…
(2023-05-08). Saturday 5/13: Palo Alto: Protest to Demand a Ban on Assault Weapons. indybay.org Intersection El Camino Real and Embarcadero | (near Town and Country Center) | Palo Alto, CA…
(2023-05-08). Friday 6/2: Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: SPULU. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center…
(2023-05-08). Sunday 5/7: Justice for Banko Brown. indybay.org March from 825 market street to city hall.
(2023-05-08). Reinventar la comunidad en el mundo urbano. indybay.org Reinventar la comunidad en el mundo urbano: | Otras formas del estar siendo comunidad…
(2023-05-08). Aussies Say No to Nuclear Sub Base at Port Kembla, Support Rally In San Francisco Against US Base. indybay.org An international day of action against a US nuclear submarine base in the Australian Port Kembla. Rallies took place at Port Kembla and in San Francisco against the base and the Australian UK, US military Allliance AUKUS…
(2023-05-08). Saturday 5/20: Defending the Right to Live in your Vehicle. indybay.org Intersection of Delaware Ave and Shaffer Rd, Santa Cruz…
(2023-05-08). Thursday 5/18: BIPOC Bonfires. indybay.org Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History | 1305 E. Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz…
(2023-05-08). Tuesday 5/16: Santa Cruz Police Military Equipment Virtual Community Meeting. indybay.org Online Event…
(2023-05-08). Idaho's "Abortion Trafficking" Law Takes Effect. truthout.org Moscow, Idaho — Mackenzie Davidson grew up in a Mormon household and sheepishly admits she knew little about pregnancy. "This is embarrassing," she said, sitting outside a café along a street thronged with students in this college town. "But I didn't know that you had to have sex to have kids until I was 13 or 14." She's a writer for the University of Idaho student newspaper, The Argonaut… |
(2023-05-08). Saturday 5/6: Socialist City Councilor Kshama Sawant Comes to Oakland. indybay.org Oakland Public Library: Rockridge Branch | 5366 College Avenue Oakland, CA 94618…
(2023-05-08). Saturday 5/20: For Black Trotskyism. indybay.org Oakland Public Library–Main Branch | Auditorium (downstairs), 125 14th Street, Oakland | Between Oak and Madison, 8-minute walk from Lake Merritt BART | (The Oakland Public Library does not advocate or endorse the viewpoints of meetings or meeting room users.)…
(2023-05-08). Ukraine will not win. Only a peace plan by the major powers can end the war. indybay.org
(2023-05-08). Why China won't replace the U.S. as hegemon. Chaos instead of Hegemony. indybay.org China's growth is also running on credit; the People's Republic is similarly indebted to the descending Western centers of the world system. This trend toward de-dollarization can only be properly understood against the backdrop of the imperial descent of the United States in the context of the global crisis process.
(2023-05-08). Africa News Wrap for April 2023. towardfreedom.org The outbreak of war in Sudan dominated headlines in April, but plenty more has happened in Africa, including in Comoros, Ethiopia, Kenya, Chad, Uganda, Morocco, Cameroon, West Africa, Tanzania and Algeria. African Stream reports.
(2023-05-08). Driver Plows Into Group Near Migrant Shelter in Texas, Killing 8. truthout.org We get an update from South Texas, where eight people were killed and at least 10 more injured Sunday in Brownsville after a driver rammed his SUV into a group of people near a shelter for migrants. The incident comes just days before the Trump-era Title 42 policy is set to expire and more migrants are expected to seek asylum at the southern U.S. border. "I can only describe it as a hate crime. |
(2023-05-08). Bloomberg Wants The West To Punish African States Over Their Preferred Security Partners. thealtworld.com This condescendingly suggests that the West knows what's better for African states' security than their own governments do. | Bloomberg's demand for the West to punish African states over their preferred security partners is extremely condescending. Opinion columnist Bobby Ghosh published a piece about this over the weekend urging to "
(2023-05-08). Fact Check: Investigator Eunice Hunton Carter Played Key Role in Taking Down Mob Pioneer Lucky Luciano. moguldom.com Charles "Lucky" Luciano was an Italian-born gangster who operated mainly in the United States. He was also the first official boss of the modern Genovese crime family. And it was a Black female investigator named Eunice Hunton Carter who helped bring Luciano, the most important Mafia crime boss in New York City at the time, …
(2023-05-08). Black Unemployment Falls To Record Low But Numbers Show Concerning Lower Participation For Black Men. moguldom.com The latest jobs report shows both promising and troubled results regarding Black unemployment, especially for Black men. Black unemployment dropped to a record low in April. This wasn't due to more Black people landing jobs, but the decline was driven by trends indicating that Black workers are faced with more challenges in what has been …
(2023-05-08). New Investment Group That Includes Shaq, 50 Cent, and Kenya Burris Make Move to Buy BET. moguldom.com Ever since Paramount Global (formerly known as Viacom) announced it was considering selling a majority stake in the Black Entertainment Television Network, an array of possible investors have expressed interest, including media mogul Byron Allen and filmmaker Tyler Perry. Now a group that includes former basketball superstar Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal, hip-hop mogul 50 Cent, and TV producer …
(2023-05-08). Counteroffensive? Killing Putin? southfront.org 
(2023-05-08). In Video: First U.S. Avenger Air Defense System Destroyed In Ukraine. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 7, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported that the Russian Lancet UAV destroyed the US-made Avenger anti-aircraft missile system, which the Pentagon had recently sent to Kiev to protect against Russian drones. | Russian media published a video of a strike on the Avenger air defense system, which is reportedly the first case of the destruction of this US system which was confirmed in Ukraine. Moreover, this is reportedly the first such case in more than 30 years after the Avenge…
(2023-05-08). Military Overview: Russian Strikes Throughout Ukraine On May 8, 2023. southfront.org 
Fire in Odessa region | On the night of May 8th, Russian forces launched another massive attack on the strategic military facilities throughout Ukraine. The night strikes were largely assessed as an unprecedented attack on Ukraine, including by some Ukrainian officials. | The Kiev regime is carefully hiding its losses and damage cause by the constant Russian strikes; but the open sources allow to assess the scale of Russian success. So far, it was confirmed that explosions thundered in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kherson, Zhytom…
(2023-05-08). Military Situation In Bakhmut On May 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue along Chaikovskoho street; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near Khromovo; | Russian fighters are storming the apartment buildings along Yubileynaya Street advancing from two flanks; | From the northern direction, Russian units broke through the Ukrainian defenses along Pobedy and Tolbukhin Streets; | Over the past day, Wagner fighters advanced 280 meters in various directions. | MORE ON THE…
(2023-05-08). Military Situation In Donbass On May 8, 2023 (MapUpdate). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian artillery and aircraft heavily struck the AFU positions in Chasov Yar; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Avdeevka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Serebryanka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Pervomaiske; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AF…
(2023-05-08). Military Situation In Syria On May 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 8, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | There will be no normalization of relations with the Pro-Assad forces without a political solution in accordance with UN resolutions, according to the European Commission; | US rejects Syria's readmission into Arab League and stressed that it would not drop its sanctions against Damascus; | On May 8, SAA artillery shelled positions…
(2023-05-08). Military Situation In Ukraine On May 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian artillery struck the AFU 124th Territorial Defence Brigade near Kherson; | Russian forces destroyed an armoured vehicle and a D-30 howitzer in the Kupyansk region; | Russian forces destroyed 2 armoured vehicles, 8 motor vehicles, a D-20 howitzer in the Donetsk region; | Russian forces destroyed five motor vehicles in the Kherson region; | The AFU reportedly destroyed 2 control points, 2 areas of manpower and equipment, 3 ammunition depots of the Russian Army in the pa…
(2023-05-08). Poland, Croatia Reported On Aircraft They Transferred To Ukraine. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On the morning of May 5, nine Croatian Mi-8 helicopters flew from Croatia to Ukraine. The photo confirming the transfer of aircraft was published online by the local police. | Earlier, Croatia has decided to send 14 old Russian-made Mi-8 helicopters to Ukraine. The aircraft were considered obsolete but Ukraine declared its readiness to repair them and use them on the front lines. The other 5 helicopters reportedly cannot take off. They will be delivered to Ukraine by land later. | Earlier, i…
(2023-05-08). Scott Morrison and Australia's Lobby Complex. southfront.org 
(2023-05-08). US Banking Crisis In A New Stage Of Contagion. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Dan Steinbock | In view of the Fed, American banking crisis is over. Yet, US and European banks face the most acute stress since 2008 and 2011, respectively. Global economy is exposed to new headwinds. | Last week, as the Federal Reserve pushed ahead with its 10th rate hike since last March, its chairman Jerome Powell declared that the period of U.S. bank failures had come to an end.That's why Powell assured Americans, "There were three large banks, really from the very beginning, that wer…
(2023-05-08). Keep Calm and Keep Fighting: Wagner Stays In Bakhmut. southfront.org 
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(2023-05-08). The May Edition Of Treazine Is Now Available. thealtworld.com
(2023-05-08). Insider Provides 10 Tips To Use ChatGPT Like A Pro. moguldom.com Everyone's using ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence bot trained to imitate human speech and writing, but almost everyone's stuck in beginner mode, according to Rob Lennon, an audience growth specialist and independent writer with 106,000+ Twitter followers who goes by the Twitter handle AI Whisperer. Lennon says he has been testing and experimenting with AI writing tools …
(2023-05-08). Report: Jake Sullivan in Saudi Arabia Discussing Rail Project. news.antiwar.com National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to discuss a rail project that would link Middle East countries and extend to India via seaports, Axios reported. The national security advisors from India and the UAE were expected to join the meeting on Sunday. Announcing his trip to the region, Sullivan said …
(2023-05-08). US, Taiwan in Talks on US Providing $500 Million in 'Free' Weapons. news.antiwar.com Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said Monday that Taiwan is in talks with the Pentagon on the US providing a $500 million weapons package that would come at no cost to Taipei. "These extra weapons will be given to us for free and will not be deducted from the purchase list, which has been delayed …
(2023-05-08). Chinese new energy vehicle makers rev up global reach. ecns.cn As China-made electric vehicles are increasing in popularity overseas, Chinese carmakers are investing in the construction of overseas manufacturing facilities to explore the vast opportunities in markets ranging from Southeast Asia to South America.
(2023-05-08). Australian enterprises eager to participate in 6th CIIE. ecns.cn Several Australian enterprises and associations confirmed their participation in the sixth China International Import Expo, which will be held in November, at a promotional conference in Sydney, Australia, on April 27 local time.
(2023-05-08). Beijing's first air-space expo slated for September. ecns.cn The First China International Aviation and Aerospace Industry Expo is scheduled to take place in Beijing in this autumn, according to its organizing committee.
(2023-05-08). Macao, Hengqin cooperate to seek more business opportunities. ecns.cn The global investment promotion conference 2023 of Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin will be held on Tuesday, followed by the preparations for Hengqin and Macao to reach more countries and regions for investment promotion activities, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute announced Sunday.
(2023-05-08). Drought drives Yunnan coal transportation by rail by 66 pct. ecns.cn Affected by the drought in southwest China's Yunnan in 2023, thermal power generation has increased substantially and as of May 5, 1.5 million tons of coal have been transported to the province for thermal power purposes, an increase of 600,000 tons year on year, or 66 percent in growth.
(2023-05-08). UAE granted SCO dialogue partner status. ecns.cn The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been granted the status of a dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Saturday.
(2023-05-08). Shandong carrier group back at port after Pacific training. ecns.cn According to pictures released by the Navy, the carrier battle group consists of several Type 055 and Type 052D guided-missile destroyers and Type 054A guided-missile frigates, as well as a large supply ship.
(2023-05-08). Yuan-backed funds revved up with PE firms. ecns.cn Private equity industry leaders have revved up on yuan-denominated funds to seize opportunities from China's economic recovery and offset headwinds in fundraising for U.S. dollar-denominated funds, said experts.
