(2021-04-20). Police Killed John Thompson's Friend Philando Castile. Now He Is a Lawmaker Fighting Racist Policing. democracynow.org 
We look at the long history of police killings of Black men during traffic stops in Minnesota with state Representative John Thompson, a community activist who was elected last year and has attended protests demanding justice for George Floyd and other victims of police brutality. His friend Philando Castile was killed by police during a 2016 traffic stop in a suburb of St. Paul. "We have every right to be angry, we have every right to be mad, and we have every right to use our voices," Thompson says. "We have a problem here in this state with policing." Thompson is part of the People of Color and Indigenous Cauc…
(2021-04-20). The Chauvin Trial is Dangerously Deceptive. counterpunch.org 
Since most U.S.-Americans know little about social and political reality beyond their own limited experience and bubbles, powerfully deceptive narratives and images disseminated by the corporate media easily distort public perceptions. The election and presidency of Barack Obama fed the dangerous illusion that racism no longer posed barriers to Black advancement and equality in the
(2021-04-20). San Francisco students hold 'Action Towards Change' rally against anti-Asian racism. liberationnews.org 
The rally was led by youth whose speeches consisted of calls to action, solidarity in organizing, and self-written poems.
(2021-04-20). Hundreds march in Atlanta for Daunte Wright. liberationnews.org 
Three days after the killing of Daunte Wright by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, the Atlanta branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation organized a protest in Atlanta in solidarity with Minneapolis—demanding justice for Daunte Wright, George Floyd, and all victims of racist police terror.
(2021-04-20). D.C. activists demand Justice for Daunte Wright and three Black men killed in DMV area. liberationnews.org 
The rally, hosted by the Party for Socialism and Liberation called for the jailing of racist killer cops and an end to racist police terror.
(2021-04-20). Mainstream media reporting on the establishment. thecanary.co 
Image description | This cartoon begins with the headline "Mainstream media reporting on the establishment". Beneath that are two columns with the following subheadings; a red box labelled "don't say" and a green box labelled "do say". Each point in the don't say column has a red cross beside it, each point in the do say column has a green tick beside it. The list in the columns is as follows: | Don't say Incompetent. | Do say mismanaged, indecisive, ill-judged. | Don't say racist. | Do say unique sense of humour, gaffe prone, blunt. | Don't say corrupt. | Do say technically within rules, questions will be rai…
(2021-04-20). Rock musician Ted Nugent mocked coronavirus…now says he got 'Chinese s**t' & gets roasted for racism. rt.com 
Conservative rock musician Ted Nugent announced in a livestream that he had tested positive for Covid-19, before calling the virus a Chinese "attack." | In a Facebook Live video on Monday, Nugent said that although "everybody told" him that he "should not announce this," he had been experiencing flu symptoms for the last ten days and felt like he was dying. | "I was tested positive today. I got the Chinese s**t," he declared. | In case there was any doubt as to what virus Nugent was referring to, he reiterated that he "officially tested positive for COVID-19." | Nugent then went on to call Covid a "Chinese vir…
(2021-04-20). Minneapolis jury finds ex-cop Derek Chauvin GUILTY on ALL CHARGES in death of George Floyd. rt.com 
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of killing George Floyd, an African-American man whose death touched off Black Lives Matter protests and riots across the US in 2020. | Chauvin was charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after Floyd died on May 25, during an attempt by six officers to arrest him for allegedly passing a counterfeit bill at a Minneapolis grocery store. | The jury found him guilty on all three counts on Tuesday afternoon. | Following the verdict, Chauvin's bail was revoked and he was ordered back to jail.
(2021-04-20). HFPA, group behind Golden Globes, denounces ex-president for reportedly sending email equating BLM to Manson cult. rt.com 
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which awards the Golden Globes, has condemned its eight-term president Philip Berk for reportedly circulating an email that accused BLM of racism and compared it to the Manson murders. | According to the Los Angeles Times, Berk sent an email to the association's staff and members on Sunday which contained a post that called Black Lives Matter a "racist hate movement" and described its co-founder Patrisse Cullors as "self-proclaimed 'trained Marxist.'" | The paper said the text in the email appears to have been taken from an article originally published on conservative c…
(2021-04-20). Israel and Its Unlikely Arab Friends. strategic-culture.org 
In 2020, Israel, supported by the United States, began a diplomatic offensive in the Arab world. The goal is evident: containing Iran. As U.S. author Eric Margolis writes, the countries that sign peace agreements with Israel, are "so frightened of neighboring Iran that they would happily have opted for Israeli rule rather than welcome the angry, unforgiving Iranians".
