(2021-08-11). Maj. Danny Sjursen on Genocide, Slavery, Imperialism and Hyper Capitalism. scheerpost.com On "Going Underground, " the host speaks to Retired US Army Major Danny Sjursen, author of 'A True History of the United States: Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism'. He discusses the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the different strands of American imperialism from liberal to neoconservative and …
(2021-08-11). Palestinians Are Calling For International Support For Those Arrested In May. popularresistance.org The fund's aims are to provide legal representation for defendants and to support the detainees' families, "many of whom already live in dire socio-economic conditions, by ensuring that they do not have to bear the financial burden of these legal costs alone". The fund has already raised over $67k of its $307k goal. Palestinians who joined the May uprising were struggling against Israel's ongoing colonisation and ethnic cleansing of Palestinian land. They were fighting against racism and state brutality, and for freedom and autonomy. They deserve our support.
(2021-08-11). Israel uses the Gaza fishing zone as a tool for collective punishment against Palestinians. peoplesdispatch.org Israel often blocks the fishing zone, driving thousands of Palestinians dependent on it for their livelihood and food using the pretexts of rocket attacks…
(2021-08-11). Smiling as an act of resistance in Occupied Palestine. roarmag.org Muna El Kurd, activist and Sheikh Jarrah resident smiles as she is arrested in front of her home by Israeli occupation forces. Photo by This essay was produced in collaboration with the Palestinians living in occupied Palestine have been facing ethnic cleansing…
(2021-08-11). Palestine Action Is Hitting Drone Maker Elbit Hard. popularresistance.org A new short film by Real Media follows the group Palestine Action over the past year. Activists have carried out sit-ins and sabotage against Elbit premises, shutting factories down, smashing windows, damaging equipment, graffiting and splashing walls with red paint to symbolize Palestinian blood. According to the film, Palestine Action have carried out more than 70 actions against Elbit in their first year, including 20 high-profile occupations of sites and factories.
(2021-08-11). Feminist protests in Palestine. mronline.org 
Mapping the fight for women's liberation in Gaza and the West Bank.
(2021-08-11). International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples toward 2021 California Admission Day. indybay.org The living legacy of Indigenous people throughout the Great State of California legacy will no longer be discounted and/or discredited. Generational Genocide, Slavery and Disparaging treatment cannot be ignored any longer. Together, we can and must form a more perfect union by facing "what really happened" and Build Back Better in 2021.
(2021-08-11). 'The history of postwar fascism needs to be retold'. therealnews.com 
Popular understandings of what fascism is, where it came from, and how it was "defeated" have hindered our collective ability to identify and fight fascist threats beyond those that existed in Western Europe a century ago. In the latest installment of her
(2021-08-11). TX Voting Rights Fight Takes Ugly Turn as House GOP Vote to Arrest Dem Lawmakers. truthout.org 
Texas lawmakers in the state's House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to order state law enforcement to forcibly return Democrats to the legislative chamber, including potentially arresting them, in order to force a vote on implementing restrictive voting provisions in future elections in the state. |
(2021-08-11). Brazil: Tanks on the Streets — Attacks on the International Left. libya360.wordpress.com Who Will Laugh Last? Brian MierBrazilians woke up yesterday to visions of a nightmare they thought would never return: military tanks and armored vehicles rolling down the national mall in Brasilia, past the Congress and Supreme Court Buildings in an attempt, admitted by top aides of far right President Jair Bolsonaro, to scare Brazil's democratic…
(2021-08-11). Pegasus and the Global Surveillance Business. counterpunch.org We have just learned about a powerful spyware known as Pegasus, manufactured and leased by the Israeli company NSO Group and capable of extracting just about every kind of data stored in a smart phone. The Pegasus Project, a consortium of 17 organizations and individuals, mostly journalists, has acquired a leaked list of 50,000 individuals
(2021-08-11). After three weeks in the Black Sea, NATO naval group visited Israel. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two Visited Israel Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG-2) visited Haifa (Israel) from 2nd of August to 5th of August 2021 and conducted a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with Israeli Navy units in the vicinity of Haifa, Israel following a successful deployment in the Black Sea. **** Prior to the …
(2021-08-11). Texas House Speaker Signs Arrest Warrants for 52 Democrats Who Fled to DC Over Voting Bill. sputniknews.com Last month, 52 Texas Democrats fled the state in an attempt to block a vote on an election bill that envisaged tougher voting requirements – a measure Democrats view as harming minorities and abusing voting rights.
(2021-08-11). Your Vote Needed to Stop Sept 14 Governor Recall. indybay.org The County Voter Handbooks are arriving this week describing the fascist Trump Republican recall election set for September 14, 2021, and how we can vote by mail within 30 days of that election. Every registered voter will receive a vote by mail ballot. Since there is no Electoral College for this, we need every single vote against this recall to avoid the horror of a Trump Republican governor.