(2023-05-08). Consul following Bali hotel deaths of 2 Chinese citizens. ecns.cn The Chinese Consulate-General in Denpasar, Indonesia, is closely following the case of two Chinese citizens who were found dead at a hotel in Bali, a popular destination for Chinese tourists.
(2023-05-08). RMB records rapid growth in cross-border settlement. ecns.cn Cross-border settlement of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, registered rapid growth during the first quarter of this year, continuing to expand its globalization process, CCTV reported.
(2023-05-08). Qin Gang meets U.S. envoy Burns. ecns.cn State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with United States Ambassador to China Richard Burns in Beijing on Monday.
(2023-05-08). China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform finishes offshore construction. ecns.cn Offshore construction work on Haiyou Guanlan, China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform, has been completed.
(2023-05-08). China conducts first online spot trading of liquid carbon dioxide. ecns.cn The Daqing Oilfield has sold 1,000 tons of liquid carbon dioxide at a price of 210 yuan (around $30.37) per ton through online bidding, the first successful online spot-trading of liquid carbon dioxide in China.
(2023-05-08). China lands reusable experimental spacecraft. ecns.cn The reusable experimental spacecraft launched by China at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, after 276 days in orbit, successfully returned to its designated landing site on Monday.
(2023-05-08). Zibo city GDP reaches $15.3 billion in Q1. ecns.cn According to the Statistics Bureau of Zibo City in East China's Shandong Province, its GDP reached 105.77 billion yuan($15.3 billion) in the first quarter, with a year-on-year increase of 4.7 percent.
(2023-05-08). Natural glass material discovered in Chang'e-5 lunar samples. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have discovered multiple types of glass material in lunar samples retrieved by the Chang'e-5 mission.
(2023-05-08). Mountain carving featuring porcelain making unveiled in Hebei. ecns.cn The kilometer long mountain carving features the unique history of the Cizhou kiln and the 72 firing procedures of porcelains at Cizhou kiln.
(2023-05-08). Breached Qingfeng dike closed in Jiangxi. ecns.cn Rescue workers block the Qingfeng dike breached by heavy floods in Licun township Township of Yichun, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 7, 2023.
(2023-05-08). China's cargo craft Tianzhou-6 ready for launch in Hainan. ecns.cn The combination of Long March -7 Y 7 rocket carrier and the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft is vertically transferred to the service tower at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, south China's Hainan Province, May 7, 2023.
(2023-05-08). Current transforms Yellow River bed. ecns.cn The Yellow River bed at the Wanrong section in Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province, May 7, 2023. Shoals and arteries are formed along the river bed by water currents.
(2023-05-08). Cotopaxi volcano registers new activity. ecns.cn A plume of steam and gas billows from the Cotopaxi volcano as seen from Quito in El Chasqui, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador, May 7, 2023.
(2023-05-08). Kirin screen wall on Jinshanling section of Great Wall. ecns.cn A screen wall carved with a mysterious animal called Kirin on the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall in Luanping County, north China's Hebei Province, May 7, 2023.
(2023-05-08). In Numbers: Tibet has over 9,500 5G base stations. ecns.cn More than 9,500 5G base stations had been built in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region by the end of March.
(2023-05-08). InsightsÔΩúRenowned American scholar: People-to-people contacts between China and the U.S. help strengthen soft power cooperation. ecns.cn On April 28, Professor Joseph Nye's new book, Soft Power and Great-Power Competition: Shifting Sands in the Balance of Power between the United States and China, was released at Central for China & GlobalizationÔºàCCGÔºâin Beijing."ÄÄ…
(2023-05-08). Insights｜Renowned American scholar: China and the U.S. should ensure constant communication and manage competition. ecns.cn On April 28, Professor Joseph Nye's new book, Soft Power and Great-Power Competition: Shifting Sands in the Balance of Power between the United States and China, was released at Central for China&Globalization（CCG）in Beijing.
(2023-05-08). Syria returns to Arab League. mronline.org 
Iraqi Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ahmad Al-Sahhaf announces Syria has been offically granted a return to the Arab League.
(2023-05-08). Stop the war on LGBTQ teachers. mronline.org 
It's hard enough being a teacher at all, but cruel new laws are putting dedicated LGBTQ teachers in particular danger. When will the madness end?>
(2023-05-08). U.S. media promotes absurd claim that Russia staged attack on Kremlin. mronline.org 
Following Wednesday's drone attack on the official residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the U.S. media sprang into action to promote the ridiculous claim that Russia staged the attacks.
(2023-05-08). 4 US Banks Crash in 2 Months: Banking Crisis Explained by Economist Michael Hudson. scheerpost.com 
Economist Michael Hudson discusses the collapse of four US banks in two months, giant JP Morgan Chase taking over First Republic Bank, and how government regulators are in bed with the bankers.
(2023-05-08). Monopolies Cause Inflation, While Fed Chairman Powell Blames Workers. scheerpost.com 
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch As American monopolies fix prices higher and higher, the Federal Reserve bizarrely has concluded that employment is to blame for inflation. For months, Fed chairman Jerome Powell has increased interest rates in the hopes of throwing workers out in the street and thus supposedly reducing prices. While I'm sure that …
(2023-05-08). The Troubling Case of Richard Glossip: After Unprecedented Bipartisan Support, Supreme Court Blocks His Ninth Execution Date. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-08). William Astore: Are the Best Years of My Country Behind Me? scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-08). Tucker Carlson Has Plans for His Own "Media Empire": Report. truthout.org Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is preparing to battle the network to get out of his contract after he was pulled off the air last month, according to Axios. Since being ousted from the network in April, Carlson has allegedly begun to ready plans for his own "media empire." However, he can't act on them until his contract with Fox concludes in January of 2025. Two days after being let go… |
(2023-05-08). Canadian and French Jewish Groups Stand with Hassan Diab. ijvcanada.org For a second time France is seeking to extradite Dr. Hassan Diab for a crime that he did not commit.
(2023-05-08). At UFCW, A Reform Movement Rises. inthesetimes.com Can essential workers follow auto workers and revolutionize their union?>
(2023-05-08). This Little-Known Company Is Making Millions Off the Western Water Shortage. truthout.org For the first two decades of the 21st century, not even a once-in-a-millennium drought could deter real estate developers from building vast suburban tracts on the wild edges of Western U.S. cities. But in 2021, a reckoning appeared on the horizon. The Colorado River sank to historic lows, winter rains never arrived, and communities from California to Texas found their groundwater wells going dry… |
(2023-05-08). Sudan: Popular movement demands civilian rule. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto May 2, 2023 April 30 ‚àí Reports from Sudan's largest seaport, Port Sudan, located on the Red Sea, describe a chaotic scene of thousands of migrant workers and their families attempting to leave the country in order to escape a conflict between two military factions fighting for control of the government. Sudan borders seven other African countries and the Red Sea. The Blue Nile and White Nile rivers meet in its capital, Khartoum. The corporate media in Europe and the United States confine their coverage to describing the suffering of civilians and the numbers killed. Their…
(2023-05-08). Thurs. May 11 webinar — U.S. Women need what Cuban Women have: Socialism. iacenter.org U.S. Women Need What Cuban Women Have: Socialism Thursday, May 11 7: 30pm ET/ 4: 30pm PT Register Now Share on all social media platforms…
(2023-05-08). Venezuela Demands US Investigation After Driver Kills Eight Migrants in Texas. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuelans have faced significant hurdles and xenophobia as they attempt to reach the US.
(2023-05-08). Iowa becomes second GOP-controlled state this year to pass repeal of child labor protections. therealnews.com 
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(2023-05-08). Privatization Of Health Care By Unitedhealth Group. popularresistance.org
(2023-05-08). Resisting Cannibal Capitalism. popularresistance.org
(2023-05-08). Study: US Forests Struggling To Adapt Fast Enough To Climate Change. popularresistance.org
(2023-05-08). Washington obstructs Yemen-Saudi prisoner exchange: Ansarallah. thecradle.co
(2023-05-08). The Fraudulence of Both Sides of the Global Warming Debate. theduran.com
(2023-05-08). The United States Gets A Major Black Eye in the Middle East Courtesy of the Arab League. sonar21.com 
Here it is, short and sweet — the Arab League told Joe Biden and his foreign policy clown show to "go pound sand" as they reversed course and ended Syria's…
(2023-05-08). Media Monopolies and Prosecution of Assange Drive Drop in US Press Freedom Rank. truthout.org CODEPINK cofounder Medea Benjamin interrupted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a Washington Post-sponsored World Press Freedom Day event on May 3, taking the stage where a Post journalist was interviewing Blinken. Benjamin demanded that the U.S. and United Kingdom free imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. A group of men in suits, presumably Secret Service agents… |
(2023-05-08). 4 U.S. banks crash in 2 months. mronline.org 
Economist Michael Hudson discusses the collapse of four U.S. banks in two months, giant JP Morgan Chase taking over First Republic Bank, and how government regulators are in bed with the bankers.
(2023-05-08). On May Day, Colombians mobilize to defend the Petro government. therealnews.com 
The popular forces of Colombia have been at odds with the forces of their state for decades. Yet this year on May Day, crowds of people mobilized not in opposition to their government but in support of its labor reforms and efforts to produce a lasting peace. Swept into power last year in the aftermath of a popular uprising, President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Márquez have prioritized an agenda to reform the country and build power for working people and oppressed groups such as Afro-Colombians and Indigenous peoples. While conservative elements continue to obstruct this agenda from within th…
(2023-05-08). Douglas Macgregor Speaks. . smoothiex12.blogspot.com Very good points on Washington and lunatics who run it, on China, on geopolitics in general. His Singapore quip is excellent–as someone once noted: Singapore is North Korea with internet)).
