(2021-08-26). Israeli attacks injure scores of Palestinians demanding the end of blockade in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Wednesday's demonstrations were organized following the Israeli attack on a similar protest on Saturday, which killed one Palestinian and injured several others, including a 13-year-old…
(2021-08-26). "Blood for Blood": On Jenin and Israel's Fear of an Armed Palestinian Rebellion. dissidentvoice.org 
The killing of four young Palestinians by Israeli occupation soldiers in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, on August 16, is a consequential event, the repercussions of which are sure to be felt in the coming weeks and months. The four Palestinians — Saleh Mohammed Ammar, 19, Raed Ziad Abu Seif, 21, …
(2021-08-26). Palestine's Africa Dichotomy: Is Israel Really 'Winning' Africa? zcomm.org Why is Israel so keen on penetrating Africa? What made African countries finally succumb to Israeli pressure and lobbying?>
(2021-08-26). Socialist and antifascist books mutilated in a Berlin library. wsws.org Right-wing extremists are believed to be responsible for the attack.
(2021-08-26). Portland's Politicians and Police Co-Sign Proud Boy's Violence & Show Their Uselessness. itsgoingdown.org Statement from PopMob on the recent antifascist mobilization in so-called Portland, Oregon against the Proud Boys and the response from the State and its police. This weekend Portland police opted to "stand back and stand by" during a confrontation between far right extremists and local antifascists. Many Portlanders expressed anger, shock, or confusion over the…
(2021-08-26). Deplatforming: The Risk of Success. zcomm.org Insofar as the left prioritizes deplatforming over other anti-fascist strategies, we contribute to a political culture that is polarized around values, rather than the debate we want to have about power and class…
(2021-08-26). Fairy Creek Protesters Rally Outside Justin Trudeau's Hotel. popularresistance.org When Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau touched down in the Vancouver area on Tuesday as part of his election campaign, a group of protesters against old-growth logging in the Fairy Creek watershed were waiting to greet him at his downtown hotel. | A mix of Liberal supporters and protesters, numbering about 150 people in total, stood outside the Marriott Pinnacle Hotel where the leader was expected to spend the night. | Many of the protesters carried drums and chanted "Justin Trudeau commits genocide; the Liberal Party commits genocide," as Vancouver Centre Liberal incumbent Dr. Hedy Fry watched in silence. | The Libe…
(2021-08-26). FDA "Stamp of Approval" for Pfizer mRNA "Vaccine" globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-26). Sudan's Bashir is yet Another African Leader up for War Crimes but the Real Story is, as Always, US Geopolitical Aims. orinocotribune.com By Finian Cunningham — Aug 25, 2021 | With yet another African leader heading to the International Criminal Court, it's time to recognize it for what it is — a political tool used by the US to further its agenda. In reality, the ICC has little to do with justice. | Sudan's unelected government announced it is ready to hand over former strongman leader Omar al-Bashir to the ICC in The Hague to face charges of genocide and war crimes. | This is not just some random event, but rather seems to be part of a sequence of trade-offs between Sudan and the United States to deliver on Washington's geopolitical ai…
(2021-08-26). As Israel shoots protesters, Egypt helps tighten Gaza noose. electronicintifada.net Qatar yields to Israel's demands on money transfers.
(2021-08-26). 'Ultra-Vaxxed' Israel Sees Huge Surge in COVID as 'Experts' Avoid the Only Logical Conclusion. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-26). Algeria announces end to diplomatic relations with Morocco. peoplesdispatch.org The decision comes amid escalating tensions over many issues between the two countries, including Western Sahara, Morocco's relations and support for Israel, and Morocco's alleged backing of Algerian separatist groups…
(2021-08-26). Iran Two Months Away From Nuclear Bomb: Israel Defense Minister. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Tehran is two months away from nuclear weapons capacity, according to Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz."Iran is only two months away from acquiring the materials necessary for a nuclear weapon," Gantz told a gathering of 60 ambassadors in Tel Aviv. | Gantz said that the world needed an alternative to the 2015 Iran Nuclear deal, in case it fails entirely."We do not know if the Iranian regime will be willing to sign an agreement and come back to the negotiation table [md…
(2021-08-26). O'odham Voice Against the Wall Releases New Report on Elbit Spy Towers. indybay.org O'odham Voice Against the Wall demands a halt to the destruction and surveillance underway by Israel's Elbit Systems on the Tohono O'odham Nation and an end to the militarization by the U.S. Border Patrol, in a new 81-page report released to the world today.
