(2021-06-30). Will Biden continue the racist Trump-era 'China Initiative'? peoplesworld.org 
Trump launched the so-called "China Initiative" in 2018 to target scholars who worked with Chinese colleagues on science-related projects. Since then, more than a dozen U.S.-based scholars have been arrested, jailed, put on show trials, and harassed by federal authorities. Notably, former Trump aid Steve Bannon's comment that there are "too many Asians in Silicon …
(2021-06-30). Rafael Reveals New "Sea Breaker" Maritime and Land-Based Autonomous Precision Missile. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 29th, Israeli company Rafael unveiled its "Sea Breaker", which is a Maritime & Land-Based, Long-Range Autonomous Weapon System. | It is essentially a new precision missile, with 300 km range. It can operate from ships at sea, and also ground-based launchers. | The Sea Breaker is a naval and artillery unit "force multiplier, designed to overcome the challenges of the modern warfare arena," Rafael said in a statement. | The four-meter-long missile weighs less than 400 k…
(2021-06-30). 'All the statues were Democrats,' Rep. McCarthy says, as 67 Republicans join Dems in vote to pull Confederate busts from Capitol. rt.com 
US lawmakers have voted to remove all statues honoring Confederate officials from the halls of Congress, with nearly 70 Republicans joining rivals across the aisle to back the measure, which will now head to the Senate. | The
(2021-06-30). Israeli settlers to cease illegal occupation of West Bank outpost, regional council says. rt.com 
Israeli settlers who illegally established an outpost in the occupied West Bank near the village of Beita have agreed to vacate the site amid heightened tensions in the region over the forced evictions of Palestinians. | Clashes last month in the West Bank saw 34 Palestinians lose their lives, reportedly the highest monthly death toll in a decade, as the Israeli military cracked down on opposition to the settlement and protests against evictions of Palestinians. | Givat Eviatar became a central site for clashes when Israeli settlers held their ground despite their presence being deemed an illegal occupation. H…
(2021-06-30). Swiss govt announces bid for 36 F-35A fighter jets and Patriot missiles from US despite political pushback at home. rt.com 
The Swiss government has said it wants to buy 36 F-35A fighter jets from American manufacturer Lockheed Martin, a decision critics have said is too expensive for Switzerland and makes it overly reliant on the US. | Lockheed Martin beat other contenders for the contract, including the multinational Eurofighter built by Italy's Leonardo, the Rafale from French company Dassault, and the Super Hornet from US manufacturer Boeing. | In its statement on Wednesday, the Swiss government also revealed it had decided to purchase the Patriot surface-to-air missile system from another US manufacturer, Raytheon, which beat…
(2021-06-30). Politically Correct Racism. zcomm.org So a major component of the latest manifestation of racism is that white people are its victims…
(2021-06-30). An Inequality Even Conservative Justices Can't Swallow. counterpunch.org College football coaches normally don't pay much attention to U.S. Supreme Court decisions. College football coaches normally don't pay much attention to much of anything outside their coaching lanes. They've become notorious for their single-minded focus on the gridiron. But coaches have been paying attention to the nation's High Court this week because the Supremes
(2021-06-30). The Other Americans: Guatemala's Far Right Seeks Amnesty for War Crimes. progressive.org The proposed amnesty for the Guatemalan military comes as a blow to the families who have continued to search for their loved ones, especially Indigenous victims of the war.
(2021-06-30). Fallo de Corte Suprema: Intolerancia tras hoja de higo de la religión. workers.org 
El fallo del 17 de junio del Tribunal Supremo de los Estados Unidos, en el caso Fulton contra Filadelfia, representa un ataque intolerante a los derechos de las personas LGBTQ2S+. Afuera de la Corte Suprema, el 8 de octubre de 2019, exigiendo protección legal contra la discriminación de LGBTQ2S+. En . . . |
(2021-06-30). Headlines for June 30, 2021. democracynow.org Israeli Forces Begin Demolitions in East Jerusalem's Silwan, Attack Protesters, U.S. Military May Be Near End of Afghan Withdrawal as Top General Warns of Possible Civil War, Russia Tests Missiles in Crimea After Start of Ukraine-NATO's Black Sea Military Drill, Israel's Foreign Minister Inaugurates Embassy in UAE, Former South African President Jacob Zuma Sentenced to Prison for Contempt of Court, COVID Surge Brings Indonesia to "Edge of Catastrophe"; Virus Lowered Brazil's Life Expectancy, Vaccinated Angelenos Urged to Keep Masking Amid Delta Variant Spread; 800 Line 3 Workers Got COVID, Pfizer & Moderna Vaccin…
(2021-06-30). Carrying Palestine's grief . electronicintifada.net We are all birds, hoping to fly home.