(2023-05-08). "We liberated them… and they will never forgive us for it…"(c). smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2023-05-08). Who Is Fighting Whom in Sudan? orinocotribune.com 
By As'ad AbuKhalil — May 2, 2023 | There are various ways in which we can examine the Sudanese conflict and its underlying causes. We can treat it as a purely domestic conflict between two warring factions and leaders who are vying for absolute political power. Or we can view it as a proxy war in which outside powers — regional and international — are fighting for the imposition of their own agendas on Sudan. | We can also borrow from the racist Orientalist tropes and assert, yet again, that the people of Africa and the Middle East have always been at war and that the West just wants to establish…
(2023-05-08). The American Population Is Not Defending Our Liberty. thealtworld.com Occasionally, I am asked why I am so down on Americans, calling them insouciant and dumbshits. The answer is that they do nothing about the erosion of their liberty and the erosion of the Constitution that protects their liberty. Less than 1 percent of the American population acts in defense of our liberty, and they are punished for it. | "Our" government, acting not for us but for the ruling elite, conducts an operation against us—9/11 for example, or the "Covid pandemic," and blames it on a few Saudi Arabians who somehow outwitted the entire American National Security State and brought the greatest humili…
(2023-05-08). The Ultra-Wealthy Have a Private Jet Problem. inequality.org The past two years have been a bonanza for private aviation. The drastic increase in demand has led to flight delays, increased costs, and pilot shortages. But the slow deterioration of working conditions for aerospace labor has not stopped the jet-owning oligarchy from flying more than ever. Their increased share of air traffic has a …
(2023-05-08). Congress Officially Acknowledges Apple's Unfair Labor Practices And Union-Busting Tactics. progressivehub.net AMBER NEELY | APPLE INSIDER…
(2023-05-08). AMLO Asks Biden to Stop USAID Financing Opposition Groups in Mexico. orinocotribune.com
(2023-05-08). Media Inflation Hysteria Massively Damaged The Working Class. progressivehub.net ANDREW PEREZ, MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM-COOK, AND DAVID SIROTA | THE LEVER…
(2023-05-08). The Revolving Door For Military Lobbyists Is Stronger Than Ever. progressivehub.net TAYLOR GIORNO | OPEN SECRETS…
(2023-05-08). Texas House Passes Bill to Allow Election Workers to Carry Guns at Polling Sites. truthout.org On Friday, lawmakers in the Texas House passed a bill that would allow certain election workers to carry handguns in a proposal that voting rights advocates say would decrease voter participation and create an atmosphere of intimidation at polling sites. The Republican-sponsored bill would allow election judges, or the presiding officer at a polling place, and some poll workers to carry handguns… |
(2023-05-08). Iran's Raeisi: Syria Visit a 'Turning Point' in Bilateral Ties. orinocotribune.com President Raeisi has described his two-day visit to Syria as a turning point in promoting economic, political and security relations, saying the aim of the trip was to honor the spirited resistance of the Syrian government and nation. | "Given the Islamic Republic of Iran's 12-year-long support for Syria-based resistance groups as well as the steadfastness of the Syrian nation and government against conspiracies and seditious plots of the enemies, the two-day trip to the Arab country is of…
(2023-05-08). Venezuela: Humanitarian Prisoner Exchange a Valid Mechanism for Release of Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice Minister of Anti-Blockade Policies and director of the Venezuelan Anti-Blockade Observatory William Castillo said that he would agree with any method that allows the release of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, including a humanitarian prisoner exchange. | "It is a valid mechanism. I don't quite understand why the United States doesn't do it, I don't have the mind to think about the gringos or the clumsiness they commit, but obviously it would be a valid option for Venezuela," he said this Friday, May 5, during an interview for the program A Pulso, broadcast on Venezolana de Televisión. | Castill…
(2023-05-08). Venezuela's 'Plan Vuelta a la Patria' Repatriates 115 Migrants From Chile (+Boric). orinocotribune.com 
(2023-05-08). Is Zelensky getting cold feet about the prospects for his 'spring offensive'? thecommunists.org Mesmerised by the mirage of a 'spring offensive' that will somehow miraculously turn the tide of war in its favour, Kiev is meanwhile wasting an irreplaceable generation of young men in a series of pointless last-ditch stands like those unfolding around the cauldrons of Bakhmut (Artyomovsk) and Avdeyevka. It is unclear just who will be …
(2023-05-08). US National Security Advisor: Enough of the neoliberal system. uwidata.com By àñzgàºr Altƒ±nba≈ü U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan made a statement full of confessions about the US economy. Stating that the economy can no longer be saved with the existing system, Sullivan called for increasing public investments. The US official also underlined that the American middle class is losing ground. The leaders of the …
(2023-05-08). Ukraine: Counteroffensive for victory… or for an honorable negotiation? uwidata.com A deathly silence covered the room where the four-star general Christopher G. Cavoli, commanding general of the United States Army in Europe and Africa, denied Rep. Joe Courtney, in his appearance before the Congressional Armed Services Committee. In said meeting, Cavoli stated: "… a large part of the Russian army has not been adversely affected …
(2023-05-08). Karl Marx: A Biographical Sketch with an Exposition of Marxism. mronline.org 
This article on Karl Marx, which now appears in a separate printing, was written in 1913 (as far as I can remember) for the Granat Encyclopaedia. A fairly detailed bibliography of literature on Marx, mostly foreign, was appended to the article.
(2023-05-08). Nurses and midwives discuss making workplaces sustainable. greenleft.org.au About 500 members of the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (ANMF) attended the union's 10th Health & Environmental Sustainability Conference. Jackie Kris reports.
(2023-05-08). United States: Documents reveal sexual exploitation and abuse in Korean War. greenleft.org.au Newly released South Korean government documents reveal that the sexual exploitation of Korean women continued long after Japan's colonial rule ended in 1945, reports Barry Sheppard, facilitated by the Korean government and in full knowledge of the United States military.
(2023-05-08). Forum discusses medical misogyny, seeks support for change. greenleft.org.au Gender bias in the health system was discussed at a forum hosted by Geelong Women Unionist Network (GWUN) and the Geelong Regional Library. Jackie Kris reports.
(2023-05-08). Remembering the Nakba via Folke Bernadotte's 'To Jerusalem'. greenleft.org.au As we prepare to join the global Palestinian diaspora in remembering the ethnic cleansing of 1948, Folke Bernadotte's personal story illuminates Zionism in action, writes Ken Blackman.
(2023-05-08). The 1619 Project and the New York Times' Promotion of the Racialist Ideology of Ukrainian Nationalism. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). Zelensky Regime's Fate Is Sealed. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). Saturday 5/20: Protest for AI Safety! Near OpenAI's HQ. indybay.org 2181 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94110…
(2023-05-08). Sunday 5/7: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Jews Step Forward" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-05-08). Evidence Does Not Change (Most) Minds. dissidentvoice.org 
For decades, I've been writing articles, essays, blog posts, books, and more. Two of my books are annotated history texts. I've given public talks and run a podcast. I've been interviewed more times (TV, radio, online, print, etc) than I can remember. You'd think by now, I'd be aware that most folks are unmoved by …
(2023-05-08). Jerry Springer: Ringmaster of Civilization's End. dissidentvoice.org It involved bringing out the irregular or peculiar from society's peripheries — at least as popularly perceived at the time. Granted a national, broadcasting stage, various persons of despair would perform, if only for a spectacular, brief moment. Cue the chants of a studio audience and the threat of physical confrontation. And the late Jerry …
(2023-05-08). Sister Helen Prejean on Richard Glossip's Stay of Execution: I Believe He Will Walk Out a Free Man. democracynow.org 
Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip's execution was stayed by the Supreme Court on Friday, marking the ninth time he had an execution date put on hold. Glossip has maintained his innocence throughout his 25 years of incarceration; his accuser has previously attempted to recant his testimony. In an unprecedented move earlier this month, Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a joint motion with Glossip's defense team to halt his May 18 execution, saying he did not receive a fair trial. For more, we are joined in Oklahoma City by Sister Helen Prejean, one of the worl…
(2023-05-08). Should Sen. Feinstein Resign? Why Aren't Media, Colleagues Talking Openly About Mental Competence? democracynow.org 
We look at the question of whether Senator Dianne Feinstein, who is on the Judiciary Committee, should resign due to mental deterioration, and how the media has failed to fully address the issue, with longtime Supreme Court reporter Dahlia Lithwick. As a result of Feinstein's current condition, "we're not getting judges confirmed at rates that we need to see," Lithwick says. This should lead to "soul-searching above and beyond competency to say, 'How am I hampering this institution from doing the essential work of government?'"…
(2023-05-08). Can Anyone Hold Justice Clarence Thomas to Account for Secret Dealings with Billionaire GOP Megadonor? democracynow.org 
We speak with longtime Supreme Court reporter Dahlia Lithwick about the mounting evidence of apparent financial impropriety by the court's conservatives. ProPublica recently reported that Republican billionaire Harlan Crow paid two years of private school tuition for Clarence Thomas's grandnephew — payments that Thomas did not include on his annual financial disclosures. This comes after previous reporting revealed Crow also paid money to Thomas and his relatives in an undisclosed real estate deal, and that Thomas accepted luxury travel from Crow virtually every year for decades, while failing t…
(2023-05-08). The Coronation Not Seen on TV: Anti-Monarchists Arrested; Slavery & Colonization Reparations Demanded. democracynow.org 
Police in England arrested at least 52 people Saturday around the coronation of King Charles, including numerous anti-monarchy activists who say they were detained before they even started protesting. Charles and his wife Camilla were crowned king and queen in a lavish ceremony at Westminster Abbey that is expected to cost over £100 million, or about $125 million USD, taking place against the backdrop of a severe cost-of-living crisis in the U.K. Despite growing disinterest in the monarchy, criticism of the institution has been very "muted" in the mainstream U.K. media, says Priya Gopal, Cambrid…
(2023-05-08). Amid Growing Anti-Immigrant Hate, 8 Killed as Driver Plows Into Group Near Migrant Shelter in Texas. democracynow.org 
We get an update from South Texas, where eight people were killed and at least 10 more injured Sunday in Brownsville after a driver rammed his SUV into a group of people near a shelter for migrants. The incident comes just days before the Trump-era Title 42 policy is set to expire and more migrants are expected to seek asylum at the southern U.S. border. "I can only describe it as a hate crime. It was motivated by hate," Jennifer Harbury, a longtime human rights lawyer and activist with the Angry Tias and Abuelas, says of the car-ramming attack. She also talks about the history of U.S. interventions i…
(2023-05-08). Headlines for May 8, 2023. democracynow.org Texas Gunman Kills 8 People, Including Children, at Dallas-Area Shopping Mall, Driver Plows SUV into Migrants in Brownsville, Texas, Killing Eight People, IDF Kills 2 Palestinians, Razes West Bank School as Dems Push Bill to Stop Funding Israeli Violence, Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Region Evacuated; Wagner Group Withdraws Bakhmut Retreat Threat, Over 400 Killed in DRC Flooding as U.N. Chief Points to Climate Change, Ethnic Conflict Kills Dozens While Tens of Thousands Flee Indian State of Manipur, Arab League Readmits Syria After 12-Year Suspension, Right-Wing Parties Win Majority of Seats on Commission to Rewr…
(2023-05-08). Lamenta Díaz-Canel fallecimiento de la hija del activista Carlos Lazo. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, lamentó este lunes el fallecimiento de la hija del activista Carlos Lazo, promotor del proyecto Puentes de Amor, que lucha contra el bloqueo económico de Estados Unidos a Cuba. Desde su cuenta de Twitter el mandatario envió al cubanoamericano un mensaje de apoyo en este momento difícil.
(2023-05-08). Matemática, día de las madres y novedad en creatividad sin números. cubadebate.cu El próximo domingo 14 de mayo será el día de las madres, y estamos a dos mentes con la Matemática en acción y un nuevo hijo de la colección: "la creatividad sin números". Así somos en Para Pensar… °Manos y mente a la obra!.
(2023-05-08). Unión Eléctrica pronostica afectación de 235 MW para el horario pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu La máxima afectación del día en la jornada de ayer fue 238 MW, a las 22: 40 horas. Para este lunes se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2590 MW y una demanda máxima de 2755 MW, para un déficit de 165 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 235 MW en ese horario.
(2023-05-08). La Cruz y Veitía logran nuevos triunfos y Cuba sigue invicta en Mundial de boxeo. cubadebate.cu Acordes con los pronósticos, Yosbany Veitía y Julio César La Cruz firmaron triunfos que realzaron el invicto de Cuba en el Campeonato Mundial de Boxeo de Taskent 2023.Sus aportes elevaron a 20 las alegrías vividas por la escuadra que defiende el reinado en la lid. En su segunda salida, el capitán La Cruz (92 kg) no creyó en la mayor estatura del australiano Ikenna Enki.
(2023-05-08). Presidente cubano evalúa proyecciones de trabajo en Artemisa. cubadebate.cu Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido y presidente de la República, chequea este lunes los compromisos de trabajo de Artemisa acordados en su visita efectuada en enero. En aquel intercambio Gladys Martínez Verdecia expuso la estrategia para hacer frente a la situación económica, social y político ideológica.
(2023-05-08). Reportan accidente de tránsito en zona montañosa de Guantánamo. cubadebate.cu En las últimas horas se produjo un accidente de tránsito en Loma de Mariana, zona montañosa de San Antonio del Sur, en la provincia de Guantánamo, según informan medios locales de ese territorio. Hasta el momento se reportan cuatro fallecidos y existen personas graves y otras 15 lesionadas. Desde Cubadebate le daremos seguimiento a este lamentable incidente.
(2023-05-08). Los tribunales cubanos ante conflictos migratorios en torno a niñas, niños y adolescentes. cubadebate.cu La migración es, en la Cuba de hoy, una fuente generadora de conflictos entre progenitores con proyectos de vida distintos, particularmente cuando uno de ellos decide emigrar en compañía del niño o niña y el otro permanecer en Cuba; situación que trasciende al ámbito judicial y que requiere de respuesta pronta y acorde al interés superior del niño.
(2023-05-08). Valle de los Ingenios amplía productos para turismo de naturaleza. cubadebate.cu La reciente apertura de los servicios en la casa hacienda El Abanico, con la actividad ecuestre como principal atractivo, multiplica los productos para la práctica del turismo de naturaleza en el Valle de los Ingenios, paisaje de Sancti Spíritus, declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad. Es la única de las casas haciendas del bellísimo paraje con un producto ecuestre con todas las garantías.