(2021-04-20). The Public Should Have Access to the Surveillance Court's Opinions. aclu.org For decades, a special court—the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, or "FISC"—has issued secret legal opinions authorizing the U.S. government to conduct sweeping programs of electronic surveillance. These opinions have had a profound impact on Americans' rights to privacy, free expression, and free association. But many of them are entirely hidden from public view. | Secret law undermines democracy and the legitimacy of the judicial system—especially when the law being withheld from the public affects the rights of millions of people. So today, the ACLU is asking the Supreme Court to o…
(2021-04-20). Berlin: Protests Against End Of 'Rent Cap' And Real Estate Swindlers. popularresistance.org The repeal of the Berlin "rent cap" by the Supreme Court means massive rent increases, arrears payments and poverty for hundreds of thousands of people. The ruling, which exacerbates homelessness amid the coronavirus crisis, has a signal effect for the whole of Germany and is emblematic of the inhuman enrichment policies of the ruling elites in Germany and Europe. | Balakrishnan Rajagopal, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, spoke on Twitter on Thursday of a "deeply disturbing judgment" and, referring to the pandemic, warned, "The German government still has an international legal obligation to respect…
(2021-04-20). Make aid to Israel conditional on protecting Palestinian human rights, say Sanders, Warren. peoplesdispatch.org Successive US governments, irrespective of the ruling party, have been providing billions of dollars in aid to Israel each year. Israel has been accused of using the money to sustain its occupation of Palestine…
(2021-04-20). 32 Taiwan compatriots vaccinated against COVID-19 in Fuzhou. ecns.cn The first batch of 32 Taiwan compatriots living in Fuzhou, south China's Fujian Province on Monday received COVID-19 vaccinations free of charge via "Tailutong," a cross-Straits app for Taiwan compatriots working or living in the mainland.
(2021-04-20). I'm A Multicultural Teen Trying To Fit Into Our 'Melting Pot' — OpEd. eurasiareview.com Reading the latest news, I remain silent and unsurprised as my dumbfounded friends, teachers and primarily white family members gasp. | "Two Asian Women Beaten and Robbed in San Francisco." "8 Dead in Atlanta Spa Shootings, With Fears of Anti-Asian Bias." "Spit On, Yelled At, Attacked: Chinese-Americans Fear for Their Safety." | While COVID-19 has escalated discrimination against Asians, Asian-hate is not new to me, and it is especially not new in America. But in the wake of the recent Asian-hate crimes, I can't stop thinking about the children of the victims — many of whom are multiracial, born in Ameri…
(2021-04-20). Sonoma County's Institutional Responses to the Black Lives Matter Movement. indybay.org This piece is about Sonoma County's educational institution's reponse to the Black Lives Matter movement. It explains the movement and how it has affected a couple of educational institutions in the county. It brings to light what their steps are going forward after the movement's influence.
(2021-04-20). United States: George Floyd's killer found guilty. greenleft.org.au The verdict in the trial of George Floyd's killer has been handed down. Malik Miah looks at the trial, the Black Lives Matter movement and the changes needed to policing in the United States.
(2021-04-20). Proportion Of Black Physicians In US Has Changed Little In 120 Years. eurasiareview.com A new UCLA study finds that the proportion of physicians who are Black in the U.S. has increased by only 4 percentage points over the past 120 years, and that the share of doctors who are Black men remains unchanged since 1940. | The research also spotlights a significant income gap between white and Black male physicians — a disparity, the researcher writes, that could reflect a combination of pay discrimination and unequal access for physicians to pursue careers in more lucrative specialties. The paper will be published in the peer-reviewed Journal of General Internal Medicine. | "These findings demonstrate…
(2021-04-20). Screen Shot 2021-04-20 at 11.13.31 AM.png. progressive.org The U.S. far right is at a crossroads.