(2021-06-30). Saturday 6/26: Solidarity with Palestine weekly protest. indybay.org Corner of Ocean Street and Water Street; Santa Cruz…
(2021-06-30). Thursday 7/1: Tell Pelosi: Take Action for Palestine. indybay.org 90 7th St, San Francisco…
(2021-06-30). 67 Republicans Join Democrats on Vote to Remove Confederate Statues From Capitol. truthout.org 
The House voted on Tuesday to remove all statues of Confederate leaders on display in the Capitol as well as a bust of a former Supreme Court chief justice who in 1957 wrote the Dred Scott decision, regarded as one of the most loathsome racist court decisions in U.S. history. | The measure passed
(2021-06-30). Canada's Indigenous Genocide Is Ongoing. truthout.org 
The recovery of mass and unmarked graves at former Indian residential school sites in recent weeks has released a deluge of outrage and grief across the settler colony known as Canada. Horrifying truths are being unearthed that reveal the treachery by which Canadian governments, churches and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) originally stole — and continue to steal — Indigenous lands. | I say recoveries because these are not new discoveries; this particular form of genocide unleashed against Indigenous children…
(2021-06-30). No child safe under Israel's rule of terror. electronicintifada.net May attack on Gaza was "most fearful" one yet.
(2021-06-30). The GOP Is Trying to Outlaw Democracy. otherwords.org Ralph Waldo Emerson told of a dinner guest who went on and on about the virtue of honesty, offering his own life as a model of perfect rectitude. "The louder he talked of his honor," said Emerson, "the faster we counted our spoons." | That's my reaction to the cacophony of phony piety arising from Republican governors and legislators who are trying to enact more than 250 new state laws to stop Black, Latino, Asian-American, Indigenous, and other non-Caucasian voters from casting ballots. | They proclaim that they're not racists, only crusaders protecting the "sanctity of the vote." | Really? So why are they speci…
(2021-06-30). Supreme Court again shields corporations that violate human rights abroad. wsws.org The Supreme Court ruled claims that US-based corporations sponsored and purchased agricultural products from plantations that use child slaves cannot be the basis of lawsuits for compensation under the Alien Tort Statute.
(2021-06-30). Friday 7/9: Walnut Creek: Deadline for Democracy Sidewalk Rally for Voting Rights. indybay.org Intersection of Ygnacio Valley Road and Civic Drive, Walnut Creek 94596 | This is a peaceful event. Follow current COVID safety guidelines.
(2021-06-30). Israeli Forces Demolish Shop, Homes of Palestinians in Jerusalem's Silwan, beginning Ethnic Cleansing Drive. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that on Tuesday evening, Israeli security forces cracked down on Palestinian protesters in Silwan just south of the Old City of Jerusalem when the latter engaged in protests against the demolition by Israel of a commercial complex, including a butcher shop, in the region. …
(2021-06-30). Ethnic Cleansing Drive. zcomm.org Israeli Forces Demolish Shop, Homes of Palestinians in Jerusalem's Silwan…
(2021-06-30). Trump kicks off Republican campaign for 2022 midterm elections with fascistic rant in Ohio. wsws.org In his first campaign-style rally since the attempted coup of January 6, the would-be Fàºhrer demanded that the Republican Party be purged of his critics, attacked socialism and agitated against immigrants.
(2021-06-30). On Vargas Llosa and Putrid Liberalism. libya360.wordpress.com Alvaro Garcia Linera "Neoliberalism is degenerating into a complex neo-fascism," writes Alvaro Garcia Linera. All things age: living organisms, people, and ideas. It is the tough reality of the second law of thermodynamics. But there are dignified ways to do it, staying true to the principles at which the zenith of one's existence was reached,…
(2021-06-30). Brief recollections of World War II—by the son of a Soviet military leader and Left Oppositionist murdered by Stalin: Part 2. wsws.org This is the second part of Yuri Primakov's recollections of the Nazi-Soviet war of 1941—45. He experienced the war as a teenager and is now 94 years old.
(2021-06-30). The Palestinians' Inalienable Right to Resist. libya360.wordpress.com Louis Allday Extract from a design by Ismail Shammout We remembered all the miseries, all the injustices, our people and the conditions they lived, the coldness with which world opinion looks at our cause, and so we felt that we will not permit them to crush us. We will defend ourselves and our revolution by…
(2021-06-30). Fighting Extremism Online: New resources help parents combat radicalization of youth on the web. splcenter.org  …
(2021-06-30). The Shingwauk Files: Documenting Genocide at Native Residential Schools in Canada. indybay.org Mohawk Nation News said, "Each unmarked grave is a separate crime scene and criminal investigation. We know who did the crime. We want to know the specifics of the individuals involved, just like the Nuremberg trials."