(2021-08-26). Supreme Court forces re-adoption of racist anti-immigrant policy. liberationnews.org 
A Supreme Court ruling yesterday — upholding an earlier ruling by a right wing judge — dealt a blow to immigrants' rights by requiring the Biden administration to re-adopt a racist Trump era immigration policy. Known as the "Remain in Mexico" policy, this measure prohibits people who arrive at the southern border from entering the …
(2021-08-26). Texas House makes quorum as Democrats return, allowing Republicans to move toward passage of anti-voting rights bill. wsws.org The end of the Texas Democrats' quorum break and imminent passage of the anti-democratic voting measures underscore the fraudulent character of the Democratic Party's "defense" of voting rights.
(2021-08-26). Friday 8/27: Defend Voting Rights. indybay.org 1187 Franklin St. near the Corner of Franklin and Geary, San Francisco…
(2021-08-25). Headlines for August 25, 2021. democracynow.org Biden: U.S. "On Pace" to Withdraw from Afghanistan by Aug. 31, Taliban Blocks Afghans from Accessing Kabul Airport, World Bank Cuts Funds for Afghanistan as U.N. Warns of Looming Catastrophe, House Democrats Approve $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution, House Passes John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Immigration: Supreme Court Revives Trump's "Remain in Mexico" Program, Judge Faults DHS for Not Considering Ecological Harm of Militarizing Border, U.S. Records 1,400 New COVID Deaths as AMA Calls for Broad Vaccine Mandates, U.S. & Cuba Pledge Vaccines for Vietnam, But Only Cuba Offers to Share Vaccine Technology,…
(2021-08-25). This Afghanistan Vet Became a War Resister and Anti-Racist Activist. truthout.org 
In 2008 and 2009, Rory Fanning walked across the entire United States in memory of Pat Tillman, the former NFL-player-turned-Army Ranger who was killed by "friendly fire" in Afghanistan in 2004. Fanning had served beside Tillman during Fanning's second tour in Afghanistan, when he became a war resister by refusing to carry arms. | Fanning's first Afghanistan tour was bloody and illuminating; he realized the U.S. invasion and occupation was a human rights catastrophe that made the world a much m…
(2021-08-25). Israeli forces open fire during protests against blockade of Gaza and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at protests against the ongoing Israeli siege of Gaza; the situation in Afghanistan as the deadline of troop withdrawal nears; the start of the trial of West Papuan pro-independence leader Victor Yeimo amid protests in Indonesia; Bahrain's use of the Israeli Pegasus spyware to hack the phones of activists; and the severing of diplomatic ties between Algeria and Morocco.
(2021-08-25). The Moral Implications of Bloodlust, White Supremacy, Christian Nationalism. counterpunch.org The war in Afghanistan reminds us that those who do not learn from past mistakes are likely to repeat them. Years ago, scholar Akhilesh Pillalamarri wrote that Afghanistan has long been known as the graveyard of empires. Nevertheless, the U.S. repeated the respective mistakes of the British and Soviet empires in the 19th and 20th centuries by invading and trying to occupy the country.
(2021-08-25). Podcast Ep 43: How activists are shutting down Israeli drone factories. electronicintifada.net Palestine Action members talk about their first year of direct action against Elbit.