(2023-05-08). Esta tarde, Mesa Redonda "Comenzando la Semana" mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu El curso de la guerra en Ucrania tras el intento de ataque con drones al Kremlin y la situación en Siria serán los temas principales de la Mesa Redonda de este lunes, la cual contará además con la sección La Esquina del periodista Reinaldo Taladrid.
(2023-05-08). Cubana Gretell Moreno conquista el título en Liga Checa de Voleibol. cubadebate.cu La cubana Gretell Moreno conquistó con su equipo Kralovo Pole Brno el título de la Liga Checa de Voleibol 2023. Así superaron el segundo lugar alcanzado en la campaña anterior. Kralovo sentenció en tres sets al plantel Volejbal Brno, luego de dos iniciales muy disputados. El quinto partido de la final acabó con pizarra de 27-25, 32-30 y 25-18.
(2023-05-08). Friday 6/16: Ithaka – Free Film Screening. indybay.org Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 939355…
(2023-05-08). Parcel delivery network hits 40-billion milestone. ecns.cn China's parcel delivery sector has handled more than 40 billion parcels as of Thursday, demonstrating economic recovery and reflecting growth in consumer confidence, according to the State Post Bureau of China.
(2023-05-08). New Development Bank chief lauds HK's pivotal role. ecns.cn Hong Kong is a strategic financial hub of fundraising for the New Development Bank, with the bank's strategy being to tap local currencies in bond issuance and to expand the base of member countries in order to improve the sustainability and stability of development projects.
(2023-05-08). China willing to boost ties with UK. ecns.cn Han, who is President Xi Jinping's special representative, conveyed to King Charles III sincere congratulations from the Chinese leader and best wishes to the King and Queen Camilla, the British royal family, and the British people.
(2023-05-08). Policy support set to boost consumption. ecns.cn China will step up its policy support to increase consumer spending and unleash the country's purchasing potential, a key force that propels the nation's economic recovery and underpins its endeavors toward modernization and prosperity.
(2023-05-08). Legislation protects memorial sites, heroes. ecns.cn Better legal protection has helped improve the management of memorial sites dedicated to national heroes and martyrs in the past five years, according to legal experts.
(2023-05-08). Rule of law important in achieving national modernization goal. ecns.cn The goal of turning China into a modern socialist country in all respects based on the rule of law, which was put forward during the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, represents a major innovation in the country's philosophy of law-based governance.
(2023-05-08). Sichuan panda base bans visitors for bad behavior. ecns.cn A number of people have been barred from a panda sanctuary in Sichuan province, or have received warnings, for uncivilized behavior during the May Day holiday.
(2023-05-08). Central meetings focus on shoring up real economy, prioritize modern industrial system. ecns.cn China's central government has convened three important meetings within two weeks to discuss and lay out major tasks related to economic and social development, at a time when the nation's economy has rode on the fast track of recovery, experts said.
(2023-05-08). Construction starts on Guangxi's largest central grain reserve base, aiming to ensure food security. ecns.cn Construction has started on the first phase of what will be the largest central grain reserve base in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, aiming to help ensure the nation's grain security by adding storage capacity.
(2023-05-08). Buffett, Munger urge U.S. to mend ties with China for common benefits. ecns.cn Legendary U.S. investors Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger on Saturday urged the U.S. to get along with China and avoid an escalation of tensions amid the U.S.' reckless push for "decoupling" from China.
(2023-05-08). Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games has a gain of $52 million: organizing committee. ecns.cn The income of Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games stood at 15.39 billion yuan ($2.29 billion), with its expenditure reaching 15.04 billion yuan ($2.24 billion).
(2023-05-08). Xi to Chair China-Central Asia Summit. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi‚ÄÇJinping will chair the China-Central Asia Summit that will be held on May 18 and 19 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Monday.
(2023-05-08). Discover "Hidden Figures" California Slavery to Freedom Story – 2023 California Juneteenth. indybay.org Initial prisoners of War in the 15th Century and Trans Atlantic Trade in Human Cargo – Slavery in Alta California (1840-1875) the authentic story soon come alive near Murphy's Corral at the dawn of California's Bear Flag Revolt.
(2023-05-08). Crisis migratoria: El fin del Título 42 en EEUU y sus implicaciones. cubadebate.cu La inminente finalización de la norma conocida como Título 42 ha provocado un estado de emergencia en la frontera entre EE.UU. y México, en donde se padece un clima de extrema tensión ante la posibilidad de que se concrete una nueva y masiva llegada de migrantes que agrave la crisis humanitaria que persiste desde hace años.
(2023-05-08). Deportes electrónicos y la pasión de jugar al fútbol desde el entorno digital (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Cubadebate salda una deuda pendiente con los amantes del deporte, en especial con los que disfrutan jugar en el entorno digital. Hace unas semanas aconteció en la Ciudad Deportiva la primera edición del evento de deportes electrónicos Coliseo FIFA 2023. Del certamen salió el representante cubano en la competencia de deportes electrónicos de los próximos Juegos Panamericanos.
(2023-05-08). Qué trae la prensa cubana, lunes 8 de mayo de 2023. cubadebate.cu
(2023-05-08). Reportan incendio en cercanías de Central Diésel Eléctrica de Moa. cubadebate.cu Un incendio afecta hoy los alrededores de la Central Diésel Eléctrica del municipio holguinero de Moa, en el oriente de Cuba, informaron medios de prensa de esa localidad.
(2023-05-08). Tailandia acude a elecciones legislativas anticipadas. telesurtv.net Las reglas electorales locales favorecen a los partidos en el Gobierno y las propios sondeos sitúan en muy corta la ventaja entre las agrupaciones políticas.
(2023-05-08). Suman casi 400 muertes por lluvias e inundaciones en RD del Congo. telesurtv.net Autoridades alertan que la cifra de decesos puede aumentar de forma considerable. Hasta el momento 131 personas murieron en Ruanda y al menos 18 en Uganda.
(2023-05-08). Mueren 21 personas tras hundirse una casa flotante en Kerala, India. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento se desconocen las causas que propiciaron el accidente y se ha iniciado una investigación policial para conocerlas.
(2023-05-08). Derecha chilena lidera votación tras comicios constitucionales. telesurtv.net Hasta las 22H30 hora local de este domingo se contabilizaban 28.444 mesas escrutadas. Partido Republicano sumaba el 35,48 por ciento de los sufragios.
(2023-05-08). Tres provincias argentinas eligen autoridades y gobernadores. telesurtv.net Las tres provincias celebran sus comicios en los que elegirán gobernador, legisladores provinciales e intendentes.
(2023-05-08). Corea del Sur y Japón acuerdan solucionar problemas en Fukushima. telesurtv.net El primer ministro Fumio Kishida llegó a Seúl el domingo para conversar con el presidente surcoreano Yoon Suk-yeol, convirtiéndose en el primer líder japonés en visitar el país en más de cinco años.
(2023-05-08). Al menos siete muertos deja atropello múltiple en Texas, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Según el portavoz policial, Martin Sandoval, el suceso se ha producido a las 08H30 horas locales en la calle Minnesota frente a un refugio que sirve también de albergue de migrantes.
(2023-05-08). Al menos 27 muertos deja explosión en una mina al sur de Perú. telesurtv.net En la madrugada del sábado, 6 de mayo, se registró un incendio en el interior del socavón de una mina ubicada en el distrito de Yanaquihua, provincia de Condesuyos, en Arequipa.
(2023-05-08). Rusia garantiza al grupo Wagner su estancia en Artiómovk en Donetsk. telesurtv.net Yevgueni Prigozhin, el fundador de la formación militar indicó: "Nos prometen entregar tanta munición y armamento como necesitemos" para continuar operaciones en la urbe".
(2023-05-08). Rusia repele masivo ataque ucranio con drones contra Crimea. telesurtv.net Rusia aseguró también este domingo que evitó un ataque con drones planeado por la inteligencia militar ucraniana contra el aeródromo militar de Séverniy, en la región de Ivanovo.
(2023-05-08). Cancilleres acuerdan regreso de Siria a la Liga àÅrabe. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Irak, Ahmad Al-Sahhaf, anuncia que a Siria se le ha otorgado oficialmente el regreso a la Liga Árabe.
(2023-05-08). Un total de 115 venezolanos son repatriados con el Plan Vuelta a la Patria. telesurtv.net Arriban a Venezuela migrantes varados en la frontera de Chile y Perú…
(2023-05-08). José María Heredia, el primer poeta de América. telesurtv.net José Martí lo consideró su padre literario, al expresar que el poeta cubano "tiene un solo semejante en literatura, que es Bolívar (…) El primer poeta de América es Heredia".
(2023-05-08). Reprimen a reos mapuches y familiares en penal de Angol, Chile. telesurtv.net Suspenden visitas familiares e ingreso de alimentos sin previo aviso. Ante ello, reos mapuches retienen a tres funcionarios y son reprimidos por Gendarmería.
(2023-05-08). Rechazan en Honduras crímenes contra comunidad LGBTIQ. telesurtv.net Un total de 194 miembros de esa comunidad fueron asesinados de 2017 a la fecha. Un 93 por ciento de esos homicidios queda en la impunidad.
(2023-05-08). Palestinos reconstruyen escuela demolida por soldados israelíes. telesurtv.net Naciones Unidas denuncia que en el primer trimestre de 2023 Tel Aviv demolió 290 estructuras en Cisjordania ocupada, con saldo de 413 desplazados.
(2023-05-08). Lula denuncia que encarcelamiento de Assange es una vergàºenza. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado del gigante suramericano abogó por un movimiento mundial de la prensa en defensa de Assange y de la libertad de denunciar.
(2023-05-08). Rescatan a 113 migrantes en Sonora, México. telesurtv.net Los migrantes son originarios de 13 países de América y Asia, entre ellos de Colombia, República Dominicana, El Salvador, Ecuador, Honduras, India, Nepal y Afganistán.
(2023-05-08). Anuncian II Festival Internacional de Teatro Progresista en Venezuela. telesurtv.net En su cuenta personal de la red social Twitter, Villegas Poljak, indicó que este evento cultural se realizará entre los días 8 y 18 de junio del presente año.
(2023-05-08). Colombia rechaza amenazas contra magistrados de la JEP. telesurtv.net La Oficina del Alto Comisionado para los Derechos Humanos de Colombia se unió a las voces de condena por las amenazas a los magistrados.
(2023-05-08). Chilenos acuden a las urnas para elegir consejeros constitucionales. telesurtv.net El Metro de la capital y los servicios de trenes urbanos de EFE Trenes de Chile serán gratuitos para que las personas acudan a sufragar.
(2023-05-08). Nueve muertos y siete heridos por tiroteo en Texas, EE.UU. telesurtv.net El tirador causó caos a las 15: 30 hora local, según la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Collin. La investigación sugiere que actuó solo, pero seguirá activa hasta que se pruebe.
(2023-05-08). El legado de Evita a 104 años de su nacimiento. telesurtv.net Evita fundó escuelas, hospitales y contribuyó a acortar la desigualdad social heredada de gobiernos conservadores y militares.
(2023-05-08). Más de 13.000 evacuados por incendios forestales en Alberta, Canadá. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con la primera ministra de Alberta, Danielle Smith, desde el viernes por la mañana se han reportado 45 nuevos incendios forestales.
(2023-05-08). Reunión regional de sindicatos aboga por atención a jóvenes y mujeres. telesurtv.net En el encuentro tuvieron presencia representantes de países como México, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panamá, República Dominicana, Cuba y Nicaragua.
(2023-05-08). NATO to expand Asia-Pacific presence opening office in Japan. wsws.org NATO's involvement in the region will only increase the danger of war while providing Japan the excuse to further remilitarize.
(2023-05-08). 8 migrants dead, at least 10 injured, following deadly vehicle crash in Brownsville, Texas. wsws.org It is unknown at this time if the driver, who is allegedly not cooperating with police, intentionally targeted the immigrants waiting at the bus stop outside the only migrant and homeless shelter in the South Texas border town.