(2021-06-30). Hidden Cemeteries at Residential Schools: Churches and Canada Responsible for Genocide. indybay.org Chief Cadmusn Delmore of the Cowessess First Nation said 751 unmarked graves were found at Marieval Residential School. In 2008 — thirteen years ago — Hidden from History published a list of 28 mass graves at residential schools and hospitals in Canada. The information comes from historical accounts and eyewitness testimony of survivors who witnessed fellow students being tortured and murdered.
(2021-06-30). ILWU & Fight Against Zionist Shipping Line ZIM In Oakland & West Coast. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 retired member Jack Heyman is interviewed about the struggle against the Israeli shipping line ZIM and the action by ILWU longshore workers in Oakland and the West Coast to abide by picket lines.
(2021-06-30). Wednesday 7/7: Voting Rights Now! Sidewalk Rally for Democracy in Pacifica. indybay.org Intersection of CA-1 and Reina Del Mar @ 1 Reina Del Mar, Pacifica, CA 94044…
(2021-06-29). Saturday 6/26: Stop the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. indybay.org Santana Row | Stevens Creek & Winchester…
(2021-06-29). Sunday 6/27: #Demilitarize: Los Angeles to Palestine (Divest from Weapons Manufacturing). indybay.org Boeing | 1916 E Imperial Hwy, El Segundo, CA | (On the corner of PCH & Imperial Hwy)…
(2021-06-29). Saturday 6/26: Solidarity with Palestine weekly protest. indybay.org Corner of Ocean Street and Water Street; Santa Cruz…
(2021-06-29). UAE Company Cracks Down On 'Block The Boat' Picket Line In Canada. popularresistance.org A small town in northern British Columbia was recently the backdrop for a chilling display of how Emirati influence and power can be used to attempt to suppress popular support for Palestine. On June 14, Prince Rupert was the scene of a Block The Boat community picket against the Israeli Zim Volans ship that had been chased away from Oakland. For a day and a half, members of ILWU 505 had respected the picket line and the Volans had sat idle. Eventually, an emergency injunction was granted, and the Volans was finally unloaded and left for Shanghai, China. | A week later, DP World, the company that handles the spec…
(2021-06-29). UAE Company Cracks Down On 'Block The Boat' Picket Line In Canada. popularresistance.org A small town in northern British Columbia was recently the backdrop for a chilling display of how Emirati influence and power can be used to attempt to suppress popular support for Palestine. On June 14, Prince Rupert was the scene of a Block The Boat community picket against the Israeli Zim Volans ship that had been chased away from Oakland. For a day and a half, members of ILWU 505 had respected the picket line and the Volans had sat idle. Eventually, an emergency injunction was granted, and the Volans was finally unloaded and left for Shanghai, China.
(2021-06-29). New Israeli Government Approves 31 Settlement Projects In The West Bank. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | In its first such expected decision, the brand-new Israeli government announced 31 settlement projects in the West Bank. | The Civil Administration's High Planning Subcommittee gave the green light to 31 projects, including the building of a mall in Mishor Adumim, a special needs school in the settlement of Elkana, and synagogues and Jewish seminaries in Karnei Shomron and Kfar Adumim. | Responding to the move, the Yesha Council settlement umbrella group demanded that the High Planning Su…
(2021-06-29). What really happened at a public meeting in Winnipeg labeled 'anti-Semitic'? canadiandimension.com 
If the IHRA definition succeeds in becoming the benchmark, and many future meetings fall afoul of its criteria, then we are in deep trouble and can kiss reasoned debate and academic freedom goodbye, writes Larry Haiven. Photo from Shutterstock. | Proponents of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance insists that its working definition of antisemitism (IHRA-WDA) is aspirational, meant only to rally opposition to hatred of Jews, and is not legally binding. But the fallout from an event hosted in Winnipeg several years ago is emblematic of how the definition represents a direct threat to freedom of e…
(2021-06-29). Disadvantaged Farmers Deserve Help. progressive.org Racism in agriculture is a historic fact that must be confronted directly.
