(2021-09-19). Prisoners' Lawyer: Mohammad Arda was Severely Beaten, Denied Food, Water. orinocotribune.com 
Attorney Khaled Mahajna, a lawyer with the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission, revealed after meeting with Mohammad Arda, one of four re-captured Palestinian prisoners, that since his re-arrest on Friday, Arda has been subjected to physical abuse, deprivation of sleep, denial of food and water, and humiliation, that caused him injuries to his head and face. | Mahajna recounted the details of his visit to Arda at dawn today after an Israeli court lifted the ban imposed by the Israeli Security Services on visits by the lawyers to the four prisoners. The Security Services nevertheless allowed only one law…
(2021-09-19). The War on Terror, Twenty Years and Counting. counterpunch.org 
Image by With the War on Terror in its twentieth year, thrust back into the public discourse with the recent withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Linda Sarsour, prominent Palestinian American activist and thinker, one of
(2021-09-18). Boycott Puma — Pass It On. popularresistance.org It's not a good time to be PUMA's CEO. | Last month we learned just how nervous he is about the growing campaign to boycott PUMA over its support for Israeli apartheid. | Teams in several countries are dropping PUMA, and PUMA's celebrity ambassadors and business partners are beginning to raise ethical concerns. | Now nearly 60,000 people have signed a petition to PUMA by global advocacy organization SumOfUs. | And tomorrow, September 18, groups around the world, from New Zealand to South Africa to North America, will join the #BoycottPUMA Global Day of Action. | We don't particularly enjoy seeing PUMA's CEO so ag…
(2021-09-18). Boycott Puma. Pass The Word. popularresistance.org As groups from New Zealand to South Africa to North America prepare for the #BoycottPUMA Global Day of Action and PUMA's celebrity ambassadors and business partners raise ethical concerns, join nearly 60,000 people calling on PUMA to end its support for Israeli apartheid.
(2021-09-18). Tally 19 commemorate anniversary of arrests. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On September 5, the Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) held an event in remembrance and solidarity for the #Tally19, a group of Black Lives Matter activists arrested for protesting in favor of the indictment of the officers responsible for the deaths of Tony Mcdade, Wilbon Woodard and Mychael Johnson. These three men were murdered by Tallahassee's police department and none of the police responsible have faced any real punishment for their crimes. | Community members gathered at the Smokey Hollow Memorial and discussed the ongoing events of the Tally19 cases and their struggle to get…
(2021-09-18). First Person: A life dedicated to indigenous rights in Brazil. news.un.org For almost 30 years, Brazilian activist Joenia Wapixana, has been fighting for indigenous land rights and against "institutionalized discrimination" in Brazil. In a special interview with UN News, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, she says it's time to dedicate more resources to this fight.
(2021-09-18). Xinjiang residents dismiss 'Uygur Tribunal' allegations of human rights. ecns.cn Dozens of residents in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have joined government officials in dismissing accusations of human rights violations in the region. Allegations of a genocide were made at a so-called "Uygur Tribunal", which finished its second hearing in the UK on Monday.
(2021-09-18). Habib Satire and Marvel Superheroes: Using Comedy to Combat Stereotyping of Arabs. juancole.com 
By Safiyya Hosein | — As a researcher of Muslim superheroes, I've learned about the many ways Islamophobia manifests. Because Islam is racialized in the west, Arab Christians, Hindus and Sikhs have been implicated in Islamophobic political discourses, making them victims of Islamophobia. Many of these issues can be traced back to a strange convergence …
(2021-09-18). Palestinian prisoners recaptured: 'This is not the time to despair'. workers.org 
On Sept. 6, millions around the world celebrated as news spread that six Palestinian political prisoners had liberated themselves from Gilboa, a maximum security Israeli concentration camp in the West Bank. For 10 months, with nothing but spoons and their bare hands, Yaqoub Qadri, Mahmoud Abdullah al-Arida, Muhammad Qassem al-Arida, . . . |
(2021-09-18). Israel reports that 11.2 percent of all children infected with SARS-CoV-2 suffer from long COVID. wsws.org Despite the lie that vaccination of adults "protects" children, countries with high vaccination rates experience a surge in COVID-19 cases among children, along with horrifying reports of long COVID symptoms.
(2021-09-18). Saturday 9/18: Free Palestine. indybay.org Ocean at Water Streets, Santa Cruz…
(2021-09-18). Saturday 9/18: Free virtual screening of the documentary film Lost Cities of Palestine. indybay.org
(2021-09-18). Can we tell truth from buck-naked lies? nationofchange.org Trump and his lawless vigilantes attacking democracy are the opposite. "Proud Boys?" Proud of what? Nothing I can see.
(2021-09-18). Sacramento County History in Transition. indybay.org 2021 California Admission Day pulled the covers off Sacramento County Historical Society in transition. Fall 2020 Sacramento County Board of Supervisors deemed Racism a Public Health Crisis as the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to highlight systemic structural inequalities as we Build Back Better. If history has value, let us explore with one standard for humanity beginning Fall 2021.
(2021-09-18). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Congress Expands Big Oil Investigation. dailyposter.com 
Good things are happening! Fossil fuel interests are facing mounting heat in Washington for spreading misinformation about global warming. Sen. Bernie Sanders, meanwhile, has drawn a line in the sand on the Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package, while Los Angeles makes a bold move to stop fossil fuel developments. What's more, Americans are finally realizing the Supreme Court isn't the beacon of apolitical justice that it purports to be.All that and much more in this week's Weekend Reader, exclusively for paying subscribers below.