(2021-08-25). Palestinian Wounded by Israeli Forces Dies. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the Health Ministry run by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced that Osama Id'eih, a 32-year-old man, died from gunshot wounds inflicted on him by Israeli soldiers during the protests at the Gaza separation fence. | RELATED: | On Saturday, the Israeli occupation forces also injured over 40 people and shelled Gaza. Two days later, Israel carried out a second bo…
(2021-08-25). Even love is forbidden under Israeli apartheid. juancole.com By Muhammad Hussein | — Israel's apartheid system directed at the Palestinians is well documented. Within Israel's officially-recognised borders — which the state has never actually declared — as well as across the occupied Palestinian territories, the people of occupied Palestine have long faced systematic discrimination which denies them the same rights afforded to Jewish …
(2021-08-25). Israel carries out airstrikes on Gaza violating ceasefire agreement again. peoplesdispatch.org On August 23, Israel carried out yet another airstrike on the besieged Gaza Strip. It was the second violation of the May ceasefire agreement in a week. Israel has increased its assaults on Gaza recently. On August 21, Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinians at the Israel-Gaza border injuring at least 41.
(2021-08-25). 'Blood for Blood': On Jenin and Israel's Fear of an Armed Palestinian Rebellion. commondreams.org
(2021-08-25). 'Now the Senate Must Act': Progressives Applaud House Passage of John Lewis Voting Rights Bill. commondreams.org "We fought to extend the eviction moratorium to give states a chance to distribute these funds, but time is of the essence," said Rep. Mondaire Jones.
(2021-08-25). Antifascists Make Proud Boys Cry in Portland. itsgoingdown.org Report from Idavox on the recent antifascist mobilization in so-called Portland, Oregon against the Proud Boys and other neo-fascist groups. The right wing rally was supposed to be held along the waterfront downtown where they had held rallies before. Instead, they were regulated to the parking lot of a shuttered Kmart ten miles away in…
(2021-08-25). We Went Where They Went: Reflection on Antifascist Mobilization Against the Proud Boys in Portland. itsgoingdown.org What follows is a critical reflection from one perspective on the recent antifascist mobilization in so-called Portland, Oregon against the Proud Boys and other neo-fascist groups last weekend. For another report and overview, go here. Originally posted to Rose City Counter-Info. This is a reportback from some of the antifascist crews who mobilized from a…
(2021-08-25). M4BL Group Demands Reparations From Government For History Of Targeting Movements That Support Black Life. moguldom.com Black American activists have long been targeted disproportionately by the federal government and a new report by a coalition of Black activist groups presents more evidence of structural racism used against movements that support Black life. Black Lives Matter protesters, for example, were targeted in the aftermath of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd …
(2021-08-25). John Lewis Voting Rights Bill Passes House With Zero Republican Votes. truthout.org 
The House passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act on Tuesday evening. The bill would empower nonwhite voters and enable the federal government to move against racial discrimination in voting. | The bill, named for the late Rep. John Lewis, a Democrat from Georgia and civil rights advocate who died last year, passed the House
(2021-08-25). Which Is Worse, the Tech Giant Censors or the Stuff You Want Censored? warisacrime.org 
The communications system we live in is highly complex, mostly driven by greed and profit, in part semi-public, full of filth I know we'd be better off without, and increasingly openly censored and monitored by defenders of accepted good thinking. Fascist nutcases are spreading dangerous nonsense, while billionaire monopolists are virtually disappearing critics and protesters. …
(2021-08-25). The mRNA Vaccine's Poisonous Potions: Medical Malpractice or "Slow Motion Genocide"? globalresearch.ca Looking at today's coerced COVID-19 mass vaccination with untested mRNA inoculations, makes the 2014 Kenya "tetanus" sterilization vaccines look like mere trials, precursors to the massive eugenist agenda launched upon the world in late 2019.