(2021-06-29). Organizing in the midnight hour: an interview with Rodrigo Nunes. roarmag.org 
People raise their fists during a Black Lives Matter protest in London, UK — June 6, 2020. Vincenzo Lullo / Shutterstock.com | With the Doomsday Clock currently set at
(2021-06-29). The West's Audacity of Sanctioning: The Latest Case is Belarus. dissidentvoice.org On 23 May 2021 President Lukashenko ordered the Ryanair plane, flying from Athens to Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, carrying his Nazi-schooled threatening opponent and activist Protasevich and his girlfriend, to be diverted to Minsk. He did so after having received a message of a bomb threat on board the plane from the Swiss e-mail provider …
(2021-06-29). 3 July, Toulouse: Palestine Stand — Solidarity with the Palestinian resistance! samidoun.net 
Saturday, 3 July 2021 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Metro Capitole Toulouse, France Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/418797649206888 Collectif Palestine Vaincra is organizing a Palestine Stand at the exit of the Capitole metro station on Saturday, 3 July, from 4 pm to 6 pm. After the Palestinian resistance imposed a defeat on the Israeli occupation last May in Gaza, the Palestinian people continue to mobilize in defense of their rights. In Jerusalem, protests continue in the neighborhoods of Silwan and Sheikh Jarrah against the policy of ethnic cleansing. In the West Bank, thousands of people are mobilizing following…
(2021-06-29). The Christian Right Used COVID to Win Rampant Religious Exemptions. truthout.org 
On a Friday evening in April, the Supreme Court quietly issued a short decision that opened the floodgates for religious entities to claim an exemption from just about any law. Tandon v. Newsom didn't center on a traditionally hot-button issue like abortion or LGBTQ rights; it focused on COVID-19. While the case received little attention outside of the legal world, it marked the culmination of more than 30 years of legal strategy by Christian conservatives who have sought ever-broader leeway to flout t…
(2021-06-29). House Will Vote Tuesday on Removing Confederate Statues From Capitol. truthout.org 
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are set to vote Tuesday on a bill that, if enacted, would remove statues of Confederate figures as well as replace the bust of a Supreme Court jurist who authored what is considered one of the worst decisions in the country's history. | The bill promoted by Democrats
(2021-06-29). YouTube Reverses Course on "Permanent" Ban of Media Watchdog Right Wing Watch. truthout.org 
The media watchdog group Right Wing Watch (RWW), which monitors and publicizes the activity of far-right political organizations, was "permanently" suspended from YouTube on Monday over multiple (but unspecified) violations of the platform's community guidelines. This presumably occurred because RWW frequently reposts videos originally posted by right-wing activist groups, some of them overtly white supremacist or fascist in nature. Ironically enough, as RWW pointed out, most of those groups h…
(2021-06-29). What Price "Defense"? tomdispatch.com President Biden's first Pentagon budget, released late last month, is staggering by any reasonable standard. At more than $750 billion for the Defense Department and related work on nuclear weapons at the Department of Energy, it represents one of the highest levels of spending since World War II — far higher than the peaks of the Korean or Vietnam wars or President Ronald Reagan's military buildup of the 1980s, and roughly three times what China spends on its military. Developments of the past year and a half — an ongoing pandemic, an intensifying mega-drought, white supremacy activities, and racial…
(2021-06-29). Israel's damage of the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip. juancole.com By Rasha Kaloti " — ( Middle East Monitor ) — Last May, Israel launched a series of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip following weeks of increased violence towards Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank. The violence by Israeli police was towards Palestinians who were demonstrating the decision to forcibly evict 28 Palestinian families …
(2021-06-29). Peter Thiel Will Pay Zero in Federal Income Tax on His $5 Billion in Gains. commondreams.org "Today, six Supreme Court justices… sanctioned the United States' use of punitive, prolonged, and arbitrary detention as a means of immigration enforcement and deterrence."
(2021-06-29). Peter Thiel Will Pay Zero in Federal Income Tax on His $5 Billion in Gains. commondreams.org "Today, six Supreme Court justices… sanctioned the United States' use of punitive, prolonged, and arbitrary detention as a means of immigration enforcement and deterrence."
(2021-06-29). China and Russia Quiet about US Past Genocides and Ongoing Genocide in the Middle East and Africa. dissidentvoice.org The world facing desperate situations of climate change, planetary degradation and nuclear war preparation desperately needs protection from inhumane deceiving war promoting Western media, and from where shall it come if not from the bountiful and powerful two great designated adversaries of the Western powers, China, the world's most populous nation and largest economy, and …
(2021-06-29). Friday 7/9: Walnut Creek: Deadline for Democracy Sidewalk Rally for Voting Rights. indybay.org Intersection of Ygnacio Valley Road and Civic Drive, Walnut Creek 94596 | This is a peaceful event. Follow current COVID safety guidelines.