(2023-05-08). Teamster bureaucracy orders members not to join picket lines of Writers Guild strike. wsws.org This is a warning not only to Teamsters in the television and movie industry but also the 340,000 rank-and-file members at UPS whose contract expires July 31.
(2023-05-08). Apoyan en las Américas iniciativa europea contra bloqueo a Cuba. cubadebate.cu Organizaciones y personalidades de varias naciones latinoamericanas y de Estados Unidos han expresado en días recientes su apoyo a la campaña internacional Tsunami Mundial contra el Bloqueo, una iniciativa lanzada a principios de abril por el canal Europa por Cuba, informó este domingo la plataforma de solidaridad con la Isla.
(2023-05-08). Ciego de àÅvila cumplió el plan de siembra de caña de enero a abril. cubadebate.cu En medio de dificultades de diversa índole durante la zafra azucarera 2022-2023 en Ciego de àÅvila, el cierre de abril trajo la buena noticia de que sea la única del país en dar cumplimiento a su plan de siembra de caña de la etapa del primer cuatrimestre. En la provincia se sembraron 1 855 hectáreas, el 101% de lo previsto en el periodo.
(2023-05-08). Cuba buscará récord Guinness con rueda de casino más grande del mundo. cubadebate.cu Instituciones de Cuba que promueven el casino se han propuesto implantar un nuevo récord Guinness con una rueda gigante de ese popular baile, una iniciativa que es también homenaje al maestro Adalberto àÅlvarez, impulsor de esa manifestación y justamente conocido como el Caballero del Son.
(2023-05-08). El PSG derrotó al Troyes sin Messi y se acercó más al trofeo de la Ligue 1. cubadebate.cu En medio de la repercusión que ha tenido en círculos mediáticos y deportivos el castigo de 15 días impuesto a Leo Messi, el PSG derrotó este domingo al Troyes 3-1 con goles de Mbappé, Vitinha y Fabián, para colocarse a seis puntos del Lens y a ocho del Olympique de Marsella, prácticamente asegurando el título de la Ligue 1.
(2023-05-08). Holguín eslabona seis victorias en Serie Nacional de Béisbol. cubadebate.cu La sexta victoria en línea de Holguín y un nuevo liderazgo en solitario de Artemisa marcaron esta jornada dominical de la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol. Los Cachorros superaron 7-6 a los Indios del Guaso como visitadores en el estadio Nguyen Van Troi, en un partido de 21 jits en el que los guantanameros cometieron tres errores.
(2023-05-08). La derecha domina elecciones al Consejo Constitucional de Chile, marcadas por alta cifra de votos nulos. cubadebate.cu Con más del 95% de los votos escrutados, el derechista Partido Republicano se alzaba este domingo como ganador en las elecciones para definir el Consejo Constitucional de Chile, encargado de redactar una nueva constitución en los próximos meses. Analistas destacaron la cifra de votos en blanco o nulos, que superó el 21% del total.
(2023-05-08). Venezuela exhorta a EE.UU. investigar mortal arrollamiento de migrantes. telesurtv.net Las autoridades del país suramericano lamentaron el incidente que dejó siete migrantes muertos, varios de ellos venezolanos.
(2023-05-08). Spanish singer Rozalén announces concert in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Spanish singer Rozalén announced on her social networks that she will perform a concert at Cuba's National Theater as part of the Cubadisco 2023 International Fair. The event, considered the biggest disco party on the island, will be held until May 14 at several venues in the capital and some provinces of the country.
(2023-05-08). Cuba will benefit agricultural ecosystems with new machinery. plenglish.com Havana, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Seven municipalities in the country vulnerable to climate change will benefit with the acquisition of 16 tractors for the restoration of 35,000 degraded hectares, the FAO Representation announced.
(2023-05-08). Syria reveals final figures on earthquake losses. plenglish.com Damascus, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Prime Minister, Hussein Arnous, revealed today that the earthquakes that devastated the country last February caused the death of 1,414 persons and injuries to 2,367 others.
(2023-05-08). Diaz-Canel mourns death of pro-Cuba activist's daughter. plenglish.com Havana, May 8 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Monday mourned the death of the daughter of activist Carlos Lazo, who promotes the project "Bridges of Love" as a way to fight the US economic blockade against Cuba.
(2023-05-08). Food insecurity affects more than one million Dominicans. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, May 8 (Prensa Latina) A report by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAC) places the Dominican Republic in the fifth position on the list of countries with the highest nutritional insecurity in the region, with more than one million people.
(2023-05-08). Death of Carlos Lazo's eldest daughter mourned in the US. plenglish.com Washington, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Many expressions of support and solidarity continue today for activist Carlos Lazo, coordinator of the movement "Puentes de Amor" whose eldest daughter, Jessica Lazo, died in a tragic traffic accident.
(2023-05-08). Cuban President remembers revolutionary leader Antonio Guiteras. plenglish.com The president requested on his Twitter account not to forget the date on which Guiteras was killed in Morrillo, a town in the western city of Matanzas, and reminded of the qualities of the man who was a "radical anti-imperialist". | He referred to him as the most vigorous arm and the purest spirit of the national revolutionary movement, a definition given by another outstanding figure of Cuban history: Raul Roa. | On May 8, 1935, a betrayal led the repressive forces to the Morrillo, where Antonio Guiteras and the Venezuelan Carlos Aponte were hiding. They fought the soldiers in unequal combat. | Considered as one…
(2023-05-08). May Pilgrimages ends in eastern Cuba. plenglish.com Holguin, Cuba, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The 30th edition of the Romerias de Mayo (May Pilgrimages) cultural event ended with a concert by some of the artists participating in this Festival of Artistic Youth in this eastern city.
(2023-05-08). 42nd ASEAN Summit begins in Indonesia. plenglish.com Jakarta, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The intense program of meetings scheduled for the 42nd Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to session in Indonesia, will begin with a meeting of senior authorities.
(2023-05-08). Transnistria requests increase of Russian peacekeepers contingent. plenglish.com Chisinau, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The authorities of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic asked Russia to increase the number of peacekeeping forces due to the growing risks to the security of the territory.
(2023-05-08). La Cruz y Veitía logran nuevos triunfos y Cuba sigue invita en Mundial de boxeo. cubadebate.cu Acordes con los pronósticos, Yosbany Veitía y Julio César La Cruz firmaron triunfos que realzaron el invicto de Cuba en el Campeonato Mundial de Boxeo de Taskent 2023.Sus aportes elevaron a 20 las alegrías vividas por la escuadra que defiende el reinado en la lid. En su segunda salida, el capitán La Cruz (92 kg) no creyó en la mayor estatura del australiano Ikenna Enki.
(2023-05-08). The Black Nobility, a New World Order and Charles "The Great Reset" King. expose-news.com Few are aware of just how dark the history of the British royal family is, or just how twisted Charles "The Great Reset" King's vision for the future of the United Kingdom …
(2023-05-08). Melba, la santiaguera que salvó a un bebé en La Habana. cubadebate.cu Melba Pérez Herrera sabe bien que el amor por los hijos lleva a las madres a cualquier sacrificio; y que con gusto Rosmery Durán habría dado su sangre para salvar a Matías porque tenerlo en el vientre nueve meses era apenas el comienzo de una unión para siempre entre la recién parida y su bebé.No imaginaba la santiaguera residente en Hicaco, que a más de 960 kilómetros, en el Hospital Ginecobstétrico Ramón González Coro, en el Vedado capitalino, el bebito necesitaba una transfusión sanguínea y que sería su sangre -poco común en la población-, la clave para sanarlo y devolver la esperanza y la alegría a la familia…
(2023-05-08). En Romerías de Mayo presentan libros en homenaje a Fina García por su centenario (+Video). cubadebate.cu En homenaje a Fina García Marruz en su centenario se presentaron en el evento Palabras compartidas, en Romerías de Mayo, el poemario y audiolibro "Quiero escribir con el silencio vivo", un reconocimiento desde Ediciones La Luz, sello de la Asociación Hermanos Saíz (AHS), a la destacada ensayista y poeta cubana. El cuaderno bilingàºe posee una selección de textos de la autora de "Créditos de Charlot".
(2023-05-08). Memorial Capablanca: Empate en el grupo élite. cubadebate.cu El grupo élite en el 56 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Capablanca in Memóriam 2023 se irán al descanso de este lunes con el abrazo en la cima entre el brasileño Alexandr Fier y el danés Jonas Bjerre. El europeo firmó una de la tres victorias de la quinta ronda en el Salón de los Embajadores del Hotel Habana Libre, donde no para el ajetreo entre piezas y tableros.
(2023-05-08). El FMI y sus huérfanos ideológicos. cubadebate.cu Hubo un tiempo en el que las "recomendaciones" del FMI sobre como reorganizar la economía eran leídas, defendidas y ejecutadas como si tratara de un mandato divino. Eran los años 90s del siglo pasado cuando cada estudio del curso de la economía mundial o convenio alcanzado con tal o cual país, no solo emanaba un enjundioso optimismo histórico con lo que se estaba proponiendo, sino que, además, venia acompañada de una apodíctica y eficiente difusión piradimidal que iba de ministros de economía, a parlamentarios; de asesores económicos de gobiernos; a reconocidos empresarios locales…
(2023-05-08). Covocan a elecciones presidenciales adelantadas en Uzbekistán. telesurtv.net Una de las enmiendas que modificaron dos tercios de los artículos de la Constitución, también amplió el mandato presidencial de cinco a siete años.
(2023-05-08). Venezuela exhorta a EE.UU. a investigar mortal arrollamiento de migrantes. telesurtv.net Las autoridades del país suramericano lamentaron el incidente que dejó siete migrantes muertos, varios de ellos venezolanos.
(2023-05-07). This week in history: May 8-14. 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.
(2023-05-07). Video released of Chicago police killing 24-year-old on the West Side. wsws.org The murder of Reginald Clay took place in an apartment gangway in front of his friends.
(2023-05-07). Stark increase in UK homeless deaths in 2022, more than 4,000 dead since 2019. wsws.org The real number of deaths is likely to be higher as several local authorities did not respond to freedom of Information requests.
(2023-05-07). London police carry out mass arrests during coronation of King Charles. wsws.org London's Metropolitan Police arrested 52 people for offences including affray, public order offences, breach of the peace and the sinister charge of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.
(2023-05-07). Zoom meeting next Sunday May 14: A fighting programme for Royal Mail workers. wsws.org Royal Mail and the CWU have announced their strategy and plans. It is time for postal workers to do the same.