(2021-08-25). It's Time to Reassess Our Relationship With Israel. otherwords.org In April 1996, Israeli artillery shells rained down on a United Nations compound where hundreds of civilians were taking refuge. As the shells exploded and the building collapsed, 106 civilians died and another 116 were injured. | The attack, now known as The United Nations
(2021-08-25). Israel kills 15-year-old in night attack on refugee camp. electronicintifada.net Imad Hashash is the 12th child killed by Israel in the West Bank in 2021.
(2021-08-25). Bahrain hacked phones of 9 activists using Israeli spyware, says Citizen Lab. peoplesdispatch.org Canada-based Citizen Lab stated that it has verified the numbers with Paris-based Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International, organisations responsible for last month's global media coverage which implicated dozens of governments across the world for using the spyware…
(2021-08-25). UK: Manchester's Whitworth Art Gallery in ongoing censorship battle over criticism of Israel. wsws.org The innocuous title "Cloud Studies" belies the exhibition's important subject matter, which is an investigation of various crimes of imperialism. Zionist lobby group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) called it "propaganda," accusing the gallery of "inflammatory" language that might provoke "racial discord."
(2021-08-25). After Backlash, OnlyFans Suspends Plan to Ban Sexually Explicit Content. commondreams.org It is obvious that what is currently taking place in Jenin is indicative of something much larger. And Israel knows this.
(2021-08-25). Proud Boys Are Still Violent, Despite Legal Woes. splcenter.org Right-wing protesters, including members of the Proud Boys, staged another in a long-running series of confrontational demonstrations ≠ ≠ in Portland, Oregon, a city far-right extremists target often because of its famously progressive politics. The Sunday rally resulted in multiple brawls with counterprotesters and, ultimately, gunfire.
(2021-08-25). CA SEIU1000 Pres Richard Lewis Brown On Newsom, Fires, Covid & Racist Homophobic Attacks. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews SEIU 1000 president Richard Lewis Brown about the fires, covid, Newsom and the racist homophobic attacks on him.
(2021-08-25). Global Protests as Brazil's Supreme Court Set to Begin Landmark Indigenous Rights Ruling. dissidentvoice.org 
Over 6,000 indigenous people from approximately 170 peoples are protesting at the Struggle For Life camp in Brasilia against the Time Limit Trick. © Survival Indigenous peoples from all over Brazil are protesting in a week-long action in Brasilia against the "Marco Temporal" (or "Time Limit Trick"), draft bill 490 known as the "Bill of Death", …
(2021-08-25). According to US Supreme Court, Right to Buy an Election More Protected Than Right to Vote in One. commondreams.org "We refuse to let conservatives stop us from getting what people need and deserve," said the youth-led Sunrise Movement. "We have to pass a bold reconciliation bill first."
(2021-08-25). Supreme Court Ruling on Asylum Policy Denounced as 'Nothing Short of Cruel'. commondreams.org "These people have done nothing to contribute to climate change," said one U.N. official. "They don't burn fossil fuels… and yet they are bearing the brunt of climate change."
(2021-08-25). Supreme Court Orders 'Remain in Mexico' Policy Reinstated. latinorebels.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a court ruling ordering the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era policy that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.
(2021-08-25). Spain's Supreme Court Rules Against Using Vaccine Passports to Restrict Access to Public Spaces. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-25). Only 11 Percent of Rental Aid Has Been Disbursed, Says US Treasury. truthout.org 
As the White House prepares for a U.S. Supreme Court
(2021-08-25). Progressives want Biden to push harder on voting rights. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The Democratic-run U.S. House may have passed a major voting rights bill on a party-line vote, but progressive groups aren't letting Democratic President Joe Biden off the hook. Instead, they tramped to Lafayette Park, just in front of the White House, on August 25 to demand he force voter protection and voting rights expansion through …
(2021-08-25). Saturday 8/28: Palo Alto: March On for Voting Rights Rally (in-person & virtual option). indybay.org Palo Alto City Hall Plaza, 250 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto 94301; or join online | Wear a mask. Please follow all current COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/…