Daily Archives: October 26, 2021

2021-10-26: News Headlines

This Week in Fascism (2021-10-26). This Week In Fascism #121: Texas Cops Make Nice With Nazis; Facebook Feeds Off Qanon; GOP Promised DC Stormers Pardons. itsgoingdown.org Welcome fellow antifascists! We've been away for a bit, but we return this week with a new massive column! From Facebook knowingly profiting off of far-Right content being promoted on its platform, to pro-Trump Republicans suppospedly meeting with 'Stop the Steal' organizers to plan January 6th, to the start of the Unite the Right trial,…

sputniknews (2021-10-26). Israel's Strike Plans for Iran Could Take More Than a Year to be Fully Ready, Paper Claims. sputniknews.com As rumors continue to swirl in Israeli media about the repercussions of a new budget addition to prepare for a possible strike against Iran's nuclear facilities, an Israeli paper has claimed knowledge that it could take more than a year to fully craft such a plan.

Jonathan Cook (2021-10-26). Over 500 scholars launch fightback against Israel lobby. dissidentvoice.org Hundreds of international scholars have begun a fightback against pro-Israel lobbyists who have been scoring increasingly high-profile victories on UK campuses as they seek to curb academic freedoms under the guise of stamping out antisemitism. Glasgow university officials have found themselves in the eye of a storm this week, accused of "capitulating" in two separate …

Alex Salmon (2021-10-26). Internationalism during the Spanish Civil War. greenleft.org.au Alex Salmon reviews a book about the International Brigades that helped combat the Fascists during the Spanish Civil War.

jsgold1 (2021-10-26). Supreme Court considers asylum claim decided under quashed fast track rules. ukhumanrightsblog.com In 2015, the Court of Appeal found that the fast-track procedure rules for appeals against the refusal of some types of asylum claim (the FTR) was "structurally unfair, unjust and ultra vires" (R (Detention Action) v First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) [2015] EWCA Civ 840; [2015] 1 WLR 5341, known as DA6). The Court …

Anonymous103 (2021-10-25). Israeli Warplanes Hit SAA, Hezbollah's Facilities In Syria's Al-Quneitra — Report. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Warplanes of the Israeli Air Force reportedly hit several targets in southern Syria in the early hours of October 25th. | Several facilities linked to the Hezbollah and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were reportedly targeted on the outskirts of the city of Al-Baath and the village of Al-Krum in the al-Quneitra governorate in southern Syria. | According to the London-based monitoring group The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the attack was carried out by an Israeli plane that fired two missiles. Some other sources claimed that the attack was carried out by Israeli helicopters that fire…

Staff (2021-10-25). Headlines for October 25, 2021. democracynow.org Sudanese Military Dissolves Transitional Gov't, Detains Prime Minister in Coup, "Facebook Papers" Reveal How Co. Fueled Violence in India, Facebook's Role in Jan. 6 Insurrection, "Stop the Steal" Organizers Say GOP Lawmakers, Trump Staffers Involved in Planning Jan. 6 Rallies, Israel Designates Palestinian Human Rights Orgs as "Terrorist" Groups, Turkey's Erdogan Orders 10 Western Ambassadors Expelled over Support for Jailed Dissident, U.N. Fears Possible "Mass Atrocity Crimes" in Burma as Troops Mobilize, Refugees in Libya Camp Outside U.N. Office to Demand Evacuation, Barbados Elects First-Ever President to Rep…

Rima Najjar (2021-10-25). There Is No Escape for Israel from Growing Palestinian Power. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-10-25). IDF strike on AP tower during Gaza conflict was 'self-inflicted public relations terror attack,' former Israeli general says. rt.com An IDF airstrike, which demolished a building in Gaza that hosted the offices of the Associated Press news agency in May, was a mistake, according to a former Israeli general who led a probe into PR issues related to the conflict.

Anonymous007 (2021-10-25). Military Situation In Syria On October 25, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On October 23, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 10 times: 6 — in Idlib province, 1 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On October 25, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Dana town | On October 25, an IED explosion was reported on the path of Russian Military Police vehicle on the Saida and Umm Al-Mayadin road | On October 25, Israel Army reportedly attacked SAA posi…

Michael Arria (2021-10-25). Netflix launches a new collection of Palestinian movies. mronline.org Pro-Israel groups have attacked the move because many of the directors support BDS.

Anonymous103 (2021-10-25). Leaflets Warning Of Cooperation With Hezbollah Dropped Over Syria's Al-Quneitra Following Israeli Airstrikes. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Following the The text on the leaflets reads: 'As we have already warned earlier, the conrtinuation of your cooperation with Hezbollah and their presence in the south of Syria with your connivance — all this entails suffering and pain! | There are those among you who…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-25). Israel Designates 6 Palestinian Civil Society Organizations As "Terrorist" As It Expands Illegal Settlement Projects. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On October 19th, Israel's defense ministry issued a military order declaring six Palestinian civil society organizations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to be "terrorist organizations." | The groups are Addameer, al-Haq, Defense for Children Palestine, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, Bisan Center for Research and Development, and the Union of Palestinian Women Committees. | The designation effectively outlaws the activities of these civil society groups. | It authorizes…

WSWS (2021-10-25). Supreme Court doubles down to shield abusive police officers from misconduct lawsuits. wsws.org In two recent cases the Supreme Court delivered 9-0 orders upholding so-called qualified immunity to shield police and detention facility officers from excessive-force claims and other constitutional lawsuits.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-25). ACT: global NATO's warfare development center dedicated to fighting "challenges to NATO's military supremacy," "militarization of information" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From NATO's Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia.

sputniknews (2021-10-25). 'What's-His-Name?' Nancy Pelosi Appears to Forget Donald Trump's Name. sputniknews.com In an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN about the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi gave the appearance of forgetting former President Donald Trump's name.

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