(2023-05-07). Why did Jordan Neely's murderer go free? No to white vigilantism! workers.org 
Jordan Neely. Workers World Party condemns the heinous murder of 30-year-old Jordan Neely on May 1 in a New York City subway. What happened to Neely was nothing more than a public lynching, reminiscent of the police killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minn. Neely's death . . . |
(2023-05-07). Assassination Bid on Putin to Provoke Furious Escalation… for Whom? strategic-culture.org The longer the Kiev regime survives, the worse the danger persists for Russia from uncontrolled instability on its border. | Just as the Western public is growing increasingly skeptical of the U.S.-led proxy war against Russia and the insane military and financial aid being pumped to prop up the corrupt Kiev regime, we then see a daring assassination drone attack on the Kremlin. | Russia called it an act of terrorism to kill President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin has also
(2023-05-07). Ireland Crushes Free Speech. strategic-culture.org Well-reasoned criticism of the transgender movement would be subject to being quashed by the government. | By S.A. MCCARTHY | Ireland's far-left government is in the midst of passing some of the most extreme legislation on so-called hate speech that the Western world has ever seen. The Criminal Justice Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences bill would prosecute what even leftist politician Paul Murphy
(2023-05-07). Russian Oil Floods Global Markets via Major Asian Intermediaries. strategic-culture.org Despite western sanctions, there is more Russian fuel being exported around the world than before the Ukraine crisis. It's just coming via Saudi Arabia, India, China, and other trading states — with steep commissions. | By F.M. SHAKIL | Despite western sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine conflict, some Asian and specifically West Asian economies are importing significant amounts of Russian gasoline at discounted prices, and reselling it with windfall profits to the EU under their brand names. | Western sanctions have forced Moscow to actively diversify its energy exports — oil and gas exports…
(2023-05-07). The End of the Battle of Bakhmut? strategic-culture.org The Battle of Bakhmut represents the most hard-fought battle and abhorrent bloodbath the world has not seen in the last 80 years. | Up until only a year ago, Bakhmut was just an ordinary ex-Soviet Ukrainian provincial town, which lived its idle parochial life in anonymity. What the mood of its residents was like in the eve of the
(2023-05-07). Dems' Old Formula Is A Big 2024 Risk. levernews.com
(2023-05-07). New Modified RNA (ModRNA) Cancer Jab Will Also Destroy Your Immune System & How is ModRNA Created? thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (5/7/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-05-07). Are the Best Years of My Country Behind Me? tomdispatch.com I turn 60 this year. My health is generally good, though I have aches and pains from a form of arthritis. I'm not optimistic enough to believe that the best years of my life are ahead of me, nor so pessimistic as to assume that the best years are behind me. But I do know this, however sad it may be to say: the best years of my country are behind me. Indeed, there are all too many signs of America's decline, ranging from mass shootings to mass incarceration to mass hysteria about voter fraud and "stolen" elections to massive Pentagon and police budgets. But let me focus on just one sign of all-American madness tha…
(2023-05-07). Police Arrest Dozens for Peacefully Protesting King Charles III's Coronation. truthout.org Thousands of King Charles III's subjects protested against the monarchy Saturday in London — and heavy-handed police detained many of them for "suspicion of breaching the peace." Earlier this week, the Metropolitan Police tweeted that they would have an "extremely low tolerance" of those seeking to "undermine" King Charles III's coronation day. "A significant police operation is underway in… |
(2023-05-07). Denial Doesn't Change Our Climate Reality: Earth Is Becoming a Sacrifice Zone. truthout.org The people of Madagascar are suffering. Battered by two cyclones last year, they've been fighting through a perfect storm of pandemic-related food supply disruptions and climate-stoked damage to local agriculture. That confluence was made worse by a two-year-long drought in the south, which laid the groundwork for a terrible famine. And that was all before Cyclone Freddy came calling this year… |
(2023-05-07). Testosterone Access Could Be Limited as COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends. truthout.org COVID's closure of clinics and doctors' offices opened new doors online, and some trans and nonbinary patients were able to receive gender-affirming care for the first time thanks to new telehealth providers and online clinics. The looming end of the official COVID Public Health Emergency means some of those doors could be closing. "Many people in this country live in care deserts… |
(2023-05-07). Indigenous Shipibo-Konibo-Xetebo Group Defends Peruvian Amazon From Destruction. truthout.org The Shipibo-Konibo-Xetebo people of the Peruvian Amazon are organizing themselves to protect their ancestral forests and waters from illegal fishing, logging, and coca growing amidst conservation and development efforts from both the government and international nonprofits that they say are ineffective at best and actively harmful to Indigenous ways of life at worst. More than 300 members of the… |
(2023-05-07). The War on Terror Has Not Waned. It's Used Against Black and Brown Communities. truthout.org Even though the September 11 attacks transpired more than 20 years ago, their impact on the United States and its security practices endures. As a scholar who investigates both domestic and global surveillance, I have come across skeptics who think that the global "war on terror" may be waning. For example, some argue that the U.S. withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan indicates that the global… |
(2023-05-07). There Is a Safety Crisis in App-Based Work, and Workers Know How to Fix It. truthout.org In recent months, stories of rideshare drivers and delivery workers carjacked, robbed, or even killed on the job have made headlines around the country. Now, growing research shows that there is an all-out, racialized safety crisis in app-based work. On May 1 — May Day — Gig Workers Rising, PowerSwitch Action, and ACRE released new research that suggests the safety crisis among app workers… |
(2023-05-07). The conspiracy against Sudan, and the drone attack on the Kremlin. thealtworld.com ŸÑŸÖÿßÿ∞ÿß ŸäÿµŸÖÿ™ ÿ®Ÿàÿ™ŸäŸÜ ÿπŸÑŸâ ÿπŸÖŸÑŸäÿ© ÿßÿ∫ÿ™ŸäÿߟџáÿåŸáŸÑ ÿØŸàŸÑÿ© ŸÜŸàÿ®Ÿäÿ© Ÿàÿ£ÿÆÿ±Ÿâ ÿØÿ&szl…
(2023-05-07). Dozens Of Ukrainian UAVs Targeted Crimea. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | On the early morning of May 7, Ukrainian forces launched another major attack on Crimea. At least 22 UAVs targeted the peninsula. | The Russian Ministry of Defence reported that Russian air defence forces detected and destroyed all drones launched from Ukraine over the Black Sea."During the night, 22 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were detected. All Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed by fire of anti—aircraft missile systems or suppressed by electronic warfare systems," the report say…
(2023-05-07). Military Situation In Bakhmut On May 7, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-05-07). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On May 7, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | Ukrainian artillery targeted an ammo depot of the Russian Army on the bank of Dnepr River near Kherson city | Ukrainian artillery targeted Russian positions in the Hola Prystan area | Artillery duels between the AFU and the Russian Army continue on the outskirts of Gulyaipole | Up to 90 Ukrainian servicemen, 4 motor vehicles, 2 armoured vehicles were destroyed by Russian artillery in South Donetsk and Zaporozhye region, according to the Russi…
(2023-05-07). Kiev Denies Downing Khinzhal, Downs Own TB-2 Drone + Russia Plans Slow Grind After Ukraine Offensive. thealtworld.com Update on the conflict in Ukraine for May 8, 2023… | — Russia adds FAB-250 bombs to its arsenal of precision-guided glide bombs. More FAB-250s can be carried per sourtie and can glide up to 80km, twice the distance as the current, larger glide bombs Russia is using; | — Ukraine shot down one of its Turkish-built Bayraktar TB-2 drones over Kiev after allegedly losing control of it; | — Ukraine's Air Force spokesman denied claims that Ukrainian air defense forces downed a Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missile. Despite denying the incident, the Western media continues writing articles about the "downin…
(2023-05-07). Multiple US Officials Confronted About US Assange Hypocrisy On World Press Freedom Day. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — May 4, 2023 | | Wednesday was
(2023-05-07). Arab League Votes to Readmit Syria. news.antiwar.com On Sunday, the Arab League voted to readmit Syria, marking a significant step in Damascus' efforts to normalize relations with regional countries. Syria was suspended from the Arab League at the outbreak of war in 2011, and many of the bloc's members threw their support behind the failed regime change effort against President Bashar al-Assad. …
(2023-05-07). Australia's PM 'Frustrated' US Won't Drop Charges Against Assange. news.antiwar.com Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed frustration over the Biden administration's efforts to convict WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, an Australian citizen. "There is nothing to be served by his ongoing incarceration," Albanese said Friday while in the UK. The Australian leader noted Assange had already spent years incarcerated, as he has been held in …
(2023-05-07). Prominent Russian Novelist Injured in Deadly Car Bombing. news.antiwar.com Zakhar Prilepin, a prominent Russian novelist and supporter of Russia's war in Ukraine, was injured in a deadly car bombing in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod oblast on Saturday. Prilepin said Sunday that he broke two legs in the attack, and his driver was killed by the blast. Moscow blamed the bombing on Ukraine's intelligence services and …
(2023-05-07). Russia Evacuates People Near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. news.antiwar.com Russian-backed authorities in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia oblast have ordered the evacuation from areas that are threatened with shelling, including Enerhodar, the town where the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is located. Yevgeny Balitsky, the Russian-installed acting governor of Zaporizhzhia, said about 70,000 people in 18 towns and villages would be relocated due to intensified shelling. …
(2023-05-07). Turkey Rejects US Request to Send S-400 Air Defense System to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Turkey has rejected a US request for Ankara to provide Kyiv with Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems it purchased from Moscow in 2017. Cavusoglu said the US proposal violated Turkey's sovereignty and suggested Washington also asked Ankara to hand over the Russian-made system to the US. "They made …
(2023-05-07). Wagner Head Says Moscow Promised More Arms After Threats to Leave Bakhmut. news.antiwar.com Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian mercenary outfit Wagner Group, said he was promised his fighters would get as much ammunition and weapons as needed to continue fighting in Bakhmut. The assurance from Moscow came after Prigozhin said his forces would withdraw from Bakhmut on May 10 over a lack of support. The threat …
(2023-05-07). George Floyd's Murder Reminds Us; Israel's Knee Sits On The Neck Of Black America. popularresistance.org Nearly three years have passed since, on 25 May 2020, four Minneapolis police officers were involved in killing George Floyd. Then, the iconic shots of Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd sparked a rejuvenated mass movement against structural racism in the police, specifically about using the "knee-on-neck" technique. The iconic photo meant that Chauvin became…
(2023-05-07). Bono Is Doing Illustrations For The Atlantic Now, Because Everything's Fake And Stupid. scheerpost.com 
By Caitlin Johnstone / CaitlinJohnstone.com So U2 singer Bono is literally just doing illustrations for the imperialist propaganda rag The Atlantic now, because that's the sort of thing that happens in a dystopian civilization during the death throes of a globe-spanning empire. A Washington Post article titled "Bono likes to sketch Atlantic covers, so the …
(2023-05-07). This Season's Hottest Trend: Anti-Consumption. popularresistance.org How did "deinfluencing" get started? | Apparently in January on "beauty TikTok," that corner of the popular video app where users promote tips, tricks and products in the world of skin care and cosmetics, and the trend has spread into everything from fashion to electronics to kitchen gadgets. "No," deinfluencers are saying, "maybe you don't need Dior lipstick or $500 AirPods." And people are listening: #deinfluencing TikToks have more than 400 million views. It's in response to the $16 billion-and-growing "inf…
(2023-05-07). Knights On Strike In California. popularresistance.org Shocking video of Medieval Times strikers in Buena Park, California, run down by a car and then physically assaulted while picketing in a crosswalk had hundreds of thousands of views on social media in April. | "We began to get run over by cars," said Jake Bowman, a Medieval Times knight-turned-union organizer. "People would get out of their cars and throw picketers to the ground. Some people cared more about getting into their two-hour, completely optional entertainment venue than workers' lives. Sometimes you may have to yell louder to convince people to care." | The assaults brought into public view the challe…
(2023-05-07). Prayers for Gonzalo Lira and His Family. sonar21.com 
I have had the honor and privilege of being interviewed by and chatting with Gonzalo Lira during the course of the last year. He is a witty, entertaining and brave…
(2023-05-07). Psychiatric Incarceration Isn't Treatment. popularresistance.org The horrific choking murder of 30-year-old Jordan Neely by a white MTA rider on May 1, 2023, in the New York City subway sparked mass outrage, with demonstrators converging on subway stations while cops brought "force and chaos" to a vigil in his memory. The murder has put a renewed spotlight on carceral logics of the state that assume the disposability of Black, poor and unhoused people — in particular those said to be in "mental health crisis." | New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's response to Neely's killing deflects from the white supremacist violence and ongoing lack of accountability for the killer, and inst…
(2023-05-07). Venezuela's Minimum Comprehensive Income Announcements: A Thorough Reading. orinocotribune.com 
By Misión Verdad — May 4, 2023 | The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced and signed the decree to increase the comprehensive minimum income for active and retired workers in the public administration, and for pensioners. | He referred to the adjustment of the warfare bonus in an amount in bolívars equivalent to $30 per month, at the exchange rate of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), and the food bonus equivalent to $40, thus totaling $70 per month. | According to the president, these amounts would be indexed to the fluctuation of the BCV exchange rate. | However, the president did not specif…
(2023-05-07). Iran And Syria Call For End Of Western Economic Domination. popularresistance.org The Syrian and Iranian presidents met in Damascus and announced their resolve to work for greater regional stability. They stressed that the withdrawal of all foreign troops from the region was necessary for this purpose. They emphasized that their mutual cooperation in the economic field is intended to be a strategic move to counter the impact of illegal unilateral sanctions imposed by the US and some of its allies. | The countries signed a long-term comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement during the state visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Damascus on Wednesday, May 3.
