(2021-09-11). Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blames men and not fascist Republicans for the Texas abortion ban, covering for Democrats' inaction. wsws.org Ocasio-Cortez spent her time on CNN Tuesday burying the central political issues involved in the abortion ban and adapting herself to the needs of the Democratic Party establishment.
(2021-09-11). Palestinian Prisoners take hope from emptying of South African Apartheid Jails. juancole.com By Alie Komape | — ( Middle East Monitor ) — When you do an online search for South Africa's Robben Island, one of the suggested words used is "escapes". It is obviously a common research topic. Robben Island was the site of a prison for those who resisted colonial rule going back centuries. Early …
(2021-09-11). Israeli air force strikes Hamas positions in Gaza in response to rocket launch – IDF. tass.com On Friday, according to the IDF press service, air raid sirens went off in Eshkol Regional Council bordering the Palestinian enclave…
(2021-09-11). 20 Years of War and Terror. strategic-culture.org By William STROOCK | "Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make," President George W Bush declared during his Congressional address ten days after the September 11th attacks. 'Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists'. The ensuing war had a grand design. The war was about more than getting Osama bin Laden and al Qaida. America's goal was to remake the Middle East. | Two years after September 11th it seemed that the United States and allies like the UK, Canada and Australia had the momentum. The Anglosphere had liberated Kabul and Baghdad. The Israelis defeated the Palestinian's Secon…
(2021-09-11). Nueva represión israelí deja decenas de palestinos heridos. telesurtv.net La Media Luna Roja Palestina informó que más de 170 civiles fueron heridos tras ser afectados por gases lacrimógenos y munición real de Israel.
(2021-09-11). Saturday 9/11: Free Palestine. indybay.org Ocean at Water Street, Santa Cruz…
(2021-09-11). Republicans plan fascist rally on September 18 in Washington D.C. to back jailed January 6 insurrectionists. wsws.org Organized by a former Trump campaign staffer, Matt Braynard, the rally in defense of fascist militia members arrested for their actions on January 6 is a continuation of the Republican Party's defense of Trump's attempted coup.
(2021-09-11). Were the notorious 'Dancing Israelis' 9/11 plotters, spies, or just common scam artists? thegrayzone.com The "five dancing Israelis" intrigue lives on twenty years after the September 11 attacks. But the reality behind the incident may have been more mundane. A bizarre incident in which a group of Israelis were arrested on September 11, 2001 has led to theories about the men's role in the attack on New York City's World Trade Center that day. After twenty years of conjecture and speculation, an investigation by The Grayzone indicates that the infamous incident was the product …
(2021-09-11). US May Include Israel and Gulf State Allies in Its New Drone-based Task Force, Iranian Media Says. sputniknews.com On Wednesday, the US Navy's 5th Fleet unveiled plans to create a new task force headquartered in Bahrain. The force expected to be equipped with the latest US airborne, waterborne and underwater military drone technology.
(2021-09-11). US Withdrew THAAD System, Patriot Batteries From Saudi Arabia — Report. southfront.org 
File image. | The US withdrew its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia in the recent weeks despite repeated attacks on the Kingdom by the Houthis, the According to the AP, the system, a THAAD [Terminal High Altitude Area Defense] unit, and the Patriot batteries were deployed in Prince Sultan Air Base, some 115 kilometers to th…
(2021-09-10). Los Angeles organizers say 'Shut 'Em Down' at prisoner solidarity rally. peoplesdispatch.org 60 local activists, organizers and community members took in Los Angeles, gathered outside the Los Angeles County's Men's Central Jail on September 4. The rally was organized by the formerly incarcerated, community members of incarcerated loved ones, the Party for Socialism and Liberation of Los Angeles, ANSWER Los Angeles, Black Lives Matter Pasadena, and the Coalition to Free Ruchell Magee. Other community organizations such as Coalition for Community Control Over the Police, Creating Justice LA + Church Without Walls, Labor Against Racism and War, Change West Covina, Groundgame LA, La Puente Mutual Aid, and Ne…
(2021-09-10). #SaveIsraa: Freedom, justice and dignity for Israa Jaabis! samidoun.net 
On October 11, 2015, Palestinian mother, educator and social worker Israa Ja'abis was returning to her home in Jerusalem. However, an electrical failure in her car's airbag caused a fire as she approached the illegal Israeli occupation's Al-Z'ayyem checkpoint. In desperation, Israa got out of the car to get rid of the fire. Instead of […] | The article
(2021-09-10). Mexico decriminalises abortion in historic ruling. greenleft.org.au Mexico's Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the laws that penalise women and pregnant persons for terminating their pregnancy are unconstitutional, reports Tanya Wadhwa. With the historic decision, the country's top court decriminalised abortions across the nation.