(2021-08-11). 'A Five-Alarm Voting Rights Fire': Senate Urged to Fight Back After GOP Blocks For the People Act Again. commondreams.org
(2021-08-11). At Risk in Israel's Backlash Against Ben and Jerry's? The Right to Protest. thenation.com At Risk in Israel's Backlash Against Ben and Jerry's? The Right to Protest…
(2021-08-11). Poll: Majority of US Voters Want Biden to 'Fight' for Key Voting Rights Bill. commondreams.org "Maybe instead of boosting oil production, President Biden should have pushed for more electric vehicle and transit spending in the infrastructure bill?"
(2021-08-10). Headlines for August 10, 2021. democracynow.org Pentagon Will Require All Military Personnel to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19, Florida Reopens Schools, with Masks Optional, as State Becomes Coronavirus Epicenter, Canada Reopens Border to Vaccinated U.S. Travelers, California Officials Warn Record-Shattering Wildfire Could Burn for Weeks, Greek Prime Minister Apologizes Amid Protests over Government's Handling of Wildfires, Germany Sets Up 30 Million Euro Recovery Fund After Devastating Floods, Small Island States Warn Climate Crisis Threatens "Our Very Future", Sixth Afghan Provincial Capital Falls to Taliban , Indigenous Brazilians Seek Genocide Charges Aga…
(2021-08-10). Israel Sends Warning Message To Iran After Bombing Hezbollah Last Week. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageIsrael blames Hezbollah for attack despite allegedly being carried out by Palestinian groups. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | The Israeli air force admitted for the first time since 2014 that it carried out several strikes in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah military installations. Air raids in the early hours of August 5 targeted the Lebanese villages of Mahmoudieh and Aaichiyeh, and the Lebanese army also recorded artillery fire from Israel. | Accord…
(2021-08-10). Sports Apartheid: Israel's Olympic Team Did Not Include a Single Palestinian Citizen of Israel. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-10). Israel uses fake photo to justify shooting woman. electronicintifada.net Father of five latest Palestinian to be killed in Beita.
(2021-08-10). Sunday 8/15: Q&A Discussion of film "Stitching Palestine" indybay.org
(2021-08-10). A Shocking List of 52 Zionist- & Apartheid Israeli-Nazi Germany Comparisons. orinocotribune.com By Dr Gideon Polya — Aug 7, 2021 | The cruel and genocidal oppression of the Indigenous Palestinians by nuclear terrorist, racist Zionist-run and genocidally racist Apartheid Israel invites comparison with the cruelties of Nazi Germany. However such comparisons made by anti-racist Jewish and non-Jewish humanitarians invite false and defamatory Zionist assertions of racism and anti-Semitism. To counter this, provided below is a shocking and detailed list of 52 Zionist- and Apartheid Israeli-Nazi Germany comparisons. | The following 52-item list of appalling abuses and human rights violations by genocidally ra…
(2021-08-10). Black Lives Matter and Cuba. orinocotribune.com By African American Equality Commission, CPUSA — Aug 6, 2021 | In 1988 there was a large march and demonstration in Harlem starting on 125th Street. The lead banner in the march declared, "Africa Called — Cuba Answered." It was a bold statement in support of Cuban military assistance to Angola, which was under attack from internal counter-revolutionary forces, backed and prodded by the apartheid South African military. In the ensuing battles, nearly 5,000 Cuban soldiers gave their lives for African freedom. With Cuban assistance, the Angolan government defeated the South African army, which led to the…
(2021-08-10). Indigenous Group Accuses Bolsonaro of 'Genocide' and 'Ecocide' at The Hague. commondreams.org "This is climate denial," said 350 Canada. "From Canada's Environment Minister no less."
(2021-08-10). Zambia's Socialist Party Emerges as an Alternative in Upcoming Presidential Elections. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni Rally of the Socialist Party of Zambia in January 2020. Photo: Socialist Party of Zambia Founded in 2018 under the leadership of its current presidential candidate Fred M'membe, the Socialist Party has emerged as a third force in Zambia, providing voters with an alternative to the ruling Patriotic Front and the opposition United…
(2021-08-10). KKK murder plot involving Florida prison guards exposed. peoplesworld.org 
PALATKA, Fla. (AP)—Joseph Moore breathed heavily, his face slick with nervous sweat. He held a cellphone with a photo of a man splayed on the floor; the man appeared dead, his shirt torn apart and his pants wet. Puffy dark clouds blocked the sun as Moore greeted another man, who'd pulled up in a metallic …
(2021-08-10). Texas Supreme Court thwarts Democrat effort to overturn governor's veto that blocked legislative funding. rt.com 
The Texas Supreme Court has blocked a challenge by state Democrats seeking to overturn a move by Governor Greg Abbott that could deprive the legislature of funds for the next two years as part of a standoff over voting laws. | The all-Republican state Supreme Court The judges argued that the funding issue "continues to exist not because…
(2021-08-10). Breaking the dehumanizing spiral of anti-Arabism and anti-Semitism. therealnews.com 
"While there are differences, to be sure, between anti-Semitism and anti-Arab bigotry, the animus that has driven the hostility directed against both Arabs and Jews springs from the same source," James Zogby argues in
(2021-08-10). China joins global fight against 'vaccine apartheid'. peoplesworld.org 
Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated calls for greater global cooperation in the fight against coronavirus and the equal distribution of vaccines Tuesday. He said that collaboration was crucial to the fight against the pandemic as new strains emerge across the world. Xi recently committed to the donation of two billion vaccines to be made available …
(2021-08-10). Ethiopian Government Calls On Citizens To Mobilize And Crush Tigray's Forces. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 10th, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed issued a statement calling on "all capable Ethiopians" to join the military and fight against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)."Now is the right time for all capable Ethiopians who are of age to join the Defence Forces, Special Forces and militias to show your patriotism." | The statement came six weeks after the government declared a unilateral ceasefire in the northern region of Tigray on the day Tigrayan forc…
(2021-08-10). Pandemic Advice From a Patriot. thenation.com Pandemic Advice From a Patriot…
(2021-08-10). Israel Lashes Out at Ben & Jerry's. zcomm.org "As Jewish supporters of the State of Israel, we fundamentally reject the notion that it is anti-Semitic to question the policies of the State of Israel." – Ben and Jerry…
(2021-08-10). Judicial Decision On Alex Saab's Extradition Expected Next Week. popularresistance.org The Constitutional Court (TC) of Cape Verde scheduled a hearing on the constitutional appeal of the special envoy of Venezuela, Alex Saab Morán, for next August 13 at 9: 00 a.m. Saab has been held in Cape Verdean prison for 410 days under an arbitrary measure emanating from the United States, victim of a flawed process denounced by the diplomat, his defense, and activists and legal experts worldwide. | "We inform you that by order of the Venerable Presiding Counselor Judge in the file of the Concrete Inspection of Constitutionality No. 2/2021, in which Alex Nain Saab Moran is appellant and the Supreme Court of Jus…
(2021-08-10). 'Democrats Should Leave the State Immediately': Texas Supreme Court OKs Lawmaker Arrests. commondreams.org
(2021-08-10). Supreme Court Hearing Likely as 'Reckless' Bayer Loses Third Appeal Over Glyphosate Use. commondreams.org Congress dithers over a few trillion dollars that could begin to change our nation's emissions course and help save us all from a flaming nightmare.
(2021-08-10). Was the Tanker Attack an Israeli False Flag? An Incident that Could Lead to a Much Bigger War. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-10). Organizing and Fighting Without Dying: Erin Corbett Interviews Alice. itsgoingdown.org Erin Corbett sits down with Alice, one of the co-author's behind This Week in Fascism on It's Going Down. Originally posted here. Most people who have spent enough time organizing know it can be a thankless job. The planet is on fire; millions of people don't have their basic needs met, and are experiencing housing…
(2021-08-10). 'We reserve right to respond to Israeli attacks'. en.mehrnews.com The secretary-general of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement stressed that Iraqi Resistance reserves the right to respond to Israeli attacks which killed a number of Iraqi Resistance youths.
(2021-08-10). Since 1978, CEO Pay Has Risen 1,322%. Typical Worker Pay? Just 18%. commondreams.org "We believe that there are ongoing acts in Brazil that constitute crimes against humanity, genocide, and ecocide."
(2021-08-10). Tuesday 8/10: Voting Rights Now! Democracy Can't Wait Virtual Rally & Actions. indybay.org Virtual rally and voting rights actions event…
(2021-08-10). Ford targeted older salaried employees during 2019 layoffs, documents in age discrimination lawsuit reveal. wsws.org The layoffs were part of a "jobs bloodbath" throughout the auto industry, including nearly 20,000 workers at Ford alone.
(2021-08-10). Un Bolsonaro en baja juega con un golpe y hace crecer la tensión en Brasil. globalizacion.ca El ultraderechista presidente brasileño Jair Bolsonaro optó por profundizar la crisis, amenazando responder con un golpe que cerraría las cortes de justicia, el Supremo Tribunal Electoral y el mismo Congreso, en medio de una situación social dramática, a los casi…
(2021-08-10). Neo-fascist Meloni under discussion as Italian head of government. wsws.org The Fratelli d'Italia, which won only 4 percent of the vote in 2018, have benefited from opposition to ECB banker Draghi's government of national unity.
(2021-08-10). Azerbaijan, Israel are strategic partners in international arena: Knesset deputy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Relations between Israel, Azerbaijan continue to develop dynamically — Knesset MP According to MP Elina] Bardach-Yalov, the Jewish state attaches great importance to relations with Azerbaijan, which, without exaggeration, can be called one of the most reliable strategic partners of Israel in the international arena. "Finance Minister, leader of the Israel Our Home Party Avigdor …
(2021-08-10). Salesforce Client is Republican Party. indybay.org San Francisco's very own tech giant, Salesforce, continues to do the bidding of its client, the Republican Party, also known as the Republican National Committee, despite the Jan. 6, 2021 seditious insurrection by Nazi Trump thugs to overthrow the government by force and violence to install Nazi Trump as dictator. See www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-salesforce-……
(2021-08-10). 75 Groups Ask DOJ to Oppose 'Racist' Anti-Protest Laws. commondreams.org Lessons on defending democracy.