(2023-05-07). We Must Speak Up Before The Propagandists Get Their War With China. progressivehub.net JOHN PILGER | Z NETWORK…
(2023-05-07). Guatemala: Political Blockade Against Opponents, Seeds of Atypical Electoral Fraud (Part 1). orinocotribune.com 
By Paolina Albani — May 4, 2023 | Two presidential candidates, a vice presidential candidate, an aspiring congressional candidate, and a former mayoral candidate of Guatemala City describe how the malicious use of the institutional framework left them out of both the 2023 general elections in Guatemala and the legal battle strategy to assert their right to elect and be elected. | Presidential candidate Thelma Cabrera and her running mate Jordán Rodas of the Movement for the Liberation of the Peoples (MLP); presidential candidate Roberto Arzú of Podemos; aspiring congress member for Vos, Aldo Dávila; and Juan…
(2023-05-07). The Human Consequences of Economic Sanctions. orinocotribune.com By Francisco R. Rodríguez — May 4, 2023 | This paper provides a comprehensive survey and assessment of the literature on the effects of economic sanctions on living standards in target countries. We identify 32 studies that apply quantitative econometric and calibration methods to cross-country and national data in order to assess the impact of economic sanctions on indicators of human and economic development and human rights. Of these, 30 studies find that sanctions have negative effects on outcomes ranging from per capita income to poverty, inequality, mortality, and human rights. We also provide in-depth…
(2023-05-07). Forest Defenders Appear For Preliminary Hearings. popularresistance.org DeKalb County, Georgia – Two defendants arrested in March during a music festival against 'Cop City' were again denied bond Wednesday in DeKalb County Magistrate Court, while a third was granted $25,000 bond with conditions. The defendants, all of whom are facing domestic terrorism charges for their alleged participation in the movement against the sprawling police training complex, have been detained since their arrests two months ago. | Luke Harper and Victor Puertas were denied bond, while Fredrique Robert-Paul was granted a $25,000 bond with conditions including relinquishing her passport, remaining in Georgi…
(2023-05-07). BREAKING: Massive Strike On Ukraine Now (Video, Photo). southfront.org 
The Russian Defense Ministry is now carrying out a massive strike against military facilities and concentrations of AFU troops. | This missile strike is atypical. The scale is greater than anything we have seen in recent months. | Missiles, bombs, and drones are targeting dozens of AFU positions and facilities in various directions. | | The Russian Defense Ministry massively used Geran-2 drones, X-22/32 missi…
(2023-05-07). US Police State Attack on the African People's Socialist Party (Uhuru Movement). orinocotribune.com
(2023-05-07). US imperialism's militarisation of Taiwan. thecommunists.org Washington is continuing to escalate tensions with China as part of its new cold war, with last month the deployment of 200 additional troops to Taiwan. According to unnamed US officials, the soldiers will be tasked with training Taiwan's armed forces against "a rising threat from China". The Pentagon would not be drawn on the …
(2023-05-07). Public Order Act Dubbed 'The Worst Attack' On Dissent 'For Decades'. popularresistance.org The draconian Public Order Act was given royal assent on 2 May, dramatically increasing police powers to arrest protesters. The Home Office has already cited the new Act in threatening letters to anti-monarchists. The campaign group Republic received intimidating letters this week, listing the arrest powers under the new Act. Extinction Rebellion has also received similar threats. | In fact, the Guardian reported that one 'senior' insider, who knew about the discussions between the police and the government, confirmed that the Act had been brought into force early, ahead of the coronation on 6 May.
(2023-05-07). Chile: Labour Movement Calls for Nationalizing Lithium Company. socialistproject.ca 
On April 20, Chilean President Gabriel Boric announced the launch of a National Lithium Strategy and the creation of a National Lithium Company. Under the new Strategy, the Chilean State's role would undergo significant transformation — from a State which grants lavish, profitable contracts to oligopolistic private mining companies to a State which controls the entire production cycle, including exploration, exploitation, and value addition. The National Lithium Company will be a 100% state-owned company. It will develop lithium with private companies under public-private partnerships (PPPs), with the St…
(2023-05-07). Statement on NATO from government officials; New projects in the electoral process; Reactions to US President calling the events of 1915 "Armenian genocide" uwidata.com As Türkiye is going through the critical last 6 days of the election process, candidates and parties continue their campaigns with rallies, statements, and promises. Statements regarding foreign policy also have an important place in the electoral process. The ruling party has joined the opposition in making statements about "good relations with the West". Foreign …
(2023-05-07). Weekly news round-up — Syria, Iran, Ukraine and much more. thealtworld.com UK Column News 5th May with Mike Robinson, Vanessa Beeley, Patrick Henningsen and Freddy Ponton.
(2023-05-07). United States: Screenwriters strike for a living wage and job security. greenleft.org.au Film and TV writers began their strike on May 1 in Hollywood and New York, to demand a living wage and job security, amid an explosion in profits in the streaming era, reports Malik Miah.
(2023-05-07). Unions, communities tell Labor: 'Port Kembla is no place for a nuclear base'. greenleft.org.au The South Coast Labour Council organised the first big union protest against Labor's AUKUS nuclear submarines in Port Kembla. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2023-05-07). Saint Lucia faces a changing global climate. america.cgtn.com 
As climate change picks up speed around the world, island nations are among the most vulnerable. That's the case in the eastern Caribbean, where on the island of Saint Lucia, locals report rapidly altering circumstances.
(2023-05-07). Military Situation In Donbass On May 7, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Chasov Yar | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Velikaya Novosyolka | The Russian Army destroyed AN/TPQ-48 counterbattery radar near Verkhnekamenka | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Mariinka | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Ugledar | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Pervomaiske | Clashes between Russian…
(2023-05-07). Military Situation In Syria On May 7, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-05-07). In Video: Pinpoint Iraqi Airstrikes Hit ISIS Hideout In Diyala. southfront.org 
File image. | On May 7, F-16IQ fighter jets of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) targeted a hideout of ISIS cells in the countryside of the eastern province of Diyala. | The IQAF said in a statement that the hideout was completely destroyed as a result of the airstrikes, adding that a number of terrorists who were taking shelter there at the time were killed. The air force also shared footage of the pinpoint airstrikes. | This was the second such operation by the IQAF in less than a week. On May 4, a se…
(2023-05-07). Israel Hands Over Jordanian MP Accused Of Smuggling Arms To West Bank. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Police, via Twitter. | On May 7, Israel released a Jordanian parliamentarian who was accused of smuggling hundreds of firearms to Palestinians in the West Bank. | MP Imad Adwan was detained by Israeli authorities at the Allenby Bridge border crossing while on his way to the West Bank on April 22. Back then, 194 handguns and 12 assault rifles were seized from the parliamentarian's car. | The Israeli security agency, Shin Bet, said in a statement th…
(2023-05-07). Kiev Forces Received German Launchers Armed With American Laser-Guided Rockets (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | Kiev forces have begun using Land-LGR4 Fletcher launchers armed with APKWS precision-guided munitions against the Russian military. | On May 7, video footage surfaced online showing recent strikes with the combined system against several Russian positions and surveillance equipment within the special military operation zone in Ukraine. | The Land-LGR4 light launcher, which can be armed with four 70 mm rockets, was designed by Germany's Arnold Defense to be mounted on light wheeled vehicles…
(2023-05-07). Syria Readmitted To Arab League With Unanimous Vote. southfront.org 
Syria flag (flickr). | On May 7, foreign ministers from Arab League member states agreed to reinstate Syria's membership after its suspension more than a decade ago. | The ministers unanimously voted for Syria return into the fold at the Arab League's headquarters in Cairo, said Gamal Roshdy, spokesman for the organization's secretary general. | A statement by the Arab League said Syria could resume its participation in orgnization's meetings immediately, while calling for a resolution of…
(2023-05-07). Turkey To Move Embassy Out From Sudanese Capital After Attack On Ambassador Car. southfront.org 
The Turkish ambassador's car after the attack. Via Twitter. | On May 6, gunfire hit the car of Turkey's ambassador to Sudan as it was moving in the country's capital, Khartoum, where the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) have been fighting for more than three weeks. | No casualties were reported and the source of the gunfire that hit ambassador Ismail Cobanoglu's vehicle was unclear, said Turkish diplomatic sources quoted by Anadolu Agency. Both the army and the R…
(2023-05-07). U.S. Asked Turkey To Hand Over S-400 Air Defense System To Ukraine: Foreign Minister. southfront.org 
S-400 systems. FILE IMAGE: Alexey Malgavko / Sputnik | The United States asked Turkey to hand over its Russian-made S-400 long-range air defense system to Ukraine and Ankara refused, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview with Habertàºrk that was published on May 7. "There were several proposals from the U.S. for the S-400. We were told: give us control, give it to another place. We can't accept it. This is a proposal affecting our independence," the minister said. "We were even offered to…
(2023-05-07). U.S. Claims It Killed 13 ISIS Terrorists In Iraq, Syria During April. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. (Credit: U.S. Army) | On May 5, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that coalition forces and allies killed 13 ISIS operatives and detained 28 others during 35 operations in Iraq and Syria last April. | In a statement, the command said that coalition and allies killed nine ISIS operatives and detained seven others during 26 operations in Iraq. Ten other partnered operations and one unilateral operation were conducted in Syria. As a result, four operatives of the terrorist grou…
(2023-05-07). Battle Of Bakhmut Is Nearing Its Final Amid Expectations Of New Round Of Escalation. southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | Clashes for Bakhmut have moved to the western edge of the town. | As of May 7, Russian forces have been finalizing the elimination of the remaining units of the Kyiv regime in the so-called 'Gnezdo' area around Chaikovskogo street. When this area is cleared, Russian forces will be able to reach Yubileinaya street from this direction and the only positions that pro-Kyiv forces would have in the town are those close to the village of Khromovo. | At the same time, Russian artillery…
(2023-05-07). Valentina Lisitsa in Concerto su Byoblu: Un Manifesto contro Ogni Forma di Censura dell'Arte. globalresearch.ca Valentina Lisitsa, la "Regina di Rachmaninov", pianista classica di fama internazionale, della "regina" non ha solo la presenza scenica, ma anche un magnetismo capace di catalizzare l'ascoltatore, di catturarlo tra le corde del pianoforte e di portarlo ad …
(2023-05-07). Migrants take refuge at Peru-Chile border city. america.cgtn.com 
Hundreds of migrants, many of them undocumented, are stranded in camps along Peru's border with Chile as Peru hardens its resolve to keep them out. Peru's interior minister said Wednesday that more than half of the 1.5 million foreigners in Peru have irregular immigration …
(2023-05-07). Controversy over Atlanta's 'Cop City' police training center. america.cgtn.com 
The U.S. state of Georgia has seen clashes over the last few months between protesters and police over construction of what detractors are calling "Cop City." Officials say the planned Atlanta Public Safety Training Facility will provide state-of-the-art resources for improving policing and other emergency services. But opposition groups say there …
(2023-05-07). The Pope's Secret Back Channel to Hitler. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-07). Hypocritical Commemorations: World Press Freedom Day. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-07). Críticos alertam para 'uma rede de vigilância' à medida que os EUA avanàßam com planos para cidades mais 'inteligentes'. globalresearch.ca O secretário de Transportes dos EUA, Pete Buttigieg, anunciou na semana passada
(2023-05-07). I critici mettono in guardia da una "rete di sorveglianza", mentre gli Stati Uniti vanno avanti con la pianificazione di ulteriori città "intelligenti" globalresearch.ca La scorsa settimana il Segretario ai Trasporti degli Stati Uniti Pete Buttigieg ha annunciato l' Nonostante la …
(2023-05-07). Was This What Got Tucker Carlson Fired? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-07). Video: Mothers Need to Protect Their Children from the Covid Vaccine the Way this Cougar Protects Her Cub from a Grizzly Bear. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-07). Children 5-12 Years Old Who Died After Taking Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-07). Highlights from open house event by Chinese Embassy in the U.S. america.cgtn.com 
May marks International Cultural Awareness Month in Washington, D.C. The Chinese Embassy is taking part in the Around the World Embassy Tour, an opportunity for the public to learn about the diplomatic community.