(2021-04-20). Pablo Iglesias quits Spanish government 'to stop' the far Right in Madrid. zcomm.org Members of the left-wing party Unidas Podemos explain their leader's extraordinary decision to stand in Madrid's regional elections in May…
(2021-04-20). Reparations Debate Stirs Old Anti-Semitic Prejudices In Romania — Analysis. eurasiareview.com Arguments over whether former fascists are entitled to state compensation as victims of communism are awakening anti-Jewish sentiments that never went away in Romania. | By Marcel Gascón Barberá* | The exclusion of former fascists from state compensation for having been persecuted under the communist regime has riled many nationalists in Romania, who are back at blaming Jews for the Soviet occupation and subsequent terror. | On 5 November 2020,
(2021-04-20). France aided genocide in Rwanda, says official report. peoplesdispatch.org The report states that French officials and forces stationed in Rwanda continued their support to the state authorities even after acknowledging visible preparations of the genocide against the minority Tutsis…
(2021-04-20). Neither the Israeli Elections Nor the Palestinian Elections Are About Democracy. globalresearch.ca Chances are, you are unaware that Palestinian elections are in the …
(2021-04-20). New Green Deal + Old War Deal = Same Rotten Deal. dissidentvoice.org While a new American administration presides over what many believe is a return to normal after the more openly blatant worship of wealth and Israel of the Trump regime, what's missed is that what passes for normal is what needs radical change. As long as market normalcy in the USA means hundreds of thousands of …
(2021-04-20). Palestinian worshippers violently repressed by Israeli security forces near Al- Aqsa mosque. peoplesdispatch.org In recent times, the Al-Aqsa mosque complex has become a major flashpoint mainly because of the numerous attacks by Israeli security forces and extremist settler groups on those who come to pray at the mosque and the premises itself…
(2021-04-20). Make Aid To Israel Conditional On Protecting Palestinian Rights. popularresistance.org The US Democratic party's leading senators and last year's presidential aspirants, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, on Monday, April 20 called on the Joe Biden administration to use the billions of dollars of aid given to Israel to pressurize it to protect Palestinian human rights and work for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. The senators were speaking at the conference of J Street, a "pro-Israel, pro-peace" lobbying group in the US. | Both Sanders and Warren, speaking separately, asked for putting conditions on the military aid to Israel. They argued that the US aid is used by Israel to prolong its occ…
(2021-04-20). Israel's Cabinet Concerned US Wants an Iran Deal 'At All Costs'. news.antiwar.com Israel continues to express its opposition to the Biden administration rejoining the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the JCPOA. "The Americans want a deal at all costs and the Iranians know it," one minister said at the meeting. The minister told…
(2021-04-20). Zionist forces raid occupied lands, arrest Palestinians. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) — Israeli regime's military forces raided an area in "occupied lands" on Tuesday and detained a number of Palestinians.
(2021-04-20). 'The Present'. The Deeply Moving Story of a Palestinian Family. globalresearch.ca We all owe Farah Nabulsi an enormous debt of gratitude. In …
(2021-04-20). Congreso Bicentenario de los Pueblos: Propuestas. globalizacion.ca Se cumplen 200 años desde que nuestro Libertador Simón Bolívar, junto a hombres y mujeres patriotas, consolidaron la victoria de la lucha independentista contra el imperio español. Mientras batallaba contra los realistas profetizaba sobre el destino de Estados Unidos de…
(2021-04-20). Green Bay, WI: Community gathers alongside family of Jonathon Tubby for day of solidarity. fightbacknews.org Green Bay, WI – On April 18, nearly 100 members of the Green Bay and surrounding communities gathered for a rally to show solidarity and support with each other in the face of racism and police crimes. Leading the event was Justice for Jonathon, who seeks justice for Jonathon Tubby, an Oneida man who was murdered in 2018 by Green Bay police officer Erik O'Bryan while Tubby was handcuffed on the ground in the station sally port, pepper sprayed, and restrained by a police dog. | Speaking at the event was Marla Mahkimetas, a Menominee woman who spoke for her daughter-in-law Katelyn Kelly, who disappeared in June of…
(2021-04-20). In San Rafael a Vigil–Justice for Daunte Wright. indybay.org On April 11, a 20-year-old Black man, Daunte Wright, was killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. He was shot at close range. Protesters say police are engaged in a racist war on Black America. At a vigil on April 16 in San Rafael, demonstrators remembered Daunte and other victims.