(2021-09-10). We Have to Stop Limiting Our Focus to Courts in the Defense of Abortion Rights. truthout.org 
A state defies a landmark decision by the Supreme Court and enacts legislation that effectively bans a hotly contested civil right. The state designed the legislation to evade the federal courts' jurisdiction. The Supreme Court hears the case and, in a unanimous opinion, blocks the state's actions. Each justice signs their name to the beginning of the opinion and they condemn the state's attempt to "nullify" the Court's landmark decision through "evasive schemes." | That's what should have…
(2021-09-10). Marjorie Cohn on Texas Abortion Law, Kimberly Inez McGuire on Abortion Realities. fair.org 
(cc photo: Beth Wilson) | This week on CounterSpin: Many people will know that the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade in 1973, enshrining women's right to access abortion—to choose when and whether to have a child. It seemed to signal recognition that abortion is healthcare, that most women who have abortions are mothers (in other words, they don't need to have an ultrasound to recognize what's happening), that medical reality and theology are not the same, and that outlawing abortion doesn't stop it, but just pushes women to have unsafe abortions. | Less often considered is how immediately after Roe, Cong…
(2021-09-10). A Chill Wind: Texas Unleashes Bounty Hunters on Women. counterpunch.org Back in the 19th century, Texas was awash in vigilante groups. In those dark years, various self-appointed "law enforcers" modeled after the Texas Rangers embarked on a decades-long campaign of ethnic cleansing of Indigenous peoples in the western territory. Thanks to the Supreme Court, the state is now unleashing another wave of newly minted bounty
(2021-09-10). Calls for 'Friday of Rage' as Israel Bans Family Visits to Palestinian Prisoners. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-10). Palestinian teen describes brutal attack by Israeli settlers. peoplesworld.org 
SILAT Al-DHAHR, West Bank (AP) — More than two weeks after the attack, Tareq Zubeidi still spends most of his time in bed, too scared to leave home even if the wounds on his feet allowed him to walk normally. The 15-year-old is haunted by the memory of what he describes as a brutal attack …
(2021-09-10). ALERT: Mahmoud Ardah and Yaqoub Qadri must be protected — Free all Palestinian Prisoners! samidoun.net 
Palestinian heroes Mahmoud al-Ardah and Yaqoub Qadri were seized by Israeli occupation forces six days after they liberated themselves and exposed the weakness and fragility of Israeli technological superiority and military hegemony at the high-security Gilboa prison. They have been subjected to one of the most intense Israeli manhunts in history in an attempt to […] | The article
(2021-09-10). Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Jerusalem. electronicintifada.net Video released by police shows reflexive use of lethal force.
(2021-09-10). Could ICC try Palestinians while Israel gets away with murder? electronicintifada.net Human Rights Watch frames armed resistance as "war crimes."
(2021-09-10). How Many More Palestinians Must Die for Israel's 'Security'? zcomm.org Far more bewildering is the international community's apathy while Israelis debate about how many more Palestinians ought to be killed…
(2021-09-10). Guantanamo Past the Point of All Shame. dissidentvoice.org 
worldbeyondwar.org/guantanamo-past-the-p… U.S. high schools should teach courses on Guantanamo: what not to do in the world, how not to make it even worse, and how not to compound that catastrophe beyond all shame and recovery. As we tear down Confederate statues and continue brutalizing victims in Guantanamo, I wonder if in 2181, had Hollywood still …
(2021-09-10). The Far Right Calls Biden a "Tyrant" Over Vaccine Rules Most Americans Back. truthout.org 
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday a number of new strategies to address the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, including vaccine requirements for companies with more than 100 employees, resulting in right-wing media and conservative lawmakers making outlandish and hyperbolic statements in response. |
(2021-09-10). Israel exposes the lie that nationalism keeps us safe. therealnews.com 
In the second segment of this week's Marc Steiner Show, we bring you the latest installment of our ongoing series "Not in Our Name," which highlights the diverse voices of Jewish activists, artists, intellectuals, and others who are speaking out against the Israeli occupation. For this installment, Marc is joined once again by author and activist Shane Burley to examine a recent article Burley wrote for Tikkun magazine, "
(2021-09-10). Texas governor branded hypocrite after signing anti-Big Tech free speech bill, having cracked down on Israel critics. rt.com 
Republican Governor Greg Abbott has been slammed as a hypocrite after he signed an anti-Big Tech censorship bill on Thursday, with critics pointing out that he's cracked down on Texans who've protested against Israel's actions. | In a video on Thursday, Abbott claimed "freedom of speech is under attack in Texas," before revealing he would be signing a law that "prevents social media companies from banning users based upon the user's political viewpoints." He said it would allow Texans to file lawsuits against "dangerous" Big Tech platforms that wrongfully suspend their right to post. | Conservative viewpoints…
(2021-09-10). The longstanding complicity of the Israeli Medical Association with torture in Israel. mronline.org 
There is not even-handed regulation of doctors worldwide regarding complicity with torture. The case of the Israeli Medical Association serves as a prime example.
(2021-09-10). Film Review: 'Finding Kendrick Johnson' Reveals FBI's Complicity in Coverup of Black Child's Murder. towardfreedom.org If the U.S. justice system was fair, Jason Pollock's documentary, "Finding Kendrick Johnson," would not exist. But it does because everything about this case—from the moment Kendrick's body was found—reveals how this system still is excruciatingly racist and classist.
(2021-09-10). Law Enforcement, Including ICE, Perpetuates White Supremacy. commondreams.org New York has not been the same since the events of September 11, 2001. Twenty years after that dreadful day, the echoes of the tragedy persist.
(2021-09-10). On 9/11 Anniversary, Anti-War Group Says 'Cut the Pentagon for People, Planet, and Peace'. commondreams.org If the Democrats are not able to pass both a substantial Democratic "infrastructure" bill and a very substantial voting rights bill, it is quite likely that the entire country will soon be Texas.