(2023-05-07). U.S. prepares for potential spike in border arrivals. america.cgtn.com 
In less than a week, a policy that has allowed U.S. officials to turn migrants away at the border will expire, potentially opening the floodgates to undocumented immigrants. The number of people crossing the southern border is already spiking, and with thousands lining up …
(2023-05-07). China protests Canadian threats to expel Chinese diplomats. america.cgtn.com 
China is strongly protesting Canadian threats to expel Chinese diplomats over allegations of intimidation and spying against a Canadian politician. China's foreign ministry has lodged a "stern representation" to Ottawa's ambassador to China. This follows similar representations Thursday to the Chinese ambassador to Canada …
(2023-05-07). Prighozin, Head of Wagner Accuses Russia's MoD of Political Sabotage: "Russian Army is Unorganized, Undisciplined and Demoralized" globalresearch.ca The puny double drone attack — a combined Anglo-Saxon neocon provocation — has offered Moscow the perfect gift: an unmistakable casus belli. | Yevgeny Prighozin, the maestro of private military company Wagner, is never shy of also performing as a …
(2023-05-07). The Great FREESET Versus The Great Reset. URGENT Message from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-07). Targeting Mexico, Humiliating Serbia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-07). Unwarranted Influence, Twenty-First-Century-Style. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-07). Stark increase in UK homeless deaths in 2022, 4,000 dead since 2019. wsws.org The real number of deaths is likely to be higher as several local authorities did not respond to freedom of Information requests.
(2023-05-07). Police carry out mass arrests during coronation of King Charles. wsws.org London's Metropolitan Police arrested 52 people for offences including affray, public order offences, breach of the peace and the sinister charge of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.
(2023-05-07). León Gieco llevó su himno al Vaticano (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El Papa Francisco no suele escuchar la música. Eso le dijo un cardenal italiano a León Gieco cuando llegó al Vaticano. Pero no fue una advertencia. "Generalmente cuando un grupo empieza a sonar todos aplauden y él se va con la música. Pero con vos quiere permanecer sentado y escuchar cómo su autor canta esta canción".
(2023-05-07). Acento español y japonés en primer día del mundial de judo. cubadebate.cu La jornada inaugural del Campeonato Mundial de Judo tuvo dos idiomas diferentes en lo más alto del podio: el japonés de Natsumi Tsunoda y el español del ibérico Francisco Garrigós, titulares en las divisiones de 48 kg y 60 kg, respectivamente. Ellos conquistaron al público en la majestuosa sala de competencia, que parecía muy conocedor de esta arte marcial.
(2023-05-07). Boxeo cubano suma 18 triunfos en Campeonato Mundial de Taskent 2023. cubadebate.cu El boxeo de Cuba extendió hoy a 18 su cadena de triunfos sin derrotas en el Campeonato de Tashkent 2023, al sumar cuatro victorias en la jornada dominical. La mayor de las Antillas celebró los éxitos de Erislán Romero en los 51 kilogramos, Yolenis Hernández (75), Saidel Horta (57) y Fernando Arzola (+92).
(2023-05-07). Murió Gary Prado Salmón, el general que capturó y entregó al Che. cubadebate.cu Murió el general boliviano que capturó a Ernesto "Che" Guevara en 1967. Gary Prado Salmón falleció en la ciudad de Santa Cruz a los 84 años. Había pasado 11 años en prisión domiciliaria por un intento de derrocar y asesinar a Evo Morales en 2009. Prado Salmón estuvo internado desde mediados de abril por complicaciones en la salud.
(2023-05-07). Brazilian chess player Fier at the top of the Capablanca tournament. plenglish.com Havana, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian chess player Alexandr Fier continues here today at the top of the elite group of the 2023 Capablanca in Memóriam International Tournament, after four rounds played at the Habana Libre hotel.
(2023-05-07). Divergencies on Costa Rica's presidential report. plenglish.com San José, May 7 (Prensa Latina) The presentation of the work report of President Rodrigo Chaves on his first year in government caused more divergencies in Costa Rica between the Executive and opposition parties, who described this process as superficial and far from the reality.
(2023-05-07). Early voting begins in Thailand for general elections. plenglish.com Bangkok, May 7 (Prensa Latina) More than two million Thais are registered to cast their ballot in early voting today, ahead of the general elections in the country, which will be held next Sunday, May 14.
(2023-05-07). South Korea and Japan hold summit in Seoul. plenglish.com Seoul, May 7 (Prensa Latina) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began their second summit today, and the first in Seoul, after 12 years of itinerant diplomacy between the two countries.
(2023-05-07). Syria welcomes Arab League's decision to reactivate its membership. plenglish.com Damascus, May 7 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed with interest the decision made by the Council of the League of Arab States to return Damascus to its seat in this organization.
(2023-05-07). US Senator warns of humanitarian crisis in that country. plenglish.com Washington, May 7 (Prensa Latina) The independent senator for the state of Arizona, Kyrsten Sinema, warned today of a "humanitarian crisis" in the United States when Title 42 expires, at the end of this week.
(2023-05-07). 27 died in Peru underground mine blast. plenglish.com Lima, May 7 (Prensa Latina) At least 27 miners died Sunday by an underground mine explosion, approximately 100 meters deep, in the province of Condesuyos in the southern Peruvian region of Arequipa, police sources reported.
(2023-05-07). Americans concerned about Biden and Trump ages. plenglish.com Washington, May 7 (Prensa Latina) A new poll released Sunday showed that 43% of Americans believed that both President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump are "too old for another term" in the Oval Office.
(2023-05-07). Arab FMs agree upon Syria to the Arab League. plenglish.com Damascus, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Arab League foreign ministers adopted a decision to readmit Syria after more than a decade of suspension on Sunday, a spokesperson for the league said, consolidating a regional push to normalize ties with President Bashar Al-Assad.
(2023-05-07). At least 9 dead, multiple injured in mall shooting near Dallas. plenglish.com Washington, May 7 (Prensa Latina) At least nine people were killed, including the gunman, and seven others were injured in a shooting on Saturday at a mall outside of Dallas, according to local police.
(2023-05-07). Analysis of obituaries shows a 40% increase in deaths of younger pilots during 2021. expose-news.com Claims continue to be circulated on social media that there have been exponential increases in pilot deaths based on the Airline Pilot Magazine's 'In Memoriam' section — these claims are false. However, …
(2023-05-07). Julian Assange invites King Charles to visit His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh. expose-news.com Julian Assange wrote a letter to King Charles ahead of his coronation inviting him to visit the UK prison where Assange has been captive for more than four years. "I implore you, …
(2023-05-07). Of all the ways mRNA injections cause harm, the vaccine-induced immune response is the worst. expose-news.com
(2023-05-07). CODEPINK disrupted US Secretary of State. youtube.com
(2023-05-07). Zionist settler runs over and kills a Palestinian child. youtube.com
(2023-05-07). Biden called the free press "a pillar of democracy" youtube.com
(2023-05-07). Unmasking The Great Reset: Schwab, Gates, and the Sinister WEF Plot to Depopulate the World using COVID Vaccines & Climate Change Lies as a Recipe for Disaster. expose-news.com In a world shrouded in suspicion and scepticism, where power seems concentrated in the hands of a privileged few and giant corporations, critical thinkers are raising questions about the intentions and actions …
(2023-05-07). Stark increase in UK homeless deaths UK in 2022, 4,000 dead since 2019. wsws.org The real number of deaths is likely to be higher as several local authorities did not respond to freedom of Information (FOI) requests, including Ealing, Hackney Lewisham, Hillingdon, Blackpool, Fife and Birmingham.
(2023-05-07). Cierran votación de consejeros constitucionales en Chile. telesurtv.net Mesas receptoras de votos iniciaron cierre a las 18H00. Servicio Electora prevé que los primeros resultados estén un par de horas después del cierre.
(2023-05-07). Dictan prisión a excandidato presidencial de Paraguay. telesurtv.net Payo Cubas permanecerá en prisión preventiva por diez días y posteriormente irá a una penitenciaría. Debe responder por cinco imputaciones.
(2023-05-07). Incendio en gasolinera de Türkiye deja al menos 12 fallecidos. twitter.com El siniestro se desató tras un choque múltiple. Contabilizan 32 lesionados, de ellos tres en condición crítica.
(2023-05-07). Legisladores ecuatorianos no aprueban pedido de archivar juicio político contra Lasso. telesurtv.net Rechazan informe presentado en la Comisión de Fiscalización, el cual recomendaba no iniciar ese trámite por falta de pruebas. El asunto pasa al Pleno de la Asamblea Nacional.
(2023-05-07). Concluye proceso de evacuación por volcán de Fuego en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Las evacuaciones de siete poblados cercanos a las faldas del coloso iniciaron el jueves.
(2023-05-07). Aussies Say No to Nuclear Sub Base at Port Kembla Support Rally In San Francisco Against. indybay.org An international day of action against a US nuclear submarine base in the Australian Port Kembla. Rallies took place at Port Kembla and in San Francisco against the base and the Australian UK, US military Allliance AUKUS…
(2023-05-07). Monday 5/22: A Conversation with Shepard Fairey, Frank Abe and Andrew Aydin. indybay.org Free online Zoom event. Registration required: ucsc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HrsvrWSMTtmi2WX2wMC7hQ…
(2023-05-07). Caimanera: Lo que fue y lo que intentaron que fuera. cubadebate.cu Una inusual manifestación anoche de unas decenas de personas en el poblado guantanamero de Caimanera, iniciado por un incidente con un reducido grupo en estado de embriaguez, se convirtió en la gran noticia de la cohorte de medios de la contrarrevolución y sus mentores. Los canales de Miami se pusieron en transmisiones especiales de inmediato para sacarle rédito al show y dinero a los televidentes, sobre todo a los que han vuelto a hacer las maletas como hace 60 años.
(2023-05-07). Tragedia en Texas: Mueren siete personas atropelladas fuera de un centro de migrantes en EEUU. cubadebate.cu Al menos siete personas fallecieron y seis resultaron heridas después de que un hombre atropellara a un grupo de personas en una parada de autobús este domingo en Brownsville, Texas, frente a un refugio para personas sin hogar, que sirve también como centro para inmigrantes. Todavía están contabilizándose los heridos, que fueron trasladados en ambulancias.
(2023-05-07). Tiroteo en una discoteca en Miami deja saldo de un muerto y dos heridos. cubadebate.cu Un tiroteo registrado la madrugada de este domingo en el interior de una discoteca en Miami Beach (Florida, EE.UU.) se saldó con un hombre muerto y dos mujeres heridas, informaron las autoridades policiales. El incidente de produce en una área de Miami que en las últimas fechas ha registrado altercados con armas de fuego que resultaron en varias muertes.
(2023-05-07). Messi, ausente en la lista del PSG frente al Troyes. cubadebate.cu Leo Messi no figura en la lista de convocados del PSG para el partido liguero de este domingo ante el Troyes, a pesar de su mensaje de disculpas divulgado el viernes en el que se excusa por haber viajado a Arabia Saudí por compromisos publicitarios sin permiso del club.
(2023-05-07). Ticket: øAdiós a las colas? cubadebate.cu Desde que a finales del pasado año la plataforma Ticket se implementara en Ciego de àÅvila, muchos han visto "los cielos abiertos" para acceder a servicios de alta demanda, pero la historia tiene sus líneas enrevesadas.
(2023-05-07). Científicos alertan sobre temperatura de los océanos que "está por las nubes" cubadebate.cu El calor de la superficie del océano está batiendo récords. Las temperaturas empezaron a subir a mediados de marzo y se dispararon en el transcurso de varias semanas, dejando a los científicos tratando de averiguar exactamente por qué.