(2021-04-20). Police violence targets working people and youth of all racial and ethnic backgrounds. indybay.org While racism is a factor in many police murders and accounts for the fact that blacks and Native Americans are killed at a rate disproportionate to their share of the national population, it is workers and young people—of every skin color, gender, sexuality and national origin—who are the victims of the police. In presenting police violence as a racial issue, of whites against blacks, the media aims to divide the working class and cover up the socioeconomic background of those who are being killed and the social processes which lead to their deaths.
(2021-04-20). Justice for George Floyd: Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder but the march continues. splcenter.org  …
(2021-04-20). Governor DeSantis Signs Unprecedented Anti-Protest And Anti-Public Safety Law. popularresistance.org Tallahassee, Fla. – This morning, just days after the Republican-led Florida Senate voted to pass an unprecedented, costly and racially charged bill (House Bill 1) to censor protest, preempt local policing budgets and preserve symbols of white supremacy, Governor DeSantis is signing it into law. The bill passed despite widespread opposition by Floridians of all political ideologies and diverse sectors, after Governor DeSantis made it his number one legislative priority and lobbied behind doors to make sure it passed both Chambers as early as possible. The new law, which does nothing more than silence dissent and…
(2021-04-19). May The Voices Of The Oppressed Be Heard This Ramadan — OpEd. eurasiareview.com The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Palestine, especially in Gaza, has reached record highs this month, largely due to the arrival of a greatly contagious variant that was first identified in the UK. | Gaza has always been vulnerable to this deadly pandemic. Under a hermetic Israeli blockade since 2006, the densely populated Gaza Strip lacks basic services like clean water, electricity and minimally equipped hospitals. Therefore, long before COVID-19 ravaged many parts of the world, Palestinians in Gaza were dying as a result of easily treatable diseases such as diarrhea, salmonella and typho…
(2021-04-19). The Supreme Court Is Also to Blame for Daunte Wright's Death. globalresearch.ca When veteran Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter, who is white, …
(2021-04-19). Why Xinjiang is emerging as the epicenter of the U.S. Cold War on China. mronline.org 
The U.S. government's information warfare against China has produced the "fact" that there is genocide in Xinjiang. Once this has been established, it helps develop diplomatic and economic warfare. | April 19, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-19). Samidoun marks Prisoners' Day in occupied Palestine. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Network in occupied Palestine organized two events on 17 April and 18 April in support of Palestinian prisoners. On Saturday, 17 April — Palestinian Prisoners' Day — Samidoun joined together with the youth committee in Beit Ummar, al-Khalil, occupied Palestine, to visit with prisoners' families and extend support and collective commitment to see all 4,500 Palestinian prisoners liberated from Israeli occupation prisons. That evening, following Taraweeh prayers, night prayers performed during Ramadan, Samidoun activists, family members of prisoners and youth in Al-Arroub refugee camp near al-Kh…
(2021-04-19). Tightening the Noose around Syria. dissidentvoice.org 
The US — with the help of Israel — has been repeatedly waging attacks on the high seas against oil tankers bound for Syria. In recent statements to parliament, Syria's Prime Minister Hussein Arnous revealed that oil tankers loaded with crude allocated for Syria are being attacked or intercepted on the high seas. The goal …
(2021-04-19). In Toulouse, a Palestine Stand for the freedom of Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net 
The following report is largely translated from the French at Collectif Palestine Vaincra: On Saturday, 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners' Day, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra organized a Palestine stand near the exit of the Jean Jaurès metro station in Toulouse, France. This event took place as part of the International Week of Action for Palestinian Prisoners, organized by Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. For over two hours, the Collectif organized an information booth, distributed hundreds of leaflets on Palestinian prisoners, discussed with passers-by, played Palestinian music and presented sev…
(2021-04-19). March in Berlin and actions throughout Germany take to the streets for Palestinian Prisoners' Day. samidoun.net 
On 17 April, an enthusiastic march for Palestinian Prisoners' Day wound through Neukà∂lln, Berlin, Germany, organized by Samidoun Deutschland in partnership with several organizations, including Palà§stina Spricht Palestine Speaks, FOR-Palestine, Young Struggle Europe, Volksrat der Eelam Tamilen — Deutschland e.V., und Netzwerk Freiheit fàºr alle politischen Gefangenen. Marking Palestinian Prisoners' Day, the march progressed from Rathaus Neukà∂lln to Hermannplatz, marching through Sonnenallee, home to many Palestinian and Arab restaurants and businesses in Berlin. The march was enthusias…
(2021-04-19). Racism, worker rights and the FedEx shooting. workers.org 
The mass shooting April 15 at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis took the lives of eight workers and injured seven more. Half of those slain were members of the Sikh community, and one was a young African American woman. The murderer, 19-year-old Brandon Hole, killed himself after the shootings took . . . |
(2021-04-19). Daunte Wright's Killing Makes the Case for Shrinking Police Budgets. counterpunch.org 
Three weeks into the Minneapolis trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd, a white police officer in the neighboring suburb of Brooklyn Center killed a young Black man named Daunte Wright and illustrated in tragic terms just how law enforcement remains engaged in a racist war on Black America in spite of
(2021-04-19). 'I expect it on Friday': UEFA executive claims Chelsea, Real Madrid & Man. City will be thrown out of Champions League semi-finals. rt.com 
Football giants Chelsea, Real Madrid and Man City will be expelled from this season's Champions League on Friday over joining the European Super League (ESL), according to a Danish supremo who sits on UEFA's executive committee. | The Premier League leaders are due to face Paris Saint-Germain next week while Chelsea face the LaLiga heavyweights in the other semi-final — but Danish Football Association boss Jesper Moller has warned that he expects all three to be unceremoniously ousted from the remainder of the competition after announcing their plans to join the controversial new European tournament next…
(2021-04-19). France 'enabled' the 1994 genocide, new Rwandan report says, after French report clears France of complicity. rt.com 
A Rwandan government-commissioned report on the 1994 genocide has accused France of "enabling" the slaughter, going further than a recent French report that held the country responsible but stopped short of judging it complicit. | France holds "significant" responsibility for "enabling a foreseeable genocide," states the 600-page Rwandan report, which was published on Monday. It documents the role of French authorities prior to, during, and after the massacre, which saw an estimated 800,000 people killed between April and July 1994. | It contends that France "did nothing to stop" the killings, mainly of the et…
(2021-04-19). Did The US Just Try To Murder Lukashenko? Open Thread By The Saker. southfront.org 
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and his Belarus' counterpart Alexander Lukashenko walk in as they attend a session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 3, 2015. AFP PHOTO / POOL / SERGEI KARPUKHIN (Photo credit should read SERGEI KARPUKHIN/AFP/Getty Images) | On April 17, President Likashenko accused the US leadership of preparing a coup in Belarus and his assassination. After that, the situation has rapidly evolved. We may recommend you to join the open thread Did the US just try to mur…
(2021-04-19). 'Shame it's not like this with racism': Premier League stars break silence on Super League as Klopp admits he knew nothing (VIDEO). rt.com 
Jurgen Klopp said he was told on Sunday about Liverpool's plans to join the European Super League (ESL), claiming his squad had copped an unfair backlash as two players spoke out strongly against the controversial proposals. | Liverpool endured a frosty reception at Leeds for their Premier League game on Monday night, where their midtable opponents wore t-shirts with slogans reading "football is for the fans" following the shock news that the Reds are one of five English clubs to break away from established competitions to form a new multi-billion dollar league. | Klopp said his players had been challenged by…
(2021-04-19). Arabic press review: Palestinian Authority mulls cancelling elections. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Palestinian Authority mulls cancelling elections | Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia investigates 11 corruption cases, an Egyptian journalist disappears after being deported from Jordan, and thousands of Jordanians are at risk of unemployment | Mon, 04/19/2021 – 14: 28 | Employees of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission display electoral lists at the commission's district offi…
(2021-04-19). Race report 'attempts to normalise white supremacy' — UN human rights experts. thecanary.co 
A controversial report into racial disparities attempts to "normalise white supremacy" and the Government should reject its findings, human rights experts from the UN have warned. | The UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent said it "categorically rejects and condemns" the findings of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities ( The Government-commissioned report said racism is a "real force" but that Britain is no longer a country where the…